"Gao Zhiru should finish his exam today. I wonder if he will pass?"
"For such a person, even if he passed, it's a disgrace! Pah!"
"Hey, what do you know? If he really passes and becomes a scholar, getting a minor official job afterwards, it's quite normal for him to have three wives and four concubines. Wang Er Ya and Ji Xiulan wouldn't have to fight anymore, all would be accepted!"
There was a burst of laughter among the crowd: "Oh please, it's so difficult to become a scholar, right? I think the way Gao Zhiru behaves, he's likely to fail. Can he really hope to pass if he's fooling around with girls all day?"
"Who knows, if he really passed, things would be different."
Ji Xinhe happened to be coming back from town after selling sour bamboo shoots, and was surprised to hear the villagers' discussion. She couldn't help but interject: "Gao Zhiru has caused such a big stir, his reputation has been completely ruined, how could he still be eligible to take the exam?"