Chapter 82: Small Crisis

I think Sun Henian should be a very powerful figure. I heard that he studied Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism and was a famous Taoist scholar.

In later generations, Neo-Confucianism was not a good term, and he was suspected of being a neighborhood committee member.

In Sun Dan's opinion, such people are communism with others and individualism with themselves. They are obviously selfish, but they have to pretend to be righteous.

He respects such a person.

Fortunately, I am just a little person in the Sun Mansion, and I have no interaction with Sun Henian, so I don’t have to think about it so much.

As for Sun Hao, let him suffer from his second uncle by himself.

The problem is that if you don’t cause trouble, things will come to you. After saying goodbye to Sun Hao and going back to the house, Sun Dan washed her feet and went to bed.

By dawn the next day, just as he got up and before he could wash his face, a servant from Sun Mansion came to pass the message, saying that the second master, Sun Henian, wanted to see Sun Dan and asked him to go there soon.

Sun Dan was surprised in his heart that the second master of the Sun family had a noble status and there was no need to personally meet a small gardener in the mansion. However, he was still receiving the salary from the Sun family and the boss was in his life, so he had to go there.

Along the way, Sun Dan passed the information about Sun Henian in his heart.

Sun Henian was a Jinshi, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, a fifth-rank official. He was a disciple of Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and was a celebrity.

Speaking of which, Sun Henian is not a celebrity in history. Just reading the information Sun Dan has just a few words and can't find anything useful.

Just as he was thinking, he walked to the main hall of Tongleyuan. As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Sun Hao appearing with a red face. Sun Dan pointed at him and asked him what was wrong.

"What else can I do? Naturally, I scolded Sun Hao and said to Sun Dan with horror, "Brother Dan, the incident happened. Uncle Er already knew about our selling of "Journey to the West". He scolded me just now, saying that I should study hard and not do any evil things all day long. You have to be careful after you go in. I just heard Uncle Er ask someone to tell you about it, and secretly ran out on an excuse, and wanted to remind you. Let's go in together."

Hearing this, Sun Dan woke up and found out that Sun Henian was going to seek guilt from him.

The Sun family passed on the family through calligraphy and etiquette, but writing novels and doing business is not a real job. Writing novels and selling novels by themselves is simply a mess in the eyes of the Sun family parents, and they even ruined Sun Hao.

If the person who comes is not good, the person who is good does not come. It seems that today's level is not so easy.

When I entered the house, I saw a middle-aged man in his forties sitting in the center of the hall. He was tall, long arms, fair-looking, and had three long beards. He looked elegant and graceful. He was a rare beauty. However, this man had a sleek face and looked quite majestic. He was not an easy person to get close to.

This person is probably Sun Henian, the second grandfather of the Sun family.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Hong were sitting next to Sun Henian, while Aunt Jing stood respectfully on the side and served.

There were many people who greeted me in the main hall, including young masters and ladies in each room, slaves in charge of the family, and about ten people filled the hall with a full capacity.

Seeing Sun Dan come in, everyone's eyes projected over in an instant, and the emotions in his eyes were also very complicated. Sun Jia couldn't help but wink at Sun Dan, indicating that he was more careful. Sun Gui looked gloating, and Jiang Ruoying still looked innocent and could not feel anything would happen. As for Sun Yue, he looked at Sun Dan with a smile on his face, and could not tell what he was thinking.

Sun Dan was not very scared. Anyway, he had already made up his mind to leave the Sun family. He thought to himself, I am just a worker, and I am not a slave. If the boss doesn’t work as a villain, I will turn against you later. At worst, I will just quit my job and stop doing it. What are you afraid of?

Thinking of this, his heart calmed down and he stepped forward and bowed: "I have met the second master."

"You are Sun Dan?" Sun Henian's voice sounded very stereotyped.

"It's Sun Dan."

"Rareless, I dare to reply like this when I see the second master. Kneel down!" Aunt Jing suddenly scolded Sun Dan loudly. When she shouted out, she probably realized that her voice was louder, and her face suddenly flashed with fear, and then she glanced at Mrs. Liu with a flattering look.

Mrs. Liu looked plain and could not tell whether she was happy or angry.

When Sun Tan heard Aunt Jing's words, he suddenly felt anger in his heart. He took a deep breath, did not speak or kneel down, and looked at Sun Henian with a steady attitude, and just waited for a disagreement, then turned around and left.

Sun Henian didn't care, so he waved to Sun Dan and said lightly: "No need to kneel down. Today I'm looking for you, I want to ask you about the Sun Family's Letters. Let me ask you, is this related to Sun Hao?"

Sun Tan said: "This matter has nothing to do with Brother Hao, and it is all done by Sun Tan alone. Although Sun Tan used the Sun family's book business to publish this book, he should have paid a lot of money. This matter is also beneficial to the Sun family. Don't Sun Tan think he did something wrong?"

When Sun Dan heard that this matter had nothing to do with him, Sun Hao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Sun Dan gratefully. When Sun Henian asked him to question him, he knew the seriousness of the matter and had nothing to do with him. He just ran out of the hall to wait for Sun Dan, just to remind Sun Dan not to pull himself in. But Sun Hao regarded himself as a hero, and once such words without loyalty came to his mouth, he could not say anything.

Fortunately, Sun Dan took this matter with one shoulder, which made Sun Hao extremely grateful.

For some reason, when Sun Hao saw Sun Henian's expression relaxed, he seemed to feel relieved, which made Sun Hao puzzled.

Sun Henian smiled coldly and said slowly: "I have found out this matter. I'll ask you to ask, it depends on whether you tell the truth. You know how to be a human being, and it's not stupid. But how much is your book cost? How could it be put in my Sun family's eyes? What else would you say is beneficial to the family? My Sun family passed on the family through calligraphy and etiquette, but it's not a merchant. Don't mention such a stinky word in front of me in the future. Listening to one more sentence will also make my ears dirty."

Sun Dan disagreed and sneered in his heart: How much salary is your Sun Henian per year, and how much land is your Sun family. The monthly salary of more than a thousand people in the He Mansion is a large amount of expenses. I don’t believe that Sun Henian has no other way to make a fortune. Now that I say this in front of me, it would be too hypocritical to say that you should not raise money in front of him.

Sun Henian said again: "I heard that you are also a child of my Sun family. Originally, the clan affairs were under the control of the master. However, the master checked the genealogy for a long time but couldn't find the name of your ancestor. However, it doesn't matter. If you look up slowly, you can always find it. Since you want to recognize your ancestors and become a child of the Sun family of the Hou of Huichang, you have to use the standards of the Sun family to restrain your words and deeds. Otherwise, the family law is ruthless."

Sun Dan was annoyed and didn't say anything, and just stood there with her lips pursed.

Sun Henian: "Sun Dan, do you know that this is wrong? If you really realize that you are wrong, you will go to Sun Fu to obtain the family law. The clan has its own rules. I can spare you, but the rules cannot spare you."

Sun Dan was extremely angry and was about to leave when he heard Sun Henian say, "You are also a talent among my Sun family's children. After receiving the family rules, you will prepare and ask Sun Fu to go to the government to open a road to Sun Zhong, the capital city. The house in the capital is being expanded and his place also needs manpower."

When Sun Henian heard what Sun's servants said, they looked envious. It turned out that the Sun family had another big house in the capital. It was originally a reward from the emperor during the Chenghua period, covering an area of ​​more than 200 acres. It was also considered the best mansion in the capital. Sun Henian and Sun Songnian lived there when they were officials in the capital.

However, it has been more than sixty years since the Chenghua year and now, and the house has been dilapidated. Therefore, since the tenth year of Zhengde, the family has not only allocated funds for repairs, but due to the huge expenses, it has not been completed over the years.

Fortunately, the Sun family recently received a large sum of money, so the family invested 50,000 taels of silver in one go, hoping to complete the unfinished project before the Spring Festival.

Civil engineering has always been a shortage. Sun Zhong has been responsible for the maintenance of his house in Beijing for many years and has been fat and strong, and has become rich.

Now, I heard from Master Sun Er that Sun Tan wanted to take over Sun Zhong in charge of this project. I don’t know what luck this kid has been, but he actually got this fat and shortage. Why don’t he envy the long-term demographic?

Aunt Jing didn't expect that things would be like this. Sun Dan's eyes were full of jealousy.

Sun Dan's sneer even more: Sun Henian really treated me as a slave. He first asked someone to beat me, and then threw me a fat guy. He really wanted to play the trick of slapping a candy! It seems that Sun Henian, including everyone in the mansion, did not think that I, Sun Dan, could become a scholar and gain fame. If I really went to learn the family rules today, and a scholar would be so insulted, his reputation would be ruined. How would I meet people in the future and become an official?

Sun Dan was still a little confused. After that incident that night, he was considered a lady Liu who turned against him completely. Why did Sun Henian give him benefits?

After thinking about it, Sun Dan suddenly realized that Mrs. Liu was inappropriate, and then she suffered some minor losses and was embarrassed. This kind of thing was naturally inconvenient to tell her husband. Besides, Sun Henian is a moral teacher and doesn't want to hear his wife say things in his ears.

Sun Dan's recent performance is really eye-catching, and he is a rare talent among the Sun family's servants. In addition, Sun Zhong strongly recommended it to Sun Henian, so it is not difficult to understand that Sun Henian asked him to go to the capital to assist Sun Zhong in repairing the Sun family compound.

However, Sun Henian's words just now made Sun Dan wary. Now, he is a child of a sideline who is dependent on the Sun family, and every word and action must be sent to the constraints of the clan and family law. The Ming Dynasty government manages the local area, paying attention to one from the bottom to the top. Once something happens, the family will handle it themselves, and if it really can't be handled, it will be handed over to the government. In other words, Sun Dan has no right to leave the Sun family now, and he must do whatever the Sun family asks him to do.

This feeling of being held in the hands of others is really not very wonderful!

But no matter what, you can't get beaten and you can't lose your breath.

Thinking of this, Sun Dan looked up at Sun Henian: "Today is the day when the Gongyuan Academy will release the results. Sun Dan is not talented and is determined to win the scholars of the current science. Just wait for a moment, and good news will come. At that time, Sun Dan will have fame and fortune, and this law cannot be obtained."

"You tricky slave, you are here, tie him up!" Mrs. Liu, who had been cold and silent, snorting coldly. She would never let go of such an opportunity.

"No." Mrs. Hong shouted.

Sun Henian's face darkened and suddenly said, "Do you have the confidence to pass the exam?"

"Sun Dan is full of confidence."

"Okay, then I'll wait." Sun Henian suddenly sneered: "How many months have you been fooling around, and you want to be a scholar? But I can't wait for more. I've already taken someone to check the list. Then there will be news coming. Let's put your affairs aside, and let's talk about everything after the list is released."

At this time, a servant rushed in: "Second Master, Second Master, Lord Yang Shen is here to visit."

Sun Henian was shocked and hurriedly said, "Open the middle door and I will go to greet you in person. You are waiting here."

When Sun Tan heard that it was Yang Shen who came, he felt a little moved. What did he do here?

Of course, he doesn't have to worry about this matter. It is a good thing to not be beaten. After I get a list, once I become a scholar, I will see what these people have.

"Does go, what are you doing here?" Aunt Jing shouted at Sun Dan: "What is your identity, and you dare to stand here?"

Sun Dan was not angry either. She smiled slightly, walked slowly to the corner of the wall, and stood there quietly.

Sun Dan's calmness made everyone stunned.

Sun Gui is a concubine's son and has a humble position in the Sun's house. He happened to stand in the corner. When he saw Sun Dan coming over, he gave him a disgust: "Don't block me."

"Why, Brother Dan blocked you? Mr. Yang Shen, you have seen it before. By the way, you have seen it on the boat that day. What a pity, Mr. Yang was only concerned about talking to Brother Dan at that time, and didn't even look at you." Sun Hao touched it at some point and reached out and poked Sun Gui's waist quietly.

When Sun Gui reminded him, he suddenly remembered that Yang Shen and Sun Tan had a very happy conversation that day, and seemed to appreciate him very much.

He was stunned and Sun Gui couldn't speak.

Sun Hao smiled quietly and said in Sun Gui's ear, "Boy, I went out to play with us that day, Brother Dan and I didn't treat you badly. Why? Now I'm turning aside. Humph, we have to give you a good memory later. Don't think that your father will help you grow your ambition when he comes back. If you really make a fuss, see if the second uncle helps me or you. Uncle II only sees Sun Yue, when will you take you seriously? Xiao Guizi, it's better to have a good time with me and Brother Dan. If you are well-behaved, your benefits will be indispensable. Otherwise, if you meet you once and beat you once, who will decide for you?"

Sun Gui was stunned and looked at the arrogant Sun Yue in the distance without any hesitation, and a hint of jealousy suddenly flashed in his heart. He remembered Sun Hao and Sun Dan's methods again, and was a little afraid. He said to Sun Dan with a dull sense: "Brother Dan, I'm not targeting you."

Sun Dan said coldly: "It's okay, by the way, Sun Gui, I heard that you did a good job in the exam this time and should be able to become a scholar."

"Maybe...maybe...can...beat."

Sun said lightly: "Once you become a scholar, even if you have fame and fame, I can talk to your sister Sun Jia. What your sister hates most is that you are cowardly and cowardly. You don't have to be so vulgar. If you really get fame, just stand up straight and be honest, don't be afraid."

Sun Gui murmured: "If you use fame and fortune... don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

"Yes, boy, once you become a scholar, who are you afraid of?" Sun Hao laughed and took a picture of him.

"But...what if I fail the exam?" Sun Gui shrank his neck.

Sun Hao was so angry that he said: "If you have nothing to do, even if you have gained fame, I don't think you can do anything."

As I was talking, I heard a burst of laughter coming from outside.

"Please use Brother Xiu."

"Brother Henian, please."
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