Conversation so far:
when was shen born?
in the year 1031.
what was his youth like?
was a somewhat lower-class gentry figure serving in official posts on the provincial level.
did he marry?
CANNOTANSWER.
how many children?
CANNOTANSWER.

Question: what was the biggest event of his youth?
Self-contained rewrite: what was the biggest event of Shen Kuo's youth?