Looking for Cozy Historical Stories About a Small Household Building a Better Life Through Farming 想看古代小家小户发展，温馨种田的书

1. 51 农 A Blessed Daughter in a Farming Family 农家有女福泽绵绵 Mu Huo木禾火Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted The Song family is a whole house of unlucky souls. Three brothers have met with disaster one after another, leaving behind only orphans and widows. Their transmigrated younger sister, Song Mianzhu, rolls up her sleeves and vows to claw her way out of despair! She'll cook delicious food, open shops, and become a literary plagiarist! She'll lead the whole family to prosperity! Break through feudal traditions! She isn't afraid of the feuds of the wealthy! Song Mianzhu looks at her handsome brothers 1.3kReads8.8Score170Shelves

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   These are all highly recommended books, but the plots are quite fast. The last one, about Shuangnan, is much slower-paced.

2. 52 假 The Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside as a Substitute Bride and Is Doted on by a Hunter 假千金下乡替嫁后，被猎户娇宠了 Xi Xi惜浠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Stepmother + raising children + marriage first, love later + satisfying power fantasy] The moment Luo Yan opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to the Great Xia Kingdom. She was a fake heiress, and to stay away from the reborn true heiress and female lead, she married a hunter who had already been married three times in the female lead’s place, taking on the job of raising his brood of children. No problem. Her greatest dream in her previous life had been to earn enough money to live a peacefu 210Reads8.9Score142Shelves
3. 53 团 The Whole Family Dotes on Their Blessed Treasure: She Leads the Entire Village to Prosperity 团宠福宝有空间：带全村发家致富 Clear Ice, Warm Water冰清水暖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Yuanyuan was reborn as a tiny baby because of a dream. In Peach Blossom Village, her family and the villagers doted on her as she grew up. She led the villagers to prosperity through hard work, and with her boundless charm and all the wealth, blessings, and good fortune surrounding her, she took the world by storm with everyone’s love and support. 2.1kReads9.4Score223Shelves
4. 54 赵 The Zhao Family’s Husband Has a Few Acres of Land 赵家夫郎有点田 Going Wild for Iced Watermelon狂炫冰西瓜Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + devoted couple + farming + sweet romance + everyday family life + food + slow-burn] Li Yan, who had died a sudden death at the village entrance, woke up in a daze. He’d been living a perfectly ordinary life, going about his routine, but after suddenly dying one day, he’d somehow transmigrated with the times. When he woke, he was horrified to discover he’d been sold to a man. The heavens hadn’t just sent him a sudden disaster, they’d also dropped a husband in his lap. The hou 5.5kReads9.0Score715Shelves
5. 55 饥 In the Famine Years, I Married an Older Widow and Hit the Jackpot 饥荒年，娶个年上寡妇赢麻了 Ming Youyi明又一Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A farming novel for male readers: he marries a widow, raises fish, burns bricks and charcoal, and builds a grand house. No pocket dimension, no System. Sweet romance and farming, with a slow pace and no frustrating plot points. Lu Dahai transmigrates into the body of a poor bachelor in ancient times. Unable to find a wife, he is looked down on by the whole village. But who would have thought that from the start, he would become engaged to the village’s pretty widow? While everyone else is still 2.1kReads—Score144Shelves

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   A relaxing and heartwarming farming story, without any melodramatic elements. It involves catching fish, making charcoal, brewing wine, earning money to build a house and get married, and later, when famine strikes, a rebellion is formed.

6. 56 流 Exiled to Lingnan: I Made My Fortune Gathering Seafood 流放岭南：我靠赶海发家致富 Ning Xiaoyaoyao宁小妖妖妖Ancient Romance650k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [The rating is low because it just came out. It’ll rise later.] [Transmigrate into a book + Food + Foraging by the sea + Business + Everyday life + Family squabbles + Mostly lighthearted.] Xu Nan has one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she got into a car accident… but survived and managed to cling to life. The bad news: she transmigrated into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder first wife of the wicked villain. The moment she opens her eyes, her bargain-bin 4.1kReads7.5Score352Shelves

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   A heartwarming and simple farming story. The female lead can cook all kinds of seafood and leads her family to prosperity. There are very few eccentric characters. The relationship between the male and female leads is warm and ordinary. It's worth looking forward to!

7. 57 寻 So Much Joy in Ordinary Days 寻常岁月多欢喜 Sleepy Catfish困困的猫猫鱼Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted [A Country Girl’s Everyday Growth + Family Life + Food + Local Color] The everyday life of Sun Jiabao: Playing with cats and dogs, running around everywhere. Eating, sampling food, and chatting about everyday things. Her life is full of all kinds of flavor, with plenty of everyday joys. 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A heartwarming slice-of-life story about a girl from a wealthy farming family growing up.

8. 58 穿 Transmigrated as a Rich Young Lady, I Enjoy Life While Working Hard 穿成富家小姐，边享受边奋斗 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + One-on-One Romance A cozy slice-of-life story about building a fortune Meng Nanxi goes from being a “triple-nothing” nobody with no home, no car, and no job to the wealthy daughter of an ancient-era merchant. She thinks she's hit the jackpot: goodbye, 996 workdays! Goodbye, taking the bus everywhere! Goodbye, that urban village rental where the plumbing springs a leak or gets clogged every other day! But before she can finish celebrating, 2kReads8.2Score198Shelves

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   A heartwarming story of a small family's development in ancient times, without any special abilities or cheat codes, logically sound, and completed. Highly recommended.

9. 59 海 Above the Begonia Branches 海棠枝上 Zhu Weiyu朱维玉Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted A richly textured alternate-history novel with no transmigration and no golden fingers. There is little palace or household intrigue. Instead, it focuses on the choices and resilience of dozens of men and women as they face setbacks and hardship. The plot is well designed, the storyline flows smoothly, and the characters are vividly drawn. Patriotism, responsibility, courage, and strategy are all woven into the story. Conflict, war, and unification: at last, peace reigns throughout the land. To 70Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   This ancient romance novel meets your requirements; it's a story about the male and female protagonists working together to revitalize their family, and it's worth reading.

10. 60 镖 The Escort Agency Heir’s Bookkeeping Husband 镖局少东家的账房小夫郎 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted The main story is complete [Historical danmei + mutual chastity + the sweet everyday life of a bodyguard agency’s young master and his clever accountant husband] Wolfdog gong × savvy shou + life in an ancient city + a story about a husband who is a xiao-ge'er. Everyone is a native of this world. No System, no golden finger. Cui Liang is a headstrong xiao-ge'er who inherited his adoptive father’s knack for figures. He was born to be a living abacus. Unfortunately, his adoptive father died suddenl 6.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    Two male leads, new book just finished.

11. 61 农 A Country Girl's Plans for Spring 农女谋春 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance226k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it'll go up! Please give it five stars, loves! [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Protective Male Lead + 1v1] A story about a girl who transmigrates into another world at fourteen. Orphaned, with only her little brother left, she heads to the capital to seek refuge with her aunt, a member of a prominent family in Shengjing. Unfortunately, her aunt doesn't take kindly to her, so she relies on herself to escape povert 60.9kReads7.5Score7.6kShelves

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    The development of a small family in ancient times, warmth and daily life, no space and no cheating, one serialization, two completed books, both are good and very interesting.

12. 62 农 The Eldest Farmhouse Daughter Builds a Prosperous Home 农家长姐当家致富 My Seedling我的禾苗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two audio versions available: one with a full cast] [No spatial spring System] [Family squabbles + cozy daily life + self-reliance through famine + managing the household and building wealth + fictional dynasty + no lone-wolfing + putting the greater good first] What a shock! A young woman suddenly transmigrates into ancient times as the eldest daughter of a farming family, orphaned by both parents. Her heartless paternal grandparents drive her out, hoping to seize the family property, while he 10.5kReads8.7Score908Shelves

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    Without the spatial spring system, Wen started from scratch, diligently and steadily farming, making a fortune from a small business, composting, digging wells, and leading the villagers to have enough to eat.

13. 63 重 Reborn Sister Steals My Groom? I Married a Rough-Hewn Man Instead and Got Rich 重生妹妹抢亲？我换亲嫁糙汉暴富 Spicy Beef Rice Noodles麻辣牛肉粉Ancient Romance725k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Reborn] [Marriage Swap] [Farming and Fortune-Building] [Face-Slapping Wish Fulfillment] [Devoted Husband] [Sisters as Foils] [General] In her previous life, younger sister Su Xue married a soldier and was widowed at a young age, while older sister Su Wan married a top scholar and became a titled lady admired by everyone. Reborn, the first thing Su Xue did was cry and insist she wouldn’t marry into the Huo family. She fought to marry Xu Xiuzhi, the future top scholar, and shoved 367.8kReads9.2Score31.9kShelves

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    These three books meet the requirements.

14. 64 发 Exiled to the Border, the Criminal Wife Clears the Wasteland and Raises a God of War 发配边关，罪妻开荒养出战神 Liu Li鎏漓Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Life on the frontier + wood affinity + beast taming + doting husband + fiercely protective + pioneering and farming + sweet romance + two strong, straightforward leads + contrasting couples] Great Jing has suffered drought for two years running. Food shortages are widespread, and war has engulfed Liaodong. Su He, a logistics worker from the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a maid enslaved for a crime and is sent to become the wife of a military household. Her fellow convict women do t 148.9kReads9.0Score140kShelves
15. 65 被 After My Eldest Sister Swapped Our Marriages 被长姐换亲之后 Ink Brush Mints Gold墨笔生金Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Farming + marriage first, love later + switched betrothals + contrast couple + business + transmigration] [Available as a full-cast audiobook and comic drama] Song He dies in an accident while saving someone and transmigrates to ancient times as an ordinary farm girl. Life is hard, and even having enough to eat and warm clothes is a struggle. As the second daughter in her family, the original owner is ignored by her father and scolded by her mother. Her eldest sister is fiercely competitive, an 54kReads8.7Score7kShelves
16. 66 古 The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻奋斗史 min211Ancient Romance847k WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times. The animated drama The Little Farming Couple is now streaming. Come watch!) [Native-Born Ancient People] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Everyday Family Life] [Adorable Beloved Child] [Cozy Daily Life] [Imperial Examinations] A chance encounter at an apothecary gives Wang Wei'an, a lovestruck young man working at a restaurant, the idea of bringing Zhao Xiuxiu, a young embroiderer, home as his wife. Neither of them transmigrated or 19.5kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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    This is a good book. It tells the story of a man and woman who, after getting married, work hard together to save money, raise their adorable child, and build their wealth. It's all about everyday family life, a slow-paced, steady story with very few toxic characters. The main focus is on a heartwarming atmosphere.

17. 67 琉 Glazed Alley: Break to Build 琉璃巷：不破不立 Xiangyi香谊Modern Romance28k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is my first novel. It was originally a single volume, but I couldn't create multiple volumes because I didn't know how to use the software. Watch how this group of girlfriends overcomes the challenge and demonstrates their ingenuity!

18. 68 琉 Liuli Lane: Breaking Free and Taking Flight 琉璃巷：破茧成蝶 Xiangyi香谊Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted In the early years of the Republic, around the 1920s and 1930s, the Su family runs Chengxin Hall, a century-old colored-glass workshop tucked into the lanes of an ancient Jiangnan city, Gusu. The matriarch, Madam Su, has been widowed for many years. With resilience and wisdom, she keeps the family business afloat and raises her four very different daughters: Su Yunyi, the eldest; Yun Zhen, the second; Yun Xiu, the third; and Yun Hui, the youngest. The story follows the four sisters as they grow 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 琉 Liuli Lane: The Return of a Thousand Glows 琉璃巷：千霞归航 Xiangyi香谊Modern Romance36k WordsCompleted In the turbulent early years of the Republic of China, around the 1920s and 1930s, the Su family runs the century-old Chengxin Glassworks in a narrow alley in the ancient Jiangnan city of Gusu. The family matriarch, Madam Su Qin, has been widowed for many years. With resilience and wisdom, she keeps the family business afloat and raises her four very different daughters: Yunyi, the eldest; Yunzhen, the second; Yunxiu, the third; and Yూనhui, the youngest. The story follows the four sisters as the —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 琉 Glass Alley: Ready to Take Flight 琉璃巷：展翅欲飞 Xiangyi香谊Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted In the turbulent early years of the Republic of China, around the 1920s and 1930s, the Su family ran Chengxintang, a century-old colored-glass workshop tucked away in the lanes of Gusu, an ancient city in Jiangnan. The widowed matriarch, Madam Su, had kept the family business afloat for years through resilience and wisdom, while raising her four daughters, each with a distinct personality: Su Yunyi, the eldest; Yunzhen, the second; Yunxiu, the third; and Yunhui, the youngest. The story follows t —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 全 My Entire Clan! Supports My Imperial Exams 全族！供我科举 Yang Chan Who Loves Braised Yellow Mutton爱吃焖黄羊肉的杨婵Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Imperial exams + transmigration + imperial exams + no golden finger, no System. The story draws on the privileges enjoyed by scholars in the Ming dynasty! The clan elder was a licentiate, and that was the only reason Baihu Village was protected. Now the elder is gone, and no new licentiate has appeared. The entire clan can only pool its strength to support one child. Just one licentiate can improve life in the village, give the children a future, boost the village economy, and make officials thi 13.6kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    All three books are excellent.

22. 72 明 A Farmer at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末种田人 One Blow Takes Out Seven一下打死七个Historical2.1M WordsOngoing A burned-out wage slave suddenly dies and is reborn in the household of a military family in Liaodong. Li Sibai farms, studies, and takes the imperial examinations, all to carve out a way for himself and his family to survive in the hellish late Ming dynasty! 23.1kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves
23. 73 科 Imperial Exam Comeback: From Farmer’s Son to First-Rank Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：从农家子到一品阁老 Jing Le璟乐Historical576k WordsCompleted A modern young man transmigrates overnight and becomes a farm boy, descended from generations of farmers. Other people who transmigrate get a golden finger or a System. But when he takes a look at himself, he has nothing at all and is one of the lowest-ranking people of this era. He wants to invent things and change the age, but he's hopeless with his hands. He wants to master Neo-Confucianism and stand above the world, but, well, he knows nothing... Sigh, he'd better face reality. After thinkin 5kReads8.8Score369Shelves
24. 74 被 Forced into Marriage, I Found Happiness Through Farming 被迫出嫁后，我靠种田过上好日子 A Basket of Little Fish一箩小鱼Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted [Alternate ancient setting + cozy farming + building a fortune + devoted spouses] [Mainly farming. The heroine falls in love after marriage, while the hero’s longtime secret crush comes true.] Her father suspected Su Linluo wasn’t his biological daughter. After indulging her stepmother’s efforts to deliberately spoil her, he bundled Su Linluo off to marry into the dirt-poor Jiang family. He never expected that once Su Linluo left the grand family estate, she would immediately let loose. She cli 1.3kReads—Score100Shelves

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    In this story, the female protagonist marries into a farming family, but her husband's family is very supportive, and the whole family lives a good life.

25. 75 退 A Retired Maid's Everyday Life Raising Children 退休丫鬟的养娃日常 Autumn Grows Deeper 24秋意渐浓24Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No pocket dimension + no System + adorable children + ordinary, cozy daily life] Gu Xiaoyu is a little embroiderer from a wealthy household. She has survived for years by keeping her head down and has no ambition to climb the social ladder. When she leaves the estate, she chooses the best all-around match among her many suitors: a young physician. Ji Ziyan spotted a little maid at the estate while making a house call with his master. When he later realized he had a chance, he acted quickly and 5kReads7.3Score425Shelves

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    The ordinary daily life of a farming couple is about earning money to pave the way for the next generation, leading to a thriving business.

26. 76 江 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 2.2kReads—Score203Shelves

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    A freshly released food-themed novel! The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. The story is set in a relaxed and comfortable Jiangnan water town atmosphere, with lighthearted everyday moments and no awful arguments—perfect for audiobook listening!

27. 77 吾 Wherever My Heart Is at Peace, That Is Home 吾心安即吾乡 My Left Eyelid Keeps Twitching左眼皮跳啊跳Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted A few acres of fields, a few children, and chickens, ducks, pigs, and cattle to call my own. -- “Could we go to your home in our next life?” “Are you silly? This is my home! You, the children, and everything else... This is the only place I call home.” 2kReads8.4Score117Shelves
28. 78 穿 I Transmigrated to a Farmhouse and Married a Rugged Hunter for a Comfortable Life 穿越农家，嫁糙汉猎户过舒心日子 The Second Miss, Living a Peaceful Life岁月静好的二小姐Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + farming + food + devoted couple + satisfying power fantasy + hunting + foraging in the mountains + everyday family life + no space + no golden finger + no awful relatives) Shen Anning transmigrates into the body of a country bumpkin who’s considered a fool. Her family is so poor they can barely scrape by, but luckily they all love her, so she doesn’t have to worry about awful relatives. No problem! So what if they’re poor? At least she’s a modern person from the future. Surely 2.7kReads8.7Score233Shelves

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    A heartwarming farming novel without any flaws

29. 79 带 Fleeing Famine with My Family and a Space Full of Grain 带着全家去逃荒，我有空间满仓粮 Bai Yi Yi柏一意Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Fleeing Famine] [Space] [Everyone's Darling] [Feel-Good Story] [Making a Fortune] [Later: Nation-Building] Du Youling was originally a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from a farming village in ancient times. Born with extraordinary good fortune, she was nevertheless killed in her previous life after her cousin stole her luck. In this life, she has returned with a max-level System! The story opens with a drought, forcing her family to flee. Whether it's drought, locusts, or snow, this lucky littl 6.9kReads9.0Score659Shelves

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    A farming and food-themed novel about running a food shop~ Loving parents, five older brothers, the family's darling with a special ability, and no awful characters in the family. Very heartwarming and super good!

30. 80 侯 The Marquis’s Household Laborer: The Eldest Sister Returns Home to Farm 侯府打工人之长姐的回乡种田日常 The Moon in the Mountains, For You予你山间月Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + farming + medicine + spatial powers + special abilities + family life] Zhao Yunyuan, a top modern pharmaceutical researcher, transmigrates overnight into the lowliest maid in a marquis's household. The good news: She earns her freedom by taking credit for a meritorious deed and can return to her hometown. The bad news: She is seventeen, and the authorities are forcing her to marry. If she cannot find a husband within a month, the government matchmaker will arrange one for her. 1.6kReads7.3Score159Shelves

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    A historical farming romance where the female lead has a special ability and medical skills, while the male lead and supporting male characters vie for her affections, creating a tense and agonizing love story.

31. 81 豆 The Tofu Seller's Daily Life as Head of the Household 豆腐娘子的掌家日常 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Everyday Street Life]+ [Family Matters]+ [Daily Life]+ [Farming and Business] P.S. No golden finger. The female lead was transmigrated into a body before birth. Content warning: The leads are not each other's firsts. If that bothers you, don't read! A tall, strapping prison clerk and a fair-skinned, beautiful tofu seller with a fiery temper. One is domineering and uninhibited, while the other seems delicate but is actually covered in thorns. See how this ordinary family fights hard to carve out 10kReads8.9Score879Shelves

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    The female lead is a reincarnated character, not particularly outstanding, but her biological father dies and her mother immediately flees. Her family, honest and simple, have no choice but to step forward to survive in the capital. The male lead is not chaste. It seems Shen Rong wasn't such a bad apple before his older brother's marriage; it's only after his marriage that the whole family becomes the black sheep of the family.

32. 82 穿 Transmigrate and Split Up the Family? I’ll Use My Pocket Dimension to Farm and Support Them All 穿越就分家？我带空间种田养全家 Jin Yaoxianyu锦垚尘钰Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted (The novel is complete. Welcome to give it a try, and if you enjoy it, please leave a good review 🙂) [Author’s note: This is a down-to-earth farming story, with no overpowered golden finger. The pocket dimension and spirit spring are only aids. They cannot store people or heal the sick! Lin Shuyue will not rely on the pocket dimension or spirit spring to survive and establish herself in Dayong. If you enjoy straightforward farming stories, come on in!] Watch a modern agricultural expert transfor 2.1kReads8.8Score232Shelves

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    You can take a look; they're all heartwarming, farming-themed stories!

33. 83 荒 Sold Into the Deep Mountains During a Famine: The Real Heiress Is a Hidden Powerhouse 荒年被卖深山：真千金是隐藏大佬 Jiang Li将璃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Farming + Tragic Beauty + Famine Years + Medical Skills + Food + System][A cozy farming story. The heroine is cool on the outside but warm-hearted, knows medicine, and can cook all kinds of delicious food. She’s rather slow to catch on when it comes to romance: unless you make a move, she won’t know you’re interested. She has a System that can identify all kinds of plants. Her golden finger is subtle at first, her combat abilities soar in the middle, and she grows stronger 2kReads8.4Score214Shelves
34. 84 末 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 Left and Right, Just Right左宜右有Sci-Fi & Apocalypse468k WordsOngoing [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 2kReads8.4Score217Shelves

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    This one fits the bill perfectly, highly recommended! It's a post-apocalyptic island farming story. It's simple and peaceful, with no extraordinary characters or superpowers, just the female protagonist farming alone on a deserted island. She works hard every day just to make ends meet. She can make air-conditioning clothes, create an automatic watering system, and even sun-dry fish. The male protagonist can climb trees, shoot arrows, and start a fire. Together, they're fearless. They don't get involved with any faction, just peacefully guarding their little island.

35. 85 杂 The General Storekeeper and His Dimpled Young Bride 杂货铺掌柜和他的梨涡小娘子 My Brain Ran Off脑子出走了Ancient Romance100k WordsCompleted The young shopkeeper of a general store meets his dimpled bride-to-be. From falling in love to building a life together, they share the ordinary joys of married life and raising children. The story portrays the everyday lives of ordinary people in a small Jiangnan water-town. 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all heartwarming stories about small, ordinary families in ancient times.

36. 86 市 A Family Among the Common Folk 市井人家 July Hasn't Arrived Yet七月还没来Ancient Romance847k WordsOngoing Everyday Life in a Blended Family in an Ancient Marketplace [Alternate Setting: Ensemble Farming Story + Family Squabbles + Love Blossoms Over Time] A gentle stepfather. A taciturn stepbrother. A ferocious but harmless stepsister. A well-behaved younger stepsister. Zheng Yunxi, who moved with her mother to marry into the family, was worried she would be bullied. Unexpectedly, she soon became the family's pillar. Everyday life in an ordinary household, all kinds of people in the marketplace, no g 131.2kReads9.1Score17.6kShelves
37. 87 农 The Clever Country Doctor's Wife: He Farms and Studies, I Weave Brocade 农门巧医妻：夫君耕读我织锦 Autumn Grows Deeper 24秋意渐浓24Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated woman and native man, ancient-era farming, imperial exams, medicine, court politics, with children] Su Yanzhou had been clever from a young age, and his teacher saw him as a promising candidate for the imperial exams. His father died when he was fifteen. Then he broke his leg in an accident and became lame. Just before their wedding, his fiancée's family came to break off the engagement, and she married his cousin instead. Su Yanzhou went from being everyone's favorite and a sour 5.4kReads7.7Score586Shelves
38. 88 末 An Apocalypse Big Shot Opens a Farmhouse Restaurant in Ancient Times 末世大佬在古代开农家乐 Xiao Xiao the Little Money Lover萧潇小财迷Ancient Romance585k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping, scum-crushing apocalypse powerhouse + split-personality, stunning prince + transmigrate into a book + farming + spatial dimension] Shen Lingyi was Test Subject 001 in an apocalypse laboratory. She had three types of supernatural powers and worked with the zombie king to blow up the entire base. When she opens her eyes again, she’s become the fake heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress. The reborn real heiress magnanimously takes her in. In the original story, she’s forc 1.2kReads8.5Score112Shelves

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    [Aloof, Fake Heiress vs. Talkative, Cunning Prince] Shen Lengyi was the first test subject in a post-apocalyptic laboratory, possessing three types of superpowers. She collaborated with the Zombie King to blow up the entire base. When she opened her eyes again, she was the fake heiress in a novel about real and fake heiresses, "generously" taken in by the reborn real heiress. In the original plot, she would be forced to marry a mama's boy and die in childbirth. Why stay? She'd finally gained freedom, only to be used as a stepping stone for the real heiress! Of course, she'd go back to her small mountain village to farm with her shrewd, capable, and protective grandmother and her kind-hearted father. The only problem was her diminished mental power; she could only open a small portion of her spatial abilities, and her lightning-type superpower was nowhere to be found. Should she just lie low? Lying low was out of the question; she simply disliked trouble. With her superpowers restored and after accepting her ancient family, she led everyone in farming and business, opening a large agritourism estate. Building a paradise, living a free life!

39. 89 离 This Is Ridiculous! I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Ran into My Late Mom? 离谱！穿越古代遇上过世的老妈？ Little Fish Is Slacking Off Again Today小鱼今天也摆烂Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted No pocket dimension, no System, no wealthy-family power struggles, no princes or nobles! A cozy, everyday story + farming and business, all about a peaceful life and being content with modest prosperity. Lin Xi, a wage slave working late into the night, unexpectedly transmigrates to an impoverished farming family in ancient times. The biggest surprise is that she reunites there with her mother, who passed away long ago. No golden finger, no lucky breaks or shortcuts. She relies on the little cle 204Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is it—a story of modest wealth and contentment, no royalty or superpowers, and most importantly, it's complete!! Hahaha

40. 90 穿 Transmigrating as a Blessed Farmer’s Daughter, I Slaughter My Way Through Everything 穿越之农家好福女，我大杀四方 A Beauty Like a Flower Beyond the Clouds美人如花隔云端Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted [The score has just come out and will rise later. Everyone’s darling, both leads are devoted only to each other, no golden finger, strong male and female leads. The male lead is delicate and frail, easily swept off his feet; the female lead is clear-headed, independent, and a top-tier agent. Shen Qingge transmigrates, only to be targeted for murder as soon as she arrives. Shen Qingge shuts her eyes. The sky is falling! Heavens, how could you play a game like this? Shen Qingge can only curse help 260Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a really good book; it's different from typical farming novels. The plot is fresh and original, avoiding clichés.

41. 91 你 You Retired Too? What a Coincidence, So Did I! 你也退休了？好巧，我也是！ Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance340k WordsCompleted [Romance included; historical romance; there may or may not be awful relatives (I haven’t written any before, so I’m still working them out)] Xie Yu was an ordinary palace maid who became an ordinary female official. She longed to leave the palace, and at last her dream came true. With the savings she’d earned during ten years of palace work and her battered old bundle on her back, she returned to the hometown she’d been away from for so long. Her dream was to build a little home, open a small s 1.2kReads8.8Score106Shelves

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    Retirement life in the countryside, the warm daily life of a small family.

42. 92 穿 Transmigrate and Enlist to Survive! I Never Meant to Make a Big Splash! 穿越招兵活下去！真没想搞大事！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical376k WordsCompleted Zhang Ye wakes up and finds that he has transmigrated to an ancient dynasty in a parallel world. The whole village accuses him of having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law, then drives him out in the dead of winter to fend for himself. Faced with hundreds of sneering, disgusting faces, he fights back and accidentally activates a pocket-dimension System. If he can’t put up with it, he doesn’t have to. He’ll just fight! War breaks out as the nation descends into chaos, and the whole village 778Reads7.3Score108Shelves
43. 93 小 A Flower in a Little Village 小村里的一朵花 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [No Transmigration + No Rebirth + Beloved by Everyone + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Sisters Supporting One Another] Yue Ming is the village beauty. Her parents dote on her endlessly, even though one is a cripple and the other is mute. But she's no delicate flower. A peasant girl doesn't have to follow all those rules. Dare to bully her family? Then she'll fight to the bitter end! As Yue Ming works to become self-reliant, she also supports her sisters and friends. Life is hard, but they absolutely 81Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    They are all ordinary people, struggling to move forward in life.

44. 94 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 2.4kReads8.9Score223Shelves
45. 95 小 Little Yan's Springtime: Warm, Simple Joys on the Farm 【小燕逢春，农家清欢暖】 Yunjian He云涧禾Ancient Romance294k WordsCompleted The hardships of life wore away her innocence, and a lifetime of tribulations shattered her tenderness. A fleeting dream of a butterfly sent her spirit soaring away on feathered wings. She escaped the countless pains of the mortal world and shed the scars it had left behind. In the end, she abandoned its turmoil and suffering, following the longing in her heart to reunite with her loved ones and find a home filled with warmth and the comforts of everyday life. There would be no more bullying, no 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and see this kind person! [Heart emoji]

46. 96 爹 With a Disabled Father, a Sick Mother, and Twin Brothers, the Eldest Daughter of the Farming Family Grits Her Teeth and Bears It All 爹残娘病双胞弟，农门长姐咬牙扛 Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Period Romance + Family Life + Working Together] [From the start, Dad is still whole, Mom is still healthy, and there are no twin little brothers yet] The You family’s third son has a happy family. You Jinxiu has a house, land, a mountain, and savings. He has a wife who keeps everything at home and outside in perfect order, and a daughter learning carpentry. With a life like this, what more could a man ask for? His one regret is that he has no son to carry on the family line. 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of a small family struggling to support their loved ones in the mountains.

47. 97 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6kReads7.5Score385Shelves

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    Develop spiritual fields, plant millet, brew spiritual wine; establish workshops, open markets, and run schools! No system, no female protagonist, just a life of survival. A story of infrastructure development, farming, and scientific cultivation.

48. 98 重 Reborn as a Young Wife in the 1980s 重生八零小媳妇 Zhou Qi周七Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Tang Xiaoxin returned to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, she was a married woman, dirt-poor, unloved by her parents, and saddled with a fake-sweet sister. Her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and sisters-in-law all had it in for her, so she built her fortune while taking down one awful person after another. Before she knew it, she'd reached the peak of her life, with a husband who doted on her endlessly. “You're my wife, so whatever you say is right!” 196Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    These are all highly recommended! They feature time travel and reincarnation, female growth, and positive, uplifting themes.

49. 99 穿 Transmigrating to Flee Famine and Farm 穿越之逃荒种田记 Starting to Escape开始逃离Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted No romance. Zhao Mei, a struggling modern-day office worker, transmigrates into the body of Zhao Taohua, a village woman in the ancient Great Zhou Dynasty. With the help of her pocket dimension, she raises three children, makes a good life for herself, avoids famine, and works hard to build a thriving livelihood. 311Reads—Score100Shelves

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    This one seems suitable; you can take a look.

50. 100 不 Oh No! The Little Sister-in-Law Wet the Bed Again! 不好了！小姑她又又又尿床了！ The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance638k WordsOngoing [No CP + farming + pocket dimension + family life + building wealth + pampered by everyone] Important note!!! The father in this story is an utterly unreliable old prankster with a foul mouth! The heroine's mother is a sensible and clever woman! All the women in this story are perceptive, capable, discerning, measured, dignified, broad-minded, and wise... In short, they're wonderful in every way! The Zhang family of Sifang Village is so poor they're nearly starving, when a little lucky star fall 7.4kReads7.4Score429Shelves

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