Tang Xiu's words fell, and everyone turned their eyes to Chen Lixian, it was obvious that the owner was deliberately giving Old Man Chen a chance to eat watermelon, after all, Old Man Chen was the only one who told the origin of the watermelon.

"Thank you, owner!" Sun Lixian, who originally intended to show himself in front of the owner, took the lead and replied directly: "The specific history of watermelon is no longer available, but it can be determined that it was indeed produced in the Western Regions, and it was introduced to the Central Plains from the Han Dynasty, and it is said that it was brought back for the first time when General Ban Chao Zhongsheng sent an envoy to the countries of the Western Regions." Because of its cold nature, sweet taste, it has the effect of clearing heat and relieving heat, quenching thirst, diuretic and removing annoyance, and has been deeply loved and respected by some dignitaries for hundreds of years. ”

"It's just that watermelons are difficult to grow outside the Western Regions, and the price has always been very expensive, and ordinary people don't say they eat it, and they haven't even heard of it."

"If you talk about planting, watermelons are generally planted in May in the Western Regions, and they are ripe from July to August, but in the Tang Dynasty, the realms are different, the climate is very different, and some people have tried to plant them for twelve months a year, but the results are all gone, even if they are harvested by chance, the fruits are astringent and unpalatable, so there is a saying that watermelons cannot be planted in the Central Plains."

"It's just that the villain didn't expect that the problem that no one has been able to solve for hundreds of years is now easily solved by the owner." Chen Lixian stared at the watermelon in Tang Lu's hand with an obsessive expression, as if he was watching a peerless beauty, "Such a big and fresh watermelon has never appeared in the Central Plains region, if its taste is as sweet as those watermelons in the Western Regions, it will inevitably cause a sensation in the entire Tang Dynasty!" The name of the young owner will also be left in the annals of history! ”

Chen Lixian's words, Wang Laosan and they were a little puzzled, they didn't expect that a small watermelon would have such a long history, and at the same time, their gaze when they looked at Tang Xiu also changed a little, from a foolish loser to a big man who might leave a name in history, with a little more admiration and fear.

It turns out that their young owner is so amazing!

It turned out that the watermelons they were going to grow were so valuable!

If you plant well, you should have a good life in the future, right? Coincidentally, many tenant farmers extended the problem to their own interests, and there was a little more confidence and hope in their eyes.

"Not bad!" Tang Xiu couldn't help but applaud Chen Lixian, even he didn't know the origin of the watermelon, he didn't expect Chen Lixian to be able to speak so clearly, so he turned his head and instructed Tang Lu: "Tang Lu, cut the watermelon from the middle and divide it in half to Uncle Chen!" ”

"Half?!" Tang Lu exclaimed in surprise and said reluctantly: "Young master, half of it is seven or eight catties, and it is worth seventy or eighty yuan, do you really want to give it to him?" ”

Tang Lu's exclamation was just right, Tang Xiu obviously saw gratitude in Chen Lixian's eyes, and envy in the faces of other tenant farmers, and couldn't help but give Tang Lu an admiring look, but he reprimanded out loud: "What nonsense, let you share it, you will share it!" ”

"Yes, it's the young master!" Tang Lu shrank his neck, hurriedly retreated back to the carriage, and when he came out again, he was already holding half a cut watermelon.

The green skin and red flesh are extraordinarily gorgeous, and the tenant farmers are surprised when they look at it, but Chen Lixian's eyes are full of joy and excitement.

Sure enough, just from the appearance, the watermelon grown by the owner is no different from the watermelon transported from the Western Regions, but I don't know what it tastes like, if the taste is the same, no, even if it is a little worse, it can be regarded as unprecedented.

"Oh, this is the young master's reward for you, why don't you thank the young master?!" Handing the watermelon to Chen Lixian's hand, Tang Lu didn't give him a good face, and seventy or eighty yuan of things were given to a tenant farmer with a low status, and until now he still feels panicked.

Taking the watermelon and smelling the unique fragrance emanating from the watermelon incision, Chen Lixian bowed down and thanked Tang Xianxing: "Thank you young master, thank you young master!" ”

"You deserve it."

Tang Xiu waved his hand disapprovingly, watermelons may be really valuable in the eyes of outsiders, but as far as Tang Xiu himself is concerned, watermelons are just an ordinary melon fruit, if it is not to reflect the expensive value of watermelons in this era, let alone half a watermelon, even if it is one thousand eight hundred, he will not be stingy.

After Chen Lixian got the watermelon, he didn't rush to eat it, but borrowed a blade from the tenant farmers around him, found a clean open space and cut the half of the watermelon one by one.

The watermelon weighing seven or eight pounds was not even enough for one person to eat when it was hot and thirsty, but now it was cut into hundreds of slices by Chen Lixian, each slice was not big, and there was only a thin slice of less than one bite.

"Young master, what is this old man doing?" Tang Lu approached Tang Xiu, looked at Chen Lixian's strange behavior, and asked in confusion, "He doesn't want to give that half of the watermelon to these tenant farmers to eat, right?" ”

"It should be." Tang Xiu nodded and said: "This Chen Lixian is still a talent, and in the future, the watermelon cultivation of this hundred acres of fertile land will be handed over to him." ”

"Just him?" Tang Lu pursed his lips, "A thin old black man, can he manage these tenant farmers who are used to stealing and playing tricks?" Not to mention the side, Wang Laosan will not spare him first. ”

"That was before." Tang Xiu shook his head slightly, disagreeing with Tang Lu's words, "After these people eat his watermelon, the situation will definitely change." Half a watermelon worth seventy or eighty yuan, he said that he would give points, if it is Wang Laosan, do you think he can have such great courage? ”

"This ......" Tang Lu pondered for a moment and shook his head lightly, he didn't know what Wang Laosan would do with him, anyway, if it was him, he would definitely be reluctant.

"That's why I said that this Chen Lixian is a talent, and he is buying people's hearts."

Tang Xiu's face showed a faint smile, this Chen Lixian behaved so hard in front of him today, it was obvious that he noticed something and didn't want to be ordinary anymore, for ambitious people, Tang Xiu has always liked it.

Ambition means that he has the motivation to work hard, for Tang Xiu, a lazy owner who is ready to eat and wait for death, a subordinate like Chen Lixian who is capable, ambitious and motivated is exactly what he needs, the only thing that makes Tang Xiu feel a little regretful is that this Chen Lixian's age is indeed older, even if he is reused, it is estimated that it will not take many years.

"Think of it as a transition."

Tang Xiu shook his head, no longer thinking about whether it was worth cultivating Chen Lixian as an old man now, who let him lack available people in his hands now, even if there is one, when Chen Lixian is really too old to do it, I believe that Tang Lu will also be able to stand alone, if it is really not possible, it will be good to hand over all these tasks to Tang Lu to take care of at that time.

After distributing the watermelons to the villagers around him one by one, Chen Lixian also picked up the last remaining piece and gently put it in his mouth.

The moment the melon was entered, Chen Lixian's body shook, his originally small eyes suddenly opened, and his mouth trembled: "Unexpectedly...... It is even sweeter than the watermelon in the Western Regions?!! How is this possible? How is this possible......"

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