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

Sun Shan and Mr. Zhang discussed it and felt that what Instructor Deng said was absolutely right and that they should indeed cast a wide net.

If one of them becomes successful in the future and you have a friendship with him, maybe he can save you at a critical moment.

What's more, it costs very little to host a banquet and say some nice words to encourage others.

Moreover, Master Zhang said something that really touched Sun Shan: Master, the banquet expenses are paid by the government!

Just this one sentence, no need to say more. Sun Shan thought about it for a while and decided to hold this scholar banquet.

Spending public money to do private affairs and using public resources for personal gain.

Haha, that’s a good idea.

Sun Shan was instantly much happier and sent invitations to the new scholars. According to the rules of the newly appointed county magistrate, he rewarded each scholar with 10 taels.

Teacher Deng also said that there was still donations from wealthy businessmen, and some silver could be taken out to reward each scholar with 5 taels.

That is to say, a student who passes the exam can get 15 taels.

Don't underestimate these 15 taels. It is a huge sum of money for ordinary people.

What’s more important is that you will feel proud when you take it back.

While Sun Shan was checking the surplus account book in the treasury, he asked Gui'er, "Gui'er, did your uncle use the silver that the government rewarded me with when I became a scholar?"

Every time Sun Shan received a reward, he would throw it to Sun Bomin.

Then Sun Bomin showed off in front of the villagers and relatives.

Later, there were too many honors to show off, and it was rare to see Sun Boming talking about money.

Gui Ge'er shook his head repeatedly and said in a loud and sharp voice: "Brother Shan, why would your uncle use the money given to you by the government? All of it should be offered on the tablets of our ancestors, so that the ancestors of the Sun family can see how glorious their descendants - Brother Shan - are.

Brother Shan, even if we were destitute and broke, our uncle would not use this money. He even said that he would leave it to future generations as a family heirloom.

As his status rose and his life became busier, Sun Shan paid less attention to his family.

On the contrary, whenever Gui Ge'er was in Sunjia Village, he would pay attention to everything and knew more about Sun Boming and the Su family.

Ask Gui Ge'er and he will definitely know what's going on at home.

Sun Shan nodded, then shook his head and said, "The government silver isn't anything special. If you want to pass it down to your family, then my books and writings would be the best. They are truly rare treasures."

Gui Ge'er shook his head and said, "Brother Shan, these are of course the most important, but uncle said that the official ones are more impressive and more eye-catching, and it will give you more face if you tell others about them."

Sun Shan: ...

Forget it, Sun Boming can do whatever he wants, as long as he doesn’t harm society.

During dinner, Sun Shan saw another dish of Wuqiangxi fish stewed with tofu and couldn't help but ask, "Mammy, where did this fish come from?"

Wuqiangxi fish is the most expensive fish sold in Chenzhou Prefecture and cannot be purchased without special channels.

Besides, Nanny Wang couldn't bear to buy such an expensive fish. One fish was worth ten ordinary fish.

Nanny Wang said cheerfully, "Master, it's all thanks to Brother Dali that we have such a treat tonight."

Sun Dali was sitting at the guards' table. After hearing this, he said with a smile, "Master, these fish were sent by Bai Xiucai."

Bai Xiucai? Who is he? Why did he send me fish for no reason?

Seeing that Sun Shan couldn't remember the particular Bai Xiucai, Sun Dali explained, "Master, it's that fat student. Hehe, he's already passed the exam, so we're embarrassed to call him Fatty. Hehe, if Bai Xiucai heard it, he'd definitely be unhappy."

This is a naked class leap, because after becoming a scholar, the title also becomes different.

Sun Shan suddenly understood and said with a smile, "Maybe Mr. Bai sent the fish to express his gratitude for your care."

The powerful and wealthy people in Yuanlu especially like to give each other Wuqiangxi fish.

During every festival, Sun Shan is guaranteed to have a meal.

Sun Dali nodded hurriedly: "Master is really smart, yes, Mr. Bai came to me specifically to say that he is very grateful for my care, or that without my care, he would not be able to enter the examination hall and pass the examination.

Hehe, if I knew that Mr. Bai was so good at studying, I would definitely keep a close eye on him without his instructions. Even if he didn't want to, I would seal his mouth and not let him eat anything. If the master can have one more scholar, it's a good thing. "

Sun Dali never expected that the fat candidate would personally invite him to dinner and give him gifts after returning.

Sun Dali didn't dare to take credit for it. If the fat candidate wanted to thank anyone, he should thank his family's master.

If the master had not sent him to take charge, he would not have had the chance to meet the fat candidate, let alone think of keeping him under control.

The fat candidate said: I am grateful to Mr. Sun, and I am grateful to Uncle Dali. I am grateful to both of them.

Sun Dali was so moved by these words that he ate two more bowls of rice.

After Sun Shan heard this, he said with admiration, "Mr. Bai is quite good. He is a scholar who knows how to be grateful."

Sun Dali also thought so: "Master, apart from being greedy, Mr. Bai has a very good personality. I like him very much."

Compared with Wang Jiaxing, the fat white guy wins.

Of course, Sun Shan didn't really care whether he was grateful or not, as long as he didn't act ungrateful and use tricks to frame him.

Don’t forget to repay the kindness you have shown!

A few days later, Sun Shan specially invited eight high school students to dinner at the No. 8 Teahouse in Yuanlu.

It wasn't that Sun Shan wanted to make money for the Wang family, but he couldn't find another place to replace it, so he had to choose this teahouse to show off the status of the scholars.

The attendees included Sun Shan, County Magistrate Wang, Chief Secretary Wu, Teacher Deng and other backbones of the county government, plus 8 scholars gathered together, making the No. 1 Teahouse in Yuanlu even more realised its reputation as the No. 1 Teahouse in Yuanlu.

The entire second floor is magnificent and sparkling.

In order to call out the name of each scholar, Sun Shan specially searched through the archives and memorized the characteristics of each scholar so that he could remember the names accurately.

To be on the safe side, just in case, Sun Shan quietly took Teacher Deng into the private room.

As soon as the scholar arrived, he immediately verified his identity with Teacher Deng.

Haha, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

Sun Shan didn't know the personalities of these scholars. If one of them was narrow-minded but could fly far away, and he accidentally offended him, wouldn't that be a loss?

Don’t underestimate such trivial matters as calling the wrong name or recognizing the wrong person. Some people may remember it for the rest of their lives.

Naturally, Teacher Deng, Sun Shan's fanboy, helped him identify which scholar was which.

He secretly sighed in his heart: Lord Sun is the most careful and considerate county magistrate he has ever met. He even considers such trivial matters. He is worthy of being the fatherly official he admires.

The scholars and officials were all present, and Sun Shan and Teacher Deng came walking over.

When everyone saw this, they immediately stood up and saluted.

This tedious operation is why Sun Shan hates banquets.

There are too many rules to follow, and they all need to be covered, which is a real test of one's self-cultivation.

Alas, there are some things that have to be done, Sun Shan expressed his helplessness.