"Later, my father passed the imperial examinations and became a scholar, a provincial graduate, and a top scholar. Our family underwent tremendous changes. Later, my father was assigned to Kunzhou, and our family came to Kunzhou. You don't know, Kunzhou was much worse than our hometown Dingzhou at that time. But I didn't feel bitter at all, because no matter where we were, our family was together."
“Enzi started learning from my father when he was ten years old, and began taking the imperial examinations at the age of thirteen. After that, he also handled some matters related to my great-grandfather. He handled everything very well. My father didn’t praise him, but I could tell that he was very satisfied with Enzi.”
"You wouldn't believe it, Enzi used to blush whenever he saw a pretty girl, but now, he could probably remain calm and collected even if a celestial being stood in front of him."
Gu Xin thought of Yingying, the tofu girl who was Enzi's sweetheart. Enzi really liked fair-skinned and chubby little girls.
How could a girl who sells tofu not be fair-skinned and clean?
Gu Xin looked at Zheng Qiu. Xiao Qiu was also very fair-skinned, but she wasn't chubby at all.
"Young Master Gu is a man of great talent and integrity, and is considered a perfect son-in-law by many ladies in the capital. So he actually has someone he loves?" Zheng Qiu asked in surprise.
“My sister said that wasn’t called a sweetheart, it was called the first person you’d ever been attracted to. Enzi was only a few years old then, and he just thought the girl was pretty and fair-skinned, much prettier than the dark-skinned village girls in our village, so Enzi liked her. My sister said that many people might have been attracted to someone before finding their true love, but it was just a thought and couldn’t last. A true sweetheart is someone you can’t stop thinking about no matter what happens. A true sweetheart is the first person that comes to mind when you hear those three words. Enzi doesn’t have anyone in his heart now. All he thinks about is the exam coming soon so he can finish his task. Or, he thinks the exam should come slowly so he can see more of life outside,” Gu Xin explained.
“Young Master Gu’s idea is quite good. Actually, I’ve also had the idea of traveling the world. Not just once, but I’ve always wanted to. Once I’ve finished dealing with things at home, I’ll go out and travel more. Now that we’ve established contact with the West, I really want to see the local customs and culture and experience a life I’ve never seen before,” Zheng Qiu said.
“The West is actually quite nice. They are more free there, especially for women. The girls there have a much higher status than the girls in our Great Zhou. After marriage, there is no rule that the man is in charge of external affairs and the woman is in charge of internal affairs, but it is not like the Goddess Kingdom where women are respected. There, strength is respected, and whoever has the ability can rise to the top,” Gu Xin said.
"Do they have coroners on their side?" Zheng Qiu asked.
“I haven’t seen that before. Although they are free, their laws are not as strict as those of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Everything is decided by the king and the city lord. If they have a good king and city lord, the people can live in peace and prosperity. But if they have a bad one, like the Yunhai tribe before, the people will suffer.” Gu Xin sighed and said, “I remember when I led my troops to attack the city, when I captured the first city of Yunhai, the wealthy merchant of Yunhai surrendered directly. It wasn’t that he lacked integrity, but that Yunhai was not worth his loyalty. Yunhai levies very high taxes on both merchants and other people, and it is unstable, so it is easy for people to rebel.”
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