His parents and sisters left him in Beijing for half a month. This time, in order to compensate him, they made almost all the small requests they made to him.
Even his sister stopped spanking him. He was living a comfortable life.
Thinking that Fang Qi said that his family had a small lake where you could row boats and pick lotus flowers, Huo Nian just said something to his parents, and then his father rowed the boat to Liuhe Town and found a wild lake full of lotus flowers.
I got over the addiction of picking lotus for a while.
I picked a boatload of lotus canopies and a lot of water chestnuts.
That's a joy.
If he takes him to the school tomorrow, his classmates will definitely envy him.
On this day, Huo Nian, his father, mother, and elder sister were fishing on the boat, setting up shrimp and crab pots, picking lotus flowers, and also went for a stroll in Liuhe Town. They were happy to miss Shu.
His mouth was grinning and he hadn't closed it all day.
When Yang Fu came back at night, he kept talking about the interesting things about the day and kept chattering.
Huo Xi saw that he had eaten a lot of snacks today, and his belly was so bulging that he had only eaten two bites of dinner. Seeing that he couldn't suppress the excitement on his face, Huo Xi couldn't help but said: "Nian'er, what are you doing these days?
Have you written big characters well? Did you follow the calligraphy stickers that my sister gave you before?"
This time, my grandfather heard that Nian'er had gone to a calligraphy school, and he sent several calligraphy books with the letter, all of which were written by his grandfather himself. They were most suitable for children to practice calligraphy.
Before Huo Xi went to Huzhou, he told him to practice Chinese calligraphy every day.
Huo Nian was grabbing the lotus seeds peeled by his uncle and was about to put them into his mouth. When he heard his sister say this, he was stunned.
He glanced at his sister blankly and shook his head honestly.
"Why not write in big letters?"
Yang Fu also swallowed nervously. He had forgotten to ask Nian'er to write big characters every day.
Huo Nian moved his butt towards Yang and rolled his eyes quickly: "Sister said you have to concentrate on writing big characters..."
"Yes, you have to concentrate." Huo Xi nodded, pleased that he remembered what he said.
Unexpectedly, I heard the little boy say weakly: "But I miss my father, my mother, my sister, and you guys so much. I can't concentrate when I think about you. If I can't concentrate, I can't write anymore."
Well……
Yang Fu almost laughed out loud.
Seeing Huo Xi's serious face, she immediately held it in, lowered her head and continued to peel the lotus seeds.
Yang and Huo Erhuai looked at each other and lowered their heads to peel the lotus seeds.
I unknowingly picked half a boatload of lotus pods today, and I can't eat so much if I eat them fresh for a while. It's better to peel them out, dry them in the sun, and store them for cooking porridge or soup later.
They didn't dare to interfere with Huo Nian's studies. It was Xi'er who had the final say in sending Yang Fu to study at a private school for several years.
While peeling the lotus seeds, Mrs. Yang secretly glanced at Huo Nian with the corner of her mouth raised. Her son was very clever, so Xi'er would not spank him.
Huo Xi was also speechless at Huo Nian's rogue answer.
You want to scold him, but when you see him blinking at you with his big eyes like water, you can't help but feel soft.
Thinking about the fact that he hadn't seen her and his parents for more than ten days, thinking about how happy and aggrieved he looked when I picked him up yesterday afternoon, I couldn't say anything to reprimand him.
She glared at him fiercely: "Then starting from tomorrow, I will write twenty big words every day to make up for what I owed before."
"Okay! My sister is the best, and I like her the most. Starting from tomorrow, Nian'er will write twenty large characters every day, and write seriously. Okay?"
"Um."
Seeing that her sister agreed, Huo Nian grinned happily and raised his chin towards Yang and Huo Erhuai, feeling very proud.
He walked next to Yang Fu, peeled the lotus seeds happily, and accepted feeding from everyone from time to time. He was very happy.
"Sister, can I send some lotus pods to my husband and Fang Qi tomorrow?"
"Okay. Also bring some food from other places that your parents brought you this time."
"Okay! Fang Qi and the others must be extremely happy!"
Huo Nian got up early the next day, and happily carried a big basket into the school under the watch of everyone.
Huo Xi sent him to the school, and then went to the shop with Yang Fu.
There are many smart people in this world. Since the news of the construction of Beiping City came out from the court, the price of food in various places in the south of the Yangtze River has quietly increased, and a large amount of food and various materials have been shipped to the north.
Every day the pier is lively and crowded with all kinds of boats.
Of the five large ships that Guangfeng Shuixin returned, Shen Qianzhong took three to the north, and Yang Fu sent two more to the countryside to collect grain and various supplies. In addition to the several ships he bought before, , going back and forth without ever seeing a break.
Yang Fu bought another group of clerks who signed the contract. Even so, the two shops were still very busy.
"Xi'er, the treasury we bought last time and the ones left in the capital have all been cleared out. There are also none of the treasuries left except those that were processed by others and sold outside."
"Has uncle made statistics? Excluding costs and our expenses along the way, what is the approximate profit?"
"70% of our products are sold to small businessmen and hawkers, and only 30% are sold in stores in the inner city. The profit of retail sales can be doubled, while the profit of wholesale sales is less than double."
Huo Xi nodded, it was good to have double the profit in the capital.
Of course, if it is transported to the north or other places, the profit will definitely be more than enough. Of course, the disposal cost will be high, and there is a lack of capable shopkeepers and managers to escort and operate the goods.
I wonder if my great-uncle can find more useful old people. My mother used to have a few that could be used, but now I don’t know where they have been sold.
"By the way, we have taken back all the Sahara we asked female workers to process last time. Xi'er, what do you think we're going to do?"
"Is everything ready? We bought a lot last time."
Those saharas were made of woolen fabrics, woven from the hair of various animals. They felt thick and rough. At first, no one cared about them, but Huo Xi took them all.
"Let's go take a look."
Huo Xi took Yang Fu to the warehouse. At first glance, most of the warehouse was filled with these processed woolen fabrics.
They were of different sizes and thicknesses. Huo Xi examined them one by one and saw that the Sahara had been re-dyed, cut and processed and now had become much more upscale. He was overjoyed.
"Let's ship them all to the north. Whether it's for door curtains, curtains, carpets, or tents, the north will need it more than the south of the Yangtze River."
"Yes, I think so too. This thing is dense and airtight, and it is excellent in keeping out wind, rain, dust and frost. Now that it has been processed, it looks completely different from when I bought it in dust. It will definitely be able to Sell it for a good price.”
Huo Xi nodded: "I hope it can be sold at a good price so that I can buy more fields and properties in the north. Uncle, let's collect some grain and cloth next and transport them to the north. Let dad contact some boatmen."