No Couple, Just Stories About Ordinary People's Lives, Farming, and Infrastructure Building. Please! 无cp，讲讲百姓生活的种田基建文，求求了

1. 51 从 Immortality from the Primitive Age 从原始社会开始永生不死 Luo Kai, Who Loves Mo-Style Braised Pork爱吃莫氏红烧肉的罗凯Historical1.5M WordsOngoing “What do you mean I transmigrated the moment I got off the bus?” Shen Ming stared at the desert before him, lost in thought. “And what do you mean I can’t die?” Shen Ming stabbed himself in the throat with a small knife and came away unharmed. He decided to find a way to improve his quality of life. What’s done is done. First, let’s find something to eat. Starting in the primitive era, he develops civilization on this alien planet. From wilderness to agriculture, from savagery to civilization, f 10.4kReads8.0Score76714d adds

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   I'd recommend this novel; I think it's alright.

2. 52 假 Faked My Death and Stayed Away for Years, Now I'm Leaving with My Child After a Divorce 假死多年不回家，带娃和离跑路啦 Sweet Bean Is Very Sweet甜豆很甜Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted [Chaotic Times + Satisfying Revenge + Putting Scoundrels in Their Place + Pocket Dimension + Historical Romance + No Romance] The moment Gu Jiao opened her eyes, she found herself a widow. Her sister-in-law’s in-laws were a family of shameless bullies, demanding compensation for the husband who had died on the battlefield so their son could take a concubine. Fortunately, her sister-in-law was neither blind nor foolish. She swiftly divorced the scoundrel and returned to her family home. Gu Jiao h 80Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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   It's good even without a romantic pairing.

3. 53 天 A Disastrous Start, Yet He Insists on Having Both Sons and Daughters 天崩开局，绝户偏要儿女双全 Qian Mu芊木Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Fictional historical setting + strong female lead + taking on the terrible in-laws and family + raising children + no transmigration + no rebirth + marriage first, love later] Yinxing injured herself when she was five, losing the ability to become a mother. Even though she's beautiful and good at earning money, no family is willing to marry her, because marrying her would mean their family line would end. Only Lai Da, the old widower in the village, is willing to marry her, and he even offers d 64.1kReads8.5Score3.1k14d adds

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   So beautiful!

4. 54 团 The Whole Village Thrives Thanks to Its Beloved Little Lucky Star 团宠小福星，种田基建旺全乡 Bacon Fried Potatoes培根炒土豆Ancient Romance169k WordsOngoing [Fictional World] [Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Cherished by the Whole Family] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Infrastructure Development] In the modern world, Su Nian'an was plagued by illness and spent her whole life confined to bed. She watched countless videos about intangible cultural heritage crafts, but never got the chance to try them herself. One day, her soul returned, and she became the fifth daughter, a foolish girl adopted by the Su family of Shiqiao Village. A red thread binds 36Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a slow-paced farming story. There are no difficult family members, only everyday family life full of warmth and the whole family working together to make a good life.

5. 55 退 The Jilted Eldest Sister Gets Busy Reclaiming the Wilderness 退亲长姐开荒忙 Writing Stream写作溪流Ancient Romance202k WordsOngoing Jilted from the start. He Hua knows this plot all too well. So be it. She couldn’t be happier to call it off. Free of a betrothal and unburdened, He Hua turns around and takes her younger siblings to reclaim wasteland. The barren hills nobody believes in become mountains of gold and silver in her hands. 270Reads—Score—14d adds

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   No train tickets needed, a lighthearted and simple farming story where a transmigrated peasant girl leads her younger siblings to reclaim wasteland, plant terraced fields, raise fish, and raise silkworms.

6. 56 饥 In the Famine Years, My Cherished Villagers Became an Army of a Hundred Thousand 饥荒年，我娇养的村民成了十万战 Mao Mao猫芼Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted Infrastructure building + a touch of an ensemble cast + no romance Qin Miao first realized the ancient painting her grandfather had left her was no ordinary artwork when she could faintly hear voices coming from the other side, from long ago. One night, an old man's voice prayed to the painting, filled with grief and helplessness, asking it to show the villagers a way forward. Only then did Qin Miao learn that they had been caught in a war and that bandits had raided their village. Many families 126Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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   🌈🌝A rare find: a non-CP (no romantic pairing) story about infrastructure development and poverty alleviation. It features a small ensemble cast, and the female lead can travel to ancient times through a painting—finally, not to connect with princes and generals, but with ordinary people, helping them rise from nothing to something.

7. 57 退 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Built a New City in the Western Regions 退婚后，我在西域建新城 Little Ink-Pen Dumpling 1毛笔小团子1Ancient Romance436k WordsOngoing Shen Qingwu, a noblewoman of Liangzhou, is publicly jilted and exiled to the Western Regions to die. They laugh that I’ve lost my reputation, that my father’s clan has fallen, that I’m unarmed and doomed to be buried beneath the yellow sands. But they don’t know I have the Civilization VI System, and that I can turn everything I see into data. In this forgotten outpost of Dry Springs, I gather seven disillusioned people, each with a remarkable talent: a water-control fanatic, a lone-wolf general 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Starting with a broken engagement and exile? A double PhD student, armed with the Civilization VI system, ventures into the Western Regions and establishes a new city at Kuquan Garrison! Gathering the disillusioned, developing production, and using rational planning to combat dire circumstances, this is an infrastructure legend set in the Tang Dynasty, with logical plots that get more and more addictive the more you watch.

8. 58 穿 Transmigrated to a Famine Year, I Feed the Whole World Through Farming 穿越荒年，我靠种田养活全世界 Bubu Haoxin布布好新Ancient Romance159k WordsOngoing Wu Liu, a PhD in agricultural science specializing in soybean research, transmigrates into the body of a landowner's daughter. In this era, crop yields are pitifully low, linen and silk are rare luxuries, and both agriculture and industry have all but ground to a halt. Even a small landowning family like hers can barely get by. In winter, the whole family huddles together and still can't keep out the bitter cold. Ordinary people have it even worse, with barely any clothes on their backs or food —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A farming story from an ordinary person's perspective!

9. 59 在 In Ancient Times, I Just Want to Be a Laid-Back Nobody 在古代我只想当咸鱼 Quiet but Not Mundane宁静不脱俗Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Space + Business + Farming + Revenge on Scumbags + No Romance] The middle-aged woman’s dream came true, but instead of returning to her childhood, she transmigrated to ancient times and became a young girl sold into a brothel. How was she supposed to make a dazzling life for herself in the past? Don’t worry, her marketplace pocket space is here. She can live freely and comfortably in ancient times, making a name for herself. She wants to lie flat and be a lazy fish, but 386Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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   No romance/farming/business novel, recommended.

10. 60 兽 Beast World: Fifty Is the Perfect Age to Make Your Mark! 兽世：50岁正是闯的年纪！ Seven and Nine七了个九Ancient Romance148k WordsOngoing [Beast-World Farming + Infrastructure Building + No CP + No Childbearing + Turning It Over to the State!] Zhou Jinsui appeared in the beast world, holding her newborn granddaughter. Before her stood a beastman male lead, eyeing them hungrily. Behind her was a System full of tricks. The System kept whispering temptations in her ear: “If your granddaughter gives the male lead a child, you’ll get ten thousand points. Save up enough points and you can go home. Listen to me: have ten first!” Zhou Jin 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a beast world novel with no romance, a system-centric story, and focus on infrastructure building, farming, and stockpiling. The female lead beats up the system and kicks the male lead, leading her starving beastman tribe to prosperity! Five stars for enjoyment! No romance, just farming!! Highly recommended!!

11. 61 穿 Transmigration: The Road Ahead Is Shrouded in Fog 穿越：前路一片迷茫 Cultivator Who Loves Hot Pot Most最爱吃火锅的修真者Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Romance + System + Ancient Setting + Wuxia + Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven] Modern-day Lin Yundan is saved by the System Xiaoyu after a car accident, but something goes wrong when she transmigrates to ancient times. The System Xiaoyu uses up all its power saving her, and in the end gives her an incomplete copy of the Exquisite Divine Art. After Yundan wakes up, Yue discovers her practicing martial arts. Yundan then teaches the skills she has learned to all the children in the 27Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    Ancient times, martial arts world, conflicts between nations, no romantic pairings, chaotic era.

12. 62 恭 Congratulations, Host, on Earning the Wrestling Achievement Award 恭喜宿主获得摔跤成就奖 Durian Without a Shell没壳的榴莲Ancient Romance132k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + System + Farming + Infrastructure Building + Food + Comedy + Playing Dumb to Outsmart the Enemy] “What are you doing? You want me, a princess, to wrestle and promote it too? How am I supposed to promote that?” Have you ever seen a princess who wrestles and farms at the same time? The unlucky Lu Li transmigrates into the poorest princess charged with protecting the state in the Kingdom of Canglan. Her fief is so poor it can barely make a sound, and its people are so hungry they —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Don't be fooled by the title; it's a farming and infrastructure building novel. The pace is a bit slow at the beginning, but the best parts are yet to come.

13. 63 寒 The Poor-Born Phoenix’s Infrastructure-Building Journey 寒门凰女的基建狂魔之旅 Chubby Puffed Koi锦鲤胖噗噗Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Farming and Infrastructure + Education to Strengthen the Nation + No Romance, Family Focus + Female Independence and Growth + Widow + Family Bonds + No Romantic Entanglements + Strong Female Lead Tone: A warm, ensemble-style farming story focused on family bonds and devotion to the nation, with light comedy woven in. The antagonists are mostly shortsighted local gentry or rigid officials, with no complicated household infighting. 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No CP (couple) required; leads the entire village to prosperity, ensuring food is affordable for everyone; worth buying.

14. 64 修 The Immortal Cultivation Big Shot Goes to the Earth Village to Grow Vegetables 修仙大佬之我要去地球村种菜 Xu Watermelon许西瓜Modern Romance458k WordsOngoing (A laid-back, easygoing story about happily growing vegetables, with no scheming or infighting.) What delicious food! Hurry up and serve it! It’s so good I can’t stop eating! What! Go to work! I’ve already become an immortal, and I still have to work! What! Takeout! I’ve already become an immortal, and I still have to eat takeout! No way. For the sake of a good meal, I’m going back to grow vegetables. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    New story! A cultivator grows vegetables in the modern world using his spiritual energy just to have something to eat. The vegetables are incredibly delicious and sell like hotcakes in the market, with customers clamoring for more!

15. 65 耿 The Straight-Talking Host Wants to Rebel, and the Villainous Cannon Fodder Are All Here to Help 耿直宿主要造反，反派炮灰齐帮忙 Little Huihui Loves to Eat爱吃的小灰灰Ancient Romance121k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Feel-Good Story + Infrastructure and Farming + Rebel and Rise to Power + Ensemble of Cannon Fodder + No Romance, Just Getting Things Done] After years of hard work, she had saved up a tidy sum and was ready to return to her hometown and lie flat. Instead, she transmigrated into the world of a novel and lost her memory. By the time her modern memories returned, the novel had already ended. Her family had been exiled, and she was in a death cell, waiting to be beheaded —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No romance, farming, infrastructure building, ensemble cast

16. 66 天 When Disaster Strikes: Watch Me Become an Empress on Livestream 天灾降世：看我直播如何当女帝 Yan Ri'an晏日安Ancient Romance265k WordsOngoing (An ancient-era coming-of-age heroine, focused entirely on building her career, with a slower pace) [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Cross-World Livestream + Ancient-Era Natural Disasters + Gathering System] As a princess branded a bringer of disaster and exiled for fifteen years, He Su only wants to farm in her fief and live out her days in peace. Unexpectedly, natural disasters strike, and she binds herself to a Gathering System. Drought? Dig wells. Locust plague? Race to harvest. Epidemic? 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This female protagonist's growth story has a relatively slow pace, focusing on farming and infrastructure development in the early stages and war in the later stages. It also includes elements of live streaming and a "golden finger" (a special ability or advantage).

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