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

Sun Shan felt that he had too many relatives and friends.

Every relative and friend within reach asked Sun Bomin to write to him.

Of course, there are gifts included.

When Gui Ge'er saw that there was no ink left, he immediately went forward to grind ink for Sun Shan.

He said with a smile: "Brother Shan, if they write to you like this, not only will they guarantee that the letter will be delivered, but it's also free. Little Blackie's grandparents also wrote to me and made me a set of clothes."

Then he felt cold, made a "Pooh" sound, and muttered under his breath, saying "bad luck".

He continued, "My so-called cousin Sun Dingjie also wrote to me, humph, asking me not to forget him. He also asked me to find him a job, as he didn't want to work in my uncle's mountain goods store."

Sun Dingjie has been working as a waiter in "Sun's Mountain Goods Store" and his life is really hard.

Get up earlier than the chicken, sleep later than the dog, eat worse than the pig, and work harder than the donkey!

Indeed, working under Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun was never easy. Sun Dingjie was completely dominated by Uncle Sun and had always wanted to leave his mountain goods store.

Unfortunately, because of my criminal record, it’s already good enough that I can have a job.

Therefore, the people in Sunjia Village always thought that Sun Dingjie was ungrateful and pretentious, and they wanted to beat him up. Even his parents thought so.

Sun Dingjie was in great pain. He couldn't rely on his family and was scolded by the villagers. He thought that only Gui Ge'er, who was far away, could save him.

Sun Shan also saw the letter Sun Dingjie wrote to Gui Ge'er, in which he wrote the word "服" in large letters. He had never seen such a shameless person.

He squandered all the inheritance left to Gui Ge'er by Sun Banxian, yet still had the nerve to ask Gui Ge'er for help.

Tsk tsk~~~Sun Shan thought he couldn't be so shameless.

Sun Shan said soothingly, "Gui'er, don't worry about it. Your so-called cousin can write to you if he wants. Just pretend you didn't receive it. We're so far away, I wouldn't dare do anything to you. No, even if I were in Sun Village, I wouldn't dare do anything to you. Don't take it to heart."

Gui Ge'er thought the same and said cheerfully, "Brother Shan, I know. I don't care about him. I'm very busy and don't have time to worry about him."

Gui Ge'er smiled happily while grinding the ink carefully.

There was also a shameless girl named Sun Xiaogu who wrote a letter to Sun Shan. Of course, it was not written by her, but by her son-in-law Fang Dalang.

The whole letter is full of care for Sun Shan and also expresses wishes: I wish Sun Shan to be promoted and rich, to make a fortune, to be promoted greatly, to go all the way north, and to become a high-ranking official in the capital.

She also said that she would take good care of Huang at home, so he shouldn't worry and just focus on his official duties.

To be honest, Aunt Sun's letter was so well written and full of emotion that if an outsider read it, one would think that the aunt and niece had a very good relationship.

Sun Shan had originally not intended to reply, but he could not bear Sun Bomin's repeated urgings: "Shanzi, you must write back to my aunt and tell her that I have arrived in Yuanlu County and that everything is fine here. Please don't worry about me.

He also told her to take good care of herself and wait for her elder brother to come back. He also told her to remember to let Dabao and Miaomiao be filial to their younger sister-in-law.

Your aunt and grandma are the only ones at home, and I'm worried. Oh! I don't know if your uncle will bully your aunt, and I don't know if Dabao can stand up for himself.

And Miaomiao's husband, I don't know if he will bully Miaomiao when I, your uncle, am not around. Hey, Shanzi, write a letter back and let the Zhou and Fang families know that your aunt and cousin have someone to support them.

Sun Shan: ...

It seems that during the more than one year since he left home to serve as an official in Yuanlu, Sun Xiaogu had whispered countless rumors in his mind, causing Sun Boming to worry about their family very much. Even Sun Dagu did not give Sun Shan such a treatment by asking him to write a special letter.

Tsk tsk~~Sun Shan really admires Sun Xiaogu. How much love potion did she give her to make Sun Bomin think that she would be bullied?

Tsk tsk~~It’s good enough that Aunt Sun doesn’t bully the Zhou family.

There is also Zhou Miaomiao, who has inherited the true teachings of Sun Xiaogu and is getting along very well in the Fang family. It is unknown what illusion made Sun Bomin think that Zhou Miaomiao would be bullied.

What could Sun Shan do with Sun Bomin giving such and such orders?

I had no choice but to write back to Sun Xiaogu according to Sun Boming's instructions.

As long as Huang and Sun Boming were alive, Sun Shan would never be able to draw a clear line between himself and Sun Xiaogu in his life.

As long as Sun Xiaogu doesn't do anything that infringes on his own interests, Sun Shan will obey Sun Bomin in this small matter.

As long as Sun Boming is happy, it doesn’t matter if he just writes a few words.

Just like when he was a child, Sun Boming carried him to school regardless of rain or shine, loved him, and pitied him.

Sun Shan is happy to do anything that can make Sun Bomin happy.

Sun Shan wrote back to Sun Xiaogu with just a few words, thanking her for the gift, thanking her for taking care of Huang, and asking her to take good care of herself and be happy every day.

And then there is nothing else, I can’t write any more.

Without much emotional basis, Sun Shan said he had tried his best.

He then wrote back to Hong Xiucai, and at the outset expressed his support for Hong Xiucai to continue to shine in his teaching position, to burn like a candle and illuminate the students' path to the imperial examinations.

In the letter, Mr. Hong said that everything was fine, he was in good health and had plenty of energy. He firmly believed that he could teach until he was 99 years old, and he also firmly believed that there would be more scholars, juren, and even a second Sun Shan in the school.

Sun Shan felt happy when he read Mr. Hong's letter.

The Master is so old, but he is still full of infinite expectations for life. He is only in his early twenties and has made a good start. Now he has become an official that countless students can only dream of, and his starting point is higher than many people.

Sun Shan decided to learn from Mr. Hong, make contributions in officialdom, and work for the welfare of the people.

If an old man can love his profession so much, Sun Shan should also love his job and be a good official.

Of course, in the letter, Hong Xiucai was also very concerned about Sun Shan's situation as an official in Yuanlu County, and said that he was just a scholar in the countryside, did not know how to be an official, and could not help Sun Shan. He only hoped that Sun Shan could retire safely and return home with honor.

No matter how high a position you hold, you are not a winner in life. Being able to return home safely, even if you are a small official, you are a winner in life.

When Sun Shan read this, his eyes became moist.

Whether it was Mrs. Huang, Aunt Sun, Sun Boming, Mrs. Su, or Mr. Hong, they only hoped that he would be "content with a small fortune" and did not have too many demands or expectations of him.

If I get it, I am lucky; if I lose it, it is fate. If I get it, I am calm; if I lose it, I am calm.

I just hope that Sun Shan can land safely and finish his official career.

Sun Shan gathered his thoughts and continued to reply.

In the letter, he wrote about the happy things about being an official, as well as the worries he encountered, reporting both good and bad news.

Mr. Hong was not easy to deceive, so Sun Shan could only pick out some examples of "although it was difficult, it has been overcome" and explain them in a nice way.

He also wrote a lot of complaints in the letter so that Mr. Hong would complain along with him.

Finally, of course, he asked Hong Xiucai to take good care of his health and wait for him to become an official in Beijing.

This gave him enough room to continue bragging, he put his hands on his hips and laughed, and stepped hard on Huang Xiucai to the ground.