As night fell, the lights in the building were all lit up, and lanterns on the street were lit up one after another, creating a sea of night. Nanyang City does not prohibit late-night snacks, and the nights here are also particularly lively, with guests drinking and eating in the building.
When Cao Xiangnan came to Nanyang City, he truly witnessed the prosperity of the city in this era. Compared with the place he was in before, this place is much more prosperous.
"...ask someone to customize some small stoves, just a small one like this, put smokeless charcoal in it, put a layer of wire rack on it, and you can grill meat, vegetables, and all kinds of favorite foods on it. You can put an iron rack at the door to grill separately. If they don't like to grill by themselves, we will grill it for them and send it in." Seeing how lively it was here at night, Cao Xiangnan had an idea in his mind. He suggested to Fang Ziye that they could open a barbecue upstairs at night.
It happened that in summer, many people like to go out with three or five friends at night for a midnight snack and a drink. It's just right to sell barbecue at this time. When he was studying in his previous life, if he had time, he also liked to go to the food stall opposite the school with three or five classmates to eat barbecue, and then have a glass of beer. It was simply a delicacy on earth.
In this way, the food sold in the building will not only be barbecue, but also the demand for wine will increase.
Thinking that the wine here tastes as light as water, Cao Xiangnan thought that he could try brewing wine after he returned. If he succeeded, it would definitely make more money than what he is doing now. After all, relying on Yipinzhai is only temporary, not permanent. What if Fang Ziye gives him here is gone one day? He might as well find a good way out for himself as soon as possible.
"In fact, the most important thing is these roasted spices. We can grind them into powder. Even if other restaurants know that we have fresh food here, they want to learn but don't know what spices we use."
When winter comes, they can make hot pot. He also explained to Fang Ziye in detail what hot pot is.
"Well, what you said is feasible." After listening to Cao Xiangnan's idea, Fang Ziye looked at Cao Xiangnan with an inquiry in his eyes, but the smile on his mouth showed that he was in a very good mood. "Cao Xiangnan, how many things can you come up with that will surprise me?"
Cao Xiangnan smiled and shrugged, spreading his hands.
In fact, these things are not here. In his original time, they were already all over major cities and towns. Whatever he thought of was what he wanted. He didn't know how much he could come up with.
"Have someone call Fang the shopkeeper up." Fang Ziye asked someone to call Fang the shopkeeper up.
Fang the shopkeeper came up quickly, and the three of them chatted for a long time in the private room. Fang the shopkeeper kept saying yes, and finally they decided to open a barbecue shop in Yipinzhai. As for the tools needed, Fang Ziye asked Fang the shopkeeper to go to the iron shop to find someone to make them.
"Xiangnan, you gave me an idea to make money, and I won't take advantage of you. I'll do it the same as before. I'll give you 10% of the income. What do you think?" Fang Ziye was so generous to Cao Xiangnan, and in fact, it would prove that his generosity would be rewarded.
"Thank you, Mr. Fang." Cao Xiangnan said with a smile and bowed.
Yipinzhai is actually similar to the chain of wine shops in the previous life. If you introduce a new food here, it means that all Yipinzhai will soon have it. Even if it is only 10%, this income is also considerable.
It was very lively outside at night, so they left Yipinzhai together and went out for a walk. In the past, they would go back to the house to sleep when it got dark, and get up before dawn the next day. It was the first time that Cao Xiangnan did not sleep at this time after coming to this world for so long, and went out for a walk. However, he was very interested, so it was not bad to go out for a walk.
Ershun followed his master, afraid that someone on the street would bump into his master, so he protected him by the side, and he didn't understand why his master would go out for a walk instead of sitting in the carriage. The two behind followed as a guard, and there was also a carriage following behind.
This city is so prosperous, naturally there is also a famous fireworks place.
Now that we are here, Fang Ziye pointed the fan in that direction and said to the people around him, "Shall we go in and have a drink?"
"Well... okay." If he doesn't do anything bad in there, he won't let down his Wanfeng, right? Cao Xiangnan suddenly felt a little guilty, but as a man, he has an indescribable... curiosity about such places.
There are buildings on both sides, with bright red lanterns on, and a gorgeous young man in blouse standing at the door with rouge on his face. Cao Xiangnan walked in like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Seeing Cao Xiangnan's look, Fang Ziye asked with a smile on his face, "You've never been to such a place?"
"Yeah." Seeing Fang Ziye's skilled look, Cao Xiangnan was afraid that he had been to such a place of fireworks many times. He suddenly found it a little hard to imagine that his Wanfeng also came to visit the kiln. That feeling was simply too bad.
He looked at Fang Ziye with a little doubt in his eyes. This man's dress was undoubtedly a man, but even his height made it difficult for people to suspect him of being a man. But there was no way, who made him have a Qi Wanfeng in his family, and the two people's body shapes were actually similar, plus Fang Ziye was wearing his Wanfeng's clothes when he was at his house, which made them look even more alike.
But Fang Ziye's face was probably prettier than the boys. Seeing Fang Ziye's malicious smile towards him, Cao Xiangnan touched his nose. He still liked his Wanfeng, who was well-behaved and gentle.
As for the Fang family, he was not lucky enough to enjoy it...
Qingfeng Tower, the famous fireworks tower in Nanyang City, the boys here were different from those in other places where the boys dressed like fairies. Just like the feeling given by its name, there were two children welcoming guests at the door.
As soon as you walked in, the feeling here was elegant. The boys inside were dressed normally, and there was no fat on their faces. They didn't rush over when they saw them come in, and they nodded to them when they saw them come in.
"Mr. Fang, you are here. I haven't seen you in our Qingfeng Building for a long time. Who is this?" An older man came up with a smile on his face. When he saw their owner coming, he treated him as an ordinary guest in front of outsiders.
He would remember any guest who had been to his building once, but the one next to him was so unfamiliar. It was probably his first time to come here. Besides, he rarely saw their owner bring people with him.
"Mr. Cao, a friend, bring him over to have a drink. Just find us a quieter place." This was his own place, so Fang Ziye was naturally not unfamiliar with it.
Cao Xiangnan looked embarrassed when he saw Fang Ziye's familiar face.
"Two gentlemen, please come this way." Hong Nu also understood their host's temper and knew that their host liked quiet places, so he led them inside.
The courtyard behind was quiet, and Hong Nu led his host to the place he often came to before, opened the door, invited them in, raised his hand to let the servant who followed him stay outside, and he followed him in.
"Young Master, do you want Zhiyin to come over and play the piano for you?" Hong Nu asked.
"Yes, let Zhiyin come." Fang Ziye came here every time to listen to the piano and drink a glass of wine, and raised his hand to let Hong Nu go out.
Hong Nu retreated tactfully and asked two slaves to come in to serve. He asked someone to call Zhiyin over.
The slaves who came in poured wine for the two young masters. Fang Ziye picked it up and gestured to Cao Xiangnan. Cao Xiangnan picked it up and took a sip. The wine tasted a bit sweet and floral. He looked around the place.
"Unless they are willing, the guys here only sell their skills but not their bodies." Fang Ziye took a sip and put down the cup. Now he didn't dare to drink like before, he said.
"Oh." Cao Xiangnan nodded, thinking, I'm not here to whore, so I don't care whether you sell your body or not.
"Knock knock--" A handsome young man in green clothes holding a zither walked in. He looked at the two young masters sitting there with a pair of smiling eyes and leaned over, "Mr. Fang, Mr. Cao, I am your confidant. Come and play the zither for you two young masters."
"What songs do you two want to hear?" asked the confidant.
"Whatever you want." Fang Ziye raised his hand and let people do whatever they want.
The sound of ding-dong-dong rang in his ears, and Cao Xiangnan couldn't make out what it was. Instead, he felt drowsy from the playing. In the past, he should have gone to sleep at this time, but now he went out to drink wine and listened to people playing the zither that didn't move at all. He yawned several times in a row, and his head yawned more and more.
"Puff..." No one was talking anymore. Fang Ziye turned around and saw Cao Xiangnan's head almost on the table. He couldn't help laughing.
Even Ershun couldn't help laughing. He had followed his master to such a place before and knew that their master was just here to have a drink and wouldn't do anything else.
"What's wrong?" Cao Xiangnan woke up suddenly and heard the others laughing. He looked embarrassed. He touched the corner of his mouth and luckily he didn't drool.
"Okay, Zhiyin, stop flicking. You almost flicked Xiangnan to sleep." Fang Ziye raised his hand and told Zhiyin to stop flicking. Zhiyin blushed. It was the first time that someone almost fell asleep while listening to him play the piano. In Qingfeng Tower, the young men who wanted to listen to him play a piece of music lined up but might not see him. But today, some people did not listen to him play the piano at all.
Seeing that the young man playing the piano was angry, Cao Xiangnan hurriedly stood up, bowed to him and said, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Zhiyin, you play really well. I don't understand elegance, please don't be offended."
The young man in green picked up the piano, came over and bowed to the two young men, and then went out.
"Hahahaha..." Fang Ziye saw Cao Xiangnan's embarrassed face, and then saw Zhiyin who went out angrily, and couldn't help laughing. "I really didn't mean it." Cao Xiangnan explained.
Zhiyin outside the door, "..." stomped his feet, and went to find Momo to act coquettishly with the piano.
When Hong Nu turned around and heard his friend's complaints, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had to side-glance at Mr. Cao and coax their family's money tree.
They didn't want to drink wine anymore, and both of them only took a sip and didn't drink a second sip. Cao Xiangnan was really sleepy at this moment, so they went out of Qingfeng Tower. There was a carriage waiting for them outside the door. They got on the carriage and went back to Yipinzhai.
Hong Nu outside the door sent their host away. Knowing that their host was going to Yipinzhai, he also went back inside.