ebookland Chapter 195 Watermelon
Chapter 195 Watermelon
Sun Ruhua sighed: "After all, it's all about money."
"Didn't you say that they would never let Wang Xiu'er marry Niu Er no matter what? Why is it for money again?"
Sun Ruhua shook her head: "People say that only this amount of money can marry Wang Xiuer!"
Sun Ruhua made a palm gesture
Xie Jiaojiao asked: "Five taels?"
"Fifty taels!"
Xie Jiaojiao stopped talking. Five taels of silver was okay, but fifty taels would mean taking all the belongings of another family. How much does a rural person earn in a year?
"What do you say now?"
"Your Aunt Wang will definitely not come up with so much money. Well, we can only wait and see whether Niu Er can figure it out himself!"
Having said this, Xie Jiaojiao stopped asking questions.
After the meal, Xie Jiaojiao was very tired from the morning's journey, so she slept for an hour in the afternoon before getting up.
As soon as he woke up, he thought about the two watermelons he had frozen in the well, and called Jiang Weinan on the couch to get up and eat the watermelons.
Jiang Weinan originally wanted to sleep a little longer, but when he heard Xie Jiaojiao say that she would take him to eat something new, he immediately disappeared from his sleepiness!
After all, our Young Master Jiang has no interest in other things, but he never misses out on eating, drinking and having fun!
Xie Jiaojiao brought up the bucket of watermelons, and Sun Ruhua also came over.
"Is this the thing in the backyard? It's grown really big now. I'm still thinking about how to eat it!"
Xie Jiaojiao said: "Mom, go get a knife and wash it clean."
Cuizhu had just collected the dried mushrooms and returned to the house: "I'll go!"
Having said that, he turned and left.
When the knife was brought, Xie Jiaojiao took it and cut the watermelon in half.
The red watermelon flesh was revealed, along with a sweet smell.
Jiang Weinan's eyes lit up: "What kind of food is this?"
Xie Jiaojiao replied: "Watermelon!"
Sun Ruhua said, "Wow, it's really rare that red flesh can grow out of this green skin!"
Xie Jiaojiao quickly cut the watermelon into several pieces, handed it to Sun Ruhua, gave one piece to Jiang Weinan, and gave one piece each to Cuizhu and Hanlu.
"Everyone try it and see if it's sweet!"
But several people were looking at her.
Xie Jiaojiao took the lead and started eating the red flesh. The familiar taste made her feel that this summer was not hot at all!
Jiang Weinan imitated her and took a sip. His expression changed: "This thing is really refreshing and can help relieve summer heat!"
Then he frowned again: "There are just too many seeds!"
Xie Jiaojiao smiled: "Don't waste these seeds. Use something to catch them. I want to save them for seeds and plant more when the time comes."
When Sun Ruhua heard this, she was about to spit it out, but she quickly found a basin.
When everyone saw that Xie Jiaojiao only ate the red part and not the skin, they didn't dare to eat it either.
"Mom, this skin can be fed to pigs!"
“This thing is full of treasures!”
Jiang Weinan felt that one piece was not enough, so he took a knife and started cutting it himself.
After he finished cutting, Xie Jiaojiao said to Cuizhu and Hanlu, "Go get two plates, put some on them and send them over."
The two of them hurried over, each brought two plates, and after packing them, they followed Xie Jiaojiao to the factory.
Under the sun, people were still steaming soybeans. Xie Jiaojiao looked around and saw that the warehouse was full of soybeans wrapped in flour.
When Tian Hu saw her coming, he ran up to her and said with a smile, "Thank you, little aunt, you're back!"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded and asked Cuizhu to put the things on the table under the eaves.
"Everyone stop what you are doing and come over to eat something!"
When everyone saw this, they hurried over!
Xie Jiaojiao held the watermelon for them, and Cuizhu taught them how to eat it. In the end, she got a piece for herself and was very happy.
Xie Jiaojiao said: "Thank you for your hard work during this period!"
Everyone shook their heads. After taking a sip, they felt that the sweat on their heads was much less.
Tian Hu was eating watermelon when he asked Xie Jiaojiao, "Aunt Xie, this guy who brought the soy sauce came here before, but Manager Wang sent someone back to say that he will not sell the soy sauce to the guy who brought it before?"
Xie Jiaojiao also picked up a piece of watermelon and nodded while eating: "Yes, we won't cooperate with them anymore."
When Tian Hu heard this, he pointed to the huge jar of soy sauce under the eaves and said, "This is what I have collected these days. If this continues, I am afraid there will be no more space!"
Xie Jiaojiao waved her hand: "Don't worry about that. In the future, I plan to open a shop specializing in selling soy sauce. In the next two days, Manager Wang will also send someone to take some soy sauce away. Don't worry!"
At this point, Xie Jiaojiao looked at the people who had just been working and asked, "Did my mother give you last month's salary?"
Several people nodded hurriedly, and Chunxiang said, "When the day comes, the old lady will come and give it to you."
"That's fine! The weather is too hot, you guys should take a break at noon, and be careful not to get a heat stroke!"
Everyone thanked her for her concern and said they were not tired.
After eating the watermelon, everyone went back to work. Chunxiang was reluctant to eat it, thinking of taking it back for her children during her vacation. Xie Jiaojiao said directly: "If you wait until you are on vacation, this thing will be spoiled."
Chunxiang immediately felt it was a pity and couldn't eat it by herself, so she quickly joined in the work.
Tian Hu also wanted to help, but Xie Jiaojiao stopped him and said, "Tian Hu, do you want to learn how to be a shopkeeper?"
"The shopkeeper?"
Grandma Tian Hu was eating watermelon nearby. When she heard Xie Jiaojiao say this, she hurried to see her grandson.
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "I just opened this soy sauce shop, and now I just need a shopkeeper. If you want to be the shopkeeper, I can let you have a try!"
What a great opportunity! Tian Hu's grandmother immediately said, "Xiao Hu, why don't you thank Aunt Xie quickly!"
Tian Huque frowned and said, "But Aunt Xie, I have never been a shopkeeper before, and I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well!"
Xie Jiaojiao smiled immediately after hearing this: "What are you afraid of? I'll let Shopkeeper Wang guide you when the time comes. If you want to do it and want to try it, tell me anytime!"
After Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, she prepared to get up and go check the sugarcane field again. She had been walking for more than a month, and she wanted to see if there were any rotten sugarcanes. If there were, she would pull them out early so that the remaining ones could grow better.
After taking a look inside the room, Xie Jiaojiao wanted to ask Jiang Weinan to join her, but he was enjoying his watermelon, so she just took her straw hat and hoe and went out.
Holding this hoe in my hand, I have to admit, it feels a little unfamiliar after not touching it for so long.
People who met her on the street were all surprised and said, "The Xie family girl is back!"
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and nodded.
Some people asked, "Ms. Xie, I see you have servants at home, why are you still working in the fields?"
Xie Jiaojiao replied: "You are familiar with your own land."
I greeted many people in the village along the way.
What surprised her was that when she returned to the village, she ran into someone she didn't want to meet, Zhou Cuihong...