The calculation was quickly made: "You have no more than six liang, 3 more than 4 liang, 8 more than 2 liang, less than 2 liang, a little less than two kilograms... Well, let's count you 290 Wen.
mother……"
"Hey, hey." When Yang heard this, he shook his head without thinking, stuffed Huo Nian into Huo Erhuai's arms, and started to order some coins, feeling pain in his body as he took them out.
"Isn't that right? It's so fast, so don't fool me."
Qian Xiaoxia was thinking and calculating at the side. After calculating for a long time, he couldn't figure it out and simply gave up. He glanced at Huo Xi and then turned to look at his father.
Next to Qian Sanduo, stood his wife Sun and his eldest son Qian Xiaoyu.
The three of them counted their fingers together.
"Dad, the amount of money is correct." Fifteen-year-old Qian Xiaoyu said.
He was the one who sold most of the fish at home, and he quickly settled the bill. But it was still not as good as Huo Xi. He couldn't help but look at Huo Xi, who was squatting in a small ball in front of the fishing basket.
Qian Xiaoyu had just finished calculating, and Qian Sanduo also figured it out.
"Huo Erhuai, this is your Xi'er," he said while giving Huo Xi a thumbs up.
When Huo Erhuai heard that there was only half a basket of crabs, he was about to take out nearly 300 yuan. His heart was bleeding and his flesh ached. But when he heard Qian Sanduo praising his children, he immediately puffed up his chest proudly.
Smiling at each other.
Yang's hands shaking when counting money were shaking.
Today, the two children went to the city. She and Huo Erhuai rowed the boat farther, thinking they could catch more. But they didn't expect that even the few nets they caught were empty, and they could only catch some scattered small fish and shrimps.
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There was no way to sell them at a high price. Picking them up in the city was like running away in vain. I had no choice but to keep them to dry the fish and shrimps.
It's also strange that when Xi'er was on the boat, their luck seemed to be particularly good. They could often catch some big fish and never failed every time. When Xi'er was gone, no fish were thrown into the net.
Mrs. Sun took the money from Qian Xiaoxia's hand and started counting it. It was either because she didn't trust Mrs. Yang or she just wanted to count the money. Who wouldn't be happy counting money? Even if you count your hands, you will get cramps.
He counted it twice, and was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth: "Dad, these half baskets of crabs cost you half a month's worth of fish! Be good."
Qian Sanduo was also happy. His eldest son was already fifteen, so he had to save some money for him to start a family, right? Even if he had to float on the water, couldn't he buy a boat for him?
He said: "It's just the season, so the price is high these days."
"Then let's look for more crabs these days. The price is one per day. Maybe after the Double Ninth Festival is over, we can save one or two taels at home."
Who wouldn't be happy to sell more money? Qian Sanduo nodded in agreement. He began to wonder where to go to catch crabs tomorrow.
Seeing that the Qian family got the money, the boats docked nearby couldn't help it. Those who were close put their boards on the stern of other people's boats and carried crab pots all the way to Huo's house. Those who were far away untied them.
He used the boat rope and rowed the boat over.
The Huo family's last fortune, including the money Huo Erhuai got from clearing out the fish today, was completely wiped out.
After everyone rowed the boat away, the surroundings fell into silence again, and the family sat in the cabin and looked at each other.
Unexpectedly, the crab collection went so smoothly on the first day.
Unexpectedly, all the money was lost on the first day. Now the house had half a copper and no sound could be heard.
Huo Erhuai and Yang, who were accustomed to leaving a way out when doing things, glanced at each other secretly, and seemed to hear the sound of each other's molars clenching.
If this can't be sold, the two and a half taels of silver will be wasted.
The shrimp and crab pots at home were filled to the brim, and the water tank at the stern of the boat was crawling with crabs.
"Xi'er, I collected so much tonight and I don't have any coins at home. What will I do tomorrow?" Yang asked. The couple still felt unsure about this business.
Yang Fu looked at this, then at that, and suggested: "Brother Qian, Brother Yu, they are familiar with us, why don't we owe them first? Wait until we sell the money and then give it to them?"
Huo Xi shook his head: "No. Even if Uncle Qian and Uncle Yu are willing to let us keep accounts, I'm afraid I feel uncomfortable. And if we don't pay in cash, I'm afraid we won't be able to collect crabs."
Huo Erhuai and Yang nodded: "That's right. It's better to have cash in one hand and goods in the other. If we can't get the money after selling the crabs, who will leave it to us? What if others also collect crabs like us? I'm afraid
Can’t sell it.”
Huo Xi thought for a while and said, "Mom and dad, don't worry. We will send some to the city tomorrow and we will get some cash. We will use it to collect the cash."
Yang Fu looked at her: "Xi'er, didn't they let us start delivering them three days before the Double Ninth Festival?"
"It's okay, it's only a few days away. We sent them over first, saying that we don't have that many crab pots to keep, so we let them buy them and keep them at home. We will also give them some small fish and shrimps to feed. And the Double Ninth Festival is over
Recently, the more expensive crabs are, the more people will be willing to keep them at home. If they don’t want them, we’ll sell them in restaurants.”
"Then the price of this restaurant..."
"It's okay, Dad, if the price is low, we will take it back and keep it in the water first. And we can earn more as time goes by."
This is true, but our family has no money to receive the goods.
Yang Fu wanted to say more, but was pulled back by Mr. Yang, "Dad, please free up a shrimp pot, set out a night net, and catch some small fish and shrimps for Xi'er to send to the city tomorrow."
"Oh, okay." Huo Erhuai responded and went out.
After the family discussed it, they washed and lay down.
Huo Erhuai and Yang Shi thought about the many crabs in the water and couldn't sleep, for fear of being stolen. Huo Erhuai and Huo Erhuai got up secretly to watch several times during the night.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Huo Xi and Yang Fu picked some two to four taels of crabs, packed them into about ten baskets, and prepared to go into the city.
"Dad, in those villages I told you, go and ask if they sell chrysanthemums and at what prices."
"Hey, Dad remembered, be careful on the road."
"Okay, parents, don't worry."
Yang and Huo Erhuai were very worried as they watched the two children walk away. But today they had to buy baskets, see chrysanthemums, and fish for crabs. They had many things to do, so they did not follow them.
"Dad, go and sell my pair of bracelets."
"Ah? That's your dowry bracelet. We didn't sell it during the most difficult time. Didn't Xi'er say that if we sell the crabs today, we'll have money to recycle them."
Mrs. Yang was very reluctant to give up. However, she didn't have a single coin in her family.
She vaguely felt that Xi'er seemed to want to make money, and that child was too preoccupied. When she was holding Nian'er, she stumbled while running, and fell by the river, gasping for breath. Both siblings were wearing the best quality clothes.
Silk and satin, even Nian'er's quilt is inlaid with gold thread.
I'm afraid these two siblings have a lot of background.
During that time, people were killing people every day in the city. Even while floating in the water, they heard a lot of news. Yesterday, a wealthy family was ransacked, and today, a wealthy family was wiped out.
They were so frightened that they didn't even dare to approach the outer city or even dock.
She didn't think it was a trouble to pick up these two siblings. On the contrary, she was very proud of her two siblings, watching Nian'er grow up day by day, and watching the sensible and considerate Huo Xi having fun around her like a little cotton-padded jacket.
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She was happy in her heart. She felt that they were her biological children.
"Father, sell it. Xi'er needs money. It's hard for her to ask, but we have to help her."
Huo Erhuai gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go to the city and sell it right away."