System-Aided Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside Stories (No Female-Oriented Fiction) 系统下乡知青文（拒绝女频文）

1. 1 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- 78.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves

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   💗A 1970s Educated Youth: While delivering takeout, Chen Xiangyang, armed with a system, is hit by a hearse and finds himself transported to the Red Era! In the 1970s, his family was sending their children to the countryside. To protect her own son, his stepmother forced the 17-year-old Chen Xiangyang to take the place, claiming it would "affect his father's future." Already disgusted with his family, Chen Xiangyang calmly accepted, even demanding 800 yuan in compensation and supplies. With his own system, he establishes himself in the countryside through hunting, improving his life by catching game and using the system to plan his future. No complicated romance plots; the single female lead focuses on survival and career. Watch how she, in those difficult times, lives a unique life as an educated youth through wisdom and ability. Every chapter is packed with satisfying moments!

2. 2 重 Reborn in 1978: Hunter-Doctor of Changbai Mountain 重生七八，长白山猎医 Engineering Dog工程狗Urban2.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he weathered storms of bullets and enjoyed the splendor of the city. On his sixtieth birthday, he was reborn in the village where he had once lived. In this life, Liu Hongjun just wants to stay in the mountains, work as the village doctor, and spend his free time gathering herbs and hunting. He wants to enjoy a leisurely life. 44.2kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves

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3. 3 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 160.6kReads9.5Score17.8kShelves
4. 4 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.4M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 178kReads8.8Score16.3kShelves
5. 5 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
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 20.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
7. 7 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 26.5kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
8. 8 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 26.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
9. 9 大 A Mogul Reborn: Back to 1977 as an Educated Youth 大佬重生：回到1977当知青 Immortal's Tavern酒仙居Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + daily life + no System + building a career] Reborn in the late 1970s, he is immediately framed for hooliganism and thrown in jail. “Officer, I'm innocent!” Watch Fang Xu turn the tables with his knowledge of the future and bring the village's hooligans to justice. He hunts in the mountains and fishes in the river, saving up his first bit of capital. When the college entrance exam is reinstated, he gets into university. He studies abroad and pits his wits against foreign po 198Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   Latest novels about educated youth sent to the countryside: The first book tells the story of the male protagonist Xu Jinyan who travels back to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He has a fake marriage with the female protagonist Li Wanyu. After the college entrance examination is restored, he passes the exam and enters university, thus changing his destiny.

10. 10 七 In the 1970s, I Won't Be Anyone's Fool: I Head to the Countryside, Hunt the Hills, and Marry the Village Beauty 七零不做冤大头，下乡赶山娶村花 Pecking Clouds, Cradling the Moon啄云扶月Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [One Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Creatures + Hunting in the Mountains + Playing the Fool] His own mother and older brother schemed to get Xiao Zhendong fired. He raised a bastard child and spent his whole life giving everything to his family, only for that same son to pull out his oxygen tube when he was on his deathbed. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1972. Xiao Zhendong sold his job and set his whole family up. He kicked his scumbag father and slapped his vile mothe 27.9kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
11. 11 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 906Reads8.5Score143Shelves
12. 12 重 Reborn in Hong Kong in 1972: I Just Want to Make Quick Money 重生香江1972我只想赚快钱 Feel-Good Fiction Supplier爽文供应商Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Zheng Kun, a shut-in electronics engineer, worked himself to the bone and was reborn in Hong Kong in 1972. A fan of online novels and Hong Kong entertainment, and a master of both the 996 and 007 work schedules, how will he struggle to make his way in an unfamiliar place after transmigrating and become the man behind the major conglomerates? 9.8kReads7.9Score483Shelves
13. 13 从 From Educated Youth in the Countryside to Master of the Dao 从下乡当知青开始，道法通神 The Great Pen Who Doesn't Want to Work不想上班的大帅笔Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Period] + [Space] + [Educated Youth] + [Heaven Rewards Diligence] Li Ping'an transmigrates to the 1970s, where his parents have died, leaving him a hapless victim whose family is being stripped of everything. The original owner dies in a fit of anger. Feeling the space in his mind and discovering his Heaven Rewards Diligence talent, Li Ping'an can't help but smile. They want to guilt-trip him into giving up his job? He flips the table, uses his space to sweep up all the valuables at home, and s 20kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Check out these novels about rural life during the Cultural Revolution [Learned something new]. Li Ping'an, a time traveler, lost his parents and was even eaten... Leaving no descendants [Shocked]. He decisively gave up what he had at home, sold his workstation, and went to the countryside [Thumbs up]. He has a skill system, mastering hunting, medicine, and even Taoist magic—he's all-around amazing.

14. 14 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 46.8kReads7.9Score4kShelves
15. 15 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 32.1kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 年 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s: Heaven Rewards the Diligent 年代下乡：我有天道酬勤 Naming Is Too Competitive起名太卷了Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Going to the countryside, hunting, farming, gathering herbs, and hunting for treasure! Reborn in the 1970s! He lucks into a girlfriend, only to find out she isn't looking to get married! After moving to the countryside, he hunts, gathers ginseng, searches for treasure, and lives a carefree, comfortable life... 63kReads7.9Score5.6kShelves
17. 17 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Sent Down to the Great Grasslands 重生七十年代，下乡大草原 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Ma Wei was reborn in the capital in the 1970s, and his family was a complete mess. He quickly found a chance to head to the great grasslands and start a new life. There, he found both his purpose in life and his partner. He was able to thrive because he had the livestock-raising space every transmigrator needed. 31.5kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
18. 18 包 A Landlord Travels Back to the 1960s, Takes His Fortune, and Goes to the Countryside with His Younger Brother 包租公穿六零卷了家产带弟弟下乡 Long-Tailed Tulip郁金香长尾Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] + [raising kids] + [pocket dimension] + [sent down to the countryside] Xu Yanhao had graduated from college and settled into life as a landlord, but after a nap, he opens his eyes to find himself back in 1965. His family has all disappeared overnight, leaving behind a huge house, a fortune no one knows about, and a little brother just three and a half years old who is still hungry and helpless. Once he's figured out what's going on, Xu Yanhao immediately packs up and heads to the countr 18.8kReads8.1Score2.7kShelves
19. 19 七 The Adopted Son Goes to the Mountains in the 1970s, and the Whole Family Turns Their Fortune Around 七零养子下乡赶山，全家逆袭暴富 When Our Values Clash, Silence Is Best三观不合少言为贵Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Adopted son + post-apocalyptic rebirth + powerful spatial ability user + sent-down youth hunting + village doctor heroine] In his previous life, the original owner was drugged and set up by his uncle's family. They used an accusation of hooliganism to force him to hand over his job to his cousin, then made him marry the loose woman Su Qingqing, who was already pregnant by another man. She drained him dry, and he died of illness in a hospital with no one to care for him. He was a complete sucker 28.5kReads7.0Score2.4kShelves
20. 20 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 179.4kReads8.5Score14kShelves
21. 21 八 The 1980s: At Ten, I Hunted in the Mountains, and My Whole Family Helped 八零：十岁上山打猎忙，全家帮忙 My Pen's Out of Ink笔没墨水Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Hunting]+ [Mountain Intelligence System]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Lighthearted Comedy] Song Fugen is reborn as a child and gains the Mountain Intelligence System. Whenever he goes into the mountains and comes back with a haul, he earns intelligence points that he can exchange for all kinds of information. [Bronze Intel: In a ditch 800 meters west of the village, there’s a silly roe deer that just ran into a tree.] [Silver Intel: Deep in Old Black Mountain, beneath a crooked tree, lies a 8.7kReads7.4Score613Shelves
22. 22 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. 59.4kReads7.7Score8.6kShelves

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

23. 23 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 103.8kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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

24. 24 重 Reborn in 1970, I Awaken a System and Start Hunting 重生70年，觉醒系统从打猎开始 Lu Junhou戮骏侯Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s, an era when people went hungry as often as they ate their fill, and even shopping required ration coupons. His father is a retired soldier, and his mother is raising five children. Su Yu is the third child in the family, with a younger brother and sister, as well as an older brother and sister. He starts changing the family's circumstances by hunting. 30kReads8.4Score2kShelves
25. 25 穿 I Became a Good-for-Nothing, Then Rose to the Top by Picking Mushrooms 穿成废材，靠采蘑菇做大做强 Slippers拖孩Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming] [Daily Life] [System] [Lighthearted] [Cunning] Chen Mo transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing in a parallel world. He has nothing to his name, and his home is bare. Luckily, he gets a System: all he has to do is gather mountain produce to earn points. Ding! Congratulations, Radar function unlocked. Ding! Congratulations, Lightfoot Skill unlocked. Ding! Congratulations, twentyfold strength boost unlocked. Ding! Congratulations, ability to smell things from a hundred miles awa 7.5kReads8.6Score649Shelves
26. 26 跑 Mountain Running: Contracting Fierce Beasts and Taking Over the Entire Mountain 跑山：契约猛兽，承包整座大山 Eat, Eat, Fool吃吃痴Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Now complete and ready to binge) [Everyday life in the 1980s + hunting + lighthearted + pets] A lonely old forest ranger is reborn in 1984. From the start, he stirs up a hornet’s nest and unexpectedly activates the Beast Servant System. He contracts hornets as beast servants. No beehive on the mountain can escape their tracking! As their master, Shi Lin reluctantly follows behind them to collect the honey. He contracts a sable as a beast servant. Wild rabbits, pheasants, cuckoo birds... There’s 81.1kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves
27. 27 六 The 1960s: One Yuan for a Thousandfold Return on Supplies 六零年代：一元秒杀万倍物资 Flavorful Coffee Beans风味咖啡豆Urban676k WordsCompleted [This novel has been adapted into the short drama Brave Adventures in the 1960s] Li Changge transmigrates to the 1960s and gets a One-Yuan Instant Purchase System. Ten thousand jin of pork belly for one yuan? Bought! A hundred jin of duck down for one yuan? Bought! Ten thousand briquettes for one yuan? Bought! Ten thousand barrels of Yibao mineral water for one yuan? Bought! While everyone else struggles to get by, Li Changge lives the good life, and young women and married ladies keep showi 14.7kReads8.1Score919Shelves

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    The recommendations from seasoned bookworms are all pretty good.

28. 28 六 The Sixties: There's a Little Shop in My Mind 六零：脑海中有间小卖铺 Ah Hei Isn't White阿黑不白Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket space + convenience store + family life + leisurely living + hunting + engineer] Li Xuewen transmigrates to the 1960s, where he faces a shortage of clothes, food, and supplies. Luckily, there's a magical little convenience store in his mind, stocked with everything: food, supplies, knowledge... If he can think of it, the store has it. With this magical little store, Li Xuewen's life goes swimmingly... 13.5kReads8.2Score950Shelves
29. 29 年 The 1970s: A House Full of Descendants, Starting With the Countryside 年代，子孙满堂从下乡开始 A Passing Street Corner路过的街角Urban1.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Jiang Lin plunges headfirst into the Northeast countryside during a fervent era and becomes an educated youth sent down to the countryside. While everyone else suffers through hard labor, his cheat turns him into a capable man beloved by the villagers. He starts hunting in the mountains and fishing in the rivers, enjoying this rare chapter of his life. All kinds of lovely girls stay by his side, leaving him unsure which one to choose. When the country opens up, he takes off 147.6kReads8.1Score17.2kShelves

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    [Eating popcorn] This first book has been reprinted twice.

30. 30 两 The Two-World Trader: From 1988 to 2025 两界倒爷：从1988到2025 Kindergarten Little Train幼儿园小火车Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Period setting + everyday life + transporting goods between two worlds + building a business + multiple heroines + no drawn-out romantic angst + remember road safety Lu Wei unexpectedly discovers that he can travel back and forth between 1988 and 2025. In the 1980s, industry is underdeveloped, and manufactured goods are expensive. Lu Wei starts out reselling vegetables, nylon stockings, digital watches, and clothes, then goes on to start companies and build factories. Step by step, he brings mod 79kReads9.1Score9.1kShelves
31. 31 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 130.9kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves

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    157 Highly recommend! They're really good, especially the 7th book [Admiration]. The rest are also excellent period dramas, with very realistic descriptions and nuanced character portrayals.

32. 32 年 The Era-Novel Heroine and the Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character's Comeback 年代女主文，炮灰男配的逆袭 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban660k WordsCompleted [Male Lead Transmigrates into a Book]+ [Female Lead Reborn]; [Period]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [No Stupid Decisions]; [Male Lead System]+ [Female Lead Pocket Dimension] He transmigrates into the female lead's Period novel, becoming a disposable supporting character who is about to be reduced to ashes by her. Chu Yunsheng promptly marries into the female lead's family, winning over the Chosen 3.9kReads8.7Score299Shelves
33. 33 重 Reborn in 1963: Starting with an Escape from the Bridal Chamber 重生1963，从逃离洞房开始 The Wild Divine Beast Who Loves Dry-Roasted Tea爱吃干烘茶的荒神兽Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A most unusual era + rebirth + no System + one female lead + a story-driven plot] [Escape the bridal chamber, defy fate, and live a different life.] Zhao Heping is killed in his hospital bed by his wife, Tao Huili, and is reborn. He returns to 1963, on his way out after fleeing the bridal chamber with Tao Huili. In his previous life, he was caught and forced to marry that woman, who manipulated him for the rest of his life. After being reborn, he swears he will never let them catch him again. H 2.1kReads8.7Score163Shelves
34. 34 重 Reborn: I Doted on My Wife and Kids and Shocked the Whole Village 重生：我宠老婆孩子震惊全村 Ye Xiaolou叶小楼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn Romance + Regretful Scumbag + 1980s Dad Life + Devoted Husband, One Heroine + Satisfying Read + Cozy Daily Life + Healing] Chen Sanye, the village's notorious hooligan, suddenly changed after a night of heavy drinking! The idle, foul-mouthed delinquent became polite. He was not only hardworking, but even learned how to make money! He stopped barking orders at his pretty, mute wife and began speaking to her softly and treating her with the utmost tenderness. The neighbors were baffled. Ha 36.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
35. 35 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.) 185.1kReads9.3Score11.2kShelves

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    A comedic rebirth story filled with slow-paced everyday moments: Li Xiangdong's leisurely life! 🚂 A water supplier's rise to become a winner in life, with a wife, kids, and a warm bed—the envy of everyone! 👨👩👧

36. 36 从 Starting in 1991, I Conquer the World 从1991开始，收割全世界 Well-Fed饱食Urban2.5M WordsCompleted The winds of reform sweep across the land, and the working people must make good on their promise. On the eve of the second wave of wealth creation, Han Xiaodong is reborn. The most outstanding fund manager of his previous life, Han Xiaodong quickly amasses a vast personal fortune with his astonishing memory and calculating power. “To me, a financial titan is nothing more than a kind of reptile.” And so, in 1997, Han Xiaodong strikes without hesitation, prying out the titan’s teeth one by one. 1.2kReads9.1Score276Shelves
37. 37 穿 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China and Became a Literary Celebrity by Copying Books 穿越民国，我靠抄书成文豪 The Crown Prince Who Loves Radish Meatballs爱吃萝卜肉圆的王储Urban771k WordsCompleted Not a conventional power fantasy with a golden finger. Not a lighthearted story. No romance. If you transmigrated to the Republic of China era and awakened a System, what would you do? Zhang Xun has no idea. Swept into this era, he unexpectedly awakens a golden finger System. At first, all he wants is to stay alive. Later, he wants everyone to survive together. But history’s tide is so powerful that, despite struggling with all his might, he still cannot escape being crushed beneath it... Zha 4.7kReads8.3Score426Shelves
38. 38 穿 Transmigrating Into The Mustang: Stealing Xiuzhi as My Wife 穿越牧马人，截胡秀芝做老婆 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted (Pure Romance + Everyday Life in a Bygone Era + One Female Lead + A Touch of System Storage Space) Just finished! The simple, ordinary life is the best! “Old Xu, do you want a wife or not?” “If you do, I’ll send one over!” It was an era of poverty, with extremely scarce supplies. People had too little to wear and too little to eat. It was an innocent era, when love, friendship, and family bonds had nothing to do with money or self-interest. 13.5kReads8.9Score863Shelves

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    When educated youth went to the countryside, Old Xu wanted a wife but didn't.

39. 39 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Returned to the Day My Wife Had a Difficult Labor 睁开眼，回到老婆难产当天 It's Xiao Qing是小青啊Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Short dramas: When I Opened My Eyes, It Was the Day My Wife Went Into Difficult Labor; 1988: Reborn to Protect My Wife and Children Early story: farming and business. Later: heading to Ula to trade for equipment, then selling guns, cannons, planes, tanks, and firecrackers printed with our very own dollars (starts at chapter 330). If you had the chance to be reborn, what regret would you make up for? The moment Si Chen opened his eyes, he found himself back on the day his wife went into difficu 18.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
40. 40 娱 Godfather of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈教父 Heading North向北Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A down-and-out keyboardist breathes his last in a hospital bed. From playing accompaniment in dance halls at sixteen to scraping by in Sanlitun at thirty-two, he'd tasted every sweetness and hardship life had to offer. When he opens his eyes, he's back in Northeast China in 2002. His young body houses a heart weathered by life's vicissitudes, along with classic melodies that shouldn't exist until the future. No System or cheat ability, just a lifetime's worth of musical talent and experience. In 50.6kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
41. 41 7 The 1970s: Someone Switched My Rural Posting Location 70年代：我被人调换了下乡地点 Fengjue风觉Urban2.1M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + villain reborn + laid-back life + light System elements + wish fulfillment + everyday family life) After transmigrating into a book, Wu Xuan, who had spent his previous life as a workhorse, wanted nothing more than a cozy life with a wife and children. But with a reborn villain, a suffocating family of origin, and scheming educated youths around him, Wu Xuan was forced to start outmaneuvering them. 14.8kReads7.6Score753Shelves

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    They are all male-oriented rural novels

42. 42 1 1981: A Literary Giant Rises from a Returned Educated Youth 1981，文豪从返城知青开始 Five Meters Underwater水下五米Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A cultured old writer from the post-1950s generation had been happily collecting his pension, dancing in the square, and flirting with the old lady next door. He couldn't have asked for a more enjoyable life. Then he woke up reborn at the age of twenty. He had just returned to the city after being sent down to the countryside, and was working on a factory floor. His family was so poor there wasn't even a mouse to be found. Before long, his second younger sister would also undergo a life-changing 10.7kReads8.2Score811Shelves

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    Male-oriented, time-travel, rural youth, and educated youth era novels: The first book tells the story of the male protagonist, Qu Zhuo, who travels back to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. He is framed and taken away for interrogation by the security department. Fortunately, he cleverly realizes something is wrong, shouts for help, and is rescued by the villagers, thus beginning his journey through that era. The second book tells the story of the male protagonist who travels into the body of a villainous female supporting character and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. He possesses a special paper-making skill, begins a simple life, waits for the resumption of the college entrance examination, passes the exam, and returns to the city to begin his life of reversal.

43. 43 官 Officialdom: Starting as a Village Official 官途：从村官开始 Although虽然Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (Period setting + urban + farming + no wish fulfillment) Wang Xinghan is reborn in 1990. In his previous life, he was a successful businessman, but he always felt that something was missing. Faced once again with a choice between government service and business, he finally understands that sharing joy is better than enjoying it alone. He resolutely chooses a career in government. This time, he'll turn his ideals into reality, bring prosperity to the people, and help them live in peace and conten 1.8kReads9.3Score208Shelves
44. 44 重 Reborn: After Cutting Ties with My Family, I Head to the Frontier Countryside 重生：断亲后，我去边疆下乡 Yuwen Xi of Black Wind Stronghold黑风寨的宇文席Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [The rating has just come in. It'll go up later!] A farming story set in a bygone era + transmigration + family life + System + hunting + gathering medicinal herbs + Xinjiang Ye Zhou is reborn in 1970. From the start, his stepmother pressures him to move to the countryside. In his previous life, Ye Zhou kept giving in, and this family drained him for the rest of his life. By middle age, he was sick with every ailment under the sun, and eventually died alone in a rented room. This time, faced wit 12kReads6.8Score979Shelves
45. 45 官 Officialdom: Rising from the Grassroots 官场：从基层崛起 Chen Zhuo Can't Keep Calm陈拙不冷静Urban494k WordsCompleted Wang Lilun was silenced by a “benefactor.” Now he is reborn on the day before he returns to the city. This time, he makes a decision that goes against everything his family taught him: he will stay in this remote corner of the Northwest and rise from an unknown nobody into a powerful figure capable of standing up to his “benefactor” face-to-face... 1.1kReads7.2Score108Shelves
46. 46 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Door Between Two Worlds 四合院：我有一扇两界门 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction259k WordsOngoing [This work is entirely handwritten, with no AI. Please enjoy it with confidence.] One day, a livestream room called [Welcome to the Siheyuan World] suddenly appeared on a certain short-video platform. It featured young versions of Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai, and Qin Huairu, along with an extra named Wang Tieshi. This extra had a truly endless supply of relatives and friends. Every few days, another one would show up, played by a famous star everyone knew. Only when the official Ninth Burea 40kReads7.5Score3.9kShelves

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    A cross-industry live-streaming article. A cross-industry call to the people of the motherland, a historical narrative.

47. 47 年 1973: Starting with Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 年代1973：从知青下乡开始 Wen Xin闻信Urban682k WordsOngoing [Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s + Lighthearted Humor + Everyday Family Life + Cunning Old Fox] On the day Lu Yuan is sent down to the countryside, he saves the village’s five-year-old little matriarch. From then on, even the village dogs salute him... ... ... (From the start, there’s no stealing houses or jobs, an abusive stepmother, or cheating followed by revenge. Read with caution if that’s what you’re looking for!) 3.6kReads7.6Score127Shelves
48. 48 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. 86.7kReads8.5Score6.8kShelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in 1960: I Have a Space and Take the Road Less Traveled 重生60，我有空间不走寻常路 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Chu Fan, a young man from a prominent compound, died in a gang fight. Another Chu Fan, with the same name, took his place and survived, making a name for himself among the local toughs. When faced with the choice of joining the army or going to the countryside, he chose the countryside. He still went on to live a remarkable life. 30.8kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
50. 50 都 We’re All Reborn, So Who Still Wants to Be Someone’s Lackey? 都重生了谁还拉帮套啊 Meow Erbai喵二白Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Cao Chaoyang acted on impulse and chose the path of becoming his sister-in-law’s live-in helper, moving into her home. He worked hard to support his elder brother’s family for twenty years, only for his brother’s legs, crippled for years, to suddenly recover. Thrown out of the house overnight, he had no choice but to get away from people and become a forest ranger. Reborn in 1973, when his sister-in-law once again knelt before him, Cao Chaoyang said firmly, “No!” He would n 17kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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