Otherworldly Days

Yesterday's marinated drunk crab was not too long, so it might not be very tasty, but as soon as the mouth of the jar was opened, a scent wafted out.Cao Xiangnan scooped one up with a spoon, smelled it closely, and felt that the taste was not bad.

So the snacks for morning tea increased again, drunk crab.

"This is a new refreshment that came out today, Drunken Crab, would you like to have a try?"

"Have one."

In the past, these small river crabs were not eaten by anyone at all. Today, when I tasted the taste and slowly sucked the sauce, the taste was indescribably good.In the morning, only one pot of drunk crab was opened, and it was sold out quickly.

The newly arranged small playground in the corner has been unanimously liked by the children.

Today is not like in the past, children are running around in the lobby.The children entered the playground, and the children got together and had companions. Several children ran from one end of the slide to the other, and then slid down, riding a small wooden horse and shaking, and two on a small pulley. The legs are kicking, and the children are having a great time.

"Em, Eminem, I want to play."

"Ah Bao, can you eat something before going to play?"

I saw other children playing in it, but the children who came from behind refused to eat and wanted to go in and play.The child's mother coaxed people to eat two bites, but the child refused to eat. I asked Ah Mo for instructions, and seeing Ah Mo nodded, he dared to let the child play for a while. A young master who went upstairs stopped on the stairs For a moment, his eyes glanced at the corner.The boy who led the way followed the young master's gaze, told the guests with a smile that it was a place for children to play, and proudly said that it was unique to Yipinzhai, and no other family had it.

Withdrawing his gaze, he paused and went upstairs again, and a group of people entered the upstairs box.

Hearing that someone upstairs invited him up, Cao Xiangnan was a little surprised, who would ask someone to invite him?If you want to invite, please invite the shopkeeper Fang.Thinking so in his heart, Cao Xiangnan still took off the apron hanging on his chest, and when he came out, he saw the strange boy waiting outside.

"Mr. Cao, my young master asked my servant to invite you up." The young man said hastily when he saw someone.

"Who is your young master?"

"Our young master is the young master of the Shen residence."

Cao Xiangnan was not familiar with some people in Nanyang. If shopkeeper Fang was there, he would know who it was by hearing the title.

A flash of light flashed in his mind, Cao Xiangnan remembered that he asked the carpenter to come and talk to him about the small toys yesterday, and he thought about it, no wonder the person who came here appointed him, but he forgot about it .

In the upstairs wing room, refreshments were placed on the table, charcoal was burning in the small stove, and the water in the small pot was boiling.There is also a very ingenious design under the small stove. If the water is boiled and the charcoal fire does not want to continue to boil the water, it can be separated by a small iron sheet.

Shen Zhengyang looked at the small stove and fiddled with it.

"Master, don't touch this, be careful it's hot." A handsome young man was waiting on him, and made tea for him with his slender hands, and said, "Master, drink tea."

"Bai Zhi, you are just too careful about everything. Look, this place is made of wood. How could it be hot?" Shen Zhengyang pointed to the small handle specially inlaid with wooden blocks on the pull board, and said.

"Knock knock——" the waiter went to open the door. When he saw the person standing outside the door, he knew it was the person their young master was waiting for. He made a gesture of invitation and said, "Mr. Cao, please come inside!" , our young master is waiting for you inside."

Cao Xiangnan nodded to the other party. He had a good impression of the other party's two servants, so he also felt good about the young master Shen who hadn't been seen inside, so he walked in.

As soon as he entered, he saw Young Master Shen sitting there, looking up at him.

"Is this stove also made by you?" Shen Zhengyang asked with a smile on the corner of his mouth when he saw the person who came in.

It was the first time for Cao Xiangnan to meet Young Master Shen. He looked very tender, with bright eyes and white teeth, but he looked like a little brother. At first glance, he was the young master who was spoiled and raised.He raised his eyebrows in his heart, he wants to discuss business with such a young master?I feel unreliable in my heart.

He warned himself in his heart not to judge people by their cover, and when he heard the other person's question, he nodded and said, "Well, yes." "You made those toys downstairs?" Shen Zhengyang asked.

"Mr. Cao, please sit down." Bai Zhi, who was walking in front, poured a cup of tea, put it on the table, and said.

"To be precise, I drew the blueprints, and the carpenters made them." Cao Xiangnan sat down on the chair, saw the refreshments on the table that hadn't been touched much, and asked, "Don't you like these refreshments?"

"As soon as our young master sat down, someone asked you to come up, so you haven't eaten much yet." Bai Zhi explained for his young master.

"You can eat together too." Shen Zhengyang is spoiled, that's right, his young master likes whoever is pleasing to the eye, and dislikes whoever is not pleasing to the eye. He eats together.

Bai Zhi knew that his young master liked Mr. Cao whom he met for the first time, so he helped the young master prepare vegetables and put the young master's favorite food into his bowl.

"Then it's better to be respectful to Xiangnan than to follow orders. I just happen to be so busy that I haven't eaten much yet." Cao Xiangnan saw that the other party had no airs, so he took a sip of tea unceremoniously, picked up a chopsticks and put a ball into it In his mouth, he started to eat, and his stomach was really hungry, and he was even more hungry when he saw the food in a while.

"Are you the cook of Yipinzhai?" Shen Zhengyang looked at the boy suspiciously and asked.

"Well, the senior chef consultant hired by Yipinzhai is one level higher than the cook." Cao Xiangnan is right to bluff this young master, but he is also right, he is not the cook of Yipinzhai, but is one level higher than the cook. class.

Unsurprisingly, Cao Xiangnan laughed heartily when he saw the suspicion in the opponent's eyes grew.

Young Master Shen glared at the laughing person, but he was not really angry, but felt that the other person was laughing at him.

After taking the first sip, Shen Zhengyang felt that the taste was good, "What is this?" He asked.

"This is siu mai. It is mixed with half-fat meat, water chestnut radish and other things, and wrapped in tofu skin. Like it?" Cao Xiangnan glanced at what the other party was eating, and said.

Shen Zhengyang nodded, "Not bad." He said.

"Are you here to talk to me about wooden tools?" Swallowing the food in his mouth, Cao Xiangnan felt that it was nice to be bullied when he saw Young Master Shen's tender appearance.Of course, it's more important to talk about business. There are still many things waiting for him to do after he is full.

He had a good idea in his mind, but wouldn't it be better if the person he was talking to was more reliable?

"Yeah." Shen Zhengyang nodded, swept his eyes, and asked, "I can't do it?"

"No." Cao Xiangnan glanced at the person who was waiting on the side, and said.

"My man, don't worry, it doesn't matter if he's here." Shen Zhengyang wasn't really stupid, he understood what it meant when the other party looked at him.

Cao Xiangnan roughly told the other party what he thought, what he meant was that he didn't sell blueprints, he wanted to cooperate with the other party, "...you have craftsmen there, I produce blueprints here, I not only have those few There are so many small toys, and there are many more." He compared his hands to his brain and said.

The children's toys of the later generations are simply rich in variety, and there are all kinds of toys. Unlike this era, children hardly have any interesting toys.In addition, baby carriages are also good, and the baby products stores of later generations have opened all over the world, and they are very popular everywhere.

Cao Xiangnan told Young Master Shen about the idea of ​​opening a store specializing in children's utensils and toys in Nanyang. Seeing that the other party listened carefully, he knew he had listened. Finally, he said, "I don't want too much, the labor here is too much." You made the shop and the store, I am only responsible for the design, and I want the two of them to be good."

After Bai Zhi finished listening, she looked at their young master.

Shen Zhengyang was also thinking about this issue. He didn't want the other party to take [-]% of the matter, but the opening of such a special store.

"I just have such an idea now, and it's not so simple to implement it. You don't have to give me an answer today, you go back and think about it, and we can talk about it later." Seeing that the other party didn't answer him immediately, Cao Xiangnan was also afraid that the price he offered was too high, so everyone left some room for discussion later.

The few toys yesterday were made by the other party's people. If it was a black-hearted merchant, there is no need to ask him to buy the blueprints, and he can sell them directly. I must have taken a fancy to him. There may be other ones here. , and proposed to do business with him.

Cao Xiangnan felt that the steward he talked about yesterday was completely different from the young master he met today, but he didn't know why it was this young master who came here today.

Bai Zhi was afraid that their young master would accept it with one bite.

"En." Shen Zhengyang nodded, thinking that it would be good to go back and discuss it before continuing.

"I won't stay in Nanyang for too long, and I will leave in a few days." So it means that if you miss this time, you have to wait for the next time I come to talk to me, otherwise he will go home I went to celebrate the festival with my wife and children, "If you come to Yipinzhai to find me and can't find me, just leave a message for the people in the store, and shopkeeper Fang can contact me."

Shen Zhengyang stared and asked, "Aren't you the cook of Yipinzhai?" Shouldn't you stay here?

"Specially hired, don't need to be here all day." Cao Xiangnan shrugged, thinking that this kid is not bad.

The two drank morning tea, and he sent them down.

When he met shopkeeper Fang back, Cao Xiangnan asked shopkeeper Fang about the young master just now, and also talked about what happened yesterday, and roughly mentioned what he had just talked about with shopkeeper Fang.Shopkeeper Fang whispered a few words in his ear, and he raised his eyebrows. Isn't his luck so good?As soon as I hugged, I hugged my thick thighs.