Chapter 331 Newly Appointed Bookboy
Huang sighed, "Alas, Sun Banxian's life savings are gone just like that. What a pity."
Sun Bomin also sighed and said, "Gui Ge'er was adopted by Sun Banxian, so there is no way that Gui Ge'er will get any of Changhe's property. Alas, Gui Ge'er has nothing now, what should he do?"
Sun Shan asked in confusion: "Village head, why don't you let Uncle Changhe return the family land to Gui Ge'er?"
A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.
Sun Changhe has gone too far.
The village can simply transfer his land to Guiger's. As for the money, if he doesn't have it, he can just write an IOU and pay it back slowly.
The village chief shook his head and said, "Alas, they sold their land to pay off their gambling debts a long time ago, and it was not enough, so they set their sights on Sun Banxian. Now their family has no land, so they can only rent land from Landlord Yang to grow crops and barely survive."
Sun Shan opened his eyes wide and was speechless.
It is probably difficult for Sun Changhe to turn things around in his life, let alone ask him to return the land and the money.
The village chief said with guilt, "I am sorry for Gui Ge'er. I just happened to hear your father said he was looking for a book boy. I took a look and found Gui Ge'er to be very suitable. I also wanted to find a good one for him. First, he is very strong, and second, he has studied for three years and can read."
The village chief now thinks that he is very glad that he sent Gui Ge'er to Zheng Tongsheng to learn to read. Although he only studied for three years, he was much better than other boys in the village.
The village chief was afraid that Sun Shan would misunderstand that he was making Sun Shan pay for his wrong decision.
He explained: "There are so many boys in the village. After searching around, I found that Gui Ge'er is the most suitable. If you find someone older than you, you will not be able to command him. People in the village will say that you are disrespectful to your elders. So I can only find someone younger.
The boys in the village who are younger than you are not as strong as Gui Ge'er and cannot protect you.
And Gui Ge'er was adopted by Sun Banxian, so he has no relatives or friends, and no worries. You can use him, and there will be no elders to bother you."
After hearing the village chief's analysis, Sun Bomin really felt that Gui Ge'er was the most suitable. He nodded and said, "Village chief, I'll listen to you."
Huang also thought so: "Shanzi must find a book boy, so he can only be found among the elders of the clan, who know him well. Gui Ge'er is honest and simple, and I think he is suitable."
Sun Shan didn't think Gui Ge'er could protect himself. The village chief always said that he was strong. Apart from the advantage of being half a head taller than him, he was thin and looked very weak.
Sun Shan asked in confusion: "Village Chief, how can Gui Ge'er be a bodyguard when he is so thin?"
Why didn't Sun Boming and Huang raise this question?
The village chief is blind, so there is no reason for them to be blind too?
Sun Shan was originally short and thin. Although he had played Cuju for a year at the provincial school and was taller and stronger than before, he still looked very weak.
Gui Ge'er was only half a head taller than Sun Shan and as thin as Sun Shan. Sun Shan really didn't understand why the village chief said he was strong.
The village chief looked at Sun Shan as if he didn't understand, then called Gui Ge'er who was standing in the yard to come in, and asked him to bring in a piece of firewood as thick as an adult's arm.
Su brought Gui Ge'er in, and the village chief said, "Gui Ge'er, break the firewood into two pieces."
Without saying a word, Gui Ge'er held the two ends of the firewood with his hands respectively, exerted force, and with a snap, the firewood, which was as thick as an adult man's arm, broke instantly.
Sun Shan:............stunned!
Su said in amazement: "Everyone in the village says that Gui Ge'er is very strong, but I didn't expect him to be that strong. Oh, he is really a good worker."
Sun Bomin and Huang nodded with satisfaction.
The village chief smiled and said, "Shanzi, don't look at Gui Ge'er because he is small and skinny, but he is surprisingly strong. I can't even compare with him. Your father can still beat Gui Ge'er now, but in two years, he will definitely not be able to beat him."
Gui Ge'er's dark face turned red, he scratched his head and said anxiously: "Grandpa Village Chief, I won't hit Uncle Min."
So Sun Shan had a servant boy by his side who was provided with food and lodging and did not need to be paid. Gui Ge'er packed up some clothes overnight and hurriedly moved to Sun's old house.
At dinner time, Sun Shan finally understood why Gui Ge'er was so strong.
Sun Shan ate two bowls at most, but Gui Ge'er drank four bowls of rice.
If he still had the nerve to eat more, he would finish the fifth bowl.
Su was a little regretful about hiring Guiger as a servant. Although he didn't need to be paid, he ate too much and it seemed that the Sun family couldn't afford to support him.
Huang was happy. No wonder Gui'er, who was such a big eater, had become so strong. He could now protect her beloved grandson well.
Sun Bomin watched Guiger eat with a smile on his face and thought to himself how nice it would be if his Shanzi could eat like Guiger. Then Shanzi wouldn't be so short and thin.
Hanlu was desperately picking up food for Guige'er, because it was the first time she saw a boy who ate so much, even more than Dege'er.
As for Sun Shan, he ate his meal with no expression on his face, but his servant was different from the others.
Three days before the escort team set out, Sun Shan went to visit Zheng Tongsheng again. On the way, he met Yang Qingbei, and then chatted with Hong Xiucai. Later, De Ge'er sneaked out to see him off.
When De Ge'er saw Gui Ge'er, he was very angry. He could not imagine that Gui Ge'er would become Sun Shan's servant.
He recalled the story from the opera in great panic: the master's butler all started out as the master's servant, so wouldn't Gui Ge'er be replacing him as Sun Shan's butler?
De Ge'er said to Sun Shan in a sour tone: "Shanzi, you have changed. You said you would let me be the steward of the Juren master, but now that you have Gui Ge'er, you will forget about me in the future."
Sun Shan was very upset, but he still managed to give De Ge'er a big promise: "De Ge'er, why do you think so? Am I such a person? You know that Gui Ge'er is very strong, right?"
Of course De Ge'er knew about it, as it had been circulating in the village for a long time, but he had never seen it.
Sun Shan continued, "Master Juren has not only a housekeeper but also guards. I now ask Gui Ge'er to be my book boy, mainly as a guard. Gui Ge'er is very strong, so he is the most suitable person to be my thug."
De Ge'er's eyes rolled around, and then a smile broke out on his face. He said cheerfully, "Hehe, Shanzi, you are indeed a good candidate for the Juren master. You are really thoughtful. Hehe, I misunderstood you, hehe."
After that, De Ge'er asked Gui Ge'er to show his strength and arm wrestle with him.
Gui Ge'er scratched his head in a naive manner, and then he started arm wrestling with De Ge'er. In the end, even with his toes, De Ge'er was completely defeated.
The day of departure finally arrived, but the Sun family was still worried, especially since Sun Boming insisted on going to Zhangzhou Prefecture with them.
Sun Shan was helpless. He had originally thought that he wouldn't have to run around so much, and this time he had his servant Gui Ge'er accompanying him, so Sun Shan felt that he could go to the school alone.
But the whole family insisted that Sun Bomin send it, so Sun Shan had no choice but to accept it.
In fact, Su also wanted to go with them, but Sun Bomin disliked her fear and nervousness on the road and refused to let her go.
Su was so angry that she didn't want to talk to Sun Bomin, and hurried to find Sun Shan to judge the matter.
Sun Shan tried his best to persuade Su Mo to not go with him. After all, she had suffered a lot the last time she went there, and Sun Shan didn't want her to feel that way.
After two days and one night of mountain travel, Sun Bomin, Sun Shan and the newly appointed servant Gui Ge'er finally arrived in Zhangzhou Prefecture.