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

Sun Shan replied to Li Xinyun speechlessly. He didn't mention anything else, but this one, which clearly showed that he was a bad friend.

The letter was nothing more than encouragement to continue studying, because Sun Shan could see that Li Xinjun did not want to give up.

It was suggested that he set a deadline, and if he still failed to pass the exam by the age limit, he could give up.

Although there was a huge gap between a scholar and a juren, life would be much easier if one had achieved a certain level of honor. Furthermore, Li Xinjun was the son of a local official, so his life was already much better than most people.

Sun Shan then told Li Xinjun about the age limit of 23 that he had set for the examination for the scholar degree when he was a child, and asked Li Xinjun to do the same, make a good plan, and not force a path that is not suitable.

All roads lead to Rome, and Sun Shan believes that Li Xinjun will also know his own path in life.

Then he wrote back to his partner Chen Dongling who was going to Beijing to take the exam.

As a businessman, Chen Dongling started by asking Sun Shan if there were any high-value and easy-to-transport specialty products in Yuanlu County, which was under his jurisdiction. If there were any, he would go there to sell them.

The letter also explicitly stated that with Sun Shan, a powerful official, as his guardian, it would be much easier to do business. Even if the road was remote, it wouldn't be difficult to travel.

Sun Shan looked at Chen Dongling's letter with amusement. Eight out of ten sentences were about business, and the remaining two were greetings and concern for Sun Shan.

Sun Shan also hopes to have specialties that are of high value and easy to transport.

For example, silk and tea from the south of the Yangtze River and horses from the northwest, these are extremely practical specialties that Sun Shan also hopes Yuanlu County can produce.

Unfortunately, the reality is so blatantly cruel. So far, apart from bird droppings, there is nothing of any value in Yuanlu County.

Sun Shan reluctantly wrote back to Chen Dongling, regretting that he could not do business with him.

Sun Shan thought of the letter from his nominal cousin He Shujun and gossiped about a lot of his companions who had gone to Beijing to take the imperial examination together.

Sun Shan learned from this that Chen Dongling had completely given up on the imperial examination and was willing to become a businessman. His business was getting bigger and bigger, and he even planned to expand into overseas markets and go out to sea to look for business opportunities.

Sun Shan admired Chen Dongling very much and felt that his life experience was full of opportunities.

There are two sides to the same coin, and there are also dangers.

No matter what, being able to do what he likes and succeed is enough for Sun Shan to study hard.

Sun Shan mentioned this matter in a letter to Chen Dongling, and pleaded for help in finding some unique plants overseas that were not found in Daqian.

He expressed his great interest in "plantation" and hoped to grow plants that were not found in Daqian.

After writing the letter to Chen Dongling, I have to write back to my nominal cousin He Shujun.

He Shujun's life has been uneventful for the past year as he continues to prepare for the imperial examination. However, He Shuhuan, who has failed the exam many times, has officially given up on the examination and is preparing to become an official.

Sun Shan sighed, but didn't mind. The more times he took the test, the harder it would be. It didn't matter if he didn't take it at all.

The good news is that He's cousin has become a father, but he is dizzy and confused by it. He complains from time to time that taking care of Su Xiazi is more difficult than studying.

Sun Shan recalled his cousin's clear and childish face. Oh, it was too fast. He became a father after just one year of not seeing him.

He Shujun seemed very bored and kept writing gossip, talking about the private affairs of other people and the right and wrong of many people.

Sun Shan felt that He Shujun was very secretive. Why didn’t he think he was gossipy before?

It seems that my ability to judge people needs to be improved.

After replying to everyone's letters, it was another beautiful sunset, but it was almost dusk.

Gui Ge'er stacked up the letters one by one, making a thick pile. He said with a smile, "Brother Shan, are you tired? You've written so many letters."

Hehe, Brother Shan must have seen that it was free of charge, so he wrote back desperately.

Hehe, Brother Shan also tried his best to save money.

Sun Shan looked at the letter on the table with amusement and said with a smile, "I have to ask my uncle for help this time. I must treat him to a big meal."

Gui Ge'er nodded repeatedly: "Brother Shan, Manager Wang has already booked a table at Yuanlu No. 1 Restaurant. We can just go there at noon tomorrow."

Then he said, "Brother Shan, are you having a banquet at home tonight?"

Sun Shan planned to host two dinners for Uncle Chen: one at a restaurant and one at home. He would eat so much that Uncle Chen would crawl back to bed.

Of course, those who are not serious will definitely have a second half, which is to go on a "flower boat tour".

But Sun Shan was a serious man, and Uncle Chen's desire to visit a brothel was a big deal. If he wanted to go, he could go back to Chenzhou Prefecture, as long as it wasn't in Sun Shan's jurisdiction.

Su held the little fat girl in her arms and called out from afar, "Shanzi, have you finished writing? If you have, come out for dinner."

Sun Shan was stunned. The sun was setting and his mother called him out for dinner. He felt very happy.

Sun Shan responded, "Mother, I'm here."

When he walked out of the study, he saw the little fat girl in Su's arms again. He frowned and said, "Mother, you don't have to hold Xiaoxiao all the time. She can walk on her own legs."

The little fat girl is already fat, and Su holds her in her arms all day long. How can she not jump around and move around?

Su said helplessly, "Shanzi, mother doesn't want to hold her either. Your big fat girl just clings to me. She follows me wherever I go. If I don't hold her, she'll cry for you to see."

He nodded at the little fat girl's round head and said, "What a nemesis, always pestering grandma."

When the little fat girl saw Sun Shan, she really didn't want to eat her mother's braised pork with rattan sticks, so she called out loudly, "Dad."

Then he buried himself in Su's arms.

When she heard that Sun Shan didn't allow her to be held, she shook her head and cried out coquettishly, "Grandma, hold me! Xiaoxiao wants me to hold you."

Su said helplessly: "See, she just wants me to hold her."

Sun Shan didn't believe that he had to hold her, he just felt that Su was spoiling the little fat girl too much.

After a few days, when Uncle Chen comes back, I will talk to Su about it.

At the same time, I also need to talk to Sister Yun properly.

Everyone decided to educate the little fat girl well.

Although Sun Shan was busy with official duties these days, he saw the fat girl every day. He felt that his daughter was a bit "spoiled and arrogant" and was much more difficult and disobedient than the black girl.

It must be because everyone in Sunjia Village gave in to her that she developed this kind of personality.

Especially Sun Bomin and Su, Sun Shan felt strongly their doting on the little fat girl.

Whatever the little fat girl wanted, she would give it to her. If she didn't give it to him, she would cry a few times and then give it to him.

This kind of personality is not acceptable. It is not the image of a good daughter in his mind.

Sun Shan said to Su, "Mother, don't hold Xiaoxiao too much in your arms anymore. Let her walk on the ground. It's best for children to walk and jump."

The little fat girl was not happy. She hugged Su's neck and shouted, "Xiaoxiao won't leave. Xiaoxiao wants grandma to hold her."

Don't think that the little fat girl is too young to understand. In fact, she is very smart. She immediately understood what Sun Shan meant and asked her to separate from her grandmother.

Humph, that's impossible. Xiaoxiao doesn't want to be separated from grandma.

Su glared at the little fat girl, then turned to Sun Shan and said, "Shanzi, just hold her. It's not like Mother can't hold her. Although Fatty is a little fat, she's not very heavy. If I don't hold her, she'll cry all day. Forget it, just hold her so her crying won't disturb you while you work."

Sun Shan: ...

I was not very determined to separate the fat girl and Su.

At this moment, I am even more determined.

We can’t let Su spoil the little fat girl anymore, lest she grow up to be a proud and overbearing Miss Sun.