The Recommendation List Is Too Toxic. Looking for Some Farming Novels 推荐榜太毒，求点种田文

1. 51 退 Quit Showbiz to Open a Farmhouse, Billionaires Crowd the Door 退圈开农家乐，亿万富豪挤爆门 Mr. Angry Bull愤怒的公牛先生Urban172k WordsOngoing Top Michelin chef Lu Chen was framed by his celebrity ex-wife, who wanted to seize his shares, for "using inferior ingredients that gave customers food poisoning." The whole internet turned against him, and he was blacklisted. Lu Chen simply deleted his account, returned to his hometown village, and opened a shabby farmhouse that "only takes two tables a day, with a menu decided on a whim." He planned to fish and take it easy for the rest of his life, but unexpectedly got bound to the [Leisurely 17Reads—Score100Shelves

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   A very stylish farming novel

2. 52 最 I Turned the Poorest Border City into the Center of the World 最穷边城，被我砸成世界中心 Mr. Angry Bull愤怒的公牛先生Urban814k WordsOngoing Su Ye quits his job in Shenzhen after nearly working himself into a heart attack and returns to a remote desert town on the northwestern frontier, a place so barren even birds wouldn’t bother to shit there. He awakens a System: all thirty thousand townspeople give him 100 yuan each per day, earning him three million a day! The money can only be spent in town. The mayor is worried about attracting investment? Su Ye buys up an unfinished building and turns it into a full-immersion esports center. 771Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse474k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 2.9kReads8.4Score377Shelves

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   Highly recommended! If you're looking for something to read, this is for you. A heartwarming and healing story about farming on a post-apocalyptic island. Every day on the island is ordinary yet fulfilling. In the morning, you pick cucumbers covered in dew from the garden; in the evening, you collect fish from the stream; and at night, you weave straw sandals under the oil lamp.

4. 54 我 The Pothole on Our Road 我们的路里坑 Pillow Dream, Fading Away枕梦残Modern Romance196k WordsOngoing Set in a small village in western Zhejiang, this novel opens with warmth and healing. Its people and events paint a portrait of rural life, making it a story about rural revitalization. The road to Lulikeng that summer, the village Party secretary Liu, who was skilled at wood carving, Sister Hua’s fragrant oil-pressing workshop, and Grandma Li’s pomelo jam: these unsung locals were the ones who built Lulikeng. As city life grew faster and faster, young people like Sheng Huaixu gradually returned 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is not a traditional farming novel; the entire text is filled with details of local delicacies from western Zhejiang: Grandma's braised duck feet with rice noodles, Grandma Li's pumpkin sauce/pomelo sauce, congee with chili and dried radish, noodles stewed in a traditional earthen stove... It describes everyday food with delicacy and warmth, and the words themselves have an aroma. Food lovers should be careful not to read it late at night.

5. 55 朱 The Concubine of the Zhu Family 朱门妾 Yun Xibai云夕白Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted [Male Lead, No Female Lead, Angsty Novel] In short, this is a story about a modern woman who transmigrates to ancient times, where modern and ancient ways of thinking collide. This novel has no moral compass and no shame. 1.3kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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   I think this farming novel is quite good. It's a time-travel story. The female protagonist travels through time, is kidnapped, and becomes a concubine.

6. 56 城 The City's Reclaimed Wasteland Became a Haven for the Soul 城市开荒地成了心灵港湾 Author Meng Jinping作者梦金平Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted Urban life + farming + family (growing vegetables can heal the soul) After the pandemic, Auntie Wei’s immune system grows weaker. She notices that the grandmothers in their seventies and eighties are in better shape than the young people around them. After observing them, she realizes that ever since they moved back, they’ve kept up a special 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend the modern author experience farming firsthand. It relieves stress, provides exercise, and allows you to enjoy purely organic vegetables. Just being in the garden brings joy. I hope this inspires more people to experience farming and have their own little vegetable garden in the fast-paced city. [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

7. 57 流 Exiled to the Northern Frontier? I’ll Reclaim the Wasteland with My Reborn Husband 流放北疆？我带重生夫君开荒 Meatball with a Fried Egg煎蛋的肉肉Ancient Romance678k WordsCompleted [No System, no pocket dimension, transmigrated woman vs. reborn man] [If you want an overpowered golden finger, this isn't for you] [There are children, but if you want a story focused purely on raising kids, this isn't for you] [No political scheming! No household intrigue! No palace intrigue! Not a power fantasy about a strong female lead!] [Some chapters end with short skits where the male lead transmigrates to the modern world; proceed with caution if that's not your thing] Tan Yun transmig 2.1kReads6.3Score292Shelves

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   This one is good-looking and I like it.

8. 58 和 After the Divorce, Daily Intelligence Helps Me Make a Fortune 和离后，每日情报助我发家致富 Please Let Me Get Rich求求你让我暴富吧Ancient Romance122k WordsOngoing [Lean years + System + building wealth + face-slapping the scum + everyday life + multiple couples] Song Yuwei, a PhD in agricultural science, was poisoned to death in her lab and transmigrated into the body of a woman doomed to a hard life. A phoenix in distress is worse off than a chicken. She was divorced as soon as she arrived. Her in-laws were a bunch of bloodsuckers, making her do every dirty, exhausting job, while her husband was a complete idiot. Song Yuwei kicked the scumbag to the 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A steady, gradual approach to wealth creation; touching portrayal of family bonds.

9. 59 古 The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻奋斗史 min211Ancient Romance856k WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times. The animated drama The Little Farming Couple is now streaming. Come watch!) [Native-Born Ancient People] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Everyday Family Life] [Adorable Beloved Child] [Cozy Daily Life] [Imperial Examinations] A chance encounter at an apothecary gives Wang Wei'an, a lovestruck young man working at a restaurant, the idea of bringing Zhao Xiuxiu, a young embroiderer, home as his wife. Neither of them transmigrated or 18.6kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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   The story of a man from a farming family who falls in love with a woman at first sight, and how the two work together to save money and become wealthy after they get married.

10. 60 空 After My Spatial Powers Awakened, the Shen Family’s Ninth Daughter Went on a Rampage 空间觉醒后，沈家九娘杀疯了 Chubby Baby胖胖多宝宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigration · Pocket Dimension · No Romance · Farming · Building Wealth · Female Growth · Slow Burn The whole village was stunned on the day the ninth daughter of the Shen family was made a princess. Before she turned eight, she was a little girl who gathered wild vegetables by the field ridges. After she turned eight, she became a transmigrator who awoke with a pocket dimension. She builds schools, offers up grain seeds, saves the heir to the throne, opens restaurants, and builds mountain 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've been reading this recently; it's a heartwarming farming novel, no romance, no awful characters, a slow and steady story, filled with everyday moments and the changing seasons.

11. 61 巴 Transmigrating to Farm on a Lake Island Deep in the Mountains with a Tiny Pocket Space 巴掌大空间穿越深山湖心岛种田 Song of the Azure Sky碧落笙Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted This is a cozy farming story about food, business, and stockpiling supplies in a pocket dimension, as the heroine builds her own secluded paradise. Gu Xiaoyi is forced to transmigrate to an isolated island in the middle of a mountain lake, far from civilization. There are no bustling streets here, only mountains overgrown with weeds and dense forests. Safety and survival are her first challenges. Luckily, she has a mysterious, palm-sized pocket dimension that can grow over time, store supplies, 84Reads—Score144Shelves

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    A cozy, relaxing story about farming deep in the mountains and building a secluded paradise.

12. 62 身 Transmigrated to a Mountain Wilderness in Turbulent Times, the Brothers Stockpile Grain, Clear Land, and Build a Peach Blossom Haven 身穿乱世深山兄弟囤粮开荒建桃源 Song of the Azure Sky碧落笙Historical314k WordsCompleted Stranded in remote mountains + hard-core wilderness farming + building a village from scratch + natural disasters and refugees in chaotic times + limited storage space + no System. Survive and farm through sheer ingenuity! Brothers Gu Yuan and Jiang Bai were out fishing in the wild when they unexpectedly transmigrated to a remote, uninhabited wilderness. Their only golden finger was a small storage space. With limited supplies and no System to support them, the two had to figure out every step o 838Reads—Score101Shelves
13. 63 我 I Save the Wasteland Apocalypse with Cheating Fruit 我靠出轨水果拯救废土末世 Professional Chocolate Seller of Shredded Potatoes巧克力专业贩卖土豆丝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse431k WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation under the same title is now streaming on Tomato! Yay! No CP + wasteland farming + voluntarily turning everything over to the government + goofy wish fulfillment] (The rating just came out, and there aren't many words yet. It should rise later.) In the seventh year of the wasteland, fruit had gone extinct. Qiao Manzhi transmigrated with an entire orchard, thinking she'd gotten an unbeatable start. Then she discovered that the outside world was swarming with espers and mutate 2.8kReads8.0Score493Shelves

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    Who understands this unconventional post-apocalyptic story? Everyone is using their superpowers to kill polluted beasts to survive. The female protagonist, carrying an entire orchard, is transported to a wasteland where fruit has disappeared. She has no combat power herself, and the fruit trees are all love-struck. After much thought, she decides to hand it over to the country. While others fight monsters, she focuses on mediating the emotions of the fruit trees.

14. 64 全 Our Whole Neighborhood Is Exiled to the Southern Wilderness, So I Build a Peach Blossom Haven and Stockpile Food 全小区流放南荒，我建桃花源囤粮 Soft Mist Sweet Peach软雾甜桃Ancient Romance264k WordsOngoing [Mountain and Sea Foraging] [Reclaiming and Farming] [Beast Taming] [Mass Transmigration and Ensemble Cast] [Infrastructure and Management] [Building Wealth] [Romance] [Just started getting ratings, and they’ll go up~] Overnight, Shu Qiao transmigrated to the southern border of the Da Sheng dynasty, bringing her entire residential compound with her. All three thousand residents came along, as did the apartment buildings, ground-floor shops, and underground parking garage. Outside the compound la 62.4kReads8.4Score11.4kShelves

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    This is a very interesting story about group transmigrating and farming.

15. 65 卖 Sell Her to the Mountain God? The Miao Healer Strikes It Rich and Builds a Mansion 卖她祭山神？苗疆医女暴富盖大房 Yun Li云璃Ancient Romance132k WordsOngoing Qiao You Ning, a Miao healer, transmigrates and becomes the despised, mute granddaughter of the Qiao family. Her biased grandparents want to sell her to appease the mountain god? Well, it looks like this family’s rules need a serious overhaul! With a magical Gu-worm space at her fingertips, should she be afraid of this bunch of awful relatives? She takes on her biased grandparents, kicks her vicious aunt, and whacks her bizarre third uncle with a stick. Her parasitic cousins, too, all get what’s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hey everyone, check this out! This farming novel is really down-to-earth. The female lead is clear-headed and not a saint. She farms, hunts, gathers herbs and mushrooms, gets rich, builds a big house, and beats up her awful relatives. It's heartwarming and funny, with well-developed and vivid characters. It's definitely worth reading! The male lead is deeply devoted and the romance between the leads is slow and steady. This is truly a great book, highly recommended!

16. 66 穿 Transmigrating as a Blessed Farmer’s Daughter, I Slaughter My Way Through Everything 穿越之农家好福女，我大杀四方 A Beauty Like a Flower Beyond the Clouds美人如花隔云端Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted [The score has just come out and will rise later. Everyone’s darling, both leads are devoted only to each other, no golden finger, strong male and female leads. The male lead is delicate and frail, easily swept off his feet; the female lead is clear-headed, independent, and a top-tier agent. Shen Qingge transmigrates, only to be targeted for murder as soon as she arrives. Shen Qingge shuts her eyes. The sky is falling! Heavens, how could you play a game like this? Shen Qingge can only curse help 262Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good.

17. 67 万 Ten Thousand Demons Sect: I Keep the Sect Afloat by Raising Pigs 万魔宗：我靠养猪撑起宗门 Dream Falling on the Gentle River夢落輕浔Eastern Fantasy717k WordsCompleted A fantasy full of wild ideas, lighthearted comedy, slow-burn farming, and no System. After transmigrating to the Shenwu Continent, Lu Renjia discovers his golden finger is the study of sow feed. He only wanted to swindle a little silver and go home to raise pigs, but an heiress fleeing an arranged marriage kidnaps him by force, and he is made to build a sect. The disciples he recruits are a sorry lot. When an army of a hundred thousand righteous cultivators lays siege to them, he calmly opens th 371Reads6.0Score101Shelves

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    Come on, everyone! 😢 This author is so fast! 😢 Brothers and sisters who like slow-paced stories, come check this out!

18. 68 无 Surviving Without Cheats: The Country Girl Cuts Ties and Reclaims the Wasteland 无挂求生，小农女断亲开荒记 Gu Meng Lihua顾梦狸花Ancient Romance327k WordsOngoing [Play the pig to eat the tiger + no cheat powers + farming story + coming-of-age + no romance + family and village life] A mature modern woman’s soul lands in the body of a fourteen-year-old farm girl. The original girl was exploited by her awful relatives. You might put up with that, but I won’t! I’m flipping the table in a fit of rage! My grandparents are old and bedridden, and everyone else treats them like garbage. I’ll care for them tenderly. After all, an old person in the family is a trea 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Farming and food novels, will you read them?

19. 69 五 The Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: My Mother-in-Law Took Me In 五胡乱华，我被丈母娘捡回家 Young Master Jianghu江湖泊公子Historical322k WordsOngoing [Farming] [Building wealth] [Multiple female leads] [Everyday family life] [Warring for supremacy] [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Warm daily life as the family grows prosperous, alongside ruthless determination to survive in troubled times] In the final years of the Western Jin dynasty, the Rebellion of the Eight Princes leaves the people of Guanzhong destitute. Wang Dachuan is pushed aside by his eldest legitimate brother, and at just thirteen, he angrily leaves home. He ventures deep into th 446Reads—Score102Shelves

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    This is a male-oriented farming novel, heartwarming with humor, and also featuring the struggle for survival in a chaotic world. The romance is well-developed; women don't automatically flock to the male lead every time he meets someone.

20. 70 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: A Country Girl's Struggle to Support Her Family 逃荒种田，农家女娃养家忙 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted Fleeing famine in the early stages, farming and gathering herbs later on. Mingyue dies in a car accident and transmigrates just as a drought strikes. Her gentle mother says, “Xiaoyue, eat this poached egg.” Her father looks at her expectantly too. “Come on, eat up. You'll need the strength for the journey.” Her doting older brother brings it to her lips. Touched by the love of her parents and brother, she feels her heart stir. A young man gazes at her with deep affection in his handsome eyes. “Y 1.3kReads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Village people and village affairs, the daily lives of farmers

21. 71 开 From the Start, I Go Hungry for Three Days Straight, Then Make a Fortune Everyone Envies 开局三天饿九顿，发家致富招人馋 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted Liu Siyu wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated. Above her is a sharp-tongued stepmother, below her a brother as thin as a skeleton, and around them are three shabby thatched huts. With barely enough food to last from one meal to the next, she raises an eyebrow, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work. What? That wicked old wolf of a step-grandmother wants to sell her to an old man as a good-luck bride? How can she put up with that? She grabs a kitchen knife and starts swinging... The vi 949Reads8.7Score—Shelves
22. 72 穿 Transmigrated as a Burden, I Can Both Run a Business and Farm 穿成拖油瓶，经商种田两不误 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl who was strangled to death by her own father. Fortunately, her mother risks her life to protect her. Her maternal relatives take them in, but the sight of their home with nothing in it is heartbreaking. Jing Shu grits her teeth and gets to work: she builds a house, starts a business, and rolls up her sleeves to lead the whole family. Just as they’ve managed to save a little money, a handsome young man abducts her to the mountains. Jing Shu’s eyes 829Reads8.2Score—Shelves
23. 73 布 The Commoner Chancellor, Xia Ren 布衣宰相虾仁 Floating Life Returns to the Void浮生归墟Historical920k WordsOngoing After a sudden car accident, Xia Ren, a double PhD in history and literature, transmigrated as a dying seven-year-old peasant child in the Great Jing Dynasty, a realm never recorded in history. His family had nothing, but that couldn't diminish the knowledge and experience he had accumulated over two lifetimes. His memories of poring over ancient texts in his previous life remained crystal clear. The classics, historical records, institutions, and lessons of dynastic rise and decline were all at 336Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel isn't even on the recommendation list, and I doubt most people can find it, so I'm just recommending it to you all. I hope you enjoy it.

24. 74 穿 Transmigrated as an Ugly Woman: Taking on the Villains and Teasing the Cool Prince 穿成丑女斗极品！清冷王爷逗B妻 The Young Master on the Left公子在左Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (The manhua adaptation is out) If you enjoy it, please help share it around. Thanks! [Alternate World] [Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Building Wealth] [Family Life] [Dealing with Toxic Relatives] Luo Chengge transmigrates into an alternate dynasty. The original owner was born ugly, so her scumbag father and mean grandparents despised her. At birth, she was nearly thrown down a well to drown. Later, her scumbag father secretly carried her out several times and abandoned her in the mountains 41.9kReads8.1Score4.3kShelves

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    I wonder if anyone recommends this book? It's so good, I love reading it, and I want to read it again and again! 🤭🤭🤭

25. 75 灵 Spiritual Energy Is Fading? I Build a Peach Blossom Paradise Through Farming 灵气陨落？我靠种田打造桃花源 Big Hammer at Eight大锤8时Modern Romance151k WordsOngoing [Modern Farming + Everyday Gourmet Cooking + Land Development + Wilderness Foraging + Minor Golden Finger + Spirit Spring (can't be used for farming or drinking) + Another World + Fantasy Creatures + Divine Game] - After a gray-mist disaster, soil fertility across the country plummeted and crop yields fell. The whole country entered the canned-food era. Yu Wenxia had been able to see the numerical values of things in nature since childhood. After a string of bad luck, she unexpectedly returned t 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🥗🥗 [Modern Farming + Daily Life with Delicious Food + Infrastructure Development + Wilderness Gathering + Minimal Cheat Factor + Spirit Spring (Cannot be Used for Farming or Drinking) + Another World + Fantasy Creatures + God Game]🥗🥗 😊 [Lighthearted and Healing Daily Life! Very Appetizing! Very Appetizing!] 🍧🍧Yu Wenxia returned to her farmhouse. Clearing land, building infrastructure, digging for wild vegetables, beachcombing, cooking, improving the soil… Every day is either clattering and banging, or smelling delicious! She also has to lead her fellow villagers to start businesses and get rich, fighting against the cannery!! But—why is the well in the yard glowing? And why can't she drink from it or use it to irrigate crops? Why does a different world keep appearing in the backyard every day?! Behind her, there's also a girl who can smell the water. A mysterious sickly young master. He wanders around her yard all day. Eagerly waiting to eat her cooking every day? - Days passed. Who can tell her—why are even the gods coming to eat in her yard?!

26. 76 离 This Is Ridiculous! I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Ran into My Late Mom? 离谱！穿越古代遇上过世的老妈？ Little Fish Is Slacking Off Again Today小鱼今天也摆烂Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted No pocket dimension, no System, no wealthy-family power struggles, no princes or nobles! A cozy, everyday story + farming and business, all about a peaceful life and being content with modest prosperity. Lin Xi, a wage slave working late into the night, unexpectedly transmigrates to an impoverished farming family in ancient times. The biggest surprise is that she reunites there with her mother, who passed away long ago. No golden finger, no lucky breaks or shortcuts. She relies on the little cle 210Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The whole family protects each other, supports and helps each other out. Life is ordinary and mundane, but full of warmth. Making money is reliable, life is stable, and family affection is healing.

27. 77 重 Back at Ten, I Fought to Reclaim My Name 重回十岁，我把名字挣回来了 Zhao Yanning昭砚宁Ancient Romance518k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Er Ya was sold off by her family and died of illness on a winter night. Now she's reborn at the age of ten. In this life, she wants nothing to do with her biased mother, her parasitic brother, or her cold home. She learns about herbs and literacy from a widowed doctor, then shoulders a medicine basket and travels from village to village. The memories of her past life are her golden finger, and the medical skills she gains in this life are her blade. She earns back her own l 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book, it's good.

28. 78 假 The Fake Heiress Uses Her Modern Connection to Stock Up Early and Flee the Famine 假千金靠通现代，提前囤货逃荒 Manman Says漫漫说Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Farming + Rebirth + Connected Across Past and Present + Fleeing Famine + Comeback and Growth + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Building Wealth] Song Xi is reborn. In her previous life, she was a fake heiress sent back to her hometown. Unable to bear her in-laws breaking off her engagement, she jumped into a river and drowned! But only she knows that she did not jump in to take her own life. The moment she opens her eyes again, she has to face her father, unconscious from serious injuries; her second 17.5kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves

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    A farming novel where the female protagonist is reborn and can directly travel to the modern era to improve her current predicament and stockpile goods in advance to escape famine.

29. 79 末 An Apocalypse Survivor in Ancient Times: The Young Farmer's Life Is a Little Busy 末世女穿古代：小娘子种田有点忙 Passion Like a Torch如炬之情Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + special abilities + pocket dimension + farming + making a fortune + natural disasters + warfare + fictional setting] Fu Xiaoxiao transmigrates into the body of a little maid named Fu Xiaoxiao in the Great Qing Dynasty, bringing her special abilities and pocket dimension with her. The moment she opens her eyes, she saves a young master from drowning and wins her freedom. Carrying out the original owner’s wish, she returns home, where she buys wasteland, builds a new house, sells 3kReads8.5Score226Shelves

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    It's finished, so please feel free to read it.

30. 80 毕 Graduation Means Unemployment: The Joys of Growing Melons in the Countryside 毕业即失业：农村种瓜乐趣多 Doudou from Starry Sky Pavilion星空阁的兜兜Urban350k WordsCompleted From the start, it's “hell mode”: Huang Pu suffers one job-hunting defeat after another in the city, crushed by the label “unemployed upon graduation.” Rejecting the rat race, he flees back to the countryside with nothing but his diploma, declaring that he'll grow “premium-priced melons” on farmland and build a landscaped melon farm. But village bully Han Erhu makes trouble at every turn, while the villagers look on coldly. With no resources or connections, how can Huang Pu defy the odds and cha 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This farming novel is so addictive! Huang Pu returns to his hometown with his diploma to grow melons. While dealing with the village bullies' difficulties, he builds his own melon base. From an unemployed youth to a rural entrepreneurial expert, the 350,000-word book is full of practical information. After reading it, you'll want to go back to your hometown and start growing melons immediately!

31. 81 穿 Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Create a Peach Blossom Paradise with My Pocket Dimension 穿越荒年我靠空间创造了桃花源 Passion Like a Torch如炬之情Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling Food + Farming + Building Wealth + Fleeing Famine + Wartime Chaos] The moment she opens her eyes, Shen Niannian has transmigrated from a frozen apocalypse into the body of a thirteen-year-old farm girl in ancient times. Her family's little courtyard has come along as her own pocket dimension, though there's something strange about it: medicines appear from time to time. Is she supposed to use them to treat the sick and save lives? As the rooms in the pocket dimens 137Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: From Lazy Villager to the Richest Man 穿越70年代，从山村懒汉到首富 New Rain Field新雨畦Urban330k WordsOngoing I woke up transmigrated into the body of Zhao Tiezhu, the most notorious good-for-nothing on Lotus Mountain in 1979. Lazy and good-for-nothing, I was sick of living off my sister-in-law. My little sister had a high fever and no money for treatment, and all our family had left was a bowl of watery porridge so thin you could see your reflection in it. The whole village was waiting to see me starve to death. But they didn't know that in my previous life, I was an agricultural expert and a top-tier 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Anyone still experiencing a reading slump? Let me recommend this gem of a farming novel!

33. 83 山 A Country Bumpkin’s Triumphant Comeback 山村匹夫强势逆袭 Yinge吟歌Urban162k WordsCompleted [Period] [Mountain Village] [Daily Life] [Realistic] [Comeback] Everyone says coptis root is bitter, but his childhood was even more bitter. A mountain village, a beautiful young widow, and a boy: together, they write a new chapter in their fates. 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book.

34. 84 一 A Pair of Delicate Red Hands 一双红酥手 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1996, I planned to strike it rich with the lottery numbers from the one thing I remembered about my past life. Who knew it would still turn out to be just a dream!!! There are only 98 days left until the college entrance exam, and I’ve forgotten every bit of what I learned in my previous life. What do I do... Fine, I’ll come clean. I just want to be a couch potato, enjoy life with a beautiful wife, and live a quiet little life... This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are p 12kReads9.0Score718Shelves

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    These urban farming stories turn everyday life into poetry and struggle into a fairy tale. [Playful]

35. 85 重 Restarting My Life and Winning Over Several One True Loves 重启人生拐几个白月光 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban282k WordsCompleted So what if he was rich in his previous life? He couldn't even find his wife and daughter! In this reborn life, he'll protect his family first... A life of wealth and luxury? He wouldn't mind! But the simple pleasures of everyday life are what feel most real! 465Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 修 After Succeeding in Cultivation, I Transmigrated to Earth to Farm 修仙有成却穿越到地球种田 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban468k WordsCompleted [Cultivation]+ [Farming]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Chen Xing, an immortal with a spirit body from the Ziling Sect, had cultivated to the peak of the continent. Just as he was reveling in a life of pleasure with six beautiful concubines, the Trial of Worldly Desires struck. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name on Earth, who had died after slipping and falling 103Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 回 Digging for Treasure Back Home: I Have a Divine Farm 回乡挖宝：我有一座神仙农场 Clatter Clatter哐啷啷33k WordsCompleted Digging for Treasure Back Home: I Have a Divine Immortal Farm 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Non-toxic, high-energy farming without being mindless. It combines the farming elements of *The Legend of the Shepherd* with the comeback pacing of *The King's Avatar*. A bestselling, completed 33,000-word novel featuring rural farming, hardcore technology, online slapstick comedy, and patriotic themes—this masterpiece is highly recommended for every ordinary person struggling in reality yet still yearning for success! The most amazing thing is that this book dares to depict the protagonist's downfall! The protagonist becomes arrogant, the system is disabled, and everything is reset to zero. But Wang Dachui, relying on his genuine farming skills, climbs back onto the rich list. When the system returns, saying, "You can farm well even without me," I realize that this is the real golden finger—not external force, but the ability to get back up after falling. The calloused hands hold not a golden hoe, but the dignity of an ordinary person.

38. 88 真 The Real Heiress Gets Rich with Her System Before She Even Makes It Home 真千金还没回家就靠系统暴富了 Xueyin Chuan雪音川Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Get Rich System] [Fake and Real Heiresses] [No Couples] [Pure Wish Fulfillment for the Female Lead] When times are tough, dream up something satisfying! The summer Jiang Lai turned sixteen, she experienced three things in a single day: her father abandoned her and her mother, her only close friend transferred schools, and... she got a System for making money. The System told her she was actually the real heiress, and that it was compensating her with money because she had been unlucky. But the 2.4kReads6.6Score273Shelves

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    There are so few modern farming novels out there; it was a real struggle to find a few readable ones. The first and second books are about real and fake heiresses, and the second one is genuinely about farming—it's all about everyday rural life and farming, and there's no romance.

39. 89 真 The Real Heiress Flaunts Her Wealth, While the Fake Heiress Farms Her Way to Fortune 真千金炫富，假千金种田成首富 The Innkeeper at My Mountain Home吾山居小二Modern Romance202k WordsOngoing [Modern farming + family life + System + building wealth + no romance] Yang Sui spent twenty-two years as the Shen family's eldest daughter, only to be kicked out on the day she graduated from college. The real daughter, Shen Yunluo, stood at the entrance to the Shen family villa, eyes reddened, and timidly called her “Older Sister.” The Shen family sent Yang Sui back to a poor, remote village overnight. Her start couldn't have been worse. Her father had died in a car accident, her grandmother h 34Reads—Score106Shelves
40. 90 千 The Heiress Was Coldly Kicked Out of Her Family, So She Moved to the Countryside 千金被无情赶出豪门，转身下乡了 Swords, Blades, Mountains, and Rivers刀剑山河Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted Shen Xuening was pushed down the stairs by the real heiress and died. To her surprise, she was reborn five years earlier. This time, she decisively traded places with the real heiress and became Cinderella, returning to her hometown in the countryside. Her home in the far northwest is far from the big cities, with mountains and trees everywhere and life blooming all around. Fishing, raising horses, growing vegetables, opening a country resort, filming videos, selling local specialties, developin 33kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
41. 91 分 Getting Rich After the Family Splits: Five Uncles Regret It Too Late 分家暴富：五个舅舅悔不当初 Fei Qing妃卿Ancient Romance241k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + No System + Farming + Street Vending + Family Separation and Comeback + Everyday Family Life] I transmigrate into the body of a farm girl. The Lin family is large and full of strife. My uncle is weak and useless, and my aunt is mean and greedy. On the day the family splits up, my uncle’s household objects to a married-out daughter claiming any land. Fortunately, my grandmother stands up for us. The whole family pulls together and protects the foundation we need to make a life f 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I stayed up all night to finish reading it. The writing style and framework are both very good, and the plot and characters fit the setting perfectly.

42. 92 娃 Don't Be Afraid of Famine, Kids: Mom Has a Spirit Spring Space and a Cheat 娃荒年别怕，娘有灵泉空间带外挂 The Shrimp Who Loves Money爱钱的大虾米Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Famine Years + Farming + Food + Flight from Famine + Strong Female Lead + Adorable Kids + Everyday Family Life + Foraging + Pets] After surviving a terrifying apocalypse, wealthy heiress Gu Yuenong is reborn. A countdown to transmigration appears before her eyes. Thinking she will return to the apocalypse, where order has collapsed, she hastily stocks up on all kinds of supplies and food. When the countdown ends, Gu Yuenong realizes she hasn't returned to the terrifying apocaly 2.2kReads8.3Score258Shelves

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    Five-star recommendation! A must-read for anyone looking for something to read! A post-apocalyptic tycoon transmigrates into the body of a poor widow in ancient times, struggling to survive in the wilderness with three children, battling natural disasters, and taking revenge on the scum. With crows bringing news and a donkey protecting its master, this is the ultimate in satisfying and exhilarating stories!

43. 93 被 The Butcher Hated by the Whole Village Spoils Me Rotten 被全村嫌弃的屠户，把我宠上天 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted Transmigrated orphan girl vs. burly butcher, a striking size difference, an instinctive attraction, mutual flirtation, a pocket dimension, and a journey to wealth. Su Nian: I thought this was just something I had to do, but I never expected to be paired with such a top-notch man. Zhou Ye: Why does my whole body heat up whenever I see her!? 2kReads—Score296Shelves

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    Sweet and heartwarming farming story, a heartwarming tale of getting rich without any abuse, and everyday family life.

44. 94 新 On My Wedding Night, the Demon King Coaxed Me All Night Long 新婚夜，我被魔王哄一整晚 Years Like a Dream in the Clouds恍似云中岁月Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [Rugged hero dotes on his wife, adorable villain kids, everyone’s favorite, pocket dimension, sweet cultivation romance] This rugged man knows how to treat a woman. His sweet wife is delicate, soft, and fragrant! With thunder crashing overhead, Qin Susu used a time-travel mirror to return to her previous life and win over the man fate had cursed her with. In her past life, after she died, her rugged husband and their triplets turned evil. The four great villains plunged the people into misery, l 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Farming novel enthusiasts, please take a look!

45. 95 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves

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    It's a post-apocalyptic rebirth story, but the world's script has completely changed. The protagonist's intelligence remains consistently high throughout, the plot twists are numerous, and foreshadowing is subtly woven in. The writing is solid, the character portrayals are realistic, and it gets increasingly captivating as it progresses.

46. 96 你 Feeling Anxious? I Found Healing in a Country Courtyard 你焦虑了吗？我在农村小院治愈了 The Real Number One Scholar Brother状元哥哥本尊Urban140k WordsOngoing At 44, I take the blame and get disciplined. My promotion is gone. My wife's job is unstable, and she's always on edge. My son is hooked on online games, and his grades leave a lot to be desired. I rent a place with a courtyard in the suburbs. I work in the CBD by day, then come back to the village at night to raise chickens, walk the dog, and grow vegetables. The neighbors say I look like an idiot turning over the soil. But idiots don't have to take the blame for anyone anymore. I raise chicken 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this farming novel; it's of good quality and the writing is superb.

47. 97 恶 Wicked Aunt, the Whole Family Has to Listen to Me 恶毒姑姑，全家都得听我的 Lost Wei迷路的薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing She wakes up to find herself an evil younger sister-in-law in ancient times. Everyone in the family fears the woman whose body she’s taken over, except for her mother. Given a new lease on life, Lin Xiaoyue begins her struggle to survive in this unfamiliar world. After many twists and turns, she discovers that the family around her is the most precious gift in the world. 28.8kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    Highly recommended!

48. 98 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 288Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Farming and infrastructure building, a humorous ancient time-travel novel with a rustic writing style. The female lead isn't naive; it's incredibly lighthearted and stress-relieving. No romantic pairing, no system, no cheat codes, and no spatial abilities. Highly recommended for those who enjoy this genre!

49. 99 开 The Golden Age of Kaiyuan! What’s That Got to Do With a Poor Soldier Like Me? 开元盛世！关我穷鬼府兵啥事？ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life348k WordsOngoing Lin Feng accidentally transmigrated to the nineteenth year of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty. The golden age was dawning, yet he felt no joy at all. Thirty li northeast of Yunzhou City, beneath Mount Baideng, beside the Sanggan River, in Zhuyuan Village, Yongding Township. As a conscript about to be cast aside, Lin Feng was consumed by worry. As the family's main breadwinner, he had no choice but to work hard in the fields. His family of five had only a little over ten mu of meager farmland 3.1kReads—Score190Shelves

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    Great book, highly recommended, you won't regret reading it 🙂❤️

50. 100 穿 Transmigrated with Three Kids! A Ruinous Start, a Road to Riches! 穿越带仨娃！天崩开局致富路！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Li Tianming was done for. He lay motionless in a drafty thatched hut. He was a graduate student researching traditional Chinese medicine and herbal remedies, but after a loose-lipped remark, he tasted an herb and somehow transmigrated into the body of a pauper. Being poor wasn't the problem, and he could even accept being in his thirties. But the body was in terrible shape: its former owner had drunk himself to death, leaving Li Tianming with three children outside, wailing their hearts out! A d 21.6kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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