I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1551 A letter finally arrived from my hometown (6)

Granny He secretly craned her neck to eavesdrop on Sun Shan and Sister Yun's conversation.

Hearing this, I felt an urge to grab Sister Yun and beat her up, and to give Sun Shan a good talking-to.

I've never seen a son-in-law and daughter-in-law collude to deceive the mother-in-law. What kind of behavior is this?

Oh dear, it's all the fault of the kind-hearted young master, who was deceived by the young lady's honest appearance.

It's not that you need to read "Admonitions for Women" again; it's that you need to read it a hundred times.

Granny He was secretly anxious, not wanting her young lady to bring disaster to the Sun family.

When Uncle Chen comes next time, tell him everything secretly, and he can beat and scold the young lady severely on behalf of Madam Chen.

Granny He glanced at the chubby girl out of the corner of her eye, and made up her mind to raise the young lady well and not repeat the same mistakes.

In addition to scolding Yun-jie, Chen's letter also highly praised Sun Shan, saying that he was a good son-in-law and that she had failed to educate her daughter well, thus implicating her son-in-law.

Let Sun Shan boldly teach Sister Yun a lesson, without holding back.

Sun Shan was unsure whether Chen was being sincere or just being polite.

Why does the letter only praise himself and belittle Sister Yun?

It has been confirmed that Ms. Chen is Yun Jie'er's biological mother, not her stepmother.

If Granny He knew what Sun Shan was thinking, she would definitely tell him urgently: "Young master, everything the madam said is true."

Now that Madam has seen through Miss's actions and seen your weakness and incompetence, Madam is endorsing you and becoming your support, so that you can boldly beat and scold Miss.

If someone does something wrong, you must not defend them; you must scold them harshly.

The young lady is too lazy; she needs to be taught!

When Uncle Chen returned home, Granny He secretly wrote a letter to Madam Chen, full of criticism of Yun-jie and praise for Sun-shan.

Therefore, Madam Chen firmly believed that Sister Yun had come to the Sun family to seek revenge and would corrupt the Sun family's descendants sooner or later.

In an instant, she moved from behind Yun Jie'er to behind Sun Shan, letting Sun Shan beat and scold her as he pleased, but preventing Yun Jie'er from continuing to harm her descendants.

Sun Shan, unaware of everything behind the scenes, said with a smile, "Sister Yun, don't worry, I'm not the kind of man who hits or curses people."

Yun Jie was naturally relieved and nodded firmly: "Brother Shan, I know. You have always been the gentlest and kindest, you would never hit or scold people."

He glanced at the chubby girl out of the corner of his eye and secretly added: "Except for the chubby girl, who told her to be so naughty and mischievous?"

Sun Shan continued reading.

It was a letter from Hong Xiucai to him.

Sun Shan was overjoyed when he heard the name Hong Xiucai.

I opened it anxiously, and instantly felt much more at ease. The letter said that everything was fine at home, and even better at school.

Every enrollment season, the smartest boys in Huangyang County line up in long queues to enroll in Hong's School.

While laughing heartily, Hong Xiucai thoroughly humiliated Huang Xiucai next door.

He even said that seeing Huang Xiucai suffer a setback and cry his heart out made him eat three more bowls of rice.

However, the only thing that troubled Hong Xiucai was that although the number of students in the academy had increased significantly, he still couldn't pass the imperial examination.

They then inquired whether Sun Shan possessed any examination papers or books on the basics of the Xiucai (a degree in the imperial examination system).

The books and test papers that Sun Shan sent back were good, but the students' coursework was too weak, and they couldn't understand much of what he said.

Ideally, it should be some very basic introductory materials about the imperial examination system to help students build a solid foundation first.

Sun Shan was deeply moved when he saw this.

Scholar Hong is still the same Scholar Hong, the Master Hong who tirelessly teaches his students. For decades, he has remained steadfast in his commitment to his students.

Although his knowledge and abilities were limited, this precious spirit has always been the driving force behind Sun Shan's learning, and now it has become the driving force for his official career.

Sun Shan thought that whether he was studying or becoming an official, he had to be diligent, persistent, and unwavering in this matter.

Sun Bomin learned that Hong Xiucai had asked Sun Shan to find information.

He said anxiously, "Shanzi, take a look and see if you can find some. Master Hong is a good teacher, good to his students and good to you. Let's help if we can, and we must never forget Master Hong's kindness to you."

Sun Shan smiled and said, "Father, I will."

Thinking of the mathematics textbook I had written, I decided to send them a copy as well.

I'd also like to ask Instructor Deng to find some study materials for the imperial examinations. And I'd like to inquire about the situation with Peng Damu as well.

These lower-level officials also had an advantage: they received a lot of basic materials related to the imperial examinations.

Sun Shan looked at the letter Jianzi had written to him again.

Sister Yun asked curiously, "Brother Shan, it seems you really like Jianzai. You laughed without even reading the letter."

Sun Shan said with a smile, "Jianzai is a good boy, of course I like him. Ah, if only our Sun family's boys were as sensible and obedient as Jianzai."

Even Mrs. Su likes Jianzai.

He remarked with admiration, "Hong Xiucai truly lives up to his title; even his grandson is better than others. Jianzai's every move is like that of a scholar. Unlike the boys in our village, who, despite spending so much money, still look like country bumpkins."

She secretly dissed all the boys from Sunjia Village, and in the end, it was proven that none of them could compare to Shanzi, the son she gave birth to.

Sun Shan opened Jianzai's letter. The first thing he saw was beautiful handwriting.

He praised, "Kin-jai's handwriting is quite good. Given time, he will definitely become a master."

Sister Yun peeked out and saw that it was good, but not as good as Sun Shan had said.

Love had long since blinded Brother Shan.

Jianzai's letter indicated that everything was fine at home and that he had successfully entered the preschool.

He also stated that he was able to get in because of Li Xinyun's connections.

The reason why Li Xinyun helped the Hong family was naturally because of his relationship with Sun Shan.

In his letter, Hong Dalang and Hong Chengcai expressed their deepest gratitude, saying that Jianzai was lucky to have Uncle Shan as his backer and that he was born at the right time.

What pleased Sun Shan the most was that Jianzai's grades were top-notch, giving him a very good chance to succeed Hong Xiucai and become a Xiucai Gong (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations).

Upon seeing this, Sun Shan grinned from ear to ear and said happily, "I hope Jianzai can keep working hard, then I can rest assured."

Sun Bomin said with a smile, "I think Jianzai is doing well. The Hong family has a successor."

Uncle Sun sighed, "The Hong family has a stronger foundation than our Sun family, and their son is more intelligent than ours. Alas, our family can't rely on Shanzi alone."

"Brother, during the New Year, we must burn plenty of paper money and gold foil for Father, so that he can find a few more studious boys to be reborn into our Sun family."

Uncle Sun's words only made things worse, as they caused Su Shi to glare fiercely at Yun Jie'er.

Sister Yun: .....

Alexander!

I had no choice but to pretend to be stupid.

Sun Shan was unaware of the power struggle between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. He continued reading the letters from home, and when he read Li Xinyun's letter, he couldn't help but feel despair for him.

He was a perennial scholar, but could never reach the level of a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.

Not only Li Xinyun, but also his former classmates from the prefectural school were still struggling on the path to passing the imperial examinations.

I can't pass the exam no matter how hard I try, but I'm not willing to give up.

Sun Shan sighed inwardly, while giving himself a thumbs up.

Who told him to be so clever? He passed all the tests on his first try, successfully landed a job, became an official, and created the miracle of Sunjia Village!

Indeed, there is no happiness without comparison.

Looking at his former defeated classmates, Sun Shan felt a surge of happiness and stopped complaining about being just a lowly seventh-rank official.