Chapter 864: Zhangzhou Prefecture's First Jinshi
Seeing that it was still early, Sun Shan wrote a visiting card to make an appointment to meet the prefect and the professors of the prefectural school.
After all, Sun Shan is from Zhangzhou Prefecture. Since he has come to Zhangzhou Prefecture, he must meet the big boss.
As for whether the boss wants to see it or not, that’s his business.
However, the prefect should meet him. After all, he is the first Jinshi in Zhangzhou Prefecture since the new dynasty, so Sun Shan is still very valuable.
With his breakthrough, I believe that Zhangzhou Prefecture will produce more Jinshi in the future.
I also wrote a post to invite my good friend Li Xinyun to come out for a gathering.
As for my former classmates, I don’t know if they are still in the provincial school.
Sun Shan passed the imperial examination and became a scholar at the age of thirteen. He studied at the provincial school at the age of thirteen. Now he is twenty-three years old, and ten years have passed.
I don’t know whether my former classmates have made any progress. I believe they have all left the provincial school and I don’t know where they are now.
After a while, Gui Ge'er hurried back and said with a smile: "Brother Shan, this is the reply from the prefect. I just went to see the prefect and he happened to be there, so he replied immediately."
After a pause, he continued, "The professor of the prefectural school is not here, so I put down the letter and left."
Then he said, "Brother Shan, I'm going to Brother Li's house now to see if he is home."
After saying this, he ran away in a hurry.
Two servants from the Hong family followed behind.
Hong Chengcai was particularly considerate and said that he was worried that Gui Ge'er would not know the way after being away from Zhangzhou for a long time.
So I asked someone to accompany me.
Sun Shan opened the letter and found that the prefect had asked him to meet the next day. The letter was very happy that he had returned and congratulated him on his success in the imperial examinations, which was the first time that the number of successful candidates in Zhangzhou Prefecture had reached zero. He was looking forward to meeting Sun Shan tomorrow.
Sun Shan put the note aside because Jianzi was calling from outside: "Uncle Shan, are you back? Where are you? Jianzi misses you so much."
Sun Shan straightened his clothes, opened the door with a smile on his face, and walked out slowly.
After a closer look, I found that Jianzi had grown taller and thinner after not seeing him for more than a year. He looked completely different from Hong Chengcai and was developing into the appearance of Hong Xiucai.
When he saw him, Sun Shan thought of Mr. Hong and couldn't help laughing.
Jianzi excitedly rushed towards Sun Shan, but stopped when he was almost there.
Suddenly he remembered something and gave Sun Shan a serious scholar's greeting: "Junior greets Uncle Shan. How are you? How are you doing recently?"
Sun Shan couldn't help himself and burst out laughing. He walked over and picked Jianzi up.
He asked happily, "Jianzi, I haven't seen you for a year. You have grown taller and become more handsome. Not bad, not bad."
Jianzi never thought that Sun Shan would pick him up, and he was at a loss for a moment. After he came to his senses, he forgot the image of a little student and hugged Sun Shan's neck.
She giggled and said, "Uncle Shan, my great grandfather also said that I have grown taller, and my great grandmother also said that I have become more and more beautiful, much more beautiful than my grandfather and father."
Sun Shan was happy. He put Jianzi down and nodded seriously: "Grandpa, Grandma is right. Our Jianzi is getting more and more handsome. Not bad, not bad."
After a pause, he asked again, "Jianzi, I heard from your father that you are a good student and are often praised by the teacher. How about I test you?"
Jianzi was not as confident as Jiujin in waiting for the test. His face turned red and he said embarrassedly, "Uncle Shan, I didn't do that. Dad is just talking nonsense. I am just average in studying, not very good. Don't test me."
He looked at Sun Shan sheepishly, feeling uneasy, as if he was very afraid of the test.
Sun Shan thought about it and thought that if Jianzi came to test him right after they met, he might hide from him when he saw him in the future.
He doesn't want to be such a disgusting person.
Sun Shan touched Jianzi's little head and said with a smile, "Okay, Uncle Shan won't test you today. I haven't seen Jianzi for a long time, I need to talk to him."
Jianzi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that Sun Shan would not be tested.
My great-grandfather, grandfather, and father all said that Uncle Shan was the smartest scholar they had ever met.
He also repeatedly reminded me to study hard from him and become the second smartest scholar.
My father also said that his requirements were not high and it didn't matter if he didn't pass the imperial examination, as long as he could pass the juren examination.
But grandpa said that it would be good enough to pass the exam and not to listen to dad's big ideas.
My grandfather said that he had a chance to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi.
The grandfather said that he could teach a Jinshi, and that passing the imperial examination was not a dream.
Jianzi was so scared. He didn’t know if he would be beaten if he didn’t study well.
Thinking of the brush that Uncle Shan used when he was a juren on his desk, his grandfather and father had someone frame it, saying that it should be a family heirloom so that he could look at the brush every day.
Maybe I can bring honor to my family like Uncle Shan.
Grandpa and dad also said that this pen would only be passed down to him, the legitimate son and grandson of the Hong family, and that his second and third brothers were not allowed to touch it.
Jianzi wanted to give this pen to his second and third brothers so that they could study hard together.
This way, even if I fail the exam, my grandfather and the others won't be too disappointed.
Sun Shan had no idea that Jianzi had so many wild thoughts at such a young age.
He smiled and took out a small toy from a pile of gifts and gave it to Jianzi, and ruffled Jianzi's hair.
He said gently, "Jianzi, these are the rabbit dolls that Uncle Shan brought back from Beijing. They're for you to play with."
Jianzi saw an exquisite clay sculpture - a rabbit holding a golden spear, wearing a red robe, with a flag on its back. It looked like a military general on the stage. At first glance, it looked majestic and impressive.
Jianzi asked with a twinkle in his eyes: "Uncle Shan, is this just a rabbit? It looks so majestic."
In order to satisfy Jianzi's vanity, Sun Shan deliberately said: "Jianzi, I brought this rabbit back from the capital. There are many children like you in the capital who like to play with it."
After a pause, he asked again: "Jianzi, do you like it?"
I like it, of course I like it.
Especially the ones that Sun Shan said he brought back from the capital, Jianzi liked them more.
When I go to school tomorrow, I must tell my friends that I have a gift that the official Shan Shu brought him specially from the capital, but my friends in the school don’t have it.
Jianzai said happily, "Uncle Shan, I like it very much. Thank you."
Sun Shan looked at Jianzi with satisfaction. Not bad, he can say thank you and is very polite.
Hong Chengcai teaches well.
Sun Shan chatted with Jianzi about this and that, mainly about Jianzi's studies in school, and they talked about all sorts of things for a long time.
I roughly know that Jianzi is doing well in school and his grades should be good too. But as to how good he is, I need to learn more about him before I can draw a conclusion.
At this time, Gui Ge'er came back from outside, and this time he was accompanied by Li Xinjun.
When former classmates met again, their eyes were filled with tears.
Li Xinyun shouted excitedly: "Ashan, you are back."
After a pause, he asked in confusion: "Ashan, aren't you going to take the exam? Why have you become so dark and thin? Is it hard on this journey?"
Sun Shan: ...
Li Xinyun has also changed, becoming mature and stable.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Sun Shan knew that Li Xinjun had not changed at all.
Anyway, seeing good friends from boyhood.
Sun Shan still said happily: "It was hard, of course it was hard. I had to travel a long distance, take a boat, a car, walk and climb mountains. How could I not be tired? Oh, it took me several months to get back. It was so hard." Beijing Intangible Cultural Heritage Rabbit God