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The Rise of a Humble Scholar

share time: 2025-10-05 12:31:47

Modern coder Su Mu stayed up all night on a project, only to wake up as a penniless scholar in the Great Ning Dynasty—his family is so poor they can’t afford rice, and to make things worse, they owe the landlord ten taels of silver, which means his little sister will be sold into servitude! In a pinch, he uses elementary Olympiad math to expose the steward’s fake accounts and reclaim the family’s land deed; he then revamps a street tea stall with milk tea recipes, making a fortune in three days and even attracting the county magistrate’s cooperation. But just as he thinks he’s on the path to wealth, an imperial envoy from the capital surrounds his shop, accusing him of “using sorcery”—turns out the kaleidoscope he made with glass is mistaken for a “witchcraft item”! While outsmarting powerful nobles, he also has to coax the fiery young lady next door not to expose his “modern tricks.” Su Mu sighs: Starting a business in ancient times is more tiring than working 996!

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