[System + Imperial Examinations + Family Ensemble Farming + No Female Lead + Easy Fortune-Building]
When Gu Qinghe wakes up, he has transmigrated into a poor scholar with nothing to his name.
Rain leaks through the roof, the rice jar is nearly empty, and a bully has come to demand payment. His whole family is gathered around a bowl of watery porridge, crying as they see their reflections in it.
Just as Gu Qinghe rolls up his sleeves, ready to fight, the [Study Rewards System] awakens!
“Ding! Recite the Three Character Classic from memory without a mistake. Reward: a photographic memory trial card and five kilos of prime pork!”
“Ding! Place first in the county exams. Reward: a refined salt production method and one hundred taels of silver!”
“Ding! Win first place in all three imperial examinations and be named the top scholar by imperial decree. Reward: high-yield potato seeds and blueprints for an invincible ocean-going fleet!”
Years later, Gu Qinghe is dressed in a magnificent red robe and holds the highest position in the court.
His fiercely protective mother wears the robes of a first-rank lady. His honest eldest brother has become the greatest merchant in the empire, and his sensible younger sister has been made a princess of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Looking at the splendid court and the envoys arriving from every nation, Gu Qinghe smiles faintly. “At first, all I wanted was to make sure my family had a decent meal.”
Everything is fast-paced yet very enjoyable to read! The main appeal is that whoever provokes the protagonist is quickly dealt with, unlike other novels where things take dozens of chapters to resolve! That's the biggest draw! There are quite a few minor plot holes! No problem, you can skip around if you want.
Reading this novel feels like watching those old revolutionary films I watched as a child, about the enemy raiding the countryside for food, and then...