Male Lead Transmigrates to Ancient Times to Farm, No Imperial Exam Stories 男主穿越古代种田，不要科举文

1. 1 娶 Marry a Wife to Cut My Taxes? I Started by Supporting My Beautiful Bride 娶妻抵税？从养活美娇媳妇开始 Last Night's East Tower昨夜东楼Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [No System + alternate world + farming + hunting + slow burn + not a wish-fulfillment story + political intrigue and warfare + competing for supremacy in troubled times] “Yucheng, do you want a wife or not? Just say the word and I’ll send one over.” “Then go ahead and send her over.” Shen Yucheng thought it was just a joke, never expecting to actually end up with a beautiful wife. The dynasty is in its final years. Warlords carve up the land, and refugees are everywhere. With nothing but bare wa 26.9kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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   Historical fiction + alternate history + farming + hunting + power struggles – this book is definitely worth following! A noblewoman becomes a political sacrifice, assigned by the court to a poor hunter's family to pay taxes. Faced with utter destitution, she opens a school to teach children, while the hunters relentlessly venture into the mountains to hunt nuts, ferrets, and even snow leopards to protect their prey. Despite the villagers' harassment, the two manage to build a home amidst the snowstorm. This plot is so captivating! Highly recommended! [Top Post]

2. 2 穿 I Become a Northern Song Uncle and Help My Little Niece Farm and Support the Family 穿成北宋小叔，带小侄女种田养家 Shao Linyuanhai邵临渊海Ancient Romance514k WordsOngoing The rating has just come out and will keep rising. Updates are guaranteed! [Farming and management, a healing story rather than a wish-fulfillment fantasy + Mid-Northern Song + adorable child + ensemble cast + making a fortune + no System + no romance] When Lu Yu opens his eyes again, he is kneeling before the funeral hall of his elder brother and sister-in-law. From the original owner’s memories, all he knows is that it is the seventh year of Qingli, and he is in Yin County, Mingzhou. But he ca 2.1kReads8.2Score142Shelves
3. 3 盛 The Road to Survival in the Flourishing Tang Dynasty 盛唐的生存之路 Love Only One Person只愛一个人Historical70k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 七 Steel and Stardust in the Seventies 七零钢铁与星尘 Love Only One Person只愛一个人36k WordsCompleted Steel and Stardust in the Seventies 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 八 The Silly Wife of the Eighties: After the System Activates, I Stun Everyone 八零傻媳.系统激活后我惊艳全场 Love Only One Person只愛一个人33k WordsCompleted The Foolish Wife of the Eighties: I Stun Everyone After My System Activates —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 六 Space in the Sixties: Warm Sunshine for a Poor Family 六零空间：暖阳照贫家 Love Only One Person只愛一个人7k WordsCompleted Sixies Space: Warm Sunshine Shines on a Poor Family —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 饥 In the Famine Years, I Married an Older Widow and Hit the Jackpot 饥荒年，娶个年上寡妇赢麻了 Ming Youyi明又一Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A farming novel for male readers: he marries a widow, raises fish, burns bricks and charcoal, and builds a grand house. No pocket dimension, no System. Sweet romance and farming, with a slow pace and no frustrating plot points. Lu Dahai transmigrates into the body of a poor bachelor in ancient times. Unable to find a wife, he is looked down on by the whole village. But who would have thought that from the start, he would become engaged to the village’s pretty widow? While everyone else is still 2.1kReads—Score144Shelves

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   Don't worry, he didn't even have the chance to take the imperial examinations.

8. 8 古 Farming in Ancient Times: Living Off the Mountain, I Become the Mountain's Chancellor 古代种田：靠山吃山成为山间宰相 Salty Fish Stuck to the Pan粘锅上的咸鱼Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Alternate world + farming + foraging + hunting + daily life + no awful characters + one heroine + ...] When Su Chang'an opens his eyes, the young man raised under the red flag has become a dim-witted boy in an ancient mountain village. His family has nothing. His closest relatives have run off with all their money, leaving him buried under debts he can never repay. Looking at his eldest sister, whose engagement has been called off, his timid little sister, and his mischievous younger brother, h 19kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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   This is a male-oriented farming novel, free of political intrigue and toxic family relationships, focusing solely on everyday life. Feel free to browse and offer criticism and suggestions.

9. 9 穿 Transmigrated with Three Kids! A Ruinous Start, a Road to Riches! 穿越带仨娃！天崩开局致富路！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Li Tianming was done for. He lay motionless in a drafty thatched hut. He was a graduate student researching traditional Chinese medicine and herbal remedies, but after a loose-lipped remark, he tasted an herb and somehow transmigrated into the body of a pauper. Being poor wasn't the problem, and he could even accept being in his thirties. But the body was in terrible shape: its former owner had drunk himself to death, leaving Li Tianming with three children outside, wailing their hearts out! A d 21.6kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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   He transmigrated into the body of a father of three, starting from nothing—a heartwarming story.

10. 10 被 Driven from My Ancestral Home, I Feast with My Family 被逼出祖宅我带家人大鱼大肉 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yongsheng wakes from a deep sleep to discover that he has transmigrated. Still dazed, he hears people arguing. His uncle, a scholar who had passed the first imperial exam, stole someone's jade pendant and was confronted over it. The family hurriedly held a discussion and made Li Yongsheng's honest, simple father take the blame. His mother was utterly unwilling, but she couldn't withstand the barrage of pressure. Fortunately, after the pendant was returned, the other party didn't pursue the ma 10.2kReads8.7Score855Shelves
11. 11 穿 A Transmigrator’s Guide to Supporting a Family in Ancient Times 穿越古代养家实录 The Pigeon in the Dove Cote鸽子窝里的鸽子Ancient Romance450k WordsCompleted Transmigration + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place + making money Ning Fan, a modern IT professional, dies from overwork and transmigrates to ancient times. He becomes the eldest son of the second branch of the Ning family, which has just been split off and thrown out. The moment he wakes, his wicked grandmother shows up to cause trouble. Ning Fan boldly stands up for his family and face-slaps her. Then he turns around and sees a leaky roof, bowls cleaner than their faces, and a wh 1.2kReads8.8Score101Shelves

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    This book is good, but the ending is a bit rushed.

12. 12 犯 Criminal Woman, Come Quickly. I'm Waiting for You in Ningguta 犯妇快来，我在宁古塔等你 Chen Wangshu辰望舒Historical661k WordsCompleted A new book is now updating! Come take a look! [Alternate History + Multiple Heroines + System Space + Hunting and Farming + Conquering the World] Others are exiled to Ningguta, but Zhou Qi was born there. One day, three stunning female convicts arrived in Ningguta. One was a peerless beauty, incomparable in grace. The other two were a pair of dazzling beauties, blooming side by side. Their origins were mysterious, and their relationship even more so... And Zhou Qi's life changed from then on. Wi 5.1kReads7.6Score357Shelves

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    A seasoned bookworm with 4,000 hours of reading experience wholeheartedly recommends this book—it's readable and well worth reading!

13. 13 穿 Transmigrate and Enlist to Survive! I Never Meant to Make a Big Splash! 穿越招兵活下去！真没想搞大事！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical376k WordsCompleted Zhang Ye wakes up and finds that he has transmigrated to an ancient dynasty in a parallel world. The whole village accuses him of having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law, then drives him out in the dead of winter to fend for himself. Faced with hundreds of sneering, disgusting faces, he fights back and accidentally activates a pocket-dimension System. If he can’t put up with it, he doesn’t have to. He’ll just fight! War breaks out as the nation descends into chaos, and the whole village 778Reads7.3Score108Shelves

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    It's beautiful, highly recommended! ❤️❤️❤️🙂

14. 14 被 Falsely Accused and Split from the Family! My Life of Fine Food Makes the Old Homestead Green with Envy 被冤分家！鱼肉生活馋哭老宅 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life363k WordsCompleted Lin Feng woke up to find the sky had fallen. He had transmigrated to ancient Great Liang, where his family of four was being driven out over a pitiful accusation: his cousin from his uncle’s household claimed he had stolen and eaten an egg. The egg belonged to his grandfather, the family patriarch. Enraged, the old man wanted to send thirteen-year-old Lin Feng away for forced labor. His usually meek father, long accustomed to being bullied, finally snapped. He took the whole family and left with 8kReads7.6Score712Shelves
15. 15 开 The Golden Age of Kaiyuan! What’s That Got to Do With a Poor Soldier Like Me? 开元盛世！关我穷鬼府兵啥事？ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life348k WordsOngoing Lin Feng accidentally transmigrated to the nineteenth year of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty. The golden age was dawning, yet he felt no joy at all. Thirty li northeast of Yunzhou City, beneath Mount Baideng, beside the Sanggan River, in Zhuyuan Village, Yongding Township. As a conscript about to be cast aside, Lin Feng was consumed by worry. As the family's main breadwinner, he had no choice but to work hard in the fields. His family of five had only a little over ten mu of meager farmland 3.1kReads—Score190Shelves
16. 16 穿 Transmigrating to the Warring States: Two Rice Balls in the Second Year of Eiroku 穿越战国：永禄二年的两个饭团 Deep Dive Premonition深潜预知Historical1.6M WordsOngoing Sengoku Japan, in the second year of Eiroku. Two rice balls save a life. No System, no golden finger. Only increasingly hazy knowledge of the future, a bold yet cautious way of handling affairs, and a man from a later age who rises from humble beginnings. Starting with nothing, he survives the chaos, stands tall, and fights his way to prominence, eventually vying for supremacy in the Sengoku era. He studies medicine and builds castles, trains in swordsmanship and spearmanship, and learns the p 2.9kReads—Score374Shelves

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    Is it possible to imagine a Japanese Sengoku period without the civil service examinations, starting from humble beginnings, engaging in wars and conquests, farming and building infrastructure, shipbuilding and cannon production, vying for supremacy, with the protagonist fighting the Jurchens in the mid-game, establishing the Liaodong Army, building treasure ships, fighting the Dutch and Portuguese in Southeast Asia, conquering India, discovering Australia, seizing the Middle East, entering the Americas, and confronting the West?

17. 17 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.1kReads7.5Score392Shelves

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    Developing spiritual fields and fertilizers, brewing spiritual wine, opening markets, operating chain supermarkets—using industrial thinking to reduce the costs of alchemy and weapon crafting, and waging a price war in the cultivation world. "The secrets aren't easily passed on? Then I'll go into the internet business, making basic cultivation techniques free across the entire internet." In short, if your aristocratic families try to monopolize, I'll deliberately sabotage them... Secretly.

18. 18 大 The Song Dynasty Textile Worker 大宋纺织工 Revised Version修正版Historical1.6M WordsOngoing This story takes place in an era very much like the historical Northern Song dynasty. Its physical world is also very similar to Earth as readers know it, composed of the elements on the periodic table. There is no spiritual energy and no ghosts. The only invisible thing is electricity. The protagonist’s golden finger is the ability to gain knowledge, though he needs some kind of medium to obtain it. This is a story with multiple female characters. It explores feelings, but not romance. There is 730Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book tells the story of a male protagonist who travels back to ancient times and develops industry using his textile skills. However, the protagonist is somewhat lecherous.

19. 19 五 The Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: My Mother-in-Law Took Me In 五胡乱华，我被丈母娘捡回家 Young Master Jianghu江湖泊公子Historical322k WordsOngoing [Farming] [Building wealth] [Multiple female leads] [Everyday family life] [Warring for supremacy] [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Warm daily life as the family grows prosperous, alongside ruthless determination to survive in troubled times] In the final years of the Western Jin dynasty, the Rebellion of the Eight Princes leaves the people of Guanzhong destitute. Wang Dachuan is pushed aside by his eldest legitimate brother, and at just thirteen, he angrily leaves home. He ventures deep into th 446Reads—Score102Shelves

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    The plot is relatable, and the characters are well-developed, not two-dimensional. Supporting characters have strong emotional bonds with the male lead; they aren't just mindless beauties who automatically and unconditionally fall for the male lead upon first sight.

20. 20 科 The Imperial Exams: From Poor Scholar to Shocking the Entire Court 科举：从寒门书生到惊爆满朝文武 Little Zhang Under the Night Lamp夜灯下的小张Historical166k WordsOngoing (Imperial examinations + farming + no System + transmigration) (Has a CP; the male lead is devoted and never flirts around) Though Landowner Lin's family is fabulously wealthy, every member of the clan is short, plump, and sturdy, looking like they were born lucky! But his son, Lin Bei, is strikingly handsome, tall and elegant, and stands out in any crowd. Gazing at his reflection in the water, Lin Bei couldn't help sighing: A man who isn't charming in his youth has wasted it. His wet nurse 786Reads—Score111Shelves

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    This one is pretty good.

21. 21 三 Three Realms Middleman: Raising a Husband in Ancient Times 三界倒爷：古代养夫郎 Chosen One23天选23Two Male Leads176k WordsCompleted (Starting from Scratch: Farming and Raising a Husband) He Xiao is a mercenary feared throughout the rainforest at Dalian Pass, the infamous Lord Xiao of the lawless borderlands, and the ruler of diamond and jade mines. One day, his cultivation-obsessed father gives him an ancient jade, and he becomes bound to the [Three Realms Space System]. He can not only see through everything, but also travel bodily at will between the modern world, another world, and ancient times! The very first time he st 1.4kReads—Score367Shelves

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    Farming, not taking the imperial examination

22. 22 大 A Powerful Figure Transmigrates to Ancient Times and Dotes Only on His Poor Little Husband 大佬穿越古代独宠可怜小夫郎 Chosen One23天选23Two Male Leads483k WordsCompleted (Transmigration, supernatural abilities, food, farming, devoted romance, 1v1, sweet romance) Han Mo transmigrates with supernatural abilities and starts from the bottom, with an empty house and just a few acres of poor farmland. His master has even arranged a poor husband for him. What can he do? He’ll take care of him! With his wood-type powers, he’ll make a fortune. Let them look down on us: we’ll show them how well we can thrive. 795Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 嫌 You Look Down on Me for Being a Butcher's Son? The Emperor Calls Me Boss! 嫌我屠户之子？可皇帝叫我老大哎 Xiao Jinzhao小金昭Rural Life107k WordsOngoing [Farming and Business] [Teacher and Students Transmigrate Together] [Lighthearted and Funny] Lu Jiang is a teacher at an elite special training school, in charge of eight spoiled rich kids who are nothing but trouble! During an outdoor training exercise, they all transmigrate to an ancient era plagued by famine, where corpses litter the land. From the start, Lu Jiang gets the worst deal of all: he's become the son of a butcher, someone everyone looks down on! Later, he reunites with his students 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist, a former special training school teacher, travels back in time with his students. The plot is novel; watch how he encounters students with unique backgrounds and ultimately thrives in this ancient world…

24. 24 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves

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    The chapter is flawless

25. 25 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
26. 26 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score216Shelves
27. 27 乱 A Chaotic Era: I Have a Space-Time Warehouse 乱世开局：我有一座时空仓库 Gentle Summer Breeze和煦夏风Historical340k WordsOngoing The Great Wu has suffered drought after drought. When Lin Zhuishan awakened a space-time warehouse, it came stocked with powerful crossbows, thunderbolts, building materials, and high-yield seeds. As war erupted and northern enemies invaded in force, he mass-produced firearms, opened up vast stretches of farmland, and gathered a million displaced people. Armed with powerful tools to protect the realm, he fought internal rebellion and foreign enemies, carving out a safe haven for ordinary people. 189Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Farming with advanced technology.

28. 28 极 The Leisurely Prince 极品闲王 Sleeping to the Rain in the Bamboo Sea竹海听雨眠Historical508k WordsOngoing I, Lin Wanfeng, was an overworked civil engineer in the 21st century before I transmigrated into the sixth prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, a kingdom modeled on the Ming. I just wanted to be an idle prince. Who knew the barbarians would invade! I promptly headed to my bitterly cold fief in the northeast, where the barbarians were even more arrogant than I'd imagined! No matter. As a fanatical builder, I have just one creed: “When we're poor, use tactical flanking maneuvers. When we're rich, blo 1Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. It's about farming and development in Northeast China, and the villains are intelligent. The descriptions of the imperial court, battlefields, and romance are all quite good. The male protagonist has very upright values. He initially enjoys being a carefree and unconventional prince, but when the Hu people invade, he remembers the hateful Japanese invaders from his past life, and his anti-invasion patriotic spirit is ignited.

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