Li Yuan saw his hesitation, so he said, "Brother Cao, the existing strawberries at home are less than ten catties in total. Brother Xie said that one pound and two taels, I think it's cheap. According to my meaning, it is not cost-effective to have five taels of silver for a catty. Although this thing is expensive, there is a reason why it is expensive. I believe that if this is planted in the capital, it will be a tribute. With this fragrance and taste, the nobles who want to come to the palace should like it! ”

Brother Cao, who was already hesitating, heard that the number was so small, and immediately responded.

"Since it is so difficult to grow and so scarce, then the price will be collected according to two catties and two taels. As for this one called watermelon, what is the real price in the hearts of my younger siblings? ”

Li Yuan knows that whether it is a strawberry or a watermelon, the dividend in the first year is the most impressive.

And before that, the price that appeared for the first time was naturally more expensive.

She can ignore herself and lower the price, but she can't ignore the old house and the people.

The higher the price at which watermelons are sold, the better they are.

When everyone keeps the seeds this year, the price here in Xinyang Mansion in the coming year will definitely not be as good as now.

However, if you change to Luyang Mansion next year, you may be able to continue to eat again.

Thinking like this, Li Yuan said: "Brother Cao, you also know that this thing is rare, although it is not very convenient to transport, but the method is always thought of. Land transportation is afraid of bumps, so you can take river transportation from Liufeng County, right? I don't sell this watermelon by one, only by catty, one hundred wen per catty. I believe that Brother Cao, if you ship it to other places, the price can be doubled several times. In the first year, it's a rarity! What's more, my melon and fruit are only a variety of extras, and the taste is really good! ”

Brother Cao naturally knew that it tasted good, otherwise he wouldn't have appeared here.

Originally, he didn't plan to get the watermelon and sell it to merchants all over the world.

Although everyone is spreading that the year is not good and there are disasters, everything has not happened yet, but the weather is a little hotter, and there are still a lot of merchants coming and going to Liuyun County.

These merchants are big and small, and he can choose one or two big ones from them.

It's just that the price offered by Li Yuan is really not cheap.

Seeing that he was silent, Li Yuan simply looked at Xu Chongguang on the side.

"Lord Xu, the Xu family also has a side branch that specializes in business, I don't know if you are interested in eating these? As long as this watermelon is not bumped and broken, it is still easy to preserve compared to strawberries. You should be able to make a lot of money by taking the waterway and transporting them all the way back to the capital. ”

Li Yuan said, giving him an example: "I don't have many watermelons, and there won't be more than two hundred at present." According to a ten-kilogram calculation, it is only two thousand catties, and it will not exceed three thousand at most. And if you ask someone to transport it back to the capital, you can sell it exclusively to those dignitaries who are not short of money. There are many rich people in the capital, not to mention five hundred wen per catty, it is one or two taels, I think someone will buy it. Removing all kinds of costs, your profit is at least several times higher than the cost. ”

Xu Chongqing's original purpose was to collect money, and when he heard Li Yuan's words, his mind turned, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"yes, I didn't think of that! Although batches seem to have little money, as long as they sell more, isn't that a lot of money? ”

Xu Chongguang said, without waiting for Master Bai to speak, he waved his hand and immediately clapped the decision: "This official wants it!" One pound is according to what you said, a hundred wen. You weigh it and see how many there are, and the official will ask someone to transport it back to the capital. ”

Li Yuan stretched out his hand to stop: "Lord Xu, I don't owe it on credit, I will pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other." ”

When Xu Chongguang came here from the capital to take office, he didn't bring much money out, and most of it was still with Aunt Rou.

He came to collect money, so he didn't care about those "little money" at all.

It's just that now he has changed his ambition and is dedicated to political achievements.

Therefore, from the beginning of the first month to the present, there is a lot of silver for the filial piety of the merchants in Liuyun County, but in the end it is not as much as the deliberate accumulation of wealth.

Except for a small part of which he kept for himself, the rest was given to Aunt Han.

No, as soon as I heard Li Yuan say that she would give the money first, she suddenly became shy.

He looked around and knew that Master Bai was poorer than him.

And Cao Zhi, since he first came here and was repaired, where did he dare to ask for it, or borrow it.

Li Yuan didn't want to offend Brother Cao and Xu Chongguang at the same time, so she took the opportunity to say to the two: "Lord Xu, do you think this will be done?" This batch of watermelons was originally intended to cooperate with Brother Cao, and now Brother Cao has driven the carriage over. And my watermelon is completely ripe, and it is not convenient to transport it far. This time I will sell it to Brother Cao, and after a while, I will have a batch of mature ones here, which will be picked before they are completely ripe, and when the time comes, everything will be ready for the money on your side, and I will sell you again. In this way, you can easily transport it to the capital, and you are not afraid of rotting halfway through the cooking. ”

As long as the watermelons in her space ripen quickly, Li Jiaao's watermelons can still be sold to Su Mingshan.

The space output can be divided into two batches, one batch is sold to Brother Cao, and the other is sold to Xu Chongguang.

Even if Xu Chongguang wants to make this money, he has no money now, which makes him a little depressed.

It's just that Li Yuan's words also make sense, he doesn't know what the situation of this watermelon is at present, what if he buys it, because it is too ripe, and it starts to rot in the middle of transportation?

In this way, we can only wait for next time!

Thinking so, he went down the steps given by Li Yuan.

"In that case, wait until next time! At that time, please be sure to inform your younger siblings in advance, lest the official go out without the money. ”

"Definitely, definitely!"

Li Yuan's words fell, and he looked at Brother Cao, who was secretly relieved.

"Since the adults said one hundred wen per catty, then one hundred wen. I want as many as my brother and sister here. ”

Li Yuan saw that he was talking cheerfully, and knew that he was going out with enough money, so he looked at Old Man Li and Li Qinghua, who were still in shock.

"Uncle Hua, master, the big scale ...... in our clan"

Without waiting for the two to speak, Li Duo, who was standing at the door and reacted, ran out quickly.

"I'll get it, Yuanniang, wait a minute."

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This day was an unprecedented excitement for the people of Li Jiaao.

Men and women, young and old, when they see watermelons in the field, it is like looking at gold.

Li Yuan sold a total of 2,357 catties of watermelons, and she directly gave a whole number, even if it was 2,350 catties, it would be 235 taels of silver.

The strawberries are more than nine catties, and Brother Cao directly counted nineteen taels to Li Yuan.

Just selling these melons and fruits, Li Yuan earned two hundred and fifty-four taels at one time.

This amount of money is simply astronomical for the people who have been digging in the field all year round.

After knowing the high price of watermelons, they went to the watermelon fields in the clan one after another, and they couldn't wait to live there directly.

Fortunately, Li Qinghua, Old Man Li and others still had their senses, and when they saw this, they called people back, and then held a special meeting on this.

They told their people that this melon and fruit were rare this year, so the price was higher.

In the coming year, prices will definitely fall sharply, and growing grain is fundamental.