I was born in the second year of the Jianlong era of the Great Song, but a famine struck, and both my parents starved to death. I survived only by luck.
After more than a decade of hard study, the day finally came for me to travel to the capital for the imperial examinations. I was determined to succeed and bring honor to my name. Once I ranked high, I vowed that there would never be famine in the world again!
On the road to the capital, I encountered bandits. A kind older man saved me and allowed me to become his student. He taught me martial arts for self-defense, and we laughed and chatted all the way until we arrived in the capital.
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