A Beggar Fleeing Famine: Just Stay Alive
乞丐逃荒，不死就行
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- Completed
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- 1.2M Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Slice-of-Life Farming
- Updated
- 2y ago
- English
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- The Beginning of the Family Tree: The Ancestor Had to Beg for Food族谱之始：老祖宗要过饭Alternate title on Fanqie
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Realistic and detailed. It unfolds step by step. Finally, it's not the typical drama about finding treasure in the mountains, fighting against villains, selling recipes, opening a restaurant, meeting a prince, or palace intrigue. This drama is worth recommending.
A very realistic novel. It's not easy for people at the bottom of society to rise up. Just surviving is a blessing. There are no outrageous plot devices; the greatest advantage is the unity of the brothers and sisters. 👍👍👍
This is the best farming novel I've read in a long time. It's simple and sincere, without any special abilities or background. It follows a family's bumpy growth, and as a reader, I hope fate will be kind to these children. The author's writing style is quite outstanding on this app; there are no fancy words, but every character is vivid, and each child has a very concrete image in my mind. I hope the author doesn't disappoint with the ending; I'll definitely keep reading!
It's truly exceptionally well-written, with rigorous logic, clear narration, and fluent prose. It's like discovering a hidden gem: a helpless little beggar struggling to escape a disaster, relying on and helping each other, finding ways to escape danger together, overcoming countless hardships to find a way to survive, working together to settle down, and striving to live together.
This book successfully raised Tomato's standards. The writing is excellent, the plot is tight, and each character is vivid and distinct. There are no overpowered abilities or contrived melodramatic plots. The road to survival is arduous yet determined. It's a great story and highly recommended!
This is so well-written! It's the best story I've ever read about escaping famine and disaster. 👍 It's realistic, heartwarming, and free of any wish-fulfillment elements or Mary Sue tropes. It's all about the characters' hard work and effort, and the author's writing is superb! So great! 👍 This is the only book of mine by Tomato that I've written a follow-up review after reading only half of. I absolutely have to write one! It has to become a hit!
It's really great. There's no magic touch. Everyone has a different personality and temperament, and none of them can be missing. It's especially down-to-earth to climb down from the bottom step by step. You live cautiously, it's not easy!
The novel is well-written and simple, with a story that unfolds gently. It avoids unrealistic cheat codes, systems, or spatial abilities, focusing instead on the resilience of those who survive adversity while maintaining goodness. The novel's depiction of daily life is like a recreation of ancient times, and the characters are vividly portrayed with distinct personalities.
Highly recommended! This book is an absolute gem. It's simple yet profound, the language not necessarily ornate, but relatable to everyday life. It's a very good novel, although the prices mentioned are somewhat inaccurate. I recommend the author consult relevant literature or journal articles. There's a journal article that provides a very detailed account of prices; I recommend reading it. It's called "Wages and Prices in Beijing During the Wanli Era."
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