Novels like At the Widow's Door
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as At the Widow's Door, best match first.
- 1 Transmigrated With a Supermarket: Farming and Fleeing Famine With My Four Sons 手握超市穿越带四儿种田逃荒 [Farming in the early chapters, flight from famine later] [No romance] [Transmigrates with a supermarket] [Four sons] [No princes, princesses, or emperors] Zhou Yun, a clinic doctor, was sent flying after getting hit over a bottle of cola. She transmigrated to ancient times with the little supermarket next door, and became a widow with four sons. They had no cooking pot, only a broken clay jar. The rice jar at home was always nearly empty, their clothes had a hundred and eight patches, and even 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 A Busy Life Farming in an Ancient Village 古代农家种田忙 [Pure Farming, Slow-Paced, Down-to-Earth Country Life + Family Chatter + All Kinds of Delicious Food + No Over-the-Top Villains] A resourceful village beauty and a rough-edged man who loves his wife more than life itself Picking mushrooms, harvesting bamboo shoots, raising chickens and ducks, raising pigs, cooking delicious food, catching fish, growing melons and beans, family chatter, neighbors and friends, the daily business of raising children Three meals a day, firewood, rice, oil, and salt, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Zhao Guihua's Life in Ancient Times 赵桂花的古代生活 The Meng Po Soup was poor quality, so Guihua was reborn with her memories from her previous life intact. She planned to just make the best of things and coast through life, but life was so hard that she couldn't keep it up. She had no choice but to find a way to make money. Honestly, she has no grand ambitions. She'll be content if she can eat and drink well and have a little money to spare. 297Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 4 A Good-for-Nothing's Struggle After Transmigration 穿越废柴奋斗记 [Transmigration, farming and business, woman disguises herself as a man, coming of age, no romance] Gu Xinyu, a modern-day good-for-nothing, inexplicably transmigrates to the fictional Great Li Dynasty and becomes a ten-year-old girl named Gu Xin. Her parents are both dead, their home is nearly bare, and she has a little brother who just turned four. With survival looking so difficult, the siblings follow their late mother’s instructions and head to the capital to seek help from the Duchess of J 167Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 5 My Mother-in-Law Is Vicious, but I Won’t Be a Widow Who Takes It Anymore 婆母恶毒，受气寡妇我不当了 Former title: If we're splitting up, then let's split up. I've got a System, so what have I got to fear? Farming + Raising children + Food + Spatial System + Building from nothing + Making a fortune. Su Panpan transmigrated into the body of a farmer's wife. Fed up with her wicked mother-in-law's bullying, she courageously split from the family with her four children. No, she cut ties with them altogether! In the freezing cold, with no one to turn to, how could they make a home for themselves? Wh 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Mountain Hunter’s Beloved, Bold and Beautiful Wife 山间猎户独宠霸气娇女 Sweet romance + farming + everyday family life + rugged hunter vs. sweet girl with a surprising side. (No personal space and no golden finger.) A merchant's daughter ends up in the mountains, where she meets a rugged hunter. When he meets her, it's as if a pure, delicate flower has fallen from the heavens into the mortal world, taking deep root in his heart. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Transmigrated as a Trouble-Making Sister-in-Law, I Feast on Meat While the Whole Village Starves 穿成作精长嫂，全村吃土我啃肉 [Farming + food + spatial dimension + cozy warmth + peaceful days] Liu Momo was a thoroughly upright young woman, but after transmigrating, she becomes a despised widow whom everyone in the village wants to chase away. It’s no problem! She can forage for mushrooms and catch fish, hunt and gather herbs, open workshops and build schools… She helps the villagers get rich, handing out money until they’re won over. One by one, they weep and call her their benefactor! Liu Momo’s life flourishes, and s 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Transmigrated as a Chubby Farm Girl, I Went on a Blind Date in the Cornfield 穿越成农家肥女，我在苞谷地相亲 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 9 After Transmigrating, She Builds a Fortune with the Children of the Charity Home 身穿后，她带着善堂孩子发家致富 Transmigration! Farming! Medicine! No pocket dimension, no System! Female-led story! Zhang Lixue, a gifted military doctor, steps into a spatial rift while taking part in a snow-mountain military exercise. On the other side lies an orphanage, or charity home, in Qingshan Town of the Great Qian Dynasty. The rift gives her a mission to save people, and may open again once she completes it. To return to Huaguo, and to help the children living in hardship, Zhang Lixue begins her life in the Great Qi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 A Happy Life After Transmigrating to Ancient Times to Find a Husband 穿越古代招赘的幸福生活 Qiao Qingya: Life is wonderful when you find a live-in husband in ancient times and spend your days taking it easy. Her ex-husband from her past life: I didn’t marry a lucky charm, I married a tigress. Qiao’s father: It’s great when my daughter finds a live-in husband. If he doesn’t agree, I’ll beat him until he does. He Yan: Baby, come cuddle. 267Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 11 Almost Sold to a Brothel, the Child Bride Refuses to Put Up with It 险些被卖青楼后，童养媳她不干了 (No rebirth, no transmigration, no System + a local husband and wife + everyday family life + getting a little richer.) Jiang Tong was promised as a child bride. Life in the Li household was hard, but she always believed things would get better once she married. That belief kept her going. Just before the wedding, however, the Li family planned to sell her to a brothel to pay off their debts. Jiang Tong was devastated... Heartbroken, she decided to throw herself into the river, but Zhao Yu, a si 245Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 12 I Transmigrated into a Book as a Fake Heiress and White Lotus, and Became a Mom Without the Pain! 穿书白莲花假千金，还无痛当妈！ [Transmigrate into a book + food + comedy + raising a child + slice of life + older man/younger woman, both inexperienced in love] Meng Yuan unexpectedly transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious fake heiress in a melodramatic story about a real and fake heiress, the one who clings desperately to a man for love. The timing of her arrival could hardly be worse! The original owner abused her adopted daughter, recklessly ruined her own reputation, and turned a winning hand into a complete mes 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Spoiled, Frail Darling of an Arrogant, Rugged Man 傲娇糙汉的体弱小娇娇被宠野了 “Entirely fictional setting. Don’t overthink the details.” Chen Wanwan transmigrates from a pampered young lady into a pampered farm girl. The difference is that she used to be healthy, but now she’s frail because she was born premature. And then there’s this rugged man in front of her... “Sweetheart? Why can everyone else call you that, but I can’t?” Jiang Jin gazes at his little wife, his heart sour with jealousy. Chen Wanwan looks at her husband and hears the word “sweetheart,” as tempting as 86Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 14 The Green Bamboo Path 青青竹蹊 With her life in utter disarray, Cheng Xi is in despair when she unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a farming girl named Cheng Xi. She works hard to build a prosperous life and is content with a modest fortune. They're all ordinary people with no dreams of saving the world. All she wants is to take her one-and-only leading man and her family far away from the world, where they can live in seclusion. A simple, peaceful life is what matters; contentment and happiness are blessings. 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 A Farmer’s Wife’s Hard Lot After Transmigrating 穿越之农妇难为 Tang Wu is a junior office worker in the city. As soon as she transmigrates, harsh reality leaves her with no choice but to get married. Her husband is a three-time groom, and he comes with a little dumpling in tow. Some men have perfectly good personalities and tempers, but they just seem to lack a little luck and never meet a good woman. Tang Wu realizes that Song Erlang is just such a man, so with a bold wave of her hand, she unabashedly claims him as her own, along with that little glutinous 281Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 16 Reborn as a Lucky Little Farm Girl: Making Money in Ancient Times 穿成农门小福宝：我在古代忙挣钱 The villagers of Dahe Village noticed that ever since Shi Qi, the eldest granddaughter of the Shi family, recovered from her illness, her family’s fortunes had improved day by day. They had more and more silver, bought farmland, and built a new house. Scholar Shi: My granddaughter is a treasure. No worthless boy is getting his hands on her. Shi Hanbai: My daughter is wonderful. No worthless boy is going to run off with her. Shi Hanlin and Shi Hansong: Our niece is the best. If any worthless b 29Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 17 I Became a Mom with No Pain, and Now My Neighbor Is Watching Me 无痛当妈后，我被邻居盯上了 [Foodie Fiction] [A Little Sweet Treat] When Liu He opened her eyes, she had become a mom without the pain of childbirth. On one side was the lingering smell of blood in the bathtub. On the other was an adorable five-year-old crying for his mom. Having died unjustly in her previous life, she decided to make the most of this one. First, she would feed her very sociable little one. Tomato and egg noodles, pork rib congee with spring greens... The aroma drifted out the window and somehow lured the 755Reads8.0Score102Shelves
- 18 My Delicate Husband 我那娇弱的夫君吖 [Dual male leads + farming + spatial powers + family life + healing + sweet romance] Originally published on Red Persimmon Lan An, the young master of a wealthy family in City A, jumped into the sea to kill himself. By chance, he became bound to System 008, which transported him to the State of Chuqiu. He woke in a rundown house in Lotus Village and inherited the memories of the original owner, An Ge'er. Then Lan An met his husband in name only, Zhang Xiaomo. The man's eyes were just like those 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Wang Lanlan’s Transmigration Makeover 王懒懒穿越变形记 Wang Lanlan was not actually called Wang Lanlan. She was so lazy that everyone forgot her real name, and her laziness made her famous, earning her the nickname “Wang Lanlan.” While accompanying her grandmother on a visit to her maternal family, she transmigrated in her sleep into the body of Wang Daya, a seven-year-old girl from Wangjia Village. Thus began her miserable life of farming while raising her younger brother. With the help of a spatial System, she was forced onto the path of becoming 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Opening a Restaurant During the Great Famine 在饥荒年代开食肆 Famine years + System + food + cozy everyday life Please, come on in! We have steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, braised pork, braised duck, soy-braised chicken, cured meat, preserved eggs, pork stomach, air-dried meat, sausages, assorted vegetable platters, smoked chicken and pork tripe, steamed eight-treasure pork, glutinous rice-stuffed duck, jar-braised pheasant, jar-braised quail, braised giblets, braised goose, pheasant, rabbit, veget 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Living in a Cowshed from the Start, I Build a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 开局住牛棚，手握空间发家致富 [Rebirth + Farming + Feel-Good Story + AI] Yu Ruolan transmigrates to an ancient mountain village, into the home of a farming family, and becomes their eldest daughter: lazy, greedy, and vain. Her eldest younger brother is honest but useless; her second and third brothers are full of defiance; her fourth brother is disabled, and her mother is weak-willed... Eldest brother: “We don't have any farmland now. What are we going to do?” Second brother: “What are you looking at? It's all your fault. If 241Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 22 The Little Farm Girl 农家小女娃 Jin Xiao'er was born in a poor mountain village. Ever since she was little, she had one lovely wish: to eat rice at every meal. Even the village chief's family couldn't make that happen. She was quite proud of herself, thinking she was amazing. Every day, she did her best to eat, dreaming of growing up quickly so she could make her wish come true. 587Reads7.6Score104Shelves
- 23 A Modest Family in Ancient Times 古代小户人家 A slow-paced farming story about a village girl in ancient times. Overnight, Cheng Yan transmigrates into the youngest daughter of a minor official’s family in ancient times. Her father is a low-ranking clerk, her mother is frail, her older brother has passed the scholar exams, and she has a young nephew. Her father’s salary has to support the whole family, and they rely on her sister-in-law’s embroidery sales to get by. The Cheng family is barely scraping by, and when Cheng Yan’s eldest sister 4kReads7.1Score418Shelves
- 24 All She Wants Is to Be a Couch Potato 她一心只想做咸鱼 A hunter spent two taels of silver to buy an ugly woman with a broken, pus-covered face. Who could have guessed that once the pus stopped flowing, she would grow more and more beautiful? The hunter gradually lost himself in her charms. [Content warning: You can skip the crap in the first ten chapters. Seriously. Feel free to leave a review, I'm not easily offended. Thanks, everyone.] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Transmigrate to Farm the Land: A Farmer’s Daughter and a Hunter Make Ends Meet 穿越种田，农女和猎户的养家日常 (Transmigration, farming, no golden finger, a slow and steady pace, love growing over time, a simple and cozy life, and everyday family affairs.) * Also known as: Springtime in the Fields * The story stays in a small mountain village. There will be no trips to big cities or the capital! * The heroine is no peerless beauty, just an ordinary person. * Ji Wenhe, an ordinary office worker, wakes up one day to find she has transmigrated. Their poverty is beyond words: a cold, bare cave, not a decent 355Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 26 Thriving Through Famine with My Whole Family 荒年带着全家安稳致富 The heroine transmigrates to a poor little mountain village. Though they have little, her family is close-knit: her parents are fair-minded, her grandparents are loving, and her two younger brothers are adorable. First come drought, refugees, and bandits, then locusts… Disaster after disaster strikes. With a storage space full of grain, the heroine works hard to lead her family and the whole village to prosperity. Tired of stories where the transmigrated heroine always picks up a prince as her 34Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 27 Reborn: I Married the Top Scholar to Bring Him Good Fortune 重生之我给状元郎冲喜 No System, no golden finger, no angst, and a romance where both leads choose each other. A fragile college student dies in an accident and is reborn as a country girl sent to bring good luck to her husband's family. Her husband is on the verge of death, her mother-in-law is kind, her sister-in-law is ten, and their house is so drafty it might as well have no walls. What kind of nightmare is this? This modern college student takes things as they come: Sick? She'll treat it! Broke? She'll earn mon 81Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 28 Transmigrated as a Spoiled Brat, the Farm Girl Wins Her Husband Over and Clears Her Name 穿成作精，农门娇妻抱紧夫君洗白 Jia Xixi, a devoted foodie, transmigrated into an audiobook she had been listening to after a minor accident. When she woke up, she saw a drafty thatched hut and red decorations covering the room. She learned she’d transmigrated to ancient times and was already married. The problem was that her bargain-bin husband’s family was dirt poor. And that wasn’t all. Worst of all, she discovered that she was the story’s most disliked minor character, doomed to a particularly tragic end. Highly adaptable 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Divorced Woman Stays Busy Making Money While Her Ex Cries in the Slums 和离妇挣钱忙，前夫哭死在贫民窟 [Farming + everyday family life + tough woman + slow and steady progress + no romance + no System + no saintly heroine + a small storage space] Just so you know, this isn't a fast-paced story. The pacing is a little slow. If this style isn't for you, please spare me, or I'll keel over Some people choke to death while drinking water, and others get hit by cars. Li Xiangli died when her pressure cooker exploded as she was making corn and pork rib soup. She transmigrates into the body of a villa 173Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 30 I Woke Up as a Male Bride, and My Hapless Husband Spoils Me Rotten 一朝穿哥儿，倒霉相公超宠我 Gu Ci’an transmigrated into the body of a male omega and married a husband plagued by bad luck and a stubborn fate. He even got to experience what it was like to enjoy a good meal, only to find himself sprawled on the floor in the blink of an eye. His husband might be unlucky, but at least his father-in-law was fair-minded. His mother-in-law could be fussy, but she always stood up for her own. There was no need to fear his husband’s bad luck. With him around, their life would only get better and 53Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 31 The Miracle Doctor Village Girl Wins Over a Top Scholar and County Magistrate with Her Medical Skills 神医村姑我靠医术收服探花县令 I only have so much energy, and I’m currently updating another palace-intrigue novel. I’ll come back to this one once that’s finished. [Sweet Romance] [Career First, Love Second] [No System, No Pocket Dimension] Yuan Xinyue, the daughter of a modern family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrated one day into the body of a poor girl in a small ancient village. Her grandmother didn’t care for her, her father didn’t love her, and her mother was weak and ineffectual. Yuan Xinyue 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 I Transmigrated to a Chaotic Era and Lie Flat by Going Out to Farm 穿越乱世，我靠打野躺平 No golden finger, no pocket dimension, and no court politics. Sheng Chunlai goes viral on a short-video platform with a ten-minute “floating cups along a winding stream” banquet, and is about to achieve the true lie-flat life of her dreams. Unfortunately, she falls out of a tung tree and lands on her boyfriend and cameraman, Yuan Ye. The two of them transmigrate into the bodies of the Prince of Luochuan's son and daughter-in-law. Worse still, before they can even experience life as members of th 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Transmigrating to a Mountain Village: The Farm Girl Spends Every Day Spoiling Her Husband 穿越山村，农女每日忙宠夫 [Transmigration + fictional setting + System + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only] The government is handing out husbands. You can claim one for free. The moment Lin Xiyue opened her eyes, she saw a handsome young man kneeling by her bed. She had transmigrated into a dynasty where anyone who remained unmarried past the age of twenty was assigned a husband by the government. Lin Xiyue was delighted. Getting someone this handsome without spending a single copper coin wa 539Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 34 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, and I’m Going to Eat My Fill 穿越古代，我要吃饱饭 [Transmigrate + Farming + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life + Slow-paced + No CP] Zhang Shinian transmigrated into an ancient world. He had expected a story about struggling to support a whole family and dealing with endless drama. But who could have guessed that his original body's mother would finally stand her ground before she died and insist on splitting up the family? Well, since he's here, what else can he do? Zhang Shinian can only use his pocket dimension to secretly watch videos and l 272Reads—Score100Shelves
- 35 A Widow's Everyday Life in the Mountains After Marrying Again to a Rugged Mountain Man 寡妇二嫁山野糙汉的山居日常 A sweet romance with no angst. Liu Wenyu × Li Sui They choose each other, and save each other. Note: There will be droughts and ice disasters. The protagonists have no golden finger and won't save the world. This is a pure farming story. Her father kills himself, and her new husband dies on the battlefield. Rumors spread outside, while her elder brother and sister-in-law torment her at home. What is newly widowed Liu Wenyu to do? Li Sui leaves the battlefield, physically and emotionally exhaus 89Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 36 Lucky to Meet You in This Life: The Wind Stirs the Flower Shadows 今生有幸遇见你之风吹花影动 Everyone says a talented man and a beautiful woman make the perfect match. I ask only for a peaceful life. A story about a poor scholar and a village girl walking hand in hand, never leaving each other. No transmigration, no rebirth, and no golden finger. Everyday family life, a gentle and steady romance, and a lifetime spent together amid the ordinary joys of life. 575Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 37 A Farming Novel’s Cannon Fodder? What a Joke! Even a Dog Wouldn’t Do It! 种田文炮灰？笑话！狗都不当！ (The low rating is because the book hasn’t been given any exposure, so nobody’s reading it. Don’t worry, cuties, click in and you’re sure to love it!) [Homesteading + cannon fodder + female doctor + strong heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good story + transmigrate into a book] Jiang Guo transmigrated into a book. This awful book is the kind where whoever transmigrates into it is left speechless. Other people transmigrate into books as spoiled princesses or marquises’ mistresses. Sh 28Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 38 The Hunter's Home: A Bold but Sweet Little Wife 猎户家：胆大软糯小媳妇 [Short story, transmigration, healing] Beneath the shade of a tree, Yao Xixi suddenly remembered that she was a transmigrator. Having transmigrated as a child, she had grown up to become a frail little woman, weak enough that she couldn’t even lift a chicken. All she could do was find someone who could protect her. Gazing up at the tall, muscular man, the petite Yao Xixi swallowed. Had she picked the wrong one? 155Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 39 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: The Little Farmer Girl Takes Charge of the Family 穿到古代，小农女当家做主顶门立 [Female lead farming + everyday family life and getting rich + no golden finger + no generals or princes] She transmigrates to a tiny village tucked away in the mountains! A nightmare from the start: her father was drafted and died in battle, leaving behind a frail, inexperienced mother and a five-year-old little brother. As soon as she wakes up, she outwits her selfish, hypocritical grandmother. She splits the household and becomes the backbone of the family! No golden finger, no pocket dimensi 83Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 40 The Little Farm Widow Builds a Fortune and Raises Her Kids 农家小寡妇，发家致富养崽崽 [Completed: farming + raising children + devoted husband + getting rich + mutual devotion + love at first sight] The moment Han Jiaren opens her eyes, she has become a young widow in Peach Blossom Village. She spent thirty years single in her previous life, and now she's a widow in this one? Being a widow would be bad enough, but she's also been left with three children, no money, and a mountain of debt to pay off. The transmigration deity didn't give her a single golden finger. She must be the 382Reads9.0Score108Shelves
- 41 Reborn Widow 重生寡妇 Hong Rui raised four children. When she grew old, her two sons and their wives despised her and drove her out. She went to live with her eldest daughter, who sent her back. Her second daughter wanted to take her in, but Hong Rui stood in her daughter’s bare, empty home and sighed. Leaning on her cane, she left with a broken bowl and begged for food wherever she could. At last she died far from home, without anyone to carry her coffin or sing the funeral laments. When she was twenty-six, her husb 542Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 42 The Lucky Youngest Daughter: Always Busy Making Money 旺家小幺女：赚钱忙不停 Modern-day Wang Qiaoqiao transmigrates into the body of the youngest daughter of a destitute farming family. Her father is dead, and at home she has a delicate mother and three useless scholars to support. To secure a life where they never have to worry about food or clothing and can eat whatever they want, Wang Qiaoqiao can only charge ahead while hiding behind a secret identity. Along the way, a scummy uncle blocks her path, greedy relatives cling to the family, and rumors run wild. None of th 67Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 43 Driven Into a Ruined House During Famine: Farming My Way to Fortune 荒年被赶住破屋：种田暴富喜盈门 No transmigration or rebirth + farming and prosperity + warmth and unity It was a year of famine. Wu Jingqiu's family was so poor they could barely feed themselves. Her mother was sick, her younger sister was still little, and her wicked uncle and aunt were plotting to sell her. Fortunately, she was quick-witted and managed to escape. When the attempt to sell her failed, her aunt hurriedly drove the family out of their home. With nowhere else to go, Wu Jingqiu and her family had no choice but 207Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 44 I Returned to Ancient Times and Became a Widow, Then Practiced Medicine and Did Business to Raise My Daughter 穿回古代变寡妇，行医经商养女儿 [No Palace or Household Intrigue + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Heroine Focuses on Her Career and Raising Her Daughters, No Romance + Inspired by Real Business Rivalries] Single mother Lin Chengcheng transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a widow. Her eldest daughter is a beautiful airhead, her second daughter is timid and insecure, and her third is still a tiny baby. She has no choice but to juggle her career and raising her children. She sets up stalls, goes into business, practices 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: My Local Husband Spoils Me Rotten 穿越古代：被本土夫君宠翻啦 Modern-day darling Zhou Shuying transmigrates into the body of Huayu, an exceptionally beautiful maid who was sold off to a remote mountain village out of her mistress's spite. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself locked in a cage like livestock, on sale. A crowd of plainly dressed men stands before her, sizing her up like a piece of merchandise. Shuying really wants to die. But wait, why is there a... handsome guy among them? And he's staring at her like a predator, as if she already belo 717Reads8.2Score132Shelves
- 46 The Fiery Farm Girl: Growing Crops and Getting Rich 泼辣农家女，种田又致富 [Transmigrate] [Deal with Awful Relatives] [Scavenge and Farm] [Get Rich Through Food] [No Pocket Dimension or Superpowers] After transmigrating into the body of a little girl in ancient times, Wu Ying has to deal with her awful mother and stepfather from the start. Then she stumbles upon a bat cave in the mountains behind her home, securing her first fortune! Dipping sauce, fish balls, and one idea after another... Farming, cooking, and running a stall: making sure her family has enough to eat 48Reads—Score105Shelves
- 47 Field Notes from Village Life 野村生活手札 [Food + raising children + gathering + business + farming + fictional setting. A slow-paced rural life, with a female protagonist who has no golden finger and improves her life through her own wit and hard work. There is a romance, but it doesn’t get much attention. She isn’t love-struck, but clearheaded and independent.] Yang Sisi, a modern-day food lover, dies in a car accident and transmigrates into the body of a seventeen-year-old girl of the same name in Shipozi. She discovers that the orig 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Little Tailor's Leisurely Life in Ancient Times 小裁缝的古代悠闲生活 She has an incredibly handsome father, a gentle mother, and a sweet little brother. Shen An'an thinks her life after transmigrating is truly wonderful. She never has to worry about food or clothes, and when she has time to spare, she can lead the way in setting new trends. Catching butterflies on the eastern hill, riding a cow on the western hill, she accidentally catches the eye of a hungry wolf of a man. What is she supposed to do? 34Reads5.6Score121Shelves
- 49 A Young Mother of Three Marries a Foolish Man and Builds a Better Life 小娘子一拖三，嫁给傻夫奔小康 With both her parents dead, Li Shu is about to be sold to a brothel by her idle, gambling-addicted uncle to pay off his debts. Then a marriage proposal arrives. What? The man is a fool! Fine, as long as he’ll take her and her three siblings, she’ll marry even a fool. And so Li Shu marries into the family with her three younger siblings in tow, becoming the wife of a fool whose parents are also dead. But before she can enjoy even a few peaceful days, disaster strikes and famine follows. She got m 44Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 50 Chronicles of Li Daniu's Country Life 李大妞的农家生活纪事 She transmigrates to the countryside and becomes a village girl whose parents have both died. With a younger brother in tow, no money, and nowhere to live after being driven out of her home, she has to earn a living and outwit her eccentric relatives. Making use of whatever the mountains and rivers provide, Li Daniang makes ice jelly and pickles, then cooks crayfish and river snails. Later, she grows sugarcane and makes brown sugar. Not only does she keep their little family afloat and give her 14Reads6.5Score—Shelves
