Fleeing Famine and Farming 逃荒 种田

1. 1 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: Escape from Famine 穿书之逃荒记 Xiao Baorong小宝绒Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted Note: No romantic pairing The setup: Chu Yanting, a notoriously bad writer whose novel was left unfinished, transmigrates into her own story as the unfortunate heroine who dies in childbirth. According to the plot, she has 30 days left to live. With disasters striking one after another and war breaking out, she has to care for a family of elderly people, children, and women. Yet the transmigration god only gives her a miniature pocket dimension measuring 0.1 square meters… Request: Please give t 3.6kReads9.2Score328Shelves

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   I'd like to recommend a slightly niche famine-themed novel. The female protagonist transmigrates to a world where she's already pregnant with three children, and life is tough. However, there's a sign-in system that gives her all sorts of strange and wonderful things, making it very novel and interesting. Although she has a cheat ability, it's not overly powerful, and the female protagonist is incredibly witty. It's a great read! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

2. 2 带 Fleeing Famine with the Kids: I Set Fires, He Makes Thunder 带崽逃荒：我放火，他打雷 Sweet Period甜句号Ancient Romance931k WordsOngoing [Fleeing Famine] [Dual Powers] [Shared Space] [Power Couple] [Raising Kids] [Ensemble Cast Building a City] They had witnessed the splendor of the modern age and survived the zombie hordes of the apocalypse through blood and grit. Then, in a single moment, they both fell, landing in an ancient world torn apart by war and ravaged by drought. Su Man wields flames fierce enough to incinerate the heavens, burning every demon and fiend to ash. Li Yunhao commands thunder from the highest skies, shatt 15.2kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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   A post-apocalyptic couple with superpowers, going all out without feeling stifled.

3. 3 带 I Transmigrated to a Famine Year with a Farm, So We Never Went Hungry 带着农场穿越到荒年，吃喝不愁啦 Yan Zhi烟织Ancient Romance837k WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine + Farming + Sweet Romance + Spatial Storage] Lin Xiao'er transmigrates into a time of famine. The moment she wakes up, she hears someone saying they want to eat her. That’s terrifying! Better to flee into the mountains and be eaten by a beast than be eaten by her own kind. She takes her parents and younger brother and runs for the deep mountains. To her surprise, her farm has turned into a space and followed her into ancient times. It has even become fully automated: what an incr 364Reads8.8Score102Shelves

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   Lin Xiao'er's transmigration was like entering hell mode; the moment she opened her eyes, she was already being targeted and cooked! She carried her entire family into the deep mountains overnight: being eaten by wild beasts was better than being a two-legged sheep! Unexpectedly, she was bound to a fully automated farm space; chickens, ducks, and geese laid eggs automatically, and wheat fields were harvested automatically, instantly achieving food freedom!

4. 4 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

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   Su Wan transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous supporting character Su Wan, in a historical romance novel she had read before, a story about a pampered heiress and a fake rich girl. She really loves stories about pampered heiresses! 🤩

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6. 6 重 Reborn in the Eighties, I Dump My Trash Ex and Marry the Toughest Officer 重生八零，踹垃圾竹马嫁最猛军官 Precious and Perfect珠圆玉润的宝Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted (Alternate period setting, age gap, everyday life in a military marriage, face-slapping) Lin Mian was reborn on New Year’s Eve, the night her childhood sweetheart publicly broke off their engagement. In her previous life, she couldn’t bear to give up eighteen years of affection for her childhood sweetheart and refused to end the engagement, even if it killed her. But after they married, he was as cold as stone and hated her to the bone. He tormented her until her family was ruined, and she die 2.5kReads8.9Score250Shelves
7. 7 贪 Enchanted by Your Glorious Summer 贪恋你的盛夏 Big Meat Bun大肉包子啊Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Longing for Your Summer is now available. A short drama and animated series are also streaming. [Flirtatious, devilishly handsome rich boy vs. sweet, insecure good girl] [College campus + secret crush comes true + both untouched + sweet romance] The most outrageous thing Sang Li ever did was approach the new transfer student in her senior year of high school. The boy was strikingly handsome and unbearably arrogant, with a faint air of aloofness in his eyes. Sang Li though 56.2kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
8. 8 下 The Cast-Off Princess Consort Is Exiled While Pregnant, and the Prince Panics 下堂王妃揣孕肚流放，王爷急疯了 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Exile and famine + natural and man-made disasters + stocking up with a pocket space + satisfying infrastructure building + prince regent chases his wife to win her back] (Main story complete) In her previous life, Zhou Yunshu’s birth family was framed for treason by a foolish emperor and treacherous ministers. All the men in the family were executed, while the women and children were exiled to the southern wilderness and died along the way. Though Zhou Yunshu was spared exile as the Prince of W 19kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
9. 9 一 Gu Jiu Si's First Book 一顾九思的第1本书 At First Glance, Nine Thoughts一顾九思Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Dual Civil-Service Careers + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First Love + Secretly in Love with Each Other + Sweet Romance] The male and female leads are each other’s first love. Five years ago, a misunderstanding kept them apart. Five years later, he has become a district Party committee secretary, while she is an ordinary civil servant in a township under his jurisdiction. She had planned to live out a quiet, ordinary life, but he is determined to take her into his arms, no matter what. You don’t 10.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrated: I'm the Most Cautious One on the Road to Escape Famine 穿越之逃荒路上我最苟 Lanyue Pavilion岚月轩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in a period novel + military marriage + pocket dimension After years of hardship, Zhang Yufei, an overworked wage slave, finally saved enough to buy a secondhand apartment. On her very first day in her new home, she was unexpectedly transmigrated to 1959 by a refrigerator that had a faulty electrical connection, an era of scarce supplies and raging famine. Faced with the threat of starvation, Zhang Yufei knew she couldn’t just sit back and wait to die, so she resolutely set out on a despe 5.7kReads8.0Score465Shelves
11. 11 流 Pregnant in Exile, Then Divided from Her Family? The Father Is Unknown, but the Mother Grows Stronger 流放怀孕被分家？父不详，母越强 Ink-Stained Thousand Books墨染千书Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted Adapted into short dramas and animated dramas of the same name. Live-action short drama: Peach Blossoms Warm the Fields: I Raise the Kids and Feed the Whole Family Meat Every Meal Animated dramas: Peach Blossoms Warm the Fields; Peach Blossoms Warm the Fields: Hot Springs Emerge in the Frozen North [Starting from Nothing] [No System or Pocket Dimension] [Streetwise Commerce] [Everyday Family Life] [Raising Kids] Cool, beautiful woman vs. strong but goofy young man (not actually stupid) I wake u 16.4kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    A story about fleeing famine and farming; you can check it out, it's quite appealing.

12. 12 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 47kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
13. 13 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
14. 14 逃 Fleeing Famine: After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Starts a Female Household and Takes in a Son-in-Law 逃荒：退亲后，她改立女户招赘婿 Moonset, Clear and Calm月落清浅Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted [1V2 + Establishing a Woman-Headed Household + Farming + Getting Even with Scumbags + Fleeing Famine + Pocket Dimension + No Saintly Do-Gooder] She, Xu Zhiyi, has transmigrated! The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself caught in a staged adultery scandal. Her fiancé and best friend have set her up to break off the engagement. Fine, she'll make sure their scheme backfires! After absorbing the original owner's memories, Xu Zhiyi is stunned. The original owner had just been reborn, but the 5.6kReads8.8Score682Shelves
15. 15 夫 Reborn Couple: Stockpiling Supplies Before the Blizzard Hits 夫妻重生，暴雪来临前我囤满物资 Three-Horned Dinosaur Who Loves Grass爱吃草的三角龙Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [Blizzards] + [Hail] + [Famine] + [Freezing temperatures] = [Little Ice Age] A sudden earthquake sends thirty-six-year-old Zhao Qingxun transmigrating into the body of a woman named Song Zhao in ancient times. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a dusty mud-brick house. Seeing three boys and two girls gathered around her, along with four little dumplings sprawled by the bed, Zhao Qingxun feels her vision go dark. With the original owner's memories intact, she discovers that she i 4.4kReads7.9Score546Shelves

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    Famine relief and farming novel

16. 16 古 Fleeing Famine in Ancient Times, I Can Connect Past and Present for Ten Minutes a Day 古代逃荒，我每天能古通今十分钟 Mu Lianlian慕莲莲Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine + farming + portable space + fake and real heiresses + frail heroine + dual storylines + transmigrating to the modern world + sweet romance + adored by everyone + not a strong female lead] The fake heiress, Chen Miao, had only just returned to her hometown when she fled famine with her whole family. As her memories from a previous life returned, she awakened a golden finger: a ten-cubic-meter space, plus the ability to transmigrate to the modern world for ten minutes at random ea 3.1kReads6.7Score296Shelves
17. 17 饥 In the Famine Years, This Shameless Old Lady Supports Her Whole Family as a Cleaner 饥荒年，极品老太当保洁养全家 Clouds and Books, Faintly云书淡淡Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The short drama based on this book, “In the Famine, I Scavenged for Trash to Feed My Family Meat,” is now streaming! Tian Yuerong was reborn. In her previous life, she had been a concubine in an official's family in the capital and had two sons and a daughter. After the principal wife died, Tian Yuerong was about to be made the new principal wife, but then her husband died too. With no one left to protect her, she was driven out to a country estate by the mistress of the main branch of the famil 1.8kReads8.2Score128Shelves
18. 18 流 Exiled? Fleeing Famine? I’ll Reward the Troops With My General Store 流放？逃荒？带着小卖部犒赏三军 Murong Ruier慕容锐儿Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted [Exile + famine + golden finger + real and fake heiresses + infrastructure building + farming + strong heroine + sweet romance] Mu Manyu died right after completing a mission, then was reborn in ancient times with the inheritance her grandmother had left her: a “Country Store.” Her luck was terrible. She nearly died as soon as she was reborn, but fortunately the pond outside the Country Store had turned into a spiritual spring, and she managed to survive. Was she born under an unlucky star? How 339Reads7.5Score103Shelves
19. 19 废 Wasteland Rose! 废土玫瑰！ Stardust Bunny星黛兔兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Over-the-top Mary Sue, gorgeous girl, adored by everyone, otome-game style, a huge battle for her affections, no strong female lead, my take on the post-apocalypse] Chu Yao can't open her eyes, but she's fully conscious. It seems she's being held right now, firmly trapped in a pair of strong arms. Chu Yao doesn't understand. Even in the seventh year of the apocalypse, when 60% of people have awakened supernatural abilities and are more than twice as strong as ordinary people, no man would s 23.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
20. 20 全 The Whole Village Flees Famine, Luckily I Have a Beloved Consort System 全村逃荒，还好我有宠妃系统 The Streetlights Are On路灯亮Ancient Romance802k WordsCompleted Overworked office drone Wang Xiaomi suddenly found herself born into the body of a little peasant girl in the Great Xia dynasty. Fortunately, she had a spiritual spring space and could sign in every day to claim a treasure. That made life a little easier for Wang Xiaomi, who liked to complain, “My mouth can’t stomach lousy food!” But when she was three, a once-in-a-century drought struck. The whole village was preparing to flee together. No need to panic. Luckily, I have a System. The bad news: 239Reads6.2Score—Shelves
21. 21 穿 Transmigrating into Exile with My Frail Top Scholar Husband 穿越流放，我那柔弱的状元夫君 Autumn Mountain on the High Terrace高台秋山Ancient Romance179k WordsOngoing Disclaimer: This story is fictional, and very, very fictional. [Exile] [Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Healing Powers] [Strong Female Lead] [Strong Male Lead] [Fleeing Famine] [Farming] [Infrastructure] A straight-laced steel-hearted warrior's soul in a cool, beautiful body VS a delicate top scholar with eight hundred tricks up his sleeve Shen Zijin transmigrates into a bride in prison. Looking at a group of old, weak, sick, and disabled people, she quietly pulls out her combat knife and su —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 农 The Farm Girl General 农门将女 Jun Jingye珺璟晔Ancient Romance870k WordsCompleted She was a twenty-first-century livestreamer known for her talents and product sales. After falling into the water one day, she transmigrates into the body of a young farm girl in a mountain village. At home, she has a grandmother who favors boys over girls, a selfish aunt, and a jealous cousin. Watch this young farm girl take on her awful relatives, work together with her parents, and quietly build a thriving business until their life gets better and better! He was a highborn heir, powerful and 2.8kReads8.8Score318Shelves

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    "Dr. Huang, what's the situation?" A woman's anxious voice came from beside her. Qianhua felt weak and sore all over, her whole body as if immersed in a cold pool, shivering uncontrollably. Her mind was heavy, but her consciousness was clear. She tried to open her eyes, wanting to see where she was. But her eyelids wouldn't obey her, her body was as if under a spell, completely unable to move, so she had to give up. "It's late summer now, the weather isn't cold, the child shouldn't have caught a chill after falling into the water, but this child already had a cold constitution, and now falling into the water has triggered the cold evil in her body." "In addition, she suffered a very serious fright, which caused her to have a persistent high fever, and the current situation is really critical." It was an old man's voice, probably the Dr. Huang the woman had mentioned. "Dr. Huang, what should we do? Is there any way to treat her?" The woman's voice was filled with urgency and worry. "I'll prescribe a medicine. If the fever subsides after taking it, you'll be fine. But if the fever persists, I'm afraid..." The old man hesitated, clearly reluctant to say what he was about to say. "And what if the fever doesn't break?" The woman's tone grew increasingly urgent. "If the fever hasn't subsided by tomorrow morning, then you should prepare for the worst." The old man sighed, stating the worst-case scenario. As soon as he finished speaking, Liu felt as if struck by lightning, her mind reeling. Her energy seemed to have been completely drained in an instant; she became weak and powerless, almost collapsing to the ground. Once she regained her balance, she rushed to the bedside and embraced the frail body of the woman on the bed. The woman shook her while crying loudly and sorrowfully, "Qianhua, my poor daughter, how could you fall into the river? If you don't make it, how will your mother live? Waaah..." Qianhua's head spun even heavier from the shaking. She was extremely confused: How did this woman know her name was Qianhua? And she even claimed to be her mother, but that voice was clearly not her mother's voice. She remembered that before the accident, she was standing at the stern of the sightseeing boat taking pictures with other tourists. Suddenly, a wave crashed over her, and she was pushed by someone in the crowd, losing her balance and falling into the sea. She knew how to swim, but no matter how she swam, she felt her body sinking until she lost consciousness. When she regained consciousness, she found herself lying here. "Chunxiang, don't panic. Let Doctor Huang prescribe some medicine. Our Qianhua is lucky; she'll be alright." The man's comforting voice interrupted Qianhua's chaotic thoughts. "Yes, yes, her father, I'm so anxious! Doctor Huang, please write a prescription quickly!" Hearing her husband's words, the woman seemed to have found her anchor and hurriedly urged the doctor to write the prescription. Doctor Huang took out paper and pen from his medicine box and sat down at the dilapidated wooden table to begin writing the prescription. He handed the completed prescription to Liu Shi and looked at Liang Lao Er, who was leaning on his cane, saying, "This prescription can both calm the child's nerves and temporarily suppress the cold energy in her body. The herbs used to suppress the cold energy are quite precious, costing two taels of silver, plus the other herbs, totaling three taels of silver. I don't have the herbs for suppressing the cold energy here..." "What kind of lousy medicine is so expensive? Three taels of silver is enough for our whole family to live on for half a year! Why don't you just rob us?" Before Doctor Huang could finish speaking, he was interrupted sharply by Old Lady Liang, who had been standing silently in the room. "I'm a doctor, not a bandit. I wouldn't stoop to robbing. Besides, even if you wanted some of these precious herbs to suppress the cold, I don't have them here," Doctor Huang said angrily, his face extremely grim. "That's fine then. We don't need those so-called precious herbs. We won't trouble you with treating this illness. We can just boil some ginger water and drink it ourselves to suppress the cold in her body," Old Lady Liang said, her voice somewhat agitated, trying to get her to give three taels of silver to save her daughter. Bah! No way! This was practically asking for her life. "Doctor Huang, I'm sorry. My mother is quick-tempered and misspoke. Please don't take it to heart. My daughter still needs your prescription to cure her illness," Liang Lao Er quickly apologized on behalf of his mother, Old Lady Liang, afraid that her words would anger Doctor Huang. "Of course, I won't stoop to the level of an ignorant woman," Doctor Huang sneered at Old Lady Liang. As a fellow village doctor, Dr. Huang had naturally heard about Old Lady Liang's temperament. Everyone said that Old Lady Liang was extremely stingy and calculating, with a very strong preference for sons over daughters. She only doted on her grandsons and didn't treat her two granddaughters like human beings. Seeing her today, it was indeed true to her reputation. This Old Lady Liang was really too unreasonable. Qianhua was, after all, her own granddaughter. At a time of life and death, she actually wanted to save money by forcing her to drink a cup of ginger water. Old Lady Liang was about to retort, "You..." "Dr. Huang, what are the names of these few precious medicinal herbs that are missing? Where should we buy them?" Fearing that his mother would say something else unpleasant, Liang Lao Er quickly interrupted her, asking a series of questions that were currently of most concern to him. "I've written down and marked the missing herbs on the prescription. You can take the prescription to Renjitang, the largest pharmacy in the county town, to buy them. You need to get them before dark, or the shop will close. The child's condition is critical; he must take the medicine immediately," Doctor Huang instructed Liang Lao Er with a serious expression. He continued, "I have all the other herbs. We're all from the same village, so I won't charge the ten-copper-coin consultation fee. You can pay one tael of silver for the herbs, and then send someone with me to my home to get the medicine." Liu Shi took the prescription, and she and Liang Lao Er exchanged a glance. They both looked at the matriarch, Old Madam Liang, with pleading eyes. Before they could speak, Old Madam Liang's gaze flickered away. She lowered her head somewhat guiltily and said, "Don't look at me like that. You all know how difficult things are at home. We can't even afford enough to eat, let alone buy such expensive medicine." "Didn't my brother just go to town last month to sell our stored grain? Where's the money? Where's the money?" Liang Lao Er asked anxiously, looking at his mother. "That money was for your nephew Wen Yong to get married. He's 18 now, long past the age to get married. If we weren't so poor, his child might already be calling him 'Dad.'" Old Mrs. Liang raised her voice, answering Liang Lao Er with righteous indignation. With a thud, Liu Chunxiang knelt down before Old Mrs. Liang. Her voice trembled slightly as she said, "Mother, Qianhua is our only child. I know you've never liked girls, but even if you don't, Qianhua is still your granddaughter. You can't just stand by and watch her die." Liu's voice trailed off, "Mother, could you please postpone Wenyong's wedding? Saving Qianhua's life is the most important thing!" "You jinx! You still have the nerve to beg me? You've been in the Liang family for so many years and all you've given us is a money-losing burden. I haven't divorced you; I've already done more than enough. And you still have the nerve to ask for money for your nephew's wedding?" Old Madam Liang roared fiercely at her second daughter-in-law, Liu. Liu felt a pang of pain, her heart tightening. But with her daughter lying half-dead in bed, all she wanted was to get the money to buy medicine for her. She ignored Old Madam Liang's accusations and continued to kowtow and beg her. Liang Lao Er couldn't bear to watch any longer. He stood up from the stool, leaning on his cane, and slowly knelt down, ignoring his injured leg. "Mother, this is a matter of life and death. Qianhua is my only daughter. Please, give me the money to buy medicine first. Once my leg heals, I'll go hunting in the mountains to earn money, and I promise I won't delay Wenyong's marriage." Seeing her second son kneeling before his leg had healed, Liang Lao Tai felt a pang of pity and hesitated slightly. But thinking of her grandson, she hardened her heart: "Son, it's not that I don't want to save you, it's just that I really have no other choice. Ever since you fell and injured yourself, you've been bedridden for months. Your family of three hasn't earned a single penny; we've been living entirely on Zhong Gong's money. We're already struggling to make ends meet." "We finally managed to sell some grain and earn a little money, and I was just about to find a wife for your eldest nephew, Wen Yong. Your second nephew, Wen Zhi, also has a lot of expenses for school. Where would we find the spare money for such expensive medicine?" Hearing this, Liang Lao Er felt a pang of sadness and disappointment. He knew his mother favored sons over daughters, especially her nephews, but he was a dutiful son and had never spoken ill of her. Before his leg injury, he often went hunting in the mountains during the off-season, earning several times more money from selling his game than from farming. Each time he brought back money, besides giving his daughter some pocket money, he gave the rest to his mother. He never imagined that after his leg injury prevented him from earning money, his mother would despise her daughter to this extent. Qianhua lay on the hard bed, listening to their endless argument over her medicine, when a sudden throbbing pain shot through her head. Her brow furrowed slightly, and countless images flashed through her mind like a movie. She finally understood her current predicament: she had transmigrated, and it was a soul transmigration at that. Her original surname was Qian, and her given name was Hua, but the body she now possessed was surnamed Liang, named Liang Qianhua. The original owner was 13 years old, the only daughter of the second son of the Liang family and Liu Shi. Her father, Liang Lao Er, had once rescued an injured old hunter from the same village in the mountains. Out of gratitude, the old hunter passed on his hunting skills to her father. From then on, her father helped with farming during busy seasons and hunted in the mountains during the off-season; it could be said that a large portion of the family's income was earned by her father. About four months ago, her father went hunting in the mountains and encountered a leopard. While trying to escape, he accidentally fell into a deep pit, fracturing his thoracic vertebrae and lower leg. He was found and carried back for treatment, which saved his life. The doctor said the thoracic vertebral fracture was minor, but the lower leg fracture was more serious. The doctor originally said that if he took the medicine on time and recuperated properly, he could walk normally again in three or four months. However, the medicine was too expensive, costing several taels of silver a month. Her second cousin, Wenzhi, was spending a lot of money on his studies, so her grandmother gave her father a few doses and then stopped the medicine. Now, four months have passed, and the original owner's father still cannot walk like a normal person, only able to walk slowly with the help of crutches. Without Liang Lao Er's protection, in these past few months, Liu Shi and the original owner have been ordered around by Liang Lao Tai to do all sorts of chores every day. In addition to taking care of her bedridden husband, Liu Shi also had to do laundry, cook, fetch water, gather firewood, and clean for the whole family every day. She did all these chores by herself. This month, Liang Lao Er was finally able to walk with crutches. After finishing her household chores, Liu Shi was still made to help in the fields by Liang Lao Tai, doing the work of several people. Meanwhile, the original owner of this body had to go up the mountain every day to dig wild vegetables, feed the pigs, and also feed the chickens and ducks. Despite all this, Liang Lao Tai still complained, always saying that the two of them hadn't earned a single penny and were just freeloaders. The original owner's eldest aunt, Zhu Shi, was a mean and selfish woman. Because she had given birth to two sons for the Liang family, and her second son was a scholar, she always felt superior and acted arrogantly towards her two sisters-in-law. She would complain whenever asked to do housework, always finding excuses to be lazy, and never helped Liu Shi with any chores. Liang Lao San's wife, Chen Shi, was the youngest of the three sisters-in-law. She was gentle and kind. Chen's health had always been poor, even back in her maternal home. Originally, Old Madam Liang had opposed Liang Laosan marrying her, but Liang Laosan himself loved her. After giving birth to her son, Liang Wenjie, Chen's health deteriorated further, and she was never allowed to do any farm work. She would stay indoors doing embroidery, selling the pieces to supplement the family income. Sometimes, seeing Liu Shi struggling, she would occasionally help with lighter chores. The original owner of this body had fallen into the river because her eldest uncle's daughter, Liang Cuihua, had tricked her into going to the riverbank and pushed her in. She tried to open her mouth to tell her parents the truth, but no sound came out. "Grandma, please take the money to get my cousin treated first. I'm not in a hurry to get married," said the young man named Wenyong. Although he also wanted to get married quickly, he felt that getting medicine was more important than his cousin's life. His younger sister, Liang Cuihua, glared at him and said with a pained expression, "Brother, how can you not be in a hurry to get married? You're already 18! Er Gouzi from the same village is the same age as you, and his child can already call you 'Dad'!" In ancient rural areas, children married young. Boys would generally be introduced to potential partners and prepared for marriage by the time they were fifteen or sixteen. Girls married even earlier, usually around fifteen, and some even as young as thirteen or fourteen. So it was normal that Er Gouzi and Wen Yong were the same age, and their child could already call them "Dad." Old Mrs. Liang gave Cuihua an approving look. She usually didn't like this eldest granddaughter much and had never given her a kind look, but today she was unusually kind to her. "Cuihua is right. We were planning to get Wenyong a wife last year, but then my second son fell and got injured. We almost emptied our savings to pay for his treatment. We finally managed to sell some grain, and we were just about to be able to get Wenyong a wife and have a healthy baby boy. Some people can't even have sons themselves, and they want to force my grandson to have no descendants too?" With someone chiming in, Old Lady Liang became even more self-righteous, glaring fiercely at Liu Shi as she spoke. Liu Shi just knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly and begging, "Mother, I beg you, please take out the money and save Qianhua first." "What's going on?" A stern voice suddenly broke in. Old Man Liang was working in the fields far away at the foot of the western mountain today when he heard from the villagers that his granddaughter had fallen into the river and drowned. He grabbed his hoe and ran back home. But when he got home, he saw his second son and daughter-in-law kneeling on the ground. "Second son, your leg injury hasn't healed yet. Don't kneel on the ground. Get up quickly, or you'll hurt yourself again." Old Man Liang went over and supported Liang Second's arms with both hands, helping him up and then helping him sit down on a stool. Although he usually favored his grandsons, he cared deeply for his three sons. Old Man Liang glanced at Liu Shi, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "You should get up too." Hearing her father-in-law's words, Liu Shi immediately stood up, and at the same time, she picked up the cane from the ground and handed it to Liang Second. Liang Second felt reassured after seeing his father return. Although his father also preferred his grandsons, he had never mistreated his two granddaughters. As the head of the family, his father was generally fair in his dealings. In this life-or-death situation, Liang Second believed that his father wouldn't stand idly by. So Liang Second quickly told his father about the current situation. As expected, after listening, Old Man Liang turned to Old Woman Liang and asked, "How much of the six taels of silver from selling the grain is left?" "Only five taels left. I plan to save it for Wenyong's wedding, and also for Wenzhi's schooling." Old Woman Liang's eyes darted around slyly; the silver from selling the grain hadn't been in her hands for long, and one tael was already gone. "The grain was sold less than a month ago, and one tael is already gone?" Old Man Liang was somewhat skeptical. "I manage the expenses of such a large family, so naturally I spend money quickly. Wenzhi needs to buy writing materials from time to time for his schooling, and those things aren't cheap." Old Woman Liang loudly argued. Old Man Liang was silent for a moment, then said to Old Woman Liang, "Quickly take out three taels of silver to buy medicine for the second son's family." "Old man, you can't take out the silver! What will happen to Wenyong's wedding if we buy the medicine? What will happen to Wenzhi's schooling?" Old Woman Liang still refused to take out the silver. "There are priorities. This is a matter of life and death. No matter how important the matter, we must save Qianhua's life first. You don't even have this much sense anymore, how can you manage this household?" Old Man Liang scolded Old Woman Liang loudly. His wife was becoming increasingly confused, unable to handle even this simple matter. Liu Shi and Liang Lao Er breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing their father's words, and gratefully said to Old Man Liang, "Thank you, Father." Even though Old Woman Liang was unwilling, she dared not disobey the head of the family. She was afraid that her husband would really take away her power to manage the household if he got angry. She slunk back to the house, retrieved some silver, and threw the three taels of loose silver wrapped in coarse cloth at Liang Lao Er. She said reluctantly, "She's just a little girl. Keeping her at home is a waste of food, yet you protect her like the apple of your eye. In two years, once she's married, she'll belong to another family. Don't you think about your nephews? See who will take care of you in your old age. After you pass away, see who will break your pot for you?" Liang Lao Er didn't answer. He took out one tael of silver and gave it to Doctor Huang, telling Liu Shi to go back with Doctor Huang to get the medicine. He then called his eldest nephew, Wen Yong, to his side and handed him the remaining two taels of silver and the prescription. "Wen Yong, keep these two taels of silver and the prescription safe. Go to Old Man Wang's house in the same village and borrow an oxcart. Tell him about the oxcart fee you owe, and I, Liang Lao Er, will definitely repay double it later. After you borrow the oxcart, quickly drive it to Renjitang in the county town and buy the medicine according to the prescription." Liang Lao Er instructed his eldest nephew, wanting only to get his daughter's medicine back before dark. "Second Uncle, I understand, I'll go right away." Wen Yong carefully took the silver and prescription and put them into his pocket. He lifted the curtain blocking the middle of the room, left Qian Hua's small room, stepped out of the wooden door of the west room, and headed straight for the front gate. He knew that his cousin Qian Hua was in critical condition and he had to buy the medicine and brew it for her as soon as possible. "Father, my second brother's injury has already emptied our savings, and now we're spending so much money on medicine for Qian Hua. How will Wen Yong get married? It's not that his wife has any complaints about you, but Wen Yong is already eighteen years old this year, and I, as his mother, am really worried." Seeing her father-in-law make the decision to use the money meant for her eldest son's wedding to buy medicine for Qian Hua, Zhu Shi had a bellyful of complaints and couldn't hold back any longer. "Once the second son's leg heals, he can go up the mountain a few more times, hunt some game, and sell it. That way, the money will be back." Old Liang knew that Wen Yong's marriage was the most important thing, but in this life-or-death situation, he could only save his granddaughter's life first. "Who knows when the second brother's leg will heal? Everyone in the village says he might be crippled for life," Zhu couldn't help but retort. "Who told you that? It's one thing for outsiders to say that, but you, as his sister-in-law, can curse your own brother-in-law like that? If I hear anyone in the family gossiping again, don't blame me for being ruthless and punishing them according to family rules." Old Liang angrily rebuked Zhu, almost slamming his fist on the table. Zhu, frightened by her father-in-law's rebuke, immediately fell silent and unconsciously hid behind Liang the eldest. Liang the second felt a pang of unease upon hearing Zhu's words. But since she was his sister-in-law, he couldn't say anything to criticize her. He sat silently on the stool by the bed, watching over his daughter. Liang Cuihua was frantic with worry; she desperately wanted Qianhua to die and didn't want her to be saved. She disliked Qianhua; this cousin had always been prettier than her, renowned for her beauty in the village. At only ten years old, she was betrothed by Jiang Lin's mother from the same village. There were only three scholars in the entire Yunfeng Village: her younger brother Liang Wenzhi, the village head's grandson Hu Zhixiong, and Jiang Lin. All three had taken the imperial examinations this February. Her brother Liang Wenzhi and Hu Zhixiong hadn't even passed the first hurdle, the county examination, while Jiang Lin had passed both the county and the prefectural examinations in April. Jiang Lin was now the youngest scholar in the entire Yunfeng Village. And she, almost fifteen, still hadn't had a matchmaker come to her door to arrange a marriage. Qianhua was two years younger than her, yet she had such an outstanding fiancé as Jiang Lin, which infuriated her. Her grandmother favored boys over girls, and her mother, Zhu, influenced by her grandmother, only cared for her older and younger brothers, always giving them the best food first. Qianhua, a girl like herself, was doted on by her second uncle and aunt, who always saved the best food for her. She felt extremely unbalanced; why was Qianhua so lucky, protected by her parents and with such an excellent fiancé, while she had nothing? Every time she saw Qianhua's alluring, foxy face, she couldn't help but feel disgusted by her. Finally, her second uncle broke his leg and was bedridden, with no one to protect Liu and Qianhua. Her grandmother, Old Lady Liang, began to torment the two of them even more. Every day, Old Lady Liang made Qianhua go up the mountain to cut pig feed and dig wild vegetables. Gradually, she became tanned dark and looked much thinner. Coupled with eating too little, Qianhua was now sallow, dark, and thin. Although her features were still beautiful, she was no longer as radiant as before. The villagers said that Qianhua of the Liang family was getting uglier and uglier as she grew up. She felt a surge of joy. She even hoped that her second uncle's leg injury would never heal, so that no one would protect Qianhua and she would be worn down to an unrecognizable state. Originally, she felt a little better after Qianhua's family suffered misfortune and didn't intend to harm her anymore. Who knew that she would take away her beloved, her only hope. She was filled with hatred and called Qianhua to play by the river. Taking advantage of her unpreparedness, she pushed her into the bottomless river. Just as Qianhua was struggling and about to sink to the bottom of the river, Liu Tiedan from next door suddenly appeared, followed by a group of villagers working nearby. The villagers rescued the drowning Qianhua. At this moment, she was both anxious and scared. What if Qianhua woke up and told everyone the truth? Liu Shi went with Doctor Huang to get medicine and returned quickly. By the time her nephew Liang Wenyong returned from the Renjitang Pharmacy in the county town with other medicinal herbs, it was already getting dark. Liu Shi hurried to the kitchen to decoct the medicine and feed it to her daughter. Qianhua felt her mother help her up and bring the medicine bowl to her lips. Fortunately, although she couldn't speak or move, she still knew how to swallow. In order to wake up as soon as possible, she could only endure the nausea and drink all the medicine. Usually, Liu Shi cooked, but today she had no heart to cook. Zhu Shi and Liang Laosan's wife, Chen Shi, cooked dinner together. Worried about her daughter's health, Liu didn't go out to eat. She stayed by the bedside, constantly changing the blankets to cool her daughter down. Liang Lao Er, also concerned for his wife and daughter, only ate a few bites of food. He entered the room, leaning on his cane with his left hand and carrying a bowl of rice he had left for his wife with his right. "Chunxiang, you eat first. I'll stay with our daughter. Don't let her wake up and you collapse again." Liu wiped the tears from her eyes with her sleeve and said to her husband, Liang Lao Er, "Father, the baby hasn't woken up yet. I have no appetite at all." "Eat a little, don't ruin your health," Liang Lao Er urged his wife. Knowing her husband cared, Liu picked up her chopsticks and began to eat, but the food tasted like cardboard. After a few bites, she couldn't eat anymore, so Liang Lao Er stopped trying to persuade her. The young couple stayed by the bedside, caring for their daughter. In the east room, Madam Zhu complained to Liang Laoda, "I don't know if Qianhua can be saved. That money was used to pay for Wenyong's wedding. If she can't be saved, it would have been better not to waste the money in the first place." Liang Laoda was immediately displeased. He scolded Madam Zhu, "What kind of talk is that? Second Brother has only had Qianhua as a daughter all these years. As long as there's any chance of saving her, we must do everything we can. How can you say such callous things?" Madam Zhu felt even more resentful after being scolded by her husband. She grabbed Liang Laoda's ear and scolded, "You, Liang Shifu, how dare you berate your old mother! You've got some nerve! Our Wenyong is so old and still unmarried, and you, as his father, not only aren't worried, but you're siding with an outsider. Do you have any conscience?" Liang Laoda usually listened to Zhu Shi, and seeing her angry, he immediately tried to appease her, saying, "Oh, wife, take it easy. I'm only doing this for your own good. If Dad heard you say something like that, he'd definitely give you a good scolding." Zhu Shi knew she absolutely couldn't let her father-in-law hear this. Today, she had only mentioned that her second brother might become lame, and her father-in-law had already flew into a rage. In truth, how could Liang Laoda not worry about his son? In the past, Liang Lao Er's hunting earnings were handed over to his mother, and almost all of it went towards Wenzhi's education. The harvests in the past two years had been poor, and the family had no surplus grain to sell. This year, Lao Er broke his leg, and the hunting earnings were gone. They still had to rely on the family covenant to support the three of them. The harvest was finally good, and they sold the grain for some money, but then this accident happened to the second son's child. Now Wenyong can't get married, and he, as a father, is very worried. Sigh, he'll have to work even harder on the farm from now on; he doesn't know anything else besides farming. Around 9 PM, probably the medicine was taking effect, Qianhua finally opened her eyes. Her original father's leg injury hadn't fully healed, and he'd already been persuaded by Liu to sleep in the adjacent room. The three of them squeezed into one room, separated only by a wooden plank and a curtain. Now, only Liu was left by the bedside to watch over her. Perhaps exhausted, Liu had fallen asleep by the headboard. Qianhua turned her head to look at Liu's tired sleeping face, but didn't wake her. She gently sat up, and by the dim light of the oil lamp, she stared blankly at her hands—small, dark, and delicate hands. She turned and carefully examined the room. Gray mud walls, an uneven dirt floor, an old square table with peeling black paint, and two long wooden benches with uneven legs underneath. The room was dilapidated, clearly from ancient times. She had to admit that she had indeed transmigrated. She mentally reviewed the situation: the original owner of this body had been pushed into the river by her cousin, Cuihua, and should have drowned. She herself had fallen into the sea and, by chance, transmigrated into the original owner's body. From the original owner's memories, she learned that this place was called the Great Yuan Kingdom, and it was currently the twenty-fourth year of the Jingxi era—a dynasty that had never existed in history. The village where the original owner lived was called Yunfeng Village, belonging to Qingxi County of Lingzhou City, located in the southwest of the Great Yuan Dynasty. The original owner's grandfather, Old Man Liang, was the head of the family. Her great-grandfather named him Liang Dongcai, a homonym for "pillar of the state." Her great-grandfather probably hoped that Old Man Liang would study hard, pass the imperial examinations, and become a pillar of the Great Yuan Kingdom. Unfortunately, Old Man Liang was utterly unfit for studying. He studied for several years, failing the county-level examinations multiple times, never even achieving the lowest rank of "Tong Sheng" (a student who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations). In the end, he had no choice but to abandon his studies and return home to farm. Following in his father's footsteps, Old Man Liang hoped his descendants would study hard, achieve official rank, and bring honor to the family. However, none of his three sons were academically inclined. The only scholar in the family, Liang Wenzhi, was the person he valued most. Liang Wenzhi was the second son of the original owner's eldest uncle. Old Man Liang doted on this second grandson, always prioritizing him with the best things, and considering nothing more important than Liang Wenzhi's studies. The original owner's grandmother, Old Man Liang, was a feudal and rigid woman with deeply ingrained patriarchal views. It was said that the original owner originally had an aunt, but due to poverty, the family couldn't afford to raise so many children, and this aunt was drowned in a water vat by Old Man Liang at birth. Old Mrs. Liang always felt that daughters were a financial burden, a waste of the family's resources, so she disliked Qianhua and Cuihua. She also favored her grandsons, while Old Mr. Liang tried to maintain a semblance of fairness, but Old Mrs. Liang's favoritism was blatant. Besides Qianhua and Cuihua, the person Old Mrs. Liang hated most in the family was the original owner's mother, Liu. Because Liu had only given birth to the original owner's daughter, failing to produce a son for Liang's second son, she effectively ended his lineage. Old Mrs. Liang never gave Liu a kind look, and would frequently beat and scold her for the slightest displeasure. Liu, knowing she hadn't given her husband a son and therefore couldn't win her mother-in-law's favor, endured the beatings and scoldings silently. Old Mrs. Liang even urged Liang's second son to divorce Liu and remarry to continue the family line. However, the original owner's father was exceptionally devoted, refusing to divorce Liu and consistently protecting her. Several times, Old Lady Liang intended to divorce Liu and kick her out of the house, but each time Liang the Second threatened to kill himself to stop her. Old Lady Liang felt that she was wholeheartedly for her second son's sake, but he was bewitched by this vixen, Liu. She felt that Liang the Second had disobeyed her for Liu, a typical case of forgetting one's mother after marrying a wife, and gradually she developed many resentments and dislikes towards her second son. Old Lady Liang had three sons: the eldest was named Liang Shifu, the second Liang Shijun, and the youngest Liang Shigui. The eldest son married Zhu, and they had two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Liang Wenyong, was eighteen years old and stayed at home helping with farm work, as he was still unmarried due to poverty. The second son, Liang Wenzhi, was fourteen years old and studied at a private school in town. The daughter, Liang Cuihua, was fifteen years old. Cuihua looked like her mother, Zhu, with a round face, small eyes, short stature, and naturally dark skin; her appearance was not very good. Cuihua was just as lazy as Zhu Shi. Whenever Old Lady Liang assigned chores to her two granddaughters, Cuihua would always find excuses to shirk her duties and secretly pick on the original owner of this body. The original owner's father was the second son in the family, and he and Liu Shi had Qianhua after three years of marriage. It is said that when Old Lady Liang fell ill, the original owner's parents went to the capital to seek medicine. Liu Shi discovered she was several months pregnant on the way, and only gave birth to Qianhua with great difficulty on their journey back home. The original owner was born in March, when the weather was extremely cold, and the couple's hurried journey caused her to develop a cold constitution while still an infant. Old Lady Liang and Liu Shi only had Qianhua as their daughter after more than ten years, and Liu Shi's womb remained barren. Over the years, they tried all sorts of folk remedies and unconventional treatments, and countless bitter medicines were forced down her throat, all to no avail. Therefore, the young couple cherished their only daughter, Qianhua. A few years after marrying Chen, Liang Laosan went to serve in the army. Originally, Liang Laotai had planned for Liang Laoer to serve, intending to use his absence to drive Liu and Qianhua out of the house. However, Liang Laosan said his second brother was a hunter and could earn more money for the family, so he chose to go to the army himself. His son, Liang Wenjie, was only six years old when he left; now he's ten. The border has been relatively peaceful these past few years. Ordinary soldiers in Dayuan Kingdom serve five years and are discharged, only to be recalled to war. Liang Laosan will be discharged by the end of next year. Actually, the three Liang brothers used to have a very good relationship and were very united. But things gradually changed after Liang Laoda married Zhu. Zhu was extremely selfish and calculating, always trying to take the best things from the house and put them in the east wing. Although the eldest brother, Liang, loved his brothers, he was weak-willed and timid, always afraid of Zhu Shi. He had to listen to everything she said, a typical henpecked husband. Liang's third brother's wife, Chen Shi, was only fifteen when she married into the family, and now she was just over twenty. She was gentle and kind, never fighting or arguing, and always amiable. She neither offended her sister-in-law Zhu Shi nor bullied her second sister-in-law Liu Shi, who wasn't favored by her mother-in-law. Since Liang's third brother was away serving in the military, Chen Shi lived with the whole family, bringing her son Liang Wenjie with her. After quickly analyzing the situation, Qian Hua concluded that life in a large family was difficult. As the old saying goes, even teeth and tongue sometimes clash; living together as a large family for a long time was bound to lead to conflict. Moreover, Old Madam Liang favored sons over daughters and already disliked the original owner and her mother, Liu Shi. If they continued to live together, they would likely have to live under Old Madam Liang's thumb every day. In this era, filial piety is highly valued, and elders hold the reins in the family; younger generations cannot disobey. If she wanted to do anything in the future, she would definitely be under the control of Old Lady Liang, a thought that alone was incredibly frustrating. Her personality was certainly not as submissive as the original owner's; if she disobeyed the elders, she would be labeled unfilial, and the villagers' gossip would be overwhelming. The original owner's father would be caught in the middle, facing a difficult situation. With troublemakers like Zhu and Cuihua in the family, life would be even more difficult. If she wanted to live a happier and more comfortable life here, separating the family was imperative, allowing the original owner's mother, Liu, to escape her mother-in-law's clutches. However, the original owner's father's leg injury hadn't healed, leaving him without the ability to earn money. Her understanding of this era was limited to the original owner's memories; the farthest the original owner had ever been was to their village's town, which she had insisted on going with when her father went to sell his game. Given the current situation, separating the family now would undoubtedly make life extremely difficult for them. She needed to first thoroughly understand the situation of this village and this era, and then think about ways to make money. Once she found a way to earn money, she was determined to separate from the family and live independently. Since she had come to this time and space by chance and occupied the original owner's body, she had to live well in her place. The person she needed to deal with first was Cuihua, who had pushed the original owner into the river, causing her to lose her life needlessly. Now that she had taken over the original owner's body, she had to avenge her. Thinking of this, Qianhua suddenly had an idea.

23. 23 穿 Transported to a Year of Famine, I’ll Feed My Whole Family Meat, Not Tree Bark 穿到荒年，啃啥树皮我带全家吃肉 Sugarcane Is Too Tough to Chew甘蔗嚼不动Historical3.1M WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into short dramas: The Hunter King: Steamed Buns and Meat at Every Meal During the Famine; The Whole Village Chews Tree Bark in the Famine, While I Gorge on Meat with My Family; No Food After the Locust Plague, but My Granary Is Piled High. [Farming + Power Fantasy + System + Lighthearted Comedy + Cozy Daily Life] Gu Zhouyuan opened his eyes to find himself as the third son of the Gu family in ancient Datong Village. Lazy, gluttonous, and good for nothing, he was hated 36.6kReads8.5Score2.7kShelves
24. 24 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 70kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves

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    Come quick, there are great novels to read!

25. 25 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: I Build a Fortune with My Little Sister 逃荒种田：带妹妹发家致富 Lu Songsong露桑松Ancient Romance205k WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine + Farming and Infrastructure + Imperial Exams and Commerce + Trading Supplies + Happy Ending] After transmigrating, she became an orphan on the road as she fled famine in ancient times. The only one with her was her little sister, who was barely clinging to life. A ding sounded in her mind, and she was bound to a supply exchange device. Foraging for wild greens, breaking up rocks, making charcoal, producing rice paper... Yin Ruonan declared, “A good life is practically within my 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates and lives with her younger sister, relying on each other for survival; it's a story of fleeing famine and farming. There's a trading system.

26. 26 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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    No romantic pairing, living off famine and farming

27. 27 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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    Having read many farming novels, this one is my top choice. The plot is reasonable, and the author's writing is excellent. It's also a satisfying read; the female protagonist transmigrates into the original owner's body and slaps her scumbag ex-husband and wicked mother-in-law in the face. The farming content is extensive, including educating villagers on the correct way to eat cassava, controlling locust plagues, establishing woodworking workshops and glass factories, and stimulating surrounding consumption to form an industrial park. There's also a romantic pairing. Both the male and female leads are remarried and have children.

28. 28 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 27.7kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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    These are all farming-themed novels where the female protagonist leads everyone to become rich, and she's definitely not a saint; they have food and drink on their journey to escape famine. They're very good!

29. 29 空 The Beloved Farm Girl Wins by Doing Nothing on the Road to Escape 空间：团宠农女她在逃荒路上躺赢 Qiqi Mu七七木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted As natural disasters and human calamities struck, barbarians invaded and warfare raged without end. The old Shen family joined the villagers on the road to escape famine. But hunger and cold were no concern: the Shen family had a beloved good-luck charm who brought them blessings. Wild boars came knocking, pheasants and rabbits ran right into their cooking pot, and game could be gathered in droves. She knew medicine and had a pocket dimension, and she saved children and cured the sick. But why d 11.3kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
30. 30 农 Eldest Daughter of a Farmer's Family: Fleeing Famine and Farming with a Spirit Spring Space 农家长姐：带着灵泉空间逃荒种田 Guolai Huahua果赖花花Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Spirit Spring + Portable Space + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure Building + Farming] Qiao Ran, an heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and a family of martial artists, transmigrated! The foolish original owner was not only from a poor farming family, but was also on the verge of being sold as a wife to a fool while fleeing famine. What a miserable life! Luckily, her old farmhouse had become a portable space. It contained not only vast amounts of supplies, but also a sp 12.3kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
31. 31 空 A Thousand Billion Supplies in My Spatial Storage: The Stepmother Takes the Kids to Escape Famine 空间存千亿物资，后娘带崽去逃荒 Mihua Hua米花花Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Department store magnate Liu Pan’er transmigrates and becomes an unloved, wicked stepmother, the childhood nightmare of her villainous stepchildren. With a warehouse by her side, she has everything she needs on the road to escape the famine. Come here, good children. Your stepmother will take care of you! The little villains turn into sweet, well-behaved kids, and Liu Pan’er’s good days begin. But her happy life doesn’t last long: her husband, who left home seven years ago, returns. And to make 3.7kReads9.2Score642Shelves
32. 32 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 33.5kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    It's a great show. There's no male lead, the characters are very vivid, and the female lead is really strong—she's incredibly intelligent.

33. 33 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

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    Five must-read farming novels for those experiencing a reading slump. The plots are incredibly engaging, with tear-jerking, laugh-out-loud, and hunger-inducing moments. The third book, in particular, is practically a recipe book for all sorts of snacks and treats. Every chapter makes my mouth water. The fifth book is a sweet and peaceful romance; the author's writing is absolutely phenomenal.

34. 34 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
35. 35 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves
36. 36 睁 I Opened My Eyes to Find Myself Selling My Niece? The Vicious Aunt Brings Fortune to the Whole Family 睁眼就在卖侄女？极品小姑旺全家 Call Me A Gu叫我阿骨Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [System + Beloved by All + Famine + A Real Piece of Work] Chen Qianqian transmigrated one day and opened her eyes just in time to see someone selling her niece. The original owner was lazy, greedy, and shameless. She had three older brothers and a younger brother, and as the family's only daughter, she'd been spoiled into a complete menace. She relied on the men in her family to throw her weight around the village, and now she was even planning to sell her niece just to get some meat! Wasn't she 11.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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37. 37 穿 Transmigrated as a Fat Wife, the Wicked Stepmother Gives Up and Refuses to Reform 穿成肥妻，恶毒后娘摆烂不洗白 Rising Higher Every Day登登日上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical farming romance, farm space, hilarious strong heroine] Other people transmigrate as noble young ladies, princesses, or commandery princesses. Shen Nanzhi, however, became a peasant woman: dark-skinned and plump, with both parents dead. At least she had a handsome, refined scholar for a husband and a house full of children. Unfortunately, she had stolen her husband, and the children were all adopted. They hated her to the bone, making her the perfect wicked stepmother and shrew. Faced 1.9kReads8.9Score319Shelves
38. 38 带 After Splitting from the Family with Her Child, the Widow Made Her Fortune 带娃分家后，那寡妇发家致富了 Liang Qian凉浅Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted Farming + business + building from nothing + no romance + no golden finger + no adopting strays + no mysterious past A female military doctor transmigrates into a peasant widow with five children. As soon as she arrives, she strips her niece in front of everyone, ruining her nephew’s reputation and successfully causing the family to split up. With nothing to their name, they start by building two stone houses in a wasteland. They find a water source, improve the land, make candles from pine tree 3.4kReads8.7Score317Shelves
39. 39 带 I Bring a Trillion in Supplies and Become the Village’s Once-in-a-Century Girl 带万亿物资成全村百年才出的女娃 Little Bunny Watching the Snow看雪的小兔子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + pocket dimension + flight from famine + making a fortune + trillions in supplies + the whole village's darling] (The rating is low because it just opened, but it'll go up later!) Yun Xiyao died just before the apocalypse began, only to be reborn as the sole little girl in Yun Family Village. Not only did the trillions of supplies she'd stockpiled come with her, but so did the special ability she'd awakened before the apocalypse. Her new family is harmonious, and so is the whole villag 2.8kReads8.6Score346Shelves

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    Fleeing from famine? A piece of cake! The little dumpling wins effortlessly with trillions in supplies! Yun Xiyao, who tragically died in the apocalypse, is reborn as the only daughter of the Yun family village! Not only do her trillions in stockpiled supplies "appear," but her superpowers are also successfully renewed! Poverty? Not a chance! Since Little Lucky Baby's birth, she's been catching fish in dried-up rivers and chickens on barren mountains—her luck has been off the charts!

40. 40 惊 What?! The Heavenly Dao's Beloved Daughter Becomes the Darling of a Farmer's Family 惊！天道亲闺女成了农家团宠 Luo Yi落矣Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Farming + adored by all + ancient romance with a quirky twist + lucky charm + genuine little cutie + beast taming + healer + bringer of good fortune + no romance) Old Li from Slope Village had three sons in a row. He already had grandsons and granddaughters, and now his daughter-in-law was pregnant again. If she was pregnant, they were keeping the baby. Perhaps this time it would be a girl! The whole family had been hoping and praying, and at last the day of the birth arrived. In an instant, 908Reads9.0Score105Shelves

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    Old Li from Xiaopo Village, with his three sons surrounding him, eagerly awaited the arrival of a new life. The moment the delivery room door opened, the sky burst into vibrant colors, birds circled overhead, and the land, parched for three years, was blessed with timely rain! Even more miraculously, the village chief's critically ill patient suddenly recovered, the withered jujube tree sprouted and blossomed, the Zhao family's son, paralyzed for ten years, became able to walk, the mentally challenged Shen family's daughter became intelligent, and even Old Li's third son, mute for eight years, called out "Mother!" The whole village suddenly realized—Old Li's family hadn't just given birth to a baby, but a lucky little koi fish descended to earth to bring blessings!

41. 41 逃 The Sickly Beauty Flees Famine, and the Mad Prince Spoils Her Rotten 逃荒美人病娇娇，疯批王爷宠断腰 True Samadhi Fire三昧真火Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Flight from Famine + System + Cherished by the Regent Later] Yu Yangyang transmigrates into a novel as a spoiled, sickly brat: a supporting character meant to highlight the heroine's kindness and beauty, and a villainess who doesn't survive ten chapters. In the original story, Yu Yangyang causes trouble at every turn. Using her illness as an excuse, she steals her little brother's food, drinks the water her grandparents need to survive, orders her brothers around, and 2.6kReads8.7Score170Shelves
42. 42 逃 Fleeing Disaster? No Problem! My Best Friend and I Stocked Up on Supplies 逃荒？没事！我和闺蜜囤足了物资 The Wang Family's Fifth Young Master王家五公子Ancient Romance382k WordsCompleted Poor Lu Qi and Xiu Xiu had finally turned all their family assets into supplies and packed them into their storage space, only to transmigrate in the worst possible way! But come on, heavens! Could you have sent them somewhere decent? Why dump them in some godforsaken mountain ravine? A mountain ravine would be bad enough! But why does everything have to be in the grip of a terrible drought, with not a blade of grass in sight? At least they brought their immense fortune with them. Watch as t 1.2kReads8.9Score112Shelves
43. 43 逃 Fleeing Famine: She Can't Handle Her Disabled Husband After Marrying the Young Lord 逃荒：嫁给残疾世子后她吃不消了 Jiang Yiyi江依依Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension, farming, sweet romance] Qin Muyao transmigrated into a book and became the substitute bride of a disabled young lord, who would later become a tragic, formidable villain. She was the final straw that broke him! She was terrified! On the road fleeing famine, she used her pocket dimension to grow crops and fed the powerful man every day. After they were exiled to the countryside, she built a business from scratch, opened shops, and pampered the villain. By day she worked diligen 4.4kReads9.1Score523Shelves
44. 44 惊 Help! I Spend Every Day Hugging and Kissing the Prince on the Run 惊！逃荒路上每天和殿下亲亲抱抱 July Flowing Clouds流云七月Ancient Romance688k WordsOngoing [Fleeing famine + sweet romance + healing + heroine’s growth] After transmigrating into ancient times, Jinyu lived there for fourteen years before regaining her memories. She also gained an ability: she could see countdowns to death. Including her own, of course: [Countdown 00:59:59] “...?” Just as she was preparing to wait for death, the countdown suddenly stopped. Prompt: [Touch the male lead and his life increases by one hour.] [Kiss the male lead and his life increases by twenty-four hours.] 408Reads9.1Score102Shelves
45. 45 天 Fleeing Disaster: Our Whole Family Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Survive 天灾逃荒：全家穿到古代求生存 One Meal a Week一周一饭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romantic pairing + farming + infrastructure development + exile + famine migration, a pure plot-driven novel] Ji Xingran never imagined that simply climbing a mountain would result in their family of three transmigrating. They even transmigrated into a group of exiles headed toward a bitterly cold land. Fortunately, all three family members' backpacks became spatial storage, and Ji Xingran also gained special survival skill points that allowed them to predict the weather, gather wild fruit, 13.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrated to a Chaotic Era: Fleeing Famine, Farming, and Becoming a Grain Tycoon 穿越乱世之逃荒种田大粮商 Cheng Siyuan橙思源Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Alternate world, no pocket dimension or System, fleeing famine, farming, no romance for now.] “Have you heard? That fool from the Zhou family is cured!” “Really? She's been a fool for eight years, and now she's better? Looks like that old monk was right when he said she was blessed. Maybe that was true after all!” Zhou Guo was born into a farming family in another world and spent eight muddled years there. As soon as she comes to her senses, half the sky falls in on her family. The family's onl 12.1kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    ❤️Escape from Famine and Farming❤️ 1. The female protagonist transmigrates into a book as a villain destined to die young. Instead of clinging to the protagonist, she abandons the male lead and relies on her knowledge of herbs and agriculture from her previous life to cultivate the land and forge her own path… 2. The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a pitiful eight-year-old girl who has to flee famine with her pregnant mother and younger siblings. She has no special abilities, only her experience from her previous life. Watch how our little heroine and her family survive in this chaotic and impoverished era… ❤️Ta-da!❤️ Sweet Donut is here with her favorite books!

47. 47 荒 Abandoned in a Famine, I Turn Around and Build a Hidden Utopia 荒年被弃，反手打造世外桃源 Tu Liao荼廖Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No CP, Natural and Man-Made Disasters, No Golden Finger, Just Started Getting Ratings] Shen Qingsui had barely transmigrated when she became a young widow, abandoned by the entire village in a year of famine. Behind her were a frail mother-in-law and a little child. Ahead lay certain death. She picked up a woodcutter's ax and gave a cold laugh. "Fine, I'll take on these 'burdens'!" Later, the people who had abandoned her regretted it bitterly. Every "burden" she'd saved along the way became a c 4.3kReads8.0Score573Shelves
48. 48 穿 I Transmigrated to a Famine Year: Fleeing with My Laid-Back Dad 穿越荒年，我和老六爹的逃荒路 Sunflower in the High Tower高阁向阳花Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [No romance + fleeing famine + farming + pocket dimension] Note: Don't compare this novel to reality. It's not a documentary. No romance, no romance, no romance. Important things must be said three times. The first novel starring Chang'an and Gu Laoliu. If you don't like it, close the page and go read something you do like. Don't leave nasty comments. Writing isn't easy, so please be respectful. Thank you! When she opened her eyes, Gu Chang'an had transmigrated from an apocalypse, where she had 13.5kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    Famine escape + no CP (couple) + farming + space

49. 49 绑 After Binding the Dog System, the Witch Goes on a Rampage in the Famine Years 绑定狗系统后，魔女在荒年杀疯了 Reading Novels All Day with Nothing to Do一天没事干就看小说102k WordsOngoing No Romance || Jiali transmigrates into the body of a starving girl. She’s a demon princess, so how did she end up here? From the start, she’s treated as food. What can she do? Obviously, she has to stay alive! A System named Xiaotian comes to her, but how did it turn into a... dog? Jiali stares at the dog, drooling as countless ways to cook dog meat flash through her mind. Xiaotian: Get lost!! She fights for food and cuts down wicked relatives. No one can stand in the way of her survival. But as —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is decisive and ruthless, with no flaws. This is the best escape-the-famine novel I've read recently. You can read it without worry!

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