Chapter 414 Return to Huangyang County
After the imperial examination, Sun Shan planned to go home to review and then go to Guangzhou Prefecture to take part in the provincial examination.
We made an appointment with the escort team, bought a lot of local specialties, and said goodbye to the Hong family and classmates.
Li Xinjun said reluctantly: "Ashan, when are you going to Guangzhou?"
Li Xinjun still wanted to chat more with Sun Shan.
I hadn't seen him for nearly three years, and I had a lot to say to him. Before I could finish, Sun Shan asked me to do some homework.
He said that these test questions cannot be bought anywhere else. He brought them back from Yuelu Academy. They are really expensive.
He also said that he shared unconditionally because he knew he was a good friend, and he would not give it to ordinary people.
Li Xinyun knew that the materials were really expensive, but he couldn't do the exercises every day. Ashan was so cruel that he didn't even have time to say a few words from his heart.
Sun Shan thought about it and decided to arrive in Guangzhou a month in advance to adapt to the environment in Guangzhou.
What I fear most is going too late and not being able to adapt to the new environment for a while, which would be terrible if I got sick.
Although he feels that his health has been much better in the past three years, he really doesn't know his exact condition.
Therefore, I had to arrive in Guangzhou early to adapt to the environment and prepare well for the provincial examination.
Sun Shan smiled and said, "I will arrive in Guangzhou a month in advance. If you come, please find me in Hejia Village."
Sun Shan first stayed at Sun Dagu's house for a while. When the provincial examination was approaching, he stayed at an inn near the Imperial Examination Hall for a day or two and then entered the examination hall.
Hejia Village is not close to Gongyuan, so you must book an inn near Gongyuan two days before the exam to ensure that you arrive at Gongyuan on time and enter the examination room on time.
Sun Shan might not be able to enter the examination room due to various accidents and miss the provincial examination, so he would have to wait another three years.
When Li Xinjun heard that Sun Shan had arrived in Guangzhou a month earlier, he was delighted and said in a very flattering way, "Ashan, I will also arrive in Guangzhou a month earlier. We will meet then."
Since Sun Shan lives in Hejia Village, Li Xinjun plans to rent a small courtyard or stay in an inn in Hejia Village, so that he can consult Sun Shan at any time.
There is no point in staying in Zhangzhou Prefecture. The knowledge taught in the prefectural school is already very familiar and no good answers can be obtained from them. It is better to ask Sun Shan who has returned from Yuelu Academy.
Li Xinyun discovered that Sun Shan's knowledge had improved greatly compared to three years ago and his learning had become more profound.
No, not only Sun Shan, but also Liu Wenhuan, who came back from Yungu Academy in Xiqiao Mountain, has made great progress in his knowledge and is now even better than before.
Li Xinjun found that he could no longer catch up with them.
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Okay, come find me when you come to Guangzhou."
Since it was Aunt Sun's house, Sun Shan did not dare to invite Li Xinyun to live with her privately.
If he lives there alone, outsiders won't say anything, but if he brings someone else to live there, it's hard to say.
Fortunately, Li Xinyun's family is not poor and can still afford the accommodation fees.
After making an agreement with Li Xinjun, Sun Shan took Gui Ge'er back to Huangyang County.
Classmates Jiang Qian and Liu Wenhuan had already returned to their hometowns. Like Sun Shan, they went back to their hometowns to handle formalities and then went directly to Guangzhou Prefecture to take part in the provincial examination.
Only the native Li Xinyun remained in Zhangzhou Prefecture.
Hong Jian and Zhang Yue also traveled back to Huangyang County together. They were also taking part in the provincial examination together, but Sun Shan arrived in Guangzhou early, so they were unable to go ahead and therefore could not go together.
Hong Jian looked at Sun Shan and found that he was the same as before, but also different. He was still the same person, but his temperament had become more polite.
Hong Jian said happily: "Ashan, I never thought that we could take part in the provincial examination together."
Sun Shan was also happy. Sun Shan passed the examination and became a scholar a few years earlier than Hong Jian, but he ended up standing still. Hong Jian caught up with him and entered the examination room with him again.
He smiled and said, "Brother Jian, I couldn't have thought of that either. Do you have confidence in this provincial examination?"
Hong Jian shook his head very honestly and said, "Confidence is useless. But I have to participate anyway, just to gain some experience."
Zhang Yue beside him smiled and said, "Me too, I don't have confidence either. But I would be unwilling to give it a try if I don't enter the venue. Ah Shan, what about you? Do you have confidence?"
When it comes to confidence, Sun Shan is sure that he has it, but he can't be too sure. If he fails the exam, he will be laughed at.
Sun Shan didn't want to lie, nor did he want to overstate the matter. He shook his head and said, "I don't know either. This is my first time in here. I have no experience and I don't know what's going on inside. Alas, the thought of staying in there for nine days scares me."
The Autumn Examination is held in autumn, when the weather is clear and cool.
Actually for the students in Guangnan, it is not the autumn heat, but the hottest season of the year, which is also very hot.
Sun Shan wondered if he would get a heat stroke like he did during the college entrance examination after being inside for nine days.
The thought of this made him feel uncomfortable all over. He didn't want to experience heatstroke again in a daze.
Last time it was three days and I could get through it by just enduring it, but this time it’s nine days and it’s hard to get through it even if I’m willing to.
Li Xinyun, Jiang Qian and others said that if you stay in there for nine days, you will lose a layer of skin even if you don’t die.
Sun Shan wondered if he would be left with only skin and bones when he came out of the imperial examination.
This is still a good ending. If I died, wouldn’t all my efforts be in vain?
When Sun Shan thought of this, he couldn't help but tremble.
When Hong Jian and Zhang Yue saw Sun Shan trembling, they couldn't help but tremble too.
Hong Jian said distressedly: "Ashan, don't be afraid. Nine days is only nine days. It will pass quickly. We will finish the exam in the blink of an eye."
Zhang Yue said, as if to comfort Sun Shan, and also as if to comfort himself, "Brother Hong is right. It will pass if you just bear with it."
Everyone is afraid of these nine days, but has to go through them. Life is really painful.
After two days and two nights, Sun Shan and his companions returned to Huangyang County in the evening.
Looking at the dilapidated city gate, I felt very familiar. I didn't even need to go in to see it to know that Huangyang County had not changed at all.
Stay constant in the face of ever-changing situations. Change has its advantages, and the unchanging has its advantages. Everything is unknown.
The first acquaintance Sun Shan met in Huangyang County was the poor student Zeng Jiajun, who was also his fourth brother-in-law.
Zeng Jiajun was stunned when he saw Sun Shan. It took him a while to react and he shouted, "Ashan, is that you? How did you get here?"
Sun Shan couldn't help but smile. He had just returned to Zhangzhou Prefecture and wrote a letter to report his safety.
This time when I went back to Huangyang County, I did not write any letters back.
No wonder Zeng Jiajun was so surprised.
Sun Shan looked at Zeng Jiajun carefully, and found that he was becoming more and more rough and rude, moving in the direction of Zeng Dadongjia.
Zeng Jiajun took part in several county examinations, but was eliminated each time and was unable to take part in the provincial examination.
In the end, he had no choice but to drop out of school and go back to work at the escort agency.
At this time, he had shed the silliness he had when he was in school and had grown into a big and strong man.
Sun Shan said happily, "Ajun, long time no see, how is my fourth sister?"
Zeng Jiajun said quickly: "Good, very good, very good. She will definitely be surprised if she sees you."
After saying that, he dragged Sun Shan to Zeng's house to find his fourth sister Hanlu.
Gui Ge'er was carrying two large baskets and ran after him, shouting, "Fourth brother-in-law, please don't pull my brother Shan. You're pulling so hard that it will hurt him."
Gui Ge'er felt sorry for Sun Shan. He must be very tired after walking for two days and two nights. And he was being pulled around by his fourth brother-in-law. How could his brother Shan bear it?
Gui Ge'er kept chasing after him, but Zeng Jiajun was pulling Sun Shan and running too fast, and Gui Ge'er was carrying a load of local specialties, so he couldn't catch up no matter how hard he tried.