The control group of the ancient heroine

Niu Da and Niu Da's wife came forward: "Madam, here you go."

Mrs. Niu said: "Don't worry, the head of the house sprinkled snake repellent powder on the manor early in the morning and took the children to check. There will be no more snakes."

When Yang Haiyan heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great. Come on, let's go see the watermelons." If there are ripe ones, it's best to cut them and eat them on the spot.

Mrs. Niu said: "You have come all the way, do you want to rest for a while?"

Yang Haiyan said: "No need."

There were about 250 watermelons in half an acre of watermelon when they were planted, but only 100 survived.

Yang Haiyan looked at a piece of green watermelon, her mouth was watering, just barely flowing. Not to mention, looking at the watermelons one by one, she was so excited that she wanted to cry. It is true that life in ancient times was too difficult.

Niu Da Dao: "These watermelons seem to be very big, but how do they count as ripe? Does your wife have a son?"

Yang Haiyan can't look at watermelons, or in other words, she doesn't know how to tell whether a watermelon is ripe, but she can talk on paper. “When I first bought the seeds, I heard from a traveling dealer that there are several ways to tell whether a watermelon is ripe.

First: weigh the weight. ‌The more ripe the watermelon, the lighter its weight. Generally, for watermelons of the same size, the lighter one is better, and the heavier one is the bigger one.

Second: listen to the sound. Hold the watermelon in your hands and tap it gently with your fingers. If it makes a crisp sound of "dong, dong" and the hand holding the watermelon feels a little trembling, it is a ripe melon; if it makes a "thud, thud" sound, it means it is relatively mature. Reflection; if it makes a "pop, pop" sound, it is an overripe melon; if it makes a "tap, tap" sound, it is an overripe melon.

No. 꺘: Take a look. 눃The skin of the melon is green and bright. When the melon is ripe, the color of the rind will become darker.

Fourth: Look at the melon navel. The melon navel will become concave when it is ripe. If you look at a ripe watermelon, you will understand the extent of the concavity. Combined with the comprehensive judgment mentioned before, it is not difficult to know the ripeness of the melon. "Actually, there are several identification methods, but Yang Haiyan can't remember them. "Niu Da, just follow these four methods to choose. Don't worry, even if you choose the right one, it's okay. Just accumulate experience. "

Hearing what Yang Haiyan said, Niu Da was relieved. He followed what Yang Haiyan said and selected four watermelons based on weighing, listening to the sound, looking at the melons, and looking at the melon navel. "Madam, what do you think of these four?"

Yang Haiyan said: "Bring a knife and cut them all open."

The private guard brought the knife and asked, "Will you cut all four?"

Yang Haiyan said: "Cut it open."

After cutting the four, it was found that two were cooked and two of them were half-cooked.

Yang Haiyan said: "Slice the watermelon and divide it into pieces. Let everyone have a taste." She took a spoon and ate half of it first. When you take one bite, the sweet taste of watermelon is so refreshing, so you have to eat watermelon like this. "You all eat it. The big cow will cut it up for everyone."

Niuda: "Yes. Do you want to eat this half-cooked dish?"

Yang Haiyan said: "It's edible, but it's not as sweet as the cooked ones."

Naturally, cows are not willing to be wasted, so they cut the half-cooked ones for the 깊 family to eat, and cut the cooked ones for Uncle Hong to eat.

Mrs. Niu: "Ah, this one is so sweet, and the melon won't be wasted." The sweetness is different from sugar, but the sweet taste is the same as sugar water.

Yang Haiyan smiled and said: "No. Niu Da, you can choose the fifty melons that you think are ripe later, and I will take them away."

Niu Da: "Yes."

Based on his recent experience, Niu Da also has some judgments about whether the watermelon is ripe. From these one hundred and ten watermelon vines, he chose fifty watermelons.

These watermelons are of the highest quality. Each one weighs about three kilograms. Fifty watermelons are quite heavy to put on a carriage. In addition to watermelons, cauliflower and corn can also be harvested, so Yang Haiyan asked Niu Da to pick fifty cauliflowers and fifty corns.

Cauliflower and broccoli are different. A broccoli plant basically bears two to three fruits, but a cauliflower plant only bears one fruit. Therefore, in the same half-acre, there are hundreds of cauliflower plants, but the yield is one-third of that of broccoli.

On the way back, Yang Haiyan kept thinking, how to sell watermelons? She thought of two sales channels, one was to slice it, and the other was to sell it whole.

For slicing, it costs two cents a piece, and a watermelon can be cut into about 40 slices. If sold whole, it would cost seventy cents each. After deciding on the sales method, Yang Haiyan asked Aunt Lian to go to the county town and bring twenty-four cauliflowers and twenty-four watermelons as soon as she arrived at the family room. The Hou Mansion and the General Mansion each gave two cauliflowers and two watermelons, and sent the rest to the restaurant.

The restaurant and Yang Haiyan were familiar with each other because of Broccoli, so when Granny Lian arrived, she went directly to the shopkeeper.

께The shopkeeper was polite when he saw Aunt Lian: "Auntie, are you here?" 께The shopkeeper went to Qianfu's house that day and met Aunt Lian, who was with Mrs. Qin.

Aunt Lian said politely: "Hello, shopkeeper, I have sent another batch of fresh vegetables from my wife's manor. I sent them here specially. I also received a batch of fruits. This fruit is called watermelon. I don't know if the restaurant has any. I’ll accept it if you’re interested, but the price of this fruit is a bit expensive, one fruit costs seventy cents.”

께The shopkeeper was stunned: "Such an expensive fruit? What kind of fruit is this?" Apples and pears don't have to be so expensive.

Aunt Lian said: "This fruit is called watermelon. I asked you to move it in."

The private guard was carrying a basket with twenty watermelons in it.

께The shopkeeper is considered a knowledgeable 그깊 in the county, but this is the first time I have seen this fruit called watermelon, and it is so big. "How...how do you eat this?"

Aunt Lian was very confident about watermelon. After eating watermelon with her wife, she liked the slightly sweet watermelon very much. So when she saw the shopkeeper and asked, she said confidently: "Do you have a knife?" ”

께The shopkeeper asked 그 to get the 깊 knife.

Aunt Lian cut the watermelon in one stroke. When the watermelon was cut, even if she had never eaten it, the shopkeeper felt her mouth was a little dry. The red fruit inside made her drool.

Then, Aunt Lian cut it into slices one by one. According to Yang Haiyan's instructions, a quarter of the watermelon can be cut into ten slices, so she cut a quarter of the watermelon and said, "께Please taste it, shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper picked up a piece and took a bite: "It's delicious." The sweetness and moisture are just right. He has never eaten such a delicious big fruit. Oh, this big fruit is called watermelon.

Looking at the attitude of the shopkeeper, Grandma Lian knew: "This watermelon is priced at seventy cents a piece. It is the same as cauliflower and broccoli. We can provide twenty of them every day. Is the shopkeeper sure?"

께The shopkeeper said: "I'll discuss this with my uncle." He was definitely sure, but the price was a bit expensive, so he didn't dare to make the decision, "Mommy, please wait a moment, I'll call my uncle."

After a while, the shopkeeper called the shopkeeper, who was a middle-aged man. I just heard the shopkeeper describe this fruit called watermelon in a very colorful way. Now when I saw the watermelon and looked at the red fruit, I was indeed a little surprised.

께Shopkeeper: "Uncle, this is the watermelon I'm talking about. The fruit in Mrs. Qin's farm is also cultivated from seeds bought from traveling merchants. Please try it quickly."

The shopkeeper glared at the shopkeeper, first greeted Granny Lian, then picked up a piece of watermelon and took a bite, and then... nothing happened. The shopkeeper said: "Mom, is this price too expensive? We don't have any objection to broccoli costing four cents a piece, but this fruit... seventy cents is not something ordinary families can afford."

Aunt Lian smiled and said: "This watermelon only lasts for one month, and it will be gone after one month. If you want to eat it again, you will have to wait until next year. And the shopkeeper is too humble, and the guests who come to your restaurant to eat are not Ordinary people. What's more, for this month, the county's nobles will order one per day, and I'm afraid twenty won't be enough."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he also said something like, twenty of them a day can be sent directly to your home, why bother to sell them to others? "Is that still the same as broccoli and cauliflower, and we are the only one in the county who has them?"

Aunt Lian: "Naturally."

After leaving the restaurant, Aunt Lian went to the Hou's Mansion and the General's Mansion. After delivering the cauliflower and watermelon to the Hou's Mansion and the General's Mansion, Aunt Lian returned to the town.

However, when Aunt Lian left, the restaurant also sent two watermelons to the Hou Mansion.

Family room

Yang Haiyan is not interested in making money from watermelons. In ancient times, fruits were considered valuable, so they made money. Half an acre of watermelon can earn about 20 taels of silver, plus broccoli and cauliflower. Just vegetables alone can earn about 10 taels of silver, not to mention tomatoes.

"Madam..." Aunt Lian called from the yard before she even entered the house.

Yang Haiyan stood up and came to the door: "Seeing that grandma is happy, it shows that the conversation was very successful."

Aunt Lian said: "No, the shopkeeper still wants to bargain. This is the money collected from the cauliflower and watermelon."

Yang Haiyan nodded but did not answer. Aunt Lian was in charge of the money at home. In normal times, Aunt Lian was in charge of the harvest of the shop, so she would calculate the profit every month.

Aunt Lian added: "Then I'm afraid the watermelons here are not easy to sell. The town is not as good as the county. A watermelon costs 70 yuan, and most people are reluctant to part with it."

Yang Haiyan said: "The uncut watermelon will not go bad if it is left for two days, so the remaining ones will be sent tomorrow. Moreover, the town is not richer than the county town, but there are people with better conditions who will buy it. There are two more left. Sixteen, each family's private guard will get a quarter, Uncle Hong will get a quarter, you, Aunt Fan and Aunt Yu will get a quarter, and the remaining quarter will be given to Siya and Shouyi. ‌Send it over. "Exactly two.

Aunt Lian: "Yes, I will thank you, Madam, on behalf of everyone."

Yang Haiyan added: "Take another one and sink it in the well water. You can eat it when the boss comes back."

Aunt Lian: "Yes."