Uncle Xu took the horse reins, said goodbye to the vendor, and the family left the horse market again and went to the meat stall to buy some pork, as well as some cotton cloth and other things. The weather was getting colder, and it was time to prepare winter clothes.

After buying everything, the whole family got on the carriage, and Uncle Xu drove the carriage towards Xujia Village.

The carriage was moving very fast and arrived at the entrance of Xujia Village in less than half an hour. Although the road was a bit bumpy, it was much more comfortable than riding in an ox cart.

When the villagers saw Uncle Xu pulling up in his carriage, an aunt said with a smile, "Boss, you're back! You've been away for a few days! But the villagers are taking good care of your greenhouse."

Uncle Xu said, "Of course I believe in our Xujia Village. Otherwise, my family wouldn't have been away from home for so many days. It's all the uncles and aunts in the village who help take care of us."

When the Xu family heard the noise outside the carriage, they all got off and greeted the villagers. Some children happily circled around the carriage.

The aunt asked, "Is this the carriage your family bought? It's really beautiful!"

Wang said, "Yes, you know my family is a business, and one ox cart is not enough to handle it, so we bought a horse carriage!"

"You haven't been back for a few days this time. Did anything happen?" a villager asked with concern.

Mr. Xu replied, "Nothing, it's just that my family opened a barbecue restaurant in town, and everyone in the family has been helping out in the store these days. Now that things are stable, I came back. Xujia Village is still the best!"

The aunt suddenly asked, "There's been a lot of buzz in town these days about a barbecue restaurant that's opened. They say the food is simply divine. Could it be that your family owns it?"

The old man smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, that's my house. We opened it together with Mr. Su and the others!"

Everyone in the village looked at each other in bewilderment. These past few days, whenever they went to town, they would always hear people talking about it. It turned out that such a famous store was actually opened by the Xu family!

Everyone was very envious, thinking that the Xu family was different from them now. They had opened such a big barbecue restaurant in the town and had greenhouse vegetables in the village. These were all profitable businesses. Although the villagers were envious, they also congratulated the Xu family.

Mr. Xu said, "Don't be polite, everyone. Next time you are free, I will invite you to the barbecue restaurant for barbecue!"

The villagers were all happy and said, "Thank you so much, old man. We will definitely go there when the time comes!"

The Xu family exchanged a few words with the villagers, said goodbye, and drove the carriage home.

Uncle Xu tied up the horse, and the family unloaded all the things they bought, and just as they were taking a breath, Xiao Ba came back from outside. Seeing the family excitedly surrounding the Xu family, he kept whining.

Xiaoliu hugged Xiaoba and said lovingly, "Dear Xiaoba, did you miss me?"

Xiao Ba hummed in complaint, probably meaning, "Why did you abandon me? You are such an unreliable owner of this family."

But you can still see that Xiao Ba is very happy. His tail is wagging like a small motor, and he circles around everyone in the family twice.

The village head's wife has been helping to feed Xiao Ba these days. He has gained a lot of weight after not seeing him for a few days. Everyone in the family touched Xiao Ba to express their comfort.

After resting for a while, Mr. Xu wanted to go and see how the vegetables in the greenhouse were growing, so he took his son and Qibao to the wasteland, leaving the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to prepare lunch.

When a few people came to the wasteland, the villagers who were working there greeted them warmly when they saw them. The news that the Xu family had opened a barbecue shop in the town had spread, and there were congratulations everywhere.

The old man thanked them one by one and promised to take the villagers to taste the barbecue in the future.

Xu Chunsheng said, "Uncle Dashan, there's no need to take us to your shop for dinner. There are so many people in the village, and your business is so brisk. We can't delay your business. Why don't we just have a meal in the village? What do you think?"

The others agreed and said, "Yes, yes, this way we can still keep an eye on the greenhouse vegetables."

"Yes, that's right. Besides, there are elderly people in the village who have difficulty walking. It's better to stay in our own village. Everyone can eat whatever they want, right?"

"right!"

Seeing all the villagers say the same thing, Mr. Xu nodded in agreement. "Okay, then it's just the same if we eat in the village. It tastes the same anyway. I'll have my eldest son buy some meat tomorrow, and we'll have a big party in the village!"

Some children were delighted when they heard this, raising their hands and shouting happily, "Oh! There's meat to eat!"

Qibao was inexplicably moved when he saw this group of simple villagers. These people were so kind. And these children, although they were wearing pudding clothes, they were very clean. They were all a few years old, and the older ones were already half of the labor force in the family. They were really sensible.

The villagers were very happy and talked to Xu's father and son about the recent situation in the greenhouse.

Qibao also went into the greenhouse to take a look. The vegetables were growing very well and would be ready to be picked in a few days. The villagers took good care of them and there was not a single weed. Everywhere you looked, there was lush greenery and abundant fruits.

Mr. Xu was also very satisfied and said, "Thank you all for your hard work in preparing these dishes so well. I want to thank you all here!"

Xu Chunsheng waved his hand and said, "Uncle Dashan, you can't say that. We are all people who are used to taking care of the crops. Besides, your family pays us such high wages. We can't let it go unpaid. We should do our best!"

Grandpa Xu exchanged pleasantries with the villagers for a while, saying that it was getting late. The village head's wife had already brought people over to prepare lunch for the workers. Then Grandpa Xu took his two brothers and Qibao back home.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Xiaoliu sitting on a small stool and playing with Xiaoba. Xiaoba has been following his family since the Xu family came back, for fear of being abandoned again.

Qibao patted Xiaoba's head and said, "Xiaoba, next time we go, we'll take you with us. It wasn't convenient this time, so we left you at home!"

Xiao Ba whimpered twice, his voice full of grievance, and he went straight into Qi Bao's arms. Qi Bao also patted Xiao Ba's back gently.

Xiao Ba Ke is different from other dogs. It grew up drinking spiritual spring water. It is much smarter than other dogs. It can understand most of what people say and is very well-behaved.

After comforting Xiao Ba, I heard grandma shouting that the meal was ready, and the family members took chopsticks and bowls.

The four of them, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, placed all the food on the table. After everyone was seated, Mrs. Li said, "It's still so comfortable to eat at home!"

Zhang also smiled and said, "Of course, there's no place like home. Look, it's so lively with our whole family sitting together!" Everyone else agreed.

The meal was spent in this warm atmosphere. After the meal, Qibao found the old man and said, "Grandpa, I want to go up the mountain and catch some wild animals!"

Mr. Xu said, "Qibao wants to eat game?"

Qibao said, "No, Grandpa, aren't we going to treat the villagers to a meal? Game is tastier than domesticated meat, and I haven't been to the mountains for a long time. I want to go!"