I Just Love Hard-Mode Famine Escapes! Recommendations, Please, No Pocket Dimension 我就喜欢困难模式的逃荒啊！求推荐，不要空间

1. 51 快 Quick Transmigration: The Green Apricot Space 快穿之青杏空间 No Solution无解Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Republican Era] [Period] [Apocalypse] [Cultivation] Four stories that stand alone yet are connected, following the female lead’s gradual growth. If you’re looking for a power fantasy, this one isn’t for you. Lin Zizai taught herself to cultivate from a young age and developed a cubic spatial dimension. She had an extraordinary memory, but no one to teach her how to handle people and navigate the world. One day, her supposedly beloved grandmother, who had ulterior motives, possessed her, setting 2.8kReads8.7Score278Shelves

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   The first book is a slow-paced transmigration story. Don't be put off by the rating; it's a super good read, the more you read, the more you like it, unlike some books where you can guess the ending from the beginning! The second book has a really fun female lead. I actually finished reading it a long time ago and don't even remember the names of the male and female leads, but I can remember the plot right away. I especially love the female lead 🥰

2. 52 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
3. 53 穿 Transmigrated and Exiled Three Thousand Miles: With a Pocket Dimension, Who Has Anything to Fear? 穿越流放三千里：空间在手谁怕谁 Afternoon Milk Tea午后奶茶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted All I did was complain a little while reading a novel. Was there really any need to kick me into transmigrating? Well, transmigrate I did! And I ended up as the daughter of a condemned official, sent into exile with my family for three thousand li. Who knows what hardships we'll face along the way? Even if we somehow survive and reach our destination, we'll have no house, no land, and no money to worry about. But I've got a space, so what have I got to fear? Let the storm come harder! 1kReads9.0Score101Shelves
4. 54 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 67.1kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
5. 55 穿 I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became a Widow, So I Raise Kids with My Pocket Dimension 穿到荒年成寡妇，我靠空间养娃 Feng Tianxiang凤天祥Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + Famine + Adorable Kids + Pocket Dimension + Infrastructure + Grand Ambitions] (The story hits its stride after chapter 15) After years of being single, Shen Qingyun wakes up to find she's become a married woman in ancient times, with three sons of her own! Worst of all, famine has struck. Not a blade of grass grows, and corpses litter the land! Eldest son: “Mom, this is the last of our money!” Second son: “Mom, this is the last pound of millet in the house!” Youngest son: “Mommy, here 4.4kReads9.0Score557Shelves
6. 56 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

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   Take it, you're welcome. Although it has a spatial ability, it's really interesting. It's not a saintly story, but it's quite different from ordinary spatial abilities. The second and third books have no cheat codes or systems; they're purely about escaping famine. In the second book, the protagonist escapes famine due to a flood, and just as he settles down, he escapes again due to a man-made disaster. In the third book, he's seen graves, served in the army, and escaped famine.

7. 57 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.

8. 58 生 Life Goes On, Changing the Colors of Mountains and Rivers 生生不息，山川河流变颜色 Round Gray圆圆灰Ancient Romance289k WordsCompleted In the summer of the tenth year of the Xianchun era, floods ravaged Jiangnan. When Qian Wanyi wakes up, she finds herself facing a fight for survival. Confronted with extreme weather and the crushing power of the imperial court, Qian Wanyi relies on her intelligence to carve out a path to survival for herself and her younger brother. They have barely escaped the floods when they find themselves pursued... 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No cheat codes, but high intelligence; no noble status. A time-travel/famine escape story.

9. 59 逃 The Refugee Saintess: The Cold Tyrant Can't Stop Plotting Against Her 逃荒圣女，冰冷暴君总想图谋不轨 Dou Momo豆墨墨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Doomsday Powerhouse Slays Her Way Through a Chaotic World [Strong heroine + satisfying read + sweet romance + mutual devotion] Ability-wielding saintess vs. cold tyrant Luo Shengge, an S-rank agent from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a chaotic age and becomes the saintess of the Xiyue tribe, gifted with the power of divination. Her people are hunted by various nations, while this chaotic world is rife with monsters, treacherous hearts, famine, and bandits. Luo Shengge reali 2.1kReads9.1Score266Shelves

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   The first book, where the protagonist transmigrates into an old lady, has no special abilities, and the author even includes illustrations—they really put in a lot of effort. The second book, my personal top pick, features a strong, independent female lead who protects her people, without being a saint.

10. 60 深 A Home Deep in the Mountains 深山有家 Zhi Le Ge Yao知了个瑶Ancient Romance376k WordsOngoing An alternate ancient setting with no System, no golden finger, and no palace intrigue. She survives purely on modern knowledge, and there is a male lead! This is the story of a modern top student who suddenly dies after staying up all night working on research. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to ancient times and become a “jinxed” daughter cast out by her family. They dump her in a desolate mountain forest teeming with wild beasts. From the start, all she has is a ragged outfit a 95Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Give this one a try and see if it suits your taste. A disastrous start, no special abilities, no cheat codes.

11. 61 那 Hey You, How About We Keep Each Other Company on the Road? 那谁：路上就个伴呗 One Shot to Win the City一发倾城Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted Li Hua transmigrated one day and became... that woman. Her former husband gritted his teeth when he saw her, wishing he could eat her alive or strangle her to death. Her son didn't know who she was and called her a “slut” along with everyone else. Li Hua rolled her eyes and shut out the world. To save her own life, she stuck by them and followed them everywhere... Du Mingyue crossed mountains and rivers, still hating that woman. Who could have known that the ruins of what once seemed indestructi 7.9kReads9.0Score693Shelves

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    No cheat codes, hard mode escape

12. 62 倒 What Bad Luck! I Transmigrated Straight Into Exile With the Crippled Crown Prince 倒霉，刚穿越就要跟残废太子流放 The Paper Doll's Freedom纸片人的自由Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [It’s getting a comic adaptation. Come check it out when it’s released!] After catching her boyfriend cheating, Ji Qingqing downed a bottle of erguotou. When she woke up, groggy, she heard wailing outside. Rubbing her head, she stepped out and froze. A crowd of people in ancient robes were shouting, “The Crown Prince’s rebellion has failed! We servants are all finished!” The moment Ji Qingqing heard that the rebellion had failed, she jolted awake with fright. She had no time to think. She rushed 70.7kReads9.0Score11.4kShelves

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    I started out as the Crown Prince's powerful maid and was exiled.

13. 63 逃 I Found the Chief Minister’s Young Husband While Fleeing Famine 逃荒捡到首辅小相公 Phoenix Huihui凤凰灰灰Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted At the end of the world, Banxia wasn't bitten to death by zombies. She actually worked herself to death? So she died, fine, but then she transmigrated into the body of a little girl. And that wasn't all. The moment she opened her eyes, she nearly got eaten. What could Banxia do? She could only flee with her teary-eyed little brothers in tow. Luckily, her plant-growing ability came with her. Delighted, Banxia casually planted a melon. But why was the handsome young man fleeing with them so good-l 2kReads8.6Score271Shelves

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    Both of these novels feature female protagonists who rely on themselves to escape famine. The female protagonists are intelligent, capable, strong, and independent, leading their vulnerable families through the crisis. In the first book, the female protagonist escapes famine with her mother, aunt, and uncle from their village. In the second book, the female protagonist transmigrates, and the male protagonist is reborn. The story begins with two ten-year-old children leading four younger children, a hellish situation from the start.

14. 64 天 Oh No! I Just Transmigrated and Now I Have to Flee 天呐！刚穿就要逃荒 Drunk in Reed Flowers芦花醉Ancient Romance415k WordsOngoing [No CP, fleeing famine in the early chapters, then running a small business later.] Lin Dongzhi, a woman from the apocalypse, blew herself up to take down the Zombie King. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a pitiful girl who had been kidnapped and sold. On the road as refugees, her buyers ruthlessly shoved her in front of a blade to take the hit. In the end, they abandoned her, and she died of her injuries. The original owner's greatest wish was to find her family and reunite with t 85Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    [Laughing][Laughing] The female protagonist transmigrates to a place where people are fleeing famine. However, she was kidnapped and sold into this family. She quickly escapes and goes to find her family. Not long after reuniting with her family, she begins fleeing famine again. Along the way, she encounters bandits, mudslides, heavy rain, strong winds, hail, heavy snow, the flu, and more. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

15. 65 女 The Heroine: A Female General from the Countryside 女飒：农门女将军 Half-Tael Zen Heart半两禅心Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted She transmigrates to find her father dead, her mother remarried, a little sister and younger brother to care for, and a wicked grandmother and treacherous uncle to contend with. How will she survive? Her home is bare, with too little clothing and food. How will she survive? She catches fish to improve their lot and happens to save a handsome man. She hopes to get a reward, but the handsome stranger has lost his memory. No money, and now he's clinging to her. Oh well, what's one more bowl of rice 371Reads8.9Score103Shelves
16. 66 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
17. 67 盛 A Prosperous Age for Medicine: The Farm Girl Is a Lovely Wife 盛世医妃：农家俏娘子 Mo Fengliu墨风流Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Haitang clung to a huge banyan tree, on the verge of tears. Why was she the one who had transmigrated? She wanted to keep being a fool, with food brought to her and clothes put on her, spitting at the shameless and wielding a kitchen knife against bad guys! But fate had entrusted this fool with a great task, and even if she had to do it on her knees, she had to see this transmigration through. 554Reads9.0Score100Shelves
18. 68 团 The Whole Family Dotes on Their Blessed Treasure: She Leads the Entire Village to Prosperity 团宠福宝有空间：带全村发家致富 Clear Ice, Warm Water冰清水暖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Yuanyuan was reborn as a tiny baby because of a dream. In Peach Blossom Village, her family and the villagers doted on her as she grew up. She led the villagers to prosperity through hard work, and with her boundless charm and all the wealth, blessings, and good fortune surrounding her, she took the world by storm with everyone’s love and support. 2.1kReads9.4Score223Shelves
19. 69 王 Your Highness, the Princess Consort Took Her Three Treasures to Farm 王爷，王妃带着三宝种田去了 Night Owl of the Yuan Family元家夜猫子Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted [System + Adorable Kids + No Awful Characters + Super Satisfying + Devoted Wife + Not a Matriarchy] After transmigrating for the second time, Su Jin steals the female lead's System from the start, then arrives and thoroughly ravishes a certain reborn prince. [Three years later, news that Prince Li, who was believed unable to have children and had no hope of ascending the throne, has three children causes an uproar throughout the court.] When Su Jin hears that her children's father has been wound 14.5kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
20. 70 带 After I Transmigrated with Supplies, the Celibate General Proposed to Me 带着物资穿越后，禁欲将军提亲了 Green Bamboo Qing绿竹清Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel is complete] [Hilarious, strong heroine, satisfying revenge + pocket dimension appears after chapter 100] A female agent has a steamy dream while fleeing, and when she opens her eyes, she’s somehow arrived in ancient times. From the start, she’s in the middle of a full-scale war, like she’s on a movie set. Want to learn about modern firearms? After defeating the enemy and earning military honors, she wins the favor of the Crown Prince and the Prince Regent. As soon as she returns to 2.8kReads9.2Score417Shelves
21. 71 末 Apocalyptic Disasters: A Strongwoman Braves the Famine Road Alone 末世天灾，大力女独自去逃荒 The Heat of Sweet and Sour Fish Cake甜不辣的辣Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + no romance + super strength + infrastructure building + no do-gooder heroine + no team-ups + drought + floods + extreme cold] Gu Qing is a woman from the apocalypse. As soon as she transmigrates, her own mother nearly sells her to a human-meat bun shop. Her awful parents deserve to die, so she strips the house bare and breaks both their legs. Let’s see how they survive the disasters. From here on, one catastrophe after another is about to strike: first drought and plague, the 940Reads6.4Score100Shelves

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    A natural disaster strikes, and one person flees the famine alone, with no romantic partner!

22. 72 灾 Chronicles of a Year of Famine: Mutating After Fleeing for My Life 灾年记事：从逃荒开始变异 Color Enhancement Effect增色效应Sci-Fi & Apocalypse453k WordsOngoing A fog descends, bringing an irreversible global catastrophe. Many mutated creatures emerge from the fog, leaving humanity at a disadvantage. Scientists develop a drug that can awaken human potential, and humanity enters a new era of extraordinary abilities. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Post-apocalyptic escape stories aren't just on hard mode, they're practically hell mode! Unknown past, a bunch of unfamiliar enemies, a foster mother to save, and the female lead is still in a child's body—but it's quite exciting and worth watching! [Kissing emoji] [eating popcorn emoji]

23. 73 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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    I recommend these books. I've recently become obsessed with famine relief and farming novels. Each of these has its own unique characteristics, and they are all good and easy to read!

24. 74 饥 Marrying the Chief Minister in a Year of Famine, the Lucky Wife Brings Him Endless Fortune 饥荒年嫁首辅，锦鲤娇妻超旺夫 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Cozy Farming + Miracle Doctor + Adorable Kids + Devoted Couple + Doting Husband] [Sweet young wife + Reserved, steady, devoted and deeply affectionate male lead] The moment Chu Yue opened her eyes, her gambling-addicted father had already given her to the Lu family in the mountains as a bride. A rickety, dilapidated house, two young brothers-in-law, and a mother-in-law who was always sick. Chu Yue said that as long as the family worked together, none of that was a probl 26.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
25. 75 开 Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢 Cheng Jiajia程加加Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r 60.5kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    Have you ever read a story that begins on land, then sails out to sea, witnessing the beginning and end of the apocalypse?

26. 76 穿 Transmigrating into a Refugee Exodus: I Use the System to Raise an Emperor 穿越逃荒：我靠系统扶持一代帝王 Xiao Se小色Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Gu Jiu unexpectedly transmigrated to ancient times, where everything was already inconvenient. Then disaster struck. With no other way to survive, she clung desperately to the person who had saved her. With her benefactor by her side, she had nothing to fear on the road to refuge. What could she do when disease, hunger, wild beasts, and villains all came at once? Bring it on! She was a jack of all trades with a System pocket dimension, capable of taking down anything. (Xie Zhan: You can't put o 35.3kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
27. 77 无 Endless Natural Disasters: Stockpiling to Survive 无限天灾，囤货求生 Clear Skies in July七月天晴Sci-Fi & Apocalypse253k WordsCompleted [No CP + apocalyptic unlimited-flow survival + no zombies or supernatural horror] (The comments are really hostile, so you can skip them. In her previous life, the heroine survived by relying on her spatial storage. Don’t assume that being reborn makes someone invincible. People keep saying this or that thing she does is wrong or that she’s brainless, but I never made her out to be a peerless genius. She’s just an ordinary person! If you’re complaining that her thinking is unreasonable, some of 1.2kReads8.8Score106Shelves
28. 78 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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    After her rebirth, Su Yin immediately sensed the impending massacre of her village. Undeterred, she quietly prepared food and medicine while simultaneously seeking out unusual celestial signs as evidence to persuade the stubborn villagers to evacuate beforehand. During their escape, she relied on her precognition to avoid natural disasters and defeat villains, calmly planning and using her wisdom to protect the entire village through countless life-or-death situations!

29. 79 末 Apocalypse Descends: Global Power Outage 末世降临：全球断电 This Author Is No Good这作者不行Sci-Fi & Apocalypse556k WordsCompleted The electromagnetic radiation and high-energy charged particles released by a solar storm will trigger violent activity in the upper atmosphere and near-Earth space. They can disrupt Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals, interfere with high-frequency radio communications, completely cut off high-frequency communications along aviation routes, damage electronic components, and destroy optical systems. ...When that happens, there will be no phones, computers, internet, Wi-Fi, or even 2.5kReads9.1Score357Shelves

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    [Added to Bookshelf] The Great Escape from the Apocalypse: The story unfolds gradually, full of twists and turns; I stayed up all night to finish it. [Top Post] There are no superpowers, no spatial abilities, no systems, and no cheat codes. It realistically depicts the reactions and coping strategies of an ordinary person facing a post-apocalyptic escape. Besides the chubby guy, who is a survival enthusiast with some survival skills, the other members of the team are neighbors they get along with and a doctor who joins later (this was because the doctor would be useful during the escape). The escape is heartwarming and thrilling, and the ending leaves much to the imagination. The epilogue's ending is unexpected yet feels very reasonable.

30. 80 天 Natural Disasters: Reborn at the Dawn of the Apocalypse 天灾，重生回到末世初始 A Shu tn阿树tnSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Natural disasters and apocalypse + rebirth + spatial storage + hoarding supplies + decisive and unsentimental, not a saint + farming + no romance + lone wolf in the apocalypse] The disaster begins when heavy snow suddenly falls on a southern city where temperatures are high all year round. Just as everyone is basking in the delight of the moment, the snow grows heavier and heavier, gradually swallowing the entire city. Then come the power cuts, water shortages, and food shortages. The evil in p 35.3kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
31. 81 云 The Legendary Story of the Yun Family 云老二一家的传奇故事 A Chilling Azure Cocoon一道森冷的天苍茧Historical2.6M WordsOngoing So what if he was kicked out with nothing? Yun Laoer, who had refused to accept his fate since childhood, lets loose completely. All he has left is a house full of sons, but he heads to the wilderness without a care in the world and settles down there. He insists on sending his sons to school and, through hard work and a generous helping of luck, gets into plenty of hilarious scrapes. In the end, he makes his fortune, his son succeeds in the imperial examinations, and they both reach the pinnacl 10.4kReads8.6Score633Shelves

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    The year before the famine, he left home with nothing, taking his capable wife and children with him, and secretly developed a business in a desolate wasteland.

32. 82 崛 The Rise of a Clan 崛起的家族 Years and Days on Paper纸上的岁月年华Historical1.3M WordsCompleted This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel. There's no transmigration, and no golden finger. It's a story about a family, or rather, about our ancestors. I wanted to write down what they went through. The stories in this book are all things I heard my elders talk about in casual conversation, so there may inevitably be omissions. The family records have also been lost, and some things can't be verified. I want to portray the stories as truthfully and objectively as possible, but my abilities are limite 7.6kReads9.3Score911Shelves
33. 83 带 Fleeing Famine with My Child: My Storage Space Is Packed with Food and Meat 带子逃荒：空间粮肉爆满仓 A Commoner's Life草根人生Ancient Romance963k WordsOngoing The rating is low because this just came out. It’ll go up. (Entirely fictional setting + lone wolf + no romance + selfish heroine + no saintly kindness + no handouts + pocket dimension + ... daily life + ... survival guide...) Dai Zi, who dealt with zombies every day, was betrayed by a friend and died. She transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty, where disasters, human calamities, and military rebellions are constantly breaking out. Her new body’s name is Liu Daizi. She ranks fourth in the family 2.5kReads6.3Score192Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, extremely high combat skills, the female lead's solo escape from famine.

34. 84 穿 Transmigrated to the Countryside: A Young Farmer's Road to the Imperial Exams 穿越之农家独苗苗的科举之路 Zhang Rubai张如白Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [Born into the Past + Farming + Imperial Exams + Fleeing Famine + Warfare] The slow-paced everyday life of a boy from a rural family in ancient times! Zhang Ping'an gets a new lease on life when he transmigrates to an ancient farming family. Fortunately, they are fairly well-off, so no one has to go hungry. He has six older sisters, and he is the only boy his parents had long hoped for. His parents favor sons over daughters, and all six sisters are fierce. He thought he was in for a story about 29.5kReads8.7Score2.8kShelves

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    Escape from the Imperial Examination Novel with No Space

35. 85 农 Pearl the Farmer’s Daughter and Her Leisurely Life 农女珍珠的悠闲生活 Qian Mo千墨Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted She knows nothing about farm work or crops, yet she becomes a country girl. The mountains stretch on and on, and the scenery is lovely, with abundant water, but her family is poor and their house is shabby. Her father is simple and honest, her mother is mute, and her younger brother is frail. At least there are no nasty relatives. She has no skills and owns next to nothing, but fortunately, she has a pocket dimension. With her family in tow, she leisurely heads for a brighter future. A handsome 3kReads9.0Score320Shelves

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    The first book features the calmest person I encountered who was transported to ancient times and fled a famine. Although it has a small spatial dimension, it's not frequently used. The second book is about a native of ancient times who was forced to flee a famine due to being framed.

36. 86 禾 When Famine Strikes the Fields, I Carefully Plot a Way to Survive 禾下生荒，我步步为营谋生机 Clear Joy in the Old City故城清欢Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine in a Chaotic Age + Career-Driven Heroine + Women’s Awakening + Love of Country and People + Service to the People + No Romance + Political Intrigue + Comeback + Not a Saintly Heroine + Slow-Burn Story + No System or Portable Space] “In this world, a woman’s struggle to survive is like walking on thin ice.” “Then let us set a raging fire beneath that ice.” The comeback story of a famine refugee who becomes a female official on the northern frontier: from simply staying alive to ma —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a story about escaping famine without any special abilities. The protagonist doesn't have any cheat codes, but he's intelligent enough to lead his family south to make a living.

37. 87 刚 We Just Had Our Home Confiscated, and Now It's the Apocalypse? I'm Stockpiling Supplies in Ancient Times to Escape the Famine 刚抄家又末世？我在古代囤货逃荒 The Beloved Fish团宠鱼Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Disasters + Medicine + Superpowers + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling Supplies + No Saintly Heroine] Su Hua transmigrates into a book. She isn’t the heroine or even a supporting character, just a complete sucker who isn’t even important enough to have her name mentioned. In three days, her family will be confiscated and she’ll be exiled. Three months later, she’ll face extreme heat, heavenly fire, earthquakes, tsunamis... The world will turn into a map straight out of the Classic of Mo 22.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    The plot is incredibly fast-paced and dramatic; of all the famine relief stories I've read, this is the only one I remember. The female lead is decisive, intelligent, and has a clear sense of right and wrong, presented with reason and evidence. There's a romantic pairing, but the romance is secondary.

38. 88 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: My Road to Survival 丧尸末日：我的求生路 Riding My Little Donkey骑上我的小野驴Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted (Ordinary people + survival-focused + students + classic zombie story + no System + no special abilities + no pocket dimension + no harem) (A story all about realistic survival) A freshman is knocked over on the basketball court and hits his head, passing out. When he wakes up in the hospital, it seems he is the only living person left in the world. Even more terrifying, everyone else is a zombie! Surrounded by hordes of zombies, he fights desperately to survive and decides to find other survivo 15.7kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book. The male protagonist was a smart sports student before the apocalypse. There's no harem, no romantic pairing, no cheat codes, no system, and no spatial ability. He wakes up in a zombie-infested hospital with just a bottle of water and a bag of biscuits, gradually figuring out how to deal with the zombies. He grows alongside his teammates, facing many difficult situations where everyone tries to find solutions. The supporting characters are also vividly portrayed, evolving from timid and cowardly to responsible and brave. Even when fighting zombies alone, they wonder what they would do if the protagonist were there. The protagonist isn't just kind or cold-hearted; he leads the team to find a place to survive, respects his teammates' ideas, and also experiences moments of confusion.

39. 89 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: Fleeing Famine, Without Even a Golden Finger! 全家穿越：逃荒！还没金手指！ Three Each Seven三各七Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [The whole family transmigrates + the entire clan flees famine + natural disasters + farming + business + infrastructure + war + imperial examinations + family darling + feel-good power fantasy] First, I have to say that I absolutely love YTT Taotao’s We All Transmigrated as a Family. I’ve reread it countless times. But there were a few parts I wished had gone differently, so I decided to write my own book. The characters and social structure at the beginning are similar to Taotao’s work, so you 75Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    The story begins with [admiration] fleeing famine, followed by farming and business ventures. I heard the plot flows very smoothly. What attracts me most is that this group of people, despite facing hardships, maintains a humble attitude. They possess a strong drive to live life to the fullest. They are especially good at taking care of me! However, there are no cheat codes or systems, making it more realistic, yet incredibly fun. The entire main cast has distinct personalities. If you're interested, you can carefully read the synopsis. [Heart][Heart] The synopsis is a must-read! [Heart][Heart] Because this is a parallel story, a spin-off. However, it enriches the plot considerably, especially the detailed depiction of the famine escape.

40. 90 穿 Transmigrate as the Farmer's Most Hated Sister-in-Law, and Flee Famine with the System 穿越极品小姑，带着系统去逃荒 When Hungry, Drink the North Wind饿了喝北风Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Ancient-Era Flight from Famine + System + Farming and Business + Building Wealth + Family Life + A Heroine Who Makes Money with Her System] After transmigrating into a book, Song Nan became the “villainous” younger sister-in-law in a farming novel. In the story, “Song Nan” was falsely accused by her reborn niece, who was not related to her by blood, of pushing someone into a river. To make it up to the niece, the whole family indulged her in everything. On the road fleeing famine: Her second 3.1kReads8.0Score271Shelves

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    It has a cheat code, but it's not very useful on the road to escape famine.

41. 91 穿 Transmigrated into an Ancient Apocalypse, I Use My Family Fortune to Build Infrastructure 穿进古代末世，靠着家底搞基建 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine + Natural Disasters + Zombies + Infrastructure Building + No Superpowers + No CP] Wei Xiyin transmigrates, born into a noble family as its legitimate daughter. She thought she'd been handed the script for a family power struggle, but who could have expected a zombie outbreak on the way back to her hometown? Then plants and animals begin to mutate, and extreme weather sets in. Her entire worldview collapses in an instant. There are no cars, no canned food, no high-tech weapons, an 11.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    The first two books feature farm girls, and the third is about a noblewoman; both are relatively realistic stories of people fleeing famine. There's no "space" (or any other kind of supernatural ability/space-related content). (I'm saying it three times because it's important!)

42. 92 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    The first book was extremely difficult (it took a long time to write). The protagonist almost died in the early stages. It features a small ensemble cast and subtle feminism. The female lead develops her character step by step through her knowledge and abilities. There's no male lead; it's purely about her career. Skipping chapters can be confusing. While the development seems slow, every chapter is crucial. Later, the team led by the female lead invents trains and builds large ships, though this happens much later. The second book was also difficult, but not as difficult as the first. The country is in war, and facing natural disasters, the female lead's family is forced to obey the imperial edict and flee 3000 li (approximately 1500 kilometers). However, this journey isn't the end, but a new disaster. The refugees are sent to the border as cannon fodder, forcing the family to return and head to the capital. Why did the emperor devise such a plan? Will the capital be the end of their journey? Perhaps the answer the female lead seeks will be there…

43. 93 抢 Fighting Over Men? I'll Send You All Off to Flee the Famine! 抢男人？全给我穿去逃荒！ Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted 1.3kReads9.1Score144Shelves

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    This book is quite good. Although it has some plot holes, the cheat-like abilities aren't too overpowered, and it's quite funny.

44. 94 逃 A Fugitive Slave’s Life of Farming in the Mountains 逃奴的山林种田日常 October Blossoms十月繁花Ancient Romance394k WordsOngoing Alternate world + no romance + a native of ancient times + no transmigration or rebirth + life in the wilderness + everyday farming Early on, she escapes while being exiled. Later, she gathers herbs, hunts, and farms deep in the mountains. When Qiu Shuang was seven, her own father and stepmother sold her into slavery, intending to send her far away. But luck was on her side. Just after the slave broker brought her to the agency, a wet nurse from the marquis’s household arrived to select young m 414Reads7.6Score114Shelves

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    👑It's almost entirely about the female lead starting from scratch🧚‍♂️🧚‍♂️🌸Especially in the first book, the female lead is a fugitive with nothing, and she also has to avoid being captured—it's practically the ceiling of hard mode🧚‍♂️🧚‍♂️🧚‍♂️In the second book, amidst the chaos of war, the female lead carves out a successful path through her own abilities and decisiveness. [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

45. 95 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6kReads7.5Score385Shelves

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    Scientific cultivation, farming and management! Steadfast yet fearless! A wildly imaginative story! Starting with a small border army, it slowly develops into a top-tier power. Rune computers, communication talismans, internet, computer-generated cultivation techniques, an online library of cultivation arts… The so-called spiritual power setting is very scientific, the logic is sound, and there are no major flaws. It's very well written! The novel constructs a unique narrative of technological cultivation, showcasing a very exciting story of workshop management and technological innovation in a cultivation world. It blends cultivation elements with ancient social changes, and the main storyline of the collision between science and cultivation civilization has the potential to develop a unique cultivation worldview… No female lead, no cheat codes, no system, no powerful backers.

46. 96 逃 Fleeing Famine with a Full Granary: The Six Kids Treat Their Wicked Stepmother Like a Treasure 逃荒粮满仓：恶毒后娘被六娃当宝 Er Qiao Ya二乔呀Ancient Romance194k WordsOngoing Fan Li transmigrates from the apocalypse to ancient times, becoming a wicked stepmother who is lazy, greedy, addicted to gambling, and sells children. To top it off, she has six little brats who will turn evil in the future and dig up her skull to use as a flowerpot! Drought, war, hungry children, and a mountain of gambling debt: what a catastrophic start! But she isn't scared. She immediately takes the six kids and flees along the mountain roads. A terrible disaster leaves corpses scattered 4.9kReads—Score374Shelves

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    Escape from gambling debts, war, and drought. A wicked stepmother leads six children on a desperate escape from famine, facing numerous hardships along the way. They eventually find the children's disabled father and the original owner's broken mother. The family struggles to survive, with each challenge being hellish.

47. 97 带 Fleeing Famine with a Parcel Station in Tow 带着快递驿站去逃荒 A Mirror Basking in Moonlight晒月光的镜子Ancient Romance638k WordsOngoing [Fleeing Famine + Stockpiling + Mystery Boxes] Xia Yunhe transmigrated to an ancient farming village, bringing along a huge parcel delivery station. It had everything, but she could only take one item from it each day. Just as she finally found her footing, a devastating drought struck. The crops failed completely. Was this the end for her? What else could she do? Flee the famine with everyone else, of course! 8.6kReads6.5Score704Shelves

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    A time-traveling famine-stricken novel where the protagonist's cheat ability is a delivery station, and the joy of opening blind boxes~ It'll be a bit tough at first.

48. 98 重 Reborn, I Proposed on the Road to Refuge 重生后，我在逃荒路上提亲了 Yao Yuan杳鸢Ancient Romance521k WordsCompleted Xia Nuan is reborn. Her mother is giving birth to her little brother. She has just helped deliver him and hasn’t had time to prepare for anything when word comes that the village is fleeing a famine… With no other choice, Xia Nuan takes her live-in husband along, and the whole family sets off to flee the famine. 830Reads9.0Score101Shelves
49. 99 回 Back in Ancient Times: From the Start, I Flee Famine and Aim to Become a Landowner 回到古代，开局逃荒，立志做地主 Forty Years Until I Reach the Station还有四十年到站Historical431k WordsCompleted What? I transmigrated?! What? I don't know what dynasty this is? What? I'm in the middle of nowhere?! What? I have to flee famine from the start? What? There's barely enough food or clothing?! What am I supposed to do? Ah! I have a System?! Then there's nothing to worry about. It's just ancient times, right? Watch me farm my way to becoming a great landlord and enjoy every blessing life has to offer! 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A good story about fleeing famine, the male lead

50. 100 逃 No Panic on the Run: I Brought an Entire City with Me 逃难不慌：老娘带了一座城 Plain Jane无盐女Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Poor Su Hong woke up to find she had not only transmigrated into an era of war and natural disasters, but had gone from an unmarried young woman to the mother of five children! The one stroke of luck in all her misfortune was that she had accidentally brought an entire city with her when she transmigrated. With a pocket dimension to rely on, she and her five little ones turned their flight from disaster into a grand tour! They rescued people along the way, and what began as one family’s escap 2.9kReads9.1Score397Shelves

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    Hello, this is Xiaozhi recommending books! [Sending heart] These books are absolutely amazing! [Smirking] ① [Eating melon] This one is truly hellishly difficult! [Shocked] The female lead transmigrates into the body of a peasant girl, only to encounter natural disasters and man-made calamities, forcing her to flee with her family. Along the way, she encounters ruthless foreigners. Faced with the retreat and betrayal of her companions, watch as she single-handedly turns the tide! [Angry] ② [Laughing] The female lead transmigrates to a war-torn era and painlessly raises five children! [Shocked] Luckily, she has the advantage of a city-like spatial ability! She has a car 🚗 when fleeing famine, and bottled water 🍵 when thirsty! The family's escape becomes more and more energetic! A very novel theme, my darlings, feel free to jump in! 🥰

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