I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1226 Wandering around Chenzhou Prefecture

The next morning, after having breakfast with County Magistrate Shen.

Before Magistrate Shen invited him to appreciate poetry, Sun Shan quickly took Gui Ge'er and others out shopping, while Butler Wang took a few guards to deliver gifts.

Everyone divided the work and cooperated seamlessly.

Wang Jiaxing also came to see Sun Shan early in the morning. If the breakfast at the post station had not been so bad, he would have come even earlier.

Like a little bee buzzing around the flower Sun Shan.

Sun Shan was speechless, so he asked directly, "Mr. Wang, what do you want to do?"

After spending some time with this idiot, I got to know his personality.

There must be something going on for him to keep pestering me. If there was nothing going on, he would have disappeared long ago.

Wang Jiaxing shook his head like a rattle: "My lord, I am fine. I heard that you were going to visit Chenzhou Prefecture, so I came here to accompany you. I am very familiar with Chenzhou Prefecture. Wherever you want to go, just ask me to lead the way."

Sun Shan didn't believe such a lie at all.

Among them, Sun Dali had been to Chenzhou Prefecture and did not need Wang Jiaxing to lead the way.

Sun Shan waved his hand and said, "I'm going back to study. I don't need you to lead the way. I can just walk around by myself."

Wang Jiaxing shook his head repeatedly: "Sir, how can we do without students? Those merchants will charge a lot more for your foreign accent. With students leading the way, the locals will not dare to ask for a high price."

Sun Shan could see that this guy was not going to leave, so he just let him go.

As he walked, he seemed to think of something, so he said, "Mr. Wang, you said you would treat me to a meal the day before yesterday. Where should we go?"

Since you can't get rid of it, let him bleed a little.

Wang Jiaxing was stunned. He didn't expect that Lord Sun still cared about this matter.

He was the only one who made a big loss from selling the granary rice. Lord Sun had to treat himself to a meal, wouldn't that be an even bigger loss?

Wang Jiaxing said with a sad face: "My Lord, don't mention this matter. Selling the rice from the government office cost me two taels of rice, and my heart aches."

Sun Shan said with a smile: "Didn't the government and the county school give you 15 taels as a reward? How did you lose money? It's decided. You will treat us to a meal later. This is what you said."

Wang Jiaxing had no choice but to agree to treat Sun Shan to a meal.

As for eating out? Just find an average restaurant.

You absolutely cannot go to a high-end teahouse like the one we went to yesterday.

The Wang family is not as wealthy as the Jing family. They can't compare.

Led by Sun Dali and Wang Jiaxing, Sun Shan visited Chenzhou Prefecture bit by bit.

Go and take a look at the rich area, the common people area, and even the livestock area.

Ask for a quote so that you can have a general idea of the current prices.

Sun Shan not only asked for the price, but also wrote it down in a small notebook. This is a good habit he has kept since he was a child to keep a nine-square diary.

Wang Jiaxing saw Sun Shan writing down the prices and asked curiously, "Sir, why are you writing down these?"

He observed Sun Shan quietly: Sir Sun must have a purpose in everything he does. He must be doing something to write down these prices.

Just like when he first came to Yuanlu County, Lord Sun inspected everywhere and later discovered bird droppings.

Looking back now, Lord Sun must have wanted to find something to make money in Yuanlu, and then he was extremely lucky to find it.

Is it possible that we will do something unexpected when recording prices this time?

Before Sun Shan could say anything, Gui Ge'er said, "Mr. Wang, our master has been keeping track of prices since he was a child. Don't make a fuss."

Although Gui Ge'er didn't know why Shan Ge recorded it, it would definitely be useful to do so.

Apart from anything else, no one can match his persistence.

Sun Dali also said: "Wang Xiucai, do you know why my master was able to pass the imperial examination? He did things that others would not do. For example, who else could have thought of recording prices except our master?"

After a pause, he added: "Of course, it's normal that you don't understand why you do this. If you understood, you would have had the opportunity to go to Beijing to take the exam a long time ago."

Seeing that Wang Jiaxing seemed a little angry, Sun Dali added: "Wang Xiucai, don't be angry, I don't understand either, haha, many people don't understand, not just you."

After hearing this, Wang Jiaxing became even angrier.

Good uncle Dali, you dare to compete with me?

How can you compare an illiterate guard and a well-read scholar?

As Sun Shan walked, he said, "There are no so many purposes for doing things. I just want to write them down. When I get old and my brain doesn't work well anymore, I can pick up the notebook and look at it to find out what the prices were in a certain year and month. Haha, I'll have something to talk about with my children and grandchildren."

Sun Shan was telling the truth. Whether there is any benefit in recording it this way is not known at present.

But this is just a simple task, just record it as a hobby.

When you get old, looking through the notes of the past will also be a kind of life experience.

Wang Jiaxing looked at Sun Shan suspiciously. He didn't believe it, but it was not easy to ask since Lord Sun didn't say anything.

Sun Shan and his companions walked and looked around, and when they saw something interesting, they went to take a look.

It's impossible to buy it. The people in the backyard of the yamen are mostly grown men. How could they be interested in these things?

If Yun Jie'er and Xiao Xiao were here, they might be able to buy some small things to bring back.

Take care of the business of small vendors and mention the GDP of Chenzhou Prefecture.

Wang Jiaxing quietly pulled Sun Shan aside and whispered, "Sir, if you don't want to buy, don't ask so many questions. You've been asking questions for a long time. When the vendor saw that you didn't want to buy, he glared at you. If we weren't so many people, he might have scolded you a long time ago."

Emma, not only are the vendors unhappy, Wang Jiaxing can’t stand it either.

Sun Shan chatted with the vendor for a long time and was wondering whether this Mr. Sun, who was dressed in fine materials, was planning to book the entire place.

The results of it?

Sun Shan said hello, put it down, and left. This left the vendor dumbfounded.

One of the vendors had a fierce look in his eyes.

Fortunately, there were a lot of guards inside and outside, so they didn't come forward to teach Sun Shan a lesson.

Wang Jiaxing didn't want to be beaten, so he quickly stopped Sun Shan from delaying the merchants' business.

Sun Shan was also helpless. It was not that he didn't want to buy them, but these things were useless after he bought them.

If someone in the backyard needs it, they would buy it, but in fact no one needs it.

Just like those ceramic dolls, would you buy them and give them to Gui Ge'er to make him happy?

Buying such an unsuitable thing is equivalent to throwing it away, which is a pure waste of money.

But Wang Jiaxing is also right.

Sun Shan accepted the criticism humbly and said, "You are right. Next time I will not talk so long. I will make it short and ask the main points directly."

Wang Jiaxing: ...

I really regret going out shopping with Sun Shan. I really want to run away. What should I do?

Considering that Sun Shan still needed to speak well of him to his grandfather and father, Wang Jiaxing decided to endure it.

If you really get beaten, run away when you see the chance.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist!

If you want to fight, hit Lord Sun, he is the instigator!