Kan Er helped Huo Erhuai and Yang push the trolley into Qionghua Lane, put the things back in the small courtyard, and then left. The couple thanked them all the way.
The couple returned the cart and took each other back to the ferry.
He gave instructions earnestly all the way without worry.
"I'll give you this money to take with you on the way."
"I still have some left for you and Nian'er."
"Why should we spend so much money? Take it with you, just in case Xi'er wants to buy some northern goods in Huai'an and bring it back."
Huo Erhuai took it and put it in his arms: "You take Nian'er and wait for us at home. If you have nothing to do, just stay at home. If anything happens, just scream."
"I understand, you should take good care of Xi'er and Fu'er."
"I will."
"Dad, please be careful on the road."
"I know. You should be more alert at night alone."
When they arrived at the ferry, Yang took Huo Xi and Yang Fu and gave them instructions. Then she stood on the shore with Nian'er in her arms and watched the three of them rocking the boat away.
On the other side, Kan Er returned to Mu's house carrying a basket of butter and various shrimps.
He asked Mu Yan, who was about to go to the Imperial Academy, to ask for a reward: "Master, look, there is not only Bald Butter this time, but also six bottles of shrimps in three flavors! I heard it is very fragrant. There are six bottles of Bald Butter. Huo
The young lady said she was grateful to the young master for helping her promote bald butter in the Imperial College last time, but this time the price will not be increased, it will still be three liang a bottle."
Li Yi glanced at him speechlessly, then looked at the young master again.
Sure enough, I saw the young master biting his molar teeth.
"She caught me, a fat sheep, and worked hard, and you're still happy?" Mu Yan looked at him with squinted eyes.
Kan Er was puzzled: "Huh? Madam Huo said that the weather is cold and we can't catch crabs, so she won't increase the price for us."
Li Yi stroked his forehead. Stop talking.
Kan Er scratched his head, he didn't say the wrong thing.
Seeing that the young master had entered the carriage on the wooden stool, Li Yi also sat on the carriage and hurriedly stuffed the basket into the arms of the boy at the door: "Young master, wait for me!"
He quickly jumped onto the other side of the carriage.
In the carriage, Mu Yan was a little liar who treated me like a fat sheep and said thank you. I hope you will look good next time!
On the Huo family's boat, Huo Xi sat in the middle of the boat. When she looked up, she saw the clear sky washed by clear water, without any obstruction, and she felt a sense of sadness.
It's so bare, I'm not used to it.
Yang Fu sat next to her, looking left and right, sighing. His houseboat suddenly turned into a cargo ship. Fortunately, Xi'er's cabin was still left on the bow.
Otherwise, the three of them might have slept on a pile of grain in the open air these nights.
"Xi'er, please go inside and sit in the cabin. It's very humid outside. The sun will come out soon." Although Huo Erhuai felt regretful, he got used to it after watching it for a night.
"It's okay, Dad. This has a good view."
Huo Erhuai smiled. The child was comforting him.
"Dad, do we have enough oilcloth on the ship? If it rains these days and there is a loss of food, we will have to pay for it."
Whoever transports the grain is responsible. If it is stolen, lost, exposed to the rain, or damaged, it is all the shipowner's responsibility. If he cannot pay according to the amount, he will have to pay money.
"Don't worry. Dad is well prepared and you won't be afraid of rain."
As he spoke, he looked up at the sky and said, "There shouldn't be any rain these days. It will probably be sunny all the time."
After the storm that day, Huo Erhuai seemed to have developed his ability to listen to the wind and identify the rain. After that, he judged the weather very accurately and rarely made mistakes.
Huo Xi followed him and watched the clouds for many days, sniffing the water vapor, until the water vapor swayed in her nose and brain, but she still looked confused.
Since Huo Erhuai said there would be no rain, she felt relieved.
I lay back on the boat, put my hands on the back of my head, looked up at the sky with light clouds and wind in this autumn day, rested my head on the boat wood, listened to the sound of the oar paddling, and fell asleep.
Yang Fu followed her example and lay down on the boat, and quickly closed his eyes.
"Dad, have you told the Taoyedu gang? Can they pack our cloth? Do you want to set off together tomorrow?"
Yang Fu opened his eyes again and looked at his brother-in-law.
Huo Erhuai nodded: "I can pack it. They are all well hidden in the cabins of each house. Don't worry. Everyone will go to Jiangning County Government Office to pack food in the afternoon and we will leave together tomorrow."
"That's good."
This journey is more than 400 miles to Huai'an, and it can be reached by light boat in two days. They are loaded with food, so it will probably take more time.
We were all together along the way, so we had someone to look after us.
Huo Xi looked at the ship with the cabins removed again. There were several pots of bean sprouts, green onions and garlic in Yang Fu's cabin at the stern, but they were also moved to the small yard.
"Dad, it's still early. Let's go to the village along the river to buy some vegetables and take them with us."
"That's fine."
After talking about vegetables, Huo Xi took stock of what they had brought on board to see if there was anything missing, and even called Yang Fu up to check.
For food, there are rice noodles, dried fish, salted meat, salted eggs, butter and shrimps, firewood, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar on board. The supplies, including personal clothing, bedding, tarpaulins and felts, and cooking pots are all still there.
on board.
There are also several baskets of purified water.
The rest are silk and cotton for the bilge, wine and snacks to go with the wine.
Huo Xi was relieved that she was well prepared for this trip.
Just as I closed my eyes, I thought of something and sat up again.
He entered his cabin, opened the bottom of the cabin, took out other banknotes and jade pendants, wrapped them in oilcloth, and hid them close to his body.
In the afternoon, Huo Erhuai rowed the boat to Jiangning County Pier.
On the pier, ships waiting to transport grain have arrived one after another. They are docked at the pier one after another, and there is no end in sight. On the shore, grain waiting to be shipped is piled up on the pier to form mountains of rice.
The tax grains from previous years were also transported to the county government by the farmers themselves.
After being collected by the county government, part of it is retained locally to be used for the salaries of local officials, rice for local clans entrusted to the local clan, rice for living members, and pensions for orphans, widows, the sick, and the elderly.
This part of the retention is about 30% of the tax and grain.
The remaining 70% will be shipped to the imperial palace to be used for royal expenses, imperial official salaries and military expenses, etc.
Like the previous Wu dynasty, in Dadu north of Dingdu, after local taxes and grains were collected, the Cao Army was used every year to transport grain to the five major granaries nearby. Once there was a need, grain was transferred from various granaries to Tongzhou, and then transported from Tongzhou to
Most.
When this dynasty was established, its capital was Jinling, and Jiangning County was already on the outskirts of Beijing. Jiangning County did not need to engage in such a big fight. They only had to transport the grain to the county government, and then the county government shipped it to the capital.
There is no need for the Cao army at all.
This year is good, and we have to transport grain to the north. There are not enough canals, so fishermen's boats have been requisitioned.
Huo Xi looked at the mountains of grain bags and felt that Jiangnan was worthy of being a land of plenty. With abundant water and abundant grain, the farmers could keep their stomachs full.
"Yang Fu, Huo Xi!" Qian Xiaoxia's voice interrupted her thoughts.
Huo Xi and Yang Fu looked over after hearing the sound, and saw brothers Qian Xiaoxia rowing a boat and queuing up behind them, waiting to enter the dock to load grain.
He waved to them.
Qian Xiaoxia pointed at the Huo family's boat and laughed: "Hahaha, Yang Fu, your cabin has been demolished. It's all bare."
Now it's good, no need to envy them anymore.
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