Chapter 409 Return to Zhangzhou Prefecture
Time flies, and before he knew it, Sun Shan's days of studying at Yuelu Academy were coming to an end.
In the thirty-seventh year of Tai Qi, Sun Shan was nineteen years old!
After the Chinese New Year, Yu Nanwang left first and returned to Yuzhang.
Before leaving, he actually came to say goodbye to Sun Shan, left a farewell gift, and happily got on the carriage to go home.
Gui Ge'er looked at Yu Nanwang's gift box.
Oh yeah, it’s actually the pastries from “Jiujiuzhai”, quite expensive, what a generous gift.
Gui Ge'er rolled his eyes and whispered, "Brother Shan, Yu Xiucai gave us some cakes. These are my favorite cakes."
He swallowed while speaking, indicating that the pastries were really delicious.
Sun Shan was frowning. Gui Ge'er made it sound as if Yu Nanwang was very familiar with him and specially bought his favorite cakes.
However, Sun Shan did not expect that Yu Nanwang would actually say goodbye to him. Although it was just a few dry words, it was better than leaving without saying goodbye.
At least we can still greet each other warmly next time we meet.
Qian Yingyang and Zhu Pengyun saw the cakes. Qian Yingyang asked in surprise, "Ashan, when did you become so familiar with Brother Yu that I actually sent you cakes. Also, why did I only send you cakes and not me?"
After saying that, he pinched a piece of cake, put it in his mouth, and quickly said it was delicious.
Zhu Pengyun was also very surprised and said, "Yes, Ashan, why did Brother Yu deliver it to you and not to me? Last time, my servant helped his servant deliver letters."
After saying that, he also grabbed a piece of cake to eat.
Sun Shan doesn’t know either. Everyone asks him, but who should he ask?
He and Yu Nanwang were really not familiar with each other. They just nodded when they met and continued doing what they were doing.
Why did Yu Nanwang say goodbye to him? God knows what he was thinking.
Could it be that Yu Nanwang thinks he has potential and wants to make friends with him?
But he didn't know how to make friends, so when he left, he said goodbye to me and gave me a farewell gift so that I would not forget him?
Sun Shan felt that he had discovered the truth, and this must be the reason.
After eating Yu Nanwang’s farewell meal, I attended the farewell meals of many other vegetarian friends one after another. Everyone left one after another and returned to their hometown to prepare for the autumn exam in August.
Afterwards, Zhu Pengyun cried and asked Sun Shan and Qian Yingyang to come out for graduation dinner.
Zhu Pengyun said sadly: "After parting today, I don't know when we will meet again."
Zhu Pengyun is also about to leave the academy and return to his hometown to prepare for the provincial examination.
Speaking of parting, Sun Shan and Qian Yingyang were also very sad.
In just three years, everyone got along well and became good friends.
After this separation, I don’t know when we will meet again, maybe we will never see each other again in this life.
Sun Shan said comfortingly, "Pengyun, we'll meet in the capital."
It means wishing everyone to pass the imperial examination, go to the city together to take the examination, and meet up in the capital.
Zhu Pengyun said sadly: "Ashan, I also want to meet you in Beijing, but I don't have the confidence."
Thinking about the fact that he always ranked second to last in the exams, Zhu Pengyun had no confidence that he could pass the exam.
After this farewell, even if I fail the provincial examination, I will not come to Yuelu Academy to study again.
After all, after three years of hard work, I still can't pass the exam. If you can't pass the exam even if you study in the best college, it's really a personal problem.
Even if I continue to study, I will find another college.
Students can usually only study in Yuelu Academy for three years, unless Zhu Pengyun passes the imperial examination and enters the juren class, then he will have the opportunity to return to Yuelu Academy for further studies.
Qian Yingyang was also very sad. In the past three years, only Zhu Pengyun and Sun Shan were closest to him.
Sun Shan is a fellow villager, so they can still meet. But it’s different with Zhu Pengyun, it’s very difficult to meet him.
Qian Yingyang patted Zhu Pengyun on the shoulder and said sullenly, "Pengyun, don't be discouraged. You still have me, your brother in distress, to accompany you. You are the second to last, and I am the last. We both have no hope of passing the imperial examination."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his glass and drank it all.
In such a sad moment, how to relieve worries? Only Du Kang.
Zhu Pengyun also raised his glass and drank with Qian Yingyang. After drinking, he drank with Sun Shan.
Sun Shan was really not good at drinking, but he had no choice but to accompany his brothers, so he decided to drink first, no matter whether he could drink or not.
What's more, the alcohol content of the wine is not high and it won't make you drunk.
Sun Shan patted Zhu Pengyun's broad shoulders and said, "Pengyun, when you go back, you must write to me so that I can know your situation. We must keep in touch."
The address Sun Shan gave was that of Aunt Sun. After all, the road to the provincial capital was very smooth. If the letter was transferred to Huangyang County, it would be more likely to be lost due to the extra distance.
What's more, Aunt Sun's address is fixed, so it's less likely that she will get lost.
Zhu Pengyun nodded and said, "Yes, we must keep in touch so that we can know each other's situation. Ashan and Yingyang will be fine. They are in the same place, so it is convenient to contact each other."
Sun Shan and Qian Yingyang were from the same province but different counties, but they had one thing in common - Guangzhou Prefecture.
Qian Yingyang's family has property in Guangzhou, and Sun Shan has his aunt in Guangzhou.
If you want to contact us, just notify us in Guangzhou.
As for Zhu Pengyun, perhaps we will lose contact and may never meet again.
The three of them drank and recounted every detail of the past years.
Sun Shan looked out the window in a daze. The night was drunk and he was drunk too.
Two days later, Sun Shan and Qian Yingyang picked willow branches and bid farewell to Zhu Pengyun at the Changsha dock.
Looking at the figure walking away, the drunken encounter we had was a past relationship, and now when the wind and rain are gone, where will it go?
Say goodbye in here, then fight in the lonely and long way.
After bidding farewell to Zhu Pengyun, Sun Shan and Qian Yingyang were also preparing to bid farewell to the academy.
A few days ago, President Liu Zhiyan came over and asked who would go home, and if so, everyone should form a team and go back together.
Everyone had to go back to take the imperial examination, obtain the qualification for the provincial examination, and then prepare for the provincial examination. Everyone had to leave the academy early.
This time, Sun Shan and Qian Yingyang will return to Guangnan Province with their fellow villagers from the hometown association.
The journey back is almost the same as the journey here. You need to travel by water, then by land, and then by water again. When you arrive in Zhangzhou Prefecture, you can transfer to different prefectures.
The fare for the return trip this time is cheaper than the trip here, only 5 taels of silver.
Because there was a student in the hometown association whose family was a merchant and had his own caravan and escort team.
If Sun Shan and others followed, they would not only save money but also greatly increase safety.
Before leaving, Sun Shan bid farewell to Chen Shanzi and Mr. Zhou one by one.
Chen Shanzi encouraged him by saying, "I hope you can hold the five-color pen and win the championship."
Mr. Zhou patted Sun Shan on the shoulder and said encouragingly, "I know you have great ambitions. You will achieve great things in one go."
Zhou Yigao was already a scholar at that time. He held Sun Shan's hand and said reluctantly: "Brother Shan, I will wait for you in the capital."
Sun Shan said goodbye to Mr. Zhou, and then said goodbye to Master Yu and Master Ma. The two masters, as always, were like two mountains pressing on Sun Shan's shoulders, helping him to pass the imperial examinations, become a high-ranking official, and reach the top, so as to promote the mathematics that they and Sun Shan loved.
Sun Shan ran away in panic. The burden was too heavy for him to carry.
After returning to the dormitory, I packed up the useful things with Gui Ge'er and sent the useless or unusable things to the orphanage.
After all, the price given is too low, it’s better to give it to someone in need.
Qian Yingyang had almost finished packing, but when he saw Sun Shan's two lonely packages, he suddenly felt that he had too many things, so he went back and picked up a lot of things.
When Sun Shan thought of the return journey, he felt chest tightness and panic. The hardships along the way made Sun Shan realize that it would be best not to bring anything with him, so that he would not have to take care of the people on the road and the luggage.