Looking for Genuine Farming Novels. No Pretending to Farm While Not Growing a Single Grain 求真正种田文，不要打种田文幌子的一颗粮食也不种

1. 501 我 The Pothole on Our Road 我们的路里坑 Pillow Dream, Fading Away枕梦残Modern Romance196k WordsOngoing Set in a small village in western Zhejiang, this novel opens with warmth and healing. Its people and events paint a portrait of rural life, making it a story about rural revitalization. The road to Lulikeng that summer, the village Party secretary Liu, who was skilled at wood carving, Sister Hua’s fragrant oil-pressing workshop, and Grandma Li’s pomelo jam: these unsung locals were the ones who built Lulikeng. As city life grew faster and faster, young people like Sheng Huaixu gradually returned 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommended books: Down-to-earth, engaging farming novels with heartwarming slice-of-life stories.

2. 502 开 From Blacksmith Shop to Master Craftsman: I Use Modern Techniques to Outdo the Ancient Artisans 开局打铁铺我用现代工艺卷翻古匠 Senior Autumn Rain秋雨学长Historical242k WordsOngoing A technical-minded man wakes up in ancient times, wanting nothing more than to run his blacksmith shop. In the eyes of the world, smithing is nothing but backbreaking labor. Ancient ironworking relies entirely on feel? Wooden furniture can only be assembled with mortise-and-tenon joints? Only he knows that the furnace hides the secrets of temperature and proportions, and that iron holds the laws of mechanics within it. No supernatural powers, just formulas and experiments. In this thatched cotta 3.1kReads—Score255Shelves

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   A science and engineering student travels back to ancient times, using high-tech methods to upgrade his village.

3. 503 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Became a Poor Scholar 穿越到古代，我成了穷酸秀才 Duanmu Ci Yixin端木赐一心Historical1.4M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he earned doctorates in mechanical engineering and materials science. After transmigrating to ancient times, he became a penniless scholar despised by everyone. His family was at the end of its rope. Their land and house were mortgaged, the pantry was empty, and they were about to be left homeless. Fortunately, he had a market-trading System. Starting with just two coins, he began by making pickles and earning money to support his family. From there, he never looked back. D 6kReads8.6Score541Shelves

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   A man travels back in time to ancient times, starts with just two coins, and develops the economy of a mountain village.

4. 504 那 Hey, You Middle-Aged Country Bumpkin, Want a Husband? 那个大龄汉子，你要夫郎不要？ Can't Hold on to Iron拿不住铁Two Male Leads2.6M WordsOngoing [Historical farming, two male leads, age gap, sweet romance, family life, all sweetness and no angst, a healing pastoral ensemble, raising a cute child, and a story about a married man] The gong: Zheng Ze, handsome and composed, cold on the outside but warm within, and a little proud. The shou: Zhou Zhou, beautiful and kindhearted, sweet-tongued and optimistic, and a little spirited. [Content warnings are listed at the end of Chapter One] (The events in this blurb will appear in the story.) The 16.2kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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   ❤️Highly recommend this farming novel! 🍉The male lead is a butcher. Before marriage, he said he wanted his wife to butcher pigs with him. After falling in love with her, he completely forgot his roots, working tirelessly in the fields and refusing to let his husband do any of the work. He's all about his loving wife.

5. 505 天 The World’s Number One Blundering Assassin 天下第一乌龙刺客 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸Historical7k WordsCompleted The World’s Greatest Accidental Assassin 213Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is so beautiful!

6. 506 好 Spread Plenty of Fertilizer on That Field, and the Wheat Will Grow Tall and Golden 好肥往那地里上，收的麦穗大又黄 The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Farming + Adorable Baby + Pocket Dimension + No Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + Gourmet] In Chenliu Village, the wife of the Jiang family’s eldest son has five boys before finally giving birth to a daughter. They say the little girl was born blessed with good fortune. From the day she was born, the once dirt-poor Jiang family gradually grew richer... 569Reads8.1Score105Shelves

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   This is a pure farming novel with a female protagonist who has a spatial ability; you can check it out when you're looking for something to read.

7. 507 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban800k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.1kReads—Score472Shelves

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   Farming, hunting, and disaster relief – one of the best period dramas ever written.

8. 508 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Became the Flirtatious Side Character Who Abused the Down-and-Out Prince 睁眼！成虐待落魄皇子的轻浮女配 Taishi Ying太史婴Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama “Reborn as a Flirtatious Widow, I Tormented My Younger Brother-in-Law Until He Ascended the Throne” is now streaming. Prince Ding, Xiao Nanshen, was the Great Xuan's God of War. But people close to him set him up, leaving him gravely wounded and disabled, then pursued him. When poison reached his brain, his subordinate disguised him as a long-lost younger brother and brought him home to hide him. The subordinate died of his injuries, and Xiao Nanshen found himself face-to-face wi 45.5kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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   Some couples are both pure and innocent, born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze. Even in ancient times, they would do their best to achieve food freedom, free trade, and fight against Japanese pirates.

9. 509 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 81kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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   I really don't know how to describe how good this book is. I've been reading for over ten years, and this one truly surprised and delighted me. To be honest, I missed three opportunities to open and read it because of its title. If I hadn't been so desperate for something to read recently, I probably would have missed it again. Besides saying it's wonderful, I really don't know what else to say.

10. 510 山 The Mountain God Returns 山神归来 Sea Urchin King海胆王Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [A popular, uplifting farming story that takes you straight back to the countryside and lets you experience a pastoral life amid mountains and rivers] Raise chickens and ducks, play with the yellow dog, chase wild boars when there's nothing else to do, and raid birds' nests. The cliffside honey tastes delicious, and catching fish and shrimp in the mountain streams is great fun. Head into the mountains to hunt with a slingshot, and make even the wild bears laugh as you thrash them. A green eagle 21.6kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves

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    The first book is about a secluded paradise in the village! The second book features a little kid who gets into big trouble!

11. 511 种 Farming and Cultivating Immortality, His Spells Are All Wrong 种田修仙，他的法术不对劲 Bread Crumbs Aren't Sweet面包糠不甜Eastern Fantasy379k WordsOngoing A top-tier tale of farming and immortal cultivation, traditional cultivation, and mutated spells Others cultivate immortality by riding the wind on flying swords, slaying demons and vanquishing evil. Chen Shuisheng cultivates immortality by summoning clouds and rain, hoeing weeds and planting crops. Within the sect, he is a three-spirit-root disciple who spends his days tending spirit fields. Until one day, his golden finger awakens. When Cloud Control reaches mastery, it mutates into Cloudstep. 66.3kReads8.1Score9.6kShelves

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    This looks good.

12. 512 七 At Seven Years Old, I Took Leave to Return to My Village and Officiate at Funerals and Weddings 七岁的我，请假回村主持红白事 Happy Little Crawler幸福的爬爬虫Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Chen is a grandmaster of feng shui and Taoist arts, one of the country’s foremost feng shui masters and Taoist adepts, and heir apparent to the title of Celestial Master of the Taoist sect! One day, Zhou Chen… suddenly transmigrates into the body of a little boy. And the boy’s seniority in the family is unbelievably high. He visits the village during summer vacation, and everyone from the eighty-year-old men and women down to the three-year-old brats has to respectfully call him Great-Uncle 7.3kReads9.1Score810Shelves
13. 513 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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    Farming, modern sweet potatoes and potatoes, buying land, buying servants, having firearms

14. 514 苟 Farming for Immortality in the Immortal Realm 苟在仙界种田长生 Bread Crumbs Aren't Sweet面包糠不甜Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing A traditional cultivation story about mortals, finding hidden treasures, pocket dimensions, farming, spirit plants, and transforming with masks. Wang Feng transmigrates to a cultivation world and relies on his Shennong Space to grow spirit plants, trade them for resources, and embark on the path to immortality. Wang Feng transmigrates to the immortal realm and becomes a sickly young man in a remote mountain valley where spiritual energy is scarce. He has the Shennong Space in his mind. Wang Fen 1.8kReads5.5Score105Shelves

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    Cultivating immortality and farming, a powerful figure who slowly rises to prominence.

15. 515 科 The Imperial Exams: From Poor Scholar to Shocking the Entire Court 科举：从寒门书生到惊爆满朝文武 Little Zhang Under the Night Lamp夜灯下的小张Historical166k WordsOngoing (Imperial examinations + farming + no System + transmigration) (Has a CP; the male lead is devoted and never flirts around) Though Landowner Lin's family is fabulously wealthy, every member of the clan is short, plump, and sturdy, looking like they were born lucky! But his son, Lin Bei, is strikingly handsome, tall and elegant, and stands out in any crowd. Gazing at his reflection in the water, Lin Bei couldn't help sighing: A man who isn't charming in his youth has wasted it. His wet nurse 786Reads—Score111Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing!

16. 516 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 33.2kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
17. 517 冲 After Fleeing Our Marriage of Convenience, My Frail Husband Vomited Blood Three Times 冲喜跑路后，病弱郎君吐血三升 Gua Pi'er瓜皮儿Two Male Leads640k WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Female Lead + Sharp-Tongued Yandere + Space Farming + Scheming Couple Who Dotes on Each Other As soon as Shen Lian transmigrates, he's sent to marry into a sickly man's family as a good-luck groom. But wasn't this supposed to be a marriage where he married into his husband's family? Why does it feel like things are going off track? His sickly husband has a vivid imagination and always looks at him like he's some kind of dog spirit. Woof? And this sickly man is secretly a prin 1.7kReads9.4Score239Shelves

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    The first book in the "slow and steady" genre features a space element and is also a pure romance novel. The second book combines food, pure romance, and everyday family life.

18. 518 双 Tale of Two Capitals 双京记 Youyou Fish由由鱼Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted Thirty-five years old, a hundred thousand in savings, a run-down little home, and farming for fun. The child was an accident, and so was the child's father. A leisurely daily life of growing vegetables, raising a child, fishing, and feeding chickens... 13.3kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    The ordinary, mundane daily life of raising children and growing vegetables is quite beautiful.

19. 519 穿 Transported to a Chaotic Era, I Build a Hidden Paradise 穿到乱世打造世外桃源 Peaceful Stars平安星辰Ancient Romance297k WordsCompleted When the time came to care for her elders, they were already gone. Song Yao's maternal grandparents were her only two remaining relatives in the world, and both passed away. Overwhelmed with grief, she took a fall, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in ancient times, in an age of chaos. Seeing her grandparents' identical faces, she vowed that in this life she would stay by their side and ensure they lived in peace and safety. Fortunately, the old house, half of which had survi 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a true farming novel! It's a new book and hasn't been recommended yet. The protagonist travels back to ancient times, bringing with him his old family home with lots of seeds. Arriving in a chaotic world, he leads his people to the deep mountains to farm.

20. 520 傻 The Foolish Mother Awakens, and the Whole Village Begs Her to Stay 傻娘一朝觉醒，全村人求我别走 Yan Zhiyu颜之钰Ancient Romance241k WordsOngoing [Farming] [Portable Space] [Raising Kids] [Domestic Drama] [Everyday Life] [Transmigrate] [Medicine] [Building Wealth] A medical PhD dies suddenly and transmigrates, opening her eyes in a famine-stricken year as a peasant woman on the verge of death. Her husband's fate is unknown, and her awful relatives are watching her like hawks. "You're a fool who's about to die. We'll raise your kids and farm your land for you!" On the brink of death, she unexpectedly awakens a portable space. Antibiotics, 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This character is focused on farming and building a career. There are no princes or generals as male protagonists.

21. 521 我EN My Steady Farming Path to Immortality 我的种田流修仙太稳健了 Blue and White青白Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life farming + steady cultivation + no female lead, multiple dao companions + System + hoarding hamster] While fellow prodigies from my sect are blinded by greed and slaughter each other over opportunities in secret realms, I have been watering my radishes with spirit spring water in the spirit fields for three hundred years. While demonic cultivator overlords blood-sacrifice a million cultivators, I am using demon-binding ropes made from immortal vines to build a fence around my spiri 95.2kReads8.3Score10.8kShelves

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    A truly authentic farming novel, the protagonist isn't a frivolous person, and the plot is captivating.

22. 522 西 The Li Family of Xishan 西山李家 Walking Pebble行走的石头子Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The once-prosperous Marquis’s Estate was so destitute it could barely afford its next meal. Then, overnight, she transmigrated into the body of the estate’s Old Madam. No household intrigue or palace scheming for her. She was a skilled farmer, ready to take on the world. She reclaimed barren slopes, planted watermelons, expanded her sweet potato fields, and turned wasteland into a treasure trove. Others laughed at her ridiculous schemes, but with her farming know-how, she raised the entire estat 6.4kReads8.1Score708Shelves

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    This is the first complete novel in the pure farming genre, boasting a million-word runtime. From the very beginning to the end, it's all about farming. It starts with the siblings planting watermelons, then the family grows high-yield wheat, corn, sweet potatoes, watermelons, and vegetables, finally planting fruit trees. Half of the story is dedicated to farming, making it a worthwhile read.

23. 523 万 Madam Wan's Everyday Life Raising Children 万娘子的养娃日常 Sticky Rice Ball粢饭团Ancient Romance132k WordsCompleted [No palace intrigue, a little domestic intrigue, but none involving the heroine] After Liao Wenwen worked herself to death, she was reborn. Not as a noblewoman, a royal relative, or someone blessed with a golden finger. Instead, she was reborn as a fat, unattractive widow whose husband had died. She also discovered that the woman who had owned this body had adopted the three children of her late husband's older brother. At first, she wanted to run away and spend the rest of her life living freel 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is about ordinary people who transmigrate and farm, without any mindless arguments, villains, or princes vying for the throne. It's rare to find living, breathing people in a novel like this.

24. 524 穿 Transported to Prehistoric Times as an Oddity: I Stockpile Wild Greens to Feed the Whole Tribe 穿到远古当异类：我囤野菜养全族 Miaomiao Who Doesn't Eat Fish不吃鱼的妙妙Ancient Romance422k WordsOngoing [New Book, Unrated] [Ancient Farming · Tribe-Building · Stockpiling Wild Vegetables to Feed the Whole Tribe · 1v1 · Totem Warrior · The Whole Tribe Is Hooked] She takes care of feeding the whole tribe, and I take care of updating the story. Anyone here to pester me for an update, line up first to collect your wild vegetables. The whole tribe says Qing He is an oddball: she doesn't dress up, make friends, or eat meat. All she likes is stockpiling wild vegetables. When she came of age, she picked 3.1kReads—Score352Shelves

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    Good read, new book worth stocking up on, truly great.

25. 525 穿 I Transmigrated and Lost My Memories. What Do I Do Without a Golden Finger? 穿越后失忆，没有金手指怎么办 Garlic Vermicelli Steamed Oysters蒜蓉粉丝蒸生蚝Ancient Romance937k WordsOngoing [It hardly feels like I transmigrated at all + Female lead grows over time + Farming + Immersive daily life in ancient China + No System + No pocket dimension + Not a strong female lead + Childhood sweethearts + One-on-one romance] Dong Zhi transmigrates from modern times to the middle of the Eastern Han dynasty. Her memories of modern life are hazy; she only remembers that she transmigrated and doesn’t belong in this world. Then she figures it out: she must have been an immortal in her past lif 8.1kReads9.3Score835Shelves

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    Real farming in the Han Dynasty meant that middle-class families lived lives similar to the poor peasants and starving people in typical farming novels like "Medicine on the Mountain" [facepalm]. This story is set in the mid-Eastern Han Dynasty, but given the productivity level at that time, everyone in a minor official's family had to work. The matriarch might have done less work, but she still did a lot of spinning and weaving to earn money. Even in the event of a natural disaster, they couldn't afford to eat as much as they wanted; there was no scenario where they could get whatever they wanted just by owning a mountain.

26. 526 草 A Grassroots Rise: Starting with Growing Spirit Rice 草根崛起，从种植灵稻开始 Han Qing瀚箐Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing What do you do when your cultivation is weak, your parents have disappeared, and someone has their eye on your house? With his outstanding talent for growing spirit plants, Li Tian struggles to get by in Fengyue Market, where not a single decent person can be found. By chance, he obtains a mysterious spirit-plant space. His cultivation, stagnant for so long, finally begins to improve, and from then on Li Tian sets out on the broad road to immortality. In the world of cultivation, danger lurks ev 2.6kReads8.2Score231Shelves
27. 527 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Together: One Husband Is Reborn, the Other Dotes on His Wife 闺蜜双穿：夫君一个重生一个宠 Guti in Plain Sight and in Secret明里暗里的古蒂Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to ancient times and become sisters-in-law alongside your best friend! One marries a reborn hunter and is spoiled rotten; the other marries a gentle scholar and is cherished above all. Grow crops, make money, deal with awful relatives, have children, and strike it rich... From a dilapidated shack to a grand house with blue-brick walls; from going hungry to becoming a business magnate. A house full of children, a loving couple, sisters-in-law who stand together, this is the peak of f 198Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a farming story, simple and natural, truly about farming.

28. 528 裴 Pei Qingsheng’s Young Wife 裴青生的小娘子 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted (Alternate setting, part farming, mutual healing, devoted to each other, a slow and steady romance, everyday family life) * This is not a power fantasy about an exceptional heroine. The beginning is difficult and the pace is slow. The leads work together to build a good life. If you want a fast-paced power fantasy, please think twice before reading! * Xie Fu was an ordinary person with no special talents. She worked her whole life and died on her twenty-third birthday. When she opened her eyes a 729Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist later learns to weave, while the male protagonist earns money by copying books. Their life is simple: a small courtyard, three acres of fertile land, everyday life filled with family matters and interactions with the villagers.

29. 529 神 The Immortal Farmer’s Scripture 神农仙经 Purple Sweet Potato in the Sun阳光下的紫番薯Eastern Fantasy137k WordsOngoing [Cultivation] [Steady and cautious] [Decisive and ruthless] [Farming] [Lighthearted] [Not brainless] One soul across two worlds finally becomes one; immortals arise, immortal bonds endure, and at last comes eternal life. The three thousand Great Daos ultimately return to one. The path of cultivation can never forget love. People from the Blue Star are always thinking about making a name for themselves. Heh, I’m no exception. Hand over all the resources and blessed lands. Chen Wen: “Hand over the 20Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 530 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.3kReads8.9Score13.1kShelves
31. 531 别 Don't Mess with the Vegetable Seller, Her Backing Is Unstoppable 别惹那个卖菜的，她背景通天 Tang Xin唐芯Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Farming + selling vegetables + cozy daily life + healing + romance] “Your dad has terminal stomach cancer.” With those words, Shen Ruotang went from being a cultivation-world overachiever to a modern-day corporate drone. She quit her job, returned to her hometown, started farming, and set out to save her dad. Things got off to a rough start, though: Her portable pocket dimension wouldn’t open, she had no cultivation, and she had to rely on her own two hands. She was called a crook for charging 15.3kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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    This is a realistic farming story. She returns to the modern world and decides to go back to her hometown to grow vegetables and fruits.

32. 532 战 War Lord: King of All Races 战争领主：万族之王 Chu Yi楚逸Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing Western Fantasy + Lord + Farming + War + Slow Burn. After transmigrating to another world, he becomes the militia captain of a frontier settlement. With only three hundred elderly people, women, and children at his command, how will he survive in the perilous wilderness? Watch as the protagonist advances step by step, rising from a humble militia captain to a knight, city lord, count, and ruler, making his way to the top in another world. Years later, the great King of All Races delivers a speec 71.9kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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    The soul-transmigration story doesn't have a system, the data is realistic, and it fits my ideal of a farming novel.

33. 533 穿 I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law, but My Son-in-Law Helped Me Win at Life 穿成极品丈母娘，女婿带我躺赢了 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two People Transmigrate + Feel-Good Story + Sweet Romance + Wish Ring + Space + Comedy] Qin Jiaonu transmigrated into a woman with the same name, a terrible mother-in-law whose husband had disappeared. She also ended up with four daughters and a live-in son-in-law. Luckily, her wish ring had come along with her. Looking at her four daughters, she decided to find husbands for the rest of them and live as a carefree slacker herself. Eldest son-in-law: “I used to be an honest, decent guy. Then I b 4.3kReads9.3Score698Shelves

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    ✨✨Village Chief Qin is here! Get out of the way! A true farming novel! [Cool]

34. 534 奇 Strange Soil 奇壤 Little Little Yimu Zhi小小亦木之Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing Don't worry, this is absolutely a farming novel. A construction worker's journey of development in another world. Infrastructure, farming, culture... Think that's all there is? A whole world of possibilities! Countless races, an enormous world, hardcore development, and mysteries aplenty. A sea of stars? Just stars and the universe, or perhaps multidimensional space, or advanced civilizations? A sea of stars like that would be far too boring, wouldn't it? Could there be something more varied, gr 26.3kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    The author put a lot of effort into this excellent work. A masterpiece of the farming genre, its high-level inspiration comes from nature, and the novel storyline is incredibly engaging. The author created the world setting, cultivation system, and cheat abilities; the world is vast, with numerous races, making it a refreshing and unique work. Plenty of content to satisfy your appetite; welcome to the series!

35. 535 因 I Was Hunted to the Ends of the Earth for Being Too Handsome 因为长得太帅，被追杀到天涯海角 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸Eastern Fantasy204k WordsOngoing Liu Paopao, the Northern Hero, was as famous as Zhan Zhao, the Southern Hero, because he had mastered an extremely mysterious and terrifying martial art: the Sky-Splitting Sword. This supernaturally fast sword technique was so swift that it was completely invisible. It also allowed him to launch attacks from the sky, blotting out the heavens and the sun. Using his mind’s eye and sword energy, he could fill his enemies with such intense fear that they were unable to move, leaving them helpless at 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is what farming and land reclamation should be like.

36. 536 穿 Transmigrated as the Future Landlord's Ancestor 穿成未来地主家的老祖宗 Loves Peaches超爱吃桃Ancient Romance777k WordsCompleted Born into a remote, backward mountain village in the Great Zhou dynasty, Lin Shu has a golden finger and is full of confidence about the future. She can head into the mountains to gather mushrooms, catch pheasants and rabbits, and pick wild fruit. There's so much to go around. The whole mountain is practically made of gold. Becoming a landlord isn't a pipe dream! So what if she started out as a farmer? With enough hard work, she can go from a bicycle to a motorcycle and become the matriarch of a 2.6kReads8.8Score262Shelves

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    This is real farming! It's like developing hybrid rice in ancient times.

37. 537 求 Survival Game: What Kind of Farming Is This? 求生游戏：你这算是哪门子的种田 Flying Snow Meow飞雪喵Sports1.5M WordsCompleted [Survival Game] [Farming] [Mostly Slice of Life] [Pets] [No Female Lead] In this survival world, every player can choose a survival path. He is Ye Qian. He considers himself a sunny, cheerful twenty-year-old guy! He says: “I'll pick farming from the start. That should make it easier to live in peace.” He says: “A synthesis skill? It uses too much energy. I can't afford it!” He says: “I'm fine on my own. Raising pets takes too much effort. What a hassle!” He says: “I'm really just a farmer. I jus 10.3kReads9.0Score871Shelves
38. 538 挖 I Dug a Fishing Pond, and Anglers Across the Country Hailed It as a Sacred Site 挖了个鱼塘，全国钓鱼佬奉为圣地 Lone King's Play孤王戏Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Farming + everyday life + family and village affairs + comedy + development + fishing + no female lead (focused on work). A leisurely pace, starts slow and builds momentum, so dive in without worry. After three years drifting in Beijing, Li Fan unexpectedly obtained a fishing-ground System after a night of drinking at a club. He returned to his hometown, Ligang Village, dug fish ponds, and opened a fishing park. Starting with one small fish pond, Li Fan gradually built his business up step by st 36.1kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
39. 539 农 Beloved by the Whole Village: My Hybrid Rice Stuns the Imperial Court 农门团宠：我的杂交水稻震惊朝野 Half Mu半畝Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted A food blogger with tens of millions of followers opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into the body of a tiny girl in an ancient farming household. When she sees the watery gruel her family eats, she’s furious! Chili peppers are houseplants? No one picks the mushrooms? Fried chicken and barbecue haven’t even been invented? How can she stand it?! Braised snacks, fried chicken, and Zibo-style skewers? The villagers ask, “Can this stuff really taste better than pickles?” Soon, the who 849Reads8.7Score100Shelves
40. 540 梦 Dreaming of Disaster: A Working Girl's Stockpiling Diary 梦见天灾：打工女孩的囤货日常 Time Shift时移Sci-Fi & Apocalypse471k WordsCompleted Hardworking office drone Wen Qian unexpectedly gains a pocket dimension, followed by dreams about natural disasters. So she switches from saving up to buy a home to spending her money on supplies, and transforms from an overworked city employee into a rural food vlogger. Then Wen Qian notices that news reports about disasters around the world are becoming more frequent… 8.5kReads8.9Score693Shelves

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    A post-apocalyptic world of farming, hunting, studying, and experiments; no romantic pairing; the female lead is not a saint.

41. 541 那 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 Xiong Dayu熊大雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 11.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    A genuine farming novel!

42. 542 战 The God of War's Trial: The Bathhouse Scrubber's Brazen Scam 战神历劫：搓澡石的硬核碰瓷 Stars Sink Over the Courtyard星沉院落36k WordsCompleted The God of War’s Tribulation: The Bathing Stone’s Hardcore Scam 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I burst out laughing as soon as I saw the synopsis! The female lead returns to her village with three acres of rocky hills, burdened with 20,000 yuan in debt, only to have her life changed by a single shovel. The male lead's aloof and domineering CEO image is shattered, and he's used as free labor by the female lead to pay off her debts. When capitalists come knocking with excavators, the female lead uses a localized gravity field to send them soaring into the sky, while she roasts sweet potatoes from below using high-tech methods. It's both exciting and hilarious; the male and female leads team up to make money—a perfect match! #Farming #funny #farmingnovel

43. 543 梦 After Dreaming of a Drought, I Stockpiled Food Like Crazy with My Whole Family 梦到旱灾后，带着全家疯狂屯粮 Tropical Orange's Little Fairy热带橘de小仙女Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [No romance] [Stockpiling supplies + food] After thirteen years of muddling along, Song Sanniang dreams of a drought one day and regains her memories. Convinced that Heaven has sent her a warning, she begins frantically stockpiling grain and eventually makes it through three grueling years of drought. 2.4kReads8.4Score179Shelves

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    Food-themed farming novel, no romance.

44. 544 荒 Stockpiling Grain in a Year of Famine, I Lead My Whole Family to Wealth and Feasts 荒年屯粮，我带全家暴富吃肉 Wildfire Seven野火七Ancient Romance123k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + farming + famine + family squabbles + food + space + no romance] After transmigrating into a farmer's daughter during a famine, Xu Zhihe says, “No problem.” Her biased grandparents want to sell her to a butcher for his betrothal gifts? She gives a cold laugh and slaps her awful relatives right in the face. Her uncle's family pretends to be destitute and pitiful to steal food? She shuts the door and secretly enjoys meat with her parents and brothers. While the whole village is 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Famine, space, food, farming novel

45. 545 林 The Lin Family’s Youngest Daughter and Her Laid-Back Days 林家小女的摆烂日常 Zhao Yunhuai朝云淮Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She transmigrates into the villainess who serves as the female lead’s foil, in a family full of comically awful people. Her older sister pretends to be a delicate, innocent white lotus; her younger brother is the ultimate spoiled brat; her father is a henpecked, invisible presence; and her mother favors sons and loves putting on a show. Worst of all is her narcissistic fiancé, who thinks he’s the hottest man alive every single day. The System issues a mission: fight fire with fire and teach the 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a farming novel with little romance, featuring a female protagonist who is intelligent, not love-struck, and focused on making money and doing business.

46. 546 穿 Reborn as a Lucky Charm During the Famine, I Helped the Whole Village at Three 穿成饥荒年福宝，三岁带飞全村 Last in the Science Class理科倒数第一Ancient Romance190k WordsOngoing [Adorable Child] [Farming] [Healing] [No CP] A Xi was the Heavenly Dao's own darling, but after accidentally eating a fortune-blessed pheasant, she was punished by being sent to the mortal realm to undergo a trial. Her new identity was the little girl the Chen family had taken in during a famine. Everyone looked at the three-year-old A Xi, then at the unreliable human-machine System, and trembled with fear. "Your Excellency, can the Imperial Daughter really pass her trial?" As it turned out: Her 412Reads—Score117Shelves

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    A farming story featuring a cute three-year-old child who secretly farms in his own space. There is no romantic pairing.

47. 547 王 Your Highness, the Princess Consort Took Her Three Treasures to Farm 王爷，王妃带着三宝种田去了 Night Owl of the Yuan Family元家夜猫子Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted [System + Adorable Kids + No Awful Characters + Super Satisfying + Devoted Wife + Not a Matriarchy] After transmigrating for the second time, Su Jin steals the female lead's System from the start, then arrives and thoroughly ravishes a certain reborn prince. [Three years later, news that Prince Li, who was believed unable to have children and had no hope of ascending the throne, has three children causes an uproar throughout the court.] When Su Jin hears that her children's father has been wound 14.5kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    The female lead is addicted to digging, and she specifically cleared a piece of wasteland at the foot of the mountain to dig away! She's incredibly strong; when a strong woman like her gets to work, what chance do men have? [Eating melon emoji]

48. 548 从 Life in Ancient Times, Starting as a Cowherd 从放牛娃开始的古代生活 A Primordial Beast一只洪荒兽Historical1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Zhao Xiaoshan doesn’t become a prince or a royal lord. Instead, he ends up a village boy tending cattle. He stares at the sky in dismay. Fine, if he can’t go back, he might as well roll up his sleeves and get to work. So what if they’re poor? He has his wits about him! See how he leads his whole family to earn money and make a fortune in ancient times! [Farming + business + lighthearted + everyday family life] No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finge 4kReads7.9Score275Shelves

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    Pure farming, no system, pure hard work

49. 549 捡 The Husband I Took In Loves Me with All His Heart 捡来的小夫郎爱我如命 Whoosh, Little Orange橘子咻咻Two Male Leads391k WordsCompleted Not a power fantasy, but a warm, everyday story Two male leads + farming + Gourmet + a slow, steady romance (There are everyday squabbles and trivialities, but no major upheavals. Just a heartwarming story about family life.) Shen Yi × Gu Qing Gu Qing lost his mother at three. When he was six, his stepmother entered the household, and his own father turned into a stepfather. At ten, he was sold to a wealthy family as a servant. He thought he would spend his whole life serving others as a sla 1.9kReads9.1Score179Shelves

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    They're all pretty.

50. 550 魂 Reborn in Ancient Times: I Turned the Tables in Desperation with My Five Daughters 魂穿古代：带着五个闺女绝境翻盘 Old Fart, What Are You Looking At老登你瞅啥Ancient Romance208k WordsOngoing "Daddy, I'm hungry!" Shen Tiancheng stares in confusion. What kind of place is this? He was just killing time in the bathroom while working overtime when his mind suddenly went black, and he ended up here! A father in a flash, and not just of one child: five times over! He starts out with five daughters, every one of them sallow and skin and bones. There's no System. This is a dark ancient world, where the authorities levy crushing taxes and the landlords throw their weight around. Watch me turn 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend! You'll be hooked in no time!

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