From a freeloader to a world leader

After a while, there was a loud shouting outside the yard, and a few clever children stumbled in.

"Uncle Shan, Uncle Shan, Mr. Zhang is here to celebrate your success-----"

"Haha-----" Sun Shan laughed twice, smiled at the two classmates who arrived early, waved his hand, and walked out the door: "Let's go pick up Yuliang."

As they spoke, several people ran towards the gate.

I saw a horse-drawn carriage and two ox-drawn carts approaching at a leisurely pace on the country road not far outside the gate.

"Brother Yuliang-----"

When Sun Shan saw Zhang Yuliang wearing his brand new blue scholar's robe, he swiftly jumped down, walked quickly forward, and shouted, "Welcome, welcome! Your presence really brings honor to my humble home."

"Hahaha, congratulations, I wish all your wishes come true, and I hope you will be successful next year, get admitted to the top of the list, and marry your beautiful daughter!"

"Thank you, thank you brother for your kind words!"

Sun Shan walked up to Zhang Yuliang and hugged him. Then, the two of them punched each other hard in the chest.

"Let's celebrate together, brothers. Let's get admitted together next year and drink together to celebrate!"

Zhang Yuliang laughed and rubbed his chest, looking Sun Shan from side to side, and found that Sun Shan seemed to have grown taller and stronger after just a few days' absence.

No wonder he hit his chest so hard that he felt dizzy.

"You're growing so fast. You're almost catching up with me." As he said this, Zhang Yuliang compared his height with Sun Shan and found that the difference between their heights was less than an inch.

"Hahahaha, I'm in the period of growth right now. Brother Yuliang, believe it or not, by the end of this year, I will definitely surpass you."

Since returning from Zhang Yuliang's home a few days ago, neighbors in Baisha Village and my elder sister Sun Tianxiang, who married in the same village, have sent me all kinds of food.

This made Sun Shan, his mother and sister, who had been hungry for many days, feel full, and their originally pale faces gradually regained color.

In addition, Sun Shan insisted on his previous physical exercise habits every day, running and practicing boxing for four or five hours every day, which made his originally thin body gradually become stronger.

So, I grew taller and my arms became much stronger.

Sun Shan estimated that even if he was unarmed, it shouldn't be a big problem for him to deal with three or five adults.

It’s just that my current body has suffered too much damage. It’s just a little better now, and I still need to slowly recuperate.

However, his thin body and soft muscles really affected his speed and strength in punching and fighting.

Sun Shan estimated that the killing skills he had trained in the army and special forces were only 20% to 30% at best.

Therefore, Sun Shan’s biggest wish at the moment is to become physically strong so that he can give full play to his greatest strengths.

Besides, this body is only sixteen years old and is still in the stage of development and growth.

Although, it is unlikely that he will grow into the nearly 1-meter-tall special forces soldier he was and become an explosive muscular man.

But at least you have to be over 1 meters tall and have eight-pack abs.

"Just brag, are you the only one who grows taller and I am not?"

In fact, when it comes to their heights, it is considered average in this era.

The height of men and women in this world is generally around 1 meters for women and around 55 meters for men.

In this world, whiteness and thinness are considered beautiful, and this may be the highest beauty among scholars. Everyone yearns for the slightly morbid beauty of the weak scholars.

Women may also be malnourished, and there are not many who are fair and plump, which makes people with normal aesthetic standards consider plumpness, big breasts and buttocks, and the ability to give birth to children as the standard for choosing a spouse.

Just as the two were laughing, the two ox carts behind them also stopped.

An old man with a white beard and wearing a clean blue scholar's robe, slowly stepped down from the ox cart with the help of a servant.

"Old Master, please slow down. Your student Sun Shan is being polite!"

When Sun Shan saw his teacher, Mr. Su, also arriving with Zhang Yuliang, he hurriedly and respectfully performed the student's salute and walked forward respectfully to support them.

"Sun Shan, you've suffered this time!"

Master Su patted Sun Shan on the shoulder with deep emotion and looked him around for a while.

Then he smiled with satisfaction and said, "I didn't expect that you could pass the exam while sitting in the toilet. It's really unexpected."

That’s right. He could sit in the toilet for three days and two nights, breathing the smelly and turbid air all the time, and still successfully pass the examination to become a scholar.

Although it is the last one on the list, it is still a big miracle.

"Why-----"

Sun Shan sighed deeply with emotion: "This is fate. Maybe God saw me, Sun Shan, as pitiful and hateful, so he made me suffer and work hard first, and then gave me a little compensation, so that I could be lucky enough to get the last place on the list. Otherwise, wouldn't my suffering be in vain?"

"Ha ha ha ha------"

Master Su couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard his usually taciturn student expressing self-pity and self-mockery in such a humorous way.

He patted Sun Shan's shoulder again and said, "Good! With such an attitude, your future will be bright. There are many hardships in life that require you to learn to adjust yourself. Don't give up when you are in trouble. Persevere and you will win."

"You used to be a bit self-centered, keeping your words and thoughts to yourself. This is not good for your future development."

"Thank you for your advice, Master. I went through this inhuman torture. After I recovered a few days ago, I sat by the river and thought for a day and a night. I figured out some things and principles, and I also feel that my mind has become more open."

"good, very good!"

At this time, several classmates also came over and surrounded Master Su to greet him.

So, accompanied by everyone, Master Su walked into the yard.

Zhang Yuliang signaled to the second steward who came with him to hand over the last ox cart full of gifts to Sun Shan's second uncle who was in charge of collecting and accounting for them.

As the gifts were unloaded and registered one by one, several villagers in charge of the reception started shouting.

"Oh my God! There are so many good things, I'm afraid there must be dozens of taels of silver."

"Yes, Mr. Zhang's family is really generous. I think there are at least 20 taels of silver if not 30 taels."

"Oh my god, with all the gifts from Mr. Zhang's family, Shan Ge'er won't have to worry about going to school in the future."

Sun Daping, who is responsible for keeping accounts this time, also went to school for a few years when he was a child. Therefore, under normal circumstances, he is responsible for recording all the weddings and funerals in the village.

He does this often, so naturally his vision is more accurate and profound than that of ordinary people.

He estimated that all the food, daily necessities and clothing might add up to about twenty taels of silver.

A gift of twenty taels of silver is already the best gift in the small circle of Quanshan Town.

For example, the folks in Baisha Village basically had thirty to fifty copper coins.

This was because Sun Shan passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, and he generously gave the clan 20 acres of tax-free public land, and because he was optimistic about his long-term future.

Otherwise, giving a dozen cents is also normal.

Even Sun Shan's third brother-in-law came to apologize with gifts this time, but the total value of the gifts did not exceed two taels of silver.

Like him, his elder brother and clan leader Zhang Bohe, each of them only gave away one copper coin.

Judging from the gifts received today, the gifts received by Mr. Zhang's family may exceed the total of all the gifts received by everyone else.

It seems that the Zhang family is really interested in marrying their nephew Sun Shan.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a generous gift.

Thinking of this, he laughed heartily, and then, to the younger generations who were helping him, he said with a smile: "Don't make a fuss. Our Shan Geer passed the examination and became a scholar, so naturally his level is different."

"In the future, if he passes the imperial examination, he will have more than just these gifts. He will also have land, houses, servants, and everything else."

After hearing Sun Daping's explanation, the villagers who came to help were even more delighted.

Everyone was so excited that their hands and feet were shaking, as if Sun Shan would pass the imperial examination the next day.

In their minds, Sun Shan was a relative of their own family, if Sun Shan passed the imperial examination.

So, rounding it off, it means that I have become a juren.

Once you become a juren, others will give you land, property, houses, money, and beauties.

From then on, he rose to prominence and became one of the few nobles standing at the highest level among the crowd.