"Brother He, did you complete all the questions this time? I still have one question unfinished. What is the meaning of 'Finger of the Scale' in the text? I forgot, it seems I hadn't read this annotation before!" Gu Wanhua was a bit worried. In fact, it wasn't just this question he couldn't answer; there were two other questions he wasn't sure about. He was eager to go back and check his books.
"I've been pondering that question for a long time as well. It's said that the 'Finger of the Scale' text is not often tested in the county examination. I didn't expect the questions to be so tricky this time. I, too, haven't fully mastered the Four Books and Five Classics. Who knows if I can pass this time?" He Shunian was also concerned. He felt somewhat confident about the other questions, but this one indeed left him stumped, and he couldn't recall its meaning.
