Chen Xiao is the kind of boat that can only carry more than a dozen people, and he has to negotiate the price with the steward.

Yanni didn't like this kind of boat, this kind of boat was too small and had no sails, and it was too difficult to go upstream, and the distance of their family was long, and it would take a long time.

"Dad, our house is far away, should we buy that kind of boat with sails, I heard that boats with sails can go fast without being rowed."

"Huh! Little girl, that kind of boat is not cheap, the bigger one will cost at least a hundred taels, and the sails of that kind of ship are not installed, and it will take two days if they need to be installed. ”

"Xiaoyan, I think this kind of boat that can carry more than a dozen people with oars is very good, and it is enough for our own use."

"Yes! I also think this kind of boat is good. Uncle also chimed in.

"Dad, uncle, you can't just count us for our own use, there are more than 20 households in our village plus more than 30 households in Houwu Village, if others see us often coming and going to Linhai City, and want to take our boat to Linhai City to see, do you let it or not? If there are only one or two, it is okay to say, but what if there are too many people? ”

"Wouldn't this be? They don't have anything to do, what are they doing here? Uncle said with some surprise.

"Why not, don't say anything else, how big is this Linhai City, you can come to find a job, if you have any vegetables and fruits that you can't eat, you can also sell them, yesterday I heard that many foreign businessmen came to collect medicinal materials, there are so many mountains near our village, you can also go up the mountain to dig medicinal materials to sell."

"It's okay to sell melons and fruits, but not medicinal materials, there were many people in Lijia Village who went up the mountain to dig medicinal materials to sell, I heard that the price was very pressing, so how long did it take to dig up the herbs to get more than a dozen dollars, and it was dangerous to go up the mountain, and no one would do it."

"Brother, what a good idea, little girl! Let the people in your village dig up medicinal herbs to sell here, the price of medicinal herbs here is the fairest, and the price is written in the vegetable market!

You see the boats over there, they are all from various towns around here, and most of them are here to sell medicinal herbs, because there are no middlemen here to lower the price, and the price will be much higher. ”

"But no one in our village understands herbal medicine?"

"Oops! Dad, if you don't understand, just ask! If you go to ask for herbs, people will definitely say that when the time comes, we will charge some boat fare, even if we come once every three or five days, there will be a few taels of silver a month, and this money will be earned back without loss. ”

The uncle rubbed his hands a little excitedly, "Fifth brother, you will definitely not be able to do it alone at that time, if I learn to drive a boat, hire me!" ”

Chen Xiaocai was also very moved, probably hesitating because he didn't have much money.

"Brother, you see, it's really a lot more cost-effective to buy a bigger boat, what are you hesitating about, if you think it's expensive, I can count it cheaper." The steward said with a smile, probably because he was happy that the deal was going to be done!

When Chen Xiaocai was about to bargain, a group of people came over, and at a glance, they found that there were acquaintances they knew.

"Brother Chen, you really want to buy a boat!"

The person who spoke was Luo Liang, Fu Bin and several followers were also there, and next to Fu Bin, there was also a boy in brocade clothes and his entourage.

"Yes, why did Brother Luo come here too?"

After speaking, it was a gift from others.

"I waited to follow my son to the sea, but I didn't expect to meet you here, what a coincidence!"

It turned out that the brocade boy was Wei Zheng, the eldest son of the Wei family, and Fu Bin and he were cousins.

Ever since Yanni came to the docks and found that there were no special boats, she had an idea in her mind.

She wants to buy a better boat, but she doesn't have any money, so she wants to tell the ancient cars and ships in her previous life, or sell or change a boat, it's better than emptying her family to buy a boat, right?

Just when she was hesitating what to say, she found that Fu Bin and they were leaving, and shouted out in a hurry, "Wei Gongzi, I have a way to make the boat go fast, I don't know if you want to hear it?" ”

Chen Xiaocai was startled by her sudden voice, and shouted in a hurry, "Xiaoyan." ”

Everyone looked at her together, and as everyone watched, her face was slightly hot, and she repeated, "I really have a way." ”

Wei Zheng had an entourage beside him who was a little displeased and said, "Little girl, just talk big." ”

Wei Zheng clapped his hands with a fan and said, "Okay! Let's listen to it, my son wants to see what the method is, my Wei family has countless craftsmen for a hundred years, and none of them have thought of a way to speed up the ship, today a little girl said yes, hehe! ”

Oh, your sister, don't you just look down on her peasant girl? Today, I'll let you see that the peasant girl is not bad.

"Before I said that, I wanted to ask Fu Gongzi to testify, if Wei Gongzi used my method in the future, he would either send me a small boat with two floors in the back, or give me a thousand taels."

Wei Zheng raised his eyebrows at Fu Bin, but Fu Bin was silent for a while before saying, "We are cousins, are you sure you want me to testify?" ”

"Childe, please testify."

Yanni also thought about making a deed, but after thinking about it, if people admit that whether they have that deed or not, they will fulfill their promises. If you don't admit it, you will sue the yamen, unless you can meet a good official, you will not be able to twist your arms and thighs, and even if it is bad, you may have to catch up with the family.

"Okay, since you don't worry, let's say it!"

"What does Childe think would happen if you put wheels on both sides of the ship?"

"Humph! You think it's a carriage! With the addition of wheels, can there be a horse in front of it? The entourage beside Wei Gongzi sneered.

Yanni was not angry either, and said her own.

"Wrong, this wheel is not a draped wheel. I'm talking about installing paddles on the wheels, connecting the wheels at both ends with a rotating shaft, installing a special gear in the middle of the rotating shaft, connecting the gear at the other end with a chain, and then making pedals that can be stepped on by both feet. In this way, as long as people sit on it, the boat can move.

Of course, as long as it is properly designed, several such paddle wheels can be installed on one boat. ”

Wei Zheng shook the fan in his hand, "Okay! I didn't expect your little peasant girl to have such wisdom. ”

Fu Bin hooked his lips and smiled, "It seems that my cousin's ship is going to be given away." ”

"Cousin, it seems that my brother can't play with you today, how about another day?"

"Okay! It's just that my cousin will be punished if he misses the appointment, so it's better to give me a boat. ”

"Oh! I said why would my aunt and uncle rest assured that you were alone, it turned out that you were a fox. Okay! It's just that the little girl chooses that kind of boat and sends that kind of boat to you, so you don't have to choose. ”

"Let's go! Little girl, you will tell me carefully in a while, and I will let people write it down, and say that the boat is yours. ”

Everyone returned to the living room of the compound, Wei Zheng asked people to put a big table in the living room, let one person write down everything she said, and then let one person draw on the side, and ask if there was anything wrong.

In fact, Yanni doesn't know much about ancient cars and ships, she just resigned it to modern bicycles, and let their craftsmen make up for the rest!