Chapter 285: County School One Word - Big
Sun Bomin said he would buy a house without hesitation, which is not like his style at all.
But this house is pretty good, small but exquisite, and Sun Shan is very satisfied with it.
Sun Shan asked in confusion, "Father, how did you bring 50 taels with you?"
50 taels of silver weighs about 3 jin. Even if Sun Boming didn't mind the weight of the silver, he wouldn't carry so much with him.
The Sun family had no banknotes, so they were very concerned about this thin piece of paper.
Sun Bomin scratched his head and said honestly, "I planned to change the silver into gold for safekeeping, so I brought it out. But now I can't change it because I bought a house."
Sun Bomin thought that the gold was small and could be carried close to the body. If Shanzi went to study in another province, it would be inconvenient to carry the silver with him.
Although the money house charged a replacement fee for exchanging silver and gold, it was better than carrying heavy objects when going out.
Don't show your money to others, it would be dangerous if someone sees it.
Sun Shan didn't know that Sun Bomin was thinking so much, he just thought that gold was easy to keep.
However, he is the only one in Sunjia Village who can exchange silver for gold.
After seeing the house, Zheng Dalang was very satisfied. He then asked his eldest son Zheng Hongyuan to help Sun Boming clean it up, and he went back to look after the shop.
Fortunately, his job is relatively flexible. The boss is not in Huangyang County and only comes to check on the goods during the middle and end of the year. Normally, Zheng Dalang is in charge of the store.
In fact, the house didn't need much tidying up, as it had everything it needed. Even the cooking pot was still there.
The old scholar had moved out of here a long time ago and was staying at the county school.
I heard from Sun Boming that the old scholar had put his house up for sale for quite some time, but because of the high price of 50 taels, the house couldn't be sold for a while.
The old scholar was unwilling to lower the price and insisted on not selling it for less than 50 taels.
Tomorrow the old scholar will leave Huangyang County and return to Jiangnan. As for the house, he will give it to the dental clinic to sell, and ask his friends to send the money.
Today, it happened that Sun Bomin looked at a house and bought one.
The old scholar and Sun Boming both found it very magical, and the house was sold the day before they left.
Not only do they find it magical, Sun Shan also finds it magical. Perhaps this is what they call God's will.
Sun Shan, Sun Boming and Zheng Hongyuan cleaned the room carefully and they were ready to move in as long as they bought some quilts.
Sun Boming planned to stay here tonight and not bother his second son-in-law's family anymore.
As for Sun Shan's proposal to live in Mr. Hong's house, it has already been said that he can only live there.
Mr. Hong’s wife particularly liked Sun Shan, and she must have prepared a large table of dishes, waiting for Sun Shan to come for dinner.
The next morning, Sun Shan went to the county school to give a speech entitled "I, Sun Shan, the Scholar."
Sun Shan hopes to give a speech in the future titled "I, Sun Shan, a Juren"
"I, Sun Shan, am a Jinshi."
Yesterday, Mr. Hong sent the exam materials to Teacher Wu.
Teacher Wu was overjoyed and kept saying good things. In the end, he asked Sun Shan to encourage the students who were going to take the county examination and the academy examination, telling them that passing the examination to become a scholar was not a dream, and that their Huangyang County already had a freshly minted scholar.
Sun Shan was also happy to give the speech. Firstly, it could exercise his courage and eloquence, secondly, it could allow him to communicate with students and make progress together, and thirdly, it could help him to gain favors and become friends with Teacher Wu. If he had any problems in the future, he could at least give him a few reminders, even if he didn't ask for help.
There are always necessary rules in the world to deal with human relationships and living in the world.
Sun Shan also came to the county school.
I walked to the county school with ease.
The county school is actually just a school.
It contains the six arts of a gentleman, namely: rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and mathematics.
The county school is equivalent to the aristocratic school in Huangyang County.
Those who can study there are either rich or powerful.
The teaching conditions are much better than those of Hong’s School.
Without saying anything else, the county school can be summed up in one word: big!
There is a Cuju field and a horse farm.
Sun Shan looked at the horse farm from afar and saw only two old horses that looked as old as oxen.
But for Huangyang County, a place called Shankala, it is already remarkable.
The first chapter of the county case says that Zhang Yue studied in the county school. He was good at music, one of the six arts of a gentleman. He could play the flute, and he played it very well.
When Teacher Wu saw Sun Shan coming, he smiled and said, "Mr. Sun, thank you very much."
Sun Shan was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and said, "Teacher, just call me Ah Shan. The teacher often mentioned you, saying that he and you are tea friends and often chat over tea together."
Teacher Wu was about 50 years old, about the same age as Scholar Hong, and was also a teacher at the county school.
To be polite, call him Sun Shan, Mr. Sun. If you want to be more intimate, just call him by his name.
Of course Sun Shan chose the latter. Another reason was that Teacher Wu was a good friend of Scholar Hong. How could he let his teacher's friend call himself a scholar?
As long as there was no "enemy", Sun Shan could only keep a low profile because of his age and experience.
When Teacher Wu heard what Sun Shan said, he, like Scholar Hong, stroked his half-white beard with delight.
He smiled and said, "Brother Hong has taught a good student. I envy you very much. Okay, I'll call you Ah Shan. Come on, tell the students in the county today how you passed the examination to become a scholar, so that they can experience it and see if they can learn from your experience."
Sun Shan talked with Teacher Wu as they walked: "Teacher, I was able to pass the exam thanks to my teacher, luck, and of course my own efforts. Today I will tell you how I study, so that you can refer to it."
Teacher Wu learned from Scholar Hong that Sun Shan was a trustworthy and generous person.
If I were not generous, I would not have shared the information requested by the provincial government with my classmates.
If he wasn't generous, he wouldn't have let Hong Xiucai send the information over.
This kind of mindset is rare in a 13-year-old boy.
Teacher Wu finally understood why Sun Shan passed the examination and became a scholar.
Teacher Wu walked into the classroom, introduced Sun Shan, and then handed the game over to Sun Shan.
Mr. Sun is small and stands in the center, but his imposing manner is no less impressive.
Buddha relies on gold clothing, and people rely on clothing.
Wearing the student uniform that students dream of will make their eyes shine and they will see Sun Shan with their own filtered light.
Just like in the previous life, when students hear that a certain academician or a certain technology giant comes to share knowledge with them, they naturally respect him very much.
Sun Shan did not hide his fabrications at all and shared his learning methods with others. He also hoped that Huangyang County would produce more scholars, or even juren and jinshi, so that he could make friends with them in the future through their hometown connections.
The situation is so complicated that no one can be immune.
After the lecture, I discussed the questions with the students.
Even the top candidate, Zhang Yue, was there, and he was talking to Sun Shan in a very harmonious manner. He did not feel ashamed at all because he was the top candidate and was better than Sun Shan, or because he did not perform better than Sun Shan in the provincial and college examinations.
Zhang Yue truly lived up to the saying “If three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher.”
No matter if you were better than others before, when others become better than you, you should learn from them. After all, in this world, results are everything.
After the speech and the discussion, Teacher Wu and Sun Shan had a meal, of course, in the cafeteria of the county school, which was a special meal.
Sun Shan was very satisfied with the food in the county school. There were vegetables, meat and soup. It was worthy of being a county school. There were more choices than the food cooked by Aunt Zhang, and it tasted much better.