The family business at Xu Yan’s new home after he transmigrates is very much in the funeral trade.
His eldest uncle makes coffins, his second uncle plays funeral music, and his father makes paper effigies.
Hey! It’s a one-stop service for sending people off, satisfaction guaranteed!
They may not be starving, but Xu Yan knows exactly what he wants.
What’s the point of making paper effigies when studying for the imperial examinations is so much better?
In this world, the only real way to turn your life around is to pass the exams and earn a place on the honor roll!
But the moment he says this, everyone bursts out laughing.
His grandmother firmly objects. “Scholars are all cold-hearted. Making paper effigies is safer!”
His relatives sneer, “Is smoke from your family’s ancestral graves coming from burning incense or burning spirit money? And you still think you can pass the exams?”
The neighbors heap on the mockery. “A coffin shop producing a top scholar? What, do you think the King of Hell is going to handpick one?”
Who could have guessed that Xu Yan would go through the county, prefectural, and academy exams, then the provincial and metropolitan exams, and charge all the way from “the coffin shop’s licentiate” to the ranks of the successful candidates!
From a low-ranking seventh-grade official to chief grand secretary, with power over the whole court.
In the Golden Hall, the newly appointed Grand Secretariat Academician, Lord Xu, calmly straightens his sleeves and smiles warmly at the officials filling the hall.
“If any of you are thinking of playing dirty, I’m sure you know this.”
“My family’s ancestral trade is making sure people get sent off in fine style, with all the dignity and ceremony they deserve.”
The officials throughout the court feel a chill run down their spines.
Picking a fight with a powerful official who specializes in seeing people off? Wouldn’t that mean you think you’ve lived long enough?
That's great, you know? I just started reading this novel. Because it had just come out, I had the mentality of giving it a try. Then I saw that he started reading when he was over 100 years old, and I felt that it might not meet my expectations. Who knew that the author really gave me a big surprise. The plot is interlocking and rich, and the writing is particularly good. This is the first time I have seen an imperial examination essay with this kind of beginning. I feel comfortable and the plot is very interesting. I hope the author can keep writing like this and keep writing like this. I will always support you. So written nb👍
The stories are interlocking and worth watching, but the updates are a bit slow.
A complex and uncommon family setting. The previous plot conflict is followed by excavation and analysis. The protagonist's brain circuit is also different from the thoughts of some protagonists in imperial examination essays. It can be seen that the author has unique content that he wants to express. One star is deducted for the systematic narrative logic of the story. The previous content needs to be supplemented later to make it smooth and reasonable.
It's super pretty, but it's too short.
Come on, it's very beautiful
It's pretty good, come on, come on
It looks good, but there are really evil people in charge. Big cheers for the author 👍
I originally wanted to watch it again after getting fatter, but I couldn't help but want to start watching it. Why did I stop updating it? Don't stop it after November 😢 I can't do five updates in a day.
It looks good, please update it soon. There will be about 1500 chapters.
Why doesn't the author continue writing?