Today, after Li Qingzhi took the two children to the county town, Jin Xiaoye cooked a pot of rice at home. She didn't cook dry rice much before, but recently Li Qingzhi brought money home every day... She cooks dry rice every day now.
It doesn't feel good to be hungry, and she doesn't want to be hungry even if she can eat her fill.
After she finished her breakfast, Jin Xiaoshu came, and she walked with Jin Xiaoshu to find the old boatman who wanted to rent out the boat.
The two asked as they walked, and it was not until noon that they finally found someone and saw the boat.
The old boatman's family had very little land, only a little over one acre of paddy field, and the food they grew was not enough for their family to eat. Fortunately, when the family was divided, his father gave him a boat, and he was able to support his family with the help of this boat.
The old boatman had one son and two daughters. His two daughters were married and his son also had a wife and children. A few years ago, he planned to hand over the boat to his son and do some farm work at home to enjoy his retirement. However, his son was accidentally injured when he was pulled to do odd jobs, and later died of a high fever.
Fortunately, his son left behind a grandson, so he continued to row the boat to support his grandson. However, he injured his waist while helping the boatman to move goods not long ago and can no longer work.
He couldn't row the boat anymore, so he wanted to rent it out.
The old boatman asked for a low rent because his boat was relatively old, and also because his nephew and his daughter-in-law's younger brother were both eyeing the boat and would not allow anyone else to rent it.
Jin Xiaoye figured out the situation, inspected the boat, and decided to rent it.
The old boatman's nephew and his daughter-in-law's younger brother both wanted a boat, which was indeed a bit troublesome. People from the same village as the old boatman were afraid to rent a boat because of these two people, but she was from a different village than the old boatman.
Could it be possible that the old boatman's nephew and his daughter-in-law's younger brother would come to Miaoqian Village to cause trouble for her
Jin Xiaoye negotiated the rent in a few words, agreeing that it would be paid every ten days and that today's payment would not be charged, then he rowed the old boatman's boat away.
During this period, the old boatman's nephew came to the door, but Jin Xiaoye was not afraid at all: "I am from Miaoqian Village, my surname is Jin, if you have any dissatisfaction, you can come to Miaoqian Village to find me!"
After saying that, Jin Xiaoye added: "I have several brothers from my mother's side, and my uncle works in the Xiang Army!"
The old boatman's nephew didn't dare to make trouble again.
If people from the same village wanted to rent a boat, he could go to their house and make a scene or cry. But it was more difficult to deal with people from other villages. The villagers would not help him in this matter. If he went alone, how could he defeat Jin Xiaoye, the local tyrant of Miaoqian Village
As for stopping Jin Xiaoye from leaving now... the people of Miaoqian Village have been wronged by them, so they will definitely come to cause trouble for him.
In short, Jin Xiaoye took the boat away smoothly.
Jin Xiaoye had long wanted to do boating business. She had loved money since she was young. When she heard Jin Moli bragging about what delicious food she had eaten in the county town when she was a child, she thought that she should go and try it herself in the future.
At that time, whenever her father went to prepare banquets for others, she would actively go and help, just because she wanted to learn some skills.
But her father actually didn't have much ability, and there was already a father like her in Miaoqian Village, so it was impossible for her to take her father's job.
At that time, she thought that the most powerful person in Miaoqian Village was Yao Chengong. She also wanted a boat and make money like Yao Chengong.