This year, the crops ripened earlier than in previous years. The golden fruits were glittering, and people's faces were filled with smiles. This was the food for the whole family for a year. After paying the land tax and the capitation tax, there was enough left for the whole family to eat. Families with more fields had some left over, and they could make a few bucks by selling them in town. Harvesting

was the busiest time of the year, and often the whole family, young and old, would go to the fields to harvest the crops together. If there was a heavy rain at this time of year, the crops would be ruined.

When the crops in the fields were ripe, the men who came to Caojia Village to work were all worried about the harvest at home. There were old and young people at home, and if they couldn't go back, the crops in the fields wouldn't be harvested. This was their family's food for the whole year, so everyone was worried.

Just as they started talking about harvesting crops at home, they received a message from Master Feng saying that the employer had let them go home. One day before work was over, the wages they earned were distributed to each of them. With heavy silver in their pockets, everyone had a big smile on their faces, thinking about taking the silver home to give to their wives.

"The boss is really good. I have worked outside for so many years, but this is the first time I have met such a good boss."

"Yes, boss Cao is a good boss."

"The boss treats us so well, we have to work hard. If anyone slacks off, I, Liu, will be the first to disagree." "Haha... count me in."

Knowing that this is the busy farming season, Cao Xiangnan also gave three days off to the men and brothers working under him, asking them to go back to collect the grain in the fields and then come back to work. Even the wages were paid in advance.

These wages are all hard-earned money, and they should be paid. Cao Xiangnan is not worried that everyone will not come back after taking the wages. Even if someone wants to go back and not come back, just tell him and he will settle the wages and let them go back. These are what others deserve, and he cannot deduct them.

Because of this, Cao Xiangnan also got a good reputation from this boss. No one scolded him behind his back, and most of them praised him as a good boss.

Considering that some people have a long way to go home, the boss Cao Xiangnan personally told Master Feng to let the men who have a long way to go home go home half a day earlier. After finishing the work in the morning, let those who have a long way to go go home first in the afternoon, so that they can go back before dark.

"You are the only good guy." Feng Guang even criticized Cao Xiangnan, why don't you find more things for him to do! Even after work in the next few days, he will not be idle, and he will go to his old friend to ask how many people he needs to come.

The staff for this new workshop has not been found yet, so he has to start with the staff he has now.

"That's right, I must be a good person, haha, don't look at me like that, Old Feng, I'll ask Liu Ming to take you back in a carriage when the time comes." Cao Xiangnan grinned, knowing that Feng Guang's dissatisfied look was accusing him to find him a job.

There is money only if there is work, right? The most feared thing is that there is no work and no money to earn, who would complain about having work to do.

As for Feng Guang, he did not treat Master Feng Guang badly at all, and he had to treat him well, otherwise Master Feng would be unhappy and run away. Where would he find such a master who can hold multiple positions and work efficiently to work for him?

"You are a kid who knows how to win people's hearts, but it's a good idea for us to go back home. We haven't been home for a long time." Feng Guang glanced at the kid, but he was not really angry. He picked up the big bowl on the table and drank the big bowl of tea in one gulp. He smiled.

He was also satisfied with Cao Xiangnan for letting us work for a few days. This kid was still a bit humane. He respected him as a master and did not treat the men who came to work badly. It's no wonder that the men who worked under him said that this kid was good. "Yeah, yes." Cao Xiangnan nodded. The construction site only has two days off a month, so one day is not enough for some people to go back and forth home. Most people stayed here and never went back.

It would take a while to build these houses, so a few days is not a big deal. Taking advantage of the three days now, everyone can go back and take the wages they have saved for several months back home to give to their wives. The money they have saved for several months is not small.

Last time Shen Zhengyang mentioned the birthday of his old lady Shen to him, and Young Master Shen personally asked him to go, so he had to go. The gate of the Shen Mansion is not open to everyone, so he still got Shen Zhengyang's face.

So since the birthday of old lady Shen is coming soon, Cao Xiangnan also has to rush to Nanyang. It just so happens that the academy will have some days off, so he plans to take Wanfeng and the children with him.

Cao Xiangnan came here today to tell Feng Guang that he was going to Nanyang. If nothing unexpected happens, they might also go to Fengdu. Shen Zhengyang opened a branch in Fengdu, so he could go there to take a look. It would take a long time to go back and forth, so Feng Guang would be in charge of the things here. Cao Xiangnan threw the things to Feng Guang without any embarrassment. He said, "... I'll trouble Master Feng here."

Before leaving, Cao Xiangnan had to give instructions one by one. He was also relieved about Feng Guang, who had worked with him for so long.

"You kid, I knew you were here for no good, and you threw me this big burden again." Feng Guang was shocked when he heard that this kid had to go to Nanyang again, and he would be gone for so long, and all the work was left to him alone. He was happy that this boy believed in him, but he also felt a headache for being responsible for everything.

This boy had been going to Nanyang frequently in the past year, and when he went there, all the things here were handed over to him. Now that he was in charge of more people, Feng Guang gradually became familiar with them and was able to handle them with ease.

"The more capable you are, the more work you should do. Master Feng, you are capable." Cao Xiangnan just smiled, knowing that Feng Guang meant to agree, and he did not hesitate to explain the things that needed to be explained to Master Feng.

"Come on, stop trying to flatter me." Feng Guang nodded and agreed after hearing this, "Go ahead, I'll take care of things here, just go and come back soon."

This kid is going to Nanyang more and more often now. When he was young, he also went to Nanyang, but in the end he returned to this small place of Fenshui. Small places have their own advantages. If you have the ability, go to a bigger place. He saw that this kid is capable. This workshop was built one by one, and the business is getting better and better.

It is rare that this kid always respects him, a little master, so just based on this, he followed this kid.

"Trouble Master Feng." Cao Xiangnan smiled and picked up the tea on the table, using tea instead of wine to toast Master Feng.

I sat down with Master Feng and drank some tea, and explained everything to him.

When the last day of work was over, all the people on both the construction site and the workshop were off work. Three days was enough time for everyone to go back to the fields to collect the crops and then rush back to work.

When the sun was setting, the people who had finished work walked back home along the avenue. Those who were going to the neighboring villages walked to the other side, and those who were going to Caojia Village walked to this side. Groups of three or five people walked back home, chatting and laughing.

The academy has not found a suitable person to be the dean yet. This candidate is not easy to find, so Cao Xiangnan has been acting as the dean. However, most of the things in the academy are usually handled by Zheng Shubo, Zheng Daxiucai. After all, with the status of a scholar, Zheng Xiucai's words carry more weight. The academy was just opened at

the end of February this year. All the students who come here are children from Caojia Village and nearby villages. There are also children who are sent here because they are young and can be exempted from tuition. However, the positions are limited. The positions are full, and the next ones will have to wait until the next school year.

Cao Xiangnan's purpose in building the academy was to hope that every child could come to study. Now it is just at the starting stage, and the status quo needs to be changed step by step. There is no need to rush. He believes that things will get better and better in the future.

There are many things to do in the academy, and he is not the only one who can make decisions. When he first started the academy, he never thought of becoming the dean. Instead of just finding someone to manage the academy, who would he complain to if the academy fell into the hands of someone else in the future? It would be better to leave it in his hands for the time being until he finds the right person.

Cao Xiangnan has always managed the academy in a fair and democratic way. Everything in the academy is discussed by all the gentlemen in the academy in a meeting, following the principle of the minority obeying the majority. The good habit of passing by the majority and veto by the minority was established at the beginning, and it was later operated according to this habit.

This time, when the crops were about to mature, Cao Xiangnan proposed that the academy should also be closed for the holidays so that the children could participate in the labor. The ancients followed the principle of "turning a deaf ear to the world outside and focusing on reading the books of sages", but they did not know that books should be read and work should be done. Those who only read books and do not understand the world can only be called bookworms.

It is not easy to brainwash these ancients, but it is not difficult either. After all, there are thousands of years of education and thoughts, but it does not prevent him from instilling some ideas and concepts into these gentlemen first, and then through them into the minds of the next generation of students.

At least in this regard, Cao Xiangnan was successful. With his brain that integrates the 5,000-year-old Chinese culture, there is nothing he cannot do as long as he wants to do it.

In the season of harvest, the academy set a precedent of giving students a "busy farming holiday" in its first year. This meant that they could go back home and join their families in labor, helping them pick up the crops in the fields. When they returned to the academy, they had to submit an essay.

This holiday has been maintained for hundreds of years. As long as the academy exists, this holiday will continue.

Therefore, on this day, the children in the academy finished their last day of classes, and the academy also gave the children a few days off to go back.