Farming and Homesteading Novels 种田文

1. 1 荒 Desert Island Survival: I Built a Hidden Paradise 荒岛求生，我打造了世外桃源 Serene Zhang Yichuan清幽张一川Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Genuine survival + Multiple beautiful women + Farming and hunting + A million-word epic with steady updates and a guaranteed ending] After a shipwreck, Lu Yun washes ashore on a deserted island. A beautiful older woman saves him with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. And so the two begin an absurd and hilarious life of survival together. The primeval jungle is full of challenges. Scorching heat, disease, and wild beasts threaten their safety. To survive, they battle the elements, the land, and othe 5.7kReads7.0Score519Shelves

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   Invincible farming and hunting

2. 2 荒 Deserted Island Survival: Starting with Nothing 荒岛求生，从一无所有开始 Miss Wang Writes Novels王姑娘写小说Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Building and hunting + realistic survival + no System] Wang Fan and a beautiful woman are stranded on a deserted island. Starting from nothing, the two of them build a wonderful home on the island, one step at a time. Who says life on a deserted island is hard? This is the best survival experience ever! 5.1kReads7.1Score393Shelves
3. 3 农 The Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family Picks Up a Prince and Starts Farming 农家长女捡个王爷种田 Zishu Yu子书鱼Ancient Romance547k WordsOngoing Lu Xiyun, a 21st-century master’s graduate in Chinese and Western medicine, transmigrates into the body of a thirteen-year-old farm girl and eldest daughter of the family. She has a timid mother and young siblings to care for. As she builds the family’s fortune, she also takes on the worst sorts of people. While gathering herbs in the mountains, she rescues a handsome man who is injured and poisoned. He says he has nowhere to go, so she takes him home as free labor and promises to help cure his —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is great. The female lead has strong moral values, and the career and love storylines are clearly defined and told in a gentle, flowing style. It's definitely worth reading! Those who like it, let's read it together! [Kissing emoji]

4. 4 荒 Desert Island Survival: Starting with Rubbing Sticks Together to Make Fire 荒岛求生：从钻木取火开始 An Old Man from Jiangbei江北一青翁Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Realistic Survival + No System + Survival Skills] After a shipwreck, Fang Jie is stranded on a deserted island. Starting with making fire by rubbing sticks together, he struggles to survive one step at a time. During his time trying to survive, Fang Jie makes several friends. They travel together. Cutting trees, hunting, and building houses. Farming, raising livestock, and gathering supplies. They establish a home for themselves on the deserted island. However, as they explore the island fu 2kReads7.7Score192Shelves
5. 5 荒 Deserted Island Survival: Building a Utopia from Nothing 荒岛求生，从无到有打造世外桃源 An Old Man from Jiangbei江北一青翁Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Realistic Survival] [Farming and Hunting] [No System] After a shipwreck leaves Lin Fan stranded on a deserted island, he finds himself surviving there alongside several beautiful women. Lin Fan leads them in clearing land and farming, builds a shelter, and rises to the peak of life! 4.9kReads7.2Score370Shelves
6. 6 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 54.3kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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   These books are all very good; I've read them all. The male leads aren't princes or nobles; they're all very ordinary people. They cover three different types of stories.

7. 7 农 The Farmer's Delightful Daughter Is Busy Planting Crops 农家娇女忙种田 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A warm-hearted transmigration story, with no awful relatives) I transmigrated into a farming family and found myself with a large courtyard and a house with gray-brick walls, along with a few acres of good farmland. The only problem was that the money box was empty. But that was no big deal: my grandparents doted on me, my parents loved me, my brothers got along with me, and the neighbors were kind and united. Bai Xia was sure that getting rich and living a comfortable life would be a piece of 17.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
8. 8 穿 Transmigrate, Farm, Get Rich, and Raise the Kids 穿越之种田致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wanwan transmigrates from the harsh apocalypse to an impoverished ancient era, only to find that life is just as difficult. The difference is that she now has an adorable little dumpling, a handsome and dependable husband, and a whole space full of crop seeds. With her superb cooking skills, she can raise her precious little one, feed her husband, and help the villagers grow rich along the way... 4.2kReads9.1Score388Shelves
9. 9 逍 The Carefree Chief Agricultural Officer 逍遥大司农 Operating Without Anesthesia不打麻药就开刀Ancient Romance583k WordsOngoing A 35-year-old man who never wanted to go home and farm unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times, becoming Tao Qihai, the eight-year-old youngest son of a farming family in Taojia Village. The villagers all say Qihai has “come into his own.” He leads his six older sisters in building a business, making a fortune, and getting their lives on track. But only his childhood sweetheart, Song Yun, notices something strange: Tao Qihai keeps calling out for a precious darling named “Xiaotiantian”! Watc 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Now I finally understand why I love reading farming novels. The protagonists are so full of life and vitality, striving to grow and improve themselves. After reading them, I feel hopeful about the future, that everything will get better, and it fills me with energy. [Learned something new!] Highly recommended!

10. 10 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23.9kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
11. 11 拯 After Saving the Yandere Villain, I Realized I Was the Clown 拯救病娇反派后，小丑竟是我自己 Shi Fubai时浮白Ancient Romance191k WordsOngoing Lin Anyue had merely made an offhand complaint that the author was being too cruel to the villain. When she opened her eyes, she had actually transmigrated into that farming novel full of angst, becoming a foolish farm girl everyone could bully. Luckily, her memories from her previous life had returned. Shen Yunkai, the tragic villain in the book, was at his lowest point and had yet to turn evil. She made up her mind: she would build a fortune and work toward a better life, while clinging to the 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes! You have supportive family members.

12. 12 娶 Marry a Wife to Cut My Taxes? I Started by Supporting My Beautiful Bride 娶妻抵税？从养活美娇媳妇开始 Last Night's East Tower昨夜东楼Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [No System + alternate world + farming + hunting + slow burn + not a wish-fulfillment story + political intrigue and warfare + competing for supremacy in troubled times] “Yucheng, do you want a wife or not? Just say the word and I’ll send one over.” “Then go ahead and send her over.” Shen Yucheng thought it was just a joke, never expecting to actually end up with a beautiful wife. The dynasty is in its final years. Warlords carve up the land, and refugees are everywhere. With nothing but bare wa 25.8kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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    "The government assigns me a wife, and I can even get tax deductions?!" A poor hunter casually agrees and unexpectedly receives a beautiful daughter. Penniless, he braves the snow to hunt in the mountains to ensure his wife's survival. With the help of his hunting dogs, he has a bountiful catch, but on his return journey, he encounters a snow leopard blocking his path! This thrilling and sweet slice-of-life farming story is non-stop, and there's even a thrilling plot of conquering the world to follow. This book is worth staying up all night to read! 🔥

13. 13 种 Growing Melons, Vegetables, and Crops 种瓜种菜种田 Walking Pebble行走的石头子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The silly girl from the Shi family suddenly isn’t silly anymore. And trailing behind her are five nearly grown boys, who turn out to be her own brothers. The girl leads them to plant melons in the sandy field behind the village. The yard-long beans climb all over their trellises, the greens are tender and fresh, and the grain hangs heavy on the furrows. The neighbors may gossip and bicker, but luckily there’s the open-minded Grandma Shi to keep things in check. They plant in spring and harvest i 9.6kReads8.0Score860Shelves

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    This is a pure farming novel, without princes or nobles. It's simple and peaceful, depicting a large family working in the fields, planting melons, vegetables, and crops. The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times and has the advantage of owning a modern seed shop. The whole family becomes wealthy through farming.

14. 14 心 The Scheming Sweetheart Is Reborn and Sets Her Sights on a Rugged Blacksmith 心机小娇妻重生，勾搭上糙汉铁匠 Little Potato in the Corner墙角小土豆Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted (Farming + Heroine Pursues Hero + Rugged Man + Devoted Husband + Face-Slapping + Reborn) A scheming, sweet young wife reborn VS a taciturn, rugged man who sees through her but says nothing 1. Everyone in Xinghua Village envied Suihe, saying she was blessed to have married the village’s only scholar. But no one knew that five years later, her husband Lin Sheng would sell her to the Chunfeng Brothel for five taels of silver. Trapped in the brothel, Suihe endured endless torment until she died 13.8kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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    The female lead is reborn, the male lead sees through her but doesn't say anything, and he's obsessed with her. It's a good story.

15. 15 冷 The Handsome Husband of the Stone-Faced Hunter 冷面猎户家的俏夫郎 Catch a Strawberry拦住一颗草莓Two Male Leads651k WordsCompleted The rating has just come in. [Two male leads + farming + devoted couple + fictional ancient setting + natives of the world + sweet romance + food] Gu Zheng, the hunter from Xinghua Village, is famous for being cold and aloof. People say he lost his parents when he was young and still carries a place in his heart for his fiancée, who died early. He’s probably destined to remain a bachelor for the rest of his life. Then, one spring, he found a dusty little sparrow at Gongshan Shrine. Su Qiao was a 1.5kReads8.4Score134Shelves

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    A very pure farming story, featuring a very sweet and adorable couple, and their incredibly happy and blissful daily life. 🌾

16. 16 小 A Family in a Little Village 小村人家 Fei Qing妃卿Ancient Romance283k WordsCompleted [Farming + Food + No System + No Romance + Building a Career] When Li Yun wakes up, she is still Li Yun, but not quite the same Li Yun anymore. She has been reborn as Li Yunniang in Anyang Village. Her father dotes on her, her mother loves her, and her older brothers and sisters-in-law spoil her. She has plenty to eat and drink, but not a penny to her name. No matter. Let's see how Yunniang leads her family in farming and storing grain, then makes delicious food to sell at a stall. She builds wo 252Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The first book is quite heartwarming, with a gentle, gradual development and no bizarre elements. The second book is more exciting, with a ruthless and taciturn female protagonist.

17. 17 腹 The Witty Princess Consort and Her Scheming Prince 腹黑王爷的逗比王妃 Moon Shadow, West Tower月影西楼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Devoted husband | farming | pocket dimension | intensely sweet romance | Xiao Tian was a prodigy in intelligence work in Country Z. After a plane went out of control, she transmigrated into the body of an eight-year-old girl named Xiao Tian. Xiao Tian: “Oh wow! What a waste not to fill such a huge pocket dimension with food and silver!” Some spirit: “You’ve got ambition, I’ll give you that~” Some prince: “Tian’er, I’m all alone in the world. Take me in!” Xiao Tian: “...” The emper 216Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Not all princes are completely averse to housework. Take ours, for example. Being a clean freak depends on the person. Lighting the fire is no problem for him, but herding pigs is something else entirely…

18. 18 逃 Fleeing to the Mountains to Build a Rural Paradise 逃到山里建田园 Fei Qing妃卿Ancient Romance286k WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine + Farming + Space-Powered Wish Fulfillment + Infrastructure Building + Making a Fortune] She transmigrated into a family fleeing famine. With no water or food, grandparents above her, two adorable younger brothers beside her, and a pregnant older sister, Song Zao watched her family grow numb with hunger and plunged into the woods to find something to eat. She dug up wild vegetables, stockpiled provisions, hid their bundles, and kept moving! Just when they finally reached a place 861Reads8.3Score109Shelves
19. 19 穿 I Became a Widowed Mother with a Child, and Became a Billionaire Through Baby Food 穿成带崽寡妇，我靠辅食成首富 Su Yanqin苏颜沁Ancient Romance105k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Lin Zhixia became a widow with a child whose husband, a military household member, had just died. She thought she could live in peace, but the moment she opened her eyes, she found herself in a hellish situation from the start. Her husband had just died in battle for his country. Because the only child in her arms was a scrawny little girl, her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law snatched away the last half-bowl of coarse rice flour. The sickly mother and daughter were shoved 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the first time I've read a farming-themed novel about making baby food. Highly recommended!

20. 20 寒 A Bride Raised in Poverty: I Farm to Support the Heir 寒门童养媳：我靠种田发家养世子 Xiuyun Zhi岫云织Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted Transmigration + farming + imperial examinations + face-slapping the worst sort of people + a mystery about her origins + storing grain for years of famine This novel has no romance, no romance, no romance. The heroine just wants to retire, lie flat, and keep 180 male models! Agronomy PhD Shen Qingci transmigrates into the body of a twelve-year-old child bride. The moment she opens her eyes, she is being sold to an old widower who beat his wife to death. She turns the tables on the scoundrel, ta 812Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The pinnacle of farming fiction, a farming novel with a score of 9.5 Or higher. It tells the story of farming, getting rich, and achieving a comfortable life, while also ruthlessly beating up awful relatives—hilarious and satisfying!

21. 21 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 50.5kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
22. 22 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
23. 23 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.9kReads9.6Score3.9kShelves

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    [Top Post][Top Post][Cool] This book, [Farming + Ancient Romance + Time Travel], I've been recommending it to everyone I meet. 1. Humor: The atmosphere is incredibly cheerful, constantly hitting my funny bone. When I read it outside, I laughed hysterically, and people looked at me like I was an idiot. 2. Funny: I especially love some of the author's jokes, like "tears of sadness flowed from the corner of his mouth" and "so he sent a chicken with an unbreakable neck." 3. Literary Style: I love the classical Chinese and environmental descriptions the author uses at the beginning; they're so vivid. 4. Historical Accuracy: I think the author must be very good at history. After all, our history teachers always emphasize the importance of historical logic in answering questions. It's hard to describe, but I just feel that this book has that kind of logic. 5. Sweetness: The details about Mingzheng and Xiaoqi are so sweet.

24. 24 小 The Little Husband's Leisurely Farming Life 小夫郎的悠闲种田生活 Ordinary Fairy普通仙女Two Male Leads201k WordsCompleted [Farming story + two male leads, sweet romance, food, and everyday life] Something happened recently in Qingshui Village. Zhao Xiaohe, whose reputation had been ruined, actually got married! And he married the poor outsider from the village, Lu Wangchuan. The ill-intentioned villagers were just waiting to see whether Zhao Xiaohe would starve to death first or Lu Wangchuan would be cursed to death first. Who could have guessed that after getting married, the two would farm, hunt, and run a fe 1.3kReads8.6Score112Shelves
25. 25 我 My Little Snail Husband 我的田螺小夫郎 Little Seven of Mountain Moon山月小七Two Male Leads462k WordsCompleted [Farming + male-male romance + sweet love + food + everyday family life + a slow, steady romance] Spring thunder rolls, and all things come to life. After the rain, the forest is fragrant with the scents of plants and earth. The mountain folk's delicious food can be found all around them. The diligent young husband rises early and treads through the dew to gather a basket of fresh bamboo shoots, pick tender wild greens, and collect newly sprouted mushrooms and toon buds from the treetops. Everyt 10.2kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    These books are all super good, especially the first one, which is about the simple, ordinary life. And the second one is especially sweet. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

26. 26 假 Fake Heiress? I Farm and Raise Five Powerful Brothers 假千金？我种田养出五个大佬哥哥 Bai Yi Yi柏一意Ancient Romance339k WordsOngoing [Beloved by the Whole Family] [Farming] [Mountain Foraging and Treasure Hunting] [Five Powerful Older Brothers] [Cute Pet, Da Huang] [Business and Prosperity] [Food] Shen Qinghuan transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake daughter and supporting female character in a story about a real and fake heiress. The landlord's family sent her back to a poor, remote village. Her parents were honest folk, and her five older brothers were tall and burly, but they were starving! No problem. In her previou 14.9kReads8.2Score2kShelves

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    Hongguo Short Drama is now online, a complete story of over a million words! It's a farming and food-themed novel about running a food shop: cold-cooked rabbit, Zhou Hei Ya (a type of braised duck), hot pot, and milk tea. The parents are loving, there are five older brothers, the family is adored and has a special space, and there are no awful characters in the family. It's very heartwarming and super good!

27. 27 带 Fleeing Famine with My Family and a Space Full of Grain 带着全家去逃荒，我有空间满仓粮 Bai Yi Yi柏一意Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine] [Space] [Everyone's Darling] [Feel-Good Story] [Making a Fortune] [Later: Nation-Building] Du Youling was originally a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from a farming village in ancient times. Born with extraordinary good fortune, she was nevertheless killed in her previous life after her cousin stole her luck. In this life, she has returned with a max-level System! The story opens with a drought, forcing her family to flee. Whether it's drought, locusts, or snow, this lucky littl 7kReads9.0Score664Shelves
28. 28 重 Back to 1983: One Row of Muskets, Hunting Across the Greater Khingan Range 重回83：一排铳，猎穿大兴安岭 Xuanyuan Dizi of Nantian南田的轩辕帝子Rural Life416k WordsCompleted [1983 setting + mountain hunting + reborn + protective grandpa] At 58, Chen Weiguo's greatest regret was that autumn in 1983. To scrape together money for his wedding, his grandpa went bear hunting alone in the mountains and came back as nothing but bones. His younger sister was married off far away and suffered terribly. His childhood sweetheart waited ten years before marrying someone else, while he grew old alone with a bad leg. When he opened his eyes again, he was back on the morning his gr 2.1kReads—Score248Shelves

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    I recommend this farming novel set in the 1980s. The author's writing is good, the plot flows smoothly, and it's quite enjoyable. I hope you all like it too.

29. 29 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, I Keep My Head Down and Grow Up 穿到古代苟着长大 Sikong Zhiyu司空执与Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After an ordinary woman dies, she transmigrates to another world. She is no self-sacrificing heroine! No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger, and no awful relatives! There is a romantic pairing! This is a story of struggle built on her own experience and hard work, with farming and business management. The pace is unhurried, and life is slow. If that's not your cup of tea, please don't flame me! Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental! 2.3kReads8.9Score131Shelves

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    No spatial abilities or system; a farming novel; both the male and female protagonists are ordinary people.

30. 30 古 Everyday Farming in Ancient Times: My Husband Is So Gentle 古代种田日常，我家夫郎超温柔 A Little One Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的小毛毛一枚Two Male Leads501k WordsCompleted Hey, everyone! The rating is low right now because it was just posted and ratings have only just opened T﹏T It’ll go up after a while. You’re already here, so why not take a look before you go?~ After dying from overwork, Lin Sang opened his eyes and found himself in the body of the poorest man in ancient times. His home was bare, he had nothing to his name, and he nearly starved to death as soon as he arrived. Luckily, his neighbor was a man named Su Wan. People said he was cursed and brought 746Reads8.2Score105Shelves

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    Haha, this book doesn't even have any relatives, only the warm mutual help of close neighbors. I recommend it; it's well-written and still being serialized. Lots of delicious food appear!

31. 31 辞 I Quit and Returned to My Village, Got Rich with My Pocket Dimension, and Retired Early 辞职回村，我靠空间暴富提前退休 Tang Chuwu唐初五Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Farming + spiritual spring space + building a fortune + family life + sweet romance + devoted to each other] After a car accident, Cheng Zhu unexpectedly unlocked a spiritual spring space. It was packed with treasures. Ginseng, reishi mushrooms, rare agarwood: all she had to do was pick them up. With a treasure like this, who’d keep slaving away for someone else? She quit her job and returned to her village, using the spiritual spring a 1.9kReads8.7Score198Shelves

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    Because I unexpectedly gained access to this space, I really want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents and meet my other half there [shy].

32. 32 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73.1kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves

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    A heartwarming farming story set in a Jiangnan water town is quite rare.

33. 33 穿 Transmigrating to a Year of Famine: Living Off the Mountains to Feed the Family 穿越荒年，靠山吃山养全家 Sleepless Night in September's Cool Autumn凉秋九月夜不能寐Ancient Romance516k WordsOngoing With a father doing forced labor and a seriously ill mother, transmigrated Cao Yunxuan has to support the whole family. She has no System or golden finger, but as the youngest female botanist in the modern era, at least she has a wealth of knowledge in her head. She gathers herbs in the mountains and earns her first pot of gold. She severs ties with the ancestral household to carve out a way for her family to survive. She raises seedlings and farms the land, helping the villagers get through the 681Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Ancient farming novels, not overly sentimental, with sound values.

34. 34 悍 The Tough Wife Takes Charge 悍妇当家 A Spectator by the Pillow枕前看客Ancient Romance551k WordsCompleted [Farming + spiritual spring + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building a fortune] Du Jiaojiao, a burly woman, accidentally overhears her sister-in-law urging her mother-in-law to sell Du Jiaojiao’s child to a landowner. Pregnant and furious, she charges over and beats them both up. After the fight, her mother-in-law kicks Du Jiaojiao and her family out, leaving them to scrape by in a makeshift shelter just outside the village... Two months later, Du Jiaojiao gives birth to boy-and-girl twi 3.8kReads8.4Score343Shelves

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    This book is purely about farming, depicting the leisurely life of a rural family, their everyday stories, and how they gradually accumulate wealth through hard work. It's a good read when you're looking for something to read.

35. 35 穿 Transmigrating as the Welding-Warrior Emperor, I Join Hands with My Beloved to Secure the Realm 穿越焊武大帝，携手红颜定江山 Tan Baida谭百搭Historical291k WordsOngoing In a world torn apart by chaos, life is cheap, and from the start all you have is a pair of welding tongs that can shoot electricity? Lu Mingyuan: “If the world has fallen apart, I’ll weld it back together with my own hands!” Clear land and fertilize it → build an iron-walled fortress → found the Eternal Empire. The road to industrial domination begins! [Upgrade your territory’s buildings: ramshackle thatched hut → brick courtyard → steel fortress!] [Boost productivity: hand forging → hydraulic 10Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    In 1997, a welding engineer from the western mountainous region of Guizhou Province was forced to operate a welding machine in a state-owned machinery factory. In the instant the welding machine exploded, he was transported to a chaotic world. When he opened his eyes, he was a poor farm boy with a frail mother and only 26 elderly, weak, women and children by his side. The food reserves were barely enough to last for 20 days. He relied entirely on his welding skills to break through the hellish situation.

36. 36 逃 After Fleeing Famine, My Sister and I Married the Brothers Next Door 逃荒后，我和阿姐嫁给隔壁兄弟 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine + family life + farming + slow-paced and steady + heartwarming] A devastating flood that swallowed the south left the Su sisters homeless and orphaned. To protect themselves on the road as they fled famine, the two peerlessly beautiful sisters chose to disguise themselves as ugly servants. After traveling a thousand li to Longnan, they were settled by the local authorities, and a matchmaker arranged their marriages. Faced with a life-changing decision, the sisters spoke in unison 9.5kReads8.1Score935Shelves

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    Ordinary daily life in ancient times

37. 37 重 Reborn: I Turned the Tables by Farming with My Pocket Dimension 重生后，我用空间种田逆袭 Tu Feng Yunhe土风允禾Ancient Romance178k WordsOngoing Farming + making a fortune + reborn + pocket dimension + alternate setting. (The romance will probably come later. There won't be any princes or young noble lords; the heroine will be the strong, dominant one, while the hero will simply be her capable, supportive partner.) In my previous life, my second aunt sold me to a widower for two taels of silver. I died on a snowy day. Reborn, the first thing I did was split from the family. With a pocket dimension at my disposal, I watered the fields 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a story about an ancient peasant girl who is reborn with a special ability to become rich and successful through farming. There are no difficult relatives, and no male protagonist has appeared yet.

38. 38 青 A Cottage Amid the Green Hills 青山可结庐 Zeng Pig Milk Tea曾猪奶茶Ancient Romance297k WordsCompleted The rating is low because this novel just came out, dears. The tags are wrong: it's historical romance and farming. In the first year of Tianyuan, something extraordinary happened in Lijiazhuang, a small village under Fengshui Township. The family of Li Zhijin was actually asking for the hand of Xu Lansi, the second daughter of the neighboring Xujiacun. The Xu family had two daughters, but the elder, Xu Jinxiu, was the real beauty, both talented and lovely, with suitors coming one after another. 3.2kReads8.9Score335Shelves

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    This is good, it'll be finished soon.

39. 39 嫁 Every Day After Marrying a Rugged Man Is Pure Bliss 嫁给糙汉后每天都真香 Not for You不予尔Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted 1v1. Both leads are devoted only to each other. Jiang Nian is a sweet, gentle, clever heroine who isn’t self-righteous, while Fan Pingye is a taciturn hunter who dotes on his wife without restraint. At 17, Jiang Nian follows her father’s arrangement and marries Fan Pingye, the hunter feared by everyone in the village. She trusts that her father wouldn’t harm her, but she is still an inexperienced young woman, and everyone knows Fan Pingye’s fearsome reputation. The villagers say he killed count 1.2kReads6.8Score102Shelves

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    A heartwarming farming story, filled with everyday family life: digging for vegetables, picking mushrooms, raising pheasants, hunting, and the doting, rough-around-the-edges Fan Pingye versus the delicate, intelligent, and not-so-saintly Jiang Nian. Fan Pingye: "My wife is always right, I'll listen to her." No officialdom, no cheat codes.

40. 40 全 My Whole Family Was Banished to the Wasteland, but Farming Made Me Rich 全家发配荒山，我靠种田家财万贯 Deep in the Hundred Flowers百花深处Ancient Romance244k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Wasteland + Gathering and Farming + Food + Business + Everyday Family Life + Building Wealth + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Finger] When Lin Xiaotao opened her eyes, she found that she had transmigrated to ancient times. She was now part of a land-reclamation team, heading south with them to clear the wilderness. From the start, she was on the road. She had no pocket dimension and no golden finger, and her whole family had been sent to the mountains to reclaim wasteland. Their house and 578Reads—Score120Shelves

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    This is a farming novel, focusing on a slow and steady accumulation of wealth. The first thirty chapters are about traveling, followed by farming in the village. The daily life of the main character's family is very heartwarming.

41. 41 穿 Transported to a Year of Famine, I’ll Feed My Whole Family Meat, Not Tree Bark 穿到荒年，啃啥树皮我带全家吃肉 Sugarcane Is Too Tough to Chew甘蔗嚼不动Historical3.1M WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into short dramas: The Hunter King: Steamed Buns and Meat at Every Meal During the Famine; The Whole Village Chews Tree Bark in the Famine, While I Gorge on Meat with My Family; No Food After the Locust Plague, but My Granary Is Piled High. [Farming + Power Fantasy + System + Lighthearted Comedy + Cozy Daily Life] Gu Zhouyuan opened his eyes to find himself as the third son of the Gu family in ancient Datong Village. Lazy, gluttonous, and good for nothing, he was hated 37.1kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves

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    A farming adventure in another world, leading your family to wealth and a comfortable life!

42. 42 弟 Little Brother, If I Call You Dad, Do You Dare Answer? 弟弟，姐叫你一声爹你敢答应吗？ Meow, No Salt喵不可盐Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + imperial examinations + martial world + farming + sister and brother + ensemble cast + playing the fool to catch the tiger off guard + feel-good + comedy + getting rich + transmigrating into a book] Transmigrated? Turned into a six-year-old little girl? Not bad. It’s like getting to grow young again. That troublesome little brother came along too? Not bad. At least I’ll have some company. My little brother turned into my dad? Not bad. I can accept that. Accept it, my foot! 40.6kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves

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    ✨A Farming Ensemble Novel🍀 [Time Travel + Imperial Examination + Jianghu + Farming + Siblings + Ensemble Characters + Pretending to be a Fool + Satisfying Read + Comedy + Getting Rich + Transmigration] Rejuvenated, she becomes her troublesome younger brother's six-year-old daughter! Not bad, at least she has a companion. Her brother becomes her father? Not bad, she can accept it! Accept it my foot!? Brother, outside you're my father. Behind closed doors, I'm still your older sister! If I call you "Father," will you dare answer!? Female Lead: Zhang Shu (Zhang Zhishu) Kind-faced but ruthless and beautiful, the woman behind the future prime minister, a true master. Male Lead: Zhang Zhijie Outwardly handsome and refined, calm and collected, but inwardly panicked, a master of acting.

43. 43 盛 A Prosperous Era's Chef: Too Bad My Husband Lives to Eat 盛世厨娘：奈何夫君是吃货 Bearing the Boat载舟Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted An accident sent Lin Jiu, a twenty-four-year-old Chinese chef, transmigrating into the body of a dim-witted fourteen-year-old girl in Jiangzhou City, Great Qi. It was a strange dynasty, but it was just as full of food lovers. So Lin Jiu drew on her excellent modern cooking skills to spark a food craze in Great Qi and lead an entirely new culinary trend. What Lin Jiu didn't expect was that as her fame grew, she would also catch the eye of a certain scheming foodie… 400Reads8.3Score106Shelves
44. 44 秋 Chen Shi Lives Next Door to Akita 秋田隔壁住陈实 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted Qiutian’s mother was known throughout the surrounding villages as a capable woman. She was still harvesting rice in the fields just before giving birth to Qiutian, so she named her daughter Qiutian, meaning autumn fields. When Qiutian was one, her mother went mad. Carrying her on her back, she ran around everywhere and even made her drink filthy water from a cesspit. When Qiutian was three, her mad mother fell off a cliff and died. Her father, a traveling peddler, was hardly ever home. Her five- 7.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    🥬🥒🌶A simple and peaceful farming story🥕🥔🍆No cheat codes👆No spatial abilities🤲Ordinary people with no power or influence🙏The female lead has a tragic past🦴Her adoptive father didn't live past 40👀Her adoptive father's son didn't reach adulthood👁In the end, only the female lead is left alone🤙The male lead is also an unlucky person🙌The two of them find warmth in each other's company🍚🥚🥩

45. 45 我 My Newly Widowed Sister-in-Law 我嫂新寡 Beautiful Big Girl大姑娘美Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 436Reads8.9Score146Shelves
46. 46 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.2kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
47. 47 福 Fortune Comes to Our Home, and the Whole Family Gets Rich 福宝来我家，全家乐发财 Call Me Handsome叫我帅哥Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted [Born into the world + good luck + small business ventures + alternate-era setting!!! Not ancient times] Mu Qiqi had lived four years after being born into the world when she was suddenly told that her biological parents lived in the countryside. Since she had little affection for the mother who raised her, she immediately went home with the eldest brother who had come to fetch her. When she arrived at her new family’s home, she found a dilapidated tiled-roof house, a rickety fence barely over a 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Farming novel, set in an alternate history, no system, no cheat codes, no difficult relatives.

48. 48 手 With the System in Hand, the Poor Simpleminded Girl Makes Her People Rich and Her Country Strong 手握系统，贫家傻女使民富国强 Ancient Great Chun上古大椿Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Farming + System + Shop + Pocket Dimension + More] A doctor who saves lives transmigrates in her sleep after a night shift, only to become the eldest sister in a family so poor they can't even afford to eat. She'd also spent years acting like a fool. Why are there so many little radishes crowding around me? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Good heavens, how many little brothers and sisters do I have?! The children are clamoring to be fed, but luckily, I have a System. Unl 619Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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    Highly recommended! [Not AI-generated, purely hand-written! Completed] The female lead has no romantic partner; she's a strong and beautiful woman on her own! Hunting, mushroom picking, cooking, clearing land, farming, building houses, vaccination against smallpox, making ice, salt, and brewing liquor, planting potatoes, peppers, sesame, peanuts, and corn... Crabs, lobsters, coconut crabs... Toilets, fire pits, glass, mirrors, bicycles... It's amazing!!

49. 49 穿 Reborn as an Old Woman, I Reclaim the Wasteland and End Up with a House Full of Grandchildren 穿成老妇开荒，儿孙满堂真香 Long Bench板凳长Ancient Romance217k WordsOngoing [Build Wealth] + [Everyday Business] + [Farming] Wu Qinglian transmigrates into ancient times and becomes a widow in her thirties, with a house full of children and grandchildren already??? And she has a pair of vicious in-laws and a pain-in-the-neck sister-in-law. She wants to split off from the family, but the elders call her unfilial and rebellious. Fine, then she won't split off. They want her to work? Well, sorry, she can work them... After splitting off from the family, she catches snakes, 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not bad,!!

50. 50 穿 I Became a Terrible Mother-in-Law, So I’m Supporting the Whole Family by Street Vending 穿成极品婆婆，我靠摆摊养活全家 Little Donkey11小毛驴11Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted [No CP, focused on building a career, farming + setting up stalls + running a business, the down-to-earth struggle of a farm family] Overnight, He Sui transmigrated and became a formidable old woman exiled to Lingnan. Her thatched hut leaked wind and rain. The family had nothing to their name and was so poor the cupboards were bare. The pot held a pot of bitter wild greens, and she had three "burdens" to support. Her youngest son was lazy and greedy, her eldest daughter-in-law was constantly wor 1.8kReads8.2Score216Shelves

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    There are no princes, no royal power or wealth; the female protagonist's family is exiled and forbidden from leaving Lingnan, remaining criminals forever. There are no wicked characters, but the family works together to improve their lives. The story details their land reclamation, sowing seeds one by one, weeding, fertilizing, and composting—it's described in considerable detail. They farm while also running a stall; there's no sudden wealth, just normal prices and normal selling—they don't treat the ancients like fools.

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