Looking for Recommendations: Historical-Era Novels with Female Leads 求书，年代女主主

1. 1 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 134kReads9.2Score18.5k14d adds

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   The female lead is very spoiled but adorable. She's from the city and comes from a kind family. The male lead is incredibly capable and dotes on her. It's a really great story. Although the male lead is an orphan, he earns his own money and gives it all to the female lead.

2. 2 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s: Roughneck, When Are You Going to Marry Me? 穿书七零：糙汉，你什么时候娶我 It's Si Jiu是肆九啊Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted [Completed, extra sweet] [Period + space + transmigrate into a book + punishing scumbags] [Proud, soft and sweet heroine VS overbearing, scheming brute of a hero] Lin Mian, a dazzling beauty, transmigrates into a book and becomes the vicious supporting female character who shares her name. She’s the biggest obstacle on the male and female leads’ path to love, constantly courting disaster until the reborn heroine schemes to marry her off to the roughest, poorest brute in the village. After that, 201Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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   Super cute, super sweet, super doting, a period drama about a daddy-like boyfriend, it's really good! 😘😘

3. 3 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 103.3kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds

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   Character traits: The female lead is exceptionally capable.

4. 4 老 My Old Home Connects to the Modern World: A Village Girl's 1970s Office-Worker Life 老宅通现代：七零村花的社畜日常 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [From the 1970s to the modern day] Chen Qiaoyu, born and raised in the 1970s, has been feeling a little panicked lately. She and her younger brother were driven out by their father and stepmother, sent to live in the dilapidated old Chen family home with only two threadbare quilts. Who could have guessed that the crumbling old house hid a passage to another era? [From then on, Chen Qiaoyu begins traveling back and forth between the 1970s and the modern day every day] The villagers of Yaojia Vil 11.2kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds

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   This novel set in a different era is quite good; it allows you to travel back to the modern world while also living in that historical period.

5. 5 四 The 1940s: Conquering the Hard Years 四零：干翻艰苦年代 Yellow Sand, Heart in Sorrow黄沙心悲凉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1940s + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Artificial Intelligence + Growth] In a time of war, little Jiegeng was abandoned by her own mother. With her baby brother in her arms and the help of an artificial intelligence, she took one step at a time out of a small mountain village and grew into a towering tree. 9kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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   This book is good.

6. 6 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Lead My Family to Wealth with a Supercomputer 穿七零后，我携超强光脑带全家逆袭暴富 Sanqi Doesn't Sleep三七不睡觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, adorable babies, farming, healing, and a whole family's rise to wealth!] Jiang Wanwan, a low-level resident of SQ1207, was struck dead by a passing meteor while inspecting the fields. She woke up in the body of the cruel mother of three pitiful children. Shocking! Who would abuse newborns? The eldest glared at her coldly. “Want me to call you Mom? Maybe in your next life!” The second chuckled. “Want me to accept you? Dream on!” The youngest spoke in a sweet little voice. “If 156Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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   Highly recommend it! You won't regret investing in it!!!

7. 7 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 93.7kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
8. 8 小 The Little Fish Spirit Raises Kids in the 1980s 小鱼精在八零养崽崽 Liang Mo Yun Zhou凉沫云舟Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After cultivating for eight hundred years, a little fish spirit fails to leap through the Dragon Gate and is reborn in the body of Fu Yunxiu, a lazy glutton from the 1980s. She also has two little babies to raise. She’s never even laid eggs. How could she possibly raise children! Every time she abandons them, she gets struck by lightning. Every time she tries to run, her demon core explodes. With no other choice, she can only nurse the children through her tears. The family is poor? No problem. 355Reads9.0Score10014d adds
9. 9 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Chubby Educated Youth Has a Spirit Spring Space 重生七零：胖妞知青有灵泉空间 I'm a Little Goldfish是小金鱼呢Modern Romance798k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Spirit Spring Space + Supplies + Sweet Romance + Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] She had just finished gathering supplies as the apocalypse arrived, and then she got struck by lightning?? In an instant, she was reborn and transmigrated into the body of a chubby educated youth in the 1970s. Her reflection in the mirror showed rough skin and a face as big as a platter. Miao Jiaojiao nearly burst into tears. Luckily, her spirit spring space, packed with supplies, had 14.4kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
10. 10 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 127.6kReads9.4Score11.9k14d adds
11. 11 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 35.2kReads9.5Score4.6k14d adds
12. 12 穿 Transmigrated Into the Favorite of a Powerful Man in a Period Novel 穿成年代文大佬的掌中宝 Winter Scorch冬灼Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted A milk-loving, affectionate little sweetheart VS a powerful, handsome but ill-fated man who’s soft only for her Not long after gaining sentience, Tang Jiaojiao, a baby iron-eater, drinks one bowl too many of her special milk. When she wakes up, she finds she’s transmigrated to the food-and-clothing-scarce 1960s, as a cannon-fodder character who dies at birth. Looking at her cannon-fodder parents and brother, Tang Jiaojiao sips her milk and resolves to lead them away from their cannon-fodder fat 627Reads9.0Score10214d adds

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13. 13 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 179.3kReads9.4Score21.9k14d adds

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    There's no chase-and-run trope; the female lead is intelligent, rational, and has impeccable values.

14. 14 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Quit My Job and Took Revenge with My Pocket Space 重生八零：裸辞后带着空间去复仇 Cabbage and Greens白菜青菜Modern Romance184k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Reborn] [Strong Female Lead] [Adored by Everyone] [爽文] [Entrepreneurship] [Revenge] After eight years of diligent work, she was thrown out with nothing. The company refused to pay her compensation or wages. After unexpectedly obtaining a personal space and being reborn in the 1980s, Lin Qinghe and her mother unexpectedly gained golden fingers. After nearly drowning, she refuses to put up with it any longer and unleashes her full firepower. She tells her awful relatives to get l —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead makes money easily and isn't a saint.

15. 15 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 59.9kReads9.4Score6.5k14d adds

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    These are all good books; they're quite good, and the female lead has very positive values.

16. 16 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 80.5kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
17. 17 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Sweet and Gentle Supporting Actress Becomes the Male Lead's Beloved 穿书七零，娇软女配成男主心尖宠 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Delicate heroine + rugged hero + sweet romance and flirtation + System + the hero’s long road to winning her back] Wealthy heiress Qiao Ranran suddenly transmigrates into the body of a female sent-down youth in the 1970s. The girl may be beautiful, but she can’t do hard labor, and she’s also a vicious supporting character who schemes against the male lead? With a terrible hand from the start, Qiao Ranran just wants to be a couch potato. But her personal System wants to turn her into a model y 91Reads9.3Score—14d adds
18. 18 七 A Happy Life in the Seventies 七十年代幸福生活 A Late Orange一只晚橙Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted Su Wan was reborn and grew up to eighteen. With her wedding and move to join the army just around the corner, she thought this life would be smooth and peaceful. She was ready to coast through life when she discovered she had transmigrated into a lucky heroine novel! Both she and her fiancé were doomed supporting characters! What could she do but fight to take control of her own destiny? See how Su Wan escapes the lucky heroine’s shadow, marries and follows her husband to the army, starts a busi 1.9kReads9.0Score12014d adds
19. 19 七 The 1970s: A Rugged Veteran Returns and Coddles His Sweet, Gentle Young Educated Youth 七零：退伍糙汉抱哄软娇小知青 Wangwang Snow Cakes Are So Tasty旺旺雪饼超好吃Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Completed [A sweet, charming young educated youth who has no idea how irresistible she is VS a stern-faced, warm-hearted, brooding and crafty veteran] Period setting + doted-on heroine + farming + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + personal storage space + transmigrate with her body + age gap Overnight, Qin Li transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1970s. As soon as she arrives, she’s bitten by a snake and caught in a mudslide. To make matters worse, her scheming stepsister is constantly 2.5kReads9.2Score25814d adds

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    It's so incredibly good, I'll stay up all night to finish watching it.

20. 20 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Foil’s Road to Reversal 穿越七零：对照女配逆袭路 Bao Bao Is So Happy饱饱很开心Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted She thought she was reading a feel-good novel with a strong female lead, but it turned out to be a romance where readers bet on which man the heroine would choose. Faced with the plot taking a sharp turn for the worse, Xie Lingyun furiously typed up a thousand-word critique. Then she opened her eyes and had transmigrated into a book. And how had this book gone so off the rails? The original heroine’s halo had shifted to her reborn cousin, who was now the heroine! A spineless father, a selfish mo 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The entire story is fast-paced and engaging, and the female lead is incredibly intelligent!

21. 21 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the ’70s: The Educated Youth Marries a Rough-Hewn Farmer and Strikes It Rich 穿书七零：知青下乡嫁糙汉暴富了 Qing Molian倾末恋Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Era Setting + Both Leads are Each Other's First and Only + Sweet Romance + Transmigration into a Book + Raising a Child + Pocket Dimension] A leader among the women of the apocalypse, she transmigrates into a period novel as a spoiled, troublemaking cannon-fodder supporting character. Though rich and beautiful, she is nearly assaulted after being betrayed by her fake best friend. Her husband from a flash marriage dumps a little bun on her and disappears. To escape her fate as a spoiled trouble 5.5kReads9.2Score79514d adds

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    It's really good, the kind of show you won't regret watching... Well... I'm at a loss for words 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

22. 22 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Sweetheart of the Three-Unit Courtyard Makes Money to Support Her Family 重生六零，三合院小娇娇赚钱养家 The Wind Moves, the Heart Stirs风动心动Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + space + devoted couple + heroine pursues hero + educated youth + workers + science and technology professionals] This story is a cozy twenty-six degrees, with a touch of sweetness. The heroine reaches the peak of life through her own hard work! Poor student Dan Qingmo transmigrates! Not only does she experience the movement to the countryside and the Third Front campaign, she also catches the wave of reform and opening up! Take a gamble, and turn a bicycle into a motor 2kReads9.3Score25514d adds

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    It's really good, you won't regret watching it, friends! The female lead is kind of funny and a little dim-witted, oh my god, I laughed so hard while watching it!

23. 23 我 I Have a Space Left Behind by an Immortal Family 我有一个仙家留下来的空间 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted She had been a medical school graduate student in the twenty-first century, with no family but herself. When she woke up, the world had suddenly changed: drab gray walls and earthen houses. Somehow, she'd ended up in the 1970s, so she could only make the best of it. “Hey, big shot, stop following me around.” “Hey, big shot, why are you always popping up in front of me?” “Hey, big shot, quit flaunting those abs to tempt me.” “Hey, big shot, I'm looking for one partner for life.” Xia Jingchuan: “W 16.3kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    Recommended rating: 5 stars

24. 24 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Dumping My Educated Youth Ex and Marrying a Rugged Man 重生七零：踹掉知青前夫后嫁糙汉 Smiling Green Orange笑青橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On New Year's Eve in the 1970s, as she lay on her deathbed, Shen Bingyue, an old woman whose life had been filled with hardship, was reborn. That year, she was eighteen. Living a second life in an era of scarcity, she sets out to build a fortune and cherish her family. In an age when travel is slow, she hopes to spend a happy life with the rugged man she missed in her previous life: to marry him, raise adorable children, and make the most of their fateful meeting. She'll decisively cut ties with 2.3kReads9.2Score25714d adds

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    The writing is detailed and rich, with clear distinctions between right and wrong; quite good.

25. 25 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds
26. 26 七 The 1970s: She’s Acting Delicate Again in Front of Her Obsessive Puppy-Like Boyfriend 七零：她又在偏执奶狗面前装柔弱 The Lost Cat迷途的猫Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + top student + feel-good power fantasy + both pure] The ultimate slacker at work, the king of slacking off: Yuan Zhaomu transmigrates back to the deprived 1970s and becomes Zhao Yuanzao. A name inherited with the body, bulging biceps, and a height to rival any man. Hauling sacks could have earned him a fortune, enough to buy several courtyard houses. Yuan Zhaomu covers his face and sheds tears of regret for never having applied himself. On the road to making mone 2Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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    Both of these books are hilarious, I inexplicably like them.

27. 27 七 A Space in the 1970s: The Sent-Down Youth Is Forced to Raise Pigs 七零空间：下乡知青被迫养猪 Five Views of Five Blossoms五见五华Modern Romance728k WordsCompleted [Period] [Pocket Dimension] [Flirtatious Girl with Over-the-Top Combat Skills] [Sweet Romance] [Fights people with her fists, kicks ghosts with her feet] [Knows how to act cute, flirts with aloof heartthrobs] [Heroine’s personality: A chuunibyou tomboy!!!] She’s neither a white lotus who loves building a harem nor some lofty, career-driven powerhouse… A friendly warning: [The first fifty chapters are adapted from real paranormal events from that period. They’re real, not just hearsay!!! If you d 401Reads9.1Score10314d adds

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    A book I really like

28. 28 八 The 1980s: The Spicy Little Wife and Her Tycoon Husband 八零小辣媳：我家大佬有金矿 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, "The Spicy Little Wife of the Eighties: My Man Has a Gold Mine", is now streaming. [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Gold Prospecting] Liu Yueya of Jinnianzi Village is rumored to be a shrew who brings bad luck to her husbands, so no one dares marry her. Wu Guangxu, the village bully, has just gotten out of prison, and no woman in the village dares marry him either. One day, the villagers discover Liu Yueya and Wu Guangxu having an “intimate rendezvous” in the mountains 4.7kReads9.4Score60614d adds

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    You can take a look at these two books.

29. 29 七 Marrying a Rugged Disabled Man in the 1970s, I Bring a Warehouse and Make My Husband and Son Thrive 七零嫁残疾糙汉，带仓库旺夫旺仔 Achoo Achoo啊啾啊啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The Seventies' Lucky Little Wife, is now streaming [Complete] [Rugged Hero + Sweet Wife + Gourmet Food + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Secret Identity + Feel-Good Story] Jiang Congyu, a top chef who had cooked for the finest state banquets, was suddenly killed when a crystal chandelier fell on her while she was cooking. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a book she'd read before. And the timing couldn't be worse: it was her wedding ni 14.9kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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    Super good, you must watch it

30. 30 七 The Tough Guy I Married as a Substitute in the 1970s: My Mother-in-Law's Family Spoils Me Rotten 七零替嫁糙汉：被婆婆一家宠上天 Xi Ning兮宁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A vengeful little fox vs. a taciturn, rugged wolf-dog kind of man] Lin Jinyan, a master surgeon, transmigrated and returned to the hungry, hard-scrabble 1970s. She opened her eyes to find herself being forced into an arranged marriage in someone else's place. And the groom was a rugged man with a limp and a disfigured face? Lin Jinyan wasn't worried at all. With her pocket dimension at hand, she had nothing to fear! First she'd deal with her evil adoptive mother and stepsister, then she'd cut o 809Reads9.0Score10114d adds

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    This book is beautiful and has great space.

31. 31 七 The Stoic Young Military Officer of the 1970s Secretly Knelt and Begged for Kisses 七零禁欲军少，私下却跪着求亲亲 Turn Ink and Brush into Gold笔墨成金Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Military Marriage] [1970s] [Sweet Romance] [Not Sent Down as an Educated Youth] [Medical Skills] [No Personal Space] [No System] [Alternate Setting] [Triplets] Su Qingyao was beaten to death at the age of nineteen. She watched the one-armed man everyone called the Living Yama come to sweep her grave every year. When he died, he was buried with her. Only then did she realize how deeply he had loved her. Reborn in an instant, she returns to the moment before her death, grabs a hoe, and s 188Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    Although short, it's a very good story set in a Dai village in Yunnan. The female protagonist is reborn because of her family's love, and the male protagonist falls in love at first sight in both his lives and is determined to protect her. It's really worth watching. The female protagonist becomes stronger step by step.

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