Female-to-male: I live on farming

"Sir, this is the final list of candidates admitted for this exam."

The magistrate frowned as he looked at the list, clearly unhappy: "What's wrong with this Lu Youqing?"

"Sir, after comprehensive evaluation of her test paper, she should be ranked first."

"Should? What is supposed to be? Why would a woman, instead of staying at home to take care of her husband and children, come to the examination hall to join in the fun? Isn't the youngest son of the Cheng family also here? Replace his name with the name." The magistrate thought about the generous gift that the Cheng family had sent some time ago, raised his chin, and said indifferently.

"Well... Sir, the situation is a little different this time." The master wiped the sweat from his forehead and leaned close to his ear to explain.

"So you mean this person is behind this too?" The magistrate also remembered that he had already found a scapegoat for the last murder in the City God Temple, but suddenly someone from above came and asked him to release the murderer by name and to arrest the real murderer at a later date.

"That's right, sir. Maybe the people above are also keeping an eye on the results of this county exam. If we cross this person out, it might cause trouble."

"Then move her to a lower position. If a woman becomes the top case in Yong'an County, she will become a laughing stock." The magistrate hesitated for a while and then agreed.

For him, corruption and cheating in the imperial examinations were already a normal thing. If he accidentally offended the people above and came to investigate, he would be in big trouble. Regardless of whether there was someone behind this Lu Youqing, it was better to be careful.

……

The day for the announcement of the results soon arrived, and the students crowded into the government office early in the morning.

Qin Ke asked Han Qi to go to the front to watch the announcement of the results. Although Han Qi was not very literate, he could still recognize the names of the gentleman and the lady.

He pulled Lu Youqing and waited behind, not wanting to squeeze with the others. However, feeling the slippery touch in the palm of his hand, he turned his head to look at Lu Youqing who was staring at the notice of the results. Although he always had a faint expression on his face, his body's reaction could not be faked.

She is nervous.

Whenever she heard shouts and cries coming from the bustling crowd, her fan-like thick and long eyelashes would tremble slightly.

Han Qi searched for his target one by one in the crowded crowd. He was not very literate, so his search was a little slow.

After a long while, he finally came running over, sweating profusely, and shouted excitedly, "Yes, my dear, I won the sixteenth place."

Qin Ke smiled and said, "Madam, congratulations!"

Lu Youqing let out a breath, and a stone in her heart fell to the ground.

Their luggage had been packed long ago, and they were only waiting for the results to be announced before heading home. As soon as they arrived at their doorstep, Han Qi couldn't wait to share the good news with Li Nanqiao and the others.

"Madam Qin, congratulations!" Pei Xiu was the last one to walk up to Lu Youqing to congratulate her.

Lu Youqing nodded slightly.

Before nightfall, Lu Youqing started preparing for the next college entrance examination. Qin Ke looked at her and sighed softly. He always felt that his wife was too nervous.

"My dear, studying requires a balance between work and rest. The exams ahead will last for three consecutive days and nights. It's not enough for you to just study like this. You also need a healthy body."

Letting him take the book from her hand, Lu Youqing said softly, "Don't I practice Tai Chi with you every morning? And you've been drinking nutritious soup every day recently."

"I heard that the exam there lasts for three days and the conditions are very difficult. If your body can't keep up, it doesn't matter how well you prepare." Qin Ke looked at her deeply and said softly, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. At worst, we can live well by just farming like this."

"I..." Lu Youqing opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. She had indeed put too much pressure on herself. In the beginning, it was just to have someone to back her up so that she wouldn't be at the mercy of others.

But as time went by, she gradually developed ambitions.

"There is more than one way in the world. We just need to do our best."

Lu Youqing forced a smile. She didn't want to make Qin Ke worry. She was not only worried about these things, but also about the exchange of interests behind the imperial examination. She was lucky enough to be on the list this time, but how could she guarantee that she would get a fair treatment next time.

"Then you will have to rely on farming to support the family. How are Nan Qiao and the others doing?" Lu Youqing changed the subject.

"The rice and melon fields have been cleaned up. When the villagers heard that there would be pay, they all rushed to work. As for buying land, generally speaking, families would not choose to sell land unless they really couldn't make ends meet."

After all, farmers still make a living by farming, which is their roots. Unless there are natural disasters or man-made disasters, they will not easily sell their land.

However, Qin Ke's price was high, and those wealthy families who had extra land at home also sold some of it. In total, they bought less than 20 acres of land.

"When do you plan to start working on that vegetable greenhouse you mentioned?"

Qin Ke smiled and pulled her up, holding her hand and walking towards the bedroom, saying, "Okay, I'll take care of those things. Let's go to bed early today, and I'll continue to tell you the story of the Legend of the White Snake."

When she heard that the story of Legend of the White Snake was going to be told, Lu Youqing, who was originally a little unhappy, suddenly frowned.

"Was Xu Xian scared to death when he saw the true form of White Snake? Since she was the one he loved, why should he be afraid?" Lu Youqing lay in Qin Ke's arms, looking up and asked in confusion.

"Maybe he is a cowardly person." Qin Ke held her with one hand and played with her long hair with the other hand. "If you were Xu Xian, what would you do?"

"Me?" Lu Youqing frowned and thought for a while before saying, "If I were Xu Xian, and I had been with White Snake for so long, not to mention that we had a deep relationship, I would always be sure that she would not hurt me. Then, what difference would it make whether she was a human or a demon?"

She seemed to be talking about Xu Xian, but also seemed to be talking about herself.

There were so many strange things about the person next to her, completely different from the person at the beginning. She had speculated that maybe he was a wandering ghost occupying the other person's body, or maybe he was a monster that had turned into a spirit?

But there was one thing she was sure of, he would never hurt her.

……

The next day, Qin Ke took Li Nanqiao to inspect the purchased land.

Fortunately, Li Nanqiao acted more cautiously. Although the land he bought was not connected, it was divided into only two parts.

After making a general plan in his mind, Qin Ke prepared to go home, but when he saw Aunt Wu who stopped him on the way, he frowned in confusion.

Aunt Wu is also a member of the Wu family. She is also a relative of Village Chief Wu and lives to the west of Qinghe Village.

Qin Ke had never had any contact with her before, so he really couldn't imagine what she was doing.

"Qin Ke, I heard that you bought a lot of land recently. It seems that you made a lot of money." Aunt Wu's attitude seemed abnormally attentive.

"Ah, I'm fine. I wonder if Aunt Wu has something wrong?"

"I see you are a child with a miserable life. Your parents passed away long ago, and they didn't have the chance to enjoy happiness with you."

Qin Ke waited silently for her next words.

"You don't even have an elder in your family who can take charge of the overall situation and make decisions. How can this continue? Look at those people in our village who are about your age. Their children can run around the yard, but you still have an empty knee. My cousin in the village next door has a niece who just came of age..."

Qin Ke blinked, as if he had guessed the other party's intention.