Chapter Eighty-Three: The Melon and the Moon
In the farm, Jiang Ke and others are busy.
Today is the time to harvest the watermelons planted, and it's okay anyway, so I just come and collect them in person, and then set up a stall in the gathering place to sell some watermelons.
It's also entertainment.
Watermelons of various sizes fall on slender green branches, and even sway with the occasional wind......
At a glance, there were at least three or four emerald green watermelons hanging on the branches that were definitely no thicker than Jiang Ke's arms, and there were even more than a dozen watermelons on one tree.
Just like when he saw the sweet potato for the first time, Jiang Ke was quite skeptical that the branches of the watermelon would also be overwhelmed and broken.
It's really a watermelon growing on a tree.
Jiang Ke reached out and picked one, and then gestured to Xiao Hei with his eyes, and Xiao Hei waved his paws.
A whirlwind wraps the watermelon and cuts it neatly into just the right pieces.
The bright red gourd is full of juice and looks particularly bright in the light, exuding a unique sweet smell of watermelon.
The most important thing is......
It doesn't have watermelon seeds!
Jiang Ke tried to take a bite, and the juice splashed in her mouth, the juice was almost like eating liquid, and it was very sweet, but not greasy, and even a little cold.
It tastes really good, even people like Jiang Ke who don't like watermelon very much think they can try it.
"Auntie, Xiaoyun, you two can taste it too!"
Jiang Ke gave them the watermelon.
The aunt ate in small bites, and the food was quite elegant and reserved. But Gu Xinyun is not so good-looking, and his face is full of red juice when he eats.
"This melon is so sweet, I haven't eaten it so sweet for a long time, and the watermelons sold on the street before don't have a watermelon flavor."
Aunt Lin looked at so many watermelons, thought thoughtfully for a while, and then said:
"Shall I make you some watermelon sauce and taste it?" Such a good melon sauce should also be delicious. ”
"Watermelon sauce, is it sweet?"
"No, it's salty and spicy, mainly made with watermelon, soybeans, chili peppers and some spices.
The red and bright sauce you usually see, the kind with beans in it, is actually watermelon sauce, which can be regarded as an advanced method of soybean sauce. ”
The aunt explained:
"You have to soak the soybeans and wrap them in flour first, and then dry them until they grow mycelium, and then spread them on the board to dry them in an impermeable place, and they can be used for about a week."
"Can you still eat mycelium when you grow mycelium? What's the difference between that and mold? ”
“……”
Aunt Lin looked at Jiang Ke, speechless, as if she was looking at a novice who didn't know how to cook, she crossed her waist and was ready to tell Jiang Ke about it.
Jiang Ke gave Xiao Hei a look when he saw that the situation was not good, and then sneered: "That, I still have to sell melons, Auntie, you are busy first, and I will listen to you when I have time."
After speaking, she reached out to open the door and quickly ran in, and Xiao Hei also followed closely with a dozen watermelons.
"Pak~"
The door closed and quickly vanished.
"This girl, I have to learn how to cook......
Aunt Lin was sighing, and suddenly she caught a glimpse of her daughter coming over.
Her eyes lit up, and she beckoned to Liu Yuehong with a smile:
"Xiaohong, come here!"
"What's wrong?"
Liu Yuehong was obviously in a good mood, and immediately ran over, and then she was dragged by Aunt Lin, pointed to the watermelon, and began to teach her how to make watermelon sauce.
Liu Yuehong suddenly had a bitter face, and she could only listen seriously.
And Gu Xinyun had already quietly left with a familiar dog and two watermelons.
He still has to give his mother a watermelon to taste, but he can't learn how to cook here.
……
Outside the apartment, Jiang Ke held his mobile living blue air conditioner, and sat down in a remote place, with big round watermelons on plastic paper in front of him, and a sign next to it.
[Watermelon, one person is limited to one, one pound and one silver, absolutely delicious! ] 】
She specially found a hidden corner just to experience it, and naturally she didn't need to care about the price.
Although this method of setting up a stall is seen by people who often practice stalls, I am afraid that I will be angry and have nothing to say.
"Xiaolan, you have to lose weight, right?"
Jiang Ke touched Xiaolan's increasingly smooth fur and patted its buttocks, making a rather solid sound.
"Whew!"
Xiaolan moved her body dissatisfied, saying that the tiger's ass can't be touched, it is also a divine beast, how can it be spanked all the time?
"Okay, if you don't touch your ass, you won't touch it."
Jiang Ke snorted, looked at Xiao Lan, who had closed his eyes, and his fingers sneaked into its fat back.
“!”
The flesh on Xiaolan's back immediately shrank and contracted, and Jiang Ke felt very comfortable when he saw it.
There's a guilty pleasure.
Xiao Lan dared to be angry, but it silently controlled the ice air around it, and the temperature dropped several degrees at once.
Dare to poke the air conditioner, then the temperature is unstable is normal, right?
"If the air conditioner doesn't work, then it should be replaced, and I still feed you fruit every day, and let you go to Xiaofen to catch fish."
Jiang Ke's fingers gently caressed it, and the meaning of threat was revealed in his words. Xiaolan's tail shook a few times in dissatisfaction, and the temperature around him suddenly stabilized, turning into a cool but not cold state.
Little Blue was stunned.
"Hmph~"
Jiang Ke was about to poke tentatively when he heard footsteps.
A figure seemed to pause from far to near, and a male voice came:
"Hello, I want to buy a melon."
"Okay, I like that, these are all good melons."
Jiang Ke raised his head with a smile and showed a business smile.
I saw that the person who came was a tall young man wearing a T-shirt and shorts, but he looked immature.
"Sister Jiang? You are the landlord of the apartment, Sister Jiang, right? ”
When the young man saw Jiang Ke's face, he was taken aback, and his attitude immediately became respectful.
"I'm Jiang Ke, so I don't have to be so restrained, I specially found a remote one to sell melons.
Well, pick a good one, it's all just picked. ”
"Okay, then I'll see."
He bent down and stretched out his hand to flick the watermelon gently, but his movements were not skillful at all, obviously he had heard that he could distinguish between good and bad watermelons in this way.
"That's it, uh, there's no scale, what do you mean?"
The young man picked one up, looked left and right, and wondered.
"Isn't there a label on this?"
"Oh, I didn't see that. Five pounds, I'll give you the money......"
The young man hurriedly transferred money to Jiang Ke, and then said with some embarrassment:
"Can I ask my friends to buy it too?"
"Okay, it's fate to be able to buy it anyway, and I don't mind who buys it."
"Thank you!"
After the young man said a word, he hurried away.
Holding a melon weighing eight pounds, he can still walk like a fly. What an energetic young man.
Jiang Ke felt that he would never be able to do it.
But she didn't have to.
She looked at the watermelon, stretched out a finger, and hooked it at the watermelon.
The watermelon suddenly floated steadily, flying up and down with Jiang Ke's fingers, and even spun several times.
After so long of practice, she can finally perfectly control this skill from Gu Xinyun.
After practicing with a watermelon for a while, Jiang Ke put it down and looked at Xiaolan in his arms.
Xiaolan seemed to have sensed it, and drilled her head under Jiang Ke's clothes, like an ostrich in the sand.
Seeing it like this, Jiang Ke couldn't bear to tease it anymore.
Just stroking its blue fur that seemed to be soaked in moonlight, Jiang Ke suddenly thought of something.
This matter had been in her mind for a long time, but it was only today that she suddenly remembered it.
"Xiaolan, since you are from the Xiyue Sea. Then do you know where the shellfish of the Xiyue Sea comes from? ”
She asked softly:
"Do you have anything to do with the shell of the Tide Moon Sea?"
(End of chapter)