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

In the following half month, Xu Wenyan dealt with mushrooms every day.

Xu Wenyan tasted the first batch of dried mushrooms and found them very good.

The taste is not much different from fresh ones. Here, the shelf life is very long. I guess it won’t be so good in the southern part of the Central Plains.

Xu Wenyan has been here for so long, but he hasn't seen any rain.

NARRATOR: The water level in the creek has dropped somewhat.

Following this trend, Xu Wenyan was really worried about running out of money.

The pumpkin flowers have bloomed these days. The sunlight in the border areas is still sufficient. Xu Wenyan's batch of pumpkins were planted early, so they are expected to mature earlier.

Just as I went to the field and picked a few pumpkin flowers, I heard Aman's call from a distance.

"elder brother."

"coming."

Xu Wenyan picked some more pumpkin tips, enough for lunch.

"what happened?"

"Let's go to Brother Muba's place for dinner, like that."

As A'man spoke, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, and you could see that his lips were chapped.

"Okay, drink more water. You're doing this."

"Yeah...it's okay."

Xu Wenyan simply went and picked some more to take with him, and he could also add another dish.

After packing up, the four of them rode on their horses and left the house with Aman.

The workers in the factory continued to work, and a few people just left for a while.

After reaching the door, Xu Wenyan saw from a distance that Bayibu was talking to two people from the Central Plains outside the yurt.

When he got closer, Xu Wenyan could see the faces of the two people clearly.

"Big brother?"

Xu Wenyan frowned in surprise. Aren’t the two people in front Xu Dashan and Luo Feng?

Logically speaking, shouldn't they have gone back long ago? Why are they here at this time?

Xu Dashan turned his head and quickly walked towards Xu Wenyan: "Wenyan."

"Hey, why are you here?" Luo Sanyuan asked after dismounting.

"Brother Chen, do you know these two guys?" said Village Chief Bayibu.

Xu Wenyan nodded, then handed the basket to Bayibu: "I brought some vegetables, could the village chief help me wash them?"

How could Baibu not understand that this was a way for him to leave?

The old man walked away with a smile, leaning on his cane: "Okay, since you are Brother Chen's friend, let's have a meal together later."

"Brother, what are you doing?"

The two of them looked unhappy. Xu Dashan patted Xu Wenyan on the shoulder and said, "I'm glad you're okay."

"Xiao Luo and I were originally going back with Manager Wu, but when we arrived at Shuguan, they wouldn't let us pass.

It is said that soldiers who leave are not allowed to return to the Central Plains within three years. "

Xu Wenyan didn't seem surprised by this statement. The current emperor's policy here was still as tough as ever.

"This is the situation. Big brother will live with us from now on."

Xu Dashan felt a little guilty. He had been thinking about finding Xu Wenyan on the road, but now that he had found him, he had to trouble his younger brother.

As the eldest brother, I didn't take good care of my younger brother.

"sorry to bother you."

"It's not a trouble. We have a lot of work to do right now. It's just right that you're here." Luo Sanyuan was optimistic. His house was already big, so it would be fine to let them stay in the guest room.

Xu Wenyan is not short of manpower now, what he lacks is trustworthy manpower.

There are dozens of male laborers in the village, but Xu Wenyan dare not use them. It would be bad if the mine on the grassland was discovered by the government.

But it is not certain that people in the government would know about saltpeter mines.

Although the people in the village are very friendly, Xu Wenyan still doesn't want to gamble.

"it is good."

Afterwards, Xu Dashan told Xu Wenyan what happened along the way.

After learning more about it, I found out that there is a post station in Tianshui, but it is currently used by government officials. It would take some effort for ordinary people to use it.

Moreover, there will be no vendors coming back and forth in the short term, and it is said that it will take at least until autumn.

At that time, the border was somewhat more stable, and the imperial court would allow specific caravans to take the route to promote the development of the two places.

If Xu Wenyan wants to do business, he can only wait until then.

The preparation phase alone will take another four or five months.

After they chatted for a while, Mubarak came out and asked them to eat.

In order to thank Xu Wenyan, they specially killed a sheep and gave each person a glass of goat milk wine.

"My leg was saved by Brother Chen. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to him here." Muba raised his glass and drank the goat's milk wine.

Xu Wenyan also raised the wine glass and lightly touched the wine with the tip of his tongue. The goat milk wine was sour and mild, and a slight sour taste could be tasted.

"Since I received the money, it is only natural."

“Alas, we should thank you, Brother Chen. Most of the villagers have worked for you. You are afraid that you will lose money.

I heard that the prices there are the same as in the county."

Village chief Bayibu said earnestly that it was a good thing that Xu Wenyan could help their village, but he would still feel a little guilty if this caused Xu Wenyan to suffer losses.

"Don't worry, Village Chief. I won't do business at a loss."

This wage is already very low, and it can be said that Xu Wenyan’s business is now making quite a profit.

If they start stockpiling goods from now until three months later, all the workers’ wages would only be around thirty or forty taels, and Xu Wenyan would earn more than that just from selling vegetables.

In order to understand the market situation, Xu Wenyan planned to wait for another half month, when the vegetables in the yard were fully ripe, and then pick some to sell in the county.

The meal lasted more than half an hour, and after the meal, Xu Wenyan took the two back to their residence.

From Ma Xu Dashan, you can see the scenery under the distant low mountains from afar.

Should I say that he is worthy of being his younger brother? It seems that Xu Wenyan can live well no matter where he is, and he doesn't seem to need the care of his brother.

"There is only one room in the house. Big brother, you have to squeeze in with Xiao Luo." Xu Wenyan opened the bedroom door.

There was a brick bed and some sundries inside. Xu Wenyan then picked up a mattress and a quilt from the side, which they used to cover themselves on the road.

Xu Wenyan put it here after washing it. Now that they have arrived, they can only cover it with this. After a few days, they will go to the county to prepare some more.

"It's out of the way."

Xu Dashan helped to clean up.

"Didn't Luo Sanyuan say there was work to do at home? Let him know, and Xiao Luo Ma and I will go up to help."

"Not today. You must be tired from traveling. Have a good rest. I will take you somewhere tomorrow."

Xu Wenyan has already taken back the pulley set. With the addition of the two of them, the speed of mining can be greatly improved.

Xu Wenyan spent another fifty taels of silver to ask a blacksmith to customize hundreds of iron molds.

Explosives made of iron would be much more powerful, so these days, Xu Wenyan customized them with wood at home.

Xu Wenyan has already experimented with the ratio for maximum power. It can be said that anyone within the range of the explosives will be seriously injured if not killed.

Xu Dashan nodded. After returning from the army, he wanted to do something for Xu Wenyan.

Although the money he had borrowed had been repaid, Xu Dashan still felt that it was not enough.

Staying here now still causes trouble for Xu Wenyan.

But he was still very happy in his heart.

My younger brother has been found, but now I don’t know how my younger sister is doing in Fengxian County.