A Transmigrator's Guide to the Imperial Exams for a Farmer's Son

New Novel: The Imperial Examination, A Male Supporting Character's Guide to Turning the Tables. Feel free to add it to your library. Fang Chiyuan's memories of his past life awakened when he was eight. As soon as they did, he found himself in an awkward predicament: his family despised him and wanted to sell him off. Fang Chiyuan wanted to run away, but without a travel permit, he couldn't get far. He wanted to split the household, but the law said that as long as his grandparents were alive, the family could not be divided. Anyone who tried would be thrown in prison for three years. Why was everything so complicated in ancient times? At last, he escaped that household. Fang Chiyuan wanted to go into business and make money, since wealth would let him live without worry. But the rules said that anyone who earned too much had to register as a merchant, and officials would squeeze merchants dry. They might take more than he earned! How terrifying. He'd rather become an official. (●°u°●)??"! This is a fictional era. After the Song Dynasty, this world took a different path from ours. The Ming Dynasty did not replace the Yuan Dynasty; the Qiong Dynasty did. It is now the seventy-ninth year of Fengrui. [Notes] 1. This is a work of imagination, set in a wholly fictional world and unrelated to real history. One-on-one romance with a happy ending. 2. Details about the protagonist's examinations, official career, family life, friendships, and daily life draw on Zhihu and Baidu Baike, with various institutions from the Song Dynasty and earlier as references. 3. Corrections to obvious factual errors are welcome, but please don't nitpick. Thank you (*°?°)=3. 4. Visit my author page to find the short novel The Imperial Examination, A Male Supporting Character's Guide to Turning the Tables. Blurb: When he woke up, Song Yixing discovered that he had become the "tool" little brother in an imperial-examination novel. His parents and older siblings were all obstacles on the male lead's path to passing the exams, but they shared one trait: they all doted on him! As the family's beloved youngest child, he was destined to become the "tool" little brother the male lead would use to humiliate his family later in the story. When he became gravely ill and was near death, his parents and siblings would all kneel before the male lead and be thoroughly face-slapped. Knowing how the story was supposed to unfold, Song Yixing watched his older brother and the male lead wrestling on the ground and suddenly realized that changing the plot couldn't wait! Song Yixing: Why do these people have red health bars over their heads? System: The bars show how long they have left to live. Since they're red, they must be close to dying. Song Yixing (horrified): Then what should I do? System (narrowing its eyes): Kill the male lead and stop the story! Song Yixing (confused): ? Theme: