It’s Hard Being the Eldest Sister: I Farm the Mountain to Pay Off Our Debts
长姐难为，我靠大山种田还债
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- Completed
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- 1.3M Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Slice-of-Life Farming
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- 5mo ago
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- The Farmer's Eldest Sister Never Gives Up: She Farms, Pays Off Debts, and Raises the Kids农家长姐不言弃，种田还债养娃娃Alternate title on Fanqie
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Looking for Good Farming Stories With Smart Characters
Why do farming novels always have princes, heirs, and royal sons? Can't we have something cozier, without a prince or heir as the male lead, and without him constantly having to save people?
Looking for High-Quality Farming Novels, From a Veteran Reader With Picky Taste
Recommendations, please!
Farming! Farming! Bring Me All the Good Farming Novels
A peaceful, carefree life in the countryside.
Farming and Homesteading Novels
Looking for an ancient farming story without too many awful relatives. The male lead shouldn't constantly be a prince, general, or crown prince or anything like that. I'd like a warm, peaceful story about ordinary rural life. Please recommend one if you know any.
I'm into Farming Novels Lately. Preferably with a Pocket Dimension, Completed, and Not Angsty
Looking for stories about farming, raising children, and building wealth, with few scheming women and a strong, fiercely protective female lead. Ideally set in ancient times.
Looking for Highly Rated Farming Stories, Rated 9.8 or Above. Righteous Female Leads, Not Doormats
I’ve been reading farming stories lately. Please recommend female-protagonist novels, whether set in modern or ancient times. The female protagonist can have a golden finger, but it shouldn’t be too outrageous. The writing shouldn’t be simplistic, and the plot should be tightly paced.
Looking for Really Great Farming Novels
I’m looking for a farming story where a transmigrated heroine from a very poor family makes it rich. Any good ones?
Looking for Genuine Farming Novels. No Pretending to Farm While Not Growing a Single Grain
Looking for Farming or Refugee-Escape Stories With Sound Logic. Don't Treat Readers Like Idiots
Looking for Food Stories With Braised Intestines and Red-Braised Pork. Ancient or Period Settings Are Fine 😘
Are There Any Foodie Novels on Tomato?
Male- or female-oriented novels are both fine. No harems with three thousand beauties. Either no female lead, or just one. For female-oriented novels, anything goes, since I’m a total hypocrite about this. No brainless characters who get dumbed down!
Ancient Farming, Food, and Infrastructure, With a Harmonious Family and a Cozy Atmosphere
Any High-Quality Farming Novels Like Shanshan Youyao?
#InARutForBooks!
Farming, Food, Everyday Family Life, Cozy and Healing
The Real Deal: Farming Fiction
I want a genuine farming novel, not infrastructure or business stories pretending to be farming. No silly stories where the grapes are bigger than watermelons after a month, either. No harem stories disguised as farming, and no raising kids.
Food Novels, But Not Ones Where the System Just Hands Out Recipes
I don't want stories where the System gives the protagonist individual recipes and they can only cook those dishes. I want a proper chef and food story.
Looking for Novels About Living a Quiet, Ordinary Life ❤️
No golden finger, something closer to reality! Farming stories, ordinary lives.
Ancient-Era Drought and Famine: The Protagonist Transmigrates with a System and Has Endless Food
Looking for Farming Stories That Supply the Army
Looking for a Story About Transmigrating into Ancient Times as an Ordinary Person, Carefully Building Up Strength
An ancient-era transmigration story. I don't want a mindless power fantasy. I've always read stories about princesses, princes, and crown princes, so I'd like to see the everyday lives of ordinary people.
Looking for a Normal Story About Transmigrating to Ancient Times to Farm and Raise Livestock
Stories about transmigrating to ancient times and farming, raising livestock, chickens, and pigs.
Give Me Some Lighthearted, Funny, Laid-Back Farming Stories
Don't be shy, send them all my way!
Looking for Stories About a Close-Knit Family or Village, with No Terrible Relatives
Any genre is fine, as the title says. Thanks, everyone. Preferably something where the protagonist helps everyone get rich. No awful people, please, no awful people.
Rural Novels About Simple, Everyday Life
Looking for stories like Village Dad's Busy Farming Life. No stories about idiots, and no business-focused stories. So many start out as one thing, then turn into urban stories after just a few chapters. I don't want the protagonist to make a little money and then send his wife to school, make her a star or a model, or start a company, or any other nonsense. I want stories written with the mindset of a normal person.
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It's great! Although she doesn't have any special advantages, the female lead's intelligence is her biggest advantage 😘😘 There are no annoying jerks around, and everyone around her is simple and lovely. She leads the whole village to prosperity 😘😘 The female lead has such positive values! It's great! Please update more often, author!
Well written, quite realistic, no room for wish fulfillment, keep it up and keep working hard.
This is amazing! It's the first time I've ever enjoyed a farming novel so much. This is what a farming novel should be like! The female lead has a great personality; I love her so much. She's incredibly kind to those who are good to her, and she gets revenge for every wrong done to her.
It's also written very delicately, with a gentle, flowing feel. There aren't too many extreme characters or overly exaggerated face-slapping moments. Also, I want to ask if the male lead is a county magistrate? Even if he isn't, I really like this magistrate!
This book reflects the author's heartfelt intentions, crafting one pleasant scene after another. However, if you leave because you're constantly bombarded with awful and nonsensical reviews, then I'm sorry, my friend, you've missed out on a truly heartwarming book. Let's be less hostile, whether reading any book or not.
This is a great farming novel. The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times without any special abilities. She relies solely on her previous skills to lead her family and villagers to prosperity, while also helping the surrounding people improve their lives. It's a heartwarming story, and I love stories without any toxic elements.
It's a good watch. The protagonist has strong moral principles, no system halo, and no overpowered deductions. The abilities and events unfold normally; the protagonist understands human relationships but isn't opportunistic. Recommended.
It's really good. There's no special abilities, no cheat codes, no weird relatives or villagers, making the story very comfortable to read. And so far, there's no male lead with a special identity, which is fantastic. I'm tired of reading so many similar formulaic stories; I don't understand why they have to give the male and female leads special identities. In short, it's a highly recommended story; the only problem is that it's not finished yet 😂
I've read half of this novel, and it's alright, no major flaws. The female lead earns money quite quickly, but the country is so poor it gives me the feeling that the country would have collapsed if the female lead hadn't transmigrated here. The whole nation is waiting for her ideas, which is a bit far-fetched.
This is the first book I've read that features no awful relatives or neighbors, no scheming characters, and no internal family conflicts. The female lead, without any special abilities, uses her knowledge to help her neighbors escape poverty step by step, repeatedly assisting the county magistrate in improving the county's situation, and gradually becomes attracted to the male lead. The male lead's parents are also very kind.