Chapter 873 Who wants to meet your father's student? If you have nothing to do, just go away an
When Hong Dalang and Hong Erlang saw Sun Shan, they immediately invited him to sit in their shop.
When the waiter inside saw Sun Shan, he quickly bowed and greeted him.
Hong Dalang asked: "Ashan, have you seen the prefect? What did he say?"
Sun Shan said with a smile: "Yes, the prefect encouraged me to be a good official and gave me a reward."
Hong Erlang asked with sparkling eyes: "Ashan, what does the prefect look like? Is he friendly?"
Everyone is most interested in people in high positions and powerful people, so here comes the gossip.
Sun Shan would never tell them gossip about the prefect. He just smiled and said, "The prefect is very nice."
I won't say any more.
Hong Dalang and Hong Erlang chatted with Sun Shandong about this and that.
After talking for a while, Hong Chengcai jumped out and said, "Father, while the sun is still up, why not take Ah Shan to meet the neighbors? Many people want to see the first Jinshi of Zhangzhou Prefecture."
Second brother Hong echoed, "That's right, father and second uncle, you guys are too much of a jerk. We are all getting impatient waiting. We all want to see the style of Zhangzhou Prefecture's first Jinshi."
In fact, the neighbors had no idea that the first Jinshi of Zhangzhou Prefecture was about to visit them.
It was just that Hong Chengcai and Hong Erdi wanted to take Sun Shan to show off everywhere.
Hehe, this is the Jinshi master from the Hong family. He should make a brilliant appearance and blind your eyes.
So Hong Dalang and Hong Erlang accompanied Sun Shan in front, while Hong Chengcai and Hong Erdi walked behind carrying a basket of candies.
The first person I visited was definitely my next-door neighbor, who sold cloth. He was not a competitor, so we got along very well.
Hong Dalang walked in with a swagger and shouted from a distance: "Brother, are you busy?"
The cloth shopkeeper responded, "No, what's the matter, brother? What's the matter?"
The cloth shopkeeper felt that Hong Dalang was mysterious since morning. He laughed from morning to night and walked with great vigor, as if he had won a white pigeon lottery and was laughing happily.
At this moment, a family walked in, bringing with them a scholar who was not very familiar with them. I didn't know what they were doing.
The fabric shopkeeper remained calm in the face of ever-changing circumstances and looked at the Hong family with a smile.
Hong Erlang said cheerfully: "Brother, this is not it,"
Pointing at Sun Shan, he said, "Today I am bringing the first Jinshi of Zhangzhou Prefecture to visit some neighbors and get to know the neighbors. Haha, this is Jinshi Sun from our Zhangzhou Prefecture.
He just returned from the capital with great success. He is my father's student and is as close to us as a family. So I brought him out to meet the neighbors, so that we don't run into him and fail to recognize him."
Hong Chengcai immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "This is the wedding candy of my Jinshi. Let's share in the good fortune. Maybe the kid in your family will eat it and get his name on the imperial examination like my Jinshi."
The second brother Hong said happily, "Yes, this is the wedding candy of the first Jinshi of Zhangzhou Prefecture. We must give it to our son to eat so that he can get some of the joy of the Jinshi master. Hehe, our son Jianzi ate quite a lot of it. Maybe he will follow in his uncle's footsteps and pass the imperial examination."
Finally, Sun Shan spoke. He cupped his hands, smiled charmingly and said, "Boss, it's our first meeting. Sorry to bother you. My uncle is your neighbor. A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. I'll trouble you to take care of me in the future. Thank you."
The fabric shopkeeper stared at Sun Shan with his mouth slightly open and his eyes wide open.
He said in disbelief: "Brother, this is the first Jinshi of our Zhangzhou Prefecture? Oh, I didn't expect that he is your relative. Oh, brother, you are so lucky."
Hong Dalang said proudly, "No, no. It's all because of my father's good teaching. Look, he has produced a Jinshi. Haha, he is the only Jinshi in Zhangzhou Prefecture."
The wind of showing off kept blowing, and everyone knew that Hong Dalang was showing off crazily.
The cloth shopkeeper continued to stare at Sun Shan, praising him repeatedly, "Brother, your family hid it so well that the neighbors didn't even know that the first Jinshi of Zhangzhou Prefecture was your father's student. Oh, I was blind and didn't recognize the true face of Mount Lu."
Hong Erlang waved his hands and said, "Brother, haha, it's just so-so, just so-so. I just passed the imperial examination and happened to become the first imperial scholar in Zhangzhou Prefecture. Haha, it's nothing, nothing."
The green tea smell was so strong that the fabric shopkeeper stopped staring at Sun Shan and his mouth twitched.
Haha, it’s just so-so, it’s just so-so, you’re lying with your eyes open.
The cloth shopkeeper kept saying, "Mr. Sun, brother, please wait a moment. I will be back soon."
Sun Shan, Hong Dalang and Hong Erlang looked at each other. They knew what this meant even with their toes.
After a while, the shopkeeper came out and handed over a purse.
He said cheerfully: "Congratulations, Mr. Sun. This is a small gift from me. Please accept it."
Sun Shan waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Boss, don't be polite."
After some pushing and shoving, the purse fell into Hong Chengcai's arms.
Hong Dalang laughed and said, "Since you are so sincere, my family will accept it. Thank you."
Sun Shan cupped his hands, raised his head, straightened his chest, smiled, and thanked him: "Thank you, shopkeeper."
Afterwards, Hong Dalang and Hong Erlang led Sun Shan to the next house.
Same script, same plot, same ending.
Hong Chengcai grabbed a handful of candies and put them in the store, and earned a purse.
Sun Shan smiled stiffly and thanked him.
Walk from the beginning of the street to the end of the street, from left to right.
When you finish this street, walk down the next one.
Even business competitors are not spared.
Hong Dalang and Hong Erlang led Sun Shan into a grocery store that sold exactly the same things as the Hong family's.
Hong Dalang shouted with a dagger hidden in his smile: "Brother, what are you busy with? How is your business going recently? Is it good?"
Second brother Hong echoed, "Brother, hey, it looks like business is good, people are coming and going."
Hong Chengcai and Hong Erdi said repeatedly: "Uncle, you haven't been seen these days. Where have you been? It seems that you are busy with business. No wonder you don't see anyone."
Sun Shan: ...
There was nothing but silence. Sun Shan stared blankly at the shopkeeper with a gloomy face, and felt that the air pressure around him had dropped by several dimensions.
The shopkeeper of the rival company looked at the four fat men of the Hong family suspiciously, wondering what they were doing.
Could it be that he came here to test the "military intelligence"?
And who is the short, thin and dark guy in the middle?
His clothes looked like they were made of good material, and he was wearing a turban and a hat, looking like a scholar.
Could it be the new accountant hired by the Hong family?
The rival shopkeeper also remained unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances and observed the Hong family quietly.
Hong Dalang didn't mind when he saw that his competitor didn't respond.
Pointing at Sun Shan, he said cheerfully, "Brother, today is a good day. My father's good student has returned from the capital. So, I'm bringing him out to meet him, otherwise he won't recognize you when he sees you later, haha."
Hong Erlang said proudly, "Yes, I brought him out today so that everyone can get acquainted with him, so that we don't have to know who is who when we meet."
Rival shopkeeper:......
Who wants to meet your father's student? If you have nothing to do, just get out of here and don't disturb my business.