Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Xiaoyan and Xiaoting had similar ideas, neither wanted to get married early, and both wanted to share more of the family responsibilities. Zhang and Fu were also unwilling to marry their daughters off early, and now that the family was doing well, they wanted to keep their children at home to enjoy a few more years of happiness.

Moreover, these two years can not only allow the children to get to know the marriage partner, but also the family members can get to know the other party's family better. The more they know now, the more they can live happily together after marriage, and avoid blind marriages that end in resentment.

Two days later, Sheng Yugui introduced two farmhands to Xiaolan's family. The older one was in his forties, named Ding Yi. He said that he used to look after fish ponds on a landlord's farm. Before, the Hu people went south to cut grass, and the landlord died in the war, so he was idle at home. The other younger one was called Wang Er. He used to raise fish in another county. Because the harvest was bad, the employer's family could not afford so many farmhands, so he came back.

Sheng Xuan and Xiao Lan asked the two men several questions about fish farming and pond digging. Both of them were able to give reasonable answers, and judging from their faces, they should be honest and decent people. So Xiao Lan's family signed a ten-year long-term labor contract with them.

It is worth mentioning that Sheng Yugui said that this contract was the only one in the whole county. Xiaolan's family not only had clothes for spring and autumn, but also had three meals a day, and received eight taels of silver as wages at the end of the year. Xiaolan also said that if the fish pond had a good harvest at the end of the year, there would be additional dividends.

Apart from other things, the fact that they were provided with three meals a day moved Ding Yi and Wang Er deeply. After all, the people who had fled back from the disaster lived in extreme poverty. They could only rely on the fact that it was summer and there were many wild vegetables in the fields, so they could barely fill their stomachs. If it was winter now, they would probably starve to death.

It was the off-season for farming, so Sheng Xuan found enough people to dig the pond and started construction. There were already some pits where the pond was to be dug, so they could be used directly to dig the pond.

Because they were all hired from the village, they all agreed not to pay wages, and it would be great if they could provide three meals a day. But Sheng Xuan was a kind person, not only did he provide three meals a day, he also put a lot of effort into the food, and paid wages according to the number of square meters that no one had dug. The helpers were happy to eat and had the energy to work.

"Sheng Lao San is not a simple person. He is willing to spend money and treat his helpers well. He can live like this now because he has accumulated blessings."

"A family that accumulates good deeds will surely be blessed. Just tell me, how many people in our village have received kindness from this family? But they do not expect anything in return, and now they open a workshop and pay wages on the same day. I heard that many people in other villages envy our village."

"That's right. When they recruit workers, they always look for people from our village first. As long as the person is hardworking and capable, the Sheng family will want him."

"If it weren't for the third son of the Sheng family paying us wages on a daily basis, the people in our village would be the same as those in other villages. Without food in their stomachs every day, they would become decadent."

No matter what others said, Xiaolan's fish pond was operating in an orderly manner under the guidance of Ding Yi and Wang Er, while Sheng Xuan was responsible for counting the number of square meters each person worked that day and recording it on paper, and settling the money with Xiaolan that night.

With more people digging the pond, Zhang, Xin and Xiaoting, who were responsible for cooking, were overwhelmed.

"Xiao Lan, your father is here to ask you for money." When Zhang saw Sheng Xuan enter the room, she hurriedly said to Xiao Lan who was using an abacus.

Zhang felt sorry for Sheng Xuan's hard work these days. Seeing his face gradually getting darker from the sun, she took advantage of his return time to pour him a glass of sugar water. "Dad, drink this. Xiao Lan said that drinking this way will prevent you from getting a heat stroke."

Sheng Xuan smiled innocently, took the bowl, and drank all the water in it in one breath.

When Xiao Lan heard that Sheng Xuan wanted to withdraw money, she hurriedly took out the cash box, wrote down the purpose of withdrawing the money in the account book, handed the pen to Sheng Xuan, asked him to sign his name and the date of withdrawal on it, then opened the cash box and counted out the amount Sheng Xuan wanted.

"Hey, we've only been back for a few days, but the money is being spent like crazy." Zhang sighed as she looked at the thick account book in Xiaolan's hand.

"Mom, we are still frugal. The sand and soil dug from the river can be saved and used to build workshops and shops. These are free of charge. If the sand and soil were also spent, the cost would be much higher." Xiao Lan said.

Xiao Lan was calculating the accounts with Zhang while putting away the money box and account book. "Mom, what we are building now are all necessary expenses. Even though our expenses are high now, once we raise fish in the fish pond, we will have income and will slowly get our money back."

Zhang listened to Xiaolan's calculations, then looked at the setting sun and said to Xin with a smile, "Mother, look at your granddaughter. She is so good at calculating. Most people can't compare to her."

Xin also smiled and nodded, "Don't say it, our family can live like this in such a year, all thanks to Xiaolan's smart brain. I have heard a lot of people in the village praise our family for being kind and doing good deeds these days."

In the past few days, Zhang has heard a lot of praise for her family. She also sighed in her heart that only when her family's economic conditions are good can she help the villagers. If her family can't even have enough to eat, no matter how kind she is, she will be powerless. Now her family has such a good reputation in the village, which has a lot to do with Xiaolan's wealth. The girl is really the lucky star of her family.

"I know you are proud of having a good daughter. I am also proud to have such a granddaughter. Let's stop flattering each other and cook quickly." Xin said with a smile.

Whether the family hired someone to build a basket weaving workshop or dig a pond, they had to provide three meals a day. Zhang, Xin and Xiaoting were busy. Seeing Xiaolan collect the account book, Zhang hurriedly said, "Xiaolan, bring a bowl over and beat a few eggs."

"Okay," Xiao Lan called out, and hurried to the yard, got a basin of water, washed her hands first, then went to the kitchen and said, "Mom, beat a few eggs?" As she spoke, she tied on an apron and took out a large Tang Dynasty bowl from the cupboard.

Zhang thought about the number of people who would be having dinner that night, and then said to Xiao Lan, "Let's have eight."

Xiao Lan took out eight eggs, beat them into a bowl, and stirred them quickly.

"Is your father almost done with his work? We have to hurry up and not let them wait for us to have dinner. After all, we have been busy all day and everyone is hungry." Zhang said.