Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Although Shen Liu's visit to Xiao Lan's house was only a verbal engagement, the news spread quickly throughout Liaodong Prefecture. The main reason was that Shen Liu had never thought about keeping this matter secret. He was willing to protect Xiao Lan from the swarm of suitors. He now wanted to put his own label on Xiao Lan so that others would not think about her anymore.

Some are happy while others are sad. There are many families who want to marry Shen Liu. After hearing the news of Shen Liu's engagement, some families couldn't sleep all night. "...Why does she have the right...She is just a yellow-haired girl from the countryside...and it was Master Liu who came to propose marriage in person...What should we do..."

"No one can say for sure about this matter. It has not been decided yet... Even if it is decided, it will not be considered successful until the end... Even if it is successful, what can it do... There are not many dirty things in this mansion... It depends on whether she has the blessing to enjoy it..."

However, Xiaolan's family was completely unaware of the changes in the city. Last night, although Shengxuan and Zhang went to bed late, there was no sign of fatigue on their faces. Xiaolan actually did not sleep well last night. After all, this matter concerned her. Even if she was calm, her mood was still a little volatile.

After breakfast, the family began to discuss the dowry for Xiaolan. As for the He family, Zhang did not even mention it. Although the two families had been visiting each other frequently at the beginning, someone unexpectedly showed up halfway, holding three axes, and came over to propose marriage directly. Zhang had to say that Xiaolan and the He family were not destined to be together. The He family was also tactful. These days, they were busy with the appointment of Mr. He. The two families did not care about this matter that they had never seen each other. After all, the two families could not even see each other, and even if they met, they were not embarrassed at all.

"Your mother and I have thought it through. Even though we are reluctant and there are many things we don't understand, we all know that Xiaowen will probably live in the city more often in the future. Even if he wants to go to the capital or somewhere else, we won't stop him... I have discussed with your mother that we need to add to the house in Shengjiatun, so let's build Xiaowen's new house together... Let's learn from the way things are done in the city and build a yard for each of you siblings... No matter what, that is where your roots are..."

For farmers in this era, having children and grandchildren around them and enjoying the happiness of family is the way of managing a family. However, Shengxuan and Zhang did not have such plans. Xiaolan had to praise the couple for their open-mindedness.

Although the main purpose was to discuss the purchase of her own dowry, Xiao Lan had no intention of avoiding it, because in this family, no matter whether it was a big thing or a small thing, everyone would ask Xiao Lan's opinion. Now that the family was going to re-plan the yard, naturally her opinion was still as important as ever.

"Dad, let's ask someone in the city to draw a plan for our house..." Xiao Lan said, "Then add or subtract according to personal preferences..."

Sheng Xuan naturally agreed, "Once the blueprint is drawn, I will go back and take care of this matter..."

The issue of the house in Shengjiatun has been settled, and the next thing to do is to prepare a dowry for Xiaolan.

"Make a step-out bed for Xiaolan, and a full set of furniture. As for the wood, we can buy it from the timber store in the city. I heard that they have all kinds of good wood." Sheng Xuan said, "We will pick the best ones when the time comes. I heard that they have the best Huanghuali wood shipped from the south... We will ask the most famous carpenter in the city to do it and start the construction as soon as possible..."

"As for cloth, spices, ornaments and so on, you need to make a list and then find your own shopkeeper to buy them. Of course, the items are not limited to those on the list. Feel free to buy anything new and good..." Sheng Xuan said.

After the family had discussed these important matters, they set about getting someone to prepare them.

Time flies the fastest when you are busy. With the first snow falling today, the whole Liaodong Prefecture has entered winter.

Xiao Lan looked at the basket of tender green rapeseed and spinach on the table, and her mouth widened with joy. These things are very common in summer, but they are rare and precious in winter.

In winter, the whole Liaodong Prefecture was frozen, and it was extremely cold. These fresh green vegetables simply could not survive in such weather. In the winter of the whole Liaodong Prefecture, everyone relied on the cabbage, radish and some dried vegetables stored in winter to survive. Even for the rich, it was very difficult to eat a plate of fresh vegetables.

These fresh vegetables were just delivered from Xiaolan's farm. The little girl brought a basket of vegetables for Xiaolan to look at and put it on the table. Through the communication, it was the farm owner who delivered these vegetables who was waiting outside for instructions.

After Xiao Lan looked at the vegetables, she smiled and nodded, then praised, "Very good." Then she asked the little girl to take them to the backyard to show Zhang.

After the little girl left, Xiao Lan lowered her head and thought for a while, then asked the village head who was waiting outside, "Is that all?"

"To answer the question, young lady, these are the only ones we can eat now... We have also planted cucumbers and eggplants, and we have just started to build the racks, so we have to wait for a while before we can eat them... When I go back, I will take good care of them, and make sure that the master, the mistress, the young lady and the young master can eat more fresh vegetables..." The village head said with a smile outside the house.

"Miss, the madam has looked at the food and said it's good..." The little girl reported to Xiao Lan. "The madam said that she wants to add more dishes tonight..."

Then Xiao Lan asked the little girl to go out and help Zhang.

"I know these things are difficult to handle and require some effort. When the New Year comes and I reward people for their contributions, I will not forget your share..." Xiao Lan said to the head of the village.

"Miss, this is what I should do," the village head was happy. After saying a lot of polite words, he asked Xiao Lan, "Miss, should we add another greenhouse on the farm?"