Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Xiaoye, Sheng Jiayu, Xiaoyan and Yinsuo have all been here before, and the others are coming here for the first time, so they are inevitably a little curious.

Although the county magistrate's daughter was young, she was much more educated and well-mannered than the children of ordinary farmers. She did not look around when she entered the house, and Mrs. Sun also took a few glances and stopped looking at her.

Although Yinsuo had come once when Wen Laixin came to his room last time, he still looked at Xiaolan and Xiaoting's rooms carefully again this time.

The layout this time was a little different from the last time. As soon as I entered the room, there were two wardrobes placed against the west wall, and on top of the wardrobes were two small boxes, and on top of the boxes was a mirror. This arrangement was a standard arrangement for wealthy farmers.

Opposite is a partition, inside which are two tables, two chairs, a coffee table, on which are placed teapots and tea bowls. On the north side of the wall is a large desk, on which are placed three large piles of books, as well as pens, inkstones, and paper.

The envious expression on Yinsuo's face became even more intense, and his eyes couldn't help but wander around the room, as if he wanted to imprint as much of Xiaolan's room layout as possible in his mind.

The sun was shining brightly today, and although the house didn't have glass, the window paper used by Xiaolan's family had good light transmittance, so it still made the house brightly lit. The house was warm and tidy, and the blue brick floor was spotless.

It has only been a short time, and Xiaolan's family has been living a better life. Such a spacious house, such a comfortable and spacious bedroom and living room, even three or four times larger than her own.

Last time, her mother wanted to tell Xiaowen about her. She remembered that her mother wrote a letter to Mr. Sheng at that time. She had no idea what happened afterwards. It seemed that she had to ask her mother about it after she returned this time.

Now Sheng Xuan was suddenly rewarded, and now he was also an official, although he was only an eighth-rank agricultural official, but this was already enough to bring honor to the family. The reward for Sheng Xuan was beyond Lanhua's expectations.

"Sister Xiaolan, you are lucky." Xiaoyin said with a smile.

Xiao Lan saw a shadow flash across her eyes. After hearing what Xiao Yin said, Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Xiao Yin, don't make fun of me. When it comes to luck, I can't compare to you."

The topic immediately shifted to Xiaoyin.

"That's right, sister Xiaoyin, you are much luckier than Xiaolan. You have lived in this town since you were born, and your family has no shortage of food and drink. Aren't you much luckier than Xiaolan?" Xiaoyan said.

After hearing Xiaoyan's advice, Xiaoyin couldn't say anything more. After all, she was still an unmarried girl, and it was not good for her to speak too much about her family's faults. This would easily make people misunderstand that she was greedy and vain.

"Yinsuo, come and sit on the kang." Xiao Ye said, "Come over here and let your sister Xiaolan sit down and talk."

Yinsuo reluctantly got up and moved a little, then sat down on the kang.

Xiao Lan sat on the edge of the kang and talked with the magistrate's daughter.

"Time flies so fast. Sister Xiaoting is already engaged, and it's your turn next." Madam Sun said for fun.

Madam Sun was smart. Although Xiaolan smiled at her, her actions and words were very distant from her. She could easily see that. However, she did not show it at all, and instead talked and laughed with Xiaolan.

The reason why Xiaolan kept a distance from her was because Xiaoru died of dystocia in the Sun family. But after all, you can't hit someone who smiles at you, so Xiaolan could only agree.

"Oh." Xiao Lan covered her face pretentiously, pretending to be shy and angry, and quickly interrupted Madam Sun's question, "I'm still young, my parents are not in a hurry about these things."

Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

When a little girl hears something like this and reacts in this way, no one would think anything of it. Everyone would think that the little girl is just embarrassed.

"Xiao Lan is still young, it's too early to talk about marriage. Look, you've made me feel embarrassed. Madam Sun, you're so rude to bring up this topic. There are so many people here, and the girl is too shy." At this moment, Xiao Ye's mother, Liu, came in with the dishes. She heard Madam Sun's teasing and hurried to help Xiao Lan out.

When the dishes were brought in, everyone sat down on the kang and sat down at their tables. No one mentioned this topic again.

The female guests were different from the male guests. They didn't drink alcohol, so they ate very quickly. After the food was taken away, Liu brought people to bring hot tea.

Because they were entertaining guests today, Liu did not sit down at the table. Instead, she brought people to help. Liu was capable and efficient, which saved Zhang a lot of worry.

When the men have finished, everyone will leave.

A few days later, Mr. Sheng wrote to me.

Thousands of miles apart, ordinary families still separate, and a sealed letter once a year or half a year is good enough. It has been more than a year since Mr. Sheng left, so it is normal to receive a letter at this time.

This was a very thick letter. Sheng Xuan was afraid that the old man had something urgent to worry about, so he quickly asked Xiaowen to open the letter.

"Let's eat first, and then read the letter after dinner." Zhang said.

No one in the family had any objection. Sheng Xuan also knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so the family didn't sit together to read the letter until after dinner.

Xiaowen will read the letter to everyone.

In the letter, Mr. Sheng first talked about their situation in Hejian County, then congratulated Sheng Xuan on his reward, and taught Sheng Xuan how to behave in the world. The gist of it was that one should never forget the friends made in poverty. He said that Sheng Xuan's life was better now, and now that he had received the emperor's reward, he must not forget his roots. He should be kind to others, be humble in everything, and be a good official. He should not be arrogant to his relatives and friends, and must not do things behind their backs that would make people gossip.

After five full pages, Mr. Sheng finally announced the good news: Chunhua was getting engaged.

"The old girl has found a place to stay. The old man and the old lady can finally rest assured." Zhang said with a smile.

"Didn't the letter say what kind of family Aunt Chunhua mentioned?" Xiao Lan was also happy for Chunhua. After all, they had been through so many things, and now everything was finally over.

Xiaowen shook his head.

"Besides this, what else did your grandfather say in the letter?" Zhang asked Xiaowen to continue reading.

Xiaowen held the letter in his hand and looked down. "I won't read it. It's nothing." Xiaowen said.

"Aren't there still three pieces of paper? Why are there nothing else?" Sheng Xuan asked puzzledly.