The rising sun shines on the pier, and the ships are moored here. The shirtless men are carrying goods, sweating profusely. The fishermen who came back from fishing early in the morning set up stalls to sell fish here. Some housekeepers and servants came early to buy fresh fish and meat. The pier is bustling with people.

The time of the year is spring. When spring comes, everything comes back to life, and the whole world begins to become fresh.

The big ship left early, and at dusk, they arrived in Nanyang.

After arranging the affairs at home, Cao Xiangnan came to Nanyang. He brought Sun Ji and several boys of Sun's family with him.

He had not been to Nanyang for the entire winter. When the long winter was over and the ice and snow on the frozen river melted, and ships could travel back and forth between the north and the south, he boarded the boat to Nanyang and brought his people to Nanyang.

Even if the river was still navigable in winter, he would not have had time to come to Nanyang because he had a lot of things to do at home. Fortunately, he had hired a few people to take them back home, and they were able to quickly get started on some of the chores at home and help out. When he came to Nanyang, he was no longer so worried that Wanfeng would be alone at home with several children and that he would not be able to take care of them.

There were many things to do after the New Year, and I was so busy that I could only take the time to come to Nanyang now. There were also many things to do in Nanyang. As soon as the boat arrived in Nanyang, they got off the boat, and someone sent by Fang Zhanggui to wait here picked them up and took him directly to Yipinzhai. It can be seen that Fang Zhanggui was really anxious.

When Fang Zhanggui saw Cao Xiangnan coming, his eyes were all smiling. He stretched out his hand and took Cao Xiangnan's arm, led him inside, and said as he walked, "You are here, kid, if you don't come, I will go to Fenshui to find you in person."

He really had this plan. If he hadn't been unable to leave here, and knew that this kid would come, he really had to go to Fenshui to grab him even if he couldn't leave. Fortunately, this kid knew what was interesting and came by himself before he went to catch him.

"Why do you need to run to Fenshui to find me, brother? I'm here now." Cao Xiangnan and Fang, the shopkeeper, acted like good brothers, smiling. He had received a letter from Fang, the shopkeeper, asking him to come to Nanyang, but he couldn't get away. He had no choice but to hurry over here now that the matter over there was over.

The two of them sat down in the private room and chatted for a long time. They chatted until the lanterns in the building were lit, and then they ended the conversation.

I haven't been to Nanyang for such a long time, and there are many things to do here. After talking with Manager Fang and confirming some things in the building, Cao Xiangnan had to rush to the night snack stall and find Manager Zhou to learn about the current business situation of the night snack stall.

March is still cold, and the weather is still cold. What to eat, eat well, and taste good, has become the most important thing to attract customers.

"... Do you understand? So these are all problems we need to consider, and we still need to think about how we can solve these problems." It was not until very late when Cao Xiangnan returned from Manager Zhou. On the way, he analyzed these situations to Sun Ji and asked.

Sun Ji nodded. He was a smart man. He could understand some things once Cao Xiangnan mentioned them.

What he knew was also based on his accumulated experience over the years. Cao Xiangnan didn't expect that one day all that would come in handy. He had to thank those difficult years for teaching him the skills to survive. Otherwise, he

would not have starved his wife, children, and himself to death after coming here. What he had to do now was not only to feed everyone in the family, but also to make sure they had good food, a good life, and even a better life.

This was also the difference between living alone and having a family. With responsibility in his heart, he had the motivation and direction to work hard. He

was busy until very late at night before returning to his room to sleep and getting up early the next morning.

"I just arrived yesterday and was planning to send someone to deliver a message to you, but I didn't expect you to come." Shen Zhengyang came to find him early in the morning. At this time, he had already gotten up and was busy in the kitchen downstairs. Cao Xiangnan smiled and said when he saw him.

Seeing Shen Zhengyang hurried over, he didn't know where he got the news that he came to Nanyang, so he came to find him.

"Hmm!" Young Master Shen was a little dissatisfied. He came to Yipinzhai and didn't even send someone to deliver a message to his Shen Mansion. If he hadn't known that someone was looking for him here, who knows when Cao Xiangnan would remember him. He said sourly, "I knew you were a noble and busy person."

"How can I be a noble person? Don't bully me. I have a hard life. If I don't work, I have no food to eat. It would be a big deal if I starve myself to death, but it would be a big deal if I starve my wife and children to death." Cao Xiangnan joked to himself.

"The kitchen has prepared fresh snacks. Let's go upstairs and sit down to have some tea. You can also try the fresh snacks. If they are delicious, send some back to the old lady." He just came out of the kitchen and was still wearing an apron. After taking off the apron, Cao Xiangnan pulled the sullen and grumpy Master Shen upstairs.

In fact, he forgot something when he was busy. He didn't think that Master Shen was waiting for him here, and forgot to send someone to the Shen Mansion to deliver the letter.

"Well, that's good." When Master Shen heard that he was going to bring food for his grandma, he immediately became interested.

As a dandy young master, he has no other merits, the only merit is filial piety, filial piety to grandma and mother. When Shen Zhengyang heard that Cao Xiangnan was thinking about his grandma, he smiled and said, "My grandma told you to come to our Shen Mansion for tea when you come to Nanyang, but I have been waiting for you to come, but you didn't come. Now I have delivered my grandma's words. When you see my grandma later, don't forget to tell her that I told you about this."

"Yes, yes, yes." Cao Xiangnan smiled and responded repeatedly.

"It's because I have too many things to do recently, so I have time to come now. I am grateful that the old lady thinks highly of me. Xiangnan will definitely go to the Shen Mansion to have tea with the old lady later." Cao Xiangnan led people upstairs, which was relatively quiet.

There aren't many people coming to the building for tea at this time, but there will be more people later. In early spring, the business of restaurants and bars is the worst. I don't know if it's because of the long winter that everyone is used to staying at home and don't want to go out. At this time, there are far fewer people going out to eat in restaurants and bars than before, so this is why Fang, the shopkeeper, is anxious to find him to come to Nanyang.

Before leaving Nanyang last year, he had actually arranged things here, but it still depends on the specific reason. After he came here, he had a better idea in his mind. In fact, he still needs some ways to attract everyone's attention and attract customers back.

"There's no need to go back. We can do it today. My grandma is in the house. I'll bring her some tea and snacks later. You can come with me." Young Master Shen said. "

That's fine. Let's have our tea first. I'll go to the Shen's house with you later to see the old lady." The last time he came back from Nanyang, the old lady had prepared a big gift for him. As for why the old lady gave him a gift, Cao Xiangnan roughly understood it in his heart. While

they were talking, they walked upstairs and opened the door to enter the private room.

This winter, he was not in Nanyang, but Manager Fang did not lack the supply of fresh vegetables and mushrooms from the Shen Mansion. He always prepared a portion for Old Lady Shen, so Old Lady Shen asked Shen Zhengyang to take him there, and Cao Xiangnan knew why.

It was not a bad thing to have a relationship with the Shen Mansion. Thanks to Old Lady Shen for looking up to him and not despising a country boy like him, Cao Xiangnan could not be too arrogant. Since the old lady had named him, he had to go there.

What he did not expect was that the store he opened with Shen Zhengyang had good business. A lot of gadgets were released this winter. The weather outside was cold, and the children were locked up in the house. Some families in the mansion would buy some fresh and fun gadgets for their children to play with at home so that they would not make noise.

So when other people's business was not good, there were still people rushing to buy things here. Even in winter, the craftsmen were rushing to make all kinds of gadgets in the house. The business in the store has always been good.

The batch of children's clothing he sent was all sold out. Later, when he wanted to find down clothes, they were all sold out. You can only know the quality of this kind of clothes after wearing them. The price is more expensive than ordinary cotton clothes. It feels soft and thin. It is so small, but it is equivalent to two cotton clothes. It is also comfortable for children to wear.

By the end, all the clothes were sold out, so even if people wanted to buy, there were no clothes left. If they wanted to buy more, they could only place an order for next year in advance.

Because of the shortage of raw materials, even if someone wanted to order more, they were afraid that they would not be able to make it by then. Cao Xiangnan had already told Shen Zhengyang here in advance that each mansion would only accept orders for five pieces at most. If there were more, they were afraid that they would not be able to make it by then, which would be a big problem. So far, many people have placed orders for cotton and down jackets for next year.

Originally, he wanted to wait until May for the garment workshop to start work, but it seemed that the garment workshop would start work on this trip back. He should prepare the raw materials first, and then he could start making winter clothes, and they would start shipping as soon as autumn was over.

"I thought about these little toys when I was free. Take a look." It was freezing cold outside in winter. When he was at home with nothing to do, Cao Xiangnan also thought about a few little toys and gave the drawings to Shen Zhengyang.

Pointing at the drawings, he introduced to Shen Zhengyang what was drawn on the drawings.

"Excellent!" Shen Zhengyang slapped his thigh and almost jumped up with joy. He had seen too many strange things from Cao Xiangnan. "How did your brain grow?" He looked at Cao Xiangnan with doubts in his eyes and asked.

Cao Xiangnan laughed. It was not that his brain was good, but that the things stored in his brain were the knowledge accumulated over thousands of years.

After drinking tea, he and Shen Zhengyang went to the Shen residence and met Old Lady Shen. This lady really looked up to him. As for the reason for this, Cao Xiangnan knew it in his heart.

He also responded to what Old Lady Shen said.

After sitting for a while and drinking a cup of tea, he left the Shen residence, and Shen Zhengyang followed him out.