The watermelon is cut, the red watermelon pulp, the black and fat watermelon seeds, and a refreshing fragrance with a cool smell comes to the face. Not to mention eating, smelling it makes people feel refreshed.

"This watermelon must be delicious." Du Jiumei swallowed her saliva, could it be because she hadn't eaten watermelon for too long?

Although Du Qimei is older than Du Jiumei, the temptation is even greater for Du Qimei, who has never eaten watermelon.

"Yes, it must be delicious." Du Qimei said, although she wanted to eat it very much, but thinking that the elders in the family didn't eat it, she had to endure it, put the cut watermelon in the wooden basin, and brought it outside.

"Grandma, grandpa, uncle, aunt, cousin have eaten watermelon." Du Jiumei said crisply, the reason why she was so eager was because she also wanted to eat it very much.

Yang Fugui knew that there were watermelons planted in the backyard of his daughter's house, which grew very well, and when he looked up at the watermelons in the pot, he exclaimed: "Oh, this is a good watermelon." I took a slice and took a bite, "It's cool and sweet, it's very delicious." ”

I didn't want to eat when I was hot, and when I saw the cold watermelon, everyone took the watermelon, and after eating the watermelon, they praised it one after another. It's better than what they bought in previous years, and if they sell it, the price must be very high.

After eating, everyone remembered to sell it for money.

In the end, there were two pieces left, one for each sister, and they ate watermelon. Well, it tasted as good as they thought it would.

After eating the watermelon, Fahrenheit praised: "Oh, this watermelon is served by our little Jiu'er, it's really amazing." Seventh Sister and Xiao Jiu'er are both good girls, and they don't know which one will be cheaper in the future! ”

Fahrenheit's words drew laughter from everyone.

Du Qimei was thin-skinned and entered the house shyly. It's just that Du Jiumei, this girl, grinned and laughed with others, and she didn't know what shyness was!

The eldest uncle of the Yang family and the second uncle of the Yang family went to the town, and the big families in the county town looked for work, and they had eaten watermelon several times, all of which were rewarded by the main family, and I heard that this watermelon was very expensive. On weekdays, there are also people who sell watermelons in the county seat, but that thing is too expensive and reluctant to buy it, so the family rarely eats watermelon.

"Little sister, let's just taste this watermelon today, don't pick those watermelons that were born, I will take the time to go to the county tomorrow to see if I can sell it?" The uncle of the Yang family knew that his sister's family was in difficulty, and the family counted on his sister to embroider to support.

Although my sister can do embroidery work in the Yang family, but after all, it costs her eyes, she was fine when she was young, but when she is old, her eyes are blurry, she can't see things clearly, and her neck hurts, her hands hurt, and there will be a lot of problems. Since watermelons are so expensive, there are hundreds of large watermelons in the backyard of my sister's house, which are estimated to sell for a lot of money.

Yang was surprised, he never thought that watermelons could be sold for money, and originally planted watermelons to give children food and satisfy their hunger.

"Big brother, everyone likes to eat, don't sell it." Yang refused, the reason why he said this is because Yang not only loves his children and family, but also because he doesn't know how much such a good watermelon can be sold for.

"Nonsense!" The second uncle of the Yang family reprimanded, "This watermelon is a precious thing, just taste it, and you can eat it as a meal." Such a good watermelon can be sold for twenty wen per catty, and your watermelon weighs more than ten or twenty catties, which is four or five dollars of silver. Hundreds of watermelons, that's forty or fifty taels, no faster than your embroidery money. ”

Yang Fugui also agreed with the words of the two sons, nodded and agreed: "Yu'er, listen to your two brothers, they won't harm you." Just taste the watermelon, after all, you can't fill your stomach. One pound of watermelon can buy two pounds of rice, four pounds of sorghum noodles, and one pound of pork. ”

"Yes, Yu'er, listen to you and your brother, after all, you still have to save money for your son to marry a daughter-in-law and earn a dowry for your daughter, you can't waste these things." Fahrenheit made a final decision, these watermelons can only be sold, not eaten.

Although Du Jiumei also wants to sell some watermelons to make money and improve the situation at home, she doesn't want to sell them all.

When the Yang family saw his father and mother, his brothers persuaded him like this, so he nodded and said, "Then it's troublesome for my brother." "I thought that I had to keep a few to eat in the end, and I couldn't be unfilial to them because of my father's love.

The next morning, the uncle of the Yang family took an ox cart to the town and the county seat, and found the housekeeper of the big family who used to work.

The Zheng family is a big family in the county, although it is not as good as the Liu family, but it can also be counted in the ready-made.

Steward Zheng has a good impression of the eldest uncle of the Yang family and the second uncle of the Yang family, and the two carpenters work very well, and every year they will come over to help repair the furniture and houses at home.

It's just that it's summer, and it's not time to repair the house, so come over now, I don't know what's going on?

Uncle Yang brought a watermelon and said, "Steward Zheng, this is a watermelon grown at home, you can taste it." ”

This watermelon weighs 20 pounds, is big, round, and looks festive.

Steward Zheng liked it very much when he saw it, and asked with a smile: "Hehe, this watermelon grows well, you don't do carpentry work, you plant watermelons instead." ”

Steward Zheng asked people to take it down and cut it, while chatting with the uncle of the Yang family.

"It's still the same job, it's my sister's family. I thought it tasted good, so I thought about giving one to Steward Zheng to taste, thank you for taking care of our brothers over the years. The uncle of the Yang family said with a smile that every year for the Zheng family to repair the house and furniture, in less than a month, the two of them can earn thirty taels. Although it is necessary to pay ten taels of filial piety to Steward Zheng, there are a lot of twenty taels of silver left.

The little guy cut the watermelon and brought it over.

Steward Zheng was well-informed, took a bite, his eyes lit up, and asked, "Oh, this watermelon tastes good!" ”

"It's very good." Uncle Yang is honest and honest.

After eating watermelon, the Zheng family is old and fine, where can I guess anything, it just so happens that the Zheng family has a restaurant in the county. Now that the weather is hot, having a good watermelon will inevitably make the restaurant the icing on the cake.

"You're definitely not just sending me watermelons, you want to sell watermelons, right?" Steward Zheng asked softly.

"The big housekeeper is amazing, and you can see what the kid thinks at a glance. We know you as a noble person in the county, and we want you to show us the way. Uncle Yang said with a smile, although he needs to give this big housekeeper a little bit of deliciousness, but the same price can be sold a little higher.

Steward Zheng thought about it carefully and said, "How many watermelons are there at home, does it taste like this?" During this time, the lord was worried about what to send to relatives and friends in the county, and while the watermelon was not yet on the market, they sent the watermelon more than half a month in advance, seizing the opportunity.

After all, watermelon is not in season, even if you have money, you can't get it. Now there is no greenhouse technology to grow out-of-season fruits and vegetables. You can only eat things that are in season, and if you can eat fruits and vegetables that have not yet been put on the market early, it is also a face-saving thing among friends.