Farming Stories with Sound Values and Cute Characters, No Golden Finger, Just Pure Farming 种田文，三观正，有小可爱，不要金手指，纯种田文

1. 1 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Build a Fortune with My Stingy Old Dad 穿越后，带着抠门老爹发家致富 The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Farming + Beloved by the Whole Family + Daily Life + Food + Alternate World + Transmigration] Liu Changning was transmigrated into her mother’s womb. Her father is miserly to an extreme. Her mother is very open-minded. She is the youngest daughter in the family, with four older brothers. The Liu family is dirt poor. Their house is so shabby they can see the stars through the roof... But ever since this youngest daughter arrived, Old Liu has noticed that the family’s life keeps getting better an 3.4kReads8.6Score264Shelves

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   This is a pure farming story, without any special abilities or cheat codes. The family accumulates wealth little by little through hard work, and it's quite funny. You can check it out when you're looking for something to read! [Smirk]

2. 2 早 After the Early-Death Cannon Fodder Marries the Protagonist as His Husband 早死炮灰娶了主角做夫郎之后 Prune Mixed Fruit Juice西梅复合果汁Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted Wei Hu transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor character who dies young. According to the plot, he’s just a small obstacle in the romance between the male lead and his love interest, a convenient tool to show how wonderful the male lead is. After transmigrating, Wei Hu thinks, The male lead’s love interest is so wonderful. If I marry him, he’ll be my husband. Then he kicks the plot aside, tells the male lead to get lost, and joins hands with his beloved to build a prosperous life together as 3.9kReads8.8Score384Shelves

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   The protagonist transmigrates, dumps the male lead (the dominant one), marries the female lead (the submissive one), and begins his wonderful life. It's a great farming novel; the male lead is rough around the edges but meticulous underneath, and the female lead is aloof yet resilient. Superb! 💘

3. 3 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Together: One Husband Is Reborn, the Other Dotes on His Wife 闺蜜双穿：夫君一个重生一个宠 Guti in Plain Sight and in Secret明里暗里的古蒂Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to ancient times and become sisters-in-law alongside your best friend! One marries a reborn hunter and is spoiled rotten; the other marries a gentle scholar and is cherished above all. Grow crops, make money, deal with awful relatives, have children, and strike it rich... From a dilapidated shack to a grand house with blue-brick walls; from going hungry to becoming a business magnate. A house full of children, a loving couple, sisters-in-law who stand together, this is the peak of f 198Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A heartwarming, down-to-earth farming story, without exaggeration, focusing on a simple, peaceful life. "My Best Friend's Double Transmigration: One Husband Reborn, the Other Pampered" perfectly fits the bill, and is a heartwarming farming novel that doesn't overstate the beauty of rural life.

4. 4 吧 One Little Kiss, and the Rugged Man Goes Wild, Sweet-Talking Me into Coming Home 吧唧亲一口，糙汉疯了诱哄我回家 Little Bun小面包Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A story about poverty alleviation, perfect for readers interested in civil service exams and public-sector jobs! [Energetic sweet girl & rugged man who’s crazy about sugar] [Transmigration + Farming + Substitute Marriage + Making a Fortune + Pocket Space + Rural Revitalization] She spends her very first day in another world getting married, and her rugged husband is studying an illustrated manual right in front of her?! What a wild start. Lin Baochu says, “I can’t take this. I really can’t!” A s 4.2kReads8.5Score408Shelves

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   🔥A collection of 6 farming novels by Tomato (a popular Chinese author) | A must-read for transmigration farming lovers! No toxic characters/heartwarming wealth-building stories. Each one is carefully selected and read repeatedly. 1. "Transmigrating to an Exile County, I Shocked the Court by Farming and Raising Shrimp" A memorable wedding night scene at the beginning! Transmigrated to an exile, she doesn't rely on any cheat codes but works hard, farming and raising shrimp to build her career, surviving while stunning everyone. The opening is super eye-catching, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes! ✅ 2. "Planting Spring Breeze in a Small Farmhouse" A combination of reborn parents and a transmigrated daughter! Having been brutally murdered by bloodsuckers in her previous life, she immediately separates her family to protect her child. The whole family works together to reclaim wasteland, farm, and do business. No mindless riches, slowly building up their wealth. The family relationships are incredibly touching and heartwarming! ✨ 3. "Lucky Farm Girl: Farming Saved the Sickly Prince" A heartwarming farming novel! The whole family are kind and caring, with loving grandparents, loving parents, and harmonious brothers. The female protagonist farms and sets up a stall to build her fortune, while incidentally picking up a weak and idle prince. The pacing is comfortable and not frustrating, combining farming and romance perfectly. A highly rated book with a 9.3 Rating! 👍 4. *Transmigrating to Ancient Times: I Pampered a Fallen General* Space + Food Farming! A food blogger transmigrates and picks up a destitute general. She sells sausages, opens a workshop, and farms to make a fortune. Outside, she's a rich woman; at home, the general obediently kneels on a washboard. A sweet and contrasting romance with lots of laughs! 🥰 5. *Space: I Raise a Soft Rice Emperor Through Farming and Business* Space farming and business! The female protagonist has unparalleled money-making abilities, casually giving the male protagonist 100,000 taels of silver as pocket money. When others advise her to divorce him, the male protagonist says: "If I divorce her, who will give me money to spend?" The female protagonist focuses on her career, while the male protagonist comfortably lives as a soft rice emperor. The character setting is novel and super fun! 💰 6. *Farming and Picking Mushrooms: I Take Off Directly with the System* System farming, you can pick up treasures just by going into the mountains! Herbs, mushrooms, and wildflowers are all sources of income. The whole family makes balm, jelly, and runs a shop together. Life is thriving, with no troublesome relatives, just a warm and lively atmosphere. It looks incredibly appetizing. 🌿

5. 5 我 Getting Rich with My Reborn Parents 我和重生的爹娘一起发家致富 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted Farming × Rebirth × Transmigration × Alternate History The heroine's perspective: Miao Sang Sang was transmigrated into the womb of a peasant woman in ancient times. She thought she was doomed to a hard life, but it turned out her parents weren't at all what she'd imagined. It was one thing for them to be super nice to her. They were also incredibly hardworking farmers. The reborn couple's perspective: In their previous life, the couple had been exploited all their lives by their biased parent 9.4kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
6. 6 农 The Farmer's Delightful Daughter Is Busy Planting Crops 农家娇女忙种田 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A warm-hearted transmigration story, with no awful relatives) I transmigrated into a farming family and found myself with a large courtyard and a house with gray-brick walls, along with a few acres of good farmland. The only problem was that the money box was empty. But that was no big deal: my grandparents doted on me, my parents loved me, my brothers got along with me, and the neighbors were kind and united. Bai Xia was sure that getting rich and living a comfortable life would be a piece of 17.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
7. 7 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: I Dote on the Fallen General 穿越古代：我娇养了落魄将军 He Xia Jiu禾下久Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious General] [Sweet, Gentle Cook] [Food] [Building a Fortune] [Pocket Space] Food blogger Jiang Ran unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times and finds herself married from the start to a man with an "astonishing physique." Demoted and sent back to the village, with nothing but bare walls? No problem! With a pocket dimension in hand, the world is hers. She sells grilled sausages, opens a workshop, grows crops, and pampers her down-on-his-luck husband. But as she keeps at it, her busin 663Reads—Score113Shelves
8. 8 空 My Pocket Dimension: I Farm and Do Business to Support a Kept Man 空间：我靠种田经商，养个软饭帝 The Queen Is Live and Loving It女王在线浪Ancient Romance207k WordsCompleted With a storage space and the farming and business genius of the 22nd century, Wan Qianqian was blown off the roof of her villa by a typhoon. By sheer bad luck, she was holding her sheepdog when she was killed on the spot... When Wan Qianqian woke up again, she had become a lowly maid whose scheming, money-loving father had sent her to a marquis's manor. She was supposed to climb into her master's bed and become his concubine. To make matters worse, she climbed into the wrong bed! The male lead i 1.2kReads9.2Score117Shelves
9. 9 农 The Farmer’s Little Sister Has Big Dreams: Foraging for Mushrooms to Make a Fortune 农家小妹愿望大，种田捡菌来发家 Jiujiu Loves His Liquor酒酒痴酒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Mingshu accidentally transmigrates into the body of a thirteen-year-old village girl. Her family eats wild-vegetable gruel and wears patched clothes. They never get enough to eat or sleep, but fortunately, the System at her side can give her a helping hand. She thrives in Lianglin Village, a little settlement nestled against the mountains. The mountains are full of riches. As long as you're willing to roll up your sleeves and head into the hills, there's endless food to gather and money to 1.1kReads7.4Score119Shelves
10. 10 古 The Prosperous Little Life of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻的红火小日子 Mu from Envious, Ze from Munze羡慕的慕恩泽的泽Ancient Romance5.8M WordsOngoing (Also known as: A Clearwater Home, A Rural Tale) [Ancient-era farming / fictional map blending north and south / ensemble cast of locals, each the protagonist of their own life / no transmigration / no rebirth / no pocket dimension / no golden finger / country living / a slow, steady pace] The full-cast audiobook is now available. Come give it a listen! Four different comic-drama adaptations are now available. Come watch! A lovely book to pass the time when you have nothing better to do. Thi 155.1kReads9.2Score12.9kShelves

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    This farming novel is super good!

11. 11 农 The Farmer and His Wife 农家夫妻 Reincarnation转生Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted They thought their love had long since been worn away by marriage. Who could have guessed that a sudden car accident would take this divorcing couple together to an unfamiliar world in ancient times... 3.3kReads8.9Score286Shelves

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    I feel the rating is too low. This is a story about a married couple who travel through time together. Both the male and female leads retain modern life skills while adhering to ancient survival rules, and there aren't any exaggerated "golden fingers" (advantages or advantages over others). I'm currently reading it, and it's very good!

12. 12 乔 Qiao Ge’er’s Farming Life 乔哥儿种田 Lantern-Bearer燃灯儿Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted A gentle, everyday warmth that soothes the heart. [Full-cast audio drama now available. It's great, so go listen!] [Devoted couple + husband doting + cooking and farming + building wealth + healing daily life + slow-burn romance] One day, Qiao Yu transmigrates into the body of Qiao Yu, a male consort, and his stepmother knocks him unconscious with a stick and marries him off to a fierce hunter who supposedly brings death to his wives! He spent thirty years in his previous life without even havin 10.2kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    A pure, food-themed farming novel with two male protagonists; no martial arts world, imperial court, princes, or nobles.

13. 13 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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    This is an incredibly good farming novel! [Laughing] It would be a disservice to the author not to give this farming novel a perfect 10. This is probably the most well-written and informative novel I've ever read! The author's writing style truly amazed me; all the content is logical and well-supported, and the author even thoughtfully includes a reading list after important chapters. It's hard not to suspect that the author is a language arts teacher! The writing style is light and healing, and the educational plot is solid, making it a true masterpiece of farming fiction.

14. 14 谁 Who Says the Emperor's Uncle Can't Have Children? She's Already on Her Second! 谁说皇叔不能生？她都二胎了！ A Thought of Books一念书Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Short drama: A Fragrant Remedy to Win My Lord) [Farming + sweet romance + bickering couple + devoted to each other + HE] Regent Xiao Xingyan led his troops against the enemy for three years and won a great victory, but was ambushed by the enemy and suffered damage to his ability to have heirs. The imperial physician diagnosed him with a serious difficulty in fathering children in the future. The Grand Empress Dowager worried herself sick over it, and everyone in the court was deeply concerned, 17.1kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a transmigrated agricultural scientist. She has no cheat codes or special abilities, but relies on her professional knowledge to improve farming yields, ensuring the entire village is well-fed and clothed. Her side job is drawing comic books, and she even has a regent as the main character! [Laughs][laughs][laughs] The beginning is hilarious, and the later parts are very sweet and indulgent. [Laughs]

15. 15 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 21.6kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Look at these two books, one is finished and the other is a new one. The new one has no system and is purely about rural life.

16. 16 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 10.2kReads8.7Score855Shelves
17. 17 被 Falsely Accused and Split from the Family! My Life of Fine Food Makes the Old Homestead Green with Envy 被冤分家！鱼肉生活馋哭老宅 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life363k WordsCompleted Lin Feng woke up to find the sky had fallen. He had transmigrated to ancient Great Liang, where his family of four was being driven out over a pitiful accusation: his cousin from his uncle’s household claimed he had stolen and eaten an egg. The egg belonged to his grandfather, the family patriarch. Enraged, the old man wanted to send thirteen-year-old Lin Feng away for forced labor. His usually meek father, long accustomed to being bullied, finally snapped. He took the whole family and left with 8kReads7.6Score712Shelves

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    It's great! Highly recommended! [Heart][heart][heart]

18. 18 穿 Transmigrate and Enlist to Survive! I Never Meant to Make a Big Splash! 穿越招兵活下去！真没想搞大事！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical376k WordsCompleted Zhang Ye wakes up and finds that he has transmigrated to an ancient dynasty in a parallel world. The whole village accuses him of having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law, then drives him out in the dead of winter to fend for himself. Faced with hundreds of sneering, disgusting faces, he fights back and accidentally activates a pocket-dimension System. If he can’t put up with it, he doesn’t have to. He’ll just fight! War breaks out as the nation descends into chaos, and the whole village 778Reads7.3Score108Shelves
19. 19 开 The Golden Age of Kaiyuan! What’s That Got to Do With a Poor Soldier Like Me? 开元盛世！关我穷鬼府兵啥事？ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life348k WordsOngoing Lin Feng accidentally transmigrated to the nineteenth year of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty. The golden age was dawning, yet he felt no joy at all. Thirty li northeast of Yunzhou City, beneath Mount Baideng, beside the Sanggan River, in Zhuyuan Village, Yongding Township. As a conscript about to be cast aside, Lin Feng was consumed by worry. As the family's main breadwinner, he had no choice but to work hard in the fields. His family of five had only a little over ten mu of meager farmland 3.1kReads—Score190Shelves
20. 20 你 You Retired Too? What a Coincidence, So Did I! 你也退休了？好巧，我也是！ Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance340k WordsCompleted [Romance included; historical romance; there may or may not be awful relatives (I haven’t written any before, so I’m still working them out)] Xie Yu was an ordinary palace maid who became an ordinary female official. She longed to leave the palace, and at last her dream came true. With the savings she’d earned during ten years of palace work and her battered old bundle on her back, she returned to the hometown she’d been away from for so long. Her dream was to build a little home, open a small s 1.2kReads8.8Score106Shelves

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    This book! It's about the female protagonist's life after retiring from the palace and returning to her hometown. The story isn't long, only a little over 300,000 words, but it's very heartwarming and has occasional funny moments. Welcome to read it!

21. 21 婆 Little Notes from Pocheng 婆城小记 Green Perilla青香薷Ancient Romance866k WordsCompleted One-sentence synopsis: After transmigrating to a small town, she sells wine to support her family and rises through the imperial exams, bringing the Ming dynasty to life as husband and wife build a humble, lively life together. Chen Jian and Qin Yueyuan, along with their two children, unexpectedly transmigrate to the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty. Faced with an unfamiliar world, the couple struggle to survive at first, then gradually settle into everyday life among the townsfolk. Drawing on h 3.2kReads8.8Score410Shelves

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    I really love this kind of writing style!

22. 22 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
23. 23 农 The Eldest Farmhouse Daughter Builds a Prosperous Home 农家长姐当家致富 My Seedling我的禾苗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two audio versions available: one with a full cast] [No spatial spring System] [Family squabbles + cozy daily life + self-reliance through famine + managing the household and building wealth + fictional dynasty + no lone-wolfing + putting the greater good first] What a shock! A young woman suddenly transmigrates into ancient times as the eldest daughter of a farming family, orphaned by both parents. Her heartless paternal grandparents drive her out, hoping to seize the family property, while he 10.6kReads8.7Score914Shelves

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    Two farming novels that I like

24. 24 睁 I Opened My Eyes to Find Myself Selling My Niece? The Vicious Aunt Brings Fortune to the Whole Family 睁眼就在卖侄女？极品小姑旺全家 Call Me A Gu叫我阿骨Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [System + Beloved by All + Famine + A Real Piece of Work] Chen Qianqian transmigrated one day and opened her eyes just in time to see someone selling her niece. The original owner was lazy, greedy, and shameless. She had three older brothers and a younger brother, and as the family's only daughter, she'd been spoiled into a complete menace. She relied on the men in her family to throw her weight around the village, and now she was even planning to sell her niece just to get some meat! Wasn't she 11.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
25. 25 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 31.6kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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    These three books are ones I keep on my bookshelf for years, and some I even reread repeatedly. They're pure farming novels, not the kind that veer into domestic intrigue or palace drama. The overall writing style is warm and humorous, perfect for working people looking to unwind after a long day at work. They're very relaxing.

26. 26 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.2kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
27. 27 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 86kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
28. 28 寒 A Bride Raised in Poverty: I Farm to Support the Heir 寒门童养媳：我靠种田发家养世子 Xiuyun Zhi岫云织Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted Transmigration + farming + imperial examinations + face-slapping the worst sort of people + a mystery about her origins + storing grain for years of famine This novel has no romance, no romance, no romance. The heroine just wants to retire, lie flat, and keep 180 male models! Agronomy PhD Shen Qingci transmigrates into the body of a twelve-year-old child bride. The moment she opens her eyes, she is being sold to an old widower who beat his wife to death. She turns the tables on the scoundrel, ta 876Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A 9.5+ Rating or higher, the pinnacle of farming novels. It's about farming, getting rich, and achieving a comfortable life, while also ruthlessly beating up awful relatives—hilarious and satisfying! A really good read; if you don't like it, come and slap me!

29. 29 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 49.5kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves

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    It's a pure farming story, with no cheat codes, no system, no heart-wrenching plots, no villainous supporting characters, and no scheming. The writing style is witty and humorous, making it very enjoyable.

30. 30 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
31. 31 寡 The Widow’s Brother-in-Law Lives Next Door 寡妇隔壁住着她大伯哥 Little Potato in the Corner墙角小土豆Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted The frost came early, and she hastily married; when the heavy snow fell, she was a young widow. Li Changfeng pinned her beneath a dead tree, his breath burning hot. “You can smile at him, so why can’t you smile at me? He can, so why can’t I?” Gu Yu pressed against his chest, every word sharp as a thorn. “Anyone but you. I can marry anyone else, but I can’t marry my former brother-in-law!” From Li Changfeng’s perspective: The day he stood in for his younger brother at the wedding, he fell in lo 1.1kReads7.1Score101Shelves

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    Check this out! It's a farming romance novel. The female lead raises chickens and does embroidery, while the male lead hunts. It's a heartwarming and addictive slice-of-life story.

32. 32 俏 The Pretty Widow: Yuniang 俏寡妇之玉娘 Tao Jiujiu桃玖玖Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted Farming + dual protagonists + historical romance Yu Niang was the illegitimate daughter of the county magistrate. Because her mother was exceptionally beautiful and alluring, the madam was always looking for a chance to make trouble for them. At last, the madam found her opportunity when Yu Niang's mother fell gravely ill and never recovered. The county magistrate gradually grew distant from his withered concubine, who eventually died with bitterness in her heart. With her last breath, she warne —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Farming doesn't require any cheat codes.

33. 33 丑 The Ugly Woman Only Wants to Farm 丑女只想种田 Tao Jiujiu桃玖玖Ancient Romance904k WordsCompleted [Slow-Paced Farming + Taking Down Nasty Relatives + Both Pure + Cozy Family Life] [No golden finger, no System] I open my eyes in the body of an ugly woman with a face covered in acne. The original owner forced a refined, scholarly candidate into marriage, and Meng Jiuhe is left with a long face, drunk and bleary-eyed after being plied with liquor, unable to voice a single complaint. What? The story starts on my wedding night? My husband looks cold and aloof, but he's got a nice figure and a dec 25Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 和 After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Placed First in the Palace Exam 和离后相公高中探花郎 Tao Jiujiu桃玖玖Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted Farming + rekindled love + a slow-burn romance + cozy everyday life After three years of marriage, they parted ways. When they met again, the man from her past had become a top scholar. Everyone urged Qing Huan to give in, saying that even a single day as husband and wife was worth a hundred days of affection, and that she was sure to live well from now on. Xiao Zeyan looked down at her and tossed over a money pouch. “This fifty taels of silver is payment for the three years you worked like an o 416Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 小 A Flower in a Little Village 小村里的一朵花 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [No Transmigration + No Rebirth + Beloved by Everyone + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Sisters Supporting One Another] Yue Ming is the village beauty. Her parents dote on her endlessly, even though one is a cripple and the other is mute. But she's no delicate flower. A peasant girl doesn't have to follow all those rules. Dare to bully her family? Then she'll fight to the bitter end! As Yue Ming works to become self-reliant, she also supports her sisters and friends. Life is hard, but they absolutely 81Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary people, without any cheat codes or special abilities, dealing with everyday life.

36. 36 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 2.4kReads8.9Score224Shelves

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    An ordinary person, with a baby, enjoying a cozy farming life.

37. 37 和 Exiled with My Husband's Concubine: Farming and Raising Kids Together 和丈夫的小妾一起流放种田养崽崽 Addicted to Writing落笔成瘾Ancient Romance596k WordsCompleted Li Wanning loves reading novels. One day, she reads a historical romance about a marquis’s wife who is exiled and takes a group of concubines and illegitimate children to work and live in a desolate place. She abuses the children and concubines, even selling off the children one by one for the tiniest bit of supplies. Li Wanning is so furious that she keeps cursing the woman as an idiot. How could anyone be so brainless? The worst part is that this woman has the same name as her. She never expec 2kReads9.0Score218Shelves

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    I love farming, I was born with a knack for it!

38. 38 四 Four Sons and a Daughter, Yet No One to Bury Me. This Old Woman Has Disowned Them All 四儿一女无人送终，老娘六亲不认 Rain During a Nap午睡的雨Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Song Chunxue had four sons and a daughter, yet not one of her children was by her side when she died. After death, she became the poorest, loneliest ghost around. The eldest son she once loved most treated her like a stranger. Her second son became a live-in son-in-law. Her third son, who was supposed to care for her in her old age, made his living away from home. When he came back, he had no spare money to buy her funeral paper offerings. Her fourth son arrived late, blamed her for dying at 34.8kReads8.9Score781Shelves
39. 39 乞 A Beggar Fleeing Famine: Just Stay Alive 乞丐逃荒，不死就行 Fish Who Talks Too Much鱼多嘴Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A little beggar on the streets of Sanxi Town, known by the nickname Bamboo Viper. For the first ten years or so, he barely managed to scrape by. When floods struck the Two Huai regions, he somehow survived and, for reasons he couldn't explain, fled the disaster with a string of little ones in tow. He took in children, learned to fish, and cleared land to farm. A beggar makes mistakes, is fiercely protective of his own, and tries his best to become a good older brother. The siblings go from havin 5.4kReads9.3Score674Shelves
40. 40 奴 A Servant’s Nature 奴才本性 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted In Lin Bin’s eyes, Zhou Mingchen had three different faces. One was the impeccably proper man he usually was, responsible and dependable in both word and deed. Another was the servant who followed her around, as doglike as they came. She’d heard there was a third side to him, one that relied on his master’s power to throw his weight around, though few people had seen it. All three faces revealed his nature as a servant, and yet he was her husband... The heroine transmigrates and has the original 2kReads8.7Score169Shelves
41. 41 流 Pregnant in Exile, Then Divided from Her Family? The Father Is Unknown, but the Mother Grows Stronger 流放怀孕被分家？父不详，母越强 Ink-Stained Thousand Books墨染千书Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted Adapted into short dramas and animated dramas of the same name. Live-action short drama: Peach Blossoms Warm the Fields: I Raise the Kids and Feed the Whole Family Meat Every Meal Animated dramas: Peach Blossoms Warm the Fields; Peach Blossoms Warm the Fields: Hot Springs Emerge in the Frozen North [Starting from Nothing] [No System or Pocket Dimension] [Streetwise Commerce] [Everyday Family Life] [Raising Kids] Cool, beautiful woman vs. strong but goofy young man (not actually stupid) I wake u 16.4kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
42. 42 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 9.1kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
43. 43 家 The Child Bride in Our Home 家有童养媳 Long Sleeves, No Dancing Skills长袖不善舞Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [No rebirth, no transmigration, a chance encounter in troubled times, and a family blessed by heaven] When Xiangsui was eight, her father died. A rebel king had risen up, taxes were increasing, and life was unbearably difficult. Xiangsui's mother was a frail woman. Seeing that her mother couldn't possibly raise her and her younger brother, Xiangsui decided to make sure they could all survive. She sold herself to the Cheng family as a child bride, in exchange for a sack of wheat and twenty taels 2.6kReads8.9Score307Shelves
44. 44 农 A Survival Guide for a Lonely Farm Girl 农家孤女生存指南 Clear Clouds over Mountains and Rivers山水清云Ancient Romance136k WordsOngoing [Farming + Transmigration + Romance + Healing + Slow Burn] Ye An'an transmigrates to ancient times and becomes an orphan in Ye Family Village. To keep herself from starving, she clears land and farms, catches fish and hunts, embroiders, brews wine... Just when life is finally getting better, she picks up a burden: a badly wounded man whose face has been ruined. She plans to send him away once he's healed, but somehow he ends up clinging to her. With a burden to support, she has no choice but to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 穿 Transmigrating into the Mountains: A Farmer Widow’s Easygoing Life 穿越深山，农家小寡妇的悠哉日常 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted (No romance, farming, no golden finger, no imperial power struggles, no awful relatives, building a fortune, everyday family life, livestock raising) Wen Li woke up one day in the body of a young widow. Well, she got to be a mom without the labor pains, and there was no man in the picture. Not bad. Looking at her family of frail and elderly relatives, their home practically bare, she rolled up her sleeves and got to work. She led them in farming, selling medicinal herbs, curing persimmons, and g 1.3kReads8.8Score118Shelves
46. 46 村 The Family at the End of the Village 村尾人家 Qing You清优Ancient Romance6.5M WordsOngoing [Fictional setting + cozy farming + everyday family life + slow-burn slice of life] With no love from her father or stepmother, Tian Xiaoxi has endured years of torment. Now she is forced to marry Chen Jiawang, a cripple from the neighboring village. She thinks she is doomed to sink into a mire with no hope of ever turning her life around. Little does she know that the man fell in love with her at first sight long ago. After they marry, he cherishes her dearly. They have a lovely son and daug 20.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
47. 47 竹 A Farmhouse Deep in the Bamboo Forest 竹林深处有农家 Carefree Grass无忧草Ancient Romance118k WordsCompleted After her engagement was broken off, Li Guo'er married Jia Qingshan, a down-on-his-luck man from the village. His entire estate consisted of three thatched huts. Just as everyone was waiting to laugh at them, they realized that at some point those three huts had been replaced by a house with brick walls and tiled roofs, and their life had begun to prosper. 2.5kReads8.7Score228Shelves
48. 48 被 Will I Be Left with Nothing? I'll Marry the Toughest Hunter in the Village 被吃绝户？我嫁全村最猛猎户糙汉 Muzi Ling木子零Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (A heartwarming story of getting rich: adorable kids, sweet romance, and a devoted husband! Stop asking if the child is the male lead's. No, no, and no!) The moment Li Yunxiu opens her eyes, she finds herself an orphan whose relatives have squandered her inheritance. Her aunt's family is about to sell her to a human trafficker, so with no other choice, she has to accept an arranged marriage. Her reputation has been ruined, and people say she brings death to her parents. Her aunt's family even co 1.5kReads9.1Score165Shelves

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    🍒One was rumored to be a nemesis, and the other was a hunter raising two children alone. The two, who were not favored, became the envy of many from their marriage to their rise to wealth.

49. 49 被 Forced to Become the Stepmother of Five Villains 被迫成了五个反派的后娘 Mo Yuzhi陌于之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she found herself a stepmother, and every one of her stepchildren was destined to become a major villain. The reason? Their stepmother had been cruel, vicious, and utterly unreliable. Qiao Lianlian was mortified. Luckily, Heaven had sent her here. From then on, she patiently taught the children to be kind, and the little string beans grew into chubby dumplings. But just then, the children’s father returned, and Qiao Lianlian discovered that four of the five children had ast 10.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing!!! She opens her eyes to find herself transmigrated into the body of a cruel stepmother who abuses her children in a novel, and all the children eventually grow up to be major villains. Knowing the story's plot, she decides to start treating them well from now on and patiently correcting their behavior…

50. 50 见 Into the Wild 见野 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Xia Wanwan died suddenly after spending twenty years tightening screws at a factory. To her surprise, she was reborn. But why had the factory director's son from her previous life shown up in this one? Jiang Ye, the big shot at No. 1 High School, had somehow taken an interest in Xia Wanwan. Everyone thought Xia Wanwan had offended Jiang Ye and that her days were about to get rough. At last, one day, Jiang Ye and Xia Wanwan got into a huge argument, and he 6.3kReads9.5Score1kShelves

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    These two books are great! 👀

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