By the end of January, the New Year atmosphere was getting stronger and stronger.

Although it was still cold outside, God was kind to us. The heavy snow gradually became smaller, and the snowflakes outside stopped falling for a while. The sun even came out on the day of the New Year.

The road from Caojia Village to the town was very convenient for people from several nearby villages. After the snow stopped, the snow on the road was cleared, and it was much more convenient for people in the village to go to the town to go to the market. Even mules and ox carts could pass through it and pull goods into the town.

At the end of the year, the market in the town was open every day. Stalls were set up on the street with people shouting to sell things. People from the village rushed to the town to buy oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, couplets, and firecrackers for the New Year. The streets were bustling with people.

Boxes of wine were loaded onto the carriages, along with several baskets of mushrooms, all of which were to be sent to Yipinzhai in the town.

"We are going to the town. I am taking the kids with me. Is there anything you want me to bring back?" After the things outside were ready, Cao Xiangnan was also ready to go to the town. The kids had been confined in the house for so long, so he planned to take them to the town for a walk to make them happy.

"There is nothing for you to bring. Drive slowly on the road. Xiangnan and Aning, you have to take good care of the kids." Qi Wanfeng did not forget to remind the kids to be obedient, and the kids chirped to him. "

Yes, I will, don't worry." Cao Xiangnan nodded and said.

Aning also went over to help look after the kids. "I will keep an eye on them, Wanfeng, don't worry." He said.

"Hehe... Let's go to the town..."

"Let's go, let's go."

Several children ran out, shouting happily while running, and it seemed that the little ones were happy. After

carrying the little ones on the carriage, Cao Xiangnan also got on, waved to the person standing at the door, and asked him to go back to the house. Cao Gang also took Sun Bailian and the two children with him. Wang Dahu and Liu Baishu also rode on big horses and followed behind. The group went into the town.

The carriage first went to Yipinzhai in the town. The heavy snow had been falling for so long that it only stopped recently. The business in the building was slow for a while, and it has only gradually recovered in recent days. When the shopkeeper Liu saw Cao Xiangnan and his group coming, he was very happy and asked Cao Xiangnan and his group to go upstairs for tea.

"We brought some children with us today, so we won't go in to move the things in. I'll take the little ones out for a stroll first, and then come back to you, brother." Cao Xiangnan waved his hands and said hurriedly.

"Okay, remember to come back to me, brother, and I'll treat you all to dinner." The shopkeeper Liu called the clerks to move the things out, lifted a corner of the white cloth covering the basket, took a look, and put it down. There were good things in it.

At this time, the New Year is coming, and the stewards in the mansion in the town are racking their brains to think of ways to add a few delicious dishes to the New Year's Eve dinner prepared for the masters. These fresh mushrooms are now hard to buy even if you have money.

In addition to the fresh mushrooms left for use in the upstairs, the remaining part can only be bought from him by old acquaintances for one and a half pounds.

The carriage and horses were left at Yipinzhai, and they went to the town for a stroll.

"It's almost the New Year, so I'm sending something to you, Brother Luo, but it's not a good thing." Walking to the South Street, Cao Xiangnan took the basket he was carrying into Luo's Clinic and gave it to Luo Rongheng. There were some mushrooms in it.

"Your gift is not a bad one. You sent gold but nothing to make my mother happy. You are always thinking about us and sending me gifts all day long." Luo Rongheng pointed at the boy and said, "Come on, go inside, let's have a drink together."

"I won't go in today. I brought a group of kids here. They are all outside. I'll go and look after them." Kidnapping children is not a modern practice. It is an ancient industry that has existed since ancient times. If one of them is missing, he won't even dare to go back home.

Cao Xiangnan sent the gifts over, and he had to go and look after the kids, so he didn't plan to go inside.

"You're all here, Cheng Cheng Cheng, I'll go with you guys. It's busy outside. Wait, I'll call my kid. He's been thinking about going to your place to play all day." Luo Rongheng called out, and his kid ran out.

After saying hello to his father, Luo Rongheng took his kid out.

Cao Xiangnan greeted Dr. Luo, and then he, Luo Rongheng and his kid went to join the group of people who were walking outside.

It happened to be good weather recently, and both sides of the street were full of stalls selling New Year goods. There were only three or two days before the New Year, and if they could sell more goods, they would have more money in their pockets to celebrate the New Year. The street was crowded with people, many vendors selling things, and many people buying things.

Luo Rongheng's family lives in this town. His kid is very familiar with this street. Xuanxuan has also lived in the town for a while. He is also very familiar with this street that he walks on every day. The two kids are running around with a few kids behind them.

"Hahaha..." Luo Rongheng gritted his teeth when he saw what his kid did, and laughed and said, "It's better for this kid to be tough, it's better for him to be tough."

"We'll follow behind. It's okay. Let them run. It's not easy for them to come out. Let them have enough fun." Cao Xiangnan didn't mean to chase the kids back. He knew that Xiangzi and Kangkang were a little cunning. Most people couldn't fool them, so they would help the kids look good.

And the kid from Luo Rongheng's family is not someone who is easily fooled. He is the grandson of old doctor Luo, and there are few people on this street who don't know him.

"Tanghuluo - selling Tanghuluo -" "Selling small sugar figurines -" "Brother, I want them." Several children stood in front of a stall. Seeing the small sugar figurines on the stall, one or two of them stayed and didn't leave.

"Grandpa, how are these?" Xiangzi asked.

"Little kids want to buy sugar figurines, what about adults? Do you have money in your pocket?" The stall owner was an old man with a white beard. There was melted syrup in the small pot. He scooped the syrup with a small spoon in his hand and put it on the board, and a beautiful sugar figurine came out.

"I have them."

"Here, one copper coin for each, you can pick whatever

you like." "Pick one each, and I'll pay you." Xiangzi reached into his pocket and took out a small purse filled with small copper coins. They were specially given to him by Uncle Xiangnan before he went out today, saying that he could buy snacks for his younger brothers.

The little ones all picked candy figures, and he handed all the copper coins he counted out to the old man who was selling things.

The adults who followed behind also came over, along with a group of children, and bought a string of candied haws for each of the children. Xiangzi was reluctant to eat it when he held it in his hand. Cao Xiangnan put his hand on the child's shoulder and said, "Eat it, we'll buy more next time we come."

"I want to take it back for Xiaoyong and the others." Xiangzi said, looking at the little sugar man and candied haws in his hand.

Xiaoyong was talking about the children in the academy who also had no parents. Except for the ones with names, the others who had no names but only nicknames were given proper names by Cao Xiangnan.

Xiangzi was talking about those children. He wanted to take the candied haws back for them to eat.

"Then you can eat this string. Uncle will bring another string of candied haws back for each of them. Today is uncle's treat." Cao Xiangnan knew that Xiangzi had a good time with those children. He was happy that Xiangzi had such an idea.

There were quite a few children in the academy. He counted a rough number in his mind and asked the candied haws vendor to wrap the candied haws he bought with oil paper.

The group walked around the street for a while, bought some things for the family, and bought a lot of snacks for the kids. The men walking behind kept an eye on the kids walking in front and chatted.

Cao Xiangnan asked if Luo Rongheng would leave after the New Year, as he knew Luo Rongheng was out a lot all year round. Luo Rongheng mentioned that his wife was pregnant, and he couldn't hide his happiness. He said he planned to collect herbs in March before leaving, and would come back after a trip to the south. It would take half a year to go back and forth, so it was just the right time for him to go and look for the herbs he mentioned, which was exactly what he wanted.

"Brother Luo, have you ever thought about growing these herbs yourself and cultivating a few experienced herbal farmers? I see that you have some herbs planted in your yard. Doctor Luo knows how to grow these things, right? Let him give us some advice when the time comes." Cao Xiangnan briefly mentioned to Luo Rongheng the advantages of growing herbs by yourself. This is much better than collecting herbs and running them from north to south.

If some commonly used herbs from the south can be planted in the north, or some herbs from the north can be planted in the south, this will greatly reduce the manpower and material resources for transportation. When the cost is reduced, the profit can be increased. The main thing is that if you can grow them yourself, the output will be stable, and the harvest will be large and concentrated.

"Hearing what you said, it's a good idea. Let's sit down and have a drink later, and have a good talk. I'll listen to your idea, and you tell me in detail." Luo Rongheng heard that this was really a good idea. If he could sit in the house and wait for gold and silver, he wouldn't have to go so far to make some money.

After running around for so many years, he has saved some money, and it's good to do something.

This time when he came back, he saw that his father and mother were older, and his wife was pregnant again. He didn't accompany the previous child, so he had to make some time to accompany this one.

"I just mentioned it casually, it's not a serious idea. But since big brother has invited me to have a drink, I can't refuse." Cao Xiangnan really just mentioned it casually. He remembered that in modern times, even precious medicinal herbs can be successfully grown, not to mention other common medicinal herbs.

"Haha..." The whole way was filled with the sound of Luo Rongheng's laughter.

When he heard about medicinal herbs, Cao Gang, who was following beside him, also listened carefully to what they said, and listened to them carefully all the way.

Wang Dahu, who was following behind, nudged his wife with his hand, and Liu Baishu rolled his eyes at someone and ignored him.

For people like them, medicinal herbs are used to save lives. During the war, if the army lacks medicinal herbs, no one knows how many people will die. So when they heard that these medicinal herbs can be grown on a large scale like crops, how can they not be excited? This matter went around in Liu Baishu's mind, and he thought of some benefits from it.

"Let's buy some red paper and go back to write the couplets ourselves. Baishu, I saw that your handwriting is good, you will be responsible for writing the couplets when you go back?" Seeing that there were people selling red paper on the street, Cao Xiangnan turned around and said to Liu Baishu.

Cao Xiangnan saw that Liu Baishu's calligraphy was really good, and with his own dog-crawling handwriting, how could he expect a science student to write beautifully? It's good enough for the teacher who reads the paper to understand it, so this calligraphy is even more embarrassing!

"Okay, no problem." Liu Baishu replied.

At first, Aning was still nervously staring at the children in front of him. When he got to the back and was pulled by Sun Bailian, he also started to walk around the streets. This was the first time that Aning had been walking around the streets seriously in this town for so long. If the things on the stalls looked interesting, he would stop and look at them for a while. If he saw something he liked, he would take out some money to buy it. Most of them were small toys for the children, but he didn't buy anything for himself.

After the group walked around, it was almost noon. They went back to Luo's Clinic to pick up Mrs. Luo and Luo Rongheng's daughter-in-law and went to Yipinzhai. Doctor Luo didn't leave. He wanted to stay in the clinic to see patients.

It was a good day, and some sick people from nearby villages came to the town to see doctors for minor illnesses, so the clinic would have three or two patients from time to time.

They set up a table in the private room of Yipinzhai, and Cao Xiangnan did not forget to ask the waiter upstairs to send someone to Luo's Clinic to deliver two side dishes, so everyone had a lunch here.

After lunch, they also went back to the town.