Yue Jiuyue truly believed this. Presenting these watermelons to the emperor was not only an expression of her gratitude, but also a way of secretly hoping that the emperor might bestow a second reward upon her.
How much is a watermelon worth?
In her time, even at its most expensive, a watermelon would only cost a few dozen yuan, or at most a few hundred. As for those watermelons costing several thousand US dollars, they were outside Yue Jiuyue's perception of what was normal.
So, she's selling watermelons here, and selling one watermelon for one tael of silver is an astronomical price, right?
What if the emperor were to bestow a reward?
It's often several hundred taels of silver. What if he thinks that I've discovered a new food, even if it's just a kind of fruit? It's still a new discovery, and once it's discovered, it'll surely lead to more, and once it's discovered, it'll surely lead to more, right? The reward should be a little more than last time, right?
For example, a reward of one thousand taels?
Then one of her watermelons is worth tens of taels of silver!
Although it wasn't as high as the tens of millions of US dollars others had, Yue Jiuyue was already very satisfied.
The more Yue Jiuyue thought about it, the happier she became, and she almost couldn't help but smile broadly.
She still remembered that there was a young lady standing in front of her. Although she was the daughter of the lowest-ranking official, she was still far superior to a commoner like herself. If she smiled and people misunderstood her as laughing at someone, what good would happen to her?
It's important to know that "a local official is more powerful than a distant one," and there's also the saying "the emperor is far away and the sky is high," and another saying is "a general in the field may not obey military orders."
Even for the sake of her own life, she couldn't show any expression other than embarrassment right now.
"What's there to forgive or not forgive? If you don't mind, Miss, I'll give you this watermelon."
Yue Jiuyue reluctantly handed the watermelon to the other party. The young lady had not expected things to turn out this way. She immediately smiled and gestured for her maid to take it. Then, without saying a word, she stuffed the purse back into Yue Jiuyue's hand.
"Thank you, ma'am! This is just a small token of my gratitude. Please don't mind it! We've been out for quite a while now, so we'll head back now."
After saying that, he didn't stand on ceremony and left gracefully with his maid.
As they walked back, the young lady's handkerchief was twisted into a pretzel.
How embarrassing! How embarrassing! Seriously, why did she suddenly decide to come out alone today?
After tasting the watermelon chilled with spring water, Miss Jiao's mood immediately soared. This trip was totally worth it! So worth it!
That's right, she may never be able to eat such good refreshing fruit again, and she'll probably miss it for the rest of her life!
The more Miss Jiao ate, the sadder she became, yet she couldn't help but eat one piece after another.
“Miss, Madam thinks this watermelon is quite delicious and refreshing. She would like to ask where you bought it, as Madam would like to buy a few more to send home so that Master and the others can also try it.”
Suddenly, an old woman came over and asked about the origin of the watermelon.
Miss Jiao sighed. She knew this would happen, but she couldn't keep it all to herself. It was really a dilemma!
"The watermelon was grown by the owner of this house. It is said to have been introduced from the West. The owner of this house grew it to express her gratitude to the emperor for his gift."
Miss Jiao immediately repeated what Yue Jiuyue had said, afraid that if she was a step too slow or omitted a word, her mother would come looking for her.
"Oh? That old woman has that skill?"
The old woman was astonished.
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