Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Xu changed her clothes, carried the round bucket in one hand and held Daya's hand in the other, and went out. Not long after Xu left, Sheng Hong told Cui that Chun Zhu from next door wanted to see him about something, so he had to go out.

In the past few years, they have been farming thanks to the guidance of their neighbor Chunzhu, because he and Shengnuo are not good at farming, and they don’t know when to plough, when to water, and when to weed. Thanks to Chunzhu’s guidance, their six acres of land have a harvest. As neighbors, Chunzhu and Chunzhu’s wife occasionally come to the old house to sit for a while, but not for too long. After being neighbors for such a long time, Chunzhu and Chunzhu’s wife know Cui’s character and her temper, and they get along well. Therefore, when Shenghong said that Chunzhu had something to ask him, Cui did not stop him.

Xiaolan and her family returned home, talked for a while, and then went about their own business. Xiaolan had nothing to do, so she sat on the kang and accompanied Zhang to do some needlework. Seeing that it was getting dark, the servant came over and asked if they wanted to set up the dining table.

Just as the servants were sent away, a little maid came to report that someone from the Sheng family had arrived. It turned out to be Sheng Hong and Xu, who had brought the eldest maid with them.

Zhang and Xiaolan were both very confused. How come Shenghong and Xu came over just when their family had just come out of the old house?

"Mom, maybe there are some things that are difficult to talk about in the old house, so they want to come over and chat now..." Xiao Lan said.

Zhang asked someone to invite Xu into the house. Soon, Xiao Lan heard footsteps. Xu led the big girl and the little girl in. Sheng Hong was left by Sheng Xuan in the front yard to talk.

After everyone greeted each other, Zhang asked Xu and Daya to sit down and talk. Xu sat next to Zhang, and Daya sat next to Xiaolan. At this time, Xu took out a cloth bag from the basket, and after opening it, she said, "We don't have anything good to give for Xiaolan's wedding, but these few things are our little token of our appreciation. Please don't think it's shabby, Auntie San."

Xiao Lan and Zhang exchanged glances. It turned out that this person came to give her a gift. They were discussing it just now and guessed that Cui would not send anything. However, Xu was a smart person and would definitely express her feelings. Because Xu would not miss this courtesy and let others catch her.

Zhang just said that although Xu was kind, she lived under the same roof with the old lady after all, so she was afraid that she was powerless and would not send gifts. But now, Xu's behavior confirmed Xiaolan's guess.

Zhang was very happy that Xu came to give gifts, no matter how valuable the gifts were. But Xu's behavior itself showed that she had her third aunt and Sheng Xuan, the third uncle, in her heart.

Zhang smiled and said, "Hey, what else do you want to give me? I just told you in front of the old lady at the old house that it's enough to have this intention. No need to give me any gifts..."

"That's what the old lady said at the time, but afterwards, Daya's father and I persuaded her, and the old lady finally came to her senses," Xu said with a smile, "I prepared this thing for Sister Xiaolan before I left. If Third Aunt doesn't accept it, it means she dislikes my needlework..." Xu also mentioned Cui about the gift-giving, but did not mention that she was the one delivering the gift, and did not let Cui know about it at all.

Outsiders may not know Cui's temper, but as a member of the Sheng family, no one does not know it. No matter how nice Xu said, Zhang and Xiaolan would not really believe that Cui changed her mind about Xu's gift this time. Moreover, Xu just said that these things were prepared by her early in the morning, which obviously contradicted her words that Cui changed her mind. This is also Xu's cleverness. Because Zhang and Xiaolan heard her say this, they both understood her implication. They would not be grateful to Cui, but would have a better impression of Xu.

"Look at what you said. I don't even know how you do needlework. It's just that I feel sorry for you because you are still thinking about Xiaolan..." Zhang said with a smile.

What Zhang said was true. It was rare that Xu was thoughtful enough to prepare gifts for Xiaolan's wedding early on. Xu had spent a lot of time and effort on needlework to prepare these things, so it was hard for Zhang not to be happy.

As Zhang was talking, she opened the bundle that Xu had brought. Inside were two pieces of silk embroidered with flowers. This made Zhang extremely happy and she asked Xiaolan to come over to have a look. "Your hands are so skillful. They look just like the real thing. It's hard for you to spend so much time on them..." Zhang only needed to take a look at the needlework to know that this was not something that could be done in a short time. It seemed that Xu had prepared it long ago.

Seeing that Zhang and Xiaolan both liked it, Xu was also very happy, "Sister Xiaolan, take a look... this can be used as a folding screen... It's also nice... It's decent and beautiful..."

Xiao Lan looked at the two embroideries carefully and nodded secretly. It was true that Xu's dexterity was well-deserved. From this gift, it could be seen that she had put a lot of effort and thought into it.

"These two embroideries are made according to the size of the screen, and they should be equipped with a frame..." Xu's face flushed. If she wanted to add a frame, she would need to pay for the materials and labor. She was short of money, and she knew that Cui would not support her at all... It was not impossible for her to collect enough money by herself, but it would definitely cause a big fuss, and she was afraid that Cui would be angry if she knew...

"Don't say anything, kid... I know everything," Zhang said with a smile, "I accept your kindness..."

Xu did not embroider door curtains or baggage wrappings that were commonly used by farmers, but instead embroidered screens, which were used by wealthy families. This was the cleverness of Xu's approach.

After Zhang and Xiao Lan looked at the two things sent by Xu, they praised them and asked the little girl to put them away. Zhang couldn't help but say, "It's hard for you..."

Xu smiled and said, "Aunt San, don't say that. It's not difficult to do that." However, if you look closely at Xu's smile, it's not hard to see a hint of bitterness in it.

"You are so kind, I feel much better than if you gave me gold ingots... We have also been through poverty... What do you have in your family? These things may be small, but the important thing is the thought..."