When the sun rose in the east, Master Feng also led a group of seven or eight people from the town to Caojia Village. When Cao Xiangnan saw the newcomers, he quickly invited them to the courtyard, "Master Feng, please come in."

"Have you all had breakfast? I just cooked sweet porridge today, everyone sit down and have a bowl."

At this time, everyone in the village who came to eat porridge had finished eating and left, leaving Chen Hong and a few brothers who were familiar with each other to help clean up. There was still half of the porridge left in the two large pots, and Cao Xiangnan filled a large bowl of sweet porridge for each of the workers, so that they could eat it first to fill their stomachs.

They got up early and ate something to fill their stomachs. After walking for half a day, the little food in their stomachs was gone. They hadn't started working yet, but the boss gave them food, a big bowl of thick sweet rice porridge. These men said that the boss was a good man.

"I can't guarantee that you will eat well every day, but I can guarantee that you will have a full stomach every meal, so that you won't have to work on an empty stomach." Cao Xiangnan promised everyone present. "

Okay, for what you said, boss, I, Li Erniu, will definitely do a good job for you." Li Erniu said.

"Count me in, Lao Chen." Several men nearby echoed.

Considering that these workers came from nearby villages and walked dozens of miles, and it took several hours to walk back and forth every day, Cao Xiangnan talked to Master Feng at the time and let them build a simple house to live in. He would provide three meals a day for the workers and pay them according to the original wages.

Otherwise, he knew that if the wages were too low, he knew that these people would rather walk dozens of miles to go home every day. Anyway, so much money was spent on building the house, and Cao Xiangnan would not use these copper plates to repair the door.

The four or five men invited by the village also came. These men were all returned by Sun Ji and Cao Dapeng, and they were all acquaintances of them. Cao Xiangnan was not very familiar with them, but he believed that the people introduced by Sun Ji and Cao Dapeng would not be wrong.

He gave each worker from the village 30 cents a day and a lunch, and they would eat breakfast and dinner at home.

After everyone had eaten their fill, they officially started working.

Some people went to the nearby bamboo forest to cut some bamboo to build a simple bamboo house as a temporary place for these workers to live. Otherwise, it would be unsafe if a wild animal came by while they were sleeping at night because it was close to the mountains.

"The house is built in this position, and the door is in this position..." Cao Xiangnan was holding a detailed drawing that he had redrawn later, and he explained it to Master Feng one by one. Master Feng had experience in this area and understood it as soon as he heard it.

The two men planned the location on the open space, and marked which location was what with lines.

Behind them, Boss Chen led the ox cart and delivered the last batch of green bricks with familiarity. Master Feng and Boss Chen were old acquaintances. Cao Xiangnan stood with the two and chatted for a while. Master Feng also said that there were not enough green bricks. Later, he had to build a large kitchen, a cellar and a warehouse, so he discussed it and ordered another batch of materials from Boss Chen.

When leaving, Boss Chen was very happy, and he had another business.

Goudan ran far with his brother on his back before he put him down. They returned home. They lived in the same mud-brick house that his father had built before. The thatch on the roof was broken, and many things in the house had been moved away by his mother and others. They ran all the way back empty and felt thirsty. He opened the lid of the water tank, scooped up a spoonful of water with a spoon, gave a sip to his brother, and then he drank a sip himself.

"Does it hurt?" Goudan reached out to touch the wound on his brother's face and asked.

"No." Xiaomao shook his head and smiled at his brother.

They ate a full meal, and the two brothers were very happy. But after the happiness, Goudan felt a little worried. After they finished this meal, they didn't know where the next meal would come from. Goudan thought of the big bowl of thick porridge he had eaten today and swallowed his saliva.

Everything went smoothly on the first day of construction, and the bamboo house for temporary residence was built in half a day.

The blueprints of the house were given to Master Feng, and Cao Xiangnan knew that Master Feng could do it. Some people here were digging the foundation over there. He spent the whole morning with Master Feng and the workers. When Master Feng led the people to work, he would also go to help.

In his previous life, Cao Xiangnan had seen other people build houses, so he could understand some of the problems. It was just that he was a little worried that his house would be different from the house built here in many places and would not be done well. Later, seeing that Master Feng could do it according to his wishes, Cao Xiangnan was relieved.

For lunch, they had the rice noodles sold at his stall, with soup and vegetables. Everyone could have a big bowl of rice noodles. There was also a pot of rice porridge in the pot, and there was some left. Chen Hong was still helping out here. Sun Bailian didn't go to the town to help during this period, so she stayed here to help him cook. Otherwise, the appetite of more than ten people was huge, and one person couldn't do it.

"I'll tell you one thing. After lunch, everyone should rest for half an hour before going back to work." Otherwise, they would have to do physical work all day. Cao Xiangnan was afraid that these people would not be able to bear it, so he clapped his hands and said.

The sun was shining now, and he was afraid that people would get heatstroke if they stayed in the sun all day. After telling this to Master Feng, since it was the boss who decided to let the workers rest, Master Feng had no objection. They

worked here and had plenty to eat, and they were given half an hour to rest. They had worked for so many years and had never met such a good boss. These men were honest and grateful, so they worked even harder.

In the afternoon, at about the same time as usual, the people who went to the town to set up stalls to sell food also came back. As soon as the people who came back put away the things, Cao Dapeng and Sun Ji had already gone to help with the work. Cao Gang had let the horse out to eat grass and joined in to help with the work.

Dinner was being cooked in the small kitchen, and the curling smoke was rising continuously.

Before the sun set in the west and it was still dark, they finished their work and a large group of people sat together in the yard to eat. These men were straightforward, eating with big mouthfuls and talking loudly, with laughter coming from them constantly.

In a short period of time, Cao Xiangnan became familiar with seven or eight of them and could call out their names one by one.

The child in the family was timid and would cling to his mother when there were many people at home. Cao Xiangnan took the child in his arms, and even when he saw that the child was about to cry, he ignored him and introduced the uncles to him one by one.

"This is Uncle Li."

"Uncle Zhang, say hello."

"This little kid is so nice and cute." These rough men all have wives and children at home, and they like seeing other people's children. Some of them go out to work and sometimes come home once every few months.

Later, An An was no longer afraid of the uncles in this yard, and could shyly call them uncles.

The two boys from Cao Gang's family were not afraid of strangers. After eating, they went to play with them, and later they took An An to play with them. Now the children of the two families play together very well.

Cao Xiangnan took some time to check their homework. The three children could recite the addition and subtraction formulas by heart. The two little ones were particularly smart, and Kang Kang was not bad either.

Two long wooden beds were laid in the bamboo house for the workers to sleep together. The quilts on the beds were brought from home. After a day's work, everyone took a simple shower and lay down on the bed as soon as it got dark. They were still talking about their new employer before going to sleep.

The door of their yard was also bolted. After a day's work, Cao Xiangnan lay down on the bed and sighed comfortably. He picked up An An who was not asleep yet and stretched out his hand to scratch his itchy head, "Hehehe... Dad is a bad boy, a bad boy..."

"Who is the bad boy? Who do you say is the bad boy?" Cao Xiangnan was teasing the child while scratching his itchy head.

Qi Wanfeng heard the laughter in the room from outside, walked in and closed the door, and couldn't help laughing when he saw the father and son on the bed, "Okay, stop bothering you two, and go to bed quickly."

Qi Wanfeng got on the bed, swatted the mosquitoes inside, and put down the mosquito net. There were a lot of mosquitoes at this time, buzzing in his ears.

"Mom." An An liked to stick to his mom, and when he saw his mom coming, he abandoned his father.

Cao Xiangnan was very sad.

"Be good, go to sleep." Qi Wanfeng touched the child's face, and the child slept between him and his husband.

Cao Xiangnan had no choice but to build the house quickly and let the little light bulb sleep separately.

Thinking that the family was building a house during this period, with people coming and going and a lot of housework, Cao Xiangnan thought about sending the child to school, "Wanfeng, why don't we send An An to the village school to study. If it's good here, let him study here for a while. What do you think? Then we'll see whether to send him to the town to study or continue to study here."

Originally, this was their plan. They didn't have money before, but now they have more money on hand, and they can realize many things they want to do.

If they all work in the town, or live in the town in the future, it's better to send the child there to study. But now they can temporarily put him in the village to study for a while, and then see.

"Well, sure." Qi Wanfeng thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow I'll ask Bai Lian if he wants to send his two boys there. If he does, then let's send them together. I'll feel more at ease with someone to keep me company." No one in the village sends their kids to school, and Qi Wanfeng is worried that someone will bully his kids.

"Mom, Mom..." An An, who hadn't slept yet, heard his father and mom talking about sending him to school, so he pulled his mom's sleeve.

"Does An An want to go to school with brother Kang Kang and brother Jing Bao?" Qi Wanfeng asked.

"Yes." Was the child's crisp answer.

The night gradually darkened, and the people in the house went to bed.