Chapter 842 Palace Carpet
As soon as Sun Shan's appointment letter came, the four of them couldn't wait to go home.
I left home in August last year, and now it’s July, almost a year.
The journey home was still quite long, which was even more uncomfortable.
Thinking about being on the road for two or three months, it would be September or October when I got home.
Sun Shan's appointment date is to arrive at his county after the Spring Festival next year.
There isn't much time to stay at home.
Fortunately, Guangnan and Huguang are adjacent to each other, so the time to take office can be greatly shortened.
If I were to work in Shandong, I would probably have to rush back home within a few days.
Look, Sun Shan’s persistence was indeed correct. Choosing a place close to home makes it convenient for work.
Sun Shan first contacted the Chen family to see if there were any merchant ships returning to his hometown.
Unfortunately, no! I really miss Chen Dongling. It would be great if I could go with him.
Not only are the arrangements thoughtful, but there are also good friends to accompany you. It is such a joy.
It’s a pity that Brother Dong Ling is not here.
Sun Shan could ride on the imperial ship for free as a "newly-appointed Jinshi". However, apart from the favorable weather, location and people, the most unpleasant thing about official ships was that they were much slower and less convenient than merchant ships.
Sun Shan wanted to return home as soon as possible and meet his fellow villagers, so he looked for some trustworthy merchant ships that had connections with his hometown.
Of course, there were also many merchant ships with their destination in Guangnan that sought cooperation with Sun Shan, because because of his status as a "newly-appointed Jinshi" and a "newly-appointed official", he could be exempted from taxes or have less taxes collected, and many merchants were willing to provide convenience to the new Jinshi.
For example, Peng Damu also went with the big merchants there.
Sun Shan finally chose to take the Li family merchant ship. This was the ship that his grandmother found for Sun Shan. After hearing from her that the Li family was somewhat related to her, she let Sun Shan go with them.
Sun Shan naturally thanked him repeatedly. He had troubled Minister He at work, and now he wanted to trouble Minister He's wife when he returned home.
Hehe, Sun Shan has caused a lot of trouble to the He family.
Sun Shan and his companions were packing their luggage in the Xianren Courtyard.
This time I also brought back some specialties from Beijing.
Sun Shan thought about it and took a dozen small "palace carpets" back to show his relatives and friends the special products of the capital. Palace carpets, one of the eight specialties of Yanjing. In fact, for Sun Shan, these "palace carpets" were not suitable for use in Guangnan, but he could not resist the advertisement of "for the imperial palace" to attract attention.
Palace carpets were initially only used in the imperial palace, but gradually the craft spread to the common people and became available to wealthy people.
"You can also use the carpet used by the emperor"
“I use the same carpet as the emperor”
"The emperor's favorite carpet, you deserve it"
"Even the emperor uses carpets. Have you used one today?"
After such a series of exaggerated publicity, giving it as a gift is the best gift.
If Su and Sun Boming received this, they would definitely exclaim in surprise.
It was just received at the head of the village, and within a quarter of an hour the people at the end of the village knew that Su and Sun Boming were using the carpet that had been used by the emperor.
An afternoon later, the neighboring Zhengjia Village and Yangjia Village knew that Sunjia Village had carpets used by the emperor.
One day later, everyone in the surrounding area knew that Sunjia Village had the carpet used by the emperor.
This was exactly the effect Sun Shan wanted, so that Su and Sun Boming could save face.
Sun Shan also planned to buy some silk and satin when he passed through Jinling.
The silks from the Jiangnan area are more beautiful and cheaper than those from Guangnan. Since I have finally made the trip back home, I will definitely bring back something popular.
The last time he came back from Jinling, he gave rare and precious cloth to his relatives and friends. They were so happy that they couldn't find it. Su and Sun Boming felt unprecedented satisfaction.
Alas, Sun Shan really doesn't like this kind of hard and expensive work. He wishes he could travel on board with light luggage.
It’s just that Su and Sun Boming have worked hard for half their lives, and now they have no worries about food and clothing. What’s left is spiritual pursuit.
The way to achieve a high and surging spiritual pursuit is to show off, show off, and show off desperately.
They also make the folks from all over the country please them.
Compared with Huang, Su and Sun Boming, Huang is still the most humble one.
Su and Sun Boming were extremely vain, perhaps because they were secretly cursed for having no descendants in the first half of their lives and for giving birth to a fool.
Now that the idiot has struck back, they will surely breathe a sigh of relief and feel proud.
Sun Shan expressed his understanding and tolerated them within his ability. He had just made some money and could afford to buy local specialties.
Of course, if I were too impetuous, I would definitely be severely criticized by Aunt Sun.
So far in the Sun family, Aunt Sun still carries the most weight, and when necessary, Aunt Sun has to be asked to come out to suppress the situation.
After Sun Shan packed his luggage, he checked again to see if there was anything he needed to take and what he had missed.
Only after making sure that everything was packed did I breathe a sigh of relief.
Ever since Gui Ge'er learned that Sun Shan was appointed as the county magistrate, he has been in high spirits all day long, walking with a brisk pace, completely dispelling his previous depression.
He said with a smile: "Brother Shan, we can go home in three days. It's really great. Brother Shan, Uncle Min must be very happy that you are a high-ranking official and that you can go home."
After a pause, he continued, "Brother Shan, if you want to be the county magistrate, I will follow you. I will also be your book boy."
Sun Shan said with a smile: "Gui'er, I don't study anymore, so I don't need a book boy anymore."
As soon as Sun Shan finished speaking, Gui Ge'er was stunned for a moment, then he said nervously: "Brother Shan, why don't you need a book boy? You can learn until you die. No matter when, people still need to read.
Brother Shan, these are the words you said to encourage the students of Zheng's School and Hong's School. You can't stop studying. "
Gui Ge'er was really afraid that Sun Shan would not need a servant, so wouldn't he be unemployed?
This is absolutely not possible. Wherever Sun Shan goes, Gui Ge'er will go too. If he leaves Sun Shan, Gui Ge'er doesn't know how to live.
Sun Shan never thought that Gui Ge'er actually remembered what he said to his students.
He nodded quickly and said, "Gui Ge'er, you are right. People can't live without reading. No matter whether they are in school or working outside, they have to read when they have time. OK, I will continue to read in the future. Gui Ge'er, you will continue to be my book boy."
When Gui Ge'er heard this, he was very happy and relieved.
He said happily: "Brother Shan, if you are lazy in the future, I will urge you to study. Even if you become an official, you still have to study. There are many ways in the book to help you govern the place. Brother Shan, you must persist in studying."
As long as Sun Shan studies hard, Guiger, the book boy, will not be unemployed.
For the sake of his own future, Gui Ge'er would always urge Sun Shan to study, even when he was old and gray.