In the Great Wei, nobody would take his college diploma seriously and just give him a bowl of hot rice to eat...,“Now that you’ve settled down, you’ll have to pay head tax, miscellaneous taxes, and perform corvée labor. Things are getting increasingly unstable these days. The government might call for conscription any time now. You’re young, strong, an orphan with no family ties – a perfect candidate for the draft. If anything happens to you, at least you won’t have to worry about funeral expenses!”,Eight months ago, the old man used this tattered fishing net to pull him out of the Bian River...twice!。