Farming and Homesteading Novels 种田文

1. 51 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… 411Reads8.3Score106Shelves
2. 52 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 Romance107k 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 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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

3. 53 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- 7.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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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🍚🥚🥩

4. 54 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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   No cheat codes, no system

5. 55 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 23.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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   The female protagonist lives in a very warm rural family. Although she is a time traveler, she doesn't have any cheat codes or special abilities. The male protagonist isn't a king or general; he has some power, but not much. The novel is about the female protagonist using her agricultural knowledge from her previous life to lead her family to prosperity. It's very funny and relatable, and worth reading.

6. 56 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! 386Reads8.9Score146Shelves
7. 57 我 How My Hunter Husband and I Built Our Fortune 我和猎户夫君发家记 Mujin Weixi木槿未昔Ancient Romance888k WordsCompleted Against the backdrop of the Great Zhao dynasty’s northern frontier, where the fires of war have only just died down and cooking smoke curls above the countryside, the bright and clever Jiang Li meets Song Yuanshan, a hunter returning to his hometown. Their paths cross because fate has thrown their lives out of alignment. She was a young woman awaiting marriage, but a broken engagement plunged her into despair. He was a taciturn veteran returning from the battlefield, neglected by his family and 12kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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   Let me promote my book, "A Simple and Ordinary Life of Building a Fortune," with steady updates, and it's almost finished.

8. 58 二 The Gentle, Sweet Husband of the Second Young Master 二公子家的乖软夫郎 One-Knowing Mirror一知镜Two Male Leads185k WordsCompleted The rating has just opened and will rise. [Dual male leads + a story about a male spouse + native characters + sweet romance] There will be child-rearing later on. A delicate and gentle recipient; if that bothers you, please leave. Gentle, soft-spoken yet resilient recipient × sharp-tongued, tough-talking but soft-hearted pursuer Su Qingyu's family fled famine in the south and settled in Mian Village. They used their remaining savings to buy a few acres of farmland, just enough to scrape by. Tho 3.7kReads8.9Score435Shelves

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   It matches perfectly, and the writing style is also good.

9. 59 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.

10. 60 疯 It's Madness! On the Famine Road, the Impoverished Grand Secretary Offers Himself to Her 疯了！逃荒路上清贫首辅以身相许 Zhuge Lemon诸葛柠檬Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine + farming + imperial examinations + business + devoted husband] [They flee famine at first, then settle into a cozy farming life; the male lead takes the imperial exams. One-on-one romance, both leads untouched.] Shu Wan transmigrates onto an ancient road filled with famine refugees. She's a poor little thing whose mother died, whose father remarried, and whom nobody cares about. She's about to starve to death. With no rice left to cook at home, her stepmother suggests selling he 8.8kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    A great farming novel. The male lead is a spoiled husband with no powerful background, while the female lead is strong. The characters are very interesting. Highly recommended!

11. 61 农 The Farm's Eldest Daughter: Farming by the Sea to Build a Prosperous Life 农家长姐，靠海种田奔小康 The Tortoise Is the Tortoise God乌龟是龟神Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted [Farming + No Romance + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life + Foraging by the Sea + Building Wealth] Shen Yining survived ten years in the apocalypse. While all the big shots went to fight the Zombie King, she was killed by the shock waves and transmigrated to ancient times. She's landed in a complete mess from the start! Her uncle wants to steal her family's fields, while her aunt plans to sell her little sister to a landlord. Shen Yining sets off north with her younger siblings and settles in 845Reads6.5Score103Shelves
12. 62 毕 Graduation Means Unemployment: The Joys of Growing Melons in the Countryside 毕业即失业：农村种瓜乐趣多 Doudou from Starry Sky Pavilion星空阁的兜兜Urban350k WordsCompleted From the start, it's “hell mode”: Huang Pu suffers one job-hunting defeat after another in the city, crushed by the label “unemployed upon graduation.” Rejecting the rat race, he flees back to the countryside with nothing but his diploma, declaring that he'll grow “premium-priced melons” on farmland and build a landscaped melon farm. But village bully Han Erhu makes trouble at every turn, while the villagers look on coldly. With no resources or connections, how can Huang Pu defy the odds and cha 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern farming enthusiasts rejoice! "Graduation Means Unemployment: The Joys of Growing Melons in the Countryside" starts in hell mode. A college graduate who fails to find a job escapes back to the countryside to grow exorbitantly priced melons. The village bully tries to trip him up, and the villagers are skeptical. Watch how he uses his wisdom to turn the tables. The plot is realistic and stress-relieving. I've already finished watching it and can't help but recommend it!

13. 63 朱 The Concubine of the Zhu Family 朱门妾 Yun Xibai云夕白Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted [Male Lead, No Female Lead, Angsty Novel] In short, this is a story about a modern woman who transmigrates to ancient times, where modern and ancient ways of thinking collide. This novel has no moral compass and no shame. 1.3kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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    I read a new book; it's a farming novel. The female protagonist transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty. The male protagonist is an ordinary rural blacksmith. It's quite good. There's a little bit of angst.

14. 64 穿 After Becoming a Fake Heiress, I Drove the Sickly Prince Wild 穿成假千金后，撩疯了病娇王爷 Wu Er五耳Ancient Romance238k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + magical space + farming + food + making a fortune + infrastructure development] She transmigrated into a book as a fake heiress and vicious female supporting character, and the male lead was going to feed her to wild beasts? Shen Zhiyao decisively kept her distance from the male and female leads. With her magical space at her disposal, she packed her things, returned to the village, and got to work making money and building a career. But in the village, she had an a 1.3kReads9.0Score140Shelves

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    It's a short story, nothing particularly bad. Not long after, they separated from their family and moved to the county town to develop their careers.

15. 65 青 The Azure Robe: A Side Story 青衣外传 Clear Breeze and Bright Moon, Easy to Meet清风明月易相逢Eastern Fantasy228k WordsCompleted When disaster struck the family of Ye Qingyi, an obscure outer-sect disciple, she set out to find her relatives but repeatedly ran into danger. It was only thanks to her senior brother’s protection that she escaped calamity time and again. After reflecting on her experiences, she returned to the sect, where her master discovered her talent for martial arts. From then on, she grew by leaps and bounds, becoming the renowned heroine in green. She helped the vulnerable, stood up for justice, and, wh 3.7kReads—Score209Shelves

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    At the Jade Void Palace beneath Mount Kunlun, chivalrous heroes and heroines of the martial world roam. Upholding justice and protecting the nation, a heroine cleaves the heavens with a single sword!

16. 66 全 The Whole Village Digs for Wild Vegetables, While I Lead My Family to Prosperity! 全村挖野菜，我带家人奔小康！ Half-Cooked Bun半生不熟的包子Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted No romance + magical space + farming and business + building wealth She transmigrates overnight, only to wake up facing a house with bare walls, where they have to fill their stomachs with water? Her husband divorced her and remarried, her in-laws won't help, and she can't return to her parents' home? Is that all? Getting the whole family rich is thinking too small. Let's start by boosting the economy of the entire town. Farming, doing business, building houses and roads: come on, let's get rich 1.9kReads8.7Score221Shelves
17. 67 青 The Sequel to Qing Yi 青衣后传 Clear Breeze and Bright Moon, Easy to Meet清风明月易相逢Eastern Fantasy266k WordsCompleted While protecting her homeland, outer-sect disciple Ye Qingyi transformed into a legendary figure who captured the world’s attention: the swordswoman Qingyi. After fulfilling her patriotic duty, she retired from the martial world. But whenever her homeland faced danger, Qingyi would still give up her peaceful life and lead her friends, family, and younger generation into battle time and again, rescuing the people from misery and saving the country from collapse. She did what a great hero should f 19Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 别 While Others Fly on Swords, I Use Fertilizer to Grow Spiritual Herbs 别人御剑，我用化肥种灵药 Unleash Your Edge尽锋芒52k WordsCompleted While Others Fly Swords, I Grow Spirit Herbs with Fertilizer 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the world of cultivation, chemical fertilizers are used to grow spiritual herbs.

19. 69 战 War Lord: King of All Races 战争领主：万族之王 Chu Yi楚逸Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing Western Fantasy + Lord + Farming + War + Slow Burn. After transmigrating to another world, he becomes the militia captain of a frontier settlement. With only three hundred elderly people, women, and children at his command, how will he survive in the perilous wilderness? Watch as the protagonist advances step by step, rising from a humble militia captain to a knight, city lord, count, and ruler, making his way to the top in another world. Years later, the great King of All Races delivers a speec 71.9kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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    This book is really well-written, a rare gem among genuine farming novels! The management aspect isn't boring; it's interspersed with silly and heartwarming moments, and the author is incredibly kind, even drawing their own illustrations!!

20. 70 5 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代：隐居深山从流浪开始 Born of the Dao's Rhyme道韵生Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 34kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    I've been watching an immersive farming game lately.

21. 71 末 Farming in the Apocalypse: A Transmigrator's Guide to Self-Improvement 末世种田：穿越者的自我修养 Liu Zhan柳战Historical156k WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure building + apocalypse + transmigration + decisive and ruthless + zombies/monsters + lighthearted] Liu Xuan transmigrated to another world three years ago and has just become a garrison chief. Then zombies show up? He’s already reached Foundation Establishment. Shouldn’t killing zombies be as easy as chopping vegetables? The imperial court has abandoned the southern frontier anyway. Why not get farming and warfare going? You’re telling me that even after becoming an immo 3Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 空 The Spatial Divine Ring: The Whole Village Is Counting on Me to Cultivate Immortality 空间神戒：全村指望我修仙 Sanjiang Liu三江流Eastern Fantasy501k WordsOngoing After arriving in the poorest village in the cultivation world, Li Changsheng has only a spatial divine ring to his name. Old Wang at the village entrance says, "The whole village is counting on you. If you can't cultivate to immortality, the sect beyond the mountain will take us all as mine slaves." Li Changsheng looks at the one and a half acres of immortal farmland in his ring. "... All right. I'll grow spirit rice, look after the villagers, build up the village, and cultivate to immortality 327Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of farming, spiritual energy, and spiritual springs, along with the villagers' efforts to develop the land, is recommended and worth checking out.

23. 73 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 85.9kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    This farming-themed story runs throughout, and cleverly, the protagonist transmigrates into the body of a middle-aged woman, avoiding romantic relationships and focusing on an ensemble cast aside from the female lead.

24. 74 穿 Transmigrated as the Snake Tribe’s Sacred Female: Seven Husbands and Adorable Cubs 穿成蛇族圣雌，坐拥七夫养萌崽 Qian Manman Qian Manman钱满满钱满满Ancient Romance937k WordsOngoing [Nothing but sweetness] + [Reborn in the womb] + [Coming-of-age story, not a strong female lead] She was an utterly ordinary young woman in the modern world, and her life had been plain and uneventful. After an unexpected death, she was reborn in the womb in the Beast World, a place countless women dreamed of. A Beast World with one female to many males, exemplary male virtue, and handsome men everywhere. The living conditions were harsh, but there were so many handsome men. It was full of blood 22.4kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
25. 75 南 Tales of the Southern Fields 南亩记 Feng Baobao Loves Fulu Soup爱吃福禄羹的冯宝宝Historical149k WordsCompleted The forty-fifth year of the Wanli reign, the autumn equinox. When Chen An awoke, the stench of moldy straw and damp earth filled his nostrils. He pushed himself up from a bamboo couch so hard it dug into his bones. Before him were earthen walls, a drafty window, and a gaunt woman spinning thread by the light of a tiny oil lamp: his mother, Madam Lin. Memories surged into his mind. A moment ago, he had been adjusting a gene-editing culture dish in a laboratory. In the next, he had become a poor s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please take a look~~ I'm begging you~

26. 76 无 A Painless Path to Motherhood: I Built My Fortune with Romance Strategies 无痛当娘，我靠攻略发家致富 The South Wind Crosses the Vast Sea南风过沧海Ancient Romance45k WordsOngoing [Warm Little Sunshine × Gloomy Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing] Shui Liuli woke up one day to discover that she had transmigrated into an ancient novel, where she had become the villain’s wicked ex-wife. Her destined ending was to be killed by the villain. She had barely arrived when three little brats nearly sold her off. So much for becoming a mother painlessly! Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were bedridden, suffering insults from the villagers every day? A System had appeared, promising that if 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Farming + street vending + raising kids + a system-based shop + the female protagonist single-mindedly building her career, leading her entire family and even the whole village to prosperity + going to the capital, starting with a street stall, then expanding to a shop and finally a restaurant. The female protagonist transmigrates into a book as the villain's ex-wife. To survive and return home, she resolves to use a system to gain favor and win over her family. It's a lighthearted slice-of-life story about raising kids, farming, and doing business, full of love and dreams. The new book has just started, welcome everyone to read it!

27. 77 丑 Ruo Lan, the Ugly Girl 丑女若兰 Xiao Yunshu晓云舒Ancient Romance286k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she had nothing and no one to hold her back. Overnight, she transmigrated into a fat, ugly, insecure young girl. In this life, she has her big brother's love and protection. Watch her transform in seventy-two ways: lose weight, become beautiful, grow stronger! Build a fortune, take on the scheming women, save lives, and win the heart of a powerful man. Life is hard for women in ancient times, and even harder for an ugly woman who wants to be independent! Another transmigrat 162Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these two books; they don't have awful relatives, and they're heartwarming farming stories.

28. 78 将 General, Today We Learn to Garden: The Exiled Noblewoman and Her Rough-and-Ready Man 将军今日学种花：流放贵女糙汉宠 Xiao Yunshu晓云舒Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted (Marriage Before Love + No Transmigration + No System + No Golden Finger + Sweet Romance + Everyday Farming) Shen Yanran, the daughter of a disgraced official, is exiled to the borderlands. Abandoned along the way, she nearly ends up as wolf food! With nowhere else to turn, she’s taken in by Lu Tiechuan, a rugged hundred-household commander. They agree in writing to live together, becoming a married couple in name only. The pampered young lady’s first attempt at cooking nearly burns down the ent 360Reads—Score110Shelves
29. 79 我 My Daily Quest to Get Rich in the Great Moon Kingdom 我在大月国的致富日常 Wenqu纹曲Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Ancient Farming + Alternate World + Everyday Cuisine + Business and Prosperity + Identifying and Gathering Medicinal Herbs + Imperial Examinations] Xu Yueyao opened her eyes to a nightmare from the start: her father did not love her, her mother did not care for her, her two older sisters treated her like a servant, and her ten-year-old younger brother was the apple of the entire family’s eye. Fortunately, she had a modern agricultural encyclopedia in her head and secret recipes from her previou 102Reads6.6Score173Shelves

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    You could try these two novels about farming, business, and getting rich. They don't have any systems; they depict a simple, peaceful rural life, a slow and steady kind of story. The female protagonists earn their own money and don't rely on the male protagonist much. The writing is solid, and the stories unfold slowly!

30. 80 穿 I Transmigrated with a Supermarket, and the Village Chief Made Me One of Them 穿越自带超市，村长让我来当 Lian Qiuchi涟秋池Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient rural life + warm daily life + farming + easygoing and harmonious + no nasty characters + no female lead + no romance] Li Huaixi transmigrates. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a fool's body, surrounded by piglets in a pen, a muddy courtyard and a thatched hut, with his third uncle next door... His family is so poor they can barely scrape by, but life goes on. Bringing a supermarket with him, Li Huaixi sets about slowly revitalizing the whole village of Xiaozhuang! He digs irrigati 4.5kReads8.4Score346Shelves

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    This book is great! [Thumbs up]

31. 81 农 A Country Girl's Road to Revenge 农家女的逆袭之路 Wenqu纹曲Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted After her grandfather passes away, Wang Shuangshuang becomes an orphan with no one to rely on. She has to find ways to support herself, and takes any work she can find: farming, sewing, running errands, digging for bamboo shoots, raising chicks. In time, she manages to save up a little money. One day, by chance, she sees a young man in white reading in a humble room. Thinking he’s a poor, down-on-his-luck scholar, she decides to use what she has to find herself a husband. She even offers to earn 151Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 你 You Retired Too? What a Coincidence, So Did I! 你也退休了？好巧，我也是！ Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance340k WordsCompleted [Romance included; historical romance; there may or may not be awful relatives (I haven’t written any before, so I’m still working them out)] Xie Yu was an ordinary palace maid who became an ordinary female official. She longed to leave the palace, and at last her dream came true. With the savings she’d earned during ten years of palace work and her battered old bundle on her back, she returned to the hometown she’d been away from for so long. Her dream was to build a little home, open a small s 1.2kReads8.8Score106Shelves

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    Farming Retirement Story

33. 83 镖 The Escort Agency Heir’s Bookkeeping Husband 镖局少东家的账房小夫郎 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted The main story is complete [Historical danmei + mutual chastity + the sweet everyday life of a bodyguard agency’s young master and his clever accountant husband] Wolfdog gong × savvy shou + life in an ancient city + a story about a husband who is a xiao-ge'er. Everyone is a native of this world. No System, no golden finger. Cui Liang is a headstrong xiao-ge'er who inherited his adoptive father’s knack for figures. He was born to be a living abacus. Unfortunately, his adoptive father died suddenl 6.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    There were no princes or generals, just ordinary people living their lives.

34. 84 我 I Am A Husband Curser, And You Are A Wife Curser 我克夫，你克妻 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted Two male leads + an ancient-world slice-of-life story + constable and his husband, both pure [No transmigration or rebirth] Xiang Xi is a young man who became a widow before he even married. Just after his engagement was arranged, his fiancé died in an accident, leaving him branded as a husband-killer. Yang Tongchuan is a constable at the county yamen. Last year, he married a new bride, but she mysteriously disappeared less than a month after moving in. Some said he beat her to death, others sai 12.3kReads9.0Score2kShelves
35. 85 将 The General's Wife Only Wants to Farm 将军夫人一心想种田 Rolling Bitter Melon滚动的苦瓜Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A farming story turned into an educational account of Zhao Kuangyin, founding emperor of the Early Song. This melon is so drunk. Apart from the protagonist's family and relatives, who are fictional, most of the people in the story are real. Even the personalities of minor soldiers, as well as the characters, events, and policies, are all documented in official histories. For sources, see the Song History on Hancheng.net. Historical fact-checkers welcome. A few caveats before you dive in: First, 25.9kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    🥳🥳🥳Heartwarming farming novels! Call me a master at finding great reads! These are all books I read a long time ago, and I can still remember them. 🤩The first one starts with the female protagonist transmigrating 36 years into the future. After the male and female protagonists help the emperor of the early Song Dynasty conquer the country, they retire to farm. The female protagonist is strong, majoring in agronomy, and is married to the male protagonist with many children. 🤩The second one features a female protagonist who transmigrates with a cheat code, her family isn't awful, and she develops her life honestly. It's written realistically, with a clear structure and no awkward plot points. 🤩The third one features a female protagonist who deeply loves the land. She buys a man who is a prince, but the theme is still farming, without any political intrigue. The whole story is lighthearted.

36. 86 农 Pearl the Farmer’s Daughter and Her Leisurely Life 农女珍珠的悠闲生活 Qian Mo千墨Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted She knows nothing about farm work or crops, yet she becomes a country girl. The mountains stretch on and on, and the scenery is lovely, with abundant water, but her family is poor and their house is shabby. Her father is simple and honest, her mother is mute, and her younger brother is frail. At least there are no nasty relatives. She has no skills and owns next to nothing, but fortunately, she has a pocket dimension. With her family in tow, she leisurely heads for a brighter future. A handsome 3kReads9.0Score320Shelves
37. 87 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Build a Fortune with My Stingy Old Dad 穿越后，带着抠门老爹发家致富 The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Farming + Beloved by the Whole Family + Daily Life + Food + Alternate World + Transmigration] Liu Changning was transmigrated into her mother’s womb. Her father is miserly to an extreme. Her mother is very open-minded. She is the youngest daughter in the family, with four older brothers. The Liu family is dirt poor. Their house is so shabby they can see the stars through the roof... But ever since this youngest daughter arrived, Old Liu has noticed that the family’s life keeps getting better an 3.5kReads8.6Score262Shelves

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    This is a pure farming story, without any special abilities or cheat codes. The family accumulates wealth little by little through hard work, and it's quite funny. You can check it out when you're looking for something to read!

38. 88 农 The Eldest Daughter of the Farm: A Spirit Spring to Rely On 农门长女：我有灵泉做靠山 The First One第一只Ancient Romance271k WordsOngoing Dong Shuili, the eldest daughter of a farming family, transmigrates into the body of a young country girl in another world. Using her existing knowledge and her golden finger, a pocket dimension with a spirit spring, she leads her family and Dongjia Village to prosperity and a better life. [No romance, no royal power or riches, no political scheming] —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A wonderful book, its gentle, soothing, and heartwarming touch is truly comforting.

39. 89 重 Reborn to Buy a Husband and Have a Child 重生之买个汉子生孩子 Miao Xiaorui喵小蕊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + Devoted to Each Other + One-on-One Romance + Farming] Wen Qiaoyun was born and raised a farmer, and she had been one in her past life too. Her greatest wish was to own a vast stretch of land where she could make all the decisions herself. So even after she bought herself a prince for a husband, and even after she gave birth to a young heir and a little princess, her wish remained unchanged. New book: Farming: The System-Wielding Widow of the Farmhouse, pen nam 1.2kReads9.0Score100Shelves
40. 90 医 Medical Prodigy: A Legend Rises in the Mountain Village 医学天才，山村崛起传奇 Three Golden Blossoms金花三朵Historical291k WordsCompleted A genius who stood at the pinnacle of modern medicine was accidentally reborn as a fool in a remote mountain village. Armed with astonishing medical skills, he is nevertheless trapped amid poverty, ignorance, and a web of mysteries. This is the story of his rise, using his miraculous healing hands to transform a village, a city, and an entire nation, until he influences an era. It is also a journey to uncover the mystery of his original body’s origins and find redemption for himself. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, just pure practical information!

41. 91 大 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 A Shark with One Hand一只鲨手Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 13.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    In the first book, both the male and female protagonists are locals who will live their ordinary lives without suddenly becoming high-ranking officials or emperors. In the second book, the female protagonist is focused on getting rich and has no difficult family or relatives.

42. 92 馔 The Golden Feast Chronicles: A Traitor's Daughter Opens a Private Kitchen to Revive the Nation's Fortune 馔金记：罪臣女开荒私厨养国运 Yuanzhu元珠Ancient Romance111k WordsOngoing [Slow-Burn Growth] [System Farming] [Food and Business Rivalry] [Historical-Style Entrepreneurship] [Golden Finger] [Everyday Family Life] Reborn as the daughter of a convicted official, I was exiled to Wuzhou from the start. My only resources were three mu of saline-alkali land and twelve starving refugees. Lan Tingying unexpectedly bonded with the Divine Farmer Food System. Others farm by relying on the weather. She relies on her golden finger. Others cook by relying on experience. She relies 260Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A simple, down-to-earth life is the best.

43. 93 农 The Lucky Farmer Girl's Road to Prosperity 农女福星致富忙 Yan Zhi烟织Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted (Focused on making money, with no awful relatives) An ordinary office worker somehow transmigrated to ancient times and became a baby. The village had few rice paddies and lots of dry land, and the family could barely put food on the table. Luckily, she had loving parents and a big sister who acted like a little adult. Shen Ni'er figured that if she could survive working in a concrete jungle, she could surely help her family build a good life in this desolate ancient world. And so Shen Ni'er se 353Reads8.8Score—Shelves
44. 94 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 1.9kReads8.2Score217Shelves

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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.

45. 95 新 Jilted on My Wedding Night, I Bond with the Grand Agricultural Official System 新婚夜被鸽后我绑定了大司农系统 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Women in government + farming and infrastructure + satisfying revenge with light comedy + career-focused with a little romance + male lead in a supporting role + beloved by everyone + romance after an arranged marriage] Lin Ran transmigrates to a fictional dynasty and gains a grandmother obsessed with chanting sutras, a father who brings bad luck to his wives, a bookish second younger brother, a wastrel third younger brother, an influential family by marriage, and a misfit System that hounds he 9.7kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
46. 96 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse466k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 2kReads8.4Score217Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A must-read for anyone looking for something to read. A heartwarming and healing story about farming on a post-apocalyptic island. The food descriptions in this book are absolutely fantastic. Breadfruit, salmon, foie gras, pumpkin porridge, acorn jelly… Read at night, or you'll get hungry!

47. 97 当 The Cannon Fodder Wife Gets Obsessed With Making Money 当炮灰原配沉迷搞钱 Xu Yuanbao许元宝Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into an imperial-examination novel as the vicious cannon-fodder wife who claws her way into the male lead’s bed, Li Xu promptly tosses aside the tools for seducing him. She has no intention of being divorced after the cold-hearted, ruthless male lead and his destined heroine join forces against her. Better to cling to the male lead and focus on making a little money~ Once Li Xu gets hooked on making money... Wei Qu’s first reaction: “Bah! You think you can win me over with m 3.6kReads8.3Score359Shelves
48. 98 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 2.4kReads—Score268Shelves

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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.

49. 99 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Spoil the Villainous Regent 穿书后，我娇养了反派摄政王 Orange Noodles桔子面条Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Rugged Hero + Villain + Adorable Kids + Stepmother + Lucky Charm + Everyone’s Favorite] Tang Li transmigrated into a book and became a cannon-fodder female side character, sold to a wild, burly man in the mountains as his wife and made stepmother to three burdensome children! But as it turned out, the rugged man was actually the ruthless main villain from the book! And those three burdensome children were future villains in their own right. In the end, they would be executed by a thousand cuts 6.5kReads9.2Score950Shelves
50. 100 穿 Transmigrate and Split Up the Family? I’ll Use My Pocket Dimension to Farm and Support Them All 穿越就分家？我带空间种田养全家 Jin Yaoxianyu锦垚尘钰Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted (The novel is complete. Welcome to give it a try, and if you enjoy it, please leave a good review 🙂) [Author’s note: This is a down-to-earth farming story, with no overpowered golden finger. The pocket dimension and spirit spring are only aids. They cannot store people or heal the sick! Lin Shuyue will not rely on the pocket dimension or spirit spring to survive and establish herself in Dayong. If you enjoy straightforward farming stories, come on in!] Watch a modern agricultural expert transfor 2.1kReads8.8Score232Shelves

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    Get rich without palace intrigue or becoming an official.

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