Manager Wang from Prince Rui's Mansion went out to do shopping as usual, and he often went to the Xu family's fruit and vegetable shop.
The Xu family owns a village in the suburbs of Beijing, and the dishes in the shop are all the freshest. Although the prices are a bit more expensive than other shops, as the owner of his family, the cheap ones are not enough.
As soon as Manager Wang entered the door, he felt that the shop had changed today. Not to mention it was cleaner and tidier, and there were large and round fruits in the most conspicuous place of the shop.
I don’t know how this fruit grows. Not only is the fruit very big, but there are patterns on the peel. Manager Wang was attracted to it at a glance.
Xu Gui, the shopkeeper, saw him coming in and hurriedly greeted him. This was a big customer and he couldn't neglect him.
"Manager Wang, are you still the same today?"
Manager Wang nodded, still staring at the watermelon.
Xu Gui took the basket in his hand and began to fill it with fresh vegetables such as leeks, cucumbers, and cabbages.
Although these are common seasonal vegetables, Xu's ones are juicier and sweeter than others, so the masters of the palace like them very much.
"Shopkeeper, what is this fruit that looks so strange?"
When Xu Gui heard the action of loading the dishes, he followed Manager Wang's gaze and saw that he was pointing to the watermelon on the counter. Xu Gui's heart dropped after he had been carrying it since morning.
The boss asked him to sell new fruits and vegetables, but he hadn't sold a single one all morning. The fruits were precious and not something ordinary people could afford. He waited for a long time for Manager Wang to speak, but luckily he lived up to his expectations.
"This is called watermelon. It is a sweet and thirst-quenching fruit. Our boss got it by chance. It is the first of its kind in the Yan Dynasty. Would you like to buy it back and try it?"
As he said this, he picked one for Manager Wang. This watermelon weighed almost ten kilograms. Manager Wang was also a pampered man. His daily job was to buy the melon. When he took the melon, he almost couldn't hold it in his arms. Fortunately, Xu
Please give me a drag, otherwise the watermelon would have fallen to the ground.
Xu Gui was also shocked. If the watermelon fell, he would not be able to afford the compensation if he sold it.
"This watermelon...is really heavy!"
Manager Wang shook his head and looked at it with a look of disgust. Is this fruit delicious?
"It's just enough for a family to eat. If you think it's heavy now, you'll know when you eat it. This watermelon clears away heat and quenches thirst. A piece of it in summer will make you feel like a god. You may think it's a bit small then..."
Xu Gui was lucky enough to taste a piece, and he still remembers the taste. He can guarantee that this is the first time in his decades of life that he has tasted such a delicious fruit.
"Oh, give me one then. How much is this watermelon?"
Shopkeeper Wang was dubious, but he thought that his master had lost his appetite in the past two days and couldn't eat anything when the weather was hot.
If this watermelon really clears away heat, quenches thirst and appetizers as the shopkeeper said, then the master will be able to eat more, and he will be able to appear well in front of the master.
Xu Gui stretched out his fingers and gestured, "One hundred taels of silver each."
"How much? One hundred and two? Is this a watermelon or a gold melon?"
Shopkeeper Wang's eyes almost popped out. How dare this shopkeeper of the Xu family do this? This is a money grab.
Xu Gui sighed, "Well, as you know, this watermelon is a rare thing. Our boss only got a few in total, and they will be gone when they are sold. Originally, my master was not willing to sell them, so we can eat such rare fruits at home."
, it’s not even enough to give it away.”
"But our boss is unwilling, saying that it is precisely because of such good fruits that we need to share them with everyone, but not everyone is qualified to share them. Rare things naturally belong to the nobles, and only the nobles can taste them.
The produce is good, so the price is a little higher than the price of ordinary melons and fruits."
Xu Guineng was eloquent and attributed the high price of this watermelon to the distinguished status of the customer, which not only complimented the customer but also made the high price reasonable.
Manager Wang choked on his words. Although he still thought it was expensive, the shopkeeper was right.
My master has a distinguished status and would never look down upon a hundred taels of silver. Now it doesn't matter if he buys rare melons and fruits to try.
"Okay, you can install it for me."
Manager Wang nodded, and Xu Gui breathed a sigh of relief. He had memorized this sentence for a long time, and he didn't know how his boss came up with it. It was really clever.
You see, you're not coaxing people into happily paying for it.
If Xu Ziwen knew about it, he would definitely smile with appreciation. It wasn't Jiang Miao's idea. He, the son of a businessman, is not as smart as a peasant woman, and he can't compare to her in business.
However, Xu Ziwen was convinced of the couple. Although he was not as good as him, he also gained benefits from being friends with them. He had to hold their thighs well.
"This watermelon is so heavy that I can't carry it back. You can find someone to send it to the palace for me. Pick two more besides this one and send them back together."
Manager Wang thought about it and decided to buy two more. There were more than a dozen masters in the palace, big and small. What if he only bought one remaining master?
But he didn't buy too much. After all, he didn't know how the watermelons tasted, so he bought three according to the number of people and let the masters try them first. If they were delicious, he would buy them again.
But later on, Manager Wang almost didn't regret it. If he had known that watermelons were so popular, he would have moved all the melons in the shop back. Of course, this is all for later.
The waiter from Xu's shop followed Manager Wang back to the palace with three large watermelons on his back, attracting the attention of many people along the way.
This was also Xu Gui's request. He did not let the waiter deliver it alone. He followed Manager Wang just to promote the watermelons in the shop. In the words of the owner, this was advertising.
Manager Wang is well-informed, so how could he not know Xu Gui's plan? However, the shop assistants personally delivered the goods to his door, so he could not see this little trick.
"Okay, just put it here."
Manager Wang asked the waiter to go to the door, gave him ten yuan for running errands, and sent him away.
When the doorman saw Manager Wang coming back, he quickly came forward to please him.
"Manager Wang, you came back later than usual today, but did you encounter something on the way?"
The boy looked concerned, but Manager Wang looked arrogant and ignored him. He pointed to the basket of watermelons on the ground and said.
"Carry it with me to meet the master."
"Okay."
This was a good job. Normally, he, a boy from the outer courtyard, would never have the chance to show his face in front of his master. This was all thanks to Manager Wang's promotion, so no matter how heavy the basket was, he could carry it with ease.
As soon as the two entered the inner courtyard, they heard an angry shout.
"Bang!" The dishes were thrown to the ground and fell into pieces.
"Is there no one in the kitchen? No matter what is sent, the dog won't eat these meals!"
