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

Sun Shan carefully looked through the examination papers of previous years and had a rough idea of ​​how the exam would proceed.

This was my first time as the examiner, so in order to maintain stability and avoid any problems, I decided to set similar questions.

Sun Shan was afraid that the questions he set were too easy and he would not be able to tell the difference between the high and low candidates; he was also afraid that the questions he set were too difficult and all the candidates would fail.

Although the county examination results are insignificant on the road to the imperial examination, they are not considered "results" at all.

What if some crazy failed student suspects that there is something wrong with him as the examiner and takes the test paper to make a false accusation, wouldn't that get him into trouble?

Haha, if you make the test papers the same as those in previous years, I guarantee that students will not be able to find the problem. Even if they are not convinced and make false accusations to their superiors, after checking the test papers, they will find that they are almost the same as in previous years, and there is nothing to say.

The probability of such a thing happening is extremely low, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

This was my first time as an examiner, and I had no experience, so I just followed the convention.

After checking all the papers by category and flipping through the Four Books and Five Classics, Sun Shan had a rough idea of ​​how the questions were set.

As for the questions, Sun Shan would not confirm them until the night before the exam to prevent anyone from cheating.

Sun Shan not only didn't trust the people around him, he even less trusted himself.

What if the exam questions are accidentally revealed? Therefore, we adopt a safe method: the exam questions are determined the day before the exam and the questions are given on the spot two hours before the exam, ensuring that no one knows the exam questions.

After spending two days and two nights thinking about the questions, Sun Shan put the matter of the county examination aside.

Mr. Wang came to the door and said, "Sir, we were looking for a manager for the Guano Workshop before the New Year. The hiring day is in two days. Where will it be held?"

Before the New Year, the workshop issued a notice saying that it wanted to recruit a workshop manager, and after the New Year, it also issued a notice to confirm the date for recruiting the manager.

The recruitment day was coming in two days, and Mr. Wang came to the door to ask about the specific matters.

Sun Shan pointed to the farthest corner of the county government office and said, "It will be held over at the Ya Temple. Gather everyone there to take the exam first. After they pass, we can arrange a face-to-face meeting."

The school has its own gods to worship, the escort agency has its own gods to worship, and similarly, the government office has its own gods to worship.

In a large side wing of the Yuanlu County Yamen, there is a "Ya Shen Temple" where the deity enshrined is the Yamen God - Gao Yao.

Gao Yao was the highest judge in the ancient Yu Shun period of my country and the founder of ancient Chinese criminal law.

On the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month, Nanny Wang and Steward Wang would burn incense and offer sacrifices to the Ya God on behalf of Sun Shan. On major holidays, Sun Shan would go in person to burn incense and offer sacrifices.

In fact, the Yuanlu County government office not only has a government temple, but also a prison temple, a community temple, and so on. There are many kinds of small temples. If Sun Shan didn't live in the government office, he wouldn't be able to see so many temples, let alone know that so many gods need to be worshipped.

There were many small temples in the ancient county government offices. The picture above shows a temple in the Yuci County Government Office.

Every morning when he got up, the yamen's "cleaner" would first clean the temple inside the yamen, and then clean the entire yamen except Sun Shan's residence.

Not only is the salary low, but the workload is also very heavy.

But if you can get a job in the yamen, not only the uncles but also the big men will flock to it.

What's more, being able to see the handsome county magistrate Sun Shan every day makes the sanitation worker more proactive and motivated.

When Mr. Wang heard that a job fair was being held at the government office, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, sir, I understand."

In addition to Sun Shan, the examiners at this job fair included Mr. Wang, one of the largest shareholders, and several selected investors.

Several people interviewed a candidate together, and I feel jealous when I think of that scene.

Mr. Wang secretly glanced at Sun Shan. This time, the Wang family sent several people to apply for the job, intending to use the strategy of outnumbering and strive to win the position of manager.

If I could become a manager in a workshop, I would be able to do more things in the future.

Today, the bird droppings workshop is completely controlled by Sun Shan, and it is difficult to even hire a cooking lady. This situation is very unfavorable to the Wang family.

Emma, ​​at first I just thought that there was great potential in the bird droppings business and I could make a fortune, but I didn't know that everything that happened later was not developing in the direction of making money at all.

Mr. Wang thought about it again and again, wondering what Sun Shan would do in the future, but according to the current practice, it would definitely be disadvantageous to his family.

No, it should be said that it is not good for the wealthy families in Yuanlu County.

The fertilizer purchase restrictions have put the Wang family in a difficult position. They certainly won't be foolish enough to register their land just to buy fertilizer this year, but what if registering the land actually brings in more profit than hiding it?

The Wang family did consider forcing Sun Shan out of Yuanlu County.

But there was no way to do it. How could their family have such ability? Even if the eldest aunt was in Chenzhou Prefecture, Sun Shan was an official appointed by the imperial court, so how could he be driven away so easily?

The Wang family was thinking about whether to report Sun Shan to their superiors for "secretly storing" guano fertilizer?

After thinking about it, what benefits would reporting it bring to the Wang family?

After the report, the guano fertilizer definitely does not belong to Yuanlu County, but to Chenzhou Prefecture.

The officials in Chenzhou Prefecture were even more greedy and overbearing than Sun Shan, and the small Wang family had no say in their affairs. Not only would the Wang family not be able to profit from the fertilizer, but they would also have to pay exorbitant prices, making the gains more than they earned.

After a year of observation, the Wang family roughly understood Sun Shan's personality.

They say he is greedy for money, and he is indeed greedy for money. He is greedy for the money of the rich. They say he is not greedy for money, and he is really not greedy for money. He does not greedy for the money of poor families or the money of government offices. He does things in an upright manner.

For example, if Xiao Wuzi is injured at work, he can take a vacation, his wages will be paid as usual, and he will also receive compensation. This makes the yamen runners more motivated to work. They wish they could encounter thieves every day and then get injured during the process of catching them so that they can take a vacation and receive compensation at the same time.

The Wang family thought about it and couldn't figure out how to deal with Sun Shan. The only way they could think of was to infiltrate the workshop, divide the unity of the workshop, and slowly corrode the workshop so that it would benefit the Wang family.

The recruitment of a workshop manager this time is the best opportunity to place someone in position.

Mr. Wang has great confidence in his family.

The people in his family are so smart, I don’t believe they can’t beat other applicants.

Two days later, it was the day to recruit workshop managers.

A lot of people gathered in the yamen early in the morning.

There were not many applicants originally, but the crowd couldn't resist coming to watch.

The people of Yuanlu County are famous for their love of eating melons. Since Sun Shan became the county magistrate, there are more opportunities to eat melons.

A woman among the onlookers, carrying a vegetable basket, stood at the yamen and asked curiously, "Niaoyazi, what's going on at the yamen today? Why are there so many people?"

This coward was the bailiff who was in charge of maintaining order, and the onlookers happened to be the old lady living next door to him.

Bad Tooth: .....

Your aunt! Even if they are your neighbors and have watched you grow up, you can't be so rude, right?

He has a great reputation!

Even if you don’t call him by his full name, can you call him “young yamen runner”?

So Naoyazi decided to ignore the lady carrying vegetables and continued to maintain order with an expressionless face.

But when the bad boy returned home, his grandfather chased him, beat him, and scolded him: "You bad boy, do you think you can get to the top of the world as a yamen runner? Do you look down on your neighbors? Who made you so cross-eyed? The lady next door called you, why did you pretend not to know her? I don't have such a rude boy..."

Of course, these are things that happened later. Anyway, Naoyazi knows that he can offend anyone, but he cannot offend the lady next door!