Looking for Food and Farming Stories. No Silly, Naive Female Leads or Dumbed-Down Characters 求美食文和种田文，女主不要傻白甜，不降智

1. 1 亲 One Kiss and He Goes Weak! 亲一下就软！ Phoenix Song at Dawn朝凤鸣Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted "Signed for publication" (A cocky, irreverent, handsome school bully × a cool beauty with a gentle, easygoing nature, the “good girl” top student) A prodigal son turns over a new leaf, carefree and rebellious, campus romance, sweet and angsty redemption, rekindled love, one-on-one, both leads are devoted only to each other “Shen Li, you can repeat the year. Don't gamble with your future. You still have a chance at one of next year's guaranteed places at Qingbei.” “No, teacher. I've made up my 137.9kReads8.5Score16.8k14d adds

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   Without lowering intelligence, the three officials are upright (the female lead has a high IQ but suffers from depression).

2. 2 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 1.2kReads8.8Score10614d adds

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   All three are heartwarming farming stories. The first is about the rural life of a retired palace maid and a demobilized soldier in a fictional ancient world. The second is about the daily life of a carpenter girl in a village, supporting her family. The third is about two little bitter gourds in the mountains.

3. 3 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. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 4 篱 South Mountain Beyond the Garden Fence 篱笆院里见南山 Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance432k WordsCompleted This is at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, in a cottage behind a bamboo fence. Li Zhu is a refugee who fled from who knows where. Her clothes are tattered, her face is gaunt and yellow, and her hair is cropped to her ears. When she first arrives in Nanshan Village, the villagers think she's a man who doesn't know any better. Who else would cut their hair so short? It shows no respect for one's parents. Li Zhu says her husband's family cast her out. She was a second wife, and after her husband's d 682Reads7.6Score10914d adds
5. 5 哨 Sentinel and Guide: A Top-Tier Guide, but a Vicious Female Side Character 哨向：顶级向导，但恶毒女配 Sikong Qingming司空清茗Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [Sci-Fi + Sentinel/Guide + System + Villainess + Redemption + True Queen + Male Rivalry, 1Vn + Power Fantasy] [Important warning: The heroine is not a villainess! I had no choice about the title selected in the book poll. If you want to read about a villainess, please leave now. Thank you.] (I think this is a power fantasy, but not a mindless one. If you can't tolerate even a little frustration, feel free to leave.) The moment Dongfang Shuyue opened her eyes, she found herself inside a sci-fi no 6.2kReads6.9Score73414d adds
6. 6 灵 Spirit Spring Space: In a Year of Famine, I Take the Kids to Find Their Commander Father and Reunite 灵泉空间，荒年带娃找首长爹认亲 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [1960s + military marriage and joining the army + spiritual spring space + devoted couple + transmigration and rebirth, turning the tables + punishing scoundrels + marriage first, love later + becoming beautiful and strong + cooking and raising children + real heiress + medical skills] Her adoptive mother pushed her into the water, and she played along with the act, swindling a military officer into becoming her husband. After they married, she lived at her parents' home for years and gave all t 107.1kReads8.5Score9.4k14d adds

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   It's so good, the female lead is great!

7. 7 穿 I’ve Transmigrated, and I’m Serious About Farming 穿越了，种田我是认真的 Ah Jiu啊酒Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Amateur writing + transmigration + pure farming + no golden finger + talking animals + infrastructure building + slow burn] Qin Youyou worked herself to exhaustion and passed out at her desk. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated, and even worse, into the body of a girl in her early teens. The most important thing was that other people who transmigrated either got a golden finger or lived in luxury! She transmigrated into the wilderness, where she had to start from scratch, gro 31Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is finished! It's a very heartwarming and loving farming and food-themed novel, and there are even talking animals. It's quite fun, mostly about food.

8. 8 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 95.4kReads9.4Score13.9k14d adds

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   What makes this book so appealing is that it's divided into two parts: the female protagonist opening a shop and the struggles of the people in the original world. Many characters are depicted vividly and realistically, and the female protagonist is indeed a strong, independent woman.

9. 9 穿 After Transmigrating, I Built Infrastructure and Landed a Steady Job 穿越后搞基建，竟做成铁饭碗 He Crossed the Sea First他先过海Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted Transmigrating as a poor girl in ancient times, Hu Yingyue finds herself from the start in a home stripped bare of everything. She looks up at the sky: Fine, no need to panic! Bamboo strips chafe your bottom? Mash tree bark and hemp cloth into pulp, mass-produce fine paper, and forge a new path! Your period is coming? Sew cotton cloth into sanitary pads and say goodbye to old rags! The latrine stinks? Use a water-flush toilet and compost the waste to fertilize the fields, turning barren land int 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A new book, mainly because it is logical

10. 10 我 I Run a Charity in Ancient Times 我在古代做慈善 Green Mugwort Smoke芜烟绿Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Mutual aid among the underclass + women growing stronger + a gradual journey of growth] [Pure romance and warmth + ensemble cast + fictional setting] [Genius young schemer of a younger brother + hot-tempered merchant older sister] She accidentally transmigrates to an unfamiliar dynasty that never existed. The original owner is the beautiful but meek daughter of a minor official, easily bullied. The only person she can trust is a young maid by her side. She cannot read the writing, learn embroi 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm recommending my latest favorite! 😘😘 The female lead is so powerful; everyone who follows her lives a good life, and she even prevents the yandere male lead from ever having a breakdown, haha. The male lead is strong, but the plot isn't melodramatic, and the couple enjoys a stable and happy life. (^O^)o

11. 11 穿 Transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty: No Scheming, Just Running a Little Eatery 穿唐不搞事，只想开好小食肆 You Have to Be Funny to Get By做人要哏儿Ancient Romance526k WordsOngoing I'm nearly 500,000 words in, and my stats are still absolutely terrible. Can someone please save me? Sisters, even just leaving a nudge to update or writing a review would be the greatest support you could give me 😭 Can you believe it? The coal stove exploded while I was closing up and doing the accounts. I opened my eyes and found myself in the Tang dynasty, in a family drowning in debt! They owe loan sharks, live in a rundown house with a cold stove, and their shop is stuck in a corner of the 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The data is so dismal that I don't even know whether I should continue writing.

12. 12 穿 Transmigrating into a Refugee Exodus: I Use the System to Raise an Emperor 穿越逃荒：我靠系统扶持一代帝王 Xiao Se小色Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Gu Jiu unexpectedly transmigrated to ancient times, where everything was already inconvenient. Then disaster struck. With no other way to survive, she clung desperately to the person who had saved her. With her benefactor by her side, she had nothing to fear on the road to refuge. What could she do when disease, hunger, wild beasts, and villains all came at once? Bring it on! She was a jack of all trades with a System pocket dimension, capable of taking down anything. (Xie Zhan: You can't put o 35.5kReads9.5Score4.7k14d adds

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    "Shocking! On the Road to Famine, She Picked Up a King" perfectly blends time travel, a system, sweet romance, and political intrigue. The female protagonist, Gu Jiu, goes from being a modern military doctor to a famine refugee. Relying on her professional skills and calm mind, she establishes herself in the chaotic world. Her relationship with the fallen prince, Xie Zhan, develops naturally and logically from acquaintance to lifelong companionship. The early part of the story focuses on survival during the famine, realistically depicting the hardships of a chaotic era. Later, it becomes involved in the struggle for imperial power, gradually expanding the scope of the story. The characters are well-developed: the female lead is independent and clear-headed, the male lead is deeply devoted, and the supporting characters each have their own highlights. The overall writing style is light and smooth, sweet and romantic without any angst, and logically sound. It's a sweet and satisfying ancient romance novel perfect for relaxing reading in your spare time.

13. 13 逃 Fleeing Famine? Even Dogs Won’t Run! I’m Farming in the Deep Mountains 逃荒，狗都不逃！苟在深山种田忙 Norwegian Snow Princess挪威千雪姬Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted [What would you do if you transmigrated to ancient times?] No romance, no troublesome relatives, farming, and no fleeing famine. See how Lin Xiaowei defies fate in ancient times... Lin Xiaowei, a modern master’s graduate in agricultural science, had just received an award for her hybrid rice research. After celebrating with her best friend, she went for a walk by the lake. The bad news: she fell into the water... The good news: she transmigrated into a poor family in ancient times... Even better 3.2kReads8.5Score33614d adds
14. 14 穿 Everyday Foraging in Ancient Times 穿越古代的捡山货日常 Yidian Dian Who Loves Salt-Grilled Pacific Saury爱吃盐烤秋刀的一点点Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted Modern preschool teacher Jiang Jiangyueyan transmigrates to a small ancient village and then awakens a golden finger: the space of the kindergarten where she used to work. She uses the space and, together with her hardworking family, gathers wild mountain produce, raises livestock, farms, and builds a prosperous life. Note: She transmigrates from another world to ancient times. Only she knows about the space, and the items inside cannot be replenished, so she will try to use them sparingly and m 290Reads6.8Score10014d adds
15. 15 做 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 Jasmine Milk Tea茉莉牛乳茶Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 17.4kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds

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    I saw over a thousand photos in just two days, sob sob 😭

16. 16 穿 Transmigrated as a High-Ranking Snake Tribe Female: A Vagrant's Start 穿越蛇族高等雌性：流浪汉的开局 I'm Here for the Siheyuan!四合院我来咧Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted While everyone else struggles to survive in the wilderness, she spends her time there... cooking delicious food and raising a loyal, devoted companion. Yao Qingyi is reborn as a young bamboo viper, bearing the ancient royal blood that drives all beasts into a frenzy. But to her, no bloodline matters as much as a filling meal and a warm nest. After the top-ranking Black-Scaled Snake King takes her in, she gets down to business: Using modern ideas, she stores food, designs a stone house that's 109Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You can give it a try.

17. 17 八 A Northern Jiangsu Bride in the 1980s: Her Banquets Leave the Whole Village Drooling 八零苏北小媳妇：烧大席馋哭全村 Jiahui Little Star佳慧小星星Modern Romance779k WordsCompleted Reborn in the late autumn of 1988. Zhao Hongmei took one look at her bare-walled marital home and the family’s soon-to-be-ruined first-month celebration, then briskly rolled up her sleeves. She’d spent her previous life being a doormat. This time, she wouldn’t put up with anyone’s nonsense! She was the best banquet chef for miles around in northern Jiangsu, wielding an iron wok in one hand and a big ladle in the other. Chicken sizzling in a clay pot with griddle cakes, rich yet never greasy brai 7.5kReads8.4Score98614d adds

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    You could check out this one; it's a food-themed historical novel without any cheat codes.

18. 18 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Female Beastfolk: The Doomsday Stronghold Is Obsessed with Fighting Monsters 穿成兽世恶雌：末世强者沉迷打怪 Xi Mingyan戏明颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Extra chapters updating] Beast-world 1vN + male rivalry for the heroine + few females, many males + everyone’s darling + pocket dimension + female lead with plant-based abilities Qiao Ran brings her plant-based abilities and a supply-filled pocket dimension with her when she enters a sci-fi beastfolk game world. Good news: The System has matched her with six beast husbands. Bad news: They’re plotting how to kill her after divorcing her. Qiao Ran: ... Later, the stern Wolf King, the noble Q 70.7kReads8.6Score7.2k14d adds
19. 19 全 After the Whole Internet Helped Me Pin Down a Pig, I Became the Face of the Countryside 全网帮我按猪后，我成乡村代言人 Salted Fish, Flip to the Other Side咸鱼换个面Modern Romance302k WordsOngoing [Urban Farming + Growth + Intangible Cultural Heritage + Rural Development + Romance + Lighthearted Comedy] Fed up with her dead-end job, Gu Yunxiu quits and returns to her hometown, where she goes viral livestreaming herself riding a pig. Gu Yunxiu had planned to lie flat, but soon dreams of rebuilding the countryside and turning her village into a town. She expected the village to be dirt-poor and full of challenges, but her treasure trove of villagers won’t allow that. Her mother is a master 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Not bad. New book, please support, add to your favorites, comment, and like!

20. 20 中 I Won 1.3 Billion, and With Lady Luck on My Side, I’m Rolling in Wealth 中奖十三亿，锦鲤附身的我暴富了 Mo Shijin莫时衿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Lottery Win + Investment and Wealth + Blessed with Luck] Yun Li, a struggling wage earner, spent her money supporting her scumbag boyfriend through school and paying for his food and other expenses, only to unexpectedly catch him cheating on her! Heartbroken and furious, she decisively got back all the money she had spent on him over the years. Then she decided to travel, clear her head, and enjoy life. On the way to the airport, though, she rescued a child about five or six years 5.5kReads8.9Score61214d adds
21. 21 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Struck It Rich Through Demolition! 重生八零年代，我靠拆迁暴富了！ 9867Urban1.4M WordsCompleted This book was originally titled I Just Want to Run a Shop, So Why Do You Keep Demolishing It? Liao Yongming is reborn in the 1980s. He doesn't want to relive the hardships of his previous life, and hopes to fulfill his eldest grandson's wish by changing his family's fate through business. So Liao Yongming decides to sell the job his family bought for him with their hard-earned money and seize the opportunity to go into business. With the money from selling the job, he buys a shop and sets out co 10.8kReads8.0Score69514d adds
22. 22 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Three Women, Countless Dramas 穿越古代：三个女人N台戏 A Lamp in the Twilight一灯阑珊Ancient Romance6.1M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + group transmigration + farming and commerce + military service and medicine + self-reliance and perseverance, an uplifting and satisfying story, slow burn, everyday slice of life] A car accident sends three women transmigrating to the unfamiliar Great Wu Dynasty, where they land in a bandit’s den from the start. Zhu Mingyue: “Watch me make a fortune with two deadweights in tow.” Duan Xiaotang: “Watch me bring stability to every corner of the realm with two teammates.” Lin Wanwan 27.9kReads9.4Score2k14d adds

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    Three girls, strangers to each other, travel together and embark on their own lives in Chang'an. President Zhu becomes wealthy through his culinary skills and business acumen; Lin Wanwan relies on her medical expertise… and then there's "Brother Duan," who initially relies on his cooking skills but later on his martial arts…

23. 23 新 Jilted on My Wedding Night, I Bond with the Grand Agricultural Official System 新婚夜被鸽后我绑定了大司农系统 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Women in government + farming and infrastructure + satisfying revenge with light comedy + career-focused with a little romance + male lead in a supporting role + beloved by everyone + romance after an arranged marriage] Lin Ran transmigrates to a fictional dynasty and gains a grandmother obsessed with chanting sutras, a father who brings bad luck to his wives, a bookish second younger brother, a wastrel third younger brother, an influential family by marriage, and a misfit System that hounds he 9.3kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds

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    This must be farming, in ancient times.

24. 24 寒 The Poor Man’s Stepmother: A Special Forces Doctor’s Journey of Fleeing Famine and Farming 寒门后娘，特种医师的逃荒种田路 Loves Little Nian Beasts爱吃小年兽Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted The story follows the path from survival to development, rise, and legacy. It blends farming, infrastructure building, military affairs, politics, technology, and more. Si Yin, the chief military doctor and combat instructor of a modern special forces unit, has her soul transmigrate into Di Xiaoyue, a nineteen-year-old bride married off to bring good fortune. Three days after the wedding, her husband, Zhao Dashan, meets with an accident while hunting in the mountains. She has a sharp-tongued but 444Reads8.0Score10614d adds

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    Highly recommend! (๑>◡<๑)👍🏻

25. 25 六 The Six-Year-Old Kid Carries the Team Through the Refugee Journey 六岁崽，逃荒carry全场 Loves Little Nian Beasts爱吃小年兽Ancient Romance462k WordsCompleted Soul transmigration + System + doted-on-by-everyone + farming + fictional dynasty + comedy + original story I transmigrate into the body of Bai Ling, a timid six-year-old peasant girl. My wicked grandmother favors the boys, and my bizarre relatives walk all over me. But in my previous life, I was an overachieving special forces soldier and a miracle-working doctor. I come with a villa space, and its basement is stocked with all kinds of melee weapons. Splitting up the family, fleeing famine, dea 24Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The 1970s Female Farm Manager Sets the Whole Regiment Ablaze 穿书七零：女场长她火爆全兵团 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted [Military farm] [Building an era] [Humorous farming] After making an offhand complaint, overworked Tan Xiaoxu transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as the male lead’s doomed original wife. The good news: the plot has gone off the rails, and her cousin has taken over the doomed wife’s fate! Tan Xiaoxu, deeply grateful: “What a wonderful person!” If you want to be the doomed wife, go ahead and take my place! Romance-addled fools have no future. Better to reclaim wasteland and build a car 8.9kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds

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    Farming novels, how can reclamation not be another kind of farming novel? 😎 Our little farm manager's personal charm has deeply impressed me, hahaha, it's truly an excellent work! 👍

27. 27 流 Exiled to the Frontier, the General's Darling Daughter Brings Fortune to Her Clan 流放边关，将门娇女旺全族 A Fish by the Lake湖边一尾鱼Ancient Romance182k WordsCompleted [Farming] + [Exile] + [Soul Transmigration] Lin Shengnan, a 26-year-old woman and recent master's graduate from an agricultural university, has finally landed an enviable, respectable job after overcoming obstacle after obstacle. Just as she happily heads off to report for work, a car that has lost control suddenly sends her flying. She thought her life was over, bringing her short twenty-six years to an end. Who could have imagined that her ghostly soul would transmigrate through time and posse 20Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 寒 The Struggle of a Poor Scholar’s Daughter 寒门闺秀奋斗史 A Fish by the Lake湖边一尾鱼Ancient Romance844k WordsCompleted Jiang Yanshu never imagined that her father, a successful candidate in the imperial examinations, would die of a common cold. With her frail, ailing widowed mother and young brother to care for, the entire burden of the household falls on her shoulders, and the marriage that had been arranged for her falls through. Fine! You want to laugh at my family? Then I'll show you all how well we can live, and make you envy us, resent us, and hate us~ 374Reads7.0Score10014d adds
29. 29 穿 Transmigrated as an Ugly Woman: Taking on the Villains and Teasing the Cool Prince 穿成丑女斗极品！清冷王爷逗B妻 The Young Master on the Left公子在左Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (The manhua adaptation is out) If you enjoy it, please help share it around. Thanks! [Alternate World] [Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Building Wealth] [Family Life] [Dealing with Toxic Relatives] Luo Chengge transmigrates into an alternate dynasty. The original owner was born ugly, so her scumbag father and mean grandparents despised her. At birth, she was nearly thrown down a well to drown. Later, her scumbag father secretly carried her out several times and abandoned her in the mountains 46.4kReads8.2Score4.8k14d adds

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    I just read this recently. I've read over 300 books already, and this one by a new author is quite good. Thumbs up! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

30. 30 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
31. 31 农 Eldest Daughter of a Farming Family: Fleeing Famine and Growing a Prosperous Life 农家长姐：逃荒种田过红火小日子 Yan Shu棪树Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A birthday cake turns Sun Lele from modern times into Zhou Taohua of the Great Yu Kingdom. To make sure her foolish older brother and three younger brothers have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, she works hard at farming! But something seems off about this village. Aren’t they all being a little too nice to her? She has no parents, no golden finger, and no influential background. But she can have a fiancé: you teach, and I’ll farm. See how Zhou Taohua grows vegetables and grain and raises 7.8kReads9.3Score71414d adds
32. 32 靠 Using My Cooking Skills to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table 靠厨艺让全家吃上肉 Gu Xiaoshi顾小施Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted Food · pocket dimension · sweet romance Title: South Mountain Smoke Also known as: How I Used My Cooking to Put Meat on the Whole Family’s Table A cozy, sweet little story~ Companionship, growing together, and love that blossoms over time~ This story is set in a fictional world. Its place names, countries, and prices have no real-world equivalents. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. If you want an invincible heroine, please move along~ … Ahhh! The Heir of Prince Mingyang has finally returned 1.2kReads9.2Score16814d adds

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    These are some of my favorites. The first is a short story about farming and food; the second is also a short story, but it involves more political intrigue; the third is a lighthearted and funny farming novel with a strong female protagonist; and the fourth is a long novel told from the perspective of a little child, featuring a very interesting family.

33. 33 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.5kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds
34. 34 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 29.9kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
35. 35 开 Fleeing Disaster from the Start, Rebuilding a Paradise in a Chaotic Age 开局逃难，于乱世重建桃源 Beichen Likes Red Wine北辰喜欢喝红酒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted Gu Changfeng, reborn in a time of famine, opens his eyes to seven younger siblings, all gaunt and starving. With not a single grain of food from the start, he binds himself to the “Homestead Guardian” System. From then on, on the road fleeing famine, while others chew tree bark, he “finds” brown rice; while others drink muddy water, he discovers a clear spring; and while others tremble at the sight of bandits, he leads his younger brother in fighting back with a rusty blade. With wisdom and warm —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    During their 3,000-mile southward migration, Gu Changfeng cooked his first bowl of spirit rice porridge on the road to escape famine. That bowl of porridge brought a blush to Xiulian's pale face and made Changlin exclaim, "It's food for immortals!" From then on, every harvest of spirit rice and every handful of wild vegetables irrigated by spring water became steaming hot rice in the pot. When terraced fields covered the valleys and the aroma of new rice filled the enclosed houses—with his seventeen-year-old hands, he transformed the bitterest days into the warmest human warmth.

36. 36 杨 Yang Kang? No, Call Me the Founding Ancestor of Australia 杨康，不：请称我澳洲太祖 Beichen Likes Red Wine北辰喜欢喝红酒Male-Channel Fanfiction891k WordsCompleted He knew the plot inside out, but refused to follow the script. A 32-year-old soul transmigrated into the 14-year-old Wanyan Kang, with foreknowledge of every tragedy. He would not be a Song, a Jin, or a stepping stone for the Mongols. In this life, he would be the one moving the pieces. Using the resources of the prince's residence, he learned divine arts, amassed wealth, stockpiled weapons, and gathered extraordinary talents from across the land. Amid the turmoil at Zuixian Tower and the crashi 11Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 37 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
38. 38 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 85.9kReads9.5Score8.1k14d adds
39. 39 黑 There’s a Bone Spirit in Black Wind Stronghold, and Her Fearsome Reputation Precedes Her! 黑风寨有只白骨精，她凶名在外！ Zhuozhuo着着Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No Romance + System + Farming + Absurd Comedy] When Shen Tao transmigrated, her father, Old Shen, had just kicked the bucket. Shen Tao took over as the boss of Blackwind Stronghold. Worried she might get herself killed, Shen Tao tried desperately to put these newly recruited bandits on the straight and narrow. The people of Blackwind Stronghold were so uneducated that they watched Shen Tao call a promissory note an extortion letter and nodded along in agreement. Only magic can defeat magic. To 9.1kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
40. 40 穿 I Became the Tycoon's Dark Moonlight 穿成大佬的黑月光 Three Demons三妖Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted What do you do when your husband commits murder right in front of you? Asking for advice online. It’s pretty urgent! Xu Ning wakes up in the body of a poor girl whose father doesn’t care about her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who has been abandoned by a scoundrel. To get revenge on him, she uses a trick to marry a lame scholar from Qingshui Village. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees her husband, the one she married by mistake, smashing someone’s head with a rock, blow after blow. Re 68.5kReads9.2Score9k14d adds

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41. 41 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Cannon Fodder Starts Over in Exile 穿书之炮灰翻身从流放开始 Purple Zi Nuo Nuo紫紫诺诺Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted Imprisoned right from the start. What do I do? As an unambitious office worker, her greatest hobby outside work was reading novels. That didn’t mean she wanted to transmigrate into a book she’d only skimmed, let alone become the original owner, a tragic cannon-fodder character who appeared in fewer than a hundred words! Yun Shu was done for! But that wasn’t even the worst of it. Her entire family would soon be exiled, and most of them would die. The survivors would return for revenge, and, as lu 3.8kReads9.0Score24814d adds
42. 42 荒 In Famine Years, the Louder the Scumbag Cries, the Better I Live 荒年，渣男哭得越响我过得越爽 Baili Sha百里砂Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [Famine Years, Farming, Tearing Down Scumbags and Face-Slapping, Satisfying Read, Shop, Building Wealth] Lin Baoyue transmigrates into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder village girl and the devoted fiancée of a scumbag male lead. Lin Baoyue promptly makes off with her in-laws' silver, breaks off the engagement, and gets in one last dig at the scumbag. Her family is full of orphans and widows, all honest and easy targets for bullies. Lin Baoyue rolls up her sleeves and gets to work! Droughts, snow 940Reads8.9Score11514d adds
43. 43 边 Farming and Going Crazy, I Make My Husband Drink Poison 边种田边发疯，我喂夫君喝毒药 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted Su Wei transmigrated into the Shen family’s new daughter-in-law in Nanqiao Village. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw an old woman holding a bowl of murky poison for her penniless husband to drink. The man on the bed glared at Su Wei in fury. “You poisonous woman! I won’t let you get away with this, even as a ghost...” Su Wei: “...” No, no, it wasn’t me. It was the old woman... The old woman turned to her. “What are you standing there for? If he doesn’t die, how are you supposed to marry Y 15.2kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
44. 44 农 The Farmer's Embroiderer 农家绣娘 Song Chenyan宋沉烟Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted Lin Zhiyun is famous across the surrounding villages as a lazy, greedy, dim-witted girl. Yet she has a promising match: she and the current scholar Xu were betrothed as children. Her eldest cousin Lin Xiuyue, meanwhile, is renowned as a clever, capable young woman, but she has a bad match: she was betrothed as a child to Shen Junchuan, a limping village thug. People often say the sisters should switch matches, and on the day they marry, the Lin family elders actually sneakily swap the brides. B 1.1kReads8.3Score10114d adds

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    What a great farming novel! The female lead is insightful, charming, and not at all dim-witted. 🥰

45. 45 尘 A Lamp in the Dust 尘埃里的灯 Show Your Style秀风采Modern Romance86k WordsCompleted 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is not just a story; it is the life of countless "Fu Yiyuns." They live in corners we cannot see, living like lamps that have burned out.

46. 46 巫 The Lich Brewery: A Management Journal 巫妖酿造工坊经营日志 Yingge Yeyuehua应歌夜月华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigration to another world + medieval Western fantasy and magic + food + running a business + a touch of mystery-solving. The love interest is Andre Lu Huntington, deputy commander of the kingdom's knights.) A food-and-mystery story with two parallel plotlines and a romance, so be warned! Jiang You, a master brewer from a family renowned for its traditional soy sauce, dies of heart disease. After death, she discovers she has arrived in another world and become a living skeleton... correcti 6.8kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
47. 47 随 Random Street Stalls: I Use Food to Lure Snakes Out of Their Holes 随机摆摊：我用美食引蛇出洞 AAAA Prosperous BloomsAAAA花开富贵Urban889k WordsOngoing [Food + undercover work + comedy + catching criminals + System + no heroine + no romance] Also known as Food: The Undercover Cop Sets Up a Street Stall, and Fugitives Beg Him to Get Back to Work Xiao Lan transmigrated into the body of a police officer in a parallel world and was assigned to pose as a street-food vendor while keeping an eye on a suspect. As it happened, he’d been a cooking genius in his previous life. This was right up his alley. The next day, a tricycle loaded with top-tier food 9.8kReads9.4Score86914d adds
48. 48 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.7kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
49. 49 这 This Boss Is So Sneaky, He Takes His Street Stall Everywhere 这老板真苟，摆个地摊还到处走 Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Random Gourmet Stall is now available on major platforms] [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Comfort food] [Cozy] [Healing] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Zhou unexpectedly binds himself to a Random Gourmet System. Every week brings a random location, random food, and different customers. He sells buns at the park entrance, century egg and lean pork congee on a mountaintop, and candied hawthorns outside a school. Every dish is mouthwatering and 81.8kReads9.5Score8k14d adds
50. 50 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds

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