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- 1 I Snagged a Young Lord to Help Me Farm 拐个世子来种田 [Fictional setting + farming life + some household intrigue + mutual healing + strong female lead + sweet romance + both pure + 1v1] After being injured and losing her memory, Mu Wancheng receives a dream visitation from her late father, who has left her a vast fortune. While paying her respects at his grave, she encounters Shen Xingbai, who has been chased off a cliff. Their meeting is a wretched one, but someone catches her eye, and someone else captures her heart. As Shen Xingbai enters Mu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Transmigrated into a Fat Woman and Now I'm Depressed 穿成肥婆后我emo了 [Transmigration + fleeing famine + living in seclusion + farming + making a fortune + imperial examinations + everyday life] A ramshackle courtyard, a disabled husband, a foolish elder brother-in-law, a refined mother-in-law, two frail children, awful neighbors, and a loud, blindly overprotective family back home. The local people are tough, food and clothing are scarce, and there may also be famine, war, and banditry to endure... This is what Wang Shu of the Agricultural Sciences Academy faces 30Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 3 With Dad and Mom in Tow, Three Sisters Grow Rich Through Farming 携父带母，三姐妹靠种田致富 The Tu family was once wealthy, but with a wastrel in the family, they eventually lost everything and had to return to the countryside. Life there was no easier. Since Tu's grandfather's generation, the family had only had one daughter. She married a man who joined her family, and together they had three girls. Ever since, the gossip about the family having no male heir had never stopped. The villagers all said that with a son-in-law living in the Tu household and only three daughters, the famil 47Reads8.1Score10414d adds
- 4 A Fated Love in Brocade: Transmigrating Through Iron Hooves and Frozen Rivers in My Dreams 锦绣阴缘：穿越之铁马冰河入梦来 [Transmigration + Past and Present Lives + Medicine + Farming + Special Powers + Devoted Couple] The frail orphan Su Jinxiu transmigrates one day, only to be sold by her heartless relatives into a ghost marriage. After severing ties with them, she takes her young brother to her husband’s family to live as a widow. Her fate takes a turn: she goes from a sickly Lin Daiyu to a beautiful, strong woman, struggling to survive as a lively young widow. From farming in the countryside to searching for fa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Hunter’s Plump, Lovely Wife 猎户家的胖娇娘 [Novella Contest Entry] From the day Hua Xiaomi transmigrated, she quietly made herself a promise: in this life, she would earn money without having to lift a finger! To reach her goal, she picked a loyal husband, took on her awful mother-in-law, taught her clever younger sister, and trained her quick-witted maid. See how Hua Xiaomi thrives in the ancient world, builds a fortune, and achieves her dream of winning at life without lifting a finger. 1Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 6 The Orphan Farm Girl: The Handsome Hunter's Cherished One 农家小孤女：俏猎户的心尖宠 A lucky orphan girl who brings prosperity to her husband VS an injured hunter This story is set in a fictional world, and doesn't sweat the details. It's mainly about the cozy, everyday ups and downs of family life, and the golden finger will show up later too! (P.S. The male lead's injuries are temporary. He'll recover!) Chu Ruobai was old enough to marry, but since she had to raise her eight-year-old younger brother, every matchmaking attempt ended in failure. If she couldn't find a suitabl 285Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 7 Before the Apocalypse, I Transmigrated Into the Farming Novel I Abandoned 末世前，我穿自己弃坑的种田文 What’s it like when a shameless author transmigrates into the farming novel she wrote herself? Nan Xiaoli says: I can finally go all out and experience the joy of unlimited free shopping! Every episode is told from a vlog perspective! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn as a Farmer's Daughter, the Darling Girl Changes Her Whole Family's Fate 重生成为农家女，娇娇宝改变全家 [Reborn + raising children + slow-paced daily life + family matters + farming] Reborn as the little granddaughter of a peasant family in ancient times, she sets out to enjoy a happy life. Come see how she does it! Though she has a System, it's a useless, silent one that can do nothing but manage her food and drink. The cover is still drawn by me. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 After My Divorce, My Mother-in-Law and I Became the Richest Women in the Village 和离后，我和婆婆成了全村首富 [No CP + Building Wealth + Alternate Setting; Don't Overthink the Details] In Li Qiuyue's eyes, her mother-in-law, Mu Cuicui, was the best mother-in-law in the world. Ever since Li married into the Zhao family, Mu had looked after her with tenderness and care. Because Mu had endured the rain herself, she wanted to hold an umbrella over Li, sparing her the suffering she had known in the Zhao household. Her father-in-law, Zhao Ercheng, was vicious and perverted. He tormented and beat Mu, and secre 169Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 10 The Top Scholar Turned Foolish and Waits Outside My Door Every Night for His Wife 探花变傻子，夜夜蜷我门口等娘子 [Devoted to each other, 1v1 + younger man + family life + silly romance + rekindled love + adorable child] After seeing with her own eyes her child husband in a room alone with a princess, Su Jiang’s heart died. She left a divorce agreement, took her unborn child, and went far away. To her surprise, he went mad after she left. The once dazzling top scholar ran through the streets looking for his wife, pitiful and helpless, someone everyone could bully. Three years later, Su Jiang looks at her fo 1.5kReads8.4Score21914d adds
- 11 An Ancient-Era Slacker's Daily Life 古代闲鱼日常 [Farming + military household + frontier + family life + golden finger + building wealth + sweet romance] The Liu family girl fell into the water and was rescued by a soldier from a military household. The Liu family girl fell into the water again and was rescued by the same soldier. The first time, it was the original owner who was rescued. The second time, it was Liu Zheng, who had transmigrated into her body. Military households have low status. The Liu family looked down on the original owne 412Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 12 With a Golden Finger, I Become a Young Farmer's Wife 带着金手指，穿成农家小娘子 Transmigration + farming + golden finger + making a fortune Jiang Wei was a soon-to-graduate Chinese medicine student at Jiangzhou Medical University. Who could have guessed that a car accident would make her transmigrate to a dynasty that never appeared in the history books? When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a house with bare walls, a leaky roof through which she can see the blue sky and white clouds. How is she supposed to live like this...? She has no choice but to work hard and m 236Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 13 The Laws of Transmigration: Making Money, Supporting a Family, and Having Babies 穿越定律之赚钱养家生娃娃 Does nobody read a blurb, no matter what I write? [A slow-paced, cozy everyday-life story!!] [No System + Romance + Sweet Love] We met when we were down on our luck, got to know each other in ordinary times, and parted ways when we had no choice. When the flowers bloom, wait for my return. You’ll be unmarried, and so will I. Will you marry me? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Noble Farm Girl Leads the Whole Village to Prosper Through Famine 农门贵女荒年带领全村发家致富 [Cozy farming story with no toxic characters + no space-related golden finger + reborn in the womb + beloved by the whole family + food + farming + flight from famine + building a fortune] Gu Qingwan was reborn in the womb! And she was born mute! Luckily, her family had a large house with green-brick walls and tiled roofs. Though life was hard, the whole family stood together, loving and harmonious! Watch as Gu Qingwan leads her family from setting up a street stall to building workshops, farmi 70Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 15 No Scheming in the Inner Court: The Prince’s Wife Only Wants to Make Money! 拒绝宅斗，王府主母她只想搞钱！ [Farming + business + infrastructure development] A powerful female CEO transmigrates to ancient times and wakes up as the mistress of Prince Jing's household. Not only has her age been cut in half, she also has to manage her good-for-nothing husband's flocks of admirers! President Shen refuses to get caught up in household infighting! Isn't making money so much better? And isn't building a career more rewarding than chasing men? Of course, she can take a man on as a side project, too. After all 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn as the Eldest Sister of a Farming Family, I Grow Rich with My Own Garden 穿成农家长姐，自带菜园发家致富 [Farming + Pocket Space + Business and Wealth + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life] Her mother died in childbirth, and her father was conscripted into military service and reported dead in battle. Her aunt dropped the pretense and tried to take Yu Daya's house to find a wife for her own son. When that failed, she refused to call a doctor for Daya's sick younger brother. Daya secretly boiled an egg for him, and her own grandmother beat her to death with a rolling pin. Then Yu Wan arrived in her 9Reads—Score11214d adds
- 17 A Beautiful Countryside: The Farmer’s Ugly Bride Is Fierce and Sweet 秀色田园：农家丑媳凶又甜 Everything went black, and Tong Xiaoman transmigrated into a farming novel as a wicked peasant woman. Her family had turned against her, her in-laws had cast her aside, and her husband was demanding a divorce. Fine, let’s get divorced. As if either of us can’t live without the other. From now on, she only has to feed herself. The only problem is, she’s a little poor... No worries! With her skillful hands, she can build a fortune and even win herself a handsome husband. A cunning young wolf versu 48Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 18 With a Spiritual Spring in Hand, I Become the Most Cherished Daughter to Marry Out 手握灵泉穿成最受宠的出嫁女 [No romance + farming + pampered by all + no villains + building wealth and improving their lives] A gentle, cozy farming story!!! The golden finger is pretty small ꒰๑ꎽ꒫ꎽ꒱ It was the second year of the great drought in Yue Kingdom. At the foot of Wolf Mountain stood Zhou Village, where the poorest family lived at the very end of the village. In a little yard with three mud-brick houses lived a widow and her four sons. The spiritual spring they produced each day could support only eight mu of fie 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 19 After Transmigrating with My Baby, My Whole Family Becomes the Village's Richest 穿越后带包子全家成村里首富 (No System, no golden finger + reborn + making money + farming and buying land + studying + doing business + devoted male and female leads + prosperity through hard work + a few troublesome relatives, but none too outrageous) Modern woman Li Jinhe had just opened her eyes when she discovered that her male cousin had pushed her into the water. Her grandmother didn’t care for her, and her grandfather played favorites. Fortunately, she had parents who loved their children dearly. “You dare lay a ha 108Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 20 Transmigrated to Farm the Land: Let Go of My Plastic Greenhouse 穿越种田，快放开我的塑料大棚 [No Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Building Wealth + Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger] No golden finger, just solid knowledge and hard work. A corporate drone used to working 996 hours transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing concubine-born daughter. Once she realizes she's well fed and clothed, all she wants is to lie flat and live out her days. But her father, who cares about nothing but profit, pushes her out as a scapegoat. Who could put up with that? So she signs a sev 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Almost Sold to a Brothel, the Child Bride Refuses to Put Up with It 险些被卖青楼后，童养媳她不干了 (No rebirth, no transmigration, no System + a local husband and wife + everyday family life + getting a little richer.) Jiang Tong was promised as a child bride. Life in the Li household was hard, but she always believed things would get better once she married. That belief kept her going. Just before the wedding, however, the Li family planned to sell her to a brothel to pay off their debts. Jiang Tong was devastated... Heartbroken, she decided to throw herself into the river, but Zhao Yu, a si 250Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 22 Transmigrate: Watch Her Make the Most of Life in the Deep Mountains 穿越，看她玩转深山 A 21st-century wage worker transmigrates to a farm deep in the mountains of Southwest China. See how the young farmer girl Lin Maisui leads her family up the mountains and down to the rivers to work the land. It turns out that life in the mountains is the idyllic rural dream Lin Maisui longed for in her previous life but could never attain. 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Transmigrate with the Whole Family and Feast on Meat 穿越之全家一起吃肉 [Transmigrate + farming + food + building wealth + slow-burn, character-growth story] When Wu Lan first transmigrated, her family was so poor their pockets were empty. Her family split up, illness struck, heavy snow sealed off the mountains, the village chief stood in her way, and she was kidnapped and sold. Drawing on memories from her previous life, she ventured deep into the mountains and sold wild goods, saving up money bit by bit. As Wu Lan eats spicy chicken and reminisces about those time 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Driven Into a Ruined House During Famine: Farming My Way to Fortune 荒年被赶住破屋：种田暴富喜盈门 No transmigration or rebirth + farming and prosperity + warmth and unity It was a year of famine. Wu Jingqiu's family was so poor they could barely feed themselves. Her mother was sick, her younger sister was still little, and her wicked uncle and aunt were plotting to sell her. Fortunately, she was quick-witted and managed to escape. When the attempt to sell her failed, her aunt hurriedly drove the family out of their home. With nowhere else to go, Wu Jingqiu and her family had no choice but 207Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 25 A Bountiful Barn in Lean Years: I Farm to Feed My Family 荒年好大仓，我靠种地养全家 After an accident, Yun Ya thinks she's transmigrated into a Mary Sue novel she's read. The good news: She knows the plot inside out and has even received a golden finger from the God of Transmigration! The bad news: She's not the heroine blessed with a halo, but the cannon-fodder cousin who serves as the heroine's stepping stone! "So what if I have a bad start?" Yun Ya clenches her fists. "My fate is mine to decide, not the plot's!" Faced with her biased grandparents and her greedy, hypocritical 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The King of Hell Sent Me to Farm: My Job Is to Eat 阎王送我来种田：我的任务是干饭 (Down-to-earth farming + childhood sweethearts + devoted couple + cozy vibes + everyday family life + no princes or young noble lords + village-and-town life) When Jiang Mingyue opened her eyes, she had become a farmer’s daughter in a small village in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Her birth mother had died young, her stepmother was cruel, and from the start, she was caught up in a fierce battle over divorce. Luckily, her father came to his senses and put an end to the marriage. A modern-day corporat —Reads—Score114d adds
- 27 What’s a Slacker to Do After Returning to Ancient Times? 咸鱼穿回古代怎么整 No CP A modern-day slacker dies after staring at a handsome man a little too long and bleeding to death from a nosebleed. She winds up in an alternate dynasty in the body of another person with the same name and face, only younger. This family gets along wonderfully! But they’re poor? No problem. She may be a slacker, but at least she has plenty of life experience. She fixes up the household and accidentally ends up a wealthy landowner’s wife. She takes a trip into the mountains and become 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Wicked Mother-in-Law's Road to Farming and Fortune 恶婆婆的种田致富路 Su Yuniang, an agricultural science PhD who had been devoured by zombies, opened her eyes to find herself in ancient times, as a wicked mother-in-law who had frozen to death on a snowy night! The original owner had been utterly outrageous: she gambled away the family's last five jin of life-saving grain, then even traded her own granddaughter for three taels of silver! Looking at the hungry children and adults in the house, Su Yuniang wiped her face. What else could she do? Roll up her sleeves 524Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 29 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times: A Country Wife Named Ranran 穿越古代：农家有妻名冉冉 [Rugged country man VS beautiful, delicate young wife] Ding Ran transmigrated, only to find herself married off to the taciturn, rough-hewn man from the neighboring village! They say the young fear nothing. She rolled up her sleeves and set up a food stall, making a fortune. She also ran the household with skill, keeping her husband wrapped around her little finger~ (Xue Geng’s perspective) Before marriage: Hmph, what use is a wife who can’t carry anything or do any hard work? After marriage: H 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Forced into a Marriage Swap, I Return Reborn 被迫换亲后，我重生归来 [Mountain homesteading + reborn + no spatial cheat] Li An'an was an only child, but she lost her entire family at the age of nine. The villagers branded her cursed, and only her adoptive parents offered her a helping hand. In her previous life, she blindly trusted her adoptive parents’ “love,” believing she had found a safe haven. But barely after turning twelve, she was made to “marry in exchange” for their eldest son, who couldn’t find a wife. She had escaped one trap only to fall into another —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 My Family's Lucky Little Wife 我家有个小福妻 [Transmigration + no magic storage space + no angst + light mystery + minor investigations] The moment Bai Youmeng transmigrates into a farm girl’s body just happens to be her wedding day. Through a mix-up, she takes her older sister’s place and marries a disabled but determined farmer. With no golden finger or magical space, all she has is the chance to explore this unfamiliar world one step at a time. Her husband’s grandmother gives her a frosty glare because of a misunderstanding, while her h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 My Fussy Parents Took Me Along When They Transmigrated 作精爸妈带我穿越了 [A Family of Three Transmigrates + Farming and Business + Hilarious Everyday Life + Family Squabbles + Building a Fortune] Note: The whole family of three transmigrates together, and the heroine has no memories of the original host. No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger. A mother whose crops never grow, a father who blows up the kitchen every time he cooks, and a top student, all transmigrate together... The family even goes and foists a prospective son-in-law on her... An aunt causin 35Reads6.4Score314d adds
- 33 Banished to the Countryside, She Farms Her Way to Becoming a Princess 被赶到乡下后，她靠种田成了郡主 Li Jinning, a modern office worker, visited left-behind children in a poor mountainous region during a holiday. On her way back, she was caught in a thunderstorm and struck by lightning, which “sent” her and her car to ancient times. Or rather, the car was charred, and the modern woman was dead. Her soul woke up in the body of a little girl in ancient times, also named Li Jinning. It took her half an hour to accept reality. Then, with great effort, she gave the charred car and her modern self a 74Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 34 My Mother-in-Law Is Vicious, but I Won’t Be a Widow Who Takes It Anymore 婆母恶毒，受气寡妇我不当了 Former title: If we're splitting up, then let's split up. I've got a System, so what have I got to fear? Farming + Raising children + Food + Spatial System + Building from nothing + Making a fortune. Su Panpan transmigrated into the body of a farmer's wife. Fed up with her wicked mother-in-law's bullying, she courageously split from the family with her four children. No, she cut ties with them altogether! In the freezing cold, with no one to turn to, how could they make a home for themselves? Wh 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Sold Off by the Marquis's Household, the Maid Is Spoiled by a Lame Hunter 侯府丫鬟被贱卖，瘸腿猎户宠上天 (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up!) Xia Xiang was an honest, hardworking maid, but because she was rather pretty, the young heir of the marquis’s household set his sights on her and tried to force himself on her. She fought desperately to break free, only to be slapped, beaten with a rod, and sold off by the heir’s wife. At death’s door, she is bought and taken home by a lame hunter. He is a good man, but his family is desperately poor: his blind and paralyzed mother, his dim-witted you 603Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 36 Mom Was Buried Alive by Her Ungrateful Sons from the Start 老娘开局就被逆子们活埋 Completed (No male lead, no goody-two-shoes heroine, face-slapping, and all kinds of delicious food. She deals with awful people in the early chapters, then starts building a business empire.) The over-the-hill bachelorette Huo Qijun transmigrates, and raising the kids turns out to be surprisingly painless. The little rascals may not be very obedient, but no matter! One serving of bamboo-shoot pork, and they come running straight home! After finally whipping her rebellious boys into shape and ge 14Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 37 The Farming Miss: The Disabled Power Broker's Beloved 种田小闺秀：残疾权臣掌心宝 A modern-day overworked office drone dies suddenly and wakes up as Shen Zhihe, the legitimate daughter of an ancient ministerial household, where she is constantly mistreated. Her stepmother is cruel, her half-sister is vicious, and her timid original self died young. The moment she opens her eyes, she is about to be sold off as a wife to a wealthy boor. At this desperate moment, the Peach Blossom Paradise Farming System activates! The spirit fields speed up ripening, spirit vegetables beautify 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The World Won't Let Me Go to School, but My Mother Insists I Do 世道不让我上学，我娘非要我上 [Not a wish-fulfillment story] This story is mainly about the lives of ordinary people in a rural village in ancient times. Qiao Xiaoping is the heroine, and her character develops over the course of the story. In the early chapters, she is more of an observer; it is only later on that she becomes the true protagonist. The supporting characters all have lives of their own, and most are just passing through the heroine's life. There are no so-called good or bad people. Everyone is simply struggli 21Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 39 The Fragrance of Medicinal Herbs in the Distant Mountains 远山药草香 An ordinary modern person transmigrates into the body of Jian Niang, an orphan girl from a small mountain village who makes her living gathering medicinal herbs. One day, she happens to rescue Fang Yuan, a scholar who was robbed by bandits and fell in the mountains, and an ordinary story of everyday life begins. 367Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 40 A Daughter’s Auspicious Fate 女户吉祥 Jixiang is the only daughter in a rural household, with no brothers or sisters to rely on. She has to depend on herself for everything. From childhood, she faces two possible futures: take in a husband or adopt an heir. When greedy relatives set their sights on the family fortune, Jixiang establishes her own household, farms, grows medicinal herbs, and starts a business to make money. Her father teaches her martial arts as soon as she can walk, so she can protect herself and never be bullied. Ki 3Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 41 Farming: The Widowed Sister-in-Law Has a System 种田：农门寡嫂有系统 Also known as: After transmigrating with a mall, I became the richest person around by farming. [Transmigration + young widow + no romance + building wealth + System mall] After transmigrating into another world, she settles in a little mountain village. Her husband dies right after their wedding ceremony. Her virtuous in-laws are expecting a baby, and her well-behaved younger brother- and sister-in-law are still at home. Zhao Xiaoyu, single since birth, gives herself a pep talk: Don't be scared 14Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 42 Born Into a Farming Family: From the Start, I Have a Hoe and Two Acres of Land 胎穿农家，开局一把锄头两亩田 [Born into the past + farming + no System + no romance between the leads + no powerful families] Agricultural sciences PhD Xie Zhili opens her eyes to find herself a baby in her mother’s womb, while her mother is in labor. From the start, she has an older sister to care for, an unconscious uncle, a missing aunt by marriage, and a mother who has sold herself as a concubine. The Xie family soon realizes that Xie Zhili is a complete child prodigy. She knows all about edible lichen, bamboo shoots, c 235Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 43 Back in Ancient Times, I Became a CEO 回到古代当总裁 [Historical romance + transmigration + farming + entrepreneurship + food + 1v1 + no fake-sweet or saintly heroine + no pocket dimension or System] Xu Mingyue, a planning whiz whose heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were nearly kicked through by a huge pig, transmigrates into the body of a poor farm girl who drowned in a small ancient village. When she opens her eyes, her family of seven has been cast out with nothing by their wicked grandmother. On New Year’s Eve, they’re crammed into a t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Madam Wan's Everyday Life Raising Children 万娘子的养娃日常 [No palace intrigue, a little domestic intrigue, but none involving the heroine] After Liao Wenwen worked herself to death, she was reborn. Not as a noblewoman, a royal relative, or someone blessed with a golden finger. Instead, she was reborn as a fat, unattractive widow whose husband had died. She also discovered that the woman who had owned this body had adopted the three children of her late husband's older brother. At first, she wanted to run away and spend the rest of her life living freel 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Farming and Supporting the Family: Reborn as a Hunter's Young Wife 种田养家：穿成猎户家的小娘子 Transmigrate to ancient times + no golden finger + farming + raising children + getting rich + a cozy pastoral life Lin Wu was a food video blogger. After being bitten to death by a zombie, she transmigrated into ancient times and woke up in the body of Lin Wuniang, a woman who looked just like her. She found herself in a hunter's home, with a fiancé to boot. Li Qingshan came home in the middle of the night. The moment he stepped through the door, someone mistook him for a thief and clubbed hi 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated to Ancient Times: We’ll Lead the Whole Village to Prosperity 我和闺蜜穿到古代：带全村奔小康 [Farming + food + no awful relatives + no golden finger + easygoing everyday life + no palace or household intrigue + not a power fantasy] Two orphans, one with a PhD from an agricultural college and the other a jewelry designer, set off on a spontaneous trip to celebrate their thirtieth birthdays. The journey takes Jiang Ruyi and Jiang Fangfei to an alternate dynasty, where they open their eyes to find creditors at the door. Their good-for-nothing father has squandered the family's savings and 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Field Notes from Village Life 野村生活手札 [Food + raising children + gathering + business + farming + fictional setting. A slow-paced rural life, with a female protagonist who has no golden finger and improves her life through her own wit and hard work. There is a romance, but it doesn’t get much attention. She isn’t love-struck, but clearheaded and independent.] Yang Sisi, a modern-day food lover, dies in a car accident and transmigrates into the body of a seventeen-year-old girl of the same name in Shipozi. She discovers that the orig 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Transported to a Remote Mountain Village, I Make a Living Farming and Gathering Herbs 穿至深山农门，我靠种田采药发家 [Cozy mountain farming + everyday family life + gathering herbs and selling mountain produce + building wealth + no golden finger + no pocket dimension + no romance] Li Jiaojiao transmigrates into the body of a nine-year-old girl, the eldest daughter in a family of ancient rural farmers! She opens her eyes just as her birth mother has finished giving birth. Before her lie a shabby thatched hut and layers of mountains, while two little girls cry sadly and use lotus leaves to shade her from the su 126Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 49 I Returned to Ancient Times and Became a Widow, Then Practiced Medicine and Did Business to Raise My Daughter 穿回古代变寡妇，行医经商养女儿 [No Palace or Household Intrigue + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Heroine Focuses on Her Career and Raising Her Daughters, No Romance + Inspired by Real Business Rivalries] Single mother Lin Chengcheng transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a widow. Her eldest daughter is a beautiful airhead, her second daughter is timid and insecure, and her third is still a tiny baby. She has no choice but to juggle her career and raising her children. She sets up stalls, goes into business, practices 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 After I Transmigrated, I Built a Fortune with Chinese Herbs 穿越后我靠中草药发家致富致富了 Li Pingping never imagined that a medical dispute would force a bright young woman with a promising future like her to transmigrate. Talk about bad luck: she ended up in the body of a madwoman! Her home was completely bare, and whenever she lay in bed and looked up, she could see daylight leaking through the broken roof tiles. People are made of iron, food is steel; skip one meal and you’ll feel weak! So she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. She’ll make a modest living, then strike it rich. 22Reads6.1Score—14d adds
