Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Big sister, Xiaowen, let's drink together."

"Xiao Lan, you can talk now. Big sister won't drink. You should drink it quickly before it gets cold."

"Second sister, drink quickly."

Zhang's eyes moistened after hearing what the three children said. She wiped her tears and went out. "Xiao Lan, take your time eating. I still have to make dinner. Xiao Ting, come and help."

It's not that Zhang didn't feel sorry for Xiaoting and Xiaowen, it's just that Cui gave too little millet, Xiaolan was injured, she had to come first to recover. Cui was the head of the family, their family was not liked by the old couple, they did more work than anyone else, but ate less than anyone else.

"Xiao Wen, my second sister can't eat so much, you can eat with me."

"Second sister, I don't like millet porridge, and I'm not hungry." He was afraid that Xiao Lan would continue to persuade him, and he was also afraid that he would not be able to resist his greed, so he ran out.

Xiaolan is able to go out to work thanks to the care of her family.

"Second sister, what is grandma crying about again?"

It was almost time for dinner. After feeding the chickens, the brother and sister walked towards the kitchen embarrassedly.

"Stop dawdling. Come and pick some leeks." Cui said in a bad tone, "You've been lying in bed for a month. I think you've become too lazy to do anything about it. I can't order you around anymore."

"Mom, Xiaolan can just get out of bed. Let her rest and I'll pick them." It was Zhang who was cooking today. Seeing Cui making things difficult for the child, she hurried out of the kitchen to help.

Cui glared at her and said, "You've spoiled the child!" and then she said nothing more.

The Sheng family has several daughters-in-law who take turns cooking, one family per week. This time it is Xiaolan's family's turn.

The Sheng family kitchen consists of two rooms, with a cupboard in the north and a stove on each side, with a chopping board on the stove. Four rooms are built across the kitchen, which is the main room where Grandpa Sheng and his family live. Opposite the cupboard in the kitchen, slightly inside the door, is where the whole family eats. In winter, they move to the kang to eat.

Behind the house is the Sheng family’s vegetable garden. In late summer and early autumn, leeks, cabbages, beans, eggplants, cucumbers, peppers... grow in the garden.

Zhang took a sickle and went to the vegetable garden to cut a bunch of leeks, then took them to the yard to pick the vegetables. Xiaowen didn't go back, but took a stool and sat down to help, and Xiaolan also helped.

"Third brother, go get some more potatoes and beans." Cui directed Zhang to work.

"Cut the beans into shreds and stir-fry them. Don't add chopped green onions." Chunhua followed Cui and continued.

"What are you doing out here? Go back to your room. You're reeking of cooking fumes." Cui chased her daughter out.

There were many people in the family. Zhang peeled half a basin of potatoes and cut the shredded beans. Cui took the oil barrel at home and put oil in the pot, "Fry the potatoes in this pot, and the shredded beans in the other pot."

Xiao Lan compared the amount of oil poured into the two pots and couldn't help but say, "Damn, there are so many more potatoes than shredded beans, how come you put so little oil in there?"

The oil drum was placed on the stove with a clang. Cui poked Xiao Lan's head with her hand and cursed, "You little girl, you're talking about me."

Zhang quickly pulled Xiaolan behind her, "Mother, Xiaolan is still young and doesn't understand."

"You two money-losing bastards are really going against the grain. Did you teach her to criticize me?" Cui turned her anger towards Zhang.

Zhang's face flushed red, and she smiled, "Mom, the oil is hot. If you don't put the food in now, it will burn."

"Grandma, I was wrong, please don't be angry." Xiao Lan couldn't bear to see Zhang being scolded, so she quickly apologized to Cui.

"Hurry up and prepare the meal, don't delay the meal." Cui snorted coldly, swung the door curtain and went out.

The food was served at two tables, one for men and one for women. There was a large bowl of bean porridge, a large bowl of mixed flour steamed bread, a bowl of shredded potatoes, a bowl of shredded beans, a bowl of fried leeks, a handful of green onions, and a bowl of bean paste. Men and women ate at separate tables, and the food was the same, except that the men's table had more.

Xiao Lan had no idea what was going on at the men's table, but on her side, everyone had a steamed bun, and the adults had a bowl of bean porridge and the children had half a bowl.

"The third brother's cooking is delicious. Shen didn't mind the bean porridge being hot, and she drank it all in one gulp." After finishing a bowl, she added another bowl with a smug look on her face. "Today's work is not easy, but I am exhausted." Her daughter Xiaocao was sitting next to her, but she didn't care at all, just eating her fill.

Cui glared at her in disgust.

Fourth aunt Liu and her daughter Sheng Xiaoye ate their meal in silence.

Chunhua picked up a piece of shredded beans for Xiaoru with her chopsticks and asked her to eat more.

Xiao Lan also picked the shredded beans with more oil and water, and picked up several of them with her chopsticks.

"You are the reincarnation of a greedy ghost. Eat, eat, eat. Why don't I eat you to death?" Cui cursed.

Zhang quickly tugged at Xiaolan's sleeve.

Xiao Lan was so upset that she couldn't even eat in peace. She saw Chun Hua and Xiao Ru only eating string beans, and the old woman didn't care, so why couldn't she eat a little?

Xiao Lan ignored Cui's yelling and continued eating the shredded beans. She also picked up some food with her chopsticks for Xiao Ting who was sitting next to her.

"Look at the well-educated daughter you have." Cui turned around and scolded Zhang.

"Grandma, I was wrong. I should have left all the shredded beans for you and my sister-in-law. Please don't scold my mother." Xiao Lan cried loudly on purpose.

The men at the table all turned their heads to look, and then Old Man Sheng frowned and slammed his chopsticks down on the table, "What are you arguing about? The child can eat whatever he likes."

Seeing that the old man had spoken, Cui's face turned red with anger, and she finally shut up.

Everyone finished dinner quickly. Zhang and Xiaoting cleaned up the dishes, and Liu and Xiaoye also came to help.

Old Mrs. Sheng had not eaten much and was now lying on the kang, howling in pain in her chest. Her sons and daughters-in-law came over to ask what was going on.

"What else can it be? It's because you're mad at Xiaolan." Chunhua said to Shengxuan unhappily.

She was mad at the child, and judging from Cui's attitude, she would not stop until the third child beat the child to vent her anger.

Xiao Wen was cunning. After hearing Chun Hua's words at the door, he hurried back to tell Xiao Lan. Xiao Lan rolled her eyes and said, "Go call our parents back and tell them that I'm dizzy and sick again."

You have a plan, I have a ladder. Soon, his parents rushed back to the west wing.

Xiao Lan lay on the kang with her eyes closed, motionless. The couple came running over anxiously, they didn't know their daughter was pretending to be sick, "Xiao Lan, what's wrong with you? Don't scare your mother."

Xiao Lan secretly opened her eyes and winked at Zhang, which almost made Zhang unable to handle it. Fortunately, Zhang soon realized that the child was pretending to be sick and could not be exposed, otherwise Cui would not forgive her.

The old man in the main room complained, "Hurry up and get up. You are so old, and you are still embarrassed."

I was really tired that day. Xiao Lan actually fell asleep while lying down, and Cui Shi, who had pretended to be sick, also got better under the pressure of Mr. Sheng.

The Sheng family's house is a relatively neat farmhouse. Xiaolan's house is at the westernmost end. The chicken coop and pigpen are on the right side near the gate, opposite her house. The fourth brother's family lives on the left side of the gate. The eldest brother's house is next to Grandpa Sheng's house, and the second brother's house is in the middle of the west end.

Xiao Lan slept well that night and woke up the next day to Cui's yelling and scolding.

There are four rooms in her house, one for the two sisters, one for Xiaowen, and one for Shengxuan and Zhang and his wife. In the middle, there is a stove and a cupboard, which is her kitchen.