Chapter 291: A Gift of Goose Feathers

Chapter 291: A Gift of Goose Feathers

After a journey of two days and two nights, Sun Shan and Sun Bomin once again set foot on the land of Hejia Village.

Ever since Sun Shan went to the county town to study, he has never been to Hejia Village again.

Looking at it now, it is more prosperous and lively than I remembered. The straight streets are bustling with people coming and going, and it is a noisy scene like the Qingming Festival Along the River.

Sun Bomin and Sun Shan, carrying large and small bags, came to the second courtyard of Sun Dagu again.

Second cousin He Shuyu said with a smile: "Uncle, Shanzi, you two are tired too, take a rest first, and then come to the old house for dinner in the evening."

The main house of the He family, which is the old house.

Sun Bomin didn't feel tired, but he was afraid that Shanzi was tired, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's rest first and talk in the evening. You go back to look after the store, how can we do without the shopkeeper?"

Aunt Sun and Uncle He went out to purchase goods, so it was He Shuyu who came to receive them.

As for my third cousin He Shusheng, he works as a shopkeeper in a mountain goods store in the East District and only returns home at night.

My fourth cousin He Shuhan continued to study and prepare for the imperial examination.

It felt like not long after Sun Shan fell asleep, he was woken up by Sun Boming. It was almost dark outside. It was the coldest time of the year, and it was already cold in November.

Sun Shan put on his clothes and walked out of the bedroom. When he saw Aunt Sun and Uncle He, he quickly ran over to greet them.

Aunt Sun pulled Sun Shan into her arms and said gently, "Are you awake? Are you tired?"

Sun Shan shook his head and said, "I was tired when I first came here, but I'm not tired now."

Uncle He said gently, "After dinner, go to Big Brother's house to pick up some soup ingredients and make some soup for Shanzi. It's cold and tiring to travel far in the winter, so you need to replenish yourself."

He Shuyu said with a smile: "Dad, Shanzi is so thin, you can't nourish him too much, otherwise he might get a nosebleed."

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Sun immediately gave He Shuyu a slap in the face. She glanced at He Shuyu and said unhappily, "You, how can you say that about Shanzi?"

Third cousin He Shusheng said to Sun Shan, "Shanzi, don't listen to my second brother. My uncle is most familiar with soup ingredients. Let him introduce some to you."

Then he patted Sun Shan's shoulder and said happily: "Shanzi, I didn't expect you to be so amazing. You passed the exam to become a scholar at such a young age. Oh, I'm so envious."

My third cousin is just like my second cousin, both of them are poor students and not very good at studying. My third cousin is only slightly better than my second cousin.

Seeing that he had no talent for studying, Aunt Sun and Uncle He cut their losses in time and opened a mountain goods store, letting him start as a waiter and slowly run the business.

The fourth cousin said with great envy: "Shanzi, after dinner, let's discuss academic matters together. You have to teach me how to pass the examination and become a scholar."

My fourth cousin He Shuhan is 16 years old this year. He took the exam once and passed the county exam, but failed the prefectural exam, and he had no chance to take part in the academy exam.

Naturally, his academic performance was much worse than that of his eldest cousin, and also worse than that of Sun Shan.

The fourth cousin watched his eldest cousin study since he was a child, and he followed him to learn.

But people's brain structures are different. What others can do successfully may not be possible for you.

He Shuhan wanted to gather ideas and ask more people how they learned.

Of course, the target must be a scholar or above.

Sun Shan spoke his mind, nodded and said, "Okay, fourth cousin, let's discuss this together after dinner."

When Aunt Sun and Uncle He heard this, they were overjoyed.

Aunt Sun patted Sun Shan's little hand and said to He Shuhan, "Brother Han, although Shanzi is young, he is already a scholar, so he is naturally well-educated. While you are free now, ask Shanzi for advice. Don't be shy. You are cousins, so you should help each other. Do you understand?"

Han Ge nodded and said, "Mother, I understand."

When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. What's more, Sun Shanzi is better than him. He Shuhan will not feel embarrassed because he is Sun Shan's cousin.

He Shuyu rolled his eyes and whispered stealthily, "The Sun family is good at studying, but the He family is not. I think it's useless for Fourth Brother to ask, because people with brains like the He family can never keep up with the studies."

The words were spoken in a low voice, so Sun Shan and He Shuhan could not hear them, but Uncle He who was standing next to them heard them.

Uncle He was furious. He slapped He Shuyu hard on the head and said coldly, "What are you talking about? How can you talk about your own family like that?"

Uncle He also thought that what Er'er said made sense, but he could only think about it in his heart and could not say it to anyone else.

Being heard and laughed at by others.

Uncle He thought that the child could continue studying, so he could give it a try.

After trying a few more times and it really doesn't work anymore, just stop loss.

The couple can still afford this amount of time and money.

If Si'er Han likes to study, he can continue to study. He is only 16 years old and his family does not need him to earn money to support the family.

Sun Bomin saw Uncle He slap He Shuyu on the head, and said distressedly: "Brother-in-law, Yu is still young, if you have anything to say, just talk slowly, don't use force."

This statement made everyone laugh.

Yu Ge’er is not young at all, he is already a father.

Aunt Sun smiled and said, "Don't pay attention to him. Let's go back to the old house to eat. The old lady really wants to see Shanzi. She said she hasn't seen him for a long time."

Today Sun Shan still wears Confucian clothes.

These days, Su specially bought a lot of cloth and asked the only embroiderer in the village to help make several sets of winter clothes so that Sun Shan would have clothes to wear when he stayed in the city.

Aunt Sun looked at Sun Shan carefully and said to Sun Bomin, "I will buy some fabrics tomorrow and make some clothes for Shanzi. Hey, our Shanzi looks so handsome in his scholar's clothes."

Sun Shan quickly said, "Aunt, my mother has made several sets for me. I don't need them anymore. There are too many and I can't wear them all."

Aunt Sun nodded Sun Shan's little head, shook her head and said, "Buy some good materials. The materials in Huangyang County are inferior anyway. The materials here in Fucheng are more to choose from, and you can make several sets of different materials."

Uncle He thought so too: "Let's go to the Buyi Workshop and ask the embroiderer which styles and materials are most popular, and then we can make a few sets for Shanzi accordingly."

Aunt Sun and Uncle He discussed it and ignored the objections from Sun Boming and Sun Shan.

Anyway, making scholar clothes doesn’t cost much, and it makes me happy.

Aunt Sun and Uncle He wished that all the boys in their family could wear scholar's clothes so that they could be immersed in the appearance of scholars.

When they arrived at the He family's old house, Aunt Sun brought Sun Shan and Sun Boming to meet and greet the He family's old lady, He Dalang and his wife, and He Shuyao.

Sun Shan also met his cousin's wife Liang Mengyao and two children again.

There is also my second cousin’s wife and son Xiaoqiangzi.

Old Mrs. He looked at Sun Shan carefully, held his little hand tightly, and said happily: "Our Shanzi passed the imperial examination at the age of 13. I am so happy. Your Sun family is promising."

Old Mrs. He really believed so. Thinking about how Aunt Sun dared to go to the capital city at such a young age, and how Sun Shan passed the imperial examination and became a scholar at a young age, it seemed that the Sun family was full of capable people.

Fortunately, the He family married the daughter of the Sun family, so their He family's life is getting better and better.

The eldest son's seafood shop was becoming more and more prosperous. The second son's sweet soup shop was also becoming more and more prosperous.

What’s more important is that Jing’er was able to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, which is something that no scholar in their group has ever achieved.

Mrs. He continued with great satisfaction: "Shanzi, you must study hard and do well in the imperial examinations. I have high hopes for you."

Sun Shan quickly said, "Madam, I will."

Afterwards, He Dalang and his wife also praised Sun Shan.

After the meal, Sun Shan received a lot of valuable gifts.

The Sun family also brought a lot of Sunjia Village specialties to the He family.

The value is not equal, but a gift of goose feathers from a thousand miles away is worth its weight in sentiment.