When it gets dark, the fishing box at the stern of the family boat can no longer be loaded.
It was so densely packed with fish that there was no room for them to swim freely. One by one they were vying to get their heads out of the water to get some air, and they would jump up from time to time.
Huo Xi hugged Huo Nian and sat next to the fishing box and looked inside. From time to time, a drop or two of water splashed on her body, which made Huo Nian smile. She didn't feel the fishy smell of water was strong at all, and she didn't know if she was used to it.
A proper fisherman boy.
Huo Xi touched his little face and felt a little emotional. Seeing that he was healthy, a smile appeared on his lips.
"We can't fit in the fishing box, why don't we stop fishing?" Yang took a knife to peel the fish and spread it with salt to make dried fish.
There are too many fish, and the dried fish made today are all big fish.
"Okay, don't squeeze the water tank until it dies. You won't be able to get a good price by reselling it." Huo Erhuai and Yang Fu finally stopped and took back the fishing net.
Yang took the white salt in the bamboo tube and wiped it on the fish, feeling distressed as he wiped it: "Such a good salt, tsk tsk, let's just go and get the fishing salt, but all this salt will be wasted. If we sell it, we can
How much money do you earn..."
"You dare to sell it?" Huo Erhuai said.
Yang choked and looked at Huo Xi.
Huo Xi smiled and said, "Mom, it's okay. In a few days, when we sell groceries, we'll sell them together and in small quantities. It'll be okay."
Yang became happy and said, "That's right, there are clearly cheaper fish salts available, why do you use such good salt to make salted fish?" It's strange.
As soon as Huo Xi said that he could sell the salt, he couldn't bear to use the salt in his hand. Such good salt should be kept and sold. If you save more money, you can buy more acres of land.
When the land rent is obtained, I will make some good clothes for Xi'er and send Nian'er to study.
Yang spread the salted fish on the dustpan, put the dustpans one by one on the bow of the boat, and spread them on the top of the boat to dry.
We quickly made dinner and the whole family ate it. Along the way, we also set shrimp and crab pots in dense water and grass areas, and then rowed back to Taoye Ferry.
There were only ten boats docked at Taoye Ferry tonight. I don’t know if they have not returned to Hong Kong yet, or if they have returned to their hometown to report that they are safe, or if they have gone to sell goods.
"Ah, Erhuai, why are your family back? I thought you were going back to the city."
"Oh, Huo Xi's mother is back? I thought you were used to living in the city and wouldn't want to go back." Everyone was amused.
"No way, we are fishermen, so we should live on the boat and be practical." Yang and everyone had not seen each other for several days, and greeted each family cheerfully.
Seeing that Yu Jiang was also there, Huo Xi was stunned: "Uncle Yu, don't you go back to your hometown to report that you are safe?"
Yu Jiang helped his family tie up the boat and responded with a smile: "We'll go back in a few days." There was so much linen on the boat, how could we go back?
When he returns home and is scratched by his family, can the money still fall on him?
"You want to sell the cloth and then take it back, right?" Huo Erhuai patted his shoulder and understood.
Yu Jiang smiled: "If I can get some money, I will also buy a bigger boat and take the three of them on board."
When Ms. Yang heard this, she nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, the family has to stay together, work hard in one place, and slowly save money, it will be enough. Life will always be better." Just like her.
Home, isn’t it time to live out your life?
Yang and Huo Erhuai knew the situation of the Yu family.
The mother-in-law and two young daughters stayed in the countryside, being tortured under the eyes of the stepmother. All the money they earned in daily life went to supplement the family, and they were frugal and could not bear to eat even a fish.
If the mother-in-law and children at home are not doing well, it is better to take them out. If the two adults are more diligent on the water, they will be able to survive. The two children can live a relaxed life for a few days with their parents.
Yu Jiang smiled and nodded.
Yang Fu looked around on tiptoe, but he didn't see the Qian family's two boats.
"Qian Xiaoxia hasn't returned yet?"
"I'm afraid he went to the city to sell goods." someone replied.
Mrs. Sun took a lot of goods to Huai'an and bought a lot of things from Huai'an and shipped them back. Everyone saw it.
Zou Sheng's grandfather and grandson were also there, so Huo Erhuai asked them about their situation.
"The cloth hasn't been sold yet. I went to the Hebo Exchange today to pay my bills. I also wanted to sell cloth along the river, but I haven't sold a piece yet. Our family has never done business." Uncle Zou laughed sarcastically.
The whole family was clumsy and could not do business. After selling for a day, they did not sell a single piece of cloth, so they returned to Taoye Ferry, thinking of learning from the Huo family.
After hearing this, Mrs. Yang of Huo Erhuai looked at Huo Xi.
The couple had never done business. Although they opened a floating grocery store, they could not sell so much linen and northern goods to fishermen.
The couple didn't know what Huo Xi had in mind and how he was going to sell these goods. They didn't dare to ask for a whole day, for fear of causing a psychological burden to their children.
Huo Xi saw the three people from the Zou family looking at her with burning eyes, and she felt a sense of being needed and trusted.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Grandma Zou, don't be in a hurry to sell the cloth now. My family plans to concentrate on fishing these days. Our boats have been drafted north to transport grain, and the people in the city are afraid that there will be no fish and shrimp to eat.
The price of fish and shrimp should be good. If we work harder these days and catch some fish to sell, the income will be very good."
When the old couple heard this, they slapped their thighs: "No, our fishermen's boats have been requisitioned. How can anyone fish and sell them to the city? The price of fish is not good!"
Oops, I was only thinking about selling goods, and I forgot about fishing.
Sure enough, the Huo family is knowledgeable.
When everyone at Taoye Ferry heard this, they originally wanted to ask the Huo family for some tips on selling goods, but this was not the case.
Everyone then took up the ropes to tie up the boat, planning to catch some fish at night, in time to catch the morning market tomorrow morning.
"Erhuai, do you have any tung oil? Give me a pound."
"I want some tung oil too."
"Do you have any wine? Give me some. It will help you feel sleepy at night."
"Yes, yes." Huo Erhuai and Yang went into the cabin to prepare lighting equipment for everyone to use for fishing at night, and also bought some wine.
Soon, Taoye Ferry's boats left one after another.
Zou Sheng also thanked the Huo family, took two kilograms of tung oil, and rowed away with his grandparents.
In a blink of an eye, only the Huo family's boat was there.
Huo Xi looked at the empty ferry, only her family's boat was there, and couldn't laugh or cry.
"Brother-in-law, should we also fish at night? Fishing at night is easy."
"Where to put the catch? Our water tank and two fishing baskets are full of fish. Are you going to sell the dead fish tomorrow?" Huo Xi glared at him.
Yang Fu scratched his head with a smile. He looked at his boat. He thought it was quite big at first, but now he looked at it and found it was smaller again.
"Let's check the fish price tomorrow, and then we'll catch it at night. If there's more, let mom make it into salted fish and keep it. We'll sell the salted fish in the winter."
Yang responded: "Okay. We don't lack salt anyway."
The family spent the night in Taoye, lying on their pillows on the waves, smelling the fishy smell of the water, and had a good sleep.
Early the next morning, the family took the boat to the city.
In the Cheng Mansion, Mu Yan practiced kung fu for an hour at the school grounds early in the morning, took a bath, and got on the carriage and left the house.
He said he was going to Qionghua Lane.
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