Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 328 323. Comments on "The Rise of the Poor"

Today I would like to recommend a controversial book to you.

"The Rise of the Poor", Zhu Langcaijin, level 5 author.

Category: History - Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties.

【Introduction】

This is a story about a graduate student majoring in ancient Chinese who was repeatedly oppressed on the road to employment, and who traveled back to the middle of the Ming Dynasty and entered the body of a young child in a mountain village.

With a taciturn father and a fierce mother, and a family full of bad relatives, there are many disputes in this small farmyard. Fortunately, we have thousands of years of history, the Four Books and Five Classics, and the professional knowledge, so who says it is difficult for a noble son to come from a poor family?

The country's strength increased and it was able to rule with ease;

The laws and regulations are lax, and the officials are lazy;
There were a few treacherous ministers and some Japanese pirates;

But overall it can be said that this is fertile ground for the free growth of scholar-officials.

The legend of a humble rise began here.

I would like to use this article to pay tribute to all the time-travel classics.

【Golden Ten Chapters】

Chapter One: The Son of a Poor Family. The protagonist, Zhu Ping'an, is a native of Xiahe Village, a time traveler whose parents are still alive. He's only five or six years old, but he carries the knowledge of his past life in his head. Despite this, he still gets spanked by his mother for running around the village and being disobedient.

Chapter 2: Luck and Possession. It's dinnertime, and the family sits at the table, leisurely enjoying their meal. Few dare to speak. The protagonist washes his hands before eating, surprising the others and earning the nickname "possession."

Chapter 3: The farmyard is full of gossip. Finally, the protagonist personally intervenes and acts cute, and the old man directly puts an end to the unfounded suspicions of the daughters-in-law. However, the grandmother clearly favors the eldest and fourth sons.

Chapter 4: Ping An gives up the egg. Half a scrambled egg falls on the dinner table, and the grandmother gives half to the eldest grandson and the protagonist. The cunning protagonist, seeing this as an opportunity, performs a touching act of caring for the younger sister. He gives the egg that fell on the table to his cousin. The protagonist's behavior is almost demonic!
Chapter 5: The warmth of the hibiscus tent. At the end of dinner, my grandfather's brother came to say goodbye. Returning to his room, the protagonist noticed his parents seemed to have something to say, so he quickly pulled his brother to bed.

Chapter 6: IQ Crush. Grandmother asks someone to sell salt, a boring errand, and the protagonist makes up an excuse and sends his cousin on the job. With the protagonist's adult wisdom, he sees through his cousin's thoughts.

Chapter 7: Into the Mountains. The protagonist's father is going hunting in the mountains, and the protagonist wants to go too. After a long argument, his parents are forced to agree to let the protagonist go.

Chapter 8: They wouldn't even eat it if they fed it to the pigs. They were only hunting outside the forest, so it wasn't too dangerous. The protagonist saw the variety of game available in that era and was amazed by his father's hunting skills. He himself discovered honeysuckle and collected a large amount of it himself. However, his father didn't seem to be interested in it.

Chapter 9: A foolish boy obsessed with money. The protagonist's father hunts a lot of game, but upon returning home, his fourth aunt discovers it first, fearing they've hidden the prey. Upon hearing the noise, the grandmother appears and divides the game. Due to the large family, the distribution is unfair. The protagonist can only feel the warmth of family affection from his mother.

Chapter 10: The reappearance of ancestral luck. The great-grandfather and great-aunt's families arrive at the Zhu household, and starting with the grandfather, everyone is dressed in their finest attire, demonstrating the importance of ancestral worship. The protagonist, treated like a child by his relatives, is unaware that he can discern the reappearance of luck on the Zhu family's heads. It's not just white luck, but also green luck, representing the Zhu family's official fortune.

【Brief Comment】

About the Author

Zhu Langcai is a level 5 author with only this book to his name.

The book was put on the shelves on July 17, 2015. The first order was not counted, but the average order was as high as 10,300. It had 230,000 collections on Qidian and 370,000 collections in the bookstore. It had 740,000 fans and 10 alliance leaders.

This book is very similar to "The Top Scholar from a Poor Family", and was published earlier than "The Top Scholar from a Poor Family".

When I was promoting "Poor Scholar," many readers left me comments suggesting there was a suspicion of plagiarism between the two. However, the question of who plagiarized whom is a rather sensitive one, so I won't discuss it here.

What I want to emphasize is that the performance of "Rise of the Poor" is also good, and its data is even better than that of "The Poor Scholar".

It is a pity that the author of "The Top Scholar from a Poor Family" has already become a god, while the author of this book, Zhu Langcai, is still at level 5.

Moreover, "The Rise of the Poor" has only updated 294 million words in more than five years, an average of less than 60 words a year and less than 5 words a month.

The lack of updates has led to the loss of fans and a decline in reputation. Even though it has better creativity, it is still slightly inferior to "The Top Scholar from a Poor Family" in terms of overall performance.

This is what I think is the most regrettable thing.

If time could go back, and Zhu Langcai Jin updated his works steadily, or even frequently, I think the title of great writer might not be "The Top Scholar from a Poor Family".

summary of the story
This book mainly tells the story of the protagonist Zhu Ping'an, who travels from a modern Chinese master's degree student to the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a child from a declining family.

His grandfather is the second child in the family, his father is the second child in the family, and he himself is the second child in the family.

It was like a devilish curse of fate, placed directly on his head.

In ancient times, this directly led to him not being able to enjoy the family's resources. He could only rely on his extraordinary talent and personal identity as a time traveler to first fight for the opportunity to study, then make a name for himself, change his fate, and finally won the title of top scholar at the age of thirteen.

It is this title of top scholar at the age of thirteen, including many god-like examination processes, that discourages many readers.

The poor updating and the ridiculous plot caused the book to almost collapse in the later stages, and readers could only sigh in regret.

Character characteristics
The protagonist Zhu Ping'an is a time traveler who has acquired all kinds of modern knowledge, especially a strong foundation in classical Chinese. The various imperial examinations in the early stages were just a piece of cake for him.

Although it is impossible to pursue a scientific and technological career, the smoothness of the imperial examination path is also a major highlight of this article.

In addition, the protagonist himself is relatively stable and knows the danger of being "too smart and close to being a demon", so when he needs to be stable, he is also quite stable.

And when it is time to express myself, I will never hide my talents, I will be crazy when I need to!
Style characteristics
It's a pity about this book. It had the potential to create a new genre and become a masterpiece, but due to various factors and strong competitors, it had to quietly become ordinary.

Despite this, there are still many readers who highly recommend it and keep following the updates.

In short, the update of this book has indeed become a cage for it to spread its wings and fly high.

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
Welcome to the paradise of book reviews.

【Cang's Ramblings】

I've been busy lately and not in very good shape, so I haven't been updating on time.

But, better late than never.

As a short story, this book has never been discontinued, which is really a miracle!
Hehe ~
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