Just go! Yu Xiaocao took out a dime of silver from the place where he hid the money, thought about it and took out a string of money and stuffed it into his arms. In the north in early winter, it was already cold, and many people were already wearing bloated jackets. Therefore, Yu Xiaocao stuffed a string of copper plates in his arms, and he couldn't see anything outside.

Yu Xiaocao happily carried a large basket and carried the same excited small stones in the direction of the dock. Although Dongshan Village is closer to the pier than the town, it will take more than an hour to walk. Yu Xiaocao was in a good mood and walked without feeling too tired.

At this time, it is the busiest time of the dock. The southwest corner of the wharf forms a natural fish market.

The big families who came to buy were in charge, and they chose the seafood and fish that their masters liked. The town's major restaurants, restaurants and inns are also waiting here, waiting for the freshest sea fish.

On the wharf, several cargo ships had just docked, and the dock workers, organized by the foreman, were methodically unloading the goods to the wagons. The shouting, the shouting, the trumpet...... Intertwined, forming a bustling and noisy morning view of the pier.

Xiaocao felt this rich breath of life, and her heart was deeply touched.

"Second sister, that's where breakfast is sold. Shi came to my dad once before, and he bought me a big white steamed bun there. White flour steamed buns are the most delicious! ”

Little Stone pointed to the roadside outside the wharf, where a few simple sheds had been erected, and the warm heat wafted in the morning breeze.

Dock workers and fishermen, perhaps, can bring dry rations. But in the cold morning, you still have to drink a bowl of hot soup to warm your body.

Where there is demand, there is a market. In that row of low sheds, there are those who sell porridge, some sell soup noodles, and some set up stoves to sell steamed buns. There are also some nearby farmers who take advantage of the slack to sell some small vegetables made at home or pickles in baskets.

Xiaocao calculated, with his previous life's braised vegetable skills, he should be able to compete for a place here. However, there are many people here, and when it reaches her nipples, I am afraid that even the capital will be looted......

"Little Lotus...... Or is it grass? Xiaocao didn't expect to meet an acquaintance at the dock, and turned his head to see an unfamiliar face.

This is a young man with a slightly dark complexion, quite tall, fifteen or sixteen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the eyebrows give her a familiar feeling-this...... Who is it?

The small stone in her hand gave her the answer: "Big cousin, why are you here?" Did you come with your aunt? ”

It turned out to be the son of the second uncle's family, fourteen-year-old Liu Zhiwei. Although this kid is only fourteen years old, he looks very strong and energetic, and he looks like a second uncle or a second uncle, but mostly like an eldest uncle.

Liu Zhiwei smiled honestly: "Well, I came here with my aunt, and uncle, see if I can find a job on the dock...... The uncle often came, knew the foreman, and had already gone to unload the goods. People think I'm young and don't want to use me! ”

The young man said, looking indignant. Although he is not very old, he still has strength. On weekdays, I followed my father to the field, and I did a lot of hard work. Why not use him!

"Grass, stones! How did you get to the dock? The eldest aunt, Han, came over with a basket and greeted gently.

The Xiaocao sisters and brothers politely called "Auntie". When the grass had its head broken and had been asleep for three days, her grandmother, grandfather, and several aunts and uncles came to see her, and brought her a hen and half a basket of eggs. It was confiscated by the Zhang family without incident.

In Zhang's opinion, Liu's body is not good for three days, and Yu Xiaocao is a big medicine jar. No matter how many things the in-laws bring, they can't fill these two bottomless pits!

Xiaocao has a good impression of his own home. Xiaolian learned from Xiaolian that the eldest aunt was honest and very enthusiastic about their family, and it was so.

As he was talking, it was time for the dock workers to rest and have breakfast, and under the order of the foreman, a hundred and ten workers, some carrying cloth bags in their hands, and some empty-handed, came over this way.

The one who sells breakfast immediately enthusiastically solicits business: "Hot soup, selling hot soup, hot cabbage soup, radish soup......"

"Hot porridge, hot porridge! Hot and cheap, a penny a bowl ......"

"Sell noodle soup! Young man, let's have a bowl of noodle soup! A bowl of ...... that you have eaten to your fill"

"Pickles, delicious pickles, a few people eat for a penny, big brother, buy some pickles to eat, and have the strength to work for a while......"

Seeing this, the eldest aunt hurriedly said to the sisters and brothers: "Now is the opportunity to sell food, I have to hurry up to solicit business." You haven't had breakfast yet, Zhiwei, these are five copper plates, buy a few steamed buns and share them with your younger brothers and sisters. ”

As he spoke, a dock worker with sweat on his head and a heavy smell of sweat on his body came over and smiled at his aunt: "Sister-in-law, a penny of miso and pickle gnocchi!" ”

"Okay!" The eldest aunt quickly took a few cakes from his hand and spread the sauce on them. Finely chopped pickles and sautéed in lard. A penny, wrapped in an oily paper package.

The man took the cake, ate it in a big gulp, and said, "Sister-in-law, don't say it, your sauce still tastes good, and the pickles are pickled to a moderate amount of saltiness." If you're used to eating your family, it's really wrong to eat something else! ”

"That's it! Nor do you see whose daughter-in-law it is? A tall and fit, middle-aged man with healthy wheat-colored skin and handsome facial features patted the man's shoulder from behind, smiling and revealing his white teeth.

Xiaoshi jumped up happily, hugged the middle-aged man's calf, and shouted: "Uncle, you haven't been to my house for a long time, Xiaoshi misses you!" ”

Liu Pei bent down to pick up the little guy, checked it in his hand, looked at the little guy's fleshy face in surprise, and said with a smile: "Is your family single?" You've grown a lot! ”

"It's not! The second sister can catch fish and rabbits, and it is fragrant to eat it when it is roasted! Next time, bring a ...... to my uncle, "If it is a small stone in the past, you are reluctant to treat meat as a favor." Now he can eat a barbecue or stew every few days (take the prey to Uncle Zhao's house and cook it on her stove), and one or two prey is really not a rare object for him.

Liu Pei carefully looked at Yu Xiaocao's face, and the smile on his face became even stronger: "Xiaocao is really capable, she can catch fish and rabbits!" If you have this heart, my uncle will be very happy. Can your grandmother be willing to let you take the meat out? ”

"Tell the kids what you're doing!" The eldest aunt glared at her own housekeeper. Xiaocao can see that her business is not good, after all, every family has pickles and pimple sauce or something, and everything that can be brought from home is brought by herself, who still spends money to buy it.

Xiao Shi giggled and said, "We are all roasted in the mountains, and we eat it as a family." Don't let my milk know. ”

"Don't forget to give your mother more food in private, your mother has not been easy these years!" Liu Pei has seen the hardships of his only sister over the years, but he can't help it.

Dad shouldn't have married his sister to someone like that at that time, if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. It used to look good, but after the third child of their family entered school, even Old Man Yu's heart went to the side.

"Hmmm! The little stone left chicken legs and rabbit legs for the mother, and there was a lot of meat on them! "The little guy is pretty good at being good.

Yu Xiaocao followed the little stone and called "uncle" and smiled silently, but at this time he said: "Stone, come down quickly!" Let my uncle rest for a while and have something to eat. ”

"It's okay! How much weight can a five-year-old have? Saying this, Liu Pei still put the little guy down. The foreman said that there would be an official's ship to be loaded later, but he couldn't be sloppy.

Surrounded by dock stevedores eating, many of them were talking about the official ship. Yu Xiaocao listened to the rumors and learned that it was a certain county prince in Beijing who went to sea and went to a far away place to find new species.

From everyone's chat, Yu Xiaocao learned that when the current saint was still a prince, he also liked to sail on the ocean. These big ships that can go to sea and travel far away are the ones that the current saint made when he was a teenager.

Before ascending the throne, Emperor Jianwen went to sea many times, reaching the South Sea, the Western Ocean, and even further afield. Brought back sweet potatoes, a high-yielding crop, and some strange spices. For example, the pepper is so spicy that people's mouths are swollen, the cucumber that tastes crunchy, and the watermelon that quenches your thirst in summer......

Yu Xiaocao remembered the history of the middle school in his previous life in a trance, and also mentioned that the Ming Dynasty had a developed maritime career. However, in history, it was Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, who went to the West, not any prince, and it had nothing to do with Emperor Jianwen. Could it be that the founding emperor and this Jianwen Emperor both came through?

Alas! There is a risk in crossing, so I advise you to be cautious! In many palace fighting and house fighting novels, they are fellow travelers, and there are few who cherish each other, and many who love and kill each other. We, little people, what are we going to do to fight with other emperors! It's better to hold your tail and be a low-key person!

The sister and brother didn't let the eldest aunt buy steamed buns, and lied that they had eaten them in the morning. They stayed on the dock for a while, and then an official came to clear them. The prince traveled, and the idle people retreated and avoided.

It was not only the Yu Xiaocao sisters and brothers who were cleared out, but even those who were carrying baskets to do business were also driven out of the dock. The merchants in the shed were spared.

The little stone clamored to see the prince of the county. As a last resort, Yu Xiaocao had no choice but to grab his little hand, and was blocked by the official officials on the side of the road, watching the excitement from the cracks.

In a quarter of an hour, the noisy dock suddenly fell silent. Horse-drawn wagons full of goods, so numerous that the tails could barely be seen. The first few characters with noble costumes rode high-headed horses and hugged a young man in gorgeous costumes.

"Second sister, that big brother, is it the prince of the county?" The sound of the small stone is not loud, but it is particularly clear on the side of the road where only the sound of horses' hooves remains.