Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

In June, the city gradually settled down. That morning, Sheng Xuan drove a bullock cart with Xiao Lan and Zhang to the vegetable market to see if there was any fresh pork and fruit.

After leaving the alley and walking along the main street for a while, Xiao Lan noticed that the street today was obviously different from the previous few days.

As soon as she entered the market, her heart was immediately lifted. The old man selling apples saw her puzzled look as if she was dissatisfied with the high price of his fruit.

"Little girl, my apples are big. Do you think ten cents a pound is too expensive? I sold them for thirty or fifty cents a pound a few days ago." The old man said to Xiao Lan hurriedly.

Xiao Lan nodded. It was because she knew that the price of fruits was ridiculously high a few days ago that she was confused by the sudden price increase of apples. Things in the city were ridiculously expensive a few days ago, so why did they suddenly drop now?

The old man selling fruit was delighted when he saw Xiao Lan nodding her head frequently. He quickly picked out a few big, red apples and handed them to her. "Look, how about these?"

Xiao Lan originally had no intention of buying apples, she just wanted to ask about the price, but when she saw the old man's attentive look, she couldn't refuse.

The further she walked into the market, the more confused she looked. There were many vendors inside and it was crowded with people. The contrast with the few scattered vendors before was too obvious.

Zhang was also very puzzled, why the vegetable prices today were unexpectedly cheap, so she dragged Xiaolan to buy water chestnuts and meat. The price of meat was also much cheaper than before.

While weighing the meat, the butcher said to them, "Two days ago, people in our village heard from the officials that General Shen defeated the Hu soldiers, and now all that's left is to clean up the battlefield and finish the job. The prefect of the government office was dismissed because he was not doing his job well. The first thing the new prefect did after taking office was to stabilize prices. Recently, there are fewer refugees today. Our peaceful days are coming soon."

This explains why prices have plummeted and why there are so few refugees on the streets.

Near noon the next day, the family was discussing at home about starting to make soap again when there was a knock on Xiaolan's door.

As soon as he opened the door, Sheng Xuan's face changed drastically. Sheng Hao and Chunhua were helping two elderly people get off the ox cart. They were Old Man Sheng and Cui. They were both wearing the same clothes they wore at home, but their trousers and jackets looked even more worn and patched.

"Dad, Mom..." Sheng Xuan hurried forward and knelt down in front of Grandpa Sheng and Cui.

"Third brother..." Old Master Sheng stepped forward, grabbed Sheng Xuan's hand, and started crying.

"My son..." Cui was no less moved and started crying as well.

Xiao Lan saw that her father had not come back for a long time, so she went out to look for him and saw this scene. It turned out that Sheng Hao had come with Old Master Sheng, Cui Shi and Chun Hua.

According to Xiao Lan's observation, although the faces of the few people were pale and their bodies were thin, it was not easy for them to survive in such a chaotic world. At this time, not only Mr. Sheng and Cui were crying, but even Sheng Hao and Chunhua were crying.

"Dad, Mom, let's go inside and talk." At this time, Sheng Xuan had already stood up from the ground. He wiped the tears from his face and said to Grandpa Sheng and Cui.

So several people followed Sheng Xuan into the house.

Only then did they realize that when Sheng Hao went out yesterday, he met someone from the same village. Then he heard that Xiao Lan's family had settled here, so he came to visit today.

After reminiscing about the past, Sheng Xuan felt relieved to know that the Sheng family was still living a good life.

At this time, Cui and Chunhua both caught a glimpse of the cloth on Xiaolan's kang. Recently, Zhang's smile never faded, not only because she was happy about the stability of society, but also because of Xiaoting's marriage.

She had bought some cloth the previous session, and after lunch that day, she spread the cloth out on the kang and started cutting it, planning to buy new clothes for her family to wear when Xiaoting got engaged.

When inviting the bride to the wedding, Xiaoting, as the protagonist, naturally had to dress beautifully. Therefore, Zhang specially bought her two pieces of brightly colored cloth, intending to make two sets of brightly colored clothes for her daughter.

Of course, this was also agreed by Xiaolan. After all, the two girls are my flesh and blood. Because the year was not good, everything in the family had to be spent on savings. Now the family didn't have much money. "Xiaolan, I plan to make two jackets and two skirts for your sister. I will make one for you first. Do you think it's okay? When the family makes money, I will make up for it for you."

"Mother, make it for my sister first. My clothes are still wearable, so there's no rush." ​​Xiao Lan said. She was in charge of the family's finances, and she knew better than anyone how much money the family had. Besides, when the engagement was made, the Bao family and the matchmaker had to be invited to dinner, so at least two tables had to be prepared, and the money had to be set aside.

Chunhua looked at the bright fabric on the kang with envy in her eyes. She hadn't bought new clothes for more than half a year, and her eyes showed her desire for new clothes.

Zhang naturally saw it too, and said with a smile, "Dad and Mom, Xiaoting is going to get engaged soon, you must come."

A word of truth caused a thousand waves. It seemed that the material on the kang was prepared by Xiaolan's family for Xiaoting's engagement. But Xiaoting was two years younger than Chunhua. Xiaoting was engaged, but Chunhua's marriage was still unsettled. Instantly, Cui and Chunhua's faces turned ugly.

"Third brother, is it true?" Cui sat on the kang and slowly asked Sheng Xuan.

Last time, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Bao’s family came to talk about engagement, but the date hasn’t been set yet. However, this has been a done deal for a while, and Zhang has already admitted it just now, so there is nothing to hide.

So he nodded and said, "Yeah."

"Which family are you going to marry into?" asked Mr. Sheng.

"Dad, it's the Bao family, the family of Manager Bao of Chunshengtang in Taihe Town." Sheng Xuan said.

Old Master Sheng was stunned for a while, thinking to himself, this is a good family. Both the reputation and wealth of the Bao family are among the best in Taihe Town. Old Master Sheng never expected that the third son would marry into such a family.

"Our two families had no contact before, so we had no way to inform you. In a few days, the Bao family will send a matchmaker to compare the horoscopes of the two children. If they match, the marriage will be arranged." Sheng Xuan continued.

Xiaoting's marriage was naturally decided by Sheng Xuan and Zhang. Sheng Xuan said this just to raise the status of Mr. Sheng and give him enough face. Now that they have separated and live separately, they are two families with the old Sheng family. Naturally, the old Sheng family can't interfere in Xiaoting's marriage.