Chapter 505 Ready to go
Aunt Sun ordered the servants to load the things into the car and wait until they were done.
Old Master He San sent someone to say, "Master Sun, our old master wants you to gather at the entrance of the village. You can set off now."
Aunt Sun asked the visitor whether the students from the He family had completed the sacrifice.
The visitor quickly said that the ancestor worship had been completed, and that Young Master Sun should gather at the village entrance now, and everyone should be ready.
This year, five students from the He family went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, and Old Master He II took them to the ancestral hall to pay homage early in the morning.
As the representative of Uncle He's family, Father He arrived at the ancestral hall early to wait.
Sun Shan was a person from another family, so it was none of his business if the He family visited the ancestral hall.
Since they had finished worshipping in the ancestral hall, Aunt Sun said with a smile: "Shanzi, have you prepared your things? If so, let's go."
Sun Shan's luggage has been checked more than ten times from yesterday to today, and there is no need to check it again.
A group of people walked to the Hejiacun archway and saw many people already waiting.
The fat He Shuqiang was also there. When he saw Sun Shan, he ran over and said, "Brother Shan, you're here."
Sun Shan quickly bowed and greeted the head of the He family, Old Master He Er.
I had already met Yun Jie'er when I got engaged.
Old Master He Er nodded and asked in an elder-like manner, "Ashan, have you packed your luggage?"
Sun Shan quickly said he was ready.
Old Master He San asked again.
Sun Shan quickly said everything was fine.
After waiting for a while, the head of the He family saw that everyone was present, so he asked the housekeeper to arrange for the students to set off.
As he was busy with work, he did not go to see them off, and Old Master He San led the team instead.
Sun Shan's future father-in-law, He Lixi, said to Sun Shan: "Ashan, have a safe journey. I wish you success in the imperial examinations and win the first prize."
He Lixi said a few perfunctorily words of blessing and then left with the head of the He family. After all, he still had to go to work.
He Shuqiang got on Sun Shan's carriage and said cheerfully, "Brother Shan, I'll take you to the dock. Haha, you must do well in the exam and get a good score. My eldest sister is waiting to become an official's wife."
Sun Shan was speechless, shook his head and said, "Brother Qiang, don't you have to go to school?"
He Shuqiang said with a smile: "I asked the professor for leave. I said that my good friend is going to Beijing to take the imperial examination, and I want to see him off. The professor approved it very quickly. I have never seen off a scholar before, so I want to do it."
After saying this, he took out a bunch of willow branches from his pocket, handed them to Sun Shan, and said, "Brother Shan, is this what the poem says about breaking willow branches to bid farewell?"
Sun Shan chuckled. Others would break off a willow branch, but He Shuqiang only broke off a bunch.
Is this a one-time way to make up for the farewell that was not given the chance in the previous nineteen years?
He Shuqiang sang while shaking his head: "The green willows hang down to the ground, and the catkins fly all over the sky. The willow branches are broken and the catkins are gone. May I ask if the passerby will return home?"
Sun Shan ignored him and closed his eyes to catch up on his sleep. It was still dark when he was called to get up. He was very sleepy at this moment.
In a daze, I heard He Shuqiang shouting.
When he opened his eyes, He Shuqiang's round face was approaching him, scaring Sun Shan out of his wits.
He Shuqiang said unhappily, "Brother Shan, you sleep so well. On such a bumpy road, you slept like a dead pig. Almost the same as my elder sister. You two are really a perfect match, you look like a couple."
Sun Shan shook his head, and after he sobered up a little, the carriage stopped.
He Shuqiang said again: "Brother Shan, we have arrived at Lanhu Pier, let's get off."
Sun Bomin's voice was heard from outside: "Shanzi, we're here, get off the bus."
Originally, I asked Sun Boming not to come, after all, he was still not feeling well and wanted to avoid him from traveling too much.
Sun Bomin was worried and insisted on sending Sun Shan to the boat.
Su said to Sun Bomin, "Shanzi's father, don't get too close to Shanzi."
Lest I pass the disease on to him. Of course, Su didn't say this out loud, but winked at Sun Bomin.
Sun Bomin didn't dare to get close to Sun Shan, he just called out to people from a distance.
He was more afraid of passing the disease to Sun Shan than Su was.
He Shuqiang got off the carriage first, but he was too fat and it was difficult for him to get off. He was able to jump down with the help of Gui Ge'er and Sun Dali.
Gui Ge'er helped Sun Shan get out of the car again.
The village chief said with satisfaction: "Gui is not bad, he is becoming more and more like a book boy. This is how you should serve our Sun family's scholar master in the future."
Gui Ge'er was praised by the village chief and scratched his head in a simple and honest manner: "Hey, Grandpa Village Chief, I will. I am getting more and more perceptive when working now."
At this time, many people gathered at the dock.
Old Master He San led a group of students towards the pier, and then stopped when they met a group of people.
He Shuqiang pointed at a middle-aged man and introduced him: "Brother Shan, the uncle from the Chen family is the leader of this trip to Beijing. If you have anything to do, you can go to him. Just tell me my name."
Sun Shan looked at He Shuqiang suspiciously. When did he become so capable?
Does Uncle Chen know him?
But the surname is Chen, so it should be Chen from Guangzhou.
Sun Shan’s future mother-in-law is a girl from the Chen family.
Seeing Sun Shan's suspicious look, He Shuqiang introduced: "The uncle from the Chen family is my mother's cousin within the fifth degree of mourning. Haha, I know him very well. He is my uncle."
Sun Shan didn't believe that reporting He Shuqiang's name would be useful, so he would report it as Old Master He San. If he was going to give face, he had to give face to the head of the family.
He Shuqiang, that young man, just get out of here.
In addition to the He family and the Chen family, there are also the Lu family and the Luo family on this trip.
Among these families there are also relatives who have taken refuge with them.
For example, Sun Shan is the future son-in-law of the granddaughter He San. He relies on this relationship to come and ride on the boat.
He Shuqiang broke the news again, saying, "Brother Shan, there were a total of 15 scholars going out this time. But each scholar brought a lot of luggage and servants, so it felt like a lot of people."
Sun Shan nodded and said, "I see. I met an old acquaintance and I went to say hello first."
Sun Shan looked for a long time and confirmed that there was an old acquaintance not far away.
It was Lu Yuming, the top student in the same class as him. I didn't expect to meet him here.
Lu Yuming also saw Sun Shan, strode over and said happily: "Brother Sun, you are here too."
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Brother Lu, I never thought I would go to Beijing with you. Haha, what a fate."
According to Lu Yuming, he is a branch of the Lu family in Qiangang. His family moved to Zhangzhou Prefecture, but they would return to Qiangang every year to worship their ancestors.
I have always kept in touch with the main family here. This time I went to Beijing to take the exam, so naturally I set off with my brothers and sisters who share the same ancestry.
Sun Shan suddenly remembered that after Lu Yuming won the first place in the college examination, he went to study in the academy in Guangzhou Prefecture.
At that time, his good friend Li Xinyun said that Lu Anshou had connections in Guangzhou Prefecture, and that he could study in a prestigious school through these connections, which made all the scholars envious.
It seems that Lu Yuming must have had connections with the Qian Gang Lu family.
Lu Yuming also wanted to find out how Sun Shan got on board Chen's merchant ship.
However, when I saw a fat man introducing himself, I roughly understood that he was related to the He family.
You need to find out more about what the relationship is.