Chapter 497 Wild Geese
Everything was ready, and the Sun family set off.
Huang said repeatedly: "Shanzi, be careful on the road. After the exam, come back quickly to get married."
Sun Shan originally wanted to say a few more words to Huang, but as soon as he mentioned getting married, he immediately ran away in a hurry.
Whether it was Sun Bomin, Su, or Huang, they would talk endlessly about getting married, so they had to leave quickly.
The Sun family arrived at the escort agency before noon, and then Sun Shan led the village chief and clan elders to the government office to register for land taxes.
The procedures went very smoothly and the staff were very polite to Sun Shan.
However, Sun Shan knew how to do things. No matter how polite others were, he still had to pay the rewards.
The King of Hell is easier to deal with than the little devils.
When he left the government office, he met Zhang Zhubo. They exchanged a few words. Zhang Zhubo learned that Sun Shan was going to Beijing to take the imperial examination. He said happily, "Mr. Sun, you must do well in the exam and bring honor to our Huangyang County."
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Master Zhang, I will."
Afterwards, Chief Clerk Zhang actually gave Sun Shan a red envelope.
Sun Shan didn't want it, but Zhang Zhubo said that a gift from an elder cannot be refused, so Sun Shan had to accept it.
Zhang Zhubo and Sun Shan have a kind of friendship like that of fellow villagers meeting and even crying.
He and Sun Shan were both natives of Huangyang County, so they had a sense of familiarity. Especially since his immediate superiors were all from other places, he hoped to have a local like Sun Shan standing with him.
Sun Shan had no feelings of affinity towards Zhang Zhubo. He only knew that his son liked to cheat, and they had tried to avoid him as much as possible.
The village chief and clan elders saw Sun Shan chatting and laughing with Zhang Zhubo. At that moment, they realized more deeply that their Shanzi was really different.
How could these peasants dare to look the officials in the eye? But Sun Shan not only dared to look them in the eye, but also received benefits from the officials.
Especially in a place like the government office, Sun Shan stood up straight, looking relaxed and at ease, which was a world of difference compared to their hunched backs.
The village chief and clan elders were shocked.
After two days and one night of climbing over mountains and crossing rivers, Sun Shan and his party finally arrived in Guangzhou and Hejia Village.
Aunt Sun quickly asked Sun Shan and the others to come into the house. When she saw the carts of luggage piled up behind them, the corners of her mouth twitched.
But he still smiled and said, "Uncle Village Chief, you guys brought too many things."
The village chief waved his hand and said, "Not much, not much. These things are all usable and edible, and they are gone in a flash."
The village chief ordered Sun Dali, Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan to unload the things.
The driver was in a hurry to leave the inner city and couldn't waste other people's time.
Su was not only anxious about Sun Shan's going to Beijing to take the imperial examination, but also about his engagement. She was naturally timid in front of Aunt Sun.
She asked timidly, "Big sister, how do we get Shanzi engaged? Have you chosen a date?"
Sun Boming was also very concerned about this matter. It was a big event for the Sun family. He was looking forward to his son getting married and having grandchildren.
I asked anxiously, "Sister, have you bought everything you need?"
Aunt Sun smiled and said, "It's all ready, and the date is chosen."
Sun Shan asked in confusion: "Aunt, the date was chosen so quickly?"
Aunt Sun scolded and laughed, "How fast? I told you to come down quickly before I went back, but you still haven't come down after waiting for so long. I wanted to write to you and ask what you were doing at home?"
He Shuyu was unhappy about this and said to her mother, "Mom, I've been urging my uncle to come down quickly, but they keep delaying. No matter how much I urge them, they just won't come down."
Sun Bomin said awkwardly, "Sister, we also want to come down early. We have a lot of things to do at home and need to finish them one by one."
Su also felt that Shanzi had only been home for a few days, so how could he come to the city so quickly? They were very busy at home, and when they came down today, they still had a lot of things to do.
Aunt Sun didn't dwell on it anymore and said to Sun Bomin and Su: "We will go to the He family to get engaged the day after tomorrow. You guys get ready."
I heard from Aunt Sun that the date has been chosen, but I didn’t expect it to be the day after tomorrow. This is too fast.
The village chief also felt that it was a bit too fast and asked, "Has the date been chosen long ago?"
They got engaged right after they came down. The date was chosen so conveniently.
Aunt Sun shook her head and said, "I have chosen a date with the He family. We have chosen several good dates. One was yesterday, but since you haven't come down yet, there is nothing we can do. One is the day after tomorrow, so we will choose it. Let's get the engagement done quickly, and Shanzi can go to Beijing to take the exam with the He family's candidates without any worries."
Now that the date had been chosen and Sun Shan was in place, Aunt Sun took Su to find Baoger's grandmother and asked her to ask Old Master He San what he thought.
The rules for engagement ceremonies in wealthy families are supposed to be very complicated, and the date to be chosen has to be carefully considered. How could one not choose the next good day like Sun Shan did when he couldn't catch one?
It's just that this time Sun Shan is going to Beijing to take the exam, which is more important than getting married in the eyes of a family, so even if Madam He is dissatisfied, there is nothing she can do.
Especially a family like the He family, who have passed the imperial examinations, understands the importance of the imperial examinations.
Regarding this matter, Old Master He San and Old Master He Da naturally chose to think from Sun Shan's perspective.
After agreeing with Old Master He San to get engaged the day after tomorrow, Aunt Sun asked Sun Shan to choose clothes, and he must wear something handsome and stylish on that day.
As for Sun Bomin and Su, they also have to pay attention to etiquette and dress.
On the contrary, the village chief doesn't care. He is just an old man, and as long as he doesn't talk nonsense, everyone is still very tolerant of him.
This time, Sun Shan caught a wild goose from Sunjia Village, which was contributed by Dagen.
Hulingshan Village is even more mountainous than Sunjia Village, so there are naturally more wild animals. They happened to catch a wild goose, so it was contributed.
Aunt Su said that Dagen got the job because he pleased Sun Shan, but Ergen did not please Sun Shan, so Sun Shan ignored him.
Sun Shan was speechless after hearing this, and he didn't understand what was going on in Aunt Su's train of thought.
Su scolded her directly and told her aunt not to talk nonsense.
She even said to Sun Shan behind his back that she was an old lady now and should be more well-mannered, but when it came to Aunt Su, she couldn't help wanting to scold her.
She kept saying that Uncle Su married the wrong person.
Sun Shan could only feel helpless about this; he had no way of handling this kind of relationship between an aunt and a sister-in-law.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Su can now crush Aunt Su. Even if they curse at each other, Aunt Su will always be defeated.
Aunt Sun was also very happy to see the wild goose.
She also bought one to raise, but when she saw Sun Shan's one, she immediately kept the one she bought as a spare.
I don’t know what species the goose that Da Gen caught is, but in one word, it’s big. Really big.
That's why the Sun family chose him at first sight.
It was said that while Sun Shan was getting engaged, Da Gen caught a wild goose.
This is a match made in heaven.
A wealthy family would always send a live wild goose as a gift when a girl gets engaged.
First, once wild geese pair up, they will stay together until old age, symbolizing the fidelity and long-term companionship between husband and wife, living together, having deep affection, being determined, and growing old together.
Second, the geese are arranged in neat rows when flying, with the elders and the younger ones in order of importance. This is also the highly respected etiquette of the goose flight in Zhou rituals.
Therefore, giving wild geese as gifts, although not of high material value, has profound meaning and represents the wish for a beautiful and happy marriage.
Of course, since wild geese are difficult to catch, ordinary families use poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese as a substitute.
I feel like a goose