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

Wang Jiaxing wanted to plead, not to avoid the college entrance examination simulation, but to ask if he could avoid having to take the exam next to the toilet.

Wang Jiaxing is not a fool, of course he knows that Sun Shan’s college entrance examination simulation test will be of great benefit to him.

But every time I have to go to the toilet, I really can’t stand it.

I was doing the questions while smelling the stench. I couldn't think of anything.

Wang Jiaxing pleaded, "Master Sun, can we not take the final college entrance examination next to the toilet?"

Pointing to the vegetable patch in the backyard, he said, "Sir, it's okay to be next to the vegetable patch. We can't always be next to the toilet. There are so many examination halls for the academy exam. I won't be so unlucky as to draw the stinky number."

Thinking of the bad exam, Wang Jiaxing felt worse than death again.

Gui Ge'er really wanted to say: Wang Tongsheng, there are all kinds of strange things in this world. Maybe you will really get a bad number, and not just once. You may have a chance to get it in every exam.

Gui Ge'er glanced at Sun Shan and thought to himself: His brother Shan is so unlucky, he always draws bad numbers.

Sun Shan waved his hand calmly, "Whether we're doing things or living our lives, we should always prepare for the worst. It's called planning ahead. As soon as we enter the examination room, there's a chance we'll get a bad number. So we must act according to the worst-case scenario."

Then he frowned impatiently and said, "Alright, stop talking so much. Go back and study for the college entrance exam in two days."

Then he gave Gui Ge'er a look.

Gui Ge'er understood immediately.

Carrying Wang Jiaxing, he walked towards the study.

As they walked, he consoled her, "Wang Tongsheng, you've endured for so long. These few days won't hurt you, let alone this final college entrance exam simulation. I can honestly tell you that meeting our master is a blessing from your past life. It's truly rare to have a good teacher who teaches you so attentively."

Seeing Wang Jiaxing's expression of disapproval, Gui Ge'er shook his head and said, "You'll understand these things deeply in the future. Especially when you go abroad to study, you'll have a deeper understanding. You won't understand what I say now. Only when you meet him will you know how good our master is."

I remember that Brother Shan had the audacity to ask the master for advice, and even more audacity to become his apprentice.

The result? No one was interested in Shan Ge, which made Shan Ge very sad.

Fortunately, his son Shan Ge has always been smart. Without a master, he studied hard on his own. As a result, he passed the imperial examination and became a high-ranking official.

Compared with his brother Shan, Wang Jiaxing is much dumber.

So when he went to study outside, no teacher would be interested in him. After so many setbacks and hitting the wall, he realized that the present moment was his happiest moment.

Having Shan Ge’s generous and personal guidance is the most glorious moment in his life.

Wang Jiaxing will eventually miss this opportunity and will regret it sooner or later.

At this moment, Wang Jiaxing had no regrets at all, he just felt that Sun Shan was cold-blooded and ruthless.

He also secretly guessed that Sun Shan already knew that he was a spy, so he tried every way to trick him. Otherwise, why would he always catch him and take him to the toilet to do tests?

Of course, it was because Sun Shan was a two-time Jinshi, with a lot of knowledge and brains, and he really taught him a lot of things.

Wang Jiaxing ran away a long time ago.

Sun Shan didn't care what Wang Jiaxing was thinking and taught him carefully.

One reason was to trap him in the yamen and delay the news of the bird droppings as much as possible.

Secondly, this kid has good knowledge and is a promising talent. If he becomes a scholar, it will also be his political achievement.

Thirdly, Sun Shan wanted to set an example so that the people and scholars of Yuanlu could deeply realize that he was indeed capable. Wang Jiaxing, a scholar who cared about passing or failing the exam, actually passed after his special training.

This would prove that he is not only a good teacher, but also well-educated. If Wang Jiaxing were ranked higher, or even become a gifted student, it would mean that he is more capable.

Sun Shan wanted to let the knowledgeable people in Yuanlu know that he was a capable county magistrate, not a mediocre fool.

Fourthly, if Wang Jiaxing really could get a job, Sun Shan's relationship with the Wang family would be further strengthened, and County Magistrate Wang would be reluctant to give him a hard time. As the county magistrate, he selflessly taught the Wang family's children and gained fame, so County Magistrate Wang would have to think twice before dealing with him.

Of course, the worst result is that Wang Jiaxing still fails the exam, but that has nothing to do with Sun Shan. It is true that a fool cannot be taught.

Sun Shan ate happily while thinking about the whole thing.

Don't say he is materialistic. How can a person do things without a purpose?

What's more, this is a win-win situation. It's good for you, it's good for me, and it's good for everyone.

The next morning, after breakfast, Sun Shan appeared briefly at the yamen, checked in, and then hurried out of the city.

County Magistrate Wang had long noticed that Sun Shan had been busy these past two days, doing this and that, and no one knew what he was doing.

County Magistrate Wang already knew that Sun Shan was using a kind of bird droppings, which seemed to be used to fertilize the fields, no, it should be said to be used to fertilize the vegetables.

County Magistrate Wang knew about the lush green vegetables in the backyard.

Could this be the result of using bird droppings?

I thought about how Sun Shan suddenly designated a barren land as government farmland, and it was said that there was a lot of bird droppings on this barren land.

What does Sun Shan want to do with these bird droppings?

County Magistrate Wang frowned. Even if bird droppings could fertilize the vegetable fields, how much could it fertilize?

Even if there is a lot of bird droppings in the mountain behind the so-called Da Niao Village, it cannot be used to farm the entire Yuanlu County.

County Magistrate Wang had never visited the village in person and had no idea how much bird droppings there were in the mountains behind Da Niao Village.

County Magistrate Wang really wanted to talk to his nephew, but his nephew was under strict surveillance. Although they could meet, they were so far away that it was as if they had not met at all.

Besides, his eldest nephew was about to take the imperial examination, so County Magistrate Wang agreed that he could stay in the backyard and be carefully taught by Sun Shan.

The Wang family had one more scholar, which meant they had taken one step further towards becoming a scholarly family.

County Magistrate Wang's son was not good at studying, so he could only rely on his nephew or the children of his clan.

County Magistrate Wang did not have such a broad mind at the beginning, but after his eldest aunt married into a wealthy family in Chenzhou Prefecture, the Wang family more or less understood the ways of wealthy families.

Try your best to cultivate the children in your family or clan, so that the Wang family can become the eternal "boss" in Yuanlu County.

Sun Shan had no idea that County Magistrate Wang was watching him from behind, and even if he knew, he would have let him watch.

Anyway, he is upright and not afraid of others prying eyes.

Gui Ge'er drove the carriage forward quickly.

While shouting, he said with a smile: "Brother Shan, Master Wang's horse is really strong and runs really fast."

Steward Wang, who worked in the government office's backyard, was still recuperating, as was Wang Jijun of the Wang family. Both had been seriously injured in the bandit suppression operation, and their illnesses had not yet fully subsided, but they had fully recovered.

Sun Shan looked at the horse with satisfaction, but the "Wang" family logo on the horse was very eye-catching. He really wanted to change the word "Wang" to "Sun".

He smiled and said, "This horse is indeed good. Young Master Wang is grateful for the gift he gave me. Not bad, he is a good boy!"

Gui Ge'er said cheerfully, "Yes, this horse will belong to our Sun family from now on. Haha, I think it likes staying with the Sun family too."