Chapter 351 2 My cousin is getting angry, it's time to drink herbal tea
It was already afternoon when I saw Aunt Sun again.
Aunt Sun quickly pulled Sun Shan over, looked at him carefully, and said distressedly, "Oh, our Shanzi has become thinner than before. Is it because the food in the prefectural school is not tasty? Is it because of the academic pressure and overthinking?"
Sun Shan felt that he had become stronger, so why did others say he was thin? And he didn't feel too much pressure, after all, he was short, and if there was pressure, it was the taller ones who took it.
Before Sun Shan could speak, Sun Bomin immediately said, "Sister, hey, Shanzi eats a lot, but he's not fat. I don't know why."
Fortunately, Shanzi has not been sick much in recent years. He eats and sleeps well, and although he looks a little thinner, he is still healthy.
Aunt Sun wanted to say something, then glanced at Su. Needless to say, the son resembles the mother, and Shanzi looks like Su, so it is normal that he doesn't gain weight.
When Aunt Sun saw Gui Ge'er, she said gently, "Gui Ge'er, right? The last time I saw you, you were still a little kid. Now you've grown up."
Gui Ge'er was shocked by the He family's wealth and followed Sun Shan timidly. When Sun Dagu asked him questions, Gui Ge'er became even more nervous. He lowered his head and said, "Hello, Aunt Chunlan."
Aunt Sun smiled, patted Gui Ge'er's little hand and said, "I'll trouble you to take care of our Shanzi."
Gui Ge'er said hurriedly, "It's no trouble, Aunt Chunlan, it's Brother Shan who takes care of me."
Seeing that Gui Ge'er was really nervous, Sun Shan quickly changed the subject and said happily, "Aunt, is my cousin back? My cousin is really amazing. He's ranked fourth, aunt, fourth in the whole Daqian."
Speaking of He Shujin, Aunt Sun smiled even more and said cheerfully, "Your cousin was really lucky this time and performed exceptionally well in the exam. I could not have imagined it, and neither could your cousin."
Then he thought of something and whispered, "Since our He family has taken the imperial examinations, your eldest cousin has done the best. He did better than the main branch. Your eldest cousin's grandfather and grandmother smile in their dreams."
He is the first in the second class. Although Chuanlu is not the top, second or third place in the imperial examination, he is also a very powerful person. My cousin is currently the best result in the He family. No wonder his father and mother are so happy.
Aunt Sun continued, "Jin'er has returned. He went to visit his father-in-law today. Stay there for dinner. I'll ask them to come see you tomorrow."
Sun Bomin said quickly, "Big sister, we can meet later. There's no rush. Jing'er will definitely be busy when he comes back. Let him finish his work first."
Su also whispered, "Big sister, the head of the family is right. Brother Jin is busy now. We can meet in a few days."
Afterwards, Aunt Sun arranged for Sun Boming, Su, Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er to rest. Sun Shan was very tired after the long journey.
As for the village chief, second uncle and others from Sunjia Village, they will not arrive until tomorrow.
The next morning, He Shuyu brought her son over to have breakfast with Sun Boming and the others.
He Shuyu is lively and cheerful, a big talker. He said with a smile: "Shanzi, you can have fun these days. I, your second cousin, will not accompany you. Alas, there are too many things to do these days. My grandparents said that they want to have a big banquet, a banquet that will last for half a month."
Sun Shan looked at He Shuyu in disbelief. He's father and mother were too exaggerated. It would take half a month to prepare a banquet. That would be very lavish.
Sun Shan rolled his eyes and said, "Second cousin, my eldest cousin will definitely not agree to keep it open for so many days."
From the banquets for scholars and juren, we can tell that He Shujin is a relatively low-key person. As his name suggests, he is cautious and not a person who goes for the ostentatious style.
I have always asked them not to put it on for so long, but the gossip was just a little bit mild and my family members didn't listen.
He Shuyu nodded and said, "Shanzi really understands my eldest brother. He said that three days would be enough. My grandparents would definitely not agree. Even my old lady would not agree to it."
He Shuyu chuckled a few times and said with a smile: "The four of them kept quarreling. With three of them against my eldest brother alone, my eldest brother would definitely not win the argument. In the end, it was my mother who came up with a solution. She thought of a compromise time, just like the Juren Banquet, which lasted for seven days."
After a pause, He Shuyu continued, "The old lady agreed, but my grandpa and grandma still disagreed. They thought seven days was too short and disagreed. My mother said that Shuyun in the capital only took seven days, and it would be bad if my eldest brother went beyond that. The reason why my eldest brother was able to do so well in the exam was that the clan grandfather in the capital gave him a lot of help."
He Shuyu shook his head and said, "Grandpa and grandma also know that we can't skip the main branch, so they have no choice but to agree to hold the banquet for seven days. Well, it will be held for seven days, the period is shortened, but the banquet must be extremely grand. Now the four of us brothers are being ordered around by grandpa and grandma, and we are very busy."
After He Shuyu finished speaking, he asked Sun Shan to look at his dark circles, which was the evidence of being "tortured" by He's father and mother.
Sun Shan didn't want to look. He didn't see any dark circles under his eyes, but there was some eye boogers.
My second cousin is getting hot, so it’s time for him to drink some herbal tea.
He Shuyu was really busy. After breakfast, he hurriedly left with his son. He could no longer take care of the dessert shop as he had to prepare for the banquet for the Jinshi.
Sun Shan originally wanted to take Su and Gui Ge'er shopping.
As for Sun Bomin, he had already gone to the sugar shop to help out. If Su Shi was not a woman, she would have also gone to work in the sugar shop.
At this time, He Shujin brought Jiao'er and Ke'er to pay their respects.
Su stood up nervously and said quickly, "Okay, okay."
Sun Shan hadn't seen his eldest cousin for almost ten years. The cousin at this moment had changed a lot from the one he remembered.
Now my eldest cousin has a handsome face with resoluteness, a thin figure, and wears a light blue robe. Just as the saying goes, "A gentleman is as gentle as jade", my eldest cousin fits the image of a modest gentleman and scholar that he has imagined.
He Shujin smiled gently: "It seems that I am late, and my uncle has already gone to work."
Then he said, "I'm really sorry that you guys are busying me when you come to visit me."
Su said quickly: "It's okay, your uncle just loves to work, he doesn't want to rest."
After saying this, Su didn't dare to say any more and stood timidly behind Sun Shan with Gui Ge'er.
Sun Shan bowed his hands in a serious tone and said, "Congratulations, cousin. Congratulations, cousin, you are really amazing. You are the most amazing person I know."
He Shujin nodded Sun Shan's head, shook his head and said, "It was all luck that helped me do so well in the exam this time."
Sun Shan quickly shook his head and said, "Cousin, you are too modest. Without the ability, you can't pass the exam even if you are lucky. Hehe, I envy you. Cousin, I heard from my aunt that you are going to the Hanlin Academy?"
He Shujin nodded, and Sun Shan's eyes sparkled.
He Shujin chuckled: "Shanzi, you can do it. The imperial examination is not that difficult. God rewards hard work. I believe you will be able to pass it."
Sun Shan thought that the imperial examination was difficult, and it would not be difficult if his eldest cousin passed it.
But what the eldest cousin said was right. God rewards hard work. No pain no gain. Sun Shan never dared to slack off in his studies.
He Shujin chatted with Su and Gui Ge'er for a few words, and then took Sun Shan away, under the pretext of assessing Sun Shan's academic performance.