Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Sheng Xuan's greatest strength is that he listens to advice. Although he is now a seventh-rank agricultural official, he does not have to work, he just holds a position and receives a salary from the court. He never puts on airs, whether it is family affairs or outside affairs, whether Zhang and the children give him advice, he always listens to it.

Now that Xiaowen has passed the examination and become a scholar, Sheng Xuan is even more convinced of his son's words.

In the past two days, the county magistrate came to Xiaolan's house and tactfully told her about Pang Xiu'e's father Pang Fei's reselling of corn seeds. He also said that he had received the news a long time ago, but since the matter concerned their family, he didn't know whether the news was true or not, so he had not taken any action.

After seeing off the county magistrate, the family sat together to discuss the matter.

When the county magistrate came just now, Xiao Lan did not show up. Sheng Xuan and Xiao Wen received him the whole time.

"Our family?" Xiao Lan's heart tightened. "Xiao Wen, the county magistrate is referring to us when he says our family? Not the old Sheng family in Hejian County?"

"Yeah." Xiaowen nodded.

That is to say, someone reported Pang Fei for reselling corn seeds, and their family's affairs were also involved.

Fortunately, the county magistrate was not so stupid as to come over to verify, Xiao Lan thought to herself.

Regardless of whether the county magistrate was giving their family an empty favor or it was true, their family had to accept the favor. They could ignore the people in the upper house who were doing evil in Hejian County, of course, they had no control over it, but in Taihe County, if someone did something under the banner of their family, they had to make their position clear.

Now that Xiaowen is a scholar, her family should make its position clear. Xiaowen's career should not be affected by these parasites.

Xiaowen knew what was going on, so he wrote a note the next day and went to the county government office. He watched the officers arrest the man before he went home.

"Xiao Wen, did the county magistrate say anything today?" Xiao Lan asked.

"I told the county magistrate to interrogate Pang Fei and his son." Now Xiao Wen is a scholar, his status is different. The first change is that he can now hand in a greeting card to the county magistrate, and he can meet the county magistrate without kneeling. Such a young scholar, anyone with a brain will know how bright his career will be in the future. Besides, his family is backed by the Shen family. Didn't you see that Sheng Xuan, a rough man, was arranged by the Shen family to be a seventh-rank official, and he is on equal terms with him.

"I told the county magistrate that this matter must be thoroughly investigated to find out which things are true and which are fabricated. I also asked the county magistrate to post a notice to inform the whole county after the investigation. It's unacceptable that our family has not done anything wrong but has been implicated."

"I also told the county magistrate that if Hejian County was involved, he should report it to his superiors and ask Hejian County to cooperate in the investigation. Whoever is guilty should be punished, and they should not be let off lightly."

Xiao Lan nodded repeatedly as she listened. Xiao Wen was so right. She felt very relieved. It seemed that he had really grown up.

"Xiao Wen, when the police went to Lao Pang's house to arrest someone, didn't Lao Pang's family say anything?"

"They said I was wronged." Xiao Wen snorted coldly, "They said I didn't care about my relatives. It was a lively scene when we arrested people, and many people came to watch, so I just explained everything in front of everyone."

"Ah, what did you say?" Xiaolan quickly asked Xiaowen.

Sheng Xuan and Zhang were both paying attention to this matter and asked him about it.

"I said, their family is bullying the market, no matter if they are relatives or not, I have to take care of this matter."

"Besides, our family is now separated and we are not one family with the Sheng family in Hejian County. He is now using our family's name to do things. How can I ignore it? I have told the county magistrate to investigate this matter thoroughly. If the Hejian County side was not involved, this matter will just clear their name. If the Hejian County side was also involved, then no one can escape. Whatever crime he has committed, it will be punished and there will be no leniency."

Xiao Lan nodded in admiration. By doing this, Xiao Wen established his image in front of the government and ordinary people. It also established a positive image for himself and his family.

As they were talking, Xiaoxi came running over in a hurry, "Oh no, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the old Pang family came to our door and made a scene, saying that if we don't return the man of their family, they will hang themselves at our door. My father brought people to stop them..."

Hearing this, Sheng Xuan and Zhang's faces changed. They couldn't help but think of the banquet when Pang Xiu'e got married. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the old Pang family were as good at throwing tantrums and cursing as Cui. They were not only good at talking, but also often fought and beat people.

Their family did something wrong, and they had the nerve to come to their house to make trouble. Do they really think they are easy to bully? Xiao Lan thought to herself. Then she looked at Sheng Xuan and Zhang.

Both husband and wife are good-tempered. Although Sheng Xuan is now a seventh-rank agricultural official, he does not work in the office and is just a position holder. In addition, his image as an honest man has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Therefore, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still think that he is an easy target and a soft persimmon.

However, these are no longer important. After Xiaowen passed the imperial examination, Xiaolan knew that the family would have to rely on Xiaowen to support the family in the future.

Sheng Xuan's previous image needs to be changed. If everyone still thinks that he is the same weak and timid as before, it will not be a good thing for Xiao Wen, who is going to take over Sheng Xuan to support the family.

Since the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to the door, why not use them to make an example of them? It also allows everyone to get to know the Sheng family again.

"Xiao Wen, what do you think we should do about this?" Xiao Lan asked.

"Second sister, what do you think?" Xiaowen glanced at Xiaolan and said.

The brother and sister looked at each other and understood each other's meaning. It seemed that they were thinking the same thing.

"The county government only arrested the men of the old Pang family, and didn't arrest the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. I did this because they were women of a decent family. Now, not only are they not grateful, they are also blocking our door to make trouble. This is simply unreasonable. I regret it. I shouldn't have been soft-hearted at that time."

Xiaowen is young and kind-hearted. If he were an ordinary person, he would have killed all the people in the Pang family long ago.

"Xiao Wen, this is not your fault. They are the ones who don't know what's good for them. They even have the nerve to come to our doorstep to make trouble. They really think our father, a seventh-rank official, is just a decoration." Xiao Lan thought for a while, then said to Zhang, "Mom, pick out two fierce ones from the people working in our workshop."

"Girl, what are you doing?" Zhang asked hurriedly.