Any Historical-Era Stories About Rugged Men? No Transmigrating into a Book! 有没有年代糙汉文不要穿书的！

1. 51 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Delicate Educated Youth Clings to the Villain 穿书七零：娇娇知青抱紧反派大腿 Cute Fruit萌果果Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Delicate Educated Youth + Sweet Romance] The moment Wen Nuan opened her eyes, she had become a rich beauty in the 1970s! Fair skin, a beautiful face, long legs, and even a pocket dimension with a spirit spring for growing crops! But why was she the cannon-fodder female supporting character in a novel?! Determined to change her fate, she decided to stay away from the male lead and the scheming woman. But her biological father was plotting against her, her step 10kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
2. 52 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Sent-Down Youth Is Spoiled by a Rugged Farmer 穿书七零，下乡知青被糙汉子甜宠 Yu Yu Meow玉玉喵Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + rugged man + sweet romance + devoted to each other + 1970s + everyday life] Just a moment ago, Gu Yue was being chased by zombies in the apocalypse. The next moment, she transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era with a warped moral compass. And she arrived on her wedding day. Gu Yue glances at the pocket dimension that came with her and smiles. The novel’s values are all wrong? Who cares? She’s here now, with the protagonist’s halo of her own. 1.2kReads8.1Score107Shelves
3. 53 小 The Young Master Becomes an Educated Youth, and the Country Bumpkin Spoils Him Rotten 小少爷穿知青，被乡下糙汉宠上天 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads124k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, pampered young master transmigrates into the countryside as an educated youth, rustic country hunk, living together] Ruan Tang, a pampered young master, opens his eyes to find he’s become an educated youth sent to the countryside in the 1970s, where everyone’s already treating him like an outcast. After he accidentally falls into the water, a broad-shouldered, long-legged, strapping country hunk from the village rescues him. Since he can’t handle farm work at all, Ruan Tang tak 987Reads8.4Score172Shelves
4. 54 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: The Rugged Male Lead Turns Dark 穿越八零，糙汉男主黑化了 Qing Zijing轻子衿Two Male Leads281k WordsCompleted [Multiverse transmigration + 1980s + System + rugged man + sexual tension] Devoted, rugged top (Ji Shaochen) vs. multiverse-transmigrating, flirtatious bottom (Qiao Yunchu) After the college entrance exams, Qiao Yunchu read a comic featuring a cannon-fodder character with the same name as him and cursed it a few times. He never expected to wake up in the 1980s with a survival System mysteriously bound to him. Qiao Yunchu had thought he could enjoy college and make the most of his life. Now all h 261Reads7.0Score—Shelves
5. 55 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book Set in the ’70s: The Stunning Educated Youth Is Spoiled by a Rugged Man 穿书七零：美艳知青被糙汉娇宠了 Zai Zai iya崽崽iyaModern Romance614k WordsCompleted [Complete❗] [Pretty, pampered educated youth + Rugged country man + Transmigrate into a book + System + Sweet romance] The pampered young lady Lin Tangtang transmigrates into a book set in the past and is lucky enough to bind herself to an Emotion Value Trading System. She can buy all the supplies she wants, but she’s about to become cannon fodder! To avoid dying young, Lin Tangtang sets her sights on the strongest, roughest man in the village! The rugged man has a father with a bad leg and thre 3.3kReads9.0Score333Shelves
6. 56 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, the Rustic Young Man Spoils the Educated Youth 穿越七零，小知青被糙汉宠上天！ Bloodstained Battle Robe飘血征袍Two Male Leads884k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + sweet romance + golden finger + two male leads + both pure] A young educated youth has arrived in the village. They say he’s even more handsome than a girl! The team leader: “Don’t ever marry an educated youth. They can’t be trusted!” Xue Fengnian: “You’re right, Uncle. I absolutely won’t marry a female educated youth!” Behind everyone’s backs, though, he brings the young educated youth food and drink. “Come to me if you need anything. I’ll protect you around here!” Lin Y 13.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
7. 57 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Tough Country Boy's Young Educated Wife 穿书七零：糙汉子的小知青 Brilliant Rays of Sunshine霞光万丈Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted Transmigration into a book + villainess + face-slapping + period setting + lighthearted She jumps on the transmigration-into-a-book bandwagon, opens her eyes in the 1970s, and finds herself in the body of a haughty, domineering villainess who shares her name. She’s about to be sent to the countryside. With a stepmother behind her and the male and female leads in front of her, she’d better keep her head down and stay alive. Luckily, the original owner had a good father. But after she gets sent 4.2kReads8.2Score299Shelves
8. 58 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s and Snag a Rugged Man to Be My Rock! 穿书70，拐个糙汉做靠山！ Meiyangyang in May五月的美羊羊Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! So sweet you’d better not read it if you don’t like sweet stories! [Period + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Face-Slapping and Villain-Bashing] [Rugged country man at first, cold and restrained later, versus a sweet, coquettish girl who can act both innocent and seductive] He Tiantian, who had transmigrated into a book, was speechless. She had become a minor character who didn’t even survive the first three chapters. How ridiculous. How was she supposed to survive 80Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in 1970: The Rough Man from the Cowshed Loves Me Fiercely 穿书70，牛棚糙汉对我狠狠爱 Huan x Yue幻x月Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Period setting, transmigrate into a book, healing, sweet romance, marriage before love, no pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger] Song Wan loses consciousness while saving a child from drowning. When she wakes up, she has transmigrated. The good news is that she survived. The bad news is that a rough laborer from the cowshed saved her. One wants to repay a debt of gratitude, the other is willing to take responsibility. And just like that, they hastily arrange a marriage. She figures he 464Reads8.8Score100Shelves
10. 60 穿 Transmigrated into a Beautiful Young Educated Youth in the 1960s 穿成六零年代漂亮小知青 Xie Dongli谢东篱Two Male Leads169k WordsCompleted Yu Yi transmigrates to the 1960s after one moment of carelessness. Fragile and sensitive, he meets Xie Bei, who cares for and cherishes him. They are a match made in heaven. [Main character is the bottom + tech-powered farming + face-slapping + steady rise to success + top dotes on bottom] P.S. The story includes technology from the future, as well as tech-powered farming. A person from the year 3033 transmigrates to the 1960s, making for plenty of drama. 134Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 七 The 1970s: An Unlucky Rough-Hewn Man Picks Up a Lucky, Adorable Bride 七零：倒霉糙汉捡了个旺夫小娇娇 Green Pavilion Sauce青阁酱Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [Rough-and-ready hero + sweet romance + magic space + production corps + farm + transmigrate into a book + veteran + Northeast] Zhou Jun' geng, a veteran of an elite field combat unit, had been unlucky for half his life. Then suddenly, his luck turned. One day, he found a sweet, beautiful young woman by the river and brought her home. She had a lucky fate that brought fortune to her husband, and the unlucky man was unlucky no more. Not only did his bad luck disappear, he even got promoted! From 744Reads9.1Score100Shelves
12. 62 穿 Reborn as a Little Green-Tea Girl in the 1970s, I Win Over the Stone-Faced Tough Guy 穿成七零小绿茶，冷面糙汉真香了 Chili-Dipped Ice Cream Cone甜筒沾辣椒Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Low Rating Because It Just Started, but It’ll Rise] [1970s + Transmigrate Into a Book + Building Wealth + Healing + Everyday Life + Superpowers + Both Leads Are Faithful + Original Female Lead Isn’t Vilified + No Awful Relatives] A gloomy, twisted man who turns into a scheming, lovesick romantic later on x a heroine with a foxlike face and the sunny, spirited heart of a little sun What should you do after ending up in a novel set in a bygone era? Obviously, take the college entrance exams, make 1.6kReads8.5Score221Shelves
13. 63 王 The Wang Family Alley 王家巷弄 One of the Few, Wan Suyun为数不多的万素云Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted Hey! Don’t let this plain-sounding name fool you! Tucked away in a small county town in North China, “Wang Family Lane” isn’t about petty family squabbles. It tells the colorful story of an ordinary family rising to wealth, led by an extraordinary woman who nearly became an “old maid”: Wang Xiulan! It all began with a “seriously impressive dowry.” At eighteen, Wang Xiulan was the cherished baby of the Wang family. Her dream was to attend middle school in the county town. But fate played a cruel 131Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Well... Not exactly a rough guy, but it's a story of struggle in an era without reincarnation, cheat codes, or transmigration.

14. 64 警 Tyrannosaurus of the Police Force 警界霸王龙 Liu Gengyun刘耕耘Mystery153k WordsCompleted An original suspense novel by military fiction writer Liu Gengyun. A gripping story, with every twist linked and every detail woven together. "The Tyrannosaurus of the Police Force" follows protagonists Liu Zhongyi and Cai Baobao through their careers in law enforcement, the turbulent world of the police, and their extraordinary lives. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 凤 Legend of Phoenix Village 凤凰村传奇 Liu Gengyun刘耕耘Mystery223k WordsCompleted In 1938, Japanese invaders went on a rampage, burning, killing, and looting. Phoenix Village became a “City of Demons.” Liu Hulu and Han Mei became a legendary couple of resistance heroes, striking terror into the Japanese invaders... 31Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 七 The 1970s: After Fleeing My Wedding, I Gained Five Overprotective Brothers 七零：逃婚后我多了五个哥哥宠我 Xian Yuyu现鱼鱼Modern Romance733k WordsCompleted [Period setting + survival + Northwest] (Adapted) In 1976, the vast Gobi Desert of the Northwest baked beneath a blazing sun, with yellow sand filling the sky. To escape an arranged marriage, the delicate young educated youth Lin Jiaojiao made a desperate gamble and hid in a freight truck. There, she unexpectedly met the Luo brothers. They thought Jiaojiao would be nothing but a burden. But in the desert heat of 40°C, she pulled out ice-cold water still giving off a chill. When Fourth Brother wa 3.1kReads8.1Score372Shelves

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    Very rugged, not a quick transmigration story.

17. 67 六 A Scheming Couple's Daily Bickering in the Sixties 六零腹黑夫妻互怼日常 Xuanhan Bao'er萱涵宝儿Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [1960s Era + Light Ensemble Cast + Crime Solving + Whirlwind Marriage + Guiding Romance] In the 1960s, unsolved cases shrouded the land in mystery. He Xinghua, a policewoman from the countryside, and Lu Yanping, a criminal investigation chief, were not only husband and wife, but also partners in the line of duty. From a rural courtyard to city housing for government cadres, and from sorting through case files to confronting the most baffling criminal minds, they embarked together on a new caree 1.7kReads8.0Score142Shelves

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    1960s literature

18. 68 我 Where Is My Happiness? 我的幸福呢 Xiao Du1晓渡1Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 六 The 1960s: Lightning in Hand, Demons and Monsters, Stay Away from Me 六零：雷电在手，魑魅魍魉莫挨我 Two Treasures at Home家有两个宝Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted A time-travel fantasy with a powerful female lead, satisfying revenge, transmigration to another world, buying and selling goods for profit, playing the pig to eat the tiger, secret identities, and special abilities. (Note: This is not a traditional period novel, and has a touch of fantasy.) There is a male lead. Huang Nan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a period novel as the hapless cousin of the heroine. In the novel, whenever the heroine doesn’t want to work, the cousin does it 8.7kReads9.3Score1kShelves
20. 70 六 The Sixties: An Ordinary Educated Youth's Farming and Gossiping Days 六零，路人甲知青种田吃瓜日常 Gardenias Fragrant for Ten Miles栀子花开十里香Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Gossip-Watching + Farming + Beloved by Everyone + Metaphysics + Pocket Dimension] Song Beibei was reborn in 1966 and sent to the countryside as an educated youth. The good news: she had a golden finger. The bad news: her golden finger made her farm. And it only gave out rewards after the harvest, so she was forced to farm every day, working even harder than the locals and turning into a regular workhorse. Song Beibei: I’m going to lose it!!! (furious) That would have been bad enough. But why di 5kReads8.7Score358Shelves
21. 71 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.8kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
22. 72 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 45.6kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves
23. 73 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.2kReads9.1Score4kShelves
24. 74 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.7kReads9.2Score550Shelves
25. 75 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 13.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
26. 76 七 The 1970s: The Curvy Beauty Is Pursued by a Younger Soldier 七零：微胖尤物被年下兵哥缠上了 Pink-to-White Gradient粉白渐变Modern Romance734k WordsCompleted [Military romance set in the 1980s * slightly plump beauty and brilliant researcher VS pure-hearted soldier boyfriend] [Sweet romance #everyone’s favorite #everyday warmth] A beautiful, wealthy professor transmigrates to the late 1970s and becomes an illiterate country bumpkin who’s fat and plain. She expects a hard life of struggle, but unexpectedly marries into a wealthy family. Her own mother, a shrew who favors her, dotes on her. Her highly educated mother-in-law patiently guides her. An 575Reads9.0Score100Shelves
27. 77 七 The 1970s: You’re the Worst Parents I’ve Ever Had 七零：你们是我带过最差的爹妈 Casual Verses闲吟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (An ordinary person working hard to become a top student + the daily life of a family of three + making money + delicious food) Both leads are each other's first and only love. Alternate setting, with some original worldbuilding. School system: 6+3+3. A slow-paced, slice-of-life story. At twelve, Bai Ran regained the memories of her previous life and decided to study hard, get into college, and change her fate. But why was she the only one in the family of three making an effort? Thirty is the p 1.3kReads8.8Score131Shelves
28. 78 六 The 1960s: I Hugged the Judge's Leg and Coasted to Victory 六零，抱判官大腿躺赢 Qing Mu青 沐Modern Romance904k WordsCompleted Qin Yiting died. Her soul floated in the air, gazing at her family’s shopping mall with unbearable heartache. How had she died? She was only twenty-three, in the prime of her life, and her family had assets worth hundreds of billions waiting for her to inherit. How had she died so unfairly, for no reason at all? Qin Yiting couldn’t accept it. Her soul kept trying to force its way back into her body... The underworld The Judge couldn’t understand why people had to undergo tribulations to build af 3.2kReads8.9Score336Shelves
29. 79 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
30. 80 渣 My Scumbag Husband Tricked Me Into Marriage? I Bring a Century of Research to Marry a Powerful Young Master 渣夫骗婚？我携百年科研转嫁权少 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so a low score is normal.) [Rebirth · military marriage | wild and sensual / age gap | possessive | explosive sexual tension] “Report! Your ex-wife’s patent has our entire military by the throat!” He scoffed, until fighter jet production halted and missile supplies ran dry. Only then did he realize she could hold the nation’s lifeline in the palm of her hand! … Reborn on her wedding day, she was asked to give up the bridal suite for his first love? Jiang Youli smiled. “S 1.1kReads6.5Score103Shelves

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31. 81 八 Fiery and Bold, This 1980s Bride Is Too Much for Her Cold-Blooded Officer 八零娇媳野又辣，冷酷军官顶不住 A Leaf Falling in the Rain一叶落雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book · Military marriage · Pocket dimension | Wild and sensual | Possessive | Off-the-charts sexual tension] A top modern beauty and executive is reborn as the real daughter who was forced to die over a pound of pork? She doesn’t accept this fate! … She tears up the script. She’s the female lead now Her vicious grandmother tries to sell her off for a bride price? She turns the tables, sending her off with silver bracelets and a village-wide parade! The fake white-lotus daugh 2.1kReads—Score213Shelves
32. 82 替 Take My Cousin's Place in the Countryside? I'll Empty the Whole Family's Ancestral Tombs and Dance 替堂妹下乡？搬空全家祖坟蹦迪 God of Wealth's Dark Moonlight财神黑月光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + making money and causing trouble + born to stir up chaos] In her previous life, Ruan Xianxian took her cousin's place in the countryside, then returned to the city and married the fiancé her cousin no longer wanted. She thought she'd found salvation, but what awaited her was endless patience and scheming. A heartless grandfather, a cousin who stole her golden finger, and a husband who outsourced his affection made for one bizarre family. Only when a speeding tr 43.5kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves

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33. 83 你 Go Ahead and Be Crazy, but Leave the Kids in the Compound Alone 你疯就算了，大院的崽你也不放过 Charcoal-Grilled Crumbs碳烤渣渣Modern Romance828k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + born into the past + parallel 1970s + doted on by the whole family + spatial dimension + strong male and female leads] Lin Sa was born into the 1970s and became the eldest daughter of the Lin family. Most families favor boys over girls, but the Lin family favors girls over boys. Out of four children, the Lin family had only one daughter, and the whole family cherished her with their lives. Other people’s daughters are little cotton jackets, but theirs is a drafty leather jac 76.9kReads8.5Score8.1kShelves

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    These are not transmigration novels, but some are still being serialized.

34. 84 下 The Days I Went to the Countryside to Catch Ghosts 下乡抓鬼的日子 Hao Yi Luo Shen皓衣洛神Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1970s? No problem! She’s the eighteenth-generation heir to a Taoist lineage, skilled in all five arts of metaphysics! She just didn’t expect to get hit and killed after helping a rich man find the perfect burial site, all because she hadn’t checked the almanac. When she opened her eyes again, she was a high school girl, and her family was arguing over who would be sent to the countryside. The System bound itself to her and demanded that she spread Taoist teachings in an era opposed 15.4kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves
35. 85 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.3kReads8.9Score250Shelves

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