A Top Scholar From A Humble Background.

Summary

The story focuses on Shen Xi, a young boy from a poor family in Peach Blossom Village. Despite their poverty, Shen Xi is determined to study and become a scholar. He envies his cousin Da Lang for having the opportunity to systematically study the Four Books and Five Classics, while he has no way to change his situation. As he spends time with his younger cousin Yang Wen Zhao, Shen Xi reflects on how people's perspectives change as they grow up. Shen Xi understands that Yang Wen Zhao's mother plans to take him away from the village due to her quarrels with her husband, not because of Yang Wen Zhao's fights with other children. The story portrays the struggles and aspirations of a poor family in a rural village during ancient times.

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