Novels Set in a Bygone Era with a Food Theme, Where the Heroine Can Get Ingredients Through Various Channels 年代美食文，女主可以通过一些渠道获得食材

1. 1 娇 The Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten by a Rugged, Fierce Man 娇滴滴小美人被凶猛糙汉宠野了 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] Xie Hezhang, a local troublemaker from Helian Village with a bad class background, found himself pursued by a city girl sent to the countryside. The young woman couldn't carry a shoulder pole or lift a hand, and complained that her hands hurt whenever she did farm work. Her only hobby was trailing after him wherever he went. One afternoon, fed up with her, Xie Hezhang cornered her in the cotton field and threatened, “Keep following me and I'll beat you up.” The sweet little Shu Qingy 6.7kReads9.2Score682Shelves

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   These three books are excellent, all rated 9.0 or higher, and they're all finished. The first one, in particular, is incredibly good. Highly recommended! [Note][Note]

2. 2 重 Reborn as a Lucky Star, I Take Billions in Supplies and Rise to the Top in the 1960s 重生锦鲤，我带亿万物资逆袭六零 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted This book is complete. ⭐ Both leads are reborn, find their way to each other, and share a sweet romance with no angst. ⭐ Rather than leave her fortune to a pack of ungrateful people, Xu Yunlan gives away her entire trillion-yuan fortune and frantically stockpiles supplies to send to disaster-stricken areas. But just after taking inventory, she meets with an accident. When she opens her eyes again, she’s been reborn in 1960. She’s eight years old, with both parents alive and all her siblings by h 2.7kReads9.2Score425Shelves
3. 3 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s: A Spatial Realm of Trillions in Supplies to Support Educated Youths 穿越六零：空间千亿物资养知青 Mint Island Feather薄荷岛羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + Trillion-Yuan Supplies + Personal Space + Educated Youth + Transmigrate + Both Leads Are Virgins + Sweet Romance + Patriotic] She wakes up one morning and transmigrates to the 1960s~ What? Her whole body has traveled through time! She's an undocumented person with nothing to eat or drink, and not a penny to her name! No! She's ten years younger, a radiant eighteen-year-old beauty. No! She dreamed of the past in advance, so her money, ration coupons, and identity documents were all p 3.3kReads9.0Score352Shelves
4. 4 我 My Backyard Leads to the Modern World 我家的后院通现代 Chong Jiu重玖Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Wang Xiaomei can travel freely between 1976 and 2021. There’s so much stuff in 2021. Xiaomei shops to her heart’s content, then transports it home bit by bit so her family can eat and drink well. Wondering where the money comes from? There’s plenty of vintage liquor, stamps, carved nutshells, and jade in 1976, and nobody thinks much of them. They’re a bargain for Xiaomei. But Xiaomei doesn’t just travel back and forth for her own family. After Reform and Opening Up, she grows 130Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist can travel to the modern era at any time to obtain resources.

5. 5 娇 The Sweet, Flirtatious Army Wife Is Too Much for Her Ice-Cold Officer 娇软军嫂茶又媚高冷军官受不了 Lu Yaoyao鹿杳杳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + military marriage + raising children + island cuisine] In her previous life, Shen Li married a poor young man with two children from a previous marriage, while her older sister Shen Mengyue married an officer. But the poor young man made it big and became the richest man in the country. One of the two children became a top scientist, the other a famous lawyer, and they all lived happily ever after. Shen Mengyue’s officer husband, however, died in a typhoon. She was le 3.1kReads8.8Score278Shelves

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   🍀The female protagonist is reborn and is forced into a marriage with a military officer on an island. She also gets back her mother's keepsake bracelet with a spatial dimension. The male protagonist is a rough and tough guy with a sickly personality. There are two orphaned children of his comrades-in-arms. There are all kinds of island delicacies. The author even thoughtfully included photos of some of them.

6. 6 位 Interdimensional Food Shop 位面美食铺 A Bowl of Lamb Offal Soup喝碗羊杂汤Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No romance + farming + fantasy + gourmet hunting + The Wandering Earth + Journey to the West + multi-plane restaurant + adventures in other worlds + cooperation with the state] Deep in debt, Xu Milu gets a Plane Transmigration System and sets off down a one-way road, selling ingredients from countless planes across the universe. She sells pearls from the East Sea Dragon Palace to sea monsters, recommends spicy hot pot from Sichuan to dwarves, supplies Earthlings with little spring fruit juice t 7.2kReads9.2Score823Shelves

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   The first book is about transmigrating to a food-themed world; it's not a historical fiction. The second book features a space element but no black market plot; those who enjoy a calm and peaceful reading style and hoarding might consider it. Neither of these books currently has a romantic pairing.

7. 7 牛 Amazing! The Strong Farm Girl Digs Up Ginseng and Strikes It Rich! 牛啦！大力女知青挖人参暴富啦！ Jiaqi佳奇Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A trinket that modern-day girl Yao Dongxue bought on a whim while shopping suddenly gave her access to a pocket dimension. But she discovered that she might not be the only one who had it. One night, she began watching the daily life of a girl from the 1970s who shared her name, all through her dreams. The girl had a happy family and was incredibly strong. Even in an era that Yao Dongxue considered harsh, she lived a happy life. For three years, Yao Dongxue watched her in her dreams every night. 9.8kReads8.9Score855Shelves
8. 8 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 30.8kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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   Don't be fooled by the name, it's really great!

9. 9 被 Kicked Out of the House? I've Got Billions in My Spatial Realm 被赶出家门？我空间里有亿万物资 Ye Ningmeng叶柠萌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New story: I Cleared Out the Money and Sent My Stepmother's Family to the Countryside] Gu Qingqing, a self-made rich girl, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s and gets sold from the start, to the richest young man in the whole village. Gu Qingqing rubs her chin and thinks, “I got sold? That's awful!” But looking at the handsome, wealthy young man in front of her, she wonders, “Did I come out ahead after all?” To survive safely in this unfamiliar era, Gu Qingqing firmly clings to the powerfu 14.9kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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   My favorite historical fiction, highly recommended, it's really good!

10. 10 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 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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    They're all pretty good, but the third book might get a bit frustrating towards the end.

11. 11 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves
12. 12 六 The Chubby Girl of the Sixties Marries a Cripple and Has Triplets 六零小胖妹，嫁给瘸子后竟三胎了 Cheng Xiaomai程小麦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] [Everyone’s Darling] [System] [Rise to Become a Rich Beauty] An Ning had spent her whole life alone, but at last she had a family! The only catch was that she’d switched to a different time and place, landing in the 1960s. She rolled up her sleeves, ready to settle down and make do with a poor but honest life, only to discover she had an unbelievably powerful exchange system. While everyone else was still scraping by on wild greens and water, An Ning was quietly getting rich. She traded 2.7kReads8.9Score238Shelves

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    The plot is relatively lighthearted, so it's still enjoyable.

13. 13 七 1970s Storage Space: The Sweet Young Intellectual Makes the Rugged Man’s Heart Race 七零空间：娇娇知青撩得糙汉心颤 Shen Jingbing沈晶冰Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Reborn + magic space + sweet romance + beautiful, wealthy young intellectual sent to the countryside + rugged country man + she pursues him] In her previous life, Song Ziyao was blind to the truth and foolishly trusted the wrong people, letting herself be used completely. It wasn't until she married Tan Jinhe at forty that her life finally became vivid and bright. Reborn, she skips straight past all the wrong turns and heads to the countryside to find Tan Jinhe. Who would have guessed that Tan 16.8kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    These two books are still pretty good.

14. 14 七 A New Marriage in 1970: My Rugged Husband Spoils Me 七零新婚：糙汉老公宠妻入骨 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + spatial storage + rugged man + petite wife + Beidahuang farm] The moment Ma Xiaoxuan opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to the 1970s. She sneaks onto a train to a farm in the Northeast to get married. The man she's supposed to marry is a towering, burly farm tyrant. From then on, timid, delicate, and trembling Ma Xiaoxuan begins her struggle to survive by clinging to her husband's protection. Meanwhile, Gao Zhiyuan, a hot-tempered, big-bearded, tough but dim-witted “silly roe 63Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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 55.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    It's alright, you can give it a try.

16. 16 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Supporting Actress’s Cheat-Code Life 穿书七零：女配的开挂人生 Red Beans in the Southern Country南国有红豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qiao Mo, a low-level ability user killed by her best friend, transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder character. To escape her doomed fate, she stays away from the awful people, works hard, and uses her knowledge of the plot and the golden finger she brought from her previous life to build a glittering future and start a whole new life. 8.1kReads9.0Score776Shelves
17. 17 七 The 1970s System: I Married the Sickly Young Man From My Village 七零系统：我嫁了村里那个病秧子 Little Grass Seed小草籽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Alternate-history period novel + one-on-one romance) A gamer girl transmigrates into the body of a weak, foolish girl bullied by her stepfather's family. Zhong Xiaoxiao rolls up her sleeves and gets to work: she punches her stepsister, kicks her stepfather, packs her bags, and heads to the countryside without looking back. A new young educated woman arrives at Shanghe Brigade. She's pretty, with a soft, sweet voice, but she's a little too strong. Other educated women faint as soon as they start 280Reads8.8Score—Shelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrated to the ’70s: With a Space in Hand, the Eldest Sister Supports Her Family 穿越七零：身揣空间长姐养家日常 Mo Qing Yan墨卿烟Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Won't Go to the Countryside in the Seventies: I Have an All-Purpose Space, and Transmigrating to the Seventies: I Raise My Family as the Eldest Sister with a Space [Transmigration + Space] Zheng Yuru unexpectedly obtained a space. She thought the legendary apocalypse was coming, but after falling asleep, she woke up in the seventies! As soon as she opened her eyes, she found that both her parents were dead, her older brother had gone to the countryside, and she had younger sibli 2.9kReads8.7Score193Shelves
19. 19 七 The Seventies Spatial Farm: The Educated Youth’s Wife Kicks People Again 七零空间，知青媳妇又踹人了 Farming South of the Mountain种田南山下Modern Romance954k WordsCompleted Keeping her distance from troublemakers, Han Qingci has a pocket dimension at her disposal. In the 1970s, she makes a few good friends, chooses someone to spend her life with, and enjoys a quiet, steady life. Those people and events gradually become her life. 11.3kReads9.1Score905Shelves
20. 20 七 Cooking in the 1970s 七零年代做美食 Simplify the Complex化繁为简Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Meng Xi never imagined she would transmigrate into a book and become a lazy, gluttonous young wife with the same name as herself, useless at everything she tried. Then she received word that her husband had died in the line of duty. First, she would split from her awful mother-in-law! Then she would raise three children, build a new house, help spread the word, and earn the respect and approval of everyone in the village through her own hard work. But not long afterward, her supposedly dead husb 715Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    The first novel is about cooking in the 1970s, the second is about a young intellectual with a space-time ability, also set in the 1970s, the third is about a food streamer who transmigrates and has a spiritual spring, and the penultimate novel is about resources in the 1970s. Although some of them don't get high ratings, the content is still pretty good ^ω^.

21. 21 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder in a 1970s Novel 末世大佬拒绝在七零年代文当炮灰 Dongpo Pork东坡肉肉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + space + special abilities + educated youth + devoted couple + strong heroine] At death’s door, Yang Zhenzhen dragged the Zombie King down with her. When she regained consciousness, Yang Zhenzhen had transmigrated into a book called Beautiful Educated Youth Becomes a Big Shot in the 1970s, as a cannon-fodder supporting character. Since she was there, she might as well make the best of it. With a wood-based special ability and a space, she planned to kee 1.2kReads8.6Score107Shelves
22. 22 美 The Food Streamer and Her Spirit Spring Conquer the 1970s 美食主播携灵泉玩转七零年代 San San San三三三Modern Romance307k WordsOngoing Guan Xi is a food and lifestyle streamer. After an accident, she ends up in the materially deprived 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Guan Xi plans to work hard and make the best of her humble life. But then she realizes she seems to have transmigrated into a book! Her cousin appears to be the cannon-fodder villainess in the story, while Guan Xi is just a passerby in everyone else's eyes! Thinking about the future, should she simply live her life as planned, or cling t 7Reads8.7Score—Shelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: Honey, Want to Order Takeout? 穿进年代文：媳妇点外卖吗 So-and-So Li李某人Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Shen Xian is angrily tossed by the Heavenly Dao into a period novel. Luckily, the food delivery System she brings with her helps her survive in these harsh conditions. There are all kinds of restaurants on the delivery app, but one is her absolute favorite. The owner is gentle and kind, and a wonderful cook. He is the flawless white moonlight in her heart. But the stunning man beside her has far too many tricks, and in the end, she can’t hold out against him. It’s not that Shen Xian cares about 660Reads8.6Score100Shelves
24. 24 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Uses Her Cooking Skills to Shine in a Period Novel 炮灰女配用厨艺在年代文鲨疯了 Gong Qiyin宫七音Modern Romance573k WordsCompleted Su Wanyi discovers she’s transmigrated into a female-led novel set in a bygone era. She’s useless at everything, but number one at being cannon fodder. Every time her cousin rises to power, Su Wanyi becomes the perfect stepping stone. Every time her cousin meets a promising backup suitor, Su Wanyi is the perfect comparison. Once every last drop of her value has been squeezed out, she dies a miserable death. Everyone says that’s simply her fate! Su Wanyi scoffs! You want to make a state-banquet c 157Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 重 Back to the 1980s: The Chubby Chef Is Everyone’s Favorite 重回八零：胖妞厨娘是团宠 Ji Azhai纪阿宅Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted The greatest joy in landlady Ruan Mianmian’s life is eating. But when bad luck strikes, even drinking water can make you choke. One glutinous rice ball sends her back to the 1980s. She’s lamenting how scarce everything is in this era and worrying that she’ll have to go without good food, when a piece of wonderful news drops from the sky. What? My dad is the head chef at a state-run restaurant! My uncle works at the supply and marketing cooperative! Another uncle is the director of the meat proce 207Reads7.1Score—Shelves
26. 26 带 Transmigrating to the Seventies with a Supply of Goods 带着物资穿七零 Gu Qianchen顾浅晨Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted [System + Farming + Gourmet + Transmigration] If you could know three days in advance that you were going to transmigrate into a period novel, what would you bring? Lin Yanyan is lucky enough to get a System that tells her about the mission in advance. Armed with a large stockpile of supplies, she transmigrates into the body of “Lin Yanyan,” a girl who grew up like a little cabbage in her second uncle's home. From then on, her daily life consists of completing missions and making delicious food. 1Reads6.1Score—Shelves
27. 27 空 A Portable Space: Everyday Delicacies in the 1980s 空间之八零美食日常 Ye Xiu's Wife叶修老婆Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted [Period drama + space + food + male lead + dual rebirth + light fantasy + light sci-fi] Chen Manman is reborn, and now she knows that she was the spiteful, vain, doomed supporting character in a period drama about a stepmother, set up as a foil to the heroine. Now reborn, with a space and a golden finger, as well as excellent cooking skills, Chen Manman refuses to become anyone’s foil. Later... While the heroine tries to win over her husband, Chen Manman sets up a stall selling steamed buns and 953Reads8.6Score100Shelves
28. 28 六 The Cherished Girl of the 1960s: My Supermarket Connects Past and Present 六零娇宠，我的超市通古今 Peacekeeping Little Bird维和小鸟Modern Romance135k WordsOngoing Period drama + space + food + sweet romance Food blogger Jiang Ya transmigrates to 1960 as a village beauty, bringing along her Global Selection Supermarket. She’s the beloved youngest daughter of the Hongxing Production Team’s village chief, with three older brothers and a whole crowd of sisters-in-law and adorable nieces and nephews, each with their own personality. In an era when a single grain of rice can save a life, her supermarket is the ultimate cheat! While others transmigrate and have 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. Jiang Ya took out an ice pop from the supermarket to calm the crying child. Gu Zhiyan helped to cover up that it was "homemade frozen rice cake", which made the bad guy angry. Liu Ling ate ice cream and felt so refreshed that he was bubbling with joy!

29. 29 她 She Makes the Entire Interstellar World Drool with Her Livestreams 她靠直播馋哭全星际 Su Wanxin苏挽心Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + food + everyone’s favorite + strong female lead] An Xingwan never dreamed she would transmigrate to the interstellar age! She started livestreaming food just to support her family. But somehow, she ended up becoming everyone’s darling across the entire galaxy? Everyone in the galaxy was waiting for her to feed them. An Xingwan had this to say: No one can resist delicious food. And if they can, then give them two meals. 4.7kReads9.3Score529Shelves

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    Interstellar novel, strong female protagonist

30. 30 主 The Commander's Secret Wife Becomes an Interstellar Top-Tier Star 主帅的隐婚小娇妻成了星际顶流 Xi Xi Ze溪溪泽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Devoted couple + secret identity + strong female lead + doting wife + beloved by all Xia Yunsu had just been reborn in the interstellar era when her marriage was arranged for her. Then her wealthy birth parents showed up, too. The girl was adorable, and she was a rare, highly fertile Omega in the interstellar world. Soon people were begging to mark her and have her bear their children. Xia Yunsu: Get lost. Don't distract me from making money. Everyone else: A worthless nobody from a garbage plan 9.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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