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- 1 A-Heng’s Kitchen Ledger 灶下阿蘅的膳底录 After transmigrating into the lowest-ranking fire-tending maid in the kitchens of the Marquis of Dingbei's household, I kept eight words in mind: Keep your head down and work, quietly make your fortune. I didn't curry favor with the masters or get involved in factional disputes. I simply and discreetly brought modern restaurant ideas into the ancient kitchen. From kitchen hand to head chef, I made rouge-colored goose breast so delicious that even the fussy old matriarch couldn't stop eating, yet 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 2 The Merchant’s Little Maid Makes a Fortune Every Day and Earns a Noble Title 商户小丫鬟，每天搞钱竟封了诰命 [A kitchen maid earns herself a noble title through her own efforts: household intrigue + business battles + flight from famine + farming + natural disasters + ensemble cast] To help her family survive the natural disasters, ten-year-old Afu sold herself in exchange for 30 jin of white rice. There were no powerful noble families in the small county town, so Afu was sold to the merchant Lin family and became a kitchen maid in charge of the fire. Aunt Liu, the cook, resented Afu for taking her nie 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Little Maid Has No Interest in Climbing the Social Ladder 小丫鬟不想攀高枝 [BG] A 21st-century internet influencer transmigrates into the body of a maid forced into a proxy marriage, and tries to stay alive with a buggy System running an unfinished beta version! Heroine: If I told you I’m only sucking up to the prince to stay alive, would you believe me? Guard A: Hmph! Anyone can see you’re after the prince’s wealth, hoping to marry into the nobility! Heroine: If I told you I’m working myself to the bone for the people only because I want to get back to the modern wor 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 After Becoming a Maid, I Set Out to Stir Up Trouble! 成为丫鬟后，走在搞事路上！ As someone who transmigrated from another world and knows the plot inside out, Ye Qiuli can't help but stir up trouble. But if she's going to cause trouble, why does it always have to be as a maid? A certain System declares with absolute confidence, "Being a maid is great! It's wonderful! Maids are low-ranking, nobody pays them any attention, and they're practically invisible. What's the harm in adding or losing one?" So Ye Qiuli really believes it, and ends up wandering through the backyards of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Sold from the Start, A Jin Becomes a Senior Maid! 开局被卖，阿锦她当上大丫鬟了！ Just after graduating from college, Zhang Jin accidentally transmigrates into the youngest daughter of Widow Liu in Zhangjia Village. Before she can figure out what is going on, her "black-hearted uncle" sells her to a human trafficker! Fortunately, she is sold to a wealthy household: the Duke of Rong's manor! At first, Zhang Jin only wants to work hard to become the head maid serving the madam, get back her contract of sale, and find a good match. Then she can rise from a lowly servant to a lif 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After Becoming a Maid, All I Want Is to Save Enough to Buy My Freedom 穿成丫鬟后，我只想攒钱赎身 After an accident, she transmigrated into the body of a lowly maid in a marquis's manor. She thought she would have to make her way alone in the manor. But to her surprise, her best friend had transmigrated there too. After they reunited, she decided to make the best of things and resolved to be a good maid, save as much money as she could, and buy her freedom as soon as possible. But she never expected the splendor of the manor to change someone's original intentions. Even best friends could tu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 After Buying Her Freedom, the Little Maid Happened to Pick Up a Young Lord 小丫鬟赎身后，随手捡了个世子爷 [Transmigration, pocket dimension, alternate setting, one-on-one romance] Su Tang’s dream was to be rich enough to eat and drink without worry. Who would’ve thought she’d transmigrate one day and become a little maid? Su Tang figured this wouldn’t do at all. Of course, the best plan was to run away. But the original owner’s identity made escape impossible, so Su Tang had no choice but to stay and earn money to buy her freedom. At long last, she saved enough silver, dusted herself off, and left. 228Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 8 A God-Given Wife: The Reborn Wastrel Makes a Fortune in Ancient Times 天赐娇妻：废材重生古代发家致富 [No System + transmigration and rebirth + historical farming + loving wife + building wealth + opening a money house + land reclamation + play the pig to eat the tiger] Modern-day “three-nothing” young man Yao Fei is reborn after a car accident in a warring ancient dynasty. From the start, the local authorities assign him a beautiful wife! A cool, mature beauty? A damsel who inspires pity? Gentle and good at managing a household? Sweet and adorable? Only kids have to choose! What? You say he 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Reborn: The Lucky Little Maid 重生锦鲤小丫鬟 Reborn, Shen Sheng became the personal maid of a merchant’s legitimate daughter. A fresh handprint on her cheek and bruises all over her body, poison hidden in the room, a violent and paranoid young mistress, and a scheming fellow servant... Everything told her she’d landed in a difficult level from the start. A capable maid isn’t afraid of a challenge! Shen Sheng was kept on her toes, efficiently dealing with the scheming hypocrite and reforming her awkward, paranoid, violent mistress. But one 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Round and Bright as the Moon 月儿圆圆 People have their joys and sorrows, their partings and reunions; the moon waxes and wanes. This is a story about reunion. [Alternate setting, everyday family life, fleeing disaster, farming, family + friendship + romance] To keep her family alive, Chunxi sells herself into service at the Shao household. At such a young age, her one wish is to go home and reunite with her family. But life is unpredictable: famine and war break out, and amid the turmoil, her loved ones vanish without a trace. The —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Little Maid's Struggle to Survive 小丫鬟苟活记 In her past life, a maid with little freedom became a dowry attendant, then a concubine, and then fell pregnant. Just as she was about to give birth, she died under mysterious circumstances. Returned to the past, she vows not to take that path again. She wants freedom and to live life on her own terms. In his past life, an illegitimate son had only one goal: to earn his father’s family’s recognition for himself and his mother. But he died unexpectedly, his mother was murdered, and his father hel 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After Becoming a Maid in Ancient Times, I Worked Hard 穿到古代当丫鬟后我认真工作 [Fictional Dynasty] Song Heyun transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking maid in the Ruyang Marquis's residence, in an obscure dynasty. She isn't disappointed that she hasn't become a princess or a consort. Before transmigrating, she had cancer and little time left to live. Now, she's perfectly content just to have a healthy body. Since she's here, she'll make the best of it. She handled the high-pressure workplace of the modern world with ease, so surely she can deal with an ancient one. How 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Quick Transmigration: I'm Determined to Be This Maid 快穿这个丫鬟我当定了 Bai Zhi was an ordinary corporate drone. Only after she was bound to a System did she learn that she was born with the perfect constitution for being a maid. Bai Zhi wanted to argue, but the System offered her far too much. Who else could be this maid if not me? Nobody else gets to claim the job! 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Became a Maid in the Marquis's Household, So I Packed Up and Ran Away 穿成侯府丫鬟，我选择卷铺盖跑路 Liu Xinglan was a military doctor. She died while rescuing people on the battlefield. When she opened her eyes again, she was a maid attending the old madam of a marquis's household. And so began her delightful days of eating, gossiping, watching the drama, and waiting for death to take her. When the heir's concubine asked her to help her escape, she turned around and reported her. Then she thoughtfully handed her a stick and asked, “Which leg should I break?” Her original goal was always to mak 1.3kReads6.8Score10314d adds
- 15 Reforming the Wicked Little Maid 改造恶毒小丫鬟 This is a work of fiction set in an imaginary world. The heroine is self-reliant and independent. There’s nothing wrong with wanting a better life, but making others pay for your dreams is out of the question. See how the Reform System turns a greedy, vicious little maid into a success, helps her earn her freedom and return home, and then find ways to give her family a better life, as she and the person she loves walk hand in hand toward a happy future. Note: The heroine is sold into servitude a 118Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 16 Transmigrated as a Maid, I Slay Them All with My Inner Voice! 穿越丫鬟，靠心声杀疯了！ [Transmigration + lighthearted + the whole household can hear inner thoughts + helping the master + hard work + chance encounters + alternate history] Armed with nothing but a rag and a broom, she uses her inner thoughts to help the marquis’s family avert disaster from the start! The heroine is an ordinary, unsuccessful online novelist who set herself a goal of writing ten thousand words a day. She writes all day and gets nowhere, until she accidentally transmigrates into a brutally tragic novel 146Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 17 The Personal Maid to a Timid Young Lady 穿成窝囊小姐的贴身丫鬟 After waking up from a deep sleep, Wen Zimo discovers she's transmigrated into the maidservant of a young lady! What? A book appears from the start, telling her she'll be dead in three days?! Can she put up with that? Not a chance. She gives up and does nothing! Maybe she can transmigrate back! Who knew that after lazing around for a while, she wouldn't die after all? Even more surprising, she gets a reward! Wen Zimo is very pleased! But... Why has that book appeared again...? 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Peace and Plenty for Sui Sui 穗穗安康 [Alternate Ancient Setting + Reborn from Birth + Family Life + Slow and Steady + Ensemble Cast] This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, so if that's what you're looking for, please move along! The rating has only just come in, so it'll rise later! The heroine has no golden finger and no life full of lucky breaks, just the quiet life of an ordinary person. There are no other transmigrators in the story. Any technological advancements are the result of this fictional world's own technological develop 10.3kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 19 After Becoming a Maid, I Turned My Life Around with My Pocket Dimension 穿成丫鬟后，我靠空间逆转人生 Overworked corporate drone Zhao Xiaoyao suddenly drops dead and finds herself in the body of a low-ranking maid. After an accidental run-in with some “robbers” at the residence, she gets a space of her own. The very next day, she successfully escapes her misery and leaves her life as a maid behind. Back in her village, she reports her aunt by marriage for her crimes, clearing obstacles from the path ahead. Once settled, Zhao Xiaoyao sets up a food stall, earning money to support her family while 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Little Maid of the General’s Manor Becomes a Court Lady 将军府的小丫鬟成女官了 [Alternate History, Slow Burn, Female Growth, Everyday Family Life, Male Lead Appears Late, Ensemble Cast, Light Political Scheming] Theme: Keep striving and never give up. She should have been this year's top humanities student. Clutching her report card, which ranked her third in the whole city, Lin Meishuang did the math in the July sunshine: a kind benefactor had paid her first year's tuition, and if she tutored children for two months over the summer, she could cover her living expenses for 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Even as a Maid, I’ll Become a Farmer! 穿越成丫鬟，也要去种田！ If you can lean on your best friend, don't rely on yourself! [Leeching off your bestie + feel-good wish fulfillment + face-slapping] Give me one chance to transmigrate, and I'll bring my bestie along. If she gets a bite of meat, I'll at least get a bowl of soup!, Miao Wen on Besties While Miao Wen and her best friend Yuan Leshi were complaining together, they transmigrated into the body of Miao Wangdi, a girl about to be sold off. Miao Wen thought she'd have to live a miserable life, but luckil 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Transmigrated: The Maidservant's Rise to Power 穿越，通房丫鬟要逆袭 [Transmigration + Maid + General + Lighthearted Comedy] Huo Hanlin had temporarily driven back the Western Crossbow Army. As he rested his troops, rumors began circulating around camp every few days. “I heard there’s a young man at the medical clinic in town who’s as pretty as a woman.” “Have you heard? There’s a young military doctor at the clinic who’s great at telling stories. He makes them sound so vivid that one man with a broken leg got up and threw a fierce set of one-legged punches as so 69Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Young Master Chi's Maid Bride 池公子的丫鬟娘子 Jiang Yao brings a one-cubic-meter portable space with her when she transmigrates into the body of an orphan whose parents have both died. She has no choice but to become a third-class maid named Congdan at the Duke of Yu's estate in the Great Sheng Dynasty, where a colorful life as a servant begins... [Farming, soul transmigration, 1v1 romance, space] 782Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Great Migration: A Little Nobody Makes It Big 大迁徙，小人物发家记 A Zhen transmigrated. Good news: she was still alive. Bad news: she was headed to Shu to open up wasteland! What could she do? Keep her head down for now! If she was opening up wasteland, she had to farm. Did that mean she would have to farm for the rest of her life? No, no, no. A Zhen had other ideas. Starting with a little street stall, she farmed while selling mushrooms, jelly noodles, and spicy hot pot... What new tricks would she come up with next? Father Lin: This huge courtyard is ours? M 191Reads—Score10314d adds
- 25 The Young Maid of a Wealthy Family 千金小丫鬟 After waking up, she found herself transmigrated into the body of a young maid who had grown up sheltered by a life of wealth and privilege. 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Maid's Life of Wealth and Glory 小丫鬟的富贵荣华 (Born into the world in the womb + Maid + Ensemble Cast + Daily Life + Slow-Paced Story) Yun Ge was born into a farming family. Her life was peaceful and warm until a famine forced her to sell herself into servitude. She planned to save up enough to buy her freedom, then purchase a shop or some farmland and live a quiet life of her own. But after Yun Ge sold herself into servitude, she became a maid in the Marquis's household and was raised in luxury, cared for like a young lady. Once, while wat 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Former Maid's Farming Life After Leaving the Manor 古代出府丫鬟种田记 [The rating just came out and will rise + farming + native heroine + no golden finger + building a fortune] Cheng Fuer was unexpectedly sold and spent ten years as a servant girl. At last, she traded a scar for her freedom and left the household. When she returned home, she found everything had changed. Her elder brother was in prison, her sister-in-law was frail, her nephew was mute, and the family home was dilapidated, without even an iron pot... Cheng Fuer waved it off. None of that mattered. 434Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 28 Transmigrated as a Marquis's Maid, I Follow My Mistress into Exile 穿成侯府丫鬟，陪着主子去流放 Han Caiwei, the most ill-fated transmigrator in history, transmigrates into the body of a comatose woman in ancient times. To save her little brother, she sells herself and becomes a maid in the Marquis’s household, then somehow ends up as the concubine of the scheming Second Master. Just as she is settling in, the household is confiscated and its members exiled. Luckily, she has a space at her disposal. With her space in hand, the world is hers. 81Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 29 The Transmigrated Maid: Exiled from the Start 穿越小丫鬟：开局被流放 Zhu Yan transmigrates into an apocalypse survival novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming a minor maid who starves to death from the start. She never expected both heiresses to be reborn, or for them to fight and break their golden fingers, leaving her with no powerful ally to cling to. As one disaster after another strikes, from scorching heat to bitter cold, Zhu Yan can only rely on her stingy System to scrape by until the end. 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 After Becoming Qingwen, I Wrecked the World of Dream of the Red Chamber 穿成晴雯后，红楼世界崩塌了 By an absurd twist of fate, she transmigrated into the Dream of the Red Chamber as Qingwen. Ji Qingwen devoted herself to saving herself, Lin Daiyu, and all the unfortunate young women in the story. Gradually, she realized something was off. Who was this Heir of Prince Yikang? She’d never heard of him. And wasn’t Qingwen an orphan? Why did she suddenly have so many relatives? Wait, Lin Daiyu was Qingwen’s cousin? Was this some kind of mistake? Was this even the Dream of the Red Chamber? (A Lin D 125Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 31 The General's Socially Anxious Maid 将军家的社恐小丫鬟 Guided by the principle that every kindness must be repaid, Su Ran’s father reluctantly sends his beloved daughter to the general’s estate, where she becomes Xiao Changfeng’s personal maid. The General never gives the many lovely ladies in his household a second glance. He only thinks that his little maid cooks well and is pretty, too. Before long, the general, who has always kept his distance from women, turns into a jealous possessive type, wanting to keep Su Ran by his side at all times. As a 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Courtyard Bathed in Jade Moonlight: Two Heroines, Household and Palace Intrigue 一庭玉月长【双女主宅斗宫斗】 As the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, Qi Yuzhen has been surrounded by rumors since birth and has learned to tread carefully. Han Jiayue, a maid born into the household, unexpectedly finds her soul transported into another world. With a modern woman's tenderness and wisdom, she stays by Qi Yuzhen's side. A courtyard is where their bond begins. Through a pure understanding of one another, they cross the divide between mistress and servant and grow close at heart. From the everyday —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Little Maid of a Prestigious Family 高门小丫鬟 Shen Xing'er wakes up one morning to discover that she has transmigrated, and into the very novel she loves most! Worse, she's the cannon-fodder supporting female character! Watch her rise from a minor side character to the heroine of her own story, from a household-born servant to a first-rank lady, and from an ordinary commoner after leaving the estate to a wealthy landowner! No angst, no over-the-top drama, just a slow, steady story that makes sense. Come on in! 737Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 34 The Little Maid Has a Pocket Dimension and Quietly Makes a Fortune 小丫鬟有空间，闷声发大财 [Historical Romance + Household Intrigue + Minor Golden Finger + Clear-Headed and Independent Heroine + Pocket Dimension] Lin He was all alone. She had just taken the college entrance exam and was still waiting for the results of ten years of hard study when she died unexpectedly. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into the Great Jing dynasty as a lowly maid registered as a slave. With no rights, family, or friends, she huddled alone in a shabby room at the slave market, waiti 12.9kReads7.0Score95314d adds
- 35 I Started Cultivating Immortality After Becoming a Marquis's Manor Maid 从穿成侯府丫鬟开始修仙 Zhao Duan transmigrates. She closes her eyes, opens them, and finds herself in the body of a young maid in a marquis's household. The maids envy her, the young master covets her, and the madam keeps an eye on her. Lost and helpless in this strange world, she decides to practice on the young master first, while secretly learning cultivation techniques. She never expected to develop a naturally pure cauldron physique. A special Dao body? Seriously, thanks a lot! Just watch her turn the cultivation 577Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 36 The Marquis’s Estate Maid Is Busy Farming 侯府丫鬟种田忙 In her previous life, Cuizhu refused to be sent back to the countryside to marry a poor farmer, so she climbed into her master’s bed. Though she got her wish and became a concubine, she ultimately died in a mass grave. Given another chance by fate, Cuizhu decides to find an honest man and live a good life. She is Cuizhu, and she should live freely and resiliently in the mountains. 81Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 37 The Marquis’s Manor Maid Wants to Buy Her Freedom 侯府丫鬟想赎身 The heroine, Zhao Qingqing, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the eldest girl of the Zhao family’s second branch. As soon as she arrives, they have to flee a famine. Her hard-hearted grandmother looks at the five-year-old burden and decides to sell her for two jin of millet. She is sold to the Marquis’s household as a maid and works hard to earn her freedom. 1.1kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 38 The Marquis’s Maid’s Everyday Rise to Power 侯府丫鬟逆袭日常 [Alternate setting] [Slow burn] [Character growth] [Inner-court intrigue] Yinglian transmigrated for the second time, becoming Yuanxiao, a little maid in the Duke of the State’s manor in the Great Yuan Dynasty. She doesn’t fight or scramble for favor. All she cares about is making money so she can leave her status as a servant behind. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned, and she’s promoted step by step until she becomes the fourth young master’s personal maid. Well, that’s fine. She’s clim 134Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 39 Dream of the Red Chamber: A Maid's Everyday Life 红楼之小丫鬟的日常 [The everyday life of an ordinary maid working hard to save money and improve her life. Pure slice-of-life farming, with no major ups or downs.] Su Ran wakes up one day in the body of a little girl who's about to be sold. What? She's even ended up in Dream of the Red Chamber. All she can do is pull herself together and try to make a good life for herself... [The heroine is just an ordinary person, with no power to change the fate of the Twelve Beauties. No character is vilified, and everyone has 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 A Palace Maid’s Path to Prosperity After Leaving the Palace 小宫女出宫后的致富道路 [No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no transmigration, fictional setting, everyday life] (I’m planning to start a new novel in mid-to-late October~ Please show it lots of support~~~) A treacherous imperial palace? I won't stay. A life lived on tenterhooks? I don't want it. After nine years in the palace, Shen Pan'er has finally risen to become a second-rank palace maid in the Imperial Food Bureau. But just because the Third Prince looks at her once, she's demoted overnight back to a third-ra 159Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 I Built a Fortune After Marrying a Tough Man 嫁给糙汉后我发家致富啦 [Farming + Food + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple] Lin Xia wakes up as the wicked mother of two little ones. She married a rugged man who was sent off to war, and rumors say he died on the battlefield. Well, great! A widow! A lifelong singleton in her previous life, a widow in this one! Awful parents, an awful former self, a bare-walled home, and not enough food to fill their stomachs. No need to panic. A versatile farming influencer is here! She’ll grow crops, forage for mushroom 138Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 42 A Chronicle of Life in the Inner Residence 后宅起居注 [Ensemble Cast + Light Inner-Residence Drama + Everyday Life + Slow-Burn Development] After transmigrating into a family of officials in the Northern Song dynasty, You Xi is suddenly grateful to have ended up in the body of Xi Jie, the youngest daughter of Hua Mama, who shares her name. She may not have the enviable identity of a favored daughter of heaven so common in online novels, but at least she isn't a poor commoner or a destitute beggar. Having food and clothes, with parents who love her 1.3kReads7.2Score13614d adds
- 43 A Firewood Maid’s Daily Life at the Duke’s Estate 国公府烧火丫鬟日常 When Meng Qinghui was five, her father died in an accident and her mother died in childbirth. The family held both funerals at once. When she was eight, her second aunt wanted to sell her to a village idiot as a child bride. Her grandmother, who had endured it year after year, could take no more. She promptly took Meng Qinghui and her younger brother to the capital to seek help from distant relatives. To make ends meet, Meng Qinghui entered the Duke's estate as an unranked kitchen maid, tending 8kReads8.0Score62914d adds
- 44 I Transmigrated into a Book as a Nobody and Played It Safe Until I Became a God 穿书成路人甲，我苟成神 [Cultivation + Transmigration + No System + Lying Low + No Saintly Heroine + Strong Female Lead] Yu Qiuyi had terrible social anxiety. After a nap, she transmigrated into the body of a maid being beaten with a paddle in the world of cultivation. She thought she would simply be living the same miserable life in a different world. Who could have guessed she'd discover at a mass grave that her body could cultivate by absorbing Yin energy? From then on, she took the path of lying low and quietly bui 57Reads8.6Score10714d adds
- 45 The Good-for-Nothing Maid’s Vow: I Can See the Future 废柴丫鬟持戒为后：我能看见未来 I transmigrated into the role of a maid brought in to bring good fortune, and faced being buried alive before my wedding sedan had even arrived. In this fictional dynasty, women’s lives are worth less than grass, but I’m determined to defy fate and change mine. Every morning, key scenes from the next seven days appear before my eyes automatically, letting me foresee danger, save the young heir from a well, and expose a staged murder by fire. From a lowly slave to a player in the power games, I f 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 46 The Blackened White Lotus 黑化的白莲花 [Revenge + taking down jerks + sweet romance] Song Shali never imagined that the man she loved would get together with her best friend. How could such a tired old cliché happen to her? If the scumbag wants her Tiancheng Group, she’ll give it to him! If her best friend wants her man, she can have him! Think I’ve lost my mind? Think again. Song Shali never makes a deal at a loss! Watching the scumbag and the backstabbing woman turn on each other is the circus she’s most eager to see. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Born into Servitude: A Sparrow Nesting on a Cold Branch 家生子：寒枝栖雀 #A Bondmaid’s Rise #The Ultimate Sapiosexual #A Clear-Eyed Heroine’s Growth #Career Advancement in Ancient Times At the Cui residence in Jing’an, the first seventeen years of Hanzhi’s life as a bondmaid read like a precisely kept ledger: her father was a steward of the outer compound, her mother an old servant of the madam, and the best future she could hope for was to marry a fellow servant and carry on the generations-old “respectability” of servitude. Then her fine handwriting earned her a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Transmigrating to the Northern Song: A Wet Nurse’s Daughter’s Life in the Kitchen 穿越北宋：奶娘女儿的厨娘日常 [Farming and Food] [Everyday Street Life] [Slice of Life] A modern girl woke one day in the Northern Song dynasty as the daughter of a wet nurse in an official's household. She watched the scheming around the county magistrate's legitimate daughter, the girl her mother had nursed, the tenth daughter of the Li family. Now called Tan Yawen, with the childhood nickname Wenjie'er, the little girl thought it over and over. Become the tenth young lady's personal maid, as her mother wanted? No, no. Ser 1.3kReads8.1Score12414d adds
- 49 The Prince’s Manor Maid Returns to Her Hometown 王府的婢女回乡啦 Transmigration + farming + a nearly useless pocket dimension Zhou Yueqiao transmigrated and was born as a little country girl. Her life was a disaster from the start, and that wasn’t even the worst of it. During a drought, her grandparents kicked the whole family out, and they nearly starved to death. Seeing her foolishly filial father, timid mother, older brother with a broken leg, and younger siblings on the brink of starvation, she gritted her teeth and sold herself. From then on, she became 1.8kReads7.0Score13014d adds
- 50 The Little Maid and the Embroidered Uniform Guard 小丫鬟和锦衣卫 Xia Chu’s whole family are hereditary servants of a marquis’s household. If nothing changes, her descendants will be servants there too. So she has always had a goal: she doesn’t want to spend her whole life as a maid. She wants to buy her freedom, acquire a house and land, and become a little rich woman in ancient times. It’s an ambitious goal, so for now she can only start out as the young lady’s personal cook. But the brocade-clad guard chief next door insists on making advances toward her. W 3.3kReads8.4Score30214d adds
