Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

On the lush green vines in the garden, round watermelons and melons hung heavily.

The tomatoes on the shelf next to it looked like strings of little lanterns, bright red and quite adorable.

After months of careful nurturing and growth, these fruits and vegetables are now ripe and ready for harvest. In just a few days, they will be ready for large-scale picking.

She was thinking that she should first pick out some large, good-looking watermelons, cantaloupes, and tomatoes to send to her friends in the county town so they could have a taste.

Yun Kai, Qin Miaomiao, the Lin family, and Jing's family are all families she has a good relationship with, so naturally they can't be left out.

Of course, there was also Shang Congjian, who was far away in the capital.

This is an important business partner of hers, you could say he's her "god of wealth"!

We must have someone from Fuxianglou send him a batch of goods.

I've accumulated quite a lot of stock of the soap, lip balm, and skin cream I made recently.

She kept some for her own Qingxia Pavilion to sell, and thought it best to get rid of the rest as soon as possible.

Only when they turn them into real money and put it in their pockets can their hearts truly find peace.

This time, we're not only sending fresh fruit to the capital, but also goods such as scented soap, lip balm, and skin cream.

Especially the lip balm and skin cream, which haven't been sold to merchants yet, are considered new products.

These things will definitely sell well in Beijing; the young ladies there will definitely love them.

Lip balms are no longer limited to just a few colors; several new and tempting shades have been released.

She priced it at five taels of silver per jar.

As for the skin-softening cream, in addition to the previously featured pure aloe vera version, we have added various colors of rosehip and jasmine. The main ingredient is still aloe vera, but with the addition of a pleasant floral fragrance.

Its effects are no less than those of pure aloe vera.

Pure aloe vera still costs ten taels of silver per jar, while the others sell for twelve taels of silver per jar.

Yesterday, as soon as she got home, she rushed straight to the garden without even having a sip of water to check on the fruits and vegetables.

Seeing that the watermelons were ripe, I was immediately excited. I picked one of the biggest ones and happily carried it back to the front yard.

In front of the whole family, he cut it with a knife, and with a crisp "snap," the bright red, juicy flesh was instantly revealed.

Each black melon seed looked like a black gemstone embedded in the shell, making one's mouth water at the sight of them.

Thinking back to my past life, watermelons were just an ordinary fruit; I never imagined they would become such a rare commodity here.

The Mu family members stared wide-eyed at the bright, juicy fruit flesh wrapped in the green skin, their mouths agape in astonishment.

They watched intently, without even blinking, as Wang Qing'er deftly and skillfully cut the watermelon into small pieces with a kitchen knife.

After Wang Qing'er finished cutting the watermelon, she noticed that all her family members were staring at her intently, and no one reached out to eat the tempting watermelon.

She smiled and reminded everyone:

"Everyone, grab some and eat!"

After saying that, she picked up a piece first and took a big bite without hesitation.

With a crisp "crack," the sweet juice instantly bursts forth in your mouth.

Wang Qing'er chewed contentedly, and mumbled a praise, "Mmm! It's so sweet!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she buried her head in eating watermelon and quickly finished a slice, which was really satisfying.

Then, without hesitation, he picked up the second piece and began to devour it.

Inspired by Wang Qing'er, the rest of the Mu family also grabbed a slice of watermelon and began to enjoy it.

For a moment, the only sounds in the room were the sounds of chewing and exclamations of amazement.

"This watermelon is the sweetest fruit I've ever eaten in my life."

"Absolutely! It's very sweet and juicy."

Everyone's face was beaming with happiness and surprise; this little watermelon brought them endless joy.

The watermelon was so sweet and delicious that in a short time, each of them had already eaten two slices.

The Mu family members soon felt full, and even the girls couldn't help but burp.

Interestingly, when they saw Wang Qing'er spitting the black seeds onto the table while eating watermelon, they all started spitting their seeds onto the table as well.

As a result, the originally clean and tidy desktop was gradually occupied by piles of black seeds.

After the family finished enjoying the watermelon to their hearts' content, Wang Qing'er began to have a lively discussion with them about the prices of watermelons, cantaloupes, and tomatoes.

After careful consideration, it was finally decided to sell watermelons at 500 wen per jin, and melons at 300 wen per jin.

There are two different varieties of tomatoes, the regular kind used for stir-frying, which also costs 300 coins per pound.

To her surprise, the tomato seeds also contained cherry tomato seeds, both yellow and red.

Currently, there are only about twenty pieces of each color available, making them extremely rare.

Therefore, we can only wait until the seeds are fully mature before harvesting them, and then set specific sales prices when we expand the planting scale next year.

It is foreseeable that the price of cherry tomatoes will definitely not be lower than that of watermelons.

The price of the watermelon was actually determined by referencing the price of mangoes from the Yun family.

The mangoes the Yun family sold her cost 500 coins per pound, and she heard that if they were transported to the capital to be sold, the price would be far higher than that.

Each watermelon in the orchard weighs at least five pounds.

So, one watermelon could sell for several taels of silver, and there must be at least five or six hundred watermelons in the whole garden. It's quite a considerable income.

As for melons and tomatoes, the preliminary estimate is that the yield should reach over a thousand catties each. Based on the current price, the two together can sell for several hundred taels of silver.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed. If she could cultivate more seedlings next year and then plant all the remaining land on the farm outside the county town with various fruits and vegetables, wouldn't that bring in a considerable amount of income for her family?

It was the height of summer, and the sun was scorching the earth, as if trying to melt everything.

Wang Qing'er was busy picking ripe fruits and vegetables alone in the garden. She had a little sweat on her forehead, but her face was full of the joy of a bountiful harvest.

Later, Fuxianglou would send someone to pick up these fruits and vegetables and transport them to the county town and the capital.

This morning, when Mu Xiao delivered braised meat to Fuxianglou, he also brought back a large watermelon, several sweet and delicious melons, and some bright red tomatoes.

I wanted to let others taste these fresh and rare fruits and vegetables and experience the refreshing taste of summer.