Chapter 986 Sun Bomin paid a large sum of money to hire a troupe
The second day of the Lunar New Year is usually the day for married women to return to their parents' home, but Yun Jie'er's parents' home is too far away, so she can't go back.
As for the Hong family, where she had been married before, Sun Shan and Yun Jie'er had given gifts before the New Year and had not gone out since.
When they were about to set off, Sun Shan said goodbye to Hong Xiucai again.
Sun Boming and Su Shi had no idea who had bewitched them before, but they felt that now that they were old masters and old ladies, they should do something to show their status.
Especially the landlords from the next door, next door, next door village always do something to benefit the villagers during festivals. If you don’t do it yourself, wouldn’t it seem like you have low status?
So the couple paid out of their own pockets to invite a drama troupe to perform from the second to the fourth day of the New Year, to liven up Sunjia Village.
It’s just that the more generous the couple was in spending money at the beginning, the more regretful they felt afterwards.
When you invite people to a play, the money you spend will be gone in an instant. You might as well buy some pork to eat.
Sun Shan consoled them by saying, "Father and mother, we've already invited them. There's no point in regretting. You might as well go to the theater happily."
Sun Bomin said with a bitter heart: "I only sang for three days and I was paid 10 taels. This money is too easy to earn. Oh, I was blinded by my own desire for face and prestige. I feel bad for spending this money."
Su decided to put all the blame on Sun Bomin, and said angrily: "Boss, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but can face be eaten? 10 taels, how much farm work do we have to do. By the way, boss, who asked you to hire the troupe in the first place?"
Sun Bomin thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know who asked for the invitation, but a lot of people said this and that, and then vaguely agreed to treat everyone to the show during the New Year."
Sun Shan knew that Sun Boming and the Su family had suddenly become rich, and their status had been raised unexpectedly, so it was inevitable that he became impetuous and proud.
This villager says something, and that villager says something. In order to show that they are the "boss" of Sunjia Village, they always do things that they regret, such as "swallowing their anger". They blame themselves for being too vain and having to spend money.
Su asked worriedly, "Master, now that we have started inviting villagers to the theater, will we continue to invite them next year? If we only invite them this year and not next year, people might gossip about us behind our backs."
Sun Bomin became even more anxious when he heard this, and regretted that he had been so arrogant and spent a lot of money to hire someone to perform.
Oh, I regret it so much.
Sun Shan continued to comfort him, "Father, let's invite the villagers to the opera to celebrate my passing the imperial examination and becoming an official. Don't invite them again next year. Anyway, they have their own mouths, so let them say whatever they want."
If you don’t say it in front of us, we will just pretend we didn’t hear it. If you say it in front of us, we will just curse you back. Dad, you have to remember that your old man now has a son who is an official, and they are the only ones who can ask you for help. "
After a pause, he continued, "Father, there is one thing you must learn to be an official."
Sun Bomin and Su looked at Sun Shan in confusion: "Shanzi, what do you want to learn?"
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "It's hard to be a father-in-law if you are not deaf or dumb. Father, how can you speak louder than hundreds of mouths in Sunjia Village? Just pretend you can't hear anything. We are already officials, we are open-minded and don't bother with them."
Sun Bomin hummed and said, "Shanzi, you are right. How can I, alone, win over so many people? From now on, they can talk about their own things and I will talk about mine."
Su curled her lips, thinking that Sun Boming still couldn't figure it out.
What do they say? You should say what you want and leave them speechless.
Just fight back. They don’t dare to offend you anyway.
Su looked at Sun Bomin with disdain and said, "Master, we will not agree to anything that requires spending money in the future. Humph, if you insist on not spending money, we won't suffer any loss. We will leave our money to Shanzi and grandson. There will be many places to spend money in the future. Our grandson is going to marry a lady from a wealthy family, and we have to earn the betrothal gift now."
As for the little fat girl's dowry, Su had never even thought about it.
Little girl, just send a few cabinets as dowry. Not keeping the man's betrothal gifts already shows her broad-mindedness.
Sun Bomin and Su regretted for a while, and the village chief called Sun Bomin to the ancestral hall to host the "watching the show" activity.
Sun Boming forgot his regret and went to the ancestral hall happily.
Su tutted her tongue a few times in the background and whispered, "Shanzi, your father will continue to be a sucker in the future. We can't leave the family's money with him."
Sun Shan also thought so. Perhaps because he had been suppressed for too long because of his childlessness and was looked down upon by the villagers, his mentality became abnormal.
As soon as his son becomes successful, he lets out all the grievances he had suffered before.
Sun Bomin chose to pretend to be a rich man, making those who looked down on him before "crawl" before him.
This phenomenon is called "compensation psychology".
After getting rich, they gain group recognition by showing off their wealth.
This cannot be blamed on Sun Boming. He used to be too self-conscious and needed to satisfy his face and vanity through wealth.
Su thought for a while and said, "Shanzi, when you take up your post, take the money from home with you, so that your father won't be the big boss."
Sun Shan has been able to save money since he was young, and his pockets are full at a young age. Su believes that it is safer to keep the money with Sun Shan than with Sun Bomin.
As for why she didn't keep it with her, Su was afraid that without Sun Shan, she would not be able to fight against Sun Bomin. It would not be safe to keep it with her.
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Mother, let father show off his power this year. We must stop him next year. Father alone cannot defeat you and me. Mother, don't worry about father being taken advantage of all the time."
Su laughed secretly, thinking that Shanzi meant that he was close to her, not Sun Boming.
Haha, look, raising a son is good, it’s much better than marrying off four girls.
It was so right to risk your life to have a son.
Humph, Sister Yun is useless. She won’t even give her a grandson.
Because the scholar from Sunjia Village invited the villagers to watch a play, the girl who originally wanted to go back to her parents' home decided not to go back and even notified her parents' family in advance to come and listen to the play.
Before noon, the ancestral hall was packed with people. Not only people from the village, but also villagers from Zhengjia Village, Yangjia Village, and even further away gathered in front of the Sun's ancestral hall.
Sun Shan was not interested in opera at first, but he couldn't stand the crowds and followed them to the ancestral hall.
It's not about watching the show, but about watching the people.
As soon as Sun Shan arrived, he was immediately welcomed by the elders and sat in the C position.
Sun Shan: ...
He just came to take a look, so why was he put at the front?
Is he going to escape by pretending to pee, or is he going to escape by pretending to pee?
Sun Shan observed his surroundings carefully. The village chief was very smart and had divided the people into several areas.
The villagers of Sunjia Village sat in the center, those from Zhengjia Village who had a good relationship with them sat next to those from Sunjia Village, and the worse the relationship with them, the farther away they sat.
Sun Shan couldn't help but write the word "服" in large letters.
If the village chief had the opportunity to study, I believe it would be no problem for him to pass the examination and become a scholar.
If there is an opportunity, it is not impossible to pass the imperial examination.