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- 1 Warmth Beneath the Kitchen Smoke 炊烟问暖 In the coldest season, she used the warmest cooking fires to keep a family alive and warm a heart. In Qinghe County of the Great Ning Dynasty, Shen Qinghe, daughter of a scholar, faces a cruel choice after her father dies and her family falls into ruin: cling to her “good name” and starve, or set her pride aside and find a way to survive? She chooses the latter. Drawing on the cooking skills her grandmother taught her, eighteen-year-old Qinghe starts beneath an old locust tree by the docks. S 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Hunter's Little Peach Blossom 猎户家的小桃花 Cozy farming + devoted husband + love that grows over time + everyday family life Xiao Dashan, a young hunter from Wuyun Mountain, is as strong as an ox, handsome and broad-shouldered, but not much of a talker. While out hunting in the mountains, he rescues Jing Taohua, a country girl who had gone there to dig bamboo shoots. He’d hoped to settle down to a happy life hunting, reclaiming land, and farming, but war breaks out everywhere, forcing him to leave home and join the army. He rises to beco 275Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 3 The Chu Family Cookbook 褚家食单 In Furong Town, Jiangnan, Chu Lanxin once thought her days would pass like a pot simmering gently on the stove, quietly cooking up an ordinary life. But when her family fell into decline and their former splendor faded, all she had left was her family’s culinary heritage and a small stove of her own. A plate of shredded pork and snow bamboo shoots with noodles in a clear, richly flavored broth was her first step toward making a living among the common folk; A serving of orange stuffed with crab, 20Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 4 The Humble Origins Chef 寒门厨娘 After transmigrating into the body of the lowest-ranking palace maid in the Imperial Kitchen, A He only wants to slack off, lie flat, and survive to a ripe old age. But the head steward skimps on the palace rations with moldy rice, then serves spoiled food to the elderly maids. She quietly brings out the culinary skills she won in her previous life as “Little Master of Chinese Cuisine”: A dish of cabbage boiled in clear broth shocks the Imperial Food Bureau, while three spoonfuls of crab-stuf 52Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 5 The Hunter Is Fierce, the Side Character Is Wild, and We Make Money in This Farming Story 猎户猛，女配疯，种田文里把钱挣 My morals are a mystery. The stronger the opponent, the stronger I become. Su Qingdai transmigrates into a book. From the start, she becomes the villainess in a melodramatic farming novel. She tries to elope with the male lead, gets caught in the act, and is about to be burned alive as a disposable character? What? That handsome man is her hunter husband, and he’s about to write her a divorce letter? Because she can’t have the man she loves, she has to turn evil? In the end, she not only hel 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 6 After Her Engagement Is Broken, She Marries a Rugged Hunter and Gets Rich with a Spirit Spring 退婚后嫁猎户糙汉，她靠灵泉暴富 [Farming] + [Both leads are devoted only to each other] + [No palace intrigue, a cozy story] Tang Xin transmigrates and is reborn as a farm girl with the same name. Her wicked stepmother sells her to a rugged hunter in the neighboring village. But the little bun isn’t her biological child, her cheap husband has lost his memory, and his identity holds another secret? The family is so poor you can hear the wind whistling through their pockets, and being a stepmother isn’t easy. Watch her use her s 182Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 7 The Hunter's Clever Wife 猎户的巧娘子 Sometimes, knowing how to do something doesn't mean you have to show it off. Only those who lack confidence pile on external trappings. No matter how much you flaunt, it's just adding legs to a snake! People who come here aren't trying to pass the imperial exams and become scholars. They just want to find a woman who understands them. If all you chase is the romance between a talented scholar and a beautiful woman, you may find that you can't get it even when you're old and past your prime. Just 728Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 8 The Ugly Woman Only Wants to Farm 丑女只想种田 [Slow-Paced Farming + Taking Down Nasty Relatives + Both Pure + Cozy Family Life] [No golden finger, no System] I open my eyes in the body of an ugly woman with a face covered in acne. The original owner forced a refined, scholarly candidate into marriage, and Meng Jiuhe is left with a long face, drunk and bleary-eyed after being plied with liquor, unable to voice a single complaint. What? The story starts on my wedding night? My husband looks cold and aloof, but he's got a nice figure and a dec 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Tough Wife from a Poor Family: A Legendary Rise to Wealth 寒门悍妻：逆袭致富传奇 This is the legendary tale of Lin Weiwang, a modern CEO and master chef who transmigrates into the past as a bride sent to bring good fortune. With her intelligence and abilities, she leads her struggling family to turn their fortunes around despite their poverty, ultimately finding success in both her career and love. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Farmer's Little Bride 农家小媳妇 Liu Qingshan married a woman who had once worked as a maid, so everyone in the surrounding villages laughed at him. But before long, they stopped laughing. Because Su Yun, who was supposedly too delicate to carry a load or lift a finger, could earn money, beat down the worst troublemakers, and bring her husband extraordinary good luck. She was nothing like the useless woman everyone had made her out to be! 212Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 11 Settling Down in the Greater Khingan Mountains 大兴安岭安家记 [The simple pleasures of eating and drinking with my young husband in ancient times] Transmigration + farming + no golden finger + no special abilities + no pocket dimension She transmigrates to ancient times and opens her eyes to find herself married to a young hunter who hasn’t grown into his full height yet. There are no parents-in-law above them, and no uncles, aunts, or younger sisters-in-law below. They have not a single strip of farmland, and their only room is deep in the mountains. Well 16Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 12 Zhou's Food Shop 周记食肆 When Zhou Youwei opens her eyes, she faces utter poverty, a sick mother, and a younger brother still too young to fend for himself. She has no foresight from being a transmigrator and no cheat like a magical spring realm. All she has are the heavy responsibilities resting on her fourteen-year-old shoulders, along with a local’s keen appreciation for food and an unwavering dedication to it. The river crabs everyone else scorns become “crab roe butter,” worth its weight in gold, in her hands; Ord 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 After I Was Divorced in the Book, I Led My Whole Family to a Better Life! 穿书被和离，我带全家过好日子！ [Transmigrate into a Book + Farming + Devoted Couple + Raising Kids + Pocket Dimension (Barely Used) + Building a Fortune from Scratch] Li Yulian opened her eyes on the very day the original owner was cast out by her husband. After receiving the original owner's memories, Li Yulian was stunned. How could anyone be so shameless? The original owner had worked herself to the bone to support her husband until he became a scholar, only for him to catch the eye of a wealthy landowner's daughter as soo 37Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 14 The Zhou Family's Daughter Has Come of Age 周家有女初长成 [Fictional setting, ensemble cast, everyday family life and a slow, steady pace, no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger] The Zhou family goes from prosperity to hardship, then finds rebirth after their home is shattered, weathering the rises and falls of the dynasty and the world around them. With hearts full of ambition, yet beset by wolves and tigers, they learn that standing strong and relying on themselves is better than fleeing and seeking refuge. Through one girl's growth, we witness 592Reads—Score11214d adds
- 15 Little Notes from Pocheng 婆城小记 One-sentence synopsis: After transmigrating to a small town, she sells wine to support her family and rises through the imperial exams, bringing the Ming dynasty to life as husband and wife build a humble, lively life together. Chen Jian and Qin Yueyuan, along with their two children, unexpectedly transmigrate to the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty. Faced with an unfamiliar world, the couple struggle to survive at first, then gradually settle into everyday life among the townsfolk. Drawing on h 3.2kReads8.8Score40814d adds
- 16 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 351Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 17 A Matriarch’s Guide to Taming Husbands: A Female Doctor Builds Infrastructure With Her Four Husbands 母系驯夫记：女博士带四夫搞基建 Note: This isn't a mindless power fantasy, but trust me, it gets better and better! Lin Nian accidentally transmigrates, and ends up far in the past, in the late stages of a matriarchal society. Other people transmigrate with a pocket dimension or a System, and some even have supernatural abilities. All she brings is a backpack with a few seeds and a brain full of knowledge. She doesn't know a soul here, so she has to make her own way in life. Fortunately, the people of the tribe are kind enough 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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—14d adds
- 19 A Handbook for Raising Kids in Chaotic Times 乱世养崽手札 Ji Xiang transmigrates into the body of Ji Wanxiang, a wicked mother. The original owner's two little ones, both her biological children, are always trying to knock her out and sell her to a child trafficker for money to buy stuffed flatbreads, the kind with meat filling. · She intends to devote herself to raising the children and serving her mother-in-law. But after four years on the run, her good-for-nothing husband returns home to escape the war, bringing the original owner's younger sister a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Bountiful Harvest and Happy Days: The Farmer’s Wife Is His One and Only 良田喜事：独宠小农妻 I woke up in this miserable mountain village and married a hunter. Who says hunters don't own land? The finest fields are practically wild now, with more weeds than crops. No matter, I'll grab a hoe and get to work. Hmm, not bad. This rice variety has a higher yield. What, the villagers want to learn how to grow it too? Of course. We'll clear land and plant cotton, then grow other crops between the rows. Not bad at all. It's not as good as what I had in my previous life, but at least I won't hav 689Reads9.0Score10314d adds
- 21 The Orphan Girl and the Scholar 孤女和秀才 [Traditional farming life + Orphaned at three + Her sweetheart breaks off their engagement + Takes down the wicked + Marries a penniless scholar + Devoted husband] Qinglian’s father was a scholar in Qingxi Village, and her mother was a renowned beauty. Sadly, fate took both of them too soon, and they died in an accident when Qinglian was three, leaving their daughter Wan Qinglian an orphan. Brother Hai was betrothed to Qinglian from the time they were in the cradle. Unfortunately, his sharp-tong 125Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 22 The Widow’s Brother-in-Law Lives Next Door 寡妇隔壁住着她大伯哥 The frost came early, and she hastily married; when the heavy snow fell, she was a young widow. Li Changfeng pinned her beneath a dead tree, his breath burning hot. “You can smile at him, so why can’t you smile at me? He can, so why can’t I?” Gu Yu pressed against his chest, every word sharp as a thorn. “Anyone but you. I can marry anyone else, but I can’t marry my former brother-in-law!” From Li Changfeng’s perspective: The day he stood in for his younger brother at the wedding, he fell in lo 1.2kReads7.1Score10114d adds
- 23 Surviving Without Cheats: The Country Girl Cuts Ties and Reclaims the Wasteland 无挂求生，小农女断亲开荒记 [Play the pig to eat the tiger + no cheat powers + farming story + coming-of-age + no romance + family and village life] A mature modern woman’s soul lands in the body of a fourteen-year-old farm girl. The original girl was exploited by her awful relatives. You might put up with that, but I won’t! I’m flipping the table in a fit of rage! My grandparents are old and bedridden, and everyone else treats them like garbage. I’ll care for them tenderly. After all, an old person in the family is a trea 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Farming in Ancient Times, I Married the Village Fool 我在古代种田，嫁给村里那个憨夫 Synopsis: [Transmigration + ancient romance + farming + sweet romance + raising children + a simple life + not a power-fantasy comeback story + no bizarre relatives] Chen Jiaojiao's soul transmigrated after a car accident. Her parents were dead, her family was dirt poor, and she had no golden finger, let alone riches and honor. All she had was endless work and a stomach that was never full... Life was simple: growing crops and raising children. But there was something odd about that man from t 775Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 25 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
- 26 A Farmhouse Deep in the Bamboo Forest 竹林深处有农家 After her engagement was broken off, Li Guo'er married Jia Qingshan, a down-on-his-luck man from the village. His entire estate consisted of three thatched huts. Just as everyone was waiting to laugh at them, they realized that at some point those three huts had been replaced by a house with brick walls and tiled roofs, and their life had begun to prosper. 2.4kReads8.7Score22414d adds
- 27 Transmigrate to the Countryside and Marry a Villain 穿越农家嫁恶婿 After transmigrating, Hua Yu becomes the village’s famous delicate beauty. Men line up to marry her, but she sets her sights on the burly, fearsome butcher and even resorts to seducing him to win his hand. Later, the man impatiently pins her against a tree, pinches her cheek, and growls, “If you flirt with me again, I’ll sleep with you!” “First we get married. Then I’ll explain the advantages of marrying me and the downsides of not marrying me...” Unable to resist her mix of threats and enticeme 865Reads8.7Score11214d adds
- 28 Will I Be Left with Nothing? I'll Marry the Toughest Hunter in the Village 被吃绝户？我嫁全村最猛猎户糙汉 (A heartwarming story of getting rich: adorable kids, sweet romance, and a devoted husband! Stop asking if the child is the male lead's. No, no, and no!) The moment Li Yunxiu opens her eyes, she finds herself an orphan whose relatives have squandered her inheritance. Her aunt's family is about to sell her to a human trafficker, so with no other choice, she has to accept an arranged marriage. Her reputation has been ruined, and people say she brings death to her parents. Her aunt's family even co 1.5kReads9.1Score17214d adds
- 29 The Hunter’s Adorable Bride 猎户家的小娇娘 A wealthy young woman who refuses to be controlled by her family, and a young hunter who keeps his distance from others because he believes he brings misfortune to his parents. The two had nothing to do with each other, but fate pushes them together, and they carve out a new life for themselves in the remote mountains and forests. 473Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 30 Survival in a Chaotic World: My Blessed Wife at Home 乱世生存守则之家有福妻 Liu Hanfu, a twenty-first-century archaeology professor, unexpectedly transmigrates with a magical space into the body of Yufu, a maid in the Cheng'en Duke's household. At first, all she wants is to save enough money to buy her freedom and spend the rest of her life somewhere with beautiful mountains and clear waters. But the young heir of the household takes a liking to her and plans to make her his concubine. With no other choice, she follows the old madam's arrangements and becomes a dowry ma 4.8kReads9.1Score43014d adds
- 31 Nearly Sold Off, She Was Taken Home and Cherished by a Hunter 差点被卖后，她被猎户娶回家娇宠 [Transmigration + Farming + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Untainted + Lighthearted Comedy] Zhao Qinyao was almost sold off as a concubine when a hunter bought her and took her home. She had expected to live on scraps, but married life turned out to be wonderfully comfortable. The only downside was that the hunter, who was cold-faced whenever he went out, became far too enthusiastic once he got home. She just couldn't handle him! 1.4kReads9.0Score13614d adds
- 32 Marrying a Rugged Hunter, the Sweet Wife Brings Him Endless Luck 嫁给糙汉猎户，娇软媳妇超旺夫 [Historical romance + farming + sweet and gentle heroine + rugged man + sweet romance + transmigration] A soft, delicate, flirtatious beauty x a rugged, wolfish husband with maxed-out stamina who spoils his wife The pampered Lin Suhe transmigrated into the body of a country girl whose parents were dead and whose family was dirt poor. But she happened to be exceptionally beautiful. To avoid being sold off by her awful relatives, she grabbed her bundle in the middle of the night and knocked on the 1kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 33 The Wife the Hunter Picked Up 穿成猎户捡来的娘子 An older single woman in modern times gets criticized by her boss at work, then drowns her sorrows in alcohol and goes on an epic rant. When she wakes up, she discovers she's somehow transmigrated. Yu Huan is struck as if by lightning. Good heavens, you don't have to be so considerate of me! I was just saying, and you sent me here? Fine, you sent me, but couldn't you at least have picked somewhere decent? This mass grave is really too much. Yu Huan tried to move so she could get up and leave, bu 448Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 34 Transmigrating to Farm and Raise Children 穿越之种田养崽 [Farming + Nurturing + No portable space + Few terrible people + No golden finger] [Career] When Shi Xinyu wakes up, she finds herself at the very moment she is being sold off as a child bride after transmigrating? Looking at her frail body and ragged clothes, she roars, “Heavens, how did I end up with such a disastrous start again?” This dilapidated home is dirt poor, and there’s a scrawny little chick of a child peeking at her from behind the door? With all the answers in hand, how could she p 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Joy in the Hunter’s Home: The Sweet Young Wife Just Wants to Farm in Peace 猎户家有喜，娇娇只想悠闲种地 Yu Jiao was traveling when she somehow ended up in an ancient mountain wilderness, with no electricity or internet. You had to walk to get anywhere and shout to be heard. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. Staying alive and living well was what mattered. Gu Feng was a hunter. At twenty-eight, he had never even touched a woman's hand. The reason was simple: his family was poor. He had no land, and hunting was a highly dangerous profession, so he couldn't find a wife. But a 1.2kReads9.0Score10814d adds
- 36 A Corporate Drone’s Idyllic Farm Life 社畜的悠闲农家 [Farming + entrepreneurship + sweet romance + underdog comeback] After being driven to the brink by a 996 work schedule, Lin Yuming receives an unexpected gift after his grandfather dies: a rundown country guesthouse covered in cobwebs. [First day back in the village after quitting his job] Villagers gossip: “So the city slicker who went off to make it big finally remembered us? Don't come crying when you blow through your family's savings!” The guesthouse: weeds taller than people, a roof tha 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Transmigrating to the Countryside: The He Family Courtyard in Hetian Village 穿越农门，和田村里何家院 [Transmigration] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [No Romance] Li Feifei woke up one day to discover that she had transmigrated into the body of an old peasant woman. She had gone from being a twenty-four-year-old young woman to a thirty-six-year-old matron, with children of her own and grandchildren old enough to run errands. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. If Heaven had brought her to this unfamiliar family, then she would have to make a good life for herself. Now let's s 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Farming in Ancient Times and Outwitting My Terrible In-Laws 古代种田，和极品婆家斗智斗勇 A death notice saying she fell in battle is the worst possible start for Shen Nan after she transmigrates. Behind her are shameless relatives watching like hungry wolves, eager to devour her alive. Before her are two young children crying for food. No golden finger, no savior. She is just an ordinary widow pushed to the brink. From farming until the skin on her fingers splits, to setting up a stall on a bustling street corner, to running a little shop through stormy times, every step is soaked 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 General! I Really Thought of You as a Brother! 将军！我真拿你当兄弟啊！ Dual male leads + transmigration + farming + devoted to each other + happy ending + one-on-one + alternate setting (Older top, scheming puppy × gentle, fatherly type) [The rating just came out and will gradually rise] Lin Jiayan is killed by a falling brick and transmigrates to the unfamiliar Rui Dynasty. Gazing at the mud house with nothing but bare walls, Lin Jiayan sees nothing but a life of farming ahead of him. After finally scraping together a little money, he goes and buys himself a husba 212Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 40 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
- 41 I'm Too Broke to Buy a Cover 没钱买封面哦 Qingfeng has had terrible luck. It was bad enough to transmigrate to a famine-stricken year, but she also ended up in the body of an underage girl. She has to watch out for her scheming eldest aunt, raise her younger siblings, and deal with a biased grandmother. Her father is dead, and her mother gets bullied every day for their sake. Qingfeng just wants enough to eat and a big house to live in. Why is that so hard...?! At least she knows how to make fried chicken and roast mutton skewers! No po 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn and Ruins the Wedding, Only for Her New Husband to Slap Her in the Face 恶婆婆重生毁婚，换夫君啪啪打脸 [Reborn Strong Woman + Scheming, An Unparalleled Husband Who Cherishes His Wife] What sparks will fly when Granny Wu, reborn and regretting the broken engagement, crosses paths with Liu Xiaohua, who is reborn and has come into a lucky opportunity? In her previous life, the village beauty Liu Xiaohua married Wu Yu, a tongsheng scholar from her village. She devoted herself to helping him pass the xiucai and juren exams, and eventually become a county magistrate! But her mother-in-law never liked L 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 She Brings a Spiritual Spring to Her Marriage with a Rough Hunter, and He Dotes on Her 带灵泉嫁糙汉猎户，小娇娘被宠翻 (Spirit Spring + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Hunter and Cook + Leisurely Farming) Gu Xianyun transmigrates with a cup of spirit spring water and marries a rugged hunter. Who would have guessed that the man the original owner refused to marry even at the cost of her life would not only be handsome, but would also spoil her rotten? They may be poor, but they have plenty to eat and wear. They grow crops and vegetables, raise chickens and geese, work from sunrise to sunset, and enjoy a warm, fu 1.4kReads9.0Score16014d adds
- 45 The Hunter's Fierce Wife 猎户家的悍妻 Sweet historical romance + ancient-era romance + love that grows over time + devoted one-on-one couple After an accident leaves Li Sanya’s reputation in ruins, she must choose between marrying an old widower and marrying the hunter who rescued her. She decisively chooses the hunter. The adorable little white rabbit is turned by the hunter into a bold, fiery woman who dares to climb onto the roof. She can take on shrews, beat up scumbags, scare off fake sweethearts and green-tea girls, and protec 5.9kReads9.2Score79614d adds
- 46 Transmigrated to the Countryside, I Happily Became a Farmer 穿越之甘心做农女 The house was bare, her father was missing, her mother had just passed away, her grandmother was old, her eldest sister was of marriageable age, and her younger siblings were still small. Thinking of all this, Gao Xue closed her eyes. Even after transmigrating, she had no desire to keep living. As she teetered on the brink of death, the three siblings shared an egg, one bite at a time. For that little bit of warmth, for the family love she had always lacked, Gao Xue gritted her teeth and accepte 1.5kReads8.9Score13414d adds
- 47 Transmigrating to a Year of Famine: Living Off the Mountains to Feed the Family 穿越荒年，靠山吃山养全家 With a father doing forced labor and a seriously ill mother, transmigrated Cao Yunxuan has to support the whole family. She has no System or golden finger, but as the youngest female botanist in the modern era, at least she has a wealth of knowledge in her head. She gathers herbs in the mountains and earns her first pot of gold. She severs ties with the ancestral household to carve out a way for her family to survive. She raises seedlings and farms the land, helping the villagers get through the 759Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 48 A Poor Farm Girl's Endless Good Luck 农家苦女好运连连 Poor Jiang Sanniu never gets enough to eat or warm clothes at the Jiang family’s home. Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and her family often beats and scolds her. By a twist of fate, a married couple from the Zheng family buys her to be their daughter. From then on, her luck keeps improving, and in the end the Zhengs dote on her like she’s the most precious thing in the world. 44Reads—Score314d adds
- 49 Spring Dawn in a Small Village 小村春晓 Li Village is backward in its thinking, with deeply entrenched male chauvinism and a strong preference for sons over daughters. Women have low status, and village rules forbid them from taking husbands into their families. As a result, families without sons are effectively left without descendants and must also endure many forms of unfair treatment. Li Guoqing used to work at an arts and crafts factory in the city. Later, he returned to the village and became its head. With the help of his wife, 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 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
