Female-to-male: I live on farming

Back at Caiyue Tower, Manager Song had watermelon and watermelon juice added to the menu that very day, and had someone pick out two of the largest and best-looking watermelons and send them to Jinzhou.

Some people who came to the restaurant for dinner that night noticed the changes in the menu.

People eating in the hall might not pay much attention, but those dining in the private rooms are mostly wealthy young men in the town. They usually like to try new things, so when they see something new on the menu, they will call the waiter over to ask.

"What is this watermelon and watermelon juice?"

Seeing that they were all familiar faces in the restaurant, the waiter immediately bowed and explained in a flattering manner: "This is the new after-meal fruit in our restaurant. It is sweet and juicy and tastes very good. Guests can order one to try. As for the watermelon juice, it is a drink squeezed from watermelon. We specially chilled it. It is a good choice for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat."

"In that case, give us a watermelon to try, and then give each of us a bowl of watermelon juice."

"Okay, sir, wait a moment!"

The watermelon plate was served after all the dishes were served, and it was still steaming.

"Come on, let's try this watermelon and see if it's as delicious as he said."

Everyone took a piece to taste. This group of people usually came from well-off families and had eaten all kinds of good things, but after tasting the watermelon, they couldn't help but sigh and breathe a sigh of relief.

As for watermelon juice, it does taste refreshing and sweet to them, but they usually drink a lot when they go out, so they don't like watermelon juice very much.

But just because they don’t like it doesn’t mean their families don’t like it.

So when they left, someone packed a few bowls of watermelon juice to take home for his wife and mother.

There were no plastic bottles at that time, so watermelon juice was held in bamboo tubes. In order to maintain the cool taste, a few ice cubes were added inside.

"Madam, look what I brought back for you and mother?"

This man is the second son of the Chang family. His uncle is the county magistrate of the town. They just got married last year and are in the period of sweet love.

"Did you go out drinking with them again? Didn't I tell you that the imperial examination is coming soon and you should study hard at home?" Chang's mother looked at him with an angry look, but she only said this verbally.

The second young master's wife, who had just married into the Chang family, was the eldest daughter of the Li family who had negotiated an ice business with Lu Youqing.

Before she got married, she had heard that the second young master Chang had an unstable temper and was uneducated, but fortunately, although he was a little playful, he was filial to his elders and caring towards her.

For her, that was enough.

"What is this?" She stared at the thing he handed over eagerly with a smile.

"Hey, mother, ma'am, let me tell you, we just went to Caiyue Tower for dinner, and they just added some after-meal fruit and drinks today. I think you will like this watermelon juice, so I brought you two cups. It's still cold, so you can try it."

"Watermelon juice?" Chang's mother was a little confused.

Miss Li seemed to remember something and said, "Mother, is this the watermelon they mentioned when we went to visit them the day before yesterday?"

Chang's mother thought about it and remembered what happened that day.

"Madam, have you also heard of this watermelon?" Young Master Chang sat down next to her.

"Well, I heard that they were setting up stalls in the West Market, selling new things from foreign countries." Mrs. Chang Ershao explained.

"Oh," Mr. Chang nodded, opened the lids of two glasses of watermelon juice and placed them in front of them, "It's still steaming, come and have a taste."

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On the second day, Manager Song suddenly discovered that there were many more servants in the restaurant coming to buy watermelon juice. Upon asking around, he found out that they were all sent by the young ladies and ladies from various mansions to buy watermelon juice.

Their restaurant did not prepare so many bamboo tubes, so they had to ask the servant to go to the town to buy bamboo tubes immediately.

Shopkeeper Song did not expect that the best-selling item was actually watermelon juice, which was especially popular among female customers.

If Qin Ke were here, he would probably say that he was making a fuss out of nothing. You know, women have always been the main consumer group, and this kind of sweet drink is more popular with women. Modern milk tea is a living example.

The next day, people who went to the market to buy watermelons waited and waited but Qin Ke did not show up at the stall. Later, they heard from others that watermelons were for sale in Caiyue Tower, so many people ran to Caiyue Tower to buy them.

"Boss, we don't have many watermelons in stock."

Shopkeeper Song was just feeling happy as he watched people coming and going in the restaurant and his business was booming, when the kitchen helper suddenly ran over and whispered in his ear.

"Please arrange a car and find someone to go to Qinghe Village with me later." Shopkeeper Song was even more grateful to Qin Ke for his advice. If it weren't for his advice, their restaurant business wouldn't be so prosperous.

In order to cater to the market, he also specially launched a watermelon juice delivery service.

Shopkeeper Song also brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone, ready to sign the contract with Qin Ke on the spot.

After he entered the village, he asked several people before he found Qin Ke's yard. The further he went in, the more remote it became. He didn't expect Qin Ke's family lived in such a remote place.

However, when he arrived at Qin Ke's house, he found that his yard was much more magnificent than that of other houses in the village.

"anyone there?"

Shopkeeper Song ordered the servant to knock on the gate.

Soon, someone came to open the door. Shopkeeper Song knew him. He and Qin Ke had delivered watermelons to Caiyue Tower together.

As soon as he entered the yard, he found Qin Ke squatting on the ground playing with the dog. When he saw him come in, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him.

"Shopkeeper Song, you are here, come on, please take a seat!"

Shopkeeper Song saw that Qin Ke was not surprised by his arrival and seemed to have been waiting for him.

"It seems that Brother Song already knew I was coming?"

"No way." Qin Ke smiled and shook his head, rolled up his sleeves and poured him a cup of tea, "But I guess Shopkeeper Song is here to order watermelon from me."

"That's right," Shopkeeper Song picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile, "But this time I want to sign a long-term contract with you. I need you to deliver goods for our Caiyue Tower for a long time."

"That's fine, but I still have to say something in advance. I only planted five acres of watermelons, so the yield is limited. Moreover, the watermelon only matures in these two months. After these two months, even if you use ten thousand gold coins to buy it, I won't be able to take it out."

Shopkeeper Song lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then looked up at Qin Ke and said, "I know this, but I hope to add a clause to our contract - only provide watermelons to our Caiyue Tower in the future."

Shopkeeper Song is worthy of being the manager of the town's number one restaurant. Not only does he have an outstanding vision, but he is also experienced in his actions, and he can directly crush the possibility of competition from the same industry in the bud.

Qin Ke was silent and thoughtful.

Seeing that he was a little hesitant, Manager Song continued, "How about this, in the future, you won't need to come to deliver goods. Our restaurant will come to your place every morning to pick up the goods, which will save you the trouble. And in the future, when Brother Qin comes to our restaurant for dinner, you will be given a discount."

Qin Ke nodded reluctantly, "Okay."

Shopkeeper Song had already prepared the contract. When he saw Qin Ke nod, he immediately took it out and handed it to him.

"Madam, can you take a look and see if there is any problem?" Qin Ke took a look and handed it to Lu Youqing.

Although he can recognize most of the words now, he still feels at ease after letting Lu Youqing look at such contract documents.

Lu Youqing read it word by word, confirmed that there was no problem, and nodded slightly at Qin Ke.

Qin Ke picked up the pen and wanted to sign it directly. For some reason, he felt uneasy in his heart. After hesitating for a while, he handed the pen to Lu Youqing and said, "Madam, you should sign it."

Lu Youqing looked at him strangely, but still obediently took the pen and signed his name on it.

Shopkeeper Song was a little surprised to see his action, but to him, it didn't matter whose name was signed.

After signing the contract, Shopkeeper Song immediately followed Qin Ke to pull a cart of watermelons, otherwise, there would be no stock in the restaurant tomorrow.

After sending Shopkeeper Song away, Lu Youqing asked, "Why did you ask me to sign that contract just now?"

"I don't know either. My instinct is that I should let you sign." Qin Ke couldn't explain why, so he just followed his instinct.

"My dear, someone else is coming."

Qin Ke turned his head and saw Lei Zhong wearing a coarse linen shirt, a bamboo hat on his head, a package on his back, a long sword in his hand, and standing at his door with a dusty and haggard face.