Chapter 563: Walking on the first line of melon-eating
As Sun Shan walked out of the academy gate, Gui Ge'er came to greet him.
He whispered, "Brother Shan, I heard from the Xu family's servants that Duke Xu has returned to Jinling?"
Sun Shan was stunned, looked at Gui Ge'er in surprise, and asked in surprise: "How did you know? Did the Xu family's servants tell you?"
Gui Ge'er rolled his eyes around and looked around, only to find that they were all strangers.
He whispered, "Before the New Year, we went to deliver New Year gifts, but Manager Xu said he was busy. This was very strange, so in the past few months, I tried to get close to the gatekeeper of the Xu family. Haha, when I went there this morning, he told me that Duke Xu returned to the Duke's Mansion yesterday."
Gui Ge'er thought that he must find out whether Manager Xu was really busy or just pretending to be. After unremitting efforts, he finally established a good relationship with the servants guarding the side door, and finally found out why Manager Xu didn't want to see them.
Gui Ge'er approached Sun Shan and whispered, "The servant said that Manager Xu was at home that day and he was very free, so he deliberately didn't see us. But Brother Shan, don't think too much. Manager Xu didn't see us, he didn't see anyone. And from the beginning of the year to today, the Xu family has been very low-key, not seeing anyone, just staying in the Duke's Mansion, not going anywhere."
Sun Shan looked at Gui Ge'er with appreciation and said, "Gui Ge'er, good job, you have found out the news."
Gui Ge'er was so flattered that he smiled and said, "Haha, Brother Shan, I find that people in Jinling are particularly greedy for money. They will do anything for money.
The only reason I was able to get the information was because I used money to pave the way.
From time to time, I would buy food, clothes and toys for the servants in the Duke's Mansion. Haha, they would tell everything to others.
Hey, Brother Shan, the people in Jinling are completely different from the people in our Sunjia Village, Hejia Village, and Yuelu Academy. They won’t talk unless you pay them.”
Sun Shan saw Gui Ge'er hanging his head and smiled: "Jinling is a big place, everything is expensive here. Food is expensive, clothes are expensive, and housing is expensive. Everything is about money. So people here have to talk about money.
They have to work hard to earn money to live a good life. Unlike our Sunjia Village, we have land to grow and we can make a living from the land. As long as we are diligent, we can harvest more vegetables without having to spend money on everything.
Every place has its own difficulties. Jinling looks prosperous, but this prosperity requires money, so people here like to talk about money. "
Sun Shan agreed very much with Gui Ge'er's words. In Jinling, everything needs money to pave the way, and interests are the most important thing between people.
Just like when Grandma Shigou said she wanted to introduce jobs to Guiger and Sun Dali, the prerequisite was that they helped her buy groceries, and it was not just a simple out-of-kind help.
People in Nanjing are very realistic.
The reason why Sun Shan helped Shi Gou was simply because he liked the guy, not because the Sun family received any favor from the An family.
Children like Sun Shan who come from the mountains always have an innate simplicity and kindness.
Sun Shan asked, "Besides Duke Xu, have his children and grandchildren returned today?"
Gui Ge'er thought for a moment and said, "I haven't heard of it. The servants only said that the Duke has returned, but didn't say that anyone else has returned."
After a pause, he continued, "Brother Shan, I'll go ask around tomorrow."
Sun Shan thought for a moment and said, "No need to go. Duke Xu is back, and there are many people who want to know about him. We should not join in the fun. Now we know that Manager Xu treats everyone equally and does not receive guests. It's OK if we don't offend him."
Gui Ge'er is a Shan Baonan and he does whatever Sun Shan says. There must be a reason why Sun Shan asked him not to find out.
Gui Ge'er just wanted to do it according to the requirements.
As they walked, he said, "The servants of the Duke's Mansion said that the Xu family members who stayed in Jinling did not go out to meet guests from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. They did not see the guests when they came. They all stayed quietly in the Duke's Mansion. The housekeeper was very strict, which made the servants complain again and again."
Gui Ge'er keenly sensed that something was going to happen, and asked anxiously, "Brother Shan, what did you say happened in the Duke's Mansion? Why would they do this?"
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "I don't know either. These are all Xu family matters. We don't need to care about them."
After a pause, he continued, "Whatever money you spent, you can ask Brother Nan to reimburse you. This is for the public, so I can't spend your money."
Gui Ge'er shook his head and said, "Brother Shan, I have money. The pocket money you gave me and the reward money I received from selling orchids, I have more than twenty taels here. Haha, Brother Shan, the people in Jinling are really rich. In one year here, you can earn several years' worth of money.
Uncle Dali also said that he made more money than he had made before. It's a pity that Jinling is far from Sunjia Village. If Jinling was in Guangzhou, we would have a place to make money. "
Sun Shan smiled but said nothing. There was indeed gold everywhere in Jinling. As long as one found the right way to pick up gold, one could pick up a lot of gold.
But the prices here are also high. It seems that he makes more money because Sun Shan takes care of all the food and accommodation. If he had to pay for everything, he would earn less than half.
Sun Shan was still guessing what mission Duke Xu had brought back to Nanjing with the emperor, but the next day, Duke Xu announced it to everyone.
After entering Chongzheng Academy, before entering the classroom, Song Junhua pulled me to the bulletin board to read the notices.
Sun Shan asked in confusion: "Brother Song, what happened?"
Song Junhua ran quickly, and said with a slightly flushed face: "It's a big deal."
Yesterday, Song Junhua also said that there was a big event, that is, Duke Xu was coming back.
Today they said something big was going to happen, I wonder what it is?
When we arrived at the notice board, it was packed with people.
Sun Shan's scalp tingled when he saw the crowds of people. It seemed like something really big was going to happen.
This situation usually occurs during monthly or quarterly exams. Now there are so many people crowded in the morning, it must be a very important notice.
Sun Shan and Song Junhua couldn't squeeze in, so Sun Shan asked quickly, "Brother Song, haven't you read the notice?"
Song Junhua shook his head and said, "No, as soon as I came back, someone said something big happened. I happened to see you, so I asked you to come over to take a look. Oh, it seems like it's really a big deal. There are so many people here."
Song Junhua couldn't squeeze in no matter how hard he tried, so he simply left Sun Shan behind and tried to go in alone.
Sun Shan looked at Song Junhua with a frown on his face, as he was wriggling around like an earthworm but couldn't get in.
Sun Shan despised his efforts in vain.
In order to find out the content of the notice, I walked on the front line of the melon-eating road.
Sun Shan once again transformed himself into a combination of De Ge'er and his childhood sweetheart Big Head Dog. He drilled left and right, up and down, front and back, and it only took him a little effort to disappear into the vast crowd.
As expected, the more elementary the knowledge one acquires, the more solid it is. Sun Shan's hard work did not become rusty due to his long-term disuse, and he made great progress.
After getting in and standing firmly on his feet, he looked up and saw the "red-headed document" in front of him.
It was written in large letters on it: Notice of the promulgation of the new tax law!