Mrs. Liu quickly said she had some and asked her youngest daughter to go to her second brother's study to fetch paper and pen.
Liu Gong's second brother, Liu Li, just got married during the first month of the new year. He was the one Mrs. Zhang mentioned, who was sent to study in the county by his parents but dropped out after half a month because they couldn't bear the expense of transportation.
However, Mrs. Zhang didn't mention what happened afterward: Liu Li moved to his aunt's house in the county and attended the academy there.
Originally, he was supposed to take the county examination this spring. If he passed, he would qualify for the prefectural exam, and passing that would make him a scholar.
However, a bandit incident delayed him for an entire year.
Fortunately, the girl's family did not cancel the engagement because of his leg, and the two families proceeded with the wedding as planned.
