Otherworldly Days

The carriage passed through the bustling market, and they could still hear the bustling noises outside while they were inside the carriage. Their carriage shuttled through it and drove away slowly.

Cao Xiangnan and Fang Ziye were in the same carriage, and after the current affairs came to an end, they went to Fang Ziye's Zhuangzi.He has been busy since he came to Nanyang, and now Yipinzhai's morning tea has started, many people come to have tea every morning, and the supper stalls are open, with Manager Zhou in charge, he has nothing to worry about .

They have always lived in Yipinzhai, and they wanted to come to Fang Ziye for convenience.He was busy these few days, and he rarely saw Fang Ziye. Fang Ziye also had his own affairs, and the two of them were busy with their own affairs.Because of running around in the past few days, Cao Xiangnan also visited Nanyang City all over, and had his first impression of this city.

As the carriage left the busy market, the sounds behind it gradually disappeared, only the sound of wheels turning could be heard.

The two of them talked a few words at first, then leaned against the limp man and closed their eyes and fell asleep.Cao Xiangnan went out and sat with the coachman driving the carriage. The carriage came out of the official road and ran on the country road. There were fertile fields on both sides. You couldn't see the edge at a glance, and you could see people working in the fields like ants.

After the carriage passed by, Cao Xiangnan realized that the large area of ​​plants planted by the roadside was a cotton tree.But the carriage passed by, and he couldn't yell to stop the carriage, so he could only think about turning around and taking a look again.

Low houses began to appear on both sides of the road, and it didn't take long for them to reach the gate of a Zhuangzi.In front of the door were the stewards and servants who had already been waiting there. When they saw the master's carriage coming back, they rushed forward to greet him.

"Yu——" As soon as the carriage stopped, the people inside had already woken up.

"Master, we are here." Er Shun said standing outside.

"En." The person who woke up lazily responded, and opened the curtain with a jade hand, Er Shun who was waiting outside supported the master's hand, and Fang Ziye got out of the car.The steward led the servants forward and called out respectfully, "Master."

"This one is Mr. Cao, my honored guest." Fang Ziye responded and said to the steward.

"Young Master Cao." The steward bowed and called out.

The vermilion door was wide open, and he walked in beside Fang Ziye. On both sides were servants standing with their heads bowed, standing respectfully on both sides, and the steward led the servants to follow behind them.Walking in, there is a large lake. The lotus flowers in midsummer are green and lush, and the lotus flowers are blooming in it, adding a bright color to this summer.

A group of them walked through the winding corridors, pavilions and buildings, and the corners of the cornices.It was only when he entered here that Cao Xiangnan felt the difference in Fang Ziye's identity and the difference in the era he came from.

After entering the house and sitting down, a servant served them tea.

Fang Ziye took the handkerchief that Xiao Nu handed over, wiped his hands, Er Shun took it, put it back on the plate, and someone took the water away.

"Master, this is last year's account." The steward handed over the account book.

"Leave it alone." Fang Ziye pointed to the table next to him. He is not very interested in these things now. After riding the carriage all the way, he was still a little sleepy. He covered his mouth and yawned, leaning lazily behind limp.

The steward put down the account book, and when the master waved his hand, he withdrew.

"Master, Er Shun, go and ask the kitchen to prepare lunch for you." Er Shun saw the sleepy look on his master's face, and knew that he wanted to sleep, so he didn't eat anything before going to sleep. This time, he would sleep again until the sun went down. Come.

Some time ago, the master's health was not very good, but now he eats and sleeps well, and now he eats and sleeps well, and his complexion has improved. He is also happy that the master has a good appetite now, and I am afraid that it is also due to Mr. Cao's contribution.

"Well, let's go." Fang Ziye waved his hand to let people go down.

Cao Xiangnan took a sip of tea and looked around the room. There was a landscape painting hanging on the wall, and the gadgets placed there were exquisite and small, showing the owner's financial resources everywhere.

Such a mansion was not something that he could just buy land for with a small business, but no matter how rich Fang Zihua was, he neither envied nor clinged to it, but he was not greedy in admiring this mansion.

"It's rare for me to come here once a year. I've been running around all these years, and there is no time to stop. A few houses are left alone, and I seldom live in them. Nanyang is a good place. The bustling city is always busy. It's also noisy, it's not as clean as here." Fang Ziye's tone was light, but it was hard to tell.

"When you come to Nanyang in the future, if you like to be clean, you can live in the Zhuangzi here. I'll tell the steward later that you just come and you'll be 0." Cao Xiangnan nodded, and he also got a taste of the scenery of this house all the way in. , this is a good place, "Okay, after Wanfeng has a baby next year, I will bring him and the children to Nanyang to have fun." What he thought of was to bring Wanfeng and the children here, as if it were a vacation , is also good.

Hearing Cao Xiangnan mention Wanfeng and the child's expression, Fang Ziye's eyes were full of envy.There's nothing wrong with being an ordinary person. With lowered eyes, he looked at his stomach, looking thoughtful, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

The two of them moved to the gazebo on the lake to have lunch, and the pond was full of lotus flowers just in time.

The breeze was blowing, the two of them sat in the gazebo for a while, Fang Ziye went back to his room to rest when he was tired, Cao Xiangnan followed the boy who led the way to the wing prepared for him, and went to bed for a nap.

It didn't take long for him to wake up, and when he woke up, he was in good spirits, and Cao Xiangnan went out of the wing room, outside was the servant sent to follow him.

When I went out, I met the steward. After asking a few words, I realized that the large piece of land outside belonged to Fang Ziye, which naturally included the cotton field he saw when he came. A carriage was arranged to take him out.

I met an old farmer on the road, and Cao Xiangnan chatted with the old farmer for a few words.

Walking around here, the crops around here grow very well. The land here is fertile black soil, which is much better than the land in their Caojia Village, and the natural grain output is also several percent higher.

The red clouds in the west are all over the sky. At this time, there is a burst of fragrance from the kitchen, and the person standing at the door is stretching his neck to look inside.The person standing in front of the stove turned the chicken in the pot from time to time. Cao Xiangnan was going to make a soy sauce chicken, put down the chopped green onions, garlic, parsley and mushrooms, and put a lid on it.

"Young Master Cao is in the kitchen." Er Shun said when the master asked about Young Master Cao.

After taking the water and rinsing his mouth, he wiped his face and hands with a towel. After sleeping, Fang Ziye was in good spirits.Hearing that Xiang Nan was in the kitchen, he must have been tossing delicious food in it, a smile appeared on his face.

The setting sun was just right, and their dinner was still eaten at the place where they had lunch at noon.

In the middle is a dish of soy sauce chicken. It happens that there are grass carp here. Cao Xiangnan made a tofu soup with fish head, cut it into pieces and fried it, and made it into sweet and sour fish.A salt and pepper shrimp, and a green vegetable, a simple four dishes and one soup, full of color, fragrance and taste.

"The favorite food of Wanfeng and the children in the family is soy sauce chicken. Every time I make a chicken, it is not enough to eat." Cao Xiangnan pulled a chicken leg for Fang Ziye neatly and put it in his bowl, he said , "Try the taste. If it's not enough, add some soy sauce. The mushrooms in it are more delicious."

"Miss them?" Fang Ziye jokingly heard Cao Xiangnan mentioning Evening Breeze twice in one day.

"Well, yes, I miss them especially when I go out. Yes, I went to the cotton field just now, and I just met an old farmer on the way. I asked him to get some cotton tree seeds, thinking Go back and plant it, and see if it can be done." Naturally, he wanted to say something after taking something from someone else, so Cao Xiangnan plucked a chicken wing for himself and sat down.

"There should be a lot of cotton harvested in Zhuangzi. You can take some back later." Fang Ziye thought for a while, and then called the steward to ask. He hasn't read the ledger, so he doesn't know the harvest here. how.

The steward came over to answer and stood outside.

"No, no, no, Ziyu, that's not what I meant." Cao Xiangnan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he just wanted some seeds to plant back. "I know, I'm not for you, I'm for Wanfeng and An'an's children." Fang Ziye swept He glanced at Cao Xiangnan, seeing that the meat tastes good and suits his appetite, he may forgive him.

Er Shun, who was serving at the side, covered his mouth and smiled. Seeing that the master had finished eating a chicken leg, Er Shun looked at the chicken. Er Shun tore another chicken wing for the master, and peeled the shrimps on the plate one by one. Put it there for his master to eat.

"..." Cao Xiangnan.

While Cao Xiangnan mentioned his wife and children from time to time, An An at the dinner table also asked about his father. The other two children didn't ask, but they also looked at their Wanfeng.Seeing these children looking at him, Qi Wanfeng reached out and touched the children's heads, and said, "Your father will be back soon after finishing his work."

"Is Dad coming back tomorrow?" An An asked him naively.

"Tomorrow? Maybe not so soon, maybe in two days." Qi Wanfeng smiled and said.

Fulang has been away for several days, and no one has come back yet. Now the child asks him once a day. In fact, not only the child misses Dad, but he also misses Fulang every day, hoping that Fulang will come back soon.

After E'Mu came that day, he came to his house twice later, and Qi Wanfeng didn't invite anyone to sit inside. His E'Mu just jumped and scolded at the door of his house. Mu and the second brother can't do anything to him.

In the past, how E'Mu and his buddies treated him, he just swallowed it, but now he especially hoped that Fu Lang would come back, so E'Mu didn't dare to tease him like this every day.

Qi Wanfeng now also knows that his mother came here to ask for money. It seems that his fifth uncle has no money and wants to come to his house to ask for money.He wouldn't give them any money, remembering that Ah Mu gave Uncle Wu the two taels of silver that saved his husband's life, but now he doesn't want to give them a penny.

After dinner, several children will come to help him clean up the dishes and go outside to wash the dishes.Seeing how well-behaved the children were, Qi Wanfeng felt that he would be willing to work hard no matter how hard the day was. After washing the dishes, he said, "Good boy, it's done when you come, you go and play." See the children go to play Yes, the smile on his face deepened a bit.