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. 151 跟 Live with Me, and You'll Never Go Hungry 跟我住，管饱 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads192k WordsCompleted A super-sweet, slice-of-life food story. [Two men + both have no past relationships + cozy, sweet romance + mutual devotion + fast-paced + no angst + not a story about the rich] Qu Xiang is a private chef who cooks in people's homes. Before meeting his love, all he wanted was a simple life. As it turns out, fate takes pity on him and gives him a wonderfully dependable, caring partner who pulls him along as they build a better life together, one steady step at a time. Cheng Yijian is an ordinary 7.4kReads9.1Score1kShelves
2. 152 囤 I Stocked My Fridge and Transmigrated into a Book, Then Married the Fiercest Chief Minister 囤满冰箱穿书，我嫁了最猛首辅 Mu Qiao Qiao木乔乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One, and the Heroine Is the Original Owner of Her Body, While the Hero Has Not Been Reborn] Wen Nuannuan recently discovered that her refrigerator was malfunctioning: any food she ate would automatically replenish itself! Thinking she was about to strike it rich, Wen Nuannuan did everything she could to stuff the refrigerator full. But the very next day, she transmigrated into a book in spectacularly disastrous fa 63.2kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves

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   Well, I don't know if I count as a seasoned bookworm, but I'm not really open to new things. After all this time, I've been reading mostly the same old stuff, and I can't find anything good to read. But I still occasionally come back to this novel.

3. 153 镖 The Escort Agency Heir’s Bookkeeping Husband 镖局少东家的账房小夫郎 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted The main story is complete [Historical danmei + mutual chastity + the sweet everyday life of a bodyguard agency’s young master and his clever accountant husband] Wolfdog gong × savvy shou + life in an ancient city + a story about a husband who is a xiao-ge'er. Everyone is a native of this world. No System, no golden finger. Cui Liang is a headstrong xiao-ge'er who inherited his adoptive father’s knack for figures. He was born to be a living abacus. Unfortunately, his adoptive father died suddenl 6.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
4. 154 玩 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 181Reads8.4Score106Shelves

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   Several articles by people who ventured to Northeast China

5. 155 耕 A Family of Farmers and Scholars 耕读人家 Qiu Mi楸米Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Female lead transmigrates + male lead is reborn, no pocket dimension, no System, no supernatural powers] Gao E transmigrates into the body of a heavily pregnant woman with four sons. From the start, she's supposed to sell her children to pay for her husband's imperial exams. The good news is, she arrives in time to save her eldest son. The bad news is, she nearly gets caught by her husband when he returns after turning back from the exam journey. Gao E gives up her need to prove herself and jus 8.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   High-quality farming novels! Every single one is worth collecting!

6. 156 知 Zhiyi Wan 知意晚 Mu Xiao Mu睦小睦Ancient Romance698k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to a fictional world + general + farming + a criminal slave’s rise + making a fortune + comedy + sweet romance + everything handmade] Also known as "The Young General Is a Closet Lover, So Why Does He Keep Coming to Her Bed Every Night?" Other people transmigrate and become young ladies. She transmigrated and became a criminal slave? She had to rise above it all! A scholar? She could have him wrapped around her finger with a snap! She accidentally badmouthed the stern-faced young 1kReads9.1Score832Shelves
7. 157 穿 Transmigrating to the Late Qing? Watch Me Open a Tavern in These Turbulent Times 穿越清末？看我乱世开酒楼 King of Cat Lovers爱猫大王Ancient Romance193k WordsOngoing On How Much Trouble You Can Get into at Work Chi Yue died of a sudden heart attack during a cooking competition. She'd accepted her fate and was ready to drink Meng Po's soup, but the security system at the Bridge of Hel didn't recognize her information. After checking with her superior, Meng Po discovered that a trainee Ox-Head and Horse-Face had sent the wrong person over?! After she filed a complaint all the way up to the Department of Ghostly Human Resources, the judge told her that her body 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🎉🎉🎉 [If you want to read high-quality and original farming novels, you must look for them in the new books!] 🌈This book has a really exciting plot, full of small details, a tight pace, and is not old-fashioned at all. You can read it with confidence.

8. 158 太 The Crown Prince Is Exiled, and His Lucky Maid Goes Along to Bring Him Endless Fortune 太子流放，锦鲤婢女随行超旺他 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Farming, food, political intrigue, a pure historical romance A clever, quick-witted palace maid X a scheming, domineering, deposed crown prince Adapted under the title Rebel Li Yue is a palace maid who carries dishes in the Eastern Palace. She rarely gets to see the crown prince, the crown princess, or the noble consorts. She thinks she's the luckiest person in the palace: her master's anger never falls on her, and the head cook looks after her. She's grown plump from eating well, and feels trul 12.4kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
9. 159 梨 Pear Blossoms, Apricot Rain, and Peach Blossoms Everywhere 梨云杏雨桃漫天 Clear as a Breeze清清似清风Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Farming] [Devoted husband] [Both leads are pure] [Happy ending] Shangguan Qingyue wasn’t stunningly beautiful, but she was pretty and charming. Her greatest strength was that she saw life clearly and wasn’t greedy. Overnight, she transmigrated into a family plagued by misfortune: her father had suffered a stroke, her mother was weak, her relatives were cold, and even the entire village disliked them. Worse still, her mother had failed to give birth to a boy, so everyone looked 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'll build this myself, and I welcome any feedback from experienced bookworms.

10. 160 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times, Surrounded by Children and Grandchildren 穿越古代儿孙满堂 Fishing in the Snowy Cold River钓雪寒江Historical1.2M WordsCompleted It has been adapted into a short drama on the Hongguo platform. You’re welcome to watch it. The quality is good and it’s an enjoyable watch. I’ve seen it myself! Zhao Qinghu transmigrates to the countryside in ancient times and becomes a middle-aged man with a large family of children and grandchildren! But his parents above him play favorites, while his younger siblings below him leech off him! As an upstanding young man of the new era, how could Zhao Qinghu let others treat him like a workhors 20.9kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    A male-oriented, rural farming novel! Super good! Zhao Qinghu transmigrates to an ancient rural village and becomes a middle-aged man with a house full of children and grandchildren! However, he has biased parents above him and bloodsucking younger siblings below him! How could Zhao Qinghu, a model young man of the new era, be a slave to others? Anyway, he has a lot of sons and daughters, so why not work hard to earn money and let his children struggle? Wouldn't it be better to just relax and enjoy being an old man?

11. 161 丫 Little Tao the Maid's Escape from Famine in a Chaotic Era 丫鬟小桃乱世逃荒记 Running in October十月在奔跑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted When Xiaotao was six, her parents sold her to a broker for one mu of land. In the filthy broker’s den, she seized every chance to learn skills that would help her survive, while never losing her kind heart. When disaster struck, she fled thousands of miles from home and turned her life around through sheer perseverance. From a refugee girl to a successful scholar’s wife, she changed the fate of women at the bottom of society with her own hands! (Not a transmigration story, not a rebirth story, 17kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
12. 162 穿 I Became a Wicked Farm Girl, and Now My Granary Is Full in the Famine 穿成农家恶女后，荒年我囤满粮仓 Gentle Ripples on a Rainy Night雨夜微澜Ancient Romance152k WordsOngoing Farming + food + medicine + building a fortune + everyday life A note from an author who can't come up with a blurb or title: For the good stuff, head to the main story. The moment Shen Qiqi opens her eyes, she finds herself transmigrated into the body of the village's most despised woman, the bane of everyone's existence. The original owner was lazy and greedy, with a fierce temper and a habit of throwing punches instead of words. Everyone, from eighty-year-old women to three-year-old childr 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm a seasoned bookworm, but these two are my absolute favorite farming novels. I'm sharing them with you all.

13. 163 天 The World-Cracking Crisis: Building a Peach Blossom Haven in Ancient Times 天崩地裂局：我在古代建桃源 Yu He Dou渔禾豆Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted [Farming + System + Daily Life + Food + Soul Transmigration + Alternate World] At twenty-six, she is transported into the body of a sixteen-year-old girl after a car accident: Her father is sixty and lame; Her mother is over fifty and blind; The most devastating part is that these two treasures had a child in their old age! On the very day she arrives, her mother gives birth to a baby boy! She’s become an upgraded version of Dehua… Her home is in the middle of nowhere, with no village in front o 2kReads8.9Score192Shelves
14. 164 天 Disaster: From the Start, One Mountain to Call My Own. Stockpile? Farm! 天灾：开局一座山，囤货？种田！ Ji Ying寄英Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted This is a farming story. [Natural disasters + farming + hunting + fishing + food + grasslands + deep mountains + herding + healing + a nontraditional apocalypse + seclusion + daily life + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts] Just two people living in seclusion in the forest (emphasis on just two!). The whole story focuses on cozy, everyday details: growing vegetables and crops, raising chickens and geese. No golden finger, just hard work and self-reliance. Warnings: There is a romantic pairin 8kReads9.0Score757Shelves

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    Zhao Yeqing resigned from her job due to workplace competition and returned to her hometown. Soon after, a virus outbreak occurred nationwide, infecting people resembling zombies. Then, an earthquake struck, disrupting transportation! Her hometown was remote and consisted of a detached house; she had previously stockpiled some food, which allowed her to survive the double disaster! Later, her childhood sweetheart, whom she hadn't seen for many years, reappeared, and the two began a farming life in the mountains! They endured natural disasters such as earthquakes, extreme heat, and freezing temperatures, striving to survive through farming, animal husbandry, hunting, and herding, eventually reintegrating into society after social order was restored!

15. 165 和 After Separating from My Good-for-Nothing Husband, My Granary Overflowed 和装货后奶分家后我家粮食堆满仓 The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigration + No Romance + A Carefree Country Life] When Zhu Dashan was five, his father married him a stepmother. She was exceptionally “kind”: from the moment she married into the family, she went out of her way to protect Zhu Dashan. When he stole things, she paid the owners back out of her own savings. When Zhu Dashan beat someone up, she would go to their house herself and apologize. Even when Zhu Dashan accidentally caused her child to die, she only said it was her own carele 266Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book. It's purely about farming, depicting the leisurely life of a rural family, everyday matters, and no special plot devices. It's worth checking out when you're looking for something to read.

16. 166 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 13.6kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
17. 167 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 10.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    Shuangnan is a food-themed farming novel, depicting a simple and peaceful life. I don't recommend reading it at night as it might make you hungry.

18. 168 皇 The Empress Dies a Horrible Death: The Mad Princess Plots to Claim the Empire 皇后惨死：疯批公主谋江山夺天下 Mint-Flavored Lemon Candy薄荷味的柠檬糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Political intrigue + strong female lead + no romance Born into privilege, Mo Xiuqi was the emperor’s legitimate daughter by the empress, and the sunniest, most carefree girl in the capital. She began her studies at three, wrote poetry at five, and excelled at both scholarship and martial arts, never losing to the men around her. The heir she was betrothed to had been her childhood sweetheart. She thought she would be happy forever. On her wedding day, she drank the nuptial wine and lost consciou 26.1kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    These are also acceptable.

19. 169 全 All of the Capital Knows That Father and Daughter Have a Few Screws Loose 全京城都知道，那对父女脑子有坑 Little Wine Riddle小酒谜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and witty + no romance + daily life + everyone’s favorite + satisfying read + ridiculous fun + strong female lead + ensemble cast + political intrigue + absurd plot] (I’m no good at writing introductions, so just jump straight into the story!) Ever since Ye Qiong, the only child of Prince Duan’s household, was kicked in the head by a donkey and lost her memory, The old libertine Prince Duan’s good days came to an end. Other families enjoy loving fathers and filial children. The Pri 399.8kReads9.3Score56.1kShelves
20. 170 宗 The Sect's Workhorses Ran Away, and Three Days Later the Mountain-Guarding Array Collapsed 宗门牛马跑路，三天后护山阵崩了 Black-Eyed Immortal黑眼圈仙人Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Master deceiver + a people-centered view of history + ensemble cast + no romance + cutting off the lifeblood] Si Miao transmigrates into a male-oriented cultivation harem novel as the male lead's doomed master. In her sect, she's called an elder, but in practice she's little more than a workhorse. She handles odd jobs in peacetime and acts as a human shield in battle, exhausting herself for her male lead disciple. In the end, she dies after taking the blame for him, while not a single person in 46.9kReads9.0Score8kShelves
21. 171 小 My Junior Sister Doesn’t Do Sentimental Speeches, She Slaps People 小师妹不爱煽情，爱扇人 Jian Xi简兮Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A small ensemble cast + romance] After transmigrating into a book, Lin Yun becomes a cannon-fodder female character in the cultivation world, destined for a gruesome death. She lives by the principle that she’d rather starve, freeze, work herself to death, choke, fall, drown, burn, get electrocuted, hang herself, die of illness, grow old, or die laughing than be killed by someone else. So she keeps her distance from the heroine, joins a minor sect, and lies flat! Things don’t go according to pl 15kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
22. 172 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 156.4kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves
23. 173 满 My Sect Is Full of Hidden Dragons and Young Phoenixes, but My Junior Sister Is the Best of Them All 满宗卧龙凤雏，师妹她是个中翘楚 Bei Ji'an Liang北季安凉Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted What should you do if you accidentally become the senior sister who serves as a stepping stone for the female lead in a novel? Gu Xia is in a complicated mood after from the start receiving a wonderful package deal: a huge drop in cultivation and a blind master who plays favorites. There’s no way she’s going to admit she did anything wrong. She hands back her disciple token, dusts herself off, and heads down the mountain to find a new backer. Instead, she leaps straight to the top and joins the 20.6kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
24. 174 被 Married Off to a Lame Hunter, I Eat Meat at Every Meal During the Famine 被嫁给瘸腿猎户，饥荒年顿顿吃肉 Immortal Under the Moon无仙月下Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + farming + medicine + hunting + herb gathering + System + shop + space] P.S. No capital city, court politics, princes, or generals. Just a simple, cozy farming life with a small ensemble cast. Ling Xi had suffered from heart disease since childhood. Her father never cared for her, and neither did her mother. After finally making it through her probationary period as a doctor, she suffered another attack and died. When she opened her eyes again, she had become Lin Xi, a girl sold 36.4kReads8.4Score3.7kShelves

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    A story about farming in the mountains, filled with warmth and everyday life, featuring a small group portrait.

25. 175 下 The Cast-Off Wife 下堂 Lu Bing陆丙Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [First-person POV + everyday life + divorce and remarriage] In her previous life, she honored her mother-in-law, treated the concubines kindly, and always tread carefully. Trusting their promise to be together for life, she patiently accepted that he had not shared her bed for ten years. In the end, she was ruined and died with grievances unavenged. In this life, the great general returned victorious. Seeing the gray sedan chair behind him, she resolved to divorce him. … Everyone knows that nobl 877Reads8.2Score—Shelves
26. 176 穿 Transmigrated into a Poor Peasant Family: I'm Going to Make a Fortune 穿越到贫农家，我要发家致富 Wild Loquat野枇杷Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted Gu Ximan transmigrates into the body of a poor farming girl in ancient times. To afford food and farmland and improve her family's life, she has to use every opportunity she can find to make money, despite being an art student. She doesn't seek wealth, luxury, or fine clothes and food in this life; she only wishes for a peaceful, comfortable life with enough to eat and wear, and a good man to spend her life with. 1.2kReads6.3Score113Shelves

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    This is a very special book written with great care; you'll definitely like it.

27. 177 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, 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 farming novel with simple family matters, and the character portrayals are very realistic. The female lead even possesses a spirit pet space, and she leads her husband's family little by little to prosperity, surviving famine years. Those interested can try out the life of ordinary people in the city!

28. 178 女 A Woman’s Kingdom: The Little Carpenter’s Everyday Life Spoiling Her Husband 女尊之小木匠的宠夫日常 Tan Tong2333谭瞳2333Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted Please follow, add the book to your shelf, and leave a comment. One tap for all three. Lin Wan is a modern office drone, working overtime every day and struggling to breathe under the weight of life. Reliable and capable, reserved and steady, and highly skilled with her hands, she takes things as they come and has no interest in competing with others. She transmigrates to an ordinary farming family in a matriarchal world. The family is not well off, and her honest, hard-working parents have more 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A 1v1, matriarchal world, pure farming novel. The female lead is a carpenter, and the male lead is the son of a hunter. They are childhood sweethearts and have been inseparable since they were little.

29. 179 修 The Immortal Cultivation Big Shot Goes to the Earth Village to Grow Vegetables 修仙大佬之我要去地球村种菜 Xu Watermelon许西瓜Modern Romance458k WordsOngoing (A laid-back, easygoing story about happily growing vegetables, with no scheming or infighting.) What delicious food! Hurry up and serve it! It’s so good I can’t stop eating! What! Go to work! I’ve already become an immortal, and I still have to work! What! Takeout! I’ve already become an immortal, and I still have to eat takeout! No way. For the sake of a good meal, I’m going back to grow vegetables. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New story! A cultivator, desperate for food, grows his own vegetables in the modern world using his spiritual energy. The result is unbelievably delicious; they're selling like hotcakes at the market, and customers are clamoring for more! [Laughs]

30. 180 完 Oh No! My Chubby Little Bride Was Tricked into Marriage by Her Husband 完了！胖胖小媳妇她被夫君骗婚了 Lu Qi Jiu陆柒玖Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Huaiyu is a second-class maid serving the old madam of the city magistrate's residence in Huaibei Commandery. She entered the household at the age of eight, and, carrying memories from another world, kept her head down and acted like a timid little quail. Yet she still couldn't escape the magistrate's clutches. Given another chance at life, she is determined to turn her fate around and never end up abandoned in the wilderness again. But... could her background be any more tragic? Standing in her 2.6kReads9.0Score304Shelves

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    Without any special abilities, the female protagonist single-handedly changed her entire family, even her clan and the whole village. The male protagonist, relying on his memories from his past life, found her, and their child is also exceptionally talented.

31. 181 穿 I Transmigrated to an Ancient Forest and Built a World with Beastfolk Girls 穿越远古森林我带兽人娘开辟世界 Man Jiuxian蛮九仙Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing Transmigration to another world + beastkin girls + frontier farming + slow-burn development + homestead management Lu Zhou wakes up to find himself in an endless primeval forest. There is no human civilization here, no writing, no iron tools, and no fire. Towering trees blot out the sky, venomous insects swarm everywhere, ferocious beasts roam the land, and winter can freeze entire tribes to deat 400Reads5.7Score172Shelves

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    A modern male protagonist accidentally travels to a wild forest and struggles to survive using his professional knowledge and special abilities. He rescues a wild black panther-woman girl, and the two rely on each other to build a shelter, cultivate the land, and gradually build their own stable home in a dangerous primitive world.

32. 182 灵 Immortal Farming: I Cultivate the Dao Through Planting and Gain an Invincible Immortal Path 灵农修仙：种植悟道，获无敌仙途 Deep Blue 1024深蓝1024Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Because of the 996 grind, Li Yixuan transmigrates to another world and becomes a spiritual farmer in Lingze Market, in the Southern Wilderness. While harvesting spirit plants, he accidentally discovers that he can gain insights when they ripen. From then on, Li Yixuan sets off on a fast track to cultivation through farming. The hundred arts of cultivation all begin with spirit plants. Five-element spiritual roots follow the ways of nature and are best suited to growing spirit plants. This is a w 13.2kReads8.1Score968Shelves

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    Both are pure farming and cultivation novels, focusing on daily life rather than action-packed thrills. The cultivation in these books revolves around spiritual fields, spiritual plants, and spiritual beasts, and they advocate following the natural way.

33. 183 开 From the Start, I Transmigrate into a Book: Farming and Cultivating in Seclusion with My Clan 开局穿书：苟在家族种田修仙 Deep Blue 1024深蓝1024Eastern Fantasy776k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + clan-building + farming and cultivation + comeback + golden finger + slice of life] After waking up one morning, overworked office drone Lin Qingfeng finds himself in a cultivation novel called Treading the Heavens, Riding the Azure Clouds, in the body of a cannon-fodder character with the same name. In the original story, his three spiritual roots get him sent to the Azure Nether Sect, where he dies ten years later in the aftermath of the protagonist’s fire technique. His enti 9.4kReads8.4Score776Shelves
34. 184 我 My First Love 我的初恋情人 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted I met Yu on an early spring day. It was overcast and windy. He was passing by my house just as I came out of the yard. Our eyes met, and his lit up at once. He stopped in his tracks. My face flushed, and I lowered my head to look at my old cloth shoes, with my toes poking out. My family was so poor that my clothes were covered in patches. Yu didn’t seem to care about my shabby clothes. He kept walking, glancing back at my face. I didn’t know who he was or what he was doing in our village. But a 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rural Realistic Love Novels

35. 185 邻 Between Neighbors 邻里之间 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Urban163k WordsCompleted Distant relatives are not as dependable as close neighbors, and close neighbors are no match for the folks across the street. But life is full of contradictions: without conflict, there is no struggle, and without struggle, there is no progress. Neighbors don’t always get along, either. As the saying goes, a neighbor is like a set of scales: they hope the other neighbor stays poor. 327Reads6.5Score—Shelves
36. 186 全 My Whole Family Transmigrated: My System Can Only Buy Things from Home 全家穿越：我的系统只能买家里货 Listening to the Rain on the Bank伏岸听雨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Sweet Romance + Multiple Couples + Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted Fun] Both plot and everyday life are going strong. Light, funny, and heartwarming. There are couples! There will be a little rivalry for the heroine, but it ultimately ends in one-on-one romance. Expect an ancient-style domineering CEO, a refined villain, a yandere, unrequited love... but the final partner may not be the heroine. Cui Mingzhi transmigrates with her whole family to the Great Jing Dynasty, r 1.3kReads9.3Score153Shelves

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    High-quality farming novels

37. 187 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 11kReads9.0Score621Shelves

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    In the concrete jungle, they carve out a small vegetable patch; amidst the vortex of business warfare, they cultivate golden waves of rice; and ultimately, they nurture a spring of blooming flowers in the barren land of their hearts. [Heart emoji] These urban farming stories turn life into poetry and struggle into a fairy tale. [Winking emoji]

38. 188 丹 Art Never Ages: Painting Beauties in Ancient Times 丹青不老，我在古代画美人 A Certain Nobleman某家大官人Rural Life512k WordsOngoing [No System, No golden finger, No Powerful Backing | Multiple Female Leads | Business-Building | Northern Song, Xuanhe Era] Shen Mo transmigrated to the Northern Song dynasty during the Xuanhe era and took over the body of a down-and-out scholar. With no special abilities or fortuitous encounters, he started from scratch, relying on ordinary livelihood skills and his talent for painting. He slowly built up a business and formed sincere, openhearted bonds with the women around him. He moved betwee 8.5kReads7.1Score886Shelves

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    Three no's: no system, no cheat codes, no backing, all relying on hard work. A heartwarming, slow-burning rural business simulation.

39. 189 馔 The Golden Feast Chronicles: A Traitor's Daughter Opens a Private Kitchen to Revive the Nation's Fortune 馔金记：罪臣女开荒私厨养国运 Yuanzhu元珠Ancient Romance111k WordsOngoing [Slow-Burn Growth] [System Farming] [Food and Business Rivalry] [Historical-Style Entrepreneurship] [Golden Finger] [Everyday Family Life] Reborn as the daughter of a convicted official, I was exiled to Wuzhou from the start. My only resources were three mu of saline-alkali land and twelve starving refugees. Lan Tingying unexpectedly bonded with the Divine Farmer Food System. Others farm by relying on the weather. She relies on her golden finger. Others cook by relying on experience. She relies 260Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One new book, one old book

40. 190 发 Exiled to the Border, the Criminal Wife Clears the Wasteland and Raises a God of War 发配边关，罪妻开荒养出战神 Liu Li鎏漓Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Life on the frontier + wood affinity + beast taming + doting husband + fiercely protective + pioneering and farming + sweet romance + two strong, straightforward leads + contrasting couples] Great Jing has suffered drought for two years running. Food shortages are widespread, and war has engulfed Liaodong. Su He, a logistics worker from the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a maid enslaved for a crime and is sent to become the wife of a military household. Her fellow convict women do t 148.9kReads9.0Score140kShelves

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    A slice-of-life story set in an ancient military family compound! A frontier farming novel, filled with everyday family life. The female lead possesses wood-type superpowers and transmigrates into a convicted slave sent down from the imperial court in the apocalypse, sent to marry a military family on the frontier. The male lead comes from a family of soldiers and has an enormous appetite. So far, it's quite good, with no major flaws or awful family members. Both leads are straightforward and honest. A heartwarming, farming-themed story of hard work and perseverance.

41. 191 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 449Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 边 A Young Wife Opens Up the Borderlands, and Her Hunter Husband Gets Jealous Again 边关开荒小娘子猎户夫君又吃醋了 Making Money for Wontons赚钱吃馄饨Ancient Romance107k WordsCompleted [Borderlands + Land Reclamation + Farming + Sweet Romance + Business + Two Strong Leads, No Angst + Building a Career] Yun Qingdai was an agronomy PhD from a top university in Country A. After accidentally inhaling a large amount of pesticide, she reluctantly bid farewell to her brutally demanding research group and transmigrated into the body of an ancient peasant girl with the same name. Her parents were forced to marry her off to a brawny hunter from the neighboring village for five taels of 102Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Sea buckthorn berries, kohlrabi, and coriander have appeared! [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm] Aside from people from rural areas, probably no one knows what these things are called.

43. 193 女 Wang, the Northeastern Guy in the Women's Dorm, Don't Panic 女工宿舍楼里东北汉子老王你别慌 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban668k WordsCompleted Wang Xinyan is a strapping Northeastern man, tall and broad-shouldered. But because his mother loved watching romance dramas, she gave him a feminine name. After graduating from college, that name got him assigned not only to a female factory-worker position, but also to a dorm room on the women's floor… 1.3kReads8.5Score—Shelves
44. 194 猎 The Hunter’s Wife, a Former Convict 猎户家的罪奴娘子 Weak Rain Brings Flowers to Life弱雨生花Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted [Sweet, devoted romance] [Business and farming] [Healing each other] [Family life] [True love conquers all] Qinghe becomes a condemned servant overnight and is sold off. Qin Xiao of Zuohe Village buys her. One wants her for her beauty, while the other wants a home. Qin Xiao is handsome and rugged, but more thoughtful than he looks. Qinghe once worked as a maid in a wealthy household and has some impressive skills. Together, they build an increasingly prosperous life. Everything seems to be going 16.7kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
45. 195 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 391Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 穿 Transmigrate and Split Up the Family? I’ll Use My Pocket Dimension to Farm and Support Them All 穿越就分家？我带空间种田养全家 Jin Yaoxianyu锦垚尘钰Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted (The novel is complete. Welcome to give it a try, and if you enjoy it, please leave a good review 🙂) [Author’s note: This is a down-to-earth farming story, with no overpowered golden finger. The pocket dimension and spirit spring are only aids. They cannot store people or heal the sick! Lin Shuyue will not rely on the pocket dimension or spirit spring to survive and establish herself in Dayong. If you enjoy straightforward farming stories, come on in!] Watch a modern agricultural expert transfor 2.1kReads8.8Score232Shelves

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    Their logical thinking is quite clear; you can take a look.

47. 197 重 Reborn in 1998: The Hundred-Day Countdown to Life System Activates 重生98百日生命倒计时系统启动 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban273k WordsCompleted At forty-five, Lu Bufan lay in his rented room, dying of end-stage stomach cancer and waiting for death in despair: His first love had died in a car accident, his virtuous wife had left because of his debts, and his son had cut ties with him. His whole life had been a joke! As death drew near, the Life’s Regrets Correction System bound itself to him. [100 days of life remaining. Correct your regrets after being reborn to extend your life. Fail, and you will die permanently.] He gritted his teeth 128Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 被 Abandoned in a Mass Grave, I Pick Up Ten Kids and Build a Home from Scratch 被丢乱葬岗，捡十崽开荒建家园 Autumn Light Grows Old秋光老Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Su Qinghe works on a modern farm, then one day transmigrates into the ancient past as the daughter of a centurion who died in battle. Her father has only just died when her clan relatives, hoping to claim more compensation and military-family benefits, drug her and stab her before abandoning her at a mass grave outside the city. Two little beggars passing by rescue her. To stay alive, she flees into the mountains with her two young rescuers and stumbles upon a secluded valley. From then on, she 13.2kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
49. 199 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 271Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 分 Dumped and Back on the Island, the Ocean Becomes My Golden Fishing Ground 分手回岛，大海成了我的黄金渔场 I'm Not Peppa Pig's Mom我不是佩奇妈妈Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Everyday life + seaside foraging + lighthearted + tycoon] I spent four years fawning over her and gave her everything. After Ye Tiantian got into graduate school, she dumped Jiang Han without a second thought. Heartbroken, Jiang Han decided to return to the island. Everyone had written him off, but then he unexpectedly awakened the Extreme Scanning System. Beneath the sand, under the rocks, on the seabed... He could see all the precious seafood others would never find. Mantis shrimp, moon snail 30.5kReads8.4Score2.6kShelves

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    🎣 The protagonist Jiang Han's life story is more thrilling than a rollercoaster, from heartbreak to becoming a son of the sea—a transformation more magical than magic. 🧙‍♂ With the system in hand, he's got the world at his fingertips; the underwater world becomes his personal ATM, making it impossible not to get rich! 💰 Every time Jiang Han goes beachcombing, I follow behind him picking up treasures—it's incredibly satisfying! 😎 This book not only broadened my horizons but also made me laugh so hard my neighbors came knocking on the door. 😂 Highly recommended for those looking for a bit of excitement in their ordinary lives! "Breakup and Return to the Island: The Sea Becomes My Golden Fishing Ground"

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