The two of them discussed it at night and decided to pack up their things and move back to the village in the next two days.

"My husband, you are right. I will go to Aning to talk about this tomorrow." Qi Wanfeng listened to his husband and knew that living in the town was not better than living in the village, so he planned to close the shop.

The shop's business was not very good now, and the family was not short of the money. This time was different from the past, and it would not get better after a while, so it was better to close the shop first and make plans later.

It was not safe for Aning, a single boy, to live in the town with his children. Anyway, if the shop was closed, he would let Aning live in their house. Both he and his husband thought so. Qi Wanfeng wanted to wait until tomorrow to talk to Aning and let him move in with the child. He thought Aning would agree for the sake of the child.

They were not far from Nanyang City. It would take ten days or half a month to walk from Nanyang to here. There were more and more scoundrels in the town now. If there were refugees from the town, it would be even more chaotic. They might as well live back in the village where it would be more stable.

"Let's go to bed early. We have to get up early tomorrow."

"Okay."

The oil lamp in the house was blown out, and the talking stopped. The people who had returned from outside were tired, and they did nothing but sleep with their wives in their arms. After her husband returned home, Qi Wanfeng finally let go of her worries and slept peacefully.

The next morning, when it was just light, the carriage went into the village.

The men living in the workshop's shed got up very early every day. Smoke was curling from the chimney, and someone was cooking breakfast inside. The idle men practiced boxing, and some gathered together to practice martial arts. They gradually found the joy of life here, and everyone had a smile on their face.

"Huh..." Cao Xiangnan was discovered by the sweeping man when he entered the door. He pointed to his lips, and the other party fell silent, and he walked in. Seeing so many people gathered there, he also walked over curiously.

"Boy, I almost fell into your trap!"

"Haha!" He smiled sinisterly. This boy specializes in using sinister tricks.

"Boy, I won't do you such a sinister trick."

The two men were very agile. They fought back and forth, playing and sparring. It seemed that they were just joking, but every move was on point. Cao Xiangnan watched with great interest. These men were no different from ordinary people, and their skills were even more agile than ordinary people.

"Boss, boss, why are you here so early?" A man turned around inadvertently and saw their little boss standing behind him. He was watching them sparring with a smile on his face. He didn't know how long he had been watching.

The two men who were sparring turned their heads and jumped away. Everyone shouted "boss".

"Everyone is in good spirits, getting up so early to stretch your muscles, that's a good thing, it's a good thing, you have to persevere and keep practicing." This was the first time Cao Xiangnan came here so early. He had come here two or three times before to see if everyone was still lacking anything and asked others to make up for it.

Now it seems that everyone living here is quite adapted and living well here.

"Yes, yes." Then there was a group of people who were grinning, looking at Cao Xiangnan and laughing.

"You guys continue, you guys continue." Cao Xiangnan didn't have much time to stay here. The field was now handed over to Zhounian in charge, and he called everyone to go to the field together. Zhounian saw his boss looking for him, he immediately put down his work and ran out. When he saw his boss said he wanted to go to the field to take a look, he immediately followed him.

On the way, he told Zhounian that they should hurry up to harvest the grain.

They stood at the edge of the field, looking from here, a large golden field, as if there was no end in sight. This was the result of a year of hard work for these men.

"Boss, here, the grains planted early can be harvested, and the other field will take a few days." Zhounian took their boss to the field. The grains planted early can be harvested now, and the grains planted later will take some time to harvest.

Harvesting grains also depends on whether the grains are ripe. If the grains are harvested too early, the grains will be broken, and they will not taste good when cooked. They have to wait until the right time to harvest.

Zhounian pulled down a section of wheat ears, but not all of them were full of grains. It was a drought, so some ears had grains, while others did not. Zhounian felt guilty because his employer had given him such a large piece of land to manage, but he did not grow the crops well.

What this honest man was thinking was written on his face.

"Okay, let's arrange for people to come here to harvest the crops starting today, and collect all that can be collected, and transport the collected crops to the workshop to dry." Transporting the crops to the workshop to dry is to prevent people from stealing the crops, and the crops will be dried in a few days.

After the sun is over, they have to find a place to store it. This is the food for all of them to survive the winter. They have to eat it until the food is collected at this time next year before they can have new food. If the food is taken away by thieves at this time, they will be hungry.

Cao Xiangnan took it and took a look, peeled a grain and put it in his mouth, "Don't be discouraged, you have done a good job, we will continue to work hard next year." He patted the man on the shoulder and encouraged him.

It is so dry today. If these men hadn't come to take care of the crops in the fields as soon as they had free time, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as good as it is now. The lazy people in the village didn't take good care of the crops in the fields, and half of them have dried up. I'll feel like crying when the time comes.

"Yes, yes." They didn't do a good enough job on the land. When they heard that they would continue to work hard next year, Zhounian's confidence was rekindled. He thought that he must take good care of the grain in the fields next year and wait for a good harvest at this time next year.

He met Li Zheng and Cao Gui who had come to the fields early in the morning. Cao Xiangnan ordered Zhounian to go back and arrange for people to come and collect the grain. After receiving the order from the boss, Zhounian hurried back to call people to collect the grain. At this time, the sooner the grain was collected, the better. He wanted to collect all that could be collected. After

a few people greeted each other, Cao Xiangnan asked about the grain situation in Li Zheng's village. This was related to whether the people in their Caojia Village could have enough food.

Li Zheng sighed. The weather was bad and the crops in the fields were not growing well. He had never been out of Caojia Village. He knew from Xiangnan that many places to the north had no harvest due to the severe drought this year. They were lucky to be near the Fenshui River.

"We can collect some of this grain, so let's collect it first." Li Zheng said.

"It can only be done this way. We will see what we can get in the mountains and then organize everyone to go into the mountains to get something to fill our stomachs." However, Cao Gang and his men were not here this year, so there might be no good hunters to lead them into the mountains to hunt. We would see if we could pick a few men from that group of men to lead them into the mountains to hunt.

The chestnuts in the mountains are almost ripe, and they can go pick some when they are ripe. In previous years, they have picked a lot of chestnuts. Cao Xiangnan happened to know how to preserve chestnuts. If they are well preserved, they can be eaten throughout the winter. In the years of food shortage, this is a lifesaver.

"We will make arrangements for the rest when the time comes." Cao Xiangnan said, still wanting to collect the grain in the field first.

"Okay." Li Zheng nodded.

The cotton planted in the fields cannot be harvested so quickly. It will take at least until the end of July or the beginning of August. Cao Xiangnan walked with Li Zheng and the others, and took a look at the crops planted in the village. He had a rough idea in his mind.

We are all from the same village. It is impossible for his family to have food while other families are hungry. At this time, the only way out is to unite. Once someone has a different intention, it is very likely to drag down the entire village.

The husband went out before dawn. When the children got up, Qi Wanfeng had to prepare breakfast for the younger ones. After they had breakfast, the older ones were sent to the academy. He took the two younger ones and Sun Bailian to the shop.

It had been so long since the husband left home. It was the first time that the husband had been away from him for such a long time. Sun Bailian thought about the husband every day and hoped that he would come back soon.

Qi Wanfeng knew about the incident at Zhenmenguan, but he had kept it a secret and did not dare to tell Sun Bailian. After hearing Sun Bailian's worries and concerns, he comforted her, "We have strong soldiers and horses in Dafeng. We will soon drive away a few Znu. Your husband should be able to come home soon."

"I'm looking forward to it in my heart. It would be best if it could be like this." Sun Bailian held the third boy in her arms. After hearing what Qi Wanfeng said, she also felt that her husband should be able to come back soon.

The group went to the shop.

The business of the shops in the town was getting worse and worse. There were still a few people who came to buy food here, but they didn't make much money in a day. After everyone discussed it, they decided to close the shop today after selling everything.

"Okay, I'm just going to trouble you guys." After hearing what Qi Wanfeng said, Aning agreed without hesitation. He felt that going to Qi Wanfeng would cause a lot of trouble for others, but he could not care about himself, but he cared about the safety of the children.

"What do you mean by trouble or not? I don't like to hear you say that. Do you still regard me as a friend?" Qi Wanfeng pretended to be angry.

"Dang dang dang, of course I am." Aning begged for mercy quickly. He knew that Qi Wanfeng was not really angry with him. The two of them were just playing around.

Xiao Bao was playing with the three boys. When the adults were not paying attention, the ignorant Xiao Bao grabbed the candy in his hand and wanted to feed it to A Di. Qi Wanfeng saw it with his sharp eyes, and hurriedly pulled the little guy over to teach him a lesson, and was just short of taking off the pants of the little bad boy

and spanking him. Sun Bailian knew that Xiao Baoer was still young and ignorant, but he was also shocked. His third kid cried because he had no food, which made him laugh and cry.

"Give it to your brother." Xiao Baoer twisted his little body and tried to stuff the candy into his brother's mouth, yelling, "My brother is crying, I want to eat."

It means that his brother wants to eat and is crying.

"My brother can't eat yet, and you can't give it to him even if he cries, understand? Baoer can give it to Lele, but if you give it to your brother, Lele will have nothing to eat. What if Lele cries later?" Qi Wanfeng shifted his target to Lele.

"Lele, eat it." Xiao Baoer thought about it and tried to feed the candy covered with saliva to Lele.

"..." Cao Ruile turned his head away, his face full of disgust.