Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 143 He is not a bad person

After Huo Xi finished the ledger, he read it to Yang Shi and Yang Fu.The two were very happy after listening.

Their family's trip to Huai'an originally thought it was a hard job, not to mention delays, and paid for the throwing expenses out of their own pockets.Unexpectedly, on the return trip, I earned back a hundred and dozens of taels.

In addition to the 60 bolts of cotton cloth entrained on the way out, I earned [-] taels.

"It's great. If we go to Huai'an, we can add [-] acres of good land to our family. I hope we can be requisitioned next year." The siblings were overjoyed.

Huo Xi was also very happy.

"If it is called next year, it may not be as lucky as we did this year. One is that everyone has woken up, and it is estimated that they will be entrained. The other is that the government will also recall next year. I am afraid that there will be cards along the road to inspect the goods. Taxation."

When Yang Shi and Yang Fu heard this, they immediately fainted.

After a long while, he said: "Just accept it, and earn less is still earning."

"If we want to make money, we don't have to wait until we collect and transport grain."

"Ah, then how do we go?"

"Uncle, you are so stupid. Let's go to Huai'an once. We know what's going on on the way, what piers to pass, which sluices to wait for, and how long the journey will take. If you want to go, you can go by yourself. Let's go to Yangzhou. The light boat will arrive in one day. It will only take one more day to go to Huai’an. We can go whenever we want.”

Huo Xi had some ideas in his heart.

For example, in Songjiang, a large cotton cloth producing county, all the boats going to sea are parked there, not only the boats going from south to north, but also the big blessing boats from outside. She wanted to see it.

But the weather is cold, so it's not easy to think about it this year.Can only hold back.

Yang Shi and Yang Fu looked at each other and said yes.There is a boat at home, and no one restricts their movement, so they can go if they want?
why do not you go?
Yang's and Yang Fu's hearts became hot.There was a buzzing in my head, surrounded by a bunch of people by the Mochou Lake, yelling and selling goods, that feeling... seemed pretty good.

Well, I still want to sell.

Why not make money?

The boat at home can hold a hundred stones, not to mention earning back [-] mu of good land for one trip, but one or two mu of land for one trip.

There is more than one hectare of land in that house.Hectare after hectare after hectare, be a landlady, with sleeves on, and go to the countryside to collect rent?
How do you think, how beautiful!It's so beautiful.

"Sister, what are you thinking? Your saliva is dripping down." Yang Fu poked Mrs. Yang, what was his sister thinking, she opened her mouth and smiled silly.

"Hehe, thinking that there are a lot of land at home, I took Nian'er to the countryside to collect rent. I was like a landowner's wife with my sleeves on. Nian'er held the ledger and said how many acres your family rented. Pay a few cents and a few cents..."

In that way, it is flattering to think about it.

"Sister, you are daydreaming." Looking up at the sky, it was still bright and sunny, so his sister began to dream.

"You son of a bitch." Yang shook his fist at him and bared his teeth.

Yang Fu rolled his eyes back at her.

Huo Xi was amused.

"Mother, quickly put away the money, let's string the copper plates, and then take them to the bank to exchange them for silver or banknotes."

"It's better to change it to silver. The silver ticket is so light that you don't feel it when you touch it. Mother is worried that it will be damaged, and she is also worried that it is fake. It is better to touch it with silver and copper."

Huo Xi nodded, only following her pleasure.

The three of them stringed copper coins together.

Mrs. Yang said while stringing: "Your father said to give you all the money in the family, so that you can spend it."

Huo Xi was stunned for a moment, looked at a box full of banknotes, silver and copper coins, and did not speak.

"Mother thinks the same way. You earned all the money in the family. Parents thought you might have other ideas, so your father discussed with mother and gave you the money to arrange."

Huo Xi was very emotional when he heard that.How lucky.

Blinking his eyes, he swiped into the box and said, "Then I'll take some and leave the rest at home."

"Your father said to let you take it all. Everyone has returned the money we lent to Taoyedu before. Your father said to give it to you."

Taoyedu borrowed less than 200 taels at the beginning, plus the money collected and earned from selling goods at home, there is a lot of money in the box.

Huo Xi thought for a while, and then said: "These are quite a lot of money. After exchanging the money, I can just keep the 500 taels silver note in my hand. The rest will be kept at home."

There should be more than one hundred taels left at home, which is enough for the family to purchase and spend.

"Take them all. The family has been selling goods, and they can make a lot of money by bringing goods to Qionghua Lane every day. There is no shortage of flowers at home." Yang made a decision.

Huo Xi shook his head: "I'll just take 500 taels."

Pursing her lips, she said in a low voice: "When my mother was dying, she was always worried about my grandfather's family. I thought that if I had a chance in the future, I would have to look for them..."

This was the first time Huo Xi talked about family affairs.

Both Yang Shi and Yang Fu were stunned.

"Your grandfather's family is still there? Then why didn't you take Nian'er to look for them?" Yang asked cautiously.

Huo Xi pursed her lips tightly, and after a while, she said with a sad expression: "My grandfather's family has been exiled."

what?
Yang was startled.

It is said that Xi'er was raised by a rich family.Unless these ordinary people conspired against each other, if one person commits a crime, the other should be punished. How could the whole family be exiled?

This poor child, it's no wonder that after the death of his parents, he would be reduced to the point where he hugged his younger brother and went to relatives and was driven out.It is estimated that his father's family also suffered.

Seeing that both Yang Shi and Yang Fu were startled, Huo Xi was afraid that they might misunderstand, so she hurriedly said: "My grandfather's family are all good people, they are not bad people. My grandfather is very knowledgeable, he has many students..." world.

Before she finished speaking, she was hugged tightly by Yang Shi.

"Mother knows, mother knows. The emperor changed people, and many people are innocent. Although mother has never read the book, she also knows that there is one emperor and one courtier. Mother understands."

At that time, when the new emperor invaded Jinling City, she and Huo Erhuai were so frightened that they rowed their boats into the middle of the Yangtze River every day, not daring to go near the Qinhuai River.

They were not the only ones during that time, all the fishing boats dared not approach the waters of the capital.

I heard that during that time, blood flowed like rivers in the city, and at the Jubao Gate, the executioner was waving his knife all the time, and the knife even made a gap.

For a long time after that, she and Huo Erhuai did not dare to go to the Jubao Gate, for fear of seeing Gulu rolling a head on the ground.

"Mother understands, your grandfather's family is good people, they are not bad people."

Huo Xi choked with sobs and quietly nestled in Yang's arms.Turning to see Yang Fu looking at her worriedly, he smiled at him.Just as long as they don't misunderstand.

Her grandfather was not only a good person, but also extremely knowledgeable, humble and kind...

"Wow, grandfather, you have so many books!"

"Then what if little Xi'er wants to study with her grandfather?"

"want!"

Grandfather happily hugged her and sat on his lap, spread out the books and taught her to read word by word, held her hand and taught her to write big characters stroke by stroke...

"Xi'er's writing is really good, she has her own character."

"Really? Then I will come to my grandfather every day to practice calligraphy!"

……

Huo Xi buried her head in Yang's arms, blinking away tears: "Mother, Nian'er and I will be filial to you in the future."

"it is good."

Yang's tears welled up in her eyes.Responding in a low voice, gently, stroking her back over and over again, comforting her extremely gently.

(End of this chapter)