Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

After returning home, Lu Fanghai went to build a chicken coop, while his aunt and sister-in-law took out the wild vegetables they had dug today from the basket and sorted and washed them.

Seeing Du Wenxiu's half basket of fungus, Qiao'er was a little puzzled and reached out to look through and pick some:

"Isn't this something growing on rotten wood? Why did my sister-in-law pick this up? This thing can't be eaten."

Du Wenxiu was shocked. It has been known that wood ear is edible since the Han Dynasty. Could it be that what he picked was not wood ear?

I held it and looked at it over and over again. It had thick flesh, was black and translucent, and was shaped like an ear. It must be wood ear.

"Isn't this wood ear? Why can't it be eaten?" she asked Qiao'er, who shook her head with a look of disbelief.

"There are a lot of these things on the mountain, but no one picks them. I heard someone died from eating them before."

Du Wenxiu felt a little strange and suddenly remembered something.

"Qiao'er, what year is it? Who is the emperor?"

"I only know that this year is the fourth year of Xingyuan and who is the emperor..."

For a rural girl who seldom even leaves the village, the questions asked by her sister-in-law Du Wenxiu were beyond the scope.

"The title of the current emperor is Mingxin Tiandi Tianbao Yingwu Ruiwen Shende Shenghuang Emperor."

When Lu Fanghai heard the two of them talking about this topic, he thought that Du Wenxiu wanted to test Qiao'er. He just happened to know it, so he said it out loud.

Who knew that after he showed off, Du Wenxiu became even more confused.

I hate myself for not studying hard back then. With such a long title, which emperor is he?

Only history majors can remember this, right?

Seeing her dull eyes, Lu Fanghai felt that she was surprised that he knew this, and he couldn't help feeling a little proud, and continued:

"The Holy Emperor Mingxin is the third emperor of our Great Qi. He has been on the throne for only four years, but he loves the people like his own children and reduces taxes. It is also because of his decrees that we, the veterans, have the opportunity to retire and return home."

Da Qi?

Du Wenxiu stared blankly at the smug man in front of him, Well, you should be proud, otherwise I wouldn’t know that I had traveled to a dynasty that did not exist in history.

Coming back to his senses, Du Wenxiu finally understood why Qiao'er didn't know about the wood ear, which had been recorded since the Han Dynasty. With an "ow", a strange look appeared on Du Wenxiu's pretty little face, which scared Lu Fanghai and Qiao'er.

Getting rich, isn't this the way to get rich? The road is right under your feet!

Du Wenxiu's clenched fist paused in the air for a moment. There is always a way out!

Anyone who has received modern compulsory education knows that time is money and cannot be wasted. Du Wenxiu hurriedly picked out all the fungus in the basket, spread a torn mat on the ground, and spread the fungus out to dry.

Qiao'er wanted to persuade her again. "Sister-in-law, this thing is really inedible. Even when I was the hungriest, my mother never picked it up to eat. Someone really had itchy all over his body and a rash after eating it before."

Du Wenxiu waved his hand and smiled to show that he knew what was going on.

"This...his aunt, this is not allowed..." Fang's voice of refusal came from outside the yard, getting closer and closer.

"Oh, we are all family. How can I let you have what I have? Hold on to it well. It will be troublesome if you drop it." Aunt Lu and Mrs. Fang pushed each other into the courtyard.

Fang looked reluctant. She was holding half a piece of oil paper in her hand, which contained one-third of the size of a fist-sized piece of lard. She had to be careful not to let it fall.

Aunt Lu pushed Fang in forcefully, her face smiling like a flower, her eyes only visible as two slits.

Fang was a head shorter than her and not as strong as her, so she was pushed so hard that she had no power to fight back.

When he came in and saw his son, daughter, and daughter-in-law all looking at him, he felt a little embarrassed. He had to put the lard away and went into the kitchen to find a broken bowl to put it in.

Aunt Lu still had the old habit of looking around before entering the door and then greeting everyone warmly:

"Hey, Fang Hai, are you building a chicken coop? I was saying that the chicks sold yesterday were such a good deal. Whoever buys them will get a bargain. Just raise them for a few months and they will start laying eggs. When they are too old to lay eggs, you can kill them and sell them. It's a sure win, isn't it? Fang Hai is really smart and has ideas. You are one of the best young men in our village."

Du Wenxiu and Qiao'er couldn't help but secretly cover their mouths and laugh when they heard her nonsense flattery. Lu Fanghai also looked up and smiled shyly.

Only Fang went into the kitchen and never came out again. She was silent and no one knew what she was thinking.

"Fang Hai, let me discuss something with you." Aunt Lu stood closer to Fang Hai and asked with a smile.

Lu Fanghai bent down to tie the rope on the bamboo frame without raising his head: "What's the matter?"

Aunt Lu smiled, showing her two rows of big teeth:

"Fang Hai, I heard that all of you returning veterans have been given money? Do you remember Sulan from my aunt's family? She's the girl you grew up with. When you were little, you said you wanted to marry her..."

At this time, Lu Fanghai threw a stone out of the unfinished chicken coop, and it happened to fall on Aunt Lu's legs.

"Ouch, Fang Hai, watch out, you're going to hit someone!" Aunt Lu yelled while rubbing her leg.

Lu Fanghai smiled at her apologetically: "How did I hit you, auntie? You were standing too close. Why don't you go home? I don't have good aim with my hands. What if I hit you again?"

Aunt Lu felt that her legs were probably bruised and in great pain. However, she had not yet achieved the purpose of her visit and could not easily return home.

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. It doesn't hurt." Aunt Lu endured the pain and forced a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Hey, let me tell you, if our Sulan gives birth to a big fat son for my brother-in-law in a few days, it will be a full month celebration. Your uncle and I were thinking of going to see her, but the family is not doing well and life is hard. The in-laws are a wealthy family. It would be embarrassing to go empty-handed. That's why we came here shamelessly to ask you to borrow some money to buy some red eggs to send over. It's also our good intentions."

Seeing that Lu Fanghai ignored her, Aunt Lu circled around him a few times outside the chicken coop and finished her words.

"Aunt Lu, when did Sister Sulan get engaged? Why haven't I seen her get married?" Qiao'er was confused. She hadn't seen Aunt Lu's family hold a wedding in the past few years, so how come they have a child now?

"Go away, go away. What do you know, kid?" Qiao'er interrupted. Aunt Lu was a little impatient.

"Yes, Aunt Lu, when did Sulan get married? Which wealthy family did she marry into? Although a married girl is like spilled water, you can't just ignore her family. They didn't even give you and uncle money to buy eggs. That's outrageous. Tell me which wealthy family she married into, and I'll have to talk to them about what they did."

The chicken coop was almost built, and Lu Fanghai came over. However, Aunt Lu was afraid that he would not do what he said, so she stammered and couldn't explain clearly. She laughed dryly a few times and muttered that it was difficult to be the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family.