Chapter 542: New Year Greetings to Doctor Wan
Uncle An couldn't understand why the relatives of the Juren master would work at the dock.
At first, he thought he was an outsider coming here to make a living. But when the old woman confirmed that he was a relative of the Juren family, Uncle An was very shocked, thinking that Juren Sun was a poor Juren.
Because he fell ill on the way to Beijing for the imperial examination, he drifted to Yingtian Prefecture and needed his relatives to work to support him.
Although Mr. An had never witnessed these things, he had heard of them and thought that the old man's misery was reflected in his life.
In order to thank the old woman for her care, the relatives of the Juren master sent New Year gifts. Uncle An was stunned. It was hard to get a box of snacks like the ones from Liuli Pavilion. It was said that they were super delicious and one could become immortal after eating one.
The Juren master was just sent here so casually. Uncle An overturned his previous speculation that Juren was poor and believed that Juren Sun was not poor at all.
Later, the eldest grandson went on a day trip with the old man. He heard from his grandson that the old man was gentle, spoke softly, often smiled, was very kind to him, and treated him to delicious cakes. Uncle An felt that the fate of the An family was at a crossroads and seemed to have taken a turn for the better, so he shamelessly came to curry favor with him.
If he fails, just pretend it never happened. But if he succeeds, can he settle down and quit being a porter?
Currently there is only one boy in the family, but there are five girls. In the future, when we settle down, we will have to rely on ten dogs to support the whole family. How can we support them?
Being a porter requires strength. Shi Gou is strong enough, but he cannot support the whole family.
Besides, Uncle An didn’t want his sons to dig holes in the ground.
He wanted his grandson to no longer be a porter.
Uncle An watched Sun Shan and An Dalang chatting seriously, and listened attentively to Shi Gou conveying messages to the two of them.
Uncle An didn't know why Mr. Sun asked questions at the dock, but he must have his reasons for asking.
They walked into the noble quarters cautiously, fearing that they would be interrogated by patrolling officials, so they sneaked to Jinxiufang and arrived at the gate of Mr. Sun's courtyard.
When he walked in, Uncle An didn't dare to look around. After he got familiar with the place and looked carefully, he found that although the courtyard was small, it was decorated in a particularly scholarly way.
Uncle An accidentally saw a room full of books through the window. He thought to himself that the scholar was a scholar, and his books were more than rice in his house.
I heard from Shi Gou that the Juren master's family was a farming family, and Master An believed it, but the farming family he understood meant a big landlord, and he thought Sun was the son of a landlord.
After all, landlords also till the land, and the term "juren" is just a humble way of speaking.
Otherwise, how could a peasant like me have the money to buy a house in Jinxiufang?
Mr. Sun set out from Guangnan and fell ill when he arrived in Nanjing due to unfamiliar climate and soil. He was forced to miss the imperial examination and was forced to recuperate in Nanjing.
It is entirely possible to rent a house, but I have inquired and found out that this yard belongs to a scholar, so it must have been bought.
To buy a house for recuperation, it can be seen that he is very wealthy. I also heard that he hired an imperial physician to treat him. Oh, to be able to hire an imperial physician, he must be not only rich, but also powerful.
The old woman also found out that the cousin of the Juren master was an official in the capital. Oh, it turned out to be a scholarly family. Juren Sun’s family was at least a farming and reading family, and they were big landlords.
Uncle An believed that Mr. Sun's relatives going to work at the dock was simply experiencing life.
As soon as the scholar saw his eldest son, he asked about matters concerning the wharf. He must have been interested in the wharf, which was why he asked a relative to be a porter.
As for why the Juren master would be interested in the wharf, Uncle An would not know that. If he knew, he would be the Juren master.
Uncle An felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change the fate of the An family, and secretly made up his mind to get close to Mr. Sun.
After all, the only person in the world who has such a good temper and likes ten dogs is probably Mr. Sun.
Sun Shan had no idea that Uncle An's wild imagination was so outrageous. If he had known, he would definitely have cried out for injustice.
He must have told Uncle An loudly that he was a poor scholar, not a foolish son of a landlord.
His family is very poor, but he is planning to be a Phoenix Man and get rich by relying on Sister Yun.
Gui Ge'er looked at the time and felt that Shan Ge should have finished asking questions and the An family should have left. Since they were not very familiar with each other, there would be no more topics to talk about.
So they said, "Uncle An, Aunt An, thank you for coming to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year."
So each member of the An family was given a purse.
Sun Shan knew that Shi Gou would come to pay New Year's greetings, and he also predicted that his family would accompany him, so he prepared a lot of red envelopes to be prepared.
Uncle An pretended to refuse.
Sun Shan smiled and said, "New Year, new scenery, new banquet, let's see the endless joy of the New Year."
Seeing that Sun Shan gave the gift sincerely, the An family happily accepted it.
Grandpa An asked his ten dogs and five granddaughters to kowtow to Sun Shan and express his gratitude.
Sun Shan did not refuse, and gave them several handfuls of candies and dried fruits, saying with a smile: "Good children, eat carefully, grow up quickly, and have peace every year."
Gui Ge'er sent Grandpa An and his family out, but Shi Gou stayed behind, under the pretext of being a guide, and accompanied Sun Shan everywhere.
Shi Gou saw that Sun Shan did not despise his family, so he smiled and said, "Master Juren, where are you going to play? I will go with you. I know Nanjing well."
Sun Shan patted his little head and said with a smile, "Okay, let's go out for a walk."
Then he said to Gui Ge'er, "Take a box of cakes and let's go to pay New Year's greetings to the old imperial physician."
Sun Shan had been in Jinling for so long, staying at home all day. He didn't even visit his neighbors next door, and only knew the imperial physician and the steward of the Xu family.
As for the Xu family, it’s not easy to visit them to wish them a happy new year. If they have to, they should wish to wish themselves a happy new year because they owe it to themselves.
So I could only go to the imperial physician's house to wish him a happy new year. After all, I had trouble the imperial physician to come to my house to see me these days. Even if he had no credit, he had done his best. The most important thing was that they lived on the same street, so out of courtesy I had to go to his house to wish him a happy new year.
What's more, the imperial physician and he tacitly colluded in "insurance fraud", haha, they were all in the same boat.
Sun Shan led the way, followed by Sun Dingnan, Gui Ge'er was holding the cakes, and Sun Dali was leading ten dogs as they walked towards the street.
It was only a few steps away to the imperial physician's house.
It says "Wan Zhai" on it.
When Sun Shan reached the door, the gatekeeper recognized him immediately and hurried forward to ask, "Mr. Sun, are you looking for my master?"
Sun Shan gave Gui Ge'er a look, and Gui Ge'er went up to him and handed him a red envelope, saying with a smile, "Little brother, on the first day of the new year, we are here to wish the Imperial Doctor Wan a happy new year."
The servant took the red envelope readily. He could tell he had received quite a few before and practice makes perfect.
He smiled and said, "Mr. Sun, wait a moment, I will go in and report."
After a while, the servant came out and Sun Shan was led by the servant.
Don't ask Sun Shan why the gatekeeper recognized him, Sun Shan didn't know why either.
Shi Gou was a little scared, so Sun Shan patted him on the shoulder and asked him to follow closely.
When they walked into the reception room, Sun Shan was holding a box of cakes. Doctor Wan took a look and the corners of his mouth twitched. It was obvious that they were from the Xu family. Mr. Sun really had no intention of hiding anything.
Sun Shan didn't know what to talk about with Doctor Wan. He couldn't talk about his illness during the New Year. It was too unlucky.
After chatting about this and that for a while, we were ready to say goodbye.
Of course, before leaving, Wan Imperial Physician gave each person a red envelope, including ten dogs.
Sun Shan took it cheerfully, said thank you, and left in a happy mood.
When they reached a deserted place, Sun Shan asked, "Ten Dogs, what's in your purse?"
Shi Gou treats Sun Shan as his idol, and he does whatever his idol says without thinking. He opens his wallet and reveals two golden coins.
Sun Shan said with satisfaction: "Not bad, it seems that Doctor Wan has made a lot of money, haha, very good."