Rural Novels Set in the 1960s and 1970s 六七十年代的乡村小说

1. 351 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- 124.8kReads9.3Score12.9kShelves
2. 352 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 86.4kReads9.6Score9.4kShelves
3. 353 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 24.6kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
4. 354 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Carefree Young Hunter 重生六零年代：逍遥小猎户 An Ren安仁Urban696k WordsCompleted The soul of a modern man transmigrates back to the 1960s and becomes a poor young hunter in a mountain village. Fortunately, he has a spirit-mountain space with him. Armed with a modern man's ideas and knowledge, watch Liu Dazhu grow alongside his country and rise to new heights in this era, when New China has only just been founded... 3.1kReads8.6Score149Shelves

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   Living in the countryside is indifferent, and traveling in the mountains and fishing is leisurely. If you have three thoughts in your life, you will be as free and beautiful as a fairy.

5. 355 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 69.9kReads9.0Score7.5kShelves
6. 356 传 Legend of the Countryside 传奇乡村 Yaoyue妖月Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Although women from the mountains may not know how to dress up as well as city girls, they make up for it with their natural, down-to-earth charm. Years of hard work and the nourishing mountain air mean they usually have great figures. 3.2kReads8.8Score366Shelves
7. 357 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban675k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 3.4kReads—Score285Shelves

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   Farming, hunting, disaster relief, harvesting antiques, period literature

8. 358 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: Planting Trees at Saihanba 穿越60年代：去塞罕坝种树 The Loneliness of a Little Apple小苹果的孤独Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [1960s]+ [Educated Youth]+ [Transmigration]+ [Farming]+ [Romance]+ [Live-in Son-in-Law]+ [Golden Finger] After Wu Dandan finished defending her thesis, she unexpectedly transmigrated to the Saihanba Forest Farm in the 1960s to plant trees. This is the story of her and a group of educated youths working hard there to pursue their dreams. 99Reads—Score—Shelves

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9. 359 老 Old Huang and Old Hei 老黄与老黑 Shan Ye Yiyuan山野艺媛Urban430k WordsOngoing [Period Drama] [Countryside] [Married Life] Set in the early 1980s, this novel tells the story of four families, the Lins, Wangs, Lius, and Chens, in an unremarkable village on the Loess Plateau in the Great Northwest. They scheme and struggle against one another, while brothers and sisters-in-law within each clan bear their own grudges and grievances. But it is better to resolve enmity than let it fester. Lin Junjie is the first young man in the village to get into college, bringing honor to th 61Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   Friends, rogue scholar Shan Ye has brought his new work "Old Huang and Lao Hei" to everyone. Thank you for accompanying you along the way. Shan Ye, as always, speaks well in every documentary period novel. It is also a series of emotional stories about educated youth returning to the city and abandoned babies. It takes place in a rural period period novel. Shan Ye needs everyone's support and support. Shan Ye thanks you all [love] [love] [love] [love]

10. 360 6 The 1960s: From the Start, I Led the Village Through Famine to Feast on Meat 60年代：开局荒年，我带着全村吃肉 Niuniu Rides a Cow妞妞骑牛Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration + Hoarding Supplies + Lighthearted + No Harem] Li Youfu transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in 1960, a year of famine, and sees the man's entire life. In his previous life, he was the apple of his family's eye, but he was blind to the truth and married a woman who drained him to support her younger brother. His entire family was bled dry and met a tragic end. As he lay dying, all he wanted was to make up for his regrets and 2kReads8.7Score311Shelves
11. 361 尘 Dustbound Love, Nan Nan 尘缘楠楠 Shan Ye Yiyuan山野艺媛Urban187k WordsCompleted The marriage between Chen Yuan and Nannan, the everyday business of rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, and all the twists and turns of life, its sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty moments, a jumble of emotions... [Urban Life] [Married Life] [Ordinary Lives] 10Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Friends, rogue scholar Shan Ye misses you: Shan Ye comes to see you with his new works "Old Huang and Lao Hei" and "Chen Yuan Nan Nan", a series of emotional stories about abandoned babies sent to the countryside by educated youths in the mid-1980s... Shan Ye needs friends' guidance, thank you friends [love] [love] [love] [love]

12. 362 回 Back to the 1970s 回到七十年代 Yinghuo Chongchong颖火虫虫Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted The author’s three male characters: Gu Yicheng is a bold, passionate man whose love is fierce and wholehearted. Luo Yunting is a possessive, restrained man whose love runs deep and steady. Nie Jiu is a sinister and ruthless man whose love knows no bounds. The story begins in the 1970s. The heroine, Ding Yuyao, is reborn. She is a delicate beauty with a resilient personality. From an utterly unremarkable, seventeen-year-old country girl, she turns her life around through her own hard work: becomi 562Reads9.0Score—Shelves
13. 363 雪 Xue Mei's Story 雪梅的故事 Mountain Dewdrop山野露珠Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted Bare, barren loess hills. Ravines and ridges wind their way into the distance. This is where the story’s heroine, Xuemei, spent her childhood, grew into a shy young woman, and endured until she became a mature wife. She works hard, cultivating this poor yellow earth, and sings the praises of the diligence and simplicity of rural women in the new era. 114Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 乡 Rural Chronicle 乡村纪实 Mountain Dewdrop山野露珠Urban260k WordsCompleted The little details of life, all those everyday moments, come together to paint a picture of a changing countryside. Generation after generation pursues its dreams, working hard in the mountain valleys. They make it through the winter, then the hills turn green in spring. Summer crops blanket the mountains, and autumn is always a season of joy. 245Reads8.4Score—Shelves
15. 365 乡 The Country Farmer 乡野小农民 Taking Your First Blood拿你一血Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Ma Laixi was no longer the boy he used to be. He went from being bullied by everyone to turning the tables against all odds, and it took him just one night… 112Reads8.9Score—Shelves
16. 366 崇 The Forest of Chongde 崇德的森林 Flicking Fish Balls Away弹走鱼丸Urban487k WordsCompleted A realist story, with no transmigration or over-the-top antics. Come along if you enjoy stories set in a bygone era. Hardship is a different kind of beauty in life. Should people face difficulties head-on or lie flat and go with the flow? Difficulties are like a spring: the weaker you are, the stronger they push back; the stronger you are, the weaker they become. How much longer will life keep tormenting Liu Jiang? When will his hardships finally come to an end? But even as Qin Zhongmin lay dyin 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Starting from a family living in rural Sichuan in the 1980s, it tells the story of the changes of the times.

17. 367 绝 The Peerless Countryside Miracle Doctor 绝品乡村神医 Wen Quxing Himself闻曲星本尊Urban5.3M WordsOngoing A remote mountain village. Yang Xiaopeng is an aimless ne’er-do-well in the village. But after an accident leaves him with a head injury, he wakes up a changed man, ready to begin a different life. One chance encounter after another, and one miracle after another, give him an extraordinary life. 3.1kReads8.2Score521Shelves
18. 368 狼 The Wolf's Schemes and the Strategist's Plans 狼谋人策 Zi He紫翮Urban272k WordsCompleted In the mid-1950s, on the Great Northern Wilderness along the Sino-Soviet border, a deadly contest between a man and a wolf king begins amid the work of farming the land. The disabled veteran Sha Ren settles in Mishan, where he comes face to face with a wolf king who fled the Soviet Union: Lao Tao. To survive, they fight each other to the death. This beast has battled golden eagles, killed wild boars, raided horse herds, wiped out wolf packs, fought black bears, challenged packs of jackals, and t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of humans, wolves, horses, eagles, bears, pigs, jackals, leopards, magpies, crows... In the Northeast in the late 1950s

19. 369 渴 Yearning, 1969 渴望1969 Zeng the Half-Immortal曾半仙Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing Back then, all people wanted was to sleep and forget everything, yet they also longed for dawn, because the light of day could show them the way forward. Life was so hard. They were just trying to survive, not live!! Most of the characters in this story are based on real people, and the events are true stories from the author’s life!! The main message is that life is hard and fate is full of twists and turns! I hope readers will approach the world with a willingness to see truth through fiction! 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I shed tears when I saw it, the evil of human nature, the love of holding hands, the dewy love

20. 370 弃 The Abandoned Child 弃儿 Jing Ran Antang婧冉安棠Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted She was destined to be a mistake from the moment she was born. Being born the wrong sex brought her a life of misfortune. Hu Sanmei was the most pitiful woman I had ever met. Raised under the oppression of feudal thinking, she struggled against her fate, yet Heaven never once looked kindly upon her, abandoned by her parents at birth. Her mother's experiences and her older sisters' advice made her believe that getting married and having a son would bring her a happy life. But one failed marriage 8.6kReads9.2Score999Shelves

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    My own books have no absurd ideas and are all in simple language. Those who like realistic rural literature can read it and you will not be disappointed.

21. 371 出 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 I Am But Floating Dust我本浮尘Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.9kReads9.5Score430Shelves

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    Come here, only those who have experienced it can understand the taste. Only those who have walked those paths can taste the charm of the book. Society is integrated into this book. Urban management, doctors...

22. 372 山 Love Among the Mountains and Rivers 山水情 Green Plum青梅Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Urban slice of life, inspirational growth, a nostalgic era, rich in detail) The beauty of mountains and rivers, the many faces of humanity, the fickleness of the world. The protagonist, Jiang Nan, knows right from wrong and values loyalty and affection. He grows from a poor boy who suffers humiliation into a fine young man admired by everyone. This story is grounded in real life, with family bonds, friendship, romance, and a deep love for his hometown. He leads the villagers to prosperity, ris 9.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
23. 373 年 A Military Marriage in the Seventies: The Tough Daughter-in-Law of the Alley 年代军婚，小巷里的彪悍儿媳 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted Transmigration + 1970s Setting + Points for Punishing Villains + Tough Heroine + Treasure Hunting + Sweet Romance While other people had one foot in Tsinghua and the other in Peking University, Su Wanwan slipped on both feet and ended up in the countryside, where she was immediately pressured into marriage... What? The guy's a greasy old man, and he beats his wife? A man like that doesn't deserve to get married. Su Wanwan was furious. She beat up the wife-beater and took care of her horrible sec 47Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend a few books, all of which are rural novels.

24. 374 保 Defending Yan'an 保卫延安 Pan Qiang'en潘强恩Historical115k WordsCompleted Yan'an, known in ancient times as Yanzhou, lies in northern Shaanxi along the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It has long been the political, economic, cultural, and military center of northern Shaanxi. Yan'an was the destination of the Red Army's Long March and the Chinese Communist Party's base from 1935 to 1948, earning it the title of the “Revolutionary Holy Land.” This book recreates the historical reality of the war years, chapter by chapter. 528Reads9.5Score106Shelves

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    These novels are classic works in the history of Chinese literature. They not only have high artistic value, but also reflect the social reality and the people's spiritual outlook of that era. If you are interested in the history and culture of China in the 1960s and 1970s, these books are good reading choices.

25. 375 开 From the Start, I Go Hungry for Three Days Straight, Then Make a Fortune Everyone Envies 开局三天饿九顿，发家致富招人馋 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted Liu Siyu wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated. Above her is a sharp-tongued stepmother, below her a brother as thin as a skeleton, and around them are three shabby thatched huts. With barely enough food to last from one meal to the next, she raises an eyebrow, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work. What? That wicked old wolf of a step-grandmother wants to sell her to an old man as a good-luck bride? How can she put up with that? She grabs a kitchen knife and starts swinging... The vi 942Reads8.7Score—Shelves
26. 376 寒 A Woman from a Poor Family 寒门女人 Green Plum青梅Modern Romance814k WordsCompleted (Family melodrama + romance + revenge) Bai Xue's birth brought her mother untold hardship. Crushed by feudal beliefs, she and her mother struggled just to breathe, hoping to escape that man's clutches as soon as they could. Overwhelmed with grief, she could no longer face the love her boyfriend gave her. Every day was agony, and the hatred in her heart drove her to swear she would find the man who had violated her and make him pay. Will she find him? What will become of her and her boyfriend? R 2.5kReads9.0Score253Shelves
27. 377 穿 Transmigrated as a Burden, I Can Both Run a Business and Farm 穿成拖油瓶，经商种田两不误 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl who was strangled to death by her own father. Fortunately, her mother risks her life to protect her. Her maternal relatives take them in, but the sight of their home with nothing in it is heartbreaking. Jing Shu grits her teeth and gets to work: she builds a house, starts a business, and rolls up her sleeves to lead the whole family. Just as they’ve managed to save a little money, a handsome young man abducts her to the mountains. Jing Shu’s eyes 762Reads8.2Score—Shelves
28. 378 穿 Transmigrated into a Book Set in 1970: The Chubby Mom Turns Her Life Around on Her Own 穿书70，肥婆亲妈靠本事逆袭 Xi Yan A夕颜呀Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into a book! And became the villain's mother, who's destined to die young! I've got a whole bunch of awful relatives, and I weigh over two hundred pounds. I eat too much, laze around, and look a fright, yet I still want to crush the little brat! I never do a single good thing, and I never miss a chance to do something bad. What can I do? There's no way I'm just going to give up. Get some treatment, take the college entrance exam, and start a business on the side. Come see how an 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the 1970s, it's a pity that no one watched it. Is it true that no one is curious about how bad the writing is to get a penny recommendation fifteen days after the debut?

29. 379 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: A Country Girl's Struggle to Support Her Family 逃荒种田，农家女娃养家忙 Blue Fox蓝狐狸Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted Fleeing famine in the early stages, farming and gathering herbs later on. Mingyue dies in a car accident and transmigrates just as a drought strikes. Her gentle mother says, “Xiaoyue, eat this poached egg.” Her father looks at her expectantly too. “Come on, eat up. You'll need the strength for the journey.” Her doting older brother brings it to her lips. Touched by the love of her parents and brother, she feels her heart stir. A young man gazes at her with deep affection in his handsome eyes. “Y 1.1kReads8.0Score—Shelves
30. 380 带 I Take a Commercial Housing Complex Back to the 1960s 带着商业小区回六零 Tribulation-Scattered Immortal九劫散仙Urban1.6M WordsOngoing When Li Jie wakes up, he finds himself back in 1960, having transmigrated along with the entire residential complex where he lives! The complex is stocked with supplies, and the pocket dimension contains dozens of mu of black soil where time passes ten times faster, along with a pool of miraculous spirit spring water. Ranches, farms, fishponds, orchards: he's got them all! With the pocket dimension at his fingertips, Brother Jie can eat his fill, and his whole family will never go hungry. Li Jie 1.4kReads7.7Score108Shelves

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    The male protagonist returns to the barren years of the 1960s and is fortunate to have the support of a spiritual spring from space. Don't act impulsively on the black market and improve your life every little bit. After the re-opening, the shopping mall is in full swing.

31. 381 黄 Huang Gou and the Yellow Dog 黄苟与黄狗 Mountain Dewdrop山野露珠Urban66k WordsCompleted Born in the countryside, Huang Gou leaves the impoverished land and the remote mountain ravines for the bustling city, all in the name of survival. Society, that great university, wears away the sharp edges of his youthful dreams, and in the end, he is buried in the yellow earth of the mountains. Just as the saying goes: in youth, you’re as fierce as a dog; in middle age, you’re worse off than a dog; and in old age, you’re lower than a dog... —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 382 7 The 1970s: You Have Space, So Why Not Hunt and Trade? 70年代：有空间你不打猎倒卖？ Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Travel between two worlds ➕ resell supplies ➕ raise hunting dogs ➕ hunt ➕ raise wild animals ➕ fish for rare giant fish ➕ build a wellness resort ➕ bring technical documents for missiles, aircraft carriers, and fighter jets, along with high-yield hybrid seeds, to the 1970s and 1980s] He transmigrates to 1977, an era when guns and hunting are unrestricted and wild animals are unprotected. Yang Guangshu, fifteen Chinese hunting dogs, Tibetan Mastiffs, Xiasi dogs, and East Sichuan hunting dogs, pl 15.6kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
33. 383 红 The Red Flag Chronicles 红旗谱 Brother Liu, Who Likes Redbud Trees喜欢红檵木的六哥Urban291k WordsCompleted The Red Flag Chronicle follows three generations of the Zhu and Yan farming families and two generations of the landlord Feng Laolan's family as their conflicts unfold. It depicts the struggle against the poll tax on headcloths in central Hebei and the patriotic student movement at Baoding Second Normal School. Through the different paths taken by three generations of farmers and the historic changes in their fortunes, the novel seeks to trace in depth the tortuous history of Chinese farmers' qu 604Reads—Score117Shelves
34. 384 带 The Thorny Rose Blooms in Silence 带刺的玫瑰静悄悄地开 Flowers Bloom Along the Road陌路花开Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted A beautiful young woman from a remote mountain village goes through several relationships and gradually grows stronger and braver, becoming a rose with thorns. Determined to seize control of her fate, she works tirelessly and perseveres until she finally puts down roots in the city, where she also meets the love of her life. The successive deaths of loved ones and the hardships of life help her mature, and by middle age, she has finally built a remarkable life. 72Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    It's a pretty good novel, everyone is welcome to read it!

35. 385 重 Back to the 1960s, Without a Single Regret 重回60年代不遗憾 Three-Earth Sword三土剑Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Period setting] + [pocket dimension] + [Transmigration] + [farming] + [genius] Li Jianyao is struck by lightning and sent back to the 1960s. The only relative he doesn't see is his great-grandmother; he reunites with everyone else. The meteoric iron he found as a child turns out to contain a pocket dimension. He can grow crops and raise animals inside it, and it even contains an entire sea. Using the pocket dimension, Li Jianyao helps his family and village survive years of famine. With his ext 5.2kReads8.4Score311Shelves
36. 386 成 The Years of Growing Up 成长的岁月 Silly Wenwen傻文文Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted Pingping was born in the mid-1960s and grew up in a small town in Jiangnan. Her parents raised five children, and Pingping was the fourth. Born during the Cultural Revolution, Pingping witnessed the country rise from poverty and backwardness to prosperity and strength. Through her own hard work, she grew alongside the times. 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist Pingping was born in the mid-1960s. She grew up in the countryside with her grandparents. Later she came to the city to study. When she grew up, she became a long-distance operator. As the times progressed, Pingping also transformed and grew with the times. This novel is a realistic version of the chronicle theme. Readers who like the chronicle theme can read it.

37. 387 1 1975: I Don't Want to Work, and I'm Going All Out 1975年：不想干活的我杀疯了 High Priest of Demons and Ghosts妖鬼大祭司Urban223k WordsOngoing Back to 1975, to the very moment he goes to the countryside. This time, Luo Jie is going to make up for every regret he ever had. You want me to work? Not a chance. Absolutely not. You want me to plant rice seedlings? I’ll build a rice transplanter. You want me to dig the fields? Ever heard of a front-end loader? Nobody touch the autumn harvest. It’s time for me to put on a show. A harvester converted from a tank leaves everyone in the village, young and old, gaping in disbelief. The villagers s 540Reads8.8Score—Shelves
38. 388 重 Reborn in 1960 重生1960 Pipi's Little Pig皮皮的小猪Urban575k WordsCompleted Xie Mian got incredibly lucky and acquired a space. As a fan of apocalypse movies, he woke from a long dream in a panic and swiftly sold all his assets, buying enough supplies to stock ten large supermarkets in preparation for the apocalypse. Unexpectedly, the apocalypse never came. Instead, he found himself in the 1960s. As if going hungry and lacking warm clothes weren't bad enough, he had ended up inside a period novel. In the book, he was a doomed cannon-fodder character who went out of his 3.2kReads8.4Score177Shelves
39. 389 律 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 616Reads—Score105Shelves

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    Growth, counterattack, love, mystery of mystery...

40. 390 重 Reborn in the 1950s: A Man Has to Fight for His Future! 重生五十年代之爷们儿要奋斗！ Sharpening the Knife磨磨刀儿Urban379k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1950s in a parallel world, with only a tiny pocket space in this life. Stock up on antiques and grain. Make ends meet, and lend a hand when you can. Your strength still has to come from within. Roam far and wide for freedom and to secure a comfortable life for the future. A man has to strive! 3.6kReads8.7Score134Shelves
41. 391 基 A Lost Path Through the Ranks 基层仕途迷茫路 Zuo Linfeng左林沣Urban255k WordsCompleted “Jiaming,” Third Grandpa said, “I just saw green smoke rising from your family grave. That's a good omen. I reckon Xinghe will grow up to become an official.” A fortune-teller told him, “You can become an official in the southeast.” Chen Xinghe was a grassroots official who spent more than twenty years struggling his way through the political world, constantly making waves on the grand stage of his own life. For a time, his efforts brought him fame and success, and he enjoyed a happy life. He wa 1.7kReads9.5Score123Shelves

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    This book once described rural life in the 1980s and 1990s. What is the most important description of the life of grassroots cadres? What is human nature? How do we maintain relationships and relationships between friends? How can we learn from failures and successfully counterattack? You will have your own experience after reading this book!

42. 392 四 The Four Sacred Beasts: Bureau 749 四圣兽之749局 Third Young Master Ye葉三公子Urban245k WordsCompleted A high school freshman unexpectedly joins the mysterious Bureau 749. A black dragon lying dormant A mysterious gourd dimension The Tianji Star, one of the Big Dipper’s nine stars Mountain spirits and wild monsters The baleful aura of soldiers … And those mysterious beings What is guiding the boy along his path? What kind of story lies behind it all? 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! The latest super good-looking male videos, written by educated youth: ①On February 18, 1973, just after the Spring Festival, it was the opening day of Peking No. 8 Middle School. There were bustling crowds on the playground, everyone was whispering hello and sharing interesting things during the New Year. Until one day, an accident caused the male protagonist Ye Jijun to be invited to join the mysterious 749 Bureau when he was in high school. What twists and turns will his fate have next?

43. 393 穿 Transmigrate to the 1950s: Starting by Leaving a Mountain Village 穿越五十年代：从走出小山村开始 Salty Fish Liver咸鱼肝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A delightfully ordinary young man + everyday life + college entrance exams + hard work + one heroine] Just as Zhou Xingran's life was getting back on track, he suddenly transmigrated to a remote mountain village in the 1950s. His father doesn't care for him, his mother doesn't love him, and his family is dirt-poor. No matter. Relying on others is worse than relying on himself. So, first things first: he might as well get into college! P.S. The golden finger is very minor. The protagonist mainly 16.7kReads8.9Score811Shelves
44. 394 重 Reborn as a Forestry Farm Educated Youth: Treasure Hunting in Changbai Mountain 重生林场知青，我在长白山寻宝 12308Urban285k WordsCompleted In the winter of 1973, in response to the country's call to send educated youths to the countryside, every family had to send one child to join a rural production team. In this turbulent era, Qi Jinghao was reborn as the fifth son of the Qi family, in the dormitory building where the workers' families lived. The Qi family had three sons and two daughters, and he was the least favored. His family “shipped him off” to join a rural production team. Qi Jinghao packed his bags and boarded a train 177Reads5.4Score—Shelves
45. 395 我 My Village, My River 我的村庄，我的河 Chu Feng Literature楚风文学Urban514k WordsCompleted [Contemporary Fiction + Rural Literature + Rural Revitalization + Great for Middle-Aged and Older Readers] Zhang Banshao, a poor student, is always unlucky in love. After saving Wang Xiaohui by chance, he falls head over heels for her. Armed with kindness and integrity, he makes an incredible comeback. Seeing his hometown full of elderly people left behind, he feels a stir in his heart. He returns to the village to become its chief and lead the rural revitalization effort. Together, they transfo 37Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    A rural novel with realistic themes, a work about the struggles and counterattacks of small people and changes in the countryside.

46. 396 重 Reborn in 1978: One Coming-of-Age System 重生78：成人礼系统一枚 Fa Zhou法舟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn + System + scheming + ruthless + power behind the scenes] A modern office worker is reborn in a parallel world in the 1970s. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, for refusing to save someone in mortal danger. You meet the requirements for the System That Rewards Staying Out of Things. Your reward is...] He goes to university, studies abroad, and builds a business empire. Before he knows it, he has become the power behind the world's throne. The Eagle, the Polar Bear, the British 29.6kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
47. 397 老 He Quit Being a Boss, and Mu Sheng Made Beitang Rich and Beautiful 老板不当，木生把北塘变富美 Chu Feng Literature楚风文学Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Literary fiction + realistic themes + suitable for middle-aged and older readers] From humble beginnings as a carpenter, Zhao Musheng worked his way up to construction worker, business owner, village director, and then a town official, turning his life around. Thanks to him, backward Beitang Village was transformed into a prosperous new village with thriving industries. Our fate is in our own hands, not Heaven's. The fortunes of the Zhao family and Beitang Village are closely intertwined. These 106Reads8.8Score—Shelves
48. 398 我 My First Love 我的初恋情人 Recluse Qingxu清虚散人Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted I met Yu on an early spring day. It was overcast and windy. He was passing by my house just as I came out of the yard. Our eyes met, and his lit up at once. He stopped in his tracks. My face flushed, and I lowered my head to look at my old cloth shoes, with my toes poking out. My family was so poor that my clothes were covered in patches. Yu didn’t seem to care about my shabby clothes. He kept walking, glancing back at my face. I didn’t know who he was or what he was doing in our village. But a 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Period romance novels are coming

49. 399 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: Never Forgive 重生年代：永不原谅 A Thousand Roads Like a Painting千陌如画Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s: Refusing Rural Reassignment, Turning the Tables, Cutting Off Family, Marrying His One True Love, and the Fake Young Master Mystery. No Space or System. In his previous life, Luoyang was utterly ruined by the so-called family he trusted. They stole his job, signed him up for rural reassignment, took his university spot, and saddled him with his brother's lover. Finally, they had both his kidneys removed, leaving him to die a miserable death! Reborn, he defies fate: passing th 8.1kReads8.0Score512Shelves

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    The latest Bai Yueguang, Systemless, Chronicles: ① In Luoyang's previous life, he was beaten to death by his family. His job was robbed, he was signed up to go to the countryside, he was robbed of his university place, and his two kidneys were taken away, and he died tragically. After rebirth, he has to change his destiny against the will of heaven, take the job test, sell his job, marry Bai Yueguang, break up the relationship, buy a house, and go to college to make up for the regrets of his previous life.

50. 400 重 Reborn in 1961: I Built My Fortune Starting with Hunting 重生1961：我从打猎开始发家致富 Maple Speaks枫说Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Chen Fan, a top soldier of the 21st century, was reborn in 1961 as an ordinary villager in the forests along the northeastern frontier. Poverty and famine made an already hard life even worse. The original owner’s father had been injured while hunting in the mountains a year earlier and died in agony. He left behind his mother, Chen Fan, and a ten-year-old younger sister to fend for themselves. His uncles and other relatives not only refused to help, but took advantage of their misfortune. His w 4.8kReads8.1Score445Shelves

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