The sun sets, and the faint afterglow casts a layer of light golden light on the earth.

The children in front of him are chasing each other, and the children's laughter is in his ears. Cao Xiangnan holds Wanfeng's hand, and they go out for a walk after dinner. Unconsciously, they walk to the stream, where several horses are leisurely drinking stream water. They don't run when they see people coming.

"Dad, Mom, horses, so many horses." An An stood here, pointing at several horses, and turned back to shout to his dad and mom. Several children stood there, wanting to get closer but not daring to get closer.

"Yes, it's horses. Our Dahei and Erbai are here too. Those are the horses of your uncle Cao Gang and uncle Bai Shu. Don't get too close to them, or you might scare them away. Just stand there and watch from a distance. Got it?" Cao Xiangnan said, holding Wanfeng's hand and looking at the children standing there.

He was not afraid that the children would scare the horses away, but that they would get too close and scare the horses and get hurt, which would be no joke. Seeing that the children were standing there obediently, he knew that his words had worked.

"So these horses are usually here?" Qi Wanfeng knew that Wang Dahu and his friends came here on horseback, and he had seen them several times before. There were also several horses he had never seen before, but he didn't know that a group of horses were here. He asked in surprise.

In the past, there was not a single horse in the entire Caojia Village, but now there is a group of horses here.

He has an innate sense of closeness to horses, and seeing these horses wagging their tails and drinking water in an elegant posture, he was very happy in his heart.

"There is grass and water here. These horses can eat grass and drink water here. They are here." Cao Xiangnan knew that the horses were here. He took a look and turned to Qi Wanfeng and said, "Come, let's sit here for a while."

He carefully helped Wanfeng sit down, and he sat down too.

"Xiangzi, let's go pick some grass for the horses to eat?"

"No, uncle said we can't get too close."

The children's grumbling voices drifted into their ears with the wind. Qi Wanfeng couldn't help but curl up his lips and smiled.

The water in the stream was gurgling, and the fish swam freely in the water.

Cao Xiangnan reached out to hold the person beside him, and then he remembered that they had never been as leisurely as they were at this moment. It was rare for them to have some time to go out for a walk at this time.

Turning around and kissing the temple of the person leaning on his shoulder, Cao Xiangnan said to this person with some apology in his heart, "Wanfeng, I will try my best to take more time to accompany you in the future."

"Huh?" Qi Wanfeng raised his head and looked at his husband, and asked curiously, "Why do you say this suddenly?"

"It just suddenly occurred to me that I haven't been with you like this for a long time." The two people were close to each other, and being looked at by Qi Wanfeng like this, Cao Xiangnan could still see the reflection in this person's eyes, which were full of his shadow.

Except for the time when they first moved to the old house, they were together every day. Although life was difficult at that time, they only thought about the problem of having enough food three times a day. Then they set up a stall in the town, working from dawn to dusk, busy making money, busy all day long, busy with this and that, there is always something to do.

People are like that, when they are full, they want to live in a better place, and when they live in a better place, they want to live a better life, and then there is always something to do.

"What are you talking about, isn't my husband with me and the children every day?" Qi Wanfeng smiled when she saw how serious her husband was, and her brows were filled with joy and good mood.

He is very content with his life now. He didn't see his husband many times in the past year, and they were not as good as they are now. Now he can see his husband every day, and he hugs him to sleep at night. He is very good to him and the children.

He never dared to think about it in his life, but now he has it. He has nothing to be dissatisfied with.

"I just think I should be better to you and the children. I will spend more time with you and the children in the future." Seeing the smile on Wanfeng's face, Cao Xiangnan couldn't help but lower his head and kiss the corner of his mouth. To have this person in this life is a blessing he has cultivated for two lifetimes, and he will definitely cherish this person.

Thinking that he will go to Nanyang in one day, and this day will be several days away, and it will be Mid-Autumn Festival when he comes back. It seemed to me that people here also celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he would be able to hurry back to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with Wanfeng and the children. "I will be back before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I will spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with you and the children." He said.

"Well, OK, the children and I will wait for you at home." Qi Wanfeng smiled and leaned her head back on her husband's shoulder, looking at the gurgling water in front of them.

Several children found a place to sit and stare at a group of horses. The horses did not run, but ate grass, drank water, or lay down in different postures, allowing the little ones to watch. An An always tried to get closer to the group of tall horses, but was stopped by Xiangzi and An An.

Cao Xiangnan and Qi Wanfeng sat there, and from time to time they would notice the little ones and hear their childish words. The two of them whispered to each other, and the children had no time to disturb their world of two.

When the sun in the west gradually set, they also went back home from the creek.

At the beginning of each month, they would rush to settle the accounts of the previous month. Cao Xiangnan would try his best to settle all the accounts and pay everyone's wages before the fifth of each month. After all, everyone was waiting for this wage to live. It happened that he was going to Nanyang the day after tomorrow morning, so he had to settle all the accounts before leaving. He

got up early the next morning to check the accounts, settle the wages of the workers, and the accounts in the shop. If there were a few new incomes, Cao Xiangnan would not miss anyone's share.

Before the sun went down in the afternoon, after a busy day, all the accounts were finally settled.

Just at this time, Sun Yanshan and Cao Dapeng also came back from the town. Now Sun Yanshan was in charge of the shop. Cao Xiangnan handed the wages of the shop assistants to Sun Yanshan and said, "This is the wages of the shop assistants. Sun Bo, you will take it and distribute it to everyone tomorrow. This is from Aning. You will take it to Aning tomorrow."

The shop's business was very good last month, so Sun Yanshan's wages increased a lot this month. In addition to the agreed wages, the shop assistants were also given some rewards accordingly. Cao Xiangnan explained everything to Sun Yanshan one by one. As for Sun Yanshan's salary and Sun Ji's dividends, they were all in Sun Yanshan's hands, and he packed Cao Dapeng's dividends in a separate bag and gave them to them.

"Okay, I'll explain it to the employees tomorrow." Sun Yanshan took the money bag and did not forget to thank them and say a few polite words. If there was no Cao Silang, there would be no Sun family today, and their Sun family would also rise with it.

When Cao Dapeng got the money, he thought of giving it to his wife. With a silly look on his face, he shook his head and said, "I don't know how to say nice things. Now we can build a big house at home, all thanks to Xiangnan."

"It's not the credit of me alone. It's the result of everyone's efforts. In the future, I hope you will put more thought into the store and rely on everyone's joint efforts." Cao Xiangnan said hurriedly after hearing what Sun Yanshan and Cao Dapeng said.

The current achievements are not achieved by him alone. He cannot do so much by himself. Now the shop is basically managed by Sun Yanshan and Cao Dapeng. Aning is in charge of Malatang, so he basically doesn't have to worry about it. He will go to the town to take a look when he is free.

The two people went home with money in their pockets and smiles on their faces.

The wages were settled today, and everyone was notified yesterday to come today. In the evening, after the work was closed at the garment workshop, Li Mei also came. Cao Xiangnan gave Li Mei the wages of the guys working in the workshop and explained everything to her one by one.

"Okay, okay, I will bring the wages to everyone in a while." Li Mei received the money happily, and her face was full of happiness.

"Okay, Wu Yue is not at home now, you can give Wu Yue's share of the money to Cao Dazhong." Cao Xiangnan also gave Wu Yue's wages to Li Mei, and asked Li Mei to take it and distribute it. "As for the wages of others, you must give it to every brother who works." He said.

He didn't know the other families' families. He didn't know if the money was not given to the person himself, and met a bad grandmother, wouldn't the wages be taken away by the grandmother?

"Yes, I know." Li Mei understood.

Seeing Li Mei leave happily, Cao Xiangnan thought that when the academy was built, all these brothers would go to school for him, and the managers under him should be trained more so that they can work for him better.

Later, Master Feng and Li Zheng also came over. Cao Xiangnan settled their wages and kept the two of them here for dinner.

As for Cao Gang and the others, Cao Xiangnan gave them Cao Gang's dividends after everyone left him. Even Liu Baishu and the others received wages and commissions. Although Liu Baishu and the others had not been here for long, they did a lot of work. It was thanks to everyone that they had to pick the grapes on that mountain and not brew them some time ago.

"Ah, we have some too?" Wang Dahu took the money bag and padded it to see that there were still several taels of silver in it.

"Well, all the workers have it. If you drink alcohol secretly again, your wages will be deducted." Don't think he doesn't know. Wang Dahu always likes to drink alcohol secretly. Cao Xiangnan glanced at Wang Dahu and warned him seriously.

"Hehe..." Wang Dahu laughed dryly.

"Bai Shu, you teach the children every morning, this is also counted in it. Each of you has a basic salary, and later..." As for Wang Dahu's, it is an additional free gift. Whoever makes him interested will teach for a while. Cao Xiangnan explained the composition of the later wages to everyone, and attached the salary slip so that everyone can understand where the money comes from. Because now the wine and rice wine are produced, the amount of rice wine produced is not small, and after the wine is produced, everyone's share will be higher. After explaining the salary clearly, Cao Xiangnan also mentioned this to everyone, letting everyone know the situation.

"Thank you." Liu Baishu's smile was also somewhat happy, as there were several taels of silver in the money bag.

Gan Weiqi got the money bag with an inexplicable look on his face, and took another look at it before putting it in his arms. Gan Weilin opened it and took a look, then showed it to his brother, who looked very happy.

Outsiders did not know that they had been in the army for many years, and the court owed them soldiers' salaries once a year, which was good enough. When they were unlucky, they had not received any salary from the court for three years, and the rice they received was still stale rice. It's not like now, where you get paid and have wine to drink right away. You don't have to spend all the money you get on wine, and the wine you buy is not as good as it is now.

Later, Cao Xiangnan did not forget to tell Gan Weiqi and Gan Weilin to go to Nanyang with him early tomorrow morning, and the family affairs were handed over to Cao Gang.

In Caojia Village, Li Mei personally delivered the wages to everyone. The brother who received the wages couldn't believe that this was the money he got for a month's work, and he pinched himself before he dared to believe it was true.

The night fell gradually, and the oil lamp was lit in the house. From the window, you can still see the swaying figures inside.

When they came to their general's place, the two of them were very careful about their words and deeds outside. Two men lived in the same room, and those who didn't know their relationship would not think about it. Wang Dahu felt that their general knew something, but he didn't ask, and tacitly accepted their relationship.

After taking a shower in the bathroom, Wang Dahu returned to the room and saw the person standing there.

"Here." Wang Dahu took out a money bag from his waist, and he didn't even look at it himself, and gave the money to his wife, "This is a lot of silver." He said.

"Cao Xiangnan is generous." Liu Baishu took the money bag, padded it, and knew that this bag was not as much as his bag. Wang Dahu nodded, agreeing with his wife, and said, "That's right, those sons of bitches in the court have swallowed up our military pay and haven't paid it out yet!"

The military pay issued by the court has been exploited by the upper levels, and only 30% of it can reach their hands. Poor soldiers guarding the border.

Liu Baishu snorted and squinted his eyes, revealing a cold light.

"Wife, let's go to sleep..." The wages were handed over to his wife. Shouldn't his wife reward him? Wang Dahu had a lewd smile on his face.

"..." Liu Baishu.