Chapter 122: Gained Weight Again What can be done in over two months? One could finish reading a novel like Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, review the Four Books and Five Classics three to five times, copy ten volumes of books, or even make a slightly slim Zhu Ping’an a little bit plumper. Of course, this was […]
Chapter 121: A Way of Showing Affection Oh, come on, what is this? If modern-day innuendo jokes were told, they’d probably have her dragged off to the authorities. The scheming young girl and the bun-haired maid, among others, were both embarrassed and shy, all chiding each other. However, this also gave Zhu Ping’an a moment
Chapter 120: The Lecher “Eh, why are you here?” The scheming girl, Li Shu, appeared from around the corner. She gave Zhu Ping’an a glance with her pitch-black eyes, and with a delicate hand, she rudely pointed at him. Her crimson lips curled into a look of disdain. “What’s the matter? Were you enchanted by
Chapter 119: Seeing the Beauty Again After leaving the old house, Zhu Ping’an first returned home. His father had already left early to tend to the ox cart, and his elder brother had gone to the mountains to check the traps set yesterday. His mother, Chen, was at home alone, sewing a purse. When she
Chapter 118: The Old House After having breakfast, Zhu Ping’an went to the old house. In addition to the fine tobacco leaves he had bought in the town, his father, Zhu Fu, had also asked him to bring two wild chickens, a fat rabbit, and two fish, all of which were hunted by Zhu Fu
Chapter 117: Mother Chen Although Elder Brother Zhu Pingchuan changed his words quickly, he was still scolded by Mother Chen. He became meek and did not dare to say another word. When Elder Brother saw Zhu Ping’an entering with Father Zhu, he could only keep shouting “Mother, mother… mother…” He was so emotional that he
Chapter 116: Arriving Home Along the way, the plump rich merchant and the failed scholar were successively sent off, and not long after arriving at Huaining County, only Zhu Ping’an remained in the carriage. The closer he got to home, the more excited Zhu Ping’an became. The caged bird longs for the old forest, and
Chapter 114: Longing for Home Returning from Anqing Prefecture to Xiahe Village, a journey of a hundred miles, was not something that could be done in a day. It was best to return to the inn and plan further. Amidst the wind and rain, Zhu Ping’an returned to the inn, drenched through and through. “Ah,
Chapter 113: Different Paths, Different Plans “If life could only be like the first meeting” The female scholar Mo’er, standing gracefully on the stage, felt her heart tremble violently upon hearing these words. In an instant, tears filled her eyes… Before the crowd could recover from the first line, Feng Shanshui read out the second
Chapter 112: Embarrassment When Zhu Ping’an and his uncle, along with others, were surrounded by the crowd and brought into the center, the debates and discussions rose incessantly. “Is this the top scorer from yesterday?” someone in the crowd, seeing Zhu Ping’an looking like a drenched chicken, with coarse clothes and that black wooden board,