Chapter 704: "Cold-Faced Scholar" Yu Nanwang Internship at the Imperial Academy
When Mr. Zhou was demoted, Sun Shan felt for the first time the unpredictable nature of officialdom.
But these are things for the future. The most important thing now is to study, study, and study.
Sun Shan stayed at the He family to study, sometimes discussing academic matters with He Shujun and others, and sometimes writing articles for his eldest cousin to correct.
As for Minister He, it would be better not to bother him. He was in a high position and had great power, so Sun Shan did not dare to harass him often.
Not only Sun Shan thought so, He Shujun and others also thought so. They would rather follow Sun Shan to ask their eldest cousin for advice.
Sun Shan learned from his eldest cousin that his former neighbor, the "cold-faced scholar" Yu Nanwang, was interning at the Hanlin Academy.
If nothing unexpected happens, I will be transferred to a Hanlin official after the imperial examination next year, which is similar to the path of my eldest cousin.
Sun Shan was filled with envy when he heard this.
I really want to visit him and talk about the happy student days when I was studying at Yuelu Academy.
Then, thinking of Mr. Zhou's situation and Yu Nanwang's cold personality, Sun Shan decided to stay put.
There are some people you want to get close to but are afraid to do so. When you are in a dilemma, it is better to choose to do nothing and let nature take its course.
In just three years, the difference between one being an official and the other being a "commoner" is extremely huge. It is better not to force a relationship between them.
However, judging from the current incident involving Mr. Zhou, Yu Nanwang should not have been affected.
I heard from my eldest cousin that Yu Nanwang keeps to himself in the Hanlin Academy and doesn't talk much, but he is cautious and thorough in his work and has strong working ability.
Sun Shan scratched his pointed head. It seems that people who are good at studying are also good at working.
Sun Shan had a bold guess: Yu Nanwang might take the route of a censor, as his personality was suitable for being an imperial censor.
He looks like he wants to keep strangers away, which makes him most suitable for doing this kind of offensive work.
In fact, if he didn't become a censor, his simple and cold appearance would offend many people. It would be better for him to offend everyone to the end.
Sun Shan was lost in thought when He Shujun suddenly exclaimed, "Ashan, it's snowing."
Sun Shan looked outside and saw snowflakes falling, welcoming the first snow in the capital city in his life.
Looking at the falling snow flakes, the students of the He family were so excited that they didn't even look at their books and ran out to play in the snow.
"When the door opens, the birds scatter on the branches, and the fluff falls everywhere." He Shujun recited the poem while shaking his head.
Another He family member responded with a smile: "When the six-petal flying flowers enter the house, sit and watch the green bamboo turn into jade branches."
Then another brother happily sang: "Suddenly, a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear trees blossomed."
Just when he was about to find Sun Shan to recite poems and compose couplets, he suddenly realized that Sun Shan had disappeared.
Sun Shan was in no mood to compose poetry. It was not because he did not understand poetry, but because he was afraid of getting sick.
After seeing the snow, he immediately ran back to the bedroom, quickly put on another piece of clothing, and wrapped himself tightly in an instant, like a skinny firecracker.
Gui Ge'er hurriedly lit a fire for Sun Shan, handed him the hand warmer, and said with concern: "Brother Shan, it's snowing, take it quickly, don't get cold, don't get sick."
Sun Shan agreed and said, "Gui Ge'er, you are right. Your body is your own and you must take good care of it. There are still two months before the imperial examination. I must take care of myself."
Sun Shan has always loved grace and warmth. If he cannot have both, he will of course choose warmth.
Especially since there will be an exam in the near future that will affect your life, you should pay more attention.
He was in no mood to appreciate the falling snow.
He had seen enough at Yuelu Academy and in Jinling, so looking at snow was just so-so and did not arouse his interest at all.
Apart from participating in the imperial examination, He Shujun and his companions spent the rest of their time in Hejia Village, so it is understandable that they were particularly curious about snow.
Sun Shan is different from them. He is no longer sensitive to snow.
What's more, I still like the winter in Guangnan, where I can see winter flowers as beautiful as those in spring.
Sun Shan loved his hometown the most. Tonglu It was early December, and as the year was drawing to a close, his cousin was even busier, so Sun Shan could hardly see him.
Alas, it seems that being an official is also hard. Getting up early, coming back late, busy all the time, and also having to understand the palace intrigues, Alexander!
Of course, it is the same for Minister He, who goes out early and comes back late, and works harder than his eldest cousin.
I'm old, the weather is cold, and there's occasional dust, so life is not easy.
Looks bright and beautiful on the outside, but lives in worry on the inside.
But no matter what, it's better than ordinary people living there.
This is also one of the main reasons why people are still flocking to be officials even though the risks are so high.
Gui Ge'er ran in and said happily, "Brother Shan, Qian Wu from Young Master Qian's family sent you a visiting card."
Sun Shan nodded and continued to finish the last piece of paper.
I looked at my own handwriting and felt dissatisfied no matter how I looked at it.
I thought that when I arrived in the capital, the people around me would be either scholars or officials, and I thought I would be able to get some literary exposure.
As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." If you think you can recognize your own handwriting in three days, you should be more cautious.
It’s a pity that wishes are beautiful, but reality is cruel.
Sun Shan's calligraphy is still Sun Shan's calligraphy, there is no change at all.
After putting away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, he opened the visiting card. It turned out that Qian Yingyang had a day off the next day and had invited him to take a day trip to the capital.
Sun Shan wrote a reply letter and asked Gui Ge'er to deliver it.
I agreed to Qian Yingyang's invitation and asked him to carefully design a one-day tour route so that everyone could go out and have a good time and feel the charm of the capital.
Soon after Sun Shan arrived in the capital, he went to the Imperial College to look for Qian Yingyang.
The two met again three years later, and Qian Yingyang almost cried.
Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family all the more during every festival.
Qian Yingyang came to the capital alone where he was unfamiliar with the place. One can imagine how lonely his life must have been.
When he saw Sun Shan, his fellow villager and classmate, his eyes became red and he kept calling out "Ashan, Ashan".
Sun Shan's joy at the reunion was somewhat dulled by the shouting, and he wished he could be silenced so that he would stop calling out to him in such a sentimental way.
After the two of them had a brief reunion, Qian Yingyang ran back to class in shame.
Sun Shan returned to the He family to continue his studies.
A few days passed, and Qian Yingyang could not wait to ask Sun Shanchu to meet him on his day off so that he could tell him how much he missed him.
The next morning, Sun Shan dressed warmly and took Gui Ge'er to have a "secret meeting" with Qian Yingyang.
As for Sun Dali and Sun Dingnan, they went to the dock to work as porters. As the New Year was approaching, there was a lot of cargo at the dock and more labor was needed.
Needless to say, Sun Dali has a lot of brute force and is most suitable to be a porter.
Although Sun Dingnan had read books of sages, he was essentially a farmer's man, so doing hard labor was no problem for him.
As soon as the two arrived at the dock, they didn't need to find an agent to introduce them. They just asked if they needed anything and started working immediately.
Gui Ge'er said enviously, "Brother Shan, it's easier to find a job in Beijing than in Nanjing. It would be great if our Sunjia Village was in Beijing. Then the men from our Sunjia Village could work at the docks."
When Gui Ge'er arrived at Hejiacun, he hoped that Sunjiacun was still in Hejiacun. When he arrived at Jinling, he hoped that Sunjiacun was still in Jinling. Now that he is in the capital, of course he hopes that Sunjiacun is still in the capital.
As long as it is easier to find a job there than in Sunjia Village, Guiger would like to see the collective relocation of Sunjia Village.
As for why Gui Ge'er didn't go to work at the dock, it was not that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't.
He also knew not to put the cart before the horse.
The purpose of coming to the capital was to take part in the imperial examination, so Gui Ge'er endured the pain of not making any money or even losing money, and served Sun Shan wholeheartedly.