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- 51 A Farm Boy’s Journey to the Imperial Exams 农家娃的科举生涯 Li Shan is born into ancient times with memories from before, but he has amnesia. Even so, the belief that he must study, despite growing up poor, is etched into his bones. In the end, this impoverished family, mocked by everyone, really does produce an official. He brings prosperity to the community and grows into a great figure renowned throughout the history books... A heads-up: The author came up with many of the settings, systems, and so on on the spur of the moment. Readers who care about 228Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 52 Zhao Wulang's Struggles in Ancient Times 赵五郎古代奋斗史 Zhao Xin transmigrates to the unfamiliar Great Qian Dynasty! His family has borrowed money from all over to save him, but when he wakes, his creditors are already at the door demanding repayment. See how Zhao Xin saves his family. Watch Zhao Xin use bread to lead the villagers to prosperity. 158Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 53 Transmigration: From the Imperial Exams to Chief Grand Secretary 穿越：从科举开始的内阁首辅之路 An ordinary university student transmigrates into the son of a small landowner in ancient times. He takes the imperial exams and enters government service under the Great Feng dynasty, rising through the ranks step by step. Of all pursuits, study is supreme. “What? Young Master Wang has passed the county-level scholar exam!” “Young Master Wang really is impressive!” “Scholar Wang has passed the provincial exam and become a juren!” “I hear Wang, the top scholar in the provincial exam, passed the 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Turning the Tables in the Imperial Exams: A Cat Swapped for the Crown Prince from the Start 科举逆袭：开局狸猫换太子 [One-on-one romance + System + imperial examinations + historical fiction + transmigration to an alternate world] Chen Xiao was once the head of a modern family of martial arts practitioners. Who could have imagined that his fiancée and younger brother would betray him? After dying, he was born into the Great Wei dynasty and became the crown prince who had been switched at birth! On the road to success in the imperial examinations, Chen Xiao pushed forward with his indomitable spirit, repeatedly 11Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 55 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 25Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 56 The Premature Hunter’s Son: From Bow on His Back to an Official’s Scepter at Court 早产猎户子从背弓赶山到朝堂执笏 The Shen family of Shenjia’ao is famous for its hunters. The old men can still shoulder their rifles, the strong young men can chase down mountain deer, and even the little ones can snare wild rabbits. They’re like a pack of leopards settled in the mountains! Shen Yan, however, is the exception. Born premature and frail, he has to hide in his mother’s arms when the wind picks up. He’s panting after three steps, and standing between his older brothers and their wives, he looks like a soft-feather 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 After Failing to Ascend, the System Pinned Me Down and Made Me Take the Imperial Exams 飞升失败后被系统摁在地上考科举 [Imperial Exam History + Cultivation / Farmer's Son / System, No Cheats / Lighthearted and Funny] They say the end of the imperial exams is immortality... Lu An joins forces with his seventy-year-old "book boy," determined to make his way to the top! Lu An had a lifetime's worth of fame, yet he came to grief over the words "rise to the clouds in a single stride." After falling into a land without spiritual energy... since that's how things are, he might as well take a turn in the mortal cour 971Reads—Score13414d adds
- 58 Starting My Civil Service Exam Journey After Being Kicked Out of My Home 科举从被赶出家门开始 An accident turned Gu Yuan into the third son of the Gu family in ancient Qing Shui Village. His father had died young, and his mother showed him no affection. His family was reasonably well-off, but he didn’t get a single cent of it after being kicked out. Just as he had finally found hope for life, a System suddenly appeared and told him he’d die if he didn’t take the imperial examinations. Fine, then: he’d sit the exams and make a living. Let’s see how he builds a future for himself, one step 240Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 59 You Broke Off Our Engagement When I Failed the Exams. Now I've Topped Them, So Why Are You Crying? 落榜你提退婚，我高中状元你哭啥 Imperial examination story + fallen child prodigy + good-for-nothing’s rise to success + no System + nonstop thrills! The child prodigy Fang Zhongyong could write poetry at five and passed the county-level exam at eight, earning fame far and wide! The wealthy Zhou family came to curry favor with him, arranging for their daughter Zhou Liuliu to be betrothed to Fang Zhongyong. Under the pretext that their family had a private tutor to teach him, they tricked him into moving to their home. But they 879Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 60 Wherever I Go, I’m Taking the Civil Service Exam 穿到哪里都要考编 A low-ranking clerk worked overtime until he dropped dead, only to transmigrate into the body of a young master from a prestigious family. Back when I was in government, I had to grovel and scrape. Now, I'm frighteningly powerful. I can thrive without any cheats. 56Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 61 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Take the Imperial Exams in a Farming Novel 穿越古代在种田文里考科举 [Rags-to-Riches Reversal + Political Intrigue + No System] He wakes up to find himself the son of a dirt-poor farming family. His parents are counting on him to change their fate through study, while the whole village waits to see him make a fool of himself! Wen You'an says, “What’s there to panic about? A top student is a top student anywhere! A scientific approach to exam prep? Coming right up! Targeted poverty alleviation to improve the family’s lot? Absolutely!” From the county exam to the p 414Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 62 That Country Bumpkin Fool Turned Out to Be the Top Scholar 他一个农家傻子，竟是科举状元 [Imperial Examinations + Political Intrigue + Farming + Court Politics + Rebirth into the Same Dynasty] Overnight, the entire Li household, home to a first-rank minister, is slaughtered. From an eighty-year-old elder to a baby still nursing, more than two hundred people are cut down. Not one survives, and the ground runs red with blood... Li Qingyun wakes up to discover that he has been reborn as a farmer’s son. A mother who cries easily, a father with a second wife, a shrewish aunt, a cousi 904Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 63 When the Clan Got a Cheat 当宗族开了外挂 In 1841, the twenty-two-year-old scholar Mo Wenhua of Ning Tan Town in Lingnan accidentally binds himself to the Doubao System. The Taiping Rebellion is already brewing in the shadows, and the small Mo clan is in grave danger. Tailored to the realities of mid-to-late Qing-era Lingnan, the System provides plans for agricultural improvements, resource management, military training, and anticipating crises. With its help, Mo Wenhua begins by resolving the clan’s struggle to survive, then gradually 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 A Poor Scholar’s Rise Through the Exams: My Father in the First Volume, Me in the Next 寒门科举，上卷老爹下卷儿 A rise from poverty + imperial examinations + farming + political intrigue After transmigrating to ancient times, Gu Suifeng, a single man who just wants to lie flat, becomes the deadbeat father of three children. How can he keep living a quiet, carefree life with a family this poor? Huh? His father and all three children are pretty clever! Hahaha, then he'll just rely on them. Push them to work hard and have them back him up! 793Reads8.8Score10514d adds
- 65 A Farmer’s Son’s Daily Struggle to Succeed in the Imperial Exams 农家子科举奋斗日常 Born into a farming family in an unknown dynasty, Zhao Jue looked at his tiny arms and legs and thought, Farming was out of the question. In this age where scholars ranked above farmers, artisans, and merchants, and learning was considered the noblest pursuit, he’d better work hard at his studies… 219Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 66 They Called Me Sickly, So I Turned Around and Made a Name for Myself in the Imperial Exams 说我病殃子，我转身科举争光 [Farming + Alternate Ancient Setting, Imperial Exams, but Not a Conventional Exam Novel, Romance] My new book, [Reborn with the Appearance of an Eighteen-Year-Old, While My Children Are Already Twelve], is now updating. Please give it your support. Wang Erxiao was in the prime of his life when he transmigrated, born into the body of a farm boy named Wang Erxiao in the Great Liang dynasty. The Wang family now has three generations living under one roof. Counting his biological and cousin sisters, 24.6kReads7.2Score2.3k14d adds
- 67 The Imperial Examination Path of a Lazybones in Ancient Times 咸鱼古代的科举路 In the modern world, Gu Qin spent every day exhausting himself over work, slaving away for his company until one day he suddenly died at his desk. But what he never expected was that he would be reincarnated. In his new life, his grandparents doted on him, his parents cherished him, and his older sister looked after him. Gu Qin only wanted to lie flat. Luckily, his family was well-off, so he figured he could just take it easy this time. Unfortunately, misfortune can strike at any moment. To avoi 127Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 68 Reborn: A Farmer's Son Plots to Enter a Private School from the Start 重生，农家子开局谋划去私塾 Heaven gives the protagonist a chance to live his life over. See how he works hard to take the imperial examinations and raise his family's standing. “Son, how are you feeling? How did you end up in the river? And why were you playing by the river in the first place? Have you forgotten what your mother told you?” Li Mei fired off a string of questions. “Mother, I just happened to wander down to the river. Do you believe me?” 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 I Couldn't Bear to See My Parents Taken Advantage Of, So I Became the Top Scholar 心疼爹娘太老实，科举考个状元郎 Male lead: Shen Qingshi The male lead has no System or pocket dimension, but comes with PUA skills. Even the most arrogant can be turned into a lackey. In his previous life, Shen Qingshi had just achieved financial freedom when his soul transmigrated into the body of a peasant boy in ancient times. His grandparents doted on no one, his parents were both doormats, and his third uncle was a leech who couldn't even pass the examination to become a scholar. Fine, whoever wants to be a doormat can be 1.7kReads7.6Score15014d adds
- 70 Cast Out and Split from the Family? I'll Pass the Imperial Exams and Start My Own Lineage 被弃分家？我靠科举单开族谱 His eldest uncle had failed the imperial exams for eighteen years straight, yet he relied on their grandfather's favoritism to drain the whole family's hard-earned savings. Even the betrothal gifts were taken to cover his family's “expenses for cultivating exam connections.” His cousin wanted to study too, but the family couldn't afford it. So their grandfather ordered everyone to borrow money to support the uncle and his son! Grandfather even declared that only the legitimate eldest son and leg 581Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 71 Reborn in Great Ming: With a Library at My Fingertips, the Imperial Exams Are Mine 重生大明：图书馆在手，科举我有 With a library in my head, how could I fail the imperial examinations? Lin Yan, a man from the 21st century, transmigrates and is reborn as a poor scholar during the Hongzhi era of the Ming dynasty. A modern library that appears in his mind becomes his greatest asset as he makes his way in the Ming Empire. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Whole Family Transmigrates: I Take the Imperial Exams with Dad and Become a Rich Heiress 全家穿：随爹科考后，我成了白富美 [The Whole Family Transmigrates + Imperial Exams + Business + An Adorable, Silly Male Lead] Other people transmigrate alone. The whole Liu family comes along, and even their big yellow dog makes the trip, becoming a talking parrot. As soon as the Liu family arrives, they waste no time splitting up the household! Liu Zhizhi also kicks her cheating scumbag of a fiancé to the curb! After the split, the house is drafty on every side and they have nothing. They’ll have to start from scratch. But don’ 65Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 73 The Gentry of Great Ming 大明豪绅 [Farming] [Fishing] [Hunting] [Study and Imperial Exams] In the thirty-second year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, the young Qi Zhengyan leaves the fields behind, builds his fortune, and studies for the imperial exams, becoming a wealthy gentryman of the Great Ming. The Manchus will not be allowed through the pass. 2.6kReads8.4Score16914d adds
- 74 The Imperial Exam? I’m a Top Scholar in the Classics, So Why Can’t I Take the Military Exam? 科举？我文状元考个武状元合理吧 [Ripped Scholar Exams]+ [Transmigration]+ [Alternate History]+ [Humor]+ [Wish Fulfillment] When he woke up, top science student Xu Jie was completely bewildered! He had been one of Huaguo's leading science minds, devoted to research. But then he suddenly died in his sleep and, damn it, transmigrated straight into the body of a spoiled rich kid with muscles all over! On his wedding night, one hard squeeze of his bulging muscles left his petite new bride, who had been swapped in as a bride of good 221Reads—Score10914d adds
- 75 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: Everyday Life as an Imperial Exam Candidate 穿越古代，科举日常 Zhao Zhihui wakes up as a poor young scholar in an ancient village, only to be told right away that he’s acquired a wife! Later, he discovers that his family is in debt and that he’s offended a petty man, leaving him with no choice but to withdraw from the academy! With no other option, Zhao Zhihui starts earning money to support his family and improve their lives, all while studying hard. In the end, he passes the imperial exams with flying colors. Then someone suddenly shows up to tell him tha 233Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 76 A Poor Scholar 寒门小书生 Su Ye, a university history student, woke up to find he had transmigrated to the Kingdom of Yue and become a frail scholar. Before he could even process what had happened, he learned that his lovely young wife was about to arrive. A wife from the start? What a deal! Full of anticipation, Su Ye went to the entrance of the village to await his beautiful, delicate wife. Instead, he saw a female swordswoman with striking brows and bright eyes standing before him, bringing along two men whose hands w 25Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 77 After I Transmigrated, Farming Didn’t Work Out, So I Took the Imperial Exams 穿越后种田不行考官来凑 The right way for someone from a poor family to transmigrate isn't supposed to be studying hard, reading the classics, and striving to get ahead? But after transmigrating, food streamer Chen An devotes himself to cooking instead. He occasionally studies a little and teaches some disciples how to make money. Who would have thought that while earning money and teaching his disciples, he'd somehow become a scholar, then, while expanding his restaurant and improving his professional skills, go on t 28Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 78 A Poor Scholar’s Road to Becoming the Top Graduate 寒门子弟之状元之路 Chen Fan was an utterly ordinary college student in the modern world. By chance, he transmigrates to ancient times. Watch as he leads his family to prosperity while taking the imperial exams and trying his hand at becoming a top scholar. 56Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 79 The Imperial Exams: A Farmer’s Son Rises to the Heavens and Enjoys Everyday Life 科举：农家子登天纵享日常 [A farmer's son pursues the imperial examinations + farming without a System + everyday food] A modern orphan wakes up in ancient times in the body of a true farmer's son. Starting from the very bottom, he pursues the imperial examinations and defies fate. He discovers all kinds of medicinal herbs in the mountains, prepares them, and sells them for money. He teaches his family to make cassava noodles, malt sugar, and tofu, and develops instant noodles, distilled liquor, soy sauce, and more... He 2.6kReads7.1Score18314d adds
- 80 A Poor Scholar of Noble Character 一品寒士 Su Nan transmigrates and finds himself from the start in a remote mountain village, with bare walls and a mountain of debt, not to mention a little wife who's been horribly abused! His little wife is beautiful and pitiful, so Su Nan has no choice but to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family. He outsmarts wealthy merchants, helps the poor, becomes a respected local leader, takes on corrupt officials, sits the imperial exams, and earns an official title! In the end, he becomes someo 181Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 81 Transmigrated: I Found Happiness in Ancient Times 穿越之我在古代有了幸福生活 An unexpected transmigration turns Li Xu’s life upside down. At last, his parents are alive, and he even has a wife and a child, just as he always wanted. But why does everyone call him a hooligan and treat him with contempt? Even his wife acts like a stranger. How can he let such a wonderful life go to waste? Follow Li Xu as he tries to build a happy, fulfilling life in ancient times. 186Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 82 The Second Son of a Duke, I Pass the Imperial Exam from the Start 我国公次子，开局中举人 After transmigrating, he becomes the second son of a duke. His father is powerful and influential, his mother indulges him in everything, and his older brother dotes on him. Beautiful concubines surround him, and his family’s riches are beyond measure. Who could resist such temptation? Su Yan, an ordinary corporate wage slave in his previous life, takes a little time to accept his new reality, then completely loses himself in the wealth and comfort of this ancient world. See how the duke’s secon 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 A Humble Scholar's Road to the Exams, Starting with My Sister Beating the Young Master to Tears 寒门科举，从我妹揍哭少爷开始 In his previous life, Su Ping’an was battered by hardship and tormented by illness. After struggling for years, he was finally defeated by his disease. He looked up at the sky, ready to curse, but in the blink of an eye, he discovered he had been born into a poor family in ancient times. His new family came with poverty, a domineering mother, a miserly grandmother, young siblings, and a grandfather obsessed with becoming an official. Changing the family’s fate through the imperial exams was ever 243Reads6.3Score10314d adds
- 84 Born into the Marquis's Household: The Illegitimate Son Just Wants to Lie Flat 胎穿：侯府庶子只想躺平 Born into the household of a marquis as an illegitimate son, Shen Qingci thought he was in for a living hell. But to his surprise, his grandmother was loving, his stepmother was gentle, his elder brother always had his back, and his aunt was wise and understanding. Good food, a powerful family to back him up: wasn’t this just the ancient version of being born rich? Shen Qingci promptly decided: in this life, he would lie flat! But then His father was suddenly stripped of his title and executed, 485Reads5.4Score10614d adds
- 85 You There, Get Yourself to the Imperial Exams! 小子，快给爷科考去 [Imperial Exams + Everyday Life + Farming and Prosperity + Powerful Officials] Fang Yuan transmigrated to a dynasty called Anshun. He found himself in a place called Chang Family Village, where the villagers were simple and good-hearted, and everyone stood together. Fang Yuan had planned to lie flat and live out his days there. But in this life, his grandfather fell so ill that he nearly died. As he made his final arrangements, his greatest wish was for Fang Yuan to study and take the imperial e 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Born into a Farming Family: Who Would've Thought I'd Have to Take the Imperial Exams? 胎穿农家：谁懂？只能科举了 [Imperial exams + born into another world as a baby + farming family + System + a little golden finger ✧(≖◡≖✿)] [Female soul in a male body; a warm, harmonious story without much family drama, focused on healing the male protagonist, who is actually the heroine.] After an accident, modern-day Dou Ju was born into another world as a baby in a farming family and became Dou Chengjun. In her previous life, Dou Ju had been all alone, with no one to care for her and no family. Here, she found a family 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 I Transmigrated with AI to Take the Imperial Exams and Won Six Titles! 带着AI穿越去科举，连中六元！ [One heroine + imperial examinations + limitless knowledge + transmigration + daily life + court politics later on] Programmer Xiao Jingzhe dies suddenly while working overtime on an AI program, only to transmigrate! The AI program he designed comes along with him, as if it has become a second brain! What do you do when your head is filled with nothing but knowledge? He never expected that, after transmigrating, he would get a sexy, beautiful wife for free. But before he can even celebrate, he d 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 From Hoe to Official’s Hat: Can a Ming Dynasty Peasant Not Rise? 从锄头到乌纱：明朝农民宁有种乎 This is the story of Liu Yi, a poor farmer in the Ming Dynasty. He has no System, no golden finger, and is not so fragile that he would kill himself without a cheat. With nothing but a hoe and the bold conviction that “we are all born equal,” he carves out a path to success! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Ultimate Grindset Transmigrates: Starting with Farming to Reform a Dynasty 卷王穿越，从种田开始改造王朝 [Transmigration]+ [farming]+ [imperial examinations]+ [infrastructure]+ [political intrigue]+ [no romance] He transmigrates into an ancient world, starting with a house stripped bare, and ends up as a lazy good-for-nothing everyone despises? To make matters worse, everyone else’s System goes off with a “ding,” but Song Yuming doesn’t even get a starter pack! But who says transmigration has to depend on a System? His modern brain, honed all the way to a postdoctoral degree, is the most overpowere 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Rise of a Poor Scholar 寒门逆袭之路 (Farming + commerce + heroine + imperial examinations + humble origins) One day, Xu Rang transmigrates to an alternate dynasty and becomes a pedantic student who has yet to pass the lowest-level imperial examination. At home, he has a tearful, scatterbrained mother, while his two beautiful older sisters have caught the eye of wicked men. His younger brother and sister are sickly, and he is saddled with a mountain of debt. His assets: two acres of uncultivated wasteland and a dilapidated thatched 22Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 91 The Imperial Exam? I'll Win Over a Princess With Infrastructure 科举？我靠基建逆袭迎娶小公主 This is a story about how knowledge changes fate. It's also a story about the least serious person falling for someone with all her heart. Starting with twenty mu of wasteland, Shen Yanqing sets out to build the Great Yan Dynasty's first “agricultural industrialization demonstration base” in Huzhou. He digs wells, builds heated greenhouses and a black tea fermentation workshop, then moves on to irrigation projects, new farming tools, tea garden improvements, and supply chain integration... Shen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Imperial Exams: After Losing All Sense of Decency, I Became the Greatest Chief Minister 科举：没素质后，我成了最强首辅 (Imperial examinations + a male lead consumed by jealousy + a touch of ensemble cast + no romance) How does a petty man, born with an envious nature, use his obsessive urge to compare himself with others to stir up trouble in an impoverished censor’s family, turn jealousy into hatred on the path to the imperial examinations, and turn hatred into hard work? With the most ignoble motivation, he blunders his way down a career in government that is both absurd and true to life. One dining table. In 6.1kReads6.7Score67014d adds
- 93 The Imperial Exams: A Farmer’s Son Has His Day in the Sun 科举，农家子也有春天 One day, Fang Ping’an, a left-behind child, transmigrates to ancient times. He has no extraordinary opportunities and no influential benefactors. How can he turn his life around? The medicine shop has no one he knows. Who would buy the herbs you gather? He knows no one in the world of the imperial examinations. Who would teach you to read? He has no connections in officialdom. Who would help you get your foot in the door? This is the story of a farmer’s son who, in the midst of a confused and ai 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 My Whole Family Supports My Imperial Exams, and I Rise to Great Heights 全家供我科举，而后青云直上 One heroine + no System + lighthearted pacing A bird must flap its wings before it can soar; a person must study before they can get ahead. Huang Zhiwen unexpectedly gets another chance at life, bringing the memories of his previous life with him as he slowly adapts to this new world. Here, he finds new people to care about and a new family. The Huang family is warm and close-knit, and they will do everything they can to support Huang Zhiwen in the imperial examinations. That leaves all the pres 783Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 95 A Zhuangyuan Emerges from a Farming Family Through the Imperial Exams 科举农门出了个状元郎 After finally making something of himself as an orphan, he opened his eyes in the darkness and found himself a five-year-old idiot in ancient times. From the start, the Husky System tricked him into going deep into the mountains, telling him to be independent and figure out how to survive there alone. To hell with that! I have a home and a family. There’s just one problem: this family is dirt poor! No worries. Getting rich and passing the imperial exams are well within his abilities! This is a s 345Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 96 The He Clan's Palace Graduate 何氏传胪 [Imperial examinations + business + farming + native protagonist + romance] Born into a family of scholars and farmers, he comes from a long line of officials. His direct relatives now include a third-rank court official, but his own branch is so distant that they have been excluded from the clan for five generations. To restore the family’s former glory and stop his grandmother and grandparents from being mocked, he has only one path: the imperial examinations. He takes exam after exam, builds 664Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 97 Famine in Ancient Times: Hunting, Taking the Exams, and Eight Wives! 古代饥荒年：打猎科举一妻八妾！ [Historical Fantasy + Feel-Good Power Trip + Relaxed Hunting + Multiple Heroines + Imperial Examinations + Conquest + Daily Life Spoiling His Wife + Adorable Kids + Doting Dad] Wu Hao transmigrates to an ancient era plagued by famine, into the body of a young scholar who has failed the provincial examination three times. His hardworking parents were murdered by malicious people, and his eldest brother was beaten to death that very day! Wu Hao has barely arrived when he is faced with his parents’ 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Imperial Exams: From Three-Year-Old Farm Boy to Imperial Tutor 科举：从三岁农家子到一代帝师 Shen Hengzhi, a modern graduate student in history, died suddenly and was reborn as Shen Shitou, a farmer’s son. In this Great Qi, social rank was rigid, and it was difficult for those from humble backgrounds to rise above their station. The Shen family had barely enough to get by, surviving on three mu of poor farmland. They could not even afford paper and ink for practicing calligraphy. When he was three, Shen Shitou used a dry branch to write in the dirt beneath the old locust tree. He caught 69Reads—Score14814d adds
- 99 Transmigrating into the Imperial Exams: The Chief Minister Comes from a Poor Family 穿越科举：首辅他出身寒门 [Imperial Exam Fiction + No Golden Finger + One Female Lead, One-on-One Romance + Warm Family + Top of All Six Exams] Of all pursuits, none is nobler than study! Shen Yu was a top student at Jinghua University in Huaxia. After transmigrating, he became Shen Yu, taking the county-level examination in Taiping County! When in Rome, do as the Romans do! Shen Yu quickly adapted to his new identity! He never expected to have such good luck: just after transmigrating, his family split up, freeing him f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我，三毛，要科举 [Alternate world + farming + imperial examinations + everyday family life] One brick was all it took to turn Chen Ping'an into a poor farmer’s son. Farm the land? The taxes are too high. He shakes his head and gives up. Go into business? He’d still be stuck with corvee labor. No, that won’t work either. That leaves only one path. Fortunately, as he pursues his studies, he has the support of a teacher and several like-minded friends by his side. Along the way, Chen Sanmao overcomes one challenge 1.1kReads7.4Score10014d adds
