Republican-Era Stories and Going to the Countryside, No Female-Led Novels 年代文、下乡。（不要女频）

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- 70.9kReads9.3Score6.9k14d adds

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   A male-oriented novel with a score of 9 or higher, where the male protagonists all went to the countryside as educated youth. Highly recommended! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

2. 2 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 36.4kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
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 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds
4. 4 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Starting as an Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness 重生70年代，从北大荒知青开始 Finally Here at Last姗姗来迟啦Urban586k WordsCompleted Xu Jinyan transmigrated to 1977 and became an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He entered a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, who was trying to escape harassment from a powerful second-generation heir. Not long after they got their marriage certificate, the college entrance exams were suddenly reinstated, and Li Wanyu was ready to return to the city and resume her life as a pampered young lady. They agreed to get divorced in six months, but Xu Jinyan ended up getting into Yanda U 2.1kReads7.8Score11114d adds

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   The first book in the "Sent-Down Youth" genre tells the story of Xu Jinyan, who travels back to the 1970s and becomes a sent-down youth in the Great Northern Wilderness. He enters into a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, another sent-down youth. After the resumption of the college entrance examination, he passes the exam and enters university. With the help of the female protagonist's family, he gets a job at the cultural center and starts writing books, thus changing his destiny.

5. 5 年 Period: Riding the Wind to Rise in 1976 年代：1976乘风而起 Below Fangcun Mountain方寸山下Urban6.2M WordsOngoing 1976: The northern Bear is at the height of its power. 1976: The Western beacon struggles in the quagmire of stagflation. 1976: In the glow of the fiery red era, dawn begins to break for us... 21.9kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
6. 6 国 A Peerless Patriot: Reborn in Officialdom, 1976 国士无双：官场重生1976 Uncle Pie馅饼大叔Urban1.3M WordsCompleted First: Liu Hongyi is a top science student with two roles, one within the government system and the other as a university professor. Reborn in 1976, what must he do? You guessed it: enrich the nation and build a powerful military! Using his vast knowledge and insights far ahead of his time, he leads the people to prosperity while building powerful technology and armed forces. A great nation rises, the dragon soars in the East, and the foreign powers turn out to be me! Second: This is a genuine, 16.3kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
7. 7 重 Back to 1978 重返1978 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban8.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaobai, a university graduate with a degree in economics, was reborn and witnessed the arrival of a new era with his own eyes. It surged forward with unstoppable force, as all things grew unchecked, dust and dawn rose together, rivers converged into mighty streams, and nameless hills rose into towering peaks. For a time, the world stretched boundlessly wide... 2.1kReads8.8Score21914d adds
8. 8 重 Back to 1973 to Become an Educated Youth 重返1973做知青 Sleep Peacefully安然入睡Urban4.2M WordsOngoing I've been writing for two years, but my skills are still average. This story came from inspiration. Unlike other authors who go on a rampage, I reload and update reliably here. The story may drag a little, so please bear with me. 2.1kReads7.4Score10414d adds
9. 9 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 10.6kReads8.2Score79314d adds
10. 10 重 Reborn in 1976: Starting Over as a Sent-Down Youth 重生1976从知青开始 Sea Soul 0817海魂0817Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A refreshing, long-running political drama] In a freak car accident, Liu Yan gives his life to protect the woman he loves. When he wakes up, he has transmigrated to the 1970s and been reborn as a young educated urbanite sent to the countryside, who shares his name. To his surprise, his new self’s wife has the same name as the woman he loved in his previous life. From then on, Liu Yan embarks on a successful path to a career in government… 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
11. 11 我 I Make Paper Offerings in a Period Novel 我在年代文里做纸扎 Buron of the House of Fragrance怡红院的布隆Urban6.7M WordsCompleted Li Hongwen transmigrates into a book, landing in a period novel about a wicked supporting female character’s rise to power. The heroine has a pocket dimension, and the villainess has a supermarket. All he has is the paper-offering craft he learned in his previous life, but that trade is taboo in this era!!! Luckily, a skill from his previous life that he never got to use works in this world. And so, an unremarkable supporting male character who knows the plot appears, much to the villainess’s su 20.7kReads7.6Score1.3k14d adds
12. 12 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... 1.2kReads7.2Score10814d adds
13. 13 重 Restarting My Life: Breaking Every Rule of the Era 重启人生，我在年代打破所有规则 Bu Xiaoxin不晓心Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book, period setting, System, male lead is a bit of a jerk, lots of women, pure-love fans should read with caution. He has no morals and is selfish, so don’t read if you’re the self-sacrificing type.] He wakes from a night of modern bar-hopping and finds himself in the 1970s. Chen Zui is dazed for a few seconds, then accepts reality. Once the memories in his mind finish merging, he casually exhales a puff of smoke. “I really ought to kneel down and thank you…” Looking at thi 9.3kReads7.4Score59314d adds

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    The male lead has the highest IQ and the strongest status, Bao Shuang

14. 14 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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    These are quite good. ① People with high emotional intelligence and high IQ can thrive anywhere. ②A rebirth novel set in the 1970s, featuring a harsh second aunt and an extremely difficult maternal family. ③ A grand medley of poems, songs, and prose, including storytelling, singing, and comedy. ④ The ending also aligns with the principle that good people are blessed with good fortune and longevity.

15. 15 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 150Reads—Score10514d adds

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf]

16. 16 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Spicy Wife Strikes Back 重生七零：小辣妻逆袭 Tuoba Yanqing拓拔言倾Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Everyone in Jiang'an Production Team knows Liu Xiwu as a fiery, hot-tempered girl who acts on impulse and often storms through the village with a shoulder pole, beating people up. They also know she’s a poor girl abandoned by her biological father, left to rely on her sickly mother. Then, one day, she suddenly becomes sharp and clever. Not only that, she manages to snag a handsome young man who stays by her side to protect her. 1.5kReads8.7Score15014d adds
17. 17 1 1974: The White Moonlight's Simp? No, No, No! 1974：白月光的舔狗？退退退 Mad Owl狂枭Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Short drama released] [Animated series released] In his previous life, Zhou Liwei spent his whole life acting like a lovesick puppy for the woman he adored. A lovesick puppy gets nothing in return. That was the truth of Zhou Liwei’s past life. He gave her all his money, took the blame for her, and ended up behind bars... He spent nearly twenty years in prison, never once visited by the woman he loved. Instead, her man came to mock him by revealing the truth. “The boy isn’t yours. Thanks for bei 13kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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    ⭕⭕This is a period drama, the male lead goes to the countryside. It's not a female-oriented novel, it's a male-oriented one, so you can read it without worry, I'm currently reading it myself🌸, the writing is guaranteed to be good! In his past life, the male lead gave his factory job to a woman, but unfortunately, she didn't reciprocate! This time, he's still in the countryside, but he's given his younger sister the opportunity to go find a certain girl! The girl who waited for him her whole life👧🏻!

18. 18 重 Reborn in the 1980s as a Lucky Girl 重生八零小福女 Xiao Xu小叙Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ning Qi was just taking in the laundry when, in the blink of an eye, she was struck by lightning! By accident, she returned to the 1980s and was reborn as a little simpleton! She refused to bow to fate! (Or to being a freeloader who stirs up trouble!) The young lady rolled up her sleeves. If you want to get rich, plant trees first. Once good fortune comes your way, nothing can stop it! … Come along with her… Remember how we once braved the current, our waves holding back the flying boats? 1.5kReads9.2Score19714d adds
19. 19 下 After Moving to the Countryside, I Became the Village's Favorite 下乡后，我成了村里的香饽饽 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Urban724k WordsCompleted [Period drama + educated youth + System + hunting + one female lead] Chen Xiangyang was delivering takeout when an ambulance struck him outside a funeral home, causing him to transmigrate several decades into the Red Era. In the 1970s, his father, Chen Zhicheng, had just been promoted to deputy director, and one of the children in the family had to be sent to the countryside. His stepmother, Su Ahong, claimed it would “jeopardize his father’s future” and demanded that her 17-year-old stepson, Ch 33kReads8.5Score2.2k14d adds

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    These books are set in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. One story, about Chen Xiangyang, a sent-down youth who, to make way for his stepmother's son, is shocked to gain a system. He starts with medical skills and becomes a village doctor, hunting, gathering herbs, and treating patients in the countryside. He's not a saint.

20. 20 留 Left Behind in the Great Northern Wilderness 留守北大荒 Engineering Dog工程狗Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Zhang Hongqi was framed and nearly sentenced to prison for profiteering, but fortunately, a benefactor came to his aid. However, he was still disciplined and was about to be sent to a settlement for educated youth, then returned to the city. Zhang Hongqi faced two choices: return to the city with a disciplinary record, where people would look down on him and his family would suffer for it, or settle in the Great Northern Wilderness and give up his status as an educated youth for good. 86.7kReads8.5Score6.8k14d adds
21. 21 团 The Whole Family’s Darling in the 1980s: The Drama Queen Is Doted On by All 团宠八零：戏精娇妻被宠上天啦 Pleasing Words and Clear Speech悦语清言Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + doted-on by the whole family + pilot + cannon fodder + supporting actress] Li Can, an anesthesiologist so busy she could work like a dog, unexpectedly becomes the cannon-fodder supporting actress who wreaks havoc in an old period film. To make the heroine and hero's grand romance come true, she sacrifices herself and even brings her whole family to ruin, leaving no one with a happy ending. Fortunately, she still has family who love her unconditionally, so maybe there's a chance 1.1kReads9.2Score13214d adds

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    I think these four books are good! The first one, also a carefully crafted sweet romance novel, has a positive moral compass. The second story is simple and ordinary, warm and natural. Thirdly, by changing one's mindset and working diligently and tirelessly. Fourth, strong and independent, assertive and responsible.

22. 22 年 Period: I Built a Fake Immortal's Retreat at the Foot of the Mountains 年代：我在大山脚下修了个假仙 Vanilla Lemon Meow香草柠喵Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [1980s; glitchy System; reborn into a history gone wrong; married to the wrong woman; multiple heroines; rural romance; getting rich; hunting in the mountains] Reborn in 1981, during the era when educated youths were sent to the countryside, Xu Cheng'an discovers that heaven has played two cruel jokes on him. First, history has inexplicably changed. In this life, he is engaged to his former sister-in-law, Shi Qiuning! No way! The woman I love is her older sister, Shi Qingqing! Second, a System h 12kReads8.4Score1k14d adds
23. 23 在 After Striking It Rich in the 1970s, My Dead Husband Came Back 在七零暴富后，死去的丈夫又回来了 Si Qianqian司浅浅Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Period setting + satisfying revenge + farming + face-slapping + sweet romance] One day, Shen Ning transmigrated back to the 1970s and was completely dumbfounded. To make matters worse, she was a widow whose husband had just died! With a dilapidated home and two children in front of her, Shen Ning rolled up her sleeves and got to work. She caught a wild boar, dug up lingzhi mushrooms, and soon their lives began to improve. Then she took the college entrance exam and went to the city to make mone 46Reads8.9Score—14d adds
24. 24 年 The 1950s: Making a Happy, Prosperous Life 年代五零：红红火火过日子 Nanjing Cigarettes南京香烟Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1950s. What? Worried about starving to death? Don’t panic, don’t panic. We’ve got a pocket dimension. What? This is the notorious Courtyard of Beasts, where everyone’s supposedly a scumbag? What am I supposed to do? Luckily, my dad became the First Master, and my mom is the director of the women’s federation at the steel mill. Who still dares mess with me? Sun Zhengguo says: Go wild all you want, just don’t drag me into it. I only want to spend this happy life with my family. Both 38.5kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
25. 25 七 The Sevenites’ Divine Doctor and Fiery Wife 七零之神医辣妻 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Bullied by her stepmother! Framed by her stepsister! And locked in a room by her mother-in-law so she couldn't take the college entrance exam! Jiang Tao had had enough. She fought back: she wasn't someone to be pushed around! “Ding! How about a Traditional Chinese Medicine System? It'll help you marry a rich, handsome man and reach the pinnacle of life!” This is the story of a girl who takes her System in hand and strives to forge an extraordinary life of her own. 1.1kReads9.1Score15314d adds
26. 26 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds

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    A masterpiece of period fiction whose title doesn't do it justice! The author's writing is delicate and solid! It has a strong sense of the era, and the social landscape and national policies of the time are all accurate. The reason it hasn't reached 9.8 Is probably because the updates are a bit slow. It mainly tells the story of the protagonist, Li Yi, who gets rich by relying on his memories after being reborn, and grows step by step by building connections. It has now been updated to over 3 million words. I personally recommend it. Those who like period fiction will not be disappointed!

27. 27 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Eldest Sister Takes Charge 重生七零：长姐为大 Mu Shi Yi木十一Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Chen Baozhu didn’t realize until the moment she died what a monstrous man she had married. He had deliberately killed her for the five million in insurance money. By a stroke of luck, she was reborn in the 1970s. She promptly dumped the scumbag and tore into her awful relatives! Living her life over, she would never again compromise for anyone. She set herself two small goals: make money and get into college. But why had the man who wasn’t part of her plans suddenly come back… 834Reads8.6Score14114d adds
28. 28 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Banggeng Until He Was Lame 四合院：开局将棒梗打成瘸子 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Male-Channel Fanfiction523k WordsCompleted Without warning, a pocket dimension appeared in Zhao Tongqing's mind. But he felt no joy at all. Instead, he was utterly despondent. At the same time, a bright red twenty-four-hour countdown appeared in his vision, the numbers ticking down second by second! There was no need to think too hard about it. Either the world was counting down to the apocalypse, or he was about to join the ranks of transmigrators. Whether this was a blessing or a curse, he couldn't avoid it now. All he could do was acc 384Reads5.4Score12414d adds

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    Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) goes to the countryside.

29. 29 正 Under Zhengyang Gate: Marrying Guan Xiaoguan 正阳门下：娶妻关小关 Night of the Southbound Journey南归夜Male-Channel Fanfiction707k WordsCompleted Gu Yuemin was a struggling author in 2025. While watching the TV drama Under the Zhengyang Gate, Han Chunming made him furious! Of all people, why did he have to fall for someone who was “all looks and no substance”? In a fit of anger, Gu Yuemin got angry for a moment! And then...! 13.4kReads7.1Score42614d adds

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    1. The male lead isn't Han Chunming; the female lead is Guan Xiaoguan, and there's a bit of a traditional courtyard house. 2. He emptied his house and even signed his brother up for a rural assignment. 3. He settled in Northeast China, hunting and seeking medical treatment. 4. He herded sheep and horses on the vast grasslands, efficiently and effectively.

30. 30 七 In the 1970s, I Won't Be Anyone's Fool: I Head to the Countryside, Hunt the Hills, and Marry the Village Beauty 七零不做冤大头，下乡赶山娶村花 Pecking Clouds, Cradling the Moon啄云扶月Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [One Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Adorable Creatures + Hunting in the Mountains + Playing the Fool] His own mother and older brother schemed to get Xiao Zhendong fired. He raised a bastard child and spent his whole life giving everything to his family, only for that same son to pull out his oxygen tube when he was on his deathbed. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1972. Xiao Zhendong sold his job and set his whole family up. He kicked his scumbag father and slapped his vile mothe 27.9kReads8.4Score1.7k14d adds
31. 31 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. 28.1kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
32. 32 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds

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    Historical fiction, 9 points or higher [I'm so full][I'm so full][I'm so full]

33. 33 四 The Little Ant of the Siheyuan 四合院之小蚂蚁 Customer, Did You Have Hot Pot?您涮羊肉了客户Male-Channel Fanfiction339k WordsCompleted This is a wish-fulfillment story with a slow build. No System, no harem, no stealing other men’s women, no saintly do-gooder, and no groveling to anyone. The protagonist lives for himself and has no lofty ideals. A good-for-nothing from the future transmigrates into the past. 36Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    Everyone who's read this novel says it's great. The ending was a little rushed; the platform required it to be completed by April 1st. This novel is so real [I get it], it's been banned and then unbanned, it's really good [laughs].

34. 34 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score57114d adds
35. 35 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 23.6kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
36. 36 穿 Transmigrated as the Scumbag Ex-Husband of a Female Tycoon, I'm Spoiled by Her Whole Family 穿成女大佬渣渣前夫，全家宠不停 Is This Even a River?这河里么Urban200k WordsCompleted Gu Yanjing transmigrates into a book as the scumbag ex-husband of a reborn female powerhouse. In the book, the scumbag ex-husband sides with his childhood sweetheart, who has divorced and has a child, at every turn, while the female powerhouse’s family falls on hard times and is sent to the countryside. The original owner pressures her to file for divorce, then demands her money and job, giving it all to his white-lotus childhood sweetheart. Gu Yanjing rolls his eyes in disbelief. His wife is a 2.6kReads8.1Score19814d adds

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    Here's a book recommendation: for historical fiction, I recommend the collection of works by the author "Lanruo Temple Little Demon," which is mostly historical fiction.

37. 37 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in 1988: I Help My Wife Get Rich! 穿书八八：我带妻致富！ Mo Huang抹荒Urban172k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Farming] [Multiple Women] [Feel-Good Story] [Handcrafted Skills] [Everyday Rural Life] Li Shanhe is an honest, hardworking man from Qingshan Village. The male lead's number-one fan! The original owner kept giving everything away. But now that Li Shanhe has taken over, you can forget about it! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 38 年 Period: My Sister-in-Law Looks Exactly Like Her Twin, I Can’t Tell Them Apart 年代：小姨子一模一样，分不清 Fa Zhou法舟Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Ruthless + Mastermind + Big Shot] A billionaire dies alone in old age, then transmigrates into the body of a simple-minded young man. “Dahan, what are you grinning about over there?” “Educated Youth He, are you talking to me?” “Yeah. Come with me while I go relieve myself.” “Perks already, right after transmigrating!” He followed her without a second thought. This book is mainly lighthearted, with no oppressive angst. 55.5kReads7.8Score5.6k14d adds

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    There are scenes from different eras, from going to the countryside to living in courtyard houses [laughs].

39. 39 七 The 1970s: After My Ex-Wife Faked Her Death, I Married a Rich Heiress 七零：前妻假死后我娶了资本千金 One Coconut Drink a Day一杯椰皇喝一天Urban370k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + period setting + wife fakes her death + rural life + building wealth + wish fulfillment + capitalist heiress + one heroine] My name is Li Ping'an. Only when I was on the verge of death did I discover that my wife, Bei Panpan, was still alive. She had impersonated her twin sister, Bei Pianpian, and moved in with her sister's husband! I had remained unmarried for her sake, leaving the Li family without an heir. And because we were still married, she would inherit my estate when I died! 7.9kReads6.6Score66914d adds
40. 40 四 Siheyuan: Starting with Goodwill, Banggeng Steals a Chicken and Gives It to Me 四合院：开局好感，棒梗偷鸡送我 Zhu Moumou祝某某Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Zhu Tianfan transmigrates into The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts and awakens a Favorability System. System: Ding! Bang Geng's favorability has reached the friend level. You have received a letter of introduction for a job at the Old Daokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative! Bang Geng: Uncle Zhu... I just found this old hen in the backyard. I'm giving it to you! Zhu Tianfan: What?! What the hell! System: Ding! Xu Damao's favorability has reached the friend level. You have received a Phoenix-brand bi 1.8kReads6.3Score11014d adds
41. 41 年 Period: Marrying the Most Beautiful Educated Youth 年代：迎娶最美知青 I'm Really a Gentleman我真是个君子Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Back in the 1970s, Xu Lin has foresight beyond his time, a strong physique, and a pocket dimension spanning thousands of cubic meters. In this life, he will forge ahead without hesitation and settle every score. He will give his family a good life and show no mercy to his enemies. Xu Lin's carefree life begins in 1975, when educated youth are sent down to the countryside. 50kReads7.7Score4.5k14d adds
42. 42 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 137.7kReads8.1Score15.6k14d adds
43. 43 开 From the Start in 1970: The Village Belle Wants to Elope with Me 开局七零，村花哭着跟我说要私奔 Zhu Moumou祝某某Urban290k WordsCompleted [1970s + devoted wife + multiple heroines + no System + transmigration with the body] Li Jiaojiao gazed at Zhu Tianfan with affection, counting on her fingers as she coaxed him sweetly: “Little man, there are so many benefits to marrying your big sister!” “First, I can help you sort out your household registration!” “Second, I can’t bear to make you go out and do farm work!” “Third, I’m still a virgin, so I can meet your everyday needs as a man!” “Fourth, I’m in great health and can give y 563Reads5.7Score10414d adds
44. 44 下 Rural Life in the Countryside Era: Tormenting the Young Women Sent Down to the Countryside 下乡年代：嚯嚯女知青 This Old Monk Is Getting On in Years老衲老矣Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Youth, Period, Space, Black Soil, Educated Youths, Farming] Qin Shou transmigrated back to the 1970s! With a pocket dimension and supplies at his disposal, he headed to the Northeast to work in the countryside as an educated youth. And that’s where our story begins! Marry a man, and you’ll have clothes to wear and food to eat! Qin Shou’s unexpected arrival in this era drove all the educated young women wild! One after another, they threw themselves at him. 65kReads7.8Score7.4k14d adds
45. 45 诸 Myriad Worlds: Marrying Qin Huairu in the Siheyuan and Having Eight Children 诸天：四合院娶秦淮茹生八个孩子 Treasure God of Wealth珍财神Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing (Myriad worlds + golden finger + many women + pure wish fulfillment + all kinds of schemes) He died saving someone. After death, he received a System that lets him transmigrate through the myriad worlds. Complete a mission and he can move on to the next world, start over, and achieve a different kind of immortality. Fortunately, every world comes with a golden finger. Fail a mission, and he has to live out the rest of his life in that world. In the first world, his mission is to marry Qin Huairu 57.1kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds
46. 46 四 Siheyuan: The Factory Director's Path, Snatching Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：厂长路，开局截胡秦淮茹 Mayfly蚍蜉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted In 1951, the animals of the courtyard were up to their usual antics. It was supposed to be Jia Xudong's wedding night, but Qin Huairu mistook the door and climbed into the wrong bed, landing in the arms of a certain lecher. From then on, life in the courtyard descended into chaos... 1.6kReads6.9Score19114d adds
47. 47 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: My Good Life in the Countryside 穿越年代：下乡后我的滋润生活 Someone with No Books to Read没书看的人Urban569k WordsOngoing It’s hit 500,000 words, so there’s plenty to binge. Don’t keep saving it or you’ll never get around to reading it. We’re setting off! Fellow passengers, buckle your seat belts. The author takes no responsibility if tire tracks get stamped on your faces. Liu Xiangyang was a wage slave in his previous life. Reborn in the fiery-red era, he finds young female intellectuals from all over the country gathered together. Liu Xiangyang only wants to use his knowledge of the future to devote all his ener 59.9kReads7.9Score8.1k14d adds
48. 48 四 Siheyuan: The More Capable You Are, the More You Work; More Children, More Blessings 四合院：能者多劳，多子多福 Blazing Fire Lights Up Wolf Mountain烈火照狼山Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted No System, but he has a pocket dimension. Nothing over the top. No ill will. There are a few women from the Siheyuan, and characters from multiple shows. This is a story about women and money. Niu Dazhuang is a skilled hunter and farmhand, nicknamed “Big Wild Donkey.” From the start, he marries Qin Huairu’s cousin, Qin Xueru, in the countryside. Qin Xueru has a younger sister, Qin Ningru, and Qin Huairu has another younger sister named Qin Yueru. Qin Huairu also has an uncle, whose daughter Qin 47.5kReads8.0Score3.6k14d adds
49. 49 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Tells Me Not to Spoil Her Alone 四合院：秦淮茹劝我别独宠她一人 Xuan Guo玄国Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing Low on hostility! Low on hostility! Low on hostility! Slow pace! Slow pace! Slow pace! Important things must be said three times!!! Chen Hao had barely woken up when the Jia family set their sights on his house. He couldn’t let that stand, so he married Qin Huairu before Jia Dongxu could. When he discovered that the heroine had good fortune and could help the System, he decided to take them all for himself. A week into their marriage, Qin Huairu took the initiative and urged Chen Hao to consider 25.9kReads7.1Score2.1k14d adds
50. 50 重 Reborn in the Sixties: My Sister-in-Law Brought Me a Russian Wife 重生60年代，嫂子送来毛熊老婆 Your Majesty, Please Stay大王请留步Urban3.5M WordsOngoing Li Jianye transmigrates, inheriting his older brother's estate and the life that awaits his sister-in-law. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, he takes a dangerous gamble and heads into the mountains to hunt, all to feed his sister-in-law and his foreign wife. Pheasants, wild boars, bear paws, velvet antlers... Their family has meat at every meal, and whatever they can't finish, they trade for money. The pretty widow Liu Ruyan comes to borrow food so her son can eat meat. “Jianye 48.7kReads7.6Score4.7k14d adds

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