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

There's nothing big to do here.

Today's main goal is to transport more reed stalks and bamboo tubes back.

The weather is getting colder, and people in the county would rather drink something hot.

"Everything is here. Xu Wenyan, please stay and have dinner." Zhan Laowu put down the bamboo box and said.

If they had not met Xu Wenyan, at least half of the fifty people here would have died.

He really owed Xu Wenyan several lives. If he could ever be of use to him, he would repay Xu Wenyan with his life.

"Okay." Xu Wenyan replied.

Dozens of people here are still wearing rags and clothes, without even a change of clothes.

Xu Wenyan also felt it was a sin when he saw this, a man of seventeen or eighteen years old, his clothes were so torn that his private parts could be vaguely seen.

Next time I come, I have to bring quilt covers and other things, and I also have to buy a few pieces of linen and a piece of coarse cloth.

In fact, Xu Wenyan could afford it even if he replaced all of it with coarse cloth, but he didn't want to do that.

People can't eat too much, otherwise they will cause trouble.

Only appropriate alms can make people feel grateful. If you give more alms, people will take it for granted.

Xu Wenyan also didn't want to bring the story of the farmer and the snake into reality.

"By the way, after you finish sowing the seeds, go and repair the road on the opposite mountain if you have time." It only took half an hour to come down the mountain.

This was after Xu Wenyan and his team walked back and forth several times and barely found a way out.

"Okay." Zhan Laowu agreed readily. They could now eat well and dress warmly every day. They basically didn't need to do anything and had plenty of time.

“Also, only build a single path, and don’t move trees in other places, and the road leading to the village on the mountainside.”

The only places that can enter the pool now are the entrance below the waterfall and the entrance on the opposite mountain. Xu Wenyan doesn't want anyone else to discover this place.

Xu Wenyan and his team only repaired the main road roughly. Once it rains or snows, it will be difficult to travel on it, so it is necessary to repair it.

As for the road to the village, Xu Wenyan planned to make it a little desolate. This road is not a single road, so it is still difficult to find this place.

After explaining the situation, Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin worked together to guide these people in growing vegetables.

It's autumn now, and we can only grow relatively drought-resistant vegetables such as radishes and some spinach, and cabbage is also OK.

"You all must remember this well." Xu Wenyan first taught them how to select seeds, then raise seedlings, apply fertilizers, and some other precautions.

Xu Wenyan’s planting technique is not great, but it is adequate.

After explaining all this, it was already noon.

After the two finished eating, Chen Sanlin took him up the mountain.

"Wen Yan, they have cleared the road over there by the pond. Do you want to go take a look?" Chen Sanlin held Xu Wenyan's left hand and held a machete in his right hand.

"Okay." The two of them left with the backpacks on their backs.

"But it's all mud over there, how did they make a road?"

Zhan Laowu and his friends have walked here many times, and they have laid more stones inside, so it is much more spacious now.

"We just drove from the side and cut a lot of grass."

"Oh." Xu Wenyan looked up at the mountain.

This wood ear field was well maintained, and Xu Wenyan did not let them damage the environment too much.

It's just a matter of adding a few more pieces of wood, with some wood ears and shiitake mushrooms hanging on them scattered around. Xu Wenyan plans to grow them.

When the shuangyan hotpot is made in the future, these will be two dishes.

It’s a pity that Xu Wenyan didn’t see any enoki mushrooms here, but there were many oyster mushrooms sold in the county.

You won’t have to plant them yourself at that time. You can just buy them ready-made. There are discounts if you buy more.

Coming to the pond again, there were still many scattered reed stems around, and the grass at the edge had been really cleared away.

I have to say that Xu Wenyan’s efforts to rescue these people were not in vain.

Work hard.

The two walked along the edge into the reed marsh. The reed marsh was quite large. The further they went in, the fewer reeds there were and the more water there was.

Looking at the hole next to it, Xu Wenyan knew that there must be creatures like crabs or turtles, or maybe eels.

I didn’t ask Zhan Laowu and the others when I came, so I don’t know whether there is any.

The reed stalks are just emerging at this time, and the scenery can only be called beautiful when the reed ears turn white in autumn.

"Brother Chen, there are so many frogs here."

Chen Sanlin looked down and saw frogs jumping into the water with every step he took. "Can I catch some for you to eat?"

"Wait two more days and the peppers will be cooked. This spicy frog is very fragrant." Xu Wenyan likes to go to the store downstairs and order a single portion when he is on vacation. He gets addicted every time he eats it.

The taste of frogs is between chicken and fish. Chili peppers can cover up their fishy smell very well. In fact, the fishy smell is not that strong after removing the skin.

Eating frog with a bowl of ice jelly is simply perfect.

Chen Sanlin rolled up his trouser legs and went into the water, while Xu Wenyan walked slowly on the shore.

Wait for the frog to land and hold it down precisely.

The frogs here are quite big. Xu Wenyan still remembers that he caught some when he first came here. He didn't expect that they were so rare at that time.

There are really a lot of them in this reed marsh.

This will add another dish to the Qing'an Restaurant. The frogs will be gone when winter comes, as they will hide in their holes and hibernate.

After a while, the two of them pressed a lot, and they were in for a treat.

Chen Sanlin was pressing Xu Wenyan down below, but he noticed that several bushes on the side were blooming with white flowers.

You know, it's autumn now, and there are very few flowers blooming at this time.

Xu Wenyan recognized it at a glance. It was Roselle, but it was not time to pick it yet.

Xu Wenyan noted the location and observed the surroundings along the way. There were quite a lot of Roselle flowers. At least seven or eight were seen so far.

"daughter in law!"

"What's wrong?" Xu Wenyan turned around and saw Chen Sanlin holding an eel as thick as two thumbs in his hand.

"Oh my god! This eel has become a spirit." Xu Wenyan said in surprise.

In the past, in the village, the largest eel he had ever touched was only as thick as a thumb, and there were fewer and fewer of them every year.

This one is at least three or four times as big as the biggest one he has caught.

Yellow eel is a rare delicacy whether it is grilled or fried.

When I was still at my uncle's house, I roasted and ate the little salt I just got home.

"I've seen bigger ones in rice fields before," Chen Sanlin replied.

"Then why doesn't anyone eat it? It's so delicious."

Chen Sanlin threw the eel into the backpack and covered it: "This eel has mucus, and it tastes fishy when cooked. We just try it for novelty, and no one likes to eat it."

"That's easy enough."

If you have the conditions at home, use white wine to wash it. If you don’t, blanch it in boiling water for a few seconds, take it out and squeeze it, and the mucus will come out.

Xu Wenyan saw that there were many holes in the reed marsh, and he became eager to try.

"Brother Chen, be careful. This guy can bite people too."

"Ah."

The two of them rolled up their trousers and groped in the reed marsh for more than an hour, and only went back when they thought the time was about right.