The road construction in the village was a big deal. The village chief Li Zheng and the elders of the clan got up early in the morning to open the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors. Even Cao Xiangnan was invited. Since he was the one who proposed the road construction, he couldn't refuse to worship the ancestors.

A group of people gathered at the door. Everyone was happy to know that the village was going to build a road.

It is true that if you want to get rich, you must build roads first. If there is no flat road to enter Caojia Village, how can this village develop? What's more, Cao Xiangnan planned to build a factory in Caojia Village. Without a road, how could his goods be transported out as quickly as possible? This was done in the name of benefiting the villagers, but also for his own personal gain, but in the end, this reputation was also established.

"Big brother." Since that day, Cao Xiangnan had not seen his mother come to make trouble again. He did not expect that his big brother would come to repair the road.

When Cao Laoda saw his fourth brother, he looked a little embarrassed. He called him fourth brother and said unnaturally, "I, I also came to repair the road." He did not want to come at first, but his wife asked him to come, so he came.

Seeing Cao Laoda and Cao Silang talking, everyone looked over with curiosity.

"Well, you go with everyone." Cao Xiangnan also greeted his big brother in a very normal way. He thought that it was not bad for his big brother to come to work. He had no reason to support these brothers and their children for nothing. If they did not work hard, no one could save them, especially Cao Xiangnan.

Those people in the compound never went to his house again after that day. His mother and second brother went home and probably stayed at home quietly. They dared not come to his house to make trouble again.

The village head and Li Zheng were in charge of the road construction. The elders of the tribe were also concerned. People came from everyone's homes to help build the road. Walking over with everyone, Cao Xiangnan only told everyone his requirements for road construction. First, it must be wide, so that two horse-drawn carriages/ox-drawn carts can pass side by side. Second, it must be flat, with low places filled up and high places dug flat. Later, everyone built the road according to his ideas. There are hundreds of households in Caojia Village. All the people who can come to build roads in the village came. The villagers are very enthusiastic about road construction. The men who signed up brought tools from home. Those who dug the road dug the road, and those who filled the soil filled the soil. Everyone worked enthusiastically. The young children who can work also followed their fathers to work. They didn't do much work, but they could help a little.

Cao Xiangnan meant that everyone who came to work could have a meal. The person in charge counted the number of people in advance, and the rice would be prepared according to the amount. But only the men who signed up to work were paid, so children or the elderly came to help, and he only took care of food. Building roads is a good deed, and the workers can have food to eat, so everyone is willing to do it even if there is no salary.

A temporary cooking place was built at the entrance of the ancestral hall, and the daily meals would be prepared here and then distributed by the person in charge.

On the first day of work, Cao Xiangnan and the village chief Li Zheng walked around, then returned to the entrance of the ancestral hall and came to the cooking area to take a look. Now, if anyone doesn't know Cao Silang, when they see Cao Silang coming, the cooks will call out one after another.

"Just be busy, don't worry about me." Cao Xiangnan came over and took a look. There were many people eating, so there was a lot of food to cook, so there were also many people who came to cook, and many idle grandmas in the village would also come to help.

So if you calculate it this way, it is a large amount to feed half of the people in the village with one meal every day. But it was only the first day that there were so many people. The work in the fields could not be neglected. In two days, everyone would go to the fields to work, and there would not be so many people working here.

After Cao Silang left, everyone talked about him behind his back, saying that he was a good person.

It happened that there was some time later. Cao Xiangnan never let go of the scene that day when those people in prison asked him to take care of his family and Liu Erzi knelt and cried and begged him. He asked someone about the family situation of those people.

When the person mentioned Liu Erzi's family, he sighed and told him about the situation of Liu Erzi's family. Liu Erzi's family only had a blind mother. Liu Erzi's father died early, and Liu's mother was not born blind, but she cried blind after her husband died. Unfortunately, the son was a bad boy who did all kinds of sneaky things all day long. Poor blind mother.

After asking where Liu Erzi lived, Cao Xiangnan went to find him. It was a dilapidated mud house and a blind mother. For a moment, Cao Xiangnan regretted sending Liu Erzi and his children to do hard labor. He did not hide his identity, but told the truth about Liu Erzi's situation.

"I know. Someone came to tell me about this the other day. Cao Jia Silang, I don't blame you for this. If I have to blame anyone, I can only blame my son for not learning well. He does some sneaky things all day long and steals things from your house. I, as his mother, didn't discipline him well. I'm sorry. I apologize to you, but I forgot that you forgave my son." Aunt Liu was blind but she was not reconciled. She was also clear-headed. She knew that her son had been caught stealing things from other people's homes and was now sent to the county magistrate to do hard labor for a year. She didn't blame anyone.

She only blamed herself. If he hadn't been blind for so many years and hadn't been able to educate his son well, his son wouldn't have done bad things. Aunt Liu sat there and shed tears, which made people feel sad.

Cao Xiangnan's eyes were filled with tears at that moment. He had never felt the love of his parents in his two lives. Now he felt the love that Liu A-ma had for his child from her eyes. He had promised Liu Erzi to help him take care of his mother. Now that he knew that Liu A-ma was blind, he proposed to take him to his home to take care of him.

Unexpectedly, Liu A-ma refused outright and did not accept his kindness.

"Thank you for your kindness. I am used to living here. I have been alone for so many years. I don't need to go to your house to disturb you. I can do it alone here." Liu A-ma did not rely on others just because her child was sent to do hard labor. He would not do such a thing.

Knowing Aunt Liu's determination, Cao Xiangnan did not force her. He said, "Let me put it this way. I promised Liu Erzi to take good care of you. He will be back in a year. During this year, I will have someone send you some rice and grain every month, and some meat every day, until Liu Erzi comes back."

"Cao Silang, Aunt Liu knows that you are a good person, so you don't need to send me these things. My family used to have a few acres of land, but after I became blind, I couldn't farm. Later, I rented out these lands to others, and I received some food every year, which was enough for us to eat. I planted vegetables in the yard and raised a few hens that lay eggs. I asked someone to sell the eggs for me, and I can get some money. You don't need to send me things anymore." Aunt Liu also rejected Cao Silang's kindness. He couldn't take these things from others. He couldn't do that. Even

though he was blind, he planted vegetables and raised chickens in the yard, and he lived for so many years by renting out the land and earning some food.

After listening to Aunt Liu's words, Cao Xiangnan saw the situation at Aunt Liu's home and knew that his life was difficult. Since he had promised Liu Erzi to help him take care of his mother, he insisted on sending him some food every month and meat every day. Aunt Liu refused repeatedly, and when she saw that she couldn't refuse, she thanked him again and again.

"If Aunt Liu has anything to do, just ask someone to go to my house and tell me, and I will come over." Cao Xiangnan didn't have much time to stay here, so he prepared to leave, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Okay, okay." Aunt Liu sent the person out and stood at the door of the house.

After leaving Aunt Liu's house, Cao Xiangnan went to the family next door. It happened that they knew each other. The family's food would be sent to his house. When he mentioned that he wanted to help look after Aunt Liu, the family agreed without saying a word, "That's right, Cao Silang, you don't have to say it. Our family is so close to Aunt Liu's family, and we will also take care of Aunt Liu. Don't worry."

Hearing the other party say this, Cao Xiangnan felt relieved. He originally wanted to give the other party some money, but the other party refused to accept it, so he didn't give it.

As for the other families, knowing that those families were all large families and not good families, Cao Xiangnan didn't go there again. In order to avoid getting himself into trouble for his kindness, he had no obligation to take care of those people, unlike Liu Erzi, who only had a blind mother at home. It would be a disaster if no one took care of her.

Later, he went to Cao Ada's place and said hello to Cao Ada, asking him to send some meat to Liu Ama every day. If he was not available, he could ask someone he knew in the village to bring it over. Cao Ada

agreed without hesitation. Now everyone in the village had money in their pockets, and their families were willing to spend some money to buy meat. He could sell out a pig every day, and his business was particularly good. Cao Silang became his big customer. He had to deliver dozens of kilograms of meat to him every day. It was just a small matter to deliver meat to Aunt Liu every day.

In the afternoon, the remaining pork was sold at a low price, the stall was closed, and Cao Ada went home.

Seeing that pork was selling so well, Cao Ada's brother Cao Zhilan thought about raising pigs. He told his father about it, and the father and son agreed and decided to raise a large number of pigs immediately. Didn't Cao Silang say that he would need ten more pigs in winter? They were going to kill all the pigs now, so wouldn't there be no pigs to sell by then?

"Fuck, let's do it!" Cao's voice was loud and clear, and he slapped the butcher knife on the table with his hand, firmly and powerfully.

The old grandmother who was listening nearby was startled by the sound. Hearing the two sons and grandsons talking so excitedly about raising pigs, he sighed again. His good brother didn't want to find a good family to marry, but chose to follow his father to raise pigs. Now he has to raise pigs too. How can he get married in the future? He was so worried.

The father and son who were discussing it excitedly didn't hear their grandmother's sigh at all. Even if they heard it, they were used to it and just pretended not to hear it.

The road construction in the village was going on, and Cao Xiangnan was not worried about any trouble. He knew how many people were working, and how much money to give. He handed the money directly to Li Zheng, knowing that nothing would happen with Li Zheng.

Knowing that his second brother and his group would be sent to Gaobei Town to do hard labor for a year, Cao Xiangnan only asked someone to send them some food, and gave some money to the yamen runners who escorted them, asking them to help and take care of them along the way.

It was quite far from here to Gaobei Town, and it would take three or four days to walk there.

Early in the morning, the yamen runners took the people in the prison on the road. Cao Laoer hung his head, knowing that his father and mother would not come to save him. His fourth brother was also determined to send him to suffer, so he followed the team on the road, and the group left Fenshui Town.

Knowing that his second brother and his men were sent to Gaopi Town for hard labor, Cao Xiangnan sighed in his heart. He only hoped that Cao Laoer would be able to start a new life after returning after a year. Otherwise, he really didn't want to think about it.