Chapter 311: Su's Visit to Zhangzhou Prefecture
Two days later, Sun Shan, Sun Boming and Su followed the Zeng family escort team and set off on the mountain road to Zhangzhou Prefecture.
The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk on. Sun Shan, wrapped in thick clothes, sat quietly on the mule cart.
The large amount of luggage in the car was packed by my family. Fortunately, I became a relative of the Zeng family, so although the escort fee was still charged, it was discounted by 10%.
Mr. Zeng said that it would be impossible not to accept it. Mr. Zeng is a businessman. He said that relatives are relatives and the amounts must be clearly distinguished.
So I charged a 10% discount.
In fact, there is no difference between a 10% discount and confiscation.
Su sat next to Sun Shan nervously and asked nervously, "Shanzi, are you okay?"
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Mother, I'm fine. Don't be nervous. You will get used to it slowly."
This was not the first time Sun Shan had traveled far away, so nothing happened.
On the contrary, Su was extremely nervous as it was his first time to go on a long journey, and he sat in the mule cart without moving.
I don’t know if I’m afraid of falling or of coming to a strange place.
After all, the farthest place Su had ever been to was Huangyang County. This was his first time going out in his half-life.
Sun Bomin complained, "I told you not to come with me, but you wouldn't listen. You must be scared now, right?"
Sun Bomin originally planned to follow Shanzi to register at the provincial school.
Who knew that Su mentioned the incident of suffering from heatstroke during the Shanziyuan examination, and felt that he was unreliable, so he insisted on coming along.
Although Su was afraid, she also had to save face, and said unconvincedly: "Boss, I'm just not used to it, but I'll get used to it tomorrow. Humph, I'll get used to it after I go out a few more times."
After saying this, he closed his mouth tightly, not daring to look at the road under his feet, and stood closely beside Sun Shan.
Su felt that her son was better. Although he was small, he was more reliable than his father.
Ten miles of rugged terrain and half a mile of flatness, one peak after another.
The road to Zhangzhou Prefecture is full of ups and downs.
After a journey of two days and one night, Sun Shan once again entered Zhangzhou Prefecture.
The head of the Zeng family escort smiled and said, "My dear relatives, where are you staying? My boss said that if you have no place to stay, you can stay at the escort agency."
Since they are relatives, Zengda Escort Agency very considerately provides accommodation.
I had already told Sun Boming about this before I came, and after I arrived I told Zeng's employees that Mr. Zeng was indeed a good relative.
Sun Bomin shook his head and said, "No, we have a place to stay. Let's go to stay at Master Shanzi's house."
Sun Boming had already informed Master Zeng before he came, so the escort leader also knew about it a long time ago.
After asking some routine questions, he sent someone to take Sun Shan to the residence of Hong Xiucai's son.
The reason why I live in Hong’s house is because of Mr. Hong’s order.
The Sun family and the Hong family are relatives, and Sun Shan and Hong Xiucai are master and apprentice.
What's more, there is a separate small courtyard next to the Hong residence, and Sun Shan thought it would be best to live in the small courtyard for a few days as a transition.
Anyway, if you want to trouble the teacher, then trouble the teacher. This is not the first time that Sun Shan has caused trouble.
The group arrived at the Hong family residence and was greeted by Hong Chengcai.
Hong Dalang and Hong Erlang went to Guangzhou Prefecture to do business again.
The young Hong Chengcai already had a beer belly and looked very greasy. When he saw Sun Shan, he said happily, "Ashan, you are finally here. We thought you should come two days ago, but we kept waiting and waiting, but you never came."
Sun Shan smiled and said, "There is no escort team coming from the escort agency. There is nothing we can do."
Hong Chengcai first helped Sun Boming and Su put away their luggage, and then led Sun Shan's family to the compound to meet each other.
Mrs. Hong smiled and said, "My father-in-law told us during the Chinese New Year that Ashan would come to stay. We have been waiting and waiting for you to come."
When Su saw Mrs. Hong in her gorgeous clothes, and then looked at her own cotton-padded clothes which she thought were very decent, she felt a little timid. She just nodded and smiled, sitting stiffly.
Su thought she should talk less and watch more, so as not to be impolite and bring shame to Shanzi.
Sun Shan did not sense Su's nervousness and said to Madam Hong, "Aunt, thank you for your help. I am sorry to have caused you trouble."
Mrs. Hong Er laughed and said, "What's the problem? We are so happy that you are here."
After that, the two families greeted each other one by one, and after a few words, Sun Shan returned to the small courtyard.
Mrs. Hong ordered, "Shanzi, come over for dinner tonight. I have cooked a lot of dishes that you like."
Sun Shan quickly expressed his gratitude and said that he would arrive on time.
When they returned to the small courtyard where they had temporarily stayed when they came for the entrance examination, Su felt completely relaxed.
After seeing that there were no members of the Hong family, he whispered, "Shanzi, isn't it disrespectful for my mother to dress so simply? Isn't it embarrassing?"
Su was dazzled by Madam Hong's hair full of pearls and jade and her hands full of gold bracelets. Then she saw that she only had a silver bracelet given by Sun Shan and felt that it was better not to wear it.
If you don’t wear it, others may think you are poor or don’t like wearing jewelry. But once you put it on, others will definitely see that you are poor, after all, you can’t even afford a gold bracelet.
Sun Shan was stunned for a moment. He had never thought about this question. Su must have been very uncomfortable asking this.
Sun Shan thought she was nervous because it was her first time traveling far away, and that she would get used to it after a couple of days.
She quickly comforted him, "Mother, no. Even if you don't trust your aunt, you should trust Master Hong. The Hong family already knows what's going on in our family. Mother, it's not disrespectful to dress like this."
Su thought about it and felt that Sun Shan was right. The Hong family had already known their situation.
If he looked down on her, why would he arrange for her to live in the Hong family? He would not marry Xiaoman either.
Su felt relieved, and then thought of another question: "Shanzi, Hong Xiucai doesn't mind, but will your classmates mind? Mother has to go to the shop tomorrow to buy a nice set of clothes. The day after tomorrow I have to go to the provincial school to handle the formalities, and I have to dress nicely. If I dress too shabby, I'm afraid your classmates will see me and laugh at me."
Su turned to Sun Bomin for support and said, "Master, do you think I should dress better? At least wear clothes like Hong Xiucai's daughter-in-law. Also, Master, you should dress better too, so that Shanzi's classmates won't see you and say that you have a shabby father."
Sun Bomin originally wanted to loudly refute how shabby he was, but then he thought that what Su said made sense.
People rely on clothes and Buddhas rely on gold ornaments. Shanzi is the face of the couple, and similarly, the couple are the face of Shanzi.
Shanzi is fighting for their honor, they cannot let him lose face.
He nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to Buyifang tomorrow and buy a nice set of clothes so that we don't dress too shabby and embarrass Shanzi."
Sun Bomin and Su Shi had already put on the best clothes in the house, and they didn't feel anything was wrong on the way here.
It was not until I saw the gorgeous clothes worn by Hong Dalang and Hong Erlang's wives that I realized that they were dressed too simply, like they came from the countryside.
For Sun Shan's sake, the couple decided to spend a lot of money to get him a piece of the most popular Chinese clothing in Zhangzhou Prefecture.
Sun Shan immediately stopped them and said, "Father, mother, you can dress like this. No need to change. I came to Zhangzhou Prefecture to study, not to compete with family background. Father and mother, no matter how elegantly you dress, my teacher and my classmates already know what my family does.
There is no airtight wall in the world, and paper cannot contain fire.
We come from the village, so we should dress the way we want to dress. Otherwise, we will end up looking like a dog instead of a tiger, and be laughed at by others.”
Su and Sun Bomin thought that what Sun Shan said made sense, but at the same time they thought that they should wear proper clothes.
Finally, at Sun Shan's insistence, he wore what he had worn when he came without making any changes.