Looking for a Northeastern-Era Novel with Snow Falling Outside and a Heated Kang Bed Inside 求东北年代文外面大雪纷飞屋里有火炕

1. 151 重 Reborn in 1960: My Happy Life in the Mountain Village 重生1960，我在山村的快乐生活 Happy Life开心生活Urban496k WordsCompleted Back to 1960, Liu Erzhu once devoted himself to studying, hoping to escape the countryside, only to become a stepping stone for the big city. This time, he decides to spend more time with his family. He never expected to thrive, helping his family live a better life while becoming a miracle-working doctor respected by countless people… 929Reads8.2Score102Shelves

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   These Northeastern Chinese texts are all quite good.

2. 152 狩 Hunting in '86: My Family Feasts on Meat and Wine 狩猎86：我带全家喝酒吃肉 My Pen's Out of Ink笔没墨水Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Short drama with the same title. Search for the protagonist Ma Hu on Tomato or Red Fruit to watch] [Everyday life in the 1980s]+ [Hunting in the mountains]+ [Support System]+ [One heroine]+ [Lighthearted comedy] My name is Ma Hu. Hu as in “careless.” In my previous life, raising dogs left me destitute, and I eventually died at the hands of a wild boar. Reborn in 1986, I face a limping father, a hardworking mother, a dilapidated old house, and my third older sister in her worn cotton jacket. I'v 89.5kReads8.7Score9kShelves
3. 153 重 Reborn: Hard Work Always Pays Off 重生之努力就有回报 Do It Yourself and You'll Have Plenty to Eat and Wear自己动手丰衣足食Urban370k WordsOngoing Hao Yousheng. A name with a distinctly era-specific feel, though he’s only thirty-six. He missed the last train of the late 1980s, and still failed to catch the express train of the 1990s. An ordinary man, he envies everything, but envy is all he can do. On the night of his thirty-sixth birthday, drunk, he spent three hours complaining to the sky. And so the story began…~ 260Reads7.6Score—Shelves
4. 154 重 Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness, I Catch a Female Educated Youth Stealing Corn 重生北大荒，逮到女知青偷玉米 Overthrow倾覆Urban229k WordsOngoing [Period + Beidahuang + Reborn + Hunting + Educated Youth Women] When Xu Ye wakes up, he has returned to 1978. From the start, he runs into a pair of pretty sisters, both educated youth from the village, who team up to steal corn from the production team's fields... In his previous life, he turned a blind eye. He never expected the sisters to be caught red-handed by patrolling militia. During the chase, the older sister fell off a cliff and died, while the younger one was arrested and sent to a f 6Reads6.0Score—Shelves
5. 155 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves
6. 156 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了 Chen Fengche宸风澈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha 6.7kReads9.2Score604Shelves

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   This is definitely the one.

7. 157 赶 Hunting in the Mountains to Protect My Family 赶山打猎守护一家 Three-Minute Passionlove三分热度loveUrban2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, she heads into the mountains to hunt and protect her family. That winter, her family was torn apart, and the little shadow who used to follow her everywhere was gone forever. Now she's back, and she won't let this life be filled with regrets... 47.8kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves

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   #Era #CuteKids #MountainGoing #Hunting #Leisure #MillionWords #WithAnimatedComics #CanKillTime #NotSaintly

8. 158 不 I'm Done Competing. I'm Going Home to Explore the Mountains and Seas 不卷了，回去看山海 Kai Wuwu开呜呜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted All that hard work gets you nowhere, and then you get laid off? By the time you regret it, I’ll be lying flat by the sea, feeling the breeze, watching the sunset, and feasting on seafood. I’ll watch the wind brush my face and the willows droop along the riverbank, and listen to raindrops patter from the eaves. 10.2kReads8.4Score563Shelves
9. 159 重 Back to '82 to Hunt, and Enjoy a Carefree Life 重回82打猎，享受悠闲人生 Jin Baicai今白财Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Completed at over one million words, not adapted, available for adaptation] [Set in the 1980s + One heroine + Slow-paced + Everyday life + No System + Hunting + Farming + Cozy] Lu Jun unexpectedly comes back reborn in 1982, an era when guns are not banned, hunting is allowed, and wild animals are not yet protected. Drawing on the hunting experience he accumulated in his previous life, Lu Jun hunts huge wild boars and black bears in the mountains, making a very prosperous life for himself. Every 7.2kReads8.2Score393Shelves

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   [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece] The Hunter's Legend, a Northeast Hunting Chronicle from 1982—Take you back to the passionate era of hunting! Follow in the footsteps of Northeast hunters and experience the most authentic adventures in the Northeast mountains and forests, tracking across snowfields, and savoring the aroma of wild game—a hunting epic that will get your blood pumping!

10. 160 重 Reborn in 1975: The Aloof Huntress Wants to Crawl Into My Bed 重生75：高冷女猎户要钻我被窝 Loves Bean Buns爱吃豆包Urban261k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1975 in the Great Northern Wilderness, where the cold bites and there’s not a drop of oil in my belly. While the other educated youths chew on steamed corn buns, I accidentally activate the [Leisurely Years: Snowy Days System]! All I have to do is interact with beautiful women to earn rewards? [Ding! You made physical contact with the aloof huntress Su Qinghe. Reward: ten jin of polished rice!] [Ding! You fed Su Qinghe braised pork, creating a flirtatious atmosphere. Reward: one bag of 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Northeast Literature of the 1980s

11. 161 重 Reborn: With No Kin in the Wilderness, My Hunting Knife Answers to No One 重生：山野无亲，我的猎刀不认命 The Sun and Moon Beneath the Pen笔下日月Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Reborn in 1976, at Kaoshan Tun, at the foot of the Changbai Mountains. Zhao Qingshan looked at their bare-walled home and his emaciated mother and sister, then silently picked up a woodcutter's knife worn smooth and shiny. Since he'd been reborn, he would start with this knife and carve out a path to survival in this turbulent era! [Hunting Phase] (First 400,000 words) One wild rabbit → enough soup for the whole family A 300-jin wild boar with a single tusk → the whole village is stunned, and he 3.9kReads7.2Score293Shelves
12. 162 重 Reborn in 1970: Building Wealth Through Falconry 重生1970：靠鹰猎发家致富 Beacon Fire Fan烽火迷Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + mountain hunting + falconry + face-slapping + comeback] Quail, pheasants, stone partridges, partridges, wild chickens, hares, civets, jackals, badgers, wolves, red deer, leopards, black bears, tigers... Every kind of animal you can imagine! Weaving falcon nets, catching young falcons, trapping quail, hunting weasels, and raising dogs to help hunt wild boars, leopards, black bears, tigers... They do it all! The other villagers toil for work points and still end 5kReads8.4Score367Shelves

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    The first book was a period novel about falconry; the second was a period novel about hunting.

13. 163 重 Reborn in 1976: Hunting Countless Wild Beasts 重生1976：狩猎无数野物 Beacon Fire Fan烽火迷Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Completed. The new book is Reborn in 1970: Making a Fortune Through Eagle Hunting, also known as Hunting in the Mountains: My Dad Came from an Eagle-Raising Village in Northeast China. After a car accident, veteran Zhao Cang unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a young street punk with the same name in the 1970s. He even gains an invincible Hunting System, launching an incredibly lucky and unbeatable hunting career. He heads into the mountains to shoot birds and pheasants with a slingsh 16.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
14. 164 东 Zhang Erlü, Hunter of the Northeast 东北猎户张二驴 Hereditary Caretaker祖传饲养员Urban593k WordsCompleted Reborn + hunting + sign-in + folk tales. Return to the Changbai Mountains in Northeast China in the 1970s, and experience the hunting and mountain-running legends of the educated youth years, folk tales of spirit mediums founding their halls, and wilderness survival with hunting dogs. Everything you're looking for is here. 1.4kReads6.7Score102Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It's a folk tale set in rural Northeast China during the 1970s. Hunting, mountain raids, ginseng digging—it has everything you could want! It's hilarious, slightly quirky, and full of brotherhood and unwavering loyalty.

15. 165 路 Even a Background Character Is Better Than a Cannon Fodder 路人甲也好过炮灰 Mom of Junjun and Tongtong珺珺彤彤的妈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted There are countless beauties across the country, and plenty of people dream of transmigrating and making their mark. So why did it have to be me? At least I’m only a nobody. And I even got a little golden finger! This really is a silver lining! The first book is complete. While you’re here, check out the next one, now updating: "Republican-Era Assassin, Shaking Like a Leaf". 10.5kReads8.9Score581Shelves

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    9.0 Points ✨ A female protagonist transmigrates into a book set in the past, featuring a spatial ability and a shopping system. She is a cautious and meticulous woman. She and her sister go to the countryside in the north; the protagonist relies on her intelligence, while her sister relies on her martial arts skills—both are accomplished in both. Later in the story, she even becomes a businesswoman!

16. 166 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 59.4kReads9.3Score5kShelves

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    The first book is about Northeast folk customs and funeral practices; it's not scary. The second book is about the underworld on the Northeast border. Both books are set in a bygone era.

17. 167 大 The Compound’s Darling Bride Is Expecting Triplets, Breaking the Big Shot’s Nine-Generation Run as an Only Son 大院娇媳怀三胎，破大佬九代单传 Clouds Flowing over Green Mountains青山流云Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Wild, rugged man VS lively, resilient ray of sunshine. Set in the 1980s + sweet romance + both virgins + ensemble cast + family life + military marriage + joining the army + military housing compound + building a fortune] The moment she opened her eyes, Qiu Xiuying, who had drowned, found herself in the 1980s. Desperate to raise the enormous sum needed for her gravely ill mother’s surgery, she accidentally got tangled up with a wild, rugged man she couldn’t shake off! He had always been indiffe 4.1kReads9.1Score512Shelves

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    Tens of thousands of readers are following this top-tier ☀🌸 book!!! A masterpiece of period romance, all high-quality works, with ratings above 9 on Tomatoes. The male leads are almost all soldiers, the romance is beautifully portrayed, the interactions between the male and female leads are sweet, and the plot is rich and engaging. The protagonists aren't overly idealistic; there are even scenes of raising children, and the children are adorable and endearing. It's heartwarming and loving, and the supporting characters are also well-developed. The quality is guaranteed; most are completed works, long and substantial, and incredibly enjoyable. You'll regret not reading it!! Highly recommended 🌸🌤

18. 168 七 A Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s, Raising a Child and Doing Research Too 七零军婚甜如蜜，带娃科研两不误 Green Wine and Joy青酒欢Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military life on an island + marriage first, love later + chasing his wife to the crematorium + devoted sweet romance + no golden finger] After twenty years of studying hard, Jiang Qingyue had finally achieved her dream of heading to an island as an agricultural PhD to pursue research. But before she could leave, she unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1970s. A woman who'd been single for ages found herself in the bridal chamber from the start! After one wild night, she woke up to discover that t 37.8kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
19. 169 重 Back to 1985: Don't Call Me Comrade, Call Me Husband! 重回85叫什么同志叫老公！ I Still Dare我还敢Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In Northeast China in 1985, an era known as the darkest of times: a young man, a hunting rifle, a heart full of passion, and a jianghu shrouded in gun smoke... In an age when might makes right, a man’s fierce devotion and true-to-life nature are what it takes to get ahead in the Northeast. A period novel, the rise of an ordinary man, one heroine, dual transmigration. 11.1kReads9.1Score811Shelves
20. 170 东 Northeast Tales: A Love That Never Wavers 东北往事之情深不悔 Author Jiang Bula作者姜不辣Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted No transmigration, no System. A realistic romance set in the countryside of Northeast China. If you cry easily, don’t read this. I’m afraid you won’t be able to stop! Zheng Sichun had a life full of hardship. When she was born, her own grandmother had her thrown into Wolf Ravine, where she was rescued by the drunkard Zheng Bao. At a young age, she narrowly escaped a villain’s clutches. After her brother accidentally killed someone, the siblings fled the home they’d lived in for eight years! At t 11.9kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
21. 171 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 52.8kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves
22. 172 双 Sweet Romance With Two Special Powers in the 1960s 双异能在六零年代甜蜜蜜 I'm a Yu and a Fish我是一只瑀与鱼Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted Her upbringing in a dysfunctional family made her sweet on the outside and cold within. Her gentle, generous, approachable manner was only a mask: she was both innocent and distant. A fate that should have meant certain death sent her across time and space to meet him, a man as dependable as a mountain and as sweet as honey. 3.5kReads9.0Score301Shelves

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    A beautiful period drama, depicting a sweet and fulfilling life!

23. 173 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 61.6kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
24. 174 重 Reborn, I Run a Taoist Temple 重生后我经营一座道观 Kindergarten Grandpa幼儿园大爷Urban2.8M WordsCompleted From the start, Wang Dashan killed a bandit, saved his grandfather, and then set out on a path from hunting to becoming a tycoon who would help restore his country. In 2023, 58-year-old Wang Dashan, alone in the world, was reborn in the Taoist temple where he had lived at age fifteen. To save his grandfather, who had been killed by bandits while protecting the villagers, and make up for the regret of having wanted to care for his parents only after it was too late, he picked up a knife and kille 18.5kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
25. 175 穿 The Perfect Life of a Transmigrator in the Fifties 穿越五零的完美人生 I'm a Yu and a Fish我是一只瑀与鱼Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted With revolutionary songs in hand, she takes on her worthless father; as clues emerge, she exposes the pervert. Armed with a fortune, she keeps to her own corner and writes heartening songs for the soldiers. (I’m hopeless at writing blurbs... The author is terrible at these!) 533Reads8.9Score103Shelves
26. 176 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: With My Space, What Have I to Fear? 穿越六十年代之我有空间我怕啥 Dreams of the Past Seem Familiar依稀往梦似曾见Modern Romance876k WordsCompleted (Not a story about a powerful heroine, not a face-slapping wish-fulfillment story, and not a tale of fighting awful relatives. Both the man and woman transmigrate, and both are faithful to each other. They have all the flaws of ordinary people. Perfectionists who nitpick every little thing, beware... In short, a slow-paced story told in a gentle, meandering way.) Wu Yi, a master’s student, returns home for her grandfather’s funeral. He’s gone! Her grandmother gives her a family heirloom... When 652Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    A master's student returns home for her grandmother's funeral, where her grandmother gives her a family heirloom. The next day, she wakes up to find herself the son of a capitalist in the 1960s. Her grandmother, who had been hoarding supplies, has taken some as a delaying tactic. The heirloom transforms into a spatial dimension, and she is forced to leave her family and hometown, carrying gold and land deeds, to embark on a new life in the countryside.

27. 177 军 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 Watching the Moon on a Sunny Day晴天看月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.3kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
28. 178 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 37.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    These are all pretty good. [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

29. 179 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 16.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
30. 180 重 Reborn: Stockpiling Supplies in the 1950s 重生之我在五零囤货忙 Rumors Easily Stir Up Trouble流言易乱Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Female lead: Gu Xuemei lived a miserable life. Only during the last ten years of it did she finally live like a proper person. Unable to accept her fate, she never expected to return to the very beginning after taking her last breath. This time, she’ll repay every grudge and settle every score. Everything taken from her family will be returned. Male lead: Ye Huaian died in battle in his previous life, but his soul stayed with his father’s family. Only then did he learn that his mother had died b 4kReads9.0Score322Shelves

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    Space farm + later relocation to Northeast China + rebirth + stockpiling goods to survive the famine

31. 181 赶 The Tidal-Flat Forager Dad: Bound to Sea Beasts, He Claims the Entire Ocean 赶海奶爸：绑定海兽承包整片大海 Tomato, Banana, Eggplant, and Egg番茄香蕉茄子蛋Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday life] [Shore fishing] [Dad life] [Tycoon] A lazy man suddenly decides to work hard and make money, only to be tricked into going to Nanyang as a piglet, where he spends decades doing hard labor under a slave owner. Reborn, he escapes from the slave owner and returns to his village, determined to raise his child and build a better life. Back in the village, he discovers he has activated a System that lets him bond with animals and command them. Bond with a green crab, and it’ll help him 59.9kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves
32. 182 六 The Sixties: There's a Little Shop in My Mind 六零：脑海中有间小卖铺 Ah Hei Isn't White阿黑不白Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket space + convenience store + family life + leisurely living + hunting + engineer] Li Xuewen transmigrates to the 1960s, where he faces a shortage of clothes, food, and supplies. Luckily, there's a magical little convenience store in his mind, stocked with everything: food, supplies, knowledge... If he can think of it, the store has it. With this magical little store, Li Xuewen's life goes swimmingly... 13.5kReads8.2Score973Shelves
33. 183 七 The 1970s: The Heroine Loses Badly When Compared to Me 七零：女主和我对照后输惨了 Little Tingting小亭婷Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Marriage First, Love Later + Everyday Life] Lin Meng, a rich heiress, never expected to catch the book-transmigration trend and become a doomed little cannon-fodder character in a period novel. The cannon fodder has been brainwashed since childhood, devoting herself heart and soul to her mother's family and even counting the money after she's been sold. To be with the male lead, she foolishly divorces her military-officer husband, only to 2.7kReads8.6Score179Shelves
34. 184 六 Joining the Army in the 1960s: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalryman in a Flash 六零随军：逃荒，闪婚骑兵哥哥 Miaobai喵白Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Cavalry Commander + Tianshan Grasslands + Farming and Hunting + Sweet Everyday Life] My grasslands, my horse. I do whatever I want out here. A spirited military wife transmigrates to the 1960s, flees famine across five provinces, and finally reaches a cavalry regiment in the far northwest, where she begins life with the troops. She clears land, digs for caterpillar fungus, and hunts wild beasts. With fields to farm and meat to eat, life is good. Riding a Tibetan wild ass, lea 18kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
35. 185 我 I Have a Sea Serpent Doppelganger, Yet I Became a Fishing Pro 我有海蛇分身，却成捕鱼达人 Ideal Little Pig理想小猪Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A young man from a fishing village gains a sea serpent clone and settles into a laid-back country life of fishing, gathering seafood along the shore, and hunting for treasure. Every day, his catch is just a little bit enormous. One day, his sea serpent clone finally evolves into the overlord of the ocean. But the original, who has always lived on land, gets scolded by the campus belle, his senior fellow apprentice, and the landlady: “Pah, you womanizer! You’re such a player!” The young fisherman 17.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
36. 186 七 A Sweet Wedding Night in the 1970s: Even an Arranged Marriage Can Be Wonderful! 七零新婚夜，包办婚姻也很甜！ Orange Soda and Lemon Juice橘子汽水柠檬汁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed Military Marriage Romance] [Beautiful, Sweet-Talking Wife + Gentle, Healing, Rugged Husband] She wakes up on the night of her arranged wedding in the 1970s. Her husband is a handsome, idealistic man with impeccable credentials. Should she marry him or not? Lin Qingya soon decides she’s glad she did. Her rugged husband is surprisingly sweet! The heroine is career-focused, clear-headed, and sensible. The hero dotes on his wife and is gentle and reassuring. Sweet romance throughout, no 6.1kReads9.1Score442Shelves
37. 187 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Marry a Female Educated Youth and Hunt for a Full Granary 重生七零：娶女知青，狩猎粮满仓 Snowflakes Fall on Me雪花落我身Rural Life700k WordsOngoing [Period setting + no System + hunting in the mountains + everyday family life] Su Chen is a hunter in the countryside of Northeast China, reborn in the 1970s. With the skills and memories of a special forces soldier from his previous life, Su Chen is ready to quietly make a fortune, meet a beautiful educated youth, and build a happy life together. In an era when guns are not banned, the mountains are full of gold. With his special forces skills, the whole mountain range becomes his granary; with 39.4kReads7.3Score2.6kShelves

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    He openly recommends his own work, and the comic book adaptation is also quite excellent!

38. 188 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: Pampered by a Soldier in the 1970s 军婚甜如蜜，在七零被兵痞宠上天 Seaweed Pork Floss Cake海苔肉松小贝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple births + devoted, sweet romance + everyday family life + both leads’ first love + pocket dimension] Su Ruanruan went to sleep and transmigrated to the year 1970, on her wedding night. The first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and an eight-pack. Who wouldn’t be captivated? Fu Wenzhang has brows like distant peaks and eyes like stars, a high nose, thin lips, and a sharply defined jaw. When he wears his military uniform, he always buttons it righ 10.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
39. 189 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.4kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
40. 190 年 The Seventies: After Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth, I Cultivated My Way to Immortality 年代七零：知青下乡后，修炼成仙 Saiya Baiding赛亚白丁Urban271k WordsOngoing [Period] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Countryside] + [Educated Youth] + [Hunting] + [Divine Magic] Li Ping'an transmigrates to 1970. From the start, his parents are dead, his job has been stolen, and his sweetheart has run off. The original owner dies in a fit of rage. Li Ping'an comprehends the Great Way of Eternal Life and cannot help but laugh: You’ve all ganged up to bully me. Not one of you is getting away today. He wields divine magic, sends his ex-girlfriend to prison, gets his boss shot, take 96kReads6.9Score12kShelves

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    Isn't this a perfect match? The protagonist happens to be working in the countryside in Northeast China, and while it's snowing heavily outside, he's warming himself by a fire inside.

41. 191 北 The Northern City Kingpin 北城枭雄 Jade Creek Burning at the Fingertips玉溪燃指尖Urban6.1M WordsOngoing Formerly titled The Northern City's Underworld Boss, also known as Tales of the Northeastern Underworld. They say the underworld is all about human relationships and worldly ways, but have you ever seen the real underworld? The underworld is dangerous, but the human heart is even more dangerous. Spring ice is thin, and human nature is thinner still. The underworld is nothing more than a game of chess. Once you enter the game, you can no longer control your own fate. I will use my own experie 266.1kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves

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    The book vividly portrays the wickedness of human nature in society; it's a pretty good novel.

42. 192 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: Get Rich and Raise Kids Without Missing a Beat 穿书七零：暴富养崽两不误 Yi Yi Xiao一一筱Modern Romance970k WordsCompleted [Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Sweet Romance + No Saintly Heroine + Devoted to Each Other + Raising a Child] Wang Hui had worked hard to buy a car and a house and save a tidy sum for retirement. She had barely had time to celebrate before she found herself in the impoverished 1970s. She had transmigrated into the only novel she had ever read, becoming a nameless passerby who didn’t even deserve to appear by name. Becoming an orphan in another era? No big deal. Since she was here, she 474Reads6.8Score105Shelves

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    A period drama where the female protagonist goes to the countryside, builds her own house, and lives on a heated brick bed.

43. 193 小 A Young Police Officer's Path to Success 小民警的仕途之路 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban4.2M WordsOngoing Starting out as a police officer, he solves cold cases and earns major commendations while delivering practical results that improve people's lives. Rooted in his community, he rises step by step and forges a path to a brilliant career in public service!! 22.1kReads9.2Score911Shelves
44. 194 穿 Transmigrating into a Book: In the 1970s, I Became the Male Lead’s Little Sister 穿书七零，我成了男主他亲妹妹 Don't Want to Get Sick不想生病Modern Romance173k WordsOngoing When Shen Yingtao wakes up, she discovers she's become the younger sister of the male lead, who dies young, in a period novel. Her older brother is a max-level overpowered hero who follows every step of the usual overpowered-hero playbook. Their parents are sent away to the countryside, his fiancée breaks off their engagement, and he is forced to take his cousin's place in the countryside, while his younger sister is abused to death by their uncle's family. When Shen Yingtao transmigrates into t 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the countryside of Northeast China, there were heated brick beds (kang) for wintering.

45. 195 我 My Restarted Life in 1992 我的重启人生1992 Twelve Mad十二疯Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (The first thirty-some chapters lay the groundwork, so please be patient. The rest won't disappoint.) Zhou Andong never thought of himself as a good person. He figured that after he died, Hell would have to open a nineteenth level just to throw him into it. So one day in 2021, he did the first good deed of his life: he saved a pregnant woman from being hit by a speeding car. Perhaps Heaven was moved by his change of heart and sent him back to 1992, an era still dominated by traditional thinking. 67.6kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
46. 196 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: Rough-and-Ready Husband, Please Spare Me! 穿到七零：糙汉夫君请你饶了我吧 Xie Xue'er谢雪儿Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted [Seventies Era + System + Rugged Man + Sweet Young Lady] An Xin, a wealthy young woman, transmigrated into the infamous 1970s, an era when people could starve to death. She found herself in the body of a spoiled young lady who had followed her childhood sweetheart to the Northeast to work in the countryside. She couldn’t lift a hand or shoulder a burden. What was she supposed to do? And what was this suddenly appearing Ambition System all about? What? Complete tasks for rewards? No thanks. Her l 389Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    That's exactly right. The female lead was sent to the countryside in Northeast China, where she was too weak to carry anything.

47. 197 赶 Hunting in the Mountains: Back in 1978, I Was a Fearsome Hunter 赶山：回到1978我打猎超猛的 Green Mountains Know the Misty Rain青山知烟雨Urban582k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Period Piece + Hunting] Good news: I’ve been reborn… in 1978. Bad news: I nearly got beaten half to death. Good news: The mountains are rich in resources, wild animals are everywhere, and hunting is allowed. Bad news: I can’t afford a gun… Good news: I’ve become the village girls’ crush. Bad news: This is an era of scarcity. Every meal is cornbread, steamed corn buns, or sweet potato porridge. We’re so poor we can barely scrape by. Good news: My shooting is godlike. I never miss. To ch 4kReads8.4Score184Shelves

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    A good book recommendation, worth reading.

48. 198 弹 The Second Book by Tan Jian Ting Chao 弹剑听潮的第2本书 Strumming a Sword and Listening to the Tide弹剑听潮Urban5.8M WordsCompleted In the world of fame and fortune, he keeps his resolve hidden beneath a steely exterior. He never compromises his principles, and every move reveals his true mettle... He plans before he acts, breaks deadlocks through hard work, and builds his reputation with foresight. Through the ups and downs of officialdom, he never forgets his original purpose. 125.4kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
49. 199 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Helping Dad Rise Through the Ranks Is Only Natural 都重生了助老爸步步高升很合理吧 Braised Pork Chunks红烧肉段Urban1.5M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lu Chen was a carefree playboy who squandered a winning hand and became notorious as a son who brought shame to his father. After being reborn, he turned over a new leaf and helped his dad rise through the ranks. I’m no good at writing a blurb, so just dive right into the story. 2.9kReads5.4Score208Shelves

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    Male-oriented, male perspective, historical setting, rebirth story, no rural life. ...

50. 200 重 Reborn in 1985: My Three Stunning Ex-Wives 重生1985，我的三个绝色前妻 Northeastern Guobaorou 1东北锅包肉1Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Just rated, score may rise; take your time reading. Ten thousand words updated daily. Urban life, everyday living, entrepreneurship, getting rich, Period setting, Soviet Union, border trade, romantic rivalry, she chases him to win him back] Xu Guoliang transmigrated back to 1985, to a small city in northern China. He opened his eyes in a cramped, noisy apartment block owned by a state-run enterprise. Seeing the three stunning ex-wives in the room questioning him about stealing their living expe 161Reads5.7Score106Shelves

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