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

As the sun sets, the villagers of Da Niao Village return from the workshop one after another.

After seeing Sun Shan, they came over one after another to pay their respects.

Sun Shan made a gesture to avoid formalities and asked with a smile, "Is the workshop busy today?"

Villager A stepped forward and said timidly, "I'm not in a hurry, sir."

Villager A was pointed at by the village chief and then pushed out. Oh my god, the village chief is really a bad guy. So many men came to the workshop to work, why did he push him out?

He is the official in charge, a master. Who can talk to Lord Sun as freely as the village chief?

Especially Lord Sun’s pair of triangular eyes that were raised high. It would have been fine if he hadn’t looked over at me, but once he did, I was almost scared to death.

Even if you have done nothing wrong, you will still be worried.

What's more, he did something bad and secretly scooped back a spoonful of bird droppings fertilizer from the workshop from time to time.

Villager A thought that if he scooped a spoonful and put it in his pocket today, and scooped a spoonful and put it in his pocket tomorrow, he could steal a lot of bird droppings fertilizer day and night.

Sun Shan asked again, "What were you busy with in the workshop today? Is it the same as usual?"

Villager B stepped forward and secretly cursed the village chief. It didn’t matter if he asked Villager A to answer the question, but why did he ask his turn now?

Could it be that I didn't work hard enough today, so I have to answer Mr. Sun's questions?

Villager B lowered his head, afraid to meet Sun Shan's gaze. "Sir, today is the same as usual. We're doing the same work."

Then he added: "Today I am responsible for screening the impurities in the guano."

The workshop adopts a "standardized" and "division of labor" model. Each position has a fixed person who is dedicated to a task.

After one or two months, rotation will be carried out to make the work less boring and increase the workers' sense of freshness and enthusiasm.

This is also relatively fair. Each position has a rotation, so there will be no situation where the easy work is left out and the tedious work cannot be gotten rid of.

Sun Shan continued to ask, "Is there a lot of fertilizer piled up in the warehouse?"

This problem is a bit difficult. Some careless villagers only care about the work in front of them and don’t care about the work outside.

Some villagers knew about it, but couldn't give a rough idea.

The village chief pointed out the most eye-catching one in the village.

Villager C stepped forward, much more confident and at least speaking louder than the previous two villagers. "Your Excellency, several warehouses are already filled with guano fertilizer. At this rate, we should be able to produce the necessary supplementary fertilizer before summer plowing."

That’s right, Villager B is the village chief’s eldest son, and the village chief has been training him as the “future village chief”.

Because of his "broad knowledge", he speaks much better than other villagers.

Sun Shan nodded: "Okay, I understand."

After asking about the workshop, Sun Shan started chatting with the villagers about their daily lives.

Sun Shan smiled and asked, "When I entered the village, I saw a lot of new houses. It seems that people's lives are getting better and better."

This time the village chief asked a woman to answer.

Woman A was suddenly startled. How could she be called out? As a woman, she shouldn't be so public.

Just because he was pointed out, he had no choice but to take a step forward and nervously and excitedly responded: "Your Excellency, yes. Many new houses have been built in the village this year. Thanks to your Excellency, our village is getting better and better."

Then he added, "Sir, the men in our village are working in the workshop. The new house was built by relatives and friends. It will not delay the work in the workshop at all. Please rest assured."

After she finished speaking, Woman A quickly took a few steps back. She had already used up all her courage to answer the question. If she didn't run away, her legs would probably become weak and she wouldn't be able to run anymore.

The village chief looked at Woman A with appreciation. It turned out that she was the one he had appointed and she was good at talking.

Hehe, we just want the men, women, young and old in the village to answer Lord Sun’s questions, so that it doesn’t seem deliberate.

Sun Shan noticed the tension and asked with a smile, "I thought you built so many houses so you could marry a good wife."

After these words were spoken, some villagers could not help but speak without being named.

He also hurriedly replied: "Oh, sir, you are right. Many people in our village build new houses just to get married. Hey, there are many single men in our village. While Big Bird Village is now a little famous, we must quickly marry a wife back."

Sun Shan asked curiously, "Hey, I heard from the village chief that there are many girls from other villages who are willing to marry here. I wonder if it's true or not?"

When it comes to getting married, the villagers are very interested.

Gossiping Woman B said eagerly, "Sir, the village chief is right. There are many girls from outside who want to marry here. They're especially happy to hear that a man is working in a workshop and getting paid."

"Sir, my second son has just found a marriage proposal. It's with a girl from the next village. I've been eyeing that girl for a long time, and now she's finally willing to marry us."

As soon as these words came out, Woman B's second son was immediately pushed out: "Sir, it's him, hehe, he will marry the bride after the autumn harvest."

The second son who was pushed out was so ashamed that he wanted to hide in a corner and didn't dare to look up to see the villagers.

The little girls and the little girls also joined in the fun, circling around the young man and shouting, "Marry the bride, marry the bride..."

Sun Shan was also infected by this atmosphere.

The demands of most of us ordinary people are very simple: ten acres of land, a cow, a wife and children, and a warm bed.

Of course, this kind of "self-sufficient and well-off life" is also quite luxurious, and many people cannot achieve it in their lifetime.

Sun Shan looked at the vibrant Big Bird Village and believed that everything was possible.

Sun Shan chatted with the villagers for a long time, and night had fallen.

The villagers also went back to their homes, looked for their mothers, and ate their own meals.

Sun Shan's meals were taken care of by Gui Ge'er and Sun Dali.

The village chief invited him to his home for dinner, but Sun Shan refused without hesitation.

It was not that Sun Shan insisted on the noble virtue of "not taking a penny from the people", but that the food in the village chief's house was not tasty and was worse than what Sun Dali and Gui Ge'er made.

Sun Shan did not want to suffer, so he spoke some profound truths with righteous words, which made the village chief say to everyone that Magistrate Sun was incorruptible and pure.

Mr. Zhang had only met the head of Da Niao Village at a meeting of "cadres at all levels in Yuanlu County". This was his first time in Da Niao Village.

He sighed and said, "Master, the feeling of Big Bird Village is completely different. Both the village appearance and the villagers seem to be full of vitality and vigor."

Sun Shan agreed, "Master, you're right. In less than a year, Big Bird Village has completely changed. It's completely different from my first time here. I'm deeply relieved to see that they are full of hope now."

Master Zhang smiled and said, "This is all thanks to you. If you hadn't discovered the bird droppings, there would be no Big Bird Village today. You have devoted yourself to the people's better lives. I believe that under your governance, Yuanlu County will get better and better."