2024-07-31
Three Bulls Strength
The academic exchange conference was held for three consecutive days.
During that time, some scholars who had previously been obscure gained recommendations and successfully entered public service after displaying outstanding talent in the prefecture city, securing minor official posts and becoming officials of Donglai Commandery.
Some even went directly into the County Governor's Mansion to work!
This greatly stirred the enthusiasm of the younger generation. The ensuing wave of study continued from summer all the way to the winter solstice, as the weather steadily grew colder.
That day, Song Residence, Third Lane of Houli Street.
Most of the leaves on the two old trees had fallen away, leaving only bare branches.
The doghouse beneath the trees had been expanded several times and was now much larger.
The straw inside had also been replaced with thicker, warmer bedding. The yellow and white dogs had long since changed beyond recognition.
From wobbly little milk puppies, they had been raised into big dogs nearly a meter tall.
It had to be said that the two dogs grew remarkably fast. Who would have thought that these towering, imposing dogs were actually not even a year old since birth?
Fortunately, though Big Yellow and Big White looked fierce, they showed no signs of hurting anyone.
Otherwise, even if he had grown attached to them, Song Changming would not have kept them beside his parents, lest something unforeseen happen.
Inside the room, Song Changming had just finished refining his body and was soaking in a large wooden tub.
Cloudy medicinal liquid floated in the tub, giving off steam and a rich herbal scent.
Song Changming closed his eyes and relaxed his entire body as much as possible.
He could feel every pore of his skin opening wide, greedily absorbing the nutrients in