In the midst of repeated busyness, the short October passed in a blink of an eye.

Now it is the middle of winter, a small stove in the center of the room is burning quietly, occasionally bursting out a few wisps of blue and red flames, a chimney rolled into iron sheets at the top of the stove extends to the roof, Xu Chen has worn a summer cloth shirt has faded, put on a new fur coat, and the whole person looks a lot bloated.

Xu Chen read a book in the house for a while, and his mood was a little restless, so he had to put down the book and walk outside.

Lifting the thick cloth curtain, the cold wind poured straight into his neck, tightening the neckline, Xu Chen stood under the eaves and looked around the entire courtyard.

In the corner of the courtyard, a few teenagers who were still left beside them still did not relax their usual training, shirtless in this cold winter, repeating those monotonous physical exercises, and their bodies were constantly steaming out.

Xu Chen looked at his brothers, a smile of relief crept up on the corner of his mouth, but after a while, he seemed to remember something, and his eyes looked at the sky in the distance with some confusion.

The clouds in the sky were thick, thick enough to cover the sun, and it was almost noon, but it was as dark as before night.

"It looks like it's about to snow!" A voice came to mind behind him, it was Lu Hao coming.

"Yes, I don't know if they can come back today, if the snow falls, I'm afraid it will be delayed for several days!" Xu Chen said with a hint of anxiety.

"The news came two days ago, and the day should have arrived today!"

"I hope so......"

The two teenagers looked into the distance together at this moment, and a deep longing was spreading with the wind to the teenagers who were trekking on the journey.

It's just that this sentimental atmosphere is quickly broken by a crisp voice.

"Brother Chen, do you think Yingying looks good in this leather jacket?"

Lu Ying, dressed in a white leather jacket, trotted towards the two with cheerful steps.

"Yingying, slow down! Be careful not to fall!" Seeing this, Lu Hao hurriedly took two steps forward and greeted him.

It's just that Lu Ying bypassed him and ran straight towards Xu Chen, and after standing still in front of Xu Chen, he patted his chest with his little hand, and after breathing a sigh of relief, he then asked Xu Chen: "Brother Chen, does Ying Ying look good in this leather jacket?"

As he spoke, he turned around and looked at Xu Chen with a pair of big sparkling eyes.

Xu Chen smiled, squatted down, stretched out his hand to smooth out a few strands of messy hair on Lu Ying's forehead, and said in an extremely serious tone: "It's good-looking! Of course it's good-looking!"

"Of course the clothes I bought look good!" Xu Chen said with a smile in his heart.

After a period of hard work, the days of the teenagers have long been away from hunger and cold, like this winter leather coat, last year's teenagers did not dare to think of it, but now these things are just some daily necessities sent from their own stores!

A few days ago, when the weather turned cold, Xu Chen led Lu Ying and Lin Jin's little granddaughter Lin Xue to go to the market together, this white leather jacket was bought at that time, using a whole piece of white fox skin, the original boss's plan was naturally to make it into a scarf, but then something went wrong, so he had to change it into children's clothes, thinking that it could also be sold to some wealthy children.

It's just that looking at the boss's appearance at that time seems to be a little unspeakable.

Xu Chen didn't bother to care about anything else, looking at it, Ying Ying also liked it, so he bought it, and now when he wears it, he really looks like a white elf, pretty and cute.

"Really, Brother Chen, is it really good-looking?" The little girl still held Xu Chen's hand and kept asking for verification, but she just looked at the cunning that flashed in her eyes, but she seemed to just want to hear his "Brother Chen" praise her for a few more words of "good-looking".

For such a request, Xu Chen naturally would not refuse, stretched out his hand and scratched the little girl's nose, and then said with a smile: "Of course it looks good!

Hearing these words, the little girl was happy in her heart, and she ran and jumped beside Xu Chen happily, and then saw Lin Xue wearing a red leather jacket standing at the corner door, so she flew over, and then I didn't know what to say together, and the two little girls ran away without a trace.

Lu Hao, who had been watching from behind, had a headache, for fear that her sister would fall without paying attention for a while.

It's just that seeing my sister so happy, I can't say anything as an older brother, so I can only shake my head helplessly.

"Big brother, Yingying has been a lot happier these days!" Lu Hao looked at Xu Chen gratefully and said.

"It's good to be happy! This is what her grade should look like!" Xu Chen said with a smile.

Recalling the scene when Lu Ying took out his hairpin and gave it to them as a fund, Xu Chen felt sad for a while, at a young age, his family had changed drastically, and the huge pressure had made this little girl so mature, a heart-wrenching maturity! Fortunately, now this little girl is like a little girl again!

"Big brother, second brother, they're back! Third brother, they're back!"

When the two of them were still happy about Lu Ying's change, a young man suddenly jumped into the gate of the courtyard, and muttered loudly as soon as he entered.

When the two of them heard this, they immediately hurried up to meet them, grabbed the young man who reported the news, and asked, "Where are the people?"

"It's already in town! it's coming soon!" said the young man, panting.

"Okay! I'm back!"

"Let's go!"

After speaking, the two walked towards the courtyard gate, and as soon as they went out, they saw more than a dozen teenagers walking on the street, led by Zhou Kang and Tie Niu.

"Big brother, second brother, we're back!"

"Okay!

"Let's go!, let's go home!" After speaking, Xu Chen pulled them towards the courtyard.

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A moment later, in the living room of the small courtyard, several large round tables each had a large copper pot, which was steaming outward, and beside it were filled with washed vegetables and plates of sliced meat.

Since eating the eldest brother's first hot pot, the teenagers have fallen in love with this kind of food, and besides, on such days, only hot pot can eat the excitement of this long-lost reunion!

Usually, Xu Chen's wine at home is limited, after all, it is a high degree of wine, and when young people are growing up, Xu Chen doesn't dare to let them drink more, but today there is no longer a limit.

Jar after jar of wine was poured down, and a moment later there was a commotion in the living room.

At the main table, Tie Niu and Zhou Kang were telling their eldest brother about what they had seen and heard about this outing.

Yangzhou and Yizhou are the world's first-class prosperous places, except for the time to hurry, although the teenagers only stayed for more than ten days, but there are still endless interesting stories.

Xu Chen just listened with a smile.

"Big brother, the black man you are talking about...... That's really black! It's blacker than black charcoal! And those Fanbang people, all of them look strange, and their hair is ...... Red, yellow, ....... all sorts of colors, and those eyes are different from ours, all with ....... colors!" Iron Bull looked a little drunk, and spoke incoherently.

Although Xu Chen usually told them about some things overseas, he was never shocked when he heard about it with his own eyes.

"Fourth, why did you come back together?" Xu Chen saw that Tie Niu was drunk, so he had no choice but to ask Zhou Kang.

"Oh, that's right, the third brother arrived at Changshan Island last night, unloaded the goods on the island, and after staying for one night, he happened to meet me who arrived this morning, so we came back together. ”

Zhou Kang may have a faster metabolism by nature, and since he drank this soju, his drunkenness has come and gone quickly, so as long as he controls the rhythm, he is almost not drunk in a thousand cups!

"Also, according to the eldest brother's instructions, only half of us came back this time, Zheng Tai is still in Yangzhou, Brother Chai and Liu Jin are also staying in Yizhou, and they are all busy with the affairs of the warehouse. ”

"As for Master Peng, after finishing the stops along the way, he has already rushed to Chang'an at this moment!"

After Zhou Kang finished speaking, he looked at the eldest brother, he naturally knew all about the eldest brother's plan, and after Peng Ze had done a good job of the stations along the way, Tie Niu found Peng Ze with the handwritten letter left by Xu Chen that day, and introduced him to what Xu Chen wanted him to do.

At this time, Peng Ze had already gone to Chang'an, of course, in the name of extending the outlets of the warehouse to Chang'an, but what was to be done, in addition to Xu Chen's brothers, even Peng Ze himself knew it but didn't know why.

Xu Chen nodded after listening.

"Big brother, are we going to start next?" Zhou Kang asked.

Xu Chen was silent for a moment, and then said: "Peng Ze has already gone to Chang'an, presumably more than a month is enough time for him to get things done!"

"As for us, there is still more than a month left before the Chinese New Year, and there is still from the launch to the full rollout, which will take almost a month, and we are still busy with our warehouse and large supermarkets for more than two months!

Zhou Kang thought for a while and asked, "Big brother, is this someone to guard against?"

Xu Chen's current instructions were a little different from the plan he had made before, so Zhou Kang had no choice but to ask out loud.

"That's right! Our plan was not led by us in the first place, we just created a chance for both sides! They are all smart people, so naturally they will not miss this opportunity! But because they are so smart, we must be very careful at the beginning, if they find out that we are playing tricks before they can really fight, a teacher may not be able to protect us!" Xu Chen explained.

"So, we had to watch the show at the beginning, let them fight, and when they were inextricably fighting, they naturally couldn't take care of us when they had no time to fight, and at this time we had more chips in our hands, even if it was found that the two warring sides would only win us over, so that we could make money steadily!" Lu Hao then continued Xu Chen's topic.

"So, the eldest brother opened this supermarket to confuse them?" Zhou Kang asked.

"That's right!"

"That's not all! These supermarkets all over the city are likely to become our last hole cards!" Xu Chen said quietly.

Outside, the snowflakes finally broke through the heavy clouds and drifted down towards the earth......