Looking for Ancient-Era Farming Novels About Fleeing Famine, War, and Natural Disasters 想找古代兵乱逃荒天灾种田类文

1. 1 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: Taking Mom and Dad on the Run 全家穿越，带着爸妈去逃荒 Moon Above the Sparse Curtain月上疏帘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is a slow-burn, light power fantasy that falls somewhere between male-oriented and female-oriented fiction. No horrible relatives, no mistresses or innocent white lotuses, and no palace or household intrigue. The male lead is a discharged soldier and low-ranking local official. He transmigrates with his wife and son, his in-laws, and his sister-in-law’s family. As soon as they arrive, they have to flee famine. The male lead builds a group from his clan along the way, turning the tables on b 9.9kReads9.1Score753Shelves

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   An ancient Chinese fantasy novel about farming amidst war, famine, and natural disasters. The whole family transmigrates, with the male protagonist, a retired soldier, immediately finding himself fleeing a famine. He leads his people on their escape, fighting off bandits and amassing a fortune. No naive heroines, no scheming villains, no palace intrigue or domestic drama—it's quite funny. A refreshing, famine-stricken farming novel somewhere between a male-oriented and female-oriented story.

2. 2 农 The Farm Girl Flees into the Mountains, but the System Abandons Her Halfway 农家女逃进深山，系统却半途跑路 You Hai宥海Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted (Original title: A Farm Girl Flees into the Mountains, but Her System Abandons Her Along the Way) [No romance + farming + cunning + stockpiling supplies + fiercely protective + no saintly heroine + no princes or generals] Fu Lianxue has had a hard life. When she was five, her mother caught her father in bed with another woman and took her own life in shame. Her stepmother beat and berated her, while her father and the entire village turned a blind eye. At last, when she turned fifteen and got he 1.5kReads8.6Score160Shelves

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   These are all stories about refugees, and the writing is quite good; they're not simplistic or amateurish. Recommended.

3. 3 反 After My Villainous Father Led Us Through Famine, He Turned Over a New Leaf 反派爹带着我逃荒后走上正途了 Hua Qi花柒Ancient Romance870k WordsCompleted [Farming + pampered by all + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + famine and disaster] When Jian Yi’an woke up, she had become the villainous big shot’s doomed little girl from a book. Not only was she short-lived, she hadn’t enjoyed a single good day. She’d barely escaped famine when bandits struck. She’d avoided the war, only to run into a snow disaster. Staying alive was just too hard. Jian Yi’an trudged along on her little radish legs, looking solemnly at the man who would become ev 252Reads9.0Score171Shelves
4. 4 天 Fleeing Disaster: Our Whole Family Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Survive 天灾逃荒：全家穿到古代求生存 One Meal a Week一周一饭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romantic pairing + farming + infrastructure development + exile + famine migration, a pure plot-driven novel] Ji Xingran never imagined that simply climbing a mountain would result in their family of three transmigrating. They even transmigrated into a group of exiles headed toward a bitterly cold land. Fortunately, all three family members' backpacks became spatial storage, and Ji Xingran also gained special survival skill points that allowed them to predict the weather, gather wild fruit, 13.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
5. 5 我 Alone on the Run from Famine in Ancient Times 我在古代独自逃荒 Pepper Salt Qingli椒盐清璃Ancient Romance383k WordsOngoing (No romance) After surviving for three years in the apocalypse, Xiang Rong transmigrates into a disaster-ridden ancient era and has no choice but to flee from famine. She endures drought, extreme heat, and plague. At long last, she finds a place to settle down and enjoys a brief stretch of peace, only for floods, snowstorms, and warfare to follow one after another. She has no choice but to flee once more. 4.6kReads9.1Score359Shelves
6. 6 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: Escape from Famine 穿书之逃荒记 Xiao Baorong小宝绒Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted Note: No romantic pairing The setup: Chu Yanting, a notoriously bad writer whose novel was left unfinished, transmigrates into her own story as the unfortunate heroine who dies in childbirth. According to the plot, she has 30 days left to live. With disasters striking one after another and war breaking out, she has to care for a family of elderly people, children, and women. Yet the transmigration god only gives her a miniature pocket dimension measuring 0.1 square meters… Request: Please give t 3.6kReads9.2Score328Shelves
7. 7 鸡 A Useless Pocket Dimension: Transmigrate Through Famine Without Fleeing 鸡肋空间，穿越灾年不逃荒 A Fine Gentleman Comes from the Fields陌上玉人来Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing Rookie police officer Lu Yuanyuan has transmigrated in the strangest way! What? You want to know how? I don't want to talk about it. Let's just say I got struck by lightning! I really want to curse the heavens! But... Rumble! Crack... All right, all right, I'll shut up! You're the heavens, so you're the boss! So I've transmigrated. I'll just have to make the best of it! But other people who transmigrate get a System or a pocket dimension, or become empresses, princesses, or rich young ladies. Wh 1.4kReads9.0Score163Shelves
8. 8 一 The Little Farmer Girl Who Brings Prosperity to Her Husband 一品小农女：旺夫从种田开始 Casually Busy随意小忙Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A cozy, cheerful farming story with delicious food and no over-the-top villains] What? The prince's fighting has brought disaster upon the common people, and we have to flee? No, no, Xiaoxi says, “I have a System. Our whole family can hide in the mountains.” What? There's a devastating snowstorm, and we have no food, clothes, or shelter, so we have to flee again? No, no, we'll keep hiding in the mountains. We can eat all the steamed buns made from fine white flour and braised pork we want. What 1.9kReads8.9Score191Shelves
9. 9 空 Spatial Escape from Famine: The Poisonous Consort Only Wants to Farm 空间逃荒：毒妃野心不大只想种田 Red Lotus by Moonlight月夜红莲Ancient Romance691k WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine + Space + Sharp Tongue + Raising Younger Brothers + Adorable Kids + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance] Zhao Yunshu is the leader of a mercenary band and an heir to an old Chinese medicine tradition. She wakes up in the body of a notorious firebrand from a village. Even while fleeing famine, she doesn't neglect disciplining her younger siblings, taking over a mountain, and ruling as its bandit queen. Ahem! I mean, farming and opening up wasteland! An eldest sister is like a mothe 1.3kReads8.8Score105Shelves
10. 10 别 Come On, Surely the Whole Family Didn't Transmigrate 别闹，不会真有全家穿越这种事吧 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Xia family had been looking forward to their self-driving trip along the eastern coast for ages. They never expected a typhoon to sweep all four of them back a thousand years. When they opened their eyes, the people were still the same four, but... the era was completely different! Come on! How can a whole family transmigrate together? Even worse, as soon as they arrived, they found themselves facing poor harvests and one disaster after another. Fleeing? No way. They were just following the 16.1kReads9.2Score2kShelves
11. 11 被 Being Kicked Out Doesn’t Scare Me: I’ll Take My Parents and Brother Into the Mountains 被分家不怕，带上爹娘弟弟进深山 Zhi Li植里Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Fleeing famine, deep mountains, reborn, one-on-one romance, both devoted] Chen Xiaosui was reborn on the third day after word arrived that her father had died while away doing corvee labor. In her previous life, two days later, she, her mother, and her younger brother would be forced to split from the family. With not a penny to their names, the three of them moved into a tiny, tumbledown thatched hut at the end of the village. Half a month later, her father returned, accompanied by the son of 62.5kReads8.5Score4kShelves

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    This is pretty good 😌😌 Although the author is still updating, the plot is so engaging that I want to keep watching [shy][shy][shy] I rarely post recommendations, hehe 😈

12. 12 穿 Transmigrated as a Mother, I Flee the Famine and Build a Big House in the Mountains 穿成老娘要逃荒，躲进深山盖大房 Three Thousand and One Joy三仟一乐Ancient Romance193k WordsOngoing Farming + family life + no System + getting rich + ensemble cast + reclaiming wasteland + transmigration + food After dying, modern office worker Wen Tang transmigrates into the body of a farmer's wife in ancient times. The original owner had just been "sent" back to her hometown by her eldest son to deliver a message when rebel forces arrived, forcing the whole family to flee in a panic. When Wen Tang opens her eyes, her three sons are weeping as if the world were ending. Before she can recover 38.3kReads6.8Score3.4kShelves

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    This is not super good-looking, there are no cheat codes, no royalty or nobility, and the family escapes to the mountains to live a peaceful life.

13. 13 穿 A Widower on the Run From Famine With His Three Daughters 穿成鳏夫，带着三个闺女去逃荒 Old Wei Who Loves Stir-Fried Garlic Scapes爱吃炒蒜薹的魏老头Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + fleeing famine + natural disasters + no romance + pocket dimension + stockpiling supplies + family life] After years of struggling to survive in the post-apocalyptic world, Ye Sheng was stabbed through the heart by a zombie. As she lay dying, she self-destructed and unexpectedly transmigrated to an unknown ancient era. Not only had she become a widower, she now had three daughters to raise. With chaos and one natural disaster after another on the horizon, Ye Sheng takes her three daug 39.8kReads8.0Score3.1kShelves

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    🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 [Famine Escape + No Outrageous Characters + Whole Village United + No Romance] A pretty good story. The protagonist comes from the apocalypse, acts decisively and ruthlessly, and isn't frustrating to read; it's quite enjoyable. The overall logic is sound. Those interested can check it out.

14. 14 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 70kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves
15. 15 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: Fleeing Famine, Without Even a Golden Finger! 全家穿越：逃荒！还没金手指！ Three Each Seven三各七Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [The whole family transmigrates + the entire clan flees famine + natural disasters + farming + business + infrastructure + war + imperial examinations + family darling + feel-good power fantasy] First, I have to say that I absolutely love YTT Taotao’s We All Transmigrated as a Family. I’ve reread it countless times. But there were a few parts I wished had gone differently, so I decided to write my own book. The characters and social structure at the beginning are similar to Taotao’s work, so you 75Reads9.3Score—Shelves
16. 16 胎 Born into Ancient Times During a Famine, I’m Playing It Safe! 胎穿古代逃荒，很苟！ Su Guo Who Loves Ham Porridge爱吃火腿粥的苏果Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it seems completed novels no longer gain points! [Born into a new life + fleeing famine + wartime chaos + low-profile pocket dimension + farming + small-scale ventures + no handouts + not a power fantasy heroine] No royalty! No high-ranking officials! The heroine isn’t omnipotent. She’s just an ordinary person who transmigrates, with limited life experience, and grows little by little. This is about the hard struggle for survival faced by the poorest farmers. It’s an en 12.1kReads8.8Score797Shelves

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    These three are the only famine relief novels that left me wanting more.

17. 17 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: The Eldest Daughter of the Farmhouse Keeps the Family Fed 逃荒种田，农门长姐养家忙 Clouds Above the Clouds云上之云Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has no space, is not a feel-good power fantasy, and its famine-flight scenes are adapted from historical accounts of ordinary people fleeing famine in different periods. The heroine is only eight years old, so escaping with her whole family in tow is very hard, incredibly hard. If you’re looking for a feel-good power fantasy, please move on. Don’t read to the end, decide the main characters have suffered too much, feel bad, and then leave a negative review. Writing is hard, so please 33.5kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
18. 18 先 First I Raided the House, Then Fled the Famine: My Pocket Dimension Is Packed with Grain! 先抄家后逃荒，我带空间粮满仓！ I Love Eating Silkworm Potato我爱吃天蚕土豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Illustrated Wild Vegetables and Fruits + Realistic Digging, Planting, and Spring Sowing and Autumn Harvesting + Foraging in the Mountains + Space + Satisfying Read + Stockpiling + Flight from Famine + Farming + Infrastructure Building] Knowing she was about to transmigrate into a book, Si Jiuyue goes on a frantic shopping spree. You’d think the apocalypse was coming. After transmigrating, she becomes the legitimate daughter of the Si family. She has a father above her and brothers and sisters-i 3.8kReads8.6Score466Shelves

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    The story of fleeing famine during chaotic times is quite interesting, and the accompanying illustrations are especially beautiful!

19. 19 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 3.4kReads8.6Score264Shelves

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    I'm recommending a farming novel. There's no superpower or cheat code; the family accumulates wealth little by little through hard work. It's quite funny, and you can check it out when you're looking for something to read.

20. 20 穿 I Transmigrated to a Chaotic Age, but All I Want Is to Cling to a Powerful Patron 穿越乱世，我只想抱金大腿 Nan Jiuqing南酒卿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + business + building wealth + attaching herself to a powerful patron, no pocket dimension] The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a body that has just starved to death, still warm. After a century of war, the land is full of misery. The villagers flee, leaving only Xie Jiu’er, her mother, and her younger brother behind. Her mother thinks all they can do is wait to die. But Xie Jiu’er refuses to accept her fate. She’s determined not only to make sure her mother and brother 3.5kReads8.5Score494Shelves

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    Among numerous famine-stricken novels, this book is undoubtedly a classic. The female protagonist transmigrates to a time of famine and war. While others are busy fleeing, she stays behind with her mother and younger brother, relying on her intelligence to start a business and gradually build wealth. There's no system to aid her; all her "golden fingers" stem from her wisdom and shrewdness. The story unfolds gently, and the writing is superb, making it unique among similar works.

21. 21 穿 Reborn as a Foolish Girl, I Start by Beating Up My Wicked Mother-in-Law! 穿成傻女，就从暴揍恶婆婆开始！ The Apples Are Ripe苹果熟了Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Amazing System + stockpiling supplies in a pocket dimension + fleeing famine across a thousand miles + devoted couple] Zhao Yan, a special police officer, died alongside a serial killer while rescuing a hostage. She transmigrated into the body of an idiot from ancient times who had the same name as her. Her useless husband had been sent to perform labor service five years ago and had not been heard from since. Her vicious mother-in-law wanted to sell the original owner’s daughter, whom she ha 2.4kReads8.6Score311Shelves

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    Ancient famine relief novels

22. 22 穿 I Transmigrated to a World with Few Women, and My Husband Dotes on Me and Knows How to Flirt 穿越男多女少，我那夫君又宠又撩 Immortal Under the Moon无仙月下Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted Modern girl Ji Yao nods off and transmigrates to ancient times, landing in a living hell from the start. It is the night that marauding refugees burn, kill, and loot their way through her village. Fortunately, she and Li Jian survive, along with two neighbor boys, Li Wen and Li Wu. The four rely on one another and flee to a remote mountain valley to live in seclusion. Li Jian is both cultured and skilled in martial arts, and there is more to him than meets the eye. Step by step, he plans a futur 5.6kReads8.6Score381Shelves

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    Refugees Struggle for Survival: Three older brothers lead the female protagonist to escape into the deep mountains during a chaotic world. (Completed)

23. 23 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife of a Mad Power-Hungry Minister 穿成疯批权臣的炮灰原配 Bright Lantern灯旺旺Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl 30.1kReads9.3Score10.6kShelves

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    These two books [heart emoji] are really worth reading from beginning to end.

24. 24 福 Blessed Farm Life: My Family Thrives on the Road to Escape 福运农家：逃荒路上我家躺赢了 Spring Breeze at Dawn春风晓晓Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + fleeing famine + pocket dimension + doted on by the whole family + farming] An eldest brother with a knack for jinxing people, a second sister with incredible strength, a foodie little brother, a sharp-tongued and shrewd mother, a father who blushes and stammers whenever he sees his wife, and a young woman who transmigrated with a farming pocket dimension but somehow brought along a streak of bad luck. With this bunch of oddballs together, watch them coast to victory on their jou 4.1kReads8.6Score420Shelves

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    A crow-mouthed older brother, a super-strong second older sister, a gluttonous younger brother, a feisty and shrewd mother, a blushing and stuttering father who saves his mother, a transmigrated girl with a farming space but inexplicably unlucky—this family of oddballs fleeing famine, winning without lifting a finger along the way, but their escape goes awry.

25. 25 抢 Fighting Over Men? I'll Send You All Off to Flee the Famine! 抢男人？全给我穿去逃荒！ Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted 1.3kReads9.1Score144Shelves

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    This book is definitely worth recommending. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

26. 26 穿 Transmigrated to a Chaotic Era: Fleeing Famine, Farming, and Becoming a Grain Tycoon 穿越乱世之逃荒种田大粮商 Cheng Siyuan橙思源Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Alternate world, no pocket dimension or System, fleeing famine, farming, no romance for now.] “Have you heard? That fool from the Zhou family is cured!” “Really? She's been a fool for eight years, and now she's better? Looks like that old monk was right when he said she was blessed. Maybe that was true after all!” Zhou Guo was born into a farming family in another world and spent eight muddled years there. As soon as she comes to her senses, half the sky falls in on her family. The family's onl 12.1kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    A story about natural disasters, famine, and war; a survival story about farming; no cheat codes; excellent writing style; and logical plot.

27. 27 穿 Transmigrated to a Famine Year, the Fake Heiress Fights Her Way Back 穿荒年，假千金她杀回来了 Dream Eater喰梦者Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Historical transmigration | Strong heroine, political intrigue | Fleeing famine and farming “Good news: I transmigrated into the body of a rich young lady. Bad news: I opened my eyes just as bandits were planning to make me their emergency rations!” The moment Song Yu opened her eyes, she found herself in the body of the Shen family's fake heiress in the Great Ye, whose secret identity had been exposed. The original owner had behaved atrociously, so her parents sent her back to the countryside t 13.6kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
28. 28 穿 Transmigrate to Turn a Poor Home into a Prosperous One 穿越之穷家富路 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted The unlucky Jian family transmigrates to ancient times after an ill-timed hiking trip. There is no good news, only bad news. The bad news includes, but isn't limited to, the fact that they've transmigrated to a place in the middle of a famine, they're so poor they can only dig up grass roots, not one person in the family has a golden finger, and, worst of all, they don't even have a place to stay. The first full meal they eat after transmigrating comes from begging alms from a monk. With a fate 3.6kReads9.0Score450Shelves
29. 29 天 The Apocalyptic Disaster: A Farm Girl Fends for Herself on the Run 天灾末世：农家孤女独自逃荒 Three-String Qianji三弦牵机Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Space + Natural disasters + Apocalypse + Turbulent times + Fleeing famine + No romance + Strongwoman + Lone wolf] Su Xia spent years struggling to survive in the apocalypse before a meteorite struck her. In an instant, she transmigrated to a turbulent era plagued by natural disasters. There had been no rain for a long time, and every household in the village was struggling to make ends meet. Her father worked himself to death, her mother remarried, and her granny made her work without letting h 13.7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
30. 30 家 The Child Bride in Our Home 家有童养媳 Long Sleeves, No Dancing Skills长袖不善舞Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [No rebirth, no transmigration, a chance encounter in troubled times, and a family blessed by heaven] When Xiangsui was eight, her father died. A rebel king had risen up, taxes were increasing, and life was unbearably difficult. Xiangsui's mother was a frail woman. Seeing that her mother couldn't possibly raise her and her younger brother, Xiangsui decided to make sure they could all survive. She sold herself to the Cheng family as a child bride, in exchange for a sack of wheat and twenty taels 2.6kReads8.9Score307Shelves
31. 31 穿 Transmigrating into a Refugee Exodus: I Use the System to Raise an Emperor 穿越逃荒：我靠系统扶持一代帝王 Xiao Se小色Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Gu Jiu unexpectedly transmigrated to ancient times, where everything was already inconvenient. Then disaster struck. With no other way to survive, she clung desperately to the person who had saved her. With her benefactor by her side, she had nothing to fear on the road to refuge. What could she do when disease, hunger, wild beasts, and villains all came at once? Bring it on! She was a jack of all trades with a System pocket dimension, capable of taking down anything. (Xie Zhan: You can't put o 35.5kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves

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    I just finished reading this! It was pretty good, not overly sentimental or frustrating! The whole story was quite light and easy to read.

32. 32 逃 After Fleeing the Famine, I Led My Entire Village to Prosperity 逃荒后，我带全村横着走 Leisurely, Leisurely休闲休闲Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing [Natural disasters + strong heroine + System + personal space + stockpiling + fleeing famine + farming + infrastructure + no romance] After dying unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaotang is born into an ancient farming family. Just as she awakens her memories from her previous life, she has to face one disaster after another. When drought strikes, Jiang Xiaotang leads the whole village on a journey to escape the famine. What should they do if they run into bandits? The villagers grab their weapons and look 443Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    I love action-packed, no-romance survival stories with amazing female leads. Highly recommended!

33. 33 空 A Spatial Escape from Famine: The Lovely Maiden’s Farming Life 空间逃荒娇娘种田记 Qi Zi Tea柒子茶Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Guan Lan transmigrated one day and found herself a newly widowed woman and stepmother to two children! Guan Lan was a little flustered. In a chaotic age, she had to flee famine with two children of her own. Luckily, Guan Lan had a space that was a bit of a pain, along with a bunch of scheming relatives. The villainous troublemakers joined hands as they trudged onward, living on tree bark and grass roots. Don’t ask how hard the escape was. Being alive was good enough. What 1.4kReads8.6Score217Shelves

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    Ancient setting + space exploration + farming + widow + stepmother + famine refugee + infrastructure development + war + patriotism + everyday family life + greenhouse farming

34. 34 农 The Farm Girl Has a Space, and She Thrives on the Road to Escape 农女有空间，逃荒路上一路浪 The Heat of Sweet and Sour Fish Cake甜不辣的辣Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted New book: The Apocalypse Brings Natural Disasters, and the Strong Girl Braves the Wilderness Alone. Xia Ning was sold off by her cruel grandparents. Unable to bear it any longer, she tried to kill herself by hitting her head against a wall, and Xia Ning from another world transmigrated into her body. After learning that she had transmigrated into a book, Xia Ning was despairing when she realized what lay ahead. Cold waves, droughts, epidemics, floods, earthquakes... On 2.3kReads8.4Score234Shelves

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    The story of fleeing famine is quite good!

35. 35 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 26.9kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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    Transmigrated into the body of a penniless hunter, a casual joke unexpectedly brings him a beautiful bride! The imperial court's "marrying a wife to offset taxes" policy suddenly appears, and he not only gains tax exemption but also the blessing of a fallen official's daughter. In the dead of winter, he shoulders his hunting bow and heads into the mountains, all to ensure his little wife has a hot bowl of porridge. This slow-burning, sweet slice-of-life story is so addictive, I'm definitely watching!

36. 36 饥 In the Famine Years, I Married an Older Widow and Hit the Jackpot 饥荒年，娶个年上寡妇赢麻了 Ming Youyi明又一Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A farming novel for male readers: he marries a widow, raises fish, burns bricks and charcoal, and builds a grand house. No pocket dimension, no System. Sweet romance and farming, with a slow pace and no frustrating plot points. Lu Dahai transmigrates into the body of a poor bachelor in ancient times. Unable to find a wife, he is looked down on by the whole village. But who would have thought that from the start, he would become engaged to the village’s pretty widow? While everyone else is still 2.1kReads—Score144Shelves

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    This is a male-oriented farming novel. It focuses on stockpiling grain and weapons to prepare for disasters and chaos. There are no systems or melodramatic plots. The protagonist catches fish, makes charcoal, and brews wine. He earns money to build a house and get married. Later, when there is a famine, he rebels.

37. 37 乞 A Beggar Fleeing Famine: Just Stay Alive 乞丐逃荒，不死就行 Fish Who Talks Too Much鱼多嘴Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A little beggar on the streets of Sanxi Town, known by the nickname Bamboo Viper. For the first ten years or so, he barely managed to scrape by. When floods struck the Two Huai regions, he somehow survived and, for reasons he couldn't explain, fled the disaster with a string of little ones in tow. He took in children, learned to fish, and cleared land to farm. A beggar makes mistakes, is fiercely protective of his own, and tries his best to become a good older brother. The siblings go from havin 5.4kReads9.3Score674Shelves

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    I sent the wrong post earlier. It's this farming novel; it has no time travel or cheat codes, it's super good, and it's simple and realistic.

38. 38 嘎 After Dying Twice, the System Kicked Her Off to Flee the Famine 嘎了自己两次后，系统踹她去逃荒 Xiao Bai, the Swallow Flying South南飞的燕小白Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted Zhou Lan is the most miserable transmigrator in history. The moment she opens her eyes, her second uncle is trying to marry her off as a rich landowner’s concubine, and the original owner dies after hitting her head while resisting. Zhou Lan herself died saving a child from drowning. Perhaps her good deed earned her enough merit to transmigrate. But she’s a cannon-fodder character chosen by the System to make a comeback. The original owner lives in a world of cultivation, and the System gives Zh 1.6kReads8.1Score154Shelves

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    It's really good, you won't regret getting into it.

39. 39 穿 Transmigrated: A Violent Couple Spoils Each Other 穿越，暴力夫妻互宠 Rapid1急速1Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Modern-day workplace ace Yang Mengmeng drinks herself to death at a business dinner while celebrating a million-yuan commission. She transmigrates into the body of a girl in the Great Banner Dynasty who shares her name. The girl had been beaten to death by her parents and older brother. Following the principle of not wasting anything and putting useless things to good use, Yang Mengmeng is sold into a ghost marriage. The widower Wang, a hunter from Big Tree Village, buys her as his wife because 3.9kReads9.2Score347Shelves

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    Good famine relief stories

40. 40 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Woman, I’m Done Pretending: Flee Before Disaster Strikes 穿成恶妇不装了，天灾将至赶紧逃 The Little Lamb's Redemption小羊羔的救赎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment Liu Qingqing opens her eyes, she discovers she's transmigrated. Fine, she can deal with transmigrating! But then she realizes she's become a husbandless, thoroughly awful shrew who loves to make a scene! Her family adores her, and she has no awful relatives, but the original owner is still seen by the villagers as a lazy good-for-nothing. After a lifetime of walking on eggshells, what's so bad about being a shrew now? Going wild feels great, and going wild all the time feels even bett 976Reads7.7Score101Shelves

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    It has system space, a powerful and indestructible cheat code, and a kind heart.

41. 41 穿 Transmigrated as a Burden, I Can Both Run a Business and Farm 穿成拖油瓶，经商种田两不误 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl who was strangled to death by her own father. Fortunately, her mother risks her life to protect her. Her maternal relatives take them in, but the sight of their home with nothing in it is heartbreaking. Jing Shu grits her teeth and gets to work: she builds a house, starts a business, and rolls up her sleeves to lead the whole family. Just as they’ve managed to save a little money, a handsome young man abducts her to the mountains. Jing Shu’s eyes 829Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Traveling back in time to the lowest rungs of ancient society, they were caught in natural disasters and wars and had no choice but to hide deep in the mountains, where they had to clear land and hunt to survive.

42. 42 开 From the Start, I Go Hungry for Three Days Straight, Then Make a Fortune Everyone Envies 开局三天饿九顿，发家致富招人馋 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted Liu Siyu wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated. Above her is a sharp-tongued stepmother, below her a brother as thin as a skeleton, and around them are three shabby thatched huts. With barely enough food to last from one meal to the next, she raises an eyebrow, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work. What? That wicked old wolf of a step-grandmother wants to sell her to an old man as a good-luck bride? How can she put up with that? She grabs a kitchen knife and starts swinging... The vi 949Reads8.7Score—Shelves
43. 43 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: A Country Girl's Struggle to Support Her Family 逃荒种田，农家女娃养家忙 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted Fleeing famine in the early stages, farming and gathering herbs later on. Mingyue dies in a car accident and transmigrates just as a drought strikes. Her gentle mother says, “Xiaoyue, eat this poached egg.” Her father looks at her expectantly too. “Come on, eat up. You'll need the strength for the journey.” Her doting older brother brings it to her lips. Touched by the love of her parents and brother, she feels her heart stir. A young man gazes at her with deep affection in his handsome eyes. “Y 1.3kReads8.0Score—Shelves
44. 44 逃 Fleeing Famine While Pregnant, With Endless Supplies in Tow 逃荒路上，我挺孕肚怀揣无限物资 Little Silky Dog小丝子狗Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted “Miss, this is bad! You're pregnant, and you just jumped down from up there?!” Yun Chaoge stared in shock, then nodded blankly. “I'm a widow. The child's father died not long ago.” “Woman, do you like telling everyone you meet that you're a widow?” When Yun Chaoge returned to her hometown, she discovered that the wickedly handsome man had come too. “The child in your belly is mine, and you're mine too!” In her previous life, she was the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy man. After eight ye 9.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    It's great, highly recommended! The plot is exciting, and the female lead is very strong.

45. 45 被 Cast Out, She Takes Her Spatial Realm and Flees the Famine 被休后，她带着空间逃荒赢麻了 Pale Ink, Light Blue浅墨浅蓝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Bonus chapters updated) This is not a conventional wish-fulfillment novel. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. [Female lead’s growth, farming, fleeing famine, stockpiling in a pocket dimension, male supporting characters rise to prominence] Xia Yu transmigrated into a book, and even brought a pocket dimension with her. But she ended up in the body of an ugly wife with a foolishly devoted heart. The original wife gave her all, but her husband remained unmoved. Then famine and war broke out... A 11.3kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    With natural disasters, war, and even space-time confinement, this escape-from-famine novel is highly recommended! [Thumbs up]

46. 46 安 Finding Refuge in the Mountains, Reclaiming Land and Stockpiling Supplies 安居深山避乱世，开荒种田囤物资 Chen Zizi尘子子Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Romance included, but the story takes center stage. The relationship develops slowly and steadily. An ordinary person transmigrates, no golden finger, not a saintly heroine, and a character who grows over time] [Foraging in the mountains + hunting and farming + everyday food] Xia Qingyue transmigrates by accident into a remote mountain wilderness and settles in a sinkhole. She never expected war and natural disasters to follow one after another. To survive, she starts farming and raising livest 5.1kReads8.7Score337Shelves

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    Pure farming story. Living in the mountains during a famine year, gathering resources, raising livestock, farming, and enjoying delicious food – no cheat codes, no saintly protagonists! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

47. 47 乱 Fleeing Through a Chaotic Age 乱世逃难 Ou Jiu偶就Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted Fu Wen’s soul transmigrated into a chaotic age, and a little pocket dimension came with her. With war raging and refugees scattered in every direction, she and her childhood sweetheart, Li Baisheng, fled together. They dodged pursuers, fought through famine, sheltered the old, the weak, women, and children, and endured a life of endless wandering. When the fighting finally ceased, they settled in Yan territory and opened up wasteland for farming. In a world left in ruins, they carved out a safe 5.4kReads8.6Score375Shelves

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    Ancient famine relief and farming stories

48. 48 身 After Transmigrating Into a Famine, I Picked Up the Future Tyrannical Regent 身穿逃荒后！捡到未来变态摄政王 The Paper Doll's Freedom纸片人的自由Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted Bai Yan wanted to lose weight, but ended up transmigrating right into a refugee flight. What a surprise, right? Bai Yan rescued a girl, only to realize she’d been mistaken: the girl was a boy. The boy clung to her and refused to let go. Despite the considerable age gap, Bai Yan accepted him, wiping away a nosebleed. Mm, he’s irresistible! The male lead’s version Hmph! I don’t believe in Buddha! The boy kneels before Buddha for a long time, pleading, “Please, I only want her. I’m not asking for a 532Reads8.8Score103Shelves
49. 49 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times Amid Natural Disasters 穿到古代遇天灾 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance, Modern Woman in Ancient Times] [Stockpiling × Fleeing Disaster × Making Money] What do you do when you transmigrate to ancient times and disaster strikes? The paper windows tear with a poke, the doors fall over when pushed, the thatched roof blows away in the wind. What do you do with no food or cloth? She has a pocket dimension, so she decides to take it easy and live one day at a time. She finds herself a bodyguard who turns into a wolf at midnight, the kind that really ho 1.9kReads8.9Score119Shelves
50. 50 天 Natural Disasters and the Apocalypse: An Adopted Bride's Daily Life in Ancient Times 天灾末世：童养媳的古代生存日常 Zheng Huaixi郑怀夕Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing Adapted as a comic and an audio drama with a live cast [Ancient-era disasters + fleeing famine + spatial storage + no helping the poor + a touch of ensemble cast + farming] A few things to know before reading: 1. An ordinary person transmigrates and faces hard-mode survival while fleeing from a series of disasters. Her golden finger isn’t much, just spatial storage. 2. The journey is full of danger and excitement, and the story is long, nearly 500 chapters. (If you love famine-escape stories, co 22.2kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves

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