Historical-Era Novels Where the Educated Youth Team Are All Good People Who Stick Together, Though the Village Can Have Its Share of Nasties 知青队都是好人团结一体的年代文，村里可以有极品

1. 51 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
2. 52 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.8kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
3. 53 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 10.4kReads9.6Score1.6k14d adds
4. 54 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.2kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
5. 55 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 254.1kReads9.7Score29.8k14d adds
6. 56 国 A State Banquet! After Sharing a Sense Link with the Ghost King, I Take Both Worlds by Storm! 国宴！和鬼王共感后我火爆两界！ Feiya绯娅Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + paranormal variety show + ghost hunting + everyone’s favorite + shared sensations (both devoted to each other, one-on-one)] Lu Yiyan transmigrates into the illegitimate son least favored by a wealthy family. A sobbing crybaby with low intelligence, he is ultimately humiliated to death. Lu Yiyan quietly packs his little bag. “Goodbye, you sickos.” Then he turns around and joins a paranormal variety show, shouting a catchy slogan: “Fortune-telling and ghost-catching! Sweeter tha 10.2kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
7. 57 国 State Farm: The Educated Youth Becomes Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 国营农场：女知青在七零做团宠 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: The Northern Great Wilderness State Farm’s Artsy Young Educated Youth [Transmigrate + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + No Toxic Relatives + No System or Golden Finger] A car accident sends Du Yanshu to the Northern Great Wilderness state farm where her grandparents once went to the countryside. She becomes a young woman assigned to the pig-raising team. She has barely woken up when she must clean up the original owner’s mess. Not only is she facing an arranged marriage, she is a 1.1kReads9.2Score14214d adds

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   Both of these are okay.

8. 58 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates to the Great Northern Wilderness in the 1970s with the Ocean 全家带海洋穿越七零北大荒 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Whole family transmigrates into a book + Northeastern farm + cozy and funny + heroine has a love interest] Yu Xiaoye and her parents go on vacation in the Pacific, but their yacht meets with an accident. When they open their eyes, the whole family has transmigrated into a book, landing in the Great Northern Wilderness of the 1970s. Their new family is packed with troublemakers and doomed cannon fodder, and they have two local older brothers now. Dad is a troublesome cannon-fodder character, Mom 7.8kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
9. 59 九 The 1990s: Help! Can Someone Handle This Stubborn Brute? 九零，救命！谁管管这块滚刀肉啊 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance594k WordsCompleted [1990s + winning her back + no space, no System + satisfying read + building wealth + sweet romance] The world’s top hacker wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated into a novel set in the 1990s, as a petty, spiteful villainess. In the story, she is the heroine’s foil, but the plot has not yet begun, so there is still time to change everything. Shen Li has no intention of following the original owner’s path. She doesn’t want to end up dead by suicide. The college entrance exams are in thi 5.4kReads8.7Score54714d adds
10. 60 资 A Capitalist Heiress Empties Her Family’s Estate, Joins the Army, and Gets Morning Sickness 资本家小姐搬空家产随军就孕吐 Orange-Flavored Iced Tea橘子味的冰红茶Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + reborn + taking down scumbags + pocket dimension + capitalist heiress] Sang Feiyu, the only daughter of a restaurant tycoon in Yangcheng, has been reborn. In her previous life, her uncle's family wanted to seize all of her parents' inheritance. They tortured her, trying to force her to reveal where it was hidden. She refused to give in, and met a tragic end. Even after her death, they used her to threaten her maternal grandparents into handing over their est 1.5kReads8.1Score17514d adds

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    The content is rich and good; it's worth recommending.

11. 61 重 Reborn in 1970: Joining the Army with a Child, the Fake Heiress Panics! 重生七零带崽随军，假千金慌了！ Orange-Flavored Iced Tea橘子味的冰红茶Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Reborn] [Military Marriage] [Real and Fake Heiresses] [Family Life] The sharp-tongued heroine: Her bad predictions always come true The missing hero: A devoted wife-spoiler The steady eldest son: His dreams can foresee the future The clever little daughter: She can understand animals Xia Zhaozhao is reborn. In her previous life, her in-laws seized her compensation money and sold her to human traffickers! They traded her two children for her brother-in-law's bride price and t 87Reads6.8Score—14d adds
12. 62 失 Mocked for Being Unemployed? Here’s the Truth: My Medical Skills Are Divine 失业被嘲？摊牌了！我的医术通神 Clouds Part, Blue Moon云破蓝月Urban133k WordsCompleted Hao Yun was a resident doctor, but he was unemployed as soon as he graduated. He had never imagined that an outstanding graduate student like him would ultimately lose out to someone with connections who had transferred from a junior college to a bachelor’s program. When they learned he was unemployed The connected newcomer sneered at him: “So what if you graduated from a prestigious university? You still lost to me.” His seniority-minded colleagues jeered: “So what if you’re outstanding? You st 822Reads6.6Score10114d adds
13. 63 七 The 1970s: Remarrying a Military Officer, Crushing Scumbags with Satisfaction 七零：二婚改嫁军官，虐渣爽翻天 Orange-Flavored Iced Tea橘子味的冰红茶Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted [1970s + feel-good story + military marriage + everyday family life + punishing scumbags + comeback and changing one's fate] Su Ning died and found herself in the body of a pitiful woman with the same name in the 1970s. From the start, her father was murdered, yet his death was ruled a suicide committed out of guilt? Her mother and two brothers' families were all sent to the countryside because of him? After her father's death, the original owner was tormented to death by her in-laws? Luckily, s 30Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 八 The Spicy ’80s Girl: The Hong Kong Tycoon Is a Master Flirt! 八零小辣媳：港城大佬他超会撩！ Orange-Flavored Iced Tea橘子味的冰红茶Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Feel-Good Revenge + Powerful Man Bows to Love + Marriage of Convenience] Heroine: Gorgeous, bold, and strong enough to lift a grown man VS Hero: Cool, aloof, and abstinent powerhouse After years without seeing her, Ling Sa’s father suddenly calls her back from the countryside, where she was raised by her maternal grandmother. It turns out he wants her to marry her stepsister’s fiancé, a man unable to care for himself? Ling Sa: I can’ 127Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 穿 The Sixties Transmigration of a Young Educated Woman and Her Sect's Young Master 穿越六零小知青和她的宗门少主 Clear, Shallow Brook清清浅溪Modern Romance214k WordsOngoing Shen Yunxi transmigrates to 1969 because of a family heirloom jade bangle, where she meets Huo Yunze, the young sect leader. Together, they experience life as educated youths in a remote mountain village and search for hidden treasures in secret realms. Along the way, they encounter all kinds of people and hear stories of rural life. A very sweet and loving story, with lots of doting affection. 5.4kReads—Score89314d adds

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    Both the male and female leads are educated youth sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. It's a sweet and romantic story with very few truly exceptional characters.

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