Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Xiao Lan, good Xiao Lan, just tell me, otherwise, I won't be able to sleep well the whole night..." Xiao Yan begged.

Xiao Lan believed what he said. Xiao Yan was not the type of person who could keep secrets. If she didn't tell Xiao Yan tonight, Xiao Yan would not be able to sleep and would keep asking her questions, which would make her unable to sleep well.

Xiao Lan couldn't stand Xiao Yan's repeated pleading, and said, "As for what it is, it's as far away as the horizon and as close as the eye. Don't ask me. You will know if you think about it carefully..." After Xiao Lan finished speaking, she closed her eyes again.

Zhang Xiaoyan was stunned for a long while, then quietly crawled back into her bed... Just when Xiaolan thought Xiaoyan had fallen asleep, Xiaoyan moved closer to her bed again, her eyes flickering, and she was not sleepy at all. "Is it really my business?" Xiaoyan asked slowly.

Girls of this age usually have some expectations for engagement and marriage, and they are also a little scared and nervous. Xiaoting was like this at that time, and Xiaoyan is also like this now... Thinking of this, Xiaolan's heart softened, and she couldn't bear to tease Xiaoyan anymore...

Then Xiaolan opened her eyes, rested her head on one arm, and nodded to Xiaoyan.

"Well...what did they say?" Xiaoyan asked.

"It is said that Uncle Yugui and his family will come tomorrow... This matter will probably be settled tomorrow..." Xiao Lan said, "Sister Xiaoyan, what do you think about this matter?"

Xiaoyan shrank into the quilt, as if she wanted to hide herself, "What can I think..." Xiaoyan said in a low voice.

"Just tell me whether you are happy or not." Xiao Lan said, "At that time, my mother asked my eldest sister... Sister Xiaoyan, if you are not happy about this marriage, my mother can make the decision for you and stop this matter for you..." When Xiao Lan said this, her eyes were fixed on Xiaoyan, trying to see through her heart through her micro-expressions. "Sister Xiaoyan, this is a major event in your life, of course you have to be happy."

Xiaoyan didn't say anything for a long time, so Xiaolan knew that Xiaoyan's attitude towards this marriage should be happy, or at least not disgusted. "Sister Xiaoyan, you are usually a very straightforward person. There are only two of us in this room..."

"I..." Xiaoyan opened her mouth. After all, she was a girl. Even though she was usually very generous, she couldn't say the word "willing" directly. "...We all live in the same village, and it's close to you, just a few steps away..."

Just imagine what it feels like for a girl to marry far away. If she marries to Shengjiatun Village, she will have her own parents, grandparents, and aunt's family around her, and everything will be taken care of. This is great.

"My eldest sister is also in town. We live close to each other and can take care of each other..." Xiao Lan said with a smile.

Not only did the Zhang family approve of this marriage, Xiao Lan was also very supportive of it. Not only was Sheng Jiaxing suitable in every aspect, but there was another reason, that is, Zhang Xiaoyan married into the village, and it was just a matter of raising a foot to her family. In the future, everyone could take care of each other, and they could visit each other on weekdays. If there was anything wrong with their families, their families could help.

That night, the two sisters chatted for half the night, and only when it was almost dawn did they fall into a drowsy sleep.

The whole family had this meal together. At the table, Fu looked at Xiaolan inquiringly, and Xiaolan nodded at Fu. Fu understood and smiled even more happily.

It was a natural thing. Zhang was a generous person. Fu called Xiaoyan aside and the mother and daughter talked for a few words. Xiaolan looked at Xiaoyan with a red face and nodded, and then Fu came back with a smile.

"It's done." Fu said with a smile when she came back.

Things went even more smoothly afterwards. The Zhang family sent someone to call Sheng Yugui and his family over. The laughter from the front and back yards, the smell of kitchen fumes and aroma spread far away.

On that day, the Zhang family and Sheng Yugui's family exchanged engagement gifts and betrothal gifts, and then immediately settled the marriage.

Sheng Yugui's family said that the two children, especially Sheng Jiaxing, were not young anymore and wanted to get married sooner. The Zhang family had no objection. Xiaoyan's wedding was scheduled for early August.

Because it was an engagement party, in addition to Xiaolan's family, some familiar people from the village and town were invited. When the banquet started, Shengxuan specially arranged for the servants to set off a burst of firecrackers outside the door to make the festive atmosphere even more lively.

After the banquet, the guests dispersed and the family sat together. "Now that Xiaoyan's marriage is settled, I feel much more relieved." Fu said.

"Sheng Yugui's family is good, but the reason I like them is not because of this. The key is that we all live in the same village. In fact, it's just like being around us..." Xin also said.

"I think this is a good idea too." Zhang replied with a smile. She was very satisfied to have her niece from her natal family marry into her family.

After chatting for a while, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Sheng Xuan drank a lot of wine at the banquet. At this time, he was lying on the kang with a red face. However, he did not fall asleep immediately. Instead, he talked to Zhang with great interest. "Our family has decided on another big event, a happy event." Sheng Xuan said with a smile. He was very happy to be able to marry into Sheng Yugui's family.

After chatting and laughing for a while, he couldn't resist the drunkenness and fell asleep.

Zhang was also a little sleepless. After being happy, she was more emotional, feeling that the children had grown up in the blink of an eye...

Xiaolan returned to her room and sat on the kang. Although she was a little sleepy, she didn't want to sleep. At this time, Xiaoqing brought a bowl of iced cherry yogurt to Xiaolan.

The chilled cherry yogurt feels cool in your mouth and helps digestion. This is Xiaolan's favorite.

"Have you delivered the food that I asked you to deliver to the old house?" After eating the yogurt, Xiao Lan remembered something and asked Xiao Lu.

"To answer the question, young lady, the food has already been delivered." Xiaolu replied.

"Is there anything to say at the old house?" Xiao Lan continued to ask.

Today, Xiaoyan invited Mr. Sheng and Cui to Xiaoyan's engagement party. But the old couple didn't come, saying that they were not in good spirits. According to the rules of farmers, if there is a big event at home, good food must be sent to the old house.

Seeing Xiaolu's hesitation, Xiaolan said, "Just tell me. Is there anything in this family that I don't want to know? Just tell me in this room and don't tell me outside."

Then Xiaolu slowly told her experience in the old house, "...The old lady is still the same as before. She didn't even smile when she saw the food delivered. But when I was about to leave, she stopped me and asked me a lot of questions..."

"What did she ask you?" Xiao Lan asked with a smile.

"He asked a lot of questions, very detailed. In addition to asking about the food I sent over, he also asked what dishes were on the banquet... He also asked me how much money it would cost to hold such a banquet... He also asked me if the money was paid by the master... He also asked if the betrothal gift that Miss Xiaoyan gave to Master Yugui's family was given by the master and his wife..."

This is something Cui Shi could really do. Xiao Lan smiled bitterly after hearing this. Then she asked Xiao Lu, "So how did you answer her?"

"I've already said it, I'm just a worker, how would I know so many things about the master's family...I've also said that Miss Xiaoyan's family is not bad, and Miss Xiaoyan's family also attaches great importance to such a big matter as engagement." Xiaolu said.

"Well said." Xiao Lan gave Xiao Lu an appreciative look. The reason why Xiao Lu was sent to deliver food and vegetables to the old house was actually because of Xiao Lu's powerful mouth.

After sending Xiaolu away, Xiaolan sat there in a daze, thinking that their family had separated from the old house and lived on their own for so many years. Cui still inquired about everything. The old lady knew that she couldn't take care of so many things. The purpose of inquiring about these things was just to guess whether their family had money and didn't spend it on her, but always spent it on the Zhang family... Although Xiaolu's answer was perfect, the old lady still guessed what she should guess, and scolded when she should scold. Who cares! Anyway, her house is far away from the old house, no matter how bad her scolding is, her family can't hear it.

Xiao Lan guessed correctly. In the next few days, Cui was really upset. She took the opportunity to curse several people in the old house. She cursed several people in the old house. She cursed Sheng Xuan and Zhang... Sheng Kai and Shen used this as an excuse to complain to the old man, saying that the third son was devoted to outsiders and arranged such a good marriage for his niece, but ignored his own niece and let the old man make the decision. She meant to let Sheng Xuan find a good marriage for Xiao Cao...

The old house had been noisy for the past few days, and the neighbors naturally heard about it. Everyone living in the village knew how Sheng Xuan's family respected Cui and Old Master Sheng, so when they talked about this matter, they all supported Sheng Xuan's family, praising Jia's virtuousness and saying that Cui was overbearing and unsatisfied...

Xiaolan's family naturally heard about these things, but they pretended not to know. Zhang Xiaoyan's engagement made her family happy for several days.

These days, Zhang took Xiaolan and Xiaoyan to do some needlework quietly at home. As a bride-to-be, it was necessary to do some needlework to send to her husband's family. At this time, there was a commotion in the old house.

The old man sat on the kang in silence, and next to him sat Cui, Lanhua and Xiaoyin.

It turned out that Lanhua's husband Zhou Shuren and son Xiaojin were taken to the government office. Lanhua had nowhere to turn to, so she sent her daughter-in-law back to her parents' home first, and she took Xiaoyin back to Shengjia Village. She made such arrangements because she was afraid that her daughter-in-law and daughter would suffer if the government officials came again.

Lanhua was next to Cui, and Xiaolan was lying in Lanhua's arms, both of them sobbing.

At this time, Xu had been sent to Xiaolan's house to invite someone...

"I'm busy, right?... Is it because I'm making too much noise here and disturbing you..." Xu said with a smile.

Xiao Lan smiled. After all, Xu was Xu, a smart and well-behaved person. Although she came here for an urgent matter, she did not seem impatient at all when she came in to talk, and even considered whether she disturbed them.

"Sister-in-law, please come and sit on the kang... What wind blew you here today? It's hard to invite you here on normal days..." Xiao Lan already knew about the noise at the old house. It must be the neighbors of the old house who came to inform the little girl.

"Don't I want to come? I really can't get away..." Xu said with a wry smile. Xu just said this and didn't explain anything more. Because there was no need to explain, Xiaolan's family also knew why she couldn't get away...

"You've had a hard time these days," Zhang said.

"Why suffer? This is what I should do," said Xu.

"Sister-in-law, why didn't you bring Daya with you when you came here today? What is Daya doing at home?" Xiao Lan asked.

"I just coaxed her to sleep and left her father to look after her. Daya is sensible now and plays by herself when she has nothing to do. She is very worry-free." Mrs. Xu said, "I will bring her over when I can get away from the old house."

After talking for a long time, Xiao Lan did not ask what Xu came for. Xu was entrusted with the important task of asking Zhang to go to the old house, so he kept his composure and did not mention it.

Why didn't they come to find Sheng Xuan? It was because Sheng Xuan had informed the old house in advance before leaving for the ranch. Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Cui knew that he was not at home, otherwise they would have sent Sheng Hong to call someone.

After a few people talked for a while, Xu finally got to the point.

"......Just now I was coaxing Daya to sleep in the room, and my eldest sister-in-law came back... She came in crying, and brought Xiaoyin with her... My eldest sister-in-law and Xiaojin were involved in a lawsuit, and both were arrested and taken to the government office... My eldest sister-in-law tried to find a way to rescue them in the city, but she couldn't get them out, and she couldn't even go in to see them... My eldest sister-in-law had no other choice, so she thought of her mother's home..."