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

Xu Wenyan lay on the bed, thinking about it.

The more I thought about it, the more impatient I became, tossing and turning in bed.

"What's wrong?" Chen Sanlin had noticed it a long time ago but was a little hesitant to disturb him.

Xu Wenyan's eyes lit up when he heard Chen Sanlin's words: "Chen Sanlin, take me to the mountain." Everything around the mountain had been picked by the villagers of Jixiang Village. There was not even a hair left on the persimmon tree, and the few kiwi vines were also empty.

Logically speaking, these wild fruits will be sweeter after the Frost Descent, and should not be so exhausted that they will be extinct. If you don’t wait until the Frost Descent, they will taste a little bitter, and the villagers can still eat them.

According to Chen Sanlin's observations over the past few days, the people in this village are not particularly poor. At least those who have food to eat just don't eat well. It is said that this is because the harvest was good this year.

The imperial court's degree of exploitation was also quite severe, and the amount of food left for the peasants was just enough to fill the national treasury without exploiting them to the point of causing them to rebel.

"No, the road in the mountains is difficult to walk on, and there are wild beasts. I'm afraid you can't walk that long." Chen Sanlin rejected Xu Wenyan's proposal without thinking too much.

Xu Wenyan sat up and gently pushed Chen Sanlin's shoulder: "Brother Chen~Brother Sanlin~Brother Sanlin~You are the best, take me with you, let's go a little deeper into the forest."

Chen Sanlin turned sideways with his back to Xu Wenyan, the blush on his ears extended to his earlobes. How could a country man like him listen to such coquettish words? Although he felt that what Xu Wenyan said was a little... well, he still liked to hear it in his heart.

Seeing that Chen Sanlin was as unresponsive as a piece of wood, Xu Wenyan gave up. At worst, he could just sew cotton clothes at home.

The next morning, Xu Wenyan had just finished breakfast and was about to go back to the inner room to start cutting clothes when Chen Sanlin stopped her.

"Walk."

"Where are you going?" Xu Wenyan was slightly stunned.

"Up the mountain."

"Hehe, you are still nice to me." Xu Wenyan immediately took the scissors and cloth bag from the house and prepared to go out with Chen Sanlin.

Chen Sanlin just stood there smiling blankly.

They quickly made a few pancakes at home. They would definitely be back in the afternoon this time, so they asked Chen Sanlin to send the siblings to Xiaohu's home before they left.

After what happened last time, Xu Wenyan didn't dare to leave the two children at home anymore.

In these deep mountains, ordinary farmers dare not go too deep inside, as there are precedents of ferocious beasts like tigers and brown bears injuring people in the local area. They only dare to pick wild fruits or something like that outside the forest.

Their main idea is farming, and they really don't have much obsession with things from the mountains.

As soon as he entered the forest, Xu Wenyan realized how difficult the journey was as Chen Sanlin had said last night. Most of the view inside the forest was blocked by plants.

Even though it's a forest, there are plenty of small stones. If you accidentally fall and hit your head on a stone, it would be really painful.

"Hey, Chen Sanlin, look over there." Xu Wenyan pointed to a place not far away as if he had seen some treasure.

Chen Sanlin looked in the direction he pointed. There were several persimmon trees. The leaves had almost all fallen off, but the trees were still full of persimmons, which were obviously hard persimmons.

"Want to eat? Wait for me."

Xu Wenyan did not refuse. He just felt that it was quite good to be treated as a child.

In just a few minutes, Chen Sanlin picked a few of the biggest and reddest ones and put them in Xu Wenyan's hands. Xu Wenyan rubbed them and took a bite.

Are you kidding? This wild thing is clean and doesn't use pesticides.

Just as Xu Wenyan guessed, it was a hard persimmon. Hard persimmons can be made into persimmon cakes. Even if it was a soft persimmon, it would be fine as it could be made into jam, but it would be difficult to transport. This was the best result Xu Wenyan could think of.

After taking a few bites, Xu Wenyan couldn't eat anymore. The persimmons here were really big and sweet.

Chen Sanlin was slightly stunned when looking at the persimmon that Xu Wenyan handed over.

"I can't finish it, don't waste it."

After Chen Sanlin took it, he took a big bite at the place where Xu Wenyan had bitten.

so sweet.

"Chen Sanlin, remember this place." If he can't find anything else, he can only use this persimmon cake to make a fortune.

They would have to go down the mountain if they walked any further. Although Chen Sanlin was a little worried, Xu Wenyan still wanted to take a look down the mountain because he could hear the sound of flowing water on the mountainside.

"Chen Sanlin, are there any fish or shrimp in the stream at the foot of the mountain?" Xu Wenyan grabbed the small trees around him and slowly slid down the mountain.

Chen Sanlin led the way, using a machete to clear the thorns on the road. "I haven't noticed it. We went up the mountain to hunt. If we just catch fish, we won't get our money back."

The two chatted slowly and soon reached the bottom of the mountain. The stream was wide and the water was not fast. Xu Wenyan could see a few fallen trees some distance ahead. They were probably caused by Chen Sanlin while hunting in the stream.

He first observed the water, then squatted down and moved a larger stone. A mountain crab was squatting underneath. Xu Wenyan was quick-witted and pressed the back of its claws: "Chen Sanlin, look."

"Great! This is a mountain crab. There are lots of them in the creek."

Xu Wenyan was so happy looking at the mountain crab in his hand. This mountain crab was much bigger than the modern ones. When catching mountain crabs in the countryside in the past, it took a long time just to peel the shell. It smelled delicious but there was not much meat.

Look at this mountain crab again, it’s still quite big.

Seeing Xu Wenyan about to squat down again, Chen Sanlin was a little puzzled: "Are you going to catch these?"

Xu Wenyan nodded: "Well, this kind of crab is delicious, don't you want to eat it?"

Chen Sanlin shook his head: "Because few people go into the mountains, people here don't eat it. And it looks very strange. Some women and children have been scared and cried, and they dare not eat it."

"Haha, that's a good deal for me." Xu Wenyan said as he put the crab in his hand into the basket behind Chen Sanlin and pretended to start catching again.

"Eat? There is a bigger one here, but their claws will get moldy." Chen Sanlin said seriously to Xu Wenyan.

After listening to Chen Sanlin's words, Xu Wenyan just thought that the big guy's words were quite interesting: "Haha, that should be a hairy crab. There are hairs on its claws, not moldy."

"But my mother said that if it grows hair, it means it is moldy." Chen Sanlin still answered seriously.

"That mold is different. That kind of mold is a kind of invisible organism giving birth to babies." Xu Wenyan didn't know what kind of microorganism it was, so he could only give him a general explanation.

"Are there any creatures we can't see?"

Xu Wenyan came to a flat stone and squatted down: "Of course there is, don't just stand there, help me move it."

"Oh, but how do you know they're there if we can't see them?"

I have to say that the question asked by Chen Sanlin is very sharp.

"...Anyway, I just know that you can be right if you trust me."

Chen Sanlin easily moved a larger stone and quickly grabbed the crab that was about to flee: "Okay, you see, this is the moldy crab."

Looking at the crab that was bigger than Chen Sanlin's palm, Xu Wenyan's smile grew even brighter: "This is it, a hairy crab. Chen Sanlin, you are amazing."

After being praised by Xu Wenyan, Chen Sanlin seemed to be energized and turned over the stones extra quickly.

In less than an hour, the basket was full of crabs because the crabs were big enough.

Seeing the results of half a day's work, Xu Wenyan could only sigh that this stream was truly fertile.