I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1546 A letter finally arrived from my hometown

With the New Year approaching, the government offices will soon be sealed off.

Sun Shan finally received a letter from his hometown.

This time, the messenger was once again the two Wei bodyguards.

Upon meeting Gui Ge'er, the one who was extremely flamboyant said, "Master Gui, this is Lord Sun's package. Hehe, I'll brave any wind and snow to deliver a message to Lord Sun."

Gui Ge'er: ......

To hell with the wind and snow, I don't believe that the two Wei bodyguards could be so selfless.

They just delivered the letter along with the goods.

Trying to take credit? Hmph, no way!

Gui Ge'er saw through the little scheme of the two Wei bodyguards at a glance.

He said to Sun Shan with a cheerful smile, "Brother Shan, Chief Escort Wei is really good at bragging."

Sun Shan smiled and said, "Let him brag if he wants to. Just agree with him and make him happy. It doesn't cost any money anyway."

Gui Ge'er nodded repeatedly: "Brother Shan, that's what I thought too. He said thank you a lot, and he even wanted to see you and give you a New Year's gift."

Upon hearing the words "New Year's gifts," Sun Shan's ears twitched, and he pressed on, "New Year's gifts? The escort agency's New Year's gifts?"

Gui Ge'er said with a smile, "Yes, the escort agency sent over New Year's gifts. Hehe, Brother Shan, Chief Escort Wei wanted to personally deliver the New Year's gifts to you. I told him you were too busy with official duties to meet me. Just leave the gifts here, and I'll personally hand them over to you."

Sun Shan nodded in satisfaction: "Well done. Now that I am the county magistrate, I cannot easily meet with merchants, lest outsiders think that I am very familiar with them and am supporting them."

Gui Ge'er's eyes sparkled as he said, "Brother Shan, that's what I think too. It wouldn't be good if the people mistakenly thought there was collusion between officials and businessmen. We need to keep our distance."

Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er discussed the New Year's gifts from the escort agency while carrying the package from Sun Family Village into the inner courtyard.

Sun Bomin exclaimed in surprise, "What? A letter from our hometown? Let me see it quickly!"

Sun Bomin and his colleagues have been in Yuanlu County for almost a year and have never received a letter from their hometown. They were extremely excited to receive one today.

Uncle Sun was also very excited, shouting urgently, "A letter has come from Sun Family Village? Where is it? Give it to me quickly, give it to me quickly!"

Oh, finally, the letter has arrived! I wonder how things are at home. Will my wife be furious after I sneaked out?

Thinking of this, Uncle Sun became frightened and straightened his posture.

Hehe, I'm not afraid even if she throws a tantrum, since my wife can't come to Yuanlu County anyway, I can only scold her from afar.

When Sister Yun saw Sun Shan come in with a large package, she said happily, "Brother Shan, is this from Sun Family Village?"

There must be something belonging to the He family inside, but we don't know what their situation is like.

Are Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, and Mom in good health? As for my eldest brother, without a doubt, he's doing terribly.

Su pursed her lips, glanced at the large package, and wanted to snatch it, but unfortunately, she couldn't.

He could only say to the chubby little girl, "Xiaoxiao, you've been studying and learning to read for almost a year now. Help Grandma read the letter later."

The chubby girl blinked and mustered her courage to say, "Okay, Grandma, Xiaoxiao will read the letter for you."

Actually, Little Fatty doesn't know many words yet, but she won't lose face, so even if she can't do it, she'll say she can.

My third grandfather said that when you're out in the world, you must never be timid; you must be fearless.

If people find out you're timid, they'll look down on you.

When you're out in public, you have to put on an act, you have to be confident, and you can't say no!

The chubby girl took a deep breath in and then a deep breath out.

I instantly felt like the bravest girl in the world.

Sun Shan opened the package and found a packet of dried bamboo shoots.

The sight of dried bamboo shoots in spring brought tears to my eyes. This small packet of dried bamboo shoots accompanied me throughout my entire school years.

Huang, Su, and Sun Bomin would go up the mountain to pick bamboo shoots whenever they sprouted.

Fresh food tastes best, but later, when they were far from home, Huang had to dry the food and have it taken to the academy to eat.

Sun Shan said with emotion, "Grandma knew I loved this, so she specially brought it over. I wonder how Grandma's health is?"

Thinking of Huang's health, Sun Shan couldn't help but feel nervous and hurriedly opened a thick stack of letters.

The message that came into view was: "Shanzi, don't worry about home, everything is fine."

Seeing this, I instantly breathed a long sigh of relief, and my whole body felt much lighter.

Sun Bomin was also worried about his elderly mother at home and asked anxiously, "Shanzi, how is Grandma?"

Hu Ming was also concerned about Huang Shi and asked anxiously, "Godmother, is Great-Grandma doing well at home?"

Sun Shan smiled and said, "Father, Grandma is fine, so don't worry about her. Everything at home is as usual."

Upon hearing this, even Uncle Sun breathed a long sigh of relief.

He said with a smile, "Everything at home is as usual, which is wonderful. We've been away from home for a year, and the phrase 'everything is as usual' is what we love most."

Sun Bomin smiled憨厚ly: "My biggest worry was my mother's health, but I'm glad she's alright now."

He looked at the dried bamboo shoots, picked them up, and said to the chubby girl, "Xiaoxiao, this must have been specially prepared for your dad by your great-grandmother. It's your dad's favorite."

Little Fatty didn't recognize dried bamboo shoots much; even if she had seen them before, it was a long time ago.

However, upon hearing about food, she happily said, "Grandpa, Xiaoxiao likes to eat too."

Sun Bomin was even happier and hugged the chubby girl tightly.

He laughed and said, "Okay, I'll soak it in water tonight and make it for Xiaoxiao tomorrow. Stir-fried lean pork with dried bamboo shoots, do you like it?"

Little Fatty was naturally delighted to hear there was meat to eat.

Jiji nodded: "I like it, Grandpa. Xiaoxiao loves stir-fried lean pork with dried bamboo shoots the most."

Seeing that Little Fatty was being "taken over" by Sun Bomin, Su pursed her lips again and pulled Little Fatty over.

He asked, "Shanzi, what else did the letter from home say? How are the New Year's flowers and the orchard at home?"

This is the Sun family's biggest source of income, and it's what the Su family cares about most.

Sun Shan was about to continue reading when his third uncle jumped out, grabbed the package, and asked, "Shanzi, let me see which one is mine!"

Sun Shan's lips twitched, and he immediately saw the letter addressed to his third uncle.

The characters are so large, you can't help but notice them.

The envelope was addressed to: Grandfather Sun Shuwen.

Good characters are all alike, but ugly characters are ugly in their own unique way.

A year later, the cowboy's handwriting was still as big as a cow, and it was even getting uglier.

Judging from this glimpse, the cowboy's studies not only didn't improve, but actually regressed.

Sun Shan handed the letter to his third uncle.

Uncle Sun was overjoyed and happily opened the letter.

He said cheerfully, "Hehe, this is my letter. It must have been written by my cowboy. Hehe, my cowboy has become quite successful; he can write letters to his grandfather now. Not bad, not bad."

Little Fatty, Little Blackie, and Tiger Cry looked curiously at Uncle Sun's thick stack of letters.

Hu Ming sighed and said, "The letter Cowboy wrote to Third Grandfather is really thick. He must have written a lot about his longing for Third Grandfather."

The little black girl said admiringly, "Cowboy knows so many words. It's a thick stack of books with lots of characters inside."

Turning to the chubby girl, he said, "Xiaoxiao, can you write that many words?"

The chubby girl stood tall and said confidently, "Yes, I definitely can! I know a lot of words too."

In Little Fatty's world, there is never a "can't". If one day we really find that we can't, we'll talk about it then.

The little black girl's eyes sparkled as she looked at the little chubby girl with admiration.