Farming, Infrastructure, Period, and Republican-Era Novels 种田/基建/年代/民国

1. 51 策 The Strategist Sits Securely as County Magistrate 策划稳坐县令官 Ferrying Twin Stars渡双星Danmei (BL)946k WordsCompleted Lu Jiu'an, a brilliant strategist, transmigrated one day to the Great Zhou dynasty, where he became the magistrate of a poor, remote county. A harsh land breeds troublesome people, and he was left with a whole mess to clean up. Fortunately, he still had the office of a planning director, and his computer contained fi 7.8kFavorites20.6kClicks/ch5.9kGifts

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   The infrastructure development section is very well done. The author vividly portrays the transformation of the people under his rule from starvation to a life of peace and prosperity, and every character is fully fleshed out. However, after being promoted, one feels somewhat constrained, unlike the earlier days when he was far removed from the emperor's reach in the county town, which slightly diminishes the sense of exhilaration. In the romance section, there are many parts where the seme (dominant partner) lacks trust in the uke (submissive partner), and even shows some disrespect, giving off a strong old-fashioned male chauvinism vibe.

2. 52 我21+ My Husband and I Both Have Golden Fingers 我和夫郎都有金手指 Sweet Pear梨子甜甜Danmei (BL)720k WordsCompleted 25.7kFavorites34.5kClicks/ch40kGifts

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   Sunny puppy top vs. World-weary divine doctor bottom

3. 53 我 I Saved The World By Farming and Building a Farmhouse Inn 我靠种田建农家乐救全球 Gong Huaizhiyu宫槐知玉Danmei (BL)858k WordsCompleted [New serial: I Became a Clan Leader by Farming and Firing Pottery Kilns. Coming soon: A Haven in the Human World: My Stuffy Boss Becomes My Wife. So delicious.jpg] Tong Zhanyan was a fifth-year student at the Agricultural Science Academy. In his fourth year, someone else's graduation project ate his. With graduation approaching, he didn't want history to repeat itself. Tong Zhanyan swore to protect his graduation project with his life, and then he really died. When he woke again, he had become a 111.1kFavorites135.5kClicks/ch191.8kGifts

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   The writing isn't great, it's more of a rambling account, but the plot and pacing are excellent. It's a slice-of-life farming story, but very engaging.

4. 54 签 Signing In, Farming, and Raising a Husband 签到种田养夫郎 Jiao Yang椒阳Danmei (BL)354k WordsCompleted Preorder: Hearing My Husband's Thoughts After Being Reborn. Please add it to your reading list =3= Synopsis: Qi Cang transmigrated after dying. The original owner was honest and decent. Had he been born in peaceful times, his clan leader younger brother's status would have let him enjoy a comfortable old age. Unfortunately, his wife died young, and her family bullied him by throwing their weight around. To make matters worse, drought, famine, refugees, and war came one after another. The granar 3.4kFavorites7.2kClicks/ch860Gifts

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   Good

5. 55 状 The Top Scholar’s Ambitious Little Husband 状元家的卷王小夫郎 Yun Yishi云依石Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted [My new novel, “After Cross-Dressing to Marry the Dragon-Pride Protagonist [Worldbuilding],” is now underway. Pretty wooden-head shou: Who’d believe it? I really am here to be a strategist!] This story: [Elegant, self-assured, scheming gentleman gong × thin-skinned, secretly ambitious beauty shou] Qiu Huanian, “the number-one overachiever in the lifestyle section,” transmigrates into the body of a young man in ancient times. His father doesn’t care for him, his stepmother doesn’t love him, and d 123.9kFavorites142kClicks/ch294.5kGifts

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   It's a good read, with good writing and a good plot. The pacing has some flaws, but those flaws don't detract from its overall excellence.

6. 56 科 The Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder Scholar in the Imperial Examination Novel 科举文的炮灰秀才重生了 Tu Yueguan兔月关Danmei (BL)590k WordsCompleted ~ Xie Wenyan is a disposable scholar in an imperial-examination novel. In his past life, he was the family's spoiled and vicious younger cousin, selfish and cunning, greedy for power and profit, and willing to ruin his own family to get ahead. As a result, his transmigrated cousin, the novel's male lead, exposed him through a series of face-slapping reversals. Xie suffered the consequences of his own actions and died destitute. He deserved it. The accusations were all true! But Xie Wenyan h 31.4kFavorites45.7kClicks/ch34.6kGifts

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   Refreshing novel

7. 57 摄 The Regent's Farmer Wife [Farming] 摄政王的村夫王妃[种田] A Leaf in the Mortal World凡尘片叶Danmei (BL)673k WordsCompleted Rich kid Jiang Ji accidentally transmigrates into ancient times. A dead father, a sickly mother, younger siblings starved to skin and bones, and a home stripped bare: this is Jiang Ji's new life in the past. "Yue!" After getting used to delicacies served on jade plates, how could his stomach possibly handle bran cakes and wild greens? Jiang Ji was utterly heartbroken. But there is always a way out. He binds himself to a livestream System. As long as he completes its tasks, he can earn rewards a 5kFavorites9.3kClicks/ch3.5kGifts

   Curator note

   Not bad, a wish-fulfillment novel with a cheat-like protagonist.

8. 58 小 The Little Widower [Farming] 小寡夫[种田] SeelightDanmei (BL)353k WordsCompleted Coming soon: "Everyday Life in Xiqiao Town" Chen Qing has had a hard life, drifting from place to place until someone bought him for three taels of silver to be a husband. But on the very day he was bought, his husband was forcibly conscripted. They never even met, and Chen Qing ended up marrying a chicken in his place. Five years later, the war ended, but the news Chen Qing received was that his husband had died in battle. He was now a widowed husband. His mother gave him half the compensation 15kFavorites18.8kClicks/ch5.8kGifts

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   Socially anxious bottom vs. Burly top, everyday family matters

9. 59 乡 The Farmer Ger in the Apocalypse 乡村小哥儿，异世穿梭 Pear Stewed with Eggs棠梨煎蛋Danmei (BL)903k WordsCompleted [Complete and revised, with a 40,000-word free bonus story, available only on the official Jinjiang site] [Preorder: Farmhouse Lad Picks Up Bottles in Another World. Shen Qing is the village's notorious fierce lad who can't find a husband. After his mother and he are "driven" out of the family home by his biased grandparents and his father, who's obsessed with having a son, they have to make a living selling firewood. One day, while gathering firewood in the m 21.2kFavorites31.5kClicks/ch31.7kGifts

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   Not bad, the road to growth

10. 60 满 A Max-Level Chef's Daily Life Raising a Fox [Gourmet] 满级大厨养狐日常[美食] Cheese Fish Ball芝士鱼丸球Danmei (BL)552k WordsCompleted [Complete, with bonus chapters!] [Coming soon: I Am Definitely Not Dating a Top-Tier Star!, I Transmigrated into a Period Novel and Became a Spoiled Cannon Fodder, and My Romance with the Aloof Campus Heartthrob Went Off the Rails. The blurbs are below. Please add them to your reading lists, everyone!] Blurb After transmigrating to a rural world in another realm, Lu Zhan becomes an ill-fated jinx, despised by his stepmother, unloved by his biological father, and 7.2kFavorites9.9kClicks/ch2kGifts

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    Experienced Chef vs. Gluttonous Little Fox

11. 61 民 The Republic's Entertainment Mogul 民国之文娱大亨 Yun Yishi云依石Danmei (BL)576k WordsCompleted Attorney Xie dies unexpectedly, only to open his eyes and find himself a pitiful child in an opera troupe a century ago. He knows nothing of his parents, his background is a mystery, and the only person he can question, his beautiful master, speaks in riddles. Looking at the scarred landscape of China before him, Xie Yan pats his chin. He cannot find a single copper coin on himself, but he has a grand ambition. As everyone knows, a businessman who doesn't want to be a writer isn't a good lawyer 37.1kFavorites69.9kClicks/ch21kGifts

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    The pacing and plot were good, but the ending felt a bit rushed. However, these flaws don't detract from the overall quality.

12. 62 夫 The Fishmonger Husband of the Teacher 夫子家的卖鱼夫郎 Jia He稼禾Danmei (BL)461k WordsCompleted Tao Qingyu transmigrated to the Da Li Dynasty and became a young ger. His family had many mouths to feed, and they barely made ends meet by raising fish in their pond. After an accident, the family urgently needed money. Just as Tao Qingyu was planning to sell the fishpond to raise funds, someone suddenly showed up with a marriage proposal. "The Fang family has only him, and he's a teacher at the academy. If you marry him, you won't have in-laws to wait on, and your husband is a successful can 17.8kFavorites24.1kClicks/ch11.6kGifts

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    Good

13. 63 农 A Farmer's Son on the Road to Success 农家子，青云路 Yu Yue Yuan Fei渝跃鸢飞Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A new novel is now out: "The Kid Sees Bullet Comments at Crime Scenes." Thank you to every reader who supports the official release!] Gu Zhang transmigrates. He goes from the fifty-fifth year of the apocalypse to a dirt-poor country family, as a premature baby born with a weak constitution. Born after the apocalypse, Gu Zhang thinks this world couldn't be better. Green mountains and clear rivers, fragrant rice fields, and endless food, all flavors he's never tasted before. Maybe he was destin 55.8kFavorites124.4kClicks/ch69kGifts

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    It's a great read, very exciting. However, the entire story is idealized; I don't recommend taking it too seriously.

14. 64 夫 My Husband Is a Delicate Little Thing 夫郎是个娇气包 Island World岛里天下Danmei (BL)646k WordsCompleted Tao Yu has had unusually sensitive senses since childhood, and every sensation is amplified many times over. Even a spring shower and a light breeze can give him a cold. He's famous for being delicate. Fortunately, his parents planned ahead and arranged a marriage for him early on. His future husband's family was well-established, and the young man he was to marry was a scholar. They weren't deeply in love, but they treated each other with respect. Everyone in the village said it was a good mat 55.3kFavorites69.3kClicks/ch41.5kGifts

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    Tall and taciturn top vs. Delicate and crybaby bottom

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