Chapter 682: Original cast, original flavor
Two days later, Sun Shan came to the dock again and saw his travel companion who had gone to Beijing for the imperial examination with him last time.
It is still the original cast and the original flavor, but this time there are many older scholars from the Chen family, the He family, the Lu family, and the Luo family.
Sun Shan asked in confusion: "Brother Lu, why are you here?"
Previously, I heard from my cousin He Shujun, who failed the exam and was also on the list, that Lu Yuming planned not to take the exam anymore and stay in Beijing to use his connections to get a government position.
Logically speaking, Lu Yuming should be in the capital or working somewhere else, so why did he go to Beijing to take the exam again this time?
After Sun Shan came back from Jinling, he was busy with his marriage and therefore did not pay enough attention to other people, resulting in him missing a lot of news.
It seems that no matter what I am busy with in the future, I have to gossip about people I know well.
Lu Yuming smiled helplessly with his slightly weathered face, sighed and said, "I originally wanted to take a look in Beijing, but then..."
Pointing to the sky, he continued, "The capital city is a bit chaotic, so I went home immediately. It's better to stay away from troubled places."
Sun Shan understood. Lu Yuming must be like him, worried about the new tax policy and afraid of being implicated in the chaos, so he went home overnight.
There is chaos in Nanjing, let alone in the capital.
However, the wind of the new tax has not yet reached Guangnan, and is still blowing in the Jiangnan area.
One advantage of being in Guangnan is that it is far enough away from the center of power. If something happens, you can usually avoid being affected by hiding in Guangnan.
Lu Yuming is a smart man and knows what is best for himself.
Lu Yuming added, "I didn't want to take the exam originally, but the number of admissions for the exam has increased this time, so I'm tempted to give up. Brother Sun, you know what I'm doing."
Lu Yuming said this with a wry smile.
In fact, Lu Yuming is still young, only 27 or 28 years old, and can take the exam many times. Sun Shan also doesn't understand why Lu Yuming doesn't continue to take the exam.
Could it be that he is worried that he will never pass the exam and that his network of connections will soon retire?
So just use the remaining interpersonal relationships to get a government position?
After all, not everyone can pass the high school entrance examination. The most frightening thing is that one’s network of connections is gone and one is forced to waste time on the imperial examination.
Of course, even if Lu Yuming never passes the exam, his life is already better than many people.
Sun Shan patted Lu Yuming on the shoulder and consoled him with a smile: "Brother Lu, this time there are more places, and there are more opportunities. Let's encourage each other."
Lu Yuming nodded, then talked to Sun Shan about their recent situation and found that no one had changed much. They just kept reading and did nothing meaningful.
As for Sun Shan's marriage, Lu Yuming already knew about it.
It was Manager Chen who came out again, counted the number of people and arranged for the luggage to be put away.
Sun Shan quickly greeted Chen Dongling who had just arrived and asked curiously, "Brother Ling, are you going to the capital too?"
I saw Chen Dongling a few days ago and he said he would not take the exam. Why did he appear again?
When he heard that the number of places had increased, Chen Dongling was unmoved.
But changed your mind after a few days?
Chen Dongling straightened his chest and said calmly, "This time, many hopeless candidates have come out of retirement. I thought about it and decided to go to the capital to try my luck. What if I win? Ah Shan, don't you think so?"
Sun Shan nodded seriously: "Brother Ling, you are right. I have nothing to do anyway, so it doesn't hurt to take the test."
Chen Dongling wanted to take the exam, so Sun Shan naturally agreed.
My family is rich and I am a nomad. I can take the exam when I want to, and not take the exam when I don’t want to. I am very free.
Sun Shan felt very distressed because he had to spend huge amounts of money on every exam.
There was no other choice but to take the exam.
Sun Shan thought that he would take the exam three times at most. If he failed, he would use his connections to get a government position.
There are many things in life that are not satisfactory, and you don't have to devote your whole life to imperial examinations.
If Sun Shan failed, he would let his son take over. If his son also failed, he would let his grandson take over.
Anyway, it is endless, until the end of time.
Sun Shan struck up a conversation with his previous group members who had gone to Beijing for the exam, talked about their recent situation, and then went on to get to know group members he had never met before.
They were all juren from the same family, and they all came to Beijing to take the exam after hearing that the number of admission places had increased.
It seems that age is still the best, and elders like Old Master He San had anticipated this situation.
That was why Sun Shan was allowed to set out early, without having to wait for the newly-minted candidates after the provincial examination.
First settle down in the capital, then think about other problems.
After Sun Shan exchanged information with his group members, he returned to his family and friends group.
Su said with a worried look on her face: "Shanzi, you must be careful this time and don't eat anything carelessly, understand?"
Sun Shan was wronged. He didn't eat anything wrong last time. He was just unlucky. It was his master who was beaten to death by random punches. It had nothing to do with him.
Seeing Su's worried face, Sun Shan quickly agreed: "Don't worry, mother. I will be careful."
A mother worries when her son goes far away, and a father also worries when his son goes far away. This is the same for Sun Boming and Su.
He said with a lack of joy: "Shanzi, you must remember to take good care of yourself. Don't eat anything messy and don't be curious. Be patient and wait until you get to the capital and the examination is over before you can relax. Do you understand?"
Sun Shan looked at Sun Bomin, whose hair was half white, and nodded solemnly: "Father, I know. Don't worry. You and mother stay home and take care of your health and wait for me to come back."
I wanted to say "wait until I return from high school", but since there were outsiders around, it was better not to say such immodest words.
Yun Jie'er was also worried. She was worried when Shan Ge went to Beijing to take the imperial examination three years ago. Now she was even more worried when she had to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination three years later.
But because my parents-in-law were around, I couldn't say many things, so I could only say something to reassure Brother Shan: "Brother Shan, don't worry about the exam. I will take good care of Dad and Mom."
Sun Shan hummed, smiled and said, "Sister Yun, thank you for your hard work."
Yun Jieer didn’t know why, but she wanted to cry so much, but she forced herself to hold it back because it would not look good if she cried.
Compared to Yun Jie'er, He Shuqiang was much more lively and active, and patted Sun Shan on the shoulder.
He acted like an older brother instructing his younger brother: "Brother-in-law, the journey is long, please take care."
Sun Shan glared at He Shuqiang with a cold face, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother Qiang, there will be an entrance exam next year, don't let me down for the teachings I have given you these days."
He Shuqiang's face fell. He was talking about something irrelevant. Knowing that He Shuqiang was most afraid of the college entrance examination, Shan Ge just liked to rub salt into his own wounds.
I don't want to talk to Brother Shan.
Meanwhile, Gui Ge'er also said to the pregnant Li Jinhua: "Jinhua, you should stay at home and take good care of your baby. Is the allowance I gave you enough?"
Gui Ge'er gave Li Jinhua 10 taels of silver so that she would have money to spend.
Buy whatever you want to eat, stay in Sunjia Village and take good care of your pregnancy, and give him a daughter.
Li Jinhua nodded quickly and said, "Brother Gui, that's enough. You don't need that much, or you can take it back. You need money everywhere outside, but I don't go anywhere in the village and I don't spend money."
Li Jinhua was very nervous at first, after all, Guiger was not happy at all when he heard the news that she was pregnant.
Later, when she found out the reason for her unhappiness, Li Jinhua became as unhappy as Gui Ge'er.
Gui Ge'er was right. The Juren master didn't have a son yet, but she already had one. How could her son follow the Juren master's son and serve as a servant in the future?
Li Jinhua prayed that this baby was a girl, so that it wouldn't have any impact.