《元史·列传·卷五十八》
澄候母亲就寝后，又燃灯读书。九岁与其他子弟参加乡校考试，吴澄总是名列前茅。
九岁，从群子弟试乡校，每中前列。
After waiting for his mother to go to bed, Cheng would light a lamp to read. At the age of nine, he took part in the township school examination with other children, and Wu Cheng always came out on top.