Chapter 36： boat girl

Chapter 36 Boat Girl

Yang Xiaoya immediately jumped out and patted her small chest and reassured her, "Don't worry, Mom, Mianmian wears my clothes and combs her hair the same way as me. When others see her, they will only think of me as me, and I will take good care of her."

Jiang Ning patted Yang Xiaoya's head lovingly, "Okay, okay! Our little girl is the most powerful."

Jiang Ning waved to Mianmian and said, "Those two bad guys are chained to work in the village. They won't threaten you for the time being, but the bad guys are cunning. Who knows if they will sneak away or come up with some crooked ideas?" , so you must not leave this yard. I will go to the harbor with your big head brother. If we can buy shells, we will build a house when we come back. When the yard has a high wall, we won’t have to worry about bad guys. "

Mianmian nodded obediently and got into the hay shed very obediently.

Even inside, she was not idle. She would help Liu Ye with needlework, help with hands, and even help with hanging melon seeds.

Jiang Ning observed silently for a while, and then carefully warned several children before going out with Yang Datou.

The port is not in Dashan Town, but in another distant Songxi Town in Pingan County. Almost no villagers in their village have been there. If you take the official road, you have to take an ox cart or a horse-drawn carriage. If you rely on two legs, you can climb over the mountain. It can make people faint.

Another option is to take the waterway, take a small boat out from the ditch where Yang Datou catches fish, and then transfer to a fishing boat or a awning boat on the Wei River. It only takes half a day and costs three cents per person.

Jiang Ning could still afford the boat money, but Yang Datou was reluctant to part with it. In order to earn back the boat money, he took all the thirty kilograms of melon seeds he had just roasted and prepared to sell them in Songxi Town.

Jiang Ning has no objection to this.

The two passed by the door of Yang Han's house. Yang Xiaohua took a sharp look and immediately called out sweetly.

Jiang Ning stuffed her with a handful of melon seeds.

The mother and son met Yang Han as soon as they entered the mountain.

Yang Han said directly: "You are going to the port. I will ferry you out later and put a few baskets in. I saw that the fish baskets you made before caught more fish, so I also tried to make two myself. , take a look.”

Jiang Ning tried it out and said with a smile: "Your fish basket is more detailed than the big ones, and the effect will definitely be better. You can try it."

Yang Han was a little surprised, "I thought you would be angry."

Jiang Ning couldn't help but laugh, "All the people use this kind of fish basket, it's not just for our family, why should we be angry?"

Yang Han was completely relieved.

The group of people arrived at the river ditch, with Yang Han at the helm, which was fast and steady. When the bamboo raft reached the river, they did not dare to run too far for fear that something would go wrong and they would not be able to get to the shore. They could only move along the river. Fortunately, there were many fishing boats on the Wei River. Soon, Yang Han asked several people in succession, and finally selected a fishing boat with only the boatwoman and her child. After bargaining, the price was five cents for the two of them.

The fishing boat was similar to what the original owner remembered, and it was even more spacious. When Jiang Ning got on the boat, everything he saw was new.

Yang Datou didn't adapt, and his face turned pale as soon as he got on the boat.

Jiang Ning was a little worried, "Why are you okay on the bamboo raft, but then you faint when you get on the boat?"

“Aniang, I don’t know either!” Yang Datou was almost crying.

Yang Han said loudly: "I guess it's because I haven't sat down before and I'm not used to it. It'll be fine if I sit down a few more times. I'll go back first and pick you up here tomorrow evening."

"Thank you!" Jiang Ning watched Yang Han leave and turned around to face the daughter of the boat girl. The little girl was about the same age as Yang Xiaoya. She was exposed to wind, sun and rain on the boat, and her skin was several degrees darker, but she looked very energetic. . Jiang Ning gave her a handful of melon seeds, "Eat it!"

The little girl shook her head, not daring to take it, and ran to the other end of the boat. She didn't know what she was muttering next to the boat girl. The boat girl looked at Jiang Ning, smiled kindly at her, and raised her voice. Asked: "What are you doing in Songxi Town?"

“Sell something.” Jiang Ning smiled and pointed at the basket.

The boat girl nodded.

Jiang Ning asked again: "Eldest sister has been looking for a living on the Wei River?"

"No! My mother-in-law is from the boat. If she finds a man, she will still be on the boat. Unfortunately, the child's father died last year. Now I am fishing alone to support the family." The boat girl smiled brightly, and she could not see how life was like this at all. bitter.

Jiang Ning knew a little better. It was not safe on the boat. The whole family was crowded together. If they were the only ones on the boat, how would they spend the night?

Perhaps sensing Jiang Ning's worry, the boat girl grinned and said, "We are not on the river at night but at the port. There are government officials there, so it is very safe."

The boat girl was optimistic, but Jiang Ning felt sad. The people on the boat were suffering, and the women on the boat were suffering even more.

The fishing boat followed the current and quickly arrived at Songxi Town. Jiang Ning chatted with the boat girl, and asked about the shells. Unexpectedly, the boat girl really knew, "If you ask me, it's better for girls to have good luck! I don't know about other things." I dare say, but I really understand things like shells! My parents’ home is on the beach. I’ll bring you whatever kind of shells you want!”

Jiang Ning's eyes widened immediately, and even Yang Datou, who was severely seasick, couldn't help but push himself up, "Auntie, have you really seen a shell?"

"Can I still trick you? But it takes a whole day to go to my mother's house. I first take a fishing boat out from Songxi Town, and then walk for half an hour to the mouth of the sea. It takes too much time to go back and forth, so I don't even go back. !” The boat girl couldn’t stop complaining when she talked about the way back to her parents’ home.

Jiang Ning was pleasantly surprised and asked the boat girl many things. Seeing that Songxi Town was about to arrive, she gritted her teeth and turned around and said after landing: "Sister Pan, to be honest, I really need an oyster shell like that .”

Jiang Ning described it for a while and then continued: "If you can bring back this kind of shells, I will give you fifty coins per boat."

"Big sister! Are you kidding me?" Pan Xiuniang looked shocked, because her mother's family really had the kind of oyster shells Jiang Ning mentioned, and there were so many of them at the seaside. Because the shells were heavy and there wasn't much meat, it was hard to eat them, so she had no time to eat them. When they have nothing to do, the villagers will pick some up and take them back. They are not considered rare items.

Jiang Ning nodded seriously, "I promise you it's absolutely true, and I can even pay you a deposit first."

In the end, Pan Xiuniang received Jiang Ning's five-cent deposit and planned to return to her parents' home overnight.

Yang Datou waited until he was far away before asking: "Aniang, you didn't even ask the fishermen here and you decided to make a deal with that person?"

Jiang Ning sighed, "It's not that I don't ask, but if you have that thing, you can see it at a glance. Obviously there are only fish here, not any shells. We came here to find out the news. Why not buy it now that we have asked?"

And I also want to take a gamble. Anyway, it’s only five cents. If there is money, we will make money. If not, we will do a good deed that day. The life of the mother and daughter does not look very easy. "

Yang Datou still felt sorry for the five cents, but he did not continue to argue because he also sympathized with the mother and daughter.

The mother and son arrived for the first time and found that Songxi Town was different from Dashan Town. It was already almost dark and still very lively.

(End of this chapter)