The Road to the Imperial Examination for a Boy from a Mountain Village

Lin Yuan, a farmer who traveled to an imaginary ancient mountain village. His family was poor and relied on farming to make a living. He was born prematurely and was thin, but as an only son he was valued by his grandparents. Lin Yuan has special powers and a photographic memory, which is his advantage on the way to the imperial examination. In this world of imperial examinations, which has a hierarchical system from a child to the number one scholar, he embarks on a journey, defying all difficulties, and marches forward bravely towards the goal of passing the sixth grade.