"Oh-oh-oh--" Hearing the roosters crowing from the backyard, it was still dark outside, and the small village was still immersed in peace.

People who were used to waking up at this time woke up when they heard the roosters crowing. The quilt was warm, and the person in his arms was still sleeping, breathing long and sleeping soundly. Cao Xiangnan turned his head and kissed the person who was still sleeping. He also lay there without getting up.

Now there is no need to get up before dawn to grind rice and do work as usual.

Not long after, the door of a room was opened from the inside, and a child walked out, then opened the back door and went out.

The two dogs outside the door circled around the little master, wagging their tails, and the children had innocent and happy smiles on their faces.

Hearing the creaking sound of the door opening, Cao Xiangnan knew that the child at home had gotten up early to work, and there was a helpless smile on the corner of his mouth. Now he can sleep a little longer, why is this child just not obedient? Anyway, he had slept enough, so he got up.

The person in the bed was still sleeping, and he tucked the quilt for the person who was still sleeping before going out.

The firewood in the stove in the small kitchen had been lit to cook porridge. The child sitting in front of the stove was watching the fire, and from time to time he moved the firewood with the stick in his hand, with a serious look on his face. Hearing the sound of the door opening, Xiangzi knew that his uncle Xiangnan had also gotten up, and stood up from the small stool.

It was a bit cold outside, and Cao Xiangnan sniffed and rubbed his hands. When he entered the kitchen, he saw the child who had gotten up early to cook. He reached out and touched his head, saying, "Good morning."

"Good morning, Uncle Xiangnan." Xiangzi looked up, looking at the tall uncle with his dark eyes.

Cao Xiangnan knew what the child was thinking, knowing that it was useless for him to ask the child not to get up so early in the morning. Since he didn't have to get up so early in the morning to grind rice for rice noodles, the child came early to wash rice and cook. Thinking back to the first day when the child had already cooked the porridge and he got up to see it, there was nothing to be surprised about. He was more touched in his heart.

Instead of worrying that the child couldn't do these things well and burned down the kitchen, it would be better to teach the child these things so that he could do these things well by himself in the future.

Cao Xiangnan lifted the lid and took a look at the pot in front. Rice was put in to cook porridge, and water was put in the pot at the back to boil. In the past, this child followed him and learned all these things. He did them very well.

Touching his chin, he wondered what to eat for breakfast today, so he started with something simple.

"Let's make steamed buns. I'll teach you how to make steamed buns today." Cao Xiangnan said.

"Yeah, okay." Xiangzi grinned,

with a happy smile on his little face. It's not difficult to make steamed buns. After kneading the dough, you just need to cut it and put it in the pot to steam.

Cao Xiangnan probably didn't expect that among the children in the family, this child was the only one who learned his skills 100%, and the food he made was no worse than his teacher. But isn't it better this way? In this way, he could escape the fate of cooking and pass it on to the children below.

The sky outside gradually brightened, and the sky was grayish white.

White smoke came out of the chimney of the small kitchen. The porridge in the pot was already cooked, and the coarse grain steamed buns were also steamed. Because he remembered that he had to go up the mountain today, Cao Xiangnan made a little more steamed buns to take with him to the mountain later.

Aning got up and came out to help with the work.

When he got up, his children were still sleeping, and he didn't call the children to get up with him, letting them sleep a little longer. Coming to Cao Xiangnan's place, he felt more relaxed and comfortable than when he was in that mansion before. There

was a lot of work to do at home. The chickens, sheep, horses, and rabbits raised in the backyard had to be fed, and the mushrooms and vegetables had to be taken care of. There were still many things to do, and Aning didn't need anyone to assign them to her, she would find work on her own.

Someone was knocking on the door outside the yard. When the door was opened, Wang Dahu came in with a small bucket of goat milk. Cao Xiangnan said thank you and asked him to come in. The man who brought the things didn't come in and left.

"Dad."

"Uncle."

The two little ones also got up, and their hair was messy from sleeping, looking very cute.

"You two little guys are awake too." Cao Xiangnan squatted down to tidy up the clothes of the two children. Seeing the two children's messy hair, he stretched out his hand to press it down. When it didn't work, he ignored it and said, "Okay, brother and Aning are watering the dishes, let's go over and help."

"An'an and Xingxing want to help too." With his father holding her hand, An'an nodded seriously and followed his father.

When Qi Wanfeng got up, all the housework was done by his husband and Aning with the children. He took out the porridge from the pot, put steamed buns and eggs on a plate and put them on the table. Aning helped to bring the side dishes to go with the porridge.

Cao Xiangnan also fried a small plate of golden potato cakes, which the children at home loved.

Just after they finished their meal, someone came to call him to go up the mountain together. A group of people from the village also went in together. They were all strong men. The two deputy village chiefs also came together, and there were also a few half-grown boys who went in together.

There were steamed buns in the backpack and a can of water in a bamboo tube to drink. He also brought a curved knife. Cao Xiangnan thought that he would come out later, so he just brought some food in.

"Then Xiangzi and I will leave. You wait at home. We will be back soon." Cao Xiangnan carried the backpack, and Xiangzi beside him also carried his small backpack. As for the other two who were too young, he and Xuanxuan had no experience in going into the mountains, so he didn't plan to take them. "Be

careful and take good care of the children." Qi Wanfeng sent her husband to the door, with the two children by her side.

"Yes, I will. Don't worry." Cao Xiangnan reached out and took Xiangzi's hand, met Aning's eyes and nodded to him. Sun Bailian brought his little son to Qi Wanfeng's place. His husband took Kang Kang in together. He was at home with his little son and did not follow them in.

They stood at the gate of the yard and saw a group of people walking towards the mountain. When they walked far away, they could not see anyone.

"Let's go inside." The wind outside was a bit strong, and Aning said.

Nature is the richest treasure house of resources, but it also contains many dangers. There are many man-eating beasts in the mountains. A bite from a small poisonous snake on a tree can poison you to death. If you are not careful, you may die here, so people are very cautious about entering the mountains.

Yesterday, the village chief Cao Gang went to the two deputy village chiefs in the village and mentioned the matter of going into the mountains today. The two deputy village chiefs went to several households, and they told each other about it, so they agreed to go into the mountains together today.

Since Caojia Village elected a new village chief, the village chief has become their leader and a spiritual support in their hearts. They trust this powerful person.

The chestnuts in the mountains were ripe at this season, and they burst open and fell to the ground. Cao Xiangnan picked up the chestnuts from the ground and whispered a few words to Cao Gang. Under Cao Gang's puzzled eyes, he bit open the shell with his teeth, took a bite, and handed the other one to Cao Gang for him to try.

"Hmm." Cao Gang took it, and like Cao Xiangnan, he bit open the shell and ate the fruit inside. He found that this kind of fruit was very sweet. He had seen small wild animals eating this kind of thing in the past, but he rarely paid attention to these things.

Later, Cao Xiangnan popularized the way to eat chestnuts to everyone, telling everyone how to eat these things. Someone was responsible for knocking down the chestnuts from the branches, and a group of half-grown children followed and picked up the chestnuts and put them in the backpack.

There were many mushrooms on the ground. Cao Xiangnan led a few boys to pick some edible mushrooms and told everyone which ones were edible and which ones were not.

Wang Dahu had a big bow on his back, and he pulled out the arrow, and shot a roe deer to death with a bang. Liu Baishu followed him, acting as Wang Dahu's eyes behind him, and was used to being responsible for this person's safety. The two of them cooperated perfectly.

As soon as they entered the mountain, Gan Weilin ran around happily.

The arrows in Gan Weiqi's hand never missed a target. These people were all trained in the battlefield of life and death. It was simply a waste of talent to use their fighting skills to hunt small prey, but it did not affect their performance.

There was a miserable cry from the wild boar over there. It was inevitable that it would be slaughtered.

Seeing that the persimmons on the branches were ripe, Cao Xiangnan reached out and touched his chin. He had an idea.

"Good stuff!" Wang Dahu used the big knife in his hand to chop a snake as thick as his wrist, and laughed, "We can add meat tonight."

"..." Liu Baishu!

After noon, the team that entered the mountain went out.

Two men carried a big wild boar, which must have weighed several hundred pounds. They caught a lot of small prey. The big prey was mainly caught by Cao Gang, Wang Dahu and other men. The men in the village didn't have much hunting skills, but they caught a pheasant and a rabbit.

A group of half-grown boys carried a lot of things in their backpacks, mostly mushrooms and chestnuts picked up from the ground. After knowing that chestnuts can be eaten, these half-grown boys tried their best to take these things out, thinking that there would be nothing to eat in the house in winter, and burying these things in the fire would have something to eat when the time comes.

As soon as they came out, they entered the home of the village chief Cao Gang. The big pig they carried out was gutted on the spot, and Cao Gang cut the pork meat and distributed it to everyone. As for the rest of the small prey, there were also quite a few, and each family could get some.

Xiangzi's small backpack was also full. He was very happy, with an excited smile on his little face.

Seeing the child's silly smile, Cao Xiangnan reached out and rubbed the silly child's head, and asked him to put the things he brought back on the ground to avoid hurting his shoulders.

"Here, village chief, this pig was hunted by you, how can we take it away." Knowing that the big pig was hunted by the village chief and his men, the honest man was embarrassed to take it.

"Yes, we can't take these."

"Take them, take one for each of you, and take one for the half-grown boys who followed you." Cao Gang glanced at the men present. A pig had been divided according to the quota, and the extra part was agreed to be given to the elderly in the village.

Their harvest today was also quite rich. After deducting the things that each family could get, there was still a lot left to give to the elderly in the village. The group of people carrying the prey went into the village, and the boys also carried a lot of other food in their backpacks. When they meet people in the village, they will ask, "Are you going into the mountains? You have hunted a lot of things."

The village chief came to inform everyone last night that it was too late to go into the mountains today, so they did not have enough time to inform everyone from house to house. They were in a hurry to leave this morning, so they did not inform everyone one by one. When the two deputy village chiefs came into the village, they told everyone about this, saying that they would go into the mountains again in the next few days. If anyone wants to go, please let them know, and they will make arrangements tomorrow.

Everyone in the village was very happy to hear this, thinking that the men and children who can go can also go into the mountains together, and they can also get some prey or food, right?