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1. 51 穿 Reborn as a Peasant Girl, I Won't Live for Someone Else 穿成小农女，不为他人做嫁衣 Daxin大心Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted Zhou Qingling unexpectedly transmigrated. In the book, she spent her whole life making wedding clothes for others. This time, she’s here, and she even has a portable space. She’ll decide her own fate, and nobody gets to take advantage of her. 13.5kReads8.3Score809Shelves
2. 52 开 Stealing a Chicken from the Start: My Scheme-Rating System 开局偷鸡，我有诡谋评分系统 Peerless Blade Edge不二刀锋Historical170k WordsOngoing [High Martial] [Political Intrigue] [Funny and Lighthearted] [High Intelligence] [Rating System] A clever power fantasy. The pace is a little slow from the start, but picks up a lot later on. Chu Wen transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar who starved to death. To avoid dying of hunger again, he goes to steal a chicken and accidentally binds himself to the Scheming Rating System. He must keep using underhanded schemes to earn points, which he can then add to his life score. If his life sco 150Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Traveling through the history of high-profile development in ancient times, the fictional writing is good-looking, good-looking!

3. 53 牢 The Fierce Soldier of the Prison Camp 牢军营悍卒 Snow on the Blade刀锋雪Historical1.1M WordsOngoing [Ruthless and decisive] + [Farming] + [Special Forces] + [Rise from humble beginnings] + [Warmhearted hero] The Great Jiang Dynasty has been established for more than two hundred years. Within its borders, vassal princes command their own armies and defy the throne; beyond them, powerful nations watch hungrily. The central government struggles to recruit soldiers, so it sends convicts to guard the frontiers, leaving the people suffering in misery. Nine years after ascending the throne, the emper 15kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
4. 54 春 Spring Plowing, Autumn Harvest 春耕秋收 It’s House, Not Fang是房不是方Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted Xiang Guo comes from the modern world. She has no magic spring and no cheat abilities. Relying only on memories of her past life, she works steadily to make a living. She researches earthworm farming and chicken raising, makes soap by hand, and starts in a small courtyard, gradually building a warm and thriving life. At last, she fulfills the promise she made to herself long ago: turning barren hills into orchards and poor villages into prosperous ones, with chickens roaming in flocks, fruit wei 1.2kReads6.4Score106Shelves
5. 55 穿 Transmigrated into the Precious Lady in Hunter Qiao’s Eyes 穿越乔猎户眼里的珍娘 It’s House, Not Fang是房不是方Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted Li Xiuzhen, the youngest daughter of the Li family, and Xue Wenze, the scholar from the village, grew up together and were betrothed. They were only waiting for the provincial examinations to be over before getting married. But Xue Wenze is now a licentiate, and the woman he marries is the daughter of the county magistrate's secretary. On their wedding day, the youngest Li daughter chooses to throw herself into the river. By a strange twist of fate, hunter Qiao Jingxuan happens to pass by the ri 8.4kReads8.0Score975Shelves
6. 56 被 After My Eldest Sister Swapped Our Marriages 被长姐换亲之后 Ink Brush Mints Gold墨笔生金Ancient Romance966k WordsOngoing [Farming + marriage first, love later + switched betrothals + contrast couple + business + transmigration] [Available as a full-cast audiobook and comic drama] Song He dies in an accident while saving someone and transmigrates to ancient times as an ordinary farm girl. Life is hard, and even having enough to eat and warm clothes is a struggle. As the second daughter in her family, the original owner is ignored by her father and scolded by her mother. Her eldest sister is fiercely competitive, an 63.7kReads8.6Score8.8kShelves

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   The heroine travels through time [top post] and becomes an ordinary peasant girl in ancient times. She develops carefully. After marrying a scholar, the heroine slowly opens a weaving workshop and travels in caravans. Her life gets better and better [already planted]

7. 57 乱 A Chaotic Era: I Have a Space-Time Warehouse 乱世开局：我有一座时空仓库 Gentle Summer Breeze和煦夏风Historical316k WordsOngoing The Great Wu has suffered drought after drought. When Lin Zhuishan awakened a space-time warehouse, it came stocked with powerful crossbows, thunderbolts, building materials, and high-yield seeds. As war erupted and northern enemies invaded in force, he mass-produced firearms, opened up vast stretches of farmland, and gathered a million displaced people. Armed with powerful tools to protect the realm, he fought internal rebellion and foreign enemies, carving out a safe haven for ordinary people. 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is good. You can take a look

8. 58 大 The First Man of Great Wu: Starting by Conquering the Crown Princess 大武第一男人：从征服太子妃开始 Saucy Squid酱爆鱿鱼Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Li Xian transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a lowly attendant in the Crown Prince’s residence. He begins to make a name for himself in the struggle for the throne, catching the eye of the Crown Princess... 27.1kReads8.6Score3.5kShelves
9. 59 穿 Reborn as a Cast-Off Concubine, I Feed My Mother Meat at Every Meal 穿成下堂妾，我带着娘亲顿顿吃肉 Candy Yueyue糖果悦悦Ancient Romance185k WordsCompleted [Farming + no System or pocket dimension + young cook + marriage first, love later + building a fortune + cooking delicious food + devoted couple] After a landslide, Shen Xiyue, a renowned chef, thought she was dead. When she opened her eyes, she was dressed in an ancient wedding gown and about to become an old man’s concubine? Thinking of her modern mansion and luxury car, she flew into a rage. She escaped home, beat up her greedy, black-hearted grandmother, and kicked her spineless, blindly fi 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Then you asked the right question, this is a heart-warming farming novel about a man and a woman who live in the same village.

10. 60 古 A Charming Life for a Little Couple in Ancient Times 古代小夫妻的锦绣人生 Autumn Grows Deeper 24秋意渐浓24Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated woman and native man, ancient-era farming, imperial exams, medicine, court politics, with children] Su Yanzhou had been clever from a young age, and his teacher saw him as a promising candidate for the imperial exams. His father died when he was fifteen. Then he broke his leg in an accident and became lame. Just before their wedding, his fiancée's family came to break off the engagement, and she married his cousin instead. Su Yanzhou went from being everyone's favorite and a sour 6.3kReads7.7Score655Shelves

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    The heroine traveled through ancient times and worked hard step by step.

11. 61 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 1kReads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Time Travel and Escape Articles Natural Disasters

12. 62 老 My Dad Is Su Dongpo, My Wife Is Li Qingzhao, and My Bro Is Emperor Huizong 老爹苏东坡老婆李清照老铁宋徽宗 Wen Qingru文卿如Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Tags: No System, not a mindless power fantasy, meticulous historical research, slow burn, personal growth, one heroine An utterly ordinary art student transmigrates as Su Dun, the prematurely deceased youngest son of the legendary Su Dongpo. A quick calculation tells him When his father goes to Huizhou to eat lychees, he’ll be eleven. When his father goes to Hainan Island to eat clams, he’ll be fourteen. When his father is pardoned and dies in Changzhou, he’ll be seventeen. When Cai Jing erects 8.7kReads8.5Score772Shelves

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    Not an ordinary commoner, but not a princess or a prince. The soul of the 21st century was integrated into the body of Su Dongpo's young son Su Dun, who grew up in an insignificant way and carefully planned to save his father, train Song Huizong, and marry Li Qingzhao, a talented woman of all ages. Open up people's intelligence, engage in science popularization, and promote changes in social relations and improve people's lives by gradually increasing social productivity.

13. 63 我 I Made My Fortune Drawing Comics in Ancient Times 我在古代靠画漫画发家致富了 Ying with Traces有颖有迹Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing [Woman transmigrates into a man's body + No romance + Comic artist + Slow and steady + Leads the whole family to prosperity] After transmigrating to ancient times, comic artist Lin Zheng became the only son of a well-off farming family in Linjia Village. He thought he would live a carefree life, but overnight his family fell into poverty, and running away wasn't an option. Then he'd just have to stick to his old trade and earn enough to eat. Who knew I'd become a sensation by standing on the sh 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Be very cautious, take it slowly step by step

14. 64 双 We Traveled to a Famine-Stricken Era and Joined Forces to Raise Kids and Reclaim Wasteland 双穿荒年我和大佬带娃开荒 Drowned in Words溺字Ancient Romance92k WordsOngoing [Brain storage area. This book is entirely fictional. If you don't like it, pick another one. Writing isn't easy, so please don't flame me. Five-star reviews only.] Lin He, a master's graduate in botany, opened her eyes to find herself a village woman in the middle of a famine. A leaky thatched hut, four gaunt children, half a handful of coarse rice, and a gambling husband who was out carousing and nowhere to be seen. This was a disastrous start, to say the least. As she tried to figure out how —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Double penetration, the male protagonist is a soldier who graduated from the National University of Defense Technology, and the female protagonist has a master's degree from the 985 Agricultural University. The mother and child are single 1v1, and they fall in love + raise a baby over time⭐️

15. 65 招 After Provoking the Villain, the Mad Tyrant Carried Me Off in My Bridal Sedan 招惹反派，疯批暴君掳我花轿洞房 Summer Dream Plucks Stars夏梦摘星Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Over-the-top doting + mad tyrant + farming + building wealth + food + everyday life] After transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting actress, how can she extend her family's lives when they have only three months left? The killer is powerful and influential, and ordinary people like us can't afford to offend him. Find a random man and make him take the fall. Three years later, that scapegoat turns out to be a mad tyrant. Thousands of imperial guards clear the way, and on the day 77.9kReads8.9Score13.8kShelves

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    The heroine travels through an ancient farmhouse, the plot is unpredictable, and every picture is exciting

16. 66 双 Bound Together Across Two Lifetimes, We’ll Grow Old Together 双世缱绻，与君共白头 Dreamer Dadao爱做梦的大道Ancient Romance727k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads who rise to greatness | Complete souls | Extreme contrast | Love across two lifetimes | Sweet romance and court intrigue] A modern married couple are reborn as babies in the Tianqi Dynasty. He becomes an iron-fisted Crown Prince, commands the Xuanhuo Army, and plots to industrialize the realm. She becomes a queen of commerce, controls trade routes along three borders, and holds the lifeblood of the people in her hands! Toward their enemies, he presides over the execution of t 4.5kReads8.1Score573Shelves

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    Love is the soul of strategy, strategy is the bone of love

17. 67 胎 Born into Ancient Times During a Famine, I’m Playing It Safe! 胎穿古代逃荒，很苟！ Su Guo Who Loves Ham Porridge爱吃火腿粥的苏果Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it seems completed novels no longer gain points! [Born into a new life + fleeing famine + wartime chaos + low-profile pocket dimension + farming + small-scale ventures + no handouts + not a power fantasy heroine] No royalty! No high-ranking officials! The heroine isn’t omnipotent. She’s just an ordinary person who transmigrates, with limited life experience, and grows little by little. This is about the hard struggle for survival faced by the poorest farmers. It’s an en 12.3kReads8.8Score919Shelves

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    The writing is okay, the escape part is pretty good, the daily life is a bit worse, but still readable.

18. 68 都 Since I've Been Reborn, I'll Master Both the Pen and the Sword 都重来了，我当然要文武双全 Ximen Kun西门坤Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Set in an alternate early Ming Dynasty, this is a story about a science student who transmigrates. Simple middle-school physics experiments are enough to amaze everyone. He sparks a scientific awakening, founds a new school of thought, and brings materialism into Confucianism to accelerate social progress. You just need a little scientific knowledge. You can do it too, and there’s no golden finger!! 2kReads6.5Score101Shelves

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    A science major, the second grandson of a small landowner is timid, comparable to Han Li

19. 69 不 No Offenses Against Jin 不轨于晋 Prince of Kaiyang开阳郡王Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Who in history has never had regrets? Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao in the early Western Han dynasty, originally lived in the shadow of Liu Bang’s purge of kings with different surnames, spending his days in constant fear, never knowing whether he would see the next day. Heaven gave him a second chance to be reborn, in the form of Zhang Gui more than four hundred years later. Unfortunately, he now faced an even darker and more degenerate age of Wei and Jin. And so begins a tale of saving a world wh 773Reads—Score101Shelves

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    There is no more rigorous and serious historical novel than this one. The author often throws out allusions, historical materials, and references, and the writing style is also poetic and picturesque. It was written during the Western Jin Dynasty, and actually covers the entire ancient times. It has far-reaching implications and grand scenes. I think it's enjoyable to read over and over again. It's a highly recommended book.

20. 70 岁 May Every Year Bring Peace and Lasting Serenity 岁岁安澜绵长 Zhu Aiqi朱艾奇Ancient Romance425k WordsOngoing A modern police detective was killed in a car accident while on a mission, only to transmigrate into the youngest daughter of the eldest branch of the loyal and brave Earl’s household. Her biological mother had also switched her at birth, making her the family’s adopted daughter. How will she survive in ancient times? This is my first time writing, so please be kind, everyone! I don’t know the platform’s rules either, and the first chapter turned out too long! 6.1kReads—Score629Shelves

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    Take a look at this new book, the characters are three-dimensional and delicate

21. 71 手 My Subordinates Are All Nitpickers, So I Talked My Way Through the Bandits 手下全是杠精，我靠嘴炮搞定山寨 Half a Pot of Lingering Warmth半壶余温Historical159k WordsOngoing [A factory screw-tightening worker transmigrates + no romance + an insanely satisfying power fantasy] Others transmigrate and become generals or princes. I transmigrated and landed a whole bandit stronghold. My men are a bunch of roughnecks. Some want to go down the mountain and rob travelers, while others secretly take side jobs to earn extra cash. I immediately laid down a new rule: put down your sabers and pick up your hoes! We’ll reclaim the barren hills and start a pickled-vegetable busines 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Purely funny + wage earner time travel + no cp + brainless super cool article] Others traveled through time to become an official and make a fortune, but I was the only one who traveled through time and became a bandit boss in the bandit den that no one wanted to do! The slick boy Zhou Xiaogun spends all his time exploiting loopholes and swaying skinny monkeys to make extra money; the reckless bandit Wang Dahu has a bad brain and is easily manipulated by outsiders time and time again; the cunning and amusing Li Dazui makes all the bandits laugh by coming up with curse words; the male protagonist, a factory worker, seizes the opportunity to become the boss and cunningly plots to find someone to take the blame.

22. 72 霍 Magical Creations of Hogwarts 霍格沃兹魔法造物 Tell the Crow告诉乌鸦Male-Channel Fanfiction485k WordsOngoing No System, no golden finger. A slow-burn story about an ordinary, yet not quite ordinary, life in a magical world. Hogwarts in the thirty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign, just after the Statute of Secrecy takes effect. A Chinese student from an execution ground in the early Qing dynasty blunders into one of the blankest periods in the history of British magic. There is no Harry, no Voldemort, and no Dumbledore here, only a wizarding society that has just learned to hide. Nor is anyone there to te 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do ordinary people at Hogwarts count?

23. 73 穿 I Transmigrated to Great Qin and Lived to the 21st Century 穿越大秦，我活到了21世纪 Mu Li Yin沐璃音Historical152k WordsOngoing While hunting for antiques at a curio shop, he picked up a bronze sword and was unexpectedly pulled inside it, transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty. The System tossed him a bottle of immortality elixir, then went into standby mode. Its side effect: he would witness every birth, aging, sickness, and death in the world, while remaining forever young. He and Uncle Zhao relied on each other for survival, until one day he came face-to-face with the First Emperor's imperial procession on the streets of 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is pretty good

24. 74 科 The Imperial Exams: I Conquered the World with Poetry 科举，我靠诗文名动天下 Whose Great Sage Is This?谁家大圣Historical674k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + no romance + alternate world + poetry and prose + fortune-telling by characters + sixfold honors in the imperial examinations + infrastructure + political intrigue] An imperial-examination story. Sheng Yu transmigrates to ancient times as a three-and-a-half-year-old child. He begins his studies right away, enters the finest academy in Jiangnan, then advances through the prefectural school and a tribute recommendation to the Imperial Academy. Step by step, he grows up and 1.2kReads8.4Score104Shelves

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    Time traveled to a three-and-a-half-year-old cub, studying for the imperial exams and pursuing a career.

25. 75 农 An Ambitious Country Boy's Life in Ancient Times 农家小子的古代上进日常 The Hibernating Donkey冬眠中的驴Historical6.0M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the body of a farmer's son in ancient times, a poor student had no choice but to embark on the long road of the imperial examinations to improve his family's life. He sought neither wealth and status nor a high salary or lofty office in this life. All he wanted was to protect his family and give them a peaceful life. 38.1kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    Very well written, please update

26. 76 我 I Was Already Eight When Grandpa Finally Passed the Provincial Exam 我都八岁了爷爷才中举 The Sixth of Madam Six六夫人的老六Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The transmigrator has a smaller role in the early chapters. The protagonists are Liu Lin and the transmigrator Liu An. I, Liu An, have been transmigrated for eight years, and only now has Grandpa passed the provincial civil service examination! In the thirteenth year of the Wanli era of the Great Ming, forty-two-year-old Liu Lin passes the provincial examination. Years later, Liu Lin gazes at the plaque reading “Four Jinshi from One Family” and falls into deep thought. Follow the protagonist’s g 3.7kReads6.9Score284Shelves

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    Dear emperors, please try my time-travel novel about three generations of ancestors and grandchildren who established their families through the imperial examination. The early time-travelers develop in a low-key manner, and then they grow up step by step under the guidance of their grandfather.

27. 77 高 The High-Tech Farming Chronicles 高精尖人才种田记 Shudi Bei蜀地北Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + no romance + no dark or violent themes] Ruan Qingshi died in the apocalypse, then opened her eyes to find herself in the body of a farm girl in another world. Her first order of business was to divorce her husband: she wasn’t going to share him. Then she returned to her family to raise her younger siblings and plan their futures. After that, she helped her relatives build a better life together. She had once been cold as iron, unable to shed a tear. But the warmth of ordinary 771Reads8.4Score109Shelves
28. 78 逍 The Carefree Chief Agricultural Officer 逍遥大司农 Operating Without Anesthesia不打麻药就开刀Ancient Romance583k WordsOngoing A 35-year-old man who never wanted to go home and farm unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times, becoming Tao Qihai, the eight-year-old youngest son of a farming family in Taojia Village. The villagers all say Qihai has “come into his own.” He leads his six older sisters in building a business, making a fortune, and getting their lives on track. But only his childhood sweetheart, Song Yun, notices something strange: Tao Qihai keeps calling out for a precious darling named “Xiaotiantian”! Watc 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Isn't this what I'm talking about about my farming novel? Tao Qihai travels through time, imagining the ancient times (the Great Zhou Dynasty), and the eight-year-old son (six sisters) of Taojia Village slowly develops [eating melon] [eating melon] [top post] [plus one on bookshelf]

29. 79 开 From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court 开局先灭亲，科举中状元杀穿朝堂 Yun Huang云凰Historical578k WordsOngoing [Historical fantasy + imperial examinations + transmigration + rebirth + court politics + power struggles] Zhao Jingyu, a screenwriter with a modest reputation in the entertainment industry, watched a video about ancient male entertainers and had the misfortune of transmigrating into the body of one. He has no intention of becoming a helpless victim for others to bully. Anyone who picks on him gets wiped out! His shameless grandfather covets his body? Wiped out! His corrupt second uncle aids and 356Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Everyone, come and read this book. It is about an eight-year-old boy who traveled through the imperial examinations. He led his family to make a fortune at the age of eight. At the age of 12, he won three consecutive elementary and middle schools. At the age of 16, he entered the court and killed all the traitors and created a peaceful and prosperous age [laughing] [love]

30. 80 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 4.7kReads8.6Score296Shelves

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    Try this one

31. 81 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 34.9kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves

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    Incredibly pretty

32. 82 我 I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我，三毛，要科举 Muscle Boss肌肉头子Historical563k WordsCompleted [Alternate world + farming + imperial examinations + everyday family life] One brick was all it took to turn Chen Ping'an into a poor farmer’s son. Farm the land? The taxes are too high. He shakes his head and gives up. Go into business? He’d still be stuck with corvee labor. No, that won’t work either. That leaves only one path. Fortunately, as he pursues his studies, he has the support of a teacher and several like-minded friends by his side. Along the way, Chen Sanmao overcomes one challenge 1.2kReads7.4Score100Shelves

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    Bland

33. 83 食 The Feast Records: The Simple Joys of a Flavorful Life 食案录：人间有味是清欢 Watching Gulls in the Deep Mountains深山看鸥Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + everyday cooking + running a neighborhood business + female chef] After becoming the cook at a small shop in ancient times, Lin Zhiwei doesn’t rely on reclaiming wasteland to survive. Instead, she runs a humble neighborhood shop with her skill at preparing all kinds of delicious dishes. Starting with a bowl of bone broth that costs four coins, she serves rice with lard, braised pork bones, and glutinous rice cakes, warming an entire street with one homestyle dish after another. 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at this book, food, daily life, fireworks

34. 84 农 A Farmer's Mother: Raising Seven Kids and Getting Rich Through the Imperial Exams 农门娘亲：养七娃，考科举发大财 Dance of Ice冰之舞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After dying horribly in a plane crash, Gu Qinghe opens her eyes to find herself in ancient times, inhabiting the body of a lonely, destitute sixteen-year-old girl. Just as she's getting used to her new identity, her family drags her into a desperate mass flight amid the chaos of war. She gnaws on tree bark, dodges marauding soldiers, and crosses fields of corpses in search of a way to survive. With her modern knowledge, she struggles through a year until a new dynasty is finally established and 9.7kReads7.8Score619Shelves

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    Pure farm, plain and warm

35. 85 袅 The Quiet Mountain Village 袅袅山村 Lian Qiuchi涟秋池Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient rural life + warm daily life + farming + easygoing and harmonious + no nasty characters + no female lead + no romance] Li Huaixi transmigrates. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a fool's body, surrounded by piglets in a pen, a muddy courtyard and a thatched hut, with his third uncle next door... His family is so poor they can barely scrape by, but life goes on. Bringing a supermarket with him, Li Huaixi sets about slowly revitalizing the whole village of Xiaozhuang! He digs irrigati 4.1kReads8.4Score310Shelves

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    Warm farming article, good-looking

36. 86 女 Woman in a Man’s Body: A Concubine-Born Son’s Rise to Wealth 女穿男：庶子的发家日常 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Woman transmigrates into a man's body + transmigration + one-on-one romance + marriage before love + slow-burn + farming and business] [Sweet-talking, ruthless rent collector vs. theatrical holdout who refuses to break off the engagement] When Zhao Wenduo opens his eyes, he's become the disowned illegitimate son of a duke's household. A vast fortune? None of it is his. A houseful of servants? They've all gone to the legitimate son. All he has left are two crumbling alleys, a marriage contract, 1.5kReads7.0Score162Shelves
37. 87 长 It’s Hard Being the Eldest Sister: I Farm the Mountain to Pay Off Our Debts 长姐难为，我靠大山种田还债 Cao Hehe草禾禾Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming story + no System + no pocket dimension + no awful relatives + building a career + heartwarming] Song Zhi transmigrates into a destitute farming family with bare walls and enormous debts. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s faced with: A father killed in battle, a mother who died in childbirth, a sickly little brother, and a family on the brink of collapse under crushing pressure. With all those hardships piled on, her predecessor had grown sensitive and short-tempered. Misled by other 14.5kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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    It's good-looking and has a long-lasting flow. Although there is a male protagonist, it doesn't talk too much about love. The female protagonist is super invincible [Sparrow Food Masterpiece]

38. 88 穿 I Transmigrate to Great Qi: How I Became a Worthy Minister of the Age 穿越大齐，看我如何成为一代贤臣 Lan Xiaoyi蓝小一Historical2.8M WordsCompleted (Transmigration) + (farming) + (daily life) + (imperial examinations) (no System) + (court politics) Chen Chuyi was reborn into a poor family in Beishui Village, carrying the memories of his past life. At first, he only wanted to earn a little money to improve his family's life. But in this unfamiliar ancient world, he was always afraid someone would take his family's money and eat their food. In the end, he embarked on the path of study and the imperial examinations. He knew that only by changi 8.9kReads8.4Score712Shelves

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    Chen Chuyi was reborn into a poor family in Beishui Village with the memories of his previous life. At first he just wanted to make some money to improve his family's life. But in this strange ancient society, without the means to protect yourself, you are someone else's wedding dress after all. In the end, he had to embark on the journey of studying for the imperial examination. Only by changing his destiny could he better protect himself and his family. If you are poor, you can only take care of yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world...

39. 89 科 The Imperial Exams: From Poor Scholar to Shocking the Entire Court 科举：从寒门书生到惊爆满朝文武 Little Zhang Under the Night Lamp夜灯下的小张Historical160k WordsOngoing (Imperial examinations + farming + no System + transmigration) (Has a CP; the male lead is devoted and never flirts around) Though Landowner Lin's family is fabulously wealthy, every member of the clan is short, plump, and sturdy, looking like they were born lucky! But his son, Lin Bei, is strikingly handsome, tall and elegant, and stands out in any crowd. Gazing at his reflection in the water, Lin Bei couldn't help sighing: A man who isn't charming in his youth has wasted it. His wet nurse 5.8kReads—Score396Shelves

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    This book is a must. It's absolutely beautiful.

40. 90 旧 Old Dreams Depart as a New Year Dawns 旧梦离新岁璃 Queen Shenyin, Who Loves Needle Snail Tea爱吃针螺茶的神音女王Ancient Romance135k WordsOngoing Meng Li was adopted in her previous life. Her adoptive mother and brother treated her like a servant, and she worked far from home, enduring one hardship after another. Just when life was finally beginning to look hopeful, she died of gas poisoning in her rented apartment. She transmigrated to a small village in an unknown era and was named Meng Li. Born prematurely, she was given the nickname A Li. She had loving parents and a brother, as well as friends who looked out for her. Her life should 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traveling through ancient times, ordinary people

41. 91 风 When the Wind Rises and the Rain Falls 风起雨落时 Queen Shenyin, Who Loves Needle Snail Tea爱吃针螺茶的神音女王Ancient Romance467k WordsOngoing During the holidays, Luo Yu set off on a trip with friends, but a sudden fog led her to stumble into a hidden place called Peach Blossom Village. With mist swirling all around, the path she had taken vanished without a trace. Lost and bewildered, she had no choice but to seek shelter for a while in this unfamiliar village. When the village boy Chang Feng first met Luo Yu, he suspected she was a mountain spirit. As they spent more time together, he began to wonder if she might be a celestial mai —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 穿 After Becoming the Old Scoundrel in a Famine-Escape Novel, I Give Up 穿成逃荒文极品老头后，我摆烂了 Sweet Mangosteen山竹甜甜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (The rating just came in, so it's a little low. Please don't let it put you off, dear readers.) [Transmigration + the protagonist is a real piece of work + flight from famine + System + reforming the worst of the bunch + ensemble cast + feel-good power fantasy + family squabbles] Xu Mu was sent flying by a check from the domineering CEO's mother. When she opens her eyes again, she's transmigrated into the body of a thoroughly awful old man in an old-fashioned farming-and-famine novel. Not only h 8.1kReads8.0Score545Shelves
43. 93 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Historical308k 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 1.2kReads—Score137Shelves

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    Starting from scratch, farming in troubled times, the emotional bonds between the characters are very real and are not automatically bound because of the protagonist's halo. No brainless characters

44. 94 穿 Transmigrating to the Warring States: Two Rice Balls in the Second Year of Eiroku 穿越战国：永禄二年的两个饭团 Deep Dive Premonition深潜预知Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Sengoku Japan, in the second year of Eiroku. Two rice balls save a life. No System, no golden finger. Only increasingly hazy knowledge of the future, a bold yet cautious way of handling affairs, and a man from a later age who rises from humble beginnings. Starting with nothing, he survives the chaos, stands tall, and fights his way to prominence, eventually vying for supremacy in the Sengoku era. He studies medicine and builds castles, trains in swordsmanship and spearmanship, and learns the p 2.1kReads—Score266Shelves

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    Is the Warring States period possible in Japan? It started at the end of the twilight period, with conquests in troubled times, farming and construction, shipbuilding and cannon building, and fighting for hegemony. The protagonist fights the Jurchens in the middle period, establishes the Liaodong Army, builds treasure ships, fights the Netherlands and Portugal in Southeast Asia, takes over India, discovers Australia, seizes the Middle East, enters the Americas, and fights against the Western powers.

45. 95 名 After My Reputation Hit Rock Bottom, I Cleared My Name by Farming 名声烂透后，我靠种田逆袭洗白 Second Miss Jinjiner金金二小姐Ancient Romance219k WordsOngoing [Farming] [System] [Family Life] [Building Wealth] [Historical Romance] The sky is falling! The moment she arrives in this world, she becomes a desperate-to-marry woman who drugged a scholar! But the mess left behind by the original owner goes far beyond that. She steals chickens and dogs, is lazy and greedy, and nearly gets beaten to death by her own grandfather. Her two uncles even take turns trying to purge the Ye family of this disgrace. Strangely, though, this foolish, wicked home-wrecker i 428Reads—Score142Shelves
46. 96 我 I'm a Lucky Little Darling, Blessed with Good Fortune Every Step of the Way 我是福运小奶包，一路亨通旺旺旺 Second Miss Jinjiner金金二小姐Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted (Full-cast audio drama + animated series now available) [Farming + beloved by all + lucky treasure + super strength + foreknowledge] To keep the family from being swallowed up by greedy relatives, Qingbao's mother claims she has given birth to a boy. Just then, her father dies on the battlefield, and her mother is frail after a premature birth. Her four gaunt, underfed sisters do their best to keep the family afloat. But little Qingbao is born with a halo of good fortune, and one lucky thing aft 9kReads8.9Score958Shelves
47. 97 穿 After Becoming a Scumbag, I Support My Family with a Spatial Supermarket 穿成渣男后，我靠空间超市养家 Three Thousand Incarnations叁仟化身Ancient Romance332k WordsOngoing The rating has only just come in, so it’ll go up later. ...Yan Shuang transmigrates, and the bad news is that he’s become a deadbeat gambler buried in debt, a scumbag who abuses his wife and daughter. The good news is that he brought an entire building with him: a three-story supermarket packed with supplies, with the fourth and fifth floors crammed full of medicine and books. In an age when human lives are worth less than grass, he’s terrified that others will notice something strange about him 4.6kReads6.9Score477Shelves

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    It is a top-notch novel, with online logic, the author writes fluently, the male protagonist travels through time, has a supermarket space, farms and takes imperial examinations to raise a child, it is a very healing and heart-warming article, but the rating is a bit low. But it's really beautiful, highly recommended.

48. 98 大 Ming Dynasty Imperial Exams: From the Start, I Became the Father of Five Children 大明科举，开局成了五个孩子的爹 Little Zhang Under the Night Lamp夜灯下的小张Historical393k WordsCompleted (Farming + daily life in ancient times + imperial examinations) A reassuring read. Shen Lin'an inexplicably finds himself reborn in ancient times in the body of a widower, with four sons and a daughter to care for, as well as a mother in her fifties. The original owner was a scholar, but he had never even earned the title of licentiate. He was too weak to shoulder a load or lift a hand, knew nothing of farming, and spent every day in drunken stupors, letting the years slip by. Let's see how Shen 3.3kReads7.0Score316Shelves

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    Warm and daily life in ancient times, the family is long and the family is short, beautiful

49. 99 我 Reborn in Ancient Times, I Lie Flat and Count My Money Through Farming 我在古代重生，种田让我躺平数钱 The Wild Man Isn't Wild野人不野Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted No System, no golden finger, no angst, and a romance where both leads choose each other. A fragile college student dies in an accident and is reborn as a country girl sent to bring good luck to her husband's family. Her husband is on the verge of death, her mother-in-law is kind, her sister-in-law is ten, and their house is so drafty it might as well have no walls. What kind of nightmare is this? This modern college student takes things as they come: Sick? She'll treat it! Broke? She'll earn mon 85Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is a time-traveling, plain, long-flowing kind of book, not too great. I like this kind of book.

50. 100 风 A Storm Rises, and the Beauty Takes a Stand 风起云涌红颜怒 Ten Miles of Spring Breeze, Pleasing Myself春风十里取悦自己Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted The male lead is not chaste. Please avoid this if that bothers you. Since I've transmigrated, why not make the country strong and conquer the world? Even if I'm forced into a relationship, I'll still make money and build my career. After transmigrating into the body of a stunningly beautiful female doctor, she remains devoted to the man she loves. She and her fiancé are in love with each other and have sworn to stay together for life, growing old side by side. Yet the iron-blooded “God of Slaug 1.4kReads—Score125Shelves

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    Time-traveling, high-quality, large-scale, far-reaching layout, high IQ duel, game between two powers, including forced marriage and robbery, but also affectionate protection, two career maniacs go from confrontation to joining forces, conspiring together to dominate the world!

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