"Duke An?"
Lin Zhong looked at his brother-in-law, perplexed, and asked, "What's going on?"
"I heard that the Government Office in Yi County put up a notice about the civil service examination. If you want details, ask Uncle Fu. He's talking to Uncle Xuan at your place right now," said Wang Chong Er, Lin Zhong's brother-in-law.
The Uncle Xuan he mentioned is Lin Zhong's father, Lin Xuan.
"Cousin?"
Lin Zhong certainly knew this person; he was Ma Fu, the only Traveling Merchant in Ma Wang Village. In his youth, Ma Fu worked odd jobs for a Scholar's family in the county, received basic education, and learned to recognize some characters. Later, he became a Traveling Merchant.
During the time Prince Huai ruled Huai State, he often led a mule, carrying heavy goods, traveling back and forth between Huai State and Fengzhou, occasionally visiting Jiangnan. He was well-read and was the cousin of Lin Zhong's mother, of the Ma Clan.
