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

The days passed by as uneventfully as water.

Sun Shan's experimental site in the suburbs has not yet produced any results.

The first step is to sterilize the bird droppings, and the second step is to compost and ferment them, and this process is still ongoing.

There are many ways to make "primitive fertilizer" using "guano" as raw material. Since there is no industrialization here, we have to use the most primitive method, which is also the most conservative method.

Sun Dali led Sun Erjie, Sun Dalang and others to guard the suburbs. On the way, they couldn't help but catch some chickens, ducks and geese to raise.

Of course, there are also the piglets that I miss so much.

Sun Dali walked around the streets and was sad to find that someone in Yuanlu was already growing orchids, so his plan to make money by growing orchids was immediately aborted.

Sun Dali wanted to make money by treating people with flowers and plants in the capital like Sun Shan did, but unfortunately he did not have the skills to do so.

In the capital, Sun Shan took them to treat the flowers and plants of wealthy families all day long, and also taught them techniques selflessly.

It’s a pity that he is too stupid to understand no matter how I teach him.

Sun Shan saw the problem at a glance, but even with his eyes wide open, he still couldn't figure out what was wrong.

After much thought, I decided to use the experimental mountain area to raise some poultry. I have been doing this since I was a child and it is something I do instinctively.

Sun Shan couldn't help laughing when he saw Sun Dali catching five piglets to raise.

Forget it, if he likes to raise it, then let him raise it. If it dies, I will deduct it from his salary.

In any case, Sun Shan did not suffer any loss.

Sun Shan walked into the office and looked at the official report that had just been delivered.

Look at the date again, Emma, ​​this is content from March, and now it is June, the timeliness is very low.

Maybe you saw in the official bulletin that an official was promoted, but was demoted at this moment.

Something is better than nothing, and something to watch is better than nothing.

After reading the court report, Sun Shan felt that the content was not confidential, so he asked someone to copy it and send it to the county school.

“The sound of wind, rain, and reading—every sound is pleasant to the ear; family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs—everything is of concern to me.”

This is a couplet written by Gu Chengxian of the Donglin Party. Although this organization is not very good, the couplet is well said.

Sun Shan asked Instructor Deng to hang the couplet in the county school so that students would not turn a deaf ear to the world outside and focus on reading the books of sages.

He also delivered the copied contents of each court bulletin to the county school for students to read.

Teacher Deng looked at the couplet with eyes full of bubbles, and then looked at Sun Shan with eyes full of stars.

He said excitedly: "Sir, this couplet is great, you wrote it so well."

It's so imposing and passionate, but it doesn't fit in the small county school in Yuanlu County.

It seems that the county school in such a poor place is unable to bear every word of this couplet.

Emma, ​​their Lord Sun is really wasting his talent. He can only write couplets for the small county school.

It would not be an exaggeration to hang this couplet in the Imperial College.

Teacher Deng looked at Sun Shan with sympathy, and after looking at him, he felt even more sympathetic.

Little Lord Sun has a big mind and ideals.

When Sun Shan saw that Instructor Deng had misunderstood that he had created the couplet, he immediately corrected him, saying, "Instructor, you have misunderstood. This couplet was not my idea. I saw it occasionally, thought it was good, and kept it in mind.

Thinking that the hope of our Yuanlu lies in the students, I hung it in the county school.

Although our Yuanlu county school is small and insignificant compared to other places.

But as a scholar, one should not be succumbing to circumstances. Even if the county school is small, one should have a broad mind and a far-sighted vision. No matter where one is, family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs are closely related to everyone and should always be concerned.

After hearing what Sun Shan said, Teacher Deng was even more moved.

Although he was disappointed that the couplet was not original by Lord Sun, he admired his broad mind and sentiment very much.

Lord Sun had just arrived in Yuanlu, but he took a high liking to the county school. Not only did he give away rare papers, he also encouraged scholars from time to time and even copied a copy of the imperial court's bulletin to broaden the students' horizons.

Teacher Deng was very happy that Yuanlu County had such a caring official, and he was also happy that he could be a teacher here.

Seeing how moved Teacher Deng was, Sun Shan started to make big promises.

He smiled and said, "Teacher, I have always liked scholars, but liking them is not enough. We must invest money to make our county school better. It's a pity that the county government is short of money, and I have no money to help.

Hey, Teacher, don't worry, I will find a way to make the government treasury more sufficient so that more money can be invested in the county school."

Teacher Deng naturally knew the situation of the government office’s treasury.

No, it should be said that the financial situation of Yuanlu County is known to everyone except a fool.

This poor county has a large area and a large population, which is indeed larger than that of the lower counties. But on average, it is even worse off than some of the lower counties.

As the saying goes, there are too many monks and too little porridge, and the people left for the county school are unable to squeeze out enough food.

Now that he heard that Lord Sun would find ways to invest more in the county school, even though it was just nice words, Teacher Deng was still very moved.

He nodded quickly and said, "Sir, thank you for your hard work. It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to cultivate a person. Cultivating a scholar is not something that can be done overnight. Sir, let's take our time."

The instructor is an "official" sent by Chenzhou Prefecture. Although he is not under Sun Shan's jurisdiction, the county school's investment is reliable and the instructor also has to maintain a good relationship with the county magistrate.

Teacher Deng was very happy that Yuanlu County had a magistrate like Sun Shan who liked scholars, and he hoped that the county school could produce more people with honors.

Sun Shan painted a rosy picture for Instructor Deng, hoping that he could devote himself to the county school and educate more scholars.

This was crucial for Sun Shan to "achieve excellence" in education.

Therefore, you have to act as a spiritual mentor from time to time, and the younger brothers under PUA work hard.

Hehe, he, Sun Shan is so smart!

After reading the court report, a document suddenly arrived from above.

County Magistrate Wang hurried in and said, "Sir, there's a letter from Chenzhou Prefecture."

Sun Shan was stunned and had no idea what was going on.

Actually, for Sun Shan, it would be best if the higher-ups didn't do anything. The more they did, the more trouble they would cause.

Sun Shan opened it and breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that the last bandit incident was not something like "conscription" or "tax increase" that would anger God and the people.

He smiled and said, "It's about bandits. It says that the peaks in the Wuling Mountains have been wiped out, and peace has returned to that area."

The letter simply said that the prefect and the garrison cooperated to wipe out the bandits in the Wuling Mountains, so that the people could live and work in peace.

If you want to do business, just go ahead and do business without worrying about anything.

Sun Shan spotted a line somewhere in the report: "The magistrate of Yuanlu County sent people to assist the garrison in capturing the bandits."

Then there is nothing.

Sun Shan: ...

Even the two words "Sun Shan" are not worthy of appearing, just use "Yuanlu County Magistrate" instead!

Damn it!

So angry!

Although he knows that he is just a supporting role, it is outrageous that he is now treated as a passerby, and an unknown one at that!

Sun Shan's eyes widened, frightening County Magistrate Wang next to him so much that he stepped back repeatedly and wanted to run away.

Emma, ​​what a terrible Magistrate Sun!