At the outer city ferry, Huo Xi and Yang Fu couldn't find their awning boat.
This is just to try your luck, and the response time is far away.
The two of them thought for a while, then turned around and headed to the outer city dock.
I didn't see Huo Zhong, nor his merchant ship. The two of them picked the merchants who were friendly and easy to talk to, moved the goods for a long time, and got twelve copper coins.
At the end of the day, thinking that I hadn't bought a pig's trotter for my mother for several days, the two of them went to the butcher Gao and bought another one.
Avoiding the local dogs, they arrived at the ferry in the outer city. They squatted on the river bank with their pig's trotters, waiting for their own boat to pick them up.
The wind from the river made me so drunk that I almost fell upside down into the river.
He was grabbed by Yang Fu: "Fortunately, I'm here. Xi'er, you can learn how to swim with me next time. We live on the water and we can't be landlubbers."
"Okay." Huo Xi patted her little beating heart and nodded in agreement. If you can learn one more skill, why not?
Shaking his numb legs, he looked into the river. From a distance, he saw Huo Erhuai rocking his own awning boat and sailing into the river. His small awning boat was covered with a layer of golden light.
, exceptionally warm.
"Dad!" "Brother-in-law!"
"Hey! Xi'er, Fu'er!"
When Yang heard the sound, she carried Huo Nian out of the cabin. Seeing that the two of them had nothing but a pig's trotter in their hands, she was very happy: "All sold?"
"Well, they're all sold. We also received a lot of orders! We didn't even go to Nancheng. They were sold out only in the military camp area in the north." Yang Fu happily told Huo Erhuai and Yang that they were selling crabs today.
thing.
The couple were very happy after hearing this: "You really got more than three taels?"
"Almost. Xi'er, please give it to me and count it."
Huo Xi handed the money bag to Yang Fu, took it from Yang's arms, and Huo Nian teased: "Nian'er, do you miss your sister? Come and kiss her."
Huo Nian smiled when he saw her, drooled, and put his little face against Huo Xi's.
In the cabin, Yang Fu counted all the broken silver and copper plates. It was similar to Huo Xi's estimate, more than three taels, nearly four taels of silver.
The corners of Yang's mouth turned up high, and her hands trembled when she saw the pile of broken silver and copper plates. In just one hour, she recovered the investment. There were several four-liang ones on the boat, and several more
Those weighing less than two taels can also be worth some money.
"Dad, this is a lot!"
The corners of Huo Erhuai's mouth raised, and the paddle in his hand shook more vigorously and rhythmically.
Huo Xi sat down on the ground at the stern of the boat with Huo Nian in her arms, hugged him, raised her head and asked Huo Erhuai: "Dad, did you go to inquire about the chrysanthemum market today?"
"Yes. Dad has gone to inquire about the Zhuangzi you mentioned. But we arrived late, and someone made a decision long ago."
Huo Xi was a little disappointed. She originally planned to collect some chrysanthemums and sell them at a different price.
Huo Erhuai comforted her: "It's okay. Let's just focus on the crab business these days. We go to Zhuangzi to buy chrysanthemums. Going back and forth is still a waste of time."
Huo Xi understood it as soon as he thought about it, and almost put the cart before the horse. She smiled at Huo Erhuai and said, "Okay, I'll tell you tomorrow. Dad, did you receive any crabs today?"
"Yes, I collected two crab pots. But today I met several crab sellers who also rowed boats to collect crabs, and the prices were quite good."
When Yang Fu heard this, he was a little worried: "Is there anyone else selling to us?" After getting a little benefit, the business will be ruined?
"Dad, do they accept all kinds of crabs?"
"That's not true. I only charge two cents upwards. It's two cents lower than the price we gave you."
Yang Fu breathed out: "That's good."
Yang patted him: "What's so good! Everyone else is stupid and won't take care of him for a day or two longer?"
"What should we do?" Yang Fu frowned.
How do I know what to do? Yang glared at him.
Huo Xi smiled and comforted them: "It's okay, let's go to the market as we go, as long as the price is higher than the crab seller."
"Then what if they take it to the fish market and sell it themselves?"
"It's not worth wasting your time to pick up sesame seeds and throw away watermelons if you have a few crabs. If you really want someone to keep them and take them to the city to sell door to door, just let them go."
Most fishermen are like Yang Fu at the beginning. When they knock on the door, they can't speak clearly. The poor and the rich, the people and the officials are naturally short when dealing with each other. Business is not that easy to do.
After hearing this, Ms. Yang felt relieved and ran to the bow of the boat to make dinner.
But Huo Erhuai had been floating on the water for ten years. He knew it was getting late and everyone was returning to the port. He would row the boat back to where it would dock. With a clear conscience, he searched all the way there.
On the way, they encountered many fishing boats returning to Hong Kong. Huo Xi and Yang Fu stood on the bow of the boat and asked each other loudly if there were any crabs.
In this way, I collected a lot along the way.
When we returned to the small river bay where we stopped in the past, the sky was already filled with stars. Only a few windproof mast lanterns were projected in the river waves, their reflections were fragmented, and the noise around them was less.
Hearing the sound of the oar paddling, several family members poked their heads out of the cabin: "Huo Erhuai, where are you fishing, so late?"
Qian Xiaoxia also came out of the cabin wearing clothes: "Huo Xi, Yang Fu, I thought you were playing chess with the River God!"
Yang Fu stood by the mast light on the bow of his boat and rolled his eyes at him: "You just went to play chess with the River God!"
Qian Xiaoyu followed him out and slapped Qian Xiaoxia hard on the back, causing him to stagger. Qian Xiaoyu glared at him, saying what nonsense he was talking about! They all make a living on the water, and they didn't shy away from talking about it.
Qian Xiaoxia touched his nose and asked Huo Xi: "Huo Xi, do you still want crabs? A crab vendor came to collect them today, but we didn't sell any."
If the price is high, why don't you sell it? They only want the big ones, but are you willing to throw the small ones back into the river? Yang Fu complained.
Huo Xi glanced at him but didn't say anything.
"We accept it. Our price is higher than that of the crab vendors. We accept the small ones too," Huo Xi replied.
"Okay, I'll give it to you right now!" Qian Xiaoxia turned around and pulled the rope of the crab pot hanging on the side of the ship.
The boatman parked nearby started to make some noise, and he also picked up the crab pot, only to hear the sound of rushing water.
Once busy, the noise soon fell silent again.
There were more than twice as many crabs tonight as yesterday. And they were quite small.
Each boatman took the heavy money from selling crabs and smiled happily: "Huo Erhuai, I will leave the crabs to your house tomorrow."
"Thank you so much!"
The family thanked everyone, watched everyone go back to the cabin, and then turned around and entered the cabin. Only then did Huo Xi realize that something was wrong.
Looking at the empty wallet, he thought that there were more crabs than yesterday, and that his father had collected two crab pots during the day.
"Mom and Dad, where did you get the money to collect the crabs today? And the money you just gave me was more than four taels."
Yang's eyes darkened. Huo Erhuai glanced at her and said to the two children, "I sold the bracelet your mother gave you as a dowry and got three taels of silver."
"Ah? Sister, did you sell the bracelet my mother left for you?"
Yang slapped him: "What are you saying? Wake up Nian'er and see if I don't beat you! How can you make money to collect crabs if you don't sell them?"
Yang Fu bared his teeth: "There's no need to sell it. If you pawn it, you can redeem it in a few days."
"If you don't want to eat or drink, what's the point of redeeming it? The thieves will miss you!"
Huo Xi felt an indescribable complex emotion in her heart. Those who are related by blood want you to die, but those who are not related to you want you to live.
Huo Xi sat over, hugged Yang's arm, leaned her head on it, and rubbed it: "Mom, when I make money in the future, I will buy you a big gold bracelet and let you change it every day."
Yang's heart felt warm, and she took out her hand to hold her in her arms, stroking her back: "Okay, then I will wait for you to be filial to your mother."
Yang Fu also moved his butt: "Sister, I'll buy it for you too, so you can wear it with both hands to blind others."
"Go, why am I blinding other people's eyes?" Even though he said this, there was no feeling of comfort in his heart.
Yang Fu didn't care, he chuckled, half-hugged Yang, and lay on her back. If the mother is gone, her sister will be the mother.