Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Zhang nodded her little girl's head and said, "No matter what you and Lord He do outside, you must take care of yourselves, understand?"

Xiao Lan smiled and nodded, "Mom, don't worry, your daughter cherishes her life very much. I know that only when you are alive can you have hope. If you die, there will be nothing."

Zhang held her daughter in her arms and patted her shoulders gently. "It's good that you understand. Our family has enough food and drink now. You don't need to work so hard..."

"Then when are you leaving?"

"We'll leave the day after tomorrow."

Zhang frowned and asked, "Are you going to be out for so long this time?"

"Mom, don't worry. We have followers to protect our safety when we go out this time. Even at home, Lord He will arrange people to take care of us. Just go to sleep peacefully. If there is anything, let my father go to the city to find Uncle Hu. He is familiar with the Shen family and can talk to him."

The family is now used to Xiaolan's behavior of leaving home to do things. Although Shen's ideas are old-fashioned and she doesn't approve of Xiaolan always running away, she can't do anything about it. Although Shengxuan is nominally the head of the family, everyone knows that Xiaolan is the backbone of the family. Shen is reluctant to say that her granddaughter, but she is willing to say that to her own daughter, "Xiaolan is a girl after all. How can you be so confident that she can go out with Lord He? This has happened several times. The previous times, there were people from our family accompanying her, but this time she is alone. Is there a mother like you?"

"Mother, Xiaolan has always had her own ideas. She knows what she wants and what kind of life she wants to live. She has never been a child," Zhang always felt that her daughter was fulfilling her adult duties and that she was the one who shouldered the burden of the family. Since her daughter fulfilled her adult responsibilities, she should of course get the adult rights. Although she was not smart enough, she understood her daughter. Her daughter thought about and handled problems more carefully than she and even Sheng Xuan. How could she treat such a smart and almost demonic daughter with the thinking of ordinary people?

My daughter has supported the family and taken on the responsibility of supporting the family at a young age, so she should have the power to control the family. Her coming and going should not be restricted by anyone, including her parents.

Zhang knew that Shen was just worried about her little girl's safety. Shen was Xiaolan's grandmother and loved her granddaughter. Besides, the Zhang family had always lived in her daughter's house and knew the history of her family's rise very well. How could she not know that this family business was created by Xiaolan? She just didn't want her granddaughter to be too tired when she went out.

"Xiao Lan, grandma doesn't want to control you. Grandma knows you are capable, but no matter how capable you are, you are still a girl. How can you go out with a group of men for so many days? You will be fourteen after the New Year, and you will be a big girl soon." Shen was very dissatisfied with Zhang's behavior of lagging behind, so she spoke to Xiao Lan in person.

"Oh, grandma, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. Why are you still struggling with this issue? Didn't my mother just agree? You just need to cover up for me. When the villagers ask where I'm going, you can say that I'm going to the mansion in the city to look after the house and will be back in two days. If no one asks, it will be great. Hehehe, then the problem is solved, and no one will know that I left Liaodong Prefecture."

Shen could only stare blankly.

Xiaolan quickly gave Xiaoting and Xiaoyan a warning.

After receiving Xiaolan's distress signal, Xiaoting immediately got off the kang, hugged Shen's arm and said, "Grandma, the weather is getting cold, and we haven't prepared much food for our rabbit jelly yet."

"Grandma, do we need to cover our rabbits with quilts for the winter?" Xiaoyan said while hugging Shen's other arm.

"Go, go, go, why cover yourself with a blanket? Just spread the dried mustard greens in the shed and have the workers plug the leaks."

"Also, in the next few days, all of you have to follow me up the mountain to cut grass. We have a lot of rabbits, so we have to prepare enough grass. Winter is coming soon..."

Seeing that Shen's attention had been diverted, Xiao Lan quietly slipped back to her room.

Back in the house, she breathed a sigh of relief, took out her bow and arrow, wiped it and put it aside. At this time, Xiaowen suddenly appeared in front of her, scaring her.

"You scared me so much," Xiao Lan pulled Xiao Wen to her side and said, "Do you walk without making any sound? Don't you know that scaring someone can kill them?"

"Second sister, where are you going?" Xiaowen asked.

Xiao Lan leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Sister is going out to do something important. I'm going to get a treasure. I haven't even told my parents about this. You have to keep it a secret for me."

Xiao Wen suddenly felt a sense of masculinity of being trusted and entrusted. He looked at Xiao Lan with a firm gaze and said, "Second sister, don't worry. I will keep it a secret for you."

"Second sister believes in you," Xiaolan pulled him to sit on the chair and whispered in his ear, "You are the man of the family. When Second sister goes out, you are responsible for guarding our home and protecting our parents. Do you understand?"

Xiao Wen nodded fiercely, "Second sister, don't worry, I will definitely protect our home and not let anyone bully our family."

Xiao Lan showed a relieved smile.

"You've been wandering in the woods for two days and two nights. How is it? Are you confident that you can accomplish this?" He Mingyu asked.

Xiao Lan took a sip of water and said, "I only walked roughly the area within a radius of ten kilometers from the Dajin stronghold. I only have 70% of the way there. If I want to win, it depends on the degree of cooperation of the people who are ambushing here."

He Mingyu said, "After we finish the horses, some of us will stay to hold back the Arab soldiers, while the others will drive the horses to Liaodong Prefecture."

Xiao Lan's mouth twitched. In the past few times when she and He Ming went out to do business, the two of them had already cooperated tacitly. "With the level of tacit understanding between us, the chance of winning can be increased by another 10%."

He Mingyu nodded with satisfaction, "Let's do it this way. You go back to sleep first, and we'll start after dark."

Xiao Lan hummed, then turned around and went back to the simple tent to rest. He Mingyu saw her leaving and waved his hand, saying, "Everyone go to bed. After dinner, we will start to move camp."

He Mingyu led his troops out in the name of inspection, and at this time they were stationed at the junction of Xingyuan Prefecture and Quanshui Town.

At this time, the sun was still in the sky and the entire camp was very quiet, with only a few sentries on patrol.