Gu Ci, a doctor of modern Chinese language and literature, traveled to a poor farmhouse in Dafeng. The elders of the family studied hard for half their lives and could not pass the imperial examination. The family relied on wild vegetables and tree bark to survive. In order to support his family, he borrowed poems and articles to help Xue Mingyang, a wealthy student, get out of trouble. While earning money to improve his family's situation, he stayed low-key and cultivated his knowledge. He sympathized with his sisters at home, taught them literacy and protected their dignity. After entering the academy, he showed his talents through classics, poems, paintings and couplets and resolved disputes among his peers. With the ambition of reading to help the world, he walked towards the county examination step by step, warming his family and impressing everyone with his talents and virtues. In the era of emphasis on literature, he relied on his own efforts to break through the shackles of a poor family and write a chapter of a young man's upward growth.
