Looking for Rural Imperial-Exam Stories, but No Female Leads Who Transmigrate as Men and Get Married 求农家科举文,拒绝女穿男还成亲的(雷点)
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A Country Girl’s Daily Life of Preparing for the Imperial Exams 农家女的科举日常
[System + women’s imperial examinations + no disguises as men + transmigration + fictional setting + no romance + farming] In her previous life, Zhuge Yunshu was an orphan with no one to support but herself, and she lived a thoroughly carefree, lazy life. Perhaps Heaven couldn’t stand watching her do nothing, so it dropped something on her from a great height and killed her. Then she was reborn as a baby in an ancient farming family. In this era, where farming is the main way of life, everyone,
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The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be a Concubine, Stockpiling Grain to Survive the Famine 假千金拒绝做妾,囤粮满仓度荒年
[Signed for publication] [Transmigrate + farming + miracle doctor + chief minister + sweet romance + devoted couple] Song Yuntang, a genius doctor, transmigrates into the body of the fake heiress who was sent back to her home village by the Lin family three years ago. As soon as she transmigrates, her second aunt urges her parents to send her off as a concubine to the wealthy landlord’s grown son in a neighboring village. “I won’t accept this marriage. Whoever wants to marry him can do it!” Song
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The Fake Heir Was Cast Out of the Marquis's Estate, Then Rose to Power Through the Imperial Exams 被赶出侯府假世子靠科举逆袭权臣
Chen Yan worked himself to the bone as an office drone. After finally paying off his mortgage and car loan, he had 400,000 yuan in savings and was ready to lie flat in a small county town. Little did he know that disaster can strike at any moment. He transmigrated! The good news: he was still a man in this life, so he wouldn't have to experience period pain. He was born into a wealthy marquis's household, surrounded by fine clothes, delicious food, and his family's boundless affection. The bad n
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The Imperial Exams: Soaring Ninety Thousand Miles 科举之扶摇直上九万里
Li Yanqing transmigrated to the Great Qi, a fictional dynasty. He told himself, “No need to worry. I’m a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. I can make a good life for myself anywhere.” But his father died, leaving behind a final wish: Li Yanqing should study, take the imperial exams, become an official, and make something of himself. To fulfill his father’s wish, Li Yanqing embarked on a decade of arduous study. Li Yanqing thought that since fate had brought him here, he ought to make use o
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A Farmer's Son's Rise in the Imperial Exams: The Wisest Under Heaven 农家子的科举逆袭:智冠天下
[Famine + transmigration + System + farming + imperial examinations + daily life] Shen Yu woke up one morning to find that he had transmigrated. It was bad enough for a science student to end up in ancient times, but he’d arrived in the middle of a famine, with his family having nothing to their name. Luckily, he unlocked a red packet group. Without it, how could he possibly survive in this strange world? The Shen family had one daughter after another. At last, the third son’s family had a bo
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A Young Master's Daily Life as a Scholar in Ancient Times 古代少爷读书日常
Also known as Back to the Days of Youth at Yuzhang and The Eldest Legitimate Grandson’s Code The everyday life of a young nobleman in ancient times, a favored son of heaven (school + family life, etc.) Yuzhang’s spirited yet chaotic student life at the Imperial Academy! P.S. He transmigrates into a book, with no golden finger and no CP, though he does have a wife who serves as a tool and whom he feels no affection for. The male lead will take the imperial examinations and become an official. The
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The Imperial Exams: From a Duke’s Bastard Son to a Powerful Official 科举!从公府庶子到权臣的青云路
[Not a BL novel! Not a male-male romance! One male lead, little to no romance, and a plot-focused story.] [Transmigration + Illegitimate Son of a Duke’s Estate + No System + Imperial Exams + Political Intrigue] He transmigrates, and the good news is that he’s now an illegitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household, with food and clothes taken care of and no need to worry about making a living. The bad news is that he’s not only unloved, but also mocked and looked down upon. Heh. Never look down o
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An Ambitious Country Boy's Life in Ancient Times 农家小子的古代上进日常
After transmigrating into the body of a farmer's son in ancient times, a poor student had no choice but to embark on the long road of the imperial examinations to improve his family's life. He sought neither wealth and status nor a high salary or lofty office in this life. All he wanted was to protect his family and give them a peaceful life.
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A Farmer's Son at Dawn, an Emperor's Courtier by Dusk 朝为农家郎,暮登天子堂
(There's family drama, petty squabbles, rural life, outrageous oddballs, life in government, and much more.) After spending nearly ten years in a daze as an idiot, Tang Wenfeng fell into the water one day and finally came to his senses, now with a modern mind inside him. To avoid taxes, make a fortune, lie flat and enjoy himself, and secure a carefree life for the future, Tang Wenfeng decided to sit the imperial examinations. Who knew that an unexpected turn of events would put him on the
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The Imperial Exams: A Top Scholar from a Poor Family 科举,寒门状元
Imperial Examination, One-on-One Romance After an accident, a young man from the modern era transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty. Looking at his family’s dilapidated brick house, Qi Wenyu wondered how he would make a living from then on...
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Transmigrated into the Foil Character in an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文里的对照组
Yu Wenyan, a Shandong native who had worked hard to become a civil servant, transmigrates into a book. In the story, he’s a wasteful, gambling, wine-loving underachiever who resents his younger brother for being good at school and spends every day trying to sabotage his studies and civil service exam prospects. The transmigrated Yu Wenyan makes one thing clear: not studying is out of the question, and not taking the civil service exam is out of the question too. Playing dirty is out of the quest
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Li Jingxing's Road to the Imperial Exams 李景行的科举之路
When Li Jingxing wakes up, he finds himself in an unfamiliar place. Around him are crude huts and shabby furniture, and the air carries a faint smell of straw. Looking down, he sees that he is wearing ragged clothes and a pair of straw sandals. All of it leaves him utterly confused. “How did I end up here?” Li Jingxing wonders. Just then, a burst of noise breaks through his thoughts.
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From Peasant Roots to Sixfold Top Scholar in the Imperial Exams 穿成泥腿子,一路科举连中六元
[The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing,
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This Top Scholar Plays by His Own Rules 这个状元路子有点野
[Farming + imperial examinations + alternate history + lighthearted] My Parents Flipped the Table and Quit, So I Want to Take the Imperial Exams Too Just as Wang Xuezhou was about to reach the peak of his life, he transmigrated. The good news: in this life, his parents were loving, and his siblings got along. The bad news: the whole family was pinching pennies to fund his eldest uncle's studies. They had next to nothing and were living on coarse grain and wild greens. But before he could flip t
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Xiaozhi, the Humanoid Robot 人形机器人小智
Title: Robot Xiaozhi Synopsis: In the near future, an intelligent robot named Xiaozhi joins the household of the heroine, Zhang Meng, as a domestic assistant. A technology company launches household robots capable of doing chores, looking after children, and handling other everyday tasks, but the technology is not yet fully developed. The robots have basic learning abilities, but also suffer from programming flaws. As AI technology collides with traditional family life, the robots’ strange behav
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After Splitting from My Biased Grandparents, I Rise to the Top in the Imperial Exams 和偏心爷奶分家,我科举位极人臣
Li Yunzhi was born in a province known for its fierce competition in the civil service exams. Millions of people sat the exams every year, and under his parents' urging, he kept taking them year after year. At last, he stood out from the crowd and secured a civil service post. But before he could tell his parents, he was in a car accident and transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Wei. Looking at his family of impoverished peasants, their bare cupboards, and several downright awful relatives, L
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After Provoking the Villain, the Mad Tyrant Carried Me Off in My Bridal Sedan 招惹反派,疯批暴君掳我花轿洞房
[Over-the-top doting + mad tyrant + farming + building wealth + food + everyday life] After transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting actress, how can she extend her family's lives when they have only three months left? The killer is powerful and influential, and ordinary people like us can't afford to offend him. Find a random man and make him take the fall. Three years later, that scapegoat turns out to be a mad tyrant. Thousands of imperial guards clear the way, and on the day
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Ding! With an Immortal Achievement, the Cousin Miss Starts Reading 叮,成就流芳百世,表小姐开卷了
Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to
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The Imperial Exam: Top of the Six Tests, Reshaping the Workplace 科举,六元及第整顿职场
(No System, no golden finger, one female lead) (A slow-burn story) In the 21st century, the only person in Tianhai University’s history to earn master’s degrees in both the arts and sciences suddenly transmigrates into the body of a poor farmer’s son in ancient times. Looking at the bare walls of his home and the family who place all their hopes in him, Wang Ping can only gaze at the heavens in speechless resignation. Since all other pursuits are inferior and only scholarship is esteemed, he wi
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Everyday Life of the Imperial Exams: Doting on My Husband and Raising Our Kids 科举日常之宠夫郎养崽崽
[Transmigration + farming + raising kids + doting on his husband + imperial exams + sweet romance + devoted couple + one-on-one romance + cozy daily life] Rong Zheng, heir to a family of ancient martial artists, wakes up to find that his soul has transmigrated into the body of a down-and-out scholar with the same name. While he's still standing there in confusion, a handsome young man with delicate features offers him a bite to eat. Rong Zheng falls in love at first sight, and is completely smi
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I Strive for the Imperial Exams, But My Slacker Dreams Never Change 努力考科举,咸鱼梦想从未改变
[Imperial exams + everyday life + lighthearted] Lu Yang, a rich second-generation heir, wakes up one day as the youngest and most cherished son of the Lu family. This youngest son is a scholar, yet selfish and self-centered, turning a blind eye to his family's sacrifices and caring only about his own future. Lu Yang may be a slacker with little conscience, but he knows who's good to him. He keeps his dream of being a slacker tucked away and works hard to pass the imperial exams, hoping to become
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Su Family's Tao 苏家阿桃
[Marriage first, love later + no transmigration or rebirth + farming and imperial examinations] At the age of fifteen, Su Tao became engaged to Li Sanlang, whose family owned a cloth shop in town. Barely six months later, Li Sanlang found a more advantageous match and decided to get engaged to the county magistrate’s illegitimate daughter. He made up a baseless excuse and broke off his engagement to Su Tao. Rumors spread, and people said Su Tao would have no choice but to become a butcher’s conc
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The Child Bride in Our Home 家有童养媳
[No rebirth, no transmigration, a chance encounter in troubled times, and a family blessed by heaven] When Xiangsui was eight, her father died. A rebel king had risen up, taxes were increasing, and life was unbearably difficult. Xiangsui's mother was a frail woman. Seeing that her mother couldn't possibly raise her and her younger brother, Xiangsui decided to make sure they could all survive. She sold herself to the Cheng family as a child bride, in exchange for a sack of wheat and twenty taels
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The 1970s: Kicked Out by My Family, I Turned Around and Married an Officer 七零:被赶出家门后我转头嫁军官
[Feel-good read + period setting + pocket dimension + devoted couple + golden finger + strong female lead] Song Yun, a modern inheritor of ancient medicine, accidentally travels back to 1973 and becomes an unfortunate girl unloved by both her father and mother. She hasn't enjoyed even one day of life as a capitalist's daughter before suddenly acquiring the identity. Her once-devoted fiancé sends an urgent telegram demanding to break off their engagement. Break it off, break it off, break it off!
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My Whole Clan Is Exiled? I'll Get Rich Through Farming 全族流放?我靠种植发家致富了
[Male lead, golden finger, lighthearted, exile and farming] Ji Changying was a walking encyclopedia of plants. Her remarkable abilities caught the attention of an experimental research base. They spent two years and sent ten skilled fighters to capture her. In the end, she blew up their base, but something went wrong, and she died too. When Ji Changying opened her eyes again, she had become the little fool of the Ji family in Lianhua Village. Her parents were loving, and her family was harmoniou
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The Easygoing Girl's Pop-Up Restaurant 佛系小丫的不定时餐厅
At twenty-two, Jian Dan grew tired of office life, quit her job, left the big city, and returned to a beautiful village. There, she began a pastoral life: herding geese, playing with pets, going up into the mountains and down to the sea, working from sunrise to sunset.
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I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建
[Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be
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The Lucky Wife of the Grand Secretary 首辅家的锦鲤妻
Only after Su Jiuyue married into the Wu family did she discover that her husband was a fool. She thought she'd been swindled. But as soon as she entered the family, it was as if Heaven itself had blessed the Wus. One happy occasion followed another, and their lives kept getting better. She went up the mountain to gather wild greens and found a lingzhi mushroom; she went down to the river to fish and found a rare, ancient fungus. Even her foolish husband turned out not to be a fool, and he came
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Back to the 1960s: Ditching the Plot and Building a Better Life 回到六零年代,踹开剧情奔小康
[No CP] [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Women's awakening] [Political career] [Scientific research] [Pocket dimension] [No child-rearing] [Ensemble cast] [Reborn] Xie Yun, a modern orphan, returns to 1968 and becomes Xie Yun, a country girl raised by a widowed mother, with an exceptionally capable younger brother named Xie Shen. She discovers that she hasn't just transmigrated through time, she's also transmigrated into a book: a story about a stepmother raising children, where she is the first
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