Looking for Rural Farming Stories With One Female Lead and No Over-the-Top Drama 求农村种田文，单女主，不狗血

1. 1 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 1.9kReads6.1Score—Shelves

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   This novel is written in a warm and relaxing style. There's no cultivation or high-level martial arts, no live-streamed face-slapping, no harem, and no toxic elements. It's all about the little things in everyday rural life.

2. 2 重 Reborn in 1985: From the Start, I Cut Ties with My Whole Family 重生85，开局跟全家断绝关系 Flowing Moon over the Paulownia流月梧桐Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a Bygone Era + One Heroine + Devoted Husband + Making Money + Golden Finger] Qin Tian is reborn in 1985. In his previous life, he valued family and tirelessly gave everything for his relatives, only for his sincere devotion to be trampled on. His university place was stolen, his fiancée changed her mind, and he was forced to donate a kidney to his half-brother! After the kidney donation, Qin Tian's health rapidly deteriorated. He fell ill in the hospital, and not one of the so-called 2.4kReads8.3Score170Shelves

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   Farming in a historical setting, single female lead

3. 3 一 One Person, One House, One Mountain 一人一屋一座山 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted (This is a sentimental book, written for my own enjoyment. If you’re looking for dramatic conflict or feel-good stories about lying flat, you can stop here.) After growing tired of city life and marriage, Wang Nan decided to stay in the mountains and live alone after arranging his grandmother’s funeral. From then on, it was one person, one house, three meals a day, and all four seasons: farming and good food, with a calm and unhurried life. 5.4kReads9.1Score485Shelves

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   A person returns to their hometown to farm, enjoys food, and lives daily.

4. 4 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 14.1kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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   This is a farming-themed novel with no special abilities or cheat codes, and it's incredibly good. Without any gimmicky space systems, it focuses solely on the heroine's intelligence and hard work as she improves herself after transmigrating, steadily building a fulfilling life and making her and her brother's lives and studies increasingly vibrant. It's extremely good, I was deeply drawn to the heroine's independent and studious qualities!

5. 5 重 Reborn in 1985: A House Full of Warmth 重生1985：温馨满屋 Ninth Heaven's Sun九天之日Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [A Scumbag's Atonement + Pampering His Wife and Kids + Building Wealth + A Couple Starting a Business] After graduating from vocational college, Dong Jiajun is framed and loses his chance at a secure government job. Everyone assumes he'll lose heart and waste his life. But to everyone's amazement, he manages to persuade the campus belle to move back to his village, reclaim wasteland, farm it, and give birth to his boy-and-girl twins... Then one day, the news comes on TV: Dong Jiajun is holding 1.2kReads8.8Score100Shelves

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   A down-to-earth, contemporary rebirth story with a single female lead and no melodramatic tropes.

6. 6 有 Money and Free Time: Romance and Farming on the Side 有钱有闲，一边恋爱一边种田 Dreaming Fat Panda做梦的胖哒Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [A heartwarming, healing slice-of-life romance] [Cool, gentlemanly top-tier star and actor * cheerful, sunny little rich girl] How can anyone be this unlucky? She was just going to work when an elevator accident left her with nothing more than a sprained ankle after she was rescued. Then, at the hospital, she got caught up in a dispute with a patient, and the innocent woman was hit on the head and left unconscious for an entire week. At least the compensation was decent. Sheng Xia took the payou 2.8kReads8.8Score231Shelves

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   A modern farming novel with a single female lead, no melodramatic plot twists, no awful characters, a heartwarming slice-of-life story that's easy to read.

7. 7 灵 With a Spirit Spring in Hand, I Make a Fortune Through Farming 灵泉在手，我靠种田暴富 Meaty Paws Meow肉爪喵Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Spiritual spring pocket dimension] + [Farming] + [One female lead] + [Cute kid] + [Cute pets] + [No awful antagonists] + [Laid-back everyday life] Lin Bingnan is an exceptionally handsome man, though otherwise perfectly ordinary. He’s walking along the road with a coworker when, out of nowhere, disaster strikes. Someone tries to hit a dog but misses, smashing a jar the shopkeeper had put outside instead. A shard flies out and cuts Lin Bingnan’s arm. His luck really is terrible. But when he take 2kReads7.4Score134Shelves
8. 8 中 I Won the Lottery and Returned to My Hometown to Retire 中了彩票回乡养老 Meaty Paws Meow肉爪喵Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [Healing, slow-paced, family bonds, leisurely slice of life, no over-the-top villains] [A levelheaded, resilient heroine with a touch of vanity × a rapper superstar who seems like a cocky bad boy but is actually childish and proud] It was supposed to be just another ordinary business trip abroad, but Li Xiayu never imagined that the lottery ticket she bought on a whim would win the jackpot! With her unrequited crush going nowhere and no courage to confess, Li Xiayu quit her job without hesitatio 1.8kReads8.8Score177Shelves
9. 9 我 My Husband Has a Spirit Spring Space 我的老公有灵泉空间 No Shiitake Mushrooms不吃香菇Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Female lead: After returning from her slow-paced transmigration, Zhao Han takes her cat and moves back to the countryside, where her grandparents built her a utopia. She tends the garden and orchard and makes things every day, accompanied by adorable pets. Though she sometimes gets exhausted, her inner world is deeply fulfilled. Male lead: After the pandemic ends, Xiang Zheng discovers a spiritual spring dimension, something previously found only in legends and novels, during a company retreat. 494Reads9.1Score102Shelves
10. 10 破 After Bankruptcy, My Ancestors Forced Me to Farm and Reclaim Wasteland 破产后，祖宗逼我种地开荒 Daydreamer痴人做梦Urban827k WordsCompleted After Chen Yu goes bankrupt, he's forced to sell off the family assets and return to his hometown in the countryside. By chance, he inherits a legacy from his ancestors and is made to farm and reclaim wasteland for planting trees. Unexpectedly, in the process of farming through both hardship and joy, he carves out an entirely new path. From then on, he embarks on another entrepreneurial journey and leads the people of his hometown to prosperity. 364Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It vividly depicts the process of returning to one's hometown to reclaim wasteland and start a second business, interspersed with scenes of rural cuisine. It's simple yet heartwarming, without any melodramatic plot twists.

11. 11 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Build a Fortune with My Stingy Old Dad 穿越后，带着抠门老爹发家致富 The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Farming + Beloved by the Whole Family + Daily Life + Food + Alternate World + Transmigration] Liu Changning was transmigrated into her mother’s womb. Her father is miserly to an extreme. Her mother is very open-minded. She is the youngest daughter in the family, with four older brothers. The Liu family is dirt poor. Their house is so shabby they can see the stars through the roof... But ever since this youngest daughter arrived, Old Liu has noticed that the family’s life keeps getting better an 3.2kReads8.6Score252Shelves

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    This is a pure farming story, with no romantic pairings, no special abilities, and no cheat codes. The family accumulates wealth little by little through hard work, and it's quite funny. You might want to check it out!

12. 12 种 Farming: My Handsome Husband Has Suitors Lined Up 种田：俊美夫君排队宠 Mighty Monster大力怪Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension, laid-back heroine, farming, no unreasonable relatives] A top female assassin's plane crashed while she was on a mission. She had actually transmigrated into a world where women were scarce?! Well, since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. This was a perfect chance to leave behind her blood-soaked life and live the way she wanted. She'd farm and support herself. So why were the gentle boy next door, the refined and aloof scholar, and the domineering, handsome y 814Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    It's beautiful!

13. 13 凤 Immortal Encounters in Fengli Village 凤梨村仙缘 Laughing Buddha of the Mortal World人间笑佛Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Pure farming story + food + laid-back daily life + not a power fantasy + virtual world] After graduating from college, Huang Fei returns to Fengli Village. By chance, he obtains a Primal Spirit Jade that contains its own space. With the space at his disposal, he has nothing to worry about, and his life takes a turn for the better... 1. He establishes a farm in the real world and leads the villagers out of poverty... “Village Chief, I want to lease all the farmland in Fengli Village and build a 2.4kReads8.9Score276Shelves

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    Rural farming and leisurely novels, without melodrama or exaggeration. Welcome to read "The Fairy Tale of Pineapple Village" and "Adventures in a Mountain Village".

14. 14 荒 Abandoned in a Famine, I Turn Around and Build a Hidden Utopia 荒年被弃，反手打造世外桃源 Tu Liao荼廖Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No CP, Natural and Man-Made Disasters, No Golden Finger, Just Started Getting Ratings] Shen Qingsui had barely transmigrated when she became a young widow, abandoned by the entire village in a year of famine. Behind her were a frail mother-in-law and a little child. Ahead lay certain death. She picked up a woodcutter's ax and gave a cold laugh. "Fine, I'll take on these 'burdens'!" Later, the people who had abandoned her regretted it bitterly. Every "burden" she'd saved along the way became a c 4.5kReads8.0Score588Shelves
15. 15 在 Opening a Restaurant During the Great Famine 在饥荒年代开食肆 Ying Zhao and Wine Song赢昭与酒歌Ancient Romance147k WordsCompleted Famine years + System + food + cozy everyday life Please, come on in! We have steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, braised pork, braised duck, soy-braised chicken, cured meat, preserved eggs, pork stomach, air-dried meat, sausages, assorted vegetable platters, smoked chicken and pork tripe, steamed eight-treasure pork, glutinous rice-stuffed duck, jar-braised pheasant, jar-braised quail, braised giblets, braised goose, pheasant, rabbit, veget 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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16. 16 重 Back Before My Wife and Daughter Died, I Got Rich Raising a Pig 重回妻女惨死前，我靠一头猪致富 Villager from Guantian官田村民Urban159k WordsCompleted Synopsis: A word of warning: readers who like feel-good power fantasies, please don't read this! Also known as: Reborn in 1982: Back Before My Wife and Daughter Died Tragically, the Scumbag Makes a Fortune in a Frenzy to Make It Up to Them [Scumbag Reborn, Period Drama, Rural Farming, Devoted Husband and Father, No System, Cozy Daily Life, Family Life] The renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist Chu Tianrong was seriously injured in an accident. On the verge of death, he begged to have his ash 4Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 我 My Pocket Dimension Is a Little Melancholy 我的空间有点小忧伤 Three-Legged Cat of the Cat Year猫年的三脚猫Urban231k WordsOngoing Meng Ye's dream is to make enough money to support his family and marry Mengmeng! But an accidental run-in with a scammer lands him a mysterious, thoroughly eccentric space of his own. Inside, it's filled with sighs, gloom, and despair! To keep the depressive space from erasing him, Meng Ye has no choice but to spend his days farming, growing vegetables and fruit, and raising chickens, ducks, and pets, then spend his nights telling jokes and talking about life and dreams to the space! In short, 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The downside of this book is the slow updates; the author is incredibly lazy! He only updates two chapters a week! That's right! That author is me! Meng Ye's dream is to earn money to support his family and marry Mengmeng! However, an unexpected accident led to Meng Ye gaining a mysterious and somewhat unconventional space! The space is filled with sighs, melancholy, and despair! To prevent his life from being erased by this depressing space, Meng Ye has no choice but to spend his days farming, growing vegetables and fruits, raising chickens, ducks, and pets, and his nights telling jokes, discussing life, and sharing his ideals with the space! In short, my space is very melancholic, and I love reading toxic positivity every day!

18. 18 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s to Farm 穿越到80年代种地 Yinzi Jiang Loves Spicy Food银子酱爱吃辣Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, farming, no golden finger, no spatial System, no dumbing down, Period, 1980s, sound values, heartwarming and healing, feel-good, modern romance, building wealth] Shen Jing was an agricultural science student in the 21st century. While protecting her graduation thesis, she was struck on the head with a wooden club. By a stroke of luck, she transmigrated into the body of a young intellectual sent down to the countryside... 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a very realistic farming novel. There's no scheming or backstabbing, and the male lead has a low profile. The female lead has strong moral values and runs a chili sauce business, starting from a small workshop and gradually building it up step by step...

19. 19 穿 Transmigrating to Farm: I Became a Landlord in Ancient Times 穿越种田：我在古代当地主 Zi Mu Fang Hua梓木芳华Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted He Li, a junior real estate agent in the modern world, worked for years to buy a car and a house. Then an accident sent her transmigrating to a new world, where her new home is bare as a cupboard, her elder brother is frail, and her mother is a widow. At least her family is close-knit and loving. With no golden finger, no protagonist’s destiny, and no incredible luck, she can only work hard, one step at a time, and ultimately turn her fortunes around. She’ll make her dream of becoming a great la 1.5kReads9.1Score151Shelves

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    Heartwarming, without any awful or melodramatic elements, just hilarious everyday moments.

20. 20 穿 Transmigrated to the Countryside, I Happily Became a Farmer 穿越之甘心做农女 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted The house was bare, her father was missing, her mother had just passed away, her grandmother was old, her eldest sister was of marriageable age, and her younger siblings were still small. Thinking of all this, Gao Xue closed her eyes. Even after transmigrating, she had no desire to keep living. As she teetered on the brink of death, the three siblings shared an egg, one bite at a time. For that little bit of warmth, for the family love she had always lacked, Gao Xue gritted her teeth and accepte 1.5kReads8.9Score134Shelves

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    No melodramatic plot twists, no awful characters.

21. 21 重 Reborn: I'll Never Abandon My Wife and Kids Again 重生：我再也不会抛下老婆孩子 Crimson赤色Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Urban Rebirth + Making Up for Past Regrets + Devoted Husband and Doting Dad + Building a Business and a Fortune “Chen Yang, I'll never forgive you for as long as I live. Never!” “Your surname is Chen and mine is Shen. We're not related in the slightest.” “You don't deserve to be called a father. The day you left Mom and me, my father died!” Though Chen Yang had amassed a vast fortune, he had not found a shred of happiness. At midnight, the memory of his wife, tears streaming down her face as she 3kReads8.9Score192Shelves

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    A story about a stay-at-home dad who is reborn in a rural area in 1978, where he dotes on his wife, takes care of his baby, and lives a simple life.

22. 22 赶 The Shore Forager's Path to Prosperity 赶海娘子能发家 It's Canling, You Know是灿玲吖Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Double doting + Happy ending for both couples + Fisherwoman + Pocket dimension] What would you do if one day you transmigrated into the unfinished coastal-foraging novel you wrote yourself? Ye Zhiyan said, “What else can I do? Marry a good husband, go foraging along the shore together, catch fish, head out to sea, and roam the martial world.” 234Reads6.9Score103Shelves

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    Ancient times, beachcombing, sweet romance

23. 23 穿 Transmigrated Into a Farmer’s Wife: She’s Beautiful and Charming 穿成农家娘子：她又美又娇 Candy Isn't Sweet Anymore糖果不甜了Ancient Romance677k WordsCompleted She hadn’t even gotten to enjoy the windfall that had just fallen into her lap before she dropped dead! Luckily, the heavens gave her another chance at life and let her transmigrate to ancient times! But when it rains, it pours. As soon as she arrived, her engagement was called off, and then she was about to be sold. After she took the initiative to seek out a husband, she unexpectedly discovered a pocket dimension. From then on, she and her husband set out on the path to immortality… 2.2kReads8.7Score260Shelves
24. 24 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. 2.3kReads6.6Score155Shelves

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    Look at this. There's a space, but the person doesn't act like a slave to it, instead bringing in enemies to do their work. Later, the "saintly" (a term for a saintly figure) will feel uncomfortable; the saintly figure might accidentally enter.

25. 25 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: The Peach Blossoms Are Blooming 穿越古代之桃花开了 Gu Huamuyun古华木云Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted One day, an older unmarried woman transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a farmer's daughter. She used to rely on food delivery to survive, so arriving in the past makes her feel like she's half disabled. She has no golden finger, and there aren't many outrageous villains around, but they really are poor. How is a young woman supposed to get by in this feudal era where men are valued over women? Fortunately, she still has a warm and loving family. As for that cold-faced young man, he's been 2.3kReads8.7Score227Shelves

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    A typical rural story, the female protagonist travels from modern times to ancient times, the male protagonist is the son of a local hunter, not a light novel, slow pace!

26. 26 超 The Agricultural Megacorp 超级农业巨头 Yin Ke银科Urban1.2M WordsOngoing After obtaining a golden finger, Wang Qing only wanted to leave his corporate wage-slave life behind. He returned to the countryside to grow flowers and crops, raise fish, enjoy plenty to eat and drink, and live an ordinary life with his family. But after a few years of farming, he realized things had gotten more and more outrageous. The most anyone else could do through farming was get rich, but he had cultivated an entire agricultural empire! He also took on all sorts of roles, including dad, 1.5kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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    Rural farming novel, single female lead

27. 27 我 My 1994: Starting with Wild Vegetables Across the Hills 我的九四，从漫山野菜开始 Bookworm from a Stone Box石合子出来的书呆子Urban754k WordsOngoing Xu Shouyi was an outstanding modern farmer of the 21st century. After serving as village chief for 20 years, he went to a neighboring village to advise them on a new planting method. Then, caught in a sudden downpour, his car plunged off a cliff… When he woke up again, he had returned to 1994. There was still time to set things right. In his previous life, he’d drifted through life and only come to his senses in middle age. This time, he would use his knowledge to lead his kind-hearted neighbors 501Reads—Score100Shelves

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    In a purely rural area, people started to get rich by gathering wild mountain vegetables. Initially, they did small-scale farming, then built greenhouses for vegetable cultivation and wholesale.

28. 28 彩 Fifty Years of Bride Price: In 1974, It All Began with a Broken Engagement 彩礼50年，1974从悔婚开始 Uncle Wang Tells Stories王叔说故事Urban171k WordsOngoing In the bitter winter of 1974, Zhao Shuangzhu publicly called off his engagement and was given three days to come up with a hundred yuan for the bride price. He swallowed his pride and borrowed from every neighbor he could, took the old folks’ burial savings, and went into the mountains at night to hunt rabbits and trade them for cash on the black market. Dodging the market inspectors, he stumbled through the hardest hurdle of his life. He spent the rest of his life marrying, raising children, an 113Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book, "The Life of an Ordinary Old Farmer".

29. 29 大 A Strongman's Guide to Raising Kids 大力士老爸带娃记 Chubby Fluff胖绵绵Urban5.8M WordsOngoing [Dad Life + Farming + Adorable Kids + Countryside + Cute Pets + Golden Finger] Li Qingfeng returned to the countryside with his children. After gaining immense strength, he built a fortune and raised his little ones, enjoying a carefree life. The family of three roamed the hills and fields, catching pheasants, finding stone frogs, digging up winter bamboo shoots, wiping out rat infestations, and fishing in rivers with medicinal herbs. The wild pheasants in the mountains turned and ran at the sig 24.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    A farming/nurturing story featuring a stay-at-home dad, no female lead, two adorable children, and many cute pets. All three family members have special abilities or advantages. Not a wish-fulfillment story. The writing and plot are both good.

30. 30 农 Beloved by the Whole Village: The All-Rounder Is Bullying Villains Again 农门团宠：全能大佬又在虐渣 Listening to the Wind Beneath the Moon水月聆风Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Ruan Ning was born with a simple mind, but possessed incredible strength. She was unbeatable for miles around and notorious in the village for being a strange one. Everyone said she’d grow old alone, since no one dared marry her, and that she brought misfortune to her family. But one day, Ruan Ning suddenly regained her wits. She beat up bullies with a stick, kicked a scheming white lotus, and slapped a notorious lecher. Not only did she find her biological father, she also tracked down the fami 4.6kReads9.3Score546Shelves

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    A time-travel, rural romance novel where the male and female protagonists are childhood sweethearts, and many stories unfold between them.

31. 31 山 The Mountain Village Lad’s Extraordinary Life 山村小子的极品人生 Rich and Free有钱且有闲Urban255k WordsOngoing Yuan Bao, a young man from a mountain village born in the 1980s, wants to escape his miserable home after witnessing his father's betrayal and then suffering the blow of his mother's tragic death in a car accident. After accidentally falling into a blessed place full of premium lingzhi mushrooms while fleeing a vicious dog, he begins an extraordinary life. He is handsome and charming. At a young age, he makes waves in the stock market. With careful planning, he eventually builds his own business 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this non-melodramatic period novel.

32. 32 重 Reborn: From College Student to Tycoon 重生：从大学开始当首富 Mango Plays by Himself芒果自己玩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted International finance reporter: “Mr. Stock God, how did you create your legendary success in the stock market?” Chen Xiao smiled. “I don’t know how to trade stocks. I’m not interested in them at all.” The reporter pressed him: “Then how do you keep winning, time after time?” Chen Xiao: “You’ll have to ask the stock market. I don’t know why it’s so cooperative with me either.” “Mr. Stock God, which generation of Best Actress is your girlfriend, then?” Chen Xiao smiled at the microphone without an 60.5kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    Two books...

33. 33 绝 The Unrivaled Divine Farmer 绝世神农 Bright Lights Through All Four Seasons四季灯火明Urban2.7M WordsCompleted To help his family rise to prominence in a prosperous age, Xu Zhengmu steps forward. He studies medicine and martial arts, saves lives, grows vegetables and sells fruit, and leads the villagers to prosperity through hard work. He turns a remote mountain village into a paradise on earth, a land of immortals that draws crowds of tourists. The little animals at home adore him, the villagers respect him, the great families of China fear him, and the world’s top powers dread him. “Xiao Mu, I’ll take 851Reads8.7Score104Shelves
34. 34 重 Reborn: Back in 1977 to Be a Dad 重生：回到1977当奶爸 Half a Cup of Strong Tea半盏粗茶Urban5.1M WordsCompleted When he wakes up, his luxury cars are gone, and so are the beautiful women. Chen Fugui, a billionaire, has been reborn in the 1970s. Will he drift aimlessly through life, or live it to the fullest? For his sweet wife and adorable daughter, he’s going to build a business empire of his own. 11.1kReads9.0Score969Shelves

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    Just like these dad-farming novels, they can also

35. 35 再 I Opened My Eyes Again! My Beautiful Wife Clung to Me, Sobbing 再睁眼！绝美老婆赖我怀里哭唧唧 Nan Bei Shisan南北十三Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the Period + Dad Life + Farming + Sweet Romance + System] In his previous life, Lu Lixing spent every day drinking himself into a stupor. He watched with his own eyes as his pregnant wife, Gu Wanqing, and their child died in a ravine... Only then did he realize he had fallen in love with Gu Wanqing long ago. Lu Lixing was consumed with regret. He spent the rest of his life repenting. Before he died, he even donated all his wealth to charitable organizations... When he opened his eyes 13.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
36. 36 空 Spirit Spring in My Space: Reborn to Win Back My Wife 空间灵泉：重生追妻 The Center Seat at the Dinner Table饭桌C位Urban800k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted dad + farming + romance] [Two completed novels of over a million words each, so you can count on the author to finish this one] After wasting half his life, Li Yao managed to ruin a winning hand completely, losing his triplet babies forever and breaking up his family. Only when he was trapped in a sea of flames, and the wife he'd divorced years ago rushed into the fire without hesitation to die alongside him, did he realize that she had loved him more than anything... When he o 11kReads9.3Score979Shelves
37. 37 重 Reborn Sign-In: The Busy Farmer Dad 重生签到：乡村奶爸种田忙 Gentle as Morning Clouds婉似朝芸Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation of the same name is now streaming. Please show Yawan some support, and see whether the drama's portrayal matches your idea of Yawan.] [Search for Reborn Sign-In: The Country Dad's Busy Farming Life on the Tomato or Red Fruit short-drama apps to watch.] [Heartwarming everyday life, one heroine, adorable kids, male lead turns over a new leaf] After dying of illness, he opened his eyes again to find a little toddler weeping and saying, “Daddy, don't hit me. My butt still 4.6kReads9.3Score307Shelves
38. 38 农 The Farmer's Delightful Daughter Is Busy Planting Crops 农家娇女忙种田 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A warm-hearted transmigration story, with no awful relatives) I transmigrated into a farming family and found myself with a large courtyard and a house with gray-brick walls, along with a few acres of good farmland. The only problem was that the money box was empty. But that was no big deal: my grandparents doted on me, my parents loved me, my brothers got along with me, and the neighbors were kind and united. Bai Xia was sure that getting rich and living a comfortable life would be a piece of 16.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    There are farming novels for female readers!

39. 39 农 Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family: Fleeing Famine and Growing a Prosperous Life 农家长姐：逃荒种田过红火小日子 Yan Shu棪树Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A birthday cake turns Sun Lele from modern times into Zhou Taohua of the Great Yu Kingdom. To make sure her foolish older brother and three younger brothers have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, she works hard at farming! But something seems off about this village. Aren’t they all being a little too nice to her? She has no parents, no golden finger, and no influential background. But she can have a fiancé: you teach, and I’ll farm. See how Zhou Taohua grows vegetables and grain and raises 8.1kReads9.3Score736Shelves
40. 40 灵 Spirit Spring Dimension: The Princess Consort Just Wants to Raise Her Child and Farm 灵泉空间：王妃只想带崽种田 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Farming + Cozy Romance + Adorable Kids + Pocket Dimension) Luo Yan transmigrates into the body of a discarded wife and happily heads home to take up farming. There, she finds an elderly grandmother, young siblings, and a paralyzed older brother... As well as four adorable quadruplets, whose mother is unknown, crying to be fed. No matter. With a pocket dimension at her disposal, she has nothing to worry about. She honors her grandmother, raises the little ones, protects her siblings, cares for h 2.4kReads9.3Score458Shelves
41. 41 灵 Spirit Spring Space: After Losing My Husband, I Only Want to Farm and Raise My Kids 灵泉空间：丧夫后我只想种田养崽 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension with a spiritual spring + adorable children + sweet romance + satisfying read] Yun Yanlan, a top modern-day assassin, was killed by an enemy during a mission and transmigrated into the body of a stepmother with the same name in another world. She also unexpectedly unlocked a pocket dimension with a spiritual spring. Her former self had been delicate and frail. Looking at the two children who genuinely cared for her, she saw what she had yearned for in her previous life and deci 15kReads9.3Score2kShelves
42. 42 农 The Little Farmhouse Widow: Raising Kids and Growing Crops 农家小寡妇：带着包子种种田 Yezi Qi夜子柒Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she discovered to her horror that she had become a peasant widow. Even worse, she was ugly and had a terrible reputation. Her own mother didn't love her, her in-laws despised her, and she had a soft, adorable little boy by her side. Looking at the thatched hut with its bare walls and the pitiful little boy, Mu Qingyan rolled up her sleeves and set out to earn money to raise him. As soon as life started getting better, one troublesome relative after another came kn 764Reads8.8Score228Shelves
43. 43 逃 Fleeing Famine: She Picks Up a Wolfish Husband and Settles Down to Farm and Raise a Child 逃荒路上：捡个狼夫君种田生崽 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Raising a child + slow burn + sweet romance + feel-good power fantasy In her previous life, Kan Tingnan was an all-capable queen in another world, yearning for a family but never finding one. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had entered the body of a girl with the same name in a famine-ravaged era. As she faced being eaten alive, she saw her parents and younger brother desperately protecting her. Her frozen heart felt a warmth she hadn't known in years, and she decided to help them survi 2.2kReads9.2Score297Shelves
44. 44 绝 Peerless Doctor and Princess: Farming with My Little Ones 绝世医妃：带着崽崽来种田 Qing Nuo轻诺Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Huo Lanxin was a medical genius from a family of doctors, as well as a business prodigy. After a plane crash, she transmigrated into the body of the prime minister’s legitimate daughter. Framed by others, she lost her footing and became the mother of two children. A drafty, ramshackle house was no problem for her. Watch as she takes on scumbag men and women, and makes the renowned God of War fret over her. 1.4kReads9.2Score267Shelves
45. 45 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 15.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
46. 46 女 A Top Student's Daily Struggles in Ancient Times 女学霸的古代奋斗日常 Jin Ruo锦若Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cozy and angst-free + top scholar + building wealth + scientific farming] Who says every rural family in ancient times is full of awful people? Isn't it wonderful when everyone works together to prosper and grow crops side by side? And if she happens to find a rough-edged man who's a perfect match, life looks pretty comfortable all around. See how a young woman who transmigrates as a widow with a living husband uses scientific farming to build a fortune... Also known as The Daily Struggles of a 81Reads7.3Score—Shelves
47. 47 进 After Moving to the City to Farm, Every Powerful Tycoon Wants Me as Their Master 进城种地后豪门权贵都想拜我为师 Cat Who Loves Houttuynia折耳根的猫Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + Food + Everyone’s Favorite] Jiang Mengyun is a young woman who absolutely loves farming. From the countryside to the city, from luxurious mansions to mysterious research bases, there’s no patch of land she can’t turn into a field! Mansion owner: My multimillion-dollar mansion! It’s covered in loofah vines! School administrator: My rooftop garden! It’s full of giant radishes! Senior from her sect: My medicinal herb garden! I have to search through cabbages to find the herbs! Lu Jingyua 15.2kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
48. 48 巴 The Hunting King of Bashan 巴山猎王 The Straw-Cloaked Traveler of Bashan巴山蓑衣客Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A transmigration tale set in a bygone era, brimming with rugged mountain spirit and the warmth of everyday life. Armed with memories from his past life and everything taught by his master, the King of Hunters, he wields a hunting rifle, trains mastiffs, and fights wolves. In the 1980s, he sets up a cooperative, builds roads, and buys vehicles, determined to find a way forward for a poor village deep in the mountains. From venturing alone into deadly wilderness to find a life-saving old ginseng r 115Reads7.2Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Only one month since its release! Over 800,000 words already updated! A hunting-themed historical novel without a system! Set in the Sichuan-Chongqing region! Featuring hunting dogs! Single female lead!!!

49. 49 回 Back to the Past to Patch Things Up 回到过去打补丁 A Sky with Too Little Time时间太短的天空Sports156k WordsCompleted I don't want to pile on flowery language to create a false reality. Life is rooted deep in the soil. A slow-paced novel that touches on transmigration, sports, the myriad worlds, history, business, martial arts, fitness, romance, and more. The author is a researcher with plenty of time on his hands. Come along as you return to 2011, and travel back in time once more. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is tightly plotted and engaging; if you miss even a little bit, you'll immediately lose track of the pace. It's a truly excellent story and highly recommended.

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