Traveling through time and space to meet a replacement bride? But I’m a man!

The next day.

Light rain and morning mist enveloped the surrounding scenery, bringing with it a fresh scent of earth.

The mountains seem peaceful and leisurely.

Xu Wenyan arrived at the earthen kiln early in the morning. After opening the kiln, only three of the dozen or so jars made yesterday were left.

Two big and one small.

That’s enough.

"Brother Chen, help me make a cross with bamboo strips and drill a hole in the center of the bamboo strips." Xu Wenyan said to Chen Sanlin as he put the kudzu roots into the winnowing basket.

"Okay, the roads are slippery in the rain, be careful."

"kindness."

After cleaning the Pueraria root, Xu Wenyan transported it back.

Wang Dongmei and Wang Cuijuan peeled the skin together, while Xiaohu and Rong Xiaoliu cut it into pieces.

Afterwards, several men took turns to crush the Pueraria roots into paste. At this time, the rack that Xu Wenyan asked Chen Sanlin to make came in handy.

Tie the four corners of the cloth to the cross, then put the crushed kudzu root paste into it, filter it into a jar, and let it settle repeatedly.

Generally, it needs to settle three times, or three days, until the kudzu root powder at the bottom turns pure white. Finally, it can be dried and packaged. It can be stored for more than a year, but the quantity is small.

For the whole morning, everyone in the family started making Pueraria root, and the task of cleaning it was left to the children.

Because only three jars were burned, Xu Wenyan only washed half of the Pueraria root. The dug out Pueraria root could only be preserved for two or three days and had to be made into powder as soon as possible.

Having learned from yesterday's lesson, Xu Wenyan made ten more big jars. There was no shortage of anything else here, but there was plenty of yellow mud.

Xu Wenyan's plan is to build a bathhouse next to the vegetable field so that he can wipe it clean in the winter and suffer.

The road in front of the house needed to be repaired, wood needed to be chopped, charcoal needed to be burned, and two chickens needed to be taken care of, so Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin were the only ones left to do the work of building the shed.

There were still some bamboos at home, so Xu Wenyan asked Chen Sanlin to put them together to make bamboo boards, 4 meters x 2 meters x 2.5 meters. (length, width and height)

Xu Wenyan picked up the machete and walked towards the bamboo forest. The nettle forest already had buds. These nettles were old, and the ones he had picked before were not eaten.

What surprised Xu Wenyan was that the white flowers that had grown in large patches on the mountain had now withered. These wild cherries would be edible in another month, and could be stored for a long time if used to make jam.

The bamboo grows really fast. The bamboo shoots from just half a month ago have grown to more than two meters high. Xu Wenyan had just cut down two bamboos when he saw several tilted bamboos not far away.

Xu Wenyan walked over to take a look and saw that it was obviously torn into this state by some large animal.

It is very strong and eats bamboo.

Are there pandas here?

Xu Wenyan's expression changed slightly. Although this panda looks cute, it is also a ferocious beast.

This thing used to accompany Chiyou in his wars.

Although incidents of giant pandas attacking humans are rare, they do exist.

Generally speaking, there will be no problem as long as you don't provoke it. But if you meet a black bear, it will be terrible.

Xu Wenyan didn't stay long and hurried home carrying the bamboo.

At the same time, this was also a reminder to Xu Wenyan that they were in the wilderness and might encounter large wild animals if they went out.

In this climate, tigers, bears, wolves and poisonous snakes are the biggest threats to their survival here.

But after all, there are so many people, and wild animals are much more likely to seek benefits and avoid harm than humans. Now the strongholds they have built are human territory.

After returning, Xu Wenyan gathered everyone together.

"I was just cutting bamboo when I spotted the bear, the iron-eating beast."

Zhou Jianye was obviously stunned: "Oh, that guy is very fierce."

Xu Wenyan nodded: "So when you go out in the future, at least go out in groups of two or three. Don't go out alone anymore. And if you go to a far place, you must wear armor and carry weapons."

The arrival of those deserters also brought benefits.

Those armors and sabers can help Xu Wenyan and his group survive better in the deep mountains and forests.

The entire bathhouse is made of bamboo, and must be well sealed. Xu Wenyan drilled many small holes on the top of his head using a large bamboo tube. When hot water is poured into it, it will slowly flow down, just like taking a shower.

On the left side of the bathhouse, Xu Wenyan placed a small table with a piece of bamboo charcoal on it for bathing. Because it had not been ground into powder yet, the bamboo charcoal powder would have a better effect.

The space below is intended for a long wooden tub for bathing.

Because the bathhouse is not big, it only took one day to complete. The bathhouse has two layers, inside and outside, and it is green all over whether viewed from the outside or inside.

After a while it will slowly turn yellow.

Even if you fall inside, you will fall on the smooth bamboo surface.

That night Xu Wenyan decided to take a hot bath.

Your whole body will stink.

There is a slightly smaller ceramic pot on the floor of the bathtub. Pour the hot water from the pot into it, and then add a pot of cold water to adjust the temperature.

Xu Wenyan plans to cut more bamboos tomorrow and bring back water from the stream, which will be convenient for bathing or irrigating the fields.

At this time, Chen Sanlin was tossing and turning on the kang, feeling extremely anxious.

He knew that Xu Wenyan had gone to take a shower.

He suddenly sat up from the bed, thinking about something in his mind, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

Chen Sanlin put on his shoes and limped out of bed. His wife said that in a month, the stick on his leg could be removed, and now it just felt like a hindrance.

Before she even walked out the door, she was caught by Wang Cuijuan who was taking care of three chicks. It was time to feed them crushed corn kernels today, as she was afraid that the chicks would be hungry at night.

"Nephew Sanlin, where are you going so late?" Wang Cuijuan was sitting by the stove, the chicken on her thigh was chirping.

"I...I'll go out and bask in the moonlight." Chen Sanlin felt a little guilty and jumped out in a few steps.

Wang Cuijuan smiled and shook her head: "It's good to be young."

With the help of moonlight and the faint light from the window, Chen Sanlin looked at the bathhouse in the distance and swallowed.

He walked over carefully and came to the door. Listening to the sound of running water inside, Chen Sanlin's heartbeat began to quicken.

"Take a look, just a look." Chen Sanlin muttered to himself. He squinted his eyes through the gap. Because of the thick mist inside, Chen Sanlin could only see Xu Wenyan's back above him.

Looking down along the spine, under the fair skin is a slender waist. Now Xu Wenyan has some biceps and is not as thin as before. Looking at the lines on both sides of his waist, I felt a warm liquid flowing out of the tip of my nose.

"Boom."

When Chen Sanlin was wiping the blood from his nose, he accidentally hit his head against the side wall.

"Brother Chen?"

Hearing his wife's voice coming from inside, Chen Sanlin said guiltily: "It's not me!"

As soon as he finished saying this, he couldn't help but slap his own stupid mouth.

Xu Wenyan inside was angry and amused: "Why are you sneaking around like that?"

Xu Wenyan could tell who was outside just by using his knees.

Chen Sanlin outside was silent for a long time, rubbing the back of his hand until it turned red before saying, "I... I was just passing by."

Xu Wenyan wiped his body with bamboo charcoal and replied calmly: "Yeah."

"Wen Yan...I want to take a bath too."

"Okay, I'll be done soon."

Chen Sanlin panicked immediately: "My hands are injured and I can't lift them up. Also, my legs... I'm afraid I'll fall in."

Hearing Chen Sanlin say this, Xu Wenyan felt a little guilty. After all, he was injured because of him. After struggling for a while, Xu Wenyan cursed inwardly: "It's my bad luck."

"Come in."

Chen Sanlin was delighted. With a "click", the lock inside was unlocked. Chen Sanlin jumped in two steps and locked the door.

As soon as he turned his head and faced the naked Xu Wenyan, Chen Sanlin felt the blood surging in his body. He quickly covered his nose, fearing that his nosebleed would spurt out again.

Xu Wenyan lowered his head slightly and touched the back of his ears, which turned red and hot: "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen my seductive figure?"

Chen Sanlin nodded with a silly smile, his eyes following Xu Wenyan's neck all the way down...

"Take it off." Xu Wenyan sighed.

"Ah?" Chen Sanlin was stunned.

Xu Wenyan rolled his eyes at him and took action himself.

This big guy hasn't taken a shower for almost a month. I've been sleeping with him all day and I've started to smell a bit.

After placing the clothes on the table on the left, Xu Wenyan could see the scars on Chen Sanlin's body clearly.

In addition to the new wounds on the chest and waist, the previous waist injury was equally shocking, and there were also minor injuries on the arms and calves.

The bony fingers lightly touched his wound, and the uneven feel of the flesh made Xu Wenyan feel a slight pain in his heart.

"It hurts a lot."

Chen Sanlin looked down at the person in front of him, his eyes full of tenderness, and smiled: "It doesn't hurt."

Xu Wenyan kissed his wound, raised his hand and touched Chen Sanlin's face. Chen Sanlin held up his hand, put it on his cheek, and rubbed it gently: "It doesn't hurt at all."

"Ah."

Feeling the big hand caressing the wound on his waist, Chen Sanlin's eyes were particularly distressed: "I'm sorry for letting you get hurt so badly."

"Boom."

Xu Wenyan flicked Chen Sanlin's forehead with his finger: "What's wrong with a little scar on my body, a grown man? Do you dislike it?"

"No, absolutely not." Chen Sanlin shook his head hurriedly.

Xu Wenyan just smiled and said, "Watch your legs. You can't get them wet yet."

......

The bright moon shines on the lake water, and a crescent moon is reflected in the center of the deep lake.

The wind in late spring is still a little chilly, but the hearts of the two people are burning.