I wasn't too surprised to see Huo Wuniang's family defecting, but I didn't expect that she had brought both children out.
"That's it, Xiao He, why did you bring Xiao Ling out too? Your parents-in-law also asked you to take them with you? Have you never thought about how to work with a child?"
Huo Wuniang did not dare to say that she was worried about leaving Xiaoling at home.
And Xiao He didn't want to keep her at home. In front of her, her mother-in-law had said that she wanted to sell Xiao He, and she didn't dare to keep her two children at home.
"I told my mother-in-law that my second sister-in-law was pregnant and asked me to come and take care of her. My mother-in-law asked me to bring the two children."
Huo Xi glanced at her from the side.
Shaking her head secretly, the mother-in-law of the Wei family, whom she had met last time, was unreasonable. She was probably thinking that her daughter-in-law could bring more money home, while letting her two children go out to eat and drink, saving the family money.
Let's have some food.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Wei Qi say: "When the time comes, let Wu Niang take care of the second sister-in-law with the two children, and I will help the second brother with the work."
"How much money can you bring home by yourself? Besides, how can Wu Niang take care of people with two children?" Huo Erhuai frowned.
Wei Qi stopped talking.
"Second brother, Xiao He is old too. She can take good care of Xiao Ling. Xiao Ling is also sensible and will not delay my work." Huo Wuniang was afraid that her second brother would ask her to send her two children back to her hometown.
Huo Erhuai was thinking about how to arrange them. He avoided them and discussed with Huo Xi.
"Dad, what do you think?"
Huo Erhuai didn't expect them to arrive so quickly, and he didn't even have time to tell Xi'er about it.
After thinking for a while, he said: "It's better not to let them in the city. They can't do the work in the city. Why don't dad take them back to Zhuangzi?"
"Zhuangzi in Jiangjun Mountain?"
Huo Erhuai was stunned for a moment. He and his mother are now living in Jiangjun Villa, shouldn't they be sent there?
Seeing that he didn't think about it, Huo Xi said: "Dad, it's enough for Mom to have Aunt Zuo to take care of her. I'm afraid Wu Gu can't do much with her two children. You and Mom are still practicing sugar in the sugar shop every day... I'm not
I can’t trust Wu Gu’s family because I’m afraid they’ll spill the beans.”
Huo Erhuai slapped his thigh: "Dad has forgotten about this. How about letting them live in the Zhuangzi next door?"
Huo Xi still shook his head.
Huo Erhuai and Yang currently live in two Zhuangzi. When they are practicing sugar, they live in the Zhuangzi in Tangfang. When they are not practicing sugar, they live in the Zhuangzi next door. They go back and forth, and Huo Wuniang's family lives with them.
You will eventually discover it as time goes by.
"Dad, it's better to teach a man how to fish than to teach him how to fish. Since Fifth Aunt brought his family here and let them live in the village, they only receive a fixed salary every month. Why not teach them how to make money?"
Let them find their own way in the future."
"Teach them a way to make money? Teach them how to fish? But they don't know how to fish, and they don't know how to row a boat."
"If you don't know how to study, you can go fishing, but there are better ways now."
Huo Erhuai looked at Huo Xi.
"The boatman who delivers vegetables and charcoal to Qionghua Lane will not be doing it next month. Isn't dad looking for someone? Why not let Wu Gu take over the job. We will just set a purchase price with them and let Zou
Grandpa and grandma buy it from them and deliver it to various houses in Qionghua Lane. Grandpa Zou and grandma can earn a lot of hard money, and second aunt can also make a difference. Both parties are good. You can support yourself."
Huo Erhuai's eyes lit up. Originally he only wanted to take them to Zhuangzi to earn money as a long-term worker. But now he feels that this job is more suitable for them.
They have been doing this job since the beginning, and he knows best how much money they can make.
"Okay, then daddy will ask your fifth aunt."
"Well, dad should work harder and take them for a while. Teach them how to row a boat and practice water skills. We will also take them on a trip to the village to collect goods. In the future, if they do well, they can also do what our family did before.
Open a floating grocery store on the ship."
"Okay, dad will tell them now."
At first, Wei He was thinking about living in her second uncle's house, but she didn't expect that her second uncle's family had a house in the city. She suddenly wanted to live in the city again.
But now the second uncle said that his family should make a living on the water. Wei He pursed his lips.
Huo Wuniang and Wei Qi were hesitant: "Second brother, neither of us know how to swim or row a boat. And Xiaoling is so young, does she want to live on the boat with us?"
Huo Erhuai glared at them both.
"My Nian'er has been living with us on the boat since he was born. Who makes a living on the water without the whole family staying on the boat? There is no one who is born with a talent for learning. And there are not many boatmen who are trying to get this job."
The person who used to deliver goods has quit, and more and more people come to me asking for help. Do you know how much you can earn by purchasing these vegetables, meat, eggs, and firewood in a month?"
He extended a palm towards them both.
"At least five taels. If you are more diligent, you can sell some other things on the boat and transport some things that are in short supply in the village to sell in the village. You can make a profit of ten or twenty taels a month."
When the couple heard this, their eyes widened: "Can you really earn so much in a month?"
"You should be more diligent, that's all. And it's not you who has the final say on how much you earn? How can those in your family calculate it?"
Huo Wuniang was immediately moved: "Second brother, let's learn from you and do this job!"
He made an agreement with them, and Huo Erhuai asked them to buy some food first, and then he would go back to Jiangjun Mountain and pick them up tomorrow.
At Jiangjun Villa, Huo Erhuai told Bao Xia and Ji Laozhuang that he would be out for a while before returning and that they would keep an eye on the sugar mill. The two agreed and told him to go without worries.
Yang asked about the situation and saw that he was unhappy, and was a little surprised: "What's wrong with you, are you angry with Xi'er?"
"Why am I angry with Xi'er?"
"Xi'er doesn't trust Wuniang and the others and won't let them come to Zhuangzi. Isn't that why you're unhappy?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can I not understand the importance? The sugar house is of great importance, how can I not understand it?"
"Then why are you unhappy?"
Huo Erhuai sighed: "My brother-in-law is weak. He says he is not afraid of hardship, but when he hears about making a living on the water, he says he can't do this or that, and worries that the child won't be able to bear it. Didn't Nian'er follow him as soon as he was born?
Are we staying on the boat? Aren’t we still healthy and active?”
"That's not because I raised him well!" Yang said somewhat proudly.
"Yes, you are well raised."
After Yang was proud, she sighed: "Not everyone can be as willing to suffer as we are. Not everyone has a daughter as lucky as we are. What kind of life can they live?
They have to rely on themselves. Anyway, you have led them the way."
Huo Erhuai nodded: "Yes, I showed them the way. It's up to them whether they can live a better life."
After explaining everything at Zhuangzi, Huo Erhuai rowed into the city again before dawn the next day and took Huo Wuniang's family on board.
He led them to learn for a few days until he taught them the lesson, then bought them a boat similar to the Huo family, decorated it to a similar appearance, and let them go out on their own.