They came back from the town and brought back two large boxes of snacks, which made the children very happy. It happened that they were preparing for lunch. The snacks were placed on the table, filling up the entire table. However, the amount of each snack was not large. A group of children gathered around, staring at the snacks on the table and drooling.

"Don't just stare at them. Line up and wash your hands first. You can only eat after washing your hands." Sun Bailian came in and saw a group of children standing here just staring at them. She smiled helplessly and directed a group of children to line up and wash their hands before they could sit at the table.

Qi Wanfeng saw her husband who had returned and asked, "Are you done with everything?"

"Well, there's nothing to do there for the time being." Cao Xiangnan nodded. The academy was just waiting to be built, and there wouldn't be much to do until the start of school in March next year. The rest were just some trivial matters, he could just tell someone to handle them, he didn't have to go in person.

The next time he invited everyone over, he would have to wait until the academy was finished, which would be next year.

The academy had already started, everything had a good start, and everything would go smoothly afterwards.

He hadn't eaten much at Yipinzhai, and he had been serving others for a long time, so he was hungry now. Knowing that Cao Gang hadn't eaten anything either, Cao Xiangnan called him to come over. Wang Dahu and his group had eaten a lot downstairs, but they wouldn't eat anymore.

After dinner, the children went out to play. They sat down in the living room, brewed a pot of tea, and drank a sip of water. Cao Xiangnan took out the money given by everyone. These were all the money that the merchants had secretly put into his hands when he was in Yipinzhai. They said that they thought they had given too little money before, so they gave him more money now and asked him to carve the number more beautifully. He accepted all the money.

Who would complain about not having enough money? The more the better.

They wanted to gain a good reputation, and he wanted to run a good academy. The two were just right.

"I have written down all the names, I will add the numbers later." Cao Xiangnan said that there was no problem with the numbers counted before, and these numbers could be added to the previous numbers, and there was no need to calculate them separately.

As long as he himself was not corrupt, no one would be corrupt, and Cao Gang was definitely not that kind of person.

"Well, just do it." Cao Gang had no objection to this.

Gan Weiqi, who was sitting there, had seen Cao Xiangnan's good way of managing money, and thought that this method was not bad, and he could learn from it in the future. He did not expect that such a small village would produce such a talent.

"Yes, there is nothing to do at the academy for the time being. I think I will leave for Nanyang the day after tomorrow. It will take at least three to five days, and at most ten days or half a month for me to come back. Then I will leave the things here to you." Cao Xiangnan originally planned to go to Nanyang, but it happened that the construction of the academy was stuck here, so he couldn't go with Sun Ji and the others. Now that there are no problems here, he wants to go to Nanyang.

As for the things in his hands, he can just leave them to the main responsible persons.

Now it's the beginning of the month and he has to settle the accounts of last month, and he has to pay everyone's wages quickly. There are also some profit sharing issues that need to be handled by him alone. He wants to find someone to help him, but he really can't find such a person at the moment, so he has to do it himself.

Seeing Cao Gang nod, Cao Xiangnan told Cao Gang about some things that needed attention in the academy. After all, Master Feng was not his own man, and he could not trust Master Feng 100%. He still needed someone to supervise.

"You should go there every day to take a look, and check the incoming materials one by one before signing, so that there will be no problems.

You can make decisions on anything, I believe you can do it well." Cao Xiangnan instructed.

Cao Xiangnan absolutely believed in Cao Gang on this point. This person did things steadily. At least he knew Cao Gang until now, and this person was mostly calm and composed. Whatever came to his hands, he would handle it properly in the end.

Thinking of the fact that he pushed Cao Gang to be the village chief, Cao Gang himself would never take on such a task. Cao Xiangnan did not think that being a village chief was a trivial matter. In a big way, the village chief could lead the people of the whole village. If Cao Gang did not want to do it after three years, and stepped down to let someone else take over, they should at least make a good start in the first year of reform. Now the old men in the clan are much more honest, otherwise the matter of building the academy would not be as successful and smooth as it is now.

"Okay, I know." Cao Gang's expression did not reveal anything, he just nodded in response.

"Please help look after my house when the time comes. I'm afraid Wan Feng will be home alone and won't be able to handle anything." Cao Xiangnan didn't forget that when he went to Nanyang last time, Cao Laoer stole things from his house while he was away, and his mother and brothers came to make trouble. If it weren't for Cao Gang, he wouldn't know what would happen when he came back. Seeing

Cao Gang gave him a look that said "Do I need you to tell me this?", Cao Xiangnan touched his nose and felt that Cao Gang's building a house opposite his house also had this advantage, "Then I'll trouble Brother Cao Gang." He said.

Thinking that when Liu Baishu and Wang Dahu build their houses here in the future, they won't have to worry about being the only house nearby. Even if a thief shouts at night, no one will hear it.

Qi Wanfeng just came over after washing the dishes. When he heard what her husband said, he smiled helplessly and said, "Husband, don't worry about me. Nothing will happen to me at home alone." Before

going to bed the night before, her husband had already told her that he would go to Nanyang in two days, so he didn't feel surprised when he heard it. But when she heard her husband ask someone to take care of him, she couldn't help but feel sweet for her husband's concern.

"It's not that I'm afraid that something will happen to you taking care of the child alone at home. I'm relieved to have Brother Cao Gang to help take care of it." Cao Xiangnan waved his hand and asked someone to come and sit. Qi Wanfeng walked towards his husband and sat down in the empty seat.

"Don't worry, we are still here, right?" Wang Dahu said.

"Yes, I also want to ask who of you wants to go to Nanyang with me?" Almost forgetting about this, Cao Xiangnan asked, "Bai Shu, Da Hu, Wei Qi, Wei Lin, who of you wants to go together?"

"Brother, I want to go, are you going?" Gan Weilin looked at his brother and asked.

Gan Weiqi said "um", which means he agreed.

"Okay, Wei Qi and Wei Lin, you go, what about Da Hu and Bai Shu? Are you going?" Seeing Gan Weiqi nod, Cao Xiangnan confirmed that these two people would go, and asked the other two people.

"If I go, there will be no one to teach the children to read, so I won't go." Liu Baishu thought for a while and said.

"I won't go either. I can help if there's anything here." His wife didn't want to go, and he didn't want to go so far. He couldn't sleep at night without his wife. Wang Dahu shook his head quickly.

"That's it, Wei Qi and Wei Lin, you go with me." Cao Xiangnan said.

So this matter was determined.

On the first day of construction at the academy, they took a break at noon, and half an hour later, they also went there.

The midsummer sun was at its strongest. Seeing the boiled water and mung bean soup on the table, Cao Xiangnan was very satisfied with Master Feng's presence. The workers were all experienced and there were no major problems.

"Well, that's good. I'm going to Nanyang in two days. Master Feng will take more responsibility for the things here. If there is anything, send someone to find Cao Gang and he will handle it." Cao Xiangnan greeted Master Feng.

"Okay." Master Feng said.

"Everyone is working hard in this weather. I want everyone to drink more water. If you feel dizzy or uncomfortable, you should rest under the shade of the tree. If you feel unwell, please ask a doctor to see you. Everyone can have a sick leave once a month..." The words that were about to come out of his mouth turned around, Cao Xiangnan said, "If anyone is sick, he will have one day off every month, and the salary will remain the same. After one day, he will not be paid, but I will pay for the doctor's medicine."

"If anyone is sick and needs to see a doctor, Master Feng, you should write a receipt and have the person who asked for leave stamp his handprint. Also, please record the amount of money spent on the doctor and medicine. I will make up the money when I settle the bill at the beginning of next month."

He just remembered this matter. People are prone to heatstroke in this kind of weather. He was afraid that someone would still bear the cold and fever, and he did this kind of physical work every day, so he didn't want anything to happen. Cao Xiangnan was afraid that someone would be reluctant to spend the 30 big bucks every day when he was sick. It was not worth it to exchange his life for it.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell everyone about this. You are such a good boss, Boss. I've done so many jobs and built so many houses for people, but this is the first time I've met such a good boss like you." Master Feng said with a smile.

"No, I'm afraid someone will be sick and still bear it." Cao Xiangnan smiled and pulled the cableway.

Everyone works thirty days a month, without even a day off, and he can't squeeze them too hard, even though these people are too simple and have no concept of rest at all.

Since Master Feng brought people to his place to build houses, one house after another was built. Except for two breaks when the work was completed in the middle, there was really no rest. Even the machine had to stop to tighten the screws after working for such a long time.

After leaving here, Cao Xiangnan went to the clothing workshop and explained the matters there to Li Mei. As for these hurriedly made clothes, it would be more appropriate to wait until the weather starts to get cooler next month before selling them. He plans to open a ready-made clothing store, which will have to wait until he returns from Nanyang. After

the first batch of children's clothes were rushed out, the clothes for adults are now made. After discussion, the sizes of these cotton-padded clothes are uniformly determined, and the prices are not particularly high. At the beginning, Cao Xiangnan targeted ordinary people. Now, even the working brothers want two of these cotton-padded clothes, and even his own people want a lot. Then there is no need to worry about not being able to sell the clothes, just worrying about not being able to sell enough.

As for the more expensive ones, they are the thin down jackets in the back. Cao Xiangnan plans to go there to get a batch of better fabrics and then make