Transmigrate to Ancient Times and Flee from Famine 穿越古代逃荒

1. 1 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: Taking Mom and Dad on the Run 全家穿越，带着爸妈去逃荒 Moon Above the Sparse Curtain月上疏帘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is a slow-burn, light power fantasy that falls somewhere between male-oriented and female-oriented fiction. No horrible relatives, no mistresses or innocent white lotuses, and no palace or household intrigue. The male lead is a discharged soldier and low-ranking local official. He transmigrates with his wife and son, his in-laws, and his sister-in-law’s family. As soon as they arrive, they have to flee famine. The male lead builds a group from his clan along the way, turning the tables on b 9.9kReads9.1Score753Shelves

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   A hilarious time-travel famine escape story, this section makes up more than half of the entire novel. The whole family of over ten people travels back in time, the whole village flees famine, and they rob a bandit along the way. It's the kind of story that will make you laugh until you can't breathe; I'm currently rereading it.

2. 2 带 Fleeing Famine with My Child: My Storage Space Is Packed with Food and Meat 带子逃荒：空间粮肉爆满仓 A Commoner's Life草根人生Ancient Romance971k WordsOngoing The rating is low because this just came out. It’ll go up. (Entirely fictional setting + lone wolf + no romance + selfish heroine + no saintly kindness + no handouts + pocket dimension + ... daily life + ... survival guide...) Dai Zi, who dealt with zombies every day, was betrayed by a friend and died. She transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty, where disasters, human calamities, and military rebellions are constantly breaking out. Her new body’s name is Liu Daizi. She ranks fourth in the family 2.6kReads6.3Score211Shelves

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   I highly recommend this book. The female protagonist escapes famine with a special ability. She's not a saint, she doesn't help others, and her combat power is off the charts. She faces various natural and man-made disasters and struggles on her way to escape famine.

3. 3 逃 Fleeing Famine to Farm: The Cannon Fodder Family Wins Big with a System 逃荒种田，炮灰一家手握系统赢麻了 Lemon Candy柠檬糖Ancient Romance732k WordsCompleted Jiang Ning transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character who is doomed to die early. Jiang Ning: There's no need to fear being cannon fodder. Watch me get farming and livestock raising underway. Grow sweet potatoes and make sweet potato flour, grow soybeans and make bean products. I'll make so much money my hands will ache from counting it, and riches are just around the corner! A blizzard coming? No rush, no rush. Let's make down jackets and heated brick beds. A flood, too 81Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 我 Alone on the Run from Famine in Ancient Times 我在古代独自逃荒 Pepper Salt Qingli椒盐清璃Ancient Romance383k WordsOngoing (No romance) After surviving for three years in the apocalypse, Xiang Rong transmigrates into a disaster-ridden ancient era and has no choice but to flee from famine. She endures drought, extreme heat, and plague. At long last, she finds a place to settle down and enjoys a brief stretch of peace, only for floods, snowstorms, and warfare to follow one after another. She has no choice but to flee once more. 4.6kReads9.1Score359Shelves
5. 5 乱 Fleeing Through a Chaotic Age 乱世逃难 Ou Jiu偶就Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted Fu Wen’s soul transmigrated into a chaotic age, and a little pocket dimension came with her. With war raging and refugees scattered in every direction, she and her childhood sweetheart, Li Baisheng, fled together. They dodged pursuers, fought through famine, sheltered the old, the weak, women, and children, and endured a life of endless wandering. When the fighting finally ceased, they settled in Yan territory and opened up wasteland for farming. In a world left in ruins, they carved out a safe 5.4kReads8.6Score375Shelves

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   Try this one.

6. 6 农 The Farmer Girl’s Pocket Space: I Pick Up a Great Villain on the Road to Escape 农女空间：逃荒路上捡个大反派 Ah-Qiu Doesn't Sneeze啊秋不打喷嚏Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine + pocket dimension + special abilities + sweet romance + two powerful leads] Shen Yuan'an, a modern-day psychic, transmigrated into the body of a young farm girl in the Great Wei dynasty who shared her name. She thought she could finally enjoy a carefree life without having to go on missions, but then discovered she had transmigrated into a book. Not only was the imperial court in turmoil, but a major earthquake and locust plague would soon strike... Shen Yuan'an promptly decided 319Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   This book is very good.

7. 7 将 The General's Abandoned Daughter Flees the Famine with Her Adorable Child 将门弃女：拖着萌宝去逃荒 Jin Huohuo锦火火Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted New title: “Plane-Space Adventures: I Crossed Over with a Light Sniper Rifle.” It’s another strong female lead farming story: gentle and heartwarming at first, then wildly satisfying later on. Meng Qingluo, a special forces ace, is blasted into the sky by a villain’s bomb while rescuing hostages. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in ancient times, in the body o 15.3kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves

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   This book has an incredibly exciting and fantastic plot! Special forces soldier Meng Qingluo, while rescuing hostages, is blown into the sky by a bomb thrown by a villain. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself transmigrated into the body of Meng Qingluo, a peasant girl in ancient times, on a journey of escape from famine with her family.

8. 8 娶 Marry a Wife to Cut My Taxes? I Started by Supporting My Beautiful Bride 娶妻抵税？从养活美娇媳妇开始 Last Night's East Tower昨夜东楼Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [No System + alternate world + farming + hunting + slow burn + not a wish-fulfillment story + political intrigue and warfare + competing for supremacy in troubled times] “Yucheng, do you want a wife or not? Just say the word and I’ll send one over.” “Then go ahead and send her over.” Shen Yucheng thought it was just a joke, never expecting to actually end up with a beautiful wife. The dynasty is in its final years. Warlords carve up the land, and refugees are everywhere. With nothing but bare wa 26.9kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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   Transmigrated into the body of a penniless hunter, a joke unexpectedly brings him a beautiful bride! The imperial court's "tax exemption for marriage" policy suddenly appears, and he not only gains tax relief but also the blessing of a fallen official's daughter. In the dead of winter, he shoulders his hunting bow and heads into the mountains, all to ensure his little wife has a hot bowl of porridge. Their slow-burning, sweet, farming-themed daily life is so addictive, I'm definitely following!

9. 9 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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   This is a story about a woman from ancient times who escapes famine by traveling to the modern era. Under the threat of natural disaster, a wealthy woman from ancient times escapes her predicament by traveling directly to the modern world. She stockpiles goods in advance to escape the famine and then benefits the local people after settling down.

10. 10 末 A Doomsday Woman's Life Fleeing Famine in Ancient Times 末世女的古代逃荒生活 Peanut Stalk花生秧Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Transmigration + flight from famine + special powers + pocket dimension] Tian Jiuli awakened her wood-type ability a year into the apocalypse. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrated into the body of Tian Daniang, a refugee in ancient times. She had no food before transmigrating, and still had no food afterward. What a miserable fate! Heartbroken by her wretched circumstances, Tian Jiuli declared that since she had already died once, her guiding principles in life woul 264Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Mao Sui recommends himself 😅😅😅

11. 11 穿 Transmigrate to Ancient Times: Fleeing Famine and Farming 穿越古代逃荒种田 Peanut Stalk花生秧Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The novel is complete] [Transmigration + no inventory space + no special powers + slow burn] Luo Xiaoran, who died in the apocalypse, transmigrates to ancient times and opens her eyes in the middle of a great refugee exodus. Surrounded by countless displaced people who look like zombies, she manages to escape with the companions she meets along the way. She plans to settle in a small mountain village, farm, cook delicious food, and lie flat. But somehow, trouble keeps finding her... Luo Xiaoran 107Reads7.3Score—Shelves
12. 12 逼 They Forced Me to Cut Ties and Become an Orphan? I'll Make the Whole Village Rich Instead 逼我断亲变孤女？转身带全村暴富 I'm Famous Far and Wide我红透半边天了Ancient Romance244k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Homestead Farming + Stockpiling + Pocket Dimension + Conquest + Beloved by the Whole Family + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + System + Food + Lighthearted Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] I’m terrible at writing blurbs, but the story is even better. Song Baozhu finds herself transported into a famine from the very start, where her scumbag boyfriend is selling her for food. After she kicks him to the curb, tears apart the scheming white lotus, and cuts ties with her awful family, she 31Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Traveling back to ancient times and leading the entire village to escape famine is incredibly exciting and fun. Definitely worth buying.

13. 13 被 The Cast-Off Concubine Takes Her Spatial Farmland and Flees the Famine 被休小姨娘，带着空间灵田去逃荒 XD Floating LifeXD浮生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Spatial farmland + fleeing famine + war + drought + plague + floods…] Jiang Wanyue was stabbed in the back by her teammates and died amid a horde of zombies. When she opened her eyes, she had become a concubine who had slept her way into the Marquis’s household. A letter of repudiation was slapped in her face. The man stood silhouetted against the light, his hands behind his back. “Jiang, you committed adultery with another man. You should be beaten to death, but since you served the Old Madam 25.3kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves

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    It was so good! I couldn't stop smiling during the part about fleeing the famine. It was incredibly good, and so enjoyable to read. It's just that the smiles stopped after a while.

14. 14 逃 Fleeing the Famine: Don’t Worry, Brother and Sister-in-Law! My Storage Space Is Full of Supplies 逃荒：兄嫂别怕！我空间里有物资 Ink on Fingertips, Drifting with the Wind指墨随风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Xiaoyun, who worked for a twenty-second-century international security company, transmigrated to an imaginary ancient era. Just after arriving, she faced years of famine and war, and her parents died of illness. She fled with her sister-in-law, her brother, and her two young nephews alongside the villagers. The journey was full of hardships and dangers: when they encountered wild beasts, she fought them; when they ran into bandits, she took them on. Every so often, she was also tested by hum 9.5kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
15. 15 我 I'm Thriving on the Road to Fleeing Famine in Ancient Times 我在古代逃荒路上如鱼得水 I'm a Little Salted Fish, and Today I'm Slacking Off我是小咸鱼今天要摆烂Ancient Romance319k WordsCompleted Jiang Wu, a medical heir from the 22nd century, accidentally transmigrates to ancient times. She also finds herself on the road fleeing famine with a group of people. But why does it feel like a pair of eyes is always watching her, making her skin crawl? So she quickly makes her escape. One day, as she strolls down the street, pleased with herself, a refined and handsome young gentleman suddenly corners her against a wall. “Tell me, my dear, where do you think you’re running?” 16Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 穿 Transmigrated as a Pitiful Little Girl in Ancient Times, I Flee to the Mountains to Farm 穿成古代小可怜，逃到深山去种田 Northern Gate Commander北门提督Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted [Farming] [Lighthearted] [Infrastructure] [Spatial storage] [Spirit spring] [Transmigration] [Fictional setting] After a car accident, Leng Jing transmigrated into the body of a five-year-old little waif. The moment she woke up, she heard her original body’s aunt and uncle planning to sell the children so they could flee from famine. Leng Jing wasn’t exactly calm about that. Fortunately, there was good news: her older brother and her twin younger brother had transmigrated with her. The bad news? 12.5kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
17. 17 乱 Fleeing Famine in Troubled Times Is No Problem: My Space Can Feed the Whole Family 乱世逃荒不怕，我有空间能养全家 Duo Xinxin多鑫鑫Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted [A thrilling refugee-escape story, with a heroine who grows stronger, high combat power, a powerful golden finger, a personal space, supernatural abilities, plot-focused, a late-arriving male lead, little romance, an expansive world, imaginative elements, and fantasy. Please skip if this isn’t your thing.] Lin Qiao, a powerhouse with three types of supernatural abilities in the apocalypse, is ambushed by a ninth-rank king cobra and transmigrates in an instant... When she opens her eyes, she’s be 8.8kReads9.1Score835Shelves
18. 18 乱 Fleeing Famine in Chaotic Times, I Have a Space Full of Supplies and Grain 乱世逃荒，我有空间物资粮满仓 The Dog Who Keeps Its Head Down苟着的狗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Flight from Famine + Stockpiling in a Personal Space + Adorable Child] The moment Lin Yinan opened her eyes, she had become a fifteen-year-old girl in ancient times. Before she could even react, a foreign army slaughtered the city. Her mother was on the brink of death, and her little brother was about to be thrown into a pot. In a world torn apart by war, where people could barely survive, the journey to flee meant facing refugees and bandits, as well as disasters fro 4kReads8.8Score369Shelves
19. 19 锦 Lucky Carp Space: Farming After Fleeing Famine in Ancient Times 锦鲤空间：穿到古代逃荒种田 Loves Roasted Potatoes Most最爱烧洋竽Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Mu Zirong transmigrated. She should have been happy to get another chance at life, but she was unlucky enough to land in a poor, remote village just as everyone was about to flee famine. The journey was full of hardships, and things were truly miserable. Fortunately, she had an incredibly powerful koi space that gave her all kinds of golden fingers. The space might love striking her with lightning, but it still made her escape from famine a blast… 924Reads8.1Score101Shelves
20. 20 逃 Fleeing Famine Is One Thing, but You Have a Golden Finger 逃荒就逃荒，你却有了金手指 Windmill Che Xi风车车兮Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Yuxiu, who runs a small supermarket in modern times, wakes up as Xu Yuxiu, a village girl fleeing famine in ancient times. At a life-or-death moment, she is bound to a famine-escape System and receives a series of golden fingers. She beats the Xu family into submission and sets off alone with her unconscious mother. That’s when she discovers that the little supermarket she ran in her previous life has come along with her. From then on, she and her mother brave every obstacle as they flee famine, 4.7kReads8.9Score575Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to the past and severs ties with the people in the old house, then takes her mother to escape famine.

21. 21 穿 Reborn as a Farm Girl: No Need to Panic While Fleeing the Famine 穿成农女，逃荒不慌 Popular Novel Observer热门小说观察员Ancient Romance149k WordsCompleted An accident happens while she’s on a mission, and when she wakes up, she’s in a fictional ancient era. Jiang Banxia transmigrates into a book about fleeing famine. She has a whole family to look after, and keeping them alive in these troubled times is no easy task. Luckily, she has a frustrating System pocket dimension to help her. But why does the man from the neighboring village, the one she’s engaged to, look so familiar? 89Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times and possesses a spatial ability. The male protagonist also has a spatial ability, and together they flee famine, killing bandits along the way. The female protagonist's spatial ability can be upgraded.

22. 22 随 My Portable Courtyard: Farming and Fleeing Famine in Ancient Times 随身小院我在古代逃荒种田 Xinxin Loves Vegetables爱吃蔬菜的鑫鑫Ancient Romance284k WordsCompleted She transmigrated into a widow whose husband died right after their wedding. Her in-laws called her a “bringer of bad luck” and planned to throw her into a pond to drown. Lin Wei jumped into the river and woke with a golden finger: a pocket dimension. As drought spread and grain prices soared, others fought over muddy water and chewed tree bark, while she used her pocket dimension to stock up and eat her fill. On the road fleeing famine, she faced locust plagues and bandits, but made careful pla 1.4kReads6.2Score—Shelves

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    The escape from famine and hoarding of goods during natural disasters is very interesting.

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