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

Place the melon seedlings one by one in the yard.

Xu Wenyan was planning to go to Zheng Liwei's house. Before he even got there, he saw four women rummaging through the fields.

Xu Wenyan knew these four women. They were the women who had worked most diligently in building the shacks before. The pitiful thing was that they were still living in the shacks now.

The others who stayed behind all had at least one or two grown men in their families, so naturally the four women could not compete for them.

There are only three families still living in shacks.

They are considered a family, the Lu family is considered a family, and there is another family with a fool who seems to have some mental disability and looks stupid and foolish.

"Hey, what are you sisters digging in the fields?"

There was limited land in the village, and since there were four women, they could only get seven acres, three acres of which were wasteland.

You should know that Xu Wenyan's family now has more than 20 acres of land.

Hua walked forward and smiled: "Where are you going, Brother Xu? We are digging some Houttuynia cordata here and turning the soil at the same time." Hua was the oldest of the four women, and looked to be over 35 years old.

These women are not bad-hearted, and women are considered a vulnerable group here. It is quite capable that they can survive here.

When he was looking for employees later, he would give priority to hiring them. After all, they had helped him before and they were efficient at work. "Well, sisters, get busy. I have to go find Brother Zheng."

After several months of getting along, the villagers became familiar with Xu Wenyan. After some of the top people left, the village became peaceful. In addition to the Lu family, there were Huangtushan and Eryazi.

The four of them had been sent to perform corvée labor, and if their families did not hand over enough grain in the autumn, they would continue to serve.

Chen Xingjie's management skills became more and more handy. After all, he had spent a long time with the old man and could handle most of the business properly.

"Brother Xu, you're here." Zheng Liwei smiled and invited Xu Wenyan in. With Xu Wenyan's help in the sauerkraut business these days, their lives have improved.

Occasionally, the food can be improved.

"Brother Zheng, how about the pickled ferns and bamboo shoots we pickled earlier?" Xu Wenyan sat down on the stool.

"It should be OK. I've tried it and it tastes very good, but the flavor needs to be stronger. I suggest that the price of the sour bracken and bamboo shoots be set higher.

Xu Wenyan nodded. The side dishes all cost three cents, and the price could not be changed, only the quantity could be changed.

"Hey, how long will it take you and your aunt to make a jar of pickled cabbage?" Xu Wenyan had to think about what would happen next. After all, adding pickled cabbage to the hot and sour noodles was a unique dish and would be indispensable in the future.

Both potato flour and sweet potato flour can be preserved for a long time, which means it is a business that basically will not lose money. What Xu Wenyan needs to consider now is partners.

"I'll have to trouble Brother Zheng to continue this sauerkraut business in the future. The more we sell, the greater your profit will be." Xu Wenyan wanted to give Zheng Liwei a reminder here.

After recruiting workers in the future, they can earn twenty or thirty cents a day. Xu Wenyan is afraid that Zheng Liwei will be envious, after all, he can only make a profit by selling the sauerkraut.

Zheng Liwei nodded repeatedly: "Brother Xu, you are right."

"Stop... It's not the time of war anymore, you can just call me Xu Wenyan." Calling him like that is not a good idea. I call him Brother Zheng, but he calls me Brother Xu, which is too awkward.

After saying goodbye, Xu Wenyan returned home and could hear Xiaohu's voice outside the yard.

"Brother Xu! Look what we caught?" Xiaohu was holding a hairy crab in his hand. Most of them were male crabs, and the female crabs were now carrying cubs.

Xu Wenyan told them that pregnant animals should not be touched unless they are almost starving to death.

The reason why some resources are becoming more and more expensive in modern society is because of human greed and lack of restraint. Everyone wants to get rich, and even the most basic humanitarianism will be left out.

"Sure! I'll go with you the day after tomorrow, and you can come back tomorrow with some." He will be responsible for selling these crabs tomorrow.

These crabs have to be sold separately. If they are sold as side dishes, you will lose all your money. It was very difficult to make a signature dish out of it in ancient times.

In modern times, there is a stable supply of goods, which was not possible in ancient times. This is the main reason why the menus in ancient restaurants were so simple.

"How is it? Are there a lot of crabs?" Xu Wenyan lay down on the rocking chair. After resting for a while, he had to fill the ground with the sand.

These watermelons don't take up much land and are just used for testing. Once the best varieties are cultivated, they will need to be planted on a large scale.

When the time comes, the pond will be the best place.

Only the high-quality sand and soil there can result in high yields, but the trouble is that it is difficult to transport.

It takes half a mountain to transport a load of melons.

Hard to bear.

"A lot! But this time we are mainly picking fruits, so we caught less. Brother Sanlin and I will go again tomorrow!" Xiaohu put down the crab in his hand and took out a huge clam shell from the backpack.

"Oh my gosh! A cuminous clams?"

Xu Wenyan took the clam shell, his eyes full of excitement.

This triangular fan clam belongs to the family of clams in the class Bivalvia. Its shell is large and flat, black or brown in color, and has a hard outer shell. It is a freshwater pearl oyster.

Compared with the previous river clams, this type of triangular fan clam has a much greater chance of producing pearls.

Pure wild pearls can be sold for a good price even in modern times, let alone in ancient society.

"Hu Zi, where did you find this? Do you have any more?" Xu Wenyan poked his head into the backpack, and Xiao Hu took out two more.

Putting the triangular clams on the ground, Xiaohu spread his hands and said, "Brother Xu, this is all we have. Is this delicious? I know it's edible."

"It's edible, but it doesn't taste good. Quick, quick, bring me a knife."

With a flick of the knife, Xu Wenyan opened the triangular fan clam and began to touch the inside of the clam shell. Where the clam shell was attached to the inside, Xu Wenyan felt the bulge inside the flesh.

With a pinch of his hand, an irregular, smooth pearl emitting a pink and purple luster appeared in Xu Wenyan's hand.

Xu Wenyan laughed out loud: "Huzi, look."

"Wow! Have we found a treasure? It's so beautiful!" Xiaohu held it carefully, afraid of damaging the treasure.

It's a pity about this pearl. Although the color is beautiful, the shape is not round.

In ancient times, pearls were worth one cent each, and the rounder the pearl, the more valuable it was.

Xu Wenyan took the opportunity to open the three triangular fan clams. There was a pearl in each clam shell, which was considered a normal yield.

Unfortunately, these three pearls are not round, and Xu Wenyan doesn’t know how much they can be sold for.

Seeing the children's delighted expressions, Xu Wenyan said, "It doesn't necessarily mean you'll get rich. These pearls are of average quality. Let's see how much the whitest one can sell for."

The last pearl that opened was white, but not pure white. Think of it like a wisp of smoke, with different degrees of white intensity.

After traveling through time for so long, is this finally a change of fortune?