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

Xu Wenyan was still wondering.

Didn't he see there were two bodyguards beside him? Yet he dared to cause trouble.

"Rong Xiaoliu?" The man with a painted face in front of him was Rong Xiaoliu. Xu Wenyan took a while to recognize him. His clothes were a little older than before, but the wounds on his body had healed a little.

Rong Xiaoliu raised his head with moist eyes and called out in a hoarse voice: "Brother..."

Xu Wenyan was still a little confused: "What's wrong with you?"

Looking at Rong Xiaoliu in front of him, Xu Wenyan knew without guessing that something must have happened. The last time she met him, she didn't cry when he was beaten like that by that man, but this time she shed tears when she saw him.

Rong Xiaoliu sniffed and said, "Brother, my sister is sick, wuwu... please, please save her. From now on, I will be your slave and do anything for you." Before he finished speaking, Rong Xiaoliu knelt down.

Looking at Rong Xiaoliu, who was lying on the ground with wounds all over his body and tattered clothes, Xu Wenyan was really not a heartless person: "Get up, take me to see first."

No matter what the final outcome was, Rong Xiaoliu kowtowed to Xu Wenyan more than ten times, and no one could stop him. Xu Wenyan felt that Rong Xiaoliu was a man who could put aside his pride and was a man of integrity and righteousness.

Moreover, this was in ancient times, and for a man to kneel down was a very big deal for him.

Following Rong Xiaoliu, they came to a small alley in the city. The innermost and most dilapidated room was their home. Before he and his sister became beggars, this was the home they lived in with their parents.

There was a little girl lying on the bed. She looked about the same age as Xiaohua. Fortunately, there was a quilt at home, which should have been left by her parents.

"Brother, please save Rongrong. I really don't know what to do without her." Rong Xiaoliu's eyes were red from crying and a little swollen at this time.

Xu Wenyan walked forward and took a rough look. This kind of fever symptom is difficult to determine. It is very likely an infectious disease. You know, this disease was difficult to cure in ancient times. A large proportion of the population who died in ancient times died from minor illnesses.

At the moment, Xu Wenyan had no choice. Looking at this child who was only a teenager, he thought of his own miserable childhood.

I gritted my teeth and saved him, just as if it were a good deed for my previous life.

Chen Sanlin could only carry Rongrong on his back and run towards Dejitang.

Fortunately, the doctor was very skilled and the fever subsided slowly after taking some medicine.

"Thank you, Doctor Wang." Xu Wenyan bowed to the old doctor.

Doctor Wang ignored him at first. After taking Rongrong's pulse for the last time, he frowned and looked at Xu Wenyan: "Fortunately, she is now stable. Next time she has fever symptoms, she must be sent to the clinic immediately. If we delay any longer, the girl might die."

Xu Wenyan nodded repeatedly: "Doctor Wang is right."

Rong Xiaoliu's mind was completely confused at this time, and he was only concerned about his sister. He only came to his senses when Xu Wenyan paid the bill.

"This girl needs to be hospitalized here for two days for observation. Taking into account the cost of medicine and hospitalization for these two days, as well as the emergency just now, the total price will be three taels of silver." Doctor Wang had already rounded off the decimal point. As a doctor, he couldn't bear to let such a little girl leave like this.

When Rong Xiaoliu heard the three taels of silver, his heart sank. Even if he sold him, he would not be worth three taels of silver. How could he repay this favor in the future?

Xu Wenyan heaved a sigh of relief and paid three taels of silver promptly. It was worth it to use these three taels of silver to save a child's life, and besides, the child had a brother who worked like a slave for him.

In fact, it wasn't that he really wanted Rong Xiaoliu to work like a slave for him. Xu Wenyan just wanted to invite him to his home to help with some chores for a few days. He couldn't let him feel that he was getting rewarded for nothing.

"Boom!"

Xu Wenyan turned around when he heard the sound, and Rong Xiaoliu bowed to Xu Wenyan again: "Brother Xu, I will be yours from now on. I will do whatever you ask me to do. I will be your laborer for the rest of my life."

Xu Wenyan felt more and more uncomfortable the more he heard this. What did you mean by "I am yours from now on"?

"Stand up. A man's knees are made of gold. You can't just kneel down like that." Xu Wenyan's tone became serious: "I have paid the money. Take good care of your sister in the clinic these days. When you recover, come to my house to do hard labor." After that, Xu Wenyan took Chen Sanlin and Xiaohu away.

Rong Xiaoliu was left kneeling alone.

Although the three taels of silver were gone, it was still enough to buy coal for two families.

Xu Wenyan didn't say much along the way, for fear that Chen Sanlin would blame him for spending a few dollars to meddle in other people's business. Fortunately, the two people behind him didn't make any movement.

It cost a total of four taels of silver to buy coal, which was more than 500 kilograms in total, enough to burn for a whole winter.

Since we didn't buy a lot, we had to transport it ourselves, but they still had to deliver the coal from the coal merchant to the city gate.

Wen Yan used the remaining one or two ounces to cut some ribs. Fat was the most expensive in those days, so ribs with bones were very cheap. He bought two large ribs for five hundred coins.

It has been a hard journey for the old cow on Wenqiang.

The more Xu Wenyan thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. If he had a cow at home, would he have to go through so much trouble? He went to the city very frequently, and the round trip alone cost him a lot of money. It seemed that he would have to buy a cow when he had money, but that would at least be after spring.

After returning to Jixiang Village, Xu Wenyan gave Xiaohu a small half of the coal and a plate of pork ribs, which was considered his wages for the past few days.

"Brother Xu, why did you give me so much again?" Xiaohu was really embarrassed this time. The more than ten kilograms of coal were already enough. Wouldn't it be too greedy to take this piece of pork ribs?

Xu Wenyan didn't say much to him: "If you don't want it, then don't. Come to my house for dinner tonight. Don't let me treat you."

"Okay, Brother Xu, I'll definitely come." Just having a meal is better than taking such a big piece of pork ribs.

As early as when he bought the ribs, Xu Wenyan had already thought about what to eat. To make the sweet and sour ribs, the ribs must be chopped into pieces first, which is of course Chen Sanlin's job.

Blanch the chopped ribs and add onion, ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell.

At this time, you need to prepare the sauce that suits your taste. Add two spoons of soy sauce, two spoons of sugar, two spoons of vinegar and half a spoon of salt and stir.

As the saying goes, cooking is not about what you want to eat but what I have.

Unfortunately, Xu Wenyan didn’t have extra money to buy spices, so he could only stir-fry it with peppercorns and chili peppers. The spicy base seemed to be okay.

After the ribs are fried, add the soul food ingredients and wait for the sauce to collect.

An adult and two children had been waiting at the stove door while the spareribs were being fried. They all wanted to see how such delicious food was made.

"You three go serve the food."

After receiving the order, the adult and two children quickly fulfilled their mission and brought the meal to the table.

This sweet and sour pork ribs is no worse than the one cooked at home. This time, Xiaohua and Xiaodong didn’t even bother to praise Xu Wenyan’s skills. They just wanted to eat one more piece of sweet and sour pork ribs.

Xu Wenyan was also happy when she saw the delicious food at home.

When it was time to go to bed at night, Xu Wenyan turned sideways to face Chen Sanlin.

"Brother Sanlin." Xu Wenyan called Chen Sanlin in a soft voice.

Chen Sanlin opened his eyes slightly and turned sideways to face Xu Wenyan: "What's wrong?"

"I spent three taels of silver to save Rongrong today. Don't you have any objection?" Chen Sanlin kept staring at Xu Wenyan's eyes. Xu Wenyan felt guilty and had to avoid his gaze.

The money was earned by everyone together. Xu Wenyan made the decision on his own without asking Chen Sanlin and Xiaohu for their opinions. Now he thinks that he might have been too willful.

Seeing Xu Wenyan's expression, Chen Sanlin's mouth curled up slightly: "How could that be? You were the one who negotiated the sale of crabs. I have no objection to how much you spend."

Feeling the strands of hair on his face being tucked into his ears by the person in front of him, Xu Wenyan felt his heartbeat quicken.

What the hell is this sweet?!

Xu Wenyan coughed twice and turned his head back.

"Oh."