Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Plans are not as fast as changes. Xiao Lan originally wanted to take the two brothers Da Jiang and Xiao He away early in the morning. But someone unexpectedly came to the door early in the morning.

This man was from the prefecture, and was a well-known filial son. Because his mother was going to treat guests in two days, the old lady suggested eating hotpot. In such a cold day, eating hotpot is the warmest. How can eating hotpot be without mutton? This worried him a lot. When he heard that Xiaolan's family sold sheep, he hurried to Xiaolan's temporary residence this morning with the steward.

Xiao Lan made a lot of noise when she sold her sheep yesterday, so everyone knew where she lived after just a little asking.

The filial son did not mind the dirt and just stood outside the fence and wandered around. Xiao Lan could not resist his soft and hard persuasion and had to give him a sheep. He happily paid the money and followed the housekeeper away.

"Let's leave quickly. If everyone comes to me and tries to persuade me, I won't be able to keep the sheep in my hand."

A flock of sheep has its own way of walking, and an individual sheep has its own way of walking. Under Xiao Lan's command, Da Jiang and Xiao He quickly put the sheep down, tied up their hooves and threw them onto the carriage, and then the three of them began to rush towards Shengjia Village.

Dajiang was driving the carriage. Xiaolan directed the two brothers to Shengjia Village along the way. "Girls, if our sheep can be stretched for a few more days, the price will probably go up."

"Yes, girl, if these sheep are sold for meat, they should be more expensive than selling them by the head." Xiao Hedao.

Xiao Lan sat cross-legged in the car, listening to the two brothers chatting with her, and said with a smile, "You two are both right. But there is always a trade-off. Don't we have a lot more time now?"

The two brothers thought of the silver the girl gave to Hu Yidao when they parted ways, and they nodded.

Both of them knew that the girl would go to the north to do business in a while. Now the departure time was probably very close, otherwise she would not have arranged for Hu Yidao to go to the capital to purchase goods first and wait to sell them in the north. Uncle Hu obviously wanted to follow the girl back to Shengjia Village. Perhaps he allowed them to take the girl back home because he thought that time did not allow it. If Uncle Hu had any way, he would follow the girl back to Shengjia Village.

They had only been following the girl for two days, so it was no wonder that Hu Yidao was worried. They were both very passionate and secretly decided to follow the girl well and become her own person as soon as possible.

But it was Xiaolan's lucky move. If she hadn't sold all the sheep in one day, she wouldn't have had a peaceful life these days. Some thieves heard that Xiaolan had driven a flock of sheep back from Quanshui Town, and they all rushed to Liaodong Prefecture. But when they arrived, they heard that the little girl had sold all the sheep in one day, and they all slapped their thighs in regret, secretly hating that they had never seen such a smart little girl.

Xiao Lan didn't know that the sheep she drove back were targeted by thieves. Even if she knew, she would probably just sneer at them. As long as they were more powerful than her arrows, they would just come at her. After all, she had never shown mercy when killing the Hu people.

When Xiaolan brought Dajiang and Xiaohe back to Shengjia Village, the villagers saw Xiaolan in the carriage and went to report the news to Zhang and Shengxuan early.

When Zhang saw her daughter return home safely, she wiped the tears from her face and said, "My daughter, don't go out this time."

"Mom, I came back this time to get some cotton clothes, and I also wanted to bring you a sheep. I have to go back to the city tomorrow." Xiao Lan put her arm around Zhang's shoulders and introduced Da Jiang and Xiao He to them. "I brought these back from Quanshui Town. They will be part of our family from now on."

At night, Dajiang and Xiaohe were arranged to stay in the house. Of course, they were unwilling to do so. They lived with the farmhands in the house. "Miss, we two brothers have lived with you for our whole lives, which is worth it. But we dare not live in the house. We are grateful to be able to live in the farm and have a roof over our heads."

Xiao Lan didn't want to force them too much. After all, the two brothers had only been with her for a short time. They not only had to adapt to her pace of work, but also had to get familiar with the surrounding environment. Besides, Xiao Lan had been back for a short time and had things to discuss with her family, so she followed the brothers' wishes. If she insisted on arranging for the two to stay in the house, they might not feel comfortable moving around.

After dinner, the family sat together and chatted.

"Second sister, I also want to go to the north with you." Xiaowen hugged Xiaolan's thigh and said pitifully.

"No, this trip is not a joke. You are still young, and it is a good time for you to study. You should stay at home and study hard with Mr. Huang, and try to pass the examination to become a student next year." Xiao Lan said.

Seeing that it was hopeless for Xiao Wen to follow Xiao Lan out, he hugged her thighs and said pitifully, "Second sister, I can't bear to see you go."

From the time Xiaolan went to the provincial capital to this time when she came back, this was the longest time the siblings had been apart. Xiaowen had been brought up by Xiaolan since he was a child and had been deeply influenced by her. These past few days he had been nagging at home about why his second sister hadn't come back yet. These repetitive words had almost become his catchphrase.

Xiao Lan heard from Zhang that Xiao Wen was reluctant to leave her, and she felt secretly proud. Xiao Wen was worthy of being raised by her and was close to her.

She said to Xiaowen earnestly, "Xiaowen, you have to study hard. Whether our family can be glorious or not depends on you. There is no precedent for women to be officials in our Great Qi Dynasty. If women could be officials, I would not force you to study hard so much, and I would definitely take you with me wherever I go. But our family is a farmer's family after all. Although I can earn some money now, I dare not give up this identity of a farmer's family. There are scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans. Merchants are the most unpresentable, while scholars are the highest. Our family's path of farming and studying cannot be interrupted."

"I'm still waiting for you to bring honor to our family and live the life of a lady from a wealthy family. You can't let me down."

Xiao Wen listened to Xiao Lan's words and nodded heavily, "Second sister, I will study hard and strive to pass the imperial examination as soon as possible. In this way, you don't have to work so hard. You can just do something you are interested in at home every day."

Xiao Lan looked at Xiao Wen's serious expression, touched his head, and said with relief, "Second sister believes in you."