A Leisurely Farmer’s Son

(Family squabbles, petty trifles, rural life, oddballs, officialdom, and more.)

After nearly ten years of muddling through life as a fool, Tang Wenfeng finally awakens after falling into water with the mind of a modern man.

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To avoid taxes, to make big money, to lie flat and enjoy life, and for the sake of a future of lazy slackerdom, Tang Wenfeng decides to take the imperial examinations.

Unexpectedly, through a twist of fate, he steps onto the path of officialdom and from then on starts “worrying himself” for the country and its people.

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The common people: In winter, the cold is biting, and we have no warm clothes.

Tang Wenfeng: Don’t be afraid, we have cotton, yarn, and coal.

The common people: The harvest has failed, and grain prices are soaring.

Tang Wenfeng: Don’t be afraid, we have hybrid rice.

The common people: The roads are rough and broken; people and carts can hardly get through.

Tang Wenfeng: Don’t be afraid, we have cement.

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Though he serves in the court, his heart remains in the countryside.

While struggling in official circles and working hard on infrastructure, Tang Wenfeng occasionally misses pastoral life.

Tang Wenfeng: Your Majesty, when can this subject retire and return home to farm?

Emperor Qianwen: When my dear minister can no longer walk.

Tang Wenfeng: I really want to assassinate the emperor~

Emperor Qianwen: ......

Note: 1. Please do not project yourself onto the characters.

2. The court accounts for a large share in the later part.

3. All settings serve the plot; please don’t nitpick.

4. The background is fictional, and the various systems are cobbled together and made up.

5. To be added.

Additional note: I’m bad at writing romance, so there is no heroine.