Any Good Historical Romance About Everyday Family and Neighborhood Life in an Ancient Town? 有木有好看的古代家长里短市井生活的古言

1. 1 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 62.6kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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   These two are really good-looking. I want to see if there are any similar articles. I don't like the best ones. I feel upset when I read them.

2. 2 农 Everyday Ways to Prosper on the Farm 农家致富日常 Rain Falls Over Jiangnan江南雨纷纷Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + Street Stalls + A Gentle Pace + Everyday Family Life] This is a warm and cozy farming story with no outrageous villains. It's a warm, funny daily-life story about a family focused on making money. There are no villains and no golden fingers. The main characters are ordinary people without any golden fingers, and the whole family works together to build a better life, with a focus on the gentle rhythms of everyday life. At daybreak, smoke rose from the chimneys of many homes in Peach B 14.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
3. 3 曲 Qushui County: A Foodie Mother's Daily Life Raising Her Children 曲水小县：食娘养娃日常 Lucky Matcha Ice幸运抹茶冰冰Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Food-stall heroine + storybook-writing hero + fictional setting + no golden finger + gentle, everyday life] Fifteen years after leaving the He household in the capital, Jiang Yu, a retired maid, returns to Daliu Town with her daughter. She buys a small courtyard and sets up a food stall at the mouth of an alley. In Sweetwater Alley lives a successful candidate who writes storybooks instead of doing anything respectable. Cheng keeps odd hours, sleeping by day and staying up at night. 3.7kReads8.9Score366Shelves

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   There is no masterpiece, no golden finger, it is a warm and relaxed daily story of a water town family trying to make money, but it is very attractive, just like a picture of the Jiangnan water town slowly unfolding in front of my eyes [The Bird Eater God's Work] [The Bird Eater God's Work] [The Grass Has Been Planted] [Bookshelf Plus One] [Bookshelf Plus One]

4. 4 李 The Li Family’s Eldest Daughter: Daily Life as the Breadwinner 李家长女养家日常 Yun Xiaoduo云晓朵Ancient Romance179k WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Reincarnated in the Womb + Family Life + Business and Prosperity + No Golden Finger] Li Jinzhu is reincarnated in the womb as the eldest daughter of a scholar in the city of Shuzhou, in the Great Yu Dynasty. Watching her unreliable parents grow more and more outrageous while the family’s finances dwindle, she decides to take control of the household purse strings. With the little silver the family has left, Li Jinzhu takes them to set up a small stall in bustling Shuzhou. 1.1kReads7.2Score102Shelves

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   These books are all good, especially the first one

5. 5 三 Four Seasons of Home Cooking: Farming Life 三餐四季【种田】 Little Courtyard on South Mountain南山小院Two Male Leads631k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Top/Bot Dynamic: Top-Protagonist + Only Each Other + Farming + Disastrous Famine Years + Stockpiling and Foraging + Slow-Paced Daily Life] (The Famine Years and Daily Life in the Mountains with My Husband) After being born into an ancient world and living there for twenty years, Qin Yunye unexpectedly learned that the disastrous famine years of history were about to begin. Having had his fill of the apocalypse, he decisively returned to the deep mountains to lie flat and live 1.2kReads8.9Score108Shelves
6. 6 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance995k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 13.5kReads8.6Score1kShelves

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   This book is a huge and beautiful period article ➕Farming article [Bird Food Masterwork]. The author's writing style is exquisite and the picture is astonishing. The prices are reasonable and accurate to a few cents. [Like] It is against the routine, there is no army-married stepmother, the parents are short-sighted, and the female is taking the technical secondary school entrance examination. If I don't go to the countryside, [Already Planted] has a small number of reviewers, so the score is a bit low. [Bookshelf plus one] Another advantage of this book is that it has a strong sense of the times, life is hard, and you have to pay for everything. Unlike some period books, they are no different from today.

7. 7 小 The Little Florist’s Maid Wife 小花匠的丫鬟妻 Rain Boat Journey雨舟行至Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, and it will gradually rise! This story is set in an imaginary dynasty. [Historical Romance] + [Farming] + [Gourmet] + [Building a Fortune] Li Dongqing, a young maid in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, learned to cook exceptionally well through a stroke of good fortune. She was cautious and diligent in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, constantly honing her skills. By the time she finally left, she found that everything at home had changed beyond recognition. Later 2.3kReads8.4Score191Shelves

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   I recommend this book. The family is short-lived and has a very warm daily life. The female protagonist opens a shop and sells food, and the male protagonist is a gardener. He slowly gets rich and the family lives a good life.

8. 8 北 Gourmet Delights of the Northern Song: I Made a Fortune Through Food 北宋珍馐录，我靠美食发家赚万金 I've Met the Cat King见过猫猫大王Ancient Romance640k WordsOngoing [No romance + alternate Northern Song setting + native-born heroine + food + ensemble cast and everyday life + gradual, steady pacing + building a fortune] A new eatery has opened in Daming Prefecture. Its proprietor is a young woman of fourteen or fifteen, always greeting everyone with a smile. People all say she’s kind. But Chen Heniang doesn’t think she’s a good person. Growing up in a family that favored boys over girls, she stole eggs from the neighbors at seven, learned to cry and lie at e 32.5kReads8.6Score5.6kShelves

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   This one is quite interesting. It is a novel about food in the Northern Song Dynasty without any censorship. The parents are short-sighted and live in the market. The heroine is a local aborigine who must take revenge. She was sold by her parents and escaped on her own. She makes money step by step by setting up food stalls and opening a food shop. It is all the work of a small person at the bottom.

9. 9 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 40.1kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves

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   Good-looking, not exaggerated, short-tempered, warm and everyday, these books are all good!!!

10. 10 嫁 Marrying into a Wealthy Family 嫁大户 Ji Qiushan积丘山Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + merchant couple + married life + sweet everyday romance + family and village life] The heroine is gentle, clear-headed, and never lets anyone push her around. The hero is considerate, witty, and resourceful. The younger daughter of the Shen family in Baihe Town marries the second son of the Xie family, who runs a medicinal herb shop in Ping County. She hears he spends most of his time away from home and that his family has fallen on hard times. She never expec 24.5kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
11. 11 古 The Struggles of a Small Household in Ancient Times 古代小户之家奋斗史 Zhuang Sheng Mi庄生迷Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted A local ancient couple's everyday struggle to save money and raise their child! The village's most beautiful embroiderer × a clever, capable accountant × their smart, well-behaved son! See how this family rises from humble farming roots and climbs the social ladder! The story of Chen Qiuyue and Zhao Huaiyu, a couple born and raised in ancient times, who work hard to save money and pay for their child's education after starting a family. They succeed in raising their child to excel, and their fa 11kReads8.6Score751Shelves
12. 12 郁 Granny Yu's Daily Routine of Gossip and Retirement 郁老太的吃瓜养老日常 A Breeze to the Ear一耳清风Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + everyday family life + no romance + building wealth + heartwarming] The troublemakers are dealt with quickly. This is pure farming, with no court intrigue or powerful nobles. Modern young woman Yu Zhiqiu gets into a car accident and transmigrates into the body of an ancient peasant woman with the same name. Her husband is dead, they are short on money and food, and she has several troublesome children to care for. So what if they’re poor? Hard work brings prosperity. Everyone i 2.6kReads8.5Score306Shelves
13. 13 大 The Madam Only Wants to Lie Flat 大娘子只想躺平 Sheng Mian盛眠Ancient Romance721k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + everyday life + transmigrating into a book + the steady, gradual progress of a woman in her thirties living in ancient times] After transmigrating into a book as a marquis’s daughter-in-law, she finds herself middle-aged, with elders to care for and children to raise. Her mother-in-law dislikes her, her cold husband is alive but as good as dead, and she never sees him. His concubine keeps making a fuss to get attention, while her three biological children are cl 4.4kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
14. 14 寒 A Bride Raised in Poverty: I Farm to Support the Heir 寒门童养媳：我靠种田发家养世子 Xiuyun Zhi岫云织Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted Transmigration + farming + imperial examinations + face-slapping the worst sort of people + a mystery about her origins + storing grain for years of famine This novel has no romance, no romance, no romance. The heroine just wants to retire, lie flat, and keep 180 male models! Agronomy PhD Shen Qingci transmigrates into the body of a twelve-year-old child bride. The moment she opens her eyes, she is being sold to an old widower who beat his wife to death. She turns the tables on the scoundrel, ta 725Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A score of 9.5 Or above is the ceiling for farming literature. Farmers make a fortune and become well-off. The parents are short-sighted. It's funny and fun to beat up the best relatives. If it's not funny, hit me.

15. 15 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 64.1kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves
16. 16 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 51.1kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
17. 17 我 I Bring Bad Luck to Husbands, You Bring Bad Luck to Wives 我克夫，你克妻 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted Two male leads + an ancient-world slice-of-life story + constable and his husband, both pure [No transmigration or rebirth] Xiang Xi is a young man who became a widow before he even married. Just after his engagement was arranged, his fiancé died in an accident, leaving him branded as a husband-killer. Yang Tongchuan is a constable at the county yamen. Last year, he married a new bride, but she mysteriously disappeared less than a month after moving in. Some said he beat her to death, others sai 15.4kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    [Two men➕Farming➕Sweet pets➕Double cleansing➕No golden fingers➕All natives] A story about a yamen catcher and a young man who fell in love at first sight, no cruelty in the text, three meals a day for four seasons, and a steady stream of water. There will be no imperial examinations or imperial court, just ordinary people living a serious life with daily food in the market, raising children, and investigating cases.

18. 18 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 10.6kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves

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    Farming story, short story, warm and daily, no space or cheating, good looking but not artificial, inspirational, not empty, I stayed up late reading it and couldn't stop, it's worth recommending

19. 19 镖 The Escort Agency Heir’s Bookkeeping Husband 镖局少东家的账房小夫郎 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted The main story is complete [Historical danmei + mutual chastity + the sweet everyday life of a bodyguard agency’s young master and his clever accountant husband] Wolfdog gong × savvy shou + life in an ancient city + a story about a husband who is a xiao-ge'er. Everyone is a native of this world. No System, no golden finger. Cui Liang is a headstrong xiao-ge'er who inherited his adoptive father’s knack for figures. He was born to be a living abacus. Unfortunately, his adoptive father died suddenl 21.4kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves

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    Ancient Market Literature: If you don't farm, you just live your own small life peacefully.

20. 20 赎 Redeem My Freedom and Head South: Our Little Fortune Is Just Right 赎身南下，咱家小富刚刚好 Dazzling Golden Riches暴富金闪闪Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted The rating has just opened, but it’ll go up later~ [Northern Song Dynasty] + [Commoner life] + [Building a business and getting rich] + [Cozy everyday life] + [The warmth of ordinary life] + [Family affairs] After the new emperor abolished slavery and introduced tenancy, Song Zhaohe and her family of six were finally freed from their status as slaves! They headed south to Pingjiang Prefecture. Starting by renting a small courtyard, the whole family worked together to make a living! Their father 7.4kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    The atmosphere is good, the author describes the ordinary life in detail, and the ups and downs of life can be seen while reading the article, but it will not make the readers suffocate. This is roughly what it means, hahaha, recommended.

21. 21 大 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 A Shark with One Hand一只鲨手Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 16.7kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    These books are quite nice

22. 22 穿 Reborn as a Fool, I Won Over the Big Shot with Snacks 穿成傻子后我靠零食抱上大腿 Evergreen Lantern长青灯Ancient Romance219k WordsOngoing An upbeat, spirited young woman × a germaphobic, narcissistic young gentleman Dou Sui was a simple-minded girl whom everyone bullied. Yet she was pretty, with delicate features, and was known as the beauty of the surrounding villages. The year she came of age, her lazy, gluttonous father wanted to marry her off to the son of the village landlord, a fat, ill-tempered cripple. Under cover of night, her mother fled Doujia Village with her. Who would have thought that after the simple-minded girl ca 5Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Sell Bento: The Wicked Sister-in-Law’s Road to Riches 穿到古代卖盒饭：恶毒寡嫂致富路 Gathering Wheat Ears拾麦穗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + food + business + building wealth + slow-burn development] Food blogger Meng Zhao woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into a novel aimed at male readers, as the vicious sister-in-law. Faced with the future “Dragon-Proud-Heaven” male lead, destined to wield power over the world, Meng Zhao had to choose between eliminating him while she had the chance and currying favor with him early. Instead, she chose to become the one worth currying favor with. Starting 5.5kReads8.6Score626Shelves
24. 24 全 My Whole Family Transmigrated to Ancient Times, and Everyone’s a Top Expert in Their Field 全家穿古代，我家个个是行业天花 Half-Moon Circle月半圈Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Group transmigration + arguably no golden finger + romance, but little of it] The whole family wakes up to find they've transmigrated into ancient times as the impoverished second branch of the Lin family! A lazy father? He's an agricultural expert! A softhearted mother? Ever heard of a pastry master? A pair of taciturn children? Here come an all-rounder and a little genius! The biased grandmother and awful eldest uncle still think they can exploit us like before? Ha! Open your eyes and see who 37.1kReads8.5Score5.5kShelves

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    I picked up the good-looking group on my bookshelf.

25. 25 村 Every Family in the Village Fends for Itself 村庄儿女各当家 July Hasn't Arrived Yet七月还没来Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted [A fictional setting, ensemble cast, family and village life + a slow, steady pace + no rebirth or transmigration] Village children and little stories of farm life, simple and heartwarming, with no awful characters. When a man comes of age, he marries; when a woman comes of age, she weds. Zhou Baochun is about to leave her family home and become a wife. Her in-laws have “a bad reputation,” but the marriage was arranged long ago. Life with her mother-in-law, the neighbors, and the fields. There a 7.6kReads8.9Score843Shelves
26. 26 跪 After Begging Me to Switch Marriages, My Cousin Cried Herself to Death in the Slums 跪求我换亲后，堂妹哭死在贫民窟 Chai Bao柴宝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.6kReads9.2Score298Shelves
27. 27 穿 A Quiet Life in Ancient Times 穿来古代的平淡生活 Time Shift时移Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Late nights, late nights! Transmigrate, transmigrate! Modern office worker Wang Dongqing transmigrated into the body of a girl from a poor farming family in ancient times. She went from a modern world with all the utilities and convenient transport to being born into a time when her family had nothing, she had no money, and nothing was convenient. That would have been bad enough, but her parents were the family's workhorses, doing the most and getting the least. In the end, her unfairly favored 23.5kReads8.0Score2.3kShelves
28. 28 四 Food for Every Season 四季有粮 Olive榄角Ancient Romance743k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate historical setting + pure farming story + cozy everyday life + no cheat abilities + no generals or royalty + romance appears late + little focus on the romance + illustrated guides to plants and animals, including mushrooms, food, and handicrafts] Main characters: Li Dongzhi, Li Qiuyuan, a loud goose, and a talking myna The story follows the premise in the synopsis, with everyday farming, plenty of details, and lots of educational information. Not your cup of tea? 3.5kReads8.8Score515Shelves
29. 29 江 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance184k WordsOngoing [Jiangnan waterways + laid-back daily life + food and business + no romance + adorable little sister] After transmigrating into a home in the Jiangnan waterways, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She tends to a little shop by the river and enjoys a slow, easygoing life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, glutinous osmanthus cakes, bamboo shoots braised with pork belly, and beggar’s chicken fragrant enough to fill the whole street. When she goes out, she 8kReads—Score960Shelves

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    The food is delicious, the heroine cooks delicious food, and there is a cute baby sister. The atmosphere of the leisurely and comfortable Jiangnan water town is full of warmth and daily life. There are no quarrels or the like. It is very suitable for listening to books and sleeping well.

30. 30 大 The Happy Daily Life of the Court Judge's Daughter 大理寺少卿之女的快乐日常 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Ancient Romance659k WordsCompleted [An imaginary ancient setting + mind-reading + everyday life + comedy] [There is a male lead, both leads are each other’s only partners, happy ending. The romance is a slow burn, but sweet, so dive in without worry.] [This isn’t a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story, but I promise there’s no angst!!! The heroine can read minds, but only under certain conditions. Her golden finger isn’t all that powerful, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] [Read the title! This is a warm, everyday-life story. 62.1kReads9.2Score12.4kShelves

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    Recommend this book, ancient sayings and ideas, easy daily writing [Like][Like]

31. 31 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 109.7kReads9.5Score13.9kShelves

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    1. Time-travel escape and farming 2. Time-travel business essay 3. Time-travel farming imperial examination essay 4. Ancient aborigines and six time-travelers met and collided with each other to create different stories 5. A logical and reasonable novel that combines ancient words, food, revenge, and suspense

32. 32 被 After Being Cast Aside: Cui's Daily Life 被休后，崔娘子的起居日常 Dingdong Jiuj iu叮咚酒酒Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted [Born into an Ancient Era + Alternate History + Strong Female Lead + Historical Romance + Lighthearted Daily Life + Male Lead] Cui Xiao, a modern-day corporate drone, died after pulling an all-nighter at work. When she woke up, she discovered she’d been born into the Cui family of the Da Li Dynasty. She was ready to lie flat and enjoy a life of having everything handed to her, but things turned out to be more complicated than she’d imagined. First, she was unlucky enough to get stuck with an irr 8.1kReads8.9Score852Shelves
33. 33 种 Growing Melons, Vegetables, and Crops 种瓜种菜种田 Walking Pebble行走的石头子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The silly girl from the Shi family suddenly isn’t silly anymore. And trailing behind her are five nearly grown boys, who turn out to be her own brothers. The girl leads them to plant melons in the sandy field behind the village. The yard-long beans climb all over their trellises, the greens are tender and fresh, and the grain hangs heavy on the furrows. The neighbors may gossip and bicker, but luckily there’s the open-minded Grandma Shi to keep things in check. They plant in spring and harvest i 9.6kReads8.0Score927Shelves
34. 34 好 Spread Plenty of Fertilizer on That Field, and the Wheat Will Grow Tall and Golden 好肥往那地里上，收的麦穗大又黄 The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Farming + Adorable Baby + Pocket Dimension + No Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + Gourmet] In Chenliu Village, the wife of the Jiang family’s eldest son has five boys before finally giving birth to a daughter. They say the little girl was born blessed with good fortune. From the day she was born, the once dirt-poor Jiang family gradually grew richer... 749Reads8.1Score105Shelves

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    There is no golden finger in this pure farming book. A family accumulates wealth little by little through hard work. It is quite funny. You can read it when you are short of books.

35. 35 被 Forced into Marriage, I Found Happiness Through Farming 被迫出嫁后，我靠种田过上好日子 A Basket of Little Fish一箩小鱼Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted [Alternate ancient setting + cozy farming + building a fortune + devoted spouses] [Mainly farming. The heroine falls in love after marriage, while the hero’s longtime secret crush comes true.] Her father suspected Su Linluo wasn’t his biological daughter. After indulging her stepmother’s efforts to deliberately spoil her, he bundled Su Linluo off to marry into the dirt-poor Jiang family. He never expected that once Su Linluo left the grand family estate, she would immediately let loose. She cli 807Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Very beautiful, simple writing style

36. 36 汴 A Little Restaurant in Bianjing 汴京小饭馆 A Liang of Wind and Sheng Music一两风笙188k WordsCompleted White jade lotus root slices, fresh sea bass sashimi, delicacies served on jade plates. A cozy restaurant, sweet wine, and a beauty as lovely as a painting. Lord Shen of the Kaifeng Prefecture has always been stern and reserved. Why does he treat a young woman who cooks for a living so differently? The sixteen- or seventeen-year-old young woman has left her former household with her mother. All day long, she thinks about setting up a stall to make money and cooking, while still finding time to a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🍀Parents in ancient times were short-lived🍀 🔥Xu Lingdang is the third generation of the Xu family teahouse on the east bank of the Mengxian River in Jiangning. His father is the son-in-law who was rescued by his grandparents🌼, and his mother is the only child🌸daughter of her grandparents. My parents are childhood sweethearts, with no bad blood, only a warm and harmonious daily life. My grandpa has extraordinary luck, and my grandma is famous for her excellent cooking skills.

37. 37 我 From Refugee to Richest in Ancient Times 我在古代，从难民到首富 Pale Ink, Not White淡墨非白Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted A modern female chef’s tale of doing business in ancient times Li Rongrong, a modern woman, was killed when a gas canister exploded and transmigrated to ancient times. Her father died in the army, and her mother was sold to a brothel by her uncle. She has a nine-year-old older brother and a six-year-old younger brother. To make matters worse, a great flood hit their home, and the whole family is fleeing disaster. When other people transmigrate, they become either rich young ladies or palace con 147Reads8.0Score—Shelves
38. 38 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 30.8kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves

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    Ordinary farming article! Parents are short-sighted!

39. 39 村 The Family at the End of the Village 村尾人家 Qing You清优Ancient Romance6.3M WordsOngoing [Fictional setting + cozy farming + everyday family life + slow-burn slice of life] With no love from her father or stepmother, Tian Xiaoxi has endured years of torment. Now she is forced to marry Chen Jiawang, a cripple from the neighboring village. She thinks she is doomed to sink into a mire with no hope of ever turning her life around. Little does she know that the man fell in love with her at first sight long ago. After they marry, he cherishes her dearly. They have a lovely son and daug 21.7kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
40. 40 你 You Retired Too? What a Coincidence, So Did I! 你也退休了？好巧，我也是！ Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance340k WordsCompleted [Romance included; historical romance; there may or may not be awful relatives (I haven’t written any before, so I’m still working them out)] Xie Yu was an ordinary palace maid who became an ordinary female official. She longed to leave the palace, and at last her dream came true. With the savings she’d earned during ten years of palace work and her battered old bundle on her back, she returned to the hometown she’d been away from for so long. Her dream was to build a little home, open a small s 1.5kReads8.8Score106Shelves
41. 41 欢 A Joyful Gathering 欢喜聚 July Hasn't Arrived Yet七月还没来Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted The joys and sorrows of a blended family in ancient times. [A fictional setting: family life and affection that grows over time] An older half-brother who shares the same father. A younger half-sister who shares the same mother. An older sister they took in. A stepsister and stepbrother with no blood ties, after their mother remarries. Yang Xiyue is somehow thrust into a family with a full set of siblings. Life is hard, and people are complicated. Let’s see how this big family eventually finds a 12.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
42. 42 吾 Wherever My Heart Is at Peace, That Is Home 吾心安即吾乡 My Left Eyelid Keeps Twitching左眼皮跳啊跳Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted A few acres of fields, a few children, and chickens, ducks, pigs, and cattle to call my own. -- “Could we go to your home in our next life?” “Are you silly? This is my home! You, the children, and everything else... This is the only place I call home.” 2.2kReads8.4Score120Shelves
43. 43 完 Oh No! My Chubby Little Bride Was Tricked into Marriage by Her Husband 完了！胖胖小媳妇她被夫君骗婚了 Lu Qi Jiu陆柒玖Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Huaiyu is a second-class maid serving the old madam of the city magistrate's residence in Huaibei Commandery. She entered the household at the age of eight, and, carrying memories from another world, kept her head down and acted like a timid little quail. Yet she still couldn't escape the magistrate's clutches. Given another chance at life, she is determined to turn her fate around and never end up abandoned in the wilderness again. But... could her background be any more tragic? Standing in her 1.6kReads9.0Score165Shelves

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    The heroine, who worked as a maid, brought the whole family to prosperity through her own efforts. The heroine's brother is also very cute. The full story is funny online.

44. 44 暖 Born into Warmth 暖暖而生 Sikong Zhiyu司空执与Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After an ordinary woman dies, she transmigrates to another world. She is no self-sacrificing heroine! No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger, and no awful relatives! There is a romantic pairing! This is a story of struggle built on her own experience and hard work, with farming and business management. The pace is unhurried, and life is slow. If that's not your cup of tea, please don't flame me! Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental! 2kReads8.9Score140Shelves

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    A short story about farming for parents

45. 45 穿 A Lowly County Office Clerk with Kids at Home and No Rice to Cook 穿成县衙小吏，家有儿女等米下锅 Don't Discuss the Wind-Banner, Follow Your Heart心动莫论风幡Historical1.1M WordsOngoing [The animated comic is now available] The male lead has barely transmigrated when someone clubs him over the back of the head. He misses three days of duty and almost gets struck from the rolls. His father thinks he’s saddled with two burdens, his eldest brother thinks he’s too inflexible to make money, and his fourth younger brother fears his low-ranking clerk status will tarnish his reputation in the imperial examinations. The whole family would love to throw him out. A family-breaking feud 178.2kReads9.1Score26.6kShelves

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    I recommend this one, the daily stories of county officials and people. The exquisite details and simple descriptions of the world make you feel like you are being transported into the old days of the two Song Dynasties a thousand years ago. It's not a cool article, but it's emotionally refreshing. It's not Machiavellian, but humane and worldly. There is no CP, no cheats, no modern knowledge dimensionality reduction attack, super realistic ancient world sentiments. The word count is almost a million, and it's so plump and juicy that it's ready to be read. Disadvantages: slow to develop, not a cool novel, no CP, the plot is not very ups and downs, a few chapters are too detailed, don't fall into this trap if you are impatient.

46. 46 我 My Name Is Yang Xiaobai, and I'm a Chubby Guy! 我叫杨小白，是个小胖子！ The Production Team's Big Donkey生产队的驴大Historical264k WordsCompleted “You call this three years old?” So what if he’s a chubby little kid? Even a chubby little kid can support a family and become the backbone of a nation! This little rookie has a plan! It can make a family rich! This little rookie has another plan! It can make the nation strong! And yet another plan: lead an army north, drive out the barbarians, and reclaim half the realm! In these turbulent times! This little rookie flashes a crooked grin! He can right wrongs, quell unrest, root out traitors, an 539Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    All very beautiful

47. 47 穿 Transmigrated to the Countryside: A Young Farmer's Road to the Imperial Exams 穿越之农家独苗苗的科举之路 Zhang Rubai张如白Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [Born into the Past + Farming + Imperial Exams + Fleeing Famine + Warfare] The slow-paced everyday life of a boy from a rural family in ancient times! Zhang Ping'an gets a new lease on life when he transmigrates to an ancient farming family. Fortunately, they are fairly well-off, so no one has to go hungry. He has six older sisters, and he is the only boy his parents had long hoped for. His parents favor sons over daughters, and all six sisters are fierce. He thought he was in for a story about 36kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves
48. 48 周 The Zhou Family's Daughter Has Come of Age 周家有女初长成 Guo Xiaoer果小二Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Fictional setting, ensemble cast, everyday family life and a slow, steady pace, no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger] The Zhou family goes from prosperity to hardship, then finds rebirth after their home is shattered, weathering the rises and falls of the dynasty and the world around them. With hearts full of ambition, yet beset by wolves and tigers, they learn that standing strong and relying on themselves is better than fleeing and seeking refuge. Through one girl's growth, we witness 1.7kReads—Score154Shelves
49. 49 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Historical1.7M 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 23.8kReads8.2Score2kShelves

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    A hunter who traveled through the world and had a poor family, actually got a beautiful girl with a joke! The imperial court's policy of "tax credit for marrying a wife" was airborne, and what he got was not only tax-free benefits, but also the daughter of an official in trouble. In the cold winter, he picked up his hunting bow and went into the mountains to hunt, just to let his little daughter-in-law eat hot porridge. The daily life of slow farming was so sweet that it was confirmed!

50. 50 自 I Sold Myself into Servitude! From Little Maid to First-Rank Madam 自卖为婢！从小丫鬟到一品夫人 Nan Yiyi南漪漪Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Born into a new life + maid + ensemble cast + cozy everyday life + slow and steady pace + light harem intrigue A few caveats: not a strong female lead, no golden finger, and an ensemble cast. Lin Sui'an was born into a poor farming family in ancient times. Before she could use the knowledge from her past life to help her family prosper, the harsh realities of life forced her to sell herself. She ended up as a young maid in the Pingning Marquis's residence. Lin Sui'an thought she would never see 64.6kReads8.8Score5.7kShelves

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    I have been chasing this recently. The heroine took the initiative to sell herself in order to save her grandma and younger brother, and became a maid in the Hou Mansion. She slowly became the first-class maid of the old lady with her good embroidery skills. The heroine's brother took her back home after he was elected.

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