Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"It's okay. If Mr. Zhao and Manager Xu are interested in soap, they can come to my house tomorrow. I made a lot last time. We can talk in detail then." Xiao Lan said to Mr. Zhao and Manager Xu with a smile.

After hearing what Xiao Lan said, the two knew that the matter was settled, so they smiled and nodded in agreement. Xiao Ting from the old Sheng family married into the Sun family as a concubine. At first, the two were worried that Xiao Lan would get close to the Sun family. Now seeing Xiao Lan's statement, they were relieved and speculated that it seemed that the eldest son of the Sheng family murdered Xiao Lan for a ghost marriage with the youngest son of the Sun family for a few hundred taels of silver. Although they had a friendship with Xiao Lan, if it was really true, the Sun family was also related to Xiao Lan's family. If Xiao Lan's family and the old Sheng family hadn't had these bad things happen, this good thing of pie in the sky would have been the Sun family's turn. You know, this is all pure silver.

During the banquet, Xiaolan brought Xiaowen back. "I saw that table wanted to drink, so I came back with Xiaowen." Xiaolan said.

"Okay, I was afraid that you would sit at that table. They would ask you to drink. It's not okay to drink at such a young age." Zhang said with a smile.

Everybody sat down to eat. Zhao and Zhang sat together, so naturally they had a lot to talk about.

Her daughter made her proud, and Zhao was kind to others. After the banquet, Zhao told Zhang almost everything about her family's financial situation.

Xiaoting is fifteen years old this year, and has reached the age of marriage. Zhang began to think about Zhao's intentions.

The Bao family is now wealthy and powerful. Although they live in the town now, they also have a house in the county town, and a branch of Chunshengtang is also opened in the county town. Did Zhao tell me about her family's wealth because she is interested in Xiaoting? Bao Heng is seventeen years old, two years older than Xiaoting. Zhao said that she is worried about her son's marriage. The children of both families are of marriageable age, and the window paper is about to be broken.

The family left the Bao family with a smile on their faces. Zhao learned that Xiaolan loved to eat frozen pears, so she brought her a basket full of them when she left. Zhang was a little embarrassed and said, "How can we eat and take at the same time?"

"It's just a few frozen pears, which is nothing. My family's current fortune is closely related to Miss Xiaolan. You are my family's honored guests. Besides, your family is on good terms with my eldest brother's family, so we are even better friends." Zhao said with a smile.

The dinner was a great success. On the way home, Sheng Xuan and Zhang Qingshan told Zhang and Xin about the conversation between Xiao Lan and Zhao Dongjia. They drove two carriages to the town. Zhang just smiled and nodded. Xin's eyes widened in surprise. She was surprised by her granddaughter's influence, and even more surprised that Zhao Dongjia attached so much importance to a child. "It's amazing." She murmured to herself.

When they returned home in the evening, everyone went back to their own rooms to rest. The Zhang family gathered together to listen to Zhang Shanfeng and Xin talk about the hospitality of Bao Zhang's family. When they heard that Zhao Dongjia bypassed Shengxuan to discuss cooperation with Xiaolan, they instantly became quiet. At this time, Xiaolan's status in their hearts rose several levels.

The next day, Zhao Dongjia and Xu Zhanggui came to Xiaolan's house with generous gifts. Two jars of wine, half a pig, two pieces of floating brocade, two boxes of tea, two boxes of snack boxes, two sets of pens, inkstones, and two baskets of frozen pears. Everyone knew that these were all for Xiaolan. After all, Zhao Dongjia and Xu Zhanggui saw it when Zhao gave Xiaolan the frozen pears yesterday. The two pieces of cloth brought today were also the colors for making clothes for girls.

Sheng Xuan invited the two to the living room. Xiao Lan took out the soap that he had prepared in advance and said, "I believe you two have tried this soap. I won't say much about its effects. If it is sold in the future, you two also know how big the market will be. I invited you to my house today to talk about my ideas. Soap can not only be made the way it is now, I can also make it with floral and fruity scents."

Hearing this, Mr. Zhao and Manager Xu became upset. They knew what Xiao Lan meant by these words.

"The world is still not peaceful now. Have you ever thought about moving away from Shengjia Village and living in the provincial capital, and then coming back after the refugees have settled down?" Zhao Dongjia asked Xiaolan for her opinion.

"Did Mr. Zhao hear something?" Based on Xiao Lan's understanding of him, he would not speak without a purpose.

Zhao Dongjia lowered his voice and said, "Last year, the disaster here was serious, and it was probably even worse on the grassland. If they don't have enough food, they will probably invade from the south, and we will be the first to bear the brunt of it. I'm not exaggerating. I heard that the Sixth Master of the Shen family has been making a lot of moves recently and has rearranged the patrol routes in order to resist the Hu people from the south as soon as possible."

The Zhao family naturally had their own sources of information. Xiao Lan thought for a moment and said, "Our family needs to think about this matter carefully. Thank you in advance, Zhao family."

Zhao Dongjia waved his hand and told her not to be so polite.

"Looking at the current situation, I'm afraid the private school in this town won't be able to open." Xiao Lan said a little melancholy when she thought about sending Xiao Wen, Xiao Hu, Xiao Cheng and Xiao Qiang to school this year.

"Looking at this sign, I don't think it will be open for a while." Zhao Dongjia wanted to befriend Xiaolan's family. "My family has hired a teacher for my nephews and nieces. If you are confident, you can send them to my house."

Xiao Lan was overjoyed after hearing this, and said that she would definitely prepare a generous tuition fee. In this way, the problem of her four younger brothers' education was solved.

The lunch banquet was very sumptuous. After the meal, Mr. Zhao left a letter of silver and took away all the soap in Xiaolan's house, agreeing to come and pick up the next batch in a month.

"Mother, eldest aunt, second aunt, we will send Xiaowen and the others to Zhao Dong's home to study on the 18th day of the first lunar month. Please put aside other things for the time being and prepare two sets of clothes, shoes and hats for them to wear. Use the material that Manager Bao sent last time. As for picking up and dropping off the four younger brothers, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble my eldest uncle and second uncle."

"It's our own child's schooling, why bother with that? Just let your eldest uncle and second uncle take turns picking him up and dropping him off." Fu interrupted Xiao Lan and said.

Mrs. Liu also nodded in agreement, "Yes, let them take turns picking up the child."

Fu and Liu were both excited about their children being able to read and write. Last year, when they heard Xiaolan say that she was going to send the children to school, they were full of expectations. After the New Year, they heard that the private school was temporarily closed, so they gave up. Now Xiaolan said that she would send the children to school on the 18th day of the first lunar month. Today is the 9th day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are not many days left before school starts. How can they not be excited as mothers?