This is the fifth Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated by Huo Xi, Huo Erhuai, Yang and others.
In the first year, the boat was still broken, and the family was squeezed into the small broken boat, separated only by a straw curtain.
If the accommodation is not good, the food will not be good either. As Yang Fuyi said when he was bitter and sweet, he would eat dried fish until he vomited.
It’s not like I’m actually going to vomit, it’s just that I always feel anorexic when I look at dried fish.
That year, in order to give my mother more good food, I and my uncle thought of various ways. We went to the dock to move goods, collected crabs and shrimps, made butter, dried shrimps and grilled shrimps, sold wine and cloth, and opened a new business. Set up a vending shop on the water.
Life at home gradually improved.
For Huo Erhuai and Yang, this was nothing but great. They had been floating on the water for ten years and could not afford a big boat. They could not afford to buy a homestead or build a house on the shore.
But they didn't expect that in just a few years, they had bought two houses in the city and several hectares of farmland at home. They took Nian'er to collect the rent, and it took ten and a half months to collect the rent.
In the small courtyard of Qionghua Lane, the Huo family, three grandfathers and grandchildren of the Zou family, Shen Qianzhong and his son, and Lou Qingyao's mother and daughter were all lively and lively. They had to set up two tables in the courtyard before they could sit down.
"Today, I couldn't have imagined it before. We have enjoyed great blessings by following Xi'er!"
Grandma Zou looked at the table full of dishes and smiled so hard she couldn't close her mouth.
She tightly held the hand of her grandson who was sitting next to her. Seeing that her grandson was looking more and more breathless now, the two old men felt as if they had drank a big jar of honey.
Grandpa Zou nodded repeatedly: "No, earlier when we were on the boat, I was worried that our Sheng'er would not be able to find his grandson-in-law, but now I don't have to worry."
When Meng Buding heard his grandfather talking about his marriage, Zou Sheng immediately blushed.
"Grandpa and grandma, have all the old ladies in the alley taken a fancy to Brother Sheng? Are you being spoiled for choice?" Shen Luo joked.
This child was abandoned by his father in Qionghua Lane since he was a child. Thanks to Grandpa Zou and Grandma Zou, he took care of him and took care of his daily life. He and Grandma Zou got along like their own grandparents.
Everyone laughed and made fun of Zou Sheng.
Master Zou just pursed his lips and smiled, and Grandma Zou looked a little proud: "We Sheng'er, there are a lot of people asking about us now!"
Huo Xi glanced at Zou Sheng with a smile.
In the past few years, he had a low self-esteem and was not good at talking. In the past few years, since he joined Guangfengshui and stayed with Shen Qianzhong for a few years, he now travels alone to manage shops to collect and sell goods. His whole temperament has changed.
When walking outside, someone would call him "Guanshi Zou", and he also had some property in his hands, so he was indeed a good candidate for his son-in-law.
Yang Fu also joked with everyone: "He is walking outside now, and there are people in the same industry who want to marry their daughters to him. There are many people asking about him."
When Zou Sheng heard this, he immediately said to Mr. Yang: "Auntie, there are a lot of people asking about Yang Fu. You and my uncle should be careful and choose carefully. He has a high level of vision. It is easy to look down on him. "
Yang Fu didn't expect that he was just teasing Zou Sheng, but his words caused everyone to turn the topic to him, and he was a little overwhelmed.
"I'm still young. I told my sister that I can't start a family before I'm twenty."
"Twenty? No, no, I'm too old. It's time to pick up what others left behind."
"That's right, I didn't agree." Yang said with a smile.
"sister!"
Lou Qingyao listened to everyone talking with a smile on her face, but no one regarded her mother and daughter as outsiders.
These days, mother and daughter are living a life that is so good that they could never have imagined. She can now do the work she likes without any distractions, and her daughter is also happy and contented.
Looking at the table full of dishes, everything is delicious. This is the feeling of home.
He picked up a chopstick and wanted to feed it to his daughter. When he turned around, he saw that Nian'er had scooped out a full bowl for her daughter, and it was piled high.
"Sister Nannan, these meatballs are delicious if you eat them!" Huo Nian was very happy when he saw a little sister coming to the house, acting like an adult.
The little girl still couldn't hold the ball firmly, so she put her mouth to the edge of the bowl, put it into her mouth with a spoon, took a bite, and smiled sweetly at Huo Nian: "Brother, it's delicious!"
"Yeah, what I said is right. Just tell your brother what you want to eat and he will pick it up for you."
"I want to eat meat."
"Okay, brother, I'll give you some meat..."
Lou Qingyao smiled and put the food on the chopsticks into her mouth. It was so fragrant and delicious that it made people want to cry.
After eating and resting for a long time, Huo Xi left the small courtyard at Shen Shichu. He walked to the Mochou Lake and stretched his neck to look for someone.
"Ms. Huo, this way!" Kan Er waved to her from a distance.
Huo Xi looked at the sound and walked towards him.
When I got to the place, I looked up and thought, oh, what a big boat, gorgeously decorated, with two floors. I saw the stingy young man sitting in the second-story cabin, looking at her from top to bottom.
He curled his lips.
Although this noble young master from the Marquis Mansion has an embarrassing status, he drives Langguang Pavilion, which makes a lot of money every day, and his life is more than enough. In the early years, he even bargained with her for a jar of butter, tsk.
This little liar, what's that expression?
Are you abusing her by inviting her to take the cruise?
Kan Er helped her onto the gangplank and onto the boat. Huo Xi went straight to the second floor.
As soon as the springboard was retracted, the boat rowed towards the lake. As soon as the boat moved, Huo Xi almost stepped on the floor, but was helped by Kan Er who was following behind.
Mu Yan couldn't help but laugh. This little liar had never been on a boat like this. Look at her, she couldn't walk steadily. She had been on the water for so many years, and her body was still shaking? Tsk.
What's the expression on this stingy young master?
Huo Xi glared at him fiercely.
He sat down opposite him unceremoniously. Seeing that the tea, water, melon, and fruit snacks were all on the low table, he reached out and wanted to take some. Then he glanced at the stingy young master, and didn't want him to look down on him. He picked up a fork and forked a piece of melon into his mouth.
inside, watching him while chewing.
"It's a day for family reunion. Instead of staying at home, you invite me to go out to the lake?" What do you think?
I'm happy with it. Mu Yan glanced at her sideways, but didn't look back at her, only looking at the lake.
Cruise boats and boats are constantly coming and going in the lake, there are sounds of bamboo playing and singing, the lake breeze blows the gauze bamboo curtains, and the shadows of people are scattered.
Huo Xi's eyes were a little straightened as he looked at it. This is how people live, eating, drinking, having fun, and not having to worry about anything. Isn't that what life pursues?
"My mouth is watering." Mu Yan said in disgust.
Huo Xi retracted her gaze, wiped her lips with the back of her hand, and glared at him again.
Mu Yan raised the corner of his mouth, pressed it down again, and stretched out his hand towards Li Yi behind him.
Li Yi handed him a box, he took it, put it on the table and pushed it in front of Huo Xi.
Huo Xi opened it and saw a box full of banknotes. Her eyes widened: "Has the last batch of goods been sold out?"
"Not that fast. This is settled for you based on the selling price, and you should get the part you deserve."
So good? Knowing that she had spent all the money, she sent the money early? Huo Xi counted the banknotes with a smile on her face...five thousand two hundred taels!
"Really sold for twice the price?"
The silver for eighty shi of cane sugar should be 2,400 taels, or if she sells it for double the price, she can get 4,800 taels of silver. Now that she has shared 30% of the sugar with the other party, she still ends up with 5,200 taels.
Very good. I am satisfied.
Mu Yan saw her look like she was jealous of money, and felt quite disgusted. However, the corner of his mouth secretly raised, and he replied in a good mood: "Those jewelry made from ivory are a bit expensive."
Huo Xi's eyes were astonishingly bright: "Then I go back to Songjiang and exchange for these?"