Labor can bring harvest, which makes Xiao Cao Liang particularly satisfied.

Even if a layer of skin is peeled off in the sun, he doesn't care.

"Good guy, that's a lot."

"Let's go inside and have a drink of water."

After being praised a few times, Cao Liang burst into laughter.

Cao Xin also laughed.

The couple in the backyard are well off, and Xu Dazhi often goes to the countryside. Cao Xin doesn't know much about them yet.

Fang Xiaoyan has a bodhisattva heart.

The other families in the courtyard are neither good nor bad, and they look down upon the Cao family, but there is no conflict for the time being.

But it’s the Yan family in the front yard——

Cao Xin glanced at the gate of the courtyard. Master Yan from the Yan family was there. He was about forty years old. He said he was a 'Master', but in fact he was just a 'Mengshi'. He was responsible for the literacy education of children in a primary school.

That's all.

After a busy year, I gained very little.

Without fame and fame, he is not even a child, so his status is just like that.

At this time, Mr. Yan was watering several potted plants with a kettle in one hand and a book in the other. He looked at them from time to time and shook his head.

But whether it was watering or reading, they were secondary. He mainly talked to the neighbors who came back from work. Sometimes when he saw heavy objects, he would step forward to help carry them across the threshold.

A few words of praise.

Give me a helping hand.

Those who are praised and helped need to be somewhat grateful.

Two green onions and one garlic.

Occasionally, you can gain something, which is of little value, but better than nothing.

If you don't have enough to eat, you won't have enough to drink. If you don't calculate, you will suffer from poverty.

This is the family motto set by Master Yan secretly at home.

It's a pity that Master Yan, who has always loved scheming, suffered a heavy loss from the Cao family.

At the beginning of this year, the eldest son of Mr. Yan's family got married, and the young couple have been busy planning to clean up the two rooms in the courtyard and move them out to live alone.

However, the composition of the courtyard is too complicated. Except for a few families who have lived in it for generations, the other houses are the property of the Sun family in the city, and are occupied by employees of the Sun family.

If you want to free up two back-to-back rooms, in addition to talking to more than a dozen houses in the courtyard, you also have to go to Sun's house to get through.

Master Yan kept asking for help, and when he was finally about to get through—

What a coincidence!

The Cao family followed the Caishui Gang's route and contacted the manager of the Sun family in the city, and moved in. To a certain extent, they intercepted the Yan family's Hu.

Under such circumstances, one can imagine the attitude of the Yan family towards the Cao family.

The whole family, including Master Yan, although he is stingy, he always greets people with a smile, so he is somewhat smiling towards the Cao family.

As for the rest of the Yan family, the youngest of their family and the eldest brother of the Zhen family of the Zhongyuan took the lead to isolate the two brothers Cao Xin and Cao Liang. The younger Cao Liang was even beaten when they got together. In the end, it was Cao Xin who took revenge, and the eldest brother

Cao Ren threatened, so the two have nothing to do with each other.

Some children are very kind.

Some are very annoying.

some--

Very vicious.

…

Chatting with my brother, and watching every family return home.

While Cao Xin recognized the person and deepened his impression, he sorted out the gossip he had heard about the parents in the courtyard over the past few days——

Which family is close to which family?

Which family had a quarrel with which family?

Old widower.

Little widow.

All kinds of gossip are spinning in my mind.

Regardless of the sixteen households in a small courtyard, it is probably no less complex than the emperor's harem, with its doorways being deep.

Cao Liang put the peanuts in the house and refused to eat any of them. After washing his face, he ran to Cao Xin again and said that there were earthworms somewhere and he would dig them out tomorrow.

The little face is serious.

Not long after.

Two familiar figures entered the yard.

Master Yan's face at the entrance of the courtyard changed slightly, and he wanted to pretend he couldn't see it, but after hearing two greetings from 'Master Yan', he still replied -

"Sister-in-law from the Cao family."

Here, Cao Liang shouted excitedly when he saw it——

"mother!"

"Sister!"

Cao Xin immediately smiled. It was his mother Cao Zhang and his eldest sister Cao Xian who came back.

…

"well!"

"There are too many people on the street, and every business is booming, but no one is hiring."

The eldest sister, Cao Xian, was only thirteen years old this year. She was dark, thin, and hot-tempered. She drank two bowls of cold water and complained to Cao Liang.

For more than half a month, Cao Xian and his stepmother Cao Zhang went to the market every day under the bright July sun, trying to find some work to supplement the family income and share the burden for his elder brother Cao Ren.

But in today’s world, it’s hard to find a job that makes money.

With a job like this, it is usually taken over by an acquaintance, or at worst an acquaintance of an acquaintance.

The Cao family had just arrived and had no foundation. It was extremely difficult for the mother and daughter to find some profitable business.

Ways.

connections.

In this situation, hard work is far more important.

"Let's rest at home tomorrow, it's too hot today."

Cao Xin said a few words to the eldest sister from time to time. Seeing that Cao Zhang was a little depressed, he poured a bowl of water and persuaded her.

"Xiao Wu is right."

"Mom will rest at home tomorrow, I can just go and walk around by myself."

Cao Xian took the words and saw that Mr. Cao Zhang was not in good health, so she came back early today.

"What's wrong."

"Um, go to bed early tonight."

"Big girl, I don't feel at ease when I'm alone."

Cao Zhang shook his head.

She doesn't want to hold back her son and daughter.

The two biological sons, one eight and six years old, both stay at home and make a living. The eldest son Cao Ren from a previous marriage is working hard to make money outside, and the eldest daughter Cao Xian also wakes up early and works hard outside to find work, leaving her, the stepmother, to stay at home.

How can I stay there?

"Both mother and eldest sister will have a rest tomorrow."

"If I accidentally get sick from the heat, my whole month's work will be in vain."

Cao Xin simply advised both of them.

In this age, you don't dare to get sick. Once you get sick, you will die unless you get through it yourself.

All members of the Cao family, including Cao Kun, the elder and the younger, died of illness.

Cao Zhang and Cao Xian were speechless when they heard this.

…

It's approaching evening.
To be continued...