The brown-red horse bowed its head, and its beautiful eyes looked at its owner, beautiful and affectionate. The man standing in front of the horse raised his hand and touched the horse's hair from the head to the neck, one by one, concentrating on stroking his life-and-death partner. He

vaguely remembered that when he captured this horse, the newborn calf was not afraid of death and waited for three months before he caught this young horse king. It took a lot of effort to make this young horse king recognize him. Later, they spent even longer time together.

To him, this is not just a livestock, but his best partner.

When he left, he did not take the horse with him. He let the horse go and let the horse go back to where it originally went. Unexpectedly, the horse still found its way back to the camp by itself and stubbornly waited for him to return there, until one day someone brought it back to him. When he left, he was thinking about taking off his armor and returning to the fields to be an idle man, living a mediocre life. He never thought that one day he would go to the battlefield with his horse.

Now he is no longer the young general Cao who is fearless on the battlefield. The fear in his heart makes him cherish his life more. He knows that he must come back alive this time, and there are people waiting for him here.

"Drive, drive, drive" The sound of horse hooves can be heard from a distance, and Cao Gang knows that the person he is waiting for is coming. This spiritual horse seems to know that, lowering its head and rubbing its owner with its mouth, and acting coquettishly with its owner with a proud face.

There is a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, which flashes by, and Cao Gang responds to his partner.

A horse and a person have become a scenery on the roadside.

"Look, it's the general! The general is here... ride..." Gan Weilin, who was running in the front, saw a figure standing there from a distance. When he got closer, he could see who was waiting there and shouted happily.

The two people following behind also saw it. Wang Dahu hurried his horse and ran in front of Gan Weilin. The two chased each other and competed to be the first.

The horses of the three ran in front of their general. Wang Dahu saw the bag on the back of their general and knew that their general had decided to go with them. He grinned like a big fool.

Liu Baishu also understood the meaning of their general waiting here, and a smile appeared on his face.

"I'll go with you." Cao Gang said as he climbed onto the horse.

There was no need for too many words. This was his decision. He would go just to repay the kindness of General Li. He was not an ungrateful person. He wanted to tell his children that their father was a man of integrity, so that his children could be like him in the future.

He turned the horse's head and it started running. The people behind looked at each other and followed.

The sun rose in the east, and its brilliant light dispelled the last bit of mist in the sky. Those who left home had already embarked on a long journey. The boy in the kitchen was making breakfast while wiping his eyes. He was reluctant to let his husband go, but he knew that his husband had his own things to do and he couldn't stop him from going. Wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, this strong brother knew that what he had to do now was to wait for his husband to come back home with his children. He knew that his husband would definitely come back.

There was one person missing at the breakfast table today. The sensitive eldest son found that his father was not there. He looked around the house and asked his mother, "Mom, don't we wait for Dad to eat together?"

"We won't wait for Dad. Dad is busy with his work. It will take some time for him to come back. Wait for Dad to come back and then we will eat together." Sun Bailian touched the eldest son's head, knowing that the eldest son was sensible, and told the child that Dad was not at home and would be back in a while.

Kang Kang looked at his mother and didn't say anything, thinking about the fact that his father had gone out.

"Mom, where did Dad go?" The younger one didn't understand and asked curiously.

"Dad has gone to a far place." Sun Bailian put the porridge in front of the second boy and let the child eat first. Before her husband left, he explained all the household affairs to him. He had always been in charge of the money in the family. With this money, he and the children would not have to worry about food and clothing at home. He

was not without panic in his heart when her husband left. He realized that he had been married to her husband for so many years and that she did not know anything because she was spoiled by her husband. But from then on, he had to learn to do everything so that her husband would not worry about him and the children when he was away.

"How far is a far place?" the child asked.

"A far place is very far, very far away, so far, so far." He gestured a distance with his hands and told the child. The child asked when his father would be back. "Dad will be back soon. We will wait for him at home." He said.

He believed that his husband would be back soon. His husband didn't want them to wait for him here for too long.

After breakfast, Sun Bailian sent the child to Wanfeng's house and asked the child to go to the academy with An An and others.

After the conscription, although there were people traveling on this road into the village every morning, Cao Xiangnan would still let the Liu family boy take the carriage to send the child to the academy to prevent the children from getting into trouble on the way. It

was not until Sun Bailian came to say that Cao Gang and Wang Dahu had left together that Cao Xiangnan knew that Cao Gang had also gone to the border. He was not surprised by this.

Every man has his share of responsibility for the rise and fall of the country. The Cao Gang he knew was a responsible man. He would not choose to retreat without caring about the safety of the country. However, with Cao Gang gone, Sun Bailian and the children would be left alone at home.

In the past, when he went out, he would entrust his family to Cao Gang. Now that Cao Gang was gone, he had to help Cao Gang take care of the family. This trust was mutual. Cao Gang also trusted him to leave with peace of mind.

"Okay, I'll go to the village to talk to Li Zheng about this." Cao Gang was still the village chief of Caojia Village. With his departure, the candidate for the village chief would naturally have to be arranged. He left in a hurry and had no time to arrange anything, so he had to go to the village to deal with it.

With Cao Gang's character, if it wasn't his idea, Cao Gang wouldn't have wanted to be the village chief, but now his mission has been accomplished. Today's Caojia Village is not the same as before. With a good start, the next village chief, unless he has a hole in his brain, will not lead Caojia Village into a pit, and Caojia Village will not be too bad in the future.

Cao Gang is more like a powerful spiritual symbol. He carries an aura that can shock people, which is not something that ordinary people can have. But if a general is the village chief, how can this powerful aura not shock people?

"Brother Cao Gang is not at home. If you have any problems at home, just come and tell us. If you can't tell me, you can tell Wanfeng first, and it's the same if Wanfeng tells me later. When the children go to the academy every day, just send them to me. They can go together and come back together, so you don't have to worry." This means that he took over the pick-up and drop-off of the children, and Sun Bailian didn't have to worry about the children's interactions.

Cao Xiangnan had to admit that there was still a difference between brothers and men, and some things were better said between his brothers. He subconsciously kept a distance from other people's brothers. After all, he was a married man, and his feelings for his wife were as clear as the moon and the blue sky, and he was absolutely loyal.

Qi Wanfeng also heard Sun Bailian say that Cao Gang went to the border. He was stunned for a moment, and seeing Sun Bailian's calm expression, he knew that he had accepted his husband's going to the border. He also had a husband, so he naturally understood Sun Bailian's mood at the moment. No one would be willing to let their husband go to the border to fight. This trip would be a life-and-death struggle, and they didn't know when they could return home.

After his husband left, he comforted Sun Bailian a few words.

The carriage entered the village, and Cao Xiangnan found Li Zheng and told Li Zheng about Cao Gang's going to the border. "Cao Gang is gone, should we choose another village chief?" he asked. He respected Li Zheng's opinion more on the affairs of Caojia Village. After all, Li Zheng was a native of Caojia Village.

"Alas, this kid..." Others tried their best to avoid him, but he went forward by himself. Li Zheng didn't know how to say good things about Cao Gang.

Everyone thought Cao Gang died outside, but he came back alive one day. He was living a good life, so why did he leave his brothers and kids at home? There are not many people who can sacrifice themselves for justice, and Yi Hao is one of them.

"Let's discuss this matter together. We need to find someone to be the village chief." As for the village chief, they still need to deal with it, Li Zheng said.

The previous village chief left before the end of his term, and the next village chief was selected from the two deputy village chiefs, and everyone came to discuss this matter together. At first, someone wanted to elect him as the village chief, but Cao Xiangnan naturally declined the offer. It was not only against the rules, but he was not sure he could handle the job well.

After the internal vote, Cao Gui was chosen as the village chief. After all, the surname of Cao was Cao, so it was not appropriate to choose Sun Yanmiao. Sun Yanmiao understood this and agreed with Cao Gui as the village chief of Caojia Village. However, Cao Gui was determined that he would only temporarily replace Cao Gang as the village chief, and when Cao Gang came back, he would give the position back to Cao Gang.

The village chief of Caojia Village was decided.

Fenshui is far from the town gate, and the people here don't seem to be so worried that Zinu will come here. After the conscription, the town returned to its former peace, and everyone did what they had to do every day.

More people came and went in the town, and the closed shops opened.

Those who were there were still there, and those who left left.

Cao Xiangnan was actually a little uncomfortable with the sudden loss of so many good friends. For the first time, he felt that the war was so close to him. He really started to think about how to win this war and let his friends return home safely.