Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

The weather this winter was a little unusual, and even the wild animals in the mountains were restless. Xiao Lan also forbade the children to go out to help collect firewood. This time it was a wild boar that escaped, and who knows what will escape next time.

Xiao Lan was about to go out with her basket on her back when the village head and Sheng Yugui came home with their sleeves rolled up. They bumped into her head on. Sheng Yugui asked hurriedly, "Xiao Lan, are you going out?"

Xiao Lan nodded and said, "Uncle Yugui, Grandpa Lizheng, are you here to talk to my father about something?"

"Something's wrong, something's wrong. A few days ago, wild boars came down the mountain. I heard that someone in the neighboring village was killed by a wild boar." The head of the village sighed, "I don't know what's wrong with God. The winter solstice has passed, but there's not even a snowfall. The mountains are starting to get uneasy, and the weather is getting colder day by day. The firewood stored by everyone in our village is not enough to burn. If this continues, the people in our village will either starve to death or freeze to death."

Sheng Xuan was chopping wood in the yard. When he heard the noise, he put down his axe and walked out. "Uncle Lizheng, Brother Yugui, you are here. Come in quickly."

After listening to the headman's complaints, Xiao Lan roughly understood the purpose of the two people's visit and followed them back into the house.

Shen in the room knew their purpose and came over with a bunch of green onions. "Brother Lizheng, if you have anything to say, just tell me. Don't use some big principles to hold our brother Xuan and my Xiaolan hostage. I don't care what your purpose is. No matter what you come to do with my father and daughter this time, the first thing is that our guests will not suffer any loss."

"Yes, yes, yes, how can I let you suffer a loss." The head of the village said with a smile, "You are the only family in the village who knows how to hunt, so I just want to ask Sheng Xuan and Xiao Lan to see if they can set some traps in the area outside the mountain, so that we don't have to worry about large prey coming out. Everyone can also chop some firewood outside without worry. Of course, your family can use all the labor in the village, and the prey in the trap belongs to you, how about it?" You

Shen turned to look at Xiao Lan and asked, "The hunting traps are not difficult. Everyone can learn it after watching it a few times. I wonder if you have secretly learned Xiao Lan's skills later."

Only Xiaolan knows how to set traps for prey. Sheng Xuan is from Shengjia Village, so it is not easy for him to say this directly to the head of the village. However, Shen Shi does not have so many concerns. It is most appropriate for her to say it out loud.

"That's definitely not possible. We are all honest farmers. How could we steal your skills?" The village head patted his chest and said, "Don't worry. If you need to do anything in the future, just tell the young and strong people in our village to do it. They will definitely not look at anything that they shouldn't look at."

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Actually, it's okay for them to learn my skills. We are all from the same village and we know each other every day. Letting them learn one more skill will give them one more guarantee of survival. I am happy to do so. I have nothing to hide. Grandpa Lizheng, you can't set traps in the forest in one or two days." Xiao Lan thought for a moment and continued, "First, let everyone look at a few pieces of tree. Three meters long will do. I have something else to do today. I will teach you tomorrow."

At this time, the village head and Sheng Xuan realized that the one who knew how to set traps in Sheng Xuan's family was actually his daughter Xiao Lan. Although they were surprised, they managed their expressions very well. The village head smiled and said, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll go tell everyone right away."

"Xiao Lan, I have no objection to you teaching these skills to your uncles. After all, we are a family. But how can you teach them to the people in the village? If they learn them and go hunting in the mountains, if something unexpected happens, will they spare our family?"

"Grandma, don't worry. Even if I want to teach them, they won't be able to learn just because they want to. Besides, it won't be long before anyone can bully our family."

Shen looked at her suspiciously. Didn't she know what her family was like? Although the family was not short of money, they didn't dare to let go and make a lot of money. If someone was jealous and took it away, they would have no ability to resist. This was why the family's food shop had been built but had not been opened for a long time. "Tell me honestly, have you done something that I don't know?"

"Grandma, you're overthinking it," Xiao Lan said frankly with a smile, "Grandma, craftsmanship is not the best only when it is mastered by yourself. I think that some skills are best spread out so that everyone can learn them and then make improvements and give feedback. Hahahaha, of course, I'm not talking about hunting. If everyone learns to hunt, it will be bad. The prey in the mountains will suffer."

Shen didn't quite understand what Xiao Lan said, but she nodded and asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Xiao Lan was silent for a while and said, "I have always felt that hunting and fighting have something in common. We live on the border now. Last time, we experienced the Hu people coming south to collect grass. Recently, I heard that the Jin and the Arabs have also had frequent frictions. It seems that there will be no peace in the past few years. Who knows when the Hu people will rush to us again. What I can do now is to give everyone more capital to survive. And as the village head grandfather said, it is too cold this year, and everyone’s firewood is not prepared enough. If we don’t replenish it, everyone will really freeze to death."

Shen said, "You are listening to the headman's nonsense. Before winter came, every household prepared enough firewood to survive the winter. Even though it is colder this year than in previous years, more firewood was used, but it is impossible to say that it has been used up now. In my opinion, every household must have a lot of firewood left."

"If you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. A few days ago, Xiaowen and Xiaohu were busy collecting firewood in the mountains. We also go to chop firewood whenever we have time. You see, our firewood has filled up the whole house."

Shen was silent.

Sheng Xuan naturally followed whatever his daughter said and listened to her in everything.

Xiao Lan added, "Since it hasn't snowed yet, everyone would like to bring as much firewood home as possible. Once the snow falls and the mountain is blocked, everyone won't be able to go in to chop firewood even if they want to."

"Okay, I know you have good intentions. Go ahead, go ahead. But you have to be tough. Don't let them think that it's so easy to take advantage of us. We are different now."

"Grandma, don't worry, I know. I'll go to the Rabbit Shed first and then visit the foot of the mountain."