Two days later, Duiba made an appointment with Huo Xi according to Mu Yan's instructions.
"The young master agrees to the addition of Longxing and Wanjia. We have also found the other one here. In this way, it will be these five."
Huo Xi nodded in agreement.
With the strength of Langguang Pavilion and Longxing, it is actually completely unnecessary to take them with them. These two companies are very wealthy and can go to sea alone. There is no need to take their younger brothers with them, which will reduce the profits.
But the risks at sea are not small, so it is prudent for everyone to share the risks when testing the waters for the first time. Once you are familiar with the journey, they may not take you to play.
Huo Xi didn't worry too much. We'll talk about the future later. Once she has the capital, she won't be afraid if her family is left behind.
Two days later, the five stewards sat together to discuss specific matters. Shen Qianzhong and Yang Fu came forward for Guangfeng Water, but Huo Xi did not go.
On the same day, each family discussed, and each family contributed 50,000 taels to find a ship, manpower, and all expenses for the journey. Each family could carry a thousand shi of goods.
In addition to the unified employment of sailors and guards, each family can bring an additional twenty personnel.
Wanjia cherishes the opportunity to go to sea with Langguang Pavilion.
Last year, the Longxing didn't take him with him when it went to sea, so he went alone. Wanjia Timber Shop is mainly engaged in the timber business and is less involved in other businesses. But the profits of sea trade are so high, Wanjia naturally wants to participate.
Immediately he said that since his family supplied wood to the shipyard all year round, he would leave the matter of finding the ship to him.
Since the Longxing and Langguang Pavilion had connections, the two of them were responsible for finding sailors and guards. The other one and Guangfeng Shui were responsible for other chores.
Yang Fu and Shen Qianzhong have been extremely busy since the meeting.
Huo Xi was thinking about what goods to bring.
A large ship with two thousand materials has a carrying capacity of more than one thousand tons. One family can carry one thousand dan, which is almost 60 tons. Five families can carry 300 tons. In addition, two to three hundred people can be loaded.
If hundreds of people eat it all the way, that's hundreds of tons.
This will be good. I'm afraid I won't be able to bring more.
The main item will definitely be our own white sugar and rock sugar. We will also buy some silk, porcelain, tea, and our own handicrafts...
Yang Fu was busy contacting various families and running errands, while Shen Qianzhong was busy purchasing various supplies.
Huo Xi bought a lot more cane sugar and was going to transport it back to Zhuangzi for refining. Just as she was about to return to Zhuangzi, she found that Huo Wuniang had entered the city with her family.
Huo Xi was a little confused when she saw her family sitting in the main hall of Qionghua Lane house with their big and small bags.
When Grandma Zou heard that she was Huo Erhuai's biological sister, she entertained them warmly and sent someone to call Huo Xi.
After the two parties exchanged greetings, Huo Wuniang and others looked at the two maids following her, and Huo Xi also thought about their purpose.
Huo Wuniang was secretly surprised. The second brother had given his daughter a maid? Or two?
I'm afraid this house is not rented, right? The second sister-in-law and the second brother live in the village. Whose village does it belong to? Isn't the second brother a fisherman and helping others to collect and sell goods? Why did he go to the village to farm the land?
Huo Wuniang didn't think Huo Erhuai could afford Zhuangzi. The main reason was that it cost several thousand taels to buy a Zhuangzi. Her second brother didn't have the ability either.
"Fifth Aunt, you sit down first. Grandma Zou and I will go to the kitchen to arrange meals for you."
"I'll help you." Huo Wuniang stood up.
"No, no, no, it's hard for you to come here. How can I let you work? Sit down." Huo Xi saw Huo Wuniang trying to pull Wei He to stand up, so she hurriedly pressed her down.
Grandma Zou and Huo Xi came to the kitchen, pulled her and whispered: "Did your father call your fifth aunt here?"
"I don't know, my parents didn't tell me."
Grandma Zou sighed: "Your parents are just soft-hearted. They sold your father over there and still miss the people there. I just said that this house is rented, and your parents are working for others in the village.
, didn’t talk about the shop. The couple seems to be honest, but they know people but don’t know their hearts. Once people see wealth, their hearts will change.”
Huo Xi agreed: "Grandma, you are still thoughtful. We have to wait until my father comes to see how he arranges this matter. The whole family has defected here, and it is not easy for me as a junior to arrange it."
"It's better to take it back to Zhuangzi. I've lived in this city for a long time and I'm afraid they will find out. I heard that your grandma's family is not a good one."
Of course it would not work if we let them stay in the city.
But sending it to Zhuangzi... wouldn't work either. What Huo Xi wanted to cover up most now was the sugar shop at Jiangjun Mountain.
Huanxiang and Xia He helped Zou Grandma prepare the meal, and Huo Xi came out to talk to Huo Wuniang and the others, and also understood their thoughts.
Seeing Wei Ling sitting obediently on the chair and eating pastries, it was quite endearing, "Eat slowly, drink some water, don't choke. My cousin will get it for you after you finish."
"Thank you, cousin." She said in a sweet voice, looking at Huo Xi and smiling. Her little feet were dangling on the chair.
Huo Xi pinched his little face, and it was still cute as a human cub.
Wei He looked at Huo Xi secretly. After a while, she didn't dare to look at her cousin anymore. The cousin looked like she was raised by a wealthy family, and she had maids following her.
Wei He lowered his head and pursed his lips, grabbing the corners of his clothes and spinning them around.
"Xiao He eats too." Huo Xi looked at her.
"Thank you, cousin." Wei He looked up at Huo Xi and wanted to reach out for the pastries. Wei Ling moved the plate towards her sister.
Huo Xi looked at it and smiled.
Looking at Wei Qi: "My mother is pregnant now, and the work that the family originally took on is really too busy now. I just don't know what my uncle is good at, so we can help arrange it."
Wei Qijue is quite strange. He dare not look at his second uncle. This niece is not very old, but why does she feel more powerful than her second uncle? It's really strange.
"I, I, am good at all the work in the fields."
Huo Wuniang echoed: "Yes, your uncle and I are not afraid of hardship. If you have any work, just ask us to do it. It's not the busy season now, and those with connections can go to the capital to find work. I heard that you can earn a lot, but there is no way."
They are also working in the county and town. Your uncle and I have no way out. We only guard one-third of an acre of land. We don’t have any money in hand, and we don’t have money to treat our two children when they are sick...
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Thinking of going out to join my second brother this time, my parents-in-law still stopped me from leaving.
Why should the more than ten acres of land at home be given to her and Wei Qi? The other people in the house were enjoying themselves outside and didn't even come back from their farm work.
She didn't believe that they had all handed over the money they had paid to the public. If that were the case, why would it be like burning your butt, unable to stay at home, thinking about running out all day long?
She didn't believe it when they said they handed over all the money they earned.
When her family joins her second brother, they can also have some money. She is really afraid of poverty. She has no money. When her child is sick, she has to sell another child to afford medical treatment.
She didn't want to live like that anymore.
Huo Xi had a conversation with them and got a general understanding of their couple's personalities.
Wei Qi has no great ambitions in his mind and is honest and a bit dull. Huo Wuniang is a little shrewd. They both seem to have their own duties, but behind them, the Huo family and the Wei family are the only two old wives.
If you cherish it, you will be grateful and not sensitive.
Because Huo Erhuai did not enter the city today, Huo Xi left them to stay in the house overnight, preparing to wait for Huo Erhuai to come tomorrow and discuss with him before making arrangements for their family.
In the afternoon, Huo Nian came back from school and saw that there was an extra room of people in the house. He recognized them and they knew each other, so he went up and said hello.
Huo Wuniang was very surprised when she looked at her second brother's son. Her nephew was only over five years old, but he actually went to school?
With his clothes and his words and deeds, he definitely looks like the son of a wealthy family. Is her second brother really getting rich?
Then her family can make a fortune by following her second brother. Will she be able to send Wei Ling to study in the future?