Stories With a System and Pocket Dimension, Set in the 1940s or 1950s, Moving to the Capital to Settle Down 有40/50年代，到四九城安家的系统空间类的文

1. 1 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 29.2kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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   Before even reaching 49 cities, this is a story of a refugee fleeing famine, featuring a male protagonist who kills Japanese soldiers and traitors. He's decisive and ruthless, neither doting on his sister nor any other woman; he's all about women, but no female lead. He doesn't falter at the sight of women, doesn't become irrational, and doesn't shy away from them. He's a breath of fresh air. The male protagonist has a ruthless and ambitious nature; he kills anyone who gets in his way. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his worth. If you like stories about refugees fleeing famine and female-killing protagonists, this is a good book, highly recommended!

2. 2 四 The Little Taoist Goes Down the Mountain 四合院之小道士下山 Silver Star 1006银星1006Urban1.3M WordsOngoing A little old man past the age of fifty has his soul transported into the body of Yulin, a young Taoist priest in the mid-1940s. He brings along a jade ornament he was handling before the transmigration, as well as a fragment of an incomplete ancient spirit treasure. The young Taoist Yulin descends the mountain to experience the mortal world, killing a few Japanese invaders and clearing out several trading houses... 72Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   I've read these books several times.

3. 3 重 Reborn in the Stormy Streets of Old Beijing 重生之风雨四九城 Autumn Comes with Falling Leaves zmy13落叶知秋zmy13Urban227k WordsCompleted A young man transmigrates from the early 1940s. Driven by hatred for his country’s humiliation and the loss of his family, he draws on the experience and skills of two lifetimes to fight his enemies relentlessly. He grows from a boy into a man, and with his powerful golden finger, becomes even more formidable, making immense contributions to our Party’s cause and the liberation of the country. He also witnesses the rise and fall of the capital and the hardships of ordinary people. Having persona 8.1kReads9.0Score315Shelves
4. 4 重 Reborn in 1938 重生从1938开始 Autumn Comes with Falling Leaves zmy13落叶知秋zmy13Urban306k WordsCompleted A humiliating chapter in history. A reborn soldier king, burning with patriotic fervor. Endless hatred. Cold bayonets and precisely aimed bullets of revenge. The terrible bowleggedness. He fulfills the dreams that so many soldiers never could. He travels across the motherland, wielding three divine weapons to turn the night sky into a darkness that terrifies the invaders, and gives rise to a folk legend. 9.5kReads9.1Score529Shelves
5. 5 夫 A Couple with Steady Jobs in the 1950s 夫妻俩在五十年代端金饭碗 Nuan Xiao Bai暖晓白Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted Dear readers, since this is a period story, the author has looked up much of the historical data online. I don’t make up figures unless I can’t find the answers online. Sometimes there are several answers, so I choose the one that seems most reasonable. Lin Wanyu and Bai Ye grew up relying on each other in an orphanage in their previous lives. Because a soul collector took the wrong person, they both died in a car accident. They spent ten years together as mortgage debtors, from the day they mar 5.7kReads8.3Score280Shelves
6. 6 穿 Transmigrating to 1917: Surviving the Turmoil to Become a Legend 穿越1917在乱世苟成传奇 Wine in Hand, Saber Across把酒横刀Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Swept into the great tide of the Republic of China in 1917 by a mighty being from the distant Astara Empire, Li Beichen has a Japanese mother. He feels like his birth chart might not be sturdy enough, so to avoid getting killed on arrival, he decides to keep his head down and take things as they come. 15Reads6.8Score—Shelves
7. 7 四 Siheyuan: Everyone on Your Feet, Salute Your Godfather 四合院：全体起立，给干爹敬礼 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction496k WordsCompleted As the train of time sped along, Lu Yao arrived in a Beijing courtyard in the 1960s. He activated the Strongest Godfather System. Anyone who acknowledged him as their dad would earn him huge rewards. Facing a courtyard full of scoundrels, Lu Yao was always one step ahead. Yi Zhonghai: “Lu Yao, you shouldn't be so selfish.” Lu Yao: “I give meat to twelve courtyard residents who have no family to support them every week, and I help six struggling households here. You call that selfish?” Yi Zhongha 13.1kReads9.1Score510Shelves
8. 8 重 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Fleeing Famine in 1942 重生四合院：从42年逃荒开始 Big Mountain Doesn't Drink大山不喝酒Male-Channel Fanfiction618k WordsCompleted Li Qingfeng, an orphan from the twenty-first century, was delivering food during his junior-year summer break when he died in a traffic accident. The jade pendant around his neck carried his soul into Love in the Courtyard, a parallel world. Now, let's see how a young man from the modern era builds a new family during a time of war. (If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read this.) 36kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
9. 9 四 Siheyuan: The Whole Family Flees to the Forty-Ninth City 四合院：全家逃荒四九城 Dreams Come True, You Know My Heart梦圆知我意Male-Channel Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted [Mild conflict] + [No angst] + [The protagonist solves problems through the way he handles things] He'd always thought transmigrating souls was nonsense, but what was this desolate scene before his eyes? You might not believe it, but all it took was an ordinary drunken night. When he opened his eyes again, he'd become a scrawny ten-year-old boy with a sickly complexion. He was trudging along with his parents and siblings on their journey to the Northeast, and as he gazed at the towering, gray-br 10.1kReads7.9Score308Shelves

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   This story begins in 1948. The protagonist is transported to a place where people are fleeing famine. He has a spatial ability and leads his family all the way to Beijing, where they settle down, find jobs, and their family prospers.

10. 10 穿 Transmigrating to 1950: From Scapegoat to Police Officer 穿越1950从替死鬼到警察 Peaceful in a Quiet Corner一隅安然Urban1.1M WordsCompleted I’d just transmigrated, and they were already trying to burn me alive. The locals sure have no manners! What? The ones trying to burn me are secret agents? Well, then, there’s nothing left to discuss. Let’s see if I can take them down. Huh?! I’m now a police officer in the capital? After all those years as an auxiliary police officer in my previous life, I never managed to achieve that dream. And now it’s come true so easily? Wait! The capital? Wouldn’t it be a bit strange if I didn’t stock up o 17.7kReads7.8Score1.7kShelves

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    Set in the 1950s, the protagonist is nearly burned to death by spies at the start of the story. After being rescued, he awakens a daily login system and, with the help of his father's comrades, becomes a policeman and settles down in Beijing!

11. 11 四 Siheyuan: I Take Yi Zhonghai to Task and Demand 6,000 Yuan 四合院：手撕易中海，逼赔六千块 Green Mountain Woodcutter青山樵Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing Chen Wangshan is a transmigrator. He has transmigrated into a notorious courtyard house from across the myriad heavens, full of beasts. No endless bickering back and forth. He'll teach those beasts how to behave by using the law. A new author with a new work. Please go easy on me, dear readers! A fist salute! Thank you! (The rating just came out and will rise later, so please read with confidence.) 83.2kReads5.5Score3.9kShelves

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    You can check this out, it's quite nice.

12. 12 四 Siheyuan: Medicine and Martial Arts Are Inseparable 四合院之医武不分家 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Male-Channel Fanfiction463k WordsCompleted [Period][Lighthearted][Low on Hostility][Laid-Back][One Female Lead] Transmigration doesn't seem all that difficult anymore. An obscure writer woke up one morning and found himself in 1947, without so much as a fuss. From the start, he was an eight-year-old child. Life was going to be tough. Fortunately, he had a golden finger. Yang Sanjin decided to live differently this time and make a good life for himself in this era. 6.7kReads7.2Score206Shelves

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    The first book is a period novel set in the 1940s, about settling down in Beijing; the second book is about fleeing famine in the 1960s.

13. 13 穿 Transmigrated to 1960, I Start with Eight Calabash Brothers 穿越60的我开局带八个葫芦娃 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Urban554k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] + [Spatial Storage] + [Lighthearted] + [Single Heroine] + [Decisive and Ruthless] He transmigrates to the 1960s. While other transmigrators arrive with both parents, grandparents, and siblings around, Yang Zhiyuan finds himself fleeing famine. And he has eight kids to look after. From the start, he nearly starves to death. Other people start with a bowl and end up with a noose. He starts with a jar and ends up with eight Calabash Brothers and a noose. See how Yang Zhiyuan manage 5.3kReads7.9Score255Shelves
14. 14 四 Siheyuan: 1942 from the Start 四合院：开局1942 Clouds and Water in the Sky npc云水在天npcMale-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted In 1942, Henan suffers a severe drought. Nie Pengfei transmigrates into this world and faces the hellish start of being separated from his family and on the verge of starving to death. What should he do? Read on to see how the divine doctor from Jin Yong’s novels makes his mark in the Siheyuan. Here you’ll find Fifth Master Fan and Tong Fengquan, as well as Seventh Master Bai and Yi Zhonghai, along with Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and others. A broader scope brings you a different Siheyuan experience. 35.3kReads6.9Score1.7kShelves

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    [1940S/50s × Beijing Era Novel] These masterpieces turn old Beijing into a "battlefield of counterattack"! 🔥 "Siheyuan: Starting in 1941, Fleeing to Beijing" 7.0 Points, 116,000 readers Fleeing to a courtyard house in Beijing, amidst war and famine, the protagonist uses his foresight and resourcefulness to transform the "dilapidated courtyard house" into a "supply fortress." While dealing with the scheming neighbors, he builds a business in the chaotic world, making even the old Beijing tough guys beg him to "lead us to get rich." Reader: "This escape-the-world opening perfectly captures the sense of nostalgia and exhilaration of old Beijing!" ⚡ *Back to 1940: This Kid is Fierce and Brave* (9.2 Rating, 52,000 readers): A child's soul travels back to 1940s Beijing. With his "fierce and brave" antics, he outwits bullies in the alleyways, procures supplies for his family, and turns old Beijing's courtyard life into a "child's version of a revenge drama," leaving neighbors begging, "This kid is really fierce and capable of causing trouble!" Reader: "This kid's perspective tells the story of old Beijing in a cute and exhilarating way!" 🌪️ *1944: I Have a Space to Stockpile Goods and Farm* (7.8 Rating, 42,000 readers): Traveling back to 1944 Beijing with a space, he stockpiles modern supplies while engaging in "mini-farming" in his courtyard. He uses his space and farming skills to establish himself during the war-torn years, turning the hardships of old Beijing into a "materially free life," leaving neighbors begging for "some food." Reader: "This combination of space hoarding and farming turns the survival story of old Beijing into a template for a thrilling fantasy!" Love stories about building a career and achieving success in Beijing during the 1940s/50s? These amazing plot devices—"the feel of old Beijing + causing trouble in a chaotic era"—are seamlessly integrated into the story! Click to see how the protagonist roams freely in old Beijing; you're guaranteed to get hooked!

15. 15 四 I Transmigrated into Siheyuan Too Early 四合院穿越太早 Lay Buddhist Willow Catkins柳絮居士Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [No stealing others’ romantic interests] [No grimdark drama] [No System] [Industrial development] After transmigrating as a beggar, he finds himself in the Siheyuan, a place said to be impossible to overcome. Without a golden finger, what is he supposed to do? He transmigrates into the Siheyuan twenty years early. With a humble background and a young age, all he can do is work hard one step at a time... Welcome to Siheyuan: Twenty Years Early 12.9kReads7.5Score300Shelves
16. 16 四 Siheyuan: Born into the World in 1937 四合院之胎穿1937 A Heart of Brick and Stone砖石的心Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing After a car accident, I was reborn in 1937. When I was nine, my parents sent me to live with a maternal uncle in the capital. From then on, I made my home there. I didn’t see my mother again until Beiping was liberated. (I have a small pocket dimension, but I rarely use it. It only comes in handy during difficult times.) 7.7kReads6.7Score169Shelves
17. 17 从 A Siheyuan Story Beginning on the Eve of Liberation 从解放前夕开始的四合院 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing A modern chef’s soul travels back to 1948, on the eve of Liberation. He moves into a courtyard residence with no System, no talismans, and no superpowers. All he has is a family heirloom storage ring, and he lives a leisurely life in a harsh era. He goes to work, cooks, and occasionally teases the misfits in the courtyard. The story isn’t too angsty: no toilet humor, and no wishing people would hurry up and die. A tranquil life in a bygone age, 64.6kReads7.7Score2.5kShelves
18. 18 开 1944: From the Start, My Whole Family Lived Like Kings 开局1944：带着全家吃香喝辣 Ning Qing Si甯青兕Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing [Period drama] [Slow-paced] [Multiple film and television worlds] [Everyday life] He bought a camper and returned to his hometown in central Hebei, ready to travel around China. Instead, he found himself eighty years in the past. Well, that saves a step. Liu Dexin decides to leave “Lion Camel Ridge” and head straight for “Spirit Mountain.” This time, he’s going to live like a Beijing man. He has a dimensional space, and a carefree life is calling! Short on supplies? Lacking food and clothes? No 28.3kReads7.3Score1.7kShelves
19. 19 四 Siheyuan: I Arrived in 1947 四合院之1947我来了 Eating at Ten十点饭的吃Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing Li Tianyou woke up one morning to find that he had gone from being a college student about to graduate to an orphan in Beiping in 1947, hunted by the black-uniformed police. The original owner of his body was the orphan of a fallen revolutionary, and three starving, sickly children depended on him: a younger brother and two younger sisters. Their six eyes gazed at him, filled with despair. The portable storage space bound to him was his only trump card. And so, a peddler appeared in Beiping: sel 393Reads7.3Score—Shelves
20. 20 从 From Fighting the Japanese in 1942 to Love in the Courtyard, 从1942打鬼子到情满四合院， Xiaomi Zhou2小米周2Historical483k WordsCompleted Wang Tiezhu, sixteen years old, from Baoding, Hebei. He's a new recruit in the Eighth Route Army's Third Independent Regiment, First Battalion, Third Company of the Jizhong Military Region, and has been enlisted for only three months. This afternoon, while their company was covering the villagers' evacuation, they were ambushed by Japanese and puppet troops. The battle was horrific: the company commander and platoon leader were killed, the unit was scattered, and Wang was hit in the left arm by 177Reads5.4Score—Shelves
21. 21 重 Reborn in 1942: Facing a Sweep from the Start 重生1942:开局遇扫荡 Swim Forward往前游Urban347k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1940s, Wang Tian wakes up to find himself lying among the dead. He soon realizes he has been reborn as a fool in a village on the land of Qilu in early 1942, a village that has just been raided by the Japanese. In this chaotic age, with his family and fellow villagers dead, watch how Wang Tian uses his formidable strength to wage guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, kill the Japanese, and wipe out the puppet troops. 8.9kReads7.1Score595Shelves
22. 22 四 Siheyuan: I Start Killing Japanese Soldiers While Fleeing for My Life 四合院：从逃难路上杀鬼子开始 Why Care About Chang'an何顾长安Urban554k WordsCompleted Su Yu, a small-town police officer, was reborn in Jin Province in 1940, just as the Japanese launched a sweep through the area. His father was captured by the Japanese and forced into military service, and his mother died of illness. After personally killing his enemies and the Japanese soldiers, Su Yu took his younger brother and sister to the capital to seek refuge with their second uncle. Along the way, he killed Japanese soldiers and traitors, seized supplies, and supported the troops fighti 20.2kReads7.7Score865Shelves
23. 23 四 Siheyuan: Starting in 1941 四合院：从1941年开始 The Heart's Rain Has Yet to Clear心雨未霁Male-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsCompleted In this life, the first thing He Yuzhu does is keep his mother from dying, so He Yushui can grow up with a mother. A family should stay together, every last one of them. Of course, he also plans to secretly get up to a few things, but... 19.4kReads6.9Score854Shelves
24. 24 四 Siheyuan: 1942, Fleeing Famine from Qin Family Village 四合院：1942，从秦家村逃荒 Frozen Storm Greatsword冰封的暴风大剑Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted In 1942, more and more people fleeing famine from elsewhere arrived in Qin Village. Forced by the struggle to survive, Qin Zizhong had no choice but to lead his family toward the city of Beiping. Why has his young sister-in-law come calling in the middle of the night? Is the worldly-naive Qin Huairu really crying and insisting she wants to marry me? Along the way, Qin Zizhong takes on local bullies, treats collaborators, kills Japanese soldiers, punishes the wicked and champions the good, all wh 3kReads5.3Score113Shelves
25. 25 开 Confused from the Start, Both Grandpa and Grandson Are Me 开局一脸懵，爷孙都是我自己 Fallen Kitty堕落的喵Urban1.4M WordsCompleted "Bright Sword" + "Love in the Courtyard" + educated youth + modern urban dramas (Note: This book is purely for entertainment. Don't take it too seriously.) Cao Wei woke up to find that he had transmigrated to the 1940s, and the story was already at the familiar opening of "Bright Sword". How could he stand by? He had to do his part for the country, especially since he had a golden finger. But as time passed, Cao Wei gradually realized that something seemed off. It was especially obvious after th 10.8kReads8.3Score525Shelves
26. 26 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, Fleeing to the Capital in 1941 四合院：开局1941逃难四九城 Vault of Heaven天顶穹庐Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Courtyard house + pocket dimension + defending the homeland + resisting the Americans and aiding Korea + one heroine. Li Ping'an, an orphan from the twenty-first century and an inheritor of Bajiquan, is drugged and beaten to death after fighting in underground boxing matches. He transmigrates to Henan in 1941, into the body of a ten-year-old boy who had nearly starved to death. The boy is also named Li Ping'an. His parents starved to death trying to save him some food, and their bodies are still 34kReads6.4Score1.3kShelves
27. 27 穿 Transmigrating to a Remote Mountain Village in the 1940s 穿越四十年代的边远山区 Gothic Striver哥特努力Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate + System + Multiple heroines + Business battles + Political intrigue + Adventure + Star Wars] After transmigrating to a remote mountain village in Guangxi in the 1940s, with two wives and nine young children at home, how can he use the System and his foreknowledge to lead his family through the turbulent times? 23.9kReads6.1Score2.4kShelves
28. 28 影 The Film and TV System: Du Wenjun's Life Begins in the 1950s 影视系统杜文军人生从五十年代开 A Forty-Year-Old Man Is a Flower四十男人一朵花Urban767k WordsOngoing A new work is out! You’re welcome to read my novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! The protagonist, Du Wenjun, transmigrates into a parallel world of television dramas. Starting in the 1950s, he crosses paths with shows such as The Battle of Shangganling, Love in the Courtyard, and The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate, changing the paths of various characters and living life on his own terms. 253Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 四 From the Siheyuan to Hong Kong Island, Doing as I Please 四合院到港岛随心所欲 Chicken Cheese Soup鸡酪汤Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [The protagonist establishes a country overseas.] Everyone in the courtyard feels like a real person, with their own little schemes and plans. Jiang Yuan leaves the courtyard for Hong Kong Island, determined not to let that little Japanese punk live too long. 11.2kReads7.5Score387Shelves
30. 30 穿 I Transmigrated to the Siheyuan: My Pocket Dimension Can Steal Anything 穿越四合院：我的空间能偷万物 The Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit of Donghan东寒国的九头雉鸡精Male-Channel Fanfiction495k WordsOngoing Li Yifan, a young man from the modern world, has his soul transported to 1949 and becomes He Yuzhu, known as “Silly Zhu,” in a Beijing courtyard compound. He awakens an unlimited pocket dimension and all-purpose telekinesis, letting him take any unclaimed goods and wealth! Keeping a low profile among his complicated neighbors, he finds his soulmate and marries Su Xiaoqing. As a truck driver, he travels across the country while secretly building an incredible vehicle capable of speeds over 600 ki 9Reads6.3Score—Shelves
31. 31 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1kShelves
32. 32 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Use Conceptual Skills to Open Up a New Space 四合院：开局概念技能开辟空间 Youthful Twilight暮气青青Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Xiao He is reborn in a Beijing courtyard and draws three concept-level skills from the start. In the days that follow, Xiao He thrives with the help of these three concept-level skills and discovers even more ways to use them. 24.5kReads7.4Score1.4kShelves
33. 33 亮 Bright Sword: From the Start, I’m Put in Charge of a Region 亮剑：开局让我主政一方 Life Is a Journey Against the Current人生如逆旅Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Officialdom] + [Senior Cadres] + [Development and Nation-Building] + [Period] + [A Heart Devoted to the Party] + [Pinnacle of Power] The author has a completed, two-million-word novel, County Chief from 1949 Onward, so you can trust them with this kind of story. In 1953, Li Mo returns home after being wounded in the Korean War. Hoping for a quiet life, he plans to reclaim wasteland in a border region. But a single order from the organization sends him to Hanbei Province as acting chairman. Li M 5.4kReads8.6Score212Shelves

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34. 34 四 Siheyuan: Starting Over After Leaving the Military as a Deputy Division Commander 四合院：从副师长转业开始 Wind Mage风系魔导Male-Channel Fanfiction954k WordsCompleted As a hot-blooded young man from the 21st century, after being reborn in 1940, it feels like I’d be letting fate down if I didn’t take a chance. Why would I need a golden finger? Memories of the future are the greatest golden finger of all. This time, Lin Guoping is going to find out what it means for choices to matter more than effort... 40.7kReads7.7Score2.2kShelves
35. 35 活 Living as a Model Citizen in Republican-Era China 活在民国当顺民 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban1.4M WordsOngoing From the start, it's 1945. The war against Japan is over, and the times are in turmoil. After Yang Fuping's grandfather closes his eyes for the last time, he leaves behind a letter of prophecy and a coffin no one can touch. His family tends to daily life in their little courtyard, ignoring the shifting tides of history and simply keeping their corner of the world warm and peaceful. Ensemble cast + Republican-era setting + not a wish-fulfillment story + miniature storage space 38.6kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
36. 36 我 I'm the Factory Director in the Siheyuan 我在四合院当厂长 Wei the Handsome Guy魏小帅哥Male-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan]+ [Transmigration]+ [System (only the storage space remains)]+ [Period]+ [Officialdom]+ [Farming and development] When Li Zhiyuan awakens, he discovers that he has arrived in Beijing on the very day it falls to the enemy. Knowing where the Mandate of Heaven lies, he rises from the children's corps to become a full regiment-level cadre in the Chinese People's Volunteers during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Eighteen years of bloody struggle earn him countless honors. Aft 32Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 5 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代：隐居深山从流浪开始 Born of the Dao's Rhyme道韵生Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 33.8kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    🍀🍀🍀🔥🔥🌈, 1️⃣ The male protagonist starts as a rich landlord's son who is kicked out of his home. Then, his special ability arrives, giving him new hope. He goes into seclusion in the Greater Khingan Mountains and becomes the mastermind behind the world's troubles. He also seeks revenge.

38. 38 穿 Transmigrated to 1942: From the Start, All I Have Is a Handful of Grass 穿越1942，开局一把草 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban851k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, warlords run amok, foreign enemies invade, and natural disasters strike! When staying alive becomes a pipe dream, survival, and finding a way to live better, become the protagonist's only motivation. See how Hou Xiaoge, an older single man from the new century, transmigrates to the Republic of China and stirs up a storm. 17.3kReads8.4Score631Shelves
39. 39 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
40. 40 穿 Transmigrate into a Book, Reborn at Fifty, and Become the Family’s Darling 穿书，重生50成团宠 Eighth Pagoda Peak Master第八塔峰主Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book, period piece, beloved by the whole family, everyday life, healing old regrets Heaven gave Tang Xin a chance to start over, and this time she can finally enjoy life. Though she was reborn into a difficult era, she is fate’s darling, born into a prominent family and doted on by everyone. She has it easy, so she can spend this life happily doing nothing but enjoying herself. It wasn’t until she met Jiang Wenbo that Tang Xin realized she had transmigrated into a book! Oh 259Reads6.3Score—Shelves
41. 41 四 Siheyuan: I Only Want to Live a Quiet Life 四合院：只想平淡过一生 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted This book is dedicated to my younger self, to the chaos of those days and the loneliness buried deep inside, and to everyone who can't help looking back on the past. It's also dedicated to you, if you'd like to learn about life in Beijing's crowded courtyard compounds. This place was once a little world of its own: the gray walls were mottled, the doorways stood side by side, and life was noisy and real. Neighbors schemed and quarreled, clashing over every inch of land and wall, and getting red 35.5kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Currently serialized at two million words, this book is based on detailed historical materials and avoids formulaic plots. All characters are intelligent, the writing style is humorous, and it's a clean and straightforward read, free of scatological humor. Starting in 1953, it presents a rigorous and logically sound portrayal of a powerful industrial nation. There's no hostility; the protagonist, Lao Liu, initially seems saintly, but later reveals himself to be calculating and manipulative towards everyone and everything around him. It avoids simplistic black-and-white characterizations, presenting a protagonist with a grand vision, a deep concern for his country, and clear goals. He quietly dedicates himself using his advanced knowledge, with the courtyard disputes serving only as background.

42. 42 年 Period: Transmigrating to 1957 as a Gossip-Hungry Young Police Officer 年代：穿越57吃瓜小警察 Village Beggar村里乞丐Male-Channel Fanfiction620k WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + Period Setting + Siheyuan + Detective Story + Everyday Comedy + Not A Love-Filled Courtyard Not a love-filled courtyard!!! Zhang Dafei transmigrates into the body of another Zhang Dafei, a patrol officer with the subdistrict office in Yuer Hutong, Nanluoguxiang, in 1957. The original Zhang was gravely injured while saving a comrade. As soon as he regains consciousness, the System binds to him and demands a startup password. Startled, he trembles, pain surging through hi 12.1kReads8.0Score697Shelves

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    Come and recommend it!

43. 43 开 Deputy Police Chief from the Start 开局派出所副所长 Village Beggar村里乞丐Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Period setting + criminal investigation + suspense + one heroine + weak golden finger + deduction 1958, the capital. Yue Pengju, transferred from the Public Security Army, is appointed deputy director of the Taotiao Hutong Police Station. A body dumped in the hutong tears open the calm facade, revealing hidden undercurrents. Following the clues deeper, they uncover the enemy agents' presence. The seemingly peaceful capital has long been hiding deadly dangers. Enemy agents are hunting those invol 7.4kReads7.2Score461Shelves
44. 44 年 Period: Taking Off After Awakening in the Loess Lands 年代：从魂穿黄土地起飞 Village Beggar村里乞丐Urban136k WordsOngoing Period setting + soul transmigration + countryside + city life + underdog comeback + industrial development + System + feel-good power fantasy + career in government A post-90s wage slave who works himself to the bone wakes up after another bout of overtime to find he has transmigrated into the body of a seventeen-year-old boy in the far northwest, arriving in the region in the 1960s. In the spring of 1961, in the mountainous area of Gongchang County, central Long Province in China's far northwe 69Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 重 Reborn in 1960: I Asked Mazu, and She Said I'd Be Safe 重生60：问过妈祖，她说保安全 Yu Li Chacha余鲤茶茶Urban1.6M WordsOngoing The rating just came out! [Reborn in the 1960s] [Storage space] [Hunting] [Farming] [Cunning male lead] [Train police officer] [Traveling across the country] [Black market] [No saintly heroine] [Humor] Friendly reminder: The train police job officially starts in Chapter 85. If you can’t wait, skip ahead using the table of contents! A gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years? No! A petty man gets his revenge from morning till night! Reborn in 1960 with the golden finger “Sailor’s Log,” Jiang Xi 105.7kReads8.4Score11.1kShelves

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    Train attendant, reborn in 1960, mission-based lottery, humorous and witty, everyday life, no female lead yet.

46. 46 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Reborn in One Body, Returning to 1949 四合院何雨柱三合一魂穿1949 Shellfish Eats Little Fish贝壳吃小鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction788k WordsOngoing A rookie writer's commentary, set in a slow-burning, realistic period drama! A chef, a practitioner of traditional martial arts, and a skilled slingshot shooter, with no System and no accelerated time in the pocket dimension. It may look like a story about everyday family life, but the food, antiques, and hunting are all portrayed with absolute realism. The words are imbued with love for the country and its people, and readers only need to uncover the foreshadowing that's worth savoring. Feel fr 10.5kReads8.2Score302Shelves

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    Written by a novice writer, this is a slow-burn, realistic period drama! No system, no speed-up in the spatial realm, but the food, antiques, and hunting are faithfully recreated. Hidden between the lines is a touch of patriotism, and there are subtle foreshadowing elements worth savoring. Feel free to critique the plot's logic and coherence; it's all for readers who love to analyze and uncover details. Come and unlock this historical drama of triumph!

47. 47 四 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I’ll Live Without Regrets This Time 四合院傻柱重生这一生不留遗憾 Author Gu Longju作者古龙巨Male-Channel Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted He Yuzhu was a good-natured fool all his life. Only on his deathbed did he realize that everyone in the courtyard had been scheming against him all along. Fortunately, Heaven gave him another chance at life before he died, giving him the chance to make up for his regrets. 593Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Courtyard houses, venturing into Northeast China, and the novel "Bright Sword"

48. 48 闯 I Crossed the Pass into the Northeast and Became the Zhu Family’s Eldest 闯关东我成了朱家老大 Author Gu Longju作者古龙巨Male-Channel Fanfiction503k WordsCompleted I unexpectedly transmigrated into the role of the eldest Zhu brother in the TV series Journey to the Northeast. I changed my former personality and altered Xian’er’s fate, as well as the fate of my younger brother, who was supposed to die... 908Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 穿 Transmigrating to the Bright Sword World, But Arriving Too Early 穿越亮剑世界但是来早了 Author Gu Longju作者古龙巨Urban245k WordsCompleted I transmigrate into Bright Sword as a young Li Yunlong. While everyone else is still crossing snow-capped mountains and grasslands, I’ve already unlocked the System Shop! Weapons, medicine, food, equipment: all available with a single click. As we make our way through the Long March, my troops grow stronger with every battle. While others go hungry and lack proper clothing, my men are armed to the teeth. From the Long March to northwest Shanxi, I, Li Yunlong, use the System to forge the greate 795Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 逼 You're Forcing Me to the Countryside? I'll Empty the House and Head Off to the Farms in Style 逼我下乡？我搬空家底潇洒插队 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Rural Life378k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1975, Lin Jianguo looks at his biased parents and the younger brother about to take over his job, then gives a cold laugh. If you won't treat me right, don't blame me for returning the favor! He activates his pocket System and acquires Grandmaster-level Baji Fist, expert hunting skills, and expert marksmanship. He clears out every valuable belonging in his biased parents' house, then casually signs up his stepmother's son to go to the Great Northwest. With his bags on his back, he head 10.7kReads7.5Score809Shelves

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    A very exciting courtyard novel

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