Novels like Siheyuan: Starting with the Founding of a Village
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- 51 Torture the Birds, Kill the Birds, Plunder the Birds: I’m the Best in the Siheyuan 虐禽杀禽掠夺禽，四合院里我最行 [Siheyuan] [High Tension] [No Saintly Heroine] [Has a System] [Has a Pocket Dimension] [Takes Everything] [Multiple Film and TV Worlds, Ensemble Cast] Transmigrated back to the 1960s. That’s pretty exciting, except the original owner lives in the infamous Siheyuan crawling with vermin! Fortunately, the System arrives just in time, and it can plunder everything from those beasts! From then on, the Siheyuan enters a dark season of the hunt! Sha Zhu: “My family’s ancestral craft is gone?” Bang 436Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: The Legend of Xiao Qian 四合院：小千传奇 His name is Xiao Qian, and he really is a cardsharp. Tired of deceit and scheming, he plans to leave the underworld behind. But then he accidentally stumbles into a black hole and inexplicably arrives in a parallel world of courtyard compounds. 14Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: The Soldier King, Awarded a Village from the Start 四合院：兵王，开局奖励一个村庄 Zhou Cheng'an transmigrates and becomes an elite soldier in a secret unit in the 1960s. He thought he would spend his life in the military, all alone. Then one day, a letter arrives from home: his father has died, and a beautiful wife is waiting for him there. Tired of the life-and-death struggles on the battlefield, Zhou Cheng'an returns home, only to discover that he has ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard. What's more, the courtyard's troublemakers want to seize his father's pensio 3.9kReads7.9Score16714d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: The Beasts Will Get What's Coming to Them 四合院之禽兽自有天收 1.8kReads5.9Score10114d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: At Twenty, I Become the First Grandpa! 四合院：二十岁的我成了一大爷！ My new work is now available! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 387Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: Where There Are People, There's a World of Its Own 四合院，有人就有江湖 Reborn in a courtyard, I open my eyes and see nothing but talented people. Whoa! Isn’t that Yi Zhonghai? Zheng Chaoyang? Good grief, this is a world where film and TV dramas overlap! There’s going to be plenty to do! The darkness before dawn is often the hardest to endure. This is a story about transmigrators gathering kindling and starting a fire. Multiple heroines, no saintly do-gooder, justified bullying of the courtyard’s beasts, lighthearted comedy, and a sly, petty-minded protagonist. 4kReads6.4Score13314d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Married Qin Huairu 四合院开局娶了秦淮茹 What do you do without a System? You can't outdo Grandpa Yi at moral blackmail. You can't outdo Grandpa Er at putting on an act. You can't outdo Grandpa San at pinching pennies. You can't outdo Jia Zhangshi at throwing a tantrum. You can't even beat Silly Zhu in a fight. And then there's Xu Damao, who's full of schemes. Every one of them is the chosen one in their own field. As the saying goes, if you can't do it yourself, get outside help. Didn't Deaf Granny say the smartest person in this cour 778Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: I Help Jia Dongxu Change His Fate 四合院，我带贾东旭改变命运 [Courtyard-house setting] + [Not brainless] + [Everyday life] + [Low on hostility] + [Period setting] + [Lighthearted] + [Technology] Reborn in the womb, he becomes a high school student living in the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. When his father dies, he is forced to become the family's main support. Because of his father's scheming, and so he can live a better life, he becomes the courtyard's First Master Yi's godson. This novel recreates the courtyard house in its most authentic form. Th 778Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: Why Is Everyone Coming to Me? 四合院：都来找我干嘛， A divorced man from the future has a bamboo stalk of spiritual energy inside him. It can absorb the earth's spiritual energy and control rocks, water, and soil. He lives in a siheyuan courtyard and eats meat every day, making all the busybodies around him green with envy. From then on, people are always coming to ask him for help, 10Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: I Turn Silly Zhu into the Courtyard's Enforcer 四合院：我把傻柱打造成院里打手 [Siheyuan + farming + daily life + warehouse] Zhou Zhenhua transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became the uncle of Silly Zhu and Yushui! To repay his older sister for raising his original body, he decided to stop the people in the courtyard from leeching off Silly Zhu! Seeing Yushui, who had gone hungry and cold since childhood and was thin as a bean sprout, Zhou Zhenhua vowed to spoil her rotten! See how a modern soul teaches the courtyard's animals a lesson and changes th 11.5kReads7.2Score55614d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: Starting in 1963, I Keep the Entire Compound in Line! 四合院：六三开局，我镇压全院！ Cao Wei transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and binds himself to a sign-in System that stays with him wherever he goes. Faced with neighbors who are so sweet-talking and kindhearted, Cao Wei decides he ought to carry on the traditional virtues of “unity and friendship, helping one another.” The First Grandpa is worried about who will look after him in his old age? That's easy to take care of. As long as he goes early, he won't have to worry about being looked after when he's ol 273Reads6.3Score12714d adds
- 62 Silly Zhu's Uncle from the Start: True Love in Love in the Courtyard 开局傻柱小叔，真情满四合院 [Siheyuan + No needless cruelty + Decisive action + No goody-two-shoes] He Ping'an, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes Silly Zhu's uncle. He moves into a Siheyuan and makes sure everyone gets what they deserve. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: Starting at Hongxing Commune 四合院之从红星公社开始 (Transmigration + System + farming + ordinary life) This book has no global slaughter or endless fighting. It’s all about ordinary people and everyday affairs. As the saying goes, transmigrate without a cheat and you might as well go through hardship all over again. A modern young man is reborn in the world of a story. He has only an elementary school education and nearly starves to death during those hard times. Luckily, his pocket dimension is activated, allowing him to take control of his lif 6Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: Forced by the System to Fight the Courtyard's Beasts 四合院：系统逼迫下和众禽兽恶斗 Zhang Minghui transmigrates to a courtyard house and plans to keep his head down and live a quiet, peaceful life. But the lousy System refuses to play fair, forcing him to fight back and put the courtyard’s troublemakers in their place. 8.4kReads6.7Score26414d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Carried Me Home from the Start 四合院：开局被傻柱扛回家 [One female lead] [No angst] Chen Dashan transmigrates into The Story of the Courtyard, becoming Aunt One's nephew and getting a bizarre System. And so the story begins. As long as he makes progress, the System gives him rewards. Can he get knowledge rewards for improving his studies? What about making progress as a fitter? He can get... And advancing in his career can get him... Chen Dashan says, “I want to get ahead more than anything...” 1.2kReads6.4Score10214d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: The Beasts' Malice 四合院：众禽的恶意 Liu Xian of the Siheyuan eventually fails to escape the clutches of the neighborhood bullies and dies with bitter resentment. The resentful spirits of the Liu family bring over another Liu Xian. The bullies embark on a “glorious and moving” journey. Liu Xian: “All of you, do your best to stay alive and let me get a good taste of your malice.” Liu Xian: “None of you are getting out of this alive. Let me get a good taste of your malice.” Liu Xian swings the little whip of fate and starts lashing t 6kReads8.4Score24214d adds
- 67 The Siheyuan's Biggest Scumbag 四合院大渣男 Whether the Siheyuan courtyard is in chaos is up to Chen Xiaoshan. Chen Xiaoshan was one of the many food delivery workers of the 21st century, until he unexpectedly ended up in a courtyard packed with troublemakers. He spends his days stirring up trouble, turning the whole place upside down. 557Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 68 A New Beginning in the Siheyuan 四合院之新的开始 (New book: The Courtyard's Little Happiness) Reborn in 1962, he discovered that he was living in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Li Weiguo just wanted to find a wife, have a few children, and live a quiet life. He would work hard, strive to improve himself, and be a good man. He would stay away from trouble. This book has no negativity. Finally, he would do a little for the country, as much as he was able. PS: This book has one female lead and focuses on everyday life. Prices and events may 1.6kReads7.0Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Starting by Snatching Twenty-Year-Old Lou Xiao’e 四合院：从截胡20岁娄小娥开始 Chen Shengli transmigrates into the world of the siheyuan and becomes an ordinary resident. From the start, he snatches Lou Xiao'e, still an unmarried young woman, and activates the Farm System. From then on, he embarks on an incredible life, taking on the whole courtyard full of vermin. Bang Geng claims to be the greatest thief across the Myriad Worlds? Your mom won’t deal with you, but I will. You’re going straight to the police station. Xu Damao claims to be a lady-killer? I’ll make sure you 1kReads5.5Score10314d adds
- 70 Silly Zhu Starts a Business Abroad 出国创业的傻柱 Watching Siheyuan made me want to write my own story. I've never written anything before, so I'm giving it a try. I also want to write about how someone with modern ideas would live and make choices after transmigrating to the 1950s or 1960s. 665Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Bang Geng Gets Caught Stealing, and Huairu Comes to Plead for Him 四合院：棒梗偷盗，淮如上门求情 [Feel-good power fantasy] + [System] + [Multiple TV worlds] + [Self-serving and ruthless] He transmigrates into the courtyard, but the System has activation conditions. Just as Ye Changge is at his wits’ end, Banggeng shows up to help by breaking in to steal. Ye Changge turns the tables and frames him instead. That night, Huairu comes to plead with him, and Ye Changge uses the opportunity to activate the System. Qin Huairu: “Changge, I’ve already agreed to your terms. Can you please not call the 135Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: Laying Low in the Auto Repair Shop 四合院：苟在汽修科 Liu Weiguo, a veteran auto mechanic, transmigrates to 1962 in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He takes down the courtyard's whole pack of scoundrels and revels in the fun of fighting them. First, he'll set himself a small goal: do his best to survive. 2Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Watching the Courtyard's Fools with a Smile 四合院：笑看众禽 [System] [Not a do-gooder] [No dumbing down] [Overbearing] [Multiple female leads] The male lead, Li Tianyou, arrives in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had planned to live peacefully through those turbulent years, but who could have guessed that a pack of troublemakers would keep trying to harm him? If you want to take me down, then striking first is better than sitting back and taking the blows. 701Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Jia Dongxu Senseless with Military Boxing 四合院：开局军体拳暴打贾东旭 (A period piece and fan fiction, with no System. It has some edge, but not too much, and follows a nation-strengthening path.) In 1962, Lin Xi, a demobilized medic, has his soul transmigrate into Love in the Courtyard. He reports Jia Dongxu to the police, who arrest him, and Jia dies in prison. He reports the old deaf lady as an enemy agent. He takes out Second Master Liu Haizhong's precious jewels. He sends First Master Yi Zhonghai off to sleep under a bridge. He turns Banggeng into a eunuch. . 3.5kReads6.0Score11114d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: My Sister-in-Law Helps Me Grow Stronger 四合院：嫂子能助我变强 [Golden Finger] [Early Start] [No Hostility] He Yu, a homebody from Blue Star, never expected to open his eyes and find himself in a courtyard house, as the young He Yuzhu. He stares at the golden finger before him and falls into deep thought... 32Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: I’ve Got a Doubao AI in My Head 四合院：脑子多了个豆包AI (First, let me make one thing clear: this is fan fiction based on a TV drama, not the kind of fan fiction where everyone loses brain cells. Everyone here is smart. The conflicts in the courtyard early on lay the groundwork for rebuilding certain characters later, so please be patient. Also, I just don't think fighting to the death over courtyard squabbles is satisfying. The really satisfying stuff comes from big events.) Qian Xin had been lying in bed using Doubao AI to learn about mechanical en 15Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 77 Silly Zhu's Unconventional Life in the Siheyuan 四合院傻柱的逆行人生 Space, System, workbench, System Shop, facing the sea with spring blossoms all around. Tie Zhu never dreamed that one day he would transmigrate into Silly Zhu. “Yi Zhonghai, you bastard, you think you can control me? Go to hell!” After seeing Yi Zhonghai off, he cuts all ties with everyone, shuts the door, and lives his own quiet life. “Zhu, you know things are hard for my family. Please, just help me out!” Qin Huairu comes to his door, looking pitiful. “Sure! Bring me something in exchange!” He 734Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: Building the Strongest Tech Nation 四合院：打造最强科技龙国 This is a brand-new courtyard compound novel, with none of the familiar plotlines about stealing chickens and the like. Instead, it has plenty of fresh storylines you haven’t seen before. The later chapters get even more exciting. I hope you’ll stick around for the epic events to come! 715Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 79 Reborn in 1958: I Launch Satellites from the Siheyuan 重生1958，我在四合院放卫星 Yao Yuejin, who died carrying a lifetime of regrets, was unexpectedly reborn in 1958. To help the country achieve a great leap forward in industrial technology, he made one bold announcement after another in the courtyard, and every one of them eventually came true. I want to increase China's steel output tenfold! I want to build a 10,000-ton hydraulic press! I want to make a bold prediction! 14Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Take Down the Jia Family 四合院：开局先整垮贾家 Siheyuan + Sweet Revenge + Wish-Fulfillment + System After transmigrating into the world of Siheyuan, Zhang Zhiguo unexpectedly sleeps with Qin Jingru for the first time. But after the Jia family accepts the bride price, they go back on the marriage and turn around to introduce Qin Jingru to Silly Zhu. Call off the wedding, but keep the bride price! First Master: “Zhiguo, you need to think of the bigger picture and value unity.” Zhang Zhiguo: “Unity, huh? Let me slap you a few times first, then 6.9kReads6.4Score20314d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: I'm the Mastermind Behind the Scenes 四合院：我在背后当老六 Liu Minghui returns to 1957, an era when material life is far from abundant. Using the plentiful supplies in his pocket dimension, he successfully becomes a worker at a steel mill and moves into a traditional courtyard home. The story mainly follows Liu Minghui's everyday life at the steel mill and in the courtyard, with little tension or hostility. 19.7kReads6.7Score80614d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: The World of Street Hustlers 四合院，街溜子的世界 A pharmaceutical scientist is reborn in a courtyard house in the 1950s. He is the descendant of a martyr, but also a street loafer. This transmigration changes the fate of his entire family. Through those hard times, he leads his family in dealing with the scoundrels in the courtyard. 4.9kReads8.6Score18814d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: Hard Times, but I’m a Culinary God 四合院之艰苦岁月，我是厨神 In hard times, Zhao Zhao has a System space, various skills, and the blessing of a master chef. He thrives in the courtyard house. During a time of upheaval, watch as Zhao Zhao protects his family, lives a quiet life, and makes it through the years of famine. 344Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: Starting as the Compound's Troublemaker 四合院：从在大院做搅屎棍开始 [A troublemaker = sowing discord + fanning the flames + stirring up trouble + adding fuel to the fire] From the start, Wang Dabao inherits his uncle’s estate and moves into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Before he even enters the courtyard, he faces the first challenge familiar to all who transmigrate: the tenants have their eyes on the house, so Wang Dabao turns the tables and swindles them out of eighty yuan. Wang Dabao: “Damao, did you know Yi Zhonghai and Silly Zhu conspired to make sure 16.3kReads6.5Score63514d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: Amid the Crowds, Her Graceful Glance Captivated Me 四合院：众里嫣然通一顾 [Cathartic beast-bashing] [Angling for all things] [Multiple heroines, no harem handouts] [All-around male lead] This Love in the Courtyard is different: the women, including Qin Huairu, are even more beautiful and shapely than they were at the height of their looks. From the start, Cheng Wenyuan, a graduate of a university of Chinese medicine who became a doctor at a steel mill, was surrounded by the courtyard's beasts, including Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai, and Silly Zhu. His golden finger awak 5.9kReads6.9Score25214d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: Does Marriage Make Me Stronger? Snatching Qin Huairu! 四合院：娶妻变强？截胡秦淮茹！ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 13.6kReads7.0Score71114d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: From the Start in 1950, Silly Zhu Joins the Army 四合院：1950开局傻柱当兵 [Volume One: Resist America; Volume Two: Resist Japan] [Courtyard + Korean War + crossing the Yalu River into enemy territory + 38th Parallel + crucible of war + Lake Changjin + Water Gate Bridge...] During recruit training, he digs up a complete set of AKM blueprints. Before a battle, he takes on a plane in a rifle duel. At Lake Changjin, he digs up another hundred thousand mink coats. At Water Gate Bridge, he digs up a Type 40 rocket launcher... 6kReads8.4Score28114d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Nobody Touch My Wife 四合院之谁也别动我的老婆 3.8kReads8.4Score14814d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: After Kneeling at Haizi, I Made My Escape 四合院：跪完海子我跑路了 Zhong Jianhua transmigrated to a siheyuan courtyard in 1965, becoming the starving, skin-and-bones apprentice who had been pressured into donating his wages for two years. He earned eighteen yuan a month, but after being “lent” money and forced to donate, he had less than three yuan left to live on. Refuse to donate? Silly Zhu's fists would be waiting for him. Report it? The neighborhood office would just go through the motions, and he'd get beaten even worse afterward. That's how the original 1kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: In 1943, the Major's Wife Was My Classmate 四合院：43年，大佐夫人我同学 (Power fantasy, spy drama, fighting the Japanese invaders, courtyard life) Lu Tong transmigrates to Beiping in 1943 and becomes an underground operative. Thanks to a recommendation from Nami Yoshiko, a former classmate from his time studying abroad, he gets a job at an army hospital. With a System at his side, Lu Tong receives all kinds of rewards for completing missions. Ding! Intelligence mission complete. Reward: ten crates of penicillin. Ding! Sniper mission complete. Reward: thirty Mauser 9 14Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: Swapping Lives with He Yuzhu 四合院：与何雨柱互换人生 In 2022, He Yuzhu's life was swapped with that of He Yuzhu from The Courtyard Teeming with Birds and Beasts in a parallel world. What will He Yuzhu face after arriving here? And when the characters from the TV drama, Deaf Granny, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Xu Damao, Qin Huairu, Banggeng, and Jia Zhangshi, appear in his life, how will he outsmart them? How will he rewrite a life unlike any other? Perhaps he'll ride the train of the times, moving from city to city and making everyone el 18Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: A Bystander on Nanluoguxiang 四合院：南锣鼓巷路人 He transmigrates into a courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang, next door to the legendary Compound No. 95, the famous All-Filled Courtyard. It seems to have nothing to do with him, since he lives in the courtyard next door. He occasionally enjoys the spectacle and lets everyone live their own lives. 10.9kReads7.0Score30814d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: Transferred Out of the Military, I Join the Security Division from the Start! 四合院：部队转业，开局保卫科！ (If you dislike Qin Huairu, don’t read this. Writing a book isn’t easy, and you can’t please everyone. This novel has a light, comfortable style, without much hostility or mindless sacrificial moves from the usual troublemakers. Does it make sense for them to keep provoking the protagonist when they know he’s an officer in the security department? The early chapters focus on laying the groundwork and creating a pleasant atmosphere, so please be patient. It only gets better as the story goes on!) 2.6kReads7.9Score10114d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: After I Was Removed from Office, All the Beasts Lost Their Jobs 四合院：被罢免后，众禽兽失业 Liu Jianshe, a graduate of Harbin Institute of Technology, helps the Third Steel Rolling Mill grow stronger and become its deputy director. Because he focuses on technology and doesn't know when to keep a low profile, he arouses Director Yang's suspicion and catches Li Huaide's attention. For the first time, Director Yang and Li Huaide join forces, conspiring with the courtyard's vermin to report Liu Jianshe and get him dismissed. At that moment, Liu Jianshe activates the heaven-defying comprehe 3.4kReads6.5Score12514d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Daqing, I Marry Xu Huizhen 四合院：重生何大清，娶妻徐慧真 I open my eyes and discover that I’ve transmigrated to 1954. I’ve become He Daqing, who is in Baizhou Prefecture as the White Widow’s live-in son-in-law. Live-in son-in-law? Not even a dog would do that. He immediately heads back to the capital. Isn’t supporting your own children a much better deal? It’s just that the courtyard is full of scoundrels, and He Daqing’s clashes with them are lively and evenly matched. Luckily, he marries Xu Huizhen, a gentle, virtuous, kind, and beautiful wife. At l 1.4kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: Living a Simple, Cautious Life 四合院：平淡苟活 A young man from 2023 thinks he transmigrated to No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, in 1958. Yes, the very same courtyard from Love in the Courtyard. This is the story of surviving in that difficult era. 5.9kReads6.8Score19614d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu's Cousin 四合院：我是何雨柱堂哥 No System, no cheats, and I haven't watched the show. I transmigrated as Silly Zhu's cousin. From the start, He Daqing ran off, so I worked hard to build a life of my own, changing the fate of the He family and many people in the courtyard along the way. I won't get caught up in petty squabbles. Everything I do is to give my family a better life. 18Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Join the Army 四合院：开局从军 [Transmigrate + courtyard compound + farming + espionage + treasure hunting + landing on the moon + space adventures in a courtyard compound] Readers who aren't enjoying it can skip ahead to the 200,000-word mark. It gets really exciting after that, and the third volume is especially good. I originally wanted to change the title after the book was tested, but in the end I stuck with the original. After transmigrating to a courtyard compound, he nearly starves to death before meeting a benefactor 692Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: A Great Life Begins as a Purchasing Agent 四合院：优秀人生从采购员开始 [Family members included + Original characters, not from the source drama + One female lead + A small System + Less hostility] Li Shijie was raised by his grandmother from birth, so he often heard her tell stories about the past. Years later, after going through several romantic and business setbacks, Li Shijie returns to his hometown. After an accident, Li Shijie transmigrates into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, which he had only recently watched, becoming “Li Shijie,” a procu 16.2kReads7.1Score67014d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: She Refused to Marry Him Then, and Now She Regrets It Bitterly 四合院：当年不肯嫁，如今悔断肠 Wang Zheng transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an ordinary resident of the compound. He also starts dating Qin Huairu, and the two soon get serious enough to discuss marriage. But at the last moment, Qin Huairu looks down on Wang Zheng for being a low-level apprentice and breaks off the engagement, claiming his wages are too low. She turns around and marries Jia Dongxu, who lives in the same compound. Wang Zheng is a little disappointed, but he keeps his head down and 1.3kReads6.1Score—14d adds
