Scholar’s Sweetheart - Chapter 447

Because the twins picked watermelon from the field ahead of time, and swaggered across the street, so people came to the county government to ask if they could pick watermelon. After all, they have been envious of other people’s harvest for a long time.

Just came back from the outside, Lu Yunkai was blocked at the gate like this, “my Lord, can we pick our melons?”

“A few days ago, I picked a white one. My wife said I had to wait for half a month. Now half a month has passed. I think I can pick it?”

“Yes, my Lord, go to our house and see if you can take it.”

Lu Yunkai is just a scholar. How can he know if the watermelon is ripe? He gently shakes the fan, steps back from the crowd, and then asks people to find the agricultural officer.

Asked the agricultural officer, confirmed that can harvest a batch of ripe melon, Shahe county people are not happy.

“Finally, I can accept it. Finally, I don’t have to envy my sister who married to Yushui county.”

“That’s to say, let’s go for a walk. Let’s go to collect the watermelon as soon as possible.”

After that, everyone went out of the city in droves and rushed to the melon fields. People who didn’t know what they were doing thought that something had happened and Daji family was going to flee.

Later, after careful inquiry, I found out that the watermelon in the melon field is ripe and can be collected.

The businessmen who have been paying attention to Shahe county all the time have rushed here for fear that they won’t be able to buy watermelons later. If they can’t fulfill the promised quantity, they will have to pay a lot of money.

So as soon as businessmen arrived in Shahe County, they scrambled for watermelons, even if they hadn’t opened the watermelons to have a look at the sand inside. “I want a hundred.”

“I want a thousand.”

“I want two thousand.”

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“Don’t worry. Let’s have a taste of the watermelon planted in Shahe county.” Lu Yunkai was the order of a county. The government came forward to help the people sell their harvest, which also ensured that the merchants would not lower their prices and the people would not be deceived.

“Lord Lu, we don’t have to taste it. We know it must taste good, just like the grapes before. After the guests bought them home, they all said that they were sweeter and bigger than the grapes in previous years.” Businessmen said one after another: “Mr. Lu, what you produce in Shahe county must be good. We all trust you.”

A few businessmen came back and bought only two or three hundred jin. They went back to have a try, but they sold out in two days. Later, they came back and found that all the grapes had been bought. They immediately regretted that they didn’t fall. So when they came here this time, they wanted to buy more watermelons. They couldn’t lag behind others as they did last time.

“In business, you can’t buy anything without tasting it. You can have a try.” When Lu Yun said that, someone cut the watermelon into even pieces, and then brought it to the merchants one by one.

When the merchants saw the watermelon coming, they didn’t delay it. They picked up a piece and ate it. The sweetness of the watermelon immediately spread in their mouth, and the summer heat was relieved. It was also a good way to quench their thirst.

“This watermelon is just right for this summer season.”

“Yes, if you put it in the well for half an hour, it will be as comfortable as ice.”

“Summer ice is a rarity. It’s better to find watermelon.”

Lu Yunkai listened to the conversation with a smile in his eyes. “You guys, although this watermelon is a good summer relief, it’s near the end of summer. The hot weather is going to pass. So you should think more about it.”

“My Lord, it’s a problem.” Some businessmen showed hesitation.

Other businessmen feel that this is not a problem at all. Watermelon is not as bad as grapes. As long as it is carefully stored, it should be able to be stored until mid autumn or after Chongyang. If it is sold again at that time, it will be sold at a good price.

“Mr. Lu, thank you for your reminding, but we still want to buy more. If we are lucky, maybe we can make a lot of money.”

The more conservative businessman advised: “brother Liu, you have to consider clearly that this season is really over, and these watermelons are not a small quantity.”

Those who are advised are not willing to listen. In doing business, they are so-called brave that they are starved to death. If they do not do it because they are afraid of risks, why do they have to go out to do business?

In the end, some businessmen ordered hundreds, some 1000 or 2000, and some more.

The people in Shahe county have more than 500 households, and each household has only planted a few mu of land. Although the watermelon is big, it doesn’t bear much, so it doesn’t cost much money to buy it all.

After the merchants had transported all the watermelons away, the people in Shahe county were so excited with the silver in their hands that they began to cry, “God, you have finally opened your eyes and sent us such a good magistrate. He is dedicated to us and helps us sell melons… Wuwu… I didn’t expect that we could get so much silver…”

In fact, the price of watermelons is not high, but it can’t withstand the large quantity. Each family has at least a few liang of silver. In previous years, these people can’t earn hundreds of Wen a year, and even if they do, they will be taken away by the bullies.

“In charge of the family, you die too early. If only you were alive… Our family can have a good life.”

“That’s to say, we couldn’t grow anything in Shahe county at the beginning, let alone grain. We couldn’t even plant trees. All our lives, we had to go and eat with the rich men’s sheep. Now, we not only planted live trees outside the city, but also planted such sweet scraps. I will never forget the taste in my life. ”

“Yes, now we can sell melons to make money. Finally, we don’t have to envy others, and we don’t have to worry about starvation any more…” the people’s dark faces are full of happiness and satisfaction.

At this time, I don’t know who took the lead to say: “it’s all the credit of the county magistrate. Let’s kowtow to the county magistrate…”

Lu Yunkai quickly stopped the old man at the head, “I dare not take credit. This is everyone’s function.”

“That’s also my Lord and madam. You brought us to grow melons. We should thank you.” Said to kneel to Lu Yunkai kowtow thanks.

Lu Yunkai held on to the crowd. “If you kowtow to me, you are all the people of the Zhou Dynasty. Even if you are far away from the border, the emperor has never given up on you. I hope you can eat, dress and warm up…”

“Lord Xie, Lord Xie…” the common people kowtowed to the capital and said thanks again and again.

On one side, the agricultural officials also burst into tears. They never thought that one day, they could grow so many fruits and vegetables on such barren land and help the common people earn so much money. If they told the emperor about this, they would surely be included in the history books and be famous forever.

At the moment, everyone thinks that it is the happiest thing in the world that every family can earn several times more money than in the past. They only care about happiness, but they will not know that in the near future, the capital and Jiangnan have set off a hot tide that we must eat watermelon in Shahe County, because only the watermelon in Shahe county is the sweetest, most refreshing and best.

A few months later, when Lu Yunkai and song Xintong received a letter from the outside world, they almost had an idea in their heart: they must plant more grapes and watermelons next year, because they can already predict what a grand occasion next year will be!