The candlelight in the house shone on the two people, and there were two overlapping shadows on the ground.

"I'll go wash the dishes." The children were asleep now, and the room suddenly became quiet. Being stared at by his husband, Qi Wanfeng coughed, looked away, stood up and wanted to wash the dishes, but his hand was grabbed by his husband.

He and his husband have been married for so many years, and he has given birth to two children for his husband, but sometimes when his husband looks at him like this, he feels ashamed and embarrassed for no reason.

"Don't clean it up yet, let someone do it tomorrow. Wanfeng, sit down, let's talk, I have something to tell you." Now that there are no little lights around him, Cao Xiangnan doesn't have to worry about being seen by the children when he is close to his wife, and he can take advantage of his wife openly.

After being outside for such a long time, he missed his wife at home.

Qi Wanfeng had to sit down again, but his husband didn't let go of his hand, and he couldn't pull it back, so he could only let his husband continue to hold it. When the two looked at each other, Qi Wanfeng saw the affection in his husband's eyes, so he smiled and asked, "Husband, is everything going well for you outside?"

"Yes, everything is fine." Cao Xiangnan said.

It's just that the news from the north is not too good, and he didn't want to hide it from Qi Wanfeng. It's better to know it earlier so that they can prepare early. If something really happens, they won't be caught off guard. He told the man everything one by one.

"How could it be so?" Qi Wanfeng couldn't believe it when he heard that something happened in the north. How many people would die.

Thinking of the people who went to the north, Bai Lian was still waiting for her husband to come back home with her children. If something really happened, what would Bai Lian and the children do?

"I know what you are worried about. We have to believe that Brother Cao Gang and the others will be fine. I told Manager Fang there, and Manager Fang asked someone to inquire about the news." Cao Xiangnan said. He left Nanyang and came back without waiting for the news. When the news came, Manager Fang would send someone to send it here to him.

Now they can only believe that Cao Gang and Wang Dahu are lucky people, and they can turn bad things into good things.

"Okay." Qi Wanfeng thought for a moment and said, "Let's not let Bai Lian know about this for now, so that he won't have any wild thoughts. See if you can contact Cao Gang and the others, and ask him to send a letter back to report that they are safe."

Cao Xiangnan nodded. Of course, he would listen to his wife. This matter cannot be told to anyone in advance.

He expected that this war would start. The world cannot always be so peaceful. When people are hungry due to natural disasters, wars will follow. Not to mention in this era, even in their era, it is actually the same principle.

This trip settled the garment factory in Nanyang, and a batch of goods from the garment factory were also shipped over, from Jiang Dongyi to the north. As for the destination, it was not for him to find out.

Cao Xiangnan vaguely knew what the King of Wings was preparing, but after getting on the boat, he knew he couldn't get off. Regardless of what His Royal Highness the King of Wings was going to do, their first priority now was to arrange things at home.

There has been little rain since the spring this year, and it hasn't rained until now. If the drought continues today, I'm afraid something big will happen.

Before returning from Nanyang, he went to find Chushuyu. He took out most of his fortune and asked Chushuyu to go to the south to buy grain. He would buy as much as he could, and transport a batch of grain to him, and the rest would be transported to the north. He believed that His Royal Highness the King of Wings would make arrangements by then. Even if it wasn't for the King of Wings's plans for world affairs, he would do something for his friends who went to the north. If you lose money, you can earn it again, but if you lose people, you are really gone.

Gu Li is a land of fish and rice, where food is produced in abundance. He knew that he had his channels at the beginning of the year and could buy food. With food, so many people in the north would not starve to death. These days are difficult, and he has to find a way to get through them. He will do as much as he can, and there is nothing he can do about what he cannot do. Life and death are determined by fate, and everyone can only rely on fate.

Nanyang is at the center of the intersection of the north and the south. From Nanyang is the Fen River. They are not too far north, but they are not too far south either. Compared with places further north, they are much better here. But if something happens in the north, some of the victims will definitely come to their side, and they have to take precautions in advance.

Once people are hungry, they will do anything. Human nature is something that cannot be completely trusted.

"So if something happens in the town, we will move back to the village so that everyone can take care of each other." Cao Xiangnan planned to move back to the village if they saw that the situation was not right, at least they could be taken care of.

If this trend is not controlled well, once it gets out of control, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos sooner or later. But if the world is in chaos, it will be equally unsafe to live anywhere. At that time, there will be soldiers and bandits everywhere, and there will be man-eating beasts in the mountains. No place is a good place to go.

"Okay, then let's go back to the village. I'll listen to my husband. No matter what you arrange, I'll follow you with the children." Qi Wanfeng understood this principle.

"It would be best if the world could always be this good." Qi Wanfeng sighed and said. Speaking of war, his heart felt heavy. He only hoped that he could live peacefully with his husband and children.

"Don't worry, it will be fine." Cao Xiangnan held Wanfeng's hand and said.

Qi Wanfeng held her husband's hand in return and said, "Yes. And you, my husband, our family must be together, no one can be left out." He didn't want his husband to be like Cao Gang, who ignored him and the children for the sake of the world. He didn't want his husband to be so great and selfless. He hoped that his husband could be a little selfish.

He has nothing else to ask for in his life, but only hopes that his husband and children are by his side. They have gone through the hard days, and he doesn't care about the future. Qi Wanfeng just wants them to be together.

"Okay." The two held hands, no matter what difficulties they encounter in the future, they will face them together.

Cao Xiangnan was very fortunate that he had the awareness of taking precautions. After Caojia Village gradually got better, he was worried that others would covet this piece of fat meat of Caojia Village, so he proposed to Cao Gang and Li Zheng early on to strengthen the protection of the village. Otherwise, it would be too late to start construction now.

There is always a dark side in human nature, and no one can stand others living better than him.

By that time, the wall outside the village will be built, and the secret passage inside will be dug through, so that even if something happens, there will be a place to hide.

"Husband, you must be tired too. Let's talk about the rest tomorrow. Let's go back to the room and sleep first." After talking for a while, it was getting late. Qi Wanfeng saw the gray under his husband's eyelids, and knew that his husband had not had a good rest for so long, and he felt a little distressed.

The candles were still lit at night, the dishes on the table were not cleared away, and the two figures who were sitting there talking were gone. A passerby walked over and blew out the candles, and a dark shadow walked into the room and closed the door.

Without exception, Qi Wanfeng got up a little later than usual the next day.

The early risers had prepared breakfast, and the children in the house had all gotten up. After Cao Xiangnan had prepared breakfast, he wanted to go and see if anyone had woken up. The door of the room opened in front of him, and everyone in the room had already woken up. When the two of them came face to face, he smiled and said, "Wanfeng, you got up just in time. Breakfast is ready. Come and have breakfast."

"Yeah." Qi Wanfeng responded woodenly, still feeling sore in the waist and back.

As if he knew where his wife was uncomfortable, Cao Xiangnan went over with a shameless face, secretly stretched out his hand to help his wife massage the uncomfortable part. Qi Wanfeng said softly, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore," which would be embarrassing for the children to see.

Knowing that his wife was shy, Cao Xiangnan had to withdraw his hand.

He cooked noodles for breakfast and made millet porridge for the two children, with some minced meat, radish and green vegetables in the rice porridge. He always insisted on eating coarse grains and fine grains together at home. The children in the family were not used to this.

Everyone had an egg in the morning. Knowing that the children loved meatballs, he asked someone to buy pork and made meatballs. Now they were steamed in the pot with the steamed buns. He also made two side dishes to go with the porridge.

The family always ate simply, but it was better than many families.

The children ate their meals in an orderly manner at the table. They were always very good at eating. Even the most mischievous Xiao Bao opened his mouth obediently and waited for his mother to feed him. When he saw the round meatballs, he twisted his body and said "Yes, yes, yes..."

"Okay, yes, you eat this first and then I'll give it to you." Qi Wanfeng scooped porridge and fed the child. He naturally treated Xiao Bao as his own child. He picked up a meatball and put it in Xiao Bao's hand so that he could eat it himself.

Fat Xiaole no longer needed to be fed. He ate his meal with a small spoon. Cao Xiangnan, who was sitting at the other end, took care of the other children and helped them pick up food. Basically, he didn't have to take care of them.

Seeing that his little An An didn't look for his mother for dinner, he felt a little emotional as the children grew up day by day. The Xiangzi brothers had been in their home for quite some time, and the two children had become like the children in their home.

After breakfast, Cao Xiangnan was going to the village, and he sent the children to the academy to study. The two boys from Sun Bailian's family also came, and the children got on the car one by one, laughing and making noises.

"Mom, we're going to school."

"Okay, listen to the teacher's teachings carefully."

Qi Wanfeng reminded her husband to go to An Ning's place to pick up Xuan Xuan to go together. Cao Xiangnan said okay, and asked the boy who was catching the car to hurry up. If he didn't go, the children would be late for school, and the teacher would punish them if they were late.

The sound of horse hooves rang out. There were not many people on the street in the early morning, and the carriage was moving on the street.

"Let's go, Mom, Bao'er is going." Little Bao'er was chasing after him, wanting to go with his brothers. Qi Wanfeng comforted the child, telling him that his brothers had gone to school, and he could go with them when he grew up. He pointed at Lele on the side and said, "Bao'er, you see Lele and you are still young, and Lele is at home, right?"

The child seemed to understand, but when he saw his beloved Lele, he quickly forgot about his father and brothers who had left.

Turning his head to take a look at the carriage that had left, Qi Wanfeng pulled the two children back home.