Then, with reddened eyes, he said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, you truly have eyes like a dog's. I said I would defer the room payment for two days, and once I find my relatives in the capital, I would repay you. Why do you have to get so angry?"
The woman also wiped her tears with her sleeve, feeling at a loss for what to do with the situation before her.
The shopkeeper sneered; he had seen many such scholars. Poor students dreaming of passing the imperial exams to become high officials, yet unaware that this is the foot of the Emperor, gathering talents from all over the world. How easy is it to make a name for oneself?
Every day, students leave their hometowns to come to the capital to study. However, most of them do not pass the entrance exams of the famous academies in the capital, while the tuition fees for those small academies are exorbitant. If you are skilled at one of the major academies and earn a rank during the monthly exams, you can get a tuition reduction.
