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. 351 表 The Cousin Miss Is Climbing the Social Ladder Again Today 表小姐今天又在攀高枝 Please Call Me Ouou请叫我鸥鸥Ancient Romance633k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because the novel was just listed...] A young lady from the extended family has arrived at the Duke of the State's manor, and none of the three young masters there can stand her. One would rather become a monk, another claims to prefer men. The third would rather die in the arms of a courtesan from overindulging. Everyone in the manor says the young lady is shameless and always trying to climb the social ladder! But no one expected that the young lady despised by the Xie famil 894Reads7.0Score105Shelves

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   The initial scores were low! But the stalls set up at the Imperial College later were absolutely gorgeous!

2. 352 香 So Addictive! I’m Getting Caught Up in the Cutthroat Competition of Ancient China’s Restaurant Business 香懵了！我在古代餐饮业搞内卷 Who Is She?她是谁Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [Farming + food + business + raising children] One day, Jiang Yan, a mature single food blogger, transmigrated and got her wish of becoming a mother without the pain of childbirth. She became a widowed mother of three. Not having a man around was fine, but what was with all this debt, huh? And she was supposed to sell her daughter, too? Jiang Yan hugged her sweet, soft, adorable daughter close. This was the dream child she’d always wanted. Selling her was out of the question! So how was she goin 512Reads8.5Score100Shelves

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   The female protagonist in this story is obsessed with money and only focuses on making money. She doesn't often treat people to meals. The only time she treats someone in the entire story is when she finally earns enough money to pay them back, as a token of gratitude for their kindness to her family. Unlike other books where the "good Samaritan" character frequently treats people to meals...

3. 353 炊 Warmth Beneath the Kitchen Smoke 炊烟问暖 Everyday A Bu市井阿布Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted In the coldest season, she used the warmest cooking fires to keep a family alive and warm a heart. In Qinghe County of the Great Ning Dynasty, Shen Qinghe, daughter of a scholar, faces a cruel choice after her father dies and her family falls into ruin: cling to her “good name” and starve, or set her pride aside and find a way to survive? She chooses the latter. Drawing on the cooking skills her grandmother taught her, eighteen-year-old Qinghe starts beneath an old locust tree by the docks. S 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both of these works are gems among niche titles, especially "Du Guo'er and Han Lao Jiu," which I highly recommend. It's absolutely fantastic! Although it's a time-travel story, there are no overpowered abilities or cheat codes. It's simply the story of an ordinary girl who marries an ordinary, honest man in another world, works hard to support her mother-in-law and her family, and achieves wealth through her own hard work. I highly, highly recommend it; you won't regret reading it. Both are completed works.

4. 354 被 After My Betrothal Was Broken, I Fled Famine with Grandma and My Little Brother 被退婚后，带奶奶和弟弟逃荒种田 Zhu Family 416朱家416Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted After failing to survive her tribulation, Qin Yue is reborn as a farm girl who died after crashing into the home of her former fiancé. Her family is so poor they can barely afford to eat. Qin Yue: No problem. I’ll go hunting! Her former mother-in-law makes unreasonable demands and insists on compensation. Qin Yue: If you show me no mercy, I’ll show you none. Let’s settle the accounts! On a trip to town, she catches the eye of an evil cultivator. Qin Yue: I’ll find a chance to beat him to death! 641Reads9.0Score103Shelves

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   It's quite good, not tedious at all, and features a strong female lead.

5. 355 杜 Du Guo'er and Han Laojiu 杜果儿和韩老九 Little Lazy Lord小懒君Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted I’m Du Guo’er, one of the many people who were involuntarily transmigrated. Sorry to disappoint everyone, but I didn’t get a golden finger or snag a pocket dimension. I can only grit my teeth and do whatever it takes to keep myself fed. Gold shines wherever it goes, and even glass can reflect light. So surely I, Du Guo’er, can manage to... get by. Sob, I’m so poor! 4kReads8.4Score416Shelves
6. 356 我 I Became a Butcher, and You Say I'm the Real Heiress? 我成杀猪匠了，你说我是真千金 Su Miaomiao苏苗苗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Beloved by the Whole Family + Making a Fortune + Strong Female Lead] Su Miaomiao had slaughtered pigs for eighteen years when she was suddenly told she was the daughter of a high-ranking officer. She was so shocked she nearly dropped her butcher's knife. Then, as soon as she got home, she was told she was going to be sent down to the countryside. Well, she hadn't enjoyed a single day of good fortune, yet all the misfortune had landed on her. At least her family doted on her. He 80.8kReads8.7Score6.5kShelves

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   This is the second book I highly recommend. Gu Sinian was so pitiful in the early part of the story, it made me cry.

7. 357 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 81kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
8. 358 我 My Carefree Life in the Wilderness 我在荒野的恣意生活 Sky Blue, Hundred Banquets天青百晏Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted [Tomato Original + wilderness survival + survival + farming + infrastructure] You can choose three out of seven. I picked the three most useful ones: a brush cleaver, a hand saw, and a pound of salt. Other people rely on luck to survive. I rely on my skills. Build a bamboo house, dig a pond and raise fish, cut irrigation ditches and farm, build a kiln and fire pottery, make carts and bricks… I don’t know if I can go back. I only know that until then, I have to stay alive and live life on my 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here's a true story about farming: a man with only a knife and a saw, relying solely on his hands and traditional farming skills, makes a living in the wilderness. From weaving bamboo strips for a living to building kilns and firing pottery, and constructing houses brick by brick; from searching for food in the wilderness and fishing by the stream to raising poultry and livestock, and growing vegetables and medicinal herbs, he gradually moves towards self-sufficiency.

9. 359 我 I Opened a Restaurant in Ancient Times 我在古代开饭馆 Smiling Star微笑星Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted Ye Xiaowei inexplicably transmigrates into the body of a farm girl in ancient times. Her family is struggling, so she uses her own hands to build a fortune, one step at a time. She starts out selling scallion pancakes at a street stall, then opens a little diner, and eventually builds a chain of grand restaurants. Her life gets better and better. What? The little beggar she took in has a truly impressive background? And the handsome young man she found, who had lost his memory, leaves without a 1.4kReads8.2Score115Shelves
10. 360 糕 Cake Above All 糕糕在上 The Wind Goes Whoosh大风呼呼的Ancient Romance243k WordsCompleted Transmigration - Cozy Daily Life - Lighthearted - Slow Burn Gu Li is a nationally certified pastry chef. Because her body and soul have yet to fully settle into one another after transmigrating, she has become the village idiot, famous for miles around. After more than ten years of being treated like a fool, Gu Li has recently grown troubled. To avoid paying the head tax, her family has actually decided to send her to a landlord as a concubine. Being a concubine is out of the question. Making pa 8.3kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    That must be the first one.

11. 361 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: Tian Mimi’s Educated Youth Life in the 1970s 穿书70年代田蜜蜜的知青生活 Mumuzi Who Can Ride a Pig会骑猪的沐沐子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main story complete [1970s + transmigrate into a book + reborn + pocket dimension + supplies + no self-sacrificing heroine + satisfying read] Tian Mimi was a modern college graduate. After her parents died in an accident, she happened to discover a pocket dimension inside their wedding rings. When an abnormal typhoon made her think the apocalypse was coming, she went on a wild shopping spree for supplies, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into a book. In the 1970s, Tian Mimi was a sixteen-year-o 6.2kReads9.1Score650Shelves
12. 362 想 Want to Inherit My Family's Wealth? I'll Tear My Clan Apart, Farm, and Become a Tycoon 想吃绝户？我手撕亲族种田当首富 Green Grain, Warm Moon青禾暖月Ancient Romance664k WordsOngoing No System, no transmigration, no golden finger. A traditional farming story, crafted by hand. Youth, an ensemble cast, companionship, and growth. A group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds, each down on their luck in their own way and each with their own ambitions, grow from innocence to maturity and from weakness to strength. They go from struggling to find food and survive to standing together and striving for a better life. There’s bitterness and sweetness, tears and laughter. Dear readers, se 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a top-tier farming novel, mainly because it's logical and based on common sense. Money is earned little by little, and the planting knowledge comes from agricultural books. It's definitely worth reading.

13. 363 锦 The Lucky Little Farmer Girl Takes Her Space on the Road to Escape the Famine 锦鲤小农女，带着空间去逃荒 Good-Luck Kitchen Smoke好运炊烟Ancient Romance237k WordsOngoing On the road fleeing famine, everyone says Shen Jinli is a burden and a waste of money. Her father has a broken leg, her mother can’t protect the children, and all the family has left is half a sack of dried sweet potatoes. Then she awakens a personal spatial realm. Its spirit spring can cure illness, and its rich black soil can grow crops. While others are so hungry they gnaw on tree bark, she secretly enjoys steamed buns made from white flour. Later, the “idiot” she picked up on a whim regains 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Haha, I found a treasure! It's an unconventional farming novel. I suspect the author is a professional farmer, as the story has no romantic relationships, only practical farming techniques.

14. 364 救 Help! What Happened to My Gentle Husband? 救命，我那么一个温柔夫君呢？ A White White One at Home家有白白一只Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted Li Xiaoyu transmigrated into the body of a little rascal who'd stolen a bride, then used her dowry to throw herself at another man and marry him. After the rascal was beaten with a shoulder pole by her own father, she was sent back to the Gu family, whose house was bare of everything but its walls. Everyone was waiting for a laugh. They wanted to see how she'd bully the unlucky groom, who was not only blind but also missing one hand and one leg. Day after day went by. They never saw the unl 9.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Haha, the female lead's family is hilarious!

15. 365 开 From the Start, I Tore Up the Women's Virtues Manual and Took on My Wicked Mother-in-Law's Family 开局手撕女德，狂怼恶婆婆一家 Qian Mu芊木Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, sweet romance, entrepreneurship, household intrigue] Qian Duoduo was orphaned at six. By the time she turned 30, she was the owner of a publicly listed company with her own premium liquor brand. After a bizarre car accident, she transmigrated to a dynasty that never existed in history, into the body of Qian Duoduo, the fourth daughter-in-law of the Shen family. The original owner hadn’t enjoyed a single good day since marrying into the family. Being beaten and starved was common 7.2kReads8.8Score885Shelves

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    Domestic intrigue, lighthearted and humorous.

16. 366 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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    This is an incredibly beautiful video depicting the idyllic life of farming in ancient times; it's so healing and heartwarming! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][I highly recommend it][I highly recommend it][I highly recommend it][I highly recommend it][I highly recommend it]

17. 367 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? 12.4kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
18. 368 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 5.9kReads9.2Score848Shelves
19. 369 惹 Why Mess with Her? She Has a Poop Dipper 惹她干嘛？她有粪瓢 Sweet Melon Mo甜瓜默Ancient Romance304k WordsOngoing (Feel-good fiction + farming + System + no romance for the protagonist) After Li Chunhua was left in a coma by a car accident, she bonded with the Farming System and transmigrated to the Great Jing Dynasty. From then on, she diligently set about completing tasks to accumulate farming power. Her cousin says she’s dark? Fine. She’ll splash him with a ladle of pure farmyard manure to clear his head. Heartless villagers break in to rob her? Fine. She’ll drench them in vegetable-garden fertilizer sou 99Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They really grow all kinds of grains, and the female lead is very tough.

20. 370 穿 I Transmigrate to Ancient Times to Farm and Raise Kids, and My Husband Spoils Me Fiercely 穿越古代种田养崽，夫君强势宠 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is out! Originally titled The Transmigrated Farmer Raises Children in Ancient Times, and Her Husband Spoils Her Fiercely Transmigration, farming, and family life; raising children A wood-element ability user who transmigrates vs. a reborn emperor from the previous dynasty A fictional setting! The heroine is selfish and will hit her children if they misbehave. The apocalypse was over. Zhen Yue thought her happy days were finally about to begin, but she got so carried away tha 13.3kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
21. 371 穿 I Became the Tycoon's Dark Moonlight 穿成大佬的黑月光 Three Demons三妖Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted What do you do when your husband commits murder right in front of you? Asking for advice online. It’s pretty urgent! Xu Ning wakes up in the body of a poor girl whose father doesn’t care about her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who has been abandoned by a scoundrel. To get revenge on him, she uses a trick to marry a lame scholar from Qingshui Village. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees her husband, the one she married by mistake, smashing someone’s head with a rock, blow after blow. Re 71.4kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves

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    This is the first farming novel I've ever read, and I think it's absolutely amazing! I love it so much! 😍

22. 372 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 29.8kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves

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23. 373 灵 Immortal Farming: I Cultivate the Dao Through Planting and Gain an Invincible Immortal Path 灵农修仙：种植悟道，获无敌仙途 Deep Blue 1024深蓝1024Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Because of the 996 grind, Li Yixuan transmigrates to another world and becomes a spiritual farmer in Lingze Market, in the Southern Wilderness. While harvesting spirit plants, he accidentally discovers that he can gain insights when they ripen. From then on, Li Yixuan sets off on a fast track to cultivation through farming. The hundred arts of cultivation all begin with spirit plants. Five-element spiritual roots follow the ways of nature and are best suited to growing spirit plants. This is a w 13.2kReads8.1Score968Shelves

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    Both are pure farming and cultivation novels, focusing on daily life rather than action-packed thrills. The cultivation in these books revolves around spiritual fields, spiritual plants, and spiritual beasts, and they advocate following the natural way.

24. 374 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 4.3kReads8.5Score507Shelves
25. 375 六 The Lucky Star of the 1960s: The Lu Family's Grain Storehouse Is Overflowing 六零小福星，陆家屯粮爆仓了 Listening to Bamboo by the Ferry听筠渡Modern Romance607k WordsOngoing [Farming in a bygone era, getting rich, everyday family life, super strength, reading fortunes and earning merit, adorable lucky baby, everyone's favorite, pocket dimension, stockpiling supplies, gossip] After her parents die in service and her grandparents pass away, the four-year-old little dumpling is left an orphan. The good news: everyone in the Lin family wants to adopt her. The bad news: they're all after the money set aside for her care. As the orphaned child of fallen heroes, the lit 27.4kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves

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    ✨A historical fiction story about a baby farming. The baby is incredibly strong; after killing a wild boar with a single punch, she discovers she has a special space. Her grandmother starts teaching her how to farm, and so, even in the dead of winter in Northeast China, she has plenty of tomatoes, watermelons, and all sorts of vegetables to eat…

26. 376 开 From the Start, I Transmigrate into a Book: Farming and Cultivating in Seclusion with My Clan 开局穿书：苟在家族种田修仙 Deep Blue 1024深蓝1024Eastern Fantasy776k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + clan-building + farming and cultivation + comeback + golden finger + slice of life] After waking up one morning, overworked office drone Lin Qingfeng finds himself in a cultivation novel called Treading the Heavens, Riding the Azure Clouds, in the body of a cannon-fodder character with the same name. In the original story, his three spiritual roots get him sent to the Azure Nether Sect, where he dies ten years later in the aftermath of the protagonist’s fire technique. His enti 9.4kReads8.4Score776Shelves
27. 377 穿 I Became an Exile and Made It Big with Food in Lingnan 穿成流放犯，我靠美食爆火岭南 Hou Sanqian候三千Ancient Romance874k WordsOngoing After a car accident, Su Baozheng, a food blogger with a million followers, transmigrated into the body of an ancient exile. The original owner was frail and died of a high fever on the road just ten days into her exile. When Su Baozheng opened her eyes, she was faced with a chipped bowl of murky cold water, her mother's despairing tears, and the greedy extortion of the escort official. Lingnan? A land of miasma? The end of the exile route? Su Baozheng looked at the wild shepherd's purse growing 10kReads8.7Score926Shelves

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    Then you should like this book. It's about a family exiled, clearing land, digging for wild vegetables, opening a shop, and making delicious food. There are no cheat codes or special abilities involved. The writing is delicate, heartwarming, and healing.

28. 378 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 [Farming] [Getting Rich] [Everyday Family Life] [Cozy Daily Life] [Gourmet] [Slow-Paced] [No Awful Relatives] [No Imperial Authority, Just Ordinary People's Lives] Xia He had just paid off her mortgage and bought a new car when a sudden car accident sent her into the body of a peasant girl in ancient times. From the start, her family had nothing but bare walls, and they were deep in debt from paying for her medical treatment. Fortunately, her grandparents doted on her, her parents spoiled her, a 8kReads8.2Score715Shelves

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    No overpowered characters, no special abilities, and no saintly figures. It's a slow-paced story about family life, making money, farming, and enjoying the four seasons.

29. 379 寻 So Much Joy in Ordinary Days 寻常岁月多欢喜 Sleepy Catfish困困的猫猫鱼Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted [A Country Girl’s Everyday Growth + Family Life + Food + Local Color] The everyday life of Sun Jiabao: Playing with cats and dogs, running around everywhere. Eating, sampling food, and chatting about everyday things. Her life is full of all kinds of flavor, with plenty of everyday joys. 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Thumbs up! A heartwarming glimpse into the daily life of an ancient girl growing up!

30. 380 哥 Goblins in Another World: Conquering with Guns, Cannons, and Swords 哥布林与异世界，争霸枪炮与刀剑 Ah, Life啊，生活Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy, goblins, conquest, Mount & Blade System, tech-tree progression, Total War] Li Qinwu transmigrates into a goblin and gains the Mount & Blade System. He recruits soldiers, upgrades fortresses, climbs the tech tree, fights in World War I and World War II, colors in the map, rules the world, and enslaves all races, giving this world a gritty feel. 104.8kReads9.1Score14kShelves

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    It was a world of fierce competition, an era teeming with talent, a time of madness and brilliance. Witness the legendary rise, prosperity, and eventual fall of an empire... The story is still ongoing, please stay tuned.

31. 381 镖 The Escort Agency Heir’s Bookkeeping Husband 镖局少东家的账房小夫郎 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted The main story is complete [Historical danmei + mutual chastity + the sweet everyday life of a bodyguard agency’s young master and his clever accountant husband] Wolfdog gong × savvy shou + life in an ancient city + a story about a husband who is a xiao-ge'er. Everyone is a native of this world. No System, no golden finger. Cui Liang is a headstrong xiao-ge'er who inherited his adoptive father’s knack for figures. He was born to be a living abacus. Unfortunately, his adoptive father died suddenl 6.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    All natives, ancient urban culture

32. 382 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Romance Turned Into a Farming Story 穿书后言情文变成种田文了 The Spring Rain Knows Nothing of Spring新雨不知春Ancient Romance236k WordsOngoing When Qing He opened her eyes, she discovered she had become the cannon-fodder female supporting character in an ancient romance novel. Her uncle was a compulsive gambler, her grandmother played favorites, and the female lead was broken. Qing He, the original character with the same name, had died of hunger on the road while fleeing famine. With the family granary nearly empty and gambling-house enforcers about to show up, Qing He decisively rescued the female lead, changed the plot, and insisted 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story doesn't feature any cheat codes or outlandish currency units. It captures the realistic feeling of a working-class person's journey through time, making it suitable for those who enjoy a slower pace and a more gradual, enduring narrative.

33. 383 在 Those Years of Outwitting and Fighting Mutant Plants in the Wasteland 在废土与异植斗智斗勇那些年 Sui Yao岁夭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse812k WordsCompleted [Completed] Just one person, one flower, and one dog, with no one for hundreds of miles. In front, a cluster of tiny morning glories cries out to be fed. Behind, a thicket bears delicious goji berries and offers free full-body acupuncture to anyone who gets close. On the left is a man-eating flower neighbor that bares its sharp teeth and spends all day releasing a fragrant scent to lure creatures over for a meal. It lives in a group. On the right is a single, solitary black widow spid... Oh, rig 3.6kReads9.2Score395Shelves

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    I'm not sure if it qualifies as a farming novel; it's quite simple. The main characters are all adorable. The female lead grows stronger gradually, and those who hurt her get their revenge—either by paying her enough compensation to save their lives or by killing them, though they all die too quickly. It's a shame there wasn't a period of slow torture, considering the female lead was also injected with drugs and used in experiments. In my opinion, it's around an 8.8 Out of 10.

34. 384 七 The 1970s: The Delicate Beauty Was Carried Home by a Psycho Country Bumpkin 七零：娇软美人被疯批糙汉叼回家 Yan Fei言非Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sharp-tongued heroine who never suffers in silence vs. a rugged, wild, obsessive male lead who’s hopelessly in love Su Xiaoxiao wakes up one day to discover that she’s the villainess in a novel about two women whose lives are contrasted. The novel’s kindhearted heroine is her cousin, who has outshone her in every way since childhood. In the book, “she” becomes madly obsessed with her cousin’s man, does one terrible thing after another, and meets a tragic end. Her five older brothers die one af 13.9kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    It's great! I've watched it all, highly recommended!

35. 385 种 Farming My Way to Fortune: The Twins’ Terrible Mom 种田致富：穿成龙凤胎的极品亲娘 Spring Mountains Are Hard to Cross y难越春山yAncient Romance164k WordsOngoing [Farming + System + daily life + adorable kids + romance] Song Zhiwei, a modern engineering PhD, transmigrates one day into the body of a hunter's spoilt daughter, complete with a husband and two children. Their home is bare, her husband is simple-minded, and the children are crying with hunger. Song Zhiwei sighs. The one thing she can be thankful for is her trade marketplace. So what now? Make money! She grows vegetables, raises chickens, and sells braised meat, earning money step by step and i 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book, although a newly published work, has a heartwarming plot, full of everyday family moments, and the female lead's two children are very sensible and adorable. The second book starts as a farming story, but later becomes quite imaginative, with a touch of Chinese horror.

36. 386 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
37. 387 认 So What If I Mistook Him for My Husband? I Still Won by Doing Nothing 认错老公又怎样？直接躺赢了好吗 Hungry Again Today今天也很饿Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted clingy darling vs. sensitive, suspicious, self-righteous man] [1970s + devoted couple + sweet romance + gourmet food + putting jerks in their place + comedy + no demonization of the original heroine] Su Ping opens her eyes and finds herself reincarnated as a country girl in a period novel. She antagonizes her fiancé, who will become a future tycoon, and competes with her cousin, who has the protagonist’s halo, for the male lead. In the end, she’s doomed to have he 363Reads8.7Score—Shelves
38. 388 梦 After Dreaming of a Drought, I Stockpiled Food Like Crazy with My Whole Family 梦到旱灾后，带着全家疯狂屯粮 Tropical Orange's Little Fairy热带橘de小仙女Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [No romance] [Stockpiling supplies + food] After thirteen years of muddling along, Song Sanniang dreams of a drought one day and regains her memories. Convinced that Heaven has sent her a warning, she begins frantically stockpiling grain and eventually makes it through three grueling years of drought. 2.4kReads8.4Score179Shelves

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    A food blog post for those who love detail!

39. 389 被 Forced to the Countryside, the Educated Youth Catches the Eye of a Rough-Hewn Mute 被迫下乡后女知青被糙汉哑巴盯上 Lemons and Oranges柠檬和橘子Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Period setting + coy charm + magical space + everyday family life + healing + transmigration A case of mistaken identity sends Zhong Jiajia to the 1970s, where she tears into her awful relatives and heads to the remote Heiliao region to work in the countryside as an educated youth. There, she gets stuck with a sickly mute man whom everyone avoids, nicknamed the “Ghost's Dread.” From pity, to being unable to shake each other off, to standing by one another wholeheartedly, two lonely souls find su 3.5kReads9.0Score331Shelves
40. 390 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Novel, I Have a Gruff and Clingy Husband at Home 穿书七零，家有糙汉很黏人 Mumu No Longer Stays Up Late木木不熬夜了Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted One moment, Nan Xiyue was admiring a handsome guy, and the next she had transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, where she became a stepping stone for a man who lived off women. Luckily, she arrived early, just as they were sent down to the countryside. The freeloader liked pretending to be a good person, so she let him keep up the act to his heart's content. But you, little hoodlum, could you stop following me? I'm still young, and I really don't want a boyfriend. Before meeting Nan Xiyu 2kReads8.3Score146Shelves
41. 391 六 The 1960s: I Married into a Treasure-Dungeon 六零，嫁进宝藏副本了 Lailai Dada睐睐哒哒Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Kids + Slow-Paced, Cozy Daily Life + Working Hard to Build a Fortune + Male Lead] [The rating is low because it was just released and will go up! Sobbing, I never thought I’d be saying this one day~] At first, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. Everyone else who transmigrates gets a golden finger, while I can only piggyback on someone else’s.” Later, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. The little boss’s golden finger is really, really useful!” In short, the heroine 2.8kReads9.3Score147Shelves

    Reader note

    It's a heartwarming and joyful story about everyday life, but the protagonist is poor. Later, the government distributes relief food at a rate of one cent per pound, with rations. They're not exactly starving, but they're not full either. The female lead also has some kind of special ability. It's quite a good story.

42. 392 八 Eighties Sweetheart: A Wild Roughneck to Cherish 八零心尖宠：捡个糙汉野又撩 Listening to the Wind Blow听风在吹Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Xia Li transmigrates into the 1980s as a poor, timid orphan. Just when she thinks she’ll have to go hungry from now on, she picks up a wild man. Aside from being a little dim, the wild man has no other flaws. He hunts in the mountains and farms the fields every day, keeps her warm at home and can fight outside. He’s like a huge guard dog who protects his family. The villagers secretly mock Xia Li for keeping herself a wild man, but she doesn’t care. Who would have guessed that one night, the wil 1kReads8.9Score102Shelves
43. 393 被 After Being Jilted Seven Times, I Made a Wager with the Heavenly Dao 被退婚七次，我跟天道签对赌 Jian Yue Long涧月珑Fantastical Romance421k WordsOngoing [Ancient Romance Fantasy | Reversal of Fortune | Strong Female Lead | Fantasy | Farming | Power Struggles | Feel-Good Read | Mutual Redemption | Reborn | Beloved by Everyone] After having my engagement broken off seven times, I looked up at the sky. "Heaven's Will, this script is terribly written. Do you dare make a bet with me?" A bolt of thunder struck the ground, and charred marks formed words: "Ten years. Lose, and your soul will be scattered." I planted one foot on the ground. "Whoever bac 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books have unique settings, everyone should check them out!

44. 394 吾 Our A-Tuan 吾家阿团 No Distinguishing Ping from Qiao不分平翘Ancient Romance375k WordsCompleted A Tuan had always thought he was the happiest baby in the world. He had a scholar father who was always writing beneath the lamplight and gently explaining what it meant to be a gentleman. And he had a deft-handed mother who could turn ordinary ingredients into delicious dishes as dazzling as a sky full of stars, and told him, “The best flavor in the world comes from balance.” Content warning: The story mainly focuses on the baby, with the parents' daily lives in the early chapters. 88Reads6.7Score105Shelves

    Reader note

    The ordinary daily life of a family of three.

45. 395 嫁 Every Day After Marrying a Rugged Man Is Pure Bliss 嫁给糙汉后每天都真香 Not for You不予尔Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted 1v1. Both leads are devoted only to each other. Jiang Nian is a sweet, gentle, clever heroine who isn’t self-righteous, while Fan Pingye is a taciturn hunter who dotes on his wife without restraint. At 17, Jiang Nian follows her father’s arrangement and marries Fan Pingye, the hunter feared by everyone in the village. She trusts that her father wouldn’t harm her, but she is still an inexperienced young woman, and everyone knows Fan Pingye’s fearsome reputation. The villagers say he killed count 1.2kReads6.8Score102Shelves

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    A heartwarming farming romance novel, filled with everyday family life: digging for vegetables, picking mushrooms, raising pheasants, hunting, and the doting, rough-around-the-edges Fan Pingye versus the delicate, intelligent, and not-so-saintly Jiang Nian. Fan Pingye: "My wife is always right, I'll listen to her."

46. 396 晚 The Evening Breeze Strikes My Heart 晚风撞心房 Jian Yue Long涧月珑Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Bright, spirited sunshine-artist × cool, restrained, gentle antique-restoration expert] ◎ Mutual surrender | Unparalleled devotion | Everyone is kind, no melodrama ◎ The iceberg melts for one person alone; all his tenderness belongs to her alone I can't keep up with the rat race anymore! Rising illustrator Su Zhixiang quits on the spot, grabs her suitcase, and flees the rat race, plunging into a century-old alley, where she accidentally "spies" on a stunningly handsome neighbor. Lin Wandou has —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 想 Trying to Inherit Everything? No Way! I’ll Get Rich and Raise the Kids in Style 想吃绝户？没门，暴富养崽爽翻天 It's Little Qiya是小七丫Ancient Romance2.7M WordsOngoing The animated series is out! Also known as You Want to Take Everything from Me? No Way! I'll Get Rich and Raise My Kids in Style, Transmigrated as a Country Girl, I Farm with My Kids and Have a Blast is a story about transmigration, farming, food, a pocket dimension, business, daily life, gathering herbs, and having a mountain at her back. See how Zhao Xiaoyu leads her whole family to prosperity and turns their lives around! Her grandparents play favorites, and since her family has no sons, they' 31.7kReads8.7Score2kShelves
48. 398 秋 Short-Handed for the Autumn Harvest, I Tricked Half the Imperial Court into Farming 秋收缺人，我把半个朝廷骗来种地 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted We Were Short-Handed for the Autumn Harvest, So I Tricked Half the Imperial Court into Farming 9.5kReads—Score428Shelves

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    An unusual farming novel

49. 399 开 Four Ungrateful Children from the Start? I'll Become a Landowner Myself 开局四个不孝子？老娘自己当地主 Sunlight Behind the Old Window旧窗藏日光Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Satisfying Read + Building Wealth + Pocket Dimension + Herb Gathering + Family Life] Chen Ru and her husband transmigrate to an alternate dynasty and find themselves saddled with four unfilial sons and a whole bunch of unfilial grandchildren. The original owner devoted herself to her children. She found wives for all four sons and raised their children, even bringing up a son who passed the scholar examinations. But in the end, they all believed that an old person who refused t 28.8kReads8.1Score2.8kShelves
50. 400 穿 Transmigrated as a Trouble-Making Mother-in-Law, I Lead the Whole Family to Flee the Famine 穿成搅家精婆婆，统领全家逃荒 Yu Qiaoqiao语乔乔Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Famine + building from nothing + raising children + no male lead] The moment Shen Qing opened her eyes, she found a mud-and-thatch hut, clothes patched over and over, cornmeal gruel, and not a trace of meat or oil. Shen Qing: This is just too miserable! The eldest son, raised by the original owner to favor one child over another, was uselessly devoted to his filial duties and wanted to abandon his sick daughter. The second son was an old workhorse, shouldering all the hardest and most exhaustin 12.6kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

    Reader note

    So far, only these two books have suited my taste. The first one has well-developed characters; the female lead's encounters with conspiracies and schemes don't make her stupid, but she's also quite intelligent. Overall, the character development is good, especially the younger girls, whom I really like. (This one has a romantic pairing, which I generally don't read, but the male lead is quite well-written. Those who prefer no romantic pairings can skip this one.) The second one is still ongoing, and so far, there don't seem to be any major issues. (By the way, I really loved the romance between the younger sister-in-law Jiang Yu and Lei Dafu; they were both so restrained and patient, it was so suspenseful, but also so sweet!) This one is without a romantic pairing.

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