Chapter 481 County Magistrate Wei Arrives Again
Sun Shan was speechless when he saw Uncle Sun's contempt.
What did he do wrong?
He didn't do anything just now, he was just entertaining the guests.
Sun Shan asked helplessly, "Uncle San, what's the matter? I still have to entertain the guests."
There must be a reason for pulling him aside so suddenly.
Uncle Sun turned his eyes around and found that no one was around. He whispered, "Shanzi, you'd better be careful of your aunt. She said something nice to you, but she is definitely going to hurt you. You'd better be careful, she will definitely have bad intentions."
Sun Shan wanted to ask Uncle Sun how he knew that? How did he figure it out?
However, Sun Shan knew that Sun Xiaogu was unreliable without Uncle Sun's reminder.
So you have to be careful when talking to her.
At this moment, a man suddenly jumped out from the corner, scaring Uncle Sun and Sun Shan.
I felt relieved when I saw the person coming. It turned out to be De Ge'er.
Uncle Sun said unhappily, "Brother De, why are you here if you don't want to go and receive guests?"
It came and jumped out suddenly, which was so scary.
There is no medicine to cure scary people.
De Ge'er's handsome face smiled with sunshine and vitality, and he said cheerfully: "Dad, you are right, we must let Shanzi pay attention to my aunt. I just saw my aunt and uncle-in-law kept pulling my uncle to say good things, and Zhou Dabao and Zhou Miaomiao were also coaxing my uncle. They must want to get some benefits."
Uncle Sun looked at De Ge'er with appreciation. He was indeed his son. His insight was as good as his.
Uncle Sun glared at Sun Shan and said seriously, "Shanzi, you better be careful. Her daughter Miaomiao is not married yet."
Sun Shan was stunned, then shook his head and said, "Uncle San, I'm already engaged, and so is cousin Miaomiao."
De Ge'er immediately said, "Shanzi, you are engaged, so you should be more careful. Humph, I heard a rumor in the county that it seems that the younger sister wants to break off the engagement, thinking that the man is not worthy of Zhou Miaomiao. She also said that Zhou Miaomiao is now the cousin of the Juren master, so she can marry someone better."
In fact, Aunt Sun wanted to say that Zhou Miaomiao was the cousin of the Jinshi master. Unfortunately, the He family was too far away and the Sun family was too close. Huangyang County only knew that there was a Sun Juren in Sunjia Village, but did not know that there was a He Jinshi in Hejia Village.
Uncle Sun opened his eyes wide and said anxiously, "Brother De, is this true or false? Who told you this?"
Zhou Miaomiao got engaged to a man, but unfortunately his father passed away and he had to observe mourning for three years.
So Zhou Miaomiao never got married.
Huang also said that Zhou Miaomiao should get married next year when the man is out of mourning and it can’t be delayed any longer.
We are all old maids now. If we delay any longer, we will get too old.
De Geer swore, "Dad, this is true. There is a man from Zhoujia Village who works at the county school. I heard him gossip about this. I don't know the details."
Uncle Sun slapped De Ge'er on the back.
De Ge'er looked at Uncle Sun with grievance.
Uncle Sun snorted coldly: "You didn't tell us such an important thing, you are courting death. Humph, if Sun Chunjiao dares to regret the engagement, I will kick her out of the house."
Why did Sun Xiaogu bring up the mountain to regret her engagement?
This must not happen.
Uncle Sun said hurriedly: "I'll go talk to your grandma."
Then he said to Sun Shan, "Shanzi, you must be careful to welcome guests properly and don't go anywhere."
After saying that, he ran away in a flash.
De Ge'er ran and shouted, "Shanzi, I'm going to meet the guests. You go back and greet them."
The father and son came in a hurry and left in a hurry. Sun Shan smiled helplessly.
But Uncle Sun was right. He had to be careful with Aunt Sun. He was confident that he would not be fooled by Aunt Sun, but he could not help but feel that Uncle Sun would.
Sun Boming is the key target of prevention.
Sun Shan decided to let Sun Boming follow him, entertain guests with him, and not go anywhere.
The first day's banquet reached its climax at noon, when the county magistrate, Lord Wei, led a group of colleagues to Sunjia Village again.
The village chief led Sun Shan and others to greet them quickly.
Before the villagers knelt, Lord Wei quickly said, "No need to be polite."
Seeing this, the villagers were not polite either. Lord Wei had said there was no need to be polite when he came last time, and he still said there was no need to be polite this time, so he really should be polite.
Compared with the first time he received Lord Wei, Sun Shan seemed more sincere this time.
Sun Shan felt sad when he thought that Lord Wei was about to retire and return home.
A good county magistrate is rare. I wonder what kind of county magistrate Huangyang County will welcome?
Sun Shan earnestly hoped to be like Lord Wei.
If that doesn't work, then it would be better to have a policy of governing by doing nothing. He doesn't want Huangyang County to have a "county magistrate who ruins his family."
Sun Shan personally led Lord Wei to a seat and said, "Your Excellency, I am very glad that you are here today."
Lord Wei stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "Today is your banquet, and also Huangyang County's banquet. You are the first Juren in Huangyang County, and you have set a good example. I hope there will be more Juren in Huangyang County."
When the villagers heard this, they said happily, "Thank you for your kind words."
Lord Wei drank a glass of light wine, took two sips of the banquet, and then said goodbye.
Sun Shan quickly had someone pack up some ordinary but practical return gifts and escorted the county magistrate to the village entrance. He turned back only after seeing the magistrate disappear.
I didn't expect Lord Wei and his colleagues to be so generous and give 20 taels of silver as a gift.
Compared with the miscellaneous gifts from all over the place, the gifts from all the members of the yamen were quite a lot.
Sun Shan's banquet for the candidates did not decline due to the departure of Lord Wei and others, but instead became even more popular.
The villagers were enjoying the banquet while talking about the arrival of Lord Wei.
Uncle Sun said proudly: "Shanzi of our family is the most favored by the county lord. Since the banquet for the scholar has come, the banquet for the juren cannot fail to come."
One of Uncle Sun's friends boasted, "Shuwen, you are the Third Old Master now. Today is different from the past. Please take good care of me in the future."
The word "Third Old Master" made Uncle Sun smile, but it was impossible to get any benefits from Uncle Sun.
Uncle Sun said with a smile: "Okay, okay, you guys drink and have fun. Today is the Juren banquet, it's a once-in-a-century event, everyone should cherish it."
I thought to myself that he is already the third old master and his status has long been different, so I won’t hang out with you guys.
If he wants to get along, he must follow his master Sun Shan, a juren scholar.
After the lunch banquet, those who had traveled far would go back, while those who had traveled nearby would still wait for the evening meal.
As for Sun Shan’s relatives, since there was no room for them at home, they sought shelter from the villagers.
This happens frequently and the folks are used to it.
Huang Shiyi arranged for Sun Xiaogu and her family to live in the village chief's house.
Sun Xiaogu asked in confusion: "Mother, we have a house at home, why do you let me live in the village chief's house?"
Huang's expression remained unchanged, and she said in a gentle tone, "There are too many things at home, and there is no room for people. You and your son-in-law, take Dabao's family and Miaomiao to live with the village chief. The village chief has more houses."
Aunt Sun was not happy and wanted to live with Huang tonight and coax her into giving her some benefits.
Huang said firmly, "No more talk. You guys can live with the village chief. No relatives live in the Sun family's old house. There are too many things. We need to sort them out. If you move in, it will become even more messy."
Before Sun Xiaogu could say anything else, Zhou Dalang quickly pulled Sun Xiaogu aside, smiled and said, "Mother, you arranged it well. There are too many things in the old house, and it will be even more messy if someone moves in, and it will be hard to tidy up."
Zhou Dalang vaguely felt that Huang's face looked unhappy, as if something had happened.
He didn't think it was about Sun Xiaogu's family. He thought it was the family affairs of his eldest, second and third brothers-in-law, and it was not convenient for Sun Xiaogu, the married daughter, to know, so he sent them to the village chief.