Chapter 557 Letter from Home
Six classmates asked for 12 pots of orchids, and Sun Shan was very satisfied.
We also arranged for Gui Ge'er and Sun Dali to deliver the goods to the door.
After he finished his work, a classmate came to Sun Shan to ask for advice.
Sun Shan never turned away students who loved reading.
If they knew, they would answer without reservation; if they didn't understand, they would write it down and go back to Chongzheng Academy to ask their classmates or teachers for advice.
However, so far, the problems he encountered have not exceeded his scope of cognition.
Of course, for some tricky questions, Sun Shan also directly pointed out that those questions were wrong and should not be problems.
The classmates looked at Sun Shan with admiration. Just as Wan Songjin said, Mr. Sun's basic knowledge was indeed very solid.
In particular, they are more familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics than the masters who taught them.
The imperial examination is based on these books. No matter how many changes there are, the questions are all based on these books. No wonder Mr. Sun was able to pass the examination, while they have been hesitating in the attempt to become a scholar.
By comparing like this, you can see the difference.
Wan Songjin has made such great progress in his studies in the past few months. It turns out that he has someone expert guiding him.
So the classmates all looked at Wan Songjin with envy and hatred, wanting to beat him up.
Why can’t they meet the scholar to give them one-on-one lectures in person?
Sun Shan didn't know what Wan Songjin's classmates were thinking. He felt very good watching them buying pots of flowers one by one.
He glanced at Wan Songjin with praise and decided to teach him more carefully in the future so that he could get the top score in the college entrance examination next year and pass it successfully.
In August, Sun Shan finally received a letter from home.
When I opened the package, I saw several letters placed together.
The first handwriting Sun Shan saw was He Shuqiang's.
When I opened his letter, I found that it was outrageous that he was poisoned. He didn't quite believe it. How come he was the only one who was not poisoned?
Sun Shan was helpless when he saw this. He also didn't believe such an outrageous thing. If it hadn't happened to him personally, he would never believe it even if he was beaten to death.
The person who ate puffer fish did not get the puffer fish poison, but he, who did not eat puffer fish, got the puffer fish poison.
My family members, who can we turn to for justice in this matter?
You can only consider yourself unlucky.
He Shuqiang asked him how he was doing in Jinling. He Shujun said he still needed to recuperate, so he wondered how long it would take.
He also said that the handwriting in the letters Sun Shan wrote to him had changed, and if He Shuqiang had not grown up with Sun Shan, he would not have been able to recognize it.
He thought He Shujun had lied to him. He said the sequelae of the porphyrin poison were really serious and his brother Shan had suffered.
He Shuqiang's letter was long-winded and full of nonsense.
I also asked if Sunshan Jinling's salted duck was delicious? Is Jinling's duck blood vermicelli soup as delicious as Chaozhou's pork offal vermicelli soup?
He also asked Sun Shan if he could find a way to pack the things up and bring them back.
Sun Shan was speechless when he saw this. Big Fatty was indeed a foodie. Even if he had not traveled thousands of miles, he knew all the delicacies from every place.
Sun Shan suspected that what he was reading in "General History of Daqian" was not the geography and cultural environment of Daqian, but the delicacies from all over Daqian.
Finally, He Shuqiang said that Yun Jieer was very worried when she heard that Sun Shan was sick, and she went to the temple with his mother and grandmother to pray for a peace talisman for Sun Shan.
Even when eating, I ate less, had no appetite, couldn't sleep well, and became more and more worried.
I hope Sun Shan gets better soon.
The letter also included a few amulets, saying that these were requested by Sister Yun.
As for why Sister Yun didn't write a letter, it was to avoid suspicion, so he, the elder brother-in-law, could act as the representative.
Sun Shan counted them and found there were six amulets in total, all of which were obtained from several famous temples in Guangzhou, such as Liurong Temple, Guangxiao Temple, etc.
Sun Shan looked at the letter from Old Master He San again.
The content of the letter was very brief. It asked him to stay in Nanjing to recuperate. Of course, it also told him not to forget to study and prepare for the imperial examination three years later.
Old Master He San agreed with his way of handling the matter. The Xu family was a wealthy and powerful family, and it was not something that Sun Shan could do to shake the tree.
The Xu family is very sincere in paying a large sum of money as compensation. We should just forget about each other and not mention the past anymore.
Finally, he mentioned that if he was in good health, he would return home first.
The reason given was that Jinling was a foreign place and it was not good for him to be alone in an unfamiliar place, as he would not be able to find help if something happened.
Sun Shan was stunned. It was obvious that Old Master He San didn't mean that he was unfamiliar with Nanjing.
She wanted him to return home as soon as he recovered. As for what he was going to do when he returned home, it was obvious that he was going to get married.
Sun Shan opened the letter written by Aunt Sun again.
The letter expressed great concern and asked him to write back immediately after receiving the letter to tell them how the condition was going, whether it had improved or gotten worse.
Don't hide it and don't tell the truth.
When Aunt Sun said this, it was obvious that she didn't believe that Sun Shan was fine, nor did she believe the information He Shujun gave her. She wanted to meet the person in person before she could feel at ease.
Aunt Sun also thought that his handling of the poisoning was very wise.
First of all, the Xu family didn’t do it on purpose, it was all an accident, and we can’t be so unreasonable.
Secondly, the Xu family is extremely powerful and it is not something a small scholar like him can afford to offend. It would be best to turn hostility into friendship.
Thirdly, the Xu family has already paid a large sum of money and has done everything perfectly. If Sun Shan continues to worry about it, it will become Sun Shan’s fault.
Finally, Aunt Sun also wanted Sun Shan to return home after he recovered from his illness. As for the imperial examination three years later, it was up to him to take the exam or not. The most important thing was to take care of himself, and everything else was just a passing cloud.
Finally, Sun Shan took out Sun Boming's letter, and it was obvious that the handwriting in the letter was written by Yong Ge'er.
At the beginning of Sun Bomin's letter, he asked Sun Shan to return home immediately after he recovered from his illness and not to take the imperial examination.
The fact that Sun Shan became a juren was already a great honor for the Sun family’s ancestors, and we couldn’t ask for too much more.
Sun Bomin told Sun Shan to stay at home and recuperate, not to go anywhere, and to find a boat to go home as soon as he recovered and not to stay in Nanjing.
Sun Boming also said that she had originally wanted to go to Nanjing to take care of him, but Sun Dagu thought that he was too old and it would not be convenient for him to go to Nanjing.
He wanted to go but couldn't find a way, so he could only write a letter asking Sun Shan to take good care of himself.
He also ordered Gui Ge'er, Sun Dingnan, and Sun Dali to stay by Sun Shan's side at all times to prevent any more accidents.
Sun Bomin specifically told Sun Shan not to eat out and to cook by himself.
He couldn't understand why everyone else was fine but Sun Shan was in trouble.
Although the Xu family lost a lot of money, Sun Shan’s life was more important. The most important thing was to save Sun Shan’s life.
Su and Huang also said in the letter that he should come back as soon as he recovered.
It doesn't matter whether you pass the imperial examination or not. The most important thing is that you are a good person.
Finally, Sun Bomin, Su, and Huang repeatedly emphasized that once they were well, they would return home and get married.
He is not young anymore, so he should get married first and then start a career. It is not that important whether he starts a career or not.
Sun Shan now not only has status but also money, and the best thing is to have peace every year.
The letter also included a number of amulets that he had requested, asking him to wear them every day to pray for safety.
Sun Boming's letter was also written in a messy manner, almost the same as He Shuqiang's. It was rambling and kept emphasizing returning home, not taking exams, getting married, and being safe.
Sun Shan stared at the pile of letters closely, his eyes red.