Nanyang City is a must-go place for people traveling north and south. It goes west through Zhenmen Pass, east to Fengdu, and south to Guzhou. As early as a hundred years ago, caravans traveling north and south passed through this place. The caravans would stop here, making this place gradually become a central metropolis. Nanyang is also the largest city closest to Zhenmen Pass. Outside Zhenmen Pass is the Great Wall, and there are other small countries outside the Great Wall. Goods from the Great Wall will enter from Zhenmen Pass, be transported to Nanyang City, and then be transported to various places in Feng Dynasty.

"No need, I'll go out for a walk and come back." Knowing that Manager Fang was busy, Cao Xiangnan also refused Manager Fang's company, and there was no need for him to send someone else to follow him, and he came out of Yipinzhai.

On the busy and bustling streets, there were shops on both sides, with flying signs and flags at the doors of the shops, and all kinds of shouting could be heard. The crisscrossing roads, the endless stream of people, the slowly moving carriages, the foreigners wearing exotic clothes pulling tall horses, everything in front of him intertwined into a picture and merged into his mind, with the atmosphere of this era.

Cao Xiangnan walked from one street to another, occasionally stopping in front of a stall to take a look, and then walked to the next place.

In this way, he walked around outside alone and returned to Yipinzhai.

The servant at the door saw the young master coming back and hurried over to greet him, "Young Master Cao, you're back. The shopkeeper asked me to wait for you here..."

In the upstairs room, Fang Ziye woke up after a nap. The servant beside him was serving him. When he woke up and asked, he found out that Cao Xiangnan had gone out. Shopkeeper Fang knew that his boss had woken up and asked about Cao Xiangnan, so he asked the personal servant beside him to wait for Cao Xiangnan at the door. He

breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the man coming back and hurriedly led him in. "Are you feeling better?" Cao Xiangnan asked with a smile when he saw that the man who woke up from a nap looked much better.

"Yeah, much better. Where did you go just now?" Fang Ziye asked when he saw that it was Cao Xiangnan who came in.

Fang Ziye was still dressed in black with a piece of white jade hanging around his waist. Her long hair was fixed with a headband, and there was a long ponytail at the back of her head. The simple dress still couldn't hide her beauty.

"I didn't go anywhere. I just walked around here, looked around, and came back." Seeing that Fang Ziye's face was much better, Cao Xiangnan knew that he was just seasick. Now that he got off the boat, it was nothing. He was not worried about him.

The two of them came down from the upstairs room and went down to the private room on the second floor.

Yipinzhai in Nanyang City is a three-story round tube building. The highest floor here is the third floor. Upstairs are the rooms prepared for the guests staying upstairs, the first floor is the lobby, and the second floor is the private room.

It was dinner time, and many guests came to eat. People were constantly coming in and out of the door. Recently, Yipinzhai's business has surpassed that of several other restaurants, and its business is particularly good.

"Master, what do you want to eat? I'll go downstairs and ask the kitchen to make it for you." Seeing that his master had vomited all the way today and had not eaten anything all day, Ershun knew that his master's appetite was not very good, so he asked carefully in front of his master.

Fang Ziye frowned, thought for a long time, then looked at Cao Xiangnan and said, "Sour fish."

Noticing Fang Ziye looking at him, Cao Xiangnan chuckled, "Okay, I'll go downstairs and make it for you. Do you want to eat something else?"

During the few days Fang Ziye stayed at his place, Cao Xiangnan made him a dish of sour fish, but he didn't expect that he would want to eat it now. Yipinzhai in Nanyang City didn't have sour fish yet, but it happened that among the goods shipped over today, there were several jars of sauerkraut and pickled vegetables that he had specially packed. Knowing that Fang Ziye liked to eat it, he packed it separately and had it shipped over.

Since Fang Ziye said he wanted to eat it now, Cao Xiangnan went downstairs without saying a word.

"Excuse me, Master Cao. The boss has not had a good appetite recently. It's rare that he wants to eat something. Please take care of it." Shopkeeper Fang accompanied Cao Xiangnan downstairs. He knew that Cao Xiangnan was going to the kitchen to cook for the boss. He was afraid that Cao Xiangnan would not like it.

"Well, I know. I'm happy that someone likes my dishes. He was not polite to me during the few days he stayed at my house. Hahaha..." It was indeed like this. When Fang Ziye lived in his house, he would prepare whatever he wanted to eat at any time, Cao Xiangnan said with a smile.

To him, Fang Ziye was just like a friend. It was nothing to cook two dishes for a friend.

"Haha, that's true. I rarely see the boss treat someone like this. I think the boss treats Mr. Cao as a friend." After hearing this, Fang, the shopkeeper, was no longer worried. He knew that their boss also liked Cao Xiangnan, so he brought him here. Otherwise, their boss would not have stayed in their house for several days before leaving.

When they arrived at the kitchen, knowing that Fang was busy, Cao Xiangnan asked him to leave a servant here to follow him and let him go out to do his own things. The chefs in the kitchen saw that this Mr. Cao was brought here by their boss Fang himself, so they were somewhat polite to him. Some of them were curious, but some were disdainful.

Everyone was busy in the kitchen at this time. Cao Xiangnan didn't care how others looked at him. He directed the servant sent by Fang to help him. There happened to be grass carp in the kitchen. He cleaned it, deboned it, sliced ​​it, and cut the pickled cabbage, ginger and garlic.

"Sizzle--" The oil pan was heated, and the peppercorns were added. After frying until fragrant, they were discarded. Then ginger, garlic and wild pepper were added and stir-fried. Then the pickled cabbage was added. It happened that he was not busy at this time. He came over to see this Mr. Cao cooking when he smelled the food. The chef, who had just been disrespectful to Mr. Cao, now changed his expression and watched carefully from the side.

While cooking, Cao Xiangnan explained to them how to make this dish, so that they would not need to be taught again. He emphasized the points to be noted, saying, "Remember, the water must be boiling water. Then put the fish head and fish bones in, and spread out the fish slices one by one... Remove from the heat immediately after they are cooked." He

also heated up another pot of pepper oil, added red pepper and garlic slices to sauté, and poured the boiling oil into the fish soup, and the pickled fish was ready.

At this time, everyone in the kitchen who smelled the food could not help but look over, and even the guests outside who smelled the food were asking what was being done inside. It was just that the kitchen was a restricted area and no one was allowed to enter, otherwise the guests outside would have wanted to go in and take a look.

After finishing the main dish, Cao Xiangnan also fried two light side dishes, and asked someone to follow him out with the dishes. A large pot of red pickled fish was brought out, and even with the lid on, the smell still wafted out.

"What kind of dish is this? It smells so good, I want one too." The red-clothed young man waving a fan kept glancing at the fragrant dish in the pot. He had wanted to eat it when he smelled it outside, and now he wanted to rob it when he saw it brought out. "I want one too, give me one portion." The rich old man ordered directly.

Cao Xiangnan glared at these Cheng Yaojins who ran out halfway, Fang Ziye was still waiting for him to eat upstairs! He glanced at the young man in red, then looked at the old man who looked like he was very rich, and the other two who were as rich as the old man. He thought to himself, what should he do?

Someone has put money in front of him, but he can't pick it up. Why didn't he meet so many rich people in Fenshui Town who looked like they said, "I am very rich. If you give me delicious food, I will give you money"?

In the lobby, Manager Fang rushed over immediately after hearing the waiter's words. Seeing so many people gathered around to eat pickled fish, he hurried over with a smile, "Gentlemen, this dish is a new dish that has not yet been launched. The ingredients are not yet prepared. I'm afraid it will take a few days before it can be launched upstairs. I hope you can forgive me."

After receiving Manager Fang's eyes, Cao Xiangnan quickly took people upstairs and handed the place over to Manager Fang to deal with.

"Hey, don't leave!"

Manager Fang asked someone to stop the man and pull the food-loving Mr. Zhou down, fearing that he wanted to snatch his boss's food. That was his boss's food, how could he share it? !

"Mr. Fang, we have known each other for many years. Isn't there a live one? You can give me the pot and let the kitchen prepare it for someone else." Seeing that the violent approach didn't work, Mr. Zhou used the soft approach.

He has been coming to Yipinzhai every day recently. The new dishes launched by Yipinzhai are really to his taste. He feels that the dishes at home are tasteless. He has to come here to make it. Finally, they

successfully entered the private room. Cao Xiangnan asked someone to bring the dishes to the table.

"What's going on?" Fang Ziye stood in front of the window and looked outside. Seeing the people coming in, he looked like someone was chasing him outside, and couldn't help asking.

Cao Xiangnan told Fang Ziye about the encounter with Cheng Yaojin just now, "If it wasn't for Fang the shopkeeper coming over, our dinner would have been snatched away." Fang Ziye walked over and sat down. After listening, he snorted and said, "Let them wait!"

The man who had been hungry for a day, smelled the smell and didn't wait for Ershun to come over to serve him, and started to eat by himself.

"Drink a bowl of porridge first before eating." Cao Xiangnan saw that this man was hungry and had not eaten anything for a day. He was afraid that he would have a bad stomach if he ate such a stimulating thing, so he filled a bowl of porridge for him and put it in front of him, saying, "Eat it to fill your stomach. Eating such a heavy taste when you are hungry is not good for your stomach."

The two of them ate their dinner in the private room. Fang Ziye had a good appetite. He was probably very hungry, so he just buried his head in the food. The two of them almost finished a pot of pickled fish, until their stomachs were full and they collapsed in their seats.

Cao Xiangnan didn't eat much in bed today, so he was hungry now.

Shopkeeper Fang came in and briefly explained what happened to their boss. Cao Xiangnan also gave a suggestion. Since some people like it, they can start by promoting a trial of ten small portions every day and put up an advertisement. When the pickled cabbage is ready, they can officially launch the pickled fish.

However, this means that Fang Ziye will have to share his food. Fortunately, he finally agreed. The happiest person was Shopkeeper Fang, who left happily.