I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

Liu Nanjia said this to remind Liu Yanxi, who was already completely in love.

After all, many people know how their mother came to the village and what her name was.

If you really want to find out, it's not impossible.

As expected, Liu Yanxi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but slowly regained some composure, wiped away her tears, and looked at Song Lei.

Song Lei did not mind Liu Nanjia's questioning.

"It's normal for you to have doubts. Over the years, even I, a grown man who has traveled all over the country, have been scammed many times while looking for my sister, and I've lost a lot of money."

Liu Yanxi felt a little reluctant. He was already inclined to believe that Song Lei was their uncle. He tugged at Liu Nanjia, signaling her not to say it to their faces anymore, and that they could investigate it themselves later.

Song Lei noticed their little interaction but waved his hand to indicate that he was alright.

"It's alright. It's good to be vigilant. Although it's a bit difficult for me right now, if you really believe it, I'll have to remind you again later."

"So many years have passed, and there's not much left of what we had back then. But when my sister was born, my parents made a safety lock for her, and then used the leftover scraps to make a clasp for me. The two things can be put together."

Liu Yanxi was stumped when he heard this. He had never heard of his mother having any kind of peace lock.

As far as he knew, the jewelry his mother wore back then had been collected or sold by Grandpa Liu, and there was probably not much left.

Seeing his blank expression, Song Lei guessed that he might not know the truth and was somewhat disappointed.

But he felt a real connection with the two children, and he was already 80% certain that they were the right ones.

In addition, based on what he had learned before, he knew that they had not had a good time in the past few years.

"It's okay, it's been so long, it's possible it got lost."

"Why don't we call Grandma over? She must know something about what happened back then," Liu Yanxi suggested.

“Okay.” Song Lei and Liu Nanjia agreed.

Just then, Uncle Zhao brought Magistrate Qin over. The two seemed to have been chatting for a long time, and they didn't stop even after entering the courtyard.

When Magistrate Qin heard that Cao Lei was likely Liu Nanjia's long-lost uncle, he sighed with emotion.

"Ah, about ten years ago, a businessman funded Qingzhou with a large sum of money to suppress bandits. I heard that the largest band they wiped out that year was in the deep mountains not far from here. Perhaps it has something to do with you, Brother Song?"

Song Lei was unaware of Magistrate Qin's identity and was somewhat surprised that he knew such a private matter. "That's right, it was me. At that time, I had been searching for several years and had saved up some money through trading. I thought that at least I could wipe out that band of mountain bandits, which would be a way to rid the people of a scourge and avenge the separation between my sister and me."

“Brother Song is truly virtuous. He did such a good deed and didn’t publicize it. Back then, I was still a student. Some of my classmates knew about things inside the government and that’s how I found out about this. At that time, all of us in that year’s class regarded Brother Song as a role model!”

Liu Nanjia and the others were also surprised to hear this, and their trust in this uncle increased even more.

After all that fuss, it was time to eat, so Xiao Wan and Song Chen went to the kitchen to prepare the meal, with Song Chen also going to help out.

Liu Yanxi, Magistrate Qin, and Song Lei continued their conversation.

With so many people around, including the constables who had made a wasted trip because of them, Liu Nanjia decided to show off his skills. He bought a few chickens from the village and made a big plate of chicken with potatoes.

These two elements complemented each other perfectly, especially the team of constables, who completely lost any resentment they had previously harbored.

Magistrate Qin enjoyed the meal, but afterwards he felt a little regretful: "With so many potatoes, if we used them as seeds, how many could we grow?"

This prompted Liu Nanjia to laugh at him, saying, "When winter comes, everyone's crops will be ripe, and then we'll probably have to figure out how to sell them."

Song Lei also praised Liu Nanjia's cooking skills, saying, "This thing is called a potato? It looks a bit like something I ate before, but that one was sweeter."

Liu Nanjia asked excitedly, "Uncle, where did you eat it? Do you remember what it was called?"

"Overseas, oh, I haven't told you yet, when I was doing business, I met some people involved in shipping and went to sea a few times. The people there spoke strange languages ​​that I couldn't understand at all, and the food they ate was different from ours. There were bitter beans and things that smelled bad and were covered in thorns, but those were actually quite tasty."

Liu Nanjia was stunned; she never expected that her uncle had been to sea before!

The bitter beans, are they coffee beans? The smelly ones, aren't they durian? The sweet ones, they're probably sweet potatoes. These are all good stuff!

"Uncle, can you still get those things?"

“You’re interested? We don’t have the smelly one; we were disgusted by the smell and didn’t even try it. I have some bitter beans, because they say that chewing a few when you’re sleepy will wake you up, so I brought some with me. You need to stay alert a lot at sea. As for the last one, I think I can find some for you if you want.”

"Okay, okay, then I'll leave my uncle in your care." Liu Nanjia called him "uncle" very affectionately at this moment.

The variety of produce available at that time was much less than later; many of her favorite foods were no longer available.

And it's not just about cravings; these novelties are all business opportunities!

Song Lei agreed, but even Magistrate Qin was very curious about Liu Nanjia's reaction.

"Nan Jia, do you perhaps know what those things are?"

"Well, I've read about it in a book, the same one that describes potatoes. Especially that sweet thing at the end, which tastes somewhat similar to potatoes, should be called sweet potato. Like potatoes, it's a high-yield, easy-to-grow, and hunger-resistant crop. If we could grow it, we'd have another food source."

Now Magistrate Qin was also excited, and he and Liu Nanjia looked at Song Lei with very expectant eyes.

It was alright for a young girl like Liu Nanjia, but Song Lei really couldn't handle being stared at like that by Magistrate Qin, a man nearing thirty. He quickly agreed, "No problem, I'll definitely find it for you!"

But everyone's curiosity about his sea voyage was piqued, so Song Lei had to tell them a lot more.

Liu Nanjia felt more and more sorry as she listened. What yellow cob? That's corn!

There are also long, thin fruits that hurt your mouth when you eat them; she's been craving chili peppers for so long!

Seeing her distressed expression, the others assumed she was frightened by the somewhat thrilling and exciting things Song Lei had described.

Only Song Chen glanced at it and felt that it shouldn't be like that.

Liu Nanjia seems to want to rush over and take all those things back.

Just as Song Lei finished recounting his experiences overseas and was about to take a sip of water to moisten his throat, Grandma Liu came over again.

"I heard you're Manning's brother?"