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. 301 逃 Fleeing to the Mountains to Build a Rural Paradise 逃到山里建田园 Fei Qing妃卿Ancient Romance286k WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine + Farming + Space-Powered Wish Fulfillment + Infrastructure Building + Making a Fortune] She transmigrated into a family fleeing famine. With no water or food, grandparents above her, two adorable younger brothers beside her, and a pregnant older sister, Song Zao watched her family grow numb with hunger and plunged into the woods to find something to eat. She dug up wild vegetables, stockpiled provisions, hid their bundles, and kept moving! Just when they finally reached a place 841Reads8.3Score109Shelves

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   I recommend watching this when you're bored.

2. 302 农 The Widow from the Farm Has a System, Grows Rich Through Farming, and Wins the Whole Village’s Love 农门寡妇有系统，种地致富全村宠 Ye Ping'an叶平安Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yunchu is a restaurant owner with a specialty food shop, and somehow she’s transmigrated! Well, transmigration is one thing! Her family has no money? I can live with that. She finds out she’s a widow? I can live with that. But! Why does she have four children? Other people transmigrate into the bodies of young women, but she ends up a widow with four kids? Huh? Looks like heaven hasn’t treated her too badly after all! She even comes with a System! This System can buy things, farm, raise lives 31Reads6.3Score—Shelves
3. 303 农 The Farm Girl Flees into the Mountains, but the System Abandons Her Halfway 农家女逃进深山，系统却半途跑路 You Hai宥海Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted (Original title: A Farm Girl Flees into the Mountains, but Her System Abandons Her Along the Way) [No romance + farming + cunning + stockpiling supplies + fiercely protective + no saintly heroine + no princes or generals] Fu Lianxue has had a hard life. When she was five, her mother caught her father in bed with another woman and took her own life in shame. Her stepmother beat and berated her, while her father and the entire village turned a blind eye. At last, when she turned fifteen and got he 1.5kReads8.6Score154Shelves
4. 304 团 The Beloved Little Foodie Sets Up a Stall on the Run from Famine 团宠小吃货，逃荒路上摆地摊 Wang Xiaoyu王小渔Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Fleeing Famine + Both Leads Chaste + Sweet Romance + No Angst] Mi Luo was a little stunned! She was a professional food taster, and she’d actually eaten herself to death! She felt like heaven was playing a joke on her. Otherwise, why would she, after eating herself to death, transmigrate to a godforsaken place and be reborn in the body of a ten-year-old girl who had starved to death...? She felt cheated. Heaven claimed it had found her a good family, but this was a famine, 940Reads9.0Score100Shelves
5. 305 穿 I Became a Horrible Mother-in-Law, and Now I Earn Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Day 穿成极品恶婆婆，每天赚二十万两 Cicadas Chirp at Midnight半夜鸣蝉Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Farming, Feel-Good, Adorable Kids, No Romance] Meng Ying died in the apocalypse and opened her eyes to find herself transmigrated into a 32-year-old peasant woman in ancient Osmanthus Village. A single young woman had skipped straight past marriage and childbirth, becoming a mother-in-law with three sons and a daughter. Though it was quite a leap, she was still pretty satisfied to have escaped the despairing world of the apocalypse. The peasant woman had been a piece of work 1.1kReads8.5Score101Shelves
6. 306 七 The Seven Stars Transmigrated: The Marquis’s Daughter Farms Her Way to Winning Over the God of Coastal Defense 七星穿越，侯女种田拿下海防战神 Jin Ruoyun金若允Ancient Romance166k WordsOngoing Group transmigration + legitimate daughter of a noble marquis's household + agricultural science and farming + devoted one-on-one romance + light political intrigue Ning Zhao looks up and sees Ling Gu standing in a parasol tree. She asks in confusion, “General, what are you doing up there?” The General Who Pacifies the North, once commanding a powerful coastal defense force and slaughtering pirates like a wrathful demon, lowers his head. For once, he is disarmingly sincere and at a loss for wor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead is a modern agricultural scientist who desperately wants to travel to ancient times to farm, and she actually does! It's hilarious! The male lead is incredibly innocent yet very proactive; he proposes the very next day after entering her room. [Laughs] I absolutely love the character designs. This is a group-transmigration ancient romance novel where seven modern people come to ancient times to change the world. [Shy] It's great! (✧∀✧) Each character is unique, and they are all forced to travel to ancient times to start farming.

7. 307 魂 Her Soul in an Old Farmer’s Wife: Selling Tofu to Repay Debts 魂穿老农妇，还债卖豆腐 Homebody King宅大王Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted If you were a modern young woman who suddenly transmigrated into the body of a fifty-year-old peasant woman in ancient times, what would you do? Zheng Qinglang is facing exactly that predicament. Overnight, her age doubled and her seniority in the family jumped two generations. Still, she takes it in stride. After all, her previous life had already “ended,” so being able to live again with her memories intact is a clear win. But every gain comes with a cost. She’s gained a new lease on life, but 561Reads8.7Score102Shelves
8. 308 卖 Sell Her to the Mountain God? The Miao Healer Strikes It Rich and Builds a Mansion 卖她祭山神？苗疆医女暴富盖大房 Yun Li云璃Ancient Romance132k WordsOngoing Qiao You Ning, a Miao healer, transmigrates and becomes the despised, mute granddaughter of the Qiao family. Her biased grandparents want to sell her to appease the mountain god? Well, it looks like this family’s rules need a serious overhaul! With a magical Gu-worm space at her fingertips, should she be afraid of this bunch of awful relatives? She takes on her biased grandparents, kicks her vicious aunt, and whacks her bizarre third uncle with a stick. Her parasitic cousins, too, all get what’s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Hey everyone, check this out! This farming novel is really down-to-earth. The female lead is clear-headed and not a saint. She farms, hunts, gathers herbs and mushrooms, gets rich, builds a big house, and beats up her awful relatives. It's heartwarming and funny, with well-developed and vivid characters. It's definitely worth reading! The male lead is deeply devoted and the romance between the leads is slow and steady. This is truly a great book, a must-read!

9. 309 农 Man Cao, the Farm Girl 农女蔓草 A Meal's Worth of Friendship一饭之交Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted [Fictional setting + Farming + No space + No System] At twenty, Jiang Mancang was diagnosed with terminal cancer. A year later, on her twenty-first birthday, she died and transmigrated into the body of a farming girl. Seeing her father with a severed hand, her mentally disabled younger brother, her mother reduced to skin and bones, and her little sister still in swaddling clothes, she couldn’t help stepping forward to shield them from the pack of wolves at their door. After the family split up, 493Reads8.5Score106Shelves
10. 310 穿 I Became the Wicked Wife of an Exiled Convict 穿成流放罪臣的恶毒妻 The Moon's Short Circuit月亮短路Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted Low rating because it just launched! Song Zhiyi opens her eyes and finds herself inside an angsty historical romance novel. She has become the wicked wife who steals all her husband’s life-saving food, elopes with the escort officer, and eventually gets drowned in a pig cage. Beside her lies the male lead, Shen Jinghan, former Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, burning with a fever of 40 degrees and with blackened wounds. Across from her sits the escort officer, Zhao Hu, with yellow teeth and a lee 24.8kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
11. 311 我 I'm a Blessing to My Husband and Family, and My Horrible Relatives Can Only Seethe with Jealousy 我旺夫旺家极品亲戚只能妒忌恨 Walking Alone at Midnight深夜独行Ancient Romance508k WordsOngoing She lacked the competence of other transmigrators and the basic life skills they were supposed to have. She had never even used a traditional stove... And so Yu Mingyue became one of the transmigration army. She had just passed the civil service exam! Her stable, happy life... was gone! She was so frustrated! So she wanted to pick a fight with the heavens, the earth, and even the air! She decided to see whether she had a golden finger. She had to survive! It seemed she didn't have one, but also 3.2kReads8.2Score280Shelves

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    I discovered yesterday that I finished reading it in one go. It's not finished yet, but the content is solid and not superficial. It's not the kind of show that's just for the sake of being entertaining, and the characters' actions are quite logical.

12. 312 侯 The Marquis's Wet Nurse Returns to the Countryside 侯府奶娘归田记 Every Pen Name Is Already Taken全是笔名已存在Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Zhao Nuan died unexpectedly while helping with flood relief. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had transmigrated into the body of another Zhao Nuan in an imaginary ancient dynasty. The ancient Zhao Nuan had also just survived a flood, and everyone in her family was dead except for her and her daughter. After escaping with her life, Zhao Nuan joined the refugees heading to the capital, carrying the original owner’s not-yet-one-month-old daughter. Along the way, she saw corpses strewn every 17.1kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into another body, faces childbirth, and flees with her infant son.

13. 313 寡 The Widow’s Brother-in-Law Lives Next Door 寡妇隔壁住着她大伯哥 Little Potato in the Corner墙角小土豆Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted The frost came early, and she hastily married; when the heavy snow fell, she was a young widow. Li Changfeng pinned her beneath a dead tree, his breath burning hot. “You can smile at him, so why can’t you smile at me? He can, so why can’t I?” Gu Yu pressed against his chest, every word sharp as a thorn. “Anyone but you. I can marry anyone else, but I can’t marry my former brother-in-law!” From Li Changfeng’s perspective: The day he stood in for his younger brother at the wedding, he fell in lo 1.2kReads7.1Score101Shelves

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    Just by looking at the title, you know it's worth checking out. [Smirk]

14. 314 医 A Medical Dispute Turns Deadly: I Transmigrate to Ancient Times and Defy Fate 医闹夺命，穿越古代逆天翻盘 Dusty Script落灰剧本Ancient Romance368k WordsOngoing After becoming the victim of a violent medical dispute, a top medical doctoral student dies unexpectedly. In a single moment, her soul transmigrates into the body of a lowly girl in a feudal society, bullied and exploited by her entire family. She starts out surrounded by one desperate predicament after another. A disastrous start? No, the peerless divine physician has returned in force! Armed with the finest of modern medical knowledge, she meets a reclusive miracle doctor, becomes his apprenti 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A young girl who survived a fall from a cliff suddenly regained her medical skills. The villagers initially disbelieved her, until she saved a woman in difficult childbirth, suppressed a rampant plague, and persuaded the bandits of Black Tiger Mountain to become farmers. Later, she went to the capital to answer the imperial edict, and the Imperial Medical Academy said she was still a baby. She then effortlessly pulled the emperor from his bed. Unlike typical farming novels...

15. 315 山 The Family at the Foot of the Mountain 山下人家 Secretly in Love with the Other Shore Flower暗恋彼岸花Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted Big news swept through the little mountain village. They said Su Zi of the Su family had been jilted, and in her shame had hanged herself from a crooked tree by the mountain. Luckily, the village’s only hunter saved her. But because another man had touched her, the barely surviving Su Zi had no choice but to marry the hunter, Li Qingshan. Some villagers secretly felt sorry for her, while others took pleasure in her misfortune. They all said Li Qingshan had been born under an unlucky star. His mo 1kReads8.9Score104Shelves

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    I recommend these three books 1. A short story that is simple, plain, and flows gently like a stream. 2. Books on social skills and interpersonal relationships for adults and children 3. Damu was a brave and wise father.

16. 316 穿 Transmigrated to a Year of Famine, I Spend Money to Keep the Villagers Alive 穿越荒年，我靠给村民花钱续命 Jiang Taoli姜桃李Ancient Romance309k WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + farming + fleeing famine + food + pampered by everyone + getting rich + a little development and construction + romance + devoted male lead] [The heroine loves eating, can’t do laundry or cooking, but she’s the best at fighting and robbing] [The heroine transmigrated twice and has only lost her memories. She’ll remember eventually] Chen Shuangyue, a top powerhouse in the apocalypse, transmigrates into an ancient farming family. She opens her eyes to find her weak mother-in-law 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is all action and no talk; she starts by grabbing houses and money, her mother-in-law leads the way in divorcing her husband, and everyone else is just a tool for her to survive. She's the darling of the group, and it's guaranteed to be good. Please take a look!

17. 317 农 The Farm Girl's Skewer Shop 农家有女串串香 Still Lingyue依然灵月Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted In Tianshan Village, the Luo family had three sons, and all their children were girls, making them the laughingstock of the village. Granny Luo was made of stern stuff, though, and gritted her teeth as she raised all her granddaughters into capable adults. Ten years east of the river, ten years west: the Luo girls, once looked down on, have now become the most sought-after young women around! Luo Qingqing, the most outstanding of the Luo girls, wonders what sort of husband she should find. 533Reads8.8Score104Shelves
18. 318 一 Four Babies at Once: The Ascetic Prince Falls in Love 一胎四宝：清修王爷动了春心 Young Master Dan公子丹Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted [Pocket space + lucky charm + ability to speak with animals + photographic memory + abstinent royal uncle] Jiang Wancheng transmigrates, and not only does she inherit none of the original owner’s memories, she also gives birth to quadruplets on the very day she arrives: three boys and a girl. Looking at the four children and the unfamiliar Great Zhou Kingdom, Jiang Wancheng feels a little panicked. Fortunately, the farm she ran in her previous life has transmigrated with her, so raising four kid 1.7kReads9.0Score288Shelves
19. 319 远 Ancient-Era Farming 远古种田记 Chasing the Moon Through the Nebula星云逐月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + transmigration + bold and spirited + building a career] Military doctor Chu You could not withstand the brutal training. When she opened her eyes again, she had become Lieyang, daughter of the chief of an ancient tribe. As the youngest daughter, she was adored by her parents, but in these hard times of hunger and scarcity, her older siblings saw her as a rival. Lieyang was not afraid in the least. She did whatever it took to succeed her father as chief, and was just getting 1.1kReads8.2Score151Shelves
20. 320 赶 Hunting in the Mountains to Protect My Family 赶山打猎守护一家 Three-Minute Passionlove三分热度loveUrban2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, she heads into the mountains to hunt and protect her family. That winter, her family was torn apart, and the little shadow who used to follow her everywhere was gone forever. Now she's back, and she won't let this life be filled with regrets... 47.8kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves

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    Adorable Kids Series: Hong Tianbao is reborn before the Reform and Opening Up period. In this second life, he saves his younger sister, Xiaogeda, hunts in the mountains to protect his family, leads them to prosperity, and enjoys a leisurely and carefree life in the rural Northeast. (Catching the sea...)

21. 321 不 I'm Done Competing. I'm Going Home to Explore the Mountains and Seas 不卷了，回去看山海 Kai Wuwu开呜呜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted All that hard work gets you nowhere, and then you get laid off? By the time you regret it, I’ll be lying flat by the sea, feeling the breeze, watching the sunset, and feasting on seafood. I’ll watch the wind brush my face and the willows droop along the riverbank, and listen to raindrops patter from the eaves. 10.3kReads8.4Score572Shelves
22. 322 分 After the Family Split! Big Sister Takes Charge, Flaunting Meat Until Her Grandparents' Family Cries with Envy 分家后！长姐掌家炫肉馋哭爷奶家 Lady Fortune财贵人Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted (Farming + no System + no pocket dimension + building from nothing + family life + food + rugged hero + doted on by everyone + building a business and getting rich + a touch of ensemble cast) Su Qiao'er opened her eyes and found she had transmigrated. She had become the quiet, taciturn eldest daughter of a farming family. Her mother had died not long ago, and the family had just split up. Then, while fighting with Granny Su over the box her mother had left behind, she hit the back of her head an 1.2kReads8.1Score166Shelves

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    I recommend this book; it's pretty good. It doesn't have any overpowered plot devices; it's just a simple, heartwarming story of life.

23. 323 童 As a Child Bride, I Encouraged My Husband to Take the Imperial Examination 童养媳的我怂恿夫君科举 Cheng Xin承昕Ancient Romance537k WordsCompleted [Farming] [Imperial Examinations] [Family Life] [Both Leads Are Chaste] [Fleeing Disaster in a Famine Year] [Love Grows Over Time] Xia Zhi transmigrated after dying from three nights of working overtime. When she woke up, she found she’d been sold to a family as a child bride, and her husband was a newborn baby. Well, since Xia Zhi had never been in love in her previous life, she took on the task of raising a child. Fortunately, she had accumulated plenty of knowledge in her previous life, which 5.9kReads8.1Score622Shelves

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    The first book features a dual transmigration story: the female lead is a modern medical professional (PhD), and the male lead is a cunning eunuch from ancient times. The female lead is his childhood sweetheart. It's a slice-of-life story, a slow and steady romance, full of warmth and affection that blossoms over time. It's a farming story with elements of escaping famine (deep in the mountains) and scientific expeditions. It's inspirational, 1v1, and quite enjoyable. The second book is currently being serialized; it also features a slow and steady romance and no cheat codes.

24. 324 当 When She Comes of Age 当她长熟时 Huilin Ah惠林啊Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Beautiful and Alluring Young Bride] In this day and age, people still marry off brides to bring good fortune to the dying? A bride sent to bring good fortune, and a husband on the brink of death. Hu Juan raised her head and met her mother-in-law's eyes. "Mom, how about you discuss it with the village chief?" Li Xiuying's expression changed instantly. "The village chief? What are you getting at?" Hu Juan didn't flinch. "Mom, I know everything. About that night." Li Xiuying's face turned from red 5.5kReads7.9Score456Shelves

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    This one meets the requirements, so go ahead and read it.

25. 325 穿 I Transmigrate to Ancient Times with a Life Not Worth a Dime 穿越古代烂命一条 Just Having a Couple of Drinks没事喝两口Historical319k WordsCompleted If you don't like it, don't force yourself. Just pick another book. No nitpickers or self-righteous do-gooders. I've heard enough stories about goody-goodies and don't want to hear any more. I want to try writing one myself. This is my first time writing a novel, so I hope you'll support me and give it a chance. 2.5kReads6.6Score169Shelves

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    How about this?

26. 326 靠 From Farming to Female Chancellor: My Brother Made the First Move 靠种田官拜女相：是兄长先勾我的 Cheng Xin承昕Ancient Romance151k WordsOngoing A heroine who never lets anyone push her around + farming + family squabbles + love that grows over time + both leads are chaste Unrelated by blood, fake brother and sister * deliberate seduction Xu Suier, who transmigrated from the modern world, wakes to hear that she is about to be carried off and abandoned on a burial hill. Before long, her stepmother, Madam Lin, dies in childbirth along with the baby. Her paternal grandparents and uncles demand the return of the family’s fields, claiming tha —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 327 假 The Fake Heiress Refuses to Be a Concubine, Stockpiling Grain to Survive the Famine 假千金拒绝做妾，囤粮满仓度荒年 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Transmigrate + farming + miracle doctor + chief minister + sweet romance + devoted couple] Song Yuntang, a genius doctor, transmigrates into the body of the fake heiress who was sent back to her home village by the Lin family three years ago. As soon as she transmigrates, her second aunt urges her parents to send her off as a concubine to the wealthy landlord’s grown son in a neighboring village. “I won’t accept this marriage. Whoever wants to marry him can do it!” Song 10.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    "I refuse to accept this marriage!" In the face of famine and despair, Song Yuntang refused a marriage proposal to save herself. She returned to her medical skills, used the situation to establish her authority, and amassed wealth by stockpiling grain during droughts and locust plagues. Those who once looked down on her and couldn't reach her now had to depend on her. This is the true satisfaction of a powerful female lead!

28. 328 带 Fleeing Famine with My Family and a Space Full of Grain 带着全家去逃荒，我有空间满仓粮 Bai Yi Yi柏一意Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine] [Space] [Everyone's Darling] [Feel-Good Story] [Making a Fortune] [Later: Nation-Building] Du Youling was originally a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from a farming village in ancient times. Born with extraordinary good fortune, she was nevertheless killed in her previous life after her cousin stole her luck. In this life, she has returned with a max-level System! The story opens with a drought, forcing her family to flee. Whether it's drought, locusts, or snow, this lucky littl 6.9kReads9.0Score659Shelves

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    This one! A gentle, heartwarming story filled with delicious food—a million words of my absolute favorite! [Laughs]

29. 329 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 94.8kReads9.0Score11.7kShelves

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    A young exorcist encounters a rough soldier, while the poorest county magistrate's wife cultivates wasteland for farming.

30. 330 农 The Farm's Eldest Daughter: Farming by the Sea to Build a Prosperous Life 农家长姐，靠海种田奔小康 The Tortoise Is the Tortoise God乌龟是龟神Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted [Farming + No Romance + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life + Foraging by the Sea + Building Wealth] Shen Yining survived ten years in the apocalypse. While all the big shots went to fight the Zombie King, she was killed by the shock waves and transmigrated to ancient times. She's landed in a complete mess from the start! Her uncle wants to steal her family's fields, while her aunt plans to sell her little sister to a landlord. Shen Yining sets off north with her younger siblings and settles in 845Reads6.5Score103Shelves

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    No romance farming novel

31. 331 想 Want to Inherit My Family's Wealth? I'll Tear My Clan Apart, Farm, and Become a Tycoon 想吃绝户？我手撕亲族种田当首富 Green Grain, Warm Moon青禾暖月Ancient Romance664k WordsOngoing No System, no transmigration, no golden finger. A traditional farming story, crafted by hand. Youth, an ensemble cast, companionship, and growth. A group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds, each down on their luck in their own way and each with their own ambitions, grow from innocence to maturity and from weakness to strength. They go from struggling to find food and survive to standing together and striving for a better life. There’s bitterness and sweetness, tears and laughter. Dear readers, se 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A book with brains, logical and well-structured, recommended.

32. 332 荒 A Granary Full of Grain in a Famine Year: The Reborn Widow Starts by Splitting the Family 荒年粮满仓，重生老妇从分家开始 Late Harvest晚禾Ancient Romance293k WordsOngoing Business and farming + stockpiling grain + famine escape + no pocket dimension + no System + reborn elderly woman + no romance A story about business and farming, with no court politics and no male lead. An ensemble story centered on women. The moment Hao Sanniang opens her eyes, her children are waiting for her to die so she can be buried with her husband. Her three sons and one daughter fight over dividing the family, but no one will get their mother medical care. After a dreamlike vision, Hao 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is perfect for seasoned readers; I've been following it closely and it's quite enjoyable! (Recommended by a hardcore fan of farming/development novels)

33. 333 这 This Emperor Is Not Only Lazy, He’s Also Rude 这个皇帝不仅摆烂，还没有素质 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Ying Yi transmigrated into a strange dynasty and became an emperor! But Ying Yi had no desire to be emperor. All he wanted was to find a reasonable way to die and abdicate as soon as possible, so he could go back and inherit his hundreds of billions in wealth! So he set out on a path of nonstop suicide by bad decisions! Politics is all about compromise, but Ying Yi never compromises! The empress dowager wreaking havoc in the harem? He chews her out! The literary, lovesick empress? He chews her o 96.3kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves

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    Looking for a farming novel? This post-apocalyptic sci-fi story is perfect for you! It's meticulously detailed with a fresh world view. The protagonist's high-IQ strategic maneuvering is high-energy throughout, full of plot twists and hard-hitting logic. You'll be looking for something to read after finishing it.

34. 334 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27.3kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
35. 335 穿 Transmigrating as the Welding-Warrior Emperor, I Join Hands with My Beloved to Secure the Realm 穿越焊武大帝，携手红颜定江山 Tan Baida谭百搭Historical291k WordsOngoing In a world torn apart by chaos, life is cheap, and from the start all you have is a pair of welding tongs that can shoot electricity? Lu Mingyuan: “If the world has fallen apart, I’ll weld it back together with my own hands!” Clear land and fertilize it → build an iron-walled fortress → found the Eternal Empire. The road to industrial domination begins! [Upgrade your territory’s buildings: ramshackle thatched hut → brick courtyard → steel fortress!] [Boost productivity: hand forging → hydraulic 10Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    "I want this world to be forever solid, without a single crack," he made with welding pliers. This promise eventually became a legend of a refugee becoming an emperor and a village becoming an empire. Fifteen years have passed, and his hard work and reversal have been a testament to his success.

36. 336 镯 A Bracelet Linking Past and Present: A Farmwife’s Life Among the Everyday 镯通古今，农妇深耕烟火人生 Meow Meow Is a Lucky Carp喵喵是条锦鲤Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [No romance + travel between two worlds + farming and making money + heroine's growth + mending parent-child relationships + face-slapping the scumbag] Hong Ying spent half her life meekly enduring hardship. Her children went hungry and were bullied, while all she could do was give in with tears in her eyes. Then the wooden bangle on her wrist gave her the power to travel to the modern world. She took odd jobs, earned steady money, and from then on, put white rice on the table every meal. She be 10.2kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, this farming novel is truly worth reading. The writing is delicate, it's both rational and emotional, the female lead undergoes significant growth, and the relationships between family and friends are incredibly touching.

37. 337 深 A Hunter’s Home in the Deep Mountains: His Spunky Little Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 深山猎户家：空间小媳火辣辣 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted [Transmigration in person + pocket dimension + rugged hunter + sweet farming romance + wholesome relationship] She takes a bath and ends up in the arms of a rugged man in ancient times... Mmm, what a great physique. Time to flirt! Flirt for all she's worth! 13.1kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Sweet and Pampering Farming Novel

38. 338 穿 Transmigrate and Fight First, Then Find a Lovesick Man to Marry 穿越就开打，找个痴汉嫁 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted After dying, I transmigrate straight into an ancient family that favors sons over daughters, where I'm supposed to marry a violent man. From the start, I fight back, then find a way to cut ties with my birth family and begin a new life in ancient times with my space and spirit spring. 1.9kReads8.1Score163Shelves
39. 339 树EN The Tree Spirit Aunt Raises Kids, and She's Killing It 树精小姨养娃，她杀疯了 The Wind Goes Whoosh大风呼呼的Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No romance + lighthearted comedy + ridiculous everyday antics + villain education at its finest! Village → county town → prefectural city → capital. This series of mini-arcs keeps leveling up, delivering both laughs and satisfying moments. Jin Shanyao had cultivated for a thousand years and finally ascended, only to be stopped outside the Southern Heavenly Gate because she still owed someone a favor and couldn’t be granted divine status. What’s the difference between a deity without a divine tit 42.5kReads9.3Score7.1kShelves

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    Lighthearted and humorous, unconventional parenting, not a stepmother story, and featuring a ginkgo tree that comes to life.

40. 340 小 The Chubby Girl Flees Famine With a Pocket Dimension and Accidentally Becomes Emperor 小胖妞带空间逃荒，不小心称帝了 Soybeans Sprouting黄豆生芽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + super strength + baby girl + pocket dimension + fleeing disasters + territory disputes + farming + infrastructure + ensemble cast] Jiang Qingzhu transmigrated into the body of a concubine’s daughter, whose own mother was gone, and who was disliked by her grandmother, neglected by her father, and hated by the principal wife. The precious grandson falls over, and they want to beat her to death? How could she put up with that? She couldn’t stay in this family any longer! That very 4kReads8.3Score3kShelves

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    Superb farming novels!!! [First Book] The female protagonist has just transmigrated and is already being beaten up. With a spatial ability, she empties her scumbag father's house and flees with her maternal grandfather's family to escape famine. Although the journey is difficult, she becomes the village's darling, leading the villagers to survival. The writing is very detailed, and the logic is very clear. [Second Book] A vicious mother-in-law gives birth to a daughter late in life but has no breast milk. Not only does she force the female protagonist to feed her sister-in-law, but she also complains that the female protagonist only has daughters. Furthermore, she wants to abandon the female protagonist's child in the mountains just to get some milk. The female protagonist transmigrates, decisively separates from the family, and then begins to become incredibly wealthy!!!

41. 341 婆 My Mother-in-Law Has a Daughter in Her Old Age, and I'm Supposed to Raise Her? 婆母老来生女，竟让我喂养？ Soybeans Sprouting黄豆生芽Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger; cozy farming, everyday family life, a touch of romance, not an over-the-top power fantasy, and no mercy for villains!] Gu Qingqing was an upbeat young woman from the 21st century, but after stepping in to help someone in danger, she unexpectedly transmigrated through time. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the mother of three little girls. Worse still, she saw with her own eyes that her newborn youngest daughter was being smothered 2.9kReads9.0Score418Shelves
42. 342 又 Farming and Fighting Wars: This Empress Has a Tough Job 又种田来又打仗，这个女帝不好当 Ripples and Meatballs涟漪肉肉Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted [A cozy background listen while driving, exercising, doing chores, or spacing out] [Growing crops + marketplace + raising kids + an empress who grows into her role] Before inheriting her family business, rich heiress Tong Xiaoxiao is drugged with alcohol and cefotaxime and sent to ancient times. She is reborn in the body of a woman with the same name and four children. Her husband dies horribly from the start, the authorities impose exorbitant taxes, bandits roam unchecked, and natural disasters 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The kind of thing you'll definitely finish watching.

43. 343 穿 Transmigrated, I Survive by Gathering Herbs 穿越，我靠采药苟到最后 A New Journey at Dawn晨启新程Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing [Ancient-Era Farming] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Fictional Map] [A North-South Mashup] [Ensemble Cast] [Spatial Store] [Modest Golden Finger] [Village Life] [Slow-Burn Slice of Life] Cheng Ruzhi was picked up by her grandfather as a child and raised to inherit his traditional Chinese medicine practice. Then, through a freak mistake, a death clerk took her soul by accident. To make up for it, the underworld sent her into an unfinished book to complete its story. If she could bring the book to a 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who understands how incredibly relaxing this farming novel is: "Transmigrating to an Ancient Farming Family, I Survive to the End by Gathering Herbs"? The protagonist transmigrates to an ancient farming family, and her life motto is: Survival is victory! She avoids domestic intrigue and her main occupation is gathering medicinal herbs in the mountains. While the neighbors are constantly bickering and causing trouble, the protagonist focuses on gathering herbs and making a little money. Slowly building up her wealth, she improves her life and manages her own little world. While others struggle and fight, she lives a peaceful and stable life. It's not about lying down and doing nothing, but about diligently making a living—full of everyday life and incredibly heartwarming! If you like novels without melodrama and with a slow-paced farming style, go for it! #TomatoNovelRecommendation #SurvivalFarming #AncientRomance #Transmigration

44. 344 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse466k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 2kReads8.4Score217Shelves

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    Highly recommended! If you're looking for something to read, this is for you. A heartwarming and healing story about farming on a post-apocalyptic island. No power struggles, no fighting, just watching two people survive on a deserted island. Digging for yams, fishing, drying vegetables, collecting acorns—every step is solid, and every harvest is something to applaud.

45. 345 失 After Losing My Job, I Became an Online Sensation Through Farming 失业后，我靠种田爆红全网 Ran Xi Xi染习习Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: Everyone Online Is Begging Me to Livestream Tong Ranhua transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a hundred years there, only to die unexpectedly while exploring a secret realm. She returned to the modern world, bringing with her the cultivation world’s specialties: a secret realm and its spirit. On the very day her boyfriend cheated on her with the company president’s daughter and she was fired, Tong Ranhua, who had spent a hundred years grinding away in the 12.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    1️⃣, 3️⃣, And 4️⃣ are all stories about farming with a "golden finger" (a powerful, overpowered character), focusing on farming and rural life. 2️⃣, However, isn't really a farming story; it focuses heavily on teaching and nurturing, with richer content, including a lot of literature and poetry appreciation. 4️⃣ Is still ongoing; I've been following it for over a year. The first few hundred chapters were quite readable. The later daily updates felt a bit lacking. It's still good for passing the time.

46. 346 从 After Returning from the Immortal Realm, I Made a Fortune Through Farming 从仙界穿回来后我靠种田发家致富 Riding a Donkey and Lighting a Lamp骑驴点灯Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No spatial dimension, no System, a slight golden finger, spirit-spring farming, reclaiming the hills behind the house, cozy food and everyday life. There is a couple, but the male lead doesn't get much screen time. Big shots gradually enter the story later.] A spirit jade brought back from the immortal realm changed Xu Xia's life as an overworked office drone. When the jade dew flows, gold and silver follow. She'd finally been reborn. Who would be a workhorse now? Only a fool! Xu Xia immedi 29.3kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
47. 347 被 After Getting Canceled Online, I Became a Sensation by Farming 被全网黑后，我靠种地爆红全网 Dragon's Toothwort龙芽草Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: After Being Hated by the Entire Internet, I Became Famous by Farming! [Farming] [Not focused on the entertainment industry] [Selling produce] [Livestream] [Raising children] [Cozy] [Everyday life] [Healing] [Romance] Jiang Wanning, a spirit-plant cultivator, transmigrated into the body of a female celebrity hated by the entire internet. Everyone was calling for her to get out of showbiz. Jiang Wanning was happy to take their advice. She packed up and headed back to her hometown i 38.5kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
48. 348 糙 A Rugged Hunk and His Sweet Wife: Stocking Up in the Mountains, Spoiling the Whole Family 糙汉猛！娇妻软！囤货进山全家宠 Good Fortune All Around紫气全来Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Short drama and full-cast audiobook adaptations are available. Feel free to check them out! [Historical farming + one-on-one sweet romance, both leads sexually inexperienced + rugged hunter husband with a major size difference + prophetic dream + pocket dimension and spirit beast + fleeing famine and hunting + mountain wilderness homesteading + cozy daily life + slow-burn comfort + healing food] A horrific prophetic dream leaves modern-day Jiang Ruanruan drenched in a cold sweat. In the dream, s 12.7kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Ancient Chinese farming + precognitive dreams + spatial spirit beasts + no famine escape + mountain construction + land reclamation and hunting + 1V1 + sweet romance + heartwarming daily life + slow and steady development. A precognitive dream: Jiang Ruanruan dreams of an ancient version of herself fleeing famine. In the dream, she marries a rough hunter named Lin Dashan. Due to a drought in Shanhe County, the pregnant Jiang Ruanruan, led by Dashan, flees to Nan County with both sets of parents. For half a year, they evade ruthless bandits and survive a plague that leaves corpses strewn across the land. Lin Dashan almost loses his life several times trying to provide her with food. But as her due date approaches, Jiang Ruanruan, suffering from prolonged dehydration and lack of food, finally collapses. To make matters worse, bandits arrive and kill Dashan and her parents. Jiang Ruanruan wakes up to find herself transported to an ancient famine-stricken era in seven days. She activates her storage space in advance, but how can a salaried worker like her store goods? Out of desperation, she encountered the spirit cat Duoduo, who delivered a black card, leading her to frantically stockpile goods... Seven days later, Jiang Ruanruan successfully transmigrated. The night she woke up, her dilapidated thatched hut collapsed. Her father took her to beg her grandparents for shelter, but they were ruthlessly refused. Ultimately, she had no choice but to go to her fiancé Lin Dashan's house. Lin Dashan's family didn't distance themselves from or look down on the Jiang family; instead, they were considerate and attentive, arranging food and lodging, and even helping the Jiang family pay off their debts. Coupled with the scenes in her dream, Jiang Ruanruan trusted Lin Dashan's family. They discussed whether to flee the famine early or hide in the deep mountains. Seeing that there was still time, they initiated their plan to hide in the mountains ahead of schedule, finding a safe and secluded location, preparing food and supplies, and taking the elderly and a small account into the mountains to live a simple and unpretentious life... With abundant resources in her spatial dimension, the assistance of the spirit cat Duoduo, and Lin Dashan's life-risking love, Jiang Ruanruan's life in seclusion in the mountains was filled with peace and happiness, sweeter than honey.

49. 349 我 My Peaceful Life in the Mountains 我的悠然山居生活 Quiet Little Snail静静的蜗牛Urban518k WordsOngoing A doctor at a top-tier hospital, struggling to make ends meet in a big city, overexerts himself and collapses after coughing up blood. By chance, he receives the favor of the Nature of All Things System. From then on, he gains an affinity with plants and animals. He quits his job and returns to a small mountain village, where he chases dogs, catches chickens, plants an orchard, tends vegetable plots, raises fish, and plays with children. He lives an idyllic life while leading the villagers on th 1.8kReads6.1Score—Shelves

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    This heartwarming farming novel meets the requirements. The author's writing is good, and there's no cultivation/martial arts, no harem/face-slapping elements, just a sweet and peaceful rural life.

50. 350 留 A Student Transmigrates into a Farm Girl and Uses Her Cooking to Help the Whole Family Thrive 留子穿成农家女，靠厨艺带飞全家 Snow Mountain Milk Cap大雪山奶盖Ancient Romance275k WordsOngoing [No System + Farming Through Famine + Get Rich Through Food + Face-Slapping the Worst People + Saving the Nation in Chaotic Times + Happy Ending] In her previous life, Zhou Xiaosui was forced by her biased parents to take the blame for her adopted sister and was driven out of the country. In a foreign land, she struggled to survive by cooking for rich heirs with her exceptional culinary skills, only to lose her life in a shooting. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the fourteen-yea 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a really good book! If you're looking for something to read, grab it now! A modern-day child is reborn as a poor, pitiful little boy in a poor farming family. His mother has run away, and his father is crippled. Plus, there's no overpowered system, and it doesn't make you stupid. Highly recommended.

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