Space Farming: Traveling through Ancient Times to Do Business

"Oh, yes, yes, Miss Jiang is going to the city to sell melons, we can't delay." The villagers finally woke up from their dream and took action.

They quickly and carefully lifted the bamboo baskets filled with watermelons onto the carriage. While they were busy, they reminded Chen Yuxi, who was driving the carriage: "Yuxi, you have to be careful on the way. These watermelons are our treasures. Don't break them."

Since the road was built in the village, the carriage has been running much more smoothly and at a much faster speed than before. Although they set out from Taohua Village at noon, the carriage had already stopped steadily at the gate of Jiang's house in the city before noon. The whole journey took only three quarters of an hour, which was really fast and convenient.

As soon as the carriage arrived, Jiang Xue jumped off impatiently and called to the servants at home: "Come and help, carry all the watermelons down." The servants responded and quickly moved the watermelons on the carriage into the Jiang house one by one.

When the watermelon was moved to the hall, everyone's eyes were focused on this round, green-skinned, black-striped, peculiar fruit, with curiosity and confusion on their faces.

"What is this?" Butler Chen asked in confusion. He had never seen a fruit of this shape before.

Qian Dongnan was even more confused, and he moved closer to take a closer look: "It looks like a melon, but...what kind of melon is this? I've never seen it before."

The other servants were also whispering and discussing it. Some guessed that it was some new fruit, while others thought it was some special vegetable.

Seeing this, Jiang Xue couldn't help but laugh. She winked at everyone mysteriously and said, "This is a watermelon, a very delicious fruit. Its skin is green with black stripes. The flesh inside is red and very sweet."

"Watermelon?" Everyone repeated this unfamiliar name, their faces full of curiosity and anticipation.

"Butler Chen, bring a clean knife and some clean plates." Jiang Xue ordered, preparing to show everyone how to cut watermelon.

Chen Yuxi was worried that Jiang Yurou might get hurt, so she suggested, "Miss, let me do it."

But Jiang Yurou shook her head and insisted on doing it herself.

Jiang Yurou took the knife handed to her by Nanny Yan. She carefully checked the cleanliness of the knife and sniffed it gently to make sure there was no peculiar smell before using it.

She knew very well that the knife could not be used to cut meat and garlic because that would destroy the original fresh taste of the watermelon.

She stood in the middle of the hall and began to cut the big watermelon in front of everyone.

I saw that she had a skillful technique and the blade made a crisp sound as it cut through the watermelon.

The watermelon rind is cut layer by layer, revealing the red and green flesh inside, which is brightly colored and very pleasing to the eye.

Jiang Yurou cut the watermelon into triangular pieces, each piece was uniform in size and regular in shape.

She smiled and distributed the cut watermelon to everyone, allowing them to taste the delicious fruit.

"Wow, the flesh is so red!" Butler Chen exclaimed. Others also gathered around and observed this strange fruit curiously.

Jiang Yurou picked up a piece of cut watermelon and handed it to Butler Chen: "Here, try it."

Butler Chen took the watermelon, hesitated for a moment, and then took a careful bite. Suddenly, his eyes widened: "So sweet! This watermelon is so delicious!"

Seeing this, others also picked up the watermelons to taste. For a moment, the hall was filled with happy laughter and satisfied exclamations.

"These watermelons are simply a gift from nature! Their bright colors seem to be the brightest crystals of the summer sun; and their sweet and juicy taste is as intoxicating as a mountain spring. Such a delicacy is sure to win everyone's heart!" Butler Chen praised the mountains of watermelons in front of him with a smile on his face.

Jiang Xue stood quietly beside Butler Chen, her eyes also attracted by these tempting watermelons.

She nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with Butler Chen's opinion: "Yes, that's true. Tell your subordinates to send a few to Jiang Mansion and Feng Mansion respectively, so that they can also experience this rare delicacy."

However, at this moment, Jiang Xue seemed to suddenly remember something important and quickly added, "Oh, by the way! Shopkeeper Wang has always taken great care of our mansion. This friendship cannot be ignored. Remember to send him two as well to express our gratitude."

In fact, Jiang Xue had already figured out how to use the leftover watermelons.

She plans to use them in her own ice jelly shop to create some unique and innovative delicacies to attract more customers.

Having made up her mind, Jiang Xue turned to Shopkeeper Wang and said, "Shopkeeper Wang, please take the trouble to deliver these watermelons to Shopkeeper Wang in person."

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Wang immediately responded respectfully, "Okay, miss, I'll do it right away." After that, he hurried away, shouldering the important task of delivering this sweet gift.

Jiang Xue looked at Nanny Yan and said, "Nanny Yan, take a few maids with you and go to the ice jelly shop with me. I want to see for myself how these watermelons can be incorporated into our cuisine."

Nanny Yan smiled and nodded, indicating her agreement, then turned around and called a few maids over. They all headed towards the ice jelly shop happily.

About a quarter of an hour later, they finally arrived at the ice jelly shop in the center of the street.

"Miss!" Xiao Liu, the accountant who was busy counting the accounts, saw Jiang Xue at a glance. He quickly put down the account book and abacus in his hands and prepared to walk out from behind the counter to greet her.

Seeing this, Jiang Xue shook her head gently, indicating that he didn't need to do this and could continue to do his own thing.

"Madam Yan, take all these watermelons to the kitchen." Jiang Xue ordered softly.

Nanny Yan nodded respectfully, turned around and said to the maids behind her, "Take these watermelons to the kitchen." As soon as she finished speaking, she followed Jiang Xue into the kitchen.

Some diners looked curiously at the baskets of watermelons being sent to the kitchen, and everyone talked about it and expressed their curiosity.

A group of diners stared with curiosity at the baskets of round, green watermelons that were being sent to the kitchen in an endless stream.

Everyone was whispering to each other, discussing this strange sight in low voices, their eyes full of confusion and curiosity.

"Are these things melons? How did they get moved into the kitchen? Is there some special snack today that will be made with melons?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"I think, maybe the chefs have come up with some new snacks to surprise us!" another person guessed.

"Well, it's possible!"

As the discussion became more heated, the diners' curiosity grew.

At this moment, the kitchen door was gently pushed open, and Jiang Xue said to everyone with a smile: "Dear guests, please be patient. We have indeed prepared a new dish for tasting today. Please wait and see!"

Hearing this, the diners became excited and couldn't wait to taste this mysterious delicacy.