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

When the villagers saw the "bully" Wang Xiancheng and his lackeys, they immediately jumped away and stayed away from them.

Emma, ​​I was hit by a few strong sticks just now and my body still hurts.

Only then did he see the short, thin and weak Sun Shan in the crowd.

I couldn't help but sigh: Their parents are so poor. They are so rich, but they still look like they can't afford to eat.

Sun Shan stood up, looked at the villagers, and said, "I wonder why you all are gathered in Guantian? Has something happened?"

Others pretend to know when they don't, but Sun Shan asks even though he knows the answer anyway.

Seeing that it was Sun Shan who came out, the villagers hurriedly greeted him: Greetings to Magistrate Sun.

In fact, kneeling and knocking is not a common ceremony in Daqian.

Unless it is a formal occasion, a formal ceremony is held.

When people see a government official like Sun Shan, they usually try to avoid him.

If you really need to avoid someone, just stand and bow.

Kneeling down and bowing at every turn is not feasible in daily life.

If this were the case, officials would not have to leave their homes. Otherwise, they would have to kowtow wherever they went.

When the people saw Sun Shan asking questions, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Compared with the local tyrant Wang Xiancheng, Sun Shan seems approachable.

Perhaps because they are not familiar with each other, or perhaps because they do not understand each other, they feel that Sun Shan is easier to communicate with than County Magistrate Wang.

One of them, an elderly man with white hair, came out with the help of a cane and saluted Sun Shan.

He asked, "Master Sun, I heard that this piece of land belongs to you."

After half a year of learning the local dialect, Sun Shan could probably understand what the old man was saying.

Before the old man could speak again, he immediately corrected himself: "Old man, this piece of land does not belong to me, it belongs to the Yuanlu County Government."

Words must be spoken clearly to avoid misunderstandings and to avoid gossip. As a person, you must be cautious, and as an official, you must be even more cautious.

However, Sun Shan's words had no effect on the people.

This piece of land is government land and belongs to the government office, so in disguise it belongs to Sun Shan.

Who said Sun Shan is the head of a county? The entire Yuanlu County is under his jurisdiction. If it’s not his, then whose will it be?

The common people did not understand Sun Shan's taboos at all, nor did they care about his taboos.

The old man continued, "My Lord, why is your rice growing so well? Can you tell me? I secretly tasted a grain of your rice, and it was full of flesh, not empty, and certainly not just husks. My Lord, your rice is so densely packed that the grains have bent the stalks. This is a bumper harvest."

When people get older, they don’t look around as much when doing things.

There is also a saying "taking advantage of one's age to bully others". Being able to live to an old age is a skill and means one has experienced many ups and downs.

When facing the incumbent, one will not be too afraid.

Those in power always have to do what they want with the elderly, children, and women. If they make things difficult for an elderly person, they will be spitted at if anyone tells others about it.

County Magistrate Wang, standing nearby, observed Sun Shan discreetly, eager to say to the old man, "Good question!" He had to ask it so clearly and concisely.

County Magistrate Wang knew that it was the effect of bird droppings, but he wanted Sun Shan to say it in person.

Sun Shan also spoke frankly and honestly: "Old man, the reason why this piece of land is growing so well is entirely because it has been given enough fertilizer. It's like a person who works hard and eats well for many years and naturally grows strong."

This statement made sense, but when the people heard it, they couldn't help but stare at Sun Shan, thinking that what Lord Sun said was unreasonable.

Lord Sun eats delicious food and drinks spicy drinks all day long, but he doesn't seem to be growing stronger.

The credibility of the speech is greatly reduced.

The people secretly criticized Sun Shan in their hearts, but in fact they still believed what he said.

People are different. We carefully select seeds and won’t make seeds if they are not good.

What’s more, farmers know how powerful fertilizers are.

Another elderly man stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Master Magistrate, is this the fertilizer you used to mulch your land?"

The people insisted that the government fields were Sun Shan's family fields. This was their most common understanding. In any case, the government fields definitely did not belong to the people.

Sun Shan didn't bother to correct him. He pointed to the sacks of bird droppings and said, "That's right. This field is made with this kind of fertilizer. That's why the crops are growing so well."

He gave Gui Ge'er a wink.

Gui Ge'er understood immediately and stepped forward, opened a sack, and exposed the bird droppings inside so that the people could see them clearly.

Once the door was opened, the people standing far away couldn't help but take a step forward. Seeing that no one was stopping them, they continued to move forward, trying to see the bird droppings clearly.

In fact, many villagers had seen it, but when they saw everyone coming to see it, they couldn't help but come forward to take a peek.

Sun Shan smiled and said, "This field is growing well thanks to this fertilizer. This fertilizer is made from bird droppings, and it's very good for fertilizing the fields. Whether it's rice, vegetables, fruits, or even flowers, if you use this bird droppings appropriately, they will grow better than others."

Sun Shan continued, "Human, cow, and horse manure can fertilize the fields and help crops grow well. The same goes for bird droppings. However, they need to be processed before they can be used. What you see here is processed guano."

Everyone stared at the bird droppings and whispered to each other.

Citizen A said in surprise, "I didn't expect bird droppings to be so effective. Oh my god, why didn't I know this before?"

Citizen B rolled his eyes and said, "So what if I know? Where is the bird droppings? Do you think we should catch a flock of birds and bring them home to make bird droppings?"

This made the people around laugh.

Citizen C asked the key question: "Where did Lord Sun find the guano? How did he get it?"

Yes, this is the most important issue.

Even if Lord Sun told them that using bird droppings to fertilize the fields would increase the amount of food produced, what would be the use?

They have no guano at all.

Commoner Ding asked in confusion, "Could it be that Lord Sun has sent his servants to search the deep mountains and forests for bird droppings? Oh my god, how many places would that take? Birds don't poop in one place."

Citizen A was just choked by Citizen B and was speechless. After hearing what Citizen D said, he wanted to get back at Citizen A.

So he said, "I think Lord Sun might actually raise a bunch of birds just for droppings. Hehe, I've heard of raising birds for food, but raising birds for droppings, hehe, this is the first time I've heard of it."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed again.

Everyone pointed at the bird droppings and talked about it. Some even stepped forward to scoop up a handful and put it to their noses to sniff.

Some people carefully twist it open, trying to see if it is real bird droppings.

Some of the more nimble-minded ones even took advantage of the adults not noticing and desperately moved forward, grabbed a handful from the sack, and stuffed it into their mouths. After tasting it, they quickly spat it out, pouting and looking aggrieved.

As a result, he did not receive any comfort from the adults, but was slapped several times instead.

Gui Ge'er led a few guards and guarded Sun Shan closely.

What if someone comes to assassinate you?

Although they also didn't know why someone wanted to assassinate Sun Shan.

It’s always better to be on guard.