The Heroine Is a Country Girl, a Transmigrated Ancient-Era Concubine’s Daughter, and the Male Lead Is an Educated Youth 女主村姑（古代庶女穿越来的）男主知青

1. 51 我 I'm the Big Sister 我是大姐大 Shi Su时素Modern Romance910k WordsCompleted Shen Yu never imagined that simply dozing off during an overtime shift would somehow make her transmigrate into a novel, where she became the infamous villainous gang leader who did every kind of evil! And at the time, the gang leader was only seventeen. Good grief, did it have to be this harsh?! 23Reads9.1Score—14d adds
2. 52 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.3kReads9.7Score9.3k14d adds
3. 53 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.3kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
4. 54 七 The Seventies' Beautiful, Wealthy Heiress 七零年代白富美 Rou Ranran肉燃燃Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted In a time of scarcity and famine, Shen Huannong wasn’t worried at all, thanks to her cooking skills. She could turn one pound of flour into five pounds of food, and make a whole banquet from a basket of taro. Even wheat bran and fish scales became delicious dishes. Her father was a political outcast, her husband was the male lead, and the heroine wasn’t her? With looks and talent, she could still live like a rich young lady, even as the villainess born into a bad family. But she got carried away 370Reads8.3Score11014d adds
5. 55 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.2kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
6. 56 贪 Lusting After Beauty 贪图美色 Twilight Snow, Clear Skies暮雪晴Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted What's the first thing you do after being reborn? Obviously, block your ex and find yourself a sweet younger guy! After being reborn, Zhou Zhou finally becomes a heartless "bad woman" and starts pursuing the genetically gifted top student Cheng Hongjian. Cheng Hongjian painstakingly plans their future together, not knowing that Zhou Zhou only chose him for his superior genes and wants to have a child with him. "You were the one who approached me and then abandoned me. But this time, it's over wh 13.5kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
7. 57 快 Quick Transmigration: Host, Please Behave 快穿：宿主请自重 Mist Rises into the Deep Woods雾起入深林Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [No fixed CP + flirtatious + scheming + drama queen + System] (=_=) A warning: scum alert. If you don’t like that, please don’t open this... At first, Le Wu wanted to go back. But after flirting her way through one task after another, she decided being a task-taker wasn’t so bad. Her horizons had been too narrow before. With the System bound to her, the myriad realms were as vast as a sea of stars~ (￣▽￣~)~ Volume One: The powerful man is cold and ruthless… Volume Two: The young master of a reclu 1.4kReads9.3Score20214d adds
8. 58 大 A Society Lady Transmigrates to the 1970s and Spoils Her Rough-and-Ready Husband 大家闺秀穿越七零爆宠糙汉 The Moon Is Never Quite Full月亮总不圆Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + transmigration + 1970s + farming + forthright beauty + rugged man + devoted romance + mutual devotion + adorable child] Ruan Youyi, the legitimate daughter of an eminent family in ancient times, was pushed into a pond by her half-sister. When she transmigrated, she became an educated youth sent to the countryside in the 1970s and married Zheng Xiao, the man she had been promised to as a child. Together, they embarked on a life of doting on each other in all sorts of ways. 51Reads—Score—14d adds

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9. 59 村 After the Village Belle Gets Morning Sickness, the Whole Village Searches for Her Baby's Father 村花孕吐后，全村都在找孩子他爸 Yu Wanwan余晚晚Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged hero] Only after Tang Ning dies does she discover that she is merely the vicious supporting female character in a period novel. Reborn, she has no intention of letting the plot control her like a puppet anymore. To hell with this, she’s quitting. Let whoever wants the vicious female character’s job take it! To save her own skin, she takes a laid-back approach and clings to the female lead next door, doing her best to get the male and female leads together. She tries to k 984Reads8.7Score10314d adds

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10. 60 相 The Chancellor's Legitimate Daughter Transmigrates to the 1970s 相府嫡女魂穿七零 Sunset Rainbow落日彩虹Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [Historical era + transmigration into another body + pocket dimension + doted on by the whole family + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children] In the Great Qing Dynasty, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household was burned after a brush with death. She transmigrates into the 1970s as a country girl, doted on by her family, and accidentally falls into the water. She can do it all: farm, use her pocket dimension, play music, play chess, paint, write, and handle all th 2kReads9.0Score17914d adds

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    The first book in the series about time travel to the 1970s or 80s best fits the bill, and it's also very good. Highly recommended! 🌸 Follow "Dumb Old Bookworm" to avoid running out of reading material. 🌸

11. 61 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: The Noblewoman’s Secret Identity Keeps Getting Exposed 古穿今之嫡女马甲掉不停 Yi Fu Baichuan一芙白川Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Gentle, beautiful, soft-hearted heiress vs. scheming, roguish young wolf One-on-one romance, sweet and doting, no angst Shi Qing was once the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's household. Her mother died young, her stepmother tormented her, and after years of enduring it, she finally became engaged. But on the eve of her wedding, her stepsister pushed her into a pond, and she transmigrated into the body of a high school girl who had been in a car accident... As a legitimate daughter, dancin 1kReads8.9Score13514d adds
12. 62 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Family Member Who Uses Technology to Strengthen the Nation 七零团宠科技兴国 Little Round Yuan圆小圆呀Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Bygone Era + System + Adorable Child + Hilarious Comedy + Scientific Research + Child Prodigy] [Original title: The Beloved Darling of the Seventies Brings Prosperity Through Science and Technology] The Interstellar God of War is betrayed. With the last of his strength, he sends away his only daughter, Yuan Yuan, then dies alongside the traitor. Interstellar toddler Yuan Yuan transmigrates into a beloved little cousin in a period novel and gets bound to an Interstella 8.6kReads9.4Score72714d adds

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    All three books feature village girls as the main characters, which fits the criteria. I haven't read the first two books, but I've heard from others that they're quite good. I've read a little bit of the third book and am currently reading it carefully.

13. 63 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Character in Period Dramas Rises to the Top 快穿之年代文中的女配要崛起 Lingxi菱溪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Farming] [Reborn] [Pocket Dimension] [One-on-One, Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Period] [Sweet Romance] [Fall-Guy] [Comeback] [Top Student] When it came to having a miserable life, Ye Qing felt she could rank near the top. Though she had parents, her life was worse than that of an orphan. The only person who loved her, her grandmother, passed away early. After finally graduating from college, she found a high-paying job, and a bright future beckoned. Who could h 9.7kReads9.1Score77014d adds

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    🔥, The female protagonist is an ancient concubine's daughter who becomes a cannon fodder female general, but she transmigrates into the body of a village girl in the modern era. Her older sister transmigrates with a system, and the younger sister (the female protagonist) is the older sister. The plot is supposed to be a self-destructive story, but the female protagonist arrives and rewrites it! 🔥 Transmigrating from ancient times to the modern era, the female protagonist is an all-around capable concubine's daughter. She didn't starve to death in ancient times, and so what if she's a village girl in the 1960s? She still lives a prosperous and fulfilling life.

14. 64 玄 The Young Master of the Mystic Sect Wins Hearts in a Period Novel 玄门少主在年代文里蛊惑人心 Eating Beans and Staying Awake吃豆豆不睡觉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Book transmigration + space + farming + satisfying wish fulfillment + sweet romance] The young leader of a mystic sect from the twenty-first century accidentally transmigrates into a period novel, becoming a minor character who gets bitten to death by a wild boar right from the start. As for the heroine, whose white-lotus act practically radiates from her, Hua Jiaojiao refuses to accept it. Since she has to live through this era anyway, why not put her little hands, skilled at drawing talismans 5.4kReads8.9Score43914d adds
15. 65 失 After Losing My Job, I Became an Online Sensation Through Farming 失业后，我靠种田爆红全网 Ran Xi Xi染习习Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: Everyone Online Is Begging Me to Livestream Tong Ranhua transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a hundred years there, only to die unexpectedly while exploring a secret realm. She returned to the modern world, bringing with her the cultivation world’s specialties: a secret realm and its spirit. On the very day her boyfriend cheated on her with the company president’s daughter and she was fired, Tong Ranhua, who had spent a hundred years grinding away in the 12.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    Synopsis: The female protagonist has returned from a cultivation world and now wants to retire to the countryside. A very enjoyable genre: rural farming, leisurely retirement. Character traits: The female protagonist livestreams her rural life.

16. 66 麻 A Sparrow Hopes to Become a Phoenix? The Real Heiress Just Chops Down the Tree 麻雀飞上枝头？真千金我直接砍树 Soft and Subtle浅浅淡淡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Regret, No Forgiveness, All-Round Female Lead, Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] In her previous life, Yan Xia and the Gu family’s adopted daughter were kidnapped together. Her biological parents, all five older brothers, and even her childhood sweetheart boyfriend chose to save the adopted daughter first. Yan Xia was killed by her kidnappers. Reborn, she cuts ties with her parents and her worthless brothers, and breaks up with her childhood sweetheart boyfriend. She’s done putting up wit 48.4kReads9.3Score5.1k14d adds
17. 67 爆 Breaking News! The Washed-Up Star Makes a Comeback Through Farming 爆！过气明星靠种田又翻红了 The Pomelo in the Sea海里的柚子Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Everyone’s Favorite + System + Livestreaming + Traveling Between Worlds] Yun Xi becomes famous across the entertainment industry thanks to a makeup-free photo, only to quickly crash and burn. Then she’s slandered, blacklisted by the entire internet, and accidentally struck by a novice System. As an ear-splitting racket drives her to distraction, she hears the voices of her late parents calling to her, so she decisively quits the entertainment industry. She returns to her hometown and 76Reads7.7Score—14d adds
18. 68 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 16.8kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
19. 69 重 Reborn: Making the Most of My Youth 重生之不负韶华 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance3.9M WordsCompleted In 2019, 31-year-old Wen Ying had found some success in her career and was happily in love, making others envious. In 2004, 16-year-old Wen Ying was struggling at school, secretly in love with her dream guy, and having a miserable time. One day in 2019, Wen Ying woke up back in 2004. She was 16 again, writing furiously in the exam hall during her high school entrance exams... Given the chance to restart her life, Wen Ying refused to waste her youth or leave any regrets behind this time! 1.3kReads9.5Score13414d adds
20. 70 我 Running a Women’s Federation in Ancient Times 我在古代办妇联 Exquisite Delicacies珍馐美馔Ancient Romance734k WordsCompleted [No CP + business and farming + infrastructure building + strong female lead + feel-good story] Zhu Ling spent a happy hundred years lazing around at the Time-Space Bureau... only to end up six hundred million in debt! To pay it off, she was forced to bind herself to a Debt Collection System and begin her grueling repayment journey. Thus, Zixiao Kingdom gave rise to a legendary female tycoon. They say she started out selling tofu, struck it rich with konjac, and then parks, supermarkets, chain h 2.1kReads9.3Score26714d adds
21. 71 见 Into the Wild 见野 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Xia Wanwan died suddenly after spending twenty years tightening screws at a factory. To her surprise, she was reborn. But why had the factory director's son from her previous life shown up in this one? Jiang Ye, the big shot at No. 1 High School, had somehow taken an interest in Xia Wanwan. Everyone thought Xia Wanwan had offended Jiang Ye and that her days were about to get rough. At last, one day, Jiang Ye and Xia Wanwan got into a huge argument, and he 6.3kReads9.5Score1k14d adds
22. 72 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 29.9kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
23. 73 穿 After Becoming the Younger Sister of a Cannon-Fodder Villainess in a Period Novel 穿成年代文炮灰女配的妹妹后 Tenant Who Hates Cats讨厌猫的租客Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted After Sui Sui fainted from an excessively rapid heartbeat caused by premature beats, she woke up to find she had become the younger sister of a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period novel. To keep her older sister, Li Shuang, from meeting the same fate as her counterpart in the book, Sui Sui volunteered to go work in the countryside. Facing the harsh rural conditions, she drew on the perseverance she had built up as a wage earner, studying hard and getting into college on her own 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is it okay for a transmigration novel set in a historical period, where the original female lead, the current female lead, and the male lead are all educated youth sent to the countryside?

24. 74 赌 I Married My Crush's Cousin Out of Spite, and Had Triplets 赌气嫁给心上人的堂哥，我一胎生三宝 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the man she loved got married, Lin Nuo married his cousin in a fit of anger. She obsessively monitored the couple's life until his wife became pregnant. Then Lin Nuo shoved her over, nearly causing a terrible accident. Reborn in the 1990s and faced with the same script, Lin Nuo only wants to gouge her eyes out. Her parents dote on her, her in-laws indulge her, and her older brother, a folksy tycoon, treats her like a princess. Even her college-student husband, who seemed to fade into the b 7.9kReads9.3Score97414d adds

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    There don't seem to be any ancient-to-70s time-travel novels, but I do have some. The first one was really good; the female lead disguised herself as a man (๑•̀㉨•́ฅ✧). The fourth one, a rough-and-tumble novel, totally captivated me; the female lead was delicate and easily swayed |｡･㉨･)っ♡

25. 75 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 Little Face脸崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 46.8kReads9.4Score5.6k14d adds
26. 76 农 Sweet Country Romance with a Space of My Own 农门甜妻有空间 The Cat Who Loves to Swim爱游泳的猫猫Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Everyone's favorite + sweet romance + lighthearted + warm and loving) After transmigrating as a farmer's daughter, she finds that there is no preference for sons over daughters at all. Her grandfather adores her, her grandmother spoils her, and all ten-plus members of the family dote on her. The only downside is that they're a little poor. Luckily, she has an encyclopedia System that teaches her farming, identifies medicinal herbs, and helps her learn medicine. Getting rich should be a piece of 1.3kReads8.9Score19714d adds

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    This? 👆🏻

27. 77 吃 Spilling the Tea! The Young Educated Youth Went to the Countryside, and Her Nemesis Is One Crude, Clingy Man 吃瓜！小知青下乡冤家糙汉太狗了 Golden Petals, Golden Stamens, Golden Bud金瓣金蕊金骨朵Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Medical genius + turning others' strength against them + two scheming leads + stockpiling in a magical space + powerful background + sweet romance and doting family] After transmigrating into a book and receiving a dream as a bonus, Qiao Keyi blinks and decides to make good use of this hint. Her adoptive grandmother's family have their eyes on her house and job? Back where you came from, all of you! The white lotus stole the original owner's golden finger? Better that it benefits me than someon 5kReads9.2Score66314d adds

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    It's so good! The female lead has very strong moral principles and isn't a hypocrite at all. Her conduct and behavior are commendable. It's definitely worth watching.

28. 78 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
29. 79 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.6kReads9.1Score89914d adds
30. 80 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. 11.3kReads9.1Score90514d adds
31. 81 七 The Fierce Life of a Beautiful 1970s Educated Youth Who Married a Rough-Hewn Man 七零漂亮女知青嫁糙汉的彪悍人生 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contributing Her Skills to the Nation + 1970s Military Marriage + Transmigration + Female Educated Youth’s Rise + Soldier Falls in Love at First Sight + Hero Pursues His Wife + Superb Medical Skills + Patriotic Passion + National Protection + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension with Billions of Supplies + Career-Focused Story + Feel-Good + No Toxic Relatives + Devoted to Each Other, One-on-One Romance] Shen Zhiwei, a renowned traditional medicine expert, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of 8kReads9.3Score99714d adds
32. 82 美 Marvel: I Am the Protagonist 美漫之我是主角 Yi Yi Fu Yu Li Yi Chan逸怡拂玉离依婵Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing Spider-Man: “Blake is my big brother!” Tony: “Well, if I didn’t know he was perfectly sane, I’d want to send him to a psychiatric hospital.” Thor: “Blake? That’s my big brother.” Hulk: “Hulk hates him. Hulk is all grown up and doesn’t need a guardian.” Blake Parker: “What are you talking about behind my back? Be good, Hulk. Time to do your homework!” 68Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    It looks pretty good.

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