After being stunned for a long time, he looked at the stuff on the boat again: "This boat is going to be requisitioned, why do you still buy so many things? You won't be able to load the food by then, and you're afraid it will be thrown into the river?"
It's all money. If it was thrown away rudely, Huo Erhuai's heart would be hurt.
"No way, can you still be thrown away?" Yang was a little dumbfounded.
"Why are they recruiting ships? I want you to help transport grain, and you load a bunch of other things. If not, who will throw it away!" Huo Erhuai just felt tired.
Yang Fu also looked at Huo Xi in horror: "Xi'er, will so many of our things be thrown away?"
Seeing the frightened faces of the family, Huo Xi hurriedly comforted her: "Don't worry, parents. Can I just watch the things we bought with money being thrown into the water?"
Giving Yang Fu a blank look would only add to confusion.
He said to Mr. Yang: "Mom, go in first and put the money away. Don't let it fall into the water."
When Yang heard this, he hurriedly touched the purse in his arms.
I got fifteen taels from selling silk and cloth, and received eleven taels of silver from Zhao's house. Later, I spent twenty taels for chicken and duck meat, and another seven taels and five taels for collecting cloth. Not to mention that I didn't take any money out this time, but I still took it backwards.
Return three to two to five cents.
Yang held Huo Nian in his arms and went in to sleep, putting some money in his arms.
Huo Erhuai was not comforted by Huo Xi at all, and he went in with Yang Fu to put away things.
After everything was packed up, Huo Erhuai rocked the boat, and Yang and Yang Fu moved out two wooden basins and prepared ingredients for making dried meat for chickens and ducks.
The family sat at the stern of the boat, working and discussing countermeasures.
Huo Xi held her chin and thought about something.
This is the first time that Huo Erhuai and Yang have used boats to transport grain. Although they have been living on the river for ten years, their boats were only rented by farmers to transport tax grain from the villages along the river to the county.
Just a yamen.
And you can still make some money.
This time, he was recruited by Hebo and had to transport grain to Huai'an warehouse. The whole family was caught off guard.
It takes two days to go downstream from the capital to Huai'an, and then you have to go upstream to get back. The return journey takes at least two and a half or three days, and this time it takes five days.
If you wait too long for the connection at Huai'an warehouse, you may not be able to get back even in five days.
To transport grain, the cabins on their ship may not be able to be saved, and the roof may have to be demolished by the officials.
Huo Xi's gaze was too intense as she stared at the cabin. Yang and Yang Fu, who were working just now and were planning to listen to what Huo Xi had to say, also followed her gaze.
When I saw this, my heart skipped a beat.
"Xi'er, why are you looking at our hatch cover?" Yang's voice was trembling. There were too many scary things that day.
Huo Erhuai's men paused and looked at the three hatch covers on his ship.
"Mom, our three hatch covers may not be able to be saved."
"Ah, how could it be, how could I not be able to keep it?" After he finished speaking, his body became weak and he wanted to fall back.
Yang Fu's eyes widened: "When the time comes, can't we just move the things on the boat and put the food into the cabin? Why do we need to remove our hatch cover?"
Yang Fu looked at Huo Xi with a look of horror.
His cabin, which is large and spacious, can no longer be saved? Will he have to use the sky as his bed and the planks of the ship as his seat again?
Huo Xi ignored him and only looked at Yang: "Mom, how much food do you think our family can carry on the boat like this?"
Of course you have to disassemble it to install more.
There are not enough official ships, and the fishermen's fishing boats have been requisitioned. Can we transport more or not?
Yang felt a throbbing pain in her head, "Oh my God! This is a new ship, how long have we lived there? Can you subsidize our money if we remove our hatch cover? Can you put it back on for us?"
Yang looked at this and that with some hope.
Huo Xi didn't reply to her. Even Huo Erhuai thought her question was a bit silly.
When Yang saw it, she wailed loudly.
Since her family bought a big boat, she and Huo Erhuai can sleep in a large cabin. It is spacious and comfortable, just like living on the shore. There is an open window on the top, which is bright, ventilated and breathable.
I've only been here for a few days, but I can't keep it!
Yang dropped what she was doing and ran in. She looked around in the cabin and just wanted to slap her thighs and cry.
After I came out, I felt completely wilted and felt like crying.
"What can we do? It will cost a lot of money to build it back again. Damn it. They said they would give us a discount on the fishing tax, but I don't know how much it will be. The requisition of our boats will make us lose our jobs, and then
They want to demolish our ship, but they still don’t provide money!”
Yang was about to shed tears as she spoke.
The whole family was silent.
Huo Xi comforted her: "Mom, the matter has been decided. It's useless to think about it. It's better to think about what to do next."
Yang wiped a handful on her face, came to her senses, and pulled Huo Xi: "Xi'er, what do you think we should do? We won't be able to fish or do business for a few days, and we have to spend money to repair the ship...
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Huo Xi patted her hand: "Mom, these are all small things. I'll just make the money back later. The top priority now is to rent a house first."
"Rent a house?" Yang Shi, Huo Erhuai and Yang Fu all looked at her.
Huo Xi nodded: "Yeah. A ship as big as ours will definitely carry more food. At that time, not only the hatch cover, but also the entire cabin will be dismantled. It's okay for us adults. Nian'er will never be like us.
Those who go north. Not to mention the wind blowing for so many days, I guess he won’t be able to bear it even for one day.”
Yang suddenly came back to her senses and nodded: "That's right, Nian'er can't blow the river breeze so unobstructed."
Looking at Huo Erhuai: "Dad, let's go. Let's go to the city now. Let's rent a house first."
Huo Erhuai was about to turn the boat, but Huo Xi hurriedly stopped him: "Dad, don't worry, let's discuss it first."
"Xi'er, tell me, dad listens."
Huo Xi then said: "Let's rent a house first and let mother stay with Nian'er..."
Yang grabbed her and said, "Xi'er, you also stay with mother."
Huo Xi shook her head: "Mom, I want to follow you and have a look."
Several people took turns talking, but they didn't get through to Huo Xi, so they had no choice but to listen to her.
Huo Xi added: "We have a lot of things on the boat. Let's rent a room first and store the things in the room, along with the sundries. There are also those big pots we bought before making silk cloth, but they are useless now.
I have to find a place to sell them at a low price."
He looked at the two pots of meat again and said: "This way north, time is tight and tasks are heavy. I'm afraid it will be difficult to supply along the way. Mom will take us to make the meat we bought today, and then we will sell it to the people who transport the food."
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"Sold to grain haulers?"
Huo Xi nodded: "Yes. This time, we are not the only fishermen who transport food. There are also many farmers, escort officers, government officials, people from the army, guards, etc. There are probably many people. These people are much better than us fishermen.
If you have money, maybe we can sell it along the way and make some money back."
When several people heard that they could come back with some extra money, they nodded: "That's fine, we'll all listen to Xi'er."
After hearing this, Mrs. Yang immediately started to spread the sauce on the chicken and duck, and Yang Fu was also helping.
While helping, Huo Xi was thinking about where to rent a house: "Mom and dad, where do you think it would be better to rent a house? Should it be until next spring or just for these ten and a half months?"
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