In a Reading Slump, Looking for Post-Apocalyptic Farming Stories. Nothing Too Far-Fetched, With a Realistic Plot 书荒，求末世种田文，不要太夸张的，情节贴合现实

1. 1 末 After the Apocalypse, My Boss Asked Me to Spoil Him 末世后，老板让我疼疼他 One or Two, To Go一两打包Two Male Leads506k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + apocalypse + strong leads + reborn + 1v1 + devoted couple] A slow-burn romance in the apocalypse! They have zombies to fight, and love to fall in love. (The seme is reborn, with a secondary couple and a main cast) (Boss seme x white-haired uke, no role reversal) - Jiang Chuan is a white-haired buzz-cut bouncer at a bar. He can fight, he’s handsome, and he’s 185 centimeters tall, but he naturally looks grumpy. One morning, Jiang Chuan runs into a crazy man at a convenience s 9.7kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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   Apocalypse + Farming + Rebirth: This is a serialized novel I'm following every day, and every character is so charming!!!

2. 2 开 Divorced from the Start: Returning to the Village to Fish for Treasure 开局离婚：回村赶海捕鱼捞宝藏 Siren Is a Fish塞壬是条鱼Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted (Beachcombing + fishing + taking down scumbags + family life) Fu Wan, a fisherwoman, has been reborn! In her previous life, after she was thrown out, her daughter was sold into the mountains. Her father went out to sea and was caught in a storm, his fate unknown. Her brother, whose leg had been pierced by a stingray and left him bedridden, killed himself. Her mother couldn’t bear the shock and took rat poison. But Heaven treated her kindly: not only was she reborn just before her divorce, but th 111kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves

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   Let me introduce you to all kinds of fish

3. 3 我 I Save the Wasteland Apocalypse with Cheating Fruit 我靠出轨水果拯救废土末世 Professional Chocolate Seller of Shredded Potatoes巧克力专业贩卖土豆丝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse431k WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation under the same title is now streaming on Tomato! Yay! No CP + wasteland farming + voluntarily turning everything over to the government + goofy wish fulfillment] (The rating just came out, and there aren't many words yet. It should rise later.) In the seventh year of the wasteland, fruit had gone extinct. Qiao Manzhi transmigrated with an entire orchard, thinking she'd gotten an unbeatable start. Then she discovered that the outside world was swarming with espers and mutate 2.8kReads8.0Score493Shelves

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   This is a post-apocalyptic wasteland exploration novel. Researchers from the base arrive at the orchard to study methods for purifying the soil using fruit peels, gradually expanding the safe zone and transforming the wasteland—a glimmer of hope amidst despair.

4. 4 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse474k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 2.9kReads8.4Score377Shelves

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   Two people and a dog, three meals a day, four seasons a year. No vicious female supporting character, no idiotic villains, just a peaceful island life. It has farming, infrastructure building, and a romantic relationship—a heartwarming and healing story that will lift your spirits. Highly recommended!

5. 5 末 Apocalypse: Reborn as a Fox Spirit, Pampered by Everyone 末世：穿成狐狸精，被全员宠翻啦 A Gentle Watermelon一颗温柔的西瓜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse183k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + sweet 1v1 romance + light stockpiling + natural disasters + special abilities + everyone’s favorite + handing over her dimension to the country] A pampered, sweet little fox versus her ridiculously handsome, alpha ex-boyfriend In her previous life, Zhu Yunuo was shoved into a horde of zombies right under her ex-boyfriend’s nose. The last thing she saw before she died was his tall, upright figure on the city wall... Waaah, if she got another chance at life, maybe she could accept hi 245Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A post-apocalyptic farming story! The female lead is super cute, the darling of the group, and has a farming space!

6. 6 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 49.5kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves

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   It's entertaining and funny, definitely worth watching.

7. 7 末 Super Farm in the Apocalypse 末世超级农场 Chen Hao晨浩Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.2M WordsCompleted The apocalypse struck, and all the plants and water sources on Earth withered and dried up. The world descended into panic as order and humanity crumbled. Food and survival once again became people’s greatest concerns in the new century. Rice and flour became luxuries, affordable only to the rich. Vegetables soared in price by tens of thousands of times, yet were still impossible to find! Then, someone found a mobile phone. When they happened to open it, the videos inside shocked the world. Swee 3.4kReads7.9Score273Shelves

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   1. *Apocalyptic Super Farm* is a science fiction novel that tells the story of how humanity survives through technology in a post-apocalyptic world where all plants and water resources have withered and decayed. In this world, food and survival become paramount. Rice and flour become luxuries, and vegetable prices skyrocket, with supplies scarce. However, someone finds a mobile phone containing videos showcasing abundant food such as sweet vegetables, golden-brown roasted lamb legs, and delicious fish soup, shocking the world. The protagonist somehow acquires this advanced agricultural technology, enabling him to establish a super farm in the apocalypse, offering hope for humanity's survival. 2. Feeding All of Humanity? A Challenging Concept. Imagine if we were to "feed" all of humanity—it would not only be a tremendous responsibility but also an unprecedented challenge. 3. *Apocalyptic: I Can Upgrade My Shelter* is a science fiction novel that tells the story of a protagonist who survives and resists various crises in a post-apocalyptic environment by continuously upgrading his shelter. The novel not only showcases the tension and excitement of post-apocalyptic survival but also incorporates rich strategic and growth elements.

8. 8 饲 Raising All of Humanity: I Simulated a Perfect Future 饲养全人类：我推演了完美未来 Red Big Tomato红色大番茄Sci-Fi & Apocalypse571k WordsCompleted Zheng Xuan transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes the Host of the Future Simulation System. He gathers the wisdom of six billion intelligent beings across the globe and builds a Tower of Wisdom, simulating and creating a supernatural system for humanity: “Equivalent Exchange: Truth Alchemy.” Drawing on generations of medical professionals’ research into the human body, he simulates and develops a supernatural martial arts system! Using the principles of civilization to open a gateway to 2.8kReads9.1Score265Shelves
9. 9 末 Apocalypse: I Can Upgrade My Shelter 末世：我能升级避难所 Post-80s Housewife八零后家庭煮妇Sci-Fi & Apocalypse729k WordsCompleted Falling meteors, volcanic eruptions, an ice age? No big deal. I have a private shelter stocked with everything I need, with food and drink in abundance! What? Solar storms, global evolution, and an alien invasion are still to come? No problem. My shelter can be upgraded, with no limit to how far! 1.4kReads7.6Score—Shelves
10. 10 软 A Soft, Sweet Little Dumpling Farms with Her Space and Turns the Whole Apocalypse Upside Down 软糯团子带空间种田炸翻了全末世 Give Your Lord a Meow给爷喵一个Sci-Fi & Apocalypse595k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse]+ [Interstellar]+ [Adventure]+ [Sweet romance]+ [Not a strong female lead] Yuan Yuan, who had been imprisoned for a long time, is reborn after an explosion in the underground world. After escaping, she thinks she'll have to spend the rest of her life on the run, but then she meets Fu Chen, the great hero she saw on TV in her previous life. Overjoyed, she joins him, only to discover that he isn't a hero at all. He's a short-tempered, irritable demon! Fu Chen curls his lips into a fain 5.3kReads9.3Score600Shelves

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    So good! Each one is better than the last 🥰🥰🥰

11. 11 六 Our Wedding Night in 1960: The Plain but Sweet Bride Hides Billions in Assets 六零新婚夜，丑娇妻藏起百亿物资 Ling Meng Baby凌萌宝宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + stockpiling supplies + millions of goods] Xuan Xiuxiu, a little orphan with a pocket dimension, planned to return to the countryside and quietly become rich. Then she received a warning that she was about to transmigrate, and frantically stockpiled supplies. But she transmigrated into a 1960s novel with an invincible male lead, becoming a doomed female cannon-fodder character destined to die young. From the start, her adoptive mother sold her to a pockmarked man. People calle 977Reads9.0Score105Shelves
12. 12 将 The General's Abandoned Daughter Flees the Famine with Her Adorable Child 将门弃女：拖着萌宝去逃荒 Jin Huohuo锦火火Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted New title: “Plane-Space Adventures: I Crossed Over with a Light Sniper Rifle.” It’s another strong female lead farming story: gentle and heartwarming at first, then wildly satisfying later on. Meng Qingluo, a special forces ace, is blasted into the sky by a villain’s bomb while rescuing hostages. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in ancient times, in the body o 15.3kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
13. 13 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Cannon Fodder Heroine Has a Town 末世重生：炮灰女配有小镇 Gu Shi Wu顾十五Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsOngoing [Female-oriented apocalypse, disaster stockpiling, supernatural powers and zombies, upgradable space, interplane trading, supporting heroine’s comeback, possessive villain] In her previous life, Mu Changge was used and betrayed, then died a miserable death in the second year of the apocalypse. Only then did she learn that the world she lived in was a book. Her cousin and classmate are the hero and heroine. Her boyfriend is the heroine’s devoted simp. She’s a cannon-fodder supporting heroine who 315Reads8.8Score104Shelves

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    These are all great post-apocalyptic farming novels!

14. 14 末 Farming in the Apocalypse: General, Try to Be Less Standoffish 末世种田：少将矜持点 Ai Yu爱瑜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted A natural disaster completely transformed Earth's environment, ushering in an apocalypse without zombies. Lin Mo had a pocket dimension and thought she would be able to live well, but her fiance and best friend conspired to kill her. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to before the apocalypse began. Determined to use her pocket dimension to change the future and teach the cheating couple a lesson, Lin Mo never expected to accidentally provoke a stone-faced young major general. 98Reads8.2Score—Shelves
15. 15 末 The Doomsday Supporting Villainess Just Wants to Farm 末世女配只想种田 Magical Girl Chichi魔法少女迟迟Fantastical Romance205k WordsCompleted It’s bad enough to become a cannon-fodder character who gets torn apart by zombies! Ruan Yuanyuan decisively keeps her distance from the heroine and starts farming. Before the apocalypse, she frantically stockpiles supplies; during the apocalypse, she hides in her pocket dimension and works hard at farming. But what’s with these little cherries she grows that explode, and these little pumpkins that sit on zombies with their butts? Before she knows it, she’s farmed her way into becoming the lead 8Reads7.0Score—Shelves
16. 16 末 Flirting in the Apocalypse, Cuddling in Big Brother’s Arms 末世强撩，在哥哥怀里撒个娇 The Cool Old Hag酷酷的老妖婆Two Male Leads837k WordsCompleted [A Power Couple] The apocalypse was already stressful enough. Then Ji Nian ran into a melodramatic, nonstop-talking young man. Team up to kill monsters? Fine, he agreed. Go find his family? Fine, he agreed. After all, in an apocalypse where hope was nowhere to be seen, you had to find something to do. But wait... Get away from me! Why the hell are you pressing yourself against me when you're cold? [Sweet Romance + Lighthearted + Devoted Husband] 2.1kReads9.4Score311Shelves

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    These are all post-apocalyptic novels, and they're all quite good! ⊙∀⊙!

17. 17 末 Apocalypse: Stockpile Supplies and Take the Whole Family Monster Hunting and Farming 末世：囤满物资带全家打怪种田 Jingtian Longyue景天胧月Sci-Fi & Apocalypse575k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse rebirth + pocket dimension + powerful heroine + sweet romance + farming + other worlds] Ten billion people around the world are forced into an apocalyptic game! Humanity must face not only endless hordes of ferocious beasts and zombies, but also extreme cold, scorching heat, and devastating natural disasters! Reborn, she’s still the most beautiful, badass, and powerful player of them all! She leads her whole family in taking down scumbags, joins forces with her country, and builds an 94Reads8.7Score—Shelves
18. 18 报 Your Majesty, the Tyrant Can Read Minds 报告娘娘，暴君他有读心术 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After she touched the tyrant’s skull, which had been polished into a wine bowl, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the empress who died the most gruesome death in history. Every day, she plotted to kill the tyrant and become empress in her own right, unaware that he could read minds. When the tyrant fell gravely ill, she wept and begged Heaven to let her trade her own years of life for his safety. The tyrant was deeply moved, until he suddenly heard her thoughts: [If he’s so sick, hurry up and 6kReads9.3Score996Shelves

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    All three are great, completed, and super enjoyable. Welcome to the reading world! 😏

19. 19 远 Primitive Farming: My Wolfish Husband, Go Easy on Me 远古种田：狼性夫君轻点缠 Drunk Beneath the Stars醉倾星辰Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted She somehow transmigrated to a continent of beastfolk, where a dangerously handsome wolf devoured her whole. Now she has nowhere to vent her anger! What? A mate? Mo Jiujiu refuses to marry that wolf king! Wouldn't it be much better to build houses and make bowls with the beastfolk, hunt and farm, enjoy good food, and expand the tribe while they're at it? The wolf: "Little female, you've become mine, carried my cub, and eaten my flesh. You still think you can run?" Mo Jiujiu: "Weren't you suppose 480Reads8.5Score103Shelves
20. 20 病 The Possessive Tyrant Is Cold by Day but Wants Kisses at Night 病娇暴君他白天冷冰冰晚上要亲亲 Song of the Ages千秋岁引Ancient Romance562k WordsCompleted [Possessive love + strong heroine + everyone's darling + devoted couple + secret identities + reborn + a mutually devoted, powerful couple in a satisfying 1v1 romance] In her previous life, she was deceived and manipulated into calling off her wedding, then died in a terrible fire. Only the violent emperor rushed into the flames to protect her, his eyes bloodshot. He avenged her, held her old clothes, and followed her in death. After being reborn, she kicks aside the scumbag man and the vile wom 1.9kReads9.1Score267Shelves

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