0p0 Chapter 180 Get on board
Chapter 180 Get on board
Everyone was so excited that they couldn't sleep that night and they were noisy and quarreling all night long.
Su He originally thought that no one would be able to get up, but when she woke up the next day, she was the last one.
Some people in the team continued to make steamed buns and brought them to eat on the boat, some went out to buy cakes, and some went to the pharmacy to buy medicine. There were sachets for relieving seasickness in the clinic, each costing 100 coins, and Su He bought 10 for himself. Others did not buy anything, thinking that if they got seasick, they would just have to endure it and it would pass.
A few older people including my grandfather followed Wang Bin and a few younger people to sell carriages and carts. They sold 15 carriages and 8 carts for 80 taels of silver, while eight carts only brought in taels of silver.
The carriages in Suho were the most expensive, costing 20 taels. The others were sold at 4 taels.
Luoyun Town was not greatly affected by the earthquake, so prices were still relatively low. Su He speculated that the epicenter should be in the northwest direction. Fortunately, there was no one near the border, otherwise it would be another disaster.
It was right for them to go south. Besides, there was a suspected epidemic in Su'an, so Su He thought it would be better to leave quickly by water.
After Wang Bin took the silver and settled the account with everyone, he went to buy pork to make meat buns.
They went to the port to inquire and learned that the ship would stop twice during the 20-day journey, which meant it would stop about once a week.
Everyone went to buy pastries as a backup, at least enough for four days per person.
There are also steamed buns, which is enough for seven days. Everyone will have a big bag by then.
Wang Bin went to the pork stall and bought 20 kilograms of pork fat. Zhou boiled it all into oil and put it into two earthenware jars. Zhou sprinkled some salt in it to ensure that it would not go bad in a short time. This was how he supplemented the oil on the boat.
Then there is the process of letting go. The clothes that everyone wears must not be tattered or covered in mud. Those that are too tattered must all be thrown away.
In addition, there were the gold jewelry in Su He's space. Su He took all the ordinary ones to the pawn shop for evaluation. Forty-five pieces of gold jewelry were only worth more than 800 taels. Many of them were inlaid with gems. This was fooling fools. Su He left decisively.
After visiting three jewelry stores, I exchanged it for two thousand five hundred taels.
Young women like Yan Zhi and Wen Niang went to buy salt and cloth. They could make some more clothes when they were bored on the boat and could wear them after washing them when they arrived in Guangyuan.
Su He was not in the clothing-making team, but her clothes were made first. Both the inner and outer clothes were made by someone, and no one wanted Su He to pay.
Not to mention anything else, just the cost of the boat ride, the 20 taels saved by each person is already a huge sum of money. Everyone is a grateful person, so they agreed to raise funds to make clothes for Su He.
So when we boarded the ship the next day, we had a lot of luggage, including 50 to 60 pieces of cloth.
Su He stood on the dock and looked at the dense crowds of merchant ships of different sizes, some docking to unload goods, and some loading goods and continuing to move forward. There were many people on the dock, and the food vendors lined up in two rows and shouted loudly.
The pier here is exactly as prosperous as Suho imagined.
Su He followed everyone into the Hongyun merchant ship. When she saw the ship, she thought of two words: tower ship.
This is not just a small boat that can seat only a few people, it can seat 300 people including crew members.
If the ship deck is taken as the ground, this is a three-story building. There is also a cargo hold below the deck.
Suho didn't visit the cargo hold of the ship, but he visited all three floors on the deck. The layout of the first and second floors is similar, except that there are more beds on the first floor. To ensure privacy, each cabin has a door.
Compared with the single room downstairs, the third floor is more like a presidential suite. The reception hall is right at the entrance. There is a washroom on the left, a small study on the right, and four living rooms further inside. In addition to a bunk bed for the owner and a large wardrobe, there is also a chaise longue. In the middle is a round table with a teapot on it. There are four round stools under the table. Su He walked forward and pushed it. Sure enough, these furniture were fixed. It is inevitable that the boat will shake when sailing on the water. It is safer to fix the things on the boat.
After briefly admiring Su He, she left. This was not her floor, so it would be bad to stay here for too long.
Everyone in Tian Yuan's group lived on the second floor. Su He heard from the crew that the price of the second floor was 35 taels per person. She felt very sad. There were 74 of them, and that cost more than taels of silver. She sold so much gold but only got taels.
When Wen Niang and others found out about this, they demanded that the food expenses of Su He and her two siblings be returned and shared equally by everyone. And until before the summer harvest this year, Su He did not have to spend money to buy food and meals, as the food expenses of the three siblings were shared equally by everyone.
Su He accepted it with a smile, believing that it would be better if everyone could give and take.
Su He and others almost occupied the entire second floor, while the third floor was booked by a wealthy businessman, who gave it to his family of 20 people. However, the businessman was still not satisfied, and he offered money to let Su He and others move to the first floor. He wanted to keep the second floor for his relatives, who numbered more than thirty people.
Su He rolled his eyes and felt that it was not impossible.
"You can change it, but we have to pay the difference. After all, the second floor is more expensive than the first floor."
The man who came was the rich businessman's butler. He did not refuse what Su He said. After all, it was a fact that high-rise buildings were expensive.
"Miss, how much silver do you think it will cost?"
Su He refused to say anything, for she was afraid that she would regret it if she said too low a price.
"You name a price. We bought the second floor specifically for the beautiful scenery. If I pay the original price, my grandfather will definitely scold me."
The butler understood and gave a price after thinking for a while.
"How about we pick a lucky number, and you move to the first floor, and I'll give you an extra 1800 taels, how about that?"
Of course you can, you can enjoy the scenery on the first floor, there is nothing wrong with that.
Su He decided to stop while she was ahead. After receiving the money, she asked her family to move to the first floor.
After the move, they started to divide the money.
There are 74 people, 73 of them have 24 taels each, and Su He has 48 taels.
Because there was not so much change, Su He still distributed money to each family.
Wang Laowu lost all his reluctance after making money as soon as he got on board.
As long as you can earn money, it doesn’t matter whether you go by land or by water.
"I said Lotus is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. We should just follow Lotus. We built the boat for nothing and got so much silver for nothing. My brothers will definitely be jealous of me when they see this. Hahahaha."
Wang Laowu was lying on the bed with his legs crossed, looking very proud. Su He passed by, frowned, and went to talk to her grandfather alone.
"Grandpa, everyone says that I am the reincarnation of a fairy boy, and now I am the God of Wealth. I don't want to have these titles. If someone with ulterior motives hears them, it will cause trouble. Grandpa, please help persuade everyone."
Grandpa was also ashamed at this time. He had always had the problem of talking nonsense when drinking, but the family was short of money and he hadn't drunk for several years. This time he was so happy that he didn't care and actually said what was in his heart.
"Hehua, you are right. We should keep this matter low-key. It's OK as long as everyone knows it. I will bring Fugui to talk to him in person. I guarantee that no one will leak it."
Grandpa gave Su He a reassuring look and took Wang Fugui and his little brother away.
Su He lay back in her own private room with a headache. She wanted to tell everyone not to make up stories, but her grandfather actually thought he was the reincarnation of a fairy boy, which was a sin.
The ancients were indeed superstitious.
No matter what, grandpa's words were still of some use. No one shouted loudly. However, Su He often saw Wang Laowu's flattering eyes, which made Su He very uncomfortable.
Half an hour later, the ship set off for Guangyuan.