Low-Key Farming Stories Without Showing Off or Face-Slapping 不装逼打脸，低调的种田

1. 101 穿 Transmigrated as a Pitiful Little Girl in Ancient Times, I Flee to the Mountains to Farm 穿成古代小可怜，逃到深山去种田 Northern Gate Commander北门提督Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted [Farming] [Lighthearted] [Infrastructure] [Spatial storage] [Spirit spring] [Transmigration] [Fictional setting] After a car accident, Leng Jing transmigrated into the body of a five-year-old little waif. The moment she woke up, she heard her original body’s aunt and uncle planning to sell the children so they could flee from famine. Leng Jing wasn’t exactly calm about that. Fortunately, there was good news: her older brother and her twin younger brother had transmigrated with her. The bad news? 12.4kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
2. 102 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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   It's a great story about a simple life of farming and building a fortune.

3. 103 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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   I think it's pretty good, it's about everyday life. I read the second book using a different account, so the length seems shorter.

4. 104 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: ... 30.3kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
5. 105 寒 A Poor Brother and Sister’s Daily Struggle 寒门兄妹奋斗日常 Xuan Yan暄妍Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted Mu An'an, from the 23rd century, transmigrates into the body of a six-year-old farm girl in Mu Family Village. She lives in a thatched hut and has two mu of barren land. Her parents are the main laborers, yet it takes both of them a full day to do the work one person in another family could finish in a day. They eat coarse-rice gruel and wild-vegetable cakes twice a day, and the whole family’s resources go toward supporting their eldest son’s education. Looking at a household that can’t make end 1.2kReads8.4Score108Shelves

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   These are all female-oriented farming novels, which makes sense.

6. 106 全 A Peaceful Farming Life After the Whole Family Bought Their Freedom 全家赎身后的悠闲种田生活 No Oats for Me不吃燕麦Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Family life] [Farming] [Gourmet] [Slow-paced] [Traveling far and wide] Slow-paced! Detailed! Gourmet! A farming novel!!! Not a power fantasy!!! No golden finger!!! A university student studying agriculture woke up to find herself transmigrated as a young maid in a marquis's manor. Her parents doted on her and her little brother was thoughtful, while her desire to farm grew stronger and stronger as she worked toward buying her freedom. After returning home, she grew potatoes and tomatoes, grafte 2.6kReads8.5Score261Shelves
7. 107 边 Farming and Going Crazy, I Make My Husband Drink Poison 边种田边发疯，我喂夫君喝毒药 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted Su Wei transmigrated into the Shen family’s new daughter-in-law in Nanqiao Village. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw an old woman holding a bowl of murky poison for her penniless husband to drink. The man on the bed glared at Su Wei in fury. “You poisonous woman! I won’t let you get away with this, even as a ghost...” Su Wei: “...” No, no, it wasn’t me. It was the old woman... The old woman turned to her. “What are you standing there for? If he doesn’t die, how are you supposed to marry Y 16.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
8. 108 种 Growing Melons, Vegetables, and Crops 种瓜种菜种田 Walking Pebble行走的石头子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The silly girl from the Shi family suddenly isn’t silly anymore. And trailing behind her are five nearly grown boys, who turn out to be her own brothers. The girl leads them to plant melons in the sandy field behind the village. The yard-long beans climb all over their trellises, the greens are tender and fresh, and the grain hangs heavy on the furrows. The neighbors may gossip and bicker, but luckily there’s the open-minded Grandma Shi to keep things in check. They plant in spring and harvest i 8.6kReads8.0Score764Shelves

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   An absolutely low-key farming novel with high grain yields.

9. 109 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   I really think you should watch it. The supporting characters feel so real and relatable. The protagonist can be a supporting character, and a supporting character can be their own protagonist.

10. 110 娶 Marry a Wife to Cut My Taxes? I Started by Supporting My Beautiful Bride 娶妻抵税？从养活美娇媳妇开始 Last Night's East Tower昨夜东楼Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [No System + alternate world + farming + hunting + slow burn + not a wish-fulfillment story + political intrigue and warfare + competing for supremacy in troubled times] “Yucheng, do you want a wife or not? Just say the word and I’ll send one over.” “Then go ahead and send her over.” Shen Yucheng thought it was just a joke, never expecting to actually end up with a beautiful wife. The dynasty is in its final years. Warlords carve up the land, and refugees are everywhere. With nothing but bare wa 26.6kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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    Transmigrated into the body of a penniless hunter, a joke unexpectedly brings him a beautiful bride! The imperial court's "tax exemption for marriage" policy suddenly appears, and he not only gains the benefit of tax relief but also the blessing of a fallen official's daughter. In the dead of winter, he shoulders his hunting bow and heads into the mountains, all to ensure his young wife has a hot bowl of porridge. This slow-burning, sweet slice-of-life farming story is addictive—I'm definitely watching!

11. 111 长 It’s Hard Being the Eldest Sister: I Farm the Mountain to Pay Off Our Debts 长姐难为，我靠大山种田还债 Cao Hehe草禾禾Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming story + no System + no pocket dimension + no awful relatives + building a career + heartwarming] Song Zhi transmigrates into a destitute farming family with bare walls and enormous debts. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s faced with: A father killed in battle, a mother who died in childbirth, a sickly little brother, and a family on the brink of collapse under crushing pressure. With all those hardships piled on, her predecessor had grown sensitive and short-tempered. Misled by other 9.2kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    This is a heartwarming farming story where the female protagonist transmigrates into a poor farming family. She first earns her first pot of gold by selling cold noodles, then promotes forsythia tea and develops wool textiles, leading the people around her to become wealthy.

12. 112 种 The Seed Industry's Rise and Fall 种业风云 Mr. GEGE先生Urban120k WordsOngoing When cold algorithms meet warm earth, a battle over an industry vital to the nation quietly begins. Twenty-five-year-old Wen Xin, an elite who studied in the United States, returns to China after her mother's death and is forced to take over Tianxin Seed, her family's struggling company. At the airport, she runs into young scientist Zhang Yu, and their paths converge over an AI breeding project. Wen Xin discovers that the company is mired in a crisis of outdated technology and shrinking market s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Highly Recommended: "The Seed Industry Chronicles"] When AI algorithms invade ancient fields, a US-educated heiress and a research whiz are forced to join forces to break the deadlock! Facing internal and external troubles and relentless competition, the "golden seed" that can change the fate of China's seed industry is hidden in the most unexpected place… Business warfare × scientific research × emotion: see how the new generation uses technology to protect the Chinese people's livelihood. A thrilling and inspiring industry legend that will get your blood pumping!

13. 113 穿 I Returned to Ancient Times and Became a Widow, Then Practiced Medicine and Did Business to Raise My Daughter 穿回古代变寡妇，行医经商养女儿 A Little Flopper一只小趴趴Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted [No Palace or Household Intrigue + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Heroine Focuses on Her Career and Raising Her Daughters, No Romance + Inspired by Real Business Rivalries] Single mother Lin Chengcheng transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a widow. Her eldest daughter is a beautiful airhead, her second daughter is timid and insecure, and her third is still a tiny baby. She has no choice but to juggle her career and raising her children. She sets up stalls, goes into business, practices 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no showing off or face-slapping, and no cheat codes or special abilities. It's a simple and heartwarming slice-of-life story, perfect for relaxing after get off work.

14. 114 穿 Transmigrate: Watch Her Make the Most of Life in the Deep Mountains 穿越，看她玩转深山 Chubby Baby胖胖多宝宝Rural Life205k WordsCompleted A 21st-century wage worker transmigrates to a farm deep in the mountains of Southwest China. See how the young farmer girl Lin Maisui leads her family up the mountains and down to the rivers to work the land. It turns out that life in the mountains is the idyllic rural dream Lin Maisui longed for in her previous life but could never attain. 121Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books depict the heartwarming daily life of ordinary people farming.

15. 115 空 After My Spatial Powers Awakened, the Shen Family’s Ninth Daughter Went on a Rampage 空间觉醒后，沈家九娘杀疯了 Chubby Baby胖胖多宝宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigration · Pocket Dimension · No Romance · Farming · Building Wealth · Female Growth · Slow Burn The whole village was stunned on the day the ninth daughter of the Shen family was made a princess. Before she turned eight, she was a little girl who gathered wild vegetables by the field ridges. After she turned eight, she became a transmigrator who awoke with a pocket dimension. She builds schools, offers up grain seeds, saves the heir to the throne, opens restaurants, and builds mountain 58Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 古 The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻奋斗史 min211Ancient Romance850k WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times. The animated drama The Little Farming Couple is now streaming. Come watch!) [Native-Born Ancient People] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Everyday Family Life] [Adorable Beloved Child] [Cozy Daily Life] [Imperial Examinations] A chance encounter at an apothecary gives Wang Wei'an, a lovestruck young man working at a restaurant, the idea of bringing Zhao Xiuxiu, a young embroiderer, home as his wife. Neither of them transmigrated or 19.5kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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    Everyday stories about family life

17. 117 一 I Accidentally Transmigrated into My Late Aunt 一不小心，穿成了我那早死的姑姑 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Fang Qingqing transmigrates as an aunt who died young. She vows to help her family become among the first to get rich, and to give them hope. Somehow, she ends up catching the attention of a man who will become a bureau chief in the future. She feels bad about holding back his career, but he keeps pursuing her at every turn. Note: In her world, her aunt died young. 4kReads8.2Score381Shelves

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    Recreating authentic rural life in the 1980s

18. 118 全 My Whole Family Transmigrated to This Terrifying Ancient World 全家身穿，这可怕的古代 Sesame Egg Yolk芝麻蛋黄Ancient Romance413k WordsOngoing [Business and wealth-building + farming and infrastructure + strong female lead + entire family transmigrates together + maybe romance, maybe not + no heavy angst, and no being so poor that even a Dingdang coin rings hollow + System] Long and slow-paced. Content warning: major revisions underway past the halfway point... The Bai family of four transmigrated, and all of them arrived in their new bodies. They found themselves in the Wen Dynasty, in a border region that had only just emerged from w 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Business success + Farming and infrastructure development + Strong female lead + Whole family transmigrates + Uncertain CP + Not heavy, not poor, a whimsical story + System] Long, slow-burn novel – Warning: The Bai family of four transmigrated, and transmigrated at that. They arrived in a border region of the Wen Dynasty, which had just experienced war. Upon arrival, they faced a major problem: they were unregistered! They obtained fake household registrations and worked hard to make a living. The father, Bai, had a business success script, while the mother used the military's communal dining method to get rich. Their twins, a boy and a girl, were a formidable force. Bai Yicheng, well-versed in mathematics, physics, and chemistry, was fearless and made a living by magic tricks, while also possessing excellent painting skills that won him acclaim. And Bai Yinuo? She considered herself cold and ruthless, but she harbored a secret: a system with a missing brainstem, tasked with ridiculously large missions—ensuring the physical and mental health of hundreds to tens of thousands of people? Leading them to build a better home? Ha, she wasn't that kind of person; she couldn't do any of that. Life got better and better, but little did they know that she and they were actually from a parallel universe, filling in the gaps in their timelines. Her father, Bai Dong, was a newly appointed county magistrate who disappeared. The county, a "large" county with a thousand inhabitants, was in dire need of post-war reconstruction. Her mother, Lü Hui, was a noblewoman from a prominent family. Bai Yicheng... Well, nothing much to say. Bai Yinuo: "What's done is done. It has nothing to do with me." Later, the small, half-dead county in the north experienced a dramatic population increase and its people became wealthy, transforming it into the newest prefecture on the Wen Dynasty's border. The system muttered under its breath, "Don't pretend to be indifferent. I knew you wouldn't ignore me." The sister story, "Listen to Third Grandfather's Words, Resist Natural and Man-Made Disasters," is now complete.

19. 119 穿 A Carefree Life of Farming and Raising Kids After I Transmigrated 穿越后种田养崽的悠哉生活 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted Song Zhizhi woke up one morning and discovered she had transmigrated into a book. The male lead took her home. Wearing a cold expression, the young man said, “Don’t think I’m going to marry you just because you saved me.” Song Zhizhi: The male lead belongs to the female lead. See you never! She turned around and married the male lead’s older brother, then began a life of farming and raising kids. P.S. No hidden identity, no general, no prince, and no palace or household intrigue. The main story 1.3kReads8.9Score108Shelves

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    The plot moves slowly, and watching the female lead use her space is really enjoyable; it's really good.

20. 120 空 With Cotton in Hand, I Have Nothing to Worry About 空间在手，一棉无忧 Green Goose青鹅Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted (Food, street stalls, and opening shops: step by step, she builds a fortune and enjoys endless delicacies.) Modern-day Jiang Xiaoxiao transmigrates into the body of Jiang Yimian, a peasant girl in ancient times. She stares speechlessly at the sky and curses the rotten heavens. What kind of awful family have they dumped her in?! Three dilapidated thatched huts, drafty and leaky, perfect for stargazing, moon-gazing, and sunbathing, with all the essentials included. Thin black porridge, perfect for 68Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This modern food blogger travels back in time to an impoverished farmhouse in ancient times. Using modern culinary skills, he sets up a stall selling noodles, snail rice noodles, spicy hot pot, hot pot, crispy pork belly, and roast duck. The family works together to get rich, planting fruit trees, raising pigs, opening a workshop, building a school, and leading the entire village to prosperity.

21. 121 种 Farming and Supporting the Family: Reborn as a Hunter's Young Wife 种田养家：穿成猎户家的小娘子 Nine-Tailed Susu九尾苏苏Ancient Romance143k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to ancient times + no golden finger + farming + raising children + getting rich + a cozy pastoral life Lin Wu was a food video blogger. After being bitten to death by a zombie, she transmigrated into ancient times and woke up in the body of Lin Wuniang, a woman who looked just like her. She found herself in a hunter's home, with a fiancé to boot. Li Qingshan came home in the middle of the night. The moment he stepped through the door, someone mistook him for a thief and clubbed hi 151Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this one. It's a simple, slice-of-life story about farming, without any melodramatic plot twists or overpowered abilities. It's perfect for passing the time.

22. 122 被 After My Eldest Sister Swapped Our Marriages 被长姐换亲之后 Ink Brush Mints Gold墨笔生金Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Farming + marriage first, love later + switched betrothals + contrast couple + business + transmigration] [Available as a full-cast audiobook and comic drama] Song He dies in an accident while saving someone and transmigrates to ancient times as an ordinary farm girl. Life is hard, and even having enough to eat and warm clothes is a struggle. As the second daughter in her family, the original owner is ignored by her father and scolded by her mother. Her eldest sister is fiercely competitive, an 54kReads8.7Score7kShelves

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    A female protagonist transmigrates into a farming novel [top post]. She runs a weaving workshop, organizes a caravan, and her life gets better and better.

23. 123 雾 Laid-Back Days in Miststone Forest 雾石森林的悠哉日常 Castle Gate, Castle Gate, Egg Cake城门城门鸡蛋糕Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Healing]+ [A life like Stardew Valley]+ [Slow-paced] [No cheap tricks, no melodrama. This book is for everyone who hasn't yet had the chance to truly live.] Important note: No CP, no CP! I wasn't going to spoil anything, but then I noticed Tomato had tagged this as “Ancient Romance” and “Fantasy Romance,” which left me baffled. There are men in the story, and some of them develop feelings for the heroine. Isn't that perfectly natural? But it doesn't mean they're a couple. At the age of seventy 3.5kReads6.6Score491Shelves

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    Travel to the Giant Forest and live a carefree, leisurely retirement life—no melodrama, no catfights, just like in Stardew Valley, a happy and healing existence.

24. 124 穿 A Transmigrator's Guide to Survival for an Agricultural College Student in a Farming World 穿越种田农学院学生自救指南 Lulululi噜噜噜哩Ancient Romance46k WordsOngoing Lin Xiaomiao, a graduate student at an agricultural college, genuinely loves researching dirt. One day, she transmigrates into a farming novel and has to play in the dirt every day just to survive. What? No papers to write? Even better! 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a hodgepodge of agricultural activities. The female protagonist is an all-rounder, specializing in farming, but also dabbling in fishing, brewing, and various other activities. She does anything that can make money, focusing on creating wealth through hard work. The second book's appeal lies in its system that allows for instant money exchange, leading her family, the entire village, and eventually the whole country to wealth—a very ambitious approach. The third book's appeal is in the face-slapping of her tasteless ex-husband; the female protagonist prioritizes making money and focuses on building her career. Although it features a system, it's not outlandish. The fourth book is a refreshing farming novel, steady and methodical, with gradual achievements and a great sense of accomplishment. It's even more enjoyable without a male lead.

25. 125 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 67.1kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
26. 126 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 34.3kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves
27. 127 揣 Pregnant with Twins, Remarrying a Hunter, Bringing the Husband’s Family to Wealth and Eating Meat 揣双胎改嫁猎户，带夫家暴富吃肉 Little Brother Jin小金哥儿Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Cozy farming and everyday life + adorable baby + devoted couple + doting husband + family matters + spirit-pet space that lets her understand animals] [Charming young wife * steady, reserved, devoted male lead] Fencing athlete Qiao Wantang transmigrates one day, only to have her whole family pressure her into remarrying a rough hunter! It’s all because her cousin schemed against her, leaving her unexpectedly pregnant with the hunter’s child. Her cousin steals her engagement and marries the elde 13.2kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    No famine escape, slow pace, simple and realistic, a gentle and enduring story. A rugged hunter dotes on his wife, the female lead is charming and intelligent, and there's no feeling of being oppressed. The male lead is deeply devoted and loyal, and the story is filled with heartwarming everyday moments. It's a simple, farming-themed novel with realistic character portrayals. The female lead even possesses a spirit pet space, leading her husband's family to gradually build wealth and survive famine years. Later, the couple moves to the capital; the male lead becomes an official, while the female lead secretly runs a business, making a fortune. Their twins have also grown up and are causing quite a stir in the capital! The characters are well-developed and vivid, and the story is quite understated.

28. 128 抠 The Stingy Landlord’s Daughter 抠门的地主小姐 Hailong Beast Who Loves Fuliang Tea爱吃浮梁茶的海龙兽Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted [Cozy and leisurely + no golden finger + transmigration to ancient times + farming story + positive heroine] (This is my first book, so please feel free to share any suggestions. Those who get here early can become longtime readers and chat with me! ( ﹡ˆoˆ﹡ )) Wage slave Wang Guizhi unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times. No matter, since she’s here, she’ll make the best of it. With the meager assets her family has left after being forced to split from their relatives, Guizhi carefully buil 209Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    This is a farming story, without any cheat codes. It's about everyday life and family matters; feel free to read it.

29. 129 穿 Reborn as a Villainess, I Use a Spirit Spring to Lift My Whole Family 穿成恶女，手握灵泉带飞全家 Little Huasheng小华生Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted Reborn as a villainess? From the start, I drugged my own brother and tied the Living Yama’s fiancée to a bed! Qiao Wan, a 24-karat goody-two-shoes, would like to die all over again. She’s inherited the original owner’s disastrous mess: a hopeless romantic who offended the whole village, with an empty house and mountains of debt! Even worse, the ruthless Huo Yan warned her, “If you lose my wife, you’ll take her place!” Qiao Wan looks at the scarred “Living Yama” before her, then recalls the myste 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No exaggeration, the plot is tight, it's a very good farming novel! [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

30. 130 古 The Daily Life of an Ancient Couple Making Money and Raising Kids 古代夫妻赚钱养娃日常 Zhuang Sheng Mi庄生迷Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted A local ancient couple's everyday struggle to save money and raise their child! The village's most beautiful embroiderer × a clever, capable accountant × their smart, well-behaved son! See how this family rises from humble farming roots and climbs the social ladder! The story of Chen Qiuyue and Zhao Huaiyu, a couple born and raised in ancient times, who work hard to save money and pay for their child's education after starting a family. They succeed in raising their child to excel, and their fa 7.5kReads8.6Score560Shelves

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    A simple, ordinary life: the daily routine of an indigenous couple saving money.

31. 131 刚 I’d Just Become the Villainess When I Was Sent into Exile 刚穿成女配就要被流放 Flashy Leopard豹闪闪Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted (Transmigrates into a book + slow-burn slice of life + female supporting character) Tong Wenyao wakes up as a young lady of the Tong family. She never got to enjoy the privileges of a young lady, but she sure got all the hardships: two hard black buns a day on the road to exile, less food than a dog and earlier mornings than a chicken. With three growing boys, a pregnant mother, a delicate yet fiery second aunt, and a lame uncle, she feels as if the sky has fallen! Luckily, she has a pocket dime 160Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist develops her character discreetly, and later focuses on farming and construction.

32. 132 穿 A Transmigrant’s Rise from Humble Beginnings 穿越小门小户发家史 Little Manjun小满君Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted A money-loving, sunny chef heroine VS a reliable, resilient, handsome constable Just after winning the Culinary Association’s “Golden Chef Award,” a chef transmigrates to the Great Ji Dynasty... Li Qiao’an says her greatest talent is cooking, and the thing she loves most is food! Poor? No problem! With a spatula in hand, the world is mine! And maybe I’ll snag a handsome husband to play house with! Crab roe noodles, boiled fish, sweet-and-sour ribs, caramel milk tea, whole roasted lamb... She’ll 224Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A beautiful young female chef from another era versus a reliable and handsome local constable. They set up a food stall and opened a restaurant. Their heartwarming daily life, filled with joy and relaxation, is incredibly stress-relieving [laughs]. All sorts of delicious food will make your mouth water! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

33. 133 荒 A Bountiful Barn in Lean Years: I Farm to Feed My Family 荒年好大仓，我靠种地养全家 Ehime Jelly, No Orange爱媛果冻没有橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After an accident, Yun Ya thinks she's transmigrated into a Mary Sue novel she's read. The good news: She knows the plot inside out and has even received a golden finger from the God of Transmigration! The bad news: She's not the heroine blessed with a halo, but the cannon-fodder cousin who serves as the heroine's stepping stone! "So what if I have a bad start?" Yun Ya clenches her fists. "My fate is mine to decide, not the plot's!" Faced with her biased grandparents and her greedy, hypocritical 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No pretense of revenge, just genuine farming. Yunya unexpectedly transmigrates and strives to change her family's fate. After leaving her family penniless, she sells recipes, gathers herbs, raises livestock, combats locust plagues, grows potatoes and sweet potatoes, and picks mushrooms, gradually building her fortune. (No romantic partner for the female lead.)

34. 134 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Time of War, Hid in the Mountains, and Found a Peaceful Life 穿越遇兵乱，躲进深山享安闲 Da Yu Er大钰儿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing After I transmigrated into a year of war and famine, I took my family deep into the mountains to escape the fighting. I had hoped to live a self-sufficient life in seclusion, but who knew I would save a prince’s grandson in distress and a great general who had fallen off a cliff and been badly injured? I also adopted young children displaced by the war. With no teacher available, we made use of five thousand years of accumulated knowledge, and ended up training many gifted and extraordinary peop 114Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    The plot is interesting, and the story is heartwarming and happy; you might want to check this out.

35. 135 穿 Transmigrating to Farm: Eat, Sleep, and Beat the Beans 穿越种田：吃饭睡觉打豆豆 Sharp-Tongued Bagpipe牙尖风笛Two Male Leads166k WordsOngoing [Naive, kind-hearted greenhorn bottom who overthinks everything x cold-faced, warm-hearted top who loves to make snarky remarks] A plant-protection student who could never starve as long as there was vegetation around transmigrates straight into a severe drought where not a blade of grass grows. He has a farming System, but its stubborn insistence on following the rules leaves him stuck on the beginner quest. But there’s always a way out. Chi Fan endures one hungry day after another until he fin 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book! Two male protagonists, two systems, the daily lives of two transmigrators scheming to return home.

36. 136 今 Today Is Not a Good Day for a Blind Date [Farming] 今日不宜相亲【种田】 Weiweilan薇薇兰Modern Romance219k WordsOngoing [Veteran Returning Home to Run a Farm x Office Worker at a Manufacturing Giant] [Healing, Realistic Story / Slow-Burn Romance and Everyday Life / Reunion After Years Apart / No-System Rural Life] I went home for Qingming to pay respects to our ancestors. My mom said the ancestors were turning in their graves, and insisted on setting me up on a blind date. To scare off my prospective date, I stayed up all night compiling a list of outrageous requirements: at twenty-eight, no house or car, a sky-h 44Reads—Score132Shelves

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    📚 *Today's Not a Day for Blind Dates [Farming]*: A factory worker returns to his hometown and is pampered by a rugged, retired soldier! ✅ Characters: A factory worker looking to settle down vs. A devoted and steady retired farmer. ✅ Highlights: Contemporary slice-of-life romance / Childhood sweethearts / Turning barren mountains into orchards. ✅ Warnings: No extreme face-slapping moments, no melodramatic tropes, a slow-paced, heartwarming love story between two adults. 💡 In short: A gentle, flowing romance set in the rural countryside of southern Hunan, with a delicate writing style, perfect for a slow read before bed. You won't regret it!

37. 137 被 Driven from My Ancestral Home, I Feast with My Family 被逼出祖宅我带家人大鱼大肉 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yongsheng wakes from a deep sleep to discover that he has transmigrated. Still dazed, he hears people arguing. His uncle, a scholar who had passed the first imperial exam, stole someone's jade pendant and was confronted over it. The family hurriedly held a discussion and made Li Yongsheng's honest, simple father take the blame. His mother was utterly unwilling, but she couldn't withstand the barrage of pressure. Fortunately, after the pendant was returned, the other party didn't pursue the ma 10.4kReads8.7Score871Shelves

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    Two good farming/enjoyable novels

38. 138 穿 Transmigrated with Three Kids! A Ruinous Start, a Road to Riches! 穿越带仨娃！天崩开局致富路！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Li Tianming was done for. He lay motionless in a drafty thatched hut. He was a graduate student researching traditional Chinese medicine and herbal remedies, but after a loose-lipped remark, he tasted an herb and somehow transmigrated into the body of a pauper. Being poor wasn't the problem, and he could even accept being in his thirties. But the body was in terrible shape: its former owner had drunk himself to death, leaving Li Tianming with three children outside, wailing their hearts out! A d 21.8kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
39. 139 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 8.3kReads7.6Score738Shelves

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    It's great! Highly recommended! [Heart][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up]

40. 140 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
41. 141 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 3.3kReads—Score200Shelves
42. 142 穿 Born a Burden? I Get Rich Raising Pigs Through Sign-In and Make Them Eat Their Words 穿成赔钱货？我签到养猪暴富打脸 There's Someone Like You in My Dreams梦里有个你Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, with nothing but four bare walls, I was labeled a “burden” from the start? Zhao Jiu'er says: No big deal. I have a sign-in System! Others toil in the fields all year and barely scrape by; Zhao Jiu'er signs in at the [field ridge]: “Ding! You have obtained [Rapid Crop Growth Technique]!” Her grain yields multiply tenfold! Others rack their brains raising pigs, only to lose everything; Zhao Jiu'er signs in at the [pigsty]: “Ding! You have obtained [Swine Pl 65Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    This is a farming novel that doesn't involve showing off or slapping faces. The female protagonist earns money quietly and only wants to run her own small shop and live a peaceful life. There are no awful characters or children.

43. 143 返 The One Who Returned Home 返乡的人 Zhen Huan from Jade Island玉岛的甄嬛Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted An ordinary young man with no education, connections, or family background, going from the countryside to the city and then back again. We are the ones born in the seventies and eighties, running as fast as we can... The accident seemed to have been foretold, but so much still took us by surprise. For example: losing our jobs... 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Low-key farming, simple life

44. 144 荷 Lady He Xiang 荷香娘子 Zhen Huan from Jade Island玉岛的甄嬛Ancient Romance154k WordsCompleted I wrote this to earn coins. I don’t have an outline, so I’ll just make it up as I go. They won’t approve it unless it’s at least fifty characters, so what can I say to pad it out? Handsome guys and lovely ladies passing by, have you ever dreamed of living in the countryside? 56Reads8.3Score—Shelves
45. 145 穿 I Transmigrated to a Farmhouse and Married a Rugged Hunter for a Comfortable Life 穿越农家，嫁糙汉猎户过舒心日子 The Second Miss, Living a Peaceful Life岁月静好的二小姐Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + farming + food + devoted couple + satisfying power fantasy + hunting + foraging in the mountains + everyday family life + no space + no golden finger + no awful relatives) Shen Anning transmigrates into the body of a country bumpkin who’s considered a fool. Her family is so poor they can barely scrape by, but luckily they all love her, so she doesn’t have to worry about awful relatives. No problem! So what if they’re poor? At least she’s a modern person from the future. Surely 2.7kReads8.7Score233Shelves

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    A simple and heartwarming farming story, without any overpowered abilities or toxic characters, focusing on everyday family life, making it a pleasant read.

46. 146 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 81kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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    ✨The first book, as you can tell from the title, features two female protagonists. The two main characters have different personalities but are very good friends!

47. 147 九 The 1990s: The Gruff Factory Director Begs for Love with Red Eyes 九零年代，糙汉厂长红眼求爱 Gu Yin En顾寅恩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool and aloof top female student × clingy, rugged veteran officer] Lin Lu: a promising student at a prestigious university in the capital. Song Chen: a promising officer with a bright future in the military. After he saves her life, the two are forced into marriage and have a child. Lin Lu assumes Song Chen is just as unwilling as she is, so once the baby is born, she leaves without a second thought. After being harmed and confined to her bed for seven years, Lin Lu wakes up and finally realiz 6.9kReads8.8Score425Shelves
48. 148 穿 Reborn as a Villainous Wife, I Spoil My Lame Husband 穿成恶妇，我娇养了瘸腿夫君 Can Xiao'an灿小安Ancient Romance231k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + farming + gourmet food + lame husband + sweet romance] [Obedient puppy-like male lead, beautiful and capable heroine who isn't an overbearing type, one-on-one, both leads' first time, happy ending] Ding Ling transmigrates into the wife Gu Ming bought for two taels of silver. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees a scrawny man dragging her beloved husband outside. Scrawny man: “Come help me! Do you still want the money or not?” Ding Ling: ... Am I really this bold? Lookin 5.7kReads8.6Score415Shelves

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    No pretentious face-slapping, no awful characters, great interactions between the male and female leads, and no male or female supporting characters.

49. 149 落 A Down-and-Out Marquis’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 落魄侯门世子？正好扛回家做相公 Qin Xiaomi秦小米Ancient Romance594k WordsCompleted (Transmigrated into a book + farming early on + political intrigue later + immensely strong heroine who fiercely protects her own + scumbag reborn to make amends) Lin Wan, heir to a family of ancient physicians, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead's ill-fated original wife. Her parents died young, her grandparents favor the other children, and her uncles are eyeing the family fortune. On top of being dirt poor, she also has a little brother to care for. Lin Wan says 1.3kReads8.6Score109Shelves

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    This is a super good farming novel! The male and female leads are very well-developed and there are no awful characters. It's the kind of novel you just can't put down. The author's writing style is also great, the plot is tight and well-connected. I love it!

50. 150 金 Golden Yams and Silver Beans 金薯银豆 An Nuo Jun安诺君Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Transmigration + fictional setting + farming + no spatial dimension + no golden finger + making money + gourmet food After transmigrating, the heroine discovers that her family is in a terrible situation, her village is in a terrible situation, and the farmers in this country are having a terrible time! It really is a case of fields lying fallow across the land while farmers still starve to death! She introduces sweet potatoes, potatoes, and chili peppers to make all kinds of delicious 1.1kReads6.6Score100Shelves

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    The female protagonist lives in a cave, and after solving her debt problems, she drives economic development in the surrounding area.

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