Period Novels Where Both Leads Are Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 年代文男主和女主都是下乡知青

1. 1 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Clung to the Male Supporting Character 穿书后我抱上了男配大腿 Gulu Ni咕噜昵Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted When Song Yingwan wakes up, she finds herself in the 1970s. Looking at a face in the mirror that resembles hers by seventy or eighty percent, it takes her a while to accept the truth. She looks at her loving parents and lively, clever younger brother and thinks life here seems pretty good. But after only a few days of enjoying it, she has no choice but to pack up and head to the countryside. Fine, then. She can go to the countryside! The college entrance exams will be reinstated in a few years a 9.5kReads8.7Score750Shelves

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   [Making a face] In the first book, both the female and male leads are educated youth sent to the countryside, and their families are both well-off. The female lead's father is the deputy factory director, [cool] and her mother is the director. She also has a younger brother who is obsessed with his sister [rolling eyes]. They are very happy. The male lead is a high-ranking official in Beijing. The two of them get married to escape trouble, [stunned]. Their marriage of convenience turns into love and they have a very sweet relationship. In the second book, the male and female leads have known each other since childhood, and he has always liked her. The female lead [shocked] is the only girl in both families, so she is very spoiled. The male lead's family is even better off, [sending a heart]. His father is the deputy factory director of a steel plant, his mother is an accountant, and his sisters are married well. The male lead is also very spoiled at home, [almost crying]. When he learns that the female lead is going to the countryside, he signs up to go with her. It's also a sweet little story.

2. 2 年 Period: Hey, Why Are You Going to the Countryside Too? 年代：喂，你怎么也要下乡 A Snail Carrying Its ShellA蜗牛背了壳Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted [Alternate history, fictional, not a strong female lead, everyday life, the heroine wouldn’t dare kill or set fires] Yao Yao transmigrated. After working hard for decades, she was suddenly back to square one. Yao Yao was devastated: she had a house and money, but not even an heir. Just when she had finally figured out who she was, she was sent to the countryside. Her parents had given her plenty of money, but hey, better her than her sickly older brother, who would surely die out there. Gu Zhuoy 8.9kReads8.9Score715Shelves
3. 3 七 A 1970s Book's Cannon-Fodder Background Character's Everyday Life 七零穿书炮灰路人甲的日常 Bu Kaka布卡卡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate + pocket dimension + everyday family life + making a fortune + watching the drama unfold As a modern-day corporate drone who’d given up on life, Xu Jianian woke from her lunch break and found herself completely dumbfounded. Looking at the old-fashioned green train before her, she wondered, Where on earth have I ended up? After figuring things out, she learned she’d transmigrated into a period novel, and she was a cannon-fodder character wh 21.4kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves

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   Both the male and female leads are educated youth sent to the countryside. 🔥 The female lead is a dark-skinned, thin, and petite cannon fodder character who transmigrates into a book [laughing and crying emoji]. The male lead is a notoriously sharp-tongued educated youth at the educated youth settlement. He subconsciously takes care of the female lead because she's underage [facepalm emoji]. Unexpectedly, she turns out to be a fiery girl, but as he protects her, he eventually falls for her. 🎉🎉

4. 4 变 Keep the Beauty System. I’ll Go to the Northwest and Marry an Officer 变美系统给你，我西北插队嫁军官 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted Shi Ye was written into a period novel by her classmate, Xia Yun. In the book, Xia Yun is the heroine, while Shi Ye is the supporting female character who serves as her foil. After a terrifying attack at school, Shi Ye and Xia Yun transmigrate into the period novel modeled on the two of them. From the start, Xia Yun chooses the “Random Plot System,” leaving Shi Ye with the seemingly useless “Beauty System.” With the “Random Plot System,” Xia Yun goes to the countryside and follows the male lead, 1.2kReads8.1Score101Shelves

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   The female protagonist meets the male protagonist on a train to the countryside. The male protagonist is a powerful figure from the post-apocalyptic world who has transmigrated. It's a love story between a transmigrated man and a transmigrated woman.

5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated to the Seventies to Be an Extra 穿到七零做路人某 The Sheep Who Loves Seafood爱吃海鲜的羊Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted When other people transmigrate into a book, they become the heroine or the villainess, or at the very least some random passerby. But she transmigrated into the book as absolutely nobody, so she decided to make herself some random passerby. There aren’t any entertainment shows around these days, so she can sit back, snack on gossip, and watch the drama unfold. But hey, you there, you’re a big shot from the apocalypse. Could you stop clinging to me? 11.1kReads8.9Score879Shelves
6. 6 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 17.9kReads7.0Score1.1kShelves
7. 7 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 16.9kReads7.8Score704Shelves
8. 8 重 Back to 1973: I Have a Sign-In System 重回1973，我有签到系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban896k WordsOngoing A wage slave among wage slaves was summoned to work overtime in the middle of the night. On his way home at dawn, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse sent him back to the fervent era. Armed with an incomplete cultivation sign-in System, let's see how he makes his mark in those turbulent times. 16.5kReads6.8Score1.2kShelves
9. 9 抢 Grab, Grab, Grab! A Crazy Couple Snatches Fortune in a Lucky-Charm Story 抢抢抢，疯批夫妻在锦鲤文抢机缘 Six Colors六个颜色Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, comedy, marriage before love, raising kids, getting rich, unhinged, face-slapping, dual spaces, unconventional male lead] An unhinged pair of mortal enemies transmigrate together to the 1970s, make a fortune, and snatch opportunities Su Li opens her eyes and immediately gets into a fight with her mortal enemy. Later, they discover that they’re actually married and have three kids. To make matters worse, she’s become the cannon-fodder sister-in-law in a period-setting lucky heroin 1.9kReads7.1Score144Shelves
10. 10 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
11. 11 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    🌴🌴Both the male and female leads are educated youth sent to the countryside. The male lead travels back to the 1970s because of an old envelope. He decisively ruins his girlfriend's family who has impure motives, sends his betraying friend to a labor camp, helps the original owner let go of a ten-year-old grudge and reconcile with his stepmother, gives his sister the opportunity to stay in the city for work, and then takes the magical old envelope to the Great Northern Wilderness. [Think about it carefully][Think about it carefully]

12. 12 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: In the 1970s, My Cannon-Fodder Husband Is a Master of All Trades 穿书七零：我的炮灰丈夫十项全能 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance749k WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation is now online] [Full-cast audio drama available] [Period setting + educated youth + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth in the 1970s, a girl whose parents didn’t care for her and who had been sent to the countryside in her elder sister’s place. Remembering how the original owner had always been mistreated, Lu Xia couldn’t stand for it. She sold the job, gave her family a hefty financial hit, 37.6kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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    ‼️This is a period drama with two educated youth characters➡️①Lu Xia only realized he had transmigrated into a book and become a minor cannon fodder character after being sent to the countryside. Adhering to the rule of staying away from the male and female leads to ensure safety, he just quietly watched the drama unfold…②Lin Jingyue transmigrated and experienced what it's like to have a stepmother and a stepfather who dared to scheme against her… Well, she'll eat anything and never suffer a loss…✨✨✨

13. 13 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 51.4kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
14. 14 六 A 1960s Local Learns the Plot 六零当土著知晓剧情 Little Spirit Dog小灵犬Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted Ming Yueshu has only been in the city for a few days, enjoying the good life after her father brings her there, when her younger half-brother pushes her down the stairs and she hits her head. While she's unconscious, a so-called transmigrated woman arrives to fight her for control of her body. After a struggle, Ming Yueshu destroys her. As a result, she gains the woman's memories and a thirty-square-meter pocket space. She learns that her world is a book, and that her scumbag father brought her 4.5kReads8.0Score350Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are educated youth sent to the countryside; the male lead is exceptionally handsome.

15. 15 七 The 1970s: The Aloof Educated Youth Has Been Scheming to Marry Me 七零：高冷男知青处心积虑想娶我 Fish Swimming Into the Sea入海鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in another era, Cheng Songning has no family left. After seeing off her last relative, she sells her house and heads to the countryside. She plans to rely on her System, live a quiet life, and soar to success when the college entrance exams return. But on her second day in the village, she cuts the calf of a handsome young educated youth who arrived with her. What can she do? Take care of him, of course. But the more she looks after him, the more something feels off. It seems she’s ended 4.6kReads8.6Score411Shelves

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    🌈🌈Both the male and female leads are educated youth sent to the countryside! The male lead is gentle and refined. The youngest son of the Grand Tutor's family has become the eldest son of a working couple. What to do if he doesn't want to work in the countryside? The girl next door is nice. It would be great to marry her and have her warm the bed and do the housework 😍😍 But what's going on now? Why am I the one warming the bed and doing the housework?

16. 16 带 Back to the Sixties with a Pocket Dimension: The Delicate Educated Youth Wins the Handsome Heartthrob 带空间回六零，娇气知青拿下男神 Peering into Spring窥春Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted [Completed + transmigrates into a book + sweet romance + devoted husband + top-tier male lead + satisfying wish fulfillment] When Zhou Yi'an transmigrated and learned she was being sent to the countryside, she was thrilled. Knowing her biological father's social connections were a problem, Zhou Yi'an went along with being sent down to the countryside, taking the opportunity to fleece her father and stepmother for a hefty haul. She was sure she would thrive in the countryside. But she never expec 2.8kReads8.9Score164Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads in this novel are sent-down youth, and they're both cannon fodder in period dramas [facepalm]. The female lead transmigrates into the book, the original female lead is a time traveler, and there's also a reborn female supporting character—all gathered at the same sent-down youth settlement, making it quite a lively scene [laughing and crying]. Because the female and male leads are too outstanding, they attract jealousy and agree to a marriage of convenience 🎉🎉

17. 17 夫 A Couple Transmigrates into a Book and Goes Wild with the Villain's Script 夫妻穿书，拿反派剧本杀疯了 The Fan Won't Open扇子打不开Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Book transmigration + space + spirit spring + putting jerks in their place + one heroine + pets + two years as an educated youth + no negative portrayal of educated youth + no college entrance exam] A young couple transmigrates into a romance novel, where Wan Chen'an becomes a cannon-fodder character. Scene one: “The house is mine, the old man is yours. Get out, you little bastard, and don't come crawling back!” Scene two: “Take the family assets, then bundle up those three burdens and send the 9.9kReads8.8Score999Shelves

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    [Transmigration + Space + Spiritual Spring + Scumbag Revenge + Single Female Lead + Pet + Two Years of Rural Life as an Educated Youth + No Blackmail of Educated Youth + No College Entrance Exam] Wan Chen'an is about to graduate with his master's degree. In this era, graduation means unemployment, and he's incredibly anxious! While he's calmly working on his thesis, his wife, Fang Xinyue, is leisurely reading a novel. She's surprised to discover that a hapless supporting character in a sweet romance novel shares his name. "Honey, based on my years of reading experience, you're about to transmigrate!" His wife's boundless imagination makes Wan Chen'an smile knowingly. "Then remember to memorize the whole thing!" (Synopsis inadequate. To see how this post-2000s couple navigates the 1970s, please read the full story!)

18. 18 七 The 1970s: The Richest Educated Youth Swept Her Away to Be His Wife 七零：她被最富知青拐去当媳妇 Late Summer忽晚夏Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted After Lin An'an, an ordinary office worker, had three nights of nightmares in a row, she suddenly acquired a pocket dimension. As a die-hard novel fan, Lin An'an realized that this meant she was about to transmigrate. What was there to wait for? She had the essential pocket dimension. All she was missing was a System, but she wasn’t going to insist on one. Well stocked with supplies and armed with plenty of knowledge from novels, Lin An'an decided to follow the crowd and head to the countryside 15.2kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    All three books feature male and female protagonists who were sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. They are worth reading, especially the last one, which is written from the male's perspective. However, the male protagonist doesn't love the female protagonist, but instead transmigrates into the book and meets the female protagonist of the novel he was reading, thus beginning the story.

19. 19 七 A Village Girl and a Cool Educated Youth in the 1970s 七零年代小村姑与高冷知青 Fuxi Bone伏羲骨Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted (Dual cultivation + pocket dimension + talismans + farming) “Comrade Ling, I twisted my ankle.” Ling Yuan carried Yu Huan on his back with an impassive expression, but the tips of his ears turned red. “Ah, a snake!” Yu Huan leaped straight into Ling Yuan’s arms, clinging to him with her whole body. Ling Yuan instinctively caught her by the hips, his hand sinking into her soft flesh. He was at a loss for what to do. “Comrade Ling, my clothes are wet.” Face flushed bright red, Ling Yuan took off h 10.8kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    The male protagonist of this book is a sent-down youth, and the local female protagonist cultivates immortality. The female lead flirts with the male lead, making readers blush and their hearts race. The female lead needs a man to cultivate together, and then a man arrives at the sent-down youth settlement…

20. 20 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 25.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    The male and female leads are a married couple in modern times. They travel back in time to the countryside together. They're both incredibly self-righteous and the male lead has an amazing social life...

21. 21 吃 The Gossip-Loving Young Educated Woman 吃瓜小知青 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Wei Wei was speechless. She’d only gone back to her hometown, and ended up caught in a rainstorm and a mudslide, then transmigrated. Not only had she landed in the 1970s, she’d become a pushover everyone could trample on. Her younger sister stole her job, and her mother signed her up to go to the countryside. When had Wei Wei ever put up with such humiliation? Fine, you want the job? If I can’t keep what’s mine, why should I hand it over to you? I’ll wreck the whole thing. You signed up to go to 18.6kReads8.1Score2kShelves

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    Both the male and female leads are educated youth sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution, as is the secondary couple. Both the female lead and the second female lead are time travelers who recognize each other and use the female lead's purchasing system to live a good life. Knowing the original plot, they guess the male lead has a planting space and trade with him on the black market. After getting together, the male and female leads reveal each other's special abilities and work together to become wealthy.

22. 22 穿 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, I Become the Whole Village's Beloved Great-Aunt 穿越年代，成为全村团宠姑奶奶 Send Me Off to Become a Rich Lady送我当富婆Modern Romance813k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple, soul transmigration, pocket dimension, period setting, sweet romance, everyday life] “Great-aunt…” “Great-aunt?” “Great-aunt!!!” Su Jianjian furrowed her brow. So noisy. Could they stop shouting and let her get some decent sleep? Her lips moved faintly, and she mumbled, “Mm, mm, mm. Stop making noise.” As soon as she replied, the voices in her dream vanished, and everything went quiet. Who could have guessed that one impatient reply in a dream would make her transmigrate int 6.3kReads8.9Score535Shelves

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    The first book was so much fun! I transmigrated into the body of the village's oldest aunt! Young in age but with a high seniority.

23. 23 六 Sixties Space: The Lucky Baby Is Sweet and Adorable 六零空间：锦鲤福宝又娇又甜 Little Maruko Sunbathing晒太阳的小丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigration + space + supplies + family favorite + lucky charm + the whole family gets rich + farming + everyday family life Mu Jin died, then came back to life. When she woke up, she had become a tiny fetus still in her mother's womb. Mu Jin yawned. No big deal. What? The 1960s? No need to panic. What? Not enough food or clothes? That she couldn't accept. But what was this space that had suddenly appeared in her mind? Was that enormous wholesale market real? She never expected that transmigr 4.7kReads9.2Score441Shelves
24. 24 六 The Sixties: An Ordinary Educated Youth's Farming and Gossiping Days 六零，路人甲知青种田吃瓜日常 Gardenias Fragrant for Ten Miles栀子花开十里香Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Gossip-Watching + Farming + Beloved by Everyone + Metaphysics + Pocket Dimension] Song Beibei was reborn in 1966 and sent to the countryside as an educated youth. The good news: she had a golden finger. The bad news: her golden finger made her farm. And it only gave out rewards after the harvest, so she was forced to farm every day, working even harder than the locals and turning into a regular workhorse. Song Beibei: I’m going to lose it!!! (furious) That would have been bad enough. But why di 4.9kReads8.7Score357Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are former educated youth sent to the countryside, hahaha, they're both hilarious! You're being mean, I'll dig a hole for you, hahaha! [Cool][cool][cool]

25. 25 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Day Before I Went to the Countryside as an Educated Youth 重生七零：回到下乡做知青前一天 Duo Rui Mi Fa Suo朵瑞米发娑Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [1970s + revenge + satisfying face-slapping + putting scoundrels in their place] The day before she’s due to leave for the countryside as an educated youth, she takes all the savings her parents have accumulated over the years, packs up her sister’s gold jewelry and pretty clothes, and takes all her younger sister’s books too. She sells everything in the house that can be sold, then happily heads off to the countryside as an educated youth… When she runs into the scumbag who wronged her in her p 3.3kReads8.7Score262Shelves

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    ✨✨These are all stories about educated youth sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution [kissing emoji] Highly recommended! [Love emoji][love emoji][love emoji]

26. 26 七 In the 1970s, I Won't Be Anyone's Fool: I Head to the Countryside, Hunt the Hills, and Marry the Village Beauty 七零不做冤大头，下乡赶山娶村花 Pecking Clouds, Cradling the Moon啄云扶月Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [One Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Creatures + Hunting in the Mountains + Playing the Fool] His own mother and older brother schemed to get Xiao Zhendong fired. He raised a bastard child and spent his whole life giving everything to his family, only for that same son to pull out his oxygen tube when he was on his deathbed. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1972. Xiao Zhendong sold his job and set his whole family up. He kicked his scumbag father and slapped his vile mothe 27.9kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
27. 27 穿 The Transmigrated Cannon Fodder's Life as an Educated Youth 穿书炮灰的知青日常 Wu Zhe Who Loves Beiling Meatballs爱吃北岭丸子的吴哲Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no black-market trips + devoted couple + pocket dimension + special abilities] Ling Yunyue wakes up as a minor character, a young educated youth about to be sent to the countryside. She snaps to her senses and quickly starts stockpiling supplies, determined to keep her distance from the male and female leads. But she accidentally runs into another minor character. Huh? Why is this one so different from the book's description? Zou Sikang never imagined that after blowi 14.3kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    [Heart] 1. This is definitely the one you're looking for! Set in the 1970s, both the male and female leads are sent to the countryside as educated youth. The female lead transmigrates into the book, while the male lead is a post-apocalyptic transmigrator. The female lead, Ling Yunyue, transmigrates into the book as a pitiful cannon fodder character about to be sent to the countryside. She packs her bags, sells her job, and goes with her spatial ability. She meets a seemingly cunning but actually manipulative man, but as they get to know each other, she discovers he's not as simple as she seems. What earth-shattering story will unfold between them…? There's also a baby with different superpowers joining the story… [Heart] The last two are also post-apocalyptic transmigration novels and are quite good!

28. 28 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 107.2kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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    Zhou Sinian was a "madman," avoided by everyone in the village, but Mingdai saw the deep-seated pain in his persistent eyes. She, too, was just an orphan girl transmigrated into a book, possessing a spatial ability, yet still unable to escape the cruel twists of fate. Two souls abandoned by destiny met in a desolate mountain village in the 1970s, finding warmth and redemption in each other. Mingdai's spatial ability contained material goods, but its most precious possession was Zhou Sinian's pure heart. He didn't understand worldly rules, yet he would tie a red headscarf into a bow; he wasn't good with sweet words, yet he protected her with his actions. And Mingdai, with her gentleness and resilience, gradually healed Zhou Sinian's madness and loneliness. "The Mad Couple of the 1970s," a story of love and redemption. See how Mingdai uses her spatial ability to change her life, and how she and Zhou Sinian join hands to create a bright future for themselves. In the desolation of the 1970s, two broken hearts will eventually be pieced together into a complete happiness.

29. 29 年 Period: The Huo Family's Ninth Daughter Goes to the Countryside 年代：霍家的小九下乡了 A Snail Carrying Its ShellA蜗牛背了壳Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Period setting + comedy + gossip-watching + System + pocket dimension + rugged man] Huo Jiujiu rides the wave of the times, packs her things, and travels thousands of miles northeast with the rest of the group. She plans to eat her fill and wait for her family to bring her home, but who knew the educated youth compound would be full of such interesting people and stories? Before long, Huo Jiujiu no longer wants to go back... While the Huo family worries that their daughter doesn't have enough t 19.9kReads8.3Score2.8kShelves

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    ✨✨The female lead was transmigrated by a system, a rebirth without any memories. The system is just a passive observer, offering no rewards or spatial abilities. Later, she's reported and sent to the countryside as an educated youth, the same kind of person the male lead was.

30. 30 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 19.1kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves

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    The female lead is reborn. In her previous life, she fell in love with the male lead, but she didn't hurt him to the point of regret. Anyway, the female lead is a pampered, wealthy heiress, while the male lead is a rough-around-the-edges soldier, but he's still very accommodating and tolerant of her. (The Rough Man and His Little Darling)

31. 31 七 The 1970s: A Man Who Transmigrated Into a Book Falls in Love with a Young Educated Woman! 七零：穿书男和女知青恋爱了！ Long Huahua龙花花Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted From the heroine's perspective: Lin Jiajia was framed by a friend and put on a special train carrying educated youths to the Northeast. The moment she got on, she ran into a pervert who wouldn't stop staring at her. Lin Jiajia glared fiercely at him once, and from then on, she spent her life in the countryside glaring at people nonstop. From the hero's perspective: Ye Yunzhou was a man who had transmigrated into a book. The first time he met the heroine, he just kept staring at her. After gettin 3.9kReads9.0Score344Shelves
32. 32 小 The Young Educated Youth's Answering System 小知青的答题系统 Frozen Pear Who Loves Cooking for Themself爱上自己做饭的冻梨Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Zhang Mingyue has a quiz System and follows her clueless second older sister, Zhang Yanyan, to the countryside. The two sisters spend their days watching the locals and enjoying the show. Her golden finger isn't all that powerful, but watching the drama is a lot of fun. 24.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    🍉These three period novels feature male and female protagonists who were sent to the countryside as educated youth.🍉 🌿① Period novels, both male and female protagonists are sent to the countryside as educated youth. The female protagonist has a quiz system, the male protagonist is an encyclopedia, the female protagonist went to the countryside with her older sister, and the older sister is a sister-obsessed sister.

33. 33 七 The 1970s: The Villainous Bigwig Is Super Clingy 七零，反派大佬超粘人 Mango Jam Jam芒果酱酱Modern Romance755k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Parallel Timeline + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Loves to Imagine Things] After finally outliving her deadbeat father and inheriting tens of millions, Luo Minyan was at last able to live the way she wanted: eating and sleeping all day, then playing as soon as she woke up, with every day as luxurious as possible. But after going skydiving, she opened her eyes and found herself transmigrated into a book. Most people who transmigrated into books became beloved heroines surrounded by 2.2kReads8.9Score184Shelves

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    These three books definitely fit the bill; they're about educated youth sent to the countryside, living their own lives while also enjoying some entertainment.

34. 34 重 Reborn in a New Era: I Only Want an Ordinary, Peaceful Life 重生年代，只想过平凡的悠闲人生 Dreaming Salted Fish Auntie做梦的咸鱼阿姨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted All alone, Li Xiao transmigrates to an era when you need a letter of introduction to go out and nobody has a phone. She is actually happy, because this time she finally has a healthy body and the chance to coast through life. She wants to live a quiet, leisurely life and make her transmigration worthwhile. After dealing with her obvious enemies, she packs her bags and heads to the countryside. As for the ones lurking in the shadows, she'll wait and see. Every day, she slacks off a little at work 13.6kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
35. 35 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Enjoying a Shameless Life 重生七零年代，享受缺德人生 Ink-Dyed Desolation墨染苍凉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Dual Transmigration] [Space + System] [Period Setting + Wish Fulfillment] [Mutual Devotion + Both Leads Are Pretty Awful] [The whole point is: if I can't have a good time, neither can anyone else.] The System got knocked into a brain-dead state and spent sixteen years trying to reboot without success. Bai Nuo, who had come from the apocalypse, was also left with brain damage and spent those sixteen years in a daze. Fortunately, she had a loving family who helped her grow up safe and healthy. Th 24.6kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
36. 36 七 The 1970s: I Marry a Powerful Man to Help with Disaster Relief, and My Life Takes Off 七零：嫁大佬救灾荒，我风生水起 Run Once跑一次Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting+dual transmigration+System+transmigration into a book+two powerful leads+strengthening the nation through technology+an unbelievably powerful golden finger] Gu Linxuan transmigrated into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a period novel. She watched the hero and heroine go from meeting to getting to know each other, and from getting to know each other to a game of pursuit and evasion. They completely ignored the usual plot conventions. As Gu Linxuan puzzled over 3.6kReads8.9Score429Shelves

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    My friends, this is a story about time travel, dual transmigration, and both the male and female leads are incredibly intelligent.

37. 37 七 The 1970s Darling Brings Her Space to Marry a Sent-Down Youth 七零娇娇女带空间嫁下乡知青 Wu Cang Who Loves Lazy-Person Braised Rice爱吃懒人焖饭的屋沧Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted Shen Nanjian, a food streamer, dreams of transmigrating to the 1970s. When she discovers a pocket dimension, she starts buying up everything in sight. Just as she's finished stocking up and is about to head home, a deafening crash sounds. She transmigrates to the 1970s. She brings billions' worth of supplies with her as she transmigrates to the 1970s and goes to the countryside as an educated youth. In the 1970s, she finds family, friendship, and love. 1.1kReads8.6Score102Shelves

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    ✨✨These male and female protagonists are all educated youth sent to the countryside. 💘💘① [Era + Educated Youth + Transmigration + Space + Inspirational] Lu Xia transmigrated into the body of an educated youth who was unloved by her parents and sent to the countryside in place of her older sister. She sold her job, swindled them out of money, and then left for the countryside. Only on the train did she realize that she had transmigrated into a book, and that she and the person sitting next to her were cannon fodder, while the person sitting opposite her was the male and female protagonists. After arriving in the countryside, she decided to stay away from the male and female protagonists. The two cannon fodder hit it off and got married, and then they would gossip together. 🍉🍉② [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Read + Abusing Scum] Lin Jingyue, a lazy, rich, and beautiful woman, unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a top-notch educated youth in the 1970s. Her stepsister secretly enrolled her in a job? She followed suit and secretly enrolled her stepsister in a job too. Come on, let's hurt each other! Her biological father embezzled her biological mother's pension, so she would take all the family's money and make him starve. Lin Jingyue painstakingly maintains her persona, acting out and getting physical at the slightest provocation, beating others until they cry for their parents, yet someone still secretly hands her a brick. Two educated youths, let's enjoy the gossip together 🍈. 🍒🍒 Follow Xiaolanhua @Mingruolan, and you'll never be short of books to read again 💖

38. 38 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 55.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves
39. 39 吃 Gossip! Gossip! More Gossip! 吃瓜！吃瓜！吃瓜啦！ Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + whirlwind marriage + gossip) Lin Hua, a laid-back woman who loves gossip, transmigrates from the future to a parallel world in the 1970s. She accidentally discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, and that she has become a cannon-fodder character. All she wants is to change her fate. She marries a minor character from the story, stays away from the male and female leads, and lives a quiet, comfortable life, enjoying the gossip from u 4.4kReads7.9Score256Shelves

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    Dreaming of the 1970s, she hoards goods in her spatial dimension. The female protagonist, who is both a lazy bum and a gossip lover, transmigrates to a parallel universe in the 1970s. She becomes cannon fodder in a book, loses both her parents, and uses her spatial dimension to collect her belongings and go to the countryside. She changes her fate by marrying a random passerby, escaping the male and female protagonists, and living a peaceful life while enjoying the gossip up close.

40. 40 1 In 1975, I Went to the Countryside to Escape Disaster 1975年我下乡避祸 Niu Shi牛柿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This is not a feel-good power fantasy. There is no pocket dimension, no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration. The times are turbulent, and the road ahead is uncertain. To protect Li Chengxiao, his family bears the pain of sending him to the countryside for an assigned rural posting, away from danger. Alone, he puts down roots in the village, enduring hardship and lying low with quiet resolve. With his unique insight and steady temperament, he establishes himself amid adversity, discreetly b 91.3kReads8.5Score11.1kShelves

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    It's not a wish-fulfillment story; it's very good and doesn't have any cheat codes.

41. 41 知 Sent-Down Youths Singing Revolutionary Songs in the Mountain Valleys 知青下乡之山沟沟里唱红歌 Herding Cattle by the Wei River放牛渭河边Urban618k WordsCompleted Being reborn gives you the chance to make up for your own regrets. But what would it feel like to be reborn as your grandfather? Xu Ben and his grandfather, Xu Qianjin, were a grandfather and grandson who loved singing revolutionary songs. After his grandfather passed away peacefully, Xu Ben transmigrated at his grandfather's grave into the body of his eighteen-year-old grandfather. He was eighteen, and the year was 1972. Xu Qianjin had transmigrated into that fiery, passionate era, bringing wit 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn in place of my grandfather, I went to the rural Funiu Mountains. How wonderful!

42. 42 娇 The Delicate Educated Youth Is Cannon Fodder: A Rugged Man Spoils Her Rotten 娇弱知青是炮灰：糙汉宠翻天 3578Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Young Lady]+ [Period]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Cultivation] She woke up to find herself on a train... Song Ruolin stared in confusion... What was going on? A 21st-century influencer and author died from staying up too late, then transmigrated into a melodramatic period novel... The male lead was her childhood friend, but sadly, she wasn't the heroine! Song Ruolin was horrified to discover she was a cannon-fodder character! Her existence helped the male lead find true love... and made the heroine's 3.9kReads9.0Score363Shelves
43. 43 末 An Apocalypse Big Shot Transmigrates to the 1970s and Starts a Fight by Flipping the Table 末世大佬穿七零，掀桌子直接开打 1259Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [The 1970s] + [Clearing Out the Entire Family's Possessions] + [Domestic Squabbles] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Cultivation] Bad news: Qiao Song was surrounded by a zombie horde during a mission and had no choice but to detonate the core of her superpower! Good news: Qiao Song survived! The awful part: She had transmigrated! She had only just received all of the original owner's memories when someone slapped her right across the face. Her frail body instantly sprang back to li 7.2kReads8.6Score724Shelves
44. 44 逼 You’re Forcing Me to Marry a Fool? I’ll Empty the Whole Family’s Home and Send You to Reeducation Through Labor 逼我嫁傻子？搬空全家送你去劳改 1259Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Alternate historical setting] + [Transmigration] + [Farm Space] + [Sent-down to the countryside] + [Strong female lead] + [Putting scumbags in their place early on, romance later] + [One-on-one romance] Qin Yao, a gaming-addicted girl, stayed up late stealing crops in a game and unexpectedly died, transmigrating to a parallel world. She became a poor, pitiful girl with a scumbag father and a dead mother. Faced with her stepmother's schemes, her scumbag father's indifference, and the mockery and 518Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 七 After Dying of Old Age as a 1970s Cannon Fodder, I Return to the Days Before the Apocalypse 七零炮灰寿终正寝后又穿回末世前 3578Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Transmigration]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Period Setting]+ [Return to the Apocalypse]+ [Cultivation]+ [Romance] Before the apocalypse, Mu Zhaozhao was the heiress to a publicly listed group, surrounded by countless close friends and engaged to a considerate, gentle man. She was a winner in life in every sense, until the unexpected happened and shattered all her happiness and warmth in a single day. Mu Zhaozhao couldn’t understand why the friends she’d spent every day with would betray her! Mu Zh 841Reads8.9Score104Shelves
46. 46 短 The Short-Lived Cannon Fodder Rises, Punishes Scumbags, and Marries the Strongest Military Officer 短命炮灰崛起虐渣嫁最强硬汉军官 3578Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Military marriage] + [Book Transmigration] + [Pocket dimension] + [face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place] + [Both are each other's first and only] + [Pampered romance] In her previous life, Yu Duoduo was an orphan. After finally getting into college, she was hit by a car and killed while helping an old woman catch a thief. When she woke up, she never expected to have transmigrated and become the eldest daughter of a cultivation family. She was adored from childhood and had an easy l 292Reads8.2Score—Shelves
47. 47 顶 Taking My Stepbrother's Place in the Countryside? I'll Send Him to Labor Camp Instead! 顶替继兄下乡？转头送他去劳改！ 1259Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Strong Female Lead] + [Book Transmigration] Jiang Xile is an eighth-level dual-ability powerhouse from the apocalypse, known as the Queen of Two Powers. After years of struggling to survive in the apocalypse, she unexpectedly finds herself in danger during an accident. With no other choice, she blows herself up, taking the Zombie King with her. If she's going to die, she might as well take someone down with her. Unexpectedly, after the explosion, she tran 1.8kReads8.4Score165Shelves
48. 48 穿 I Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder and Stole the Heroine's Golden Finger 穿成炮灰我截胡了女主金手指 3578Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Capitalist heiress] + [Period] + [spatial powers] “Fang Yu! Come take your medicine!” The moment she woke up, she heard someone calling her to take medicine. Would she dare? Just look at that bowl of pitch-black herbal medicine! No, she really didn't dare! She never expected to transmigrate into a Period novel as a cannon-fodder character who gives the heroine a golden finger! What was she supposed to do now? Faced with the heroine's gentle, considerate concern, Zhang Fangyu couldn't help feeli 1.9kReads9.0Score161Shelves
49. 49 书 A Male Book-Traveler as a Cannon-Fodder, She Catches the Unhinged Villain's Eye 书穿男炮灰，她被疯批反派盯上了 3578Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Ye Xingchen is a bona fide rich beauty. After an accident gives her a pocket dimension, Ye Xingchen finds herself returning to the same dream for several days in a row! Watching scenes from the 1950s and 1960s unfold in her dream, Ye Xingchen is at a loss... Could she be about to transmigrate? Taking the better-safe-than-sorry approach, Ye Xingchen goes on a wild shopping spree, sweeping through one wholesale market after another. But then she dies in another car accident! When she wakes up agai 50Reads6.1Score—Shelves
50. 50 离 Back Before My Divorce in 1970, This Time I Won’t Go Soft 离婚前重回七零，这次我不心软了 1259Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted [Period Drama] + [Reborn] + [Ex-Husband Regrets It Too Late] + [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] + [One-on-One Romance] After spending half her life with Chu Liangbo, Xu Qinghuan discovers that he has always held a hopeless love for another woman. Watching her husband nudge their son and daughter closer to that woman, Xu Qinghuan feels as though her heart is being sliced apart. When her husband abandons her yet again for the woman he loves, Xu Qinghuan finally decides to divorce him. Seeing h 3.1kReads9.0Score299Shelves

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