Nongmen counterattack: I take my family to a well-off life

Chapter 25 Apple
Of course, they have never seen such a big and red apple. The apples of this era have not been improved, and they can grow as big as a fist, and most of them are as big as a billiard ball.

The apple Zhou Yue took out was as big as the mouth of a bowl and very red. It looked delicious at first glance.

"I met it when I was picking herbs from the mountains. I saw some apples growing on a tree, so I picked some and I still have them in the basket."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Qing squatted down to look for apples in the basket on his back. He removed the medicinal materials on the top and revealed several big red apples in the middle.

"So many! It would be worth a lot if sold in the town." Seeing Apple, Zhou Qing couldn't help but sigh.

Zhou Lin and Zhou Ming also saw it, "Little sister, you are so lucky, this is a precious thing!" Zhou Lin looked at Zhou Yue enviously.

Zhou Mingze scratched his head, "Are apples ripe in this season? How do I remember that they only ripen in autumn?"

Oops!Zhou Yue ignored this problem. It is not yet May, and the apples cannot be ripe!This third brother really hit the nail on the head!
"I don't know either. This tree is halfway up the mountain, where the temperature is lower." Zhou Yue found an excuse.

"The temperature varies from place to place on the mountain, and there is still snow on the top of the mountain all year round! Maybe the place where my little sister went is like autumn now!" Zhou Lin took the initiative to explain.

The other two nodded when they heard this. The temperature in different places on the mountain is indeed different.

Zhou Yue heaved a sigh of relief, this problem can be regarded as being fooled.

At this moment, Qian Guilan walked to the table with the bowl in her hand. Seeing them getting together, she yelled "It's time to eat!" and went back to the kitchen to serve the bowl.

Zhou Jiacheng also came out of the house on crutches, limped to the dining table and sat down. When he saw the four brothers and sisters, he opened his mouth and said, "Come and have breakfast!"

Several people walked over, Zhou Yue was still holding the apple in her hand.

Qian Guilan brought out the dishes, which were stir-fried wild vegetables with tiger meat. As soon as they sat down, Zhou Qing couldn't wait to say, "Father, mother, my little sister found an apple tree yesterday and picked some back. Those apples are mine. The best apples I've ever seen!"

Zhou Jiacheng and Qian Guilan looked at Zhou Yue. Zhou Yue raised the apple in her hand. When they saw it, they were in disbelief.

"This is an apple? Why is it so big!" Zhou Jiacheng questioned, he had never seen such a big apple.

"I found it by accident on the mountain. I thought it was so big, so I picked some back, and there are still some in the back basket." Zhou Yue said.

Qian Guilan went to look at the apples in the basket, and came back and said, "There are six more in there, all as big as this one."

Zhou Jiacheng nodded and said to Zhou Lin: "You will go to the academy in a while and bring two to Master He."

In this era, teachers are respected, and sending him two is considered filial piety to the teacher.

"Okay, we'll pack two of them in cloth bags when we leave." Zhou Lin promised, he had a class yesterday, and the master gave a good lecture and took good care of the three of them.

"Brother, I'll go to town with you, and I'll ask someone to tan the tiger skin!" Zhou Yue said smoothly.

"Okay, you can come with us." Zhou Lin agreed.

"I'll cut the apples for you to eat!" After Zhou Yue finished eating, she ran to the kitchen and took out a kitchen knife, washed the apples and the knife with water, then cut an apple into four pieces and cut two apples.

At this time, everyone had finished their meal, Zhou Yue came up with an apple, and they were all ready to move.

Zhou Yue took one piece for Zhou Jiacheng, another piece for Qian Guilan, and said to the three brothers, "You take it yourself!"

The three of them had sharp eyes and quick hands. One of them took a piece and immediately put it in his mouth and took a bite. "It's so sweet and delicious. It's the first time I've eaten an apple!" Zhou Qing was very happy.

Zhou Jiacheng also nodded in agreement, "This apple is really delicious! It's big and sweet, and it must be very expensive to sell!"

Zhou Yue never thought about making money by selling apples, so she said: "It's a pity that it grows on the mountain, too far away."

"Yeah, it would be great if it was closer!" Zhou Qing said regretfully.

"Will it be our turn to pick it if it's so close? Someone else has already picked it up!" Zhou Ming rolled his eyes at Zhou Qing and said calmly.

"Uh... That's the thing, forget it, it's good to have something to eat!" Zhou Qing heard that it really made sense.

After quickly dividing the apples, the three brothers and Zhou Yue took the bullock cart to the town.

When they arrived at the town, Zhou Yue got out of the car with the tiger skin on her back in a backpack, while Zhou Lin and others went to the academy.

Zhou Yue found a leather shop, entered the door, and asked, "Can leather be tanned here?"

As soon as the boss saw the customer, he immediately greeted him, "Yes, ours is the best leather tanning shop in this town! All the leather in this shop is tanned by me. You can take a look first."

Zhou Yue touched the rabbit skin on the counter with her hand. It was soft and firm, and it was really good. "How much does it cost to tan the skin?"

"Hey! It depends on what kind of skin it is. Each animal is different in size and price." The boss said with a smile.

"How much does the tiger need?" Zhou Yue asked immediately.

"Tiger! I haven't tanned a tiger yet!" The boss was a little excited. No one in this town had ever shot a tiger, and he had never tanned a tiger skin.

"Yes, how much does it cost to tan the tiger skin?"

"Can I see how big it is first?" the boss asked frustratingly.

"Yes." Zhou Yue put down the pannier and took out the tiger skin.

The boss took the tiger skin and unfolded it on a large table, "This is a full-grown tiger, it's so big, who beat it to death so hard?"

"A hunter caught it and I bought the tiger skin." Zhou Yue did not say who it was, but simply mentioned it.

The boss nodded, "Such a big tiger skin needs two taels of silver."

"Okay, how soon can I get it?" Zhou Yue felt that the price was not too expensive, and it was quite troublesome to tan the leather.

"It will take about half a month." The boss said, estimating the time.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. I'll get it in half a month. Give me a receipt."

"Okay, I'll write you a receipt." The boss took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the counter, wrote the receipt for Zhou Yue and handed it to her, "I will get the goods with the receipt."

Zhou Yue nodded in agreement, and then walked out of the shop.

On Zhou Lin's side, a few people went to the academy, tied up the cattle and went to look for Mr. He.

It's not time for class yet, Master He is reading a book, and he is a little puzzled when he sees the three of them approaching, what's the matter?
"Master!" The three of them stopped in front of Master He and greeted them together.

"Well, what's the matter with you? Is there any difficulty at home?" No wonder he thinks too much. In this town, his students' families are not very rich, and they are barely able to study. Often, some people, because of family problems, Dropped out of school.

"It's not that there is a problem at home, it's because my younger sister found a few apples in the mountains and brought them to my master to taste. It's a fresh taste." Zhou Lin quickly explained.

(End of this chapter)