Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

The next day, Sheng Yugui's family and Bao Zhanggui's family all came.

Zhang was chatting with Zhao and Xin on the kang, and she couldn't help but tell them about Chunhua.

"It's enough for our family to know about this. When we were leaving, the old man told us not to tell anyone if they asked." Zhang meant for the two of them to keep the secret.

"In fact, we already know about this." Zhao said, "But I didn't believe it at first, but after hearing you say it, I believe it."

"How did it spread so quickly? Where did you hear it?" Zhang asked.

"There are people in our town who do business there from the county, and there are also people who have relatives there," Zhao said, "such a big gossip spreads faster than anything else."

"However, there are some things you may not know..." Zhao looked around the room and saw that everyone around her was her own family, so she lowered her voice and said, "The family that Chunhua married into is only a side branch, and the official position held by their main branch is not of real power. It is said that they are just clerks."

Zhang couldn't help showing a surprised expression. Xiao Lan also heard it and was also surprised. Sheng Nuo thought he had found a high-ranking official and had a backer. Listening to what Zhao said, it turned out to be a hollow one. Isn't it that the old Sheng family suffered a great loss, and Sheng Chunhua also suffered a great loss.

Sheng Nuo is really desperate. He may know about Mr. Zheng's situation, but this old man may be the biggest figure he can get in touch with.

"The child's father is still angry about this matter. What can we do? Back then, didn't our Xiaolan also want to murder her and arrange a ghost marriage for her? What a cruel heart he had... Now that our family and the fourth brother's family have separated, he has no one on his side, so he plotted against Chunhua. They are very familiar with this matter, and I am afraid of them..."

"We are close friends. I am not afraid of you laughing at me. I am just looking forward to the day when I can cut off contact with them." Zhang said in a low voice.

"Alas, it's not that easy. As long as your old man and old lady are around, this matter won't be resolved, and there's no way to end it." Zhao said, "When your old man and old lady are gone, you can still be better. But at that time, if the other party is begging for mercy, it will be difficult. You and the child's father are both soft-hearted people. If you can harden your hearts and do what needs to be done, then things can be handled better."

"You can't do anything now, so you'd better go out less." Xin also advised, "Jiaxing's father has no other special abilities, but he knows a lot of people, and they are of all kinds. When I get back, I will tell him to pay more attention to Hejian County. When there is any news, I will inform you. This way you will be prepared, and we can't let them deceive us easily."

"Yes." Zhang nodded gratefully. Things are different now. Sheng Xuan is also an official now. If something really happens to them and implicates them, they will have nowhere to cry.

That day, Xiao Lan took out the corn and poured it all out to look at it. All the corns looked very good and full. She believed that they would be good for use as seeds.

Sheng Xuan opened the door and saw a pile of golden corn on the ground. "My daughter, are you sure you want to plant this corn? Do you know how to plant it?"

"Well, don't worry, Dad." Xiao Lan said.

In her previous life, Xiao Lan had been to the fields to see how corn was planted. Although it was a long time ago, the memory is still very clear when she starts to recall.

"......Just like that, plant two seeds two feet apart......"

"What can grow from such a distance?" Sheng Xuan couldn't accept it.

"Dad, of course corn grows. You can listen to me and I won't go wrong." Xiao Lan insisted, "That's how corn is grown."

After hearing what his daughter said, Sheng Xuan felt more trust than suspicion, so he took the corn seeds from her hand. Because this kind of corn was not like planting wheat, which required constantly sowing seeds on the ground, he only had to sow two seeds each time, so he got the hang of it quickly.

The farmhands in the family also learned how to plant crops. A total of 20 acres of land were planted, all on their own farm.

In June, the corn on the farm is ready to eat. Although Xiaolan doesn't like to eat corn grits, she still likes boiled corn. Now the corn on the farm is full of pulp, but the corn kernels are not yet hard. This is the time to eat tender corn.

Xiaolan has been watching the growth of corn since it was planted, and has been looking forward to its maturity. Now, looking at the cobs of corn, she couldn't help but smile, "Let's have boiled corn tonight?" Xiaolan returned to the house, said hello to Zhang, and went to the cornfield with a basket.

There was plenty of rain this year and the land was fertilized, so the corn on the farm grew well. There were usually two corn cobs on one stalk.

Xiao Lan picked a few large corn cobs, peeled off the corn skin a little, revealing the yellow-white corn kernels inside, and pinched the corn with her fingernails to squeeze out the juice. Corn is most delicious when cooked at this time. Xiao Lan broke off the whole cob and put it in the basket.

Corn is best eaten when cooked at this time. If the corn is too old, it will not be sweet, and if it is too tender, it will not be chewy. Xiao Lan broke sixteen cobs of corn in a row before carrying the basket back to the house.

Xiaowen and a few others had just returned from the private school. When they saw Xiaolan carrying corn, they all came over.

"Cousin, can this corn be eaten?" Xiaohu asked.

"Well, it's ready to eat. Let's cook the corn tonight and let everyone have a taste." Xiao Lan said with a smile, "Come on, all of you help me peel the corn."

"Hey." Several children agreed in a row. Then, one by one, they started to peel the corn like Xiaolan, a scholar.

The outermost skin of the corn cob is the hardest, while the inner layer is whitish soft skin. To peel the corn husk, you need to peel off all the skins, then clean the corn beards. Then rinse the corn in clean water and put it in a large pot to cook.

Of course, the pot must be clean, without any oil in it. Put the corn in the pot, then pour in enough water to cover the corn. Then cover the pot and light a fire under the stove.

After a while, the sweet smell of corn came out. Xiaowen and the others stood behind Xiaolan, staring at the lid of the pot with their big eyes, "Sister, it smells so good, can we eat it? I can smell the fragrance."