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

The next morning, Sun Shan got up early and walked with the villagers to the guano fertilizer workshop.

The lame Master Zhang could only sit in the car.

It takes quarter of an hour to walk from Da Niao Village to the guano fertilizer workshop. Because the road has been repaired, travel is convenient.

Villagers will only temporarily stay in the workshop due to weather or overtime.

The village chief remained by Sun Shan's side, saying as they walked, "Sir, since the workshop was built and the road has been repaired, it's much easier to walk. Thanks to you, sir, we can walk on such a convenient road."

After a while he said again: "Sir, it would be better to take a carriage. It's a bit far to walk there. Don't get too tired."

Sun Shan looked at the village chief walking with a fierce look, and became even more certain that he could not take the carriage.

Now it seems difficult to keep up with the village chief.

It seems that after becoming a "sedentary person," my health is worse than when I was studying. At least when I was studying, I would find time to run to the Cuju field.

Sun Shan shook his head and said, "It's okay. The road isn't very far. We'll get there soon enough."

The village chief couldn't understand why Sun Shan insisted on walking, but it was normal for him not to understand the official's thoughts.

If you knew, you would have discovered long ago that bird droppings can be used as fertilizer.

You have such a huge fortune but you are completely unaware of it. It’s all because you haven’t read enough.

The village chief thought for a moment and then asked in a low voice, "Sir, if, I mean if, we hire a teacher to teach Yazi how to read, wouldn't it be very expensive?"

No one in Da Niao Village is literate, including the village chief. They only know how to write their own names and addresses, and cannot recognize anything else.

When settling accounts on a daily basis, he relied entirely on memory and the written symbols he invented.

If the whole village was illiterate in the past, it would have been illiterate, as it had been the same for generations. But now it is different. The villagers' pockets are starting to get fatter, and if they can't read anymore, they will feel unworthy of their current "worth".

The middle-aged and elderly generations can give up, but the younger generation must be cultivated from an early age.

I heard that studying is very expensive, and I don’t know if it would cost too much to hire a teacher to teach me.

The village chief looked at Sun Shan expectantly.

Sun Shan's heart moved. He didn't expect the village chief to ask this question.

Look, this is vision, this is pattern. As long as there is an opportunity, an illiterate village chief can also fly.

Sun Shan welcomed the idea of ​​learning to read and write to educate the child, and said with a smile: "Village head, learning to read and write is not very expensive, it is only taking the imperial examination that is expensive.

You can lower your expectations first and teach the pawnbroker to read, understand government notices, and do some basic accounting. These are easy to teach and won't cost too much."

Those who cannot afford to study are more likely to be those who want to take the imperial examination.

Simple literacy and accounting are not difficult, and the cost of silence will not be too high.

The village chief of Dayiao Village was an ambitious one. He asked, "Sir, if, and I mean if, Yazi wanted to pass the imperial examination like you, wouldn't it be very expensive?"

Ever since they learned that Mr. Sun also came from a farming family, a country boy, and a peasant, the villagers gradually began to look up to him.

I feel that the future of the Yazi in Da Niao Village is promising. One day, they may pass the imperial examination like Lord Sun, leave Da Niao Village, and even go to Lord Sun’s hometown.

Sun Shan thought of the hired gunmen in Da Niao Village, such as Dayazi, Sanyazi, and Xiaoyazi. If they took the path of imperial examinations, it would be extremely difficult for them.

Answer truthfully: "Village Chief, the path to the imperial examination is very difficult, very difficult, very difficult. Unless this child has been gifted since childhood and has a photographic memory."

He pointed at himself and said, "Village Chief, I can study because my family is well-off and I have good relatives. If I had relied solely on myself, I wouldn't have been able to get that far."

The village chief was visibly disappointed, so Sun Shan comforted him, "Don't worry, village chief. Let's take it slow. Just like what you thought, Yugong moved the mountain, little by little, accumulating strength."

Our county educates the daughters of Yazi, and then educates the daughters of Yazi's daughters. If we continue to educate them, there will always be a good Yazi who can read. Village chief, don't be discouraged."

The village chief was indeed discouraged, but Sun Shan's words made sense to him. One should not rush into things and must accumulate them gradually.

The village chief nodded and said, "Thank you for your guidance, sir. I understand."

He glanced at Sun Shan quietly. What a good official he was. He was so kind and amiable, and he tirelessly preached to him the truth.

Yuanlu County is so blessed that God has sent them such a good man.

The village chief silently prayed to the village god of land, hoping that Lord Sun would stay in Yuanlu County forever so that they could always have such a good official.

If Sun Shan knew the village chief was thinking this way, he would definitely slap him.

Good for your village chief! You are repaying kindness with enmity, aren't you?

Half an hour later, everyone arrived at the guano fertilizer workshop.

The men each took their positions and did their own work.

The guard had seen the village chief a long time ago, so it was not surprising at all.

Suddenly seeing Sun Shan, a short, thin, weak boy wearing a "farmer's outfit" standing beside the village chief, he was so scared that he quickly crawled out of the "security room".

He immediately stepped forward to greet him: "I greet Lord Sun. I didn't know you were coming, and I'm sorry for not coming to greet you."

Sun Shan smiled and said, "No problem. I just happened to be passing by, so I came to take a look."

The gatekeeper was an old man from Da Niao Village. After greeting Sun Shan, he hurried into the workshop to report.

The village chief glared at Sun Shan angrily and quickly explained to him, "Sir, this old man is ignorant and doesn't know the rules of etiquette. Please don't bother with him."

It is really unkind of him to not fawn over the Rice Gang leader, Lord Sun, and inform the younger brothers inside instead.

Humph, after the adults return to the county, they will have to educate him privately.

Before Sun Shan had taken a few steps, Sun Dingnan and Manager Wang rushed out.

Sun Dingnan shouted happily: "Master, you are here."

Steward Wang was also eager to greet him: "Greetings, Lord Sun."

Sun Shan nodded, and Sun Dingnan didn't change much.

But Manager Wang looked much older. Not only was he thinner, he was also darker. What on earth had happened in the past few months?

Sun Dingnan welcomed Sun Shan and his group into the workshop and asked with concern, "Master, Master, why are you here?"

Gui Ge'er smiled and said, "Brother Nan, we were touring the villages in Yuanlu to see how the rice was growing. We happened to come to Da Niao Village and stopped by to take a look."

Sun Dingnan and Manager Wang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard that Sun Shan came here because he had nothing to do.

I'm glad everything's fine. What I'm most afraid of is something big happening.

Sun Shan pointed at Manager Wang and then at the legal advisor. "Manager Wang, please take Legal Advisor Zhang around the workshop. This is his first time here, and he wants to take a look around."

Master Zhang secretly gave Sun Shan a look that said "I understand".

The master hoped that he could peek at what Manager Wang was doing in the workshop through Manager Wang's words and body movements.

At the same time, space and time were also left for Lord Sun and Sun Dingnan to be alone and understand the operation of the workshop.

The ultimate goal was for Manager Wang to take him for a stroll and see the "scenery" of the workshop.