After arguing with the village chief, Li Zheng came to Cao Xiangnan without even eating dinner.

"Okay, Seventh Master, don't be angry anymore, come and have a drink of water." After listening to Li Zheng's excited words, Cao Xiangnan finally understood what was going on. He poured a glass of water for Li Zheng, handed it to him, and sat back in his original position.

He has a lot of things to do now, and he is very busy every day. It is impossible for him to follow the road construction in the village all the time. These things are under the supervision of the village chief and Li Zheng. Cao Xiangnan thought there would be no problem. He really didn't expect that someone could be so shameless in public, but facts also prove that there are always such shameless people.

He had known for a long time that the village chief was a confused person. There really was such a group of people in Caojia Village. The village chief was not a person who could accomplish anything. Sooner or later, he would hinder his progress. He naturally did not want to make any efforts, but there would be a group of people who would hold him back. The people sitting there narrowed their eyes. This was the first time that Cao Xiangnan had the idea of ​​changing the village chief. In this era, the power and influence of the clan were still very strong. Cao Xiangnan had disliked the group of clan elders who stood and spoke loudly for a long time. Since they were so old, why did they not take good care of themselves and stand out and point fingers every day?

"Dad." An An, who ran in from outside, rushed to his father. Cao Xiangnan caught the child, patted his head, and asked him to call for help.

"Grandpa." An An is getting more and more beautiful now. He is fair and clean, a beautiful little boy. The child is now much more cheerful, always smiling, and very cute.

"Hey." Li Zheng was happy to see the child.

The two children behind also chased in. Cao Xiangnan waved, and the two children came over and called him obediently, "Seventh Grandpa."

"Okay, okay, good boy." Li Zheng pulled Xiangzi over. The child was only a few years old when his father passed away. Later, his mother also left Caojia Village. It was also Caojia Village that let his mother down. The child was not very old at that time and ran to his house to beg him.

After all, it was the sin of those people in Caojia Village. The two children were still so young at that time. Seeing that the two children were well taken care of by Cao Silang, he was happy in his heart. He knew that Cao Silang was kind and good. The two children would live a good life with him and would not have to suffer anymore.

Xiangzi saw that Li was looking at him and touched him with trembling hands. He was young but his mind was mature. He knew what Li was thinking.

Cao Xiangnan saw Xiangzi's discomfort. He patted An An's head and asked him to go out to play. The others behind him naturally followed him. "Okay, all of you go outside to play. Don't run outside. Go outside. Do you understand?"

"I understand." An An smiled sweetly and ran away. The other two behind him naturally followed.

Qi Wanfeng came in, said hello, and went out, taking the little ones to the back to feed the horses, sheep, and chickens. The little ones followed him, laughing and making noises, which made people happy. As expected, there should be more children in the family. He touched the one in his belly, thinking that after this one was born, he would give birth to another one for his husband.

"This is something I hadn't thought about carefully. There are always people who work well every day, and some who are lazy and want to work less. Seventh Master, I have an idea. Let me tell you about it." Seeing that the children had left, Cao Xiangnan continued to talk about business. He continued, "How about this. The workers are divided into teams of ten people. Each team selects a team leader. Every seven days, each team will select the best person. This best person can get an extra reward of ten cents, and I will pay for this extra money."

So what it means is that in addition to the ten cents a day for those who work well, the excellent ones selected every seven days can also get an extra ten cents. Under this reward system, everyone's enthusiasm will be improved.

"But in the same way, if someone is selected as doing a bad job, five cents will be deducted. If you are said to be a bad worker three times in a row, you don't need to come again." There are rewards and punishments. Cao Xiangnan smiled and said, "Of course, I don't want to be pointed out as doing a bad job."

"Okay, this is a good idea." Li Zheng slapped his knees and thought that this idea was really great. Why didn't he think of it?

Seeing Li Zheng happy, thinking that Li Zheng would be worried if he came out angrily, Cao Xiangnan coaxed Li Zheng to be happy and personally sent him home.

When Li Zheng's wife saw her husband coming back, she blamed him for not even eating dinner and getting angry with his body because of a small matter. Seeing that it was Xiangnan who sent the person back, he thanked him and invited him to sit inside.

Li Zheng stood there, looking around but not looking at his wife, as if he was not the one being scolded.

"I won't go in to sit. I have something else to do at home. Come back another day when you are free. Aunt Qi, go and prepare dinner for Master Qi. I didn't know Master Qi hadn't eaten dinner yet. Otherwise, I would have asked him to eat at my house." Cao Xiangnan then realized that Li Zheng hadn't even eaten dinner. Seeing Li Zheng's state, he smiled.

Knowing that it was inconvenient for him to stay here, he left after sending Li Zheng back.

It happened that Cao Gang was still in the new house at this time. Cao Xiangnan came back and asked Cao Gang to come into his house, and the two of them sat down.

Cao Xiangnan told Cao Gang what he had just said. In fact, this was just an introduction. He talked step by step about how Cao Gang was pushed out to join the army more than ten years ago, and then about himself, including Xiangzi's mother, what Cao Chunhua did back then, and other big and small things.

These big and small things all illustrate the influence and power of a village chief and a clan, but if this power is not right, then this kind of injustice will continue to happen in Caojia Village, and there will continue to be victims.

"Brother Cao Gang, what do these people rely on to control Caojia Village? Just because they are the village chiefs and the elders?" Cao Xiangnan took a sip of the water on the table and asked slowly, "If one day everyone can eat, live in a good house, and their children can go to school, will everyone still listen to the village chiefs and elders, and let those unfair things happen in the village, and everyone will watch these things with their eyes, even if they know in their hearts that this is wrong and unfair, no one will stand up?"

When everyone's stomach can be filled, the culture is improved, and they have thoughts, they will no longer be fools who are so easily controlled and influenced, so the premise is that everyone can eat. But on the other hand, some tumors in the village will also hinder the development of this village.

"It's just a small road, but now we have this thing. Now is a beginning. The road ahead is so long, but now because of these people, this beginning is not so smooth. If we want the people of Caojia Village to have enough food to eat, enough clothes to cover their bodies, and a place for the young and a place for the elderly to live, shouldn't this road go further?" Cao Xiangnan looked at Cao Gang with a burning gaze. He knew that Cao Gang was a smart man and knew that he understood what he said.

The sixteen words "enough food to eat, enough clothes to cover their bodies, a place for the young and a place for the elderly to live" were imprinted in his mind, and Cao Gang's heart was shaken.

He thought of his brothers. He not only wanted the people in Caojia Village to live a good life, but also hoped that all his brothers at the border could have food to eat, wear warm clothes in winter, have someone to take care of their children, and have a good ending when they get old. However, he knew the difficulty of this. He had thought about it and tried hard, but he failed in the end.

The brothers were hungry at the border, had no clothes to wear in the cold winter, and retired from the army due to illness and disability. The court did not provide any subsidies. Some people died on the road before they could return to their hometown.

A small village like Caojia Village could be so dark, let alone the entire court.

So there was a reason why Cao Gang left the army and came back. He was not only disappointed with the court, but also sad about his powerlessness as a general. Compared with Cao Xiangnan, he was a coward and was not worthy of being a general. Cao Xiangnan didn't know what Cao Gang was thinking. When he saw Cao Gang looking at him with burning eyes, he knew that he was listening to him seriously. He mentioned to Cao Gang the election system of the villagers in the previous life. The village chief was elected by the villagers. This system was transparent and fair. Everyone could participate in it and elect a village chief in everyone's mind who could really do practical things for everyone.

There were no clan elders in the village. In addition, everyone elected a few representatives to manage the entire Caojia Village on their behalf. In the future, if there was anything in the village, everyone would hold a meeting to discuss it and decide after voting.

At the same time, Cao Xiangnan also implicitly expressed his meaning. If Caojia Village could elect another village chief, he hoped that Cao Gang could be the village chief of Caojia Village. First of all, Cao Gang was one of them. Secondly, this person was capable and fair in everything he did. It was a waste of talent for such a person to be the village chief, but only after being a small official could one become a big official, right?

What he didn't expect was that Cao Gang nodded slightly to him.

The two of them reached an agreement on this matter, and he didn't waste so much time talking.

But they now lack a good opportunity, the opportunity to replace the village chief and revoke the rights of these elders, so they have to think about it carefully.

This conversation lasted for a long time, until it was getting dark outside, Sun Bailian came over, and Cao Gang was about to go back, "Let's continue the discussion another day." He said.

"Okay." Cao Xiangnan sent them out the door, and came back to close the door of the yard.

Except for the first time when he was kicked because of his inexperience in milking the goat, Cao Xiangnan has now successfully squeezed out the milk without hurting the ewe. There was no other way. He was afraid that it would be inconvenient for Qi Wanfeng to squat with a big belly, and what if he was kicked by the sheep? So he took the responsibility.

The hot goat milk was boiled, and the children drank a bowl each. He brought the last bowl back to the room for Wanfeng.

Qi Wanfeng looked at the smelly thing and asked, "Can I not drink it?" His husband looked at him without saying anything. Finally, he could only take it and drink it in one gulp. He passed the last sip to his husband.

Cao Xiangnan took it and drank it into his mouth. Then, under the gaze of his husband Wanfeng, he drank the mouthful of goat milk. It had a smell of smell. To be honest, he didn't like it very much. He wondered if it would be more delicious if it was made into something else? He was thinking about this question in his mind.

It was dark outside, the doors of every household were closed, the flickering oil lamps in the house were blown out, and the people inside went to bed.