Chapter 833: Sun Shan failed to get an official position and returned to Sunjia Village in disgrace

Chapter 833: Sun Shan failed to get an official position and returned to Sunjia Village in disgrace

The villagers of Sunjia Village were ecstatic about Sun Shan's admission to high school and were eagerly looking forward to his return home.

Sun Shan was traveling around the capital city.

I thought that since I was already here, it would be a shame if I didn’t have a good time.

As for the matter of waiting for an official position, it was not something he could get just by wanting it; it would take time.

In May, Chen Jin got ahead of Sun Shan and secured an official position.

Chen Jin did not choose to go to the countryside, but stayed in the capital. The Chen family had connections in the court, and soon they helped Chen Jin get a position as a judge in the Dali Temple, a seventh-rank position.

The Dali Temple judges are usually judicial officers whose main responsibility is to participate in the trial and adjudication of criminal cases.

Sun Shan couldn't believe that Chen Jin could get an official position so quickly, and he couldn't help but envy him.

At the dock, Chen Jin patted Sun Shan on the shoulder and said considerately, "Ashan, don't worry, wait patiently. I'll go back to my hometown first, and we'll see each other again if we're lucky."

Sun Shan broke off a willow branch, bid farewell to Chen Jin, and said with a little sadness: "Brother, have a safe journey."

Although his relationship with Chen Jin is not as deep as that with Zhu Pengyun and Qian Yingyang, Chen Jin is also a memory of Sun Shan's childhood.

After this farewell, I don’t know when we will meet again.

When they returned to He's house, Gui Ge'er became worried again and asked nervously, "Brother Shan, how long do we have to wait? Are we going to wait in the capital forever? Is there any arrangement? Or has the court forgotten about you and didn't include you in the selection process?"

Gui Ge'er thought that after passing the imperial examination, the court would immediately assign Sun Shan a job and he would be able to take up a high position.

Who knew that the provincial examination was over, the palace examination was over, and the imperial examination was over, but why hadn't Sun Shan been assigned an official position yet?

I couldn't help but worry about Sun Shan.

I feel that becoming a Jinshi is just the first step, and it is very far away from "wealth and glory".

Even becoming a Jinshi, the climax is the moment of becoming a Jinshi, after that, there is nothing after that.

Gui Ge'er is now very worried that Sun Shan will not be able to get the official position and will run back to Sunjia Village in shame.

How embarrassing it would be if that happened.

The elders and folks of Sunjia Village must know that Shan Ge has passed high school, and they must be eagerly waiting for Shan Ge to return home with wealth and honor. More importantly, they are waiting for Shan Ge to become a high-ranking official and lead Sunjia Village to the pinnacle of "village students."

What would happen if I returned to Sunjia Village and told the folks that Shan Ge did not become a high-ranking official?

Will Brother Shan go from being the most promising man in Huangyang County to being the most unsuccessful man in Huangyang County?

Gui Ge'er really couldn't imagine that scene.

Gui Ge'er thought that if Shan Ge really couldn't get a job, he would definitely return to his hometown.

After returning home in glory, he immediately went back to Guangzhou to live, away from Sunjia Village.

In this way, the gossips in the village won’t know about Shan Ge’s failure, and they won’t gossip about him.

When Gui Ge'er came to the capital, he realized how difficult it was to be a farmer's son. The scholars of the same class as Sun Shan all had better backgrounds than Sun Shan.

Gui Ge'er followed Sun Shan to the banquet. Most of the servants accompanying the Jinshi masters were family-born sons, and only a few were newly bought slaves.

There is no such a cousin's servant as him.

A Jinshi who can afford to employ slaves must have a well-off family.

Shan Ge's family was poor, and he studied alone since he was young. Later, he was too busy with his studies and could not afford slaves, so he had to find a servant in the clan.

Uncle Min was a serious drag on Brother Shan and was unable to use his connections to help Brother Shan get an official position earlier.

As for the He family, Shan Ge is just a brother-in-law, and not even the biological brother-in-law of Old Master He. It is already very generous and supportive of the He family to provide them with accommodation and food.

How could the Sun family dare to make further demands?

A person must have self-knowledge.

The more Gui Ge'er thought about it, the more worried he became, and he looked at Sun Shan with concern.

I'm really afraid that Brother Shan will enjoy great glory in the first two months, but will live a miserable life in the second half of his life.

Sun Shan could see Gui Ge'er's nervousness and said to him comfortingly, "Gui Ge'er, don't be nervous or worried. Seeking an official position is not an easy thing. It takes time. We have to wait patiently."

After a pause, he added: "To put it another way, if I fail to get an official position in the capital, I can still go back to Zhangzhou Prefecture to be a professor. I am your brother Shan, the first Jinshi in Zhangzhou Prefecture. If I were to teach in the prefectural school, they would definitely scramble to hire me.

Haha, I have experience on how to become a Jinshi. Not to mention the government school, even the students will definitely want me to teach them. My full experience will definitely be very popular. "

When Gui Ge'er heard that if Sun Shan couldn't get an official position in the capital, he could return to the provincial school to be a professor, his eyes lit up.

He said happily: "Brother Shan, great, it's good to teach in the provincial school. If you go back to teach in the provincial school, you will have face in Sunjia Village. The villagers will definitely be very happy to know that you are a teacher."

Let alone the provincial school, even the county school was beyond the imagination of Sunjia Village.

If Shan Ge really can't get a good official position, it would be nice for him to teach in the provincial school.

Gui Ge'er also liked the life in the provincial school. It was a big place and much better than Sunjia Village.

So Gui Ge'er was comforted by Sun Shan and was busy running around with a smile on his face.

Sun Shan looked at Gui Ge'er's jumping figure with amusement.

In fact, he was a little anxious inside, especially when he saw his classmates finding "jobs" one by one and returning home in glory.

Sun Shan would feel uneasy and a little hesitant.

However, considering that this is only the second generation of the monarch, all official positions have not yet been occupied.

There were still quite a few vacancies, and Sun Shan felt relieved.

If there are really no good official positions by then, then I will have to go to Shankara.

There is no way. Passing the imperial examination is only the first step, and it only counts as getting an admission ticket.

As for the future, it is a long road and the slightest mistake may lead to eternal damnation.

Sun Shan shook his head and decided not to think too much and just do what he had to do.

The next morning, Sun Shan got up early, had breakfast, and took Gui Ge'er to make money.

That’s right, Sun Shan found another job to make money.

Moreover, this job came out of nowhere and became so popular out of nowhere.

I don't know who spread the word that Sun Shan is good at growing flowers. As long as the flowers are grown by Sun Shan, none of them will die.

At the beginning, some florists from big gardeners sent invitations to Sun Shan, telling him about the difficulties they encountered in growing flowers and asking for advice from Sun Shan.

The florist actually wrote the letter with the mentality of trying everything possible.

After all, he was just a gardener of humble status, so how could he dare to expect the scholar to write back to him? If he didn't write, he couldn't find anyone to answer his questions.

Moreover, I heard that this Jinshi Sun was from a farming family and grew flowers at home, so he should be more approachable than other Jinshi masters from wealthy families.

So he made up his mind, stomped his feet, and wrote a letter to Sun Shan with the mentality that if he gave it a try, the wheelbarrow might be able to be turned into a horse-drawn carriage.

As a result, Sun Shan not only wrote back, he also said that he wanted to check the flowers on site to find out what was wrong with them.

What you hear is not as good as what you see. Without investigation, you have no right to speak.