Yanni found that the few people who came and went on the street and in the restaurant were very different from them, although there was not much difference in facial features, but there was a big difference in speech and clothing.

These people look at people with a look in their eyes, as if they are seeing some kind of excrement.

Yanni was suddenly pulled by Xiao Er, "Little girl, don't look at those people, those are not easy to talk to." ”

"Little brother, who are those? Why do they all look fierce. ”

"Those are all businessmen from other countries who come from overseas, and they all look down on our locals, saying that this is a mountainous area, and there is no good road, especially if the woman looks at them more is a bad idea.

Some things happened a few years ago, and there were a few daughters of poor families who thought that they could go to other countries to enjoy happiness with them.

Pity those few people, I heard that two disobedient people were thrown into the sea halfway, and the good-looking ones were given away as objects, and the rest are missing. ”

"Is the government ignoring it? Won't their families look for it? ”

"Alas! How to find it? They are all poor families, and it is a problem for many children to be fed and clothed, not to mention going to other countries.

If the government can't find evidence, it can't arrest people, after all, our country still has to go to them to buy food and cloth, and it can't do it if it is too stiff, so we can only control them strictly.

Since then! Those of other nationalities were not allowed to enter the village without the guidance of the yamen, and they could only sell and buy in the streets or squares designated by the government. ”

"Is their country far from here? Why did they come all the way to come? Are they all from the same country? ”

"Hey! You little girl, I'll just talk to you, and you'll be addicted, and I'm going to collect money when I put it aside. ”

"Oops! Little brother, you see that my family knows Childe, and I will say a few good words to you next time I see Childe, do you think this will work? ”

"Okay, don't brag, I don't know much, I heard that there are many countries over there, there are fewer mountains and forests, the land is very vast, and there is more arable land, so the people there don't have to worry about food and clothing, they come to us mainly to buy tea and medicinal herbs, and you can ask others about the rest!" After saying that, he shook the rag and went.

In order to clearly know the prices in Linhai City, Yanni got up early to pull Chen Xiaocai and Uncle Xiao, and walked all the way from Xian Weilou to the vegetable market and wharf.

It is worthy of a big city, and the streets are crowded with people in the early morning, most of them caravans, so the business of selling dry food is particularly hot.

Most of the vegetable markets sell seafood, only a small part sells vegetables and fruits, asked the price, the uncle said that the vegetables here are more expensive than the town, and the fish is very cheap, especially the dead small fish, which are packed in a bamboo basket for two pennies a catty.

The most eye-catching thing is that there are still shrimp and crabs jumping in the wooden barrel, and there are all kinds of shellfish, Yanni can't name them, and it was a luxury for her to be able to eat seafood once in a while in her previous life.

A few people turned around before asking people about the location of the Wei family in the west of the city, and they did not go to the Wei family's mansion, but found the large courtyard where the Wei family was building a ship on the edge of the dock.

The yard was very lively, there were dozens of workers working, the gate was open and no one was guarding, so they went straight in.

A steward came over and said, "Why are you here?" If you're looking for a job, there's no shortage of people here. ”

"This brother, we want to buy a boat, I wonder if we can take a look first?"

The little steward listened and invited them to a small living room, and then someone brought tea.

"The contemptible surname is Lin, and he is the third steward here, I don't know what kind of boat my brother wants to buy? Is it for fishing or for carrying passengers? The price of the two is not the same.

If it is a small fish boat, you will have a boat immediately if you pay for it, and if you have a large boat, you need to pay a deposit, and it will take a few days to get it. ”

"We want to buy a small passenger boat that can carry dozens of people on the river." This is something they had discussed before.

"The boat that can carry dozens of people is not small, I wonder if you have inquired about the price of this ship before you came?"

Belch!

Several people looked at each other, yes! Why didn't they know to ask the price before they came?

The steward knew at a glance, "Seeing that you are also honest people, I will tell you about it!"

The kind of ship you want is refurbished, seven or eight percent new, and there are brand new, the price is twenty or thirty taels to four or five hundred taels, some ships don't look at the old, but they use good wood, so the price is not low, and some new ships have average timber, so the price is not expensive. ”

The steward took a sip of tea and looked at them, "How about it, what price do you want, the boats are all at the dock, I can take you to see it"

Even if Chen Xiaocai brings all his family resources, he is only in his early 100s, what kind of boat can he buy? After buying a ship, you are going back to the pre-liberation period. Oh! You can't spend all the money, you have to buy piglets!

Yanni saw that her father was pondering, and she was afraid that he would buy a boat of poor quality because he had no money, so she opened her mouth and asked the steward, "Uncle steward, is a good boat that can be used for a longer time and go faster?" ”

"Of course, a good boat is durable after being brushed with tung oil, and the draft is shallow, even if the water is only a leg deep."

"Dad, we don't know anything, why don't we go and see the boat first, and then discuss whether to buy it?"

Chen Xiaocai thought about it and felt reasonable, "Manager Lin, it's uncertain whether we can buy it or not, can we also go and see the boat?" ”

"Yes! That's how you do business, you have to see the goods, right? Not every case can be done, our Wei family has never been forced to buy and sell for hundreds of years. ”

After speaking, he got up and made a gesture of please, "Let's go and see with me!" ”

This steward is still cautious, they said that they didn't necessarily buy it, and they would move the Wei family out, if they said that if they didn't buy it, would they be directly bombed out?

They followed the steward to the river, where there were two half-finished boats, and a few workers were busy in them, and they greeted them when they saw them.

The steward took them to see the small passenger ship of the very common people, there was no room on the ship, only a large cabin, and a rudder was placed at the stern, and this kind of boat could only walk by manpower to paddle or use bamboo poles to support the water level in the place where the water level was not deep, and if the water was very turbulent, it was necessary to use ropes to cooperate with manpower to drag the boat upstream.

The steward told them that this kind of boat can cross a few people for only a few taels of silver, and if it is larger, it will cost twenty or thirty taels for a dozen people, and if it can hold fifty people, it will cost seventy taels or more, and of course there are cheaper ones, the kind without a roof, and there is no place to hide from the sun and rain, and there are old boats, some of which may have been repaired.