Chapter 47: Fear of being poor
The Dan family did not like these soldiers, and they probably were driven away by them a lot, so after getting on the boat, they didn't even have time to talk to Hong Tao, so they raised their sails and drove out of the port. At this time, Hong Tao found that there were more than two small wooden boats to come to the wharf to find him, and three small Tan family boats with canvas like broken curtains followed. Hong Tao did not recognize the people on the boat, but they all held bamboo poles and machetes in their hands. It was probably Chen Mingen and the others who found helpers. Once Hong Tao was in trouble, he planned to rush up and grab people.
After leaving Zhenzhou Port, he walked west about half a mile, and a large number of straits of the Tan family appeared on the sea. Hong Tao counted about it, and there were at least 50. It seemed that this was a settlement for the Tan family. However, so many ships gathered together and did not have enough advanced fishing equipment. The amount of catch by casting a net alone might not be enough to support them. How do they rely on to live?
"Damn! This is abalone! So much?" After the small wooden boat approached these straits, Hong Tao finally understood what they had to support himself. It turned out to be abalone, sea cucumber, mussel and other sea goods. Almost every strait ship would have strings of these things hanging on the dry. The smell was, not to mention it, it was extremely refreshing.
The Weng family is the relatives of the Bo family and the Huang family. The two girls of their family married Bo Xiaosan and Huang Lang as their wives. They are both honest and hardworking good people. Hong Tao and other land cages and sails have their contributions. Judging from the number of ships in his family, they should have lived a good life before, with four ships! But in terms of quality, the four ships in their family are not the most broken, and they are among the last few. Many of the boards are rotten, and the bottom of the ship is covered with barnacles and other marine creatures. The tent is also a hole in the east and a hole in the west, which looks like a shipwrecked just from the seabed.
Huang Hai told Hong Tao before that the Weng family's life was harder because all the men in their family were almost dead. One was almost a year. There was an accident every year. So far, only the second son and his family were still intact. The other three families were widows with their children. Without men, there would be no more labor. It is already very capable and hardworking to rely on a few widows to not starve their children to death.
"Oh, give birth to more children!" Hong Tao looked at the five half-baby who had to take turns wearing shorts and a girl who was huddled behind the curtain of the cabin, showing only half of her face and dared not come out. She couldn't help but think of a classic slogan in later generations. What should I do if I am poor? I have to rely on more children to work harder, but the more children, the poorer they are, and this has become an unsolvable vicious circle.
"Second brother, go buy some food for the children, and buy a few pieces of cloth by the way so that the children can wear clothes. Even if they go out to sea, they can't go out naked. Uncle Fu, don't stare. We have money, don't have to sniff and shrank, and don't dare to eat, drink, and wear. What's the matter when I make money? Isn't it just a spending! Isn't it okay to deduct it from my share?" When Hong Tao heard that he wanted to buy food for the children on the shore and pull new cloth, Bo Fu immediately hid the basket of copper coins behind him, but was discovered by Hong Tao. He scolded him and used the words in modern terms, and he didn't care whether he could understand it.
"Your money is not caused by the sea breeze. Don't you want to marry a wife? Don't you want to buy a new boat? Don't you want to eat white rice every meal?" Bo Fu was so angry that he talked to Hong Tao about money in front of the Weng family. Isn't this a way to make people unable to get out of Taiwan? The only living second son of the Weng family stuffed his head into his crotch. The blue veins on his forehead jumped, but he couldn't say a word. He was poor and had a short ambition!
"Oh, my son hasn't married your Azhu yet. You old man is really unreasonable. Take it, buy it as Tao Yizi said, go and go back quickly!" Huang Hai is much more flexible than Bofu. Hong Tao and Bofu quarreled, and Chen Mingen couldn't stand up and help. He could only be the one who was in charge, so as not to continue arguing. This thing cannot be said that whoever is wrong or who is right, but can only be a mix.
"Uncle Fu, we won't have to worry about food and clothing in the future. If your family is just a happy life, and you are starving and friends, will anyone still be willing to take care of us if something happens? I'm going to make a living on the sea, relying on one thing to do. Now I'll give you the big ship of the sea merchant. Can you and my second brother and third brother drive away? What we have to do in the future is big things, let alone three or four families. Maybe all the Dan family members in this area will not be enough to join us. Then I will let you be my boss and put the money in your hands. I don't worry, no one can take a single point!" Hong Tao really didn't plan to quarrel with the old man Bofu. People who are afraid of being poor are in their hands and dare not spend money, for fear of being poor one day. This is normal. However, when it's time to enlighten, you have to enlighten, and there is no need to quarrel. Hong Tao is very skilled in the method of slapping and rubbing three times.
"Ah! My son, you can't gather all living beings, that's a big rebellion!" Bofu made Hong Tao say he was confused. He couldn't understand what a big thing was. Going to sea to fish, feed his children, and marrying his old daughter out smoothly is his great thing. How big is it? Huang Hai probably didn't understand it very well, but he didn't plan to ask, but planned to listen and see what Hong Tao did in the future. Only Chen Mingen could hear it best, and he was the most educated. Once there were too many things in his mind, he would easily associate it, and his face changed immediately.
"Grandma, you're thinking too much. I want to take everyone to fish together! The sea is so big, let alone these dozens of family members, you can still survive even if you have a hundred times more. Now that we have money, I want to try a small boat from my hometown. This boat is very fast and can help us transport fishing catches. I just don't know if the boat craftsmen of the Song Dynasty can build it." Hong Tao actually wanted to say that you are so smart, you can see it all? But in the end he still kept his mouth and led the topic to building a new boat.
"Our Du family has their own boatman. If they are even platoons, they don't have to look for natives. The sea boats we Du family don't know how to build. What does the boats in your hometown look like?" Huang Hai took over the sentence. Now he dared not underestimate Hong Tao no matter what he said. The ground cage, roller hook, and new sail have proved to be very useful and can also kill dragon sharks. If Hong Tao is really a Du family, he is a Du family hero.
"I have to build this with the shipbuilder. I don't understand carpenter skills, but I know shipbuilding. In my hometown, one kind of people first draw the boat's appearance, and then another kind of people build it. The drawings are called designers, and the shipbuilders are called engineers. Designers are better than engineers." Hong Tao did not miss any opportunity to brag, and he had no burden on his heart to brag with these simple Dan family members.
Chapter completed!