Mrs. Liu was curious and said with a smile, "What's the matter, tell me about it." ”

Wan'er replied, "It's not a big deal, my mother's family showed my brother a family affair, but I have been married for a few years, and I rarely participate in the little girls' gatherings and play, so I haven't seen the girl either."

"My mother is not in good health, and she has no relatives to help her, so she is a little embarrassed for a while.

"After all, adding people to import is a big deal, and you must always inquire about the other party's personality and appearance before you can make a decision."

"Ah, that's easy." Mrs. Liu agreed, "You tell me the girl's family history and name, I have many familiar wives, and the girls in their family are all in their teens, and there are always a few who know each other."

"When the time comes, inquire about the exact news, and I will let someone say it again, you can also take the child to my house for a walk, don't be bored at home every day."

Second Mrs. Jia also said, "Add me to this matter, you also know that I am a funny person and I know a lot of people." ”

Wan'er hurriedly thanked them and explained the girl's family background and ranking in detail.

Their family is not a family, and the family background of the girls who can see each other is naturally ordinary, but ordinary has ordinary benefits, usually the back house is relatively quiet, and there is nothing pickled.

After a few more gossips, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Jia were about to leave and go home.

Wan'er left them to eat, but they refused, so Wan'er could only ask people to prepare baskets, and one person gave a jasper melon.

The jasper melon the size of a clay pot, the whole body is emerald green, faintly exuding a sweet fragrance, how to look at how gratifying.

Mrs. Liu was surprised, "Is the melon orchard in Broken Gold Beach open?" ”

Wan'er smiled and nodded, "Yes, auntie." This was sent by the village chief this morning, and my father and Mr. Wen also knew that they were going to enter the palace tomorrow to offer melons, and then the garden would be opened and sold to the outside world. ”

Second Mrs. Jia stretched out her hand to pat the jasper melon, which was extremely rare, and laughed quietly, "Then wouldn't we have eaten this year's jasper melon earlier than the emperor." ”

Mrs. Liu also smiled, "When I go back, I must talk to my old lady, he is like a child now, I am afraid that because of this, I will be happy for several days." ”

"My old lady is too," Second Mrs. Jia was even happier, "Her old man has been talking about bitterness in her mouth recently, and it is estimated that it is hot and hot, and if she eats a few pieces of jasper melon, she is afraid that she will be sick immediately." ”

Wan'er asked the basket to be covered with a piece of coarse cloth, and then sent it to the carriage of the two.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Jia came and left happily.

After returning home, needless to say, they all coaxed the old man to smile.

On the second day, Li Lao Er and Mr. Wen brought the village chief, as well as Liu Darttou, loaded a cart full of jasper melons and golden fruits, swaggered through the market, and sent them to the palace.

Xindu and outside have long been accustomed to the Li family's different way of declaring.

As a result, the melon orchard in Broken Gold Beach opened, and the news spread almost instantly.

The children in the family jumped and shouted to eat melons, and whenever there was a little hesitation in the family, the children were eager to roll on the ground.

The old man and the old lady love their grandson, and under such a scorching heat, they are also looking forward to eating a piece of melon to quench their thirst.

Therefore, if the pillars of each family can't grab a few jasper melons back, they don't respect the old and don't love the young.

Inevitably, they took their slaves and braved the scorching sun and hurriedly walked on the road to the broken gold beach, sweating like rain all the way.

But no matter how hot it is, they don't dare to stop a step under their feet, for fear that it will be too late, and they won't even be able to buy a melon seedling.

If it was in previous years, you couldn't buy good melons with broken gold, you could always buy them elsewhere.

Although the quality is not as good as that of Broken Gold Beach, it is not so sweet, and it is not so watery, but it can also satisfy cravings.

This year, but the sky is not beautiful, the spring drought to now, the melon seedlings elsewhere have dried up, and occasionally a few jasper melons are also small and pitiful.

There were only a few hundred people from the four villages, and even a few hundred people, plus more than 1,000 laborers, who dug canals from the forks of the river, diverted the river water to the vicinity of the broken gold beach, and picked buckets and buckets to the fields for irrigation one by one.

At the beginning, the busy scene attracted many people in the city to see the excitement.

It can be said that the jasper melon of Broken Golden Beach is now a veritable rarity.

Everyone is ready to double the price!

But when I arrived at the melon garden, I heard that the price had only risen by 30%, and if it was exchanged for grain, it could be purchased first, and even the price would only increase by 20%.

The part of this increase is the hard-earned money of the villagers and the hired laborers.

Naturally, the grain had to be distributed to the villagers and hired laborers.

On average, a jasper melon hit six or seven taels of silver.

If you can afford to eat like this, you are definitely rich.

Rich people have food hoards at home, even if there is no harvest this year, it doesn't matter.

As a result, the jasper melons in Broken Gold Beach were quickly picked and sent to carriages.

And a large amount of grain was also sent to Broken Gold Beach one after another, and it was divided by Broken Gold Beach.

The people live on food.

Farmers depend on farming for their livelihoods, but they are also the group that suffers the most from hunger.

Especially in a disaster year like this year, no one is more panicked than farmers.

But those who still have a little brain, they don't choose money, they want food.

At critical moments, food can save lives, but money can't......

In the palace, the emperor was also happy to see a basket of jasper melons and golden fruits.

He instructed Mr. Yi to cut a jasper melon directly, just hold a large piece and eat it happily.

The village chief looks much older than in previous years.

At this time, seeing the sweetness of the emperor's food, the wrinkles on his face were piled together, and he was even more simple.

The emperor chatted with him cordially, asking about the drought, the food and drink of the villagers, the fruits of the mountains, and the business of the hot springs and valleys.

The village chief didn't hide it, and said anything difficult.

"Your Majesty, this year's drought is indeed serious, and the fruit on the mountain is not even half of what it was in previous years. There is also a lot less water in the hot spring valley, and the water flow that used to be as thick as a bucket is like a child's pee this year......"

"Ahem!" Manager Yi suddenly coughed and reminded the village chief that it was indecent to speak like this.

The village chief was a little confused, and when he understood it, he was a little embarrassed and panicked.

The emperor put down the melon skin, took the wet cloth towel to wipe his hands, then glared at Mr. Yi, and scolded with a smile, "Don't worry about you old slave, let the village chief say whatever he wants."

"I usually listen to the official tone of civil and military officials, and I have long been tired of it. Just like the village chief, what is the best thing to say. ”

Mr. Yi smiled and flattered, "What the emperor said is that the old slave is troublesome." ”

"Hmph, then this year's jasper melon has no share for you, and you will be punished for being hungry." The emperor joked.

It was rare for Mr. Yi not to bow down and be small, but raised his chin proudly, and responded, "The emperor doesn't reward him, and the old slave is not afraid." The old slave will go to Zhilan Palace in a while, and the county lord and princess will definitely pity the old slave and reward two pieces of jasper melon! ”

The emperor laughed, pointed at Mr. Yi and shook his head helplessly, "Look at it, this old slave has found a backer, and he knows that those two girls must not lack jasper melons, so I don't look at it in my eyes!" ”

The crowd laughed too.

Liu Dart's head is burly, he is born with a brave spirit, and his smile is hearty.

The emperor noticed him and asked a few more questions.