Slow-Paced Stories About Farming, Stability, and a Peaceful Life 细水流长的文，种田，安稳，宁静

1. 1 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. 3.1kReads8.9Score335Shelves

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   Ordinary, plain and simple, no time travel, no cheat codes.

2. 2 克 The Couple Cursed to Bring Misfortune to Each Other Strike It Rich 克夫克妻的小夫妻发达啦 Yan Zhiqing言之清Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted (No rebirth, no transmigration, no golden finger. Everyday family life, a slow and steady pace.) Less than a year after Li Xiaotao married into her husband's family, he died of illness, leaving her branded as a husband-killer. Driven back to her parents' home, Li Xiaotao struggled for three years to raise her child. She ate less than a chicken and worked harder than an ox. In the end, her family married her off to a man said to bring death to his wives. A husband-killer and a wife-killer: toget 1.1kReads—Score105Shelves
3. 3 村 The Family at the End of the Village 村尾人家 Qing You清优Ancient Romance6.5M WordsOngoing [Fictional setting + cozy farming + everyday family life + slow-burn slice of life] With no love from her father or stepmother, Tian Xiaoxi has endured years of torment. Now she is forced to marry Chen Jiawang, a cripple from the neighboring village. She thinks she is doomed to sink into a mire with no hope of ever turning her life around. Little does she know that the man fell in love with her at first sight long ago. After they marry, he cherishes her dearly. They have a lovely son and daug 20.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
4. 4 四 Joy All Year Round 四季常欢 Wild Dreams Year After Year狂想年年Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted Chang Huan transmigrated. Before transmigrating, she had been an ordinary office drone in the modern world, living a peaceful, uneventful life. But she never expected the apocalypse to arrive out of nowhere and shatter her quiet existence. Though she had a plant-based ability, it was pretty useless in the early stages, and life in the apocalypse was far from easy. Whenever she went out to search for supplies, she had to stay on guard against zombie hordes and watch out for betrayal by her compan 880Reads8.1Score109Shelves

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   The female protagonist is a time traveler, while the male protagonist is an indigenous person. Neither of them has family burdens, and after joining hands, they simply live their peaceful and happy little life. They have two children, three dogs, fields, land, and even a small hill. The plot focuses on everyday life and food, simple yet heartwarming.

5. 5 现 A Modern-Day Wage Slave’s Peaceful Life in Ancient Times 现代牛马在古代的安稳日子 Egg Mom Loves Durian蛋妈爱吃榴莲Ancient Romance298k WordsCompleted There is a space. If you don't like that, don't read. No palace or household infighting, just family squabbles and the everyday lives of ordinary people. If that's not your thing, don't read. There is a male lead, but he appears quite late. Tang Yuan, a modern-day overworked wage slave, dies suddenly after working overtime for a whole month and transmigrates into the body of Tang Yuan, a poor village girl in ancient times whose parents are both dead. From the start, she runs into awful relatives 3.7kReads8.3Score400Shelves

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   This book is so good, I highly recommend it.

6. 6 饿 After I Fainted from Hunger, the Cold-Faced Hunter Took Me Home 饿晕后，被冷面猎户捡回家 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance247k WordsCompleted No space, no System, no transmigration into another person's body. Both are virgins. Farming and living a simple, peaceful life. She transmigrates to a poor mountain village and from the start faints from hunger beneath a wild persimmon tree, without any of the usual transmigration perks. Facing a hell-mode start, she works hard to stand on her own: farming, gathering mushrooms, and picking up a hunter along the way to marry. 2kReads6.6Score207Shelves

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   Sweet romance, farming life, everyday family matters, just living your own life well.

7. 7 深 A Hunter’s Home in the Deep Mountains: His Spunky Little Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 深山猎户家：空间小媳火辣辣 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted [Transmigration in person + pocket dimension + rugged hunter + sweet farming romance + wholesome relationship] She takes a bath and ends up in the arms of a rugged man in ancient times... Mmm, what a great physique. Time to flirt! Flirt for all she's worth! 14kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
8. 8 穿 Transmigrate and Fight First, Then Find a Lovesick Man to Marry 穿越就开打，找个痴汉嫁 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted After dying, I transmigrate straight into an ancient family that favors sons over daughters, where I'm supposed to marry a violent man. From the start, I fight back, then find a way to cut ties with my birth family and begin a new life in ancient times with my space and spirit spring. 1.9kReads8.1Score163Shelves
9. 9 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 1.4kReads8.4Score126Shelves

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   This book features an exceptionally cute, affectionate, and happy young couple.

10. 10 荒 Abandoned in a Famine, I Turn Around and Build a Hidden Utopia 荒年被弃，反手打造世外桃源 Tu Liao荼廖Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No CP, Natural and Man-Made Disasters, No Golden Finger, Just Started Getting Ratings] Shen Qingsui had barely transmigrated when she became a young widow, abandoned by the entire village in a year of famine. Behind her were a frail mother-in-law and a little child. Ahead lay certain death. She picked up a woodcutter's ax and gave a cold laugh. "Fine, I'll take on these 'burdens'!" Later, the people who had abandoned her regretted it bitterly. Every "burden" she'd saved along the way became a c 4.3kReads8.0Score573Shelves
11. 11 我 I Bring Bad Luck to Husbands, You Bring Bad Luck to Wives 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 12.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    Ancient urban fiction, written in a gentle, flowing style, features no time travel, no cheat codes, and no royalty; it simply depicts ordinary people living their simple lives.

12. 12 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 6.4kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
13. 13 穿 Transmigrated with Three Kids! A Ruinous Start, a Road to Riches! 穿越带仨娃！天崩开局致富路！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Li Tianming was done for. He lay motionless in a drafty thatched hut. He was a graduate student researching traditional Chinese medicine and herbal remedies, but after a loose-lipped remark, he tasted an herb and somehow transmigrated into the body of a pauper. Being poor wasn't the problem, and he could even accept being in his thirties. But the body was in terrible shape: its former owner had drunk himself to death, leaving Li Tianming with three children outside, wailing their hearts out! A d 21.6kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    A slow-burning, satisfying farming story with a warm and loving family.

14. 14 被 Driven from My Ancestral Home, I Feast with My Family 被逼出祖宅我带家人大鱼大肉 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yongsheng wakes from a deep sleep to discover that he has transmigrated. Still dazed, he hears people arguing. His uncle, a scholar who had passed the first imperial exam, stole someone's jade pendant and was confronted over it. The family hurriedly held a discussion and made Li Yongsheng's honest, simple father take the blame. His mother was utterly unwilling, but she couldn't withstand the barrage of pressure. Fortunately, after the pendant was returned, the other party didn't pursue the ma 10.2kReads8.7Score855Shelves
15. 15 被 Falsely Accused and Split from the Family! My Life of Fine Food Makes the Old Homestead Green with Envy 被冤分家！鱼肉生活馋哭老宅 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life363k WordsCompleted Lin Feng woke up to find the sky had fallen. He had transmigrated to ancient Great Liang, where his family of four was being driven out over a pitiful accusation: his cousin from his uncle’s household claimed he had stolen and eaten an egg. The egg belonged to his grandfather, the family patriarch. Enraged, the old man wanted to send thirteen-year-old Lin Feng away for forced labor. His usually meek father, long accustomed to being bullied, finally snapped. He took the whole family and left with 8kReads7.6Score712Shelves

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    Great book, highly recommended! You won't regret reading it! [Heart][heart]

16. 16 穿 Transmigrate and Enlist to Survive! I Never Meant to Make a Big Splash! 穿越招兵活下去！真没想搞大事！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical376k WordsCompleted Zhang Ye wakes up and finds that he has transmigrated to an ancient dynasty in a parallel world. The whole village accuses him of having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law, then drives him out in the dead of winter to fend for himself. Faced with hundreds of sneering, disgusting faces, he fights back and accidentally activates a pocket-dimension System. If he can’t put up with it, he doesn’t have to. He’ll just fight! War breaks out as the nation descends into chaos, and the whole village 778Reads7.3Score108Shelves
17. 17 开 The Golden Age of Kaiyuan! What’s That Got to Do With a Poor Soldier Like Me? 开元盛世！关我穷鬼府兵啥事？ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life348k WordsOngoing Lin Feng accidentally transmigrated to the nineteenth year of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty. The golden age was dawning, yet he felt no joy at all. Thirty li northeast of Yunzhou City, beneath Mount Baideng, beside the Sanggan River, in Zhuyuan Village, Yongding Township. As a conscript about to be cast aside, Lin Feng was consumed by worry. As the family's main breadwinner, he had no choice but to work hard in the fields. His family of five had only a little over ten mu of meager farmland 3.1kReads—Score190Shelves
18. 18 两 Two Worlds Manor: Building from Scratch in a Year of Famine 两界山庄：从荒年开建 Deep Blue 1024深蓝1024Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Space, travel between two worlds, manor management, farming, raising children, cute animals, cozy everyday life] Reborn in the final years of the Great Li Dynasty, Chen Dahe has only one thought: protect his wife and daughter, and never let the past repeat itself. When all hope seems lost, the old copper bangle on his wrist begins to glow. By accident, he opens a door to a modern produce market. He trades mountain greens for white rice and fine salt, and uses the money he saves to buy all kinds 5.8kReads7.8Score636Shelves

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    It tells the story of an ancient farmer who travels through time via space. He later builds a secluded paradise connecting the past and present. The novel has been adapted into live-action narration and a comic book series; the audiobook version is even better. The comic book series is a significant adaptation, somewhat exaggerated.

19. 19 雾 Laid-Back Days in Miststone Forest 雾石森林的悠哉日常 Castle Gate, Castle Gate, Egg Cake城门城门鸡蛋糕Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Healing]+ [A life like Stardew Valley]+ [Slow-paced] [No cheap tricks, no melodrama. This book is for everyone who hasn't yet had the chance to truly live.] Important note: No CP, no CP! I wasn't going to spoil anything, but then I noticed Tomato had tagged this as “Ancient Romance” and “Fantasy Romance,” which left me baffled. There are men in the story, and some of them develop feelings for the heroine. Isn't that perfectly natural? But it doesn't mean they're a couple. At the age of seventy 3.4kReads6.6Score474Shelves

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    This book! It's incredibly quiet and soothing!

20. 20 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 14.1kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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    This is a well-written time-travel, business, and farming novel. There are no cheat codes; everyone grows and improves step by step. Nothing in life, marriage, or work can be achieved overnight. Only when the right people work together, learn from each other, are considerate, support each other, and strive for mutual growth can they all improve together.

21. 21 穿 Transmigrated as a Rich Young Lady, I Enjoy Life While Working Hard 穿成富家小姐，边享受边奋斗 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + One-on-One Romance A cozy slice-of-life story about building a fortune Meng Nanxi goes from being a “triple-nothing” nobody with no home, no car, and no job to the wealthy daughter of an ancient-era merchant. She thinks she's hit the jackpot: goodbye, 996 workdays! Goodbye, taking the bus everywhere! Goodbye, that urban village rental where the plumbing springs a leak or gets clogged every other day! But before she can finish celebrating, 2.1kReads8.2Score201Shelves

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    A heartwarming, slice-of-life farming story with a gentle, flowing narrative. No supernatural powers or cheat codes; a well-written transmigration business novel. Without overly powerful abilities, everyone grows and improves step by step. Nothing in life, marriage, or work can be achieved overnight; only through mutual learning, consideration, and support from the right people can one grow together.

22. 22 农 A Country Girl's Plans for Spring 农女谋春 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance231k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it'll go up! Please give it five stars, loves! [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Protective Male Lead + 1v1] A story about a girl who transmigrates into another world at fourteen. Orphaned, with only her little brother left, she heads to the capital to seek refuge with her aunt, a member of a prominent family in Shengjing. Unfortunately, her aunt doesn't take kindly to her, so she relies on herself to escape povert 61.5kReads7.5Score7.5kShelves
23. 23 空 After My Spatial Powers Awakened, the Shen Family’s Ninth Daughter Went on a Rampage 空间觉醒后，沈家九娘杀疯了 Chubby Baby胖胖多宝宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigration · Pocket Dimension · No Romance · Farming · Building Wealth · Female Growth · Slow Burn The whole village was stunned on the day the ninth daughter of the Shen family was made a princess. Before she turned eight, she was a little girl who gathered wild vegetables by the field ridges. After she turned eight, she became a transmigrator who awoke with a pocket dimension. She builds schools, offers up grain seeds, saves the heir to the throne, opens restaurants, and builds mountain 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are heartwarming slice-of-life stories set in a rural setting, with no toxic characters or romantic pairings, just everyday meals and the changing seasons.

24. 24 穿 Transmigrate: Watch Her Make the Most of Life in the Deep Mountains 穿越，看她玩转深山 Chubby Baby胖胖多宝宝Rural Life205k WordsCompleted A 21st-century wage worker transmigrates to a farm deep in the mountains of Southwest China. See how the young farmer girl Lin Maisui leads her family up the mountains and down to the rivers to work the land. It turns out that life in the mountains is the idyllic rural dream Lin Maisui longed for in her previous life but could never attain. 118Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 穿 Reborn as a Peasant Girl, I Won't Live for Someone Else 穿成小农女，不为他人做嫁衣 Daxin大心Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted Zhou Qingling unexpectedly transmigrated. In the book, she spent her whole life making wedding clothes for others. This time, she’s here, and she even has a portable space. She’ll decide her own fate, and nobody gets to take advantage of her. 6.9kReads8.3Score458Shelves

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    This book is perfect, and it's especially good.

26. 26 荒 Everyone Else Chews Tree Bark in the Famine, While My Family Devours Meat by the Mouthful 荒年家家啃树皮我家咔咔炫大肉 Just for a Laugh只增笑耳Ancient Romance662k WordsOngoing (Ancient-era farming + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + transmigration + space System + family squabbles + building a fortune + devoted to each other) Yiduo transmigrates to an impoverished mountain village in ancient times with her mother. It’s a year of famine, and on top of that, a creditor shows up demanding repayment. If they can’t pay what they owe, she’ll be forced to marry the landlord’s sickly son. After the village head goes to great lengths to mediate, both sides agree that the de 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an ancient farming novel, depicting a peaceful and harmonious rural farming life, writing about heartwarming daily life and the ups and downs of neighbors!

27. 27 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    [Already recommended] Heartwarming slice-of-life story, no military marriage, no stepmother, the female lead is intelligent, she spends her summer vacation at her grandmother's house, spending her days raking pine needles, picking pears, gathering herbs, and catching river crabs, and her nights catching eels in the rice paddies.

28. 28 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 8.4kReads8.0Score723Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn in ancient times with the advantage of owning a seed shop. The story follows a loving family with six older brothers and several children who start by growing watermelons and eventually progress to sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, peppers, high-yield rice and wheat, and finally fruit trees. It also incorporates elements of patriotism and family values, making it a worthwhile read.

29. 29 穿 I Was Reborn as a Peasant Girl in Ancient Times and Bought a Prince from the Start? 穿成古代农女，开局买了个王爷？ Make a Name Across the Sea扬名大海Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted The animated series is now available: [Surviving in the Wilderness, I Married a Fake Husband] and [The Farm Girl Takes Charge, Buying a Prince to Farm]. Come watch, everyone! [Transmigration + Farming + Space + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Thanks for all your support! (A ridiculously funny power fantasy) A modern female sanda champion is transmigrated to ancient times after a ca 16.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    In ancient times, farming led to wealth and prosperity through steady, long-term means.

30. 30 穿 After Becoming a Foolish Girl, I Fell for a Hunter 穿成傻女后，我对猎户情有独钟 Make a Name Across the Sea扬名大海Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted [A personal space, a spirit spring, farming, a lucky physique, and a female lead who isn’t a self-sacrificing saint] An ordinary modern office worker is heartbroken after her boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend. Then, after getting drunk, she’s hit by a car. When she wakes up, she’s in an unknown dynasty, in the body of a foolish girl with superhuman strength. Does Heaven ever look at what other people transmigrate into? Princesses and rich young ladies, while she gets a hard-luck life. 1.3kReads8.8Score127Shelves
31. 31 糙 A Rough-Hewn Man Bought Me to Warm His Bed, Then Spoiled Me Rotten 糙汉买我来暖床，糙汉宠妻 A Broad Mind Adds Years to Life心宽可增寿Ancient Romance199k WordsCompleted Trade one deer for a wife: a rugged hunter brings home the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household. An adults-only bedtime story. No System, no special skills, no brains, just a sweet romance. They agreed she would only warm his bed. Later, he said, “There’s enough firewood in the hearth to last three days once it’s chopped.” She was the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household. When her family was confiscated and exiled, she was thrown into a woodshed as a slave who was expected to 2.8kReads—Score163Shelves
32. 32 糙 A Rough Hunter Found a Sweet Princess and Cherished Her as His Dearest Treasure 糙汉猎户捡到娇软公主宠成心尖宝 Golden Hairpin, Ah金步摇啊Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple + rugged man + adorable heroine] The most honored legitimate princess of Chu suffered an accident and fell off a cliff. A broad-shouldered, rough-edged hunter found her and brought her home to be his little wife. Princess: “I am the most honored legitimate princess of Chu.” Rugged hunter: “This little woman must’ve hit her head when she fell, but it’s fine. I don’t mind.” Princess: … The princess slapped the hunter across the face and snap 12.4kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
33. 33 玉 Spring Warmth in the Jade Hall 玉堂春暖 Sky Hound Moonflame天狗月炎Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Li Chunfeng has two childhood friends. One is a graceful young gentleman, as handsome as jade, who topped the imperial examinations and became the youngest top scholar of the new dynasty, his fame filling the capital. The other is a peerlessly handsome, world-renowned God of War, a general whose many victories earned him a marquisate while still young. Li Chunfeng only wants to make money and build her career, but her childhood friends are just too popular. Ever since she arrived in the capital, 2.1kReads9.1Score235Shelves

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    The story is heartwarming and enjoyable in the early stages, while becoming increasingly suspenseful in the later stages. It combines food, mystery, and romance in a parallel narrative, making it a treasure trove of heartwarming and dramatic stories within the genre of farming fiction.

34. 34 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
35. 35 离 This Is Ridiculous! I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Ran into My Late Mom? 离谱！穿越古代遇上过世的老妈？ Little Fish Is Slacking Off Again Today小鱼今天也摆烂Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted No pocket dimension, no System, no wealthy-family power struggles, no princes or nobles! A cozy, everyday story + farming and business, all about a peaceful life and being content with modest prosperity. Lin Xi, a wage slave working late into the night, unexpectedly transmigrates to an impoverished farming family in ancient times. The biggest surprise is that she reunites there with her mother, who passed away long ago. No golden finger, no lucky breaks or shortcuts. She relies on the little cle 210Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Farming and street vending, rural life, family bonds, no high-ranking officials, no cheat codes, no romantic pairings—it's a heartwarming and healing story.

36. 36 江 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 2kReads—Score174Shelves

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    This is a delicious food-themed novel. The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. The story is set in a relaxed and comfortable Jiangnan water town atmosphere, filled with warmth and lighthearted daily life. There are no awful arguments or anything like that, making it perfect for listening to and helping you fall asleep.

37. 37 寡 The Widow’s Brother-in-Law Lives Next Door 寡妇隔壁住着她大伯哥 Little Potato in the Corner墙角小土豆Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted The frost came early, and she hastily married; when the heavy snow fell, she was a young widow. Li Changfeng pinned her beneath a dead tree, his breath burning hot. “You can smile at him, so why can’t you smile at me? He can, so why can’t I?” Gu Yu pressed against his chest, every word sharp as a thorn. “Anyone but you. I can marry anyone else, but I can’t marry my former brother-in-law!” From Li Changfeng’s perspective: The day he stood in for his younger brother at the wedding, he fell in lo 1.1kReads7.1Score101Shelves

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    This book is a must-have! 😯

38. 38 金 Golden Yams and Silver Beans 金薯银豆 An Nuo Jun安诺君Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Transmigration + fictional setting + farming + no spatial dimension + no golden finger + making money + gourmet food After transmigrating, the heroine discovers that her family is in a terrible situation, her village is in a terrible situation, and the farmers in this country are having a terrible time! It really is a case of fields lying fallow across the land while farmers still starve to death! She introduces sweet potatoes, potatoes, and chili peppers to make all kinds of delicious 1.2kReads6.6Score108Shelves

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    A slow-burning farming and food novel. The female protagonist grows a lot of sunflowers to extract oil, digs a pond to raise fish to make preserved fish, sets up a stall at the market to sell scallion rolls to earn money, and buys cows and mules to clear land.

39. 39 回 I Returned to the Village to Farm, and My System Won’t Stop Chattering 回村种地，我的系统是个碎嘴子 The Wind at Tongque Terrace铜雀台的风Urban168k WordsOngoing I came back to the village in disgrace, two hundred thousand yuan in debt. Everyone laughed at me, saying my education had been useless and I was back to digging in the fields. They had no idea that the boss who made off with my wages was a foreign seed-industry lackey. He lured me back only to seize the national grain seeds my grandfather had protected all his life. By chance, I bonded with a sharp-tongued Farming System. [Digging this shallow? Who are you trying to fool? Even your grandpa wo 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A system for enjoying the banter with your best friend, and a fun way to farm.

40. 40 许 The Xu Family's Little Life Gets Better and Better 许家小日子，越过越红火 Where Did Qile Go?奇乐去哪了Ancient Romance459k WordsOngoing [Family Life + Ensemble Cast Growth + Everyday Business + Slow-Burn Comfort + No Awful Relatives] A down-to-earth, slow-paced ancient farming story. It isn’t a fast-leveling, high-conflict power fantasy built around face-slapping and crushing villains. A few things to know: The heroine is a local, with no transmigration, no rebirth, no System, and no modern knowledge to give her an unfair advantage. She’s an ordinary young woman, not a forceful, larger-than-life heroine who can handle everyt 2.4kReads—Score235Shelves

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    There are no awful relatives, just a heartwarming story of daily life, family matters, farming, and more.

41. 41 无 Surviving Without Cheats: The Country Girl Cuts Ties and Reclaims the Wasteland 无挂求生，小农女断亲开荒记 Gu Meng Lihua顾梦狸花Ancient Romance327k WordsOngoing [Play the pig to eat the tiger + no cheat powers + farming story + coming-of-age + no romance + family and village life] A mature modern woman’s soul lands in the body of a fourteen-year-old farm girl. The original girl was exploited by her awful relatives. You might put up with that, but I won’t! I’m flipping the table in a fit of rage! My grandparents are old and bedridden, and everyone else treats them like garbage. I’ll care for them tenderly. After all, an old person in the family is a trea 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A young girl's diary, filled with the mundane details of family life, as she diligently farms.

42. 42 被 The Butcher Hated by the Whole Village Spoils Me Rotten 被全村嫌弃的屠户，把我宠上天 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted Transmigrated orphan girl vs. burly butcher, a striking size difference, an instinctive attraction, mutual flirtation, a pocket dimension, and a journey to wealth. Su Nian: I thought this was just something I had to do, but I never expected to be paired with such a top-notch man. Zhou Ye: Why does my whole body heat up whenever I see her!? 2kReads—Score296Shelves

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    Sweet romance, heartwarming stories, everyday life, getting rich – enjoy reading!

43. 43 月 A Full Moon Turns Me into a White Rabbit, and I Bring Luck to a Doomed Man 月圆化白兔，天煞衰男靠我转运 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance176k WordsCompleted Historical farming romance, sweet love, family darling, fantasy, healing, hunter. Xiao Xiaotu was born with a strange yin-affliction. On the fifteenth of every month, her heart burns with pain and she turns into a white rabbit. Lu Ji, a jinx shunned by the whole village and plagued by bad luck, is the only cure for her. And he, plagued by misfortune, finds that everything goes smoothly only when he is near Xiaotu. On one mountain, the two of them become each other's source of peace and good fort 30Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    You can also try this book.

45. 45 落 A Down-and-Out Marquis’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 落魄侯门世子？正好扛回家做相公 Qin Xiaomi秦小米Ancient Romance594k WordsCompleted (Transmigrated into a book + farming early on + political intrigue later + immensely strong heroine who fiercely protects her own + scumbag reborn to make amends) Lin Wan, heir to a family of ancient physicians, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead's ill-fated original wife. Her parents died young, her grandparents favor the other children, and her uncles are eyeing the family fortune. On top of being dirt poor, she also has a little brother to care for. Lin Wan says 1.2kReads8.6Score107Shelves

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    These are two excellent farming novels. The male and female leads are very well-developed, with no awful characters. The plots are tight and well-connected, without any dragging. Plus, the authors' writing style is wonderful. I love them! [Kissing emojis]

46. 46 被 After Being Sold to a Blind Scholar, She Took the World by Storm 被卖给瞎眼秀才后她大杀四方了 Song Sanniang宋三娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She can’t even step outside without having an accident, and after transmigrating, she’s broke as can be. Song Ran looks up at the sky in exasperation. Is anyone more unlucky than her? As it turns out, there’s no such thing as the unluckiest person. There’s only someone even unluckier! It’s bad enough that her buyer is poor, but he’s stingy too! And if being stingy weren’t enough, he’s blind as well! What the hell! She gets up before dawn and works until dark to earn silver, running around and de 9.4kReads9.2Score934Shelves
47. 47 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.1kReads8.8Score564Shelves

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    A rural family epic

48. 48 沉 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 544Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional local literature

49. 49 古 The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻奋斗史 min211Ancient Romance856k WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times. The animated drama The Little Farming Couple is now streaming. Come watch!) [Native-Born Ancient People] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Everyday Family Life] [Adorable Beloved Child] [Cozy Daily Life] [Imperial Examinations] A chance encounter at an apothecary gives Wang Wei'an, a lovestruck young man working at a restaurant, the idea of bringing Zhao Xiuxiu, a young embroiderer, home as his wife. Neither of them transmigrated or 18.6kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    A story about everyday life, a gentle and flowing narrative, with almost no awful characters, focusing primarily on a warm and cozy atmosphere.

50. 50 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 Romance518k 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 738Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a slow-paced, gradual farming novel that has already been updated to hundreds of thousands of words.

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