Any Stories About People from Ancient Times Transmigrating to the Modern Day or Future to Work? 有没有古人穿越到现代或者未来打工的小说

1. 1 我 I Opened a Restaurant in My Hometown, and People from Ancient Times Lined Up to Work for Me 我在家乡开餐厅，古人排队来打工 Where Did the Chestnuts Go栗干甚去了Modern Romance745k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine’s level-up journey + no romance + career-focused + all-female ensemble + System + food business and infrastructure building] Reader advisory: 1. No male lead, romance, or lovesick characters. Everyone is focused on their careers. 2. Firmly women-centered, not traditional romance. Please read with care. 3. A feel-good progression story. The heroine goes into business, while the supporting heroine builds infrastructure and creates a new order. Two powerful women join forces. They c 1.7kReads8.8Score229Shelves

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   These three books are similar to "Brown Sugar and White Salt," all about recruiting impoverished ordinary people in ancient times as employees. Their low ratings are because they're still being serialized, so few people have rated them. I think they're good, and all three are currently being serialized.

2. 2 继 I Inherited a Bankrupt Resort and Make a Million a Day from the Ancients 继承破产度假村，靠古人日收百万 A Little Cat Called Diandian有只小猫叫点点Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted Ji Yun inherited a half-built resort and was on the verge of despair. Then she unexpectedly got bound to the [Past and Present Dream Resort System]. She had to hire staff, except they were dead people. No, wait, they were people from the past! And so her employee roster grew increasingly absurd: Housekeeper: a scorned farmer’s wife, a cleaning whiz; Front desk: a demoted star performer from the music bureau, whose dance was worth a fortune; Security: a retired frontier soldier with a fearsome re 3.2kReads8.2Score449Shelves
3. 3 山 Mountain Village Management System: From the Start, I Hire Refugees from Ancient Times 山村经营系统：开局招聘古代难民 Seedless Watermelon无籽西瓜瓜Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] + [No Romance] + [Management: Desolate Village - Homestay - Resort] + [Ensemble Cast] System: "Village Chief, do you need employees? If you do, just say the word, and I'll send some over in a bit." Ji Zhao: "Then send them over~" Ten years ago, a gang of con artists targeted Ji Village, where Ji Zhao lived. Using a landslide as an excuse, they tricked the villagers into moving away and pocketed the compensation money, turning Ji Village into a desolate wasteland. Ten years later 7.2kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves
4. 4 饥 In the Famine Years, This Shameless Old Lady Supports Her Whole Family as a Cleaner 饥荒年，极品老太当保洁养全家 Clouds and Books, Faintly云书淡淡Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The short drama based on this book, “In the Famine, I Scavenged for Trash to Feed My Family Meat,” is now streaming! Tian Yuerong was reborn. In her previous life, she had been a concubine in an official's family in the capital and had two sons and a daughter. After the principal wife died, Tian Yuerong was about to be made the new principal wife, but then her husband died too. With no one left to protect her, she was driven out to a country estate by the mistress of the main branch of the famil 1.8kReads8.2Score128Shelves

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   They can all travel to the modern world to work and find food.

5. 5 祠 After the Ancestral Hall Connected to the Modern World, Grandma Came From the Sixties 祠堂通现代后，奶奶从六零穿来了 Qin Liu Yu琴六余Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted In the 1960s, not long after Wang Xiu got married, her in-laws teamed up and kicked her out of the house. With no other option, Wang Xiu and her husband temporarily moved into the dilapidated ancestral hall. On her very first day there, Wang Xiu discovered that the ancestral hall could take her to a world she had never seen before: smooth floors, shiny tiled walls, and a young woman who immediately called her Grandma. But none of this scared Wang Xiu. Instead, she started visiting more and more 140Reads8.4Score—Shelves
6. 6 干 Surviving the Drought: A Farmer’s Transmigration Journey 干旱求生：农妇的穿越之旅 Bian Bao昪宝Ancient Romance814k WordsCompleted An ordinary woman from a farming family in ancient times was forced to flee with her whole village when a sudden, severe drought struck. Just as she was nearing despair along the journey, she gained a miraculous golden finger: every evening, after falling asleep, her soul would transmigrate to the 21st century. Vegetables thrown away at the market, leftover food from restaurants, even expired goods cleared out by supermarkets, all of it became treasure to her. Using this miraculous golden finger 476Reads8.5Score102Shelves
7. 7 打 Building a Scenic Attraction, My NPCs Are from Ancient Times! 打造景区，我的NPC来自古代！ Braised Eggplant Casserole红烧茄子煲Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [The short drama adaptation is now available] Qin Yao had just arrived in a parallel world when he inherited a tourist attraction! But to his surprise, it was on the verge of bankruptcy. There weren’t any attractions to speak of, and he couldn’t even afford to hire NPCs. He was about to sell the place, since the land alone was worth a fortune. But Qin Yao never expected to bind himself to an NPC System! The System had only one function: it could bring people from the pages of history to work as 66.8kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
8. 8 游 The Amusement Park Started with a Haunted House, and All the NPCs Are from Ancient Times 游乐园从鬼屋开始npc全是古人 Ai Xi25520爱喜25520Urban802k WordsOngoing A Mega Amusement Park That Starts with a Haunted House, Where All the NPCs Are from the Past At twenty-eight, unemployed and out of options, Pan Fan unexpectedly inherited a rundown amusement park that had been abandoned for ten years. He had no money to renovate it or hire staff. All he could see was a single creepy haunted house, and he nearly decided to lie flat. Just as he was about to give up, the Ancient NPC Summoning System activated! The paperwork was in order, and the property was h 471Reads5.3Score124Shelves

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   These are books I've been reading recently. The first one is about ancient people who, upon entering an amusement park as NPCs, must first undergo a baptism in the underworld, where their historical merits and demerits are examined. Good people are let off easy, while bad people are genuinely frightened. The beautiful Meng Po (the goddess of forgetfulness) is a renowned talented woman, and the atmosphere-creating character is a princess DJ. It's very funny. The second book is about a modern person working in the past and achieving a comeback to save the era. The two characters aren't a couple, but are inexplicably bound to each other by a system. He can only return to the past by finding her in the modern world. Recommended.

9. 9 明 A Late Ming Peasant Woman Works in the Modern Day, and the Prince Is Here Too 明末农妇现代打工，王爷你也在啊 Ai Xi25520爱喜25520Urban1.2M WordsCompleted In the fifth year of the Chongzhen reign, Prince of Tang Zhu Yujian had just ended sixteen years of imprisonment and had been on the throne for less than three months. Before he could enjoy the privileges of a prince, a prompt dragged him to Hengdian in 2025. Reduced from an imperial descendant to a homeless man on the street, he used his fighting skills to land work as an extra and unexpectedly became famous. Yet he never stopped worrying about the Great Ming, which stood on the brink of colla 615Reads6.5Score106Shelves
10. 10 先 Ancestors in the Modern Age: Working to Aid the Anti-Japanese Resistance 先辈穿现代，打工驰援抗联将士 Hearing Dust听见尘埃Urban157k WordsOngoing In a parallel war-torn timeline, the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army is on the brink of total annihilation in 1939! Chen Jingshan, its captain, accidentally transmigrates to the modern era. One day in the modern era is two hours on the other side! Rather than seek help, he relies on his exceptional wilderness survival skills to take odd jobs in the mountains, earn money to buy supplies, and send provisions across time and space. With an ordinary man's body, he forges an immortal military spi 3.2kReads—Score358Shelves

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    General Yang of the Anti-Japanese Alliance travels to the modern era to work and support the Anti-Japanese Alliance soldiers.

11. 11 天 Sky Screen Livestream: Emperors Across the Ages Are All Losing It 天幕直播：千古一帝们集体破防 Ka Zi Ka Zi咔滋卡兹Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Zhao Yiqing was a college student who coasted through life, and after graduation she successfully became a shut-in. As the only child in the Zhao family, she successfully inherited the family business. She became the assistant to a glamorous landlady... Perhaps even Heaven had grown jealous of her miserable life. One day, she stepped out of the car right foot first and landed on a banana peel someone had tossed on the ground. When she woke up again, she discovered she had been forced to bind her 16.8kReads7.9Score904Shelves

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    They're all stories about people from ancient times traveling to the modern era; they're all quite good.

12. 12 绑 After Binding the System, I Take My Ancestors All Over China 绑定系统后，我带着祖宗玩遍华夏 Thirteen Dream Shadows十三梦影Modern Romance844k WordsCompleted [Ancestors travel to the modern world + doted-on heroine + changing history] Song Lingyin binds herself to a Myriad Worlds travel System. The System tells her that as long as she takes good care of each visitor, she’ll earn a reward! Song Lingyin, the impoverished college student: (eyes gleaming) “You got it!” When she sees who she’s supposed to serve, Song Lingyin freezes. “Qin Shi Huang?” The System helpfully lies: “A history buff who likes cosplay.” Song Lingyin, who’s easy to fool: “Oh, I se 3.3kReads7.6Score272Shelves
13. 13 开 Qin Shi Huang Transmigrates to My Home from the Start 开局秦始皇穿越到我家 Fox Enamored醉心狐狸Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Li Wu transmigrated, and on her very first day she encountered a Trading System and even met Qin Shi Huang. He was so imposing that Li Wu promptly kowtowed to him. After trading with Qin Shi Huang, she went on to meet one ancient figure after another. Life couldn’t be any better: she got to trade and meet the founding ancestors. She was positively delighted… 5.2kReads8.5Score437Shelves
14. 14 祖 Hello, Ancestors! I’m Your Descendant! 祖宗您好，我是你们的娃！ Yan Yun Zhao Yu燕云曌雨Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted Qing Tong unexpectedly binds to the 144 Travel Livestream System. But who knew this System would be self-service? The only catch is that its target audience is a little unusual! System: Scanning visitor’s identity. System: Recommending videos based on the visitor’s identity. System: Scanning the visitor’s good and bad deeds over their lifetime! System: …I’m doing everything. What are you doing?! Qing Tong: …I’m taking them around. Go to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising cere 4.5kReads7.6Score370Shelves
15. 15 向 Streaming to the Ancients: Fusu Transmigrates to Modern Everyday Life 向古人直播：扶苏穿越到现代日常 Late February 28二月末28Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted My knowledge of history isn’t very clear, so mistakes are bound to happen. Please bear with me. I recommend reading this without overthinking it. It’s mostly lighthearted daily life, and there’s no romance. This is a female-oriented novel! Female-oriented! Female-oriented! I’m saying it three times because it’s important. After Fusu took his own life, he opened his eyes again and discovered he was still alive. But how had he ended up in such a strange place, and why was a strange girl staring at 10.8kReads8.4Score672Shelves
16. 16 位 The Plane Mall: Hiring Ancients 位面商城，召唤古人当员工 Yu Jinjiang钰锦江Ancient Romance234k WordsOngoing [Plane Trading + No Romance + Summoning Historical Figures as Employees + Immortal Heroine] Also known as: Traveling the Myriad Worlds with Historical Figures and Opening a Mall! Have you ever seen Qin Shi Huang obsessively taking apart terracotta warrior figurines? Seen Li Shimin sparring with beastfolk? Seen Liu Che so hooked on games he can't put them down? Seen Li Bai and Li Qingzhao drinking together? Yu Qing has. Ever since she bound herself to the Myriad Worlds Mall System and drew th 54Reads6.7Score—Shelves
17. 17 速 Come Quick! The Emperor Squad Gets a Be History Makeover! 速来！帝王团爆改Be历史！ Peach Whale桃鲸Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted (Ancient people traveling in the modern world / Dungeon challenges / Comedy / No romance) As Jiang Ning lay on the brink of death, she was bound to a livestream System. To earn life-extension points and money, she had no choice but to invite the great ancestors to tackle dungeon challenges and tour the modern world's beautiful landscapes. So Qin Shi Huang overturned a haunted cruise ship, Emperor Taizu of Ming stormed a terrifying train, and Emperor Wu of Han investigated Widow Village at nigh 2.5kReads8.8Score207Shelves
18. 18 皇 Why Are Emperors Working at My Happy Farm? 皇帝都在我的开心农场打工？ Peace Across the Four Seas四海长平Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted Lu Muqiu, an orphan who had just graduated from college, thought he was headed for a lifetime as a wage worker. Who could have guessed that he would inherit an unexpected fortune, along with a farm? After a System came along, Lu Muqiu became a farm owner. Well, would you look at that: no more wage work. He was a farm owner now. Unfortunately, the farm only came with a house and ten mu of land from the start. To unlock the rest of the countryside, he would have to complete tasks. Though he was a 344Reads6.6Score—Shelves
19. 19 诸 A Quiz on History Across the Heavens Leaves Emperors of Every Dynasty Fuming 诸天问答通历史，历朝帝王全破防 He Shengmo何生墨Historical243k WordsOngoing Qin Feng was invited to host the Myriad Heavens Quiz. He could invite historical figures from every dynasty to compete! And the first people Qin Feng invited were emperors from across the ages! When Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, Li Shimin, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhu Yuanzhang, and the other emperors appeared in the quiz hall, they all looked at one another in bewilderment… And when they saw the questions in front of them, they were even more confused… Question: How long did the Great Qin Dynasty las 98Reads8.0Score—Shelves
20. 20 历 A Wild Historical Mashup: I Build China's Greatest City of All Time 历史大乱炖，我打造华夏千古城 Six Coins六个硬币Urban2.6M WordsOngoing An ensemble story, no romance, helping people from every dynasty and changing the stories that left readers heartbroken! One by one, key points in history are unlocked, and figures from the past arrive at modern tourist attractions, where they collide with visitors from the present! Strolling along old-fashioned streets, you can see those who made their names in the histories, as well as those whose names never left the slightest trace in the record books. You can see lost crafts and the ingenio 35.3kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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    These are all ancient people who traveled to the modern era to work. It's really interesting!

21. 21 靠 Running an Inn with Gacha Draws 靠抽卡经营旅馆 Moon Over Heaven月关天Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted [Business Management + Card Draws + Food + No Romance] Unable to find a job, Su He takes over her family's small hotel, which is on the verge of closing. Luckily, Su He binds herself to a card-drawing System! The Princess and the Pea's bed, delicacies from Dream of the Red Chamber, a magical vine elevator… all kinds of wondrous items appear. The maids from Dream of the Red Chamber want to kowtow to Su He three times. Su He says, “We're all equal in modern society. We don't do that anymore.” The 4kReads8.8Score430Shelves
22. 22 山 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 106.6kReads9.0Score9.8kShelves

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    This is about ancient people coming to the modern world to work and build a farm. The purpose of this recommendation is to find meal replacements. This is still being updated; I'm looking for similar options, but I haven't really liked the few recommendations I've seen.

23. 23 荒 In a Famine Year, I Became a Night Market Cleaner and Kept My Family Fed 荒年，我穿成夜市保洁养活全家 Eats Garlic Like Rice大蒜当饭吃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted and will go up later, so don't worry about it. [Time Travel Between Ancient and Modern Eras + System + Night Market Cleaner + Farming and Family Life in Ancient Times + Building Wealth + Everyday Family Matters] Jiang Chen's father broke his leg in a hunting accident, and with a whole crowd of younger siblings to care for, she gritted her teeth and took on the burden of supporting the family. She is selected by the System to work as a cleaner at a modern night mar 1kReads7.6Score110Shelves

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    Both of these books are about understanding both ancient and modern times, and they're quite good.

24. 24 做 Crafting! Growing Potatoes! Feeding the Whole Village Through Famine! 做手工！种土豆！荒年带飞全村！ Mu Qiao Qiao木乔乔Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted [Stockpiling + Building from Nothing + Mutual Devotion + Feel-Good Read + No Romance] After a drought leaves her widowed, Wan Xia and her young child are driven by the clan elders back to her parents’ home. Life there is no better. Their food keeps dwindling, their water is nearly gone, and still the rain refuses to come. Her mother forces herself to go hungry to save food and collapses from starvation. Wan Xia is heartsick. Heavens, could you leave us a way to survive? When she opens her eyes a 5.6kReads8.4Score532Shelves
25. 25 农 A Country Girl Transmigrates to Become an Extra, Feeding Her Family with Boxed Meals 农女穿越当群演，盒饭养活一家人 A Little Disco Cat at Home家有蹦迪小猫Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted The moment she opens her eyes, Su Xiaoyu is flung from an ancient world ravaged by war and famine into a modern film set. While others transmigrate as princes and ministers, she transmigrates as an undocumented extra who can't even afford a boxed lunch. In the past: her family has nothing, her grandmother is frail, her younger siblings are starving, and the whole village teeters on the brink of famine. In the present: a dazzling world of phones, computers, and skyscrapers, where everyone has 188Reads8.0Score105Shelves

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    I've been reading these books lately and they're all quite interesting. The transmigration and playing minor roles is really fun, especially the first one—the author is hilarious! Hahaha.

26. 26 老 An Old Lady Works as an Extra on Set to Feed Her Family in Ancient Times 老太片场跑龙套，养活古代一家人 Little Mountain Patrol Deity巡山小神仙Modern Romance607k WordsCompleted Wang Lianhua went up the mountain to gather wild vegetables, then missed her step When she opened her eyes again, she was in a den of monsters. Metal shells raced everywhere, faster than horse-drawn carriages. People wore clothes that showed their arms and legs. Shameless! The houses were so tall she could crane her neck until it snapped and still not see the tops. Wang Lianhua gripped her basket tightly, with one thought on her mind: How was she supposed to get home? Her family was waiting for 16.6kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    I really like this novel. It's about ordinary people in ancient times doing odd jobs, which feels quite novel. It's only up to chapter 100 so far, so I can wait and read it later. If you know any similar novels, please recommend them to me!

27. 27 芽 Yaya's Coin Purse: From Desolate Village to Hidden Paradise 芽芽的荷包：荒村到世外桃源 Circle Worm圈圈虫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Farming + past-and-present transmigration + adorable child + cozy business management (slice of life, no romance)] Five-year-old Yaya’s tattered purse can connect to the modern world. It starts with half a braised egg scavenged from a garbage heap, then she discovers that wild greens sell for more than gold in the modern world. From scavenging to trading, from scraping by to running a business. With a little basket on her back, she travels between two worlds. From a single braised egg to a 80.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves

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    Highly recommend!!! Aside from not being finished yet, it really has no flaws.

28. 28 古 The Ancient-Era Worker Reports for Duty, and the Farm Becomes Legendary 古代打工人就位，农庄直接封神 Writing a Book in My Spare Time抽空写本书Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Farming] [System] [No romance] 🔥 The female lead graduates straight into unemployment and gets so broke she has to dress up as a bear mascot in the town square! She accidentally binds herself to a System and gets her hands on her family's bankrupt leisure farm. Then she starts summoning workers from ancient times! 👨‍🍳 Imperial chefs, embroiderers, dancers, miracle doctors… The ancient employees help Xu Le run the farm, and Xu Le helps them defy fate and change their lives. Together, Xu Le 739Reads6.7Score106Shelves

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    Xu Le, along with his group of ancient-style employees, transforms a poor village on the outskirts of the provincial capital into a trendy leisure town! He leads the entire village to prosperity, turning unemployed nobodys into rural tycoons! A lighthearted and humorous story of farming and making money.

29. 29 破 The Ruined Temple Connects Past and Present: The Little Beggars Are Saved! 破庙通古今，小乞丐们有救啦！ The Coal Ball Is Very Quiet煤球很文静Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted [Farming] [Transmigration Between Ancient and Modern Times] [Adorable Kids] [Ensemble Cast] [Cozy Daily Life] On the road fleeing famine, with their ammunition spent and food supplies exhausted, Xiao Yao's parents sell her two older sisters, then set their sights on selling Xiao Yao too. Xiao Yao runs away in the middle of the night and makes it to a ruined temple said to be haunted. Ghosts are nothing compared to people. As it turns out, the ruined temple is home to a little beggar who pretends 13.4kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    Five little beggars, two girls and three boys, huddle together for warmth and unexpectedly activate a broken system that transports them to the modern world to earn money and support the system. It's a really good story.

30. 30 开 I Unlocked the Space-Time Treasure Disk, and Got Rich While the Ancients Worked 开启时空聚宝盘，古人打工我暴富 Interesting Xizi有趣的西子Ancient Romance193k WordsOngoing [Connects past and present + build wealth + ensemble cast + no CP] With her grandmother gravely ill and her savings running out, Jiang Xia's life hits rock bottom. Just when she doesn't know what to do, her blood activates a treasure basin and unlocks a cross-time hiring System. On the other side of time, the land is parched for miles, famine is spreading, and children are starving until they're skin and bones. The System lays down its rules: No free handouts. Want to trade for food? Work first! 575Reads6.6Score116Shelves

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    It's a fantastic read; the ancient characters come to the modern era to do handicrafts, and the writing style and logic are both impeccable.

31. 31 两 Two Worlds Manor: Building from Scratch in a Year of Famine 两界山庄：从荒年开建 Deep Blue 1024深蓝1024Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Space, travel between two worlds, manor management, farming, raising children, cute animals, cozy everyday life] Reborn in the final years of the Great Li Dynasty, Chen Dahe has only one thought: protect his wife and daughter, and never let the past repeat itself. When all hope seems lost, the old copper bangle on his wrist begins to glow. By accident, he opens a door to a modern produce market. He trades mountain greens for white rice and fine salt, and uses the money he saves to buy all kinds 5.8kReads7.8Score636Shelves

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    It tells the story of an ancient farmer who travels through time via space. Later, he built a paradise that connects the past and present.

32. 32 乱 In a Chaotic Era, My Community Cleaning Job Pays 250! 乱世：小区保洁工资二百五！ Chili Peppers Love Rice Noodles辣椒爱吃米粉Modern Romance927k WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine + wish fulfillment + System + raising children + ancient-to-modern transmigration + infrastructure development + times of chaos + transmigrate] In the late Western Jin dynasty, during the Rebellion of the Eight Princes, Yu Tianxing’s husband died protecting his masters. There was no compensation, the land they rented was taken back, and their grain was burned. Her family of more than a dozen had no way to survive. By chance, she was selected to work as a residential compound clea 331Reads6.8Score104Shelves

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    This story is about a woman from the Western Jin Dynasty who travels to the modern era to work and earn money to support her family. There's also a scene of her fleeing famine, making it feel very realistic and incorporating historical elements. Don't be scared off by the low salary; it's truly a gem of a novel.

33. 33 打 Building a Scenic Park: The NPCs Are All Ancestors from Past Dynasties 打造景区：NPC都是历代老祖宗 Thoughts, Not Poetry思不诗Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Daily Life + Food + Building a Tourist Attraction + Developing a Dynasty + Lighthearted] Shen Xia transmigrated and inherited Qinglan Mountain Scenic Area. To earn the billion-yuan reward for completing her mission, she was ready to give it everything she had! The System's golden finger was a random blind-box employee feature that could summon people from different dynasties. In other words, she was tricking old-timers into working at the scenic area for a monthly salary of 520 yua 2.9kReads7.7Score377Shelves

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    This one is suitable.

34. 34 古 A Top-Tier Ancient-Era Worker Reforms a Modern Tycoon's Family 古代顶级打工人整顿现代豪门 Jingjing Yeye京京耶耶Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [The ultimate aide in ancient household intrigue arrives in a modern tycoon’s mansion and takes it by storm] In her previous life, Qiu Yun worked herself to the bone. After finally helping her young mistress become the matriarch, she died before she could enjoy even a single day of it. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a young housekeeper in the modern-day Jiang family, a wealthy clan. The good news: she was twenty years younger. The bad news: the original owner was a busty airhead 69.5kReads9.0Score14.8kShelves

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    Just you wait and see, the female lead is amazing!

35. 35 古 Black-Market Brokers Across Time: The Ancients and I Are Making a Fortune 古今黑中介：我和古人都赚翻了 shirou Xiao Baishirou小白Modern Romance392k WordsOngoing You're a System, and forcing me to take a cut is bad enough, but you have an exchange-rate spread, too? How is that fair!? Forced by the System to charge a fifty percent commission, Jiang Qiao became the town's most notorious unscrupulous broker. Then, after being called "unscrupulous" a hundred times, the System unlocked an interplanar talent market. At last, Jiang Qiao could welcome the ancient talents she was meant to recruit. Brother He, what did you do for a living before? You're stronger t 101.1kReads8.4Score18.8kShelves

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    This intermediary system is really interesting!

36. 36 孤 A Lowly Maid's Journey Through Time and Space 孤婢的逆时空 Qingdai Zhuru青黛竹茹Modern Romance696k WordsOngoing "Past and present worlds connected + Golden finger + Getting rich through business + Opening a school in the modern world to enroll students from ancient times + Sweet romance" A martial-arts-trained maid from ancient times is fiercely loyal to her mistress, but her mistress grows suspicious of her and orders her hunted down. While fleeing, the maid accidentally transmigrates to the modern world, where she meets the son of an antiques dealer. From then on, she uses the space and System she gaine 378Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    This story features an ancient person who travels to the modern world, earns money, studies, buys a house and a car, and even gets a rich second-generation boyfriend. In the end, the person even brings the modern person back to the ancient world to buy a manor and open a factory!

37. 37 四 Two Four-Year-Old Besties Leap Through Time and Turn a Famine Year into Shangri-La 四岁闺蜜跨时空，荒年变成桃花源 Eighty Degrees八十度Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing [Travel between ancient and modern times, with the two worlds connected. Two adorable little children, one ancient and one modern, innocently save the world. A modern child and an ancient child save each other, rescue an impoverished ancient village, and strike it rich in the modern world.] Dudu’s mother died when she was four. Her father married the mistress who had caused her mother’s death, making her the girl’s stepmother, and nearly beat Dudu to death. Her seriously ill grandmother took her 9kReads6.8Score1kShelves

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    In a year of famine, a little girl from a deserted village, waiting to die along with the rest of the villagers, was sucked into the modern world by an old peach tree in the mountains. There she met a modern-day little girl who gave her sesame candy, preserved plums, and tea eggs. She took these back and saved the entire village.

38. 38 老 An Old Woman Works in the Modern World to Support Her Entire Family in Ancient Times 老太现代打工，养活古代一家子 Hardworking Radish奋进的萝卜Modern Romance874k WordsCompleted Rating just released [Elderly Woman, Ancient-to-Modern, No Couple, Farming, Transport Between Two Worlds, Building Wealth] One night, Shen Guiniang went to an abandoned temple in search of food and stepped into a flash of white light When she opened her eyes again, she was in a stinking room. Metal barrels stood in rows, bags were piled high, and the sour stench nearly made her pass out. Clutching her basket, she went pale with fright. “What kind of underworld is this? Even the latrines are buil 433Reads6.3Score107Shelves

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    I'm currently reading these two books.

39. 39 老 An Old Lady on a Film Set: Her Whole Family Feasts During the Famine 老太太穿片场，荒年全家吃撑了 Warm Words Crossing the Dust and Smoke温词渡尘烟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An old lady + transmigration from ancient times to the modern world + no romance + a whole family of drama queens + comedy + helping the village prosper] After three years of famine, Jiang Guizhi’s family is starving, their eyes practically glowing green. Her granddaughter is barely breathing. Clutching the family’s ancestral copper coin, Jiang Guizhi goes to the Mountain God Temple to pray for her life, but when she opens her eyes Would you look at that! She’s transmigrated into a modern short 59Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 团 One Second Before Our Annihilation, I Brought the Demon Cult to the Modern World 团灭前一秒，我带魔教回现代了 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Hot Pot香菜不吃火锅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Comic adaptation and audiobook now available) [Female Lead] [No CP] [Business-Building] [Group Transmigration] [Super Satisfying] After serving as the Demonic Cult's leader for three years, Miao Yunyou was cornered by the righteous sects at the top of a mountain. Just as they were about to wipe them all out, she transmigrated back to the modern world. The good news: As compensation, the Heavenly Dao brought her mountain along, complete with the cult members who couldn't even read simplified cha 28.9kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    Ongoing series. It features people who run scenic areas, and ancient people who work there. Getting hooked is definitely worthwhile! [Already interested]

41. 41 大 Great Tang: Li Er Drools at the Fujian Carrier 大唐双穿：李二看着福建舰流口水 The Fridge Blows Bubbles冰箱吐泡泡Historical2.5M WordsOngoing The title has been reset. The story about watching the flag-raising ceremony and the royal family coming to the modern world is this book. It's about establishing diplomatic relations. Overworked office drone Li Yue is bound to a dual-world travel System. Whenever he changes the course of history or earns the trust of a historical figure, his lifespan is extended and his illnesses are eased. So Li Yue has no choice but to go work in the Tang Dynasty to earn himself more time! But right after he 37.4kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves

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    "The Tang Dynasty's Golden Age + Industrial Revolution + Top-Tier Imagination + Logic" - The opening scene nearly terrifies Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) to death! Luckily, he has a dual-transmigration system and an offline phone, allowing him to overthrow Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin), rescue Empress Wu Zetian, launch an industrial revolution, and even present the Fujian warship to Emperor Gaozong, directly ushering in an era where the sun never sets on the Tang Dynasty! #InfrastructureBuilding #HistoricalFun

42. 42 都 Urban: My Taoist Temple Connects to All Worlds 都市：我家道观通万界 Moonlight Lingers Among Drunken Flowers月影醉花留Urban220k WordsOngoing [Taoist] + [Business] + [System] + [Transmigration] + [Daily Life]... Buddhism flourishes while Taoism declines. The gods launch a plan to revive Taoism and work together to create the Strongest Taoist Support System, aiming to spread faith and keep the incense burning. Xu Changsheng, a transmigrator determined to slack off, is forced to bind himself to the System. From then on, he becomes a divine emissary tasked with reviving Taoism. 112Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🍉The Taoist temple connects with all realms, attracting pilgrims from all walks of life to worship…

43. 43 酒 My Wine Gourd Connects Past and Present, and I Help an Exiled Prince Seize the Throne 酒壶通古今，我助流放王爷夺帝位 Ding Ding Dang Dang1212叮叮当当1212Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Iron-Blooded Prince from Ancient Times and a Modern Corporate Wage Slave: A Connection Across Time, Stockpiling, Infrastructure, Famine, and Farming Wage slave Wei Chuchu unexpectedly inherited a bronze wine pot, only to discover that it connected to the Great Li Kingdom two thousand years in the past! On the other side of the pot was Duan Wenbo, Prince Yi, a legendary war god. The new emperor viewed his family as a threat, and they had been exiled. With too little food and clothing, they wer 1.5kReads7.6Score163Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist travels between two time periods. Using antiques from 1800 years ago, she becomes the richest woman in the modern world, sending the male protagonist modern goods and wishing him success in seizing the throne. The two eventually get together as they wish, which is very heartwarming. The scene of bringing ancient people into modern life is hilarious.

44. 44 古 Ancients Come to the Island as Special Appointees, Rewriting China’s Unfinished Stories 古人来岛当特聘，改写华夏意难平 The Winding Stone Path石径斜Historical311k WordsCompleted Focused on building a career, rewriting regrets, and an ensemble cast. Ning Ye is stranded on an island. After transmigrating and being reborn, he overcame seven terrifying brushes with death and finally activated a god-tier System. The good news: He became the island lord. The bad news: At the moment, he’s the island’s only resident. Just as Ning Ye is about to run away, the System tells him it can summon resources from across the heavens to help build a theme park spanning myriad worlds. To th 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Ancient Figures Arrive on an Island as Special Hired Agents, Rewriting the Unresolved Feelings of Chinese History" This isn't a lighthearted, wish-fulfillment story about historical figures transmigrating to the modern world to work as shop assistants. This is a story of a deserted island, a system, and a group of idealistic individuals burdened by unfulfilled desires. With the system's help, the protagonist group starts from scratch—chopping trees, moving stones, building houses, constructing a city, and creating a multiverse-themed amusement park. In the process, they rewrite chapters of history that were previously inaccessible. The writing is solid, the characters are well-developed, and while the story is a slow-burn, addictive developmental tale, it's definitely worth reading!

45. 45 灾 Abandoned While Fleeing Famine, I Travel Between Eras to Support My Whole Family 灾年逃荒被弃，我穿梭现代养全家 Xiao Xi Is Here小西来了Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted #Fleeing Disaster #Natural-Disaster Era #Traveling Between Two Worlds #Strong Female Lead A century-long drought brings famine sweeping across the mountains and countryside. Xiaoxi and her family are cruelly abandoned by the whole village, leaving them no choice but to flee into the barren mountains in search of a way to survive. They make a home in a cave, but their food runs out, and the family struggles on amid hunger and despair. Then they encounter a spiritual squirrel in the woods and unex 215Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This was originally a story about an ancient little girl who could travel between the past and present.

46. 46 桃 Tao Tao's Travels Between Two Worlds 桃桃的两界游记 Cai Yuanzi财圆子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Time Travel Between Eras] [Adorable Child] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Slow-Burn Slice of Life] [Warm Daily Life] [No Romance] (Complete. Dive in without worries.) The Great Zhou Dynasty was struck by a famine the likes of which had not been seen in a century. Lu Shaozu wanted to sell his five-year-old daughter, Lu Taotao, for two catties of coarse rice, but his wife, Fu Yunniang, fought him to the death. Fu Yunniang fled with Taotao and took shelter for the time being in a dilapidated City Go 18.6kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

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    A time-traveling story: Tao Tao, an ancient child, is driven out of the country by her scumbag father during a famine. She then has a miraculous adventure in the modern world. She is exceptionally sensible and heartbreaking, single-handedly supporting her mother and younger sister.

47. 47 逃 During the Famine, I Worked as an NPC at a Scenic Park to Support My Family 逃荒年，我在景区当NPC养全家 Linlin Xingxing临临星星Ancient Romance181k WordsOngoing Zhou Lingyi, an abandoned wife in ancient times, is driven out of her home and flees famine with her child to Taohua Village, where a plague is raging. At the end of her tether, she discovers she can transmigrate to a modern-day tourist attraction and work as an NPC. She collects rubbish to trade for steamed buns and buys supplies wholesale on Pinduoduo. She even manages to get a cannon on credit from “Qin Shi Huang”... Before she knows it, she's feeding the whole village and helping her “dead” 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think this is pretty good. It's set during a famine, and the actors are playing NPC refugees in modern times.

48. 48 老 I'm Just an Extra on Set, but I Cleaned Out the Supermarket to Save the Whole Village 老娘片场跑龙套，搬空超市救全村 Ai Sisi哎思思Modern Romance426k WordsOngoing After three years of severe drought, Shen Dahua threw herself into a dry well, hoping to end it all and save the last bite of wild greens for her grandson. Who could have imagined that when she opened her eyes again, she would find herself in a “heavenly paradise”? People here raced around in metal boxes, their buildings so tall they pierced the clouds. Even more shocking, there was so much white rice that people didn’t bother eating it! Still bewildered, Shen Dahua was grabbed by a man with a m 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 直 Livestream: The Emperors’ Modern-Day Day Jobs 直播：皇帝们的现代打工日常 Beauty's Parting Sorrow美人离殇Urban274k WordsOngoing Shi Yu used to spend every day working himself to the bone on a 996 schedule. Then, without warning, he died. System 996 said binding with it could bring him back to life. It did, but not in his original world. He ended up in a parallel world, where Shi Yu's parents had gone bankrupt. His father died in a car accident while driving for a rideshare service, and his mother died of heart disease, leaving Shi Yu alone with a mountain of debt. This body was only seventeen, and he was still in high sc 8kReads—Score620Shelves

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50. 50 穿 After Transmigrating, I Only Want to Make Money. Miss, Please Leave! 穿越后只想搞钱，御姐，请走开！ A Breeze Rising Again再起的微风Urban158k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was a Hongmen master who fought to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming, but he died a tragic death after his comrades betrayed him out of greed. In this life, his soul inhabits a college student on the verge of graduation, who is publicly humiliated because of his poverty. This time, he has only one obsession: making money, and making a fortune fast! He wants to focus on building his career and keep his head down as he works, but the beauties around him are always tr 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A martial arts master travels to the modern era, his only goal being to make money.

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