Chapter 839 Farewell to Peng Damu
May passed peacefully, and in the blink of an eye it was June, and Sun Shan's new good friend Peng Damu also found an official position.
He was appointed magistrate of a small place in Yuzhang.
Yuzhang is the hometown of the "cold-faced scholar" Yu Nanwang. Unexpectedly, Peng Damu found a job so quickly. Sun Shan began to envy him again.
At the dock, Sun Shan broke off another willow branch and handed it over: "Brother Shanlai, take care and have a safe journey."
Peng Damu first returned home in glory and then took up his post.
Peng Damu took the willow branch and said with a smile, "Brother Pingshan, you too, take care of yourself and we'll keep in touch."
Since Sun Shan's location was not fixed, the two agreed to write to Peng Damu after Sun Shan found a place.
Sun Shan nodded, waved his hand, and said goodbye to Peng Damu.
After the palace examination and the imperial examination in March, Peng Damu found a job in June.
Moreover, he was faster than many of the successful candidates before him. Perhaps he had connections in the court.
It's good to have connections, and it's easy to get promoted if you have connections, so Sun Shan had to take advantage of them.
Otherwise, I don’t know when it will be my turn to be an official.
Sun Shan led Gui Ge'er and slowly walked back to the He family. His good friend said goodbye to him reluctantly, and he was the last one to stay.
Sun Shan could only secretly wish them safe journey, smooth sailing and prosperity.
Sun Shan looked around, saw the bustling dock, and thought of his hometown.
At this time, my family already knew the result and also knew that I had become a Jinshi, and they were definitely looking forward to my return home.
I don’t know if everything is safe at home.
It was already June, and Sun Shan still hadn't received a letter from home. He didn't know whether the family hadn't written him or had lost the letter due to the long journey.
This method of communication is really annoying.
Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er walked leisurely on the way back to He's house. At the corner, they packed more than a dozen portions of sweet soup to take home and eat together.
These days, Sun Shan has been making money every now and then, and he is so busy winning.
He never thought that his flower-growing skills were so popular. Many big gardeners invited him to be a consultant and provide guidance.
The more tedious the work, the greater the profit.
Oh, Sun Shan sometimes thought that it was okay not to be an official. He could work as a gardener in the capital and perhaps earn more money than being an official.
The salaries of officials in Daqian were not high. Without gray income and without corruption, there was no way for them to get rich.
As for Sun Shan, he would definitely not engage in corruption. A man as upright as him would not do such a thing.
The main reason is that they have poor psychological quality. Even if they are greedy for a penny, they will suffer from paranoia all day long, fearing that their crimes will be exposed and their whole family will be thrown into jail.
Thinking of the extremely dark prison cell, Sun Shan trembled all over and dared not embezzle.
As for the gray income, hehe, within the rules of the law, it will definitely fall into your pocket and be safe.
Sun Shan was well-versed in the laws and was a good official who followed the rules.
After thinking about it for a while, he walked back to He's house.
As soon as I stepped into the Xianren Courtyard, I saw a round figure.
Sun Shan knew who it was without having to look any further.
Sure enough, the round figure immediately flew over, hugged Sun Shan's thighs, raised his head high, and shouted happily: "Uncle Shan, you are back? Did you go to do business today? Did you make a fortune?"
Then he saw the food box that Gui Ge'er was carrying, and his round eyes rolled around with a greedy look on his face.
Besides Little Flying Pig Jiujin, who else was waiting for Sun Shan in Xianrenyuan early in the morning?
Sun Shan patted Jiu Jin's head and asked jokingly, "Jiu Jin, why did you leave class so early today? Did you skip class?"
After Sun Shan said this, Jiujin hurried to explain.
Afraid that Sun Shan would misunderstand, he said, "Uncle Shan, I didn't skip class. The teacher had something to do today, so he dismissed me early. I wouldn't skip class, Uncle Shan, please don't say anything."
Sun Shan saw that the little fat boy was anxious, and quickly said, "It's Uncle Shan's fault. He misunderstood Jiu Jin. Uncle Shan apologizes to Jiu Jin."
Jiujin hummed and said crisply, "Okay, Jiujin will forgive Uncle Shan."
Then he asked, "Uncle Shan, what's in the box that Uncle Gui took?"
Sun Shan patted Jiujin's big head again.
This is a cunning boy. The food box that Gui Ge'er took was exactly the food box from the dessert shop in the front street.
Jiujin, the greedy little fat pig, must know that the bottle is filled with sugar water, so he is asking the question even though he knows the answer.
Sun Shan pretended not to know and said, "Oh, Uncle Shan doesn't know what's in it. This was bought by your Uncle Gui, and I don't know either."
Gui Ge'er laughed and said, "I'll hide the things in here first and take them out after everyone falls asleep."
After saying that, he picked up the box and walked into the house.
Jiujin was dumbfounded and watched Guiger walk away with the box.
He shouted anxiously, "Uncle Gui, isn't this what Uncle Shan bought? Why did you take it away? Why don't you open it and see what's inside?"
Sun Shan chuckled.
Ever since Sun Shan found a job and started making money, people either gave him gifts or he brought back some snacks for the He family from time to time.
After a while, Jiujin ran to Sunshan's Xianrenyuan as soon as the get out of class was over.
Jiujin, this kid, has the body of a pig and the nose of a dog. He moves at the slightest sign of trouble and keeps sniffing towards us.
Jiujin is eating happily these days.
Sun Shan certainly wouldn't dare to give him food privately; he would have to get the grandmother's permission.
But Jiujin is a really good eater. He eats three meals a day and also eats snacks all the time.
He enjoys everything he eats and is in good health. Sun Shan is impressed by his physique.
Sun Shan observed quietly and found that although Minister He was old, he actually ate quite a lot.
His mouth was just like Jiujin's, he never stopped talking.
Oh, it's true that people from the same family tend to stick together.
Gui Ge'er paused and said with a smile, "Jiujin, the things in the box cannot be opened. We have to wait until you fall asleep before opening them. I'd better carry it in first."
Jiujin became even more anxious and shouted: "Uncle Gui, you don't have to wait until we go to bed to open it, you can open it now. There must be something delicious inside, I'm hungry."
Sun Shan was amused. He looked at Jiu Jin, tapped his pig nose and said, "Jiu Jin, do you want to eat what's inside?"
Then she touched his stomach and said, "Oh, your stomach is so flat. Are you hungry?"
In fact, it is not flat at all, but bulging, and people would believe that it takes ten months to conceive.
Jiujin said with a red face: "Uncle Shan, feel it, my stomach is indeed flat and it's growling. I'm really hungry."
Sun Shan kept five bamboo tubes of sugar water and asked Gui Ge'er to deliver the rest to the inner courtyard.
Jiujin looked at the syrup anxiously, wishing he could eat it.
Sun Shan was very pleased with Jiujin's point. Even if he liked it very much, he would not dare to go to the table without permission.
When Gui Ge'er came back, he said, "Brother Shan, Grandma said Jiu Jin didn't have afternoon tea, so he can have some sugar water."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiujin laughed happily: "Uncle Shan, let's eat together, eat quickly, or it will become stale if we don't eat it now."