Female-to-male: I live on farming

After settling the accounts, Lu Youqing and the others had a clear idea of ​​what was going on. As for Qin Ke, there was an even greater gain for him.

After Lu Youqing returned to the bedroom and fell asleep, Qin Ke opened the mall panel:

Name: Qin Ke

Points: 5

Task progress: Watermelon planting (completed, obtained 10 points)

Rice Planting (In Progress)

The harvest of ripe watermelons also meant that his points had arrived. The points that had been negative had finally become positive, and Qin Ke was relieved.

He refreshed the mall again to see if there were any new products on the shelves. His next goal was to build a vegetable greenhouse. In ancient times, vegetable varieties were limited. Modern ingredients such as tomatoes and peppers were all introduced from foreign countries later. Qin Ke couldn't wait until that time.

What's more, in the cold winter, there are very few vegetables for people to eat.

Through the watermelons, he also realized that as long as he could grow fresh vegetables in winter, he would have no problem selling them. As for the land issue, Qin Ke and his friends now had money in their hands, and they could continue to buy land after the autumn harvest.

The next morning, several people picked a cart of watermelons from the melon field and took them to the town to sell as usual. However, this time, only Qin Ke and Han Qi were selling watermelons, while Lu Youqing took Li Nanqiao to prepare for the sale of ice cream.

Lu Youqing had inquired before and knew that Li Nanqiao knew a girl named Taozhi from the next village, who worked in the Li Mansion in the town.

The Li family can be regarded as the most wealthy businessman in the town. It is said that there are shops in his house that occupy an entire street, and even the housekeeper in the house is dressed in gorgeous clothes.

Through this girl named Taozhi, Lu Youqing got in touch with Li, the butler in charge of purchasing in the Li Mansion, and today was the day they had agreed to meet.

Butler Li arranged the meeting place in a teahouse box. Lu Youqing specially chose a silk dress. When he came in, he looked at Lu Youqing. He worked as a butler in a wealthy businessman's house, welcoming and seeing off guests. He had seen countless people and thought he had some ability to judge people. Lu Youqing was slender, with a veil covering her face so that her true appearance could not be seen. Although the jewelry she wore was simple and cheap, her demeanor and behavior did not seem like that of an ordinary family.

"Butler Li, please take a seat." Lu Youqing nodded at him and ordered a cup of tea for him.

"I heard from the kitchen helper Taozhi that you have any ice?" Butler Li has indeed been worried about ice recently. This year's summer came early and the temperature is higher than in previous years. The ice stored in the mansion last winter was consumed very quickly, and now it can only be used by the masters in the main courtyard.

"Yes, I do have a lot of ice stored at home. If Butler Li is interested, we can supply you with it regularly."

Butler Li looked at her seriously. When he first heard Taozhi's introduction, he didn't take it seriously, thinking that she was just a wild girl from the countryside, how could she know anyone?

Later, the ice in the mansion was consumed faster and faster. He ran all over the town but couldn't buy any. Most of the mansions that had the conditions to store ice used it for their own use, so how could they sell it?

He just wanted to come and see what was going on. Originally, when they met, he looked down on Lu Youqing because of her simple dress and young age. Now that Lu Youqing said this, he raised his eyes and looked at her again, his eyes became serious.

"Can you ensure a steady supply of ice?"

Lu Youqing took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and put it on the table, then pushed it in front of the other party, and said in a generous manner: "Can you take a look at this price and see if it is acceptable?"

Butler Li turned around and saw that the other party had obviously done some research on the price of ice. This price was within his acceptable range. After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "If you can guarantee to deliver a truckload of ice every half a month, then I will pay you this price."

Lu Youqing signed a contract with him on the spot, agreeing to deliver ice to Li's house on the first and fifteenth of every month, and to settle the payment on the spot after each delivery. The contract was only valid for two months. After all, after the hot summer, there would be no market for ice.

After sending Butler Li away, Lu Youqing took Li Nanqiao with her and stood up. While Lu Youqing and Butler Li were discussing business, Li Nanqiao stood quietly behind her without saying a word to interrupt them.

After seeing the figure of housekeeper Li disappear, she lowered her shoulders and stared at Lu Youqing with admiring eyes, saying, "Madam Lu, you are amazing. If it were me, I would probably be so nervous that I couldn't even speak."

Lu Youqing didn't know that Li Nanqiao's heart was full of admiration and respect for her, so she just lowered her head and smiled.

"Nanqiao, when you go back, take two taels of silver and give it to Miss Taozhi to thank her for her help this time, and ask her not to spread the matter to anyone else." Lu Youqing took out a piece of silver from his purse and handed it to Li Nanqiao, advising him.

Li Nanqiao took the money, nodded solemnly, and assured: "Don't worry, Madam Lu, I will definitely get it done."

Lu Youqing put away the contract and prepared to take her to see Qin Ke. As for Li Nanqiao, she no longer needed too much advice. She had a kind heart and after spending some time together, she already knew what to say and what not to say.

The villagers haven't known about their family's affairs yet, and no one has come to visit her, which is enough to show that she is keeping her mouth shut.

However, Lu Youqing frowned. This was not a long-term solution after all. Their watermelons were selling so well now that one day the news would reach the ears of the villagers. By then, they probably wouldn't have such a leisurely life anymore.

The teahouse that Butler Li booked was not far from the West Market. After walking for about an incense stick of time, Lu Youqing saw their stall from afar.

There was no other reason, it was simply because there were too many people gathered there.

"Qin Ke, this is..." When Lu Youqing approached, he happened to see Qin Ke talking to a middle-aged man in a green robe. Seeing that Han Qi was unable to handle it alone, Li Nanqiao hurried over to help.

"Madam, you're here!" Qin Ke turned his head and looked at her, with a smile between his eyebrows. He took her hand and introduced her, "This is Shopkeeper Song from Caiyue Tower. He wants to buy some watermelons from our family."

As soon as Lu Youqing heard the word Caiyue Tower, he had an idea in mind.

Caiyue Tower is the largest restaurant in their town. Basically, it entertains all the dignitaries and important figures in the town. Without ten taels of silver in your pocket, one would not dare to step into the door of Caiyue Tower.

And the most important thing is that Caiyuelou is a national chain of restaurants with branches in major cities. Lu Youqing had been there with her good friends when she was in Beijing. As far as she knew, the shopkeeper behind Caiyuelou was surnamed Gu. The Gu family was wealthy and powerful, but she vaguely remembered that the Gu family had only one unmarried daughter, and she didn't know who was the head of the Gu family now.