Yang Fu felt a little distressed. The wine was really good.
It will cost a lot of money.
But after Huo Xi took a look at it, he was relieved. A basket of wine and breakfast and dinner were sold for two taels of silver.
Huo Xi looked at the one tael of silver in his hand. He made a little too much for dinner, using three chickens, ducks, a dozen fish, and shrimps. One tael of silver was just hard-earned money.
But it’s great to receive money.
He turned around and handed the money to Huo Erhuai, who happily picked it up.
The nearby boat owners stared at the escort officer as soon as they arrived. When they saw that there was still wine on the Huo family's boat, their eyes lit up.
They were reluctant to eat, so they just ate the dry food they brought with them. But on such a boring and boring autumn night, which was mixed with moisture and cool in the evening breeze, it seemed unreasonable not to have some wine.
"Erhuai, hurry up and get some wine, the wine bug is here."
"Give me two taels too."
"I want two taels from the Huo family, too."
"Hey, come on." Huo Erhuai responded happily. The child's mother also said that the wine basket took up space, but where did it take up space? He would be happy to take it with him no matter how much space it occupied.
Huo Xi and Yang Fu quickly helped everyone pack the wine. They poured the wine out one by one, put it into bamboo cups and tubes, and handed it out.
After a while, I received a lot of copper coins.
Ten kilograms of wine cost one cent and three cents. The boatman who originally sold Taoye Ferry for three cents and two taels was selling wine for two cents and one tael tonight. No one thought it was expensive, and many people came to Huo's house to buy it.
Drink wine.
We have to keep vigil at night, and there is nothing wrong with a boatload of food. Some people will not be able to eat so much food in their lifetimes, and they are responsible for the food on their own ships. If something goes wrong, they will not be able to afford the compensation if it is sold.
If you have to keep vigil all night, it would be best to get some wine.
Huo Erhuai and Huo Xi were busy getting drinks, while Yang Fu was busy collecting money and delivering the drinks.
"Xi'er, Xi'er, that escort officer is here again!" Yang Fu saw Master He coming by boat from a distance, and hurriedly got into the cabin to report the news.
Huo Xi was overjoyed: "Dad, please bring out those good wines first." As he spoke, he got out.
"Brother He." He smiled at him from a distance.
He Feng curled his lips towards her and nodded slightly.
He handed over several rice bowls from the Huo family and asked, "Is there any wine on the boat? It's the same as before."
Huo Xi nodded: "How many more baskets are there? How many does Brother He want?"
"Then give me three baskets."
"Hey, okay." He turned around and asked Huo Erhuai and Yang Fu to drink.
The two people heard it in the cabin and took out the wine basket, "Sir, sir."
He Feng asked the boatman to row the boat over and stood on the bow to take them one by one.
He handed another two taels of silver to Huo Xi. Huo Xi refused to take it and said, "Brother He, this is too much."
"Take it. We, adults, will reward you."
"Thank you, Brother He. Thank you, sir." Thinking of something, he added, "Brother He, wait a minute."
Mom also asked her to bring so many snacks to go with the wine, she almost forgot.
Huo Xi returned to the cabin and took some beans, dried fish, and shrimps, put them in a basket, and handed them to him: "These are some snacks to go with wine. We treat Brother He to some."
He Feng smiled at her, took it, and the boat rowed away again.
The people next to him watched with envy. Although they didn't know how much money was handed out, they vaguely heard the words.
Is the escort officer so talkative this time? Not only does he not only ask for food from the people in vain, but he also gives rewards?
Oops, I regret it. I should have known they had brought some wine with them. If I could win the favor of the adults, then this journey would have been smoother.
"Dad, look!"
Huo Erhuai was also very happy when he saw the two taels of silver, "Xi'er, these escort officers are not bad." At least they didn't bully others or take anything from the people.
I collected four taels of silver in one day today. It's great.
Huo Erhuai carefully put the money in his purse, took it to the cabin and put it away properly.
He Feng brought several baskets of wine back, but was robbed by a boatload of people.
Thirty kilograms of wine, among the fifteen of them, each of them couldn't share much. But it was just enough to satisfy his cravings without drinking too much and not causing trouble.
"The Huo family is very scheming. They knew that the ship had to be drafted to transport grain, but they still brought wine and so much food to the ship for business." One of He Feng's colleagues, Lu Huai, talked about the Huo family while drinking wine.
"If he doesn't do business, how can you have food and drink?" He Feng scorned him.
Lu Huai was blocked and was a little speechless, "If everyone takes it, how can they still pack all the food?"
"Originally, the load capacity is eight points, but the imperial court does not give the fishermen a small amount of money, and it also delays people from fishing and selling fish. Why don't they think of some ways to earn some copper coins?"
Lu Huai couldn't stand him and looked at them.
Yan Baihu glanced at him indifferently: "How about you eat solid food tomorrow?"
Lu Huai choked and shook his head violently. Dry food is not as delicious as hot food.
"They didn't waste any time. They recruited people when they were asked to be recruited. They were escorted when they were asked to be escorted. They tore down all the cabins of their own ships. If they didn't try to make some extra money, they would have to pay for the repairs of the cabins after they returned. Are you willing to do that? You just brought it along.
Still less?"
Lu Huai stopped talking.
If you have the opportunity to send grain to Huai'an, and Huai'an is a place with prosperous trade from south to north, if you don't bring some things with you to exchange for some money, the army's salary will not be enough.
He Feng glanced at Yan Baihu, sat down and poured him wine.
These escort officers were selected from the garrison in the capital. There were a total of fifteen people on this ship, responsible for the sixty ships named C. When they first came to select people from the army, Lord Baihu selected them.
He heard from adults that a Water Transport Department might be set up specifically to take charge of water transport in the future.
Originally, Taizu established the Water Transport Department when he established the dynasty, but it was soon abolished. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he wants to transport grain northward. There are rumors that the Water Transport Department will be re-established.
I heard that there will be twelve guards in the guard army. According to the current establishment of the guard army, one guard has five thousand-household residences on the left, right, center and front, and there are thousands of people in each house. The twelve guards must be over 100,000 people.
Yan Baihu said that he could not get ahead in the garrison. Now that the new emperor had ascended the throne and the political situation was stable, there was no military merit to be gained. Maybe joining the Cao Army would be an opportunity.
The Cao Army is not only responsible for water transportation, but also for sea transportation. There is a lot of oil and water in it. It is easy to make meritorious deeds.
But now the Caofu government has not yet been established. In addition to maritime transport, which is mainly military transport, water transport is mostly civilian transport. Even if a water transport department is established in the future, the Cao army will not be able to get so many ships at once.
It is better to make good friends with the fishermen.
He Feng thought silently and poured another glass of wine for Yan Baihu, "Sir, let's try these snacks to go with the wine. They are also made by that family."
"Oh? There are also snacks to go with the wine? I want to try that."
On Huo Xi's side, he was busy serving drinks to the boatmen around him, and it came to an end.
Huo Erhuai called over the captains of the ten ships of the Bingzi. While drinking with them, he told them to keep vigil at night to check on the provisions.
They were told to stay in pairs, with one person staying watch for half the night and the other for the rest of the night, alternating with each other.
The Huo family and Yu Jiang formed a team. Yu Jiang took care of them in the first half of the night, and Huo Erhuai came in the second half of the night. Yu Jiang could just go back to the boat to sleep, and he had to row the boat the next day.
As for the Huo family, with Yang Fu helping to change hands, it doesn't matter whether it's in the middle of the night or in the middle of the night.
Because they had to guard the food, everyone didn't drink for long, and soon they went back to their respective boats. Those who needed to rest had a rest, and those who needed to watch the food watched the food.
Huo Xi was thinking about breakfast tomorrow and asked Huo Erhuai to go to bed first, while she took Yang Fu to make preparations.