Little Fubao from the farmhouse takes space to flee famine

Chapter 61 Selling Cucumbers

The days pass very quickly, Dou points to the southeast, Wei means the beginning of summer, and everything has grown up.

Father Wang came back from outside wearing a straw hat and holding one or two ears of wheat in his hand.

There are plump seeds hanging on these ears of wheat. Only one or two suns are left before the wheat can be harvested.

An Ran squatted in the yard and picked strawberries. The strawberries were now ripe and had a lot of fruit.

"Put these in here and sell them tomorrow, and these cucumbers are so tender."

Liu Chunlan picked small and tender cucumbers from the vines. These cucumbers not only bear well but also grow quickly.

The cucumber vines climbed along the trellis and covered the entire melon shed, bearing fruit and blooming without delay.

"It's so refreshing to pick!" Fang Cuiying held a melon in each hand, and the melon shed above her head was full of melons hanging down densely.

Li Aling looked at the baskets full of cucumbers, these melons looked very gratifying.

Wang Yongye took one out of the basket, rubbed it on his body, and took a sip. The juice was sweet and refreshing.

"Take this to the town and it will be easy to sell."

"You can't pick it yourself if you want to eat it! Just hang it in front of you, you have to hold it with long hands." Fang Cuiying murmured.

Wang Yongye fed the cucumber he took a bite to his wife and said with a smile: "I won't dare to do it next time."

Fang Cuiying gave a coquettish voice, and took a bite out of it, it was crispy and refreshing.

An Ran snorted, dog food, dog food~
The yard is full of cucumbers and strawberries, full of baskets and baskets.

"This fruit is stingy, handle it with care."

Wang Yongan was very careful with strawberries. He found that if he knocked them a little, they would be damaged, but they would be broken after a while.

"Family wealth! You little thing can still eat cucumbers!" Wen Yuan reached out and snatched Gouzi's cucumber, causing Gouzi to chase after him.

Seeing that the dog was tired from running, he returned the cucumber to it.

Little Heizi ran back to his nest with his own cucumber in his mouth.

An Ran shook his head. This cat is too old for a dog.

Cucumbers are the fastest-growing seeds among these batches, coming out one month earlier than the melons and fruits planted by farmers.

There are also melons and vegetables that are seasonal in summer, such as bitter gourd, loofah, and pumpkin, and they are now blooming.

This is the first batch of vegetables grown at home and will have a huge market.

Before dawn, the Wang family began to be busy moving things.

Everyone carried a large basket of cucumbers and a small sieve with bright red strawberries in it.

The boys got up, had breakfast, and sat in the library to study. Master Meng was going to have a backache today.

Little Heizi Pidianpidian followed behind, and it was also going to the market.

An Ran was hugged by Father Wang, with a spike in her hair, and wearing a thin cotton dress with small flowers embroidered by her mother.

"Look at these women, they have so much strength to pick so many things."

Fang Cuiying was carrying two baskets of things, with cucumbers piled high in the baskets.

The group of people hadn't even entered the market yet, but just the fact that they were carrying things aroused everyone's curiosity.

"What are you selling?" Several old people squinted their eyes and had never seen this thing before.

"Ma'am, this is a cucumber grown at my house."

"What? Cucumbers! You bully me for not knowing the seasons. It's only been summer, and the spring cucumbers I planted will take a month to eat!"

"My family planted early." Their family did plant early, and they grew quickly, unlike other people's plants that grow slowly.

"Come on, everyone, try it, it's delicious and cheap." Wang Yongye stopped right there and took out a small cucumber from the basket.

"This melon of yours is so small. It would be a pity to pick it before it has grown up." The aunt took the cucumber. It was only half the size of a baby melon as long as her hand.

"Try it, my family has this variety, and it will grow old when it grows up." Wang Yongye was afraid that everyone would not believe him, so he broke the cucumber with his bare hands. The crisp sound was very pleasant, and the juice splashed everywhere.

The aunt tasted it tentatively, knowing that unripe cucumbers are bitter.

"Hey, how did you grow this melon? It's crispy and a little sweet." Especially the cucumber has a light taste and is not chewy.

"Well, I'm not going to lie to you. It's very delicious. You can take it home and eat it together. You can even eat it raw."

The aunt was a little moved and asked about the price.

"Two cents and one catty, our weighing is accurate, and we will definitely not be short of catty or two."

"Oh, enough is enough, let's try something new."

Seeing that Wang Yongye kept putting it on the weighing pan, the aunt hurriedly grabbed it with her hands. This was worth two cents a catty, and she didn't have that much money.

"What is this? It's bright red." The aunt was surprised to find a sieve filled with red fruits.

"These are berries picked in the mountains. Take them back and plant them. Water more manure and they will grow better."

"Try one."

The aunt was not polite and took a bite. It was very sour and sweet.

"How much is this per catty?"

"Twenty Wen."

"Hey, this is more expensive than meat! I don't need money for this, you take the initiative to give it to me."

Wang Yongye waved his hands. He also knew that ordinary people couldn't afford this thing. The idea was that rare things are more expensive, and the buyers they set were all big families.

Just carried it all the way to the market, and already sold a large basket.

As soon as the things were put down, many people gathered around to watch.

Everyone wants to taste it one after another, and buy it if you don’t taste it.

Liu Chunlan borrowed a knife and cut the cucumber into small pieces, so that the loss would be much smaller.

The crowd was all talking, and most of them just tasted it without buying it. They were greedy, but unfortunately their pockets were empty.

Since the conscription at the beginning of the year, the assassination of the county magistrate, the seeds rotted in the ground, and the burning, killing and looting of bandits, these things have caused everyone to be riddled with holes.

"Lower the price, it's a penny per catty. Everyone has no money, so just go out and make a name for yourself."

"But if we lower the price, everyone will think that our price should be this, and they won't be able to raise it even if they want to."

Fang Cuiying has her own views on business, everyone is like this, the habit of taking advantage is deeply rooted in her bones, if the price rises in the future, no matter how many mouths she explains, the big guys will complain.

"Let's just sell two pieces of paper, no matter how cheap it is, someone will always buy it."

Of course, the good things are easy to sell, and soon there will be porters on the ship and purchasers from the hotel coming to inquire.

After tasting their melons, everyone was full of praise. It happened that there were few vegetables in season at this time, and I was worried about how to attract customers.

"Give me fifty catties."

"Brother is on the boat. These cucumbers will not go bad for several days if eaten on the water."

"Brother, we don't have anything to pack. Look at this basket for five cents. It's good to just carry it aboard the boat. It's convenient. I'll bring it to you later."

The Han people were so happy that they almost vomited after eating fish and dried steamed buns every day on the boat.

Father Wang put An Ran down and helped pack the cucumbers. Each cucumber looked great and the little ones were very satisfying.

Liu Chunlan was busy packing cucumbers for shopping in the restaurant, and the scattered individual customers were under the control of Wang Yongping and Wang Yongan.

"Cuiying, come and do the math, I can't figure it out."

It's okay to buy one or two catties, but it doesn't matter if you buy a few more people, I feel my mind is muddled.

"This one is 46 cents, this one is 36 cents."

An Ran started to calculate, which were all simple multiplications. The calculations were fast and accurate.

Fang Cuiying did the calculation again and was shocked!That's the number.

An Ran not only had to settle accounts, but also had to keep an eye on whether anyone was eating their overlord food, and ran away with the food.

Some people saw that they were too busy, and they were slow to calculate the money. They said in a roundabout way that they didn't make up the money, how many catties she had, and they made a mistake.

Everyone was so busy that everyone picked the cucumbers themselves, and it didn’t matter which one they chose.

Keep the money jar safely. If someone takes it away later, your whole day's work will be in vain.

(End of this chapter)