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Elder sister Chen Wantang sold her mother's silver hairpin to fund her younger brother Xingzhou's studies, working late every night at the dock carrying goods. After ten years of hard work, Xingzhou finally passed the imperial exam. But when he rushed home with the good news, he found Wantang lying unconscious in the woodshed—she had fallen down a mountain while digging wild ginseng to afford his new official robe. To his shock, Xingzhou discovered a letter Wantang had hidden for three years: he had actually passed the scholar exam three years ago, but Wantang hid it to keep him humble. When he read the last line, "My brother will be an honest official. I'd give my life for that," he held Wantang's hand, tears soaking the exam notice...
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