Chapter 569 Silk Cloth
As soon as Wan Songjin was released from the hall, he ran to the end of the street in Jinxiufang to look for Sun Shan.
He asked anxiously, "Brother Sun, do you really want to go home?"
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Yes, I'm going back. I'll be on the merchant ship in two days."
Song Wanjin asked anxiously: "Why so sudden? How could you leave without saying goodbye?"
Sun Shan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I am old now. I have been receiving letters from home urging me to go back and get married. Alas, I have no choice. There is nothing I can do."
Song Wanjin opened his eyes wide and thought about it. Sun Shan is the only child of the Sun family. Now he is 21 years old, so it is indeed time for him to get married.
Besides, I heard that his fiancée is getting old, and if they don’t get married, people will gossip about her.
He said sadly, "Hey, Brother Sun, it's time for you to get married. Although I don't want to let you go, there's nothing I can do about it."
Sun Shan was happy, patted his big head, and said seriously: "Even if I go home, you can't relax in your studies. Come, finish today's study task first."
Song Wanjin didn't expect that Sun Shan still cared about his studies at this time, and said with emotion: "Brother Sun, thank you."
The next day, Song Wanjin asked for leave to accompany Sun Shan to buy silk.
In fact, Sun Shan didn’t know how to look at them, nor did he know which ones were good.
The mid- to high-end prices are a bit higher. On average, a piece of silk cloth costs about 6 taels.
Sun Shan asked for 20 horses as a gift, which meant he had to spend over a hundred taels of silver, which made him feel a little distressed.
But when I think about the fact that I have money, I just buy, buy, buy.
I wanted to take more back to sell, but then I remembered that I was not a businessman and the Huang family’s fees were not expensive, so I felt embarrassed to sell the goods. One should not take advantage of others.
Then he led Wan Songjin to the flower garden and said with a smile, "Look at what kind of orchids you like and take the one you want."
Wan Songjin said regretfully: "This spring, I was still here to enjoy the flowers, but now it has to be closed. What a pity."
Sun Shan also felt it was a pity, but fortunately they did not grow from seeds but bought seedlings for "processing and sale", so the effort they put in was not that great.
Unlike the flower garden in Sunjia Village, where the flowers are planted one by one from seeds sprouting, the passage of time is really regrettable.
Sun Shan still smiled and said, "I'll give it to you. Take good care of it. It won't be a pity."
Hearing this, Wan Songjin's face fell. If he could take good care of the flowers, he wouldn't come here so often to look at them.
But compared to the closure of the flower garden, Sun Shan’s departure made him more sad.
Although we haven't been together for a long time, love cannot be measured by days.
Sun Shan taught him wholeheartedly and was the best teacher he had ever met in his life.
Sun Shan ran back to the academy and said goodbye to President Geng.
Dean Geng stroked his gray beard, but didn't say anything. He nodded and said, "It's good for you to go home and get married. Nanjing is really not suitable for studying now. I wish you can pass the imperial examination in two years."
Dean Geng was not very familiar with Sun Shan. During the one and a half years at the academy, they only met a few times.
What impressed me most was not Sun Shan’s appearance, but the fact that he was recommended by the Xu family.
But they have become more familiar with each other these days, especially when Sun Shan found any "signs" of progress in the academy, he immediately came to report. It can be seen that he really wants the best for the academy.
The most important thing is that Sun Shan, like himself, is a supporter of tax reform.
Dean Geng felt that Sun Shan, like himself, was loyal to the emperor and the people, and that if Sun Shan became an official in the future, he would definitely be a good one.
But these are all matters for the future. Now I just hope he can return to his hometown, continue to calm down, study hard, and work hard for the imperial examination in two years.
Sun Shan said, "President Geng, I have a batch of orchids here. I have nowhere to put them, but it would be a pity to throw them away. I want to send them to the academy. They are not difficult to take care of, and they will bloom in a few days. If we put them in the academy, everyone can enjoy them. As for the flowers, if they cannot be kept alive after they wither, it is not too late to throw them away."
Orchids are delicate and difficult to grow, and Sun Shan had no confidence that the academy's gardeners could grow them well.
However, it is a great pleasure to enjoy a flower season at a time, as beautiful things are bound to be short-lived.
Dean Geng nodded and said, "Okay, you can bring it here. I will ask the gardener to take good care of it. I hope that one day when you return to Chongzheng Academy, the orchids you sent will still be there."
Sun Shan quickly bowed his hands in thanks.
Although Dean Geng's academic achievements were not very impressive, he was an upright dean, and Sun Shan admired him very much.
After taking care of the orchids, I said goodbye to my classmates.
The reasons given to the public were undoubtedly: he was old, and his family was urging him to go home and get married. Not only was he old, but his fiancée was also old, and if he didn't go back to get married, people would gossip about him.
Good friend Song Junhua said sadly: "Brother Sun, if you pass by Jinling again during the imperial examination in two years, remember to look for us."
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Okay, but you might be in the capital by then. It would be better if we agreed to meet in the capital."
Song Junhua quickly agreed: "Brother Sun, you are right. It is easier for us to meet in the capital. Haha, if we can't find anyone, we can go to the Beijing Guild Hall to look for him."
Sun Shan asked his classmates to select a number of orchids and asked Gui Ge'er and the other two to teach them how to take care of them. After all, how long an orchid can live depends entirely on who gets the orchid.
When we returned to Jinxiufang, it was already dark.
Sun Shan saw Shi Gou sitting alone on the gate railing and saw that this guy had been waiting for a long time.
The ten dogs looked up and saw Sun Shan and his three companions. They ran over eagerly to help Sun Shan get his things and asked anxiously, "Master Juren, you are back."
Sun Shan led the ten dogs into the yard and asked them gently, "Ten dogs, are you taking a day off again today?"
Shi Gou shook his head and said, "No, I'm asking for leave."
After a pause, he asked with difficulty: "Master Juren, are you going home? I heard from Master Jin that you are leaving Jinling and returning to your hometown."
When Shi Gou received the news that Sun Shan was leaving home, he immediately asked for leave from the clinic. Under normal circumstances, it would definitely not be approved, but Wan Songjin happened to be there, so the leave was approved quickly.
Since the young master said so, how could the clinic's part-time manager dare to refuse?
The ten dogs ran back in a hurry and did not go home. They squatted at the door of Sun's house, waiting and waiting, and finally Sun Shan came home.
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Yes, I want to go home. I am old..."
If you tell a lie countless times, it will become true. Not only will the person who hears the lie believe it, but the person who lies will also believe it.
At this moment, Sun Shan truly believed that he left Jinling in order to return home and get married.
Shi Gou was happy that Sun Shan had found a wife, but at the same time he was sad that the scholar whom he had met with great difficulty was about to pass away. He was overwhelmed with emotions and was speechless for a moment. His eyes were red and he shed tears silently.
Gui Ge'er patted Shi Gou's head, wiped his tears, and said sternly: "Shi Gou, although we are back home, my master has secretly arranged for someone to keep an eye on you. If you don't study medicine well, humph, when my master comes back, he will definitely beat you up."
Shi Gou quickly wiped his tears and snot with his sleeves and said, "Master Juren, Brother Gui, I will study medicine well, don't worry."
He looked at Sun Shan expectantly and said, "Master Juren, will you return to Nanjing?"
Sun Shan looked into Shi Gou's innocent eyes, nodded firmly and said, "I will come back!"