It is difficult for the farmer's sister

Chapter 35 Selling Vegetables and Melons (December [-] of the Lunar Calendar)
When Su Rui arrived at the county seat in a bullock cart, the crowd was several times as usual.

Su Rui first ran to a place where no one was around, covered her face with a handkerchief, took out fifty catties of leeks from the space, and put them in the basket.When I walked to the market, someone asked the price before I started shouting.

"How do you sell such fresh leeks?"

"Ten coins a catty"

"Girl give me two catties"

"I want a catty"

"Give me three catties"

"…………"

In less than a moment, the fifty catties of leeks were sold out. At this time, a middle-aged man dressed well came over and asked, "Is the leek gone?"

"Yes, how much do you need? I'll get it for you."

The middle-aged man said: "I am the housekeeper of the Chen family in the county. Give us whatever you have."

Su Rui thought for a while, "We still have two hundred catties, do you want both?"

"want"

Su Rui pointed to an alley not far away, "Then you wait at the entrance of the alley in a quarter of an hour, and I'll find someone to take it there."

Butler Chen nodded, "Okay"

Su Rui hurriedly ran to a place where there was no one in the alley, entered the space, and saw that the harvested leeks were still 200 catties, and then watered and harvested a few crops of leeks, making up more than [-] catties, and took the watermelons grown in the space two.

Su Rui stepped out of the space and saw that Butler Chen and others had arrived, so she called out in a low voice, "Butler Chen, this way. Come and get it, I can't take it"

Su Rui quickly took out the prepared leeks and watermelon.

Butler Chen was shocked when he saw the watermelon. "Hey, why are there watermelons this season?"

Su Rui said casually, "This is my family's ancestral planting technique."

Chen Butler doesn't care about the technology passed down from his ancestors, as long as it is fresh enough and good enough, he will pay any money. "How do you sell this watermelon? It won't be bad, right?"

Su Rui picked up a stick from the ground and smashed it on the watermelon, "Kacha" the red flesh was exposed, and a scent of watermelon came out.

Su Rui broke open the watermelon and handed it to Steward Chen, "Try it, it will taste better than any watermelon you've ever eaten."

Su Rui didn't lie, any products in the space taste better than those in the real world, as if they have been optimized.

Steward Chen picked up a piece hesitantly, and couldn't stop after taking a sip.Seeing this, the other servants also tasted it...

Chen Butler wiped his mouth with unsatisfactory expression, "How many watermelons are there? We want them all."

Su Rui thought for a while and said, "Chen Steward, this melon is a bit expensive..."

Butler Chen said unhappily, "Joke, how expensive can it be? Could it be that our Chen family can't afford it?"

Su Rui didn't hesitate, "One tael of silver, each of our melons weighs at least ten catties, and it's less than one hundred Wen per catty."

Su Rui dared to ask for such an expensive price because watermelons are very expensive in this era. Just after autumn, a watermelon may cost five to six hundred yuan a piece. Moreover, planting it is a waste of land. Ordinary farmers do not have enough food to eat. , How can you grow watermelons that are not enough?Only wealthy households grow a little food in autumn.

Chen Butler thinks the price is a bit expensive, but he can accept it. After all, autumn is not cheap. With this melon, the master will have some face as a gift during the Chinese New Year, right?

"Okay, we want it, how many are there? Will you come here to pick it up later?"

Su Rui nodded, "Yes, there are fifty more in our family, this one will be given to Steward Chen."

Butler Chen settled the two taels of silver for leeks, and hurried back home to push the cart.

Su Rui took the watermelon seeds that fell from the ground and planted 50 of them in the same space. When they arrived, they took them out and handed them to Butler Chen, and they harvested [-] taels.

When Steward Chen left, he told Su Rui that their Chen family was in the west of the city. Just ask Chen's house and they would know.

Su Rui brought more than 50 taels of silver for selling melons and leeks, went back to the market, bought things for the family, and bought some gadgets for her younger siblings.

Seeing someone selling lanterns, Su Rui bought two white lanterns, thinking that she could buy red lanterns next year.

In the end, I went to buy some snacks, sugar, etc., then turned around and walked to the grocery store where Su Changle’s ox cart was parked. When he was about to reach the place, Su Rui quietly put two watermelons into the basket, and Ten catties of leeks.

"Uncle Chang Ying, help me look at this thing. I still have melons." After speaking, he ran to a nearby alley and took out two more watermelons. He ran back and forth several times, and there were ten watermelons in total.

Su Changying saw that Su Rui was tired and out of breath, so she said, "Rui girl, next time you call me for more things, I'll get them for you. But, where did you buy melons this season?"

Su Rui nodded, "I remember, I was in a hurry to get melons and forgot about it just now."

"This melon? I bought it from a girl. She said it was grown with her family's ancestral techniques."

Su Rui didn't blush, she lied without her heart beating.

"Huh, huh?" Su Changle wondered, to grow melons requires ancestral skills?
Su Rui rested for a while, went into the grocery store, and bought the bowls and bowls needed for the New Year, bought some sugar, salt, red dates, etc., and finally bought the window paper and various window grilles to be re-pasted in the new year , Spring Festival couplets, and incense candles for the stove...

Sitting on the bullock cart, the aunts and uncles in the same village all asked Su Rui where she bought leeks and melons.

Su Rui explained one by one.

A woman with a mean face asked, "Girl Su Rui, do you think you have so many melons for your aunt?"

Su Rui cast her a glance, "Auntie, do you think I'm stupid?"

The aunt next to her laughed softly, "I said Sister-in-Law Su, where do you have the face to ask an orphan girl for something?"

"Hey, what does it have to do with you? Did I ask you to ask for it?"

"You see, if she doesn't want to talk to you, she's ashamed to ask for it. Girl Su Rui, don't talk to her. She's a shameless thing. Anyone who has something good will want it."

Su Rui smiled kindly, "Thank you, Auntie."

Su Rui thought: "I still have to buy a car by myself, so as not to be stared at every time I go out."

When they arrived at the village, Su Changying sent Su Rui to the door after the people from the same village had finished.

"Uncle Chang Ying, it's spring, please help me buy a donkey cart."

Su Changying helped move the melons to the yard, "Donkeys have a temper, but mules are better. I'll pick them for you then."

"Thank you, Uncle Chang Ying."

"You're welcome, let's go."

Su Qiao was very pleasantly surprised when she saw the leeks, "Sister, why did you buy leeks at this time, how about eating scrambled eggs with leeks at night?"

"Okay, I will listen to you when I eat and drink."

Su Qiao nodded, "Well, then I'll pack up the food first."

Su Ying saw that her eldest sister had bought silk threads of various colors, and the embroidery looked better than ordinary cotton threads. She said in distaste, "Eldest sister, you are wasting money again." But her face showed a look of joy.

Su Rui pretended to pick up the silk thread and said, "Yeah, it's a waste of money, why don't I take it back and return it."

Su Ying snatched the silk thread and said helplessly, "...Eldest sister, you have turned bad."

Su Wan found a beautiful headband among the things bought by the elder sister: "Elder sister, elder sister, is this for Wan'er?"

"Yes, the rattle inside is for Chen Nan. You give it to him"

"it is good"

Su Rui took out a set of copybooks and handed them to Su Chenrui: "Chen Rui, this is for you."

Su Chenrui said happily, "Thank you, big sister."

"Okay, don't say thank you. Carry a melon, and take a catty of leeks to the old house. On the way back, go to Uncle Chang Ying's house and Uncle Chang Le's house. Call Chen Yuan and Chen Wei over. A pannier."

"By the way, Su Qiang also called over..."

"Why?"

Su Rui pointed to the melons on the ground, "There are so many melons, can we finish them all? Ask them to carry the melons, but don't let adults find out when they come out."

Su Chenrui has a question mark on his face again? "Then why didn't you give it to Uncle Chang Ying when he sent you back just now?"

Su Rui sighed: "Oh... because he would be embarrassed to accept it if you gave it to him at the time. And you have a good relationship with them, it's for friends, it's different."

Su Chenrui suddenly realized: "Oh, I'll go now."

After finishing speaking, Su Rui saw him, and ran away with a basket on her back, "Hey... slow down on the road, don't always be in a hurry."

Su Chenrui shouted without looking back: "Got it!"

(End of this chapter)