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1. 51 穿 Transmigrated as an Orphan, Struggling to Survive in Famine 穿成孤女，荒年艰难求生 Who Disturbs the Dust谁惹尘埃Ancient Romance979k WordsOngoing [Fleeing famine + farming + a pocket dimension + raising a younger sister + building prosperity] Xie Wei, a female educated youth in the 1970s, died a gruesome death. As soon as she was reborn, she was forced to transmigrate. She woke up as an orphan with no parents and a sickly younger sister to care for. Before she even had time to cry, she had to shoulder all their belongings and join the refugees fleeing famine... 76Reads8.2Score—14d adds
2. 52 兽 Migration in the Beast World: Qing Tian, Hurry and Collect All Twelve Zodiac Signs 兽世迁徙，晴天快集齐十二生肖 Big Haystack大草垛Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Beast World + Spacious Apartment Pocket Dimension + Smart Heroine + One Heroine with Multiple Partners + Everyone’s Favorite] Good news! Qing Tian transmigrated with a super-luxurious, spacious apartment pocket dimension! Good news!! Qing Tian no longer has to repay sixty million in loans! Good news!!! Qing Tian met a beast husband who loves her more than anything! Good news? She transmigrated onto a migration route in the beast world! Good news?? Her beast husband wants her to collect all twel 8Reads6.7Score—14d adds
3. 53 做 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 Jasmine Milk Tea茉莉牛乳茶Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 17.4kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds

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4. 54 全 My Whole Family Transmigrated to the Road to Exile, and I Burst Out Laughing 全家穿越到流放路上，我笑了 Love Goes Along爱相随Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The whole family transmigrates + the whole village gets rich + farming and business + cozy and heartwarming, no awful characters + infrastructure] Zhi Qing transmigrates with her parents and becomes part of a respected family of grassroots village officials in ancient times. She even brings along the research database in her head. Whatever information she needs, one quick tap and the whole world is at her fingertips. Soon they have a flower garden, a vegetable garden, and an orchard, as well as 813Reads9.1Score10114d adds

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   The whole family traveled through time and led the entire village to prosperity.

5. 55 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 32kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds

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   No saintly figure, just farming, a peaceful and simple life of farming.

6. 56 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 106.8kReads9.5Score12.4k14d adds

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   Both are rebellion stories. I was more impressed with the first one; it started off tragically, with humor intertwined with sorrow, but the ending was very satisfying. The second one was also a very enjoyable read. Both are excellent and deserve high marks.

7. 57 农 Delicious Country Cooking: The Little Chef Is Beautiful and Adorable 农门佳肴：小厨娘她美又娇 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Farming + Food + Mutual Devotion] Shen Jiayao, a young chef in her previous life, didn't let her skills go to waste after she transmigrated to a small mountain village. Life in the village was hard, but her father doted on her, her mother loved her, and her older brother protected her. Most importantly, she had a childhood sweetheart who'd grown up alongside her. When he became an official one day and planned to marry a noblewoman, Shen Jiayao wielded her big ladle and knocked h 4.7kReads9.0Score56214d adds

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   Self-recommendation, self-recommendation [flying kiss][flying kiss]

8. 58 农 The Eldest Sister of the Farm 农门长姐 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the eldest daughter of a farming family, she was left with a pair of helpless younger siblings when her father died and her mother remarried. An eldest sister has to be strong, so watch as she leads her siblings in taking on their wicked aunt and vicious uncle. They’ll build a fortune through business and farming. Along the way, she’ll also save a handsome young man. She’ll teach him modern military theory, and he’ll guard her home. But when the young man goes to war, he 5.5kReads9.0Score68814d adds
9. 59 带 After Fleeing Famine with Trillions in Supplies, I Farmed and Raised a Handsome Husband 带着千亿物资逃荒后我种田养娇夫 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Fleeing famine + adorable children + farming + devoted couple + doting husband) Shen Moxue, a retired special forces soldier, longed for a rural life and bought a farm. Instead, she transmigrated into the body of a county magistrate’s daughter, bringing with her a trillion yuan worth of supplies from an entire cargo ship. Her younger siblings are still children, her fiancé and his mother are vicious, and the journey to escape famine is filled with disasters and danger. But she stays calm and un 1.3kReads9.2Score21714d adds
10. 60 公 The Princess and Her Obsessive Bodyguard Flee Famine, Then Unite the World 公主带偏执护卫逃荒后一统天下 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Sweet Romance + Fleeing Famine + Pocket Dimension + Empress + A World Map to Help Me Conquer the Globe] (Also titled: After Transmigrating, I Built an Everlasting Great Xia) After the birthmark on Li Lingwei's palm suddenly turns into a pocket dimension and a transmigration countdown appears, she goes on a shopping spree, stockpiling supplies like crazy. She thinks the apocalypse is coming, but instead she transmigrates into the body of Great Xia's princess, whose kingdom is on the ve 341Reads8.7Score10214d adds
11. 61 开 Fleeing Famine from the Start, I Keep a Low Profile and Become a Powerful Figure in Troubled Times 开局逃荒，苟在乱世做权贵 When Young, I Didn't Know Leopards Were So Great年少不知豹豹好Historical504k WordsCompleted Lin Rui, who’d gone back to his hometown to loaf around, transmigrates into a chaotic era: warlords fight for power, foreign tribes invade, the emperor is weak, and the people are displaced. The foreign cavalry is about to reach the capital, and the emperor and officials have already fled. Unfortunately, Lin Rui has transmigrated into a poor commoner, with barely a copper to his name. Fortunately, his mansion has come along too. Its functions are stingy and pretty useless, but at least it keeps 9.7kReads8.6Score76714d adds

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    Lin Rui transmigrates to a chaotic world, a time of warring states and foreign invasions. The emperor is weak, and the people are displaced. He is reborn as a poor commoner, but fortunately, he has a luxurious mansion. Survival in this chaotic world is full of challenges.

12. 62 逃 So What If I’m Fleeing a Famine? I Can Cultivate Immortality! 逃荒咋了？我能修仙啊 Mo Moyao墨墨瑶Fantastical Romance622k WordsCompleted My new book, Bound to an Entertainment System: Moving Songs to Become a Top-Tier Star, is now live! Transmigration + fleeing famine + strong female lead + no romance I’m Bai Tang! The head of the modern-day Bai family of cultivators. During my Golden Core tribulation, my own family ambushed me, and I was struck dead by lightning, only to transmigrate! Transmigrating was one thing, but I never expected to transmigrate into a book, and as a random side character whose only role is to give someone 1kReads6.8Score10814d adds

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    This book is worth reading.

13. 63 读 Mind Reading and a Rental Home: I Transmigrate and Make the Whole Village Drool 读心术，带着出租屋穿越馋哭全村 Old Monster of Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山老妖Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Farming + portable space + mind-reading + doted-on by the whole family + medicine + building from nothing + feel-good power fantasy] [A heads-up: This is mostly a heartwarming slice-of-life story, with one main goal: pure satisfaction! The heroine never has to suffer in silence. If someone wrongs her, she gets even! She is no self-sacrificing saint!] After graduating from a university of Chinese medicine, Jiang Fubao transmigrates to a fictional world with a rented apartment that automatically 10kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
14. 64 异 Busy Farming in Another World: Pick Me Up, I Can Still Farm 异世种田忙：扶我起来我还能种 It's Dayuanzi是大元子啊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse510k WordsCompleted [No romance! Fictional setting! Living alone in the mountains + pocket dimension + adorable pets + mild natural disasters] [Content warning: No male lead! No kids to raise! A laid-back farming story!] Suihe survived the apocalypse with her pocket dimension, only to die after getting a vaccine shot. Her soul transmigrated into the body of a young girl in another world. Living alone in the mountains, she gathered supplies, organized and stockpiled them, and braved the winter with her adorable pets 5.4kReads9.1Score52914d adds

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    Sui He survives the apocalypse with the help of her spatial abilities and adorable pets. After the apocalypse ends, she is transported to another world due to a vaccine she receives. Here, there are no romantic partners, no raising children, only a simple life of farming. Watch as she uses her spatial abilities to create a peaceful and tranquil life in this fictional world, deep in the mountains. The story awaits your discovery.

15. 65 流 After Her Exile, She Takes Down the Villains and Leads Her Family to Fortune 流放后，她干翻极品带全家暴富了 Blue Snow Pear Blossom蓝雪梨花Ancient Romance688k WordsCompleted She was born into a concubine branch of the family as its legitimate daughter, only to be sent into exile. Her father was a pushover, her mother was a pushover, her two older brothers were pushovers, and she was a pushover too! But from this day, from this moment on, the pushover's heart changed. No one could push her around anymore. Not only would she stop being a pushover, she would make sure her parents and brothers stopped being pushovers too! If they looked down on them for being born to co 1.7kReads9.0Score20714d adds
16. 66 穿 Transmigrated to a Famine Year, I Feed the Whole World Through Farming 穿越荒年，我靠种田养活全世界 Bubu Haoxin布布好新Ancient Romance159k WordsOngoing Wu Liu, a PhD in agricultural science specializing in soybean research, transmigrates into the body of a landowner's daughter. In this era, crop yields are pitifully low, linen and silk are rare luxuries, and both agriculture and industry have all but ground to a halt. Even a small landowning family like hers can barely get by. In winter, the whole family huddles together and still can't keep out the bitter cold. Ordinary people have it even worse, with barely any clothes on their backs or food —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Completely everyday life! Growing up slowly.

17. 67 那 Hey, You Middle-Aged Country Bumpkin, Want a Husband? 那个大龄汉子，你要夫郎不要？ Can't Hold on to Iron拿不住铁Two Male Leads2.6M WordsOngoing [Historical farming, two male leads, age gap, sweet romance, family life, all sweetness and no angst, a healing pastoral ensemble, raising a cute child, and a story about a married man] The gong: Zheng Ze, handsome and composed, cold on the outside but warm within, and a little proud. The shou: Zhou Zhou, beautiful and kindhearted, sweet-tongued and optimistic, and a little spirited. [Content warnings are listed at the end of Chapter One] (The events in this blurb will appear in the story.) The 15.9kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds

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    They're all so beautiful, I can only say I never get tired of looking at them.

18. 68 到 Who on Earth Taught You to Be a Recruit Like This? 到底谁教你这么当新兵的？ Pepper-Salt Mallet椒盐榔头Urban4.5M WordsOngoing “As a decorated hero, legendary soldier, and youngest-ever general, could you share the secret to your success?” “I don't date.” “You mean you don't let romance distract you or emotions sway you, and you devote yourself wholeheartedly to serving your country and earning distinction?” “That's right!” The next day, Qin Feng read the newspaper and nearly spat blood. “As a decorated hero and legendary soldier, could you share the secret to your success?” “Date more.” “You mean love inspires y 61.3kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds
19. 69 小 A Little Guard Reincarnates into a Washed-Up Star and Gets Carried Home by an A-List Actor 小侍卫魂穿糊咖，被影帝抱回家 Winter Cola冬日冰可乐Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + ancient-to-modern transmigration + showbiz + gentle, scheming actor gong + skilled, naturally sweet and clueless soul-transmigration shou] Xiao Wei, Shadow Nine, was an exceptionally skilled palace guard. After dying while taking a blade for his master, his soul transmigrated into the body of He Yuxin, an obscure actor with barely any fame. Having never lived for himself, the guard resolved to work hard in the modern world and live for himself for once. Not long after entering 6.2kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
20. 70 兽 The Beastfolk Tribe Upgrade System 兽人之部落升级系统 Admiring the Cherry Blossoms in Spring春赏繁樱Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [1v1 (in bold caps) + two male leads (in bold caps!) + younger man/older man + both protagonists are pure in body and heart + Beast World + System + happy ending] A gentle, considerate younger black panther beastman x an innocent older male college student "You're dead." "Huh?" "So hurry up and bind yourself to our tribe-upgrade System! Let's conquer the continent together and become rulers of the world!" "Thanks for the offer, but I'm in the Beast World and just want to go home." Meng Yuqing is 17.4kReads9.5Score2.4k14d adds
21. 71 穿EN Trapped in a Dating Show Love Triangle, I Found My Happy Ending with the Obsessive Second Male Lead 穿进恋综修罗场和偏执男二he了 Little Pear Immortal Snacks on Pastries小梨仙恰饼Two Male Leads508k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + sweet romance + devoted couple + feel-good power fantasy + mutual pining] A refined, abstinent, possessive CEO who talks himself into love × a long-haired, cool-looking beauty writer with a soft, adorable heart Jiang Yumiao transmigrates into an ABO dating-show story with a reverse harem and a romantic battlefield, becoming a background contestant who shares his name. His main purpose is to serve as a foil for the beloved protagonist, and the System orders him to win over 41kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
22. 72 全 Global Awakening: The Divine Healer 全球觉醒：神级治疗者 Yan Zhiyi言之一Urban902k WordsCompleted Over a thousand years ago, secret realms descended, and countless portal sites appeared all over Blue Star, linking it to countless secret realms. All kinds of beasts, demons, magical plants, and other secret-realm creatures emerged, inflicting devastating damage and losses on humanity. At the same time, a new profession called Awakeners appeared among humans. From then on, the world entered the age of universal awakening. P.S. The protagonist is a healer. His skills are mostly healing, support, 13.1kReads8.8Score83114d adds
23. 73 我 My Emperor Father Can Read Minds 我的皇帝父亲会读心 Bone-Leak Gua Wen骨漏呱闻Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure Building Focus ✚ Mostly Comedy ✚ Not Historically Accurate ✚ No Romance] Emperor Wei prided himself on being a wise ruler. His ministers served him well, his harem was harmonious, and his children were clever and filial. That is, until he was struck by lightning. Afterward, he gained the ability to read minds, and finally learned that everyone around him was two-faced, saying one thing while thinking another! Emperor Wei was devastated. So he had been such a failure as an emperor 56.5kReads9.3Score5.3k14d adds
24. 74 我 I Serve Manchu-Han Banquets at Kindergarten, Making the Whole City Drool 我在幼儿园做满汉全席，全市馋哭 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted 26kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
25. 75 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Who Sweetened the Whole Family 漂亮后妈，甜翻全家 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Publication deal signed. On sale August 28. [One-on-one sweet romance + marriage of convenience + lighthearted daily life + both leads speak their minds] Sheng Mumu transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into books to date handsome men and become stars. But when it’s her turn, she has to become the stepmother of a 17-year-old rich young master? Help, she wants out! Wait, what? If she pretends to be married, she’ll get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month and an additional card 53.6kReads9.6Score7.2k14d adds
26. 76 东 A Northeastern Tough Guy Reincarnates as an Alpha 东北爷们儿穿成Alpha Heart-Eye Beam Biu花心光波biuTwo Male Leads242k WordsCompleted An Alpha who spoils his wife with the warmth of frozen pears from Northeast China & a cool, career-focused Omega 1 Xu Tianhe is a tough-as-nails Northeasterner. One morning, he wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated into an ABO world. The good news: he’s an Alpha, and he has a beautiful wife. The bad news: his predecessor was a scumbag who lived off his wife and made her life miserable. Xu Tianhe: (cursing furiously.jpg) 2 After falling in love with Cheng Nian at first sight, Xu T 13.3kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds
27. 77 开 Sold from the Start: From Street-Corner Pancake Seller to Regional Tycoon 开局被卖，从卖饼小贩到富甲一方 King Wen Was Right文王说得对Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Food + business + imperial exams + farming + infrastructure + character growth + mutual first love] Food blogger Lu Yan died suddenly of heart disease and transmigrated into a novel about a heroine’s rise to success. The heroine in the book was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, but her stepmother schemed to have her kidnapped and sold to a poor, remote village. An older man bought her and raised her as his own daughter. Before long, the heroine came across the fallen crown prince, 15.8kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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