Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Even if a new daughter-in-law enters the house in Shengjia Village, she has to get up early in the morning, get herself and her husband ready, and then go to her mother-in-law, get her water to wash her face, help her wash up, and then listen to her mother-in-law's instructions and cook and do housework. When it's time to eat, the whole family sits at the table to eat, but the daughter-in-law cannot sit at the table, and has to stand by and serve her mother-in-law. After everyone has finished eating, she can only eat when her mother-in-law tells her to eat. What she eats is naturally not newly cooked food, but the leftovers on the table. At night, after serving her mother-in-law and washing her feet and going to bed, she can go back to her room to serve her husband, and then she needs to do the needlework ordered by her mother-in-law before she can go to sleep.

Since Xiaoting married into the Bao family, she naturally didn't have to do these housework, but if Zhao were to set rules for her, it would be very tiring to stand for a whole day.

Xiaolan was also very concerned about this issue and looked at Xiaoting.

"My mother-in-law loves me. She has already said that the Bao family does not set rules. Everyone sits down when they talk. I have never been asked to stand. We also eat together." Xiao Ting said, "My mother-in-law said that I should live a good life with Bao Heng. At other times, I should live like I am at my mother's house. She will love me like her own mother."

Zhang asked Xiaoting some detailed questions and found out that her daily life in the Bao family was almost the same as when she was at her mother's home. When Bao Heng was not at home, Zhao would let the couple stay in their own yard. Xiaoting helped Zhao arrange three meals a day and watched the servants do housework. When she was not busy, she would chat with Zhao and do needlework together.

Knowing that Xiaoting was living a happy and easy life in the Bao family, Zhang and Xiaolan felt relieved.

"When marrying off a daughter, you'd better find someone who knows her well. At least there won't be any big mistakes." Zhang once again expressed her satisfaction with Xiaoting's marriage.

"Sister, was the colorful dress you gave me made with needlework by my aunt?" Xiao Lan asked.

"Yes." Xiaoting replied with a smile, "The colorful dress for you was made by my mother-in-law. She said she bought the material half a year ago, asked for the size from us, and made it after cutting it. Xiaolan, try it on later to see if it fits you. If it doesn't fit you, I'll take it with me when I go back and I'll alter it for you..."

"No need to try, it will definitely fit." Xiao Lan said with a smile. Xiao Lan thought for a moment and took out the coral beads she had just received. "Sister, other things are easy to deal with, but this coral beads are rare. Do you know where they came from?" Xiao Lan asked.

Xiao Lan had a reason to ask this. Whether it was the jewelry shops in the town or the county, they all had everything from gold, silver, jade, etc., but coral jewelry was rare. And the gift that the Bao family gave her this time was even better. I'm afraid only the coral jewelry in the big jewelry shops in the capital could compare with it.

"This string of beads was not bought, it was handed down from my ancestors," Xiaoting said.

Zhang took the beads from Xiaolan's hand, examined them carefully for a while, and said, "The ancestors of the Bao family were sailors and merchants..."

"So that's how it is," Xiao Lan nodded after listening to Zhang's explanation. It was no wonder that the Bao family had such a rare thing. "But sister, is it okay to give me such a valuable thing?"

"Just take it if you give it to me." Xiaoting said with a smile, "The gifts prepared today were all prepared by my parents-in-law and Bao Heng. We all discussed it together... My mother-in-law also gave me several pieces..."

As Xiaoting spoke, she showed off the coral beads on her wrist and said, "This was given to me when my parents-in-law served me tea."

Hearing Xiaoting say this, I knew that Zhao treated her very well, and Zhang and Xiaolan were also happy for her.

Zhang had been wronged by Cui for half her life, so she cared more about the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Knowing that Xiaoting had not been wronged in the Bao family, she was particularly happy. With red eyes, she said, "Xiaoting is lucky to have met a good family..."

"Gold, silver, and treasures are all external things. It's enough for you two to live in harmony." Zhang said, "Bao Heng is a good child, and my Xiao Ting is also a good child. Xiao Ting, mother tells you, if there is anything in the future, you should listen to Bao Heng more. If there is anything, you two should discuss it together..."

In this era, most families pay the most attention to the boys in the family. However, among the gifts sent by Bao Heng this time, the importance of her gift was even higher than Xiaowen's. This was very rare in this era, which was enough to show how much the Bao family valued her.

Because this means that in the eyes of the Bao family, her status is equal to that of Xiaowen. The Bao family knew that she was literate and well-read, so they gave her the same things as Xiaowen, and also gave her colorful clothes and coral beads. This shows how much the Bao family values ​​her and cares about her deep sisterly love with Xiaoting.

Xiao Lan deliberately sighed while collecting the coral beads, "This string of coral beads was exchanged for my elder sister. I am really at a loss. Sister, you don't know that since you left, I have lived alone in that room. I couldn't sleep. Now that you are back today, I won't let you go. We two sisters still live together. Let my brother-in-law go home by himself."

Everyone laughed when they heard it.

"If you dare to do this, just wait for your uncle Bao and aunt to come to your door. We won't help you then!" Zhang was also amused by Xiao Lan and laughed so hard that she fell backwards.

After they chatted for a while, Xiaolan took Xiaoting back to her room. The sisters had to talk in private. The girl stood up and walked to the kitchen. Today she planned to cook some delicious dishes to attract a daughter and a son-in-law.

According to the rules of a farming family, Bao Heng and Xiao Ting are returning home today. If the old Sheng family had not split up, the couple would naturally go to visit Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Cui. But now that the Sheng Xuan family has split up and lived separately, there is no need to go to the old house.