Chapter 215： Offer to the palace

Chapter 215: Offering to the Palace

“Master, be careful, don’t move your waist!” Mrs. Liu scolded, but she was also very curious about the cold melons and cantaloupes on the table.

Liu Zhiheng had a good relationship with his wife for many years. Now that he saw that his wife liked him, he called his servant to come over with a knife.

The huge cold melon was cut in half, completely revealing the bright red flesh inside, as well as the black melon seeds embedded in it, which were clearly visible.

He cut it into pieces with his own hands, then took a plate and sent it to his old father in the study room in the front yard. On the way, he called his children to the backyard to have something fresh.

Mr. Liu was also surprised, "Where did the cold melon come from? It looks really good! I haven't heard of foreign feudal lords coming to pay tribute."

Tianwu is now like a lost dog beaten by the barbarians. He lives here in the south of the Yangtze River and lingers. Not to mention paying tribute, it would be nice if other vassals do not come to the border to harass him.

Liu Zhiheng personally picked out the seeds from the cold melon before holding it in his hands to his old father.

"Father, do you remember Broken Gold Beach? It's the village where Jin Rou lived. In addition to the hot spring valley, there is also a river beach. I heard that in the spring, the Marquis found some ways to find some melon vines and planted them. I I didn’t take it seriously, thinking I couldn’t grow it, but today Jinrou had someone send me these cold melons, as well as two golden cantaloupes, which looked very good.”

Mr. Liu took a bite of the cold melon, and his whole face softened.

“This is really good stuff. It’s true that no one has grown it before, but they are all small and taste bad, much worse than this.

Everyone thought that Tianwu's land was not suitable for growing this kind of melon, but they didn't expect that it could be grown in a small place like Suijintan. "

Liu Zhiheng was so greedy that he reached out to pick up a piece and ate it up in a few bites.

“Dad, Jinrou wants me to help sell all the cold melons and cantaloupes in Broken Gold Beach.”

Mrs. Liu nodded, "Please agree, this thing will definitely be in demand, and it will be good to make more connections for the family. In addition, send me dozens of the first batch of picks, and I will donate them to the palace."

Liu Zhiheng quickly agreed. The emperor wanted to summon his father back to the court, but his father never agreed. However, he would occasionally come into the palace to talk to the emperor.

Since the family wants to sell cold melons and cantaloupes, if they don’t offer some to the emperor first, it will easily fall into disfavor.

What's more, this cold melon is so good that it can't go wrong as a tribute.

Soon, Liu Zhiheng returned to the backyard. Mrs. Liu and her children had already shared the cold melons and were looking at the two cantaloupes and laughing.

Seeing this, Liu Zhiheng gave a cantaloupe to his wife and children. It tasted better than cold melon.

Cold melon quenches thirst and is more suitable for men to enjoy eating.

But cantaloupe is suitable for women. It has a strong flavor and is a bit sweeter than cold melon.

He directly changed his clothes, said a few words, and hurriedly took people to Broken Gold Beach.

Mrs. Cui was turning flower ropes with Good News, and Mrs. Li was picking vegetables on the side. The three of them occasionally chatted, which was very lively.

Originally, picking vegetables and cooking was Zhao Yuru's job. Now that the third child and his family have gone to Luo'an, the old lady has taken over the cooking pot.

After all, our son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren all have jobs and earn work points every day. We cannot let them come back after a tired day and have to prepare dinner again.

But with a family of seven or eight, including Uncle Zhao and a few other old men, it is not easy to make meals for more than a dozen people.

Fortunately, Sister-in-law Qiong will help Mrs. Cui when she stays here.

When Mrs. Cui goes back to Zhuangzi, Dongmei and Yeshan from next door will also help.

The couple quietly guarded Mr. Ye's small yard, keeping silent on weekdays. Occasionally they only played with good news for a while, and never caused trouble.

On the contrary, the old lady was afraid that they would be boring, so she often asked them to eat together and come over to chat.

At this moment, Sister-in-law Qiong came in from outside and reported with a smile. "Madam, the eldest man of the Liu family is here. He went directly to the melon field. The village chief and the second gentleman are accompanying him. I heard that he has to count how many cold melons there are in the field!"

"This is a big deal. How many acres of cold melons can I count in such a short time?" Mrs. Li smiled and asked Sister-in-law Qiong, "Help me go to the valley and tell my fourth daughter-in-law that she should be fired." Bring some dishes back and entertain Mr. Liu in the evening."

Sister-in-law Qiong responded and left. Jiayin was anxious to join in the fun, hugging Mrs. Cui's neck and shaking her, "Sister-in-law, go and count the cold melons!"

Mrs. Cui was so funny that she hit her on the head, "You don't know how to count, why are you joining in the fun?"

But she said this and still stood up, "Auntie, I'll take Fu Niu for a walk."

“Go, go, she is causing trouble at home.” The old lady went into the house, found a special gauze hat, covered her granddaughter in gauze from head to toe, and then let them go out.

Jiayin disliked the restraints of the gauze and twisted around to take it off, but Mrs. Cui pressed her little hand, "You forgot that a few days ago, you were bitten all over your body!"

Jiayin immediately became honest. A few days ago, when she came back from the valley with her grandma at night, she was chased and kissed by mosquitoes.

If her brother hadn't rushed to the old miracle doctor to get some ointment, she wouldn't have been able to sleep at night.

Even with such an easy-to-use ointment, she was itchy for two days before the red spots all over her body were removed.

Mrs. Cui carried the good news all the way to the melon field, but she was also very tired.

Li Laoer saw her and immediately took her niece over.

This girl is like a meat bun, getting more and more round and round, making it difficult for anyone to hold her.

Liu Zhiheng saw his adopted sister coming over and his smile turned into a flower.

“Jinrou, my father said he would pick some first and offer them to the palace!”

"This is a great event!" Mrs. Cui was also pleasantly surprised. She was afraid that the villagers would be reluctant to part with it, so she helped explain, "After being presented to the palace, the cold melons and cantaloupes here will become tributes. Everyone will fight for them, so there will be no worries. Sell."

Li Laoer, the village chief, and the nearby villagers were all very excited.

Actually, it doesn’t matter whether the money is sold or not. The emperor is most proud when he eats the cold melons they planted.

The village chief even said, "Because some county magistrate's son came to seize the land, Mr. Wen even took us to file a complaint. I also met with the emperor and received the japonica rice as a reward from the emperor. Now we have a firm foothold, Han." There is a good harvest of melons, so it’s appropriate to give some to the emperor to try.”

This reminded Liu Zhiheng, "Then we should inform Junior Brother Wen. It is best for him and my father to follow you into the palace."

As he spoke, he called Chang Sui to rush back to the city.

At this moment, it is already dusk. If we don’t hurry up, the city gate will be closed.

Soon, everyone reported a rough number. Liu Zhiheng had some thoughts and went back to Li's house with everyone.

Tao Hongying and a woman helped bring back two large food boxes, plus the rice steamed by Mrs. Li, a large plate of washed vegetables, and a large bowl of fried egg sauce, and dinner was put on the table.

The village chief, Uncle Zhao, and Dr. Zhang all came to accompany the guests. After they had eaten and drank enough, they started talking about business.

Liu Zhiheng got straight to the point, "After these cold melons and cantaloupe are sent to the palace, the emperor will separate them to reward important ministers and dignitaries. When the reputation spreads, we can sell them. I am not going to sell them by the pound, such a good thing is It can’t be like ordinary fruit. This time, let’s sell it individually!”

Sell it individually? Everyone understood it, no wonder they went to the fields to count just now.

(End of this chapter)