After lunch, everyone would rest at home for about half an hour before going out to work.

Runtian Yibao was tired of playing, Zhang and the others took them to take a nap, and even Little Gray Ash dozed off under the table.

Xu Jingluo was as energetic as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and he didn't feel tired at all, so he picked up the hat hanging under the window and put it on his head, greeting Xu Jingan.

"The boat I bought back is still tied to the estuary, let's find a few men who are able to pass through the water and carry it to the sea."

"I bought several batches of nets on the boat to see if I could catch any fish."

"Okay." Xu Jing'an responded, picked up a hat casually, and said to Xu Jingluo as he walked outside the courtyard, "You go to the mangrove forest to wait for me first, and I'll find someone." ”

Soon, Xu Jingan led Ye Jiaming, Feng Ze'an and others to the river, and everyone was very excited when they heard that they were going to sea.

This fishing boat cannot be compared with the big boat that capsized on its side, but it is not very small, two or three zhang wide, six or seven zhang long, as long as it does not enter the deep sea area, it should not be a big problem.

The sea was calm, and after a short time, everyone carried the boat from the mouth of the sea to the beach, and rowed to the shallow water.

In ancient times, the sea water was unpolluted, blue and jade-like, and there were schools of fish swimming by at the bottom of the water.

"Fish, quick, cast the net."

Ye Jiaming's eyesight is amazing, and with his exclamation, everyone went down a few nets towards the place he pointed, only to feel that the net was heavy, and they couldn't drag it.

I dragged a few fishing nets onto the boat and saw that the nets were full of lively fish.

"Wow, it's going to be a big deal!"

Xu Jingluo shouted in surprise, and the men also laughed, and hurriedly poured the fish out of the fishing net.

Most of the nets are groupers, including octopus and crabs, which weigh hundreds of pounds.

"Looks like we're going to have to open a dry goods store in the city that sells dried seafood." Xu Jingluo said excitedly.

At the moment, the roads have not been repaired, and I have not thought of a good way to keep fresh seafood, so I can't transport fresh seafood to the city, but it can be dried in the sun, so it is conducive to preservation.

"Sister Jingluo is right, she can indeed do this business." Ye Jiaming nodded happily, thought for a while and added, "But if you do business and sell dried seafood, I'm afraid there will still be fewer fishing boats and not enough nets." ”

Feng Ze'an rolled up his sleeves energetically and looked at Xu Jingluo and asked.

"Sister Jingluo, where did you buy this fishing boat? If we can catch fish on this sea, we have to buy one for every household, and the same is true for fishing nets. ”

Others chimed in.

"Purchase, must purchase! Didn't we just receive a deposit of more than a dozen taels of silver from Sister Jingluo? It was used to buy fishing boats and nets. ”

Xu Jingluo replied, "The fishing boat bought it at the wharf in the west of the city, eight taels of silver, ten pieces of fishing nets, if you buy a large number, you can also negotiate the price, and after the fishing, the big guy will go back to discuss, and after the discussion, let's go into the city and buy the boat and the net." ”

"Uh-huh, that's it." Everyone replied in unison, and it was more exciting to cast a net.

The sea was full of schools of fish swimming leisurely, and soon, the fishing boats were full of live fish!

In ancient times, when the fishery was not developed enough, there were fish in the sea, otherwise, how could women go to the sea to catch the harvest casually?

The fishing boat was rowed to the beach and bolted, and the big guy ran back to carry and poke the basin, and every household divided twenty or thirty catties of fish.

Now the villagers are busy again, the men go to the bamboo forest to cut bundles of bamboo, and every household has set up a rack in the courtyard to dry fish.

In the afternoon of the same day, Feng Yongsheng happily came to Xu Jingluo's house, and opened his mouth with a smile on his face from afar

"Luo girl, our families have discussed it and unanimously agreed to buy a boat and a network."

"In this way, I have to work hard to go to the city and buy these things back."

"Uncle Feng, come in and sit, let's talk slowly."

Xu Jingluo invited Feng Yongsheng to sit under the canopy in the courtyard, poured a glass of water and handed it to him, and the two drank water and chatted.

Xu Jingluo brushed his hair and spoke unhurriedly.

"It's very easy to buy a fishing boat and a fishing net, right by the big river, and after buying it, you can go straight down the river and go back to the village."

"There are also shops, and when the houses in the city are repaired, they will bring three shops, and they can be sold as soon as they are transported into the city, and the most important thing at the moment is to repair the road."

"Well, Luo Yatou is right." Uncle Feng nodded and pondered, "We have thought about this matter carefully, we have to do the three jobs of building roads, buying boats and fishing, and weaving buckets and hats." ”

"In this way, when the road is repaired, there will be enough dried seafood, and enough hats and clothes will be stockpiled, and then these things will be transported into the city, and the shops will be opened directly."

"Good idea." Xu Jingluo boasted, in fact, this is exactly what she thinks in her heart.

The work in the fields is almost done, and then the detailed division of labor will be possible, and the men will be able to do the road construction and fishing, and the women will be able to do the weaving and cloak for the women.

"Then tomorrow, if the weather is good, I will take a few people into the city to buy boats and fishing nets."

"It's really hard to come back and let you run this trip again."

"It's okay, anyway, I can't be idle, I can't sit still, I like to run around."

After saying this, Xu Jingluo thought about another thing.

"After the shop opens, it will take a few people, Brother Zeqing and Brother Ze Song are both literate and doing business abroad, and they will be the shopkeeper after the store opens."

Feng Zeqing and Feng Zesong are Feng Yongsheng's eldest son and second son.

In their thirties, they all married and had children, and before the Southern Zhou Dynasty died, they had been doing business in the town and had a lot of experience in business.

Feng Yongsheng thought for a while and said: "This must be no problem, just let the two of them give Luo Yatou a hand, and in addition, man, I will pick a few clever ones and let them go into the city to help." ”

"Okay." Xu Jingluo nodded.

After agreeing on these things, it was time for dinner in the evening, Xu Jingluo left Feng Yongsheng to eat, he responded happily, he hadn't eaten the dishes made by Luo Yatou for a long time, and he missed it very much.

The next day, the sky was overcast, and the original plan to enter the city was temporarily canceled.

The matter of cutting the road, everyone did not delay, wearing hats and robes to be busy in the north.

The women went to the bamboo forest to cut bamboo and peel palm trees, and the old people were not idle, breaking bamboo strips and weaving hats, and the village was a busy scene.

Only Xu Jingluo's family doesn't know how to do this kind of work, and the little old man can't do this kind of work, which makes the Zhang family feel very sad.

"Mother can't eat rice, I'll go to Qian Yulan's house to learn." Zhang said that he was going to Qian Yulan's house in the rain, but was pulled back by Xu Jingluo.

"Mother, how can you learn these technical jobs in a while? You can rest assured, your daughter will definitely start a business and let the family have no worries about food and clothing. ”

Xu Jingling and Xu Jingan also hurriedly stepped forward to comfort: "Mother, we will also follow the fourth sister to learn to do business, don't worry about life, just take Runtian and Yibao at home." ”

Zhang nodded comfortingly, fortunately he gave birth to a few children who are so kind, filial and courteous~~ Alas, I don't know where Jing Sheng is now......

Thinking of this, Zhang's expression was gloomy and said, "If you have time in the city, ask around and see if you can find your eldest brother's whereabouts." ”

"Got it, mother, I'll look for it." Xu Jingluo agreed, if it weren't for Gu Changgong's sudden revelation that he was engaged and driven away by her last time she entered the city, she really wanted to find out the whereabouts of her eldest brother.

After Gu Changgong left, she was a woman's house, so she could only go back to the village first for safety.

It rained for five or six days in a row, and on the seventh day it was sunny.

Xu Jingluo got up early in the morning, packed up and prepared to enter the city.

"Fourth sister and fourth sister, take me there." Xu Jingling dragged Xu Jingluo's hand and shook it again and again, "I also want to learn to do business and make money to support my family." ”

Xu Jingan picked up the burden on the table, put on the hat, and went out of the hospital without saying a word.

"I'm the only boy in the family, the fourth sister will take me there, I can not only learn to do business with you, but also protect you by my side."

"Jingling, you stay at home and take care of your family." Xu Jingluo said to Xu Jingling, "After the road is repaired, I will take you into the city." ”