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. 201 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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   Reborn into a primitive world, the protagonist clears land and farms, gradually building something from nothing. There are no overpowered characters or cheat codes. Gathering and hunting, clearing land and planting crops, climbing trees and catching fish—the protagonist works alongside the simple, honest savages to improve their lives. The story focuses heavily on gathering and farming; the savages don't speak much, communicating entirely through gestures.

2. 202 被 Disowned by My Family? No Problem! We Eat Meat Every Meal Even in Famine Years 被断亲？不怕！荒年我家顿顿吃肉 Fairies Don't Like to Eat仙女不爱吃饭Ancient Romance149k WordsOngoing [Farming] [System] [Character Growth] [Golden Finger] [Beast Taming] [Protective] [Family Life] [Both Pure] [Mutual Devotion] In a year of famine, Song Taohua's father went into the mountains and had his heart torn out by a bear. Her cruel grandparents drove her, her mother, and her younger sister out of the house. In the depths of despair, she bound herself to the [Animal Communication] System! From then on, she could understand the speech of birds and beasts. A farm ox cried out in pain, a hen 66Reads—Score103Shelves

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   A super good farming novel!

3. 203 农 The Tough Farm Wife: The Playboy Heir Is Sweet and Flirtatious 农门悍妻：纨绔世子甜又撩 Salt Pork盐巴猪Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The short drama The Tough Farmhouse Wife: The Heir Apparent Is Sweet and Flirtatious is now streaming on Hongguo and Tomato!] [Secret identity + taking down villains + sweet romance + comedy] Su Tong transmigrates into a book as a military prostitute who has been sold for ten years and has a tarnished reputation. A fake heir apparent personally proposes to her, figuring that her bad reputation means no one will stand up for her if she dies. Su Tong also thinks that an idle, useless male support 5.6kReads9.3Score715Shelves
4. 204 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

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   🍀🍀Farming novel, here it comes, everyone go check it out below🍀🍀 The daily life of an indigenous ancient couple working hard to save money and raise their child! The village beauty and embroiderer from the surrounding area x the eloquent and shrewd accountant x the smart and obedient son! See how this family achieves upward social mobility from an ordinary farming family!

5. 205 农 The Farmer Couple’s Astonishing Background 农家夫妻的惊天身世 It's Tu Tu是荼荼啊Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Alternate universe + wealthy family + modern romance + farming] Purely an imaginative story, so leave your brain at the door. Gu Mingyuan wins 880 million in the New Year’s lottery. After discussing it with his wife, An Yue, he quits his job and returns to his village to build a villa, lease farmland, and clear the hills for planting. While getting their old house in order before construction begins, he unexpectedly discovers a mystical spring space. Talk about perfect timing: just as he was th 729Reads—Score144Shelves
6. 206 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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   A genuine farming novel, without any special abilities or cheat codes, realistic and heartwarming, logically sound, and enjoyable.

7. 207 农 Pearl the Farmer’s Daughter and Her Leisurely Life 农女珍珠的悠闲生活 Qian Mo千墨Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted She knows nothing about farm work or crops, yet she becomes a country girl. The mountains stretch on and on, and the scenery is lovely, with abundant water, but her family is poor and their house is shabby. Her father is simple and honest, her mother is mute, and her younger brother is frail. At least there are no nasty relatives. She has no skills and owns next to nothing, but fortunately, she has a pocket dimension. With her family in tow, she leisurely heads for a brighter future. A handsome 3kReads9.0Score320Shelves
8. 208 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
9. 209 农 Eldest Sister of the Farm, I'm Definitely Planting This Field! 农门长姐，这个田我种定了！ Never Heard of Fame未闻有名Ancient Romance303k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + No Golden Finger + Farming + Feel-Good Story + Family Drama + Slow-Paced Daily Life + Getting Rich] What? Her father was killed in battle. What? Her mother is bedridden. What? Her younger brother was sold, and her younger sister ended up in a brothel. What? Her paternal grandparents play favorites, and her uncle’s family is utterly heartless. What? Snow disaster, floods, and fleeing famine. In her previous life, she couldn’t bear her family’s poverty and eloped with a village r 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No special abilities, no cheat codes, no awful relatives, and a female protagonist who's not a saint but a practical, hardworking woman who gets rich through her own efforts—definitely worth reading! [Cool][Cool][Cool]

10. 210 良 A Bumper Harvest and a Happy Marriage: My Dark-Haired Husband Is as Handsome as a Flower 良田喜事：腹黑夫君美如花 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Meng Wu transmigrates and discovers that her uncle has seized good farmland, her cousins are all in cahoots, and her grandmother plans to sell her to a lecher. Meng Wu declares that if she can’t ruin them, she’ll stop being a Meng! Then she picks up a handsome husband, fulfilling every one of her face-loving fantasies! He pretends to be innocent, pure, and harmless, but Meng Wu eventually realizes that although he looks like a soft, fluffy white rice ball, inside he’s a black sesame filling slic 444Reads8.9Score105Shelves
11. 211 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
12. 212 种 Farming Begins When the Whole Family Transmigrates 种田从全家穿越开始 Rain Cherishes the Broken Moon雨惜碎月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Beloved by the whole family + entire family transmigrates + cute pets + farming] Other people transmigrate one at a time. This whole bunch transmigrated together, and every one of them is a major villain! Staring at their new home, stripped bare of everything, the one thing they could be glad about was that they hadn't all been wiped out! Fortunately, Lord Bai Wuchang said there'd be compensation. But was a tiger really supposed to be a pet? Grandma came barging in. The supposed menace wasn't a 2.8kReads9.1Score400Shelves

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    This is so satisfying! This book is exceptionally well-written. The female lead is a true powerhouse, and the male lead isn't the kind who's constantly entangled in ambiguous relationships; he's genuinely developing his own career, and his whole family is incredibly capable and hardworking.

13. 213 毒 The Wicked Woman's Guide to Making It Rich: A Farmer's Wife's Journey 毒妇攻略：农家娘子致富记 Little M Fool小m愚Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a nasty, unlucky fat woman, Ming Jiuniang is close to tears. Her predecessor tried to murder her husband and ended up killing herself... When she wakes, the family has nothing but four bare walls, her son is sickly and malnourished, and her husband, Xiao Tiece, hates her to the bone. Other people who transmigrate know medicine, herbs, and weaponry. What the heck does she know? Language... She rolls up her sleeves and gets to work, builds a fortune and a comf 3.7kReads8.8Score381Shelves
14. 214 小 Don't Underestimate This Little Farmer 小农不好惹 Cupid's Tears丘比特眼泪Historical1.1M WordsCompleted A researcher at a modern agricultural university unexpectedly transmigrated through time into the body of a six-year-old child. From then on, the child embarked on a fantastical journey to transform the world! Can’t get enough to eat or warm clothes to wear? Don’t worry, I’ve got this. No money or economy to speak of? Don’t worry, I’ve got this. No generals to defend the borders? Don’t worry, I’ve got this... 149Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    No scheming or intrigue, just pure farming; a new author's new work, everyone is welcome to come and support it...

15. 215 五 The Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: My Mother-in-Law Took Me In 五胡乱华，我被丈母娘捡回家 Young Master Jianghu江湖泊公子Historical322k WordsOngoing [Farming] [Building wealth] [Multiple female leads] [Everyday family life] [Warring for supremacy] [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Warm daily life as the family grows prosperous, alongside ruthless determination to survive in troubled times] In the final years of the Western Jin dynasty, the Rebellion of the Eight Princes leaves the people of Guanzhong destitute. Wang Dachuan is pushed aside by his eldest legitimate brother, and at just thirteen, he angrily leaves home. He ventures deep into th 437Reads—Score102Shelves

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    It's not mindless or clichéd; the details are well-thought-out, it's relevant to the historical context, the emotional portrayals are delicate, and each character is vividly depicted with illogical behavior unlike those of NPCs.

16. 216 8 An 80-Year-Old Swordsman: Making a Trillion by Slaughtering Chickens 80岁背刀人：靠杀鸡狂赚一千亿 Three Nine One Three叁玖壹叁Urban163k WordsOngoing An 80-year-old farmer who made his living growing crops is reborn in his coffin on the seventh day after his burial. He inherits the supernatural ability of Bao Liang, an immortal from the Western Jin dynasty: the Art of Blade Liberation. He turns his fortunes around by killing chickens for one yuan at the market, delivers face-slapping justice to local thugs, swallows up a bully's slaughterhouse, and reaps the rewards of a demolition payout. He builds livestock farms, develops agricultural esta 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An 80-year-old chicken-killing farmer's entrepreneurial journey to success, a satisfying and uplifting farming story. It features supernatural abilities but isn't fantastical, offering a lighthearted and heartwarming experience, thrilling conflicts and revenge, a unique plot, and a sweet romance between an older husband and a younger wife. Thumbs up!

17. 217 可 Damn It! This Is a Restaurant, Not a Community Farm! 可恶！这是饭庄，不是共享农场！ Cautious Daoist Wangcai苟道旺财Urban163k WordsOngoing [Urban Fantasy] [Communicating with Animals] [Food and Adorable Pets] [Revitalizing the Countryside] [Rural Development] After losing his job, Xu Buyan returned to his village and bound himself to the Big Restaurant Bird System. To get his business going, he had to dig soil from a garbage mountain in the cultivation world and use it to grow ingredients. He planned to grow a few vegetables, and talked with the rich second-generation heir who owned the orchard about picking a few fruit trees from 2.9kReads—Score321Shelves

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    How about a slightly different kind of farming novel?

18. 218 炮 The Supporting Character Strikes Back: The Beloved Little Country Doctor 炮灰逆袭：团宠农家小医妻 Salt Pork盐巴猪Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [Double doting + farming + putting scumbags in their place] Shen Yao transmigrates into the story as a doomed female supporting character! Her father is dead, her mother has remarried, and now her stepfather's family is scheming to sell her off? Hmph. She'll take on the shameless troublemakers, raise her younger brother, and call off an engagement while she's at it. But right after she breaks it off, a rugged man latches onto her and stubbornly insists on marrying into her family. Everyone: “Tha 9.9kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
19. 219 为 To Snag a Village Entry Slot, Rich Women Worldwide Hurl Billions at It 为抢进村名额，全球富婆怒砸百亿 Old Meow Mister老喵先森Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Fishing by the Sea] [Tycoon] [Countryside] [Fishing] [Livestream] Zhou Yang, whose net worth was over a hundred million, lost everything overnight, and his wife ran off. Just as he was about to step onto the rooftop, he suddenly acquired the strongest Countryside Upgrade System. After upgrading his family’s fish pond, it actually turned into the sea. From then on, things quickly got out of hand. All kinds of rare sea fish appeared, drawing in all sorts of fishing enthusiasts. From that day on, 3.7kReads7.3Score240Shelves

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    For those bored readers, check out this! It's a wildly imaginative farming novel, over a million words long, and incredibly good. A must-read if you're looking for something to read! 11

20. 220 我 Farming in a Full-Dive Wuxia Game 我在全息武侠游戏里种田 Moyu Ji摸鱼叽Sports575k WordsOngoing [Female protagonist + no romance + mainly farming + a touch of wuxia] Her friend talked her into trying the recently launched full-dive, ancient-style wuxia game Ask the Jianghu. Junziji began exploring a whole new way to play. She started a peaceful farming life in the beginner village, living freely and happily, far from worldly cares. Sometimes she would pass by other people’s jianghu conflicts, and little by little, her name began appearing in all sorts of jianghu anecdotes. Junziji: Huh, me 473Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    1️⃣ Farming in a holographic game, a female-oriented novel with no romance, a slice-of-life story focusing on farming, occasionally intervening in other people's martial arts conflicts and leaving behind legends. 2️⃣ 9.4 Points❤️ A joyful farming novel about a family transmigrating to ancient times. The female lead has a farming space; initially, it's about escaping famine and farming in her space, later she'll also farm in the real world, building and starting businesses. 3️⃣ A farming novel about survival on floating islands. The floating islands have no sunlight, but the female lead's skills allow her to farm. But be careful!! This female lead isn't very bright, relying on her brother and sister-in-law to carry her, and she's growing otherworldly plants, but farming is the most awesome thing about her. 4️⃣ 9.1 Points. Although it's a quick transmigration novel, it gets better the more you read! I skipped the second world, but I finished all the others. The first two worlds focus on learning skills (which can be carried over to other worlds, so don't worry), the later parts are about farming, building houses, obtaining various magical items, etc.

21. 221 直 Livestreaming My Vegetable Garden: Viewers Beg My Ancestor to Stop Fooling Around 直播种菜，观众求我老祖别闹了 Cautious Daoist Wangcai苟道旺财Urban573k WordsCompleted [Post-apocalyptic farming] [Urban fantasy] [Power fantasy] [Livestreaming] A single head of greens costs over a million? One orange is enough to become a domineering CEO? After the great catastrophe, humanity's society had mostly returned to order, but agriculture around the world had taken a massive step backward. Xu Yunfan was struck by lightning and sent back from the cultivation world, only to discover that nutrient solution tasted absolutely awful! To regain his powers and enjoy a decent me 828Reads8.3Score107Shelves
22. 222 穿 Reborn as the Lazy Youngest Daughter of a Farmer, I Draw Grain, Gold, and Silver from Every Direction 穿成农家懒幺女，粮食金银八方来 Cheng Siyuan橙思源Ancient Romance628k WordsCompleted Everyone in the village laughs at the Shen family's daughter for being spoiled beyond measure. Born in the countryside, she can't work the fields, do the laundry, mend clothes, or even cook a meal. Only a family with something wrong with them would want her as a bride someday... 6kReads8.1Score604Shelves
23. 223 别 Come On, Surely the Whole Family Didn't Transmigrate 别闹，不会真有全家穿越这种事吧 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Xia family had been looking forward to their self-driving trip along the eastern coast for ages. They never expected a typhoon to sweep all four of them back a thousand years. When they opened their eyes, the people were still the same four, but... the era was completely different! Come on! How can a whole family transmigrate together? Even worse, as soon as they arrived, they found themselves facing poor harvests and one disaster after another. Fleeing? No way. They were just following the 16.6kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
24. 224 四 The Four-Year-Old Darling: The Grand Secretary’s Whole Family Dotes on Her 四岁小奶团：首辅全家宠上天 Matchstick火柴Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted The little ginseng spirit was forced to marry a dying scholar to bring him good fortune the very first time she became human. But this big brother is kind of handsome! Save him, care for him, spoil him! Gu Yu was terribly annoyed. The little bride brought in to bring him good fortune had no sense of propriety at all, hugging him and lifting him up whenever she pleased. Gu Yu decided he would teach her all about proper conduct. Who knew that when the little girl grew up, she would pin him against 4kReads9.4Score581Shelves
25. 225 被 Forced to Become the Stepmother of Five Villains 被迫成了五个反派的后娘 Mo Yuzhi陌于之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she found herself a stepmother, and every one of her stepchildren was destined to become a major villain. The reason? Their stepmother had been cruel, vicious, and utterly unreliable. Qiao Lianlian was mortified. Luckily, Heaven had sent her here. From then on, she patiently taught the children to be kind, and the little string beans grew into chubby dumplings. But just then, the children’s father returned, and Qiao Lianlian discovered that four of the five children had ast 10.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates and becomes the stepmother of five villainous stepmothers. But to turn them into good people, she uses her excellent cooking skills to become wealthy.

26. 226 不 A Chef Who Can’t Grow Vegetables Isn’t a Good Landlady 不会种菜的厨师不是好包租婆 Whispers from the Southern Mountain南山枝语Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At the crucial moment of his training, Zhu Ganglie crashes into Jiang Qingxi. Her vision goes black, then white, and... closes again. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in her life before last? In that life, she had land, a house, and a car in the countryside, but insisted on heading to the big city to make her way in the world. Before she could get anywhere, she died and woke up in another world. Her master brought her into the trade, and after twenty years she was about to succeed. Who would 1.1kReads6.9Score104Shelves

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    A farming and food novel [Admiration][Admiration] The protagonist grows incredibly high-quality vegetables and sells delicious food alongside his produce. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

27. 227 我 We're Fighting for Our Lives in Another World, While You're Farming and Retiring? 我们异世厮杀，你却在种田养老？ A Graceful Swan Enters a Dream惊鸿入梦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse518k WordsCompleted [Farming + Everyday Life + A Little Wish-Fulfillment] This is a slow-paced story. The heroine isn't a powerful, independent female lead, but a rather silly little darling everyone dotes on. [Content Warning: No romance. The heroine is very dumb, with intelligence a little below average.] Blue Star was destroyed, and all of humanity was transported to the Qishi Continent, a hellish arena disguised as a game where people are forced to fight one another. The floating islands had no food or water, a 465Reads8.8Score103Shelves
28. 228 家 The Lucky Little Wife Who Brings Prosperity to Her Husband 家有旺夫小福妻 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On the day Cheng Wulang of the Cheng family in Jiqing Village, Bali Town, married a bride to bring him good luck, the bride was switched for a little girl who hadn’t even grown up yet. The entire village waited to laugh at them. But after the little girl joined the family, the Chengs’ lives changed beyond recognition. The sickly husband she married later became the chief minister. The close friends she picked up along the way turned out to be princesses and commandery princesses. Even the nephew 10.2kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    Farming, farming, farming, good farming novels

29. 229 快 Quick Transmigration: World Survival Time Loaded 快穿之世界存活时长已加载 I Like Fish Mint喜欢鱼香草Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + No Male Lead + Ordinary Daily Life] Thanks to her mom’s connections, Xi Ming successfully lands a permanent government job. From then on, her daily routine is to lie flat, wait for retirement, and live on welfare. There are no missions in this Quick Transmigration story. She starts out as an orphan, and the longer she lives in each small world, the greater her rewards. She’s also given a golden finger, and every day Xi Ming feels completely content. 6.8kReads8.7Score618Shelves
30. 230 别 Don't Be Fooled by His Small Size, He's the Revered Ancestor 别看是小不点，那可是小祖宗 Qiu Zhuozhuo秋灼灼Modern Romance461k WordsOngoing [Adorable Boy + Everyone's Little Darling + Lighthearted + Farming + Multiple Side Couples] Of course, when you reincarnate, you become a little baby. What? The baby knows so much? Naturally, it's because he hasn't forgotten everything and occasionally remembers things. Of course, the little flower fairy is going to get a golden finger. Someone so adorable deserves special privileges. A little sea-begonia flower fairy descends to the mortal realm to undergo trials, taking on a mortal body. He th 367Reads7.2Score106Shelves
31. 231 退 After Three Years in Retirement Back in the Village, I Lost but Was Not Defeated 退休回村三年，我输了但没有败 Being Shallow Isn't Wrong肤浅不是错Urban151k WordsCompleted After retiring, I was sent back to my hometown to serve as the village's First Secretary. I had barely reached the village entrance when someone smashed a jar at me: “Huai Shu Village doesn't welcome you!” An old flame brought me a bowl of fish soup, with a letter at the bottom that had never been sent, forty years ago. Someone sent an anonymous report to the disciplinary inspection committee, accusing me of misconduct. Three months on the clock. Nobody believes me. Three years later, the person 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Real farming is quite sophisticated. Take a look.

32. 232 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves
33. 233 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book and Returning to the Village to Farm, Powerful Figures Come to Retire with Me 穿书回村种田后各方大佬都来养老 Xiaozhe's Mom小哲妈Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Farming + Raising a Child + System + Livestreaming + Slice of Life + Mutual Firsts] [The male lead seems abstinent and taciturn on the outside, but has a lot going on in his head. He has fewer scenes early on, but gets more once he finds his wife.] Tang Xuemei had an indescribable dream. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into a book and become the male lead’s ex-wife. Remembering the original character’s tragic fate and the familiar figure in her 5kReads8.9Score657Shelves
34. 234 我 I’m Just Slacking Off, Who Accused Me of Usurping the Throne? 我一摸鱼的，谁污蔑我摄政？ Who Knows Where知向谁边Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] + [alternate history] + [one heroine] + [nearly invincible] My name is Ling Chen, and I'm in ancient times. To obtain citizenship in the Great Zhou dynasty, I was forced to volunteer for the Vanguard Battalion and go chop people up on the battlefield. By a twist of fate, I rescued an old geezer from the enemy. It was the best investment I ever made. I thought I had latched onto a powerful patron. But... Why am I the MVP when the results screen comes up? That's when I final 32.7kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    Can the protagonist himself make the hoe wheel smoke?

35. 235 真 True Love Can’t Stand the Light, So She Married a Fool 真爱见光死，她嫁给傻子 Being Shallow Isn't Wrong肤浅不是错Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted At nineteen, He Yang met Chen Mo for the first time. Her card got swallowed, and she grabbed him by the sleeve. The restraint of a middle-aged man and the recklessness of a young woman threw everything into chaos from that day on. She married a fool as a cover, just so she could stay by his side. Years later, when she had everything, she finally realized that the person she loved had never been him. It was the respectable life that man represented, a life beyond her reach. Amusingly, the fool wh 72Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 桃 At the Source of the Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源头 Yicang, Who Loves Microraptors喜欢小盗龙的矢仓Rural Life558k WordsOngoing As Old Zhou Nian lay dying, he took Zhou Liye by the hand and told him, “Xiaoye, it's up to you to carry on the Zhou family line. If you trace our family back far enough, we go all the way to the Zhou dynasty, to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Chang, and Ji Fa. Our ancestors were once members of the imperial family, and our original surname was Ji. It was only after the dynasties changed that our family took the surname Zhou! Here's our ancestral genealogy and the family heirloom, this ja 118.7kReads7.7Score9.7kShelves

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    A novel set in rural areas, adapted from the author's personal experiences!

37. 237 奸 The Treacherous Official's Wife: A Book-Transmigrated Heroine's Farming Life 奸臣之妻：书穿女配好种田 Youyou Doesn't Eat Spicy Food柚柚不吃辣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + sweet romance + family bonds + political intrigue + healing + comedy] Cui Wantang had lived with her old charlatan of a master, dependent on each other. After he died, she was left all alone. Then one day, she transmigrated into a book she hadn't finished reading, becoming the wife of the villainous minister. [The book said Song Yu was a smiling tiger, ruthless and cruel, a lackey and a weapon for the antagonist.] But at this point, Song Yu was only a poor young man who hadn't turned 24.5kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves
38. 238 寒 A Bride Raised in Poverty: I Farm to Support the Heir 寒门童养媳：我靠种田发家养世子 Xiuyun Zhi岫云织Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted Transmigration + farming + imperial examinations + face-slapping the worst sort of people + a mystery about her origins + storing grain for years of famine This novel has no romance, no romance, no romance. The heroine just wants to retire, lie flat, and keep 180 male models! Agronomy PhD Shen Qingci transmigrates into the body of a twelve-year-old child bride. The moment she opens her eyes, she is being sold to an old widower who beat his wife to death. She turns the tables on the scoundrel, ta 808Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    9.5 Points or higher is the pinnacle of farming novels. Farming leads to wealth and you get crushed. Beating up your awful relatives is incredibly satisfying. It's hilarious and entertaining. If you don't like it, come and hit me.

39. 239 全 The Whole Village Knows She's the Grand Secretary's Darling! 全村都知道她是首辅掌上明珠！ Twin Carps双鲤鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Does transmigrating to an ancient village mean you get to enjoy a beautiful pastoral life? No way. Absolutely not. Zhang Zhuzhu had spent years in Zhangjia Village since transmigrating there, living a hard and frugal life. Every so often, she also had to use her wits against her stingy father and dreadful relatives. Zhang Zhuzhu looked up at the bright moon, then down and longed for modern life, often weeping into the wind. One day, a family surnamed Li arrived in Zhangjia Village. The Li family 7.7kReads9.0Score1kShelves
40. 240 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
41. 241 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    9.5 points or higher is the pinnacle of farming novels. Farming leads to wealth and you get crushed. Beating up your awful relatives is incredibly satisfying. It's hilarious and entertaining. If you don't like it, come and hit me.

42. 242 千 A Thousand Peach Blossoms Bloom for a Lifetime (The Original Novel Behind the TV Series Starring Zhang Binbin and Sun Zhenni) 千朵桃花一世开（张彬彬、孙珍妮主演同名电视剧原著） At Ease with the Universe随宇而安Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted Xie Xuechen was the greatest swordsman among the human race, but after losing all his magical power, he fell into the hands of the Demon Saintess. A swordsman’s path is one of unbending resolve and fearless advance. Born extraordinary, he has never suffered such humiliation. If he submits, his conviction will waver; if he fights to the death, he risks losing his chastity. A story about a proper, cold, and unfeeling swordsman who falls on hard times, decides to lie flat, and gets toyed with by a 3.5kReads9.6Score523Shelves
43. 243 夏 Xia Minglang's Super Farm 夏明朗的超级农场 GREAT LiGREAT离Two Male Leads58k WordsOngoing Two male leads + both pure and devoted + everyone’s favorite + pretending to be weak while secretly powerful Prince Ning has taken a liking to the young gardener in his manor. The emperor isn’t having it. Prince Ning’s forceful love. Fiercely protective of his own. A game of strategy among the powerful begins. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a farming novel featuring two protagonists! [Sending heart] The male protagonist transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty, gets Wang Anshi to grow cotton, and uses the Green Seedling Law to subdue Sima Guang. The novel presents the glory of the Song Dynasty in a humorous writing style. The couple is also super cute and both protagonists are virgins!

44. 244 玄 Mystic Soil: From One Acre of Barren Land to Life in Harmony 玄壤：从一亩薄田到万灵共生 Offer a Brick to Attract Jade以砖引玉Eastern Fantasy278k WordsOngoing [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [No Mindless Protagonist] [No Female Lead] [Farming] [Beast Taming] After Heaven and Earth changed, spiritual plants sprouted from the soil, wild beasts transformed into spirit beasts, and those who awakened spirit cores gained power and control over the land. Sixteen-year-old Shen Qinghe has his ancestral fields taken from him, leaving him with half a sack of old seeds and a barren slope no one is willing to cultivate. Then he awakens a Dao seed in the soil. He re 234Reads—Score114Shelves

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    A true farming novel, focusing on farming and beast taming; a great read! [Sending hearts]

45. 245 馔 The Golden Feast Chronicles: A Traitor's Daughter Opens a Private Kitchen to Revive the Nation's Fortune 馔金记：罪臣女开荒私厨养国运 Yuanzhu元珠Ancient Romance111k WordsOngoing [Slow-Burn Growth] [System Farming] [Food and Business Rivalry] [Historical-Style Entrepreneurship] [Golden Finger] [Everyday Family Life] Reborn as the daughter of a convicted official, I was exiled to Wuzhou from the start. My only resources were three mu of saline-alkali land and twelve starving refugees. Lan Tingying unexpectedly bonded with the Divine Farmer Food System. Others farm by relying on the weather. She relies on her golden finger. Others cook by relying on experience. She relies 260Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've never seen such a smart female lead; she always surprises me! [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

46. 246 穿 Transmigrating to a Year of Famine: Living Off the Mountains to Feed the Family 穿越荒年，靠山吃山养全家 Sleepless Night in September's Cool Autumn凉秋九月夜不能寐Ancient Romance516k WordsOngoing With a father doing forced labor and a seriously ill mother, transmigrated Cao Yunxuan has to support the whole family. She has no System or golden finger, but as the youngest female botanist in the modern era, at least she has a wealth of knowledge in her head. She gathers herbs in the mountains and earns her first pot of gold. She severs ties with the ancestral household to carve out a way for her family to survive. She raises seedlings and farms the land, helping the villagers get through the 702Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    A true farming novel, packed with hardcore agricultural knowledge.

47. 247 穿 Transmigrating as the Welding-Warrior Emperor, I Join Hands with My Beloved to Secure the Realm 穿越焊武大帝，携手红颜定江山 Tan Baida谭百搭Historical291k WordsOngoing In a world torn apart by chaos, life is cheap, and from the start all you have is a pair of welding tongs that can shoot electricity? Lu Mingyuan: “If the world has fallen apart, I’ll weld it back together with my own hands!” Clear land and fertilize it → build an iron-walled fortress → found the Eternal Empire. The road to industrial domination begins! [Upgrade your territory’s buildings: ramshackle thatched hut → brick courtyard → steel fortress!] [Boost productivity: hand forging → hydraulic 10Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    From dilapidated thatched huts to brick courtyards to steel fortresses, each upgrade reveals his industrial logic: first solve the problem of food and clothing, then build strong defenses, and finally achieve the rise of the empire through large-scale production. The pace is solid and exciting.

48. 248 葫 Gourd Farm 葫芦农场 People and Stars人星Urban623k WordsCompleted The big city had no room for Yang Feng, and after barely scraping by washing dishes in the Magic City, he had no choice but to return to his hometown. He never expected the gourd he found along the way to grow superb crops. Starting with a roadside stall selling strawberries, he climbed step by step to the pinnacle of success. The fruits and vegetables he grew were all top-grade produce, coveted by five-star restaurants. “I want 500 jin of tomatoes! All 500 jin!” “Get lost! Why don’t you just ro 2.5kReads8.3Score200Shelves

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    ① [Can't make it in Shanghai? Farm your way to gold back home!] Yang Feng finds a magic gourd and grows incredibly valuable fruits and vegetables, which are snapped up by five-star hotels and lining up to rave about! The pure-hearted male protagonist focuses on his career, avoids ambiguity, and steadily farms to become a god! 🌱💰 (Farming + God-level ingredients + Positive Energy Entrepreneurship) Super heartwarming!

49. 249 穿 After Transmigrating into a Down-and-Out Young Master, I Was Taken In by a Rugged Village Man 穿成落魄少爷后被村里糙汉捡走了 A Sour Loquat一颗酸枇杷Two Male Leads236k WordsCompleted [Farming] [Two male leads] [Younger man] While working a summer job, college sophomore Lin Yang accidentally bumped his head against a tree and passed out. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of a penniless young noble who had fallen on hard times. With no home, no money, and stranded deep in the mountains, Lin Yang was understandably devastated. He was ready to close his eyes and die right there, until a hunter nearby told him that if he died in the mountains, wild beasts would 991Reads8.4Score136Shelves

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    A farming novel with two male protagonists, a hunter and a cook, no awful relatives, a simple, warm, and healing story.

50. 250 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, and I’m Going to Eat My Fill 穿越古代，我要吃饱饭 Nine-Mile Cliff九米崖Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Farming + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life + Slow-paced + No CP] Zhang Shinian transmigrated into an ancient world. He had expected a story about struggling to support a whole family and dealing with endless drama. But who could have guessed that his original body's mother would finally stand her ground before she died and insist on splitting up the family? Well, since he's here, what else can he do? Zhang Shinian can only use his pocket dimension to secretly watch videos and l 294Reads—Score100Shelves

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    It's a farming story, but not a typical wish-fulfillment story; it's rather bland.

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