I Rely on the Imperial Exams to Stay Alive

Lin He died, only to transmigrate into the body of a sickly farmer's son who coughed blood at the slightest breeze. Being reborn is a skill, and Lin He clearly wasn't very good at it. Luckily, he got a [Civil Service Exam Lifespan System]. Born into a poor farming family with no guarantee of food from one day to the next, Lin He had no choice but to take the civil service exams to stay alive. System: "Memorize the 'Xue Er' chapter of the Analects to gain one day of life." System: "Enroll in Tianshui Academy to gain three days of life." System: "Hit five out of nine targets in archery to gain ten days of life." System: "Place first in the county exam to gain one month of life." System: "Marry a beautiful, wealthy woman and gain hundreds of days of life on your wedding night." System: "Bring order to the state, manage the family, and pacify the realm to gain sixty years of life." In a nutshell: A down-and-out farmer's son fights to stay alive, advancing step by step through the civil service exams, rising in office, gaining wealth, developing infrastructure, and marrying a beautiful, wealthy woman. Note: The specialized knowledge in this story is quoted from reference materials. Please add my upcoming story, Taking the Civil Service Exams After Entering a Rebirth Novel, to your favorites. Blurb: Wei Jiuming, who came from the apocalypse, transmigrated into a rebirth novel. As luck would have it, he became the adopted son whom the reborn heroine hated most. The reborn heroine tried every trick in the book to deal with him. Fortunately, Wei Jiuming had a portable dimension where he could take refuge in times of danger. However, this dimension needed to be powered up through studying and taking the civil service exams. As he advanced in his studies and exams, the dimension's energy grew stronger. Wei Jiuming discovered that he could travel back to the apocalypse and change the world. From then on, he began a life of studying for the civil service exams while building a family and serving his country across two worlds. Theme: An uplifting life of hard work