Farming Stories, but No Constant Wild Boars and Rabbits, No Inviting People to Dinner, and No Red-Braised Pork 种田文，不要动不动就野猪兔子请人吃饭也不红烧肉

1. 151 年 1973: Starting with Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 年代1973：从知青下乡开始 Wen Xin闻信Urban682k WordsOngoing [Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s + Lighthearted Humor + Everyday Family Life + Cunning Old Fox] On the day Lu Yuan is sent down to the countryside, he saves the village’s five-year-old little matriarch. From then on, even the village dogs salute him... ... ... (From the start, there’s no stealing houses or jobs, an abusive stepmother, or cheating followed by revenge. Read with caution if that’s what you’re looking for!) 3.6kReads7.6Score127Shelves

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   Very good, I personally like it very much, it's worth watching.

2. 152 我 My Food Refreshes at Random, Leaving Customers Drooling 我的美食随机刷新，顾客馋哭了 Half-Sweet Iced Coffee, No Extra Ice冰咖半糖不加冰Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This book is also known as: Selling Extra-Spicy Grilled Wings Outside a Colorectal Hospital [Food + no female lead + everyday life + comedy + perfect with a meal] Lin Xuan didn't want to go to work, so he unexpectedly bound himself to a food System. Every week, it assigned a random location and a random dish. But the very first week's task left him dumbfounded. What? Sell extra-spicy grilled wings outside a colorectal hospital? What kind of devilish task was that? And that was only the beginnin 82.5kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves
3. 153 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Wicked Stepmother of Three Villains 穿书后我成了三个反派的恶毒后娘 Li Jiaojiao梨姣姣Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Stepmother of Three Villains [Storage Space + Farming + Power Fantasy + Devoted Couple + Adorable Villainous Children] Ji Zhihuan went from being an S-rank member of a special forces team to transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder female character who dies in Chapter Three. She married Pei Yuan, a former war god who was as good as dead, and became the stepmother of three future villains. She was the first ste 8.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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   The number of times I've watched it; the fourth very novel theme.

4. 154 农 The Farmer's Noble Daughter-in-Law 农家贵媳 Chubby Childhood Sweetheart胖青梅Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + an embroiderer and a farmer + farming + ordinary leads] Mu Pan was sold by her gambling-addict father and ended up an unregistered outsider in a remote mountain village. Raised in a sheltered household, she was timid and inexperienced. She wanted nothing more than a peaceful life, so she married the hunter who had saved her. But she couldn’t farm, and she couldn’t hunt. In the village, she was practically useless. Her family was desperately poor, so she decided to go t 558Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   They're all incredibly good! I've read them all. I don't recommend the ones I couldn't finish reading or those that were too unrealistic.

5. 155 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainess Everyone Wants to Win Over 快穿女反派，总有人想攻略我 Chu Chu Chu Chu楚楚楚楚Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted [1v1, devoted to each other, quick transmigration + female lead with a villain System + male lead with a villain conquest System] Jiang Zhao is a female side character who has transmigrated into a book, equipped with a conquest System. It orders her to win over the male lead, or she'll be erased. But no matter how much she fawns over him, he pays her no mind, with eyes only for the pure-hearted female lead. With her life on a countdown, Jiang Zhao snaps and kills both the male and female lea 264Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   The love-hate relationship between the couple on the opposing lane

6. 156 流 Exiled to Hainan, I Made My Fortune by Foraging Along the Shore 流放海南后我靠赶海发家 Xia Zhizi夏栀子Ancient Romance801k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan is incredibly unlucky to get into a car accident, but she's also lucky: she and her mother, Yin Huaixi, transmigrate to the same dynasty and are still mother and daughter. As soon as they arrive, they learn that her mother's family has been exiled for life to an island, where they're forbidden to leave. What?! The place of exile is just like Hainan Island?! Jiang Wan's mouth waters so much that she starts to cry. She picks up her old beachcombing skills and brings all kinds of seafood 9.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
7. 157 锦 A Bountiful Farm: A Country Girl Becomes a Landowner 锦绣桑田：农女当家做地主 Autumn Grows Deeper 24秋意渐浓24Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted [Ancient Farming] [Alternate Dynasty] [Neither Lead Is Reborn, Transmigrated, or Has a Pocket Space or Golden Finger] [Rural Life in Ancient Times, Slow and Steady] [Marriage Before Love] The initial rating has just come in. Let's see if it can climb from here. Please leave lots of comments! This story has no lords and ministers, no courtly intrigue. It is about the everyday lives of ordinary people, not a face-slapping power fantasy. The main story follows a farming couple as they work the la 2.1kReads6.4Score192Shelves
8. 158 响 Echoes Across the Empty Mountain 响空山 Lu Shuiling鹿水灵Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Lighthearted Comedy, Happy Ending, A Scheming but Cowardly Beauty vs. a King Kept as a Canary, Both Chaste, Joyful Reunion and Happy Ending] Liu Shaosheng, the second young lady of the Minister of Rites' household, is unpopular and considers herself wicked and spiteful. But she's too timid and cowardly to act on her bad ideas, so not one of them has ever come to pass. For all her unlikeable failures, she once managed to do something remarkable. She hid Qi Shuo, a wanted criminal of 2.7kReads8.8Score249Shelves
9. 159 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself 我那夫君柔弱不能自理 Qieqie Rong'an惬惬容安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A Yan died. She had just turned fourteen that year. But five years after her death, she came back to life. Picking at her toes, she thought for a moment and remembered there was one thing she still hadn’t done. So she hurried through the night to Tianyuan, the foremost of the four great sects in the cultivation world, to find a sickly young man named Wen Qingci. Wen Qingci looked at A Yan, who had broken into Tianyuan Sect in the dead of night, beaten a whole group of disciples, and was now spr 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
10. 160 农 The Clever Country Doctor's Wife: He Farms and Studies, I Weave Brocade 农门巧医妻：夫君耕读我织锦 Autumn Grows Deeper 24秋意渐浓24Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated woman and native man, ancient-era farming, imperial exams, medicine, court politics, with children] Su Yanzhou had been clever from a young age, and his teacher saw him as a promising candidate for the imperial exams. His father died when he was fifteen. Then he broke his leg in an accident and became lame. Just before their wedding, his fiancée's family came to break off the engagement, and she married his cousin instead. Su Yanzhou went from being everyone's favorite and a sour 5.4kReads7.7Score586Shelves
11. 161 病 The Lovesick Character Persona Has Fallen Apart 病娇人设崩塌了 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [The print edition is coming soon and will be available on all platforms. See you at 7:00 p.m. on July 31!] Xie Huai, the famous young heir of the capital, fell in love at first sight with Song Nuan, the dazzling freshman representative on stage, when he was a freshman in high school. Xie Huai suffers from depression and is possessive and volatile. He won't let any boys near Song Nuan, and anyone who gets close ends up expelled. Terrified, Song Nuan is forced to transfer schools, but Xie Huai fo 50.3kReads9.4Score5kShelves
12. 162 退 A Retired Maid's Everyday Life Raising Children 退休丫鬟的养娃日常 Autumn Grows Deeper 24秋意渐浓24Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No pocket dimension + no System + adorable children + ordinary, cozy daily life] Gu Xiaoyu is a little embroiderer from a wealthy household. She has survived for years by keeping her head down and has no ambition to climb the social ladder. When she leaves the estate, she chooses the best all-around match among her many suitors: a young physician. Ji Ziyan spotted a little maid at the estate while making a house call with his master. When he later realized he had a chance, he acted quickly and 5kReads7.3Score425Shelves
13. 163 病 After the Frail CEO Moves to the Countryside, a Little Farm Girl Spoils Him Rotten 病弱霸总下乡后，被小农女娇宠了 Zhi Ying枝莺Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Li Sui'an is a poor farm girl with no parents. All she wants is to find a husband willing to marry into her family and settle down to a cozy life with a man, children, and a warm bed. But every man she meets is a scumbag. Then one day, she sees the new neighbor. He has a slim waist and long legs, and he's delicate and handsome, a rare beauty among men. Li Sui'an falls for him at first sight. Smitten by his looks, she decides to marry him and bring him home. He can be the pretty one, while she ea 14.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    These two books are purely about farming. The first is a food-themed farming novel where a young girl raises pigs, grows vegetables, and farms in the countryside. The second is an ancient-style food-themed farming and infrastructure-building novel about fleeing famine.

14. 164 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Became the Flirtatious Side Character Who Abused the Down-and-Out Prince 睁眼！成虐待落魄皇子的轻浮女配 Taishi Ying太史婴Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama “Reborn as a Flirtatious Widow, I Tormented My Younger Brother-in-Law Until He Ascended the Throne” is now streaming. Prince Ding, Xiao Nanshen, was the Great Xuan's God of War. But people close to him set him up, leaving him gravely wounded and disabled, then pursued him. When poison reached his brain, his subordinate disguised him as a long-lost younger brother and brought him home to hide him. The subordinate died of his injuries, and Xiao Nanshen found himself face-to-face wi 45.5kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    This book is excellent; it's the best of the farming novel genre.

15. 165 夫 The Madam Takes Charge: No More Lounging, Get Up and Get to Work! 夫人当家：都别躺，给我起来卷！ Give It a Persimmon Try柿柿就试试Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate world + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + one-on-one + two strong leads] Xia Shuyan is a noblewoman of the capital, blessed with beauty, intelligence, and an illustrious family. To protect her family from the impending struggle for the throne, she arranges to marry General Xiao Yunchi, a man rumored to bring death to his wives. Xiao Yunchi is the second legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the old Marquis of Zhenbei, as well as the emperor’s nephew. He has sp 15.7kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    This is a semi-farming novel. The female lead is intelligent and shrewd, with little female rivalry. A supporting female character falls for the male lead, believing him to be a widow when the female lead has faked her death. She then begins plotting for resources, but before she can act, the female lead reveals she's alive and offers the supporting female character a job to provide her with financial security, thus deterring her from further scheming against the male lead. There are no plot points requiring complex scheming; it's a happy ending. The male lead is virgin, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have a harmonious relationship and never make things difficult for the female lead. Everyone in the household listens to and supports her.

16. 166 团 The Family’s Darling Lucky Star Brings Good Fortune to Everyone 团宠锦鲤小福宝把全家都旺翻了 Miss Lu Doesn't Eat Egg Tarts陆小姐不吃蛋挞Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + farming + heartwarming + adorable + feel-good + indulgent romance] The little princess of the koi world transmigrated into the soul of a girl in an ancient farming family. She became a genius blessed child, the only daughter in the Li family after seven sons. She looks adorable, but actually knows everything. She can tell blessings from disasters, predict good and bad fortune, trip up bullies, dig up treasure, spot priceless gems, and focus on making money until she becomes 81Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrated into a three-and-a-half-year-old lucky baby in a poor farming family? The family is destitute, and awful relatives are stealing their grain and land? No worries! Bound to a koi system, she farms, raises fish, clears land, and becomes incredibly wealthy selling orchids. Her family goes from eating tree bark to eating meat every day, and her ungrateful relatives beg for a share of her good fortune! 🔥 **Adorable baby + Lucky koi for a prosperous family + Delicious farming + Face-slapping thriller** "Ding—Today's fortune: Discovered a century-old ginseng! Reward: A spiritual spring space!" The villainous boss next door secretly sets his sights on the little lucky baby: "Hold her tight, and the whole village can become the richest."

17. 167 穿 Transmigrated into Plants and Animals, I Grow Wild and Free 穿成动植物，我肆意生长 The Old Lady Walks at Lightning Speed老太太健步如飞Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted (Transmigrating into all kinds of plants and animals + no CP + slow transmigration) (The protagonist is world-weary and cold at first, but changes as she experiences different worlds. Deep down, she’s kind and fiercely protective of those she cares about. She responds to gentleness, not force, and has a golden finger.) Living is too exhausting. Hongyu decided she didn’t want to be human in her next life. When she became a tree, a dog, a bird... She let herself go completely, living boldly and f 1.9kReads8.8Score201Shelves

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    I only recommend this one book; it leaves you feeling calm and warm after reading it.

18. 168 荒 Stockpiling Grain in a Year of Famine, I Lead My Whole Family to Wealth and Feasts 荒年屯粮，我带全家暴富吃肉 Wildfire Seven野火七Ancient Romance123k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + farming + famine + family squabbles + food + space + no romance] After transmigrating into a farmer's daughter during a famine, Xu Zhihe says, “No problem.” Her biased grandparents want to sell her to a butcher for his betrothal gifts? She gives a cold laugh and slaps her awful relatives right in the face. Her uncle's family pretends to be destitute and pitiful to steal food? She shuts the door and secretly enjoys meat with her parents and brothers. While the whole village is 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is no exaggeration at all; it feels like a gradual process, slowly building wealth and gradually improving one's diet. There are so many cooking videos in it, they made me hungry!

19. 169 女 Matriarchy: Farming Life After Becoming the Abusive Wife’s Spouse 女尊：穿成家暴妻主的种田生活 Rabbit Meat Bun兔肉包子呐Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted [1v1 / A Little Angst, Then Nothing but Sweetness / Everyday Country Life / No Vile Characters] Qiu Miao has always been beaten and cursed at by her wife-master. Then an accident happens, and her wife-master dies… Li Tangying arrives in ancient times after a failed surgery. When she opens her eyes, she’s in a dilapidated cowshed with a collapsed roof. How can this family be so poor? No land, no grain, and wild greens at every meal. No quilts, no bed, just grass to sleep on. There’s even a wounde 3.9kReads9.1Score395Shelves

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    Female-dominated farming, interstellar farming, farming in various places

20. 170 穿 I Transmigrated, but Into a Walking Joke 穿了，但穿成大笑话了 The Cannon Fodder Has No Memories炮灰没有回忆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing A nontraditional Spring and Autumn period tale of rivalry and nation-building. The early chapters are told from the perspective of commoners, with a focus on farming and a slow, everyday pace. The power struggles come later. No romance + powerful heroine + hands-on craftswoman. Jiang He transmigrated into the past with one small problem: her new status was “wild person.” She was one of the lowest-ranking commoners, farming the land beyond the city for the ruler. She could not join the army and h 31.9kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    It's still ongoing, but it's really, really good! It features a strong female lead and no romantic pairing.

21. 171 王 The Long Road to Winning the Prince's Heart 王爷追妻路漫长 Lu Manman璐曼曼Ancient Romance562k WordsCompleted The title wasn't chosen well, but the story really is good (Reborn + Transmigration + Ancient Romance + Farming and Business + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension + Feel-Good Power Fantasy) A beautiful, wealthy young woman from a privileged family dies unexpectedly at the age of twenty-eight, having been single her whole life. She transmigrates into the body of a poor farm girl in a remote mountain village, nearly beaten to death and barely clinging to life. After waking up, she finds herself stuck 100Reads6.9Score—Shelves
22. 172 安 The An Mu Chronicles: An Ancient-Era Career Guide to Veterinary Medicine 安牧记：动物医学的古代就业指南 A Leaf of a Boat Crossing the River扁舟一叶渡Ancient Romance121k WordsOngoing Su Qinghe, a modern veterinary medicine student who died suddenly, opens her eyes to find herself the least noticeable concubine-born daughter in a marquis’s household. On her first day after transmigrating, her stepmother orders her to brush the horses, and her father’s favorite horse rolls its eyes back right in front of her. It’s bloated, for crying out loud! Pour in oil! Make it throw up! She works through the steps as smoothly as flowing water. The horse survives, and Su Qinghe’s reputation 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An unconventional farming and animal husbandry story!

23. 173 穿 Transmigrating to a Matriarchal World to Live Off a Wife 穿到女尊吃软饭 The Cat Who Rides the Wind and Breaks the Waves乘风破浪的猫君Ancient Romance841k WordsCompleted [Farming + no outrageous villains + comedy + sweet romance + one-on-one romance] Doctor Lin Xiu died suddenly after staying up all night and transmigrated. From the start, she was beaten until her face looked like a pig’s head. It turned out she had transmigrated into the body of a woman named Lin Xiu from Heshen Village in the Great Feng Kingdom. The original Lin Xiu was lazy, uneducated, and fond of good food. She had eloped with the landlord’s son to live off him, and now people had caught he 2.3kReads9.0Score247Shelves
24. 174 娇 The Sweet Girl's Arrival Brings Fortune to the Family, and Her Rough Brothers Become Officials 娇娇下凡旺全家，糙汉哥哥全当官 Lu Manman璐曼曼Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Adorable baby + pampered by the whole family + historical romance + family unity + farming + growing-together leads + magical pets) For centuries, not a single girl had been born in Sujia Village in Changfeng County. After years of hoping, the family finally welcomed a baby girl. On the day she was born, strange wonders appeared in the sky: a flash of violet-gold light, and all things sprang back to life... Grandpa gave the order: everyone in the family, spoil her as much as you possibly can.. 144Reads6.7Score—Shelves
25. 175 8 An 80-Year-Old Swordsman: Making a Trillion by Slaughtering Chickens 80岁背刀人：靠杀鸡狂赚一千亿 Three Nine One Three叁玖壹叁Urban163k WordsOngoing An 80-year-old farmer who made his living growing crops is reborn in his coffin on the seventh day after his burial. He inherits the supernatural ability of Bao Liang, an immortal from the Western Jin dynasty: the Art of Blade Liberation. He turns his fortunes around by killing chickens for one yuan at the market, delivers face-slapping justice to local thugs, swallows up a bully's slaughterhouse, and reaps the rewards of a demolition payout. He builds livestock farms, develops agricultural esta 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I just finished two chapters by hand after staying up all night, and I'm consoling myself, it feels pretty good. It's an urban farming novel with superpowers but not fantasy. It's the kind that combines farming and business warfare to make money.

26. 176 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 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 15.3kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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    The first book is the best and most authentic farming novel I've ever read in my life.

27. 177 满 The Max-Level Expert Streams Farming in the Interstellar World 满级大佬在星际直播种田 Liu Xiao Xian刘小纤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + powerhouse + livestreaming + farming + gourmet food + adorable child] After completing all kinds of quick transmigration missions, powerhouse Lin Feiman had barely returned to her own body when she found herself saddled with a pile of messes… She’d just come back, and now she had a baby? Her mental strength had been severely damaged? She’d been exiled to a barren planet? She’d signed an exorbitant contract? Lin Feiman said none of that was a problem. Just watch her fight her way 914Reads8.7Score100Shelves
28. 178 穿 Reborn as a Lucky Charm During the Famine, I Helped the Whole Village at Three 穿成饥荒年福宝，三岁带飞全村 Last in the Science Class理科倒数第一Ancient Romance190k WordsOngoing [Adorable Child] [Farming] [Healing] [No CP] A Xi was the Heavenly Dao's own darling, but after accidentally eating a fortune-blessed pheasant, she was punished by being sent to the mortal realm to undergo a trial. Her new identity was the little girl the Chen family had taken in during a famine. Everyone looked at the three-year-old A Xi, then at the unreliable human-machine System, and trembled with fear. "Your Excellency, can the Imperial Daughter really pass her trial?" As it turned out: Her 412Reads—Score117Shelves

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    I recommend this one. It's a farming story about an adorable three-year-old, no romance. I've already caught up with it.

29. 179 七 In the 1970s: Picking Up a Madman as My Husband 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 109.5kReads9.3Score11.4kShelves

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    This is the only historical fiction novel that made me incredibly heartbroken. I read it a long time ago, and the most recent line I remember is, "Gu Sinian woke up, it's snowing, and there's food to eat!" The second book is "Space for Babies," which is also quite good. I haven't removed either of these books after finishing them!

30. 180 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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    Small village, simple life.

31. 181 六 Beloved by All in the Sixties: The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Ancestress Is Sweet and Soft 六零团宠，九千岁小祖宗软又甜 Snow Beneath the Moon月下雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyone’s favorite + farming + food] [Completed] [No romance] The Su family has waited for years, and at last they welcome a little girl. Sadly, times are hard. To save a mouthful of milk for her twin son and daughter, her own mother lets her baby girl freeze to death. When she opens her eyes again, the venerable ancestor of the cultivation world has been reborn. A famine in a disaster year? No problem. The ancestor has an immortal realm tucked away inside her, where she can g 20.6kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
32. 182 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
33. 183 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Four Perfect Children, Their Mother’s a Killer 逃荒：满级四宝，娘亲杀疯了 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事Ancient Romance364k WordsOngoing Three years of drought have left the land strewn with corpses. Lin Wanqing, a modern expert in both agricultural science and combat, transmigrates into the body of a widow who starved to death in ancient times, with four burdensome children thrown in for good measure. The eldest is a reborn young marquis, already a schemer at eight, armed with memories of his past life and determined to expose corrupt officials. The second was born with the ability to read minds, so the schemes of their awful r —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Good people can't survive." This line from the very first chapter sets the tone. In this chaotic world, Lin Wanqing chooses to be a good person who is not to be trifled with. #StrongFemaleLeader #FamineEscape #BookRecommendation

34. 184 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
35. 185 嘴 The Sharp-Tongued Young Educated Youth: How Did the Rough Man’s Spoiling Make Her Go Soft? 嘴硬小知青，怎么被糙汉一宠就软 Rabbit Who Loves Candied Hawthorn爱吃冰葫芦的兔子Two Male Leads260k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sweet romance + intense push and pull + contrasting skin tones + devoted to each other + happy ending] A sharp-tongued, tsundere, fair-skinned and beautiful educated youth who is the bottom × a taciturn, wild and rugged, dark-skinned country boy who is the top Everyone in the village knows that a handsome educated youth from the city has arrived. He can't carry or lift a thing, and has to rely on Xiao Ye from the Xiao family at the eastern end of the village to help him out. Bu 3.8kReads8.9Score486Shelves
36. 186 林 The Lin Family’s Youngest Daughter and Her Laid-Back Days 林家小女的摆烂日常 Zhao Yunhuai朝云淮Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She transmigrates into the villainess who serves as the female lead’s foil, in a family full of comically awful people. Her older sister pretends to be a delicate, innocent white lotus; her younger brother is the ultimate spoiled brat; her father is a henpecked, invisible presence; and her mother favors sons and loves putting on a show. Worst of all is her narcissistic fiancé, who thinks he’s the hottest man alive every single day. The System issues a mission: fight fire with fire and teach the 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've read quite a few farming novels, and most of them are full of melodramatic conflicts and catfights. This is the first time I've read one that's so calm and uneventful. The writing is alright, and I hope it will be completed soon.

37. 187 白 A Rich Beauty Falls from the Sky, and a Rough-Hewn Hunter Brings Her Home 白富美从天而降，糙汉猎户带回家 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted Ning He inherited a fortune worth billions. With no grand ambitions, this laid-back heiress just wanted to move to the countryside and live as a low-key rich woman. But she never expected to wake up one day and find that she had transmigrated. And the way she transmigrated was especially ridiculous. She fell from the sky straight into a hunter's trap in the mountains. The hunter found her and took her home. Just as Ning He was mourning the billions she'd lost, she discovered that she had a unive 2kReads9.0Score243Shelves

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    This one, the female protagonist travels through time, but later she can return to the modern world to stock up on resources, farm, and raise children.

38. 188 逃 Eloping Bride! The Foolish Beauty Is Stunned by Her Rough-Hewn Husband’s Kisses! 逃婚！笨蛋美人被糙汉老公亲懵！ Whispering of the Rest of the Night夜诉余生Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Two male leads / sweet romance / comedy / farming / rugged country man x pampered city boy] Zhou Zheng x Lin An To escape her controlling, cheating fiancé and her cruel parents, Lin An flees the city and unexpectedly ends up in a remote, desolate mountain village, where Zhou Zheng takes him in. Lin An has never seen a house this run-down, or met anyone as stubborn as Zhou Zheng. He's curious about everything Zhou Zheng does. But the rickety outhouse, the stove that never gets clean, the moun 2.8kReads9.2Score365Shelves
39. 189 三 A Mom of Three Transmigrates With Her Bathroom 三胎宝妈带着厕所穿越了 Graceful Beyond the Clouds云外亭亭Ancient Romance215k WordsOngoing Zhao Wanwan, a mother of three, transmigrates to the Xia Dynasty as a peasant girl and is furious. Other people transmigrate with a golden finger: all kinds of Systems, pocket dimensions, spiritual springs... She, on the other hand, comes with a whole portable toilet. This is just absurd. From the start, she’s fleeing famine, separated from her family, and robbed. With no other choice, she makes do, farming while searching for relatives and old friends. After finally finding her family, she over —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book features down-to-earth food, starting with simple dishes like stew, braised noodles, ginger chicken, spiced peanuts, and preserved plums with watermelon seeds. It's a farming novel interspersed with food throughout, and includes a somewhat unremarkable space.

40. 190 穿 Farming After I Transmigrate into a Book, but My System Is Delta Force 穿书种田：我的系统却是三角洲 A Fat Cat Brings Prosperity猫肥家旺Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Farming + Delta Force System + transmigrate into a book + collecting + building wealth + fleeing famine] I Transmigrated into a Farming Novel During a Famine, and I Have a Delta Force System My scumbag father is cruel? Then let's split the family! A flood forces us to flee? No problem! I can trade yogurt, instant noodles, medicine, and weapons anytime, and operator skills are here to help. I collect things all along the way, build a fortune from nothing, and become rich beyond measure. Along 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A farming novel where the protagonist has a gun-fighting system, doesn't sell pigs or offal, and doesn't run a restaurant. The female lead is incredibly efficient at separating from her family.

41. 191 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.8kReads9.0Score872Shelves

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    Complete novel, I couldn't bear to delete it after reading it, it's so good!

42. 192 名 After My Reputation Hit Rock Bottom, I Cleared My Name by Farming 名声烂透后，我靠种田逆袭洗白 Second Miss Jinjiner金金二小姐Ancient Romance267k WordsOngoing [Farming] [System] [Family Life] [Building Wealth] [Historical Romance] The sky is falling! The moment she arrives in this world, she becomes a desperate-to-marry woman who drugged a scholar! But the mess left behind by the original owner goes far beyond that. She steals chickens and dogs, is lazy and greedy, and nearly gets beaten to death by her own grandfather. Her two uncles even take turns trying to purge the Ye family of this disgrace. Strangely, though, this foolish, wicked home-wrecker i 2.1kReads—Score217Shelves
43. 193 我 I'm a Lucky Little Darling, Blessed with Good Fortune Every Step of the Way 我是福运小奶包，一路亨通旺旺旺 Second Miss Jinjiner金金二小姐Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted (Full-cast audio drama + animated series now available) [Farming + beloved by all + lucky treasure + super strength + foreknowledge] To keep the family from being swallowed up by greedy relatives, Qingbao's mother claims she has given birth to a boy. Just then, her father dies on the battlefield, and her mother is frail after a premature birth. Her four gaunt, underfed sisters do their best to keep the family afloat. But little Qingbao is born with a halo of good fortune, and one lucky thing aft 8.7kReads8.9Score769Shelves

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    Ah, this... Farming is a family affair.

44. 194 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 18kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
45. 195 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m Clinging to a Big Shot in Period Novels 快穿之我在年代文里抱大腿 Rouge-Smiling Bookworm胭脂笑忘书生666k WordsCompleted Her lifestyle was far too extravagant. If she could sit, she never stood; if she could lie down, she never sat. She avoided hardship and enjoyed every comfort. Because Yu Niaoniao loved the good life too much, the Main God, who couldn’t stand the sight of her, banished her to a department that sent people into period novels to complete missions. She was sent to an era where everything was scarce, expected to suffer and toil to her heart’s content. But! If they wanted her to suffer, she would do 396Reads8.5Score103Shelves
46. 196 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 78.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
47. 197 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 15.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist's family fled famine to another place, and from then on, she gained older sisters, younger sisters, and a younger brother. Thanks to the unity of the large family, they gradually settled down there.

48. 198 我 My Little Snail Husband 我的田螺小夫郎 Little Seven of Mountain Moon山月小七Two Male Leads462k WordsCompleted [Farming + male-male romance + sweet love + food + everyday family life + a slow, steady romance] Spring thunder rolls, and all things come to life. After the rain, the forest is fragrant with the scents of plants and earth. The mountain folk's delicious food can be found all around them. The diligent young husband rises early and treads through the dew to gather a basket of fresh bamboo shoots, pick tender wild greens, and collect newly sprouted mushrooms and toon buds from the treetops. Everyt 10.5kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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    I haven't watched these two in so long that I don't remember the plot very well.

49. 199 疯 My Unhinged Wife Is a Little Pig 疯批媳妇儿是小猪 Shi Qibao十柒宝Modern Romance253k WordsOngoing [Childhood Friends] [Loyal Dog] [Unhinged] [Wife-Obsessed Protector] He Pingye was knocked silly, and became both crazy and domineering. But nobody knew he had simply been reborn. In his previous life, he died horribly. His soul drifted without a home as he watched the "little pig" he had personally cared for and protected for twenty years, his little moon, sacrifice her freedom and lose the use of her legs for dancing in order to avenge him. She endured everything in silence, suffering one humi 3.6kReads—Score209Shelves

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    This new book, set in the urban-rural fringe of the early 1990s, is very good, and the writing is excellent! [Learned something new]

50. 200 乔 Qiao Ge’er’s Farming Life 乔哥儿种田 Lantern-Bearer燃灯儿Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted A gentle, everyday warmth that soothes the heart. [Full-cast audio drama now available. It's great, so go listen!] [Devoted couple + husband doting + cooking and farming + building wealth + healing daily life + slow-burn romance] One day, Qiao Yu transmigrates into the body of Qiao Yu, a male consort, and his stepmother knocks him unconscious with a stick and marries him off to a fierce hunter who supposedly brings death to his wives! He spent thirty years in his previous life without even havin 10.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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