Stories Like Farming and Supporting a Family in Ancient Times 类似我在古代种田养家糊口

1. 1 穿 After Becoming the Wicked Original Wife of an Exiled Official, She Takes the World by Storm 穿成流放权臣恶毒原配后她飒爆了 Red Brocade Fish红锦鱼Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Spiritual spring space, divine medicine, adorable kids and food, transmigrate into a villainess and redeem herself, build a fortune] A renowned miracle doctor transmigrates into the wicked wife of a handsome man sent into exile. The previous owner was a notorious shrew who used underhanded means to marry Su Xueyi. She not only cursed at her husband, but also beat their two three-year-old children. When Shen Yueyao transmigrates into her body, she sees a drafty, dilapidated earthen house, two fr 3.3kReads8.8Score360Shelves

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   Super super good-looking

2. 2 带 Taking the Bully to Farm 带着恶霸去种田 Gentle Sunshine微微阳光Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted (No transmigration or rebirth in this story. The leads are both ordinary people, and the setting is fictional, so please don't overanalyze it.) “Shen Xinyu, I'm telling you, I've already taken the betrothal money. You're getting married today whether you like it or not!” Shen Xinyu was the daughter of a scholar. After her parents died unexpectedly, she had no choice but to seek refuge with her uncle's family. Just as her mourning period ended, her aunt arranged for her to marry Yang Minghao, a n 4.9kReads9.1Score487Shelves
3. 3 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead's Villainous Ex-Wife, She Clears Her Name Every Day 穿成男主恶毒前妻后，她每天洗白 Nuo Yan Feng诺颜枫Ancient Romance697k WordsCompleted Tian Yue woke up one morning to find herself inside a revenge novel, as the male lead’s notorious, estranged, and vicious ex-wife. In the book, the male lead was a brilliant and virtuous official, accomplished in both letters and arms, who served as a minister in the Court of Judicial Review. An investigation led him to uncover a secret of the Crown Prince’s that was never meant to see the light of day. To make sure the secret stayed buried, the Crown Prince joined forces with people close to 259Reads7.3Score102Shelves
4. 4 流 Exiled, the Physician Princess Empties the Storehouse and Flees the Famine in Style 流放，医妃搬空库房悠哉逃荒 Tangli Xiaowen棠梨小文Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Divine doctor + disaster and famine escape + powerful leads + satisfying nation-building + food + animal speech] A divine doctor from the apocalypse transmigrated into the body of a concubine's daughter who was being sent to marry in someone else's place. They were about to be exiled, so why should she put up with anyone's nonsense? With a pocket dimension in hand, she could have the whole world! She rushed to empty the imperial treasury, the Crown Prince's residence, and the Duke's 7.4kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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   Oh, this one! In ancient times, the female protagonist used her knowledge to improve their lives, solve the plague, build cement roads, and so on, saving herself and everyone else.

5. 5 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 86kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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   This is really good. The female protagonist transmigrates and has to avoid war while supporting her family. It's a farming novel without any special abilities, systems, or powerful backers. There's no romantic pairing or toxic characters. The female protagonist clears land in the mountains to grow medicinal herbs, opens workshops, and then expands, expands, expands... Leading the entire village to prosperity and eventually to the whole country! The author's writing is delicate, depicting the warmth of ordinary life and the gentle flow of time. The supporting characters each have their own stories, and their personalities are all very well-developed.

6. 6 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 31.6kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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   You should check out these books, they're definitely worth investing in, ladies!

7. 7 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
8. 8 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 107.2kReads9.3Score11kShelves
9. 9 下 I Went to Teach in the Countryside, but the Rugged Farmer Took Me Home and Spoiled Me 下乡支教，却被糙汉娶回家宠 Fresh Radish Skin新鲜萝卜皮Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [23 cm Height Difference + Size Difference + Intense Romantic Tension + Sweet Romance + Healing] (The male lead is utterly devoted to his wife) Ji Tao was born into poverty and hardship. She worked hard to get into college because she never wanted to live that kind of life again. At first glance, Zhou Lu seemed poor and nasty. He was absolutely not her type. But the man clung to her like a vine in the mud, wrapping himself around her so tightly that she couldn't escape or fight him off. All she 14.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
10. 10 乞 A Beggar Fleeing Famine: Just Stay Alive 乞丐逃荒，不死就行 Fish Who Talks Too Much鱼多嘴Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A little beggar on the streets of Sanxi Town, known by the nickname Bamboo Viper. For the first ten years or so, he barely managed to scrape by. When floods struck the Two Huai regions, he somehow survived and, for reasons he couldn't explain, fled the disaster with a string of little ones in tow. He took in children, learned to fish, and cleared land to farm. A beggar makes mistakes, is fiercely protective of his own, and tries his best to become a good older brother. The siblings go from havin 5.4kReads9.3Score674Shelves

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    The first book is a story about refugees, where several orphans huddle together for warmth and gradually settle down. Their daily lives are described very well; it feels like a personal experience from that era. The second book is also a farming story, with a clear and well-developed business mindset. The overall tone is harmonious and coherent, and the author's writing is fluid. Highly recommended!

11. 11 和 After My Divorce, I Reached the Peak of My Life 和离后我走上人生巅峰 Flying A Ba A Ba飞翔的阿吧阿吧Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Chunxiao wakes up, she discovers her household is about to turn upside down. Her husband, who has just passed the imperial examinations to become a scholar, actually wants to demote her from wife to concubine for money. He thinks his scheme is foolproof, but she’s no longer the same pushover she used to be. She quickly divorces him and returns to Yanjia Village. Faced with nothing but poverty, she starts building a business with her family. Who says a woman can’t support a household? After 5.2kReads9.0Score601Shelves
12. 12 忠 A Loyal Official Is Maimed and Exiled, So I Bring My Spatial Realm to the Rescue 忠良残，被流放，我带空间来救场 Fireworks Fade Away烟花易逝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Signed for print publication (not a wish-fulfillment novel) When the wars ended, the good bows were put away. The Marquis Boyang’s household was accused of treason, stripped of everything, and wiped out. All the men were executed, leaving only the crippled Fourth Young Master, while the frail women of the family were sent into exile. Years of disasters had left the land strewn with the dead. The whole family, old, young, weak, and injured, was on the verge of dying in the wilderness. But Sang Ni 28.7kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves

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    Farming + Exile + Famine + Spirit Spring

13. 13 我 I Became a Ge'er in Ancient Times, Made a Fortune, and Found Myself a Husband 我在古代当哥儿，发家致富养汉子 You Hu Nao柚胡闹Two Male Leads855k WordsCompleted [Devoted Couple + Mutual Pampering + Bottom Lead] Orphan Ji Youyu worked hard for ten years and finally paid off his loan and got a place of his own. He barely had two days to enjoy it before a pressure cooker came crashing down on his head, sending him right back to square one. He died. And yet, he didn’t. He woke up in the body of a young male spouse in the Great Yong Dynasty, the only child in the family after his mother had died early and his father had just passed away. He’d been all alone 4.8kReads9.1Score578Shelves

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    The writing style for the farming/farming story is quite good.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrated to a Farmhouse, Raising a Son to Pass the Imperial Exams 穿越农家，养儿考科举 Ye Panxi叶盼兮Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A modern unmarried man past his prime transmigrates to ancient times, where he has no strength to even wring a chicken’s neck and finds himself on a battlefield from the start. The good news is that the war is about to end, and he’ll soon be able to go home. The bad news is that before he can make it home, the authorities force him into an arranged marriage. He’s barely in his twenties, yet he’s considered an aging bachelor in this ancient world. If he doesn’t marry, he’ll have to pay a head tax 2.9kReads7.0Score192Shelves
15. 15 耕 A Family of Farmers and Scholars 耕读人家 Qiu Mi楸米Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Female lead transmigrates + male lead is reborn, no pocket dimension, no System, no supernatural powers] Gao E transmigrates into the body of a heavily pregnant woman with four sons. From the start, she's supposed to sell her children to pay for her husband's imperial exams. The good news is, she arrives in time to save her eldest son. The bad news is, she nearly gets caught by her husband when he returns after turning back from the exam journey. Gao E gives up her need to prove herself and jus 8.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    This is one of my favorite farming novels so far, combining time travel and rebirth elements. It feels much more realistic, without any invincible cheat codes; it's just about gradually improving things step by step. The male lead was a loser before his rebirth, and he didn't fare much better afterward, haha. Unlike other rebirth novels where the protagonist becomes invincible. The only downside is that the mother-in-law and father-in-law are really disgusting.

16. 16 恶 The Vicious Big Sister Runs the Household: With Thick Enough Skin, There's Meat at Every Meal 恶姐当家：只要脸皮厚顿顿都吃肉 I Don't Have Any Money Anyway反正我没钱Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted With dual powers at her command and no shortage of food and drink, this must be Zhou Sisi's consolation prize after her teammates blew her up in the apocalypse! Being reborn as a fiery-tempered farm girl suits her just fine. She doesn't have to pretend to be anyone else, and it's the best feeling ever. From the start, it's the usual story: the heavens decide to rain, and her mother decides to remarry. No stopping them, though she never planned to. Her mother can get married if she wants, but she 23.6kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves
17. 17 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. 67.7kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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    Try these books 💥1: In modern times, she was considered a beautiful urban woman with at least eighty or a hundred suitors, but she transmigrated into the body of an older woman! That wouldn't be so bad, but the original owner was also universally disliked—sharp-tongued, lazy, and fiercely competitive! She was disrespectful to her in-laws and mistreated her son and daughter-in-law. After her husband's death in battle, she caused a scene at the Zhao family to seize all the compensation money, creating quite a commotion. After the separation, she used all of her husband's death compensation money to support her own family.

18. 18 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 49.5kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 重 Reborn Before the Transmigrator: I Won Back My Ex-Husband 重生在穿越女之前抢回前夫 Golden Toad Lord金蟾君Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted [Farming + food + historical romance + rebirth + transmigration + mind reading] Lin Yuhe was reborn on the day her ex-husband married the woman he had always loved. She deeply regretted being so short-sighted in her previous life. She had divorced Xie Shuhuai and aborted his child, then agreed to marry a wicked man without seeing what he was really like. That scoundrel had already taken a mistress and had a child with her. He only married Lin Yuhe so she could take the blame and play the role of 12.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    It's a simple, straightforward farming story that doesn't lower your intelligence, without any jarring plot devices or overpowered abilities. The process of the male and female leads getting back together is also described in great detail.

21. 21 太 The Crown Prince Is Exiled, and His Lucky Maid Goes Along to Bring Him Endless Fortune 太子流放，锦鲤婢女随行超旺他 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Farming, food, political intrigue, a pure historical romance A clever, quick-witted palace maid X a scheming, domineering, deposed crown prince Adapted under the title Rebel Li Yue is a palace maid who carries dishes in the Eastern Palace. She rarely gets to see the crown prince, the crown princess, or the noble consorts. She thinks she's the luckiest person in the palace: her master's anger never falls on her, and the head cook looks after her. She's grown plump from eating well, and feels trul 12.2kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    Look, from being forced to follow the deposed crown prince as a little palace maid, she has become the apple of his eye.

22. 22 跑 Mountain Running: Contracting Fierce Beasts and Taking Over the Entire Mountain 跑山：契约猛兽，承包整座大山 Eat, Eat, Fool吃吃痴Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Now complete and ready to binge) [Everyday life in the 1980s + hunting + lighthearted + pets] A lonely old forest ranger is reborn in 1984. From the start, he stirs up a hornet’s nest and unexpectedly activates the Beast Servant System. He contracts hornets as beast servants. No beehive on the mountain can escape their tracking! As their master, Shi Lin reluctantly follows behind them to collect the honey. He contracts a sable as a beast servant. Wild rabbits, pheasants, cuckoo birds... There’s 79.5kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves

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    It mainly tells the story of the protagonist hunting through animals, which is particularly stress-relieving, and it's definitely not a mindless story; the writing is exceptionally good.

23. 23 女 A Lazy Wife’s Boundless Devotion in a Matriarchal World 女尊之懒娘宠夫无度 Beautiful Stinky Tofu漂亮的臭豆腐Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted Mu Zhiyi, from a world of cultivation, suddenly transmigrates across worlds into a society ruled by women, where she becomes a young fisherwoman. Mu Zhiyi inherits the original owner's outlook perfectly: lie flat, give up, and live a lazy life. So what if the original owner has a terrible reputation? So what if she's a shameless troublemaker? Who cares if the villagers look down on her? The best thing would be for everyone to avoid her. Mu Zhiyi wishes she could lie around all day. But one you 1.2kReads8.7Score130Shelves
24. 24 农 Man Cao, the Farm Girl 农女蔓草 A Meal's Worth of Friendship一饭之交Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted [Fictional setting + Farming + No space + No System] At twenty, Jiang Mancang was diagnosed with terminal cancer. A year later, on her twenty-first birthday, she died and transmigrated into the body of a farming girl. Seeing her father with a severed hand, her mentally disabled younger brother, her mother reduced to skin and bones, and her little sister still in swaddling clothes, she couldn’t help stepping forward to shield them from the pack of wolves at their door. After the family split up, 475Reads8.5Score106Shelves
25. 25 团 The Beloved Junior Sister Returns to Save Her Entire Sect of Grudge-Bearing Villains 团宠师妹归来，拯救满门怨种反派 Dust-Forgotten Wine忘尘酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, under the title “Clear Day, Boundless Light.” Strong female lead + light ensemble cast + everyone’s darling + putting scumbags in their place] On the brink of death, Ji Qingzhou regains the memories of her past life and learns that she has transmigrated into a tragic cultivation novel, where she is the male lead’s doomed first love. Ji Qingzhou: I have no interest in becoming part of some jerk’s tragic romance. The plot is about to kill her, and she is about to breathe h 52.7kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

26. 26 农 A Flourishing Life in Ancient Times 农门锦绣：我在古代混得风生水起 No Cilantro in My Dishes菜里不加香菜Ancient Romance58k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Farming] [Business Management] [Secret Identity] [Devoted Husband] [Building Wealth] [Face-Slapping Satisfaction] [Powerful Alliance] He presented a marriage contract. "You farm, I solve cases. How about we split everything fifty-fifty?" She tossed over an agreement. "Pay a hundred thousand taels in franchise fees upfront, and I'll supply all the seeds you need." [Scene] A noblewoman in the capital sneered, "A village woman thinks she can become an imperial merchant?" Lin Xiaom 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 日 Raking in Gold Every Day: My Snack Shop Connects to Another World 日进斗金，我的小吃店通异界 A Glimmer in Midsummer微光半夏Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [Past and present connected · Getting rich · Food · Heartwarming · Shopkeeping] After graduating from college, Hua Juan inherits a mysterious snack shop that takes her to ancient times every night. Can’t cook? No problem, ready-made dishes to the rescue. Swiss rolls, oden, cheesecake, fish with pickled cabbage, you name it. In exchange, she gets copper coins, antique paintings... and makes a fortune! 17.2kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves
28. 28 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Sell Bento: The Wicked Sister-in-Law’s Road to Riches 穿到古代卖盒饭：恶毒寡嫂致富路 Gathering Wheat Ears拾麦穗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + food + business + building wealth + slow-burn development] Food blogger Meng Zhao woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into a novel aimed at male readers, as the vicious sister-in-law. Faced with the future “Dragon-Proud-Heaven” male lead, destined to wield power over the world, Meng Zhao had to choose between eliminating him while she had the chance and currying favor with him early. Instead, she chose to become the one worth currying favor with. Starting 3.5kReads8.6Score349Shelves
29. 29 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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    I've read all of these, but personal tastes vary, so you can pick and choose which ones to read.

30. 30 肥 The Plump Wife's Farming Life: Her Husband Smells So Good Again 肥妻种田忙：相公又真香了 Yang Susu羊苏苏Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The transmigrated farming girl was also named Baihe, meaning “lily,” but she thought she was more like a man-eating flower. First, she was so fat she was afraid she’d crush the person beside her if she rolled over. Second, the Han family spoiled their daughter without limit. She wanted a handsome husband, so her father and brothers simply dragged the man into her bed... Baihe shook her head at her reflection. With such “excellent” conditions, why not make the most of them? Fat? She’s a hidden ge 87Reads5.7Score—Shelves
31. 31 农 The Little Farmhouse Widow 农家小寡妇 Mu Gui木桂Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiu'e transmigrates and becomes a young widow believed to bring death to her husbands. People say a widow's doorstep attracts trouble. She'd say she attracts more than her fair share. Worst of all, the sickly man she supposedly killed has appeared out of nowhere! Nie Yuanqiao: “I heard you were exchanging glances with Li Er while doing laundry yesterday.” Nie Yuanqiao: “Did Wang San take a few extra looks at you while you were drawing water?” Nie Yuanqiao: “I heard the only son of Lord Xu 965Reads8.9Score218Shelves
32. 32 旺 The Prosperous Farm Wife: Raising Babies and Making a Fortune 旺家农妇：养包子发大财 Yuxiang Shredded Pork Bun鱼香肉丝包Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After blowing up her rich playboy husband's car with his mistress inside, entrepreneurial woman Gu Chunzhu opened her eyes in Xiaohetou Village of the nonexistent Min Dynasty, and found herself in the body of a chubby village woman! She had a lame husband, two scrawny little dumplings, and a thatched hut whose tiles fell off in the wind and whose roof leaked when it rained. After finally slimming down, she nearly got sold off by her own father. A stingy mother-in-law and vicious sisters-in-law a 376Reads8.6Score235Shelves
33. 33 和 Exiled with My Husband's Concubine: Farming and Raising Kids Together 和丈夫的小妾一起流放种田养崽崽 Addicted to Writing落笔成瘾Ancient Romance596k WordsCompleted Li Wanning loves reading novels. One day, she reads a historical romance about a marquis’s wife who is exiled and takes a group of concubines and illegitimate children to work and live in a desolate place. She abuses the children and concubines, even selling off the children one by one for the tiniest bit of supplies. Li Wanning is so furious that she keeps cursing the woman as an idiot. How could anyone be so brainless? The worst part is that this woman has the same name as her. She never expec 2kReads9.0Score218Shelves

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    It's a good watch; there's no scheming or treacherous elements, just a family united and positive.

34. 34 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: A Garden in Full Bloom 穿越古代之翠色满园 Gu Huamuyun古华木云Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Tian Yuan, a modern illegitimate daughter, transmigrated to ancient times. Her father was bedridden, her mother was dead, and she had younger siblings to care for. What was she supposed to do? At least the family hadn’t lost everything, and their patch of vegetable garden gave them hope. The first time she saw Xu Chenjia at the end of East Market Street, his peerlessly handsome profile made Tian Yuan forget where she was. As Xu Chenjia walked past her, he drawled, “What a silver tongue!” Tian Yu 1kReads7.7Score101Shelves

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    This is a heartwarming and sweet farming story. There is no system or cheat code. The male and female protagonists grow together and the family works hard to create wealth. It is not a light novel and there are no awful characters!

35. 35 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: The Peach Blossoms Are Blooming 穿越古代之桃花开了 Gu Huamuyun古华木云Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted One day, an older unmarried woman transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a farmer's daughter. She used to rely on food delivery to survive, so arriving in the past makes her feel like she's half disabled. She has no golden finger, and there aren't many outrageous villains around, but they really are poor. How is a young woman supposed to get by in this feudal era where men are valued over women? Fortunately, she still has a warm and loving family. As for that cold-faced young man, he's been 2.4kReads8.7Score239Shelves
36. 36 农 The Farmer and His Wife 农家夫妻 Reincarnation转生Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted They thought their love had long since been worn away by marriage. Who could have guessed that a sudden car accident would take this divorcing couple together to an unfamiliar world in ancient times... 3.3kReads8.9Score286Shelves

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    These are all very good books with clear and logical thinking.

37. 37 惊 Goodness! The Maid Comes Home Pregnant and Finds a Bright New Path 惊！丫鬟揣娃回家，走出康庄大道 The Gods Keep Silent诸神不语Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted The short drama is out, and a publishing deal has been signed, awaiting release. [Soul transmigration + storage space + fleeing while pregnant + only ever been with each other + building wealth] Liu Yuehong was a country girl and a third-grade maid at the Duke of Zhenguo’s manor. At sixteen, hoping to buy her freedom early and earn fifty taels of silver, she became the antidote for the manor’s third young master, Lu Chen. During that time, memories of her previous life in a post-apocalyptic worl 17.9kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
38. 38 墨 The Mo Family’s Ink House 墨香之家 Add a Little Sugar to the Rice米饭加点糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Grow crops and make a fortune? Lu Wei spread her hands. She wanted to farm too! But when she’s so poor she can’t even afford grass to eat, where’s she supposed to find land? Find a husband? Lu Wei immediately burst into tears, touching the scar on her face. She still had to face life instead of running away. No land, no house, and no looks? No problem. She has her dad by her side. Father and daughter working together can move mountains. They’ll have a house someday, as well as gold, silver, and 2.1kReads8.9Score195Shelves
39. 39 怎 How Does Someone Transmigrate and Become a Beggar? 怎么有人穿越成乞丐啊 Singing Sunflower会唱歌的向日葵Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted The sky above the beggars' den is foul and stinking. Their clothes are in tatters, crumbling to dust at the slightest touch. Their ramshackle shelter is falling apart, its beams covered in mold and spiders hanging in their faces. A disastrous start. Xia Chu does everything she can and finally establishes herself in Hangzhou. Then her biological parents show up... 218Reads7.5Score—Shelves
40. 40 花 Flowers Bloom in the Garden, and Happiness Grows in the Fields 花香满园喜种田 True to the Passing Years不负流年Ancient Romance867k WordsCompleted With the grand label of “great fortune” hanging over her head, Ruan Li thinks her head still isn’t big enough. Don’t talk to her about “fate from a past life and love in this one!” She just wants to enjoy her own quiet life. Hey, you, that stubborn rock! Stop right there. I’ll take you flying! 329Reads7.3Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    They're all farming novels. Some are about indigenous people, and some are about time travel.

41. 41 穿 Transmigrating to Become the Mistress of the Household 穿越之掌家婆婆 Wu Yu舞瑜Ancient Romance798k WordsCompleted Jiang Lingling transmigrates to an unknown ancient farming village. Her husband, Su Changqing, has gone off to war, and facing the four children in the household makes her head ache. The eldest son, whom Su Changqing took in when he was young, is already married and has just had a daughter. Su later had two daughters with his first wife, Madam Du, while Jiang Lingling, his second wife, gave birth to a son! After her husband is drafted, the original Jiang Lingling becomes the most powerful person 173Reads7.0Score—Shelves
42. 42 天 Disaster and Famine: The Reborn Noblewoman’s Granary Is Full 天灾荒年，重生贵女仓满粮 The Very Rich Writing Machine巨有钱的码字机Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted [Ancient Apocalypse, Strong Female Lead, Farming, Reborn, Stockpiling, Male Lead Takes His Wife’s Surname] Shen Huanyan is reborn after her death. She was once the most beloved daughter of a marquis’s family. But when her country fell and her family was destroyed, she took all their belongings and fled south to Jinling to seek refuge with her fiancé. Then he bled her dry and poisoned her to death. When Shen Huanyan opens her eyes again, she is back at the manor where she stopped on her way to 51Reads8.0Score—Shelves
43. 43 穿 Transmigrated as a Lowly Maid, I Got Rich Selling Spicy Strips 穿越粗使丫鬟，我靠卖辣条暴富了 Summer Salt Soda夏日盐汽水Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted [Also known as The Bondservant’s Escape from the Estate] No romance. A mostly ensemble-cast story with a light touch of food and domestic intrigue. A quick heads-up for readers who might want to avoid those themes. From fifteen cups of wine to Panglin fish, mugwort rice dumplings, honey-braised mud crabs, frosted jade peaks, and Li cakes, the story features a whole range of traditional dishes. Wang Yan was born into servitude at the Marquis An’s estate, a noble household in the capital. When she 1.1kReads8.5Score107Shelves
44. 44 古 A Former Maid's Farming Life After Leaving the Manor 古代出府丫鬟种田记 Leaping Into Mountains and Seas跃入山海Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and will rise + farming + native heroine + no golden finger + building a fortune] Cheng Fuer was unexpectedly sold and spent ten years as a servant girl. At last, she traded a scar for her freedom and left the household. When she returned home, she found everything had changed. Her elder brother was in prison, her sister-in-law was frail, her nephew was mute, and the family home was dilapidated, without even an iron pot... Cheng Fuer waved it off. None of that mattered. 444Reads7.3Score—Shelves
45. 45 四 Four Seasons Sleeping Beside the Mountains 四时与山眠 Ji Yubai纪羽白Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted A hundred years later, Su Nan was no more than an ordinary memory woven into these mountains, rivers, and fields. Yet her joy lingered in the breeze that passed by, and her worries remained in the drifting rain and mist. Through countless days and nights spent sleeping beside the mountains, this land had been the most colorful dream of her life. There were no schemes or attempts to defy fate, only the everyday family affairs around a small square table, the joys and sorrows scattered across a fe 376Reads8.7Score100Shelves
46. 46 农 The Eldest Farm Daughter Wants Meat, So She Takes Her Siblings to Reclaim Wasteland 农门长姐想吃肉，带着弟妹去开荒 Custard Piggy Bun奶黄小猪包Ancient Romance329k WordsCompleted Farming + pocket dimension + devoted couple + sweet romance + raising kids + comeback From the start, Wen Yunhe is a widow. She kicks her heartless in-laws to the curb, focuses on making money, and, with countless supplies in hand, takes her family to escape the ravages of war. Working together, they turn the hardship of fleeing into a hiking trip, and even make a fortune along the way. On the road, she takes pity on a child and saves him, only to have him cling to her. Want a meal? Earn it firs 748Reads8.9Score104Shelves
47. 47 乱 Fleeing Through a Chaotic Age 乱世逃难 Ou Jiu偶就Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted Fu Wen’s soul transmigrated into a chaotic age, and a little pocket dimension came with her. With war raging and refugees scattered in every direction, she and her childhood sweetheart, Li Baisheng, fled together. They dodged pursuers, fought through famine, sheltered the old, the weak, women, and children, and endured a life of endless wandering. When the fighting finally ceased, they settled in Yan territory and opened up wasteland for farming. In a world left in ruins, they carved out a safe 5.4kReads8.6Score375Shelves
48. 48 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
49. 49 在 The Days I Spent Farming in the Village 在村里种田的日子 Zeng Pig Milk Tea曾猪奶茶Ancient Romance231k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it was just released. Give it a try if it sounds like your thing. Sang Wan, a maid in the Li residence, offended one of the household's esteemed guests and was handed over to a slave broker. He took her from Jiangzhou Prefecture on a winding journey, and by a twist of fate, sold her to a rough soldier who had just returned home to the Du family. The eldest son, Du Yu'en, had coarse features and a fierce look in his eyes. He spoke in a gruff voice, and whenever he shoute 921Reads8.7Score100Shelves
50. 50 穿 Reborn as a Steamed-Bun Mother-in-Law, I Quickly Rise to Become the Matriarch 穿成包子婆婆，翻身秒变老太君 Scallion Pancake小葱饼Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of a poor old country woman. Her only son died in battle, her daughter-in-law is timid, and three little grandchildren are crying to be fed. On top of that, her in-laws are scheming against her at every turn. The difficulty is maxed out from the start. Su Yunqi says the strong don’t fear a challenge. She can cry and shout her way through an argument, and in a fight, she can take on everyone. Her in-laws are left trembling in fear after she puts them in 620Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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