From Farm Boy to Imperial Scholar

[Farming & Imperial Examinations & ...] [Preorder: When I Ran Away from My Wedding, I Abandoned My Husband and Child. Please add it to your favorites!] Zhao Yan transmigrated. Just how poor was the Zhao family? He looked down at his shoes: the left one had three toes sticking out. He was skin and bones, and every meal at home was rationed down to the last grain of rice. Their family's bran cakes were the hardest to swallow. The month he realized he'd been transmigrated into a fetus, his older sister, Zhao Lihua, "sold" herself by marrying an ugly man in the village so she could take him with her. On the second day after her wedding, Zhao Lihua sent him to school to learn to read and write. Gazing out across the vast fields under the blazing sun, Zhao Yan began to dream of taking the imperial examinations. Note: This story isn't angsty. His sister and brother-in-law are good people. The tone is fairly warm and cozy. [P.S. The setting is fictional, with some original details, and there may be plenty of imperfections. If that's not your thing, please move on without leaving a comment. Also, if you're looking for awful relatives, this isn't the story for you. They only appear briefly in the background, so don't expect them to wreak havoc. This is just an everyday-life story about getting by. Thank you!] Going VIP on May 8!!! Find the preorder and completed stories through my profile! Theme: The road to self-reliance, prosperity, and success in the imperial examinations