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

Courtesy exchanges usually take place before festivals. Sun Shan had just arrived in Yuanlu County and had no relatives or friends, so he had no one to give gifts to.

They were all given to him by others and he would return the gifts later.

Sun Shan wanted to send a gift to his friend far away, but the distance did not allow it.

It has been more than half a year since I came to Yuanlu, and I have only received a reply letter from Peng Damu next door.

Not a single letter was received from either Sunjia Village or Chongqing Prefecture, let alone the capital.

Oh, this terrible communication efficiency is really annoying.

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, Sun Shan got up early. Because it was a very important festival, everyone except the yamen runners on duty went home to celebrate.

Sun Shan was no exception. When others had holidays, he would definitely take them, but he didn't get any overtime pay.

I got up early, did some stretching exercises, read for a while, and then had breakfast.

Today we had pork liver, rice noodles, intestines and lean meat porridge.

It is said that Aunt Wang’s cooking skills are getting better and better, and the food she makes is more and more to his taste.

Sun Shan can live without Gui Ge'er now, but he cannot live without Nanny Wang.

These words accidentally reached Aunt Wang's ears, and she was so happy that she felt like she had given birth to a grandson.

He ran up to Sun Shan and said cheerfully, "Master, if you don't mind, I will cook for you for the rest of my life."

Being praised for cooking is the dream of every chef, and Aunt Wang is no exception.

I love cooking for people who appreciate it.

Sun Shan was also amused and said with a smile, "Okay, Ma'am, you must take good care of yourself. Even at your age, you have to get up early to cook for me."

Aunt Wang smiled so hard that her teeth were showing and she ran off happily to cook.

Gui Ge'er was very sad. He chased Sun Shan and kept muttering to himself like Tang Monk, "Brother Shan, you can't live without me. If you leave me, who will mend your clothes, who will cut off your drinking water, who will read your books, who will keep your things..."

He kept talking about Sun Shan endlessly.

Sun Shan waved his sleeves and said speechlessly, "Gui'er, Mammy is old, and her cooking is so delicious. We must speak nicely to her and try to coax her. How old are you? Do you still need me to coax you? Are you even more childish than little Hei Mei?"

After Sun Shan said this, Gui Ge'er became happy again.

He said with a smile that showed his teeth: "Hey, Brother Shan, I knew you couldn't leave me."

Then he asked with his eyes rolling around, "Brother Shan, I think Xiao Hei Mei and Xiao Xiao can walk now. I wonder if they can call me daddy?"

Speaking of the two little girls, Gui Ge'er was very worried and murmured, "I wonder if Jinhua has taken good care of Xiao Hei Mei, and I wonder if Xiao Hei Mei has taken good care of Xiao Xiao. As an older sister, you have to take good care of your younger siblings."

To be a stranger in a foreign country alone, think of love every time during the festive season.

Speaking of the two little girls, Sun Shan also missed them very much. He nodded with a hint of melancholy: "They should be able to walk and call out now, but they won't recognize us anymore."

Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er couldn't help but fall into depression.

But this melancholy didn't last long, and he turned into anger, to the point of wanting to vomit three liters of blood.

Nanny Wang came running in with a basket of vegetables, and said anxiously, "Master, Master..."

I bought groceries early this morning, but I forgot to buy perilla, an essential seasoning for stir-fried snails, so I went out to buy some more.

Who knew that while she was shopping, she was quietly pulled aside by a vendor who usually patronized the store. After hearing something about it, Aunt Wang was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

He didn't even bother to buy Zi Su and hurried back to the yamen to find Sun Shan.

Seeing how anxious Nanny Wang was, Sun Shan thought something big had happened and became nervous. He ran over eagerly and gave her a gentle hand.

She asked calmly, "Mammy, what's the matter?"

Nanny Wang took a breath and drank the water handed to her by Gui Ge'er before she recovered.

Her face flushed red, and she said angrily: "Master, people outside, people outside say that you have special preferences. You don't like slim ladies, but prefer big and strong women. They, they also say that you don't choose beautiful women, but stare at strong women..."

After a pause, he continued, "You also said that our wife must be a strong and sturdy woman, so you married her home."

Then he continued, "They also said that you like whatever you need, sir. You are as thin as a vine, so you like plump and big women. They also said that our little girl must be fat and big-eared because she was born to a strong woman."

Among so many people in Sunjia Village, after half a year of language training, Sun Shan and Nanny Wang ranked first in mastering the local dialect. Nanny Wang was even better at speaking it than Sun Shan.

Aunt Wang went out to buy groceries every day. At first, she couldn’t communicate with the vendors at all, but gradually, she talked more and more with the vendors and became more and more proficient.

Also because of her identity as the county magistrate's cook, many vendors came to please her, hoping to develop a relationship with her that went beyond "buying and selling".

In particular, many women wanted to become close friends with Aunt Wang, so they often chatted with her.

Well, because she listened and spoke so much, Nanny Wang was always busy and became the best person in Sunjia Village who spoke Yuanlu dialect.

Today, she was stopped by the old woman who had always been "committed to becoming Nanny Wang's best friend", and she told Nanny Wang all the gossip circulating in the market.

When Nanny Wang heard this, she felt dizzy and sparks came out of her eyes.

Of course, I clarified it to the master immediately, and then hurried back to the government office.

When Sun Shan heard this, his originally sullen eyes suddenly became raised in surprise. He asked in astonishment, "Mammy, did you hear correctly? Did you really tell me that?"

Just say what you lack and what you love.

How come even Sister Yun and Little Fatty who are far away in the sky are mentioned?

Outrageous! Whoever spreads this will be taken to the government office and beaten with a stick!

Gui Ge'er jumped up and cursed, "Madam Wang, who said that? Let him come out and see if I can beat him to death. How dare you make up such a story about my brother Shan? If I don't beat him up, I'm not the Sun family."

Nanny Wang was also very angry that they dared to spread such rumors about their master.

Moreover, Nanny Wang’s words were already optimized good words, and there were even more unpleasant ones.

For example, the master likes to be oppressed, the master likes fat women and fat girls, and the master's vision is different from ordinary people. No wonder he returned all the maids of the rich businessman.

In this matter, I am afraid that the flattery will backfire and the gift will go into the gutter.

Some even made up obscene rumors. When Aunt Wang heard what her "best friend" said, she was so angry that she almost flew into heaven.

Nanny Wang said angrily, "Master, these people are talking nonsense. You should arrest them and give them a good beating. Let them talk, let them talk. It would be best if you hit them directly on the mouth with the stick and make them mute."

It's really bullying. He even frames the young ladies and doesn't even let the little ones go.

My poor lady, she has become the target of gossip without doing anything.

My poor little lady, who is so plump, fair and cute, is actually described as fat and big-eared.

It’s so infuriating, we must not let these people go!