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

In order to attend this banquet, Xu Wenyan has to prepare well.

But he also knew how difficult this matter was. The people involved were all big business families. How could a farmer like him compete with them?

At that time it will really all depend on chance.

I accompanied Xiao Jia to sell rice noodles for a while. Although there were few customers, they all praised the food.

"Brother Xu, aren't you worried that my inn will collapse?" Jia Anqing lay on the table, looking at Xu Wenyan with a slightly dull look.

Xu Wenyan stood up and said calmly: "No, the family across the street won't be able to hold out for long. Just trust me."

Rao suddenly remembered something important and pulled Chen Sanlin out: "Xiao Jia, we will stay at your place today."

"Oh well!"

"where are we going?"

The two of them hadn't gone shopping together alone for a long time, and Chen Sanlin was still very happy.

Xu Wenyan took his hand and touched it. The rough calluses on his palm felt a little itchy. "There are a lot of land at home. If you let us turn it over like this, your hands won't be able to bear it."

"I can do it." Chen Sanlin's heart beat faster when he was suddenly cared for by his wife, and even a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

He squeezed Chen Sanlin's hand hard: "You can, but I can't. Do you want to tire me to death?"

Chen Sanlin shook his head seriously: "No, I know you don't like farming, just let me do this kind of work."

"You don't have to do it. Let's go buy a buffalo. Not only will it be more efficient, but we will also suffer less." Xu Wenyan then put his arms around Chen Sanlin's neck, but the other party was too tall, so he had to stand on tiptoe.

"We make money to suffer less, you know, you've already slept with me, I can't let you get tired."

Hearing his wife say this on the street, Chen Sanlin felt a little embarrassed. He squatted down, carried Xu Wenyan on his back and ran to the place where livestock were sold.

The shopkeeper greeted people warmly when he saw them coming: "Two young men, do you want to buy a pig or something else? We have a slightly older piglet. We can feed it until the New Year and eat it. It's only one or two taels of silver."

"Hmm? Isn't one ounce of piggy a bit expensive?"

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. We've raised them a little bit, and we guarantee their survival!"

Xu Wenyan took a general look at the appearance of the livestock in the store. They were all quite active. "Well, take us to see the buffalo."

"Hey, you two are here to buy cows. Come over here quickly."

This buffalo is already a high-end product in the store. When the store owner heard that they wanted to buy a buffalo, his mouth was so smiling that it reached the back of his ears.

"We only have these four cows. Let me introduce them to you two. This old cow is a bull. It can still work for four or five years! It costs thirty taels.

These two young and strong bulls were worth forty taels.

The smallest one is a heifer, which can work after one year of breeding, and can be sold for thirty-seven taels."

Xu Wenyan nodded. The price was fair and normal. "Hey, shopkeeper, are you selling that one over there?"

Looking in the direction of Xu Wenyan's finger, they saw a tall cow with two pairs of horns that looked particularly strong. It had a good personality and was eating something in its mouth while looking at Xu Wenyan and the others.

"Haha, you have a good eye, little brother. This is the cow in our store. We are not selling it. We are using it for breeding."

"Oh." Xu Wenyan then looked at Chen Sanlin: "Brother Chen, which one do you think is better?"

Chen Sanlin had to be asked to select the animals. As a hunter, he also knew these things. He walked forward and touched the bull on the left, and the bull took a few steps back.

The remaining three cows didn't react much, and then Chen Sanlin looked at the cows. The shop owner saw his attitude and knew that he couldn't extort money today.

"The bull and the calf on the right are good, the old cow is a little sick, the one on the left is a little timid, and the calf is the best looking, but you have to raise it for more than a year if you want it to work." After Chen Sanlin said this professionally, the boss shook his head helplessly.

Xu Wenyan touched the calf's head and was a little reluctant: "I quite like this little guy, the fur color is also good, but we are in a hurry to use the cow to work.

"Boss, please give us a fair price. We think it's good. We will choose livestock from you in the future." Xu Wenyan patted the bull's head and raised his chin towards the boss.

The shopkeeper shook his head helplessly: "This buffalo is the rarest. You can go to the store next door for the same price. But since you said so, I can only give you an extra 2 taels at most. This is already enough to make money from the feed."

Seeing the shop owner's painful expression, Xu Wenyan could only say "I don't trust you at all".

"Okay." Xu Wenyan paid the money promptly. The quality of this buffalo was really good. Xu Wenyan had no choice but to start working when he got back. He had nearly ten acres of land at home. He was just kidding.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any plowing tools? Sell them to me."

"Okay, okay, then I'll charge you fourteen taels for this plow." The shopkeeper took out a brand new plow from the inner room. Chen Sanlin couldn't find any faults with it, so it was worth the price.

Letting the buffalo carry the plow, the two men took it back to Anqing Pavilion.

"Wow! Brother Xu, you bought a cow." It was the first time that Jia Anqing saw a buffalo at such a close distance.

Seeing him wanting to touch but not daring to, Xu Wenyan just thought it was fun: "Go ahead and touch it. This little guy is very well behaved."

"Huh?" You said this is a little guy?

Early the next morning.

After a simple meal, the two went to Zhang's Mansion. This was where the meeting would take place. It looked like it should be the residence of Zhang Chengjin.

Xu Wenyan borrowed a set of clothes from Jia Anqing and bought a separate piece for Chen Sanlin. After all, this was a visit to a wealthy family.

Chen Sanlin felt uncomfortable wearing this dress, as he always felt that the collar was too tight.

"Stop pulling your collar." Xu Wenyan slapped his hand away and stayed outside the door for a while. They only walked inside when someone came in.

"Hello, do you two have an invitation?" the clerk at the door asked kindly.

Xu Wenyan took out the invitation swiftly. The clerk in this mansion seemed quite polite, or perhaps it was because he was wearing nicer clothes today.

Only after entering the mansion did Xu Wenyan realize what the ancestor's extravagance meant.

The front garden alone is several acres in size, and the surrounding pavilions, rockery, and streams really have a unique charm.

The construction of the entire mansion is full of grandeur.

"Two gentlemen, follow me."

Even the maid leading the way can be called a beautiful woman.

Following the maid through the vermilion corridor, we came to the backyard, where quite a few people had already gathered.

As soon as he took a glance, Xu Wenyan saw an acquaintance.