Uncle Jin came forward with a smile and led the mule. "You've returned just in time. Dinner is ready."
Jiang Yue had already prepared two full baskets of fruits, which were padded with straw and looked fresh.
She stuffed two pears into his hands.
"Thank you, Uncle Jin. The basket contains goods that need to be delivered to Butler Wang tomorrow. Please find a well to cool them down for a while, as they might get damaged by the heat."
Uncle Jin's eyes widened, and he held the pear in his hand and stammered, "Hey, hey, okay!"
No wonder he was a distinguished guest. Where could they find fruit in their area? The wild fruit trees on the mountain had been picked and eaten, even their flowers and leaves. And the fruit trees in the farm hadn't produced any fruit in the past two years.
He lowered his head. The two fruits in his hands looked different from any he had seen before, but they were obviously good. He stuffed them into his arms. He couldn't bear to eat such expensive things. He had to save them for his children and wife.
He was used to working in the fields. He took the basket, then carefully put the fruits into the basket and hung it down the well.
The fruit was so abundant and heavy, and since there were only two wells on their farm, he had to divide it among them. Worried about insects biting them, he tossed and turned in bed, even getting up in the middle of the night to watch over the fruit...
Fortunately, time passed quickly and the night passed as he went back and forth.
Butler Wang seemed to be anxious to get the fruit, and he arrived at the farm at noon. He must have left as soon as the city gate opened.
He brought two carts, and his men brought seven or eight more. Before Jiang Yue got close, she heard a small groaning sound. Did they find the piglet in just one day?
"Madam Jiang, Mr. Jiang." Butler Wang narrowed his eyes and smiled like a fox.
He ordered all the cargo to be unloaded from the carriage. The carriage could hold very little, but they couldn't use empty planks to transport cargo; they would be obvious targets.
The first to be unloaded were two pairs of piglets, which were grunting as if they were extremely hungry.
"This is a three-month-old piglet, not too small. Even if you two take it on the journey, you don't have to worry about it dying."
"Thank you, butler, for your thoughtfulness." Jiang Yue touched the head of the spotted sow, who looked in good spirits and was indeed satisfied.
The two drivers behind brought down five sacks of dried fish and five cans of salt. The cans were the kind that could hold two liters of wine.
Jiang Yue opened a can and found the grains inside were rough and slightly yellow. It was certainly not as good as the snow-white fine salt she had stored, but it was much better than the salt used in the village.
She knew that the Wang family had made great efforts to buy these. Nowadays, there is a certain quota for buying salt.
As for those dried fish, they are not small fish or shrimps, but all big fish of good quality, as well as dried squid, etc.
Jiang Yue felt that she had not prepared enough fruits. The two baskets of fruits weighed about fifty or sixty kilograms in total.
Uncle Jin and three security guards carefully carried the fruit out. It had been floating in the well all night, so it felt icy cold to the touch and would definitely quench your thirst if you ate it!
Butler Wang's face wrinkled with laughter, but he didn't dare to take it and eat it on his own initiative.
Although the eldest son still coughed occasionally after taking the medicine, he was able to sleep for half a full night. The master was happy and left all the pears for the eldest son to recuperate.
The peace fruits that had never been seen were left to the other masters, and there were not enough to share. According to the master, there was a quarrel in the backyard all night.
He was lucky enough to get half of it, and shared it with his family members, each taking a small bite. It tasted so delicious!
"Take the box down."
Jiang Yue saw the waiter holding several wooden carved hollow boxes with soft cloth padding inside.
Then Butler Wang squatted down and sorted the fruits one by one according to size and quality.
Jiang Yue asked, "Are you going to see us off?"
Since she sells at such a high price, she naturally won't be a shameless black marketeer. She only chooses good fruits, and there are no crooked ones.
Butler Wang was worried that the fruits would go bad in the afternoon heat, so he quickened his pace and answered as he picked them out, "I want to give some away."
Jiang Yue didn't ask too many questions. She just focused on shipping the goods. No matter what role the Wang family played in it, whether it was taking kickbacks or using it as a favor to consolidate their position, it was all the other party's business. This deal could be considered a win-win situation.
After Butler Wang had distributed the fruit, they had no time to sit down and drink a sip of tea before they had to return to the city. Uncle Jin had no choice but to carry three cans of boiled tea to the carriage.
"Butler Wang, please wait a moment."
He turned around and saw the couple bringing out some large fruits from some corner. His eyes widened.
Seeing how seriously they took it, Jiang Yue didn't just stuff the food in without any care. Instead, she stuffed all four cantaloupes into the arms of the housekeeper and the waiter.
It felt heavy in the hand. "My dear, this is..."
"Thank you, Master Wang, for preparing these goods for us. These melons are given to us for free. It is also a coincidence that we are destined to meet each other."
That's right. If they hadn't encountered such a generous customer like the Wang family in the beginning, their wild game wouldn't have sold so smoothly. It was precisely because of the capital that the subsequent series of events could happen.
Everyone is happy with the exchange and transaction. It is hard to explain the cause and effect. Just treat it as fate.
Speaking of wild animals, Jiang Yue looked at Butler Wang's face, which was almost smiling like a chrysanthemum, and said, "We hunted a tiger before. I wonder if Butler Wang could help us?"
Hoo—tiger! King of beasts!
Uncle Jin and everyone present were stunned. They had never heard of anyone being able to hunt a tiger!
Although Steward Wang was surprised, since he had been collecting wild animals from this couple from the beginning, and the first one he caught was a giant bear, it was not so unbelievable now.
He pursed his lips, bent down, carefully put the big fruit in his arms into the car, and then got off.
"This place is quite far from the city, and the roads are unsafe, so it's not easy to travel frequently. If you two trust us, you can hand the tiger over to me to take back. Perhaps seeing the real thing will convince you more."
Jiang Yue didn't think the Wang family would be greedy for such things, so naturally she didn't mind.
The couple went into the house, and soon Jiang Langjun came out carrying a tiger.
"Oh my God!"
Uncle Jin couldn't help but scream. This tiger was even bigger than him. It could swallow him up with its mouth open. It was really scary!
Butler Wang also swallowed his saliva and quickly cleared out a carriage for it.
But this tiger was really big, and although it was squeezed in, the carriage door could not be closed.
"Lao Jin, get a piece of cloth to use as a door curtain." He couldn't walk into the city with the door open like this. It would be his fault if it caused chaos.
"Oh, okay!"
There was no owner living in the village, and it was difficult for him to find any good cloth, so he just tore off a tablecloth.
Steward Wang was anxious to return home and report back, so he didn't elaborate too much. After securing the cloth, he asked, "What would you like to exchange for this time?"
"I want to change boat."
"Uh-huh......"
Butler Wang nodded halfway, then realized what was happening, his mouth still open for a long time. "Hmm? What do you want?"
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