Chapter 162: Ancestors Bless Nephews, Not Uncles When leaving the Li family, it was around four or five in the afternoon. Zhu Ping’an went to visit his mentor’s house again, but there was still no one there. It seemed that his mentor wouldn’t be coming back in the short term. The autumn air was refreshing, […]
Chapter 161: Failed Self-Recommendation You can guard against thieves day and night, but you can’t guard against thieves in your own home. It turns out that the commercial empire of richman Li has been infiltrated by rats, and it’s a house-born one at that. These rats seem to have grown quite skilled and cunning, having
Chapter 160: A Tricky Matter Zhu Ping’an clicked his tongue in surprise. The Li family really was wealthy and powerful. In ancient times, coral was definitely a rare item and very expensive. Ge Hong’s “Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital” states: “King Nanyue once presented a coral tree, one zhang and three chi tall.” Ge
Chapter 159: Shock The cunning girl, after throwing the plate, proudly tossed her head and walked away. She raised her head so high; doesn’t she fear tripping? Zhu Ping’an watched the food and broken pieces of the plate scattered on the ground, then glanced at the cunning girl who tilted her head at a 45-degree
Chapter 158: Eat it or Don’t After the scheming girl returned, the study room was quiet for a moment, then it started to fill with the sound of her incessantly asking about Zhu Ping’an’s exams. While Zhu Ping’an casually talked about a few things regarding the exams, the scheming girl appeared completely uninterested. However, from
Chapter 157: Hmph “Miss, it’s so hot with this late summer heat, we should head back to the room. Even with two basins of ice, it’s still not enough.” Baozi, the young maid, kneeled on the soft couch. In front of her was a small basin of half-melted ice cubes. She held a folding fan
Chapter 156: Unfortunately Zhu Ping’an returned home and mentioned his grandfather’s intentions. To his surprise, his mother, Chen, was the first to express her full agreement, and she was extremely supportive. With his mother on board, Zhu’s father naturally had no objections. His elder brother, Zhu Pingchuan, also raised both hands in approval. Ever since
Chapter 155: Chen’s Show-off Attribute The old Zhu family house was emitting cooking smoke. Zhu Ping’an’s third aunt was in the kitchen preparing a meal, while Old Man Zhu sat in the yard puffing on his dry tobacco pipe, still wearing his nearly new blue cloth tunic. Old Lady Zhu sat across from him, picking
Chapter 154: Seeing the Cooking Smoke Again “You’ve lost so much weight.” It was around three or four in the afternoon when Zhu Ping’an returned to the courtyard. His mother, Chen, inspected him thoroughly several more times and came to a heart-wrenching conclusion. “I think Zhi’er has gotten chubbier.” Mr. Zhu, carrying the luggage, glanced
Chapter 153: After a few months of wandering, the child returns home Two days later, the Qinhuai River was ablaze with lanterns and decorations, the crowd bustling with excitement—several times livelier than during the provincial exam. The sound of oars slicing through the water mingled with the shimmering reflections of lanterns, while willow branches swayed