Chapter 62 Eating Watermelon Today we're eating watermelon.
When they saw Ning Jia return, covered in sweat and carrying a heavy watermelon, the little ones in the living room, who had been in a chaotic mess, all dropped their things and rushed over.
Wow, what new gadgets did Ning Jia bring this time? What's this big thing?
Under the watchful eyes of the little creatures, Ning Jia laboriously extended a finger and pointed to the large watermelon in her arms:
"Everyone has worked hard today, so I'll treat you all to watermelon."
She emphasized the word "please," meaning that the watermelon was not purchased with money from the Little People's account, but rather with her own money.
Ning Jia was unusually generous, which surprised everyone, but their attention was immediately drawn to this large green object:
My goodness! There are fruits this big and round in the world!
I can't even imagine how tall the tree must be to produce such big fruit!
"Ningjia, Ningjia, how do you eat this watermelon?"
He Meng couldn't resist climbing onto Ning Jia's arm and tentatively reached out her little hand to touch the watermelon's emerald green rind... It was so hard!
"careful."
The watermelon was so heavy that Ning Jia accidentally wobbled, which startled He Meng, who jumped back to the ground.
"This watermelon's rind is so hard and sturdy, it's like a nut!"
He Meng excitedly gestured to the others, making everyone even more curious about how this gossip would unfold.
Ning Jia chuckled, "Nothing special, just cut it open and eat it. Wait a minute, I'll go cut the melon now!"
She grabbed the watermelon and rushed to the kitchen. The children's curious reaction had made her feel a pang of guilt.
Summer has been here for so long, and the little people still haven't eaten watermelon!
It's also because she's usually so frugal. When watermelons first came on the market, she thought they were too small and expensive to buy. But today, she suddenly realized that watermelons were everywhere, so she quickly picked out a big watermelon that looked sweet and brought it back for the kids to try.
Ning Jia carefully placed the large, bright green watermelon on the counter, gently shaking it. Tuantuan, who had climbed up at some point, stood to the side, curiously gazing at the enormous, striped green creature.
"Be careful, you might get hurt if a watermelon hits you," Ning Jia warned.
Tuantuan looked up at the huge watermelon, her little face blank for a moment, then realized she couldn't even see the top of it. Suddenly, she burst into tears.
"Waaaaah, I'm scared, I'm scared of watermelons..."
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid—"
Ning Jia quickly and gently picked him up and placed him a little further away, comforting him, "This watermelon will shrink in a bit."
After saying that, she picked up the kitchen knife and, with a "whoosh," cut a slit in the watermelon. Then, with a "snap," the watermelon split open on its own, revealing the red flesh and black seeds inside.
Looking at the bright red watermelon flesh, Tuantuan momentarily forgot her fear:
"Hey, the fruit inside the watermelon isn't green."
Ning Jia used a knife to cut off a slice of watermelon flesh, about the size of a thumb, from the very center and placed it in his little hand:
"Try it, it's very sweet and juicy!"
After opening the watermelon, Ning Jia was too lazy to cut it with a knife, so she simply carried half of the watermelon to the coffee table in the living room, took a large plate, and used an iron spoon to scoop out pieces of watermelon flesh one by one and put them on the plate.
"This watermelon is very sweet, you can eat it directly."
"It's so sweet, so very sweet!"
Tuantuan had finished the small piece of watermelon she had just eaten, licked the watermelon juice off her lips, and emphasized to the others.
"Okay, okay."
The slices of watermelon on the plate exude a sweet aroma and look delicious and juicy.
The little creatures, who had seen countless fruits, immediately recognized that this fruit called watermelon was delicious. Their eyes lit up as they gathered around and quickly began to eat it.
Some people used long, thin toothpicks to poke at the watermelon, some put it in a small dish and scooped it out with a small wooden spoon, and some just used their hands to hold the watermelon slices and gnaw on them...
Ning Jia doesn't usually like eating melons, otherwise she wouldn't have gone so long without buying a watermelon.
But at this moment, watching the little people eating watermelon with gusto, she couldn't help but feel tempted. She took a toothpick, poked a piece of watermelon, put it in her mouth, chewed it slowly, and savored the abundant sweet watermelon juice. Her whole mouth felt sweet, not cloying, and it melted in her mouth, which was extremely refreshing.
The little people ate watermelon in big bites while whispering their condemnation of Ning Jia:
"Hmph, Ning Jia is so stingy! She can't even bear to buy us such delicious fruit sooner!" "Exactly, she's so stingy!"
Ning Jia, who overheard this "accidentally": ...
She spat out the remaining watermelon seeds from her mouth and was about to explain when she suddenly realized she had forgotten something. She quickly shouted:
"Never eat watermelon seeds!"
"This is it."
Ning Jia picked up a tiny black seed and showed it to the little people:
"This is a seed. If you eat it, it won't be digested, and it will sprout in your stomach and grow into a big watermelon!" She started talking nonsense.
Ms. Ning recalled that when she was a child, she used this phrase to scare herself. Ning Jia looked nostalgic. She really believed it back then and was extremely nervous when eating watermelon. This caused her to be afraid to eat watermelon for a while, until she found out it was a lie when she grew up.
"No way, I think I ate it..."
The few little ones who ate quickly had already believed Ning Jia's nonsense. They touched their little bellies and were so scared that they almost cried. The others also stopped quickly and started picking out the watermelon seeds without prior arrangement.
"Actually, I was just joking..."
Ning Jia was overjoyed and was about to tell them the truth when suddenly, a little bystander let out a whimper and then fell backward.
"Inagi, are you alright?!" "Inagi? Inagi?"
Seeing that Daoya was lying there motionless, her face turning pale, Gancao was so frightened that her usually soft voice suddenly turned into a screaming chicken:
"Help! Help! Is Inaya dead?!"
"Don't panic, let me take a look."
Canglan rushed over quickly, first checking Daoya's breathing, then gently lifting her head, opening her mouth to examine her carefully, her expression immediately becoming serious:
"He might be choking."
What?! The crowd gathered around was startled.
Ning Jia reacted quickly:
"It must be a watermelon seed stuck in its throat. I remember there's a way to..."
She didn't dare to do it herself, so she quickly searched for videos on her phone and showed everyone the specific steps of the Heimlich maneuver. "Just do it according to this."
A hint of surprise flashed in Canglan's eyes. She glanced around and pointed to a small figure. "Shiying, you're strong enough, you do it."
Although Shi Ying didn't quite believe Ning Jia's so-called "sea rice method," she was desperate and tried her best to remain calm. She walked over, gently picked up Dao Ya, and began to punch Dao Ya's abdomen with her fists, once, twice, three times...
The surroundings were quiet. Gan Cao's tears fell down her cheeks, and He Meng and Bai Su's eyes were also red.
"Cough cough... cough cough cough!"
Daoya, who had her eyes tightly closed, suddenly coughed violently, and a round, plump watermelon seed flew out of her mouth like a small cannonball.
"Ahhh—"
The little creatures were stunned for a moment, then they all cheered, "There's hope! Great, the rice sprouts are saved!"
Ning Jia breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
Who would have thought that eating a watermelon would lead to such a dangerous situation?!
Daoya probably ate too fast. While others were still savoring the taste of watermelon, she had already eaten two or three pieces. With so many watermelon seeds in her mouth, and not knowing that these things shouldn't be eaten casually, she easily choked.
"...I'm sorry for making everyone worry." Ina said a little embarrassedly, "I promise I won't be so greedy next time."
Canglan patted her little head, "Even if you're very hungry, you should still chew your food slowly and carefully."
Ning Jia, standing to the side, was also embarrassed, "It's all my fault!"
The little people were puzzled. This accident was clearly caused by Daoya eating too fast, so why was Ning Jia blaming herself?
"Sigh," Ning Jia blushed slightly, "Actually, the store also sells seedless watermelons, but I thought watermelons with seeds were cheaper, so I..."
"Is that seedless watermelon very, very expensive?" Guoguo asked curiously.
"It's alright, just a few dozen yuan more expensive each..."
Only a few dozen yuan?!
Seeing that the villains all looked speechless, Ning Jia's voice grew softer and softer:
"A few dozen yuan is still money, enough to buy a lot of peaches. Besides, seedless watermelons are all cultivated later, while seeded watermelons have a more summery feel..."
The little people couldn't understand what summer felt like; they just continued to look at Ning Jia with condemning eyes.
Ning Jia: "Okay, I was wrong! I promise, I'll always buy seedless watermelons from now on!"
Canglan stroked her chin and smiled:
"You don't need to blame yourself too much for what happened today. However, your income has increased recently, so you can be a little more relaxed about your daily expenses. There's really no need to work hard to save money..."
Ning Jia's inner monologue: Sigh, you guys wouldn't understand, being stingy is actually a kind of fun...
There was actually something she didn't dare to say.
That day, she went to the market to buy vegetables and found that the corn was cheaper than before at this time of year. She could buy six or seven ears for ten yuan, and they were sweet and tender!
Overjoyed, she immediately added corn to her daily menu, and now corn appears in every meal—boiled corn, stir-fried corn, corn salad, and even popcorn…
Fortunately, the little people like to eat corn, otherwise they would have discovered this secret sooner or later.
Feeling guilty, she quickly went to the kitchen and brought out the other half of the watermelon, and began scooping out the flesh:
"There are still plenty of watermelons left, everyone eat more!"
Although the watermelon was big, there were too many people, so each little person only got a few pieces. Before long, the big watermelon was finished.
Everyone's bellies were full, their mouths were sweet, and their moods were good. They even forgot their earlier grievances against Ning Jia.
Watermelon, it's so delicious!
"You all sit down, I'll take care of the tidying up."
Ning Jia diligently tidied the coffee table, washed the dishes, and resisted the urge to clean up the messy little things on the floor. Just as she lay down on the sofa to check her phone, her expression suddenly changed, and she jumped up from the sofa again.
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