Huo Erhuai couldn't believe that his family's ship could leave a cabin.
Seeing his unbelievable look, Huo Xi nodded at him: "Yeah. Brother Zhao Sui may think that we are going north with Nian'er. There are weak people on the ship, so he decided to leave one for us."
After hearing this, Huo Erhuai was both happy and worried.
Pulling Huo Xi away from the crowd, she said quietly: "We didn't take it seriously. Are we deceiving the Yamen?"
Ordinary people cannot afford to offend officials.
"We didn't lie to them. Did they ask anything?" Huo Xi didn't care.
It's just a cabin left.
And it’s good to be a little special. There are always people who flatter others and put down others. Being a little special makes people think that there are people in their yamen, so that they can act more smoothly along the way.
He comforted us: "Don't worry, Dad, nothing will happen. Dad, you, me, and my uncle, the three of us have to spend the night on the boat without leaving a place that can protect us from the wind and rain. My uncle and I are just two kids."
Huo Erhuai was stunned for a moment, yes, there were two children on board, and he felt relieved.
Then he looked at the piece of bamboo in his hand, which was two fingers wide and as long as a palm. He wrote down words he didn't recognize. He asked quietly: "Just now, the boy from the Zhao family said that the amount of food contained on this piece of bamboo is written on it. What is it?"
"Eighty stones."
"Eighty stones?"
Huo Erhuai tilted his head and calculated how much grain his boat could carry during these days of work. He had just heard that the load capacity was eight points, so his boat would have to carry at least a hundred stones.
Only eighty shi of grain has been transported now?
Huo Erhuai's heart skipped a beat and he glanced over at Zhao Sui.
"Your brother Zhao Sui helped us this time. We must remember his favor."
Otherwise, if one hundred stones of grain were loaded, the cloth, wine, bedding and other items on the ship might not be able to be loaded.
Huo Xi nodded. Otherwise, how could we say that there are people in the court who are good at becoming officials? There is someone they know in Hebo who can bring them a lot of convenience.
When he got back to the boat, he told Yang Fu about the situation. Yang Fu was also very happy and said that he would give Zhao Sui shrimps and crabs to eat next time he saw him.
Huo Xi said to Huo Erhuai: "Dad, go back to Taoye Ferry tonight, talk to everyone, and ask about their situation. See if there is any problem with our cloth on their ship, and whether it can be transported. It is best to let Taoye
Everyone on the ferry will join us as the first group to set off at Mao the day after tomorrow. It’s good to have someone to take care of us.”
Huo Erhuai nodded and agreed.
"Xi'er, why don't we go back to Taoye Ferry tonight?" Yang Fu asked her.
"We'll go to see mom tonight to prepare things to take to Huai'an. Dad will pick us up early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid we won't have time to go find mom tomorrow."
"OK."
Huo Xi and Yang Fu entered the outer city and met Kan Er near Qionghua Lane.
"The little lady of the Huo family!"
Huo Xi was stunned when she saw him. What a coincidence? She quickly smiled at him: "Big brother."
"My surname is Mu. My father's name is Zhao, my son's name is Mu, that Mu."
Huo Xi nodded and smiled at him: "Brother Mu."
Which wood? What does the father promise, and what does the son promise? Yang Fu looked at this and that. It seemed that he and Xi'er had not read enough books.
Kan Er looked at Huo Xi, approving in his heart. He was indeed a child from a wealthy family. Looking at the other one, he probably didn't know his last name.
"What a coincidence. I was relaxing at Mochou Lake with my young master, and I happened to meet you."
Huo Xi turned around and looked around, but didn't see the arrogant young master or the other guard beside him.
"Yeah. What a coincidence. We are usually on the water."
"I know, that's why it's a coincidence."
After Kan Er finished speaking, he glanced at their baskets and said, "Is there any bald butter? My young master doesn't have your bald butter, so his rice won't taste good. Didn't you say there were shrimps last time? I'll follow you too."
Buy some."
Huo Xi was happy because there were repeat customers.
"Yes, there are several kinds of shrimps, but they are all on the boat."
Seeing the regret on the other person's face, Huo Xi thought for a moment and said, "If you can get to the ferry in the outer city tomorrow morning, I can give it to you."
Kan Er's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay, I'll wait for you at the ferry in the outer city tomorrow morning."
It doesn't matter how early in the morning it is. I've been squatting in Qionghua Lane every day for the past few days and I haven't even found anyone.
After receiving Huo Xi's correct words, Kan Er left briskly. There was no need to keep an eye on him today.
Yang Fu was very happy that people bought the things he made and made money.
"Xi'er, what's that brother's last name?"
"The surname is Mu. When the emperor or the princes worship their ancestors, they have strict rules. When the father is on the left, it is Zhao, and when the son is on the right, it is Mu. That's Mu. I will teach you how to write 'Zhao Mu' tonight."
Yang Fu nodded and recited silently in his mind, "The father who lives on the left is called Zhao, and the son who lives on the right is called Mu." In the evening, he could learn two more words and also understood the system of the ancestral temple.
Before the two of them turned into Qionghua Lane, they saw Yang. She was carrying Nian'er on her back and carrying something in both hands.
"Mom!" "Sister!" The two of them ran over quickly.
Yang turned around and saw that it was them, and smiled: "Xi'er, Fu'er."
The two ran to take the things from Yang's hands. When they saw Huo Nian dancing with joy, they stepped forward to tease them.
The family walked happily to the small courtyard they rented.
"Sister, did you go shopping outside? What did you buy?" Yang Fu looked at the many things in his hands.
"Something for food." Yang said casually, looking very happy to see the two children.
Yang has been living ashore these days. Although she feels a little uncomfortable leaving her husband, Huo Xi and Yang Fu, her life has become much richer.
From being uncomfortable at the beginning, to now being able to chat and have fun with people in the alley, to going to teahouses and restaurants with a normal expression, and bargaining with fellow fish sellers in the fish market, she is now like a woman living in the market.
The door to the new world is wide open.
When they entered the courtyard, Ms. Yang had not finished telling her what she had done that day.
Yang Fu's eyes widened when he heard this, "Sister, your day was quite rich. I thought you would be bored."
"I was a little uncomfortable in the first two days. I felt that the courtyard was empty. I walked around the courtyard with my thoughts and didn't know what to do. As soon as I got some free time, I wanted to sit down and mend the fish nets. There were no fish nets to mend, and I couldn't smell the fishy water.
The smell makes me feel uncomfortable all over."
Huo Xi laughed. Yang had been floating on the water for ten years, and once she came to live ashore, she couldn't adapt anymore.
"Two days ago, Xi'er told me that she wanted to make some snacks to go with the wine, so I took Nian'er and went out to the teahouses and restaurants. I could sit there for half a day for just one or two pennies, and they didn't chase us.
I just sat inside and watched what the wine sellers were saying and what they were selling."
"You don't know, those little ladies who sell wine and snacks can make a lot of money in a day. In addition to selling wine and food, they also get rewards from many customers. They have to earn at least two or three taels of silver a day! Tsk, tsk, tsk.
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Yang was extremely envious.
Nothing like them, floating in the water, beaten by wind and rain. When the net is empty, I feel uncomfortable. When the net is full, although I am happy, I am dragged into the water not once or twice.
Sometimes I can't sell more than twenty or thirty cents for several days.
Fortunately, they are living a better life now.
"Sister, why did you buy so much candy?" Yang Fu looked at Ms. Yang with a puzzled look.
His sister floated as soon as she landed? Are you willing to buy so many expensive candies?
Will you go to work tomorrow? I feel like I’m confused and don’t know the world outside the mountains. I’ve run out of lotion and cream, so I have to ask Hungry to buy medicine and run errands. The pharmacy only has Pien Tsai Wong and Dabao. I’m so worried.