Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

There was a thunderous explosion in the sky. Old Master Sheng took out his pipe and started to roll a cigarette. Before he could say anything, the second son of the Sheng family was the first to be unwilling.

"Brother, it is said that brothers fight together to fight tigers, and fathers and sons fight together in battle. Hejian County in Henan is more than 2,000 miles away from here. We cannot rest assured if you go alone. We and my parents will definitely accompany you to take up your post."

"My second son, I can't bear to leave you and my parents," Sheng Nuo sighed, "but no county magistrate takes his whole family with him. Besides, I didn't get this position by taking the imperial examination. If I take my whole family with me, I'm afraid I won't be able to gain a firm foothold and will be reprimanded and impeached by my superiors."

"Uncle, what you said is so unreasonable. Although I am a woman, I have never been to school and I can't read, but I know that in our Daqi Dynasty, filial piety is the most important." Pang Xiu'e said, "No matter how high his position is, does he have no parents and brothers? Let's not talk about the distant past, just say that in our Dafeng County, which official didn't come with a family? They all came to work with their families, and none of them was scolded, nor did they lose their official position because of bringing their families with them. On the contrary, everyone praised them for being filial, and no one looked down on them just because they became rich."

"That's right." Sheng Kai laughed. "Besides, brother, Hejian County is so far away from here. We are worried about letting you and your family go there alone."

Hejian County is a large and wealthy county. The only downside is that Shengnuo needs to travel a long way to take up his post as an official. Because of the long distance, the climate and environment there are also different from those in Dafeng County.

"Brother, it takes at least half a month to get to Hejian County. Although the document says that we will take up the post in a month, we can't go too far. Besides, we still have to pack our luggage, tidy up the old house, and say farewell to relatives and friends. Oh, by the way, we have to prepare travel expenses." Sheng Kai said.

Sheng Nuo was just a mouth, and he couldn't win the argument with the people of the second house. The second house used filial piety to pressure him, and he had no choice. Unless he didn't want to be an official, he was really afraid of being labeled as unfilial. He saw that the situation was hopeless, so he could only adopt a conciliatory tactic.

"It's not easy to take the job. You might run into bandits or something. And there's the money..." At this point, Sheng Nuo looked in the direction of Sheng Xuan. "Second brother, let me go first. After everything is arranged, I'll send someone to pick you up."

Sheng Kai saw Sheng Nuo relax, but was he so easy to fool? He and Sheng Nuo have been brothers for so many years, no matter which direction Sheng Nuo sticks his butt out, he knows whether he is shitting or farting. He must make sure that their family will follow the eldest brother to take up the post today. He knows very well that if he relaxes a little, Sheng Nuo will abandon them. "No matter how dangerous the road is, we will protect you and make sure we can send you to Hejian County safely. Big brother, don't worry. Even if you go to Hejian County, you will have me and your nephews with you, so you will never be afraid of being short of manpower."

Sheng Nuo looked at Mr. Sheng and Cui who had remained silent, and decided to add another bombshell, "Second brother, if you follow me to take up the post, who will take care of our parents?"

Today, Master Sheng and Mrs. Cui were very silent, contrary to their usual practice. Master Sheng kept smoking his pipe and listening to the eldest and second sons arguing back and forth.

"Brother, you won't abandon our parents, will you? Since ancient times, parents have lived with their eldest son." Sheng Kai said angrily with his eyes wide open.

"Second brother, what are you thinking? How could I be such a person?" Sheng Nuo said quickly.

Now Sheng Nuo has a bright future. Although he is not an official through the imperial examination, he finally got what he wanted. Over the years, he has been stuck at the level of a scholar and cannot make any progress. In addition, living in the town, his family demands a lot from the old Sheng family and gives very little in return. Over the years, the old Sheng family has been tightening their belts to support the eldest son's studies. Now that Sheng Nuo has finally become an official, he has the idea of ​​splitting up the family, but for the sake of his reputation, he dare not mention it.

Besides, even if he wanted to divide it, the second branch would not agree. You have to know that everyone in the old Sheng family has contributed to supporting the first branch over the years. Now that the eldest brother has finally made it, Sheng Kai naturally wants to dig back all the money he had invested in the eldest brother in the past.

When Sheng Xuan finally came back, the Sheng family had not yet reached a conclusion.

"The fourth son wants to separate, but it was so noisy tonight that he didn't have the chance to tell the old man. I guess he will be able to talk about it tomorrow." Sheng Xuan returned home and told Zhang, Xiaolan and Xiaoting about the situation in the old house.

"The fourth son is honest and kind-hearted. It would be better for him to live a separate life than to follow the eldest son." Zhang put herself in the shoes of the fourth son's family and answered. "Well, there are advantages to not splitting up the family. If they don't split up, the fourth son's family and the eldest son's family will be one family. They will be looked up to when they go out. To put it another way, even if Xiaoye and Xiaotao get married in the future, it can be considered a good marriage for the sake of the old Sheng family. But if they split up, they will be two families."

"The fourth child wanted to divide the family property last time, but your grandmother interfered. I don't know if we can get a division this time." Zhang said.

Zhang and Sheng Xuan analyzed whether it was better to split up the family or not, but they could not come to a conclusion. But they knew one thing, everything depended on the opinion of Sheng Hao's family. Because only you know whether the shoes are comfortable or not.

Xiao Lan was also thinking whether it was better for Sheng Hao's family to separate and live on their own, or to continue to live with the whole family. When the more than a dozen people in the old Sheng family lived together, there were bound to be bumps and bangs. Sheng Hao's family was obviously at the bottom of the food chain, and almost all the dirty and tiring work at home was done by them. If the fourth brother's family separated, who would do these jobs? Xiao Lan felt that even if Sheng Hao's family was to separate, they would probably have to shed a layer of skin.

However, as long as Sheng Hao can be firm in his belief, not be fooled by Mr. Sheng's soft words, and take a tougher attitude towards the separation, he will probably be able to separate the family. In this kind of thing, others can't help, but as long as he can make an effort, he can also succeed in the division.

Ever since Sheng Xuan came back from having a meal at the old Sheng's house, Xiao Lan's family has been focusing on their own affairs.

First, the tofu workshops of Zhang Qingfeng and Fu. Although Zhao Dongjia and Xu Zhanggui have not started to place orders yet, Xiaolan plans to make yuba first. First, yuba needs to be dried and stored. When the goods are needed urgently, it cannot be made on the same day. Second, yuba is durable. As long as the storage method is appropriate, it can be stored for a long time.

The next day after they came back, Zhang Qingfeng and Fu took Xiaoyan to clean up the tofu workshop that was separated from the old Sheng family by a wall. The people who came to help Xiaolan's family yesterday got the first-hand news early, so they came to the door of the tofu workshop early with tools and waited for cleaning.

In two days, the tofu workshop was cleaned inside and out. When making tofu, hygiene is very important. Zhang Qingfeng was in charge of the soy products before, so he paid close attention to hygiene.

Those who came to help clean were all people who had worked in the workshop before. They still remembered the requirements for making tofu, so they were very careful about cleaning.

Zhang Qingfeng is in charge of the tofu workshop, while Zhang Shanfeng is in charge of weaving small baskets and small baskets.

"Xiao Lan, we are back to the village. We have a lot of strips here, so just chopping a little will be enough." Zhang Shanfeng said.

"Grandpa, I trust you to do the job. But I want to make a small suggestion. Can we weave some with cattail grass to see the quality?"

"That's no problem. There are a lot of cattails by the river on our farm. I can cut some and try to weave them." Zhang Shanfeng felt that Xiaolan's suggestion was very pertinent. He nodded in response.

Farmers are very skillful, and children's toys are usually hand-woven, such as bamboo dragonflies, grasshoppers made of straw, and Cuju, all of which are woven by themselves.

However, the cattail grass was too soft, and the baskets and baskets woven from it did not meet Xiaolan's requirements.

Ever since Xiaolan's family announced that they were hiring people to weave baskets and baskets, many people from the village came the next day.

Zhang Shanfeng took out the baskets and baskets he had woven and asked them to weave them. This was to test their craftsmanship, and only those with qualified skills could stay.

Finally, five people were left, and two of them split the bamboo strips, and three of them wove. Zhang Shanfeng was responsible for guiding them and checking whether their workmanship was up to standard.

These people earn almost the same amount of money every day as the workers in the tofu workshop, and on average they can earn about twelve cents.

"Xiao Lan, these people are good at weaving baskets, but they really can't carve words on the baskets," said Zhang Shanfeng.

Zhang Shanfeng asked each of them to carve the word "岚" on a bamboo slip as a trial. However, most of the farmers could not read a single word. Even if they were asked to write or draw on paper, they could not make it straight, let alone carving on a basket.

Xiao Lan thought about it and realized that this was indeed a problem. The reason why she carved the word "Lan" on the baskets and baskets was actually for the brand effect. "Lan" was her name, and it also represented that the soap was made by her. She was the first person to try it out, and the reason why she wrote the word "Lan" on the baskets and baskets was to subtly influence the buyers and make them recognize her brand. When others developed soap in the future, everyone would still think of her brand first.

"Grandpa, why don't I design a font myself and invite a carpenter to come and teach us. I think it shouldn't be difficult to learn if it's just a simple carving of a word."

"Okay." Zhang Shanfeng said. "If there is a master to teach you, it should be easy to learn."

After Xiaolan designed the font, she invited a carpenter from the town to come over. The carpenter first carved one based on the font on the paper. Xiaolan was very satisfied.

Then the five people who were recruited, together with Zhang Shanfeng, learned engraving from the carpenter. One of them who was the best at engraving and learned the fastest was selected to be responsible for engraving on baskets, while the others continued to weave baskets.

After Zhang Shanfeng has sorted out his mess, only Sheng Xuan, Zhang, Xiao Ting and Xin will be left at home.

"Xiao Lan, didn't you say that our family was going to open a grocery store? Your father and I can't just sit around doing nothing, so we'd like to help out." Zhang was naturally anxious when she saw that everyone in the family was busy.

"Mom, don't worry. We have a lot of land. We didn't plant it before because we were fleeing. But now that we are back, we can't let the land continue to be idle."

"Xiao Lan is right. We really can't leave our land idle forever. As the saying goes, vegetables are half a year's food. It's a bit late to plant crops now, but when autumn comes, we can plant radishes and cabbages. Not only will it solve our problem of eating vegetables in winter, it can also save a lot of food." Sheng Xuan said with a smile.

"We got six acres when the family was divided, and later we bought another thirty acres in Guihua. We do have a lot of land." Zhang heard the father and daughter count their own land and plant radishes and cabbages, so she also started counting on her fingers. The more she counted, the more excited she became. "Not only do we have land outside, but we also have a lot of land in our farm."

Farmers have feelings for the land. Generally speaking, those who get money either buy property or land, so the term "local rich man" came into being.

Xiao Lan secretly calculated in her heart that the only people who were free in her family now were Sheng Xuan, Zhang, Xin and Xiao Ting. Xiao Ting was still a child and had to prepare for her engagement, so Zhang would not let her work in the fields; although Zhang was anxious to ask Xiao Lan to arrange work for her, the housework at home occupied most of her and Xin's time. With so many people in the family, the mother and daughter had to take care of the food every day. Not counting the farm, the family's land alone was as much as 36 acres, and Sheng Xuan alone would definitely not be able to handle it. Besides, Xiao Lan also wanted to pick up the farm and open a food shop, so the family would be even less manpower-intensive.

With her own farm and more than 30 mu of land outside, her family should have entered the ranks of landlords now. Moreover, her family not only has land, but also industry. A tofu workshop and a soap workshop. Although there are only two people in the soap workshop, Zhang Qingnian and Liu. But before returning home, Xiaolan talked to Zhang Qingnian and left him some money, asking him to hire people if he was too busy. When everything at home was tidied up, they would return to Shengjia Village.

In this era, class status was very clear, with scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. If Xiaowen and Xiaohu wanted to take the imperial examination, their family could not be labeled as merchants. Although the family shop was very profitable, they still had to farm the land.