Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"You just know how to flatter others," Chunhua glared at Xiaowen and said.

Chunhua sat there, wearing a bright red dress, with an emerald hairpin in her hair, and a large golden bracelet could be seen when she raised her hand. Her face, which was not very outstanding to begin with, looked quite radiant because of the rouge.

Old Master Sheng said with a smile, "I believe what my eldest grandson said." Old Master Sheng stretched out his hand, embraced Xiaowen, and said with a smile.

Xiao Lan also slipped on the bed and secretly winked at Xiao Wen. Xiao Wen was getting better and better. He was good at making people talk to him in different ways. Xiao Lan couldn't compare to him.

Both the siblings ignored what Chunhua said, and Zhang cared even less.

Zhang didn't take off her shoes and sat directly on the edge of the kang.

Xiao Lan crawled to Xiao Wen's side and sat with him. The kang was warm, and after a while, Xiao Lan felt a warm sensation under her buttocks. She looked around and saw that the floor was full of boxes and cabinets, all tied with red silk.

Seeing Xiao Lan looking at these boxes, Xu whispered to Xiao Lan, "This is not all Chunhua's dowry. Half of it is the betrothal gift from the Gou family."

Xiao Lan smiled and nodded.

"Didn't you receive the letter your father sent? Why are you the only ones here? Where are the third and fourth sons?" Cui asked with a sullen face, "Don't think that just because the third son is an official now, he doesn't take me, his mother, seriously."

Mr. Sheng coughed twice quickly.

"You haven't had lunch yet, right? I'll go to the kitchen to see how the food is going." Wang said with a smile.

Because they were in a hurry, Zhang's mother and daughter hadn't eaten yet. After Wang said that, Xiao Lan immediately felt hungry. When she was in the carriage, she also ate some snacks to fill her stomach, but in such weather, it was more comfortable to eat hot soup and hot rice.

"It's past dinner time, and the kitchen is still burning. Don't we have to spend money to buy firewood?" Cui scolded, "It's almost dinner time, so let's wait until dinner."

Wang listened to Cui's scolding and stood under the kang, not knowing whether to sit down or leave.

They came all the way to attend Chunhua's wedding, no matter what they thought, they should at least do it on the surface. Besides, Zhang is now an official's wife, which is different from her previous status. Since they came, Wang's behavior has been impeccable. This is the means and style of the county magistrate's wife.

As for Cui, she still behaves like Shengjiatunzi. Even though she is now the mother of the county magistrate and lives with him and is respected as old lady, she is still the same as Shengjiatunzi. Judging from her tone, she should still be the head of this big family.

Old Master Sheng coughed a few times and was about to scold Cui.

At this time, Lanhua took the lead and said, "Mom, look at you. Just now you said that the kitchen has prepared this and that, waiting for the third daughter-in-law and the children to come and have a hot meal to warm up. Look, now that they are here, you are saying this again. If you don't know, you will think you are so mean in front of me." Lanhua turned around and smiled at Wang, "Brother's wife, go quickly and serve the meal early, don't let the third daughter-in-law and the children go hungry."

Mr. Sheng's expression immediately improved.

Wang looked at Cui again and saw that Cui glared at Lanhua, but there was no anger in her eyes. Then Cui turned her head away, but did not say anything to refute Lanhua. Wang saw this. She responded, then called Xu and went out with her.

Sheng Lanhua actually spoke to them. Ever since Sheng Lanhua was driven away by Sheng Xuan last time, Xiao Lan thought that when they met her in Hejian County this time, she would be like Cui and Sheng Chunhua, and treat the three of them coldly.

Xiao Lan couldn't help but look at Sheng Lanhua with new eyes. Sheng Lanhua was not simple, she was flexible and knew how to behave.

"Why are only you few here? Why aren't the third and fourth brothers here?" Cui asked again with a sullen face.

"My fourth uncle works in the workshop," Xiao Wen answered for Zhang. "My father was originally planning to come to our house, but the county government sent someone to ask for Zhang Liang's land or something, and my father had to be present. I took a leave from the private school and came with my mother and my second sister to visit grandpa and grandma and give my aunt a box."

When Xiaowen spoke, Zhang stopped talking and just sat there with a stern face.

The same words spoken by Xiaowen sounded different from those spoken by Zhang. Although Zhang was now an official's wife, she was still Cui's daughter-in-law after all. The word "filial piety" weighed on her, which made her a little cautious.

Cui had always disliked Zhang. No matter what Zhang said, Cui would find fault with her. But Xiaowen was different. He was the grandson of the old Sheng family. Although he was young, he had already passed the examination. The reason why he came to Hejian County was to stand in front of Zhang and protect his mother and second sister from the wind and rain.

Cui always scolded Sheng Xuan and Zhang as she pleased, and she even scolded Xiao Lan and Xiao Ting, but she never said anything to Xiao Wen, either in front of him or behind his back.

It's not that Cui likes Xiaowen, it's just that this era is like this, the concept of male superiority and female inferiority is deeply rooted in everyone's mind. Cui is domineering and can control her son at will, but her grandson is not her own after all, so her attitude towards her grandson is always different from that of her son. This is why she treats her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law differently.

Xiao Lan actually understood Cui's heart very well. She gave birth to her sons and she was grateful to them. After all, she was still their mother. But when it came to her grandchildren, she had to be a loving grandmother, of course, only to her male grandchildren. She was kind to her male grandchildren, so they naturally had to repay her filial piety.

Cui was very angry that Sheng Xuan and Sheng Hao did not come to get it. As long as Zhang opened her mouth to defend herself, she was going to scold her. But it was Xiaowen who spoke, and what Xiaowen said was so mean, which made her angry and uncomfortable.

Seeing Cui's expression as if she had swallowed a fly, Xiao Lan lowered her head so that no one would see the corners of her mouth curled up.

"The county government is going to start measuring the land. When does it start?" Old Master Sheng asked Xiao Wen with concern, "Is this matter presided over by your father?"

Xiaowen talked to Mr. Sheng about measuring the land.

"This is my father's first mission after taking office, so I can't be careless..."

Old Master Sheng nodded. He knew only a little about the government affairs, but he knew that Sheng Xuan had something important to do. He didn't mean to not come.