Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Shen Xuan was stunned, thinking big...
Shen Xuan was stunned, thinking that the man might have woken up and heard the noise outside, which was why he asked this question. So he smiled and said, "It's okay, they won't be bullying us for a few more days."
"But those outside are not good people. You have to stay here for a few days to recuperate. You have to stay away from them to avoid being beaten out."
He had just woken up and now had no money, so he could only lie low for a few days. When he makes money, he will find a way to leave Yunshui Village and live in the city.
As an adult who has lived in modern times for many years and is educated and intelligent, Shen Xuan believes that he has a good ability to survive.
It had been less than four days since he traveled back in time, but he had already figured out many ways to make money in Yunshui Village and never went hungry again.
However, because he saved the man in front of him last night, Shen Xuan suddenly had another big burden.
The man was seriously injured. It would take him at least half a month to recover and get out of bed, right?
In this case, Shen Xuan would have to take time out to take care of him, so his departure schedule would be delayed, and he might have to go to the city later.
Shen Xuan said it in a relaxed manner, but Xue Fenglin felt very uncomfortable when he heard it.
He just thought that such a kind-hearted brother like Shen Xuan was bullied to this extent.
Although he did not have any feelings for Shen Xuan at this moment, he did feel a little pity for him.
I thought that based on Chen Xuan's kindness and the grace of saving my life, when he returned to the capital, even if I didn't marry him, I would definitely give him an explanation and take good care of him for the rest of his life.
Shen Xuan had no idea what Xue Fenglin was feeling at the moment, so when he saw that he was silent again, he asked, "By the way, I still don't know your name?"
It looks like this man will need to stay here for some time to recuperate from his injuries. If you don't even know his name, it would be really inconvenient to keep following him around.
"Hmm..." Xue Fenglin was stunned and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
"I... my name is Lin Ye." For some unknown reason, Xue Fenglin used his own name and his mother's surname to come up with this fake name.
He was afraid that Shen Xuan would know that he was the Xue family's heir. After all, he had not yet made up his mind to marry him and spend his life with him. Besides, the marriage contract stipulated that after Shen Xuan reached the age of 15, the Xue family would come to pick her up.
But now Shen Xuan is already eighteen years old, and is still living such a hard life in Yunshui Village, but the Xue family has not been seen...
"Lin Ye, does that mean the sound of leaves hitting the forest? I guess you were born in the rain. This name is quite nice." Compared to the guilty Xue Fenglin, Chen Xuan was very frank and praised the name Lin Ye without hesitation.
Xue Fenglin was just making it up, and he felt like a thorn in his back when he heard Shen Xuan's praise. He felt even more guilty, but also a little surprised.
I couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever learned poetry?"
He remembered that Shen Xuan was brought back to the countryside about ten years ago. At that time, he was still a child of a few years old, and a boy. Could it be that he had learned poetry and books?
Shen Xuan was startled, then he realized that he had accidentally missed a trap. He quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, I just learned a few words when I was a child, and I just happened to have heard this poem before."
He was afraid that he would say more and make more mistakes, so he quickly stood up, told Xue Fenglin to drink the medicine, and then went to look at the sweet potato in the wood ash.
Just now, after he buried the sweet potatoes in the hot ashes, he burned a pile of dead branches on top. Now looking over there, the pile of dead branches is almost burned.
Shen Xuan doused the flickering embers on the upper layer and used a shovel to dig out the sweet potatoes buried underneath.
As soon as the two sweet potatoes came out, they had a sweet fragrance. Each one was about the size of a child's arm, and the skin was roasted until it was charred and wrinkled.
Shen Xuan held it in his hand and squeezed it, and even his heart softened, thinking it was baked.
He quickly put the sweet potatoes in his hem and brought them into the room, then handed one of them to Xue Fenglin.
"Eat it, have this roasted sweet potato for breakfast, it's good stuff." After saying that, he broke open another one. The red-hearted sweet potato emitted hot white steam, and a layer of icing sugar condensed under the black skin.
This frosting part is the sweetest and most delicious. Shen Xuan hadn't eaten candy for a long time. He was so greedy that he didn't care about the heat. He took a big bite and squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
Xue Fenglin had eaten yam before, but it was just a kind of game that the nobles used to satisfy their hunger when they went out hunting.
There is a cook in the Marquis's Mansion who specializes in making pastries, so making things like water taro cakes and flower cakes is of course a piece of cake for her. There was also a soup specially made with almonds and goat's milk, with honey and candied dried fruits in it. Xue Fenglin only took two bites symbolically.
He always thought that he was not a person who liked sweet food, but now seeing how sweetly Shen Xuan was eating, he felt a little greedy.
He imitated Shen Xuan and broke open a sweet potato, taking a bite of the red heart. The warm sweet potato entered his stomach, which indeed relieved his hunger and made him feel much more energetic.
“Lin Ye, you should eat the area under the skin, it’s the sweetest here.” Shen Xuan couldn’t help laughing when he saw that his movements were a bit clumsy.
He put down his own sweet potato and helped Xue Fenglin tear off a piece. The part attached to the skin was covered with dark red icing, and Shen Xuan handed the piece to Xue Fenglin's mouth and fed him directly.
Xue Fenglin was stunned, his heart pounding, and he felt quite uncomfortable. But seeing that Shen Xuan's eyes were clear and he just wanted to teach him how to eat the sweet potato, he still lowered his head and took a bite from Shen Xuan's hand.
The frosting is indeed extra sweet. Xue Fenglin had been hungry for several days, and when he suddenly ate something so sweet, he felt an unexpected sense of satisfaction in his heart.
"Is it delicious?" Shen Xuan asked him with a smile.
Xue Fenglin nodded and laughed for some reason.
The two of them finished eating two sweet potatoes together, and Xue Fenglin almost ate the skin clean.
He touched his stomach with a feeling of unsatisfied feeling, and Shen Xuan knew that he was not full yet. So he said to him, "You lie down and rest first. I have to go find something else to eat."
Shen Xuan didn't have a big appetite, so one sweet potato was enough for him.
But Lin Ye is tall, so I guess he has a big appetite. Shen Xuan had a headache. It would definitely not be enough for him to eat just by digging some sweet potatoes and wild vegetables on the mountain. He had to get some rice and flour.
“Shen Xuan…”
Just as Shen Xuan was about to go out, he heard Xue Fenglin calling from behind.
"What's the matter?" Shen Xuan turned around with some confusion, and saw Xue Fenglin trying to get out of bed with difficulty.
"You're not well yet, don't move around in a hurry." Shen Xuan said quickly.
"I..." Xue Fenglin paused, as if he was struggling with his conscience. Finally, he said, "I want to go to the bathroom."
After Xue Fenglin finished speaking, he felt that he had lost all his face in front of Shen Xuan. Fortunately, his face was still swollen beyond recognition, so people couldn't see the shame on his face.
This made Shen Xuan a little embarrassed. How could he have forgotten about this?
Shen Xuan usually went to the outhouse in the yard to relieve himself, but the outhouse was far away from the house. Lin Ye is not able to move around now, and he cannot be discovered by the Wang family.
Thinking of this, Shen Xuan had no choice but to find a wooden barrel and said to Xue Fenglin: “You can use this first, and I will come back later to deal with it.”
After Shen Xuan left, Xue Fenglin took a deep breath and looked at the wooden barrel. I just hate that my injury couldn’t heal faster and ended up in such a mess.
He was injured this time, and he didn’t know how many favors he owed Shen Xuan. I promised to repay you later, but now I don’t know how I can ever repay you!
Shen Xuan picked up a sickle, carried a backpack and walked out the door, looking like he was going up the mountain to collect firewood.
He used to go to the mountains to collect firewood every day, and the Wang family had long been accustomed to it.
However, Shen Xuan went up the mountain these days not to collect firewood, but to secretly go to the mountain to make money.
Shen Xuan walked to an empty stream, then squatted down and began searching among the grass and stones beside the stream.
Snails grow near these streams, especially now that autumn is approaching, which is the time when snails are at their fattest.
Snails are something like this, with little meat and a fishy taste, so they need to be cooked with strong-flavored seasonings.
The seasoning is expensive, and the villagers are reluctant to use more of it, so the snails made from it are not tasty, and therefore few people will come to the stream specifically to pick snails to eat.
However, just because the villagers don’t like to eat it doesn’t mean that the rich guys in the city don’t like to eat it.
When Shen Xuan was young, the Shen Guogong Mansion would also prepare the dish of stuffed snails when entertaining guests.
In the restaurants in the city, fried snails are a famous dish to go with wine. One dish can be sold for twenty cents, which is almost the same price as pork.
After a while, Shen Xuan saw that the backpack was almost full, so he filled the basket with some water, covered the snails with a few leaves, and walked towards the official road at the foot of the mountain.
On the second day after Shen Xuan traveled through time, he discovered that there were often people coming down from the city's restaurants to make purchases on the official road.
It takes a whole day to walk from the village into the city. But all the purchases were done by horse-drawn carriage, which made it very convenient to travel around the village to collect the vegetables.
Therefore, there are often some clever farmers along the official road who sell pheasants, rabbits or vegetables caught in the mountains. You can buy directly on the roadside, which is more convenient than going from house to house in the village to ask.
After discovering this trick, Chen Xuan caught snails every day and sold them on the official road.
If these snails are sent to a restaurant, they can be made into at least ten dishes. Shen Xuan was not greedy and sold them at a cheap price of one hundred coins per basket.
The snails that were purchased and collected were selling well and the profit was quite substantial, so people came to collect them every day in the past few days.
Shen Xuan waited on the roadside for a while, and sure enough, a shopping cart from the restaurant pulled over and asked him to buy all the snails in the basket.
After Shen Xuan got the money, he took out a piece of cloth, wrapped it up and put it in his sleeve pocket.
In his sleeve pocket was all the income he had earned during the past few days of traveling through time. Excluding the money he spent on firewood, he had more than two hundred and ninety coins left, which was a heavy sum.
With the money in his pocket, Shen Xuan walked to a farmer selling firewood on the official road and bought a bundle of firewood for two cents.
These days he would buy a bundle of firewood and bring it home every day to avoid being noticed by the Wang family.
After carrying the firewood on his back, he thought for a while and found a hunter selling pheasants. He gritted his teeth and spent twenty cents to buy a pheasant and a nest of eggs.
Lin Ye was injured so badly that he would have to eat something nutritious. Although Shen Xuan felt distressed, living people were more important than money, so he just spent the money.
Finally, Shen Xuan spent another ten cents to buy a bag of cornmeal, and then returned to the Shen family as usual.
He first hid the food in the straw pile behind the thatched hut, and then carried the firewood to the back of the kitchen and arranged it.
"Autumn is coming soon, remember to collect more firewood every day." Mrs. Li, the eldest wife, pointed to the pile of firewood in the corner and said to Shen Xuan.
Shen Xuan nodded, pretending to understand and be confused. Seeing him like that, Li waved her hand impatiently and said, "Go have lunch."
She thought Shen Xuan was so stupid, she didn’t know if he understood it or not.
Shen Xuan returned to the kitchen at this time, and sure enough, the Wang family had already eaten lunch. This time, he was given a bowl of vegetable porridge. It looked like it didn't have much oil in it, but it was enough to fill his stomach.
Shen Xuan divided the bowl of vegetable porridge into two bowls, drank one bowl in one breath, and prepared to take the rest back for Lin Ye to drink.
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