Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Mom and Dad, let's go buy some Tu Su wine when we pass by Chunsheng Hall," Xiao Lan suggested.

"Why did Xiaolan buy this kind of medicinal wine? Our family doesn't drink alcohol." Zhang wondered.

Tusu wine is famous for its ability to ward off plague. It is made from a variety of Chinese herbs and is used to nourish the body, prevent diseases, and ward off evil spirits. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, some people will drink it to maintain their health. The price of Tusu wine is quite high, and few farmers in Shengjiatun can afford it.

Xiao Lan told her family about her concerns, and when she mentioned the plague, the whole family was shocked.

Zhang patted her pounding heart and said, "When I was at my mother's house, I heard your grandfather say that after a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. At first, I felt lucky and thought that the epidemic would not happen due to the flood in the south. But after hearing what you said, I also think that when spring comes and everything recovers, the epidemic will probably break out."

Sheng Xuan also thought it made sense, and hurriedly said, "Then let's buy more Tusu wine. I just thought Xiaolan bought too much grain, and now I think it's not enough. If an epidemic really breaks out in the south, the south will not be able to plough the spring next year, and grain prices will skyrocket again."

When the shopkeeper of Chunshengtang heard that someone bought 20 jars of Tusu wine at once, his eyelids twitched. He has been thinking about the epidemic in the south recently. After the flood in the south, there was no news of an epidemic outbreak, which is very rare. There are many refugees settled in the town, and he is a little worried that there will be an epidemic after the spring. If these refugees are the source of infection, the epidemic will spread far and wide, and their town will not be safe.

Just when he was thinking about whether to import a batch of Tu Su wine, he met a big customer who came to buy wine in bulk today. It seems that there are people who have the same concerns as him.

Xiaolan's family asked the doctor to prescribe some prescriptions that can be burned to eliminate the epidemic. Xiaolan saw that the method of making it was simple, with only a few Chinese herbs, such as Atractylodes, Acorus calamus, Nepeta tenuifolia, and Chuanxiong, which were crushed and mixed together to burn to prevent the epidemic. Xiaolan knew in modern times that Atractylodes can eliminate bad air, and modern families also burn Atractylodes to ward off evil spirits, so she thought this prescription should work.

Xiaolan's family each bought a bag of herbs and decided to light them up every day from now on to be prepared.

After the shopkeeper of Chunshengtang learned that they had bought more anti-epidemic herbs, he became more determined to buy more anti-epidemic drugs. Ordinary farmers can sense the epidemic. If there is a large-scale outbreak after the spring, there will be a shortage of doctors and medicines everywhere in the Great Qi Dynasty. It will be too late to buy medicines at that time. The price of buying medicines is the lowest now, and it is estimated that he can make a lot of money next year. Although he is thinking about making a lot of money now, the large amount of medicines he bought really saved the lives of many people in Taihe Town, making Chunshengtang famous, but these are all later stories.

It was already noon when they came back from the town. After paying the grain store, Xiaolan's wallet was empty. The family looked at the grain in the yard, the three cows and the three millstones at home, which were all real assets. Moreover, there were the land deeds and house deeds. They had earned a lot this year. Although they had bought the family property, life was much better now than when they had nothing when the family just separated.

The family had a simple meal, then went to the upper room with two bottles of wine, two bags of snacks, a piece of pork, ten kilograms of rice, and one tael of silver.

In the upper house, besides Grandpa Sheng, Cui and Chunhua, Sheng Kai and Shen were also there.

"Mom and Dad, the New Year is coming soon. This is a token of our appreciation." Sheng Xuan said as he put down the gifts and silver he brought.

Old Master Sheng waved his hands and said, "Take all these back. You guys are dividing the family for the first year, so you don't need so much. I don't need anything, why should I spend all this money?"

"Oh, Dad, the third brother's family is very rich now. You didn't see it. The guy in the grain store was busy for half a day just unloading the grain. These are just a drop in the bucket for him." Sheng Kai said, his eyes fixed on the things on the table.

Zhang didn't like what she heard. No matter how rich her family was, they had worked hard to get there. Why was the second son being so jealous? Before Zhang could respond, Old Master Sheng said, "Go back to your room and don't hang around."

"Master, this is our gift to you as a filial piety. You have to accept it no matter what. Besides, you have already bought it and can't return it." Xiao Lan said with a smile.

Mr. Sheng gave in. "I'll take the wine, but take the rest back so you kids can have a good meal for a few days."

"Dad, we have enough people at home and they will always be there to feed us," said Zhang.

In the end, Mr. Sheng accepted it and asked Chunhua to put the wine and cakes on the cabinet, and asked Cui to put away the rice, meat and silver.

Old Master Sheng felt guilty about accepting the holiday gifts and money. The third brother's family didn't get enough food rations, and now today they are giving him holiday gifts and money. He feels a little embarrassed.

"Dad, how's Xiaoru?" Sheng Xuan saw the old man's embarrassment and quickly changed the subject.

"They went to the county town to see a doctor early in the morning. The eldest brother also returned to the town. He said that the family would live in the town for a while. The town is closer to the county town, so it is more convenient to see a doctor." said Grandpa Sheng.

When Cui heard this, she snorted coldly. She saw Wang taking out so much money last night. She thought that Wang was not honest when she went to the old house to search the cabinets last time. She was hiding something. Now the whole family has gone to the town, and she can't reach out no matter how long her hands are.

Before Xiaolan came, Sheng Kai and his wife were discussing with the old man and Cui about working in a tofu shop. They saw that the third brother's tofu shop made money, and when they paid wages on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, they saw that everyone could get so much money, so they had an idea. But the second brother and Cui teamed up to steal from the third brother's family, and the old man couldn't open his mouth.

The second brother and Shen winked at Mr. Sheng for a while, but he ignored them.

Chunhua tugged at Cui's sleeve, and Cui immediately understood. "You need more people in your workshop, right? Let your second brother, second sister-in-law, and Chunhua go."

Cui wanted Sheng Kai, Shen and Chun Hua to work in her tofu workshop, but she might have bad intentions. Sheng Kai and Shen were lazy and had a history of stealing, so how could Xiao Lan feel safe using them? Chun Hua was a spoiled child and was not usually a hard-working person. Their workshop hired people to do the work, not to hire a ancestor to serve them. How desperate would they be to agree to Cui's decision?

Thinking of this, Xiao Lan quickly glanced at the faces of several people in the old Sheng family. She saw Cui and Chunhua sitting on the kang, Sheng Kai and Shen were both sitting on the edge of the kang, looking at Sheng Xuan eagerly with expectant looks on their faces.

Xiao Lan was unhappy. She was a little worried that Sheng Xuan could not withstand Cui's pressure. She could not help but snorted coldly, "Letting a thief come to work in my house is no different from letting a mouse enter a rice jar."