Chapter 284 It’s so hard to eat a melon
Thinking about how Lord Qiao's family went to such great lengths to eat a piece of watermelon but got nothing in return, Qiao Xuan was so happy that she ate two more pieces of watermelon.
I was also glad that I didn’t ask Manager Qin to help me sell the melons.
But because of this, I didn’t dare to send two melons to Shopkeeper Qin, who I had originally wanted to.
Le Zhengxiao took the watermelons back with no intention of selling them but to use them as gifts.
He first gave twenty to Xie Jingrong, then gave twenty to his parents at the farm, and kept twenty for himself, so half of the food was gone.
This melon is big and round, looks great, and is especially sweet and crispy, making it perfect as a gift.
Especially in this weather, giving people a few big watermelons is much better than anything else.
There are not many watermelons on the market this year. Among the few watermelon farmers who know how to grow watermelons, the watermelons are often reserved by wealthy families before they are ripe.
The melons that can be sent to the market are not only in very small quantities, but also of poor quality. Some of them are even unripe melons whose vines have died and have not yet grown to maturity.
Mrs. Qiao sent her steward to buy melons. Unexpectedly, she was lucky enough to see them for sale at the market the next day. They were also quite cheap, at only five cents each.
Although the seller said that this was a tail melon, not very big and not very sweet, the manager thought that the melon looked so good, it made a crisp sound when tapped with the knuckles, and the skin was tight, which showed that it was obviously a good melon.
Such an expensive melon must be good even if it is not very sweet, so the manager bought ten of them without hesitation.
Five taels of silver, just for such a pile of melons. It really hurts to think about it.
You know, five taels of silver can buy several hundred kilograms of rice.
However, he planned to report seven taels when he returned to file the bill, and secretly save two taels for himself.
After buying the watermelons and some other miscellaneous items that Mrs. Qiao had asked for, the manager went back early the next morning.
The long-awaited watermelon finally arrived, and Qiao Wei and Mrs. Qiao were very happy!
Qiao Kou and Aunt Du were waiting to help, and they were very greedy, but they knew that it would be great if they could taste a small piece of this kind of food.
Unexpectedly, the maid opened a melon and saw the flesh was extremely white with just a hint of light red.
The flesh of the melon was not shiny or moist at all.
I took a bite and it was bland and tasteless. The soft and spongy texture of the melon flesh was strange, and there was not a hint of sweetness or crispness at all.
Qiao Wei said "Pooh" with a dark face and ordered another one.
As a result, I opened all ten melons in one go, and all of them had the same interior.
"Ah!" Qiao Wei was furious: "What's wrong with the housekeeper? What the hell is this thing he bought! Is he blind? He can't even buy a watermelon!"
The more you think about it, the more you want it. After looking forward to it, you finally get it, but in the end you find that it is not what you expected! You can imagine the gap, disappointment and anger.
Qiao Wei even wanted to hit someone!
She couldn't help but throw herself into Mrs. Qiao's arms and sob in grievance.
She just wants to eat a watermelon, why is it so difficult?
Mrs. Qiao was also furious, and she ordered someone to call the housekeeper and give him a severe scolding.
The housekeeper's face turned extremely ugly and he kept apologizing.
How could he know that the melon farmer was so bad? The melons were obviously bad, but he sold them at such a high price!
But this watermelon is different from other things. You can’t tell whether it is good or not unless you cut it open.
He was deceived too.
Mrs. Qiao scolded him and told him to leave after she vented her anger.
(End of this chapter)
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