Famine Stories Set in the 1950s and 1960s 五零，六零年代饥荒文

1. 451 重 Reborn in the 1970s, I Married a Bride from Ancient Times 重生到七零，我娶了个古代媳妇 Seeking the Moon with an Unchanged Heart初心不改寻月Urban2.5M WordsOngoing Zhu Nanwu, a modern-day corporate drone, was reborn in the 1970s. Through a twist of fate, he married a wealthy and beautiful woman from ancient times. To provide for his wife and enjoy a comfortable life, Zhu Nanwu used the golden finger he obtained from a reborn woman with ulterior motives, along with his knowledge of the future, to quietly amass his initial capital. When the time was right, he soared to success and became a multibillionaire. The talented ancient beauty Gao Xueyao arrived in a 1.8kReads7.9Score14014d adds
2. 452 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds

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   I withdrew, but it didn't help.

3. 453 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds

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   Don't get excited if it's not a brotherly affair or anything.

4. 454 癫 A Madwoman in the 1950s: One Yuan for Half a Ton of Pork 癫女穿五零，一元秒杀万斤猪肉 Amazing Fried Rice厉害了炒饭Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted This is the story of a crazy woman who transmigrates to the 1950s and takes down scumbags. Watch as Su Yu gets her revenge, trades goods on the black market during the 1950s, and ultimately helps the nation prosper before marrying a handsome soldier... 1.6kReads6.3Score19214d adds

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   This is a perfect story! 🍒🍒🍒 The female protagonist had pre-bound herself to a sign-in system, which granted her resources and a spatial dimension for signing in. She began hoarding these resources. When the time came, she was transported to the 1950s, a time of famine.

5. 455 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—14d adds
6. 456 女 The Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Empress: She Brings Billions of Merit into the 1960s 女帝三岁半：她带亿万功德穿六零 Build a House起房子Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted (Adorable, everyone’s-favorite story with a touch of fantasy.) After saving three thousand worlds, the empress thought her life was over. But, to her surprise, a fragment of her soul was reincarnated into a little fool in the late 1960s. The girl’s family was dirt poor, and life was painfully hard. Her father was lame, her mother half-blind, and she had two older brothers, grandparents, an eldest uncle, a second uncle, and a younger uncle: a huge family with a poverty rating of minus 100. But th 9.6kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds

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   As someone who loves historical fiction, I saw this post and I'm raving about books from the 1960s!!! I've read them all and added them to my bookshelf!!!

7. 457 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds
8. 458 重 Back to the 1950s: I Bring My Pocket-Dimension Supplies and Live as a Couch Potato 重回五零，我带空间物资当咸鱼 A Lily of the Valley一株铃兰Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted Do you know how far you are from entering a pocket dimension? Cen You does: 0.1 points, the difference between passing and failing the Level 1-B Putonghua proficiency test. And do you know how long it takes to transmigrate and be reborn? Cen You knows that too: just one night’s sleep. That’s right. After being crushed by a score that was only 0.1 points short of passing Level 1-B, Cen You, an ordinary wage earner who never imagined she was the chosen one and often felt like a poor little cabbage 521Reads7.2Score—14d adds
9. 459 六 The 1960s: The Alley Couple's Daily Gossip 六零年代胡同小夫妻吃瓜日常 Qiqi the Cat Who Drinks Coffee喝咖啡的琪琪猫Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted A married couple from the 1990s transmigrate to the 1960s. No TV, no internet, no phones. No problem. They don't need any of that. There's so much gossip here they can't keep up with it all. Seriously, there's just too much to gossip about. Their daily life: gossiping, making money, and raising kids. They have to manage all three without dropping the ball. 8.4kReads7.2Score49414d adds

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   Set in the 1960s, a time of scarcity, this story focuses on everyday family life and I really like the male protagonist's character.

10. 460 六 In the 1960s, I Became the Meanest Mother-in-Law in the Compound 六零我在大院当恶太 Wu Lin Meng Zhu舞淋萌煮Modern Romance218k WordsOngoing A retired public relations expert transmigrates into the body of a put-upon old woman in the 1960s. Without a golden finger, she relies on three weapons: an abacus, contracts, and a loudspeaker. She drives her parasitic children out of the house and turns the whole compound into her business empire. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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11. 461 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 136.6kReads9.1Score16.2k14d adds

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    Waking up to find herself transmigrated into the body of a six-month pregnant, vicious ex-wife? Jiang Yuman exclaimed in disbelief! The original owner of this body had meticulously planned her marriage into the Fu family, only to have an abortion and divorce when the family fell on hard times. But looking at her handsome husband and unborn child, Jiang Yuman decided to rewrite her destiny. According to the plot, the Fu family would rise to prominence again in two years. Not wanting to give way to the reborn heroine, she decisively packed her bags and went to the countryside. She expected hardship, but the entire Fu family doted on her! Even her aloof husband, Fu Jingchen, treated her with utmost care. Just how sweet was her life in the countryside? How would she thrive in this era? Come and find out in "Transmigrated into the Vicious Ex-Wife of a Powerful Boss, Pampered by the Whole Family"!

12. 462 年 Period: Trading Lives and Making It Big in the Seventies 年代：交换人生闯七零 Tang Qing糖倾Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Period setting + devoted couple + everyday life] Xia Yunshu returned to 1970 as an orphan and was bound to a System called “Poverty Alleviation Webpage.” The System asked cheekily, “Were you poor today?” Xia Yunshu rolled her eyes, disguised herself as the dark-skinned little Dong, and quietly made money, recognizing only her partner, Huo Xiaoshan. Later, circumstances forced her to move to Qindao and enroll in school. A transfer student joined her class, and she could no longer stay calm. 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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    What a pity...

13. 463 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 28.7kReads7.1Score1.4k14d adds

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    A story of a famine refugee, featuring a male protagonist who kills Japanese invaders and traitors. He is decisive and ruthless, neither doting on his sister nor any other woman; he prioritizes women over female protagonists. He doesn't falter at the sight of women, doesn't become irrational, and doesn't shy away from them. He's a breath of fresh air. The protagonist possesses a ruthless and ambitious nature; anyone who gets in his way will be killed. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his worth. If you enjoy stories of famine refugees and female-killing heroines, this is a good read, highly recommended!

14. 464 朕 I’m Here to Set the Chaotic Siheyuan Straight 朕来整顿禽满四合院 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction267k WordsCompleted After Zhu Yuanzhang died, he transmigrated into the body of a junior official. When he got home, he found that His wife was Empress Ma, doing laundry for someone else. His son was Zhu Biao, with a broken leg. His grandson was Zhu Xiongying, skin and bones. The so-called “good neighbors” in the compound stole from his family, insulted his wife, and schemed against his son. The whole place was full of beasts. Then the System arrived, bringing him master-level Chinese medicine, a farm he could c 1.2kReads6.1Score—14d adds

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    A courtyard house novel that's definitely worth reading!

15. 465 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

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    Reborn in 1960, he was dirt poor, but he vowed never to let his wife and children suffer in this lifetime! He took on side jobs, earned work points, and fought against awful relatives, turning his dilapidated little family into a thriving household, making his wife and children happy!

16. 466 四 Siheyuan: The Whole Courtyard Is Asking for Trouble, So I Wipe Them All Out 四合院：全院作死，我直接杀光 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted After his Nascent Soul perishes, he returns to the courtyard in 1953 as a security chief, carrying on the legacy of a Celestial Master. But he discovers that his elder sister is dead and his nephew is on the brink of death. Those who seized the He family home and bullied the orphan will face karmic justice through a series of “accidents.” 594Reads8.6Score10014d adds
17. 467 带 Back to 1958 with a Farm 带着农场回到1958 Gentle Brother Qiang温柔的强哥Urban52k WordsCompleted Zhang Weiguo, who comes from the future, transmigrates to Forty-Nine City in 1958 with a farm System. This is the story of how he uses the farm to make money, grow crops, and support his family. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Not lowering one's intelligence, not becoming a saint

18. 468 四 Siheyuan: Getting Better with Age, If You Can Do It, Step Up 四合院：越活越牛，谁行谁上 Light at Dawn晨曦有光Male-Channel Fanfiction394k WordsCompleted Song Yan, a top-ranked Honor of Kings streamer, dies suddenly during a livestream and transmigrates to the era of “Beasts in the Courtyard.” From the start, Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng bully him, but he unexpectedly awakens the Ultimate Counterattack System! Whenever he’s provoked, sabotaged, or set up, he instantly gets a reward: Any Honor of Kings skill he wants! Activate Kai’s Immortal Body, and anyone who touches me gets sent flying! Once Dian Wei goes berserk, every scumbag in the courtyard 4kReads7.3Score10214d adds
19. 469 从 Signing In at Zhengyang Gate 从正阳门开始签到 Gentle Brother Qiang温柔的强哥Male-Channel Fanfiction351k WordsOngoing Chen Xueru, the spirited woman from Under the Zhengyang Gate, sees all three of her marriages end in failure. Each one leaves her with a different degree of pain and loss. Fu Weiguo, who transmigrates into this world, becomes the man behind Chen Xueru, the one she can rely on… 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds
20. 470 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainous Aunt in a Koi-Themed Period Novel 穿成锦鲤年代文中的极品小姑子 Tao Dayao桃大夭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Era Novel + Everyone’s Favorite + Madwoman, Career-Driven Heroine + Patriotism + Rags-to-Riches Wish Fulfillment + No Handouts] Su Miaomiao, who has a trading System, transmigrates into an era novel about a lucky heroine. Unfortunately, she isn’t the novel’s lucky heroine, but an obnoxious supporting character who gets deceived by a scumbag from the start and then cruelly abandoned. She’s thrown into a nightmare from the start: the scumbag’s family emotionally manipulates her and leeches off he 4.7kReads9.1Score50914d adds
21. 471 四 In the Siheyuan, Silly Zhu Stops Being a Doormat 四合院傻柱不在做冤大头 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Snow blanketed the world. As he lay dying beneath a bridge, He Yuzhu watched his archrival, Xu Damao, summon the last of his strength to carry him back to the courtyard, and regret tore at his heart. Reborn as a young man, he awakens a mysterious pocket dimension and gains the skills of a culinary god. He immediately cuts ties with the Jia family. He will repay the deaf old lady's kindness, ease his younger sister's suffering, and rekindle his bond with Lou Xiao'e. As for those bloodsucking para 918Reads8.6Score10114d adds
22. 472 四 Siheyuan: With a Zombie-Slaying Daoist Master Around, No One Dares Cause Trouble 四合院：僵尸道长在，没人敢作怪 Mingze888888铭泽888888Male-Channel Fanfiction217k WordsCompleted After fighting evil spirits, Mao Xiaofang, his two apprentices, Black Rose, and Shrimp were planning to return to Gantian Town. But a temporal rift swept them away, and they crash-landed in a Beijing courtyard house in the 1960s. The moment they arrived, the entire courtyard was in chaos. Looking at the disorderly place, Mao Xiaofang sighed. “Never mind. We’ll stay here for now.” He had hoped to keep a low profile, but evil spirits kept causing trouble. So the three brothers, including Silly 279Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 473 带 Taking My Supply Space to Become the Family's Little Ancestor in the 1960s 带着物资空间去六零年代当小祖宗 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Military romance, powerful leads, period setting, lighthearted, satisfying read] Cao Jingjing, who possessed both fire and spatial abilities, was dragged to her death by the Zombie King. When she opened her eyes, she had arrived in the 1960s, an era of food and clothing shortages. Her scummy fiancé: “I’d marry a pig or a dog before I’d marry you!” The white-lotus woman who stole her fiancé: “You can’t do anything! Leave the wonderful Brother Wei alone!” The villagers: “Cao Jingjing is lazy and 11.9kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
24. 474 带 Bringing Supplies to the 1950s: My Two Kids and I Lie Flat 带物资穿五零：我和两宝咸鱼躺平 Zhu Zhu, Not Zhu Zhu珠珠不是朱朱Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + farming + raising kids + no romance] When Gu Yinghua opened her eyes again, she had become a young widow whose husband had died. Her family was dirt poor, she had two hungry children to feed, and a three-year period of hardship was about to begin. Gu Yinghua threw her head back and cried, “How am I supposed to survive this?!” 630Reads7.2Score10114d adds

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    Set in the 1950s and 60s, a time of famine, the first book tells the story of Uncle Zhao Guang, who, upon hearing of his wife's critical condition, kicks down the door and rushes her to the hospital. Everyone has their own agenda, but Uncle Zhao Guang is frantic with worry, his wife's safety being his top priority. Amidst the changing tides of events at home, everything will be discussed upon his return.

25. 475 四 Siheyuan: My Revenge Begins at the Mass Grave 四合院：从乱葬岗开始复仇 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn on a mass grave, Zhang Aiguo returns with a System. The scoundrels stole my family’s property, sold my younger sister, and left me for dead. This time, they’ll pay for every drop of blood! The hypocritical patriarch, the venomous old woman, every last one of them: none will get away! Watch as this young man delivers the ultimate judgment and gets his revenge in this man-eating courtyard! 373Reads8.8Score14514d adds
26. 476 六 My 1960s Military Wife Is a Little Spicy: The Sharp-Tongued Officer Spoils Her Tyrannically 六零军嫂有点辣：毒舌军官霸道宠 Nalan Yi纳兰翊Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1960s Military Marriage + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Revenge on Scumbags + Making Money and Raising Kids + Supermarket in a Pocket Dimension + Superpowers + Never Letting Enemies Get Away + Satisfying Military Story] Yu Wanqing had assets worth billions, but while exploring Mount Kunlun, she encountered Japanese soldiers trying to damage China's dragon veins. She took them out, but was badly wounded. When she woke up, she'd transmigrated into the body of a young woman in t 44.8kReads9.2Score6.1k14d adds
27. 477 我 Surviving the 1950s 我在五零苟生存 Like a Black Cat Hiding in Plain Sight像只黑猫隐身在生活Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to an era of scarcity with supplies in tow, Zhao Zhizhi puts her penny-pinching instincts to work as she scrapes by in the 1950s, taking every advantage she can and building a life of her own. A good life starts with making the most of what you have. 132Reads5.8Score—14d adds
28. 478 四 Siheyuan: Becoming a Rogue Everyone Loves 四合院：做一个人见人爱的流氓 Hermit of Xiangshan Creek香山溪客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Low on Grimness] [Historical Fantasy] Lin Muzhi, a down-and-out writer from the 21st century, wakes up as Lin Weidong, a backward young man in a 1965 courtyard. His neighbors are rubbing their hands together, ready to crush this “troublemaker” and take everything from him. But... The whole courtyard soon realizes that this time, the newcomer isn't prey. Armed with the perspective of a modern civilization, he's come to rule this world of tangled relationships like it 40.3kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds
29. 479 六 The Chubby Girl of the 1960s Has a Pocket Space 六零肥妹有空间 Hu Pangya胡胖丫Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Tong Xi was set up by her older female cousin and died in the jaws of a man-eating vine. By chance, she is reborn two hundred years in the past in the body of an overweight girl, and luckily finds the dragon-patterned blood jade pendant containing the pocket dimension her cousin had stolen from her. In the difficult 1960s, Tong Xi relies on her perfect memory to study medicine, cultivate spirit fields, and punish the scum. Along the way, she even lands herself a rich, handsome boyfriend. Life co 2kReads9.1Score28414d adds
30. 480 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: Poison Him, Poison Her, Poison Them All! 穿越六零：毒它毒她毒他！ Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted A princess of the Feng Kingdom transmigrates to the 1960s. She had hoped to live quietly and peacefully, but her family is dirt poor, and there's always some troublemaker trying to harm her. If that's how it is, she'll just have to fall back on her old trade: poison fish, shrimp, and wild beasts; poison evil neighbors, enemy spies, and everyone else who deserves it! Watch as this Poison Princess poisons her way to a bright future! 631Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book tells the story of an ancient princess who travels back to the 1960s. While others struggle immensely to make money, she earns it with ease.

31. 481 带 Taking My Pocket Dimension Back to the Fifties 带着空间穿五零 Orchid Fragrance Deep in the Bamboo Grove竹林深处兰花香Modern Romance315k WordsOngoing Xia Xingyue, an ordinary girl from the 20th century, transmigrates to the 1950s and grows up from a tiny baby. Food and clothing are scarce, life is hard, and a three-year famine is just around the corner, followed by ten years of revolutionary turmoil. But there's no need to worry: I have a space packed with supplies! I'll make sure my family has plenty to eat, share some with my childhood sweetheart, keep my head down until the time is right, and then make a fortune. I'll have both a loving fa 6Reads6.2Score—14d adds
32. 482 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 4.8kReads9.2Score44114d adds
33. 483 重 Reborn in 1960: I Have a Divine Cauldron Space 重生60，我有神鼎空间 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Zhao Guoqiang died alongside the demolition crew, never imagining that the incense burner in his own main room was a divine artifact. After accidentally becoming the master of the Bronze Divine Cauldron, he was reborn as another man named Zhao Guoqiang. Inside the cauldron's space were towering mountains, lakes, and mighty rivers. What delighted him even more was that the cauldron could condense holy water. Time already flowed ten times faster inside the space than in the outside world. With the 394Reads7.4Score9114d adds

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    I've traveled back to the famine years of the 1960s. No worries! I have a spatial ability; I can accelerate the growth of plants and animals, fish, hunt, and lead two villages to adopt new farming methods. From then on, we'll learn agriculture from Shuanghe. Black market grain will be traded for antiques and artifacts. Wild boar meat will be exchanged for job opportunities. Shanghe Village is back in the newspapers and on television, and the radio is broadcasting news of their bumper harvest.

34. 484 六 1960: Clearing Out My Family's Home and Taking a Spirit Spring to Hong Kong 六零，搬空全家带着灵泉闯香江 Jing Su Rugu景素如故Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + rebirth + pocket dimension + special abilities + transmigrate into a book + the 1960s) This book has quite a few supporting characters who transmigrate or are reborn. If you don't like that, don't read it. This is not a strong female lead story! Please read the content warnings! Lin Susu, from the 22nd century, had lived to a ripe old age and passed away, but somehow got the chance to open her eyes again. Oh, no. Her whole life had gone smoothly, and she'd been able to lie flat 9kReads8.5Score79514d adds
35. 485 日 Paying One Billion in Taxes a Day, and You Call This a Village Collective Enterprise? 日交税十亿，你说这是村集体企业 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban523k WordsCompleted Zeng Fanchao, the richest man in Beihu Province, catches the eye of people who want to seize his family fortune for free. When he refuses, Liu Batian, a prison warden who holds the low ninth rank, sends men to sever his tendons, force-feed him a drug that robs him of his voice, and throw him from a cliff over a hundred meters high. He crashes down onto the land temple beneath the cliff, smashing it to pieces. His own body is shattered, too, but the blood flowing from him is mysteriously absorbed 659Reads6.4Score—14d adds
36. 486 五 Daily Life After Transmigrating into a Book in the 1950s 五零穿书日常 Liu Fa六发Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted (The story moves slowly, with lots of family matters and little everyday details. It’s all about taking things one step at a time, so please bear with me! Note: The male lead appears late and doesn’t get much screen time!) After Li Jiahuan unexpectedly died, she somehow transmigrated! Unfortunately, her luck was a little off, and she landed in the 1950s. At least she came with the golden finger every transmigrated woman needs. Then the System told her she had transmigrated into a book, and the p 796Reads7.0Score—14d adds
37. 487 重 Reborn in 1960: The System Helps Me Rule the Hunting Grounds 重生60：系统助我猎界称雄 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban345k WordsCompleted Li Changsheng became a thirty-year mortgage slave after buying a home with no down payment. With housing prices falling and his job gone, he was on his way home when he kindly helped an elderly person who had fallen, only to be extorted by them. So he simply dragged them along to die with him, ridding the world of two bad people. Unexpectedly, he then received a Cloning System and transmigrated, reborn into the body of another Li Changsheng in 1960. See how Li Changsheng uses the Cloning System 990Reads6.1Score—14d adds
38. 488 带 I Transmigrated to an Era of Famine and War with a Few Acres of Land 带着几亩地，穿越到饥荒战乱年代 A Simple Life平淡生活Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Alternate history + spatial powers + fleeing famine and war + fighting for the throne + decisive and ruthless + a little palace intrigue) Ye Yutong has transmigrated! She's landed in a novel once written by her college roommate, set in an unknown dynasty during a time of famine and war. In the original story, the heroine is her cousin, while Ye Yutong is the wicked supporting character who competes with her for the male lead. Not only does she get thoroughly humiliated, her family is dragged do 21.1kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
39. 489 我 In 1979, I Helped the Whole Village Become Ten-Thousand-Yuan Households 我在七九帮全村成就万元户 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban267k WordsCompleted Chen Sheng and seven good friends explore the Nanshan Cave and obtain the innate spiritual treasure, the Boundary-Breaking Pearl, which lets them travel back and forth to an era thirty years in the future. From then on, they begin a career smuggling goods between the two worlds. Back home, they open brickworks, a sand quarry, clothing factories, and furniture factories. They buy up centipedes and leeches, and become the first in the world to cultivate bamboo fungus commercially. Once every house 615Reads8.0Score—14d adds
40. 490 在 Looking for a Long-Term Meal Ticket in the Sixties 在六零年代寻找长期饭票 Big Head, Big Head头大头大Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted A pampered young woman from the 21st century transmigrates into the body of Xu Mengting, an ordinary high school girl in the 1960s. Xu Mengting feels utterly hopeless. But life has to go on, and since laziness has become her life philosophy, she sets out to find a long-term meal ticket so she can live a carefree, comfortable life. Oh? Her aloof deskmate seems to have pretty good prospects. She'd better snatch him up quickly! (The heroine is a typical self-interested person with plenty of flaws. 2.7kReads8.1Score14514d adds
41. 491 我 I Fish with Dragon Blood, and Every Fish and Shrimp in the Sea Goes Wild 我用龙血钓鱼，海中鱼虾都疯了 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Fishing with dragon blood sends every fish and shrimp in the sea into a frenzy. Tempering my body with dragon blood and making a name for myself with dragon fists. I use dragon dung and urine in my space to grow ginseng and tea plants. Every year, I drip another drop of dragon blood beneath the tea plants. Regularly drinking the tea they produce delays aging, strengthens the body, promotes longevity, fortifies the bones and sinews, beautifies the skin, turns white hair black, and even boosts vir 711Reads8.6Score17114d adds
42. 492 何 How to Chase Away Worries? Fish Until Your Cooler Overflows 何以解忧钓鱼爆护 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban744k WordsCompleted Zhang San used to be a street vendor selling leather shoes. When the city launched a campaign to become civilized, street vending was banned. Just as he found himself out of work, his girlfriend betrayed him and ran off with the savings he had built up over six years of selling at his stall. Drunk, Zhang San went fishing by the river and unexpectedly hooked a Shanhe Ring. The ring had been forged by the Primordial Immortal Venerable from fragments of worlds and various heavenly treasures. It con 1.4kReads8.7Score10314d adds
43. 493 钓 A Fisherman Across Time and Space: A Blood-Soaked Fight Against Japan 钓者跨时空：浴血抗日行 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban130k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, in Heishui Town, Hanjing City, a false nation on the Dark Star, Zhou Jianhua accidentally discovers a time machine created by the previous civilization in its final days in an attempt to save the world. The time machine can take him to worlds from the past, but it cannot reach the future. Inside the machine, Zhou Jianhua obtains the Repentance Fishing Boat, which can be upgraded. The Confession Time Machine itself can also be upgraded, and he can travel through time three ti 55Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 494 穿 I Came to the 1960s for a Life, Not Mere Survival 穿六零，我要的是生活，不是活着 A Novel Fan Writing Novels小说迷写小说Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Shushu was an ordinary girl with a short life. Because of a drop of the King of Hell’s son’s virgin urine, she died six hours early. To make it up to her, the King of Hell gives her three choices. 1: Be reborn along her original path, into the animal realm. (The King of Hell can guarantee she’ll have someone to feed and care for her all her life.) 2: Have her wish granted and become a billionaire. (She’ll be an 80-year-old rich woman with only six days left to live.) 3: Become an 18-year-o 2.1kReads8.8Score14014d adds
45. 495 莸 I Gain the Water God's Inheritance, and Fishing Is No Longer Hard 莸得水神传承，钓鱼不再难 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban300k WordsCompleted Nan Canghai had his achievements stolen and was fired from his job, so he went out for a walk to clear his head. Caught in a sudden downpour, he happened upon an old, dilapidated Water God Temple by the river. Curious, Nan Canghai ducked inside to take shelter and look around. By a stroke of fate, he merged with the remnant soul of an ancient Water God. Not only did he inherit the Water God's legacy, he also obtained a treasure that controlled water: the Black Tortoise Banner, one of the Four Di 746Reads8.6Score—14d adds
46. 496 重 Reborn as a Cow: Ruling the Dark Planet 重生成牛：称霸黑暗星球 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban113k WordsCompleted Ye Daniu transmigrated and was reborn in the body of an African buffalo that had just been killed by a lion. Using human intelligence, he killed the lion and became the King of the Buffaloes. From then on, the African buffaloes began practicing martial arts and forming battle formations, wiping out prides of lions and packs of wolves. They exterminated the hyenas, unified the grasslands, and became its overlords. When the apocalypse arrived, the King of the Buffaloes led herds of buffaloes, zebr 144Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 497 甜 A Sweet Military Wife’s Life in the 1960s 甜美军嫂在六零混生活 That Little Yin from the Xi Family曦家那小茵Modern Romance787k WordsOngoing By fate and karma, my soul has switched places with someone from the 1960s who shares my name! When I wake up, all I have are two best friends, a notice telling me I'm about to be sent to the countryside, and an older brother who takes the side of his vicious sister-in-law. I laugh. I want no part of this so-called family affection. Alone, what have I got to fear? I arrived with warehouses full of supplies: rice, flour, cooking oil, powdered milk, chicken, duck, fish, meat, eggs, and much more. 81Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Amazing! An orphan girl from the 1960s rises to become a cold-blooded military commander from a warehouse! After her soul is swapped with someone from the 1960s, she decisively abandons false family ties. Carrying a massive amount of supplies, she infiltrates the black market and takes in a wounded officer as her bodyguard. But the bodyguard transforms into a high-ranking officer, cornering her in a grain warehouse: "You little thief who stole my heart, you deserve life imprisonment!" #SweetRomance #MilitaryMarriage #SatisfyingRead

48. 498 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Living the Lazy Life with a Heavenly Realm 重生六零：带着天庭空间咸鱼翻身 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The heroine is reborn in the 1960s. When she grows up, she leads everyone in making money. Her biggest backing is the country itself. The story starts off at a leisurely pace. She’s doted on by her elders, has a golden finger, and keeps adorable pets. The heroine has a strong sense of self-preservation and never tells anyone about her space. Her greatest interests are making money, eating, and gossiping. She’s also a dutiful daughter. Liu Sitian was simply honest and paid the exact amount when u 8.6kReads9.3Score71514d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a newborn child. Her family is predominantly male and dotes on her. She possesses a special space, unlike ordinary ones, which allows her to lead the entire village to prosperity and the nation to take off. The male protagonist appears late in the story.

49. 499 穿 I Transmigrated and Started Making Machines in the 1960s 穿越我在六零搞机械 Guiyuan Xixi桂圆曦曦Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted [Historical era + transmigration + cherished by the whole family + pocket dimension] When Yu Sui wakes up, she notices her low vantage point and tiny hands, and realizes she’s in deep trouble. After more than a decade of reading novels, she quickly figures out she’s hit the jackpot! Fortunately, she’s a cherished little girl, so this isn’t so hard to accept. She gets to enjoy a happy childhood all over again, and there’s nothing wrong with that ^o^ A little disclaimer: The heroine isn’t an all-p 1.7kReads—Score11514d adds

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    This one is also acceptable.

50. 500 随 After My Father Married into Her Family, the Fake Sweetheart Became the Compound's Favorite 随父入赘后，假娇软成家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Ning Ruanruan is reborn, back to the time before her family is sent away to the countryside. In her previous life, she followed her mother into a new marriage with a family of doctors. Their life looked good on the surface, but she was abused for years. Just when she was finally old enough to marry and leave, they married her off to an old man to keep her quiet. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn’t let her talk about what happened. Reborn before the family is sent away, she decides, when her 32kReads7.3Score2.6k14d adds

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    While others are reborn to seek revenge and punish scum, the female protagonist is reborn to send her father into a marriage alliance, directly reaching the pinnacle of life.

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