Otherworldly Days

Chapter 324 Hershey

At dusk and sunset, the birds return to their nests, and those who have gone out also return home.

The carriage stopped at the door of the house, Cao Xiangnan got off the carriage, and the children in the house ran out when they heard the sound. The two big dogs ran the fastest, welcoming their master's return with their enthusiasm, followed by those who ran out child.

"Father..." An An ran over and hugged Father's leg, with a cute bun tied on her head, and a big smiling face on her face, she looked very cute.

This leg-hugging movement couldn't be more obvious, wanting to be hugged by Dad, Cao Xiangnan did not disappoint the child's expectations, picked up the child, turned around in a big circle, and made the child laugh out loud.

Behind him was Cao Ruixing, who was a step behind and looked at him shyly. Looking at the uncle who came back, he called "Uncle" in a condescending way.

Hearing the voice inside, Qi Wanfeng held the little Bao'er in his hands, walked out, and saw Fu Lang holding An An, and the father and son greeted each other in a kissy way.

Looking up, Cao Xiangnan saw the person walking towards him. The two people's eyes met, and there were smiles on each other's faces.He didn't leave the other child on the side, knowing that the child was shy, he reached out and touched the child's head. The soft touch in the palm of his hand was just like this child's character, naturally soft and sensitive.

Xing Xing was very satisfied with such a small action, and the big eyes were shining brightly.

"Fulang, you're back. I'm waiting for you to come back. I have something good to tell you." Qi Wanfeng held Little Bao'er in his arms, and went out to meet Fulang who had come back. I went to Fulang for a day.

Xiangzi, who came back from school, was helping to take care of his little brother. Knowing that his uncle was back, he clamped Lele with both hands and hugged him out with difficulty.Cao Ruile grabbed his elder brother who was holding him with two paws, pursed his mouth, and looked serious, as if he was afraid that his elder brother would throw him to the ground.

"Oh, what's a good thing?" Cao Xiangnan saw Xiangzai who was following behind struggling to hold Xiaopang Zhile out, and hurriedly reached out to take Lele over.The moment he hugged the child, he seemed to hear the child exhale heavily in his ear, and as if he was relieved, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the child he was holding.

The child is well raised, with double chins and lotus root arms, white and fat, and the weight in his hands is not light, it is hard for the child Xiangzi to hug him.

Being watched by his father, Cao Ruile looked innocent and stupid, blinking his small eyes squeezed by the flesh on his face.

"Guess." Qi Wanfeng led Fulang back home, knowing that Fulang would be back at this time, and everyone at home prepared dinner for Fulang to come back.

After Liu Ah's health recovered, many things at home could help him on the ground. With a few more helpers at home, he felt much more relaxed.Every day, I bring the two little ones, and Alan's little brother will come to help him take care of them too. Except that little Bao'er clings to him, there is nothing else.

I only went to the shops in the town every now and then to take a look, and I didn't have to go there often, and my life was relaxed and comfortable.Many brothers in the village signed up to attend classes in the academy, so he also signed up, took time to go to the academy to study with the master, and read the books by himself when he was free, and found some fun that he didn't have before.

Cao Xiangnan thought seriously, and he was also very curious about what could make Wanfeng so happy, could it be that he was pregnant again?This is indeed something that makes his wife very happy, his eyes swept across Wanfeng's flat abdomen suspiciously, it doesn't look like "..." Qi Wanfeng.

Noticing Fu Lang's overly naked gaze, Qi Wanfeng couldn't laugh or cry, if he couldn't guess what Fu Lang was thinking, he would have spent so many years with Fu Lang in vain.He really wanted to give Fu Lang another one, but his husband was sympathetic to him and didn't want him to conceive so soon, and he didn't think about it alone.

"I can't guess." Seeing his wife staring at him displeasedly, Cao Xiangnan hastily averted his eyes and admitted honestly.

He went to the town today to look at a few yards with shopkeeper Liu, and he felt satisfied with one yard, so he would take Wanfeng over to have a look, and if it was suitable, he would decide on it. In order to win his wife's forgiveness, he hurried to Said, "I also have a good thing to tell you, what good thing do you have to tell me? You say it first."

Qi Wanfeng said good things to Fu Lang, remembered what Fu Lang said yesterday, guessed right after a little guessing, and asked, "Do you have something good to tell me? Fu Lang found a suitable yard in the town gone?"

"..." Cao Xiangnan, with a hurt look on his face, almost covered his heart. The smile on his face deepened a little, and he said, "I still want to keep a little bit of mystery, and you guessed it."

This is not something difficult to guess, Qi Wanfeng gave Fu Lang a look.

The carriage was pulled into the backyard by Boy Yuan, and Liu Guizhong followed behind the host's house.

"Today the yamen servant entered the village and sent a letter to Lizheng, Wenxuan was selected as a scholar." Qi Wanfeng was not happy because a scholar came out of Caojia Village, and they followed suit, but because this scholar was Cao Wenxuan." You said, isn't this a great happy event?" He asked.

He always remembered Mrs. Lizheng's kindness to them. When they were kicked out of the compound, he never thought that Mrs. Lizheng, who had never been in contact with each other, would send them food and two taels of silver. Later, the money was returned, and the two hens were still raised in the backyard to lay eggs. Qi Wanfeng would always remember the kindness of others to him in his heart for the rest of his life.

"Yes, yes, yes, this is really a good thing. Wenxuan is a good boy, not bad." Hearing that Cao Wenxuan was selected as a scholar, Cao Xiangnan was also happy for him.

It is not so easy to test a scholar in this era. It is impossible to pass without ten years of hard study, just like the era in his last life, the college entrance examination was a single-plank bridge for everyone to pass through the sand. The weak are doomed to be eliminated.

It is only a start to pass the examination of a scholar, but it is also a good start, and it still depends on personal efforts.During the short time with Cao Wenxuan, Cao Xiangnan knew that the boy was good, and he was optimistic about him.

Caojia Village used to be the poorest place in the ten miles and eight towns, but now there is a scholar.The people in the village have also changed from the poverty they used to. As long as they are hard-working men and brothers, they will go to work. No matter how poor they are farming and raising chickens, they can make a little money. Life is very different from before. .

Now, if one were to ask which of the ten miles and eight villages had the best life, Caojia Village would most likely be mentioned.

After dinner, before it was too late, Cao Xiangnan went to find Cao Gang, and the two of them raised the gift and went to Lizheng's house together.

At this moment, the Zheng family also happened to have dinner, and Li Zheng and his wife took their grandson, Xiao Fu'er, to enjoy the shade under the tree in the yard. When they saw Cao Xiangnan coming over, they asked him to come and sit down.

"Seventh Grandpa, Seventh Ah, I heard from Wanfeng that Wenxuan was selected as a scholar, isn't that..." Cao Xiangnan handed over the gift in his hand, and said, "Just give me a congratulatory gift, I hope Wenxuan will be a scholar after passing the examination The champion in the middle school has a bright future."

Cao Gang also handed over the gift in his hand and said a word of congratulations.

"You two boys, we are all on our own, why do you need to be so polite." Li Zheng waved his hand, and Zhao Ama who was on the side stepped forward to accept the gift, "If you have a heart, you have a heart." Said.

Amo Zhao stepped forward to accept the gift, took it down and put it away.

There was a strange tea set on the stone table, which was sent by Nan boy. It was just what he wanted, and it was easy to use. It was just right for making tea. Li was busy saying, "Sit down quickly." As he spoke, he even brewed tea himself. The small stove on the table was simmering hot water, which was perfect for making tea.

"This is for Xiao Fuer, come here, Xiao Fuer takes it." Cao Xiangnan took out a small bag from his arms and gave it to Xiao Fuer, which contained a small bag of candies. The most shortcoming of his family is these things, every time he comes He never forgets to bring some snacks for Xiao Fu'er. Children are like this. If you give him something to eat, he will remember you. If you don't give him something to eat, he will not be very enthusiastic about you next time.

"Thank you, Uncle." Xiao Fu'er said sweetly, knowing that there is delicious food in the small bag, holding the small bag with both hands means that no one will give it to you.

When Ah Mo reached out to ask for it, he obediently gave it out.

Wang Lan opened the mouth of the small bag under the expectant eyes of his grandson, poured out only one candy, put it into the child's mouth, and said, "Only one a day." He looked at Cao Xiangnan , and said, "You are the only one who dotes on this little Fuer."

"Children are for pampering." Cao Xiangnan replied with a smile.

Little Fu'er was eating sweet candy, and she responded with a sweet smile from her uncle. Now that the child is also sent to the academy, she is no longer as timid as before.

In the past, in this Caojia Village, not to mention the younger brothers who were sent to school, there were not many children whose families had money to send their children to study.Now that the academy is open, all the boys have gone to the academy to study. Wang Lan is very happy that his elder brother can also go to the academy to study. He is happy that his little grandson can go to study like the boy. I'm glad that in the future, brothers in this place will be able to study like kids.

Cao Xiangnan didn't have much time to come and sit here, so he stopped by and had a cup of tea with Lizheng, chatting about the affairs of the village and the academy.Now that he has opened his workshop, he has recruited a lot of men from the village to work in it. If the workshop continues to grow, more people will be needed.

Lizheng is naturally happy. Cao Xiangnan's workshop needs people to work when it starts to open. The brothers and men in the village go to work, which means that everyone has income every day. If everyone in the village has income, this day is also It got better.

"...We built a few protective walls around the village to enclose the entire Caojia Village." Speaking of this, Cao Xiangnan had to mention the planning of Caojia Village.

In the past, when everyone was poor, even if you were poorer than others, others only looked down on you and pitied you. Now that you are rich and others are still so poor, you have to find ways to protect what you have in your hands. money.

This world is not peaceful, bandits and robbers are rampant, they can kill a whole village overnight, they have to beware.

Cao Xiangnan didn't want to bring wealth to Caojia Village, but also bring disaster to everyone.He analyzed the twists and turns inside, the unpredictability of people's hearts, and the crisis of this world to Li Zheng and Cao Gang. When the day comes, it will be too late for them to regret it.

He roughly outlined the function of the protective wall and the design of several lines of defense. To be specific, it still depends on the design at the time, and how to make the best use of geographical advantages.

"Well, what Xiang Nan said makes sense." Lizheng agreed with a serious face after listening.

Cao Gang fell into deep thought, apparently also thinking about this question.

"There's no rush, let's take our time. That's right, I plan to leave for Nanyang in two days, and I can meet Wenxuan by the way, Seventh Grandpa, Seventh Ah, do you have anything you want me to bring to Wenxuan? "Cao Xiangnan brought up the matter of the protective wall with the two principals in charge of the village. This is not something that can be done immediately. If it is to be built, it must be arranged in detail.

The trip to Nanyang had already been arranged, he had to rush there, and Mrs. Shen's birthday was coming soon.

"Yes, yes, I happened to make two sets of clothes for Wenxuan. When you go to Nanyang, bring them to me..." Wang Lan was very happy to hear that. Nan boy is going to Nanyang now.

Liu Xiu, who happened to come out of the room, paused, turned around and went into the house again, and opened the package, which contained the two clothes he had made for Fu Lang.Thinking of Fu Lang being admitted as a scholar, he was both happy and sad.

After sitting at Lizheng's house for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Cao Xiangnan got up and said goodbye, and left with Cao Gang.

On the way back, Cao Gang asked him about building the protective wall. Cao Xiangnan told Cao Gang some ideas in his mind, and the two of them walked back home while talking.

At this moment, the sun has set into the mountains, and there are faint clouds in the west.