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

That night Xu Wenyan sat on the bed counting money.

The new bed board is very sturdy and comfortable to sit on.

He made a lot of money from selling dried bamboo shoots and vegetable recipes these days. After deducting the twenty taels he spent on buying bricks and tiles, Chen Sanlin had fourteen taels left, which was enough for his living.

Xu Wenyan didn't want to go through so much trouble. This period was too sensitive. Xu Wenyan had to prepare for a life of escape in the future.

This war is basically a foregone conclusion, so we must choose a location early.

"Brother Chen, let's go to the mountains tomorrow." Xu Wenyan carefully put away the silver and discussed seriously with Chen Sanlin.

"Okay, why do you want to go to the mountains again?" Chen Sanlin washed their towels and hung them together.

Xu Wenyan frowned, his face full of solemnity. Seeing that something was wrong with him, Chen Sanlin sat cross-legged in front of him, and then, imitating Xu Wenyan's previous behavior, carefully touched his head.

"I just want to find a slightly remote place, preferably one with steep terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack." Xu Wenyan put his hand on his chin and added: "It would be best if it is close to a water source. Brother Chen, think about it quickly."

Relying on his own strength and as a loyal fan of Wilderness Life and Death, Xu Wenyan didn't believe that he couldn't survive in the mountains with his family.

Chen Sanlin grabbed Xu Wenyan's left hand fingers and pinched them one by one: "Yes, there are, but it's really hard to get through. Why are you asking this? Do you want to go on an adventure?"

"No, Brother Chen, I've asked around. Even Sister Mei said that she will only open the restaurant for one more year, and she will have to move south the year after next to avoid the war." When talking about the war, Xu Wenyan's voice became a little softer. It was better not to let the children know.

This is her age when she should be carefree, so she can just leave things like this to a reliable adult like him.

Chen Sanlin eased his grip on Xu Wenyan's hand, and his expression became serious: "So, you want to hide in the mountains?"

According to normal procedures, the villagers need to head east or south to avoid refugees and war, but Xu Wenyan knows that the days of fleeing are not easy.

Many people died on the way, and even if they reached the refugee destination, it might not be possible to recover.

Even in this mountain, at least I am familiar with the local climate and environment.

"Yes, it's better to make plans early."

Chen Sanlin just smiled, then pulled Xu Wenyan into the bed and covered him with the quilt: "Well, Brother Chen will come up with a solution, you go to sleep first, I will go and take a look myself tomorrow."

The next day.

Knowing that Chen Sanlin was going up the mountain, Xu Wenyan prepared two bamboo tubes filled with water, several steamed buns and potato cakes for him: "Be careful on the road."

Chen Sanlin smiled slightly, leaned over to look Xu Wenyan in the eye, then moved closer and whispered, "Wait for me."

Then he touched Xu Wenyan's head again as he left.

Xu Wenyan stood there in a daze, an unnatural blush appearing on her face.

...How did this guy become so...capable.

Without caring about anything else, Xu Wenyan prepared to take the children down to the cellar to clean it up.

Xu Wenyan came down several times in the winter, but it was too dirty inside, full of dust and a slight musty smell.

The family got a dustpan and a broom and cleaned the cellar thoroughly. They then sprinkled lime powder mixed with sand on the ground to prevent moisture.

After cleaning, I asked a few children to tidy up the house. It's spring and summer now, and there are more and more mosquitoes, so the house must be kept clean. When the mint grows, I will mix it with mugwort to make some sachets to repel mosquitoes.

"Hurry up and work. I'm going to look for your brother Xiaohu and will be back soon." The blue bricks were still piled in the yard, and Xu Wenyan had to renovate the fireplace at home.

When we arrived at Xiaohu's house, he was sitting at the table with a dazed look in his eyes.

"What's wrong with our Hu Zi's expression?" Xu Wenyan sat next to Xiao Hu, supporting his head with his right hand and looking at him.

Xiaohu lay directly on the table and sighed softly: "Brother Xu, I expressed my feelings to Miss Sun yesterday."

Xu Wenyan raised his head and smiled: "Sure, what's the result?"

"She said I'm a good person." Xiaohu turned his head towards Xu Wenyan.

All I could think about was Miss Sun's gentle greeting.

Xu Wenyan twitched the corner of his mouth: "Haha, haha, good people are good." Xu Wenyan thought that Xiaohu was a good kid. He looked okay, was willing to work, and was honest.

Why does Miss Sun look down on him?

Xu Wenyan shook his head and patted Xiaohu on the shoulder: "Alas, each of us likes different types. Since they don't like us, we should be more open-minded. There will always be someone who likes you, right?"

In fact, Xu Wenyan could see that Zhou Rong had some feelings for Xiaohu, but she was a girl after all, so it would be difficult for her to express her feelings actively.

"Yeah, by the way, Brother Xu, why did you come to see me?"

"I almost forgot something important. Come quickly, help Brother Xu fix the fireplace. It was burned too hard in the winter and some places have cracked." So Xu Wenyan took Xiaohu and went home.

After calling Rong Xiaoliu, the three of them went to the foot of the mountain to dig some limestone and yellow mud.

But who would have thought that just as Xu Wenyan left, a little boy passed by the entrance of the yard.

The little boy was about six or seven years old. He held a small stick in his left hand and a stone in his right hand. He was wearing red clothes and black cloth shoes.

I don't know where this naughty kid has been running for a while, and now he is covered in dust.

The little boy saw Chen Dong eating something in the yard, so he threw the stone in his right hand at him. The stone hit Chen Dong directly on the head.

Little Chen Dong felt pain and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Who are you? Why are you hitting me?" Chen Dong clenched his left fist and tears came out because it hurt so much.

"My name is Yang Chenghe, your elder brother. From now on, this is my territory. Hand over the food in your hand." Yang Chenghe's family originally ran a small business in the county, and their annual income was not small.

Also because of the snowstorm, he had no choice but to live in Jixiang Village for a few months and go back after the house in the county was built. Yang Chenghe was a little bully in the alleys in the county.

He was fat and didn't care about the severity of his fights with other kids of the same age. In addition, his parents doted on him and always thought that their precious son was a superior person and would have a great future.

Chen Dong looked at the red bean paste bun in his hand. This was made by his uncle, and he couldn't bear to eat it, so he kept it and ate it now: "I won't give it to you."

Seeing that the little kid in front of him dared to resist him, Yang Chenghe swung his stick and hit Chen Dong on the head.

Little Chen Dong burst into tears. At this time, Rongrong came out from the inner room. Xiaohua was still in the cellar. Without caring about anything else, Rongrong rushed out and pushed Yang Chenghe.

"Why are you bullying my brother?" Rongrong looked calm and fiercely looked at the little fat boy in front of him.

This was the first time that Yang Chenghe saw a girl dare to push him.

He instantly became angry and wanted to teach Rongrong a lesson right away.

His father had told him that girls were money-losing goods.

You are born inferior to others, don't take it seriously.