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

Xu Wenyan did not sleep well that night.

I always feel a little empty inside.

That's why Xu Wenyan got up early in the morning. The black bear came over, wagging its tail, and Xu Wenyan touched the dog's head.

After a quick wash, he put on the backpack, took the three children and followed the dog to the field.

It was a rare opportunity for the black bear to go out and play with its owner, so it seemed very excited. It walked in front all the way like a guard.

It is now August and almost September.

Xu Wenyan then remembered that there were a lot of wax gourds in the wasteland where Chen Sanlin had discovered the radish before.

It should have grown out, but I just didn't have time to pick it.

The dogs took the lead and ran up the slope. After checking around and making sure there was no danger, they barked twice at Xu Wenyan.

When he reached the top of the slope, the cracked melons instantly attracted Xu Wenyan's attention.

There is a saying in the countryside: "August melons, September explosions, October empty dolls."

What this means is that the wax gourd is fully ripe in September, and only an empty shell is left in October.

If this happened in their village in the past, it would have been touched away by children, and Xu Wenyan would not have argued with them in the village at that time.

If he didn't get to eat this thing himself, he would just go up and snatch it from any child he saw holding it on the street. Several naughty children in the village had been beaten by him.

Therefore, once the wild fruits in the village were ripe, no one dared to pick them all, because if they didn't leave some for Xu Wenyan, they would be in trouble.

Xu Wenyan couldn't wait to pick one, and the familiar fragrance filled his mouth.

As soon as he took a bite, Xu Wenyan instantly turned into a pea shooter. Most of the wax gourd was filled with seeds, without much flesh.

But it tastes good and comes in large quantities.

Xu Wenyan’s backpack couldn’t carry so many wax gourds.

That's right, Xu Wenyan picked those that had already opened, and closed the others to let them continue to grow.

"Wang Wang!"

The black bear kept circling around Xu Wenyan's legs, as if protesting against Xu Wenyan eating alone.

"Damn it, how can I not give you food? You're so impatient." Xu Wenyan fed the black bear a string of food.

The amazing thing is that this guy can even spit out seeds.

In just two quarters of an hour, Xu Wenyan's backpack was full.

After arriving home, Xu Wenyan thought about making some drinks with the wax gourd.

However, after trying several of them, none of them tasted very good. Since they had no special features, Xu Wenyan decided to forget it. It is said that the wax gourd was a tribute to the emperor in ancient times, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.

Since it can’t be made into a drink, just treat it as a gift. People in the county will find it a rarity.

"Hey, Xiaoman." Xu Wenyan and Black Bear came back with a backpack and saw Xiaoman washing up.

Xu Wenyan put down the backpack and took a wax gourd and peeled it: "Try it quickly, it's delicious."

Xiaoman chewed the wax gourd for a long time because he had to use his tongue to pick out the seeds one by one. It smelled delicious but was a bit troublesome.

"Mm, it smells very nice."

"There are still some on the slope below. Help me pick some." Xu Wenyan picked up another empty backpack, and the two went away together.

"How is the pub?" Xiaoman asked as they walked side by side.

"It's OK. What makes you excited?" Xu Wenyan said with a smile, "If you had told me you wanted to come earlier, I would have handed over the account office to you. I would have given you ten taels a month."

Xiaoman also smiled and said, "It's good to be in charge of the factory for you. I earn five taels a month."

"It's not that I won't help you, buddy."

"Well, Chen Sanlin and his team left late yesterday, so they probably won't be back for another two days."

Xu Wenyan was a little disappointed. This was probably the first time that he and Chen Sanlin had been apart for such a long time. "I don't know how they are doing there. I have a lot of things to do here."

"By the way, Xiaoman, if you want to travel, where would you like to go?"

Xiaoman paused, then began to think: "The border, I heard Luo Sanyuan say that there are large tracts of poplar forests, grasslands, and deserts on the border.

There are herdsmen with herds of cattle and sheep, and it is said that there is also a desert. "

"Frontier is also very good, but it might be a little inconvenient to eat there."

The two of them picked wax gourds while chatting, and their mood became happier and happier.

When I got back, Li Dezhu was already waiting at the door.

After saying goodbye to Xiaoman, I had to go to the county.

"Dezhu, take it to the store. I'll go across the street." Xu Wenyan went to Qing'an Pavilion with a small bamboo basket of wax gourds.

These are for Jia Anqing, Zhou Rong and Xiao Sun. They were busy running around yesterday and didn't come here to take a look.

"Brother!" Jia Anqing was sitting there feeling bored. When he saw Xu Wenyan coming in, he quickly sat up from the stool.

"Brother, what delicious food did you get?" Jia Anqing held Xu Wenyan's head and looked into the bamboo basket.

Xu Wenyan put down the bamboo basket: "You probably haven't eaten it before, try it."

Several shop assistants looked over curiously, and Xu Wenyan handed one to each of them: "If there are seeds inside, remember to spit them out."

"The pot... is so tiring..."

Xu Wenyan frowned: "Let's talk after we finish eating."

"Oh oh." Jia Anqing quickly spit out the seeds: "Brother, have you heard that the Zhang family opened a tobacco shop?"

Xu Wenyan nodded: "Yes, it has been open for a few days."

The Zhang family's tobacco shop was opened before Xu Wenyan's beverage shop, and it has been open for a few days now. Xu Wenyan asked tentatively: "What's wrong? What happened?"

"No, their business is surprisingly good." Jia Anqing said solemnly: "I suspect they have other things in it."

Xu Wenyan knew about this kind of thing. Anyone who dared to open a tobacco shop in this era must have used technology.

As for what technology it is, it is hard to say. A lighter one might include opium, and a heavier one might include Mandragora Five Stone Powder.

"Well, as long as no one is killed, the government won't care."

"Hey, that's true."

Xu Wenyan sat down at the table: "Just don't touch that thing. Once you get addicted, it will be hard to quit."

"I don't smoke opium, but my father does." Jia Anqing said worriedly, "I'm afraid this stuff will spread to the capital."

Xu Wenyan, on the other hand, took it lightly. Tobacco was expensive and ordinary people could not afford it. It only harmed the rich.

"Your family is from Beijing?" Xu Wenyan asked. Jia Anqing seemed to rarely mention his family, so Xu Wenyan would not deliberately ask.

Now that it’s been mentioned, Xu Wenyan also wants to know more about it.

"Yes, I have actually been out for a few years. The last time I did business was in Huzhou, I lost tens of thousands of taels of silver, but I still want to give it a try.

This time the old man gave me a few thousand taels, so I can only come to this small place to try my luck."

Jia Anqing said it easily, but the people around him were stunned.

That was tens of thousands of taels of silver, and he just said it was all lost so nonchalantly.

Who is this Jia Anqing?