Every autumn rain brings a chill. After the heavy rain, the day suddenly became cold.

When Cao Xiangnan woke up in the morning and saw that the weather had changed, he found some clothes to put on the child. An An was laughing and circling around his father. He loved to laugh and play with his father like this. Cao Xiangnan grabbed the little boy and said, "Little guy, where are you going?" He put clothes on the child neatly. Now he has his own way to deal with children, and he always gets it right.

Over there, Xiangzi put on his coat and put it on A Di. He stood there and watched with a smile.

"Little rascal!" Cao Xiangnan scratched the little guy's nose. After there were a few more children in the family, he didn't treat his little An An as much as he did before when there was only one child. He only spoiled this one and would share some of his feelings and energy with the other children.

Fortunately, his family's An An is also sensible. He didn't say that his father and mother loved his younger brother or not. When he returned home, he would help his mother take care of his younger brother and do chores.

An An's academic performance has always been very good. This child is smart. Cao Xiangnan will also try his best to take some time out to teach the child. But he just thought so. Sometimes he returned home after it was dark, and he didn't have much time to spend on educating the children. The weather was cold, so he let the children dress well before going to the academy, so as not to catch a cold easily when the weather turned cold.

"Go, and study hard with the teacher." Cao Xiangnan touched a handful of small radishes and told them to go to school well. He sent the little ones out and saw them going to the academy with the two boys from Cao Gang's family, so he didn't worry about them.

Two dogs, one black and one white, were responsible for sending the children to the end of the village before they went back.

Early in the morning of this day, his father came and told him that his fifth brother had given birth to a boy last night and came to tell him the good news.

Cao Xiangnan asked Wanfeng to take a few pieces of silver to his father and told him to use it to buy some food for his fifth brother who had given birth to a child, and not to give the money to his mother. If the money was given to his mother, she would definitely put it in her own pocket and he would not be able to take it out.

He had some money in his hand, but it was not something he had picked up for nothing. He was willing to take it out if he wanted to, and no one could force him to take it out if he didn't want to.

Cao Xiangnan didn't have to be so extreme with his father, mother and brothers. As long as they behaved themselves, he would be happy to give them some money from time to time.

"Yes, father knows." Cao's father nodded in response.

"Dad, you can take the money back. I have to go out soon and won't have time to go over." Cao Xiangnan didn't have time to go over to the compound, or he didn't want to go back there if he had nothing to do.

As for Cao Laowu's brother, he really didn't like him very much. He didn't want to get close to him if he could. It would only cause trouble for him if he had someone like that at home.

His father passed away, and Cao Xiangnan also said to Wanfeng, "If you don't want to go back, then don't go back. If there is anything, let Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu handle it."

"Okay." Qi Wanfeng understood that as the eldest brother, he should go to see his fifth younger brother's child, but since his husband said so, he really didn't want to go, so he didn't go.

Cao's father got some silver from his fourth son and took it back. He put the silver in his pocket and didn't give it to anyone. He planned to use it to buy some meat every day for his fifth son's wife who had given birth to a child. Once you enter your own door, it is your own door, not to mention that the fifth son's wife gave birth to a boy for their Cao family.

In the final analysis, even Cao's father is a person who values ​​boys over brothers. When the elder brother grows up, he will marry into another family. Only the young boy will stay in his family to carry on the family line.

Chen Zhu knew that the head of the family went to Silang and took the money without giving it to him. He asked a few questions, but when he saw that the head of the family was unhappy, he did not dare to ask any more questions. Now this family cannot let Chen Zhu do whatever he wants. If he really makes the head of the family unhappy, Chen Zhu knows that the head of the family will really send him back to his mother's family, so he dare not

make the head of the family angry. He saw that Zhao Xue's nose was not a nose, her eyes were not eyes, and she had a coquettish look. If it were not for the fact that she gave birth to a boy for his son, he would not let Zhao Xue stay in their Cao family.

Chen Zhu disliked Zhao Xue very much in his heart, but for the sake of his grandson, he did not show any displeasure to Zhao Xue.

Zhao Xue, who was still lying in bed in the house, was a mother who was rich because of her son. She had given birth to a big fat boy with great effort, and now it was worth it.

There was a new member in the Cao family compound, and Chen Li, the eldest brother, was not stingy. He went to buy two hens early in the morning and sent them back. Even Wang Yan, the second brother, bought a piece of meat, and then he went to work in the fields.

Chen Zhu was reluctant to kill the two hens for food. Who hasn't given birth to a child? Isn't it that giving birth to a child makes the body precious? He had to kill the chickens for food! It would be great to keep the chickens to lay eggs, and the eggs can be sold for a few dollars. Chen Zhu had a good plan.

Little did he know that he didn't want to kill it. His second brother knew that the chicken was bought by his eldest brother, so he grabbed it and killed it. He ate half of it by himself around the stove. He was afraid that Cao Laowu would get angry with him, so he left the other half for his wife to nourish her body.

Cao Gaojin now had a boy, and he treasured him very much. He even became more sincere to the brothers who followed him back. Seeing that his second brother ate the chicken bought by his eldest brother's family for his wife to nourish her body, and that the chicken was half eaten, what else could he do? He didn't have time to argue with his second brother, so he took the chicken soup and went back to his room to feed his wife.

However, Chen Zhu came back and saw the chicken feathers in the yard. Knowing that the chicken had been killed, he cursed a few words in the yard.

The Cao family compound is now a little quieter. The adults go out to work early in the morning, and the children are sent to school. The tuition is sent by their fourth uncle, otherwise Chen Zhu, who is a thief, would definitely not be willing to spend money to send the children to school.

The old family has been divided, and Chen Li lives his life behind closed doors, and does not quarrel with the people there. Wang Yan has become a completely different person. He is silent every day and goes to the fields to grow vegetables. He can sell the vegetables and make some money, but he keeps it in his hands and does not give it to anyone. Besides, his father also goes out to work to earn some money, so he can barely get by.

But now his fifth uncle has returned, and brought a brother with him. Now that they have a child, the family of three has no one to work, and they have to wait for others to support them. During dinner one day, Wang Yan said, "Dad, our second branch wants to separate."

When Chen Zhu heard that the second branch wanted to separate, his face changed and he was about to scold.

Cao Dad glared at him, and Chen Zhu became obedient, "You want to separate?" he asked.

"Yes, Dad, I've thought about it, we want to separate." It was already difficult for him to support his own family, and Wang Yan was not stupid. He finally understood why his eldest brother insisted on separating. No one wanted to work so hard that they couldn't even eat enough and still had to support others.

Cao Laoer didn't know in advance that his wife wanted to divide the family. When he saw his wife proposed to divide the family, he was a man of many thoughts. He saw that his fifth brother was like this. He didn't pass the exam to become a scholar, but he brought back a brother and now had a child. His father was old and could only work for a few years. In a few years, his wife would have to support the whole family. He was not stupid, so he didn't say anything and acquiesced to what his wife said.

The eldest family over there also set up the table and were eating. Father Cao called them over and said, "If you want to divide it, then divide it. It doesn't mean that you don't care about the life and death of your mother and me. You still have to give us what we should give during the New Year and festivals. When your mother and I can't work anymore, you still have to give us the monthly food."

"I'm also making a deal here today. Whoever lives and eats with your mother and me will get this piece of land from now on. Don't try to snatch it away." Father Cao was more or less on the side of this youngest son whom he had high hopes for. Just because his fifth son didn't pass the exam this time didn't mean he wouldn't pass it next time.

He was also aware of the thoughts of the younger ones. They were just afraid of being dragged down, so they wanted to divide it up in a hurry. He was resentful in his heart, but what could he do? The family was already like this, and he was not against the second branch being separated.

"Okay." Wang Yan replied.

"What about you, Laowu? Do you want to live with your father and mother, or do you want to separate as well?" Cao's father looked at his youngest son and asked.

"Father, of course I will live with you." Cao Laowu was not that stupid. He saw that he could not argue or mention it. His wife had just given birth to a child and could not work in the fields. If they separated, wouldn't they starve to death?

After all, his father and mother had some money in their hands. If they lived with his father and mother, his brothers could give money to his father and mother, so they would not starve to death.

The family was divided again. Zhao Xue, who was in the house, was delighted when he knew that his second brother had proposed to divide the family. His father and mother's land in the future would belong to him and Wulang. They would only benefit a lot if they followed their father. If they were with their father and mother, their fourth uncle could not ignore them.

Zhao Xue and Cao Laowu thought about it and thought that it would be good for them to divide the family, so that Cao Laoer's family would not be divided.

Cao Xiangnan had no time to take care of the affairs of the Cao family compound. Basically, he could not remember those people unless they came to him. He received a letter from Nanyang City asking him to go there. He originally planned to go there after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he was too busy recently and had to delay it until now.

It happened that Fang, the shopkeeper, sent a letter urging him to go, so Cao Xiangnan also had to go there.

"I will be back soon. You and the children wait for me at home." After arranging the things at hand briefly, Cao Xiangnan knew that he would not be away for too long this time. He would be back in a few days most of the time. The one he was most reluctant to leave was this man. He held him tightly in his arms, rubbed his cheek with his chin, and couldn't help but kissed him.

"Well, husband, have a safe trip and come back soon." Qi Wanfeng hugged his husband with his backhand. He smiled when he saw that his husband was reluctant to leave. How could he not be reluctant to leave his husband?

It was still dark outside, and the children in the house were still sleeping. Cao Xiangnan went to the children's room to take a look at the little ones. Unexpectedly, Lele opened his eyes and looked at him, then closed them again, turned over and turned his butt towards him, ignoring his father.

He was so angry that he slapped the boy's buttocks. The boy, who was harassed by his unscrupulous father, went inside.

After getting on the carriage, Cao Xiangnan waved to the people standing at the door to see him off, and the carriage set off.