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

Sun Shan handed the workshop matters over to County Magistrate Wang, Sun Dingnan, and Sun Dali to follow up, and sent Sun family guards to assist.

The guards have been working in the rice experimental fields and have always been tillers. They know the fertilization process very well. It is most appropriate to let them work with the yamen runners to serve the people.

Sun Shan's face was stern. He said seriously, "Fellow villagers, you must carefully, conscientiously, and patiently explain to the people how to apply fertilizer. You must be patient and patient. Make sure the people understand exactly how to use fertilizer. The rice in the fields is the livelihood of the whole family, and of all of Yuanlu County. We cannot afford to lose anything."

The Sun family guards, led by Sun Dali, immediately responded, "Yes, sir, we will do our best to help the people fertilize the land and will teach them without reservation until they understand everything clearly."

Although Sun Dali was a poor student in college, he was very organized and more importantly, had strong execution ability. Sun Shan was very confident in him.

After everyone left, Gui Ge'er asked cautiously, "Brother Shan, what if, and I mean what if, the fertilizer doesn't work?"

After a pause, he added, "What if, Brother Shan, I mean, what if the weather is bad this year and affects grain production?"

Gui Ge'er has always been very confident in Sun Shan, but he feels that the current situation is a bit too big. What if he fails?

Would Shan Ge be attacked by the people and blamed by the court? Losing his job would be a minor matter, but beheading would be a disaster.

The more he thought about it, the more scared he became, and Gui Ge'er had no choice but to ask about his concerns.

Sun Shan said calmly, "Gui'er, there aren't so many ifs. If we really fail, we can only fight back and make do. We can't be timid and hesitant, otherwise we will never succeed in our life. Don't you have confidence in me?"

Gui Ge'er shook his head like a rattle: "Brother Shan, how could I not have confidence in you. Brother Shan, please don't misunderstand me. I just talked nonsense, don't blame me."

If he really failed, Gui Ge'er thought about taking the blame himself and rescuing Shan Ge.

As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. As long as Brother Shan is alive, there will always be a day when we can make a comeback.

I just hope that Brother Shan will treat Xiao Hei Mei and Jin Hua well because he took the blame.

At the same time, he was sad that the family of scholar boys could not be established.

If Sun Shan knew what Gui Ge'er was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes.

Who gave Gui Ge'er the confidence to think that he could take the blame?

Gui Ge'er thinks too highly of himself.

As for failure, Sun Shan never thought about it. With his rich experience, his guano fertilizer would definitely not have any problems.

If there is really a problem, it can only be God's fault.

It was fate and there was nothing Sun Shan could do.

After arranging the matters, Sun Shan summoned Master Zhang and said, "Master Zhang, the county examination will be held in half a month. Please find all the previous county examination questions for me and organize them into categories."

I have been busy with the guano workshop and spring plowing recently, and have forgotten about the county examination.

If Instructor Deng hadn't come a few days ago to ask the government office when the county examination date would be announced, Sun Shan really wouldn't have remembered it.

Zhang Shiye patted his head. Like Sun Shan, he had forgotten about the county exam. He quickly apologized, "Sir, I forgot about the county exam. Please forgive me."

As Sun Shan's only right-hand man, he has to help Sun Shan solve his problems.

Mr. Zhang has been so busy organizing the land registers recently that he forgot about such an important matter as the county examination. He truly deserves to be put to death.

Sun Shan said seriously, "Master, it's good that you admit your guilt. This won't happen again."

No matter how busy you are, things have different priorities. The county examination is the top priority. It would be wrong to forget about it.

This was the first time that Master Zhang made a mistake, and Sun Shan chose to forgive him.

Master Zhang quickly apologized: "Yes, sir, I will sort out the papers from previous years now and give them to you tomorrow morning."

Sun Shan summoned the official in charge of the imperial examinations and said, "Clerk Cui, please write a notice for the county examination. The date will be exactly the same as last year."

Clerk Cui was stunned. Like Sun Shan and Master Zhang, he had forgotten about the county exam. After all, his family had a stake in the guano workshop, so he was busy focusing on making money.

He groaned inwardly for a few times, then replied calmly, "Yes, sir, I will write it now and give it to you for your review later."

In addition to writing notices, we also have to prepare for student registration, prepare examination venue matters, etc.

The county examination is usually held from the end of February to the beginning of March, and the specific date is determined by the county magistrate.

Fortunately, Mr. Sun copied and pasted everything from last year to save trouble, which greatly reduced the tedious process.

After receiving the task, Cui Shuli immediately ran back to the office, found the notice from the previous year, slightly changed the date, and finished writing it.

Last year, because the magistrate of Yuanlu County had not yet taken office, the county examination was postponed compared to previous years.

There was a county magistrate this year, but because of the workshop and spring plowing, he forgot about the imperial examination, and it was still delayed compared to previous years.

Emma, the notice must be written quickly, quickly given to Lord Sun for review, quickly notified to Instructor Deng, and quickly notified to all the scholars in Yuanlu, so that the candidates will not worry day and night and cannot rest easy.

So Clerk Cui prepared for the county examination as quickly as possible. Sun Shan took a look and thought there was no problem, so he invited Instructor Deng over.

He said solemnly, "Teacher, the date of the county examination has been set. Please inform all schools in the region."

The county school also has candidates preparing for the exam, so it is convenient to notify them. The more remote village schools and private schools need to inform them as soon as possible.

Teacher Deng is in charge of all the schools and students in Yuanlu, so this matter has to be left to him.

Teacher Deng took the notice, looked at it, and his mouth twitched.

It's exactly the same as last year, just the date has changed.

Mr. Sun is really easygoing. He just copied and pasted everything without changing anything and without any innovation.

I don’t know what questions Lord Sun will ask?

Will the topics be the same as before, or will you add some special topics that you like?

Some people guess the topics for the academy examination, provincial examination, and metropolitan examination.

The same is true for county examinations. Many teachers will guess the questions based on the examiner's preferences.

Sun Shan is the chief examiner of the county examination and he is new here. The teachers in the school all inquire about Sun Shan's background and hobbies, trying to get a glimpse of what type of examination paper Sun Shan will write from clues.

Teacher Deng is no exception and also hopes that students in the county school can achieve excellent results.

Teacher Deng obeyed and said, "Yes, sir. I will arrange to notify all students in Yuanlu so that they can register for the exam as soon as possible and prepare for it with peace of mind."

Although he was very familiar with Sun Shan in private, since it was related to the imperial examination, Teacher Deng did not want to have too much contact with Sun Shan during this period in order to avoid suspicion.

He took the notice and left in a hurry.

Don't put your shoes on in a melon field, and don't straighten your hat under a plum tree. Better say goodbye first.

The next day, Sun Shan was stunned when he looked at the county examination papers from previous years that had been sorted out by Mr. Zhang.

I thought about the first time I entered the field at the age of 13 and was tested by Lord Wei.

I never thought that many years later, I would become the chief examiner and assess others.

This feeling is so subtle.