The gatekeeper found the situation both laughable and tragic. There were indeed many poor families like the Zhangs who hoped that their children could change the family’s fortune through education. To prevent Zhang Laotou from continuing this fantasy, the gatekeeper said, “Zhang Fang’s grades are very poor; he simply cannot…
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Chapter 53: A Father’s Despair
“You have to pay twenty taels of silver.” Zhang Fang, back when he was just Young Master Zhang, didn’t think much of twenty taels of silver and spent it carelessly. He didn’t realize that for the ordinary common people of today, twenty taels of silver was a huge sum. Liu…
Chapter 9: Trials and Tribulations
As He Xuezhu grew a little older and learned to identify medicinal herbs, her tasks changed from sewing clothes with her sister to accompanying her father into the mountains to gather herbs. The four children gradually grew up, and life at home improved slightly. However, just as the village announced…
Chapter 19: The Drought and Famine of Ancient Times
After sending the boy away, Lin Ya glanced at the night sky and then at the mule, feeling that leaving now wasn’t out of the question. Although the mule lacked night vision capabilities, it could see the road clearly. If they waited until tomorrow morning, it might be too late….
Chapter 17: The Coming of Locusts
Lin Ya hurriedly found a nearby village to take shelter in an abandoned thatched hut. Xu Jin, Xu Yue, along with their father Xu and Zhang Shi, and Ren Lin and Ren Zhao were all very happy. They hoped for rain to moisten the cracked land, so that everyone could…