Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

The tofu workshop was separated from the old house by a wall. Xiao Lan entered the old house and called Xiao Ye, but no one answered. Seeing the back door open, Xiao Lan knew that she was going to the vegetable garden in the backyard.

Xiaolan put down the basket and went to the backyard.

In the vegetable garden in the backyard, Xiaoye and Xiaotao were watering the vegetable fields.

Xiaoye's family was small, so growing a few vegetables was enough for them. But Shenghao and Liu were both hardworking people, so they naturally didn't want to waste their land, so the vegetable garden in the backyard was full of various melons and vegetables.

"Ye'er, Xiaotao," Xiaolan greeted quickly.

"Sister Xiaolan is here," the brother and sister hurriedly called for help.

"Sister Xiaolan, please wait for us for a moment, we will finish watering soon." Xiaoye said to Xiaolan hurriedly.

"Let me help you, hurry up." As he said this, he rolled up his sleeves and went forward to help.

How could Xiao Ye let her really help? She quickly stopped her and said, "Sister Xiao Lan, please don't do it. It's just a small amount. It will only take a while. You really don't need to do it."

"Sister, you and Sister Xiaolan can go back to the room and play. I can handle this chore by myself." Xiao Tao said.

Xiao Lan and Xiao Ye saw that there were really not many cucumbers left, so they didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with Xiao Tao, and the two sisters walked back hand in hand. When they reached the cucumber vines, Xiao Ye even went to pick some cucumbers from the cucumber field.

"Ye'er, don't pick cucumbers. I have melons in my basket. Let's wash them and eat them." Xiao Lan said.

Although Xiao Lan said so, Xiao Ye still picked a few tender cucumbers. Back in the house, Xiao Lan picked a few melons, Xiao Ye took them, and then scooped water from the water tank and put the cucumbers and melons into the basin to wash them.

"I heard that my fourth uncle got a raise?" Xiao Lan followed Xiao Ye to the house where she lived and asked as they walked.

"This is thanks to your family," Xiao Lan nodded happily, "My uncle paid me such a high salary just for my uncle's sake."

Xiao Ye naturally has to call Xiao Lan's uncle uncle. Although Xiao Ye is young, he is very sensible.

"We are all relatives, so let's not be so formal." Xiao Lan said, "Besides, it's also because Fourth Uncle is capable. Otherwise, even if Big Uncle wanted to give him extra money, he wouldn't be able to increase it."

Speaking of which, Sheng Hao is really willing to work hard. He has to work, take care of the vegetable garden at home, and take care of the old house at home. In a day, he can only rest for a few hours. Generally speaking, he doesn't have much free time.

Xiaolan and Xiaoye sat on the edge of the kang, eating melon and chatting.

"I see that your family has two pigs, chickens, ducks and other animals. Uncle and Auntie are paid for working in the tofu workshop. In a few years, your family will surely be a wealthy family."

"Your family doesn't have any big expenses right now, except for this house..." Xiao Lan looked around. Xiao Ye had kept the house very tidy, but the furnishings were all old, nothing had been added or replaced. It seemed that Sheng Hao and Liu lived a very meticulous life.

"Have your uncle and aunt discussed when your family will build a house?" Xiao Lan asked.

Xiao Ye sighed and said, "My father said that our family hasn't saved enough money yet. If we want to build a house, we have to wait."

"Didn't my dad tell me that if you don't have enough money to build a house, you can ask my family for it first?" Xiao Lan said.

"My father doesn't want to borrow money. He insists on waiting until he has saved enough money before he starts building the house." Xiao Ye said.

Xiao Lan thought it was a good thing that his uncle had such ambition, but he still had to be flexible in everything he did. "How much money can we farmers spend to build a house? There are only four people in your family, so three rooms are enough. With the money you have, you can build it, but you just can't build a good one."

All the money for Xiaolan's house, food shop, workshop, etc. was paid by her. She now has detailed account books, so she knows exactly how much money it costs to build a house.

"My father wants to build a good one all at once," Xiao Ye said, "and then when Xiao Tao gets married, he can use it right away."

At this point, Xiao Lan couldn't say anything more. After all, as a niece, she couldn't interfere too much in her fourth uncle's family affairs.

"Our grandparents have gone to Hejian County to enjoy their lives. There hasn't been a single letter from us since they left." Xiao Ye changed the subject.

"Who knows? No news must be good news. He must be enjoying himself there, otherwise he would have written back long ago." Xiao Lan said.

The two sisters chatted for a while, and Xiaolan picked a few melons for her and went home with the basket.

Xiao Lan walked back home and wanted to say hello to her mother, but when she reached the eaves, she saw Zhao sitting on the kang and chatting with her mother. The two of them were almost head to head, one talking intently and the other listening seriously, but Zhao's voice was very low. Xiao Lan walked gently to the window sill and listened carefully for a long time, but she couldn't hear what the two were talking about.

Because Xiaolan walked quietly, the two of them did not notice that there was someone standing under the windowsill.

"Is this all true...really?" From Zhang's tone, it seemed that she expected to get a negative answer from Zhao.

But Zhao didn't do as she wished, and told the truth, "Well, we didn't see it with our own eyes, and we just heard it from others. Anyway, it's hard to say whether it's true or not. Anyway, Sheng Yuan's wife didn't recognize him."

From the few words they exchanged, Xiao Lan could roughly guess what they were talking about. She wanted to push the door open, but then she changed her mind and realized that the two of them had said these things behind Xiao Ting's back. If they knew she was back, they would never mention these things in front of her. So she decided to stay under the windowsill and continue listening to the gossip.

"This whole thing was exposed by Sheng Hong's wife. It is said that Pang Xiu'e refused to admit it and said that it was the eldest daughter-in-law who deliberately harmed her and wanted to grab Sheng Hong's wife and jump into the river together. This caused a lot of trouble and spread all over Hejian County," said Zhao with a click of the tongue.

Xiao Lan thought, this is something that Pang Xiu'e could do. If it were someone else, they would just think about how to suppress the matter and hide it. But only Pang Xiu'e did not follow the usual path and insisted on revealing this matter. She would not swallow her anger. If others did not want her to have a good life, she would not let them have a good life either. Even if both sides would suffer and everyone would lose face, she would not care about that.

"Oh, it's really worrying..." Zhang sighed, "Do you think this story about Xiaoyuan's wife is true?"