Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Old man, don't scare me." Seeing that Mr. Sheng's body was limp, Cui suddenly panicked.

"Go and get the doctor quickly." Xiao Lan said hurriedly.

Sheng Kai and Sheng Yuan ran out.

"I'm fine," the old man leaned against the blanket, took a breath and continued, "If I die, you all remember that I was pissed off by you."

The old man has always been a responsible person, but he gave birth to an irresponsible son. "Go and get the loan note." Old Master Sheng said to Cui.

Old Mrs. Sheng took out the IOU from her bag and handed it to Old Mr. Sheng. Old Mr. Sheng took a look at it and handed the IOU and the house deed in the town to Xiao Lan.

This was a thankless task, and Xiao Lan didn't want to take it. No matter how you looked at it, it wasn't her turn to sell the house to pay off the debt.

Old Master Sheng kept his hand raised, staring at Xiao Lan, as if he would keep holding it up if she didn't take it. "I know I was sorry for what happened before, but you can't write two Sheng characters with one stroke. Our Sheng family will rise and fall together."

Xiao Lan glanced at Sheng Xuan and Zhang, and reluctantly took the loan note and the title deed. She looked at the title deed and the land deed, but she was blind and illiterate, so she couldn't make out anything. Xiao Lan thought for a while and said, "Grandpa, let Fourth Uncle and Brother Yuan accompany me to town tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll ask them to pick you up earlier." Grandpa Sheng agreed. The house in the town is fully equipped, and it can be sold for a hundred taels of silver. The remaining money can be mortgaged with clothes and jewelry. I can only embezzle Chunhua's dowry first, and I'm afraid I have to take out the coffin money for the old couple. If that doesn't work, I can only sell the land.

Among the children in the family, Xiaolan is young but has great potential. Since the ghost marriage incident, Mr. Sheng has tasted several children in the family. Xiaolan is smart and has a plan. Although Zhang and Shengxuan are now the head of the third child's family, in fact, the couple listen to their daughter behind the scenes. This child will be extraordinary when he grows up. Every time he sees a good point of this child, Mr. Sheng regrets why he was so obsessed and acquiesced to the eldest child's behavior.

Just when Xiao Lan was thinking about how to pry open the door lock of a house in town tomorrow, Doctor Li arrived.

Because there were too many people in the room and the air was blocked, only a few people from the Cui family stayed and the others left.

Xiao Lan called Sheng Yuan and Sheng Hao to stop and handed them the loan agreement and the house deed. "This is what Grandpa just handed to me. He said that we should go to the town to sell the house tomorrow. I guess I will tell you about this when I wake up."

"What?" The two of them had just gone to ask for the doctor, so he was not around.

"My uncle is smart. He owes money and doesn't pay it back. He deliberately hides away. Now you have to bear the bad reputation and debt. Fourth uncle, Brother Yuan, our family has been separated. If grandfather hadn't been holding the promissory note and the house deed to me, I wouldn't want to get involved in this mess. If our family doesn't intervene in this matter, no one can say anything to us. If the house in town can't be sold, we can only sell the house and land at home. Brother Yuan, not only will you not be able to get married, but you will also have to bear debts for the rest of your life. Fourth uncle's family will also be homeless." Xiao Lan said.

The two thought about it for a while and felt that what Xiaolan said made sense. Sheng Yuan was anxious, "Xiaolan, Fourth Uncle, let's go to town early tomorrow."

As they were talking, Doctor Li came out. "How is my grandfather?" Xiao Lan asked hurriedly.

"It's not a big deal. He's just upset and didn't get enough rest." Doctor Li said with a smile, "Give the old man some advice and don't let him get upset."

Cui happily took the money to buy medicine for the old man. The old man refused to rest after taking the medicine. She called Sheng Hao, Sheng Yuan and Xiao Lan over and gave them some instructions again.

"Master, don't worry, we will definitely sell the house in town and return the money to Lao Jin as scheduled."

Early the next morning, Sheng Hao and Sheng Yuan came to call Xiao Lan. This time they borrowed an ox cart from the village. Xiao Lan got on the cart and felt relieved when she saw the lock-picking tools on the cart.

This was her first time coming to Sheng Nuo's house. The ox cart stopped in front of a house in Huaishu Lane and the gate was locked.

Without waiting for Xiao Lan's instructions, the uncle and nephew picked up hammers and knocked off the lock on the door.

Then the three of them entered the house. It was a standard courtyard structure. The first thing you see when you enter the house is the main room. Sheng Nuo and Wang should live there. There are two side rooms on each side of the main room. The east side room should be a toilet, and the west side room should be a utility room. On the left and right sides of the courtyard are the east and west wing rooms. Sheng Hong, Xu, and Daya should live in the east wing room. The side room in front of the east wing room should be the kitchen, with a chimney on top. Sheng Xiaoru should live in the west wing room, and the side room in front of the west wing room should be a toilet.

"Fourth Uncle, Xiaolan, there are people at uncle's house. Look at the chimney." Sheng Yuan said.

Just now Xiao Lan was busy looking at the structure of the yard and didn't pay much attention. She only saw smoke coming out of the chimney. At this moment, Wang, Xu and Xiao Ru heard the noise and came out from the kitchen.

"How did you get in?" Xiaoru glared at Xiaolan, somewhat angry.

Xiao Lan and the other two ignored her.

"How can you talk like that?" Wang looked at them with hammers, pliers and other tools in their hands, her face flushed, "Her fourth uncle..."

Before he could finish his words, Sheng Nuo and Sheng Hong heard the noise and came out of the house. When they saw Sheng Hao and the other three, they looked a little embarrassed.

Xiao Lan, Sheng Hao, and Sheng Yuan instantly understood that the old man had locked himself in the house on purpose, creating the illusion that no one was at home, in order to avoid debt and prevent Old Man Sheng from finding them.

"Fourth brother, please come in and sit down." Sheng Nuo suppressed his embarrassment and hurriedly invited the three people into the house.

"No need, uncle. My grandfather asked us to ask you if you have borrowed the money. He saw that the debt was about to come due and you didn't send any news back. He got so anxious that he fell ill and is now lying on the kang."

"Uncle, our grandfather said that if he can't make it this time, it will be because of you that he was angered to death." Sheng Yuan said.

Sheng Nuo was dumbfounded and he immediately became nervous. If the old man was angry to death because of him, he would never be able to hold his head up in his life if the news got out, and his son Sheng Hong would also be implicated.

"Brother, how much silver have you raised? Take the money and go back to the village with us." Sheng Hao said.

Sheng Nuo looked hesitant and exchanged glances with Wang.

Xiao Lan had no intention of being polite to the family. If they wanted to go back, they wouldn't be hiding at home. "Fourth Uncle, Brother Yuan, carry Uncle back."

"Fourth Uncle, Xiaolan, let's talk it over nicely. What are you doing?" Sheng Hong quickly stepped forward to stop them.

Xu held Daya in her arms and walked to Xiaolan, smiling, "Xiaolan, we are a family, we should talk it out."

Xiao Lan winked at Brother Yuan and the fourth uncle, and they pushed Sheng Hong aside and walked over. The old man had told the two last night that they should listen to Xiao Lan when encountering problems. Since Xiao Lan asked them to get the lock-picking tools last night, the uncle and nephew knew that Xiao Lan was a man of courage. In addition, they were about to bear a huge debt, and there was the old man's instructions, so they naturally walked towards the eldest brother regardless of anything.