Period Novels Set Between the 1950s and 1980s, with a Male Lead! No Courtyard-House Stories! 年代文！50到80的！要男主！男主！不要四合院的！

1. 1 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Seem to Be Wrapped Around Their Finger 重生八五年代，我好像被拿捏了 Jin Jianfeng金剑锋Urban1.1M WordsOngoing (Rebirth + Period Setting + Farming + Cozy Everyday Life + Building Wealth + Countryside) Several AI short dramas based on the novel are now available. If you're interested, search the title on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch them. Xu Weidong, who had spent most of his life as a bricklayer, was reborn and returned to 1985. In his previous life, after his wife died in childbirth, he remained a wid 80.8kReads8.7Score7.3k14d adds

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   Let me brag a little: this is a male-oriented, single-female-lead historical fiction. Old Deng, a construction worker, is reborn. There are no scumbags repenting, no chaos, just earning money and living a happy life with her family.

2. 2 重 Reborn in 1997: I Was Going Bankrupt from the Start 重生97：开局就要破产 Jin Jianfeng金剑锋Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in 1997: From the Start, I’m Going Bankrupt; The Everyday Life of a Middle-Aged Construction Worker Reborn; [Cozy everyday life + construction site stories + family squabbles + no showing off or face-slapping + one female lead] Yang Yuankun spent his whole life as a bricklayer, working himself to the bone. After inhaling too much dust, he stopped breathing in his fifties while lying in a hospital bed. But when he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the moment he’d com 19.5kReads8.5Score92414d adds
3. 3 六 The 1960s Mystery Box System: My Scumbag Dad Spares No Expense Spoiling His Six Kids 六零盲盒系统：渣爹氪金宠飞六崽 Tea Pear Seven茶梨七Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [A low-conflict period drama + an outstanding male lead + rebuilding family values + still the one in charge + three ex-wives + six kids] Liu Xueyi married three times and had six children. He trampled on his three ex-wives to live the happy life of a city man, only to pull a classic Nanluoguxiang fool’s move and marry a widow, raising another man’s kids! But Liu Xueyi wasn’t the self-sacrificing type. No matter whose home he was in, he called all the shots. The widow’s family treated him like a 15.4kReads8.4Score81114d adds

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   How could this era be complete without a scumbag father like Liu Xueyi?

4. 4 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- 70.9kReads9.3Score6.9k14d adds

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   They are all period dramas, each with its own unique characteristics.

5. 5 重 Reborn in the 1960s, I Can Fly 重生60年代，我会飞 Under Two Hundred Pounds不到二百斤Urban651k WordsOngoing Reborn with the ability to fly, he can do more than just act as a human helicopter and fly off to hunt. Whenever he has some free time, he can fly to neighboring countries like Smida, Halasho, and Little Japan to bring back a few good things... While helping his family enjoy a better life, he can also proudly declare, “The world is so big. I want to go explore it...” 30.5kReads8.0Score2.9k14d adds
6. 6 重 Back to 1949: The Whole Changbai Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 重回1949长白山都是我的猎场 I'm Eighteen This Year老夫年十八Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (No System, no pocket dimension, hunting + major events of the era) Xie Yicheng is reborn in early 1949, in a village in the Changbai Mountains of Andong Province, Northeast China, just after liberation. In an era of scarce supplies and a country waiting to be rebuilt, where the mountains are rich in treasures yet fraught with danger, the entire Changbai range becomes his family’s hunting ground. Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, roe deer, and martens; deer, sheep, musk deer, badgers, fo 20.7kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
7. 7 重 Reborn in the 1960s: This Heroine Is a Little Crafty 重生六零：这个女主有点茶 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The person the members of Lengshuigou Production Team hate most is A Cha. She may be young, but she’s ruthless, and she’ll steal chickens or pull any other dirty trick. On top of that, she’s impossibly hard to kill: her father and mother are both dead, and anyone who gets close to her is doomed to bad luck. But Gao Qingyang doesn’t care. He keeps finding ways to get close to her. He knows A Cha isn’t nearly as awful as people say. She’s a good person! 6.5kReads9.1Score56214d adds
8. 8 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.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
9. 9 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Taking My Younger Sister to Northeast China to Join the Educated Youth 重生七零：带着妹妹下东北当知青 Yuxi Is Not a Creek玉溪不是溪Urban8.0M WordsOngoing [Period setting] + [Sent-down youth] + [Hunting and farming] + [Growing ginseng] + [Hard work and perseverance] In his previous life, what Tian Xiangnan regretted most was failing to take good care of his younger sister, which led to her dying far too young. Now that he is reborn, Tian Xiangnan immediately takes his sister with him to the Northeast to become sent-down youths. But on the way there, he unexpectedly discovers a shamanic legacy in a cave. Going hunting? I have homemade, magical sham 24.4kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
10. 10 年 Period: Riding the Wind to Rise in 1976 年代：1976乘风而起 Below Fangcun Mountain方寸山下Urban6.2M WordsOngoing 1976: The northern Bear is at the height of its power. 1976: The Western beacon struggles in the quagmire of stagflation. 1976: In the glow of the fiery red era, dawn begins to break for us... 21.9kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
11. 11 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. 62.9kReads7.7Score9k14d adds

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    A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the 1960s, carrying the spatial abilities and equipment from his previous life. He and his companions explore, hunt, and earn money. The story is exciting and fast-paced, with hunting as the main plot, 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, and reindeer. Updates are stable, and the game is entirely hand-written. Welcome to the series!

12. 12 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 17.3kReads7.6Score2.2k14d adds

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    Reborn in 1968: A story about a man sent to the countryside in Inner Mongolia. The male protagonist is decisive and ruthless, ready to fight at the drop of a hat. It's quite enjoyable and worth checking out.

13. 13 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 25.1kReads7.6Score1.7k14d adds
14. 14 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn and Wants to Get Married Early! 四合院傻柱重生：我要早点结婚！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing He Yuzhu was driven out of his home by Banggeng on a snowy night and froze to death. Reborn, he was determined never again to be a widow's live-in helper. He resolved to marry early, become a man of many charms, and enjoy his own life! 48.2kReads7.1Score3.4k14d adds

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    These are all good.

15. 15 1 1958: My Days as an Electrician 1958年，我当电工的那些日子 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction265k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to 1958, the year the country's power industry was developing at its fastest, he becomes an orphan in Nanluoguxiang. The whole courtyard is pressuring him to give up his house, so Xu Fu pulls out a huge cleaver. “Anyone who tries to force me out, I'll chop them to death!” What can he do when there's no food? He turns around and takes the electrician exam, joining the power bureau and being assigned to work at the steel mill. He travels far and wide to install wires and repai 4kReads8.1Score12514d adds
16. 16 年 Period: Three Years of Hardship, I Made My Fortune Hunting! 年代：三年困难，我靠打猎发家！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Urban493k WordsCompleted He transmigrates, and finds himself with a crippled older brother and a younger sister who has dropped out of school. They face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, toiling in the fields. It’s 1958. People may not have much to eat, but their spirits are rich. Everyone has faith and hope for the future. As long as they work hard, they can create a better tomorrow! … A country kid transmigrates. He makes a living off the land, then eventually moves to the city. He has a space that can grow. 2.6kReads7.0Score10714d adds
17. 17 5 1959: The Three Years of Hardship, and How I Made My Fortune Hunting 59年，三年困难，我靠打猎发家 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction148k WordsCompleted After Wang Fugui dies in a car accident, he is reborn in 1959 and finds himself in the world of the TV series Love in the Courtyard, living next door to the Jia family. It is the year of the Great Famine, and Wang Fugui awakens a System. He heads to the countryside to hunt, sells his game, and trades it for antiques, making sure his stepmother and younger siblings have enough to eat as he embraces life in this era. 324Reads—Score10614d adds
18. 18 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai's Own Son! 四合院：我是易中海的亲儿子！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction234k WordsCompleted After Yi Xiaoyong dies, he unexpectedly finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He discovers that he is actually Yi Zhonghai's long-lost biological son. After his adoptive father passes away, he returns to the capital to reunite with his family. In the original story, Yi Zhonghai wants someone to support him in his old age, so he manipulates He Yuzhu and helps the Jia family. This indirectly leads to He Yuzhu being tied down by Qin Huairu for the rest of his life and raising Banggen 5.3kReads6.2Score21714d adds
19. 19 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn, This Lunchbox Can't Be Given Away 四合院：傻柱重生之这饭盒不能给 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu is reborn and decides he will no longer raise other people's children. He marries Lou Xiao'e, starts a family, and lives life on his own terms. Bang Geng steals a chicken? He can take responsibility for his own actions. Qin Huairu? I don't know her. He has a special ability, his golden finger. 6kReads6.6Score17414d adds
20. 20 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 26.4kReads6.2Score3.4k14d adds

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    It's a new book from a recent period; you should check it out!

21. 21 赶 Hunting in the Mountains to Protect My Family 赶山打猎守护一家 Three-Minute Passionlove三分热度loveUrban2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, she heads into the mountains to hunt and protect her family. That winter, her family was torn apart, and the little shadow who used to follow her everywhere was gone forever. Now she's back, and she won't let this life be filled with regrets... 43.7kReads8.4Score2.9k14d adds

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    This depicts hunting in the mountains, a rural life before the reform and opening up.

22. 22 四 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as the Head Master's Nephew 四合院：穿成一大爷的亲外甥 Wool Socks毛袜Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + period setting + farming + portable dimension + one heroine] Li Anye transmigrates to an era of scarcity, with no parents and not a penny to his name, so he has no choice but to seek help from his maternal uncle, Uncle Yi. As the saying goes, a maternal uncle is worth more than the heavens. Surely no one can complain if he leans on his uncle for support? After graduating from vocational school, Li Anye gets a decent job at a steel mill thanks to his uncle. His uncle, Yi Zhonghai, is 21.2kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
23. 23 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Became the Village's Favorite 下乡后，我成了村里的香饽饽 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Urban724k WordsCompleted [Period drama + educated youth + System + hunting + one female lead] Chen Xiangyang was delivering takeout when an ambulance struck him outside a funeral home, causing him to transmigrate several decades into the Red Era. In the 1970s, his father, Chen Zhicheng, had just been promoted to deputy director, and one of the children in the family had to be sent to the countryside. His stepmother, Su Ahong, claimed it would “jeopardize his father’s future” and demanded that her 17-year-old stepson, Ch 33kReads8.5Score2.2k14d adds
24. 24 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is the Heiress of a Capitalist Family 七零，我的老婆是资本家大小姐 Flowers Fly in May五月飞花Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Hunting + capitalist heiress as wife + raising children + getting rich + one heroine] Zhou Wenshan joins the ranks of transmigrators and returns to the 1970s. From the start, his engagement is called off! As luck would have it, a capitalist family is sent down to the village. Zhou Wenshan takes one look at their daughter, Chen Wan, and falls for her… … Chen Wan's family is framed and sent down to Zhoujia Village. They don't get enough to eat and still have to work in the fields. Then Chen Wan s 173.3kReads8.5Score13k14d adds
25. 25 四 Siheyuan: I Moved Next Door, and the Neighbors Went Mad 四合院：搬到隔壁院子，禽兽哭了 Hu Hu Hu, Confused Doodle胡胡胡糊涂图Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Shortly after transmigrating into the world of a TV drama, Luo Bin was driven out of the courtyard because of his family background. Luckily, an elder from the neighboring courtyard took him in, saving him from freezing to death. The neighboring courtyard was home to Uncle Guo, Li Xiuzhi, Nan Yi, Liang Ladi... Their kindness stood in stark contrast to the hooligans in Luo Bin’s own courtyard. When the truth came out, it turned out his family background wasn’t bad at all. Luo Bin was the son of 22kReads6.9Score1k14d adds
26. 26 留 Left Behind in the Great Northern Wilderness 留守北大荒 Engineering Dog工程狗Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Zhang Hongqi was framed and nearly sentenced to prison for profiteering, but fortunately, a benefactor came to his aid. However, he was still disciplined and was about to be sent to a settlement for educated youth, then returned to the city. Zhang Hongqi faced two choices: return to the city with a disciplinary record, where people would look down on him and his family would suffer for it, or settle in the Great Northern Wilderness and give up his status as an educated youth for good. 86.7kReads8.5Score6.8k14d adds
27. 27 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 27.9kReads8.4Score1.7k14d adds

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    I'm serious about reading historical fiction, thank you.

28. 28 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Golden Finger for the Good Life! 四合院，我有一个享福金手指！ After the Wine, a Silken Drama酒阑牵丝戏Male-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing What should I do after transmigrating to the Birds-Full Courtyard? Oh, there’s a System! And I get to enjoy life while everyone else suffers? Now that’s what I call living! In this era of scarce supplies, how can I use food and drink to weave a vast web of connections? Let’s see how Luo Tie thrives in the beastly Birds-Full Courtyard, using other people’s bitter fruits to make his own life happy! 128.1kReads7.9Score8k14d adds
29. 29 四 Siheyuan: My Name Is Yi Zhonghe 四合院：我叫易中河 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing A modern man transmigrates into the world of the courtyard drama, becoming Yi Zhonghe, Yi Zhonghai’s younger brother, a character who never appeared in the show. He moves into the courtyard and takes a job at the steel mill. See how a modern soul reforms the courtyard’s self-serving residents, turning the “courtyard full of miscreants” into a true Love in the Courtyard. 84.8kReads8.0Score4.6k14d adds
30. 30 回 Back to 1961 as a Public Security Officer 回到1961当公安 A Hongtashan Cigarette Makes You Feel Like an Immortal来支红塔山快活似神仙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Both parents alive] [Has a System] [One female lead] I woke up to find myself in Courtyard 93 on Nanluoguxiang in 1961. What? Wasn’t it supposed to be Courtyard 95? And seriously, what is this? I’m just a lowly security guard! How did I become a police officer? And why am I supposed to protect the peace for everyone? 43.8kReads8.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    These are rare, vintage novels, each one a must-have for your collection! Systems, spatial abilities, police officers, educated youth, hunters, thugs, and even a student with six stripes—choose your preferred role!

31. 31 四 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Be a Good Person 四合院：我只想做个好人 First Dawn After the Rain沐雨初晨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Chen unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard complex and becomes a technician at a steel mill. At this point, Jia Dongxu is still alive, and He Yuzhu is still a good-hearted cook who looks after his younger sister. The courtyard seems peaceful on the surface, but beneath it, undercurrents are stirring. Yi Zhonghai, the paragon of morality; Liu Haizhong, devoted to the public good; Yan Bugui, generous to a fault; Xu Damao, the nicest man in the world... To make sure he 12kReads8.1Score44614d adds
32. 32 年 Period: My Taoist Arts Reach the Divine, and You Call Me Superstitious? 年代：道法通神，你说我迷信？ Boiled Some Water烧了点开水Urban1.3M WordsCompleted 44.9kReads7.9Score3.8k14d adds
33. 33 狩 Hunting in '86: My Family Feasts on Meat and Wine 狩猎86：我带全家喝酒吃肉 My Pen's Out of Ink笔没墨水Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Short drama with the same title. Search for the protagonist Ma Hu on Tomato or Red Fruit to watch] [Everyday life in the 1980s]+ [Hunting in the mountains]+ [Support System]+ [One heroine]+ [Lighthearted comedy] My name is Ma Hu. Hu as in “careless.” In my previous life, raising dogs left me destitute, and I eventually died at the hands of a wild boar. Reborn in 1986, I face a limping father, a hardworking mother, a dilapidated old house, and my third older sister in her worn cotton jacket. I'v 89.5kReads8.7Score9k14d adds
34. 34 四 The Fishing Enthusiast of the Siheyuan 四合院的钓鱼佬 After the Wine, a Silken Drama酒阑牵丝戏Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard home in the 1950s, she has both her parents and activates a Fishing System, letting her happily go fishing! The story is cheerful and heartwarming, with a relatively peaceful tone. She lives a comfortable little life in a courtyard full of troublemakers. 38.2kReads7.8Score1.7k14d adds

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    Don't discriminate against courtyard houses; not all courtyard houses are confrontational and aggressive. The first three books about courtyard houses are quite peaceful, and reading them as contemporary novels is fine.

35. 35 重 Reborn in 1981, Hunting in the Northwest 重生八一，狩猎西北 A Minor Official on the Frontier边疆一小吏Rural Life301k WordsOngoing The rating just came in. Here's hoping it goes up! [No System, No Pocket Dimension + Hardcore Hunting + Northwestern Flavor] After saving someone, Qin Mu is reborn in 1981. In these turbulent times, the sprawling Tianshan Mountains conceal countless treasures: wild boars, red deer, wolves, brown bears, and all kinds of other animals, as well as precious medicinal herbs like snow lotus and fritillaria, and even gold and jade... See how Qin Mu uses the experience from his previous life to hunt rar 41kReads6.5Score4.6k14d adds

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    This is a period novel set in Northwest China, where the protagonist is reborn and hunts. If you've read too many stories set in Northeast China, this might be a refreshing change. The protagonist isn't a scumbag! And there aren't any useless supporting characters who just collect money.

36. 36 重 Back to the 1960s: Starting as a Supply Cooperative Buyer 重回六零：从供销社采购员开始 Qi Yanbai祈言白Urban590k WordsOngoing [Period novel + spatial dimension + reborn + everyday life + family + slow-paced + single heroine] Reborn in 1959, Lin Weijia is now a rural young man on the verge of graduating from a technical secondary school. From the start, he activates a family heirloom jade pendant containing ten mu of fertile farmland and a spirit spring. Time passes at different rates: one day in the outside world equals ten days inside the space! While others chew tree bark during the famine, his family has fine grains 862Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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    So exhilarating! "Rebirth in the 1960s: The Rise of a Supply and Marketing Cooperative Purchasing Officer" is absolutely fantastic! Reborn into the resource-scarce 1960s, armed with memories of future business opportunities, he joins the supply and marketing cooperative as a purchasing officer, riding the wave of the "planned market + free market" era to achieve a remarkable rise! With his keen eye for rural produce and connections to scarce resources, he uses modern negotiation skills to lower prices, securing high-priced pastries and in-demand bicycles for the cooperative while cleverly avoiding speculation and profiteering, reaping huge profits through information asymmetry. He defeats envious colleagues who try to sabotage him and overcomes malicious competition from rivals, rising from a grassroots purchasing officer to the head of the supply and marketing cooperative, driving the flow of goods between urban and rural areas, earning both ration coupons and wealth, and gaining the respect of his neighbors. The novel is a perfect blend of period setting and the thrill of making money! I'm already reading it twice because I'm looking for something to read. Looking for similar period novels about getting rich: protagonists who are pragmatic and strategic, with precise business opportunities, realistic portrayals of the industry, and a fast-paced, compelling storyline! Has anyone stumbled upon a hidden gem? Share the book title in the comments to save us from a reading slump!

37. 37 四 Learning Foreign Languages in the Siheyuan 四合院从学外语开始 Fang Qianshan放千山Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Fang Qingyun arrives in a Beijing courtyard in 1953. His enhanced physical strength from transmigrating and his gift for remembering everything he sees give him a head start in this era. Watch as Fang Qingyun improves his family’s living conditions and steadily rises through the ranks... 2.7kReads7.6Score17914d adds
38. 38 6 The 1960s: A Daily Blind Box and a Carefree Life 60年代：每日盲盒，悠闲生活 Being Backsolved被倒推Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Period + System + Countryside + Lighthearted + Family Bonds + Hunting + Inventions + Getting Rich] After awakening memories from a parallel timeline, he discovers that it's the 1960s, and there's no food or clothing! He originally plans to use his newly awakened memories to give his family a better life, but who could have guessed that the Daily Mystery Box System would bind itself to him! Day One: “Mystery box opened. Reward: 30 Shaxian-style braised duck legs!” Day Two: “Mystery box opened. R 1.1kReads8.3Score17114d adds

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    The period dramas are all set in the 1950s to 1980s, and they are all written with a male protagonist and a system.

39. 39 重 Reborn in 1958: One Refusal, Explosive Rewards 重生58：拒绝一下，奖励爆炸 Bao Gungun.包滚滚.Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (Updated with ten thousand words a day + funny daily life + fishing and hunting + mountain and sea foraging + business development. No tragic misery, and no scraping by on coarse grain.) Qin Shouye was reborn in 1958 and gained a Refusal System. Girl: “Big brother, marry me.” Qin Shouye: “No.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. Reward: 100 romantic encounters.” Rich heir: “Get on your knees.” Qin Shouye: “I refuse.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. The other party's assets have been transferre 65.8kReads8.7Score5.3k14d adds
40. 40 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. 201.2kReads9.4Score13.5k14d adds
41. 41 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s, Leaving No Regrets 穿越60年代，不留遗憾 Soar Ninety Thousand Miles跃九万里Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigration + System + male lead + pocket dimension] No needless hostility, and hardly any awful characters (almost none). Also known as: The 1960s: Is the County Government Procurement Officer Really Number Two? Adapted into a motion comic, with no interruption to updates. Sun Xuan, a young man from the modern era, unexpectedly obtains a golden finger and transmigrates to the 1960s. Bound to a sign-in System, he has a pocket dimension stocked with abundant supplies, includi 32.1kReads8.1Score2.8k14d adds
42. 42 我 I Became a Speculator in 1960 我在1960当倒爷 A Soft Spot for Period Novels偏爱年代文Urban699k WordsCompleted Zhang Shuguang, a struggling 21st-century author, spent years staying up late to write, until he finally dropped dead from exhaustion and became one of the transmigration crowd. But Zhang Shuguang was far from pleased with the era he had transmigrated into or the identity of the original owner of his body. With the odds stacked against him from the start, he was fortunate that the standard System for transmigrators arrived, helping him thrive in an era where food and clothing were scarce! 9.4kReads8.3Score60414d adds
43. 43 重 Reborn in 1977: MC’s Strongest Player Forces Dad to Divorce 重生77：MC最强玩家逼爹离婚 Bao Gungun.包滚滚.Urban5.2M WordsCompleted (Minecraft + hoarding supplies + profiteering + farming + beachcombing + hunting + treasure appraisal + stone gambling + stock trading + absurd comedy.) Qin Shou is reborn in 1977 and obtains the Minecraft System. From the start, he gets an enchanted fishing rod that lets him fish up all kinds of supplies. He farms and raises livestock, mines ore and digs into mountains. With all sorts of divine tools at his disposal, he rises to become a global resource tycoon. He buys truckloads of antiques fr 7.5kReads8.1Score91614d adds
44. 44 重 Reborn: Building a Business Empire 重生：缔造商业帝国 Big Eye大目Urban4.9M WordsCompleted Ye Chen, who once possessed a personal fortune of 400 billion, is reborn sixty years into the past. That year, he was a penniless, worthless gambling addict. His wife, begging him to sign the divorce papers; his father- and mother-in-law, wishing he would vanish from the face of the earth; loan sharks threatening him with debt collection notices... Watch him use his knowledge of the next sixty years to turn the tide, lead the next great wave, and build an unrivaled global business empire! 53.9kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
45. 45 刚 I Just Married a Young Educated Woman, and Now I Have to Rise from Infancy? 刚娶女知青，让我从婴儿开始逆袭？ Get Rich暴富Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Period setting + educated youth + hunting and farming + rural life + pocket dimension + wish fulfillment] After transmigrating to 1972, Li Yunfeng has just married an educated young woman when he awakens the Baby Comeback System. The System’s missions are rather ridiculous: walk one meter in a minute, and get a solid-gold longevity lock as a reward. Li Yunfeng: “What? One meter in a minute? Even someone with a blood clot in their brain could walk ten meters!” He then sprints half a kilometer. S 906Reads8.5Score14314d adds
46. 46 重 Reborn in 1980: After the Family Split, I Make a Fortune with My Wife and Daughter 重生80，分家后带妻女吃香喝辣 Flowing Moon over the Paulownia流月梧桐Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + raising children and doting on his wife + daily life + building wealth + business + food] In 1980, forty-six-year-old Lin Guoqiang was reborn. In his previous life, everyone praised him as a good-hearted man. He lent his hard-earned money to his eldest brother for a business, gave his third younger brother his demobilization allowance to marry a wife, paid for his fifth younger sister’s tuition, and tended to his sick parents at their bedside. Bu 183.4kReads7.4Score7.2k14d adds

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    On the road to entrepreneurship, he steadily built a restaurant, vegetable garden, fish pond, and chicken farm, and took over the business. The business was large, but he managed it all very well.

47. 47 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: I Land a Secure Job Thanks to My Uncle, the Director 穿越五零：靠主任舅舅端铁饭碗 Today's Wind Is Calm Too今天的风也很平静Urban189k WordsOngoing Parallel world, Period piece, Northeast factory workers, everyday family life, enjoying life, a happy life. Food delivery rider Zhou Guoqiang takes a tumble into a parallel world in 1950, where he finds a home with bare walls and a drafty, rundown house. His most valuable possession is half a ration biscuit, which he had in his pocket when he transmigrated. Zhou Guoqiang thinks about the policies of the time. Surely he can't spend his whole life bent over the fields? Just as he's worrying about 25.4kReads—Score2.2k14d adds

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    This is a historical fiction, male-oriented, story about enjoying life. Every character acts for their own benefit, and there are no mindless villains. It's a slice-of-life story about family life. If you're looking for something to read, you can add it to your bookshelf. The author will continue to update it.

48. 48 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 58.1kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds

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49. 49 重 Back to 1985: Don't Call Me Comrade, Call Me Husband! 重回85叫什么同志叫老公！ I Still Dare我还敢Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In Northeast China in 1985, an era known as the darkest of times: a young man, a hunting rifle, a heart full of passion, and a jianghu shrouded in gun smoke... In an age when might makes right, a man’s fierce devotion and true-to-life nature are what it takes to get ahead in the Northeast. A period novel, the rise of an ordinary man, one heroine, dual transmigration. 11kReads9.1Score78414d adds
50. 50 我 I'm Just a Village Doctor, Is It Really So Strange That I Know the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles? 我一个村医会鬼门十三针很合理吧 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After his grandfather died, Chen Mo returned from the city hospital to his village and became its new barefoot doctor. Who says a barefoot doctor can’t amount to anything? Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, with no nine-to-five grind or mortgage, he can turn his hometown into a paradise. Northeastern customs, everyday stories, and local life: it’s all here. Urban daily life, one heroine, no System, just little stories to enjoy over tea. This book is also known as The Years I Served as 15.7kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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