Novels like Back to the 1990s: My Unrestrained Life in the Countryside
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- 1 Tomato-Fried Peanuts' Fourth Book 番茄炒花生的第4本书 [Rural Miracle Healer + Get Rich + Build a Hidden Paradise + Irresistible Charm + Punish Evil] With a divine hoe in hand, the world is mine! Dig a little every day, and find treasure galore! Gain hordes of followers, and plenty of adoring fans! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Saint of Rural Medicine 乡野医圣 Jiang Hao was the only university student in the village, but before he could graduate, someone beat him until he lost his mind. Afterward, he returned to the village. Kindhearted Sister Tao Hong looked after him all along, helping him scrape by. A widow’s doorstep is always a source of gossip, and the village men often watched Sister Tao Hong with bad intentions. When one of them made a move, Jiang Hao risked his life to drive the scoundrel away. He was gravely wounded, but unexpectedly inherit 787Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 3 A Journey Through Traditional Chinese Medicine 岐黄之旅 As his grandfather lay dying, he cried, “The needle went in the wrong place!” Lin Xiaoman takes over the ancestral clinic, already teetering on the brink, only to run headlong into a disaster: lead and mercury poisoning. Could their family’s secret technique really contain deadly toxins? The clinic is shut down, and their inheritance lies under a cloud. A bolt of lightning splits the old tree beside her grandfather’s grave, bringing a fragment of the lost Eight Bone-Setting Methods of Pingle to 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Little Country Doctor 乡野小小神医 A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 256Reads7.3Score3214d adds
- 5 Miracle Hands System: A Legend in the Medical World 妙手系统：医界传奇 In a dream, the little-known Lin Yu unexpectedly obtains a System and is hired by a hospital despite not meeting the usual standards. After making a name for himself, he begins an extraordinary life... Internal medicine, surgery, acupuncture, bloodletting, herbal prescriptions: Lin Yu brings together the strengths of many schools and masters the essence of their medical arts. 94Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 6 Are You Crazy? You Call This Country Bumpkin a Good-for-Nothing? 疯了吧！你管这叫农村二流子？ All-rounder + miracle doctor + countryside + multiple heroines A scientific genius was reborn in the body of a country bumpkin. After escaping a deadly drowning, he used his sensory System to stir up the world and amass wealth beyond measure. The villagers who once looked down on him now competed to curry favor with him. From then on, Wang Ergou became a god beyond their reach. He also met the woman of his dreams and lost himself in a life of blissful romance. 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 7 The Miracle Doctor's Lodger 神医家的女房客 After drifting for a thousand days, a fragment of a soul finally finds a home. It is reborn as Lu Fan, a fool from Taoyuan Village, and unexpectedly inherits the legacy of the Snow Lotus Immortal from a cultivation realm beyond the heavens. To help the Snow Lotus Immortal regain her former cultivation, Lu Fan sets out in search of divine stones. As he searches, Lu Fan draws on the legacy he has received, overcoming every obstacle and embarking on a remarkable life. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Miscellaneous Treatises on Prescriptions 方剂杂论 A tale of love and hate surrounding medicinal formulas, exploring the ingredients that make up traditional Chinese prescriptions and the profound richness of Chinese medicine. This story aims to pass on the heritage of traditional Chinese medicine and inspire more people to love it. 34Reads—Score1114d adds
- 9 By the Village Creek, the Night Burns to Its End 村溪边，夜燃尽 [Try the first five chapters. If they're no good, you can come punch me!] [Multiple heroines] [Wildly satisfying] To protect Yan Shufang from being bullied, Lin Xia was beaten to the brink of death by Liu Laosan. But he unexpectedly obtained an unparalleled cultivation technique and embarked on the path of cultivating medicine and martial arts together, all the way to the peak!! 32.1kReads8.1Score3.4k14d adds
- 10 The Foolish Doctor of the Village 村野傻医 [Countryside + Fool + Miracle doctor + Play the pig to eat the tiger + Flirtation + Beauties] Brothers who love hiding under the covers to read in the middle of the night, you’re in for a treat! This book has everything you want... 14Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 11 The Miracle Doctor Returns to the Village and Helps His Mentor's Wife Get Rich 神医回村，带师娘发家致富 Lin Xiaochuan, a village doctor, is framed by the local tyrant. His family is destroyed, and he himself spends three years in prison. After his release, he returns to the village to take revenge on the tyrant. Using his extraordinary medical skills and other talents, he makes a fortune and leads the women of the village to prosperity. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Little Village Doctor of the Countryside 乡野山村小村医 Zhang Tieniu, the village idiot of Shanhe Village, was despised by the villagers. Luckily, Sister-in-law Cuiping took him in for a few years. By a twist of fate, Zhang Tieniu ate a medicinal rabbit and awakened an inherited legacy. From then on, he was free to soar, and even a little mountain village could produce a hero. 472Reads6.9Score12114d adds
- 13 The Famous Village Doctor 村野名医 A young farmer is beaten into a daze by his girlfriend. After returning to his village, a twist of fate grants him a mysterious inheritance. He heals the sick and injured, grows crops and raises fish, and embarks on a life of effortless success, leading the villagers on the path to prosperity. 69Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 14 A Village Hiding Beauties 乡村藏娇 His aunt vanishes under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a priceless treasure. From then on, an ordinary village doctor becomes a mighty cultivator. He makes a fortune in the countryside and even wins the heart of the beautiful village chief. But that still isn't enough! A man's true peak is wealth, power, and women. 135Reads7.6Score5414d adds
- 15 I Mistakenly Picked Up the Jade Maiden Temple’s Leader, Now I’m a Tycoon in Two Worlds 误提玉女观掌门，我在两界做首富 College student Ma Chenyang takes a summer job and would rather die than give in to his female boss's harassment. She throws him into a sinkhole, but thanks to a jade ring he finds, he accidentally becomes the abbess of a convent of jade maidens in another world. From then on, he travels back and forth between the two worlds. In the Tianxuan Continent, he kills, kills, and kills... until he becomes its ruler. On a parallel Blue Star, he stumbles, stumbles, and stumbles... until he becomes the ri 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Great Country Doctor 乡野大神医 After graduating from college, orphan Chen Xiaobei can’t afford an internship at a big hospital, so he’s assigned to a village as a humble village doctor. But because he’s so handsome, Chen Ergou from the village takes a fancy to him and tries to use him to have a child. Chen Xiaobei goes to the arranged meeting, but an accident occurs. The jade pendant he’s worn since childhood gives him the legacy of a divine physician, and he begins a carefree life as the village’s most powerful man. From t 503Reads8.9Score10414d adds
- 17 The Great Physician 大国医 [A specialized work on traditional Chinese medicine, suitable for discussions of its fundamentals] With Western medicine in a dominant position, is there still a place for traditional Chinese medicine? Is someone secretly orchestrating its decline and fall? When a culture thousands of years old is dismissed and condemned as wrong, is the “science” of the past four centuries really correct? When the two fields collide, which parts of the knowledge passed down by word of mouth are right, and which 417Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 18 Divine Doctor Zhao, the Old Man from Apricot Blossom Village! 杏花村神医赵老汉！ Fifty-two-year-old Zhao Dazhu had been a bachelor his entire life. With no one to rely on in his old age, he was mocked by the villagers and bullied again and again by the village tyrant. He thought that was how his life would end, but he unexpectedly obtained a mysterious inheritance and mastered peerless medical skills. From then on, his life became a series of cheat-like victories! Anyone who took from him would have to pay back double. Anyone who bullied him would have to kneel before him, k 6.1kReads8.0Score56814d adds
- 19 Divine Healer, Max-Level Menace! 神医，满级凶猛！ (Rural wish fulfillment + invincible dual cultivation + every heroine joins his harem + complete, top-quality read. Binge it for a satisfying ride!) A bizarre past, a mysterious stroke of fortune, and a life-changing opportunity draw female assassins, A-list superstars, mysterious organizations, and many others into the fold as Ma Qiulong's life takes off... Thanks to him, every household in Peach Blossom Village becomes worth over a hundred million. He single-handedly transforms economically ba 32.8kReads8.6Score4.1k14d adds
- 20 The Extraordinary Life of Chen Ergou, the Miracle Doctor 神医陈二狗的妖孽人生 The simple-minded Chen Ergou was injured by village chief Liu Datou while trying to save his sister-in-law, Qin Yuya. By chance, he inherited the legacy of the Desolate Lord and rose to greatness overnight. Practicing in the nine-story Ancient Desolation Pagoda, he made astonishing progress day by day, and his skills soon made him peerless beneath heaven. He bought luxury cars, lived in mansions, and powerful elites from all walks of life rushed to curry favor with Chen Ergou. From then on, he l 165Reads6.9Score6114d adds
- 21 The Mountain Village Miracle Doctor 山村神医 Zhou Qi, a blind country boy, gains an ancient inheritance after the widow next door is injured in an assault. He regains his sight, learns peerless medical skills, and gains wondrous powers through his extraordinary eyes, turning his life around from then on. The fruit he casually grows is snapped up by every household; a patient he happens to save turns out to be a super-rich tycoon; and after he stands up for justice and punishes a local bully, the village beauty takes a liking to him... 1.7kReads8.9Score13014d adds
- 22 Hospital Intern: I'm the Only One Who Understands Ancient Chinese Medicine 医院实习生：唯有我懂古中医 Chen Xiuyuan, an intern at a top-tier hospital, was publicly cheated on by his girlfriend and became the laughingstock of the entire hospital. In this world, Western medicine reigns supreme. At the brink of despair, he awakens the legacy of the ancient Chinese medical tradition. He masters the four diagnostic methods and is skilled in classical prescriptions and silver needles. For chronic illnesses Western medicine cannot cure, one dose of his herbal medicine can eradicate the root cause. For e 2.2kReads—Score21414d adds
- 23 The Miracle Doctor of the Mountain Village 乡野山村神医 Countryside + Miraculous Doctor. Zhang Dazhu is often bullied by the villagers because he's not very bright. But even misfortune can bring good luck. You bully me, and I'll make you regret ever being born. From then on, Zhang Dazhu has one extraordinary encounter after another in Qingshan Village. 89Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 24 A Liberal Arts Valedictorian Studies Chinese Medicine? Zhang Zibiao Tears Into Me 文科状元学中医？我被张子标怒怼 The Chinese medicine season of Heart-stirring Job Offer is here! The protagonist accidentally appears on the show and gets publicly ripped into by Zhang Zibiao, a top-tier star and college-application planning guru. “The humanities top scorer chose to study Chinese medicine? Is something wrong with his head? Parents watching, don't follow his example!” On the show, an academically trained whiz angrily retorts, “What's wrong with my prescription? What gives you the right to change it?” An heir to 73Reads—Score10114d adds
- 25 The Village's Wild Miracle Doctor 乡村野村神医 Countryside, fool, miraculous doctor. Peach Blossom Village is known for its simple, honest people, and peach blossoms grow all across the village. One of the villagers is a fool who has no one but his fellow villagers to rely on. When the fool becomes a miraculous doctor, everyone's fate changes from that moment on. 36Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 26 Book 11 by Doufu Niang 爱吃豆腐酿第11本书 My new work is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 My 18th Book: I Love Pickled Mustard Greens with Pork 我爱榨菜肉第18本书 Yi Yunfei was knocked unconscious by a creditor while protecting his sister-in-law, but in a dream, the Ethereal Immortal bestowed an inheritance upon him! He gained medical skills, inner strength, and X-ray vision. He even plans to pretend to be a fool. How will he play the pig to eat the tiger from here on? 377Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 28 The Way of Heavenly Mystery: The Healing Arts 天玄医道之医道 Did the myths of ancient China really exist? Who actually wrote the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon? Who discovered the body's meridians? Did Shennong really taste every herb? Can people truly control themselves? Is our world still the same world that originally belonged to us? My grandfather was an old-school Chinese doctor who hoped I would carry on his medical practice. From childhood, he taught me to memorize all kinds of ancient texts. I wasn't particularly interested in Chinese medicine, nor 6.7kReads7.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 29 Cure All Illnesses? Haha! I'm a Miracle Doctor! 包治百病？哈哈！我是神医呀！ He is the sole heir of the Ghost Doctor Sect, sent down the mountain by his master to honor a marriage agreement. She is the icy CEO of the Jiangnan Wen family, and considers him a fraud. The day she slaps a divorce agreement in his face, he casually sticks her with a needle and cures her chronic illness. From then on, the divine doctor descends the mountain, specializing in putting all manner of arrogant people in their place. Ancient martial arts clans? One needle knocks them flat. Rich heirs? 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Women of the Left-Behind Village 留守村的女人 (Countryside + Getting Rich + Comeback) Ye Fan, who grew up in a mountain village, worked hard, got into college, found a job, and started dating. But the world is cruel: his ex-girlfriend maxed out his credit card and ran off! True love? These days, it’s just a load of crap! But after returning to his village in dejection, Ye Fan unexpectedly comes into a tremendous stroke of fortune. From then on, he breezes through life, making a spectacular comeback! 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Country Doctor: From the Start, I Broke Off My Engagement to a Nurse 乡村神医：开局退婚女护士 [Rural Miracle Doctor + Getting Rich + Comeback + Easygoing Daily Life + Personal Growth] Ling Jun came to Suhai City to study and work. After graduating from Suhai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he became a male nurse at Suhai Zhongtai Hospital. After more than ten years of hard work, he finally became chief physician in the hospital’s Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at the age of 35. He bought a car and a house in Suhai City and married Hu Yanfang, his 25-year-ol 9Reads—Score11014d adds
- 32 The Secrets of Shennongjia 神农架的秘密 Lu Jiuzhang, a dropout from a university of traditional Chinese medicine, was accused of causing a medical accident after using acupuncture to save someone's life. While gathering herbs in the Shennongjia mountains, he happened upon Xue Suwen, a recluse and inheritor of the “Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate,” who passed its essence on to him. The protagonist possesses both modern medical knowledge and the legacy of ancient secret arts. Through his growth and struggles in both Chinese and Weste 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Keep Your Rich Ladies Away, I’m a Demonic Cultivator 富婆止步，我可是魔修 A master's student in traditional Chinese medicine. After his girlfriend cheated on him and the son of a powerful official framed him, he was expelled from the university. While working, he was also victimized by his boss, Hong Jie, and five wealthy women... before being sunk to the bottom of a lake. At the moment of his death, he unexpectedly received help from the remnant soul of an ancient Demon Queen. He gained demonic techniques and magical arts, and uncovered the secrets behind ancient rui 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Physician's Path to Power 医道仕途 [No System, no cheat, in the style of a chief medical officer] Lin Zhihua was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. On his way to register at a university of Chinese medicine, he suddenly came upon a car accident. He instinctively rushed to help, never expecting to save a high-ranking leader, or that his own life would change so dramatically as a result... 56Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 35 From Miracle Doctor to Medicine God: From the Start, I Save a Stunning Immortal Maiden 从神医到药神：开局救下绝美仙子 Medical student Yan Chen saves a fallen fairy and obtains a medical tome from the immortal realm. But he isn’t satisfied with becoming a miracle doctor and treating people’s illnesses. Seeing so many cancer patients unable to afford outrageously expensive medication and left with nothing but death to await, he joins forces with a like-minded pharmaceutical company CEO to develop an affordable miracle drug for cancer. “My medicine will be within everyone’s reach!” Battling overseas corporate gian 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Transmigrated as Xilai Le, I Specialize in Curing Doctors Who Brag About Their Ancestral Reputations 穿越成喜来乐我专治祖传名医不服 Keywords: medical duels, clashes of medical theories, ancestral secret remedies, battles for supremacy in medicine, face-slapping, reversals, satisfying payoffs, hooks, System progression. Medical duel system: The renowned physicians of the realm are ranked into nine grades and three tiers. Each tier has a “medical token.” The winner of a challenge claims the token, while the loser forfeits their reputation. - Medical System: Xilaile awakens the “Medical System.” Every time he treats a rare co 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Heaven-Defying Oracle Foolish Doctor 逆天神算傻医 (Divine Doctor + I Ching Divination + Fool's Rise to Power + Showing Off and Face-Slapping + Heaven-Defying Fortune) Luo Lin, a young practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, was framed by villains. His parents and older brother were killed, and he was left a fool, dependent on his beautiful sister-in-law, who was a few years older than him. When thugs bullied his family, Luo Lin accidentally gained the inheritance of a mysterious cultivation art while protecting his sister-in-law. His mind 994Reads—Score10214d adds
- 38 Medical Prodigy: A Legend Rises in the Mountain Village 医学天才，山村崛起传奇 A genius who stood at the pinnacle of modern medicine was accidentally reborn as a fool in a remote mountain village. Armed with astonishing medical skills, he is nevertheless trapped amid poverty, ignorance, and a web of mysteries. This is the story of his rise, using his miraculous healing hands to transform a village, a city, and an entire nation, until he influences an era. It is also a journey to uncover the mystery of his original body’s origins and find redemption for himself. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Born in This Place 生在此间 Rural northwest China. This is Ganzhou, my hometown. Because of his job, the protagonist Yang Shulin quits in a fit of anger and returns home. He inherits his family’s small clinic and dozens of mu of farmland, and begins an entirely different life. 10Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 40 Only After Being Reborn Did I Understand the Ways of Older Women 重生了才懂阿姨们的道 The bankrupt machinery tycoon was delivering food when he choked to death on an Australian lobster. Reborn at the time of his university graduation in 1996, he discovered that his miserable life had started over. Heh! This time, I won’t hold back. Forget talent and technical genius: with the beautiful aunties giving me their full support, I’ll charge ahead as hard as I can! Only an idiot wouldn’t play along. I’ll happily make my way to the top of the world. It couldn’t be more satisfying. 974Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Super Little Miracle Doctor 超级小神医 [Rural Divine Doctor + Invincible + Face-Slapping + Fool’s Rise to Power] Hui Facai is a young amnesiac fool. While trying to save his benefactor, who took him in and raised him, he stumbles upon part of the Peach Blossom Fairy’s inheritance hidden in a pearl. From then on, he turns his life around and rises to the top. He wields the Immortal Doctor’s Sixteen Needles, able to decide life and death with a single thought. He has mastered the Eternal Undying Art, crushing every expert in his path. 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 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
- 43 After I Was Reported for Practicing Medicine Illegally 非法行医被举报之后 A novel that will help you truly understand traditional Chinese medicine, learn about it, and even study it! If you’re not interested in the story and want to get straight to learning, you can skip the first two volumes and start with the livestream content in Volume Three. Here is a brief introduction to the story. Lin Fan comes from three generations of doctors. But times have changed: Western medicine has risen while traditional Chinese medicine has gradually declined, even facing suppression 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Idiot, Have a Taste! 傻子，尝尝鲜！ The fool Zhang Fan and the mute Wang Fang depend on each other for survival. When she is bullied, he stands up for her. By chance, he inherits the legacy of a Celestial Master and embarks on the path of cultivation. Medicine saves lives and heals the wounded; martial arts punishes the powerful and protects the weak. He uses these skills to befriend the powerful and expand his connections. Leading the villagers to work hard and strive for success, he takes them farther and farther down the roa 8.4kReads7.9Score79214d adds
- 45 The Beautiful Bride of Flower Village 花村美娇娘 The Zhao family should have been one of the largest clans in Zhaojiagou. The village had once been thriving, but an accident took all the Zhao family’s able-bodied men. Left behind were orphans and widows throughout the village, along with Zhao Ergou, an orphan raised on food given by the neighbors. As the last surviving bloodline of the Zhao family, Zhao Ergou was cherished by everyone in the village. Everyone hoped that Zhao Ergou could lead the villagers and restore Zhaojiagou to its former g 643Reads8.5Score14814d adds
- 46 Wang Dazhu’s Springtime 王大柱的春天 Wang Dazhu was abandoned by his parents as a child because he had a limp. Adopted by foster parents, he lost them in an accidental fire when he was ten, and half his face was badly scarred. His younger sister was blind and mute, and from then on the two depended on each other, enduring the village bully's abuse. Then, one day, he unexpectedly gained Superpowers and embarked on a path toward a better life… 734Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Medical Cauldron 医鼎记 This is a novel about preserving and passing down the traditions of Chinese medicine. After Sun Haoran gets into medical school, his grandfather, a barefoot doctor, gives him a small family heirloom cauldron. On the night his grandfather dies, the cauldron accidentally enters Sun Haoran’s body, giving him the ability to transmigrate in his dreams to the side of famous doctors from ancient times. He becomes a successor to Bian Que, a friend of Hua Tuo’s direct disciple, and a friend of Zhang Zhon 3.3kReads8.2Score66714d adds
- 48 Peach Blossom Little Divine Doctor 桃花小神医 [Countryside] Chen Qingfeng comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. After graduating, he joins the best hospital in the provincial capital, but when he refuses the deputy hospital director, he is sent to Taohua Village to work as its village doctor. One day, Chen Qingfeng is treating Widow Wang when her father-in-law hits him with a brick. By a twist of fate, Chen Qingfeng inherits the legacy of Widow Wang's ancestors. From then on, he helps the whole village and begin 720Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 49 Lost in the World of Mortals 迷乱红尘 [Miracle Doctor + Urban Life + Twists and Turns + Suspense Unraveled Layer by Layer + Not for the Easily Offended] A young man from a small town who never finished college is mistakenly accused of murdering his girlfriend and sentenced to death. He is thrown into prison. One lovely, captivating beauty after another enters his life. He swears to uncover the real killer, both to do right by his girlfriend and to find peace of mind! But as the truth slowly comes to light, the facts grow ever more b 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A Doctor by Your Side 一路有医 After living in a daze for six years, Zhang San's fate is changed by an accident, and he sets out on the path of medicine. He studies and treats all kinds of illnesses and disorders associated with the Taiyang, Yangming, Shaoyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Jueyin channels. In the end, he becomes a renowned physician and leads his family to a happy life. 296Reads8.8Score—14d adds
