Fight the Giants

  Chapter 41 The Moving Shop

   "Mother, can you embroider?" Huo Xi asked. Only then did she realize that there was still a need for a trick.

   You can't just yell every day. To open a shop, the appearance is very important, and it must be conspicuous.

  Mr. Yang smiled embarrassedly: "A simple mother knows a little bit, but if you want to make a trick, your mother's craftsmanship is not good. Why don't we collect the cloth next time and ask your Aunt Zhao for help?"

Huo Xi nodded: "That's fine too. Ma'am, you can leave a piece of cotton cloth for Nian'er and his family to make inner clothes, another piece of kudzu linen to make door curtains, and another two pieces of fine linen for the family to make clothes, and we will bring the rest. sold."

Mrs. Yang nodded and said, "I'll make you and Fu'er two bodies out of fine linen, and your father and I will use Ge linen. Ge linen is durable. You and Fu'er need to go to the city often and wear better clothes. We can't either. It's too contemptible. Do you want to make those two bolts of cotton for the two of you?"

  Huo Xi hurriedly said: "Mother, fine hemp is fine."

   "That's fine. The mother will cut the door curtain first."

  After the family made up their minds to build a grocery store on the water, Huo Xi asked Huo Erhuai to paddle in the waters that everyone usually likes to go to. You have to test the reaction of the market.

  Therefore, Yang Fu stood on the bow of the boat with his feet crossed, patrolling all the way, and whenever he saw a fishing boat, he let Huo Erhuai row over.

   "Boatman, do you need rice, vegetables, and cloth for daily use?"

  The boatman was stunned to see such a big boat coming towards him. After hearing the question, I was stunned for a while: "What's the matter? Can you help buy it?"

"No, we have them on board. We are a floating sundry store, mainly for the convenience of our fishermen and friends, saving everyone from the time-consuming work of going to the city. Moreover, it is cheaper for you to buy them in a centralized manner than to buy them in the city. "Huo Xi continued to explain.

   "Oh? Floating sundry shop? This is strange. What do you have? I'll buy it from you if it's cheap."

  Huo Erhuai was overjoyed, and quickly pulled the boat over.

"We have cloth, cotton, linen, kudzu, and hemp. We have vegetables, eggs, salted duck eggs, rice and miscellaneous grains. That's all for now, and there will be more in the future. Uncle, you can tell us what you need, and we can stock up. "

  The man took a look at Huo Xi, only to think that the kid was really clever in his quarrel.

   "Show me the vegetable Gema."

  When Yang Fu heard this, he and Yang took out the cloth and vegetables.

   Seeing that it was really cheaper than the ones sold in the city, the man ordered a horse of kudzu, a handful of vegetables, four eggs, and four salted duck eggs.

  Ge Ma received one cent and five cents, and finally sold him one cent and six cents. Two eggs for three, one duck egg for one, and vegetables for one.

   Both parties are very satisfied.

   "How do I usually find you?"

  When Yang Fu and Huo Xi heard this, they were overjoyed: "We are on the river during the day, and we stop at Taoyedu after sunset."

   "Okay, I got it, I will go find you if I need it."

   "Thank you!"

  Watching him go away in the black awning boat, Yang held the copper plate, excited, counted several times, and wanted to count again.

   "Father, is this considered an opening? Can we really do this business?"

  Huo Erhuai was also very excited, nodding his head: "I can do it, I can do it!"

   Just changed hands, not only made money from vegetables, but also made ten coins from selling a whole bolt of cloth. If you sell one horse a day, you will get three renminbi in a month, and if you sell other horses, how much will it be?

very nice. Huo Erhuai's hand swaying the scull was fast and full of strength, even if Yang Fu and Yang wanted to change him, he would not let him.

   Along the way, the family yelled at every fisherman's house. The cloth was cheap, and almost every family bought it. Some can be bought for a few feet and a half, and some can be bought as soon as you get them, which is dozens of yuan cheaper than buying them in the city!

   I'm afraid I won't meet the Huo family's boat next time. There are so many waterways on the river, where can I find them?

  Ms. Yang was cutting the cloth happily. From the beginning, her hands were shaking with excitement, and later she was able to hold the scissors steadily while chatting with people.

  In just over an hour, seven or eight pieces of cloth were sold out. Most of the vegetables have been sold, and there are not many chicken and duck eggs left. There are only half of the two big pumpkins left.

  Meeting many people who wanted to buy cloth but couldn't afford that much money at once, Huo Xi took their fish and shrimp and bartered them.

  So, in just one and a half hours, although the family didn't fish, there were half of the fish in the water tank at the stern.

  Before sunset, the fishermen who went out to further waters all returned to the inland river one after another.

  Huo Erhuai rowed the boat over again, yelling. With this shout, apart from the cloth for door curtains, even the cotton cloth left for Huo Nian and his family to make inner clothes was emptied.

   In half a day, twenty-three pieces of cloth were sold!

   Not to mention that, the vegetables, rice, beans, and chicken and duck eggs purchased are all sold out. They even sold part of the food they stockpiled in the village for their own food the next day after the heavy rain.

  Mr. Yang looked at the empty bilge and couldn't believe it!

  Come to Huo Erhuai's side: "Father, pinch me."

Huo Erhuai smiled and glanced at her: "I'm not stupid. I pinched you, and you'll have to pinch me back later. You read that right, all the things we bought today are sold out, and I got a box of fish .”

  Huo Xi and Yang Fu covered their mouths and laughed.

   Be good, this business can really be done! It's only half a day's work. There are still many people who want to buy cloth but have not bought it. There are other things that fishermen want, they are not prepared. Otherwise, you can make more money.

  Today, I took out five taels of silver at Zhao's house, and my flesh still hurts. After half a day's work, I got back five taels of money, another ten coins! There is also a tank of fish!

   Counted several times, it was five taels of money, and ten coins!

  Huo Xi just laughed: "Mother, this is the first time for us, so everyone is greedy for freshness, and seeing that the cloth is cheap, we buy a lot. This cloth is worth wearing. Next time, we may not be able to sell so much cloth in one day."

  Mr. Yang happily counted the copper coins, not caring at all: "What's the matter, there are many people looking for a living on the river. Prepare more goods tomorrow, and go to the city to buy other things."

  Huo Xi nodded. Yang is eager to make money, and so is she. Go to the cabin with Yang to count, and register the supplies that will be purchased when going to the city tomorrow.

   "Xi'er, why did you buy these mung beans, soybeans, and peas? You bought so many?"

Only then did Huo Xi remember the beans she bought last time: "I plan to grow some bean sprouts on the boat. I was worried that we might not be able to get vegetables for a while. I want to grow some bean sprouts and bean sprouts. I can eat them myself or sell them. .”

  Mr. Yang looked at Huo Xi, how could this child think so long-term! He went forward to rub her very happily, then gave Yang Fu another look, really, he had to throw away the goods.

  Yang Fu is inexplicable, does his sister want to beat him again? Do you think he didn't yell hard enough?

   "Sister, I will try harder next time."

   did not see. Yang looked at Huo Xi with a smile: "Xi'er is thoughtful. These beans are worthless. When the sprouts grow, let's sell them cheaper. It's not easy for everyone to make a living on the water."

  Huo Xi nodded, if he doesn't sell it at that time, it's good to be a supplement. You can also grow some chives, which can also be used as a topping, and fishermen can also remove the fishy smell when they eat fish. Maybe it can help bring some business.

   "Xi'er, how do you plant it and where do you put it?" Yang Fu asked. He hasn't grown vegetables yet. Rubbing hands together with some anticipation.

   "Where else can I put it in your cabin." Mrs. Yang glared at him.

   "Huh?" I haven't slept in my cabin alone yet. Qian Xiaoxia came to squeeze all night yesterday, will I squeeze with the sprouts in the future?

   "Mom, I'm small and can't take up much space, so just let me go."

  Yang Fu heard it, "Then let me go."

  Finally, Mrs. Yang made a final decision and put it in Yang Fu's cabin.

   "Then tomorrow when your father and I go to collect cloth and vegetables, we will buy baskets and dig some soil on the bank." Yang was very happy.

  Now the house is replaced by a big boat, just like a mobile house. If you can grow vegetables, it will be no different from living on the shore, right? Yang's eyes were full of joy and anticipation.

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