A Country Girl’s Daily Life of Preparing for the Imperial Exams
农家女的科举日常
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- 781k Words
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- Ancient Romance
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- Slice-of-Life Farming
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- 1d ago
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- I Wanted to Be a Bookkeeper, but the System Made Her Take the Civil Service Exams本想当账房，系统非让她科举为官Alternate title on Fanqie
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I love that you can take the imperial examination as a woman, without having to disguise yourself as a man or wear a man's clothes. And the fact that there's no romantic pairing is really great. I don't like romance in imperial examination novels. Besides romance, there's also the beautiful landscape and ordinary people. I hope the author will update more.
An ancient Chinese romance novel about women taking the imperial examinations. There aren't any truly awful characters, and no romantic pairings, which I absolutely love. It's a good read, but there's just too little of it! I really hope the author will add more chapters!
I hope there will be more and more novels featuring female protagonists from rural backgrounds who take the imperial examinations, instead of female protagonists becoming pampered wives serving male protagonists from rural backgrounds 😅
Ancient Chinese women's examination novels are a genre I enjoy. Keep up the good work, author!
It's a great read, very enjoyable to read. The system serves as a motivator, unlike some system novels that reward the host for every little thing they do. You can see that although the system provides a lot of help, the female lead is really hardworking, and so far she hasn't used any overpowered abilities.
It's really good; it's the first time I've seen a woman pass the imperial examinations and become an official. It's very novel. The system is fun; it doesn't give you food or water, just constant urging to study, study, and study some more 🤦 It's well-written, but the occasional use of modern slang is distracting, and the excessive use of the word "e" makes it difficult to listen to. 🤭🤭
It's great! The "genius" female lead is so satisfying to watch. Is the female lead destined to never become fair-skinned again? No, no, no, I really can't accept her always looking like a dark charcoal!
It's a good read. In the beginning, I was genuinely annoyed by the female lead's laziness and short-sightedness, but I could understand it. People living in a peaceful and technologically advanced era suddenly find themselves reborn into a poor, feudal farming family. Their mindset and thinking can't be easily changed.
First, the female lead's personality is quite down-to-earth 😂 but she also grows gradually. If you're looking for a genius who's arrogant and thinks he's the best, please look elsewhere. I saw the author also mentioned some potential issues, so I don't understand why some people still insist on finding a reason to be extreme in the book. Second, there are no truly awful characters.
The later parts are getting better and better; it's rare to find a story where a woman can take the imperial examinations without disguising herself as a man. But could you please update more often? It's been over a month since the last update, and I've almost forgotten what I wrote! 🤦