Poor family mother and son

Chapter 304 Shui Ke and Shui Mao Mao
Looking at the situation in front of him, Xiaobao said: "My mother said that there are two types of people who talk when watching the excitement, and those who watch the excitement and don't think it's a big deal."

Gan Lai looked at Xiaobao, waiting for him to finish speaking, but Xiaobao didn't say anything.

Gan Lai was so angry that she wanted to slap him, Xiaobao looked at her suspiciously: "Can't you remember what mother said?"

Xiao Sining was also waiting for the next sentence, so he interrupted: "Your mother talks to you a lot, how much can we hear?"

Xiaobao rubbed his nose, indeed, if he is the son, not everyone can hear his mother's words, so he couldn't help puffing up his chest: "The other is nursery, which specializes in creating public opinion with rhythm. of!"

The term "rhythm" has existed since ancient times, so it is not difficult to understand, but the term "with rhythm" is quite different, and everyone feels it is quite appropriate.

Gan Lai didn't understand very well, but he also understood that these people who spoke had bad intentions.

So he quietly picked up a spare oar, pushed it onto the man's bamboo raft bit by bit, and pushed the raft a long way along the seam of the boat.

"Hey, you, you..." The man said "you" several times and was speechless.

Gan Lai was copying the big scull, and the scull board was raised to point at him.

That's a scull, such a big scull usually requires two people to move it, Gan Lai, a thin "young man", even easily copied the scull and pointed at him.

That posture, as if if he wanted to talk more, he could be thrown into the water with a scull.

As soon as the bamboo raft was pushed away, a small shabby fishing boat came in to “replace” it. On the boat, an old man with a white beard, hair, and even eyelashes, with his head wrapped in a torn fur, threw up two broken packages: “What do you want? Salted pork, hurry up and pay the rest of the money!"

Xiaobao saw that it was Shui Mao Mao.

Although he didn't know what was in the broken package he threw up, but he wouldn't come out for no reason and immediately throw an ingot of ten taels of silver into Shui Maomao's broken boat.

Shui Maomao picked it up and even bit it: "Well, it's a bit sweet, quite pure silver!" Then he shook the oatmeal in satisfaction and left.

Chu Yuan picked up two packages, which were not very heavy, and thought to himself that for ten taels of silver, he would have to buy a pig in the capital, right?I just want to blame Xiaobao for being too quick, throwing money without any discussion.

But Xiaobao gave him a wink and refused to say anything, and asked him to take the two packages and go inside to talk.

When he was in the boat shed, Chu Yuan opened the package and looked at it, he was a little dazed: "It's actually two suits!" Then he compared the size, um, it's too small, so Xiaobao can wear it looser.

Xiao Bao picked up a pair of water tanks and handed them to Gan Lai: "Put it inside!"

Gan looked at the dark clothes of unknown material and was very puzzled: "Is this stuff worn? How do you wear it? It's so thin!"

He closed his trouser legs again: "What kind of material is this stuff, isn't it warm?"

Li Hu entered the boat shed and saw the water leaning against him, so he handed another set to Xiao Bao: "You can wear it too."

Xiaobao quit: "I have learned water skills!"

Li Hu said: "You can put on the water monkey if I give it to you. He is already a water monkey. You can tell by your water skills."

Xiaobao is speechless, can this be seen?

One day Xiaobao saw that Shui Maomao's fingers and toes seemed to have webs, and then he could understand why people could "see" the nature of water.

After Li Hu told Chu Yuan and the others who "Water Monkey" was and what promise he had made to Xiaobao, Chu Yuan didn't feel sorry for the ten taels of silver.

However, they were dissatisfied with Xiaobao's concealment of seeing the leader of the boat gang, for two reasons: first, they met in private before they were sure whether the other party was good or bad, what happened?We don't know where to go or who to seek revenge for someone who cut you to pieces!

Second, we will see each other when we see each other, and we don’t tell people when we come back. faux pas!

At the beginning Li Hu didn't take them out to find Shui Maomao, largely because the two boys defended Xiaobao tightly, and they would get rough with others at every turn, for fear of offending others.

Now Xiaobao can't say the reason, but he also said the truth: "If you have people like me, I will definitely take you."

Li Hu couldn't stand these kids talking nonsense, thinking it was a waste of time, he brought the topic back to the right track: "The person who was going to board the boat just now may have some tricks, and the water monkey asked you to be on guard."

As he spoke, he pointed to the two water tanks.

The workmanship of the two pairs of water is very particular: the thick oiled silk is smooth and warm; the fishing line made of animal tendons is sewn with fine stitches; the tight-fitting sleeves, the waist and the narrow trousers can greatly reduce the resistance of the water.

Even the hat is made very close to the head, which can completely and tightly wrap the hair.

It is quite professional equipment.

It was already noon when we arrived at the second ferry - Dashatou ferry.

This is a Guandu, and all passing ships have to wait in line for inspection.

The ferry is relatively large, with its own berths, a wharf dedicated to cargo loading and unloading, and warehouses on the shore that can be rented out.

There is also a market nearby, and many small stalls selling vegetables and rice wine are surrounded by many people.

There are two tables under the shed, one table is responsible for registering ships and collecting "passage tax"; the other table is responsible for giving "safety stamps" to the cards of ship owners who pass the "ship inspection", which is a bit like a customs clearance document The meaning of the stamp.

It takes a long time to check the ship, and Xiaobao's fleet of five ships is still in the middle of the line. It is estimated that it will take half an hour to get a turn, so Xiaobao decided to go ashore for a look.

Li Hu also saw that Xiaobao was tired of staying on the boat, so he agreed.

This is Guandu, there are people from the yamen stationed there, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

Besides, Xiao Bao and Gan Lai put the water on their bodies every day, and nothing happened. It can be seen that the "water monkey" has been protecting them all the way.

Besides, it is really pitiful to "confine" a child in a small space.

The market on the shore is very lively.

Guandu generally has a good location. It is an intersection in many directions. It has complete facilities and many boats passing by. Therefore, it can attract many small businesses.

This kind of market requires booth fees, which shows its prosperous and lively scene.

Ships coming and going often replenish supplies at such ferries.

The weather is cold now, and most of the food can be stored. In May and June, it will be more lively here, and everyone will come to sell food and drink.

Of course, there are also other small things, such as wicker head rings for Qingming Festival, masks, sachets, and realgar wine for Duanyang Festival; Nuo opera can be seen on the shore during August Festival, etc.

Gan said he wanted to buy some more eggs.

She felt that it was a big favor for her to rely on such rare water for her to use, so she must prepare more fried eggs to repay her.

So Xiaobao led the team, except for Sanshun's bodyguard who stayed behind to check the ship, the rest went ashore with him.

Although Xiaobao doesn't get seasick, it's really not a good experience if he can't keep his feet on the ground for a long time, so he really needs to go ashore to relax.

There are everything sold in the market, but not many eggs are sold.

Gan Lai only saw one stall selling eggs, and there were two earthen baskets, adding up to less than a hundred eggs.

In the morning, there are two eggs per person, and they have twenty eggs in a boat. They also give away a ten-egg omelette for free, and thirty eggs in the morning.

Gan Lai really felt that a hundred eggs was not much, and he couldn't eat a few meals.

At this moment, an old woman walked up to Gan Lai with a vegetable basket on her arm, her face was wrinkled into a flower, and she asked with a flattering smile:

"My little brother, I have plenty of eggs. If you buy them, they will be delivered to the ship."

Gan Lai was about to buy the two baskets of eggs, but stopped when he heard this. This is good, there are more eggs, and they will be delivered, so you don't have to carry them yourself.

Gan Lai still had a bearded face, so he held his throat and pretended to be a man and asked, "How many people are there in your family?"

The old woman pointed in the direction of the dock warehouse: "It's quite a lot, two baskets so big! My family lives in the warehouse over there, and I show the warehouse to the officials."

The old woman compared the big basket to waist height, and added: "I'll ask the old man to carry it for you on a pole and send it to the boat!"

(End of this chapter)