Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Old Four, what are you planning to give as a gift?" Sheng Xuan asked.

In the letter, Mr. Sheng did not mention asking for gifts from Sheng Xuan and Sheng Hao. He just mentioned it briefly in his heart that there would be no steamed buns or dumplings at home during the New Year this year. He naturally lamented that he had nothing to eat and missed Shengjia Village a little.

Sheng Hao was not stupid, so he naturally understood Grandpa Sheng's subtext. The old man also wanted to eat these New Year's food, but he was just too embarrassed to ask for it.

"Fourth Uncle, you should go home and discuss this gift-giving matter with my Fourth Aunt and the others," Xiao Lan said.

After seeing Sheng Hao off, Xiao Lan's family sat together to discuss how to give the gifts.

When the twelfth lunar month comes, especially at the end of the year, every household has to steam buns and make dumplings, so there is nothing wrong in sending some to the old man.

"Xiaoliang is getting married, what do you think we should give as a gift?" Sheng Xuan asked Zhang.

"Let's do it like when Chunhua got married, and even make it thicker..." Although Sheng Xuan was disgusted by Xiaoliang's marriage, he was only an uncle after all. The other person's parents were happy with it, so he had no right to express his displeasure.

Besides, it would take a few years for Xiao Liang to know whether his life would be good or not. Zhang said that Miss Wang San was a straightforward person, and Xiao Liang was soft-tempered. He just hoped that Miss Wang San would not bully Xiao Liang. However, the Wang family lived a rich life, and Xiao Liang could live a good life after he went there.

Before the family split up, all the Sheng family members lived together. Zhang and Sheng Xuan watched Xiaoliang grow up, so this time, the couple were both very sincere.

"Also, the child's fourth uncle just said, what should we send to Hejian County this year?" Sheng Xuan asked.

"I've already told you about this a long time ago. I won't go there. If you want to go, go by yourself." Zhang said.

"Why should I go? The New Year is coming soon, and the family can't do without me." Sheng Xuan said, "Even if we send gifts now, the old man and the old lady won't be able to eat before the New Year. Otherwise, we can just take some steamed buns, frozen tofu, etc. These things can be frozen in the open air, and there is no need to worry about them going bad. These things can be taken over."

"Why do you need someone to carry it for you? Can't you just go by yourself?" Zhang said unhappily.

Seeing that Zhang's tone was not right, Xiaolan immediately winked at Xiaoting and Xiaowen, and then the three children quickly got off the kang, walked out quietly, and closed the door for the couple.

As soon as the door was closed, Xiao Lan and the others heard Zhang's voice coming from the room, "You haven't seen your parents for a long time, right? Don't you always talk about them? This is a great opportunity. Don't worry about us. If you want to go, go ahead. I won't stop you."

"Go meet your parents and kiss them. You are now an eighth-rank official, on par with your elder brother. Your parents will be very proud. Now your elder brother has the support of the Zheng family, and his family is enjoying a good life in Hejian County. Don't come back after you leave. Just stay there. Anyway, you are just a nominal official, and you can get your salary anywhere."

If Sheng Xuan couldn't hear something was wrong now, then he was too slow. "Mother, what are you talking about? Besides, I didn't say anything. Why are you angry at me for no reason?" Sheng Xuan asked Zhang in confusion.

Xiaolan, Xiaoting and Xiaowen did not leave. They all put their ears to the door, listening to the movements in the house.

"Humph, you are the third master Sheng now, and you have a big brother who is the county magistrate. You are so powerful now. Do you look down on me now? I have seen it a long time ago. It is just right for you to go to Hejian County this time to find your father, your mother, and your good big brother and second brother, and ask them to find you a young and beautiful girl. You might as well divorce me and let your good eldest brother see if he can find you a girl with a generous dowry..."

The more Sheng Xuan listened, the more confused he became. What was going on? How did this relate to him getting married?

"Mother, where did you get that from? Did you hear some gossip from someone? I hang around near our house every day. Everyone knows who I meet and who I talk to."

"The indecent wives and mothers-in-law in our village avoid me when they see me. We have lived together for so many years. Don't you know me best? I will never do anything indecent."

When Sheng Xuan said these words, his mind turned for several times. He thought that someone was gossiping about him in front of Zhang, saying that he had someone else outside.

"Mother, we have been through so many ups and downs for so many years. I remember all the hardships you have suffered with me. I know how you have treated me, and how my father-in-law and mother-in-law have treated me over the years. I will never do anything to let you down in my life."

"Besides, our family lives a good life. We have a daughter and a son. Our daughter is capable and our son is studious. Am I thinking of these crooked ways because my good life has come to an end? Even if I am shameless, I can't let you and the children be pointed at by the villagers because of something like this. I can't let you lose face with me."

Xiao Lan could probably guess as to Zhang's outburst, it was probably related to the little things Zhao said to Zhang when she came home today.

In Hejian County, Cui had the idea of ​​finding a new wife for Sheng Nuo. Although Zhang also disliked Wang, Cui's actions made Zhang feel a sense of crisis.

Zhang actually knew very well why Cui wanted to marry Sheng Nuo to someone else. It was because Wang didn't listen to her and even played a trick to marry her daughter to an old man in his sixties. This seriously challenged her authority. How could she tolerate it?

In order to control her daughter-in-law, Cui wanted to cut off the source of the problem and make Sheng Nuo divorce Wang.

Zhang heard about what Cui did, and she couldn't help but feel that she was being abandoned. They were both daughters-in-law, and if Cui could treat Wang like this, she could treat her like this. And she knew very well that Cui didn't like her as a daughter-in-law from the bottom of her heart.

The fact that Cui was going to change Sheng Nuo's wife made Zhang have a new understanding of the old Sheng family's patience. Now she didn't trust anyone in the old Sheng family at all.

If Sheng Nuo divorced his wife and married another woman, Cui would inevitably set her sights on the honest Sheng Xuan in order to control her. Although Zhang was virtuous, her virtue did not include the fact that her husband divorced her and married another woman.

Because of the sense of crisis, and because she hated the Sheng family's practices, she exploded at Sheng Xuan tonight and repeatedly attacked him.

Zhang seemed to want to tell all the grievances she had suffered over the years, crying as she spoke. Sheng Xuan was so anxious that he ran around in the room, saying a lot of nice things to comfort her, but it didn't work at all.

"Mother, what's the matter with you? Even if you are going to be beheaded, I should know what mistake I made?" Sheng Xuan said anxiously.

"Your old lady is going to find a new wife for your eldest brother." Zhang finally said this.

"Ah?" Sheng Xuan was shocked.

"What are you talking about? I see you are so happy that you seem silly. Your elder brother can get a new wife, and in a few days, it will be your turn too. Aren't you also the old lady's son? How could you not be thought of for such a great thing? You are an official now and have money. Hurry up, pack up and go to Hejian County to find your mother. Don't miss such a good thing." Zhang said with a sob.

Only then did Sheng Xuan realize why Zhang was angry at him.

But he still didn't dare to be sure and asked, "Is this true? The child's grandfather didn't mention this in the letter?"

In Sheng Xuan's opinion, there is no such thing as divorcing one's wife and marrying another. He feels that divorcing one's wife and marrying another is like a thing from another world to him. And Mr. Sheng's letter did not mention that Sheng Nuo was going to marry a new wife, so he doubted Zhang's statement.

Apparently, his suspicion had stirred up a hornet's nest. Zhang did not explain the source of the news and the truth of the matter to him as he had expected. Today, Zhang was obviously not as reasonable and considerate as before.

"If you don't believe what I say, then go to Hejian County yourself and you'll know everything, right?" Zhang said.

"Why should I go to Hejian County? I'm not going." Sheng Xuan felt deeply powerless about Zhang's constant criticism, and his voice became low.

Zhang snorted coldly.

"Mother, you don't have to be angry with me for this," Sheng Xuan sat next to Zhang, holding her hand and said to her, "I have no other intentions towards you. It's not easy for our family to be like this now. I don't have to live a good life and think about these crooked things."

"We are married and no one can separate us. Even if the child's grandmother has such intentions and really arranges something for me, I will never agree to it even if I die. This is a conscienceless thing. I will never do it, and I will not let you down. No matter who says this, even if they say it to the sky, I will never agree to such a thing."

"I swear to God, if I go back on what I said today, I will die a miserable death..." Sheng Xuan raised his hand and swore.

Hearing this, Zhang's tone softened a lot. In fact, she believed in Sheng Xuan's love in her heart, but she was afraid when she heard that the old lady wanted to find another wife for Sheng Nuo.

She was afraid of Cui.

Wang was much more capable and resourceful than her, but even so, the old lady still let Sheng Nuo divorce her. She thought that her scheming and means were far inferior to Wang's. If the old lady really had feelings for Sheng Xuan and wanted to find another woman for him, she would be powerless. At that time, the family would be ruined and broken up.

Sheng Nuo heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang's attitude had softened and they were no longer confronting each other.

"Mother, where did you hear these words? Let's not believe everything we hear and think about them all day long." Sheng Xuan said.

"This is what Heng'er's mother told me." Zhang told Sheng Xuan all the gossip that Zhao had said to her in the afternoon. "This matter was leaked by the child's second aunt. I guess it's almost certain. It must be true. Although the child's second aunt is a big mouth, there is no smoke without fire. Manager Bao has many eyes and ears in his family. If this matter was not set in stone, the child's mother would not have come to tell me on purpose."

Sheng Xuan was also a little confused when he heard this. As an honest man, he really needed some time to digest this matter.

"Dad, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I don't trust the people in Hejian County. You can't beat them. They are your biological father, mother, eldest brother, second brother... Can you not listen to what the old man and the old lady say? Tell me, do the old man and the old lady love you or Chunhua? For the future of your eldest brother, didn't they send Chunhua back to the Zheng family in the end? The son-in-law is a sixty-year-old man. Although the old couple are not happy, they still... You don't want to, but you can't resist the old lady's willingness. In addition, your eldest brother and second brother assist and dig holes, and there is a hat of filial piety on your shoulders. Can you bear it when the time comes? I'm really scared..."

"It's not easy for our family to get to where we are now. Is it easy? I've only had a few days of peace and comfort..."

As she spoke, Zhang started to cry again...

"Why did I say after returning from Hejian County that I would never go to Hejian County again, and would not let the children go there. I was just afraid of them. They are now ruthless and if the children were tricked into going there by them, their lives would be over. Now the old lady has learned this trick..."

"I'm not going either, don't worry." Sheng Xuan was silent for a while and then spoke.

Xiao Lan and the others were outside the door, listening to the quarrel in the house calm down. Xiao Lan brought a boiling hot teapot from the kitchen, "Dad, Mom, the water is boiling. Do you want some tea?"

When Zhang heard Xiaolan's questions outside, she quickly wiped the tears from her face and said, "The water is boiling, let me do it. Xiaolan, don't touch the kettle, be careful not to get scalded by the boiling water." As she spoke, Zhang got off the kang swiftly and pushed the door open to come out.

Xiaolan carried the kettle and followed Zhang back into the house. Of course, Xiaoting and Xiaowen followed behind them.

Zhang's and Sheng Xuan looked at each other in silence. The couple knew everything clearly. Perhaps the children had heard their quarrel just now. Sheng Xuan felt a little embarrassed and avoided looking at her.

"The children are grown up now and know everything." Zhang said, "Some things cannot be concealed. People outside have big mouths. There is no wall that is impenetrable."