Chapter 910: Are the official hats in the ancestral hall and the official hats in the old house diff

Chapter 910: Are the official hats in the ancestral hall and the official hats in the old house diff

After the village chief and clan elders had discussed the matter of erecting a monument and repairing the ancestral hall in the Sun family's old house, they also discussed when to hold the banquet for the Jinshi.

This time everyone agreed to set up the event for seven consecutive days. For such a festive occasion, if it weren’t for the limited budget, seven days would still be too short.

The village chief then said, "Bomin, tomorrow you and I will go to Yangjia Village to find Yang the fortune teller and ask him to help calculate the date for erecting the monument, the date for the banquet, and the date for repairing the ancestral hall. These must be done on auspicious days."

Sun Bomin nodded repeatedly and said, "It's right to ask Yang to tell fortunes. He predicted that Shanzi will be very rich and powerful, and will hold a high position with high salary. I saw the faint appearance of official hats in the ancestral hall and the old house. Yang is indeed a fortune teller with a lot of experience, and his predictions are really accurate."

Yang the fortune teller also found out that Sun Bomin and Su were destined to have no children, so Sun Shan had to establish his own clan.

Although Sun Boming was extremely reluctant and upset, for Shanzi's sake, he chose to follow Yang the fortune teller's arrangement.

Now that Sunshan High School is gaining more and more momentum, Sun Boming believes even more in Yang’s fortune-telling skills.

The village chief, clan elders and Sun Boming chatted about this and that, and finally after all matters were settled, they went home happily.

Sun Shan quickly asked his servants to send the elderly people back one by one.

It was late at night, with the lights all out, and I was most afraid of falling to the ground.

The village chief was even more satisfied and relieved. He stroked his beard and nodded with a smile: "Shanzi is such a good boy. He is worthy of being the most promising son in our Sunjia Village. Very good, very good."

After the village chief and clan elders left, Uncle Sun severely criticized Sun Shan.

I also wanted to criticize Sun Boming and Sun Zhongli, but as the younger brother, it is not easy for me to say anything bad about the elder and second brothers.

He had no choice but to scold his eldest nephew: "Shanzi, you are so confused. Why did you donate 100 taels to repair the ancestral hall? The ancestral hall belongs to everyone, so why should you pay the most? Do you have money but nowhere to spend it? If the money is too much, give it to your third uncle."

After saying this, he asked Huang, who had come in, to be the judge and join him in scolding Sun Shan for pretending to be a rich man.

Huang shook her head and said, "Shuwen, if we want to renovate the ancestral hall, how can the village afford it? If our family doesn't pay, who else will?"

Uncle Sun rolled his eyes and said, "Mother, if no one contributes, then we won't repair it. The ancestral hall has always been like this, so it won't be any worse for a while. When the village has money, we can use the public money to repair it. If not, when the villagers have money, we can contribute according to their per capita contributions. Mother, how can you donate 100 taels of silver just because you want to? Oh, this is too wasteful. No, I have to tell the village chief tomorrow that I won't donate."

Uncle Sun has always been honest. When he heard that he would not donate, he waved his hands and said, "Third brother, how can I not donate? I promised to donate, and I should keep my word. If I don't donate, how can I survive in the village?"

Uncle Sun rolled his eyes at Uncle Sun Er again and said unceremoniously, "Brother, you are stupid. The money is in my pocket. I donate it if I say so. Do the villagers dare to come and rob it? Brother, is face more important or substance more important? Of course substance is more important. It is not worthwhile to lose substance for the so-called face. Instead of donating 100 taels to the ancestral hall, it is better to use 100 taels to build a house so that my family can at least live comfortably."

What Uncle Sun said made sense, but unfortunately no one present supported him.

Sun Bomin shook his head vigorously: "Third brother, you can't do this. You must donate as promised. If you don't, you will not be able to hold your head up in the village anymore."

This made Uncle Sun so angry that he rolled his eyes.

They have scholars and officials in their family, who dares to look down on them?

If anyone dares to offend them, let Shanzi punish them.

Humph, a small villager dares to speak ill of the official. He is courting the death of his own life.

Uncle Sun still supported Sun Bomin's words and said honestly, "Brother is right. If I don't donate, I won't dare to live in the village anymore."

Then he said, "Brother, my family has been spending a lot of money these years, so I can't give you too much. I can only give you 20 taels."

At this point, Uncle Sun said apologetically, "Ming'er has bought a house, Douzi also wants to go to school, and then Qing'er is also going to buy a house. The family really can't afford to spend too much."

After hearing this, Sun Bomin shook his head and said, "Second brother, our eldest family will pay for the 100 taels, so you and your third brother don't have to pay. You have many sons and grandchildren, so you must save the money for the children in your family to study. With Shanzi leading the way, the descendants of the Sun family must follow closely and take the imperial examinations."

After a pause, he continued, "Especially Douzai. I heard from Mingge that he is very good at studying. We must train him well."

Uncle Sun looked at Sun Boming with emotion.

The eldest brother is better because he understands his difficulties.

It was just that they had to donate money to build the ancestral hall. Because the Huang family was still around, they had not officially separated and their accounts were still together.

The three brothers contributed one part, the eldest brother couldn't pay for it all.

Uncle Sun said, "Brother, I must pay for the renovation of the ancestral hall. I have to pay."

Sun Boming thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

So he said, "Second brother, you just pay 5 taels."

Then he said to Uncle Sun: "Third brother, you also pay 5 taels, and the rest will be from my family."

Uncle Sun was furious when he heard Uncle Sun offered 20 taels, but he was slightly relieved when he heard Sun Bomin said he only wanted 5 taels.

But he was not very willing to pay 5 taels, and objected strongly: "Brother, I think we should not repair the ancestral hall. Let's repair it when we have money."

He looked at Sun Shan again and said angrily, "Shanzi, you shouldn't have agreed to build the ancestral hall just now. Look, now you're being taken advantage of."

How could such a cunning and stingy person like Shanzi support the construction of the ancestral hall? How could he propose to donate 100 taels?

Uncle Sun really wanted to lift the lid off Sun Shan’s head and see what was inside.

He was so disappointed that someone so smart didn't know the pros and cons.

Sun Shan looked at him with amusement, but his expression was unusually serious: "Uncle San, have you forgotten what fortune teller Yang said?"

Fortune teller Yang said a lot of things, but Uncle Sun couldn't remember them at all. He looked at Sun Shan suspiciously.

Sun Shan continued, "Uncle San, fortune teller Yang said that there was a faint official hat in the ancestral hall of our village. Do you remember it?"

I remember, I definitely remember. It's hard not to remember. The men, women, and children in the village mentioned it over and over again. Even the deaf remember it.

Uncle Sun continued to look at Sun Shan suspiciously.

Sun Shan continued, "Uncle San, fortune teller Yang didn't tell me who this official hat would end up in."

Uncle Sun looked at Sun Shan like he was an idiot and said directly, "Needless to say, it must have fallen into our family. Who else can wear it except you?"

Uncle Sun also wanted to wear jeans, but looking at the jeans, he couldn't even touch them, let alone wear them.

Sun Shan nodded and said mysteriously, "Uncle San, you are right. This official hat has indeed fallen on my head now."

Then he asked, "Uncle San, fortune teller Yang also said that there is a faint official hat in our Sun family's old house."

Uncle Sun became more and more confused as he listened. What was Shanzi talking about? Were the official hats in the ancestral hall and the official hats in the old house different?

Sun Boming and Uncle Sun were also confused by what they heard.