The carriage drove on the flat and wide road, heading back to Caojia Village.

Cao Gang led the horse to the stable at the back and took the purchased dishes to the small kitchen. Qi Wanfeng was already preparing dinner in the kitchen at this time. When she saw Cao Gang carrying the dishes, she knew that her husband had also returned. She smiled and took the dishes from Cao Gang. "Excuse me, brother Cao Gang, where is Xiangnan going to the kitchen?" he asked.

"Well, I'll kill the fish for you." Cao Gang stayed here to help, and did not leave immediately.

As soon as he came back, Cao Xiangnan went to the big kitchen and saw several basins of unprocessed meat on the table. The meat that he had seasoned earlier had been filled up, and these were all unprocessed. Although he was rushing to come back, he went to many places and wasted more time. So far, he has returned later than expected.

"Are you done?" he asked.

Sun Bailian was busy in the kitchen making wine. When she heard the sound, she turned around and saw someone coming back. She smiled and said, "Yes, I finished it a long time ago. I was waiting for you to come back!"

Cao Qingzhu was hanging up the sausage outside and flipping through the others.

"It's my fault. I was delayed outside for a while." He apologized quickly, washed his hands quickly, put on his hood and coat, and started to season with his sleeves rolled up.

"I was wondering why you hadn't come back yet, and I knew you had wasted time outside." Sun Bailian also put down the things over there and came over to help. She stuck her head out and called out, "Qingzhu, Qingzhu, you're back."

A figure in blue-gray clothes came in, hesitated for a moment, and then walked in.

At this time, she knew that it was time to cook dinner in the small kitchen, and she knew that Qi Wanfeng couldn't cook for so many people by himself, "I'll go to the kitchen over there to help Wanfeng cook." After saying something to Cao Xiangnan, Sun Bailian came over here.

Seeing her husband helping to kill fish, she smiled and said, "So you are here. I was wondering where you were going. Go there. I'll take care of this."

"Okay." Cao Gang cleaned the fish before washing his hands and leaving.

Smoke rose from the small village, and every household started to cook dinner.

At this time of year, the sun sets quickly, and everyone is busy with their work. Time passed unknowingly in the busyness, and only a faint red glow was left in the west.

In addition, he was delayed outside for a while today, and the meat at the back was not processed yet, but the work in the old yard was finished. When the last bit of meat was delivered, Chen Hong asked, "Now that the work over there is done, should we all go home?"

"Well, then everyone can go home. Go to the small kitchen and find Wan Feng, who will give you the money to settle the wages. You can go and settle everyone's wages. Whoever wants the leftovers over there, you can ask them to take some back to cook." Cao Xiangnan took the delivered meat and checked it to see if there was any problem. After hearing what Chen Hong said, he asked the people over there to go home first. As for here, they will be able to finish the work in a while.

The wages here are paid on a daily basis, and the money is paid out to everyone according to the number of people. Today, he went to Yipinzhai and negotiated the price with the storekeeper Liu. After deducting the cost and labor costs of the meat, he can make a lot of money.

Every day he killed pigs here. Apart from the part that was used, there would be a lot of waste left. Some of it was sent to the construction site and the garment workshop, and some was used at home. There was also a lot left every day. He asked the workers to take some back.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Chen Hong glanced at her husband who was helping here, and went out after receiving the order.

Cao Dapeng and Sun Yanshan, who had returned from the town, did not rush home first. They stayed here to help with the work. The few of them discussed the matter of the shop. Knowing that Cao Dapeng's new house was built and he would move in in seven or eight days, Cao Xiangnan told him that he didn't need to go to the town to start work, and the shop in the town would be closed for a day.

However, as soon as he made this proposal, Cao Dapeng, the fool, did not agree.

When Cao Gang's family first moved into the house, they also worked for half a day, and then came back in the afternoon to set up a few tables for dinner. Cao Dapeng said that his family would be able to do the same when they moved into the house, and Cao Xiangnan had no objection to this.

The few people chatted while working, and there was still some meat that was sent from the back that had not been processed.

"Okay, Zhilan and Qingzhu, you two wash your hands, go find Chen Hong to collect your wages, and go back." Everyone over there had gone off work, and Cao Xiangnan didn't want to let the two stay here to work overtime.

He found that Cao Zhilan was staring at him, and her eyes were too straightforward, and he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.

Cao Xiangnan then remembered that this was a foodie. He probably came to work for him every day not for wages, but for a bowl of food. He smiled helplessly and shook his head, saying, "When you go back, remember to go to the small kitchen to find Bai Lian to ask for a bowl of meat and then go back. I've cooked your share." "Hehe, thank you, Brother Silang." Cao Zhilan was not a reserved boy, otherwise he would not follow his father to kill pigs. Every day he came here to cut meat, do all the rough and heavy work, and never pick and choose. After finishing, he came here to help.

Since eating the meat from Brother Silang, he didn't want to eat the meat cooked by his grandmother at home anymore.

As for these two hardworking brothers, Cao Xiangnan was not a stingy person. He knew that Cao Zhilan liked to eat a little. Every day, he would prepare a portion of meat cooked in the kitchen for the two to take back.

When they left, the blue-gray figure paused, and held back his words. Not knowing how to start, he followed the people in front of him. The people who had received their wages earlier had already gone back. They fell behind and went back to the village.

When he returned home, his younger brother was very happy to see him bring back the meat. Mother was still lying on the bed in the room. When Cao Qingzhu returned, he went into mother's room first and handed the wages to mother.

"How is the matter I asked you to ask?" Mother asked him.

Cao Qingzhu lowered his head and did not answer.

"Ahem...you go out." As soon as he saw his elder brother's look, he knew that his elder brother didn't ask. He was upset for a while, and Aunt Cao coughed a few times.

The meal in the kitchen was not cooked, waiting for him to come back. Since his father left, Aunt's health was not good, and he did all the housework. The two brothers would not go into the kitchen even if they were not repairing the road.

The man who came back went into the kitchen silently, washed the pot and started cooking.

It was already dark outside, and an oil lamp was lit in the house. They ate around a table.

The two brothers knew that he didn't help him ask, and they were very unhappy, and they were resentful of him in their hearts. This unhappiness continued until the end of the meal, and Aunt said, "Remember to ask tomorrow."

"Yeah." He responded in a low voice.

He heated up the water in the pot. After dinner, he went to get some hot water and helped Am to wipe her body. Then he let Am lie on the bed. Seeing Am still coughing, Cao Qingzhu asked, "Am, I'll ask a doctor to come and see you tomorrow."

"No need. I know my own body. I'll be fine in a few days." The person lying on the bed waved his hands and coughed from time to time.

After taking a look at his mother lying on the bed, Cao Qingzhu retracted his gaze and went out with the water.

After dinner, it was dark outside. Everyone who lived in the village went back first, leaving only a few of them working here. Cao Gang sent his father-in-law and mother-in-law back home, and then came back to continue working.

In order to avoid rain at night, the racks for drying meat outside were put in the kitchen and taken back in the daytime.

Wang Dahu found that his wife had ignored him all day. He stood beside his wife, touching the person next to him with his elbow from time to time, with a look of grievance. Liu Baishu turned around and left, ignoring a certain big tiger who was still angry about him flirting with another guy.

After finishing the work in the back, they could also call it a day, and Cao Xiangnan saw everyone out.

There was a small lantern left at the door opposite, and the man looked up and saw the lantern, with a subtle smile on his face.

Seeing the group of people enter the door opposite, Cao Xiangnan turned around, closed the door, and went back to his home.

When they were in the army before, there was a shortage of water, and it was good to take a bath once a month. But since he got together with his wife, Wang Dahu tried to take a bath every three to five days. If it was summer, he would go to a nearby lake to take a bath every day, because if he didn't take a bath, this man would kick him out of bed.

After arriving here, he would take a shower every day and wash himself clean, so that his wife would have no reason to kick him out of bed.

"Wife." Wang Dahu, who came in after taking a shower, hugged his wife, looking aggrieved, and shouted.

"Who is your wife!" Liu Baishu gritted his teeth and said.

"Obviously it's you."

The big bearded man rubbed his wife's neck, which made Liu Baishu feel painful and itchy. He couldn't hide. His raised foot was clamped by the two thighs of the person hugging him. He couldn't pull it out. He said angrily, "Let me go!"

Wang Dahu hugged his wife and clamped his foot when he kicked him. He was still very happy and said, "Hehe, I won't let go. You can't kick me!"

"..." Liu Baishu.

"Wife, wife, I love you the most. From now on, I will only eat the biscuits you give me, and I won't eat any given by anyone else!"

"Don't be angry with me..."

The big tiger who was acting like a spoiled child was not something that ordinary people could resist. Liu Baishu was so angry that he wanted to kick the man down, but his strength was not enough for the man, so he could only let the man behind him do whatever he wanted.

The wind in the sky made the clouds move, and the dark clouds covered the cold moon on the horizon.

In the darkness, the person lying on the bed had his hands under his head, and a pair of black eyes stared at the top of the mosquito net. No one knew what he was thinking.