Chapter 412 Farewell to the Hong Family

Chapter 412 Farewell to the Hong Family

After stopping at the pier on Pingshi Old Street, Sun Shan said goodbye to the team. They would go along the Beijiang River to the Pearl River and take a boat south to Guangzhou.

Qian Yingyang said with red eyes: "Ashan, we are about to separate, I really don't want to leave you. I have been with you day and night for the past three years, and now I can't face you anymore, I can't get used to it."

Sun Shan ignored Qian Yingyang and kicked him on his thick butt: Get out of here!

Afterwards, Sun Shan picked up some specialties from Yizhang and gave them to Liu Zhiyan and Zhong Weifang to thank them for their care along the way.

Liu Zhiyan smiled and said, "Ashan, we'll meet in Guangzhou Prefecture in August."

Zhong Weifang took the inexpensive specialty without any concern, and said with a smile: "Ashan, see you at the provincial examination."

Sun Shan watched their boat going farther and farther south, waved his hand, and shouted, "Bon voyage."

Qian Yingyang, the drama queen, lay on the bow, his eyes red, and shouted loudly: "Ashan, Ashan, don't forget me."

When Sun Shan saw him come out, he immediately turned around and didn't want to act with him.

Afterwards, he followed the escort team found by Zhong Weifang and returned to Zhangzhou Prefecture.

The moment I stepped into the gate of Zhangzhou City again, I felt as if I was in another world.

Zhangzhou Prefecture is still the same Zhangzhou Prefecture, and it is still the poor Zhangzhou Prefecture.

Sun Shan walked in front carrying a package on his back, while Gui Ge'er followed behind with the luggage and local specialties. The two of them walked closely towards the Hong family's residence.

When I arrived at the Hong family residence and looked at the two words "Hong House" written by Hong Xiucai, I felt an indescribable emotion.

I have seen this door countless times, and it still feels so familiar when I see it again three years later.

Sun Shan knocked on the door, and after a while the door opened with a creak.

Then the servant of the Hong family exclaimed: "Sun Xiucai, is that you? Hey, Sun Xiucai is back!"

The servants hurried inside, leaving Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er alone at the gate.

Gui Ge'er was carrying a basket and murmured, "The concierge is still making a fuss about nothing."

Gui Ge'er pushed Sun Shan and said, "Brother Shan, let's go in."

Although Gui Ge'er is very strong, he is still tired from carrying the luggage all the way and wants to go in and put down the load as soon as possible.

As Sun Shan stepped into the door, two strong gusts of wind suddenly blew, and then he saw two chubby figures, one of whom was holding one of Sun Shan's hands.

Hong Chengcai, with his big belly sticking out, said happily: "Shandi, Shandi, you are finally back. I missed you so much."

Second brother Hong also showed off his big belly and shouted excitedly: "Brother Shan, why didn't you tell me you were back so that I could pick you up."

Afterwards, Sun Shan was pushed into the house by two fat men, and saw Mrs. Hong, who seemed gentle and virtuous on the surface, but was a cruel and vicious person behind the scenes.

Mrs. Hong hugged Sun Shan, her eyes red, and shouted in a loud voice: "Ashan, my Ashan, you are finally back. Oh, you have been gone for a long time, I missed you so much."

He hugged and kissed Sun Shan without any hesitation.

Sun Shan finally managed to break free from the mother and son of the Hong family. He wiped the sweat off his face and performed a scholarly salute in a very pretentious manner: "Aunt, my two brothers, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you very much."

When Mrs. Hong heard Sun Shan say that he missed her, she quickly pulled Sun Shan over and said lovingly, "Oh, I miss you too. When you're not around, I eat two bowls less."

Hong Chengcai and Hong Erdi also quickly echoed: "Ashan, we miss you very much too. We even eat less."

Sun Shan glanced at the mother and her two children from the Hong family and didn't believe them when they were told to eat less.

The Hong family, mother and her two children, have gained weight compared to three years ago. It seems that they have been living better and better in the past three years.

Afterwards, the mother and son of the Hong family caught up with Sun Shan and asked him about his studies. Sun Shan answered them one by one and even told them things that they had not asked.

Sun Shan smiled and said, "Everything in the academy is good, except for the delicious soup. The soup in Changsha is not as good as the one in Zhangzhou. The thing I am most uncomfortable with in the past three years is not being able to drink delicious soup."

When Mrs. Hong heard Sun Shan say that he had no soup to drink, she said distressedly, "My poor Shan, no wonder he is so dark, so small and so thin. He must have no soup to nourish him."

Slapping her thigh suddenly, Mrs. Hong said immediately, "Ashan, wait a minute. I will go make soup for you now. No one in the whole Zhangzhou Prefecture can compare to the soup that my aunt makes. Ashan, wait a minute. I will go. It's not too late now."

After saying that, he hurriedly ran to find ingredients to make soup.

Sun Shan originally wanted to say no, but Madam Hong did not give him the chance and jumped out to buy the materials. She also said that she wanted to buy the materials herself and was not at ease letting the servants buy them.

Sun Shan's thousands of words were reduced to two words: Thank you!

Hong Chengcai held Sun Shan's hand tightly and kept muttering, "Ashan, when you were away, I couldn't eat well, couldn't sleep well, and missed you all day long."

Hong's second brother also said, "Ashan, when you were studying in Zhangzhou Prefecture, I could still find you to play with me. But when I was studying in Changsha Prefecture, I couldn't find anyone to accompany me. Ashan, it's great that you're back now."

Although what the two brothers said was so exaggerated and hypocritical, it can be seen that they miss me.

Sun Shan responded cheerfully, "My two brothers, I miss you very much, too. By the way, where are my uncles?"

Hong Chengcai smiled and said, "I'm working in the shop. The one who misses you the most is my grandfather. He worries about you in Yuelu Academy all day long, wondering if you are doing well."

Speaking of Hong Xiucai, Sun Shan also missed him very much.

After meeting so many teachers, Sun Shan felt that Hong Xiucai was the most important teacher in his life, no doubt about it.

He asked quickly, "Master, are you okay?"

Although he wrote letters during these three years, Sun Shan only wrote a few letters because the journey was long, time-consuming and costly.

Hong Chengcai touched his beer belly, nodded quickly and said, "Well, my grandfather is fine, he is strong and energetic, haha, now he teaches tirelessly every day as if he has been injected with chicken blood."

Then he said, "Haha, Ashan, my grandfather said that the information you sent back is very useful. A big academy is a big academy. The understanding of scriptures is different. Haha, Ashan, let me tell you, our Hong Family Academy has produced another scholar, hahahaha."

Hong Chengcai's voice became louder and louder, and he became happier and happier as he spoke.

Sun Shan was delighted. Mr. Hong's greatest wish was to teach a scholar, so he asked quickly, "Who in our school has passed the exam to become a scholar?"

The second brother Hong's eyes lit up and he said very proudly: "Hong Jian, we are a member of the Hong family. Haha, our Hong family now has two scholars."

Hong Jian was Sun Shan’s first roommate. Back then, Hong Jian took care of him like an older brother.

He studies very hard and has now passed the imperial examination and become a scholar. It really shows that hard work pays off.

Sun Shan was also happy for Hong Jian: "Brother Hong has always been very diligent and hardworking. Now he has passed the examination and become a scholar. That's great."

Later, Hong Chengcai told Sun Shan that there were two scholars who passed the imperial examination in Huangyang County last year. One was Hong Jian from Hong Family School, and the other was Zhang Yue from the County School, but their rankings were average.

Zhang Yue, the top candidate in the Zhang case, unexpectedly passed the examination and became a scholar. Sun Shan was also happy for Mr. Wei, the magistrate of Huangyang County.

That’s right, Lord Wei is still entrenched in Huangyang County.

However, Mr. Huang's Huang's School still achieved nothing.