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. 101 满 The Mountains Are Full of Treasure: A Bitter Girl’s Rise 满山都是宝，苦瓜少女的崛起 Nian Xiaogao Loves Rice Cakes年小糕爱吃年糕Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted [Farming! Feel-Good Story! Golden Finger! Food! No Romance] [Content warning: No male lead, but there is one-sided affection. A gentle, cozy story!] College student Lin Xiu wakes up as a poor orphan girl in ancient times. There’s even a tiny baby by her bed, crying to be fed! A home stripped bare, doomed from the start! She thinks heaven must be against her, but then it gives her a golden finger! The mountains are wonderful! Picking mushrooms and making delicious food! Finding medicinal herbs 2.7kReads8.2Score323Shelves

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   A no-romance (no romantic pairing) farming/food-themed novel. The female protagonist goes up the mountain to pick mushrooms and cook various delicacies, making desserts and brewing wine [kissing emoji]. She helps her younger sister get rich. No toxic characters, just a lighthearted and heartwarming slice-of-life story. Sisters who like this kind of story, just give it a try! [Heart emoji]

2. 102 震 Shocking! The Entire Court Is Drooling Over My Cooking 震惊！满朝文武都被我馋哭了 Lemon with Sugar柠檬加糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Food + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + business + farming] Overnight, Shen Qing transmigrated into the only daughter of a restaurant owner. She thought she’d have a comfortable life, but the moment she opened her eyes, she found herself in hard mode. Her father had died in an accident, and with no sons in the family, her cousin had seized their vast estate. She and her mother were forced to live in a dilapidated house, while her scumbag fiancé broke his promise and went off to enjoy roman 31.9kReads7.9Score2.8kShelves
3. 103 穿 Reborn as an Abandoned Empress in the Cold Palace, I Made a Comeback Through Farming 穿成冷宫弃后，我靠种田逆袭了 No Ordinary Visitor, Stunning as a Wild Goose不是人间惊鸿客Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Goofy Humor + No Palace Rivalry + Peaceful Harem] Yu Feiwan, a modern-day farm owner, opens her eyes to find herself an unlucky empress who has been framed and banished to the Cold Palace. A hell-mode start? Don't panic. With skills like mine, the world is mine! While everyone else fights for the emperor's favor, she turns the Cold Palace into fertile land and barren fields into granaries. With a spatial cheat at her disposal, she transforms the Cold Palace into the hottest food stree 6.2kReads8.8Score803Shelves

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   The female protagonist farms in the cold palace, and all the concubines flock to the cold palace.

4. 104 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 21.8kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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   I recommend two good farming/enjoyable novels.

5. 105 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 10.4kReads8.7Score871Shelves
6. 106 农 The Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family Picks Up a Prince and Starts Farming 农家长女捡个王爷种田 Zishu Yu子书鱼Ancient Romance547k WordsOngoing Lu Xiyun, a 21st-century master’s graduate in Chinese and Western medicine, transmigrates into the body of a thirteen-year-old farm girl and eldest daughter of the family. She has a timid mother and young siblings to care for. As she builds the family’s fortune, she also takes on the worst sorts of people. While gathering herbs in the mountains, she rescues a handsome man who is injured and poisoned. He says he has nowhere to go, so she takes him home as free labor and promises to help cure his —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is great! The male lead accompanies the female lead as she grows up. The female lead goes up the mountain to collect herbs, finds a handsome man, and farms together. Making delicious food and selling recipes makes them incredibly profitable; saving lives and healing the sick also brings in money; they grow chili peppers, sweet potatoes, and corn, open a workshop, and lead the whole village to prosperity. Those who like this kind of book should read it together!

7. 107 北 Gourmet Delights of the Northern Song: I Made a Fortune Through Food 北宋珍馐录，我靠美食发家赚万金 I've Met the Cat King见过猫猫大王Ancient Romance830k WordsOngoing [No romance + alternate Northern Song setting + native-born heroine + food + ensemble cast and everyday life + gradual, steady pacing + building a fortune] A new eatery has opened in Daming Prefecture. Its proprietor is a young woman of fourteen or fifteen, always greeting everyone with a smile. People all say she’s kind. But Chen Heniang doesn’t think she’s a good person. Growing up in a family that favored boys over girls, she stole eggs from the neighbors at seven, learned to cry and lie at e 21.7kReads8.6Score3.2kShelves

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   This is a Northern Song Dynasty food-themed novel with no romantic pairing. The female protagonist is vengeful and has a strong sense of justice. She was sold by her parents and escaped on her own. She gradually earns money by selling food and setting up a food stall, eventually opening a food shop.

8. 108 全 The Whole Family Exiled in a Famine Year, While the Chief Secretary Farms and I Eat Meat 全家荒年流放，首辅种田我吃肉 A Leaf Sail一叶帆Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Reclaiming wasteland + System + food + building from nothing] Ye Zhiheng dies unexpectedly and wakes up as the spoiled, difficult wife of a down-on-his-luck male lead. During a famine, the Lu family is exiled by the emperor to Lingnan to reclaim wasteland. From the start, they have a broken-down thatched hut and have to dig for wild vegetables in the dark. The original owner was pampered and can't take hardship. She's making a fuss about going back to the capital, and the grandmothe 131Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   🌈✨The female lead is a survival blogger who accidentally travels back to ancient times and becomes the male lead's troublesome ex-wife. She became the male lead's wife because an old lady liked her, but her whole family was exiled to a small town. The female lead's insistence on returning to the capital angered the old lady to death. After transmigrating, she leads her family to grow watermelons, and later leads the entire village to prosperity. She builds brick houses, makes mosquito coils and bite cream, and sells food.

9. 109 听 Listening to a Donkey's Thoughts: Daily Life Running a Restaurant in Bianjing 听驴心声：汴京美食经营日常 Golden Flowers in Full Bloom金花朵朵Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted (The low rating is only because the book was just listed.) · Transmigration + Everyday food and life among ordinary townsfolk + Mind reading (the little donkey is called Xiao Ba, with “Ba” meaning gossip) + A gentle, leisurely pace + A large ensemble cast later on · A modern chef transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. In this paradise of food, she doesn’t just eat: she develops new dishes and brings ancient and modern cuisines together in a grand feast. The Shen Tinghe family moves from the outskirt 4.3kReads8.5Score507Shelves

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   These are all ancient-themed farming and food novels, and they are all completed.

10. 110 开 From the Start, I Changed My Fate by Selling Braised Meat 开局分家，我靠卖卤肉改命 He Qi何绮Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + Widow's sister-in-law + Feel-good story + Strong heroine + Building wealth + Putting scumbags in their place, no romance. The male lead is her brother-in-law, but their relationship is familial. The male characters have very little page time, and the heroine's story takes center stage.] Li Yu transmigrated from being a modern handicrafts and food blogger into the life of a poor woman in ancient times whose husband died on their very first day of marriage. To survive, Li Yu split the f 3.4kReads8.5Score298Shelves
11. 111 我 I Opened a Tea Garden Among the Stars 我在星际开茶园 A Quietly Hardworking Little Slacker一只悄悄勤快的小拖沓Modern Romance280k WordsOngoing Ye Qingming arrived in the interstellar era and inherited a tiny, abandoned botanical garden, only to discover it was a tea garden. In her previous life, Ye Qingming had learned to grow, pick, process, and brew tea from her grandfather. After he passed away, all she wanted was to look after a small tea garden. She never expected that dream to come true among the stars. She began using livestreams to spread the word about tea and share tea culture, which had long since been lost to the interstell —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are quite a few food-themed and farming-themed novels; I especially enjoyed the first and sixth books.

12. 112 长 It’s Hard Being the Eldest Sister: I Farm the Mountain to Pay Off Our Debts 长姐难为，我靠大山种田还债 Cao Hehe草禾禾Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming story + no System + no pocket dimension + no awful relatives + building a career + heartwarming] Song Zhi transmigrates into a destitute farming family with bare walls and enormous debts. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s faced with: A father killed in battle, a mother who died in childbirth, a sickly little brother, and a family on the brink of collapse under crushing pressure. With all those hardships piled on, her predecessor had grown sensitive and short-tempered. Misled by other 9.2kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    A pure farming story with no system. The female protagonist transmigrates into a debt-ridden farming family. Unperturbed, she first earns her first pot of gold by eating food, then promotes forsythia tea and develops wool textiles according to local conditions, leading the people around her to get rich. It's a heartwarming story.

13. 113 我 I Win Over the Entire Interstellar World with Food 我靠美食撼动全星际 Dreams Take Flight in All Directions有梦乱飞Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Our whole family transmigrated together. Ding Ling was at a loss. Her father, who knew nothing about cooking, became the heir apparent to the largest interstellar food and beverage group. Her stay-at-home mom became the most popular adventure streamer in the stars. And Ding Ling? Ding Ling had just been accepted into the archaeology department at the top military university in the stars. The three members of the Ding family were speechless. The people of the Empire spread the news far and wide. 925Reads9.0Score102Shelves
14. 114 穿 Transmigration: The Tasty Little Inn 穿越： 美味小馆 Chubby Cake~胖糕呀～Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted The moment Qiao Ruan woke up, she looked around at the filthy, shabby rental room she was in. “Oh my god, where am I...? I transmigrated...” Holding a hospital notice in one hand, she rubbed her forehead as she stared at the instant-noodle cups on the little table and the piles of them filling the room. “Pregnant and still eating instant noodles? How broke was I? I’m in for a hard life...” Then she checked her bank balance. “Help me up, I can still keep going...” Good food and a new life, here I 872Reads8.7Score102Shelves
15. 115 农 Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family: Fleeing Famine and Growing a Prosperous Life 农家长姐：逃荒种田过红火小日子 Yan Shu棪树Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A birthday cake turns Sun Lele from modern times into Zhou Taohua of the Great Yu Kingdom. To make sure her foolish older brother and three younger brothers have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, she works hard at farming! But something seems off about this village. Aren’t they all being a little too nice to her? She has no parents, no golden finger, and no influential background. But she can have a fiancé: you teach, and I’ll farm. See how Zhou Taohua grows vegetables and grain and raises 8.3kReads9.3Score756Shelves
16. 116 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Shady Profession, I Lead Everyone to the Straight and Narrow 穿成不良从业者后我带全员从良 2 Chuan2川Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The second version of the animated series is now live. Search for "Yanhuo Fanlou". An alternate world + food + farming + the rise of a bankrupt brothel madam + female solidarity. (Slow-paced, not a power fantasy. Neither the male nor female characters are perfect; they're ordinary people with emotions and desires who eat, drink, and use the bathroom. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Lu Xinyi never imagined that simply wanting to celebrate her thirtieth birthday would send her into another 5.9kReads8.8Score726Shelves
17. 117 厨 The Chef God’s Study Guide 厨神学习手册 Sponge Ball海绵球Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Updated daily. Please subscribe, recommend, and comment! (ノ>▽<)ノ] The world is so big, you have to go see it! And then he arrived in a new world... To keep developing his skills as a chef, he had to start from scratch! New ingredients, new cookware, and a whole new family! The one thing that never changed was his devotion to delicious food. And so, Li Xiaomi became Li Xiaomi. Li Xiaomi: "I'm still a baby, really!" If you want to become a god, start when they're little! 1v1, slow burn, updated d 1.7kReads9.1Score157Shelves
18. 118 全 A Peaceful Farming Life After the Whole Family Bought Their Freedom 全家赎身后的悠闲种田生活 No Oats for Me不吃燕麦Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Family life] [Farming] [Gourmet] [Slow-paced] [Traveling far and wide] Slow-paced! Detailed! Gourmet! A farming novel!!! Not a power fantasy!!! No golden finger!!! A university student studying agriculture woke up to find herself transmigrated as a young maid in a marquis's manor. Her parents doted on her and her little brother was thoughtful, while her desire to farm grew stronger and stronger as she worked toward buying her freedom. After returning home, she grew potatoes and tomatoes, grafte 2.6kReads8.5Score261Shelves
19. 119 我 My Husband Has a Spirit Spring Space 我的老公有灵泉空间 No Shiitake Mushrooms不吃香菇Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Female lead: After returning from her slow-paced transmigration, Zhao Han takes her cat and moves back to the countryside, where her grandparents built her a utopia. She tends the garden and orchard and makes things every day, accompanied by adorable pets. Though she sometimes gets exhausted, her inner world is deeply fulfilled. Male lead: After the pandemic ends, Xiang Zheng discovers a spiritual spring dimension, something previously found only in legends and novels, during a company retreat. 473Reads9.1Score102Shelves
20. 120 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse468k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 2kReads8.4Score217Shelves

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    This one fits the bill perfectly, highly recommended! It's a post-apocalyptic island farming story. It's simple and peaceful, with no awful characters or superpowers, just the female protagonist farming alone on a deserted island. She works hard every day to prepare her three meals. She makes wine, jam, dried vegetables, and salted eggs. She makes the most of every food item. The male protagonist knows how to remove the astringency from acorns and how to soak acorn powder in wood ash water. Together, they have no worries about food in winter.

21. 121 我 I Opened a Restaurant in Ancient Times 我在古代开饭馆 Smiling Star微笑星Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted Ye Xiaowei inexplicably transmigrates into the body of a farm girl in ancient times. Her family is struggling, so she uses her own hands to build a fortune, one step at a time. She starts out selling scallion pancakes at a street stall, then opens a little diner, and eventually builds a chain of grand restaurants. Her life gets better and better. What? The little beggar she took in has a truly impressive background? And the handsome young man she found, who had lost his memory, leaves without a 1.4kReads8.2Score115Shelves

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    ① Food blogger Jiang Yue transmigrates to an ancient farming family. She starts by selling wild vegetables and egg pancakes from a basket at the dock, then rents a small shop near the dock selling set meals and noodle soup. She rents a two-story eatery (which she later buys), selling spicy hot pot and spicy stir-fry. She then buys a three-story restaurant, selling hot pot and crayfish, and finally opens branches of her eatery and restaurant in the capital. There's also a story about romance. ② [Farming + No cheat codes + Everyday life + Couple + Getting rich + Heartwarming + No awful characters] Baihua Cave is a remote mountain village with nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it's a poor, remote place. Only Su Ziling doesn't think so. Looking at the nut trees and lacquer trees covering the mountains, she rolls up her sleeves to pick camellia fruits and lacquer seeds. She wants to press oil! She wanted stir-fried dishes, she wanted meat, and boiled vegetables? Whoever wanted them could eat them! So she led her whole family to make "fairy tofu," pick mushrooms, dig cassava, dig fern roots, harvest camellia fruit, pick lacquer seeds, open workshops, open restaurants, and plant camellia trees all over the mountains… leading the villagers out of poverty and into prosperity! The male lead appears late, focusing on his career with romance as a secondary theme. ③ From selling scallion pancakes at a stall to opening a small restaurant, and finally opening a chain of large restaurants, his life became increasingly prosperous. ④ Chef Xia Dong woke up to find herself transformed into the pitiful bean sprout Xia Dong'er. Her gambling father wanted to sell her, her greedy mother divorced her, and she had an adorable little bean sprout brother. She immediately entered a hellish survival mode. Xia Dong'er exclaimed: Wait, let me eat some meat first to calm down! Osmanthus-scented filling wrapped in walnuts, glutinous rice like pearls washed in well water. A hundred flavors of life begin with a spoonful, even emperors would bow down upon tasting it. Watch as a young female cook opens a grand restaurant and, incidentally, picks up a husband who marries into her family – a culinary legend.

22. 122 娇 Sweet Lady Qingqing 娇娘卿卿 Spring Day Jinhe春日今禾Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Food + Sweet Romance + Everyday Parenting] Liang Qingyun married at sixteen. She dutifully paid her respects to her parents-in-law morning and evening, and no one could find fault with her. But she never got pregnant, and her mother-in-law spent all day making cutting remarks about her. Then, just as she finally conceived, her husband coldly handed her a divorce letter! Both husband and wife knew exactly who the child's father was, and Liang Qingyun calmly accepted the situation. But as a divor 1.7kReads9.0Score219Shelves

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    🥀🥀These are all food-themed novels, and they're all very good. 1. The female lead enters the royal palace with her son to become a cook, making all sorts of delicious food, and then raises her child. 2. After leaving the Jiang family mansion, the female lead starts by selling food from a street stall.

23. 123 摆 Selling Liangfen on the Street, I Make the Whole City Crave It 摆摊卖凉粉，全城百姓被馋哭了 Sun Qi, Who Loves Ferrets喜欢肉貂的孙齐Ancient Romance162k WordsCompleted [Food + farming + love at first sight + doting romance + slow-burn sweetness] Xu Yingchun transmigrates into a book and becomes its wicked villainess, doomed to a miserable ending. She’s going to escape the villainess’s fate and become the heroine of her own story! After buying her freedom from the Jiang household, she sets up a street stall, opens a restaurant, and buys land. Her life gets better and better. Milk tea, barbecue, crawfish, hot pot, and big-plate chicken: she’ll serve it all! The 329Reads8.0Score121Shelves
24. 124 日 Raking in Gold Every Day: My Snack Shop Connects to Another World 日进斗金，我的小吃店通异界 A Glimmer in Midsummer微光半夏Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [Past and present connected · Getting rich · Food · Heartwarming · Shopkeeping] After graduating from college, Hua Juan inherits a mysterious snack shop that takes her to ancient times every night. Can’t cook? No problem, ready-made dishes to the rescue. Swiss rolls, oden, cheesecake, fish with pickled cabbage, you name it. In exchange, she gets copper coins, antique paintings... and makes a fortune! 17.3kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves
25. 125 水 My Water Jar Connects to Ancient Times, So I Stock Up and Save the Prince’s Entire Family 水缸通古代，我囤货救下王爷满门 Since You're Here, Stay来了就别走Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed! [A water vat connects to ancient times + travel between past and present + farming + spatial storage] After leaving the entertainment industry, washed-up celebrity Gu Ranran returned to her hometown to farm and enjoy a quiet retirement. By a twist of fate, she discovered that the large water vat at her house could connect to ancient times. On the other side was Shen Moyuan, a down-and-out prince. Without even realizing it, Gu Ranran helped Shen Moyuan through a crisis, and her bank ac 5.4kReads9.0Score647Shelves
26. 126 空 Space: The Big Shot Becomes a Beloved Favorite in the 1970s 空间 ：大佬她在七零年代做团宠 Xiao Xianyao小仙妖娆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hongdou died, but came back to life. She also transmigrated to the 1970s with a space stocked with billions of supplies, only to become an ugly, chubby country girl. Breaking off an engagement is no big deal. Just watch this powerhouse with special abilities transform into a fair-skinned beauty in the blink of an eye after ending the engagement. But you there, we agreed we’d get divorced after a while. Going back on your word at the last minute isn’t exactly a virtue. Professor Shen says, “Yo 5.8kReads9.2Score695Shelves

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    The first book, "Food Conquers All," is so good, I can't get enough of it... The second one has good writing, the male lead is aloof, the female lead is incredibly charming, and the plot is exciting... The third one is about rebirth in 70 years, where the protagonist balances farming and hunting, and even has triplets... You can check them all out, highly recommended!

27. 127 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.3kReads8.9Score268Shelves
28. 128 夫 My Lady Is Hard to Please: Stop Acting Up, You Mad Warlord 夫人难哄，疯批督军你别作 A Pot of Smoke and Wine一壶烟酒Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted Jiang Ning is the young proprietress of Yixin Restaurant. Her cooking skills are extraordinary, and she herself is even more delicious-looking than the food she makes. The moment Commander Lu lays eyes on her, he decides to claim her as his wife, even though she's engaged to someone else. He says, “Be with me, and you'll have everything.” Then he adds, “If you refuse, you'll have nothing.” She still slaps him across the face again and again, mocks his manly pride with cold words, and even presse 370Reads6.9Score—Shelves
29. 129 农 Beloved by the Whole Village: My Hybrid Rice Stuns the Imperial Court 农门团宠：我的杂交水稻震惊朝野 Half Mu半畝Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted A food blogger with tens of millions of followers opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into the body of a tiny girl in an ancient farming household. When she sees the watery gruel her family eats, she’s furious! Chili peppers are houseplants? No one picks the mushrooms? Fried chicken and barbecue haven’t even been invented? How can she stand it?! Braised snacks, fried chicken, and Zibo-style skewers? The villagers ask, “Can this stuff really taste better than pickles?” Soon, the who 849Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    At first, it seemed like just a reborn food-themed story about striving for a better life, but the more you read, the more interesting it becomes. It touches on everything from the upper class to ordinary people, the safety of the nation, and especially the hardships the female protagonist endures while conducting hybrid rice experiments. It's a tribute to our beloved Yuan Longping! [Crying emoji][heart emoji][heart emoji] I'm waiting for it to become a huge hit!

30. 130 穿 Transmigrated as a Kitchen Maid, I Win Over the Devil Prince with Viral Dishes 穿成厨丫，网红美食拿捏魔鬼殿下 Wasabi Seed Squid芥末籽鱿鱼Ancient Romance312k WordsOngoing A food blogger transmigrates and becomes an obscure kitchen maid in the Third Prince’s household! Her immediate superior is the notoriously fussy and difficult Third Prince, a devil who beats and berates the staff whenever a dish fails to please him. No problem! This modern food blogger’s skills are the real deal! Milk tea, cream-filled pastries, and creative snacks make their way to the table one after another, and before long she has the icy Third Prince completely wrapped around her finger. H 20Reads—Score182Shelves

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31. 131 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, I Married a Rugged Farmer 穿到古代，嫁个糙汉去种田 Yu Meng Has a Sound虞梦有音Ancient Romance222k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + no space + no golden finger + slow pace + everyday life + food + farming + herbs] Shen Shuli thought she was done for. Thankfully, Heaven gave her another chance at life. After transmigrating, she becomes a farm girl with nothing to her name. But being poor isn't a problem! She can identify medicinal herbs and make pancakes. And that's not all: she'll whip up beautiful, delicious pastries and open a thriving shop... One letter severing ties with her family, and she's free from 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good.

32. 132 穿 Transmigrate to the Mountains: Farming Life 穿越之山居种田即事 Little Golden Fruit Who Loves Flowers and Leaves爱花叶的小金果Ancient Romance376k WordsOngoing [No pocket dimension, no System. Escaping the chaos by hiding deep in the mountains, buying a mountain, farming, and raising children.] Lin Wan, a farm owner, transmigrates into the body of a young village bride whose family is forced to split up on the very day she gets married. Rumor has it that her husband went missing on the battlefield. Her husband’s younger brother and sister have been foisted on her to raise by their scheming stepmother. Lin Wan looks around the dilapidated, empty hut. Th 1Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a chef in modern times, but she transmigrates to ancient times and becomes an orphan with no parents or brother. She uses her culinary skills to stay in the army. The male lead is a general, and the two have no misunderstandings; they fall in love. [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing] The second book is also good! [Admiring][Admiring][Admiring][Kiss]

33. 133 灵 Spirit Spring Space: I Persuaded My Widowed Mother to Split the Family, Then Raised My Younger Siblings 灵泉空间：劝寡母分家后养大弟妹 Autumn Leaves, Yet Not Quite秋离未离Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Spatial Spirit Spring + Farming + Building Wealth + Sweet and Satisfying + Strong Hero and Heroine] Li Yutong had just graduated from police academy when she transmigrated. She decisively cut ties with her awful relatives, taking her widowed mother, younger brother, and younger sister with her. She was happily focused on making money and supporting her family when she happened to save a handsome blind man. With no romantic experience in her past life, she was suddenly hit with an overbearing co 4.7kReads9.2Score704Shelves
34. 134 开 Forced to Marry a Bully from the Start, She Cut Ties with Her Family 开局被逼嫁恶霸，她反手断亲 Nie Xiaoqian's Ancestor聂小倩的祖宗Ancient Romance649k WordsCompleted Jiang An'an transmigrated into the body of a widow in ancient times. Her husband had just died, and she had only just given birth. The widow, Jiang Xiaohe, had a pitiful life. Not long after delivering her baby, her family shoved her into a sedan chair and sold her as a concubine to the “evil landlord” in town. The widow refused and accidentally fell into the water while trying to escape. That gave Jiang An'an the chance to transmigrate and be reborn. After pulling herself together, Jiang An'an 1.1kReads8.6Score166Shelves

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    The first book features a female lead with high intelligence, though her fighting skills are a bit weak, she's brave and resourceful. The male lead has low emotional intelligence, and the blunders he creates are almost hilarious… The second book features a female lead with both high intelligence and fighting skills, and she and the male lead are a bickering couple. Those who enjoy bickering couples shouldn't miss it; the plot unfolds gradually, and the female lead shows growth.

35. 135 大 The Mighty Goddess Conquers Ancient Times with Delicious Food 大力神女用美食闯古代 Green Goose青鹅Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted (Cozy farming, getting rich through food, family squabbles, System shop) They say that in Lengzhan Village there was a girl named Leng Yuan, born with tremendous strength, yet so foolish she didn't recognize her own relatives or know the difference between the five grains. “Hey, have you heard? That silly Leng girl has gotten better lately!” Everyone was astonished. “Wasn't she a fool for nearly ten years? How did she suddenly get better?” “Ah, I heard she saw blood and suddenly passed out. Whe 667Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    This book, this book, this book! A shop opened at the dock, selling breakfast and lunch: savory pancakes, pan-fried buns, chive dumplings, soup dumplings, pan-fried tofu, stir-fried fern with cured pork, and stir-fried wild onions with eggs.

36. 136 魂 Reincarnated into Another Body: Dad Dies from the Start, and My Brothers Want to Split Up the Family 魂穿：开局爹死，大哥二哥要分家 Nie Xiaoqian's Ancestor聂小倩的祖宗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Farming + No golden finger + No storage space + Everyday family life + Not a self-sacrificing heroine] Xie Jiaojiao was a wonderful young woman from the 21st century. Little did she expect that one day she would transmigrate into the body of a foolish, mentally ill woman in ancient times. The poor thing had been sick for years, and her brothers and their wives had long been sick of her. While their father was ill and their mother had her hands full caring for him, the two couples sold 14.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
37. 137 私 The Private Kitchen of a Little Farm Girl 私厨小农女 Hammer Loves Luosifen铁锤爱吃螺蛳粉Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted [No romance; the heroine loves only money and just wants to earn enough to laze around. There is a secondary couple.] Ji Shu was a sought-after private chef and small-business owner in the modern world, but after being born into this era, she had to eat boiled vegetables for thirteen years?? Ji Shu can't take it anymore!! She'll use delicious food to reach a comfortable life: set up a street stall, then buy a shop, buy a house, and make money. What is love? It's just an optional seasoning in lif 172Reads8.0Score—Shelves
38. 138 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Made a Name for Myself 穿越到古代的我混的风生水起 Mu R an A沐染啊Ancient Romance4.1M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + farming + food + natural disasters + romance + making a fortune + infrastructure] Huang Yumeng opens her eyes. Where am I? I transmigrated, fine, but am I going to die right from the start? She thought fate was playing a cruel trick on her, but it turns out this is the beginning of a new life. In ancient times, she gains a family who dotes on her. To improve her family's poverty-stricken circumstances, she leads everyone in growing vegetables and fruit. They sell tofu and make 4.6kReads8.0Score408Shelves

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    The female lead loves to cook. In ancient times, she sold tofu and cold dishes.

39. 139 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 2.2kReads—Score203Shelves

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    This is a delicious food novel. The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. The atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable, reminiscent of a Jiangnan water town. It's a heartwarming and easy-going slice-of-life story, without any extreme arguments or drama. It's perfect for listening to and helps you fall asleep.

40. 140 小 The Little Florist’s Maid Wife 小花匠的丫鬟妻 Rain Boat Journey雨舟行至Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, and it will gradually rise! This story is set in an imaginary dynasty. [Historical Romance] + [Farming] + [Gourmet] + [Building a Fortune] Li Dongqing, a young maid in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, learned to cook exceptionally well through a stroke of good fortune. She was cautious and diligent in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, constantly honing her skills. By the time she finally left, she found that everything at home had changed beyond recognition. Later 2.2kReads8.4Score180Shelves

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    It has to be this one! It's about a young couple, not originally from another world, who slowly build their fortune—one runs a food stall, the other a flower shop—and their lives flourish. The descriptions of many of the dishes in the language are making my mouth water!

41. 141 背 Making a Fortune with Good Food, Backed by the Mountain 背靠大山，靠美食发家致富 Sweet Peaches Must Be Crisp甜桃子必须脆的Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Farming and Food + Making Money + No Romance + No Villainous Relatives + Everyday Life + Healing + Building a Fortune] In the modern world, Chu Wanning worked as an assistant to a food blogger. One night, she died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a farm girl in a fictional dynasty who shared her name. In this resource-poor village in the middle of nowhere, many people can barely get enough to eat, let alone stay warm. With only the family’s tiny plot of land to rely on, 335Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Food-themed farming novel, focusing on everyday life with no super-delicious dishes. Various cuisines to make your mouth water: spicy crayfish, crab roe noodles, century egg congee...

42. 142 厨 The Little Chef: Daily Life Running a Shop in Ancient Times 厨神小娘子：古代开店日常 Little Bottle of Floral Water小瓶花露水Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Southern Song Dynasty, Ji Zhitang just wanted to lie flat in peace. But with her family dirt poor and creditors knocking at the door, what could she do? No big deal! Braised meat wraps, spicy shredded chicken frames, deep-fried baby crabs, stone-pot bibimbap, seafood feasts... Modern dishes were just what it took to win over ancient palates! From a roadside stall to a wildly popular fast-food shop, from Taoyuan Town to Lin'an's top-tier star, her food business flouris 5.9kReads8.4Score612Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

43. 143 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- 13.6kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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    Both books are now complete. They are time-travel novels about farming, food, and business in ancient times, without any special abilities or cheat codes. I finally finished reading them after a few days. The writing is very smooth and expresses genuine feelings. The characters are very vivid, and the author's writing is excellent and very engaging. Unlike most novels nowadays, which are like fluffy drivel and lose their appeal after a while, the content of this author's novels makes you want to keep reading.

44. 144 王 The Prince Has a Princess Consort Who Knows How to Make Money 王爷有个会捞钱的小王妃 Wu Xiao6吾小6Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Leng Ruobing is a popular livestreamer. Invited to promote a brand's new gourmet products in H City, she made the campaign such a success that the brand arranged for a group of marketing department executives to take her to a local seven-A scenic attraction as a reward. What a VIP treatment! But good fortune and bad luck go hand in hand. On the boardwalk, she came across a man trying to end his life by jumping off a cliff. He decided to take someone with him, and, as luck would have it, grabbed 789Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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    Princess who makes delicious food

45. 145 后 My Stepmother Has Delicious Food, So Surrender, Prince Daddy! 后娘手中有美食，王爷爹爹快投降 The Red in Brown Sugar红糖的红Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted [Food + devoted one-on-one romance + adorable child + imperial palace + princess consort] Lin Youyou's greatest passions in life are gossip, food, face-slapping, and making money. Little Doudou has a wish: to find a beautiful wife for her exceptionally handsome prince father, someone who will dote on her, love her father, and be gentle and kind. But this young lady can cook delicious food! Really, really delicious food, including all kinds she has never even tried before. Little Doudou is torn. 1.5kReads8.5Score115Shelves
46. 146 睁 She Woke Up Clutching a Medicine Jar, and Her Whole Family Dotes on Her Like She's Made of Glass 睁眼抱着药罐，全家萌哭了怕化了 Ling Fei Yan凌菲烟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted A doted-on family favorite + food + farming and business + sweet romance (a warm family with no awful relatives) Su Yinyin, a young woman who has never dated and is clueless about romance, transmigrates to another world. There, she has good fortune, wealth, and luck. Isn't she the legendary lucky koi? Her eldest brother isn't much of a scholar, but he loves cooking? Perfect! She has countless recipes and can turn him into a restaurant tycoon in no time! Her second and third brothers love studyin 3.7kReads9.2Score390Shelves

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    This book is truly amazing! There are no messy relatives; everyone is united and working hard to develop their businesses, including vegetable farming, cuisine, and the imperial examinations. Each person has their own strengths.

47. 147 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 34.3kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves

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    Farming novels are so good! I'd be so sad if I didn't read them.

48. 148 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, 2kReads8.2Score198Shelves
49. 149 禁 Has Lord Xu Broken His Vow of Abstinence Today? 禁欲的徐大人今天破戒了吗 Fruit Jelly水果冻冻Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted A new restaurant has opened in Huayang City. Its proprietor is a pretty young widow, with a slender willow waist you could barely encircle with one hand and a gaze that seems to hook you in... People have taken to calling her the “Beguiling Blossom Proprietress.” The stern prefect, who has always kept his desires in check, darkened at the sight and scolded her coldly: “Shameless and depraved!” Later, the aloof Lord Xu, who never paid attention to women, met the beguiling and enchanting proprie 4.1kReads9.3Score572Shelves

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    These are all farming and food novels, you're welcome!

50. 150 带 Fleeing Famine with My Family and a Space Full of Grain 带着全家去逃荒，我有空间满仓粮 Bai Yi Yi柏一意Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine] [Space] [Everyone's Darling] [Feel-Good Story] [Making a Fortune] [Later: Nation-Building] Du Youling was originally a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from a farming village in ancient times. Born with extraordinary good fortune, she was nevertheless killed in her previous life after her cousin stole her luck. In this life, she has returned with a max-level System! The story opens with a drought, forcing her family to flee. Whether it's drought, locusts, or snow, this lucky littl 6.9kReads9.0Score659Shelves

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    A story about farming and food: cold-cooked rabbit, Zhou Hei Ya (a type of braised duck), spicy strips, flavorful broad beans, hot pot, and milk tea~ Slurp, it's making me hungry.

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