Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

When it comes to things like heating the kang, only close relatives and extremely close friends will come to congratulate, and of course, people in the village who are on good terms with each other will also come.

The world is difficult now. Xiaolan's family has made it known early on that moving is not a big deal. They will not accept any gifts from the villagers, but they appreciate the favor.

Zhang Shanfeng, Xin and the children in the family arrived a day in advance. They wanted to come early to help.

The next day, guests arrived one after another. Xiaolan's manor had three courtyards. Entering from the southeast corner, you would reach the first courtyard, where Shengxuan entertained male guests. Today, the tofu workshop was closed for a day. Zhang Qingfeng had lived in Xiaolan's house for quite a while, and he was familiar with the people in the village. He was also busy greeting the guests. Sheng Yugui also took the initiative to help.

Three tables were set up in the outer courtyard, and the meal was served in the main hall in the front yard. Manager Xu came with two gifts. One was his own gift, because Xiaowen took his restaurant's carriage home after school every night, so he brought a set of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone; the other gift was on behalf of Zhao Dongjia. Zhao Dongjia was very wealthy, so he directly sent an envelope of silver, which was a full five hundred taels. This gift was very generous.

The head of the village and the elders of the village also came. Such a big house is the only one in the village, and they also wanted to win it over.

To go inside, you need to pass through the hanging flower gate that separates the inner and outer courtyards. Inside is the second courtyard, which is also the inner courtyard. This is where Zhang is entertaining the female relatives today.

Cui came with Chunhua, Shen and Xiaocao. As soon as they came in, they saw a huge yard. The ground was paved with blue bricks and the floor was swept clean. Because it was newly built not long ago, there were not many furnishings. Cui's eyelids twitched and she continued to walk in.

There were two tables for the banquet for the female guests, one in the east room of the main house and the other in the west room.

The table in the east room was occupied by the older people, including Zhang's mother Xin, Zhang Qingfeng's wife Fu, the old Sheng family's Cui and Shen, and the old family's Wang who came back from town, and Sheng Lanhua. In addition, Fu from Sheng Yugui's family, who was a good friend of the village, and Chunzhu's wife were all present.

The table in the west room was occupied by the younger female guests, including Chunhua, Sheng Hong's wife Xu and her daughter Daya, the second daughter Xiaocao, the eldest daughter Xiaoru, the youngest daughter Xiaoyin, and then Sheng Jiayu, Xiaoyan, Xiaoting and Xiaolan.

Most of the female guests were Xiaolan's relatives and villagers. In the countryside, these people usually came to heat the kang. Because they were entertaining guests today, Liu and Xiaoye came early. Neither of them sat at the table, but helped in the kitchen.

The banquet table in the west room was set up in the outer living room. Except for Zhang Xiaoyan, everyone else was here for the first time and was a little curious.

After entering the house, Xiaoru and Xiaoyin looked very carefully. They saw a round table and some stools for entertaining guests in the living room. There were not too many decorations in the house, which made it look bright, clean, warm and comfortable.

Xiaoyin was young and didn't know how to hide his envious look, so he showed it directly.

Xiaoru found a stool and sat down, thinking. It had been less than a year since Xiaolan's family was separated, and they were living so well. Although there were not many furnitures in the house, it was easy to buy furniture and other accessories to build such a big house? Such a big house was much better than her home in the town. Moreover, the world was so difficult now, and every family had a hard time. Being able to have enough food was considered a well-off family. Her family was willing to spend money to set up a banquet to invite the people who heated the kang to eat, and did not accept gifts from the villagers. This was something that only a wealthy family could do.

When Xiaolan's family was just separated, she once said that if her family wanted to beg for food, they should not come to her doorstep. Her family was really poor at that time. But how did her family get rich? Did they start by opening a tofu shop? But how did her family get the money to open a tofu shop? Xiaoru really didn't know. At that time, the old Sheng family looked down on Xiaolan's family and never cared about their life or death. But now, Xiaolan's family not only built a big house, but also opened a tofu workshop and provided Xiaowen with education.

Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, this is the ranking of class status. Xiaoru initially thought that Xiaolan's family had fallen to the bottom of society, but she didn't know that her workshop was so big. Although merchants were at the bottom of the society in this era, there was still a difference between small vendors and wealthy businessmen. What's more, Xiaolan's family did not take the path of business. After she became rich, she did not forget to buy land and farm, and the family passed on farming and reading from generation to generation.

"Xiao Lan, you have a lucky life." Xiao Ru said with a smile, a shadow flashed in her eyes.

Xiao Lan heard Xiao Ru say this and smiled, "Sister Xiao Ru, if we were to say who has the best life among the granddaughters of our Sheng family, none of us could compare to you."

Xiaolan was telling the truth, but Xiaoru found it sarcastic.

She grew up in the town, loved by her father and cared for by her brother and sister-in-law. As the daughter of a scholar, she never had to work in the fields, feed pigs and chickens, or do housework like the girls in the old house. She only needed to dress up beautifully every day and do needlework beside Wang.

But when did her good luck start to change? Was it when her father was found out about murdering Xiao Lan or when he borrowed money at high interest rates and asked Mr. Sheng to take the blame? Was it when her father wanted to marry her to Zhao Shan or when her burned leg could no longer be cured?

Xiao Ru felt a little breathless when she thought of this. She was still the topic of gossip in the village. Who told her father to marry her to Zhao Shan, who was not even considered a daughter-in-law in the surrounding villages? Fortunately, Wang still loved her, and her marriage would be settled in a while. Thinking of this, she gradually smiled, and even had a slight sense of superiority.

After the meal, everyone stood up and said goodbye.

This time, Shengnuo's family came from the town together with Chunlan's family. The world is not peaceful, and with so many women in the car, if something happened, it would be too late to regret, so after the banquet, they wanted to go back early.

Xiaolan and her family hurriedly got up to see the guests off.

"My family only has a grocery store, and I'm always busy and can't get away. It would be great if I could find some time to come here. I was thinking of chatting with you, but unfortunately the world is not peaceful, and it's not safe for my family to travel alone. I have to go with my eldest brother and his family." Sheng Lanhua said to Zhang with a smile.