KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.
At dusk, the gate to Huai De Square's 12th Street was knocked once again. Li Ang, who was reading in the courtyard, sighed in exasperation and called out towards the gate, "I'm sorry, it's late. Please come back another time..."
From outside the gate, a voice came through, "Is it Mr. Li? A medical officer from the Imperial Medical Bureau requests an audience."
"The Imperial Medical Bureau?"
Li Ang closed his book in surprise. Many visitors had come to the hostel on Huai De Square's 12th Street seeking an audience with him today.
There were wealthy merchants proposing marriage alliances.
There were apprentices from the Advanced Scholar Group.
(The Advanced Scholar Group is a civilian commercial organization in Yu Country that specifically provides banquet and travel services for newly minted Advanced Scholars.)
There were also fellow countrymen from Yizhou who were in Chang'an.
One group would leave only for another to arrive—it was incessant and tiresome.
