I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1544 Girls from the capital are indeed better than girls from the countryside.

Sister Yun specially kept Madam Wang and Madam Wu to register the total amount of donations received, and only sent them home after the registration was completed.

Su squinted at the pile of gold and silver jewelry, wishing she could immediately rush forward and scoop it all into her pocket.

The chubby girl was the same, with a hint of drool escaping from the corner of her mouth as she greedily stared at the gold bracelet.

Sister Yun said happily, "The ladies of each household are so generous, donating so much jewelry."

He paused, then continued, "It's so much easier for the ladies of merchant families. They just donate silver directly. Hehe, so convenient. They don't have to exchange it for money."

After careful calculation, he found he had acquired a pile of gold and silver jewelry and 250 taels of silver.

As for why Sister Yun took the lead in donating jewelry, it was entirely because the value of jewelry was not as obvious as that of silver.

Many of the ladies in the government office were poorer than the ladies of merchants, so donating jewelry was much less meaningful than donating silver, thus saving face for everyone.

Uncle Sun's eyes darted around, and he grinned from ear to ear, saying, "Oh my, my niece-in-law is really something. She can get so much wealth just by saying a few words. Oh my, my niece-in-law, I've finally seen your skills today."

His eyes kept glancing at the pile of silver, wishing he could take it for himself.

Sun Bomin also sighed and said, "Wealthy families are different. They donate gold and silver jewelry, or ten, twenty, or thirty taels of silver. In Sunjia Village, even Madam Ma would donate more than the villagers."

Today, Sun Bomin finally witnessed the charitable donations of wealthy people.

Although it wasn't a huge sum of money, it broadened the horizons of an old farmer.

This is something you'll never see in Sunjia Village.

Uncle Sun glanced at Sun Bomin.

He said with a disdainful tone, "Brother, how can Sunjia Village compare to outsiders? Ugh, don't even mention those poor scumbags from Sunjia Village. They donate a penny or two, and they dare to even offer that..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Bomin slapped him on the shoulder: "Third brother, what do you mean by that? What's wrong? Now that you're the third elder, you look down on the villagers?"

"Have you forgotten how the villagers helped our family back then? You can't be so heartless..."

Uncle Sun wanted to say: I just look down on those poor bastards in Sunjia Village, so what? Humph, I'm in Yuanlu County, come and scold me if you dare.

Hehe, I'm afraid I can't even afford the travel expenses to Yuanlu County.

Seeing Sun Bomin so angry, a wise man knows when to back down.

Uncle Sun immediately bowed and apologized repeatedly: "Brother, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant at all. Oh, brother, we should never forget those who helped us."

Even though we're successful now, we haven't forgotten our fellow villagers. Brother, don't be angry. Hehe, I was just being cheeky, don't take it seriously.

Fortunately, Uncle Sun San was usually quite unserious, so after hearing his explanation, Sun Bomin forgave him.

Su, who was watching coldly, curled her lips, wishing she could squat behind Uncle Sun and cheer him on.

Uncle Sun is right, he's absolutely right, he's absolutely right.

Sunjia Village is just a bunch of poor scum, so what? Can't we even speak the truth?

Madam Su considered herself an old lady and disdained to associate with the poor and pedantic; she belonged to the category of old ladies of officialdom.

The chubby girl's eyes widened as she looked at the gold and silver jewelry, her heart aching.

With difficulty, she asked, "Mother, do we really have to pay back the money for these pieces of jewelry?"

Sister Yun gave him a sharp look and warned, "You definitely need to exchange the money."

Little Fatty was disheartened when Sister Yun saw through her thoughts. She sullenly hid in Madam Su's arms and continued to fiddle with the gemstone on her large gold bracelet.

Compared to the big gold bracelets given to her by her father and mother, the little chubby girl was determined to have her grandmother's big gold bracelet.

At least after they came here, their parents didn't dare to donate it.

Sun Shan returned to the backyard after finishing his shift, and Sister Yun slowly approached.

He said boastfully, "Brother Shan, the ladies from various households donated a lot of jewelry and money today. Brother Shan, do you think this is enough?"

Sun Shan opened the bill, then looked at the jewelry and money in the donation box, and smiled broadly.

He said approvingly, "That's enough, absolutely enough, hehe, not bad, Sister Yun, well done."

Yun Jie was even happier to receive Sun Shan's praise.

Sun Shan then said to Sun Bomin, Su Shi, and the others, "Father, Mother, everyone says that when you marry, you should marry a virtuous woman. Hehe, thank you for finding me such a good marriage."

We were already worried about the government's lack of funds to aid in disaster relief. Sister Yun's charity donation has filled that gap. Ah, I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight!

Sister Yun looked at Sun Shan with sparkling eyes, never expecting him to praise her for being virtuous to her face.

Wouldn't this seem too ostentatious?

Weird.

Granny He was overjoyed.

Look at her son-in-law, he's just different from other sons-in-law. He's either satisfied or dissatisfied. But when it comes to his daughter, he's completely and genuinely satisfied.

Hehe, her young lady has good taste; she knows how to choose a son-in-law.

Among all the young ladies of the He family, Granny He firmly believes that even if her son-in-law doesn't achieve promotion and wealth, he will definitely be the number one in the He family's son-in-law rankings, unparalleled before or since!

Uncle Sun jumped out first, agreeing, "Shanzi is right, the girls from the prefectural city are just different, how can the girls from the countryside compare? Oh, elder brother and sister-in-law, you have such good taste."

He married Shanzi to a girl from the prefectural city. Look at her, his niece-in-law, what a virtuous and capable wife! Marrying a bad woman ruins three generations; marrying a good woman brings prosperity to three generations.

He swallowed hard and said indignantly, "I told you I would marry Guang-ge a city girl, but what happened? Mother said I was too greedy. Humph, greedy my foot!"

Look at Shanzi, look at Guangge, they're worlds apart. And Cowboy, his grades are so bad, it's all because he married a country girl.

He then pointed to the chubby girl and said, "Big brother, sister-in-law, don't underestimate Xiaoxiao just because she's a girl. She's much better at reading and writing than Cowboy."

Xiaoxiao understood after one lesson, but Cowboy, pshaw! Even after a hundred lessons, his writing was still incomplete. Oh dear, I regret it so much, I regret it so much…”

He pounded his chest violently, like a gorilla, in deep anguish.

He said to Sister Yun, "Niece-in-law, please keep an eye out for me and find a girl from the capital city for Cowboy. She absolutely cannot be a girl from the countryside."

Sister Yun: .....

How old is Cowboy? Uncle Sun is thinking really far ahead.

Sun Bomin strongly disagreed with what Uncle Sun San said.

But marrying a girl from the prefectural city is indeed better than marrying a girl from the countryside.

He pursed his lips and said, "Third brother, fate is predetermined. You can't just marry whoever you want. If you really want to marry a girl from the prefectural city, it's best to send the cowboy to work there. That way, you'll have a better chance."

Uncle Sun's eyes sparkled as he said, "Big brother, you really understand me, hahaha, big brother, when Cowboy gets a bit older, we'll arrange for him to work for Shanzi."

Hehe, Shanzi is surrounded by officials and merchants. Hehe, lots of good girls, help the cowboy pick one.

Sun Shan: ...

After much back and forth, Uncle Sun San laid out a series of preludes, but his ultimate goal was to have Sun Shan take care of the cowboy and lead him in his work.

Good for you, Uncle Sun! You're really good at thinking!