Through Wind and Rain Together: A Rural Couple Turns the Tide

Looking for a Rags-to-Riches Comeback Story with a Smart Protagonist

Are there any stories without a golden finger, where the protagonist relies on their own wits and abilities to gradually reach the top? Ideally, something that really makes you think. Novels these days are too brainless.

I Only Want Farming Stories Set in a Bygone Era. No Others. I Hate Mindless Stories With a System