The clouds in the west gradually faded, and the sun was about to set. They returned to Caojia Village. The old man driving the car took them to the gate of the small courtyard where they lived at the end of the village. Cao Xiangnan gave the old man an extra copper plate, but the old man refused to take it.

"Uncle Wu, just take it." Knowing that it was not easy for everyone to make a living, Cao Xiangnan stuffed the copper plate into the old man's hand and said with a smile, "We will take your car next time we go to town."

Sometimes it is not about a copper plate, but this copper plate makes the other person feel comfortable, and there will be many more convenient places in the future. Cao Xiangnan grew up like a weed since he was a child. He also figured out many things about being a person and doing things by himself. The human heart is a very wonderful thing.

"Okay, okay." Wu Laosan saw that he couldn't refuse, so he took it. He solemnly put the extra copper plate into his inner pocket and said with a smile on his face, "Next time you go to the town, tell me. I'll wait for you to go together."

Watching the old man driving the ox cart away, Cao Xiangnan sighed. He knew that Wu Laosan was not an easy person, but it's not easy for everyone, right?

"An'an, don't run, be careful not to fall." Qi Wanfeng opened the door of the yard and pushed it in. Seeing An'an running happily into the yard with her short legs, he smiled and turned back to support her husband.

After walking for a day, Cao Xiangnan put the crutches aside and sat on the stool without wanting to move.

"Husband, take a rest for a while. I'll go make dinner and we'll have food to eat soon." Qi Wanfeng brought a bowl of water to her husband, and then fed the child half a bowl of water. He drank the remaining half of the bowl.

The water he drank moistened his throat and also moistened his heart. Cao Xiangnan looked at Qi Wanfeng who tilted his head back to drink water, reached out to hold his hand, and held it in his palm. They

looked at each other, and there was a warm smile in each other's eyes.

Qi Wanfeng put the chickens he bought into the shabby chicken coop, cut some vegetables to feed the chickens, and An An, who followed behind, squatted there and watched the chirping chickens, his eyes fixed. Qi Wanfeng took out two eggs from the nest next to him. He only took one and put the other back. He turned to his husband who was sitting there and said, "The hen laid two eggs."

"Oh, really? Wanfeng, cut some meat and eggs to make some soup, and add some vegetables. Didn't we eat the steamed buns we brought? Heat up the steamed buns, and we'll have this for dinner." Cao Xiangnan saw the two eggs and thought of the many eggs and meat at home, so he said.

When they were in the Cao family compound, they ate meat only a few times a year, and they couldn't even bear to eat eggs. Mother at home would sell them for money. Cao Xiangnan was afraid that Qi Wanfeng would be reluctant to eat them, but that was actually the case.

After hearing what he said, Qi Wanfeng hummed and said, "Okay."

He took out the things he bought today and put them away one by one, then went into the kitchen to prepare their dinner. When it was almost dark, the three of them sat on small stools to eat their dinner.

Medicine was steaming in the kitchen, emitting a medicinal smell.

After walking for a whole day, everyone was sweating a lot. Qi Wanfeng boiled a pot of water and used warm water to give the child a bath. The child got up early today and walked for a whole day. As soon as he took a bath, he fell asleep in bed.

Cao Xiangnan really wanted to take a quick bath, but it was not convenient now, so he could only let Wanfeng wipe his sides with warm water and change into clean clothes. Qi Wanfeng, who had just returned from his outing, brought a bowl of medicine to him. Cao Xiangnan looked at the dark bowl, swallowed his saliva, and still took it and drank it all in one gulp.

After drinking it, Cao Xiangnan resisted the disgusting taste of the medicine, smacked his lips twice, and passed the bowl to Qi Wanfeng. He also remembered that Dr. Luo had also prescribed medicine for him, so he asked, "Where is your medicine?"

"Drank it." Qi Wanfeng had just drunk it in the small kitchen before bringing his husband's in.

The sun set into the mountains, and the last ray of light in the sky disappeared, and the room darkened. A flickering light was moving, and Qi Wanfeng came in with an oil lamp in his hand, put the oil lamp on the table, and bent down to blow it out.

The person who got into bed was damp. Cao Xiangnan lay on the bed waiting for Qi Wanfeng to get into bed. He knew that Qi Wanfeng had taken a shower outside. He could feel a coolness on him. He asked, "Did you take a cold shower?"

"I redeemed it for hot water." There was not much hot water in the pot, so he just redeemed it for cold water and didn't boil it again.

But Cao Xiangnan knew that Qi Wanfeng must have used cold water for his shower. This person was reluctant to treat him better. He gave all the good things to him and the child. In his heart, he couldn't bear to leave this person. He put his hand on Qi Wanfeng's waist, pulled him into his arms, and hugged him.

"Husband." Qi Wanfeng was a little embarrassed. Even though they even had a child, he was not used to being overly intimate with his husband. His face was slightly red in the dark.

"Let me hug you." Cao Xiangnan felt the stiffness of the person in his arms, smiled softly, and said.

He himself had never been in love, but he just had a wife and children, but he thought it was good. It was so natural, as if it was supposed to be this way. Maybe he came to this world just to meet Qi Wanfeng, he thought.

"Wanfeng, I want to tell you something." Cao Xiangnan said.

"Okay, you tell me." Qi Wanfeng remembered what his husband said in town today that he would tell him when he got back. It was probably that thing.

Cao Xiangnan told Qi Wanfeng what he had in mind today, and asked for his thoughts and opinions. The two discussed this matter. Low voices came from the house, and there were occasional responses.

It was dark, the small village was quiet, the doors of every house were closed, and the stars in the sky were twinkling. Time passed by little by little, and the voices in the house disappeared without a trace, and the people inside fell asleep in each other's arms.

"Oh oh--" a clear rooster crowed, breaking the tranquility of the early morning, symbolizing the new beginning of this day.

With the sound of creaking, I don't know whose door opened first. When the sky was slightly bright, people in the small village had already started to get up.

Every morning, a small market would form in the village. Those who sell things would come early in the morning to set up a good stall. Those who have extra vegetables in their vegetable gardens would carry them out and sell them in exchange for a few copper coins to supplement their family income. The tofu stalls were selling freshly-made hot tofu, and some people in the village were willing to spend a copper plate to buy a piece of tofu.

A few people were standing in front of the pork stalls buying pork. The man standing in front of the stalls, who looked like a mountain, was Cao Ada, the village’s butcher. He raised his big knife and cut three taels of pork exactly. Half a catty of pork was exactly half a catty, without any error.

At this time, the village did not sell pork every day. Pigs were slaughtered every few days, so those who had some extra money would buy some pork every few days to take home, so a pig could be almost sold out in one day.

"Okay, grandma, your half a pound of pork." Cao Ada wrapped a piece of cut pork in leaves, handed it to the grandma who was buying pork, and collected a few copper coins. The grandma carrying the bamboo basket took it and left.

Qi Wanfeng was lucky today. He ran into a pork stall in the village. He waited until the people who bought pork left before he stood in front of the stall.

"What do you want to buy, sir?" Cao Ada, who had a face full of fat, was a cheerful man, always smiling at customers who came to buy meat. Qi Wanfeng saw the pork offal on the stall and asked, "Boss, how much is this pork offal?"

Compared with pork, pork offal was almost half sold and half given away. Qi Wanfeng bought some according to his husband's instructions, and also bought a bone without meat. After paying, he picked up the basket and went to buy other things.

On the way back, he turned to Sun Bailian's place. Sun Bailian was at home looking after the children, and her husband was not at home. Sun Bailian's two boys were also familiar with Qi Wanfeng, and they all called out "Wanfeng mua" obediently.

Qi Wanfeng reached out and touched the child's head, and asked Sun Bailian not to cook tonight, but to go to their house for dinner.

"Wanfeng, you really don't have to be so polite." Sun Bailian refused immediately because she felt that Qi Wanfeng's family had nothing and their family was in trouble now. Finally, seeing Qi Wanfeng's insistence, he nodded. At most, he would bring some food over, and said, "Okay, my husband and I will go with the child."

"Bailian, you just come, don't bring anything, I've bought the food." Qi Wanfeng said as if he knew what Sun Bailian was thinking.

"Haha..." Sun Bailian couldn't help but laugh, and he said, "Okay, I will definitely go empty-handed when the time comes."

"You must come, come early." Qi Wanfeng instructed.

"Okay."

"I'll go first."

The person who went out came back. Cao Xiangnan listened to Qi Wanfeng talking about the price of the pig's offal and bones. He stroked his chin and calculated the lowest cost price in his mind. He felt that this business could still be done. Now even if he had an idea, he couldn't do anything without money, so he should start with the low cost.

"Have you told them?" Cao Xiangnan was asking about Qi Wanfeng inviting Sun Bailian's family to dinner. He and Qi Wanfeng could only do so much. They couldn't make cooked food without manpower, so the first people he thought of were Sun Bailian and Cao Gang.

The last time they moved, there were two other people to help. Qi Wanfeng and Sun Bailian were the most familiar with each other, and he was not very familiar with the other two, nor did he understand their situations. So for the time being, he did not consider too many people to work together. This business was originally about small profits but quick turnover. The more people there were, the less money they would get, and the more conflicts there would be.

After getting this done first, with funds and experience, it would be easier to handle the rest. He still had a lot of ideas in his mind. If this was done well, he could realize them one by one later. Thinking this way, he felt that they were getting closer and closer to a good life.

"Well, I talked to Bailian, and he said he would come over for dinner." Qi Wanfeng nodded and said.