webnovelfull Chapter 306 Watermelon Harvest
Chapter 306 Watermelon Harvest
Red Pumpkin: I'd also like to be your assistant.
There were a lot of people signing up later, and Shen Wanning had no choice but to choose five people who looked familiar to her.
Shen Wanning: Thank you all for your enthusiastic registration. I selected five people online, mainly because they were the ones I was most familiar with. So, I inferred that they had slightly more free time. For those who weren't selected, don't be discouraged! There may be another chance in the future.
Xiao Nuomi: I'm the assistant. If you're really having trouble, you can register with me. Please note that you only need to register with one assistant. Don't register with more than one.
Shen Wanning: Xiao Nuomi is right. Everyone only needs to register with one assistant. I'd appreciate it if several assistants could help review these people. When registering, please state your needs and address so we can help you. If you're just asking for money, we won't give it to you. If you have special needs, please contact me for verification.
The last sentence is about the concern for families who are in real financial difficulty and need financial assistance, such as those who are sick but have no money for medical treatment.
The quiet evening breeze sent her a private message: If someone really needs money and you can't verify it, I can help you do it.
Shen Wanning: Thank you, Sister Wanfeng, you are so nice.
Quiet Evening Breeze: It doesn’t matter, we are all the same. We hope that this world will be a better place and that we can help more people.
After making the agreement with netizens, seeing that it was almost midnight, Shen Wanning said goodbye to netizens and went off the air to rest.
When they woke up in the morning, the villagers were carrying loads of watermelons on their shoulders and walking towards the Lin family.
"There is less rain this year, so the watermelons are so sweet." Tie Niu put down his load, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.
"Brother Tie Niu, you must be tired. Please sit down." Shen Wanning took out a chair and placed it in front of Tie Niu.
Tie Niu waved his hand and said, "No, no, there are still many watermelons in the field. I have to pick up a few more."
"Brother Tieniu, don't be so anxious. Take a break first before you get busy!" Shen Wanning said, "Dad, please go get the scale and the account book so we can record the weight of each household's watermelon."
Lin Dashan responded and went into the house to get the scale.
"There are still a lot of watermelons in the field. Wait a minute. I will bring the watermelons over and we will weigh them together. It will be too hot when the sun rises soon. I have to pick the watermelons early while it's still early." Tie Niu replied.
Shen Wanning had no choice but to say, "Okay then, Brother Tieniu, go slowly. The watermelon is still a bit heavy. Walk slowly on the road."
Tie Niu responded and left the Lin family.
After he left, other villagers came over carrying watermelons.
Lin Dashan happened to have taken out a scale, so they first weighed the two baskets of watermelons in the baskets. Then they took out the watermelons and weighed the two baskets.
After subtracting the two, Yue Mingzhu volunteered to write down the villagers' names and the weight of the watermelons in the account book.
"Would you like me to pay for your watermelons now, or wait until all the watermelons are delivered?" Shen Wanning asked.
Anyway, the beans in her express station can be exchanged for copper coins, silver, or banknotes at any time, so she can always take out money to pay these villagers.
The villager smiled innocently. "Let's settle the bill after all the watermelons are delivered! I trust the character of your Lin family. Besides, we just harvested the wheat and rice, so there's no urgent need for money."
"Okay, I'll put it down in your account first, and we can settle the bill together later." Shen Wanning nodded.
"Okay, okay. Then I'll go to the field and pick some more watermelons." The man turned and left.
In this way, over the whole morning, people came one after another carrying watermelons, and the yard was filled with watermelons.
Most villagers chose to wait until all the watermelons were delivered before paying. Only a very few people were eager to get the money and chose to pay immediately.
Seeing everyone sweating profusely, Aunt Zhang put two watermelons in a basin, soaked them in well water, and after the watermelons cooled down, she took them to the kitchen, cut them into small pieces, and brought them out in a vegetable basket.
"Everyone's been tired all morning. It's so hot, eat some watermelon to cool down."
The villagers were very simple and said, "We all have watermelons at home. Besides, these watermelons are sold to you. How can we eat your watermelons?"
"We're just from the countryside, why are you being so polite? Besides, it's not something expensive, so just eat it." Aunt Zhang handed the basket to them and invited them warmly.
The villagers felt a little embarrassed. Each of them picked up a piece, ate just a small piece, and left.
Aunt Zhang took out the remaining watermelon and shared it with everyone.
Shen Wanning took a bite and nodded, saying, "It's really sweet. How comfortable it would be to eat cool watermelon in the summer!"
Unfortunately, in ancient times, this watermelon was not considered ice, it just had an ordinary flavor and was not as delicious as the chilled one.
"This is easy. Hang the watermelon in the well. When you take it out, it will be cold. I will hang the watermelon in the well and you can eat it after you wake up from your afternoon nap." Lin Dashan said.
"Thank you, Dad." Shen Wanning thought for a moment and then said, "With so much watermelon, if we make iced watermelon juice, it will definitely taste great."
"Watermelon juice? Do you want to blend the watermelons into juice and then drink it?" Xu asked, holding the watermelon in one hand.
"Yes, so many watermelons must be made into drinks. Otherwise, our family can't eat so much." Shen Wanning said.
"But it's quite convenient to eat watermelon like this. Will anyone buy watermelon juice? Besides, the things in our milk tea shop are so expensive." Aunt Zhang asked.
"When drinking watermelon juice in the summer, of course you have to put ice cubes in it. They know the price of ice cubes, so they shouldn't think it's too expensive." Shen Wanning thought that many people nowadays would buy watermelon juice, so she guessed that watermelon juice wouldn't be too difficult to sell.
"It's okay, let's try it first." Aunt Zhang said.
"I'll go make some watermelon juice first. You guys can try it, mom." As she said that, Shen Wanning put the leftover watermelon rind on the table and got up to go to the kitchen.
First, mash the watermelon into juice, filter out the pulp, then add some boiled water and some sugar, and the watermelon juice is ready.
Finally, I went to the cellar and got some ice cubes and put them in the bowl.
"Dad, Mom, the watermelon juice is ready. Come and have a try." Shen Wanning said as she brought two bowls of watermelon juice from the kitchen.
"Aunt, let me help you." Yue Mingzhu ran to the kitchen and brought out two bowls of watermelon juice.