Looking for New Courtyard House Novels: An Original Character, No Sycophancy, and a Single Heroine 求新出四合院，不是原著中人，不舔任何人，单女主

1. 51 四 Siheyuan: Living Next Door and Watching the Show 四合院：住隔壁笑看风云 Lonely Ghost孤独幽灵Male-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsOngoing Low on aggression, no cultivation, but with a powerful golden finger. The female lead is Qin Huairu. She is not promiscuous, but she does enjoy the occasional brief fling. She will use a secret identity to do things that are inconvenient to do openly. Fight Japanese pirates, root out traitors, collect antiques, and buy courtyards. When foreign enemies invade, she will head to the 38th Parallel to have some fun. Earn honors, become a general, catch enemy spies, and keep her family and country saf 7.7kReads8.0Score334Shelves

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   This is possible.

2. 52 四 Siheyuan: The Ordinary Life of an Angler 四合院：钓鱼佬的平凡人生 Longlong Is My Precious Darling龙龙是我的心肝大宝贝Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Fishing]+ [Earning foreign currency]+ [Becoming a factory director]+ [Period setting]+ [Siheyuan] An angler never comes home empty-handed! Chen Chang'an transmigrated thanks to fishing, then rose to prominence thanks to fishing. Amid the tides of a great era, he changed many people’s fates. 21.8kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves
3. 53 四 Siheyuan: Greeting Yi Zhonghai with News That He'll Die Childless from the Start 四合院：开局问候易中海绝户 Millennial Taisui千年太岁Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing [Not AI-written, so read with confidence] [Hilarious antics, outrageous schemes] What happens when the ultimate fun-seeker, Wang Dalong, shows up at the courtyard house? Yi Zhonghai: I'm moving out. This dump is impossible to live in! Silly Zhu: You can leave, but Auntie Yi and the child are staying! Yan Bugui: By my calculations, it's time to pay protection money again. Xu Damao: Dalong is my very best friend! Lou Xiao'e: Damao, time to take your medicine. Liu Haizhong: Quiet down, everyone. Th 29.6kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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   This book is worth reading; the male lead looks a bit like Wang Dapeng.

4. 54 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! 5.2kReads9.3Score571Shelves

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   🌿The first book's protagonist transmigrates to a world of traditional courtyard houses. There aren't as many brothels and throngs of animals there, just an ordinary life. Luckily, he has a cheat ability: solving cases and earning rewards. He acquires a system with an initial reward of the Yin-Yang Space. Assisting in capturing an enemy earns him +10 points, followed by rewards of the All-Seeing Eye, a Physique Fruit, and Footprint Identification. Now things are much better! He'll never have to worry about food or drink again.

5. 55 从 A Siheyuan Story Beginning on the Eve of Liberation 从解放前夕开始的四合院 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing A modern chef’s soul travels back to 1948, on the eve of Liberation. He moves into a courtyard residence with no System, no talismans, and no superpowers. All he has is a family heirloom storage ring, and he lives a leisurely life in a harsh era. He goes to work, cooks, and occasionally teases the misfits in the courtyard. The story isn’t too angsty: no toilet humor, and no wishing people would hurry up and die. A tranquil life in a bygone age, 64.6kReads7.7Score2.5kShelves
6. 56 我 In the Siheyuan, Beasts Are Just Food! 我在四合院，禽兽只是菜！ The Fat Guy Who Can't Fly0708不会飞的胖子0708Male-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted A soul from the future arrives in a courtyard house and becomes a fifteen-year-old young man! The vermin in the courtyard need to be taught a lesson! The country’s economy is struggling, and I have to do my part! I have the ability, so why not change history? Make the country strong, and make this transmigration count! 23.6kReads7.7Score921Shelves

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   Original female protagonist! Single female protagonist story! If you don't like it, feel free to criticize!

7. 57 四 A Great Craftsman in the Siheyuan 四合院大国工匠 Nostalgic for the Past怀念往昔Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted The story of a software engineer from the twenty-second century who is reborn in the 1950s. With an astonishing talent for understanding, he keeps driving the growth of industry and helps the nation recover ahead of schedule! 20.1kReads7.7Score882Shelves

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   2️⃣ The male protagonist is born in the Republican era, the youngest child of his parents. However, he is of a higher generation than his nephew. He is the same age as his nephew. The protagonist is blessed with a cheat ability: he can summon his brothers. In the end, he unifies the Earth.

8. 58 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1kShelves
9. 59 年 1959: From the Start, My Cousin Knocks Me Out with a Bludgeon 年代1959，开局被堂哥敲闷棍 The Uncle Who Wet the Bed尿床的大叔Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Family Unity]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Getting in with the Powerful] P.S. A woman named Qiao Ya appears in the story. She is an important supporting character later on and greatly helps the male lead's family grow, so she is not a troublesome character. In 2024, an orphan transmigrates into the body of a 1959 technical-school graduate who shares his name. The original owner was walking home after dark when his cousin knocked him out, hoping to inherit his job. In return, he sends both their 8.4kReads8.4Score627Shelves
10. 60 四 Siheyuan: He Jian's Second Uncle 四合院之何家二叔 Rainbow Cat虹猫Male-Channel Fanfiction605k WordsCompleted An ancient person’s soul transmigrates into a courtyard house, becoming Silly Zhu’s uncle. Knowing nothing about Silly Zhu’s future or the history of the courtyard, he strives to change the fates of those around him. 15.3kReads8.9Score440Shelves
11. 61 四 Siheyuan Prequel: My Foolish Zhu's Grandpa Flees Famine from the Start 四合院前传我傻柱他爷开局逃荒 She Yu Chen You舍予辰由Urban428k WordsOngoing No System + Not a Saint + A Prequel to the Courtyard Saga He Yingyuan has just won the Nobel Prize. On his flight back to China, a plane crash sends his soul back to 1942, where he becomes the grandfather of He Yuzhu. A famine that comes once in a century has struck. To flee the famine and stay alive, the family sets out together for the city of Beiping. To ensure the He family line continues, He Yingyuan has no choice but to make some difficult decisions. 13Reads6.5Score—Shelves
12. 62 四 Siheyuan: I Take Yi Zhonghai to Task and Demand 6,000 Yuan 四合院：手撕易中海，逼赔六千块 Green Mountain Woodcutter青山樵Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing Chen Wangshan is a transmigrator. He has transmigrated into a notorious courtyard house from across the myriad heavens, full of beasts. No endless bickering back and forth. He'll teach those beasts how to behave by using the law. A new author with a new work. Please go easy on me, dear readers! A fist salute! Thank you! (The rating just came out and will rise later, so please read with confidence.) 83.2kReads5.5Score3.9kShelves

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    This one is good!

13. 63 从 From Deputy Director to Army Commander: The Yan Family's Rise 从副局长到入朝军长阎家逆袭 Drunk Moon, Clear Breeze醉月清风Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] + [Romance in the Blood] + [Glorious Era] + [The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate] + [Under Zhengyang Gate] + [Hutong] + [Bright Sword] + [Snow Leopard] Yan Suma, the cousin of Yan Bugu and Yan Shuzhai, joins the honored ranks of the public security forces when the city of Beiping is liberated. Yang Ruihua: “Dear, what's your cousin's background?” Yan Bugu: “I'd like to know that myself! The guy won't tell us a thing. Everyone drinking with him last night was bragging like crazy!” 11.8kReads6.1Score416Shelves

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    The first one is completely in line with the requirements.

14. 64 傻 Silly Zhu Reborn in 1951: Paralyzing Ring from the Start 傻柱重生51，开局获得麻痹戒指 Drunk Moon, Clear Breeze醉月清风Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan] + [Bright Sword] + [Under the Zhengyang Gate] + [Hutong] + [Bright Sword] + [Snow Leopard] + [Blood Romance] + [Legendary Special Ring] + [Dragon-Slaying Saber] + [Rebirth Ring] + [Love Ring] Reborn in Siheyuan, Silly Zhu, He Yuzhu, had endured a miserable half-life. As he closed his eyes, he spotted his old nemesis Xu Damao rubbing his hands together, waiting to collect his body! Xu Damao slipped Lou Xiao'e's dowry snuff bottle into his pocket, awakening the Hit-for-Hire System! The 22.9kReads7.5Score1.4kShelves
15. 65 傻 Reborn as Silly Mao: Sending Banggeng to Juvenile Detention from the Start 傻茂重生，开局送棒梗儿进少管所 Chonghua Hall重华殿Male-Channel Fanfiction289k WordsOngoing “Drawing Sword,” “Under the Zhengyang Gate,” “The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate,” “Snow Leopard,” “Hutong,” “The Age of Galloping,” “Man Is Iron, Rice Is Steel,” “Glory Era” Xu Damao is reborn on the very day Banggeng steals a chicken. He sends the thief's whole family to prison, gets the Lou family out of town, and begins his unstoppable comeback! 2.3kReads—Score100Shelves
16. 66 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Reborn in One Body, Returning to 1949 四合院何雨柱三合一魂穿1949 Shellfish Eats Little Fish贝壳吃小鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction788k WordsOngoing A rookie writer's commentary, set in a slow-burning, realistic period drama! A chef, a practitioner of traditional martial arts, and a skilled slingshot shooter, with no System and no accelerated time in the pocket dimension. It may look like a story about everyday family life, but the food, antiques, and hunting are all portrayed with absolute realism. The words are imbued with love for the country and its people, and readers only need to uncover the foreshadowing that's worth savoring. Feel fr 10.5kReads8.2Score302Shelves

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    This story follows a soldier king who possesses the body of a young, simple-minded boy, cleansing himself of past emotional entanglements and starting anew. A rookie's witty commentary, a slow-burning, realistic portrayal of a bygone era! No system, no speed-up in the spatial realm, seemingly just mundane family squabbles and bickering, but actually concealing a grand scheme of survival against the tide of history. A strong sense of national pride and patriotism subtly permeates the narrative, with foreshadowing elements worthy of careful reading. Aside from the writing style, feel free to critique the plot's logic and coherence; it's all waiting for readers who enjoy sharpening their minds and uncovering the details to unlock this epic tale of historical rebellion!

17. 67 四 Siheyuan: A Man and a Dog Transmigrate 四合院：一人一狗的穿越 Where to Go at the Crossroads十字路口何去Male-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsOngoing A period-drama courtyard + a man and his dog reborn + a cunning protagonist + suspense + sowing discord until the Yan father and son turn against each other + sending Yi Zhonghai off to the northwest to eat sand. Chen Guoqiang and his big yellow dog are reborn in 1965 at Courtyard No. 96, Nanluoguxiang, where a series of hilarious mishaps unfold. The blurb isn’t doing it justice, so please head straight to the story. 1.2kReads5.5Score—Shelves

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    The main character in this book is not from the original story. Furthermore, at the beginning, several people from the courtyard house are sent away. The Jia family is also the leader of a criminal gang.

18. 68 四 A Carefree Life in the Siheyuan 四合院逍遥生活 Lone City Pomelo孤城柚子Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing Zheng Jianshe transmigrates to the 1950s, bringing with him the status of a martyr's family member, memories and life experience from two lifetimes, top-tier cooking skills, supporting skills in traditional Chinese medicine, and a pocket dimension cheat. Watch him tame the beasts, then embark on a free and carefree life, starting in 1957 and continuing through 2008, living through three years of hardship, a decade of turmoil, and more... 37.8kReads6.5Score1.9kShelves

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    The main character is not from the original drama, nor is the wife; she has no connection to any woman from the original drama.

19. 69 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Age of Empires 四合院：傻柱的帝国时代 Who Am I Wandering For为谁去流浪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted In the 1950s, life in the capital was hard, and the winds of change stirred beneath the surface. A modern soul found himself in the body of a young man known as Silly Zhu. His father had run off, leaving only his little sister behind. The courtyard was rife with trouble, and hidden currents swirled through the streets. Fortunately, he had a world of his own: the Age of Empires game world. Starting in the primitive Stone Age, he reclaimed land, developed production, and smelted metal, steadily l 42kReads7.3Score3.8kShelves

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    The million-word book is getting older [awkward laugh]

20. 70 四 Siheyuan: Enjoying Life in the Revolutionary Era 四合院：火红年代享受生活 Wishing You Wealth and Prosperity恭禧發財Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing The male lead, Liu Ping'an, somehow finds himself transported to a world full of different realms, back before Liberation. With both parents alive, he works hard at farming, plunders foreign countries, and builds his fortune. The early chapters mainly focus on his comical life teasing the neighborhood busybodies. In the middle, he ventures out to expand his horizons. This book will be at least a million words long. Xu Damao: Women are devils! My greatest joys in life are eating, sleeping, and be 14.7kReads7.8Score481Shelves

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    It has to be this one!

21. 71 四 Siheyuan: What Kind of Standards Are Those? You Dare Compare Morality with Me! 四合院：什么档次？跟我比道德！ Nineteen Sevens十九个七Male-Channel Fanfiction645k WordsCompleted Zhao Sihai is a modern man who gets sent by a mud truck trying to meet its quota to the world of Love in the Courtyard. At first, he's pretty panicked. After all, the whole courtyard is full of beasts! Just then, the System arrives, right on time. From then on, Zhao Sihai morally crushes Yi Zhonghai and beats Silly Zhu in a fight, living a happy and fulfilling life. As for everyone else, who cares what happens to them? PS: No heavy angst, just ordinary life with a tiny, tiny, tiny bit of comedy. 16.2kReads7.9Score569Shelves

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    A novel that perfectly meets the requirements 🎉🎉 The male protagonist transmigrates to a world of traditional courtyard houses. He starts with a farm space and is also a kitchen apprentice in a steel mill. He's even better at moral blackmail than Yi Zhonghai, and his combat power is off the charts.

22. 72 四 Siheyuan: A Cheat-Fueled Life in a Fiery Era After Transmigrating 四合院：穿越火热年代的开挂人生 Huang Quan, Who Loves Spicy Vegetarian Beef爱吃香辣素牛肉的黄筌Male-Channel Fanfiction523k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fighting the courtyard scoundrels + light System elements + feel-good story + chief designer of the Nantianmen project (the story still needs to make sense. The Nantianmen project can't get underway right from the start. If you expect everything to happen all at once, don't click in; consider yourself warned) + using technology to change the nation's destiny] In 1958, Zhang Jianhua transmigrates and awakens to the mysteries of his time in the womb, discovering that he is in the 5.2kReads8.2Score175Shelves
23. 73 四 Siheyuan: Full of Tigerish Vigor 四合院：虎虎生威 Seven-Inch Light-Year 112七寸光年112Male-Channel Fanfiction348k WordsCompleted The courtyard house stays the same, but the transmigrators come and go! After Granny Zhang passes away in the Red Star Courtyard, Zhang Xiaohu, who is still in high school, returns home for the funeral. Qin Huairu sets her sights on the small courtyard belonging to the Zhang family and joins forces with Jia Dongxu to falsely accuse Zhang Xiaohu of harassing her, sending him to prison. When Zhang Xiaohu returns... 13.6kReads8.2Score441Shelves
24. 74 四 Siheyuan: Stir Up Trouble? Dogs Don't, but I Do! 四合院：搞事？狗不搞，我搞！ Half a Bullet半颗子弹Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast]+ [Mild Violence]+ [Stirs Up Trouble on Purpose]+ [Mastermind Behind the Scenes]+ [Mostly Everyday Life]+ [Fun and Hilarious] Qian Duoduo accidentally transmigrates into the world of Full of Love. His golden finger gives him two starter gift packs, then runs off. At five years old, Qian Duoduo opens a growth gift pack and obtains an Emotion Magnifier. From then on, the courtyard gains a little demon, and the city of Beijing gets a “little rascal.” At ten, he obtains the puppet Cha 22.9kReads7.7Score858Shelves
25. 75 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangtian, and I Won't Be a Foolishly Obedient Son! 四合院：我刘光天不做糊涂孝子！ Busy Wheat Awn麦芒有点忙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Guangtian woke up one day and found that he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had become Liu Guangtian, the second son of Liu Haizhong, the Second Master. Liu Guangtian was a little panicked! So his beloved eldest son, Liu Guangqi, could date a leader's daughter, his callous father, Liu Haizhong, had poured all the family's resources into supporting Liu Guangqi! The second son, Liu Guangtian, couldn't even afford food at school. He was so hungry that he suffered f 10.6kReads7.1Score410Shelves
26. 76 四 Siheyuan: The Family Is So Fierce the Neighbors Want to Move Away 四合院：家人太凶悍众禽想搬家 The Past We Can’t Return To回不去的过去Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Li Wenhua passed away peacefully. After all, there was nothing worth longing for. But when he woke up again, he wasn't in Heaven or Hell. He was in the world of "The Birds Are Full of the Courtyard". A doting grandma and grandpa, a mother whose strength was unknown but who only got stronger against powerful opponents, a thick-skinned father, a dim-witted yet obedient second brother with extraordinary talent, and a well-behaved, sensible little sister. On the day they moved into the courtyard, he 47.9kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves
27. 77 四 Siheyuan: Starting Out in 1949 with Heaven-Defying Comprehension 四合院：开局四九，悟性逆天 A Mangosteen Durian一只山竹榴莲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [10,000 words every day, with no breaks!] Li Mingyuan transmigrates to a parallel world, the Dragon Kingdom, and activates the Heaven-Defying Comprehension System. With just one look, he can master any technology! After returning from studying abroad, he stores precious technical materials in the System's space, easily evades inspection, and earns a Second-Class Merit as soon as he comes home with his Type 56 weapon design! The Ministry of Military Industry takes notice and arranges for him to l 21.8kReads7.1Score1.2kShelves
28. 78 四 Siheyuan: Beating Up the Matchmaker from the Start 四合院之开局从暴打媒婆开始 I Won't Drink This Cup of Wine浊酒一杯我不喝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [There will always be new books serializing on my homepage. If you like them, stop by and have a look.] [A fusion ♢ No Regrets Tracking] In October 2024, the down-on-his-luck Song Guoan wanted to make a quick buck in the stock market, but instead lost everything. In a fit of despair, he jumped from a building. But Silly Zhu, whose soul had been wandering for fifteen years, chose him to live another life in his place. Arranged by the Black and White Impermanence, Song Guoan arrives in the past an 17.1kReads7.7Score699Shelves
29. 79 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm Silly Zhu's Uncle, Taking Him into the Army 四合院，开局傻柱他叔，带他从军 Gazi Sword嘎子剑Male-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted Military story + no holier-than-thou protagonist After transmigrating as He Daqing's younger brother, He Daming, he sets out to change the future for himself and his nephew, He Yuzhu. As a regimental commander, He Daming resolutely takes him into the army, embarking on a moving and heroic journey together. 12.4kReads8.2Score479Shelves

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    Single female protagonist military novel

30. 80 这 This Li Yunlong Fought in the Korean War 这个李云龙参加了抗美援朝 She Yu Chen You舍予辰由Urban3.5M WordsOngoing Li Yunlong, a 21st-century scientific research elite who had mastered soybean reform technology, is assassinated by a mysterious organization. By chance, his soul transmigrates into the body of Li Yunlong, commander of the 2nd Division, 11th Column of the Central Plains Field Army during the War of Liberation. Determined not to repeat the original Li Yunlong's fate, the newly transformed Li Yunlong resolutely joins the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, writing a stirring story of his 39.7kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
31. 81 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, Silly Zhu's Uncle Leads Him into Politics 四合院开局傻柱娘舅带他步入仕途 Gazi Sword嘎子剑Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] + [A Lifelong Journey] + [In the Name of the People] A mash-up of several dramas, telling the story of what happened before the Siheyuan. Chu Yun's soul traveled back to 1938, where he became the uncle of He Yuzhu, a man who shared his name. From the start, he was a company commander in the Eighth Route Army. To stand up for his sister and his poor, wronged nephew, Chu Yun immediately taught He Daqing a lesson and gave the courtyard's troublemakers a dressing-down. Determined to give 84Reads7.4Score—Shelves
32. 82 四 Siheyuan: Back to 1950, Silly Zhu Enlists in the Army 四合院：重回50年，傻柱从军 Gazi Sword嘎子剑Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Military + business warfare + politics + no self-sacrificing saint] From the start, he transmigrates as He Yuzhu, who has just been cruelly abandoned by his father, He Daqing. Knowing the plot inside out, He Yuzhu refuses to become someone else's pawn or sucker. Determined to live with his head held high, he grits his teeth and enlists in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea at the age of fifteen, beginning to write a legendary life of his own. 12.8kReads7.5Score479Shelves
33. 83 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Control the Life and Death System 四合院：开局掌控生死系统 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.8M WordsCompleted From the start, he gets a Life and Death System and hypnosis abilities, sending him straight to the top. The Life and Death System can extract life force from anything alive, including animals, plants, fish, and humans. It can also pour life force into any living thing, though the effect is halved. Extracting life force from a century-old tree yields fifty years' worth, which can be poured into a sapling to instantly make it grow to the size of a fifty-year-old tree. Animals work the same way: e 15.3kReads8.1Score860Shelves

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    There are no characters from the original story here. People fish, hunt, farm, trade grain for antiques on the black market, and use wild boar meat for work. They grow grains, vegetables, and fruits within the space, and currently raise 300 pheasants, over 400 rabbits, over 400 wild boars, as well as sika deer and wild water buffalo.

34. 84 四 Siheyuan: I'll Live My Own Life, So Don't Bother Me! 四合院：我过我的日子，别烦我！ Old Monster Born in the Eighties八零后老妖怪Male-Channel Fanfiction3.3M WordsOngoing 49.2kReads7.2Score2kShelves
35. 85 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Ruined the White Lotus's Face 四合院：开局毁了白莲花脸 Baling Loves Sour Plum Tea爱吃乌梅茶的霸凌Male-Channel Fanfiction336k WordsOngoing [Mindless wish-fulfillment + intense hostility + tormenting the vermin + scheming + everyone is evil + not one gets away] In 1961, Sun Dazhuang transmigrates into a new resident of a Beijing courtyard, a man beaten to death by the neighborhood’s old-age-care clique. He hits back by beating Silly Zhu into having no heirs and disfiguring Qin’s face, and that’s just the beginning! Watch him take revenge to the extreme, strip the vermin of what they care about most, and then slaughter them! 3.7kReads5.8Score102Shelves
36. 86 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Castrate Jia Dongxu 四合院：开局阉了贾东旭 Quiet Night Thoughts a静静静夜思aMale-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing Zhang Feng, an outstanding young man of the twenty-first century, is sent to the 1950s by more than a dozen tractor-trailers. He doesn't realize that this is the legendary world of Birds Fill the Courtyard until he arrives in the capital in 1959. On his very first day after moving in, he castrates Jia Dongxu. At the residents' meeting, he even publicly calls on everyone to leave Yi Zhonghai without an heir. 43kReads6.6Score2.3kShelves
37. 87 四 Siheyuan: I Built My Fortune by Breaking People’s Legs 四合院：我靠打断别人腿发家致富 Pudding Bunny Bunny Bunny布丁兔兔兔Male-Channel Fanfiction697k WordsCompleted Zhang Yifan transmigrates into the original host, whose legs were broken by Silly Zhu for refusing to lend Qin Huairu some meat, and merges with the host's soul. Zhang Yifan becomes a leg-breaking maniac, repeatedly staging leg-breaking incidents in the courtyard compound. From then on, everyone there lives in fear. Zhang Yifan not only avenges the original host, but also acquires supplies and skills, making his life more and more comfortable. 9.3kReads6.4Score466Shelves
38. 88 四 Siheyuan: The Short-Tempered Big Brother Slaughters the Entire Courtyard 四合院：暴躁老哥，杀穿全院 Nan Nan Ting楠楠婷Male-Channel Fanfiction698k WordsOngoing The courtyard isn't big, but it's packed with ruthless people. To punish these scoundrels, the System specifically selects short-tempered, sinister guys and sends them to be reborn in the courtyard. Not one of them understands reason, but they all know how to throw a punch. First story, reborn as Silly Zhu: Throw a punch first, then ask all the questions afterward. Second story, an ordinary guy framed and sent to prison: Now that I've got a cheat, why clear my name with words? Wouldn't a knife b 14.4kReads8.2Score458Shelves
39. 89 四 Siheyuan: A Tough Guy Moves In 四合院：狠人进院 Seven-Inch Light-Year 112七寸光年112Male-Channel Fanfiction218k WordsCompleted Old Wang, who lived in a Beijing courtyard house, died suddenly of a heart attack. When the steel mill looked into his affairs, they discovered he had a nephew, Wang Tiezheng, living in the Northeast. And so, completely bewildered, Wang Tiezheng crossed through time and space, then somehow blundered into life in a courtyard full of vile characters! 44.7kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
40. 90 祖 Homelander in Siheyuan 祖国人在四合院 Director Li of the Red Star Steelworks红星轧钢厂李主任Male-Channel Fanfiction849k WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in. They'll slowly go up, everyone says so, and so do I... The cover was slapped together by AI. This is my first time writing a book, so I have no experience. After transmigrating to the capital in 1962, Huang Jinbu falls into the notorious Courtyard of Beasts. Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, Silly Zhu, and a whole host of other top-tier troublemakers are all gathered there. Just as he thinks he'll have to scrape by, the Motherland 13.8kReads8.0Score1kShelves
41. 91 四 Siheyuan: Lock Down Yi Zhonghai and the Jia Family from the Start 四合院：开局锁死易中海和贾家 Citong2016刺桐2016Male-Channel Fanfiction358k WordsCompleted Take the initiative and put those courtyard pests in their place; Drop all pretense of personal virtue and enjoy a shameless life; Refuse to waste energy worrying, and go absolutely wild when trouble comes; Rather than make yourself suffer, make things difficult for others; When faced with a courtyard full of pests, the only answer is to strike first... 22.4kReads6.6Score991Shelves
42. 92 穿 Transmigrate as He Yushui: From the Start, I'm in Baocheng 穿越何雨水，开局竟然在保城 Second-Stage Curse Mark二阶段咒印Male-Channel Fanfiction308k WordsCompleted In early May 1951, six-year-old He Yushui is possessed by the soul of a modern person. The transmigrator, who has read all kinds of fan fiction and hundreds of transmigration novels, is instantly dumbfounded. “Wait, why is He Yushui in Baocheng? Shouldn't she be in the courtyard house on Nanluoguxiang?” After absorbing the original owner's memories, they discover that Silly Zhu brought her here. No need to ask: Silly Zhu has either been reborn or transmigrated too. Anyone who understands the law 27.6kReads7.5Score1.4kShelves
43. 93 七 I'm Seven and Raising a Child, and Everyone in Siheyuan Has Gone Crazy 七岁带娃的我，四合院全疯了 White Tea, Mildly Sweet白茶微甘Male-Channel Fanfiction729k WordsOngoing Only when I stepped through the courtyard gate did I realize I’d arrived in the world of the beastly residents of a Beijing courtyard. And you expect a seven-year-old kid like me to look after children? System, are you messing with me? You even ran off! At least my parents are both alive and well. Well, since I’m here, your great demon king has arrived! You beasts! Heh heh heh! Yi Zhonghai wants to make the rules? I’ll rant you into the ground. The old deaf lady is throwing her weight around? I’ 32.7kReads6.5Score1.8kShelves
44. 94 四 Siheyuan: A Veterinarian from the Start, Giving Everyone in the Courtyard a Vasectomy 四合院：兽医开局，帮全院净身 Great Grandpa Daoist Venerable道德天尊一大爷Male-Channel Fanfiction463k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the world of "The Birds Fill the Courtyard" and became a veterinarian who goes to the countryside to castrate pigs. Others rely on their skills after transmigrating. I rely on a pig-castrating knife. Bound to the Great Love of Humanity System, my mission is to change the fates of all the birds and beasts. So I castrated Silly Zhu with one swipe. Zhu, don't hate me. I'm saving your life! The System rewards came through, and the whole courtyard of beasts trembled in fear. From 72kReads8.1Score5.3kShelves
45. 95 四 Whether the Siheyuan Is in Chaos Is Up to Me, Xu Damao! 四合院乱不乱，我许大茂说了算！ Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction395k WordsCompleted Whose family doesn’t have a few famous ancestors? Would the ancestors of my Xu family really stand by and let their descendants die out? Blessed by my ancestor’s favor, Xu Damao gets to live again. Give back what you took from me, and spit out what you ate! I’m going to make sure this whole Siheyuan doesn’t know a moment’s peace! If you want strength, I’ve got brains; if you want brains, I’ll play dirty! So, are you convinced or not? 3.5kReads6.4Score101Shelves

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    The most classic courtyard house novel, a different life will bring you a different experience. If you like this kind of thing, give it a try, you definitely won't regret it! [Already added to my bookshelf][Added to my bookshelf][Admiring][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Masterpiece by QueShi][Masterpiece by QueShi]

46. 96 傻 The Wonderful Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的精彩人生 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted “A sick mother, a gambling-addict father, a younger brother still in school, and a divorced woman.” Who wouldn’t feel sympathy for a young woman like that? I was just feeling a little sympathetic and trying to help her out of a difficult situation. Why did I have to transmigrate into this courtyard full of beasts? And into the body of one of the beasts, Silly Zhu, no less! Heaven is so unfair! 23.6kReads7.5Score923Shelves
47. 97 四 Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty Is Back 四合院：大清回来了 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction744k WordsCompleted A powerful survivor from the apocalypse is reborn as He Daqing. He first deals with his two ungrateful stepsons, then makes a triumphant return to the courtyard house, marries a lovely wife, and takes on his wicked neighbors, changing Silly Zhu’s life along the way. Read on to discover all the exciting details! 17.1kReads8.5Score535Shelves
48. 98 在 Life in the Siheyuan 在四合院里过日子 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction621k WordsCompleted After reading lots of stories about courtyard life, I decided to try writing my own take on it. This is a practice piece, so please be kind if it's not to your taste! My second carefully crafted novel, The Courtyard: The Qing Dynasty Is Back, has just launched. I hope you'll give it a read! Li Ping'an was an obscure older bachelor in modern society. He died after doing a good deed for once, presumably because good deeds bring good fortune. He transmigrated to a courtyard in the late 1950s, where 16.6kReads7.8Score535Shelves
49. 99 四 Siheyuan: My Hunting Life 四合院：我的狩猎生涯 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction783k WordsCompleted A hero who fought floods and rescued disaster victims returns to the world of Siheyuan. To survive, he takes up hunting and feeds his whole family through these turbulent times. Come see a different Siheyuan: no mindless characters, no hostility. The author pours care into every page, even staying up late to write! Thank you all for your support! 10.9kReads8.0Score364Shelves
50. 100 四 Siheyuan: I See the Warmth and Coldness of Human Nature 四合院：我在四合院看人情冷暖 Puppy Who Loves German Shepherds喜欢德牧的小狗狗Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted A courtyard story without all the hostility: Old Yi has a son, the Jia family has a hardworking and self-reliant daughter-in-law, and Da Mao will have a son someday. Yushui no longer lacks love. So what will happen to the other families? Follow Wang Weimin, an ordinary man, as he climbs step by step to the top and makes his way onto the world stage. 4.3kReads6.1Score100Shelves

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