After the evil sister took over, all the best went crazy

It was already late May when Su Rongrong saw Baili Zheng again.

Because Baili Zheng had brought a lot of seeds at the beginning, including about one hundred and eighty bags of watermelon seeds, plus some fresh watermelons.

Therefore, the entire village, except for her and Tao Ya's family, has a total of 11 or 12 acres of land planted.

Maybe it’s the climate, or maybe it’s the soil quality, the yield per mu is pretty good.

According to the villagers' calculations, the yield from one mu of land is as low as 700 kilograms and as high as 800 kilograms.

Including her own family and Taoya's family, the 23 acres of watermelon produced a total of 170,000 to 180,000 kilograms.

Her house couldn't even hold all those watermelons.

The ones that were eight-tenths cooked were taken away by people sent by Wei.

The ones that are ripe and become sandy are placed in her space.

As for those that are 60% to 70% cooked, they are placed in the house that Baili Zheng built in Sujia Village.

Su Manman and Tao Ya went to Muyang Mansion on the sixth day of May.

Su Rongrong not only found an escort agency to escort them, but also allowed them to take away ten carts of watermelons.

Since the watermelons in the villages across Qijia were planted late, they naturally ripened later than those in Sujia Village.

Su Rongrong asked Su Manman to take a look at the sales of watermelons before making a decision!

If the products sell well, the products from the farm will not be sold outside, but will all be sold by Qi’s shop.

If that doesn't work, let Chi Yan and others send a message back, and they will transport it to other places to sell it.

The Wei family also hopes to make a lot of money from watermelons.

Although she was unsure, she still took on the tremendous pressure and sent three confidants, including Xiangyang, to deliver the 80% ripe watermelons to various major cities to sell.

Of course, in order to sell them as quickly as possible, 30% were sent to surrounding counties, including Muyang Prefecture.

The remaining 70% was transported directly by water from the neighboring Chaoxia County to the capital and surrounding cities.

So much so that when Baili Zheng returned at the end of May, the 170,000 to 180,000 kilograms of watermelons were reduced to less than 100,000 kilograms.

"Rongrong——"

When he saw Su Rongrong, Baili Zheng's slightly tired eyes showed a rare sign of relaxation.

Su Rongrong was extremely shocked when she saw the tanned and exhausted man in front of her.

"Brother Zheng, where have you been? Why are you so tanned?"

"frontier!"

Baili Zheng said as he reached out to take the cup she handed over and gulped down a glass of water before continuing.

"Back in April, when you came back, I was still in Lanxia County.

I just accompanied my father to the countryside to inspect the living conditions of the common people.

When it was over, I wanted to come to see you, but the situation at my grandparents' place was not good.

Not to mention how the people were tanned, even many of the war horses died from the heat.

My grandfather reported the matter to the court and wanted the court to allocate funds to buy ice cubes, but the Ministry of Revenue kept saying it was poor and could not provide any money.

This year, not only the Daque Dynasty suffered from severe drought, but the situation of the Tatars was the same.

The grass was either withered or dried up, and drinking water was a problem for them.

Now, they are ready to attack southward.

My grandfather looked at the soldiers who died of heatstroke and the damage to the war horses.

In addition, as the weather got hotter, more and more civilians died at the border. Finally, they were instigated and became angry, and they had the intention to do so.

My father also once guarded the border, not to mention my grandfather.

Now my father is the county magistrate, and he cannot leave the area under his jurisdiction without an imperial decree.

My grandfather's status is already sensitive, so it is even more impossible for him to leave at this time.

So, in the end I had to go there myself.

My grandfather is a stubborn person. Once he makes up his mind, no one can easily change his mind.

But he has always loved me, and he would listen to what I say to some extent.

So, after I came back, as soon as my father learned about this situation, he asked me to go over there.

Before this, my father had asked my grandfather to consciously store water.

Since stockpiling food is not an option, water is still an option.

When I went there, I took with me all the saltpeter that we had bought at a high price.

With these, they could make money from the ice they made, whether they made it themselves or in cooperation with big customers.

With silver, there will naturally be water and ice, and the situation of war horses and soldiers will also be alleviated.

The survival problems of the remaining people can also be solved.

I was in a hurry on this trip, running back and forth on the road, so naturally I got tanned like this.

How about it, how much watermelon is left?

I want to go to the capital in person. Would you like to come with me?

It just so happened that my ancestral home was in the capital, and I had to go back there for the imperial examination.

I want my grandfather to meet you and take part in the Autumn Examination in August."

Su Rongrong hasn't gone out yet, so she doesn't know the specific situation outside.

However, judging from the previous situations in Lucheng and Muyang Mansion, she could more or less guess how bad the situation outside was.

Thinking of the watermelons that had turned into sand in the space, she said:

“I can go to the capital with you, but I will come back after I sell the watermelons.

You also know my mother's situation.

Doctor Jiang said October, but no one knows exactly when.

I can't wait for you to finish the autumn examination and rush back.

Now Manman has taken over the Qi family's business, and Jinhong has to wait until the college entrance examination is over.

I estimate that he won't be back until late June at the earliest.

Qiaoqiao and Jinhong are still young, do you think it is appropriate for me to leave now?"

Baili Zheng thought about it and felt that it was indeed inappropriate.

But he wanted to rush back to take part in the autumn examination.

The main reason is that he doesn't know how long the disaster will last, and his life span is limited.

If you take part in the autumn examination, no matter your rank, as long as you are on the list, you can be rewarded for three years at once.

If you can get into the top three, you can be rewarded with five years, and the shopping time in the hypermarket can be as high as two thousand seconds.

With this life span, plus the time rewarded by the hypermarket, he could live for not only ten years, but also prepare almost everything he needs.

Therefore, he must participate in this autumn examination!

Baili Zheng quickly sorted out all this and said:

“In that case, when we get to the capital, you can take out all the watermelons, and then I’ll arrange for someone to send you back immediately.

As for me, I will come back after the Autumn Examination is over."

Su Rongrong thought for a moment and asked, "Brother Zheng, how long will it take for us to go to the capital by water, and how long will it take by land?"

“To take a boat to the capital, you only need to go to Chaoxia County.

But the water level in the river has dropped significantly. If we want to transport so many watermelons, we need to fill half a boat even if it’s just for show.

In this case, you have to go to Muyang Mansion!

But since we are going upstream, it may take more time than before.

At present, it takes one month to go there and back.

This is based on the assumption that everything goes smoothly along the way and that the trip will only take three days at most in the capital.

If you want to stay longer, it won't be longer.

As for the land route, we can’t travel during the day and can only start after the sun sets.

That would be even more time-consuming!

In addition, bandits are rampant along the way, and it is impossible to guard against them at all..."