Novels like Desolate Village, Beautiful Woman
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- 151 Aunt Mei 媚姨 Male Lead: Ding Yuan Female Lead: Liu Meiyi No one is reborn, and there is no System. This is an era of struggle belonging to the older generation! That year, Ding Yuan earned top marks in the imperial examinations, only to have his life stolen from him when his stepmother conspired with her family to switch his results. His father, unaware of the truth, set out on a rainy night to sell goods in the mountains and raise money for Ding Yuan to retake the exams. But the tractor overturned in a ravi 5.8kReads8.8Score47714d adds
- 152 Leaving on the Journey South 南下归途离开 Every so often, a generation leaves home to make a living, leaving its youth behind on construction sites and streets far from home. Our fathers left the mountains with worn-out woven-plastic bags on their backs, heading south to find work. They knew nothing of polished talk. They only knew to keep their heads down and work hard, relying on brute strength to feed their families. They lived in cramped shacks, endured grueling day and night shifts, and swallowed their homesickness and grievances. 27Reads—Score214d adds
- 153 I Save a Snake Fairy and Awaken the Divine Eye of Clairvoyance 勇救仙女蛇，觉醒透视神瞳强爆了 [Urban Cultivation + Miracle Doctor + Countryside] The foolish Wang Gen was hunted down by a village tyrant and his son, but fortunately, he inherited the legacy of the Snake Immortal Goddess and gained the Dragon Transformation Art and Yin-Yang Snake Eyes. He can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones, and subdue all manner of evil spirits and monsters. From then on, he begins a colorful and happy life. 493Reads9.2Score17414d adds
- 154 With X-Ray Vision, I Conquer the Antiques World Through Appraisal 透视后，我靠鉴宝称霸古玩界 After his family's business went bankrupt, Li Jin went overnight from a rich second-generation heir to a down-on-his-luck young master, learning the true nature of human relationships. A six-eyed dzi bead that his friends had conned him into buying at an exorbitant price turned out to be a wondrous artifact. It introduced Li Jin to the Ancestral Shaman Scripture and gave him the power to see through things. From then on, Li Jin began a legendary life. He spent his free time hunting for bargains 6.5kReads8.8Score89814d adds
- 155 Li Dazhuang, the Miracle Doctor of the Village 妙手村医李大壮 [Countryside + Miracle Doctor] Mogutun is nestled between mountains and water, with beautiful scenery and clear streams. All the village’s young men have gone away to work, leaving only the fool Li Dazhuang behind in this remote mountain village... 3.6kReads8.7Score38114d adds
- 156 Fireworks on the Islet, Where People Make Their Homes, Starting in the 1970s 洲上烟火有人家，从七十年代开始 [Rural Romance] [Family Life] [Educated Youth Teacher] [Neighborly Disputes] [Eerie Shadows in the Village] [Country Living and Laughs] This book has no pocket dimension, no System, and no transmigration or rebirth. It tells only of ordinary people’s rural lives and the hard-won warmth and bustle of everyday life through years of hardship. The story begins in the 1970s and follows several families living in the countryside. Among them are educated youths sent to work in the villages, militia mem 109Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 157 Call Me the Dog Saint 请叫我狗圣 Wang Ergou was harmed by villains. By a twist of fate, the Dog Sage possessed him, giving him the ability to understand dogs and command a hundred of them. From then on, he repaid every wrong and avenged every grudge! He soared to the top... 448Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Back in the Village: The Pigs and Fish I Raise Are Almost Spirits 回村赶山：我养的猪和鱼都快成精 After Li Ping'an returns to his village to hunt in the mountains, he discovers that his hometown is a treasure trove: beautiful mountains, beautiful waters, and even more beautiful people. Compared to the bustle of the mortal world, this unspoiled haven is a much better place to live. But after he starts raising livestock, the pigs and fish are practically turning into spirits. What's going on? 301Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 159 Taking Over the Hehuan Sect: I Become Invincible by Winning the Empress's Heart 入主合欢宗，无敌从攻略女帝开始 [System + Passionate Adventure + Scheming Male Lead + Building a Faction + Winning the Empress's Heart] Zhuge Peng obtains an intelligent, invincible System, along with an innate Dao body, ten thousand years of cultivation, and the Heaven-tier Profound Heaven Dual Cultivation Art. He becomes invincible! Even more amazingly, his System can level up! [Ding! Sign-in reward module loaded successfully. The Host can claim generous rewards by signing in every day.] [Ding! Disciple-recruitment reward mo 39Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 160 The Peach Blossom Village Doctor 桃花乡医 Luo Xiaohu is beaten into an idiot by his rival in love, then receives the Human Emperor's legacy and rises to the top, looking down on all living beings. I don't care how powerful you are, how rich you are, or how high your cultivation reaches: don't come mouthing off to me. I can save you, and I can kill you. 9.1kReads9.1Score76014d adds
- 161 The Carefree Little Miracle Doctor 快活逍遥小神医 [Countryside + Divine Doctor + Farming + Flirtation] College student Su Xiaobao was blinded by someone, then unexpectedly inherited his ancestor's legacy. From then on, the blind man became a divine doctor and embarked on a path to turn his life around. He rides a divine steed to grow fruit and leads his fellow villagers to prosperity. With the divine doctor inside him, he saves the world, then marries a beauty with his peerless good looks. His culinary skills are unmatched, so he opens a restau 764Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 162 Wei Wu's Life of Desire: Reversing the Sensual World 魏武的欲望人生【逆转艳尘】 [Urban Daily Life + Romance + Good and Evil in Human Nature + Explosive Plot] What sparks will fly when Wei Wu, whose origins are shrouded in mystery, enters a dazzling city? What secrets are hidden by the glamorous women who seem to have it all? What shameful deeds does the highly respected principal commit behind closed doors? Could the famous doctor really be a ruthless kingpin from the underworld, someone who kills without batting an eye? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 I Saved Thousands of Female Prisoners Alone and Won the Empress’s Heart 我一人拯救万千女囚，俘获女帝 Not a wish-fulfillment novel. No System. Deep in the mountains of Northeast China lies a village where every woman is breathtakingly beautiful, yet none can ever leave. Chen Daming only went on vacation, but wound up wandering into a haunted place, eating two and a half jin of expired immortal pills, and gaining a heap of useless superpowers. The seemingly worthless protagonist takes on the responsibility of protecting patriarchal civilization as the matriarchal civilization that ruled Earth for 1.4kReads8.9Score19614d adds
- 164 Wildflowers in Bloom 野花生香 Mumian Village lies along a river that flows from west to east. The village’s handsome young man, Chu Tiansheng, is fishing by the river. Overcome by the heat, he jumps in for a swim, when suddenly he hears a scream! 8.9kReads9.0Score92014d adds
- 165 She Fired Me During the Day, Then I Took Her Home at Night 白天炒我鱿鱼，晚上我捡她回家了 A feel-good urban power fantasy. Lin Hai obtains the Infinite Chance Encounter System. From then on, he keeps running into all kinds of goddesses, racking up rewards at lightning speed, and delivering satisfying face-slapping moments. 4.1kReads7.2Score34514d adds
- 166 Sha Gen Isn't Foolish at All 傻根一点也不傻 After his father and eldest brother die, his mother goes mad and soon passes away as well. All that remains is Shagen, a mentally challenged young man. His beautiful sister-in-law, Pan Yuting, still takes on the responsibility of caring for him. To keep the Li family line from ending, Pan Yuting secretly makes up her mind... She won't leave. She'll work hard together with Shagen...! Part Two: Overseas Development. The Xingdao forces gradually rise... They discover an ancient race among the ruins 159Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 167 Xiaoming's Guide to Business 小明的生意经 [Urban] [Workplace] [Romance] Life is a business, and love is, too. It all depends on how you manage it... Mutual benefit is the secret to a lasting business. Don't expect to strike gold in one go. You might get away with cheating someone once, but next time, you could be the one who gets cheated... Wang Dongming takes that same approach: building things up little by little and putting himself in other people's shoes. He wins over influential people, clients, family, lovers, and friends with his 326Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 168 Master of the Mountain: My Stunning Master and Senior Sisters Spoil Me 高手下山，绝色师父师姐太宠我 An invincible power fantasy, ruthless combat, and nonstop thrills. Set up and mutilated, I was rescued by my beautiful master in the Kunlun Forbidden Grounds and taken up the mountain to learn martial arts for five years. Now I’m coming down in style. You’re an elite young heir? One slap is all I need. You’re the king of medicine? I have the Fuxi Nine Needles, the ancestor of all medicine. You’re a martial arts grandmaster? One punch will turn you into a cloud of blood. You’re the Fuyuan Patriar 246Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 169 Transmigrated to 1983: I Became the Strongest Ugly Woman 穿到1983，我成了最强丑妇 If you’re under twenty, I suggest you look at the title and move on. If you’re in your thirties, just read the first few chapters. If you’re in your forties, I suggest starting with the chapters titled “Three Years Later” or “Five Years Later.” If you’re in your fifties, be sure to read the whole book carefully. The story is lively, but what it tells is life itself. This book is for people like me, growing old and looking for love and companionship. If you’ve loved and hated, and haven’t lost fa 419Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 170 Showbiz in the City: From the Start, I Can Hear Auntie's Inner Thoughts 都市娱乐：开局听到阿姨心声 After unexpectedly obtaining a meteorite, a deaf teenager gains super hearing. He leaves his mountain village for the provincial capital, finds love, buys an island, and builds a business empire. Along the way, he crosses paths with the children of officials, business tycoons, and cultural luminaries, speeding ever onward as he witnesses a legendary life. Ye Ming can hear sounds ordinary people cannot, as well as all kinds of secrets... 1.2kReads5.8Score10014d adds
- 171 From the Start, I Married the Village Belle 山村开局娶村花 [Rural Life + Miracle Doctor] The beautiful Shen Xiangyu fell gravely ill and was abandoned by her gambling-addict husband. Lin Yun traded a few acres of land for Shen Xiangyu, the village’s most beautiful woman. Everyone thought it would end in tragedy, but Lin Yun unexpectedly awakened his ancestors’ legacy, the Nine Heavens Immortal Spirit Art, and began his rise to success! From then on, Shen Xiangyu and Lin Yun lived a life of happiness beyond anyone’s imagining! “Xiangyu, I’m going to spoi 4.4kReads9.3Score97714d adds
- 172 Cultivation Begins with Taking Care of My Master's Wife 修行，从照顾师娘开始 [A cultivation story about marrying and playing it safe, with multiple heroines. No forced posturing or face-slapping, just everyday life and a slow build. The protagonist is not invincible.] Chu Fan works diligently as an apprentice for over a decade, but his master won't even teach him the most basic cultivation technique. After one trip away, Chu Fan's life takes a dramatic turn. When he returns, his master has met with disaster, leaving only his master's wife and his young junior sister to d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Half-Closed Door 半掩门 The Half-Open Door 3.1kReads—Score10014d adds
- 174 The Country Doctor's Cheat-Fueled Life 乡野神医的开挂人生 The plot is full of twists and turns, and the story is witty and hilarious. This is a delightful rural farming novel that'll have you squealing with excitement! A country boy with unmatched medical and martial arts skills leads his widowed sister-in-law to grow crops and build a fortune!!! Handsome guys and lovely ladies passing by, hurry and take a look! You won't want to miss this exciting story!!! 189Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Rugged Man Returns, and the Widowed Village Goes Up in Flames 糙汉归来，克夫村炸了 Chunshui Village was notorious far and wide as a “village of husband-killers”! Women with broken palms, women with the Peach Blossom curse, women like yakshas and ghosts... Every kind of husband-killing woman from the legends could be found in this village! All the men had been cursed to die, leaving only a group of beautiful women whom everyone regarded as harbingers of misfortune. Eight years later, Wang Dakui returned with a pure yang body. This tough man, whose life was so hard that even the 2.4kReads—Score22714d adds
- 176 Love Debts 情债【李幼斌主演的电视剧】 Also known as The Peach Blossom Luck of Sister-in-Law Jiang Qi. A lost paradise in Northeast China, a little mountain village in the Changbai Mountains: the Abandoned Village. Journey beyond a life of hardship and let this story sweep you away. The tangled affairs between men and women in the countryside, and the everyday love and hatred that bind them. So many debts of passion, so many heartbreaks. 7kReads8.4Score52214d adds
- 177 A Love Letter in the Loess 黄土情书 In 1982, a severe drought grips northern Shaanxi. Thirty-year-old village teacher Wang Pu squats on a cracked field ridge, clutching the betrothal money his mother has wrapped in red cloth. The last unmarried man of his age in the village has no idea his life is about to change that very night. When he rescues a young woman in a Lenin suit from a collapsed grain depot, the English copy of Jane Eyre in her suitcase tears open his stunted emotional world. When a village teacher’s love for a “troub 36Reads—Score514d adds
- 178 The Miracle Doctor Leaves the Village 神医出村 [Rural miracle doctor + underdog makes good + entrepreneurship + sudden wealth] Qin Feng, a poor country boy, is injured in an accident and unexpectedly inherits a mysterious immortal’s legacy! He masters Shennong’s medical arts, able to bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bone. He has the power of Violet Eyes, which lets him see through the world’s illusions. He practices the Everlasting Spring technique, making him invincible across the land. With all kinds of abilities at his com 3.7kReads8.9Score56114d adds
- 179 Imprisoned in the Imperial Palace by My Empress Master from the Start 开局被女帝师傅囚禁帝宫 From the start, he transmigrates to another world and wakes up to find himself imprisoned. The one who imprisoned him is none other than the female emperor of the Asura Dynasty, the ruler of this continent and the original owner’s master. Worse still, the empress has broken both his legs. From now on, he won’t be able to take a single step... Feng Tian: “Good apprentice, from now on, you’re not going anywhere.” Yun An: “No! I refuse to accept this!” 1.7kReads6.8Score15314d adds
- 180 The Great Pagoda Tree at the Village Entrance 村口那棵大槐树 The 1960s: too few clothes and too little food! In remote Tianshui Village, everyone was struggling to stay alive! Every character is a vivid reflection of that era. They have no golden fingers and they don't transmigrate... so they can only fight tooth and nail against life and fate just to survive! Girls especially had a harder time of it in those days. Listen to the names: Dai Xiao, Huan Xiao, Zhaodi... You can tell at a glance they were named by parents hoping for a son. Back then, many girl 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Invincible Foolish Doctor of the City 都市无敌傻医 A complete, highly rated novel with guaranteed quality. Violent Miracle Doctor + Stunning Beauties + Urban Cultivation Lin Feng was supposed to be a master returning from the mountains to enjoy the city and its beauties. Instead, a mysterious person grievously wounded him, leaving him an idiot. He ended up living with Aunt Xiu in an urban village. A jade gourd restored his mind, gave him a new inheritance, and granted him even greater power. “Idiot...” “You're the idiot!” Lin Feng feels like cry 9.3kReads9.1Score87114d adds
- 182 Love Fills Peach Blossom Village 情满桃花村 [Miracle Doctor] [Countryside] [Multiple Heroines] A reborn Immortal Venerable becomes a village doctor, a powerhouse in both martial arts and medicine. He shows no mercy to local bullies, and no one protects the village beauty better than he does. The rich and powerful come to his door seeking treatment, but life or death is entirely up to him. He leads the villagers to prosperity and enjoys a carefree life with a beautiful wife. 241Reads7.2Score10414d adds
- 183 Zhao Ergou, a Left-Behind Youth in the Countryside 乡村留守青年赵二狗 [Countryside + Farming + Miracle Doctor + Modern Romance] This is absolutely worth reading. If you read the first chapter and don’t like it, follow the internet cable and come hit me. Zhao Ergou and Qingshan Village share an unbreakable bond. After graduating from university, he returned to the village to become its village doctor. By a stroke of luck, he gained mysterious powers and led the entire village to start businesses and get rich... 3.3kReads7.0Score26514d adds
- 184 The Little Country Doctor 乡村小野医 [Countryside + Miracle Doctor + Left-Behind Families + Beauties] Yang Jiamu, a village doctor, saves a beautiful young widow, changing his life forever. Watch him rise to greatness and live a glorious life! 2.9kReads9.0Score40014d adds
- 185 God-Tier Martial Soul: I Become Medusa's Child Groom from the Start 神级武魂，开局成为美杜莎童养夫 [No System] + [Fictional world] Long Xiao accidentally transmigrates to a fantasy continent. He starts with max-level talent, but comes into the world as a newborn boy! After a Snake Clan elder carries Long Xiao back, they unexpectedly discover the aura of a sacred dragon within him! 118Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 186 Rising to Power After Getting Out of Prison 从出狱后开始崛起 After being released from prison, Li Zhongnan returns to his hometown and takes care of his master's wife, Zhou Yuanjun. With green liquid that speeds up the growth of crops and red liquid that cures every illness, he goes from a young farmer in the countryside to standing at the pinnacle of the world in just a few short years. 2.3kReads8.8Score34914d adds
- 187 The Newlywed Young Widow 新婚小寡妇 In the winter of 1976, Li Yanmei was newly married when her husband died. Branded a “husband-killing” jinx, she was pregnant when her cruel in-laws threw her out with nothing. On a stormy night, she gave birth in a melon shed. Starving and freezing, she swallowed the slur “loose woman” along with her tears. For the little one in her arms, she wiped away her tears and turned humiliation into a stepping stone. She went from selling goods at a black-market stall to reclaiming land for farming, from 1.6kReads6.5Score11014d adds
- 188 The Apocalypse: I Contracted the Strongest Awakened 末日，我契约了顶级强者 A sudden snowfall brought about terrifying changes across the entire world. The apocalypse had arrived, and disasters struck one after another. Zombies ran rampant, and monsters roamed the land. To survive and live in peace, Lin Fan decided to earn the trust of the powerful people around him. A super-strong warrior who could freeze countless worlds with ease, a future city lord who could drown hordes of zombies, a dark empress who could annihilate her enemies with black holes at a wave of her 48Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 189 Why Mess with Him? All His Masters Are Big Shots 你惹他干嘛，他师傅全是大佬 [Based on the original novel behind the animated drama with hundreds of millions of views, The SSS Heavenly Decree: To See the King Is to See the Decree] [Decisive and ruthless + Invincible protagonist + Senior martial sisters + Passionate action] Five years ago, his parents were burned to death in a fire, and his master carried him up the mountain like a dying dog. Five years later, Xiao Han has mastered the teachings of his seven masters and surpassed them. He will take revenge, break off his 21.9kReads9.0Score89514d adds
- 190 My First Love 我的初恋情人 I met Yu on an early spring day. It was overcast and windy. He was passing by my house just as I came out of the yard. Our eyes met, and his lit up at once. He stopped in his tracks. My face flushed, and I lowered my head to look at my old cloth shoes, with my toes poking out. My family was so poor that my clothes were covered in patches. Yu didn’t seem to care about my shabby clothes. He kept walking, glancing back at my face. I didn’t know who he was or what he was doing in our village. But a 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Little Immortal Doctor of the Mountain Village 山村小仙医 (Countryside + Divine Doctor + Spatial Dimension + Farming) He is the only fool in the village, acting dazed and silly every day and often getting mocked by the village women. After an unexpected awakening grants him extraordinary abilities, he starts treating the sick and saving lives in the village. When word of his reputation spreads, people flock to him from far and wide… 22.1kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 192 Mecha Girl Era: I'll Make Her Tail Fins Perkier 机娘纪元：我让她尾翼更翘 Mecha Girl Era: I Made Her Rear Wing More Curvaceous —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 A Fortune in Rural Seclusion 乡村隐居有财运 Ye Meng arrived in Kaoshui Village, rented a few little houses, and planned to lie flat in seclusion. Who knew a mysterious energy would appear inside him? In this little village, his fortune began to soar! 44Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 194 Beast Taming for All: I Awakened the Golden Spatula 全民御兽，我觉醒了金铲铲 Ratings are being brigaded [A Fresh Take] [Infinite Evolution] [Multiple Heroines] This is a world of beast tamers. As long as you contract three exotic beasts, you can become a beginner beast tamer. Before becoming a beast tamer, everyone gets one chance to awaken a supernatural ability. Awaken a top-tier ability, and you can contract high-star exotic beasts, even divine beasts, putting you far ahead of ordinary people right from the start. Awaken a useless ability, and you can only contract lo 31.2kReads6.7Score3.6k14d adds
- 195 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Feng Heng's Story 射雕冯蘅篇 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Feng Heng's Story 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Within a Wall's Width 寸墙里 Within the Inch-High Wall 360Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The Seductive Wife 媚妇 [Divine doctor + countryside] College student Lu Feng is left a fool after the village chief harms him, but his enemy's fiancée wants to offer herself to him. Many people have persecuted them, but luckily Lu Feng gains the mysterious legacy known as the Nine-Eyed Divine Art. One glance makes beautiful women fall for him, one glance cures every illness, and one glance subdues all things. From then on, he becomes a renowned miracle doctor, treating the sick, taking on local bullies, pursuing beaut 6.8kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 198 The Miracle Doctor of the Village 圣手小村医 Li Fan, a village doctor, unexpectedly gained the inheritance of a deity and began a life of unstoppable success. He holds life and death in his hands, and can turn the world upside down. Wealthy tycoons kneel and beg to befriend him, while local thugs and bullies turn and flee at the first sign of him. Li Fan lets out a long sigh. “I'm just a village doctor. I really don't want to make such a big show of myself!” 13.1kReads9.2Score92814d adds
- 199 The Live-In Son-in-Law Runs Wild: You’ve Punched a Hole in the Sky! 上门狂婿：天都被你捅破了！ (I'm not good at writing blurbs, and I don't know how to hook readers in three chapters. All I can say is that each chapter is more exciting than the last. Friends, stay a while and give it a read!) [No Frustrating Setbacks + Invincible Lead + No Saintly Hypocrisy + Not a Monk + Multiple Heroines + Miracle Doctor + Tycoon + Countryside + Urban Cultivation + Master Descends from the Mountain + War God Live-in Son-in-Law] The plot avoids the usual clichés! The tone is funny and lighthearted! The s 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Childhood in the Old Days 旧时光里的童年 The author recalls a rural childhood in Wuchang County, Heilongjiang Province, during the 1970s and 1980s. The book describes rural life and the changes brought about by the household responsibility system in the early days of reform and opening up, along with the joys and hardships of the author’s childhood before the age of ten, major family upheavals, and the warmth and coldness of human nature. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
