There was an oxcart waiting at the door. The village used the oxcart to send several elderly people over. Two elderly people were already sitting on the cart. Everyone knew each other. Seeing that Third Uncle was still dawdling there, they called him to hurry up.

"Here he comes!" What are you in a hurry for? Here he comes!

"How could he freeze to death so easily? It's fate if he freezes to death." Third Uncle muttered in his mouth. The packages had been packed. The coat he was wearing was brought to him by Nan Xiaozi. After wrapping himself up, he didn't feel cold on this day.

Hearing Third Uncle's mumbling, the man who came to pick him up didn't dare to say much. Third Uncle had a bad temper. If he was upset, he wouldn't go away if he didn't want to be with him.

"Uncle, please get on the cart. I'll help you carry the things." Seeing Uncle San coming out with the things, the man who came to pick him up hurriedly stepped forward and took the packages from Uncle San's hand and put them on the ox cart.

"It's just a few steps. My legs can still walk. I'll walk over by myself." This old ox is used to plow the land, not to pull people. Uncle San snorted and refused to get on, insisting on walking.

Li Zheng came over with a group of people and saw Uncle San was reluctant. He knew that Uncle San was not willing to live there, so he coaxed the stubborn old man onto the ox cart.

Today they arranged for the lonely elderly and some families whose houses could not be lived in in the village to go to the academy. Some of them were big and small families, and they had a lot of things to carry. Someone was pushing a wheelbarrow behind them, loading things onto it and pushing it over. They had to spend the winter there, so they had to bring a lot of food to get through the winter.

The village chief led everyone into the mountains for ten days and eight days in a row. Those who followed him in were more or less given some meat, and they picked a lot of mushrooms and wild vegetables. Every family brought out a lot of chestnuts. In addition, this year was a bumper year, and the crops from the fields were plentiful. There were also a lot of radishes and eggs from the fields this season, so they didn't have to save food and go hungry this winter.

This year, some families in the village, those who grew vegetables, those who raised chickens and ducks, made a lot of money from the sales, and many people from other families followed to work, so the daily income was even more considerable. As long as they are diligent and willing to work hard, every family will save some money this year.

Everyone's life is getting better and better, with money in their pockets and food in their hands. Knowing that there are a few lonely elderly people in the village who don't have much food, some families also send food to them, even some meat.

However, there are also a few special families who live their lives behind closed doors. In the past, they ate meat and watched the neighbors who had no food and were hungry, and they were reluctant to give others a bite. In the past, their family was one of the best in the village. Now they found that the neighbors were gradually getting better, and their eyes were red and their hearts were unfair.

"There are so many mouths to feed at home. We don't even have enough to eat. Why are we giving food to others?" Chen Zhu was unwilling to share the food with others.

Cao Ashan heard the woman's grumbling and asked the eldest brother to deliver the food in his hand. After the people left, he turned back and scolded, "Didn't the fourth brother send several dozen kilograms of meat and two bags of rice? We still have so much food at home. How come we don't have enough to eat?" Listening

to the words of the head of the family, Chen Zhu lowered his head and did not dare to refute. After all, it was his own food. Why did he give it to others for free?

Cao Laowu has also returned from the town. He went to his fourth brother's place several times. The first time he went there, he was not at home and did not see him. The second time he went there, he saw him, and his fourth brother did not pay much attention to him. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't stay with his fourth brother.

He was very dissatisfied with his fourth brother who had become rich but didn't even recognize him as a brother. He made a lot of money and sent some meat and rice to his family? Why didn't he send some silver? !

Cao Xiangnan, who was busy arranging people to live in the academy in the village, had no time to take care of the trivial matters in the Cao family compound. He was very kind to send some rice and food there. He was disgusted when he thought of Cao Laowu coming to his house. It was good that he didn't chase him away!

A long team in the village went out to the village head and went to the academy along the repaired road. In addition to the families who moved there, there were also people who came to help. Seeing how crowded and lively it was, they also came to join in the fun, and more and more people came.

The academy had just been built, and many people in the village had never been to see it. When they came and saw it, they couldn't help but open their mouths wide. This academy is really beautiful.

"Wow, it's so beautiful here."

"Mom, shall we move here too?"

"We can live in our house, we won't come here. Wait until the teacher gives a lecture, and then mom will bring you here to study."

They heard that the teacher who was invited in two days would give them lectures and teach them how to read and write. The children would be able to read, and they, the brothers, could also come. When the time comes, he and the children will come together to join in the fun.

Cao Xiangnan personally came to take Liu A-mo here and settled her down. Since he had promised Liu Erzi to help him take care of his A-mo, he had to do it.

Liu A-mo had a problem with her eyesight and needed someone to help take care of her. There happened to be a widow in the village who was living alone with a boy, so Cao Xiangnan arranged for Huang Guihua to live with Liu A-mo and help take care of her.

He had asked Chen Hong and knew that Huang Guihua was a decent person. Her husband died at a young age, and her natal family forced her to remarry but she refused. Her husband's family was not a good one either, so he cut off all ties with both families. It was not easy for him to raise a boy with only one mu of land.

The boy from Huang Guihua's family is called Erdan. He is about eleven or twelve years old, skinny and hungry. On the way here, Cao Xiangnan had already become familiar with this boy Erdan. Maybe because his family already had two brothers, Xiangzi, he had an inexplicable liking for these strong-willed children.

Knowing that Erdan wanted to be a chef, Cao Xiangnan agreed to let him go to the academy to study next year. At that time, he would invite a chef to give them lessons and teach them cooking skills. As long as they worked hard, they could all become chefs in the future.

He planned to invite the master of Yipinzhai to come as a teacher. After all, with the name of Yipinzhai, it would be more convincing to be a master. As for himself, he didn't plan to take on so much work, so it would be better to let others do it.

"Auntie Liu, you just live here. If you have any problems, just call me. Erdan's mother will live with you." Cao Xiangnan sent them over. Considering that Erdan was a boy and old, he let Erdan live in a room by himself, and Huang Guihua lived in the same room with Auntie Liu, and just put an extra bed in the room.

"Nan, you are a thoughtful person. You always think about Grandma." Grandma Liu sat there, looking at the person who was speaking with lifeless eyes, and said, "Hey, I am an old woman, and I still have to trouble you. I feel really bad."

"Grandma Liu, please stop talking like that. It's not a bother, it's not a bother. We are all family, and it's our duty to take care of us." Huang Guihua originally didn't plan to live here. Although his house there was shabby, it was still habitable. Cao Silang found him there and proposed that he come here to live and help take care of Grandma Liu.

They were all from the same village, so he naturally knew Grandma Liu's situation. He thought that he could live anywhere, and he could help take care of Grandma Liu when he came here. It just so happened that his son was studying here and it was closer, so he came over.

After coming here and seeing this house, he realized how nice this house was. He had never thought that he would live in such a beautiful house with his children. It was really thanks to Auntie Liu that they would not feel cold even if it was snowing outside.

"Auntie Huang, please help take care of Auntie Liu during this period of time." Cao Xiangnan handed her over to Huang Guihua, as he was afraid that he would not be able to take care of her by then.

"No trouble, no trouble." Huang Guihua hurriedly shook her hands.

After Auntie Liu was properly settled and someone was taking care of her, Cao Xiangnan felt relieved and entrusted Auntie Liu to Huang Guihua and her son. He put his arm around Erdan's shoulders and said, "Erdan, you are here, but you have to help take care of Aunt Liu."

"Don't worry, Uncle Xiangnan, I, Erdan, will take good care of Aunt Liu." Erdan patted his chest and said.

"Good boy!" Cao Xiangnan smiled.

After leaving Aunt Liu, he went to see the other elderly people. They had all been properly arranged. Uncle San lived with several other old men. It was nice for several elderly people to live together and sit together to drink a little wine.

He met Cao Gang here. They could hear the elderly people talking and laughing inside even when they were standing outside. When they recognized each other, they both smiled. The two stood together and chatted for a few words, and then they went about their own business.

Originally, the academy was empty, but now it was bustling.

"Did you have a good time living here last night?" After chatting with Cao Gang for a few words, Cao Xiangnan came over to Zheng Shubo. It was their first day moving to the academy, and he was worried that they were not used to living here, so he came over to check on them. "It

's pretty good." Liang Yan said, "Everyone moved in today, and it's quite lively."

"Daddy, daddy..." Little Tong'er wanted him to hold her, so she called him daddy. Cao Xiangnan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but still reached out and took the child over, "Not daddy, that one is your daddy." He pointed at Zheng Shubo and said.

Then he pointed at himself and said, "I am uncle, uncle."

"This little Tong'er, now he calls everyone daddy." Liang Yan smiled and thought his little boy was really cute. His little Tong'er was close to Cao Xiangnan, and the child remembered who fed him.

Zheng Shubo reached out to hug his little Tong'er, but his little Tong'er didn't want him as his father anymore.

Liang Yan talked about the food sent from the small kitchen. Someone had specially sent them rice in the morning, saying that it was their rice for this month. There was both fine rice and coarse grain flour. Fine rice was just right for the child to eat. As for him and his husband, it was also okay to eat coarse grain, which also contained dried vegetables, pickled vegetables, and dried meat.

Last night he came back from Cao Xiangnan's place and brought back a lot of food, a pot of drunken crabs, and a pot of pickled vegetables, which tasted great. He also had some pickled intestines yesterday, which were very delicious.

Cao Xiangnan sat with Zheng Shubo for a while, chatting with him for a while, and then talked to him about the lectures to come, which were mainly to teach everyone to read and write this winter, and asked him to make some preparations, and to start the class the day after tomorrow. As long as it is not snowing, there will be people coming here.

Zheng Shubo listened, nodded from time to time, and thought about how he, as a teacher, should teach others to read and write.

"I won't stay today. You can take a rest for two days and get used to the life here. I'll leave first." After sitting here for a while, Cao Xiangnan politely declined Liang Yan's request to keep him for lunch and hurried home.

"Brother Xiangnan, take care." Zheng Shubo escorted him to the door.

The whole morning passed in a hustle and bustle...