Transmigrating to Ancient Times and Being Given a Wife 穿越古代发媳妇

1. 1 逍 The Carefree Little Landlord 逍遥小地主 Block the West Tower堵上西楼Historical3.0M WordsCompleted He was lucky enough to transmigrate, and even into the family of a wealthy landlord. He'd never have to worry about food or clothes, but he had no intention of wasting his life doing nothing. So Fu Xiaoguan casually set a few things in motion, never expecting the impact to be so enormous. The emperor wants to make him a first-rank official, the princess wants him as her husband, the daughter of the Minister's household refuses to marry anyone else, the barbarians want his head, the Yi Kingdom wa 37.2kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves

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   These are the few books I recommend. The story begins with the protagonist getting married right at the start—not getting married is illegal! He transmigrates to the West, lives in the most dilapidated house, and gets married to the most beautiful woman, beginning his life of revenge. They're full of satisfying moments, not mindless, and the plot is reasonable.

2. 2 臣 I Was a Commoner, Yet After I Transmigrated, I Got Two Wives 臣本布衣，穿越就领俩媳妇 Chengfengpeng Himself乘风鹏本尊Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Yu accidentally transmigrates to the backward feudal dynasty of Dachang and becomes a simple-minded farmer. Dachang is poor and taxes are steep, but wives are assigned to men. To live a life with a wife and children gathered around a warm hearth, Lin Yu has no choice but to work hard and make something of himself. Before long, he becomes the richest man in Dachang and renders many services to the dynasty. Even the old emperor wants to marry his princess to him. "I was but a commoner. It is a 996Reads8.4Score102Shelves
3. 3 天 The Genius Young Marquis 天才小侯爷 The Yellow River Sets Beneath a Round Sun黄河落日圆Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Han Ce, a modern man, unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the young marquis of the Northern Defender’s residence in the Great Liang Dynasty. The entire Han family has met with disaster, and Han Ce has spent ten years living as if treading on thin ice. Ten years later, summoned to the capital, he intends to keep a low profile, but his abilities won’t let him! 8.2kReads8.5Score635Shelves
4. 4 寒 The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank, 34.2kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
5. 5 布 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 Cai Bibi菜比比Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye 26.2kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
6. 6 大 Great Tang: Give Your Seat to the Blind Man 大唐：给瞎子让座 A Big Shark一头大鲨鱼Historical4.8M WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate to the Tang dynasty and either make salt to earn a noble title, predict natural disasters to become high officials, or brew wine and become the richest man in the land. How come I transmigrated into a blind man? Still, at least I awakened the ability to see with my mind, letting me view the world through my heart. In the early years of Zhenguan, the first imperial decree called for people to marry and have children. The government ordered wives to be assigned, and newly 11.6kReads8.7Score887Shelves
7. 7 穿 After Transmigrating, I Got Three Wives. Refusing Them Is Illegal! 穿越后领了三个媳妇，不领犯法！ Jun Jiu Si君九思Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Qing transmigrates and becomes a minor scholar in Manglong Village. While he’s scraping by on wild vegetables in a house with nothing but four bare walls, the local authorities force a pretty wife on him. Everyone assumes he’s chosen a money pit and will end up in prison next year. But to their surprise, Lu Qing thrives: he builds houses, sets up factories, and becomes famous far and wide, even catching the attention of the imperial court... 5.5kReads8.7Score626Shelves
8. 8 卷 The Grind King in Ancient Times: Five Wives Delivered from the Start 卷王穿古代：开局送五个老婆 Loves Eating White Greens爱吃白青菜Historical338k WordsCompleted Shen Mo had been a corporate workhorse for ten years, pretending not to understand the chairwoman's hints for just as long. Then, on a business trip after drinks, he gave in halfway and ended up in bed with her. "Wouldn't it have been better to do this sooner? Put on a good show tonight, and I'll promote you to vice president. There'll be another reward for you tomorrow." Shen Mo went at it all night! Then he died. When he opened his eyes again, the waterbed had become a wooden bed, and a maid b 827Reads7.1Score109Shelves

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   A modern-day ox-horse transmigrates to ancient times, where the government forces him to marry five wives by the age of fifteen, or face exile to the army if he doesn't produce a child within three years! Looking at his five wives, each with a distinct personality: a fierce hunter's daughter, a fallen official's daughter, and a pair of delicate twins… With the three-year child-producing KPI looming, his wives pester him nightly: "Husband, it's time to pay the taxes!" The Great Zhou Dynasty is destroyed, and a princess grits her teeth and removes her silken skirt: "Take me in, I'll bear your heir!" #MultipleWomenDynasty #ForcedPolygamy #Revenge #MultipleFemaleLeads #LightheartedAndHumorous

9. 9 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, My Sister-in-Law Brings Me Twins 穿越古代，嫂子送来一对双胞胎 My Ideal Life我的理想生活Historical395k WordsCompleted [The new short drama is now on Hongguo. Search for: Transmigrated to a Famine Year, the Cold Wind Sends Me a Beautiful Woman] Zhang Dajian transmigrates to ancient times, where he and his sister-in-law, Lin Wanru, depend on each other. To keep his younger sister from being sold, Lin Wanru brings two more younger sisters home as well. With three grown people in the household to feed and keep warm, Zhang Dajian has no choice but to work hard. As luck would have it, he unlocks a golden finger. With 5.5kReads8.0Score600Shelves
10. 10 带 Touring Ancient Times with an Arsenal 带着军火逛古代 Just Passing Through经过而已Historical1.0M WordsCompleted (Alternate history + multiple heroines + pocket dimension + modern weapons + conquest + unlimited supplies) In a chaotic age of famine, the harvest fails and people resort to eating their own children. I can travel between two worlds and have unlimited supplies and weapons. Watch me save the world and build a paradise where people can live in peace and prosperity. 12.9kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves

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    The beginning of the game brings a beautiful wife

11. 11 带 I Took a Super Mall on a Tour of Ancient Times 带着超级商场逛古代 Just Passing Through经过而已Historical3.4M WordsCompleted [Print edition published] [Complete] [Alternate History + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Modern Weapons + Power Fantasy + Farming + Lighthearted Comedy + Daily Life] No money? I can pull out anything from my pocket dimension and live off it for the rest of my life. You’re a grandmaster? Let’s see how many bullets you can withstand. Want to get stronger? I just need a sip of water from my pocket dimension. I punish thugs, kill villains, fleece the Japanese, and take on the West. Food deliver 33.4kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
12. 12 大 The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯 A Single Thought of Nothingness一念无Historical846k WordsCompleted [Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr 16.3kReads8.2Score984Shelves

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    A historical fiction novel of exceptionally high quality, perfect for both listening and reading. Clear logic, well-developed characters, rich plot, and tight writing. Not a formulaic, fast-paced read. Please enjoy! [Thumbs up]

13. 13 娶 Marry a Wife to Cut My Taxes? I Started by Supporting My Beautiful Bride 娶妻抵税？从养活美娇媳妇开始 Last Night's East Tower昨夜东楼Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [No System + alternate world + farming + hunting + slow burn + not a wish-fulfillment story + political intrigue and warfare + competing for supremacy in troubled times] “Yucheng, do you want a wife or not? Just say the word and I’ll send one over.” “Then go ahead and send her over.” Shen Yucheng thought it was just a joke, never expecting to actually end up with a beautiful wife. The dynasty is in its final years. Warlords carve up the land, and refugees are everywhere. With nothing but bare wa 26.9kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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    Historical fiction + alternate history + farming + hunting + power struggles – this book is definitely worth reading! A noblewoman becomes a political sacrifice, assigned by the court to a poor hunter's family to pay taxes. Faced with their abject poverty, she opens a school to teach children, while the hunters relentlessly venture into the mountains to hunt nuts, ferrets, and even snow leopards to protect their prey. Despite facing difficulties from the villagers, the two manage to build a home amidst the snowstorms. This plot is so captivating and highly recommended! [Heart emoji]

14. 14 官 The Government Assigned Me a Wife, but Is My Bride a Fallen Empress? 官府发媳妇，我娘子是亡国女帝？ A Lonely Grave Ten Thousand Miles Away万里孤坟Historical2.6M WordsCompleted Qin Anyang accidentally transmigrates to an unfamiliar ancient land torn apart by war, where people mistake him for the village idiot who went missing days ago. The local authorities are handing out wives, and he is dragged along to claim one before he even understands what's happening. But everyone thinks he's a half-dead fool, so no woman is willing to go with him. With no other choice, the officials escorting the brides give him a severely injured, unconscious woman they picked up along the w 3.9kReads8.1Score468Shelves

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    Very good, very good

15. 15 古 Farming in Ancient Times: A Wife, Children, and a Warm Bed 古代种田，老婆孩子热炕头 Pipi's Little Pig皮皮的小猪Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama has launched: “Farming in Ancient Times, the Imperial Court Finds Me a Wife” Zhou Cheng transmigrates into a house with nothing but bare walls, with a wife and daughter to his name. His parents play favorites; his second younger brother seems simple-minded but is actually an expert at setting traps; his third younger brother is selfish and self-serving; and his little sister is arrogant, vain, domineering, and unreasonable. As for him… he’s a gambling addict who beats his family 6.4kReads8.2Score460Shelves

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    🍁🍁🍁Travels back to ancient times during a famine, a time of constant warfare and a shortage of women. The government assigns wives to women and forces women to have children.

16. 16 饥 In the Famine Years, I Took Twenty-Eight Wives by Force in a Military Fortress 饥荒年，我在军堡怒娶二十八房妻 The Snail Who Wants Grapes想吃葡萄的蜗牛Historical359k WordsCompleted [Farming] + [Conquest] + [Alternate History] After transmigrating to the Great Yu Dynasty, Yu Bai becomes the third son of the Yu family, hated by both people and dogs. Short on money and food, and constantly hungry. A dilapidated house, a frail body, and a terrible reputation. What chills Yu Bai most is that he's due to enlist and go to war in half a month. A near-certain death! What kind of hellish start is this? Then he opens his eyes and sees three beautiful wives, each as lovely as a flower 141Reads7.4Score101Shelves
17. 17 大 In a Year of Great Famine, the Village Gave Me a Wife. I Took in Twenty 大灾之年村里发媳妇，我养二十个 Li Xiaomu李晓暮Historical124k WordsOngoing “Wake up! The village really is handing out wives!” In a year of famine, just as Shen Qiu is about to starve to death, the village chief barges into his home with more than a dozen women fleeing the disaster. At the end of the dynasty, war rages everywhere. In just seven years, Shen Qiu goes from being a poor farmer who raises fighting dogs to founding a dynasty that will last for generations. After the new dynasty is established, the chief eunuch looks at the harem, ten times larger than 3Reads6.2Score—Shelves
18. 18 征 They’re Giving Away Wives to Recruits? I’m Definitely Enlisting! 征兵发媳妇？这兵我当定了！ The Worthless Zhao Wuji一文不值的赵无极Historical1.5M WordsCompleted He transmigrates, gets drafted, and is even forced to take wives? > Lin Chen looks at his three “ugly wives” and is about to refuse, but after they wash up, he discovers they're all breathtaking beauties! > The eldest wife, Murong Xue, is a marshal's daughter with a brilliant strategic mind! > The second wife, Chu Yunxi, has peerless medical skills and a heart as gentle as water! > The third wife, Zhongli Yan, has a fiery temper and unmatched swordsmanship! > Lin Chen is stunned. Something is of 572Reads6.7Score101Shelves
19. 19 抄 Confiscated and Exiled: Four Beautiful Women Sent to Me from the Start 抄家流放，开局送我四个俏红颜 Rain in the Twilight暮光流雨Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Transmigration + Personal space + Exile + Modern weapons + Wish fulfillment + Multiple heroines] After an explosion, military-industrial genius Yan Nanfei transmigrates into an ancient, stinky, simpleminded beggar! And that's not all. The moment he opens his eyes, he's carried into the Duke of Wei's residence and inexplicably made the husband of four beautiful young women, all because of an absurd imperial decree! The Duke of Wei's household had been loyal for generations, y 8.9kReads8.3Score1kShelves
20. 20 乱 Border Troops in Troubled Times: A Steamed Bun Saves the Fallen Empress from the Start 乱世边军，开局一馒头救亡国女帝 Hungry Immortal饿肚子仙人Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [System] [Power fantasy] [Transmigration in one's original body] [Multiple heroines] [Conquest] [Decisive and ruthless] [This novel has been adapted into a short drama. Enjoy!] Lin Xiao transmigrates into a chaotic age and becomes a low-ranking border guard. One steamed bun wins him a stunning wife. All because she has unusual-colored eyes, an ill omen. And right on cue, the System finally arrives! [Slaughter Machine: Kill one person and gain one year of cultivation!] [Divine Eye: See through ot 22.1kReads8.1Score3.1kShelves
21. 21 多 More Children, More Blessings: In a Chaotic Era, I First Make Sure My Sweet Young Wife Is Fed 多子多福：乱世先喂小娇妻吃饱饭 Chen Sansansanfeng陈三三三疯Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + multiple heroines + the government assigns wives + understand animal speech + wish fulfillment] Lu Changfeng transmigrates into a country bumpkin in an ancient village during a famine. His family has nothing, and all he has left is his beautiful fiancée, who depends on him as much as he depends on her. Facing a cold stove and an empty pot, just as he wonders how they will survive, he awakens the more children, more blessings System. A spirit spring dimension, divine ar 4.9kReads7.8Score554Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book, it's super good! The male protagonist transmigrates to a famine-stricken era with a system that allows him to become stronger by collecting women. From then on, he hunts in the mountains, supports his widowed sister-in-law, and also keeps a bunch of beauties by his side. He farms, builds infrastructure, does business, leads armies, and conquers the world—his journey is all about cheating!

22. 22 寒 A Poor Scholar's Tale: The Government Gives You a Wife, and Refusing Is Illegal 寒门：官府发老婆，不领还违法 The Real Brother Hao浩哥本哥Historical366k WordsCompleted “Lord Liu, want a wife?” He had only just transmigrated to ancient times when he ran into the authorities forcing wives on men! “What?” Refuse, and you get the whip, followed by conscription into the army. Most men got one wife. Lord Liu got three sisters in one go, triplets, no less. He thought an assigned wife would be a burden, but it turned out there was more to them than met the eye. All three were breathtakingly beautiful, clever, and from families with astonishingly powerful connections. 272Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The books are incredibly good-looking, and some can be read repeatedly.

23. 23 寒 The Poor Scholar 寒门公子 Ink Stains the Land墨染江山Historical1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Luo Fan discovers that he has three wives as beautiful as celestial maidens. But he is deeply troubled. To feed the whole family, he wracks his brains for ways to make money, from mixing lard with alkaline water to writing bestselling novels. Luo Fan becomes rich enough to rival a nation, and his career in the officialdom soars. The Mongol Yuan are causing trouble? Wipe them out! The unruly commoners rebel? Crush them! The emperor wants me dead? Depose him! 91Reads6.8Score—Shelves
24. 24 开 From the Start, the Government Gave Me a Wife, and I Became Clan Head in a Time of Chaos 开局官府发媳妇，我在乱世当族长 A Lonely Grave Ten Thousand Miles Away万里孤坟Historical722k WordsCompleted [No System] [No Cultivation] [Farming] [Clan-Building] Jiang Yunshan transmigrates into an ancient land torn apart by war and becomes a poor young man from Jiangjiawan. The original owner’s family lost all its members in a house fire, and what little property they had was burned to the ground. With everything stacked against him from the start, the government comes to arrange a marriage. He chooses two refugee sisters as his wives, and with help from the villagers, gets through the hard times an 1.9kReads7.5Score158Shelves
25. 25 穿 Transmigration: The Government Gives You a Wife, Marry Her or Go to Jail 穿越：官府发老婆，不娶就坐牢 Ice Dust and Ice冰尘与冰Historical239k WordsOngoing 87Reads6.5Score—Shelves
26. 26 带 Transmigrated to Ancient Times with a System, Married from the Start 带着系统穿古代，开局就娶亲 Call Me Mr. Gray叫我灰先生Historical232k WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines + System + Change of Dynasty] In a parallel world, a fractured nation. After working overtime for too long to revise proposals, the protagonist Xiao Mu unexpectedly drops dead and travels back to this era, arriving in a country that has never existed before. There, he begins his legendary journey... (I'll write whatever comes to mind.) 15Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 重 Reborn in Ancient Times: I Picked Up a Lovely Young Wife from the Start 重生古代：开局捡个小娇妻 Xiao Changwu小常无Historical151k WordsCompleted Lin Mingzhi, a billionaire in his previous life, is reborn in ancient times. When he wakes, he finds himself trapped in a coffin, with a woman lying beside him. After asking around, he learns that the Chen family wanted to seize the family fortune, so they sent one of their daughters to be his ghost bride. In this wretched ancient world, they actually sent such a beautiful woman to be buried alive. Don't cry, my wife. With me here, no one will ever bully you again! Lin Mingzhi glances at the moo 27Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 当 Join the Army and Get a Wife? I Marry Eighteen Women in a Rage 当兵就发媳妇？我怒娶十八房老婆 Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Historical2.2M WordsCompleted “What? You can get a wife for free if you enlist? Then I’m joining the army!” Li Wannian is reborn into the declining Li Tang imperial family. He proceeds carefully, extending the Li Tang Dynasty's life by three hundred years! 28.2kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves
29. 29 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Got a Wife from the Start 穿越到古代，开局就发老婆 Bei Dao北島Historical259k WordsCompleted [Transmigration]+ [A Wife Delivered to His Door]+ [Farming]+ [Making Money]+ [Conquest] Wang Jie was a factory worker who spent the whole day tightening screws. After work, he went home hoping to scroll through Douyin, watch videos of beautiful women, and unwind. But after a couple of swipes, everything went black, and his soul transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar in ancient times. On his very first day, the government even sent him a beautiful wife: a lovely woman with a curvy figure. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 寒 A Poor Scholar, From the Start with a Beautiful Wife 寒门书生，开局收获美娇妻 Ascending to the Ninth Heaven登临九霄Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Chao had just transmigrated to ancient times when he discovered that his predecessor had been a lazy glutton, and that a pair of unfortunate sisters lived at home. With their food running out and starvation looming, Jiang Chao had no choice but to become a diligent little worker bee. Just when life began to look promising, bandits came knocking. You all want me dead, do you? Then I’ll kill you first. I’m an all-purpose agent, and I can start by making a few homemade land mines to blow your 2kReads8.7Score7.6kShelves
31. 31 重 Reborn in Ancient Times: I Lead My Family to Wealth 重生古代：我带领一家发家致富 Salt Fisher盐漁Historical270k WordsCompleted [Reborn and transmigrated + devoted husband + faithful couple + farming + getting rich + everyday life without awful relatives] Gu Jiangyu was reborn in ancient times as a notorious ne'er-do-well. The man who had been alone in his previous life now had parents and siblings, as well as a young wife. Gu Jiangyu had never been in love before, and his wife was such a tiny thing. Gu Jiangyu: … No divorce, then. I'll make do. I wasn't planning on getting married anyway. But then he started protec 179Reads7.2Score—Shelves
32. 32 寒 The Poor Scholar’s Young Husband 寒门小相公 Not a Crayfish不是小龙虾Historical971k WordsCompleted Transmigrate and get a lovely young wife, along with crushing poverty? No problem. I'm a whiz at getting rich. Miss, you mustn't. I'm already married. What? You want to be my concubine of your own accord? The dynasty is corrupt, eunuchs hold sway, the people are suffering, and disasters strike one after another. I will speak up for the people, fight calamities, and brave fire and flood, all for a world where everyone can live in peace and prosperity. 42Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 我 I Have a Harem of Wives and Concubines in Ancient Times 我在古代妻妾成群 Huge Doraemon Fan超爱小叮当Historical474k WordsCompleted [A Nobody's Rise in Ancient Times + A House Full of Wives and Concubines + Imperial Exams + Bringing Honor to the Family] A poor modern nobody somehow gets his soul mistakenly taken, and the Black and White Impermanence even pull a fast one on him. But through a twist of fate, Lu Ze gets an even better opportunity. He becomes a poor scholar in a rural corner of ancient China, and his family is reduced to utter destitution trying to support him. They’re already this poor, yet he even has a child 1.8kReads8.7Score131Shelves
34. 34 荒 Famine Years: The Authorities Force Me to Take Two Wives 荒年，官府强制发俩老婆 Jiang Bieli江别离Historical628k WordsCompleted [Farming + making money + countryside + laid-back and leisurely + no imperial examinations] Chen Xian wakes up one day as a 35-year-old widower in the ancient village of Qingxia. A boy and a girl kneel on the ground and call him Dad. In his previous life, he was a lonely young man in his early twenties. What had he ever done to deserve becoming a father the moment he transmigrated? Even more absurdly, the first order from the authorities after he transmigrates is that, to boost the population, e 283Reads7.5Score—Shelves
35. 35 天 A Disastrous Start, Building Wealth with My Young Wife 天崩开局，带着小娘子发家致富 The Sparrow Flies Southeast知雀东南飞Historical944k WordsCompleted Jiang Tong transmigrated by accident, only to find himself a down-on-his-luck merchant. His family was gone, and from the start, his in-laws broke off his engagement. With a few measly silver coins his fiancée's family had tossed him, he set out to return to his hometown. Along the way, he came across a little girl whose family was dragging her off to sell her. What else could he do? Jiang Tong's kind heart got the better of him. He used the last of his silver to buy the little girl. Though she 152Reads5.8Score—Shelves
36. 36 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Found Two Wives 穿越古代捡到俩媳妇 Lute in the Abyss深渊中的琵琶Historical147k WordsCompleted Chen An transmigrated to an era modeled on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms after making a sarcastic remark. With the System's help, he gradually embarked on a path to heal the common people. After a series of events, he realized that medicine alone could not save them. In the end, he still took the path of rebellion, starting from scratch to conquer the land. 76Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 凶 The Ruthless Prodigal: I Picked Up a Beautiful Bride from the Start 凶猛败家子：开局捡个便宜美娇妻 Ascending to the Ninth Heaven登临九霄Historical1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a wastrel who squandered his family's fortune, he finds himself penniless and unable to afford a meal. With his wife and sister-in-law about to be handed over to someone else, Yun Ze has no choice but to take on his degenerate friends and crooked companions. But just as he finally gets his life back on track, chaos descends once more. To survive these troubled times, he has no choice but to build up his strength. He fights the barbarians, drives out foreign 1.2kReads7.6Score103Shelves
38. 38 穿 Transmigrated, Got a Wife from the Start, and I'm Really Starving 穿越，开局发老婆，我是真饿了 Xun Yi寻一Historical228k WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 398Reads8.4Score—Shelves
39. 39 寒 A Poor Scholar: From the Start, a Beautiful Bride by His Side 寒门书生：开局收获美娇娘 Succulent多肉Historical450k WordsCompleted Huang Shan has nothing but bare walls at home and only wants to make a little money. Yet a coil of steel wire draws the attention of every faction. You won’t let me listen to music? Then how about I pin you beneath my feet and we listen together? The barbarians are at the pass? Your schemes are too cruel? Fine, no more schemes. My wife wants the stars? I’m pretty sure the prime minister has some. I’ll go take them from him. 42Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 犯 Criminal Woman, Come Quickly. I'm Waiting for You in Ningguta 犯妇快来，我在宁古塔等你 Chen Wangshu辰望舒Historical661k WordsCompleted A new book is now updating! Come take a look! [Alternate History + Multiple Heroines + System Space + Hunting and Farming + Conquering the World] Others are exiled to Ningguta, but Zhou Qi was born there. One day, three stunning female convicts arrived in Ningguta. One was a peerless beauty, incomparable in grace. The other two were a pair of dazzling beauties, blooming side by side. Their origins were mysterious, and their relationship even more so... And Zhou Qi's life changed from then on. Wi 5.1kReads7.6Score357Shelves

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    Worth a look. A bookworm with 4,000 hours of reading time highly recommends this book; it's readable and worth reading!

41. 41 荒 Auspicious Carp in a Year of Famine: More Children, More Blessings, and Beauties at My Door 荒年锦鲤：多子多福，美女找上门 My Name Is Zhang Fei吾名张飞Historical1.3M WordsCompleted For three years, the Great Qian Empire has been ravaged by famine and constant warfare. Fewer than one in ten village men remain. A master of traditional Chinese gynecology transmigrates into this world and awakens the More Children, More Blessings System. From the start, a pair of beautiful sisters come knocking at his door. There's the lively one, the clever one, the brave one, the scheming one… As his family grows, so does Lin Mo's strength. He crushes the rebels, slaughters the barbarians, a 11kReads8.4Score965Shelves
42. 42 寒 A Rising Star from a Humble Family: All My Wives Are Older Palace Maids 寒门新贵：我的媳妇都是大龄宫女 Gu Tianxing古天行Historical816k WordsCompleted In the early days of Great Xia, Li Le becomes one of a vast army of transmigrators. Just after getting married, he activates a blind-box System. To survive in this era, he sets out to collect more blind boxes and rewards. Whenever he sees a beautiful woman who catches his eye, he brings her home and starts a family... 4.6kReads8.5Score324Shelves
43. 43 大 A Humble Scholar in the Qin Dynasty 大秦寒门小书生 Uncle of the Zhou Clan周氏族叔Historical499k WordsCompleted Sitting in front of his shop, trouble finds you on the road. Zhou Bufan, a supermarket owner, falls asleep outside his store. An out-of-control tanker comes roaring toward him… When he wakes up, he has somehow been reborn in the Great Qin Dynasty. And here’s the kicker: on his very first day awake, he gets a wife without spending a penny! Looking at their bare-walled hut full of holes, Zhou Bufan resolves to lead his wife to fortune and a better life. 124Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Sending out wives! Sending out wives!

44. 44 穿 I Transmigrated to a Chaotic Era and Became a Soldier-Farmer, Starting by Taking a Wife 穿越乱世成兵户，从领媳妇开始 Star and Moon Cavalry星月骑兵Historical3.3M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + System + a wife handed to him + farming + political intrigue + contending for supremacy + alternate history] Li Yuan transmigrates to the parallel world of the Liang Kingdom and is drafted into the Great Liang dynasty’s military households. He has to provide his own weapons, armor, and food, and be ready to fight for the court at any time. There are perks, of course: the court gives military households houses and farmland, and even assigns them wives. In his previous life, Li Y 24.2kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates to an era where the imperial court grants wives. As an impoverished commoner with nothing to his name, he chooses three of the most beautiful widows as his wives.

45. 45 开 A Wife from the Start, Gathering Countless Beauties in a Chaotic World 开局发老婆，乱世收留万千美人 Xun Yi寻一Historical520k WordsCompleted Original title: A Wife from the Start, Taking in Countless Beauties in a Chaotic Age Multiple women + tons of beautiful illustrations + vying for supremacy + taking by force + decisive and ruthless + invincible One day, a fishing trip ended with him falling into the water, and unexpectedly transmigrating to ancient times. What? A wedding procession is handing out wives as soon as I transmigrate? At the time, the barbarians had invaded, the capital had fallen, and the Great Liang dynasty, whi 3.5kReads8.5Score331Shelves
46. 46 朝 The Court Arranged My Marriage, So How Did I End Up with Three Widows? 朝廷赐婚，我怎么分了三个寡妇 Little Deer Sleeps小鹿眠Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Lang, a master of his generation, transmigrated to a dynasty where the court assigned wives to men. A poor commoner with nothing but bare walls at home, Jiang Lang chose the three most beautiful widows as his wives. He would pursue a career in government, conquer the business world, make his mark in love, fight his way through the jianghu, and battle on the field! Plots, traps, flirtation, slaughter, and cruelty! To find a way back to his own time, Jiang Lang had no choice but to excel in 749Reads7.4Score—Shelves
47. 47 宫 They’re Sending Wives to the Palace: Marry Four First, Then Grow Stronger 宫里发媳妇，先娶四个老婆变强大 Big Joy, Little Pig大乐小猪Historical184k WordsOngoing [Silly, brainless fun + multiple heroines + invincible protagonist + no military service] What! If I don't want a wife, I'll be sent to Chaoge to do hard labor building the Star-Picking Tower? Then I want a wife. Wait, choosing a wife is like opening a mystery box? What if I get an ugly one? What then! Looking at the empty rice jar and the four palace maids who were starving, Wang Dangwu decided to make money first. After transmigrating to ancient times, he started by making sushi to feed hi 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As the title says, it looks alright 😊

48. 48 最 The Strongest Prince 最强王爷 The Money-Loving Fox爱财的狐狸Historical1.4M WordsCompleted (The short drama adaptation is now online: In the Years of Famine, I Rose to Become a King Through Military Merit) Also known as (I Joined the Army and Was Forced to Marry 36 Wives) A college student from Blue Star is caught in an unexpected traffic accident and transmigrates to ancient China during the Rebellion of the Eight Princes in the Western Jin dynasty, in a parallel timeline. War rages year-round, the people are destitute, and foreign enemies threaten from all sides. Corruption festers 9.6kReads7.9Score841Shelves

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    Time travel to ancient times, a story of a poor person rising to power – a good read.

49. 49 山 The Mountain Village Tea Farmer's 25th Book 山村茶夫第25本书 Tea Farmer from the Mountain Village山村茶夫Historical195k WordsOngoing Modern-day wage slave Li Tiezhu was worked to death after his female boss set him up. When he opened his eyes, he had become Wang Tiezhu, a poor scholar in the Great Yan Dynasty. Men were so ridiculously scarce in this dynasty that the law required every man to marry at least five wives by the age of eighteen. If he failed to father a child within three years, he would be sent to the border to quarry stone! —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 古 An Ancient Soldier: Enlistment Gets You a Wife, So I Married Four Sisters First 古代小兵：当兵发媳妇先娶四姐妹 Cheng Shi成石Historical498k WordsOngoing Li Changsheng transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty, where refugees are everywhere at home and the Turks, Khitans, Xiongnu, Tibetans, Ottomans, Persians, the Peacock Dynasty, and countless other powers rise abroad, with formidable enemies all around... Li Changsheng is a frail old man, and just after transmigrating, he finds the local authorities assigning him a wife. He marries a set of quadruplet sisters, and from then on, his life takes off... 32Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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