The Huo family's new boat sailed back to Taoye Ferry, and everyone's jaws dropped.
After being stunned, they all ran to take a look. They got on the boat and looked around inside and out. It was like being envious.
Qian Xiaoxia immediately pestered his parents to buy one too.
"Erhuai, how much did you buy this boat for?"
"Thirty taels."
hiss!
Thirty taels? Huo Erhuai said it so lightly. Who can get thirty taels? It's not three taels.
A ship like this is so long and so wide, you can sleep comfortably, you don’t have to bend your waist when you stand up or stand up, and the middle cabin can accommodate two banquet tables. Who wouldn’t want to board one?
Especially if you have a large family, you really want to turn the boat in front of you into your own. But when I heard that it cost thirty taels, my heart, liver, spleen, and lungs were all aching. I really want it.
After hearing this, Mrs. Sun felt her teeth hurt. She glared at Qian Xiaoxia, "Thirty taels? I can't afford it even if I sell you."
Qian Xiaoxia was very aggrieved. He came to Yang Fu and asked to sleep with him that night. Yang Fu was so troubled that he had no choice but to agree. Qian Xiaoxia was very happy.
Several boys around the same age as Yang Fu all agreed to book beds for the day after tomorrow and beyond. They all wanted to experience it on the big ship. Yang Fu was very annoyed.
He hasn’t slept yet! Let’s wait until he gets enough sleep!
Qian Sanduo, Yu Jiang and others got on the boat and took a closer look. When they saw the oar board at the bow, they were stunned: "Is this the stern?"
"The bow."
"Add the scull plank to the bow?"
"No, the bow and stern are made the same. Another oar board is added." Huo Erhuai explained patiently.
Qian Sanduo and others took a look and saw that it was not the case. The bow and stern of the boat were the same. Like their boat, the bow was pointed and long, used to ride the waves across the beach, and the stern was slightly wider than the bow with a scull board.
This Huo family's new boat has the same long and pointed bow and stern.
"Why do you still add a scull to the bow?"
Look at the oar planks again. The length of the oar planks has been lengthened, and the end where it enters the water has become wider. This means that the boat is getting bigger, and the power is increased? But doesn’t it cost two people to support two oar planks?
Huo Erhuai explained: "No need. I usually only use the stern one. It is to avoid the trouble of turning around when changing the course. When the time comes, the bow will become the stern and the boat will move forward."
Hiss! When everyone heard this, they gathered around to watch.
The more I look at it, the better it gets, and my heart gets hotter. Anyone who doesn't know how to rock the oar can master it, including the elderly and children. However, it is not easy to turn around. If you are not careful, there is a danger of capsizing.
This new ship doesn’t need to turn around? It can move forward at both ends? Hey, I want it!
Just thinking about the price... Oh, it's thirty taels! I can't think about it, it makes my heart hurt just thinking about it. The whole family can live ashore for thirty taels, so the Huo family can afford it.
Facing such a new ship, everyone's eyes are full of enthusiasm, envy, and jealousy.
As Yu Jiang watched, he thought carefully, if there was such a ship, would it be possible to bring the wife and daughter who stayed at home to live on the ship? Even if they were to be exposed to wind and rain, there would be no need to leave them at home to be tortured.
His wife gave birth to two girls and was not welcomed at home. Even the five-year-old daughter had to go to the fields with her. He felt sad every time he went back.
When the time comes to get them on the boat, the family can be together, and the hardship will not be a big deal. By then, we won’t have to make it as big as the Huo family, and maybe we can save some money?
There are many people who think the same as Yu Jiang. When they go to bed in the middle of the night, they think of the Huo family's boat and are still thinking about it.
Mrs. Sun kept whispering to Qian Sanduo at night: "Dad, do you think that if Xiaoyu also buys such a houseboat, wouldn't it be better for him to marry him and give him more opportunities to choose?"
"Nonsense, isn't that obvious?"
"That……"
"What, you can get thirty taels?"
Mr. Sun became mute.
After a while: "How come the Huo family has so much money all of a sudden? Do you think it's okay if we borrow some from him?"
Qian Sanduo was silent: "The Huo family was worse than us before. The money they saved was probably from collecting crabs. I probably won't have much left after buying the boat."
"That……"
"Don't think about it, even if we collect crabs, there is no way. I heard from Xiaoxia that Huo Xi and Yang Fu went into the city and knocked on doors to sell them. You asked Xiaoxiao and Xiaoyu to knock on the door? They said nothing when they met the noble man.
Incomplete."
"I can't say enough about small shrimps and small fish! They just haven't done it before."
Qian Sanduo said nothing. How could he not know what his child was like? He was a tiger at home but a coward outside.
Mrs. Sun was silent for a while and then started gossiping again: "Is that Huo Xi really the child of Huo Erhuai and Mr. Yang? Ever since she was brought to the boat, the Huo family's life has become better. She is actually a lucky baby. That morning
Why don’t you come here in a few days?”
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it.
Qian Sanduo was silent and turned over: "You're in charge of this family. If it's really Fuwa, we can make some money by visiting his house more. You'd better go and ask tomorrow if his old boat can be sold.
Sell it, let’s buy it for Xiaoyu, and let his two brothers practice on their own, maybe he will be better than us. Xiaoyu will get married soon.”
"You want to buy an old boat for Xiaoyu? Don't you want to buy him a new one?"
"Doesn't it cost more to buy a new one? The old one in Erhuai probably won't cost much. When the two brothers save money, they may be able to buy a big boat like the Huo family."
"Will it wrong Xiaoyu?"
Qian Sanduo stopped talking, covered himself with a quilt, and soon began to snore.
Sun was so angry that she pushed him.
Qian Xiaoyu in the cubicle was still awake and listened silently. Today Xiaoxia ran to sleep with Yang Fu, and he was finally able to spread out his arms and legs and turn over to sleep.
Listening to his parents' plans for him and thinking about the Huo family's new boat he saw today, he felt hot and secretly worked hard. He would definitely save money to buy one in the future.
Qian Xiaoxia and Yang Fu slept one night on the new ship and woke up the next day feeling refreshed.
I stood in the cabin, stretched out, and my hands hadn’t even touched the roof. It was so comfortable. This is how people live.
"Yang Fu, can I come and sleep with you tonight?"
Yang Fu was so angry that he kicked him in the face: "What a beautiful idea!" He hadn't had enough sleep in his own territory.
Huo Xi and Huo Erhuai Yang also slept comfortably and comfortably on their new boat.
The cabin is big, long and wide, so you can sleep comfortably without scrimping. Actually, you got up later than usual. Looking at Huo Nian, he also slept soundly with his belly bulging.
Huo Xi poked his heaving belly several times, but didn't wake him up.
Yang and Huo Xi went to the bow of the boat to make breakfast. Huo Erhuai and Yang Fu drove the old boat to collect fishing nets, crab pots and shrimp pots.
"Mom, we don't have the curtains between cabins yet." Now that she can sleep in separate cabins, Huo Xi still wants an independent space.
Yang looked back and saw that the shipyard originally wanted to help install the bamboo and wooden doors, but Huo Xi disagreed, saying that it would increase the load of the ship, so he only made a slide rail on the top of each cabin and planned to hang thick linen cloth.
"You and Fu'er will go to the city to buy something later. Mom will give you money."
Huo Xi shook her head: "Mom, I want to collect some from the village. It can also save some money."
Jiangnan is not only fertile with water and abundant grain, but almost every family weaves cloth and there are thousands of weavers. Going to the village to collect some cloth is just like going to the village to buy grain, it is a matter of convenience for each of them.
"Okay, let's go there when your father comes back later."