Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Mr. Zhao laughed. "The little girl is clever and smart, which suits my taste. Shopkeeper Xu, let's roast a deer leg tonight."

"Come on." Shopkeeper Xu replied with a smile, "I'm lucky enough to have you here today. I haven't eaten venison for many years."

Shopkeeper Xu knew Xiaolan's family situation, patted Sheng Xuan on the shoulder and said, "Brother Sheng, you have a good daughter. It seems that our family is living a good life now."

Shopkeeper Xu accompanied the father and daughter to withdraw two hundred taels of silver from the counter and brought two boxes of snacks to them. The father and daughter thanked them and, knowing that Shopkeeper Xu had also been treated well by their employer, they put the silver and money away and went home.

When the father and daughter arrived at the village, it was already dark and the ground was covered with snow. The villagers who couldn't stand the cold came out to make straw to heat their kangs. When they saw Sheng Xuan coming back with a flatbed cart, they asked, "Third brother, are you going to the town to buy food?"

"It's still hard to buy food in town."

"This world is not peaceful. Next time I go out, I must bring a shovel for self-defense."

"Well, we have to keep an eye on the gate."

After the father and daughter pushed the cart into the yard, they shut out the noise outside.

Zhang, Xiaoting and Xiaowen were making cotton-padded jackets on the kang. When they saw the two return safely, they looked very happy.

Zhang and Xiaoting hurriedly swept the snow off the two men and let them sit on the kang to keep warm. Seeing Sheng Xuan take out four ingots of silver, Zhang was so happy that her teeth were not visible.

"Mother, this time we got two cows, a sheep, a pig, and a sika deer." Sheng Xuan held the bowl in his hand and said while drinking hot water. "Our Xiaolan is really amazing. He hunted a sika deer."

Zhang, Xiaolan and Xiaowen widened their eyes in surprise, and then Xiaowen said excitedly, "Second sister, you can also teach me archery."

Xiao Lan nodded with a smile, then took out a bundle of grass from the ground, opened the bundle, revealing a box inside. These were two boxes of snacks given by Manager Xu. Xiao Lan was afraid that it would be too conspicuous to bring the box into the village, so she picked some grass on the roadside and wrapped the box.

Xiaolan showed the box to Zhang.

"Oh, this is..." Zhang touched the box, "This is a snack box made by a big restaurant, right?"

"This was given to us by Manager Xu before we left. When we sold the game this time, Mr. Zhao from the restaurant was also there. He was so happy to see us bringing the game." Xiao Lan said.

"Let's also try the dim sum made by the chef from the big restaurant." Zhang put away the silver and opened a box of dim sum with a smile.

Several people each had a piece. Their family had never eaten dim sum before, so they ate it in small sips and cherished it very much.

Seeing how everyone cherished the food, Xiao Lan thought about how she made pastries in her previous life. "Dad, Mom, Big Sister, Xiao Wen, I can also make pastries. When I have free time, I will make some for you to try. Maybe we can also sell them for money."

Zhang smiled and nodded, not taking Xiaolan's words to heart. As a young girl, she was always enthusiastic about cooking, and the family was not short of money, so she followed her lead.

"Mother, I see you have stored the cabbages and radishes in the main room. When the snow stops tomorrow, we can dig a vegetable cellar in the yard to store them." Sheng Xuan said.

"Okay, you guys warm up on the kang, I'll make you something to eat." Zhang said with a smile.

In the evening, Xiaolan and Shengxuan were not at home, so the three of them simply ate some steamed buns and radish dipped in sauce, without a drop of oil. Now that they are back, they naturally have to nourish them well.

After the meal was cooked, everyone sat down and ate a little before returning to their own rooms.

The next day the weather was fine, with a thin layer of snow on the ground, which did not hinder the digging of the vegetable cellar. The vegetable cellar is equivalent to a modern refrigerator, and is even more convenient than a refrigerator. At least the capacity is incomparable to that of a refrigerator. Sheng Xuan dug a pit two meters long, one meter wide, and two meters deep near the wall of the yard. Sheng Xuan and Zhang were responsible for digging the soil, while Xiao Lan, Xiao Ting, and Xiao Wen were responsible for carrying the soil out. There were ready-made stones at home, which were left over when Zhang Shanfeng's family helped to build the wall.

Sheng Hao watched the three siblings carrying soil out one by one. Seeing that there was nothing to do at home, he took Liu, Xiao Ye and Xiao Tao to help.

When Sheng Hao took out two sets of shovels from Old Sheng's house, Old Sheng was smoking his pipe at the door. "Old Four, where are you going?"

"Third brother is digging a cellar at home, so the child's mother and I are going to help." Sheng Hao replied.

The old man was happy, as he liked to see the brothers getting along well with each other, "Call the second brother as well." He did not mention the eldest brother, because firstly, the third brother's family did not like him, and secondly, the eldest brother had not done any farm work in these years, and he was lazy and did not know how to grow crops, so he would just cause trouble if he went.

Sheng Hao was silent for a while without moving. The old man knew the character of the second son, who was extremely lazy. He was probably not at home now. He didn't know where he and his wife had gone to visit.

The old man waved his hand, and the fourth son brought Liu and the child to Xiaolan's house.

With their help, there was no need for these children. Sheng Xuan and Sheng Hao, two strong laborers, were responsible for digging the soil, while Zhang and Liu carried the soil out.

Those who come to help with the work will definitely not forget to eat. Xiaoting led Xiaolan and Xiaoye to prepare lunch, and Xiaowen and Xiaotao also came to help.

I prepared four dishes at noon. I soaked the dried fish, cleaned it and cut it into small pieces. I poured oil into the pot, put the fish pieces in, stir-fried it twice, added water to stew it, and sprinkled it with chopped green onions before serving.

Xiaoting also slaughtered a rabbit. She chopped the rabbit into pieces, blanched it, and then stewed it with radish. It was so delicious.

Xiao Lan fried an egg and stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, and the staple food for lunch was steamed buns made from Sanhe flour.

Xiaowen, Xiaotao and Xiaoye were either making the fire or washing the vegetables, and soon a table of food was ready.

Sheng Hao and Liu both declined, saying they wanted to go back home to eat, but Sheng Xuan and Zhang naturally refused.

"Third brother, your family is living a better life." Sheng Hao's mouth was full of oil. He sighed as he ate, "I see there are still several rabbits in your pen, and some of them have laid babies."

"These are what the children caught at the foot of the mountain when we were picking cabbages and radishes." Zhang took over the conversation with a smile, "When you go back in the afternoon, catch two baby rabbits and let Xiaoye and Xiaotao raise them.

Xiao Ye and Xiao Tao were overjoyed, "Thank you, Third Aunt."

The vegetable cellar was dug in the morning, and the stonework began in the afternoon. Zhang took some wood ash from the stove and some ash from the fertile land at home, mixed it with soil and water, and it became clay. The brothers Sheng Xuan and Sheng Hao started to lay the wall, and Zhang and Liu worked as laborers to help.

The vegetable cellar was built in the afternoon, and a step was also built to make it easier to take out the vegetables.

Later, seeing that there were still some stones left, the two brothers worked together to build an arched roof. In this way, a vegetable cellar with a length of two meters, a width of one meter, a depth of two meters underground, a height of one meter above the ground and an arched roof was completed.

The newly built cellar could not be used immediately as it was still very damp inside. In order to speed up the drying of the cellar, Zhang lit a small fire underneath the cellar.

Xiaolan and the others were again in charge of the evening's meals. They prepared one dish, rabbit meat stewed with mushrooms, one dish, fish fillets stewed with leek sauce, and fried eggs with pickled vegetables. They also cut radishes, cabbage hearts, and green onions into strips and placed them on a plate, and put a bowl of sauce on the table.