Assassin Farmer

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Su Shuilian was the first legitimate daughter of a renowned embroidery family, but she was mu*dered by her jealous family member. After death, Su Shuilian’s soul enters an unknown female body who lives in a dynasty she had never heard of.

While trapped in the wilderness with her wolf pup companions, Shuilian rescues an assassin who was betrayed by his organization and saves him from the brink of death.

After making it out of the dangerous forest, the two travel to a small town with few inhabitants. There, they find a location with a picturesque scenery and disguise themselves as a married couple to buy a house to settle down in.

She was a girl unfamiliar to this world, and he was an infamous assassin. Journey with them as they adapt to their new life…

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Jiǎn méi shā shǒu zuò nóng fū
Picked up an Assassin to be a Farmer
捡枚杀手做农夫
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Erumwhat
Erumwhat rated it
June 25, 2022
Status: c46
I find it to be a painfully slow read. At first it was entertaining, but their troubles are pretty trivial. It's just fluff. I do enjoy reading slice of life sometimes, just not this one. It's also concerning the way the husband isn't honest with the MC. Anyone who enjoys fluff with basically no conflict may enjoy this.
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hose246
hose246 rated it
June 21, 2022
Status: c38
This story is a chill and fluffy story of a couple, and nothing else.

It is pretty enjoyable at the first 20 chapters, but starts to get more and more boring.

The MC becomes a veteran blusher, the couple doesn't have any problems, and from how the story has been, I can't see any significant problems happening in the future. But because of that, there is no incentive for me to continue reading it.

The side character's aren't interesting, they are just side characters, and normal aunties. Yes, the MC is cute, but... more>> she has no other characteristics other than being good at embroideries and shy. The ML struggles a lot with his past, but other than that, there is no other characteristics that made him stand out either.

Honestly, I hope the author had took a longer time to carefully develop the relationship between the MC and ML.

All in all, it is chill novel that's not fit for bingeing, but you can read it just for chilling and to relax. <<less
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wolflord1307
wolflord1307 rated it
July 15, 2019
Status: c97
Overall it’s a very fluffy story with nothing much happening. The slice of life is very nice, they do use their skills which are considered good but not like the most OP kind which is nice. There’s a bit of plot building now but still very peaceful overall. Some killing etc due to his assassin past but it’s all over quickly and they’re just enjoying their lives now. I recommend this for a chill story to pass some time
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sharl
sharl rated it
November 19, 2017
Status: c46
This is one of those stories you read when you just want something fluffy, adorable and heartwarming. No side female characters plotting FL's death to get the ML, no jealous suitors regretting how the FL escaped their grasp and plotting to get her back, no jealous step-sisters and step-mothers (well, only at the beginning) to provide continuous tension and drama... no imperial politics or backstabbing characters (so far).

All there was, was a story of 2 people slowly growing together and cherishing each other. It will probably give you diabetes from... more>> how cute it is, but hey, if that's what you're after... <<less
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tulah
tulah rated it
May 4, 2017
Status: c25
Cute story enough to give you diabetes. This is another world migration but the main character isn't some full blown heavenly assassin lady and won't try to kill her enemies. This story so far is just a cute girl and her shy hasn't having fluffy moments and trying to make it in the world.
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ntww12
ntww12 rated it
September 11, 2023
Status: c85
Dropping this utterly boring story. I tried. I really did. But it is a stretch to even call this a slice-of-life story. The leads do not attempt to have a straightforward progression in their life.

The FL is also simply too ignorant and dumb. She does things that makes no sense.

The ML’s main characteristic is doting husband with qinggong. That’s it.

They’re so bland.

Can’t take it anymore.
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bookmunchies
bookmunchies
September 27, 2022
Status: c60
Been a while since I wrote a review for smth I dropped.

The novel itself is very slice of life, porridge, nay even plainer than porridge novels. The premise itself wasn't bad, however, the author's lack of knowledge about the matters of focus was truly impossible to get passed for me. I don't think people who know anything about textile arts and historical aspects of them, will be able to read this, or wood working, or even cooking.

The premise of a 20th century chinese rich girl waking up in olden times... more>> of pseudo China, was sorta interesting, however, the execution was truly.... She's an embroiderer but that doesn't mean she'd know how to make clothes? Esp bcs she herself says she was never allowed to learn actual sewing, and only knows decorative embroidery. And her accomplishment in the og timeline doesn't translate to her current life, because so much of the knowledge in embroidery was lost, and she would be more likely to be the one lacking in expertise in that time period, than to be one who is above others. To go over to the freaky misunderstanding of the in any way possible deadlines, which is something that is extremely time consuming, taking months or even longer than a year, depending on the demands, for her to to be able to do it in a few days.... are you kidding me? Sewing as well, even tho she had no knowledge of it, she's done with sewing everything needed for the house in less than a week? What do you people think human hands are? Esp when the actual hours you can work on something are extremely dependent on the day, due to the dependence on natural light. Then to go over to wood working, which has always been a very profitable profession and again, one that takes an extremely long time, esp without electricity.
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And then introducing the concept of prejudice against disability in it, when back in the time before any safety precautions it was extremely common to lack fingers or hand if you work with tools.

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Tack on that the unrealistic timelines, again, not to mention like, actual laws against commoners using this type of wood, this type or thread, this color or this material. Going on to cooking, yeah right, ML knows how to cook without prior knowledge of a single recipe, and using lots of spices, which were not so readily available. Neither person has prior experience in the kitchen, but yeah, they know how to control the stove. I'll ignore the wolves entirely, and just go on to the dynamic of the ship. So, it wasn't so bad in the beginning, but truly, insufferable later on. FL is not even a person, I can't say even the ML is one. They are extremely flat, but the FL just completely ignores the entirety of her original life and lets the ML do w/e he wants and is basically his little shadow, needing permission for everything. Forbidden from doing much of anything at all, no matter how many times she asks, or offers a hand to the ML. The ML just wants her to be an ornament, and keeps looking down on other women, like you're not like them so you can't do a single thing ok? While other people are always like, oh she's not just a peasant more like a lady, like, they would sooner think she was sold tbo, if they cared enough to guess her past they'd all probs assume her family met with some sort of demise and she was sold somewhere but met the ML later on, which is how they came to live in a village. But all of them are just like, in awe of her and the ML for one rsn or another.

I'd say only read if you don't have much knowledge on embroidery or wood working, and need to kill time for a consecutive number of days. Because this is more smth you read a few ch of, then binge thru. I basically started it as a buffer read, when I had some time after other things, but my sister was asleep so I couldn't watch my drama yet I wasn't any close to sleeping. But the sheer lack of knowledge coupled with so much focus on the topics, just killed all chance of me reading this. <<less
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AAALTRATIO
AAALTRATIO rated it
April 29, 2022
Status: c100
Apparently I read this before but forgot about it. I read a little further than 100 chapters the first time round, but probably not by very much.

The starting is fine and it was nice reading about them getting comfortable with one another, confessing and then settling in. But then the story stagnated really badly. Everything goes smoothly for the couple and any sort of conflict introduced is resolved almost instantaneously in an anticlimatic way.

I also begin to find the FL character lacking as the chapters goes on. She loses all... more>> agency and everything is pretty much dependant on ML who is basically perfect and solves everything flawlessly. There is nothing at stake. She doesn't develop or grow very much either because she is sheltered by ML who remains cold and indifferent to everybody else but loyal and devoted to her. He also tells her not to keep any secrets or worries from him but he consistently keeps her in the dark about his feelings and any serious matters. I guess it's a different cultural expectations, which I get, but it does make for a boring character who doesnt get the opportunity to really show us a vulnerable and human side to his otherwise iceberg characterisation. There is little to no character growth from CH1 to CH100 and probably the rest of the novel judging from the other reviews..

I liked the relaxing tone a lot and it was a good mindless read. But eventually the story just annoyed me. I wish they could have focused more on farming or making money. If ML and FL had to struggle to make a living, it would have made their achievements feel more meaningful. But ML basically just becomes a walking ATM in contrast to all the other villagers
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with his superior hunting skills

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3 stars because it started out promising and the translator/editor really did a good job here. But I think there is a reason why most of the 5 star reviews didn't go past chapter 50. The story starts to feel boring and draggy, losing the refreshing feel it had at the beginning. It also feels unrealistic and thus becomes less immersive and engaging. <<less
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Leier
Leier rated it
March 22, 2022
Status: c125
Not only everything is too sweet, too smooth, too perfect, but so many other things are just outrageously odd.... I wrote a lot but I deleted everything because other people may like it even if I don't.
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Nrzephhy
Nrzephhy rated it
October 22, 2021
Status: c47
Fluffy and like everyone says it's very slice of life. That being said, it lost its appeal in that she's kind of this passive protagonist who doesn't really do anything. The ML is this martial artist that is basically superman, I guess it'd be better if the author wrote a better background on the world they're in. Probably won't finish this novel

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She forgot about her wolf cubs like an afterthought, they're literally just background like oops I forgot they need meat for food. Also this is minor but I really can't get over the author describing the wild wolves as loving and preferring salted cooked food over raw. Literally all dog food is unsalted/very low seasoning and usually raw because they eat it that way, so the authorhas a weird idea of how canines actually eat.

The FL is also this character that just makes dumb decisions lol like she worked forever on this embroidery project her nosy meddlesome neighbors needed help with (after interrupting their very fresh newlywed life), and later when the other girl gave her money as compensation since without her, they would have been SOL... the FL decides to just be like nah if you give me that, you don't consider me a friend. They literally have no way of making money right now, they're living off of what savings the FL has and ML can't access his savings. I understand being neighborly but this is literally being a doormat.

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midnight reader
midnight reader rated it
April 25, 2019
Status: c86
I really loved the novel, until Su Shuilian decided to have children. It's not the babies that made me change idea, it's more something in the novel that changed.

Su Shuilian and Lin Si Yao are a really cute and loving couple. But I have the impression that Su Shuilian is getting silly and s*upid, and the cause is also her husband hiding thing from her. I don't like the fact that Lin Si Yao keeps doing things behind her back, a couple should share hardship and blessing, and Su Shuillan... more>> should at least be made aware of what's happening.
There is a continuos lack of communication in the novel since the moment when Su Shuilian were planning to have children. Lin Si Yao had been preventing her from getting pregnant, while Su Shillian instead wanted to have children. Then he said an half-lie about his assassin collogues and Su Shuilian is so s*upid that she can't even see their true professions! (Your husband was a killer! What do you think his colleagues do?!).

And now there's the past of the previous body owner. The actual situation could have been better managed if things were made clearer between our couple.
Lin Si Yao wants to hide her, but Su Shuilian wish to affront the situation. It's impossible to escape without them traslocating and Su Shuilian approach is more realistic comparated to that of her husband who is trying to hide the oblivious (Su Shuilian has already been discoverd). However it's still upset me that she's potrayed as a silly woman who gets s*upidly discovered. A talk between the couple would have been better.

My opinion is that they shouldn't go and take an indeffernt stance to cut ties with the family's previous body owner; but they will problably go because of Su Shuilian's kidness and end in a troublesome situation.

Anyway I decided to drop the novel. I preferred the part before where things were simpler. Now thare are assassins, princes and maybe also time travel!
Even if everything has been foreshadowed I still miss the previous simplicity with just the two of them living together with their wolves.

I still gave 4 stars because it's a good story and much better that all the tr*shy cliche novels going around. <<less
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dtfyg
dtfyg rated it
April 24, 2019
Status: c25
M for Mediocre. The main premise of the Book, her reincarnating with 2 wolves and rescues an assassin is completly irrelevent. There is 0 plot to actually make use of ML's assassin identity. It's all just brain dead fluff. This novel reads as if it were meant for a 6 year old. Everything is explained, nothing is implicit. Its like reading her face flushed. Then the sentence right after has like Look how embarrased you made her.
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Leic8162
Leic8162 rated it
May 6, 2018
Status: c58
I definitely can feel the love between female lead and male lead. Especially the male lead... he is spoiling his wife so much until made every girl and woman around them envy toward her.... and female reader also! Yeah, every wife want a husband like Lin Si Yao! Haha.

The translation is great! The team really did great job! Keep your work up, team!

But I found something lacking in here...

  1. Assasin Farmer. The tittle clearly said the previous male lead profession and he wanted to be a farmer. I thought that it would emphasize of "farmer life", his problem in farming, farming method etc. but it seemed my thought was wrong.
  2. Conflict. The story is quite slow pace so you'd better wait patiently if you are looking for conflict in this story. In 58 chapters so far there is no major conflict that will harm the characters life or their relationship. Just common love and trust problems in a couple. This is romance story afterall.
But I still want to give 5 stars because I am expecting big conflict in the future. The female lead original body's background is still mistery and... the male lead previous job, assasin, should become a troublesome matter right?

Am I expecting too high? I hope not!
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alexfilia
alexfilia rated it
August 4, 2017
Status: c38
This novel is a cute slice of life with little to no plot.... so far the MC and the ml's pasts played no role in the story exept it was used as a plot point so they could meet. They are really cute together
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meiberry
meiberry rated it
June 25, 2017
Status: c57
This is such a fluffy slice of life. I really like the main female lead. She has a great temper. The story premise is exactly as the summary describes.

The first chapter felt exceedingly long though, in describing the Republic era lifestyle of the main female lead. But after that, it gets to the main part of the story soon enough.

The Chinese novel is like 170~ chapters long. So far in the 50s chapters, it is still a very fluffy slice of life. The main male lead is basically the exact... more>> man we all want but who doesn't exist... I peeked at the chapter titles for the later chapters, and sure enough, later on by the 90s we might get some drama relating to the two main characters' past lives. <<less
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Tachi Works
Biah_belle rated it
January 24, 2017
Status: c6
Little details, like the Shulian cooling her blistered feet in a stream to relax, make it really well written and easy to visualize. It is super interesting how she is making it by on her own considering she transmigrated into a wilderness with no humans in sight.
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Potatoteeth
Potatoteeth rated it
September 20, 2022
Status: Completed
I'm a fan of slice of life. However, this one has weak exposition and plot, containing very little interest or excitement. The romances are perfunctory and so are the characters. Apart from the main couple, all the men are chauvinistic tsunderes, and all the women are indecisive crybabies. Everyone speaks in cliches, and even the s*x is repetitive.

On the whole, it's just a plodding, juvenile read.

2 stars.
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Omoomooo
Omoomooo rated it
June 2, 2021
Status: --
Hello everyone. I like this novel. The male lead is every girl dreams, expect for his past of course. But damn, he have good attitude.

The female lead is reasonable. And super cute and polite. You can not help but to love her.

The plot, its not boring. There is just so much things going on to hook you. Even the chapter of building a house is interesting. Like how could you make furniture building interesting, but the author somehow make it super interesting.

Moreover, the flow of the story just "muah chef... more>> kiss". Its dynamic, meaning there is just so much going on but somehow it feels connected. A static story for example, a novel about campus love, they just focus about campus love. But this novel, assassin, embroidery, love, farming like just when you feel bored, there is new things added to the story. I have mlted this novel and the story just intensified.

Ok, maybe there is just too much details, but I like it. Readers can imagine what the writer tried to convey. And it shows how creative the imagination of the writer is.

Now, what I don't like about this story is actually there is just too many deus ex machina. Meaning, they are just too lucky (Apart form their background story) I would like to see they struggled a bit. Maybe I'm a bit sadistic but in order to grow,... You get what I mean. Just a tad bit more.

On the other hand, I also think they deserve their luck after such horrible ordeal with their lives. I just can't make up my mind.

Oh well, I highly recommend this novel for those who like fluffy story.

Ps. For those who pick picking the tiniest detail just to justify giving low rating, just read a bible or something jeezzz. <<less
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PurplexStar
PurplexStar
June 1, 2021
Status: c96
It's an ok story and I liked the beginning, but the story feels incomplete. It feels like I'm reading the summary of a novel where the important parts are cut off.

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There was a part where the FL almost gets kidnapped by goons hired by an admirer of the ML. But all the action parts are skipped to summarise at the end:

'Goons came to kidnap FL, ML came to the rescue and beat them up. Warned them away and found the mastermind behind the kidnapping.'

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The author goes into detail about irrelevant plot points, like the house description, the Wolf King plot (which came out of nowhere and we don't even get an explanation about it), the food they hunt, etc.

It's like the author tries to experiment with different plots, but gets bored halfway through and gives up.

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There's also the revenge that ML takes for the FL's attempted kidnapping. We read about him leaving the village, the next we hear is rumours of the love rival having had her hair cut and becoming mentally unstable.

Where's the confrontation? The action? The hair cutting?

There's also that bit about ML's colleague who tried to kill him appearing out of nowhere. Then the next day another one just shows up at his door!

The FL also goes around opening doors for everyone. First it was her love rival, now it's one of her husband's potential killer.

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The FL had a tragic back story. She was basically treated as a glorified doll who's only job was to embroider and learn her family's decades long profession.

In the beginning, she mentioned about how she loved the freedom of not having to be that person anymore. She could do what she wanted, learn what she wanted, but she basically gives up looking for freedom and leaves everything to the ML once they get together.

The wolf cubs are adorable and they could have been better portrayed in the story. They become glorified hunting and guard dogs to ensure the FL stays in and the bad people stay out (not that they actually do).

I'll update more when I'm further into the novel. For now, I would rate it as a 'read only of yours bored' novel, don't go looking for something novel and new in it.

Chapter 96 update.

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Their house was destroyed by the ML's assassin guild, but it was only described in 3 sentences. The FL was conveniently not at the house when they came, and because it was the FL's pov we missed it. *eye roll*

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Ummm..... why!? What's the point of it!? Can't we actually read the whole process!? <<less
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lazykitty_99
lazykitty_99 rated it
May 17, 2020
Status: c111
Flufyyyyyyyy

MC is so nice, she doesn't come out to be "kind hearted" rather how a normal girl should be from a well off family. She is real. Just love her character. There is nothing I hate about her character.

ML is a cutie. One of the best out there.

... more>> I just love despite having aristocratic backgrounds both love peaceful life of village.

If you come across a antgst novel that leaves you with bad taste, read this one to warm your heart & soul.

I hope translator continue this novel as I can't understand mtl for this novel plus I don't want too. I want to read this novel with translations, that's how much I love this novel!!!

Till new updates I will just reread again <<less
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