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

I don't have anything else at home, so I have a bunch of dried mushrooms.

Xu Wenyan took down a bunch of chickens and planned to stir-fry them with chili peppers and have them for dinner. Unfortunately, there were no chickens at home. He would definitely have to raise some in the future, but not now.

Cut the green pepper into shreds and stir-fry with the mushrooms. Soon the spicy aroma of the pepper wafted out of the pot. Xu Wenyan picked up a piece of pepper and tasted it. It had no taste. He tasted the pepper seeds again. There was only the aroma of the pepper but it was not spicy enough.

Xu Wenyan was silent. Why eat peppers if they are not spicy?

I took a few more bites and it was tasteless.

After a while, Xu Wenyan heard a noise in the yard. It was Chen Sanlin who came back, followed by a man in his thirties. Both of them were carrying a cloth bag.

This should be Chen Sanlin’s second uncle.

After seeing Zhou Jianye's appearance, Xu Wenyan finally understood why Chen Sanlin gave birth to such a handsome child. It seemed that the Zhou family had very good genes. Although Zhou Jianye was not tall, his facial features were very delicate, and his pair of sword-like eyebrows were even more lively.

"Nephew Sanlin, where should I put you?" Zhou Jianye's face didn't show much expression, and it was obvious that he had not had much contact with Chen Sanlin.

Meeting Chen Sanlin's eyes, Xu Wenyan walked out of the kitchen: "Uncle, just go to the main hall. The ladder in the cellar is not easy to climb."

Zhou Jianye nodded to Xu Wenyan and walked towards the house. Xu Wenyan followed him and picked up two potatoes at random, just enough to make shredded potatoes.

I dare not say anything else, but Xu Wenyan never gets tired of eating potatoes.

"Thank you for your hard work, uncle. Would you like to stay and have dinner with us?" Xu Wenyan held the potatoes and wondered whether to peel them.

"No need, your aunt has cooked. Sanlin, bring your wife to our house for dinner some other day." After saying that, Zhou Jianye thought for a while and added, "Don't change it to another day, let's do it the day after tomorrow."

Chen Sanlin nodded, and Zhou Jianye left the Chen family just like that.

In the end, Xu Wenyan still didn't peel the potatoes, but it didn't matter much because there were no professional peeling tools here and the kitchen knife wasn't very sharp, so there wouldn't be much left after peeling them.

It was just a simple dish of fried shredded potatoes, but the uncle and nephew enjoyed it very much.

Chen Dong ate happily while crossing his legs. His grandmother had fried potato shreds before, but they were not as tasty as this one. It turns out that potato shreds with salt can be so delicious. Even without salt, they are delicious! Chen Dong thought to himself that even a child of his age had experienced the days of not having enough food.

"Chen Sanlin, I want to discuss something with you."

Chen Sanlin put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Xu Wenyan seriously: "You say."

“I want to start my own business.”

Chen Sanlin's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he spoke after five or six minutes: "Did I make you unhappy?"

Xu Wenyan hurriedly shook his head: "No, you are very nice to me."

"You feel uncomfortable staying in my house?"

Looking at Chen Sanlin's pitiful eyes, Xu Wenyan felt that he would be wronged to death in the next second: "No, you also know that the current system of male wives is not perfect. My father has removed my household registration. Now I am a floating population. I have to set up my own household registration."

"Then you can live under my household. If you want to be independent, you will need to pay extra tribute every year."

Xu Wenyan was slightly stunned. This was indeed a problem, but there was not much room for one person in his family. "I have considered this matter, but have you ever thought about it? If the imperial court recruits soldiers and there are two men in our family, do you think it would be you who goes, or me?"

"This..." Although Chen Sanlin was just a hunter, all the common people knew about the conscription.

"Our marriage certificate is still valid, don't worry." Things had developed to this point and Xu Wenyan compromised on everything. It was nothing more than finding someone to live with.

In the future, when Chen Sanlin finds a girl he likes, he will be able to marry and have children, but now he still needs Chen Sanlin, whether it is this house or the household registration issue.

"Okay." Although Chen Sanlin's expression was still not good, Da Men nodded in agreement.

That afternoon, the two went to the village chief's house. Unfortunately, only Wang Dongmei was at home that day.

"You are the one from the Chen family, right? What do you want to talk to my father about?" Wang Dongmei was holding half a piece of cloth in her hand, and no one knew what she was doing.

Seeing this, Xu Wenyan realized that she hadn’t made clothes yet. She had been too busy these days.

"I came here for household registration. I was expelled from Xujia Village. Now I'm married to Jixiang Village and want to change my household registration." Xu Wenyan explained her purpose directly.

Wang Dongmei also shook her head repeatedly. She knew how humiliating it was to be expelled from the family in this era. "Okay, do you want to transfer to the Chen family?"

Xu Wenyan shook his head: "No, I want to start my own business."

"Do you agree?" Wang Dongmei looked at Chen Sanlin.

Chen Sanlin just nodded without saying anything.

"Well, you also know that it is difficult to set up your own business, and you have to pay two taels of silver to set up a household first, and my father has to go to the county for this matter." Wang Dongmei sighed lightly and frowned to tell the two of them how troublesome this matter was.

Xu Wenyan took out two taels and three hundred coins from his pocket and handed them to Wang Dongmei: "I know all the rules."

Wang Dongmei didn't hesitate and accepted it directly: "Since you have considered it, I won't ask any more questions. You owe me a small favor."

Xu Wenyan raised his lips slightly: "Of course." As long as he can start his own business, he won't have to worry about not earning back the money in the future: "By the way, do you have pepper seeds at home?"

"Yes, ten cents a bunch."

"I want something with a stronger flavor, something spicier."

Wang Dongmei hesitated for a while and went into the house to look around: "Yes, the price is the same."

"Thanks."

Wang Dongmei waved her hand and went into the house.

Xu Wenyan really likes this woman's personality, she is quite generous.

All the way back, Chen Sanlin just followed him silently without saying anything. Xu Wenyan couldn't see that he was in a bad mood, but he didn't know how to comfort him for a moment.

Xu Wenyan nudged him with his shoulder: "What's wrong? Are you angry?" Xu Wenyan felt guilty while saying this. He had spent all the more than ten taels of silver his mother left for her son, and only one tael was left. To be honest, the person he felt most sorry for after coming here was Chen Sanlin.

Without waiting for Chen Sanlin to react, Xu Wenyan took a few steps back and sprinted hard, then jumped onto Chen Sanlin's back and hooked his neck with both hands: "Warrior Chen Sanlin, our goal is home, charge!"

Chen Sanlin just subconsciously hooked his hands around Xu Wenyan's legs, and after listening to the laughter of the person on his back, a smile appeared on his face: "Should I say anything?"

"Just say... Warrior Chen Sanlin obeys his superior's orders."

Chen Sanlin's eyes curved: "Okay."

The person under him was running very steadily, and Xu Wenyan felt a slight breeze blowing across his face.

Although it's a bit tough.

But freedom.