Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

If it were someone else, Xiaolan's family would certainly do what they could to help, but this matter was something Cui was anxious about, so their family couldn't do it as she wished, because if they really did that, the result would only be counterproductive.

During these days, Xiaolan's family was busy with their own affairs. Five days later, Cui finally couldn't sit still anymore and sent Sheng Hong over to urge them. Only then did Xiaolan nod and agree to go over.

Zhang did not go this time. Although Xu had told Zhang and Sheng Xuan to go together, everyone knew that Xu was just talking out of courtesy. Thinking about Cui's previous behavior, she would never let Zhang go to the old house.

Zhang's husband and children are now successful. She is better than Cui in every aspect. Cui used to dislike Zhang, but now that Zhang is better than her, it would be strange if she could be happy. Cui must only want Sheng Xuan to go to the old house, because Sheng Xuan is her own son, who crawled out of her intestines, and she thinks Sheng Xuan owes her this.

That day, Shengxuan, Xiaowen and Xiaolan went to the old house together. Without the old man, the old house was very different from before. Even though there was no difference from the outside, Xiaolan still felt it was different.

At this time of year, farmers have harvested their crops early and collected the firewood from the fields. When you see a tall pile of firewood and a low pile of firewood in the old house, you don't need to distinguish them to know that the low pile belongs to Sheng Kai. "Didn't your second uncle tell you when he would bring the firewood home?" Sheng Xuan asked Sheng Hong beside him.

"My second uncle hasn't been home these days, and we don't know whether he is pulling firewood or not." Sheng Hong said.

"You all live in the same yard, so please be more careful and ask him to collect the firewood. There is only so much firewood. What will they burn in the cold winter? If they have no firewood at home, will they burn yours or go to someone else's house to use their warm kang? This doesn't look like a home at all." Sheng Xuan said to Sheng Hong.

Sheng Kai's family had no firewood, so the most convenient and direct way was to use the firewood from the old house. If it came to warming the kang, it would naturally be the most convenient to use the firewood from the old house. Thinking of this, Sheng Hong nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, Third Uncle, we will definitely take care of it."

As he walked along, Sheng Xuan couldn't help shaking his head and sighing. Sheng Kai and Shen Shi were not people who lived a simple life. Now looking at their house, it was quite dilapidated. If one of them was a reliable person, life wouldn't be like this now. The weeds in the middle of the yard were all dry, and they didn't take care of them at all. It can only be described in one word: lazy. Sheng Kai and Shen Shi were just too lazy, and this was what the farmers couldn't stand the most.

Sheng Xuan saw that the east was quiet, so he asked, "Where are the people?"

"My second uncle is not at home, and my second aunt went out early in the morning. I don't know whose house she went to visit." Sheng Hong answered honestly.

After hearing this, Sheng Xuan stopped talking.

When they reached the upper room, they finally felt a bit of life. Xiaocao was feeding the chickens with a bucket of chicken feed mixed with bran. No matter how weak Sheng Nuo and Sheng Hong were, with Cui and Xu there, the upper room at least looked like a place where people could live.

Now Sheng Kai and Shen have separated and lived separately. Shen once raised chickens for a while, because in Shen's opinion, raising chickens is much easier than farming, and the profit is also faster. As long as they are raised for a few months, the chickens will lay eggs, and she will have eggs to eat. At that time, she even looked forward to eating delicious chicken during the Chinese New Year. But soon, Shen stopped raising chickens, because raising chickens is also tedious and tiring, and this is a persistent thing. Shen's behavior of fishing for three days and drying the net for two days can't raise chickens well at all. Because she didn't feed them carefully, the chicks died one by one, and the few that survived were killed by the greedy Sheng Kai. Since then, Shen has never raised chickens and ducks again.

When Xiaocao saw Shengxuan, Xiaowen and Xiaolan coming, she didn't know to call them, but turned around and went into the house to call Cui. It was strange that although Xiaocao was Shengkai and Shen's maid, the couple didn't care about their daughter and let her stay with Cui and be raised by Cui.

"Grandma, my third uncle is here." Xiaocao said to Cui.

At this time, the people in the upper room had heard the noise, and Sheng Nuo and Xu came out in a hurry to welcome Sheng Kai, Xiao Wen and Xiao Lan into the house. Cui was still sitting cross-legged on the kang, and did not get up to greet them, but her face was not as gloomy as before. Today, due to the arrival of Sheng Xuan and others, her face actually showed an expectant look.

After greeting Cui, they sat down. Xu made tea and served peanuts and fruits to everyone.

Shengxuan, Xiaowen and Xiaolan asked Cui about her health and what she liked to eat on weekdays. Cui answered them one by one without the previous sarcasm.

In the past two years, Cui's attitude towards Xiaolan's family has changed a lot. Now Cui can chat with them like ordinary people.

Everyone was waiting for Cui to get to the point, but Cui didn't. She just talked about Xiaowen's success in the imperial examination and the gifts the villagers gave them. Xiaolan began to doubt herself. Could it be that Cui had not asked them to come over for her own business? Was she just here to care about her grandson? But Cui spent a lot of money on the gifts, which was not like her usual style. Xiaolan was wondering when footsteps were heard in the yard.

After a while, one of Cui's old sisters came. Thinking back to what Xu said when Cui said she would prepare food, it seems that the food was probably prepared for this old sister. This person said that her coming here today was just a coincidence.

However, Sheng Xuan and Xiao Wen knew what was going on, but they would not expose her lies to her face. "Third brother, I'm not trying to act big in front of you just because I'm your elder, but your father is gone, and now only your mother is left. You can't just give her things and money, you have to visit her often to see if your mother has any difficulties or something." After the old woman sat down cross-legged next to Cui, she said to Sheng Xuan earnestly.

Before Sheng Xuan could speak, Sheng Nuo said, "The third brother is here, he is an official, he knows more than us. Every month, the third brother comes several times. Everyone in our village knows about this."

"Mom, if you have anything to say, just tell us directly." Sheng Xuan was quite disdainful of the old woman and Sheng Nuo's double act, so he asked Cui directly.