Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Xiao Lan told Xiao Ye her idea, and Xiao Ye agreed with it.

Cui was sitting on the kang in the old house, thinking deeply. She had her own plans. The third son's family was living a good life. If she followed him, she would not be able to make the decision. It would be more comfortable to have the final say on her kang. Besides, she was the third son's mother. No matter what happened or when, Shengxuan would not lack her for food and drink. The third son was a man of honor. Besides, his daughter and son would be promising in the future. The more promising his children were, the more confident Cui would be.

Originally, Sheng Kai and Sheng Nuo hinted that Cui should ask Sheng Xuan for a huge sum of money. The land they asked for at the beginning was not ten acres. These ten acres were just a small amount. The two brothers not only hinted that Cui should ask for land, but also hinted that Cui should ask Sheng Xuan for money. In the end, Cui only asked Sheng Xuan for ten acres of land, and did not mention the money at all. Because she knew that the money was useless in her hands, and the output of these lands was enough for her to eat and drink. She had never spent money from her in her life. Besides, if she needed anything, she could ask the third brother for it, and he would not refuse to give it to her. Xiao Yuan's incident warned her that money would be a disaster in her hands, and seeing how those bastards fought for property when the family was divided yesterday, she would not ask for money even more. She was afraid that if she had money in her hands, one of them would sneak in in the middle of the night and harm her. She refused to ask for more, as it was enough for her to eat and she was still rich. If they served her well, she would give them some... If there was more, she was really afraid that they would have other bad intentions. Cui was afraid that she would be harmed. Now that the old man was gone, Cui had no one to rely on, so she had to plan everything for herself.

Although Cui was in charge of the money in the family before, she spent it as the old man said. Cui was in charge of food and didn't care about other things. Now that Shengxuan's family gave her ten acres of land, she could control Shengnuo's family again, which made her very satisfied.

Let her go to the old house. Xiaolan and her family don’t live there anyway, so she can have some peace and quiet there.

On the third day after the funeral, they had to go to the burial ground. Shengxuan and Xiaowen hadn't had a good rest in the past two days, but they still got up early this morning.

When someone dies at an old age, the first year is considered a new funeral with many rules. There are a few important days, such as today's burial ceremony and the five and tenth periods thereafter. During these days, all descendants must gather together. The so-called five and ten periods are calculated on a unit of seven days. When it comes to the anniversary of the death, the couple still have to gather together and hold a grand sacrificial ceremony. After that, they can just worship and sweep the tomb as usual.

The old man passed away, and Sheng Xuan asked someone to send a message to Xiaoliang in Hejian County, but because the journey was long, Xiaoliang was unable to make it back to attend the old man's funeral.

"There's nothing we can do about it. No matter if it's five or ten periods, as long as he can come back once, that's enough." Sheng Xuan said.

"He will definitely come back once." Zhang nodded and said, "I heard that Xiaoliang is doing well over there, and the family treats him very well. His wife gave birth to a big fat boy. The Wang family is very happy. It would be even better if Xiaoliang can bring the child back for us to see when he comes back this time."

"That depends on what they think." Sheng Xuan said with a sigh.

The family was talking when Sheng Hao, Liu, Xiao Tao and Xiao Ye arrived. Sheng Hao came to meet Sheng Xuan and Xiao Wen. They would go to the old house first and then go up the mountain to complete the old man's burial.

Sheng Hao came carrying a shovel. After all, to complete the burial, one had to add soil to the new grave and make repairs. Sheng Xuan and Xiao Wen did not delay and immediately got up. Then they walked towards the old house together. Zhang, Xiao Lan, Liu and Xiao Ye did not need to follow them.

On this day, according to ancient customs, after the men came back after burying the old man, the whole family had to sit together and have a meal. The meal was naturally prepared by the old house, but everyone knew Cui's temper. When the old man was alive, she didn't let her daughters-in-law eat the reunion dinner during the New Year, let alone when the old man was not around. Therefore, the mothers didn't bother to offend Cui.

"They must have eaten before coming back. I told the kitchen staff to prepare a few dishes for lunch and send them over. They will be counted as extra dishes we added." Zhang said to Cui and Xiao Ye, "The child's father said that the old lady is very concerned about food. She was afraid that so many people would eat and drink for free today. She might be unhappy."

Sheng Xuan said this to Zhang Shi to mean that if they went to the old house to eat and drink, it would be considered as bringing their own food, but he didn't want to hear the old lady complaining in front of him afterwards. Bringing your own food has its own advantages, that is, you don't have to look at other people's faces when eating, and there won't be too many arguments afterwards.

"Even if we were to eat her food, she would be reluctant to do so. But when the time comes, she would be willing to give food and drink to others." Xiao Ye said.

When Sheng Xuan, Xiao Wen, Sheng Hao and Xiao Tao arrived at the old house, Sheng Nuo, Sheng Hong and Sheng Kai were all sitting in the upper room. Cui was leading Xu to prepare the sacrifices, and Shen was helping. However, Shen was just pretending, and it was Xu who was really doing the work.

Although Cui looked unhappy, she prepared rich and thoughtful offerings, including a bowl of tofu, a bowl of square meat, a plate of steamed buns, a plate of fruit, and a small pot of wine. When Cui had prepared all the offerings, she put them all in a large basket, put some paper money on it, and Sheng Nuo carried it. Then Sheng Hong brought a small dining table, and several people said hello to Cui and came out.

When leaving the old house, Sheng Kai carried a shovel on his shoulder. Along the way, the uncle and nephew were silent. When they arrived at the old man's grave, they put down the offerings and the altar, and began to take turns digging the soil and filling the grave. When the grave was piled into a mound that was a circle larger than the original one, Sheng Xuan and Sheng Hao carefully trimmed it with a shovel. Anyone could do this job, but Sheng Xuan and Sheng Hao were the best at farm work among the brothers, so the two of them took this job because they could do it most appropriately.