"Girl, can this watermelon be cheaper? It's more expensive than meat."
"The watermelon is sold at the actual price! Anyone who has bought it knows that it's much more expensive than mine at other places. And they may not even be as good as mine!" Tian An explained patiently.
Tian An asked about it when Qin Yalan and Gu Jinyan came to visit his home. This price is definitely not expensive. It is sold for more than this price in the provincial capital, and it is said that it is even more expensive in the capital.
"This price is indeed cheaper than the city, and the watermelon looks better than the one in the city. Give me one. My parents haven't eaten it yet! Buy one for them to try." said a middle-aged uncle who had been to the city.
"Okay! Do you want to choose by yourself or let us help you choose?" Tian An hurriedly greeted the watermelon shop as it opened.
The middle-aged man was a little hesitant. He wanted to choose by himself but was afraid of picking something bad. He wanted to let the stall owner choose, but he was also afraid of being cheated. After all, although the price was cheaper than in the city, it was still not a small amount.
After a while, the uncle pointed at the watermelon that Daniu had cut open and said uncertainly, "Why don't you sell me the cut one?"
Tian An looked at the cut watermelon and said, "Of course you can, but once the watermelon is cut, it must be eaten as soon as possible and cannot be stored for too long."
The middle-aged man confirmed: "It doesn't matter. My family lives in the county town. I can take it back and eat it."
Since the customer didn't mind, Da Niu quickly weighed the watermelon for him.
The scale was tilted high. Fifteen and a half catties, seven hundred and seventy-five wen. Tian An rounded off the amount to open his business, so it only amounted to seven hundred and seventy wen.
Having saved five cents, the middle-aged uncle happily took the watermelon and left. But after a while, he came back. He came to buy braised pork, but in his excitement, he forgot to buy the braised pork. He had to go back and buy another pound of braised pork before leaving.
At this time, the watermelon stall was also surrounded by people.
An auntie said a little embarrassedly: "Miss, I have a small family, can I just buy half?"
"No problem," Tian An replied, then looked at Daniel.
Da Niu nodded, picked up a watermelon from the side, and cut it in half with a knife.
Looking at the aunt, he asked, "Which half do you want, aunt?"
The aunt looked at it and pointed at the smaller half and said, "I want this half."
Daniu weighed it skillfully and said, "Seven pounds and two ounces."
Tian An immediately counted the money: "Three hundred and sixty coins."
The aunt counted it herself and found that it was only 360 coins for Tian An.
Seeing that they could buy half of the goods, more people came to the stall, and many people who were short of money also crowded in front of the stall.
Everyone took turns sharing one, half, and half. Daniu was in charge of the scales, while Tian An collected the money. The work was easy when men and women worked together. In less than an hour, all the fifty watermelons they had brought were sold.
The watermelons weighed about 15 or 16 pounds each. Tian An estimated that he had earned at least 37 taels of silver.
Adding the previous 985 taels, the two of them now have a total of 1,022 taels.
The watermelons were sold out, and Tian An told the others to continue selling the braised meat. After they were sold out, they should go back to the courtyard first. She and Daniu had things to do and didn't need to wait for them.
Da Niu carried the grapes on his back, and the two of them went to the money shop first to exchange the silver for banknotes.
You can't just take a bag of silver and buy a shop!
Tian An kept all the silver in the space, but he carried a small bag on his back to hide it.
Da Niu thought Tian An put the silver in her bag, so he had been protecting Tian An since morning. Even when she was selling watermelons, he kept an eye on her and didn't let her get too close to people.
When he arrived at the money shop, Tian An took out silver from his small bag, counted out twenty-two taels, and exchanged the rest for silver notes worth one thousand taels.
After the two men exchanged the silver notes, Da Niu just put on his backpack and was about to leave, but on his way out he ran into the owner of the money shop.
Yu Li, the owner of the bank, shrugged his nose, looked at Da Niu's backpack, then sized up the two men. He stopped them and said, "Please stay. Excuse me, little brother, are there grapes in this backpack?"
Daniu looked at the person who stopped him and asked, "Who are you?"
Seeing this, the shopkeeper beside him hurried over and introduced: "Young man, this is the owner of our bank, his surname is Yu."
Da Niu nodded to Boss Yu and said, "Boss Yu, there are indeed grapes in the basket."
Boss Yu pursed his lips invisibly and said, "Little brother, can you let me take a look?"
Da Niu glanced at Tian An and seeing that she had no objection, he put down the backpack, peeled off the leaves covering the grapes, then picked up a bunch of grapes and handed it to Boss Yu.
Boss Yu was so amazed by the sight. "Big, plump grapes, crystal clear. These grapes look great! I just wonder how they taste."
Hearing this, Daniu held out the grapes and said, "Would you like to try some?"
Boss Yu glanced at Daniu, picked a grape, wiped it with his sleeve and put it in his mouth.
After savoring it carefully, he nodded and said, "It's juicy and delicious, with a rich fruity aroma. Not bad, not bad."
Then he asked, "Brother, are you selling these grapes?"
Tian An took over and said, "These grapes are for giving as gifts, not for sale! Boss Yu, do you want to buy some grapes?"
Hearing this, Yu Laoban looked at the two of them in surprise and said, "These grapes are not cheap, and you are willing to buy them as gifts."
Although these two children are well dressed, one can tell they are farmers by the way they carry the baskets. Would farmers these days be willing to buy such expensive grapes to give away?
Tian An shook his head and said, "The grapes are grown by ourselves, not bought!"
When he heard that it was grown at home, Boss Yu thought, no wonder. He just said so!
However, Boss Yu asked again: "Do you still have any grapes grown at home? Can you sell some to me?"
When he heard about buying grapes, Tian An immediately smiled and said, "Yes! How many do you want to buy, Boss Yu?"
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