Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Who is this person? Why is he staring at my house?" Xiao Lan's heart was alarmed. It couldn't be that he was staring at her because he liked her. Xiao Lan was not being modest. She was just twelve years old this year. She was still a little girl whose hair had not grown out yet. Anyone with eyesight would just treat her as a child.

Then she noticed the man's clothes and the guards behind him. After thinking for a moment, she knew who this person was. This should be the sixth son of the Shen family, the general of the city, who was named the general of the guards by the emperor and was promoted to the third rank of the empress's younger brother, Master Shen Liu.

Xiao Lan took a quick look from afar and saw Shen Liu wearing armor, with sword-like eyebrows and beautiful eyes. His narrow and long phoenix eyes were slightly raised, and his thin lips were slightly curled up, revealing a hint of sarcasm.

With just one glance, Xiao Lan felt like she was being stared at by a cheetah. In her heart, she had already regarded Shen Liu as a first-level dangerous person. This person is not easy to mess with, Xiao Lan quickly retracted her gaze and silently evaluated in her heart.

Although Shen Liu was curious about Xiao Lan, it was only a momentary curiosity. He still had to lead the troops to repel the Hu people and worry about the food and grass of the soldiers. He didn't care about the little girl he noticed accidentally. After all, he could meet a lot of people in a day, and this little girl was just one of them.

Although military officers were not allowed to interfere in local government affairs, Shen Liu was the general of the prefectural city, commanding the military power of the prefectural city. Moreover, his status was there, and the prefect was just a decoration. The whole Hedong Prefecture was under the control of Shen Liu. He had his own plans for not distributing relief grain now.

Xiaolan's family decided to buy a house in the city, so they didn't waste any more time. They harnessed the ox cart and horse carriage, followed the carriage of Zhao Dongjia and Xu Zhanggui, and left the refugee camp.

The carriage drove for nearly an hour and stopped in front of a three-courtyard house. Boss Zhao and Shopkeeper Xu got off the carriage. Shopkeeper Xu took out a bunch of keys and handed them to Xiao Lan. "This house was bought by our boss and has been vacant. You can stay here for the time being. I'll bring the house deed to you in a few days and transfer it to your name at the government office."

Xiao Lan took the key and didn't say much to them. Her family really needed the house. "Thank you, Mr. Zhao and Manager Xu. This house really solved our urgent need, but we can't keep it. We are just trying to get a bargain. No matter how much you paid for it, we will buy it at the original price."

Sheng Xuan and Zhang also kept saying that they had to pay. They couldn't just take a house for free, otherwise they would not live in peace.

Seeing that Xiaolan's family insisted on paying, Zhao Dongjia and Xu Guangui stopped refusing. "Okay, we'll bring the deed over next time, and you can pay us the money according to the current price. You guys go back and pack up first. We just moved in, and it will take some time to clean up."

After seeing off Mr. Zhao and Manager Xu, Xiaolan and her family came into the yard.

This was Xiao Lan's first time in the city, and she had a lot of feelings. Not only were there refugees everywhere along the way, but also the courtyards and residents who walked in groups of three or two on the street, as if they had integrated into the city.

Zhao Dong's house is located on Daliushu Street. It is an 80% new three-courtyard house. The layout is very similar to Xiao Lan's original home, divided into the front yard, inner yard and back yard. There is a deep well next to the kitchen in the inner yard. The wooden windlass on the well is very new, and the hemp rope wrapped around it and the wooden barrel next to it are also new. Against the wall of the kitchen, there are neatly stacked firewood.

The yard is very clean, with blue bricks on the ground. There is a tree next to the well. Sheng Xuan said it is an osmanthus tree, but Xiao Lan did not recognize it. After all, the weather has just warmed up and the trees have just sprouted. However, the tree is very big. Xiao Lan thought that she could put a wooden bed under the tree in the future so that she could read and enjoy the flowers at the same time.

The family began to unload the car, while Xiaolan and Xiaoyan went to the kitchen to boil water. The family began to get busy. Zhang Shanfeng's family lived in the front yard, and Xiaolan's family lived in the inner yard. Xiaolan observed that the expressions of several people in the yard at this time were completely different from the heavy expressions in the refugee camp. Everyone had a smile on their face and looked relaxed. Xiaolan couldn't help but feel grateful to Zhao Dongjia. Her family escaped from death and came to a strange place. The next day he found her and sent her family to such a clean and refreshing residence. This made people feel at ease. Moreover, the layout of this yard was too similar to Shengjiatunzi's home, so the whole family liked it here.

By the evening, the family had almost finished packing. This was their future home, so they didn't have time to cook, and they started walking to see their new home.

There is a long and narrow piece of land in the backyard, which is estimated to be about two mu. "With this land, we can grow some vegetables and save some money on vegetables." Xin said with a smile.

Zhang, Fu and Liu agreed. There are so many refugees now, and no one can predict what the future will be like. Their family just moved to the capital, and they need money everywhere. The capital is big and it is not easy to live. If they can grow some vegetables at home, they don't need to go out to buy vegetables, which is great.

After walking around the three courtyards, Zhang, Fu and Liu went to the kitchen to cook. Xiaolan's family brought all the necessities such as quilts, mattresses, food, oil, salt, etc. when they moved this time. After all, there were many cars in the family and they could pull them here.

As the first meal after moving into a new house, it was natural to make it rich. Zhang took out the rice and the canned meat.

In the evening, they had rice with steamed meat. After the table was set, the family sat down to eat. During the days of escape, the family had been eating bean rice every day. Today, they had white rice and steamed meat. The family was very satisfied.

"Let's go for a walk around the neighborhood tomorrow. We'll be living here from now on, so we need to get familiar with the environment." Zhang said.

"Who said it wasn't true? Before, when we lived in the village, we didn't need to buy firewood and vegetables. Now that we are in the capital, we have to buy these things. But fortunately, we have a well at home, so we don't have to buy water. I heard that many families have to pay for even water." Fu took over Zhang's words and echoed.

"Yes, we just got here and we don't know where to buy anything. We really need to get familiar with the place tomorrow and ask about the prices. Don't buy things at too high a price and waste money." Xin said.

"The house that Mr. Zhao gave us is a good one. We must entertain him well next time he comes. The firewood and water buckets in the yard have been prepared in advance. He should have made an appointment with us to come back to the capital, so he prepared it for us in advance." Sheng Xuan said.

Zhang Shanfeng took a sip of water and continued Sheng Xuan's words, "I think this house should be prepared by Zhao Dongjia for us in advance. Didn't he remind us before and let us move to the capital city to live? I guess he saw that we didn't take any action. I guess we didn't have the money to buy a house at that time, so he started looking for it then."

Zhao Dongjia treated Xiaolan's family so attentive and considerate, and everyone in the family knew that it was because of Xiaolan. Xiaolan was Zhao Dongjia's business partner, and her wonderful ideas earned him too much wealth. Now the soap was also circulated in the upper class of the capital city. Zhao Dongjia naturally attached great importance to Xiaolan's safety.

"I don't know how long this war will end. Our family escaped from the refugee camp. We are the first ones to come to the provincial capital. I guess more people will come in the next two days. Life is difficult now." Zhang Shanfeng sighed.