Chapter 417 Shaping Xiang Embroidery
Sun Bomin said that butchering a chicken is very quick, but actually it isn’t that quick, as we had dinner very late, but he was very satisfied with the meal, as the chicken at home was especially delicious.
After seeing Zheng Hongyuan off and taking a bath, Sun Shan gave the specialties he brought back from Zhangzhou Prefecture and Yizhang County to Sun Boming, Su and Huang to keep.
Sun Shan took out a pair of Changsha Tongguan ceramic cups and gave them to Sun Bomin. Sun Shan discovered that Sun Bomin particularly liked ceramics.
I remember that I once gave him a ceramic pillow. Sun Boming loved it so much that he slept with it every night.
Sure enough, when he saw a pair of exquisite ceramic cups, Sun Bomin's eyes lit up. He took the cups and carefully measured them, but said, "Oh, they must be very expensive. Don't waste your money."
Sun Shan couldn't help but smile.
She took out two double-sided Hunan embroidery ornaments and said to Huang and Su, "Grandma, mother, these are for you. This is Shaping Hunan embroidery, the most famous embroidery in Changsha. Look, this small screen is embroidered with my academy, Yuelu Academy."
Sun Shan bought two identical ornaments. He had difficulty making choices, so he bought two identical ones to give to the two women in his family so that there would be no unfairness.
Huang and Su's eyes lit up at the same time. They took the small screen and examined it carefully.
Su was surprised and said, "Shanzi, this is embroidered on both sides. The patterns on both sides are different. Oh, it's embroidered so well."
Su couldn't let go of the ornament. She looked at it from left to right and liked it more and more.
But then he said, "Shanzi, isn't it very expensive? Oh, we country folk don't need such exquisite things."
He said he didn't need it, but he didn't put it down and kept picking it up to look at it.
Huang exclaimed: "Shanzi, your academy is so big and magnificent. Is this the Yuelu Academy where you studied? It's so beautiful."
Then he said to Sun Bomin, "Bomin, come and take a look. Is Shanzi's academy like the one embroidered above?"
Sun Bomin carefully put down the cup, examined the embroidery carefully, nodded seriously and said: "Mother, Shanzi's academy is like this, so big and beautiful. Those who can study there are all literary stars. Our Shanzi is also a literary star."
Huang touched the embroidery thread and said happily, "Our Shanzi is so amazing that he can study with so many literary stars."
Gui Ge'er took out three strips of bacon and said timidly, "Grandma, Uncle Min, Aunt Su, this is a gift from me to you. One strip of bacon for each of you. I like Changsha's bacon the most. You can have a taste too."
Huang looked at the three pieces of bacon in Gui'er's hand with a smile, and said with satisfaction: "Gui'er is thoughtful."
Sun Bomin also smiled and said, "You kid, why are you buying meat when you have no money? It's so expensive."
Su took the bacon with a smile, sniffed it, patted Gui Ge'er on the head and said, "Okay, Gui Ge'er is really a filial child. Let's fry the bacon tomorrow and see if it's really that delicious."
Gui Ge'er said hurriedly, "Mrs. Su, it's really delicious. I specially bought half fat and half lean bacon. It's so greasy and fragrant when I take a bite."
Huang, Su, and Sun Boming laughed and laughed, and did not leave until everyone felt sleepy.
The next morning, Sun Shan got up early and walked around the yard for half an hour before returning to his study to read.
The morning sets the tone for a day. Coming back from the academy does not mean he has graduated or does not need to study anymore. On the contrary, he is preparing for exams, so he cannot slack off in his studies for even a moment.
After the morning reading and breakfast, the villagers came to see Mr. Sun who had returned from Changsha Prefecture.
The village chief and several clan elders were also there. Sun Shan hurried out of the study and brought some food from Zhangzhou Prefecture for everyone to taste.
The village chief smiled and said, "Shanzi, did you come back yesterday?"
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, I came back yesterday evening. How has everything been going in Sunjia Village these years?"
The village chief quickly said yes, yes, yes.
Aunt Li is Sun Dali's mother. She goes wherever there is fun. Sun Shan's return to the village is such a big event, so she can't be left out.
While eating candy, he looked at Sun Shan and said, "Sun Xiucai, can you tell us what Changsha is like? Is it big? Is it lively? My Dali said that you have to take a boat to go in and out. Oh, will you get seasick when you take a boat?"
Before Sun Shan could answer, another aunt said, "Mother Dali, how could Mr. Sun be seasick? He is the star of literature, and he is the best at everything."
Sun Shan was embarrassed. He didn't understand what Wenquxing had to do with seasickness.
But answering the question is not the point. The point is: "Aunt, don't call me Sun Xiucai, just call me Ashan or Shanzi. We are all family, don't call me in a strange way. Sun Xiucai is for outsiders, you are not outsiders."
When Sun Shan said this, all the people in Sunjia Village, including the village chief, were very happy. Sun Shan's words meant that he was nostalgic and did not want to part ways with the villagers.
The village chief said cheerfully, "Okay, let's not call him Mr. Sun. It seems too distant. Haha, Shanzi, is it very hard to come back all the way? I heard from Dingnan that it took several days to get from Huangyang County to Changsha Prefecture, taking a car, walking, climbing a mountain, and taking a boat. It was exhausting. It was even harder than farming."
Sun Shan smiled and said, "It's hard work, but it's good to be able to see the world."
Sun Shan said a few words and then handed the scene over to Huang and Su.
The two took out the small screen ornament that Sun Shan had given them last night and showed the villagers what the Yuelu Academy where Sun Shan studied was like.
As expected, this caused everyone's surprise. Aunt Li even pulled Sun Dali over and asked if this was the academy.
When he found out who it was, he shook off Sun Dali and continued to chat with the gossipy people.
It seemed that the villagers of Sunjia Village would not leave for a while, so Sun Shan said that he wanted to visit Master Zheng, and then left with Gui Ge'er and some local specialties.
The villagers of Sunjia Village were so enthusiastic that Sun Shan couldn't stand it, so he went to visit Zheng Tongsheng first.
When they arrived at the Zheng family residence, it was almost noon and the hall was dismissed. Sun Shan knocked on the door and soon Zheng Bo opened it.
After seeing Sun Shan, Duke Zheng was excited.
When they walked into the reception room, Zheng Tongsheng came hurriedly, and after seeing Sun Shan, everyone became excited again.
Zheng Tongsheng said happily: "Ashan, are you coming back this time to take part in the provincial examination?"
Sun Shan gave an affirmative answer.
Zheng Tongsheng was even happier: "Ashan, do well in the exam."
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Master, I will do my best."
As they were talking, Zheng Hongwen came back from school.
Having not seen each other for many days, my childhood friend seemed very excited.
After exchanging a few greetings and pleasantries, Sun Shan had lunch at Zheng's house and met Zheng Hongwen's wife and daughter.
Sun Shan couldn't help but sigh that his youthful days were gone forever, while his classmates got married and had children in an orderly manner.
Zheng Hongwen is still a student and is still working hard to become a scholar.
He had dropped out of Hong's School and returned to Zheng's School, where he worked as a teacher while continuing to prepare for the college entrance examination.
During these three years, the number of students in Zheng’s School increased, and Zheng Hongwen could barely make a living, but he was still young and had a chance to pass the examination to become a scholar.
After discussing academic matters with him, Sun Shan went home.