Chapter 471: Chapter 471: At a Loss Chapter 471: Chapter 471: At a Loss “Wife, these melons are growing so well, they are really big.” The field was full of thriving fruits, and Big Bull was very pleased. Not long ago, this place was still a wilderness, but after some hard work, it had bloomed with vitality.
“You think these are big?”
Xuexue looked at the watermelons in the field that were only the size of two fists and smiled, shaking her head—there was still some time before they were ripe!
In her previous life, she had seen watermelons in the Capital that weighed over a dozen pounds, but now they were only about one or two pounds, barely bud-sized, and really not much at all.
“What’s wrong? Could it still grow bigger?” Seeing Xuexue’s unconcerned smile, Big Bull was amazed. Even he, the widely knowledgeable Ghost King, had never seen this variety of melon, yet Xuexue, a simple village girl, seemed to know more than he did.
Indeed, in her previous life, watermelon was a variety that was not contributed to the Imperial Palace of Moli Country until two years later. High officials in the court were fortunate to each receive one or two to taste, and watermelon slowly began to spread among the nobility.
Savvy businessmen, learning of the situation, specially went to the Western Regions to find the seeds and brought them back to Moli Country to start planting them on a large scale. At that time, watermelons became quite popular in the Capital. It was said that the clever businessman made a fortune out of this venture and became the leader among the many businessmen of the Capital, celebrated for a while.
“Of course, right now it can only be considered a melon bud. When it really grows up, it will weigh over a dozen pounds.”
“Wife, you really are knowledgeable.” She had a grasp on things he, the famous Ghost King, did not even know about.
“I am a farmer’s daughter, so of course, I understand crops well,” Xuexue responded, as if oblivious to the implication in his words, and turned the tables on him.
Facing Xuexue’s sharp tongue, Big Bull expressed his helplessness. All right! I’m idle and do not distinguish between the grains.
Just then, Mo Xiaoqiang arrived, waving to them from afar and calling out loudly, “Xuexue, Big Bull.”
Xuexue looked at him with a headache.
It seemed that Mo Xiaoqiang, like a haunting spirit, just couldn’t leave them alone. However, she was out of options, considering he was Chuner’s biological father. If not for the monk’s sake, there was still the Buddha’s face to consider.
“What brings you here?” Mo Xiaoqiang approached, and Xuexue asked coldly.
“Hehe…! Nothing much.”
“If there’s nothing important, please go back quickly. We’re busy here!” Xuexue coldly issued the eviction order.
Mo Xiaoqiang didn’t expect Xuexue to be so direct, and felt somewhat embarrassed, “I… I just wanted to ask what you’re planting in your field. Dad also wants to plant some.”
“Did I hear you wrong? You’re also planting?” Xuexue looked at him askance.
“Yes, Dad wants to plant,” Mo Xiaoqiang said somewhat sheepishly, after all, this idea was taught to him by Auntie Sun.
Xuexue turned away, “It’s not that I won’t teach you, but this is a new variety. Many people are afraid to plant it for fear of losing money. Don’t say I didn’t warn you in advance.”
“Dad isn’t afraid. How much can we lose? It’s just the cost of the seeds.”
“All the fields in your Nong family are already planted with crops, aren’t they? Where do you have spare land for this?”
Only then did Mo Xiaoqiang remember the crucial point and spoke with a hint of resentment, “It’s all because of your grandmother, who always favors the second branch of the family. For Mo Hengjian’s sake, she’s put our branch at a disadvantage.”
In the past, Mo Xiaoqiang was always a filial son, constantly speaking fondly of his mother, but today it was unexpected for him to curse Old Lady Mo.
Xuexue was surprised, “Dad, did you have a fight with Grandmother?”
Mo Xiaoqiang sighed, “Ah, it’s a long story. Our relationship has not only soured, but it has also become particularly stiff.”