Chapter 346: Flowers are similar every year, but people are different every year

Chapter 346: Flowers are similar every year, but people are different every year

He returned to Sunjia Village early the next morning. The moment he stepped into the village entrance, Sun Shan felt unprecedented peace.

Seeing the villagers under the big banyan tree, Sun Shan smiled and tried to pretend to be a young man to greet the villagers.

Finally, Sun Shan returned home amidst everyone's concern and care.

Huang looked at Sun Shan with red eyes and shouted, "Oh, my Shanzi, you've lost weight."

He turned to Su and said, "Shanzi's mother, quickly slaughter a chicken and make soup for Shanzi. He must have a good rest when he comes back. He has suffered a lot studying in the provincial school. He was never that thin at home before. Going out to study is a torture. Even a bowl of soup is hard to drink."

Sun Shan quickly said, "Grandma, there is soup in the school, and I often drink soup."

Before Huang said anything, Su came in with a chicken and said, "Can the soup in the prefecture be called soup? I think it's just a random roll and it becomes soup. It's even lighter than water."

He said to Huang: "Mother, what do you think of this old hen? I have raised it for more than two years."

Huang nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, let's go with this one. Old hens are best for making soup. By the way, last time I was in Guangzhou, Aunt Shanzi gave me a lot of medicinal herbs. Pick some up to make soup."

Su looked at Sun Shan reluctantly. She had not been intimate enough with Sun Shan yet.

But cooking is still important. I have to take good care of Shanzi and make him fat while I am at home.

Huang asked a series of questions, mainly wanting to know what Sun Shan did in the provincial school and what he ate.

After asking Sun Shan, he asked Gui Ge'er.

Gui Ge'er now lives directly in the old house of the Sun family. After all, the original home was too much. Although Gui Ge'er is young, he understands the truth.

His biological parents sold all his property. It was already a generous thing for him not to bear grudges. It was impossible to go back to the way things were.

As for Sun Banxian’s three mud brick houses, they have not been occupied for many years. It would be impossible to live in them now. It would be better to live directly in the Sun family’s old house.

Gui Ge'er told Sun Shan everything he had to do in the provincial school in a day, like a robot, expressing himself without any emotion, and Sun Shan was convinced.

Huang nodded with satisfaction: "Gui Ge'er did a good job. Since you are Shanzi's servant, you must take good care of him. Do you understand?"

Gui Ge'er nodded quickly: "Grandma, I understand. I will take good care of Shan Ge. Wherever he goes, I will follow him. Shan Ge lives under my nose."

Huang chuckled and was amused by Guiger's words.

Sun Shan was speechless. What did he mean by living under his nose? Was this something Gui Ge'er should say?

Just a few days after Sun Boming returned to Huangyang County, he hurriedly brought New Year flowers and tangerines to the provincial government to sell.

Sun Shan wanted to go with them, but then he thought that it was the end of the year and the academy was on holiday, so he would have no way to get any information and had to wait until next spring.

See if you can find a cheap and affordable academy that is better than the provincial school.

He felt that it was time for him to leave the provincial school because the professor's courses had already been completed. Listening to them again would only be a review of what he had learned. As for whether he would learn anything new, Sun Shan didn't know.

As the days passed, the Sun family's life became better and better, especially after the eldest cousin passed the imperial examination, the Sun family's life became much better as well.

Some merchants wanted to get in touch with the He family through the Sun family's relationship.

Of course, all of this was nipped in the bud. The Sun Shan family was not so short of money that they would not be bought by petty profits. The Sun family could not help their eldest cousin, but at least they should not hold him back.

The village chief specifically talked to Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun and asked them to keep their mouths shut and not brag about it outside.

The village chief investigated and found out through clues that Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun always mentioned their nephew Jing'er, a scholar, in public. Outsiders thought they were very familiar with Jing'er.

When Huang heard this, she was so angry that she asked the village chief to keep the couple under surveillance and not allow them to wander around.

I really regret sending the two of them to the city to attend Jing'er's banquet for the successful candidate in the imperial examination. They must have been dazzled by the noise of the banquet, and came back telling everyone about it out of vanity, causing some people who wanted to take the back door to find the Sun family.

Huang, Sun Boming and Su didn't know how to deal with the situation, so they hurriedly asked their relative Zheng Tongsheng for help.

Fortunately, the final outcome was good. The Sun family did not implicate Jing'er and immediately eliminated the bad signs that had just emerged.

Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun knew they were in the wrong, so they behaved themselves and stayed in Sunjia Village without going out. The farthest place they could go was Zhengjia Village, and they were not allowed to go anywhere else.

At first Sun Shan was surprised that his uncle and aunt were so quiet, but it turned out that they had made a mistake.

Fortunately, Sunjia Village has a wise village chief, otherwise my cousin would have a pair of troublesome uncles and aunts.

Although their gossip does not cause much harm, it is better to be on guard against it. Small things can turn into big things, so if you can cut them off, you should do so immediately and not give anyone a chance.

One year spent similar, each year is different.

During the Chinese New Year, we eat, drink, play and have fun, and the days pass quickly.

Sun Shan visited relatives and friends everywhere and reminisced about the past.

When he came back this time, he found that De Geer had matured and was not as noisy as before, but he still had that obsession: "Shanzi, wait for me. After you pass the imperial examination, I will be your housekeeper. I am now in the county school and have learned a lot of skills. I am more than capable of being your housekeeper."

Gui Ge'er agreed and said, "Okay, De Ge, you will be Shan Ge's housekeeper, and I will be Shan Ge's book boy."

Sun Shan looked at the two of them speechlessly and decided not to say anything. The more he did, the more mistakes he made; the more he talked, the more mistakes he made. It was best to remain silent.

Zheng Hongwen went to find Sun Shan, who examined his homework and found that he still had many shortcomings, mainly because he did not remember the knowledge points well. It would be difficult for him to pass the examination for the title of scholar.

Zheng Hongwen said dejectedly: "Ashan, I find that the college entrance examination is getting harder and harder. I don't know if it's because my brain has become dumber or the test questions have become more difficult, but my scores are getting worse and worse."

Sun Shan knew that the college entrance examination would become increasingly difficult, not because the questions were difficult, but because the number of candidates had increased.

New students are born every year, but there are only so many places for them. With more people, the competition will become more intense.

However, Sun Shan decided not to say such discouraging words, and encouraged him: "Brother Wen, you are still young and have a chance. Take your time, don't rush."

Sun Shan remembered that his previous goal of becoming a scholar was to be achieved at the age of 23, so Zheng Hongwen was only 20 years old and still had a chance.

Many people think that it is easy to pass the exam to become a scholar, but in fact it is just as difficult. Sun Shan was very glad that he took the exam early and passed it so early that he did not have to fall into endless sorrow.

During the Chinese New Year, Xiaoman brought her husband back to visit her relatives.

Sun Shan saw that she looked sad and haggard, and looked much older, so he quietly pulled her aside.

He asked with concern: "Third sister, what's wrong with you? Is the Hong family treating you badly?"

Xiaoman's husband used to do business with Hong Dalang and Hong Erlang, and later returned to Hongjia Village to open a "small shop". In addition, Hong Xiucai's younger brother was originally a landlord, so they lived a good life.

Xiaoman shook her head, her eyes red.