Looking for High-Quality Farming Novels, From a Veteran Reader With Picky Taste 求质量高的种田文（老书虫，口味叼）

1. 51 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance516k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 11kReads7.1Score248Shelves
2. 52 穿 Transmigrated to the Countryside, I Happily Became a Farmer 穿越之甘心做农女 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted The house was bare, her father was missing, her mother had just passed away, her grandmother was old, her eldest sister was of marriageable age, and her younger siblings were still small. Thinking of all this, Gao Xue closed her eyes. Even after transmigrating, she had no desire to keep living. As she teetered on the brink of death, the three siblings shared an egg, one bite at a time. For that little bit of warmth, for the family love she had always lacked, Gao Xue gritted her teeth and accepte 1.5kReads8.9Score136Shelves
3. 53 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves
4. 54 村 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 The Cat Who Loves Gold爱黄金的猫Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 94Reads7.0Score105Shelves
5. 55 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 6.7kReads—Score157Shelves

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   Beachcombing leads to wealth. A twist of fate reclaims her body. Su Wan's body has been occupied by a transmigrated woman for three years. During these three years, the transmigrated woman's antics are outrageous. First, she plots "my father marrying into the family makes me rich," tricking her father into marrying a wealthy woman, then forcibly taking the woman's son, the future richest man, into her fold. Her eldest sister marries the transmigrated man's older brother in his place, leading to a miserable married life! She marries her second sister to the future beverage tycoon, her fourth sister to the future scrap king—a paper tycoon, and has her fifth brother learn from the transmigrated man to get rich together. Her sisters have all become pawns in her marriage schemes, tools for her future wealth. Not only that, she also raises a pond full of big fish… the two biggest being the transmigrated male protagonist, Yu Xiangdong, who started from scratch and is destined to become incredibly wealthy. The other is her soon-to-be husband, Huo Chenxiao. Although a supporting character, he will inherit billions in assets. The book describes him in only one sentence: "The only outcome of angering him is death."

6. 56 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
7. 57 魂 Reincarnated into Another Body: Dad Dies from the Start, and My Brothers Want to Split Up the Family 魂穿：开局爹死，大哥二哥要分家 Nie Xiaoqian's Ancestor聂小倩的祖宗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Farming + No golden finger + No storage space + Everyday family life + Not a self-sacrificing heroine] Xie Jiaojiao was a wonderful young woman from the 21st century. Little did she expect that one day she would transmigrate into the body of a foolish, mentally ill woman in ancient times. The poor thing had been sick for years, and her brothers and their wives had long been sick of her. While their father was ill and their mother had her hands full caring for him, the two couples sold 14.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   A seasoned bookworm stumbled upon this farming novel, and it's absolutely fantastic! The story unfolds quickly, and the plot is hilarious.

8. 58 天 Fleeing Disaster: Our Whole Family Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Survive 天灾逃荒：全家穿到古代求生存 One Meal a Week一周一饭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romantic pairing + farming + infrastructure development + exile + famine migration, a pure plot-driven novel] Ji Xingran never imagined that simply climbing a mountain would result in their family of three transmigrating. They even transmigrated into a group of exiles headed toward a bitterly cold land. Fortunately, all three family members' backpacks became spatial storage, and Ji Xingran also gained special survival skill points that allowed them to predict the weather, gather wild fruit, 13.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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   These are some of the few farming-themed novels I've finished reading on Tomato, and they're incredibly, incredibly, incredibly good. Almost all of them have no romantic pairings, the kind that will give you withdrawal symptoms after reading them.

9. 59 一 A Farming Life for One Person and One Vine! 一人一藤蔓的种田生活！ Jiaojiao's Willfulness娇娇的任性Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Alternate World + Spatial Dimension + Wood-Type Superpower + No Romance + Farming + Stockpiling Supplies + Food + A Little Vine + Period Story + Superhuman Strength + Living Alone in the Mountains + Peaceful Daily Life + (I love my daughter! She’s happy, thank you!) Also known as: A Farming Life with One Person and One Vine! A diary-like story! A diary-like story! A diary-like story! Important things are worth saying three times! It’s a story about watching the sun rise and set 4.9kReads8.4Score672Shelves

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   Recommend!!!

10. 60 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 808Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Top-tier farming novel, rated 9.5 Or higher. It's about farming to get rich and achieve a comfortable life, while also ruthlessly beating up awful relatives – hilarious and satisfying! If you don't like it, come at me!

11. 61 农 The Farming Girl's Rise to Fortune Really Came from Her Dreams 农女种田逆袭，真靠做梦暴富啦 Loves Cilantro and Taro Paste爱吃香菜芋泥Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted [Farming + Food + Cozy Daily Life + Building Wealth + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scumbags + Family Life] A worker cursed out her boss, then a car accident sent her transmigrating to ancient times, where she became a farm girl being sold. A hellish start: She opened her eyes to find a human trafficker selling her. She had no money and wasn't even registered in the household records. A barefoot person has nothing to lose! She fought her way out of their clutches and was lucky enough to be resc 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I found this recently, it's alright, I listen to it when I'm bored.

12. 62 开 Four Ungrateful Children from the Start? I'll Become a Landowner Myself 开局四个不孝子？老娘自己当地主 Sunlight Behind the Old Window旧窗藏日光Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Satisfying Read + Building Wealth + Pocket Dimension + Herb Gathering + Family Life] Chen Ru and her husband transmigrate to an alternate dynasty and find themselves saddled with four unfilial sons and a whole bunch of unfilial grandchildren. The original owner devoted herself to her children. She found wives for all four sons and raised their children, even bringing up a son who passed the scholar examinations. But in the end, they all believed that an old person who refused t 28.8kReads8.1Score2.8kShelves
13. 63 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 155.4kReads9.2Score13kShelves

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    The chapters are filled with a sense of security, and the whole family works together. There are no difficult relatives.

14. 64 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Little Lucky Charm, I Cheat My Way Through the Famine Escape 穿成农家小福宝，逃荒路上开挂了 The Blooming Season Is Late花期迟迟Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted The Li family has a whole brood of boys, and at last they’ve had a little girl! Too bad it happened while they were fleeing famine… Granny Li: What are we going to do? Our precious little darling has no milk! Jiayin blows a spit bubble and waves her tiny hands: Don’t worry, I have a space and food of my own! And so… Fourth son Li: Ma, I found a nanny goat by the road! Fourth son Li’s wife: Ma, this rabbit ran right into a tree by itself! Third son Li: Ma, I went to fetch water, and a huge fish j 27.6kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves

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    This book is so good! I read two really good ones several years ago, but I can't find them anymore. I'm so sad! [Crying][crying][crying]

15. 65 辞 I Quit My Job and Opened a Farm for Immortals 辞职后，我开了家神仙农庄 Plucking the Moon摘月亮Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + farming + one-on-one romance, both devoted] After refusing workplace sexual harassment and slapping the offender on the spot, Lin Yunxiu came across the song “Resignation March” while scrolling Douyin. She unexpectedly acquired a farming lottery System and resolutely quit her job to return to her hometown. Now that she had a System, why keep being a corporate drone? Of course she was going to farm, drink tea, tend flowers, and live a peaceful life in the countryside! To complete the Sy 6kReads9.2Score530Shelves

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    I personally think it's alright, especially the second and third books, which are among the farming novels that I was able to finish reading completely.

16. 66 穿 Transmigrated to the Deep Mountains: Farming, Foraging for Mushrooms, and Selling Herbal Jelly 穿越深山老林，种田捡菌卖冰粉 Cheng Siyuan橙思源Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Li Xia transmigrated to a remote mountain valley, where the family had barely a roof over their heads and went hungry every day. To make matters worse, the heavens refused to give her any golden finger at all. Raised under the red flag, she had never imagined hunger could feel so awful. She wanted food. A big bowl of rice. And plenty of meat, too. How could someone who knew nothing about farm work or crops achieve this “great ambition” in another world? 6.1kReads8.9Score522Shelves
17. 67 悍 Tough Husband: A Transmigrated Man's Road to Prosperity 悍【夫】：穿越之彪悍男妻发家记 neletaTwo Male Leads2.2M WordsCompleted (Husband and husband + farming + face-slapping the awful relatives + golden finger + children + making a fortune) Synopsis: After an accident, Shao Yun'an, who had been thriving in modern society, finds himself the newlywed husband of a man in an ancient, alternate world. Shao Yun'an is fed up. Anyone would be annoyed to wake up as someone else's wife. And it doesn't help that his new husband is a secondhand deal with two kids! As if being secondhand weren't enough, he's so poor he can't afford 2.9kReads8.9Score324Shelves
18. 68 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Three Women, Countless Dramas 穿越古代：三个女人N台戏 A Lamp in the Twilight一灯阑珊Ancient Romance6.1M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + group transmigration + farming and commerce + military service and medicine + self-reliance and perseverance, an uplifting and satisfying story, slow burn, everyday slice of life] A car accident sends three women transmigrating to the unfamiliar Great Wu Dynasty, where they land in a bandit’s den from the start. Zhu Mingyue: “Watch me make a fortune with two deadweights in tow.” Duan Xiaotang: “Watch me bring stability to every corner of the realm with two teammates.” Lin Wanwan 28kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    I'm going to take these three farming novels with me on my travels!!! Trust me!!! They're super good!!!

19. 69 逃 Fleeing Famine With a Pocket Dimension: Our Souls Transmigrate to Ancient Times to Build a Business 逃荒有空间，全家魂穿古代搞事业 Wine Cloud酒朵云Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted A quick word of caution from the author: The space golden finger will eventually let the whole family enter, The male and female leads have a ten-year age gap, and this is a long, slow-burn story. Recipe: an ensemble cast and infrastructure-building story, with 60% farming, construction, sweat, and tears; 30% sweet family and romance; and 10% suspenseful political intrigue and corruption. Please leave more comments asking for updates and share your good reviews. Love you all, mwah~ In the third 8kReads8.4Score979Shelves
20. 70 做 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 Jasmine Milk Tea茉莉牛乳茶Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 17.7kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
21. 71 穿 After Becoming a Country Grandma, I Claimed the Mountain as My Own 穿成农村老妇后，我占山为王了 Shan Tao224山桃224Ancient Romance225k WordsOngoing [No Male Lead + System + Farming and Infrastructure-Building + Power Fantasy + Claiming a Mountain and Founding a Nation as Its Empress] How does a young woman suddenly become a woman over fifty? Is this a distortion of human nature, or a collapse of morality? Guo Puying transmigrates into the body of a terrible old country woman. The old woman's life is bitter as gall: her husband died after being drafted, her eldest son was drafted and disappeared, her second son fell ill while doing forced la 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending two books of different genres. The first is a strong emotional story with a particularly capable female lead and a very steady writing style, especially the early chapters about killing pigs, which have a subtle humor. It's incredibly well-written and avoids clichés. The second is a romance story; it's good, but it can get a bit tiring if you keep reading it (it's basically the same old formula: the female lead is always taking care of the male lead, constantly 'giving' him attention, and the male lead is always worried about her). I always switch back to the first one when I get tired of it. It's like eating braised pork knuckle with minced garlic.

22. 72 带 Those Days Spent Farming in Exile with the Paralyzed, Disgraced Crown Prince 带瘫痪废太子流放种田的那些日子 Moth Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖大蛾Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A stunning, disabled crown prince with unbreakable resolve VS a fierce, incredibly strong maid + farming + System + devoted couple + slow-burn romance] A Man has it rough. She has served as a maid in the Crown Prince's residence for twelve years, diligently doing her job, all in the hope of winning her freedom at twenty-five. Who could have known that the crown prince would rebel and fail, then be stripped of his title and exiled to the frontier? Shen Aman's dream of freedom is shattered, becau 29.3kReads8.5Score3.2kShelves
23. 73 穿 Reborn as a Poor Girl in Lingnan, I Lead My Family to Prosperity 穿成岭南贫户女，我带全家走富路 Feng Yuli风郁离Ancient Romance47k WordsOngoing When Zhou Ling opened her eyes, the coarse texture of a dry, hard corn bun still lingered in her mouth. The thatched hut was drafty. Her younger siblings were so hungry they were chewing on their fingers, her mother wept endlessly, and her father had fainted in bed after giving the family his share of the food. This was an obscure village somewhere in Lingnan. She was the eldest daughter of a poor family, so destitute that even the mice had moved out. But Zhou Ling’s mind held the world of more 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book seeking reviews! It's a transmigration farming novel with no cheat codes. It features ingredients like five-finger peach, herbal tea, and later on, dried tangerine peel and cardamom, haha~ I'd appreciate any suggestions, and mutual reviews and likes are welcome too!

24. 74 从 From the Apocalypse to Ancient Times, All I Want Is Meat at Every Meal 从末世到古代，只想顿顿吃肉 Commoner from a Poor Family寒门大俗人Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Storage Space Only] [Romance, Both Leads Have No Previous Partners, Appears Late, Few Romantic Scenes, Career-Focused] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Slow Burn] [Light Ensemble Cast] This is a long story... After surviving for ten years in the apocalypse, Lu Xue opened her eyes to find herself transmigrated into a book as the Xie family's daughter-in-law. Looking at the thatched hut with nothing but bare walls, Lu Xue sighed to herself: No matter how poor we are, this is still 12.7kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    "Medicines on the Mountain" is quite unique and very enjoyable. The second book is more humorous and classic.

25. 75 哐 Stockpiling Supplies Like Crazy! The Whole Family Stands Together Against Disaster 哐哐囤物资！全家齐心，天灾不怕 The Caterpillar in My Memories记忆中的毛毛虫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ye Wenyue unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a country girl who chops firewood in ancient times. She thinks she’ll have to make her own way to wealth and prosperity, but it turns out everyone in her family is formidable. Her steady, wise grandfather, her sharp and fiery grandmother, her father with combat skills through the roof, her stunningly beautiful mother, her eldest brother who can lift mountains, her scheming genius of a second brother, her sunny and handsome third brother, her 10.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    🔥Many hands make light work! We can travel through time to stockpile supplies and fear no natural disasters! Time travel + spatial ability = a thrilling farming novel! So exciting!

26. 76 全 My Whole Family Was Banished to the Wasteland, but Farming Made Me Rich 全家发配荒山，我靠种田家财万贯 Deep in the Hundred Flowers百花深处Ancient Romance248k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Wasteland + Gathering and Farming + Food + Business + Everyday Family Life + Building Wealth + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Finger] When Lin Xiaotao opened her eyes, she found that she had transmigrated to ancient times. She was now part of a land-reclamation team, heading south with them to clear the wilderness. From the start, she was on the road. She had no pocket dimension and no golden finger, and her whole family had been sent to the mountains to reclaim wasteland. Their house and 495Reads—Score120Shelves

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    This is a farming story, where the family slowly builds their fortune. The first thirty chapters are about the journey, and the rest are about farming in the village. There are no cheat codes or royal power; it's just the warm and cozy daily life of Xiao Tao's family as they farm and prosper.

27. 77 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 39.2kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    Farming novel, quite good.

28. 78 重 Back at Ten, I Fought to Reclaim My Name 重回十岁，我把名字挣回来了 Zhao Yanning昭砚宁Ancient Romance518k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Er Ya was sold off by her family and died of illness on a winter night. Now she's reborn at the age of ten. In this life, she wants nothing to do with her biased mother, her parasitic brother, or her cold home. She learns about herbs and literacy from a widowed doctor, then shoulders a medicine basket and travels from village to village. The memories of her past life are her golden finger, and the medical skills she gains in this life are her blade. She earns back her own l 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good, I recommend it.

29. 79 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

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    As a seasoned bookworm, this is my favorite farming novel. The writing is good, the style is humorous, and it mainly revolves around the female protagonist's growth story—a complete "raising a child" trope! The female protagonist is absolutely adorable! It's just that the second male lead really left me feeling a bit heartbroken.

30. 80 大 A Strongman's Guide to Raising Kids 大力士老爸带娃记 Chubby Fluff胖绵绵Urban5.8M WordsOngoing [Dad Life + Farming + Adorable Kids + Countryside + Cute Pets + Golden Finger] Li Qingfeng returned to the countryside with his children. After gaining immense strength, he built a fortune and raised his little ones, enjoying a carefree life. The family of three roamed the hills and fields, catching pheasants, finding stone frogs, digging up winter bamboo shoots, wiping out rat infestations, and fishing in rivers with medicinal herbs. The wild pheasants in the mountains turned and ran at the sig 24kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    As dawn broke, Song Zhaoxi felt aches all over her body, and faintly heard two pig squeals around her. "You shameless hussy, the sun's scorching your backside and you're still not out working? Did we pick you up for free? You shameless little slut!" A shrewish voice rang in her ears, followed by a blow that jolted Song Zhaoxi awake. Song Zhaoxi was shocked to find herself in a pigsty, surrounded by several pigs rooting around. Where was she? As a food blogger and Hanfu designer with millions of followers, she had only managed to steal a moment to stay up late reading a novel, and now she found herself in such a strange place? A flood of unfamiliar memories rushed into her mind; she had transmigrated into the book she was reading, titled "The Prime Minister Has Turned Evil Again," and become an idiot. The male protagonist was named Ji Changfeng, a prime minister from a humble background, ruthless, cunning, and powerful. The simpleton was Ji Changfeng's first wife in the countryside. A fortune teller said she could bring him good luck in his childhood, when he was frail and sickly. The simpleton was taken in by the Ji family and became the target of their abuse, living a miserable life in a pigsty. Song Zhaoxi looked up at the weasel-faced old woman before her and sneered. This old woman, Ji Changfeng's stepmother, had given birth to two and three wives and controlled the household.

31. 81 胎 Born into Ancient Times During a Famine, I’m Playing It Safe! 胎穿古代逃荒，很苟！ Su Guo Who Loves Ham Porridge爱吃火腿粥的苏果Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it seems completed novels no longer gain points! [Born into a new life + fleeing famine + wartime chaos + low-profile pocket dimension + farming + small-scale ventures + no handouts + not a power fantasy heroine] No royalty! No high-ranking officials! The heroine isn’t omnipotent. She’s just an ordinary person who transmigrates, with limited life experience, and grows little by little. This is about the hard struggle for survival faced by the poorest farmers. It’s an en 12.3kReads8.8Score808Shelves
32. 82 医 A Doctor Wife and Her Adorable Baby: Her Disabled Husband Is No Ordinary Man 医妻萌宝，残疾夫君不得了 Big Sea Bobo Bro大海波波哥Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, Feng Xiyue had transmigrated into the body of a wretched farmer's wife. Her home was bare, cruel servants bullied their masters, twin babies were crying to be fed, and she had a disabled husband thrown in for good measure. Feng Xiyue beat the wicked, crushed the unruly servants, and took down anyone who stood in her way. She went into business, opened a clinic, and led her children to the peak of success. “Wife, since you love children so much, let's have another 2.6kReads9.2Score310Shelves
33. 83 空 The Beloved Farm Girl Wins by Doing Nothing on the Road to Escape 空间：团宠农女她在逃荒路上躺赢 Qiqi Mu七七木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted As natural disasters and human calamities struck, barbarians invaded and warfare raged without end. The old Shen family joined the villagers on the road to escape famine. But hunger and cold were no concern: the Shen family had a beloved good-luck charm who brought them blessings. Wild boars came knocking, pheasants and rabbits ran right into their cooking pot, and game could be gathered in droves. She knew medicine and had a pocket dimension, and she saved children and cured the sick. But why d 11.4kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
34. 84 穿 Transmigrated as the Chief Minister’s Lucky Child Bride 穿成首辅的锦鲤童养媳 Mango Yuan芒果沅Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + space + lucky heroine + sweet romance: a sweet, adorable, straightforward heroine VS a sinister, scheming hero who seems innocent on the surface] Wen Nuan never dreamed that she would transmigrate into a book the moment she woke up! She had become the future Grand Secretary's child bride, destined to die young, and she wouldn't even survive three chapters! Looking at the Grand Secretary, so elegant and handsome he seemed like an immortal, she swallowed. Should she se 4.3kReads9.1Score562Shelves
35. 85 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
36. 86 农 The Tough Farmer's Wife: The Chief Minister Is Wooed Again 农门悍妻：首辅大人苏又撩 Lychee Snow Foam荔枝雪泡Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted Song Zhaoxi transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead’s foolish ex-wife, married off to bring him good fortune. Despicable relatives, a bare-walled home, and a miserable life. Song Zhaoxi wipes away a bitter tear, rolls up her sleeves, and gets rich. The despicable ones line up to kneel and sing her praises! The only person she fears is the male lead, known as the Living King of Hell. Luckily, she got the supporting female character’s script, so she can run away whenever she wants! - E 8.5kReads9.2Score866Shelves
37. 87 穿 I Transmigrated to a Famine Year: Fleeing with My Laid-Back Dad 穿越荒年，我和老六爹的逃荒路 Sunflower in the High Tower高阁向阳花Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [No romance + fleeing famine + farming + pocket dimension] Note: Don't compare this novel to reality. It's not a documentary. No romance, no romance, no romance. Important things must be said three times. The first novel starring Chang'an and Gu Laoliu. If you don't like it, close the page and go read something you do like. Don't leave nasty comments. Writing isn't easy, so please be respectful. Thank you! When she opened her eyes, Gu Chang'an had transmigrated from an apocalypse, where she had 13.5kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
38. 88 绝 Unbelievable! The Scheming Grand Secretary Is Comatose, Yet He Still Got Me Pregnant 绝了，腹黑首辅昏迷了还让我生崽 The Pillow Is Still Shallow枕犹浅Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Rebirth + transmigration + spirit spring space + slow burn + sweet romance) Craftsman Wen Ruan unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of an ugly peasant girl in ancient times who shared her name. She was saddled with debt and a one-year agreement. Seeing her younger siblings sincerely stand up for her, Wen Ruan decided to roll up her sleeves and get to work! She took the bamboo weaving from her space and sold cricket cages and handicrafts, repaired the house, bought land, and sent her younger 13.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
39. 89 穿 Reborn as the Wicked Side Consort, I’m Forced into Exile with the Deposed Crown Prince 穿成恶毒侧妃，被迫随废太子流放 Yu Baobao羽宝羽宝Ancient Romance162k WordsOngoing (Exile + Farming + Infrastructure Building + Political Intrigue + Special Abilities) She opens her eyes to a dilapidated house, a cold-faced man covered in injuries, and a life in captivity... Shen Qingqing is about to break down! Even worse, the cold-faced man is the recently deposed crown prince, and she is his wicked secondary consort. The original owner was blinded by love. For the sake of the man she loved, she willingly became his pawn, schemed her way into becoming the crown prince’s seco 18Reads—Score111Shelves

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    Exile to farm, infrastructure development to get rich, and defense against foreign enemies; the male and female leads are both very strong, and their interactions are engaging.

40. 90 山 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 107.2kReads9.0Score9.8kShelves
41. 91 重 Reborn to Divorce Her Husband: A Farmhouse Wife Makes Money While Raising Her Kids 重生休夫：农门夫人带崽跑赚银两 Yan Qingzhao颜轻昭Ancient Romance807k WordsCompleted When Rong Qingyin was nine, her father brought home a boy, saying that when they grew up, he would marry into the Rong family and become her husband. The day he passed the provincial examinations, everyone in the village said Rong Qingyin would become the wife of an official, ride in a bridal sedan chair, have maids and servants at her beck and call, and live a comfortable life. Only later did they learn... That Rong Qingyin, whom everyone thought was blessed, had died of depression. Pei Lingjun 1.6kReads7.8Score124Shelves
42. 92 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 71.2kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves

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    These are some of the highest-quality farming novels I've read in the last five years that I still remember fondly. A must-read on Tomato's list!

43. 93 化 After Taking Human Form, Her Vegetables Sell Across the Realms 化形后，她的菜卖遍各界 Casual Verses闲吟Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [No romance + farming + food + fantasy + adorable pets + making money] There's a magical farm. It's home to all kinds of adorable little animals, practically a zoo. Everything grown there tastes amazing, and demand far exceeds supply. Sweet, crisp sprout greens, apples whose fragrance carries for miles, tomatoes as big as bowling balls. Netizen: “Boss, are you hiring?” Netizen: “All the employees at this place are gorgeous men and women with degrees from top universities. I'm clearly not good en 1.5kReads9.1Score182Shelves
44. 94 逃 On the Road to Fleeing Famine, I Thrive With the Sign-In System 逃荒路上，我靠签到系统风生水起 White Mountain Jade白山碧玉Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted No romance! A System, lots of food, slow transmigration, and five or six farming stories~ Jiang Mingyue died saving someone. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a young widow in ancient times. Her children were small, her in-laws made her life miserable, and worst of all, war was about to reach them! How could she protect her two young children while fleeing through a land overrun with refugees and bandits? No problem. She had a farming sign-in System! “Ding! Sign-in successful! Yo 7.4kReads9.3Score763Shelves
45. 95 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 49.9kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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    A high-quality story with a 9.8 Rating. It's about farming, getting rich, and crushing awful relatives—funny and satisfying! If you don't like it or find it funny, come at me!

46. 96 魂 Inhabiting a Foolish Girl’s Body, a Mad Assassin Farms and Raises a Heaven-Defying Child 魂穿傻女，疯批杀手种田养逆天崽 Le Tian乐恬Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + strong female lead + golden finger + reborn + satisfying story] The heroine transmigrates into another body. At first, she’s unhinged and wild, killing anyone who so much as crosses her from the very start. She believes that whoever transmigrates is the boss, and she won’t put up with the slightest insult. As White Impermanence said, with a son who defies heaven, all she has to do is lie flat and slack off. The next second, she explodes! Forget it. Impossible. She’s an idiot 462Reads7.7Score—Shelves
47. 97 雪 In the Year of the Great Blizzard, I Became the Big Sister Raising Five Little Ones 雪灾年，我穿成五个崽的包子姐姐 Qibao Tuantuan柒宝团团Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Empress + ensemble cast + farming and infrastructure + strong female lead power fantasy + an insanely powerful golden finger!!!!] Lin Jiahe transmigrates into a book and binds to a multiverse livestream System. Her entire family are cannon fodder whose fortunes were stolen by the original story’s heroine. The harder they work, the more miserable their lives become, while the heroine grows ever luckier! Blizzards bury the roads. Drought and famine leave corpses strewn everywhere. Lin Jiahe is sh 2.7kReads9.3Score385Shelves
48. 98 全 The Whole Village Knows She's the Grand Secretary's Darling! 全村都知道她是首辅掌上明珠！ Twin Carps双鲤鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Does transmigrating to an ancient village mean you get to enjoy a beautiful pastoral life? No way. Absolutely not. Zhang Zhuzhu had spent years in Zhangjia Village since transmigrating there, living a hard and frugal life. Every so often, she also had to use her wits against her stingy father and dreadful relatives. Zhang Zhuzhu looked up at the bright moon, then down and longed for modern life, often weeping into the wind. One day, a family surnamed Li arrived in Zhangjia Village. The Li family 7.7kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    ♥️♥️A 15-year veteran bookworm recommends these authentic farming novels! You absolutely must read the first 6!!! You should definitely bookmark this collection!!! I really love this kind of simple, peaceful story; there aren't too many extreme characters or dramatic assassinations and dangers. It's very slice-of-life and heartwarming, a comfortable and stress-free read. The writing is also quite good. 🫰🫰

49. 99 农 The Farm Girl Prime Minister's Wife Is an All-Around Genius 农门首辅妻，她是全能大佬 Le Tian乐恬Ancient Romance284k WordsCompleted [Farming + Strong Female Lead + Punishing Scumbags + All-Purpose Robot vs. Rural Scholar + Devoted Couple + Light Imperial Exam Elements + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + A Little Angst] She is a mysterious, all-purpose mechanical maiden, a robot with the extraordinary ability to extract other people’s memories. Her eyes can see through and scan anything, leaving nothing in the world hidden from her. She excels at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and her martial arts are peerless. Yet s 331Reads8.0Score—Shelves
50. 100 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds, I Pretend to Be a God in Primitive Society 两界互穿，我在原始社会伪装神灵 Yu Chenchen玉沉沉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition, The Boundary Crosser, is now available. [Female-oriented, no romance] [Food + Street Stalls + Transmigrate Between Two Worlds + Farming + Getting Rich + Development + Infrastructure] Lu Chenyu is poor, but unexpectedly inherits a villa from a distant relative. Before she can even celebrate, she learns that she has also inherited a huge debt. Her fortune turns into a massive liability, and the big villa is haunted, so she can’t sell it at all. On the verge of tears, Lu Chenyu h 14.2kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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