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Jiang Zhen crossed into ancient times and became the old bachelor eldest Jiang who was neglected by his whole family in Hexi Village.

He was born into a good family, but the eldest Jiang was busy all year and couldn’t even eat a full meal. His two younger brothers could marry a wife, but he was starved to death… Jiang Zhen felt it was unbearable.

You don’t want to feed me? OK, I will kill the chicken myself.

You don’t even give me a glimpse of food? It doesn’t matter, the door of the granary will be opened as soon as I kick it.

You want to tell me that I am unfilial? Ok, I will immediately take the knife to the village and slash people, and let the yamen officer catch all of us.

Jiang Zhen became a local tyrant in the village. He also saw the “ugly” ger who could not get married in the village.

Future father-in-law: “Jiang Zhen is always wandering around our house. Is he planning to rob our house?”

The future mother-in-law: “What to do? Jinge can’t beat him!”

Zhao Jinge’s face was hot… Dad, the wild rabbit that I brought back today is what he gave…

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Transmigration of Mian [Reluctantly] Becomes His Man [Wife] (5)
Transmigration: The Farm Life of a “Fool” (4)
Little Ger, Slow Life in Another World (3)
Transmigrating to the Ancient Times with Lu’s Convenience (3)
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Dash Daitsuki
Dash Daitsuki rated it
December 5, 2024
Status: Completed
  • 100/100 ⭐
I just felt very amazed by this novel, how chapter 1 started and how the last chapter went, it all really touched me, how Jiang Zhen's life began after transmigrating, and how Zhao Jinge's life began, and there are many interesting plots throughout the novel and after the novel this is the end I really miss the days when jiang zhen and zhao jinge just started their relationship, even though at that time both of their lives were not rich, but the time they both spent together was also... more>> more 😭♥♥ really I don't know what else to write to express my admiration. This novel is very delicious. The plot is broad and very good, and the character development is also good.

thank you to the author♥

  1. thank you to the translator♥
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amikyun
amikyun rated it
November 7, 2024
Status: Completed
4.2 it deserved, don't take it to seriously all Those sour review if u like the synopsis, imo it can't be called racism, it might called patriotism fantasy, bcs indeed ... more>>
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in the end MC build Republic of china in japan (i believe so) but MC never put hate speech about it he just demonstrated how if at that period of chaos, c country can developed in J country when j country fighting each other, I myself can related bcs my country ever colonized before, it's an imagination if at that time my country is good, and we can built more majestic country than what we have today

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and for ML never learn? It also hoax, imaging that on 24 years u life people always said u ugly, and never get married then it grow into insecurity, can u erase it just bcs u fall in love, ur crush also love u, can u maintain that u will never had a thought about ''oh they so good, they deserved better'', ''why I can't be like them'' ect ect our ML is grow... so so much.. and I love see him grow
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ML in many occasion Although think and having insecurity he try to be a person who worth our MC with his own strength, he also said something about it, I think its great

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btw our mx mental health is a bit wrong but stil ok, I personally like every thing smooth. Indeed it had many antagonist but aren't that necessary? I also love the extra.. this is a complete meal ahahha <<less
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readingaddict1
readingaddict1 rated it
July 2, 2024
Status: Completed
This novel deserves a full five stars. I loved every chapter of this it!

This novel didn't take the usual route for transmigration and Gers types of novels. Where The transmigrator takes the farming and/or food route. I also like that he wasn't super smart and extremely knowledgeable, nor did he have any special powers to rely on.

He just used knowledge from being in the military and what he could remember from his modern world to make his life better, and he also had to depend on people from that era... more>> to help him survive. I also love the relationship between the MC and the ML, all the side couples, and the ML's parents. I love the fact that the MC was very forward-thinking and loved and respected his partner and kids a lot.

The eldest Jiang extras made my heart sad and happy💕 <<less
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1dude2
1dude2 rated it
February 21, 2024
Status: Completed
This story was very engaging from start to finish. At moments the plot went a little fast, but personally I felt that stopped me from getting bored.
I especially loved the relationship between the MC and ML, their relationship was very loving and they both grew to become equals which I appreciated!
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JieJieJora
JieJieJora
November 4, 2023
Status: Completed
Some might find this boring bcuz of the long chapters, but trust me, the plot is interesting though word-building is limited. I love the main couple so much. MC is true to himself, and his thoughts and actions are alike what a human would be. ML is the weak to strong type, and he is the kind I like: shy, cute, talented, willing to work. The author is brilliant in portraying the way ancient people thought. 4.5/5 for me.
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FlareLeigh
FlareLeigh rated it
November 2, 2023
Status: Completed
Well, can't say its bad, since the development of the story started like a small tide as the story progress it gets bigger without stopping that it made me anxious till the end. Overall, cant blame the MC to think like that when era was unjust and he has a family to protect. Only wish for a better life for his new found family.

The extras were perfect addition that I had to give this one more star.
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Mel08
Mel08 rated it
September 4, 2023
Status: Completed
The most entertaining characters of all goes to the MC mother in law. Her monologue and reactions always leave me cracking.
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broadcrumbs
broadcrumbs rated it
August 22, 2023
Status: Completed
This novel almost completely satisfied me, I'll give it 4/5

Jiang Zhen is exactly the kind of character I love. He's straightforward, will never wrong himself, and most importantly, he's a showoff lol.

I didn't really like Zhao Jinge at first, as I thought he would be the typical meek shou who won't do anything other than adore his gong and receive affection. However, he turns out to be someone who recognizes his weakness and is willing to make an effort to improve himself and catch up to his husband.

The characters are... more>> pretty well fleshed out, especially in the earlier chapter. Later on in the story there's a ton of time skips and summarized plot narrations, I like it that way because I'll get tired and bored of the novel. I also don't find it necessary to know every little thing that's going on.

There are a lot of things to be picked on in this novel, but it really is fun to read. There would be conflicts every once in a while, which would always push the main characters forward, yet the plot isn't all over the place. <<less
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Xiao Si
Xiao Si rated it
July 29, 2023
Status: Completed
This is good. Though reading the first chap may make you feel like "same routine" but later on the book has so many ups and down which is thrilling and really good because they not only deal with farming but also be pulled in politics and also grab little brothers along the way to follow them. The story gets better as the story gets formed along the way with many foes and friends.

MC (Gong) x Ger
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Addiena_Saffir
Addiena_Saffir
April 4, 2023
Status: c166
Loved loved loved this story. The main character is a Gong which is not as common in registration stories. He's not all knowing and has his flaws but his love for his partner is genuine and he was a great father. Plenty of stuff that they did together and the side pairings were varied and cool. Awesome read.
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Hahaman
Hahaman rated it
September 29, 2022
Status: Completed
The novel is good, it's like a typical transmigration novel however it leaves a good taste in your mouth. The MC is smart and knows his limits to getting what he wants. His goals are not far fetched and in fact is centered around the situation at that time and can be considered baby steps and down to earth. When he's at his lowest he only wants to live a normal life where he can get by with enough income. When he saw the love of his life he wants... more>> to earn the right to be with his love by making his in laws like him. He does have ambitions but he's not overally arrogant without reasons as well.

When I finished the last chapter I felt a strange sense of fulfilment that is a mix of not being ready to part but at the same time letting it go knowing that something can survive in their own.
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the ending when they found each other again in the jiang zhen's og world made my heart melt so hard and it felt so sour similar to grief that I got worried for myself for a second. Jinge were to committed and devoted that he was prepared to be single in his new life. And I felt so bad for him when we was thrown into the new world. Aaaaaaaa they got to live another life together with each other.

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WorldSurfer
WorldSurfer rated it
September 21, 2022
Status: Completed
I love this story, it is simply so wonderful!! It is everything you'd want in a good well written story. ❤️
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mau.kane
mau.kane rated it
September 3, 2022
Status: Completed
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ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS I FREAKING LOVE AND ENJOYED READING THIS STORY VERY MUCHHH!!

This story is just like the novels Transmigration of Mian and Accompanied by a Fool To Do Farming but I enjoyed this waaayyy more than the two. For me, all of the elements like action, fluff, romance, villain troubles, farming are cleverly balanced. The villain troubles were there and even though it was resolved for 2-4 chapters you can still feel the threat that it gives to the protagonists which is just right for me.

Also, I would like to say that yes there might me some minor problems with this story but which story doesn't have one right? If you nitpick every single thing that triggers you in the story, might as well not read the story and check the tags first before reading it to avoid triggering yourself with a novel that is PURELY FICTIONAL 🤗

ALL IN ALL, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS!!

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puregarnet
puregarnet rated it
August 25, 2022
Status: Completed
4.5 Stars

Overall Comments

This family building trope really hit the spot for me for the slice of life part! I love the romance, the MC takes the ML along on his work instead of them doing separate actions and then spending time together when they go back home. But I minused the half star because I didn't like the last 1/4th with them having to abandon all their land and hard work to another country sigh. By that point, it was all rushed until the happy ending. I didn't mind because... more>> those parts weren't interesting since by then, I felt they were in a good place alrd anyhow.

Writing/Translation

I read the translation by Ontimestory. In the beginning tens of chapters, there were a few mistakes but they were pretty small and infrequent. I think the translator got an editor later on so it got better. However, a couple of chapters at the end felt very unedited but otherwise, it is pretty good. Everything flowed well and was consistent and easily understood. The writing this time is 3rd person pov and you basically read the characters' thoughts on the page so it's pretty immersive. The way it's written, all the bad guys make you really feel so much anger! Very nice haha.

Plot

The first, like 30ish chapters, things were kinda bad for the MC and the things being told in those chapters don't really give you any happy warm feelings. The MC's body's family are seriously self-entitled to him and it really makes you want to slap their delusional faces. The good on the other hand, is how the MC straight up commits violence lol. How he treats them is super satisfying! However, since you as a reader are only just getting to know the MC, he doesn't come off as likeable in any way in these few chapters.

However, as the story goes on and the family is mostly dealt with, we proceed to the improve-the-quality-of-life of himself and his beloved ML part! This part is more interesting and you can see him being nice to people now. For the majority of the book, it is a slice of life, slowly accumulating money, business making and being happy with his ML. However, near the end, like from 120

160, it became obvious that people were making countless trouble for his success, so he had to go out and fight. Then, in 160+, they became fugitives invading another country and setting up modern China... The extras are all very nice though. Needless to say, my favourite parts were all when the scale was still village and county sized. All the heartwarming, working hard to improve their family's quality of life through honest means takes place there. The rest became quality of life preservation almost which wasn't as nice.

Themes/What Story Tried to Achieve

The family/village/kingdom building. What I consider in this category to me is specifically the MC's actions in working hard to improve the MC's lover, family and friend's quality of life. So, for the first 3/4th, I absolutely loved it! It was so fulfilling and satisfying to read how the MC slowly made more and more money to give good things to his wife and in-laws XD. And then, as we got more and more side characters, he took them as his own and gave them a good life too! It was also nice to read how he improved his village as well.

But then, the story started to scale even higher which, of course, comes with its own troubles when you get too successful. People higher up get wary and want to hammer this nail for fear of the nail overpowering them. And all the other bigshot peers want to take down the competition. So I normally do not like it when the hard work gets to this level where it's more about preservation instead of building and growth. So, yes, while this does fit the theme and the characters, it wasn't enjoyable to read. Also, the last part was kinda rushed too.

I do want to put in a comment, I really did not like the last part where the MC had dealings with foreigners and straight up invaded their country, destroyed their culture and brainwashed them to become his vision of modern China. The whole deal with the Japanese ronin and their original country felt so icky and uncomfortable. He treats the Europeans with respect for their technology but treats this Japanese imitation so callously. I really wish the author had just made up a country that has no culture or foreign language that was being controlled by a cruel dictator so he could save them instead. And that the citizens gave their country to him in gratitude or something instead of doing this.

The romance. I actually love them as a couple! I find their dynamic really refreshing from the current CN novels I've read. The MC is the confident "seme" while the ML is the shy, uncertain "uke" haha. Normally, I read the opposite. I also really really like how the MC takes the ML along to be involved with all his endeavours! Usually, we get them doing separate things and then some romance or s*x scenes to progress the romance. But here, Jiang Zhen brings Jinge with him everywhere! I really like that. So much of the work the MC does, the ML is present! For most of the long trips, the ML follows. This way, all the time spent together, the couple is able to have all these different experiences with each other, which really made me believe in their care for each other. How could they not? There are so many events whose situations made their love (especially from the relatively sheltered frog in the well ML) grow in the same direction. I really like them together haha. Also, a great pro for me for the romance, is the lack of explicit smut! And any romps are all in euphemisms and relatively short haha. I normally find all CN novels' s*x scenes either very in-your-face explicit or so cringy. And usually, a lot of words kinda demeaning women and the men or the seme being, they got so excited they couldn't control themselves! And then the women or the uke who's the MC will be like... ahh, so tired the next day, ahh the bottoms hurt hmm. The subtext is that their man is extremely powerful! *rolls eyes* But this story, since it's all euphemism and kinda short fade to black ish, it wasn't too bad haha The only part that seemed a bit iffy to me was the beginning of the romance. I felt that the MC was coming on rather strongly and that the ML kept being stiff when the MC behaved inappropriately. I felt a wee bit uncomfortable seeing that. But eventually, the ML started to have feelings and became more proactive so at least I was more clear that the feelings were mutual.

Pacing

The pacing overall was decent for 3/4ths of the story and then rushed at the last 1/4th. The first 3 quarters were consistent. Lots of things were happening but we were following the MC all the time in his head. The romance-building was present throughout too. But in the last quarter and especially the last chapter, a lot of things were just narratively told to us. To be fair, I didn't mind that it wasn't too involved because I wasn't interested in the power building and the fighting. There wasn't really much romance here either. The extras were a very nice epilogue though.

Characters

The MC isn't all that likeable in the beginning before you get to know him. He's violent on the first infraction by other people. And he took food from his baby nephew. I mean, yes he's starving but he alrd took the food from his family, did he need to take from the baby too? But as you read more, you slowly see him being nice to other people too so I slowly got used to him. Then, I got to see how he adored his family so I got sold on him haha For the ML, I found him rather cute? He's a strong, manly figure but he's actually a ger, kinda like an omega. I love his backstory and how he grows. His challenges in life and his s*x and how they interact. It makes him pretty refreshing to read about haha. He's actually uncertain and quiet but he loves the MC so he quietly works hard to be as good as he can for him.

The side characters are all good and likeable! Nobody feels like a caricature. The MC made a lot of good relationships here so that is just nice to read about. My only issue is that a lot of the underlings who are there a lot in the beginning and have some character development aren't followed up closely after their quality of life improves. I wish they were present more often alongside the new characters that get introduced too. It's like once their conflict is settled, we don't really see them anymore in favour of new characters with their newer conflict. However, I am sad we don't really see how the children grow or get to know more about their personalities. The daughter was okay but the son felt a bit bland since he's the kid that just follows whatever the elder sibling does. And the last kid is only a baby in the extras.

For the bad guys, nice! I love all the bad guys! Whenever I read about the new thing they are doing to fight with the MC, I always feel so angry! And then they get face slapped so satisfyingly by the MC directly! The MC will actively do something so you can feel his agency and his character. It's all very nice haha. I've read a lot of other CN novels where the villains get faceslapped by their own actions while the MC was just passively living their life doing nothing, or the faceslapping happened off screen which was unsatisfying, or it just took too long to happen. The faceslapping here is just right in every way haha.

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wasthequeen
wasthequeen rated it
August 18, 2022
Status: Completed
A novel like this is a rare gem because, of the characters ideologies and motives. The good parts were

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the MC, man he was such a Chad really savoured the face slapping. The ML also had a personality development towards the a HE like this that satisfies me this much is rare. Unexpected stuff always happens along with the time skips made this a great read.

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About Shen Anxin and others

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it was clearly explained why he fell in love with MC, MC is unique and respects him for who he is. He is a great character though with even greater potential. I hated the racism part but the author might have added for censorship and stuff. Other than that few cannon fodders were a bit unnecessary.

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MaevaCerise
MaevaCerise rated it
August 9, 2022
Status: c180 part3
4, 5/5

L'histoire est intéressante, bien que l'écriture soit assez maladroite parfois et on sent l'affection de MC pour ML mais parfois il fait des remarques involontaires qui blessent le peu de confiance en lui de ML.... C'est agaçant mais il l'aime et l'encourage aussi à sa manière. D'ailleurs ML n'est pas moche, c'est juste qu'en tant que ger, le critère de beauté est d'être aussi délicat qu'une femme alors que ML ressemble simplement à un bel homme, musclé et donc pour un ger c'est considéré comme moche à cette époque... more>> ce qui aussi lui donne sentiment d'infériorité (numba1nobody le dit bien également) . Enfin bref. L'histoire est même prenante et j'aime beaucoup le développement des deux personnages principaux et de leurs alliés. La montée en puissance bien que plus visible et féroce par MC se retrouve également dans la montée en compétence de ML qui est aimé et inclus dans les projets de MC. <<less
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Novelreader 22102
Novelreader 22102 rated it
July 24, 2022
Status: c157
The novel was good and I would definitely recommend it.

But Im gonna drop it around here for two reasons.

Firstly I feel like the author is dragging the storyline at this point. How the novel is written is in a way where the author ties up one villain and then moves on to the next. I guess this is why I keep feeling like " Oh are we not done?"

Second Im getting a really weird vibe from this arc and I dont want to come across something thats gonna make me... more>> look at the whole novel differently.

So Im gonna stop. But the story till now was nice. <<less
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Akri
Akri rated it
July 20, 2022
Status: Completed
I enjoyed it very much, it was funny, dramatic, and flufffffy.

One of the best slice of life-farming-bussines kind of story.

Loved the extras and knowing what happens to the original owner of MCs body, very original
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trash_generalist
trash_generalist rated it
June 11, 2022
Status: c162
(Update: 12/21/2022) Realized I read it not too long ago and didn't end up making it past the 60th chapter. It's really not a bad read though. The MC is a bit... uhh immoral? Like his moral views are definitely skewed. But well, the author did give a reason for it (he was a soldier in his previous life and had seen many bloody situations). I actually thought this was interesting. Usually, MCs for this kind of story persist for a while, but this Gong!MC went mad-dog almost immediately... more>> LOL. I won't be changing the rating for this because I didn't make it past the halfway point. But I mostly agree with the rating I gave before.

OLD REVIEW: Slice of Life in Ancient Times! MC is a soldier who transmigrated into the body of the ab*sed eldest son of the Jiang Family. After transmigrating, his most important goals were improving his livelihood and getting a wife! The novel focuses a lot on worldbuilding. The pacing starts off very slow, while the author introduces various aspects of country living at the time (interspersed with family drama and a bit of awkward country romance).

This is definitely best described as a slice of life, get-rich story! Highly recommended if you're looking for that kind of vibe. I personally didn't finish it, and started skimming/skipping after the ch. 90s. I preferred slow-paced character-driven country living in the first half over the high-paced plot-driven content in the second half.

CHARACTERS: 7/10

The characters of this novel are pretty two-dimensional. I like that there's growth for the main CP, but the rest are pretty much forgotten about soon after they're introduced because there's so many people (which is good for giving the setting scale but yeh, most side characters are quickly set aside after a while).

Jiang Zhen (MC)

After transmigrating, the MC slowly works his way up the social ladder with hard work and determination. His experience in modern times helps quite a bit, but for the most part, he relies mostly on his hard work. Personality-wise, he's an overbearing but also very easy-going type of Gong.

Zhao Jinge (ML)

The ML is a Ger (male capable of giving birth) who looks handsome rather than pretty (and is thus considered ugly by ancient standards). He was born from a poor family and has had to work hard all his life. He starts off timid and shy, but he grows along with the MC as the story progresses.

ROMANCE: 5/10

Although the Gong!MC and Shou!ML dynamic was interesting to me, the development of the romance was pretty awkward... Especially in the beginning! Things improved after a while, and it was sometimes pretty sweet. But yeh, altogether the romance is pretty basic. And after the pacing starts to accelerate, it's almost quickly abandoned.

SETTING: 10/10

If you're interested in reading this novel, read it for the setting!! I've read the author's other works before and this has always been their strong point. That hasn't changed with this novel. IDK how realistic it is, but I can tell how much research and time was spent setting things up.

By the way, the set up in question was initially the lives of ancient people in rural villages, but the story progresses to include the wider world thereafter.

PLOT: 7/10

Plot is not bad if you're interested in face-slapping LOL! Initially, the plot is dealing with the Original!MC's family, who ab*sed him and led to his death. But that's just the initial premise. The rest is slice of life, with various other family and political dramas thrown in.

RATING: 3.65/5

Although the story has its flaws, I still enjoyed it quite a bit! I've always been fond of stories with strong worldbuilding, and since thats the novel's greatest strength, I of course do not dislike it! If you're like me, I highly suggest that you check the story out! <<less
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Novel Crazy
Novel Crazy rated it
March 28, 2022
Status: Completed
This novel is very good..I really enjoyed it.. Sometimes funny and sometimes serious.. The plots and twists is very good.. The ending was very enjoyable..I liked the main couple and children very much.. And shou's parents were kinda funny and good people..
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