After I became a general, I went back to my hometown to farm

◎Watermelon is so delicious, so carrying watermelon is not tiring at all. ◎

A few days later, Gu Zeyu and Brother Cheng went to the field together with a few people from the village.

When they came this time, they planned to pick a cart full of watermelons first, and then go to the market while it was still early.

Sell ​​it at the town fair and test the waters.

It was just dawn at this time, and it was very early in summer, so it was about six o'clock now, according to Gu Zeyu.

He is not used to counting time by hours, and he is always confused about which one of the twelve hours in a day is.

Fortunately, in daily life, there is not so much attention.

The men were invited by Gu Zeyu to help, and the reward was a sack of watermelon per person, which was considered a welfare. Watermelon is a rare sweet fruit, and it costs a lot of money.

Ten pennies can only buy one piece, not a whole watermelon.

The men in the village have heard about it a long time ago. This watermelon is delicious.

They did not work immediately after they came to the field.

Gu Zeyu walked around, looked right, and finally picked up a medium-sized watermelon and opened a ladle. He smiled and said, "Look at the ripeness of this melon, and the skin looks nice and green. Let's eat this."

Then he took the knife he carried with him and cut the watermelon.

Not to mention, the knife just opened the opening, and with a bang, the whole thing opened and was divided into two halves. The inside was red and pink. It looked very nice and smelled the sweetness of watermelon.

Gu Zeyu signaled to a few men who came to help, to taste the watermelon, "Don't say anything else, just do the work for me, this watermelon is enough."

The men naturally didn't refuse, just smiled and took the watermelon and ate it politely.

Cut into several pieces, you can eat the melon rind with your hands.

A man took a bite first, with a happy expression, and praised repeatedly: "This thing called watermelon is really delicious. It is not only sweet, but also rich in juice. Take a bite and it is slightly cool. It is very refreshing to eat in summer."

Brother Cheng was also sipping watermelon next to him. He raised his face when he heard this, and echoed, "Uncle, you are right, watermelon is simply the most delicious fruit." Accept any counterarguments.

The man smiled, and said: "Brother Cheng, you are right to marry Kid Zeyu. After that, you will eat watermelon every day."

Brother Cheng lowered his head and was shy for a moment, but he still met his eyes and said: "Yes, I'm married rightly." This man was about the same age as his father.

But I changed the subject, "In fact, if you splash the watermelon in the well, the watermelon will be icy cold. Pick it up and eat it, it will taste better. You can try it at that time."

The middle-aged man thought about it for a while and agreed, but he secretly muttered that he didn't have a well at home, so he should let the well water in for a while.

Gu Zeyu just watched the scene silently. He didn't intend to keep the little brother at home, but the little brother really hasn't been out of the house much since he married him.

On weekdays, he either travels with him, or goes to Cheng's house to see Father Cheng and the others.

He knows that the little brother is lively by nature, and he will bring it out more in the future. After all, Brother Cheng can participate in whatever he wants to do. Isn't it great to fight for the family together.

After eating the watermelon, I simply tapped the well water in the field. The well in this field was dug right and has many uses. There are many places to use water in the field on weekdays, quenching thirst, watering, and everything.

After washing his hands, Gu Zeyu led a few men to see watermelons, and then taught them how to pick ripe watermelons.

First look at the back of the watermelon and the green stalks where the watermelon is connected to the seedlings, which are quite thick, and there is no big difference.

Then it is to look at the size and shape, and the most important step is to knock the melon and listen to the sound.

Because they were sold earlier, there may not be any mature ones, but after another ten days or so, they will be fully cooked, and then you don’t have to be too picky, just watch the big ones move away from the field and pinch them. The head is loaded on the car.

Gu Zeyu continued to explain, his voice was clear and steady, as if everything was under control, and he was very confident, "Okay, let's pick melons like this, I will pick a few first, and then you can pick melons like this." , you can pick them first and put them on the ridge of the field, and when the picking is almost done, they will be loaded into the car together."

Brother Cheng pushed the melon cart over. It was a one-wheeled cart, not too big or small, but very strong. The cart was surrounded by several wooden boards, leaving a large space inside. It could hold a lot of watermelons at a glance. .

Seeing Brother Cheng put the melon cart nearby, Gu Zeyu pointed and said to the men, "I'll use this cart to load watermelons later, and then transport them to the ox cart over there."

The carts pulled by the bullock carts have also been remodeled. It is no longer just a single board and two wheels as before.

Instead, it is surrounded by boards on all sides, leaving a space for people to sit in front, which has already compressed the space extremely.

Several men nodded, and one of them looked at the melon cart inquiringly, and asked doubtfully: "One wheel, can this be pushed fast? Will it be very difficult."

The corners of Gu Zeyu's mouth curled up, and he said to himself: "This one-wheeled car is the most suitable for melon fields. It runs fast and doesn't take too much effort to push."

Several people nodded suspiciously, then buried their heads in the melon field, groped around, looking for watermelons to pick off.

Gu Zeyu also took Brother Cheng to the nearby melon field, and went to pick melons as well.

A few people didn't talk much, and they worked very quickly. Although Brother Cheng felt that his arms were a little sore from holding the watermelon back and forth, he didn't say anything to complain.

He was happy in his heart. He was picking watermelons and carrying watermelons. He was not tired at all. Looking at the round watermelon in his arms, and feeling the coolness of the skin, he smiled happily.

Smile brightly, and cheer yourself up.

Watermelon is so delicious, so carrying watermelon is not tiring at all!

Brother Cheng has good eyesight, and he has a heart that loves watermelons, so he quickly selected watermelons, then moved to the ridge of the field, and continued to look for them, bouncing around.

Looking at him, Gu Zeyu didn't feel that he was working, but that he found something interesting and was happy.

Looking at the brisk figure of the little brother like this, he was not tired anymore, and moved two watermelons at once.

It probably took an hour to pick and move the watermelon, that is, two hours.

Only then did the bullock carts in the distance be filled.

Then Gu Zeyu brought a few sacks from nowhere, filled a sack of watermelon for the men who came to work, and then watched them smile and leave.

In fact, there are only four or five watermelons in a sack, which is not much, but a few men still feel that it is worth it. This thing is rare and delicious. Whether it is a daughter-in-law or an elderly child, it will be very happy to take it home.

Gu Zeyu clapped his hands, and then said to Brother Cheng, "It's just the two of us left, why don't we go to town after a while."

Brother Cheng raised his sleeves and wiped his sweat. He forgot to bring his handkerchief today, and then looked at Gu Zeyu with bright eyes, his eyes were red and sincere: "I'm not tired, I don't want to rest, let's go sell melons, I want to sell melons. "

Gu Zeyu nodded and said with a smile; "Okay." He saw Brother Cheng's expectant eyes, and he didn't expect him to be so interested in selling melons.

He took the straw hat hanging on the car and put it on Brother Cheng gently. After putting it on, he smoothed the broken hair on Brother Cheng's forehead, pushed it to the sides, and hung it on his ears.

"Just now you thought it was stuffy to wear a straw hat, and you said it was still cold, and you wouldn't wear it until it was completely hot. You have to put it on now. You will go to town in a bullock cart and you will have to walk for a long time on the road. Don't wear it It will turn your little face red and tanned."

Seeing Gu Zeyu talking about this matter, he was not very happy, but he just muttered: "Understood, but I wear it, and you have to wear it. You can't favor one over another."

As he said that, he was going to get another straw hat on the car, and then he tiptoed a little, and smoothly put the hat on Gu Zeyu's head.

Because Gu Zeyu looks handsome, he is considered a good-looking man, so when he wears a straw hat like this, he feels that it doesn't match very well, but Gu Zeyu doesn't care, he straightens the straw hat himself, and then takes Brother Cheng's little hand, and goes to the cow Go over there.

"Prepare the protection, let's go, go to the town, if we don't leave, the early gathering will be over."

"Yeah." Brother Cheng nodded his head, got on the bullock cart consciously, and then watched Gu Zeyu come up.

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After rushing to the market, because he was still pulling a cart full of watermelons, he went to find the farthest place in the market. Because the stalls were big, he also spent more money. After receiving the sign, Gu Zeyu couldn't help but Don't worry, brother Cheng is there alone, so he is in a hurry.

When I rushed to the booth, I found that people had already gathered around. Everyone was curious about what the green-striped, chubby things were.

Standing in the middle of the crowd, Brother Cheng explained with a reluctant smile, saying that it is a kind of fruit called watermelon, which is delicious, most of it is pink pulp, very affordable, and most importantly, it is still sweet.

Everyone had never heard of it before, and they all looked at this little brother suspiciously, and a young man said: "I have also walked out of the town, and I have some knowledge, and I have never heard of such a fruit? Where did you come from?" Yes, and a car was pulled over."

Brother Cheng also obediently said: "The watermelon seeds are bought from the border town, and the border town grows watermelons."

Everyone sneered when they heard this. Although this little guy looks handsome, he doesn't look like a rich man. Buying a piece of fabric from a border town is several times more expensive than buying it in the town. How can you buy seeds all the way away? ah.

Someone also expressed their doubts.

Brother Cheng is neither humble nor overbearing, and he also knows that these are potential customers who might buy watermelons, so he replied seriously: "My man served as a soldier in the border town for several years, so there is a way to get seeds from the border town."

There is some truth to this.

Some people didn't expect that this little brother was already married, and sighed secretly. Brother Cheng has a handsome appearance, a pair of black and bright eyes, and he is not afraid of people when selling things here, so some older unmarried men stare at him. I stared at him several times.

Brother Cheng simply tied up his hair, and didn't comb Fulang's hairstyle specially. After all, he was going to the fields today, so he just kept everything simple.

"Just from what you said, we don't know if it's delicious or not, and what's in it? This doesn't work either."

"That's right, little brother, is this your first time selling something? I'm not prepared either."

"This watermelon looks like a new thing. You open one and I'll try it. Buy some if it tastes good. It's also taking care of your business."

Brother Cheng understood after listening to a few words.

So I thought of cutting the watermelon with a knife and giving it to everyone to taste.

It's just that he didn't hold a knife. This knife is a dangerous thing. Gu Zeyu has always forbidden him to touch other knives except kitchen knives.

How to do this?

He looked embarrassed, and stopped walking.

Just at this time, Gu Zeyu strode over.

He ended it in a natural tone, and said to the people around the booth: "Then I will cut open a watermelon for everyone, and let everyone taste it for free."

As he said that, he moved some watermelons from a stall. Brother Cheng moved some melons to the ground, and even spread a layer of coarse cloth on the ground to make a stall.

Gu Zeyu smiled at Brother Cheng, his eyes signaled that he was coming, that it was all right, Brother Cheng let out a small breath, patted his chest and stepped back to stand beside the man.

Gu Zeyu came out with a medium-sized knife neatly, and then pulled it out of the scabbard. The blade was about a dozen centimeters in length, which was larger than the small knife used in the field. I cut it when I came to sell the watermelon.

First cut the watermelon into two, then cut half of the watermelon into two again, then cut a few pieces, and placed them on a wooden board in the booth.

Then he had a good attitude and invited the people who came over to eat watermelon.

"You're welcome, try it, this watermelon is delicious and sweet, and it quenches your thirst."

In fact, most of the people around the booth were aunts and grandmothers who wanted to take advantage of it. After all, it is not easy to have enough food in this world. They need their careful planning so that the whole family can survive.

After cutting the watermelon, I smelled the unique sweet fragrance of watermelon, and everyone present knew that this watermelon was just like what the little brother described.

The inside is pink, sweet, and mostly edible.

Everyone took a piece and couldn't wait to eat it. They were quick to pick a big piece.

Someone took the first bite and couldn't help talking: "This watermelon is not bad. It's delicious. It's not hard, but very soft. It has a rustle in the mouth, and it's sweet and juicy."

Others also praised it, saying things like delicious and sweet.

One person saw all the good things said, and he was too embarrassed to say anything after eating someone’s watermelon. Finally, he choked out a sentence, "It tastes strange, it is the best fruit I have ever eaten."

Gu Zeyu smiled satisfied. It seems that everyone thinks watermelon is delicious, so someone will definitely buy it.

Sure enough, under Gu Zeyu's gaze, someone asked the price.

"How do you sell this watermelon? If it's not expensive, I'll buy some back."

A man asked like this, he wanted to buy it home for his mother to taste, this watermelon must be able to be eaten by an old mother.

Gu Zeyu's expression was serious, and he set the stage for the price of the watermelon a little bit, "You must have heard that the watermelon seeds were bought from the border town. It cost a lot and was not easy to come by. If you take care of it carefully, you are afraid that the seeds will not survive, or the seeds will not taste good.”

"So...the price is a little expensive."

Seeing Gu Zeyu's slurred speech, the man knew he was expensive, but he still gritted his teeth and asked.

Gu Zeyu said, "Actually, it's not very expensive. If you want to eat, you can still afford it. It's only eight cents a catty. It's not just for sale. I also think about the big guys. The price is not that high. After all, rare things are expensive." , This thing has been donated to the capital city in the border city, because the distance is far away, and it can be sold for one tael of silver, do you think I can't sell it cheap enough?"

The man thought about it, but he still didn't believe it, "You said that this watermelon can be sold for a tael of silver in the capital, don't you be lying."

Gu Zeyu squinted his eyes, and said calmly: "I will still lie to you. You can ask some knowledgeable big businessmen about watermelon. Watermelon is so scarce. People in the capital like to eat watermelon in summer. As for Jieshu, if you go there to sell it, the supply will exceed the demand, you know."

The man who waited and watched for a long time finally made up his mind to buy some. He said, "Give me three catties, one catty is too little, and it doesn't look good to buy. There are a lot of people in the family, and one person can't eat a few bites."

This payment is 28 Wen, which is the wages he can only earn for most of the day.

Gu Zeyu and Brother Cheng were very happy, they opened so soon, Brother Cheng hurriedly brought over the scale, Gu Zeyu also reckoned that the watermelon was weighed, and in the end the piece weighed a little more than three catties, and he wrapped it with a big leaf , and passed it on.

There is really nothing that can hold such a large watermelon.

Oil paper is not that big.

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