The sky was turning pale, and the sun had not yet risen in the east. The day in the small village began quietly. People who got up early got up and opened the gates of their courtyards. There was a carriage parked at the door. People who were ready to go out got ready and got on the carriages and set off.
The sound of horse hooves rang out, and the two carriages in front and behind ran on the road, heading towards the town.
At the dock, a shirtless man carried goods on his back, stepped firmly on the wooden planks to get on the boat, and carried the goods on the boat. The fishing boat that had gone out came back, and the fishermen brought back the fish and set up stalls. The fish in the wooden barrel jumped inside, trying to jump out of the barrel, but were caught by the fishing net covering it, and fell back into the barrel, unable to escape.
When the boat stopped at the dock, the children in the carriage were still asleep. Cao Xiangnan suddenly felt that he should not have been so naive to bring the whole family to Nanyang. But now that everyone was here, he could not regret it.
The children who were still sleeping were carried onto the boat. Lele, who was held by his father, raised his eyelids and continued to sleep. The half-grown Xiangzi followed his uncle with a serious expression and followed his uncle onto the boat to go to a place he had never been to.
"Get up... get up..." After they got on the boat, Cao Xiangnan settled Wanfeng and several children, and heard shouting outside. After a while, the big boat slowly left the dock and set off in the direction of Nanyang City along the current.
A lot of goods were brought back this time. Once the crops were harvested, it would be the end of summer. Once autumn came, it would be winter, and the year would be over soon.
Qi Wanfeng took his little brother Liu Lan with him when he went out. Although Liu Lan was young, children of poor families had to take care of the family early. At this age, he could do everything, and it was not a problem for him to help take care of the children. The two boys of the Liu family followed Cao Xiangnan to work, so they also followed.
Liu Guizhong and his wife stayed at home to look after the yard. The two were also happy that the host treated them well and took their two boys out. It was good for the little brother Liu Lan to follow the mistress to take care of the little prince. The mistress was a gentle and kind person, and would be good to their little brother, which was enough.
The two men who saw the carriage leave stood at the door for a long time until it was out of sight, then turned back into the yard and closed the door.
The rising sun shone brightly on the river, with cliffs on both sides, fast-flowing water, and large ships sailing on the river. Xiangzi, who was leaning against the window, looked outside in fascination, dazzled by the scenery.
A small white paw stretched out from a package, followed by a big tail. The two small paws pulled the package open, revealing a sleepy fox face. The fox straightened its body to stretch its muscles. The sleepy little white fox looked relaxed and comfortable. "Uh..." Xiangzi turned around and saw a ball of white lying in the small package. He didn't know when Xiaoxue came along. He asked, "Xiaoxue, why did you come along?"
Xiaoxue is the name of the little white fox. Its pure white fur is as pure as snow, without a single stray hair. Therefore, the children all call the little white fox "Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue", and that's how the name came about.
The proud little white fox didn't seem to like this name, but it also knew that everyone was calling it Xiaoxue. It raised its fox eyes and looked at the child who called it. It lay there indifferently, looking lazy.
Hearing the child's surprised voice, Qi Wanfeng looked in the direction of the child's sight, smiled, and said, "Why didn't I know that this little thing also came? This little thing must have run into the package and followed us when we were not paying attention."
This little white fox has been raised for a long time and is still this big. I don't know where it eats so much every day. It is not raised to be big, but it eats more than a child in a day. If the family is a little poor, it really can't afford to raise it.
Qi Wanfeng still remembers that one day he muttered that this little thing eats so much, and it can't be raised if it continues to eat like this. Then the little thing went into the mountains and brought him a hundred-year-old ginseng. Qi Wanfeng did not dare to tell anyone else about this. She gave the ginseng to her husband and told him about it.
Her husband asked her not to tell anyone else about it. They kept the secret tacitly.
The two of them treated the smart little white fox no differently than before. The little white fox would also have a share of the delicious food at home. They knew that the little white fox was greedy. The little white fox likes to follow their Lele. It seems that it has a connection with the child. When they talked about this, they remembered that the little white fox loved to run to Lele's side to sleep since Lele was still in the cradle. At that time, the little white fox stayed in their home because it was cold. Winter passed, spring passed, and summer came. The little white fox stayed in their home. It seems that it plans to live in their home for a long time.
For such a spiritual little thing, if the little white fox is willing to stay in their home, they will raise it. Anyway, there is no shortage of such a bite of food at home. If the little white fox wants to leave and go back to the mountains one day, they will not force it to stay.
"Mom..." An An, who was sleeping on the bed, woke up. When he opened his eyes and saw the unfamiliar place, he called Mom with his mouth pursed.
"Mom is here." Seeing the child wake up, Qi Wanfeng responded and opened his arms to the child. An An climbed up from the bed and snuggled into Mom's arms, holding Mom's neck tightly with both hands, as if afraid that Mom would abandon him, and called softly, "Mom, Mom..."
Seeing the child acting coquettishly in his arms, Qi Wanfeng smiled and responded to the child one by one.
At this moment, An An woke up, and the children woke up one by one, and the room suddenly became lively. It was the first time to go out far away and the first time to sit on such a big ship. It was all new to the children.
Xiao Baoer was a little shy, and wanted to be held with red eyes. Qi Wanfeng held the child and coaxed him, and Liu Lan went to bring him the hot goat milk, and he fed the child.
"Are you all awake?" Cao Xiangnan walked in from outside with Gan Weiqi and Gan Weilin. As soon as he entered the room, he saw that all the children in the room had woken up.
"Dad..."
"Uncle..."
Cao Xiangnan stretched out his hand to catch An An who was throwing himself at him, and saw the child throwing himself at him from the bed. The child trusted him and was not afraid of falling, so he closed his eyes and threw himself around. He almost failed to catch him. The child he caught was giggling, and he himself was scared and sweating. "Giggle..." An An rolled happily in his father's arms, not realizing that his father almost slipped and failed to catch him because of his sudden rush.
Qi Wanfeng was holding Lele in his arms and feeding him porridge. The little baby was babbling on the bed after eating, playing happily by himself. When he heard what his husband said, he replied, "Yeah, yes, they are all awake."
"Huh? What's wrong?" Seeing that his husband's face looked a little strange, Qi Wanfeng asked curiously.
"No, nothing. I told the boatman to let them catch a few fish at noon and cook a bowl of fresh fish soup for you and the children." Cao Xiangnan walked over and sat down on the bed, holding An An in his arms, and stretched out his hand to tease his little fat boy, knowing that it was hard for Wanfeng to take care of several children alone.
It was not until later that he found out that Fang Ziye had a caravan that traveled all over the country. In addition to those that traveled by land, there was also a fleet that specialized in transporting goods by water. The ship they were on now was Fang Ziye's ship, so it was no wonder that Manager Fang wanted so much cargo. Through this caravan, they could transport the goods to any place in Fengchao.
If he went out alone, he could survive a day with some dry food. Now he was going out with his wife and children, so he had to arrange everything properly, for fear that Wanfeng and the children would suffer if they followed him out.
Gan Weiqi, who followed in from behind, saw Cao Xiangnan reaching out to grab An An. There was no expression on his face, and he actually got nervous for a while. Fortunately, Cao Xiangnan still grabbed the child.
"Why bother with so much trouble? We brought some food here, so we can just eat a little." Qi Wanfeng was afraid that her husband would be in too much trouble, so they all brought some dry food, so they could just fill their stomachs.
"No problem, how can we eat dry food to our heart's content? The children are still young, and they can't do without a good meal." Cao Xiangnan saw the little white fox squatting on the window, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "When did this little thing come with you?"
Isn't it afraid of falling down while sitting there? What's the matter with this sad little look?
"I just saw it too, maybe it got into the package when we went out and followed it." Qi Wanfeng followed his husband's gaze and answered, knowing that his husband was asking about the little white fox.
After feeding the last bit of porridge in the bowl, Qi Wanfeng touched the child's stomach and knew that the child was full.
"Let me hold him." An An climbed out of his arms to play. Cao Xiangnan took Le Le over, looked at the child seriously for three seconds, chuckled, and kissed the child on the face twice. The child gave him a look of disgust, but the father laughed out loud.
Qi Wanfeng, who was standing aside, was helpless.
An An saw his father kissing his younger brother, so he came over and kissed his father, and the other two did the same.
The expression on Cao Ruile's face was no longer one that could be described as disgust, it was simply one of agony. The little white fox that left the window jumped to a high place, gave him a look that said "May you be lucky" and didn't care about it.
At noon, Cao Xiangnan, the chef, cooked fish soup and braised fish, and specially made a big pot of pickled fish for the men on the boat. The fish caught in the river was tender and delicious, and the children loved it. The
men on the river ate fish the most. They didn't want to eat it just by looking at it, but they didn't expect to have such a delicious meal today. They even drank up the soup.
In the morning, the children in the room were excited and noisy. After being locked up in the small room for half a day, they were all listless in the afternoon. The excitement they had earlier was gone after being locked up for half a day.
Can't go outside, locked in the house for so long, little Bao'er will cry and make a fuss. It's windy outside, Qi Wanfeng doesn't dare to take the child outside, he can only coax the child.
"Who is this little guy so spoiled like?" Seeing the little thing whimpering in Wanfeng's arms, Cao Xiangnan wanted to grab it and spank it. Wanfeng has a good temper and always coaxes the little thing. In fact, he has always suspected in his heart that Wanfeng has spoiled little Bao'er, of course he dare not say this.
The spoiled little guy seemed to know that people were talking about him, and his mouth was curled again.
"Don't be spoiled, don't be spoiled." Qi Wanfeng saw it and coaxed it quickly.
The big ship sailed on the river, getting closer and closer to where they were going. Before sunset, they finally saw Nanyang City.
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