Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Zhang Shanfeng also smiled and said, "You should learn from your second cousin. If you can learn even 30% of what she does, it will be enough for your whole life."

When Zhang heard her father's high evaluation of Xiao Lan, she smiled and said, "Dad, Xiao Lan is not as good as you say. You are the child's grandfather, so you think she is good in every way."

Xin spat at her and said, "Don't we know what kind of child Xiao Lan is? Don't be so ungrateful. We know you are proud of your own daughter."

Xiao Lan listened to her family members talking to each other, with a smile in her eyes. No matter what, their family was together, which was rare in troubled times.

What she didn't know was that Shen Liu was standing not far away and saw Xiao Lan beating up the beggars. He had nothing to do tonight, so he planned to inspect the city. By chance, he saw a few beggars gathering at a house to make trouble. He was about to help when he saw Xiao Lan leaning against the wall and confronting the beggars. Then, when he saw her beating up the beggars, Shen Liu couldn't help thinking, this is a fierce little girl. She is so powerful at such a young age. If she grows up, she will be even more amazing.

Xiaolan's family settled down completely. Since that day, no suspicious people passed by or came to their house. After a few days, the family was relieved to see that no one came to cause trouble.

However, no one in the family slacked off. Xiaowen, Xiaohu and others were unable to go to school for the time being, so they practiced archery with Xiaolan at home, just in case.

The weather is getting warmer. A spring rain fell two days ago. The rain was not heavy, just slightly wet the ground. Sheng Xuan sighed and said that if the land can be planted this year, there will definitely be a good harvest. Sheng Xuan is an old farmer, and Xiao Lan believes what he says.

But now the refugees are homeless. Let alone growing crops, even staying alive is a luxury.

Today is a sunny day. Xiaolan's family decided to plant vegetables on the two acres of land in the backyard. Shengxuan, Zhang Shanfeng, Zhang Qingfeng and Zhang Qingnian were responsible for digging the vegetable beds. They didn't need to use oxen to plow the two acres of land, so they just took it as a way to stretch their muscles.

The four of them quickly created eight vegetable plots and six ridges, four of which were planted with beans, two with cucumbers, and two with eggplants.

The planting methods of these three vegetables are simple. You only need to make a shallow hole with your hands, pour a small amount of water, plant the vegetable seeds, and then sprinkle a layer of soil on top. However, it should be noted that the soil should not be sprinkled too much, otherwise the seedlings will not sprout.

Sheng Xuan and Zhang Shanfeng had made the soil of the vegetable plot very soft. Xin, Zhang, Fu, and Liu showed the children how to do it. Xiaowen, Xiaohu, Xiaocheng, and Xiaoqiang used water ladles to water the pit. Xin, her daughter and daughter-in-law planted the seeds in the ground and then filled the pit. Xiaolan, Xiaoting, and Xiaoyan planted peppers and chives on the ridges. The area around the vegetable plot was also used and planted with squash.

Leeks are easy to plant. Just dig shallow trenches in the ground, water them, and sprinkle the seeds. Leeks are perennial vegetables. If you plant them this year, dig them up in the fall, leaving the roots. They will grow again in the spring of next year.

Zhang felt that her two acres of land were still not big enough. If it were big enough, she could plant potatoes. Potatoes can be stored for a long time and can be used as vegetables or as food. Farmers love to grow them.

There was little land and many people at home, so they quickly planted the vegetables.

A few days after the seeds were sown, the vegetable field was covered with dense vegetable seedlings. "In two months, our family won't have to go out to buy vegetables to eat." Xin looked at the vegetable seedlings in the field and said leisurely.

The vegetable seeds in the field have been planted, and there is not much to do at home, so the mother and her friends began to sew clothes for the children. The children are in the growing period, and last year's clothes were a bit short. Now they expose their wrists and ankles.

Xiaowen and the other children were reluctant to wear the clothes they were going to private school, so the clothes were put away early by Zhang, Fu and Liu.

Men don't want to stay idle at home all the time, so they want to go out and look for work.

Since the last time Zhao Dongjia sent the house deed, Xiao Lan paid the amount on the deed, and the family has not had much money. However, her family is still much better off than the average family, at least they have more food stored at home. The current price is high, and buying food will cost a lot of money.

Xiaolan has been spending a lot of time and effort on the education of her younger brothers recently. It is not easy to get into the private schools in the city, as only children from the clan can get in. For outsiders like Xiaolan's family who want their children to study, they usually hire someone to teach at home.

On this day at the end of March, a couple came to the door with a box of snacks and introduced themselves as being there to thank their benefactor. When they were fleeing, their parents had followed Xiaolan's family to escape from the Hu people and come to the city.

The husband's surname was Hu, Hu Yidao, and the wife's surname was Liu. The couple looked about the same age as Sheng Xuan and Zhang. After they were invited in by Sheng Xuan and Zhang, they looked around and said with admiration, "Sister-in-law is really capable. She keeps everything very neat and clean."

Zhang smiled and said, "Thank you for your compliment. With my mother and sister-in-law helping me with the housework, it's pretty clean."

After Liu and Zhang exchanged a few pleasantries, she smiled and said, "This must be Miss Xiaolan, right? I heard from my parents that Miss Xiaolan is smart and brave. Now that I've seen her, I know that what they said is true. Our family has received such a great favor from you, and I came here today to express my gratitude."

When Zhang heard Liu say this, she knew that she must know that Xiao Lan intercepted the Hu people and bought time for the group to escape.

After they walked to the living room and sat down, Xiaoting served them tea and then continued to talk to the Zhang family, "Today I am not only here to express my gratitude, but also to talk to Miss Xiaolan about something."

When Xiao Lan heard that this person was looking for her, she quickly raised her head to look at her. Although it was the first time they met, Xiao Lan thought she had some sense. She could still tell the good guys from the bad guys. Hu Yidao brought his wife Liu with him, obviously with good intentions.

"I heard that Miss Xiaolan was worried about her children's education recently, so we came here today." Hu Yidao continued, "A few days ago, our Hu family invited a learned gentleman to sit in the hall. A few days ago, we heard that Miss Xiaolan was worried about her children's education, so today we came here to ask, if you don't mind, can we invite them to study with the children of our family?"