In the morning, Cao Xiangnan was busy with things at Yipinzhai, and only in the afternoon did he have time to come to the cloth shop. When the shopkeeper Jiang heard about Master Cao, he hurried out from inside, smiled when he saw the man coming, and said, "Master Cao, you are here. I just heard from Aunt Qian yesterday that you came to Nanyang. Come in quickly."

"Ade, bring a pot of good tea." The shopkeeper ordered.

"Well, I'll go now."

Cao Xiangnan put the food box on the table and said with a smile, "I arrived in Nanyang yesterday evening, and I was busy at Yipinzhai as soon as I arrived. I finally had time to come to your place, Manager Jiang. This is a new dish I made today, and I brought it here for Manager Jiang to try."

His words also explained why he came to the cloth shop only now, and it was not that he deliberately left this place alone and came late.

He had met the shopkeeper of the cloth shop twice, and he was not very familiar with him. The last time he came to Nanyang, he took a lot of cloth from this cloth shop. Between people, they all go from strangers to familiar. If you are not familiar with someone, you will become familiar with them after visiting them a few times. If you send your own people to someone, you will try to build a relationship even if you are not familiar with them. The garment workshop there has been built, and there will be many places where he will cooperate with Manager Jiang in the future. When he came, he also made a spicy crab to express his gratitude. There was also a small jar of rice wine. Cao Xiangnan reminded him in the tone of talking to acquaintances, "This is newly brewed rice wine, and it's a bit strong. Manager Jiang can only taste it lightly. Remember not to be greedy."

"It seems that I have a good meal today. Here are both dishes and wine." A mellow aroma wafted out of the opened jar. Manager Jiang came closer, took a deep breath, and said, "Good wine, good wine."

"As long as Manager Jiang likes it, I'm afraid he doesn't like it." Cao Xiangnan said with a smile.

"Why, I like it, I like it. Recently I heard that Yipinzhai has released new wine, but I haven't had time to taste it yet. I didn't expect you, Master Cao, to send it to me. So I'll accept it. Thank you, Master Cao." Although Manager Fang didn't say it clearly, Manager Jiang knew in his heart that many good things in Yipinzhai were made by this Master Cao in front of him.

Manager Fang is not only the manager of Yipinzhai, but also the manager of Nanyang, managing all the managers in Nanyang. Manager Jiang is also under the management of Manager Fang. The man in front of him flatters even Manager Fang, so he can't neglect him at all.

The waiter brought in the brewed tea and left.

Cao Xiangnan smiled and waved, saying, "Xiangnan also wants to thank Shopkeeper Jiang for taking care of Wu Yue and Hongmei. Wu Yue is the deputy manager of my garment factory. This time, I specially sent him to Nanyang to study. I also want to thank Shopkeeper Jiang for his careful teaching. If it were someone else, I would not dare to send them here, but because of Shopkeeper Jiang, I feel at ease to send them here."

The two said a few polite words before talking about the business.

The clothes delivered this time were also examined by the shopkeeper Jiang. Although the workmanship was not as good as that of the embroiderers in their cloth shop, the material was ordinary and practical, but it could keep people warm in cold weather, and the price was not high. Ordinary people could afford it. The shopkeeper Jiang also thought that this business could be done until July. The weather in August would gradually become cooler, and the new clothes delivered would be put on display in the store for sale. Ordinary

men who came to the store to buy cloth would take a look at them, and a few pieces were sold every day. However, there were wealthy people who came to buy cloth, but when they saw the clothes, they just rejected the fabric and did not buy them. "If the fabric was changed to a better one, it would be good." said the shopkeeper Jiang.

Cao Xiangnan learned about the sales volume of these clothes from Wu Yue last night, but selling a few pieces a day is still far from the effect he wants. But he is not in a hurry now. When the weather gets cooler, he may not be able to sell these clothes once they are sold out.

"When I go back this time, I will make a batch of clothes that are lighter and warmer than these cotton-padded clothes..." Hearing Jiang talking about wealthy families, Cao Xiangnan talked about the down jackets he was about to make, so this time he came to ask Jiang what kind of material is better, and buy a batch of good material to make a batch of down jackets.

"Oh, is this true?" Jiang asked in disbelief when he heard that there were light and warm clothes.

"It's absolutely true. When the time comes, Shopkeeper Jiang will just need to find good customers to buy. I guarantee that you will all love the clothes you make." Nanyang is not short of rich people. The reason why Cao Xiangnan plans to make a batch of low-priced cotton-padded clothes first is that he considers that children from ordinary families don't have a warm winter coat in winter, so he doesn't worry that children from wealthy families will be cold in winter.

The two of them talked about this cloth and clothes, which happened to be familiar to Shopkeeper Jiang. Shopkeeper Jiang recommended him several cloths that felt good to the touch and were quite popular with wealthy families, and the price was not particularly expensive.

Cao Xiangnan is now in the stage of exploration, and he is also happy to listen to Shopkeeper Jiang, but he has something that Shopkeeper Jiang doesn't know, and Shopkeeper Jiang is also very curious.

Finally, when talking about the workmanship of the clothes, Jiang also promised to send two nurses to help him. "Thank you very much, Jiang." Cao Xiangnan did not expect Jiang to be so generous, and he accepted the kindness with a smile.

Later, he also met Wu Yue and Sun Hongmei and talked to them.

After sitting in the cloth shop for an entire afternoon, Cao Xiangnan took people back to Yipinzhai.

After everyone left, Jiang opened the food box and took a look at the dishes, and said, "It's thoughtful."

Yipinzhai recently launched a new dish. In the past, no one thought crabs were delicious, but now everyone has tasted it in Yipinzhai. The taste is still unforgettable when they go back home, so three or five friends made an appointment to go to Yipinzhai.

"Have you tried it? The spicy crabs from Yipinzhai are fragrant and spicy. The taste is so good that you want to eat them again after you have tried them once."

"Is it really that amazing?"

After being tempted by someone like that, the gluttons in their stomachs almost ran out. Everyone spread the word and rushed to Yipinzhai.

Now Yipinzhai's business is booming, and it is becoming more and more prosperous. There is an endless stream of customers. Most of the wealthy families in Nanyang have come to Yipinzhai. Manager Fang has received so much money that his hands are numb. He can even wake up with a smile in his dreams.

"If you don't come back, I will send someone to look for you. I don't know if you will come back after you go to Old Fang." Manager Fang grabbed Cao as soon as he saw him coming back. He almost sent someone to look for him at Old Jiang's place.

"I forgot the time while talking. Aren't you in a hurry to get back?" Cao Xiangnan followed Fang as he listened to him. The two of them quickly disappeared around the corner.

After coming out of the kitchen, Cao Xiangnan got on the carriage again.

After the peak dinner business, the guests in the building left one by one, and the waiters could finally breathe a sigh of relief and sit down to have dinner. It was getting dark outside, and a carriage slowly stopped at the door of Yipinzhai, followed by several ox carts carrying goods, covered with cloth, so outsiders couldn't see what was inside.

Money makes the world go round. It was just a few toys for children, but they were finally finished and sent over when the sun went down.

Taking advantage of the time when there were the fewest customers in the building, they just brought all the things back and assembled them. Cao Xiangnan got off the carriage, and when Fang, the shopkeeper, saw the man coming back, he strode over and said, "Nan boy."

"Shopkeeper Fang." Cao Xiangnan greeted the shopkeeper Fang and directed them to move things down.

The tables and chairs in the corner were moved out, and the space in the front was reduced so that they could be put on the ground. Cao Xiangnan directed people to build a small playground for children. It was basically a prototype, and Sun Ji took over the rest. "You haven't eaten yet, so go eat first. I'll take care of this."

"Let's go eat." He said.

Gan Weiqi and Gan Weilin followed him. They didn't even have dinner, and Cao Xiangnan himself was hungry.

Cao Xiangnan found that every time he came to Nanyang, he was very busy, as if all the things had to be done in a few days, but the fact was that he had to finish the things here so that he could go home. Not

only did he have things to do in Fenshui, he also had to go home to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with Wanfeng and the children, but he had no intention of staying in Nanyang.

From what Fang, the shopkeeper, said, he knew that the 15th day of the eighth month in Nanyang was very lively, with lantern festivals and temple fairs. Compared with Fang, the shopkeeper, Fang was more familiar with Nanyang. Cao Xiangnan also asked a few questions and knew more or less what the Mid-Autumn Festival was like in Nanyang.

Speaking of Mid-Autumn Festival, Cao Xiangnan thought of mooncakes. He had been so busy recently that he almost forgot about it. He quickly told Fang the shopkeeper about making mooncakes.

"Oh, mooncakes?" Fang's eyes were as bright as if he had seen silver.

There is also a kind of cake in the Mid-Autumn Festival here, but the taste is naturally not very good. However, the mooncakes of later generations have richer styles and flavors, and the taste is better. When Cao Xiangnan mentioned the mooncake, he couldn't help but smile when he saw Fang's expression. He said, "Let's prepare it tomorrow. We'll make it. It's just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"If any family wants mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival, it's best to make a reservation in advance, otherwise I'm afraid we won't be able to make so many by then." Cao Xiangnan could almost foresee that the mooncake would be a hot seller once it was launched. He remembered that in the future, shops and wine shops would rush to make mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, if it was unique to Yipinzhai, they might not be able to make enough by then.

Later, Cao Xiangnan's prediction was really correct.

"Okay, okay, list what you need and I'll have someone prepare it." Shopkeeper Fang now had absolute faith in Cao. As long as he had something, everyone would definitely want it. He could almost foresee that everyone would rush to send money to Yipinzhai.

"No hurry, no hurry. I'll prepare it tomorrow morning," Cao Xiangnan said.

The master over there led people to assemble the slide, and put small toys such as the wooden horse and the pulley on it. Shopkeeper Fang asked someone to settle the bill.

After thanking him, the master seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Master, is there anything else?" Cao Xiangnan saw it and asked.

"Our manager asked me to ask if you would like to sell these wooden horses and small pulleys. The price is negotiable." This means that their boss wants to buy the design drawings, but they also know that Yipinzhai doesn't need such a small amount of money, and they are a little embarrassed.

"These are not mine, Fang. My brain is not so good. These are all from Nan." Shopkeeper Fang laughed when he heard it, and he didn't think of snatching such a small benefit from Cao Xiangnan. He still relied on Cao Xiangnan in many ways, and he would never lose a big business for a little business. That would be a loss, and he would not be stupid enough to do such a thing.

Shopkeeper Fang looked at Cao Xiangnan and asked, "Nan boy, you drew these things, you can do it."

"Well, let's put it this way, I'm still in Yipinzhai these days. It's better for you to have someone who can speak local language. If you are free, come to Yipinzhai and we can sit down and talk." Seeing that the business came to him, Cao Xiangnan had no reason to refuse. He immediately had a better idea in his mind.

If this deal was negotiated, he would have a lot of extra income.

"Okay, okay, I'll go back and talk to our manager." The master got the answer and took a few people to say goodbye.

After the people left, the two continued to talk about Yipinzhai, and Cao Xiangnan's mind returned to Yipinzhai.

The returning master brought the message to their steward, who thought about it and reported the matter to the young master.

The moon waxes and wanes, and in the sky of early August, there is only a faint crescent.

"Wei Qi, why are you drinking here alone?" Sun Ji saw a dark figure standing in the corner, and walked over to find it was Gan Wei Qi. He saw that he was holding a small pot in his hand and standing here drinking wine alone. He raised his eyebrows, because he remembered that he fell down after drinking two and a half bowls of this wine.

Can this man drink so much?

Gan Wei Qi smiled, but didn't say anything, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was worried. He handed the pot of wine to Sun Ji, "Want a sip?" This was no longer a question.

Sun Ji took a look and knew that Gan Weiqi was worried, but he couldn't ask anything unless the man said it. It happened that there was nothing to do at this time, so he took a sip of the wine, handed it back to Gan Weiqi, and stood here with him.

From where they were, half of Nanyang was in sight. Sun Ji talked to Gan Weiqi about the city of Nanyang, and Gan Weiqi listened carefully. The two stood here and chatted, drinking from a jar of wine.

"No, I will get drunk if I drink more." Sun Ji didn't dare to get drunk now, in case he couldn't get up tomorrow morning.

Hearing Sun Ji's words, Gan Weiqi stared at the blushing face of the man in front of him, and even the skin on his neck turned red. No one knew what this man was thinking. He did not pass it to him again, and drank the remaining wine by himself.

The dark clouds in the sky were blown by the wind, covering the crescent moon. I don't know whether it was the dark clouds that were moving or the crescent moon. The lanterns on the street were lit one by one, and the number of people walking around gradually decreased. I don't know when the two figures standing on the upstairs disappeared.

A carriage stopped at the door of Yipinzhai, and several people got off the carriage and went into Yipinzhai.