Chapter 534 The New Year is Coming

Chapter 534 The New Year is Coming

Gui Ge'er earned more than Sun Dali, a full 100 wen.

He said with a smile: "Brother Shan, the manager said that I am strong and hardworking, and asked me to make more money during the New Year. Haha, Brother Shan, I now make 100 coins a day, which means one tael of silver in 10 days. One tael of silver can last for a long time."

Sun Dingnan looked at Gui Ge'er and Sun Dali with envy.

He said enviously, "If you say so, I also want to work as a porter at the dock. I can earn a lot in a day. If I hadn't come to Yingtianfu, I don't believe I could earn that much in a day."

Sun Dingnan was the weakest among the three, so they all asked him to stay at home to take care of Sun Shan's eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping.

Sun Shan smiled, shook his head and said, "You make so much money at the end of the year. You hit the most profitable time of the year. If it were normal times, you wouldn't be able to make so much money. In the off-season, there's no cargo to move, so you have to stop working and earn a living. Being a porter isn't an easy job."

After hearing this, Gui Ge'er and Sun Dali said with regret: "Oh, it turns out that it is only during the Chinese New Year that we can make so much money."

Sun Shan did not support Sun Dali and Gui Ge'er working at the dock.

It's not a good job to be a hard laborer. It's painful to move things around all day.

Sun Shan also said that he would just pay them wages and let them serve him well.

But Guiger and Sun Dali are simple and kind-hearted farm men. They would feel uncomfortable if they didn't work for a day. How could they just sit in the yard and accompany Sun Shan to watch the sun, stars and moon?

The two men quietly ran to the dock to find work, but they were unfamiliar with the place and could not speak the language.

Gui Ge'er asked someone in poor Mandarin, but unfortunately the Mandarin spoken by the person on the other end was even worse, and it was like they were talking to a deaf person.

In the end, it was the vegetable-selling lady who was enthusiastic and introduced them to a job because she knew they were looking for work.

Of course, there is a condition for doing so. Gui Ge'er has to help her buy groceries from time to time.

The two men went to work at the dock without telling Sun Shan, and earned eighty or ninety cents at the beginning. Such a generous salary immediately stimulated them.

So the days of carrying sacks at the dock became the happiest days, much more enjoyable than staring at Sun Shan in the yard.

Seeing how excited they were talking, Sun Shan started laughing too, and his sadness over missing the imperial examination faded a lot.

A blessing in disguise. Since it is destined by fate, just accept it slowly.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, the weather gets colder.

Rich people wear fur coats, while people like my grandson, who come from an ordinary family, wrap themselves in thick cotton jackets.

The weather in Jinling is much colder than in Sunjia Village.

Especially since there was a heavy snowfall not long ago, Sun Dali and Sun Dingnan from Sunjia Village were both excited and worried.

The two country folks from Sunjia Village had never seen snow before. When they saw the heavy snow falling, they immediately ran to the yard to play in the snow. When they had enough fun, they suddenly realized how cold it was, so they immediately ran back to the bedroom to keep warm.

Gui Ge'er rolled his eyes at Sun Dali and Sun Dingnan: "Uncle Dali, Brother Nan, what's so fun about snow? It's as if you've never seen it before."

Gui Ge'er is more experienced than Sun Dali and Sun Dingnan, especially during the three years he spent at Yuelu Academy. From being excited at first to having no reaction at all, he has become immune to snow.

Sun Dali scratched his head and laughed: "I have never seen snow, I have only heard of it. Haha, I didn't expect to see it in my lifetime. Haha, it's so fun."

Sun Dingnan thought so too, and said with a smile: "When I get back, I will tell Grandpa what snow is like, so that he can be envious."

Sun Shan looked at the three people with a smile.

I thought about my classmates from Northeast China in my previous life who returned to Guangdong to study, and asked my classmates from Guangdong what local specialties they brought back.

The classmates from Guangdong all said they would bring back a bottle of snow, which made my friends from Northeast China so angry that they rolled their eyes and didn’t want to talk to the idiots from Guangdong.

Sun Shan has become immune to Xue's and Gui Ge'er's similar attitudes. After watching them for three years, it is no longer fresh to him.

He warned: "You must be careful when walking. If you slip, it will be terrible."

Sun Dali and Sun Dingnan agreed perfunctorily, and then ran to the yard to play in the snow.

In order to save money, three people from Sunjia Village slept in one room and shared one bed.

The three of them were so crowded that it was unbearable.

Sun Shan was helpless about this and said that they were not short of money and there was no need to be so frugal.

Gui Ge'er retorted, "Brother Shan, we can sleep together to keep warm, and we don't need so much charcoal."

Gui Ge'er thought that if Sun Shan was willing, it would be better for the four of them to squeeze together, so that they could save more money.

In Jinling, you have to pay for everything, even drinking water costs money.

They were lucky that there was a well in the yard, so they didn't have to spend money to buy water. But they had to spend money to buy firewood.

These things are free in Sunjia Village, but they cost money in Jinling, which makes Sun Dali and others feel distressed.

If the mountains in Jinling were not owned by owners, Sun Dali and others would have wanted to chop firewood and burn it.

When Sun Dali suggested going to chop firewood, Sun Shan quickly told them that the mountains in Jinling might belong to the rich and powerful, and if they cut firewood indiscriminately, they would be thrown into jail if caught.

Sun Dali didn't dare to chop it down.

So the three of us squeezed onto a bed in a room, sleeping next to each other.

The good quality of diligence and thrift of Sunjia Village is brought to full play.

Sun Shan could only feel helpless about this. As long as it did not affect him, he would let them do whatever they wanted.

Soon it was the 28th day of the lunar year. Gui Ge'er and Sun Dali went to work at the dock as usual, while Sun Dingnan accompanied Sun Shan in the yard to recuperate.

The old imperial physician took time out of his busy schedule to come and give Sun Shan acupuncture. Before leaving, he said, "Mr. Sun is getting better and better. Please rest assured, Mr. Sun. If he continues like this, he will definitely recover as usual."

Sun Shan hurriedly thanked him. After hearing what the imperial physician said, his heart was no longer hanging in the balance, but was relieved.

It's fine as long as it's good. If you miss it, you'll miss it.

As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood; you will still be a good candidate three years later.

In the afternoon, people from the Xu family came over to give New Year gifts, and Sun Shan immediately pretended to walk with a limp.

With a crooked mouth, he spoke a few words to Manager Xu in a bland manner and then sent the guest away.

As for the New Year gifts sent to you, I will accept them.

It’s a waste not to accept it. Don’t expect lightning to strike you for free things.

Sun Dingnan asked curiously, "Ashan, why do you walk like this?"

Sun Shan said confidently: "My legs get numb from time to time. I just happened to be numb just now, so I walk like this."

The injuries Sun Shan suffered were internal, so the numbness in his hands and legs was not noticeable.

If he behaved normally, wouldn't the Xu family misunderstand that he was fine?

That is absolutely not possible. Diseases that cannot be seen at a glance must be carefully demonstrated, lest the Xu family mistakenly think that you are trying to scam them out of their money.

After carefully examining the Xu family's New Year gifts, Sun Shan found that most of them were food, including many famous brands from Jinling. He was very satisfied with this.

He said to Sun Dingnan, "Brother Nan, pick up a few things and send them to the old imperial physician. He has treated us with such dedication, we must thank him."

These New Year gifts have always been given by your family to me, I give them to his family, and his family gives them to you.

Sun Shan would not spend money to buy anything else. The things sent by the Xu family were definitely presentable.