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

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  1. 451 Heaven and Earth, Hear My Prayer: Could You Double the Harvest? 天灵灵,地灵灵,粮食翻倍行不行 Ancient Romance115k WordsOngoing [No romance]+ [No golden finger]+ [Young children]+ [No prestigious background] Blogger Shi Xin transmigrates as the eldest of three toddler triplets and is driven out by her heartless parents. From the start, she has half a sack of mixed grain, a lame uncle, no pots, bowls, or utensils, and has to start a fire by rubbing sticks together. Even the thatched hut is falling apart... Life is so miserable that calling to heaven brings no answer, and calling to earth brings no help. Yet the three litt 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 452 He Actually Transmigrated Along With Me 他竟然跟着我穿越了 Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted The two of them weathered over thirty years of life together. One liked staying home and enjoying a quiet life, while the other loved lingering in restaurants and teahouses. Finally, one day, it all boiled over. One died of a cerebral hemorrhage, and the other was so frightened that he took medicine. They had both sworn before they died that they never wanted to see each other again, yet in another world they became husband and wife once more, and even had two sons. Since they were already there 5.6kReads9.2Score686Shelves
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  3. 453 What! I Woke Up in Ancient Times and the Prince Dotes on Me Like Crazy! 惊!身穿古代,被王爷爆宠啦! Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted (An alternate-history setting, so please don’t take it too seriously. If you’re wary of excessive sweetness, read at your own risk!) Both leads are each other’s first and only + transmigration with the body + doting romance + no melodrama + no awful characters + kind but principled heroine The heroine isn’t a strong woman. The story focuses mostly on sweet everyday interactions between the leads, while political intrigue and the like are only briefly touched on! Life is hard enough. I don’t w 2.5kReads9.1Score170Shelves
  4. 454 Taking the Bully to Farm 带着恶霸去种田 Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted (No transmigration or rebirth in this story. The leads are both ordinary people, and the setting is fictional, so please don't overanalyze it.) “Shen Xinyu, I'm telling you, I've already taken the betrothal money. You're getting married today whether you like it or not!” Shen Xinyu was the daughter of a scholar. After her parents died unexpectedly, she had no choice but to seek refuge with her uncle's family. Just as her mourning period ended, her aunt arranged for her to marry Yang Minghao, a n 6.9kReads9.1Score730Shelves
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  5. 455 Sweet Romance in the 1970s: The Mountain Man Treats Me Like Royalty 七零甜婚:山里汉把我当祖宗宠 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the Xu family girl tries to hang herself, she's carried to the Cheng family's home. The Xu family says, “In life, you belong to the Cheng family; in death, you'll be their ghost!” The Cheng family's young carpenter is kindhearted: “Once you enter my family, I'll treat you like royalty!” The Xu girl, who transmigrated here, is happy to take him up on it. A few flirtatious glances, a few tender sighs, and the young carpenter is lovestruck. You farm, I'll work as a carpenter. You manage the h 3kReads9.0Score339Shelves
  6. 456 A Realistic Life for a Family in the 1970s 七零一家人的写实生活 Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [A rural story set in Suzhou] [No transmigration, no wish fulfillment, and an unhurried pace] [A down-to-earth farming story set in a bygone era] [An ensemble cast] Liang Qiuhua is the third child in the family. Perceptive and sensible, she takes an interest in embroidery, becomes an apprentice, and gradually blossoms into her own life. Liang Dahua, the eldest, is the family's best-looking member and a good-hearted pushover. Liang Erhua, the second child, is a street loafer who dreams of making 168Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  7. 457 The Butcher Hated by the Whole Village Spoils Me Rotten 被全村嫌弃的屠户,把我宠上天 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—Score256Shelves
  8. 458 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 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 33Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 459 The Miserable Days of a Transmigrant in Ancient Times 穿越古代的悲催日子 Two Female Leads248k WordsCompleted When Lin Yiyi wakes up, she discovers to her dismay that she's transmigrated from the prime of her life at twenty-three to the age of forty-two. In ancient times, she's become a bona fide old woman. Not only is she an old woman, she's also an elderly maid in someone else's household. That would be bad enough, but can you imagine having to endure snow disasters, droughts, and fleeing famine in ancient times, too? At first, she plans to finish her mission and return to the modern world, where she 214Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  10. 460 Reborn as a Farmer's Little Lucky Charm, I Cheat My Way Through the Famine Escape 穿成农家小福宝,逃荒路上开挂了 Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted The Li family has a whole brood of boys, and at last they’ve had a little girl! Too bad it happened while they were fleeing famine… Granny Li: What are we going to do? Our precious little darling has no milk! Jiayin blows a spit bubble and waves her tiny hands: Don’t worry, I have a space and food of my own! And so… Fourth son Li: Ma, I found a nanny goat by the road! Fourth son Li’s wife: Ma, this rabbit ran right into a tree by itself! Third son Li: Ma, I went to fetch water, and a huge fish j 30.1kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
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  11. 461 The Mountain Man Brings Prosperity to His Marriage 山野汉子旺夫妻 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Yin Tao struggled to survive in the apocalypse for ten years, but in the end she still couldn’t escape the zombies. Shen Xiao, the base’s number-one heartthrob, efficiently snapped her neck. When she opened her eyes again, Yin Tao was horrified to discover that she had transmigrated to ancient times and was lying in Shen Xiao’s bed. Even worse, she had become the little wife the hunter Shen Xiao had bought. She was about to be devoured by the very man who had killed her. What was she supposed to 5.8kReads9.0Score843Shelves
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  12. 462 Settling Down in the Greater Khingan Mountains 大兴安岭安家记 Ancient Romance225k WordsOngoing [The simple pleasures of eating and drinking with my young husband in ancient times] Transmigration + farming + no golden finger + no special abilities + no pocket dimension She transmigrates to ancient times and opens her eyes to find herself married to a young hunter who hasn’t grown into his full height yet. There are no parents-in-law above them, and no uncles, aunts, or younger sisters-in-law below. They have not a single strip of farmland, and their only room is deep in the mountains. Well 16Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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  13. 463 The Hunter’s Adorable Bride 猎户家的小娇娘 Ancient Romance718k WordsCompleted A wealthy young woman who refuses to be controlled by her family, and a young hunter who keeps his distance from others because he believes he brings misfortune to his parents. The two had nothing to do with each other, but fate pushes them together, and they carve out a new life for themselves in the remote mountains and forests. 626Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  14. 464 I Made It Big in Ancient Times 我在古代fire成功 Ancient Romance375k WordsCompleted I like stories about pocket dimensions, but I don't like it when the space is full of flashy, ridiculously overpowered stuff. And I especially don't like it when the characters stockpile a mountain of supplies and never get to enjoy them. That's why I wrote this story. I promise the female lead will make good use of everything in her space and soon settle into a comfortable life with plenty of money and free time! 1.3kReads7.7Score127Shelves
  15. 465 You're Already So Powerful, Why Risk Your Life! 大佬那么强,不要命啦! Modern Romance87k WordsOngoing Oh, this summer is really blazing hot! There's a lively, adorable female lead who's just a little bit dark and twisted, along with her lovable little team. Lin Luonian has something to say: "Hehehe, come on, keep it up!" Gu Zeyuan has... well, he has nothing to say. He's a brooding type. Xu Shumo says, "Hey, we're all geniuses. There's nothing that can defeat us." Ruan Song says, "The most important thing is to be happy and have fun!" Xiang Kai has something to say: "Study, study, study! I'm goi —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 466 I Became the Eldest Sister-in-Law of a Farm Family and Led Them to Prosperity 穿成农家长嫂,我带领全家致富了 Ancient Romance362k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Farming + No Golden Finger + No Harem Intrigue + No Princes, Emperors, or Concubines There are no golden fingers in this story. The male and female leads are ordinary people with no special identities, and their journey to prosperity unfolds at a steady pace. Li Zhenzhen, who was unloved by her parents in her previous life, transmigrates to an ancient farming household and unexpectedly gains a wonderfully loving mother-in-law, a rough-looking but thoughtful husband, and several 680Reads8.6Score101Shelves
  17. 467 I Transmigrate to Ancient Times with a Life Not Worth a Dime 穿越古代烂命一条 Historical319k WordsCompleted If you don't like it, don't force yourself. Just pick another book. No nitpickers or self-righteous do-gooders. I've heard enough stories about goody-goodies and don't want to hear any more. I want to try writing one myself. This is my first time writing a novel, so I hope you'll support me and give it a chance. 3.3kReads6.5Score204Shelves
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  18. 468 Transmigrate to Farm the Land: A Farmer’s Daughter and a Hunter Make Ends Meet 穿越种田,农女和猎户的养家日常 Ancient Romance874k WordsCompleted (Transmigration, farming, no golden finger, a slow and steady pace, love growing over time, a simple and cozy life, and everyday family affairs.) * Also known as: Springtime in the Fields * The story stays in a small mountain village. There will be no trips to big cities or the capital! * The heroine is no peerless beauty, just an ordinary person. * Ji Wenhe, an ordinary office worker, wakes up one day to find she has transmigrated. Their poverty is beyond words: a cold, bare cave, not a decent 466Reads7.0Score—Shelves
  19. 469 The Humble Village Girl Who Can Cook 寒门小厨娘 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted This is a farming novel. Shen Qingci transmigrates into another world. There is no System and no golden finger. Her original self’s parents are disliked by her grandmother, and she is timid. She also has a younger brother. When Shen Qingci first transmigrates, she takes him into the mountains to dig up wild greens and find bird eggs, then cooks for him. Later, she even buys pig offal at the market. Somehow, little by little, she builds a fortune and achieves a comfortable life, eventually buildi 25Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 470 From the Start, Exiled and a Mom: I Kick My Scumbag Ex and Spoil My Family 开局流放喜当妈,脚踹渣男宠全家 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No Villainous Relatives + Transmigration + System and Portable Dimension + Farming and Business + Revenge Power Fantasy + Building Wealth + Stepmother + Rugged General + Adorable Kids + Devoted Couple] Su Miaomiao transmigrates into the body of a wicked stepmother being exiled in ancient times, and she's a hopeless romantic to boot. Before she arrived, the original owner refused to let her general husband touch her. On the road to exile, she didn't care whether her husband and five children liv 1.9kReads8.5Score271Shelves
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  21. 471 My Husband Is a Little Fool 我的相公是个小傻子 Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Read at your own risk! Read at your own risk! Read at your own risk! No golden finger, no transmigration or rebirth. The male and female leads are both locals. They marry first and fall in love later. The male lead is genuinely intellectually disabled, not pretending. The leads are devoted to each other.] [A heroine who longs for a simple life × a reclusive, intellectually disabled hero who absolutely hates studying] Su Wan'er had a nightmare. In it, soldiers led a massacre in Xiehua Village. S 1.1kReads8.4Score145Shelves
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  22. 472 A Life Spent with a Little Farmer 与小农夫共度一生 Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Modern Farming + Food + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Shen Yuchen is abandoned by his family in a remote mountain village, where the young farmer Luo Ke'an finds him and takes him home. Shen Yuchen has hated the deceitful life in the capital since childhood. He had already planned to get away from the city, so he decides to stay in the village for a while and repay the young farmer for saving his life. Life in the countryside is peaceful and pleasant, and as he spends time with Lu 45Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 473 A Lovely Spring Day 春日好时光 Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted [Completed, no rebirth or transmigration.][A peaceful rural life, a rugged man meets a beauty, and ordinary people make a life together.] Song Shu trembled and cried, “Please spare me, grim reaper!” But the terrifying man took off his demon mask and gently said, “Don't be afraid, miss. I'm a good person.” She just wanted to get rid of this dangerous man as soon as possible and never see him again. But he said in a gruff voice, “I can never repay you for saving my life. The only thing I can do i 9.6kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
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  24. 474 May All Things Go as You Wish 万时如意 Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted (Both leads are reborn + The heroine always gets even, usually before the day is out + No moral compass, don't read if that's not your thing) After being reborn, Li Ruyi spent her days looking after her older sister, spoiling her younger sister, beating up her younger brother, and making up for everything she never got to experience in her previous life. She didn't want to be a woman everyone liked anymore. Gentle and composed, good at managing a household, and sensible: none of those were part 1.9kReads8.8Score241Shelves
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  25. 475 Life Alone in a Strange World 陌生世界的独居生活 Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Farming and stockpiling supplies · extreme weather · no golden finger · no romance · slow-paced] Lu Siyue never imagined that she’d wake up in a strange world. Her familiar family was gone, and the surroundings were unfamiliar too. How would a helpless young woman, unable to lift a hand against even a chicken, manage to survive? A plain, everyday survival story. No dark side of human nature, and no wish-fulfillment scenes about getting rich and beautiful overnight! Life here is like living in t 509Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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  26. 476 Reborn as a Villainess, I Use a Spirit Spring to Lift My Whole Family 穿成恶女,手握灵泉带飞全家 Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted Reborn as a villainess? From the start, I drugged my own brother and tied the Living Yama’s fiancée to a bed! Qiao Wan, a 24-karat goody-two-shoes, would like to die all over again. She’s inherited the original owner’s disastrous mess: a hopeless romantic who offended the whole village, with an empty house and mountains of debt! Even worse, the ruthless Huo Yan warned her, “If you lose my wife, you’ll take her place!” Qiao Wan looks at the scarred “Living Yama” before her, then recalls the myste 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 477 Transmigrating to Farm and Raise Children 穿越之种田养崽 Ancient Romance322k WordsOngoing [Farming + Nurturing + No portable space + Few terrible people + No golden finger] [Career] When Shi Xinyu wakes up, she finds herself at the very moment she is being sold off as a child bride after transmigrating? Looking at her frail body and ragged clothes, she roars, “Heavens, how did I end up with such a disastrous start again?” This dilapidated home is dirt poor, and there’s a scrawny little chick of a child peeking at her from behind the door? With all the answers in hand, how could she p 67Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 478 The Farm Girl’s Road to Riches in Ancient Times 穿越种田之农家女的致富路 Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted Transmigration, farming, building wealth No System, no space, no nasty villains Born with the Midas touch One day, village official Li Yun transmigrates into the body of Li Yunniang, an orphan in an ancient farming family. Her parents are both dead, and her uncle and aunt pressure her into a marriage to bring good fortune, marrying her off to Tan Wenting, a sickly young man from the same village. Who could have guessed that good fortune would follow the Tan family after Li Yunniang arrived? The 570Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  29. 479 Reborn in the 1960s: I Became Grandma’s Little Sister 重生六零:我成了外婆的妹妹 Modern Romance73k WordsOngoing [When an ordinary person is reborn in a rural village in the 1960s, forget about getting ahead or making grand plans. First, stay alive.] [1960s rural life + family and neighborhood affairs + education and growth + ensemble cast] [Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story. Please don't read if that's not your thing. Thank you.] When Zhu Yan wakes up in the body of her grandmother's second-youngest sister, who died young, she vows to change her grand —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  30. 480 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节,恋爱 Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 122Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  31. 481 Foreseeing Famine: Don't Panic! Stock Up and Head into the Deep Mountains 预知灾荒,别慌!囤满物资进深山 Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted [Farming and prosperity + Close-knit, heartwarming family + Absolutely no saintly heroine] Jiang Yunyi transmigrated to another world, where her grandmother and mother were about to sell her to an old widower on his deathbed. By a stroke of luck, she escaped and broke free for good from the Jiang family, who were more trouble than vampires. She dealt with the awful relatives and avenged the original owner. She had planned to make a good living and set up on her own, but then she unexpectedly for 2.3kReads8.8Score176Shelves
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  32. 482 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 198Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  33. 483 A Farmhouse Inn for All Realms 诸天农家乐 Urban300k WordsCompleted Wang Dazhu is a simple young man running Dazhu Farmstay on the outskirts of the city. Business is dismal, and the place is on the verge of closing. Even Ahuang, the watchdog, has learned to sigh. Then one night, as Wang Dazhu squats by the vegetable patch, worrying over a plate of vegetables dipped in sauce, he suddenly hears a ding Host meets the requirements. The Myriad Worlds Node System has been activated. Your farmstay will become a transfer station connecting all worlds! From then on, ever 16Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  34. 484 Reborn in 1958: What Am I Supposed to Do Without a Golden Finger? 重生五八:没有金手指我该怎么办 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The 1950s + Rebirth + Supernatural Ability + Ordinary Protagonist + Making a Fortune) This story is entirely fictional. Don’t compare it to history. If you don’t like it, please don’t read! In this unusual era, it’s truly hard to live well without some kind of supernatural ability, so the heroine of this book has one! Everyday family life, unfolding at a gentle pace. Feng Qingqing is reborn in the body of her young aunt, who died prematurely in her previous life. The story starts in 1958, which 1kReads6.9Score—Shelves
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  35. 485 Money and Free Time: Romance and Farming on the Side 有钱有闲,一边恋爱一边种田 Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [A heartwarming, healing slice-of-life romance] [Cool, gentlemanly top-tier star and actor * cheerful, sunny little rich girl] How can anyone be this unlucky? She was just going to work when an elevator accident left her with nothing more than a sprained ankle after she was rescued. Then, at the hospital, she got caught up in a dispute with a patient, and the innocent woman was hit on the head and left unconscious for an entire week. At least the compensation was decent. Sheng Xia took the payou 2.5kReads8.8Score203Shelves
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  36. 486 Farming and Building a Business, My Transmigrated Husband Spoils Me 种田经营,穿越夫君宠上天 Ancient Romance247k WordsOngoing [Ancient farming + building a prosperous business + family life + comforting food + lighthearted daily life] Cheng Yu is a farm girl, often chided for setting her sights too high. She still hasn't married by the time she's nearly twenty, and at last her parents can't sit by any longer. The next day, they bring home a man for her, supposedly a young scholar who once studied for the exams, but who unfortunately suffered a blow to the head. Cheng Yu looks him over and thinks he seems frail. What's 17Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 487 The 1980s: My Sweet, Tender Wife 八零娇妻软绵绵 Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted Others strike it rich with their golden fingers, but hers made her poor. Yet even that poverty was a blessing she had earned through several lifetimes. Born in a time of chaos, Su Qian had been reduced to a life of wandering and eventually starved to death. Then she was reborn into the body of a newlywed country woman in the 1980s. She unexpectedly discovered that she could understand the sounds animals made, and from then on, her life became a lively, chaotic affair. She didn’t dare slaughter p 1.1kReads9.1Score101Shelves
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  38. 488 Reborn into a New Marriage, the Young Lord's Favorite 重生换嫁被世子宠上天 Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted Cheerful heroine + golden finger + an easygoing military general Gentleness overcoming force + a refined young man who is soft on the outside but strong within In their second life, the elder sister, Liu Shiyun, was widowed when her husband died for his country in their previous life, and she died heartbroken. The younger sister, Liu Yunshu, devoted herself to her husband, only for them to become strangers sharing a bed. Both sisters met tragic ends in their past lives. Given another life, they 20Reads6.6Score—Shelves
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  39. 489 After Transmigrating, I Find Myself a Dad 穿越后给自己找个爹 Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted Strong female lead + Golden Finger + feel-good wish fulfillment + leisurely storytelling + humor and wit + not much romance Reborn in the body of a three-year-old beggar girl, she first found herself a handsome dad, then gained a beautiful mother and three older brothers. She farmed, went into business, and began a wonderful new life. In her teens, she and her brothers went to the capital, where she met her mother, a princess. Through farming and business, she went on to become a county princess 60Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  40. 490 Farming and Supporting the Family: Reborn as a Hunter's Young Wife 种田养家:穿成猎户家的小娘子 Ancient Romance143k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to ancient times + no golden finger + farming + raising children + getting rich + a cozy pastoral life Lin Wu was a food video blogger. After being bitten to death by a zombie, she transmigrated into ancient times and woke up in the body of Lin Wuniang, a woman who looked just like her. She found herself in a hunter's home, with a fiancé to boot. Li Qingshan came home in the middle of the night. The moment he stepped through the door, someone mistook him for a thief and clubbed hi 149Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 491 My Peaceful Life in the Mountains 我的悠然山居生活 Urban518k WordsOngoing A doctor at a top-tier hospital, struggling to make ends meet in a big city, overexerts himself and collapses after coughing up blood. By chance, he receives the favor of the Nature of All Things System. From then on, he gains an affinity with plants and animals. He quits his job and returns to a small mountain village, where he chases dogs, catches chickens, plants an orchard, tends vegetable plots, raises fish, and plays with children. He lives an idyllic life while leading the villagers on th 1.4kReads6.1Score—Shelves
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  42. 492 The Chu Family Cookbook 褚家食单 Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted In Furong Town, Jiangnan, Chu Lanxin once thought her days would pass like a pot simmering gently on the stove, quietly cooking up an ordinary life. But when her family fell into decline and their former splendor faded, all she had left was her family’s culinary heritage and a small stove of her own. A plate of shredded pork and snow bamboo shoots with noodles in a clear, richly flavored broth was her first step toward making a living among the common folk; A serving of orange stuffed with crab, 18Reads6.2Score—Shelves
  43. 493 Warmth Beneath the Kitchen Smoke 炊烟问暖 Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted In the coldest season, she used the warmest cooking fires to keep a family alive and warm a heart. In Qinghe County of the Great Ning Dynasty, Shen Qinghe, daughter of a scholar, faces a cruel choice after her father dies and her family falls into ruin: cling to her “good name” and starve, or set her pride aside and find a way to survive? She chooses the latter. Drawing on the cooking skills her grandmother taught her, eighteen-year-old Qinghe starts beneath an old locust tree by the docks. S 25Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 494 The Humble Origins Chef 寒门厨娘 Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of the lowest-ranking palace maid in the Imperial Kitchen, A He only wants to slack off, lie flat, and survive to a ripe old age. But the head steward skimps on the palace rations with moldy rice, then serves spoiled food to the elderly maids. She quietly brings out the culinary skills she won in her previous life as “Little Master of Chinese Cuisine”: A dish of cabbage boiled in clear broth shocks the Imperial Food Bureau, while three spoonfuls of crab-stuf 50Reads6.1Score—Shelves
  45. 495 Zhou's Food Shop 周记食肆 Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted When Zhou Youwei opens her eyes, she faces utter poverty, a sick mother, and a younger brother still too young to fend for himself. She has no foresight from being a transmigrator and no cheat like a magical spring realm. All she has are the heavy responsibilities resting on her fourteen-year-old shoulders, along with a local’s keen appreciation for food and an unwavering dedication to it. The river crabs everyone else scorns become “crab roe butter,” worth its weight in gold, in her hands; Ord —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 496 The Tough Wife from a Poor Family: A Legendary Rise to Wealth 寒门悍妻:逆袭致富传奇 Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted This is the legendary tale of Lin Weiwang, a modern CEO and master chef who transmigrates into the past as a bride sent to bring good fortune. With her intelligence and abilities, she leads her struggling family to turn their fortunes around despite their poverty, ultimately finding success in both her career and love. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 497 So, I Transmigrated Into a Boy and Started Farming 关于我穿成男娃种田这事儿 Ancient Romance446k WordsCompleted Li Shaoshan is a woman who becomes a man. He doesn’t do business, take the imperial exams, or get married... He tends to his family and grows a little food. As always, there’s no romance: he lives his best life alone. No matter who suffers, it won’t be him, so dive in without worry. The story is complete. 6.7kReads8.6Score591Shelves
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