Looking for Period Novels About Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 求知青下乡年代文

1. 1 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
2. 2 下 Moving to the Great Grasslands: From the Start, I Keep the Mongolian Sisters Fed 下乡大草原，开局养活蒙族姐妹花 Jiuyexi九叶溪Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Moving to Inner Mongolia] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Educated Youth] [Cultivation] Wang Tiejun transmigrates to the capital in 1968, only to discover from the start that he has become the biggest sucker in a dysfunctional family. He dated his ex-girlfriend for three years without even holding her hand. He cuts ties with his family and heads to the countryside with his friends, leaving the courtyard house behind. He takes on spoiled villains, battles bandits, and meets a pair of Mongolian sister 14.9kReads7.6Score1.9kShelves

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   These are good.

3. 3 下 Sent to the Countryside: I Bring My Sister to Save the Five Tibetan Beauties 下乡知青，带妹救赎藏族五朵金花 Jiuyexi九叶溪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Two comic adaptations are in production] [Ensemble cast + multiple heroines + treasure hunting and inheritance + instant revenge + rural comeback + fiercely protective and scheming + everyday family life] Lu Chuan is reborn in the capital in the 1960s as a capitalist's son, despised by everyone. With his family in shambles, he quickly takes his younger sister to the grasslands to join the rural resettlement program and start his life over. He only meant to get by and look for the treasure his a 17.3kReads7.3Score1.7kShelves
4. 4 下 After Moving to the Countryside, the Capitalist Young Master Becomes the Village Favorite 下乡后，资本少爷成村里的香饽饽 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No AI, Entirely Handwritten] Don't pay attention to the newly posted rating (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + treasure hunting + space + multiple female leads) Li Wu's soul travels to the 1960s, where he arrives in the capital. Because his grandfather was a capitalist, his uncle and cousin reported him and had him denounced, leaving Li Wu no choice but to go to the countryside. Before leaving, he strips the treasures his grandfather left him bare, and t 18.4kReads7.6Score1.7kShelves
5. 5 资 A Capitalist Scion Lands in the 1960s: Taking His Pocket Dimension to the Countryside in Search of Treasures 资本少爷穿六零，带空间下乡寻宝 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely handmade] Just got a rating, don't pay attention to it (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + pocket dimension + treasure appraisal) Wei Wu transmigrates to the capital in 1968 with a pocket dimension. When he learns that his older brother reported their father, leading to his tragic death in a labor camp, he retaliates by exposing his brother's embezzlement at the machinery factory and gets him locked up for good. Then he clears out the fami 24.7kReads7.6Score1.7kShelves
6. 6 下 Sent to the Northwest Countryside, I Hunt to Feed Uyghur Triplets 下乡大西北，狩猎养活维族三胞胎 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Urban331k WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely handwritten] (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + pocket dimension + antique appraisal) Modern office worker Yi Xin is furious when a friend borrows money and refuses to pay it back, so he decides they should die together. Unexpectedly, he is reborn in 1968 in the body of a man in the capital with the same name. From the start, he is reported for associating with an old Taoist and is thrown into a cowshed. At his lowest point, he awakens a 6.4kReads7.3Score399Shelves
7. 7 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves

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   🔥🔥🔥🔥Highly recommended!🔥🔥🔥🔥This book is truly amazing, as you can tell from the length of my reading time—I've personally read it!🔥🔥🔥The protagonist is a sent-down youth in the countryside. He's trying to make amends for the troubles he caused in his past life by staying in the countryside. And the key point? He also has a very sweet and doting wife, and an incredibly cute daughter! [Winking emoji][winking emoji] For them, the protagonist gives up the opportunity to be transferred back to the city.

8. 8 1 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974：白月光的舔狗？退退退 Mad Owl狂枭Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] In his previous life, Zhou Liwei spent his whole life acting like a lovesick puppy for the woman he adored. A lovesick puppy gets nothing in return. That was the truth of Zhou Liwei’s past life. He gave her all his money, took the blame for her, and ended up behind bars... He spent nearly twenty years in prison, never once visited by the woman he loved. Instead, her man came to mock him by revealing the truth. “The boy isn’t yours. Thanks for bei 13.2kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   The first book was adapted into a short drama; the second book appeals to both men and women, with the male lead marrying the village chief's daughter and spoiling her rotten; the third book features two children, a boy and a girl, born in 1992. It's so good! So good! So good!

9. 9 1 1968: I’m Bound to My Wife’s Pocket Dimension 1968：我绑定了媳妇的空间 Mad Owl狂枭Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] Lu Yuan's father doesn't care for him, and his stepmother doesn't love him. He's given up on himself, too. Lazy and greedy, he never goes out to earn work points and has become the village's most notorious hoodlum. One day, he unexpectedly catches someone harassing a female educated youth. Driven to desperation, she jumps into the river. He rescues her and gets himself a wife for free. But this wife is not only as beautiful as a fairy, she also s 10.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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   ① "Going to the countryside is good, going to the countryside is good! The mountains are full of treasures! Pick as much as you can eat, and sell what you can't finish!" This rhyme was like a distant yet familiar nursery rhyme in Dong Weijun's memory. Dong Weijun, who was living an ordinary life, had his fate completely rewritten on an otherwise ordinary afternoon. On the road, a child was chasing a ball, running happily, completely unaware of the large truck approaching from the opposite direction. In that instant, Dong Weijun didn't have time to think; his body rushed forward before his consciousness. With a sharp screech of brakes, his world plunged into darkness. When he opened his eyes again, Dong Weijun found himself in a strange and old room, unfamiliar memories flooding his mind. He had actually traveled back to the 1970s, possessing the body of a large, simple-minded man. As soon as he regained consciousness, Dong Weijun keenly sensed the complexity and darkness of the original owner's family. The original owner's stepmother and her son had often bullied him, and this resentment rose within Dong Weijun. Without hesitation, after investigating and gathering evidence, he directly sent the mother and child to the police station. Having dealt with his family troubles, Dong Weijun set his sights on the job left behind by the original owner's short-lived father. After some maneuvering, he successfully sold the job and received compensation. Looking at the money and residency permit in his hands, Dong Weijun felt a surge of pride and resolutely embarked on his journey to the countryside. He recalled the old saying, a smile playing on his lips, ready to begin a new life in the vast rural landscape.

10. 10 四 Siheyuan: I'm the Male Women's Director of Nanluoguxiang 四合院：南锣鼓巷我是男妇女主任 Where to Go at the Crossroads十字路口何去Male-Channel Fanfiction200k WordsCompleted (Starting in 1953) + (Farming and animal husbandry) + (No harem) + (Everyday family life) A 21st-century double major in agriculture and animal husbandry, a well-rounded talent and an exemplary young person, somehow ends up as the women's director of Nanluoguxiang. She leads the neighborhood in developing farms and livestock breeding, and all sorts of hilarious mishaps ensue. This blurb doesn't do it justice, so please read the story for yourself... 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all pretty good books; everyone should check them out.

11. 11 七 The 1970s: A Freewheeling Life with Cheat-Level Insight 七十年代：悟性开挂的潇洒人生 Mud Loach土泥鳅Urban374k WordsCompleted Zhou Yichen transmigrates to the 1970s. With an astonishing gift for understanding, he manages to live life on his own terms in this harsh era. When you’re poor, look after yourself; when you’re prosperous, help the whole world. Alongside making a good life for himself, he also wants to do his part for his country. 1.1kReads6.6Score—Shelves
12. 12 重 Back to 1976: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth 重回1976，下乡当知青 Treading Snow Beneath the Setting Moon落月踏雪Urban659k WordsCompleted (Historical setting + farming + smart protagonist + pocket dimension + everyday life + one heroine) After a lifetime of hard work, Yang Jing had finally started to see things get better and was just about to catch his breath when he was unexpectedly reborn, returning to the production team where he had been sent down in 1976. This was an era of a planned economy, when people were feeling their way across the river! When he unexpectedly awakened a pocket dimension, he was overjoyed and filled wit 972Reads6.5Score—Shelves
13. 13 重 Reborn in 1949 Beijing: Taking the System to the Countryside 重生四九城爷们，带着系统去插队 Evening Clouds of Youth暮云年华Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period drama + sign-in System + educated youth sent to the countryside + cozy daily life + devoted male lead] This is a one-on-one romance. There is a female supporting character, but she only serves the plot, so please don't complain if that's not your thing. The story moves at a relaxed pace and is for readers of any gender. Come on in! In modern times, Shen Jianshe died young while saving someone. After arriving in the Underworld, he was told by the King of Hell that his allotted l 6.6kReads5.6Score246Shelves
14. 14 1 1972: A Rural Youth’s Rise to the Top 1972：从下乡知青开始逆袭 Monkey Loves Wine猴子爱酒Urban228k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + settling scores the same day + one heroine (not sure; maybe a butterfly effect will make her disappear, and if she does appear, it won’t be early on, perhaps) + if I can fight, I absolutely won’t waste time talking] In 1972, Song Xuewen was reborn with the future mall he had built from scratch. In his previous life, he could only watch helplessly as his family suffered during their forced relocation. He was the only one left in the Song family, lonely and full of regret for the rest o 332Reads6.4Score—Shelves
15. 15 年 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Wen Youcai文有财Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 61.4kReads7.7Score8.8kShelves

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    A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the 1960s, carrying his previous life's spatial abilities and equipment. He and his companions explore, hunt, and earn money. The story is exciting and fast-paced, with hunting as the main focus in the early stages, interspersed with cross-province searches for relatives, treasure hunts, fighting spies, exploring fortresses, tomb raiding, and adventure. The pets are novel: wolverines, red dogs, black horses, yellow-throated martens, reindeer, and mantises. Later chapters incorporate folk customs and cultivation. Updates are stable, and the game is entirely hand-written. Welcome to the story!

16. 16 狩 Hunting in 1975: I Turned My Life Around by Providing for My Foreign Wife 狩猎1975，从养活洋媳妇开始翻身 NDICEUrban1.6M WordsCompleted The moment Wang Ming opened his eyes, he found himself in the Qinling Mountains in 1975. Two blue-eyed, blond sisters took him in. The younger was as beautiful as the Rocky Mountains, while the older had the wildness of her Native American heritage. Food was scarce, heavy snow was about to seal off the mountains, and the villagers had borrowed grain without paying it back. With no other choice, Wang Ming gritted his teeth. Fine! He’d go hunting in the mountains! This is a story about changing on 98Reads6.6Score229Shelves
17. 17 来 Since I'm Here, I Might as Well Live It Up in the Sixties 来到来了，60年代也要浪一浪 Fallen Leaves in the South南方的落叶Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Song Yuwen transmigrated to 1959 and became Song Dabao, who had fallen into the water. He now had a big family, and every one of them was talented. Thanks to them, he avoided many detours in life. To make money, he started out fishing, then sold popsicles. After landing a job as a purchasing agent, he spent his days thinking about how to profit from black-market trading. By a stroke of luck, he even became a train security officer. And so Song Dabao began shuttling between the Northeast, Beijing 12.5kReads7.5Score885Shelves
18. 18 年 1973: Starting with Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 年代1973：从知青下乡开始 Wen Xin闻信Urban682k WordsOngoing [Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s + Lighthearted Humor + Everyday Family Life + Cunning Old Fox] On the day Lu Yuan is sent down to the countryside, he saves the village’s five-year-old little matriarch. From then on, even the village dogs salute him... ... ... (From the start, there’s no stealing houses or jobs, an abusive stepmother, or cheating followed by revenge. Read with caution if that’s what you’re looking for!) 3.6kReads7.6Score136Shelves

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    June 8th, 1973, the Lesser Heat. Lu Yuan had been in this era for sixteen days. It would be a lie to say he wasn't bewildered; in the blink of an eye, he had found himself living a completely different life.

19. 19 我 I Am an Eagle on the Grasslands 我是草原上的鹰 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Urban238k WordsCompleted Cheng Xu transmigrated into the late 1960s. Because his family came from a bad class background, he was bullied by cruel relatives from his own clan. He had no choice but to volunteer to go to the countryside. When faced with a decision, he resolutely chose the great grasslands. Here, he would write a new chapter in his life. 2.5kReads7.9Score103Shelves
20. 20 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Lie Flat! 穿越七零我躺平了！ Big Head Has a Fish大头有条鱼Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A 48-year-old man who’d chosen to lie flat transmigrates into the body of 18-year-old Li Changshun! He becomes one of the sent-down youths heading to the countryside in 1973. In Kaoshan Tun Brigade, Dongfang Commune, Dong’an County, Danjiang City, he lies in bed, keeping a low profile as he waits for the new era to arrive. (This is simply a story about the ordinary life of a sent-down youth. The writing is unassuming, and the plot moves at a fairly slow pace. It’s steeped in everyday life, not a 63.6kReads7.0Score5kShelves
21. 21 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Hunting My Way to the Top 重生八零我狩猎走上人生巅峰 Brother Hua from Shimen石门华哥Urban503k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980, he has a hunting rifle to guard the mountains and roams the forests of Northeast China. In his previous life, Liu Yunping died a miserable death. Now he has returned to the Mid-Autumn Festival of 1980, where a wild boar spear saves his own brother from a bear. Given a second chance at life, Liu Yunping refuses to spend another day as a spineless nobody. This time, he will live boldly: make a fortune, marry a beauty, and drive a luxury car. A true hero earns his fame on horseback: 3.2kReads7.3Score234Shelves
22. 22 年 Period: The Day My Mother Returned to the City, I Chose to Go Up the Mountain 年代：母亲返城当天，我选择上山 Bubbles the Lazy Sheep懒羊羊吹泡泡Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Fateful Choices | Resilience and Survival | Coming of Age in a Turbulent Era | The Pain of Family] The very day modern man Chen Jun's soul transmigrates into the countryside of the 1970s, he learns that his biological mother is returning to the city! This is not a story about complaining! The winds of an era swept away a generation's youth, but there are always people who manage to grow wheat in the cracks! 29.3kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
23. 23 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves

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    I highly recommend a few great period novels. The first one is about Li Laifu traveling back to the 1960s. It's slow-paced and full of detailed family stories about family life. There's also the occasional beating of Laifu. The following books are also worth reading!

24. 24 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
25. 25 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves
26. 26 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score571Shelves
27. 27 年 Period: I Plucked This Aloof Beauty 年代：这支高岭之花我摘了 Zhen Xuan枕暄Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [A fierce top with a bad back × a tough, foul-mouthed bottom] [A powerful couple]+ [A roguish village bully bottom + an aloof, elegant educated youth top]+ [Bonus chapters written however the author pleases] Shu Xiu had hardly ever fallen for anyone in his life, but the newly arrived educated youth was the one who tripped him up. It wasn't that he lacked self-control. The truth was, this educated youth was just too handsome. Brother Xiu, ruthless in his ways and hard of heart, had only one weakn 2kReads9.4Score199Shelves

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    [A fiercely independent gong despite a back injury X a ruthless, talkative, and roguish shou] [Strong combination] + [A roguish village bully shou + Aloof and beautiful educated youth gong] + [A casual little side story] Shu Xiu squatted in a corner, watching ants move house, looking utterly dejected. He just couldn't understand it. With his physique, it was illogical! How come he was the one at a disadvantage in their "fight"? He looked up at the handsome Yan Yangjia and gave up in despair. Oh well, he's good-looking, so he's justified. After all, he's the one who "spoils his wife"!!

28. 28 逃 Fleeing Famine to the City, Conquering the Era 逃荒进城，征服年代 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Male-Channel Fanfiction398k WordsCompleted A former elite soldier is reborn in the body of a thirteen-year-old refugee, with his six-year-old sister on his back. After a long, arduous journey, they reach the capital and pass by a courtyard house, where he unlocks a pocket dimension. There, he lives a very different life. 22.4kReads8.9Score812Shelves

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    🔥🔥Highly recommended! This is a period drama where the protagonist is reborn into the timeline that changes his destiny. This time, he decides not to inherit the job but instead goes to the countryside to work as a sent-down youth. In his previous life, he inherited the job and took on the responsibility of supporting his entire family, working himself to the bone until his death. 😌😌

29. 29 冤 The Family ATM Ran Away, and Everyone’s Losing Their Minds 冤种提款机跑了，全家急疯了 The Humble Way of the Gentleman君子谦道Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Tiecheng was reborn. All because he drew the lot that gave him the chance to take over his father's job, he ended up with an enormous advantage. He spent his whole life helping his mother raise his younger siblings. He spent his whole life feeling indebted to his second younger brother. So he always gave in to his brother and sister-in-law. He handed over his businesses, and took care of everything for his siblings, from food, clothing, housing, and transportation to marriage and children. 8.4kReads7.5Score602Shelves
30. 30 重 Back to the 1960s: I Can’t Keep My Superpower a Secret 重回60年代：我的异能藏不住了 Heavenly Official's Blessing天倌赐福Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Era setting + reborn + pocket dimension + transmigration + stockpiling supplies + lighthearted + no harem Gu Yunyang transmigrated from the apocalypse back to 1960, into the body of a man who shared his name and had been switched at birth. He also saw the man's entire life. In his previous life, the child who had been switched at birth discovered the truth. With famine raging, he couldn't bear the hunger and came back to claim his place, leaving Gu Yunyang as the awkward impostor son. To avoid b 18.3kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves
31. 31 骑 Delivering Medicine to Changjin Lake on a Three-Wheeler: Late Deliveries Mean a Pay Cut 骑三蹦子给长津湖送药，超时扣钱 Wuling Hauler五菱搬运工Urban191k WordsOngoing Passion, espionage, guerrilla warfare, and a vivid sense of the era, all in a wonderfully thrilling story! Courier Ma Xiaopao accidentally binds himself to a Space-Time Order System... [Urgent Space-Time Order] Delivery destination: Field Hospital No. 53, Changjin Lake War Zone. Key cargo: penicillin (500 vials). Time limit: 8 hours. Time remaining: [07:59:58] Blood-red numbers flash wildly in his vision... His very first order is to deliver penicillin to our army at Changjin Lake. What he neve 4.2kReads—Score361Shelves

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    I'm a deliveryman, mainly responsible for deliveries in a small urban village. One afternoon in 2023, a strange order changed the course of my life. The order required me to deliver 500 vials of penicillin to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in 1952. Even stranger, the order system also bound my dilapidated three-wheeled electric scooter to the battlefield, intending to send it along with me. Upon entering the frigid Chosin Reservoir, I encountered two nearly frozen North Korean girls in a grove of trees. They were twin orphans, and I saved them with the food I had prepared before my journey. To my surprise, the two girls later proved invaluable; to avoid being bombed, they led me to a secluded cabin…

32. 32 重 Reborn in 1970: The Village's Educated Youth Beauty Takes Them All in One Swoop 重生七零，知青村花一锅端 Mu Qi暮启Rural Life648k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rags to Riches + Multiple Women + Supermarket Space + Everything Made by Hand] When he wakes up, Wang Qiulin finds himself lying on a small wooden bed in the 1970s. Nearby, he hears his fiancée plotting to sleep with another man, then pin the whole thing on him afterward to extort money. Wang Qiulin knocks them both out. He takes the woman as interest, leaves the blame for the cheating couple to bear, and poses as the victim, using the chance to break off the engagement and rui 27.1kReads6.2Score3.6kShelves

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    If you like movies with multiple female leads, this is a must-see!

33. 33 一 I Woke Up! An Orphaness Strikes It Rich with Billions in Supplies 一睁眼！孤女携亿万物资暴富了 Mu Cheng幕橙Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Completed + period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + stockpiling + clear-eyed heroine who firmly rejects emotional manipulation and is allergic to romance VS a dark, devoted male lead who plays the pig to eat the tiger and is every bit as calculating as she is] Pei Wanning had the same dream for a whole month. In it, she was an unwanted punching bag, abused by her parents with insults at best and beatings at worst. Fortunately, her aunt and uncle couldn't stand to watch, and to 12kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    I won the lottery?! It's 500 million! Okay, you can come down now, let me enjoy myself... *Sobs* Both of these are period dramas about educated youth going to the countryside, and both have spatial abilities. The writing is very good, and both have male leads. The male leads in both books are equally handsome, both are very appealing. *Sobs*

34. 34 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
35. 35 年 Period: From the Start, I Chose the Great Northern Wilderness in 1955 年代：开局1955选择北大荒 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Easygoing + a little overpowered + farming + no harem + a pocket dimension + a courtyard house for the first 30 chapters + the Great Northern Wilderness later on The story begins in 1955. The protagonist leaves Beijing and heads to the Great Northern Wilderness to farm. There's a pocket dimension, farming, animal husbandry, good times and hard times, cruelty and warmth. The story has just been released. You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support m 24kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    This can also be considered rural literature.

36. 36 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.5kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    If you like stories about educated youth sent to the countryside, you can start reading from chapter 200 onwards.

37. 37 七 1970s Space: A Transmigrated Daughter and Her Reborn Mother 七零空间：穿越闺女重生妈 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance394k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1970s] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Mutual devotion] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Educated youth] [Two worlds connected] She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s. Even the paper character's slap across her face hurts like hell. She has become a short-lived cannon-fodder character. Damn it! This woman is going to defy fate and change her destiny! 46.8kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves

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    This is a great book for its time! The female protagonist travels back to the 1970s, intercepts the cheat system, opens a portal between two worlds, and the plot is novel and enjoyable to read!

38. 38 7 The 1970s: Going to the Countryside with My Household Registration 70年代：带着户口去下乡 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Urban665k WordsCompleted [Period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + System + spatial storage + hunting + one heroine + no cultivation] Life in the countryside is great! The countryside is great! The mountains are full of treasures! Hunt only as much as you can eat, and sell whatever you can't finish~ By some strange twist of fate, Dong Weijun rescued a child playing with a ball on the road, only to be hit by a truck and sent flying. His soul transmigrated into the body of a big, dim-witted man in the 197 17.8kReads8.0Score881Shelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrating to 1977, Starting as an Educated Youth 穿越七七，从知青开始 Hu the Number One Scholar探花胡Urban1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads8.7Score124Shelves
40. 40 七 The 1970s: Reborn as a Cannon-Fodder, I Sold the Family Home to Go to the Countryside 七零：穿成炮灰把家卖了去下乡 Tang Xia棠夏Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Seventies setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + sent down to the Northeast countryside + no goody-two-shoes heroine + incredible martial prowess + doted on by everyone + everyday family life + building wealth + making money + crushing scumbags She woke up to find herself transmigrated into a book as a minor character with no parents. What! This character is also a hopeless romantic? How annoying! When has Lu Wensheng ever needed anyone else to tell her how to live? With a pocke 58.1kReads8.9Score6.5kShelves
41. 41 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
42. 42 年 Those Days on the Production Team 年代，生产队里那些事 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban201k WordsCompleted Set in the 1970s, this book tells the story of the family life of Wu Changgui and Jiang Xueqin, an ordinary couple from a small village, and their children. In an era of material scarcity, life was simple and unpretentious, yet full of complicated love, hatred, and heartbreak... 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
43. 43 1 1977: Back Before My Cousin and I Swapped Marriages 1977，重回和堂弟换亲前 Wen Shun文顺Urban809k WordsOngoing Fu Mingyan and his younger cousin are both reborn on their wedding night. In their previous lives, after a carefully orchestrated scheme, Fu Mingyan married the village chief's daughter, while his cousin married a beautiful, wealthy educated youth. At first, everyone said his cousin had made the better match. But who could have guessed that the beautiful, wealthy educated youth would rather die than consummate the marriage, then leave his cousin behind and return to the city after the national c 21.2kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves

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    Insightful and thoughtful, not just a fortune teller novel that parrots others' opinions; it's a life-altering experience [smile].

44. 44 村 The Village Beauty Is Incredibly Strong, and the Educated Youth Is as Pretty as a Flower 村花她力大无穷，知青他貌美如花 Chilled Aloe冰镇芦荟Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming! [1970s] [Love After Marriage] [Native Male and Female Leads] [Transmigrated and Reborn Supporting Characters] [Northeastern Family Life] [Sweet Romance Comedy] [Adorable Kids] Xu Yibai only went to the countryside, and the very next day he was labeled "obsessed with the village beauty"! "The new educated youth, Xu, fell in love with Lin Duojiao at first sight!" Xu Yibai: ? Lin Duojiao: "I hear you really like me? Well, you do have good taste!" Xu Yibai: ?? Faced 6.5kReads8.8Score587Shelves

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    The male lead's hypocrisy is hilarious! He keeps saying "Don't touch me," but his actions betray him as he fights off every thug in the village for his wife. This isn't just admitting defeat; it's the epitome of repressed lust!

45. 45 七 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s, I Was Loved at First Sight by a War God 七零下乡知青，被兵王一见钟情了 Hoping for the Mountain, No Snow盼山无白Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Completed [period setting + reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + devoted couple + making money + medical skills + military marriage + feel-good wish fulfillment] In her previous life, Su Niannian was forced to go to the countryside, where two educated youths, Lu Xingguang and Huang Yingying, tricked her out of her money, tormented her, and framed her. After working desperately hard to get into college, she was manipulated by her stepmother, Tao Chunhua, who stole her admission letter and marrie 21.4kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    Educated youth went to the countryside.

46. 46 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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    No space, no system, no rebirth, no time travel, stable three updates 1

47. 47 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Starting as an Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness 重生70年代，从北大荒知青开始 Finally Here at Last姗姗来迟啦Urban586k WordsCompleted Xu Jinyan transmigrated to 1977 and became an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He entered a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, who was trying to escape harassment from a powerful second-generation heir. Not long after they got their marriage certificate, the college entrance exams were suddenly reinstated, and Li Wanyu was ready to return to the city and resume her life as a pampered young lady. They agreed to get divorced in six months, but Xu Jinyan ended up getting into Yanda U 2.1kReads7.8Score111Shelves

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    This one is good!

48. 48 重 Reborn into Another Body: My Family and Me 重生魂穿之我和我的家人 Lin Xixin林心夕Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After her parents died, she inherited a fortune worth tens of billions. Then she discovered that the pendant she'd worn since childhood was a space that could be used for farming. She kept having dreams of her family living happily in the 1970s. But then someone reported her father for having foreign connections, and the whole family was sent to a farm. Everyone except her eldest brother, who was serving in the army, died horribly. Was she about to transmigrate into the 1970s? She immediately so 14.4kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    Completed. Ouyang Qing has a precognitive dream and transmigrates to the 1970s with billions of dollars worth of resources. While others suffer in the countryside, she builds small courtyards and gathers medicinal herbs in the mountains, quietly making a fortune with her friends. After the reform and opening up, she and her family and friends hoard courtyard houses and live a life of leisure in the 1970s.

49. 49 禁 Forbidden Zone Hunter 禁地猎人 Canvas Shoes with Rubber Soles Beneath Erqi Tower二七塔下胶底布鞋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing His parents favored his older brother, who took over Lin Mo’s assigned job after he graduated from high school. Lin Mo was forced to go to the countryside in Northeast China in his brother’s place. Hardship was everywhere. The lack of food and constant hunger tested not only their will to live, but also their humanity. Tales of ghosts and monsters were rampant in the village, and the villagers feared the nearby mountains, treating them as forbidden ground. The lame old principal of the village s 41kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
50. 50 重 Reborn: From the Start, I Can Hear the Young Intellectual’s Inner Thoughts 重生，开局就偷听女知青心声 Chief Steward of the Yang Household杨府大管家Urban388k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will keep rising!] [Period rebirth, farming, pure romance, slow-paced and not violent] If you like this kind of story, come take a look! If you don't, head on over to Tomato Book City, where plenty of great books are waiting for you! Su Yun is reborn in 1974 as an educated youth sent to the countryside. From the start, the educated youths' dormitory collapses, so he has no choice but to board with a local family. By chance, he ends up under the same roof as Lin Qing 1.6kReads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Male-oriented, historical fiction, rebirth, educated youth sent to the countryside, multiple female leads, slow pace, farming.

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