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After seeing off two big customers, Xu Wenyan earned nearly four taels of silver from one order.

The signature dishes at Qing'an Restaurant are not cheap either, and they are made with authentic ingredients.

"Brother Xu, you are amazing. You can sell these small fruits so well." Jia Anqing had tasted the plums before Xu Wenyan brought them to him. The plums were too sour.

After swallowing it, the tongue felt a little sweet. It was really unacceptable for someone like it who didn't like sour food. Only raspberries were very much to its liking, but raspberries had a short shelf life. If they couldn't be sold today, they would probably go bad.

Xu Wenyan hugged him and said, "You have a lot to learn, work hard. Your elder brother Xu is very optimistic about you."

Being hugged by Xu Wenyan like this, Jia Anqing leaned against his chest. As expected, Brother Xu smelled good.

Xiao Hu felt something was a little strange when he saw this scene. He stepped forward and took Xu Wenyan's arm: "Brother Xu, where is Brother Sanlin?"

At this time in the back kitchen, Chen Sanlin was still controlling the fire. Now that there were fewer people, he had to shovel out some of the charcoal fire and boil away the water.

"Brother, the clothes you are wearing are not suitable. They will get wet with sweat in a short time. I have a vest here. Do you want to change into it?" The assistant spoke to Chen Sanlin.

This guy is also tall, although a little thin, but his vests are mostly loose.

When Chen Sanlin thought of Xu Wenyan, he was afraid that his wife would dislike him if he was sweating all over: "Thank you for your help."

"Don't be polite to me, brother."

After putting on the vest, it was indeed a little smaller. The originally loose vest became tight-fitting when worn by Chen Sanlin. Whenever he exerted force, the muscles in his arms bulged.

The guys doing odd jobs were all afraid that Chen Sanlin would burst it.

"Brother Chen, hey, where did you get that sports vest?" Xu Wenyan poked his head in.

"Sports vest?"

Xu Wenyan only realized at this moment that he had said something strange: "Nothing, come out quickly, Xiaohu and I will go out for a walk, you watch the counter."

"it is good."

It has been a month since the end of the war, and prices are now gradually falling. Xu Wenyan needs to observe the prices in other places before considering whether he should lower his prices.

The current Fengxian County is quite different from what it was a month ago. Those who had gone to the east to escape the war have all returned. There is no other way but to stay back. They have to make room for the locals.

Many people from other counties also choose to settle in Fengxian, which is considered a larger county.

So it is quite far from the village. It only takes three or four hours by horse carriage from Fengxian to the city, and the roads are all highways, so there is basically no possibility of bandits appearing.

But Fengxian is at most a transfer point, and the economy has not developed in Fengxian. This is because most of the wealthy businessmen in Fengxian rely on reselling things from other places to the city.

It can be said that the prices in the county and the city are completely different. Some people would rather travel back to the county at night than stay a night in the city.

"Brother Xu, why is that fruit so big?" Following the direction of Xiaohu's finger, Xu Wenyan actually saw a watermelon?

Can there be watermelons in this era? Xu Wenyan walked up to the old man who was pulling watermelons with doubts: "Uncle, what kind of watermelon is this?"

The old man pulling the cart stopped. This was the first time someone was interested in his melons: "I don't know. These melons are used to feed pigs and livestock."

Xu Wenyan walked forward and patted it. This is what a watermelon looks like.

"Uncle, can I open a melon?"

The old man nodded nonchalantly. He had brought the melon back from a piece of sand in the wild.

Because he didn't have a knife, Xu Wenyan smashed the watermelon into three irregular halves with two punches.

Looking at the white flesh of the watermelon, Xu Wenyan also understood that only the middle part of the watermelon was red, and the rind was also thick. After taking a bite, it finally had a little taste of watermelon but more of a sour taste.

"Bah bah bah!"

Seeing the young man eat such a bitter melon directly, the old man panicked: "Oh, young man, you can't eat this melon, it's very bitter."

Xu Wenyan nodded: "Uncle, how do you sell this melon?"

"Sell?" Now it was the old man's turn to be confused. He had been feeding the melon to the livestock, and the people in the stable wouldn't take it, so what did the young man want with it?

"If you don't want to sell it, I'll give it all to you. It's not something rare."

Seeing this, Xu Wenyan took out twenty coins from his pocket and handed them to the old man: "Uncle, I'll buy this melon. You can follow us later."

"Oh my, no, no, how can I accept payment for such a bitter melon?"

Obviously, this old man was also an honest man. In the end, he could not persuade Xu Wenyan, and he and Xiaohu took turns to transport the melons back, which scared the people in the store.

"Brother Xu, what delicious food is this?"

After sending the old man away, Xu Wenyan raised the corner of his mouth and said, "It's not delicious now, but it will be delicious in the future."

It would take at least one or two years to cultivate this melon. Xu Wenyan had read the autobiography of the melon breeding expert (Wu Mingzhu).

Xu Wenyan admires this gentleman very much.

She devoted her entire life to cultivating watermelons, and developed 28 high-quality watermelon varieties that have been approved by the state. The reason why there are so many watermelons in China and why they are so cheap is all because of this lady's great contribution.

We Chinese eat half of it with a spoon. The poor kids in the neighborhood only dare to buy a small piece during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, and they even carefully save the rind before eating.

In Chinese terms, this is called not being able to show up.

If you are a guest at a Chinese home and the host gives you a small piece of watermelon, then this relative is done for and you cannot get along with him!

It is precisely because of her husband's decades of experience that Xu Wenyan can guarantee that he can cultivate good melons in more than a year, but of course he cannot guarantee it.

After all, I am far from that gentleman. I am just copying his achievements.

Although everyone was puzzled, they still helped Xu Wenyan move the melons to the stable. Xu Wenyan took a kitchen knife and several bowls, divided the bowls into left and right sides, and began to cut the watermelons.

There are so many things involved in cultivating watermelons, such as the characteristics of the mother watermelon, the thickness of the skin, cultivation techniques, and the interference and control of pests and diseases.

The type and amount of fertilizer involved are also very important.

After all, Xu Wenyan was copying the results, so he had an idea of ​​the amount used.

Chen Sanlin sat on the side and helped cut the melons. After cutting one, Xu Wenyan would take a look, and the first thing he would look at was how much red flesh was distributed in the middle.

Divide from more to less.

The second thing is the thickness of the outermost layer of the melon skin. Thinner is not necessarily better. Xu Wenyan arranged them in order according to thickness.

The last thing to test is the survival rate of the seeds, which can only be known after they are brought home.

It's summer now, and the seeds will grow tall in a week after being planted.

The south has sufficient sunshine, but what it lacks is sand and soil. You can first cultivate it in bamboo tubes, and then use horse and mule carts to transport some sand and soil back.

It took more than half an hour just to select the seeds.

If this watermelon can be cultivated, it will definitely be a great harvest.