Period or Farming Novels with a Female Lead Who's Great at Embroidery 女主刺绣很好的年代文或种田文

1. 1 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 171.1kReads9.1Score26.7k14d adds

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   This is embroidery; whether it's before the Spring Festival or after the Spring Festival travel rush, the female protagonist is a connoisseur of Suzhou embroidery.

2. 2 绣 A Life of Embroidery: An Ancient Beauty in the 1980s 绣婳人生：古代美人穿八零 Lian Can连灿Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Bai Erhua, the daughter of a modest household, was sold to a child trafficker by her family when she was six. The trafficker then sold her to the Anyang Marquis's residence to be a maid. After finally becoming a favorite of the princess thanks to saving her life, and building up a respectable nest egg, she planned to ask for permission to leave when she came of age, marry, have children, and live freely. But then she discovered that after jumping into a river to save the princess, she had been l 507Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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   Bai Erhua, a young lady from a humble family in ancient times, should have had a peaceful life, but due to famine, her family sold her into the household of the Marquis of Anyang as a maid. She finally managed to gain a foothold by relying on her embroidery skills and the life-saving grace she received, accumulating wealth. However, a sudden horse accident transported her to the 1980s, into the body of a girl with the same name who jumped into a lake. Her father had just passed away, her mother was biased, her brothers were indifferent, and she was forced to drop out of school. Fortunately, her exquisite embroidery skills allowed her to turn the tide!

3. 3 古 The Daily Life of an Ancient Couple Making Money and Raising Kids 古代夫妻赚钱养娃日常 Zhuang Sheng Mi庄生迷Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted A local ancient couple's everyday struggle to save money and raise their child! The village's most beautiful embroiderer × a clever, capable accountant × their smart, well-behaved son! See how this family rises from humble farming roots and climbs the social ladder! The story of Chen Qiuyue and Zhao Huaiyu, a couple born and raised in ancient times, who work hard to save money and pay for their child's education after starting a family. They succeed in raising their child to excel, and their fa 7.3kReads8.6Score53814d adds

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   A clever and capable village beauty embroiderer × a steady and handsome accountant × a smart and obedient son. A slice-of-life, simple and warm life, without any special advantages. The couple, Chen Qiuyue and Zhao Huaiyu, are native to the area. After having a baby, they work hard to save money for their child's education and successfully raise him. See how this family rises from an ordinary farming family to achieve upward social mobility…

4. 4 提 Why Talk About Divorce? Let's Have a Baby, Darling 提什么和离，娘子咱们生娃吧 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yuan Pan'er never dreamed that, after her soul had already returned to the underworld, she would find herself back at the age of thirteen, just as the Chen family came to ask for her hand in marriage again. Then she'll marry into the Chen family once more, but in this life, she'll put herself first. If no one cares for her, she'll learn to care for herself... 27.6kReads8.6Score3k14d adds

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   This is a farming novel where the female lead is reborn. She's excellent at embroidery and is a girl chosen for a marriage to bring good luck! She didn't end up with the male lead in her previous life either. Aside from being a bit wordy, it's worth reading if you're looking for something to read.

5. 5 开 Looking for Work From the Start, I Become a Top Talent Through Embroidery 开局找工作，靠学习刺绣成粗大腿 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Historical setting + sign-in + learning + everyday life + quirky characters] Su Ying, a native of this world, receives a literary learning sign-in System on her eighteenth birthday. Starting with embroidery, she takes a different path in life and becomes an embroidery master. She studies painting, and her ink wash paintings become hugely popular. She studies dance, and performs a classical dance at the national Spring Festival Gala. She studies... But this world has been riddled with transmigra 1.6kReads9.0Score14514d adds

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   The female protagonist is an indigenous person who receives a literary credit and learns embroidery, painting, dance, etiquette, and promotes traditional culture.

6. 6 玲 The Delicate Little Maid 玲珑小丫鬟 September the Chubby Orange Cat橘猫九月胖Ancient Romance810k WordsCompleted After waking up, Lu Linglong finds herself reborn as the newborn daughter of a scholar's wife. Though her family is not wealthy, she is showered with love. Then everything changes: she becomes a little maid in the Marquis's household, where she grows up under its protection. She opens shops and buys farmland, all to make more money. Once her parents' enemies have been dealt with, she returns to the capital at last, and Lu Linglong can finally begin a new life. Only those who share both hardship 417Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead was originally a fashion designer and also has a great love for embroidery. The author had exams a few days ago and updates were infrequent, but I'm finally back to updating now—it's been such a long time!

7. 7 被 Sold to a Poor Scholar, I Built a Fortune Through Embroidery 被卖给穷秀才，我靠刺绣发家致富 Qingyun Duanduan青云端端Ancient Romance145k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, Farming] Modern embroiderer Wen Yushu transmigrates into the body of a village girl after a car accident, only to be sold off as someone’s bride the moment she arrives! There’s no way she’ll accept her fate! Watch as the heroine takes down the villainess, rescues her family, and rises to the top through hard work and ingenuity! 134Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Modern embroiderer Wen Yushu is transported to ancient times after a car accident and becomes a peasant girl, immediately sold to someone as a wife.

8. 8 古 The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻奋斗史 min211Ancient Romance860k WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times. The animated drama The Little Farming Couple is now streaming. Come watch!) [Native-Born Ancient People] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Everyday Family Life] [Adorable Beloved Child] [Cozy Daily Life] [Imperial Examinations] A chance encounter at an apothecary gives Wang Wei'an, a lovestruck young man working at a restaurant, the idea of bringing Zhao Xiuxiu, a young embroiderer, home as his wife. Neither of them transmigrated or 18.1kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds

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   The female protagonist is an embroiderer. After marrying the male protagonist, they work together to save money and become wealthy.

9. 9 荒 No Panic in a Famine Year! I Bring My Pocket Dimension to Become a Farmer Official in Ancient Times 荒年不慌！我揣空间在古代当农官 Thirteen Clan十三氏Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Ancient-era farming + spiritual spring space + turning wasteland into farmland + business and fortune + family life] Botany professor Jiang Lihua transmigrates! The bad news: most of the Northern Dynasty has become wasteland, and she is in a place of exile. The good news: she has a spiritual spring in her left hand and the Illustrated Compendium of Ten Thousand Plants in her right. She can bring even the most barren soil back to life. The thing is… Being transmigrated into the body of a timid y 3.4kReads9.0Score41914d adds

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   It's a time-travel novel with a space element, featuring a strong female protagonist. The protagonist is initially from a farming family, but the imperial court only intervenes much later in the story. It leans more towards the farming genre, and while there is a romantic pairing, there isn't much romance.

10. 10 农 The Farmer's Embroiderer 农家绣娘 Song Chenyan宋沉烟Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted Lin Zhiyun is famous across the surrounding villages as a lazy, greedy, dim-witted girl. Yet she has a promising match: she and the current scholar Xu were betrothed as children. Her eldest cousin Lin Xiuyue, meanwhile, is renowned as a clever, capable young woman, but she has a bad match: she was betrothed as a child to Shen Junchuan, a limping village thug. People often say the sisters should switch matches, and on the day they marry, the Lin family elders actually sneakily swap the brides. B 1.1kReads8.3Score10114d adds

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    ① Two novels featuring a female protagonist with exceptional embroidery skills: ① The lazy and gluttonous Lin Zhiyun and the skillful Lin Xiuyue are forced to switch marriages due to an elder's insistence. Initially underestimated, Lin Zhiyun showcases her exquisite skills in spinning, weaving, and embroidery at the Shen family home, and even finds herself with the reformed playboy Shen Junchuan. In the idyllic countryside, witness how this unexpected marriage swap blossoms into a beautiful ancient romance! ② A fire transports Tang Chuxia, a charming weaver from another world, to a different realm. A rescue leads to a bond with Chen Jinnian. Seeking justice for her benefactor and dedicating herself to her lover, the two journey together. In their ordinary daily life, with children, even when Chen Jinnian is crippled, Tang Chuxia remains steadfastly by his side. Witness their heartwarming story unfold in the countryside.

11. 11 锦 Brocade Fields: The Handsome Mountain Man’s Clever Weaver Wife 锦绣田园：山里汉的俏织娘 Idle Clouds and Wild Cranes闲云野鹤Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A great fire brought a charming young weaver from another world. One act of rescue brought a young woman destined to be his wife. To clear his benefactor's name, Chen Jinnian held nothing back. To do everything she could for the man she loved, Tang Chuxia charged ahead without hesitation. … … “Wifey, my leg is lame now. You don't despise me?” Chen Jinnian sidled up to Tang Chuxia with a shameless grin. “Get lost. We've already had two kids. Do you think it's too late for me to start despising 356Reads8.8Score—14d adds
12. 12 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Road to Prosperity 重生八零致富记 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Susu, a refined young lady from a prominent family, dies after catching a bad cold and is reborn as a rural girl in the 1980s. She has only just become a bride and hasn't even had time to feel shy when a spiritual spring suddenly appears out of nowhere! This is looking good! She gives up her former self's bad habits, works hard to manage the household, and makes a little money on the side. Little does she know that the embroidery skills she honed in her past life are now at a master level. Th 4kReads9.1Score22914d adds

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    The story is set in a historical period. The female protagonist is highly skilled in embroidery, possessing unparalleled embroidery techniques. She uses the proceeds from selling her embroidery to buy a house and some wasteland, which she then uses for farming.

13. 13 佛 The Easygoing Girl's Pop-Up Restaurant 佛系小丫的不定时餐厅 Mu Fan睦梵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At twenty-two, Jian Dan grew tired of office life, quit her job, left the big city, and returned to a beautiful village. There, she began a pastoral life: herding geese, playing with pets, going up into the mountains and down to the sea, working from sunrise to sunset. 12.2kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
14. 14 谁 Who Says the Emperor's Uncle Can't Have Children? She's Already on Her Second! 谁说皇叔不能生？她都二胎了！ A Thought of Books一念书Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Short drama: A Fragrant Remedy to Win My Lord) [Farming + sweet romance + bickering couple + devoted to each other + HE] Regent Xiao Xingyan led his troops against the enemy for three years and won a great victory, but was ambushed by the enemy and suffered damage to his ability to have heirs. The imperial physician diagnosed him with a serious difficulty in fathering children in the future. The Grand Empress Dowager worried herself sick over it, and everyone in the court was deeply concerned, 17.5kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
15. 15 重 Reborn in the 2000s: I Got Rich Overnight 重生零零，我一夜暴富了 Zi Yu Ruolan紫玉若兰Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing The entire novel is already written, with two chapters posted daily, so read on without worry! [Rebirth] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Love at First Sight]. There is a couple, but they appear relatively late. Mi Yichu is reborn twenty years in the past, aboard a train bound for her internship. At the hotel, she goes from making beds and cleaning toilets in guest rooms to answering calls at the switchboard, checking guests in at the front desk, and handling guest complaints as a lobby manager. No, no, 28Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 八 The Eighties: After Refusing to Get a Zero, I Made It into College 八零，拒考零分后，高考上岸 A Little Lemon Sauce一只柠檬酱Modern Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoxiao was a poor student. She wasn't much good at studying, and her job was only so-so. She had no great ambitions in life. All she wanted was a job where she could slack off and live like a couch potato until retirement. Then, without warning, she found herself in the 1980s. With no particular talents to speak of, Yu Xiaoxiao was at a loss. She had no idea how to survive in such a harsh and unforgiving era. In the end, she chose the hardest path of all. A poor student to begin with, she s 10.1kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
17. 17 陈 The Chen Family's Unwanted Second Daughter 陈家那个没人要的二女儿 Slim Winter Melon苗条的冬瓜Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted [Period Fiction + No Rebirth + No Transmigration + No Golden Finger] [Native Protagonist + Slow Burn + Not a Mindless Wish-Fulfillment Story] Chen Xiaoqiu was the second daughter born in violation of the family planning policy, and her parents never cared for her. She was left to grow up in the countryside like a wild weed. During the summer vacation before her third year of middle school, Chen Xiaoqiu’s grandfather, the only family she had, passed away. She had no choice but to return to her pa 3.3kReads8.4Score28114d adds
18. 18 恶 A Tyrannical Mother-in-Law Takes Charge: Buy Us a House or Get Out 恶婆婆当家：逼买婚房不嫁就分 Mark Subia马克苏比亚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A touch of ensemble cast + Family life + Raising kids + Secretly everyone's favorite + A wealthy woman's life] In the eyes of her peers, Zhou Hongyu was an oddball: she insisted on enjoying a life she hadn't earned, was arrogant and overbearing, and was always in a league of her own when it came to being unhinged. One day, she had a dream. After enjoying a lifetime of comfort, she'd have two sons and two daughters, yet end up homeless, living off whatever she could scavenge from the trash! Her 2.2kReads7.6Score17214d adds
19. 19 重 I'm a Reborn Bystander in a Coastal Foraging Story 重生赶海文里，我是路人甲 Money Powerw钞能力wModern Romance588k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into another body + beachcombing + sea fishing + farming + pocket dimension + laid-back daily life] Good news! The unremarkable landscape painting that had hung in Luo Jingzhe's living room for over a decade turns out to be the legendary Mountains and Rivers, State-Society Diagram. It feels as if a pie has fallen from the sky and hit her. Bad news! Only a few days after she contracts with it, she inexplicably transmigrates, body and all. To make matters worse, she lands in a roma 726Reads7.2Score10014d adds
20. 20 疯 After My Crazy Mom Was Quarantined, My Life Went into Overdrive 疯妈隔离后，人生开挂 A Pig's Big Dream猪的理想大Urban2.1M WordsCompleted "Ye Bochang, here's what I think. My parents are getting old, and since they've come all this way, let's have them stay." "They can live in that 160-square-meter apartment in the Third Ring residential complex. Your sister and brother-in-law can stay there when they visit, too." "Why aren't you saying anything? Are my parents not good enough for your house?" As the woman grabbed at Ye Bochang's steering wheel, a car accident sent time back to 2004. His father had died just days earlier, and his 15.8kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
21. 21 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: An Embroiderer Makes Her Fortune in the 1980s 古穿今：绣娘致富在八零 Mimi Baisui咪百岁Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Comedy + Face-Slapping and Taking Down Villains] Liu Shijun was the daughter of a low-ranking official, and her peerless embroidery skills were famous throughout the capital. She should have chosen a good man and lived happily ever after, but her father was convicted for speaking out, and the entire family was sentenced to exile. She herself died on the road. Perhaps Heaven couldn’t bear to see her life cut short. She was given a chance to live again. But why was t 432Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Good news: Ancient embroidery artist Zhang Xiu transmigrated to the 1990s and even got bound to a sign-in system. Bad news: She transmigrated into the body of a mentally challenged man, whose family was dirt poor, and who was an orphan, looked down upon by everyone. Moreover, she immediately fell into the water and was given CPR by elementary school teacher Cheng Chao, ruining her reputation. What? Cheng Chao had a lower body injury and was impotent? Fine, she'd marry him! Unexpectedly, the slap in the face came quickly; on their wedding night, he tore off his disguise. Impotent? The gentle teacher image? It was all an act! She was already married, so she might as well make do. As for poverty, that didn't matter. The system would provide the silk thread; she had embroidery skills, so what was there to fear? From embroidering handkerchiefs to scarves, clothing, and even starting a company, she was determined to become a leader in rural revitalization. That day, the TV reported that South Korea was holding an embroidery competition, claiming that embroidery was their national treasure. Zhang Xiu smiled. "I've been here for over a thousand years, this little country is only a few years old." "Brother Cheng, book the plane tickets." Cheng Chao: "No need, my private jet is ready at any time." Back then, Cheng Chao only thought he'd saved a silly girl, so he'd marry her. He never expected that this girl would be evenly matched with him in martial arts, and that her embroidery skills were superb.

22. 22 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 1.5kReads9.1Score15114d adds
23. 23 穿 Transmigrated as the Future Landlord's Ancestor 穿成未来地主家的老祖宗 Loves Peaches超爱吃桃Ancient Romance777k WordsCompleted Born into a remote, backward mountain village in the Great Zhou dynasty, Lin Shu has a golden finger and is full of confidence about the future. She can head into the mountains to gather mushrooms, catch pheasants and rabbits, and pick wild fruit. There's so much to go around. The whole mountain is practically made of gold. Becoming a landlord isn't a pipe dream! So what if she started out as a farmer? With enough hard work, she can go from a bicycle to a motorcycle and become the matriarch of a 2.6kReads8.8Score24514d adds
24. 24 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22.4kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
25. 25 重 Reborn as a Young Country Bride 重生农家小娘子 Sweet Bean Paste Dumpling豆沙团团Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted Xu Jiao, a tough-as-nails star student from a modern police academy, transmigrates into the body of a lazy, gluttonous farm girl whom everyone hates. She has a mother who dotes on her to an absurd degree, a whole pile of poor, troublesome relatives, and an incredibly scheming fiancé who can't stand her! How is she supposed to live like this? Even if life is impossible, she has to make it work. Watch Xu Jiao transform herself into a paragon of truth, goodness, and beauty, become the village belle 2.2kReads8.5Score36314d adds
26. 26 富 The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟 Huaqing Xue花青雪Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won' 4.6kReads9.0Score68614d adds

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    This story doesn't feature any special abilities or the protagonist immediately marrying a prince or nobleman. It's about an ordinary maid who transmigrates to the old lady's room, using her embroidery skills to save money to buy a house, and eventually marrying the boy next door. Both the male and female leads are ordinary people who rise through the ranks step by step, making it somewhat relatable. It's incredibly well-written; I highly recommend reading it. I finished it a long time ago, but I still can't stop thinking about it.

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