The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

After walking on mountain roads and digging bird droppings all day yesterday, the men were so tired that they didn't get up until noon.

Although Sun Shan did not dig guano, he was more tired than the men who did by walking such a long distance.

After dinner, I fell asleep immediately.

Sun Shan has always believed that labor is the best medicine to ensure sleep quality.

If you can’t sleep due to insomnia, do some hard work for a day and you will definitely have a good sleep.

Even more incompetent than Sun Shan is Wang Jiaxing, who sleeps till noon and still hasn't woken up. If Gui Ge'er doesn't go in to call for help, Young Master Wang will probably sleep for a whole day and night.

Wang Jiaxing rubbed his eyes and said sleepily, "Master, why are you up so early? Are you going into the mountains to dig for guano today?"

Lord Sun seemed to treasure those sacks of bird droppings very much. He not only marked them but also asked guards to protect them to prevent them from being stolen.

Tsk tsk—it's just bird poop, why all the fuss? There's a secret inside that I have to tell you.

If Sun Shan knew what Wang Jiaxing was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes. The reason he preserved it carefully was simply because he didn't want to go back into the mountains to dig for bird droppings.

It takes a whole day to go back and forth like this. Although it is exciting to find bird droppings, it is better to save time if possible.

Sun Shan didn't want to do any more useless work.

Sun Shan waved his hand and said calmly, "Hurry up and have lunch, then we'll go back to Yuanlu."

I have been out for several days, and I can't ignore the affairs of the government office forever, and I can't be without a head of house forever.

Although I believe there is no big difference between having him or not, after all, the county government has a mature system. The county magistrate is only needed unless it is a matter of life and death, the enemy is attacking the city, or there is a higher-level department coming to inspect.

If you are not active as an official, you might as well go home and grow sweet potatoes.

Sun Shan is an ambitious and good official, so he should go back as soon as possible and not stay outside for too long.

Unfortunately, the entire Yuanlu County was not inspected this time. After the summer harvest or autumn harvest, people will be assigned to continue inspecting the routes that have not been inspected.

Wang Jiaxing was stunned for a moment, his eyes wide open, looking at Sun Shan in disbelief.

The good news came so suddenly that I couldn’t react in a moment. What should I do?

What did Lord Sun just say? He actually said he was going back to Yuanlu?

Emma, ​​I have been looking forward to it for a long time. Finally, Lord Sun is going back to Yuanlu. I don’t have to suffer outside anymore.

Wang Jiaxing immediately jumped around like a little kid.

He shouted excitedly, "Master, let's go back quickly. Don't eat lunch, go back and eat it. Come on, let's go quickly. If we don't leave soon, it will be dark."

Sun Dingnan looked at Wang Jiaxing as if he were an idiot.

Want to return to Yuanlu County today? Dream on!

It will take two days and two nights to come back.

Is Wang Tongsheng so happy that he has lost his mind?

Sun Dingnan said, "Master Wang, whether you have lunch or not, you won't be able to return to the county town today. You'd better eat a full meal so that you have the strength to travel later."

Wang Jiaxing was happy for only a few seconds before he realized that he really couldn't return to the county town today.

Da Niao Village is far away from the county town, almost on the edge of Yuanlu, and is about the same distance from the county town as Niujiao Mountain.

It’s just that one of the two places is in the south and the other in the north.

Wang Jiaxing scratched his head and said awkwardly, "Hey, I was so happy for a moment that I forgot."

Then he cupped his hands and gave Sun Shan a scholarly salute: "I, Meng Lang, just now, beg for your forgiveness, sir."

He looked so serious when he was first introduced.

Sun Shan said calmly, "Hurry up and have lunch. We'll be on our way after that."

So the group immediately sat together to have lunch.

Because the people in Da Niao Village are poor, they don’t have the habit of eating lunch.

The village chief's family members who were working went to work, and those who were not working sat in the yard looking for things to do.

Only Dayazi was eating with them at the table, and he only came at Sun Shan's insistence.

Dayazi listened for a long time but still couldn't understand what the noble man was saying.

Especially Brother Wang, who is a native of Yuanlu like them, seems very excited.

Yazi asked while chewing his food.

When he learned that Sun Shan was leaving, the food lost its flavor and he said sadly, "Master Sun, are you going home? Why are you going back so early? Don't you have to dig guano anymore?"

Last night, my father and mother complained that the bird droppings dug up by Mr. Sun made the whole yard stink, and they didn't understand why the noble man wanted to dig up bird droppings.

However, when they saw Dayazi's twenty copper coins, the couple immediately stopped disliking the stinky yard and wished it would stink every day so that they could earn twenty copper coins every day.

Dayazi was so sad. He had just received the salary from the noble man, but his happiness lasted only three seconds before it was confiscated by his father and mother, who didn't leave him a single penny.

His father and mother also said that he was very happy to follow the noble man into the mountains and eat bacon rice balls with his mouths full of oil, but he had to hand over the wages he earned.

Usually, food and drinks are provided by family members, so Dayazi should also contribute to the family and not just take in without giving out.

Dayazi was sad all night, and he felt a little happier when the nobleman asked him to have lunch with him the next day.

Today, grandpa and grandma killed a chicken for the nobleman. Dayazi was very happy to taste the chicken juice, not to mention that the nobleman also gave him meat.

At this moment, Da Yazi said reluctantly: "Master Sun, can you please not leave? There is still a lot of bird droppings in the back mountain. You have only dug a few sacks, which is too little. Wouldn't it be a thank you if I don't dig more?"

Dayazi had a little idea. He hoped that Sun Shan would continue to go into the mountains to dig bird droppings so that he could earn money again.

Sun Shan knew what Dayazi was thinking at a glance. He smiled and said, "Good Dayazi, I will definitely come back. When the time comes, I will ask you to take me into the mountains. Okay?"

Okay, of course.

Dayazi forgot his previous anguish and said with a smile: "Master Sun, all right, you must come find me. I am very familiar with the back mountain, and I can definitely bring you in and out of the mountain safely. Master, you must remember me and cannot forget me."

Gui Ge'er said cheerfully, "Don't worry, Dayazi. Next time we come to Big Bird Village, we will definitely look for you and your grandfather again."

Dayazi became even happier when he heard this.

The noble person lived in their house, gave money to buy rice and vegetables, money to help with cooking, and even provided accommodation expenses.

The grandparents at home were very happy. With the arrival of the noble man, they had extra income and could buy more bran to eat.

The smile on Dayazi's face could no longer be hidden.

He said cheerfully, "Okay, if you come to Big Bird Village, you must stay at my house. Don't worry, my grandpa and grandma will take good care of you and guarantee that you will be satisfied."

Sun Shan looked at Dayazi with amusement, wondering if he was bringing business to his family at such a young age.

Haha, that’s good, this kid cares about his family.

If he had been born in a family like the Wang family, perhaps Dayazi would have been able to do good business.

It’s a pity that the grandfather here is a farmer, and there is a 99.99% chance that his descendants will also be farmers.

A dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and a mouse's son can make holes.

Dayazi will probably be a farmer in the future.

Sun Shan looked at Dayazi deeply, hoping that his arrival would give good boys with backgrounds like Dayazi more opportunities and thus change their destiny.