Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

After things were settled, Xiaolan said goodbye to Shen Liu. As expected, Shen Liu kept his word and asked Shen Ada to take Xiaolan to the government office. He also took Mr. Sheng, Mrs. Cui and Chunhua back to Xiaolan's home.

Because Shen Ada was there along the way, Mr. Sheng didn't say a word and sat in the carriage like a quail.

General Shen A sent the four people home, and Sheng Xuan was already waiting at the door to greet them.

All three of them were covered in dirt and dust, wearing only thin clothes. Old Master Sheng and Cui were both in a state of disgrace, with pale faces and clenched lips, without a trace of blood.

Xiao Lan suddenly felt a knife-like gaze falling on her, and she quickly looked over and found Chun Hua standing behind Cui, staring at her viciously. Before she could look away, she was caught by Xiao Lan.

Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Cui were both crying, but Chunhua didn't shed a single tear.

"It's good that Mom and Dad are out. Let's go inside and talk." Sheng Xuan wiped the tears from his face and hurriedly helped the old couple back to the house.

"Dad, didn't you prepare something for my grandpa and grandma?" Xiao Lan reminded Sheng Xuan quickly when she saw him leading the three people home.

"Yes, yes..." Sheng Xuan responded quickly, "Dad, Mom, please wait a moment, I'll go home and get the brazier."

Jumping over a fire basin is a folk tradition to get rid of bad luck. It is said that ghosts are afraid of fire, so jumping over a fire basin is very effective in getting rid of bad luck. It means saying goodbye to the past, so when someone is released from prison, their family usually puts a fire basin at the door. When entering the house, they jump over the fire basin to avoid bringing bad luck into the house.

After the three people crossed the fire basin and washed their hands with pomelo leaves, Sheng Xuan arranged for them to take a new change of clothes and take a bath. Whether in ancient times or modern times, water is the source of all things, and water can purify anything unclean. The reason why the three people were asked to wash their hands with pomelo leaves first is that pomelo leaves have the functions of praying for blessings, exorcising evil spirits, avoiding pollution, and disinfecting.

While the three of them were taking a shower, Xiao Lan quickly asked Sheng Xuan, "Dad, I asked Uncle Hu to tell Aunt Liu to come over and clean up the house and prepare meals. Is everything ready?"

"It's ready. Your Uncle Hu and Aunt Liu worked together today. The food is in the pot. There's fire in the stove, and it's still hot." Sheng Xuan said hurriedly.

Before the father and daughter had said a few words, Mr. Sheng, Mrs. Cui and Chunhua came out one after another after changing their clothes.

"Grandpa, you should take a break with my grandma and the others first, collect your thoughts, eat something, etc., and then we can talk about other things." Xiao Lan hurriedly said to Sheng Laoyezi.

"Yes, that's how it should be." Sheng Xuan hurriedly supported Grandpa Sheng, "Dad, you guys should eat something first and take a break. I'm really worried that you and mom will have health problems after living in jail for these days. Anyway, there's still a long time to live, so let's discuss it slowly if there's anything."

Mr. Sheng was a wise man. He knew that the three of them were able to get out because of the petition of the Third Brother and Xiao Lan. Otherwise, how could they be sent back in a carriage? He understood from the way the jailer nodded and bowed to Shen Ada that this person's identity was extraordinary. Otherwise, they would not be so honest in the carriage that sent them back.

Xiao Lan had imagined in her mind the scenarios of Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Cui returning home. No matter which scenario it was, it was not this one. Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Cui were rescued from prison and lost their old daughter. Xiao Lan racked her brains but could not come up with such a bizarre experience. So life is far more exciting than drama.

In the past few days since coming to the capital, Sheng Xuan has become visibly thinner. In addition, he was anxious to save Mr. Sheng and Cui, but he had no way to do so, and his mouth was full of blisters due to anxiety. Looking at his eyes, they were visibly drooping. Since he knew that the old couple could not get out of prison, he almost lost half his life. Now his body is not fully recovered. He just saw that the old man, Cui and others came out, and he barely supported himself to receive them.

"Third brother, we are a family. Your elder and second brothers are not good people. They just abandoned us and ran away." Cui started to cry again, "My poor Chunhua, why do you have such a miserable life?"

Old Master Sheng also shed tears. He was not fat to begin with, and after this prison calamity, he was now even thinner and skinny. Sheng Xuan bought the clothes according to the size of the old man's clothes before, and now they were shaking on him, and his face was covered with wrinkles.

Seeing an old man crying like this, no one can bear it. Xiao Lan put aside the matter of the ghost marriage arranged by the old man for her, "Grandpa, grandma, the reason why you have ended up like this, and my aunt's experience, are all caused by my uncle and second uncle. Every grievance has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, even if you complain to my father now, what's the use? You might as well think about the future."

"If you keep crying about my aunt's current situation, I guess everyone in the city will know about it. Will my aunt ever get married in this life?"

When you hit a snake, you have to hit it at its weakest point, and Cui's weakest point is Chunhua. After hearing Xiaolan say this, Cui really stopped howling.

"Grandpa and grandma, you have been in prison for a while. You haven't eaten or slept well. Now you are finally out. Let's eat first and rest for two days. When you are well, we will go back to Shengjia Village and make long-term plans." Xiao Lan said.

Mr. Sheng and the other two lowered their heads and followed Sheng Xuan silently to have dinner.

Xiao Lan thought, fortunately the three of them came back in one piece. You know, whether it is Black Tiger Mountain or prison, they are places where people are eaten. They are now alive and well, so they should feel lucky. Even if they return to Shengjia Village, they still have a house and land, and they can still live a good life.

After entering the front hall, Xiao Lan asked Mr. Sheng, Mrs. Cui and Chunhua to sit on the kang. She poured some hot tea and then found a stool to sit on the floor with Sheng Xuan.

Silence, none of the five people spoke.

Old Master Sheng lowered his head. Originally, the two of them wanted to follow their eldest brother to take up an official post and live a good life. Chunhua also wanted to become an official daughter, but fate played such a trick on them that they ended up in the current situation.