"Is the watermelon that Cher is talking about a fruit like a melon and a noodle melon?"

Yuan Lei had never heard of watermelon, but when he heard Xue'er say that it was big and sweet, it sounded like a fruit, so he asked.

"Yes, second brother, watermelon is delicious, it is a fruit, it has a green skin, and the inside is a red pulp, it is big and sweet, and it tastes very relieving of the heat.

Watermelon is a very rare fruit in our place, I heard His Royal Highness King Yan say that it is only grown in the country of Gali, and the yield is not high, and every summer our country's tribute bureau can not receive a few watermelons.

I heard His Royal Highness King Yan say that watermelons are very valuable, and a watermelon can be sold for at least two taels of silver, and I think that next year we will also plant some watermelons at home, which will definitely sell at a good price. ”

The family was a little surprised to listen to Zhang Xiaoxue's explanation, watermelon is so rare, if their family says to eat a watermelon, wouldn't it be equivalent to eating two taels of silver at a time, thinking about it like this, they are really reluctant to eat it.

"This watermelon is so rare, it's a pity that we eat it like this, two taels of silver a piece, think about how many good things you have to buy." Mother Zhang said what she was thinking.

"The child has redeemed, let us eat and eat, what is the distress, what is the use of making more money? ”

Zhang's father could see it, thinking that since Xue'er had exchanged this fruit called watermelon, although it was very rare, it must be something that his daughter was willing to eat, so there was nothing to feel sorry for.

"Xue'er said that she wants to grow some watermelons next year, no one in our country has ever planted them before, is this watermelon easy to feed? If it can really be done, it is not like planting silver. ”

Zhang's father remembered what Zhang Xiaoxue said, thinking that he would plant some watermelons next year, so he spoke.

"Yes, a watermelon is worth two taels of silver, and if it can really be planted and survived, it will really be like planting silver. Mother Zhang also said with a sigh.

"Don't worry, this watermelon seed is produced in the master's farm, and I think it will definitely be able to be grown. ”

Zhang Xiaoxue remembered that this watermelon can be planted in both the south and the north, and it is also from the farm to take seeds, so it will definitely be able to be planted and survived.

"I think Xue'er's master was able to take the seeds to Xue'er home and plant them, and I think they can be planted to survive. ”

Yuan Guang heard that Zhang Xiaoxue was taking seeds from her master's farm, and he was inexplicably very confident.

When Zhang Xiaoxue returned home, Er Manu went to the kitchen to cook mung bean soup first, and she went back to her room and took out two watermelons.

After thinking about it for a while, she still went to the leisure hut on the farm and put the watermelon in the dough mixer, which has the function of freezing.

Click on refrigeration, set the temperature to minus 10°C, thinking that it doesn't need to be too cold, just put it in for five minutes, and when you take it out, the watermelon is already cold.

The weather outside was very hot, Zhang Xiaoxue cut a watermelon first, and then sat in the kitchen and ate two pieces of cold watermelon, no matter how hot the body was, it also went down.

Seeing the two steamed buns beside him, he didn't feel that the watermelon was very expensive, so he was reluctant to give it away, and he also took a piece of watermelon for her to eat.

Zhang Xiaoxue began to think about what kind of food to make for her family at noon, thinking that it would be better to make some refreshing side dishes, because the weather is so hot, and eating big fish and meat makes people lose their appetite.

She used potatoes, carrots and green peppers to make a cold salad with three shreds, a refreshing side dish, which made people particularly appetizing to eat.

There is also processed cold powder in the warehouse of the farm, and I slapped garlic with a cold powder, fried a lotus root with shredded meat, and made a cold cucumber.

Zhang Xiaoxue made a lot of these dishes, she wanted to make more, and cooked the meals of her grandparents' family and uncle's family, so that they would have to go home and cook again.

Fortunately, there are many people working in Zhang Xiaoxue's family, Zhang's father, Zhang's mother and two brothers are not idle, they are also threshing the wheat, and all the slaves in the family are called over to work together.

Zhang Xiaoxue's family, when they saw the wheat in the sack, their faces were filled with happy smiles, and the other villagers were naturally very envious when they saw it.

After his own wheat was threshed, Zhang's father first asked the slaves to help his father's wheat threshing, and after finishing his father's wheat, he did not forget his eldest brother's family, and also helped for a while.

When the meal was cooked, Er Bun gave Zhang Xiaoxue a hand, Zhang Xiaoxue took the spoon, and quickly cooked the meals that the family wanted to eat, and the rest of the meals eaten by the slaves were made by Er Bun.

After cooking the meal, Zhang Xiaoxue went to the threshing floor, preparing to call the family home for dinner, and by the way, the grandparents and uncle's family were all from home for dinner.

When Zhang Xiaoxue arrived at the threshing floor, the wheat of the three families was already finished, and when they walked back, they pulled the wheat packed into the sack back to their homes, and the remaining wheat straw was also taken home by the slaves.

As soon as the land occupied by the three families was vacated, the villagers were envious when they saw that they had not finished even a third of the work in their hands.

However, the villagers were envious and envious, but no one said something sour without interest, because as long as they thought that the wheat harvested this time did not have to pay taxes, and all of them could be taken home and eaten at home, they remembered that it was all due to the credit of the county lord of Xueshan, and they were also stained with it, so no one could say anything bad.

When Zhang Xiaoxue's family gathered, Zhang Xiaoxue brought out all the meals she cooked, and the family liked to eat this refreshing side dish very much, and after the meal, Zhang Xiaoxue took out all the two watermelons and cut them, and the whole family who ate the cold watermelons was full of praise.

When they heard that this watermelon was also eaten by people in the palace, Zhang Xiaoxue's grandparents were also very happy.

The family discussed the matter of planting watermelons next year, and when they heard that a watermelon was worth two taels of silver, they were a little longing.

In the end, the three families decided to take out two acres of land to grow watermelons next year, Zhang Xiaoxue listened to the family's consideration, and felt that they were too careful, and they only planted two acres of land, and when the watermelons were harvested, this is all money, if there are more varieties, it should not be sold.