Transmigrating to Ancient Times, I Help My Stunning Wife Rise Through the Imperial Exams

[Historical setting + transmigration + history + alternate world + imperial exams + soul transmigration] Transmigrate to ancient times during a famine, and just as Ye Fan is starving enough to chew tree bark, he runs into a government order requiring every man of marriageable age to take a wife. In this chaotic era, men vastly outnumber women, and the government forces people to marry. The original owner somehow ended up with three wives. But the original owner was gloomy and violent, turning life into a dead end. The moment Ye Fan takes over the body, he finds his three wives about to hang themselves! They even try to take him with them! Worse still, the original owner’s parents are treated like oxen, forced to bear the whole family’s burdens, while his younger sister is made to work like a servant. The entire family is dirt poor. Fortunately, Ye Fan bonds with a Favorability System. By earning the favor of specific targets, he can unlock skills. He also has an upgradable pocket dimension, whose expansion unlocks martial arts training and pill refining, giving him the means to turn things around. To survive, he trades favorability points for opportunities. First, he hunts a fat rabbit to feed his starving wives, who have been clutching their stomachs. Little by little, he warms their hearts, then uses the pocket dimension to boost production and train in martial arts, leading his mistreated family to prosperity and turning their chaotic lives into a good one. In the end, he protects his family and rises to power in the chaotic world through his own abilities, becoming a regional overlord. The women and family at his side become his strongest support, and through the imperial exams, he builds a realm among the stars!