It was the first time for Cao Xiangnan to ride in a horse-drawn carriage. He still felt a little fresh. He didn't have to walk from south to north and then from north to south with a cane. He could finally rest for a while.

They went to the grain store and returned to the store where they bought rice before. This time they ordered 500 kilograms of rice in one go. The owner of the grain store promised them that if they wanted more than 500 kilograms of rice last time, the price would be negotiated. This time they ordered 500 kilograms and lowered the price to the lowest. They lowered the price so much that the owner didn't want to do business with them anymore.

Cao Xiangnan simply bought another bag of rice to take home. After eating coarse grains every day, he also wanted to eat something fine. If their family is not short of money in the future, he thinks that they will change to eating rice as the main food in the future.

The store happened to have flour, so he asked for a bag of flour.

When it came time to pay, he felt so painful that he wanted to just take

the food and leave without paying. Of course, even thinking this way, he still had to pay obediently. "Our stall is right over there at the dock. Boss Zhu, please come over and try our food when you have time. I guarantee that you will never forget the taste after you have tried it once." In a short period of time, Cao Xiangnan became familiar with the owner of the grain store, and finally he also promoted their stall.

"Okay, okay, I'll go take a look tomorrow." If Boss Zhu was not a foodie, he would not be so fat. He simply could not resist food.

Their car could not carry so many things back at once, and they had to buy some other things later. Fortunately, Boss Zhu said that he would arrange a horse-drawn carriage to deliver them back, which was the best.

Later they went to buy other things, so now the benefits of having a horse-drawn carriage were revealed. They put everything they bought along the way directly into the carriage and took it away, so he didn't even have to hop around with his crutches. He

prepared more things on this day than yesterday, but the time to close the stall after selling them was about the same as yesterday, so naturally he made more money than yesterday. After packing up the stall and loading all the things on the cart, they went back to Caojia Village.

The horse-drawn cart that delivered rice from the rice and grain shop also went back with them. The two horse-drawn carts went first, and the ox-drawn cart behind was slower and lagged behind.

Fortunately, his family lived at the end of the village, and the place was remote, so he didn't have to worry about being seen by the neighbors when he went in and out. The carriage went around the side of the village and went back to his place from the small road. These days, they also use this road to go in and out with the ox carts, in order to avoid attracting the attention of the villagers, otherwise they would be too conspicuous.

Sooner or later, the villagers may know about their trading, but the later it is known, the better, and they can have peace of mind for a few more days.

"馭——" Cao Gang pulled the reins, and Dahei stopped.

Dahei's name was given by Cao Xiangnan. When he called Dahei, Dahei snorted at him a few times, very dissatisfied with this name that was not cool at all.

Hearing the noise outside, the door of the yard was opened from the inside, and three children ran out, shouting "Dad and Mom" ​​as they ran. They were very happy to see Dad and Mom coming back.

Sun Bailian followed behind, standing at the door, looking at her husband who had returned home, with a smile on her face.

The big black horse snorted, and Cao Gang let out a low growl, and immediately became obedient.

Suddenly, the three children stood there, not daring to come forward.

Qi Wanfeng got off the carriage, reached out and picked up his little An An. He missed the child so much after being away from him for a day. Hearing the child calling "Mom" again and again, his heart softened. He put his face against the child's face, met the child's dark eyes, smiled, and said, "An An is good, Mom will help you move the things down first."

"Mom, An An is very good." An An looked at his Mom like a little adult.

Qi Wanfeng couldn't help but smile and put the child down. An An did not run around, but stood at Am's feet like a little tail. He followed Am wherever she went and even helped her get some small things.

The two children of Cao Gang were not treated so well. Cao Gang reached out and patted the heads of his two boys, and glanced at his wife standing there, meaning to come and take the children away, and not let them get in trouble here.

"..." Sun Bailian.

The clerk of the grain store delivered the rice, carried the grain off the cart, and drove away without drinking a bowl of water.

When Sun Bailian saw the tall black horse, he asked, "Is it newly bought?"

Cao Gang nodded and replied, "Yes."

Bags of rice were carried in, and Cao Xiangnan remembered that he had no place to store rice. Cao Gang next to him said, "I have a few large vats at home, I will use a bullock cart to bring them to you later."

So now this problem is temporarily solved.

There is no stable in his yard, and he needs to build another shed. Fortunately, his yard is big enough, and the end of the dilapidated house is empty, so they only use one end, "Just build a shed at this location?" Cao Gang asked.

"Okay." Cao Xiangnan was thinking, stroking his chin, when they could demolish the house and build a new one. What he lacked now was money, nothing else.

The two discussed building a stable. Cao started working as soon as he said he would. After it was built, they would house the horses tonight.

"Bai Lian, I'll go cook the vegetables. You watch the children." The rice in the pot was already cooked, and the vegetables were already cut. They just needed to cook the vegetables. Qi Wanfeng said to Sun Bailian.

"Okay." Sun Bailian nodded.

The three children looked at the tall horse curiously. Sun Bailian coaxed the three little ones to go outside to pull grass to feed the horse. When the children heard this, they all went outside to pull grass happily. He followed behind to watch the children, and the heavy work was left to the men in the family.

The oxcart following behind returned half an hour later. After moving the things back to the yard, Sun Ji and Cao Dapeng stayed to help build the shed. A horse shed was built soon.

"I won't stay any longer. My family is waiting for me to go back." Sun Ji refused Cao Xiangnan's request to stay, knowing that his family was waiting for him to go home.

"Okay, then I won't keep you." Cao Xiangnan said.

Sun Ji and Cao Dapeng left together and went home.

It was still early at this time, and the people in the village had just started to cook dinner.

Sun Ji returned home with half a pound of pork he bought. His grandmother was cooking in the kitchen. He took the meat into the kitchen and gave it to his grandmother, "Grandma, I bought half a pound of meat for you to cook for everyone."

After selling things and closing the stall, he went to the pork stall to buy things. He saw that there was still some leftover meat on the stall. He remembered that he hadn't eaten meat at home for a long time. It happened that the leftover pork was cheap, so he bought half a pound.

"You kid, why are you wasting money?" Grandma Sun took the meat and saw that her grandson had gone out to work for a day and brought back meat. She felt sorry for her grandson and was reluctant to let him go. She was also happy that her grandson was thinking about them and was a filial and sensible child.

Over the years, he has also blamed the deceased in his heart. He tired the whole family and passed away in the end. The good fields in the family have been sold, and the few acres of land left can't grow anything. Life is hard now, but the children and grandchildren are filial, so they don't feel bitter even if life is hard.

"Grandma, I will make a lot of money for the family in the future, and we will eat meat every day in the future." Sun Ji smiled and said. "Okay, okay, grandma will wait for Sun to make a lot of money and buy meat for us every day." Grandma also laughed and said, "Why did you come back so early today? Your father has been to the fields and hasn't come back yet. Your grandfather is in the house. Go see your grandfather. I'll go cook dinner."

When dinner was ready at Sun's house, Sun Yanshan, the grandson's father, also came back from the fields. Seeing his son who came home earlier than him, Sun Yanshan asked about his business today.

He did not hide the fact that he and his cousin went to set up a stall to sell food from the family. When his father asked about his situation today, Sun Ji concealed some things that he shouldn't say, and he told the truth about the business of setting up the stall.

Sun Ji realized today that farming for a lifetime would not earn him as much as he could earn from trading. He has now made up his mind to follow Cao Xiangnan in trading, so that at least the people at home don’t have to go hungry and can have food to eat. After

dinner, the father and son sat together, and Sun Ji remembered the task Cao Xiangnan had given him. He asked his father if he wanted to sell rice noodles in the village. He briefly explained the trading to his father, saying that if he sold more, he would earn more, and if he didn’t sell that much, he could still earn a few coins.

Now that no one is selling in the village, the food is still fresh, and he can still earn some money in the village.

"This is also a good business. I'll give it a try. If I do it well, it can also add some income to the family." Grandfather Sun Yanshan has a lot of white hair in his black hair. He doesn't look too old. In fact, he is only in his thirties and not yet forty. In

those years, because of the man lying in bed, he spent all the family savings and even sold several acres of prime land to buy medicine. Otherwise, the family wouldn't have such a hard time. He also felt guilty.

"I'll go ask Xiangnan if it's okay. Dad, wait for my news." Sun Ji stood up happily and walked out without saying a word.

Grandma Sun, who just came out of the house, saw Sun Zi who went out again, and asked the son who was sitting there, "Why did Sun go out again?"

"He has something to do and will be back soon." Sun Yanshan said, still looking at the direction where his son left.

After dinner, Sun Bailian and Cao Gang took the two boys home. Cao Gang went back and pulled the ox cart to carry the big jar of rice. On the way, he met Sun Ji who was also going to Cao Xiangnan's house, and the two went together.

"Brother Sun Ji, what do you want to see me for?" Everyone worked together to put the newly bought rice into the big jar, so there was no need to worry about mice stealing it at night. Cao Xiangnan asked when he saw Sun Ji.

"Oh, that's right. I came here to ask for my father." Sun Ji told Cao Xiangnan about his plan to sell rice noodles from Cao Xiangnan and asked him if it was possible. After listening to him, Cao Xiangnan thought for a while before saying, "It's not impossible."

Even if it was possible now, the people in Caojia Village would know that he was doing this, and it would definitely cause a lot of trouble in the future.

"How about this, let's not sell it in our village for now. You ask your father to carry it to other villages on a shoulder pole and sell it." There are also peddlers here who sell goods in the village, but most of them sell small items, and very few sell food. Cao Xiangnan thought for a while and said, "I can give him rice noodles and sauces. I will give him as much rice noodles as your father can sell. As for the price, I will give your father the lowest price."

Thinking of the situation in Sun Ji's family, Cao Xiangnan gave them a convenience and said, "Let your father come here and sell it first, and then settle the account with me at the end of the month."

So what he is doing here is equivalent to giving the goods first and then settling the bill at a monthly basis.

"Okay, I'll go back and tell my dad. Thank you, brother." Sun Ji reached out and patted Cao Xiangnan's shoulder, his face full of joy. At this moment, he really treated Cao Xiangnan as his brother.

"What are you thanking me for? We are all family." Cao Xiangnan patted Sun Ji's shoulder and said.

Cao Gang, who was standing next to him, also had a faint smile in his eyes. He knew that his daughter-in-law was close to Qi Wanfeng before, and he was not very familiar with Cao Jia Silang. Now that the two families have walked together and become familiar with each other, he found that Cao Jia Silang is a person worth making friends with.

So this matter was confirmed.