Chapter 196 The prince’s watermelon was blackened!
In the following days, Qin Zhizhi devoted herself wholeheartedly to Zhuangzi.
At the end of June, the watermelons on the farm were finally ripe.
Qin Zhizhi stood by the melon field, looking at the lush green melon field in front of her, feeling waves of joy and excitement in her heart.
At first, we just wanted to give it a try, but we didn’t expect that with everyone’s efforts, we could actually grow watermelons here.
"Our watermelons are finally ripe. Let's start picking them today. Now let me tell you about the precautions for picking them."
"Zhizhi, we'll do whatever you say. You've finally matured, and we can't wait."
"Thank you all for your hard work. I'll pick a few for you to try."
"Hahaha, Zhizhi is so generous. We've been taking care of them for so long. I'm really curious about their taste."
"Everyone, please wait a moment. I will pick it right away."
Qin Zhizhi personally went down to the field, bent over, and carefully checked each watermelon.
Qin Zhizhi gently patted the watermelon with her palm, making a "dong dong" sound.
Qin Zhizhi smiled and explained, "Listen, a crisp sound like this means the watermelon is ripe. Uncle, Second Uncle, Grandpa, come and try it."
The three people closest to Qin Zhizhi followed her example and patted the watermelon, but they were still not sure whether it was ripe.
Qin Zhizhi walked over to them, pointed at their watermelons and said, "Look, the stem of the watermelon is yellow and the lines on the skin are clear. This means it's ripe."
After listening to his granddaughter's words, Old Man Qin observed it carefully and found that there was indeed a circle of light yellow at the base of the melon, and the lines on the melon skin were also clearly visible.
"According to Zhizhi, mine is ripe, so I'll pick it."
Old man Qin took the watermelon off the vine with a little effort.
"Grandpa, let's pick a few more and try them together later."
Seeing that the third brother had successfully picked one, the eldest and second uncles also hurried to pick watermelons according to Qin Zhizhi's method.
Others helped put the watermelons into the basket, and soon a few people had picked out more than a dozen watermelons.
Qin Zhizhi personally demonstrated by punching the watermelon. With a "crack", the bright red flesh came out.
Everyone couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. They were also surprised that it was like this inside.
"Everyone, just break it open and share it, and have a taste of the watermelon we worked so hard to grow."
After hearing Qin Zhizhi's words, the others followed her example and smashed the watermelon open, looking at the bright red and tempting flesh.
I couldn't wait to take a bite, and the sweet juice burst in my mouth, and everyone exclaimed that it was so delicious.
"Zhizhi, you are so amazing. You can even grow such delicious food."
"If I take this to a shop, I'm sure it will fetch a good price."
"I've never eaten anything so delicious in my life, it's all thanks to Zhizhi."
"These first harvest watermelons are the sweetest. After we finish eating them, we'll pick the ripe ones and bring them to the shop to sell."
"Don't worry, Zhizhi. We promise to complete the task."
A group of people were eating watermelon and chatting happily.
After sharing and eating a dozen watermelons, everyone started to work hard.
Qin Zhizhi asked someone to push the cart over. The wheels rolled over the ridge of the field, making a squeaking sound.
Everyone moved the baskets of picked watermelons onto a cart and then transported them to a horse-drawn carriage.
The eldest uncle, the second uncle, Old Man Qin, Qin Shan, and Qin Zhizhi were responsible for picking the watermelons, while the others followed and learned from them, and also transported the watermelons by the way.
Holding the heavy watermelon in our arms, which exuded a faint fragrance, no one felt tired at all. On the contrary, they were very happy.
"Be careful not to fall."
The old man was worried that these people would carelessly drop the watermelons, so he gave them some worried reminders.
Qin Zhizhi was worried that the watermelons would break during transportation, so she asked someone to fill the gaps between the watermelons with straw.
Everyone was working hard, and everyone had a satisfied smile on their face.
The cart was soon filled with baskets of watermelons, and the sunlight shining on the watermelon rinds made them sparkle and shimmer.
The joy of harvest at this moment is as sweet as this watermelon.
The first batch of watermelons was delivered to the shop, and Qin Shan and Qin He were personally responsible for selling them.
The shop selling watermelons was the same place where strawberries were sold before. Qin Zhizhi asked someone to cut two watermelons for her to taste.
After trying it, everyone rushed to buy it.
In addition to the shop, Qin Zhizhi also did not forget his relatives and friends.
A basket was sent to the Gu family, the Princess's Mansion, the Qin family, the Ning family, the Wang family, and the Chang family. Of course, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not forget.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked his uncle Gu Ting to bring a basket into the palace.
Although Gu Ting was not willing to bring anything to the emperor, it was different when his niece-in-law asked him to do so.
After Gu Ting entered the palace, he had the watermelons delivered directly to the Empress Dowager and the Eastern Palace.
After learning that the watermelon was sent by Qin Zhizhi and looking at the method of consumption, the Queen had someone put the watermelon into the well water according to Qin Zhizhi's method.
Considering that the emperor had a poor appetite recently, an hour later someone had the watermelon fished out of the well, cut it up, and sent it to the emperor.
The emperor was feeling annoyed after reviewing memorials for a long time when a palace maid came in and said that the empress had sent a watermelon.
When the emperor heard that it was a new thing, he ordered it to be brought in quickly.
The palace maid opened the food box and saw the emerald green melon skin and bright red flesh, which made people's appetites grow.
Although it was the first time the emperor saw watermelon, he fell in love with it at first sight.
He couldn't wait to pick up a piece, and was even more surprised when he took a bite. The sweet juice relieved his irritability.
The watermelon was chilled in well water, making it taste even sweeter. The emperor ate all the watermelon sent by the queen in one breath, and still felt a little unsatisfied.
He instructed the palace servants, "Go to the Queen's palace and ask where this came from. If there is any more, prepare some for lunch."
After receiving the emperor's order, the palace maid bowed and withdrew, then hurried to the queen's palace to report.
The queen was a little amused and helpless after hearing the emperor's order. She really has the temper of a child.
Qin Zhizhi sent a basket today, with a total of six watermelons.
He sent two to the prince's palace, kept two for himself, and gave the remaining two to the concubines.
The emperor specially sent someone to convey a message, obviously he liked the watermelon sent by Zhizhi.
The queen ordered her servants to inform the prince to come to her palace for lunch at noon, and to bring the two watermelons that were sent to him.
The prince, who was studying hard, had no idea that the watermelon Qin Zhizhi had someone bring him was sent and taken away by his own mother.
After school, the prince was very happy to learn that he was going to have dinner in his mother's palace.
When he ate the watermelon, he liked it very much and asked curiously, "What kind of fruit is this, mother? It's so delicious?"
"Mother doesn't know if it's a fruit. Zhizhi asked your uncle to bring it. He said it's called watermelon."
"No wonder they're so delicious! They're the watermelons that Sister Zhizhi grew on the farm."
The prince suddenly realized that Qin Zhizhi grew watermelons. He knew that she grew watermelons and had even been to the farm. He had no idea that they were so delicious.
"That's not right. If it was given by Sister Zhizhi, why wasn't it for me?"
The prince reacted belatedly.
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