Looking for Good Farming Stories With Smart Characters 求好看的种田文，不降智的

1. 351 和 After the Divorce, the Villainous Stepmother Brings Blessings to the World! 和离后，反派后娘福载天下！ Mo Yi Mo Jia莫乙莫甲Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Su Xin peered into the secrets of fate and discovered that her terrible luck in this life was because someone had stolen her fortune and the merit she'd accumulated over a hundred lifetimes in her previous one! As she was pondering how to fix it, a bolt of lightning sent her back to her previous life. From the start, her stepfather had already packed her off to become someone else's stepmother. A wild System suddenly bound itself to her, too. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven troublesome k 36.3kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves
2. 352 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 128.8kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves
3. 353 朝 At Dawn and Dusk 朝暮时 Chubby Little Roundie小胖子圆滚滚Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted When Chen Wan woke up one day, she discovered she had turned from a woman in her forties or fifties back into a twelve-year-old girl. The sudden turn of fate caught her completely off guard. She had just lost her father, and her mother was as fragile as water. Worse still, a whole extended family was plotting to seize everything they owned. Faced with this predicament, she had to split from the family! It was a must! As a science graduate who had already retired to farm in the countryside, she w 64Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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   Seriously! I've read so many Tanada fanfics, and they all follow the same formula, it's driving me crazy. This is a book I'm currently reading on my bookshelf, it doesn't follow any formula, and honestly, it's really good. However, it doesn't seem to be a mindless, lighthearted story, which is why it's not very popular. I really want to share it with everyone so we can all read it together!

4. 354 农 The Eldest Farmhouse Daughter Builds a Prosperous Home 农家长姐当家致富 My Seedling我的禾苗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two audio versions available: one with a full cast] [No spatial spring System] [Family squabbles + cozy daily life + self-reliance through famine + managing the household and building wealth + fictional dynasty + no lone-wolfing + putting the greater good first] What a shock! A young woman suddenly transmigrates into ancient times as the eldest daughter of a farming family, orphaned by both parents. Her heartless paternal grandparents drive her out, hoping to seize the family property, while he 10.5kReads8.7Score908Shelves

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   This book doesn't have a spatial spiritual spring system; it's about creating something from scratch, which is quite relaxing.

5. 355 秋 Autumn’s Here, Time to Wipe Out My In-Laws! 秋凉了，婆家该灭门了！ Little Ice Pear冰梨崽崽Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted Qiu Liang was the Li family’s child bride and the most renowned good wife in Li Village. For ten whole years, she cared for her chronically ill mother-in-law, raised her shrewish sister-in-law, and supported her husband and younger brother-in-law through their studies, rising before dawn and working until after dark. In the end, her mother-in-law schemed against her for the sake of her husband. Her brother-in-law let her be violated for money, and the sister-in-law she had treated like a younger 7.6kReads9.2Score958Shelves
6. 356 劫 Rising from the Ashes 劫后凡升 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼28k WordsCompleted Rising from the Ordinary After the Calamity 188Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Small plants are grown in the space; recommendations for fantasy novels featuring spiritual herbs, medicinal plants, and magical beasts.

7. 357 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.9kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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   These are all farming-themed novels I've read. I'll pick one to look at, but I definitely won't fall into a trap.

8. 358 星 Interstellar Farming: The Top-Tier Man Only Wants to Feed the General 星际种田：顶级男人只想喂饱上将 Eats Garlic Like Rice大蒜当饭吃Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted (Farming + food + transmigrate to the interstellar era + woman transmigrates into a man + two male leads + power couple) I farm among the stars, recreate Chinese cuisine, and feed my wife along the way. A modern college girl transmigrates to the interstellar era, turns into a man, and awakens as a top-tier Alpha? Will he be a fearsome fighter? No, no, no! All he cares about is growing vegetables and cooking delicious food, and maybe feeding his general wife while he's at it. Why has humanity lo 75Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   Completed!! A female protagonist transmigrates to an interstellar world to restore Chinese cuisine, farm, and pursue a beautiful, powerful, and tragic general! No drama, no idiocy!

9. 359 雪 In the Year of the Great Blizzard, I Became the Big Sister Raising Five Little Ones 雪灾年，我穿成五个崽的包子姐姐 Qibao Tuantuan柒宝团团Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Empress + ensemble cast + farming and infrastructure + strong female lead power fantasy + an insanely powerful golden finger!!!!] Lin Jiahe transmigrates into a book and binds to a multiverse livestream System. Her entire family are cannon fodder whose fortunes were stolen by the original story’s heroine. The harder they work, the more miserable their lives become, while the heroine grows ever luckier! Blizzards bury the roads. Drought and famine leave corpses strewn everywhere. Lin Jiahe is sh 2.7kReads9.3Score385Shelves
10. 360 跛 The Gentle Wife of the Lame Young Scholar 跛腿小秀才的温柔妻 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Ancient Romance100k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book, Low-Key, Cozy Farming Story, No Golden Finger, Simple Everyday Life, Short Novel of 100,000 Words] * Lan Ruo transmigrates into a book and becomes a young scholar’s wife. The young scholar is injured in an accidental fall and becomes lame. He’s terribly shy and blushes whenever she teases him. She can’t help herself, always wanting to tease him and watch him turn red with embarrassment. Content warning: The pace is fairly quick because this is a short novel. 3.4kReads8.9Score294Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this novel transmigrates to another world. The male protagonist, unable to take the imperial examinations due to a limp, settles down with her in the countryside, leading a heartwarming life.

11. 361 明 I Could Easily Rely on My Martial Skills, but My Wife Insists on Using Her Brain 明明可以靠武力，娘子非要靠脑子 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Modern woman in ancient times + transmigration with her body + love after marriage + sweet and satisfying] [A male lead who never stops rescuing his wife + a mindless heroine who kills at the slightest provocation] Jiu Yue, the greatest assassin of the twenty-second century, is blown off a cliff while carrying out a mission. With a splat, she lands in the backward Great Qi Dynasty. The wicked step-grandmother finds Ji Yiqing a wild girl she picked up and makes her his bride, hoping the marriage 36.4kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
12. 362 秋 Chen Shi Lives Next Door to Akita 秋田隔壁住陈实 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted Qiutian’s mother was known throughout the surrounding villages as a capable woman. She was still harvesting rice in the fields just before giving birth to Qiutian, so she named her daughter Qiutian, meaning autumn fields. When Qiutian was one, her mother went mad. Carrying her on her back, she ran around everywhere and even made her drink filthy water from a cesspit. When Qiutian was three, her mad mother fell off a cliff and died. Her father, a traveling peddler, was hardly ever home. Her five- 7.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    [Already recommended!] The farming details are very well described; it's not mindless or overpowered, it relies entirely on player skill, and it's very enjoyable.

13. 363 救 Help! Our Entire Village Is Full of Villains 救命！我们全村都是反派 Te Wu Tu忒雾兔Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A cute little baby fell from the sky, bringing along a tiny, unreliable System. The System was software still under development, and just like Mianmian, it was a little cutie that worked only some of the time. Mianmian: System, System, come out quick. I'm in trouble. System: Don't bother me. As long as you don't owe me money, we can talk about anything. Mianmian: System, all these uncles are good people. System: Right, good people who kill without blinking. One day, the System had a sudden fit o 149Reads8.8Score—Shelves
14. 364 开 From the Start, I Was Exiled. Watch Me Turn the Tables 开局就被流放，看姐逆风翻盘 Don't Discuss the Wind-Banner, Follow Your Heart心动莫论风幡Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Exile + Feel-Good Fiction + Making a Fortune + Personal Growth + Slow and Steady] Raised in an orphanage, Qiao Yixue finally finishes university and pays off her student loans, only to be crushed to death by someone jumping from a building! When she awakens in someone else's body, she's already on the road to exile. Her rotten in-laws demand that she go “keep the officials company.” But the new Qiao Yixue isn't about to be a pushover! Even after teaching her in-laws a harsh lesson, s 919Reads8.5Score128Shelves
15. 365 手 With the System in Hand, the Poor Simpleminded Girl Makes Her People Rich and Her Country Strong 手握系统，贫家傻女使民富国强 Ancient Great Chun上古大椿Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Farming + System + Shop + Pocket Dimension + More] A doctor who saves lives transmigrates in her sleep after a night shift, only to become the eldest sister in a family so poor they can't even afford to eat. She'd also spent years acting like a fool. Why are there so many little radishes crowding around me? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Good heavens, how many little brothers and sisters do I have?! The children are clamoring to be fed, but luckily, I have a System. Unl 608Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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    Highly recommended! [Not AI-generated, purely hand-written! Completed] The female lead has no romantic partner; she's a strong and beautiful woman on her own! Hunting, mushroom picking, cooking, clearing land, farming, building houses, vaccination against smallpox, making ice, salt, and brewing liquor, planting potatoes, peppers, sesame, peanuts, and corn... Crabs, lobsters, coconut crabs... Toilets, fire pits, glass, mirrors, bicycles... It's amazing!!

16. 366 寒 The Beloved Daughter of a Poor Family 寒门娇宠 July Stars七月星辰Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted 2.3kReads6.7Score122Shelves

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    It has to be this one. The characters in this book are very well-developed.

17. 367 流 Exiled to Lingnan, I Invite Su Shi to a Dance Party 流放岭南，我请苏轼蹦迪 Dieyin Miao蝶音妙243k WordsCompleted [Farming + transmigration + a space with a spirit spring + family life + daily life + making a fortune + cozy + a path to the modern era + selling vegetables + no romance + building from nothing + a light ensemble cast + exile + housebuilding + cuisine + infrastructure + from modern times to ancient times] Xia Xiaomo, a modern folk singer, transmigrates one day into the body of a concubine-born daughter abandoned by her family, who died of illness on the road to exile. As she hovers between life 2Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 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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    This book, combining farming, immortality, and cultivation, is a rare gem among farming novels. While others fight and kill each other to cultivate immortality, the protagonist, Xu Changqing, has been quietly cultivating his spiritual fields for a hundred thousand years! While his fellow disciples are bloodthirsty for opportunities, he leisurely waters his radishes with spiritual spring water; while the demonic path sacrifices millions of cultivators, he is still calmly building his fence. But who could have imagined that this seemingly ordinary farmer would eventually become an ancestor of the immortal realm! This contrast is astonishing! What earth-shattering secrets are hidden within his hundred thousand years of farming life? Come and find out in the book!

19. 369 穿 Into the Story: The Prime Minister’s Transmigrated Wife 穿书嫁首辅，锦鲤甜妻旺全家 May You Never Waste Your Youth卿不负韶华Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A gentle, slow-paced farming story, lucky charm, sweet romance, no golden finger, male lead is reborn, with a natural-disaster escape along the way.] Jiang Sui transmigrated into an ancient romance novel as a background character who didn’t even get a name. But the moment she heard the name Xiao Hechuan, she didn’t hesitate to take her sister’s place and marry him, even though Xiao Hechuan was still a fool at the time. She knew that before long, the fool would recover and go on to pass the impe 21.1kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! The female lead transmigrates, the male lead is reborn, and the plot is heartwarming and super sweet! [Admiration][Admiration]

20. 370 带 I Brought My Pocket Dimension When I Married the Village Bully, and My In-Laws Dote on Me 带空间嫁村霸相公，被婆家团宠了 Jiujiu Candy啾啾糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Communicates with animals + comedy + building wealth + pocket dimension, food, and medicine] Yu Suihuan transmigrates alongside a treasure-hunting crow, and she can understand all kinds of animals. Before long, she has gathered a whole family of honorary relatives: her honorary father is the Golden-Beaked King, a giant eagle; her second uncle is the Golden-Eyed King, a tiger; and her aunt is a giant python. From the start, her wicked adoptive mother takes her dowry and kicks her out, claiming 4.6kReads9.2Score594Shelves
21. 371 穿 I Became the Tycoon's Dark Moonlight 穿成大佬的黑月光 Three Demons三妖Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted What do you do when your husband commits murder right in front of you? Asking for advice online. It’s pretty urgent! Xu Ning wakes up in the body of a poor girl whose father doesn’t care about her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who has been abandoned by a scoundrel. To get revenge on him, she uses a trick to marry a lame scholar from Qingshui Village. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees her husband, the one she married by mistake, smashing someone’s head with a rock, blow after blow. Re 71.4kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves

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    I've read the first book many times. The author's writing is superb, with a touch of madness but occasional humor, making it a relaxing and stress-relieving read. The second book is about a couple who time-travel, injecting new vitality into an old era. The male and female protagonists do many things to improve people's lives in their respective fields of expertise, and their values are very positive. Although the rating isn't top-tier, the writing is truly excellent.

22. 372 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates, and the Villains Start a Rat Race in Ancient Times 全家穿越，极品竟然在古代搞内卷 Jin Zihuo金子火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Mingzhu and her entire family transmigrated to an alternate ancient world. They had become the awful characters in a farming novel, and even worse, they were destined to be cannon fodder in the story. Her father was a professor at a prestigious university, her mother inherited the art of Su embroidery, her older brother chaired a publicly listed company, her grandmother was a country doctor, and even her scholarly grandfather got in on the action. Shen Mingzhu discovered that her whole fami 2.7kReads8.7Score229Shelves

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    The whole family transmigrates, each with a system and a spatial dimension. Everyone in the family is incredibly intelligent, and together they work to become wealthy and reach the pinnacle of life. A truly enjoyable and satisfying read!

23. 373 锦 Blessed by a Koi: Reborn as the Most Cherished Lucky Little Girl 锦鲤附体：穿成最受宠的气运崽崽 Ning Nanyi宁南衣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Lucky charm + pocket dimension + adored by the whole family + making a fortune early on, then becoming the capital’s most beloved] When the third son of the Mu family goes to the prefectural city to take the imperial examinations, he brings home a little girl as pretty as a doll. The Mu family, which hasn’t had a girl born in three generations, is instantly thrown into an uproar! The eldest and second daughters-in-law fight over who gets to be her mother, while Mu the Eldest and Mu the Second r 11.4kReads9.0Score953Shelves
24. 374 流 Before Exile, I Cleared Out the Entire Capital 流放前，我把京城搬空了 Bao Qi宝淇Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Exile + space + supplies + flight from famine + infrastructure building + satisfying story) Xiao Wu, a special forces soldier with a space full of supplies, transmigrates overnight. She becomes a princess of a fallen kingdom. Her fiancé and his family conspire with a scheming woman to commit treason, then have Xiao Wu exiled to a desolate land. She spends three days emptying the imperial treasury, then loots the scumbag’s family and strips her rival’s family of everything. With money and provis 7.2kReads9.1Score916Shelves
25. 375 别 Other Families Drink Rice Porridge Every Meal, but Mine Is Busy Losing Weight 别家顿顿喝米汤，我家却为减肥忙 The Sea in Your Palm掌心里的海Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a simple-minded girl, Lin Xiaohe puts up with a home stripped bare, only to find that she has bizarre grandparents to deal with first, followed by natural disasters and human calamities. Luckily, with her shamelessness and silver tongue, she talks her way into a pocket dimension and ten thousand silver notes. Fleeing famine? No problem. She has food and drink in her pocket dimension. Rebel soldiers? No problem. They can hide deep in the mountains. Lin Xiaohe 570Reads8.0Score102Shelves
26. 376 渣 The Scumbag Marquis Wants a Divorce, Then Kneels to Apologize After She Turns Her Life Around as a Doctor 渣侯要和离，逆袭成医他跪着道歉 Dawn Falls, Stars Sink晓落星沉Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted Strong heroines and heroes, devoted to each other, household and palace intrigue, a thrilling transmigration story, revenge She transmigrated into another world, but was not treated kindly. He forced himself on her, and when she became pregnant, he forced her to drink a potion to prevent pregnancy. Her heart turned to ashes. From then on, she shut herself off from love and emotion, firmly insisting on a divorce and begging him to let her go. But he threatened her cruelly: unless she died, she —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I found this book incredibly satisfying! [Laughs] Although the first half is mainly about power struggles within the family, after the female lead breaks with the male lead's family, she fakes her death and escapes. She dissects corpses in a mortuary, learning medicine and martial arts in the process, slapping the faces of a bunch of so-called doctors, and saving people from the brink of death—it was so exhilarating! [Smirks][smirks]

27. 377 流 Exiled, the Little Divine Doctor Saves the Entire Duke's Household 流放，神医小娇妻救了国公府满门 Wu Bai Wan伍佰豌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Space + Female Doctor + Strong Heroine + Satisfying Read + Taking Down Scumbags + Building Wealth + The Whole Family Exiled and Fleeing Famine, Capable Heroine with Space as Support] A military doctor transmigrates to ancient times and, on the very day she arrives, marries Mo Jiuyue, a great hero from the history books. According to historical records, the Mo family was renowned for its loyalty, yet their achievements aroused the emperor’s suspicion. On the second day of the newlyweds’ marriage 90.4kReads9.4Score80.7kShelves
28. 378 揣 Pregnant with Twins, Remarrying a Hunter, Bringing the Husband’s Family to Wealth and Eating Meat 揣双胎改嫁猎户，带夫家暴富吃肉 Little Brother Jin小金哥儿Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Cozy farming and everyday life + adorable baby + devoted couple + doting husband + family matters + spirit-pet space that lets her understand animals] [Charming young wife * steady, reserved, devoted male lead] Fencing athlete Qiao Wantang transmigrates one day, only to have her whole family pressure her into remarrying a rough hunter! It’s all because her cousin schemed against her, leaving her unexpectedly pregnant with the hunter’s child. Her cousin steals her engagement and marries the elde 13.2kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    No famine, slow pace, simple and realistic, a gentle and enduring story. A rugged hunter dotes on his wife, the female lead is charming and intelligent, and there's no feeling of being oppressed. The male lead is deeply devoted and loyal, and the story is filled with heartwarming everyday moments. It's a farming novel with simple family matters, and the character portrayals are very realistic. The female lead even possesses a spirit pet space, leading her husband's family step by step to prosperity and surviving famine years. Those interested can give it a try—it's about the lives of ordinary people without being mindless.

29. 379 怎 What Do I Do? Grandma Keeps Trying to Sell Me Off! 怎么办？我奶她天天想卖我！ A Little Something有点小意思Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Face-slapping] [Pocket dimension] [Flight from disaster] [Getting rich] [No romance] Yang Wan transmigrates into a zombie novel. She has just stocked her pocket dimension full of supplies and is ready to lie flat until the zombie outbreak, when she transmigrates again, this time bringing herself and her pocket dimension to a remote, impoverished village. She pushes open the coffin lid, climbs out, and curses all the way home. Her grandmother, who sold her off for a ghost marria 6.7kReads9.0Score915Shelves
30. 380 大 The Eldest Sister Rules 大姐最大 Ancient Anecdotes上古轶事Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [No formulaic tropes] [Getting rich in the 1980s and 1990s] [A big sister who can take on the world] The eldest sister came home with emergency relief grain, only to discover that Little Seven had been given away. The second sister’s place in medical school had been stolen. Little Five and Little Six had been beaten so badly they sat huddled in a corner, too afraid to raise their heads. Little Eight was being led around in circles by the neighbor’s children. Their 7.4kReads8.2Score513Shelves

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    I recommend everyone check this out. It's a realistic farming novel set in the 1980s, depicting how Zhao Jinlan's family became wealthy. It's very practical and easy to follow. Ignore the rating, as it's newly released and still rising.

31. 381 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves
32. 382 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Thrives and Becomes the Richest in the Village 退婚后，她风生水起成为全村最富 Peachy Snow Ice蜜桃绵绵冰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Cozy + Everyday Family Life + Building a Fortune] As soon as Ye Qiuyun opened her eyes, the Li family broke off her engagement, and she became an outcast everyone despised. They called her unlucky? She thought the Li family was beneath her! They called her a bringer of bad luck? She led her whole family to a life of plenty, with meat and fish at every meal. They said a woman in business would only suffer heavy losses? She could do it all, from setting up street stalls to opening shops 1kReads8.0Score128Shelves

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    I highly recommend this one, it's amazing!!

33. 383 开 Exiled from the Start, I Become the Beloved Darling of Evil Valley 开局流放，我在恶人谷当团宠 Yin Man茵漫Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, pairing with Bai Yu] She was a test subject at a secret underground research facility in the twenty-first century, designation Zero. She could retrieve objects from thin air and had no empathy. One day, she was reborn and transmigrated to an ancient farming household. A natural disaster struck right after she was born, and her whole family was exiled when she was barely a month old. Everyone around her said she was a harbinger of disaster. Grandma Su let out a cold laugh, hoist 18.8kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
34. 384 穿 Reborn as an Abandoned Empress in the Cold Palace, I Made a Comeback Through Farming 穿成冷宫弃后，我靠种田逆袭了 No Ordinary Visitor, Stunning as a Wild Goose不是人间惊鸿客Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Goofy Humor + No Palace Rivalry + Peaceful Harem] Yu Feiwan, a modern-day farm owner, opens her eyes to find herself an unlucky empress who has been framed and banished to the Cold Palace. A hell-mode start? Don't panic. With skills like mine, the world is mine! While everyone else fights for the emperor's favor, she turns the Cold Palace into fertile land and barren fields into granaries. With a spatial cheat at her disposal, she transforms the Cold Palace into the hottest food stree 6.2kReads8.8Score803Shelves

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    Here it comes, baby! A super cute story about farming in the cold palace.

35. 385 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 127.1kReads9.6Score17.2kShelves
36. 386 穿 A Lowly County Office Clerk with Kids at Home and No Rice to Cook 穿成县衙小吏，家有儿女等米下锅 Don't Discuss the Wind-Banner, Follow Your Heart心动莫论风幡Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [A clerk is no official, and the desk is a mountain of blades] [No errors in the ledger, every stroke of the brush decides joy and sorrow] The male lead had only just transmigrated when someone cracked him over the back of the head. After missing work for three days, he nearly got struck off the rolls. His father thought he was saddled with two useless dependents. His older brother thought he was too inflexible to make money. His fourth younger brother feared his lowly clerk's status would tarni 165.9kReads9.2Score22.8kShelves

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    I'm recommending this one, is it okay for a male-oriented novel? It's a story about the daily lives of ordinary people in a small county. Extremely detailed, a stark depiction of society, it feels like being transported to the bustling streets of the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, but it has its emotional moments. It's not about political intrigue, but it portrays human relationships and social dynamics. No romance, no cheat codes, no modern-day superiority, just a hyper-realistic ancient Chinese novel. It's almost a million words long, well-developed and juicy, ready to read. Weaknesses: slow-paced, not a wish-fulfillment novel, no romance, relatively uneven plot, some chapters are too detailed, impatient readers should avoid it.

37. 387 穿 I Transmigrated into a Wicked Mother-in-Law, and Used My Pocket Dimension to Redeem Myself 穿越成极品恶婆婆，我靠空间洗白 Disheveled Blue Hair青丝乱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + adapted as a live-action audio drama + farming + no romance + spatial supplies + character transformation + beloved mother-in-law redemption] Shen Huahua, with tens of millions in supplies and a powerful backer, transmigrates. Before: Shen Huahua, the only princess of the Shen family, cherished by her eighteen older brothers, a rising goddess in the entertainment industry, the original green tea, and a heartbreaker of male celebrities. After: Shen Huahua, a rural old woman with empt 3.6kReads9.2Score545Shelves
38. 388 种 Farming: The Prince and I Have Planted an Empire 种田：我和王爷把江山都种好了 Ye Qingcheng叶卿城Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [Love after an arranged marriage + sweet everyday romance + equally strong leads + devoted couple + extra sweet] As soon as Shen Mumu transmigrated, she learned that the handsome prince planned to take her to his remote, barbaric fief. Having been poor for long enough, she decided to go all in and steal. First she robbed the Prime Minister's residence, then the imperial palace. By a stroke of fate, she ended up saving the entire Prime Minister's family. Later, she discovered that kissing the h 9Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    The female lead's skills are amazing, incredibly powerful. The prince is constantly being crushed by her; it's super entertaining.

39. 389 和 Before Our Divorce, I Secretly Cleaned Out My Awful In-Laws' Home 和离前，我暗中搬空了极品婆家 Xiang Yi香亦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrate into a book + farming + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + personal space + later fleeing famine] After getting drunk, Li Yuan transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a farming novel about fleeing famine. The original owner is harmed and suffers a miscarriage. When the doctor confirms she’ll have trouble bearing children in the future, her wicked mother-in-law declares: “Either you get divorced, or you stay here as a servant.” Li Yuan: “ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
40. 390 女 Girl Transmigrates into a Boy: The Fake Young Master Just Wants to Return Home and Farm 女穿男：假少爷只想返乡种田 Aqi Sleepwalks梦游的阿七Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted (Female-to-Male + No CP + Modern-to-Ancient Alternate World + Fake and Real Young Masters + Some Early Political Scheming + Farming Later On + Has a Golden Finger + Maybe a Quick Transmigration Big Shot Was Here?! ) Chen Qing is a child from the twenty-first century who grew up in an orphanage. One night, just before falling asleep, he casually complained: "If I were a boy, wouldn't life be so much easier?" And just like that, she got her wish: she became a boy, specifically a rather pretty ten- 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, some political intrigue in the early stages, and a focus on rural development later on. Features a cheat-like ability, solely for the purpose of developing the town.

41. 391 山 The Mountain Man Brings Prosperity to His Marriage 山野汉子旺夫妻 Chai Bao柴宝Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Yin Tao struggled to survive in the apocalypse for ten years, but in the end she still couldn’t escape the zombies. Shen Xiao, the base’s number-one heartthrob, efficiently snapped her neck. When she opened her eyes again, Yin Tao was horrified to discover that she had transmigrated to ancient times and was lying in Shen Xiao’s bed. Even worse, she had become the little wife the hunter Shen Xiao had bought. She was about to be devoured by the very man who had killed her. What was she supposed to 5.7kReads9.0Score773Shelves
42. 392 穿 Transmigrated to Prehistory: My Mom Burns Incense and Makes Offerings to Me Every Day 穿到原始：我妈天天给我烧香上供 Plum Blossom K梅花小KAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Farming + Infrastructure Building + Ancient Times + No Romance + Serving the Motherland + Apocalypse] Household Guardian! Please keep my daughter safe and bring her home! Jiang Xiuyun reverently placed three sticks of incense in front of the shrine. After going hungry for three days in primitive society, Jiang Hua grabbed a huge steamed bun that had suddenly appeared and took a bite! The Household Guardian has answered her prayers! When 10.2kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
43. 393 我 I Farm to Put You Through School, and You Study to Provide for Me in My Old Age 我种田供你读书，你读书为我养老 Soybeans Sprouting黄豆生芽Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted A low rating doesn't mean it's not good. It just hasn't been given enough exposure! Synopsis: [Historical romance + mutual devotion + both leads' first love + farming + imperial exams + food + one-on-one romance] (No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger, no awful relatives! A somewhat slow-paced story set in an alternate ancient world.) A gentle, heartwarming life, one day at a time. She transmigrates into the body of a girl sold off by her own father, only to be bought as a bride by a 694Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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    It's a farming story, about everyday family life, with no awful characters, just a very loving family. It's super good.

44. 394 我 I'm No Delicate Beauty: Raising Kids in a Humble Home 我不是美娇娘：陋室里养娃 Qi Wu Yi柒無壹Ancient Romance495k WordsCompleted [No pocket dimension + No System + No golden finger + Raising a child + Building wealth + Romance + Parallel world] (This is a heartwarming farming novel about building a better life. The heroine has no special advantages and relies entirely on herself.) (And the child does have a father, who will appear later. The reason will be explained; there are no melodramatic twists.) She returned to her village with a fortune, built a new house, and went to sleep. When she woke up, the house was gone, an 49Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A great farming novel is here! The female protagonist starts from scratch, digging for medicinal herbs, making mosquito coils, and producing lotus root starch, becoming wealthy through her wisdom.

45. 395 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves

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    If you're looking for a farming novel, check this one out! The protagonist doesn't lose his intelligence; he navigates the dark rules step by step, managing to cultivate immortality and farm simultaneously—it's incredibly exciting to read.

46. 396 咸 A Laid-Back Girl Transmigrates into a Farmer's Daughter: I'll Lie Flat Once I've Earned Enough 咸鱼穿越成农女，赚够钱我就躺平 Longing for You to Return慕卿归Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted Sold by her stepmother to bring good luck to a sickly man, the original owner of the body threw herself into a river. Song Yue, a modern craft enthusiast, transmigrates into her body. She and her in-laws and younger siblings struggle to survive in a chaotic age, using her skills to build a prosperous life. Once she has earned enough money and no longer has to worry about making ends meet, should she keep striving for more? No. She just wants to lie flat like a lazy fish and return to the country 258Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Farming + gourmet food and crafts, no system or cheat codes, no princes or nobles.

47. 397 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
48. 398 穿 Transmigrating to the Countryside to Farm and Falling for a Prince 穿越农家种田遇上王爷 Little Lazy's Candy小懒的糖Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted On her way home from her family's farm, Lin Ziyun encountered a drunk driver who sent her to Tianli, a kingdom that had never existed in history. She became the youngest daughter of a farming family that barely had enough to eat. Still, fate wasn't entirely unkind to her: here, her parents doted on her, and her older siblings looked after her. Since she was here, she decided to make the best of it. In the modern world, she had run a farm, a hospital, a hotel, a real estate company, and a clothin 203Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist is powerful and uses her modern knowledge to change the backward ancient environment.

49. 399 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
50. 400 分 After the Family Split and Ties Were Cut, the Foolish Cannon Fodder Changed Her Fate 分家断亲后：炮灰傻女改命了 Orange Orange橙色橙Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Farming and business + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + transmigrate into a book + making a fortune + System space + romance] Gu Xi had barely made it to retirement when she was struck by lightning while digging up ginseng. So what if it was a little old? What was the big deal? Was there any need to be so petty? Oh, it was a thousand-year-old ginseng spirit that had gained sentience, and it said her mortal body wasn’t worthy of possessing it. So that damned bolt of lightning sent her stra 1.1kReads7.4Score148Shelves

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    A pretty good farming novel, you can check it out.

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