Chapter 1035： The long-awaited melon garden is blooming

Chapter 1035: The melon garden opens despite repeated calls

Mrs. Liu was curious and said with a smile, "Tell me what it is."

Wan'er responded, "It's not a big deal. My natal family arranged a marriage for my younger brother. The other party is from a very low-key scholarly family.

"But I have been married for a few years and rarely participate in the gatherings of little girls, so I have never seen that girl. My mother is in poor health and rarely goes out, so she was in a bit of trouble for a while.

“After all, adding new people is a big deal. You have to find out clearly about the person and appearance of the other person before making a decision.”

"Ah, it's easy." Mrs. Liu agreed immediately, "Tell me the girl's family background and name. I have many wives who are familiar with me. The girls in their families are all in their teens. There are always a few that I know." of.

"When the time comes, I will find out the exact information and I will ask someone to tell you. You should also go to my house with your child in your arms. Don't stay bored at home every day."

Mrs. Jia Er also said, "Last time I went back, why didn't my sister-in-law tell me? I can also help find out. However, the other party is from a scholarly family, so it is more appropriate for the Liu family's sister-in-law to come forward."

Wan'er nodded quickly and explained the girl's family background and ranking in detail.

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

Wan'er asked them to stay for dinner, but they refused. Wan'er could only ask someone to prepare a basket, and each of them gave a jade melon.

The jade melon is about the size of a pottery pot. It is green all over and has a faint sweet fragrance. No matter how you look at it, it is very pleasant.

Mrs. Liu was surprised and said, "Is the melon garden in Suijintan open now?"

Wan'er smiled and nodded, "Yes, Auntie. This was sent by the village chief this morning. My father and Mr. Wen also know about it. They plan to go to the palace tomorrow to offer melons, and then open the garden and sell them to the outside world."

Mrs. Jia Er reached out and patted the jade melon. She was extremely surprised and laughed softly, "Then we can eat this year's jade melon earlier than the emperor."

Mrs. Liu also smiled, "I will definitely talk to my old man when I get back. He is like a child now. I'm afraid he will be happy for several days because of this."

"My old lady is the same," Mrs. Jia Er was even more happy. "Her old lady often complains that her mouth feels bitter recently. It is probably because of the heat and anger. If she eats a few pieces of jade melon, she will be cured immediately."

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

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

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

On the second day, Li Laoer and Mr. Wen took the village chief and Liu Biaotou, loaded a cart full of jade melons and golden fruits, swaggered through the market, and delivered them to the palace.

The people inside and outside Xindu have long been accustomed to the Li family's unique way of announcing.

So, the melon garden in Ruijintan opened, and the news spread almost instantly.

The children at home are jumping around and clamoring to eat the melon. Whenever there is any hesitation in the family, the children want to roll all over the floor.

Old men and women love their grandsons, and in this scorching heat, they are also looking forward to eating a piece of melon to quench their thirst.

So, if the pillars of each family cannot grab a few jade melons, they do not respect the elderly and do not love the young.

Unavoidable, they took their slaves and braved the scorching sun and hurried onto the road to Broken Gold Beach, sweating profusely along the way.

But no matter how hot it was, they didn’t dare to stop for fear that it would be too late and they wouldn’t even be able to buy melon vines.

In previous years, if you couldn't buy a good melon with broken gold, you could always buy it elsewhere.

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

This year, the weather has been unfavorable. The drought has started in spring and now, the melon vines elsewhere have all dried up. The few jade melons that occasionally grow are pitiful.

Only Suijintan, the four villages together numbered hundreds of people, and even hired hundreds more people, adding up to a labor force of more than a thousand, to dig canals from Jiangchazi, and divert the river water to the vicinity of Suijintan, and then buckets of Pick it to the field and irrigate the melons one by one.

The busy scene at the beginning attracted many people in the city to watch the fun.

It can be said that the jade melons of Broken Gold Beach are now a veritable rarity.

Everyone is ready for the price to double!

But when I arrived at Guayuan, I heard that the price had only increased by 30%. If I exchanged it for grain, I could buy it first, and even the price had only increased by 20%.     This increased portion is the hard-earned money of the villagers and employees.

Food will naturally be distributed to villagers and hired workers.

On average, a jade melon costs six or seven taels of silver.

If you can afford to eat like this, you must be a rich person.

Rich people have food stored in their homes, and it doesn’t matter even if there is no harvest this year.

Hence, the jade melons on Broken Gold Beach were picked quickly and put on carriages.

Large amounts of grain were also sent to Suijintan one after another, and were distributed by Suijintan.

People regard food as their first priority.

Farmers make a living by farming, but they are also the group that suffers the most from hunger.

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

Anyone who still has some brains doesn't choose money, but wants grain.

At critical moments, food can save lives, but money cannot...

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

He ordered Manager Yi to cut open a jade melon, hold a large piece in his hands, and eat it happily.

The village chief looks much older than in previous years.

At this moment, seeing the emperor eating delicious food, the wrinkles on his face were piled together, and he looked more honest.

The emperor chatted with him cordially, asking about the drought, the villagers' food and drink, the fruits on the mountains, and the business in the hot spring valley.

The village chief didn’t hide it, and he just told me if he had any difficulties.

“Your Majesty, the drought this year is indeed serious. The fruits on the mountain are probably not even half as old as in previous years. The water in the hot spring valley is also much less. In the past, the water flow was as thick as a bucket, but this year it is like a child peeing..."

“Ahem!” Manager Yi coughed suddenly, reminding the village chief that it was indecent to speak like this.

The village chief was a little confused, and when he realized what he was doing, he felt a little embarrassed and frightened.

The emperor put down the melon rind, took the wet cloth and wiped his hands, then glared at Manager Yi, smiled and cursed, "You old slave, don't be too meddlesome, let the village chief say whatever he wants.

“I have long been tired of listening to civil and military officials talking in official terms. Just like the village chief, I can only say whatever I have to say.”

 Manager Yi smiled to please, "What the emperor said is that this old slave is troublesome."

“Hmph, then you won’t get a share of the jade melons this year. You’ll be punished if you’re so greedy.” The emperor joked.

However, it was rare that Manager Yi didn't keep his head down. Instead, he raised his chin proudly and said, "The emperor doesn't reward me, and I'm not afraid of it either. I'll go to Zhilan Palace in a moment. The princess and the princess will definitely take pity on me and give me two rewards." A jade melon!”

The emperor laughed, pointed at Manager Yi and shook his head helplessly, "Look, this old slave has found a backer. He knows that those two girls are definitely not short of jade melons, so he won't take me seriously!"

Everyone also laughed.

Liu Biaotou was tall and tall, born with a brave spirit and a hearty smile.

The emperor noticed him and asked a few more questions.

(End of this chapter)