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

Early the next morning.

Chen Sanlin planned to check the traps he set yesterday and investigate the traces of the muntjac he caught yesterday. He put on his backpack and hat and went out.

Xu Wenyan was not idle here either. He picked so many wild pears yesterday and today he planned to make autumn pear paste. There were so many that he couldn't finish eating them in a short time, so he didn't want them to go bad.

Although I cough less often now, I am not completely cured yet. I occasionally drink some water soaked with autumn pear paste to nourish my lungs.

Also, I heard my second aunt coughing a few days ago, so I gave them some Qiuli paste, which is quite effective in relieving coughs.

Xu Wenyan had seen the small ceramic jar at home. After washing it, he could use it to make pear juice.

I didn't wash the pears. It was a torture in such a cold weather but I had to peel them anyway. I cut the peeled pears into pieces and put them in a ceramic jar and asked Rong Xiaoliu to help grind them.

A large pot of pear juice is squeezed from hundreds of pears, and the pear residue and pear skins are kept separately.

Then boil the pear juice and the chopped pear pieces together, and then add a few spoons of white sugar. It will be ready after an hour. In fact, it would be better to add yellow rock sugar, but Xu Wenyan is not picky under these conditions.

Xu Wenyan was just about to take the dregs aside with Xiaohu to feed the chickens, but unexpectedly Xiaohu hurried into the yard.

"Brother Xu, something bad has happened." Xiaohu panted and pulled Xu Wenyan to walk outside.

"What's the matter? Why are you so anxious?" Xu Wenyan had no choice but to put down the dustpan in his hand and listen to Xiaohu.

After helping Xu Wenyan, Xiaohu murmured, "The muntjac that was shot by Brother Sanlin yesterday was picked up by Brother Tiezhu, and he is selling it at a low price now."

Xu Wenyan frowned slightly after hearing this. No wonder Xiaohu was so anxious. It must be because Zhao Tiezhu did not admit that Chen Sanlin injured him first and then he picked it up. Moreover, if he sold it cheaply, the price of wild goods sold by his family in the village in the future would be affected to a certain extent.

When the two arrived at Zhao Tiezhu's door, there were already more than a dozen people surrounding it.

Among them were the two middle-aged men who came to Xu Wenyan’s house to buy meat yesterday.

"Hey, isn't this Chen Sanlin's wife? She's here to buy meat too." The middle-aged man spoke with sarcasm and even his expression showed disdain.

Another middle-aged man also added in time: "Aren't you here to buy? Tiezhu's front leg sells for 160 coins, so he can buy it and sell it for 200 coins, hahahaha."

The sound of the two people talking made everyone in the audience focus on Xu Wenyan.

"Liu Sangui, Liang Long, stop talking so harshly." Xiaohu's face was not good either. He also knew the price of the game.

"Xiao Hu, I tell you not to go hunting with Chen Sanlin anymore. Go with Zhao Tiezhu. He's very capable and doesn't make money in a dishonest way." Liu Sangui said, "Be careful or you won't learn any skills and will end up working for others for nothing."

"You!" Xiaohu, such a steady child, also got angry at this moment.

Xu Wenyan pulled Xiaohu back and led him forward.

In front of Zhao Tiezhu's yard, a muntjac was placed on a bench, but Liu Tiezhu had not yet started to skin it or cut its meat. Instead, he was chatting with a few people.

"Oh, Tiezhu, I didn't expect you to be so capable. You caught such a big muntjac."

"Isn't it? I will definitely buy more after the meat is distributed."

Zhao Tiezhu also felt proud amidst the flattery, his face full of pride. His wife Zhao was taking advantage of him and was chatting with many women.

"Okay, okay, I, Zhao Tiezhu, will definitely give you a discount and won't let you guys suffer any loss, hahahaha."

In fact, the people below were tired of waiting. They had been waiting for half an hour and still hadn't seen him start to kill the fish. If they couldn't get out now, who would be willing to buy from him?

Even 160 cents for a leg is still expensive for these farmers.

"Zhao Tiezhu, did you say you were the one who shot this deer?" Xu Wenyan took two steps forward and stared at Zhao Tiezhu, who had a happy face.

Hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu just snorted: "This is at my house. It's not me who called. It's you who called?"

"That's right." The villagers who were watching also echoed.

Xu Wenyan didn't care about the noises around him, he just stretched out his fingers and tapped the muntjac.

Suddenly there was a "bang bang" sound, and it was obvious that it had been frozen for a long time.

"The blood of this muntjac has frozen. You said you hunted it this morning?" Xu Wenyan just looked at Zhao Tiezhu calmly.

It would take at least several hours for the blood of the prey to freeze in this weather. Now the deer is stiff, which means that the prey must have died a long time ago.

Zhao Tiezhu was stunned for a moment, then said nonchalantly: "It's so cold, I brought it all the way back from the mountains and kept it for so long, it's normal for it to be frozen."

"Oh? Then how did Brother Tiezhu hunt this muntjac?"

"These are all the hunters' own ways. I'll tell you how I eat."

It must be said that Zhao Tiezhu's reaction was quite quick, and he could tell lies without blushing or getting nervous.

Xu Wenyan took two steps forward and pushed the deer to the ground.

"Hey, Xu Wenyan, what do you mean? You're selling wild game at a high price so you're going to ruin my business, right?" Zhao Tiezhu stared with his eyes wide open, looking aggressive, as if he wanted to hit someone.

"That's right. You are jealous of my ability as the head of the family, right? Wives like us should stay at home and behave ourselves. You, as a male wife, should stay out of the limelight instead of making a scene." Zhao was obviously not someone to be trifled with. She said several sentences in a row, and her tongue was really powerful.

Xu Wenyan picked up the muntjac's hind leg and pointed at it: "The wound here was caused by Chen Sanlin's arrow when we went up the mountain yesterday. Do you think it will be fine if you pull the arrow out? The arrowhead is still inside! Do you want me to pull it out and show it to you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, even the villagers who were watching from the surrounding area lowered their voices. In Jixiang Village, the only hunter who knew how to shoot arrows and had arrows at home was Chen Sanlin. Anyone who made iron hunting tools privately would be sent to jail.

If Zhao Tiezhu admits that he beat the man, then he is breaking the law. If he denies it, then it is indeed Chen Sanlin who beat him first.

Zhao Tiezhu knew this, of course, and he thought: "I've already told you that I picked it up in the mountains. It's in my hand, so it's mine!" Although Zhao Tiezhu didn't have the confidence to say this, he couldn't give up the deer for the sake of his face.

Xu Wenyan put down the muntjac's hind legs and said, "Okay, now you know, I won't charge you more. Just give half to our family and that's it."

This is also in accordance with the rules of the village. In this case, even if two people work together to hunt down the prey, the best solution is for the two families to divide it.

"No, that won't work. This half is worth so much meat. This muntjac was brought back by my boss and it belongs to our family. If you let it run away, it means you are incompetent." Zhao interrupted a few more times. She was reluctant to give away so much meat for nothing.

After hearing what Zhao said, the onlookers were also unhappy. They didn't care whether it was a cooperative fight or not. They only knew that the meat was sold cheaply by Zhao Tiezhu, so the meat must belong to Zhao Tiezhu.

For a moment, almost everyone sided with Zhao Tiezhu. The villagers had already had opinions about him because of Xu Wenyan's mother's matter. Now that this incident happened, they unconsciously thought it was Xu Wenyan's fault.

"Damn it, it's true that poor and remote areas produce unruly people." Xu Wenyan was really shocked by the train of thought of this group of people and cursed secretly in his heart.

Unable to swallow this insult, Xu Wenyan was about to snatch it away but was caught by a warm hand.