On the way back, Cao Xiangnan calculated in his mind that their current ox cart was rented from someone in the village, and it would cost a lot of money in a month. Not only was the ox cart slow, they couldn't rent it for a long time, and it would cost money in the long run.
If they could have their own means of transportation, would that be more convenient? There is no doubt about it.
Cao Xiangnan moved over and chatted with Cao Gang, who was catching the car in front of him. The person catching the car in front didn't say anything, but he knew that this person was just listening to him and must be thinking about how to deal with this problem. But now all the problems involve one problem, that is, they don't have that much money. If they had that much money, they wouldn't have to worry about these problems.
The sun was setting in the west, and the ox cart was rumbling on the way home.
There was just some time, and Qi Wanfeng, who stayed at home to take care of the three children, was not idle either. An An from his family was an obedient child, and the two boys from Sun Bailian's family, the second one was naughty, so it was no problem for his brother to
take care of them. In the morning, Qi Wanfeng took the three children to the fields and let them play under the trees beside. He removed the grass growing in the fields. When the sun was high in the sky, he took the children home and let them go back to sleep after lunch.
The noise in the house quieted down, and Qi Wanfeng smiled. He went into the house to wipe the sweat off the three children and covered them with quilts before going out.
There was an empty space in the yard. He had long planned to turn the soil and plant vegetables here, but he had been busy with this and that these days. Even though they had bought the vegetable seeds, they had no time to turn the soil and plant them. It happened that he had some time at this moment, so Qi Wanfeng went out to turn the empty space in the yard. He
planted the vegetable seeds and poured water on it. After he was done, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, exhaled, and looked at such a small piece of land, and he smiled. There were chickens at home, so he had to use a fence to enclose this piece of land to prevent it from being ruined by the chickens at home.
Just as he was thinking about his husband who was going to the town to set up a stall, wondering if their business was good today and when they would be back, he heard the rumbling of an oxcart outside. Qi Wanfeng thought he had misheard.
"Wanfeng, we're back." Sun Bailian shouted as soon as he got off the car.
Qi Wanfeng went over and opened the door, and saw the people who had returned outside. Seeing that the people who had returned all had smiles on their faces, he had a rough idea in his heart and asked, "How was the business today? I was still wondering when you would be back, but I didn't expect you to be back so soon."
He was preparing to cook dinner, and he didn't even cook dinner at this moment.
"Guess." Sun Bailian told Qi Wanfeng with a smile on her face.
"It must be good." Qi Wanfeng saw that Sun Bailian was so happy, and knew that their business today must be good. He went over to help his husband get off the cart, and then helped take the things on the cart back to the yard.
Cao Gang hurried the ox cart back to give it to someone else, and they returned to the yard.
"The little ones are sleeping in the house, and they haven't woken up yet." Qi Wanfeng pointed to the house and said,
"Let them sleep well. Have my two little boys been obedient today?" Sun Bailian didn't think about his two little boys at all today. When he came back, he sat down on the stool, patted his legs with his hands, and didn't even go into the house to take a look at his two boys.
He was relieved to let Qi Wanfeng take care of the children. Qi Wanfeng would definitely take better care of them than he did. Thinking of someone helping to take care of the children in the future, Sun Bailian felt that it was absolutely right to open a stall with Qi Wanfeng's family.
Qi Wanfeng poured a bowl of water for his husband and Sun Bailian, and said, "I didn't know you were back so early. The meal isn't cooked yet. I thought you would be back later. You've been busy all day, so take a rest here. I'll go in and cook."
It was almost time. If he had known they would be back so early, he would have cooked earlier.
Cao Xiangnan nodded. He was tired all day and didn't have the energy to go into the kitchen to cook, so he let his husband Wanfeng do it.
Cao Gang, who had driven the ox cart back to deliver the food to others, came back not long after. The children who were sleeping in the room also woke up.
Cao Xiangnan hadn't seen his daughter An'an the whole day, and he was so reluctant to see her that he held her in his arms and kissed her several times. An'an shyly covered her face and called "Dad" in a soft voice, and he kissed her on the face several times, "An'an misses Dad too."
Cao Xiangnan felt his heart melt at once.
The father and son were talking in such a disgusting way that Qi Wanfeng, who was cooking in the kitchen, couldn't help laughing when she heard it.
Sun Bailian stretched her head out to take a look, and then turned back to talk to Qi Wanfeng.
Cao Xiangnan took advantage of this time to check the children's homework. He would point out the parts that the children couldn't recite, and let the children continue to recite. Later, he taught the children arithmetic hand in hand, and the two boys from Sun Bailian's family also came to learn together.
The second boy is lively and clever. Kang Kang is calm and learns things step by step. He is not as quick as the two little ones, but he is not stupid either. He is patient in learning.
Cao Gang listened to Cao Xiangnan teaching the children. He looked at Cao Xiangnan with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, but he hid the light in his eyes very well and did not show it.
Smoke was curling in the small kitchen, and soon the aroma of food came out. Qi Wanfeng was cooking, and Sun Bailian was sitting on a small stool in front of the stove watching the fire. By the way, she told Qi Wanfeng about their stall setting up today. Qi Wanfeng listened while cooking with a smile on his face, and he was looking forward to going there together tomorrow.
"Okay, everyone come and eat." Sun Bailian brought the food out and called out.
Qi Wanfeng was the last one to come out of the kitchen. The people sitting outside were waiting for him to come. They started eating only after everyone was present. After
dinner, Cao Xiangnan brought over the bucket that they had put their money in today, put it on the table, opened the lid, and poured out all the copper plates inside. The clinking sound was the most pleasant music in the world. "This is the result of our labor today."
The number of copper plates in the pile was still considerable. In the end, there were more than 200 copper plates, which was equivalent to more than two guan and almost three guan of money. Cao Xiangnan calculated today's cost, and the rest was pure profit.
The pure profit was equal to Cao Xiangnan's half-month salary, and this was only what they earned in one day.
"Wow, that's a lot." Sun Bailian's eyes widened, her mouth opened wide, she turned to look at her husband and asked, "Husband, is this true?"
"Yes." The serious-looking man nodded seriously.
Qi Wanfeng didn't go today, so he didn't know how good the stall's business was today. Now seeing so much money, a smile appeared on his face. Cao Xiangnan saw the smile on Qi Wanfeng's face and reached out to hold his hand. He would fulfill all the promises he had made to this man, and now it was just the beginning.
It was the first time for the three children to see so many copper plates, but the concept of money was still very shallow in the minds of the two little ones. Only Kang Kang understood that the money was earned by his father and mother who went out all day today. He stared at the pile of copper plates on the table and said, "I have an idea now. How about I tell you?" Cao Xiangnan told everyone that he wanted to get Sun Ji to join in. He didn't know much about Sun Ji, but after a brief contact that day, he felt that Sun Ji was definitely a good material for doing business.
As for Cao Dapeng, he was an honest man. Because the other party helped him, Cao Xiangnan also wanted to help Cao Dapeng. If his goals are achieved step by step in the future, he will need more help.
Qi Wanfeng had no opinion on what his husband said. He said, "Husband, whatever you think is good is good."
Their two families are now setting up a stall together, and Cao Xiangnan is still the one who gives most of the suggestions, but before that Cao Xiangnan would also ask everyone. Sun Bailian took a look at her husband and roughly understood what he meant, so she said, "Well, I think it's feasible." "My cousin and Dapeng are both good people. My cousin went to school for a few years. He can read and is smart. If it weren't for his mother lying in bed sick for all those years, the family would have sold the few acres of land to hire a doctor for his mother. He observed mourning for three years and only came out of mourning two years ago, and he is still unmarried. He has a father in his family, and his grandfather and grandmother still live with him. They are both good people."
Sun Bailian was familiar with both families. Sun Ji was his cousin, and the relationship between the two families had always been good. In the past, his cousin's family borrowed money from people everywhere to pay for the treatment of an aunt. His family lent money to them at the beginning, and he also borrowed some money later. His cousin's family can't pay back the money they borrowed now. If there is a way to make money, his cousin will definitely be willing to come and do it together.
His family and Cao Dapeng's family were neighbors, and the two families lived next to each other. Sun Bailian also told everyone about the situation of Cao Dapeng's family, "The three brothers in his family had separated a long time ago and lived separately. His father passed away a few years ago, leaving only a mother to live with them. The other two brothers were not easy to worry about either. They never mentioned two eggs to give to their mother during festivals."
After hearing what Sun Bailian said, Cao Xiangnan had a general understanding of the two families. Thinking of the Cao family compound, he kicked him away when he was sick. A family that can sell land to pay for the family's medical treatment will not go anywhere bad, and a person who can raise a mother is also filial. He decided at that time, "If there is no objection, we have decided this?" he asked. "Let's raise our hands to vote. Those who agree please raise your hands." Cao Xiangnan glanced at Cao Gang who was silent, not knowing what he meant.
He raised his hand first, and the people behind him also raised their hands after seeing his expression, so this became the first way they voted on issues in the future.
Everyone raised their hands, no one was left out, and it was passed unanimously.
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