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

The woman drank the salt water.

Not long after, the man really started vomiting, but he fainted after a while.

The woman rushed over and tried to pull Xu Wenyan, but before Xu Wenyan could make a move, the villagers who were watching the excitement grabbed her and said, "Okay, you know how your man died, so you should stop making trouble here.

Take your man back to rest, and check that you are not poisoned."

"Yeah, we never saw this thing when we were learning to identify wild vegetables with Brother Xu. You really want to blackmail us. Go away, don't go crazy here."

Until the end, the man did not survive. Xu Wenyan also knew that it was not their fault. Only the common people suffered during the war.

They just want to have an extra bite of food, that's all.

War is difficult, and economic recovery is equally difficult, especially in the early stages. As long as you can get through it, you can return to your previous normal life.

But the difficulty lies in how to get through the early stages.

The matter just ended like that, and Xu Wenyan didn't care what would happen to that woman. It was fate.

In fact, it is not difficult to distinguish water celery from water hemlock. The leaves of water hemlock are thinner. If you smell it, water celery has the fragrance of celery, while water hemlock has a very light smell, and even has a bit of odor if you smell it carefully.

Two days later, Zhou Jianye and his two companions returned with the goats. The goats were naturally kept in the pen of Xu Wenyan's family. Apart from farming, the family also helped Xu Wenyan. With the addition of Wang Cuijuan and Zhou Rong, Xu Wenyan felt a lot more relaxed.

By taking them to set up stalls these days, they have also understood the production process, and they will be able to take over the shifts in the future. Chen Sanlin has also learned to ride a horse and drive a horse-drawn carriage.

In the future, Xu Wenyan doesn’t have to go necessarily. Xiaoman and Chen Sanlin can take turns going.

That day, Xu Wenyan was taking care of the newly dug pepper seedlings at home when Chen Xingjie ran into the yard excitedly.

"Brother Xu! There are cattle dealers in the village."

Since Chen Xingjie became the village chief, he always carries a booklet with him whenever he goes out. On the booklet is written which household lives where, their name, age, and how many people are in their family.

As a village chief, it is imperative to know the villagers in the village.

"What are you selling?"

"Two cows, two sheep, an old mule and three little pigs." These animals were the leftovers from Xujia Village. I heard from the livestock dealer that Xujia Village bought several animals.

Xu Wenyan stood up. He now planted a lot of rare things in his small yard.

"Brother Xingjie, he was lying to you. If Xujiacun bought a lot, why would he tell you so much? I think he definitely didn't sell a single one." The two packed up and went out.

Today, Chen Sanlin took Wang Cuijuan and Xiaohu to set up a stall. Xiaoman took the children at home to the mountain to cut grass, and Xu Wenyan stayed at home to tend to the vegetable garden.

Xu Wenyan was very clear about the current economic situation. Take their village for example. Except for his own family, the money in the hands of other villagers added up to less than one or two taels.

From a distance, one could see a group of people gathered together, with six or seven men pulling animals in their hands. Zhou Jianye had wanted to raise cattle for a long time, and he was staring at the two cows at this moment.

One is a calf that looks like it is less than a year old, and the other is quite young, so I guess its price is also high.

The adults were all looking at the cows and pigs, but the children liked the two lambs more and kept asking their parents to buy a lamb to accompany them.

“The village chief is here.”

When the villagers saw Chen Xingjie coming, they all made way for him. After Xu Wenyan's guidance during this period of time, the villagers of Xianzi, if not respect him, at least acknowledged Chen Xingjie as the village chief.

Buying livestock is a big event for the entire village, and such matters have to wait for the village chief to come.

The livestock vendor also came over, leading his favorite yellow cow: "You are the head of Jixiang Village, you are so young."

The two of them were being polite to each other while Xu Wenyan walked over to the children and looked at the two lambs.

These two sheep have long heads, wide foreheads, big eyes and long ears, short white fur, and pink skin underneath. Xu Wenyan decided to buy the sheep after just taking a look at them.

The total money Xu Wenyan earned from setting up the stall over the past ten days was more than four taels. He really couldn't afford it, so he asked Xiaohu and Xiaoman to borrow. The wages he received these days also amounted to more than one tael.

Both sheep are ewes, which is exactly what Xu Wenyan needs.

"Brother, how much is this sheep?" Xu Wenyan pointed at a smaller one. In ancient times, the smaller and older the animal, the cheaper it was.

The livestock vendor thought Xu Wenyan was just asking for fun so he ignored him and continued to concentrate on talking to Chen Xingjie.

Chen Xingjie also understood what these people were thinking: "How do you sell the sheep?"

"Sheep, hehe. A sheep is eight taels." The peddler answered only after seeing Chen Xingjie speak.

"Eight taels, why is it so expensive?" Zheng Liwei said. He also looked at it for a long time. His favorite was still the old mule.

The mule has a good temperament and great endurance. Even though it is an old mule, it can still work for another two or three years before retiring. After retirement, it can still sell meat and make back some of its original income.

For example, an adult sheep was only sold for eight taels before, how could such a lamb be sold for so much?

The vendor was not in a hurry and explained: "It's different now than before. This year, we are the only one selling livestock. It's too difficult to find a livestock now. If you miss it, it will be hard to find a better one."

Xu Wenyan agreed with what he said. These animals are quite energetic and of good quality. This sheep is also a Guanzhong dairy goat. When they reach adulthood, they can produce 1-2L of milk a day if they are well fed.

If I want to sell cakes in the future, this milk will be indispensable.

It was a pity that the two sheep were caught at the beginning. After the sheep were fooled once, it was very difficult to catch them again by poisoning. Chen Sanlin tried several times but failed.

"This little lamb, it looks a little listless when you're carrying it around. I don't know if you can raise it if you take it back." Zheng Liwei touched the lamb again.

"Don't worry, if you can't support yourself, we will compensate you."

Xu Wenyan caught the loophole in his words and said, "We will compensate you. Maybe our whole village can't even afford to buy your lamb. You took the money and left. Where can we find you?"

The reason for saying this is, first, to emphasize that everyone is short of money now, and it is unrealistic to make a fortune here. If you want to earn more, you will be like Xujiacun, wasting your time and getting nothing.

If you are willing to lower the price, we might be able to buy your sheep. Also, livestock dealers like them really travel around, and there is no guarantee of after-sales service.

"this......"

The cattle dealer was obviously hesitant. These cattle were purchased with government subsidies, and he was just helping to sell them. This was originally a welfare provided by the government to farmers.

He had connections in the county, so as long as he didn't lose money, he would get more if he sold more, and less if he sold less.

While he was hesitating, Xu Wenyan added: "Forget it, you should go back. I'm also afraid that the lamb won't survive if we buy it back. We can't afford eight taels, unless..."