The woman's hands were extremely flexible and she was so busy that she didn't even raise her head.
"It can still supplement the family income. I usually rely on this to earn some money to support the family."
Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Yang didn't ask any more questions and just kept praising her craftsmanship.
Yang Fu also stared at it: "We went to the village along the river to collect cloth and saw that there were many women in the village weaving. I heard that those who work hard can earn several taels of silver a month. Why doesn't my sister weave cloth and sell it?"
The woman raised her head and glanced at him.
He smiled and said: "There is a big family to take care of at home, so we have to do housework all the time, and there is no time for weaving. To embroider and weave, the hands must be well trained, and there should be no burrs. Besides, the loom is also
It's not cheap, and the loom is so big that you have to build a big house to house it. It's better to make these gadgets in your spare time, and just do it in between working hours. Although you earn less than weaving, it's more convenient.
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Huo Xi was thoughtful.
Like this little woman, when she goes to her parents' house to get married, she can't bring a loom with her if she has to walk for a long time on the road. It will be very convenient to make velvet flowers.
Judging from the speed and proficiency of her hands, she might be able to earn some money along the way.
No wonder I had to rent an ox cart, but I waited for the boat by the river. It didn't cost a penny too much.
Huo Xi is also willing to do things where money can be exchanged for time, and things where small money can be exchanged for more money. She sacrifices small gains to gain big gains, or gains time, or wins other benefits.
Just look at what you want.
For example, this woman spent extra money on traveling, but her mother and daughter were able to sit comfortably all the way, and her two children could sleep with their limbs stretched out on the vehicle. They were fed, slept, and comfortable, and she did not delay her work. How could this be so?
Not getting the best of both worlds?
The two children slept in the cabin, and the woman was busy doing work. Huo Xi and Yang Fu went to the stern of the ship to accompany Huo Erhuai.
"Dad, where is Fanjiajiao? Is it far away?"
"Fanjiajiao is at the end of the Qinhuai River..."
"Is there an end to the Qinhuai River? Then it stops flowing at the other end?" Yang Fu's eyes widened.
"That's not what I meant."
Huo Erhuai smiled: "The Qinhuai River branches off from the Yangtze River. The one that flows to the city of Jinling is called the inner river, and the one outside the city is called the outer river. There are also several tributaries, including the new river and the branch rivers. They flow straight and then branch.
, becomes the Lishui River, Yuntai Mountain River, and Jurong River. When it bifurcates, it becomes a new river, no longer called the Qinhuai River. Fanjiajiao is where the three rivers intersect."
Huo Xi nodded understandingly. Sure enough, people like Huo Erhuai, who have been fishing for ten years, must understand these rivers.
At Shen time, the boat rowed to Fanjiajiao.
Yang and Yang Fu helped her mother move things down, looking at a few bundles on the ground, and then watching her buy many things on her boat, such as the salt, and finally bought four bamboo tubes.
There are a lot of things on the ground, how can I get them?
"It's okay. I'll ask my child to run to the village and call my parents and brothers, and they will come to pick me up."
"Oh, that's good. Just wait patiently, we'll be back."
Wave goodbye to each other.
Watching her two children running towards the village, her figure standing on the shore getting smaller and smaller, Huo Xi and Yang went into the cabin to order some coins.
"If we pick up and drop off a few customers like this every day and sell some goods along the way, we can make a lot of money in a day."
Mrs. Yang counted the coins and felt happy. She didn't expect that her husband would start the business of carrying passengers after only a few days on the ship.
"That is to say, by chance, when I see someone waving, I think that the other person wants to buy goods. I row the boat over. If the price offered by the other person is suitable, I will carry it for a while. If the price is not reasonable, I will not do this business."
Huo Erhuai didn't feel that he had any special skills, he just felt that it was easy.
Huo Xi glanced at the couple, pursed her lips and smiled. This was because their horizons were opened, and secondly, the attraction of the copper plate opened their minds.
Once you open your mind, your mind will become more active.
Otherwise, during those ten years of fishing, why didn’t you think of fishing along the river while looking for guests and giving them a ride?
At that time, I was afraid of rowing out of the harbor before dawn, and rowing the boat to the open and uninhabited waters. I only thought about fishing and catching more fish, and I didn't think about anything else.
The boat was rowed back all the way, and a few nets were cast, and a lot of fish and shrimps were caught. Huo Xi held Huo Nian and sat at the stern of the boat, watching Yang and Yang Fu untie the fish and mend the nets.
When it got dark, we rowed back to Taoye Ferry. The catch was actually very good, and we caught more than half of the water tank.
"Tomorrow I can go fishing with dad again! It's been a long time since I've been selling fish." Huo Xi was very happy.
"Xi'er, aren't you going to Qionghua Lane to deliver goods to Zou Grandma tomorrow?" Yang Fu said.
Huo Xi was stunned, ah, he had forgotten about it.
"If Xi'er wants to sell fish, why don't you let your uncle do the delivery?"
"No. The fish market street is very fishy and people have to catch and kill fish. Xi'er should go to Qionghua Lane to deliver goods." Yang Fu disagreed.
"Mom, I forgot about this. Then Xi'er will go to Qionghua Lane."
"good."
The boat rowed into Taoye Ferry. Yu Jiang, Qian Xiaoxia and others rowed the boat back, and Mr. Zou was also there.
"Grandma Zou isn't going to the city?" I thought Grandma Zou would stay in the hospital to take care of Grandma Zou.
Grandpa Zou helped the Huo family pull the boat to the mooring post and said with a smile: "Sheng'er is gone. I went back to the boat and fished for the whole day."
This time I spent a lot of money. If I don't fish, I will have nothing to show for it.
Huo Erhuai tied up the boat and felt a little distressed when he saw that he was alone. He was not young anymore and said, "You should pay more attention to your health. If you fall down again, how will your Xiaosheng survive?"
"Hey, I know." Seeing Huo Erhuai caring about him, the old man was quite touched.
Other families also greeted the Huo family one after another. Huo Erhuai saw them often, but the Yang family and Huo Xi and Yang Fu hadn't seen each other for several days.
Qian Xiaoxia quickly jumped on the Huo family's boat and chatted with Yang Fu.
Yu Miao also called: "Sister Huo Xi, sister Huo Xi" and waved to her from the stern of her boat.
"Come and play on our boat." Huo Xi said to her.
"Okay. Sister Xi'er, would you like to come to our boat first and have a look? My sister and I also have a place to sleep." Xiao Miao'er invited warmly and couldn't wait to share her territory with others.
Seeing her warm invitation, Huo Xi went to her boat from the stern of another boat.
I took a look at the stern of the boat. It was very new and the size was the same as her family’s old boat. However, Xiao Miaoer and Yu Ya were not that big, so it was enough for his family’s family of four.
There used to be five people living in her house.
Yu Jiang and Zheng smiled as they watched Xiao Miaoer enthusiastically pull Huo Xi into the cabin to visit.
The ship was very new and had two cabins, one for Yu Jiang and his wife, and one for Xiao Miao'er and her sisters, separated by a straw curtain. The sisters' cabin was filled with unsold linen and daily sundries that the family would use.
"Sister Xi'er, look," Xiao Miao'er pulled up an iron ring on the ship's board, but it was difficult to pull, so Yu Ya hurriedly came over to help.
"Look, this is where my sister and I hide our things! Put down the cabin board, and then cover it with tarpaulin and linoleum, so no one can see it!"
It's much better than the cage that was placed in the house before. Anyone who comes in can flip through it. She hates it!
Xiao Miaoer is very satisfied with this bottom compartment where things can be hidden.
"Are you happy?"
"Happy!"
Huo Xi looked at her boat for a while and said, "Let's go to my boat and play for a while. Ya'er will come too." She couldn't even call Ya'er her sister.
"good."
The two responded without caring at all. After finally meeting Sister Xi'er, Xiao Miao'er also wanted to talk to Sister Xi'er about selling goods today.
The family's boat was not as big as the Huo family's boat, so we went on sister Xi'er's boat to play.
Thank you all for your encouragement. Thank you for having you. I love you.