The bustling livestock market was filled with all kinds of sounds, the cries of mules, donkeys, sheep, and other animals, the shouts of hawkers, people leading mules, and pulling sheep, it was very lively. Cao Xiangnan and Cao Gang came here together, it was not their first time here, Cao Xiangnan planned to buy two sheep to raise.

Now that the family is not short of that little money, thinking that several children at home are growing up, and Wanfeng is pregnant with children and needs nutrition, buying two milk-producing sheep to bring back, so that the big and small children in the family can have goat milk to drink, it is also very good, and when the children are born, there will be milk to drink.

"Big brother, how are you selling this sheep?" After walking around, Cao Xiangnan finally saw a ewe with a lamb. It seemed that the sheep had just given birth to the lamb not long ago and was still producing milk. If he bought it back, he would have ready-made milk to drink.

"Little brother, do you think three taels of silver is okay for this ewe and the lamb? I am an honest man and I won't bid. If my family didn't need money, I wouldn't be willing to sell this sheep. After a few months, when the lamb grows up, I can sell it for more money. Now I'm selling it to you at a low price." The old man pulled his sheep. The lamb was only a few days old and was bleating behind the ewe.

"Is this sheep okay?" Cao Xiangnan turned around and asked Cao Gang. The price was not expensive. A sheep was only about 300 grams. Moreover, there was a lamb here. It was like buy one get one free. As long as it was not sick, it would be fine.

Seeing Cao Gang nod, Cao Xiangnan knew that the sheep was fine. He did not bargain and bought the sheep from the old man.

He also chatted with the old man for a while and asked if he had any sheep at home. It would be best if the sheep had just given birth. In a few months, his wife's baby would be born. When the sheep gave birth, his baby would have milk to drink.

"Yes, I do, but..." The old man hesitated. He pulled out the ewe that gave birth to a lamb and sold it together. He had a newly pregnant ewe at home. If he sold them all together, he would be reluctant to do so. There were only two ewes at home. After selling this one, he still had the other one that gave birth to a lamb.

When Cao Xiangnan heard what the old man said, he knew that there was a pregnant ewe in his family. Seeing that the old man was hesitant, he said, "I'll charge you five more guan for your sheep. How about three or five guan? You can buy a few lambs to raise later, so it won't be a loss."

The price of the lambs was cheaper, only a few guan for one. He was buying the ewe and the unborn lamb together. The price was still a little higher, which was reasonable.

"Okay, I'll sell it to you. My family lives in Gaojiazhuang. I'll bring the sheep here to you tomorrow morning. Is that okay with you?" The extra five guan of money was quite a bit, so the old man didn't hesitate and decided to sell the ewe at home on the spot, and then buy a few lambs to raise.

"Bring the sheep here tomorrow and send it to a food store called Cao's at the pier. If you don't know the way, ask someone. I'll pay you a deposit of one or two taels of silver first, and someone will pay you the rest of the money when you deliver the sheep." Cao Xiangnan paid four taels of silver without saying a word, and Cao Gang turned around and picked up the lamb. The ewe behind them followed them without anyone rushing them.

The old man also made two deals, and his pockets were filled with money, which made him feel at ease. This way, his son would have money to marry a wife. He thought that he could send the sheep to the owner tomorrow and get the remaining money.

The carriage was parked outside, Cao Gang carried the lamb into the carriage, and then got the ewe on board, and they drove the carriage back home.

There were a lot of things brought back from Nanyang City, so Cao Xiangnan brought back the seeds and some cotton first, and the rest could be brought back in two more trips. Anyway, there was no rush to use them, so there was no rush to get them all back at once.

"Cao——" Qi Wanfeng, who was in the house, heard the noise outside, put down the children's clothes he was sewing, and went out. He saw her husband coming back. Seeing him holding a lamb and a ewe, he smiled and asked, "Why did you bring two sheep back?"

"Zhen..." The lamb cried, and the ewe followed and bleated.

"I went to the market to buy it. I thought drinking goat milk is good for the body. Several children at home were not well taken care of when they were young. Besides, you can drink it. It's good for the baby in your belly." Cao Xiangnan also said that he had ordered a pregnant ewe from someone. "When the baby in your belly is born, you will have milk to drink." He said.

Families with some money drink goat milk when they are born, but some poor families feed their children with porridge water when they are born.

When An An was little, he also ate porridge. At that time, Cao Xiangnan had three guan of money every month, which was enough to buy a bowl of goat milk for the child, but the money went into their mother's pocket. Qi Wanfeng felt bitter at that time, but he didn't dare to say anything. But Bai Lian knew the situation at home, and would secretly give him a bowl of goat milk, but he didn't dare to let his mother know. After feeding the child a few bowls of goat milk, he drank porridge when he grew up. So when Qi Wanfeng recalled some things, he hated his mother in his heart.

After hearing what her husband said, Qi Wanfeng looked straight at his husband. At this moment, he really knew that his husband had changed. In his eyes and heart, there were only him and the children at home. He was no longer the husband who only cared about being filial to his mother and taking care of the whole family.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Cao Xiangnan found Wanfeng looking at him straight, so he smiled. In his heart, he knew what Wanfeng was thinking. He could not change the past, and now that he was here, he could only do his best to be nice to this person. "Little fool, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing the smile on her husband's face, Qi Wanfeng smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, nothing."

He gave the lamb in his hand to Qi Wanfeng and asked him to take the lamb to the pen reserved at the back to raise it. Cao Xiangnan turned around and unloaded the things from the car with Cao Gang.

At this time, Sun Bailian also came over from the opposite side. Seeing her husband moving things, she came over to help. The things in her hands were not heavy, such a big bag, Sun Bailian asked curiously, "What are these?"

"Some seeds and cotton cloth brought back from Nanyang. There are still some in the town that have not been moved back. I will bring them back later." There is a specially built warehouse at the back. These are placed in a cramped place at home, so Cao Xiangnan asked them to move the things to the warehouse.

"Xiangnan, why did you bring so many things back?" Sun Bailian looked at Cao Xiangnan curiously. He didn't believe that this man would go to Nanyang City and bring back some things that would be useless.

"I'll tell you later." Cao Xiangnan blinked with a smile on his face.

"..." Sun Bailian, it's bad to make people curious and dissatisfied, okay? He felt like there were eight or ten cats nibbling at him.

When building the house, a few more pens were built on this side of the chicken coop, and there were several empty ones. Qi Wanfeng led the sheep in and put some fresh grass and water in the trough. The hungry ewe was not unfamiliar with the new place and went to the trough to eat. The lambs were bleating inside.

When she came out, she saw her husband moving things. Qi Wanfeng also went to help. With several hands and not many things, they finished moving things quickly. After they finished moving, they returned to the living room and sat down. Cao Xiangnan poured water for everyone. He sat down and drank a sip of water. When he met Sun Bailian's eyes staring at him, he smiled slightly and said, "Didn't you just ask me why I brought these things back?"

"These are spice seeds that I brought back to plant. These are the spices we usually use to cook meat. I traveled all over Nanyang to find them." Cao Xiangnan opened the bag of spice seeds and introduced them to them one by one. There was also a bag of chili peppers. "This is chili pepper, a kind of chili pepper. It's very spicy. It can be used to make chili sauce and pickled chicken feet and duck feet. Chili peppers are easier to grow. I plan to spread them at the foot of the mountain. Maybe a large area of ​​chili peppers will grow. Then we can consider planting on a large scale."

However, it was really as he said. When a large area of ​​chili peppers grew, the chili peppers would mature and the seeds inside would grow wherever the wind blew them. The seeds on the tree fell and continued to grow on the ground.

There are limited seeds now, so Cao Xiangnan plans to cultivate them himself first. When there are more seeds, he will lead everyone to grow them together. In this way, the people in the village will have an extra income, and he will also have a source of raw materials.

Sun Bailian picked it up and put it under his nose to smell it, but he didn't smell anything.

Cao Xiangnan grabbed a handful of chili peppers and gave them to Sun Bailian, saying, "Find a place, break it open, and spread the seeds on the ground. It should grow." He said.

"Okay, I'll go back and try it." Sun Bailian nodded, thinking that it was so easy, even easier than growing vegetables. He would just find a place to spread it.

"This is called cotton. It is an important thing to keep warm in winter. It can be used to make clothes, shoes, and winter quilts." Cao Xiangnan picked up the half-made children's clothes on the table and began to show them how to use cotton to make clothes, quilts, and shoes.

When he was young, he saw his grandmother making these things. When he was young, the material was very scarce. These things were made by his grandmother herself, so he still has a deep impression of them. Compared with the era when he was a child, the material shortage in this era is even greater. The clothes to keep warm in winter are mostly cotton, linen, animal fur, silk, and poor families don’t even have a decent piece of clothing to keep warm in winter, just like his family.

Hearing Cao Xiangnan's words, Cao Gang calmly picked up the white ball and asked, "Is this really so magical?"

"Well, it's very warm to use it to make clothes, and it's also easy to plant. It's just a pity that it's too late now. If we had found it a month earlier, we could have planted cotton this year. It seems that we can only wait until the beginning of next spring to plant it." Cao Xiangnan felt sorry for this, but it was fine as long as he found the seeds. He made an agreement with Fang Ziye to leave him a batch of seeds when the time comes. He planned to plant cotton on a large scale in Fenshui Town first.

Cao Gang held the ball of cotton with a thoughtful expression on his face. The look in his eyes was too complicated, but no one knew what he was thinking.

After hearing what Cao Xiangnan said, Qi Wanfeng and Sun Bailian picked up the white thing and looked at it. They thought it was magical. It was the first time they had seen such a thing. "Is it really grown on the tree?" Sun Bailian asked.

"Yes." Cao Xiangnan nodded, "You will know when we plant it next year."

Everyone was looking forward to it.