This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 29 The Sun family comes to visit
"Who?"

In the small courtyard, Li Zhengshan was practicing with a sword.

When he heard the knock on the door, he immediately put away the knife and asked, while tightening the knife in his hand.

If Zijun came back, she would just push the door and come in.

Obviously not Zijun.

He also noticed that there were quite a few people standing outside the door.

Luo Jiaorong was cooking in the kitchen. When she heard the noise, she came out and asked, "Who's knocking on the door?"

At this time, Sun Jintang's voice came from outside the door: "Zhengshan, niece Jiaorong, it's me, your Uncle Sun."

Li Zhengshan and Luo Jiaorong were stunned when they heard this and looked at each other.

Luo Jiaorong's face suddenly darkened.

Li Zhengshan immediately sheathed his knife and went over to open the gate.

"It's Uncle Sun. How come you have time to come here today?"

Sun Jintang was dressed in a purple and gold brocade robe, looking extremely wealthy. He was followed by his wife, daughter, and five or six maids and servants.

The maids and servants all held gifts in their hands.

Sun Jintang smiled and said, "I have been busy outside these days. Today I finally have some free time, so I brought Yan'er and the others to visit."

Li Zhengshan smiled, glanced behind him, and quickly turned sideways and said, "Uncle Sun, please come in."

Luo Jiaorong also smiled at the kitchen door and said, "It turns out to be Uncle Sun. It's not easy to see you once. Last month, Zhengshan and I visited your home twice, but we didn't see you. I didn't expect you to have time to come over today."

Sun Jintang sighed and said, "Something happened in the store recently. I've been running around outside all day and come home very late every day. Please don't blame me, niece Jiaorong."

Luo Jiaorong smiled and said, "How dare I, how dare I, please come in and have some tea. I have some food cooking in the pot, come right over."

After that, he went into the kitchen, humming softly.

Li Zhengshan hurriedly led Sun Jintang and his family through the courtyard and into the house.

Along the way, Chen and her daughter Sun Yan'er were observing everywhere.

The maids and servants stopped in the yard and placed the gifts they brought aside, not taking them in immediately.

After entering the house, Li Zhengshan shouted to the inner room: "Xiao Huan, come out and make tea for the guests."

Xiaohuan was mending clothes in the house. Upon hearing this, she hurriedly lowered her head and came out to get the teacup, pour tea and water.

There is boiling water on the stove, so you can make tea directly.

Sun Jintang glanced at her and said with a smile, "Zhengshan, is this the maid you just bought?"

He remembered that there was no maid in this room before.

Li Zhengshan invited them to sit down and said with a smile, "I just bought it two days ago."

At this time, Luo Jiaorong came over from the kitchen and said with a smile at the door: "My Zijun has grown up now. He passed the imperial examination some time ago and needs a maid to take care of him every day. So I bought one."

Sun Jintang smiled and nodded: "Indeed, we need a maid."

Then he asked again: "Didn't you send Zijun to the pharmacy to study medicine? Why did you suddenly take the exam for the scholar?"

Luo Jiaorong wanted to show off that her brother had passed the exam, but seeing that he seemed to have known it for a long time, she snorted in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face: "It doesn't matter if you study and learn medicine at the same time. Besides, hehe, if you only study medicine, your status and position are there, and you will always be looked down upon. Zijun is grown up now, and it's time for him to get married. If others ask, knowing that he is just an apprentice in a pharmacy, which girl would be willing to marry him. Uncle Sun, don't you agree?"

Sun Jintang smiled awkwardly, picked up the teacup, and wanted to drink some tea, but he trembled because of the heat, so he had to put the teacup down again and said with a smile: "If you have good character and a clean background, there will naturally be no shortage of girls who like you. But niece Jiaorong is right, the identity of a scholar is indeed more popular."

Luo Jiaorong said with a smile on her face: "That's right. Ever since my Zijun passed the imperial examination, there have been matchmakers looking for marriage every day. I'm so dazzled by the choices that I don't know who to choose."

Li Zhengshan on the side hurriedly said: "Uncle Sun, drink tea, drink tea."

Then he looked at the girl standing next to Chen with her head bowed and said, "This is Uncle Sun's daughter, right?"

Sun Jintang hurriedly said, "Yan'er, why don't you quickly pay your respects to your brother Zhengshan and sister Jiaorong!"

Sun Yan'er came out with her head down, slightly lowered her body, and said softly: "Yan'er greets Brother Zhengshan and Sister Jiaorong."

Li Zhengshan smiled and said, "You're welcome. We are all family. Uncle Sun, your daughter is so beautiful and gentle. She will definitely be a blessed person in the future."

He was not good at complimenting people, and it was already very good that he could say these few words. Luo Jiaorong took a look and curled her lips calmly.

Sun Jintang sighed and said, "Ah, this girl has been spoiled by her mother. Now she never discusses anything with us. She is very stubborn."

Chen, who was standing by, could not help but say, "Yan'er has been studying and learning etiquette since she was young. Now she is in the academy. She is not an ordinary girl, so she naturally has her own ideas. The teachers in the academy have said that when girls study, they should have their own ideas and make their own decisions on many things. Parents' words are not necessarily right."

Sun Jintang immediately shouted, "Shut up! Look how you've spoiled her! How dare you talk nonsense!"

Then he sighed again, stood up, bowed deeply to Li Zhengshan and Luo Jiaorong, and said bitterly: "Zhengshan, niece Jiaorong, I, Sun Jintang, am sorry for you and our ancestors. We are here today to apologize to you, alas..."

Luo Jiaorong had a cold face and said nothing.

Li Zhengshan also stood up and said, "Uncle Sun, there is nothing wrong with that. The children are all grown up now, and some things cannot be forced."

He naturally knew why the other party came today.

Now that things have come to this, there is no point in arguing about it anymore, and it will only make both families unhappy.

Seeing this, Sun Jintang looked even more guilty, and immediately turned around and shouted, "Yan'er, why don't you come and apologize to your brother Zhengshan and sister Jiaorong!"

Sun Yaner bit her lip, turned away, and whispered, "I'm not wrong."

Sun Jintang was furious. He immediately went over, raised his hand, and shouted, "You girl, you still dare to be stubborn!"

Chen hurried to stop him.

Li Zhengshan also hurried over and grabbed his arm, admonishing him, "Uncle Sun, forget it, don't be angry. Yan'er has grown up and is now in the academy, so you must not hit her. What's the point of apologizing or not? She is just a little girl, how could she have committed any crime or done anything wrong."

At this point, he sighed and said, "The marriage between the two was decided by their ancestors. In the past, it was determined by the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, but now the trend has changed. Girls enter the academy, and they are scholars. This kind of lifelong event also needs to be discussed with them. If they don't want to, we as parents can't force them."

"As the saying goes, a forced melon is not sweet. If the children don't want to, we force them to live together, and they won't be happy in the future, don't you think?"

Sun Jintang felt even more guilty when he heard his sincere words and selfless love: "Zhengshan, I...I am sorry for you!"

Li Zhengshan hurriedly tried to comfort her.

Luo Jiaorong said expressionlessly, "Uncle Sun, there's no need to be like this. My Zijun has passed the examination and will take the examination for the Academy next month. He won't have any trouble finding a wife by then. As for your daughter, Zijun also said that he is not worthy of her."

As soon as these words came out, Sun Yaner's eyes immediately turned to her.

Chen said quickly, "Yes, sir. Zijun is a scholar now, so he doesn't have to worry about not being able to find a wife. I know a few girls there, and if Zijun is willing, I can introduce some to him."

Luo Jiaorong snorted and said, "Don't bother, my Zijun knows a lot of girls."

Chen looked at her, smiled, and said nothing more. She snorted in her heart: If there were really so many, would you two come to my house twice a month and want my Yan'er to marry you? With your family being like this, which good girl would be willing to suffer here? I guess they are all ugly and ugly.

Li Zhengshan consoled Sun Jintang for a while, and Sun Jintang finally sat down. He suddenly asked, "Where's Zijun? Why don't you see him?"

Li Zhengshan said: "I'm helping out at the pharmacy. I haven't come back yet, but I guess I'll be back soon."

Sun Jintang thought for a moment and said, "How about this. When Zijun comes back, you let him go to my shop and let him study there for a while. Then you can make him a shopkeeper. It's better than working in a pharmacy. If he is admitted to the academy, he can earn money to pay for his tuition."

Li Zhengshan looked at his wife.

Luo Jiaorong immediately said indifferently, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle Sun. But it's not necessary. Zijun is doing well in the pharmacy. He has plenty of time and can study medicine and read books at the same time. He is also going to take the entrance exam for the academy next month."

Sun Yaner suddenly asked, "Which academy is he going to apply to?"

Luo Jiaorong glanced at her and said calmly: "That's his business. I don't know either. You can go ask him."

Chen suddenly smiled and said, "Jiaorong, there are only two good academies in our outer city, Linfeng Academy and West Lake Academy. The best academy is West Lake Academy. My daughter Yan'er is studying at West Lake Academy, but it is very difficult to get in there. My daughter Yan'er can only get in because of some connections. I heard that it is even harder for men to get in. Not only do they need to be scholars, but they also need to take many exams. Only the best students can be admitted. In my opinion, now that Zijun is back, you can talk to him and let him apply for other academies directly, and don't think about these two academies. After all, he has only been studying for a short time, and other academies are simpler and easier to pass."

Sun Jintang immediately shouted, "She can apply to any academy she wants! Do she need you to teach her? If you don't know how to speak, just shut up!"

Chen hummed softly and said nothing more.

Sun Jintang pondered for a moment, glanced at the servants and gifts outside, and was about to speak when he suddenly saw two figures coming in from the gate one after the other.

"Sister, brother-in-law, I'm back, Senior Sister Ling'er is here too."

Luo Zijun's voice came.

Luo Jiaorong's gloomy face suddenly blossomed like a flower and she immediately went out to greet him.

(End of this chapter)