Novels like A Poor Scholar with a Pistol from the Start
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- 151 Transmigrating to Uphold the Code of Male Virtue 穿越之守男德 [One heroine + no System + no showing off + lighthearted daily life + knows his limits] Male lead: A transmigrator who strictly observes the rules of fidelity, doesn’t show off, knows his limits, and avoids ambiguous relationships. Female lead: Cool-headed and scheming, with a knack for just about everything Xie Zhiyi, from the 21st century, accidentally transmigrates to the State of An and meets the woman meant for him. From then on... No, I can’t go to a brothel. No, I have a wife. I can’t en 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Transmigrated with No Golden Finger, I Keep a Low Profile and Farm 穿越之没有金手指的我低调种田 [Transmigration + Farming + No Golden Finger + No System + Imperial Exams + Court Politics in Later Arcs] After transmigrating into a poor rural family in ancient times, with hardworking and down-to-earth relatives, the protagonist plans to keep a low profile and quietly build a fortune. But how could anyone's ambitions be limited to that? Follow the protagonist as they grow rich, overcome hardship, and turn their fortunes around without making a fuss... 332Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 153 I Win by Doing Nothing Every Day 朕每天都在躺赢 “Work harder? No way! After working 996 hours a week and dropping dead, I transmigrated into a crown prince. All I want is to be a useless layabout and eat until I die!” “But who could have guessed? I doze off during morning court and somehow realize a peerless martial art. I go fishing in the back garden and pull up the Imperial Jade Seal!” “The officials call me a useless, incompetent fool, and enemy barbarians laugh that I just sit around waiting to die. But they don’t know that the more peop 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Back in Ancient Times: Want My Wife from the Start? 回到古代：开局问我老婆要不要？ Lin Xiao transmigrates to an ancient era plagued by famine, where he has two stunning twin wives. But he can't even feed himself, let alone his beautiful wives. After much hardship, he awakens the Affection System. Ding! Wife's affection +10. Reward: Divine Archery. While everyone else gnaws on tree bark, Lin Xiao feasts on fish and meat, and even the widow next door comes by to borrow food. Everyone else... 5.2kReads8.2Score57814d adds
- 155 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Starting a Commune on the Frontier 穿越古代，从在边疆建立公社开始 [No System, transmigrates into history, red ideology lights the way for Great Chu, decisive male lead, ensemble cast] A political commissar arrives in Canglang City. He transmigrates into the body of a ninth-rank county magistrate exiled to the frontier, and from the start finds himself in a ruined city where people are starving to death. Outside the city, the Di tribesmen wield curved blades; inside, the refugees are reduced to eating tree bark. Even the rats have starved to death in the county 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 The Great Chu's Number One Live-In Son-in-Law 大楚第一赘婿 The God of War Xiao Tianluo transmigrates into another world, only to be drugged and forcefully claimed by the eldest daughter of the Xuanwu Marquis’s household, becoming a live-in son-in-law against his will! The family is in decline? He uses modern knowledge to ensure the household never again suffers from a shortage of heirs. No one to carry on the family line? He helps the eldest daughter give birth to triplets, a perfect mix of sons and daughters. A prince has been left to wander? He takes 11.9kReads8.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 157 Reborn, the Entire Marquis's Household Is Filled with Regret 重生后，满门侯府追悔莫及 [Rebirth and transmigration, a thoroughly uplifting power fantasy, no System, well worth a read!] He is reborn and transmigrates to a dynasty that never existed in history: Great Zhou. He is the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Yongchang, but is sent into the Marquis of Xingyong’s household as a live-in son-in-law, a lucky charm meant to ward off misfortune. There, he lives under someone else’s roof. He takes charge of the household and does his utmost to preserve the marquis’s dignity and rep 2.7kReads8.3Score16514d adds
- 158 Nationwide Matchmaking: After Graduation, I Choose the Peerless Dragon Lady 全民婚配：毕业后我选绝世龙娘 This is a world where everyone is matched for marriage. Once they reach adulthood, people can enter a marriage chamber, choose a partner, and awaken a corresponding class. Marrying a tree spirit might awaken a summoning-class Druid or a control-class Forest Elder. Marrying an elf might awaken an archer-class Elven Archer or a mage-class Nature Adept. Marrying a zombie might awaken a summoning-class Necromancer or a summoning-and-control-class Corpse Handler. But marriage partners are assigned at 4.4kReads7.4Score81814d adds
- 159 I'm Just a Poetry Copyist, So How Did I Become the Richest Man? 我一抄诗的，怎么就成首富了 [Alternate World + Farming + Lighthearted + No System + play the pig to eat the tiger] My name is Wang Yi'an, and I transmigrated to the Great Jing Dynasty. All I wanted was to lie flat and enjoy a comfortable life, with nothing to do but listen to music at the pleasure houses. But wait, the original owner was a poor scholar? His house is bare, and his pockets are even emptier than his face? Fine, I won't play nice. In this otherworldly dynasty, where literary culture flourishes but poetry is so 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 A Farmer's Life: Plowing the Fields 穿成农夫种田忙 He transmigrated into a world where his parents had died young, his little brother was still a child, his younger aunt was married, and he was left broken. He was infamous and penniless? No problem! Watch how he uses his own two hands and hard work to build prosperity and lead his family toward a better life. Everyday family life, a slow and steady pace, and no golden finger. 472Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 161 Transmigrated in a Coffin: From the Start, I'm a Fake 棺越：开局便是冒牌货 After transmigrating and being reborn, Qin Wushang says: “You numbskulls from the Six Kingdoms, what’s the point of fighting each other? What a bunch of idiots! I’m carrying the First Emperor’s coffin on my back and bringing guns and cannons to take charge. You lot of misfits are long overdue for a beating. I’ve already got cannons pointed at your doors, so get down on your knees and surrender. I don’t want to bully people from the past...” Hey, you there, reading this book! Stop right there. Ar 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 After Transmigrating, I Got Three Wives. Refusing Them Is Illegal! 穿越后领了三个媳妇，不领犯法！ Lu Qing transmigrates and becomes a minor scholar in Manglong Village. While he’s scraping by on wild vegetables in a house with nothing but four bare walls, the local authorities force a pretty wife on him. Everyone assumes he’s chosen a money pit and will end up in prison next year. But to their surprise, Lu Qing thrives: he builds houses, sets up factories, and becomes famous far and wide, even catching the attention of the imperial court... 5.3kReads8.6Score58114d adds
- 163 Life in Ancient Times, Starting as a Cowherd 从放牛娃开始的古代生活 After transmigrating to ancient times, Zhao Xiaoshan doesn’t become a prince or a royal lord. Instead, he ends up a village boy tending cattle. He stares at the sky in dismay. Fine, if he can’t go back, he might as well roll up his sleeves and get to work. So what if they’re poor? He has his wits about him! See how he leads his whole family to earn money and make a fortune in ancient times! [Farming + business + lighthearted + everyday family life] No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finge 3.5kReads7.9Score23914d adds
- 164 Transmigrated: It All Begins When I Find a Military Supply Ship 穿越，从捡到军需货轮开始 [No System + no pocket dimension + no golden finger + decisive and ruthless + one heroine + no harem + technological development + farming] A modern nobody transmigrates into an alternate Ming dynasty as an ordinary man and is thrown into prison. But who could have expected a cargo ship loaded with military supplies to arrive with him? Relying on modern military equipment, he establishes a base, develops technology, drives out northern barbarians and Japanese pirates, and brings order to the cou 2.5kReads8.6Score25814d adds
- 165 I Transmigrated to a Chaotic Era and Became a Soldier-Farmer, Starting by Taking a Wife 穿越乱世成兵户，从领媳妇开始 [Transmigration + System + a wife handed to him + farming + political intrigue + contending for supremacy + alternate history] Li Yuan transmigrates to the parallel world of the Liang Kingdom and is drafted into the Great Liang dynasty’s military households. He has to provide his own weapons, armor, and food, and be ready to fight for the court at any time. There are perks, of course: the court gives military households houses and farmland, and even assigns them wives. In his previous life, Li Y 23kReads8.5Score2.2k14d adds
- 166 Slave Overlord 奴枭 A special forces captain with a superhuman brain died in an explosion while defusing a bomb during a peacekeeping mission. His soul ended up in an ancient aristocratic family, where he became a hereditary household slave, destined to serve the family for generations. He had no right to study for the imperial examinations, no right to practice martial arts or join the army, and no freedom. Even his life and death rested on another person's whim. What good was a superhuman brain? What good were a 6.4kReads8.9Score68514d adds
- 167 You Are Like a Mirror, I Am but a Shadow 君如镜影人 [Two-way transmigration] + [farming] + [poetry] + [political intrigue] Chen BaiXi, a modern high school student, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenyuan era of the Tang dynasty and discovers that her soul has switched places with that of an ancient girl who looks exactly like her. This is an era in which the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu have never been celebrated. Has history already been rewritten, or is someone secretly pulling strings? Chen BaiXi and her soul-swapped friend Chen BaiXi each be 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 This Live-In Son-in-Law Is a Little Wild 这个赘婿有点狂 Also known as Urban Cultivation Mad Son-in-Law. Lin Ao, a renowned God of War known as the Mad Dragon, returns to the city and becomes a live-in son-in-law of the Xiao family. He lives quietly for three years, until trouble befalls the family and someone starts making moves on Xiao Xue. You can pick on him all you want, but if you hurt someone he cares about, he'll kill anyone who stands in his way, be they gods or Buddhas. Go ahead and try, if you dare... (This blurb doesn't do the story justic 273Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 A Wife from the Start, Gathering Countless Beauties in a Chaotic World 开局发老婆，乱世收留万千美人 Original title: A Wife from the Start, Taking in Countless Beauties in a Chaotic Age Multiple women + tons of beautiful illustrations + vying for supremacy + taking by force + decisive and ruthless + invincible One day, a fishing trip ended with him falling into the water, and unexpectedly transmigrating to ancient times. What? A wedding procession is handing out wives as soon as I transmigrate? At the time, the barbarians had invaded, the capital had fallen, and the Great Liang dynasty, whi 3.3kReads8.5Score29714d adds
- 170 Reborn as a Literary Champion in Ancient Times 重生古代当文魁 (Alternate history, romance, no System, multiple female leads, imperial examinations and officialdom, plenty of jade!) After Qin Fei transmigrated to ancient times, he discovered that from the start, he had not only a poor family to support, but also a considerate woman by his side... But he was just a penniless, struggling scholar. If he wanted to spend romantic evenings with her, he had no choice but to climb the ranks through the imperial examinations... But first, he had to make some money f 3.7kReads8.4Score24814d adds
- 171 Transmigration: After They Kicked Me Out, My Uncle’s Family Regretted It 穿越：赶我走后，大伯一家后悔了 Alternate world, ancient times, farming, conquest, no System. Twenty-six-year-old Li Lingyun transmigrated and became Li Lingyun, an eighteen-year-old coward from Qingquan Village in the Xia Dynasty. The original owner had just brought his bride home when he fell to his death. After receiving all of the original owner's memories, Li Lingyun refused to keep slaving away for his uncle's family. He seized the opportunity to demand that his uncle return the harvest from his family's land. His uncle' 4.2kReads8.5Score42614d adds
- 172 Kamishangma's Fourth Book 卡米尚麻的第4本书 44Reads6.6Score514d adds
- 173 Invincible: I Only Learned After We Married That My Wife Is Determined to Arrest Me 无敌：结婚后才知道老婆立志抓我 [No System + Invincible + One Heroine + Urban + Supernatural Abilities] My name is Bai Jing. I currently own a late-night diner in Icefall City, and my only ambition is to live a quiet, ordinary life. I used to be so chuunibyou that I gave myself the nickname “White Emperor.” Now that name is on the wanted list of the United Federation, with the highest possible danger rating: SSS. But that doesn’t matter. I’ve decided to leave my past behind and start over. I now have a beautiful wife named Yu 195Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 174 Free and Easy Wanderings 逍遥游 Through a twist of fate, he mistakenly entered the Tang Dynasty. Here was the handsome Li Chunfeng, as well as the sly and secretly scheming Yuan Tiangang. Here was the peerlessly charming Xiao Gaoyang, as well as the thirteen-year-old Wu Meiniang. Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. Follow Li Yulang, who transmigrated with a jaunty swagger, as he laughs his way through the Zhenguan era and turns the Tang Dynasty upside down with favors, grudges, romance, dreams, promises, a 5.8kReads8.2Score1k14d adds
- 175 A Transmigrator's Guide to Surviving Exile 穿越流放自救指南 [Farming, male protagonist on the receiving end of the romance, lots of exile and animal husbandry] Feng Chen never expected that after transmigrating, he’d end up as a concubine-born son whose family had been confiscated and who was being sent into exile. He already had to take care of his birth mother, and now he had to help his useless father support the whole family, too. Feng Chen waved a hand. “It’s just a barren wasteland. Developing the economy and raising kids happily will be no problem 179Reads8.4Score1814d adds
- 176 Dawn of the Dark Abyss 暗渊黎明 Let me say this three times: this is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! Stop asking why I’m publishing it on Fanqie if it isn’t a wish-fulfillment novel. I already signed the contract, and there’s no going back! The first three chapters absolutely won’t hook you. Not even the first thirty chapters will hook you, so stop asking where the satisfying parts are. They’re later! (And don’t ask me whose “later” I mean!) 89Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 177 Double Crossing: A Bucket of Instant Noodles for a Wife from the Start 双穿，开局一桶泡面换媳妇 Shen Hao transmigrates to the Great Qian Dynasty, right in the middle of a famine. For thousands of miles, the land is strewn with the dead and refugees. Men, women, young and old are all gaunt, unable to get even one filling meal. With a bucket of instant noodles, Shen Hao manages to trade for a sweet, obedient wife. He also discovers that he can travel back and forth between the two worlds and trade supplies. Shen Hao exchanges near-expiration food for gold and silver treasures, then sells the 19.3kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 178 Eternal Homestead 永恒家园 A man on the road is as beautiful as jade, a gentleman unmatched beneath the heavens. A young man is granted a new life and reunited with his parents, forging their family bonds anew as father and son, mother and son. He strives forward, vowing to build a happy home for his parents and make money from the bounty of the mountains. With his remarkably good memory, he takes the scholar exams, earns official honors, and helps build a heartwarming story for his hometown. There is family affection and 212Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 179 A Poor Scholar's Son-in-Law 寒门养婿 (Everyday life in an alternate ancient setting, no System, historical farming story, live-in son-in-law.) The setting is similar to the Song dynasty: civil officials are favored over military ones, ritual and law govern in tandem, the state is financially strained, and foreign enemies surround it. According to the Great Wei code of rites, officials who violate ritual regulations are to be stripped of their posts and titles; members of the imperial clan who do so are to be imprisoned for life. Li 36.1kReads8.4Score4.2k14d adds
- 180 Showbiz in the City: From the Start, I Can Hear Auntie's Inner Thoughts 都市娱乐：开局听到阿姨心声 After unexpectedly obtaining a meteorite, a deaf teenager gains super hearing. He leaves his mountain village for the provincial capital, finds love, buys an island, and builds a business empire. Along the way, he crosses paths with the children of officials, business tycoons, and cultural luminaries, speeding ever onward as he witnesses a legendary life. Ye Ming can hear sounds ordinary people cannot, as well as all kinds of secrets... 1.1kReads5.8Score10014d adds
- 181 The Rogue County Magistrate 流氓县令 With a crash from the heavens, a humble county magistrate makes his dazzling entrance. Zhang Yuan had planned to keep a low profile and build up his strength, refusing to go out and cause trouble until he had mastered an unrivaled martial art. But, alas... He set about improving infrastructure, relieving disaster victims, and putting down rebellions, among other things. Before he knew it, he had reached the pinnacle of power. His salary went up, and his power grew. But that peerless martial art 7kReads8.5Score48814d adds
- 182 I Can Travel to and from Ancient Dynasties: From the Start, I Marry a Princess 我能往返古王朝：开局娶妻公主 Zhao Kunqian, a courier, gets into an accident and unexpectedly binds himself to a divine ring, gaining the ability to travel back and forth to the ancient low-martial kingdom of Shi. The ring also contains an immense space where he can store things. On his first arrival in Shi, a bridal ball hits him on the head. Back in the modern city, Zhao Kunqian had been desperate to get married, but his future mother-in-law had made things difficult at every turn. Before he can even process what's happeni 1.5kReads8.1Score19814d adds
- 183 Confiscated and Exiled: Four Beautiful Women Sent to Me from the Start 抄家流放，开局送我四个俏红颜 [Alternate history + Transmigration + Personal space + Exile + Modern weapons + Wish fulfillment + Multiple heroines] After an explosion, military-industrial genius Yan Nanfei transmigrates into an ancient, stinky, simpleminded beggar! And that's not all. The moment he opens his eyes, he's carried into the Duke of Wei's residence and inexplicably made the husband of four beautiful young women, all because of an absurd imperial decree! The Duke of Wei's household had been loyal for generations, y 8.8kReads8.3Score1k14d adds
- 184 Transmigrated into a Heroic Warlord 穿越枭雄 A young special forces soldier is struck by lightning and transmigrates into the foolish son of a blacksmith in the Great Xia dynasty. On the very day he arrives, his father dies in battle, his mother dies of grief, and the authorities force a marriage on him. Their already impoverished life is made even harder. Luckily, armed with modern knowledge, the protagonist first makes eel traps and promotes fishing. After the authorities embezzle the reward money for a tiger-slaying hero, he begins a co 1.4kReads8.5Score12714d adds
- 185 Reborn as a Farmer, I Built My Fortune Gathering Wild Goods 穿成农夫，我靠采山货起家 [One Female Lead] [Farming] Modern man Zhao Lang transmigrates into the body of Zhao Dalang, a villager from Zhao Village. In his previous life, he was a lifelong bachelor, but here he suddenly has a wife and an adorable daughter. Just as he curses Zhao Dalang for abandoning them and leaving him to raise his wife and child, he discovers that his new family is on the verge of starving to death! What can he do? Find them something to eat, of course. But... He lifts the lid of the rice jar. Not a s 890Reads9.0Score12814d adds
- 186 Riding a Delivery Scooter to the Great Tang 骑着外卖车去大唐 [Back-and-Forth Transmigration + Tang Dynasty + System + Humor + Wild Ideas + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Complete System missions to travel back and forth between the Tang Dynasty and the modern world. His name is Ning Zhen. After working as a food delivery rider for a few months, he transmigrates following a bizarre traffic accident. See how he uses his golden finger to make his mark on the Tang Dynasty. He invents things, learns martial arts, develops infrastructure, opens schools, fights corrup 116Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 187 The Ultimate Young Landlord 极品小地主 Modern-day wage slave Tang An transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the heir to the richest family in the land. Everyone thinks he will squander the family fortune, but the more he squanders, the richer the Tang family gets. By the time he is done, they are wealthy enough to rival the nation itself... He has no desire to become an official. He just wants to be a carefree young wastrel, but in the end he rises to the highest rank, The Outcast with all others beneath him, becoming a powerful 1.1kReads5.7Score11214d adds
- 188 I Transmigrated to Great Qin and Lived to the 21st Century 穿越大秦，我活到了21世纪 While hunting for antiques at a curio shop, he picked up a bronze sword and was unexpectedly pulled inside it, transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty. The System tossed him a bottle of immortality elixir, then went into standby mode. Its side effect: he would witness every birth, aging, sickness, and death in the world, while remaining forever young. He and Uncle Zhao relied on each other for survival, until one day he came face-to-face with the First Emperor's imperial procession on the streets of 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Spoiled Heir: I Drove Enemy Spies Insane 纨绔世子：我把敌国间谍整疯了 Xiao Jue transmigrates into the eldest legitimate son of the Duke Who Guards the State of Great Zhao, and the capital's most notorious wastrel. Lustful and cowardly, with no learning or skill, everyone says all he knows how to do is squander money and enjoy himself. After working himself to the breaking point as a corporate drone in his previous life, he had planned to lie flat and live comfortably as a good-for-nothing. But then he discovers that the new concubine his father is about to marry i 1.7kReads—Score12614d adds
- 190 The Official, the Bandit, and That Scholar's Son-in-Law 那官，那匪，那个秀才女婿 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + no memories + alternate history + transmigration + slow burn + personal growth + male-oriented romance] Lu Jin, an unremarkable man, transmigrates to the Great Liang dynasty and becomes a live-in son-in-law to a powerful Jiangnan clan. He doesn't know where he came from or where he's headed. He only wants to understand why, but his rash actions bring trouble upon him. Determined to keep his distance from a clan far above his station, he learns what a marriage cont 7.2kReads8.3Score56414d adds
- 191 I Have Armories Full of Guns and Cannons, and the Empress Begs Me to Take a Wife 我有枪炮满库，女帝跪求招夫 [Grand ambitions, a powerful System, and total freedom] One unexpected transmigration, an alternate dynasty, a family of loyal martyrs, a mighty general, a court full of treacherous officials, and a struggle between loyalty and treachery... A Prince of Pingxi who is anything but worthy of his title is sent far away to the desolate Western Wastelands... With my Supreme Exchange System, I can summon anything at will, from needles and thread to planes and cannons... Watch me lead famine refugees to 389Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 192 The Long Road to the Imperial Exams as a Farmer's Son 穿成农家子的漫漫科举路 He dies unexpectedly, but by Heaven's grace, Zhang Ze is given a new life and born into the womb of a peasant woman. At just five years old, Zhang Ze solemnly tells his parents, “Father, Mother, your little Ze wants to go to school...” Living a decent life in ancient times is incredibly difficult. A simple chill can take your life, not to mention the crushing taxes and forced labor. Zhang Ze understands better than anyone that only earning an official degree can improve his family's life. Even t 2.6kReads7.3Score15514d adds
- 193 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Marrying Three Princesses from Enemy States from the Start 穿越古代，开局迎娶三位敌国公主 Xiao Ning transmigrates into the most useless of the Qing Kingdom’s six princes. His mother died early, he has no power or influence, and the throne has nothing whatsoever to do with him. The Crown Prince and the Second Prince fight to the death for the throne, while the officials scramble to choose sides. Xiao Ning just wants to lie flat and give up trying: listen to music at the pleasure quarters, train beautiful women, invent things and make a fortune, and become a carefree prince who eats, d 74.6kReads7.6Score9k14d adds
- 194 Hilarious Magistrate Hua: Transmigrating to Ancient Times to Open a Brothel 爆笑花县令：穿越古代开青楼 [Funny, lighthearted, transmigration, wish fulfillment, alternate world, history, no System, plenty of beauties, infrastructure-building] The shameless, slick Hua Qianchen transmigrates to ancient times. He has no System and no golden finger, but that doesn’t stop him from pursuing his dream: To become the king of the brothels! He wants to give the beautiful young women a home, and fill their lives with hope and sunshine. With beautiful women at his side, he builds up brothels and stirs up the w —Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 195 The Antique Shop of Time 岁月古董店 Deep in the heart of Muye City, in the height of summer, stands the Timeworn Antiques Shop, its door kept half-shut day after day. The young owner, Lin An, seems lazy and carefree, selling antiques of questionable authenticity amid the bustle of everyday life. Yet in a hidden room unknown to anyone, he keeps watch over the Wordless History, a book that reflects the long river of time, and a sundial that can turn the passage of time. When history is maliciously altered by an unknown force, Jing K 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Traveling Between Past and Present: A Bag of Grain for a Wife from the Start 双穿古今，开局一袋粮食换老婆 [Alternate World + Empress + Dual Transmigration + Time Control + Spend Money to Get Stronger] After years away from home working himself to the bone, one serious illness sent him right back to square one. Lin Yi was done being a wage slave. He chose to lie flat back in his rural hometown. Then he discovered that a mobile game on his phone was connected to the ancient world. A new dynasty had just been established, and a famine had struck. Food had become the hardest currency. Trade corn for a w 8kReads8.2Score72314d adds
- 197 The Imperial Court Sent Me a Wife, and She's the Three-Saint Mother Yang Chan? 朝廷发老婆，竟是三圣母杨婵？ Lin Xiu transmigrates to the Great Shang Dynasty, where the government even provides him with a wife! The only problem is... every woman here has a waist as thick as a millstone, with broad shoulders and a sturdy build. Lin Xiu politely declines. He only wants a quiet, ordinary life, but the village chief still drags him off to pick a wife. This time, however, there’s a woman whom everyone else finds far too slender and beautiful. The village men all shake their heads. “No way. She can’t do any 242Reads8.0Score3914d adds
- 198 From the Start, I Give Three Wild Dogs a Verbal Beating, Then Trade Two Jin of Dog Meat for a Girl 开局狂怼三野狗，二斤狗肉换姑娘 (Alternate history + transmigration + pocket dimension + modern weapons + feel-good story + farming + lighthearted humor + daily life) A Glock pistol? Buy it. A stab-proof vest? Buy it. An infantry fighting vehicle? Once I’ve made some money. Fleeing famine? I have more supplies than I could ever use. No money? Just take out any one item and you’ll be rich. War? I have modern firearms and can hold off a thousand troops on my own. Even the empress has to respectfully call me “Young Master.” Ren F 3.4kReads8.6Score26714d adds
- 199 The Poor Scholar Who Squandered His Family’s Wealth 寒门败家子 Also known as Back to Ancient Times to Build a Factory. Main characters: Wang Yuan and Li Shihan. After transmigrating to ancient times and into a poor family, Wang Yuan had nothing to his name, yet he started squandering money! He poured mud into brown sugar, mixed limewater into lard, dumped government salt into a pond, boiled government liquor in a pot, set a live ox’s tail on fire, and handed money to every beggar he saw... These bizarre ways of wasting money left the imperial clan, powerful 6.6kReads8.4Score83414d adds
- 200 I’m So Rich, the Emperor Won’t Even Pay My Salary 因为我太有钱陛下就不给发俸禄 Yang Jingyun was born into the Great Qian dynasty. He never expected to find himself in a family packed with brothers, where every day was a struggle of schemes and calculations. Hoping to build a better life for himself, Yang Jingyun began setting up workshops to make sugar, brew liquor, and produce candles and soap, leading his clan to prosperity. Unexpectedly, he caught the emperor’s attention and earned the emperor’s favor. Not only was he granted noble status, but his whole family was ennob 521Reads7.0Score13514d adds
