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

When Wang Jiaxing learned that Sun Shan was last on the list, he said in disbelief, "Uncle, someone with Sun Shan's talent would never have been last. He must have been suppressed by an examiner who didn't like his writing style."

Although Wang Jiaxing believed that he would surpass Sun Shan sooner or later, he could not deny that Sun Shan was very powerful.

He totally couldn't believe that Sun Shan, who had such solid knowledge, could come in last in the exam.

The Wang family didn't care at all about Sun Shan's ranking in the exam, as long as he was on the list.

Moreover, Sun Shan is indeed capable. Xing Yazi's knowledge has made great progress in just a few months. He is really a good teacher.

It’s a pity that Lord Sun is the local official, not Teacher Deng, otherwise he would definitely send his son Jun Yazi to become his disciple, and maybe the Wang family would also have a Sun Shan.

County Magistrate Wang glanced at Sun Shan secretly. The letter from his aunt in Chenzhou Prefecture reiterated that he must be on good terms with County Magistrate Sun, because he was so dedicated in teaching the courier, which showed that he was a knowledgeable person.

Moreover, they discovered bird droppings that increased rice production, which was an even greater political achievement. They did not conflict with Magistrate Sun.

If the loss of interests is within an acceptable range, make concessions if possible.

The eldest aunt also said that Sun Shan's various behaviors were aimed at making political achievements, getting promoted and making money, and being transferred away from Yuanlu County.

The Wang family has no way to go further and can only focus on their hometown for the time being.

The Wang family needs to build a good reputation and accumulate blessings for future generations.

In short, the eldest aunt of Chenzhou Prefecture told them that those who can cooperate must cooperate, and those who cannot cooperate should create conditions for cooperation. Even if it really comes to a fight to the death, they are not afraid.

And from the current perspective, Sun Shan does not act like a domineering person, but rather a selfless person.

Such people usually come for fame and are not too concerned about interests.

When County Magistrate Wang saw the letter from his aunt, he felt that she had made a mistake this time.

This Sun Shan is clearly a greedy person, but he just appears not to be greedy.

Humph, especially when he saw the money, his eyes immediately became raised high, looking like a typical corrupt official.

While watching the farmers harvesting rice, County Magistrate Wang secretly slandered Sun Shan.

The farmers in the fields couldn't bear to watch as they were harvesting the crops.

Farmer A asked, "Great Guard, how do your masters till the fields? These few acres of land don't even need to be harvested, and you know the harvest is completely lost. Look at these rice stalks, there are only a few grains hanging on them. Oh, how can you till the fields like this?"

Farmer B quickly agreed, "That's right. Look at this field. There are only a few grains of rice hanging here and there on the rice stalks. This is unacceptable. Look, a handful of rice, only stalks, no grains. My God, this field is too ridiculous."

Farmer C said distressedly, "That's right. How can we cultivate this field? It's not just a total loss of harvest, it's a complete loss. We can't even harvest a single ton of grain from this field."

Sun Dali knew that the crops in this "pure natural" rice field were not growing well without the farmer telling him.

But their master just wants to do this. He doesn't understand but he will support it.

He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Our master knows how much grain this field can yield. Just focus on harvesting and don't say anything. Our master's ways are not something that ordinary people can understand. If you could think clearly, you would have become an official long ago."

As soon as these words were spoken, the man who was harvesting rice was choked and speechless.

This is the truth, but when you see a rice field that seems to have almost no harvest, doesn’t your conscience hurt?

This Sun family guard speaks very arrogantly.

Sun Dingnan also watched the men harvesting rice, and his temperament was much gentler than Sun Dali.

He smiled and said, "We didn't put any fertilizer on this land, so it grew like this. Haha, you can harvest it, and you will know why we did it this way later."

The men were just talking. Whatever Lord Sun did was none of their business.

Lord Sun has a large family and a great fortune. Why would he waste this piece of land? He will still have to eat rice every day.

The men continued to harvest rice while secretly slandering Sun Shan.

With strength in numbers, the "pure natural" experimental field was quickly harvested and then threshed.

This is a more tiring job, but the men have long been accustomed to hard labor and can thresh the rice very quickly.

The rice was threshed quickly and then weighed immediately.

When everyone saw a large field and only two or three sacks of millet had been harvested, they were instantly in an uproar.

The onlookers could no longer hold back and started talking about it.

Crowd A tutted their tongues: "Such a large field, and they only harvested two sacks of grain. Oh my god, what a sin! This Mr. Sun claims to be able to plow the fields. Humph, my three-year-old son can plow the fields better than him."

Spectator B asked, "Isn't it said that guano can increase production? Why is it that using guano has not increased production but decreased production? What's going on?"

Onlooker C looked at Onlooker B with disdain.

He said proudly: "Don't talk nonsense. Lord Sun has already said that nothing was planted on this land. The rice was left to grow on its own. That's why the yield is so low. The one that used guano is another field."

As a melon-eating spectator, you must eat the melon completely before you feel comfortable eating it.

Humph, this idiot, he is only halfway through eating the melon and is not worthy of eating the melon with those of us who are at the front line of the melon-eating crowd.

Crowd member C sighed, "It turns out that untended fields yield so little. Hey, it's just like that lazy guy in our village who just tends his fields and waits for the harvest. Haha, what a harvest! It's even worse than Lord Sun's fields."

When it comes to the lazy people in the village, the onlookers have something to talk about.

Then it was transferred from Sunshan's experimental fields to the lazy people in various villages.

In the end, I always thought that Mr. Sun was no different from a lazy man, and he was just as unsuccessful in farming.

After the first experimental field was harvested, Master Zhang was responsible for weighing and registering the crops. He also numbered the sacks and placed them separately to prevent them from being mixed up.

Then Sun Dali led the men to harvest the second experimental field, which was an ordinary cultivated rice field.

The man who was mowing rice felt much better when he saw the field.

Man A said, "Guard it vigorously! This field is a real field. The one just now was not a field at all. It was worse than weeds."

Man B agreed repeatedly: "That's right, this field looks like it's been cultivated. The field just now looked like it was abandoned."

The men were busy harvesting rice, just as they were harvesting their own crops. They were especially happy to see the heavy stalks of millet.

Han Zibing wiped the sweat from his forehead and said happily, "The millet on Lord Sun's land is growing very well. Look, it's heavy and golden. It's a good harvest."

Hanzi Ding said with a smile, "The weather is good this year. It rains when it should rain, and it is sunny when it should be sunny. The weather is favorable, so naturally the crops grow well. My family and Lord Sun's family are the same. I guarantee we can harvest a few more bushels of rice."

Sun Dali was supervising the work while listening to the men chatting.

I thought to myself: When I mow the third field, you will be even more surprised and delighted.

Humph, even if their Lord Sun doesn’t farm, he is better at it than those who do.

Their Lord Sun is omnipotent.