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- 1 A Peaceful Life in the Countryside 悠然田园 Picking chrysanthemums beneath the eastern hedge, I gaze serenely upon the southern mountain. Fishing by the river, playing chess in the hills, catching yellow butterflies in the fields, chasing wild rabbits through the snow... Come here for a peaceful country life. Grow vegetables, raise fish, sell melons, run a country inn... Here, you can experience the little joys of country living. 382Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Small-Town Fishmonger: I Treat Seafood Like Pickles 渔村小倒爷：我把海味当咸菜 Era setting + everyday life + superpowers + building a career + multiple heroines + no drawn-out romantic drama In his previous life, he was a good man, only to be betrayed by a woman. This time, he only wants to focus on his career. Ye Qian was thrown straight into a hellish scenario: his partner and sworn brother teamed up to stab him in the back, then smothered him to death! When he opened his eyes again, he was back in a fishing village in the 1990s. The whole village was waiting to laugh at 39Reads—Score10614d adds
- 3 Peach Blossom Spring Fishing Village 桃源渔村 A year ago, a tsunami struck the fishing village where Chu Tian grew up. His eldest brother was left in a vegetative state, and his parents fell ill. With his younger sister having just been accepted into high school, Chu Tian was forced to leave his job in the city and return home to take over the family fish farm... 765Reads—Score10414d adds
- 4 I Lost the PK, So the Whole Internet Is Livestreaming My Punishment: A Blind Date PK输了，全网直播惩罚相亲对象 [Lighthearted humor + satisfying everyday life + village doctor + invincible pocket dimension + helping the whole village get rich] A young man from the countryside hoped to make money through livestreaming and help support his family. By chance, he met a wealthy young woman from the city. One wanted to escape her family's pressure to marry, while the other saw an opportunity in his wealth. They hit it off and started a business in the village. It began as a small venture, but after the pagod 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Pocket Dimension at My Side 随身一个空间 During the busy farming season, Wang Yang took leave from the city and went home to harvest the rice. By chance, he found the Innate Five-Spirit Pearl in a ditch! In an age as restless as this one, Wang Yang carved out a life of his own! During an unexpected expedition in the west, he met a middle-aged man who was determined to improve the local living conditions through his own efforts. He worked at it without complaint for more than thirty years. Deeply moved by him, Wang Yang decided to stay 3.3kReads7.5Score35014d adds
- 6 Reborn in 1986: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity 重生1986，带领全村挣钱吃肉 Reborn + Urban Life + Farming + Feel-Good + Business Warfare A down-and-out middle-aged man unexpectedly returns to 1986. Given the chance to live his life over, he is determined to seize it. He starts by leading his village out of poverty, gathering a group of like-minded friends and brothers around him. Armed with memories of the modern world and extraordinary courage, he overcomes one challenge after another and ultimately builds his own business empire. There will be joy and heartache, love 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Village Doctor with a Pocket Dimension: Cultivating Immortality, Farming, and Walking the Dog 小村医空间在手，修仙种田遛遛狗 [Countryside + Pocket Dimension + Everyday Life + Miracle Doctor + Prosperity + Invincible] Han Weidong divorces his wife, loses his job, and plans to return to his village and lie flat. Then, by chance, he inherits the legacy of a Great Emperor. The day after he gets back, his ex-wife’s younger sister suddenly shows up... “Brother Weidong, I heard you got divorced?” “My mom said you’re a great son-in-law. She doesn’t want a replacement!” 106.2kReads7.9Score6.7k14d adds
- 8 Keeping a Low Profile While Running a Farm in the Desert, Three Hundred Billion in Debt 苟在沙漠开农场，负债三百亿 [Daily life + farming + adorable kids + lighthearted] The Taklamakan Desert has always been a barren wasteland, with yellow sand filling the sky and all life withering away. Yet, in this very wasteland, Ye Chen, newly returned after graduating from college, insists on developing a farm, so that everyone in the village can enjoy a happy life in the countryside, surrounded by pastoral fields and evening fishing songs. Ye Chen: “Uncle, listen to me. I'm planning to build a lake in the east and star 1.5kReads7.5Score10114d adds
- 9 I'm a Delinquent, and My Educated-Youth Wife Refuses to Divorce Me 我二流子，知青老婆打死不肯离婚 [Marriage first, love later + one female lead + raising children + spirit spring space + hunting and fishing + agricultural research + factory boss] In his previous life, the ne'er-do-well Yu Ze had just married Yun Yao, the most beautiful educated youth, when he went to stand up for a friend. As a result, he was sent to a farm for two years of reform through labor. When he returned home two years later, his father had broken his leg falling while hunting a wild boar, but his stepmother had g 49.5kReads8.0Score2.2k14d adds
- 10 Peach Spring Village 桃源乡村 Tired of the hustle and bustle of the big city, Chen Bai returns to his childhood home in a mountain village and starts a livestream. He plans to plant a few acres, walk his dog, and catch some fish. He'll brew a pot of spring-water tea and enjoy a quiet life in the countryside. Unfortunately, his abilities won't let him keep things simple! “My God, look! The crayfish are dancing to Little Apple!” “Wait! That mountain ginseng is thicker than a radish. Did you pump it full of growth hormones?” “D 4.3kReads7.9Score28614d adds
- 11 Immortal Farmer's Space: From the Start, I Married a 150-Kilogram Wife 仙农空间，开局娶三百斤媳妇 [Countryside + Miracle Doctor + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Everyday Life] After failing to find success in the big city, Lin Hai unexpectedly obtains a magical pocket dimension. Only after changing course and returning to the village to farm does he realize that the good life belongs in the countryside, not in a big city of luxury and excess. Raise fish, walk the dog, marry a beautiful wife; farm the land, explore the mountains, cultivate immortality... From being hated by everyone to becoming 13kReads8.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 12 A Leisurely Life Cultivating Immortality on a Secluded Island 悠闲的海岛修仙生活 Tired of the bustle of the world, Li Anran leaves the thriving city and returns to his family’s long-abandoned old home in the countryside. He raises an unusual pet that can act cute and beg for treats, as well as guard the house. In his spare time, he farms and fishes, and now and then goes treasure hunting or exploring. He cultivates immortality at his own easygoing pace, living a leisurely, carefree life. 1.2kReads8.2Score10214d adds
- 13 From Financial Freedom to the Peak of Life 从财富自由到人生巅峰 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Mo Fan began a very different life. Never take the initiative, never refuse, never take responsibility. Life’s beauty lies in the lovely scenery along the way. Enjoy the journey, and look forward to the destination. I already have a completed novel of over a million characters, and I update regularly every day. 13.9kReads7.8Score65814d adds
- 14 Farming: From the Start, I Have a Peach Blossom Island 种田：开局一座桃源岛 [Farming + Pocket Dimension + Exploration] Qin Zheng unexpectedly discovers an extraordinary pocket dimension inside a jade pendant passed down through his family. Within it lies Peach Blossom Island, where a sweet spring can promote the evolution of plants and animals. There are also numerous wooden houses and temples, each offering the chance to gain even more extraordinary abilities. Explore a wooden house and learn how to roast tea. The resulting tea is fragrant and mellow, worth its weight 3.1kReads8.6Score32314d adds
- 15 Reborn in 1980: Building a Fortune Through Fishing and Hunting, with an Educated Young Woman Pursuing Me 重生80：渔猎起家，女知青倒追 [The 1980s + reborn comeback + no System + one heroine + hunting and fishing + getting rich in the countryside + everyday family life + grassroots development] Zhang Lei wakes up to find himself back in the 1980s. This year, the crossroads of fate lies right before him. One more step, and he can land the coveted iron rice bowl that everyone envies. But remembering the tragedy in his past life that changed his whole family's fate, he resolutely gives up his bright prospects and returns to the 13.2kReads8.2Score73314d adds
- 16 Laid-Back Country Life: I Can See the Spirit Energy Value 悠闲乡村：我能看见灵气值 One day, Lin Lang discovers that he can see spiritual energy. From then on, he begins an enviable, laid-back life in the countryside! He grows crops with spiritual energy, tames fierce beasts, develops the village, and attracts tourists! Yufeng Village becomes the top village in the country, hailed as a paradise. Its property prices soar far above those in the capital, and the villagers all live to an exceptional age. Amid its lush mountains and clear waters, Lin Lang becomes the first village c 1.1kReads7.8Score10214d adds
- 17 Then I'll Go Back to the Village and Farm 那就回村种地 After the workplace devoured her, she used a hoe to make her whole village famous. She entered the workforce full of hope, only to run headlong into a cold reality. A well-connected colleague easily snatched away the position she had fought so hard to earn. Her sleazy boss’s harassment clung to her like a curse, and she nearly ended up being offered to a client as a “gift.” Just as she was giving in to despair, news that her beloved uncle back home, who had cared for her like a father, had sudde 1.6kReads8.7Score14614d adds
- 18 Country Living: The Capital’s Princess Gives Birth to My Two Kids 田园经营，京圈公主给我生俩娃 [One Heroine + Domineering Older Woman + Everyday Rural Life + Building and Development] Bai Hua, an overworked office drone in Beijing, awakens the “Countryside Management” System, which grants rewards based on his follower count. From the start, he quits his job and returns home to start a business. His direct superior, a princess of Beijing’s elite circles, is fretting over the sluggish real estate market. She decides to accompany him to his hometown to inspect agricultural projects, and once 3.9kReads8.6Score28514d adds
- 19 System: I Opened a Convenience Store in the Northwest 系统：我在西北开便利店 [Slow-paced + low-key System + everyday life + lighthearted + getting rich] What does a successful life look like? Working 996 or even 007, earning a decent salary while being treated like dirt? Or doing whatever you please, earning less but living the life you want? Li Chenfeng only found the answer after returning to the small village where he had grown up. Deserts, wastelands, grasslands, forests, cattle, sheep, camels, fine horses, and eagles. Li Chenfeng runs a little shop and sits outside, 8.1kReads8.8Score51814d adds
- 20 A Spring That Goes Wherever I Do 随身带着一口泉 With a pocket dimension at my disposal, the world is mine. If one day you gained a magical pocket dimension, how would you begin your own unconventional life? Are you tired of the clichés of pure urban fiction? Does the peaceful life in pure farming stories feel dull to you? Are you bored of the posturing in fantasy and cultivation novels? Come on, let this book give you a different experience! Three minutes will change your mood for the whole day. If you don't like it after ten chapters, you ca 5.2kReads8.0Score57914d adds
- 21 I Grow Immortal Herbs in the City 我在都市种仙田 Space + farming + cultivation + pills Before graduating, Chen Shaojie went on a trip to the mountains with his classmates. A landslide trapped him in a desolate mountain cave, where he unexpectedly inherited the legacy of an ancient spiritual farmer. The fruits and vegetables he grows are delicious and good for beauty and health, while the medicinal herbs he grows can cure all kinds of illnesses and improve martial artists' cultivation. “Hey, handsome, I’ve run out of your peach blossom dew. Cou 4.4kReads8.7Score52914d adds
- 22 The Little Mountain Village Doctor 山野小神医 On the eve of the college entrance exams, a young farmer named Qin Feng is framed in an accident and left an idiot. While helping the village beauty with her chores, he unexpectedly inherits the Medicine King’s legacy, gaining peerless medical skills and miraculous farming techniques! From then on, he soars to success, saving lives with his medicine and growing rich through farming! Powerful officials and wealthy tycoons all vie to befriend him, and he becomes an invincible young miracle doctor! 8.3kReads9.1Score84714d adds
- 23 The Great Tang: Li Shimin Is Stunned from the Start 大唐开局震惊李世民 Early in the Tang Dynasty, in the second year of the Zhenguan era, Li Sheng transmigrated into the body of a young guardian in the Tang era. Just then, Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, and the others, attacked by the Turks, unexpectedly arrived at his estate. What surprised Li Shimin and the others even more was that the things in this young guardian’s home were far from ordinary! “Li Sheng, what is a chemical reaction? And what exactly is an endothermic reaction?” Li Sheng: “I…” 1.7kReads7.2Score19614d adds
- 24 My Family Owns Hundreds of Thousands of Acres! 我家的土地有几十万亩！ Fresh out of college, Su Mu plans to make the most of his in-demand degree, but somehow ends up getting a system... System: “The city is full of tricks. You'd be better off going back to the countryside. The end goal of hard work is to return to your roots, so skip straight to the finish line and go home. Don't keep wandering far from home.” Su Mu: “Do you even hear yourself? My hometown is practically a desert now. What am I supposed to do there, survive in the wilderness?” System: “Just go bac 11.6kReads8.0Score76814d adds
- 25 Mountain Hunting: Deep in the Qinling Mountains, Through All Four Seasons 跑山：秦岭深处，三餐四季 [The animated series is now available] [Original title: Mountain Roaming: Everyone Else Raises Cats, You Raise a National Treasure Panda?] [The score just came out and is a little low, but trust me, it's good] [Livestreaming + No Female Lead + Daily Life + System + Mountain Roaming + Cute Pets + Animal Speech] Graduated and immediately unemployed? Su Chen chooses to return to his hometown and take it easy. During his very first livestream, Su Chen unlocks the Mountain Roaming Livestream System. 1.5kReads8.8Score15114d adds
- 26 Dragon in the City: The Son-in-Law's Rise 龙潜都市：赘婿的逆袭 The Dragon in the City: The Son-in-Law's Rise 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Match Made Beneath the Spotlight 聚光灯下的姻缘 A Match Made Under the Spotlight —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Echoes in the Folds of Genes 基因褶皱里的回声 Echoes in the Folds of Genes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Immortal Village of Peach Blossom Spring 桃源仙村 To pay off his student loans, Qin Ye worked himself to the bone after graduation, taking endless overtime shifts until heart failure forced him to quit and return to his hometown. While fishing for shrimp, he discovered a damaged pocket space belonging to the Land God. To restore its dried-up spiritual spring, Qin Ye searches the mountains for rare treasures to transplant into the space. He uses the spring water to grow crops and raise fish, takes geese for a stroll and teases monkeys, rides a f 3.1kReads8.8Score20914d adds
- 30 Illusions Fade, and the Heart Returns to Its True Nature 镜花水月，终归本心 Like Flowers Reflected in a Mirror, Like the Moon in Water, All Things Return to the Heart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 New Ming in North America 北美新明 [Group Transmigration] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Farming] [Power Struggles] [Great Ming] A beam of light connects two points in time and space. Five hundred and sixty-eight modern people from all walks of life accidentally transmigrate to North America, four hundred years in the past. Among them... Some are ambitious and unwilling to live ordinary lives, determined to make their names known throughout history. Some care deeply about their homeland and want to stop barbarism from conquer 19.5kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 32 Lin Xiaoman, the Hilarious Master of Mysticism 搞笑玄学大师林小满 Lin Xiaoman, the Hilarious Metaphysics Master 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 33 Oh? There's a Little Farmhouse Here 咦？这里有个农家小院 [Slice of life + slow-paced + no cultivation + raising pets and farming + rural development] Li Xie thought that getting a System would soon change his life, so he resolutely quit his job in the provincial capital and returned to his hometown, determined to become a modern-day local benefactor who would help Xia'ai Village get rich and then bring prosperity to others. But when he got back, he discovered that someone else had stolen his part. Was he destined to be nothing but a bystander? Also kn 668Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 34 Obsessed with the Deep Sea 溺于深海的偏执 Obsessed and Drowning in the Deep Sea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Way of Eating: A Low-Fat, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Journey 饮食大道：低脂纯素之路 A low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet is the most suitable, scientific, convenient, affordable, and effective path to healthy eating in today's society. Thanks to its scientific basis and broad applicability, this way of eating is becoming a key solution to modern health problems. Based on whole plant foods, it avoids animal products and heavily processed foods, cutting off at the source factors that cause many chronic diseases and offering people from all walks of life an effective, economica 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Lin Fusheng: A Student’s Everyday Life in the ’70s 林福生，70年代读书日常 A period novel about building wealth and strengthening the nation. In his previous life, the male lead was a master surgeon who also knew a thing or two about traditional Chinese medicine. He worked himself to death, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of a mud fight. Getting pelted with mud brought back the memories of his past life. 793Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 37 Reborn: My Leisurely Life in a Mountain Village 重生：我的悠闲山村生活 [Daily life + reborn + urban farming + period setting + career + devoted husband] In his previous life, Ye Xiaolong was a billionaire, but he suffered terribly from illness. In this life, he is reborn as a country boy and begins a leisurely life. He goes fishing and accidentally becomes a master angler! He drinks tea and accidentally grows the finest tea leaves, which wealthy buyers beg to purchase. He casually sings a song and turns it into a timeless classic. Ye Xiaolong realizes that his life 4.1kReads7.7Score28814d adds
- 38 After Becoming a Good-for-Nothing, I Raised Kids with My Pocket Dimension and Became a God 穿成废柴后我靠空间养崽封神 I Was Reborn as a Good-for-Nothing, but I Raise Kids and Become a God with My Pocket Dimension 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Back to 2003: My Rise Begins in the Demolition Zone 重返03，从拆迁区开始逆袭 Treasure hunting and bargain finds across the board: demolition zones, construction-waste yards, antique street stalls, scrap-buying stations, and more. The experiences of his past life taught Chang Shun a truth more commonplace than any other: money can't buy everything! But without money, you can't take a single step! Reborn with experience living in demolition zones, all he wants is to start making money... 16.1kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 40 After Leaving the Army, I Returned to the Mountain Village to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad 退伍后，回到山村当奶爸 Chen Feng, a veteran of a special forces unit and a man widely hailed as an invincible God of War, returns to his village only to discover that he has a daughter who just turned one. And her mother is a beautiful CEO of a multinational corporation? If someone else is earning money to support the family, then isn’t it only natural for me to stay home and be a dad? “Daddy, Daddy, wake up! My soup is ready~” “Daddy, that bad guy is blocking our front door. I’m going to teach her a lesson!” “Daddy, 10.9kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 41 Evening Breeze and a Sea of Oranges 晚风和橘子海 Evening Breeze and an Orange Sea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 A Whole World at My Fingertips 随身带着个世界 Chen Wu, a young man who has lost both his job and his relationship, accidentally obtains a pocket world. Plants grow twice as fast inside, and animals become more intelligent. When he's bored, he sells vegetables, raises fish, grows ginseng, and walks his dog. With money in his pocket, he can live freely in the city. 169Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 43 After Reincarnating as a Farmer's Daughter, I Built a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 穿成农女后我靠空间发家致富 After Reincarnating as a Farm Girl, I Built a Fortune with My Pocket Dimension 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Divine Physician of the Countryside 乡野小神医 Li Qiusheng, a poor country boy, can't find a job after graduating from college. With no choice, he honors his mother's dying wish and returns to Houwan Village to become a live-in son-in-law. In doing so, he also becomes the village's only young man... 5.4kReads9.1Score76314d adds
- 45 A Tycoon's Lavish Travels: Touring the World with My Daughter 神豪的奢华旅行，带女儿环游世界 [Wealthy Playboy, Travel, Everyday Life, Lighthearted, No Showing Off and Face-Slapping, Little Business, Enjoying Life, Not for You If You Dislike It, Thanks, Yan Zu] Xue Baiyun was a middle manager at a state-owned enterprise until he unexpectedly activated the Wealthy Traveler System. After getting the System, Xue Baiyun quit his job and set off to travel around the world. His footsteps took him across all four oceans and seven continents. He went skiing in the valleys of the Alps and admired 4.4kReads8.6Score25314d adds
- 46 A Thorny Boy Beneath the Blazing Sun 烈阳下的荆棘少年 A Thorny Boy Beneath the Blazing Sun —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The 1970s: Going to the Countryside with My Household Registration 70年代：带着户口去下乡 [Period setting + educated youth sent to the countryside + System + spatial storage + hunting + one heroine + no cultivation] Life in the countryside is great! The countryside is great! The mountains are full of treasures! Hunt only as much as you can eat, and sell whatever you can't finish~ By some strange twist of fate, Dong Weijun rescued a child playing with a ball on the road, only to be hit by a truck and sent flying. His soul transmigrated into the body of a big, dim-witted man in the 197 17.8kReads8.0Score88114d adds
- 48 My Farm Dungeon System 我的农场副本系统 Ye Yang collapses from overwork, only to awaken the Farm Dungeon System. He grits his teeth, leaves the big city, and returns to inherit his father's three hills and 300 mu of farmland. [Ding! Enter the Rat Dungeon? Clear reward: Rat Bane (title). The farm will no longer be invaded by rats.] [Ding! Enter the Beehive Dungeon? Clear reward: Queen Bee's Loyalty. Honey flavor +100%; nutritional value +100%.] [Ding! Enter the Weed Dungeon? Clear reward: Ultra-Effective Herbicide.] Clear dungeons to e 87Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 49 You Asked Me to Promote Cultural Tourism, So Why Am I Pulling All These Stunts?! 让你宣传文旅，你花式整活？！ "I Left Showbiz and Passed the Exam to Return to Ice City, Drawing in a Horde of Little Potatoes" and "This Culture and Tourism Bureau Gets Things Done, They Really Know How to Put on a Show" Qin Zi'an transmigrated to a parallel world and became a singer who was a sensation across the country, only to be blacklisted by a crooked company for three whole years. He wanted to terminate his contract, only to be told the penalty was a staggering ten million yuan??? Furious, Qin Zi'an studied hard fo 2kReads8.4Score14514d adds
- 50 Back to the 1970s, the Spoiled Young Educated Woman Clings to Me 重回七零，作精小知青赖上我 [Reborn in a bygone era+spatial dimension+farming+sweet romance+spoiling his mischievous, pampered young wife] Have you heard? The richest man in Nancheng has died. His vast fortune was divided up by his brothers and his mistress. As Lu Zhiye closed his eyes, he was surrounded by people wailing. There were also a few voices sighing and speculating. Floating in the air, Lu Zhiye looked back on his life. In his youth, Lu Zhiye was the youngest son of a landlord. Everyone despised, shunned, and cur 12.4kReads8.1Score92714d adds
