Ancient-Era Farming Stories About Buying Servants and Building a Cozy, Comfortable Life 古代种田，买下人，小富而温馨的小说

1. 351 丹 Art Never Ages: Painting Beauties in Ancient Times 丹青不老，我在古代画美人 A Certain Nobleman某家大官人Rural Life515k WordsOngoing [No System, No golden finger, No Powerful Backing | Multiple Female Leads | Business-Building | Northern Song, Xuanhe Era] Shen Mo transmigrated to the Northern Song dynasty during the Xuanhe era and took over the body of a down-and-out scholar. With no special abilities or fortuitous encounters, he started from scratch, relying on ordinary livelihood skills and his talent for painting. He slowly built up a business and formed sincere, openhearted bonds with the women around him. He moved betwee 8.5kReads7.1Score886Shelves

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   No cheat codes, management-oriented, focused on building a strong team.

2. 352 空 A Hundred Acres of Fertile Land: The Princess Consort Is Richer Than a Nation 空间良田百亩，王妃富可敌国 Yi Yun伊昀Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension with spirit spring] + [farming] + [master of both medicine and poison] + [adorable children] + [two powerful leads] + [Transmigration] + [face-slapping] Wen Xiangwan, heir to a hidden family in Z Country, is tricked by her own older brother and thrown off a cliff. When she opens her eyes again, her soul has entered the body of a widow in Lushan Village who shares her name. She’s alive? And saddled with two scrawny little dependents? They live in a broken-down shack and eat 4.1kReads8.4Score454Shelves
3. 353 相 No Longer the Legitimate Daughter of the Prime Minister’s Estate, I’m Taking My Space to Farm 相府嫡女不当了，带着空间去种田 Yi Yun伊昀Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + both leads reborn + personal space + spirit spring + mastery of both medicine and poison + revenge + two powerful leads + building wealth + mystery of her origins] Meng Nanyi lived for fourteen years before learning that she wasn’t the real daughter of the Left Chancellor’s household. She was the child of a farmer surnamed Chi. Unwilling to return to the Chi family and live on scraps, she willingly became a stepping stone for the chancellor’s real daughter. One wrong step left 22.1kReads8.3Score2.5kShelves
4. 354 为 To Avoid Planting Rice, I Work Hard to Pass the Imperial Exams 为了不插秧，努力考科举 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing, 23kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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   🍀Here are five novels that perfectly fit our criteria!✅ I'd call them the absolute best!✅ Highly recommended by a seasoned bookworm with 3,000 hours of reading experience!✅ Brothers, you can stay up all night to binge-read them!

5. 355 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: A Country Girl's Struggle to Support Her Family 逃荒种田，农家女娃养家忙 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted Fleeing famine in the early stages, farming and gathering herbs later on. Mingyue dies in a car accident and transmigrates just as a drought strikes. Her gentle mother says, “Xiaoyue, eat this poached egg.” Her father looks at her expectantly too. “Come on, eat up. You'll need the strength for the journey.” Her doting older brother brings it to her lips. Touched by the love of her parents and brother, she feels her heart stir. A young man gazes at her with deep affection in his handsome eyes. “Y 1.2kReads8.0Score—Shelves

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   Content with modest wealth, from tree roots and wild vegetables to steamed buns and dumplings, the days of struggle were bittersweet.

6. 356 开 From the Start, I Go Hungry for Three Days Straight, Then Make a Fortune Everyone Envies 开局三天饿九顿，发家致富招人馋 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted Liu Siyu wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated. Above her is a sharp-tongued stepmother, below her a brother as thin as a skeleton, and around them are three shabby thatched huts. With barely enough food to last from one meal to the next, she raises an eyebrow, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work. What? That wicked old wolf of a step-grandmother wants to sell her to an old man as a good-luck bride? How can she put up with that? She grabs a kitchen knife and starts swinging... The vi 935Reads8.7Score—Shelves
7. 357 穿 Transmigrated as a Burden, I Can Both Run a Business and Farm 穿成拖油瓶，经商种田两不误 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl who was strangled to death by her own father. Fortunately, her mother risks her life to protect her. Her maternal relatives take them in, but the sight of their home with nothing in it is heartbreaking. Jing Shu grits her teeth and gets to work: she builds a house, starts a business, and rolls up her sleeves to lead the whole family. Just as they’ve managed to save a little money, a handsome young man abducts her to the mountains. Jing Shu’s eyes 795Reads8.2Score—Shelves
8. 358 天 The World’s Greatest Landlord: The Empress Comes to Borrow Grain Herself 天下第一地主，女帝亲自上门借粮 The Great Sage Is My Big Brother大圣是我哥Historical331k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + System + farming + multiple heroines + political intrigue] Of all the grain produced under heaven, I, Shen Yuan, claim eight-tenths! Shen Yuan, PhD in Agricultural Science. After transmigrating to the Great Cheng Kingdom, he rises from a destitute small landowner. He becomes the richest man in the land, saves the empress, curbs the vassal kings, and destroys the barbarian kingdom. He is known as the emperor in commoner’s clothes! The empress smiles shyly. “Dear, there’s a te 168Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   Transform into a small landowner and develop slowly

9. 359 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 4.5kReads7.9Score341Shelves

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   In this book, the male and female protagonists always stay in the countryside.

10. 360 穿 I Transmigrated to the Han Dynasty. Call Me Champion Marquis’s Big Brother 穿越大汉，请叫我冠军侯他哥 Han Tiles and Qin Bricks汉瓦秦砖Historical439k WordsCompleted Fusu had troops but no courage, Zhu Biao died before his time, and Liu Ju had courage but no troops. Of all the crown princes in history, he is perhaps the one whose fate inspires the most regret. If Wei Qing had not died, and the young Marquis of Champion had still been alive, how might Liu Ju's story have ended? The empire's twin pillars, the eldest legitimate son: he had the most unbeatable support imaginable, yet somehow every twist of fate happened to him. Was it simply destiny, or was ther 204Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is so heartwarming! Good books shouldn't be overlooked, and we must share this gem!

11. 361 守 After I Was Widowed, I Raised My Disabled Son with My Cooking 守寡后，我靠厨艺养残儿 S Meat SS肉肉SAncient Romance853k WordsOngoing Her husband is dead from the start, and her short-lived husband has also left her with a disabled stepson. Everyone in both her birth family and her husband's family is wicked. He Taoyao's life begins on the hardest difficulty, but she isn't afraid. Through perseverance and hard work, she builds a warm and fulfilling life. No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger. 228Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Traveling back to ancient times, there's delicious food, but also the torment of the in-laws!

12. 362 竹 A Farmhouse Deep in the Bamboo Forest 竹林深处有农家 Carefree Grass无忧草Ancient Romance118k WordsCompleted After her engagement was broken off, Li Guo'er married Jia Qingshan, a down-on-his-luck man from the village. His entire estate consisted of three thatched huts. Just as everyone was waiting to laugh at them, they realized that at some point those three huts had been replaced by a house with brick walls and tiled roofs, and their life had begun to prosper. 2.6kReads8.7Score225Shelves

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    These are worth trying!

13. 363 穿 After Becoming the Old Scoundrel in a Famine-Escape Novel, I Give Up 穿成逃荒文极品老头后，我摆烂了 Sweet Mangosteen山竹甜甜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (The rating just came in, so it's a little low. Please don't let it put you off, dear readers.) [Transmigration + the protagonist is a real piece of work + flight from famine + System + reforming the worst of the bunch + ensemble cast + feel-good power fantasy + family squabbles] Xu Mu was sent flying by a check from the domineering CEO's mother. When she opens her eyes again, she's transmigrated into the body of a thoroughly awful old man in an old-fashioned farming-and-famine novel. Not only h 6.7kReads8.0Score461Shelves
14. 364 家 A Family with Kids in Ancient Times 家有儿女在古代 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance860k WordsCompleted After years of marriage without children, a couple runs into trouble aboard a plane headed to a major hospital in another city for IVF. When they wake up, they find themselves with a family of four, a son and a daughter. The two are both shocked and overjoyed. But having transmigrated from modern civilization to an ancient world without electricity or internet, how are they supposed to get by? They still have to sit the imperial exams, since they have no desire to be drafted for labor or militar 10.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
15. 365 穿 After Becoming an Old Ox, I Set My Sights on Becoming a Master! 穿成老黄牛后，我立志当老爷！ Bunnies Can Fly兔兔会飞Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Li Feng transmigrated to an ancient farming family and became a middle-aged man with a house full of children! But his parents were awful people, and the whole family was sucking him dry! How could he let himself be treated like a beast of burden? They wanted to bleed him dry? He simply gave up and decided to lie flat. Fortunately, he had a Marketplace System. Ding! Naturally grown, unpolluted self-heal has been found. 10 wen per catty! Ding! Hidden gold has been found. 2 taels. Ding! ... Hearin 14kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
16. 366 种 Farm the Land and Get a Wife, Forcefully Marrying 36 种田就发媳妇，强制怒发36个 Potian Hao破天昊Historical772k WordsCompleted His soul transmigrates to the Bronze Age, where he becomes a lowly commoner under the state-and-commons system. Every time he takes on a plot of land, he gets a wife. The nobles in charge of the land give Liu Hao three well-field plots on an exclave to cultivate, hoping to set him up while guaranteeing a certain yield. They also force him to take in 36 unwanted slaves… 554Reads7.9Score101Shelves
17. 367 我 I’m Just Slacking Off, Who Accused Me of Usurping the Throne? 我一摸鱼的，谁污蔑我摄政？ Who Knows Where知向谁边Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] + [alternate history] + [one heroine] + [nearly invincible] My name is Ling Chen, and I'm in ancient times. To obtain citizenship in the Great Zhou dynasty, I was forced to volunteer for the Vanguard Battalion and go chop people up on the battlefield. By a twist of fate, I rescued an old geezer from the enemy. It was the best investment I ever made. I thought I had latched onto a powerful patron. But... Why am I the MVP when the results screen comes up? That's when I final 32.7kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    If we share the same wind across ten thousand miles, I'd be content to be a free man.

18. 368 深 A Hunter’s Home in the Deep Mountains: His Spunky Little Wife Has a Pocket Dimension 深山猎户家：空间小媳火辣辣 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted [Transmigration in person + pocket dimension + rugged hunter + sweet farming romance + wholesome relationship] She takes a bath and ends up in the arms of a rugged man in ancient times... Mmm, what a great physique. Time to flirt! Flirt for all she's worth! 13.1kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Sweet and heartwarming farming story, living a good life.

19. 369 边 Farming While Watching My Three Exes Fight 边种田，边看三位前任打架 Sanqi Is Here三七来了Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted There weren’t many readers because too much was happening at home, and I stopped updating for over half a year. It’s now complete. Thank you for reading! [Not AI-written + farming + romance + transmigrate + reborn + System + spatial dimension + not a wish-fulfillment story] Su Ye was an agricultural science doctor from the 23rd century. Her boyfriend, coveting her research, poisoned her to death. Afterward, she transmigrated 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The farming novel is finished! [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

20. 370 穿 Transmigrate and Fight First, Then Find a Lovesick Man to Marry 穿越就开打，找个痴汉嫁 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted After dying, I transmigrate straight into an ancient family that favors sons over daughters, where I'm supposed to marry a violent man. From the start, I fight back, then find a way to cut ties with my birth family and begin a new life in ancient times with my space and spirit spring. 1.9kReads8.1Score163Shelves
21. 371 9 A College Student from the 1990s Struggles to Make a Living in Ancient Times 90后大学生，在古代艰难谋生 Thorny Rose带刺玫瑰Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted On his way home from work, Wang Yugui tripped in an underground passage. When he woke up, he discovered he had transmigrated to ancient times, into the home of Widow Wang in Wang Village. Widow Wang had lost her husband years ago. Her family was so poor they could barely get by, and she had only managed to raise her son with help from the villagers. Then, out of nowhere, her son fell ill with a strange sickness and had been unconscious for five days and nights. He was on the verge of death… When 225Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This book is great, heartwarming, humorous and interesting.

22. 372 被 After Her Betrothal Was Broken, Song Taohua Went Completely Off the Rails 被退亲后宋桃花彻底癫了 Chattering Away叽里不咕噜Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Pocket dimension + Golden finger + Family life + Feel-good growth story) Her father is missing, her mother is pregnant, her little sister knows nothing, and she’s completely bewildered. What a hellish way to start! The moment Song Taohua opened her eyes, she wanted to cry. If she really had to marry another fool, she might as well die again. Thankfully, fate was still somewhat kind to her. Not only was the engagement called off, she was also given a golden finger. Since that’s how things are, w 2.5kReads8.2Score382Shelves

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23. 373 带 I Was Reborn as a Fake Heiress with a Little Red Book 带着红宝书穿成假千金 Xing Da邢大Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted Ye Qingqing transmigrates! The good news: she's become a young lady of a marquis's household! The bad news: she's become the fake heiress. 💔 She discovers her biological father is a scholar, and lets out a sigh of relief. Phew, at least he's a devoted dad who dotes on his child and takes care of the family! Then she learns he's actually the bloodsucking eldest uncle from an imperial-examination novel, a man who keeps failing the exams. Next, the cannon fodder he's been leeching off awaken! Ye Qi 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist, reborn, knows how to enjoy life. She'll lie down if she can, and she'll never compromise herself when she meets someone she likes—she'll take what she likes and discard what she doesn't.

24. 374 乱 A Miser in Troubled Times: A Landlord’s Gold Hoarding Diary 乱世守财奴：一个地主的囤金日记 Jiang Rou of Daqing大庆的姜柔Historical189k WordsOngoing A modern office worker transmigrates to a small village in the late Qing dynasty, opening his eyes to a chaotic era ravaged by plague and banditry. See how the poor Wang Fusheng clutches his abacus and rises from a refugee fleeing famine to a miserly landlord: he cuts his grain with wheat bran, keeps accounts down to the last fraction, and hides his silver even deeper than a bandit’s den. While others fight for power, he only cares about hoarding gold, land, and people’s loyalty. Through warlord 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended. It depicts the mundane daily life of a landlord hoarding gold in the late Qing Dynasty. There are no special abilities or political involvement; it's just a story of ordinary people.

25. 375 穿 Transmigrate to Ancient Times, Farm the Land, and Buy a Slave for a Husband 穿越古代种田买个奴隶做夫君 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Ancient Romance137k WordsCompleted [Short Story + Transmigration + Farming + Family Matters + Slice of Life] Content warning: The leads get together very quickly, really quickly. Most of the family matters in the story are based on real events. Their encounter begins with a transaction. Gu Qinghuan transmigrates into the body of an orphan. While out shopping one day, she unexpectedly meets an escaped slave and, on a whim, spends what little savings she has to buy him. It seems this man’s identity is rather unusual... Ning Yue pla 252Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    1. The female protagonist follows her sisters-in-law up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and dig for medicinal herbs, processes the game brought back by the male protagonist, and prepares for winter. The couple has a harmonious relationship, making it a pure and heartwarming rural farming story. 2. Gu Qinghuan transmigrates into the body of an orphan girl and uses her savings to buy Ning Yue, a runaway slave. The male protagonist has an unusual background. After resolving the issues with him, she returns to the female protagonist's residence to begin a simple and beautiful farming life.

26. 376 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 936Reads6.5Score110Shelves
27. 377 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Starting from Scratch to Build a Happy Earth Village 穿越古代从零开始打造幸福地球村 Yi Yinyang易阴阳Historical303k WordsCompleted Zhao Baihui’s life motto is: Zhang Bairen became the Jade Emperor, so how could I, Zhao Baihui, with the same “Bai” in my name, amount to any less? Thanks to a brother from his generation, he unexpectedly ends up... who knows where. Whatever. With the System on my side, all I have to do is take things one step at a time! The System activates, and every member receives a daily allowance of 10 yuan. The fanatical rabble save up, buy, buy, buy, build, build, build. No need to think, just enjoy the 6.8kReads8.7Score648Shelves

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    In an ancient farming setting, the protagonist transmigrates to a fictional world, buys people, and receives a daily subsidy of 10 yuan per person from the system. He then uses the price difference to rapidly expand his army, growing from a village to a town, and then to a county, building his own military and skyscrapers!

28. 378 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 7.9kReads8.8Score736Shelves

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    Traveling back to ancient times, starting from a street stall, earning money to buy a house and become rich.

29. 379 小 A Minor Official's Daughter's Guide to Wealth 小官之女的富贵手札 What to Eat in Summer夏天吃啥Ancient Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [Born into the Story as a Baby + Daughter of a Minor Official + Retired Court Lady + Mistress of the Household][No System, No Golden Finger, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story (If you like a fast pace and nonstop thrills, read with caution)] [A daughter of a minor official’s coming-of-age story. The heroine isn’t perfect, and she gradually changes. Early on, the focus is on her family and life as a court lady; later, she leaves the palace.] (If you’re looking for a heroine who enters the story already 2.3kReads8.6Score207Shelves
30. 380 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 3.6kReads8.6Score357Shelves
31. 381 京 The Little Restaurant in the Capital 京城小饭馆 Mie Mie Sang咩咩桑Ancient Romance469k WordsCompleted Tender green bamboo shoots, fresh crucian carp sashimi, and Xindu mugwort Glossy green oil, fragrant scallions, refreshing wine, and slender, jade-white hands A little eatery has opened on East Street in the capital, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold. And the owner is a girl of only fifteen or sixteen? Everyone who hears about it shakes their head and calls it foolishness. Isn't she just throwing her money away? The proprietress, Gu Nianxi, insists she doesn't care about makin 1kReads8.1Score147Shelves
32. 382 江 The Jiang Family Restaurant: A Day-to-Day Story 江家食肆经营日常 Daydreams Are Closed for Business白日梦不营业Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Zi opened her eyes and found herself a village girl in ancient times. Her family had nothing; her mother was bedridden and frail, her older brother worked himself to the bone to earn money, and her youngest brother was only five, thin and weak. At least they had no awful relatives, and the whole family was doing their best to get by. What was there to fear about being poor? A person with a skill could make a good life anywhere. They earned money, built a house, bought farmland and shops, a 1.1kReads6.5Score143Shelves
33. 383 长 A Chang’an Food Entrepreneur’s Diary 长安美食创业记 Writing Novels for Myself写小说给自己看Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted The spring breeze stirs the willows, and apricot blossoms glisten in the misty rain. Behind the counter at the Wonderflavor Restaurant in Chongdefang, the proprietress stands poised, eyes lowered. One hand moves the abacus while the other writes and sketches on a sheet of paper. Lin Yuxi: Buy a house and land, settle in Chang’an, and live a wealthy, carefree life with fine food and wine for company. Qin Yue: I’ve established my career. It’s time to start a family. (A transmigration story in an i 196Reads6.9Score—Shelves
34. 384 开 From the Start, I Changed My Fate by Selling Braised Meat 开局分家，我靠卖卤肉改命 He Qi何绮Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + Widow's sister-in-law + Feel-good story + Strong heroine + Building wealth + Putting scumbags in their place, no romance. The male lead is her brother-in-law, but their relationship is familial. The male characters have very little page time, and the heroine's story takes center stage.] Li Yu transmigrated from being a modern handicrafts and food blogger into the life of a poor woman in ancient times whose husband died on their very first day of marriage. To survive, Li Yu split the f 3.4kReads8.5Score298Shelves
35. 385 侯 The Marquis's Wife's Culinary Journal 侯夫人美食手札 Gu Yue顾悦Ancient Romance809k WordsCompleted A once-popular food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and conquers the land with all kinds of delicious dishes. From the countryside to the county seat, she goes from having nothing to owning a modest fortune. From being taken in to having every aspect of her life neatly arranged for her, she finds the whole thing a little embarrassing. Lin Yushi believes there’s no problem in this world that a good meal can’t solve. And if one meal isn’t enough, make it two. 897Reads8.5Score104Shelves
36. 386 富 The Wealthy Little Cook 富贵小厨娘 Xin Chen辛尘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Azhuo, a superb cook, transmigrated into an imperial-examination novel, where she was destined to become the male lead's short-lived first wife. Her husband's family and her own would be ruined because of her. Another title for this story: Death Comes Calling. When she woke up, she could uproot a willow with one hand and wield a kitchen knife with the other. No one within ten miles dared provoke her. They said she could silence a crying baby just by showing up. She was making a fortune with h 297Reads7.1Score101Shelves
37. 387 被 After Being Cast Aside, I Found the True Taste of Life 被休后，清白人间味 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Ancient Romance736k WordsCompleted After My Divorce, My Pickles Made Me Famous The day she was cast out, the bitter winter wind slapped the divorce papers against Shen Weiwan's face. Her mother-in-law accused her of being barren, unaware that her husband and his concubine had caused her unborn child’s death. Clutching her three-year-old son, An'er, and dressed in nothing but thin clothes, she was thrown out through the vermilion gates. To survive, she had to claw food from the dirt. She went hungry in her parents' woodshed wh 2Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 我 My Eccentric Boyfriend 我的奇葩男友 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Modern Romance632k WordsCompleted A new story is here! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 知 As the Records of History Tell: The Complete Story of Minglan 知否青史载红妆：明兰全传 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Female-Channel Fanfiction726k WordsOngoing In The Story of Minglan, Minglan, an illegitimate daughter of the Sheng family, loses her mother as a child. In the depths of a grand household, she survives by staying cautious and concealing her talents, fortunate to have her grandmother’s protection and guidance, which teach her the wisdom to survive and the art of managing a household. After coming of age, she marries Gu Tingye, the Marquis of Ningyuan. From a new bride in the marquis’s household to the woman in charge of the family, she use 31Reads7.5Score—Shelves
40. 390 一 One Immortal Seed Takes the Whole Family from Fleeing Famine to Ascension 一颗仙种全家从逃荒到飞升 Momo with a Wild Imagination脑洞很大的茉茉Ancient Romance266k WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Flight from Famine + Feel-Good Story + Family Life + Childhood Sweethearts + Business] On the day her family was starving to death on the road to escape famine, Li Yuan dug a seed out of the cracked earth. From then on, everything her family ate carried a warm current of energy. Her father’s legs stopped swelling, her mother’s back stopped aching, and her eight-year-old brother, who had been too hungry to walk, ate a bowl of vegetable soup and then lifted a millstone-sized ro 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist opened many shops, bought people, and protected her whole family.

41. 391 被 After Being Cast Out, She Farms to Survive in a Broken Courtyard 被休后，她守着破院种田求生 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing A letter of repudiation demoted her from the Chen family's eldest daughter-in-law to a cast-off wife with no household registration. The torrential rain washed away more than the wooden hairpin that held up her hair. It swept away sixteen years of the rules that a woman must obey her father before marriage and her husband afterward, half a sack of mold-blackened wheat hidden in a ruined kiln, and the shackle carved into her bones: a woman is virtuous only if she is uneducated. Li Qinghe crouche 2Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 知 Know No More: The Green Grows Lush, the Red Fades Away, Transmigration Edition 知否？知否？应是绿肥红瘦穿越版 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Female-Channel Fanfiction879k WordsOngoing The story follows Yao Yiyi, a modern-day clerk who transmigrates into the body of Sheng Minglan, a concubine-born daughter of the Sheng family. Armed with modern knowledge, she navigates the intricate schemes of a grand household ruled by strict hierarchies. From the first signs of danger surrounding Concubine Wei’s mysterious death to hiding her talents while studying at Shou’an Hall and outwitting Lin Qinshuang and her daughter, Minglan carefully plots each step, keeping a low profile and endu 37Reads7.1Score—Shelves
43. 393 蝼 Ants Ask the Way to Immortality 蝼蚁问长生 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Eastern Fantasy618k WordsOngoing Introduction to The Ant’s Quest for Immortality Chu Yuntian, a servant disciple of the Qinglan Sect, has a mixed spiritual root, no System to aid him, no powerful connections, and no extraordinary talent. Yet amid the brutal laws of the cultivation world, he questions the path to immortality with a “heart that sees through illusion.” From his humble beginnings, cultivating with discarded scraps of spirit herbs, to becoming a cosmic powerhouse who stands against the shackles of Heaven’s Dao, he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 394 穿 Transmigrated as a Chubby Farm Girl, I Grow Crops and Build a Fortune 穿成农家小肥妞，种田发家巧致富 Little Tea Pot茶小壶Ancient Romance334k WordsOngoing [Business + System + Food + Farming + Family Life + Building Wealth + No Imperial Authority] Chen Yao, a former special forces soldier and food blogger, transmigrates one day into the body of Chen Bao'er, a lazy, greedy, spoiled, and overbearing country girl. Her mother dotes on her like crazy, and they have a poor life that needs improving. No need to panic. She's not worried in the slightest. With a transmigration cheat in one hand and extraordinary skills in the other, getting rich is just ar 432Reads8.2Score116Shelves

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    With a cheat code in her left hand and incredible abilities in her right, getting rich is just around the corner. Watch how she starts from scratch and rises to the pinnacle of life. Forget the hypocritical and selfish fiancé, the stuttering, innocent hunter, the widowed restaurant owner with a child, the gullible, rich chubby guy... They'll all step aside. Right now, all I want is money!

45. 395 猎 Hunter King: White Steamed Buns and Meat at Every Meal During the Famine 猎人王，饥荒年顿顿白馒头加肉 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Eastern Fantasy507k WordsOngoing The moment business tycoon Gu Zhouyuan opens his eyes, he finds himself in a famine-stricken village as the local “spendthrift.” His family has nothing, his little nephew is on the brink of starvation, and the neighbors have begun exchanging children to eat. From the start, the difficulty is hellish. Luckily, he gets bound to the Everything Trading System: wild greens can be traded for coarse grain, wild boars for fine flour, and even locusts for life-saving jerky. Starting with getting his fam 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 396 青 The Sunflower in Qingwa Alley 青瓦巷里的向阳花 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Modern Romance778k WordsOngoing In 1983, an earthquake struck Haicheng. Su Xiaoguang had just turned one when she lost her mother beneath the rubble, while her biological father, Zhao Tiejun, vanished under mysterious circumstances. Her three uncles, each with a very different temperament, stepped in to raise her: the steady Su Jianguo, the hot-tempered Su Weidong, and the simplehearted Su Weimin. Their love was rough around the edges, but it burned fiercely enough to give her a home. Among the ruins of Qingwa Alley, they used —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 重 Reborn in the Countryside: My Fate Is Mine to Decide 重生农家：我命由我不由天 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Historical418k WordsOngoing Reborn into a Farming Family: My Fate Is Mine to Decide In his previous life, he was the sickly son least favored by the Zhou family. His wife and daughter were dragged down with him and died miserably amid insults calling them “money-losing burdens.” In this life, he is reborn with his memories intact. He opens his eyes to an empty home and bitter strife with his brothers’ wives. Zhou Chengyuan sneers: “Since Heaven has given me another chance, I’ll decide my own fate!” From having a mouthful —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 398 凡 The Complete Tale of a Mortal's Cultivation to Immortality 凡人修仙全传 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Eastern Fantasy714k WordsOngoing Tags: Mortal’s journey, no golden finger, trials of the Dao heart, conflict between righteous and demonic factions, slow-burn, meticulous cultivation The impoverished youth Han Moyu stumbles upon a fragment of the Evergreen Art, and from then on embarks on a perilous path of cultivation. With no System to aid him, no old master to guide him, and only mediocre talent, he must survive through patience, restraint, and wit. Spiritual energy is scarce and must be fought over; bottlenecks on the Grea 49Reads6.0Score—Shelves
49. 399 荒 Sold in a Desolate Village, She Swings a Hoe to Smash Patriarchy 荒村被卖女：握锄头砸烂重男轻女 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Ancient Romance794k WordsOngoing A deed of sale casts Zhao Xiaoman, a modern agricultural student, into a remote village in another world, where the sun never shines. When she opens her eyes, she smells rotten pig slop, her family seems like a nest of demons, and she is nothing but a “sacrifice” at her elder brother’s wedding. If Heaven will not make room for me, I will carve out a world of my own! Armed with the deed to half an acre of sandy wasteland, she burns the contract, cuts ties with her family, and walks barefoot into —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 400 生 The Complete Version of All Things Grow 生万物完整版 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Female-Channel Fanfiction446k WordsOngoing Set in Tian Niu Miao Village in the Yimeng Mountains, Life Upon Life follows the life of Ning Xiu Xiu, the eldest daughter of the Ning family. Spanning nearly a century, from 1927 through the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, it tells the story of a woman bound deeply to the land, her family, and her times, portraying the sweeping changes in China’s countryside and farmers’ profound attachment to the land. At the start of the novel, Xiu Xiu is a wealthy young lady. After bein 14Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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