Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

The layout of the food shop was discussed by the whole family. The food shop has three floors. The first floor is mainly the counter, kitchen, storage room, lounge, and lobby.

The second and third floors are private rooms, which are similar to modern private rooms and provide better privacy.

"Our food shop is actually almost the same as a restaurant. It is close to the official road, so it will definitely make money." Xiao Lan said. In fact, she was not wrong at all. The geographical location here is too advantageous. Even if it is not a food shop, it is a separate business, even if it is a teahouse, it is bound to make money.

After a while, the sound of a mule pulling a cart was heard on the official road. It turned out that Chunzhu was pulling stones back. The mule cart stopped in front of the food store, and Chunzhu and his father jumped off the cart. Those who were originally busy with their own work hurried over to help unload the cart.

In this era, carts were generally pulled by mules. Mules were cheaper than horses, but they were taller than horses, but they could not reproduce. However, a mature mule could pull a large cart weighing about 500 kilograms, and it was more capable of farming than cattle and horses. Therefore, people who made a living as peddlers would usually buy mule carts, which had the highest cost-effectiveness.

Xiaolan and Xiaowen saw everyone busying around, so they couldn't just stand there and watch. They hurried over to help unload the truck.

"My girl, these stones are heavy. Don't move too many at a time. Move two at most." Sheng Xuan saw the two people helping and hurriedly instructed, "Xiao Wen, you are young and weak, so move one piece at a time."

Xiao Lan was very obedient. After listening to Sheng Xuan's words, she decisively moved two stones. The stones were indeed heavy. Her back and arms sank down along with the stones in her hands.

Xiao Lan felt the weight of the stone while moving it, and estimated that this stone was about three or four pounds. This kind of stone is heavy, which means it has a high density and is generally very strong. Thinking that this piece of stone costs three cents, hey, although the price is expensive, the quality is there, it is worth it.

Thinking about the rapid decrease in the money in the box recently, Xiao Lan secretly made up her mind that in order to live a better life, she must work hard to make money.

She and Xiaowen were busy for a while, and when Zhang and Xiaoting came over, they prepared meals for the workers and went home.

However, Xiaowen did not come back with them but stayed at the construction site. Xiaowen was young and could not help much. At first, Shengxuan did not want him to stay at the construction site, but after hearing Xiaolan say that it would be good for Xiaowen to listen and see more, Shengxuan agreed.

Many people live in one house for their entire lives. It is not popular to split up the family nowadays, and several generations live in one house. They rarely have the opportunity to participate in the process of building a house, especially a three-story building.

In Xiaolan's words, Xiaowen will have to set up his own household in the future. Although he is young now, he cannot learn much, and there are still many things he cannot understand, but what he sees and hears today should be of great help in his future life.

Sheng Xuan is happy to see anything that is good for his children. Although Xiao Lan also wants to stay and help, it is ancient times now. Although rural areas do not pay much attention to the difference between men and women, after all, a girl working on a construction site will still be talked about. Although she is a little dissatisfied, she still chooses to accept it. Because this is the current social situation, which is rooted in the hearts of ordinary people, and she is powerless to change it.

The current social situation is that no matter how smart or capable a girl is, she cannot show her face in public. Men are still the ones who show their face in public. If a woman really ignores these secular procedures, people may not say anything to her in public, but what they say behind her back will not be so nice. Some radical people will even say unpleasant things on the same day.

Xiao Lan doesn't want to be an outlier and challenge the things that are deeply rooted in people's hearts. She just wants to make money quietly and live the life of her dreams.

At Xiaowen's age, people still think she is a child. In many families, children of this age can only do odd jobs at home and cannot participate in some family decisions.

Xiaolan's family is different. After all, she is an outlier and has achieved great success in building this family. Zhang and Shengxuan have been influenced by Xiaolan's ideas. Therefore, in this big family, they, the children, have the same say as the adults and will not be ignored.

This is exactly in line with Xiaolan's thoughts. She doesn't want to see Xiaowen just being a bookworm. She wants him to be exposed to society from an early age so that he can have a better life in the future.

Whether in ancient times or modern times, a girl with several capable brothers is a force that cannot be ignored. Her family is always their strong backing. No matter what happens in the future, her brothers will help her out. This is especially important in ancient times. Whether she is doing this for others or for herself, it is necessary to cultivate Xiaowen well.

"My dad said that he and Xiaowen will come back for dinner after work," Xiaolan said.

After a while, Dajiang, Xiaohe, Ding Yi, and Wang Er followed Sheng Xuan back. They came back to fetch water. They took out the wooden barrel and basin. Of course, the wooden barrel was full of water.

Ding Yi and Wang Er pushed the cart, Da Jiang and Xiao He supported them. After the helpers washed their hands and faces and had dinner, those who lived nearby went home in groups of three or four. Some who lived far away simply did not go back. Anyway, the weather was getting warmer day by day, so they built a shack on the construction site and slept there at night, which was a good opportunity to look at the materials for building the house.

Sheng Hao originally wanted to help Xiao Lan's family run the food shop, but Sheng Xuan refused. After all, he was currently working in a tofu workshop, where everyone had their own job. If he came to help, he would have to hand over his work to someone else, which would be too much trouble.

Seeing that they had enough manpower, Sheng Hao did not insist any more. After all, these were all chores for his third brother's family, so he had to do it anyway.

Sheng Xuan was busy with things outside, and he couldn't neglect the things on the farm. As the saying goes, melons and vegetables provide half a year's food, and Xiao Lan's family hired a long-term worker, so they naturally had to plant all kinds of vegetables.

Since Xiaolan bought the farm, the family has not yet reclaimed the land, and many places are still barren. Xiaolan simply set a fire and burned all the weeds. The ashes from the burning can be used to fertilize the land. Since ancient times, burning weeds has been the first step in reclaiming wasteland.