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

The food for the shelter was transported for three consecutive days.

This is finally the end of the transportation.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes cannot be planted now, but that doesn't stop Xu Wenyan from planting a few in a small box for seeds. He puts them in the sun during the day and moves them back into the house at night.

In addition, you can plant more radish seeds and peas.

"Hu Zi, do you want to go pick chestnuts with Brother Xu?" Xu Wenyan got up early in the morning and prepared to go up the mountain with a backpack. Yesterday he discovered several chestnut trees on the west side of the mountain, and he had almost eaten all the chestnuts he had picked before as snacks.

"Okay, let's ask Xiaoliu to come along."

The place where they found the chestnut tree was not far from the pond. They had been collecting cattails these days and were very familiar with the route. They even remembered clearly where there was a piece of wood or a stone.

"I'll climb up the tree to pick them, and you guys peel them below." Xu Wenyan held the upper branch with one hand, leaned his left leg against the tree, and climbed up with just a little effort.

Most of the chestnuts after the frost had shed their thick outer shells. Basically, as soon as Xu Wenyan hit them, the chestnuts inside had already scattered all over the ground.

"Brother Xiaohu." Rong Xiaoliu's ears turned slightly red, and he bent down to pick up brown chestnuts on the ground.

"What's wrong?"

Rong Xiaoliu swallowed his saliva and asked, "Do you like Brother Xu?"

"Yes, I like him. He is just like my biological brother. No, even my biological brother may not be as good to me as Brother Xu. Besides my grandma, Brother Xu is my favorite person." Xiaohu also laughed as he spoke.

"Oh." Rong Xiaoliu's face showed some joy at first, but soon became disappointed.

Then he muttered to himself, "Like my own brother?"

"Boom-"

"Ouch--"

A slightly larger chestnut hit Rong Xiaoliu on the head, and the pain made him tear up.

"Rong Xiaoliu, you idiot, why are you standing there like that? You must have been hit."

"I'm sorry, Brother Xu."

In just one morning, the three of them filled three backpacks.

It’s true that because no one picks them up here, many of them have been eaten by insects and rats.

In his previous life, Xu Wenyan was still living at his uncle's house. There were several chestnut trees in the village. Every year when Xu Wenyan wanted to pick chestnuts, they had already been picked by the aunties in the village.

Can't wait until after the frost.

Now in these deep mountains, it can be said that all the game on these mountains has been picked up by their family, so there is no need to worry about others snatching it away.

Seeing that Rong Xiaoliu was worried, Xu Wenyan planned to make some sugar-roasted chestnuts. The sugar he had made with jujubes before would be useful now.

After washing the chestnuts, I asked Wang Cuijuan and Zhou Rong to help me cut them. This job could only be left to them, as anyone else would probably cut their hands.

It takes some technical skills to cut chestnuts into a flat shape. There were no bottle caps in those days, so when people used to make sugar-roasted chestnuts in rental houses, they would put the chestnuts into the bottle caps of beverages.

Just enough to fit.

Making sugar-fried chestnuts is also simple. First, pour some oil into the pan, add jujube sugar after it is slightly hot, and when the sugar is fried into small bubbles, put the cut chestnuts in and stir-fry, then add water.

Because this sugar is originally semi-solid, you need to add less water.

Then just wait for the chestnuts to absorb the syrup and it's done.

"Aunt, how do you like the cattail leaves I gave you yesterday?" It takes twenty minutes to cook these chestnuts, so you can do something else during this time.

"It will take some time. I have to try again. Actually, I'm almost there. I've used rope to weave it before, so it should be about the same."

Hearing Wang Cuijuan say this, Xu Wenyan felt relieved. His aunt said it was almost done, so she was at least halfway done. Before, she had asked him to help make clothes, hats, etc., and she only gave them to him after they were finished.

Let her do the work, she's reliable.

Smelling the sweet fragrance in the air, little Chen Dong stopped playing with the rabbit and said, "Uncle, give me a hug."

Xu Wenyan smiled and picked him up: "Why is our Xiaodong looking for his uncle?"

Xiaodong just laughed and hugged Xu Wenyan's neck.

He likes hugging his little uncle the most. His little uncle has a faint fragrance, which is not on his brother Xiaoliu.

Holding Chen Dong, Xu Wenyan felt that the chestnuts were almost cooked. She opened the lid of the pot, and the smell of chestnuts and sugar instantly filled the whole room.

"What a nice smell!" Chen Dong turned around and looked at the chestnuts in the pot. One by one, they burst open, revealing the yellow fruits inside.

Each chestnut is covered in syrup, and that's what I smelled just now.

Whenever you smell something nice at home, you can always follow your uncle.

Seeing Chen Dong in his arms drooling, Xu Wenyan scooped out the chestnuts.

The plates at home are made of polished elm wood, but the disadvantage is that they are difficult to wash. Fortunately, Xu Wenyan never washes dishes.

Otherwise, he would collapse if he had to scrub the plates one by one.

Blowing on it, Xu Wenyan handed the chestnut to Chen Dong and said, "Try it. How is your uncle's cooking?"

Chen Dong stuck out his tongue and licked the chestnut. The sweet taste brought out the saliva in his mouth.

"Peel it and eat it."

When he tasted the chestnuts inside, little Chen Dong's eyes lit up instantly. He had never eaten anything so delicious before, it was fragrant, sweet, and had a crunchy texture.

He didn't know how to describe it, he just danced with joy.

Xu Wenyan also smiled. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

I shared some with everyone in my family, and everyone said it was delicious.

"Hey, Xu Wenyan, this can be considered a pastry, right? My father took me to the county to eat chestnut cake, and the taste was similar to this, but I don't think it's as delicious as this." Chen Xingjie ate several in a row.

The children licked the candy off the shells and ate them. The adults wanted to eat them too, but were too embarrassed to do so.

"Well, almost. It can be considered a dessert." In modern times, this is a snack, but in ancient times, it could be called anything.

"If I set up a stall, I can definitely make a lot of money, but it will be a bit wasteful of sugar." Among them, only Chen Xingjie went to the county the most, like setting up stalls and selling snacks. Many old village chiefs bought some for him.

Xu Wenyan also tried one. The taste was very unique, with the unique sweetness of jujube, and the caramel flavor from the fried white sugar, which was also very good.

"It's not a big waste of sugar. I only added two large spoons of sugar and one spoon of oil to fry so much." Xu Wenyan calculated carefully. If he really used this to set up a stall, there would be some explanation.

In the past, the food was just placed on the table and everyone could eat it when they wanted.

The only exception today was the sugar-roasted chestnuts, which everyone unanimously requested to be divided equally, with more for the children and less for the adults.

"Hey! Huzi, how dare you stand next to Chen Dong?"

"Hey, Sister Dongmei, I just turned sixteen this year. Next year I will stand next to you."

Seeing that Xiaohu was thick-skinned, no one had any objections.

Each person actually only gets a dozen or so.

There were only a dozen chestnuts and everyone ate them with great care.

"Daughter-in-law, here you go."

After Chen Sanlin finished eating the chestnut in his hand, he gave the remaining chestnuts to Xu Wenyan.

Looking at this silly guy, Xu Wenyan felt warm in his heart: "I have eaten it several times, you can eat it yourself."

"No, I want to feed you."

"Then I'll take half, okay?"

Chen Sanlin swallowed his saliva and nodded.

After all, he is only twenty years old, how can he not crave these snacks.

In fact, in the end, it was Xu Wenyan who peeled it and fed it to him when she had the chance.

Chen Sanlin himself didn’t know how much he had eaten in the end.