Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 27 Good-hearted people

This time, we entered a ferry called Qianjin Village. At the entrance of the village, there was a signboard with the three characters "Qianjin Village" engraved on it.It should be a rich village.Huo Xi thought.

The two families rowed the boat into the ferry of Qianjin Village, and saw two men repairing the boat at the ferry, who looked like father and son, and hurriedly rowed over to say hello.

After hearing their intentions, the man enthusiastically led them into the village.

Huo Erhuai, Qian Sanduo and others were greatly relieved.The two adults greeted the man named Zhao Liang at the front, while Huo Xi and Qian Xiaoxia Qian Xiaoyu said a few flattering words to his son Zhao Ji and asked about the situation in their village.

Zhao Ji was about the same age as Qian Xiaoyu, seeing the three of them looking tired and their clothes all patched up, and hearing that a night of heavy wind and heavy rain had damaged their boat and lost all their food, he couldn't help feeling sympathetic.

His family's boat was also blown by the wind last night, but the ferry in the village was a shelter from the wind, so it was not damaged much.

His family has about [-] acres of fertile land, and there is still a lot left after paying the grain tax every year.The autumn harvest is coming soon, and the new grain will be available again, but the old grain has not been eaten yet.

Huo Xi heard that his family had a surplus every year, and his heart was disturbed.

It seems that if you have money, you still have to buy a few acres of land.The weather in the south of the Yangtze River is smooth, the water is fertile, and the farmers in Arita can have enough food without worrying about starvation.

Zhao Liang and his son led Huo and Qian into their house, served them tea, and led them to the warehouse to look at the grain.

Huo Xi looked around the Zhao family's courtyard, and saw that the courtyard was large and there were many houses, all of which were full of bricks and tiles. There were vegetable plots, chicken and duck coops, and a cowshed in the courtyard. It seemed that the family lived well.

Sure enough, Huo Qian's family didn't need to go into the village to search again, they just bought enough food at Zhao Liang's house.

Although it is last year's old rice, it is cheaper than the broken rice bought at grain shops.Give them six coins per catty.

That's why we talk about mutual benefit. They sell to the grain dealers who collect the grain, and the grain dealers sell to the grain shops, and the grain shops sell to customers. This has added two layers of middlemen.

Happy selling and happy buying.

"Brother Zhao, thank you so much. We want to buy some food along the way, but it's not going well." Huo Erhuai and Qian Sanduo expressed their thanks directly.

"That's right, others think we smell like fish, so they don't let us enter the village!" Qian Xiaoxia was still a little annoyed.

"Who said that our muddy legs still smell of mud. If you don't have any food, come to our house to buy it. We sell it to you, which is more expensive than the grain seller. It's convenient for everyone." Grandma Zhao was very enthusiastic. .

Huo Xi leaned next to her and said a lot of words of thanks.Grandma Zhao was so happy, she praised her for her sweet mouth, and then dragged her to look at the vegetables.

Huo Xi was very cute, and surrounded her to please her, so Grandma Zhao talked to her a lot without asking her.

I heard that she also has a grandson who lives in Hebo and eats public meals. Huo Xi even boasted and boasted, saying that she can raise children, and the flattery made Grandma Zhao very happy. Float in the river with the family.

The small calculations in Huo Xi's heart were rattling.I plan to make friends with this family.

He picked out a lot of vegetables in her small vegetable garden, and saw that her house had mung beans, soybeans and peas, so he asked Huo Erhuai to buy some as well.Two large baskets, stuffed to the brim, three large pumpkins, and two bacon.

The prices are very cheap, almost half sold and half given away by Zhao Ji's mother and grandma.Huo Xi couldn't be more moved.

Before leaving, Huo Xi, Qian Xiaoyu, and Qian Xiaoxia each hugged a big pumpkin, thanked Grandma Zhao and Aunt Zhao repeatedly, and were stuffed by her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to eat.

"If you don't have enough food, come to our house to buy it. It's expensive for you to buy at the grain store. If you want to eat vegetables, come and buy them." Zhao's grandma told them earnestly while holding the door frame.

"Hey, I remember. Grandma Zhao, come back. I'll bring you fish and shrimp next time."

"No, no, I'll keep it for you to eat. Our family has a boat."

But Huo Xi made up his mind to make good friends with this family.Only one hand was free to wave goodbye to her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Zhao's father and son helped transport the rice to the two boats with a cart, and then went back.

Huo Erhuai and Qian Sanduo looked at the backs of his father and son, feeling deeply.

"There are still many simple villagers. This family is a friendly person."

"Yes, the Zhao family is of good character, and the rare thing is the harmony between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. I should have known that we would have come here from the beginning."

Huo Xi looked at the boat full of food, vegetables, and two large buckets of water that Zhao Ji helped to pick up, and felt satisfied.He said to Huo Erhuai: "Father, if there is no food in the future, go to Qianjin Village to buy it. Then go to Zhao's house to buy it."

Huo Erhuai nodded: "Okay." This family is really kind, and the two baskets of vegetables cost almost nothing.This trip saved them a lot of copper.

Qian Xiaoxia boarded the Huo family's boat, and Huo Xi scrambled to eat the fried soybeans stuffed by Grandma Zhao, throwing two into his mouth from time to time, biting them crisply, looking at Huo Xi: "It seems that we still have to follow Your family buys food from the village, and my family saved a lot of copper coins this trip."

The first two trips to buy food were not going well, so he wanted to turn around and leave, not wanting to be mad at him.Unexpectedly, in another village, Liu Anhua met the kind-hearted Zhao family.

Huo Xi proudly raised his chin towards him: "Follow me from now on, let you save some money and buy salted duck."

"Okay!" Qian Xiaoxia replied, and threw two more beans into his mouth.Nothing serious.

Qian Xiaoyu turned her head and took a fixed look at Huo Xi.

Back at the ferry where the boat stopped, the other two boats to buy grain had already returned.Not much to buy.Seeing that Huo Qian's family bought a lot of vegetables and vegetables, they bought them with money.

Huo Qian's family kept one of the three big pumpkins, and the other was cut up and sold to each family.Huo Xi kept the two bacon.

Qian Xiaoxia wanted it, but his mother was reluctant to spend it.Said that there are fish and shrimp to eat every day, but also want to eat meat, why not go to heaven!Make him mad.He secretly planned to wait for Huo's family to cook meat, so he came over to have a bite.

Seeing that the price of food is cheap, every family bought a lot of food and stocked it up.Huo Xi only left a hundred catties for the family, and sold them all.

After dividing the food and vegetables, everyone cooked dinner and had a full meal.

In the four fields, I heard the noise of various houses and the sound of children playing.After a night of heavy wind and rain, although every family has suffered losses, they come here several times a year, and the fishermen are used to this kind of life in the wind and rain.

What if you are not used to it, what if the days are over?

Huo Erhuai took advantage of the dark to get down all four shrimp and crab cages, and chose a river channel to block a night net.It rained heavily all night, and the water has risen a lot. Fish, shrimp and crab should be easier to catch.

If you can earn more, you can also sell some money.

Back to the ferry, the boats under Yelong Yewang also returned to the port one after another.

After Huo Erhuai tied up the boat, the family wrapped tarpaulins around the shelves in the cabin, and covered the outside with two layers of tarpaulin, so the cabin was warm and the wind couldn't get in.

Afraid of freezing Huo Nian, Yang burned a few more charcoals in the cabin.

Before going to bed, the family baked Huo Nian's diapers while counting the money spent today.

　Had a chaotic night last night.The community was unsealed in the morning, and I stayed at home for a day.At eleven o'clock in the evening, the loudspeaker blared: Friends of the residents, those who want to buy vegetables and sun and moon products, hurry up, before twelve o'clock... I didn't hear clearly, don't move.Lie on the window to see everyone rushing out, dumbfounded.Looking at the circle of friends and the news, I realized that it will be closed at five o'clock in the morning.At half past eleven, I rushed out, it was already too late.The food market, convenience store, small supermarket, fruit shop, and Bbi Mantou shop are almost empty.Dele, get ready to lie flat at home.

　　
　
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