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. 251 食 The Feast Records: The Simple Joys of a Flavorful Life 食案录：人间有味是清欢 Watching Gulls in the Deep Mountains深山看鸥Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + everyday cooking + running a neighborhood business + female chef] After becoming the cook at a small shop in ancient times, Lin Zhiwei doesn’t rely on reclaiming wasteland to survive. Instead, she runs a humble neighborhood shop with her skill at preparing all kinds of delicious dishes. Starting with a bowl of bone broth that costs four coins, she serves rice with lard, braised pork bones, and glutinous rice cakes, warming an entire street with one homestyle dish after another. 161Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The everyday life at the food stall is full of warmth and charm; true joy lies in simple pleasures. Anyone drooling and ready to cook with Lin Zhiwei?

2. 252 身 A Beautiful Farming Life in Another Body 身穿之美丽种田记 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance817k WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, just an ordinary person with sound values) This isn’t a get-rich-quick wish-fulfillment story, nor is the heroine a lone beauty who needs no one. She has a grand vision for her family: one flower alone doesn’t make spring, but a hundred flowers in bloom fill the garden with spring. After taking part in a Hanfu event, Zhao Meili unexpectedly found herself in ancient times, where she was rescued by Guo Ping, a hunter. With no household registration, Zhao Meili couldn 2.4kReads8.9Score223Shelves

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   Delicious food + farming, watch while drooling.

3. 253 读 Mind Reading and a Rental Home: I Transmigrate and Make the Whole Village Drool 读心术，带着出租屋穿越馋哭全村 Old Monster of Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山老妖Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Farming + portable space + mind-reading + doted-on by the whole family + medicine + building from nothing + feel-good power fantasy] [A heads-up: This is mostly a heartwarming slice-of-life story, with one main goal: pure satisfaction! The heroine never has to suffer in silence. If someone wrongs her, she gets even! She is no self-sacrificing saint!] After graduating from a university of Chinese medicine, Jiang Fubao transmigrates to a fictional world with a rented apartment that automatically 9.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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   Overall Summary: The female protagonist transmigrated at the age of three. The original owner of this body was framed and fell into a river, where the protagonist transmigrated. She is the only girl in her family, and all of her dozen or so family members dote on her. They always save the best things for her, and her brothers don't get jealous. They are very united and don't quarrel. As you can see from the title, the female protagonist has a spatial ability that automatically restocks her supplies the next morning. I highly recommend everyone to read this.

4. 254 万 May All Things Go as You Wish 万时如意 Hard Candy with White Peach Flavor硬糖白桃味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 1.8kReads8.8Score206Shelves
5. 255 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Sell Bento: The Wicked Sister-in-Law’s Road to Riches 穿到古代卖盒饭：恶毒寡嫂致富路 Gathering Wheat Ears拾麦穗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + food + business + building wealth + slow-burn development] Food blogger Meng Zhao woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into a novel aimed at male readers, as the vicious sister-in-law. Faced with the future “Dragon-Proud-Heaven” male lead, destined to wield power over the world, Meng Zhao had to choose between eliminating him while she had the chance and currying favor with him early. Instead, she chose to become the one worth currying favor with. Starting 3.6kReads8.6Score357Shelves
6. 256 农 Everyday Ways to Prosper on the Farm 农家致富日常 Rain Falls Over Jiangnan江南雨纷纷Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + Street Stalls + A Gentle Pace + Everyday Family Life] This is a warm and cozy farming story with no outrageous villains. It's a warm, funny daily-life story about a family focused on making money. There are no villains and no golden fingers. The main characters are ordinary people without any golden fingers, and the whole family works together to build a better life, with a focus on the gentle rhythms of everyday life. At daybreak, smoke rose from the chimneys of many homes in Peach B 13.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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   Farming and running a stall. The whole family works hard to earn money; they have no difficult relatives, and life is very warm and loving.

7. 257 侯 The Marquis's Wife's Culinary Journal 侯夫人美食手札 Gu Yue顾悦Ancient Romance809k WordsCompleted A once-popular food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and conquers the land with all kinds of delicious dishes. From the countryside to the county seat, she goes from having nothing to owning a modest fortune. From being taken in to having every aspect of her life neatly arranged for her, she finds the whole thing a little embarrassing. Lin Yushi believes there’s no problem in this world that a good meal can’t solve. And if one meal isn’t enough, make it two. 897Reads8.5Score104Shelves
8. 258 边 The Great Female Chef of the Frontier 边关女大厨 A Handful of Greenery一把绿植Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Tartars from beyond Shantong Pass came three times. The first time, Yuan Wuwei’s family’s lavish restaurant became a wonton shop. The second time, the wonton shop became a wonton stall. The third time, Yuan Wuwei lost her father, Chef Yuan. When it rains, it pours. Her stepmother, Bai Qiqi, tried to elope one night, only to be swindled, and ended up bringing home a chubby little bundle of joy. The little one had quite a background: he was the young master of the Cheng family, whose estate ha 2.8kReads9.0Score383Shelves
9. 259 袅 Where the Cooking Smoke Rises, When We Search and Wander 袅袅炊烟处，寻寻觅觅时 August's Wicked Wind八月妖风Ancient Romance185k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Reborn + Farming + Food + Making Money] Million-follower blogger Gu Xingxing is dead! Tens of thousands of viewers witness her death through their screens during a livestream. Gu Xingxing is reborn and transmigrates to a rural village in ancient times, where there’s never enough to eat and every meal leaves them worrying about the next. Her two-year-old little brother grabs a huge white grub the size of a thumb and stuffs it into his mouth, gobbling it down happily. Her five-ye —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Nobody would believe it if I told them, but I actually learned to cook a few dishes by following the lead of the female protagonist in a novel! [Learned][Learned][Learned]

10. 260 穿 Transmigrated as a Farm Girl: Making a Fortune with the Slacker System 穿越成农女：靠咸鱼系统发家致富 Endless Growth源源蔓蔓Ancient Romance348k WordsOngoing Lin Wan was scrolling through Xianyu when she transmigrated. When she opened her eyes, she had become a peasant girl in ancient times. She was fourteen, so thin she was skin and bones, and her family had only half a bowl of coarse rice left. Her mother was crying, her older brother was sighing, and her little brother was so hungry he was chewing on sweet potato skins. They also had a usurious loan of two liang of silver due tomorrow. If they couldn’t pay it back, her marriage contract would be 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This new novel is a lifesaver! My father disappeared, leaving behind a huge debt from loan sharks. I transmigrated into a poor peasant girl and became a billionaire through a lazy, easy system! Anyone understand?! I transmigrated into an ancient peasant girl. My father disappeared, leaving behind a huge debt from loan sharks. If I couldn't pay back two taels of silver by tomorrow, I'd be sold to pay off the debt! At the start, my family was destitute, with only half a bowl of coarse rice left. My mother was crying, my younger brother was so hungry he was eating sweet potato peels, and I was skin and bones, on the verge of starvation! Just when I thought I was doomed, the "easy system" in my head went live! While others toiled to the death farming, I lazed around, selling a broken pottery jar for over two taels of silver, instantly paying off my debts! While others ate tree bark to survive, I used the modern seeds unlocked by the system to cheat, eating white flour buns every day. Even the bean sprouts and pickles I casually grew sold in town! No frustration whatsoever! The female lead isn't a saint or love-struck; she's focused on making money and living a carefree life. The face-slapping moments are incredibly satisfying. Farming novel lovers, go for it!

11. 261 带 She Brings a Spiritual Spring to Her Marriage with a Rough Hunter, and He Dotes on Her 带灵泉嫁糙汉猎户，小娇娘被宠翻 Rong Xiao Yu榕小渔Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted (Spirit Spring + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Hunter and Cook + Leisurely Farming) Gu Xianyun transmigrates with a cup of spirit spring water and marries a rugged hunter. Who would have guessed that the man the original owner refused to marry even at the cost of her life would not only be handsome, but would also spoil her rotten? They may be poor, but they have plenty to eat and wear. They grow crops and vegetables, raise chickens and geese, work from sunrise to sunset, and enjoy a warm, fu 1.4kReads9.0Score146Shelves

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    🍒This is a pure food-themed farming novel. There are no awful characters, 🍅no palace intrigue, no family feuds, and no princes or generals. It's just a simple yet heartwarming rural life where a young couple works hard to become wealthy. 💕The novel provides detailed descriptions of the rural scenery and delicious food 🥟🍢🍳🥩, making you want to picture it all. ❤️The whole family is positive and strives to live their lives well. It's peaceful, warm, and loving—definitely worth reading! [Heart][heart][thumbs up][thumbs up]

12. 262 村 Every Family in the Village Fends for Itself 村庄儿女各当家 July Hasn't Arrived Yet七月还没来Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted [A fictional setting, ensemble cast, family and village life + a slow, steady pace + no rebirth or transmigration] Village children and little stories of farm life, simple and heartwarming, with no awful characters. When a man comes of age, he marries; when a woman comes of age, she weds. Zhou Baochun is about to leave her family home and become a wife. Her in-laws have “a bad reputation,” but the marriage was arranged long ago. Life with her mother-in-law, the neighbors, and the fields. There a 10.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
13. 263 杨 The Little Chef of Willowbank 杨柳岸小厨娘 Unnecessary Longing多余想念Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [No CP, fictional era, opening a restaurant, cooking whatever people love to eat] Most people marveled at the protagonist’s success, but Jiang Xia couldn’t help feeling sorry for all the supporting women who’d been toyed with by fate. After a quick transmigration, she got the chance to take a supporting woman’s place and keep living. So she decided that since she’d never get what she wanted, she might as well want nothing at all. She would live well and eat well… When a minor figure in the ma 268Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    With nothing to do in my spare time, I'll open a restaurant and live a carefree life.

14. 264 小 The Little Chef Takes on the World 小厨娘闯天下 Just an Ordinary Scholar白丁者也Ancient Romance887k WordsCompleted Female lead: Shen Cao (her name has a special meaning). Male lead: Ji Lingfeng [Transmigration + food + business + making a fortune + slow-burn development + sweet romance] After becoming a master chef, Shen Cao falls off a cliff while gathering mushrooms and transmigrates into the body of a village girl who shares her name. Her parents love each other, her brothers are on good terms, and even her younger sister looks up to her. The only problem is that her family is so poor they can barely affo 1.5kReads7.7Score174Shelves

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    "One spoonful decides the fate of the world, raising a powerful prime minister brother!" — A poor girl cook conquers the court with sweet and sour pork ribs; her cleaver is more effective than memorials. [Attention][Attention][Attention] Delicious food and a great story! Completed!

15. 265 寻 Treasure-Hunting System: A Farm Girl's Family Life 寻宝系统：农女养家记 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance446k WordsCompleted An accident sends a thirty-year-old single woman from the twenty-first century into the body of a ten-year-old girl. The girl is the eldest child in her family. Both parents are dead, her uncles won't help, and her grandmother favors the others. She has four younger siblings to care for. How could things be any more miserable? Kicked out of the house in the dead of winter, she takes her siblings to shelter from the snowstorm in a cave. Then she awakens a treasure-hunting System, her golden fing 7.5kReads9.2Score922Shelves

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    The female protagonist and her younger siblings were kicked out of their home by their grandmother. The siblings supported each other, and the female protagonist, with the help of a treasure-hunting system, managed to make a living.

16. 266 香 Fragrance Across the Nine Provinces: A Gourmet Legend 香飘九州，美食传奇 Smoke and Dust on Ink墨上尘烟Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted A food-focused transmigration story, light and cheerful, perfect for reading in the evening with a meal. Food is at its heart, but home, nation, the world, and a sense of duty are all part of the story. A legitimate-born daughter versus an overbearing heir: power struggles, business management, palace and household intrigue, and face-slapping. The male and female leads are both smart and capable, and bring out the best in each other... Charcoal-grilled matsutake, hand-torn roast rabbit, meat ske 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical romance novel featuring food! A star chef disguised as a man transmigrates and becomes a cook in the army. Omelettes, roast chicken, pan-fried matsutake mushrooms, beef balls, hot pot, pineapple barbecue… it's so delicious to read at night! Although it revolves around food, it also explores themes of family, country, the world, and righteousness. It has a compelling plot, is easy to watch while eating, has a tight storyline, well-developed characters, and both the male and female leads are intelligent and emotionally intelligent. The transmigrated heroine leads soldiers in activities like egg-collecting, fish-catching, and bamboo shoot digging, facing numerous crises and achieving mutual success…

17. 267 空 Farming in My Space: Transmigrating to Ancient Times to Build a Business 空间种田之穿越古代搞事业 A Tigress一只母老虎Ancient Romance696k WordsOngoing In an ancient world where technology was undeveloped and civilization still lagged behind, she, a soul from the future, was determined to change the world with her unyielding spirit and wealth of modern knowledge. She was not only an expert in farming, but also had a business mind far ahead of her time. With the System's help, she led her people in hard work, growing all kinds of crops to ensure an abundant food supply. She also bought barren hills and turned them into fertile farmland, further —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fumbling in the dark? Using oil lamps? Forget it, let's just build electricity! Digging in the fields? Too much labor, let's think of a way to mechanize. These oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages make my back ache, no way, I need to research and build a vehicle, forget it, let's build roads first. I have all eight major cuisines, tell me what you want to eat. Why fight a war? In peacetime, isn't it better to just lie down with me? Worried about not having enough to eat, not having money for medical treatment, not being able to afford private school? No problem, the country will take care of it, there's no shortage of food! There are medical clinics! Twelve years of compulsory education! Open factories, build high-rises, build medical clinics, run schools, and lead everyone to a well-off life! System, system, quickly help me think, what else is needed?!

18. 268 都 I’ve Transmigrated, So Who’d Still Want to Be a Maid?! 都穿越了谁还要当丫鬟！ Hot Summer热夏夏Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted Transmigration + pocket dimension + business + gourmet food + opening up wasteland and farming + devoted couple Su Ye has barely transmigrated to another world when she is sold. What? To be a maid? She figures that since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. She plans to tough it out and keep a low profile. But maids have no rights at all, and Su Ye realizes that a comfortable life is like a frog slowly boiling in warm water. If she doesn't jump out soon, it'll be too late. If she's 2.1kReads7.4Score139Shelves

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    The food-themed business troupe is really interesting, I like it.

19. 269 猎 The Hunter General's Little Country Wife 猎户将军的田园小娇妻 Lin Xixi林喜喜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] [Gentle, Tender, and Principled Heroine + Handsome, Rough-Around-the-Edges, Devoted Hero with Exceptional Martial Skills] Su Jingyue, a university student majoring in fashion design, transmigrates into another world and becomes a destitute young lady of unknown origins. She is rescued by Chu Ci, a hunter around her age. His parents have passed away, leaving him with a pair of pitiful fraternal twin siblings. Looking at the miserable little gi 2.3kReads9.0Score238Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates and is taken in by the male protagonist, a charmingly roguish hunter. The female protagonist can sew clothes and, more importantly, cooks all sorts of delicious food, which the male protagonist always eats a lot of. She also grows her own food, and later discovers she can even grow chili peppers, leading to hot pot meals. It's a heartwarming and morally sound farming novel.

20. 270 穿 After Becoming a Foolish Girl, I Fell for a Hunter 穿成傻女后，我对猎户情有独钟 Make a Name Across the Sea扬名大海Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted [A personal space, a spirit spring, farming, a lucky physique, and a female lead who isn’t a self-sacrificing saint] An ordinary modern office worker is heartbroken after her boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend. Then, after getting drunk, she’s hit by a car. When she wakes up, she’s in an unknown dynasty, in the body of a foolish girl with superhuman strength. Does Heaven ever look at what other people transmigrate into? Princesses and rich young ladies, while she gets a hard-luck life. 1.3kReads8.8Score125Shelves

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    I recommend this recently completed farming novel. The female lead is an amazing cook, and it's a clean romance with no angst.

21. 271 只 I Just Want to Make Money: The Farmer's Lucky Girl Is a Sweetheart 只想搞钱：农家小福丫是甜宝 Wadaguacha哇达瓜嚓Ancient Romance334k WordsOngoing Jiang Qiqi, a renowned doctor secretly trained by the nation of Huaxia, was reborn as a little farm girl doted on by her entire family. Although she temporarily lost her memories of her previous life for certain reasons, she was fortunate to be the only girl born to the fallen Li clan in hundreds of years, so she was highly valued. Her family also truly loved her. The clan leader thought the little girl was bright, clever, sweet, and adorable, so he personally named her Li Lingyun, with the pet 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one! The female protagonist is reborn into the world of cultivation; it's a farming novel where she leads her entire family in a heartwarming struggle to become wealthy. She's pampered by her family, is intelligent, clever, well-mannered, and not a saint; she has her own principles and ideals. She's also the goddess of her entire clan. It's a slow-paced story, definitely worth reading.

22. 272 修 A Great War in the Cultivation World, All for a Bite to Eat?! 修仙界大战，只为抢口饭？！ Red Carp, Donkey, Green Crucian Carp红鲤鱼驴绿鲫鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet cooking + immortal cultivation + scheming sect disciple + lighthearted comedy + goofy daily life + no female lead or harem] Zhu Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a disciple of a sect. Just as he was about to receive his golden finger, something unexpected happened Zhu Fan: Anyone else know this feeling? I was about to become a tycoon in the immortal realm! Once my divine pill was ready, I’d ascend to immortality! But someone suddenly cut in and bound me to the wrong 14.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    I was so hungry watching it late at night! [Laughing and crying emojis]

23. 273 穿 After I Transmigrated, Gourmet Food Made Me a Top Rich Lady 穿越后我靠美食成了顶级富婆 Guarding the Pig, Waiting for the Rabbit守猪逮兔Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted Yun Shu had just passed her postgraduate entrance exams when she slipped and became a country girl. No food? No problem! The hills behind the village are a treasure trove waiting for me to dig in! No money? No problem! I grew up watching shows about getting rich, so this will be a piece of cake. So copper coins really can attract flies! A pack of greedy wolves had their eyes fixed on her stash of gold and silver. She pulled out her dog-beating stick. If one came, she’d beat one; if two came, she 65Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    This is exactly what you're looking for! The female lead makes her fortune through food—it's so delicious it makes my mouth water! The characters are all so distinct, I love them all, and it gets even better as it goes on.

24. 274 穿 Transmigrated into a Tragic Novel as Cannon Fodder, I Turned the Tables with Food 穿成虐文炮灰，我靠美食逆风翻盘 White Mountain Jade白山碧玉Ancient Romance632k WordsOngoing [Food + System + business + healing each other + obsessive, scheming male lead] Yun Shu, a descendant of imperial chefs, opens her eyes to find she has become a doomed cannon-fodder character in an old-fashioned tragic romance. Not only did she spend her life giving the heroine resources and taking the blame for her, but even after her death, she became part of their PLAY. They really used her to the very end. Why should the whole world’s lives be sacrificed just so their love story can be passi 30Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a descendant of imperial chefs and a food blogger, capable of mastering all eight major cuisines. She transmigrates into a cannon fodder character in an ancient romance novel, starting with a near-selling outing after fleeing famine. She then decides to escape the main plot and develop her career in Lingnan, experiencing various local customs and delicacies along the way. Be sure to have snacks ready while reading, or you'll easily get cravings! 😋

25. 275 重 The Reborn Farm Girl’s Daily Struggle to Support Her Family 重生小农女的养家日常 Unsweetened White不加糖的白Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted A cozy historical farming story about earning money, supporting a family, and making a life together. Cheng Ran, a modern chef, transmigrates into the body of Zheng Xiaoman, a disfigured country girl. A dilapidated house, a father with a lame leg, and younger siblings still small. A disdainful uncle and a heartless aunt who split up the family as soon as she arrived. Luckily, her home is nestled between mountains and water. As long as she works hard, she can find all kinds of things in the mount 2.7kReads9.0Score348Shelves

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    The first book is a heartwarming food-themed novel. The female protagonist transmigrates to a world with a magical spring and leads her family to wealth. I absolutely love the atmosphere of the protagonist's family, and there aren't any awful characters in this story. Highly recommended. The second book is super good. There are no cheat codes; it's all about the ordinary people's farming life. A pure farming novel, worth recommending.

26. 276 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Partner and I Just Want to Get Rich 穿越后，我和契兄只想暴富 Qing Jiuru卿九如Two Male Leads462k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Farming] [Gourmet] [Traditional Craftsmanship] [Mutual First Love] [Dual POV, Leaning Toward the Bottom] A traditional-crafts content creator, the “top,” treated like a turtle in a wishing well, and a gourmet blogger, the “bottom,” who switched careers after studying traditional Chinese medicine. Both transmigrate to an alternate world. Shen Xingluo gets hit by a car. The good news: he’s still alive. The bad news: in the most cliché way possible, he’s transmigrated! As if trans 566Reads8.8Score104Shelves

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    Food blogger + traditional cooking blogger, farming/transmigration, two male leads, I wonder if that works?

27. 277 安 Finding Refuge in the Mountains, Reclaiming Land and Stockpiling Supplies 安居深山避乱世，开荒种田囤物资 Chen Zizi尘子子Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Romance included, but the story takes center stage. The relationship develops slowly and steadily. An ordinary person transmigrates, no golden finger, not a saintly heroine, and a character who grows over time] [Foraging in the mountains + hunting and farming + everyday food] Xia Qingyue transmigrates by accident into a remote mountain wilderness and settles in a sinkhole. She never expected war and natural disasters to follow one after another. To survive, she starts farming and raising livest 5.2kReads8.7Score347Shelves
28. 278 报 Your Excellency, Madam's Wealth Is Spread Across the World 报告大人，夫人的钱袋子遍布天下 Canyon Gorilla峡谷大猩猩Ancient Romance227k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + all-purpose pocket dimension + farming] Shen Yizhi thought his new bride had become a different person after falling into the water. Every so often, she surprised him. She’d become more lively, her cooking had improved, and she often found things on the mountain that he’d never seen before. And they were edible? When Liang Jin woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated! And she even had a husband now? He was certainly easy on the eyes, but she couldn’t go on living without m 43Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    I'm currently watching this show. The female lead has a special ability – a huge cheat code! Her space has everything: supermarkets, pharmacies, bookshelves, and more! And she's obsessed with making money, leading the villagers to grow chili peppers and open a workshop. Nice!

29. 279 表 The Cousin Miss Is Climbing the Social Ladder Again Today 表小姐今天又在攀高枝 Please Call Me Ouou请叫我鸥鸥Ancient Romance633k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because the novel was just listed...] A young lady from the extended family has arrived at the Duke of the State's manor, and none of the three young masters there can stand her. One would rather become a monk, another claims to prefer men. The third would rather die in the arms of a courtesan from overindulging. Everyone in the manor says the young lady is shameless and always trying to climb the social ladder! But no one expected that the young lady despised by the Xie famil 894Reads7.0Score105Shelves

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    The second volume starts with setting up a stall, truly amazing!

30. 280 只 I Just Want a Quiet Vacation, but Good Food Keeps Winning Hearts 只想低调休假，奈何美食抚人心 Mu Mu Xi Xi Zi木木夕夕子Ancient Romance107k WordsOngoing [Farming + food + business + a little political scheming] Qian He thought she could enjoy a comfortable vacation in an ancient world. Who knew she'd find herself in a house with nothing but four bare walls, having to earn money to support the family? On top of that, she had a System that was constantly clamoring to be fed. And she even had to help people solve their relationship problems? The more she did, the more she wondered: How did I get so good at this? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This author is writing something very new, and I'm really curious about her relationship with her uncle. From what I can see so far, it seems to be about food and business. The writing is excellent, and the female lead is intelligent but not a saint.

31. 281 穿 Transmigrated into an Ancient Gluttonous Mother-in-Law, I Open Food Shops Across the Country 穿成古代馋嘴婆婆，食铺开遍全国 Round and Lucky好运圆圆Ancient Romance223k WordsOngoing Food blogger Tian Mei wakes up as a gluttonous woman in her fifties in Yunshan Village, Li Kingdom. Her husband died young, her three sons are mamas' boys, her daughter has married into a wealthy family, and her three daughters-in-law are all clear-headed. Tian Mei looks up at the sky. “Heavens, you can't mess with me like this!” Looking at the few coins the family has left, Tian Mei rubs her hands together. So you're all greedy for food? Then let this old glutton show you what she can do. With —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Time Travel + Food + Space + Old Woman + Alternate Universe] Food blogger Tian Mei wakes up to find herself transmigrated into the body of a fifty-year-old gluttonous old woman in Yunshan Village, Li Kingdom. The original owner's husband died young, her three sons are mama's boys, her daughter married into a wealthy family, and she has three clear-headed daughters-in-law. Tian Mei looks up at the sky, "Heavens, this is too cruel!" Looking at the family's meager savings, Tian Mei rubs her hands together, eager to prove herself. Gluttonous, aren't they? Greedy, aren't they? Then let me show you the skills of this gluttonous old woman. With a pot in one hand, a spatula in the other, and a small storage space, this old woman of the Tian family manages to open food stalls all over the country.

32. 282 团 The Beloved Lucky Charm of a Farming Family: She’ll Turn Their Famine Escape Into a Triumph 团宠农家小锦鲤，逃荒路上要开挂 Dora Loves Dreams朵拉爱梦Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted The Ye family has finally had a baby girl, and she’s the very darling daughter of Heaven! Ye Jinli is quite pleased with her new mortal identity, but the timing couldn’t be worse: the Jurchen have invaded, and her whole family has to flee famine. Luckily, her luck is off the charts, and she has an ancient spiritual spring in her arms. And so... “Huh? Why did a mountain goat run straight into our arms?” “Huh? Why are all these fish jumping into our bucket?” “Huh? Why do those rabbits keep running 72Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Try this one! It's hilarious and heartwarming, with plenty of delicious food. The Ye family finally has a daughter, and she's even Heaven's favorite! Ye Jinli is very happy with her new mortal identity, but unfortunately, the timing is bad—the Jurchens invade, and the whole family has to flee. Luckily, her luck is off the charts; she has an old spiritual spring in her possession. So— "Hey, why is a goat bumping into us?" "Hey, why are these fish jumping into our bucket?" "Hey, why are those rabbits constantly bumping into trees?" "Hey, how can cabbages still survive in the dead of winter?" "Hey…" Ye Jinli covers her mouth and giggles: Hehe, because our family is so lucky!

33. 283 京 The Capital’s First Female Tycoon Built Her Fortune with Food 京城第一女首富她靠美食发家了 Warm Wine in July七月温酒Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted Complete. Farming + mobile shop + food + beloved by the whole family + strong female lead Song Anning, a 21st-century chef who cooked at state banquets, died suddenly while researching food late at night. She woke up in ancient times and saw that her family had nothing but the clothes on their backs. Well, she’d have to start from scratch. Watch how this village girl makes a home and builds a life with snail rice noodles, hamburgers, barbecue, hot pot, malatang, and more. She only hoped to becom 21Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 疯 Are You Kidding? You Call Her a Little Farm Girl? 疯了吧，你管这叫小农女 Super Invincible Big Cub超级无敌大崽崽Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After being humiliated, Xiang Wanshu finally woke up to who she was! She collected manure to make fertilizer, planted corn, and rallied the whole village to join her. She set up a barbecue stall that even attracted the county magistrate, and taught a group of refined scholars the proper way to eat skewers! She bought a bully’s mansion and turned it straight into a barbecue restaurant, making it a popular local hot spot. She carved out a world of ice and snow by hand, drawing visitors from far an 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨No system, features a male lead but not much content; focuses on everyday family life, getting rich, and even starting a food delivery business… ✨No villains, no palace intrigue, no romantic pairing; a leisurely and heartwarming story. Besides farming, the female lead also runs a restaurant, selling barbecue, hot pot, and more.

35. 285 穿 Transmigrating to Find True Love 穿越之愿得一人心 Pastoral Song田野牧歌Two Male Leads261k WordsCompleted Who would have guessed that a man dressed in rags and being hunted was actually a county magistrate? Having just transmigrated, Mu Nanchu looks at the dilapidated county office before him and can’t help asking three questions in a row... Most of the county’s people are dressed in tatters, their faces sallow. Mu Nanchu feels helpless, unsure how to help them live prosperous, peaceful lives. But there is always a way forward: the System gives him something to rely on as he puts his plans into acti 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shuangnan main focus: farming, opening shops, food, and infrastructure.

36. 286 云 Smoke Rises from the Kitchen in the Deep Clouds 云深炊烟起 Warm Times with Lin林暖时光Modern Romance143k WordsOngoing After retiring, Old Wu digs out a yellowed ledger filled with twenty years of favors and gift money: who gave what, who still owes him, all meticulously tallied. He thought he would spend the rest of his life counting every penny, until he met a young man from Shaanxi crying by the roadside, an elderly woman named Zhao living alone, and Old Liu, who had broken his leg… He began to understand that some debts can be calculated, but some kindnesses can never be repaid. From then on, Old Wu keeps a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Real farming, real food 😄

37. 287 我 I Became the Darling of Ancient Times with Medicinal Cuisine 我靠药膳美食成为古代团宠 A Glimmer of Light一叶微光Ancient Romance830k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + alternate world + System + food + daily life + wholesome romance + love that grows over time + one-on-one romance + everyone’s favorite] Mu Wan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a “dark-skinned, chubby, plain-looking woman.” That’s bad enough, but she also has a sickly husband who could die at any moment. No problem! She’s the head chef of the Imperial Kitchen and knows a little about medicine. If it has anything to do with food, she can handle it. Mu Wan rolls up her sl 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Essential for time travel: A medicinal cuisine system to help her navigate ancient times!

38. 288 王 The Prince's Manor Has a Skilled Cook, and the Young Heir Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 王府厨娘手艺好，小小世子拿捏 Taro Round芋了个圆Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + food + heroine building her career + business management + a little melodrama] [Sweet, clever little chef vs. seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young lord] Ye Zhiwei had just competed in the national cooking championship. After overcoming every challenge, she finally won first place. Before she could even get home to brag to her father, she was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street. When she woke up, she had become a little kitchen maid tending the fi 2.9kReads8.4Score325Shelves

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    [Thinking][Thinking]

39. 289 穿 Transmigrate to Ancient Times: Farming and Supporting My Family with Delicious Food 穿越古代我靠美食种田养家 Tidefall in the Mortal World汐落红尘Two Male Leads590k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Food + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Raising Kids + Building a Career + Cozy Daily Life] Rich heir Gu Linchen transmigrates into another world, only to become a thug with a bare-walled home who is uneducated and beats his husband and children. Looking at his family, all skin and bones, Gu Linchen can only hold his forehead in dismay. Fortunately, the pocket dimension from his previous life came with him. But just as he rejoices, he learns that the luxury goods he had collected i 3kReads9.3Score283Shelves

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    Food, farming, raising kids – super sweet and heartwarming

40. 290 贪 The Gluttonous Shopkeeper and the Lovely Chef 贪吃掌柜俏厨娘 Crane's Cry Shakes the Heavens鹤戾苍灵Ancient Romance220k WordsCompleted [Food + Sweet Romance + Delightful Daily Life] At some point, an out-of-towner arrived in Bianliang and opened a fine-dining restaurant in a misty, rainy alley. There was always a long line outside, with commoners from the streets as well as high-ranking officials from the imperial court. A certain official hurried home from court, shouting, “Are there any soup dumplings left?!” A noble young lady from a prestigious family got up early to queue: “Save those cherry pastries for me!” People came a 8Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 极 The Ultimate Pocket Dimension: Turning the Tables and Helping My Family Thrive 极品空间：逆袭肥妻旺全家 The Bug Is Very Well-Behaved虫虫很乖Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Disaster years] + [Badass heroine] + [Space] + [Adorable children] + [Putting vile people in their place] Su Miaomiao, a top agent from the twenty-fifth century, opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into the body of a foolish, chubby girl! The scholar she once supported through years of hardship turns on her and gets involved with her stepsister! Her stepmother, afraid she'll ruin her stepsister's plans, marries her off to a cold and handsome hunter! The hunter has two children crying o 1.1kReads7.6Score126Shelves

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    It's full of snacks!

42. 292 皇 The Empress Has a Space: Get Lost, Don't Disturb My Farming! 皇后有空间：滚，别打扰我种田！ Thirteen Clan十三氏Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [End-of-the-world transmigration to ancient times + fake and true heiresses + exile to the frontier + spatial spring + farming and business + land reclamation and development] The fake heiress successfully reunited with her birth family. What should the real heiress do? Easy. You can claim a daughter, and I'll find a new father. From now on, let's both keep our mouths shut! Tang Zhao, the true legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's household in the Lu Kingdom, the Crown Prince's betrothed, 4.5kReads8.9Score526Shelves
43. 293 八 Eight Delicacies: A Comfortable Life in Ningzhou Prefecture 八珍玉食：宁州府的舒心生活 Immortal White Crane白鹤仙Ancient Romance283k WordsOngoing A Serious, Upright Teacher × A Clever, Handy Little Cook [The early story follows the heroine's struggles with her family; later, the leads settle into a happy life together. This is a warm, happy slice-of-life story. The male lead appears around the middle of the book. He is not a prince, a royal noble, a marquis's heir, a duke's heir, or a great general. He's simply a teacher at an academy.] A modern woman chef transmigrates into the body of a peasant girl in ancient times. To make matters wor 1Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    A self-promotion: a food-themed farming story about a warm and happy everyday life! [Please follow!]

44. 294 从 From Selling Chive Pies at a Street Stall to Becoming Everyone’s Favorite 从摆摊卖韭菜馅饼开始受万人追捧 It's White Tea, Not Tea是白茶不是茶Ancient Romance548k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented food story + perfect with a meal + lighthearted and healing + doted on by everyone + business] A few notes before reading: Don’t take it too seriously! This is a completely fictional setting, not a mindless story! Before you start, remember that this is a lighthearted food story, so you’ll have a much better time. After being reborn eight times, Su Nuannuan arrives in this fictional ancient world. Moved by her family’s love, she finds the will to keep living and successfully act 269Reads7.6Score533Shelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn in ancient times, retaining her supernatural abilities from her previous life and bound to a street vendor system. She must complete tasks according to the system, or her lifespan will be shortened. To survive, she starts a street stall using the system's shop. The descriptions of food are detailed, and the interactions with customers are interesting; highly recommended. The characters are distinctive, and the story is lighthearted and heartwarming; also highly recommended.

45. 295 穿 A Transmigrated Farmer Girl's Road to Prosperity 穿越农女致富忙 Snow Dances, Plum Blossoms Glow雪舞梅艳Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted [Getting rich + no nasty relatives + no golden finger] Shen Xiaowen, a modern food blogger, transmigrates into the body of Shen Xiaowen, a peasant girl in ancient times. Three generations of her family are crammed together in poverty. She cooks delicious food, opens shops, leads her whole family to prosperity, and rises to the pinnacle of life. 416Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    No top-quality items, a food-themed farming novel

46. 296 开 From the Start, I Go Hungry for Three Days Straight, Then Make a Fortune Everyone Envies 开局三天饿九顿，发家致富招人馋 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted Liu Siyu wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated. Above her is a sharp-tongued stepmother, below her a brother as thin as a skeleton, and around them are three shabby thatched huts. With barely enough food to last from one meal to the next, she raises an eyebrow, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work. What? That wicked old wolf of a step-grandmother wants to sell her to an old man as a good-luck bride? How can she put up with that? She grabs a kitchen knife and starts swinging... The vi 935Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Travel through an ancient mountain village, starting with a food stall.

47. 297 穿 Transmigrated into a Famine Year: A Handbook for the Delicate Beauty Who Tamed the Wildest, Roughest Man 穿越荒年，娇软美人驯服最野糙汉手册 Cishan Fuzi辞山附子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just started receiving votes. [Transmigration + golden finger + farming and business + rugged man + raising kids] Luo Yingying transmigrates unexpectedly into the body of a wicked farmwife who lives in a bare-walled house and abuses her young children. She rubs her forehead helplessly, then looks down and sees her sweet, innocent little one cowering behind the door and timidly calling her Mama. Ah! Whose adorable little dumpling is this? Mine! Luo Yingying decides to 483Reads7.2Score104Shelves

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    The author's descriptions of the food are so mouthwatering, incredibly detailed! I desperately need a phone that lets me smell the food through the words.

48. 298 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: A Country Girl's Struggle to Support Her Family 逃荒种田，农家女娃养家忙 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted Fleeing famine in the early stages, farming and gathering herbs later on. Mingyue dies in a car accident and transmigrates just as a drought strikes. Her gentle mother says, “Xiaoyue, eat this poached egg.” Her father looks at her expectantly too. “Come on, eat up. You'll need the strength for the journey.” Her doting older brother brings it to her lips. Touched by the love of her parents and brother, she feels her heart stir. A young man gazes at her with deep affection in his handsome eyes. “Y 1.2kReads8.0Score—Shelves
49. 299 锦 The Lucky Carp: A Farmer’s Daughter Becomes a Doctor 锦鲤之农家医女 Quiet Joy and Forever清欢与久Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Farming + healer heroine + business + transmigration + both leads are each other's first) Her master says she still has unfinished ties with her family and cannot continue cultivating to immortality, so she must go down to the mortal world and gain experience. So the fourth daughter of the Shen family returns, and their once-impoverished life begins to flourish. “Eldest Brother, let me teach you martial arts!” And so her brother becomes a general. “Little Brother, I’ll send you to school.” And 499Reads9.0Score104Shelves

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    The first book is a famine relief and gourmet food novel, and it even has a built-in shop. The second book is a space-themed farming and divine doctor novel; neither of them features any top-tier items.

50. 300 我 My Farming Life and Retirement in the Interstellar World 我在星际的种田养老生活 Pear in My Pocket兜里的梨Modern Romance315k WordsOngoing Also known as: “After Arriving in the Interstellar Era, I Built My Fortune Through Infrastructure” With a golden finger, who would want to work nine to nine, six days a week? After earning a little “pocket change,” Shen Wanyin plans to return to her hometown, build an estate, and enjoy retirement, growing flowers and crops. But who knew she’d wake up as a minor cannon-fodder character in an interstellar power fantasy, with a tiny connection to the original male lead? Shen Wanyin: ...Darn it, is 21Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    It's beautiful; it details the process of making delicious food.

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