After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

March is the perfect time for outings and spring excursions.

The family picked fresh spring vegetables and admired the yellow-green new shoots.

The Jiang family's carriage creaked and groaned as it headed out of the city to their newly purchased estate.

Steward Wen had gone to the estate early on to familiarize himself with its affairs. The estate manager was an honest and hardworking man who had become the estate manager through his farming skills.

He was highly valued by his former master, and if his former master hadn't been promoted to the capital, he might have served as the estate manager for the rest of his life.

The man wanted to leave with his people, but he couldn't bear to leave his homeland, and coupled with his fear of the unknown, Jiang Xiaoqi successfully took over the estate and this capable estate manager.

"Ming'er, how much longer until we arrive? We've been out of town for quite a while now, haven't we?"

Lin Yueniang lifted the curtain on the carriage window and looked outside.

"Yes, Mother, we've already left the city. If we're slow, it'll take another two hours to get there. If you're tired, just have Li Shan stop so we can rest."

"No need for that, I just didn't expect the estate to be so far away. Wasn't it supposed to be in the suburbs?"

"It is indeed in the suburbs, but it is located at the border of Xinghe Prefecture and Guang'an Prefecture, which can be considered the suburbs of two cities."

Jiang Xiaoqi explained.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Xinghe Prefecture didn't have much land; most of it had been divided up by large families, and a small amount had been bought up by officials who held positions there.

Even in this outskirts of the city, it was bought at a high price from a sixth-rank official. Even if ordinary people had money, it would be difficult for them to buy large tracts of land.

Jiang Xiaoqi was only able to benefit from his surname, Jiang. People only helped a commoner because of Lord Jiang and even the Liu family in the capital.

Jiang Xiaoqi didn't feel guilty about this; when it comes to crucial moments, you have to rely on someone powerful.

Small matters are troublesome to handle, but big matters are not afraid of trouble.

After walking for another hour and a half, we finally saw a glimpse of the manor; an inconspicuous little archway served as its gate.

He hurriedly called out to Li Shan, who was driving the car in front, "Uncle Li, we're almost at the village, please slow down."

Li Shan responded and slowly pulled on the reins to slow the carriage down.

A short while later, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the manor.

Jiang Xiaoqi jumped off the carriage first, then helped Lin Yueniang down.

Sisters Jiang Xiwen and Jiang Xiyue also got off the car with the help of Granny Zhou and Cui'er.

This time, she brought eight newly bought servants with her, but not the new maids; she was accompanied by Granny Zhou and Cui'er.

Xin Zhuangtou and his men had been waiting at the door for a long time. When they saw Jiang Xiaoqi and his group, they immediately went to greet them.

"Madam, young master, the young ladies must be tired from their journey. The house at the estate has been prepared. Please come in and rest."

"Thank you for your help, Headman Xin, please lead the way."

Jiang Xiaoqi got off the car and followed the village head first, taking the opportunity to stretch his legs.

Mother and her sisters didn't get out of the car; they went straight inside, since it wasn't close to the small courtyard where they were resting.

Upon entering, I found the entrance to the estate packed with people, as the tenants came out to welcome their new master.

Jiang Xiaoqi nodded, which was considered a greeting, since the relationship between landlords and tenants should never be too distant or too close.

Xin Zhuangtou led Jiang Xiaoqi's family to the back of the main house, served them tea and snacks, and then quietly withdrew.

The houses, with their rustic charm, were simply yet comfortably furnished, and the family was quite satisfied with the environment.

After resting for a while, Jiang Xiaoqi took out the book she had brought, and ate some snacks while drinking tea and reading.

And then, it got dark.

He did indeed take his family on a spring outing to relax, but it was just to help his family relax; he still had to continue rolling around.

With the county examination drawing ever closer, he not only worked hard during the day, but also began his second period of study the moment he lay down in bed at night.

While studying literature is one aspect, every day after returning home from the clan school, he faithfully follows Master Lin Feng to practice martial arts. Now he can perform a complete set of fist techniques and a complete set of spear techniques.

Wenbin's progress was also very fast, but Li Mo was the most outstanding, even with Jiang Xiaoqi taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

That's how infuriating it is to be so gifted.

"System, come out here! Hurry up, I know you're awake!"

"Ahem, I'm here, I'm here. What's wrong, host? Want to exchange croton tea with me again?" the system said slyly.

"Is there anything that can quickly improve martial arts talent? I used this Marrow Cleansing Pill and my meridians were unblocked, but that's about it."

Isn't there some magic pill that can instantly turn a martial arts novice into a martial arts master?

"Host, you're overthinking it. How could something that can be achieved so easily possibly exist? Even if it did, it would definitely have significant side effects."

This is different from the Youth Preservation Pill and Snow Skin Pill, which are based on ancient formulas and are actually available, but the medicinal materials are rare and hard to find.

"And those martial arts advancement pills the host mentioned only exist in cultivation novels, right? We're not in a cultivation novel here!"

Although I was a little unwilling, I was also at peace with it.

I am not some chosen one. Although I have the system's support, my hard work day and night is not fake.

In the realm of literature, knowledge is gradually absorbed into the mind day by day.

Even with calligraphy, which requires the least time and effort, I still used up more than a dozen ink sticks.

Putting in two or even three times more time than others—how can that not be considered hard work or being down-to-earth?

He took first place in the exam with a clear conscience.

He aimed to master both literary and martial arts, and then serve the emperor. His first goal was to be proficient in both.

Knowledge cannot magically grow legs and run into your brain, and there is no elixir for instant mastery in martial arts.

But so what?

Born into poverty in my previous life, education was my only chance to change my fate.

Getting into university means working long hours from dawn till dusk, becoming a corporate slave—is it tough?

It was tough, but at least we were self-sufficient and didn't have to sleep under bridges.

Back then, I was content as long as I had a roof over my head, clothes on my body, and food in my belly.

Today, I live in a grand mansion with three courtyards, surrounded by thousands of acres of fertile land, adorned in fine silks and brocades. How fortunate I am!

Having arrived in this era and being born into a moderately wealthy landlord family, my start is pretty good; I should be content.

Perhaps the web-based system also considered the host's past life when selecting a host.

Only those who have crossed the single-plank bridge of the college entrance examination possess the most basic qualities of a top-scoring student.

There will be no college entrance exam in my life.

There was an imperial examination system.

An exam with an even lower acceptance rate.

County examination, prefectural examination, and provincial examination.

The provincial examination, the metropolitan examination, and the palace examination.

Interspersed throughout were the annual and provincial examinations.

Those who make it to the end are one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand.

Even the most difficult books must be tackled; if you're going to do something, do it right. Overcome the massive denominator, cross that line, and emerge before the world.

Ultimately, it's all for themselves; as for their current families benefiting, that's just a side effect.

After all, once you reach that point, you won't need to do anything; everything will happen naturally according to your wishes.