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- 1 Xu Erlang's Road to the Imperial Exams 徐家二郎的科举之路 After an accident, Xu Xu, a modern university student majoring in traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated to an ancient farming family. To give himself and his family a better life and keep them safe, he embarked on the long road of the imperial examinations. He passed and became a county magistrate in a remote region, eventually rising to the highest ranks of government. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Imperial Examinations: Rising from a Humble Background 科举：从寒门开始崛起 Watch as Yang Yi rises from an ordinary commoner, step by step, to the pinnacle of power. The first part focuses mainly on his journey through the imperial examinations, while the later part follows his career in government. The more he suffers early on, the more wildly he strikes back later. 67Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 3 A Farmboy's Guide to the Imperial Exams: I'm One Lucky Layabout! 农家科举子我是躺赢狗！ Li Xuan opens his eyes and finds himself inexplicably transported to a dynasty called Great Qi. The country is in desperate need of rebuilding, and he is a farmer's son, the hope his whole family is counting on… 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 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 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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
- 6 Aren’t You an Idiot? How Did You Become the Top Graduate? 你不是傻瓜吗？怎么状元及第了！ [Imperial Examinations] + [Alternate History] + [Political Intrigue] + [Careful Planning] Li Yu was a well-known history streamer in the twenty-first century. His life had been full of misfortune. By a strange twist of fate, he transmigrated into the body of a foolish seven-year-old boy in an ancient world. What kind of family is this? His third uncle spent the family fortune taking the imperial exams, yet couldn't even pass the lowest-level test. The family is desperately poor, and even an egg —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Butcher by Trade, an Imperial Exam Scholar by Hobby, I Rise to Grand Secretary 主业杀猪副业科考，官拜首辅台阁 A hub linking three provinces, a vital route by land and water. In Taiping Town, the Jiang family butcher shop welcomed a baby boy, Jiang Ping'an. His family had been butchers for generations, and he helped out in the kitchen on the side. Little did they know that one day a scholar would emerge from their family, rising from a shengyuan candidate to a jinshi, and beginning another story. 187Reads6.0Score10414d adds
- 8 The Ultimate Book Boy: I'll Take the Imperial Exam for My Young Master 最强书童，我替少爷考状元 Ye Ming, a PhD in both history and literature, accidentally transmigrated to an ancient noble household. Only, he wasn't a young master. He was a servant in the manor. His father was a servant, his mother a housekeeper, his elder brother could never rise above being a shopkeeper, and his elder sister worked as a maid. The family's contracts of servitude were all held by their master. They were slaves for generations. Ye Ming: A nightmare from the start! To change his fate, Ye Ming volunteer 573Reads6.1Score11614d adds
- 9 How Dare You Accuse This Prince of Cheating in the Imperial Exam? 欺天啦！你敢说本皇子科举作弊？ I! The first top scorer in the imperial examinations after the founding of the Dafeng Dynasty! I! The first presented scholar of the Dafeng Dynasty to be executed by beheading after autumn! All because my talent was so brilliant that the emperor used a drunken poem of mine as an exam question. A miscarriage of justice! The greatest injustice under heaven! What do the power struggles between the Crown Prince and the Third Prince have to do with me? They tortured me into a confession just to claim 383Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Imperial Exams: I Am Lu Ming, Bound for the Top 科举：在下陆鸣，直指青云 (Historical setting + transmigration + alternate world + imperial examinations) Lu Ming, a Chinese-language major, is reborn into a farming family. His father keeps them fed by working the land, his mother supplements their income by weaving, and he has an older sister who is always bickering with him. To change his family's circumstances, Lu Ming has no choice but to pursue the imperial examinations. At six, he tells the story behind the phrase “astonish the world with one brilliant act,” amazi 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Imperial Exam Days of a Poor Scholar's Son 贫家子的科举日常 Du Hengzhi awakened memories of his past life at the age of eleven. But his elder uncle had spent years pursuing success in the imperial examinations without ever passing, and eventually died after falling ill with a chill that no doctor could cure. His cousin also spent a great deal of money on his studies, and there were many children in the family. They were so poor that they had neither the will nor the means to support one more student. Besides, Du Hengzhi was already a little late in start 8Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 12 The Imperial Exam: A Powerful Minister’s Rise Begins with a Five-Year-Old Prodigy 科举，权臣之路从五岁神童开始 [Alternate History + Ancient Setting + Farming + Business + Imperial Exams + Child Prodigy + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Fan Xian, a PhD in political economy from Huaqing University, one of Huaxia’s top universities, suddenly dies and transmigrates into the body of a five-year-old boy named Fan Xian in the Great Xia dynasty. He finds himself in an official family that has fallen into utter decline over three generations. The year before he arrived, the family had been forced to move from the county 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 A Hunter from a Humble Family: From the Start, My Whole Family Backed My Imperial Exams 寒门猎户：开局全家供我科举 [Transmigration + Imperial Examinations + Daily Life + Farming + No Golden Finger + Rise from Poverty + Political Intrigue] I’m Zhang Fan, a top student from a prestigious university who was killed by a drunk driver just after landing a stable job. When I open my eyes again, I’m Lin Qingshi, an eight-year-old hunter’s son. Our home is bare, the rice jar is almost empty, and my lame uncle’s family is leeching off us! My parents would do anything to protect me, and my sisters are warmhearted and s 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Dumpling: I Want to Be the Top Scholar 三岁半小包子：我要当状元 If the three-and-a-half-year-old little dumpling knew that the bite of locust blossom cake he was munching on at the threshold of the clan school would change the fate of the entire Dasheng dynasty, he would probably just blink his big eyes and ask, “Can I have an egg with it?” In Bluestone Alley, cooking smoke curled into the air as the little dumpling and his grandmother scraped by with a battered pot. His mother embroidered by lamplight, each stitch like a line of poetry, while his grandmothe 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Red-Robed Top Scholar 红袍状元 In remote Xiahe Village, five-year-old “Chuanzhu” Chen Heng makes a name for himself with the memories and keen insight of a scholar from his past life. During a poetry game, he comes up with “spring fever” and “aphrodisiac” to match the prompt. At school, he memorizes the Three Character Classic at an astonishing speed, leaving even the old teacher convinced he's a prodigy. By the banks of Qingxi River, his family's secret-recipe grilled fish wins over his teachers and the noblewoman Su Baoluo. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Posthumous Son? I'll Take the Exams, Exams, Exams, Exams, Exams, Exams, Exams 穿成农家遗腹子？考考考考考考考 In a single turn, Xie Ang, a PhD in Chinese language and literature, transmigrates into the body of a six-year-old farm boy in the Great Zhou dynasty. His family has nothing, and to make matters worse, he is the son of a convict. Everyone mocks him for his lowborn status, saying he'll never amount to anything. Xie Ang simply says, "What's there to fear? Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it!" If fate wants him dead, he'll defy heaven and change his destiny! From the moment he i 708Reads—Score11014d adds
- 17 The Poor Scholar's Son 寒门庶子 He wakes up to a bare house and a pair of big, watery eyes staring at him. So adorable... My heart... Wait, was that girl there when I was drinking last night? Please tell me I didn't do anything criminal? A constable's shout comes from outside: “Zhang San, pay your taxes or you'll end up in jail!” Damn it... The Great Wei has been established for decades. On the surface, all is calm, but beneath it, the waters are turbulent. With powerful enemies abroad, wealthy clans at home, and remnants of t 9Reads6.1Score314d adds
- 18 What Cultivation? I’d Rather Just Study for the Imperial Exams 什么修仙啊，还是老实考科举吧 [Reborn in the Womb + Female Soul in a Male Body + Imperial Exams + Ancient Farming + Cultivation?] No spatial System. After dying suddenly, the girl Li Jinhua was mistakenly reborn in a boy’s body and became Li Wufang. She thought she was destined to be the protagonist, and could win with ease, but in reality she still had to study and work hard on her own. She thought she would have to settle for taking the imperial exams. Who could have guessed she would stumble into cultivation instead? Heav 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 From the Crowd to the Heavens 从人群中来到天上去 I’m going to take one step, then another, then another, all the way to the top!!! (I’m a new author, and everyone is welcome to read.) The story of an ordinary person. It’s not about being reborn, and there’s no golden finger. Please, please, come and read it! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Beat Horror Games with Just My Mouth, Whether They're Human or Ghost 恐游通关一张嘴，管他是人还是鬼 [Livestreaming + Infinite Flow + Comedy + A Cast of Total Goofballs + Single Male Lead + A Touch of Universal Adoration + Everyone's Focus Is the Protagonist] The male lead is unwell. Read at your own risk. Life is a pot, the world is a cook, and people are the ingredients inside. When the cook tosses the pot, people go crazy whether they want to or not. And I might just become that cook, nicknamed “Madman” by everyone: Lin Mo. Lin Mo said: “It was a dark and windy afternoon. I was editing a v —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Sold After Reincarnating as a Farmer's Daughter, My Scholar Father Passes the Imperial Exam 穿成农女被卖后，秀才老爹高中了 After transmigrating into a dirt-poor farming family, Lin Qingrui figured that was bad enough. Her useless scholar father turned a deaf ear to everything outside his books, caring only about studying the classics. She could even overlook how he didn't care whether his family lived or died, but now he actually wanted to sell her to pay for his trip to the capital to sit the exams? Lin Qingrui was speechless... Even though she'd lost her freedom, her determination to build a fortune would never di 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 I'm Heifu, and I Lost My Left Hand on the Battlefield Against Chu 我叫黑夫，在灭楚的战场上丢了左手 My name is Hei Fu. I lost my left hand on the battlefield where we conquered Chu. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Last Court Assembly at Xianyang Palace 咸阳宫最后一次朝会 The Last Court Assembly at Xianyang Palace —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 One Man, Three Legendary Talents: Poet Immortal, Poet Sage, and Father of Industry 一身三绝：诗仙，诗圣，工业鼻祖 [Soul transmigration + no System + ancient imperial examinations + reborn] In his previous life, he was a PhD in engineering from a top university. He had arranged to climb Mount Tai when he encountered a rare celestial phenomenon that appears only once in a thousand years: Mars shining ominously. Then he vanished without a trace. In this life, carrying five thousand years of future knowledge, he was reborn as Lu Yang, an eight-year-old boy in Taiping Village on the northern frontier of the Grea 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 Civil Service Exams in a Troubled Age: A Farmer's Son's Road to Glory 乱世科举：农家子的光耀门楣路 The Li family had a young rogue who stole chickens, picked pockets, loafed around, and never learned a thing. After stealing a bellyband and making advances on a young woman, he was beaten to death. With no food at home and his father paralyzed, he faced a hopeless start. His weathered, stooped grandfather stood by as the young man picked up a book and entered the imperial examinations. Everyone in the village waited to laugh. The notorious Li Rogue passing the exams would be the biggest joke of 60Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 28 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 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Imperial Exams: I'm the Top Scholar from a Humble Family 科举，我是寒门状元 By a stroke of luck, Chen Zi’ang transmigrated to the Great Qing Dynasty. See how this son of a farming family relies on his own efforts to pass the imperial exams and become the top scholar… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Poor Scholar, Grand Secretary: My Teacher Is Xu Jie 寒门首辅：家师徐阶 The early pacing is fast, with a focus on court politics. The protagonist is poor and under pressure at first, and that part has a few issues. If you find it hard to read, you can skip ahead to chapter 80 for the career-focused storyline. “Before the steps of the Golden Hall, half are the bones of scholars. The other half are the people's marrow, congealed. The alchemical furnace swallows every soaring ambition, then exhales it as frozen lines in the history books.” “By dawn, a farmhand; by dusk 372Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 Regretting My College Entrance Exam in My Past Life, I Fulfill My Wish in the Imperial Exams This Life 前世高考之憾，今世科举得愿 No System, no golden finger, and no womanizing. A soul disillusioned with modern life is reborn in a body in the Great Xia Dynasty. In his previous life, he made a living delivering food; in this one, he intends to give this decaying dynasty a chance at rebirth. The dynasty's institutions closely resemble those of the late Ming. Its deep-rooted ills are compounded by corrupt officials wreaking havoc within and powerful enemies circling beyond its borders. Chaos reigns, and the people suffer. Wit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 My Precious Grandson's Journey to the Imperial Exams 宝贝孙子的科举之路 My grandma is what everyone calls a nightmare, but she absolutely dotes on me and gives me anything I want. In that case, I'll make sure she gets to live a life free of worries, with fine clothes and plenty to eat. (No romance between people of the same sex. None. Any mentions of it early on are just a misunderstanding.) 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 34 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. 514Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 35 Transmigrating to a Farming Family to Take the Imperial Exams, I Gradually Ascend to Heaven 穿越农门考科举，我逐步登天 [The animated dramas From Farm Boy to General Who Pins Down the Xiongnu, The Imperial Examinations of a Farm Boy, and Sixfold Top Honors are now available. Give them a try!] [The early part of this book focuses on the imperial examinations, the middle on reclaiming lost territory, and the later part on expanding overseas.] In his previous life, Lin Yun died suddenly from overwork. He never expected to be reborn into a poor farming family in the Great Jing Dynasty. From being mocked by his aunt f 37.7kReads8.4Score2.9k14d adds
- 36 Saving My Family Through the Imperial Exams: I Win Top Honors with My Talent 科举救家：我靠才华状元及第 Zhao Yan, a doctoral graduate, pulled an all-nighter and died suddenly. When he opened his eyes, he had become a sickly child from a poor family in Great Zhou! His scholar father had been framed and had the tendons in his hand severed. His mother had cried herself dry, and his sister traded embroidered handkerchiefs for rice to keep the family fed. Then the Ma family’s thugs came to force his father to kneel and sign a contract, trampling a scholar’s dignity into the mud! Zhao Yan clenched his f 377Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 37 A Farmer’s Son and His Daily Life in the Imperial Exam World 农家子的科举日常 Lin Nianjun, a modern woman with an unyielding spirit, transmigrates to an unfamiliar ancient farming household. Even more bizarrely, she has transmigrated into a man’s body. The farming family she finds herself in lives in poverty and hardship. But Lin Nianjun knows that only knowledge can change one’s fate, so she resolutely sets her sights on the imperial examinations. Along the way, she finds familial affection, friendship, and the bond between teacher and student. For the first time in th 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Make My Scumbag Boyfriend Take the Imperial Exams 我逼渣男考科举 Xie Wanqing was so infuriated by the utterly despicable male lead in a novel that her heart and lungs ached. She lost focus while crossing the street and got into a car accident. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had entered the novel! And she had even brought along a Scumbag Reform System! Thinking of Gu Hengyu, the despicable man who abandoned his wife and child, informed on his father-in-law, fawned on the powerful, and embezzled public funds, Xie Wanqing rubbed her hands tog 44Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 39 Great-Grandpa's Spirit Appeared and Insisted I Transmigrate to Qing-Dynasty China to Become the Top Scholar 太爷显灵，非要我穿越清朝考状元 [Transmigration + Political Intrigue + Cutting-Edge Technology + Multiple Heroines. Outsmart everyone and get a thrill that makes your scalp tingle!] Chen Liancheng, Guangzhou's wildest tech genius! A Tsinghua PhD, the leading expert in brain-computer interfaces, and a million-yuan-a-year earner, he developed an AI chip that could turn the human brain into a supercomputer in an instant. And he himself became its very first test subject! During Qingming ancestral rites, a thunderstorm struck his 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Passing the Imperial Exams: I Know the King of Hell, Go Ask Him If You Don't Believe Me 科举入士：我认识阎王不信你去问 Chu Nanxing got into an argument with the King of Hell. The King of Hell lost his temper and sent him straight off to be reincarnated, so Chu Nanxing was born with his memories from his past life because he never drank Granny Meng's soup. He was then told that a great responsibility rested on his shoulders. As someone who'd always been content to laze around, he had no choice but to study hard. Getting ahead was his only stepping stone. Later, unable to stand clocking in to work every day, Chu N 44Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 41 The Poor Scholar Becomes Chief Councilor: From Calligrapher to the Greatest Chancellor in History 寒门首辅：从卖字书生到千古一相 When he opened his eyes, Su Changqing had become the poorest scholar in Qiantang County. His home was bare, his younger sister was gravely ill and near death, and his landlord was blocking the door with a butcher's knife, demanding payment... To stay alive, he had no choice but to set aside a scholar's pride and open a stall at the docks, writing for others for a coin a character. With strokes as sharp as iron and silver, he captured every warmth and hardship of the human world! From a penniless 52Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 42 Will He Draft the Edict to Depose the Empress Again in This Life? 这一世，他还会起草废后诏书吗？ In the second year of the Longshuo era, if the edict to depose the empress drafted by the Tang chancellor Shangguan Yi had been proclaimed throughout the realm, the later empress Wu Zetian would never have come to power. His entire family is slaughtered, and after surviving the calamity, he must face danger at every turn on the jianghu path. The imperial examinations are fraught with intrigue, and court struggles make every step along the road of gratitude and revenge a perilous one. Love and lo 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Son, I Top the Exams and Become Emperor 穿越成农家子六元及第当皇帝 The protagonist, Yang Xuanche, transmigrates to a parallel world and an ancient dynasty that never existed in history. Born into a poor farming family, he relies on his modern knowledge to rise step by step. He sweeps all six imperial examinations, earns a noble title, and becomes a chancellor. He then uses his modern knowledge to improve people’s lives and vigorously develop the country’s industry and military, making it ever more prosperous. Eventually, he discovers that he is the emperor’s le 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Born to Humble Beginnings, I Defy Heaven Itself 出身皆微末我自逆苍天 This is a comeback full of cracks. It is not about conquering social classes or currying favor with the powerful, but about holding on to your truest self as you are crushed at every turn. When he finally reaches the top, he still dares to look back into the abyss and softly tell the twelve-year-old kiln worker’s son: “I got you out, but I didn’t become one of them.” Welcome to A Humble Birth, Yet I Defy Heaven. Discover how someone born into obscurity learns to become his own light through wind 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Unlucky Fool Becomes a Judge in Ancient Times 倒霉蛋回到古代当法官 [Ensemble cast + System + alternate world] If you don't like it, click the X in the top left and move on. No need to complain. A bolt of heavenly lightning sends Li Xiaosi to an unknown ancient world, where he's tasked with making a name for himself in the history books. Why should he do what he's told? Just as he's about to say something nasty, another bolt of lightning booms overhead. Fine, he's the most obedient, well-behaved little darling there is. But after all the bad luck he had in the m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Imperial Examination 科举 The examination hall was packed, with everyone seated. I clutched the wooden strip hidden in my sleeve, covered in answers. My palm was already soaked with sweat. After today, if I pass the imperial examinations and come out on top, I will no longer be the lowly stable hand everyone looks down on in the Ji household. But this is my first time smuggling in answers, after all. It's only natural that I feel a little uneasy. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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
- 48 I Take the Imperial Exam Seriously 科举我是认真的 Overnight, he transmigrates and becomes a poor farm boy in the Great Jiang Kingdom, with nothing but the bare walls of his home. His only “golden finger” is the arsenal of skills he learned in his previous life through exam prep and working his way through school. Looking at the thin porridge in his bowl, clear enough to see his reflection, Li Pingbao decides to break through by pursuing an official career through the imperial examinations… 14.8kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 My Family Has Been Butchers for Generations, and You Want Me to Take the Top Scholar Exam? 我家世代屠户，你偏要我考状元？ Chen Dao transmigrated! The good news: His family owned property and a shop, a pork stall at the vegetable market. The bad news: His father shoved a butcher's knife into his hands and said, “If you can't pass the exam and become a licentiate, you'll come back and take over the family business!” Hell mode from the start: The Analects in his left hand, a cleaver in his right. He recited classical phrases while cutting pork belly for customers. At the county exam, sons of generations of Hanlin scho 20Reads—Score—14d adds
