Then Old Man Su continued, "I've also inquired, and this watermelon is the kind of tribute watermelon that only the emperor in the palace can eat."
I heard that these watermelons were a tribute from another country to the current emperor, and now, in the entire dynasty, our watermelons are unique.
This is such a good product, unlike those ordinary fruits which we'll sell individually next time.”
Hearing that they were being sold individually, everyone understood that the magistrate had also been buying from them individually today.
The village chief thought for a moment, then suppressed his racing heart before speaking: "Brother Su, you can arrange these things as you see fit, but there's one thing I need to say."
"Village chief, please speak."
"What I mainly want to talk about is the price of watermelons and cantaloupes. Although the price is very high now, everyone will definitely plant them next year."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and the old village chief continued, "These things are easy to raise, so we shouldn't expect to sell them for too high a price. After all, scarcity drives up prices, and if there's too much of them, the price might drop."
The old village chief said this in the hope that everyone would have a clear idea of what would happen, so that things wouldn't turn out as they expected.
At this moment, Su Muyao raised her chubby little hand like a good baby.
"Does Little Lucky Star have anything to say?" It was Old Man Su who spoke; he and Old Man Su were cousins.
"What I want to say is that we don't need to worry about the price. As long as we grow the melons next year, those merchants will definitely come and buy them all at once. We don't need to worry about the rest."
These words were like a wake-up call; the old men then realized they had been thinking too much.
"Others may not know, but we know very well that we are just a bunch of peasants."
Fortunately, the Su family has a lucky little girl, which is why they can earn so much money. If word gets out, I don't know how many people will be envious and jealous.
"We need to keep a close eye on those melons in the vegetable garden during this time. After all, we've already received payment from them, and we don't want to be unable to deliver the melons later."
Old Su chimed in, "Now that these watermelons are selling for exorbitant prices, there's bound to be a lot of trouble. Everyone needs to be careful. If any outsiders come into the village, we'll have to keep an eye on them."
Several of them were over fifty years old, so they naturally understood.
Old Su also made a final promise: "Next year, I'm afraid many people will want to plant it. We don't plan to hide it from anyone. We'll teach you if you ask."
Moreover, my family will also provide the seedlings; everyone can just chip in and buy them later.
Old Man Su didn't want to earn this little bit of money from selling seedlings, but it was time-consuming and laborious, and he knew he would need more next year. He had to give his daughters-in-law some money for their help.
Su Muyao picked at the rice in her bowl, but what she was thinking about was that the watermelon seeds in her space were all disposable, and the watermelons that grew didn't have any seeds at all.
They are not afraid of others growing the crops from the seeds. They will disclose what needs to be disclosed, but they will not share their money-making business with outsiders.
That day, every household in the village set up a small shed in their vegetable garden.
If you didn't know better, you would just think it was a small vegetable patch, but there were melons in this vegetable patch worth dozens of taels of silver.
Some people stay here all night long, just kidding, this is worth dozens of taels of silver!
If someone steals it, where will they go to cry?
Old Su also brought a few of his close old friends to patrol the melon field.
No one was allowed to approach, and any small animals or field mice were to be ruthlessly killed without exception.
That day, under the big tree at the village entrance, many people were arguing.
Liu Ermazi fanned the wind in front of the group of old ladies, saying, "Aunties, although the Su family is not bad, how can their sweet potatoes and potatoes compare to these watermelons? Why won't you let us plant them?"
If the Su family had told us beforehand that each melon could sell for ten taels of silver, why would anyone bother planting those high-yield potatoes and sweet potatoes?
The village chief happened to overhear this.
Then the village chief banged his pipe heavily and called out to everyone.
"Wake up, everyone, and don't let the money cloud your judgment. We are where we are today because the Su family is kind and generous, and they saved us all."
Otherwise, just go and look at the other villages within a ten-mile radius; isn't everyone there starving, skin and bones?
"Village chief, we know that, of course."
"It's good to know. Before the Su family decided to plant melons, they asked everyone in the village, and those who were willing to plant them were given seedlings for free."
Besides, who could have known it would sell for ten taels of silver? Don't let anyone with ulterior motives stir things up.
After saying this, the old village chief turned and left without caring whether the villagers had listened or not.
He believed that the villagers were all good people, and even if people from other villages tried to mislead him, he believed that they would have their own judgment and there was no point in saying more.
Seeing that the old village chief had left, one of the old women took off her shoes and started hitting Liu Ermazi hard.
"You little beast who stirs up trouble, what do you know? You're just here gossiping."
"If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll really think you're someone special."
"Now that your sister has married into my family, she's one of us. Who gives you the right to come here and criticize me? And now you're even going to the village to gossip."
“You old hag, how dare you hit me? I’ll go back and tell my mother to make my sister divorce your son.”
"I'd love for you to get out of here."
The old woman grew angrier the more she thought about it, so she put on her shoes, turned around, and went back.
If it weren't for this daughter-in-law's filial piety towards her and her husband since she married into the family, and her excellent management of the household...
Otherwise, with such disgusting in-laws, he would have already sent this daughter-in-law back to her parents' home.
The news that melons were being sold for ten taels of silver each quickly spread throughout the surrounding area.
Liu Family
Liu Wentao was lying at home, and his mother, Mrs. Liu, looked at her son with a burning hatred in her heart.
Ever since that useless son took all the money in the house, his two other sons have completely ignored him.
The family fell apart, and unexpectedly, when they opened the door this morning, their youngest son was lying on his own doorstep, barely alive.
After all, he was her own child. She took him to the back of the house and fed him some rice porridge, and he started to feel better.
When he woke up, he learned that Cai Feng had run away, and the little silver he had brought with him had been stolen by the people from the gambling den.
They originally intended to sell him, but he happened to run into the newly appointed official who was arresting people, which gave him the opportunity to escape.
Grandma Liu was already feeling down and thought she'd chat with some of her old friends, but then she heard that the people in Taoliu Village had become rich by selling melons.
I heard that one melon costs ten taels of silver. What does that mean? You can easily sell a few melons for tens of taels of silver?
You don't need to work at all; you can live comfortably at home and still have enough to cover your expenses for a lifetime.
I also heard that those two money-losing bastards are now working in Old Su's workshop.
The thought of selling those two worthless items for such a small amount of money is truly a bargain for the Su family.
But he couldn't go to their door and make a scene, since they had the indentures and severance papers of those two worthless girls.
Most importantly, the youngest daughter of the Su family is a county princess personally bestowed by the emperor, and she is someone I can't afford to offend.
What Grandma Liu didn't notice was the sparkling look in Liu Wentao's eyes when she talked about those two worthless things.
At this moment, all Liu Wentao could think about was how to make money and then buy his daughter back.
Yes, Liu Wentao no longer wants to have a son. He was castrated long ago and was originally intended to be sold to the palace to become a eunuch.
He has now realized his mistake and wants to make a living to buy back the two sisters.
When the time comes, one of them will find a son-in-law at home, so that he can take care of her in her old age and see her off when she dies.
Grandma Su was still thinking about it. They were all peasants who toiled in the soil, so why did others manage to grow gold nuggets while they could barely make ends meet?
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