He Jinseng was shocked upon hearing this. Since he could remember, his grandfather had always told him every month to study hard and seek an official position in the future. But now he actually said he was not expecting him to become an official.
Startled, He Jinseng cautiously asked, "Grandfather, you..."
The village chief waved his hand, interrupting him, "Don't think your grandfather is crazy. It's the events of recent years that made me understand that being an official isn't that simple."
He looked at He Jinseng and sighed, "You're just a farmer's child, and I always protect you. You have no idea how treacherous the outside world is. The runaway slave incident of Lu Zhudan, the river bandit case connected with County Magistrate Zou, and today's mountain bandit incident—none of these are things you could resolve. Even if you become an official, when faced with such matters, you won't be able to compete with them. You might risk your life for nothing."
