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To Read Novels: Poor to Rich, Farming Pt. 1

List of novels in my To Read list for my favourite trope, rags to riches! To my best guess anyway since I haven't read them XD. Also usually slice of life.

I'll also put what made me want to pick the story up. Just be warned that I will delete the story from the list after I've read so the list will frequently change. I like to view the cover art of the book, and be able to see a lot of novel details on the list in one place instead of having to click to the web novel page. I also include any translation detail like where to find them if they aren't on novelupdates so I can read the whole story without getting stuck halfway because of no translations. Not in any particular order but I try to put similar novels, either in expected tropes or vibes together. And the incompleted ones at the back. Recommendations are very welcome!

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Created: Oct 8th, 2022, Updated: May 1st, 2024

Created Oct 8th, 2022

Updated May 1st, 2024

CN (4.3)

#26World of Cultivation

916 Chapters Every 150.6 Day(s) 13678 Readers 240 Reviews 03-16-2018

Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Seinen Xuanhuan

A little concerned about all the mediocre ratings but the premise seems like what I might like and its not a godamn harem so. Also, P2wo put this in their Best Chinese Webnovels list :D... more>>

KR (4.4)

#27The Second Coming of Gluttony

105 Chapters Every 120.1 Day(s) 23480 Readers 464 Reviews 07-13-2019

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Harem Mature Psychological Seinen

Has poor to rich tag. Also Second Chance. And high ratings and reviews.

CN (4.5)

#28Release that Witch

689 Chapters Every 494 Day(s) 24737 Readers 359 Reviews 09-25-2017

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Harem Mature Mystery Seinen Slice of Life Supernatural

Kingdom Building, Modern Knowledge. This was frequently reccomended when looking for Ascendence of a Bookworm rec for the modern knowledge in a medieval setting. But there are lots of fualts later on apparently.... more>>

"Loved it, truly a beautiful read. I didn't expect a Chinese novel could be like this. The title and the cover for this novel doesn't do it justice at all. Don't let the title or the cover hinder you from reading this! A mix of realism, kingdom building, fantasy, mystery, witchcraft & science, it is a pleasure to read slice of life novel at the early chapters. The latter chapters however, will also shed some light into the 'darkness' of the world Roan transmigrated to. Relatively speaking, it's not as simple as it seems in the surface, but the 'darkness' is not anything gruesome or heavy things like r*pe and all, it's more like the dark dealings of the church and the pain caused to the witches. All in all, it's actually pretty light.

The MC is transported into a world very similar to medival times in Europe but in fact it is not. Supernatural powers truly exist here, magic exists in a minority of females who are somehow able to wield magic, these witches are however, hunted by the people as they are labeled as demon kins by the church, which have succeeded to brainwash the people of the continent. It has now been the goal of the MC, Roan to help these witches and build a kingdom where witches and humans alike can live together.

RTW tries to pursue realism to a certain degree, which most fantasy-web novel story does not usually do. It has also tried to integrate a big believe of medieval times, nonsensical superstitious. Which is done well at first but late into the novel you can see that this plot has been forgotten.

As the MC used to work as an engineer before, the author has used a lot of knowledge from the division to build the kigdom. One of the problems I can mention is that the MC Roan had lots of information stored in his head that even coupled with his work before, almost doesn't really make sense, this is specifically evident as more time passed. The novel has done itself decently in the romance divison, well, much better than most cn wn that is. If you like the novel you'll probably end up rooting for either of the main love interests or both of em.

As the story progresses, You will feel like this story has more secrets to it and is not simply what it looks like in the surface, and on the later chapters, mutated beasts and.. So called-devil would also appear.

All in all it's an awesome work, a slice-of-life fantasy and kingdom building with tinges of medieval darkness. 8.5/10 this is one good read amongst the sea of web novel." ~ Dusk <<less

KR (4.3)

#29God’s Song

283 Chapters Every 80.7 Day(s) 3740 Readers 57 Reviews 11-23-2017

Completed Comedy Drama School Life Shounen Slice of Life

From all accounts, there are many reviewers recommending it as a good story with lots of classical music stuff to learn

KR (4.6)

#30Top Management

193 Chapters Every 121.5 Day(s) 7839 Readers 104 Reviews 04-17-2024

Comedy Drama Seinen Slice of Life Supernatural

It's in hiatus/dropped for 4+ years apparently. But all reviewers said it's still worth it to read the 200+ available chapters because it's that good... more>>

CN (4)

#31Back to the Apocalypse

133 Chapters Every 116.3 Day(s) 9422 Readers 112 Reviews 08-09-2019

Completed Action Adult Adventure Mature Romance Slice of Life Supernatural Yaoi

Pretty sure the beginning is all I want in a rebirth apocalypse hoarding ish novel but apparently the characters towards the middle or end gets... more>>

CN (4.6)

#32Me and My Knight

1 Chapters Every 1 Day(s) 1137 Readers 27 Reviews 08-16-2020

Completed Drama Psychological Shounen Ai Slice of Life

From the High Quality BL list by P2wo. ... more>>

JP (4.6)

#33Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi

139 Chapters Every 1.9 Day(s) 10517 Readers 70 Reviews 12-11-2016

Completed Comedy Josei Romance Slice of Life

Apparently, it's good for that slice of life cosy farming atmosphere!... more>>

CN (4.2)

#34Using a Wok to Reorganize Life and Fly to Immortality

130 Chapters Every 36.7 Day(s) 1995 Readers 40 Reviews 11-20-2022

Completed Comedy Fantasy Xianxia

"Fluffy, warm cultivation novel where the female MC cooks her way to save her xianxia peak/sect/world. The relaxed, positive vibe reminds me of Ascending, Do... more>>

CN (4.3)

#35I Have Medicine

342 Chapters Every 2290 Day(s) 7449 Readers 88 Reviews 01-30-2018

Action Adult Adventure Mature Romance Shounen Ai Xianxia

Translated 528/1085 by Chrysanthemum Garden. Locked behind password. Has poor to rich tag.... more>>

CN (4)

#36The Abandoned Son Runs Rampant

234 Chapters Every 3.5 Day(s) 2302 Readers 19 Reviews 05-04-2024

Action Comedy Supernatural Xianxia Yaoi

Translated 227/725. By Chrysanthemum Garden! No poor to rich tag but in the begining arcs it is apparently.... more>>

CN (4.2)

#37Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

753 Chapters Every 1.9 Day(s) 6441 Readers 36 Reviews 04-10-2024

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Romance Slice of Life

It's long! Currently, 720/1843. Updated many chapters a day once a week ish. Has poor to rich tag.... more>>

CN (4.1)

#38The Prestigious Family’s Young lady and the Farmer

194 Chapters Every 33.1 Day(s) 3434 Readers 32 Reviews 04-03-2024

Drama Historical Romance Supernatural

Sporadic translations, 86/148. Has poor to rich tag. Found from C-Novel Ancient China Transmigration list. Exactly my fave tropes!

CN (3.8)

#39Transmigrated into Substitute Bride ‘Fu Lang’

227 Chapters Every 1.5 Day(s) 2550 Readers 14 Reviews 05-07-2024

Fantasy Romance Slice of Life Yaoi

Translated 86/133. Has poor to rich tag.... more>>

CN (4.1)

#40Rebirth Married The Control Group Fulang

206 Chapters Every 22.8 Day(s) 2472 Readers 18 Reviews 04-04-2024

Historical Shounen Ai Slice of Life Yaoi

Translated 86/140. Has poor to rich tag.... more>>

CN (4.3)

#41Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper

107 Chapters Every 3.3 Day(s) 1333 Readers 9 Reviews 05-07-2024

Historical Romance Slice of Life Yaoi

Translated 64/101. Has poor to rich tag.... more>>

CN (4.1)

#42Be a Little Landlord

21 Chapters Every 6 Day(s) 283 Readers 3 Reviews 05-02-2024

Fantasy Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life

Translated 14/89. Has poor to rich tag.... more>>

CN (4.2)

#43The Sweet Little Fulang

265 Chapters Every 4.9 Day(s) 3055 Readers 21 Reviews 04-16-2024

Historical Romance Slice of Life Yaoi

Translated 39/230. The translations by My Second Journey which is pretty long at 104/230 are chock full of ads. Like after each sentence there is a video ad in certain sections. So I might wait for the newer one to be done which has no ads.... more>>

CN (4)

#44Interstellar Female Zerg Transforms Into a Rural Boy

5 Chapters Every 22.6 Day(s) 358 Readers 2 Reviews 04-20-2024

Comedy Fantasy Historical Romance Shounen Ai

Translated 2/140. Has poor to rich tag.... more>>

CN (4.3)

#45Begging You to Break Off This Engagement!

168 Chapters Every 67 Day(s) 7599 Readers 35 Reviews 04-23-2023

Comedy Fantasy Romance Slice of Life Yaoi

Translated 58/109. Foxholic picked the TL back up! Does not poor to rich tag but similar to the usual transmigrate to ancient time to live better.... more>>

"A slice of life novel through and through. I found it interesting at first because of the premise. Here, rather than one person crossing back in time to survive in Ancient China, it's two people. Furthermore, according to the MC, they were love rivals in their previous lives (the ML begs to differ tho lmfao). They proceed to live a rather simple life from the on, followed by the occasional ups and downs.

I thought it matched my taste at first, but I lost the mood for it after getting distracted by a video and couldn't find myself to continue reading. Guess I'll have to come back and try again another day!

If you're looking for a simple read though, this one is a good one to try. It lacked the poor-to-rich development I usually prefer in such stories, but there's still that struggle to live better and better. " ~ tr*sh_generalist

"I appreciate how it is more about family building instead of dog blood drama. OFC it's fun & satisfying to see the people who had thrown uke off the bus to be face-slapped regretting their choice whenever they did cameo but I enjoy seeing the little bun more and the family and friends coming together and becoming closer.

This is a story where both characters transmigrated (at a different year tho). ML is hilarious. He had his cool sides but his private, pe*vert side is much more fun to see. That separates him from the cookie-cutter standard kickass semes that are common. There is nothing toxic about their romance and I also love how the couple were poor and hardworking at the start. No overpowered man from the modern world. Their normality made them identifiable and down to earth." ~ takame

"Love this slice of life, no golden finger kind of transmigrated story. ML was an agriculture major while MC studied film/ theater/ entertainment related things but is good at embroidery. I like how the author included things that modern people enjoy but ancient people don't, making this transition difficult for the MC... ahem, toilets, being able to eat rice and meat instead of rice porridge, no AC, etc. " ~ fox23

"This story has all the elements I wanted. An everyday rags to riches, with love and family dynamics in between. They do make money, but not like spend it all rich, just enough so they don't have to worry about it. The MC can also have a baby and the baby is the most adorable fat lil thing.

This just hits in all the right spots. I see people compare this with "Favorite Ugly Husband" and I think this is a more realistic development and much more tranquil. The MC and ML have a much more even dynamic as they're both from modern times. There's really no big drama or face slapping, and because they communicate and are so loving towards each other there's no big conflict. Some characters are annoying at best, there's really no character you want to mu*der and most are pretty likeable.Some might find it boring because it goes over their daily lives, but I find it very fun to read and I love the ways they try to make money and slowly build themselves up. " ~ Miccie368 <<less

CN (4)

#46Transmigrated as a Ger to Farm

25 Chapters Every 13.9 Day(s) 806 Readers 4 Reviews 04-05-2024

Fantasy Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life

Translated 22/41. No poor to rich tag but transmigrate to ancient times. And the reviewers seem to say there is poor to rich plot at least a little.... more>>

CN (3.9)

#47Husband and Wife are of the Same Mind

78 Chapters Every 11.2 Day(s) 1476 Readers 12 Reviews 05-02-2024

Adult Fantasy Romance Slice of Life Yaoi

Translated 64/158. No poor to rich tag but it's in ancient china slice of life so here's to hoping it has so live better storyline.... more>>

CN (4.5)

#48Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Examination

112 Chapters Every 6.8 Day(s) 2681 Readers 26 Reviews 04-27-2024

Drama Fantasy Historical Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life

Translated at 112/415. Updated weekly! No poor to rich tag but it has been recommended as similar to all those transmigrate to ancient times and... more>>

CN (4.4)

#49Earning a Living, Taking Examinations, and Supporting the Family Through the Rural Imperial Examinations System

70 Chapters Every 1.7 Day(s) 1221 Readers 10 Reviews 05-06-2024

Fantasy Historical Yaoi

Translated 45/183. No poor to rich but transmigrate to ancient time. ... more>>

CN (4.2)

#50After Cannon Fodder Gong Started Farming, He Had HE With the Cold Male Protagonist

22 Chapters Every 26.6 Day(s) 1224 Readers 6 Reviews 11-06-2023

Drama Fantasy Historical Romance Slice of Life Yaoi

Translated 17/115. Hasn't been updated since nov 2023. No poor to rich tag but poor to minister from rural area.... more>>

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Kreya· Nov 8, 2022 06:19 PM
Oh my goshhhh!! I stopped reading for a while since was in a slump, having ran out of novels to read, then came this marvelous list with detailed reviews!!! Sometimes it's really hard to judge a novel with the synopsis alone since they can be very vague, while others have nothing to do with the story at all. I also want to know the general undertones of the story before proceeding in order to adjust my mood. You don't know how thankful I am
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- puregarnet· Author · Nov 9, 2022 02:13 AM
  Aww thank you! However, these are just snippets of other reviewers' comments that made me want to read the stories I haven't read them yet haha. If you want to see the stories I did read, rated and reviewed, you can see my other list, "All Novels I've Read Sorted By Rating" XD
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