Novels like Siheyuan: My Quality of Life Must Never Decline
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- 1 Siheyuan: I Stole the Heroine's Golden Finger with My System 四合院：女主金手指被我系统抢了 [Both the male and female leads are transmigrators. If that bothers you, don't click. Consider this a heads-up.] Liu Jiangming arrived in a famous Beijing courtyard in 1964. But he soon realized there was something strange about it. Wasn't the house his family lived in originally the Deaf Granny's? Then where had the Deaf Granny gone? And what was going on with Silly Zhu? Why had he fallen out with Yi Zhonghai? Why had he stopped bringing food to Qin Huairu? And why was he suddenly buddy-buddy w 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: Starting with Jia Zhangshi Pawning Qin Huairu 四合院：从贾张氏典当秦淮茹开始 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads8.0Score10414d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: Pretending to Be Old Yi's Nephew Is a Blast 四合院：冒充老易侄子可太爽了 Ma Fugui transmigrates into the body of a poor little beggar. From the start, he pretends to be Yi Zhonghai’s nephew, meets a very different Jia Dongxu, and recruits a powerful enforcer in the courtyard. He has money, looks, connections, and a System. All he’s missing is a life so thrilling it sends him over the moon. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: The Little Electrician 四合院之小电工 Some people have used the TV series Our Fathers to portray their own fathers, and many of us have made similar attempts. The series was filmed, it aired, and we watched it. The people in it were our grandparents or parents. Here, I also want to use the eyes of an ordinary person to show everyone a slightly different Beijing courtyard home. There are no golden fingers or pocket dimensions, so it may be a little uneventful. Life was naturally difficult for the protagonist in those days, but you st 2.9kReads—Score15814d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: I Don't Start Trouble, But I Don't Fear It 四合院：不惹事，不怕事 This is a parallel world. Any resemblance is purely coincidental!! If Yi Zhonghai had no money, would he still keep pouring it into the Jia family’s bottomless pit? If Silly Zhu had no money, would he still go hungry just to fawn over the young widow? If Liu Haizhong had no money, would he still be so obsessed with becoming an official? If Yan Bugui had no money, would he become even stingier? 3.3kReads6.0Score10714d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: It All Begins with Reporting to the Steel Mill 四合院：从轧钢厂报道开始 Yi Baoping transmigrates and finds himself a middle school student. Knowing how tough life is in this era, he works hard for the sake of his future, eventually getting into and graduating from a technical secondary school. Who would have thought that, upon arriving at the steel mill where he's assigned, he'd run into the “famous” First Master, Yi Zhonghai? And it turns out Yi Zhonghai is his own uncle. “Did I transmigrate into the world of the courtyard houses?” “And become the First Master's ne 102Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 7 Making a Living in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始混日子 Chen Ping'an, who has no desire to strive for anything, arrives in the world of the courtyard. Watching the things going on in the courtyard, he sees it all as a game and has no wish to get involved. But a person leaves a name behind, just as a wild goose leaves tracks. Even unintentional actions can change many things. 36.7kReads7.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to 1952 to Become a Hunter 四合院之穿越52当猎人 I don't understand why everyone is talking about Silly Zhu's story, as if he were the main character of this Siheyuan. Today, I, Sun Hui, transmigrated here and began my own life in the courtyard. I'm a big name in the Siheyuan too, but in just the past few days, my last remaining relative passed away. The other residents' attitude toward my sibling and me immediately took a sharp turn for the worse. Is there really no place left for the two of us in this courtyard? No matter how you look at it, 1.3kReads6.5Score10414d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: My Maternal Uncle Is the First Master 四合院：吾家舅父是壹大爷 Li Ping’an felt a sudden daze. When he opened his eyes again, he realized he had somehow traveled back to the last century. After finally completing his technical secondary school studies, he was waiting to be assigned a job when he discovered that he had arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Even more surprising, the home he was assigned was in the courtyard’s central section, and Yi Zhonghai, the courtyard’s respected elder, turned out to be his maternal uncle, whom he hadn’t seen in 820Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: Scanning System 四合院：开局扫描系统 Siheyuan, Period, transmigrate Unresolved regrets, a dream like a golden barley dream. The protagonist is reborn inside a television drama and, by chance, finally finds the energy source the System needs. With the System to back him up, he thrives in this era of scarce supplies, supporting his family and friends and living freely and comfortably. This story is entirely fictional. If you have any concerns, please contact us to request changes. 31kReads6.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 11 Transmigrating into Siheyuan, I Turn Out to Be the Liu Family’s Eldest Son 穿越四合院，我竟是刘家大少 After transmigrating, Liu Guang discovers that he has become Liu Guangqi! With both parents alive and a space of his own, isn’t this a guaranteed easy win? He enjoys a comfortable, cozy life in Full of Beasts in the Courtyard. [The timeline may not be exact. I haven’t been able to find a reliable timeline, so please bear with me, dear readers!~] 878Reads7.0Score10414d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: The Mosaic 四合院之马赛克 Armed with the most useless-getting-beaten System imaginable, he arrives in a courtyard house everyone has traveled through. To make a good life in those hard times, you need a few skills. 31Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: Don't Be Afraid, Silly Zhu, Your Uncle Is Here 四合院之傻柱别怕，舅舅来了 After being given a second life, Cai Chenggong becomes the youngest son of a landowning family. Just as the 49th Army’s bandits pass through, his father kicks the bucket, leaving him no choice but to follow his elder brother, Cai Jizu, to Beiping, where he changes his name and begins a new chapter 9.3kReads7.1Score47414d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: I, Bang Geng, Will Never Steal a Chicken! 四合院，我棒梗绝不偷鸡！ When Wang Jianguo wakes up, he is astonished to discover that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Now he faces an impossible choice: should he steal the old hen from Xu Damao’s house or not? Just then, the Super God Choice System successfully binds to him... A different kind of courtyard story, and the remarkable life of Bang Geng, all in I, Bang Geng, Will Never Steal a Chicken from the Courtyard! 176Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu Gets Married, and I Break His Leg 四合院：贾东旭结婚，我打断他腿 Li Weimin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. After returning from military service, he becomes the head of security at the steel mill. He never expected that on the very first day he returned, his fiancée, Qin Huairu, would decide to marry Jia Dongxu. How could he possibly tolerate that? In that case, he’ll break Jia Dongxu’s legs. 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: The Eldest He Brother 四合院之何家老大 A modern man transmigrates into the eldest son of the He family. Can the white lotus still drain Silly Zhu dry? Can Yi Zhonghai still get Silly Zhu to support him in his old age? Can Jia Zhangshi still summon Old Jia? He Yudong decides whether the courtyard gets chaotic! 3.1kReads6.5Score10314d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: My Home Is Seized from the Start, So I Turn Against My Own Family for Justice 四合院：开局被占房，我大义灭亲 Also known as: [I'm not even completely dead yet, and you want to take my house for a newlywed home?] Li Jianguo transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. His parents are both alive and both have jobs, and he even has a beautiful younger sister. A perfect start from the get-go. But his father is a hopelessly filial man who blindly obeys his own mother. Not only does he let his younger brother live in the house assigned to him by his workplace, he also regularly gives them money. And 18.1kReads6.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated and Became Silly Zhu's Good Brother 四合院之穿越跟傻柱成了好兄弟 After drinking, an ordinary young man from the 21st century transmigrates into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He becomes Xu Dachuan, Xu Damao’s twin brother and Silly Zhu’s sworn enemy. Seeing Silly Zhu tricked by Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu into ending up without an heir, and He Yushui reduced to skin and bones, he decides to help Silly Zhu escape their schemes. 698Reads8.1Score11814d adds
- 19 Siheyuan: Liu Guangtian's Survival Record 四合院之刘光天的生存实录 A new book is underway. I’ve been reborn into a little tragedy in the courtyard compound, a poor soul constantly getting chewed out by Second Uncle. Now let’s see how I make the most of this exciting era! The hard-working commoners in the front courtyard? Not necessarily. We’ve still got Third Uncle, the small-time landlord. Is life in the Yan family really that hard? Is Yi Zhonghai, the eighth-grade fitter, really so awful? Does the silly cook really have to marry the widow next door? Will the 266Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: Getting Rich with My Little Sister, Driving the Neighbors Crazy 四合院：带着小妹致富，众禽气疯 [Siheyuan] + [Period fiction] + [System] + [Putting the courtyard pests in their place] + [Overpowered wish-fulfillment] + [If it’s not satisfying, you don’t pay] Chen Feng woke up inside a Siheyuan, orphaned and suddenly saddled with a six-year-old little sister? His little sister was adorable, soft, weak, and helpless. Just looking at her made your heart melt. From then on, Chen Feng set out to raise his sister and build their fortune! He unlocked the Ten-Thousandfold Proficiency System and be 12.9kReads6.5Score62114d adds
- 21 Transmigrate to the Siheyuan, and I Want the Final Say 穿越四合院，我想说了算 Lin Xiangdong muddled through his whole life and had nothing to show for it by the time he grew old. Then he died unexpectedly and muddle-headedly transmigrated into a courtyard-house world, becoming a fourteen-year-old boy who lives with his grandparents. With so few people in his family, he is constantly bullied, and the retirement clique has its eye on the Lin family’s house. Since I’m here now, it’s time to reshuffle the deck. 2.6kReads8.0Score12514d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: From the Start, A New Factory Doctor Meets Qin Huairu With a Fever 四合院：开局新厂医遇发烧秦淮如 (The rating just came in, everyone! It’s going to go up!) Yi Ping is transported into the world of "Full Courtyard", becoming the biological son of “Yi Zhonghai, the man with no heir.” Handsome, well-educated, and skilled in medicine, he thrives at the steel mill. Silly Zhu is stunned: Why are all the women he meets through matchmaking interested in Yi Ping? Xu Damao is baffled: Why does nobody believe what he says anymore? Watch Yi Ping make his way through "Full Courtyard", surrounded by admir 3.3kReads6.3Score18414d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: Subduing Qin Huairu and Mastering Divine Arts 四合院：让秦淮茹臣服，融合神功 The streets grew quieter beneath the night sky. He felt the world beneath that starry-night umbrella slowly turning, as if he weren't standing on a street but being silently drawn into a whirlpool of time. He tried to summon fragments of memory and piece together what the “road he feared most” looked like, but a fear buried in some secret corner of his heart kept his mind firmly locked away. 1.1kReads5.0Score—14d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: Infinite Treasure Chests Drive the Beasts Wild with Envy 四合院：无限宝箱，馋疯众禽兽 Gu Jianye transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming a fitter at a steel mill. From the start, he’s up against the hypocrite Yi Zhonghai, who tries to bully him. Just when all hope seems lost, Gu Jianye unexpectedly awakens an infinite treasure chest System. From then on, Gu Jianye’s life gets better and better, while the courtyard’s scheming neighbors grow restless. Looking to take advantage of him and pursue their own little schemes, they begin plotting against Gu Jianye i 51Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: Get Taken Advantage of and Receive Ten Thousandfold Returns 四合院：被占便宜万倍返还 [Feel-good harem novel] [Fast-paced] [No high moral standards] [Does not interfere with the course of history] Chen Yang suddenly acquired a System that repaid every advantage taken from him a thousandfold. From then on, he had more supplies than he could ever use or eat. The neighbors thought they could take advantage of him for free? No! There’s no such thing as a free deal! Jia Zhangshi steals relief grain? Straight to labor camp! Yi Zhonghai bullies me? I’ll ruin his reputation and have him 24.9kReads7.5Score2k14d adds
- 26 I Became a Member of the Siheyuan 我成为四合院的一员 Wang Lie ran a modest-sized company in Feng City, earning around ten million yuan a year. By chance, he acquired a ring that was neither gold nor jade, and from then on his fate changed. Read the main story for details. 1.7kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Takes His Adorable Kids Out to Conquer the World 四合院：许大茂带着萌娃闯天下 Xu Damao from the courtyard has a chance encounter with an adorable little girl, gets a cornucopia, and returns to the age of eighteen. From then on, Xu Damao’s life goes into overdrive. He calls off his engagement, only to be forced into marriage by Lou Xiao'e. He befriends learned mentors and friends, quietly makes a fortune, and hopes to become a wealthy man in his corner of the world. But through a series of twists and turns, he ends up traveling through different eras. Everyone from the cou 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: Dongxu Plays Matchmaker for Qin Huairu 四合院：东旭说媒秦淮茹 [No violence] [No fighting] [Lighthearted daily life] Song Chenguang transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard series. The People's Republic of China was founded just two years ago, and he awakens the “You Think You're So Clever” System, which rewards him for scheming. He discovers that Qin Huairu, still single, is about to go on a matchmaking date with Jia Dongxu. No time to waste. First, he'll scheme to get Jia Dongxu to set Qin Huairu up with Song Chenguang instead. Silly Zhu: “Jia Dongxu 16kReads6.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: A Life of Vigor, Starting at Eighteen 四合院：从18岁开始的彪悍人生 Period drama with a combative edge + family squabbles + high-tech farming + multiple worlds, one heroine At eighteen, fresh out of high school, you've got to let loose while you're young, or before you know it, you'll be old! In this great era full of opportunities to strive and struggle, I have to do my part and get involved! You don't want me to bring up my younger siblings, marry a beautiful wife, and live a good life of my own? Then don't blame me for treating you all like Japanese devils! H 3kReads5.9Score10414d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Turn Yi Zhonghai Into Tian Boguang 四合院：开局让易中海变成田伯光 148Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: A Bloody Cycle of Reincarnation 四合院之血色轮回 [Siheyuan + Revenge + Fighting the Yard Bullies + Reborn in a Bygone Era + Comedy + Pocket Dimension (used sparingly)] On a freezing day in the winter of 1949, beneath an overpass in Beijing, icy winds sliced through everything in their path. An old man curled up in a snowdrift, his soul freezing inch by inch as the wind cut through him. As he hovered on the brink of death, his life flashed before his eyes like frames from a movie. “Silly Zhu, your dad ran off!” “Silly Zhu, you can’t be so selfi 9.3kReads7.5Score39914d adds
- 32 Siheyuan: Me, the Actual Venerable Heavenly Lord of Morality? 四合院：我，成了道德天尊本尊？ [Guilt-free power fantasy] [Plenty of everyday life] [No harem] [One female lead] [Ensemble cast] Ning Wei transmigrated and became a refugee heading to the capital, where he planned to seek refuge with his second uncle. When he arrived, he discovered that his uncle had died in the line of duty, leaving his home and job to Ning Wei and his younger sister. Faced with the beasts who filled the courtyard, Ning Wei struck back without hesitation, sending Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi, and Qin Huairu to 2.8kReads6.8Score10014d adds
- 33 I Seek Immortality in the Siheyuan 我从四合院求长生 [Courtyard House + System + Changing the Plot + Transmigrating Across the Heavens + A Love for All] Han Fei came across a TV drama with utterly warped values. As he angrily cursed a bunch of bloodsucking scumbags, the TV short-circuited. His body transmigrated into He Yuzhu's, and he fulfilled Banggeng's dream of going to prison, then arranged for Damao to marry Jia, the worn-out old shoe. Han Fei found all sorts of ways to make the shameless, unfilial, unkind, and unrighteous get what they dese 1.9kReads6.1Score10114d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Married the Wrong Man 四合院：秦淮茹嫁错郎 My new work is here! You can find 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! 537Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: Promoted to Level-Six Fitter from the Start 四合院：开局晋升六级钳工 After Yang Jianjun died, he was reborn in a parallel world, in Love in the Courtyard, as an ordinary resident of the courtyard. The shock of his father's death awakened his memories of a past life. He expected a golden finger to appear, but never imagined it would take so long to show up. With no other choice, Yang Jianjun worked hard at his studies and honed his skills, gradually raising his fitter rank. It took him just seven years to become a Level 6 fitter, and then the System finally activa 74Reads5.3Score1214d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: My Backyard Connects to Courtyard No. 95 四合院，我家后院通95号院 Chen Luo returned to his hometown, planning to rest there for a while. He discovered that the gate in his backyard could take him to the western wing of Love in the Courtyard. From then on, Chen Luo traded goods between the two worlds while playing tricks on the courtyard's miscreants. And, along the way, he enjoyed a wonderful life. [This blurb doesn't do the story justice. Please read the novel itself!] 6.2kReads7.7Score28914d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: A Second Life 四合院之再来一生 Chen Yizhou, a modern man, wakes up in 1958 and takes a job at a steel mill before moving into a courtyard house. With a System and an all-seeing perspective, how will he deal with all the scheming neighbors?… 66.2kReads7.4Score7.9k14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: This Time, I’ll Live Life on My Own Terms! 四合院之这一次肆意人生！ “When you have no power, people think your kindness is just an attempt to curry favor. The waters are deep and the winds are strong, so if you lack power, say less. Silence is best. Treasure your low points. When people underestimate you, everything they say is genuine.” In my previous life, I lived by this principle. But in this courtyard, people saw it as weakness and an easy mark. The more low-key and conscientious I was, the more they bullied and suppressed me. Since there was no escaping th 55Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: Helping Others for Fun? I'm Righteous to the Core! 四合院：助人为乐？我正的发邪！ [A story told from Yan Jiecheng's point of view...] Because he shared the same name as a character, Yan Jiecheng was recommended a TV drama called Birds-Filled Siheyuan by a coworker. To his surprise, he transmigrated into it... In this hard-pressed era, when everything required ration coupons, he was fortunate enough to awaken the Good Samaritan System. Faced with a whole courtyard full of beasts, however, he found himself at a loss. Were these beasts really worth helping? That is, until he dis 6.6kReads5.9Score29014d adds
- 40 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Liu Guangtian, and We Split the Family from the Start 四合院：穿越刘光天，开局分家 After leaving the God Space, the protagonist randomly arrives in the world of "The Story of the Courtyard". What kind of sparks will fly between him and all those “beasts”? Stay tuned... 755Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 41 Siheyuan: The Easygoing Life of a Fool 四合院：傻子的惬意人生 Brainless, thrilling fun + System + lighthearted + a huge cast. Everyone thinks An Hai is an idiot, so they let their guard down. An Hai activates the System. Watch him toy with the nasty residents like they’re filthy dogs! 2.1kReads6.9Score10214d adds
- 42 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
- 43 Siheyuan: Infinite Disguises, From the Start I Champion Huairu 四合院：无限伪装，开局力捧淮茹 Disguised as Yi Zhonghai, he claimed Yi Zhonghai's wages. Disguised as Yan Bugui, he beat Bang Geng to a pulp. Disguised as Silly Zhu, he gave Xu Damao a savage beating. Disguised as Jia Dongxu... Disguised as Xu Damao... Disguised as Yan Jiecheng... (Don't get the wrong idea, this is all perfectly proper.) 7.8kReads5.3Score33414d adds
- 44 Siheyuan: A Big Shot 四合院之大人物 After being reborn, Liu Guangqi is the mysterious, unfilial son of the fat Liu from the back courtyard. Run off with a bucket? No way! Stop Liu Haizhong from beating his son? Also impossible. How could you not beat a mischievous brat? After moving into the Siheyuan courtyard, he starts changing the Liu family from the ground up! 2kReads6.9Score10714d adds
- 45 I Have a Ten-Thousand-Ton Storage 我有一个万吨库 A department manager at a major meat-importing company unexpectedly transmigrates into Yan Xiefang, the second son of the Yan family in the Siheyuan neighborhood. From the start, he beats up Sha Zhu and takes his lunchbox. Then he discovers that the company’s ten-thousand-ton cold-storage warehouse has come with him, stocked with every kind of meat imaginable! When the retirement group schemes against him, he goes along with it and splits from Third Master’s family. From then on, he is like a fi 12.9kReads7.0Score98214d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: The Whole Family Flees to the Forty-Ninth City 四合院：全家逃荒四九城 [Mild conflict] + [No angst] + [The protagonist solves problems through the way he handles things] He'd always thought transmigrating souls was nonsense, but what was this desolate scene before his eyes? You might not believe it, but all it took was an ordinary drunken night. When he opened his eyes again, he'd become a scrawny ten-year-old boy with a sickly complexion. He was trudging along with his parents and siblings on their journey to the Northeast, and as he gazed at the towering, gray-br 9.6kReads7.9Score29314d adds
- 47 Siheyuan: A Laid-Back Life Begins with Fishing 四合院：悠哉生活，从钓鱼佬开始 (Courtyard life + pocket dimension + fishing + laid-back daily life) Chen Weiguo, an avid fisherman, wakes up in the early 1960s in the capital. Courtyard homes, carved windows, drooping green willows, red crabapple blossoms. Not enough food or drink? Not a chance. From fishing to factory work, he applies himself diligently to his career! He buys the whole courtyard’s first imported color television! The first refrigerator! The first three-wheeled motorcycle! The first camera! And he installs th 175Reads6.8Score14014d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: Jia Zhangshi Knocks Out the Deaf Old Lady from the Start 四合院贾张氏开局熏晕聋老太 In 1955, Qin Feng transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, only to have Jia Zhangshi demand that he switch apartments as soon as he arrived. The first task the System dropped on him was to punish Jia Zhangshi. 7Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 49 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated into Yi Zhonghai 四合院：我穿越成了易中海 The book is also known as "Courtyard: I Transmigrated Into Yi Zhonghai" and "Courtyard: I Became Yi Zhonghai and Came Clean from the Start". On a stormy night, Yi Zhonghai from Blue Star suddenly transmigrated into the world of the TV drama "Love in the Courtyard", becoming Yi Zhonghai, the drama's morally upright “First Uncle.” The changed Yi Zhonghai can't accept that he's become a paragon of virtue, and the First Uncle's way of life doesn't fit his own hardworking, down-to-earth values. After 9.5kReads7.6Score36314d adds
- 50 Starting at Eight, I Flee the Famine with My Little Sister in the Siheyuan 四合院从八岁带着妹妹逃荒开始 Li Daniu becomes an eight-year-old boy. His entire family is gone, save for his four-year-old sister. The rest of them starved to death while fleeing famine. Before Liberation, Li Daniu and his sister flee all the way to the capital, to Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. There he realizes he’s in the world of the siheyuan. He settles in with the neighbors, raises his sister, and gets caught up in a series of events with the people around him. 505Reads6.7Score—14d adds
