Traveling through time with a house, I teach people all over the country how to farm

Chapter 376 Selling Watermelon

Zheng Sisi looked at Sheng Zhen, who shook his head and said, "I haven't eaten it, so I don't know. Also, I was rarely in Beijing before, so I never heard of this."

"Okay!" Zheng Sisi put away her curiosity and said, "Cut it again, into small pieces. Don't make it too wide or it will be hard to eat."

Sheng Zhen cut the watermelon according to her instructions. Zheng Sisi brought a few pieces on a tray and placed them in front of the emperor's table. She said, "Your Majesty, Grandfather, please eat quickly. I put this watermelon in the ice cellar for a while. It's very cool."

The maids also sent watermelons to the tables of the ministers. Everyone took a watermelon to see how the emperor ate it. The emperor also took a piece of watermelon and waited for Zheng Sisi to demonstrate. So Zheng Sisi became the first person to eat crabs, no, to eat watermelons.

Zheng Sisi took a piece and took a bite. She sighed, "So sweet and delicious."

Someone takes the lead and others follow.

"Ah! What kind of watermelon is this? It's simply a magical fruit!"

"It's so delicious, sweet, refreshing and juicy. It's a great melon to cool off in the summer!"

"What the Hu people's cold melon is, it's their treasure, but compared to our Great Yue watermelon, it's nothing."

There were many different opinions, but it did not slow them down in eating watermelon. After eating one piece, they would go for the second piece.

After cutting the watermelon, Sheng Zhen also ate a piece. When he saw Zheng Sisi reaching for the third piece, he reminded her, "The watermelon is too cold. Eat less."

"Ugh!" Zheng Sisi reluctantly retracted her outstretched hand and glared at Sheng Zhen. This guy was such a spoilsport!

Emperor Yongshun asked in confusion: "Sisi, there is more, why don't you eat it?"

Duke Zheng also looked over, and Zheng Sisi could only say, "Your Majesty, save them for you and your grandfather. I'll pick more later. Haha!"

Emperor Yongshun was instantly touched, thinking that Sisi was so considerate, much more considerate than his own daughters. Duke Zheng was also touched, and his idea of ​​living in the county lady's mansion became more determined, and he went back to tell his wife.

Zheng Sisi said, "Everyone, please eat slowly. Watermelon is cold in nature and can promote diuresis. It is a great product for relieving summer heat. However, if you eat too much, you will easily go to the toilet."

She was afraid that if she didn't remind them, someone would eat too much and not be able to find the toilet on the way back, which would be embarrassing.

Everyone nodded and understood that watermelon contains a lot of water, so after eating it, it will definitely need to be excreted later.

My stomach, which had just shrunk due to digestion, was filled up again by the watermelon.

When someone was full, he asked, "Princess Anping, are you selling these watermelons? Can I reserve a few?"

Zheng Sisi cleared her throat and said, "Of course it's for sale. Even this watermelon is hard to come by. It's an imported product that sailed across the ocean. It's much tastier than the Hu people's winter melon, so the price is a little expensive."

"Princess Anping, what's the price?"

Zheng Sisi said, "Ten taels of silver each."

"That makes sense, that makes sense. The Hu people charge one tael of gold for such a small melon. I'll order ten for ten taels of silver and have the servants deliver them this afternoon."

"Yes, I'll order ten too."

"I'll order twenty."

Zheng Sisi felt like she was back to the day when she was selling sweet potato seedlings, and that’s what people shouted when they held the silver bills.

In just one minute, Zheng Sisi sold hundreds of watermelons. She pressed her hands and said, "Don't get excited, my lords. I only have this many watermelons in my house. If you order more, we need to transport them from the farm, which will take time."

"It doesn't matter, just leave it to us."

Someone asked again: "Princess Anping, will you still plant next year? Can you sell me some watermelon seedlings?"

Zheng Sisi said, "You can grow your own next year. When you buy watermelons, spit out the seeds when you eat them, dry them, and then plant them next year."

"What? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I swallowed so many seeds. I ate so much watermelon!"

"Yeah, these are all seeds, what a waste!"

Several people followed suit and complained, saying that they were heartbroken because they were not reminded in advance.

"Uh!" Zheng Sisi's face was full of black lines. Okay, it's my fault.

After eating the rice and watermelon, Emperor Yongshun said, "My dear ministers, the fact that our Dai Viet has high-yield grain varieties needs to be kept secret. I am worried that other countries will come to cause trouble after hearing the news. We won't be afraid when it becomes popular next year."

All the ministers stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, rest assured. We swear to keep this secret until our death."

Emperor Yongshun spoke to Zheng Sisi about the grain seeds before leaving the county mansion with a group of ministers.

Because watermelons were also grown in the imperial palace, Emperor Yongshun did not pack any of them. Zheng Sisi only told the emperor how to tell whether the watermelons were ripe.