Novels like A Family of Farmers and Scholars
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- 101 I Nurture a Crippled War God with the Source of Breathsoil 我靠息壤之源娇养残废战神 [Farming + Redemption + Power Couple + Military Doctor + Wasteland Development + Comeback] While others are exiled into cold and hunger, end-times military doctor Yun Qingzhi is exiled and builds a temperate, divine city right in the frozen wasteland! She wakes up as the daughter of a disgraced official, trampled underfoot by everyone, and from the start she’s in hell mode: an absolute-zero disaster, wolves circling, and a scheming white lotus plotting against her at every turn. Yun Qingzhi giv 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻奋斗史 (Also known as: The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times. The animated drama The Little Farming Couple is now streaming. Come watch!) [Native-Born Ancient People] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Everyday Family Life] [Adorable Beloved Child] [Cozy Daily Life] [Imperial Examinations] A chance encounter at an apothecary gives Wang Wei'an, a lovestruck young man working at a restaurant, the idea of bringing Zhao Xiuxiu, a young embroiderer, home as his wife. Neither of them transmigrated or 18.1kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 103 The Farmer and His Wife 农家夫妻 They thought their love had long since been worn away by marriage. Who could have guessed that a sudden car accident would take this divorcing couple together to an unfamiliar world in ancient times... 3.3kReads8.9Score29814d adds
- 104 Reborn as a Peasant Girl, I Won't Live for Someone Else 穿成小农女，不为他人做嫁衣 Zhou Qingling unexpectedly transmigrated. In the book, she spent her whole life making wedding clothes for others. This time, she’s here, and she even has a portable space. She’ll decide her own fate, and nobody gets to take advantage of her. 6.7kReads8.3Score45014d adds
- 105 On the Imperial Exams, Who Knows Who'll Be the One Sweating? 论科举，谁卷谁还不知道呢 In his previous life, he was visiting Dujiangyan with his mentor to draw up reinforcement plans when one misstep cost him everything. When Zhang Shi’an opened his eyes again, he was holding a little stick, facing a golden field of rice. The rice looked unusually small, though. Before he could figure out what he was doing, he spotted several sparrows feasting on the rice. His hands reacted even faster than his mind. He raised the stick and swung it at them. The thieving sparrows soon flew up into 482Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 106 The Days I Spent Farming in the Village 在村里种田的日子 The rating is low because it was just released. Give it a try if it sounds like your thing. Sang Wan, a maid in the Li residence, offended one of the household's esteemed guests and was handed over to a slave broker. He took her from Jiangzhou Prefecture on a winding journey, and by a twist of fate, sold her to a rough soldier who had just returned home to the Du family. The eldest son, Du Yu'en, had coarse features and a fierce look in his eyes. He spoke in a gruff voice, and whenever he shoute 889Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 107 Chen Shi Lives Next Door to Akita 秋田隔壁住陈实 Qiutian’s mother was known throughout the surrounding villages as a capable woman. She was still harvesting rice in the fields just before giving birth to Qiutian, so she named her daughter Qiutian, meaning autumn fields. When Qiutian was one, her mother went mad. Carrying her on her back, she ran around everywhere and even made her drink filthy water from a cesspit. When Qiutian was three, her mad mother fell off a cliff and died. Her father, a traveling peddler, was hardly ever home. Her five- 7.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 108 The Imperial Exams: A Poor Scholar's Journey 科举，寒门读书郎 [Imperial examinations + lighthearted + everyday life + one heroine] Li Chengping transmigrated to Daqian, a strange dynasty. He had planned to live off his family in a scenic spot by the mountains and water, but the backbreaking labor service of ancient times terrified him. If he didn't want to work, he'd have to find another way to live. This is the story of a farmer's son who studies for the imperial examinations. Zhang Erniang: “If you could put in the effort to memorize your books while eat 6Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 109 Transmigrate and Split Up the Family? I’ll Use My Pocket Dimension to Farm and Support Them All 穿越就分家？我带空间种田养全家 (The novel is complete. Welcome to give it a try, and if you enjoy it, please leave a good review 🙂) [Author’s note: This is a down-to-earth farming story, with no overpowered golden finger. The pocket dimension and spirit spring are only aids. They cannot store people or heal the sick! Lin Shuyue will not rely on the pocket dimension or spirit spring to survive and establish herself in Dayong. If you enjoy straightforward farming stories, come on in!] Watch a modern agricultural expert transfor 2kReads8.8Score22214d adds
- 110 After Transmigrating, the Earth God Is My Backer 穿越之土地公公是我的靠山 An imaginary dynasty + Medical skills + No romance + No awful relatives + Can communicate with animals. No golden finger! No golden finger! Yao Ping’an, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who depended on her master for everything, had her soul enter the body of a two-year-old child with an intellectual disability. Then she arrived just as a once-in-a-century disaster struck: a three-year famine, with the second year bringing a total crop failure. While everyone else fled the famine, she 2.4kReads9.1Score27714d adds
- 111 Transmigrated as a Rich Young Lady, I Enjoy Life While Working Hard 穿成富家小姐，边享受边奋斗 Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + One-on-One Romance A cozy slice-of-life story about building a fortune Meng Nanxi goes from being a “triple-nothing” nobody with no home, no car, and no job to the wealthy daughter of an ancient-era merchant. She thinks she's hit the jackpot: goodbye, 996 workdays! Goodbye, taking the bus everywhere! Goodbye, that urban village rental where the plumbing springs a leak or gets clogged every other day! But before she can finish celebrating, 2.1kReads8.2Score20114d adds
- 112 I Brought a Modern Pharmacy to a Year of Famine 带着现代药店穿到荒年 [Both leads are virgins, one-on-one romance + medical skills + redeeming the hero + says one thing but means another] Dong Chiyu owns a modern pharmacy that treats every kind of ailment: sprains and bruises, insomnia and troubled dreams, cuts and sword wounds, problems with the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. If you dare to get sick, I'll dare to treat you! Gu Yuan, looking utterly despondent, comes to her. “Treat me.” Chiyu puts on a mysterious air. “Your illness won't be easy to trea 1.3kReads9.0Score20114d adds
- 113 A Poor Scholar's Road to the Top Scholar Title 寒门子弟的状元之路 He was an ordinary university student, but a chance encounter transmigrates him to ancient times. Follow his journey as he rises from humble beginnings, studies hard for the imperial examinations, earns the title of top scholar, and sets out on the path to becoming chief minister. 50Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 114 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: A Garden in Full Bloom 穿越古代之翠色满园 Tian Yuan, a modern illegitimate daughter, transmigrated to ancient times. Her father was bedridden, her mother was dead, and she had younger siblings to care for. What was she supposed to do? At least the family hadn’t lost everything, and their patch of vegetable garden gave them hope. The first time she saw Xu Chenjia at the end of East Market Street, his peerlessly handsome profile made Tian Yuan forget where she was. As Xu Chenjia walked past her, he drawled, “What a silver tongue!” Tian Yu 967Reads7.7Score10114d adds
- 115 The Eldest Farmhouse Daughter Builds a Prosperous Home 农家长姐当家致富 [Two audio versions available: one with a full cast] [No spatial spring System] [Family squabbles + cozy daily life + self-reliance through famine + managing the household and building wealth + fictional dynasty + no lone-wolfing + putting the greater good first] What a shock! A young woman suddenly transmigrates into ancient times as the eldest daughter of a farming family, orphaned by both parents. Her heartless paternal grandparents drive her out, hoping to seize the family property, while he 10.5kReads8.7Score88214d adds
- 116 The Li Family of Xishan 西山李家 The once-prosperous Marquis’s Estate was so destitute it could barely afford its next meal. Then, overnight, she transmigrated into the body of the estate’s Old Madam. No household intrigue or palace scheming for her. She was a skilled farmer, ready to take on the world. She reclaimed barren slopes, planted watermelons, expanded her sweet potato fields, and turned wasteland into a treasure trove. Others laughed at her ridiculous schemes, but with her farming know-how, she raised the entire estat 6.3kReads8.1Score72714d adds
- 117 After Her Exile, She Takes Down the Villains and Leads Her Family to Fortune 流放后，她干翻极品带全家暴富了 She was born into a concubine branch of the family as its legitimate daughter, only to be sent into exile. Her father was a pushover, her mother was a pushover, her two older brothers were pushovers, and she was a pushover too! But from this day, from this moment on, the pushover's heart changed. No one could push her around anymore. Not only would she stop being a pushover, she would make sure her parents and brothers stopped being pushovers too! If they looked down on them for being born to co 1.7kReads9.0Score20714d adds
- 118 Spring Warmth in the Jade Hall 玉堂春暖 Li Chunfeng has two childhood friends. One is a graceful young gentleman, as handsome as jade, who topped the imperial examinations and became the youngest top scholar of the new dynasty, his fame filling the capital. The other is a peerlessly handsome, world-renowned God of War, a general whose many victories earned him a marquisate while still young. Li Chunfeng only wants to make money and build her career, but her childhood friends are just too popular. Ever since she arrived in the capital, 2.1kReads9.1Score24914d adds
- 119 Born into Ancient Times During a Famine, I’m Playing It Safe! 胎穿古代逃荒，很苟！ The rating is low because it seems completed novels no longer gain points! [Born into a new life + fleeing famine + wartime chaos + low-profile pocket dimension + farming + small-scale ventures + no handouts + not a power fantasy heroine] No royalty! No high-ranking officials! The heroine isn’t omnipotent. She’s just an ordinary person who transmigrates, with limited life experience, and grows little by little. This is about the hard struggle for survival faced by the poorest farmers. It’s an en 12kReads8.8Score79014d adds
- 120 Farming: My Rugged Husband Is Rather Sweet 种田：糙汉夫君有点甜 Mu Chunniang had lived with the Mu family for fourteen years, rising earlier than the chickens and going to bed later than the dogs. Both her older sisters were engaged, but she wasn't in a hurry. She figured she'd marry someone suitable when the time came. Who knew she'd first be threatened by someone invoking her father's life debt, then become the target of relatives who wanted to sell her for the money? With nowhere else to turn, Chunniang decided to take a gamble. She brought the money she' 2.9kReads8.3Score30414d adds
- 121 Food for Every Season 四季有粮 [Transmigration to an alternate historical setting + pure farming story + cozy everyday life + no cheat abilities + no generals or royalty + romance appears late + little focus on the romance + illustrated guides to plants and animals, including mushrooms, food, and handicrafts] Main characters: Li Dongzhi, Li Qiuyuan, a loud goose, and a talking myna The story follows the premise in the synopsis, with everyday farming, plenty of details, and lots of educational information. Not your cup of tea? 3.8kReads8.8Score51014d adds
- 122 A Farm Boy's Road to Turning His Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 农家少年科举翻身路 In his previous life, Hang Yan had always been a top student, but he never managed to make anything of himself. He went from being a beloved prodigy to a wage slave everyone pitied. People said good grades were useless, but then he was reborn in the womb and returned to an era when studying could change your fate. A dilapidated home, a doting family, I, a genius boy, will pass all six imperial examinations and rise to power over the whole court. Go ahead and tell me studying is useless again. I 129Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 123 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 2.6kReads7.3Score14214d adds
- 124 A Retired Palace Maid's Laid-Back Life 退休宫女的躺平日常 [No golden finger, ordinary people, slow-burn story, a gentle unfolding, peaceful daily life, lightly sketched setting] An alternate-world historical romance. All the worldbuilding is the author’s own invention, so don’t overthink it! One couple, sweet romance, mutual devotion, solid careers, and cozy everyday life. A wage slave in her previous life and a palace maid in this one, Wang Youran opens her eyes to an unexpected early retirement. Her life plan is clear: find a beautiful place with hil 2.9kReads7.6Score27014d adds
- 125 Born into a Farmer's Family as Their Late-Born Son, I Change Our Fortunes Through the Imperial Exams 胎穿农家老来子，靠科举改换门庭 [Imperial Examinations + Daily Life + No Golden Finger] Just after passing the civil service exam, Song Xi was sent by a cement truck trying to meet its quota to an ancient dynasty called Great Qi. He was reborn as a farmer's son, and his mother gave birth to him at an advanced age, drawing plenty of ridicule from those around them. His family owned nothing but four bare walls, and they could afford meat only once or twice a year. Fortunately, his family loved him, and he had something to look f 19.7kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 126 After Rewriting the Family Tree, Smoke Rose from the Ancestors' Graves: I'm Rich! 重开族谱后祖坟冒青烟，发家啦！ [Business] [Imperial Exams] [Alternate Setting] [Everyday Life] [A Touch of Romance] Modern intangible cultural heritage video editor Li Yanning is in a car accident and transmigrates into the body of Li Yanning, a frail five-year-old boy. His biased grandfather and sharp-tongued step-grandmother are ready to let him die! Luckily, his reliable birth parents go all out to protect him. So touching... But after the family splits up, they're left with nothing. His parents are bullied, and his greedy 3.6kReads8.6Score32714d adds
- 127 A Lovely Lady Amid the Smoke of the Four Seasons' Cooking Fires 四时炊烟有娇娘 [One-on-one romance + ancient-era farming + adorable child + cozy family life + rough-around-the-edges hero + slow burn + no court politics + food] An alternate-world historical romance. Everything is the author's own creation, so don't overthink it! After an accident, Wen Wan is born into the family of a minor official. She finally gets used to this unfamiliar dynasty and spends sixteen years living by the rules. Then one day, she wakes up four years in the future, with a sweet, adorable little 2.5kReads7.3Score31214d adds
- 128 Primitive Times: Living as a Caveman in the Ancient World 原始：在远古当山顶洞人 [No romance, born into another era | gathering and hunting | farming and infrastructure | matriarchal society] ⁼ Tangguo arrives in the matriarchal society of the Upper Cave People era. She looks at the naked savages, clad in leaves and communicating with gestures, then blinks. ⁼ A heartwarming story with no terrible characters, as everyone works together to develop the tribe. ⁼ As soon as she can walk, she uses her own two hands to bring one surprise after another to the tribe: ⁼ ✦ Weaving hand 2kReads8.8Score23314d adds
- 129 Wherever My Heart Is at Peace, That Is Home 吾心安即吾乡 A few acres of fields, a few children, and chickens, ducks, pigs, and cattle to call my own. -- “Could we go to your home in our next life?” “Are you silly? This is my home! You, the children, and everything else... This is the only place I call home.” 2kReads8.4Score12914d adds
- 130 Fleeing Famine: My Four Perfect Children, Their Mother’s a Killer 逃荒：满级四宝，娘亲杀疯了 Three years of drought have left the land strewn with corpses. Lin Wanqing, a modern expert in both agricultural science and combat, transmigrates into the body of a widow who starved to death in ancient times, with four burdensome children thrown in for good measure. The eldest is a reborn young marquis, already a schemer at eight, armed with memories of his past life and determined to expose corrupt officials. The second was born with the ability to read minds, so the schemes of their awful r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 I Transmigrated to a Farmhouse and Married a Rugged Hunter for a Comfortable Life 穿越农家，嫁糙汉猎户过舒心日子 (Transmigration + farming + food + devoted couple + satisfying power fantasy + hunting + foraging in the mountains + everyday family life + no space + no golden finger + no awful relatives) Shen Anning transmigrates into the body of a country bumpkin who’s considered a fool. Her family is so poor they can barely scrape by, but luckily they all love her, so she doesn’t have to worry about awful relatives. No problem! So what if they’re poor? At least she’s a modern person from the future. Surely 2.6kReads8.7Score21214d adds
- 132 South Mountain Beyond the Garden Fence 篱笆院里见南山 This is at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, in a cottage behind a bamboo fence. Li Zhu is a refugee who fled from who knows where. Her clothes are tattered, her face is gaunt and yellow, and her hair is cropped to her ears. When she first arrives in Nanshan Village, the villagers think she's a man who doesn't know any better. Who else would cut their hair so short? It shows no respect for one's parents. Li Zhu says her husband's family cast her out. She was a second wife, and after her husband's d 682Reads7.6Score10914d adds
- 133 The Top Scholar Is Real, and So Is the Beggar 状元是真的，乞丐也是真的 Shen Mo, a Peking University history professor, wakes up one day as a nameless beggar. No household registration, no food, no shoes, and only a yellow dog so thin its skin clings to its bones. He spent thirty years studying the imperial examinations in his previous life, yet in this one he cannot even get near an exam hall. From a ruined temple to the Golden Throne Hall, from eating tree bark to earning top honors. The top scholar is real, and so is the beggar. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Forced to Marry a Bully from the Start, She Cut Ties with Her Family 开局被逼嫁恶霸，她反手断亲 Jiang An'an transmigrated into the body of a widow in ancient times. Her husband had just died, and she had only just given birth. The widow, Jiang Xiaohe, had a pitiful life. Not long after delivering her baby, her family shoved her into a sedan chair and sold her as a concubine to the “evil landlord” in town. The widow refused and accidentally fell into the water while trying to escape. That gave Jiang An'an the chance to transmigrate and be reborn. After pulling herself together, Jiang An'an 1kReads8.6Score15614d adds
- 135 The Reclaimer of the Zhenguan Era 贞观开荒人 Su Ying, an overworked wage slave, dies suddenly after working overtime for days on end. She transmigrates to the second year of the Zhenguan era in the Tang Dynasty, becoming Su Ying, the eldest daughter of Su Bucheng, the Chang'an County Magistrate exiled to Lingnan. Lingnan is a wild frontier, surrounded by mountains where fierce beasts roam. Her family has no money at all, only a few meager rations and seeds to keep them alive. How will they survive? They won’t sit around waiting for help. T 1.3kReads8.3Score12514d adds
- 136 Making a Living in Chang'an 穿到长安城养家糊口 The Qiang flute plays bright melodies, while Hu music stirs dancers to their feet. The streets of Chang'an teem with carriages and horses, and visitors crowd together like a woven tapestry. An Tanyin arrives from another world and becomes the eldest daughter of the An family, a Han-Hu family in Chang'an. All she wants is to live peacefully in this vast city with her younger brother and sister. Both her parents are dead, yet even her meager inheritance draws covetous eyes. She lives by the princi 741Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 137 Transmigration: The Daily Life of an Ancient Imperial Exam Candidate, Son of a Peddler 穿越：商贩之子的古代科举日常 [Imperial Examinations + Alternate History + Everyday Life in Ancient Times + Building Wealth + Slow-Burn + Coming of Age] In his previous life, Lin Xiang’an lost his parents at a young age and grew up dependent on others. After getting into college, he took a leave of absence to serve as a conscript. When he returned from the military and resumed his studies, he started a few businesses and gradually made his fortune. He achieved success at a young age, and his business kept growing. Then, one 2.5kReads7.9Score18314d adds
- 138 Transmigrated as an Ugly Woman: Taking on the Villains and Teasing the Cool Prince 穿成丑女斗极品！清冷王爷逗B妻 (The manhua adaptation is out) If you enjoy it, please help share it around. Thanks! [Alternate World] [Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Building Wealth] [Family Life] [Dealing with Toxic Relatives] Luo Chengge transmigrates into an alternate dynasty. The original owner was born ugly, so her scumbag father and mean grandparents despised her. At birth, she was nearly thrown down a well to drown. Later, her scumbag father secretly carried her out several times and abandoned her in the mountains 46.4kReads8.2Score4.8k14d adds
- 139 A Farmer’s Happy Little Life 农家红火小日子 A cool-faced but warm-hearted young general X a beautiful, skillful country girl Zhou Qinghe worked herself so hard that she fainted. When she opened her eyes, she had become a peasant girl in ancient times, with too little to eat, too little to wear, and a house that let in both wind and rain. Luckily, her grandmother is kind, her parents are honest and hardworking, and her younger brother is bright and sensible. As for those awful relatives, they can get lost as far away as possible! Zhou Qing 3.9kReads8.7Score32314d adds
- 140 The Imperial Exams! After Ten Years of Study, I Pass and Take Down the Nobility 科举！寒窗十年，上岸就斩勋贵 “The autumn wind howls in August, sweeping three layers of thatch from my roof!” The moment Mei Cheng'an opened his eyes, he found himself facing a catastrophe. Framed and cast out of the marquis's household by his own father, he was now being hunted, with his life hanging by a thread. He chose to fake his death and flee south to seek refuge with family friends. On the way, however, he ran into an imperial inspector investigating a case. From the inspector, he learned that his family friends had 7.9kReads8.1Score41614d adds
- 141 The Hilarious Daily Life of a Scatterbrained County Magistrate's Family 糊涂县令家鸡飞狗跳的日常生活 A moonlight-white stepmother + a love-struck father + a high-level concubine Ensemble cast, not a feel-good power fantasy!!! Not a comedy!!! There are painful moments early on!!!! The legitimate children struggle to survive, while the vulnerable band together to keep each other warm. When Tong Hui, a county magistrate, loses his first wife to illness, he has no choice but to entrust their two children to a concubine in the household. On his way back to his hometown, Tong Hui meets the woman he l 67kReads9.2Score6.4k14d adds
- 142 I Passed the Imperial Exam and Gave the Dynasty Three Hundred More Years 科举高中，我给王朝续命三百年 [Imperial Exams + Daily Life + Business + Officialdom + Political Intrigue + No Romance + No System] Xue Zhao, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated one day into an abandoned infant who had been taken in and raised by a scholar and his wife. Before his adoptive father died, he urged Xue Zhao to take the imperial examinations, enter officialdom, and bring honor to the family. To fulfill his adoptive father’s dying wish, Xue Zhao embarked on the path of scholarship. From the coun 225Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 143 A Scholar from a Humble Home 寒窗读书人 Bystanders: Xu Sandan’s life is over (watching the drama unfold…) Family: What’s going to become of Sandan? (worrying…) Xu Heng (Xu Sandan): My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s (striving…) A story about Xu Heng, who transmigrates into a desperate situation from the start. With a disabled body and a poor family, he fights against a cruel fate step by step through his own efforts, ultimately turning his life around. An uplifting story about farming, cozy everyday life, and hard work. P.S. Ther 4.2kReads8.6Score33114d adds
- 144 Life Alone in a Strange World 陌生世界的独居生活 [Farming and stockpiling supplies · extreme weather · no golden finger · no romance · slow-paced] Lu Siyue never imagined that she’d wake up in a strange world. Her familiar family was gone, and the surroundings were unfamiliar too. How would a helpless young woman, unable to lift a hand against even a chicken, manage to survive? A plain, everyday survival story. No dark side of human nature, and no wish-fulfillment scenes about getting rich and beautiful overnight! Life here is like living in t 458Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 145 A Top Scholar Rises from a Humble Family 寒门出了个状元郎 A graduate student in finance from a top Chinese university transmigrates overnight. His home is bare, his stomach is empty, and everyone is scheming against everyone else. Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to rule? 2.9kReads8.4Score18814d adds
- 146 The Reborn Farm Girl’s Daily Struggle to Support Her Family 重生小农女的养家日常 A cozy historical farming story about earning money, supporting a family, and making a life together. Cheng Ran, a modern chef, transmigrates into the body of Zheng Xiaoman, a disfigured country girl. A dilapidated house, a father with a lame leg, and younger siblings still small. A disdainful uncle and a heartless aunt who split up the family as soon as she arrived. Luckily, her home is nestled between mountains and water. As long as she works hard, she can find all kinds of things in the mount 2.5kReads9.0Score31714d adds
- 147 A Farmer's Son, the Imperial Exams, and Officialdom 农家子，科举，做官 [Born into the womb + imperial examinations + farming + daily life + public works and infrastructure, with a couple, little romance] [No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger] [He starts looking for a teacher in Chapter 38. If you’re short on patience, you can start reading there.] Shen Huai is born into an ancient world and becomes the only boy in his family. The good news: he can take the imperial examinations. The bad news: they’re poor, very poor, desperately poor. Born into a 5kReads8.5Score38814d adds
- 148 The Imperial Examination: Starting by Talking My Parents into Splitting Up the Family 科举，从忽悠爹娘分家开始 Li Yunzhi was born in a province known for its fierce competition in the civil service exams. Millions of people sat the exams every year, and under his parents' urging, he kept taking them year after year. At last, he stood out from the crowd and secured a civil service post. But before he could tell his parents, he was in a car accident and transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Wei. Looking at his family of impoverished peasants, their bare cupboards, and several downright awful relatives, L 3.2kReads7.9Score22414d adds
- 149 The Imperial Exams: From Poor Scholar to Shocking the Entire Court 科举：从寒门书生到惊爆满朝文武 (Imperial examinations + farming + no System + transmigration) (Has a CP; the male lead is devoted and never flirts around) Though Landowner Lin's family is fabulously wealthy, every member of the clan is short, plump, and sturdy, looking like they were born lucky! But his son, Lin Bei, is strikingly handsome, tall and elegant, and stands out in any crowd. Gazing at his reflection in the water, Lin Bei couldn't help sighing: A man who isn't charming in his youth has wasted it. His wet nurse 728Reads—Score11114d adds
- 150 Wasn't I Supposed to Come Here to Enjoy Life? Second Miss, I'm Busy 不是穿来享福吗？二小姐我很忙 A chapter-based historical romance modeled on Dream of the Red Chamber. It has a certain learning curve and is set in an alternate Song dynasty. Every detail can withstand scholarly scrutiny. Li Yi transmigrated here to enjoy a life of comfort. By a twist of fate, she won the favor of the Dowager Consort of Prince Heng's residence, and with her father, the prefect of Qingzhou, protecting her, she lived freely and boldly. (No romantic scenes in the first 200 chapters. If that's not your thing, yo 151Reads—Score1614d adds
