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

Zhang San, the so-called honest man, is also a ruthless person. He kowtows so hard that his head is broken and bleeding, even if it is to gain sympathy, he is really trying hard.

Sun Shan, still expressionless, asked, "Zhang San, tell the truth and tell me everything that happened during the robbery."

The blood on Zhang San's forehead kept flowing, flowing onto his face and mixing with his tears. The mixed blood flowed onto his chin, which he wiped with his rough sleeve.

While crying, he said, "Sir, I don't know why, but I was bewildered and stole Li Si's cloth."

Zhang San told everyone that his younger sister was about to get married, and the whole family was worried about preparing her dowry. However, the family was poor, so they had no choice but to go to Chenzhou Prefecture to borrow money from his aunt.

Zhang San's family thought that since his aunt had married into Chenzhou Prefecture, she would be considered a local and quite wealthy. Whenever his aunt came home to visit, she would always tell others how rich she was, how prosperous she was, and how she had married a good husband.

In order for her daughter to marry into a good family, Zhang's mother stomped her feet and made up her mind to send her son to the provincial capital to borrow money from her sister.

He also repeatedly reminded Zhang San to remember that it was a loan, not a demand, and that he should return the money after borrowing it. He should not ask for money without a trace, as this was not their family's style of doing things.

Zhang San took the three taels of travel money given by his family and initially wanted to pay to go with the escort team, but then he thought that his family was poor and it was not worth it to spend money before he could borrow it.

So the honest man had an idea and quietly followed the escort team. In this way, he actually arrived at Chenzhou Prefecture safely.

Zhang San was overjoyed and hurriedly asked about his aunt's specific address.

This time my luck was very good again. In less than a day, I found out where my aunt lived.

The next day, he visited his aunt with some local specialties he brought from home. Although his aunt saw him, she accepted the specialties. However, when she heard that he wanted to borrow money, she made an excuse that she had something to do and asked him to go back to the inn first.

Zhang San was just thinking about staying at the Earth God Temple instead of the inn, but before he could even finish his words, he was kicked out of his home.

The honest and simple Zhang San thought at this time that his aunt might have something urgent to do, so she drove him away.

There's no rush tomorrow, so I'll visit you.

The next day, Zhang San went to see his aunt again, but the door was locked and he couldn't open it no matter how hard he knocked.

Zhang San could only sit on the stone slab and wait until a whole day passed.

The next day, Zhang San continued to visit. Thinking that his sister had not yet received a dowry, he thought that face and embarrassment were nothing, so he still waited patiently.

I waited and waited until the lady next door couldn't stand it anymore.

Just tell Zhang San quietly: "Good young man, you'd better go back. Your aunt is as stingy as Lu Ban and as stingy as Liu Bei. You want to get money from her? Haha, you're just dreaming."

Auntie knew exactly what kind of people the couple next door were, no, they were a family.

The whole family is like a teapot with Yuanxiao in it - it goes in but not out. This young man wants to borrow money from this family, but no way!

Zhang San was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Auntie, my aunt told my mother before that I could ask her for help if I had any problems. She also said that she married well and my mother married poorly, and that sisters only have this life and no next, so it's only right to help each other."

When Zhang's mother heard this, she was so moved that she wiped away tears and was proud to have such a sister.

The old lady looked at Zhang San like an idiot and said speechlessly, "Your aunt was just saying that, but you actually took it seriously. Haha, did she steal a lot of things from your house after she said that?"

Zhang San was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, he realized that he had indeed taken away a lot of things. Even the only old hen in the house was taken back to her husband's home by her aunt.

The old lady saw Zhang San's appearance and sneered.

Finally, he persuaded her, "My dear young man, you'd better go home early. You will never be able to borrow money from him in your lifetime."

In fact, I would like to say that having no relatives like your aunt is better than having one.

The old lady secretly felt bad for her family for having such a neighbor.

Zhang San watched the old lady leave, then looked at his aunt's large courtyard with green bricks and white tiles, and couldn't help feeling confused.

Zhang San still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that his aunt was not such a person and was probably really busy and not at home.

Since we are already in Chenzhou Prefecture, we might as well wait a few more days.

After waiting for five days, Zhang San looked at his three taels of travel money and found that he had only two taels, 3 wen, left. He had spent 2 wen in these five days and couldn't help feeling distressed.

At the same time, he was also sure that his aunt would not lend him money, no, she would not come out to see him, so he was doomed to return empty-handed.

When Sun Shan heard this, he looked at Zhang San with sympathy.

Emma, my family gave me 3 taels of silver for travel expenses. It took me several days to travel from Yuanlu County to Chenzhou Prefecture and then to where I settled down, and I only spent 50 wen. I was very frugal.

When Li Si heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad and felt a sense of sympathy.

Why do they all have such unreliable relatives? Why don’t they have a rich and kind relative?

God, why do you do this to them? Why don't you have a relative who can help them fly? Lead them to prosperity?

Zhang San bought a few dry cakes as food and went back home dejectedly.

He was quietly watching the escort team heading to Yuanlu at the city gate, and was planning to "repeat the same mistake" to catch up with the escort team.

Who knew that he was discovered this time and was reluctant to pay the escort fee, so he was driven away by the escort team.

Zhang San, with a bitter taste in his mouth, reluctantly went home alone. Fortunately, he had been there before and knew the way.

What happened next was just as Li Si said, I met Li Si in a dilapidated temple.

During the conversation, we learned that Li Si had received a piece of high-quality cotton cloth for saving the merchant.

Zhang San touched the money in his pocket, thinking that he could not borrow a penny on this trip to Chenzhou Prefecture, and he also lost a lot of money. Thinking that his sister at home was about to get married and had no dowry yet, he couldn't help feeling sad and greedy.

He quietly looked at Li Si's figure, which was much thinner than his own. He also looked at Li Si's arms, which were even weaker than his own. So he planned to return to Yuanlu County, grab the cloth, and then run away quickly, one of them at a time.

Li Si should not be able to catch up, and he doesn’t know where he is from, so he should not be able to find himself.

Besides, even if we found it, we couldn't prove it. The cloth was given by the merchant, who I heard had to go to a farther place to buy it. It wasn't bought in a store, so there was no evidence.

However, imagination is beautiful and reality is cruel.

Li Si was unexpectedly strong and kept pulling Zhang San, refusing to let go. The commotion attracted quite a few onlookers.

Zhang San was helpless and couldn't leave, so he had to bite the bullet and say that the cloth was his, and Li Si snatched the cloth away.

Upon hearing this, Li Si excitedly shouted, "Sir, you heard it! The cloth is mine, not Zhang San's. Sir, I have finally been cleared of all charges."

Then he said, "Sir, you can return the cloth to me, but also help me punish this Zhang San."

It was Zhang San who had been in jail for the past two days. Li Si wished he could throw a big bag at him or kick him away.