On the way back, they happened to meet a water seller, and Aning asked someone to bring them a jar of water. Walking into the alley, there were old houses on both sides, and inside was the house they rented. Knowing that it was not safe to walk this way, Aning would usually bring the children back earlier.

Xuanxuan let his mother hold his hand, and he was still thinking about what his mother said about liking.

There were several houses in a large yard, and they rented the smallest one. There were many people living here, including men who lived alone and families who brought their children out to work, but it was rare to see a boy with children.

Aning, a boy, rented a small house with a half-grown child. After experiencing so much, he became wary of the people around him. He didn't have a deep relationship with the people living here. At most, they would say hello when they met. They were not familiar with each other.

"Thank you." Aning went in and took out a bucket of water. He filled the bucket with water and gave the other party two copper coins.

After receiving the copper coins, the man who pushed the water cart to sell water left.

There was no well where they lived, and the water in the river was not drinkable. Fortunately, there were people in the town pushing carts to sell water every day. In the past, if you were not the head of the household, you would not know the daily necessities. Now that you are the head of the household, you know how difficult it is. Aning could not help but sigh in his heart. Such a small amount of money every month would cost money everywhere.

His fingers were now covered with old shoots, which were all traces of life. However, he did not regret leaving that place. He picked up the water with one hand and prepared to carry it back. Two small hands stretched out. Aning looked at the children who came to help with a smile in his eyes.

"Mom, Xuanxuan will help you too."

"Okay."

The father and son carried the water back. In fact, Aning was the main contributor. The presence of the children hindered him, but he did not drive the children away. He was very happy that his children would come to help him.

There is a small stove at the door of the house. Aning is cooking soup on the stove. He is going to cook some soup, put some meat and vegetables in it, and then add the rice noodles. The father and son move a small stool and sit in front of the small stove, waiting for the soup in the pot to be ready for dinner.

Now he has a few more copper coins every month, and he will buy some meat for the child. The child can eat a full stomach now, and his little face has grown a little meat now, and he is no longer as thin as before.

Aning is grateful to Cao Xiangnan in his heart. If it weren't for this person who saved his child's life, he dare not imagine whether he can continue to live if the child is gone. Now the child works at Cao Xiangnan's stall and can eat a full stomach.

He found that since the child went there, his arrogant temper was gone, and he would not lose his temper for no reason. He felt that he had grown up a lot. He felt relieved and sighed at the same time. If the child had not followed him, he would not have lived this kind of life.

"Do you blame your mother for bringing you out?" Aning reached out and touched the child's face. Looking at the child who had suffered with him, he felt guilty in his heart.

"Mom, you have asked this question many times." Xuanxuan said impatiently, poking the fire in the stove with a stick in his hand.

Looking at the puffy little face, he probably didn't like his mother always asking him such questions. He knew that every time his mother asked him such questions, she was unhappy. Xuanxuan secretly glanced at his mother with the corner of his eye and found that his mother was looking at him, then turned her head and stared at the fire in the stove.

Aning looked at the child's awkward look and couldn't help but smile. He reached out and took the child and held him in his arms. As long as the child was by his side, no matter how hard and difficult the days were, he could get through it.

Xuanxuan moved, but in the end he did not push his mother away. Feeling the warmth of his mother's embrace, he hugged his mother's waist with his backhand and said in a muffled voice, "Mother, don't abandon Xuanxuan." "

Silly, how could mother be willing to abandon Xuanxuan?" This is the flesh and blood that fell from his body. How could a mother be willing to abandon a child? Even though he regretted bringing the child with him more than once and suffered so much with him, Aning never thought of abandoning the child.

No matter how much glory and wealth there are, it is nothing but a passing cloud.

Now that they are together as father and son, even if life is a little hard, Aning feels sweet in his heart. He was a simple person. All he wanted was a simple and ordinary life, a husband who loved him and well-behaved and sensible children, even if it was a little hard. But now he has children, right? This is enough.

The water in the pot was boiling, and Aning put the meat and vegetables in it. When it was almost done, he put the rice noodles in. The father and son sat together around a small table to eat their simple dinner.

The carriage returned to Caojia Village. After unloading the things on the carriage, they also went to help with the work. Sun Ji walked over and saw that they were digging a well. Seeing Cao Xiangnan standing there, he walked over, stretched his head to take a look, and asked, "How is it going?" There were

many people working, and the well was almost finished after a day of digging.

"Almost done, it should be finished today." Cao Xiangnan saw Sun Ji coming back and knew that they had packed up the stall in the town. He asked about the business at the stall and the two chatted for a while. He was relieved to hear Sun Ji say that the business there was good.

His family was building a house. He had been busy with family matters in recent days and had no time to go to the stall in the town. Fortunately, everyone was more understanding and there was no conflict because of who did more and who did less.

When the sun went down, the well was also dug. The only thing left was to lay the bricks outside the well mouth. These would be handed over to the people who were building the house tomorrow. It was still a long way from Caojia Village back to the town. Cao Xiangnan was afraid that the road would be difficult to travel when it got dark and he would not have time to eat dinner, so he drove the carriage to send the master and his friends back first.

"Wanfeng, I'll send the master back first. Don't wait for me when you eat with the children later, okay?" Cao Xiangnan was afraid that his Wanfeng would wait for him to come back before eating, so he told him and the children to eat first and then drove away in the carriage.

The family was building a house now, and there were many people eating. After work was over, everyone ate at his place. Qi Wanfeng prepared food for the child and sat down with the child to eat together, but in his heart he was still thinking about his husband who had not returned from sending someone away.

Everyone who was eating in the yard had left, and Qi Wanfeng asked Sun Bailian to go back with his husband and children first, and he would clean up the rest.

"Then I'll go." Seeing that there was not much work left, Sun Bailian did not insist on staying.

"Okay, let's go back." Qi Wanfeng nodded and said.

Sun Bailian and Cao Gang took the two children back, and they stayed quietly in their yard, with only him and the children left. Seeing An An playing with the puppy, Qi Wanfeng was not worried that the child would run out because the door to the yard was closed. He just packed up the things in the yard. The sun set, and the sky gradually got darker. Qi Wanfeng listened quietly for several times, but did not hear the sound of horse hooves.

"Mom, Mom..." An An sat in the small basin and let his mom take a bath. He took off all his clothes to reveal his fair and tender body. He called mom twice, but no one answered him.

"Ah?" Qi Wanfeng came back to his senses, looked at the child's puffy face, and couldn't help but kiss it. An An covered his little face, shy, blinked his big eyes, and asked his mother, "Mom, are you thinking about Dad?"

"Yeah, yes, Mom is thinking about when your Dad will come home." If it's dark outside, there will be a lot of walking. Qi Wanfeng is worried about his husband who hasn't come home yet, so he said to the child.

"Dad hasn't come back yet, An An misses Dad too." An An said.

"Your Dad should be back soon, let's wait a little longer." Qi Wanfeng picked up the child from the water, wiped the water off his body, and changed him into clean clothes. The washed child was like a little bun just out of the oven, white and tender, very cute. The food on the stove was still hot, waiting for her husband to come back for dinner, but it was getting dark and her husband had not come back yet. The oil lamp on the table was lit. Qi Wanfeng was worried about her husband who had not returned. She took the child to bed and prepared to coax him to sleep when she heard a tapping sound outside. She smiled happily, "Your father is back."

"Damn..." Cao Xiangnan stopped the horse and the gate of the yard opened. He saw Qi Wanfeng and the child who came to open the door and jumped off the carriage. He knew that the man was worried about him. He walked over and said to Qi Wanfeng, "I'm sorry to make you worry."

Qi Wanfeng shook his head. Seeing her husband coming back, he felt relieved. He smiled and said, "It's nothing. I'm glad you're back. Have you sent him back? Husband, please pull the carriage in first. There's food left for you in the pot. Go and eat some."

"Send the people back, let's go in." Cao Xiangnan pulled the carriage in, untied it, pulled Dahei into the stable, put fresh grass in the trough, patted Dahei's head, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Dahei touched his master's head with his head, and concentrated on eating his grass, his teeth grinding up and down.

The rice and dishes on the stove were still hot. At this moment, Cao Xiangnan was really hungry, so he sat down and ate them in big mouthfuls. Qi Wanfeng sat on the stool holding the child, and did not take the child to bed. She watched her husband eat. In

just a few bites, she finished the rice and dishes on the table, and ate until her stomach was full.

Qi Wanfeng saw that her husband had finished eating, so she took the child into the house to sleep. Cao Xiangnan took a shower in the yard outside, and went into the house with the cool air still on his body. The child on the bed had just fallen asleep. Qi Wanfeng stopped patting the child, sat up from the bed, and called out, "Husband."

"Yeah." Cao Xiangnan responded, blew out the oil lamp on the table, went to bed, pulled up the mosquito net, lay down, and said, "Go to sleep. I'll go to the town in two days, and I'll stay at home for the next two days."

"Okay." Qi Wanfeng stared at the top of the mosquito net in the dark night, and heard the even breathing of his husband beside him. He knew that he was asleep, so he closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.