Rural Novels About Simple, Everyday Life 平淡生活的乡村文

1. 51 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 11.4kReads8.9Score998Shelves

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   Family life is short-lived, fuel, rice, oil, salt, and the smell of fireworks

2. 52 苦 The Long-Suffering Younger Sister 苦妹 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance588k WordsCompleted This is a bloodcurdling, suffocating epic of female suffering. It tells the tragic story of a woman called Ku Mei, whose life was mercilessly crushed by fate over more than half a century, from the early 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century. In 1960, during a famine-stricken winter, she was born the second daughter in her family and named Pan Di, “Hoping for a younger brother.” From then on, her grandmother saw her as a “jinx” and branded her Ku Mei, “Bitter Girl.” In a family that 2.2kReads8.8Score413Shelves

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   Rural Trilogy, with different tunes

3. 53 五 The Woman with Five Marriages 五婚女人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance394k WordsCompleted Among contemporary Chinese literature's portrayals of rural women's lives, Zheng Guozhen's story grips readers with its astonishing realism and tragic depth. Through an ordinary rural woman's five failed marriages, this novel sketches the hardships of rural women's lives and inner worlds during China's social transformation in the 1990s. From an arranged marriage imposed by her parents to a self-serving union built on dependence on power, from an emotional wasteland scarred by violence to a brie 1.8kReads7.9Score244Shelves
4. 54 农 Rural Sisters-in-Law 农村妯娌 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance739k WordsCompleted This is a story of war and peace between two women, and also a miniature epic chronicling the transformation of rural China from collectivization to the modern era. When the well in Liuxi Village was filled in and running water reached every home, the women who had once argued, wept, and whispered secrets beside that well proved through their lives that time can bury old grudges, and that a resilient spirit can blossom in the soil. 1.3kReads7.1Score177Shelves
5. 55 隔 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance486k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 22.9kReads—Score907Shelves

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   This book is really good

6. 56 审 An Auditor’s Daily Life Back in the Village, Living Off His Parents 审计狗回村啃老日常 You Li右黎Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted [Healing country life + everyday moments + sweet romance + anti-hustle culture + childhood friends] Looking at a health check report with more abnormal results than an audit, Li Ruisheng suddenly burst out laughing. This wasn't a health report at all, it was a workplace edition of Death Note! In a daze, Li Ruisheng seemed to see Grandpa lounging in a rocking chair beneath the grapevines. The sweet aroma of grapes from her memories wafted over, and the recollection of a gentle summer day filled 874Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   This book is quite suitable, a plain country novel

7. 57 辞 I Quit! Back to the Village to Herd Cattle 辞职！回村放牛 Niu Er Isn't Home牛二不在家Urban367k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + no transmigration + no System + no superpowers + character growth + lighthearted humor + everyday family life + hard-core cattle-farming know-how + a completely new premise you’ve never seen before] First release anywhere online. If you want to get in early, this is a must-read! “If you don’t study hard, what are you going to do when you grow up?” “If you won’t study, then quit school and come help your dad herd cattle!” Liu’s mother clutched a broom broken in ha 981Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   This book is tailor-made, just like the introduction, plain, relaxed and humorous [already planted]

8. 58 逍 Carefree Farmer of the Countryside 逍遥山野农夫 This Daoist Is Yuyang贫道渔洋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Mature Beauty + Mountain Foraging + Mushroom Farming + Rural Daily Life] Three mountains, one river, and a few acres of farmland. The farmer's spring water tastes a little sweet. There's land to plant and till, plus a stretch of woodland where you can pick mushrooms. Every mother-in-law loves a son-in-law like this. 20.2kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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   A very interesting book about Lingnan countryside

9. 59 从 The Swallow Who Crawled Out of the Dark Abyss 从黑暗深渊中爬出的燕子 A Lifetime of Xiuer秀儿一生Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted Tell me, just how unlucky can one person be? Her own father married four women, and her stepmother treated her like a thorn in her side. In the prime of her youth, she was tricked by a villain and taken away. At long last, she found a little warmth and thought she’d found love, only for it to turn out to be another ill-fated relationship. She got married, thinking she’d found a home, but her life became a complete mess. And that wasn’t the end of it! One by one, all her loved ones disappeared... 170Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is really good-looking

10. 60 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 12.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    Ordinary rural life is anything but extraordinary. The author uses superb writing to reinterpret the childhood of middle-aged and elderly people.

11. 61 山 The Village Girl Who Went to College 山村女大学生 Little Ting Loves to Share小亭爱分享Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted [Workplace romance] [Modern romance] [Countryside] Li Wanqing and Zhao Qingshan were classmates at the provincial medical university and a couple. After graduation, Li Wanqing returned to her hometown to build a career, while Zhao Qingshan stayed in the big city to pursue greater opportunities. They began a long-distance relationship. After spending so much time apart, their relationship ran into trouble, and their years of love came to a complete end. Back home, Li Wanqing thought she had fo 110Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Favorite countryside

12. 62 我 My Novel Is Also My Third Book 我的小说也的第3本书 I Want My Novel to Become a Hit Too我的小说也想火Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted My new book is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.7kReads7.4Score212Shelves
13. 63 乡 Zhao Ergou, a Left-Behind Youth in the Countryside 乡村留守青年赵二狗 I Want My Novel to Become a Hit Too我的小说也想火Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Countryside + Farming + Miracle Doctor + Modern Romance] This is absolutely worth reading. If you read the first chapter and don’t like it, follow the internet cable and come hit me. Zhao Ergou and Qingshan Village share an unbreakable bond. After graduating from university, he returned to the village to become its village doctor. By a stroke of luck, he gained mysterious powers and led the entire village to start businesses and get rich... 3.5kReads7.0Score324Shelves
14. 64 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 22.6kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves

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    Fishing, hunting and growing mushrooms, no system, no space, no best, reasonable logic, good writing

15. 65 穿 I Transmigrated with a Supermarket, and the Village Chief Made Me One of Them 穿越自带超市，村长让我来当 Lian Qiuchi涟秋池Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient rural life + warm daily life + farming + easygoing and harmonious + no nasty characters + no female lead + no romance] Li Huaixi transmigrates. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a fool's body, surrounded by piglets in a pen, a muddy courtyard and a thatched hut, with his third uncle next door... His family is so poor they can barely scrape by, but life goes on. Bringing a supermarket with him, Li Huaixi sets about slowly revitalizing the whole village of Xiaozhuang! He digs irrigati 4.7kReads8.4Score400Shelves

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    Ancient farming literature, all developed in rural areas, interesting [top post]

16. 66 江 Life Afloat on the Riverbank 江岸浮生 Snake Eats People蛇吃人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contemporary realism + period chronicle + rural ensemble cast + women’s struggles] Spanning half a century of rural China, this book tells the story of three generations of women on the Jianghan Plain. Caught in the tides of history and the shackles of their families of origin, each struggles against fate in her own way and faces her inner demons, ultimately learning to live for herself. (I’m only here to tell the story as it is. I won’t give the characters perfect personalities. I’ll portray h 1.1kReads8.5Score111Shelves

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    This is the only book on the platform that you can read carefully every word from beginning to end. Be sure to read to the end!

17. 67 沉 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 403Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary people's stories

18. 68 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 5.2kReads8.7Score475Shelves
19. 69 破 After Bankruptcy, My Ancestors Forced Me to Farm and Reclaim Wasteland 破产后，祖宗逼我种地开荒 Daydreamer痴人做梦Urban827k WordsCompleted After Chen Yu goes bankrupt, he's forced to sell off the family assets and return to his hometown in the countryside. By chance, he inherits a legacy from his ancestors and is made to farm and reclaim wasteland for planting trees. Unexpectedly, in the process of farming through both hardship and joy, he carves out an entirely new path. From then on, he embarks on another entrepreneurial journey and leads the people of his hometown to prosperity. 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book, a slow-burning book, which describes in detail the process of returning to the hometown to open up wasteland and start a second business, mixed with country food, plain and warm!

20. 70 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 11kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    The time-travel farming story is very interesting. No space, no golden fingers. The writing is very good. The heroine is smart, self-respecting, self-reliant, and self-reliant. As a time-traveling woman, she does not have a golden finger or the kind of exaggerated super behaviors written in other books, but she uses her own intelligence to do things that are in line with this dynasty. The heroine's younger brother was well educated by his grandfather. He is smart, precocious, and independent. He is a small child who has the belief to "take care of his sister and prevent her from suffering and being bullied." He studies hard and stays with his sister. Every character in the book is written vividly.

21. 71 中 I Won Ten Million! I Quit on the Spot and Went Home to Farm 中奖一千万！我直接辞职回家种田 True Lord Jiuyang九阳真君Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [The animated comic adaptation is now available] [No awful characters + Rural life + Farming + Slow-paced + Male lead marries into the female lead's family + Male lead is lovestruck] P.S. The male lead appears around chapter twenty. Song Ying hits the jackpot: she buys a lottery ticket and wins 15 million! She takes home 12 million after taxes. A fortune has fallen from the sky! Song Ying chooses to lie flat and return home to farm. She spends five million buying several apartments in the city, 15.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    After winning the lottery, the heroine returned to her hometown to take care of her grandparents, bought a car, repaired a large villa, opened a hotel, and planted greenhouses. After she got the money, she went crazy with money.

22. 72 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 209Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This book follows the path of ordinary people and does not engage in counterattacks or cheating. In 2005-2016 in the southern county, a young man's life was dull and concrete. He would feel inferior and confused, and would secretly hide his feelings for Lin Qiyu. There are not many highlight moments in life. Most of them are missed while slowly moving forward. It is as real as our own youth.

23. 73 青 A Laid-Back Dad Raises Kids and Walks His Pets 青山奶爸遛宠带娃 God-Tier Passerby神级过客Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Handcrafted by the author, with no AI: [Reborn] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Caring for a Baby] + [Adorable Pets] + [Working Hard to Make Money] + [Brotherhood] = [Urban Farming + Everyday Life] + [Advanced Martial Arts + Special Abilities + A Touch of the Supernatural] + [Disaster] Ye Tian was a top mercenary and agent before being reborn. In his new life, he raises Niuniu (Ye Tiantian), the adorable daughter of the captain who sacrificed herself to save him. With a few cute pets, a group of friends 43.5kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves

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24. 74 空 With a Pocket Dimension, I Farm and Walk the Dog 空间在手，种田遛狗 God-Tier Passerby神级过客Urban4.9M WordsCompleted [Male-oriented opening: Get a spiritual spring space, go home to farm and raise dogs. Male-oriented ending: Sweep every race across the Myriad Worlds into the trash] A rural farming story set in a mountain village. The protagonist stumbles upon a fortuitous opportunity and figures out cultivation on his own. A laid-back cultivation novel with no System, but with a space. Later on, it has two male leads, a father and son, and changes maps after about a thousand chapters. Ye Huan, who works in a b 24.5kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
25. 75 水 Water Willow 水性杨花儿 Zhang Xiaoshu张小殊Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing (The rating was just added and will rise. It's already going up!) Neighbor Guo Hongmei ran off with another man? What? That man is Yang Hua'er's husband, Zhao Dashan? Talk about gossip coming right back to bite you. They say nine out of ten people born in the Year of the Sheep are fated to have a hard life, but Yang Hua'er doesn't believe in fate. Even without a man, she can still make a warm and happy life for herself. 9.6kReads8.1Score581Shelves

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    Looks good and has good ratings

26. 76 人 The Taste of Life 人间味道 Fire Rabbit Lantern火兔灯Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted This is a collection of short stories about family, friendship, love, and devotion to one's country. Life has no answer sheet; it is a journey. Every ordinary story celebrates the brilliant moments of ordinary people. My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 75Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 新 The Newlywed Young Widow 新婚小寡妇 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance636k WordsCompleted In the winter of 1976, Li Yanmei was newly married when her husband died. Branded a “husband-killing” jinx, she was pregnant when her cruel in-laws threw her out with nothing. On a stormy night, she gave birth in a melon shed. Starving and freezing, she swallowed the slur “loose woman” along with her tears. For the little one in her arms, she wiped away her tears and turned humiliation into a stepping stone. She went from selling goods at a black-market stall to reclaiming land for farming, from 1.3kReads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Rural, pure period, very real, all women's stories

28. 78 苦 A Bitter Girl’s Rebirth 苦妹之涅槃重生 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance487k WordsCompleted Inside Ku Mei’s five-year-old body lived the soul of someone who had died with a heart full of hatred. Reborn, she faced a spiteful grandmother who beat and berated her, a cold grandfather who enabled the abuse, and a mother who could only weep helplessly. Ku Mei concealed her boundless hatred and memories of her past life, pretending to be timid as she carefully plotted her every move. She outsmarted her relatives and broke free of her shackles, starting with a bottle of chili sauce from the mi 67Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 乡 A Country Girl's Rocky Road to Love 乡村姑娘坎坷爱情路 I Want My Novel to Become a Hit Too我的小说也想火Modern Romance300k WordsOngoing Li Juanjuan's father was a gambler who owed a great deal of money. When creditors came knocking, Li Juanjuan had just graduated from college and was at a loss for what to do. Her family forced her to marry a good-for-nothing from the neighboring village to pay off his gambling debts. On their wedding night, the man discovered she was not a virgin and refused to go through with the marriage. He confronted Li Juanjuan's father and called off the engagement. After taking some money, he left the vil 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Beautiful countryside

30. 80 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Build a Fortune with My Stingy Old Dad 穿越后，带着抠门老爹发家致富 The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Farming + Beloved by the Whole Family + Daily Life + Food + Alternate World + Transmigration] Liu Changning was transmigrated into her mother’s womb. Her father is miserly to an extreme. Her mother is very open-minded. She is the youngest daughter in the family, with four older brothers. The Liu family is dirt poor. Their house is so shabby they can see the stars through the roof... But ever since this youngest daughter arrived, Old Liu has noticed that the family’s life keeps getting better an 3.1kReads8.6Score259Shelves

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    Take a look at this book. It's about pure farming. A family accumulates wealth little by little through hard work. It's quite funny.

31. 81 乡 The Country Doctor: A Village’s Immortal Charm 乡野神医：小村仙韵 Qin Gengxin秦更新Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Countryside] [Multiple Heroines] [Divine Doctor] A foolish young man saves a beauty and receives a legacy, becoming a master of both medicine and martial arts. He leads the whole village to prosperity, and powerful figures from every walk of life come to follow him. He makes a fortune trading across the Three Realms, cultivates immortal arts, and takes beautiful wives. Blessed with a sacred constitution and powerful techniques, he returns to the Immortal Realm and defies fate. 22.5kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    There are endless stories of lingering love in the countryside, and endless stories of young people's rising ambitions. [Admiration] [Smirk] [Laugh] [Laugh] [What] [Make a face] [Laugh] [Smile] [Laugh] [Laugh] [Smile] [Adore] [Make a face] [Think] [Admiration]

32. 82 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 445Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true-feeling rural novel, deep love in Tingfeng Tower. The most ordinary fireworks, who touches the man's extraordinary heart?

33. 83 长 It’s Hard Being the Eldest Sister: I Farm the Mountain to Pay Off Our Debts 长姐难为，我靠大山种田还债 Cao Hehe草禾禾Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming story + no System + no pocket dimension + no awful relatives + building a career + heartwarming] Song Zhi transmigrates into a destitute farming family with bare walls and enormous debts. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s faced with: A father killed in battle, a mother who died in childbirth, a sickly little brother, and a family on the brink of collapse under crushing pressure. With all those hardships piled on, her predecessor had grown sensitive and short-tempered. Misled by other 11.9kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves

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    It is a simple and heartwarming farming story. The heroine goes into a farmer's family that is in debt. She first earns the first pot of gold by selling food, then promotes forsythia tea according to local conditions, develops wool fabrics, and leads the people around her to become rich. This is a warm and heartwarming story.

34. 84 村 The Great Pagoda Tree at the Village Entrance 村口那棵大槐树 Runxin 666润鑫666Modern Romance374k WordsOngoing The 1960s: too few clothes and too little food! In remote Tianshui Village, everyone was struggling to stay alive! Every character is a vivid reflection of that era. They have no golden fingers and they don't transmigrate... so they can only fight tooth and nail against life and fate just to survive! Girls especially had a harder time of it in those days. Listen to the names: Dai Xiao, Huan Xiao, Zhaodi... You can tell at a glance they were named by parents hoping for a son. Back then, many girl 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No golden fingers, no time travel... Lack of food and clothing! Everyone is working hard to live! Every protagonist in it is a vivid portrayal of that era. They have no golden fingers, no time travel... So they can only fight desperately to survive and fight against fate...

35. 85 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.2M WordsOngoing During the years Liu Haibo spent in the countryside as an educated youth, he fell in love with Yang Xiuqing, a girl from the village. When he eagerly asked Yang Xiuqing's parents for her hand in marriage, they refused. He fled Shibantian Village and returned to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he married a woman named Wu Jie and prepared to start a new life, Yang Xiuqing came to his door... 36.2kReads8.4Score2.1kShelves
36. 86 情 Love Debts 情债【李幼斌主演的电视剧】 Flowers Flourish on Brocade锦上添繁花Female-Channel Fanfiction450k WordsCompleted Also known as The Peach Blossom Luck of Sister-in-Law Jiang Qi. A lost paradise in Northeast China, a little mountain village in the Changbai Mountains: the Abandoned Village. Journey beyond a life of hardship and let this story sweep you away. The tangled affairs between men and women in the countryside, and the everyday love and hatred that bind them. So many debts of passion, so many heartbreaks. 5.3kReads8.2Score474Shelves

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    A very nice period piece, a lost paradise in the northeastern countryside, with a clique theme. No regrets if you fall into the trap!

37. 87 悠 A Peaceful Mountain Village 悠然山村 Year's End年末Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Life is about more than just getting by in the here and now. There are also... a daughter and fields. After leaving the bustling city and returning to his hometown, he unexpectedly acquires a mountain god’s realm. He plants crops and vegetables, picks fruit in the fields, climbs trees to raid bird nests. It’s all easy and relaxing. He raises chickens and walks the dog, goes into the mountains to look for herbs, and catches shrimp and crabs in the river. There’s no shortage of fun in the wild. Da 4kReads8.8Score352Shelves
38. 88 乡 Chasing Dreams in the Countryside, with Thorny Roads to Love 乡村逐梦，情路荆棘 Little Ting Loves to Share小亭爱分享Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted Li Xiangqin and Zhao Xiaobing were college classmates and a couple. After graduation, Li Xiangqin returned to her hometown to build a career, while Zhao Xiaobing was unwilling to leave the big city, so they began a long-distance relationship. As time went by, their values and outlooks diverged. They often argued and struggled to understand each other, until their relationship finally fell apart. Because of her family’s circumstances, Li Xiangqin married the son of the richest man in her village. 229Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 皇 The Palace’s Number One Tough Guy 皇宫第一猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Ying Zheng, a modern overworked young man, dies suddenly from working overtime and has his soul transported into the body of Xiao Caizi, a young eunuch who was just killed after offending the powerful. He also obtains the Fake Eunuch System and begins cultivating the Divine Art of the Fake Eunuch. In a palace rife with schemes and human malice, he steadily climbs to the pinnacle of life! 10.5kReads6.5Score565Shelves

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    Come on, come on,!

40. 90 荒 The Tough Guy on a Deserted Island 荒岛的猛男 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Urban1.2M WordsOngoing A shipwreck left the cruise ship He Dun was aboard in trouble, and he washed up on a deserted island. Nine other people were stranded on the island with him. 102Reads6.5Score—Shelves
41. 91 对 Talk Trash and Win Prizes 对骂就有奖 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Hao Tie was treated like a pack mule and was about to hit rock bottom because he refused to keep living like one. Then he suddenly got a System that rewarded him for trading insults! From then on, he used verbal sparring to reach the pinnacle of success! 26.2kReads7.1Score1.2kShelves
42. 92 乡 One Hundred Beauties in the Countryside 乡村一百个美女 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban165k WordsOngoing The System Wants Me to Be a Bully? Hao Lu had just woken up from unconsciousness when a cold, mechanical voice rang in his ears. “Rural System activated. Beginner mission issued: compete with Wang Gou for the title of village bully. Time limit: three days.” He was about to curse when the System added, “Mission rewards: Li Rong's favor increases by 50 points, and one secret clue about Zhao Mei.” Watching Wang Gou approach in the distance with a hoe over his shoulder, Hao Lu clenched his fists. He 8Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 我 I Became Jia Baoyu 我成了贾宝玉 Blockbuster-Level Mastery爆款高境界Historical880k WordsOngoing “Second Master, it's time to get up.” A soft, sweet voice sounded by my ear. I groggily opened my eyes to see the carved wooden canopy overhead, embroidered with delicate clouds. A faint scent of sandalwood mixed with powder drifted into my nose. I sat up abruptly and looked around. There was redwood furniture, an embroidered screen, a bronze dressing mirror, and two maids in ancient-style clothing standing by the bed. One had an oval face and wide, almond-shaped eyes; the other had a pointed ch 10Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 我 I Have a System for Picking Up Beautiful Women in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 我有系统在天龙八部里泡靓女 Lone Star at Night 99夜孤星99Male-Channel Fanfiction924k WordsOngoing I woke up to find I’d become an insignificant servant in Murong Fu’s household, and I’d even been bound to a “Confidante System.” System prompt: Meet Wang Yuyan to receive “Lingbo Weibu”; win Mu Wanqing’s heart to obtain “Beiming Shengong.” I was quietly delighted, but then Murong Fu glanced at me coldly. “A servant like you dares to covet my cousin?” I only smiled and silently opened the System shop, exchanging points for the “Innate Daoist Body.” That very night, I mastered the essence of the 56Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 战 The God of War's Fiercest Warrior 战神第一猛男 Earn a Billion a Day 99日赚一亿99Urban377k WordsOngoing The day Ye Jushuai was kicked out of his home, he obtained the “Emotion War God” System. As long as he stirs up a beautiful woman's emotions, he gets stronger. The more his enemies hate him, the more invincible he becomes. So he sets his sights on heiresses, icy CEOs, and pure-hearted campus beauties, relentlessly flirting with them until the young masters everywhere turn red-eyed with rage. When his war-god mother-in-law looks down on him, Ye Jushuai casually presents a betrothal gift worth ten 138Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 我 Writing and Lying Flat on the Northern Frontier 我在北境边境笔耕躺平 Half a Brick半块板砖Urban688k WordsCompleted Orphan Lu Ze had had enough of workplace hypocrisy and the clamor of the city. He took his entire fortune of 560,000 yuan and headed for the northeastern border, where he found an empty village that had been erased from the map: Wangbeitun. As the youngest border resident in Wangbeitun’s history, his life went like this: · Annual income: a few hundred yuan from writing flop novels, plus a 3,500-yuan border-resident subsidy. The main goal was simply to stay alive. · Daily KPIs: write 4,000 words 306Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A rural article that fits the theme very well.

47. 97 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.8M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 14.8kReads8.5Score974Shelves

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    A realistic and immersive period hunting article

48. 98 叶 The Orange Leaf Left by Heaven 叶橙天余 Ren Ming, Who Loves Paulownia Trees喜欢油桐树的仁鸣Modern Romance278k WordsOngoing Have you heard of Mount Xianren? At the foot of the mountain lived a family with a little girl named Ye Cheng. She loved money more than life itself, and even dreamed of turning the lush hills and clear waters into mountains of gold and silver, Mount Xianren included. From the summit, she could see the mountains encircling the land in a great big circle. She wanted to rule everything inside that circle and name it the Chengyu Tribe. But she was just an ordinary person, invisible no matter what s 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Too village, the parents are short-sighted

49. 99 我 I Am A Husband Curser, And You Are A Wife Curser 我克夫，你克妻 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted Two male leads + an ancient-world slice-of-life story + constable and his husband, both pure [No transmigration or rebirth] Xiang Xi is a young man who became a widow before he even married. Just after his engagement was arranged, his fiancé died in an accident, leaving him branded as a husband-killer. Yang Tongchuan is a constable at the county yamen. Last year, he married a new bride, but she mysteriously disappeared less than a month after moving in. Some said he beat her to death, others sai 16.8kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
50. 100 跟 Live with Me, and You'll Never Go Hungry 跟我住，管饱 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads192k WordsCompleted A super-sweet, slice-of-life food story. [Two men + both have no past relationships + cozy, sweet romance + mutual devotion + fast-paced + no angst + not a story about the rich] Qu Xiang is a private chef who cooks in people's homes. Before meeting his love, all he wanted was a simple life. As it turns out, fate takes pity on him and gives him a wonderfully dependable, caring partner who pulls him along as they build a better life together, one steady step at a time. Cheng Yijian is an ordinary 9.8kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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