Novels like The Days I Went to the Countryside to Catch Ghosts
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- 151 Sent to the Countryside: I Bring My Sister to Save the Five Tibetan Beauties 下乡知青，带妹救赎藏族五朵金花 [Two comic adaptations are in production] [Ensemble cast + multiple heroines + treasure hunting and inheritance + instant revenge + rural comeback + fiercely protective and scheming + everyday family life] Lu Chuan is reborn in the capital in the 1960s as a capitalist's son, despised by everyone. With his family in shambles, he quickly takes his younger sister to the grasslands to join the rural resettlement program and start his life over. He only meant to get by and look for the treasure his a 17.8kReads7.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 152 A Star Fell on the Wasteland, and I Raised a Nine-Tailed Fox Cub 星落荒原，我养了只九尾狐崽 Starfall on the Barren Plains: I Raised a Nine-Tailed Fox Cub —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Reborn as a Poor Little Orphan in the 1960s, I Have a Little Money 重生六零年小孤女有点财 (Historical setting + space + ancient martial arts + one-on-one romance + medicine and poison + patriotism) The shaman high priest's family is running out of descendants. Unable to bear it, the high priest ancestor performs a ritual to send a modern orphan girl to the 1960s, where she is still an orphan. How infuriating! That old ancestor tricked me! With wolves eyeing her family wealth, she has no choice but to train hard and learn how to protect herself. Persecuted, hunted, targeted for assass 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 154 The Comfortable Life of a 1950s Orphan with a Pocket Dimension 五零空间孤女的小资生活 The heroine, Wang Yaxin, transmigrates to the 1950s as an orphan whose parents have both died. In this era of scarcity, with disaster looming, Wang Yaxin has a supermarket space at her disposal. She never has to worry about food or drink, works hard to get ahead, and earns a place at university. But that soldier... I just want to live my own life. Could you stop trying to be my stepping stone? “Tao Zhen, stop following me.” “I have to. I need to protect you.” “I don’t need your protection.” “I’m 2.4kReads6.4Score10114d adds
- 155 The Divine Doctor's Fart 神医屁 Emperor O Lingchuan of Zetian was betrayed and stabbed while undergoing his heavenly tribulation by five of his female disciples and his senior brother, Jia Ren. O Lingchuan used the forbidden technique Immortal Fart (Time Shuttle), taking them all down with him. His soul transmigrated into the body of a fool, triggering a Twin System that allowed him to coexist with the soul of Ou Shiqiao. Ou Shiqiao had been framed by his adoptive son, Ou Jincheng, and, because his parents and three older sist 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Beautiful Educated Youth Elopes with an Officer and Joins the Army 穿书后，美人知青闪婚军官随军了 [Transmigration into a book + spirit spring + military marriage + everyday family life] After spending more than twenty years as a rich heiress, Wen Ranran woke up to find herself in a novel set in a bygone era, as an educated youth who had just been sent to the countryside. The original owner wasn't even cannon fodder. She appeared only twice in the entire story, with no introduction or conclusion. She had a surname but no given name, just a pretty, utterly forgettable passerby. Well, if she ha 12.7kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 157 On New Year's Day 2026, I Was Reborn in the Mortal Realm 2026年的元旦，我在凡俗界重生 On New Year's Day 2026, I Was Reborn in the Mortal World 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 158 The Compound’s Darling Bride Is Expecting Triplets, Breaking the Big Shot’s Nine-Generation Run as an Only Son 大院娇媳怀三胎，破大佬九代单传 [Wild, rugged man VS lively, resilient ray of sunshine. Set in the 1980s + sweet romance + both virgins + ensemble cast + family life + military marriage + joining the army + military housing compound + building a fortune] The moment she opened her eyes, Qiu Xiuying, who had drowned, found herself in the 1980s. Desperate to raise the enormous sum needed for her gravely ill mother’s surgery, she accidentally got tangled up with a wild, rugged man she couldn’t shake off! He had always been indiffe 4.1kReads9.1Score50514d adds
- 159 I Cleared Out the Family Assets Before Divorcing, and the Cold-Faced Officer Lost His Cool 搬空家产去离婚，冷面军少红了眼 [Period Setting] [Rebirth] [Military Marriage] [Mystic Spring Space] [Marriage Before Love] [Revenge on Scum] [Mutual Firsts] [Face-Slapping] Xie Chaoyun had a miserable life in her previous life. After her foster parents went to the countryside, her so-called biological parents took her in. Not only did they seize all her property, they also sold her to human traffickers. In the end, she died a horrible death in Little Black Mountain Village. Consumed by boundless hatred, she was reborn. This 15.8kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 160 Period: I Moved in Next Door to My Scumbag Dad 年代：我住进渣爹隔壁 Li He woke up one day to find he had transmigrated to 1979, an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. “Good thing I can take the college entrance exam next year.” But after sorting through the memories in his head, he discovered that his predecessor had even less aptitude for studying than he did. “Looks like I’ll have to rely on my dad.” “What? My dad ran away?” His predecessor’s father still clung to his ‘ambitions’. He abandoned his wife and children and went back to the city to fi 384Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Spare Me, Madam 师娘饶命 Mercy, Master’s Wife! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Real Heiress Remarries with Her Mother, and Her Beast-Talking Shocks the Entire Army 真千金随母改嫁，通兽语震撼全军 [Space, stockpiling, period setting, building wealth, medicine, beloved by the whole family, heroine can speak with animals] Lu Yunsu was mistakenly summoned by an underworld intern and sent into a period novel, where she became a capitalist's daughter who had followed her mother into a new marriage and risen from rags to riches. The moment she opened her eyes, her spineless younger brother-in-law had brought a task force to raid their home. Stay calm, don't panic! This is nothing. Lu Yunsu open 29.1kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds
- 163 Homeless, I Marry an Army Officer with a Hundred-Billion-Space 无家可归，我带百亿空间嫁军官 Now with voice acting! [1980s military marriage + raising kids + space + everyday family life + building a fortune + devoted husband] Jiang Ling, a trillionaire CEO, dies horribly and transmigrates into a book. She was supposed to become the happy heroine, but the villainess is reborn, and Jiang Ling becomes a cannon-fodder villainess instead. She is forced to marry a short-lived military officer, and unexpectedly gains a super space. One of the space's tasks is to marry that short-lived officer 5.5kReads8.5Score55514d adds
- 164 After Being Diagnosed with Lung Cancer, I Went to Zhongnan Mountain to Cultivate Immortality 确诊肺癌后，我上终南山修仙 After being diagnosed with lung cancer, I went to Mount Zhongnan to cultivate immortality. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 After Our Engagement Was Called Off, the CEO Begged on His Knees for My Forgiveness 退婚后，总裁跪着求我原谅 A year later, Qi Yao knelt in the rain and begged her to forgive him. She tossed her umbrella at his face and said, “You look so pathetic on your knees.” But Tang Yu remembered that in her previous life, she was the one kneeling in the rain. Before the car accident took her life, she heard Qi Yao sobbing in despair: “I was wrong... Please come back...” When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day their engagement was called off. Qi Yao was still the same high-and-mighty fiance, abo 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1960s: Punch the Love-Brained, Kick the Phoenix Man 穿书六零：拳打恋爱脑脚踢凤凰男 [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + doting husband + face-slapping] It was hard enough to transmigrate into a book set in the 1960s, but then she also had to deal with a love-struck mother, a stepfather who was a gold-digging pretty boy, and a biological father who only sent money and never asked questions. Worst of all, she wasn't the heroine or even a supporting character. She was just an NPC who donated blood to the supporting character, the kind who showed up and 81kReads8.3Score9.6k14d adds
- 167 Guardian of the Deep Sea’s Lost Pearl 深海遗珠守护者 Guardian of the Deep-Sea Pearl 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 363Reads—Score10914d adds
- 169 The Sweet Educated Youth Raises a Child and Wins Her Husband Back 娇知青养娃追夫两不误 Completed [Alternate history + Pocket dimension + Spoiled youngest child + 1970s + Awakening + Reincarnated in the womb + Cherished by the whole family + Devoted couple + Love at first sight] [The pocket dimension gets a lot of use early on, but not much later. If that’s not your thing, feel free to leave!] Su Mianmian fainted from grief over her parents being sent away, and then awakened! It turned out her family were cannon fodder in a period novel, destined to give the male and female leads g 3.9kReads8.3Score29214d adds
- 170 Heaven-Defying Playboy: My Master Is a Useless Immortal 逆天纨绔：我的师尊是废仙 Heaven-Defying Playboy: My Master Is a Useless Immortal 60Reads—Score214d adds
- 171 The Beautiful Doctor in the ER 急诊科美女医生 The Beautiful Doctor in the Emergency Department 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 172 I Transmigrated as an Orphan, and the Empress Chose Me as Her Cultivation Partner 穿越成孤儿，女帝选我做道侣 I Transmigrated as an Orphan, and the Empress Chose Me as Her Dao Companion 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Three Years of Military Marriage Without Seeing Him, Now He's Desperate to Stop the Divorce 军婚三年未见，离婚他急红眼 [Historical military marriage + devoted 1v1 + medical skills and a pocket dimension + adorable baby + sweet romance + face-slapping] After her family tricks Lin Chuhe into hitting her head and becoming mentally impaired, they steal her future and her life, then make her take her sister’s place in an arranged marriage to a military officer. For the three years after their wedding, her husband sends money home from the army but never once comes to see her. By chance, Lin Chuhe awakens the pocket d 21.6kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 174 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.4kReads—Score10814d adds
- 175 A Capitalist Scion Lands in the 1960s: Taking His Pocket Dimension to the Countryside in Search of Treasures 资本少爷穿六零，带空间下乡寻宝 [No AI, entirely handmade] Just got a rating, don't pay attention to it (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + pocket dimension + treasure appraisal) Wei Wu transmigrates to the capital in 1968 with a pocket dimension. When he learns that his older brother reported their father, leading to his tragic death in a labor camp, he retaliates by exposing his brother's embezzlement at the machinery factory and gets him locked up for good. Then he clears out the fami 25.1kReads7.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 176 A Glimmer in White, Passed Down Through Generations 白衣微光，代代相传 A glimmer in white, passed down through generations —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 A Family of Three Goofballs Transmigrates to 1959 and Turns the Whole Clan Upside Down 一家三颠穿越59年代，掀翻全族 Synopsis: The whole family transmigrates + 1950s + space + difficult relatives + years of famine + family life + island + fishing + System + no brainless decisions Lin Haishen and his wife, Huang Shuyao, went skydiving to celebrate their son Lin Yanxi's twentieth birthday. They plunged from the sky and seamlessly crossed into another era, arriving in an island fishing village in 1959. From the start, they got straight to work, wielding a butcher's knife with impressive skill. Clan leader: “This 3.3kReads9.2Score34614d adds
- 178 Blazing Flames Engulf the Factory: Safety Comes First 炽焰围厂，安全生产大于天 Flames Engulf the Factory: Workplace Safety Comes First 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 After Moving to the Countryside, the Capitalist Young Master Becomes the Village Favorite 下乡后，资本少爷成村里的香饽饽 [No AI, Entirely Handwritten] Don't pay attention to the newly posted rating (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + treasure hunting + space + multiple female leads) Li Wu's soul travels to the 1960s, where he arrives in the capital. Because his grandfather was a capitalist, his uncle and cousin reported him and had him denounced, leaving Li Wu no choice but to go to the countryside. Before leaving, he strips the treasures his grandfather left him bare, and t 18.8kReads7.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 180 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to Become a Big Villain in a Period Novel 我带着空间在年代文里当大魔王 When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Chang'an awakens strength and wood-element abilities, and is lucky enough to unlock a pocket dimension. She thrives in the apocalypse! But in the fourth year of the apocalypse, after she seizes the weapons from an arsenal, she’s struck by lightning and reborn as an unborn child still in her mother’s womb... 4.1kReads8.9Score44114d adds
- 181 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 7.7kReads9.2Score40914d adds
- 182 He Got Dumped in Guangdong, While I Found Love Back Home 他在广东失恋，我在村里热恋 My new story is here! You can read 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! 11.4kReads6.9Score63914d adds
- 183 The Cherished Darling of the 1970s: The Government Official Husband Turns on the Charm 七零娇宠：政界老公撩上瘾 (Leave your brain here and pick it up after you've finished!) After completing her final mission in the quick transmigration world, Guan Fuyao was determined to spend her retirement in a comfortable, well-off family. The System granted her wish, but didn't tell her which era it would be. It sent her into a period novel, where she entered the body of an eighteen-year-old girl with the same name. She'd just graduated from high school and was facing assignment to the countryside. Just as she was pl 20.9kReads8.3Score2k14d adds
- 184 Transmigrating to 1975 with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间穿越1975 A new story is out! You can read my work 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! 5.3kReads7.2Score34214d adds
- 185 She Gave Birth to My Little Brother 她给我生了个弟弟 She Gave Birth to a Little Brother for Me 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 9.7kReads8.1Score99114d adds
- 187 Traveling with a Pocket Storage Space 带着随身储物空间去旅行 Traveling with a Portable Storage Space 61Reads—Score314d adds
- 188 After Transmigrating into a Sapling in the Park, I Grow into an Ancient Tree God 穿成公园小树苗后，我卷成了古树神 After Reincarnating as a Sapling in a Park, I Grew Into an Ancient Tree God 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 I Returned from Cultivation to Find Myself Surrounded by Descendants 修仙归来，我已子孙满堂 I Returned from Cultivation, and Now I Have a House Full of Descendants 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Taking a Little House Back to the Seventies 带着小屋穿七零 After graduating, Jiang Yan joined the army of people preparing for the civil service exams. She stayed up late doing practice questions to secure a government job, but suddenly died from overwork and was reborn in the 1970s. To her surprise, what seemed like a disaster turned out to be a blessing: she landed a secure job. 5.7kReads7.3Score27214d adds
- 191 Sent to the Northwest Countryside, I Hunt to Feed Uyghur Triplets 下乡大西北，狩猎养活维族三胞胎 [No AI, entirely handwritten] (period setting + educated youth + hunting + sent down to the countryside + pocket dimension + antique appraisal) Modern office worker Yi Xin is furious when a friend borrows money and refuses to pay it back, so he decides they should die together. Unexpectedly, he is reborn in 1968 in the body of a man in the capital with the same name. From the start, he is reported for associating with an old Taoist and is thrown into a cowshed. At his lowest point, he awakens a 6.6kReads7.3Score41914d adds
- 192 The Capitalist's Daughter Awakens and Sells the Family Fortune to Join the Army 资本家小姐觉醒，掏空家产去随军 [Military marriage + transmigration into a book + bargain-hunting System + punishing scumbags + powerful team-up + sweet-on-the-outside, ruthless-on-the-inside heiress vs. muscular, stone-faced team leader] Lu Rao was a socialite in Shanghai who had influence in both the underworld and the legitimate world. After an unexpected awakening, she discovered she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel. Her second uncle had schemed against her whole family. Her father was missing, her mother 39.9kReads8.9Score5.3k14d adds
- 193 From the Start in 1938, My Pocket Dimension Can Keep Me Alive 开局1938，我的空间能续命 Medical student Fu Wen wakes up in 1938 Henan with a lifesaving pocket dimension! Floodwaters are on the way, and the land is strewn with corpses. With no hope of surviving on her own, she has no choice but to cling to the local “kingpin,” Li Baisheng, a young master who seems like a spoiled playboy but is actually ruthless and clever. In a world thrown into chaos, she provides the medicine and he does the heavy lifting. From finding each other unbearable to relying on each other for survival, t 13.7kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 194 I Became a Good-for-Nothing: The Role-Playing System Helps Me Rise to the Top 穿成废柴：角色扮演系统带我逆袭 Transmigrated as a Good-for-Nothing: The Role-Playing System Helps Me Turn the Tables 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Fiery and Bold, This 1980s Bride Is Too Much for Her Cold-Blooded Officer 八零娇媳野又辣，冷酷军官顶不住 [Transmigrate into a book · Military marriage · Pocket dimension | Wild and sensual | Possessive | Off-the-charts sexual tension] A top modern beauty and executive is reborn as the real daughter who was forced to die over a pound of pork? She doesn’t accept this fate! … She tears up the script. She’s the female lead now Her vicious grandmother tries to sell her off for a bride price? She turns the tables, sending her off with silver bracelets and a village-wide parade! The fake white-lotus daugh 2.3kReads—Score22714d adds
- 196 In the 1970s, I Took Down the Cold-Faced Commander of the Family Compound, and He Became Mine 七零，干翻家属院冷面首长归我了 [Soul transmigration + power fantasy + period setting + pocket dimension + laugh-out-loud comedy + scheming + 1v1 + little tricks + making money] A parallel-world period story. It's all fictional, so don't take it too seriously. The heroine is a goofy, hilarious girl. After joining the military, she's forced into a battle to “win the battalion commander.” She defeats thirteen rivals single-handedly and catches the special attention of the young, handsome, promising Battalion Commander Lu. What t 15.7kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds
- 197 I Went to the Military Base to Divorce Him, but the Cold-Faced Young Officer Kissed Me to Tears 到部队离婚，被冷面军少亲哭了 [1980s + Military Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Raising Kids + Farming in the Mountains] (The male lead appears later; cozy everyday life following her husband to his post) Wang Ziru, a renowned obstetrician, is transported to the 1980s. Less than half a day after opening her eyes, she finds out her son nearly drowned. To protect her young son, she stands up to her husband’s family. At long last, they split the household. The very next day, her soldier husband returns home on leave. 3.3kReads9.0Score93314d adds
- 198 Tricked into Myanmar: The Road Back from Hell 被骗缅甸，炼狱归途 Tricked and trafficked to Myanmar, her journey back from hell 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 I Pack Up and Head to the 1970s: Making Money and Crushing Scoundrels, I Can Do It All 包袱一卷穿七零，搞钱虐渣样样行 Jiang Yun is an educated youth. When she first arrived in the countryside, she introduced her skills: “I’m good at farming, I’m an expert at cleaning out manure pits, I have ten years of experience herding cattle on the back hills, and I know all about postpartum care for sows…” Everyone burst out laughing. A few hours later, no one was laughing anymore. The village sow that had been struggling to give birth delivered ten piglets safely with Jiang Yun’s help. Three months after Jiang Yun arrived 3.6kReads8.3Score33014d adds
- 200 Call Me the Corpse Ancestor: It All Began with Refining My Fated Female Corpse 请叫我尸祖，从炼化本命女尸开始 Prologue · The Family Rules My family has three ancestral rules: First, never do business with anyone wearing a black suit and a silver-gray tie. Second, after midnight, if you hear someone knocking in a pattern of three short knocks followed by two long ones, hold your breath until the knocking stops. Third, and most important: every man in the Chen family must find a way to "marry" a thousand-year-old corpse once he turns twenty-two. For a hundred years, my family observed the first two rules, 156Reads—Score—14d adds
