Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 146

The woman was so nimble with her hands that she was so busy that she didn't lift her head.

"It's still able to supplement the family. I usually rely on doing this to earn some money to support the family."

Seeing that she didn't intend to tell, Yang didn't ask any more, but kept praising her skills.

Yang Fu also stared at it: "We went to Yanhe Village to collect cloth before, and saw that there are many women weavers in the village. I heard that those who work hard in a month can earn several taels of silver. Why doesn't my sister weave and sell?"

The woman looked up at him.

He smiled: "There is a big family to take care of at home, so we have to do housework non-stop. There is no time for weaving. Embroidery and weaving, the hands must be well maintained, and there must be no burrs. Besides, the loom is also It’s not cheap, and the loom is big, so you have to build a big house for it. It’s better to find space to make these gadgets, and you can do it in the gaps between work. Although you earn less than weaving, it’s more convenient .”

Huo Xi was thoughtful.

Like this little woman, if she goes to her mother's house to kiss her, if she walks for a long time on the road, she can't bring a loom with her, right?It is very convenient to make velvet flowers.

Judging by the speed and proficiency in her hands, she might be able to earn travel expenses along the way.

No wonder I had to pack an ox cart, but waited for the boat by the river.It's not too expensive.

Huo Xi is also willing to do things that can be exchanged for time with money, and things that can be exchanged for more money with small money.She Xiaoli gains big benefits, or gains time, or wins other benefits.

Just look at what you want.

For example, this woman spent more travel expenses, but the mother and three sat comfortably all the way, and her two children were able to sleep with their limbs stretched out on the vehicle, eating and sleeping, and they were comfortable, and she did not delay her work. Not the best of both worlds?
The two children slept in the cabin, and the woman was busy with work, so Huo Xi and Yang Fu went to the stern to accompany Huo Erhuai.

"Father, where is Fanjiajiao? Far away?"

"Fanjiajiao is at the end of the Qinhuai River..."

"Is there an end to the Qinhuai River? Then the other end will stop flowing?" Yang Fu's eyes widened.

"That's not what it means."

Huo Erhuai smiled: "The Qinhuai River diverges from the Yangtze River. The one that flows into Jinling City is called the Inner River, and the one outside the city is called the Outer River. There are also several tributaries, such as the Xin River and the Branch River. They flow straight and then branch off. , became Lishui River, Yuntai Mountain River, Jurong River, and at the fork, it became a new river, and it was no longer called Qinhuai River. Fanjiajiao is where the three rivers intersect.”

Huo Xi nodded knowingly, sure enough, people like Huo Erhuai who have been fishing for ten years must know about these rivers.

At Shenshi, the boat rowed to Fanjiajiao.

Yang Shi and Yang Fu helped her three mothers move things down, looked at the bundles on the ground, and watched her buy a lot of things on her boat, such as seeing the salt, and finally bought four bamboo tubes.

There are a lot of things on the ground, but how can I get them?

"It's okay, I will let my child go to the village to call my parents and brothers, and they will come to pick me up."

"Oh, that's good. Then you wait slowly, we will return."

They wave goodbye to each other.

Watching her two children running towards the village, her figure getting smaller and smaller standing on the shore, Huo Xi and Yang Shi went into the cabin to light copper coins.

"If you pick up and drop off a few customers like this every day, and sell some goods along the way, you can earn a lot in a day."

Counting the copper coins, Mrs. Yang was very happy.Unexpectedly, after only a few days without boarding the ship, her man started the business of carrying passengers.

"That's just by chance. When I saw someone waving, I thought that the other party wanted to buy something. I rowed the boat over, and if the price offered by the other party was right, I would take it for a while. If the price was not reasonable, I would not do this business."

Huo Erhuai didn't feel that he had lighted up any special skills, he just thought it was a matter of convenience.

Huo Xi glanced at the couple, then pursed her lips and smiled.This opened their eyes, and secondly, it was the attraction of the copper plate, which opened their minds.

Once the mind is opened, the mind becomes lively.

Otherwise, in those ten years of fishing career, why didn't I expect to find customers along the river while fishing?

At that time, I would row the boat out of the port before dawn, and row the boat to the open and uninhabited waters. I only thought about fishing and caught more catches, and I didn't have the heart to think about anything else.

Row the boat all the way back, cast a few nets, and catch a lot of fish and shrimps, Huo Xi hugged Huo Nian and sat at the stern of the boat watching Yang Shi and Yang Fu unpack the fish and make up the nets.

When it was dark, we rowed the boat back to Taoyedu. The catch was really good, and we got most of the water tank.

"Tomorrow I can go fishing with my father again! It's been a long time since I went to sell fish." Huo Xi was very happy.

"Xi'er, aren't you going to deliver goods to Qionghua Lane and Grandma Zou tomorrow?" Yang Fu said.

Huo Xi was taken aback, ah, I forgot about it.

"If Xi'er wants to sell fish, why don't you send it to your uncle."

"No. The fish market street is very fishy, ​​and people have to catch and kill fish. Xi'er should go to Qionghua Lane to deliver the goods." Yang Fu disagreed.

"Mother forgot about it. Then Xi'er goes to Qionghua Lane."

"it is good."

The boat rowed into Taoyedu.Yujiang Qian Xiaoxia and others rowed back, and Grandpa Zou was also there.

"Grandpa Zou isn't going to the city?" I thought Grandpa Zou would stay in the yard to take care of Grandma Zou.

Mr. Zou helped Huo's family to pull the boat to the boat tie, and said with a smile: "Sheng'er has gone. I went back to the boat and fished all day."

This time, I spent a lot of money. Instead of fishing, I have to sit and eat.

Huo Erhuai fastened the boat, seeing him alone, not too young, he felt a little distressed: "You should pay more attention to your health, if you fall down again, you will be left with Xiaosheng, how will you live."

"Hey, I know." Seeing that Huo Erhuai cared about him, the old man was quite moved.

The other families also greeted the Huo family one after another. Huo Erhuai often saw each other, but the Yang family, Huo Xi and Yang Fu hadn't seen each other for several days.

Qian Xiaoxia quickly jumped on the Huo family's boat and chatted with Yang Fu.

Yu Miao also called: "Sister Huo Xi, sister Huo Xi" waved to her from the stern of her house.

"Come play on our boat." Huo Xi said to her.

"Okay. Sister Xi'er, do you want to come to our boat first? My sister and I also have a place to sleep." Xiao Miao'er warmly invited and couldn't wait to share her territory with others.

Seeing her warm invitation, Huo Xi sailed from the stern of another boat to her boat.

I took a look at the stern of the boat, it was very new, the same size as her family's old boat, but Xiao Miao'er and Yu Ya were not big enough for a family of four to live in.

There were five people living in her house before.

Yu Jiang and Mrs. Zheng watched with smiles as Xiao Miaoer enthusiastically dragged Huo Xi into the cabin for a visit.

The boat is very new, with two cabins, one for Yu Jiang and his wife, and one for Xiao Miaoer and sisters, separated by straw curtains.In the cabin of the two sisters, there are unsold linen and daily sundries that the family usually needs.

"Sister Xi'er, look", Xiao Miao'er pulled up an iron ring on the board of the boat, but couldn't pull it very well, Yu Ya hurried over to help.

"Look, this is where my sister and I hid our things! The decks are lowered and covered with tarpaulins and felts, so no one can see!"

It is much better than the cages that were placed in the house before. Anyone who comes in can turn inside.She is annoying!

Little Miao'er is very satisfied with this bottom cabin where things can be hidden.

"Happy, aren't you?"

"Happy!"

Huo Xi looked at her boat for a while, and said: "Come on, let's play on my boat for a while, Ya'er will come too." Calling Ya'er sister is not easy to say.

"it is good."

The two responded without paying any attention.After finally seeing Sister Xi'er, Xiao Miao'er also wanted to talk to Sister Xi'er about selling goods today.

The family boat is not as big as the Huo family's boat, so I went to play on sister Xi'er's boat.

　Thank you for your encouragement, thank you, love you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)