The pale slanting sun in the afternoon gradually disappeared. It is rare to see the afterglow of the sunset in winter. The sun sets early. As soon as the sun disappears, the sky darkens and the wind outside gets stronger.

Compared with the strong wind outside, the house is busy preparing dinner for tonight.

The soup made with bones in the big pot is simmering, bubbling and emitting a fragrant aroma. This soup will be used as the soup base later. Knowing that many people will come to the house for dinner tonight, and everyone loves to eat meat, Cao Xiangnan prepared a lot of meat, sliced ​​and marinated with spices, and it will be ready to eat after boiling in the pot.

The children at home love to eat meatballs. Cao Xiangnan is preparing to make meatballs, and he also makes more. In this kind of weather, even if you can't finish them, they won't get smelly. You can cook a few when you want to eat them. The children like it the most.

After chopping the meat, mix it with white rice flour, and then adjust the seasoning, you can shape it into a shape and cook it in the pot.

The water is boiled in the big pot, and the molded meatballs are put in. They float up quickly. The people standing by are busy using a big spoon to pick up the cooked meatballs and put them in the big basin next to them.

"Come on, An'an, you take it in first and feed it to the inside. Don't eat too much. Wait for the uncles to come and have dinner together." Cao Xiangnan did not ignore the two little ones standing by and watching. Xiangzi sat in front of the stove to light the fire for him. He put a bowl of meatballs in a small bowl and handed it to his little An'an, asking the child to take it in and eat first.

"Okay, thank you, Dad." An'an took the bowl happily, thanked him

, and ran away with the bowl. "Xiangzi, you go too, just keep the fire burning." Seeing that the child sitting in front of the stove looked at it but didn't follow, Cao Xiangnan asked the child to go and eat the meatballs together. Xiangzi took a look, retracted his gaze, shook his head, and said, "Don't worry, I'll eat later." He still had to help his uncle watch the fire.

Knowing that the child would not go, Cao Xiangnan did not call him.

Xingxing had eaten in his mouth, and did not forget to use a small bamboo stick to stick the meatballs and put them next to his brother's mouth. Xiangzi took a look and opened his mouth to eat. Cao Ruixing saw his elder brother eating, squinted his eyes and smiled, and asked, "Is it delicious?"

"Delicious." Xiangzi pushed his younger brother and asked him to go over there.

Anan also brought meatballs to Xiangzi, who took them and said thank you.

Seeing the little ones loving each other, Cao Xiangnan smiled. Seeing Wanfeng holding the naughty little Baoer and throwing it into the pot, he quickly let Wanfeng take the little guy away and take the little ones away with him.

Little Baoer twisted his body and refused to leave. He wanted to go over to his father to hold him. He stopped twisting only after a meatball was stuffed into his mouth. Qi Wanfeng smiled helplessly and said, "I'll take Little Baoer away first." If he had to take the little guy away quickly, it would be troublesome if he made a mess. "Go ahead, you guys go eat over there too." When the kids had all left, Cao Xiangnan breathed a sigh of relief.

The meatballs were ready, the soup was stewing, and there were a lot of fruits and vegetables stored in the cellar. He took them out, washed them, cut them, and put them in plates. He picked two handfuls of bean sprouts and washed them. They were green and emerald green. There were also a lot of fresh mushrooms. Everything was almost ready.

After all the busy work, Cao Xiangnan was sweating all over.

Cao Gang brought Sun Bailian and two children with him. Qi Wanfeng saw Sun Bailian coming and waved, "Bai Lian, you are here. Kang Kang Jing Bao, come quickly. Have a taste of the freshly made meatballs."

Jing Bao ran over when he heard there was food, followed by Kang Kang.

Cao Xiangnan asked Cao Gang to sit down. Since there was nothing to do, he sat down and drank tea with Cao Gang. The firewood burning in the fireplace shone through the fire, and the room was bright. The children were laughing and making noises in the room, and the adults were sitting together chatting and talking.

After a while, the sky outside gradually darkened, and Wang Dahu and Liu Baishu came over, followed by three or four men, all of whom were the team leaders selected that day.

They did not come empty-handed, Wang Dahu was holding two big white rabbits in his hands. As soon as he entered the house, he smelled the fragrance, knowing that there would be delicious food tonight, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

"Oh, you caught rabbits too?" Cao Xiangnan saw Wang Dahu coming over with two rabbits, took them, and said, "Good boy, you are really good. Come to dinner next time, and bring something else. Why are you so polite!" He patted Wang Dahu, it was not easy to catch rabbits that day.

"Hehe." Wang Dahu grinned, put his hands together, and said, "I bumped into him."

Several children gathered around him, calling him "Master" and "Mr." They were all very happy to see their master.

Wang Dahu had taught the children martial arts before, and was their martial arts master. Liu Baishu had also been their teacher, and the children later called Wang Dahu "Master" and Liu Baishu "Mr."

"Hey, did you practice martial arts well during the time when the master was away?" Wang Dahu touched the little guys who gathered around him, and he really loved these children. It was a pity that his wife couldn't have children, but he only liked his wife even if she couldn't have children.

"Yes." The children responded in crisp voices. Jingbao took a stance, and he looked very serious. Cao Gang was sitting there and saw his boy, with a faint smile on his face. Sun Bailian had already bent over with laughter. He hurriedly supported the boy, his eyes slightly reproachful and helpless.

When he met Wang Dahu's gaze, Liu Baishu knew what was in this man's mind. He glanced at him and glared at him.

Wang Dahu just grinned, and it was extremely brilliant.

Knowing that everyone was hungry at this time, Cao Xiangnan reached out to put his hand on the shoulder of a brother. Seeing that they looked embarrassed, he patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be too nervous whether you come here or not. Dahu's brothers are my brothers, Cao Xiangnan. I am very happy that you can come."

However, these words did not eliminate the nervousness of several people.

Inviting everyone to come over for dinner, Cao Xiangnan asked a few people on the way whether they were used to living here.

"All right, all right." The men who were asked answered.

They were all injured and retreated from the battlefield. Not being able to go to the battlefield meant that they had lost the meaning of existence. There was not much food at the border. Soldiers who could not go to the battlefield could only eat a bowl of rice soup a day. The food was for soldiers who could go to the battlefield, not for them. They could not fill their stomachs at all.

In the tents, they saw their brothers dying one by one in hunger and illness, and they were also worried that one day it would be their turn. They even thought that maybe death would free them from pain, hunger, and injustice.

Until one day, they came here, to Caojia Village.

They never thought that one day they would have enough food to eat, be able to eat their fill, wear warm clothes, live in such a good house, and have doctors come to see the sick and injured people among them.

Even if they are disabled, they are not useless here. They can work and do whatever they are assigned to do. All the wounded soldiers here have rice to eat, a house to sleep in, and no need to be bullied. As long as they are good at doing things, they can get monthly salary if they stay here, which rekindles their hope to survive. The

man walking was limping, and Cao Xiangnan deliberately slowed down his pace to wait for him. However, although the other party had an injury on his foot, he was still walking steadily and neatly. Many of these men had inconvenient hands and feet. They were all adapting and integrating into this new environment as quickly as possible. It can be seen that they are also working hard to survive.

After a few days of education, the children at home no longer looked down on these soldiers who had been on the battlefield. Instead, they admired them. These were warriors who had defended the country and were injured to protect the people. They were brave and great.

The little ones following behind looked at these uncles with bright eyes.

The table was full of food, full of various meats and vegetables. The fragrant smell made people drool. People who walked by could not stop swallowing. With such a table of food prepared, even the rich royal descendants and nobles in Fengdu City could not afford such a table of food at this time. It opened the eyes of the men who saw it for the first time.

Those who have eaten it know how good it tastes. When Wang Dahu sees meat, he is as excited as a wolf. They usually don't ask the Liu family to come in to serve them. They feed the livestock in the yard every day and take care of the yard outside. They do everything they can do in the house by themselves. Only in the morning will Liu's mother and Liu Lan come to help take care of the children and do some housework. The rest of the time they do it themselves.

Tonight's dinner was prepared by Cao Xiangnan and Wanfeng. They were busy all afternoon preparing this table of food.

Cao Xiangnan asked everyone to sit down first. He scooped the soup from the big pot into the small pot to cook. The charcoal fire was burning in the stove, and the soup continued to boil as soon as it was put in. The little ones were not polite. They found a seat and climbed up to sit. If the little ones couldn't get up, the big ones would push them from behind.

The family prepared special chairs for the two little ones. Qi Wanfeng put Xiao Baoer in one of them and asked Liu Baishu to put Lele in the other one. Lele was very well behaved, but Xiao Baoer needed to be watched carefully.

As soon as he saw something delicious on the table, he would climb over to get it. Qi Wanfeng quickly grabbed the little guy's hand and coaxed him, "Wait, Momo will get it for you."

"Ah ah..." Xiao Baoer seemed to understand and pointed at the things on the table and asked for them.

"Okay, okay." Qi Wanfeng responded with his mouth, and neatly put the porridge into a small bowl with his hands, cooled it down, fed a mouthful to Xiao Baoer, and then went to do other things.

"Ah..." Xiao Baoer opened his mouth wide like a little bird crying for food.

Liu Baishu watched and couldn't help but smile, helping Wanfeng to feed Lele.

"Lele can do it by himself, just pack him up and let him eat by himself." Qi Wanfeng didn't even know when his kid could eat by himself. By the time he noticed, Lele was already able to eat by himself.

Liu Baishu handed the small spoon to Lele's hand doubtfully. Cao Ruile grabbed the spoon and glanced at the person who was going to feed him, with a clear black and white look in his eyes.

Being looked at like this, Liu Baishu felt a very strange feeling in his heart. He shook his head, reached out and touched the child's head, and said, "Eat it. If you can't, let your uncle feed you."

"..." Cao Ruile whose head was touched.