Fight the Giants

  Chapter 73 Good Chance

  Rowing the boat all the way to the villages along the river, Huo Xi saw many villagers standing on the shore, waving to the passing boats.

   "That, big ship, come, yes, it's you, the one with the sign!"

  Huo Xi turned his head to look at the sign on the bow of his own boat, and touched his nose. Well, there are not many literate villagers these days. Let Yang Fu row the boat over.

  Huo Erhuai put away the fishing net that was being mended, took the scull from Yang Fu's hand, and rowed the boat towards the villagers raising their hands.

   "Would you like to take the job?" The man raised his voice to Huo Xi and the others and asked.

  Two young people stand together. The young man who waved and asked them was very lively, and even walked a few steps over to look at the Huo family's boat.

  This boat is much bigger than ordinary awning boats, and it can hold the tax and grain of a village. There was some surprise on that person's face, and he exchanged a glance with his companion.

  Huo Xi also looked at the young guy in front of him and his companions.

  Looked at the stele behind them: "Are you from Fengtan Village?"

  The man was taken aback: "Are you literate?"

  This little baby is so young that he can read! Now fishermen can afford to read? He couldn't help but looked at the big ship in front of him again.

   went to look at the people on the boat again.

  Yang Fu glared at him: "We fishermen don't know how to read anymore?"

  The man smiled awkwardly and shook his head: "No, that's not what I meant."

   Thumbs up to Huo Xi again: "This is Xiaowa. I don't know the words on your sign."

   "Huo Ji Water Grocery Store", Huo Xi read it to them.

  The two young men read along and learned that the Huo family was fishing and selling goods at the same time. They were very impressed, no wonder they could afford a much larger boat than others.

   Seeing them in a daze, Huo Xi asked, "You said you're taking jobs, but you want to help you transport taxes and food?"

  The man nodded again and again: "Yes, yes. Are you willing to take this job?"

  Seeing Huo Xi nodding, he asked again: "How much rock and grain can your boat hold?"

Huo Xi looked back at his boat, the 200 pieces of cloth he bought yesterday, Huo Erhuai had handed over to the fisherman in Taoyedu for packing yesterday, and the sundries and shelves on the boat were also unloaded, Huo Xi estimated in his heart , glanced at Huo Erhuai.

  Huo Erhuai thought for a while, and then said: "My ship can still hold dozens of stone grains."

   "Can it hold dozens of stones?" Doesn't it mean that he can hold the tax and grain of a village?

The man was very happy, and he exchanged glances with his partner. The two of them were sent by the village head to hire boats by the river. They had planned to hire several boats, but they were lucky enough to meet a big one, which was worth the tax and food of the whole village. installed.

   "Then how much do you want?"

  Huo Xi then asked him, "How much does a ox cart cost?"

   "Thirty texts."

  Huo Xi made some calculations in his heart, and then said: "Then we will charge you two silver coins."

  The man bowed his head and made the calculations. Two qian silver is two hundred wen. This boat can hold dozens of stone grains, and all the tax grains of their village can be loaded. It's nothing to share a few pennies for a family.

   then nodded: "Okay. I'll go back and tell the village chief, and let the villagers bring the grain. You wait for me here."

   Turning around, he told his companions around him, then turned around and ran to the village.

  The other person was a little dull, and met Huo Xi's eyes for a long time before looking at Huo Erhuai: "We have agreed, you can no longer take other people's jobs."

   I'm afraid they will run away.

  Huo Erhuai nodded to him: "Don't worry, we'll wait here." Then the boat docked on the shore.

  Seeing that he was bored waiting, Huo Xi took the shrimp and crab pots and put them beside the aquatic plants on the shore, and got a few crabs and a few catties of freshwater shrimp.

  After she and Yang Fu mentioned shrimp pots and crab pots a few times, the young guy led the village head and a group of villagers pushing a dozen scooters over.

  Both sides didn’t talk nonsense, paid half of the foot fee, and started to put the grain on the cart onto the boat.

  Until all the taxes and food on more than a dozen carts were loaded, the village chief waved the villagers back to the village, and only brought a few people onto the boat.

  Huo Xi looked at the tax food that was less than half of the space on the boat. This is the only tax food in a village? Is it a small village? Or are there not many acres?

  The village chief explained to Huo Xi and the others.

  It turned out that Taizu founded the dynasty, because he himself was a farmer, and the national policy was to lighten the tax and pay less.

  Huo Xi quickly converted, so the total grain requisition is only 0.04 shi per mu? Taxed grain per 100 mu is no more than four stones?

  My God. Buy fields! Must buy field!

   Earn money to buy fields! Buy hundreds of hectares! She wants to be the lord! In Jiangnan where the weather is good and the weather is good, she wants to lie on the grain pile, be a happy rice worm, and have nothing to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of her life!

  Huo Xi's heart was burning. He shook his fist.

  The village chief, surnamed Feng, and another village chief surnamed Tan escorted a boatload of taxes and grain to the Jiangning county government. Both of them were literate, and they stared at the signs on the boat for a long time.

   "Floating grocery store? What do you sell?"

  Huo Xi rolled his eyes and moved closer to them: "We mainly serve fishermen on the water, and sell some things that fishermen need, such as food and vegetables, daily sundries, wine and cloth."

   "Are you still selling alcohol?" Village Chief Feng and Village Chief Tan swallowed, and the glutton came up.

  Huo Xi's eyes lit up, and he nodded: "Yes. There are rice wine, rice wine, and fruit wine. Would you like some from the two village chiefs? It's still a while before the county government. How about drinking some wine to pass the time?"

  The two village chiefs were wearing cotton and linen clothes without a single patch, and they were wearing cloth shoes covered with meat. They couldn't afford to drink a few drinks.

   then nodded: "Then drink some. And bring out some rice wine."

   "Good!"

  Yang Fu responded quickly. Immediately turned around and went into the cabin, and brought out a ten-jin wine crate. He also brought three or two large wine glasses and bamboo cups.

  The lid of the wine basket was just lifted, and the aroma of wine overflowed.

  Village Chief Nafeng took a big gulp: "Sweet. Is this wine from Shuangquan Village?"

  Huo Xi couldn't help looking at him, flattering him: "That's right. You have a really good nose. We really got this wine from Shuangquan Village. It's of good quality."

   Village Chief Feng greeted Village Chief Tan: "Come on, sitting around is boring, come on, I'll treat you to a drink today."

   "Okay, then I'll take good care of you." Village Chief Tan also sucked his saliva and moved over.

  Several young people and village elders who followed the grain were also booing together.

  Village Chief Feng was flattered and flattered, and he agreed: "I have everything, and today I will treat you. Everyone has worked hard, and I will treat you to a glass of water and wine."

  Everyone applauded.

  Huo Xi and Yang Fu and Huo Erhuai were also very happy, one was busy carrying wine with wine, the other passed bamboo tubes and cups to fill it, and Huo Erhuai was rocking the boat happily.

  Seeing the people in Feng Tan Village squinting their eyes to enjoy the wine, Huo Xicai felt that she had missed another thing.

  How can this drinking be without some small dishes and fruits!

   Otherwise, she could earn more today.

  Such a good opportunity, the small workers go out with the boss, and it is rare to meet the boss to treat guests. This opportunity does not make more money, which is a loss. Blood loss.

  Huo Xi said it was a pity in his heart.

  Next time I have to prepare more snacks on the boat, how can I not order snacks with wine?

  Big mistake.

   Hey, no, there are grilled shrimp, dried shrimp, and choked shrimp!

   He walked over again: "Two village chiefs, would you like some snacks to go with the wine?"

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  (end of this chapter)