Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Xiu'e originally wanted to come to Xiaolan's house to inquire about her family's financial situation with her two sisters. She wanted to find out more about the old Sheng family before getting married, but seeing is believing, and she wanted to see with her own eyes how wealthy Xiaolan's family was. Halfway through the journey, she suddenly remembered that Xiaolan's family had also brought Zhang's family, but they had already left the house, and she didn't want to go back, so she followed Xiaocao here.

When Pang Xiu'e came in, the family was busy with needlework, and Xiaoting quickly asked her to sit on the kang. "Sister Xiu'e, hurry up and sit on the kang, the ground is cold."

While Xiu'e was slipping on her kang, Xiao Lan took out some cakes from the cupboard to treat her. Xiu'e saw a few people doing needlework, but she didn't pay much attention at first. But now she got on the kang and saw clearly that the family was sewing fur coats. Fur is expensive now, especially in winter, it is very popular. "This fur is really well tanned, and your needlework is also good, and the stitches are fine."

"I just got married here and I don't know the way around here, so I thought I'd come here to get to know the place first. I heard that Xiaoru got married in the county town. Can I see her during the New Year?"

"Sister Xiu'e, I really don't know about this. You live in the same courtyard with your uncle and aunt, and you see them every day. When you meet them, just ask her and you'll know. We have separated now, and they don't tell us much about uncle's family." Xiao Lan interrupted Zhang and said with a smile.

Xiu'e picked up a piece of cake, took a bite and said, "This snack is really delicious. It's not easy to have a snack these days. Sister-in-law, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I haven't had a full stomach for half a year. I heard that your family has a house in town?"

Xiaocao was confused and couldn't explain anything she asked. She asked Xiaoye, but she was cold and didn't want to talk to her. She thought of chatting with Xiaolan and Xiaoting to find out about their families. But since the whole family was together, she couldn't say it too directly. So Xiaolan played Tai Chi with her, and she talked for a long time but didn't get any useful information.

Pang Xiu'e couldn't help but re-examine Xiao Lan. It seems that the biting dog never barks. After a long chat, Xiao Lan's reply was flawless and impeccable. She also didn't give anyone any reason to criticize her. It seems that she is the smartest person in the family and the hardest to fool.

While she was thinking about this, Shen came over and called for help. "Xiu'e, you are here. Come back with me. My family is going to prepare lunch."

When a new daughter-in-law comes into the family, she only has a short time to enjoy the company of her parents-in-law and great-grandparents. When Shen came over, she was beaming with joy. She must have been happy that she would finally have someone to serve her.

Pang Xiu'e was surprised for a moment, then she got up from the kang and followed Shen.

The first meal a new daughter-in-law cooks is a test of her mother-in-law's cooking skills. The women of the old Sheng family gathered in the kitchen to watch Pang Xiu'e's cooking skills.

Cui asked Chunhua to take out the tofu and two cabbages left over from yesterday, and Pang Xiu'e simply stir-fried the cabbage and stewed tofu.

Cui felt heartbroken when she saw the old oil poured into the pot. After all, it was the first time that her granddaughter-in-law cooked at home, so she couldn't say anything.

On the third day, when they returned to their parents' home, Cui prepared the return gifts. Because the New Year was approaching, there were too many things to do at home, and Sheng Kai and Shen were also assigned a lot of work. Shen told them to go early and come back early.

That day Xiaolan, Shengxuan and Zhang Qingfeng decided to try their luck in the mountains, but they had never been to the mountains in winter. If it weren't for the fact that they wanted their families to have a good New Year, they would not have decided to make this trip.

Zhang, Xin and Fu disagreed at first, but later they had no choice but to agree with them.

Several people put on fur coats and went into the mountains. Except for Sheng Xuan, Zhang Shanfeng and other four people, there were still some furs left. Xin decided to make a coat for Xiao Lan with the remaining furs. Although the other children were envious, they had no objections.

"Dad, uncle, let's go in a little deeper this time and see if we can catch the big guy." Xiao Lan said.

The three of them carried bows and arrows and tools and went to the place where Xiaolan and Shengxuan had hunted before. The three of them cleared the two traps they had previously used. The ground was hard in winter, so it took a lot of effort to dig at first. After digging through the initial frozen layer, it became easier to dig. They dug a smaller one to hunt small animals, and a larger one to hunt big animals. They planned to spend a night in the mountains to see if they could get anything.

Sheng Xuan and Zhang Qingfeng were responsible for cleaning the traps, while Xiao Lan was responsible for sharpening the wood. The two worked until the evening. In order to keep warm at night, they built three fires. The three of them were busy all day and did not feel cold, so they fell asleep quickly.

But they were woken up by the cold in the early morning. Sheng Xuan and Zhang Qingfeng got up, added some firewood, and dozed off for a while before dawn.

None of the three got a good rest that night. It was very cold in the mountains in winter. Xiao Lan secretly decided that no matter whether she could hunt prey this time, she would go back today. She couldn't bear it anymore and her head felt heavy. It seemed that she had to go back and recuperate for a few days.

The three of them heated up the food they brought from home, and after breakfast they set out to check the traps. They saw a stiff wild boar stuck in one trap, and a dead roe deer lying in another trap.

The three of them were overjoyed. Xiao Lan was surprised and felt full of energy. Sheng Xuan and Zhang Qingfeng worked together to drag the wild boar and roe deer up.

"We can have a good New Year this year. There will be plenty of meat." Sheng Xuan said with a smile.

Sheng Xuan and Zhang Qingnian simply made a raft, put the prey on it, and the three of them planned to leave the mountain.

"Dad, uncle, let's put a sharpened wooden stick in the trap. We can come up and take a look every now and then. Now that the weather is cold, the meat can be kept and there's no need to worry about it going bad." Xiao Lan suggested.

This proposal was unanimously agreed by Sheng Xuan and Zhang Qingfeng, and the three of them began to busy themselves with setting up the trap, and they were busy until noon when they finally completed it.

After lunch, the three of them walked down the mountain together.

Late winter is the best time to go into the mountains to hunt deer. "Dad, uncle, let's walk along the stream, maybe we can find traces of deer activity."

Although Zhang Qingfeng was not familiar with the North Mountain, he was very familiar with the West Mountain. He also knew some common sense and knew that winter was the best time to hunt deer, but deer were not so easy to hunt, and it also depended on luck.

He was wondering how Xiao Lan knew all these things, when he saw Xiao Lan suddenly pull out the arrow behind her and put the bow on.

At this time he saw the roe deer running forward quickly.

Xiao Lan's arrow flew off the bow and pierced the roe deer's neck. The roe deer was killed instantly, and due to inertia it rushed forward and fell down.

This was the first time Zhang Qingfeng saw Xiaolan hunting prey. She was as brave and decisive as an old hunter and killed the prey with one strike. He once again sighed in his heart that Xiaolan was indeed capable of great things. It was this kind of character that ordinary people could not match.

Sheng Xuan and Zhang Qingfeng both felt a little itchy when they saw Xiao Lan successfully hunt a roe deer. Zhang Qingfeng felt itchy because he hadn't hunted for a long time, while Sheng Xuan felt itchy because he had practiced archery for a long time but never used it once.

Xiao Lan had hunted deer once before, so she had more experience than the other two. The three of them continued walking along the stream, and soon they saw a deer drinking water by the stream, looking around from time to time. Xiao Lan quickly asked Sheng Xuan and Zhang Qingfeng to hide.