Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 206

Holding a mirror in his arms, Zhong Ruyi said to Chen Dongzhi, "Be more careful when hunting next time. Don't rush forward when something happens. You have to see if you have the ability to solve it first."

When she heard that he was injured, if she hadn't been so busy with business in the store, she would have wanted to come back to see him, but fortunately his injury was not serious.

Chen Dongzhi remembered the itchy feeling on his wound again. Now when he thought about it, it was as if someone was breathing behind him again.

He shuddered, which attracted Zhong Ruyi's sidelong glance. "What's wrong with you? Why are you shivering in such a hot day? Are you feeling unwell?"

Can he say that he feels an itch on his back?

Seeing that he was silent, Zhong Ruyi reached out and touched his forehead. "You don't have a fever. What's wrong with you?"

Chen Dongzhi held her hand and said, "Maybe it would be better if you hug me."

"You still want a hug in such a hot day?" Zhong Ruyi had a look of disgust on her face, but she still reached out and hugged him.

"It's not like you'll be fine just by holding you. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, you still have to go see a doctor." After holding him, Zhong Ruyi carefully examined his face. Well, she didn't see that he looked uncomfortable.

She wanted to let go, but Chen Dongzhi held her tightly, "I'm not uncomfortable, I just want a hug. Were you angry with me last time?"

Last time?

What happened last time?

She didn't understand, and Chen Dongzhi didn't want to let go. After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't remember what it was, so she could only lie to him and say, "I'm not angry. I haven't been angry for a long time. What's there to be angry about?"

I reached out and patted his shoulder as a comfort, "You've been holding on to it for so long, but I'm actually not angry."

Chen Dongzhi pursed his lips and said in a muffled voice, "I want to kiss you."

Zhong Ruyi knew that this guy was pretending to be pitiful for some purpose, and lo and behold, it was exposed.

She looked reluctant, "Here?"

Just now she saw Xiaoxue's head looming at the window. This child must be hiding under the window of the room and eavesdropping.

But seeing Chen Dongzhi's fear of being rejected, she felt a little soft-hearted, "Then give me a kiss?"

She looked towards Xiaoxue's room. She didn't know whether Xiaoxue had hidden herself because she heard them talking or was still hiding quietly under the window. In any case, her head never showed up again.

no one.

Then there will be no psychological burden when kissing.

She simply reached out and hugged his head, and gently pressed her mouth against his lips, then quickly separated, and then pressed again.

Chen Dongzhi couldn't stand the teasing, so he pressed her head towards him...

When Zhong Ruyi went back, she prepared herself mentally for a long time at the door. However, when she opened the gate, there was not many people in the yard. Only Tiedan, who was not old enough to go to private school, was playing house by himself.

Seeing her coming back, Tiedan was so happy, "Aunt, do you want to play with me? I'm so bored at home alone."

"Where did Grandpa and the others go?"

Tiedan was indignant. "Grandpa took my sister to work in the fields. My parents were gone too. Second Aunt is sleeping. I wanted to go to the fields with Grandpa, but they refused. They said I would only cause trouble."

The little face looked more and more aggrieved as she spoke, with her mouth pouted high.

Zhong Ruyi wanted to touch his head, but Tiedan stepped away first, "Aunt, you can't touch my head. You won't grow taller if you do!"

She smiled awkwardly and said, "If they don't take you, then let your aunt take you. Let's go!"

The aunt and nephew went to the field. When they were halfway there, it started to rain even though it was a sunny day.

If they ran back, they would be wet all over, so Zhong Ruyi simply took Tiedan and hid under a thatched hut. They waited until the rain stopped before continuing on their way.

As soon as I reached the edge of my own field, I heard my sister-in-law exclaim, "How come all the melons burst after the rain?"

Zhong Ruyi walked closer and took a look. Sure enough, several watermelons that had grown as big as heads had burst open, revealing the reddish flesh inside.

Li Guihua picked off the ones that had burst open. "They are still edible, but I don't know what they taste like."

The two of them went to look at the watermelons planted farther away. If any of them had burst, they would pick them and take them home.

Fortunately, only seven of them exploded, and they were all melons that were almost grown. However, Li Guihua was heartbroken.

They just broke one in the field and each of them started eating a piece.

Mr. Zhong's eyes lit up. Although it was not fully ripe, it was sweet enough, not greasy and full of juice. After working for an afternoon, having a piece of it was simply a great way to relieve the heat.

Everyone else had the same idea. They had originally planned to just break one open to try something new, but now they couldn't stop.

They immediately broke off three of the seven exploded melons and ate them. They only stopped when Zhong Ruyi said that she was afraid of getting a stomachache if she ate too much.

Carrying the remaining four melons back, when he met people from the same village on the way, Zhong's father generously took one out and broke it in half, giving each of them a small piece.

"Come! Come and have a taste! This is the melon my daughter planted!" Father Zhong could not hide his pride as he gave each villager a small piece. There was no extra, so he would take the rest home to eat, and he couldn't let these people get it for free.

Auntie Tian took the piece of reddish flesh, curled her lips, and started complaining before she even started eating, "Old Zhong, you are too stingy. Your family planted so many and you only gave us this little!"

Upon hearing this, Father Zhong reached out his hand to snatch back the piece of watermelon that was given to Aunt Tian, ​​but Aunt Tian quickly stuffed it into her mouth. Looking at her expression, Father Zhong knew that his purpose of showing off had been achieved.

"Hmph! Eat it if you want! If you don't want it, just give it back to me!" He snorted coldly without even looking at Aunt Tian's surprised expression.

As soon as the piece of melon entered Auntie Tian's mouth, the expression on her face changed from dissatisfaction to surprise, "Old Zhong, where did you get the seeds for this melon?"

She rubbed her hands together and smiled ingratiatingly, "Can you give me a few more? Last time I asked you for ten seedlings. Although they have grown fruits, they are still not very big!"

When the Zhong family went to plant these watermelon seedlings, most people in the village heard that these watermelons were eaten by dignitaries in the capital, so they became interested and asked for a few seedlings to plant at home.

Mr. Zhong is a good farmer. The melons he grows are bigger than those of others. Nowadays, most people’s melons haven’t grown that big.

The melons in their house are already quite ripe. Just for the small piece of melon that was given to each person just now, a circle of people have already gathered around Mr. Zhong.

Before, I just took it home and planted it casually, but now I can’t wait to take a hoe and go to the field to weed and fertilize.

Otherwise, it will grow worse than others in the future.

Aunt Wu even rushed to Zhong Ruyi and pulled her aside, saying, "Ruyi, can this melon really be sold for dozens of taels of silver each?"

Zhong Ruyi didn't know either, but she had heard the foreign vendor say when they were chatting before that water melons were not only eaten by the rich and powerful in the capital, but could actually be found in many places.

But only rich families can afford it, like the Yu family in the town. Every year they would ask people to bring back a lot of water melons from outside to relieve the heat in their home.

Since it is available in many places, the price should not be too expensive. Zhong Ruyi asked the vendor, but the price he told her still surprised her.

A watermelon costs hundreds of coins, and even costs several taels of silver in some remote areas. However, in the areas where watermelons are grown, the price is very low.

So expensive.

Zhong Ruyi honestly told her aunts and uncles everything she heard from the vendor.

Everyone was shocked. Such a high price?

They looked at the melon peels in their hands and then crawled away, going back to weed and fertilize the melon field overnight!