Due to the sudden death of Empress Xu, there was a lot less excitement everywhere in the capital. There were fewer pedestrians on the streets.
Ping Niang now has time to look for Huo Xi to come out for tea.
In autumn and winter, Huo Xi also had people send her a lot of the vegetables and river fresh produce that were produced in the hot spring village. When Ping Niang learned that Mr. Yang had given birth to a little son, she personally made some small clothes for Huo An.
"I wonder if you will dislike it." Ping Niang has a special status and is afraid that the Huo family will dislike her gift.
Huo Xi looked through several small clothes, including quilts and hoods, all made of fine cotton. The workmanship was exquisite and the stitching was fine. She liked them very much.
"Why would you dislike it? Usually when my father catches river fish, my mother never forgets to ask someone to give you a portion. My mother also asked me if I could redeem you and live with us in the village."
Pinang smiled gratefully.
My family sold me for money, but this stranger, with no relatives, fished me out of the river to give me a chance to survive.
"Thank you mother-in-law for me. I'm doing very well now. I have no shortage of food and clothing, and I don't have to worry about anything. I'm old and beautiful, but I can still be a tutor in the building, teaching them singing, dancing and music skills. I won't be able to do it in the future.
If you move, I will join you again."
Looking at the small clothes in front of me, I sighed in my heart. I was afraid that I would never be able to be a mother in this life.
Seeing that she had figured it out, Huo Xi stopped trying to persuade her. Everyone has their own destiny. If she needs it in the future, he will naturally help her.
Due to the forty-nine-day ban on slaughtering, they could not even eat fish and only ate vegetarian food. As a result, Yang and her nanny gradually became short of milk.
Huo An also ate a lot, but neither of them could feed him enough, and he was so hungry that he cried. Yang and Huo Erhuai were so anxious that they cried together.
"Father, mother, you can take An An back to the village and see if there are any dairy goats or cows to buy. Feed An An the cow's milk."
"Cow's milk and goat's milk? Is that okay to drink?"
"You can drink it. It's good for children. Squeeze it out and neutralize it with vinegar or fruit juice to remove the fishy smell in the milk." You can also use tea to remove the fishy smell, but Huo Xi doesn't know if such a small child can eat it.
Tea water.
When Huo Erhuai and Yang heard this, they decided to take An An back to Zhuangzi.
Huo Xi also followed back.
On the second day after returning to Zhuangzi, Ji Laozhuang took Huo Erhuai to buy a dairy goat and brought it back. They squeezed a large pot of it every day to remove the fishy smell and fed Huo An.
I thought he didn't want to eat, but Huo An only stretched out his little tongue and licked it twice, and then he ate happily.
Huo Erhuai and Yang were very relieved.
It is inconvenient to eat fish in the city, for fear of being reported. But in the village, all the people are on their own, and they quietly catch fish from the river to eat without anyone seeing it. Yang and the wet nurse are also gradually producing more milk.
Huo Xi thought about the ban on slaughtering in the city, and the people couldn't even eat fish, which was no different than being a vegetarian. How much dried meat could there be in the dry goods shops in the city? There were millions of people in the capital.
Huo Xi rolled his eyes and asked Huo Erhuai to call Huo Wuniang's family, plus Bao Xia and his wife, and go hunting together at night.
Before and after Yang gave birth to Huo An, Huo Erhuai was almost in the city. Afraid that it would be inconvenient for Bao Xia to return to the city if something happened, Huo Xi bought another bag for the family and put it in the village. Usually, the village would send some food, meat and eggs.
It's also convenient to go into the city for food.
Now Huo Xi wants to fish at night. With his two boats and Huo Wuniang's family, three boats are just right for fishing at night. They are all his own people.
Huo Wuniang and Wei Qi have made a lot of money in the past few months by collecting and selling goods, and gradually fell in love with the days of floating in the river.
Every night before going to bed, what the couple is most passionate about is counting money. While counting, they hate themselves for not coming out of the house earlier and joining their second brother earlier.
Usually they just collect and sell goods, and catch little fish.
Now I was called by Huo Erhuai to fish together. When I saw my second brother and his daughter putting down shrimp pots and crab pots, and soon they picked up a heavy cage, they were all jealous and immediately decided to buy more shrimp pots tomorrow.
The crab pot is back.
After lighting up lamps and boiling wax at night, they lowered a few nets and caught several boatloads of densely packed whitebait. The couple's eyes widened.
This is whitebait, how much does it cost?
"You two must not go fishing at night by yourself. You have also seen that we only achieved this harvest because we surrounded three families. Moreover, the net is so big that one family cannot hold it. Don't be dragged into the water by then.
.You have to take care of your two children. If the boat capsizes, don’t say that I, the elder brother, didn’t tell you in advance.”
"Second brother, we know. Catching this night is not easy, we understand."
Wei He and Wei Ling watched net after net of whitebait being pulled onto the boat. Their little mouths were screaming and they couldn't close their mouths. The two children had been eating well and well-dressed in the past few months, and their faces had grown fat.
, and became a lot more lively and cheerful.
"Cousin, there are so many fish here."
"Yes, there are a lot of fish. Once the money is sold, I can buy sweets for Xiaoling."
"My cousin will eat it too." "Okay. My cousin will eat it too."
Wei He helped Huo Xi pick up and untie the fish, and joked a little from time to time, "Cousin, does your family make money from fishing?"
Huo Xi kept moving and took a look at her. Seeing that she was now wearing fine cotton clothes without any patches, she said with a smile: "Yes, my parents have been fishing for more than ten years before they are where they are now."
Have you been fishing for more than ten years? It takes that long.
But now she hears her parents counting money at night and saying that the family has saved a lot of money. It won't take more than ten years for the family to be able to live in the city like her cousin, right?
Wei He suddenly felt happy. Maybe next year his family could send Xiaoling to study in the city, and he could live in the city.
The big fish were put back into the river. They couldn't be slaughtered, and they couldn't be cooked whole. They had to be released.
Huo Erhuai gave Huo Wuniang twenty taels of silver, left some food for their family, and kept the two boats of whitebait for himself.
Dozens of portions were distributed, including whitebait, shrimps and crabs, and were delivered by Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong to the merchant and Jin Thigh with whom they had made friends.
The rest was kept for his own family, for food at Qionghua Lane, for Mr. Qin’s family, the dean of the school, and several teachers. The rest was sold by Huo Erhuai and Bao Xiala at the fish market.
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During this time, the butcher shop stopped doing business, but the fish market street was very busy.
Fish cannot be eaten, so it is always good to buy some shrimps and crabs. But the amount of shrimps and crabs is small and cannot meet the needs of the whole city. Huo Erhuai and Bao Xia just brought the whitebait to the fish market street, and they were surrounded by people.
In less than half an hour, they were sold out. Those who couldn't buy it sighed sadly and pulled Huo Erhuai away, asking them when they would come back tomorrow.
Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong delivered gifts to each door and received many gifts in return.
I usually give gold and silver as gifts, but these appetites are more popular than at this time. If I eat vegetarian food every day, my mouth will feel like a bird.
Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong only gave away a basket of river fresh food, but received many gifts in return. This was a huge profit.
Huo Erhuai also sold two boats of whitebait for dozens of taels. Bao Xia was eager to give it a try, so he and Huo Erhuai went to the house outside the city to catch up on their sleep, preparing to continue working at night.
When Mu Yan returned home from the palace, he saw a plate of whitebait and shrimps on the dining table.