From a freeloader to a world leader

Chapter 11 Conquering the Butcher Brother-in-law

On the first day of May, the whole Baisha Village was in a frenzy.

The total population of Baisha Village is 826, of which to percent are surnamed Sun. The remaining people with smaller surnames such as Zhang and Wang are basically related to the Sun family.

Therefore, under the strong promotion of the clan leader Sun Bohe, the whole village hosted Sun Shan's celebration banquet for the scholar with great enthusiasm.

Generally speaking, there are about ten scholars in Baisha Village all year round, but over the past few decades, very few of them have passed the imperial examinations.

The last time we held a celebration party for those who passed the Tongsheng exam was ten years ago.

As for the scholar’s ​​celebration banquet, most people have never seen one in their entire lives.

Starting from the morning, various relatives and friends began to enter Baisha one after another, carrying various gifts, to congratulate Sun Shan on his passing the imperial examination.

"Mr. Xiucai! Mr. Xiucai, your third sister and the others are here----"

I saw several children outside the door shouting and yelling.

Then, after a while, Zhang Tiedan, Sun Shan's butcher brother-in-law, who was as strong as an ox, with a fat waist and round arms, came with a large load of gifts wrapped in red paper on his shoulder. He followed Sun Yuexiang, who was striding with her son in her arms, and stepped into the clean yard of Sun Shan's house with his head lowered.

Sun Shan, who was talking to two classmates who arrived early but failed the exam, slowly turned around.

His eyes met Zhang Tiedan, who was looking up and looking at him.

Zhang Tiedan only felt a pair of cold eyes, like a poisonous snake devouring people, looking down at him with extreme coldness.

This frightened Zhang Tiedan so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. He staggered and almost fell down.

A few days ago, after he returned home from selling meat, he heard from his mother that Sun's brother-in-law and cousin-in-law had come to visit.

Not only did he warn his mother and himself verbally, he also smashed things in the yard.

This made him, who was always known for his physical strength and bravery, very angry, and he wanted to beat his wife up on the spot to vent his anger.

However, my mother, who had always supported me, held my hand tightly as if she was blinded and refused to let me do anything.

He also repeatedly analyzed the current situation of the two families.

He was not very afraid of Sun Shan, who had just become a scholar. He was just a poor and cowardly scholar who was powerless and owed a lot of debts.

Last time, if it weren’t for his silly wife who secretly gave his mother a tael of silver, he might not even have enough money for the trip to Xiangnan Prefecture.

If it's just to borrow some money, that would be fine.

It's not a bad thing for the wife to give some subsidy to her parents' home, but the annoying thing is this kid, his brain has been damaged by studying too much. Since her sister married into the Zhang family, she has rarely visited in five or six years.

Moreover, every time I saw him in the town, he always looked aloof and unattainable like a scholar.

Zhang Tiedan was so angry that he thought he could make some money in the countryside.

In fact, what he was more afraid of was his wife's cousin Sun Bing, fearing that he would find someone to beat him up.

Sun Bing is not a man who is easy to reason with. With his agile skills and unruly temper, he is considered a gangster in Quanshan Town.

"Third sister, you're here. You're here quite early."

Sun Shan and his two classmates apologized and walked towards the third sister Sun Yuexiang with a smile.

"Brother Shan, my home is nearby, so come and help me early. Have my elder sister and the others arrived?" Seeing that her brother had never greeted her so warmly before, Sun Yuexiang couldn't help but put down her heart, which had been hanging in the air.

She immediately became bolder and looked back at her husband Tiedan, a butcher who was twice as thick as her: "Boss, why are you still standing there? My brother passed the exam and became a scholar, why don't you say a few good words?"

In fact, Sun Yuexiang was afraid that her brother and husband would confront her in person, so she wanted her husband to give in first.

In this way, both himself and his younger brother the scholar would save face.

In the past few days, she repeatedly analyzed her brother's future development prospects to her husband and parents-in-law, which shocked the whole family and made them exclaim in surprise.

This made her live happily at home these days. Her mother-in-law always agreed with her and her husband didn't dare to lose his temper.

"Brother Shan, congratulations! Congratulations on your great achievements and your continued advancement. I hope you will pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi next year!"

Zhang Tiedan carried a heavy load of gifts and recited a passage of congratulations with some difficulty, his head and face covered in sweat.

"Thank you, thank you for your blessing, Third Sister and Third Brother-in-law. You can go inside to find mother. I have to greet the guests here. We are all family, so I will not accompany you."

"You are busy, you are busy with your own things, I know the place -"

When Zhang Tiedan heard his brother-in-law say this, he felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He hurriedly carried the burden and walked towards the side room, shouting, "Mom! Mom! Tiedan is here to celebrate for my brother Xiucai."

This scene made Sun Yuexiang breathe a sigh of relief and her eyes met with her brother Sun Shan.

Immediately, his eyes turned red.

"Sister-----" Sun Shan pulled his sister's hand sadly: "Sister, be happy, you will have a good life in the future, our Sun family will rise."

"Um-----"

Sun Yuexiang nodded vigorously, wiped her eyes, and patted her brother who was six or seven years younger than her with tears and laughter: "Brother Shan, you have really grown up. Sister is so happy for you and mother. Our Sun family has gone through so much hardship and now, girls in our Sun family will not be afraid of being bullied."

"Ha ha ha ha---"

Sun Shan first laughed loudly with great enthusiasm, and then, as if to announce something, he said loudly: "Sister, in the future your brother will at least pass the imperial examination and become a juren. Then you will be the juren's sister, and it will be a good thing if you don't bully others."

After hearing these words, Sun Yuexiang, her elder sister Sun Tianxiang, and her younger sister Sun Yuxiang, who cared about the brother and sister, smiled like flowers, as if their younger brother, a scholar, had passed the imperial examination and become a juren overnight.

A juren is not like a xiucai.

The Juren not only has the ability to attract wealth, which grows exponentially, but also has an incomparable social status.

As long as you pass the examination to become a juren, you can become an official even if you fail to pass the examination to become a jinshi.

Although one cannot rise to prominence like a Jinshi and start directly as a county magistrate, it is very normal to use connections to get a position as an eighth or ninth rank county magistrate.

It is even possible to start from an eighth-rank county magistrate and climb up to a third or fourth-rank official.

Even if he is a county magistrate, in the eyes of ordinary people, he is already a mountain that cannot be admired.

This scene in the Sun family's yard was seen and remembered by countless villagers who came and went to help with Sun Shan's celebration banquet.

Thinking of the future when Sun Shan becomes rich and powerful, everyone is nimble and full of energy.