Looking for Realistic Stories About Fleeing Famine in Ancient Times 求古代逃荒文，比较真实的

1. 1 我 Alone on the Run from Famine in Ancient Times 我在古代独自逃荒 Pepper Salt Qingli椒盐清璃Ancient Romance383k WordsOngoing (No romance) After surviving for three years in the apocalypse, Xiang Rong transmigrates into a disaster-ridden ancient era and has no choice but to flee from famine. She endures drought, extreme heat, and plague. At long last, she finds a place to settle down and enjoys a brief stretch of peace, only for floods, snowstorms, and warfare to follow one after another. She has no choice but to flee once more. 4.6kReads9.1Score360Shelves

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   Both of these books about fleeing famine in ancient times are very realistic! The first one focuses on reality! The second one is a bit better; the protagonist has some means of self-preservation.

2. 2 胎 Born into Ancient Times During a Famine, I’m Playing It Safe! 胎穿古代逃荒，很苟！ Su Guo Who Loves Ham Porridge爱吃火腿粥的苏果Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it seems completed novels no longer gain points! [Born into a new life + fleeing famine + wartime chaos + low-profile pocket dimension + farming + small-scale ventures + no handouts + not a power fantasy heroine] No royalty! No high-ranking officials! The heroine isn’t omnipotent. She’s just an ordinary person who transmigrates, with limited life experience, and grows little by little. This is about the hard struggle for survival faced by the poorest farmers. It’s an en 12.3kReads8.8Score808Shelves

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   This is the most realistic famine escape novel I've read in over a decade. It's not a wish-fulfillment story; the suffering is portrayed very realistically, unlike other novels where the escape feels like a vacation. There are no awful family members; the entire family is united. There's no getting rich quick. Other transmigrated or reborn female characters are minor, only briefly mentioned. Five-star recommendation! I highly suggest skipping the first dozen or so chapters to start reading! The character relationships will become clear as the story unfolds. The fourth uncle is the strategist, the eldest uncle and aunt are the fighters, and the female lead is also very intelligent. The most tragic thing is that the maternal grandfather died protecting the family at the beginning of the escape, and the paternal grandmother also died protecting the family in the flood.

3. 3 逃 Fleeing Famine? Then Let's Get Out of Here! 逃荒？那就逃呗！ The Exterminating Little Nun灭绝小贫尼Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted (Reborn + transmigration + tiny pocket dimension + hell-level refugee flight + no romance + not saintly + ruthless heroine who is all action and few words + no awful teammates) Yan Ruyu? No. The girl who suffered for eighteen years has long since vanished. The one living now is Yan Ruyu! Though her life was brief in her previous life, she faced death calmly, with only a few regrets. She had never experienced family affection, friendship, or love. She had always been alone. Reborn into another li 5.8kReads8.6Score503Shelves

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   The protagonist's cheat ability isn't that great; the entire story involves fleeing famine, and the plot doesn't drag. Unlike other novels where the protagonist flees south, this one is about fleeing northwest.

4. 4 穿 I Transmigrate into a Refugee Flight and Turn the Tables with My Douyin Favorites 穿越赶上逃荒，我靠抖音收藏逆袭 Fu Zhizhi扶支枝Ancient Romance123k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate] [Fleeing Famine] [Wartime Chaos] [Farming] [Business] Lin Wu is a veteran Douyin "digital hoarder." Her motto is: never stop saving, never start learning. Lin Wu imagined that one day, after she retired, she would finally open her saved videos. Not that she would transmigrate for some inexplicable reason. When she wakes up, Lin Wu has transmigrated into the body of a ten-year-old who starved to death while fleeing famine. While everyone else chews tree bark, she relies on the vide 2.1kReads—Score264Shelves

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   If you enjoy stories about escaping famine, check this out! There's no supernatural ability to use supernatural powers! The "golden finger" (superpower) is a collection of survival and tutorial videos from Douyin (TikTok), but it's not unlimited; there's a mental limit, so it's not unrealistic. The story revolves around a ten-year-old female protagonist, her clear-headed and strong-willed mother, Zhou Shi, and a father whose fighting prowess is a mystery. They lead a group of friends, including a younger sister, to escape famine. They fight against difficult relatives, avoid bandits, gather herbs, and trade salt and food. The survival details are meticulously crafted, and the atmosphere of a chaotic world is incredibly immersive. If you like realistic famine survival stories, give it a try!

5. 5 开 From the Start, I Used My Spatial Realm to Take All the Supplies When the Family Was Raided 开局抄家，我用空间把物资全收了 Moon over the Twenty-Four Bridges二十四桥的月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Guo Yunxi had only just transmigrated into the legitimate daughter of a first-rank general when her entire clan was confiscated and exiled. She let out a cold laugh and immediately used her spatial ability to empty the entire General's Manor. The enemies who arrived excitedly to confiscate it were left dumbfounded... Confiscation of property? Exile to the wilderness? She possessed a space stocked with food and kept her entire extended family alive. Drought? Water shortage? Her spiritual spring 14.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   It's so beautiful! It's so beautiful!

6. 6 抢 Fighting Over Men? I'll Send You All Off to Flee the Famine! 抢男人？全给我穿去逃荒！ Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted 1.3kReads9.1Score144Shelves

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   Don't be fooled by the title; it's about the whole class traveling through time to escape famine. There are funny moments, but also many realistic and cruel aspects.

7. 7 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Little Lucky Charm, I Cheat My Way Through the Famine Escape 穿成农家小福宝，逃荒路上开挂了 The Blooming Season Is Late花期迟迟Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted The Li family has a whole brood of boys, and at last they’ve had a little girl! Too bad it happened while they were fleeing famine… Granny Li: What are we going to do? Our precious little darling has no milk! Jiayin blows a spit bubble and waves her tiny hands: Don’t worry, I have a space and food of my own! And so… Fourth son Li: Ma, I found a nanny goat by the road! Fourth son Li’s wife: Ma, this rabbit ran right into a tree by itself! Third son Li: Ma, I went to fetch water, and a huge fish j 27.6kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves

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   It's been a long time since I've read such a long novel. The author's writing is truly excellent; the mountain breeze, the sun, and the moon are all playful, lively, and delicately depicted. The family's mutual support is heartwarming, with very little scheming or backstabbing. The story has a comfortable, gentle, and flowing quality. Overall, it's quite enjoyable and very well-written.

8. 8 穿 Transmigrated as a Mother, I Flee the Famine and Build a Big House in the Mountains 穿成老娘要逃荒，躲进深山盖大房 Three Thousand and One Joy三仟一乐Ancient Romance185k WordsOngoing Farming + family life + no System + getting rich + ensemble cast + reclaiming wasteland + transmigration + food After dying, modern office worker Wen Tang transmigrates into the body of a farmer's wife in ancient times. The original owner had just been "sent" back to her hometown by her eldest son to deliver a message when rebel forces arrived, forcing the whole family to flee in a panic. When Wen Tang opens her eyes, her three sons are weeping as if the world were ending. Before she can recover 42.3kReads6.7Score3.9kShelves

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   Funny and heartwarming stories of ordinary people, a slow and steady flow. If it doesn't work, you might want to hit me.

9. 9 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 26.6kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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   A blend of historical fiction, fantasy, farming, hunting, and power struggles, this book is worth reading. A young lady from a wealthy family becomes a political sacrifice, assigned by the court to a poor hunter's household to pay taxes. Faced with dire poverty, 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 facing difficulties from the villagers, the two manage to build a home amidst wind and snow. It's lighthearted, heartwarming, and realistically portrays everyday life! The very first chapter will immediately grab your attention! It's not about a reborn villain; the male and female leads have strong moral values! It's incredibly slice-of-life and heartwarming! High quality, the male and female leads complement each other and grow together! Very realistic!

10. 10 穿 I Transmigrate into the Background Character Gui in a Dragon-Aura Novel 穿越成龙傲天文里路人癸 A Strong Wind Blows My Ribs大风吹肋骨Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted An ancient-era transmigration and refugee-escape story. Su Xiaoye transmigrates one day and becomes an insignificant background character with no name and no chance to appear in a power-fantasy novel about a domineering male lead. In a chaotic age of ruined families, a ravaged land, famine, and war, watch as she struggles to survive alongside her brother, who has an intellectual disability. 2.5kReads8.3Score238Shelves

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    Su Xiaoye transmigrated into a novel featuring a powerful, overpowered male protagonist, becoming a nameless, insignificant extra with no screen time. In a chaotic world, her family was destroyed, her country ravaged, and famine and war raged. She struggled to survive with her intellectually disabled brother. She possessed a cheat-like advantage, wasn't a saint, and was clear-headed and decisive.

11. 11 古 Drought in Ancient Times: Leading My Family South to Escape Famine 古代旱灾：带领家人南下逃荒 The Little Buddha Wants to Return to Secular Life小佛爷要还俗Historical2.1M WordsCompleted (Adapted into a comic drama) [Drought and Flight from Famine + Turbulent Times + Sign-In + Alternate History] The final years of the Great Ji dynasty were marked by upheaval. Drought, famine, banditry, plague, and war: one disaster after another struck the land. Xia Ren, once an elite mercenary on Blue Star, died and arrived in this chaotic age, his soul transmigrating into the body of a man with the same name. A drought and famine were underway. To survive, he led his family south to flee the f 10.8kReads7.9Score787Shelves

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    Very good, very good, very good

12. 12 带 Fleeing Famine with a Parcel Station in Tow 带着快递驿站去逃荒 A Mirror Basking in Moonlight晒月光的镜子Ancient Romance638k WordsOngoing [Fleeing Famine + Stockpiling + Mystery Boxes] Xia Yunhe transmigrated to an ancient farming village, bringing along a huge parcel delivery station. It had everything, but she could only take one item from it each day. Just as she finally found her footing, a devastating drought struck. The crops failed completely. Was this the end for her? What else could she do? Flee the famine with everyone else, of course! 8.6kReads6.5Score704Shelves

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    A time-traveling famine-stricken novel where the protagonist's cheat ability is a delivery station, and the joy of opening blind boxes...

13. 13 一 A Family of Three's Escape from Disaster in Ancient Times 一家三口的古代逃难之路 The Prosperous Rachiel Beast风调雨顺的拉结尔兽Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted (The rating has just been posted and will rise. Please leave lots of comments, readers!) [No romance + ancient-era flight from disaster + a family of three transmigrates + sibling bonds] Transmigrating to Ancient Times: A Chaotic Journey of Fleeing Disaster Chi Yu worked as a supermarket cashier, but was swallowed by a mysterious black fog. Just before she died, she bound herself to a System that was on the verge of retirement and had given up on everything. It casually tossed her into a feudal 1.3kReads6.5Score121Shelves

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    Purely about escaping famine, no romantic pairing, but it's really good.

14. 14 抗 War of Resistance: A God-Tier Sharpshooting Manual from the Start! 抗日：开局赠送神级枪法！ Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban591k WordsOngoing As Marshal Ye lay gravely wounded on the battlefield, at death's door, he unexpectedly bound himself to the “Strongest War of Resistance System.” The System grants him divine-level marksmanship from the start, but assigns bizarre missions. [Ding! The Host's powerful indomitable will and potential to resist the Japanese have been detected. Binding requirements met. The “Strongest War of Resistance System” is beginning the binding process... 1%... 50%... 100%! Binding successful!] 9.6kReads—Score475Shelves

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    Ups and downs↗,,

15. 15 对 Talk Trash and Win Prizes 对骂就有奖 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Hao Tie was treated like a pack mule and was about to hit rock bottom because he refused to keep living like one. Then he suddenly got a System that rewarded him for trading insults! From then on, he used verbal sparring to reach the pinnacle of success! 23.6kReads7.1Score1.1kShelves
16. 16 安 The Beauties in the Safehouse 安全屋美女 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Sci-Fi & Apocalypse153k WordsOngoing Style: Global furnace apocalypse, safe-house survival. Easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant flirtation. System: Global Furnace Apocalypse Safe-House Survival System. Male lead: Hao Jumeng Language: Clear and concise. 10kReads—Score413Shelves
17. 17 职 The Workplace Tough Guy 职场猛男 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban291k WordsOngoing The male lead, He Jumeng, has a superpower: a very special energy inside his body lets him sense what other people are thinking to a certain extent. It also gives him immense strength, fast strikes, and lightning-quick reflexes. Style: Workplace drama, clear and accessible writing, witty and humorous, lighthearted and fun, with plenty of romantic tension. Emotional push and pull with antagonists, compelling conflicts, a twisting plot, setbacks followed by comebacks, and lively, engaging storytel 12.6kReads—Score410Shelves
18. 18 皇 The Palace’s Number One Tough Guy 皇宫第一猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Ying Zheng, a modern overworked young man, dies suddenly from working overtime and has his soul transported into the body of Xiao Caizi, a young eunuch who was just killed after offending the powerful. He also obtains the Fake Eunuch System and begins cultivating the Divine Art of the Fake Eunuch. In a palace rife with schemes and human malice, he steadily climbs to the pinnacle of life! 11.7kReads6.5Score530Shelves
19. 19 暧 Flirting Makes Me Stronger 暧昧就变强 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban160k WordsOngoing The male lead, He Jumeng, has an incredible superpower: he grows stronger whenever he flirts with beautiful women. Then he suddenly gains the “Business Prodigy” superpower and starts with just 1,000 yuan in savings, gradually building his fortune! Style: A business prodigy superpower, the business world, commercial rivalry, emotional sparring with villains, gripping conflicts, face-slapping, a rise after an initial setback, and one satisfying moment after another. 3.7kReads—Score231Shelves
20. 20 明 One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty 明朝一百个美女 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Historical243k WordsOngoing I woke up to find that I’d transmigrated into the male lead of One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty, and gotten bound to a rather improper “Humorous Get-Rich System.” As long as I make the villains laugh, silver automatically lands in my account. So I let loose, pushing my luck at the edge of death every day. Then one day, I cornered the peerlessly beautiful villainess Su Meier against a wall. “Miss, have you heard that a smile takes ten years off your age? If you smile a few more times, may 2kReads—Score127Shelves
21. 21 荒 The Tough Guy of the Deserted Island! 荒岛的猛男！ Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban142k WordsOngoing The male lead is handsome, incredibly powerful, and has superpowers: there's a special energy inside his body that can create one uncomplicated object each day. It also gives him great strength, incredible speed, and lightning-fast reflexes. Style: deserted-island survival, full of twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful, easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant romantic tension. 18.6kReads—Score741Shelves
22. 22 我 My Beautiful Tenant 我和美女租客 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban210k WordsOngoing The villain’s emotions are a constant tug-of-war, with gripping conflicts, twists and turns, and a story that starts low before rising again. Lively and entertaining. Style: Urban survival, accessible, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with plenty of romantic tension. System: The Younger Every Day System. Each time the male lead, Hao Youqian, successfully delivers a cutting remark to a beautiful tenant, he gets a month younger. 2kReads—Score137Shelves
23. 23 荒 Wilderness and Deserted Island 荒野荒岛 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban619k WordsOngoing Distinctive and original, exciting and vivid, with sharply drawn, lifelike characters and lively, clear, concise prose. A story of survival and life on a deserted island, with an exciting plot and vivid characters. 13.1kReads6.1Score481Shelves
24. 24 猛 A Stingy Tough Guy with 500 Million, on a Trip with a Beauty 猛男有五亿还抠门，旅行遇美女 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban105k WordsOngoing Style: After striking it rich, the macho Cao Jumeng has 500 million yuan but still sticks to his top-notch frugal habit of treating every yuan saved as a yuan earned. He meets beautiful women while traveling. The story is easy to follow, funny, lighthearted, and full of flirtation. There is emotional sparring with villains, gripping conflicts, a rise after an initial setback, and one satisfying moment after another. Problems crop up one after another during his travels, and he finds ways to solv 1.3kReads—Score112Shelves
25. 25 都 The City's Number One Tough Guy 都市第一猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Wu Nitian didn't want to be a corporate drone, but he couldn't see any light in his future. Just as anxiety and misery overwhelmed him, he suddenly obtained the High-Mindedness System. It told him that no matter what he faced, as long as he tried to maintain a high-minded state, he would receive System rewards from time to time! 2.4kReads5.7Score216Shelves
26. 26 一 I Make 100 Million a Day, So I Do Whatever I Want 一天进账一亿，我放荡不羁 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban103k WordsOngoing A detailed look at urban survival and the complexity of human nature. Emotional sparring, gripping conflicts, a roller-coaster plot, and one satisfying moment after another. System: Earn 100 million a day. Every 10 million can be spent to buy or upgrade a superpower. 3.1kReads—Score215Shelves
27. 27 荒 Desert Island Wilderness 荒岛荒野 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban275k WordsOngoing System warning: Excessive intimacy with NPCs is prohibited. Ren Yingying catches Hao Shuang and Wang Qian acting flirtatiously. Ren Yingying sneers. “So this is how System users behave?” She turns and disappears into the depths of the jungle, while Su Yan secretly watches everything. That night, a red warning suddenly pops up from the System: Emotional bond instability detected. Survival points will continue to drain. Hao Shuang stands by the bonfire, his face deathly pale, when Wang Qian sudden 1.9kReads—Score135Shelves
28. 28 宋 The Song Dynasty’s Number One Tough Guy 宋朝第一猛男 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Historical425k WordsOngoing Wu Jushuai opens his eyes to find himself in the Song Dynasty, transformed into an ugly man with the same name. The System, however, requires him to collect “admiration points from peerless beauties” to become handsome. The top courtesans of Bianjing, noble ladies from wealthy families, and chivalrous women of the martial world are all left blushing by his poetry and modern-day flirting techniques. The villains grit their teeth and grumble, “That guy's ugly and lecherous. What makes him so speci 1.2kReads—Score102Shelves
29. 29 能 The Teleporting Delivery Driver 能瞬移的外卖员 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban227k WordsOngoing The number-one tough guy, Ye Jumeng, can teleport while delivering takeout. The villains’ emotional manipulation, gripping clashes, twists and turns, and a story that starts low and rises high make for a vivid, entertaining read. Style: urban survival, easy to follow, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with no shortage of romantic tension. 1kReads—Score101Shelves
30. 30 带 I Transmigrated to an Era of Famine and War with a Few Acres of Land 带着几亩地，穿越到饥荒战乱年代 A Simple Life平淡生活Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Alternate history + spatial powers + fleeing famine and war + fighting for the throne + decisive and ruthless + a little palace intrigue) Ye Yutong has transmigrated! She's landed in a novel once written by her college roommate, set in an unknown dynasty during a time of famine and war. In the original story, the heroine is her cousin, while Ye Yutong is the wicked supporting character who competes with her for the male lead. Not only does she get thoroughly humiliated, her family is dragged do 21.6kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    These are all escape novels, and they have relatively high ratings. Feel free to pick them if you like! 1. Ye Yutong opened her eyes to find herself transported to a time of famine and war in an unknown dynasty written by her college roommate. She became the tragic, vicious female supporting character who fought with her cousin for the male lead, resulting in the tragic death of her entire family. She secretly thought: "What kind of time is this? Three years of famine, ten years of war! Instead of thinking about survival, they're fighting over a man? A mere young master from a noble family, nothing to worry about!" Watch as she abandons her romantic obsession, uses her modern wisdom to find a safe haven in this chaotic world, stockpiles food and goods, recruits soldiers, embarks on infrastructure development, rewrites the fate of the Ye family, and makes those who underestimated her utterly astonished! 2. Jiang Li was betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, thrown into a zombie horde, but unexpectedly reborn into a chaotic world plagued by natural and man-made disasters! Her in-laws are all awful: her mother-in-law is mean, her sisters-in-law are difficult, and her lame husband with two children is a heavy burden. But this is a desperate situation, and also a new beginning. Watch as Jiang Li outwits her difficult family members in this chaotic world, struggling to survive with her husband and children, writing her own legend of perseverance! 3. Cheng Wanwan wakes up from a dream to find herself transformed into a 33-year-old peasant woman in an ancient river village, instantly gaining four sons and an unborn grandson, going from a lifelong single to a grandmother! She expected to be "challenged" by these family dynamics, but unexpectedly, natural disasters strike one after another: locust plagues, droughts, and snowstorms. Fortunately, every cloud has a silver lining; she unexpectedly opens a trading mall. "Ding! 10 Copper coins for wild vegetables!" "Ding! 200 Copper coins for wild fat fish!" Watch as Cheng Wanwan uses this divine skill to lead her family through a famine, achieving two major goals in this ancient world: to survive the disaster and regain their former glory, writing her own legendary life! 4. In the fourth year of Jing, Jianzhou suffered a severe drought. The imperial court was unable to provide disaster relief and instead ordered the people to flee to Lanzhou to beg for food. Gu Jin, a successor of Bajiquan, led his pregnant mother and five-year-old sister on this 3,000-mile journey of life and death. He thought this was the end of the road, but unexpectedly, war broke out, natural disasters raged, and hardships were endless. But since he had come to this, Gu Jin could only rise up! Having transmigrated, he relied on what he had learned in his previous life and his unwavering spirit to stockpile goods and food, farm to build his family, open a martial arts school, and run a security escort agency, overcoming all obstacles to protect his family. He had never realized he possessed such great abilities before, but now he knew that his potential was pushed to its peak in desperate circumstances! Watch as Gu Jin rises from an ordinary person to become the pillar of his family in this chaotic world, creating their own legendary story and finding hope and glory amidst hardship. 5. Su Hua tragically transmigrates into a book, becoming an unknown nobody, starting in hell mode! Three days later, her family is raided and she is exiled. Then, a group of apocalyptic disasters strike, from extreme heat to freezing temperatures, with constant calamities. The terrifying scenes from the Classic of Mountains and Seas appear in the world. This is not transmigration; it's being thrown into a desperate situation by the heavens! But Su Hua is not one to easily accept her fate. She stockpiles goods and prepares for war! During her exile, she unexpectedly gains a "god teammate"—the God of War. From then on, he protects the peace of her territory, allowing her to farm and stockpile food in this chaotic world and resist countless crises. Watch as Su Hua turns the tide in the ancient apocalypse, writing a legend with the God of War, transforming from a victim of injustice into a winner in life! 6. Guo Yunxi transmigrates into the body of a general's legitimate daughter, only to find her family raided and exiled. Her enemies rushed to raid her home, only to find her using her spatial magic to sweep the general's mansion clean, leaving them dumbfounded! On the road to exile, she easily fed her entire family by storing food in her spatial storage. With a spiritual spring at her fingertips, drought and water scarcity were no problem. Just as she finally built a warm home in the wilderness, a happy life began to blossom, but then drought struck again. But what did it matter? Even the emperor would be envious of her guard dog's food! Watch as Guo Yunxi makes a powerful comeback in this chaotic world, facing natural and man-made disasters with a smile, writing her own legendary chapter, and showing the world what true invincibility means! 7. Yu Xiu, after just one nap, transformed from a modern supermarket owner into Xu Yu Xiu, a village girl fleeing famine in ancient times. In a life-or-death moment, the Famine Escape System descended, granting her numerous advantages. She easily defeated the vicious Xu family and bravely ventured to the ends of the earth with her unconscious mother. Miraculously, her small supermarket from her previous life also transmigrated! From then on, her journey of fleeing famine was even more advantageous for her and her mother. After completing the system tasks, she gains superhuman strength, unparalleled archery skills, and a lucky charm, making ginseng digging as easy as pulling up radishes. She can easily carve out a new world in this chaotic and desperate situation and write her own legendary story of a comeback!

31. 31 逃 You Abandoned Me on the Run from Famine, So Don't Get Jealous When I Feast 逃荒路上丢下我，那我吃肉你别馋 Half-Cooked Bun半生不熟的包子Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted Jiang Li thought no one could be more miserable than her. Her most trusted boyfriend and best friend threw her into a swarm of zombies to fight over supplies. Heaven took pity on her and gave her another chance at life, but she transmigrated to an era plagued by natural disasters and war. A mean mother-in-law, an awful sister-in-law, and a domineering sister-in-law: not one of them is easy to deal with. Can she really make a life with this crippled husband, who has a bad leg and two little ones 3.3kReads8.7Score351Shelves
32. 32 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 67.1kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
33. 33 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: The Eldest Daughter of the Farmhouse Keeps the Family Fed 逃荒种田，农门长姐养家忙 Clouds Above the Clouds云上之云Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has no space, is not a feel-good power fantasy, and its famine-flight scenes are adapted from historical accounts of ordinary people fleeing famine in different periods. The heroine is only eight years old, so escaping with her whole family in tow is very hard, incredibly hard. If you’re looking for a feel-good power fantasy, please move on. Don’t read to the end, decide the main characters have suffered too much, feel bad, and then leave a negative review. Writing is hard, so please 33.9kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
34. 34 刚 We Just Had Our Home Confiscated, and Now It's the Apocalypse? I'm Stockpiling Supplies in Ancient Times to Escape the Famine 刚抄家又末世？我在古代囤货逃荒 The Beloved Fish团宠鱼Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Disasters + Medicine + Superpowers + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling Supplies + No Saintly Heroine] Su Hua transmigrates into a book. She isn’t the heroine or even a supporting character, just a complete sucker who isn’t even important enough to have her name mentioned. In three days, her family will be confiscated and she’ll be exiled. Three months later, she’ll face extreme heat, heavenly fire, earthquakes, tsunamis... The world will turn into a map straight out of the Classic of Mo 22.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
35. 35 逃 Fleeing Famine Is One Thing, but You Have a Golden Finger 逃荒就逃荒，你却有了金手指 Windmill Che Xi风车车兮Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Yuxiu, who runs a small supermarket in modern times, wakes up as Xu Yuxiu, a village girl fleeing famine in ancient times. At a life-or-death moment, she is bound to a famine-escape System and receives a series of golden fingers. She beats the Xu family into submission and sets off alone with her unconscious mother. That’s when she discovers that the little supermarket she ran in her previous life has come along with her. From then on, she and her mother brave every obstacle as they flee famine, 4.7kReads8.9Score570Shelves
36. 36 叹 Sigh and Seek 叹索 The Mystery of Life生命之迷Ancient Romance211k WordsOngoing I searched and searched, but couldn’t find a reason to keep living! I’d cherished, been hurt, grown tired, and given up, drifting through half my life in a haze. Then one day I woke up to find that the world had changed, and so had I. On the road to flee famine in ancient times, I found a group of people who truly cared for me. Poverty isn’t scary as long as you have people by your side. As our strong female lead, I like to keep my wits about me. With everyone working together, life can only get 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so realistic! The journey of fleeing famine is arduous; every step is taken with great effort and seriousness in order to survive. Watching "The Long Night" even teaches some technical skills, which is really good. Definitely worth watching!

37. 37 带 Fleeing Famine with My Child: My Storage Space Is Packed with Food and Meat 带子逃荒：空间粮肉爆满仓 A Commoner's Life草根人生Ancient Romance963k WordsOngoing The rating is low because this just came out. It’ll go up. (Entirely fictional setting + lone wolf + no romance + selfish heroine + no saintly kindness + no handouts + pocket dimension + ... daily life + ... survival guide...) Dai Zi, who dealt with zombies every day, was betrayed by a friend and died. She transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty, where disasters, human calamities, and military rebellions are constantly breaking out. Her new body’s name is Liu Daizi. She ranks fourth in the family 2.5kReads6.3Score192Shelves

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    Highly recommend, it's super good!

38. 38 猎 A Hunter Protects His Wife: A Refugee Convoy Carves a Bloody Path Through the Warring World 猎户护妻：乱世逃难车队杀出血路 Together Through the Years婉娩相依Ancient Romance690k WordsOngoing [Surviving in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + Ambitious Warlord + Devoted Husband + Contest for Supremacy + Rags-to-Riches Comeback + No System + No Transmigration + No Rebirth + Male POV + Devoted to Each Other + Fictional Setting] A great drought brings chaos, and the land is strewn with the dead from hunger. Qin Hu has only six men and three carts. While others flee famine and await death, he builds high walls, forges fine steel, reclaims wasteland, and trains elite troops. In 7.2kReads8.8Score543Shelves

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    This is pretty real.

39. 39 两 Two Worlds Manor: Building from Scratch in a Year of Famine 两界山庄：从荒年开建 Deep Blue 1024深蓝1024Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Space, travel between two worlds, manor management, farming, raising children, cute animals, cozy everyday life] Reborn in the final years of the Great Li Dynasty, Chen Dahe has only one thought: protect his wife and daughter, and never let the past repeat itself. When all hope seems lost, the old copper bangle on his wrist begins to glow. By accident, he opens a door to a modern produce market. He trades mountain greens for white rice and fine salt, and uses the money he saves to buy all kinds 6kReads7.8Score649Shelves

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    ... It tells the story of an ancient farmer who travels through time via space. He later builds a secluded paradise connecting the past and present. The novel has been adapted into live-action narration and a comic book series; the audiobook version is even better. The comic book series is a significant departure from the original, and somewhat exaggerated.

40. 40 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 21.8kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    A great book, highly recommended! You won't regret reading it!

41. 41 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 10.4kReads8.7Score871Shelves
42. 42 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 8.3kReads7.6Score738Shelves
43. 43 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 775Reads7.3Score108Shelves
44. 44 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 Life346k 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 3.4kReads—Score204Shelves
45. 45 逃 In the Famine Years, I Married the Strongest Man in the Village 逃荒年，我嫁了全村最壮的男人 Salty Fish Xiaoxiao咸鱼小小啊Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Wen Si transmigrates into the famine years of the 1960s and becomes an orphan girl abandoned by her clan. On the brink of death, she binds herself to the [Famine Exchange System]. Her mission is to get close to the cold, hard Lu Lin. She praises his strength, and the System gives her cornmeal. She wipes his sweat, and the System gives her fine grains. She sweetly calls him “Brother Lu Lin,” and the System even gives her canned pork. Lu Lin is the fiercest man in the group of refugees. No one 5.2kReads8.2Score541Shelves

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    The story begins with the male and female protagonists escaping famine together, and later they become wealthy through farming. The rating is relatively low because it's a newly released story.

46. 46 先 First I Raided the House, Then Fled the Famine: My Pocket Dimension Is Packed with Grain! 先抄家后逃荒，我带空间粮满仓！ I Love Eating Silkworm Potato我爱吃天蚕土豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Illustrated Wild Vegetables and Fruits + Realistic Digging, Planting, and Spring Sowing and Autumn Harvesting + Foraging in the Mountains + Space + Satisfying Read + Stockpiling + Flight from Famine + Farming + Infrastructure Building] Knowing she was about to transmigrate into a book, Si Jiuyue goes on a frantic shopping spree. You’d think the apocalypse was coming. After transmigrating, she becomes the legitimate daughter of the Si family. She has a father above her and brothers and sisters-i 3.8kReads8.6Score463Shelves
47. 47 穿 Transmigrating into a Refugee Exodus: I Use the System to Raise an Emperor 穿越逃荒：我靠系统扶持一代帝王 Xiao Se小色Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Gu Jiu unexpectedly transmigrated to ancient times, where everything was already inconvenient. Then disaster struck. With no other way to survive, she clung desperately to the person who had saved her. With her benefactor by her side, she had nothing to fear on the road to refuge. What could she do when disease, hunger, wild beasts, and villains all came at once? Bring it on! She was a jack of all trades with a System pocket dimension, capable of taking down anything. (Xie Zhan: You can't put o 35.3kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves

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    This is really good. The male and female leads have very normal values, and the plot isn't just about entertainment; it has a logical basis.

48. 48 后 The Stepmother Is All Rebellion! She Flees the Famine with the Kids and Feasts on Meat at Every Meal 后娘一身反骨！带崽逃荒顿顿吃肉 Chewing Grass咬草Ancient Romance106k WordsOngoing [Farming, transmigrate into a book, adorable kids, fleeing famine] Lin Qingtang transmigrated into a famine-escape novel, becoming the wicked stepmother who would later be hacked to pieces by her seven villainous stepsons. The moment she opened her eyes, her shameless sister-in-law was urging her wicked mother-in-law to sell her children for food. Lin Qingtang was ruthless and didn't waste words. She grabbed a knife and chopped off her sister-in-law's hand on the spot! Her mother-in-law kept pus 995Reads—Score112Shelves

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    Famine escape, adorable baby, space, fighting against the worst, taking revenge on scumbags, no romance, beautiful female lead, raising a child, villain's child

49. 49 我 My Whole Family Transmigrated into the Great Famine, and We Were Completely Bewildered 我全家穿到大逃荒现场表示很懵 Umbrella Senna伞房决明Ancient Romance291k WordsCompleted "Farming + Infrastructure Building + Fleeing Famine + No Romance + Pocket Dimension, Plot-Focused, Family Bonds" Other people’s transmigration stories either have them born into wealth and luxury or wandering the martial world with a sword, living life on their own terms. How come our old Ye family’s story has turned into a refugee camp full of beggars fleeing disaster?! Twenty-two-year-old eternal maiden Ms. Ye Zi, her face full of despair, pleaded: Before we fall apart, could you at least let 158Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    This is a story about family and refuge, focusing on farming, infrastructure development, and entrepreneurship. The protagonist's family begins their journey as refugees, enduring hardships along the way. Fortunately, everyone unites and loves each other, searching for resources and bravely fighting bandits to secure a way to survive. Later, the protagonist's family leads their people back to their homeland, where they begin farming, infrastructure development, and entrepreneurship. Everyone is focused on survival and building their careers, without any scheming or underhanded tactics. All characters are ordinary people; there are no hidden backstories or attempts to curry favor with the powerful. It simply shows how ordinary people survive and thrive in a chaotic world.

50. 50 重 The Reborn Are Not to Be Trifled With 重生归来不好惹 Dragonblood Divine Crystal from the Capital of a Kingdom一国之都的龙血神晶Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted Twenty-eight-year-old Zhou Ningning’s soul transmigrates into the body of a seven-year-old girl named Zhou Ningning, reborn in another world. In her previous life, Zhou Ningning’s family were outsiders in their village. Her scholar father was envied and framed, losing his job at the private school. Unemployed, he drank all day and was set up, leaving him with a huge debt. The creditors emptied their home of all its money and grain. Just as they were left with nothing, her mother gave birth to a 3kReads8.8Score261Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced and engaging, making it a satisfying read.

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