Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

The two men were thin and weak, but looked old. Wang Dajiang was only seventeen this year, and Wang Xiaohe was only fifteen. They really couldn't survive any longer, so they thought of stealing Xiaolan's sheep.

But when it really came to taking action, they just couldn't get over the hurdle in their hearts and didn't have the courage to do it.

After the two men failed to steal the sheep, they sat behind the tree where Xiao Lan found them this morning. Wang Dajiang said that at that time he felt his consciousness gradually blurred. Instead of being afraid of death, he felt that it was a relief and that there was nothing wrong with death, at least he didn't have to steal or rob, and do things that would shame his father, mother, uncle, and aunt.

There are so many pitiful people in the world. After experiencing famine and war, Xiao Lan thought she had a heart of stone. She did not soften her heart because of the brothers' experience. There are so many people in the world who are more miserable than them. "Then what do you mean by following me? I remember I gave you silver this morning, two taels each. If you use it sparingly, you should have no problem getting through the winter."

Wang Dajiang felt very guilty when he heard the little girl say this. His face flushed as he took out four taels of silver from his pocket and put it in Xiaolan's hand. "We two brothers are here to return the silver. We are unworthy of it. We are unworthy of it." After saying that, he pulled his brother to kowtow to Xiaolan, then stood up and was about to run away.

It turned out that the money Xiaolan gave to the two brothers, Wang Xiaohe's share was given to Wang Dajiang for safekeeping, and the two brothers followed them all the way to repay the money.

"Stop!" Xiao Lan looked at the straw sandals on the brothers' feet and finally softened her heart. If she didn't take care of them, the brothers would run away like this. In a few days, they would either starve to death or freeze to death.

Xiao Lan handed the silver to Wang Dajiang, her expression softened a little, and said, "Take it. You are all grown up now. Go to the town and find some work to do. You can always support yourselves."

Listening to a teenage girl lecturing the brothers, the two brothers looked very calm. Wang Dajiang hesitated for a moment, but finally took the silver from Xiaolan. He gratefully pulled his brother to kneel down in front of Xiaolan, "We will take this money and buy tools, and we will definitely open up two acres of wasteland before the spring. We will use the rest of the money to buy seeds, and when we harvest next year, we will have food to fill our stomachs."

"I gave you money so you could buy food to fill your stomach." Xiao Lan heard Wang Dajiang's words and said angrily, "You used the money to buy tools and seeds. What did you and your brother eat and drink for the past six months?"

"I gave you this money to keep you alive. Since you have all the limbs you need, can't you go to town and find a job?"

If they were to cultivate the land, Xiao Lan could imagine what would happen to the brothers. They would probably have starved to death before the land was even cultivated.

Wang Xiaohe listened to Xiaolan's words, tears in his eyes, and said, "You are a full man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. You sound easy, but it's not that easy to find a job in town. Now everyone in the town knows that we are beggars. Who would want to hire us?"

"We brothers have carried bags in the town before. We did all the dirty and tiring work, but we had nothing but a steamed bun made of three kinds of flour every day." Wang Xiaohe wiped the tears from his face and cried, "We really have no way out. Carrying bags every day is so tiring and consumes so much energy. One steamed bun a day is not enough for us to eat. We brothers are really desperate, so we came up with evil ideas."

Xiao Lan held her chin with a headache, then looked up at the sheep and said, "Okay, this world is not easy for anyone. I am not a savior, but since we have met again and again, it means that we are destined to meet. I happen to be short of manpower, so you two should follow me first."

Wang Xiaohe's eyes lit up, and he pulled Wang Dajiang to his knees, kowtowed to Xiao Lan several times in a row, "Miss, don't worry, we will work hard."

"Okay, stop kneeling down all the time and don't call me Miss. I'm just a farming family. You can just call me Miss Xiaolan." Xiaolan said.

"Don't you want to accept us, Miss Xiaolan?" Wang Dajiang and Wang Xiaohe looked at Xiaolan and asked.

"With our current status, we can't buy people. Only officials have the qualifications." Xiao Lan said, "You are all children from good families. You have never sold your bodies before. Even if our family has the qualifications, we can't do this. Okay, you two brothers, help me drive the sheep on the road."

Wang Dajiang and Wang Xiaohe opened their mouths. They actually wanted to tell Miss Xiaolan that they had thought about selling themselves before, but the wealthy family was unwilling to hire them because everyone in Quanshui Town knew that the two brothers were beggars.

The two brothers watched as Miss Xiaolan drove the flock of sheep swiftly onto the road, and they hurried forward to help.

"Have you been to Liaodong Prefecture?" Xiao Lan asked when she saw the two brothers catching up.

Wang Dajiang and Wang Xiaohe hurriedly shook their heads and said, "We have never left Quanshui Town."

Xiao Lan actually understood the brothers' thoughts. Their thoughts also represented the thoughts of most farmers. Farmers were timid and feared and rejected unfamiliar places. Most people probably would not want to move in their lifetime and liked to live on the land they were familiar with. If the brothers hadn't been unable to make ends meet, they probably wouldn't have wanted to leave.

When the group arrived at the gate of Liaodong Prefecture the next day, Wang Dajiang and Wang Xiaohe looked at the high city wall and the gate, which was about 50 to 60 meters wide. There were checkpoints on both sides of the gate, and goods and pedestrians had to go in and out through the checkpoints. The two brothers observed for a long time before they sighed, "This is Liaodong Prefecture."

Xiao Lan watched the small vendors being detained, her heart was bleeding, and she didn't know how much tax would be collected from the sheep she drove. Xiao Lan turned around to ask He Mingyu and Shen Ada for help, but saw that the two figures had long disappeared from the crowd. Xiao Lan cursed in her heart, "Bah, old fox, you slipped away so quickly."

Xiao Lan looked at the sheep and fell into deep thought. Is it necessary to enter Liaodong Prefecture? After a long while, she said to Hu Yidao, "Uncle Hu, I don't plan to enter the prefecture. I plan to drive these sheep directly back to Shengjia Village."

"You go home first and tell Aunt Liu that you're safe. I'll take Dajiang and Xiaohe back with me." Xiaolan said.

When Dajiang and Xiaohe heard Xiaolan's words, they hurriedly turned the sheep around and prepared to set off at any time.

"I'll take you to find a place to stay nearby so you can rest for a night before leaving." Hu Yidao looked at the setting sun and said to Xiao Lan, "After you settle down, I'll go back and tell your aunt Liu that I'm safe. I'll meet you tomorrow morning."