I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1224 Who to Trust? Of course, I trust Lord Sun

When Wang Jiaxing heard the first part, he was so happy that he smiled brightly. But when he heard the second part, his face fell.

What does Lord Sun mean? He actually said that his knowledge is just average? His knowledge is obviously so good.

Alas, Lord Sun is blind.

I think so, but I dare not say it out loud.

After all, Lord Sun is still Lord Sun, and even more so a teacher. Even if he is dissatisfied, he can only grumble in his heart.

Not only could I not say anything, I also had to comfort my cousin.

Wang Jiaxing patted Jingyang's shoulder and said seriously, "Cousin, the adults are right. There is still a long time before the college entrance examination, and you can catch up later. Lu Meng is a capable man who deserves attention after three days of absence. I believe you can also catch up quickly and get your name on the list of successful candidates."

This was the first time that an article I admired was criticized so harshly. I felt so depressed.

Sun Shan and Wang Jiaxing's vague consolation was completely ineffective.

The young boy was arrogant and thought he had it all figured out, but he couldn't prove it because it was not a man-made accident.

But I didn't know that at this moment I should be glad that I couldn't enter the venue.

Jingyang wanted to go back and lie down on his bed, crying and sneezing alone.

Sun Shan knew how the young man felt, so he smiled gently and said, "Good boy, from today on, work hard and you will definitely pass the imperial examination in the future."

Sun Shan made such empty and pretentious words sound natural.

Jing Yang pursed his lips and thanked him sullenly: "Thank you for your teachings, sir. I understand."

As for Wang Jiaxing, his eyes rolled around.

Sometimes he looked at Sun Shan, sometimes he looked at Jingyang, his face was calm, but his heart was full of joy.

Thinking back to when I was criticized by Lord Sun for being useless, what was the result?

Isn’t he the one with the best score in Yuanlu?

Lord Sun is a person who always likes to suppress others, but he is not that bad in reality.

But he didn't say these words, so as to make the conceited children in the eyes of others sad.

Hehe, if your happiness is built on the suffering of others, it will double your happiness.

The meal is over and the essays have been corrected.

It’s time for Sun Shan and Jing Yang to go their separate ways.

All good things must come to an end.

Jing Yang's movements to calm down seemed immature, but overall he was very polite. He said to Sun Shan, "Sir, my old lady thanks you for taking care of the Wang family. With you as the parent official in Yuanlu, the Wang family will get better and better."

This is probably the most important task for this meal, and the previous ones were just incidental.

What the old lady meant was that she hoped to get along well with Sun Shan and make fortune together with him.

Sun Shan naturally understood, and smiled and said, "You are too kind, old lady. I am very honored to be in Yuanlu. I can be so successful thanks to the assistance of County Magistrate Wang."

I don’t know whether Jingyang understood it or not, but the old lady definitely understood it.

Sun Shan meant that he would get along well with County Magistrate Wang and begged the old lady to rest assured.

Jingyang spoke, received an answer, and accomplished his mission.

After looking at the sky and realizing it was getting late, he said goodbye to Sun Shan.

Sun Shan nodded: "Master Jing, today's meal is delicious, thank you very much."

Jing Yang said repeatedly: "As long as you like it, I'll come here to eat with you when we have the chance."

Sun Shan smiled, got on the carriage and went back to the post station.

Wang Jiaxing said, "Sir, I will come to see you tomorrow."

Sun Shan: ......

This idiot always comes to the post station whenever he has time. He is really troublesome.

Sun Shan waved his hand and told Sun Dali to drive the carriage without saying a word. He didn't want to say another word to Guayazi.

Jing Yang and Wang Jiaxing returned to the Jing family together.

Wang Jiaxing pretended to comfort him and said, "Cousin, Mr. Mo took Lord Sun's words to heart. He likes to criticize other people's articles. Many of my articles were annotated by him. But what was the result? It still made the list. Just ignore Lord Sun's words and let them go. Haha, don't be sad."

Jing Yang glanced at Wang Jiaxing and didn't want to talk.

I feel that this so-called cousin is gloating, look at the corners of his mouth that are so curled up that he can't suppress it at all.

He read Mr. Sun's comments and found them very reasonable.

The most important thing is that Mr. Sun also provided him with ideas on how to revise the article.

My father was busy with official duties, my mother was busy fighting with concubines, and only my teacher taught me and praised me sincerely.

But in the end, he found that the teacher's praise was useless compared to Mr. Sun's writing, and he didn't know what to do.

With more than ten years of education, Jingyang said as a matter of routine: "Thank you for your comfort, cousin. I know what to do now."

Then he said, "Cousin, it's getting dark soon. You'd better go home early, otherwise it's unsafe to go back in the dark."

Wang Jiaxing, who was trying to show off his presence:...

My cousin is trying to chase people away! Oh, it seems that my cousin was hurt by Lord Sun.

He nodded in understanding: "Good cousin, I understand. I will be back soon. Have a good sleep tonight. Tomorrow is a new day."

After a pause, he added, "Cousin, let's talk again when we have time. But I'm afraid I won't be free these few days. I need to accompany Lord Sun."

Sun Shan, who was riding back to the post station, suddenly sneezed and shivered, saying, "Winter is getting colder and colder. We have to hurry back to Yuanlu, otherwise the road will be difficult to travel."

Gui Ge'er hurriedly took a thick coat from the carriage and put it on Sun Shan: "Brother Shan, put it on quickly to avoid catching a cold. The weather is getting worse and worse. It may snow in a few days. Let's hurry back to Yuanlu. It's hard to travel on the road when it snows."

Jing Yang watched Wang Jiaxing's back disappear into a dot before walking into the Jing family.

Aunt Wang had been waiting for a long time. When she saw her grandson coming back, she quickly asked someone to prepare charcoal.

He smiled and asked, "How was your meal today? Did you have a good chat with Lord Sun?"

Aunt Wang didn't want to worry about it, but it was her parents' home after all, and she hoped that it would prosper. Who had thought of becoming a concubine? Everything was God's will.

Fortunately, over the years, my mother's family has gradually gained a foothold and become a local leader.

But Aunt Wang knew exactly how capable her brothers and nephews were.

Therefore, Aunt Wang would earnestly teach every local official to get along well with others and not to be arrogant because they are local people.

Fortunately, both nephews were obedient and never tried to be aggressive or go against the magistrate.

Jingyang nodded, then shook his head, and told the whole story of the meal in a distressed manner.

With a sad face, he showed the old lady the article that Sun Shan had reviewed. "Old lady, look at the article that Master Sun reviewed for me. It is so dense and dense that he almost had to rewrite the whole article. Old lady, Master Sun also said that with my current knowledge, I can't even make the list. This is completely different from what the Master said. Who should I believe?"

When Wang's aunt heard what Sun Shan said, she understood that he would not cause trouble for the Wang family and hoped to live in harmony, so she felt relieved.

But when I saw the article after the annotations, with the particularly dense red words, I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows.

Who should I trust? Of course I trust Lord Sun.

A successful candidate in both the imperial examinations shows you your essay and corrects it sincerely.

If I don't believe him, do I believe a private school teacher?