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

sunset.

The tent has been set up, with flames swaying in the breeze, and Chen Sanlin is roasting camel meat.

Four people formed a circle around the fire.

From time to time, you can hear insects chirping and birds singing around.

The night sky is endless and filled with stars, without a single cloud in sight.

"Wow! The night in the desert is so beautiful, but a little cold." Luo Sanyuan rubbed his shoulders with his hands crossed and looked up at the starry sky.

“It will be colder at night.”

Xu Wenyan handed the roasted meat to Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, feed him, don't let him touch it with his hands."

"Ah."

"Hehe, it's just right for the four of us to squeeze together and keep warm." Luo Sanyuan smiled naively.

Xu Wenyan took two bites of the meat. The meat without salt was really hard to swallow.

But the other three people ate with gusto.

Although they had good food at Xu Wenyan's place, they had not forgotten how difficult it was when they were living in hard times.

At that time, it was good enough to have something oily to eat, so I chose this one without salt.

Also because the nights in the desert were really uncomfortable, Xu Wenyan endured it and ate a few more pieces of meat so that his body would have enough calories to resist the cold.

"Oh, it's still free and unrestrained to wander outside." Xu Wenyan lay down. The sand on the ground was still relatively soft.

Luo Sanyuan patted his butt and lay down next to Xu Wenyan.

"Hey, it's still fun to play with brothers."

Xu Wenyan poked him with his elbow: "Who is your brother?"

"You, you are my best brother." Luo Sanyuan also poked him with his elbow like Xu Wenyan.

The two of them poked and prodded each other like children.

After Chen Sanlin added firewood, he lay down beside Xu Wenyan, tilting his head to look at Xu Wenyan who was laughing.

"Haha, alright, alright, I give up." Luo Sanyuan surrendered: "Man, come on, you're the only one missing."

"Here I am." Xiaoman also smiled.

Yes, he also felt that such days were truly carefree.

"Ahem, look at those bright stars. The one on top is probably Mercury, the one on the bottom is Venus, and the one slightly to the side, the brightest one, is the North Star."

Xu Wenyan stretched out his hand and pointed at the three of them one by one.

"Hey? I only know Altair and Vega, what are those things you are talking about?" Luo Sanyuan also stretched out his hand and asked curiously.

"I don't know either. Anyway, that's how people over there call him. It's just a name. You can also call him Luo Sanyuanxing."

Luo Sanyuan shook his head: "No, no, no, I call him Xiaomanxing, hahaha, how nice it sounds." Luo Sanyuan turned his head to look at Xiaoman, and Xiaoman also turned his head to look at him, with tenderness in his eyes.

"Hahaha, that's enough for you."

Xu Wenyan was really speechless by this inexplicable dog food.

"Hey!" Xu Wenyan poked Luo Sanyuan: "Look at that."

"Which one?"

"One of those star clusters, where there are lots and lots of stars gathered together."

"That? What happened to them?"

"That's the Pleiades. It's said that it was transformed by a few fairies."

"Ah? Is this true? Have you seen a fairy?"

Luo Sanyuan propped up his head and looked at Xu Wenyan in disbelief.

"Haha, I've never seen that. We never believe in that."

"Oh." Luo Sanyuan lay down again with a hint of disappointment: "I really want to see what's outside the sky."

"Outside the sky, do you really want to know?"

Xu Wenyan said calmly.

Including Xiaoman, the three of them stood up and looked at Xu Wenyan with some anticipation.

Xu Wenyan grinned: "Now that I've said it, there's no suspense."

Luo Sanyuan pulled Xu Wenyan's arm and said, "Old Xu, then the people there can still go to heaven."

"Yes, otherwise how would I know what is outside the sky?"

"Oh, Wen Yan, you are the best. Tell us about it." Luo Sanyuan said, holding Xu Wenyan's hand.

"Did not say."

Xu Wenyan smiled, trying to raise everyone's expectations to the highest level.

"Oh, Brother Wen Yan~" Luo Sanyuan said coquettishly in a pinched voice.

"Fuck!" Xu Wenyan stood up suddenly, and instantly got goose bumps: "You are deliberately trying to annoy me."

Luo Sanyuan smiled and took Xu Wenyan's arm, then hugged Xiaoman, and the few of them huddled together: "Talk, talk, we're ready."

"Alas, there is really nothing I can do with you mortals."

"We call the sky above the universe. There are no immortals there, but huge stars."

"How big can it be?"

Luo Sanyuan asked.

"It's as big as dozens or hundreds of forest countries."

"Is this true? They look so small."

"Tsk, you don't believe it even after I told you, and you keep asking." Xu Wenyan said impatiently.

"Oops, that's wrong, sir, please continue."

Xu Wenyan chatted with the three people for more than an hour about everything in the universe. Although the three people didn't understand much, their interest was not diminished at all.

In the end, if Xu Wenyan hadn't been unable to speak, he would have been harassed by them all night.

Of course, the weather was getting colder, and Xu Wenyan felt that it was no different from a winter night.

The next day, everyone started working at noon in order to survive the cold morning.

"Xiao Man, where is the cactus you are talking about?"

"Come on, we'll take you there."

Following Luo Sanyuan, they encountered a lot of Cistanche deserticola along the way. Xu Wenyan picked them as they walked, even if he wanted to sell them separately.

This thing can also be sold at a high price.

This time we walked a little further away. The cacti were of various shapes, like small trees.

“What a pity, we came at the wrong time, these fruits are out of season.

The flesh of the cactus fruit is the same as that of the dragon fruit, and the taste is similar, but it is sweeter and smaller in size.

"When I saw it I thought it was edible, but it was covered with bugs, so I couldn't eat it."

When Xu Wenyan heard Luo Sanyuan talking about insects, he noticed the white things on the cactus.

Xu Wenyan reached out and pressed it.

"Old Xu, how come you get your hands on everything?" Afraid that Xu Wenyan would rub against him again, Luo Sanyuan simply stayed away from him.

Xu Wenyan pressed the little white bugs to death, leaving a lot of red juice on his fingers.

Xu Wenyan was delighted, thinking that this must be the cochineal.

This insect can secrete carmine pigment, which is widely used in many industries such as food, cosmetics and medicine.

Cochineal is a pest of cactus and can quickly devour a cactus plant.

“Why did you run so far? I can’t bear to rub this bug against you.

Xu Wenyan held up his clothes and brushed the bugs off.

Chen Sanlin also followed his example and came to help.

"Lao Xu, why are you dealing with these bugs?"

"These are all treasures, but the quantity is a bit small." Cochineal insects that can survive in the desert are indeed rare enough.

Xu Wenyan thought it would be nice to get one, the lipstick made with it is quite beautiful.

When the time comes, I will make one for Xiaohu and let him give it to Yuyin as a betrothal gift. It will be more prestigious if it is different from others.