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

When Sun Shan returned to the backyard, he saw Gui Ge'er running towards him happily.

He asked with a smile: "Brother Shan, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, are you going to take a day off?"

Poor Shan Ge, he was trapped in the yamen all day long and had no chance to go out. His life was even worse than when he was in school.

I remember that whether I was in the provincial school or Yuelu Academy, I would go to watch the dragon boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival, cheer for unfamiliar fleets, and even encounter human traffickers.

Now I can only work alone in the yamen.

Sun Shan smiled and said, "You guys have the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. You can go wherever you want."

Gui Ge'er asked anxiously, "Brother Shan, aren't you going out?"

Then he added: "If you don't go, I won't go either. I want to accompany you."

How could the servant boy play alone while the young master was working? If the old master and the old lady knew about it, he would be punished severely.

Sun Dali also said: "Master, I won't go either."

As the master's first-rank stick guard, I must never leave the master alone to play.

Sun Shan shook his head and said, "It's a rare holiday, so it would be nice to go out and have a look. I can't stay stuck in the government office all day."

Sun Shan really didn't plan to go out and play, because once he went out he would always meet people, and once he met people, his identity would be exposed.

Emma, ​​it’s not good to be too recognizable. Yuanlu is small and the people seem to know him.

Seeing that Sun Shan was not going to play, Gui Ge'er and Sun Dali naturally didn't go either.

What’s the fun in playing? It’s nothing compared to the master.

Steward Wang walked in and saluted Sun Shan. "Master, I've arranged for food to be delivered to the workshop. I'll ensure Steward Sun and the guards who remain there have a good holiday."

That’s right, Sun Dingnan has to stay in the bird droppings workshop to celebrate the festival again. It seems that except for coming back once during the Qingming Festival, he has rarely come back.

I don’t know if Wang Ganhua has mastered all the business. If he has, he will rush Sun Dingnan back.

Sun Shan planned to leave the workshop unattended and secretly arrange for people to work there.

That’s right, the village chief and villagers of Da Niao Village are Sun Shan’s people. Once there is any movement, they will be the first to get the news.

Sun Shan was not afraid that the people of Da Niao Village would be bribed by Wang Ganhua and rebel collectively.

He also developed child soldiers like Xiaoyazi and grandfather soldiers like Xiaoyazi Aye. With so many villagers, he could always find one who was simple and kind-hearted. As long as he found a problem, he would definitely know it.

Of course, we also arrange for people to conduct inspections and audits from time to time. We are already familiar with the process, and if there is a problem, we will definitely find it.

Even if no evidence could be found, a confession could be forced through torture. There was no logic here; as long as Sun Shan remained the magistrate of Yuanlu County, his power was immense.

Sun Shan nodded and said, "Did you send a copy to the village chief as well?"

Steward Wang immediately replied, "It has been delivered, please rest assured, sir."

Everyone in the yamen knew that the village chief of Da Niao Village had caught Sun Shan's eye and had an extremely important status that was disproportionate to his identity, so everyone respected the village chief.

Sun Shan sighed, "I'll have to go to the workshop in a few days to see how it's running. If Steward Wang has it all figured out, I'll call Steward Sun and the guards back. I'm shorthanded here and can't leave them there."

The main reason is that the workshop did not pay Sun Dingnan and others their wages, and all of it was paid by Sun Shan, which is really unreasonable.

We have to get the people back and do our own work.

After arranging matters at the workshop, Manager Wang said, "Here are the lists of gifts sent by various parties. Please review them, Master."

Then he handed over a stack of gift lists, and it was obvious that many people gave gifts to Sun Shan.

Sun Shan took a casual look and found that there were no valuables, so he nodded involuntarily.

I dare not accept something that is too expensive, so I just send some fruits and vegetables, rice dumplings and bacon, which are common, and I feel free to accept them.

Then he opened it and found a gift list. His eyes widened involuntarily. There were six words written on it: A piece of cloth for Madam Ding.

He was stunned for a moment, rubbed his eyes, and looked again. There were still six words: A piece of cloth for Madam Ding.

I looked at the signatures on the gift list again and found that they were from three wealthy businessman brothers: Mr. Ma, Mr. Zhu, and Mr. Zeng.

The corners of Sun Shan's mouth twitched, he felt that the probability of the three sworn brothers appearing was really high.

Why do we always see them and hear their names all year round?

Sun Shan asked, "Manager Wang, bring this cloth over here."

Where did the three brothers find such high-end stuff? And they specially gave it to him!

Sun Shan didn't believe that the three brothers just gave gifts unintentionally. They must have found out a lot of information.

If people here want to give expensive cloth as a gift, they usually choose silk and satin, and would never specifically look for the so-called Ding Niangzi cloth.

It seems that the three brothers had heard about the "Mrs. Ding's Case" not long ago, and they must have spies in the government office.

Thinking of this, Sun Shan smiled. If there was no one in the yamen, he would not be able to become a wealthy businessman in the local area.

Although they are far inferior to the Wang family, they are also rich and live a life without worries about food and clothing.

Steward Wang was about to say this: "Master, this piece of cloth was delivered this morning. Master Ma and the other two came together to deliver it."

Then he continued, "Master, whenever Master Ma and the other two send gifts, they always deliver them personally and never send servants. And every time they want to see you, Master."

Unfortunately, the flowers have intentions but the water is unmoved, and Sun Shan sent the three brothers away with just one sentence: "I'm busy with official business."

Sun Shan became depressed when he heard this.

The three brothers seemed to be creating the impression that they were very familiar with him. They would come to the yamen from time to time to sit for a while. Of course, they would bring some gifts every time and never come empty-handed. They were indeed polite.

It seems that he wants to stick to me and use me as a backer.

Sun Shan was concerned about his reputation and would never get involved in such matters. As long as no major incidents occurred under his jurisdiction, he would usually ignore the situation.

Soon, Manager Wang brought in the cloth, and Sun Shan took a closer look.

Damn it! Isn’t this Li Si’s piece of cloth?

When the product was first offered to County Magistrate Wang, he refused, thinking that Li Si would have to wait a long time for his destined partner. However, he never expected that the product would end up in the hands of three wealthy brothers.

Tsk tsk~~~Sun Shan was highly suspicious that as soon as he let Li Si go, the three brothers immediately came to his door, bought the cloth and waited for the right opportunity to give it to Sun Shan as a gift.

Wow~~~ He's really good at studying. No wonder he can do business under the nose of the Wang family, and do it well.

Gui Ge'er asked, "Brother Shan, how did you know this piece of cloth belonged to Li Si?"

How else can we see it? Of course, we see it with our eyes.

Pointing to the packaging of the cloth, he said, "Here, there's a seal. The number on it is exactly the same as the one on Li Si's cloth."

Luxury goods are luxury goods because each piece is unique.

Dingniangzi cloth is no exception.

Each piece of goods produced has its own number, which can better prevent counterfeiting.

Sun Shan was so sure that the cloth was Ding Niangzi cloth not only because of its texture but also because of the serial number.

It seems that this piece of pudding cloth is really destined to be with me, and it has come back to my hands after going around in circles.