After tasting the special watermelon and inspecting the melon fields, Lu Mingtao became curious about the peanuts and peppers in the fields next to him. He knew peppers. They had been raised in the courtyard as ornamental flowers for a long time. He had never seen anyone like this.
Planting a large area. "Mr. Zhang, there are quite a lot of things planted in your granddaughter's field." He also raised them in his courtyard, just to make the red fruits in autumn look festive and beautiful. It's really
If it enters the mouth, it will be poisonous. He can't figure out why planting an acre of peppers here is not as good as planting some watermelons in his opinion.
Maybe the little girl planted it for fun. Lu Mingtao didn't think too much. He looked at another peanut field he didn't recognize and asked Butler Zhang, "What are they growing in that field?" "This little one doesn't know either.
What are they used for? Miss Zhu only said they are called peanuts." Although Butler Zhang was also curious about what Lin Zhuzhong was used for, it was just because she didn't tell him that it was hard for him to dig into it, and of course he couldn't answer Lu Mingtao's question. Fortunately, he couldn't answer Lu Mingtao's question.
He was just curious and didn't care about the answer to the question.
After seeing the melon fields, Lu Mingtao also had some concerns in his mind. He told Dr. Zhang that each watermelon was priced at three taels of silver instead of buying it by the catty. The most expensive watermelon in the past was only one hundred cents per catty. One watermelon
It was only about one tael of silver, and he offered a sky-high price of three taels of silver each. Old Doctor Zhang felt that Lin Zhu would definitely be satisfied, but since he had full authority to handle the matter, he naturally had to fight for more for Lin Zhu, "Lu
Sir, the watermelon we ate yesterday weighed fifteen kilograms, and it was a special watermelon."
Lu Mingtao instantly understood what Dr. Zhang meant. For the sake of special watermelons, he raised the price to five taels a piece. Dr. Zhang was very satisfied with the price, "Hahaha, Mr. Lu is still happy. I'll go back to the capital.
I'll definitely have a drink with you when I'm here." As he said this, he made the sign of two, which means two acres of watermelon planting.
Lu Mingtao was even more satisfied. Judging from the growth of Lin Zhu's watermelon field, there could be about 1,500 watermelons per acre, and the boss would be satisfied with the result. After the two agreed, Lu Mingtao first gave him a thousand taels of silver.
The person who comes to pull the watermelon pays for the rest each time and delivers the rest.
After seeing Lu Mingtao off, Dr. Zhang came to Lin Zhu's home and handed her the banknote, "Take it. This is one thousand taels." Lin Zhu looked at the banknote and his eyes widened in disbelief.
, she didn’t expect that one acre of watermelon would be sold for so much money, and she didn’t dare to pick it up after looking at it for a while. “What? I’m afraid the money will bite me.” Old Doctor Zhang smiled, “This is the deposit.
Five taels of watermelon per acre, how many watermelons are there in this acre of land?"
"Isn't this the price of all watermelons? Aren't watermelons sold by the pound?" Seeing Lin Zhu's mouth wide open in surprise, Butler Zhang also smiled kindly, "Miss Zhu, how can we sell by the pound when our master comes forward?
What? Besides, your watermelons are so good. They say they are special watermelons, so of course they have to be sold at a good price. Originally, they cost three taels of silver per watermelon, but for the sake of the master, they cost five taels a piece."
"Thank you, Grandpa. If it weren't for you, I would not even be able to sell the watermelon for five hundred taels of silver. You will get half of this money." Lin Zhu was so excited, one thousand taels of silver, and there will be several thousand taels in the future.
Ah, she had never seen so much money in her previous life. She suddenly became a rich man, and it was like silver was raining in front of her eyes. The silver was shining.
"Hahahaha, how can my godfather ask for your money? This is all yours, keep it." Old doctor Zhang was amused by her reaction, and felt very happy after hearing her words. Several grandchildren at home
When he was in front of me, he was very filial, but he didn't give him so much money without blinking like Lin Zhu. "Just one watermelon a day is enough."
"How can one be enough? Two watermelons a day." Lin Zhu blurted out without thinking. "You want your grandpa to be a watermelon." Old doctor Zhang pretended to be angry and said. "There are also uncle housekeepers and others.
People, let them help you eat." Lin Zhu was immersed in the joy of large sums of money. She never thought that she would give away ten taels of silver in one day. In these ten days, it would be one hundred taels. She would not have even thought about it before.
Dare to think.
Not to mention Dr. Zhang and Housekeeper Zhang, even Chang’s mother was shocked by her generosity. Twelve taels a day was nothing in the eyes of those wealthy people, but in this remote place, it was a big sum.
It's too much to eat three hundred taels for a month. The three of them looked at Lin Zhu, who was still recovering from being hit by a thousand taels of silver notes, and thought to herself, girl, wake up.
"Girl Zhu," Old Doctor Zhang knocked her on the head to wake her up, "don't be so worthless. Do you know that two watermelons a day are equivalent to ten taels of silver, which is not a small amount."
Lin Zhu, who was knocked awake, heard what Old Doctor Zhang said and retorted, "Grandpa, you can't say that. It's because of your relationship that it's so expensive. If it weren't for the person you found, maybe a watermelon would be lost."
If you can't even sell it for a tael of silver, why don't you just stop eating?"
"Old man, this is the girl's intention and filial piety. Just accept it. Compared with what you have done, these are nothing." Chang's mother understood what Lin Zhu meant and also persuaded her.
"Okay, I'll accept it. How can I not accept my granddaughter's filial piety?" Old Doctor Zhang said loudly and happily, "Butler, remember two watermelons every day. If Zhu Yatou is reluctant to give it to me in the end, tell me. I
Come here and teach her a lesson." After saying that, everyone laughed.
"By the way," Lin Zhu remembered something and saluted to Butler Zhang, "Thank you, Uncle Butler. If you hadn't been here yesterday, the matter would not have been solved so easily." Yesterday, Butler Zhang and the village chief Lin Changqing
After leading the villagers away, they arrived at the ancestral hall. Although Lin Feng, the elder of the clan, interfered, Lin Zian was still asked to pay for the watermelon, which was only one tael of silver based on last year's price. He was also asked to change the watermelon outside Lin Zhu's yard.
The wasteland was cleaned up as punishment. In order to prevent Lin Zhu from having a hard time in the village in the future, Butler Zhang was merciful. If he had let him follow his temper, he would definitely have to break one of his legs, but since Heidou'er has already bitten him,
He didn't care. If he knew that each watermelon could be sold for five taels today, he would definitely not let him go easily.
The old man Lin Feng also wanted Lin Zhu to pay for Lin Zian's leg injury, but he was frightened when Butler Zhang smashed the table with one hand. He didn't dare to say anything anymore. Lin Zian obediently did as he asked.
Everyone was frightened by his move. From now on, as long as they were together, no one in Linjia Village would dare to bully Lin Zhu at will. This was one of the reasons why Lin Zhu was sincerely grateful to Butler Zhang.
"Miss Zhu, you are really insulting the villain. This is what I should do." Unexpectedly, Lin Zhu would salute him. Butler Zhang hurriedly got out of the way, but it was still a step too late. He looked at Old Doctor Zhang uneasily.
"It doesn't matter. Girl Zhu deserves to thank you. She did the right thing. You don't have to worry about it." Old doctor Zhang never told Lin Zhu about his identity. Lin Zhu didn't ask, but the two seemed to have a tacit understanding.
Acting according to their own habits, Lin Zhu fell into the eyes of old doctor Zhang, and old doctor Zhang was also respected by Lin Zhu.
After sitting for a while, Dr. Zhang said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he said that Lin Zhu's watermelon chicken was very good. He didn't enjoy the meal yesterday because he had guests, so he asked Lin Zhu to cook it again for him in a few days. Lin Zhu said
Zhuye smiled and agreed. With money, he could go to the county town to buy some dry goods and come back. This way, the watermelon chicken would be more authentic.
"Mother Chang, take this money." Lin Zhu handed her a one-hundred-tael banknote. "Girl, how can I take your money? Put it away quickly." Mother Chang was shocked by her behavior.
She was startled and immediately pushed the banknote back. "Mother Chang, listen to me." Lin Zhu thrust the banknote back into her hand, "Didn't you say you would redeem your son's life in the future? What if you don't have money?"
What about ransom? The money I give you every month is definitely not enough. Besides, don’t you still have to find an uncle? Only when you have money can you do things easily. Don’t refuse, just take it.”
"Girl, what do you want me to say?" Chang's mother was so moved that she wanted to cry. Although they didn't get along for a long time, Lin Zhu trusted her so much. If it weren't for the importance of finding the general's grandson, she would have wanted to
She vented her anger to Lin Zhu. Now she is safe here. Through the secret message, she also knew that she would soon find Chang Tianlei. She might still have to stay with Lin Zhu at that time, so now she can only continue to hide her identity.
.
"There's no need to say anything. Mother Chang doesn't mind the little money I give her and stays here to help me. I can't thank you enough. These extraneous things are nothing." After saying this, Lin Zhu entered the house and accompanied Fu Dou'er, who had just woken up.
Playing, leaving Chang’s mother there to calm down.
Two days later, Shopkeeper Du from Muyue Trading Company came to collect ripe watermelons. Lin Zhu asked Lin Changqing to help find some trustworthy people from the village to pick watermelons. Everyone who was invited thanked Lin Zhu.
The villagers were willing to watch the grown-up watermelons up close even if they didn't pay. What's more, Lin Zhu gave each person 50 cents, which was much more than what he earned working part-time jobs in the town. People watching the business
After loading the watermelons into the car and taking them away, the villagers had a more realistic understanding of the money they can make from growing watermelons. They looked at Lin Zhu with more gratitude.
Lin Zhu asked Wang Mu of Wang Shudun's family to write down the methods and precautions for growing watermelons in a booklet. Her family's watermelon field has always been managed by them, so compared to Lin Changqing, their experience was more intuitive. So the villagers
Many people also asked them about the fact that the Wang family, an outsider, had an easier life in the village.
After the watermelon collection came to an end, Lin Zhu thought about making wolfberry wine again. Since he decided to use the soaking method, of course there must be wine. For the sake of Dr. Zhang's health, when they came here this time, Butler Zhang deliberately did not bring any wine.
, so Lin Zhu wanted better wine, so he had to go to the county town to buy it. There happened to be a batch of wolfberry fruits that were ready to be sent to Fushengtang, and watermelons were sent to Shopkeeper Wang of Fushengtang. Lin Zhu decided to go there.
He went to the county town and took Chang's mother and Fu Douer with him. Ruyu heard that she was going to the county town to play, so she clamored to go with her.
After Lin Zhu asked Aunt Li, she took Ruyu and Youqing with her and asked for her permission.
The main purpose of coming here is consumption, so Lin Zhu waved his hand and said to Ruyu Youqing, Chang's mother and Fu Dou'er, I will pay for everything you want to buy. Knowing that she made money, few of them
To be polite, the group of people moved from the street to the end of the street, from shops to hawkers. Lin Zhu went to buy tiger cloth last time, and later bought a tiger head hat and tiger head shoes.
At the place where he was, he saw that she was still selling cloth tigers, so he took Fu Dou'er to have a look. Now Fu Dou'er was getting smarter and smarter. When he saw that the cloth tigers on the ground were more beautiful than his own, he asked the tigers
He grabbed her and didn't let go, so Lin Zhu bought back all the cloth tigers from the woman and left with the woman thanking her one after another.
Ruyu likes to visit the rouge shop and Youqing likes the embroidery shop. She also visited them and bought a lot of things. Lin Zhu asked Ruyu to choose some more rouges and buy them back to give to Xiaowan and the others. They would definitely be very happy. And
At Cloth Shop, everyone chose their favorite clothing materials, including those of Aunt Li and Aunt Guo. Finally, after having a big meal at Zuixianju, the most famous restaurant in the county, Lin Zhu's life as a rich man came to an end.
Of course, she didn't forget to buy wine. She didn't know whether the wine was good or bad, so she asked Butler Zhang to buy it a long time ago. There were also dry goods like scallops and sea cucumbers. Lin Zhu felt that Butler Zhang was better than her.
I also gave him the knowledge to buy it.
Lin Zhu and his group came out of Zuixian Tower. Lin Zhu was so excited that she insisted on trying the Zuixian Wine in Zuixian Tower. As a result, after one glass, she had too much. When she came out, Youqing helped her out. The little girl
Her eyes were misty, and Chang's mother looked a little angry at her, but no matter how angry she was, she had to help her back.
"Do you know which flowers are the most beautiful? Do you know which flowers women like the most?" Lin Zhu was drunk and talked too much. "I don't know, what do you think it is?" Ruyu saw her.
This look was funny, so he followed her words. "Let me tell you," Lin Zhu raised his finger and pointed at Ruyu and said, "It's about spending money when you have money and spending it casually. I like it best. Uh." He said and typed
Wine burps.
"Hey, look at how drunk you are. If you drink again next time, I will punish you by copying the girl's ring a hundred times." Chang's mother was so angry that Ruyu and Youqing were frightened. However, Lin Zhu said "
"You have money to spend and you spend it casually" made me laugh out loud. "Sister, I also like these two kinds of flowers." Ruyu was still making noises.
"Okay, if you go home and tell mom this, let's see how mom handles you." After all, You Qing is much older than the two of them. She is sensible and measured. After getting in the car, she kept helping Chang's mother hold Fu Dou.
Son, Chang's mother took care of the drunk Lin Zhu.
"Mama Chang, don't worry. She will be fine after a while. Xiaozhu is so happy that she is like this." Youqing advised Chang's mother from the side, "This is the first time I see her so happy. Xiaozhu also laughed before,
I’m just not as happy as I am today.”
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