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- 51 The Lazy Little Sister’s Daily Routine of Clinging to Her Powerful Big Brother 2 摆烂妹妹抱大佬哥哥大腿日常2 What should you do when you transmigrate into a story about the imperial exams as the male lead’s younger sister? Eat, drink, and have fun while waiting for your powerful older brother to look after you. Life isn’t peaceful because of fate. It’s because I have a brother who clears the way for me. Come see Li Yizhu’s days of winning without lifting a finger. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Changing My Family's Status, I Aim to Top the Imperial Exams 改换门庭，我要科举高中 A programmer from the 21st century had a happy family and a fulfilling life, but then he transmigrated into the family of a feudal-era small landowner. Seeing the tenants’ lives, his simple-minded cousin, and his family desperately guarding their farmland, he declared, “I’ll take the imperial examinations! I’m going to climb into the clouds and see what’s up there!” 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 He Was Only Interested in Her Looks 他不过是见色起意罢了 After transmigrating into another body, Shen Nanan, a talented young scholar from Jiangnan, meets Yu Hongyao, a beauty from the capital. One glance is all it takes for him to fall head over heels. He swears he’ll win her heart! But how easy is it to win over a beautiful woman as cold as ice? Everyone thinks the wealthy and powerful young master of the Shen family is merely lusting after another pretty face! Shen Nanan just smiles at the worldly gossip and judgment. But he never expected that the 1Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 54 Born the Only Son of a Farming Family, I Support the Clan Through the Imperial Exams 穿成农门独子，科举支家 [One Female Lead] + [Heartwarming Farming] + [Business] + [Everyday Life in the Marketplace] + [Imperial Examinations] + [One Wonderful Family, Kind Relatives] Modern college student Mei Chang'an wakes up to find himself in a shabby room in ancient times, with a beautiful young woman lying beside him... The original owner of his body was a scholar who had failed the imperial examinations. His parents are tenant farmers on a landlord's estate, where the ruthless landlord exploits them and taxes a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 I Just Passed the Top Scholar Exam, and the Nomads Surrounded the Capital 刚考上状元，胡人就包围了京城 [Farmer's Son] [Daily Life] [Following the Army] [Not Wish Fulfillment] [Studying for the Top Scholar's Exam] [Grindset King] [Making His Dad Work Hard] Wang Tiedan swears he really never meant to rebel. All he wanted was to pass the imperial examinations and earn an official title. But he never imagined that after giving it everything he had and finally becoming the top scholar, the whole realm would descend into chaos. The northern barbarians are besieging the city, and refugees are flooding a 872Reads—Score4814d adds
- 56 The Imperial Exams: Daily Life of a Young Farmer in Ancient Times 科举：古代农家小子生活日常 [One Female Lead] + [No System] + [Farming] + [Everyday Life] + [Romance] + [Family Matters] The everyday life of a man from the bottom of society in ancient times. To avoid being bullied, wear silk, live in a big house, have a beautiful wife and concubines, own fine horses, and farm without paying taxes, he strives to pass the imperial examinations. And more… Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. He had only just graduated, yet he threw himself into the imperial examinations. Though it was 1.1kReads6.2Score10914d adds
- 57 The Scholar's Robe Rises from the Dust 青衿起微尘 Shen Wenyuan, a modern graduate student in history, suddenly transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty and becomes the eldest son of a poor farming family. His grandparents favor his second uncle's family and mistreat and exploit his own. His father finally grits his teeth and splits from the family. A few acres of poor farmland and a dilapidated hut are all they have. Though mired in hardship, Shen Wenyuan refuses to accept his fate. Drawing on what he learned in his previous life, he studies t 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 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
- 59 Top Scorer in All Six Exams, the Emperor Begs Me to Become Chief Grand Secretary 六元及第，皇帝追着当首辅 Chen An was born into another world, where he became the son of a farming family that couldn't even afford a proper meal. His life plan was simple: study hard, earn an official degree, make sure his family could eat white rice, marry a hardworking wife, have two children, and live out his days in peace. To avoid taking unnecessary detours, he casually apprenticed himself to an old scholar who sometimes acted crazy at the village entrance. To earn some good karma, he casually rescued a down-on-hi 3.9kReads8.0Score23814d adds
- 60 The Poor Aren’t Meant to Become Top Scholars? I’ll Defy You, So Why Are You Crying? 寒门不配出状元？我反了你哭什么 Lu Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the top-ranked scholar in the highest tier of the Great Qian Empire's imperial examinations. He thought he would become a general or minister and help the emperor accomplish great things, but instead, aristocratic clans framed him and threw him into the imperial prison, claiming that a man from a humble family had no right to become the top scholar. In prison, he awakens the Lord System, but its activation condition is that Lu Feng must leave 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Who Says Women Are Inferior to Men? The Yang Family's Little Girl Tops the Imperial Exams 谁说女子不如男？杨家小丫中状元 Does an inkstone distinguish yin from yang? Why should the annals of history distinguish men from women? Yang Xin, a modern-day businesswoman, was mistakenly summoned by a blunder-prone underworld official and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of Yang Xinxin, the youngest daughter of the Yang family in Yangjia Village during the Great Xia Dynasty. She thought that in this ancient society, all she could do was marry and raise children, living an uneventful life. But on the very day she was 10Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 62 Striving Forward 奋进 This is not an accident, nor is it the end. It is a brand-new beginning. Only by continuing forward can we find hope. Not everyone enjoys hardship and toil. You need a goal in your heart to keep moving forward. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 After My Engagement Was Broken, I Turned to the Imperial Exams and Became the Top Scholar 被退婚后，我转头科举当状元 [Transmigration + no System + imperial examinations + feel-good power fantasy] Ma Chengji, a top scorer in the national college entrance exam with a photographic memory, transmigrated into the body of an eight-year-old poor boy in the Great Qian Kingdom. He started off in dire straits: his family had nothing, they lived on bran and wild greens, and the villagers mocked and ridiculed him. Su Jiuyuan, the daughter of a powerful minister, came with her mother to break off their engagement. “People —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 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
- 65 The Civil Service Exams of a Poor Scholar: Painting the World with My Brush 寒门科举：执笔画江山 [Alternate History + Imperial Examinations + Farming + Everyday Life + Lighthearted] Good news: A broke, unmarried forty-year-old has transmigrated and gets to start his life over! Bad news: As soon as he arrives, he finds out his family is already fifty years in debt! Life’s greatest treasure is experience. It’s amazing how much more exciting life can be when you live it backward! This time around, I’m going to live a colorful life! A carefree life! The imperial examinations? No! I’m going to c 17Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 66 You Sold My Beloved Wife? I'll Rule the Court Through the Imperial Exams! 卖我娇妻？我靠科举权倾朝野！ [Transmigrator Reborn + No System + Imperial Examinations + Political Intrigue] “I'll kill them all!” That was Li Yu's first thought when he woke up. After transmigrating, Li Yu was betrayed by his parents and family. His newlywed wife was sold and disfigured. He used a transmigrator's knowledge, far beyond that of the ancient world, to build wealth, but was cruelly oppressed by the powerful. His whole life was a tragedy! But just when all seemed lost, he was reborn. The moment he opens h 346Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 67 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
- 68 A Farmer's Son's Road to the Imperial Exams in Ming Hongwu's Reign 农家子在大明洪武科举之路 [Imperial examinations + transmigration + no System + one heroine] An engineer unexpectedly transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, taking over the body of a farmer's son from the Jiang family in Qingshui Village, De'an County, Jiujiang Prefecture. Looking at his family's dilapidated thatched hut, bare of all furnishings, Jiang Xiangwen quietly considers his options. In an age when "all pursuits are inferior to studying," how can he change his fate through education and achieve the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 The Exam-System Bargain Hunter Accidentally Wins the Whole Empire 科举捡漏王，一不小心捡了个天下 [Imperial Exam Fiction] [Alternate History] [One Heroine] [No Golden Finger] Xie Qi thought he had died, but one day he woke up to discover that he had transmigrated into the son of a poor farming family in an alternate dynasty. The only way to change his fate was to take the imperial exams! After finally passing the exams and becoming the top scholar, Xie Qi was badly set up by the emperor. He was sent straight to the most remote prefectural city. Since he was here, he might as well make the be 66Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 71 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
- 72 The Road to the Imperial Examinations Begins as a Student 科举之路从童生开始 Lin Ying transmigrates. He had been researching the history of the imperial examination system at a research institute, but one careless moment sends him to ancient times, where he becomes the son of a farming family on his way to sit the exams. What else can he do? For the sake of a better life, he can only give it everything he’s got! On the long road to success in the imperial examinations, Lin Ying sets himself a small goal: first, pass the entry-level exam and become a student! 457Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 73 I Passed the Imperial Exam and Gave the Dynasty Three Hundred More Years 科举高中，我给王朝续命三百年 [Imperial Exams + Daily Life + Business + Officialdom + Political Intrigue + No Romance + No System] Xue Zhao, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated one day into an abandoned infant who had been taken in and raised by a scholar and his wife. Before his adoptive father died, he urged Xue Zhao to take the imperial examinations, enter officialdom, and bring honor to the family. To fulfill his adoptive father’s dying wish, Xue Zhao embarked on the path of scholarship. From the coun 225Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 74 A Farmer’s Son’s Road to the Imperial Exams 农家子的科举之路 After an earthquake, modern university student Chen Xiao transmigrated to the fictional Great Zhou dynasty and became the son of a poor farming family. His widowed mother lived with him, along with his virtuous wife, who was four months pregnant. Looking at the family’s bare cupboards, Chen Xiao decided to take up the previous owner’s ambition of passing the imperial examinations and lead his family toward a brighter future... 36Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 The Noble Son of a Farming Family 农门贵子 He never imagined that one day he would transmigrate into the body of a fifteen-year-old peasant boy who had died in an examination hall. To take control of his own fate in this dynasty, all he can do is study hard. Studying changes one's fate, and can pave the way to success… 39Reads7.4Score1514d adds
- 77 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
- 78 A Country Boy’s Ups and Downs in the Imperial Exams 农家小子科举浮沉记 By a stroke of bad luck, he transmigrates into the cherished child of a man from the northwest, with a mysterious, aloof first stepmother, a hardworking second stepmother, and a sister who might be sold off at the drop of a hat. He studies late into the night, vowing to climb the ladder to success. (The protagonist is no saint or god. He can be selfish, and he’ll have his share of heartache over love.) (The female lead is neither sweet and cute nor gentle and soft-spoken. She’s a talkative, conf 845Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 79 The Simpleton Son-in-Law of Great Xia 大夏憨婿 Xie Xunfeng, the mighty warrior of the Asura Hall, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a dim-witted hostage prince of the Great Xia! The moment he wakes, he sees his beloved being humiliated! Xie Xunfeng: “Whoever dares disgrace my wife will die.” 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 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
- 81 A Village Boy's Road to the Imperial Exams 山村小子的科举之路 Lin Yuan is a farmer's son who transmigrates to a remote mountain village in an alternate ancient China. His family is poor and makes a living by farming. Born prematurely, he is frail, but as the only son, he is treasured by his grandparents. Lin Yuan possesses supernatural abilities and an eidetic memory, giving him an advantage on the road to the imperial examinations. In this world, examinees advance through ranks from child licentiate to top scholar. He sets out on his journey, undaunted by 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Reborn as Cannon Fodder in a Farming Family? A Science Prodigy Crushes the Imperial Exams 穿成农家炮灰？理科状元卷穿科举 After pulling an all-nighter on his research, He Cheng'an, a top science student, dies suddenly and wakes up in a novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character, and an inferior foil to the protagonist, no less? He calmly spreads out the exam paper. Then I'll outwork you all until you question your lives! Others study hard for ten years; he memorizes all the primers in a day and passes the entry-level scholar exam at eight. Others tear their hair out over eight-legged essays; he writes like a god, so 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 83 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
- 84 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
- 85 The Poor Scholar Who Became Top Scorer 寒门状元 Rising from humble beginnings, a fine young man can become a prince or chancellor! Suddenly transmigrated to ancient times, he can barely afford to eat, and people even force him to become a live-in son-in-law. No matter: with poetry at his fingertips, the world is his. Master math and science, and you can go anywhere without fear! Foreign invaders? Within cannon range, the truth is whatever the cannons say! 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Imperial Examinations of a Farming Family 农门科举 [Turbulent Court, Speaking Up for the People] After an accident, Zhang Ping transmigrates to an impoverished farming family in ancient times. Scene One “To establish a path for the people, preserve the lost teachings of the sages, and bring peace to all generations: this is our mission. Even if we die nine times, we shall have no regrets.” Zhang Ping asked, “Teacher, isn't this the original aspiration of us scholars?” Scene Two He never forgot his original aspiration. After great hardship, Zhang 99Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 87 Going Back to Ancient Times to Take the Imperial Exams 回到古代考科举 [Imperial exams] + [officialdom] + [getting rich] + [sweet romance] Jin Yu had always been the kind of student other parents pointed to as an example. He studied straight through to a postdoctoral degree, finishing at the age of twenty-five. Books had always been his companions. Fortunately, he didn't dislike studying. In fact, he loved it. One day, he transmigrated into the body of an ordinary farm boy. He was too weak to carry a shoulder pole or lift a load. In the end, he still had to rely on 15Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 88 A Journey Through the Officialdom 宦海征途 [Alternate History + Transmigration + Single Male Lead + Strategy] Zhao Liyang, a student in the Chinese department at Yanjing University, is struck and killed. He transmigrates to the Kingdom of Cheng. As someone who has transmigrated, Zhao Liyang swears he won't let this life go to waste before he leaves this world again. He takes the imperial examinations, becomes an official, and enters the court. He earns military merit, speaks out against his sovereign, and battles treacherous ministers. A 197Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 89 Rising from Poverty, Starting with Education 寒门崛起，从求学开始 [Transmigration] + [Imperial Exams] + [Comedy] + [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] Jian Yi transmigrates to ancient times into a poor family. He thinks that his modern knowledge will let him thrive, but from the start he gets caught sneaking into a class and then has to split from his family. After numerous twists and turns, he begins his studies. The road is full of hardship as he takes the imperial exams and becomes an official, teases his charming wife, battles corrupt ministers, and suppresses —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Imperial Exam Road from a Farmer’s Gate 农门科举路 When Song Mian was seven, he studied so he could one day go to town and work as a bookkeeper, earning enough to support himself. At twelve, he studied to pass the imperial examinations, bring honor to his family, and give everyone who had paid for his education a better life. At seventeen, he studied so the people could eat their fill and stay warm, so the country could grow strong and resist outside threats, and so the world could know peace and tranquility. This is the coming-of-age story of a 4Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 91 I Led the Crown Prince Astray 我把太子带歪了 [Transmigration + Eunuch + Lighthearted + National Destiny] Wang Daqun transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty and becomes Crown Prince Zhu Cilang's personal eunuch and study companion. But that's not even the worst of it: the court officials neither suppress the bandits nor destroy the Qing, and instead line up to file complaints with him. Just you wait. If I don't lead the crown prince astray and take him to your homes to dig, dig, dig until we've hauled away every last bit of silver, the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 This Young Scholar Is a Little Whiz at Making Money 这个小书生是个致富小能手 After an accident, Xu Duo transmigrated and became the youngest son in a poor farming family. In an era when people went hungry and cold, yet his parents insisted that he study to change his fate, all he wanted was to gradually become a little landowner who never had to worry about food or clothing, honor his parents, get along with his brothers, and marry a wife and have two children. That would be a life of effortless success. 517Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 93 The Remarkable Poor Scholar 极品寒士 He transmigrates to the Great Zhou Dynasty, only to unexpectedly get married from the start? With a new wife who has just joined his household and a dirt-poor hut to his name, Li Yi rolls up his sleeves and starts making money, steadily climbing to the peak of success! 43Reads7.1Score—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 Imperial Exam Comeback: From Farmer’s Son to First-Rank Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：从农家子到一品阁老 A modern young man transmigrates overnight and becomes a farm boy, descended from generations of farmers. Other people who transmigrate get a golden finger or a System. But when he takes a look at himself, he has nothing at all and is one of the lowest-ranking people of this era. He wants to invent things and change the age, but he's hopeless with his hands. He wants to master Neo-Confucianism and stand above the world, but, well, he knows nothing... Sigh, he'd better face reality. After thinkin 4.7kReads8.8Score35514d adds
- 97 Even Bad Bamboo Can Grow Good Shoots, An Ge Got into High School! 歹竹出好笋，安哥高中了！ [Imperial examinations + family life + bringing glory to the family + single heroine, appearing later] In the modern world, Li Xing'an was just a struggling comic artist who had never achieved much. He worked himself to death from exhaustion. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself reborn as a poor boy in a remote backwater. The ramshackle mud-brick house leaked whenever it rained. His unreliable father was a useless layabout, and his mother was so furious she stood with her hands on her 2kReads7.3Score13414d adds
- 98 The Poor Scholar 寒门文星 Chen Yan, a six-year-old farmer’s son, beats the powerful minister’s son in the county exam and takes first place. Overnight, he goes from a poor country boy to the literary prodigy everyone in town is talking about. But he knows that being first is a poisoned chalice. The Vice Minister of Personnel’s son hates him to the core, the county magistrate is plotting to ruin him, and even his uncle’s family is eager to take a bite out of him. In his previous life, he was a master of classical studies. 53Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 99 My Imperial Exams Went Poorly, and Grandma Blames the Family Grave 科举不顺，我奶说是祖坟出了问题 Chen Bufan repeated his senior year three times, winning the provincial top-scorer title for his alma mater each time and making himself a tidy three million yuan in the process. He was one tough guy. But fate had other plans. A sudden accident, and that was the end of him! When he opened his eyes again, he had become Yaozu, a young man in a poor, remote village in the Great Xia Dynasty. The place was so wretched it made him want to stay up all night writing "A Humble Thatched Cottage". Even bei 42.7kReads7.3Score6.3k14d 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
