Low-Key Farming or Infrastructure-Building Stories, No Golden Fingers, Starting From Scratch 平平淡淡种田文/基建文 不要任何金手指 从零开始

1. 251 寡 The Widow’s Brother-in-Law Lives Next Door 寡妇隔壁住着她大伯哥 Little Potato in the Corner墙角小土豆Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted The frost came early, and she hastily married; when the heavy snow fell, she was a young widow. Li Changfeng pinned her beneath a dead tree, his breath burning hot. “You can smile at him, so why can’t you smile at me? He can, so why can’t I?” Gu Yu pressed against his chest, every word sharp as a thorn. “Anyone but you. I can marry anyone else, but I can’t marry my former brother-in-law!” From Li Changfeng’s perspective: The day he stood in for his younger brother at the wedding, he fell in lo 1.3kReads7.1Score115Shelves

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   Well, I hope you all like this

2. 252 吾 Wherever My Heart Is at Peace, That Is Home 吾心安即吾乡 My Left Eyelid Keeps Twitching左眼皮跳啊跳Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted A few acres of fields, a few children, and chickens, ducks, pigs, and cattle to call my own. -- “Could we go to your home in our next life?” “Are you silly? This is my home! You, the children, and everything else... This is the only place I call home.” 1.9kReads8.4Score102Shelves

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   A few acres of land, a few children, chickens, ducks, pigs and cows are my family

3. 253 穿 Transmigrated as a Spoiled Noblewoman, She Was Exiled to a Poor Mountain Village 穿成娇蛮贵女，她被发配到穷山沟 Heavenly Wind Gou v天风姤vAncient Romance483k WordsOngoing Zhao Liang died, and Zhao Liang woke up in another world. She had become the notorious, domineering, and utterly unhinged young lady of the capital. With a reputation in the capital so foul that no one could stand her, she had no choice but to obey her family and retire to the impoverished mountain village where her family originated. Zhao Liang: I’m leaving behind the backbreaking life I had in my previous life. I’m going to be a happy freeloader and lie flat in retirement! Long live lying flat 215Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Farming + infrastructure, a funny ancient time travel story, the writing style is rural, the heroine is not a novice, invincible and easy to decompress, no CP, no system, no cheats, no space. Highly recommended:

4. 254 想 Want to Inherit My Family's Wealth? I'll Tear My Clan Apart, Farm, and Become a Tycoon 想吃绝户？我手撕亲族种田当首富 Green Grain, Warm Moon青禾暖月Ancient Romance648k WordsOngoing No System, no transmigration, no golden finger. A traditional farming story, crafted by hand. Youth, an ensemble cast, companionship, and growth. A group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds, each down on their luck in their own way and each with their own ambitions, grow from innocence to maturity and from weakness to strength. They go from struggling to find food and survive to standing together and striving for a better life. There’s bitterness and sweetness, tears and laughter. Dear readers, se 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   At the beginning, the family had only a few walls, so they farmed fields, vegetables and grapes, and gradually climbed to the top.

5. 255 七 The Seven-Year-Old Farm Girl: Growing Up with the Marquis's Heir 七岁农女：侯门竹马养成记 Heartfelt Thoughts心心念凝Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Modern Woman in Ancient Times + Farming + Business + Building a Fortune + One-on-One Romance, Both Leads Are Faithful and Untainted] No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger. The despicable characters get what’s coming to them quickly, so feel free to give this one a try. Story: After a car accident, office worker Liu Xu transmigrates to Liujia Village in the Dongsheng Kingdom and becomes a peasant girl not yet seven years old. Her father has gone to war in her uncle’s place, her mothe 1.8kReads9.2Score235Shelves

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   The farming novels I am currently reading have no golden fingers, slow emotional lines, and few top quality articles. Those who like them will fall in love with them.

6. 256 想 I Wanted to Be a Couch Potato, but I Was Forced to Start a Business 想当咸鱼的我被迫创业 Aiyo Xixi哎哟嘻嘻Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Xiaoling was a devoted people's teacher and a workaholic. One night, while working overtime with a bad cold, she died. When she woke up, she was lying in Zhao Qingshan's bed, and it was their wedding night. After she transmigrated, Ye Xiaoling had had enough of her past life and just wanted to lie flat and enjoy herself. But things didn't go as planned. One mishap after another struck the Zhao family, leaving them so poor they could barely afford food. With no other choi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Look at mine, please [crying]

7. 257 养 Even Cattle Farming Has Its Spring 养牛也有春天 Aiyo Xixi哎哟嘻嘻Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted Well, with layoffs sweeping through the company, Ye Su, the only person in her department without connections, unsurprisingly gets the axe. No matter. With a nice severance package, she won’t hold it against them. She had no idea finding a job these days would be so hard. With no other choice, Ye Su decides to return to her hometown and start a cattle farm. They say every cloud has a silver lining, and sure enough, she meets the handsome Zhao Bo as soon as she gets home. They say the best prey o 48Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 爹 Loved by Mom and Dad! A Happy Life in Ancient Times After Being Born There 爹疼娘爱！胎穿古代幸福生活 Apples Never Run Out苹果不会少Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The animated series The Great Xia Pearl Chronicle is here! [Fictional Setting + Ancient Times + Rural Farming + Infrastructure Building + Lighthearted and Healing + Everyday Family Life + No Romance + A Heart of Gold] A domineering CEO's... assistant dies of overwork and transmigrates to the small village of Songjiatai in the Great Xia Dynasty, becoming a little farm girl who rolls around in the mud. Her name is Song Daya. Having spent her previous life striving to be the best, Song D 8.5kReads9.0Score784Shelves

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   Pregnancy, starting from three mud houses, without golden fingers, building an ancient happy village~

9. 259 农 The Farm Girl Next Door Has a Little Patch of Land 农家青梅有点田 Wang Ziyun王梓芸Ancient Romance716k WordsCompleted An ordinary girl from a farming family, Gu Moli met a tragic end in the inner chambers of a wealthy household. Even a year after her death, she still couldn’t understand why the mistress of the household had wanted her dead. After her childhood sweetheart from next door gathered her remains, Gu Moli opened her eyes and found herself back at the moment she had been asked whether she would go to the capital or take some silver and return home. This time, Gu Moli chooses to take the old madam’s rew 891Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Rebirth is about making a comeback, but Gu Moli doesn't think so. She was reborn and chose to return to a poor mountain village to live an ordinary life.

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