Food and Farming Stories 美食种田文

1. 1 农 Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family: Fleeing Famine and Growing a Prosperous Life 农家长姐：逃荒种田过红火小日子 Yan Shu棪树Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A birthday cake turns Sun Lele from modern times into Zhou Taohua of the Great Yu Kingdom. To make sure her foolish older brother and three younger brothers have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, she works hard at farming! But something seems off about this village. Aren’t they all being a little too nice to her? She has no parents, no golden finger, and no influential background. But she can have a fiancé: you teach, and I’ll farm. See how Zhou Taohua grows vegetables and grain and raises 8.1kReads9.3Score736Shelves

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   It's super good, I've read it several times. It's a time-travel farming and food novel. There are no powerful people or awful relatives, only a harmonious family and the daily life of working together to achieve a better life. It's definitely worth reading.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: A Food Blogger Builds a Fortune 穿越之美食博主在古代发家致富 Lin Family's Dou Xiao Dou林家豆小豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food blogger Jiang Yue transmigrates into the Jiang family, a household of farmers. The Jiangs are dirt poor, with barely enough to eat or wear, and life is truly hard. Fortunately, the family is warm and easygoing, sincere and kind to others. Jiang Yue decides to rely on her own skills to help the whole family prosper, starting with a little shop, moving on to a small restaurant, and eventually opening a grand restaurant, until they achieve financial freedom. P.S. A pure food-focused story, set 46.1kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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   A food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and becomes rich. Without any special abilities or cheat codes, she starts by selling wild vegetable pancakes at a street stall, then opens a small eatery, and finally a grand restaurant. The descriptions of food are detailed and plentiful, featuring modern delicacies like crayfish, hot pot, and barbecue. There are very few truly exceptional dishes. A romantic subplot with the male lead appears later in the story, but it's not abrupt; it's a slow-burn, gradual development of affection. It's really good!!! This is the only food novel I've read multiple times; I know the plot by heart. It's also available as an audiobook, which I listen to before bed many times and never get tired of. An incredibly good food novel!!! 💕💕🤤🤤

3. 3 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 33.6kReads9.3Score5kShelves

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   My stomach is growling just watching this 🤔

4. 4 傻 Once the Silly Girl Smartens Up, the Wen Family’s Ancestors Must Be Smiling from Their Graves 傻女不傻后，老闻家的祖坟冒青烟 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + farming + sweet romance + doted on by the whole family + devoted husband + badass heroine + no golden finger] In her previous life, Wen Zhenyi was a top chef in public and a bounty hunter in secret. After a car accident, she transmigrated into the body of a dim-witted young woman in an alternate dynasty. She thought she had transmigrated to another world, but it turned out her soul had simply returned to its rightful body. Her family had spent everything they had and pil 6.8kReads9.0Score643Shelves
5. 5 王 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score322Shelves
6. 6 我 I Became the Richest Person in the Kingdom Through Food 我靠美食成为了全朝首富 Xiaobai Sells Xiaoxin小白卖小新Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigration + beloved by the whole family + food + sweet romance + farming + building a fortune + 1v1] (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so read with confidence) After transmigrating, Shen Yuanshu became the only girl in the Shen family in six generations. Her grandparents doted on her, then her parents, and she had six older brothers who were all fiercely protective of their little sister. Unfortunately, the girl was frail. Ever since she became conscious at 4.4kReads8.5Score329Shelves
7. 7 我 I Set Up a Snack Stall in Ancient Times and Went Viral 我在古代摆摊卖小吃，火出圈了 A Glimmer of Light一叶微光Ancient Romance830k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Fictional Setting + System + Cuisine + Daily Life + Wholesome Romance + Love Grows Over Time + One-on-One Romance + Beloved by All] Mu Wan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a “dark-skinned, fat girl.” That’s not even the worst of it: she has a sickly husband who could die at any moment. No problem. She’s the head chef of the Imperial Kitchen and knows a little about medicine. If it has anything to do with food, she can handle it. Mu Wan rolls up her sleeves, ready to g 483Reads6.1Score105Shelves
8. 8 开 From the Start, I Came Clean. After Exile, We Built a City Together! 开局坦白，被流放后共建一座城！ This Heaven-Sent Fortune这泼天富贵Two Male Leads723k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Superpowers + Spatial Storage + Exile + Infrastructure Building and Farming + BL + Raising a Child] Original title: Coming Clean from the Start, Then Building a City Together After Being Exiled! Jiang Ling spent ten years surviving the apocalypse and had finally grown tired of it. In the end, he chose to die together with the Zombie Emperor. But he didn’t die. He transmigrated and even became a replacement bride. What the heck! He quickly took stock of the situation. Thankfully 7.8kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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   I admire it.

9. 9 忙 The Little Husband Busy with Farming 忙种田的小夫郎 Qin Se Xing Zhi琴瑟行知Two Male Leads455k WordsCompleted Jiang Qiuyan's soul transmigrated to the Great Qi dynasty, where a twist of fate saw her marry Kang Fei, a young hunter. Neither ever left the other's side. They farmed, fell in love, cooked delicious food, raised children, and lived happily ever after. Highlights: Marriage first, love later; everyday country life; younger man 2.2kReads9.1Score172Shelves
10. 10 囤 After Transmigrating into a Book with 10 Billion in Supplies, I Raise a Husband in a Farming Novel 囤货百亿穿书后，种田文里养夫郎 Orange Core Pear橙核梨Two Male Leads547k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Top-Led Romance + 1v1 + Both Pure] [Homesteading + Pocket Dimension + Spirit Spring + Refugee Flight + Food + Business + Getting Rich + Infrastructure] Xiao Li died in the apocalypse alongside the ability users who had surrounded him. After his death, he transmigrated to the Great Zhou dynasty, a dynasty that never existed in history, and became a young man cursed to bring misfortune, disowned and cast out by his own parents. The young man shared his name: Xiao Li, eighteen yea 54Reads8.7Score—Shelves
11. 11 全 The Whole Village Eats Wild Greens, While I Lead My Kids in Cultivation and Farming 全村吃野菜，我带崽崽们修仙种田 Spirit of Light光之灵Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Farming + pocket dimension + cultivation + transmigration + strong heroine + feel-good story + making a fortune] Xiao Ying died unexpectedly while exploring an immortal estate, then became a vicious mountain village woman in Chenjia Village who sold her children and was addicted to gambling. Her eldest daughter knelt by the bed, desperately begging her not to sell her. Her eldest son was so despondent he nearly bashed his head in, while another son and daughter had already been sold off to serv 2.9kReads8.6Score369Shelves
12. 12 穿 I Transmigrate to a Year of Famine and Bring All My Good Fortune Back to My Family 穿越灾年，我把福气都带回了娘家 It Wasn't the Moon's Fault不是月亮惹的祸Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted Zhang Hulan drank fake liquor until she kicked the bucket. Then she transmigrated, and the woman who had been infertile suddenly found herself with three children. She couldn’t have been happier. But someone wanted to sell her children. How could she put up with that? She had a huge fight with her husband’s family, then took her three children back to her parents’ home. Who knew life there would be just as hard? But after Zhang Hulan returned, her family’s fortunes improved day by day. Other fam 2.3kReads8.9Score213Shelves

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    A collection of engaging farming and food novels

13. 13 美 Making a Fortune Through Food: I Transmigrate as a Farm Girl 美食致富：穿越农家小女娘 Dumpling 6712饺子6712Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted A modern-day corporate drone transmigrates into the body of a poor peasant girl in ancient times. She never gets enough to eat and lives in a shabby thatched hut. Life is tough, but at least her maternal grandparents dote on her. Unable to endure another day without meat or enough to eat, she sets out to change her lot. Follow Su Xiaohe as she goes from a street stall to a little shop and finally to a grand restaurant, building a happy life in which she buys a home, acquires shops, and eventuall 45Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 开 A Villainess from the Start? I'll Turn the Tables With Gourmet Food 开局恶毒女配？我靠美食逆风翻盘 Please Call Me Classmate Xiao He请叫我小何同学Ancient Romance979k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + rebirth + food + sweet romance + wish fulfillment + nation building] Shen Tianjiao wakes up one morning and gets slapped. What? She's the youngest daughter of a general's household, doted on since childhood. Why is she being hit? What? Her fiancé, Crown Prince Qi Chenyu, has just broken off their engagement in front of everyone? Fine, fine! So that's how you want to play it! From that day on, the mood in the capital changes. Shen Tianjiao gives up her lovesick-puppy act: Breaki 11.1kReads7.3Score861Shelves
15. 15 穿 After I Became a Wicked Woman, My Whole Family Got Rich with Me 穿成恶妇后，全家跟着我吃香喝辣 What Do You Mean, Autumn?秋个头啊Ancient Romance374k WordsOngoing [Farming + System + Everyday Life + Infrastructure + No Romance + Not a Power Fantasy] Song He slipped and fell into the water, never imagining she would transmigrate into the body of a widow with two children! That would have been bad enough, but this widow had just lost her husband and was planning to run off with another man with her husband's compensation money. The whole village knew about it. She showed no respect to her in-laws, mistreated her children, and spent all day lazing around. Sh 2Reads8.0Score—Shelves
16. 16 重 Reborn: Selling Luosifen in Ancient Times 重生之我在古代卖螺蛳粉 Qiqi Xia七七侠Ancient Romance315k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Alternate Universe + Food + Shopkeeping + Farming] A food story! No palace intrigues or household scheming, and the heroine doesn't marry into the imperial family. The whole story is lighthearted, with few nasty characters. There's no romance at first, but it comes later. This is an alternate-era setting, so don't take things too seriously. When Chu Mengning wakes up and sees her family's bare walls, she sighs and decides to rely on herself to lead her family to prosperity and 4Reads6.7Score—Shelves
17. 17 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    I absolutely love these books! No supernatural powers or plot devices, just everyday family life, quite heartwarming. The mushroom picking and braised food selling part gets more and more addictive as you read on. No awful characters, and the fake heiress part has a bit of an officialdom feel, but it's still quite enjoyable.

18. 18 假 The Fake Heiress Is Sweet and Charming, and Her Five Brothers Dote on Her 假千金又软又撩，五个哥哥宠上天 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Su Wan transmigrated into a book, she took one look at her character's setup and ending and fell into deep thought. She could have coasted to victory, but instead she had to court death. Was this really the standard ending for a vicious supporting female character? To change her fate, she decided to return to the countryside and cling to her five older brothers. After all, they would all become big shots one day. Her eldest brother would become a third-rank official at court. Her second br 27.1kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrated to the Deep Mountains: Farming, Foraging for Mushrooms, and Selling Herbal Jelly 穿越深山老林，种田捡菌卖冰粉 Cheng Siyuan橙思源Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Li Xia transmigrated to a remote mountain valley, where the family had barely a roof over their heads and went hungry every day. To make matters worse, the heavens refused to give her any golden finger at all. Raised under the red flag, she had never imagined hunger could feel so awful. She wanted food. A big bowl of rice. And plenty of meat, too. How could someone who knew nothing about farm work or crops achieve this “great ambition” in another world? 6kReads8.9Score511Shelves
20. 20 穿 Transmigrate into a World of Gourmet Delights 穿越之美食当下 South of Here Stands a Tall Tree, Where I Cannot Rest南有乔木不可休思Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted Xiao Xi woke amid a commotion. Looking at everything unfamiliar around her, she realized she'd become one of the transmigration crowd. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. Just watch her thrive in ancient times! With her incredible cooking skills, she would lead her whole family out of poverty and into prosperity. No awful relatives, no natural disasters or man-made calamities: life surrounded by delicious food was such a joy. Then she accidentally rescued a handsome guy wh 74Reads7.4Score—Shelves
21. 21 农 The Farmer's Eldest Daughter: My Cooking Grants Attributes 农女长姐：我做的美食能加属性 I Want to Be the Boss我要当霸霸Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [Farming and Food + No Official Couple + Spatial Storage + Character Growth] Song Ning, a beautiful chef in the 21st century, died in a car accident and transmigrated into the body of Song Changning, a country girl with a tragic past. She has one disabled elder brother who failed the imperial exams, and three younger siblings: two little sisters and a little brother. Song Changning's motto: Whatever happens, we've got to live. First, let's make sure we can afford to eat, then we'll improve our l 198Reads7.0Score—Shelves
22. 22 团 The Family's Little Darling Is a Tiny Chef 团宠福宝是个小厨娘 Lan Sejin兰瑟堇Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After an accident, Ye Xiaoxin transmigrates. Looking at the thatched hut on the verge of collapse, Ye Xiaoxin vows to give her family a better life. Drawing on memories from her previous life, Ye Xiaoxin opens a restaurant and acquires property. In just four years, she has businesses in several provinces. She makes a fortune and marries into a general's household. Before her wedding, her family dotes on her; afterward, her husband's family does too. What? Her ancestors were high-ranking court of 72Reads7.3Score—Shelves
23. 23 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 1.4kReads8.2Score117Shelves
24. 24 空 The Pocket-Dimension Farmer Girl: I Become the Beloved Darling of Ancient Times 空间农女，我在古代混成团宠 Jiang Taoli姜桃李Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted «Completed» (Ancient setting + farming + building wealth + family darling) Jiang Channing was an ordinary office worker in the 21st century, and she couldn't understand how something as trendy as transmigration could happen to her. Faced with a bare-walled house and family members who never got enough to eat, Jiang Channing could only sigh: “Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it!” By chance, she activated an invincible System. Now that's a proper cheat! She picked up a fairly hands 737Reads8.8Score100Shelves
25. 25 农 The Farmer's Delightful Daughter Is Busy Planting Crops 农家娇女忙种田 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A warm-hearted transmigration story, with no awful relatives) I transmigrated into a farming family and found myself with a large courtyard and a house with gray-brick walls, along with a few acres of good farmland. The only problem was that the money box was empty. But that was no big deal: my grandparents doted on me, my parents loved me, my brothers got along with me, and the neighbors were kind and united. Bai Xia was sure that getting rich and living a comfortable life would be a piece of 17.3kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
26. 26 逃 Fleeing Famine to Farm: The Farmhouse’s Beloved Three-Year-Old 逃荒种田，农家团宠三岁半 Lucky Little Nine招财小九Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Lin Xi transmigrated into the body of a two-and-a-half-year-old toddler and found herself traveling with the whole Lin family as they struggled to escape the famine. Thinking of how she'd studied hard in her previous life and finally become an army medic, only to have all that effort go to waste in an instant, she felt like crying. At least Grandma doted on her, her parents loved her, her brothers spoiled her, and the whole Lin family treated her like a precious treasure. They made her feel like 165Reads6.2Score—Shelves
27. 27 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 14.4kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The female lead is a true farmer, and the food in the story looks delicious. It's a very lighthearted story, highly recommended!

28. 28 农 The Farmhouse Cook: Her Built-In Shop Amazes the Entire Dynasty 农家厨娘：自带商店惊艳全朝 Tea September茶九月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Also known as: The Farmhouse Chef: Her Shop Amazes the Entire Dynasty] (Historical romance + sweet romance + food + fleeing famine + adorable child + satisfying read + building a fortune) (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so enjoy without worry) Jiang Qingqing transmigrates from the 21st century to an impoverished ancient era, where life is incredibly hard. Luckily, she has an adorable little one, a loving family who dote on her, and an all-purpose magical shop! With her 1.1kReads8.9Score105Shelves

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    The first book doesn't have any cheat codes or spatial abilities; the female protagonist becomes rich entirely through her intelligence. The village is full of normal people, and she makes money through small businesses, helping the whole village prosper. It's a very smooth read and highly recommended! The second book features a female protagonist with amazing abilities, superb cooking skills, and a cute baby. Together with the male protagonist's sweet affection, they reach the pinnacle of life!

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