Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Everyone knows that my father is talented, but he's had bad luck in the past few years and never passed the exam. But now it's all good, the clouds have finally cleared and the moon is visible. Now that he has made it, when we go to Hejian County, my father will be able to realize his ambitions and make a big splash." Sheng Hong sat on a chair on the ground and continued what Sheng Nuo had said.

"It would be great if Xiaoru were still alive today. My poor Ru'er, our family has finally made it through, but you can't see it anymore." Wang said, wiping away her tears.

Xiao Lan thought, who can I blame for this? It was Xiao Ru who wanted to humiliate herself. She knew that the Sun family was a den of evil that would eat people without leaving any bones, but she still jumped in. In the end, she died of dystocia and hemorrhage. Who can I blame for this?

However, the dead are the greatest, Xiao Lan just felt disdain in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. However, from the expressions of the eldest family, she knew that only Wang was concerned about her daughter. As for Sheng Nuo and Sheng Hong, after hearing what Wang said, they didn't even glance at her and ignored her directly.

News in the countryside always spreads very quickly. In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of people visiting the old Sheng family to congratulate them.

"Did you forget to buy incense?" Grandpa Sheng said to Cui, "Now that the third son has returned, let's pick up all the incense we can. Later, we will all burn incense to our ancestors and pass on the news that the eldest son will become an official."

After offering incense to their ancestors, Xiaolan and her family were ready to go back.

"Third brother, let your wife come over to help with cooking later. Let's have a good family gathering tonight." Grandpa Sheng said to Sheng Xuan who was about to step out of the house.

Xiao Lan was speechless. Her family had just returned today and hadn't unloaded their luggage yet. They were asked to come over to help with the cooking. Wouldn't that just cause more trouble? Couldn't they wait until they finished packing before getting together tomorrow? Did they have to have this meal today?

However, Sheng Xuan nodded and agreed.

As soon as Xiaolan and her family returned home, they saw many people from the village coming to help clean up the yard.

"Third brother, we heard that your door was open, so we came to take a look."

"Yes, when the Hu people came to cut the grass, it was thanks to your family, otherwise the grass on our grave would be very tall now."

"That's right. When we were in the capital, if we hadn't borrowed food from the third brother, we would have starved to death by now."

"Yes, now that we are back, everything will be fine. There are a lot of wild vegetables in the fields. We can grow some melons and vegetables, and we can handle it."

The people from the village who came here were all capable and efficient. When Xiaolan's family came back, they had almost cleaned up the house.

Xiao Lan was touched as she looked at the newly tidy home. "Dad, the villagers have helped us so much, we have to invite them to have a meal no matter what."

"But your grandfather asked us to go to the old house for a gathering later." Sheng Xuan said hesitantly.

Xiao Lan thought for a while and said, "Dad, do you think this is okay? You go there by yourself tonight and explain to my grandfather. The villagers will help us in the afternoon. We can't let them leave hungry so we can prepare a meal to entertain them."

"Okay, this is the only way." Sheng Xuan nodded.

When the villagers first came to help, Zhang Shanfeng sent Zhang Qingfeng to buy meat and vegetables. Now the vegetables and meat have been bought. The villagers can't just stare at Xiaolan's family busying themselves. After cleaning the yard, the women picked vegetables and washed vegetables. The men were responsible for setting the tables, chairs, and dishes.

Most of the farmers were cheerful. The people who came to help were no exception. They talked and laughed while working. People came and went in the yard, and there was constant laughter.

Xiao Lan really liked this working atmosphere, so she joined in the fun.

"Xiao Lan has grown taller, Xiao Ting has also grown into a big girl, and look at Xiao Yan, she is becoming more and more pretty and lovable." said Sheng Yugui's family.

This time when they left their hometown for the provincial capital, Sheng Yuguai and the headman's family followed Xiaolan's family all the time. Although they did not borrow food from Xiaolan's family, the kindness of ensuring that their entire family arrived at the provincial capital safely was enough for them to remember for the rest of their lives.

Xiao Lan looked around and thought, this Xin is really thoughtful and has noticed the changes in the two sisters.

Before she could reply, Xin continued, "I heard from your grandfather that Xiaowen, Xiaohu and the others are still studying in the city, and they are doing well. So they didn't come back with you this time? It seems that the literary star has fallen on your family. I saw that Xiaowen was extraordinary before. Now I think that I was very discerning. It is a good idea for your family to follow the path of farming and studying."

Zhang was obviously very happy about Xin's compliment. Everyone was busy with their work while chatting and laughing.

By the time the sun was setting, the family had almost finished cooking. Dinner was bean rice, a pot of cabbage stewed with meat, a pot of potato stewed with meat, a pot of stir-fried bean sprouts, and a pot of cold cucumber salad. The dishes were simple and filling.

These meals were extremely sumptuous for the farmers who had just returned home. While waiting for the meal, Xiao Lan saw them swallowing their saliva several times.

"To be honest, I haven't seen meat and oil for a long time. Today, when I smelled the aroma of food, I felt so hungry."

"Me too. I've been eating plain vegetables in the past few days since I came back. When I smelled this delicious food, my stomach started growling with hunger."

"Okay, stop talking. Eat as much as you want today. But one thing is, don't eat too much, otherwise you will be the ones who suffer." Zhang heard their conversation and said with a smile.

After everyone finished their meal, they sat at Xiaolan's house for a while.

"Third sister-in-law, is your tofu workshop still open?" Relying on her familiarity with Zhang, Chunzhu's wife asked the question that everyone wanted to know most.

Zhang exchanged glances with Xiao Lan and said with a smile, "Open it, of course. Once all the household items are packed up, our tofu workshop will officially start operation."

"Third sister-in-law, are you still hiring?"

"When recruiting, start with those who have worked in our house before. The wages will be the same as before." Zhang said with a smile.

"But this time the payment will be made on a daily basis," Xiao Lan added.

Every household is in trouble now, and I guess most families don't have much money left. Now paying wages on a daily basis should be able to solve some people's urgent needs.

Hearing Zhang and Xiaolan say this, everyone was happy, and some even had tears in their eyes. Now everyone's life was difficult, and they had received a lot of good things from Xiaolan's family. Now their family started to recruit people again. As long as they worked, they could earn money, and then use the money to buy food, so that the family could live on.