Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

After the Fang and Yu families came and took away 4,000 kilograms of apples, Boss Wang came to Xinghua Village with his men.

"I finally got rid of those people, otherwise I still wouldn't be able to come this time!" Boss Wang patted his belly proudly with a proud expression.

There are so many eyes watching in the entire Jixiang Town. How could he not be proud when he ran out under so many eyes?

He learned that there were two wealthy merchants in the town who sent apples to Nanzhou, and he became interested. "How about I send them to Nanzhou too?"

Zhong Ruyi thought it was feasible. "Nanzhou is so big. Boss Wang, as long as you don't follow them, it will definitely be easy to sell."

Boss Wang didn't say anything. He was thinking about the cost, consumption and labor cost of sending the goods to Nanzhou.

Just then, a villager passed by the workshop carrying a load of watermelons.

Boss Wang's eyes, which had been dull because he was thinking about something, suddenly brightened up. He pointed at the watermelon in the villager's bamboo basket and asked, "Is this a watermelon?"

Zhong Ruyi looked in the direction of his finger and nodded, "Yes, the first batch can be picked now. Some people in our village have already picked them and taken them to the town to sell."

She went out and talked to the villager for a few words, and soon came back with a green watermelon.

He exhaled and then dropped his fist towards the watermelon. Before Boss Wang could stop him, the watermelon was hammered open, revealing the red flesh and juice inside.

"Wow!"

Boss Wang exclaimed, although he was very greedy, he still remained reserved and did not take a bite.

Zhong Ruyi gave him half of it directly, "Boss Wang, try it, it's very sweet."

"Thank you." After Boss Wang took it, he took a small bite reservedly at first, but was soon conquered by the sweet flesh that melted in his mouth, and began to eat it in big mouthfuls.

After eating half a watermelon, if he wasn't so bloated, he felt he could have finished the other half.

"belch!"

"It's so sweet! Much sweeter than anything I've ever had! It's like drinking sugar water!"

Boss Wang gave the highest evaluation, and then asked about the price of the watermelons. He learned that those below 15 jin were 200 wen each, and those above 15 jin were 250 wen each.

He thought to himself, this is a bargain!

In previous years, a water melon bought from outside would cost several taels of silver, which hurt his wallet, so he only bought it once or twice a year, and he was not sure he could get it.

"Then I want 4,000 kilograms of apples and 500 watermelons!"

Zhong Ruyi readily agreed. Now every household plants five or six acres at the least and more than ten acres at the most, so there is no need to worry about not having enough to sell.

The Zhong and Chen families together have more than ten acres of land. Although the Chen family does not have many people, they also have five acres of land.

"I'll have someone take you to the field to have a look."

Jiang Qin, who didn't have to work today, was asked to take people to the fields. She wanted to ask the village chief whose watermelons were ready to be picked, and how many workers to hire to pick apples tomorrow.

The village chief started by talking about his own family. "I have planted 15 mu of crops this year, and the first crop is ready to be harvested. How much does the boss want? I will ask my cousin to come over and help tomorrow."

"Five hundred."

Zhong Ruyi told him a number.

"That should still be a little short. Let's add the Tian family. They also planted 15 acres this year. Except for Tian Lao Er, the other three brothers planted 5 acres each."

After talking about the watermelons, they now need to recruit people to pick apples. Zhong Ruyi originally thought that there were a lot of people in the village, but they need manpower for this and that, and after all this, it seems that there are not many people left.

"It doesn't matter. We have plenty of people in our village. We don't need to go to other villages to look for them." Zhao Ganwei patted his chest and took care of the matter. "I'll go find them after lunch."

"Okay!" Zhong Ruyi handed over full authority to the village chief. She was waiting for everyone to gather so that they could go up the mountain to pick apples before dawn tomorrow. Chen Dongzhi and the village chief would lead people to pick watermelons.

It was still dark at four o'clock and the couple got up to get ready for work.

"Remember to bring a water bladder!"

When Zhong Ruyi parted with her, she reminded her that the water bag was filled with space water, which could relieve fatigue.

"Okay, be careful and don't climb trees." Chen Dongzhi said, and then hung the small bag of dry food around her neck.

The few people we found were already waiting at the foot of the mountain. Mr. Zhong and Mr. Zhong were also there. They were holding shoulder poles and bamboo baskets, ready to pick the fruits down when the baskets were full.

"Let's go, little sister."

Zhong Laosan was familiar with the route and walked in front with tools in hand.

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Boss Wang originally wanted to try his luck with 6,000 kilograms of apples shipped to Nanzhou this time, but he encountered the first crop of watermelons, so he had to reduce the amount of apples by 2,000 kilograms and replace them with watermelons.

"I just don't know if this water melon will sell well?" He stroked his beard and pretended to be worried, but in fact he was already imagining how popular this water melon would be when it was shipped back to Jixiang Town, and how much price he would set at that time.

I remember the water melon I bought at Xunwei Pavilion last year. The skin was thick and not sweet, and it cost one or two taels of silver each.

The water melons at Yunlaizhai are sold by the kilogram. A whole melon costs hundreds of coins more than at Xunweige. It's simply unscrupulous!

He sat on the edge of the field, watching several villagers putting the freshly picked watermelons on the edge of the field. He thought that he could make a few silver coins from them, too, without any merit, as the watermelons he sold were much better than theirs.

Boss Wang thought happily and patted a watermelon next to him.

As a result, after two taps, the watermelon actually cracked!

"Ah, this?" He looked at his hand in surprise, a little dumbfounded, "I didn't use much strength! How, how did it break?"

He looked around and still didn't believe that his hands had that much strength.

It happened that Zhao Ganwei came over carrying a load of watermelons and was about to put them down.

Boss Wang hurriedly called him, "Village Chief! Village Chief, look, this watermelon cracked for no reason when I touched it. What should I do?"

Zhao Ganwei wiped the sweat off his head and glanced at it casually. "Oh, this melon is easy to crack when it's overripe. You just need to be careful."

After saying that, he took the empty bamboo basket and continued to fill it with the picked watermelons.

Boss Wang awkwardly touched his left hand with his right hand, and then his right hand with his left hand. He thought he had used too much force, but he didn't expect that the melon was just overripe.

It was indeed a false alarm.

By three o'clock in the afternoon, the four thousand kilograms of apples had finally been picked, and the five hundred watermelons that Boss Wang wanted had already been loaded onto the carriage.

After collecting the money for the fruit, Boss Wang and his gang returned to town before it got dark as they had to set off again early the next morning.

The money from the watermelons was given to the village chief and the Tian family, and both families were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

Zhao Ganwei patted Chen Dongzhi on the shoulder and said, "You married a good wife! Not only is she hardworking and capable, but she can also motivate the villagers to make money together! What a good girl! Come here, this is your wages for today! Uncle thanks you and your wife!"

Chen Dongzhi shook his head and refused, "No need." He came today because Zhong Ruyi asked him to come and help watch over the area and prevent the village chief and the Tian family from picking the unripe melons.

But after a few minutes, he realized that it was unnecessary for him to help out, as the village chief and the others knew much more than he did, so he just came and helped pick the melons.

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Boss Wang got off the carriage and asked the waiter who was helping him unload the carriage to be gentle, "There are some precious things inside. If you break them, you can't afford the compensation."

The waiter smiled and repeatedly assured him that he would be gentle, but Boss Wang was still worried and wanted to watch him work.

"Brother Wang, please come in and sit down first. I will let them know the consequences of not complying with the guests' requests."

Shopkeeper Mei's voice sounded behind him, with a smile in his words, but his words made the waiter break into a sweat. He moved more gently and even spoke softly to the horse.

When Boss Wang saw the person coming, he immediately walked over with a laugh, "Brother Mei, I'm here to bother you again!"

Early in the morning, the horses, which had rested all night, were harnessed again and walked on the road with a clattering sound.

Shopkeeper Mei smiled and watched them go away, then called his men, "Send the two baskets of water melons in the backyard to Wuzhou. Be gentle, as these melons can easily go bad."