Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 131 The Sturdy Old Lady

After breakfast in the morning, Liu Junhao and Professor Zhao set up the chessboard.Unexpectedly, just two steps down, the phone in the room rang, but he had no choice but to quickly step into the room to answer the phone.

It was Zhao Guangming who called, saying that there were guests at home at noon and asked him to bring seven large watermelons.This guy, I really let myself give him melons, I thought it was just talking the day before yesterday.

"So much? Seven watermelons weigh a hundred catties, enough for your family to eat for a week." Liu Junhao is not worried that his watermelons will go bad, but it is better to eat fresh watermelons in summer.

"I keep a few at home, and the rest will be taken away by guests," Zhao Guangming explained on the phone.

Because he was in a hurry, Liu Junhao didn't delay, and went to the backyard with Professor Zhao to pick seven large watermelons.

Unexpectedly, there was a problem when putting it in the bamboo basket. His watermelon was too big, and he filled the bamboo basket with only three.

Liu Junhao had no choice but to go to Er Mazi's house to borrow another bamboo basket, so that the bicycle could be carried on one side to keep the balance.But even with two bamboo baskets, he can put at most six watermelons, and he can only put the remaining one in the front cart basket.Afraid of crushing the car basket, he deliberately tied it with a rope.

It weighs two to three hundred catties with a person and a watermelon. Fortunately, my car is an old-fashioned big bicycle with excellent quality, otherwise, the tires would be directly crushed and shot.

Jumping into the car, Liu Junhao rushed all the way to the market.Although it was only nine o'clock, he still felt hot.

Usually at this time, I would sit under a poplar tree and drink watermelon juice.This guy Zhao Guangming is really mean, next time he won't give any watermelon, if he wants to eat, he will buy it himself.

Liu Junhao complained in his heart, pedaling faster and faster, and rushed to the street in less than half an hour.

As soon as I entered the street, an old lady suddenly rushed out from the small shop next to me.

He was startled, and hastily pinched the brakes and turned the handlebars to a stop.Fortunately, I have excellent skills, if I ran into this old lady just now, I would be in big trouble.

"Young man, do you sell this watermelon on the street?" Just as he got out of the car, the old lady had already come to him.

"That's right." Liu Junhao didn't know what she was doing to stop his car.

"That's just right, you don't have to go to the street, we'll take care of all the watermelon." Just as the old lady finished speaking, several women who were enjoying the shade under the tree also came forward.

"Don't... I'm selling this watermelon to someone else, it's already been discussed." Liu Junhao realized this and hurriedly stopped him.

"You young man, you are not selling it to anyone. We will give you money too, how much is a catty?" A woman said that she took a big watermelon out of a bamboo basket, and praised, "It's really big, One is enough for the whole family."

"This is a big flower skin, of course it is big. This watermelon is delicious, but the skin is also thick, which takes up a lot of weight." The old lady chimed in again.

"No, aunt, I really gave this watermelon to someone else, who is still waiting at home." Liu Junhao saw more people gathered around, and hurriedly tied up the car and shouted.

"Why are you so brain-dead, you'll just go home and pick a few later. You're still whining about buying your watermelon, it's not cool at all. Let me weigh these two and see how much they weigh."

"I didn't bring a scale." He came in a hurry and didn't bring a scale at all. He just wanted to go to the street and let Zhao Guangming weigh himself.

"You are so strange, there is no one who sells things without a scale. His second aunt, go and get out my scale." The old lady turned her head and called to a woman who was picking melons.

Sweat, I didn't plan to sell it, okay?Before he could argue, the seven watermelons had been divided.

Some people also came over to buy watermelons when they saw the watermelon sold here, but the old lady covered the watermelon with her hands like an old hen protecting the food and shouted: "No more, no more, we have all the watermelons."

"How much is a catty?" At this moment, a few people thought of asking about the price of watermelon.

"One dollar per catty"

"How much?" They all stopped now.

"Young man, you are too dishonest. The most expensive seedless melon sold on the street is only [-] cents a catty. Although this watermelon is big, it is not worth a dollar. Do you think you are a watermelon from Liujiagou?" .”

"What do you mean?" Liu Junhao was dizzy by the old lady's crackling.

"I heard that in our area, only watermelons grown by a young man in Liujiagou can be sold for a price of one yuan. But the watermelons are all grown on trees and watered with Tai Sui water, so they are worth a lot. You Although the big flower skin is not bad, I will give you a price of sixty cents at most."

"Hehe, I'm the guy you mentioned." Liu Junhao felt complacent, and never thought that he would become a master melon grower if he didn't pay attention.Irrigate with Tai Sui water?Where did this start? It is estimated that the townspeople spread rumors.But he didn't think about distinguishing, it's better to keep a little bit of mystery.

"You are...!? Impossible, why didn't I see any difference in this watermelon?" The old lady was stunned for a while, then stared at the watermelon in the bamboo basket over and over again.

"The appearance of this big flower skin is the same as that of ordinary ones, except that the flesh is sweeter." Liu Junhao was relieved when he saw that they didn't buy it.

"Really, fake, I'll buy one and try it." The old lady was dubious, but decided to buy one.But in the end, she deliberately confessed: "Young man, you can't lie to me."

"Don't worry, I can't lie to you. I'll leave after you cut up the watermelon and taste it. If you don't eat this watermelon, how about giving it to you for free?" Liu Junhao didn't want to leave because his reputation was at stake.

"That's easy, just this watermelon." The old lady hugged the first watermelon she had chosen.

Liu Junhao drove his car towards the door of the small shop, and followed them into the house.After the watermelon is cut open, the flesh of Sha Lingling is very eye-catching.

"How about trying all of them? If it's delicious, help me promote it more in the future." Liu Junhao greeted loudly. He had already made up his mind to wait for this watermelon to be free of money, and it would be better to leave a word of mouth.

"It's really good, this watermelon is worth a dollar"

After several women tasted it, they all praised it.

"The young man is honest, he didn't lie. I will buy another big flower skin later. It is not easy to find a good watermelon." The old lady said.

Several other women picked their own. In fact, these watermelons are similar, and there is nothing to choose.

He didn't ask for money for the watermelon just now, and the remaining six sold for [-] yuan.Counting the banknotes, he remembered to send watermelons to Zhao Guangming's family.Maybe people are waiting so anxiously now.Thinking of this, Liu Junhao hurriedly rode home to pick melons.

"Send it so soon?" Professor Zhao was teasing the turtledove in the yard, and asked in surprise when he saw him riding a bicycle back profusely.

"Don't talk about it, the watermelon was bought by someone as soon as it arrived at the intersection, and I'm going to pick it again for others." After sitting in a chair and drinking a glass of watermelon juice, he went to the backyard to pick watermelons.

"Of course it means that watermelon is good," Professor Zhao hurriedly followed to help.

After picking seven big watermelons, Liu Junhao rode his bicycle to the street again.

As soon as they arrived at the intersection, the old lady said hello from a long distance away: "Young man, here are the watermelons again."

"Well..." Liu Junhao didn't dare to stop this time, for fear of being stopped by her to buy watermelon again.

Unexpectedly, he rushed to Zhao Guangming's house in a hurry, but found that the door was locked.

This guy, who spoke well on the phone, was sitting at home waiting for him to deliver melons.It's good now, I rushed over under the scorching sun but couldn't see the master.

Liu Junhao waited under the sun for more than ten minutes, his head was swollen from the sun.He saw that waiting like this was not an option, so he wanted to put the watermelon in Lao Guo's place first, so that his own people could go back first.

Lao Guo's stall is around the corner, not too far away.

When he passed by, Lao Guo was sitting on a chair smoking a cigarette.People go to the market early in the hot summer, and there is not much business at this time.

"Xiaohao, why did you go to the street to buy beef? I just slaughtered this yesterday, it's absolutely fresh." Lao Guo saw him coming and hurriedly handed him a cigarette.

"I can't eat beef every day. I'm delivering watermelon to Zhao Guangming. I didn't know his door was locked until I came here. The whole family didn't know where they went." Liu Junhao wiped his sweat and sat in the shed .

"This is the big flower bark you planted on your tree? It's big." Lao Guo couldn't help admiring after seeing it.

"Well, do you want it? If so, I'll give you a few next time as beef money."

"Don't, anyway, he doesn't have anyone at home, so you can just sell this watermelon to me." Old Guo said, going forward to hug the watermelon.

"No, Lao Guo, Lao Guo" Liu Junhao stopped him with a mournful face, "I can't say anything today, you can't let me run down the street for the third time in a hot day."

Then he told what happened just now, which made Lao Guo laugh, "Then I don't want it anymore. I wanted to taste what's so good about your watermelon. You must get me some next time you come over. My daughter-in-law is about to give birth, so I want to eat something fresh."

"Of course there is no problem with this," Liu Junhao nodded, and then explained his reason for coming again.

"It's okay, let's go, I will see that kid Zhao Guangming later and ask him to get the watermelon."

"Don't panic, give me a bowl of offal soup first. After tossing back and forth a few times, the little food in my stomach has already been digested." He rested for a while, the dryness in his heart disappeared a bit, and he suddenly felt empty in his stomach of.

"That's good, old woman, cut more cooked beef." Lao Guo turned his head and greeted.Cooked beef costs 15 yuan a catty, while beef offal soup is only [-] yuan. Naturally, there will not be much beef in the soup, and most of it is beef heart and lungs.Lao Guo’s soup ingredients are solid, so there are many people who come to Wagyu Offal Soup.

After a while, the old Guo's daughter-in-law put a large bowl full of beef soup on the table. Looking at the small bowl of cooked beef, Liu Junhao knew that he did not regard himself as an outsider.

(End of this chapter)