Chapter 333 Dragon Boat Race
Since having Gui Ge'er, Sun Shan's study life has indeed become much more convenient.
As soon as he got up in the morning, Gui Ge'er would prepare water for washing his face. When he came back at noon, Gui Ge'er had already prepared meals. When he came back in the evening, Gui Ge'er would still prepare meals. When he took a bath, he would prepare hot water early. As soon as he came out of the bathroom, Gui Ge'er would immediately grab the clothes to wash. When he went to bed at night, Gui Ge'er usually stayed in the yard and did not dare to enter the room because Sun Shan was reading.
When Sun Shan was ready to go to bed, Gui Ge'er had already prepared hot water on a small stove.
Sun Shan asked curiously, "Gui, who taught you this?"
Gui Ge'er has just arrived, and Sun Shan wants to let you get familiar with the environment before teaching you slowly.
As a result, within a few days, Gui Ge'er could do all the work that other scholars and servants could do.
Gui scratched his head and said cheerfully, "Master, it was Li Xiucai's servant Ping who taught me. He always does things for his master in this way."
The corner of Sun Shan's mouth twitched. Gui Ge'er had learned everything from Ah Ping and even called him Young Master.
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Gui'er, don't call me Young Master. Just call me Brother Shan. You are not a servant, but a cousin. Calling me Young Master is inappropriate."
He must not let Gui Ge'er call him Young Master. If outsiders heard it, they would say that Sun Shan was disrespectful and enslaved his people.
Gui Ge'er asked in confusion: "Brother Shan, Brother Ping calls his young master Young Master. I am your servant, so I have to call you Young Master too."
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "You are different from Ah Ping. We worship the same ancestor. You and I are one family, not a master-servant relationship. You come to be my book boy to help me, not to sell yourself to me.
If you have a good future, you can leave. Ah Ping is a servant of the Li family. He has been a member of the Li family all his life. Without the master's permission, it is impossible for him to leave the Li family.
You work for me to learn skills, not to sell yourself to me. Do you understand?"
Sun Shan didn't know what to say, but he wanted to let Gui Ge'er know that he was different from A Ping and didn't need to be as servile as A Ping.
Gui Ge'er shook his head like a rattle and said, "I won't leave. I want to work beside Shan Ge for the rest of my life."
Gui Ge'er really thinks it's better to stay at Uncle Min's house and stay with Brother Shan.
Now we have meat at every meal. Even if it’s not much, it’s still meat, and we can still eat our fill without being restricted in our meals like in the village.
Shan Ge was so nice to him. He spent much more money on meals than Shan Ge, but Shan Ge still told him to eat slowly with a smile and to buy more meals if he didn't have enough.
Hehe, he really likes the feeling of having a full stomach.
Gui Geer continued to emphasize: "Brother Shan, I won't leave. I want to work with you. The boys in the tribe envy me."
Sun Shan shook his head, smiled, and said nothing more.
As for the future, now that he has Gui Ge'er, it is indeed much more convenient for him and he doesn't have to worry about many trivial matters.
I can have more time to read every day.
I felt very uncomfortable at first, but gradually I got used to it and found it very useful.
Sun Shan mourned his own downfall in silence, and then continued to do what he was doing.
In the new year, no new students came to study, because the college examination was held every three years, and it would take two years for new students to arrive.
Like last year, Sun Shan attends classes in the morning and does sports activities or interest classes in the afternoon.
This year he was still refused to ride a horse by his coach who was always trying to talk around the issue. Sun Shan was so angry that he wanted to destroy all the horses again.
This year he was able to play Cuju with his classmates. Although he always ran behind and never scored a goal, it still felt good to be able to participate.
It's better than running alone while others play Cuju.
It is the Dragon Boat Festival and the provincial school will have a three-day holiday. Zhangzhou Prefecture will hold a dragon boat race. If you are interested, you can go and watch the dragon boat race.
Li Xinjun ran over happily. As soon as he entered the dormitory, he saw Gui Ge'er drying clothes. Before Gui Ge'er could call out, Li Xinjun shouted, "Ashan, I'm here."
Sun Shan put the book on the desk, walked out, and said with a smile: "Ayun, why haven't you gone home yet? Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival."
Li Xinjun shook his head and said, "I just went back and came back again. Do you want to go to the dragon boat race tomorrow?"
Sun Shan had seen it last year, so he wasn't very interested, but Gui Ge'er hadn't seen it yet, so he decided to take Gui Ge'er to visit the Hong family tomorrow and then watch the game.
He nodded and said, "Go ahead, we'll go and see it tomorrow."
Li Xinjun said happily: "Then you come with me and sit in the main seat so you can see more clearly."
In addition to natural disasters and man-made calamities, the officials of Zhangzhou Prefecture would hold dragon boat races every year, and every year they would prepare the best viewing seats for the officials and their families.
Since Li's father was an official, he naturally had a place for his family.
Last year, Sun Shan went to see it with Li Xinyun.
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "I will go to the Master's home tomorrow, and I may go with the Master's relatives. I will not go with you."
I'm going to Hong Dalang's house for dinner tomorrow, and maybe I'll go watch the dragon boat race with Hong Chengcai and Hong Erdi, so it's not a good idea to go with Li Xinjun.
Li Xinyun said with a little disappointment: "Okay."
Li Xinjun came in a hurry and left in a hurry. Just as the servant Aping chased him to the dormitory, Li Xinjun ran out again, and the servant Aping chased him from behind.
Sun Shan found it funny. Li Xinjun was lively and active, and did things like a gust of wind, not calm at all.
Gui Ge'er continued hanging clothes. When he heard that there would be dragon boat racing tomorrow, he said excitedly, "Brother Shan, after we go to Mr. Hong's house for dinner tomorrow, we'll go watch the dragon boat racing, right?"
Sun Shan nodded.
Gui Geer asked again: "Is the game good? I haven't watched it yet."
There are no dragon boat races in Sunjia Village or Huangyang County. Guiger has always heard about it but never seen it, so he is naturally interested.
Sun Shan nodded and said, "It's beautiful and exciting. There will be a lot of people tomorrow, so don't wander around or you might get lost."
Gui Ge'er said anxiously: "We won't get lost. I will always follow you."
Sun Shan was really afraid of getting separated, so he ordered, "Gui, if you get separated, go back to the Hong family and wait. Don't panic, don't walk around, and don't trust strangers. Remember, if you get separated, go back to the Hong family."
Sun Shan used his rest time to take Gui Ge'er around to familiarize himself with the roads in the city.
After being here for a few months, Gui Ge'er would not get lost. The most feared thing is that he would meet a kidnapper, who would see him looking for someone in a hurry and kidnap Gui Ge'er.
Seeing that Sun Shan was very serious, Gui Ge'er said without thinking, "Brother Shan, I understand. In Zhangzhou Prefecture, I won't believe anyone else except you. If we really get separated, I will return to the Hong family immediately."
Gui Ge'er came out of the village, unaware of the viciousness of human nature. Sun Shan was really afraid that he had been kidnapped.
The next morning, Sun Shan took Gui Ge'er to the Hong family for lunch. After lunch, Hong Chengcai and Hong Erdi took Sun Shan to see the dragon boat race.
Sun Shan curiously asked why Hong Chengcai's wife didn't go?
Hong Chengcai covered his mouth and laughed, his beer belly bulging, he was laughing very happily.
Brother Hong blinked and winked at Sun Shan.
Gui Ge'er didn't understand and wanted to say something, but his Shan Ge didn't speak, so he didn't dare to ask first.
Sun Shan understood immediately without asking.
Because the second brother Hong pointed at Hong Chengcai's big belly.
The meaning is self-evident.
It must be that Hong Chengcai’s wife is pregnant, and the baby is less than three months old.
In Huangyang County, if you are less than three months pregnant, you cannot tell anyone.
Hong Chengcai just kept smiling and said nothing, and Sun Shan was also very tactful and didn't ask any questions, as he didn't want to do anything taboo.