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

It would be impossible to eat all these mulberries.

Xu Wenyan spread them evenly on a winnowing basket and put them into the kiln to bake. During the drying operation, the door of the kiln needs to be opened and the fire does not need to be too big.

Most of the time it will be done after baking slowly for an hour.

Taking advantage of this time, Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin loaded all the pumpkins into backpacks, taking as many as they could back home. Now the whole field is full of pumpkins.

There are many ways to cook pumpkin, such as making pumpkin pie.

If they sell well, Xu Wenyan will pick them all.

I filled a large jar of dried mulberries from the shelter, and kept a basket for fresh ones.

The mule cart staggered back to the village. The cart was still on the slope when the black bear heard the sound and came over, wagging its tail.

"Brother Xu!" Rong Xiaoliu came to help transport the goods on the truck. Chen Dong held the basket of mulberries and waited patiently on the side.

This is also what Xu Wenyan likes about these children. When she doesn’t let them eat, they won’t steal food, let alone be greedy.

"Xiao Liu, come with your brother to give some mulberries to your Xiao Hu and the others."

"Well, Brother Xu, the food is ready and it's hot in the stove."

Xu Wenyan nodded to indicate that he understood. Ever since Rong Xiaoliu said those words to him, Xu Wenyan always felt something strange in his heart and sometimes even deliberately avoided him.

It’s so hard to be a human being.

Xu Wenyan took two pumpkins to the stove and left the rest to Chen Sanlin.

Pumpkin pie is easy to make. First, peel the pumpkin skin. The skin can be fed to goats or Xiao Hong, so nothing will be wasted.

Peel the pumpkin, scoop out the seeds, cut it into pieces and steam it in a pot.

Take advantage of this time to add some fillings, mainly brown sugar. The pumpkin pie with fillings is larger, and the unfilled ones are smaller.

After the pumpkin is steamed, it needs to be cooled down and then glutinous rice flour is added. Knead it until it becomes soft and then it can be fried in the pan.

Fry until golden and crispy.

The pumpkin scent that filled the room quickly attracted the attention of several greedy people.

Xu Wenyan served the pumpkin pie: "Come and try it. There are plenty of pumpkins in the fields this year."

Chen Dong stuffed two more mulberries in his mouth and ran over happily. Xu Wenyan saw that his lips were all black and red from eating so much and couldn't help laughing: "You're just as greedy as your brother Xiaohu."

I stuffed a few biscuits into Chen Dong's mouth and asked him to give them to Xiao Hu, and then the family could have dinner.

"Brother Xu, we used to eat this pumpkin at home, why didn't we think of making it into pancakes?" Rong Xiaoliu ate almost one in one bite. The crispy and sweet feeling was so addictive.

The pumpkin pie was fried a little smaller so it was crispier, and the one with filling was softer. Xu Wenyan said he didn't like brown sugar, so he ate three small ones, and the rest were eaten by the children.

The children's performance gave Xu Wenyan the confidence to put the pumpkin pie on the shelf. The next morning, the two of them loaded the pumpkins they had picked yesterday into the car, as this thing can only be eaten fresh.

I also brought the remaining mulberries with me, so I can drink a limited amount of honey mulberry juice for the whole day.

This mulberry juice is more expensive, twenty cents a cup.

But rich people don’t lack this little money.

Ever since attending Mr. Zhang's birthday party the day before yesterday, Xu Wenyan has further understood how big the gap between the rich and the poor is. The Zhang family's assets alone are at least tens of thousands of taels.

This is a number that ordinary people dare not even think about. It's just a few cents and it's really not worth even looking at.

Because we got up a little late today, by the time the carriage arrived at the county, people were already moving on the street. Today was much more lively than the previous few days.

The Wuzhou Fried Rice opposite Qing'an Hall has been cleared out now and there are no vendors renting it for the time being. I wonder what kind of store will open there in the future.

When Xu Wenyan went in carrying two pumpkins, an interesting scene happened.

There were three groups of people sitting at the table directly opposite.

On the far left are Zhang Chengjin and Old Man Wei, in the middle is Jia Anqing with his chin hanging, and on the far right are Xu Dashan and the still injured Zhan Laowu.

Because these people didn't do any business at all, everyone left after seeing this scene.

When the people who were sitting saw Xu Wenyan come in, they immediately stood up.

"elder brother!"

"Brother Xu."

"Brother Xu."

"..."

Only Xu Dashan was unable to reveal his identity here, he just looked at Xu Wenyan.

They were all stunned when Xu Wenyan came in.

Only Jia Anqing was closest to Xu Wenyan here. He walked up and pulled Xu Wenyan into the kitchen.

Xu Wenyan put down the pumpkin: "I'll go and see what's going on outside."

This was the first time that he was "thought about" by so many men.

"I don't know either. The injured man came first, followed by Master Wei and the others. As for the soldier, I don't know why he came to you."

Jia Anqing was helpless as it was not easy to do business with these people sitting like this.

Xu Wenyan patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, go help Brother Chen move the pumpkins. I'll go meet them."

Seeing Xu Wenyan coming out, the four people all wanted to talk. Two of them were local wealthy people, one was an official, and the other one looked ferocious. None of these people was willing to give in to the other.

Just as everyone was about to speak, Xu Wenyan stopped them and said, "Wait, wait, let's do it one by one." Xu Wenyan took the four of them to a private room on the second floor and sat them down.

It's almost noon now and the museum still has to do business.

"Master Wei, please speak first." As the host, Xu Wenyan still had to serve tea to everyone.

Master Wei still smiled: "I'm here for no big deal, it's just that my wife was a little sad to see that you didn't come to the birthday party, she said that everything she eats has no taste.

Now I am resting at home and only eat a small bite every day. I am worried. "

Although Mrs. Wen gave birth to a baby girl, Mr. Wei didn't think it was a big deal and treated Mrs. Wen even more dotingly.

"I just happened to have some new food today. Take some with you when Master Wei leaves later."

"Okay, okay. Brother Xu still has a solution."

Zhan Laowu wanted to speak at this time, but was suppressed by Xu Wenyan: "Brother Zhang, you..."

"Oh." Zhang Chengjin put his hands in his pockets and looked at Xu Wenyan with a faint smile: "I'm sorry that you laughed at my father's birthday party. I don't have many friends here. My father hopes that you can come to the mansion for a gathering again.

I only invited you this time, I hope Brother Xu can give me some face."

Xu Wenyan smiled awkwardly. How could he not go since he said so? Besides, what did Mr. Zhang want him to do? He was just a farmer and had nothing to do with their family.

It's really baffling.

Xu Wenyan nodded to the two of them and then pulled Xu Dashan and Zhan Laowu downstairs.

Walking all the way to the backyard, Xu Wenyan looked at Xu Dashan: "You go first, what's the matter?"

Xu Dashan nodded and said, "Little brother, I want to settle down in Jixiang Village. I have met your second sister, and we must have a place to go during the New Year.

Xujia Village is no longer Xujia Village. I only have you as my brother and sister. My parents are gone. I want to... take good care of you."

Xu Wenyan took a deep breath and said, "I don't need you to take care of me. I can take good care of myself. If you want to live in the village, go and discuss it with our village chief. I can't decide.

If you want to come to my house as a guest during the Chinese New Year, I welcome you too."

"But... I think you still need your family's support. I, as your eldest brother, am worried about you being out there alone."

"Don't say but. You have risked your life to get your job in the county government. Cherish it and work hard.

In addition, Chen Sanlin is very nice to me.

The best way to repay your parents is to live your life well. As for me, I am no longer a member of your Xu family.

Also, please don't interrupt my business anymore, okay?"

Xu Dashan really had no choice but to nod silently.

Xu Wenyan raised his chin and said to Lao Wu: "He's not dead yet."

"Uh..." Xu Wenyan's words really choked Zhan Laowu.

"Ahem, I know you're doing that potato flour business. I know a caravan. If I help you with the handover, can you help me?"