The carriage went to the town. Cao Xiangnan went to Yipinzhai to find the shopkeeper Liu first. He told him about the matter. It happened that there was an empty yard there, so he immediately gave him the key. "Take it, take it. Why are you being polite to me?" It was just a yard. Why was he being polite to him? The shopkeeper Liu waved his hand.

Cao Xiangnan didn't bother to be polite to the shopkeeper Liu. He took the key, went upstairs, explained the situation to Zheng Shubo, and took the family of three out of the back door. They got on the carriage parked at the back door, and the driver took them to the yard that the shopkeeper Liu mentioned.

The carriage passed by. Although this town is not as prosperous and lively as Nanyang, the shops on both sides of the road also look a bit old. People are coming and going on the old streets, and shouts can be heard from time to time, which has a unique flavor.

With the curtain raised, Liang Yan looked outside with the child in her arms. The child giggled. Cao Xiangnan introduced Fenshui Town to Zheng Shubo and the others. There are not many small towns, and there are many villages around it.

"Drive--" The carriage stopped at the door of a courtyard. Everyone got out of the car. Cao Xiangnan opened the door of the courtyard with the key in his hand and led the people behind him in.

At a glance, the yard was neat and tidy, with many flowers, plants and trees planted inside. However, at this season, the leaves on the trees had all fallen off, leaving only bare branches. There was also a well in the corner, so it was convenient to use water. After

opening the door and going in, there was a main room, two rooms, two rooms for storing miscellaneous items on the side, and a kitchen for cooking. There were all kinds of pots, ladles, bowls and chopsticks inside. The yard looked good except that it was a little old. "Shubo, do you think this place is okay?" Cao Xiangnan asked.

"Good, good, good, it's already very good." Now having a place to live was already good, so Zheng Shubo didn't dare to be picky. Besides, this yard was clean, and he could also study and paint here.

This yard is big enough, and the children don't have to stay in one room all day. Zheng Shubo is very satisfied with this place. Liang Yan held the child in her arms and looked at the two houses. There was just a little dust inside, and he would clean it up and people could live in it.

"That's great, but I'm afraid you don't like it. I'll take you around here later so that you can get familiar with it first. But I think you will get familiar with it after living here for two or three days." Cao Xiangnan saw that they really liked this place, so the problem of living was temporarily solved.

As long as the academy is built, they can move in and live there. There are accommodations arranged for them there. When in Nanyang, Cao Xiangnan had already told Zheng Shubo about the situation here. He would not say good things when they were not good, but told them the truth. Zheng Shubo and his wife agreed, and then came to Fenshui with him.

Of course, he also understood that Zheng Shubo was now desperate, and he almost took his wife and children to sleep on the street. Otherwise, as a scholar, he would not have followed him to such a small place to be a small teacher.

But if people can't even fill their stomachs, how can they talk about ideals?

"Okay, okay, thank you Xiangnan. If it weren't for you and me today, I'm afraid we wouldn't even have a place to live." Zheng Shubo's words were full of gratitude. A drop of water is repaid with a spring, not to mention this timely help.

"No need to be polite. You can stay here for now. When the academy is built, you can move in there. I'll take you to the academy tomorrow when it's free." Cao Xiangnan said.

"Okay, okay, okay." Zheng Shubo responded repeatedly.

She was wandering with her husband with her child, hungry, and without even a place to live. She was not afraid. Now that she has a place to live, she doesn't have to worry about being hungry in the future. Liang Yan held the child in her arms and smiled. The environment here is quiet. This area is full of independent small courtyards. Most of them are people living in the town. There is a street outside, so it is convenient to buy things. After visiting the residence, Cao Xiangnan took Zheng Shubo and his family of three out for a walk and told them that there were people carrying vegetables to sell on the street every morning, and there were also stalls selling meat on the street.

They just walked around nearby, but did not walk far. They had a simple lunch at a small restaurant outside, and bought some daily necessities for them on the way back. The weather was cold at this time, and seeing that they were wearing thin clothes, he also bought them two pieces of cloth so that they could go back and make clothes.

It took half a day to send Zheng Shubo and his family of three back to the small courtyard, and helped them move the things they bought into the house. "I'll leave first." Knowing that they had no money, Cao Xiangnan stuffed Liang Yan with two guan of money for their living expenses.

Zheng Shubo and Liang Yan sent Cao Xiangnan out of the yard. After they left, Liang Yan still held two guan of money in her hand, and she felt a strange feeling in her heart.

"Take it." They still had to eat and live. Even if they could go without food and drink, the children couldn't go hungry with them. After ten years of hard study, if the integrity of a scholar could be used as food, Zheng Shubo would not have fallen to this point today. Zheng Xiucai finally understood that it was not too late. They

were just strangers, but they helped their family again and again. Zheng Shubo was also full of gratitude.

"Yeah." Liang Yan responded, feeling indescribably happy.

After settling Zheng Shubo's family of three, Cao Xiangnan returned to his shop. He had been to Nanyang several times during these days, but he had neglected his own business. The income from the shop was enough to support his family, and it was not enough to make a fortune, but it was his first shop after he came here, so it had a different meaning.

Their shop had been open for a while, and now there were many regular customers. In addition to the men who came to eat at the pier every day, the shopkeepers on this street also liked to come to his shop to eat, so the business had always been good.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather was getting colder day by day. Before winter came, they had to prepare for it.

If it is winter, it will be inconvenient to go back and forth between the town and Caojia Village. He thought that there might not be many customers coming to the shop to eat at that time. Cao Xiangnan wanted to close the shop here when the weather gets cold.

As soon as he said this, he was opposed by everyone.

If they don't do business here, will the orders from some restaurants in the town not be delivered? If they do, then they can open the shop by the way. The business will not be as good as it is now, but there will be people coming to eat.

How much will the loss be if the shop is closed?

"No, no, no." Sun Yanshan was the first to object.

"Even if the business is not good, there will still be people coming to eat. Shopkeeper Wang and Boss Li come here every day to eat." Cao Dapeng, this fool, is right. Even if the men working at the dock don't come, the shopkeepers of nearby shops will still come here to eat.

If the shop doesn't open for business, it means that they won't have any income for the next few months. Everyone lives on the wages of this shop. Even the two hired shop assistants don't want the boss to close the shop, otherwise they will have no wages for several months.

"Then let's do this. Aning's shop will be closed later, but this shop will remain open. Aning, you can bring Xuanxuan to live with me when the time comes. Xuanxuan doesn't have to go to school anymore, so you can live with me in the winter. When we find a shop next year, you and Xuanxuan can move to the new place and not live here anymore." Cao Xiangnan thought about it and told everyone his idea.

It just so happens that Wanfeng will be born later, so Aning can help take care of Wanfeng when she goes there.

"As for here, aren't there three rooms in the backyard? When the time comes, you, Dapeng, can move in here, and the two guys can move in here too. I'll go find a stone mill and have it delivered. From now on, we can make rice noodles in this town, and we don't have to run back and forth every day." Cao Xiangnan originally wanted to move the rice noodles to the town, but Aning lived here, and he couldn't let Aning move out, so he kept making them at his house.

He originally planned to find a new shop in March next year, move the Malatang to the new shop, and open another shop to sell snacks and other small things. These things are what my brother and children like to eat, so it's just right to open them together.

But now that everyone disagrees with him closing the shop here, he can move the rice noodles here in advance, and he won’t have to worry about not being able to come to town on snowy days.

“Okay, then I’ll take Xuanxuan to live with you.” Aning also knew that Cao Xiangnan was taking care of him, a single brother, living in the backyard with his child, and it would be bad to let other people move in, otherwise they would only live in one of the three rooms, and the other two would be empty and wasted.

In addition, he also thought that Wanfeng was about to give birth, and he could help take care of Wanfeng when he went there. Xuanxuan would have playmates there, and wouldn’t have to be confined to this small yard in the winter.

Cao Dapeng agreed without thinking.

“What about me?” Sun Yanshan asked when he saw that Cao Silang didn’t mention him.

"When the weather gets cold, there won't be many people eating here. Uncle Sun, you can stay in Caojia Village and don't have to come to the shop here. Aji will be back next month, and you can let Sunji run errands if there's anything." Cao Xiangnan thought of Sun Yanshan's old father and mother at home. The cold winter months are different from normal times, and the two elderly people also need personal care.

Instead of Sun Ji coming back to take care of grandpa and mother, it's better for Sun Yanshan, the son, to go back and take care of the old father and mother. It's better to let young people run around outside in the winter than Sun Yanshan, the father, running around outside.

"Aji is coming back?" Sun Yanshan thought his son was going to stay in Nanyang, and he was very happy when he heard that his son was coming back. After listening to Cao Silang's arrangement, he also thought it was a good idea. "Then wait for Aji to come back, then I will go back home and let Aji come here."

After everyone discussed it, they decided to continue to open the shop for business in winter. So the food for the winter should be prepared in advance, and we should start preparing now. Fortunately, this is in the town, and it is convenient to buy rice and grain. Just go to the grain store and someone will deliver it. It is not a big problem.