Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

After dinner, Hu Yidao, Dajiang, and Xiaohe were chatting with the village chief. Xiaolan leaned on the pillow and closed her eyes to rest. After all, she was a little girl, and her physique was not as good as those of the grown men.

Xiao He listened for a while, and realizing that he couldn't say anything, he stretched himself, looked outside the house, and found snowflakes floating in the sky.

"Girl, it's snowing." Xiao He shouted. Xiao Lan's room was at the west end of the main room, very close to them. Xiao He raised his voice slightly so Xiao Lan could hear him.

Hearing Xiao He's words, Xiao Lan immediately opened her eyes, turned her head and looked out the window, and found heavy snow falling from the sky. The little girl of the village head's family, who was lying on the kang, got off the kang excitedly, put on her shoes, and ran out excitedly.

The village head's wife saw her daughter crying in the snow and raising her head to catch snowflakes with her mouth. Worried that the girl would get cold, she scolded her to go back to the house quickly.

Xiao Lan did not go out. She just leaned on the quilt, looking at the heavy snow falling outside the window, worrying whether the road would be closed tomorrow and whether it would delay their trip.

Auspicious snow means a good harvest, which is true in any country. The village chief was very happy when he saw the heavy snow outside, but after he was happy, he began to inform the villagers to be alert at night and not to fall asleep. They need to get up from time to time to check. If the snow is too heavy, they need to get up and sweep the snow off the roof. If the house collapses, it will be really difficult this winter. Of course, the kang must be heated at night, because every winter, some people freeze to death.

After the village chief notified the villagers, he went home. Just as he had guessed, the snow fell heavily. At ten o'clock in the morning, the village chief rang the bell at the entrance of the village loudly. He was afraid that the villagers had fallen asleep, so he notified everyone to get up and sweep the snow.

Dajiang, Xiaohe and Hu Yidao also got up to help sweep the snow. The village chief was naturally very happy to have three more laborers at home. Xiaolan, however, did not leave the room all night, and her hands were always on the saddle bag, which was all the assets they had obtained this time, in addition to the sheep, furs and grass seeds. This money was earned by the few of them with great difficulty, so she had to take good care of it.

When she woke up the next morning, she opened the door and was almost blinded by the white outside. After her eyes adjusted, she went out to measure the thickness of the snow.

When the village chief opened the door, he saw Xiaolan bending down to measure the thickness of the snow with her fingers. After seeing Xiaolan's expression, he smiled and asked, "Girl, you are so young, why are you so worried?"

"Uncle Village Chief, do you think it will snow today?" Xiao Lan said.

The village chief looked up at the sky and saw thick dark clouds. He closed his eyes and felt the wind direction, and said, "It will probably continue to rain, unless the wind can blow away the dark clouds."

"You are worried about going home." The village chief looked at Xiao Lan's sad face and after a little thought, he realized that the little girl was probably missing home and was anxious to go home.

Xiao Lan nodded.

"We have to wait until the sun comes out before we can go. If it really snows on the road, there will be no village or shop nearby, and you guys are herding a flock of sheep, what are you going to do?"

The village chief walked outside while talking. "It's a hard life. If it doesn't snow, we're worried. If it snows, we're still worried. I have to go around the village to see if there are any houses that have collapsed. It's so cold this year, I don't know how many elderly people will be left in the village."

Xiao Lan was lucky. After breakfast, the sun came out. The temperature was higher today than yesterday. The snow on the ground only slowed down the sheep's progress, but the wind was not as strong as yesterday, so they set out on their return journey.

The group finally returned when they entered the La Yue Gate. Fortunately, they had a safe journey and everything went smoothly.

When the twelfth lunar month came, Sheng Xuan came to the city gate every day, hoping that the girl would return soon. Because this year, it was not only Xingyuan Prefecture that had snow, but Liaodong Prefecture also had a lot of snow. Liaodong Prefecture had snowed three times in a row, all of which happened not long ago. When the sky cleared up, Sheng Xuan stepped on the flat ground where no one had stepped on it. The snow was half a foot high. With one foot, it almost covered his calves. This made him even more worried about his daughter who had not returned from her trip.

When Xiao Lan and his group reached the border of Liaodong Prefecture, they all felt relieved. Liaodong Prefecture was their Daqi territory, so the Dajin would have to be careful if they wanted to do anything bad.

It was not until Xiao Lan returned to the city and met Sheng Xuan that she finally let go of her worries and became less energetic. You know, she had been extremely nervous along the way and was exhausted.

I went to the same village as last time to rest. Xiao Lan lay on the kang and couldn't help but sigh. Although it was hard these days, it was true that one trip could keep her alive for three years. If it weren't for the low status of merchants, many people would lack the courage to venture out. The profit alone would be enough to drive many people crazy.

This time, Xiao Lan brought back so many sheep from Xingyuan Prefecture, which caused quite a stir in Liaodong Prefecture.

Those who bought sheep from Xiaolan last time and some who wanted to buy but didn't, when they learned that Xiaolan had brought back more than 500 authentic grassland sheep from Xingyuan Prefecture, they all took action quickly. After all, the sheep she brought back tasted great, and now it's the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is coming soon. Some gifts will be consumed during the festival. And this mutton is authentic grassland mutton, which is the best choice for festival gifts.

Xiao Lan and his group had just driven the sheep into the fence, and before they could catch their breath, the yard was filled with people coming to buy sheep.

Sixteen taels each, fixed price, first come first served.

"Why is the sheep more expensive this time than last time?" Some restaurant owners became unhappy immediately after seeing that the price had increased by one or two taels of silver compared to last time.

"No matter how rich our boss is, we can't let others take advantage of us like this."

Xiao Lan quickly explained, "The price of mutton has increased a lot compared to before, so I don't need to pay much. This time I brought back purebred grassland sheep. I took risks along the way. This batch of sheep is priced at this price."

"My fellow shopkeepers and managers, please take a look at my sheep this time. They are all fat and strong. We are selling mutton, so sixteen is not too few or too many."

"This sheep is still the same as last time. First come, first served. The price is the same for all."

Other managers and shopkeepers squeezed aside the buyers who were haggling over a tael of silver and vied for Xiao Lan to catch sheep for them. Being able to choose the sheep first naturally gave them more room to choose, and they would naturally choose the fat and healthy ones.

They also knew that the value of the sheep they chose far exceeded the value of sixteen taels of silver, so they happily settled the silver with Xiao Lan and left.

Of course, all these things were seen by other people who wanted to buy sheep. Suddenly, everyone was excited and clamored to pick sheep. Xiaolan, Hu Yidao, Shengxuan, Dajiang and Xiaohe were busy for three days. In the end, there were only eight sheep left. Xiaolan kept them for her own consumption. Otherwise, there would be no sheep left.