happy fisherman

Chapter 18
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"Uncle, do you still remember me?" Bai Beibei smiled and said, "Uncle, is your car still roomy?"

Bo Beibei didn't forget how crowded the car was when they went to the city for two days.

Sure enough, the coachman said apologetically, "Little girl, I'm sorry, there's really no room for anyone."

"Uncle, there is no room in the carriage, so I can sit next to you." Bo Beibei pointed to the front of the car and said.

"That won't work, it's too dangerous to sit outside." The coachman shook his head vigorously, the carriage was running fast, sitting in the front in case of falling off is no joke.

"Uncle, I will be careful, I won't fall." Bai Beibei said quickly, there should be half a day's journey from here to the teahouse, and I don't know when I will get there by walking.

Seeing the coachman's embarrassed face, Bo Beibei said again: "Uncle, do you have a rope? If you are worried, tie my body to the car door, so that you don't have to worry about me falling off."

"Uncle, I won't lose any of these eight cents to you." Bai Beibei added.

The coachman hesitated for a while, and then reluctantly said: "Little girl, you can get in the car if you want, but we have to make an agreement first, and I will not be responsible if something happens."

"Uncle, don't worry, nothing will happen." Bo Beibei assured.

The coachman put a spare rein around Bo Beibei's waist, and tied the other end of the rein to the car post on the edge of the carriage. Seeing that Bo Beibei was holding on to the car post, he swung the whip after making sure everything was safe. , continue on your way.

Although sitting like this is really tiring, it is better than walking.

Arriving at the teahouse, paying the fare, Bo Beibei drove home without stopping, and finally returned to the village before dark.

After three days and two nights of anxiety, Mrs. Feng saw that her daughter had finally returned, and couldn't help scolding her: "Beibei, where have you been these few days?"

Although Yuzhu has repeatedly assured that Beibei will be fine, Feng still can't rest assured.

"Auntie, I think Beibei is also tired, let's talk about it tomorrow." Bai Yuzhu has been here to take care of Feng's mother and son during the day, and has not returned yet.

Although she had acted nonchalantly in front of Feng Shi these few days, she was always worried in her heart, worrying that something would happen to Bo Beibei. Now that she came back safely, Bai Yuzhu was also relieved.

"Mom, do you still have something to eat? I've been hungry all day." Bai Beibei covered her stomach and said, she also drank some water when she left the space this morning, and her stomach was already growling.

"There's still some porridge, I'll get it out for you." Bai Yuzhu said as she entered the kitchen.

"Sister, you don't tell me, you're so worried about me!" Bai Mancang stepped forward and hugged Bai Beibei's waist with lingering fear. He was afraid that his sister would be like his brother, and he would be gone for a few months.

Bo Beibei's heart softened, she patted her brother's head, and said with a smile: "Fool, what is there to worry about when my sister goes out to do errands?"

"Beibei, tell me the truth, have you gone to the town to sell the things you tinkered with?" Feng asked with a straight face.

The family is not big, and Mrs. Feng has long since discovered that the things her daughter made disappeared with her.

Bo Beibei didn't expect her mother to find out, so she didn't hide it anymore: "Mom, I sold those things, but I didn't go to the town to sell them, but to the county town."

"What, you went to the county seat?!" Feng's voice rose sharply.

"Sister, have you gone to the county seat? Is the county seat fun?" Bai Mancang's eyes lit up when he heard the word "county seat". He has never been out of the village since he grew up.

"My sister didn't go to play," Bai Beibei smiled at his younger brother, and then said to his mother: "Mother, don't worry, I have already sold all the finished shells, and the shopkeeper of that shop asked me to wait a few days Send some more over there."

When Feng heard that her daughter was going to the county town in a few days, she was not at all happy, but said with a sullen face: "Baby, forget it this time, and you are not allowed to go again in the future."

She has already lost her husband and eldest son, and she doesn't want to see her daughter go wrong again.

Bai Yuzhu, who came in with porridge and pickled vegetables, heard the conversation between the mother and daughter, put the porridge on the stone bed, and asked, "Beibei, how much did you sell for the twenty accessories?"

Bai Yuzhu felt that if he made enough money, this business could go on for a long time. At worst, she would accompany Beibei to the county seat next time.

Bo Beibei pursed her lower lip, and took out nine taels of silver and the remaining 200 taels: "I made a total of ten taels. I spent some money on food and lodging in the county town, and the remaining money."

Bo Beibei was worried that taking out the bank notes would scare his mother and Bai Yuzhu to death, so he only took out the cash.

"Ten taels?" Bai Yuzhu and Feng gasped. How could those shells be exchanged for so much money?

Looking at Feng's and Bai Yuzhu's reactions, Bai Beibei felt that it was right not to tell them about the bank notes.

"Sister, isn't ten taels of silver a lot?" Bai Mancang asked with blinking eyes.

"It's quite a lot. We will be full every meal in the future." Bo Beibei laughed.

No matter how precocious Mancang is, he is still just a child after all, and he grinned happily when he heard that he would be able to eat every meal to his full.

"By the way, mother, I paid the fishing tax for our uncle and the second uncle's family before I came back." Bai Beibei said again.

"You paid today's fishing tax?" In the morning, she was still worried that the government would come to arrest her, and she was so frightened that she didn't see anyone from the government all morning. She thought it was the boss and the second child who paid the fishing tax for her again. .

"Yes, mother, I was worried that the people in the government would make things difficult for you, so I went to the government office first."

Hearing that her daughter went to the government office, Feng's heart trembled: "How dare you go to a place like the government office?!"

Bai Beibei knew that the people were in awe of the government, so she didn't care much about her mother's reaction, but sat on the stone bed and drank the porridge.

Bai Yuzhu asked some more about Bai Beibei County and went back.

The next day, Bo Beibei went to the beach far away from home, and saw that no one entered the space again.

Bo Beibei put the banknotes in a small cloth bag and put them on the jade bed. It would be heartbreaking for her to lose so many banknotes on her body.

Looking at the crude stone cave, Bo Beibei thought to himself, if there is a chance, he must get some furniture in.

When Bai Beibei came home, Bai Yuzhu had already come.

Bai Beibei asked Feng to count fifty copper coins and return them to Bai Yuzhu, but Bai Yuzhu refused to accept them and only took back 25 copper coins.

"Sister Yuzhu, I said I would pay you double." Bai Beibei said, "Besides, if it weren't for your help, how could I have made so much money? Paying you back 50 Wen is not enough, so you just take it." let's go."

"Aren't I just piercing the shells, how can I help?" Bai Yuzhu scolded.

"Yuzhu, just keep it if Beibei asks you to keep it." Feng Shi also persuaded her.

(End of this chapter)