Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

Chen Afu thought that with such a large quantity and the transportation in ancient times was not developed, if he wanted to sell it at a good price, he must first explore the sales market.

Fortunately, we have these six acres of watermelons to fight the war. We can first sell such good melons to wealthy places. The businessmen there will think it is good and will come to buy them themselves.

In particular, Dingzhou is the transportation hub of the Dashun Dynasty. The Grand Canal beside the city ends in the capital in the north and Wucheng in the south, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River. In the middle, it is connected to the Changfu River, the mother river of this time and space. There seems to be a lot of these watermelons. As long as the market is found well, the strong purchasing power along the Grand Canal alone will exceed the supply.

Old man Zeng has rented ox carts and donkey carts from two nearby villages, plus an ox cart borrowed by Tangyuan on a voluntary basis. There are eight of his own ox carts in total, and they can be pulled in one go. Except for the one thousand kilograms given to Chen Erliang Shop, the rest was sent to Fuyun Trading Company in Dingzhou, who then sold it to distant places through the canal. The current watermelons are not on the market yet, and the home-made melons are big and sweet, so the price is definitely good. As for how much it should be sold for, Zeng Shuang, who has done market research, should know.

Also, pick forty watermelons to eat at home and give away. Fuyuan, Luyuan, and Tangyuan will each give a few, the old monk, Abbot Liaochen, Dafang, and the Yang family in the county will each give two, the good friends in the village will each give one, and the Chen Shiying family and the Marquis in the capital will each give five.

The next day was the 20th, and Dabao and the others had taken a break. Except for Chu Hanyan, who was unhappy that so many people had entered the Fuyuan, the old marquis and Chu Lingxuan took Chu Lingzhi and Dabao to watch the excitement in the watermelon field next to the Fuyuan. Mr. Liao is here. Many people from the village and the tenants of Tangyuan, as well as the children of farmers and servants of Tangyuan, also came to watch the fun.

The old Marquis of Chu smiled happily. Seeing these beautiful big watermelons, he thought of the crops such as rice, wheat, corn, etc. that would be planted in the future. These were all seeds provided by Master Wu Zhi. If they are like these watermelons, with high yield and good taste, it will be a blessing for the people of Dashun Dynasty.

He had previously disapproved of his grandson-in-law's enthusiasm for opening a business and farming. My family is not short of money, so it would be easy for my grandson's daughter-in-law to do this. But now I see that this is not a money issue, but a major issue related to the people having enough to eat, and it is to share the emperor's worries. He will strongly support this.

Ah Fu, I got such a good name, I am truly a blessed person. This grandson’s daughter-in-law is a joy to find!

The old man did not regard himself as an outsider, so he had two more melons picked and cut into small teeth to entertain the onlookers.

Dabao looked at Chu Lingxuan standing under the tree in the distance. He couldn't talk to these old farmers, he just stood there stupidly. Unlike the old Marquis and Mr. Liao who could blend in with the villagers and talk to them about heaven's plans and harvests.

Dabao came to Chu Lingxuan with a tooth of watermelon, handed it to him with both hands and said, "Dad, eat the watermelon, it's so sweet."

Chu Lingxuan was stunned for a moment, then happily took a bite of the watermelon and said, "Well, it's very sweet."

Dabao did not leave, but stood next to him and said, "These watermelons will definitely sell for a good price, and my family will make a lot of money. My mother also said that I also contributed when she planted the watermelons, and she will give me ten taels." Silver wages. This money is the first pot of gold I have earned. I want to buy some gifts for my mother, grandma, grandpa, and father as a token of filial piety. What gifts does father like?"

Chu Lingxuan didn't know why Dabao suddenly showed favor to him, and he didn't know why he called ten taels of silver a pot of gold. But such a sensible and grateful child made Chu Lingxuan's heart become extremely soft. I saw him looking at me with his big, clear and bright eyes. There was cunning, flattery, caution, innocence, and clarity in these eyes.

Chu Lingxuan thought that if he had grown up in that big yard, he would never have the latter two looks. Although he suffered a lot in the countryside and lived cautiously before, the kind-hearted Chen family still allowed him to grow up happily.

Thinking of the incredible news that his grandfather had brought, Chu Lingxuan was really surprised and happy. Before, he was afraid of Chen Afu's low background and the disapproval of his family. He thought of many ways to deal with the disapproval of his elders, and even thought that it would be impossible to get married in the next few years. However, he didn't expect his grandfather to agree so readily. Later he learned that when his grandfather went to explain the matter to the man, he learned an incredible secret. This matter, except for the emperor and that person, had deceived everyone...

This is really God helping him. Next year he will marry his beloved woman home as he wishes. Although the responsibility on his shoulders is heavier, he is willing to bear it. For the sake of loyalty to the king, and for Ah Fu.

Seeing that Chu Lingxuan didn't answer his question, Dabao's eyes darkened, and he twisted his fingers nervously and said, "Dad, don't you like me giving you a gift? Although it's not worth much, it's my love for you. of filial piety."

Chen Dabao's words interrupted Chu Lingxuan's contemplation. Chu Lingxuan quickly smiled and said, "Thank you Dabao, you still know how to honor me after making money. Daddy is very pleased. If you want to give Daddy the same gift, just give it..." He Pretending to think for a moment, he said, "Just give me a pen. When I write, I can think of Dabao."

Dabao nodded happily and said, "Okay, I will go to the county town to buy some better pens."

At the end of May, watermelons in Wangshan Village began to be picked again. Although the taste of these watermelons is slightly inferior, they are still sweeter and larger than the watermelons grown by contemporary farmers.

In early June, after harvesting the watermelons on the six acres of land, Chen Afu had people prepare the land to prepare for autumn corn planting.

This time I sold watermelons. The watermelons from the six acres of land were the most expensive because they came on the market early, were big and sweet, and earned a total of 420 taels of silver. Excluding the transportation expenses of more than 80 taels, mainly the shipping fee , there are more than three hundred taels of silver left.

The watermelons in Wangshan Village will be sold cheaper, but due to the large volume, the money will be much more, about nearly two thousand taels of silver. However, the sales will not be as good next year. Other farmers use this kind of watermelon to grow melons. If there are too many of the same varieties, the price will not go up.

Chen Dabao also got the ten taels of silver wages given to him by his mother as he wished.

On June 10th, he was going to the county town to buy gifts to honor his elders.

In addition to Chu Lingxuan, he also asked for opinions from several others. He planned to buy a carved pine comb for each of Chen Afu and Wang, and a tea bowl set for Chen Ming. Later, he felt that Mr. Chu, Mr. Liao, and Mrs. Chen were also elders and should buy gifts for them, so he decided to buy a pen for each of the first two people and a comb for Mrs. Chen.

Chen Afu didn't have time to accompany him, so he asked Xue Dagui to accompany him. Tangyuan sent two more nurses, who happened to send five more melons to the Yang family. It would be even better if we could bring the two little brothers and sisters from the Yang family.

At the beginning of noon, several unexpected guests came to Fuyuan. It was Chen Shiying. He also brought three siblings, Chen Yulan, Chen Yuqing, and Chen Yuxia.