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

1. 251 炊 Smoke from the Kitchen Rises Like a Blade 炊烟如刀 Zuo Pan左泮Urban428k WordsCompleted Wu Dasheng keeps having one child after another, all for the sake of having a son who can avenge him, even in an era when family planning is a basic national policy... Wu Tong is called a bastard and a son of a bitch from childhood. Zhao Sanxing always stands up for him, but the villagers’ gossip inflicts deep wounds on the young boy’s heart... 187Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I don't regret watching it

2. 252 俺 My Mother, Wang Juzhen 俺娘王菊珍 An Xin Dui Yang安心对阳Modern Romance791k WordsOngoing [Based on real life + hardship + historical era + the struggles and perseverance of ordinary people at the bottom of society] This is not a feel-good power fantasy. The protagonist of this book is my beloved and respected great-grandmother, a poor old woman who struggled through the surging tide of an era. Wang Juzhen never had an easy life. Her parents starved to death while fleeing famine, her own sister sold her for a mouthful of grain, and a landlord lusted after her. Only Wang Long gave her 90Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Times are changing, and the countryside is in turmoil. Juzhen was run over by life, but she was never crushed. The way she climbed up looked prettier than anyone else.

3. 253 站 At the Crossroads of Fate 站在命运的十字路口 Zhang Guofu张国富Urban243k WordsCompleted This book explores Standing at the Crossroads of Fate through five major sections. 1. Fleeing for Their Lives: This section recounts how the protagonist Sun Shigui’s grandparents left their landlord’s household to make a life of their own amid the hardships of the old society, and how, after enduring countless trials during the War of Resistance Against Japan, they fled all the way from Nanjing to Shiqi Village and finally settled there. 2. A Life of Hardship: This section follows the many hards 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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   How many people like to read articles like this?

4. 254 山 Mountain Flowers Face the Sea Trees 山花对海树 Dear Mint Candy亲爱的薄荷糖21k WordsCompleted Mountain Flowers Facing Sea Trees 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After graduation, a female graduate student came to a "paradise"-like village deep in the northwest mountains as the first secretary as a transfer student, but unexpectedly discovered the village's shocking secret...

5. 255 晓 Xiao Man, Not Quite Full 晓满未满 Xiao Zi晓籽Rural Life177k WordsOngoing Xia Xiaoman, a country boy, unexpectedly awakens a System for making up for regrets. He helps countless people rewrite their fates and erase their regrets, turning his life around until he becomes a top philanthropist admired throughout the nation. He can save the world, but not himself. His life is glorious, yet in the end, he carries a regret no one else knows about. With his life slipping away, he boldly stakes the rest of his days on a top-secret time machine experiment, becoming Huaxia's 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Every character written by the author is so exciting that it made me feel happy, sad, and sad.

6. 256 花 The Beautiful Bride of Flower Village 花村美娇娘 Little Flying Fish小飞鱼Urban785k WordsOngoing The Zhao family should have been one of the largest clans in Zhaojiagou. The village had once been thriving, but an accident took all the Zhao family’s able-bodied men. Left behind were orphans and widows throughout the village, along with Zhao Ergou, an orphan raised on food given by the neighbors. As the last surviving bloodline of the Zhao family, Zhao Ergou was cherished by everyone in the village. Everyone hoped that Zhao Ergou could lead the villagers and restore Zhaojiagou to its former g 791Reads8.5Score124Shelves

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   It has a rural theme and the plot is super exciting. Good looking

7. 257 槐 When the Sophora Blossoms Bloom Again 槐花又开时 Sublandlord二房东Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted A woman crawls out of the abyss and turns hardship into sweetness. Abandoned by her husband, crushed by rumors, and left penniless, Xi Zhou was trampled into the mud. A red hair tie bound her to a humble past, while a pig farm helped her stand tall again. A tough, one-legged man protects her with his life. Together, they weather a feed crisis, fight off thugs at night, and skillfully dispel rumors. From an abandoned wife everyone could bully to a businesswoman running her own enterprise, she hon 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In fact, the ordinary life in the countryside is quite fascinating.

8. 258 替 The Swapped Brides: Whose Fault Is It? 替嫁姐妹，谁的错！ March Knows Painting三月知画Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two comic dramas: "The Swapped Brides, Whose Fault Is It?!" and the brand-new version, "Sisters Breaking Free." In a poor, remote village in the 1980s, the Tang family favors sons over daughters. Their three girls are nothing but bargaining chips for bride prices. One absurd bride swap and three exorbitant bride prices send the sisters into three difficult marriages. Struggling through the mud, bound by entanglements for half a lifetime. The long-suffering Tang s 78.3kReads8.3Score2.4kShelves

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   . Amway's chronicle! The characters are entangled and gripping. There are several chapters a day. It's so fun to read like a drama.

9. 259 乡 Strange Romance in the Countryside: Mo Wu’s Healing Fragrance Protects the Homestead 乡野奇情：墨武医香守田园 Yun Shaoqing, Who Loves the Ground Tiger喜欢趴地虎的云少卿Urban281k WordsCompleted After years of exhausting work in the city, he resolutely returns to his hometown to pursue his dream of a pastoral life. He leases a mountain, plants fruit trees and medicinal herbs, digs a fishpond, and shares his countryside life on Douyin. He teaches himself medicine to save lives, practices martial arts to strengthen his body and will, and studies calligraphy to cultivate his character. Along the way, he meets the woman he has always cherished, and their relationship is full of twists and t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No cultivation, no system, no rebirth, farming in the countryside

10. 260 山 A Country Bumpkin’s Triumphant Comeback 山村匹夫强势逆袭 Yinge吟歌Urban162k WordsCompleted [Period] [Mountain Village] [Daily Life] [Realistic] [Comeback] Everyone says coptis root is bitter, but his childhood was even more bitter. A mountain village, a beautiful young widow, and a boy: together, they write a new chapter in their fates. 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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11. 261 七 Wang Family Village in the Famine Years of the Seventies 七零荒年王家村 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban203k WordsCompleted [Period Fiction + Rural Life + No System or Pocket Dimension] This book tells the story of Wang Fugui and his family, villagers in Wangjia Village in the 1970s. Wang Fugui is timid by nature. When the family runs out of food, he forces his wife, Jiang Xiurong, to ask the production team captain, Wang Xiaoyang, for grain. Wang Xiaoyang has been lusting after her for ages. When Wang Xiaoyang tries to assault her, their eldest son, Wang Peng, steps in. Again and again, he exposes Wang Xiaoyang's sc 5kReads6.9Score238Shelves
12. 262 寿 Only Thirty Days to Live, and the Village Beauty Is in Tears 寿命仅剩三十天，村花急哭了 Chen Wa辰娃Rural Life354k WordsCompleted I was a fool for three years, and not one person in the village ever gave me a second glance. But Heaven had other plans: the legacy of the ancient Dragon God chose me. My medical skills are divine, my martial prowess is off the charts, and my eyes can see through anything. The price is the Nine Suns Dragon Qi inside me. If I can't quell it within seven days, my body will explode. There is only one way to survive: find a body of supreme yin... As luck would have it, there's one right here in the 656Reads6.3Score101Shelves

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    The author's writing style is very good, the story is very realistic and has a strong sense of substitution.

13. 263 长 An Elder Sister Is Both a Mother and a Father! 长姐如母，亦如父！ Zi Bingfeng紫冰枫Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [A story set in a bygone era, with no transmigration, rebirth, or golden finger. Family life, rural romance, and a hard road to growing up.] Zhou Zimei thought she would soon marry her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. Then an accident happened, and she became what people called an old maid. Her younger siblings' tuition taught her everything she hadn't known how to do. The hardships of rural life, the warmth and coldness of human nature, and the struggle to keep growing... 35.4kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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    Ordinary rural life, no golden fingers

14. 264 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.3kReads8.0Score367Shelves

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    Winning the top prize in the college entrance examination through time [Thoughts][Likes][Thoughts][Likes] Seize the opportunity to make a fortune! Gorgeous wife, hot child! The story is short, the plot is compact, and the text is warm and heartwarming! I strongly recommend this book👍You think it is a novel, but it is actually a very interesting historical record. It focuses on small characters. Hundreds of typical characters are based on real people and real stories. Those born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should read it. You may be able to find stories that mark yourself or that era. The story is touching and the plot is well arranged. It should be said that it is a good novel in historical records and a good historical story in novels.

15. 265 分 Getting Rich After the Family Splits: Five Uncles Regret It Too Late 分家暴富：五个舅舅悔不当初 Fei Qing妃卿Ancient Romance237k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + No System + Farming + Street Vending + Family Separation and Comeback + Everyday Family Life] I transmigrate into the body of a farm girl. The Lin family is large and full of strife. My uncle is weak and useless, and my aunt is mean and greedy. On the day the family splits up, my uncle’s household objects to a married-out daughter claiming any land. Fortunately, my grandmother stands up for us. The whole family pulls together and protects the foundation we need to make a life f 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It suits my taste, so I felt deeply while watching it. The writing is very good, the plot and writing style are all right, and the summary is very good. Here you can also see articles that are not just about pursuing temporary sensory stimulation, but are written seriously and down to earth. The group portraits are particularly well written.

16. 266 退 Quit Showbiz to Open a Farmhouse, Billionaires Crowd the Door 退圈开农家乐，亿万富豪挤爆门 Mr. Angry Bull愤怒的公牛先生Urban166k WordsOngoing Top Michelin chef Lu Chen was framed by his celebrity ex-wife, who wanted to seize his shares, for "using inferior ingredients that gave customers food poisoning." The whole internet turned against him, and he was blacklisted. Lu Chen simply deleted his account, returned to his hometown village, and opened a shabby farmhouse that "only takes two tables a day, with a menu decided on a whim." He planned to fish and take it easy for the rest of his life, but unexpectedly got bound to the [Leisurely 634Reads—Score100Shelves
17. 267 桃 At the Source of the Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源头 Yicang, Who Loves Microraptors喜欢小盗龙的矢仓Urban457k WordsOngoing As Old Zhou Nian lay dying, he took Zhou Liye by the hand and told him, “Xiaoye, it's up to you to carry on the Zhou family line. If you trace our family back far enough, we go all the way to the Zhou dynasty, to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Chang, and Ji Fa. Our ancestors were once members of the imperial family, and our original surname was Ji. It was only after the dynasties changed that our family took the surname Zhou! Here's our ancestral genealogy and the family heirloom, this ja 30.3kReads6.3Score3.4kShelves

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    A pretty good novel! A rural themed novel!

18. 268 傻 Sha Gen Isn't Foolish at All 傻根一点也不傻 Yicang, Who Loves Microraptors喜欢小盗龙的矢仓Urban1.3M WordsOngoing After his father and eldest brother die, his mother goes mad and soon passes away as well. All that remains is Shagen, a mentally challenged young man. His beautiful sister-in-law, Pan Yuting, still takes on the responsibility of caring for him. To keep the Li family line from ending, Pan Yuting secretly makes up her mind... She won't leave. She'll work hard together with Shagen...! Part Two: Overseas Development. The Xingdao forces gradually rise... They discover an ancient race among the ruins 745Reads6.8Score108Shelves
19. 269 别 While Others Go Offshore, I Farm: I Become a Tycoon in the 1980s 别人下海我种田，我在八零成首富 Young Master Big Orange大橘公子Urban168k WordsOngoing [Period setting + pig farming + building wealth + selling vegetables + gourmet food + family favorite + comeback + everyday life] Li Xiangdong woke up to find himself back in the 1980s, after dying suddenly from overwork. As the villagers rushed to “go into business” and make a fortune, he instead bound himself to the New Hope Farming System, shouldered a hoe, and vowed to dig up a golden future right at home! Everyone laughed at him. With so much money to be made, why insist on scraping a livin 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist leads his family to make a fortune and live a good life without any mess. The family is short and warm, and very close to life.

20. 270 小 Xiaobailou's 19th Book 小白楼第19本书 Little White Tower小白楼Urban248k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The characterization is very delicate, the story is very novel, and it makes people feel very real when reading it. I highly recommend these two books, [like][like][like]

21. 271 出 After Returning to My Village from Prison, My Invincible Identity Is Exposed! 出狱回村后，我无敌身份被曝光！ Hard Labor苦力活Urban2.5M WordsCompleted (Blushing and steamy, wildly satisfying) A country boy gets out of prison and moves in with his big brother, but keeps feeling like someone is secretly flirting with him? Play the pig to eat the tiger, crush your enemies underfoot. Rich second-generation big brothers or anyone else, dragon or tiger, all have to bow to him! The blurb doesn’t do it justice. The story itself is absolutely thrilling. 7.1kReads9.1Score700Shelves
22. 272 二 Kicked Out After My Second Marriage, I Thrive Back in the Countryside 二婚被赶，我回农村混得风生水起 Clouds Return to a Secluded Ravine云归深岫处Modern Romance204k WordsOngoing Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Modern Fiction, Period Setting, Building a Career, Comeback, Livestream Commerce, Getting Rich Zhou Xiaoya is forced by her in-laws to have an abortion during her second marriage. Her ex-husband marries someone new, and she leaves with nothing but her daughter, returning to her village. Everyone thinks she'll starve on the streets. Instead, she makes a fortune selling goods through her livestream, and even helps the whole village get rich. How did the woman who was 418Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It combines urban and rural areas with ease, reverses slap in the face, down-to-earth and not exaggerated. The female protagonist sells agricultural products live and helps left-behind elderly people. It is ingenious and unique.

23. 273 毕 Now That We’ve Graduated, Let’s Love Well 毕业了好好爱 Little Xiao Qiang, Keep It Up小小强加油Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted In middle school, a teacher once said something that made a deep impression on me, and I resolved not to date while I was still in school. As luck would have it, my classmate Liu Chengheng made the same vow. But Liu Chengheng was tall, handsome, and captain of the school basketball team, so girls were always chasing after him. He asked me for help, and out of loyalty to a friend, I decided to fend off his admirers for him. I kept it up until graduation. On graduation day, Liu Chengheng came to f 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No time travel, no rebirth, no system, no scum, no abuse, normal era writing, real daily life

24. 274 我 My Great-Grandfather Is a Miracle Doctor 我的太公是神医 Little Xiao Qiang, Keep It Up小小强加油Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 81Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 我 My 1994: Starting with Wild Vegetables Across the Hills 我的九四，从漫山野菜开始 Bookworm from a Stone Box石合子出来的书呆子Urban754k WordsOngoing Xu Shouyi was an outstanding modern farmer of the 21st century. After serving as village chief for 20 years, he went to a neighboring village to advise them on a new planting method. Then, caught in a sudden downpour, his car plunged off a cliff… When he woke up again, he had returned to 1994. There was still time to set things right. In his previous life, he’d drifted through life and only come to his senses in middle age. This time, he would use his knowledge to lead his kind-hearted neighbors 392Reads—Score100Shelves

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    A rural article worth reading.

26. 276 重 Back to the 1970s: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World 重回七零年代，村女的破界之路 Green Grain Shining on the Fields青禾照野Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Elderly woman + reborn + 1970s + dumping a scumbag + no romance + family life + spatial storage] After being angered to death at the age of seventy, Zhou Qiuying is reborn in 1975. In 1975 in her previous life, Zhou Qiuying was an eighteen-year-old country girl. She gave up her secure job as an elementary school teacher to marry an educated youth sent down to the countryside. In return, her husband cruelly abandoned her after passing the college entrance exam, and her loved ones died tragical 131Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Daily Northeastern 1970s drama with a short story, no cp heroine, and a slow pace without exaggeration. It is suitable for people who like slow pace like me.

27. 277 你 Feeling Anxious? I Found Healing in a Country Courtyard 你焦虑了吗？我在农村小院治愈了 The Real Number One Scholar Brother状元哥哥本尊Urban140k WordsOngoing At 44, I take the blame and get disciplined. My promotion is gone. My wife's job is unstable, and she's always on edge. My son is hooked on online games, and his grades leave a lot to be desired. I rent a place with a courtyard in the suburbs. I work in the CBD by day, then come back to the village at night to raise chickens, walk the dog, and grow vegetables. The neighbors say I look like an idiot turning over the soil. But idiots don't have to take the blame for anyone anymore. I raise chicken 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This farming article is very good and enjoyable to read.

28. 278 百 The Century-Old House 百年老宅 User36859979用户36859979Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted An old family home, four generations, a century of upheaval, and an extraordinary love affair. How did a penniless tenant farmer win the hearts of two beautiful daughters of an enlightened landlord? How did an honest, simple peasant seize control of the village Party secretary's post as if it were a throne, then cling to it? How did a devoted lover go from kind and innocent to cynical and world-weary? Read on to discover his tangled, unbreakable ties with four women. Through the nearly century-l 667Reads—Score102Shelves
29. 279 你 What's Got You So Proud? 你牛什么牛 User36859979用户36859979Urban100k WordsCompleted Also known as The Yueyue’s Terrible Mother-in-Law. Through the story of an unusually strong-willed woman’s life, this novel offers a profound look at the dialectical relationship between personality and fate. From many angles, it examines the rise of extreme feminism in contemporary society. It also gives serious thought to marriage and romance, raising children, and human relationships in the modern world. It offers important guidance for a new generation in the twenty-first century on developi 10Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 农 Stories of the Farmers 农民那些事 Every Day Is Wonderful天天美好Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Modern city + period setting + farming] Xing Ruyi is an ambitious young man who refuses to accept a life of poverty and backwardness. He leads the people to prosperity by farming, raising fish, opening factories, and building businesses. Through hard work and perseverance, he overcomes every obstacle and ultimately rises to great heights, becoming utterly unstoppable. 997Reads9.0Score265Shelves
31. 281 黔 Racing Wild on the Guizhou Roads 黔路狂飚 Honghu Sheng虹湖生Historical316k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980, he uses his experience from his previous life to avenge his father. He also rides the wave of reform and opening-up, setting up a cooperative, a construction crew, and a real estate company, then taking the company public. Step by step, he builds a business empire. 33Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This book is adapted from real events. It is wonderful and worth reading!

32. 282 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true-feeling period piece, it's hard to listen to the songs in Fenglou. The most ordinary fireworks, who touches the man's extraordinary heart?

33. 283 带 I Transmigrated with a Pet Hospital, and a Tiger in Labor Won’t Leave Me Alone 带着宠物医院穿越难产老虎赖上我 Bright Xiaoyun明媚晓云Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted (Animals + Veterinarian + Understands Animal Speech + Transmigration + All Beasts + Strong Female Lead) Tang Yuwei only wants to become a veterinarian who can treat pets everywhere. Her pet hospital has just started to make a name for itself when she gets a call saying her Border Collie, Roubao, has been hit by a car and is badly injured. Distraught, she loses focus while driving. Her car crashes, and she transmigrates to another world. To her surprise, her pet hospital comes with her. After she 68Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Daily writing on farming

34. 284 重 Reborn in 1988: Building a Fortune with Crawfish 重生1988：从小龙虾开始致富 One Two One One Two Three Four Five Six Seven一二一一二三四五六七Urban154k WordsOngoing Comedy + everyday life + one female lead + family squabbles + farming and livestock + business rivalry + nostalgic memories of the post-80s generation Zhang Jiang is reborn and refuses to be anyone's fool. He raises crayfish, chickens, and ducks, and plants a few fruit trees. Then he adds 100 million in savings. He leads the whole village to prosperity and a better life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 社 A Corporate Drone’s Idyllic Farm Life 社畜的悠闲农家 Qian Mu Meng Cheng浅沐梦橙Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Farming + entrepreneurship + sweet romance + underdog comeback] After being driven to the brink by a 996 work schedule, Lin Yuming receives an unexpected gift after his grandfather dies: a rundown country guesthouse covered in cobwebs. [First day back in the village after quitting his job] Villagers gossip: “So the city slicker who went off to make it big finally remembered us? Don't come crying when you blow through your family's savings!” The guesthouse: weeds taller than people, a roof tha —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 身 A Beautiful Farming Life in Another Body 身穿之美丽种田记 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance817k WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, just an ordinary person with sound values) This isn’t a get-rich-quick wish-fulfillment story, nor is the heroine a lone beauty who needs no one. She has a grand vision for her family: one flower alone doesn’t make spring, but a hundred flowers in bloom fill the garden with spring. After taking part in a Hanfu event, Zhao Meili unexpectedly found herself in ancient times, where she was rescued by Guo Ping, a hunter. With no household registration, Zhao Meili couldn 2kReads8.9Score193Shelves
37. 287 跑 Mountain Hunting: Deep in the Qinling Mountains, Through All Four Seasons 跑山：秦岭深处，三餐四季 Vast Starlight星光浩瀚Urban616k WordsCompleted [Original title: Mountain Runs: Other People Raise Cats, You Raise a National Treasure Panda?] [The rating just came out and is rather low, but this is definitely a good read] [Livestreaming + no heroine + everyday life + System + mountain runs + adorable pets + animal speech] Graduation and unemployment? Su Chen decides to head back to his hometown and take it easy. During his very first livestream, Su Chen unlocks the livestreaming mountain-run System. On his way home, Su Chen runs into a bad- 1.4kReads8.8Score140Shelves
38. 288 兄 Bro, Are You Some Kind of Human Incubus? Fluffy Creatures Are Chasing You Everywhere 兄弟你人类魅魔啊？毛茸茸追着跑 Yue Jian Ying月见莺Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [This book has been signed for print publication] [Light livestreaming + Animals + No romance] Lu Xiao, a professor of botany and zoology, quits his job and heads alone to the Kunlun Mountains to gather research material, becoming a solitary yet vibrant mountain guardian. During his first winter in the mountains, he says he wants a cat. The very next moment, his dog brings him a snow leopard cub abandoned by its mother. Dog, this isn’t what I meant by a cat. This is a little too hardcore. He thi 76kReads9.7Score5.6kShelves
39. 289 重 Reborn, She Became Her Own Strongest Support 重生后，她成为了自己的靠山 White Jasmine No. 4白茉莉4号Modern Romance113k WordsOngoing In Niugou Valley, deep in the mountains, He Wan’er is a marriageable young woman with delicate, lovely features. Matchmakers have worn a path to her family’s door. Though her parents ask what she thinks after every match, the final decision is always theirs. No unreliable or spineless men! No men from small families! No men without ambition or a strong work ethic! No men who often argue with their parents! No men without opinions of their own, and no mama’s boys! Looks don’t matter, as long as h 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rural area, chronicle.

40. 290 亏 How to Become the Richest Man by Losing Money, Starting with Short Dramas 亏成首富从短剧开始 Write One写壹Urban493k WordsOngoing [No female lead] [System] [Business and farming] Jia Luo was laid off by his company and returned to his rural hometown with 120,000 yuan in savings. By chance, he bound himself to the “Lose Money to Get Rich System”: At a loss, his rewards doubled. If he made a profit, he only got a base salary of 3,000 yuan. Once Jia Luo figured out how it worked, he was ecstatic: The more money he lost, the more he earned! Wasn't this just easy money? He carefully chose the short-drama market, recruiting only 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know how to express it in a thousand words, but it is so well written in a simple sentence. The content is not boring and detailed, and it is very relevant.

41. 291 东 Tales of the Northeast: Women Who Climbed Over the High Walls of Grand Estates 东北往事之翻过深宅高墙的女人们 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance776k WordsOngoing In 1946, on the black soil of Northeast China, Chunxiang, daughter of tenant farmer Wang Mazi, marries Liu Laogen, the landlord's son. Her father receives several acres of good farmland and dozens of silver dollars as a handsome betrothal gift. She thinks she has married into wealth and will live a secure life as a young madam, but Liu Laogen has a hidden ailment, and their marriage proves to be one in name only. Chunxiang is determined to escape the prison that has trapped her, but her greedy f 50.9kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves

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    This book is about the rural areas of Northeast China

42. 292 彩 Fifty Years of Bride Price: In 1974, It All Began with a Broken Engagement 彩礼50年，1974从悔婚开始 Uncle Wang Tells Stories王叔说故事Urban171k WordsOngoing In the bitter winter of 1974, Zhao Shuangzhu publicly called off his engagement and was given three days to come up with a hundred yuan for the bride price. He swallowed his pride and borrowed from every neighbor he could, took the old folks’ burial savings, and went into the mountains at night to hunt rabbits and trade them for cash on the black market. Dodging the market inspectors, he stumbled through the hardest hurdle of his life. He spent the rest of his life marrying, raising children, an 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book, The Life of an Ordinary Old Farmer

43. 293 我 I'm Li Long, and I've Got a Long Spear. Even Wolves Won't Stop Me 我李龙有一杆长枪，有狼也照打 Chen Songzi Loves Boiled Rice Noodles爱吃煮米粉的陈松子Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Li Long, the strongest soldier of the new century, dies a heroic death on a peacekeeping mission. By a twist of fate, he is reborn in the 1980s. In an age of famine when people can barely afford to eat, he puts his skills to use in the vast mountains, hunting bears, catching rabbits, and fishing. From then on, his family enjoys meat with every meal and fish every day. He also makes the acquaintance of a military leader, answers the call to enlist, and becomes a new-generation soldier king in thi 334Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    Time travel, rebirth, hunting, period literature

44. 294 被 Driven from My Ancestral Home, I Feast with My Family 被逼出祖宅我带家人大鱼大肉 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yongsheng wakes from a deep sleep to discover that he has transmigrated. Still dazed, he hears people arguing. His uncle, a scholar who had passed the first imperial exam, stole someone's jade pendant and was confronted over it. The family hurriedly held a discussion and made Li Yongsheng's honest, simple father take the blame. His mother was utterly unwilling, but she couldn't withstand the barrage of pressure. Fortunately, after the pendant was returned, the other party didn't pursue the ma 11.1kReads8.7Score922Shelves

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    Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking

45. 295 孤 The Orphan Girl and the Scholar 孤女和秀才 Hei You黑又Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Traditional farming life + Orphaned at three + Her sweetheart breaks off their engagement + Takes down the wicked + Marries a penniless scholar + Devoted husband] Qinglian’s father was a scholar in Qingxi Village, and her mother was a renowned beauty. Sadly, fate took both of them too soon, and they died in an accident when Qinglian was three, leaving their daughter Wan Qinglian an orphan. Brother Hai was betrothed to Qinglian from the time they were in the cradle. Unfortunately, his sharp-tong 170Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Traditional farming novel is here, highly recommended because it is beautiful, fast-paced, and has real emotions.

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