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

Sun Shan continued walking towards the back of the mountain. This winding mountain road was only wide enough for pulling a wheelbarrow. There was no time, manpower or money to repair it any wider.

The start-up fund is almost used up, so there is no choice but to build a makeshift road.

When we walked to the foot of the mountain, we saw the pulley transportation that Liu Gongli was in charge of.

By using the pulley theory, the bird droppings can be transported directly down the mountain, which indeed reduces a lot of manpower, material resources and time costs.

However, due to limited technology, it is impractical to rely on pulleys for long-term transportation. Pulleys not only require maintenance but are also prone to problems, which is simply due to excessive use.

Once the guano workshop is on track, it still needs to be transported down from the mountain by handcarts.

Sun Dingnan said: "The workers would transport the guano back to the workshop every once in a while, and when it was almost used up, they would come to the back mountain to transport the guano again."

At this moment, because the workshop still had a lot of raw materials, no one was transporting guano.

Sun Shan nodded. "Have you recorded the delivery of guano every few days?"

Sun Dingnan nodded and said, "Master, remember them all. You may not be able to calculate the date accurately at first, but with experience, you will be able to calculate exactly when to lead the workers to the mountain to transport the guano down the mountain."

Currently, we only provide fertilizers to Yuanlu County, so there is no need to specially set up a guano transportation team.

If we expand outward, we will have to recruit more workers.

Everything is just getting started and the workshop is also exploring its operation.

As Sun Shan climbed the mountain, he said, "The workshop will hire an experienced manager to manage the guano. When he comes back, you should stay here and explain everything to him. Watch how he does the work. When he's familiar with it, we'll meet again at the government office."

Sun Dingnan was both happy and sad.

I was happy that I could finally return to the government office and be with my master. But I was sad that I had to let go of the guano workshop after running it myself.

In the end, I was happier than sadder. After all, it was impossible for me to settle down and grow roots in Yuanlu County for the rest of my life. I had to go back to Sunjia Village with my master.

Sun Dingnan nodded repeatedly. "Master, I understand. When the steward comes, I will explain everything clearly. After teaching, I will return to the government office. The workshop is the largest workshop in Yuanlu County. Perhaps we will make a living by selling guano fertilizer in the future."

Hearing this, Sun Shan couldn't help but laugh. "If the fertilizer from Yuanlu County becomes famous, I'm sure the workshop will make a lot of money."

The huge bird droppings pit is the breadwinner of Yuanlu County and a gift from God. If we make good use of it, we will be chased and fed.

Sun Shan climbed hard, and finally reached the top of the mountain.

Several houses were built here as transit stations for transporting guano.

Sun Dingnan said: "Even if there is no need to transport the guano, we will send people to check twice a day and keep an eye on the situation here at all times."

Sun Shan nodded. "We don't need guano every day right now. Once everyone knows the benefits of fertilizer, we'll definitely need to deliver it every day. By then, when this place is better, we'll have someone stay here overnight to look after it."

Sun Shan nodded repeatedly, and did what the master told him to do. The master had a long-term mind, and they followed behind and carried out the orders carefully.

Climbing to the top of the mountain is not the end, you still have to go down the mountain to reach the guano pit.

Now that I'm here, I must go down and take a look.

Bodyguard Sun Dali led his two younger brothers Sun Heitan and Sun Caogen to clear the way in front, while Sun Shan walked in the middle, tightly surrounded by guards from all sides.

Every time he travels, Sun Shan is like a big star, with more bodyguards than fans.

Sun Shan didn't want this to happen, but for the sake of his personal safety, he didn't care.

County Magistrate Wang was secretly muttering that Sun Shan's grand outing was almost like that of the emperor.

We hurried down the mountain because the road had been repaired and it was much easier than the first time.

Xiao Yazi was also on the inspection tour with Sun Shan. Seeing him walking barefoot on the road, jumping and hopping with ease, he didn't feel the burning or prickling of his feet at all.

Xiao Yazi walked along, not daring to say a word, and listened carefully to the conversation between Sun Shan and Sun Dingnan.

It’s a pity that because it was spoken in Guangnan dialect, the little boy’s eyes rolled around and he had no idea what Lord Sun was saying.

Seeing his curious eyes, Sun Shan said jokingly, "Good Yazi, why aren't you wearing shoes? Do you have no shoes or don't want to wear them?"

Xiao Yazi's eyes twinkled as he said, "Master, I don't like wearing shoes. They get in the way."

Sun Shan didn't know if he really disliked it or was just pretending out of embarrassment, but he still said, "It's not good to go without shoes. Even if it's straw sandals, you should wear a pair. There are thorns on the road and they will hurt your feet."

Xiao Yazi didn't mind hurting his feet. Even if they bled, he could just wipe them with mud.

But Lord Sun was an adult, so it was difficult to refute him. He had to nod in agreement in a pretend manner.

Sun Shan said again, "Good Yazi, can you still imitate the call of the sand goose?"

At first, Xiao Yazi's lifelike ventriloquism had deeply captivated Sun Shan and his crew, and he had also used this skill to capture many sand geese.

When it comes to imitating the sounds of sand geese to catch them, Xiao Yazi becomes listless. He hangs his head and says unhappily, "Sir, Grandpa and Grandma won't let me go up the mountain to catch sand geese anymore. They told me to stay home and look after my brothers and sisters and the village. Grandpa says working in the workshop can support me and my brothers and sisters, and there's no need to go up the mountain to catch sand geese. It's dangerous up there, so he won't let me go. He also said if he finds me catching sand geese up there alone again, he'll break my legs."

Little Yazi was very distressed, trapped by his younger siblings all day long, deprived of his freedom. He once ran away secretly to the mountains, but was discovered by his grandfather, who beat him with a stick. His grandfather cried as he beat him, and Little Yazi cried too. He never dared to run up the mountains alone again.

Today, Lord Sun came to inspect, and Xiao Yazi was very happy. When he heard that Lord Sun was going to the back mountain, Xiao Yazi was even happier. He volunteered to accompany Lord Sun up the mountain and see if there were any sand geese to catch.

Sun Shan looked at the mature and steady Xiao Yazi with amusement and said, "Good Yazi, your grandfather is right. It's dangerous up there. We couldn't do it before, but life is much better now. You don't need to catch sand geese."

After a pause, he continued, "Good Yazi, stay home and help grandpa and grandma take care of your younger brothers and sisters, so that grandpa and grandma can work in the workshop with peace of mind."

Sun Shan was worried that Xiao Yazi might be too playful and not know the seriousness of the matter, so he deliberately put on a cold face and said seriously, "If your grandparents are distracted by you and their work is not done well, the workshop will fire them. Our workshop needs people who work wholeheartedly. If they don't do a good job, they can't stay."

When Xiao Yazi heard he was fired, and then looked into Sun Shan's triangular eyes, he couldn't help but tremble, fearful and pleading: "Master, don't worry, I won't go up the mountain to catch sand geese, and grandpa and grandma won't be distracted from their work. Master, please don't chase us away."

Xiao Yazi, who finally had a meal to eat, couldn't imagine the misery of losing his job.

Seeing that he understood the seriousness of the situation, Sun Shan stroked Xiao Yazi's yellow fur and nodded, "Okay, as long as you work hard, you can keep working there and won't be kicked out."