I Need Ancient-Era Food and Farming Novels! 求美食文种田文啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊，要古代的

1. 451 穿 After I Transmigrated, a Mischievous Spirit Son and a Tsundere Prince Made Me a Star 穿越后被精怪儿子和傲娇王爷带飞 Wild Astragalus野生黄芪Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted A heroine who excels at showering people with praise + a tsundere hero who loves being coddled + an adorable son who can talk to living creatures + seaside delicacies + everyday family life A modern-day office worker unexpectedly transmigrates into ancient times as an orphan named Zhu Yu. She settles down in Junan with a little spirit creature she found and adopted. When money runs short, she heads into the mountains to gather precious herbs, raises bees, cooks delicious food, and occasionally g 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I just discovered this today, and it's really good. It's a slow-burn farming novel, and the characters are all so adorable. The author writes with a real, down-to-earth feel. I especially love Xiaoshan; he's so talkative and loves to gossip, always at the forefront of any exciting event.

2. 452 女 Exiled in a Matriarchal World, She Builds a Life and Raises a Husband 女尊流放逃荒发家致富养夫郎 Fifty-Five Billion五百五十五亿Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted The story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental! A woman-dominant transmigration story with devoted romance, a loving husband, delicious food, a strong heroine, a pocket dimension, weapons, everyday domestic life, and a famine-era farming journey! This book has been completed for some time. Its plot was not created to cater to any particular reader. The story was written on a whim. If you don't like it, you can drop it or simply not read it. No unsolicited opinions, ple 1.1kReads8.7Score100Shelves

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   Exile and famine relief, farming, gourmet food, having a spatial ability, female-dominated ancient Chinese romance, both leads are virgins.

3. 453 千 A Trillion-Sized Space, the Princess Consort Buys Half the Realm 千亿空间，王妃买下半壁江山 Yi Yun伊昀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wen Xi was a top pharmaceutical mogul and the King of Soldiers in Country A. Her greatest pleasure in life was making money. After obtaining a treasure map, she finally managed to open the hidden vault, only to transmigrate unexpectedly. If she had to transmigrate, couldn’t she at least get a better setup? She transmigrated as a poor farm girl, with nothing to her name. Her grandparents were gravely ill, her three-year-old little brother was about to be sold by her wicked uncle, and she had a wh 15.6kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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   These three books are very good, and the System Space Spirit Spring...

4. 454 穿 Sold as Soon as I Transmigrated: Rough Military-Household Husband, Don't You Dare Fall for Me 穿越就被卖，军户糙汉你别真香啊 Yi Yu沂煜Ancient Romance104k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Body Transmigration + Farming + Marriage Before Love + Food + Cold-Faced Male Lead Who Does the Laundry] Lin Zhuohua woke up one day to find that her life as a modern corporate wage slave was gone. She had transmigrated. She had become a poor soul in the Ningxi Dynasty who had just slit her own throat. The original body's life had been tragic, and Lin Zhuohua arrived right after she cut her throat. Now Lin Zhuohua had something even more miserable to deal with. She had been sol 3Reads—Score120Shelves

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5. 455 灵 Spirit Spring Space: The Heir's Consort Empties the Treasury Before Her Exile 灵泉空间，世子妃搬空国库去流放 Yi Yun伊昀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Miracle doctor + space + whole family exiled + feel-good story + building wealth + crushing villains + powerful couple] A miracle-doctor special agent transmigrates to ancient times, only to find that her scumbag father has arranged for her to take her elder half-sister’s place and marry the heir to the Prince of Dingguo’s estate, who is disabled in both legs. The Prince of Dingguo’s family has won battle after battle, but their success has made the emperor wary. They are deliberately framed, a 19.2kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
6. 456 亿 An Endless Space, and the Little Farmer Girl's Secret Identity Keeps Slipping 亿万空间，小农女马甲掉不停 Yi Yun伊昀Ancient Romance668k WordsCompleted [Farming + spatial storage + secret identity + powerhouse + pure exhilaration + two equally strong leads + putting scoundrels in their place + building a fortune] A top pharmaceutical expert from Z Country and heir to a family of medicine, equally skilled in healing and poison, unexpectedly transmigrates after obtaining a mysterious meteorite from beyond the heavens. The moment she opens her eyes, the scene before her leaves her stunned. The phrase “bare walls and an empty house” doesn’t begin t 4.4kReads8.7Score543Shelves
7. 457 农 Fierce Wife of a Farmer’s Household: A Frail Husband Who Spoils His Wife Endlessly 农门悍妇，病弱相公宠妻无度 Full Belly, Ready to Write吃饱饱好码字Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted Li Miaomiao transmigrates into the body of a woman who was abandoned by her groom, went mad and married Xiao Xian, who had come to attend the wedding feast, then demanded the next day to go back and become the groom’s concubine. She fell into a river and died. The guests all laugh at the useless cripple, who has nothing but a handsome face and lives in abject poverty, unable even to keep the jilted bride. Everyone expects her to wake up and torment Xiao Xian. Instead, she picks up a toolbox and 17.2kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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   I highly recommend farming novels, and this is the only one I recommend. The female lead is a carpenter, and the male lead is a down-on-his-luck general. Who didn't enjoy it? I won't even mention the early stages with their playful banter and witty exchanges, or the numerous memorable lines. I love the later episodes where the male lead shamelessly pursues his wife. I'm a country bumpkin, and I love the cross-dressing scenes later on! Everyone should read it!!! Don't force me to beg you. (Humble pleading) (Kneeling on the ground) (Holding a piece of your clothes) (Eyes reddening)...

8. 458 我 I Opened a Fried Chicken Shop in Ancient Times 我在古代开炸鸡店 Haozi Loves Celery浩子爱吃芹菜Historical488k WordsCompleted Modern fast-food thinking × ancient business warfare + a team of lovable idiots + the chili pepper revolution + bonds across time No romance. Wanwan only has one chapter. Leave a name and character traits in the comments, and I might write them into the story... Best enjoyed late at night. Remember to order fried chicken, beer, and a midnight snack. !!! Leave a review, and you won’t go hungry!!! 157Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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   The plot of someone traveling to ancient times and getting rich overnight by selling fried chicken is absolutely thrilling! 💥

9. 459 不 I Won’t Be a Powerful Official’s Concubine, I Just Want to Farm 不做权臣外室，我只想种田 Fruit Jelly水果冻冻Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted As the head of the Court of Judicial Review, Huo Yanzheng is known among the people of the capital as an upright official who solves cases with uncanny skill. But to Su Lingwan, he is cold and heartless, standing by with folded arms. He hardly seems like a good person. So whenever Huo Yanzheng comes to eat at her noodle shop, she secretly gives him two extra side dishes or adds another braised egg to his order. She is timid by nature and has no one to rely on. She can only hope that, in return f 7kReads8.9Score650Shelves

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   This author has excellent writing skills; these two historical romance novels are truly wonderful and worth reading.

10. 460 你 Feeling Anxious? I Found Healing in a Country Courtyard 你焦虑了吗？我在农村小院治愈了 The Real Number One Scholar Brother状元哥哥本尊Urban140k WordsOngoing At 44, I take the blame and get disciplined. My promotion is gone. My wife's job is unstable, and she's always on edge. My son is hooked on online games, and his grades leave a lot to be desired. I rent a place with a courtyard in the suburbs. I work in the CBD by day, then come back to the village at night to raise chickens, walk the dog, and grow vegetables. The neighbors say I look like an idiot turning over the soil. But idiots don't have to take the blame for anyone anymore. I raise chicken 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Food and farming are not to be missed

11. 461 成 I Became a Capitalist in Ancient Times 成为古代资本家的我 Mo Mo Qingyan墨墨清颜Ancient Romance300k WordsOngoing A farming story with no golden finger or pocket dimension, focused on building wealth in the early chapters, using delicious food to make money, and a love that goes both ways later on. Both leads are devoted only to each other. Shen Yue gets dizzy from low blood sugar and suddenly finds herself transported... Other people become heiresses or princesses, but she winds up as a poor farmer's daughter. Her family has nothing, and the road to prosperity will be long. She heads up the mountain in sea 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Food shop owner, here I come! Shen Yue transmigrated because of low blood sugar and dizziness… Everyone else is a princess or a rich girl, but she's just a peasant girl. Her family is dirt poor, and the road to wealth is long and arduous. She goes up the mountain to find business opportunities, sets up stalls, opens shops, raises chickens, and grows flowers. She tries everything that can make money; not making money is foolish, the more the better. Oh, and not only does she need money, she also needs power. She'll leave that to her brother; he's so smart, passing the imperial examination shouldn't be a problem. But one day, her brother brings home a handsome senior apprentice, and the way he looks at her is strange. Later, someone says it's the look of love at first sight… Shen Yue is furious, "Get out of my way, don't block my path to wealth!" Then she gets a slap in the face; being in love is good for your mental and physical health… Hahaha.

12. 462 穿 After Transmigrating as the Powerful Minister's Cannon-Fodder Ex-Wife, I Turned My Life Around Through Farming 穿成权臣炮灰前妻后我靠种田逆袭 Spring Tea Brewed in Snow春茶煎雪Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + farming + adorable babies] Jiang Yu wakes up one morning to find that she's gone from being a food blogger with millions of followers to a cannon-fodder villainess with a tragic fate. Luckily, fate has been kind to her: the male lead, who will one day rise to the highest office in the land, is currently just a younger brother who has failed the imperial exams twice. Armed with a farming System, Jiang Yu builds her fortune step by step, going from a village woman to a wealthy bus 302Reads9.0Score—Shelves
13. 463 穿 Transmigrating to the Countryside to Farm 穿越农家在种田 Manman Says漫漫说Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (Farming story + no golden finger + no pocket dimension + food + no awful relatives + building a business) Li Yan, a university graduate village official working on poverty alleviation, transmigrates by accident to Li Family Village, a remote mountain hamlet. Her family is poor, and when her father fails the examinations yet again, her aunt’s long-simmering resentment finally boils over! Then let’s split the household! Her mother is pregnant, and her father knows nothing about farming. 2kReads8.9Score198Shelves
14. 464 带 Transmigrate into a Book with My Kitchen, and the Scheming Grand Secretary Is Both Sweet and Flirtatious 带着厨房穿书后，腹黑首辅苏又撩 Gentle and Composed Gentleman君子安然Ancient Romance286k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Sweet Romance + Chasing His Wife] Food streamer Lin Chuchu transmigrates into a book as the tragic ex-wife of a scheming big shot. Her home is bare, her relatives are awful, and countless pampered young ladies are eyeing her husband, eager to take her place. Chuchu rolls up her sleeves and puts her kitchen skills to work, conjuring something from nothing. After helping the Gu family build a prosperous life, she makes a run for it. After all, the big shot i 184Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    This book is super good, it gets better the more you read it, highly recommended!

15. 465 家 The Minister I Brought Home: My Wife Is a Feast for the Eyes 家养权臣：娇妻秀色可餐 Li Muyan李沐颜Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Song Yu knew that Shen Sanlang, who seemed frail and sickly to outsiders, would one day rise to high office and wield power over the court. She didn't care how rich or powerful he might become. She only hoped he wouldn't torment her to death like he did in the original book. After transmigrating into a book, she didn't squander his family's fortune, drive his mother to her grave, or sell off his younger siblings. She even helped grow the Shen family's restaurant business. So, once he earned his 741Reads8.7Score105Shelves

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    This is pretty good. The female lead's cooking made my mouth water, and the male lead is also a commoner who is currently trying to improve his social status through the imperial examination.

16. 466 古 Old-Fashioned Flavors: Raising Kids and Building a Fortune 古味生香：养娃致富忙 Jin Shushu Who Updates Daily日更的金水水Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Also known as Ancient Flavors: Raising Kids and Building Wealth [Gourmet] [Raising children] [No romance] [Imperial examinations] [A sign-in System that barely gets noticed] Modern woman Jin Cai unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a widow in ancient times and is bound to a childcare System that gives her ingredients for each daily sign-in. With a little help from the System, she uses modern cooking skills to raise three children. A warm, healing story with an everyday-life feel! 42Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 467 敢 You Dare Smash My Barbecue Stall? I'll Have Your Whole Family Executed 敢砸我烤肉摊？我让你满门抄斩 Bunny Station兔小站Historical14k WordsCompleted You Dare Smash My Barbecue Stall? I'll Have Your Entire Family Executed 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist runs a barbecue stall in ancient times, and wins over Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin) with a handful of cumin. [Laughs]

18. 468 被 Forced to Become the Stepmother of Five Villains 被迫成了五个反派的后娘 Mo Yuzhi陌于之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she found herself a stepmother, and every one of her stepchildren was destined to become a major villain. The reason? Their stepmother had been cruel, vicious, and utterly unreliable. Qiao Lianlian was mortified. Luckily, Heaven had sent her here. From then on, she patiently taught the children to be kind, and the little string beans grew into chubby dumplings. But just then, the children’s father returned, and Qiao Lianlian discovered that four of the five children had ast 10.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Wow, this is beautiful!

19. 469 荒 Reborn in a Year of Famine: Marquis, Your Wife Says to Bring the Kids 荒年重生：侯爷，夫人喊你带娃了 Shijiu Wants to Grab a Bite拾九想恰饭Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted She accidentally transmigrated to a year of famine, with no parents and a little bundle of joy to care for. Luckily, she had the System, so the world was hers! [Floral Pastries], [Stinky Tofu], [Pork, Bamboo Shoots, and Salted Pork Soup], [Buddha Jumps Over the Wall]… There were so many recipes she could hardly choose. Just as life was getting better and better, the little bundle’s biological father came knocking. “About what happened back then…” “Don’t bring up the past! I’ve raised our kid thi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times with a system, setting up a food stall and opening a shop. She has a romantic partner, and the story becomes sweet and romantic later on.

20. 470 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Run a Food Business 穿到古代做美食经营 Offering Flowers with a Smile献花展颜Ancient Romance165k WordsOngoing Keywords: Transmigration, Business Mu Xi transmigrates one day and becomes a poor, short-lived soul whose parents have just died, leaving her with only a younger sister. To stay alive, she has no choice but to grit her teeth and complete the tasks issued by the System: sell delicious food! And so, starting with a street stall selling jianbing guozi, Mu Xi embarks on a career in the food business. But everything goes so smoothly that it feels like a dream, leaving her both suspicious and amazed. —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 471 种 Farming: Raising Kids and Building a Fortune in Ancient Times 种田：我在古代养崽基建致富 I Love Egg Fried Rice爱吃蛋炒饭呐Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted The author is leaning toward no romance, though everything is still up in the air. Even the author doesn't know how things will develop, so the story will simply follow their instincts. Yu Qinghuan transmigrates to a dynasty that has never existed in history. It is nothing like the history she knows: this place is terribly poor, and many things haven't even been invented. She thought she would raise little ones with the help of a food System, but why does the story get stranger and stranger as i 17Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 472 我 I Farm to Put You Through School, and You Study to Provide for Me in My Old Age 我种田供你读书，你读书为我养老 Soybeans Sprouting黄豆生芽Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted A low rating doesn't mean it's not good. It just hasn't been given enough exposure! Synopsis: [Historical romance + mutual devotion + both leads' first love + farming + imperial exams + food + one-on-one romance] (No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger, no awful relatives! A somewhat slow-paced story set in an alternate ancient world.) A gentle, heartwarming life, one day at a time. She transmigrates into the body of a girl sold off by her own father, only to be bought as a bride by a 694Reads8.8Score100Shelves
23. 473 穿 Transmigrating Across the Stars: I’m Spoiled by a Fuzzy Cuddle Pile 穿越星际：我被毛绒绒团宠了 Meow, I Love Fish爱吃鱼啊喵Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Interstellar + fluffy companions + food livestreams + healing powers + System + feel-good power fantasy + transmigration + laid-back daily life] Yang Xiyin had just been hit by a car. The agonizing pain made her think she was done for, but when she opened her eyes again, she found herself surrounded by corpses. Where on earth was she? Still dazed, Yang Xiyin tried to get up. Just as she was about to look around, she noticed a pair of enormous eyes staring at her without blinking. Terrified, Ya 34Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    This deserves a mention: delicious food + fluffy fur.

24. 474 报 Reporting to Your Highness: Your Transmigrated Princess Is Filthy Rich 报告王爷，穿越王妃富可敌国 Yue Qi Gege月柒格格Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted She actually transmigrated, and into the body of a good-for-nothing, in an ancient-style fantasy! No one even came to fetch her for the wedding. She was carried into the house like an unwanted burden. She would turn her life around and become the richest person in the land. She would build a business empire across the world and train her husband to dote on her alone. When she became the only one in his eyes, he would wrap her in a thick shield of protection. Then she would become his armor, and 123Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This is the pinnacle of culinary art; even palace intrigue relies on recipes.

25. 475 魂 Reborn in Ancient Times, I Built a Fortune with Local Specialties and Cuisine 魂穿古代，我靠特产美食发家致富 Green Mango, No Rush青芒不忙Ancient Romance106k WordsOngoing [Farming + No Golden Finger + Slow-Burn + Business + Food + Daily Life + Growth] Transmigrating with a halo over her head, agricultural college student Chen Qingqing suddenly found herself saddled with debt. There were elders to care for and children to raise. The roof leaked, the walls were crumbling, the rice jar was empty, and debts were piling up. Chen Qingqing could only say: This is a mountain of pressure! A disastrous start? No problem! Her expertise was a perfect fit. She rolled up her s —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 476 穿 Transmigrating to the Beast World and Starting a Sweet Life 穿越兽世开启甜蜜生活 Half a Step from Peach Blossoms半步桃夭Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Beast World + System + Matriarchy + Sweet Romance + One Woman, Multiple Men + Cozy Daily Life] Xing Mufei, a single woman in her thirties, is being pressured by her parents to get married. Irritated, she goes hiking to clear her head, only to unexpectedly transmigrate to a beast world because of a red matchmaking cord. There, she meets the seven partners who will share her life. They each have a different style, but all adore her above everything else. From then on, she begins 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A lighthearted fantasy novel set in a beast world. The female protagonist has a lottery system. She lives in a primitive society, never lacking food or clothing, and is accompanied by handsome men. Enjoying life to the fullest! [Smirk]

27. 477 我 I Turn the Tide in the Cultivation World with My Cooking 我靠美食在修仙界逆风翻盘 Half a Durian半只榴莲Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Food + cultivation + slow-burn growth + lighthearted, witty style] [The heroine is clever and a bit of a goofball. The hero is obsessive and crazy, with a sharp tongue, a soft heart, and a haughty streak.] Living in the apocalypse, Yu Guiwan had imagined all kinds of ways she might die, but never that she, a celebrated chef, would be poisoned to death by a pot of mushroom soup! Humiliated, she realized she had transmigrated. Even more humiliatingly, the moment she came back to life, her husband 2.6kReads8.9Score334Shelves

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    It smells so good, it's driving the foodies crazy! [Frustrated][frustrated][frustrated]

28. 478 穿 Transmigrated as a Lowly Maid, I Got Rich Selling Spicy Strips 穿越粗使丫鬟，我靠卖辣条暴富了 Summer Salt Soda夏日盐汽水Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted [Also known as The Bondservant’s Escape from the Estate] No romance. A mostly ensemble-cast story with a light touch of food and domestic intrigue. A quick heads-up for readers who might want to avoid those themes. From fifteen cups of wine to Panglin fish, mugwort rice dumplings, honey-braised mud crabs, frosted jade peaks, and Li cakes, the story features a whole range of traditional dishes. Wang Yan was born into servitude at the Marquis An’s estate, a noble household in the capital. When she 1.1kReads8.5Score107Shelves

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    When Wang Yan was nine years old, she accidentally bumped her head and died. She transmigrated to the modern world, lived for seventeen years, and was hit by a similar object again. She then transmigrated back to the Marquis's mansion, led her family to redeem themselves, and lived a free life. There were all sorts of delicious food, both modern and ancient.

29. 479 女 A Girl Transmigrates to Another World and Makes the Crown Prince Sit the Imperial Exams 女孩穿越异世逼着太子考状元 Blue Blue Water蓝蓝水Ancient Romance892k WordsCompleted [Transported as a Group + Whole Family Transports + Conspiracy + Everyone's Favorite + Mutual Devotion] Countless times and spaces exist throughout the universe. Mu Qingcheng falls into a rift in time and space and transmigrates to another world. She has no idea what dynasty this is, and she's only a high school graduate. The moment she arrives, she's nearly sold off, then ends up stranded in the wilderness... How could one word, "miserable," possibly describe it all? At last, it's time to pick 127Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Where's the system? Where's the cheat code? The most miserable transmigrator almost got sold upon landing and ended up stranded in the wilderness. Transmigrators always pick up the male lead, but what if the male lead she picked up is too ugly? Luckily, she has a severely disabled man by her side. Although he's disabled, he's handsome! For the sake of his beautiful little wife, he can survive in the wilderness, farm, and do business... It's just a matter of talking!

30. 480 渔 Farming in a Fishing Village: The Lucky Carp's Sweet, Tender Bride 渔村种田，锦鲤甜妻软又娇 Li Shiqi黎十七Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Food blogger Li Ying opened and closed her eyes, and found herself in ancient times, suddenly a mother... Her mother-in-law was unkind, her brother-in-law overbearing, and her husband indifferent... With a pocket dimension and one hundred thousand coconuts, Li Ying flipped the table. She was done with this! She was taking the kids and running away! After ending up in a small fishing village, Li Ying’s eyes widened. Those seafood products being sold for next to nothing could all be turned into de 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My goodness, every recipe is described in such detail! Plus, the unexpected finds from beachcombing make it impossible to resist the delicious food by the sea! The main storyline also features a lucky koi fish baby, cats, and a big dog protagonist, making for a very smooth and rich narrative. A must-read treasure trove of books, highly recommended!

31. 481 穿 Transmigrated to the Early Tang, I Want Wealth, Not Romance 穿在初唐，不想恋爱只想发家 Eats Garlic Like Rice大蒜当饭吃Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted (Farming + food + transmigration to the early Tang dynasty + infrastructure + making a fortune) After transmigrating to the world under Li Shimin’s rule, who could resist making a little difference? Knit sweaters and sew padded coats to keep Li Shimin, who already has a heated brick bed, even warmer and help him live a little longer. Reinforce the city walls with cement and add vermicelli to the army’s rations, making the eastern campaign against Goguryeo a little easier. A soap business can 133Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is!!! Completed!!! Farming and infrastructure building, slice-of-life, no drama, no mind-numbing moments.

32. 482 重 Reborn: I Became the Richest Person by Growing Crops Casually 重生后我随便种种田就成了首富 Uncle of the Zhou Clan周氏族叔Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted College student Liu Guihua accidentally transmigrates to ancient times and gains a farming pocket dimension. She makes a fortune through farming, hunting, and business, and life gets better and better. Unfortunately, she also has a whole gang of bizarre relatives, and trouble never stops coming... 41Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    My broadsword has long been thirsty for blood.

33. 483 大 A Humble Scholar in the Qin Dynasty 大秦寒门小书生 Uncle of the Zhou Clan周氏族叔Historical499k WordsCompleted Sitting in front of his shop, trouble finds you on the road. Zhou Bufan, a supermarket owner, falls asleep outside his store. An out-of-control tanker comes roaring toward him… When he wakes up, he has somehow been reborn in the Great Qin Dynasty. And here’s the kicker: on his very first day awake, he gets a wife without spending a penny! Looking at their bare-walled hut full of holes, Zhou Bufan resolves to lead his wife to fortune and a better life. 130Reads8.1Score—Shelves
34. 484 麻 The Spicy Little Chef 麻辣小厨娘 Critical Water临界水Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Gu Mucheng wakes on a wooden plank bed so hard it makes her bones ache and realizes she must have transmigrated. The original owner has the same name as her: a poor little girl, the second daughter of a farming family in Wangu Village of the Great Xin Dynasty. Let's see how she uses her strengths to change her tragic fate. In this world, nothing is more deserving of our devotion than good food and love. Eating and drinking, men and women: these are among humanity's greatest desires! 116Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    As the title suggests, watch how the female lead promotes fiery Sichuan cuisine in that world.

35. 485 侯 The Marquis’s Household Laborer: The Eldest Sister Returns Home to Farm 侯府打工人之长姐的回乡种田日常 The Moon in the Mountains, For You予你山间月Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + farming + medicine + spatial powers + special abilities + family life] Zhao Yunyuan, a top modern pharmaceutical researcher, transmigrates overnight into the lowliest maid in a marquis's household. The good news: She earns her freedom by taking credit for a meritorious deed and can return to her hometown. The bad news: She is seventeen, and the authorities are forcing her to marry. If she cannot find a husband within a month, the government matchmaker will arrange one for her. 1.6kReads7.3Score159Shelves

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    Farming, the female protagonist is clear-headed, the male lead and the supporting male character are vying for her affections, and the relationship is pushed to its limits.

36. 486 我 I'm a Lucky Little Darling, Blessed with Good Fortune Every Step of the Way 我是福运小奶包，一路亨通旺旺旺 Second Miss Jinjiner金金二小姐Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted (Full-cast audio drama + animated series now available) [Farming + beloved by all + lucky treasure + super strength + foreknowledge] To keep the family from being swallowed up by greedy relatives, Qingbao's mother claims she has given birth to a boy. Just then, her father dies on the battlefield, and her mother is frail after a premature birth. Her four gaunt, underfed sisters do their best to keep the family afloat. But little Qingbao is born with a halo of good fortune, and one lucky thing aft 8.7kReads8.9Score769Shelves

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    You can come and take a look.

37. 487 重 Reborn: Farming in the Deep Mountains and Selling Mushrooms 重生之深山老林种田上山卖菌子 Cat Eaten by Fish小猫被鱼吃Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted P.S. [Food Story]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [No Space]+ [No System]+ [No Awful Relatives] A Heartwarming Family's Everyday Life, Building a Life from Nothing At first, she works hard selling snacks. Later, she opens a hot pot restaurant and a cake shop! A heartwarming food story with no awful relatives. Best enjoyed with takeout at night! Setting up a street stall to sell braised pork intestines, tiger-skin chicken feet, spicy crayfish, spicy boiled fish, poached pork slices, mixed vegetables and ed 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sisters, look at this! Spicy crayfish, braised wild rabbit, spicy boiled fish, corn and pork rib soup, golden baby potatoes, tiger-skin chicken feet—the braised food platter is amazing!

38. 488 穿 The Miserable Days of a Transmigrant in Ancient Times 穿越古代的悲催日子 Summer Salt Soda夏日盐汽水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 101Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    My best friend and I travel back in time to ancient China and become old women. We experience snowstorms, droughts, and famine, making snacks like crab roe oil and Huangshan sesame cakes, and skincare products like hydrosols and essential oils. Later, we sell jelly, iced tea, and barbecue. It's a food story with a famine-stricken theme.

39. 489 春 Spring Festival Travel Rush: I Sell Lunchboxes on the Train, and the Passengers Can’t Stop Drooling 春运：火车卖盒饭，乘客都馋哭了 An Old City一座旧城Urban128k WordsOngoing [A Relaxed, Slow Pace] [Top-Tier Food] [A Delight to Read] [Impossible to Put Down] A three-star chef transmigrates by accident. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds himself in a dire situation from the start: his predecessor’s terrible cooking has left him in a mess, with one demanding diner after another to deal with. But when it comes to a little situation like this, Du Hao just wants to say coolly: “That’s it? That’s all you’ve got?” He promptly sneaks back into the kitchen. Then, one deli 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is absolutely amazing, so beautiful! Even though I wrote it myself, I'm still recommending it.

40. 490 恶 My Wicked Aunt Was Reborn and Stole My Marriage? I Split from the Family and Went Off to Make Money 恶婶重生抢姻缘？我分家赚钱去了 The Quail Who Loves Bamboo Shoots爱吃笋的鹌鹑Ancient Romance185k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Farming + Food and Business + Splitting Up the Family + Rebirth for Two + No Spirit Spring Space] Shen Qiao, a 22-year-old college senior, opened her eyes to find herself in the body of a farm girl whose parents had died. Her mother's keepsakes were stolen. Her older brother went to town to do a day's labor, but when he got home, his second aunt took the money he'd earned. His second aunt also stole the marriage proposal that had originally been meant for Shen Qiao, then accept 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can see this from the part where they torture the scumbags at the beginning and then start selling food.

41. 491 携 Fleeing the Famine With My Space and Child, I Looted My Enemy’s Home 携空间带崽逃荒！她搬空了仇家 Yuechu Yanan月初雅楠Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + space + fleeing famine + building wealth + feel-good revenge + devoted couple + adorable kids] Su Yi, a retired special forces medic, died while taking part in earthquake relief efforts and woke up as a pitiful amnesiac whom a rugged hunter had taken home. To make matters worse, she arrived just as famine and war broke out! No need to panic. She has a pocket dimension in one hand, medical skills in the other, and real martial arts to boot! What? A divine healer insists on taking her a 499Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    You have to read this ancient Chinese farming romance novel! The female lead transmigrates, has incredible martial arts skills, knows medicine, loves food, it's hilarious and heartwarming, and has a perfect ending! [Eating popcorn emoji]

42. 492 守 After I Was Widowed, I Raised My Disabled Son with My Cooking 守寡后，我靠厨艺养残儿 S Meat SS肉肉SAncient Romance853k WordsOngoing Her husband is dead from the start, and her short-lived husband has also left her with a disabled stepson. Everyone in both her birth family and her husband's family is wicked. He Taoyao's life begins on the hardest difficulty, but she isn't afraid. Through perseverance and hard work, she builds a warm and fulfilling life. No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger. 228Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Come on, baby!

43. 493 狗 Goubailing: Exploited by Capital? This Office Drone Quits 狗熊岭：被资本压榨？社畜不当了 An Old City一座旧城Anime Fanfiction104k WordsCompleted [Half food, half plot] [No romance] [Lighthearted daily life] [Back to childhood] Every day, the overworked young man Guangtou Qiang either cuts trees, gets chased by bears, or gets chewed out by his boss, Mr. Li. Until one day… “Ding-dong… System bound. Host: down-on-his-luck young man Guangtou Qiang.” “Ding… System has detected a mission.” “Mission: Say no to capitalists who exploit workers. Successfully fire Mr. Li…” With the extraordinary System at his side, Guangtou Qiang furiously fires hi 73Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 494 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Got Rich With Gourmet Cooking and a Golden Finger 穿越后，我靠美食金手指发家致富 Feng Yi Jing Xi枫亦静兮Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted Xia Nuan transmigrates to a poor little village! She only wants to build a business and cook good food, but the System tells her that a once-in-a-century famine will strike in two years, and she has to lead everyone in fighting the disaster and getting through it together. After transmigrating into a farming family, she settles into an ordinary, peaceful life in the countryside of ancient times. Using her modern knowledge and cooking skills, she steadily levels up her System and leads everyone t 105Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Check out this book! It's a time-traveling, ancient Chinese fantasy novel about food and farming. The protagonist makes food, sets up a stall, and opens a restaurant. There are no awful characters, it's a heartwarming story, and the male lead is a loyal and devoted farmer who leads his fellow villagers to prosperity.

45. 495 我 My Cat and I Transmigrated: My Golden Finger Is a Cat 我和我的猫一起穿了之金手指是猫 Sleepy Yun Yao困困云瑶Ancient Romance158k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + gathering herbs and hunting in the mountains + pocket dimension + slow-paced life + street stall + spirit pet] Jinxiu transmigrates into the body of a dirt-poor country girl. Their home is bare as can be (Jinxiu’s thoughts: It’s not actually that bad, okay!) The family has a few mu of fields and her grandparents, who depend on each other for survival. At least her cat came along too. Kun Kun is a Ragdoll cat with a sharp tongue. When they go up the mountain to gather herbs 32Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 496 被 Being Left to Die With Nothing? I Picked Up a Husband Who's the Chief Minister 被吃绝户？捡个相公是首辅 Hua Muying花慕影Ancient Romance793k WordsCompleted Chaoyan was a top agent trained by the nation. She could fight on the battlefield, cook in the kitchen, take on mistresses, and catch hooligans. After transmigrating, Chaoyan became Bai Chaoyan, an orphan whose relatives were already scheming to seize her inheritance the moment she woke up. Her grandmother was cruel, her aunt stingy, her grandfather cowardly, and her uncles greedy… Her little sister was skin and bones, and was about to be sold as a child bride… Damn it! Just because the tig 1.8kReads8.3Score208Shelves
47. 497 别 Stop Rushing Me, the Head Chef Went Hunting Again Today 别催了，主厨今天又去打猎了 Bright Moon, Shining Stars月明星茜Urban203k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Recreating State Banquets] [No Romance] [Slice of Life] [Comfort Food] [Comedy] Jiang Chen loses his job and returns to his hometown, where he takes over the shabby little restaurant his grandfather left behind. By chance, he binds himself to the [Myriad Realms Hardcore Cooking God System]. He thought he could use the System to rise straight to the top, but its very first mission is: “A perfect bowl of Yangchun noodles needs the springiest flour. Host, go to the hills behind the villa 1.1kReads—Score112Shelves

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    This book is full of delicious food, farming, and even hunting!

48. 498 想 You Tried to Drag Me to Hell, but I Was Reborn in the Flames 想拉我下地狱，但我涅槃重生了 Huanglong, Who Loves Goldenrod喜欢木锥花的荒龙Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted A devoted couple with no romantic history on either side + born into the story + transmigrated from the present to ancient times + political intrigue + food + making a fortune The rating will rise later An alternate-world story, straight from the author's imagination Chu Yingxue thought that in this dynasty, she would have a father and mother who cherished her. It was already far happier than her previous life. Who could have known that her mother would suffer a hidden attack while giving birth 2Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 穿 I Transmigrated into a Cultivation World but I'm Too Useless, So the Whole Family Delivers Takeout Together 穿越修真我太菜，全家一起送外卖 Plum Blossom K梅花小KAncient Romance404k WordsCompleted {The whole family transmigrates}{Farming and food}{RV System}{Cultivation in another world} Their lovely road trip is ruined when a bowl falls from the sky and hits them. The whole family transmigrates to an unknown world. Song Chenxi throws her head back and cries, “Why did the three of us end up in different places?” RV: I have bound to a System. Please begin delivering takeout. Dad: No way. We don't even have enough to eat ourselves! RV: The shop rewards are generous. Song Chenxi: Wow, they e 994Reads9.3Score140Shelves

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    [Laughs][Laughs] 1️⃣ Funny, heartwarming, food, farming, modern micro-cultivation. 2️⃣ Family time travel, farming, food, RV system, cultivation world. 3️⃣ Space, escape from famine, exile, farming, both protagonists are virgins. 4️⃣ Ensemble cast, sect. 5️⃣ Mind reading, beloved by the family, food, heartwarming, satisfying read. 6️⃣ Sweet romance, workplace, daily life, inspirational. 7️⃣ Time travel, cute pets, food, foodie, no romance, beloved by the family. 8️⃣ Beloved by the family, food, farming, getting rich. 9️⃣ Live streaming, food, beloved by the family, strong female lead. 10. Survival game, food system. 11. Beloved by the family, cute baby, food, space. 12. Two male leads, interstellar, food, pioneering, farming, raising children. 13. Short story, food, sweet romance. 14. Food, farming, sweet romance. ⑮ Interstellar, food, live streaming. ⑯ Food, princess, arranged marriage to love. ⑰ Food, farming, street vending. ⑱ Military marriage, food, supermarket setting, daily life. ⑲ Farming, getting rich. ⑳ Two male leads, food, farming, raising children.

50. 500 开 From the Start, I Used My Spatial Realm to Take All the Supplies When the Family Was Raided 开局抄家，我用空间把物资全收了 Moon over the Twenty-Four Bridges二十四桥的月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Guo Yunxi had only just transmigrated into the legitimate daughter of a first-rank general when her entire clan was confiscated and exiled. She let out a cold laugh and immediately used her spatial ability to empty the entire General's Manor. The enemies who arrived excitedly to confiscate it were left dumbfounded... Confiscation of property? Exile to the wilderness? She possessed a space stocked with food and kept her entire extended family alive. Drought? Water shortage? Her spiritual spring 14.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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