Please Recommend Good Historical Farming Stories, Even Ones Focused on Everyday Life 求好看古代种田文，剧情可以柴米油盐酱醋茶

1. 1 怎 How Does Someone Transmigrate and Become a Beggar? 怎么有人穿越成乞丐啊 Singing Sunflower会唱歌的向日葵Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted The sky above the beggars' den is foul and stinking. Their clothes are in tatters, crumbling to dust at the slightest touch. Their ramshackle shelter is falling apart, its beams covered in mold and spiders hanging in their faces. A disastrous start. Xia Chu does everything she can and finally establishes herself in Hangzhou. Then her biological parents show up... 228Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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   It's a very heartwarming family story. The female lead wakes up in a beggar's hut. The three younger children were all picked up by the eldest brother, and through sheer grit and determination, the four of them managed to survive in the beggar's den. Later, the female lead and the older brother were adopted by Wang Yong and his wife, and they lived a very loving and warm life together. The female lead is also quite funny, riding a little donkey to her maternal grandparents' house to eat some chicken. The romance isn't particularly prominent, but it's very pure and sweet.

2. 2 穿 She Transmigrated and Was Given a Farming Guide, Then Worked Hard to Get Rich 穿越被赠种田指南，她勤恳致富 I Am Jinjin我是金金Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Transmigration + devoted husband + farming + adorable baby + love after marriage] Mu Youyou transmigrates into the body of a country girl with the same name who has been drugged. In a bewildering turn of events, she sleeps with a man, and after one night, finds a baby on the way. Fortunately, the child’s father is not only handsome, but also capable, responsible, and skilled in both letters and arms. Mu Youyou marries him in a hurry, and the more she gets to know him, the more she d 7.3kReads8.4Score870Shelves

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   [Double purity, ancient Chinese farming romance, time travel, sweet and doting] This is a very good book. The female lead has a relationship with the male lead right after time-traveling, and they get married quickly. Both of their families are very kind and loving, helping each other out. They have a child not long after their marriage. It's a great story, but unfortunately it's not finished yet. I'm eagerly awaiting more updates! [Crying]

3. 3 被 Bought Home by a Rough Man, the Sweet and Gentle Wife Brings Him Good Fortune 被糙汉买回家，娇软媳妇好旺夫 October Maple Sugar十月枫糖Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted [Farming + Sweet romance] [Both leads are each other’s one and only + Adorable baby + System] [Rugged hunter + Sweet, gentle wife] Luo Yun suddenly drops dead. By chance, she transmigrates into the body of a poor girl who was sold to a brothel. A tall, burly hunter with a full beard buys her and takes her home as his young wife. She only meant to repay his kindness, but her rugged husband turns out to be not only honest and pure-hearted, but also gentle, considerate, and doting. Their two adorab 2.6kReads9.2Score233Shelves

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   Farming in ancient times, a simple and peaceful daily life [sending heart]

4. 4 古 A Cozy Life in an Ancient Farming Village 古代农家温馨日常 Faan Who Loves Water-Boiled Water Chestnuts爱吃白水煮荸荠的法恩Ancient Romance312k WordsCompleted The everyday struggles of a local couple, warm and sweet, with no nasty relatives. It’s all about ordinary working people striving to build a good life. A pretty, capable young woman from Li Village marries a hardworking, ambitious young man from Wang Village. 1.8kReads8.7Score101Shelves
5. 5 猎 The Hunter's Home: A Bold but Sweet Little Wife 猎户家：胆大软糯小媳妇 Autumn Waters Play with Mayflies秋水戏蜉蝣Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted [Short story, transmigration, healing] Beneath the shade of a tree, Yao Xixi suddenly remembered that she was a transmigrator. Having transmigrated as a child, she had grown up to become a frail little woman, weak enough that she couldn’t even lift a chicken. All she could do was find someone who could protect her. Gazing up at the tall, muscular man, the petite Yao Xixi swallowed. Had she picked the wrong one? 160Reads7.3Score—Shelves
6. 6 傲 The Spoiled, Frail Darling of an Arrogant, Rugged Man 傲娇糙汉的体弱小娇娇被宠野了 Lantern Bearer Without a Friend提灯无故人Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted “Entirely fictional setting. Don’t overthink the details.” Chen Wanwan transmigrates from a pampered young lady into a pampered farm girl. The difference is that she used to be healthy, but now she’s frail because she was born premature. And then there’s this rugged man in front of her... “Sweetheart? Why can everyone else call you that, but I can’t?” Jiang Jin gazes at his little wife, his heart sour with jealousy. Chen Wanwan looks at her husband and hears the word “sweetheart,” as tempting as 89Reads8.1Score—Shelves
7. 7 穿 A Happy Life After Transmigrating to Ancient Times to Find a Husband 穿越古代招赘的幸福生活 Emerald Green Sprout翠绿青芽Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted Qiao Qingya: Life is wonderful when you find a live-in husband in ancient times and spend your days taking it easy. Her ex-husband from her past life: I didn’t marry a lucky charm, I married a tigress. Qiao’s father: It’s great when my daughter finds a live-in husband. If he doesn’t agree, I’ll beat him until he does. He Yan: Baby, come cuddle. 281Reads8.6Score—Shelves
8. 8 穿 Transmigrating to a Mountain Village: The Farm Girl Spends Every Day Spoiling Her Husband 穿越山村，农女每日忙宠夫 The Moon Shines Bright Tonight今夜月明Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fictional setting + System + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only] The government is handing out husbands. You can claim one for free. The moment Lin Xiyue opened her eyes, she saw a handsome young man kneeling by her bed. She had transmigrated into a dynasty where anyone who remained unmarried past the age of twenty was assigned a husband by the government. Lin Xiyue was delighted. Getting someone this handsome without spending a single copper coin wa 585Reads8.2Score—Shelves
9. 9 跛 The Gentle Wife of the Lame Young Scholar 跛腿小秀才的温柔妻 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Ancient Romance100k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book, Low-Key, Cozy Farming Story, No Golden Finger, Simple Everyday Life, Short Novel of 100,000 Words] * Lan Ruo transmigrates into a book and becomes a young scholar’s wife. The young scholar is injured in an accidental fall and becomes lame. He’s terribly shy and blushes whenever she teases him. She can’t help herself, always wanting to tease him and watch him turn red with embarrassment. Content warning: The pace is fairly quick because this is a short novel. 3.4kReads8.9Score294Shelves
10. 10 我 My Daily Quest to Get Rich in the Great Moon Kingdom 我在大月国的致富日常 Wenqu纹曲Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Ancient Farming + Alternate World + Everyday Cuisine + Business and Prosperity + Identifying and Gathering Medicinal Herbs + Imperial Examinations] Xu Yueyao opened her eyes to a nightmare from the start: her father did not love her, her mother did not care for her, her two older sisters treated her like a servant, and her ten-year-old younger brother was the apple of the entire family’s eye. Fortunately, she had a modern agricultural encyclopedia in her head and secret recipes from her previou 102Reads6.6Score173Shelves

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    Xu Yueyao faced a difficult start, with her parents favoring her and her sister bossing her around. She turned to making a living by relying on her culinary secrets and agricultural knowledge. She gradually became wealthy by gathering herbs, farming, and opening a shop. She even took in a boy to provide him with an education, and rumors quickly spread throughout the entire village.

11. 11 全 My Whole Family Was Banished to the Wasteland, but Farming Made Me Rich 全家发配荒山，我靠种田家财万贯 Deep in the Hundred Flowers百花深处Ancient Romance248k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Wasteland + Gathering and Farming + Food + Business + Everyday Family Life + Building Wealth + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Finger] When Lin Xiaotao opened her eyes, she found that she had transmigrated to ancient times. She was now part of a land-reclamation team, heading south with them to clear the wilderness. From the start, she was on the road. She had no pocket dimension and no golden finger, and her whole family had been sent to the mountains to reclaim wasteland. Their house and 495Reads—Score120Shelves

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    A heartwarming farming story with an ensemble cast. The male lead is a hunter, skilled at self-conquest, and single-mindedly focused on finding a wife. The first thirty chapters are about the journey, followed by farming in the village. The female lead's family grows millet and beans at the foot of the mountain, raises chickens and sheep, and gathers wild produce and runs a small business during the off-season, gradually building their fortune.

12. 12 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times, Surrounded by Children and Grandchildren 穿越古代儿孙满堂 Fishing in the Snowy Cold River钓雪寒江Historical1.2M WordsCompleted It has been adapted into a short drama on the Hongguo platform. You’re welcome to watch it. The quality is good and it’s an enjoyable watch. I’ve seen it myself! Zhao Qinghu transmigrates to the countryside in ancient times and becomes a middle-aged man with a large family of children and grandchildren! But his parents above him play favorites, while his younger siblings below him leech off him! As an upstanding young man of the new era, how could Zhao Qinghu let others treat him like a workhors 20.9kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    No system, no imperial examination, just a little old man in the countryside.

13. 13 四 Joy All Year Round 四季常欢 Wild Dreams Year After Year狂想年年Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted Chang Huan transmigrated. Before transmigrating, she had been an ordinary office drone in the modern world, living a peaceful, uneventful life. But she never expected the apocalypse to arrive out of nowhere and shatter her quiet existence. Though she had a plant-based ability, it was pretty useless in the early stages, and life in the apocalypse was far from easy. Whenever she went out to search for supplies, she had to stay on guard against zombie hordes and watch out for betrayal by her compan 854Reads8.1Score109Shelves

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    This is a completed farming novel. The female protagonist transmigrates to another world; her past life was tragic, and she only wants a peaceful and tranquil life. The male protagonist is a native from a poor family and was abused growing up. After joining hands, the two work hard to build their home, earn money to raise their child, and experience the everyday realities of life. The writing style is slice-of-life, featuring delicious food and a simple, heartwarming atmosphere.

14. 14 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73.4kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves

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    New book ✨ Business success + family life + heartwarming daily life + reincarnation. The female protagonist drank half a bowl of Meng Po soup (a type of elixir of immortality), and vaguely remembered her past life. She grew up in a water town in Jiangnan, with a harmonious family, running a teahouse and pastry shop, free from powerful and influential figures. The author's writing is excellent, unfolding in a gentle and captivating way; I read it in one go!

15. 15 原 Primitive Times: Living as a Caveman in the Ancient World 原始：在远古当山顶洞人 Orange Mama Loves Foraging橙子麻麻爱采集Ancient Romance734k WordsCompleted [No romance, born into another era | gathering and hunting | farming and infrastructure | matriarchal society] ⁼ Tangguo arrives in the matriarchal society of the Upper Cave People era. She looks at the naked savages, clad in leaves and communicating with gestures, then blinks. ⁼ A heartwarming story with no terrible characters, as everyone works together to develop the tribe. ⁼ As soon as she can walk, she uses her own two hands to bring one surprise after another to the tribe: ⁼ ✦ Weaving hand 2.1kReads8.8Score244Shelves

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    No romantic pairing. This is even more ancient than ancient times, where everything from cooking oil and salt to making tea requires step-by-step preparation—do you want to watch? The female protagonist is reborn as a wild child in a matriarchal society where females hunt and males gather. Let's follow Candy and experience hiking, fishing, and gathering wild vegetables and fruits in the lush forest, farming, building infrastructure, and living a life of working from sunrise to sunset. No extreme characters, a heartwarming micro-ensemble piece, where all of humanity works together to create a better future!

16. 16 农 Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family: Fleeing Famine and Growing a Prosperous Life 农家长姐：逃荒种田过红火小日子 Yan Shu棪树Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A birthday cake turns Sun Lele from modern times into Zhou Taohua of the Great Yu Kingdom. To make sure her foolish older brother and three younger brothers have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, she works hard at farming! But something seems off about this village. Aren’t they all being a little too nice to her? She has no parents, no golden finger, and no influential background. But she can have a fiancé: you teach, and I’ll farm. See how Zhou Taohua grows vegetables and grain and raises 8.3kReads9.3Score756Shelves

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    🍒An ancient Chinese farming novel. The female protagonist is transported to a famine-stricken area and escapes with the main group to a very united village. [Got it] The female protagonist, along with her older and younger brothers, settles down in the village and works hard to farm, growing wheat and raising chickens, striving to have enough to eat.

17. 17 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Little Lucky Charm, I Cheat My Way Through the Famine Escape 穿成农家小福宝，逃荒路上开挂了 The Blooming Season Is Late花期迟迟Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted The Li family has a whole brood of boys, and at last they’ve had a little girl! Too bad it happened while they were fleeing famine… Granny Li: What are we going to do? Our precious little darling has no milk! Jiayin blows a spit bubble and waves her tiny hands: Don’t worry, I have a space and food of my own! And so… Fourth son Li: Ma, I found a nanny goat by the road! Fourth son Li’s wife: Ma, this rabbit ran right into a tree by itself! Third son Li: Ma, I went to fetch water, and a huge fish j 27.6kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves
18. 18 大 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 A Shark with One Hand一只鲨手Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 13.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
19. 19 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 29.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
20. 20 农 A Country Girl's Plans for Spring 农女谋春 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance226k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it'll go up! Please give it five stars, loves! [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Protective Male Lead + 1v1] A story about a girl who transmigrates into another world at fourteen. Orphaned, with only her little brother left, she heads to the capital to seek refuge with her aunt, a member of a prominent family in Shengjing. Unfortunately, her aunt doesn't take kindly to her, so she relies on herself to escape povert 60.9kReads7.5Score7.6kShelves

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    An ancient farming novel, filled with the warmth and everyday life of cooking and cleaning, without any special abilities or cheat codes. One book is being serialized, and two are already completed. It's a very enjoyable farming novel.

21. 21 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 13.6kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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    This is a captivating ancient Chinese farming novel. It features no special abilities or cheat codes, and avoids the gimmick of a spatial system. The story revolves around the female protagonist's intelligence and hard work as she improves herself after transmigrating, steadily building a fulfilling life and making her and her brother's lives and studies increasingly vibrant. It's incredibly good, absolutely fantastic! I was deeply drawn to the female protagonist's independent and studious qualities!

22. 22 穿 Transmigrated as a Rich Young Lady, I Enjoy Life While Working Hard 穿成富家小姐，边享受边奋斗 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + One-on-One Romance A cozy slice-of-life story about building a fortune Meng Nanxi goes from being a “triple-nothing” nobody with no home, no car, and no job to the wealthy daughter of an ancient-era merchant. She thinks she's hit the jackpot: goodbye, 996 workdays! Goodbye, taking the bus everywhere! Goodbye, that urban village rental where the plumbing springs a leak or gets clogged every other day! But before she can finish celebrating, 2kReads8.2Score198Shelves

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    A captivating farming novel, a well-written time-travel business and administration story. There are no overly powerful plot devices; everyone grows and improves step by step. Nothing in life, marriage, or work can be achieved overnight. Only when the right people work together, learn from each other, consider each other's needs, support one another, and strive for mutual growth can they all progress together.

23. 23 秋 Chen Shi Lives Next Door to Akita 秋田隔壁住陈实 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted Qiutian’s mother was known throughout the surrounding villages as a capable woman. She was still harvesting rice in the fields just before giving birth to Qiutian, so she named her daughter Qiutian, meaning autumn fields. When Qiutian was one, her mother went mad. Carrying her on her back, she ran around everywhere and even made her drink filthy water from a cesspit. When Qiutian was three, her mad mother fell off a cliff and died. Her father, a traveling peddler, was hardly ever home. Her five- 7.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Pure farming story~ No system~ No rebirth~ No time travel~ It's great! I stayed up until 4 AM last night watching it [laughing and crying emoji], finished it in one go [already added to my wishlist][already added to my wishlist][already added to my wishlist]

24. 24 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance995k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book, a fantastic blend of period drama and farming fiction [Que Shi Shen Zuo], boasts a delicate writing style that vividly depicts the scenes. Prices are accurately described down to the cent. [Added to my bookshelf!] It subverts typical tropes, featuring no military marriages or stepmothers, focusing instead on everyday family life. The female lead attends a vocational school and doesn't go to the countryside. [Thumbs up!] The only downside is the low rating due to fewer reviews. [Already added to my wishlist!] Another advantage is its strong sense of the era, depicting hardship and scarcity, unlike some period dramas that feel indistinguishable from modern life.

25. 25 和 After Separating from My Good-for-Nothing Husband, My Granary Overflowed 和装货后奶分家后我家粮食堆满仓 The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigration + No Romance + A Carefree Country Life] When Zhu Dashan was five, his father married him a stepmother. She was exceptionally “kind”: from the moment she married into the family, she went out of her way to protect Zhu Dashan. When he stole things, she paid the owners back out of her own savings. When Zhu Dashan beat someone up, she would go to their house herself and apologize. Even when Zhu Dashan accidentally caused her child to die, she only said it was her own carele 266Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book. It's purely about farming, depicting the leisurely life of a rural family, everyday matters, and no special plot devices. It's worth checking out when you're looking for something to read.

26. 26 分 After the Family Split, I Hunt and Fish to Support a Family of Seven 分家后，我打猎捕鱼养活一家七口 Xian the Florist花店小贤Historical2.5M WordsCompleted [A heartwarming farming story. The protagonist builds up from the start, then fights for supremacy in the later stages, with a touch of mysterious fantasy.] This is a slow-burn story, and the protagonist is kindhearted. It may not suit readers who like a fast pace and ruthless decisiveness. Wang Changle transmigrates. [Hell difficulty from the start] In the dead of winter, Wang Changle’s family of five is driven out of 16.3kReads8.0Score1.5kShelves

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    This book is really good.

27. 27 穿 Transmigrated with Three Kids! A Ruinous Start, a Road to Riches! 穿越带仨娃！天崩开局致富路！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Li Tianming was done for. He lay motionless in a drafty thatched hut. He was a graduate student researching traditional Chinese medicine and herbal remedies, but after a loose-lipped remark, he tasted an herb and somehow transmigrated into the body of a pauper. Being poor wasn't the problem, and he could even accept being in his thirties. But the body was in terrible shape: its former owner had drunk himself to death, leaving Li Tianming with three children outside, wailing their hearts out! A d 21.8kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Very light and authentic

28. 28 被 Falsely Accused and Split from the Family! My Life of Fine Food Makes the Old Homestead Green with Envy 被冤分家！鱼肉生活馋哭老宅 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life363k WordsCompleted Lin Feng woke up to find the sky had fallen. He had transmigrated to ancient Great Liang, where his family of four was being driven out over a pitiful accusation: his cousin from his uncle’s household claimed he had stolen and eaten an egg. The egg belonged to his grandfather, the family patriarch. Enraged, the old man wanted to send thirteen-year-old Lin Feng away for forced labor. His usually meek father, long accustomed to being bullied, finally snapped. He took the whole family and left with 8.3kReads7.6Score738Shelves

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    Great book, highly recommended! You won't regret reading it! [Heart][heart]

29. 29 被 Driven from My Ancestral Home, I Feast with My Family 被逼出祖宅我带家人大鱼大肉 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yongsheng wakes from a deep sleep to discover that he has transmigrated. Still dazed, he hears people arguing. His uncle, a scholar who had passed the first imperial exam, stole someone's jade pendant and was confronted over it. The family hurriedly held a discussion and made Li Yongsheng's honest, simple father take the blame. His mother was utterly unwilling, but she couldn't withstand the barrage of pressure. Fortunately, after the pendant was returned, the other party didn't pursue the ma 10.4kReads8.7Score871Shelves
30. 30 穿 Transmigrate and Enlist to Survive! I Never Meant to Make a Big Splash! 穿越招兵活下去！真没想搞大事！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical376k WordsCompleted Zhang Ye wakes up and finds that he has transmigrated to an ancient dynasty in a parallel world. The whole village accuses him of having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law, then drives him out in the dead of winter to fend for himself. Faced with hundreds of sneering, disgusting faces, he fights back and accidentally activates a pocket-dimension System. If he can’t put up with it, he doesn’t have to. He’ll just fight! War breaks out as the nation descends into chaos, and the whole village 778Reads7.3Score108Shelves
31. 31 开 The Golden Age of Kaiyuan! What’s That Got to Do With a Poor Soldier Like Me? 开元盛世！关我穷鬼府兵啥事？ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life348k WordsOngoing Lin Feng accidentally transmigrated to the nineteenth year of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty. The golden age was dawning, yet he felt no joy at all. Thirty li northeast of Yunzhou City, beneath Mount Baideng, beside the Sanggan River, in Zhuyuan Village, Yongding Township. As a conscript about to be cast aside, Lin Feng was consumed by worry. As the family's main breadwinner, he had no choice but to work hard in the fields. His family of five had only a little over ten mu of meager farmland 3.3kReads—Score200Shelves
32. 32 这 I’m Done Being the Stepping-Stone Villainess! 这垫脚石女配我不当了！ Zhu You1竹由1Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + born into a new life + spatial storage + farming + trading System] In her previous life, Lin Yu was tormented by cancer until she died. In this life, she was born into an ancient world and became Liu Lingyue, an ordinary farm girl. All she wanted was to help her family make money, grow prosperous, and live a good life. Who would have thought she’d suddenly get a golden finger: a storage space equipped with a trading System? Just as she was basking in her good fortune 4.6kReads8.8Score409Shelves

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    The female protagonist, a character with a transmigration story, a rebirth, farming, and a trading system, is reborn into ancient times. Having already accepted the absence of any cheat abilities, she is caught off guard when a cheat ability suddenly appears. Just when she thinks she's the main character, her cousin's transmigration reveals that she herself has transmigrated into a book, playing a villainous supporting character who constantly shields the female lead. No way! The female protagonist leads her family to rebuild their house, far away from the original female lead's family.

33. 33 拥 I Have a Bizarre Pocket Dimension: It Starts with Hunting to Provide for My Lovely Wife 拥有变态空间，从打猎养娇妻开始 Longchuan龙川Historical756k WordsCompleted Zhou Ze transmigrated into the body of a lazy glutton. His wife feared him, and his father-in-law despised him. In the midst of famine, he suddenly awakened an upgradeable pocket dimension. With its help and his modern knowledge, he gained acres upon acres of fertile farmland and herds of livestock. Zhou Ze said, “The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. With what I’ve achieved, it’s only fair for me to gather people, stockpile grain, and improve everyone’s lives, right?” 2.3kReads7.5Score170Shelves

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    You can give these two a try. The first one has a lower rating, but it's still readable.

34. 34 穿 Transported to a Year of Famine, I’ll Feed My Whole Family Meat, Not Tree Bark 穿到荒年，啃啥树皮我带全家吃肉 Sugarcane Is Too Tough to Chew甘蔗嚼不动Historical3.1M WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into short dramas: The Hunter King: Steamed Buns and Meat at Every Meal During the Famine; The Whole Village Chews Tree Bark in the Famine, While I Gorge on Meat with My Family; No Food After the Locust Plague, but My Granary Is Piled High. [Farming + Power Fantasy + System + Lighthearted Comedy + Cozy Daily Life] Gu Zhouyuan opened his eyes to find himself as the third son of the Gu family in ancient Datong Village. Lazy, gluttonous, and good for nothing, he was hated 37kReads8.5Score2.7kShelves
35. 35 种 Farming and Supporting the Family: Reborn as a Hunter's Young Wife 种田养家：穿成猎户家的小娘子 Nine-Tailed Susu九尾苏苏Ancient Romance143k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to ancient times + no golden finger + farming + raising children + getting rich + a cozy pastoral life Lin Wu was a food video blogger. After being bitten to death by a zombie, she transmigrated into ancient times and woke up in the body of Lin Wuniang, a woman who looked just like her. She found herself in a hunter's home, with a fiancé to boot. Li Qingshan came home in the middle of the night. The moment he stepped through the door, someone mistook him for a thief and clubbed hi 151Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A pure farming novel, no cheat codes, no melodramatic plot twists, just a simple and heartwarming slice-of-life farming story. Highly recommended, I read it all in one go!

36. 36 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, I Keep My Head Down and Grow Up 穿到古代苟着长大 Sikong Zhiyu司空执与Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After an ordinary woman dies, she transmigrates to another world. She is no self-sacrificing heroine! No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger, and no awful relatives! There is a romantic pairing! This is a story of struggle built on her own experience and hard work, with farming and business management. The pace is unhurried, and life is slow. If that's not your cup of tea, please don't flame me! Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental! 2.4kReads8.9Score136Shelves

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    Ancient farming texts, about firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea.

37. 37 富 You’re Rich Enough to Rival a Nation, Yet You Call My Sister a Brother-Enabler? 富可敌国，你叫我姐扶弟魔？ I Love Guava我爱番石榴Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Historical farming] + [scumbag reborn] + [one heroine] + [family life] + [business and prosperity] + [imperial examinations] Yuansheng, the most successful entrepreneur of the 21st century and a top-tier eligible bachelor, had no wife, children, or girlfriend. Before he died, he donated all his wealth to charity. The whole world was stunned! No one could understand what he had been living for. It was because he carried memories of his past life and knew he didn't deserve to enjoy anything! In h 617Reads9.0Score102Shelves

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    The male lead was a complete jerk in his past life, but he's reborn and dotes on his whole family. He farms in the countryside, invents, does business, and fights against all sorts of awful people—it's so satisfying! The writing and plot are fantastic!

38. 38 丹 Art Never Ages: Painting Beauties in Ancient Times 丹青不老，我在古代画美人 A Certain Nobleman某家大官人Rural Life515k WordsOngoing [No System, No golden finger, No Powerful Backing | Multiple Female Leads | Business-Building | Northern Song, Xuanhe Era] Shen Mo transmigrated to the Northern Song dynasty during the Xuanhe era and took over the body of a down-and-out scholar. With no special abilities or fortuitous encounters, he started from scratch, relying on ordinary livelihood skills and his talent for painting. He slowly built up a business and formed sincere, openhearted bonds with the women around him. He moved betwee 8.5kReads7.1Score886Shelves

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    From village to city, step by step, without a system, without any cheat codes, and without the system crashing—it's all about love.

39. 39 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 49.9kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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    These are some of the books I've read and enjoyed. [Heart emoji]

40. 40 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 67.1kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
41. 41 本 I’ve Transmigrated to a Famine Year. If You Need Me, Burn Some Paper Offerings 本人已穿荒年，有事记得烧纸 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Chen Dongyue transmigrated. The good news: She gained access to a strange pocket dimension. The catch was that the unreliable space only worked if her old friend You Sijia made daily “offerings” to it. The bad news: She had transmigrated into the body of a woman as burly as a mountain and as fierce as a tigress. Her family was poor, and on top of that, she had to deal with the “mess” her missing husband had left behind, as well as support her mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law. Luc 7.8kReads9.3Score831Shelves
42. 42 古 Farming in Ancient Times: My Brothers and I Transmigrated Together 古代种田：我和兄弟齐穿越 Winter Melon Stewed with Watermelon冬瓜炖西瓜Historical165k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + no System + farming + commerce] Modern young man Lin Yuxuan and his brother Zhang Qicheng end up transmigrating into the bodies of people in a poor, remote village after an accident! One has become a vagrant who steals and eats leftovers from the swill bucket, while the other has been threatened: if he doesn’t repay his debt in two days, they’ll break his legs. “This is so unfair! Why does everyone else get an annulment or good-for-nothing story when they transmigrate, while I —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 39.2kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    Faced with a greedy and wicked mother-in-law, while others swallow their anger, she directly turns this entire awful family into free laborers. Want to run away? No way! The yandere male lead is tortured to the point of turning evil? She's determined to pluck this aloof flower and bring him home, simultaneously farming and building her career while spoiling him into a clingy darling. [Top Post][Already Added to My List]

44. 44 穿 Transmigrated into a Year of Famine, I Fight Back Against My Terrible Relatives with Force 穿到灾年，我对极品亲戚以暴制暴 Weave Through Red Threads穿尽红丝Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No golden finger + no pocket dimension + farming + food + cozy comedy] This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, so please move along if that's not your thing. She was a master's student at an agricultural sciences academy in the 21st century. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrated and became the fourteen-year-old eldest daughter of the second branch of the Song family in Little River Village. Her parents had died young, and her family was living under the roof of the eldest branch. She als 4.3kReads8.9Score671Shelves

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    These are some really good books. 2 Is about rebirth, the others are about soul transmigration, starting from nothing and gradually becoming rich.

45. 45 爹 Loved by Mom and Dad! A Happy Life in Ancient Times After Being Born There 爹疼娘爱！胎穿古代幸福生活 Apples Never Run Out苹果不会少Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The animated series The Great Xia Pearl Chronicle is here! [Fictional Setting + Ancient Times + Rural Farming + Infrastructure Building + Lighthearted and Healing + Everyday Family Life + No Romance + A Heart of Gold] A domineering CEO's... assistant dies of overwork and transmigrates to the small village of Songjiatai in the Great Xia Dynasty, becoming a little farm girl who rolls around in the mud. Her name is Song Daya. Having spent her previous life striving to be the best, Song D 8.9kReads9.0Score857Shelves
46. 46 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    Ancient farming and famine relief!!! A must-see farming masterpiece by Tomato (a popular Chinese film critic)!!!

47. 47 穿 Transmigrating to the Countryside to Farm 穿越农家在种田 Manman Says漫漫说Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (Farming story + no golden finger + no pocket dimension + food + no awful relatives + building a business) Li Yan, a university graduate village official working on poverty alleviation, transmigrates by accident to Li Family Village, a remote mountain hamlet. Her family is poor, and when her father fails the examinations yet again, her aunt’s long-simmering resentment finally boils over! Then let’s split the household! Her mother is pregnant, and her father knows nothing about farming. 2kReads8.9Score198Shelves
48. 48 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 26.6kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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    "The government provides wives that can be used to offset taxes? A poor hunter casually agrees and ends up marrying a beautiful heiress! Despite his abject poverty, he braves the snow to protect his beloved wife, venturing into the mountains with his hunting dogs to help him hunt a full store of game. On his return journey, however, they encounter a snow leopard blocking their path! While clearing land, farming, and stockpiling food, they also team up to fight monsters and level up. This sweet and exciting alternate history fantasy novel is so addictive, you won't be able to stop reading! Highly recommended!"

49. 49 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score385Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn and leads his fellow villagers and soldiers out of the mountains to open up Xinjiang, creating a new world for the Han people.

50. 50 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.6kReads—Score107Shelves

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