Chapter 1073 Concentrated Essence
Yuanlu is indeed the largest county in Chenzhou. Sun Shan has been walking for four or five days and has not yet finished the journey.
Moreover, the place we walked was between mountains, and there was no vast plain.
After a few days of exploration, I found that except for the county town and some small towns, other places in Yuanlu are deserted.
In fact, not only is it deserted, but the lives of the people are also quite hard.
Most people ate a mixture of bran and a small amount of rice, and it was quite a luxury to have a meal of white rice.
When I was a child, no one in the family could eat tangerines except Sun Shan. Just like the people of Yuanlu at this moment, those who are dressed in silk and satin are not silkworm breeders.
Although Wang Jiaxing was happy that Sun Shan could help him with his homework, he felt it was really tiring and painful to study while walking.
So he asked tentatively: "Master Sun, we have been out for a long time, should we go back home?"
In fact, I want to say: Lord Sun, are you still going to be an official? How can you be away from the county government for so long? What if something urgent happens and I can't find you?
Lord Sun, please go back to the county government office as soon as possible and don't walk around outside.
You can bear it, but I can’t bear it anymore!
Not only Sun Jiaxing felt so, but the guards of Sunjia Village also felt so.
It's just that they always listen to Sun Shan, so they dare not question it.
Before we set off, the village chief had already said that the smartest person in Sunjia Village was Sun Shan. If we didn't listen to Sun Shan, would we listen to ourselves?
Look at your own heart and ask yourself, can you compare to Sun Shan?
I can't compare, haha, so of course I have to listen to Sun Shan.
So Gui Ge'er said, "Wang Tongsheng, our master always has a plan for everything he does, so you don't have to worry about that. The affairs of the government office have been arranged before we come out. The government office will be in order, so we don't have to worry about it."
That’s right, Gui Ge’er has that much confidence in Sun Shan.
Anyway, it’s always right to follow Sun Shan!
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Now that I'm out, I'll definitely go through Yuanlu. I never give up halfway through a task."
We have been walking for five or six days, so one or two days won’t make a difference.
So Sun Shan continued to lead a group of people to inspect Yuanlu County.
Wang Jiaxing's face fell, and he instantly felt that his life was dull and bleak.
I should have rejected Lord Sun at the beginning.
There are many educated people in Yuanlu County, so we can arrange for other people to come and serve as translators.
The reason he gave was that he had to prepare for the college entrance examination in August. When Lord Sun heard this, he was sure that it would not delay his studies.
Oh, what a mistake. What a mistake.
I thought Lord Sun would just take a walk and go back, but who knew he would be out for so many days.
This is much more tiring than going to Chenzhou Prefecture.
Wang Jiaxing hung his head, followed silently behind the team, and silently dragged his heavy body forward.
Because Yuanlu is mountainous, you have to get off the car and walk after a while.
Wang Jiaxing's legs felt like they were filled with lead. It was very difficult for him to drag himself up. He was listless and looked like a walking corpse.
Seeing this, Sun Shan encouraged him, "Jiaxing, you feel tired just walking this short distance? Haha, you can't do that. The entrance exam will be much harder than it is now. You need to train hard, and this time following me out is a good opportunity."
Wang Jiaxing really wanted to say: Lord Sun, I don’t want such an opportunity, can you give it to my classmates?
Of course, these words were just thoughts, but what came out of his mouth was: "Master, I understand. I will use this opportunity to train well and prepare for the college entrance examination in August."
Sun Shan looked at Wang Jiaxing approvingly, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him to keep moving forward.
As they walked, they came to a small village that could not be more remote.
The entire village is located in a valley. If there had not been a road extending there, Sun Shan would never have imagined that there was a village here.
The reason why a group of people came in was simply because they saw there was a road here and followed it in.
Sun Shan's inspections were everywhere, not just walking along the official roads.
When the villagers saw Sun Shan and his group, they were stunned for a moment, and then instantly became alert.
It was Wang Jiaxing's turn to come out. He walked up and saluted like a scholar: "Old man, you are polite. We are from Yuanlu County and just happened to pass by here. Please forgive us if we disturbed you."
The village chief relaxed a little when he heard Wang Jiaxing speaking the local dialect.
He returned the greeting and asked, "Are you from the county? I wonder what you are doing here?"
The sight of all of them being young men inevitably aroused suspicion.
The biggest worry is that bandits will come to explore the way and prepare to cause trouble to the village.
Not long ago, I heard from Sanyazi's aunt that she came back to visit and said that the new magistrate had wiped out the bandits in Niujiao Mountain.
It is said that in order to suppress the bandits, the officers and soldiers of the entire Yuanlu County were mobilized. As a result, hundreds of bandits and officers and soldiers died. It was simply a life exchanged for another.
At that time, the villagers were also wondering when the officers and soldiers of Yuanlu became so brave? How dare they go to suppress the bandits?
Aren’t you usually terrified of bandits?
When they heard that the bandits were coming, they ran faster than the ordinary people.
Then Sanyazi's aunt said that the new magistrate was tall and mighty, with a strong back and broad arms, and it was he who gave the death order that the bandits in Niujiao Mountain must be wiped out.
Any officer who refused to come would be executed on the spot.
Sanyazi's aunt also said that when the new magistrate saw a deserter, he immediately swung his sword and cut the deserter in half.
As a result, the officers and soldiers did not dare to desert and had to fight the bandits with their lives.
Sanyazi's aunt also said that the new magistrate killed all the bandits and seized a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.
The villagers opened their eyes wide and asked how they knew they had found so many gold, silver and jewelry.
If they really got rich, they would never tell anyone about it. The officials would have hidden it away long ago.
Sanyazi's aunt immediately said that the government should post a notice directly listing the confiscated gold, silver and jewelry.
He also swore that he saw with his own eyes the notice that stated what stolen goods had been seized.
He also said that there was a priceless jade pendant inside, and even if everyone in the village sold their belongings, they still couldn't afford to buy that jade pendant.
Sanyazi's aunt described the story so vividly that many villagers believed it.
As soon as the village chief saw that Sun Shan and his group were all men, he immediately became suspicious.
He was afraid that the government had not wiped out all the bandits and that the bandits would escape from Niujiao Mountain.
Although the village chief didn't know how the bandits escaped since the village was tens of thousands miles away from Niujiao Mountain.
But that did not prevent the village chief from thinking that Sun Shan and his gang were bandits.
Wang Jiaxing explained: "Old man, this is Mr. Sun from another place. He passed by Yuanlu and saw that our place is beautiful and has beautiful people, so he wanted to travel around."
Then he added: "Master Sun is a scholar, and he loves traveling."
It’s not that Wang Jiaxing belittled Sun Shan’s status, but that he said it was too high and the villagers didn’t know its value.
It would be better to just say "scholar". Even illiterate villagers would understand what a scholar is in the countryside.
Sure enough, after hearing that Sun Shan was a scholar, the village chief showed more respect for him.
Although the village chief didn't understand why Sun Shan, the thinnest and shortest among so many people, had the highest status.
Perhaps this is the concentrated essence, the village chief couldn't help but think so.