MTL - Fight the Giants-Chapter 27 kind person
Chapter 27 Good-hearted people
This time, I entered a ferry called Qianjin Village. There is a signboard stone at the entrance of the village, engraved with the three characters of "Qianjin Village". It should be a rich village. Huo Xi thought.
The two families rowed the boat into the ferry of Qianjin Village, and saw two people repairing the boat at the ferry. They looked like father and son, and hurriedly rowed over to say hello.
The man heard their intentions and 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 that the three of them looked tired and their clothes were all patched up, and heard 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 is a shelter from the wind, so it was not damaged much.
His family has about 30 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 agitated.
It seems that if you have money, you still need 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 took a look at the Zhao family's courtyard, and saw that the courtyard was large, and there were many houses, all of which were brick and tile houses. 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 old rice from last year, 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 sellers who collect the grain, and the grain sellers sell to the grain shops, and the grain shops sell to the customers. This has added two layers of middlemen.
Happy selling, happy buying.
"Brother Zhao, thank you so much. We wanted to buy some food along the way, but it was very difficult." Huo Erhuai and Qian Sanduo thanked them straight away.
"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 pleasant-looking, and surrounded her to please her and act obediently. Grandma Zhao didn't even need her to ask, she just talked to her a lot.
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.
Huo Xi's small calculations were racing. I plan to make friends with this family.
I picked a lot of vegetables in her small vegetable garden, and saw that her house had mung beans, soybeans, and peas, so I asked Huo Erhuai to buy some too. 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 will bring you fish and shrimp next time."
"No, no, 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.
The Zhao family father and son helped to 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 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, feeling 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 to be mad at him. Unexpectedly, in another village, Liu Anhua met the kind-hearted Zhao family.
Huo Xiao proudly raised his chin towards him: "Follow me in the future, and let you save some money to buy salted duck."
"Okay!" Qian Xiaoxia answered, and threw two more beans into his mouth. Nothing serious.
Qian Xiaoyu turned her head and gave Huo Xi a fixed look.
Back to the ferry where the boat stopped, and the other two boats that bought 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.
Three big pumpkins, Huo Qian's family kept one each, 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.
Every grain shop saw the price was cheap, so they bought a lot 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 another 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.
Paddle back to the ferry, and the ships under Yelong Yewang also return to the port one after another.
After Huo Erhuai fastened the boat, the family surrounded the cabin with tarpaulins on the shelves, and covered the outside with two layers of tarpaulin, so that the cabin was warm and the wind could not penetrate.
Mr. Yang was afraid of freezing Huo Nian, so she 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 sounded: Resident friends, 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.
(end of this chapter)
