The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Mother Qiu hesitated for a long time, and after confirming that the eyes of the "fat baby" would not open, she held it in the palm of her hand and looked at it carefully. .

This is amazing, is it, like the kids say, a melon extract?

Otherwise, if it grows like this naturally, how rare it would be.

After Qiu's mother was amazed, she remembered that the other party had sent three boxes in total, saying that there were melons and apples. She quickly opened the other two, and saw that one contained a melon in the shape of a doll that was almost exactly the same, and the other contained apples. It's not an ordinary apple, with a "Fu" character on it!

Qiu's mother took a closer look, and found that the word "Fu" was also natural, and the color was much lighter than the color next to it.

It's no coincidence that this happened one after another, presumably it must be a rare breed of others.

Didn't it mean that the child who gave the gift was from Guizhou Miao people?Those Miao people are very mysterious, maybe they are rare objects they found in the deep mountains.

Thinking about it this way, Mother Qiu felt that the box of pastries that the children gave in return was a bit light, and she felt uneasy, wondering if she should make up some more next time.

Seeing his own name on the apple, Qiu Dafu was surprised and delighted, "Aniang, can I eat this?"

"Don't eat it for now, okay? You see, this melon fruit looks so special, let's take it back and show it to Ah Weng to see how fresh it is."

Qiu's mother coaxed the children tenderly, but she didn't dare to ask them to eat for a while, so she went back and asked a knowledgeable person.

Qiu Dafu was also inspired when he heard it, and decided to show it to his classmates after returning home.If he said that Shi Gaobi gave him a gift, no one would believe him, and he must show evidence.

Qiu's mother later took it back and showed it to the family. No one recognized it, and neighbors also came to identify it. They were also shocked. Some timid people saw it and thought it was alive. Go away.

Qiu Dafu still wanted to take it to Guozi School, but now the Qiu family will not let him take it out, so as not to scare people again.

Suddenly, rumors spread that the Qiu family really picked up a pair of melon extracts.

In the vast world, there are no wonders. Grass flower fish can become essence, and melon can naturally become essence.

Some people in Beijing joked that they don’t know what this refined melon looks like, but they are more curious. Now that the melon’s number one melon has been compared to watermelon, can melon essence surpass watermelon?If not, what's the use of being refined!

……

At this time, Yun Yanhui's family was still on vacation in Puguanze.A few days later, Xiaobao, who was on vacation, and Zheng Ling, who had finished his work, also came. Zheng Ling also brought a few colleagues from the painting academy, who were also acquaintances, to study murals and draw comic strips with him.

Zheng Ling originally thought that he could spend his days leisurely after he came, but he didn't want Yunyan to let him be idle at all.

There are still many gourds in the manor, which are very valuable and can be sold for a lot of money in the market.

But Yunyan didn't intend to compete for this market, he had already asked Zhuangtou to dry the gourds, this time he asked Zheng Ling to make the gourds into handicrafts.

Craft gourds are flooded in many tourist attractions in later generations, but at this time no one has made gourds into decorations.The homonym of gourd is Fulu, and it also symbolizes multiple characters, which has excellent meaning. After carving and depicting, it is a very good decoration.

The point is that it fits well with the positioning of Taozhiyao Fruit and Vegetable Store, which sells different kinds of fruits and vegetables.

Zheng Ling didn't know how to carve, and Yun Yan called him back to design patterns. When it came to carving, he could naturally find another craftsman.

There are also small gourds, which can be made into Wenwan gourds for people to play with, which is good for health.

Because Yun Yanhui is not a professional, it also requires indigenous craftsmen to perfect the production method according to his ideas.

While concentrating on researching gourd carving and making gourds for Wenwan, Yunyan recovered a letter, which was actually from Zhao Youwu.

"Senior brother, I heard that melon essence appeared in Beijing recently. I am very curious. It is said that the owner of melon essence entered the palace and learned that the pair of melon essence and apples with the word "Fu" were given by Brother Tiger. Senior brother, may I ask if the melon essence is you Did you grow it?? I want it too!"

Yun Yan glanced back and fainted, "What the hell!"

Zheng Ling was working with the craftsman to carve a hollow gourd according to the pattern, when he heard Yun Yan's voice, he leaned over his head, "Did Your Highness say something excessive?"

Yunyan read the letter back to him, and said with a dark face: "My ginseng fruit, who gave me the name melon essence?"

Zheng Ling laughed loudly, "This name is playful, and it is much more down-to-earth than Ginseng Fruit. Isn't it because you named Ginseng Fruit that it's not cheap, just to sell it more expensively? This melon essence is not bad, either. It’s the same as looking at love fish!”

"Fuck you!" Yun Yan scolded back to the black line, "How can it be the same?"

And the name Ginseng Fruit has an allusion... Although there is no big IP blessing of "Journey to the West" yet, maybe it will inspire "Journey to the West" in the future?

Now it is called Melon Essence, and it seems that the standard has dropped a lot!

Yun Yanhui felt the crisis, "No, we have to hurry up and launch the market early, otherwise the melon extract will spread."

Fortunately, there were already a lot of ripe melons at this time, so Yun Yan hurried back to tell Shuang Yi, and explained the seriousness of the matter, and finally everyone agreed to open the fruit and vegetable shop ahead of schedule.

——Of course, before that, you still have to send a batch to the palace to honor the officials.

……

As soon as Tao Zhiyao's fruit and vegetable branch opened, it received great attention because of the popularity of the previous shop.

——In fact, there is no such thing. With these two kinds of melons and fruits, it will be a matter of time before they become famous.

A few days ago, there were still rumors about the melon essence of the Qiu family, and everyone said it vividly, as if they had really seen it.Now, Tao Zhiyao really appeared "Melon Essence", which immediately attracted crowds of citizens to watch.

It's really melon essence, and it's not just a pair, it's a row!All of them are naive, with chubby faces, chubby bodies, even the corners of the lips that are smiling can be seen, they are definitely not carved out, the skin and flesh are uniform, it can be seen that no hands and feet have been touched.

There are also those apples with long words, with various auspicious words, and the natural color is slightly lighter, which is really amazing!

Whenever someone comes to see it, whether they buy it or not, the shopkeeper will talk about their "ginseng fruit" here, bragging about all kinds of magical origins.There are also pictorial posters posted in the store, if you can read, you can read them yourself.

Needless to say, many people believed it, because they had never seen melons and fruits grow like this.No matter whether they are local aborigines or foreign nationals, no one can tell the story, so naturally they can only believe what the shopkeeper says.

However, after the citizens of Bianjing accepted this, another trouble followed...

Seeing someone looking at the ginseng fruit on the shelf, the shopkeeper walked over and introduced kindly: "Look, our ginseng fruit..."

Interrupted by a guest, "Isn't this melon essence?"

The shopkeeper: "It's ginseng fruit! This ginseng fruit is full of the essence of the sun and the moon, which makes it look like this!"

"Um, does it still taste like melon? It's not too old, is it?"

Shopkeeper: "Absolutely not!"

"Then give me a melon essence!"

Shopkeeper: "...Ginseng fruit."

The shopkeeper was very depressed. He found that no matter how he explained and recommended it to customers, and made the sign with ginseng fruit very large, people still called it melon essence.

Even when many merchants came here because of the name, they all wanted to buy "melon essence" by name. When everyone was discussing business, it was inevitable that it would be affected. In the end, the shopkeeper couldn't help calling out "melon essence".

The name Melon Essence is really brainwashing, and it is much easier to spread than ginseng fruit.

——That's the case, no one really thinks that this is a ghost with spirits. After all, there are so many of them, and the sales are not particularly expensive (emphasis).

More people believe that this is a unique variety, and some people think that it has indeed absorbed the aura of heaven and earth. No matter what kind, it is not wrong to call memelon essence for this appearance, right?

Seeing that the whole city called melon essence, the shopkeeper had no choice but to plead guilty to the shop owner for failing to promote the official name of ginseng fruit.

Shuang Yi thought about it, and comforted Yun Yan who was a little frustrated: "Brother Yan, everyone calls melons and melons, which actually caused many people to have the urge to eat them instead of offering them there."

There is no basis for saying this, after all, the name "ginseng fruit" has never been popular, but Yun Yanhui can only accept this consolation, "Okay... well! I don't know who came up with this name! "

……

Compared with "Wangqingyu" Hehuayu, which has operas before it is nicknamed, this melon essence is reversed.

When the melon essence appeared on the market and quickly became famous, someone incorporated the melon essence into the story soon after, which was very up-to-date.He made up a story that Yun Yan didn't even have the nerve to make up.

These Shuhui gentlemen imitated the structure of "Looking for Love Fish" and compiled a book: Someone received a melon as a gift, but because his family was poor and reluctant to part with it, he didn't eat it for a long time.Unexpectedly, there really is a little monster in the melon, who often plays with the little masters of the family, and makes the fruits and vegetables grown by them very delicious.

The owner gradually realized something was wrong, so he hid secretly outside the door, only to find the melon jumping out of the fruit plate, playing with the little owner, and cleaning up after playing.Seeing this, the host felt that Melon was a good elf, so he didn't find anyone to catch the elf.

When the family was in danger, it was Melon Jing who helped. Someone wanted to take possession of Melon Jing, and the host family also desperately protected each other.Later, Melon Jing settled down in the yard, and the owner's family gradually made money selling fruits, and the two families have been friendly for generations.

This is not a love story, but a story full of fun for all ages, more of which should be about friendship, loyalty and other elements.

It can't be said that it is the charm of the story itself, or the popularity of melon essence, but this story has also become popular in the market.

As another main brand of Taozhiyao, the apples with the word "Fu" are collectively referred to as "Fu" apples because the most sold apples are those with the word "Fu". So amazing.

This is only relative. In fact, it is also loved by the majority of the people, but it is relatively late.

It is very unconventional to choose an apple with blessings at random, and give it out as one of the gifts when visiting relatives. If the words are well chosen, it will be more thoughtful.

Because there are many choices of fonts, no matter what kind of gift recipient, you can find the corresponding one.After the listing, it launched a customized service.

People at this time are not afraid of waiting, and many products need to wait.They customized the lettering, and then Tao Zhiyao specially made models and cultivated apples until they matured. This service was very popular, and gradually formed a school of knowledge.

Compared with Melon Essence, which was the first to burn the most, it was sold out every time it went on the market at the beginning, and the supply was in short supply. The business of Fuzi apples is steady and has a long stamina. In addition, the production of apples is large, so sales and customer base are very stable. .

Yunyan struggled at the beginning, but as time went by, he found that basically he was the only one who still called it ginseng fruit, so he could only say to Shuangyi listlessly: "Forget it, forget it, you change the brand name too. Make melon essence...╥﹏╥”