"Dear guests, please come in, please come in." The waiter saw several carriages parked at the door of their Yipinzhai. He saw that they were people of status and position, so he hurried over to greet them and ushered them in. When
the shopkeeper Fang raised his eyes, he recognized the old lady of the Shen family. He quickly stood up, walked over in person, greeted the old lady warmly, led the group of people upstairs, and led them into a large room.
"Old lady, please sit down." Madam Shen personally helped her mother-in-law sit down.
"You can sit down too." The old lady Shen, who sat down, waved her hand, and when she saw that everyone sat down, she looked around and said, "Well, it's not bad." She was quite satisfied with this place.
The families that followed were all famous families in Nanyang. They had received news that Old Madam Shen was looking for a daughter-in-law for her grandson, so they all brought their sons with them. So there were seven or eight people in the group, and there was just enough space for one table.
When Shen Zhengyang and Cao Xiangnan arrived at Yipinzhai together, he heard that his grandma and mother were upstairs. Since he knew that his grandma and mother were here, he had to go upstairs to greet them.
He turned around and said hello to Cao Xiangnan, and then he went upstairs to the chamber.
"Young Master." The little waiter who opened the door saw his own young master and shouted happily.
Old Madam Shen inside also heard the call of "Young Master" and knew that it was her grandson who came. "Yang'er is here, right? Why don't you come in quickly?"
Hearing the voice of his grandmother, Shen Zhengyang followed the servant in and saw the grandmother sitting in the middle and the mother next to him. Of course, he also saw the ladies of other families and the boys they brought with them. He wailed in his heart and would not have come up if he had known.
"Yang'er, have you eaten? Come and sit here with grandmother." Old Madam Shen waved her hand and was very happy to see her grandson.
"Yes." Shen Zhengyang walked over, saluted to the grandmother and mother, saluted to several elders, greeted his brothers of the same generation, and then sat down in the added seat.
In the following, he just smiled and answered other people's questions with a "hmm". As for those guys who looked at him shyly, Young Master Shen rolled his eyes in his heart, he didn't like them.
Cao Xiangnan downstairs didn't know the dire situation of Young Master Shen upstairs, and he went straight into the kitchen to get busy as soon as he came back.
Taking advantage of the time now, Cao Xiangnan hurriedly decided on the new dishes for the winter.
There are not many fresh foods in winter. If it snows, it is freezing outside and there is nothing to sell. At this time, apart from dried meat and pickled vegetables, there are not many fresh things to eat.
Large white radish is the most durable thing in winter, and it is just right to use it to cook mutton soup, so eating mutton hot pot is a good choice. After cooking and cooking, the mutton soup lacks that saucy smell, and even people who don’t like mutton will like it. Besides, mutton is good for stewing, stir-frying, and boiling, and can be made into many kinds of dishes. People
here don’t like to eat mutton, or because they don’t know how to deal with the saucy smell of mutton itself. He believes that most people can accept mutton after cooking.
"Come, try it and see how it tastes." The boiled mutton soup is milky white and smells very fragrant. Cao Xiangnan gave the soup to Fang Zhanggui to taste. He also held a bowl in one hand and took a sip. He thought it tasted okay.
"Very fresh." Shopkeeper Fang nodded, without the smell of mutton, and said, "This is the best mutton soup I have ever tasted."
Cao Xiangnan picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful of soup residue into the pot, and told Shopkeeper Fang what he put in it one by one, so these ingredients should be prepared at the pharmacy to avoid not being able to buy them when the time comes.
"Okay, I'll have someone prepare them later." Shopkeeper Fang nodded, and now he had to ask people to buy whatever was needed. The most feared thing is that the ships coming and going on a snowy day will stop in Nanyang City. When the time comes, there will be many people in the building, and the most feared thing is that there will not be enough food, which will cause big problems.
One year, it snowed for a whole month. The merchants stranded in Nanyang could not leave. The avalanche blocked the road and made it difficult to get in and out. Many people died of starvation. Fang, the shopkeeper, still has lingering fears about what happened that year. So every year at this time, he would start buying food in large quantities to prepare for emergencies.
Nanyang is close to the river. Even if the river is frozen and there are no boats to go out fishing, there will still be fishermen catching a few fish on the river bank to sell, so it is not a problem to make pickled fish in the building. After discussing with Fang, the shopkeeper, he will have someone send a batch of pickled cabbage when he goes back this time, and he will make pickled fish in the building. The pickled fish in the building has always sold well.
Now Cao Xiangnan had to prepare everything in advance, otherwise he would not come to Nanyang again when it snowed. Besides, there were no fresh vegetables to eat in winter, and the bean sprouts planted a few days ago had grown later. Cao Xiangnan pulled out the bean sprouts and showed them to Fang, the shopkeeper. "What is this?" Fang had never seen it before. When he saw the green shell underneath, an idea flashed through his mind.
"It's just as you thought." Cao Xiangnan nodded, and then took Fang Zhanggui into a storage room in the backyard, lifted a piece of cloth, and planted bean sprouts under the ground. He whispered to Fang Zhanggui about the precautions for planting bean sprouts, "We can use these beans to grow fresh bean sprouts even in winter, so we won't be afraid of not having fresh vegetables to eat in winter."
"This, this is really great!" Fang Zhanggui didn't think that they could grow vegetables in winter, and then with these fresh bean sprouts, they Yipinzhai could beat other wine houses, he was so happy.
At noon, Cao Xiangnan also fried a few dishes with bean sprouts for Fang Zhanggui to try, and after tasting the taste, Fang Zhanggui nodded. In addition, the kimchi in their building is also unique. Now many people like to come to their building to buy kimchi. When they have these things, Fang, the shopkeeper, is more certain that they will not be afraid of bad business this winter.
He also plans to grow mushrooms at home, so Cao Xiangnan does not have much time to stay in Nanyang now. There are still many things waiting for him to go back to deal with at home.
As time passed in Nanyang, he began to become a little anxious. In fact, he was thinking about his family and worried that he would not be able to take care of himself and the children at home. He hurried back there.
After spending a few days, Cao Xiangnan taught the new dishes to the chef in the building, and then gave the recipe to Fang, the shopkeeper. He explained to Manager Fang everything that needed to be explained.
Cao Xiangnan also did not neglect the night snack stall. Now that the weather was cool, the shed outside was already being built. When the time came to enclose the perimeter, they could still set up tables inside to eat hot pot. He also planned to make hot pot here, but he would not make rice noodles anymore. He would just make some noodles to eat later. As for barbecue, the smell in the shed was too strong, so he did not plan to make barbecue anymore. There might not be many people coming to eat, so it depends on the situation.
When the weather gets cold, there won't be many people coming out for midnight snacks. After discussing with Manager Zhou, it was decided that this place would open in the afternoon and close after dark if no one came for midnight snacks.
"As for noodles and vegetables, I have already told Manager Fang that noodles and vegetables here will be delivered every day. As for how much is needed, it depends on the situation. You can tell Manager Fang when the time comes. I may not be able to come here after the snow." That means he can only come to Nanyang from Fenshui when the snow melts tomorrow, February or March.
In fact, there is another way to come, that is to travel by land, which takes a few more days than traveling by water.
If you are still running around in the freezing cold, you are simply stupid. Cao Xiangnan thinks he is not stupid.
"Well, okay, don't worry, I will arrange it." Manager Zhou smiled with crow's feet at the corners of his eyes. He remembered everything the young boss told him to do in his mind. He has been in Nanyang for many years and has experience in handling these things.
However, there are still two months before the winter snow, so many things can be prepared in a hurry.
It will take a few days to decorate the store, and it will not be so fast in a short time. Even if the store is decorated, the craftsmen can't catch up so fast. Cao Xiangnan deeply understands the advantages of mechanization, which is far from being able to catch up with these handmade things. After arranging other things, he and Shen Zhengyang also discussed the store.
In fact, he is not missing here. He has instructed several complicated toys one by one, and the remaining craftsmen can make them by themselves, so it doesn't matter whether he is there or not. But Young Master Shen still wanted him to be there for the opening. Cao Xiangnan thought about it and felt that he should be there. After all, he was half the boss.
"How about this, we arrange the opening time to after the Mid-Autumn Festival. By then, the craftsmen of Manager Qu will be able to make the products, and the shop will be decorated. It won't be too late to open the shop." The most important thing is that he wants to go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival!
Cao Xiangnan is now in a hurry to go home. He couldn't sleep for several nights. He said, "I'll go back to Fenshui first. There are still many things that haven't been arranged there. I'll come back after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Shen Zhengyang pulled Cao Xiangnan. He didn't want him to go back. "Can't you stay?" he asked.
Cao Xiangnan spread his hands and saw the look on Young Master Shen's face. If he hadn't known that Young Master Shen was indeed a boy, he would have suspected that he was a boy. Even if you were a boy, I wouldn't like you. He said firmly, "No, I've been out for too long. My wife is about to give birth. I'm worried about him taking care of the child at home alone. I want to go back and take a look."
"..." Young Master Shen.
"When did you have a wife? Your wife is about to give birth! There are children at home!" Young Master Shen, who hadn't married yet, was hit by a series of facts, and looked like "you deceived my feelings."
"So, I won't stay in Nanyang. I want to go home to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with my wife and children." Cao said ruthlessly.
Shen Zhengyang almost cried!
After arranging the affairs in Nanyang, Cao Xiangnan handed the cooperation with Young Master Shen over to Sun Ji, because he was going home anyway. After saying hello to Shopkeeper Fang, he took the other two boys of the Sun family, as well as Gan Weiqi and Gan Weilin who came with them, and some miscellaneous things on the big ship passing through the Fen River and went home.
"Young Master, let's go back too." The guard said when he saw that their Young Master was unhappy.
Knowing that he was the only boy in the Shen family, he left his grandma and mom at home and ran out during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Shen Zhengyang could only stay in Nanyang obediently to celebrate the festival with his family.
As for Cao Xiangnan who ran away without him, he gritted his teeth in his heart! He would also go to play with them next time.
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