Stories Where the Female Lead Moves to the Countryside, Buys a House, and Farms 有女主去乡下买房子种地

1. 1 二 Retirement at Twenty 二十岁的养老生活 Ode to Antiquity赋古Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + everyday life + devoted couples + sweet romance] Graduation means unemployment. Unemployed? Then it's time to settle into retirement~ Li An doesn't want to be a corporate cog working nine to five, so she heads to the countryside to live at her best friend's grandmother's place. She buys the old house, tears it down and builds a new one, then sets up a few vegetable patches to grow produce as a relaxing hobby... Villagers: You've set up your vegetable garden like you're playing hous 2.1kReads8.8Score22114d adds

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   1. The female protagonist buys a house in the village and gradually decorates it to her liking. She has friends, a lover, and family members who are more than relatives... 2. Due to work-related issues, the female protagonist decides to return to her hometown. The main focus isn't on farming, but rather on depicting interesting events in the village.

2. 2 回 Back Home to Lie Flat, Becoming the Pride of the Whole Village 回乡躺平，成为全村的骄傲 Missing-Tooth Tiger缺牙虎Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + warm and fluffy, no angst + beloved by everyone + sweet one-on-one romance + village antics + a little farming + love at first sight] Li Qianying, a freelance artist, planned to return to her hometown and lie flat for a while. Little did she know that the laid-back life she had imagined would be chaotic and eventful from day one. After all, who gets chased by the village geese the moment they get back? And just when she finally makes it to her front door, her grandparents 390Reads6.6Score—14d adds
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. 5.4kReads9.1Score48514d adds

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   Returning to my hometown, I farm according to the solar terms and cook seasonal delicacies.

4. 4 穿 After Transmigrating, I Became the Passerby Extra 穿越女配成路人甲 Ho Ho Ho Fire嚯嚯嚯火Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted Tong Yue transmigrates into a novel, becoming the catalyst for the romance between the male and female leads, as well as their stepping stone. In the end, just as expected, she disappears from the story, remembered only in a few passing words. Tong Yue stares blankly at the house, car, and money listed in the divorce agreement. Suddenly, everything becomes clear. Sign it. Sign it right now. Getting rich overnight is no problem. 203Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   A pure transmigration story where the protagonist is separated from the male and female leads at the beginning and returns to the countryside to start a leisurely life; a heartwarming slice-of-life farming novel.

5. 5 不 I’m Done Serving You! I’m Going Home to Farm! 不伺候了！回家种地去！ Linjiu麟玖Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted (System + no romance + farming + food + pastoral life + everyday country living) My mom lives a thousand miles away, earns a salary of just 4,000, and still expects me to treat her nicely? No way! I only got one day off for National Day! I’m done putting up with this! I quit, and I’m walking out right now! By chance, I activate the All-Purpose Farming System! I’m starting a life of farming. I want to make money, get rich, and become beautiful and slim! Wow~! 213Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist leaves the city, quits her job, and returns to the countryside, living a simple and peaceful life, relying on the land and water for sustenance.

6. 6 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 32.3kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds

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   The story originally involved the female protagonist quitting her job and returning to her hometown to farm with her parents. They planted various fruits, such as strawberries, figs, and watermelons, as well as various flowers, such as osmanthus and roses, on the mountain, which attracted many powerful figures.

7. 7 不 No Rat Race, No Burnout: I Lie Flat Back Home and Meet a Rugged Man 不内卷不内耗，回乡躺平遇糙汉 Tomatoes Without Skin番茄没有皮Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads’ first and only love, height difference, very fast romantic progress. They’re a little tight-lipped at first, but soon learn to speak their minds.] [Dating and married life, standing by each other through everything, with no major misunderstandings.] Lin Man lives in a big city, but when she can no longer keep up with the rat race, she decides to return to the countryside with the few tens of thousands of yuan she has saved. She hopes to spend some time growing ve 11.3kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

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   The big city is too chaotic, so the female protagonist goes back to her hometown to relax. She has an old house, so she grows vegetables and raises chickens.

8. 8 在 Farming in the Mountains, I Snagged a Good Man 在山上种田，拐到一个好男人 Erbao Er二宝二Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted When Lu Shuyi turned thirty, she had saved up one million yuan. She quit her job without a second thought, returned to the mountains of her hometown, and began her “retirement life.” Her days of eating, drinking, and farming catch the attention of a little yellow dog, and, by extension, its owner. From then on, her days are filled with eating, drinking, farming, and a little flirting. 3.6kReads9.1Score30514d adds
9. 9 自 Surrendering to Freedom 自由陷落 Yun Fei云匪Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted Also known as: A Rough-and-Ready Man’s Forceful Love? It’s All Just a Scheme! (Opposites attract + long-laid plans + forceful love + farming life + sweet romance + lovesick male lead) Male lead: [Cool and rational on the surface, secretly devoted to the point of groveling] Female lead: [Cool and aloof on the surface, clingy and jealous underneath] Nan Zi stood by Yan Zhou from the time he was 28 until he was 38, from an obscure actor on the verge of being forgotten in the industry to a Grand Sla 1.3kReads7.5Score10614d adds

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   The rating is new and quite low, but feel free to check it out! [Kissing emoji]

10. 10 穿 Transmigration: The Tasty Little Inn 穿越： 美味小馆 Chubby Cake~胖糕呀～Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted The moment Qiao Ruan woke up, she looked around at the filthy, shabby rental room she was in. “Oh my god, where am I...? I transmigrated...” Holding a hospital notice in one hand, she rubbed her forehead as she stared at the instant-noodle cups on the little table and the piles of them filling the room. “Pregnant and still eating instant noodles? How broke was I? I’m in for a hard life...” Then she checked her bank balance. “Help me up, I can still keep going...” Good food and a new life, here I 823Reads8.7Score10214d adds

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    Yes, this is the one. The female lead is Ruan Qiao, and it's quite good. The story mainly revolves around the female lead running a bed and breakfast and raising a child, while the male lead and others film a variety show. Gradually, the male lead realizes that the child is his. The two of them then got together.

11. 11 乖 The Sweet Young Lady Returns to the Countryside, and Her Village Doctor Brother Spoils Her Rotten 乖乖小姐回农村，村医哥哥宠上天 Xue Shier雪十二Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Powerful CEO doctor + sweet, well-behaved heiress + both return to the countryside + intense, flirtatious push and pull + healing, down-to-earth rural life + slow-burn romance + both leads are sexually inexperienced] A big-shot doctor who loves to act spoiled and a sweet, soft girl who's both adorable and alluring The Song family's eldest daughter got into the wrong bed and, in a fit of anger, ran back to the countryside. She never expected to run into the man who had slept with her and then ru 2.7kReads8.3Score27814d adds

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    🌈🌈💐🍂--The Doctor Loves to Act Cute & Sweet and Alluring-- The eldest daughter of the Song family slept with the wrong man and ran away back to the countryside in a fit of anger. She never expected to see the man who slept with her and then ran away on her very first day back in the village. - And this man was the village doctor! - Dr. Xu said that night was his first time and that Song Yanqing had to take responsibility! But Song Yanqing told him that it was his first time too, and he wasn't at a disadvantage! - Dr. Xu said they would just be friends from the same village from now on. But… what good man would use different methods to flirt with his friend every day!

12. 12 她 She Returned to Her Hometown to Start a Business, and Mr. Gu Spoils Her Senseless 她回乡创业，被顾先生宠麻了 Sorrow in Blue Silk青丝愁Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One + Sweet Romance + Intense Push and Pull + Flirtatious Tension] A gentle beauty returning to her hometown X a gentle, abstinent chain supermarket owner Liang Sifan moved back to her county town and opened an advertising agency. In her spare time, she would often lament that she had no luck with men. Then, one rainy afternoon, the matchmaker delivered a man right to her door. When she recognized the chubby cat from years ago, he gazed at her. “I 868Reads6.9Score10514d adds
13. 13 闪 I Flash-Married a Tycoon's Son, and Now He Begs for Affection Every Day Back in My Village 闪婚豪门公子，回村后他日日求宠 Linlinzi YJ霖霖子YJModern Romance376k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple, 1v1 + marriage first, love later + witty, affectionate relationship + warm and healing + everyday family life + adorable cutie] A rich woman who keeps forgetting she's rich ✖️ a sweet, naive young master Lin Chule finally gets married in a whirlwind romance after her eighty-eighth blind date, just to have someone keep her company and claim her inheritance. Now that she's rich, who'd keep working that lousy job? Lin Chule decides to take her new husband back to her rural h 962Reads6.8Score10214d adds

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    Daily life in the countryside, farming culture

14. 14 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 37.3kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds

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    A heartwarming farming story where the protagonist returns to their hometown to build a villa and inherit hundreds of acres of mountain land to grow fruits and vegetables. Produced by a spiritual plant master, these are guaranteed to be super nutritious and pesticide-free. The entire internet is begging for it to be released…released…released…

15. 15 吾 My County Magistrate Boyfriend Is Growing Up 吾家县长男友初长成 Wan Qian, Who Loves Cantonese Soup爱吃广府汤的万千帝主Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rural revitalization · Workplace maneuvering · Intellectual romance · Family warmth] [Healing] [A gentle, steady pace] [Leaves a lasting impression] [Public sector] [Contemporary realism] Here, you’ll find: √ How a highly intelligent male and female lead pursue their careers while falling in love √ Solid, compelling depictions of rural revitalization and the political landscape √ Warm, witty, and insightful family life and intergenerational communication √ The respectful, restrained, profound 1.5kReads8.0Score14614d adds

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    The female protagonist's family is originally from the countryside, so the house and land are already there. A civil servant returns from the city to the countryside, contributing to rural revitalization. It's a high-quality "realistic romance" story. A well-written, heartwarming, and comforting tale.

16. 16 回 After Returning Home to Farm, I Bound Myself to the Rich Beauty System 回家种田后，我绑定了白富美系统 Soft, Sweet, and Adorable软萌淑甜Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted [The heroine only wants to farm, no romance, a cozy everyday story] Lin Anshu is an ordinary, lowly office drone. Her company is rife with cutthroat competition, and her boss loves docking pay and dangling empty promises. She spent a whole year working in fear and trembling, only to find she owed the company 1,800 yuan when she checked her year-end bonus. She’d be better off going home to farm. Whoever wants this lousy job can have it. In a fit of anger, Lin Anshu fired her boss on the spot, pac 4.3kReads9.1Score39614d adds

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    Female-oriented farming novels, featuring characters returning to their hometowns to farm, retire, and sell vegetables.

17. 17 中 I Won Ten Million! I Quit on the Spot and Went Home to Farm 中奖一千万！我直接辞职回家种田 True Lord Jiuyang九阳真君Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [The animated comic adaptation is now available] [No awful characters + Rural life + Farming + Slow-paced + Male lead marries into the female lead's family + Male lead is lovestruck] P.S. The male lead appears around chapter twenty. Song Ying hits the jackpot: she buys a lottery ticket and wins 15 million! She takes home 12 million after taxes. A fortune has fallen from the sky! Song Ying chooses to lie flat and return home to farm. She spends five million buying several apartments in the city, 19.9kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
18. 18 山 Little-Known Things of the Mountain Countryside: The Four Seasons by Linxi Creek 山野知微：临溪四时风 It's Money Jar Jar是钱罐罐吖Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Completed] Tired of the clamor of the city’s relentless machinery, Shen Zhiwei quit her glamorous job in the last days of winter, just before the New Year. With her savings and a bone-deep weariness, she returned to her hometown, Linxi Village, nestled among the mountains of Shu. She pushed open the creaking wooden door of the old house and resolved to use her camera to capture a different kind of life: restoring her dusty ancestral home with her own hands, following the changing seasons, and s 72Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 辞 I Quit My Job and Opened a Farm for Immortals 辞职后，我开了家神仙农庄 Plucking the Moon摘月亮Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + farming + one-on-one romance, both devoted] After refusing workplace sexual harassment and slapping the offender on the spot, Lin Yunxiu came across the song “Resignation March” while scrolling Douyin. She unexpectedly acquired a farming lottery System and resolutely quit her job to return to her hometown. Now that she had a System, why keep being a corporate drone? Of course she was going to farm, drink tea, tend flowers, and live a peaceful life in the countryside! To complete the Sy 5.9kReads9.2Score52614d adds
20. 20 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. 494Reads9.1Score10214d adds
21. 21 空 Farming in My Space: My Retirement Farmhouse Goes Viral 空间种田，我的养老小农院爆红了 Quietly Watching Tea暗中观茶Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance, Alternate Setting + Pocket Dimension + Farming + A Relaxed Retirement] After graduating, losing her job, and failing interview after interview, Fang Xiaoyi happens upon Xiao Li, a food-loving System, and gains a magical farming dimension. From then on, she upgrades her space while tending crops and flowers, feeding the food-loving System to score high-tech blueprints from the interstellar age, and occasionally filming her laid-back retirement in the beautiful countryside. Be 394Reads8.8Score—14d adds
22. 22 绑 Farm Life: I Went Viral After Linking My Farmstay App 【经营】绑定农家乐APP爆红了 The Wind Within自有风Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [No romance + Everyday business management] After graduating from university, Li Xixi worked diligently as an office drone. Then, out of nowhere, she was bound to a farm-stay app System. Was this a windfall from heaven? Quit her job, of course! She had no intention of working for someone else. Delighted, Li Xixi returned to her hometown to open a farm stay! What, it's too remote, tucked away in the mountains, and nobody will come? What, there's nothing to do nearby, so visitors would be wasting 1.2kReads8.7Score13914d adds
23. 23 辞 I Quit My Job and Got Famous Selling Vegetables and Running a Guesthouse 辞职后，靠卖菜开民宿火了 Sleepy Peach困困桃Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted (Farming + Spirit Spring Secret Realm + B&B + No Romance + Cute Pets) After working herself to death from staying up late, Sang Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and spends several hundred years there. But during a tribulation to advance her cultivation, she gets struck by lightning and sent back, stripped of all her powers. Luckily, the guardian beast contracted to her returns with the secret realm in tow. As soon as she gets back, her boss calls to demand that she come to work. Sang Y 928Reads8.7Score10214d adds

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    🍒The female protagonist goes to the countryside to buy a house and farm. In the first book, the female protagonist travels back to the modern world from the world of cultivation. As soon as she returns, her boss urges her to go back to work [what?]. She quits her job and goes back to her hometown, buys land to build a bed and breakfast, buys more land to grow vegetables, and leases mountains to grow fruit. She lives a wonderful life.

24. 24 承 After Leasing 200 Mu of Land, My Fruits and Vegetables Are Flying Off the Shelves 承包两百亩地后，水果蔬菜卖疯了 Vegetable-Growing Expert种菜小能手Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Rural Life Blogger + Farming + Business] After returning from immortal cultivation, Zhou Xiaoyu has a stockpile of supplies in her personal space to get started. She leases two hundred mu of land, determined to realize her dream of living a carefree life beneath the southern mountain: a little courtyard, a fishpond, fruit trees covering the hills, a puppy frolicking beneath the swing, a lazy cat lounging in the yard, and fascinating guests from every corner of the world... 781Reads6.1Score10414d adds
25. 25 空 Daily Life on the Farm with a Spatial Divine Healer 空间神医开农庄日常 The Stars Remain星辰依然Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + farming + medicine + starting a farm + cultivating immortality + food + romance] Li Guo'er unexpectedly acquires an ancestral pocket dimension and from then on enjoys a leisurely life as a miracle doctor, running a farm, growing crops, and cultivating immortality. 2.9kReads8.9Score30014d adds
26. 26 毕 After Graduation, I Went Home to Become the Clan Chief! 毕业后回家当族长！ Hair Loss or No Hair Loss脱发不脱发Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted What would you do if you suddenly won a fortune? Su Qiao had never imagined something so unbelievably lucky could happen to her. She’d always worked part-time jobs to earn money, until one day, on a whim, she bought a lottery ticket and won. Su Qiao quietly claimed the prize without hesitation, packed her things, and headed straight home. “Dad, we’ve got a bridge now!” Everyone who knew Su Qiao knew she was beautiful but had no interest in romance. All she cared about was making money. When she 6kReads8.1Score57314d adds
27. 27 年 Enjoying Retirement While Still Young 年纪轻轻就过上了养老生活 Dian Momo点默默Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Also known as Who Wouldn't Want This? A Slow Life in the Mountains After transmigrating, she gains an entire mountain range and gets busy growing grain and gathering wild produce. Who knew that while climbing the mountain, she would find a man lying in a ravine? Her common sense tells her not to pick him up. Never pick up a man by the roadside, or you'll be unlucky for half your life. But later... well, she can't resist! After learning in advance that a severe drought is coming, she heads deep i 2.3kReads8.4Score18214d adds
28. 28 见 [Yu] Seeing You 【喻】见你 Z SeptemberZ九月Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Sweet romance [Rugged delivery company worker Shen Ye and enchanting innkeeper Ning Yu, who has returned to her hometown] The first time Shen Ye saw Ning Yu, she was there to pick up a package. Where had this little fairy come from? He'd never seen her around the county town before. He'd always believed love at first sight was just lust at first sight, but the moment he laid eyes on Ning Yu, he fell for her. After asking his buddies about her, he immediately packed his things and moved into the 1.6kReads8.9Score16314d adds
29. 29 降 Descending Into His Heart 降临他心上 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Physical edition available for preorder on April 4] + [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet youth romance] + [Both leads are pure] Zhou Ran, owner of Xiacheng’s most famous tattoo shop, is synonymous with coldness and wildness. The first time Xia Mian sees him, she barges into his tattoo shop and asks for a butterfly tattoo. “What color do you want?” “Green.” “What shade of green?” Xia Mian hesitates, then points to his light green hair. “That exact shade.” Zhou Ran: “?” - People in Xiacheng say t 30.8kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds
30. 30 社 The Overworked Office Drone Quits the Rat Race and Returns to the Village to Forage 社畜反卷，我要回村挖野菜 Meow Meow Doesn't Eat Fish喵咪不吃鱼Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Rejecting the rat race] [Food + country living + a little golden finger] Meng Wanchun was a textbook overworked office drone. Hoping to buy a home in a big city, she joined a publicly listed company straight out of college and became one of society's many tiny cogs, working around the clock. She was finally close to making it: once the project was finished, she'd get promoted, receive a bonus, and buy a home outright. But then she fell ill, and someone else snatched both the project and the pos 128Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Here they are! 😄 🍀① After confronting her boss, Meng Wanchun, known as the "Queen of Rolling Balls," returned to her village with her savings to grow flowers and raise dogs. 😎 No sudden wealth, no dramatic turnaround, just soup simmering over a wood-fired stove, and a "golden finger" that understands her dog's affectionate whining. ❤️ Amidst the chaotic daily life of the countryside, she rediscovers the life stolen by the 996 work culture. Rejecting the cutthroat competition, a healing countryside setting, slice-of-life farming, adorable pets, and a subtle "golden finger" (a lucky charm/powerful ability). 🍀② Zhang Xiaoxiao quit her job and returned to her hometown, from clearing wasteland to growing vegetables to starting a live-streaming business. ✊🏻 She finds a new life amidst sweat and soil. Rural life is far from the idyllic picture she imagined, but it allows her to rediscover simple and genuine happiness. ❤️

31. 31 裸 I Quit My Job and Started a Wonderful Life Farming in the Countryside 裸辞后，开启农村种田美好生活 Cat Coffee Sesame猫啡芝麻Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Pure farming] [Rural life] [Entrepreneurship] Zhang Xiaoxiao is just an ordinary accountant, earning an ordinary salary and living an ordinary life. After enduring mistreatment at work for a long time, she quits on the spot after a clash and decides to return to the countryside. After putting in a great deal of effort, she gets her family’s rural home in order and settles into a life of farming. Zhang Xiaoxiao’s plan is: First, get settled and start a small vegetable garden. Second, expand her 33Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 山 Starting an Orchard in a Mountain Village 山村开果园 Light Crane光鹤Modern Romance93k WordsCompleted Farming, a harmonious family, a magical spring, devoted one-on-one romance Lin Ran's university major is assigned against her wishes. She studies an obscure subject, graduates straight into unemployment, and packs her things to return to her mountain village. By chance, she discovers a magical spring and decides to plant fruit trees on her family's two mountains and open an orchard. Fruit ripens in every season, all year round. “I'll protect both the orchard and you.” On the night of the full mo 9Reads—Score114d adds
33. 33 种 The Leisurely Life of Farming 种田的休闲生活 Ningning Has Years柠柠有年Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Family life] + [golden finger] + [one-on-one romance] + [modern romance] + [light ensemble cast] + [modern farming] After losing her job, Chu Ran goes to a class reunion, sleeps with a big shot, then runs off. When she’s drowning in debt, a golden finger appears, letting her enjoy a life ahead of its time: farming in the mountains and selling vegetables in the city. She takes the vegetables her grandparents can’t finish and sells them in the city! She takes wild mountain greens to the city to s 401Reads7.1Score—14d adds
34. 34 现 Modern Countryside: My Idyllic Country Life 现代田园：我的悠然田园生活 Rong Muan荣沐桉Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted After an accident, the heroine decides to find a beautiful, peaceful place where she can live the countryside life she has always dreamed of, working from sunrise to sunset. She'll raise a few little animals, do the things she loves, and enjoy a leisurely, carefree life. (This story is entirely fictional. Please don't take it seriously.) 174Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 35 回 Back in the Village to Farm, I Made My Hometown Go Viral 回村种田，我带老家火上热搜了 Cola with Ice可乐加冰块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Spirit Spring Space + Rural Life + Livestreaming + Pet-Raising + Cultivation] After learning that her mother has cancer, Chen Xi quits her job without hesitation and returns to her hometown. There, she is unexpectedly struck by a falling pebble and discovers a spirit spring space. The spirit spring water has many benefits. It cures her mother's illness and helps plants grow faster and taste better, so Chen Xi decides to stay in her hometown and build a future there. She leases a mountain to pla 651Reads6.1Score10114d adds

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    A spiritual spring in a spatial realm + idyllic life + pet ownership + live streaming + cultivation

36. 36 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Lucky Star Sets the World Ablaze 穿越七零：福运大佬燃翻天 Beef with Green Peppers尖椒牛柳Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Futuristic high technology, strengthening the country and enriching its people, the whole family’s darling, a lucky charm, power fantasy Gu Jinxiu arrives in the 1970s with a pocket dimension full of future technology. After getting revenge on her scumbag father, who married into her mother’s family, and her wicked stepmother, making their lives worse than death, she takes her younger brother and heads to the countryside in style. Out in the countryside, she builds a career and runs bu 10.1kReads9.1Score99314d adds

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    You could check out this one. The female protagonist travels back to the 1970s. After dealing with her scumbag father and stepmother, she takes her younger brother to the countryside to farm.

37. 37 空 Farming in My Pocket Dimension: The Heroine Retires Early by Selling Fruit 空间种田：女主靠卖水果提前退休 Ge Maoning葛猫宁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + space + other worlds + infrastructure building + cultivation + transmigration + urban fantasy] No romance. Male characters are just tools for the plot. The author can’t write romance, and the protagonist is always on the front lines of building her career. After Cen Xing was laid off, she unexpectedly acquired a space that could connect to other worlds. By transmigrating between them, she had all kinds of unbelievable experiences. She led the villagers to prosperity and revitalized he 546Reads7.0Score10014d adds
38. 38 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 12.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    Heartbroken after being hurt by a scumbag boyfriend, she got into a car accident and accidentally transmigrated to the world of cultivation. While cultivating, she accidentally transmigrated back. Tired of the cutthroat workplace, she decided to go home and farm, but ended up becoming famous for her farming. (Features a male lead and two strong protagonists.)

39. 39 打 Why Work? Go Home and Farm! 打什么工？回家种田去！ Glass-Hearted Girl玻璃心菇凉Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance, Devoted Couple] After Xia Ning gets fired, she unexpectedly gains a wood-type superpower. By a stroke of luck, she saves a wealthy lady and becomes a multimillionaire. She puts these resources to work, opening an orchard, digging a pond to grow lotuses, and cultivating medicinal herbs to help girls who care about their looks. But why does that top-tier rich young master keep finding excuses to get close to her? Xia Ning: I like refined, gentle gentlemen. Young Master Qin: Wh 273Reads7.1Score—14d adds
40. 40 辞 I Quit My 996 Job and Became Lord of a Desolate Planet 辞掉996后，我成了荒星主 The Little Potato Who Loves Daydreaming爱做白日梦的小土豆Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted [Farming] + [Wood-Type Superpower] + [Traveling Across Multiple Planes] + [Interstellar] + [Turning It Over to the State] After graduating from college, Chu Jiaojiao became a typical overworked employee, clocking in and putting in overtime every day. After two years on the job, she had barely any savings and was on the verge of a breakdown, so she promptly quit, packed her bags, and went back to her hometown. At home, she was watching videos when she saw a recommendation for balcony plants and w 6kReads8.6Score61614d adds

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    This story begins with the female protagonist quitting her job and returning home, only to be bound to a system and become the lord of a desolate planet. Chu Jiao opens the gate to the desolate planet and is dumbfounded by the endless land devoid of plants and animals. From then on, she begins a happy farming life on this planet.

41. 41 七 The 1970s: The Unhinged Heiress Brings Billions of Supplies to the Countryside 七零，疯批大小姐带亿万物资下乡 Li Momo漓沫沫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + punishing scumbags + building wealth + sent-down youth + space] In her previous life, Jiang Shu was set up by a classmate. After her innocence was taken, she married a scumbag while pregnant. He took her job and family assets, and she eventually died a horrible death. Her parents died in the countryside during political reeducation. After hearing the news, her brother was badly injured on a mission in the army and left permanently disabled. After surviving the apocalypse, Jiang 11kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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    The time-travel story is not long.

42. 42 资 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 52.5kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds
43. 43 女 After Awakening, the Female Supporting Character Returned to the Mountains to Farm 女配觉醒后回山里种地了 Sighing into the Wind迎风叹Modern Romance213k WordsOngoing After the villainess in a Mary Sue world fell down the stairs, she unexpectedly awakened the spirit inside a Buddhist prayer bead, and her self-awareness came to life. It turned out she was the villainess in a Mary Sue novel: she caused trouble at every turn and teamed up with her family to help the male and female leads’ romance along, only to end up with her family destroyed and the leads achieving their happy ending. Most importantly, she was a fake heiress, and the real heiress never appeare 1Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 44 农 A Stepmother’s Struggle in the Countryside: Make a Fortune and Save My Benefactor 农门继女奋斗路，挣钱暴富救恩公 Flying A Ba A Ba飞翔的阿吧阿吧Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted It took Xia Xiang four years to go from Cheng Cheng to Yin Xiaxiang! For those four years, she searched endlessly for a way back. Unfortunately, fate was against her. She exhausted herself and ended up covered in wounds, yet got nowhere. She accepted her fate and thought she would simply settle down and live as a farmer’s daughter. But life is unpredictable. Her stepfather was suddenly involved in an accident, and a severe drought struck, leaving the rice paddies with no hope of a harvest. To ma 18.5kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
45. 45 骠 The Cavalry General’s Modern Farming Life 骠骑将军现代种田录 Let the Horses Roam South of the Mountain马放南山Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After an unexpected car accident, the consciousness of a modern young woman merged with that of a brave, battle-hardened general from her past life. Tired of intrigue, the general decided to retire to the countryside. When she saw injustice, she stepped in to help, and unexpectedly gained the legacy of a formation master. The rare mushrooms she cultivated were priceless and snapped up in a frenzy. The fruits and vegetables she grew were twice as nutritious, and her produce shops spread across th 150Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    Ancient to Modern Female Farming Novel

46. 46 侯 The Marquis's Wife's Culinary Journal 侯夫人美食手札 Gu Yue顾悦Ancient Romance809k WordsCompleted A once-popular food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and conquers the land with all kinds of delicious dishes. From the countryside to the county seat, she goes from having nothing to owning a modest fortune. From being taken in to having every aspect of her life neatly arranged for her, she finds the whole thing a little embarrassing. Lin Yushi believes there’s no problem in this world that a good meal can’t solve. And if one meal isn’t enough, make it two. 852Reads8.5Score10414d adds

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    The female lead is an excellent cook, neither overly kind nor overly commercial, striking a good balance between profit and morality.

47. 47 带 Returning to the Countryside to Start a Business with My System 带着统子一起回乡创业 The Chubby One Who Loves Bamboo喜欢竹子的胖砸Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted After saving someone's life, the heroine unexpectedly receives a cute manor System. Answering the national call for young people to return to their hometowns and start businesses, she embarks on her own entrepreneurial journey back home. Her rivals try to steal her opportunities and stir up trouble, but she stands up to everyone around her. She doesn't cause trouble, but she won't let anyone push her around, either. With her family's support and the healing warmth of her enthusiastic, adorable l 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    High-tech farmland, hiking and sightseeing with parents—a must-see for kids who love warm family moments!

48. 48 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 7.8kReads9.3Score71414d adds

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    Most importantly, there aren't many extreme battles or challenges; it seems quite competitive.

49. 49 穿 I Became a Fool, but My Brother Is Taking His Sweet Time Doting on Me 穿成傻子，哥哥慢点宠 Xi Yan Xi兮颜夕Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Space + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Farming + Everyday Family Life] Shen Xue, who grew up in an orphanage, is betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend. After an accident on a trip, she becomes Shen Muxue, a simple-minded girl in a small mountain village, and gains a farming space. From that day on, the little courtyard grows lively. Her honest eldest brother thumps his chest and says, “Little sister, with me here, no one will bully you.” Her scheming second brother says, 488Reads9.0Score10014d adds

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    Although it's not about buying a house and farming in the countryside, it's really appealing.

50. 50 首 Commander, Your Wife Has Brought the Whole Family to Find You 首长，你媳妇带着全家来找你了 Young Master Ninth公子九爷Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, extra sweet, powerful hero and heroine, doting military romance, adorable System baby] Xu Jiajia opened her eyes to find herself as a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. The original owner had a fiancé who was a factory worker, but he was in love with the heroine. Unable to accept this, the original owner hired someone to assault the heroine. To win the heroine’s favor, her fiancé married the original owner, tormented her every day, and eventually drove her 9.4kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds

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