Chapter 1063 Rice Planting Ceremony
Sun Shan had no idea what the native gentry of Yuanlu County were thinking.
There are more important things to do at this moment.
"Buy farm tools on February 8th, and wait for the spring ploughing season."
This means that an agricultural fair is held on the eighth day of the second lunar month every year, and on this day vendors and local farmers from all over the country gather here to trade.
The main business is buying and selling oxen, farm tools, seeds, saplings, etc.
On February 23, Sun Shan set out from Guangzhou Prefecture and walked for more than 20 days before reaching Yuanlu County. He had already missed the plowing ceremony in mid-to-late February when the cuckoo's call calls for spring ploughing.
But it doesn’t matter, there is still a rice planting ceremony.
In Yuanlu, early rice is planted around the Qingming Festival.
So Sun Shan asked the old Taoist priest to choose an auspicious day to perform the rice planting ceremony.
After receiving the task, the old Taoist priest rolled his eyes secretly.
The spring ploughing ceremony has already passed, why is Magistrate Sun still conducting the rice planting ceremony?
No one would say anything whether the event was held or not. Farmers valued farming more than officials did. Even without the supervision of the government, they would find ways to harvest more rice from their own fields.
Although he secretly complained about Sun Shan, the old Taoist priest still followed the instructions and calculated left and right.
An auspicious day was chosen to hold the rice planting ceremony.
On the fourth day of March, Sun Shan and his entourage appeared on the farmland outside the city. This time, those who came to watch the ceremony included all members of the government, all members of the Huangcheng Temple, and representatives of the gentry.
Of course, there were also many onlookers, and the owner of the field where Sun Shan was standing also came to the scene.
The owner of the field thought: Oh my god, why is Lord Sun presiding over the rice planting ceremony? I don't know if he can plant rice. He looks thin, weak and short, and he doesn't look like a farmer. He definitely can't plant rice.
Oh, after Lord Sun leaves, I have to plug it in again. It’s such a hassle.
Not only does it waste seedlings, but it also takes a lot of time and effort, which is a waste of time and money!
Although Lord Sun suppressed bandits for Yuanlu County and donated books to scholars in Yuanlu, he was a good official no matter how you looked at it.
But farming is such an important matter that we cannot be careless.
If Lord Sun is not good at it, he shouldn't do it. I'm really afraid that this piece of land will be ruined by Lord Sun.
The owner of the field became more and more upset the more he thought about it.
There are so many fields outside the city, why did they choose his family? If they were chosen, why didn't they give him subsidies?
He arranged the seedlings neatly early in the morning, waiting for Lord Sun to come and plant them.
After Lord Sun finishes the insertion, he still has to do the work again.
Emma, this year is my zodiac year. I forgot to wear red underwear during the New Year, so bad luck came to me.
I regret it so much. I regret it so much.
The owner of the field thought so, but he never smiled.
They looked at Sun Shan eagerly, waiting for Sun Shan to preside over the rice planting ceremony, waiting for Sun Shan to leave.
Seeing the farmer's friendly smile, Sun Shan asked happily, "Old man, when are you going to plant the rice? The rice seedlings are good this year, and they are quite thick and strong."
If the owner of the field smiled at him, Sun Shan would naturally smile back at him.
A little smile is very charming.
When the owner of the field saw Lord Sun talking to him, although he secretly complained that Lord Sun was "showy", he was very excited to see the local official smiling so kindly.
He said hastily: "Master Sun, these seedlings were carefully selected by me, so they are naturally strong and firm."
After saying this, I always felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't figure out what it was.
Sun Shan smiled awkwardly. What the old man meant was that these seedlings were carefully selected because he wanted to plant rice, and they were actually not that strong and sturdy.
Sun Shan had no choice but to smile awkwardly without losing his manners.
When he came to plant rice, his subordinates would definitely arrange the best. If not, it would be very embarrassing.
If we arrange some thin yellow seedlings, what is the point of planting such seedlings.
Sun Shan smiled and continued, "Old man, the weather is good this year, and there will definitely be a good harvest."
Who doesn’t like to harvest more rice? Even if the opportunity is not common, it is always an expectation of life.
After hearing what Sun Shan said, the owner of the field was also happy and said, "Thank you for your advice, sir. The weather will be good this year and our fields will definitely have a good harvest."
Just now, the owner of the field was secretly poked by his son, although he didn't know what he said wrong.
Keep the principle of speaking less and making fewer mistakes, and follow what Lord Sun says, and you will not make any mistakes.
Sun Shan still kept smiling and asked, "Old man, after the spring ploughing and summer harvest, you are also busy with summer ploughing, right? You have worked hard."
It was Sun Shan’s first time presiding over a rice-planting ceremony and he didn’t know what to say.
I wanted to ask more questions, but I had only learned Yuanlu dialect for a few days, so there were too many things I couldn't say.
That’s right, after the Wang family came to visit that day, Sun Shan “did not bother two hosts” and asked Old Master Wang to help find a local scholar who could speak Mandarin to teach Yuanlu dialect.
Old Master Wang was also very supportive. Two days later he found a scholar from the county school to teach the local dialect.
In order to preside over the rice planting ceremony, Sun Shan made great efforts to learn the Yuanlu dialect.
Now, I can finally say a few words and guess what the owner of the field means.
Sun Shan, Gui Ge'er, Sun Dingnan and Zhang Shiye are fine, they just need to learn the local dialect.
The guards in Sunjia Village were much more miserable. Not only did they have to read and write and speak Mandarin, they also had to learn the local dialect, and their entire study schedule was packed.
The group of people were extremely depressed and wanted to run back to Sunjia Village immediately and stop being guards.
The few simple words between Sun Shan and the owner of the field were nothing in the eyes of the owner.
But the eyes of officials and gentry were full of shock.
I didn't expect that Sun Shan could speak the local dialect after only being here for a few days.
Not only is he smart, he is also ambitious and wants to integrate into Yuanlu.
The new county magistrate had to bring an interpreter with him wherever he went. The previous county magistrate could only speak a little after having been in office for several years. The next higher county magistrate was transferred away before he could even get comfortable in his seat.
There had been several magistrates of Yuanlu among the officials and gentry, but none of them was as proactive and enthusiastic as Sun Shan in learning the Yuanlu dialect.
Everyone couldn't help but think: County Magistrate Sun is really different from previous county magistrates, he wants to take a different route.
When they recalled what Magistrate Sun said at the dinner that day, they only remembered the "Daqian Code".
After several days of thinking, the Wang family told them, "Respond to all changes with constancy" and "Respond to all movements with immobility."
Whatever Lord Sun said on the surface, they would do accordingly.
If something doesn't go right, turn back.
Anyway, the Wang family is at the forefront of everything, and those of them who are weak and powerless can only hide behind.
These past few days, I saw that the Wang family and Magistrate Sun were getting along quite harmoniously.
Everyone couldn't help but think that Magistrate Sun seemed to be planning to "go along with the Wang family" and would not "find another way" to get rid of the Wang family.
Everyone's eyes were moving around, observing everything carefully and not being the first to notice.
Mr. Wang was following behind Sun Shan calmly and without making any noise.
Mr. Wang arranged for scholars to teach Sun Shan the local dialect, which was a disguised way of arranging an undercover agent.
The nephews from the same clan told them that Lord Sun was not a person who could understand things quickly, but he was very diligent and eager to learn.
Repeat the same sentence over and over again, trying to learn how to speak it exactly the same way.
In just a few days, Lord Sun has made a lot of progress. I believe that he will be able to understand and speak Yuanlu dialect in the near future.
His nephew from the same clan also told him that Mr. Sun’s food was very good and he specially prepared meals that suited his taste, which was very considerate.