When Yang Fu saw Qian Xiaoxia laughing at him, he looked towards his boat.
I saw that the cabin in the middle of his boat had also been demolished, leaving only a bare hull, which was worse than mine. How dare you laugh at him!
But that boat was the boat that my family had lived in for many years.
I had no choice but to roll my eyes at him, frown, and point to the cabin on the bow of my ship that had not been demolished: "We still have one left, don't be jealous, there is no place for you to sleep here."
Qian Xiaoxia was furious and waved his fist at him.
Everyone had to transport food, and even the only bamboo tent on Yujiang's ship was removed. How come the Huo family's ship alone had a cabin left?
Many fishing boats have now been dismantled like cargo ships. Some of them still have the oil awning frame on the bow. There was originally a canopy to cover the stove on the bow, but they were not allowed to dismantle it.
Now I have to sleep in the open air. Many fishermen have turned their attention to the Huo family's boat.
Huo Erhuai was a little uncomfortable with the scrutiny of his peers.
Huo Xi was very calm and searched for Taoyedu's ship with his eyes.
This time the river was mobilized, and all boats, large and small, were included in the draft. Yujiang's boats were small and could barely transport five stones of grain. They also helped her house install eight pieces of cotton cloth.
Huo Xi was a little worried that his boat was too heavy.
Searching the boats on tiptoe, he saw Yu Jiang paddling far behind the boats. Seeing her looking at her, he stood on the stern of the boat and waved to her.
Huo Xi smiled at him and waved to him.
Yu Jiang understood. He quickly found an opening and rowed his family's boat over.
His boat was not big, so he quickly rowed next to the Huo family's boat.
Huo Xi held the edge of the boat and asked him: "Uncle Yu, how many stones do you want to load?"
"Five stones."
Yang Fu and Huo Erhuai also ran over: "Five stones? Can that be done?"
Yu Jiang nodded: "It can be done. You will go with the current, so you don't need to put in much effort."
Huo Xi went to look at the things on his boat. He was alone and usually lived on the boat. The pots, pans, bedding and bedding were still there, and eight pieces of her family's cloth were hidden in the bilge.
"Uncle Yu, when the time comes, you can follow my boat. If you can't row anymore, we will drag you away." Then we will help him reduce some of his burden.
Yu Jiang nodded happily: "Okay, I'll follow you."
"I'm following you too." Qian Xiaoxia shouted from a distance and asked his brother to pull the boat over.
"Then you line up behind Uncle Yu."
Everyone in Taoye Ferry saw this scene and lined up one after another. They spontaneously let the Huo family's boat take the lead.
In this way, we can take care of each other, and everyone's mind will be settled.
This is the first time for everyone to recruit. Many of them have never been outside the area near the capital. I don’t know which direction Huai’an is. Traveling far away and walking together with people who are familiar with each other can also strengthen their courage.
Soon, the officers from the river station came to register all the requisitioned ships.
According to the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches, the first batch of grain transport ships was divided into sixty numbers, with ten ships per number, and one escort officer for each number.
Huo Xi found Zhao Sui, who had a semicolon, and asked him if he could assign Taoye Ferry's boat to a connected number so that everyone could be taken care of.
Zhao Sui thought for a while and nodded in agreement. This was good, as they were familiar with each other and it would be easier for the escort officer to manage.
There are a total of twenty-seven boats on Taoye Ferry, so we have three numbers.
Zhao Sui asked Huo Xi to follow him to identify the Taoyedu boats. He gave them three numbers: Bingzi, Bingyin, and Bingchen. The Huo family's boat was Bingzi No. 1, Yujiang was Bingzi No. 2, and Qian Xiaoxia was
Bingzi No. 3, sorted like this.
Zhao then found three more lone ships among the boatmen, incorporated them into Taoyedu's fleet, and issued flags to each boatman, asking everyone to put the flags on the bows of the ships.
Huo Xi looked at the triangular red-edged and white-backed flag, and asked Yang Fu to put the flag with Bingzi No. 1 on the spot where he originally put the flag. It fluttered in the wind and was very conspicuous.
"Brother Zhao Sui, do you know who our escort is?"
Zhao Sui shook his head: "It's someone from the army. I don't know who he is specifically."
"Thank you, brother Zhao Sui. When we come back, we will bring you good things from the north."
"Then I would like to thank you, little Huo Xi. Be careful on the road, listen to the escort's instructions, and don't quarrel with them."
"Thank you, brother Zhao Sui, for the tip."
Seeing that the Huo family was very familiar with the officers at the Hebo Station, everyone in Taoyedu finally felt relieved.
After assigning the ship number, it was time to start loading food.
Everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the calls of the government officials on the shore. The whole dock was roaring and the noise was so loud that they were afraid of missing something.
Starting from the number Jiazi on the 1st, the boatman who called the number rowed the boat across, and the porters moved the grain to the ship. The boat loaded with grain left the dock and lined up according to the number in the nearby waters, waiting for departure tomorrow.
"Bing Zi No. 1!"
"Bing Zi No. 1!"
"I'm coming!"
When he heard his ship's number being called, Huo Erhuai hurriedly rowed over. Huo Xi and Yang Fu also sat up from the ship and stood at the stern.
The officer on the shore looked at the flag on the bow of the Huo family's boat, then checked the piece of bamboo in Huo Erhuai's hand, then looked at his boat, checked the book, and said loudly: "Bingzi No. 1, eighty stone."
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"Bingzi No. 1, eighty stones!" the voice passed down.
The grain bearers started to move as soon as they heard this.
When I walked to the grain mountain, I turned my back to the grain bag, hunched over, and put my hands behind my shoulders. The unloader who was unloading grain on the grain mountain put the grain bag on the bearer's back.
The bearer's body sank, his hands firmly grasped the upper ends of the grain bag from his shoulders, and he hunched over to carry the grain bag onto the boat.
Watching her boat sinking little by little, Huo Xi glanced at Huo Erhuai worriedly.
Huo Erhuai held her hand, stood on the shore, leaned slightly, and said to her, "Don't worry, dad can row."
"My brother-in-law and I will switch rows," Yang Fu said, looking up at him.
"Okay." The child is sensible, and Huo Erhuai is convinced.
Less than half an hour passed, and eighty shi of grain was loaded onto the ship.
"Bingzi No. 1, loading completed. Set sail!"
"Bingzi No. 1, drive away!"
When Huo Erhuai heard this, he hurriedly pulled the two children onto the boat, shook the oar board, and quickly drove the boat away from the dock.
"Bingzi No. 2!" The number was called again on the pier.
"Coming!" Yu Jiang's voice rose.
Huo Xi glanced at him and saw that Qian Xiaoxia and his brothers' ship was following behind him, and Taoyedu's ships were also waiting nearby, waiting for loading.
The three numbers Bingzi, Bingyin, Bingchen and Taoye ferry boats were all loaded before sunset.
The first batch of ships to be shipped tomorrow have not all been loaded yet. Rows of torches were lit on the pier, lighting up the entire pier.
After an afternoon of loading, the mountains of grain bags were gradually reduced.
Huo Xi stood at the stern of her boat and looked towards the pier, which was as bright as day. On the pier, there were all kinds of people including county government officials, officials from the riverside, porters, unloaders, boatmen, vendors, and other people of all kinds.
, the crowd was buzzing.
"Xi'er, are you hungry? What should we eat for dinner?"