Before Huo Xi's eyes caught up with him, Mu Yan closed the window sash of the private room.
"Where is there anyone?"
"There it is. It's in the room on the second floor." Huo Nian pointed with his little finger.
Huo Xi glanced at the second floor again and saw that the windows were closed tightly and no one was there. She didn't care. As soon as the food was served, she invited Huo Nian to eat.
Smelling the fragrant food, Huo Nian quickly put the matter aside and happily picked up the chopsticks to eat.
"That child has grown so big."
Li Yi looked towards the window sill and saw that the young master had closed the window sash so that the sturdy boy could no longer see, so he smiled.
"If the young master hadn't been kind-hearted and we had taken action in the suburbs of Beijing in time that year, his life would not have been saved. Now he and his sister can happily eat vegetables here. It can be seen that it is God's blessing."
He is as lucky as the young master. Kan Er felt a little emotional and glanced at the young master.
Mu Yaner listened to the boy's voice coming from the lobby downstairs from time to time, "This is so delicious, this is so delicious, sister, I want to have another one..."
I heard the little liar scolding me in a low voice, and I heard that brat not obeying and acting coquettishly with his sister...
The corners of his mouth curled up almost invisible.
Just stay alive.
Mu Yan picked up the tea cup and took a sip, with no emotion on his face: "I heard that there are some rare goods from the north and south at Guangfeng Water. You can go over there and pick some for Madam later."
Huh? If we don’t have any expensive and rare goods in the inner city, we need to buy them in the outer city?
Kan Er was about to speak when he was poked by Li Yi, who looked at him in confusion. He suddenly thought, Guangfeng water? It seemed a bit familiar.
Ah, Guangfeng Water!
He nodded happily: "Okay, we will go to Guangfeng Water to pick up some water in a while. Guang, Feng, Water? This is a nice name."
Mu Yan glanced at him. How could it be any good? It was tacky. It was just like Guangfeng Shui. It had no connotation. The origin could be seen at a glance. It was only the little liar who got such a name.
"Ah, doesn't it sound good? I think it sounds good, and it's easy to remember. Guangfeng Water, I'll remember it as soon as I hear it."
Kan Er felt that the name was chosen in a particularly high-level way, as high-level as him.
After lunch, Huo Xi and Yang Fu took Huo Nian to walk around the streets around Guangfengshui, letting him buy a lot of gadgets and food along the way.
"We just had dinner, can you still eat it?" Huo Xi glared at him.
"I bought it for my parents. They are working so hard and can't go out for shopping. I bought it and took it back to my parents to eat."
Huo Nian held the food in her arms tightly, fearing that her sister would throw them away.
He looked up at Huo Xi with a little stubbornness in his eyes.
What else could Huo Xi say? Just buy it.
She was supposed to be a servant in a wealthy family and be his first wife and legitimate son. Now, in order to buy a snack, she has to think about whether she has enough money in her pocket.
Huo Xi sometimes wanted to make up her mind to teach him a lesson, but more often she was soft-hearted.
When Huo Nian heard that his sister had bought it, a proud expression immediately appeared on his face.
The little finger pointed: "Then I want to buy that wishful cake. I want that bunny group, which looks like a little rabbit. I want to buy it! I also want to buy that candy man, and I want him to draw beautiful sugar paintings for me!"
Huo Xi couldn't help but touch her forehead. Are you sure your candy figures and paintings are what your parents like to eat?
"It's what mom and dad like to eat! If Nian'er likes to eat, mom and dad also like to eat it!" After saying that, she looked at Huo Xi and raised her little fingers, wanting to buy it.
There is another reason here.
As a fishing family, there is no shortage of fish to eat. After Huo Nian was able to eat the same meal as the adults, he would eat fish every meal at home.
Back then, Yang and Huo Erhuai both gave him the part of the fish belly with less thorns and tender meat. The boy was sensible, so they gave Yang and Huo Erhuai some. The couple coaxed Huo Nian into saying that they didn't like it.
eat.
Huo Nian thought it was true.
Until one day, Huo Nian was taken out by her sister and uncle to eat. When she came back, she saw Yang and Huo Erhuai eating the meat from the belly of the fish. She asked Huo Xi why her parents still ate it when they clearly didn't like it.
Is there no money at home?
Huo Xi explained to him that it was not that the family had no money, but that his parents loved him and wanted him to eat, so they said they didn't like it.
He remembered it.
Whenever he goes out, he likes to buy a bunch of things he likes to eat, always thinking that his parents like him too. In order to make him happy, and pleased with the child's filial piety, Huo Erhuai and Yang ate them all in front of him.
of joy.
He loves buying more and more.
Huo Xi didn't buy it for him, so he said he had money and wanted to buy it for his parents.
A stubborn look on his face.
What can Huo Xi do? We can't teach him a lesson on the street because of this matter.
"This candy man is so sweet. You have already bought a bunch of sweets and your teeth are about to fall out."
"I don't eat it myself, I feed it to my parents, sister, and uncle."
"It's not okay to eat together."
"I only eat two kinds a day." He glanced at Huo Xi and said, "One kind is fine. Just eat a little bit."
Yang Fu couldn't stand his cute look begging for food: "Let's go, uncle will buy it for us Nian'er. Your parents will also like to eat what Nian'er likes."
Pi Xiaozi nodded solemnly: "That's right. My parents who Nian'er likes also like them. I'll buy a lot of them for my parents."
Huo Xi looked up at the sky.
I bought a lot of big and small bags along the way. In the end, Pi Xiaozi couldn't walk and was carried by Yang Fu.
Huo Xi and Yang Fu walked around the area a few times, but couldn't find a suitable shop or house that could be used as a warehouse, so they had to put the matter aside.
Can't rush.
"We are in Hangzhou and Jiaxing this year and have opened a shop and warehouse. Do you want to buy more boats?" Yang Fu turned to ask Huo Xi.
After hearing this, Huo Xi counted the money in his hand.
Due to the convenience of his own home, he was familiar with many boatmen and had good relations with them. He traveled to and from various cities to deliver goods and there was no shortage of boats.
Of course, it would be more advantageous to form a large-scale fleet belonging to a business. She knew the concerns of Yang Fu and Shen Qianzhong. It was just that the fishermen were difficult to control and they would do private work.
But even the boatmen and sailors of their own fleet can carry cargo, but to varying degrees.
The difference is that fishermen have to pay a foot fee, and their own boatmen have to pay a monthly fee.
It will be more convenient to have your own fleet. During the peak season, you will not be unable to find the boat, and you will not be manipulated by fishermen to raise prices at will, and you do not have to worry about the whereabouts of the goods on the boat.
But the fishermen used flexibility. They came to them when needed, and they continued to fish when not needed, without interfering with each other.
Your own fleet requires a large number of people, including captains, boatmen, sailors, porters, transport workers, and clerks... The labor costs are quite high. There are also the costs of repairing the ships.
If it is off-season and there is no work for a month and a half, you will still have to pay a large amount of wages.
Moreover, as the owner, their wealth and lives are all the responsibility of the owner. If the boat capsizes on the road and the boatman is killed or injured, the owner’s family will have to deal with the aftermath.
The responsibility is greater.
Hiring fishermen is more flexible, but having your own fleet is more secure. Each has its own pros and cons.