Chapter 936: Jinshi Banquet (6)
The lively banquet lasted for 7 days with a bustling crowd and clinking glasses.
Sun Shan didn't know where these people came from.
Sunjia Village, such a remote little village, ushered in the busiest days since its establishment.
Every villager was smiling, and the glory on their faces could not be concealed.
Finally, on the seventh night, the banquet officially ended and everyone was tired but happy.
Huang laughed with a hint of regret and said, "It's a pity that the banquet date is too close, and your aunt can't come."
From the time the date was determined to the time the banquet began, there were only five days, and coincidentally there was no escort team in the city.
Sun Boming thought about it and passed the message on, telling Aunt Sun not to rush to attend.
Wait until Sun Shan comes to the city to host a banquet before attending.
Although Sun Boming felt a little regretful, although Aunt Sun couldn't eat the one in the village, she could eat the one at Sun's house in Guangzhou.
She smiled and said, "Mother, there is nothing we can do. That is the only good day that is coming. If we miss it, we will have to wait until December, when the weather will be cold and it will be close to the Chinese New Year. And it won't work if we postpone it for so long."
The main reason was that the men, women, young and old in Sunjia Village wanted to hold the Jinshi banquet as soon as possible and announce the return of the Jinshi master from Sunjia Village as soon as possible.
Su curled her lips and thought it would be better if Aunt Sun didn't come back, as her presence would influence her performance.
And stealing my thunder.
Although her son was already an official, Su was still timid in front of Aunt Sun.
Thinking of these seven days, and the groups of people surrounding her, and seeing their envious looks, Su felt happy.
Having lived for decades, he had never been so glorious. When Su thought of the flattering words he had received over the past seven days, he could even laugh in his sleep.
Su pretended to be regretful and said, "The head of the family is right. Good days cannot be missed. Especially the good days predicted by fortune teller Yang."
Sister Yun looked at the little fat girl in her mother-in-law's arms, smiled and said, "Mother is right. Mr. Yang has calculated for Brother Shan so many times, and every time it's accurate. We must listen to Mr. Yang's words."
Sun Shan also regretted that Aunt Sun could not come to Sunjia Village for the banquet, but when he thought that he would host it again in Guangzhou Prefecture, he did not feel so regretful.
He smiled and said, "It's true that the date is set rather urgently, but my aunt will understand."
Not only did Aunt Sun not come to this banquet, but also relatives and friends from Zhangzhou Prefecture did not come.
I was in such a hurry that I had no time to hurry.
When they stopped in Zhangzhou Prefecture, Hong Chengcai and Li Xinjun made an appointment with Sun Shan to come back for a banquet. Mrs. Hong also wanted to come to Su to ask how she raised such a promising son, and Jianzi also wanted to play with his friends in Sunjia Village.
It’s a pity that we can’t catch up with the time.
Sun Shan and Yun Jie'er were chatting with their family members while counting the gifts and cash gifts they had received.
Sun Shannian and Yun Jieer helped to check the bills.
When Sun Shan was talking about it, a group of people from the yamen gave him 20 taels, and Zhang Zhubo gave him another 20 taels.
Sister Yun asked in confusion, "Brother Shan, was this Chief Clerk Zhang given to you separately? Are you on good terms with Chief Clerk Zhang?"
Zhang Zhubo and his colleagues in the yamen collected one copy and gave another copy to him.
Seeing this action, Yun Jieer thought that the relationship between Zhang Zhubo and Sun Shan was unusual.
Sun Shan never thought that Zhang Zhubo would actually give him 20 taels, and never thought that their friendship was so deep.
Normally, he didn't have much contact with Zhang Zhubo. They only exchanged gifts during the four seasons, and the gifts were ordinary and nothing special.
Sun Shan thought for a moment and said, "Zhang Zhubo and I are from the same hometown. Maybe that's why he gave me the gift again."
Huang asked, "Shanzi, do you want to give it back? 20 taels is a lot. Even if you are from the same village, you can't ask for so much."
When Su heard 20 taels, her eyes lit up. This was a large sum of money. It seemed that officials were very rich.
Since my mother-in-law wants to send it back, how can I do that?
But Su didn't know whether to send it or not, so he could only keep silent and see what Shanzi would do.
Su shook her hand with the big gold bracelet on, and the eyes of the little girl Xiaoxiao in her arms moved along with the bracelet.
From time to time, he wanted to reach out to grab the gold bracelet, but Su held him so tightly that he could not move.
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Grandma, no need. Just take what Zhang Zhubo gave you."
Although I am not that familiar with Zhang Zhubo, they are all natives of Huangyang County.
If I refuse, Chief Clerk Zhang might overthink it.
These 20 taels are neither too much nor too little for Zhang Zhubo, and he can definitely afford it.
Sun Bomin asked doubtfully, "Shanzi, are you really going to accept it? It seems that our family has no relationship with Zhang Zhubo."
The Sun family’s old house generally doesn’t accept too many familiar strangers.
So Sun Shan asked him to keep it, but Sun Bomin didn't understand.
Sun Shan explained, "Zhang Zhubo is a nice guy. He must be giving 20 taels sincerely. If we refuse, he will lose face. So we should accept it. Next time they host a banquet and invite our family, we should give them a bigger gift."
Since Sun Shan, the most educated person in the family, said so, everyone would just agree.
Sister Yun registered the gift money from Zhang Zhubo on the "VIP" page. These were the generous gifts that needed to be returned.
Sun Shan then looked down and saw that the relatives of Yangjia Village and Yang Qingyuan gave a total of 10 taels.
After hearing this, Su curled her lips and said, "When Landlord Yang was here, he gave 20 taels. Now that Landlord Yang is gone, Yang Dalang has to work with the villagers to give 10 taels. Tsk tsk, how stingy."
Thinking of Hu Ming who was tired from playing and fell asleep in the backyard, Su became even angrier.
Yang Dalang, as the uncle, had it very easy. After handing his nephew over to them, he no longer cared about anything else.
When Su thought of Hu Ming, who was a freeloader, she couldn't help but get even angrier.
Hu Ming eats more, and Xiao Xiao's brother eats less.
Oh, I don’t know what Shanzi was thinking, he actually brought Hu Ming to live with him.
No, I have to talk to Shanzi when I am free tomorrow and ask him to send Huming back to Yangjia Village.
The things in her house can only be given to Xiao Xiaoshan.
Huang shook her head and said, "We have no relationship with Yangjia Village, so giving them 10 taels is already good. You can only say this in front of your family, and you can't say it to others, and you can't say it in front of Hu Ming."
Yangjia Village has no relation to the Sun family's old house, and Sun Shan took in Hu Ming out of pity for his former classmate.
Su was not convinced. When she met Huang's eyes, she immediately dared not say a word.
Although there is no mountain like Aunt Sun today, there is still the mountain like Grandma.
How could the Su family dare to be disrespectful?
Looking at the bright-eyed little girl in her arms, she whispered secretly: My eldest granddaughter, your grandmother is so old and confused that she actually raised a child from a stranger, and there is no gold and silver in the family. Humph, how can this be justified. All the money in the family must be left to your brother. Your grandmother is just like your father, a spendthrift.
Sun Shan continued to look down the gift list and found that holding a banquet in Sunjia Village was indeed a loss-making business.
Those who are well-known in the surrounding area can give more.
But the villagers would give ten or twenty cents for the whole family to come to the banquet.
Sun Shan had already determined that this Jinshi Banquet would be a huge loss!