CH 11

Zhulan was stunned, but she didn’t expect him to be a scholar, and that too in Chinese and archaeology. His fields of study were tailor-made for the era they were in! In ancient times, among the different classes of peasants, businessmen, and scholars, the scholars had the highest status!

Zhou Shuren had been in the orphanage since he was a child, and he was a keen observer of human emotions just by seeing the face. Knowing that Zhulan was in a good mood, he was relieved that she was a teammate in the future and asked, “How about you?”

Zhulan, “You know the age, the name is the same as the original one. Yang Zhulan, I studied business management in college, and was the deputy general manager of a company in modern times.”

Zhou Shuren understood that at a young age, she was the deputy general manager which means that she came from a family that was quite well-to-do. Now it seems that it was more than a good family with mines! (1)

Seeing that Zhou Shuren was silent, Zhulan knew why in an instant. She had also seen children from orphanages. No matter how good they were, they were different from normal families. They all had the same inferiority complex. Don’t look at Zhou Shuren’s high education. Why not use excellence to cover up your heart?

Zhulan thought it was better to make some things clear, “Modern things are all in the past tense. Here we have a new identity, which is a new beginning. I am a person with strong principles. Because of my parent’s divorce, I have been used to being independent since I was a child. So in these ancient times, you can rest assured that I may not be able to help you, but at least I will not hold you back.”

Zhou Shuren’s eyes flickered, and he understood the meaning of what she said. She was telling him that she will not be arrogant or unreasonable. She came from a divorced family and since childhood, she also had no father or mother. She was no better in family matters than him. The entanglement in his heart disappeared instantly.

On the contrary, he was very happy. No one wants teammates to be pig teammates. He knew his IQ was not bad, but he didn’t want to be pitted by pig teammates. Now it’s good, and he was happy in his heart, and he also explained what he thought: “I really don’t know how much I can help you, but in the seventh year of Emperor Dezong from the Tang Dynasty, there was a 71-year-old rare champion. I am only 37, and I can fight for it. If I’m lucky, I’ll give you one promise. When I come back, you don’t have to stay in the countryside.”

Zhulan raised her eyebrows, Zhou Shuren was really confident in himself, and he went straight to the imperial appointment. She didn’t know the imperial appointment system in this superfluous era, well, even though she didn’t understand the history, she knew that Zhou Shuren was just a Tongsheng, there were still many levels to pass to become an official of the Royal Court!

Zhou Shuren was confident in his abilities. Even in unfamiliar dynasties, he was a little emboldened, but he didn’t explain the matter after all. He couldn’t help coughing a few times. In the end, he was sick, and his throat was uncomfortable after talking too much.

Zhulan hurriedly got up and poured a bowl of water and handed it over, “Let’s not talk about the exams now, the most important thing is to take care of your body. At the moment, your body is your capital; I am not pouring cold water, your body is really not very good. I have never seen the imperial examination before, but I’ve heard that people with bad bones really can’t stand it.”

Zhou Shuren’s hand holding the bowl froze. His original body was really not good. After all, he was born into a scholarly family. Even as a child, he was different from a farmer. In addition, ancient scholars rarely paid attention to exercise. People who are almost forty years old were not young anymore. In ancient times, he was like fifty or sixty years old. He didn’t want to die early. “I will exercise when I get better.”

Zhulan hummed and then patted her forehead again before she remembered, how could she forget such an important matter?