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The 5.5-Year-Old Prodigy from a Humble Family: Slapping the Entire Clan with His Imperial Exam Success

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Gu Xiaoning, a 5.5-year-old prodigy from a poor family, was mocked by his entire clan as "born poor" because his parents clung to their meager ancestral farmland. The clan leader even tried to seize their land, calling them "wastrels." But no one expected Xiaoning, who had secretly read all the old books at home, to sneak to the county exam with a bamboo basket—he recognized ancient characters even scholars couldn’t, and his fluent answers made the examiner drop his teacup. He advanced all the way to the imperial palace exam, reciting the *Taiping Strategy* in front of the emperor and all officials. The emperor slammed the table, calling him a "wonder child," and immediately granted him the title of "Prodigy Xiucai." When the good news reached the clan, the uncle who had cursed the loudest was squatting at Xiaoning’s door, holding his precious cured meat and smiling obsequiously: "Our Gu family’s little genius, you must take care of the clan in the future!" But Xiaoning, holding the osmanthus candy given by the county magistrate’s little daughter, tilted his head and asked: "Then what about you saying my family was poor and wanting to take our farmland away? Does that still count?"

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