Chapter 178 Rushing to do the work
A thousand kilograms of radishes are too much, and they are to be sent to the palace, so the skin cannot be damaged and they have to be pulled slowly.
In order to finish the work as soon as possible, Feng said to Jiang Fengnian: "Go find a few villagers to come and help us. Load the carriage for Mr. Han as soon as possible, so as not to delay his trip tomorrow."
"Okay, mother." Jiang Fengnian ran away quickly after answering.
When he came back, the village chief, Mrs. Liu, Yang Er and seven or eight others followed him excitedly.
"I heard that Mr. Han is a royal merchant. He bought your radishes to send them to the palace?" The village chief asked excitedly.
Mrs. Feng stood at the edge of the field, smiling with bright eyes: "That's right, Master Han also said that there will be a palace banquet in a few days, and he will serve radishes at the banquet."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu and the others all widened their eyes and surrounded them with a chatterbox.
The village chief stomped his feet excitedly: "So, the radishes we picked today will eventually be eaten by the emperor and the imperial teacher?!"
Unexpectedly, the food grown in their village will one day fly out of the village and become a guest of honor in the palace.
This is not only the wealth of the Jiang family. It is
also the honor of their Daliu Village!
Mrs. Liu and the others were extremely proud, and they kept muttering in their mouths, as if they were honored.
The village chief was so happy that he almost choked on his saliva. He coughed a few times while holding the cigarette pot, and his face turned red with laughter.
Knowing that the radishes of the Jiang family were picked for the imperial teacher and the little emperor, other villagers also ran over and rushed to help the Jiang family get radishes.
"For us country folk, this is the only time in our lives that we can be related to the imperial palace!"
"Although we can't go to the capital, the radishes we picked by ourselves can enter the palace. Haha, that's enough for me to brag about for a year."
"It's a pity that my sister-in-law doesn't know yet. I'll tell her later and make her angry with me all day long."
The villagers laughed loudly, and the Jiang family laughed too, feeling very happy.
The afternoon was the hottest time, and it was uncomfortable to work, but in order to deliver radishes to the palace, everyone worked hard.
Twenty or thirty people went into the fields, working furiously, with beads of sweat dripping down their backs.
The Jiang family knew that everyone was working hard, so they couldn't treat them unfairly.
Feng called her daughters-in-law and asked them to go home and make a few more large pots of tea and put them aside to cool down, so that the villagers would have something to drink when they were thirsty.
Xiao Nuobao was afraid that the hot tea would not cool down for a while, so he simply looked through the offerings and picked out a few big watermelons.
This season is the best time to eat watermelons.
Put it on the ice in the well for a quarter of an hour, then cut it open, it will be so cool, and it will be so refreshing to take a big bite.
Sure enough, cold watermelons are more popular than tea.
As soon as Mrs. Feng finished cutting a handful of watermelons, the villagers devoured them ravenously, leaving the rinds all over the floor.
After eating, they continued to pick them. The villagers were serious people, and no one was lazy.
The adults were busy, and little Nuobao didn't want to be idle.
She walked around the fields with her hands behind her back, like a "patrol", picking up the dried rinds everywhere.
By the afternoon, Nuobao's originally white back of her hands had been sunburned a little.
At this time, a thousand kilograms of radishes had been harvested, and Mrs. Feng breathed a sigh of relief and directed the radishes to be piled up on the field to form a small radish mountain.
Han Shang called for a carriage and brought several wooden boxes. When all the radishes were packed, the sun had already set.
Seeing that it was getting late, Feng invited Han Shang to rest at her house: "It's getting dark. It's not convenient to take so many radishes to the city and find an inn. How about you stay at my house for one night and soak in the hot springs. How about leaving tomorrow?"
Han Shang smiled: "That would be great. I also love soaking in hot springs in Beijing, but unfortunately I'm too busy and never have time. Today I can finally enjoy it here!"
After saying that, his stomach growled and everyone curled their eyes. In fact, everyone was hungry.
Feng smiled and said, "Then let's have dinner first, and then take Master Han to the hot spring."
After working all afternoon, they didn't have much time to cook dinner.
Li Qiqiao heated up the big pot, quickly fried an egg dish, and made a stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and then heated up a plate of juicy salted duck eggs and a plate of braised spareribs, and brought them to the table.
After being tired, eating is the most delicious time. Master Han had been eating for a while in the afternoon, and now he was eating with great appetite.
The whole room was full of food, and when everyone put down their chopsticks, there was nothing left on the table.
Han Shang finished his meal and went to the hot spring to relax.
Even though he had seen a lot, he was still stunned by the scenery on the other side of the cave. He soaked in it for more than an hour before he was willing to get dressed and come out.
The next morning, Han Shang was going to return to the capital with Persian radish.
Before leaving, he looked at Daliu Village and said reluctantly: "The hot springs I saw last night are really eye-opening. Even the royal hot springs I visited before are much worse than this."
Xiao Nuobao immediately smiled with his white teeth and danced with joy.
Even the knowledgeable Han Shang said so, which shows that this hot spring cave is definitely rare in the world!
The little guy was in a good mood and his mouth was sweet, as if it was covered with honey.
"Then Uncle Han, next time you come, you must stay a few more days and soak in my hot spring." Xiao Nuobao grabbed his sleeve and smiled in a childish voice.
Han Shang's eyes were soft, and he nodded immediately: "Okay, okay, next time Uncle Han will definitely stay a few more days and accompany you well. By the way, Uncle Han Shang is still in the house and left some gifts for you. Remember to see them when you go back." Xiao
Nuobao's eyes lit up with anticipation, and his little body twisted twice. He couldn't help but want to go home and see them.
Soon, Han Shang gave the silver for the thousand kilograms of radishes to Feng.
They also agreed that in addition to the ones he took away this time, he would take another two thousand kilograms of the remaining Persian radishes.
The Jiang family planted a total of 20 mu of radishes. Feng estimated that each mu of land could produce about 200 kilograms, and 20 mu would produce 4,000 kilograms.
If Han Shang wanted to take 3,000 taels in total, that would be 600 taels of silver!
When had the family ever made so much money from farming?
In the past, we could only grow a few ounces of crops a year!
After watching Han Shang's carriage drive away, the Jiang family counted the banknotes and stood in the hot sun, their faces reddened but they couldn't stop laughing!
Little Nuobao was "eager to go home", jumping and hopping, and flew towards home on her short legs.
She wanted to see the gift that Uncle Han left for her!
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