Siheyuan, Growing Crops in a Pocket Dimension, Raising Poultry, and Feeding His Young Wife 四合院，空间种地养家禽，喂饱自己小媳妇

1. 1 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 85kReads9.6Score15kShelves
2. 2 穿 Transmigrated to a Little Mountain Village in Ancient Times 穿到古代小山村 Lucky O Mi吉祥O咪Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted Su Yuluo, a rich second-generation heiress living at the end of the twenty-second century, had money, beauty, and free time, and loved to lie flat. Her parents had no affection for each other. Forced to marry through a family alliance, they each fulfilled their duty to their families by having her, then went their separate ways to do as they pleased. They sent her money on time, which was enough to make Su Yuluo feel she at least had parents. Otherwise, she might go a whole year without seeing t 1.8kReads7.6Score194Shelves
3. 3 一 One Person, One House, One Mountain 一人一屋一座山 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted (This is a sentimental book, written for my own enjoyment. If you’re looking for dramatic conflict or feel-good stories about lying flat, you can stop here.) After growing tired of city life and marriage, Wang Nan decided to stay in the mountains and live alone after arranging his grandmother’s funeral. From then on, it was one person, one house, three meals a day, and all four seasons: farming and good food, with a calm and unhurried life. 5.1kReads9.1Score490Shelves
4. 4 手 With Acres of Farmland, Soldiers, and Grain, I Have No Need to Fight for the Throne 手握万顷田，有兵有粮不争王 Border Town边境小镇Historical463k WordsCompleted Transmigrate, spatial dimension, farming, no heroine. The male protagonist transmigrates with a spatial dimension containing millions of acres of fertile farmland. Just as war breaks out everywhere and people are starving, he takes in refugees, buys servants, and gets into farming and animal husbandry. Chickens and ducks fill the skies, while cattle and sheep roam the land. He rises from nothing to become richer than a nation. With no connections or powerful backers, he trains an invincible forc 939Reads5.9Score—Shelves
5. 5 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Rescue Two Sisters 四合院，开局救下姐妹花 Mulberry Nine-Treasure Tea桑葚九宝茶Male-Channel Fanfiction502k WordsCompleted [Cunning] [Feel-good story] [Decisive and ruthless] [Revenge without delay] [Moderate violence] Back in the courtyard houses of 1959, he is an orphan with no father or mother. From the start, the courtyard’s vultures pressure him to hand over his compensation money and his home. In his previous life, the courtyard’s vultures drove him to ruin, and his twin sisters died with grievances unavenged. In this life, he vows to give the sisters a good life. More than that, he’ll make every beast in the 3.1kReads6.2Score224Shelves
6. 6 关 The Story of Comrade Guan Gen at the Educated Youth Settlement 关根同志知青点的故事 Tomb-Raiding Universe盗墓宇宙Two Male Leads586k WordsOngoing As soon as I close my eyes, all I can see is the paddy field: bronze skin, glittering beads of sweat, muscles rippling like mountain ranges, and those eyes, so calm they feel oppressive, piercing straight through me. Then I hear his question, whispered like a ghost: “Then who are you looking at?” 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Newbie writing, hope you can give me more advice

7. 7 雨 Adventures of Lying Flat in Yucun 雨村躺平奇遇记 Tomb-Raiding Universe盗墓宇宙Mystery344k WordsCompleted The Iron Triangle’s life in Rain Village may look ordinary, but it’s really one chaotic mess. Forced into “retirement,” they find themselves in one embarrassing situation after another, trading barbs while looking out for each other... Wu Xie is the designated complainer and worrywart housekeeper; Pangzi brings homey warmth, wild ideas, and comic relief; Xiaoge is cold-faced and cunning, occasionally adorably clueless, and a powerhouse who gets things done. Their leisurely days sometimes bring m 71Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 身 A Beautiful Farming Life in Another Body 身穿之美丽种田记 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance817k WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, just an ordinary person with sound values) This isn’t a get-rich-quick wish-fulfillment story, nor is the heroine a lone beauty who needs no one. She has a grand vision for her family: one flower alone doesn’t make spring, but a hundred flowers in bloom fill the garden with spring. After taking part in a Hanfu event, Zhao Meili unexpectedly found herself in ancient times, where she was rescued by Guo Ping, a hunter. With no household registration, Zhao Meili couldn 2kReads8.9Score198Shelves

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   Long flow of water, delicate writing style

9. 9 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refused to Bring a Lunchbox 四合院之开局从拒绝带饭盒开始 The Drowsy Fine Demon打瞌睡的精细鬼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, He Yuzhu is asked by Yi Zhonghai to bring a lunchbox to a widow. He Yuzhu immediately refuses! One heroine, an original character. See how He Yuzhu rewrites Silly Zhu’s life and lives the life he always wanted. [Not a revenge story] [Everyday life] [No violence] 21.5kReads8.5Score999Shelves

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   After seeing many courtyard houses, I still feel that Siheyuan in Shazhu is the best and has a human touch.

10. 10 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7kReads8.8Score487Shelves
11. 11 一 Yi Ge Ping Ping Wu's Sixth Book 一个平平无的第6本书 Just an Ordinary Nobody Who Writes Badly一个平平无奇的扑街Male-Channel Fanfiction70k WordsCompleted After Wang Heng arrives in the world of the courtyard compound, he discovers that the story is unfolding nothing like he expected. Qin Huairu: Thank goodness I met Wang Heng. Otherwise, I'd be stuck eating bran and wild greens every day. Silly Zhu: Wang Heng's a real friend. He always helps me out whenever something happens. Xu Damao: In this whole courtyard, Wang Heng is the only honest man. Without him, how could I have found such a beautiful wife? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Started Farming and Cultivating Immortality 穿书后，在种田的我修仙了 Blushing Spring Beauty粉黛含春Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Childhood sweethearts + raising each other + 1v1 After transmigrating into a book and taking a tumble, Yun Xiyue shrank straight into a baby and landed in a secret realm of cultivation. A young boy found her and took her home to raise by his side. With no parents, no powerful backers, and no lucky breaks, she could only quietly follow the original heroine around, picking up scraps to get by. They supported each other and grew up together until the age of fourteen. She thought she would spend her 3.4kReads7.6Score325Shelves
13. 13 山 Mountains Connected, Hearts United: I'll Build the Carb Capital 山连山，心连心，碳水之都我来建 The Northwest Wind Howls西北风呼呼Ancient Romance234k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Farming + Food + Family Life + Cozy Daily Life] Chen Pan, a modern-day overworked wage slave, transmigrates after a car accident and becomes a young farm girl in a remote mountain village. Learning that more than a dozen people in her family, young and old, need to be fed, including two students, she realizes she's started off in hell mode. What? The trade routes to the Western Regions have reopened? This is a godsend! Food is essential, and she'll do whatever it takes to get h 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chen Yangyang, a modern ordinary migrant worker, accidentally traveled through time and started in a poor peasant family with no golden fingers. The author is updating it, and there are particularly interesting dialects in it. You pronounce it as "Niu", but we pronounce it as "Cao". [Laughing]

14. 14 重 Reborn: My Sister Can Marry in Peace, I'll Handle the Wicked Mother-in-Law 重生之阿姐安心嫁，恶婆婆交给我 Mu Youzhi Loves Meat木有枝吃肉肉Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted It just got its rating, and it's a little low. It'll go up, so don't miss it if you're passing by. This book is worth a read. [Rebirth + wicked mother-in-law + face-slapping + deep sisterly bonds + farming + devoted husband] Lin Qingxia is reborn. In her previous life, her elder sister was tormented to death by a cruel mother-in-law. Lin Qingxia was forced by her parents to marry, so she fled to the prefectural city and learned embroidery. Somehow, she ran into bandits, was stabbed through the 951Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Farming and farming is very interesting, it seems.

15. 15 山 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 141.3kReads9.0Score16.6kShelves

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    Love it. I recommend it.

16. 16 穿 I Transmigrated into a Scumbag Dad with a Sign-In System 穿越成渣爹，我有签到系统 Jingyu Siqi婧语思琪Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [Critical-hit sign-in + ancient-era daily life + doting dad + transmigrate + punish biased parents + meat in the famine] After waking up, Jiang He, a 36-year-old bachelor and programmer, discovers that he has transmigrated into the body of a blindly filial man with the same name, bringing along a sign-in System called A Wonderful Life. He has a house full of children and grandchildren, yet his home is bare, with barely enough food or clothing. All a dozen or so members of his family are so hungr 38.4kReads7.8Score3kShelves
17. 17 网 Online Game: I Become Invincible by Setting Up a Stall as a Shady Merchant 网游：无敌从摆摊当奸商开始 Summer Covers夏天翻唱Sports3.9M WordsOngoing [Traditional Online Game] [Reborn] [No Female Lead] [Making Money] The online game "World" launches. Armed with memories of his previous life, Lin Feng takes a new class and becomes a profiteering merchant. He works himself to the bone trying to earn five hundred thousand, never expecting to... accidentally make far more than that. "I may not be in the martial world, but the martial world is full of legends about me." "There’s nothing money can’t solve. If there is, you just don’t have enough of 44kReads8.0Score3.3kShelves
18. 18 冰 The Ice-Cold Giant Fish 冰冰巨鱼 Uncontrollable Cloud失控云Sports3.2M WordsCompleted [No System + no heroine + a touch of golden finger + farming + raising and developing + slow-burn survival + not a saint, but still compassionate] All of humanity transmigrates to a strange ocean world, where they must survive inside the stomach of a giant fish called the Illusory Leviathan. Humans must help the Illusory Leviathan clear harmful creatures from its stomach. In return, the Illusory Leviathan finds supply crates for them and helps them develop. The creatures in this ocean world are 47.6kReads8.9Score4kShelves
19. 19 恶 The Villainess Redeemed! The Family She Ruined Can Be Saved 恶女洗白！被祸害的一家人有救了 Firework Tree烟花树Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Signed for print publication [farming + transmigration + medicine + family life + building wealth + fleeing disaster + devoted romance] Clear-headed heroine vs. loyal, devoted hero Lu Qingqing, who holds doctorates in both Chinese and Western medicine, transmigrates into the body of a wicked woman. She bullies the elderly, beats children, and even kicks sick old dogs on the roadside. Because of her, her father loses the general store he spent his life working for. For her sake, her eldest brothe 62.8kReads8.9Score9.2kShelves

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    Very good farming article

20. 20 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 59kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves
21. 21 重 Reborn in 1990, I Traded My Ex-Husband for Eight Houses 重生九零，我用前夫换了八套房 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong leads x no pocket dimension x no System x loving family x building wealth x career first, romance later] Bai Zhenzhu is reborn on the very day she divorces her scumbag husband. The mistress pulls out a stack of cash and asks her: “How much do you want to agree to the divorce?” Bai Zhenzhu replies, “One hundred thousand. Not a cent less.” One hundred thousand to get rid of the scumbag, twenty thousand in divorce compensation, and twenty-four thousand in child support. Bai Zhenzhu takes t 28kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
22. 22 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Farmer's Wife, Raised Three Kids, Stockpiled Grain, and Reached the Top 穿越成农家妇，带三娃囤粮登巅峰 Handsome Young Man帅气男儿Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Farming + raising children + everyday life + feel-good power fantasy + building wealth + harem and household intrigue + fighting on the battlefield] She is Jian Xiu, a highly skilled special agent from the apocalypse. In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a poor, wretched farmer's wife. Worse, she belongs to the weakest of the four branches of the family. They do the most work and take the most beatings, yet they get the least to eat. Her biased father-in-law says, “Starting to 15.9kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
23. 23 阴 Reborn by a Twist of Fate 阴差阳错的重生 Liu Liu from Xiangshan相山的六六Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted I was reborn. On a stormy night, while I was a spirit, I tried to save a young man who had jumped into a river to kill himself. I was struck by lightning, and by sheer chance, I was reborn. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try it for a change! Those who borrow corpses to resurrect their souls, those who cultivate immortality, those who escape from the polar regions.

24. 24 恐 The Horror Catacombs 恐怖地穴 Liu Liu from Xiangshan相山的六六Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted While making a food delivery, Lin Hongxuan was struck by lightning. The powerful current transported him in an instant to a terrifying, mysterious underground cavern. This was the very cavern that Hitler's Germany sent agents to China during World War II to search for: the most mysterious cave said to hold the secret of immortality. This accidental discovery set him on a desperate struggle to survive. Can he escape this mysterious place? Will he uncover the secret of eternal life? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 通 The Psychic Fortune-Teller 通灵算命师 Liu Liu from Xiangshan相山的六六Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Welcome, everyone, to my work. It follows the strange and extraordinary events encountered by a psychic fortune-teller, showing readers that the vast world is full of wonders. Only by understanding yourself, reality, and the world around you can you live and thrive. Otherwise, you will waste your life and your youth. Knowing yourself helps you find your way, while understanding your surroundings helps you stay safe. The psychic fortune-teller will help you do all of this. 103Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 情 Love in the Courtyard: Sisters Take on the Siheyuan 情满之姐妹花闯荡四合院 Old Rascal Jike老顽童jikeMale-Channel Fanfiction234k WordsCompleted Twin sisters transmigrate together into Love in the Courtyard, creating a very different Qin Huairu, one who no longer goes around leeching off everyone like she used to. At first, she changes her personality and attitude in the courtyard. In the middle, she works hard to pursue her new dreams. For what comes later, please keep reading. (The protagonist is a woman written by a male author, so her personality may differ somewhat. Please don't mind. Reading is supposed to make you happy, not give 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When I woke up, I found myself in a courtyard full of fireworks and hidden disputes! By chance, the protagonist gets acquainted with the lovely twin sisters. The elder sister has a gentle personality, and can resolve any difficulties she faces with gentleness, showing her virtuous nature; the younger sister is lively and charming, with a pair of smart eyes full of curiosity and expectation for life. What's even more surprising is that the protagonist unexpectedly gets a mysterious space, where he can open up land to grow all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables, and raise poultry, bringing vitality to life in this courtyard where supplies are scarce. Together in this complicated courtyard, they battle wits with their neighbors and live a warm life together. Faced with the rumors and interest disputes in the courtyard, the sisters work together to break the situation.

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