Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Since the family split up, Xiao Lan has started to look around. She had her eyes on this piece of land a long time ago and had often inquired about it.

After hearing Xiao Lan say that she wanted to buy the land by the river, Sheng Xuan asked again with some uncertainty, "A whole piece of land? If you add it together with the land at the entrance of our village, it would probably be thirty or forty acres."

"Yes." Xiao Lan nodded. The land by the river was an unowned wasteland with a patch of forest, two or three of which were reclaimed by the villagers. "These lands are useless if they are empty. Now is the time to buy land at a low price. Let's find someone to negotiate with the two plots of land reclaimed by the village, give them more money, and buy them together."

"We can buy it, but we don't need that much to build our house." Zhang also advised her daughter.

"Dad, Mom, you have to think long-term. When Xiaowen gets married, we need to build a house. And when my grandpa and his family come over, they need a place to live. When our family business grows, we need to hire long-term workers, who also need a place to live. We also need to build a tofu workshop. Who knows what else we will need in the future."

Zhang Qingshan admired in his heart that his granddaughter would be amazing in the future. Even at such a young age, she was thinking so far ahead. His daughter's family would definitely be successful in the future.

Zhang Qingfeng had a similar idea to Zhang Qingshan. This time he had a new respect for Xiaolan. In the future he would definitely let his daughter get closer to Xiaolan. If she could learn 20% to 30% of what she did, it would be enough for her lifetime.

Neither Zhang Qingshan nor Zhang Qingfeng expressed their opinions on the land purchase. After all, it was Xiaolan's family matter.

Zhang and Shengxuan came around, and Zhang was the first to agree, "Xiao Lan is right."

"Let's buy that piece of land." Sheng Xuan also applauded.

The blueprint that Xiao Lan planned for him completely impressed him, and he couldn't wait to find the village head to discuss the purchase of land.

Zhang Qingshan saw that his daughter's family had already discussed it, and said with a smile, "Xuan, you just go about your business and finish the cowshed. Your uncle and I will make tofu at home, but Xiaolan has to stay."

Buying land was imperative, and Sheng Xuan didn't bother to be polite with his father-in-law. He went to find the village head after lunch. Their family was barely able to make tofu now, but it would not be able to make more in the future.

"Dad, just tell the head of the village that our family wants to buy land to build a house and grow a vegetable garden. Don't say anything else." Xiao Lan knew that her father was a down-to-earth man, so she hurriedly instructed him before leaving.

"Don't worry, Dad is not stupid."

"Dad, I'll go with you." Xiao Wen said.

This was to build up an estate for future generations, so he was naturally happy to have someone to help.

The land purchase went smoothly. The ownerless wasteland in the village was measured to be five mu and two mu of land. Two households in the village had reclaimed two mu of land. The total cost of buying these from the village was 28 taels and 800 wen. The wasteland and mixed forests along the river bank totaled 42 mu. The village head calculated it at two taels of silver per mu, totaling 84 taels.

The head of the village was secretly shocked. It was not easy for farmers to earn money, and it was not easy for a family to come up with so much silver in one go. It seemed that the Shengxuan family was going to rise.

When writing the land deed, the village head did a favor and wrote in the river and the beach near the river where his family bought the land. This time, the broker found Sheng Yugui in the village. He and Liu Dafu are cousins ​​and are from the same branch as the village head. Last time, Xiaolan's family bought land in the county town on a whim, so they didn't find him. When buying the land, Liu Dafu mentioned that he had a cousin in Shengjiatun, and Xiaolan knew that Sheng Yugui was a relative of him.

Sheng Yugui quickly got the red deed done. Sheng Xuan offered him money, but he refused. They were from the same village, so how could he charge for a favor? After a lot of arguing, he finally accepted it reluctantly. The next day, he prepared a banquet to invite Xiaolan's family to dinner, but Zhang Qingshan and Zhang Qingfeng did not go. Or maybe Sheng Yugui was a good broker. After learning that his father-in-law and eldest brother-in-law did not come, he came to invite them in person. This made Sheng Xuan and Zhang Qingshan proud. Since then, the two families have started to interact with each other, but that's all for later.

Sheng Yugui has a well-off family background. He has a son and a daughter. His son Sheng Jiaxing is fifteen years old this year, and his daughter Sheng Jiayu is twelve years old this year. They know all the girls and boys in the village.

Sheng Jiaxing is not very old, but quite mature. He follows his father to entertain guests at the men's table. Sheng Yugui's wife Xin asks him to bring Xiaowen with him.

Xiao Lan pushed Xiao Wen. This time Sheng Yuguai had invited the head of the village and the elders of the village. He could go over and listen to what they had to say so that he could broaden his horizons.

Xin was at the table with the female guests. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, they sat down to eat. Xin and Zhang sat together. Although they lived in the same village, they didn't usually interact with each other. This time they sat together and they hit it off immediately and had a great chat.

Zhang kept praising Sheng Jiaxing for being mature and steady, and said he would definitely have a bright future. Sheng Jiayu was pretty and fair-skinned, and looked like a lady from a wealthy family.

Xin was naturally happy after hearing this, and she also praised Xiaolan and the others repeatedly. "I heard from her uncle that your Xiaoting is the best in the whole village, and she is also a good cook. It is true that a daughter is like her mother. She is only thirteen years old, and she will be even more amazing in the future."

The uncle that Xin mentioned was naturally the head of the village. As for Xiaoting's ability to cook, it was naturally because of the family separation banquet they hosted last time.

When Xiaoting heard Xin praising her like this and Jiayu winking at her, she lowered her head in embarrassment.

Xiao Lan was eating her food while listening to Xin and Zhang praising each other's children. She couldn't help laughing secretly. No matter what their own children are like, mothers like to hear others praise them.

After the meal, both the host and the guests were very happy. Zhang invited Xin to visit her house another day.

"We live in the same village, so it's just a piece of cake." Xin agreed readily.

They lived in a village and arrived home in the time it took them to digest their meal. The door of their house was not locked.

"Grandpa, uncle, didn't you lock the door when you left?" Xiao Lan was the first to arrive at the door.

"I locked the door." Zhang Qingfeng said with certainty.

Zhang Shanfeng also nodded and said, "I watched him lock it."

Xiao Lan's heart moved, and she quickly pushed open the door, went to the stove, lit a torch, walked around the yard, and then went back into the house to light the oil lamp.

There was nothing unusual in the yard, but there were signs of rummaging in the house. The clothes in the sisters' closets were in a messed up order. Originally, the cotton clothes were on top and the single clothes were on the bottom, but now the order was exactly the opposite.

The two sisters looked at each other, and Xiaoting asked, "What's going on?"

Xiao Lan didn't bother to answer her and hurriedly took out her wooden box from under the cabinet. The lock on it was still there, so she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. However, she still took out the key to open it and checked the silver and cold water stone inside. After making sure that there was no problem, she calmed down and put the wooden box back to its original place.

You should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. Xiaolan is very careful in her work. Even in her own home, she will hide important things. This method allows her tofu secret recipe to be preserved. She calmed her heartbeat and went out with Xiaoting.