Early in the morning, when the sun had just risen above the horizon and the sky was bright and rosy, someone knocked on the door of their yard. Sun Bailian and Cao Gang came with two boys. Qi Wanfeng went to open the door and saw the people who had come early in the morning. He asked, "Why are you here so early? Have you had breakfast?"

"We came after breakfast." Sun Bailian replied.

"Wanfeng, hello." The two boys called out obediently. Qi Wanfeng reached out and touched the children's heads and let them in.

"Brother Cao Gang, Bailian, you are here." Cao Xiangnan came out of the kitchen with a plate of steamed buns in his hand. When he saw the guests, he greeted them.

When he found that the three children were staring at the food in his hand, he smiled and said, "We haven't eaten breakfast yet, so we are just about to have it. You came just in time. Come and have some after you've eaten. I've prepared your share as well."

He put the food on the table, waved for the younger ones to come over, and picked up a bun for the Sun Bailian kid. The second kid took it immediately. The eldest kid, Cao Yikang, glanced at his mother, and after receiving her nod, he happily took it.

"Mom, it's delicious, delicious." The second kid, Cao Yijing, bit the bun in his hand, and hummed with satisfaction from time to time, just like a satisfied piglet.

Yesterday, it was discussed that he would stay at home to look after the three children, while Qi Wanfeng, Sun Bailian, and Cao Gang would prepare the things they would need next, and everyone would work together. Cao Xiangnan knew that his legs were not convenient and going out would only slow down other people, so he agreed to take care of the children at home.

Cao Xiangnan got up early in the morning to make steamed buns and dumplings. The dumplings were stuffed with cabbage and pork, and they smelled very fragrant. They prepared extra steamed buns for them to take out as dry food.

The rice porridge was thick and thick, and it was very filling to eat with the rice porridge.

Cao Gang and Cao Yikang, father and son, had the same faces carved out of the same mold, and they were sitting there eating dumplings fiercely with the same expression.

After taking a sip, there was thick soup inside. Sun Bailian originally shook her hands and said she didn't want to eat it, but after taking a bite, her eyes lit up and she looked at Cao Xiangnan with bright eyes. Cao Xiangnan seemed to know what he wanted to say. He made the filling of the soup dumpling, and it tasted particularly good. "Let's do the first step well, and it will be easy to do anything later."

Now the two families are working together, and there are not many people who can do the work. The three children are all young, and they also need someone to look after them. But Cao Xiangnan believes that as long as they do the first step well, it will slowly get easier later.

At this moment, Sun Bailian has a feeling that if the two of them follow Cao Xiangnan, their life will definitely get better and better, which makes him full of expectations for the future.

Cao Gang, who had eaten at home, drank a bowl of rice porridge, ate two buns and a steamed bun before putting down the bowl reluctantly. Cao Xiangnan had seen Cao Gang's appetite yesterday, and was afraid that he was not full, so he asked him if he wanted more.

"No, I'm full." Cao Gang controlled his desire to eat more after eating only 70% full, and did not continue to take food.

Cao Xiangnan glanced at the man and knew that he might not be full.

"Husband, you eat it." Sun Bailian handed the remaining bun in her hand to her husband. Life at home was also difficult, and she could not let her husband eat every meal. Moreover, his cooking skills were not good, and most of the time he just cooked it. The taste was not as good as Cao Xiangnan's.

Cao Gang shook his head and said, "You eat."

The two younger children did not understand the hardships of life. They ate with big mouthfuls when they had food, with bright smiles on their little faces. The older children understood some things in a vague way, and were humble and caring to their two younger brothers.

At the dinner table, they continued to talk about the issues they had not finished discussing yesterday. Because he stayed at home to look after the children, Cao Xiangnan explained to Qi Wanfeng and the others what they needed to buy and prepare. Qi Wanfeng and the other three would go to the town to arrange things there and buy the things they needed. With

Qi Wanfeng and Sun Bailian there, Cao Xiangnan was not worried that they would not be able to handle it well.

After a quick breakfast, they were about to go out.

"Kang Kang, you are the eldest brother, you have to take good care of your two younger brothers, okay?" Sun Bailian was still a little worried about his two boys when he went out, and he reminded them several times to be obedient and the older one to take care of the two younger ones.

"Mom, don't worry, I will take care of my brothers."

"Mom, Jingbao will be obedient." A little kid patted his chest.

Qi Wanfeng touched An An who was holding his feet, and told him to take care of his two brothers and father, and listen to his father. An An is a little boy, and his temperament is originally quieter than the two boys, so Qi Wanfeng has nothing to worry about.

"Xiangnan, we are going out."

"Okay, you come back early."

The sun in the east rose slowly, and the golden light shone on the earth, and the people who were going out also went out.

Cao Xiangnan stood at the door with his three children. He watched the three people walk away. Only he and the three kids were left staring at each other. He had a headache thinking about how to spend the day with these three kids. This was really a big problem.

Thinking of the two rabbits and chickens at home, it was not a solution to keep the three children at home for a day. He simply suggested taking the three children out to cut grass and feed the rabbits. When the three children heard that they could go out to play, they shouted and jumped on the side.

It has been several days since he arrived at the new home, and he has not had the opportunity to go out and take a look around. With a cane under his arm, Cao Xiangnan watched the three children running in front of him. Although they were out to cut grass and feed rabbits, he felt that he was out to herd cattle.

The trees in spring are growing well, and all things are reviving. It is a good start to the year.

Not far away, they saw a gurgling stream. Cao Xiangnan remembered that Qi Wanfeng had told them that there was a stream not far away. It turned out to be here. The source should be on the other side of the mountain. Seeing that the water was not deep, Cao Xiangnan did not stop the three children from playing by the stream. He sat down by the side.

"Brother, fish, fish." An An saw the fish in the water and pulled his brother over to see. He stared at the fish swimming in the water in amazement.

"Catch, catch fish, catch fish." Jing Bao was a naughty and active boy. He went into the water as soon as he saw the fish.

Cao Xiangnan sat there looking at the mountains, thinking that there should be a lot of treasures in that mountain. He would go to the mountain when his leg healed. Without paying attention, he saw the second kid from Sun Bailian's family running into the stream, and he quickly shouted, "Don't go into the water. Kang Kang, pull your second brother in."

He quickly picked up the crutch beside him and leaned on it to go to the kids.

"Jingbao, hurry up, uncle is here." Cao Yikang, who was taller, reached out to pull his brother over and said.

An An stood there with a look of guilt. Cao Xiangnan glanced at the embarrassed child and reached out to touch the child's head. An An raised his little face and saw the smile on his father's face. He smiled and called out "Dad" sweetly.

"Cao Yijing, if you dare to go into the water again, I will take off your pants and spank you." Cao Xiangnan warned the second boy, seeing that

he looked dishonest. This child is said to be the same age as his An An, not only is he half a head taller than his An An, but he also has a wild personality. But for a child of this age, it is better to be a little wild. He is just worried that his child is too quiet.

Jingbao, who has been taught a lesson, is not afraid and laughs.

There are small fish swimming in the clear stream. Cao Xiangnan knows that it is not easy to catch the fish without tools even if you watch them swimming in the water. It is also inconvenient for him to walk, so he gave up the idea of ​​catching fish.

Unexpectedly, when he got so close, he found a lot of small snails in the stream, and Cao Xiangnan's eyes lit up. The taste of fried snails with peppers is really good! Looking at the three well-behaved children beside him, Cao Xiangnan asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat something delicious?" "Yes." Jingbao jumped up when he heard that there was something delicious, grabbed his uncle's hand and asked, "What delicious food does uncle have?" He looked at the fish swimming in the water. Did he catch fish for them to eat?

Then he was disgusted, the fish tasted bad.

An An blinked at his father. The food his father made was delicious.

"This is it. Go pick this up over there. I'll make fried snails for you tonight." Cao Xiangnan found himself extremely ashamed. He picked up a snail and told the little ones that they had to eat this.

So the big one and the three small ones picked snails by the stream, and they had long forgotten about feeding the rabbits through the grass.

The three of them walked fast and it took them an hour to reach Fenshui Town.

At the entrance of Caojia Village, there is a large stone mill shared by all the villagers. In the past, people in the village went to the entrance of the village to grind millet. They didn't want others to learn how to make rice noodles, so they wanted to find someone to make a small stone mill. There was someone in the town who made a stone mill. They first found the one who made the stone mill, ordered the small stone mill they wanted, paid a deposit, and paid the rest after they got the stone mill.

After passing South Street, they arrived at the pier. They came early at this time, and the pier was busy at this time.

The good stalls in the front were all occupied, and some stalls had good business. There happened to be a small space in the corner. Qi Wanfeng pointed to that space and asked, "How about we set it up there?"

"Isn't it too far to the edge?" Sun Bailian asked a little worriedly.

"Don't worry, we have delicious food so we don't have to worry about no one coming. We're just setting it up there temporarily, and we'll move if we find a better place." The two men started discussing, and Cao Gang stood there, looking around.

They can go back and make the tables and chairs themselves, and they also need to buy the bowls they need, and there are still a lot of things. If they set up a stall here, they will have to pack up and find a place to put it when they are done.

The three of them looked around and saw if there was a suitable place nearby. If they paid some rent, others would be willing to give them space to put their things.