Please Recommend Highly Rated Period Pieces. No Dumbed-Down Plots or Cringey Scenes 求啊高分年代文 别降智整尬

1. 1251 小 Tales of the Lesser Khingan Mountains: The Fearless Wife of the Sixties 小兴安岭往事：六零悍妻 The Gear-Linked Bird牵机鸟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Family Life] [Growing Up] [An Extraordinary Ordinary Life] In the winter of 1959, a tough woman from the apocalypse barged into the Lesser Khingan Mountains. With her brute strength, Mi Duo slaughtered pigs and wolves, and even teased black bears. Mi Duo’s wish: get married, have children, live an uneventful life, and die of old age. Mi Duo’s daily life: hunt bears, fight wolves, tear into scumbags, and pull an extra night shift whenever someone rubs her the wrong way. Mi Duo’s fut 16kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   The female protagonist in this book is strong, both in terms of ability and intellect. She is clear-headed, has leadership skills, doesn't get bogged down in trivial matters, and doesn't let household chores cause her distress. She's incredibly capable, and reading from her perspective is very enjoyable. The male protagonist is upright, though he has a fair share of household chores. I really love Sister Mi's free-spirited and capable nature.

2. 1252 重 Back to the Great Northern Wilderness: I Tear Apart My Scumbag Mother and Wicked Sister and Take the World by Storm 重回北大荒：手撕渣妈恶妹飒翻天 Ye Shanyu也山芋Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Beidahuang wilderness, 1960s, revenge and putting scumbags in their place, space for hoarding supplies, getting rich, emptying the whole family's home, healing through food, a slow and steady romance] In her previous life, Song Liyu was drugged by her adoptive parents and bundled off to the lecher next door, forced to entertain his clients. She would rather die than submit, and was left disabled. The jade pendant she carried to prove her birthright was stolen. The family's vicious daughter tra 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A period novel where the protagonist starts by emptying the entire family's coffers; worth reading.

3. 1253 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.3kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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   Completed novels, historical fiction, high scores

4. 1254 捐 I Donated Billions in Assets, Then Transmigrated to the Famine Era! 捐了亿万资产后，穿饥荒年代！ Smiling Beauty笑美人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + blended family + both leads’ first relationship + raising kids + copy space + outspoken heroine + everyday life] [The short drama is now streaming. Search for “A Heart Like Fine Brocade.”] In her previous life, Qiao Yu had cancer and never married. She made a fortune using her special space to buy cosmetics overseas for clients. After dying young, she finds herself in the difficult 1960s. The bad news: her late husband left behind two children, and her current husband has adopted th 6.7kReads9.0Score513Shelves
5. 1255 惊 What a Surprise! The Officer Mistook Her for His Blind Date and Spoiled Her Relentlessly 惊！军官相亲认错人，她被强宠了 Adorable Little Mu木木小可爱Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Space stocked with supplies] [Everyday life as a military spouse] [The leads both speak their minds] Can you believe that you can sleep so hard you transmigrate? Well, Qi Tang can. She slept until the end of her life, and when she opened her eyes again, she had become Qi Hongtang, the third child in an ordinary working-class family in a county town in China in 1970. Her older siblings got their share of the family’s resources, while her younger siblings enjoyed their parents’ a 13.5kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
6. 1256 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Took the System to the Countryside 穿越七零，带着系统去下乡 I'm a Little Lamb是一只小羊儿Modern Romance228k WordsOngoing Jiang Yuan thought she was terribly unlucky. Just after her job paying over ten thousand yuan a month became permanent, she was hit by a car and died. Then she thought she was incredibly lucky. After her death, she was bound to a System that treated her wonderfully. It took her to the 1970s and gave her a pocket dimension. On top of that, as long as she worked, it paid her an annual salary of over 200,000 yuan. The job was her dream: great pay, little work. An annual salary of over 200,000 yuan 21Reads—Score148Shelves

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   These are pretty good.

7. 1257 8 The Fragrant Late Osmanthus of the 1980s 80年代香喷喷的迟桂花 Meng Ri Wan梦日万Modern Romance742k WordsCompleted Osmanthus usually blooms between September and October. The second son of the Chi family’s wife was due in September, but the baby showed no signs of coming. Half a month past her due date, she finally gave birth to a girl at the hospital. When Old Master Chi heard it was a girl, he said nothing. His wife chattered on over the phone, telling their son how to look after his wife and child. Over the call, Chi Jianguo asked his father what to name the baby. Old Master Chi tapped his pipe. “Call her 28.4kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves
8. 1258 重 Reborn in the New Millennium: How Do I Return to the Mountains from the Start? 重生千禧年，开局重返大山怎么破 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Shen Xuewei was over thirty. She had been estranged from her family for seven years, and after years of hard work, she had finally built a little home of her own. After being reborn, Shen Xuewei was only six years old, with tiny arms and legs. Her father was taking her to her maternal grandparents’ home in the mountains. Her childhood memories were already hazy, and she had never imagined she would be reborn. Standing outside her grandparents’ home, she watched her father 15kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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   I think both novels are quite well-written. The first one has a rather average writing style, but the plot is quite good. I really like the second one; it's my favorite. Its first story is a period drama.

9. 1259 他 They Want Me to Be a Saint, but I Choose to Become the King of Hell 他们要我当圣母，我偏成阎罗 Orange Pancake橙子煎饼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + wish fulfillment + face-slapping] [Arc 1: Transmigrating into a 1990s brother-enabler, I’m done being his meal ticket] ✔ [Arc 2: The Ninth Year of My Secret Crush] ✔ [Arc 3: The First Lady] ✔ [Arc 4: Transmigrating into the female harem character of a power-fantasy hero] ✔ [Arc 5: Survival in the Wasteland] ✔ … After transmigrating into a novel set in a bygone era, E6 becomes a human blood bank for the “chosen little brother.” From the start, she’s sent to live with 51.5kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves

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