She didn't starve to death. She ranked first in the written exams many times, but always failed the interviews, and died in despair. Some people say that although her parents were farmers, her uncle, her uncle, her aunt, her uncle, as long as one of them was an official, she would not always fail in the interview.
Some people say that in the real society, some officials' children are useless in learning, and only get three or four books, and get 300 points to become an art student or a sports student, but they can also pass the interview smoothly and enter the system as an official.
Children of poor people, even if they rank first in the written exams, don't have much hope.
Opportunities are reserved for people with backgrounds, and the chances left for children from poor families are very small.