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. 51 农 The Farm Girl’s Villainous Ways 农家恶女初长成 October Treasure十月宝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Tang Jiaojiao was renowned as the prettiest girl in all the surrounding villages. But after a serious illness, her temper changed completely: she became as explosive as a firecracker, ready to go off at the slightest provocation. She followed her mother to marry into the Zhao family, where she was expected to keep her head down. Instead, she brought both branches of the old Zhao family, sons and daughters-in-law alike, firmly to heel. People said she was as strong as an ox and could knock every 227Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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   This one is quite consistent...

2. 52 揣 Pregnant with Twins, She Remarries a Hunter and Leads His Family to Wealth and Plenty 揣双胎改嫁猎户，带夫家暴富吃肉 Little Brother Jin小金哥儿Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Cozy farming and everyday life + adorable baby + devoted couple + doting husband + family matters + spirit-pet space that lets her understand animals] [Charming young wife * steady, reserved, devoted male lead] Fencing athlete Qiao Wantang transmigrates one day, only to have her whole family pressure her into remarrying a rough hunter! It’s all because her cousin schemed against her, leaving her unexpectedly pregnant with the hunter’s child. Her cousin steals her engagement and marries the elde 24.9kReads8.5Score2kShelves

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   Plain and true, a long-lasting farming article! The rough man Orion is very doting on his wife, and the heroine is charming, smart, and not aggrieved. The male protagonist is affectionate and dedicated, warm and daily, and the story of farming with a short family management is very realistic in its portrayal of human nature. The female protagonist also has the space of a spiritual pet, and helps her husband's family get rich little by little and survive the lean years. In the later period, the male and female protagonists go to Beijing, the male protagonist becomes an official, and the female protagonist secretly does business and makes a lot of money. The two twins have grown up and are causing trouble in the capital ~ [Snickering] [Sending Hearts] [Like] [Snickering] [Smirking] [Like] [Laughing] [Like]

3. 53 不 Daily Life Raising Kids in Ancient Times for the Unmarried 不婚男女古代养娃日常 Shui Bo1984水波1984Ancient Romance911k WordsCompleted [Ancient times]+ [Dual Transmigration]+ [Raising children]+ [Alternate history]+ [Family life]+ [No personal dimension]+ [No golden finger] Mu Yi’an is an agricultural schoolteacher in her thirties who never married and nearly got kicked out by her own mother. Jiang Shuyun is a high school politics teacher in his forties and a committed non-marriage, non-parenthood advocate. His parents are away most of the time and respect his choices. An elevator accident sends them both to the fictional Da Li 15.8kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   This book is highly recommended

4. 54 团 The Whole Village Thrives Thanks to Its Beloved Little Lucky Star 团宠小福星，种田基建旺全乡 Bacon Fried Potatoes培根炒土豆Ancient Romance143k WordsOngoing [Fictional World] [Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Cherished by the Whole Family] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Infrastructure Development] In the modern world, Su Nian'an was plagued by illness and spent her whole life confined to bed. She watched countless videos about intangible cultural heritage crafts, but never got the chance to try them herself. One day, her soul returned, and she became the fifth daughter, a foolish girl adopted by the Su family of Shiqiao Village. A red thread binds 120Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A slow-paced daily novel, there is no best family, only a family full of life, and the whole family works together to live a good life.

5. 55 豆 The Tofu Seller's Daily Life as Head of the Household 豆腐娘子的掌家日常 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Everyday Street Life]+ [Family Matters]+ [Daily Life]+ [Farming and Business] P.S. No golden finger. The female lead was transmigrated into a body before birth. Content warning: The leads are not each other's firsts. If that bothers you, don't read! A tall, strapping prison clerk and a fair-skinned, beautiful tofu seller with a fiery temper. One is domineering and uninhibited, while the other seems delicate but is actually covered in thorns. See how this ordinary family fights hard to carve out 11.8kReads8.9Score975Shelves

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   The story about business in the market has been completed. The heroine is pregnant, there is no gold finger, and she is not a holy mother. She goes from a merchant girl to a royal wife. It is very inspirational and beautiful. I recommend it.

6. 56 孤 The Orphan Girl and the Scholar 孤女和秀才 Hei You黑又Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Traditional farming life + Orphaned at three + Her sweetheart breaks off their engagement + Takes down the wicked + Marries a penniless scholar + Devoted husband] Qinglian’s father was a scholar in Qingxi Village, and her mother was a renowned beauty. Sadly, fate took both of them too soon, and they died in an accident when Qinglian was three, leaving their daughter Wan Qinglian an orphan. Brother Hai was betrothed to Qinglian from the time they were in the cradle. Unfortunately, his sharp-tong 142Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   This book is a traditional farming novel, with short stories about parents and the warmth and warmth of people. It's a good read. I recommend it.

7. 57 跟 I Remarried with Mom and Went from Tough Girl to Cutie 跟着娘亲改嫁，我从猛女变萌女 Ai Zhu Ai Bao艾珠艾宝Ancient Romance621k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + blended family + everyday family life + growth + cherished heroine + heartwarming + historical romance] No golden finger! This isn’t a power fantasy, just the growing-up story of a clever young girl who transmigrates and follows her mother into a new marriage, learning to build a peaceful life in a blended family in ancient times. In her previous life, Song Lingjun grew up in a modern border-town orphanage, where she was a bit of a handful. Every day, she focused on keeping her 22.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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   It's super good-looking. It's the kind of children's novel I want to read. But there was a point near the end that made me cry. Although I knew the ending should be good, the author's emotional description was a bit too delicate. It made me burst into tears. I was deeply impressed.

8. 58 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 9.3kReads7.8Score602Shelves

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   Full of fireworks, the ordinary life described in detail is very warm [Love][Love][Love][Love][Love][Love] If you want to read the short stories of parents in ancient times, you can catch up [Bookshelf plus one][Bookshelf plus one] It is not the ancient kind of house fighting and palace fighting.

9. 59 穿 Transmigrated as a Pitiful Little Girl in Ancient Times, I Flee to the Mountains to Farm 穿成古代小可怜，逃到深山去种田 Northern Gate Commander北门提督Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted [Farming] [Lighthearted] [Infrastructure] [Spatial storage] [Spirit spring] [Transmigration] [Fictional setting] After a car accident, Leng Jing transmigrated into the body of a five-year-old little waif. The moment she woke up, she heard her original body’s aunt and uncle planning to sell the children so they could flee from famine. Leng Jing wasn’t exactly calm about that. Fortunately, there was good news: her older brother and her twin younger brother had transmigrated with her. The bad news? 13.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
10. 60 丁 A Child-Free Couple Transmigrates to Ancient Times and Raises Eight Kids 丁克夫妻穿越古代养了8个娃 Xi Yu犀渔Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted Chen Xuening and Zhai Kun had been a loving middle-aged couple for over twenty years. Both had grown up in an orphanage, where even having enough to eat was considered a blessing. They struggled through childhood with too little food and clothing, then worked hard to build a comfortable family fortune. But it seemed Heaven had no intention of rewarding their efforts: after twenty years of marriage, they still had no children. Eventually, they accepted their fate. They thought that if Heaven was 6.8kReads9.2Score832Shelves
11. 61 穿 Transmigrated as a Maid, I Get Rich by Doing Hair and Makeup to Buy My Freedom 穿成小丫鬟，靠梳妆赎身暴富 Weave Through Red Threads穿尽红丝Ancient Romance429k WordsOngoing Reading Guide: [Not a wish-fulfillment story + alternate Northern Song setting + a touch of ensemble cast + everyday commerce + a touch of household intrigue + family life + slice of life] Lin Fengsui transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty as an eight-year-old girl, and lands the position of a hereditary servant in the prefect’s residence. Her mother is a cook in the kitchen, her father is a junior clerk in the accounts office, and she has an older sister who is an embroiderer, two years her 69.7kReads9.0Score9.9kShelves

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    It's beautiful and lively, but the author is too slow and hasn't finished it yet.

12. 62 一 Every Stitch and Seam, May All Go Well 一针一线，万事胜意 The Lake Is Always Clear湖面总是澄清Ancient Romance672k WordsCompleted (If you enjoy historical farming stories, feel free to browse the reviews first. Thanks for reading.) Farming + food + everyday life in the bustling marketplace + hard work and prosperity + lighthearted comedy and stress relief After her family falls on hard times, the young heiress Jiyu follows Zhou Mu, the “honest and simple” coachman of her household, as they stumble their way from the beautiful Jiangnan region to the rugged north. While others weep over their misfortune, she puts her delic 4.4kReads8.8Score598Shelves

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    This book is great, I read it over and over again

13. 63 小 The Little Foodie Marries a Hunter: Cat Changdong Eats Meat at Every Meal 小吃货嫁猎户猫长冬顿顿吃肉 A Foodie Hibernating for Winter小吃货在猫冬Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted [No System, no space, no golden finger. Family squabbles, human warmth, everyday food, farming, no court politics. A cozy, healing tale of ordinary life: the happiness of having enough to eat, drink, and wear. A fictional setting inspired by the Song and Ming dynasties. The troublesome characters only appear at the beginning, and rarely show up later.] To avoid being sold off, Taohua takes her little brother Xiaobao to the Li family courtyard in Baihua Cave. High mountains surround Baihua Cave, 131Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A short food article for parents!!!

14. 64 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Shady Profession, I Lead Everyone to the Straight and Narrow 穿成不良从业者后我带全员从良 2 Chuan2川Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The animated series is now available. Search for "Delicacies of the Flower House". Alternate universe + food + farming + the rise of a bankrupt brothel madam + women supporting women (slow-paced, not a power fantasy. The male and female leads are both imperfect, ordinary people with all the usual human desires and needs. If that's not for you, don't read.) Lu Xinyi never thought that simply celebrating her thirtieth birthday would get her transmigrated into the body of a bankrupt brothel madam. 6.1kReads8.8Score667Shelves

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    ✌The first book🍀In the fictional world, Mrs. Li runs Changhuan Restaurant in Qingxing Alley. The delicious food attracts everyone to patronize it.

15. 65 墨 The Mo Family’s Ink House 墨香之家 Add a Little Sugar to the Rice米饭加点糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Grow crops and make a fortune? Lu Wei spread her hands. She wanted to farm too! But when she’s so poor she can’t even afford grass to eat, where’s she supposed to find land? Find a husband? Lu Wei immediately burst into tears, touching the scar on her face. She still had to face life instead of running away. No land, no house, and no looks? No problem. She has her dad by her side. Father and daughter working together can move mountains. They’ll have a house someday, as well as gold, silver, and 2.5kReads8.9Score206Shelves
16. 66 云 The Legendary Story of the Yun Family 云老二一家的传奇故事 A Chilling Azure Cocoon一道森冷的天苍茧Historical2.5M WordsOngoing So what if he was kicked out with nothing? Yun Laoer, who had refused to accept his fate since childhood, lets loose completely. All he has left is a house full of sons, but he heads to the wilderness without a care in the world and settles down there. He insists on sending his sons to school and, through hard work and a generous helping of luck, gets into plenty of hilarious scrapes. In the end, he makes his fortune, his son succeeds in the imperial examinations, and they both reach the pinnacl 11.3kReads8.6Score678Shelves

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    There is no time travel, it is a simple novel with ancient characters and short stories.

17. 67 退 A Retired Palace Maid's Laid-Back Life 退休宫女的躺平日常 Bright Green Persimmon绿澄澄的柿子Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted [No golden finger, ordinary people, slow-burn story, a gentle unfolding, peaceful daily life, lightly sketched setting] An alternate-world historical romance. All the worldbuilding is the author’s own invention, so don’t overthink it! One couple, sweet romance, mutual devotion, solid careers, and cozy everyday life. A wage slave in her previous life and a palace maid in this one, Wang Youran opens her eyes to an unexpected early retirement. Her life plan is clear: find a beautiful place with hil 2.3kReads7.6Score256Shelves

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    This book is quite suitable, warm and daily

18. 68 两 Two Worlds Manor: Building from Scratch in a Year of Famine 两界山庄：从荒年开建 Deep Blue 1024深蓝1024Historical1.5M WordsOngoing [Space, travel between two worlds, manor management, farming, raising children, cute animals, cozy everyday life] Reborn in the final years of the Great Li Dynasty, Chen Dahe has only one thought: protect his wife and daughter, and never let the past repeat itself. When all hope seems lost, the old copper bangle on his wrist begins to glow. By accident, he opens a door to a modern produce market. He trades mountain greens for white rice and fine salt, and uses the money he saves to buy all kinds 20.8kReads7.8Score2.7kShelves

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    It tells the story of an ancient farmer traveling through space between ancient times and the present.

19. 69 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 1.1kReads6.4Score100Shelves
20. 70 长 Big Sister Comes Home 长姐回家 February Flourishes二月红火Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Farming Story + Everyday Prosperity + Standing Up to Villains + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Golden Finger + Romance] With her family’s considerable fortune behind her, the lazy Su Wanqing secretly rejoiced. As long as she didn’t make reckless investments or stir up trouble, she could lie flat for the rest of her life. Then she woke up in a poor backwater in an unknown dynasty, having transmigrated into the role of the wicked eldest sister who had run off with the Su family’s money. Her father 5.1kReads8.4Score666Shelves

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    The parents are short-lived, but the heroine slowly starts a business and leads the family to become rich [OK]

21. 71 从 From Maid to Magistrate’s Wife: A Native Woman’s Journey 从丫鬟到官夫人，土著女子奋斗史 Zhuang Sheng Mi庄生迷Ancient Romance769k WordsCompleted [Native-born leads, no space, no System, no golden finger] Strong, beautiful maid Ren Qingmiao x unlucky, sickly, handsome scholar Lin Yanchu Ren Qingmiao's hometown was struck by disaster when she was young, and she was sold into slavery. Her intelligence and strength won her master's favor. By chance, she saved the unlucky scholar Lin Yanchu, and the two became entangled from then on. She learns a trade and trains her body, becoming self-reliant and strong. After leaving the manor, Ren Qingmia 5.8kReads8.9Score633Shelves

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    The indigenous heroine uses her own wisdom to grow step by step

22. 72 继 The Leisurely Life of a Legitimate Daughter and Her Stepmother 继室嫡女的悠闲生活 The Plainspoken Baili Che简单明了的百里澈Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No rebirth or transmigration, a light ensemble cast] [The first part focuses on the everyday family life at the heroine’s maternal home, the Marquisate of Wuyang. The second volume focuses on everyday family life at her husband’s home, the Prince of Xinning’s residence.] Shen Lening is very happy with her life. She never has to worry about anything. Her only daily concerns are what to wear, what to eat, and what to accessorize with. (I’ve written several stories where the heroine’s mother is a 12.7kReads6.2Score1.3kShelves

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    There is no time travel, no rebirth, and it does not count as a life in the city. She is a noble daughter, a stepdaughter.

23. 73 古 The Leisurely Life of a Noblewoman in Ancient Times 古代闺秀的悠闲生活 The Plainspoken Baili Che简单明了的百里澈Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted Savor the unhurried passing of time and enjoy a carefree life. I envy your graceful beauty, reflected in the blue heavens and the jade moon. Su Huayue learned everything from her mother from a young age, treating being a daughter of the Su family as a job. As the legitimate daughter of her father's second wife, all she had to do was live freely under the protection of her mother and elder brother. Her only pleasure was watching her two elder half-sisters compete for their father's and grandmothe 12.5kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
24. 74 寡 The Real Life of the Widow Akita 寡妇秋田的真实生活 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted Qiutian’s mother was known throughout the surrounding villages as a capable woman. She was still harvesting rice in the fields just before giving birth to Qiutian, so she named her daughter Qiutian, meaning autumn fields. When Qiutian was one, her mother went mad. Carrying her on her back, she ran around everywhere and even made her drink filthy water from a cesspit. When Qiutian was three, her mad mother fell off a cliff and died. Her father, a traveling peddler, was hardly ever home. Her five- 8.2kReads9.0Score866Shelves

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    Ordinary rural life, the family is short-lived, and there are no rich, noble, princes or ministers.

25. 75 穿 Transmigrating to the Countryside: The He Family Courtyard in Hetian Village 穿越农门，和田村里何家院 Cloudy with Glasses带眼镜的云儿Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [No Romance] Li Feifei woke up one day to discover that she had transmigrated into the body of an old peasant woman. She had gone from being a twenty-four-year-old young woman to a thirty-six-year-old matron, with children of her own and grandchildren old enough to run errands. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. If Heaven had brought her to this unfamiliar family, then she would have to make a good life for herself. Now let's s 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Warm daily life of farming and doing business ~ life in an ancient farmhouse. Completed

26. 76 穿 Making a Living in Chang'an 穿到长安城养家糊口 Today, I'm a Pretty Flower Again今天也是花花呀Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted The Qiang flute plays bright melodies, while Hu music stirs dancers to their feet. The streets of Chang'an teem with carriages and horses, and visitors crowd together like a woven tapestry. An Tanyin arrives from another world and becomes the eldest daughter of the An family, a Han-Hu family in Chang'an. All she wants is to live peacefully in this vast city with her younger brother and sister. Both her parents are dead, yet even her meager inheritance draws covetous eyes. She lives by the princi 847Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    Travel back in time and travel through the semi-empty Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty. Both parents are dead, and the poor delivery is an eye-catcher. The mixed-race heroine, who is of Chinese and Chinese descent, goes crazy. Regardless of her reputation, she takes her younger brother and younger sister to open a wine shop and live a stable life. Gourmet food

27. 77 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted A realistic story set in the 1970s. Even readers born in the 1990s and 2000s love it! [Traditional] [No Gimmicks] [Not a Power Fantasy] [No Cheats] In the 1970s, Li Laoman has no sons, so he wants to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refuses, then steals her second sister Li Ting's fiancé! Now not only has Li Ting's man been stolen, she also has to take on the task of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. Pressured by Li Laoman, she has no choice but 10kReads8.9Score849Shelves

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    A rural chronicle in the 1970s, with short stories from parents

28. 78 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, 1.5kReads7.0Score168Shelves
29. 79 清 A Quiet Country Home: Life in the Countryside 清水人家，乡土生活 Mu from Envious, Ze from Munze羡慕的慕恩泽的泽Ancient Romance5.5M WordsOngoing (Also known as: A Clearwater Home, A Rural Tale) [Ancient-era farming / fictional map blending north and south / ensemble cast of locals, each the protagonist of their own life / no transmigration / no rebirth / no pocket dimension / no golden finger / country living / a slow, steady pace] The full-cast audiobook is now available. Come give it a listen! Four different comic-drama adaptations are now available. Come watch! A lovely book to pass the time when you have nothing better to do. Thi 152.3kReads9.2Score13.3kShelves

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    Recommended, good looking

30. 80 离 This Is Ridiculous! I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Ran into My Late Mom? 离谱！穿越古代遇上过世的老妈？ Little Fish Is Slacking Off Again Today小鱼今天也摆烂Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted No pocket dimension, no System, no wealthy-family power struggles, no princes or nobles! A cozy, everyday story + farming and business, all about a peaceful life and being content with modest prosperity. Lin Xi, a wage slave working late into the night, unexpectedly transmigrates to an impoverished farming family in ancient times. The biggest surprise is that she reunites there with her mother, who passed away long ago. No golden finger, no lucky breaks or shortcuts. She relies on the little cle 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Her mother didn't recognize her, she still looked like she was young. The heroine approached cautiously and quietly made up for all the regrets in her previous life. While living with her mother, she slowly started the daily life of farming in ancient times. Warm and slow writing, daily details, ❤️

31. 81 听 Listening to a Donkey's Thoughts: Daily Life Running a Restaurant in Bianjing 听驴心声：汴京美食经营日常 Golden Flowers in Full Bloom金花朵朵Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted (The low rating is only because the book was just listed.) · Transmigration + Everyday food and life among ordinary townsfolk + Mind reading (the little donkey is called Xiao Ba, with “Ba” meaning gossip) + A gentle, leisurely pace + A large ensemble cast later on · A modern chef transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. In this paradise of food, she doesn’t just eat: she develops new dishes and brings ancient and modern cuisines together in a grand feast. The Shen Tinghe family moves from the outskirt 5kReads8.5Score606Shelves

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    These are all short stories about family life, very interesting.

32. 82 汴 A Young Woman from a Humble Family in Bianjing Makes Her Fortune 汴京小户女致富日常 Today, I'm a Pretty Flower Again今天也是花花呀Ancient Romance770k WordsCompleted Ling Niang thought she was a happy child. In her dreams, there was a fairy auntie who could make milk tea and all kinds of drinks! The fairy auntie also liked watching TV! Ling Niang watched lots of shows along with her in her dreams! And learned all sorts of things! Most importantly, she learned how to make money! She lived in Bianjing. Her father was a live-in son-in-law and a city patrol officer, while her mother was a gentle, unassuming woman. They lived in a shabby old home within Bianjing' 1.3kReads8.8Score138Shelves
33. 83 小 The Little Chef's Guide to Feeding Her Family With Ancient Cuisine 小厨娘古代美食养家日常 Berry Soda Water莓果气泡水Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qin Rong is a food blogger who accidentally transmigrates to a waterside town in the Great Liang Dynasty. The original owner’s mother is looked down on by her shrewish mother-in-law and sisters-in-law for having three daughters. Meanwhile, the original owner’s father has been fooling around with another woman and wants to divorce his wife. But the original owner’s mother has a backbone, and takes her three daughters with her as she asks to leave the marriage. When Qin Rong wakes up, she can hard 10.3kReads8.8Score980Shelves

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    The book I'm reading so far is all about family feuding and does not involve the struggle for royal power. The heroine cooks delicious food, sets up stalls, opens restaurants and restaurants, and then encounters some trivial things in life to help the confused woman untie her knot and move from despair to new life.

34. 84 爱 Love at First Sight: The Farmer's Daughter and the Landowner 爱了爱了，农女的员外郎 Lazy Fish in Summer咸鱼一夏Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life, no transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, a slow and steady story about imperial exams and getting rich. Here, “yuanwailang” is simply a colloquial term for a rich man.] The Su family of Zao Shu Village had nothing to their name. Su the eldest and Su the second were both old enough to marry, but because their family was poor, no one would consider them. One day, the matchmaker brought good news: Song, a wealthy man from town, was willing to offer ten taels of betrothal mon 3.8kReads8.9Score445Shelves

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    Parents are short-lived, and it's daily life in ancient times.

35. 85 小 The Comeback of a Minor Official’s Daughter 小官之女的逆袭之路 Qiu Ming of Nanyang Ancient City南阳古城的仇明Ancient Romance467k WordsCompleted [Heavily revised!!!] Fictional setting! [Sister story: The Noblewoman Marries Down: The Prosperous Female Merchant Queen Has Begun] “Ah Yao, go back to Letian. Father will come get you in a year.” But one year passed, then another, and Father never sent anyone to fetch her. Well, they say a new wife means a new father. She can live just fine without them. She can pick up some seafood and earn a little money to support herself, though it seems the sea has more than just seafood. Later, she picks 882Reads8.5Score148Shelves

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    Good-looking ancient times, parents are short-sighted

36. 86 逃 Run! Run! Run! The General's Legitimate Daughter Flees Her Wedding 逃！逃！逃！将军府嫡女逃婚了 Qiu Ming of Nanyang Ancient City南阳古城的仇明Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted (This is a fictional setting!) [Historical romance + love that grows over time + war + devotion to family and country] Their first meeting! “Hey!” Mu Yun Zhao asked tentatively. “Are you breathing, or have you stopped?” Qi Han Yu gave a slight shake of his head! Mu Yun Zhao let out a sigh of relief. “You’re alive!” She saved him, and then latched onto him! The nth time he saved her! A curved saber was about to plunge into Mu Yun Zhao’s body! The chill of death rushed toward her. But the excrucia 132Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 农 A Country Girl's Road to Revenge 农家女的逆袭之路 Wenqu纹曲Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted After her grandfather passes away, Wang Shuangshuang becomes an orphan with no one to rely on. She has to find ways to support herself, and takes any work she can find: farming, sewing, running errands, digging for bamboo shoots, raising chicks. In time, she manages to save up a little money. One day, by chance, she sees a young man in white reading in a humble room. Thinking he’s a poor, down-on-his-luck scholar, she decides to use what she has to find herself a husband. She even offers to earn 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An article about farming, food and business, recommended by family members

38. 88 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse455k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 14.8kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves

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    This book is very consistent and highly recommended, a post-apocalyptic island farming article. It's ordinary, no top quality, no superpowers, just the heroine farming on an isolated island. Work hard every day for three meals a day. See how she managed to survive two years alone - growing vegetables, fishing, storing grain, and repairing the house. Later, a voyager drifted from the sea. He had seen the prosperous world, but stayed on this isolated island to prepare for the winter with her.

39. 89 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 65.3kReads8.6Score9.1kShelves

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    Farming articles, parents are short-lived, but water flows slowly

40. 90 种 Farming and Business: I Just Want to Make Money, Pay Off My Debts, and Lie Flat 种田经商：我只想赚钱还债后躺平 A Bubble of Foam一个泡泡沫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn as a farm girl, I started out with nothing but bare walls and a mountain of debt. No pocket dimension, no System, no overpowered family members, just my own two hands and a hardworking family. We rolled up our sleeves to farm, raise livestock, and do business, all pitching in to make money. At long last, the debts were paid, we bought land and built a house, and we were ready to settle down for retirement Then the boy next door showed up with a bowl in hand. “Your food smells so good. 11.5kReads8.1Score949Shelves

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    This is a story about the daily life of a family, working hard to make money and doing business. There is no top quality or imperial power.

41. 91 小 A Flower in a Little Village 小村里的一朵花 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [No Transmigration + No Rebirth + Beloved by Everyone + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Sisters Supporting One Another] Yue Ming is the village beauty. Her parents dote on her endlessly, even though one is a cripple and the other is mute. But she's no delicate flower. A peasant girl doesn't have to follow all those rules. Dare to bully her family? Then she'll fight to the bitter end! As Yue Ming works to become self-reliant, she also supports her sisters and friends. Life is hard, but they absolutely 76Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    No rebirth, no time travel, ordinary people's life

42. 92 婆 Little Notes from Pocheng 婆城小记 Green Perilla青香薷Ancient Romance866k WordsCompleted One-sentence synopsis: After transmigrating to a small town, she sells wine to support her family and rises through the imperial exams, bringing the Ming dynasty to life as husband and wife build a humble, lively life together. Chen Jian and Qin Yueyuan, along with their two children, unexpectedly transmigrate to the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty. Faced with an unfamiliar world, the couple struggle to survive at first, then gradually settle into everyday life among the townsfolk. Drawing on h 4.3kReads8.8Score657Shelves

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    This is not bad, I don't know why the rating is so low

43. 93 她 She Only Wanted to Teach for a Living, but Every Student Turned Out to Be a Competition Maniac 她只想教书糊口，弟子却全是卷王 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 21.6kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves

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    They are both short-sighted and very pretty.

44. 94 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Whole Family Turned Out to Be Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 133kReads9.6Score14kShelves
45. 95 边 Farming and Going Crazy, I Make My Husband Drink Poison 边种田边发疯，我喂夫君喝毒药 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted Su Wei transmigrated into the Shen family’s new daughter-in-law in Nanqiao Village. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw an old woman holding a bowl of murky poison for her penniless husband to drink. The man on the bed glared at Su Wei in fury. “You poisonous woman! I won’t let you get away with this, even as a ghost...” Su Wei: “...” No, no, it wasn’t me. It was the old woman... The old woman turned to her. “What are you standing there for? If he doesn’t die, how are you supposed to marry Y 19kReads9.2Score3kShelves
46. 96 幼 The Little One Reads Minds: Everyone in the Family Is a Transmigrator Except Me 幼崽读心：全家除我都是穿越大佬 Three Hundred三百Ancient Romance746k WordsCompleted [Big shots raising a child + path to wealth + sweet romance + heroine can hear her whole family's thoughts] Four-year-old Juan Juan had a father who didn't like her, a mother who didn't love her, and an older brother who bullied her. She had to carry the burden of her broken family all by herself. Her parents and brothers went to the market, but a rockslide sent them and their ox cart tumbling down the mountain. But when they woke up, they had all changed. What's more, even though none of them m 33.1kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
47. 97 穿 Transmigrated as a Foolish Girl, I Became My Whole Family's Darling 穿成傻女，我被全家宠上天 Cream Puffs and Cola泡芙和可乐Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated as a Foolish Girl, and My Whole Family Dotes on Me 550Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 解 Returning to Farm Life to Dote on My Childhood Sweetheart 解甲归田独宠竹马小夫郎 Dreaming of Ease梦安闲Two Male Leads560k WordsCompleted [Farming story + two male leads + sweet childhood friends romance + gentle and gradual + slow-paced story about natives] Three meals a day, four seasons of peace and joy. Song Jia looked up at Lu Ning, working nearby. The bamboo shed kept the sun out. Inside, Lu Ning was shaving a piece of wood, sending shavings fluttering onto his hands and legs. A breeze brought a hint of coolness. The sky screen was deep blue, with a few white clouds drifting past now and then. A puppy slept nearby, snoring, 3.7kReads9.1Score401Shelves
49. 99 伯 The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事 Cai Yun采云Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro 38.8kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
50. 100 古 A Cook's Survival Guide to Ancient Times 古代厨娘生存记 Jiu Chen艽尘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Six-year-old Chen Youyun of Huzhou loses her father at a young age, then loses her family’s property and is forced to wander from place to place with her mother. Her cruel uncle and aunt even steal their money, but a friend of her late father helps her mother, Zhang Yunniang, open a food shop in Hangzhou and buy a small courtyard. They think they can finally live in peace, but one crisis after another follows: a peasant uprising, flight to the capital, a eunuch’s predatory interest, and an enemy 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Antique, well written, about the survival of the lower class people in ancient times.

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