"You're asking me for an explanation?" Sun Zhong looked at Sun Dan solemnly, and he waved his hand, signaling the entourage around him to be calm and calm. After all, they are all members of the Sun family, and they are related by blood, so he doesn't want people to say behind his back that he bullies the small with the big and oppresses people with his seniority.

Although he is a general manager, he is also a face-saving figure in the territory of Zouping County. Normally, it is not easy for people to talk when they see him, let alone run in front of themselves to reason.

Hehe, he is really a child of the Sun family, and this son's bearing and courage have a bit of the taste of the second master of the capital.

"Yes, I want to ask the chief officer, why don't you let that duck boss hire me?" Sun Dan stood in front of Sun Zhong without humility or arrogance.

There were few people in the tea shop, and it was by the river, and the wind blew, and it was very cold. Sun Zhong was wearing a blue robe and looked like a rich man. It can be seen that the old man has a very tough body, and he has been sitting here for so long, and his face is still red.

After Sun Zhong was invited into the city by the magistrate in the morning, he was delayed for a long time in the county because of something, and then he came to the dock to take a boat home.

Sun Zhong smiled faintly and put the teacup in his hand on the table: "Sun Dan, I asked the duck boss just now, I heard that you are going to Yanzhou, I advise you not to leave Zouping." That's not for you. ”

"As long as you can eat, what work can't you do? Boss Duck asked someone to release ducks, and I know this craft, why can't I do it? Besides, my feet are on my feet, and I'm not a prisoner, so why can't I leave Zouping? Mr. Sun doesn't seem to be the county magistrate, even if he is the county magistrate, Lord Zhang, he won't prohibit me from leaving the county seat for no reason. I have a lot of doubts about this matter, and I hope that Mr. Sun will solve my doubts. ”

Sun Dan sat in front of Sun Zhong while talking: "I am a child from a poor family, and I rely on my strength to eat. Nothing is suitable for life, nothing is suitable for life. ”

Seeing Sun Dan sit down, the faces of several of Sun Zhong's entourage changed, and one of them had already scolded: "Bold, what is your identity, get up and stand and speak." ”

Sun Dan's face was calm, but he didn't get up.

Sun Zhong waved his hand, but some admired this bold young man, and said in his heart: This son is neither humble nor arrogant in his words and deeds, but he has a bit of bearing, but unfortunately his family is poor and illiterate, otherwise he would not have been so down.

He turned his head and glanced at the entourage, and suddenly snorted coldly: "What identity is not identity, and it doesn't make people laugh when you say it?" I think my Sun Zhong is just a slave of the Sun family, and it is not my father who followed the Jizong Gong at the beginning, so he entered the Sun Mansion. He stretched out a finger, pointed at himself and then at a few entourages around him: "We are Mei Xiangbai, and we are all slaves." ”

"Total ...... Tube, villain, villain is quick to ...... for a while" The attendant was so frightened that he was sweating and stuttering.

Although Sun Zhong is majestic outside, when it comes to identity, he is just a servant of the Sun family, and this identity has not changed since his grandfather's generation. Sun Zhong seems to be very kind, but in fact he is also a person who does not rub sand in his eyes, he scolded Sun Dan just now, accidentally violated Sun Zhong's taboo, and suddenly shrank in fright, and he was about to kneel down to make amends.

Fortunately, Sun Zhong couldn't trouble him, and said, "You all go out, and I'll say a few words to Sun Dan." ”

"Yes." Several of the attendants answered and respectfully withdrew.

Sun Dan was stunned, this Sun Zhong was just a housekeeper in the Huichang Throat Mansion, but he had such a big style, but the masters of the Huichang Hou family didn't know how majestic they were.

Waiting for the tea shop to be quiet, Sun Zhong suddenly turned pale: "I also said before, wait until the news is sent to the head of the family in the capital, and then check the family tree, once and again, it will take three or five months." Until then, no one can say whether you are my grandson family or not, and maybe you want to pretend to be a child of my grandson family in order to avoid forced labor. My Sun family is not an ordinary small family, if you are really a child of my clan, everything is easy to say. If you speak outrageously and deceive, the law of the land will not tolerate you. ”

Sun Dan then understood what was going on, it seemed that this old man was afraid that he would escape.

This is too underestimating my grandson.

He was not afraid, and smiled lightly: "Whether it is true or not, I have no basis for what I say now, and I will naturally be able to divide the ugly and ugly when the time comes, and Sun Dan is also a person with responsibility." However, I would also like to ask the butler why I am not suitable for ducks. As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at Sun Zhong with sincere eyes.

Butler Sun nodded secretly, thinking that he was still a semi-old child at Sun Dan's age, and he was so frightened that he couldn't speak when he saw the big man. Where do you want the young man in front of you to be so calm and calm, maybe he is really the Sun family. Only a big family like the Hou Sun family of Huichang can give birth to such a character.

His face softened and he smiled: "Sun Dan, if you are not from the Sun family, someone will naturally come to look for you at that time." If it is really a child of the Sun family, wouldn't it be a black face to go to the face of my Sun family to do such a cheap job as herding ducks? It's spread out, and it's not a joke. My grandson's family has thousands of acres of fertile land, and a little leakage from the fingers is enough for ordinary people to use for a lifetime. How can you let your children eat hard food outside? If you are really a child of the Sun family, if you still think of the face of the Sun family, I advise you to go home and stay. After three or five months, when your identity is confirmed, the Sun family will naturally take care of your food and clothing. ”

Sun Dan shook his head secretly when he heard this, this Sun Da Butler is really a self-centered person. He was dedicated to the Sun family and tried his best to maintain the dignity of the Sun family. As he said, if he is found out that he is not from the Sun family, he will naturally be treated by the Sun family. If it is true, let yourself do hard work outside, let people laugh and not tell it, and lose the dignity of Huichanghou. Ordinary people will poke at the backbone of the Sun family and say, the dignified and prosperous Hou family can't even take care of a collateral relative, what face does it have to claim to be the number one wealthy family in China?

But this old man didn't want to think about it, he couldn't even afford to eat, and if he stayed at home for three or five months, he was afraid that he would starve to death.

People always have to eat, and besides, in Sun Dan's view, there is no distinction between high and low labor, it is all about living.

Naturally, there was no way to tell Butler Sun about these truths, so Sun Dan had to smile bitterly: "Manager Sun, I don't want to lose face to the Sun family by doing hard labor." However, I have been filial to my father for three years, and there is no food left at home. If you don't find a way to live, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive that time. Not to mention the problem of eating, it's a big deal to eat poorly, and life is hard. But recently, I am planning to find a private school to study, and the tuition fee, book fee, and daily consumption are all a large amount of expenses. ”

"You want to read?" Sun Zhong was surprised, and there was a glint in his eyes: "You are so old, and you are still in school, don't you think it's too late?" ”

Of course, Sun Dan would not tell him that he was literate, his cultural level was not low, and he was ready to get ahead by relying on the imperial examination. Sun Zhong's surprise can be understood, after all, Sun Dan is now sixteen years old, and he has passed the best age to study, and it is indeed late to go to study at this time.

Sun Dan pretended to have a solemn expression and nodded: "Yes, the saint has clouds, and when he hears it, he can die at night." Sun Dan is only sixteen years old this year, but he doesn't want to live a life of blindness. It is always good to read some books and read Braille, and in the future, it will be difficult to do some small business, write a water card, keep a small account, and also need to write and calculate. Besides, after reading books, people's eyes are also brightened, and their horizons are broadened, no matter what they do, they are always better than ordinary people. Boss, do you think I'm right? ”

"A good person who has read a book, people's eyes are brightened, and their horizons are broadened, no matter what they do, they are always better than ordinary people!" Sun Zhong tapped his fingers on the table and sighed in his heart. He suddenly remembered when he was ten years old and studied with the eldest prince in the clan school. In the past, his father and grandfather were slaves of the Sun family, but because they were illiterate, they could only do rough work all their lives. He also got such a big opportunity, and learned a few words in the clan, so that he achieved the position of the manager. If it weren't for that, I was afraid that he would still be a low-level subordinate of others all his life, and he would be called by the maids and boys in the house who were higher than him.

Sun Zhong's words went to his heart, and literacy may not mean anything. But there is one point, the more books you read, the more your horizons will be broadened, and your horizons can often determine a person's fate.

What a motivated boy!

Looking back on his life, a trace of indescribable feeling suddenly surged in the heart of Steward Sun: when people are old, they always love to recall the events of the past.

This distraction is a long time.

When Butler Sun woke up, he saw Sun Danzheng looking at him with concern.

Sun Zhong had no children or daughters, and the servants of the family were usually in awe and awe when they saw him, and the masters shouted and drank him, and they did not care about him. Sun Dan's attitude warmed his heart, looking at the young man's pure eyes, Sun Zhong muttered: "I didn't think about it before, but I didn't expect that your family was poor and didn't have three meals." If you are not allowed to work, you will be hungry. In fact, if you are really a child of my Sun family, once your identity is confirmed, you can set aside a few acres of land in the public property to cultivate and live, and you don't have to work so hard outside. However, I think you are also an ambitious person, and you even thought of studying. Very good, really good! I was at fault for what happened just now, so please don't take it personally. ”

Seeing Sun Zhong apologize to himself, the anger in Sun Dan's heart also disappeared. After all, he is an old man, and his heart is not bad, so why should he compete with him.

Sun Dan hurriedly arched his hand and said, "What did the big butler say?" ”

Sun Zhong touched the white beard on his chin and muttered for a moment: "Now you are not my Sun family, it is not good to draw the field for you." But you have to study and work, and you have to work harder. I ruined your life just now, so naturally I want to make up for you. You don't have to look for work indiscriminately, you can go to Huichang Hou's house to work tomorrow, there is still a shortage of flower workers in the old house, you go and make up for that place. I don't live much, I have a monthly case of seven dollars of silver, including two meals. By the way, aren't you going to a private school? Anyway, I couldn't write two Sun characters with one stroke, so I simply learned from the Sun family. Tomorrow you come to me, pay the tuition fee with a penny of silver. When your identity is confirmed, I will refund the tuition fee to you. ”

Sun Dan didn't expect to say this to Steward Sun, but he got such a benefit, and hurriedly got up and shook it to the ground: "Thank you, Manager Sun." ”

Sun Zhong got up and helped him up, and said, "Study hard, you are recommended by me, and when your identity is determined and you are literate again, you will be able to find a good messenger in the house in the future." Look at your body and bones, it's not a material for farming. Hey, people are old, talk a lot, nag. ”

Although Sun Dan was aiming for the imperial examination, he was still very moved by the old man's kindness. He didn't know that the reason why Sun Zhong promoted him so much was because Sun Dan was different from the temperament of ordinary people. Sun Dan was also a civil servant in his previous life, and he hadn't seen any kind of character. Besides, as a modern person, there is always a calmness and cleverness in his bones. It is difficult to raise and move qi, live in the body, experience in the office for a few years, and fall into a group of ancients.

Therefore, Sun Zhong believes that Sun Dan, a young man, may be a figure in the future. casually giving him a little favor is nothing to Sun Zhong at all. Who can say what will happen in the future?

If Sun Dan is like ordinary people, he will tremble with fear when he sees Sun Zhong, but he is afraid that Sun Da Butler will not look at him.