There is a shop in the town that specializes in making furniture for people. There is no ready-made furniture for sale here. Cao Xiangnan had the doors and windows of his home made here. He drew the drawings himself, and after discussing with the carpenter in the shop, the carpenter made them according to his requirements.

In addition, he drew the drawings of the bed, wardrobe, table and chairs in his home, and asked the carpenter to make them according to his requirements. The materials used are all ordinary wood, and the price is not expensive. The main thing he wants is that the table and chairs are simple and practical. The bed, wardrobe, table and chairs that he ordered cannot be made so quickly, but the frames of the doors and windows are ready to be installed.

It happened that the frames of the doors and windows were completed today, and there were not so many people in the stall after noon, so Cao Xiangnan came to the shop first to find an oxcart to pull the frames back. When the house was built, he would ask someone to transport the door panels and window leaves, and ask the carpenter to install them.

He followed the oxcart back to Caojia Village. When the oxcart brought the things back, Cao Xiangnan directed people to lift the frames down, "Lift them over there and put them away." He also moved the things to the temporary place where things were placed and put them away.

Qi Wanfeng heard the sound in the yard and walked out. He saw his husband who had returned and walked towards his husband. Cao Xiangnan naturally saw his husband and asked, "Is everything okay at home?"

"It's fine." Qi Wanfeng also smiled and said.

Master Feng came out at that moment, and Cao Xiangnan told Master Feng that the window and door frames had been transported back, and the two discussed the matter. Qi Wanfeng stood aside and listened, and after listening to a few words, he told his husband that he had to go back to help, and everyone in the yard was still cooking dinner, and he wanted to go back to help.

"Okay." Cao Xiangnan responded.

After discussing the door and window matters with Master Feng, he just handed it over to Master Feng to deal with, and he went back home. "Xiangnan is back."

"Yes, I just came back with some stuff, so I came back first. Please come over and help me."

"No, we are all family, so why should we be so polite?"

Cao Xiangnan greeted a few people and went to where Qi Wanfeng was. As soon as he walked in, he saw two children sitting in front of the stove and raised his eyebrows. Goudan also saw the people who came back, and his back straightened instantly. Cao Xiangnan also saw the children's movements and couldn't help but smile, "Are you used to it?"

"Yes." Goudan stood up and nodded seriously.

"What's your name?" Cao Xiangnan touched Goudan's head and saw that the two children were clean and tidy. He was afraid that his Wanfeng had washed the two children.

"Goudan." Goudan said seriously, "My brother is Xiaomao."

"Pfft..." Cao Xiangnan burst into laughter, and even Qi Wanfeng and Sun Bailian in the kitchen laughed.

"Besides Goudan? Are there any other names?" Goudan is not a good name, Cao Xiangnan asked. Seeing the child lowering his head and looking at his toes, he was not wearing shoes and both feet were covered with scars.

Cao Xiangnan also noticed the bare feet of the two children, and a strange look flashed in his eyes. Thinking that the eldest son of Sun Bailian's family was about the same age as Goudan, he asked, "Bailian, does your Kangkang have any extra shoes? Go back and get a pair for Goudan." "I have two old pairs." Seeing the two children barefoot, Sun Bailian wiped her hands on her body and said, "I'll go back and pick up two sets of clothes. Kangkang's clothes should be suitable for Goudan to wear." He was ready to leave. "

Okay." Cao Xiangnan looked at Goudan, who was also looking at him. "You wear these for now. I'll find someone to make you two new ones. Your brother will also have new ones." He found that his brother was also looking at him eagerly, so he said.

"No, no, my brother and I can just wear the old ones." Goudan knew that he should not be greedy. He and Xiaomao had food to eat, which was already very good. He didn't dare to ask for too much. I was afraid that one day people would not want him because of his greed, and they would have nothing to eat.

"You work hard and exchange it with your labor." Cao Xiangnan said.

Goudan understood, but Xiaomao didn't quite understand.

Seeing that the children were so sensible, Qi Wanfeng felt a little distressed and said, "Wanfeng will make it for you when I have time. You will have new clothes to wear in a few days."

Sun Bailian came back not long after she left and brought some old clothes of the children at home, and two pairs of shoes. In the past, the family had no money, so the children had to pick up the older clothes to wear. Now that the family has money, the few pieces of cloth bought by the husband are still at home. I will make new clothes for the children when I go back, and I won't be reluctant to throw away these old clothes.

Goudan and Xiaomao put on old but clean clothes and shoes. Although these clothes were picked up from others, their little faces were full of smiles. They

were busy during this period, running around everywhere, without stopping for a single day.

After leaving home, Cao Xiangnan came to Li Zheng and asked how many people had come to him to register to raise chickens and ducks. Li Zheng took out a thin notebook with more than a dozen households recorded on it. Some households raised 40 to 50 ducks, while others raised 20 to 30.

"Okay, I'll go to the town tomorrow to buy the seedlings, and then I'll notify everyone to come and take them back. If anyone else wants to raise them, you can let them buy them and raise them. They can register how many they have raised. I'll take all the ones that have been raised." Cao Xiangnan said, mainly to determine a statistical number and have a bottom line in mind.

"Okay." Li Zhengjian saw that this good boy was doing things more and more efficiently. No wonder he was living a better and better life now. Fortunately, he was also a caring person. Now that he was living a better life, he could also help the people in the village.

There were hundreds of households in Caojia Village, but now only a dozen households were raising them. This number was still too small. Li Zheng sighed in his heart, these people are still unlucky, he has to raise fifty of them at home.

"The booklet will stay with you, I'll have to trouble Seventh Master for this matter." Cao Xiangnan memorized the number and would buy the seedlings tomorrow.

At this time, the school was about to be over, so Cao Xiangnan went to the school to pick up the children. In fact, the school was in the village, and the children would go home by themselves after school. Besides, there were a few older children like Kang Kang, but he was still worried and had to come and pick up the children in person to feel at ease.

The door of the school opened, and a group of little carrots came out.

"Dad." As soon as An An came out, he saw his father coming to pick him up, and he ran over with his short legs. Cao Xiangnan bent down, picked up the child, kissed his little face, and asked, "Is anyone good today?"

"An An is good." With his little chin tilted up, he looked very well behaved.

"Uncle Xiangnan."

"Uncle."

Several other children also gathered around. Cao Xiangnan touched Kang Kang's head, took An An's hand, and led the group of children back to his home. With so many children in, the yard was instantly full of children, and it was noisy.

"Mommy..."

"Mommy..."

Chen Hong wiped her hands, and when she saw the children coming back, she patted their heads and asked them if they had any lessons in school. Li Mei was also pulling her children to ask, and knowing that they listened to the teacher carefully in school, she couldn't stop smiling.

Wu Yue's expression was a little gloomy, and she made up her mind to have a good talk with her husband tonight about this matter, and he wanted to send the children to school as well.

As soon as An An got home, he went to the kitchen to find his mother as if he knew where to go, and hugged his mother's legs like a little bear. When Cao Xiangnan went in, his son Wanfeng was looking at a dilemma, so he walked over and said, "You take the children outside, I'll do it here." "Okay." He couldn't do anything because the children were clinging to him, so Qi Wanfeng gave up his position to his husband and took the children out.

"Brother." When An An went out with his mother, he saw his brother and called out.

"Yeah." Goudan responded and patted Xiao Mao, who obediently called out, "Brother."

"No, you are the younger brother." An An compared himself and felt that he was older than Xiao Mao.

"How old is Xiao Mao?" Qi Wanfeng couldn't tell the child's age, so he asked.

Goudan counted on his fingers and held them up for Wanfeng to see.

"That's older than An An." Qi Wanfeng was still a little surprised, but when he thought about the child's life without his father and mother, and that he had a hard life with nothing to eat, it was no wonder that he grew so thin. Qi Wanfeng said to his child, "This is Xiao Mao's brother, older than An An, call me brother."

An An pouted, unwilling to call a brother who was smaller than him. Xiao Mao leaned against his brother a little at a loss, and Goudan reached out to pull his brother, telling him not to be afraid.

"Wanfeng, you take the two children out." A group of children outside were playing, and these two children were working here. Cao Xiangnan simply asked Qi Wanfeng to take the two children out, "and then go see who is free to call someone to set the fire."

"I, I can work." Goudan was anxious, afraid that people would not want him.

"Forget it, they stay here." Later, Cao Xiangnan did not insist, and asked Qi Wanfeng to take the children out. The temperature in the small kitchen was a little high at this time, and it was hot.

Later, the people who set up stalls in the town also came back, and a large group of people had dinner together. Several children also stayed here. Their fathers and mothers worked here. Cao Xiangnan didn't need such a mouthful of food, so he asked them to leave their children to eat.

After dinner, everyone went home, and the workers also went back to the bamboo house to rest.

Night fell, and every household in the village closed its doors.

The oil lamp in the hut was lit, and the figures sitting inside could still be seen from outside. Wu Yue lowered her voice and told her husband about sending the child to school. "I don't care, I must send Doudou to school. Everyone's children are sent there, but our Doudou doesn't go. In the future, everyone will be able to read, but our Doudou can't read a single word." "

Oh, why are you talking about this again? Didn't mother say no?" Cao Dazhong sat next to his wife, also looking helpless.

"Why do you need Mom to agree? Doudou is our child. I used the money from selling vegetables to send him to school. Why can't Doudou go to school? Tell me, I will take care of the family's money in the future. Mom lives with us and eats our food. Why should she take care of our money? I don't care. You have to give me the money you earn from working in Xiangnan. I won't give Mom any money in the future." Chen Hong and the others were right. They earned their own money. Why should they let Mom take care of it? Wu Yue was determined to get the money back.

"How can we do this?" said Cao Dazhong, who was filial to his mother.

"Why not? You don't know. The other day I saw Am giving money to my second uncle. I'm not talking about this because I've seen Am giving money to my second and third uncles several times before. That was our money. My second and third uncles have hands and feet. Can't they earn it themselves? We have already separated. Why should we support them?"

"Am took our money to give to my second and third uncles. Their children have new clothes to wear and meat to eat, but what does our Doudou have? Doudou is our child. Your nephew is always your nephew. Your second and third brothers have their own families..." Wu Yue shed tears when she talked about it, watching other people's children eat and wear good clothes with their money, while her own children couldn't even have a bite of meat.

Wu Yue had seen Am giving money to his second and third uncles several times, but he had never said anything to his husband. He knew Am was partial, but Am couldn't be so partial.

"Hey, Am Yue, don't cry." The man sitting on the bed bowed his head and sighed heavily, saying, "It's up to you." "Remember, I will take care of all the money in the future. Tomorrow I will take Doudou to see the teacher and send Doudou to school." Wu Yue wiped away her tears and said with red eyes.

"Well." After blowing out the lights, Cao Dapeng also lay down.

Not long after, a low moan came from the room...