Female-to-male: I live on farming

"I wonder how much Shopkeeper Song wants?"

Shopkeeper Song leaned over to take a look at the donkey cart behind Qin Ke. There were only a few watermelons left in the cart. In fact, there were people in the kitchen of the restaurant who were responsible for purchasing, so he was not supposed to come out in person. But his little son, who had just been born two years ago, was clamoring to eat this stuff.

Yesterday, his wife went out to buy a watermelon. At first, he wanted to accuse her of buying things blindly and spending five hundred coins to buy something she didn't recognize.

As a result, his wife rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "What do you know? The stall owner provided free tastings. I have tried it and I think it is worth it, so I bought it back for you to try."

Shopkeeper Song had nothing to say. As the shopkeeper of the largest restaurant in the town, it was not that he couldn't afford this thing. He wanted to try the fruit called watermelon and see how delicious it was.

Mrs. Song put the watermelon into an ice container to chill it first, saying that she would eat it after her son came back from private school.

He curled his lips in disdain and thought to himself: "What's so delicious about this?" However, when he actually tasted the cool watermelon, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. The bright red flesh and the sweet and juicy taste instantly conquered his taste buds.

Especially the watermelon is still cool, and eating a piece of it can instantly eliminate the summer heat in your body.

There were many people in the family, so each person got one, and they finished it in just a few bites. The son ate it with gusto and wanted more right away, but Mrs. Song bought one and didn't know where to find it for him.

Shopkeeper Song had no choice but to promise him that he would go to the market to buy it for him tomorrow. So he asked his wife for the address of Qin Ke's stall and planned to go and have a look tomorrow.

At the same time, he had other considerations in his mind. He considered himself a man who had eaten all kinds of delicious food. There was nothing rare in the restaurant, but he would always have an aftertaste for it after eating watermelon once, not to mention other people.

If this kind of fruit was introduced in the restaurant, wouldn't it be a good after-meal fruit? Moreover, he heard from his wife that the watermelon seller said that he was the only one in the whole country who had watermelons.

Thinking that the new owner of Caiyue Tower had just arrived in Jincheng, why not take this opportunity to perform well? He could just send a watermelon as a gift. He thought the new owner would definitely be interested in this fresh and unfamiliar fruit.

So what happened today happened. Shopkeeper Song saw that in just a short while, most of the watermelons in Qin Ke's car were sold, and he became more eager to purchase more watermelons.

"I want to order half a truckload of watermelons first. I wonder if you can provide door-to-door delivery?" Although Shopkeeper Song has already decided to purchase a batch of watermelons, he still decides to be safe and order half a truckload first. If the sales are good, he will sign a long-term purchase contract at that time.

"Sure, should we send it to Caiyue Tower?"

"Yes, just mention my name when you get there."

The other party paid the deposit and left. After he left, Lu Youqing said, "The ice has been settled. We have agreed on the price and the goods will be delivered on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month."

"Well, my lady, you are very good at predicting things." Qin Ke looked at her with a smile, full of praise.

Lu Youqing looked at the smile in his eyes that had not yet faded, and the corners of her lips curved up: "Caiyuelou is the largest restaurant in town, and it has chains in various places. If we can negotiate the watermelon business with them, then we won't have to go out to set up stalls every day in the future."

"Yeah," Qin Ke nodded and said, "It seems that we still planted too little. We should have planted a few more acres at that time."

"It's okay. We are just testing the waters in the first year and investigating the market. Besides, things are valuable because they are rare. If we plant too much, we may not be able to sell them at such a high price." Lu Youqing was wise and understanding.

Today's sales were faster than yesterday. I guess it was because people who bought it yesterday spread the word. When he wasn't here yet, there were already people waiting here, fearing that he wouldn't come.

They still had lunch in the city. They had been eating well these days with Qin Ke and the others, and there was not much work to do every day. Han Qi had actually grown a little taller.

After returning, Qin Ke arranged to go to the fields to pick watermelons for Caiyue Tower. Since it was the first time, he personally took Han Qi to deliver the goods.

"Shopkeeper Song, I'm here to bring you some watermelon."

It was not yet time for lunch when Qin Ke and his friends arrived, so the restaurant was relatively quiet. When he heard that he was there to deliver the goods, Shopkeeper Song immediately came out to greet him with a smile.

While calling the waiters to unload the goods, he took Qin Ke inside. This was Qin Ke's first time to step into an ancient restaurant. It was worthy of being called the largest restaurant in the town, magnificent and luxurious.

"I wonder where this brother lives now?" Shopkeeper Song invited Qin Ke to sit down and began to inquire about him.

"I live at the end of Qinghe Village. Manager Song can find out by asking around when he gets to the village."

He wrote down Qin Ke's home address. Qin Ke could guess what he was thinking. He probably wanted to see how the watermelon sales were first. If it was confirmed, knowing his home address would allow him to contact him at any time.

"By the way, Shopkeeper Song, this watermelon will be cooler and more delicious after being chilled, and it can also be squeezed into juice."

Shopkeeper Song became interested when he heard what Qin Ke said, and he moved closer and said, "Oh, this is the first time I've heard of squeezing fruit into juice."

"Yes, you can cut the watermelon into pieces and add some water to make juice. Then add some ice cubes to it and it will be a perfect drink."

Qin Ke had his own ideas when he gave him the advice. First of all, watermelon juice was expensive, and only a few cups could be squeezed out of one watermelon. It would be difficult to sell it in the market outside. However, this was not a problem in Caiyue Tower, and people who came here to eat would not care about the money.

As long as the sales of watermelons are good, the restaurant will come to him to sign a long-term supply contract, and he won't have to set up a stall in the market every day.

Soon, the hotel staff unloaded the watermelons in the back kitchen. Qin Ke saw a man dressed as a servant walk up to Shopkeeper Song and whispered in his ear, "Shopkeeper, there are sixty-eight in total."

"Brother Qin, do you think this number is correct?" Shopkeeper Song looked up at Qin Ke.

Qin Ke nodded. They had already counted the number when they were picking them, so there was no problem.

"Go, put watermelon and watermelon juice on the menu." After Qin Ke and the others left, Shopkeeper Song waved to the servant and gave the order.

"Then, shopkeeper, our pricing..." the servant asked, bending over and lowering his head.

Shopkeeper Song touched his chin and said, "Let's order one ounce of watermelon, and eight hundred coins for a bowl of watermelon juice."

"But boss, our prices are much higher than theirs. What if customers would rather go to the market to buy instead of coming to us?"

Shopkeeper Song thought of Qin Ke's euphemistic words just now, and couldn't help but smile, waving his hand and said: "Don't worry, Brother Qin will not go to the market to sell it tomorrow, even if they want to buy it, they can't buy it."

He is cheerful and generous in doing business, and does not worry about petty personal gains. After what happened just now, Shopkeeper Song has a much higher opinion of Qin Ke.