After talking for a while, Yan Jinlan went to help Qin Meizhen prepare lunch, while Zhao Hanyun followed her grandfather to cut watermelon.
"Come here, girl, grandpa will cut a big piece for you, and pick the part without seeds in the middle for you!" Yan Fugui said as he took a knife to dig out a big piece from the middle, cut it, put it in a bowl and handed it to Zhao Hanyun.
"Grandpa, you eat too." Zhao Hanyun handed the bowl in her hand to her grandfather. Seeing that her grandfather had only cut watermelon for her and she had no intention of eating it at all, she simply took a piece and put it into her grandfather's mouth.
"Girl, I have some water. Eat it yourself. Grandpa has plenty to eat." Although he said so, Yan Fugui had a smile on his face. He chewed the watermelon in his mouth and felt something was wrong. "This watermelon is really delicious. Where did it come from?" Yan Fugui knew his daughter's ability. She might be good at farming, but he didn't believe that she could grow such a good watermelon.
"Grandpa, this was given by Dad's friend. It tastes good, right?" Before coming, the family had a unified statement to avoid being questioned. They said that it was given by Zhao Jianguo's friend outside. Zhao Jianguo works outside all day long and sometimes travels far away. Who would doubt this about him?
"Well, not bad. If I sell this melon, it will probably cost me two cents." Yan Fugui tasted it and estimated a price.
"Grandpa, this is only two cents?" Zhao Hanyun was a little surprised. This watermelon was too cheap. No, that was an ordinary watermelon. Hers was not an ordinary watermelon. How could it be worth only a few cents per pound? This was a top-notch product.
"What's wrong? Two cents is already expensive. Look, a meat bun only costs two cents now. Watermelons are only liked by people in the city. Everyone in the countryside grows some. We can't eat it every day. Two cents is enough." Yan Fugui didn't understand why Zhao Hanyun was so excited. He only knew that farmers' vegetables were cheap and hard to sell. They got up early and worked late in the fields every day. Vegetables that couldn't be sold were still unsellable, but if they didn't farm, they would have nothing to eat. They had to go on digging in the fields for food.
"What costs two cents?" Yan Jinlan came out to check out the watermelon with concern. When she heard something about two cents, she asked casually. Unexpectedly, her daughter came over with an unhappy look on her face and said, "Mom, Grandpa said that our watermelon is only worth two cents a pound." After saying that, she deliberately turned around and glanced at the old man who was eating the watermelon. "Grandpa, you are really enjoying it at two cents a pound."
"No way, Dad. I heard from Jianguo that this fruit is very expensive outside, several yuan per pound!" Yan Jinlan instantly received her daughter's signal. Well, she should say it.
"There are fruits that are this expensive, but they're not ordinary ones like watermelon. Haven't you seen those imported fruits? Rich people love them." Yan Fugui had seen people buy those imported fruits; they were really expensive. But why was his daughter asking this? "Why are you asking this? It can't be..." Looking at the watermelon in front of him, then at the other fruits piled on the ground, Yan Fugui had a feeling his daughter would be talking about something big.
"Jianguo and I have been discussing selling these fruits, and I wanted to ask for your opinion." Seeing that the old man had guessed something, Yan Jinlan no longer hid her intentions and simply stated her purpose. "This fruit was given to Jianguo by a friend he met outside. He's doing some new agricultural research, and the taste is good. We were thinking of getting some to sell ourselves. We're not sure about the price, so we came to ask."
Yan Fugui stared at Yan Jinlan for a while before speaking, "Have you thought about it? Are you really going to sell this?" He didn't want his daughter to be as busy as he was, but everyone had their own choices. His daughter was already married, and her husband was the one to discuss her affairs with. The young couple asked him out of respect; there was no need to act like a father-in-law. If the young people wanted to make a breakthrough, they should go for it. "I think it's fine, but we need to negotiate the price."
Zhao Hanyun was very happy to hear that her grandfather agreed. This was the first step towards her return, and it finally paid off. She hoped to get the support of all the people she loved and who loved her.
Next, under Zhao Hanyun's constant interruptions, Yan Fugui and Yan Jinlan agreed on a preliminary price. Take the watermelon, for example. After eating the watermelon, Yan Fugui somehow felt much better, and even his aching arms felt better. Just for that effect, he had to sell it for 5 yuan. What precious granddaughter said 5 yuan was too little? Okay, let's add a little more. 8 yuan sounds good! Okay, that's good. Come on, let's try something else. This watermelon is really good...
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