Underrated but Great Historical Farming Novels 不火又好看的古代种田

1. 401 拐 I Snagged a Young Lord to Help Me Farm 拐个世子来种田 Dora Mi Ya哆啦咪呀Ancient Romance203k WordsCompleted [Fictional setting + farming life + some household intrigue + mutual healing + strong female lead + sweet romance + both pure + 1v1] After being injured and losing her memory, Mu Wancheng receives a dream visitation from her late father, who has left her a vast fortune. While paying her respects at his grave, she encounters Shen Xingbai, who has been chased off a cliff. Their meeting is a wretched one, but someone catches her eye, and someone else captures her heart. As Shen Xingbai enters Mu 3Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   A heartwarming and healing sweet story about farming. Both the male and female protagonists are doing well. They go both ways.

2. 402 穿 Bringing Prosperity to the Whole Village with Fish Cakes in Ancient Times 穿在古代靠鱼糕带全村致富 Luo Jingshan落静山Ancient Romance166k WordsOngoing [Pure farming + no romance + self-reliant + coming-of-age heroine] Hu Yue unexpectedly transmigrates. To pay off debts and survive, she starts making fish cakes and helps her entire village become prosperous. Later, thanks to her nine years of compulsory education, she becomes a female mathematics tutor and thrives! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   Are you having a book shortage again? Like to read farming articles? This book is very heartwarming, give it a try and read it, I recommend it!

3. 403 嫁 Marrying a Hunter: The Bride He Bought Is Spoiled Rotten 嫁给猎户：买来的媳妇使劲宠 Gu Nianhua顾年华Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (This is an everyday-life story, not a power fantasy. The protagonists and the people around them will all grow gradually.) Su Nuannuan was hit and killed by a car that ran a red light after she finished her night shift. In an instant, she transmigrated to ancient times, into the body of a maid being sold… The first time Liu Baifeng passed the slave market, he saw Su Nuannuan priced at eight taels of silver and curled his lip. She’s so ugly, and they’re asking that much? Who’d buy her… The secon 1.7kReads8.7Score111Shelves

   Reader note

   The female protagonist travels through time, is bought home by the male protagonist, and starts making money using the knowledge she has learned in modern times.

4. 404 一 A House Full of Warmth, A Lifetime of Peace 一馆烟火，一世长安 A Cat's Catnip小猫的猫薄荷Ancient Romance191k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigration + Making a Fortune] Clever tavern owner VS cold-faced constable Starving after transmigrating into a farming family? No problem, I’ll make money and open a tavern! Village bullies causing trouble? Don’t panic, the cold-faced constable will keep me safe! A bizarre case too hard to crack? Easy. I’m the constable’s secret weapon! Qin Lin: Shopkeeper Xia, marry me! I promise I won’t interfere with your business after we’re married! Xia Nian: Constable Qin, I hate marriage a 22Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   Farming novel, plain and warm, with compact plot

5. 405 荒 In a Year of Famine, the Whole Village Eats Wild Greens, While I Feed My Family Meat at Every Meal 荒年全村啃野菜，我带全家顿顿肉 New Star at Sunset日落新星Ancient Romance144k WordsOngoing (Golden finger System + transmigration + farming + feel-good story + raising children + warm family life + building wealth + no male lead) Zhou Qinghe was an overworked modern-day wage slave. She woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into ancient times as a vicious widow. Four little girls knelt beside her bed, crying and calling her “Mother.” A lifelong single, she had somehow been upgraded to mom of four overnight. The woman whose body she now inhabited had been sharp-tongued and lazy —Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   Speaking of farming novels, this one is a must-read. The modern heroine travels back in time to a poor widow in ancient times. She was originally bitter and unfilial to her parents-in-law and unkind to her children. She had a notorious reputation. The heroine travels back in time to save the day and make the whole family live a good life. There is a golden finger system, which seems very cool. . .

6. 406 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. 2.7kReads8.9Score260Shelves

   Reader note

   Here are a few ancient farming novels that are not very highly rated. Some are dull, some are warm and joyful, and each has its own appeal. Take a look at what you like.

7. 407 穿 Reborn as a Villainous Wife, I Spoil My Lame Husband 穿成恶妇，我娇养了瘸腿夫君 Can Xiao'an灿小安Ancient Romance231k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + farming + gourmet food + lame husband + sweet romance] [Obedient puppy-like male lead, beautiful and capable heroine who isn't an overbearing type, one-on-one, both leads' first time, happy ending] Ding Ling transmigrates into the wife Gu Ming bought for two taels of silver. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees a scrawny man dragging her beloved husband outside. Scrawny man: “Come help me! Do you still want the money or not?” Ding Ling: ... Am I really this bold? Lookin 3kReads8.6Score404Shelves

   Reader note

   The big meat buns are so fragrant, the braised pork is so fragrant, the sweet and sour pork loin is so fragrant, and the diced lings are so fragrant.

8. 408 一 The Little Farmer Girl Who Brings Prosperity to Her Husband 一品小农女：旺夫从种田开始 Casually Busy随意小忙Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A cozy, cheerful farming story with delicious food and no over-the-top villains] What? The prince's fighting has brought disaster upon the common people, and we have to flee? No, no, Xiaoxi says, “I have a System. Our whole family can hide in the mountains.” What? There's a devastating snowstorm, and we have no food, clothes, or shelter, so we have to flee again? No, no, we'll keep hiding in the mountains. We can eat all the steamed buns made from fine white flour and braised pork we want. What 2.1kReads8.9Score182Shelves
9. 409 穿 Transmigrated into a Poor Peasant Family: I'm Going to Make a Fortune 穿越到贫农家，我要发家致富 Wild Loquat野枇杷Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted Gu Ximan transmigrates into the body of a poor farming girl in ancient times. To afford food and farmland and improve her family's life, she has to use every opportunity she can find to make money, despite being an art student. She doesn't seek wealth, luxury, or fine clothes and food in this life; she only wishes for a peaceful, comfortable life with enough to eat and wear, and a good man to spend her life with. 906Reads6.3Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   No space golden finger realistically oriented

10. 410 穿 Transmigrated to Another World: I Made My Fortune with My Family's Heirloom Jade Space 穿越异世：我靠祖传玉佩空间发家 Tao Yaoyao洮夭夭Ancient Romance113k WordsOngoing [Transmigration to Another World + Pocket Dimension + Coming of Age + Fantasy Romance + Two Strong Leads + One-on-One Romance + Countryside Life + Family Matters] From struggling to survive in another world to building a thriving life in the countryside. Su Qingqing transmigrates unexpectedly to the perilous Canglan Continent, where she is rescued by Liu Sheng, a young hunter. Thanks to the magical spirit-plant space inside her ancestral jade pendant, which contains spirit fields that speed up p 4Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A nice farming article, the author's writing style is smooth and delicate, it's a great book with great potential.

11. 411 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Fell in Love with a Male Favorite 穿越后我竟爱上了男宠 The Hungry Mouse Circling the Jar绕缸饥鼠Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted Gorgeous but tragic male lead + Political intrigue and revenge + Unhinged villainous male lead ♡ Kind-hearted heroine + A touch of clueless innocence early on + Survival in ancient times + Growth-oriented heroine Family vendettas and national hatred, mutual salvation, angst followed by sweetness and then more angst, happy ending. ~ Lin Shixi, a recent college graduate, transmigrates into the body of the Lin family's good-for-nothing Fourth Miss, abandoned in a mountain village to die. She bar 243Reads8.3Score102Shelves

    Reader note

    This book is beautiful

12. 412 穿 A Record of Farming in Ancient Times 穿越古代种田记 July Hasn't Come Yet7月还没来Ancient Romance329k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System, pure farming and everyday family life] One day, I woke up to find I'd become Qiu Yue, a farm girl in the Qinghe Dynasty! I don't know how to farm? No problem. As long as I work hard, I can learn anything. I was full of confidence. But on my very first day in the fields, I worked until I fainted. Just when I was about to despair, I heard an electronic voice: “Diligence +1. Reward: 5 stamina points. Please keep it up!” Oh! I have a System. The good life starts now!!! But 11Reads8.2Score—Shelves
13. 413 穿 Transmigrate to Ancient Times: Farming with My Boyfriend 穿越古代：和男朋友一起种田 I Love Cilantro爱吃香菜哟Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted Food + farming + daily life + raising children + fictional dynasty Lin Xi and her boyfriend Pei Jingxing transmigrate to ancient times, but their new identities are a major upgrade: they’re suddenly a married couple with children. What’s that like? They begin a warm, cozy farming life with elders to care for and little ones to raise... 100Reads6.8Score—Shelves
14. 414 女 Farming in a Woman's World: My Scheming Husband Is So Adorable 女尊种田：腹黑夫郎得宠着 The Immortals Answer Our Prayers神仙显灵Ancient Romance567k WordsCompleted [Female pregnancy] [Strong heroine and hero] [Not a power fantasy] [Angst-leaning] [Slow burn] [Not one-on-one] [Supporting characters include gay relationships] She was once a top agent for the modern-day Dark Moon Sect. Tired of the organization’s ruthless pursuit of fame and fortune, she had faked her death and escaped by jumping into the sea. But after transmigrating, she found herself in a small mountain village as a loathed, wicked wife. The original owner was ugly and promiscuous, did eve 127Reads6.6Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Slowly warm new article [Sending Hearts] A female protagonist article about a girl, 1vN, a strong woman, a double business online heroine article! Without space or system, you can still be beautiful and cool [cool]! In the early stage, the heroine focused on her career, taking over a brothel, running a theater, selling snacks and showing off her cooking skills. Later on, she gradually amazed everyone! The writing style is slow to gain popularity, and it is an article that is getting more and more exciting [Sending Hearts] and is updated steadily, so you won't lose money if you join the trap! Come and add it to your bookshelf [Blow Kiss] Lightning Protection Guide: The real male protagonist does not officially appear until Chapter 29. It is not a fast-paced novel and is only suitable for slow viewing. There are some sadistic points, but also some shocking points (the supporting role is involved in corruption). Although there are many beautiful men, not everyone wants the heroine, and she is not a polygamist in the traditional sense.

15. 415 泼 The Fiery Farm Girl: Growing Crops and Getting Rich 泼辣农家女，种田又致富 Neurotic White Iron神经白铁Ancient Romance212k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate] [Deal with Awful Relatives] [Scavenge and Farm] [Get Rich Through Food] [No Pocket Dimension or Superpowers] After transmigrating into the body of a little girl in ancient times, Wu Ying has to deal with her awful mother and stepfather from the start. Then she stumbles upon a bat cave in the mountains behind her home, securing her first fortune! Dipping sauce, fish balls, and one idea after another... Farming, cooking, and running a stall: making sure her family has enough to eat 609Reads—Score105Shelves

    Reader note

    This is not bad, the heroine farms and picks up delicious food together

16. 416 穿 I Became a Divorced Farmhouse Wife and Raised Kids and Crops to My Heart's Content 穿成农家和离妇带崽种田爽翻天 Ai Shan艾善Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted No CP [Farming + Business + No Golden Finger + Light Flight from Famine + Raising Kids + Family Life + Slow-Paced Story] At twelve, Ye Zhen is traded by her parents to the Lin family as a child bride for five jin of coarse flour during a famine. Not long after she marries the Lin family’s third son, Lin the Elder, the head of the household, dies. The family is plunged into chaos by Granny Liu, and poor Ye Zhen struggles to get by in the turmoil. After enduring hardship to support her husband thr 1.2kReads8.3Score116Shelves

    Reader note

    Farming articles without cp, no cheats, if you like it, you can read it

17. 417 分 After the Family Split, I Made Us Rich Growing Medicinal Herbs 分家后，我带全家种药暴富了 The Melons on Mars Are So Sweet火星上的瓜真甜Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted Fleeing famine + farming + business + everyday family life + personal growth and a rise from adversity + romance The heroine has no System and no secret identity. She is just an ordinary, poor peasant girl. She focuses on building a better life, while her family works together. Their family bonds are warm, and the romance is a slow burn. There are no hateful, scheming relatives. This is a grounded, uplifting tale of a family making its way in an ancient world. On the road fleeing famine, Liang 742Reads8.0Score100Shelves

    Reader note

    Dear friends, don't miss this book. There is no golden finger if you don't travel through time or rebirth. The traditional peasant girl lives a down-to-earth life. The family is positive and loving. It's good-looking. Hahaha.

18. 418 穿 A Palace Maid Makes a Home in the Cold Palace with an Abandoned Royal Child 穿成宫女在冷宫当家养皇室弃崽 Half a Tangyuan半块汤圆Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The first season of the animated drama is now available! [A palace maid with plenty of lust but no guts x a seemingly aloof Regent who is actually emotionally innocent] [1v1 devoted couple + heroine’s pocket dimension golden finger + hero’s secret identity + raising a child] The Immortal Cultivation Continent exploded, and overworked office drone Leng Shuang’s soul transmigrated once again, this time into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. Her former mistress had died, leaving only a 4.3kReads8.5Score638Shelves

    Reader note

    It is being serialized, but the perspective is very novel. The heroine is farming in the cold palace and raising abandoned royal cubs. The interactions are very loving. Every character in it is more interesting and there are a lot of laughs. Highly recommended!!!!!

19. 419 大 The Great Migration: A Little Nobody Makes It Big 大迁徙，小人物发家记 Potato King of Shudao Mountain蜀道山洋芋大王Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted A Zhen transmigrated. Good news: she was still alive. Bad news: she was headed to Shu to open up wasteland! What could she do? Keep her head down for now! If she was opening up wasteland, she had to farm. Did that mean she would have to farm for the rest of her life? No, no, no. A Zhen had other ideas. Starting with a little street stall, she farmed while selling mushrooms, jelly noodles, and spicy hot pot... What new tricks would she come up with next? Father Lin: This huge courtyard is ours? M 407Reads—Score103Shelves

    Reader note

    It's still being serialized, there are no surprises at the moment, and there is plenty to read.

20. 420 小 The Comeback of a Minor Official’s Daughter 小官之女的逆袭之路 Qiu Ming of Nanyang Ancient City南阳古城的仇明Ancient Romance467k WordsCompleted [Heavily revised!!!] Fictional setting! [Sister story: The Noblewoman Marries Down: The Prosperous Female Merchant Queen Has Begun] “Ah Yao, go back to Letian. Father will come get you in a year.” But one year passed, then another, and Father never sent anyone to fetch her. Well, they say a new wife means a new father. She can live just fine without them. She can pick up some seafood and earn a little money to support herself, though it seems the sea has more than just seafood. Later, she picks 1.1kReads8.5Score194Shelves

    Reader note

    Ancient words, pure ancient

21. 421 穿 Transmigrated and Starving to Death! The System Wants Me to Become a Big Eater? 穿越就饿死！系统让我做干饭王？ If You Admit You're Steamed, You're a Potato你认蒸就薯了Eastern Fantasy335k WordsCompleted (A farming story! A farming story! A farming story! We're saying it three times because it's important! Farming, infrastructure, and food! First, he repairs the earth's ley lines, purifies the water, and rekindles the people's faith in the seasons and planting crops! Then the story moves on to its infrastructure and food main plot.) Shen Xiaoman is done for. He lies in a drafty, ruined temple. Yesterday, he was an office drone and programmer working nine to five. After 72 hours of nonstop overti —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The male protagonist has no emotional line, time travel + system + fantasy + farming + infrastructure + food! The writing style is funny! A different time travel farming food article! Stable update in progress!

22. 422 爆 The Fiery Farmhouse Wife 爆辣农家媳 Every Pen Name Is Already Taken全是笔名已存在Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Historical farming, strong female lead, no transmigration or rebirth, romance without female rivalry, and the heroine is no universally adored beauty.) This is a story of ordinary people's everyday lives, not the high-stakes power games of aristocratic families. It portrays the many faces of life among common folk. The heroine, Qin Mingyue, is a woman who luckily escaped from a brothel and ended up in a small border town. This is the story of how she goes from having nothing to her name to beco 240Reads8.3Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    No space looks good

23. 423 柳 Liu Er Ya's Journey from Poverty to Prosperity Through Farming 柳二丫的脱贫种田生活 The Orange That Broke Free破茧的橙子Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [Female lead transmigrates + slow-paced daily life + food + family squabbles + farming] Liu Qing was a modern office drone who loved watching wilderness survival videos whenever she had free time. She never expected that after staying up late to finish a proposal, she would wake up in a different body: Liu Erya, a seven-year-old girl from the Liu family in the ancient Great Liang dynasty. Her parents were both lazy good-for-nothings. Every morning, Liu Qing woke to the thatched roof overhead and 503Reads8.0Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It's not really popular, but the writing is pretty good

24. 424 高 The High-Tech Farming Chronicles 高精尖人才种田记 Shudi Bei蜀地北Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + no romance + no dark or violent themes] Ruan Qingshi died in the apocalypse, then opened her eyes to find herself in the body of a farm girl in another world. Her first order of business was to divorce her husband: she wasn’t going to share him. Then she returned to her family to raise her younger siblings and plan their futures. After that, she helped her relatives build a better life together. She had once been cold as iron, unable to shed a tear. But the warmth of ordinary 737Reads8.4Score102Shelves
25. 425 古 It's Hard to Stay Alive in Ancient Times 古代活着好难 Shao Yu邵玉Ancient Romance628k WordsOngoing The rating is a little low right now, but it should gradually rise. What can an ordinary person do after transmigrating to ancient times? Just try to survive! But living well is really hard. Still, you can't die a second time just because things are difficult. So let's see how our heroine, Zhang Wenwen, faces every hardship and makes a good life for herself in this ancient world, while planting the seeds of equality for women. Many readers have said the pacing is a little slow at the start, so i 136Reads6.6Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The article looks like I am writing an assignment. It is slow and step-by-step. The writing style is very good! It's just still being serialized

26. 426 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 29.9kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
27. 427 古 The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻奋斗史 min211Ancient Romance753k WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times. The animated drama The Little Farming Couple is now streaming. Come watch!) [Native-Born Ancient People] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Everyday Family Life] [Adorable Beloved Child] [Cozy Daily Life] [Imperial Examinations] A chance encounter at an apothecary gives Wang Wei'an, a lovestruck young man working at a restaurant, the idea of bringing Zhao Xiuxiu, a young embroiderer, home as his wife. Neither of them transmigrated or 22.5kReads8.4Score2.5kShelves

    Reader note

    The parents are pure and ancient, very warm and a little over the top.

28. 428 一 A Field, a Hearth, and My Heart for You 一田烟火，一心予你 Yue Yetu玥野菟Ancient Romance982k WordsOngoing Everyone thought Lu Tiezhu was all brawn, good for nothing but hunting in the mountains and working the fields. No one knew that at night he hid a heart full of wild desire, holding himself back for three years, all for Liu Ya'er. One embrace by the pool shattered every last bit of restraint. He coaxed her into giving in, clumsy but passionate: this life, he would cherish only her. Before the wedding, he was cautious at every turn; after it, he clung to his wife every night. So what if they live 3.6kReads7.4Score299Shelves

    Reader note

    This book is super good, and it's a heart-warming read that I'll read even if I stay up late.

29. 429 穿 Reborn as a Brother-Doting Sister, I Leave My Family Behind and Lead Everyone to Prosperity 穿成扶弟魔，远离娘家带全家致富 Winter Grass冬日草Ancient Romance440k WordsOngoing [System + no romance + farming and business + everyday life in an ancient village + mountains as a source of support + gathering medicinal herbs + picking wild vegetables + awful relatives + strong female lead + personal space] Lin Dongyue unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a widowed farm woman. The original owner has a son and a daughter, and is also a devoted sister who always puts her younger brother first. See how Lin Dongyue outsmarts her awful relatives on her maiden family's sid 13Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This book [Chigua][Chigua][Chigua]

30. 430 重 Reborn, the Heroine Beats the Hell Out of Her Terrible Relatives 重生后，女主暴打极品亲 A Little Blueberry一只蓝莓崽Ancient Romance107k WordsOngoing Rebirth + Farming + Business + No Saintly Heroine + Two Endings + Imperial Examinations + Cunning Heroine In her previous life, Liu Qinghuan was sold by her grandparents to the son of Scholar Sun in the neighboring village as a good-luck bride, so her third uncle could get a wife. The villagers all envied her for marrying a scholar's son and having no worries about food or clothing. But no one knew that the entire Sun family mistreated her. They made her do all the dirty, exhausting work, and af 3Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Not popular, but pretty and good-looking

Other lists with I Snagged a Young Lord to Help Me Farm