Mrs. Liu was curious and said with a smile, "Tell me what it is."

Wan'er responded, "It's not a big deal. My mother's family has arranged a marriage for my brother, but I have been married for a few years and rarely participate in the gatherings of little girls, so I have never seen that girl.

“My mother was in poor health and had no relatives to help her, so she was in a bit of a dilemma.

"After all, adding someone to your family is a big deal. You have to find out clearly about the person's personality and appearance before making a decision."

"Ah, this is easy." Mrs. Liu agreed immediately, "Tell me the girl's family background and name. I have many wives who are familiar with me. The girls in their families are all in their teens. There are always a few I know.

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"When the time comes and I find out the exact information, I will ask someone to tell you that you should come to my house with your baby in your arms and don't stay bored at home every day."

Mrs. Jia Er also said, "Add me to this matter. You also know that I am a talkative and funny person, and I know a lot of people."

Wan'er quickly thanked them and explained the girl's family background and ranking in detail.

Their family is not from an aristocratic family, and the girl they can look up to is from an ordinary family, but being ordinary has ordinary benefits. Usually the back house is relatively quiet, and there are no scandals.

After chatting for a few more words, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Jia Er were about to say goodbye and go home.

Wan'er asked them to stay for dinner, but they refused. Wan'er could only ask someone to prepare a basket, and each of them gave a jade melon as a gift.

The jasper melon the size of a pottery basin is emerald green in color and exudes a faint sweet fragrance. No matter how you look at it, it is very pleasant.

Mrs. Liu was surprised and said, "Is the melon garden in Ruijintan opening now?"

Wan'er smiled and nodded, "Yes, Auntie. This was sent by the village chief this morning. My father and Mr. Wen also know about it. They plan to go to the palace tomorrow to offer melons, and then open the garden and sell them to the outside world."

Mrs. Jia Er stretched out her hand and patted the jade melon. She was very surprised and laughed softly, "Then we can eat this year's jade melon earlier than the emperor."

Mrs. Liu also smiled, "I will definitely talk to my old man when I get back. He is like a child now. I'm afraid he will be happy for several days because of this."

"The same goes for my old lady," Mrs. Jia Er was even happier. "Her old lady often complains that her mouth feels bitter recently. It is probably because of the heat and anger. If she eats a few pieces of jade melon, she will be cured immediately."

Wan'er asked someone to cover the basket with a piece of coarse cloth, and then sent it to the carriage of the two of them.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Jia came here in joy and left happily.

After returning home, needless to say, they all made the old man smile.

On the second day, Li Laoer and Mr. Wen took the village chief and Liu Biaotou, loaded a cart full of jade melons and golden fruits, paraded through the market, and delivered them to the palace.

People inside and outside Xindu have long been accustomed to the Li family's unique way of announcing.

As a result, the melon garden in Ruijintan opened, and the news spread almost instantly.

The children in the family are jumping around and clamoring for melons. If there is any hesitation in the family, the children will want to roll on the floor.

The old man and the old lady love their grandson, and in this hot summer, they are also looking forward to eating a piece of melon to quench their thirst.

Therefore, if the pillars of each family cannot grab a few jade melons, they do not respect the elderly and do not love the young.

Unavoidably, they took their slaves and hurriedly walked on the road to Broken Gold Beach under the scorching sun, sweating profusely along the way.

But no matter how hot it gets, they don't dare to stop for fear that it will be too late and they won't even be able to buy melon vines.

If you couldn't buy a good melon with broken gold in previous years, you could always buy it elsewhere.

Although the quality is not as good as that of Ruijintan, not as sweet and not as hydrating, it can still satisfy your cravings.

This year, the weather has been unfavorable. The spring drought has continued until now. The melon vines elsewhere have all dried up. The few jade melons that occasionally grow are pitiful.

Only Suijintan, the four villages together numbered hundreds of people, and even hired hundreds of people, adding up to more than a thousand laborers, to dig canals from Jiangchazi, and divert the river water to the vicinity of Suijintan, and there were buckets of water

Pick it to the field and irrigate the melons one by one.

The busy scene at the beginning attracted many people in the city to watch the fun.

It can be said that the jade melons of Broken Gold Beach are now a veritable rarity.

Everyone is ready for the price to double!

But when I arrived at Guayuan, I heard that the price had only increased by 30%. If I exchanged it for grain, I could buy it first, and even the price had only increased by 20%.

The increased portion is the hard-earned money of the villagers and employees.

Naturally, the food will be distributed to the villagers and hired workers.

On average, a jade melon costs six to seven taels of silver.

If you can afford to eat like this, you must be a rich person.

Rich people store grain at home, and it doesn't matter even if there is no harvest this year.

As a result, the jade melons on Broken Gold Beach were picked quickly and put on carriages.

Large amounts of grain were also sent to Suijintan one after another, and were distributed by Suijintan.

Food is the most important thing for the people.

Farmers make a living by farming, but they are also the group that suffers the most from hunger.

Especially in a disaster year like this, no one is more panicked than farmers.

Anyone with any brains would choose food instead of money.

At critical moments, food can save lives, but money cannot...

In the palace, the emperor was also happy to see baskets of jade melons and golden fruits.

He ordered Manager Yi to cut open a jade melon, hold a large piece in his hands, and eat it happily.

The village chief looks much older than in previous years.

Now seeing the emperor eating delicious food, the wrinkles on his face were all piled together, and he looked more honest.

The emperor chatted with him cordially about home affairs, asking about the drought, the villagers' food and drink, the fruits on the mountains, and the business in the hot spring valley.

The village chief didn't hide anything, he just told me if he had any difficulties.

"Your Majesty, the drought this year is indeed serious. The fruits on the mountains are probably not even half as old as in previous years. The water in the hot spring valley is also much less. In the past, the water flow was as thick as a bucket, but this year it is like a child peeing..."

"Ahem!" Manager Yi coughed suddenly and reminded the village chief that it was indecent to speak like this.

The village chief was a little confused, and when he realized what he was doing, he felt a little embarrassed and frightened.

The emperor put down the melon rind, took the wet cloth and wiped his hands, then glared at Manager Yi and scolded with a smile, "You old slave, don't be too meddlesome, let the village chief say whatever he wants.

"I have long been tired of listening to civil and military officials talking in official terms. Just like the village chief, I can only say whatever I have to say."

Manager Yi chuckled to please him, "What the emperor said is that this old slave is troublesome."

"Hmph, then you won't get a share of the jade melons this year. You'll be punished by being greedy to death." The emperor joked.

However, it was rare that Manager Yi did not keep his head down. Instead, he raised his chin proudly and replied, "The emperor doesn't reward me, and I'm not afraid of it either. I'll go to Zhilan Palace in a moment. The princess and the princess will definitely take pity on me and give me two rewards."

A jade melon!"

The emperor laughed, pointed at Manager Yi and shook his head helplessly, "Look, this old slave has found a backer. He knows that those two girls are definitely not short of jade melons, so he won't take me seriously!"

Everyone also laughed.

Liu Biaotou is a tall man with a naturally brave spirit and a hearty smile.
Chapter completed!