Chapter 320 Spring Turns to Winter
Spring goes and winter comes, and winter is here in a blink of an eye. Zhangzhou Prefecture is much colder than Huangyang County.
The urban area of Zhangzhou Prefecture where Sun Shan is located has never seen snow, but I heard that it snows in some remote places or on mountain tops.
Sun Shan originally wanted to go and take a look, but the transportation was inconvenient and the road was difficult to travel.
Moreover, there are high mountains and steep cliffs. If there are bandits, it would be lucky if you are robbed. If you are murdered, who can you cry to?
Sun Shan had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and stay in the provincial school obediently.
A few days ago, Sun Boming and Su sent a large package through Zengjia Escort Agency.
There are thick quilts, thick clothes, and some food at home, but of course the most valuable thing is silver.
Sun Boming and Su didn't know how to write letters, so they read them while Yongger wrote.
The content of the letter mainly reminded Sun Shan to eat well and not to be hungry, and to dress well and not to be cold.
He also repeatedly reminded Sun Shan to stay well in the provincial school and not to wander around.
There are many bad guys out there, and as a young kid who is not very experienced in the world, he is easily deceived.
He told Sun Shan to stay in the school and come to pick him up when the New Year was approaching.
Su also said that since they were relatives of the Zeng family, sending letters and shipping parcels was very cheap, so she asked Sun Shan to write to his family often.
Speak out both the good and the bad, don't swallow the bitterness. Say what happens. It's better to tell your parents than to rack your brain about it alone.
Grandma Huang also told Sun Shan to stay at the school well and write back if he encountered any problems so that they could work together to find a solution.
At the same time, he also said that if you don’t have money, just ask and don’t be embarrassed.
When you are away from home, you have a lot of places to spend money. You should spend what you should spend, and of course not spend what you shouldn’t spend.
Hanlu also wrote a letter to Sun Shan, but her handwriting was too large, seriously wasting paper, and the words were incomplete, with some parts missing.
Sun Shan took a look at what she wrote and found it was almost the same as what Su and Huang wrote.
Hanlu wrote to say that her needlework skills had improved recently and she had made a number of handkerchiefs for Sun Shan, which he could use alternately.
Sun Shan's name was also embroidered on the handkerchief so that it would not be lost.
Sun Shan counted the handkerchiefs that Hanlu had sent him, there were ten in total.
But even if she said she had made progress in needlework, Sun Shan would never believe it.
The crooked stitches made it hard to tell whether it was a chicken, a duck or a goose, and the words "Sun Shan" were very crude.
Sun Shan did not want to use it after seeing it, for he was afraid that he would be laughed at by his classmates if he used it.
Then he sighed and decided to just use it. After all, it was a gift from Fourth Sister, so there was no need to feel bad about it.
After reading the letter, Sun Shan immediately wrote a reply. After finishing it, he went to Zhangzhou Prefecture to buy some Zhangzhou specialties, and then went to Zengjia Escort Agency to ship them back to Huangyang County.
Just as Su said, because the Sun family became relatives with the Zeng Family Escort Agency, they got a "VIP card" and the Zeng Family Escort Agency only charged half the price, which can be said to be quite a discount.
The head of Zeng's escort agency said, "Sun Xiucai, if you need anything sent home in the future, just come over. When there is a convoy going back to Huangyang County, I will arrange it for you immediately."
Sun Shan smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you. I wish the escort agency good business and great wealth."
Zeng's escort leader was very happy when he heard this, and Sun Shan was also very happy. They all said goodbye very happily.
After leaving the escort agency, Sun Shan walked along Shuyuan Street to the "Jinbangtiming" bookstore.
Zhangzhou Prefecture is the main store, and Huangyang County or other counties are branch stores.
Sun Shan had never met the owner of the "Jinbangtiming" bookstore, but he must be powerful enough to be able to open bookstores in various counties of Zhangzhou Prefecture.
What's more, it has the same owner as the "Chan Gong Zhe Gui" bookstore, so it can be said that the owner is quite powerful.
Sun Shan walked into the bookstore and applied for a "VIP" reading card.
After getting the card, you can go to the second floor to read books as many times as you want within a year. Of course, you can't borrow the books and walk around; you can only read.
If you think it is a good book and want to take it home and study it carefully, you have to spend money to buy it.
Sun Shan thought about copying books to make some money, but then he remembered that his handwriting was not good enough, and he didn't even have the courage to ask to avoid humiliating himself.
I also thought about writing storybooks to make money, but as soon as I picked up the pen, my mind went blank and I didn't know how to start.
In my previous life, I didn’t like reading novels, and I had never read the book versions of even the Four Great Classics.
I have watched the TV series, but it was extremely difficult to organize it in words, and I had no ideas at all when I started writing.
I also found that writing storybooks was a waste of time and might not make money, so I finally gave up on this path.
Sun Shan walked into a bookstore and looked for some books on "agriculture". He found that some of them were well written, while others were completely wrong.
Write down what you think is good, and also write down what you think is bad. Both correct knowledge and incorrect knowledge need to be summarized.
Sun Shan often met students from the provincial school in the bookstore, including his roommate.
In addition to coming to the bookstore to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones, they also came here to secretly read storybooks.
Sun Shan covered his mouth and smiled. The most popular book in the bookstore was storybooks. Anyone with a little spare money at home would come and read them, and his roommates were no exception.
He was so fascinated by the story that he was caught by Sun Shan, his face turned red. As for what kind of story it was, he knew it without having to be told.
Jiang Qian thought Sun Shan was reading a storybook like him, so he secretly picked up the book Sun Shan was reading. After seeing the content, he asked in surprise, "Ashan, you are actually reading a book about agriculture?"
Sun Shan rolled his eyes and said confidently, "Ah Qian, my family is a farmer, so it's not strange for me to read agricultural books. I thought I should read carefully to see how the predecessors farmed, learn from their strengths and make up for my weaknesses, so that my family can harvest more rice."
Jiang Qian felt that what Sun Shan said made sense, but he hoped that he would not say it next time.
His good friend and roommate Li Xinjun liked to come to the bookstore to sell his works - paintings and calligraphy.
He considered himself to be on par with calligraphers and painters such as Huang Xizhi and Gu Kaizhi.
When the bookstore owner saw his calligraphy and paintings, he first praised them, and then said, "Mr. Li, your calligraphy and paintings are indeed good, but they are different from the style we sell in our bookstore. We don't sell this style."
The implication was that the bookstore refused to purchase Li Xinjun's calligraphy and paintings, and the implication was that Li Xinjun's calligraphy and paintings were mediocre and did not meet the bookstore's requirements for purchase.
Li Xinjun was so angry that he jumped up and down, and lamented indignantly that he was a talented person but his talent was not recognized, that there were many good horses but few good horse trainers, and that God was jealous of talented people. He also asked Sun Shan to play the erhu for him, and specifically asked him to play a piece of music that was even sadder than "Erquan Yingyue".
The shopkeeper is flexible and says all kinds of good and bad things. He also recommends Li Xinyun to come to their bookstore so that he can frame his calligraphy and paintings and take them home to appreciate. Maybe one day he will meet someone who likes Li Xinyun's style.
Li Xinjun lost himself in the sweet words of the bookstore owner. He spent a lot of money to frame his mediocre calligraphy and paintings and took them home excitedly.
His calligraphy and paintings are hung in his bedroom, as well as in the bedrooms of his grandmother, parents, and nephews and nieces.
Li Xinjun even did not let Sun Shan go. On Sun Shan's birthday, he gave Sun Shan his masterpiece as a birthday present.
Sun Shan:.........................
Sun Shan had no choice but to accept it.
The only places that could escape were Grandpa Li Xinyun who had gone early to sell salted duck eggs, his married sister, and his brother and sister-in-law's room where men and women were not allowed to have physical contact.