My name is Chen Maisui, and I am a native farmer. My biggest ambition in this life is to lie on the field ridge and bask in the sun, eat sweet potatoes when I am hungry, catch fish and shrimp when I am free, and become a happy farmer who waits until death.
However, my mother had a stubborn temper and chased me down three fields with a rolling pin. She even tried to force me to study and take the imperial examination. She kept saying that only by studying can we honor our ancestors and not spend my whole life digging and farming.
I was very reluctant. I fell asleep while catching fish in class, went to the fields to work on the crops after class, and studied half-heartedly. I only wanted to cultivate flowers in my own poor land and earn money from farming to get by.
Who would have thought that I was born with a quick mind, and I had a good track record in farming. I improved the fields, planted high-yielding grains and vegetables, and started small farm side businesses, which made the poor family prosperous. I was forced to take the imperial examination, and I wanted to flunk out casually, but I missed the mark time and time again and passed the test. I was a child student, a scholar, and a scholar.
My private school teacher said that I was a hidden genius, my neighbors turned from ridicule to being admired, and my best relatives wanted to take advantage of me, but I was speechless.
Others studied hard in the cold window to seek fame, but I farmed and fished at the same time, and passed the imperial examination in a daze. Even in the officialdom, I did not change my nature as a gangster. I did not take sides or work in camps. I relied on my down-to-earth skills and full of truth to counterattack all the way.
From a country boy to a gold medal winner, he holds a hoe in his left hand to cultivate and make a fortune, and in his right hand holds a pen and ink to take the imperial examination and become an official. He can farm and make money. The Buddhist counterattack has made him a winner in life, and he has become the most comfortable scholar in Dayong!
