Chapter 622: Three kinds of suffering in the world: rowing a boat, forging iron, and grinding tofu

Chapter 622: Three kinds of suffering in the world: rowing a boat, forging iron, and grinding tofu

Sun Shan looked at Aunt Lu, nodded, and continued, "Aunt Lu, if I recommend your youngest son to study at the prefectural school, would you be willing?"

Aunt Lu's son studied at Hong's School. His grades were not the best, but above average.

I passed the county examination this year, but failed the provincial examination, so I am not yet a student.

Sun Shan and Mr. Hong learned about the academic performance of Aunt Lu's son and conducted a special assessment on him. They felt that if he worked hard, he could still pass the examination to become a student. With a good opportunity or a sudden awakening, he would still have a chance to pass the examination to become a scholar.

Sun Shan had studied in Zhangzhou Prefecture, so he naturally knew that the teaching resources there were much better than those of Hong's School.

If we recommend Aunt Lu's son to the boy class of the provincial school, he will have a great chance of passing the examination and becoming a boy student.

Aunt Lu looked at Sun Shan in surprise, and for a moment she suspected that she had heard it wrongly.

Just now, Ms. Sun said that she wanted to recommend her son to the provincial school. This, this is not a joke, right?

Aunt Lu recalled for a long time and realized that she had never had any interaction with Mr. Sun. They were neither relatives nor had she done any favors for the Sun family.

Aunt Lu couldn't understand why Mr. Sun did this?

Aunt Lu asked fearfully, "Mr. Sun, what do you mean by this?"

Sun Shan looked at Aunt Lu with a smile and said softly, "Aunt Lu, there is no such thing as a free meal. I want you to do something in exchange."

After a pause, he continued, "As long as you help me do this, I will not only recommend your son to the prefectural school, but also support him in his studies if he has the opportunity in the future. Aunt Lu, the imperial examination is not easy. Not only does it require the student to be smart, but his family must also have money. Master Hong must have told you this before you enrolled."

Sun Bomin took Sun Shan to Hong's School to study. The first thing Mr. Hong did was to settle the "imperial examination bill" with Sun Bomin, and then he tested him.

Aunt Lu's son studied at Hong's School, and Aunt Lu must have gone through the same process that Sun Boming went through.

Of course Aunt Lu had been there, and she knew that studying not only took a lot of brainpower, but was also very expensive.

Her old man was a blacksmith and was very skilled in ironwork. With the help of her eldest and second sons, and by taking on jobs everywhere, she was able to barely support her youngest son's studies.

There are three hardest jobs in the world: rowing a boat, forging iron, and making tofu.

Her old man had been a blacksmith all his life and had suffered a lot, so he sent his smartest youngest son to school so that his descendants would be able to escape the hardship of being a blacksmith.

If you don't strive for success in life, you can't live without some spiritual pursuits.

Seeing her son spending money like water on his education, Aunt Lu would be lying if she said she didn't feel bad, but since they were on the pirate ship and couldn't get off, they had no choice but to support him.

If Mr. Sun is willing to recommend it to a better academy, then hope will be greatly increased, everyone will have more motivation, and the brothers will be more harmonious.

Aunt Lu asked with a brave face, "Mr. Sun, what do you want me to do?"

Aunt Lu thought that if it was something illegal, she would do it with her eyes closed if she could.

For the sake of her children, she decided to fight.

Sun Shan gave Gui Ge'er a look.

Gui Ge'er understood immediately and asked in a low voice: "Auntie Lu, I heard that you are doing odd jobs at the Fugui Embroidery Workshop?"

Fugui Embroidery Workshop was a cloth-making workshop opened by County Magistrate Tang under the name of his brother-in-law.

Aunt Lu's face changed, and she stammered, "I, I don't work at Fugui Embroidery Workshop anymore."

Gui Ge'er glanced at Aunt Lu meaningfully and continued, "Aunt Lu, about a year ago, one day, there was a sound of sticks in Fugui Buyi Shop. A young man was beaten to death inside. Aunt Lu, do you remember?"

Aunt Lu's face turned pale in an instant, just like Doctor Chang's. She looked at Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er in fear.

Sun Shan looked at Aunt Lu steadily without saying a word.

Before that, I asked Sun Dingnan and De Ge'er to check all the staff of Fugui Embroidery Workshop.

This cloth shop is famous for its high-end products, and all the people in it were brought here by Yang Xiong.

After much investigation, it was found that only Aunt Lu, who did odd jobs, was a local.

Aunt Lu went to the Fugui Embroidery Workshop every day to help with cleaning, cooking, etc. She just did any work that could be seen by the naked eye.

I don’t know if Aunt Lu was there on the day of the accident, but she was fired a few days after the accident.

Sun Shan initially planned to find witnesses, but they were all Yang Xiong's men, not locals, so how could they turn against him and serve as witnesses?

After much investigation, it was found that only Aunt Lu could be an eyewitness.

Because everyone knew that she worked at Fugui Embroidery Workshop, and everyone knew that she was fired a few days after the incident.

Sun Shan thought that it would be best if Aunt Lu saw what happened, but even if she couldn't see it, it didn't matter, Sun Shan would let Aunt Lu see it.

To make something true, witnesses and physical evidence are very important.

As for human evidence, you can make it up out of nothing. Anyway, Daqian does not value physical evidence over human evidence.

In Daqian laws, human evidence and physical evidence are equally important, or even more important than physical evidence.

Aunt Lu is obviously the best witness.

When Sun Shan looked at Aunt Lu, she got goose bumps all over her body, her hair stood up, her heart was pounding, and sweat broke out on her forehead.

Aunt Lu instinctively wanted to kneel on the ground. Gui Ge'er was on guard and held Aunt Lu tightly.

Gui Ge'er asked directly: "Auntie Lu, tell me the truth, were you there and saw the young man being beaten to death?"

Aunt Lu shook her head like a rattle and said in fear, "Mr. Sun, I didn't see anything. I don't know anything."

Sun Shan understood. It seemed that even if Aunt Lu didn't see it with her own eyes, she must know what happened.

Sun Shan had no expression on his face and said coldly, "Auntie Lu, you don't care about yourself, nor about your son. You know, it's very easy to make it impossible for a scholar to study."

Aunt Lu opened her eyes wide and looked at Sun Shan tremblingly.

Sun Shan said calmly and nonchalantly, "Auntie Lu, no matter how well a student studies, he cannot enter without a guarantor. You must know this."

Aunt Lu pursed her lips tightly, not daring to say a word, not even daring to breathe, and looked at Sun Shan in fear.

Sun Shan continued, "Didn't I tell you that I studied at Hong's School and Mr. Hong was my teacher. If your son wants to take the imperial examination, he won't be able to do so without Mr. Hong's guarantee.

Even if you find someone to guarantee your son, as long as the teacher says your son is a scoundrel, I believe no one in Huangyang County will dare to guarantee your son. Aunt Lu, you studied hard for ten years, but in the end you don’t even have the opportunity to enter the arena. Oh, don’t you think it’s a pity?"

Aunt Lu was frightened by Sun Shan's words and burst into tears. She trembled and said in fear, "Mr. Sun, my son is innocent. Mr. Sun, please don't mess with my son. If you have any problem, just come to me. Mr. Sun, please."

Aunt Lu was really scared. She believed what Sun Shan said. To enter the venue, a scholar had to be a guarantor. If someone had a bad character, no one would be your guarantor even if you gave too much money.

Besides, her family could just barely make ends meet and could save money for her children's education.

Aunt Lu was really afraid that Sun Shan's words would make her son's years of hard work go to waste.

What did she do wrong to deserve such a thing?

Oh, God, come and save me!