Fight the Giants

  Chapter 74

  Village Chief Feng felt that eating wine alone would be boring, his eyes lit up when he heard Huo Xi's question, and he nodded hurriedly: "Yes, just bring out whatever you have."

  Huo Xi got into the cabin.

   Soon came out holding a few porcelain jars. I also found a few pairs of chopsticks and wooden plates from the sundries sold at home.

   Greeted Yang Fu again: "Uncle, take out our folding square table."

   "Hey." Yang Fu responded, covered the wine basket, and went in to move the table.

  Huo Xi signaled to the two village chiefs: "There are grilled shrimp, dried shrimp, and choked shrimp. I'll pour some of them for you to try. You can pick up what you like and eat."

  After Yang Fu took out the square table and put it on the stern, Huo Xi picked up several kinds of shrimp and poured them on the wooden plate.

  Handed the chopsticks to the two village chiefs.

  Feng Tan and the two village chiefs first picked up a choked shrimp with chopsticks and threw it into their mouths, their eyes lit up immediately: "Fresh!" "Sweet!"

   "Is this made from live shrimp?"

  Huo Xi nodded: "Fresh live prawns, mixed with ingredients, then stirred with hot oil, the taste is immediately locked in. It is fresh and sweet, and the taste is smooth and tender."

  Hiss, there was a sound of swallowing saliva. Several villagers and boys looked at the two village chiefs, waiting for them to speak.

  The two village chiefs took another one, chewed it carefully, and slowly savored the feeling on the tip of their tongues. Then Huo Erhuai, who was swaying the scull, gave a thumbs up: "You have to make a living on the water to make this river fish. This shrimp tastes fresh and delicious, absolutely amazing!"

  Huo Erhuai smiled: "That's all we have. It's not like you. We may not be able to buy the food for this boat after fishing for a few years."

  The two village chiefs immediately straightened their backs.

   Isn’t it true that they have houses and fields, and these people who live on the water have no foundation, except that they can often catch some river fresh food to eat, and they have to spend money to buy rice.

  It's not like them.

   "Leave all these things."

   "Okay."

  Huo Xi was very happy to see that the two village chiefs greeted the villagers who were accompanying them to eat together, and left a can of each of the three types of shrimp. Drinking wine with Yang Fu, while pouring various shrimps on the plate.

  The grain guards in Fengtan Village originally thought that this trip would be hard work. How did he know that he and the village head met a big boat, which transported the whole village's tax and food in one trip, and there was still food and drink.

  I really want to bet on the food tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

  Huo Erhuai is also happy, this trip can earn two renminbi of wine alone, and there are three kinds of shrimp, and after eating several cans, he can also earn more than 1 renminbi.

   There is also the foot money for this trip to transport food, this trip can earn at least half a tael of silver!

   He was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. While swinging the scull happily, while chatting with the village chief of Fengtan Village, Huo Xi and Yang Fu also kept praising him.

  Let these farmers feel that they are of a higher class than their fishermen, and their backs are straight and straight. It is very refreshing to ask for wine, food, and payment.

  The boat arrived in Jiangning County soon. There are countless carts at the pier waiting to help with hauling.

  Huo Erhuai helped Fengtan Village move the tax and grain to the pier, and hurriedly rowed the boat back.

  Huo Xi opened his mouth, wanting to go to the county government office to take a look, but Huo Erhuai was in a hurry to go back and make a few more trips to make money. I had no choice but to give up.

   On this day, the Huo family's boats helped the peasants transport tax and grain five times, earning a tael of silver.

  The wine on board and all kinds of shrimp can also be sold for one, two or five dollars.

   On this day, I got a total of two taels of silver.

  Huo Erhuai was so happy that he immediately wanted to go to the city to announce the good news to Yang. However, Huo Xi felt that he had to go out early to get work these few days, so he didn't plan to go back to the outer city, and he also greeted Yang when he came out. Huo Erhuai had no choice but to give up.

   When I returned to Taoyedu at night, I found that every family had harvested, with smiles on their faces.

   As for the small black-covered boats like Yujiang, the cabin is no more than one meter wide, and the captain is no more than four or five meters long.

  Qian Xiaoyu and Qian Xiaoxia are the old boats of Huo Xi's family, and they carry more food than Yu Jiang. The two brothers worked this day and earned nearly 300 Wen. They were very happy.

   Whispered to Yang Fu: "If I get ten days of work, I can buy an old boat."

   "Why are you buying a boat? Do you dare to go to the mouth of the Yangtze River alone? You won't die of exhaustion!" Yang Fu yelled at him.

  Qian Xiaoxia bulged his cheeks for a long time, blushing: "I can't save the money? When the time comes, let's change to a big ship head office with my brother! It's the same as you."

  Yang Fu squinted at him: "Your brother wants a boat like ours because he wants to marry you a sister-in-law. What about you? When the time comes to squeeze a boat with your brother-in-law?"

  Qian Xiaoxia glared at him angrily, then turned his back and ignored him.

   In less than a few breaths, he turned around and came back: "Tomorrow, my brother and I are going to pick up work, are you going?"

   "Go. We've made a lot of money selling wine and food today. You'd be a fool if you didn't go."

  Qian Xiaoxia sighed leisurely: "Hey, it's better for you, the boat is so big, and you can also open a shop to sell things by the way."

Yang Fu recalled the days before his family and comforted him: "Don't worry, life will get better gradually. You see, I never dared to think that we could change such a big boat before. You also never thought that you could be with your brother. Own a boat?"

  Qian Xiaoxia nodded sharply: "I didn't expect my brother and I to own a boat so quickly. Next time your family has any ideas, you must tell me, right? If you don't tell me, you're not friends!"

   "Who cares about it?" Yang Fu shook off the money Xiaoxia who was lying on him.

   "Don't. Anyway, I depend on your house."

  Qian Xiaoxia went past again. The two hooked their shoulders and whispered there again.

  Huo Xi turned to look at the two of them, smiled, and didn't get involved.

   I only plan to prepare some snacks with wine on board.

  Fried peanuts, melon seeds and so on, don't even think about it. At this time, peanuts and melon seeds have not yet been introduced to the Wei Dynasty.

  But there are a lot of beans in the Wei Dynasty, some fried peas, broad beans, soybeans, etc., are cheap and delicious, and they are chewy and chewy. Then make some dried bamboo shoots, find some small fish, make small fish, and supplement with various shrimp products that her family has.

  This category is not too single.

   Waiting for the day after tomorrow to go back to the city to find Yang, so that she can make some at home when she has time.

  After making some calculations, Huo Xi went to look through the inventory book. All the way to Huai'an, I have to prepare a few baskets of wine to take with me. At that time, in addition to food and other things for the family, the goods sold should only bring cloth, wine and snacks.

  Huo Xi put away the notebook and fell asleep.

  The next day, everyone left the ferry early and went to work along the river. Huo Erhuai also rowed the boat over. Huo Xi led Yang Fu to deal with some shrimps and crabs that he got yesterday.

   On this day, the Huo family took on a few more jobs to transport grain, and they also got nearly two taels of silver from selling wine and shrimp.

  After working for three days in a row, I got seven taels of silver! Huo Erhuai's blood boiled with joy.

  At dusk this day, Huo Erhuai rowed the boat towards the ferry in the outer city.

   "Father, you go to Shuangquan Village to collect some wine tomorrow, and then come to pick us up."

   "Hey, Dad understands. Remember to give the money to your mother, don't let her and Nian'er have no money to spend."

"knew."

  Huo Erhuai watched the two children walk away, and was about to row the boat back to Taoyedu, but then thought about going to Shuangquan Village to collect wine tomorrow, so he lit the night lights, and rowed the boat to Wenquan Town overnight.

   Stopped the boat at a wild ferry near Shuangquan Village, and planned to sleep on the boat, and rushed to Shuangquan Village tomorrow morning to collect wine, and then rushed to the city to pick up the two children, so as not to delay the work.

   And Huo Xi and Yang Fu went into the outer city, bought a lot of things along the way, and then they went back to Qionghua Lane with repeated mentions.

  (end of this chapter)