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

The next day.

Fortunately, Xu Wenyan did not catch a cold. Doctor Wang got some medicine powder and went back to bandage Chen Sanlin.

The fireplace can be built today.

Xu Wenyan handed the task of building the fireplace over to Chen Sanlin and Xiaohu. He still had more important things to do today. Using only wood to burn the fireplace would not be enough even if he stocked up a lot of wood.

In order to ensure that he would not freeze to death this winter, Xu Wenyan had to at least buy some more coal.

There are a total of four taels of silver in the house now, which is not a lot, but not a little either.

Under normal circumstances, four taels of silver would be enough for a family of four to use for a year. Of course, that is if they were to be very frugal.

But it’s different now. Xu Wenyan has to eat nutritious food to treat his illness, and the two little ones are skinny.

I am really worried.

Xu Wenyan had been sitting on the chair for the whole morning. As a time traveler, he had not even solved the problem of food and clothing.

Because he is in the countryside, some of the things he does and some of the things he says will not be taken seriously. If he goes to the county, or even the province, road, or state, forget it, as the gap between his thinking and that of the people here is too big, and now the emphasis is on emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce.

In other words, if you want to survive here, you can only develop at the lowest level. Climbing up will only lead to a miserable death.

“Ahhhhhh!” Xu Wenyan grabbed her hair helplessly: “I don’t want to think about it anymore. I can’t even live anymore.”

That's true. Now even the problem of food and keeping warm has not been solved. It seems that I still have to go to the mountain. The season I traveled to is really not suitable for development.

"Xiaohua, put on the small backpack, let's go out for a while." Xu Wenyan shouted towards the yard, went into the inner room, picked up the cloth bag and went out.

"it is good."

It was almost noon when the uncle and nephew reached the top of the mountain. This time Xu Wenyan planned to go deeper into the mountain. Most of the villagers were busy farming and didn't know much about the things on the mountain.

Xu Wenyan saw a persimmon tree, but all the fruits had been picked before the frost. If he had come earlier, he could have made persimmon cakes or something.

It was really a bumpy journey.

After a tour in the mountains, I found the most common plant is the green loquat tree. Both the leaves and seeds of this tree are poisonous. The seeds are edible, but they are a bit difficult to cook and not very tasty.

Xu Wenyan has not fallen to that level yet, so he is not considering eating green loquat seeds for the time being.

"Hey, Xiaohua, don't move."

Chen Xiaohua seemed a little flustered after hearing what Xu Wenyan said: "How is it, uncle?" She looked down at her feet and around her and there was nothing else.

Xu Wenyan slowly approached and squatted down before he could see clearly what was under Chen Xiaohua's feet. It was a plant with an upright stem in the shape of a diamond. The main stem had many branches, and the inflorescences at the top were stacked like several small towers. The whole plant had a fragrance.

This is Basil, also known as Chinese basil. It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine for treating headaches, flatulence, insect bites and bruises.

It can also be used to make cosmetics and flavors. The young leaves are edible and can be squeezed into juice to improve the taste of the tooth powder made by Xu Wenyan.

Its seeds are also edible. They are small black balls. When soaked in water, a transparent coating will form on the surface. They are a kind of ingredient added to modern milk tea. They have no taste but enrich the taste.

"It's really worth more than anything else." Xu Wenyan pinched the inflorescence of the jellyfish, and the seeds inside fell out one by one. Xu Wenyan's face lit up with joy. In the future, they can be used to make jelly or milk tea.

Moreover, its leaves can be eaten in spring and can be regarded as wild vegetables. Now the plants are collected for use as medicine and breeding, which are both very good. It is easy to keep alive as long as there is enough water.

"Xiaohua, break off the upper parts and give them to me, and put the lower leaves and other things in the backpack. Be careful not to let all the seeds fall out." Fortunately, I brought a cloth bag. If I had put them in the backpack, all the priceless seeds would have fallen out along the way.

This area is close to the mountain ridge, and there are still a lot of golden buds distributed. The uncle and nephew worked for more than an hour before Xu Wenyan stopped and prepared to have lunch.

I would just find a big rock to sit down on and take out two steamed buns for lunch.

Xu Wenyan didn't find anything else in the afternoon, so he could only collect some more gold and take them home. His cloth bag was filled to the brim, and he had to share the seeds when he got home.

It’s not that there are no other things in this mountain, but some of the things that are close to it have been picked by the villagers and have other things to do, or some things that are out of season.

Since he didn't find anything, he could only go back first. Only this bag of priceless seeds could comfort him.

"How's the fireplace going?" Xu Wenyan took off the cloth bag and walked over to see Chen Sanlin and the others who were still making improvements.

"Well, it's almost done. There's no problem with smoke exhaust. The soil you mixed has good adhesion, but I estimate it can only be used for two to three years." Chen Sanlin said as he walked out of the house and came back with a bowl of medicine in a few minutes: "It's still warm, drink it quickly."

"Um... okay." Xu Wenyan only felt a slight warmth in his heart. He had been out for most of the day and had not found anything, so he was feeling a little depressed. But when he saw the bowl of medicine that was still steaming, he didn't think it was so bitter anymore.

"Two or three years should be enough. Maybe even less than that..." The current situation is turbulent. We may have to flee at any time. Everything is uncertain.

Seeing that there was nothing in the kitchen, Xu Wenyan knew that Chen Sanlin definitely didn't make anything for Xiaohu. Looking at the peppers piled in the corner, Xu Wenyan began to feel a little greedy.

As a native of Sichuan and Chongqing, the only thing that Xu Wenyan was satisfied with after traveling through time was that there were peppers and potatoes in this era, otherwise he didn't know how tasteless his mouth would have become.

"Chen Sanlin, go to your second uncle's house and buy some sweet potatoes and potatoes. Buy more." I met Wang in the car a few days ago. She didn't look like someone who was difficult to get along with. If my family wants to gain a foothold in the village again, they must build good relationships.

Since there is already a feud with the first wife, I can only maintain a good relationship with the second wife.

After receiving the order, Chen Sanlin went out on his own, leaving Xiaohu in the yard, not knowing what to do.

"Xiao Hu, this is today's wages and this is the last day. You can just go about your business tomorrow." Xu Wenyan paid the money generously. He still had a good impression of Xiao Hu, this upright young man.

Xiaohu took it and showed a trace of joy: "Brother Xu, today is not over yet, I can help you do something else."

"Then help me peel the seeds, Xiaohua! Go get the cloth bag from the inner room, and you and Brother Xiaohu will help Xiaodong peel the seeds."

"it is good!"

Seeing this, Xu Wenyan felt that the family he traveled to was quite good. After all, both adults and children in the family were obedient.

Now the thought of giving up and waiting for death has completely disappeared. I should just live well in this era from now on.