As soon as Huo Xi finished speaking, Xiao Miao'er's voice rang at the entrance of the courtyard.
"Sister Xi'er, I'm here to find you!"
Huo Xi put down her chopsticks and poked her head out of the kitchen. Sure enough, she saw Xiao Miaoer jumping in from the outside, followed by Yu Ya step by step.
Judging from their appearance and temperament, these two sisters look like they were born to two parents.
"Come on, come on!" Huo Xi greeted her.
When the two sisters came to her, Huo Xi took a look and saw Huo Erhuai and Zou Sheng walking in from the courtyard door. Yang had already stepped forward to help him with the fishing burden.
"I'll come, I'll come. It's all empty and not heavy." Huo Erhuai pushed Yang away and asked Zou Sheng to follow him and put the fishing basket in the ear room.
"father."
"Why."
"Brother-in-law, did you sell out so early today?"
"Yes, the fish market is booming these days. It's easy to sell."
Zou Sheng greeted several people: "Where is my milk?"
"Your grandma is chatting with the old sisters in the alley." Yang replied. There are many old ladies of the same age as Zou Grandma in the nearby alley, and they usually like to sit together and chat.
"Then I'll go find my grandma." Zou Sheng said to Huo Erhuai and Yang and went out.
"Where's Nian'er? I'm going to see Nian'er."
"She's asleep." Yang and Huo Erhuai went into the house to see Nian'er.
"Sister Xi'er, you didn't go back to Taoye Ferry last night. Uncle Huo said that there is no curfew in the city and you are selling goods in the city. If it hadn't been late, I would have asked my father to send me and my sister here too."
Huo Xi glanced at Yu Ya and saw her smiling at her. He saw that the girl was much more cheerful than when he first met her, and he was very happy for her.
"Have you had breakfast? I have porridge, bread and eggs at home."
"We ate on the boat." Yu Ya said hurriedly.
"Sister Xi'er, I'm not full." Xiao Miao'er touched her belly.
"Come." Huo Xi pulled Xiao Miao'er into the kitchen and asked Yang Fu to get her a bowl.
Yu Ya refused. Huo Xi picked up a hard-boiled egg and stuffed it into her hand. She kept refusing, and Xiao Miaoer held her down: "Sister, you can eat it. We will help Sister Xi'er later."
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After saying that, he ordered Yang Fu very rudely: "Uncle Fu, just scoop out a spoonful of porridge. I want to eat the pancakes cooked by my uncle."
Huo Xi was very happy to see that she didn't regard her as an outsider. She liked the child's temperament, which was generous and not coy.
Four and a half-year-old children were eating and chatting around the table.
"Your parents don't worry about you two staying in the city?"
"Hey, what's there to worry about? I'm following my uncle and sister Xi'er, not anyone else. When my father was selling fish today, he heard that there was a lot of excitement in the city last night, and he wanted my mother to stay and watch.
It was so lively, but my mother refused and insisted on going back to the boat to go fishing with my father."
I took two mouthfuls of porridge, then took a bite of pancake, with a look of enjoyment on my face: "Smells delicious."
Huo Xi was already full, so she took a few more bites.
"Sister Xi'er, was there a lot of excitement in the city last night?"
"Yes, it's brightly lit. There are lights everywhere, as bright as daytime. The streets are full of food sellers. They have everything. It's so fragrant that I can't even walk. There are also jugglers and illusionists who have broken stones in their chests.
Yes, the high-altitude rope walk is really exciting!"
Yang Fu vividly described the excitement of last night, which stunned Xiao Miao'er and Yu Ya. Their eyes widened and they couldn't close their mouths.
"Is it so lively? What is the illusion?"
"It's just an empty bucket. It's obviously empty, but you can get all kinds of things out of it. And the cup, it's obviously empty, but when you pour it, water can flow out..."
"Wow, I want to see it too!"
"There are still people asking for rewards with plates. Have you brought any coins?"
"Bring it." Xiao Miao'er patted the small satchel in front of her. There was a jingle inside. Her father gave her and her sister ten cents each. She was rich.
Look, she also has a satchel, just like sister Xier’s! My mother made it for me!
"Do I have to give a reward before I can watch it?" Yu Ya pressed her little hands tightly on her satchel.
Huo Xi smiled: "No, if you think it's wonderful and you happen to have some coins, you can reward them. It's okay if you don't. There are many who are not rewarded."
"That's good." Yu Ya breathed a sigh of relief quietly. If she had to pay to see it, she wouldn't go.
A few people wanted to watch the fun and refused to eat their food properly. They finished it quickly.
"Sister Xi'er, let's go sell the goods! My sister and I will help you. When the goods are sold out, you can take me and my sister to watch the fun."
"Xi'er, our velvet flowers were sold out yesterday. Can we get some more yesterday?"
Huo Xi thought for a while, the velvet flowers last night were quite profitable, but she hasn't asked how much she made. The money is with Yang's. There must be a lot of people selling velvet flowers tonight, so the popularity will probably weaken a lot.
But for a while, I couldn’t think of selling anything else.
Just as he was thinking about it, Yang walked out and said, "Mom, will you go with you?"
The goods she sold for fifty taels of silver last night have tripled in profit. There is no better business than this. She was so excited about the prosperity and popularity of the snack stall last night, but now she has no thoughts about it.
Seeing that Yang still wanted to do the velvet flower business, Huo Xi thought about it and nodded.
"Okay, my mother and I are going to sell goods. Uncle, you take Xiao Miao'er and the others to buy beans and chestnuts, and then buy some snacks. If Xiao Miao'er wants to sell goods, let them carry small baskets to sell food and get some copper coins.
You can also take a good look at the excitement.”
Xiao Miaoer jumped up with joy: "Wow!"
"Fu'er will take the two of them, okay? How about dad go with Fu'er too?" Huo Erhuai looked at the children, feeling uneasy.
"Dad, it's broad daylight. It's okay. I'll ask my uncle to call Zou Sheng together. Dad, go back to the boat and see if you can collect some small fish, shrimps and crabs. Big fish too. I'm going to ask mother to make some meatballs to sell."
Seeing that Huo Xi had another idea, Huo Erhuai nodded: "Okay, then dad will go back to the ship."
After giving the instructions, everyone split up.
When we came back from selling the goods in the morning, we sorted the goods together in the yard, went into the kitchen to process some snacks, weighed them with a small scale, wrapped them in half a catty of oil paper, and put them in a basket.
"Xiao Miao'er, can you carry it?"
The baskets in the hands of the two boys were loaded with twenty or thirty kilograms. Not to be outdone, the two little girls also packed a lot, weighing more than ten kilograms.
"I can carry it, sister Xi'er, look!" Xiao Miao'er struggled to lift the basket and took a few steps.
"It's easy now, but it's not easy when you have to carry her through the streets and carry her all the time."
"It's okay. If you can't lift it, I'll put it on the ground. I'll call someone to come over. I'll stand next to your cart and sell it. I won't spill it."
Xiao Miaoer wants to save money now. The little girl wants to fish, sell goods, and save money. As long as she hears that she can sell and make money, her eyes will be astonishingly bright, and her heart will be ready to move.
"Okay, if Xiao Miao'er can't walk, just stay with Auntie." Yang agreed. She thought that Yu Jiang and his wife were also generous, leaving their two daughters in the city without fear of losing them.
Yang looked at Yang Fu and Huo Xi again and decided to keep her eyes on the uncle and nephew tonight. Last night, she was so scared that her heart nearly stopped.