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

Sister Yun was eating a diet breakfast, and Sun Shan had just arrived at Da Niao Village.

The village chief spotted the magistrate's fine horse from a distance and ran over excitedly, throwing away his walking stick in his eagerness to see the magistrate quickly.

That speed was comparable to Su Bingtian's: "Is that Lord Sun? Is that Lord Sun?"

Of course it is. Lord Sun’s horse is very easy to recognize and looks very handsome.

But the village chief has always been puzzled as to why the horse has the word "king" branded on it?

If it's branded, it should have the character "Sun" on it? Could it be that it was bought at Wang's Horse Shop, so that's why it has the character "Wang" on it?

Sun Shan was looking through the map. The maps of the southeast and two lines had been completed, and the only one left was the northwest line.

I thought that after the autumn harvest, when I have nothing to do, I could take a quick tour of the entire Yuanlu County.

Of course, it would take more time to thoroughly explore every natural village. Sun Shan believed that one day he would be able to clearly mark every village on the map.

Gui Ge'er was sitting on the edge of the carriage. He heard the village chief's voice before he saw him. He could hear the village chief's call from a long distance away.

He responded in a loud voice: "Village head, it's us. It's the county magistrate."

He lifted the curtain, poked his head in and said with a smile, "Brother Shan, we've arrived at Big Bird Village. The village chief has seen us."

Sun Shan put away the map, opened the carriage curtain, and saw a small dot gradually turn into a larger dot.

After a while, the chief of Big Bird Village floated over.

Sun Shan said with amusement, "Village Chief, don't run so fast."

It's hard for the village chief. He's old, but he still runs around like a little kid.

Seeing that it was indeed Sun Shan, the village chief quickly bowed and said, "I greet you, Lord Sun."

Sun Shan slowly stepped down from the carriage, made a gentle gesture to support him, and said politely, "No need for formalities."

The village chief is not only a citizen under Sun Shan's jurisdiction, but also his informant. He feels like he and Mr. Sun are one family.

The village chief smiled and asked, "Master Sun, I wonder why you came to Big Bird Village this time?"

Sun Shan said gently, "I just happened to be out for an inspection, so I stopped by Da Niao Village. Although spring plowing is over, summer plowing is not far away, so I wanted to see how the guano fertilizer workshop is doing."

The village chief knew the reason.

Mr. Sun attached great importance to the guano fertilizer workshop, just like he looked at gold ingots, and hoped to make his fortune from the guano fertilizer workshop.

Of course, money is not important to Mr. Sun. What is important is that he can use the workshop to achieve political achievements and get promoted.

An official would definitely not want to be promoted, and an able official like Lord Sun is even more ambitious.

Like sesame seeds blooming higher and higher.

The village chief had nothing to do, so he went to the workshop to supervise and complete the detailed work at the same time.

He introduced the situation of the guano fertilizer workshop to Sun Shan in detail.

When it came to paying wages, the village chief scolded the villagers: "Sir, didn't you say before that we owed you wages? Which man in our village is not happy about it? Humph, I said that anyone who is not happy should not work, and they immediately kept quiet."

The village chief tried to expose the "villagers'" information to prove that he was doing the work and that he was on the same page with Lord Sun.

For Lord Sun, the villagers he lives with day and night are not important at all.

Seeing the village chief looking for praise, Sun Shan complimented him, "How could such a thing happen? Thanks to you, we were able to suppress the villagers' pressure. Village chief, you are truly a good assistant to me."

The village chief raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and pretended to stroke his beard with his hand, trying to press down the upturned corners of his mouth.

Lian Lian said modestly, "Sir, it is the greatest honor of my life to be able to help you. Sir, please rest assured, as long as I am here, the villagers in the workshop will never be able to recover."

Sun Shan looked at the village chief gratefully. "Village chief, thank you for your hard work. You've been working for me wholeheartedly. I can't express my gratitude enough. I'll leave my job to you from now on."

It is said that the village chief worked for Sun Shan for 0 wages.

Hehe, he is so devoted, which shows that he worships Sun Shan very much.

Sun's words "Thank you for your hard work" made the village chief so happy that he couldn't suppress the smile any longer.

He said cheerfully: "Sir, with you in our Big Bird Village, we will definitely get better and better. Sir, I will do my best to do the things you entrust to me. Sir, please rest assured that I will not let you down."

Sun Shan and the village chief chatted as they walked.

As we chatted, we talked about the new manager, Wang.

Sun Shan asked, "How is Manager Wang doing? From now on, the guano fertilizer workshop will be handed over to him."

Sun Dingnan has been leading Manager Wang for some time, and it's time to let go.

The yamen was originally short of staff, so Sun Shan had to transfer Sun Dingnan back.

The village chief recounted everything he had observed over the past few days: "Sir, Manager Wang is even more spoiled than Manager Sun. He complains that the food cooked by Xiao Yazi's grandpa and grandma is bad. He's been wanting to replace them. This scares Xiao Yazi's family."

There are meat and vegetables, and you can also eat the exclusive white rice, so why do you dislike it?

The village chief glanced at Sun Shan stealthily.

I thought to myself that Lord Sun had also eaten the food cooked by Xiao Yazi's grandpa and grandma, and never said it was bad.

Humph, how could he, a steward named Wang, be more delicate than Lord Sun?

To be honest, Sun Shan felt that Manager Wang was absolutely right. The food Xiaoyazi's grandfather and grandmother cooked was indeed unpalatable, but it was enough to satisfy his hunger.

But this couldn't be blamed on Xiaoyazi's grandparents. They were so poor they couldn't even afford to eat, so how could they possibly cook delicious food? Furthermore, they were already old, so there was no possibility of improvement.

If they weren't relatives, no one would hire Xiao Yazi's grandpa and grandma even if they paid money.

Although I thought so, I couldn't say it out loud. Sun Shan wasn't going to eat the food in the workshop anyway, so it didn't matter if it tasted a little bad.

Sun Shan soothed him, "Don't worry, Village Chief. I arranged for Grandpa and Grandma Xiaoyazi to be with me. Steward Wang won't change them."

After a pause, he explained, "Manager Wang grew up in the city and eats more exquisitely. Village chief, you know that city people are different from country people. They pay attention to food, unlike us, who just want to eat. Manager Wang can't help but complain a little."

The village chief did know the difference between city dwellers and country folk, but he still asked worriedly, "Sir, the workshop won't replace Grandpa and Grandma Xiaoyazi, will it?"

Sun Shan assured him, "I'm here, that won't happen. Tell Xiao Yazi and his family not to worry. Our workshop isn't a restaurant. A good meal is a good meal, and a bad one is a good meal. Providing meals to the workers is good enough. If they ask for more, hmph, I'll send them home one by one."

The village chief felt relieved after hearing this: "Thank you, sir. I will quietly tell Xiao Yazi's grandfather and grandmother what you said later. Haha, with you here, we feel more at ease."

Sun Shan followed the village chief to Da Niao Village and found that many houses had been built in the village.

Although it was a mud brick house, it was a significant improvement over the previous thatched house.

Master Zhang also sighed and said, "Sir, Da Niao Village is much more beautiful than ordinary villages. It is neatly planned. Even the road leading into the village is paved with small stones."

That’s right, in the Da Niao Village we saw this time, the paths connecting each household were actually paved with small stones.

Instead of a dirt road that is muddy when it rains and dusty on sunny days.