Looking for Pure Farming-and-Building Stories About Strengthening the Nation, No Endless Scheming or Household and Palace Intrigue 求纯种田强国文，不要全是勾心斗角，不要宅斗宫斗

1. 51 母 A Matriarch’s Guide to Taming Husbands: A Female Doctor Builds Infrastructure With Her Four Husbands 母系驯夫记：女博士带四夫搞基建 Du Yuxian渡余闲Ancient Romance533k WordsCompleted Note: This isn't a mindless power fantasy, but trust me, it gets better and better! Lin Nian accidentally transmigrates, and ends up far in the past, in the late stages of a matriarchal society. Other people transmigrate with a pocket dimension or a System, and some even have supernatural abilities. All she brings is a backpack with a few seeds and a brain full of knowledge. She doesn't know a soul here, so she has to make her own way in life. Fortunately, the people of the tribe are kind enough 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You absolutely have to read this one. It's a time-travel farming novel with no scheming or intrigue. The main focus is on development, and it's a little sweet, a little doting, and a little sentimental.

2. 52 穿 Transmigrating as the Welding-Warrior Emperor, I Join Hands with My Beloved to Secure the Realm 穿越焊武大帝，携手红颜定江山 Tan Baida谭百搭Historical291k WordsOngoing In a world torn apart by chaos, life is cheap, and from the start all you have is a pair of welding tongs that can shoot electricity? Lu Mingyuan: “If the world has fallen apart, I’ll weld it back together with my own hands!” Clear land and fertilize it → build an iron-walled fortress → found the Eternal Empire. The road to industrial domination begins! [Upgrade your territory’s buildings: ramshackle thatched hut → brick courtyard → steel fortress!] [Boost productivity: hand forging → hydraulic 10Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   This is a time-travel novel that takes welding skills to an extreme. The protagonist, Lu Mingyuan, starts from the bottom of society as a refugee and paves his way with welding pliers. He progresses from hand forging to hydraulic stamping and then to a power production line, using industrialization to transform the chaotic world. Every step of the upgrade is based on evidence, making the sense of satisfaction both reasonable and enjoyable.

3. 53 风 A Storm Rises, and the Beauty Takes a Stand 风起云涌红颜怒 Ten Miles of Spring Breeze, Pleasing Myself春风十里取悦自己Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted The male lead is not chaste. Please avoid this if that bothers you. Since I've transmigrated, why not make the country strong and conquer the world? Even if I'm forced into a relationship, I'll still make money and build my career. After transmigrating into the body of a stunningly beautiful female doctor, she remains devoted to the man she loves. She and her fiancé are in love with each other and have sworn to stay together for life, growing old side by side. Yet the iron-blooded “God of Slaug 1.7kReads—Score137Shelves

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   A time-travel fantasy story, high-quality, grand in scope, and deeply strategic, featuring high-IQ battles and a clash of titans. It includes elements of forceful marriage and deep, unwavering love, as two ambitious individuals go from rivals to allies, plotting to conquer the world and dominate the land! Hardcore political intrigue, without palace intrigue or domestic drama.

4. 54 偷 Eavesdropping on Fuzzy Friends, the Little Lucky Carp Goes Wild at the Prince's Estate 偷听毛茸茸，小锦鲤带王府杀疯了 Yu Xiaoqi羽小柒Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted The rating has only just opened, so it will go up later. Thank you to all the lovely readers supporting An An. [Adorable little one + everyone’s darling + understands fluffy animals + cold-faced prince + handsome white wolf king + heterochromatic Imperial Preceptor + palace intrigue] From a “jinx” everyone wanted to see driven out to the cherished darling of a powerful military household, all An An needs is a doting father who is a God of War. The cold-faced Prince Jing took her in, and from the 10Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   If you're unhappy or don't want to laugh after reading this, feel free to kick me! A hidden gem of a book!

5. 55 笨 The Silly Beauty Is Sweet and Soft, and the Regent Is Smitten 笨蛋美人乖又软摄政王他沦陷了 Drunken Sugar醉糖Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted Su Ningning is simple-minded and innocent. On her wedding day, she stumbles upon rebels slaughtering her family and crashes straight into the arms of Lou Shengxue, the regent who holds power over the entire court. Cold and bloodthirsty, he was about to take her life when he unexpectedly discovered that she carried a secret remedy for breaking curses. He had no choice but to keep her by his side. Everyone laughs at her as a useless, foolish princess consort, but only Lou Shengxue knows that this 468Reads—Score100Shelves

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   The gentle and beautiful woman, with tears welling up in her eyes, is always afraid of the tyrannical regent, yet he willingly puts aside his own fierceness to protect her. This contrasting love story is particularly touching.

6. 56 团 After Becoming the Family’s Darling, I Exposed the Villain’s Secret Identity! 团宠后我把反派大佬的马甲扒了！ Wan Duoduo万朵朵Ancient Romance946k WordsOngoing Transmigration + two formidable leads + secret identities exposed + everyone’s favorite + romantic push and pull Ruthless hostage prince x princess skilled in medicine and poison (Three Kingdoms intrigue, battles of wits, sweetness intertwined with heartbreak) Mo Qingqing: Transmigrated as the most doted-on seventh princess of Beilin, she breaks off her engagement from the start and is coveted by various factions for her status and beauty. Dugu Yunche / Xiao Yun: A hostage prince from Xiqi, cold 20.2kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves

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   He traced the side of her neck with his fingertips: "Seventh Princess, your heart is pounding." She turned and pressed the dagger against his chest: "Prince, does your heart... Still hurt?"

7. 57 双 Dual Transmigration: The Nation Sent Me to Yongle as an Ambassador 双穿：国家让我去永乐当大使 Qianyu Jian千羽涧Historical1.2M WordsCompleted In the fifth year of the Yongle era, Chen Yuanzhou brings back two people from six hundred years in the past: Emperor Yongle Zhu Di and Empress Xu, who is critically ill. Zhu Di draws his sword in Chen Yuanzhou's living room. “Where is this place?!” Chen Yuanzhou: “My home.” Zhu Di wants to return to the palace, but Chen Yuanzhou's ability to travel through time has entered its cooldown period. The Empress's fever won't break, and modern medicine gives its diagnosis: early-stage sepsis. Under Mi 359Reads6.6Score113Shelves

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   The protagonist discovers three major mines around Yingtian! Celestite, barite, and diatomite are all strategic resources urgently needed by modern industry, directly initiating the industrial revolution of the Ming Dynasty. Amazing!

8. 58 女 The Female Emperor’s Courtier: Growing Strong Through Farming with a Pure Yang Body 女帝裙下臣，纯阳圣体靠种田变强 The Han River Flows On汉水悠悠Eastern Fantasy295k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + Empress + dual cultivation through cauldron practice + farming + single female lead + transmigration + System] Lin Feng transmigrated to a fantasy cultivation world, only to find that from the start he was a servant about to be sold to Zhu Jinfeng, the Princess of Yangfeng County. But there was always a way out. After transmigrating, Lin Feng immediately awakened the [Farming to Grow Stronger System] and the peerless [Eternal Pure Yang Sacred Body]. As the bearer of a Pure Yang Sacred —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A decent farming and cultivation novel

9. 59 桑 Sang Sang and Xing 桑桑与行 Zhi Li知棃Ancient Romance555k WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Prosperity] + [Everyday Life and Business] + [Heartwarming and Joyful] + [Slow-Burn, Relaxing] Qin Mianmian, a 32-year-old modern office worker with a calm disposition, inexplicably transmigrates into the body of Qin Nansang, a 12-year-old girl in an alternate historical era. A peaceful and prosperous age, a harmonious family. Starting with a journey to the capital to find her father, she grows step by step and lives each day as it comes. Stay true to herself, avoid w 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No toxic characters, no palace intrigue, no mindless villains; gradually realizing the ideal life of early retirement step by step.

10. 60 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 20Reads9.2Score168Shelves

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    Romantic love is not the main theme of the story; rather, it focuses on the entanglements between people in a particular era, with the emotional storyline serving the narrative of family, country, and career.

11. 61 穿 After Becoming a Scumbag, I Support My Family with a Spatial Supermarket 穿成渣男后，我靠空间超市养家 Three Thousand Incarnations叁仟化身Ancient Romance332k WordsOngoing The rating has only just come in, so it’ll go up later. ...Yan Shuang transmigrates, and the bad news is that he’s become a deadbeat gambler buried in debt, a scumbag who abuses his wife and daughter. The good news is that he brought an entire building with him: a three-story supermarket packed with supplies, with the fourth and fifth floors crammed full of medicine and books. In an age when human lives are worth less than grass, he’s terrified that others will notice something strange about him 4.6kReads6.9Score477Shelves

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    The male protagonist is a time-traveling character with extremely positive values. He farms, raises children, and takes the imperial examinations. However, the rating might be a bit low since it's just started. The author's writing is fluent, the logic is sound, and it's no exaggeration to say that it's my favorite book of the year.

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