The heavy rain lasted for a long time before it gradually became smaller, the dark clouds parted, and the day came. The heavy rain washed away the dryness of the land, and the sky after the rain was less hot than in summer and became cooler.

However, after such a heavy rain, many people in the village had mud houses. Some of them had leaking roofs, and some had water flooding into their houses. Fortunately, it was broad daylight and not night, so they could deal with it as soon as possible during the day. If it was late at night, it would be troublesome. "Wanfeng, you take care of the children at home, I'll go into the village to take a look." Cao Xiangnan was worried about Liu Erzi's blind mother. Now that the rain had subsided, he wanted to go over and take a look, so that he could arrange anything in advance.

Cao Xiangnan put on his raincoat and was about to go out. He felt more at ease if Wanfeng and the children stayed at home. It was not suitable for Wanfeng to go out and walk around at this time.

"Okay, husband, be careful." Qi Wanfeng nodded. Knowing that his husband was going to visit Aunt Liu, he prepared the raincoat for his husband, took out the hat and put it on him, and said, "You should go to Bailian first to find Brother Cao Gang. You will have a helper if you need anything. If Aunt Liu's house is no longer habitable, you should bring him home first. There is a place for him to live at home first."

He learned from his husband that Aunt Liu was the second son of Liu's mother, and she was blind. For Liu Erzi and the others who came to steal things from him, there should be punishments, but his mother-in-law couldn't see, so she really needed some personal help. What's more, his husband also promised that Liu Erzi would help take care of his mother-in-law.

"Okay." Cao Xiangnan knew that Wanfeng was kind-hearted and soft-hearted, so there was nothing wrong with this. He touched Qi Wanfeng's hand and said, "Just stay in the house, and when you are tired, go to the bed and take a nap."

"Yeah." Qi Wanfeng couldn't help but smile and said, "Go ahead, go back quickly."

The drainage in the village was not good, and a lot of water accumulated on the road during this rain. Cao Xiangnan rolled up his trousers and walked through the mud along the way into the village. The rain stopped at this time. The people whose houses were flooded were scooping water out. Some people whose roofs were leaking were repairing it while the rain was easing.

I greeted everyone I met along the way and came to Cao Gang's house. I met him wearing a straw raincoat and preparing to go out. Sun Bailian saw Cao Xiangnan coming and asked, "Xiangnan, why are you here?"

"I plan to go to Aunt Liu's place to see, and I came to meet Brother Cao Gang. Brother Cao Gang, are you going anywhere?" Cao Xiangnan asked, "Let's go." Cao Gang pointed in the direction of the door. He was going out at this time, probably to see if there was anything wrong with the old people in the village.

Sun Bailian took the two children to see her husband and Cao Xiangnan leave, and then took the two children back to the house.

There was nothing wrong with the third uncle, just a little water in the house, the roof was not leaking, Cao Gang had just repaired the roof for him not long ago. The third uncle waved his hand and said that he could do it himself, and asked them to go to other houses to check, and there was no need for anyone to help him.

Cao Xiangnan followed Cao Gang to visit several houses, and even those with leaking roofs were not serious. On the way, they met Li Zheng, who was leading people to check the situation in the village. They said hello, and Cao Xiangnan went to Liu A-ma with Cao Gang.

It was Aunt Liu's situation that was more serious. Not only was there water in the house, but there were also serious leaks on the roof. Fortunately, the neighbor saw that it was windy earlier and was afraid of heavy rain, so the man of that family took Aunt Liu to their house and did not let her stay in the house. Otherwise, with that kind of rain just now, there would be no place to stay in the house. Cao Xiangnan and Cao Gang found Aunt Liu in this family.

"Auntie Liu, please stay at my house for two days. I'm afraid your house is not habitable for the time being. I'll find someone to fix your roof tomorrow, and then you can go back to your own house." Cao Xiangnan had just come from Auntie Liu's house. Auntie Liu's house had become a pond, and the roof was leaking in several places, so it was uninhabitable.

Auntie Liu was not willing to go to someone else's house to bother, because she couldn't see what had happened to her own house, so she just said that she should just go back home.

Cao Xiangnan persuaded Auntie Liu to agree to go to his house, thanked the family who took care of Auntie Liu, and took Auntie Liu to say goodbye to the family. Cao Xiangnan took Aunt Liu back to his home to pack some clothes, and then led Aunt Liu to his home.

Fortunately, the rain had gradually stopped at this time, but it looked like it would rain again today.

Most of the houses in Caojia Village were still low mud houses, which could not even withstand a heavy rain. Cao Xiangnan felt a little sad. He remembered that the winter here was particularly cold, and in previous years, a heavy snowfall would also cause some accidents, big and small. In this backward era, human life is too fragile in the face of nature, and it can be lost if you are not careful. On the way back, passing by Cao Gang's house, Cao Xiangnan told Cao Gang that their family should go to his place for dinner. Cao Gang did not object, and he shouted outside the yard. The two children stayed at home for a long time and clamored to go to his house to play. Sun Bailian had no choice but to take the two children out, close the door and follow them.

Fortunately, the rain had stopped at this time, and the group walked on the muddy road to his house.

Cao Xiangnan pulled Liu A-mo into his house and reminded him where the threshold was. When the two children of Sun Bailian arrived at his house, they ran in as if they were familiar with the way. They heard the noise of the children inside before they even entered the door.

Qi Wanfeng, who heard the sound in the house, came out and saw his husband pulling a blind grandma over. He knew it was Grandma Liu. Thinking that his husband had brought her home to stay for two days, he greeted her with a smile and said, "Husband, this is Grandma Liu, right?" "Yes, this is Grandma Liu. The roof of Grandma Liu's place is leaking, so I brought her to our house to stay for two days." Cao Xiangnan introduced Grandma Liu, "Grandma Liu, this is my daughter-in-law Wanfeng."

Grandma Liu looked at the direction of the wind with lifeless eyes and nodded and smiled at him.

"I'll clean up a room and come out. Husband, you can take Auntie Liu to sit over there." Qi Wanfeng was also a friendly person. Seeing that Sun Bailian and Cao Gang had also come, he happened to be cooking in the kitchen at this time. "You can stay here for dinner together."

Sun Bailian was not polite and said directly, "I came here to eat at your house." After saying that, he laughed himself, not to mention Qi Wanfeng.

"Xiangnan, Bailian and I are going to the kitchen to work. You can sit here for a while." Qi Wanfeng said. "

Okay, I'll go cook for a while. You just wash and cut the vegetables." Cao Xiangnan said.

"Okay." Qi Wanfeng and Sun Bailian went to the kitchen.

Cao Xiangnan pulled Aunt Liu over to the sofa, asked Aunt Liu to sit down, called a few children over, introduced them to Aunt Liu one by one, and the children all called people obediently. Aunt Liu was blind, but her heart was clear. When she heard the children calling her Aunt obediently, her eyes were a little wet, and she responded with a "good boy."

"Xiangzi, can you help take care of Aunt for the next two days?" Cao Xiangnan assigned a task to the older one.

"Yes." The capable Xiangzi can not only help Uncle Mom with work, but also take care of his two younger brothers. Now he has an additional task to help take care of Aunt.

"Dad, An An can do it, too." Although An An is young, he wants to join in the fun even though his dad only assigns him a task. He curiously looks at his blind grandma, pouting his lips for a while, and then comes over after judging that there is no danger.

The inconspicuous star followed An An, staring at his uncle without saying a word, his big eyes showing that he could do it.

"Haha, okay, you can take care of grandma together." Cao Xiangnan smiled, turned around and said to Grandma Liu, "My wife is pregnant, and these children know how to help. They are all very well behaved. Grandma Liu, just treat this place as your own home. If you need anything, just tell us. Don't be polite."

"Okay, okay." Grandma Liu sat in this room. He didn't know how big this room was, but he knew that this room must be much bigger than the one he lived in. The host family was so kind, and the children were all well-behaved and cute. He also liked this place very much.

But thinking of his own son, he couldn't help feeling sad.

Xiangzi went to fetch a glass of water and handed it to Auntie Liu, saying, "Aunie, drink some water."

"Thank you, good boy." Auntie Liu took it and reached out to touch the child's head. Her blind eyes could not see people clearly, but she had a kind smile on her face. She looked like a person with a good temper.

Seeing Xiangzi pouring water for Auntie Liu, Cao Xiangnan gave him an admiring look. The dark-faced child went to play with his brothers embarrassedly.

Several children gathered together to play chess, while Cao Xiangnan and Cao Gang sat down to drink tea and talked about school. Auntie Liu sat there with a cup in her hand, drinking water, listening to the children's voices, with a peaceful smile on her face.

Having just entered the village and seen the situation, Cao Xiangnan was also worried that the houses would not be able to withstand a heavy snow.

"…The school will probably be built before winter, and the elderly in the village can move to the school in winter, so they don't have to worry about heavy snow. When the children go to school next spring, everyone can go back to their own homes." It is not realistic to build a house for each of these elderly people now, but there will be many houses in the school, and the elderly can move to the school first. Cao Xiangnan told Cao Gang his idea.

So this school has many uses. Not only can it allow children to study in it, but it can also serve as a temporary shelter, or if there is something that requires a large place, everyone can live in the school first.

"Well, that's a good idea." Cao Gang also agreed with Cao Xiangnan's idea.

However, they haven't even started building the school yet. They have to wait until Master Feng builds the factory before they can get people to build the school. Cao Gang meant to find some capable people from other villages, and Cao Xiangnan agreed with this idea. So the two of them discussed for a while and reached a consensus on many issues.