Time passed quickly, and before one knew it, autumn had arrived. In August, the season of harvest was in full swing. Wencheng and Wenhan had finally left behind the days when they had to fight daily. Who had spare time to gossip about Mrs. Wei's trifle matters during the busy harvest? Everyone was too preoccupied with gathering crops for their homes.
Zhixiang had already set off for Zhoucheng, where he was to participate in the provincial examination. Accompanied by classmates, he left with thirty taels of silver from Mrs. Chen and an additional ten taels from Mrs. Xue. The Xu family did not have much, and the sum was given with some difficulty.
