The Protagonist Starts with a Private Courtyard House, Collects Antiques, and Lives an Ordinary Life 主角开局有座独立四合院+收藏古董+平凡生活

1. 151 重 Reborn in 1960: The System Helps Me Rule the Hunting Grounds 重生60：系统助我猎界称雄 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban345k WordsCompleted Li Changsheng became a thirty-year mortgage slave after buying a home with no down payment. With housing prices falling and his job gone, he was on his way home when he kindly helped an elderly person who had fallen, only to be extorted by them. So he simply dragged them along to die with him, ridding the world of two bad people. Unexpectedly, he then received a Cloning System and transmigrated, reborn into the body of another Li Changsheng in 1960. See how Li Changsheng uses the Cloning System 991Reads6.1Score—Shelves
2. 152 我 I Fish with Dragon Blood, and Every Fish and Shrimp in the Sea Goes Wild 我用龙血钓鱼，海中鱼虾都疯了 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Fishing with dragon blood sends every fish and shrimp in the sea into a frenzy. Tempering my body with dragon blood and making a name for myself with dragon fists. I use dragon dung and urine in my space to grow ginseng and tea plants. Every year, I drip another drop of dragon blood beneath the tea plants. Regularly drinking the tea they produce delays aging, strengthens the body, promotes longevity, fortifies the bones and sinews, beautifies the skin, turns white hair black, and even boosts vir 728Reads8.6Score179Shelves
3. 153 何 How to Chase Away Worries? Fish Until Your Cooler Overflows 何以解忧钓鱼爆护 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban744k WordsCompleted Zhang San used to be a street vendor selling leather shoes. When the city launched a campaign to become civilized, street vending was banned. Just as he found himself out of work, his girlfriend betrayed him and ran off with the savings he had built up over six years of selling at his stall. Drunk, Zhang San went fishing by the river and unexpectedly hooked a Shanhe Ring. The ring had been forged by the Primordial Immortal Venerable from fragments of worlds and various heavenly treasures. It con 1.4kReads8.7Score103Shelves
4. 154 钓 A Fisherman Across Time and Space: A Blood-Soaked Fight Against Japan 钓者跨时空：浴血抗日行 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban130k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, in Heishui Town, Hanjing City, a false nation on the Dark Star, Zhou Jianhua accidentally discovers a time machine created by the previous civilization in its final days in an attempt to save the world. The time machine can take him to worlds from the past, but it cannot reach the future. Inside the machine, Zhou Jianhua obtains the Repentance Fishing Boat, which can be upgraded. The Confession Time Machine itself can also be upgraded, and he can travel through time three ti 45Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 莸 I Gain the Water God's Inheritance, and Fishing Is No Longer Hard 莸得水神传承，钓鱼不再难 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban300k WordsCompleted Nan Canghai had his achievements stolen and was fired from his job, so he went out for a walk to clear his head. Caught in a sudden downpour, he happened upon an old, dilapidated Water God Temple by the river. Curious, Nan Canghai ducked inside to take shelter and look around. By a stroke of fate, he merged with the remnant soul of an ancient Water God. Not only did he inherit the Water God's legacy, he also obtained a treasure that controlled water: the Black Tortoise Banner, one of the Four Di 746Reads8.6Score—Shelves
6. 156 重 Reborn as a Cow: Ruling the Dark Planet 重生成牛：称霸黑暗星球 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban113k WordsCompleted Ye Daniu transmigrated and was reborn in the body of an African buffalo that had just been killed by a lion. Using human intelligence, he killed the lion and became the King of the Buffaloes. From then on, the African buffaloes began practicing martial arts and forming battle formations, wiping out prides of lions and packs of wolves. They exterminated the hyenas, unified the grasslands, and became its overlords. When the apocalypse arrived, the King of the Buffaloes led herds of buffaloes, zebr 142Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 我 In 1979, I Helped the Whole Village Become Ten-Thousand-Yuan Households 我在七九帮全村成就万元户 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban267k WordsCompleted Chen Sheng and seven good friends explore the Nanshan Cave and obtain the innate spiritual treasure, the Boundary-Breaking Pearl, which lets them travel back and forth to an era thirty years in the future. From then on, they begin a career smuggling goods between the two worlds. Back home, they open brickworks, a sand quarry, clothing factories, and furniture factories. They buy up centipedes and leeches, and become the first in the world to cultivate bamboo fungus commercially. Once every house 617Reads8.0Score—Shelves
8. 158 四 Siheyuan: World-Famous Doctors Vie to Hand Me Their Scalpels 四合院：世界名医争相递手术刀 Chen Da陳耷Male-Channel Fanfiction177k WordsOngoing The story takes time to set things up at first, then the thrills kick in after chapter 20. The protagonist travels all over the world, bringing new technology to his country... The everyday setting is mainly Love in the Courtyard, with some original characters added. Those who haven’t watched the TV series can still enjoy the story... There are multiple female leads. Later, the protagonist will experience three major ups and downs in life because of romantic troubles... Shen Yanqing woke up to d 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this book, *The Courtyard House*, it's really well-written.

9. 159 四 Siheyuan’s Turmoil: A Doctor’s Compassion Unravels the Mystery 四合院风云：医者仁心破迷局 Summer's Big Melon夏天吃大瓜Male-Channel Fanfiction514k WordsCompleted In 1949 Beiping, 19-year-old Lin Yi has an extraordinary background. He is a doctoral student about to graduate from Beiping University Medical School, an heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and the genius youngest son of a high-ranking family. He transmigrated from 2025, bringing with him knowledge of future medicine, a photographic memory, his family's traditional Chinese medicine expertise, and a fishing System. In the System's space, he can fish for medical suppli 959Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   A traditional courtyard house with its own separate courtyard, a doctor, and the female protagonist Qin Huairu. My new book is out! If you like it, please support and recommend it. I promise I won't abandon it.

10. 160 重 Reborn in 1958, and It's Actually A Life Full of Sunshine!!! 重生五八，居然是情满！！！ Lying Down to Watch the Clouds Rise卧看云起Male-Channel Fanfiction477k WordsOngoing [This book has a courtyard setting, a personal space, multiple heroines, and changes to the original plot. If you don’t like that, don’t read it!] On a Sunday, I went out for a massage and, in a freak accident, transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. I gained a personal space that could grow and change over time, where I could raise animals and grow plants. I formed deep bonds with Lou Xiao'e, Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru, Yu Li, Yu Haitang, He Yushui, and several other women. I came up 22Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A courtyard house was built

11. 161 收 Becoming a Tycoon by Collecting Antiques 收古董成为大佬 Skilled Farmer种地能手Urban605k WordsCompleted After being reborn, he builds a business from scratch: collecting antiques, opening an antique shop, getting into real estate, buying courtyard houses, and surrounding himself with beautiful women. He quietly makes a fortune and ultimately becomes a winner in life, with everything under his control. 844Reads6.6Score103Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥The protagonist's low-key scavenging of junk and antiques in 1980s Kyoto is very interesting. The book focuses on how the protagonist discovers treasures in junk and quietly makes a fortune, which is closer to the "ordinary life" you want.

12. 162 重 Reborn: There’s No Escape, I’m a Bandit 重生插翅难逃我为悍匪 Skilled Farmer种地能手Urban234k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.6kReads—Score112Shelves
13. 163 重 Reborn in the Great Dye House: Bandits Run Wild 重生大染坊之土匪横行 Skilled Farmer种地能手Urban288k WordsCompleted Raised at Shaolin Temple from childhood, twenty years of ascetic discipline couldn’t withstand one night of passion with a female pilgrim. In the end, I was tricked into going to northern Myanmar. Just as I was about to lose a kidney, I fought for my life. I managed to keep my kidney, but lost my life. Perhaps those twenty years of cultivation finally paid off, because I was reborn in the body of a minor bandit in Shandong. Watch as this little bandit turns the tide in an age beset by foreign en 490Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 双 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My aunt didn't mean anything by it, she just had...

15. 165 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
16. 166 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
17. 167 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
18. 168 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
19. 169 双 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban184k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 双 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban369k WordsOngoing Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.7kReads6.7Score—Shelves
21. 171 两 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 653Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban298k WordsOngoing After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him... 308Reads5.8Score—Shelves
23. 173 两 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 Miss Jian, Who Likes Old Rabbits喜欢老兔的简姑娘Urban350k WordsOngoing An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 490Reads5.9Score—Shelves
24. 174 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.4kReads6.4Score116Shelves
25. 175 四 Siheyuan: There's Not a Decent Soul in This Yard 四合院：这院里可没有好人 Watching Snow at the Edge of a Dream梦的边缘看雪Male-Channel Fanfiction176k WordsOngoing Wang Jianguo from the 21st century transmigrated into the world of The Courtyard and became a driver at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. His job was one of the coveted Eight Great Jobs, and Wang Jianguo enjoyed a very comfortable life. The problem was that he lived in a courtyard reputed to have no decent people in it. Even Wang Jianguo had to tread carefully in a place like that, or the beasts could easily take advantage of him. While matching wits with the people in the courtyard, Wang Jianguo 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel is so good, you can't miss it!

26. 176 玩 Playing the Ancient Immortal Path 玩古仙途 Playing with Antiquities玩古Urban533k WordsOngoing Ancient artifacts conceal strange secrets, and ordinary mortals dare knock on the gates of immortality. Young Fang Chen seeks out mysterious relics buried by time, and comes across a jade pendant with its own space. Through the struggles of the apocalypse, he parts layer upon layer of mist. Is the world a prison, or a game? Wherever he looks, a road lies ahead! He cultivates immortality all the way, and in the end, the young man attains the Great Dao! 1.9kReads6.2Score138Shelves

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    Teenager + Professional Appraiser + Space +

27. 177 重 Reborn Before His Wife Dies in Childbirth, He Saves Their Daughter and Strikes It Rich 重生妻子难产前保下女儿疯狂捡漏 Master of the Fangcun Studio方寸轩主Urban442k WordsCompleted A tycoon in the antiques trade is reborn in 1990. Avoiding every mistake he made in his previous life, he rises to success, makes a fortune spotting undervalued antiques, and gives his family and friends the best life possible. No System, and no mindless plot. 283Reads6.2Score—Shelves
28. 178 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Seven: The Qingzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第七部之青州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了26k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Seven: The Qingzhou Tripod 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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29. 179 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Six: The Xuzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第六部之徐州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了16k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Six: The Xuzhou Tripod 22Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Five: The Yanzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第五部之兖州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了27k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Five: The Yanzhou Tripod 18Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Four: In Search of the Tripods 问鼎天下第四部之寻鼎记 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了16k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Four: The Quest for the Tripod 31Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Three: The Yongzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第三部之雍州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了31k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Three: The Yongzhou Tripod 12Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Two: The Yuzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第二部之豫州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了47k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Two: The Yuzhou Tripod 32Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 问 Conquering the Realm, Part One: The Jizhou Tripod 问鼎天下第一部之冀州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了75k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part One: The Jizhou Tripod 261Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 遇 After Meeting Qi Tongwei, Things Took One Wild Turn After Another 遇到祁同伟后，那真是跌宕起伏啊 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了46k WordsCompleted After meeting Qi Tongwei, things took one wild turn after another. 148Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 以 I Thought I Was the Protagonist, but Turns Out I’m Just an Extra 以为是主角，谁知是个打酱油的 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了72k WordsCompleted Thought I was the protagonist, but it turns out I'm just a bit player 156Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, We’ll Get Revenge for You 四合院：傻柱，这仇咱替你报了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了92k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, we'll help you get your revenge 901Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 四 Siheyuan: Our Damai Won’t Take This Lying Down 四合院：咱大茂绝不憋屈 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了87k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Our Da Mao refuses to be pushed around 211Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 重 Reborn in the 1960s, I Made the System My Godfather. Who’d Eat Rotten Meat Now? 重生60年代，拜系统为义父，谁还吃臭肉 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了95k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1960s, I take the System as my godfather. Who still eats rotten meat? 142Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 游 When the Game Descended, the Simp Awakened and Became Invincible 游戏降临，舔狗觉醒后无敌了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了60k WordsCompleted The game arrives, and after the simp awakens, he becomes invincible 118Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 高 High Martial: System 250, My Qi and Blood Are Soaring 高武：系统250，气血嘎嘎涨 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Male-Channel Fanfiction74k WordsCompleted High Martial: System 250, my blood energy is surging 141Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 末 The Apocalypse Doesn’t Exist, Because I’m Mentally Ill 末日，不存在的，因为我是精神病 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了80k WordsCompleted The apocalypse doesn't exist, because I'm mentally ill 114Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 四 Siheyuan: The Simp Killed the White Lotus, All in the Name of Harmony 四合院：舔狗杀了白莲花，主打一个和睦 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了84k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: The simp kills the white lotus, all in the name of harmony 196Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 修 Is Cultivating Immortality Hard? You Can Do It with Just Your Hands 修仙难吗？还不是有手就行 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了67k WordsCompleted Is cultivating immortality hard? You can do it as long as you have hands 89Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 穿 I Transmigrated with a Braised Egg and Became a Princess in the Continent of Hanyue 穿越，带着卤蛋当公主，大陆翰月 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了75k WordsCompleted Transmigrate, bring a braised egg and become a princess, on the Hanyue Continent 38Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 我 I Came Here to Fight for the Emperor’s Favor, So Why Are You Making Me Fight Zombies? 我是来宫斗的，你却让我打僵尸 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Mystery72k WordsCompleted I came here to fight palace intrigue, but you want me to fight zombies. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 197 瑞 Rui Guan: The Void 瑞冠虚无 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I was born in the central Hebei plain in 1922. Ever since I was little, demons and monsters had their eyes on me, but luckily an old woman secretly protected me. On my seventh birthday, a cat's piercing cry rang through the sky... From that day on, I embarked on a strange and dazzling path into the void! This is my true story. You can also read it as a novel, but don't connect it to reality, because this is a parallel world. 114Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 谁 Who Says a Country Girl Can't Make It? 谁说村姑不行 Big Shot, Got a Minute?大佬有时间吗7k WordsCompleted Who Says a Country Girl Can’t Make It? 7Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 惊 Shocking Secrets: The Price of Revenge 惊天秘密：复仇的筹码 Big Shot, Got a Minute?大佬有时间吗6k WordsCompleted A Shocking Secret: The Price of Revenge 4Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 云 Yunjin's Revenge 云锦复仇 Big Shot, Got a Minute?大佬有时间吗Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Yunjin's Revenge 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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