Fight the Giants

  Chapter 157 What makes money

  As soon as Huo Xi finished speaking, Xiao Miao'er's voice rang at the gate of the courtyard.

   "Sister Xi'er, I'm here to find you!"

  Huo Xi put down his chopsticks and poked his head outside the kitchen, and sure enough, he saw the little Miaoer jumping in from outside, followed by Yu Ya step by step.

  These two sisters, judging by their appearance and temperament, are the same as those born by their parents.

   "Come, come!" Huo Xi greeted her.

   Waiting for the two sisters to walk in front of her, Huo Xi saw that Huo Erhuai and Zou Sheng walked in again at the gate of the courtyard, and Yang Shi had already stepped forward to help him with the fishing load.

   "I'll come, I'll come, it's empty and not heavy." Huo Erhuai pushed Yang away, beckoned Zou Sheng to follow and put the fishing pole in the ear room.

   "Father."

"Why."

   "Brother-in-law, is it sold out so early today?"

   "Yeah, the fish market is busy these days. It's a good seller."

  Zou Sheng greeted several people: "Where is my grandma?"

   "Your grandma is chatting with old sisters in the alley." Yang replied. There are quite a few old ladies who are the same age as Grandma Zou in the nearby alley, and they usually like to sit and chat together.

   "Then I'll go find my grandma." Zou Sheng told Huo Erhuai and Yang Shi and went out.

   "What about Nian'er, I'll see Nian'er go."

   "Sleeping." Yang Shi and Huo Erhuai went into the room to see Nian'er.

  "Sister Xi'er, you didn't go back to Taoyedu last night. Uncle Ho said that there is no curfew in the city, and you are selling goods in the city. If it wasn't late, I would ask my father to send me and my sister here too."

  Huo Xi glanced at Yu Ya, saw her smiling at her, saw that the girl was much more cheerful than when they first met, and was very happy for her.

   "Have you had breakfast? I have porridge, pancakes and eggs at home."

   "We ate on the boat." Yu Ya said hastily.

   "Sister Xi'er, I'm not full." Xiao Miao'er rubbed her stomach.

   "Come." Huo Xi dragged Miao'er into the kitchen and asked Yang Fu to bring her a bowl.

  Yu Ya didn't want it anyway. Huo Xi picked up a boiled egg and stuffed it into her hand. She kept refusing, but Xiao Miaoer held her down: "Sister, eat it. We will help sister Xi'er later."

   After finishing speaking, he directed Yang Fu very rudely: "Uncle Fu, just take a spoonful of porridge. I want to eat pancakes made by my aunt."

  Huo Xi was very happy to see that she did not regard herself as an outsider. She just likes the child's temperament, which is natural and generous, not twitchy.

  Four and a half older children ate and chatted around the table.

   "Your parents don't worry about you two staying in the city?"

"Hey, there's nothing to worry about. I followed my aunt and sister Xi'er, not anyone else. When my father was selling fish today, he heard that the city was very busy last night, and he wanted my mother to stay and watch." It's lively, my mother refuses, and insists on going back to the boat to go fishing with my father."

   I took two mouthfuls of the porridge, and then took a bite of the noodle bread, eating with a look of enjoyment: "Sweet."

  Huo Xi was already full, so he ate a few more bites.

   "Sister Xi'er, was the city lively last night?"

"Yeah, the lights are bright, lights are lit everywhere, it's as bright as daytime. The street is full of food and everything, and it's so fragrant that you can't walk. There are also jugglers, illusionists, and boulders on their chests." Yes, the high-altitude rope walkers are so lively!"

  Yang Fu vividly described last night's bustle, which stunned Xiao Miaoer and Yu Ya, their eyes widened and their mouths couldn't close together.

   "So lively? What is illusion?"

   "It's just an empty bucket, obviously there's nothing in it, but you can take out all kinds of things from it. And that cup, it's obviously empty, and when you pour it like this, water can flow out of it..."

   "Wow, I'm going to see it too!"

   "There are still people asking for rewards with plates, have you brought copper coins?"

   "Bring it." Xiao Miao'er patted the small satchel in front of her, and it jingled inside. His father gave her and her sister ten cents each, and she has money.

  Look, she also has a satchel, the same as sister Xi'er's! Mother made it!

   "Do you have to give a reward to see it?" Yu Ya pressed her small hand tightly on the satchel.

  Huo Xi smiled: "No, if you think it's wonderful and you happen to have copper coins, you can reward it, and it's okay if you don't. Most of them don't reward you."

   "That's good." Yu Ya quietly breathed a sigh of relief, if she had to spend money to watch, she would not go.

   Several people wanted to watch the excitement, but they refused to eat well. Finished quickly.

   "Sister Xi'er, let's go sell the goods! My sister and I will help you. When the goods are sold out, you take me and my sister to watch the excitement."

   "Xi'er, our velvet flowers were sold out yesterday, can we buy some more yesterday?"

  Huo Xi thought about it, last night's velvet flowers were quite profitable, but how much she earned, the money was with Yang, and she hadn't asked yet. There must be a lot of people selling velvet flowers tonight, so it is estimated that the popularity will weaken a lot.

  But for a while, I couldn’t think of selling anything else.

   Just thinking about it, Yang came out: "Mother, come with you?"

  Last night, the goods sold for more than fifty taels of silver were doubled and earned back. There is no better business than this. She was envious of the prosperity and popularity of the food stall last night, but now she has no thought at all.

  Seeing that Mrs. Yang still wanted to do the velvet flower business, Huo Xi nodded after thinking about it.

"Well, I will go to sell goods with my mother. Uncle, you take the little Miao'er and the others to buy beans and chestnuts, and then buy some snacks. If the little Miao'er wants to sell goods, let them carry a small basket to sell food and get some copper coins You can also take a good look at the excitement."

  Little Miaoer jumped up with joy: "Wow!"

   "Fu'er takes the two of them, okay? How about daddy going with Fu'er too?" Huo Erhuai looked at the children, feeling worried.

   "Father, it's broad daylight, it's okay, let uncle call Zou Sheng together. Father, go back to the boat and see if you can collect some small fish, shrimps and crabs. Big fish are also accepted. I'm going to ask mother to make some meatballs for sale."

   Seeing that Huo Xi had another idea, Huo Erhuai nodded: "Okay, then dad will go back to the boat."

  After the order, everyone split up.

  After selling the goods in the morning, they came back and sorted out the goods together in the yard, went into the kitchen to process some snacks, weighed them in small scales, and wrapped them in oiled paper. Put it in the basket.

   "Little Miaoer, can you carry it?"

  The baskets in the hands of the two boys weighed twenty or thirty catties, and the two little girls, not to be outdone, also packed a lot, weighing more than ten catties.

   "I can carry it, sister Xi'er, look!" Xiao Miaoer struggled to lift the basket and walked a few steps.

   "It's easy now, but it's not easy for you to carry her around the streets and carry her all the time."

   "It's okay, if you can't lift it, I will put it on the ground, and I will call people over. I will stand next to your cart and sell it. I won't mess it up."

  Little Miaoer wants to save money now. The little girl wanted to fish, sell goods, and save money with all her heart. As long as you hear that you can sell and get money, your eyes will light up amazingly, and your heart will be ready to move.

   "Okay, if little Miaoer can't walk, stay with Auntie." Yang made a decision. I thought in my heart that Yu Jiang and his wife are also big-hearted, and they are not afraid of losing their two daughters if they leave them in the city.

   Yang looked at Yang Fu and Huo Xi again, and decided to keep her eyes on the uncle and nephew tonight, but last night she was so scared that her heart almost stopped.

  (end of this chapter)