C64 (1/2)

Madame Li proudly brought her reading partner to Ningguancun to catch up on the market. Along the way, she caught a woman she knew who was showing off to someone that she had a scholar in her family. This made her feel very pleased with herself.

As soon as she passed, the women behind her could not help but spit on her.

”Peh, look at her. She's just a top student at home. Maybe she'll be able to become an Elementary Scholar. Isn't that a joke?”

”Of course, what's there to boast about? I've heard my old man say that the selection of officials depends on their looks as well. The imperial court couldn't choose anyone. Look at his face, it was full of goosebumps, like a toad. With that kind of appearance, even if we were to test his name, I doubt they would even arrange for him to become a high ranked official. ”

”Yo, your old man is so amazing. He even knows who the imperial government is going to elect as an official. ”Our third son looks pretty good. One day my big brother will show you his face and see if he can become a big official in the future.”

Madame Li's side continued to place their own scholars first, and along the way, there were also some wives who brought their daughters to attend the gathering. Upon hearing that the young man was a scholar, all the young girls at the prime of their youth looked in his direction.

Madame Li and the others all saw this, and the smile on her face grew even wider. A giant chrysanthemum bloomed on her old face, and her smile became very brilliant.

Arriving at the village of Ningguang, there was a pork stall at the village entrance. The stall was unexpectedly occupied by a girl who looked even more 'manly' than Madame Gao. She was the daughter of the head of the largest family in the village.

She was dressed in a bunch of red muslin. Her waist was almost as thick as a water tank, and she was half a head taller than Gowan.

There was a red silk flower sticking out of the girl's ear. It was a very big one. Those who didn't know it would think that her profession was matchmaking.

The girl naturally heard the discussions of the surrounding people. After all, she had been selling pork in the village for so many years. She had long developed the habit of observing everything and listening in every direction.

This year, she was already seventeen. Because she had the strength, all the men in the village didn't dare to marry her, fearing that she would beat them to death if she disagreed.

Her fingers stuck out like little sticks, and as she spoke, her voice was muffled, like a bell. It was so loud that it hurt the ears of those who heard it. This was something she was used to when she sold pork over the years.

Zhu Rong Rong looked at the weak scholar dressed in a white long robe, her heart immediately started pounding like a little deer in her arms. For a moment, her face was blushing red. She even brushed the hair at the side of her ears and pressed the big flower stuck in her ear.

With a ”kacha” sound, she cut off a piece of the pig leg, causing the meat pieces to tremble. The people around were so shocked that they couldn't help but exclaim, ”Amazing, such a good knife skill!”

Zhu Rong Rong Rong was quite pleased with himself. He opened his mouth and laughed, revealing his large teeth. The sound was so loud that those who wanted to buy meat couldn't help but take two steps back.