About twenty minutes later, Liu Yifeng and Tong Tong arrived deep in the mountain forest.
Although this place was not a mountain peak, but all flat ground, the trees here were so dense that the sky was obscured, and no sunlight could be seen. It was quite shady.
However, the occasional bird calls gave a very eerie and terrifying feeling.
If it weren't for Tong Tong by his side, Liu Yifeng would have been a little scared by himself.
Conversely, Tong Tong's expression was very calm, without any tension or unease. It was true that ignorance was bliss.
"Daddy, let's spray the potion on ourselves first. That way, when we look for medicinal herbs later, even if we encounter wild beasts, they won't dare to come near us."
"Tong Tong is right to remind me. Give me the potion, and I'll spray it on you." Liu Yifeng almost forgot this important matter.
"This potion only needs to be sprayed twice on the chest and twice on the back." Saying this, Tong Tong handed the potion to Liu Yifeng.
Liu Yifeng took the potion and immediately sprayed it on Tong Tong.
He had expected the sprayed scent to be very pungent, as only then would it scare animals away.
Who knew there was also a faint fragrance mixed in, which was very pleasant.
This made him doubt if it would really be effective. 138 Reading Network
"Tong Tong, can you tell Daddy what's so magical about this potion that it can scare away animals?"
"Daddy, do you think the scent of the potion is pleasant, so you're worried it won't scare wild beasts?
But in reality, animals' sense of smell is several times, or even hundreds or thousands of times, stronger than humans'!
This scent contains something that, when animals smell it, suppresses their bloodline, so they get scared and run away."
After listening to Tong Tong's explanation, Liu Yifeng nodded in understanding: "So that's how it is. Daddy understands now."
After spraying Tong Tong, he immediately sprayed himself a few times on the front and back, then carefully put the remaining potion into his pants pocket.
His pocket was much larger than Tong Tong's, so it wouldn't easily fall out.
"Tong Tong, what does the medicinal herb you're looking for generally look like? Can you describe it to Daddy so I can help you find it too?" Liu Yifeng hadn't seen the medicinal herb Tong Tong mentioned.
But if he could help search, and she described the medicinal herb, what if he accidentally found it?
"The leaves of this medicinal herb are rhombic, with serrated edges. There are two green leaves in total. In the middle of the leaves is a large red flower. The color of the flower is as bright as blood, and the flower bud is yellow."
After hearing Tong Tong's description, Liu Yifeng had already pictured the flower: "With such obvious features, Daddy will definitely help you find it." He promised confidently.
"Then, Daddy, let's work hard together!" Tong Tong raised her hand and high-fived Liu Yifeng.
Just as Liu Yifeng was taking Tong Tong to look for medicinal herbs, Su Wanru arrived with people from Bai Guo Yuan to pick watermelons.
When Liu Chunsheng knew that someone was coming to pick watermelons, he opened the courtyard gate and waited in the watermelon field early.
Seeing seven or eight strangers walking towards the melon field, Liu Chunsheng stepped forward and asked, "Are you the ones Yifeng mentioned who are coming to pick watermelons?"
"Uncle, are you?" Su Wanru asked uncertainly.
"I am Yifeng's father!" Liu Chunsheng explained.
Su Wanru immediately showed a gentle smile: "Hello, Uncle Liu. I am the person in charge of Bai Guo Yuan. Mr. Liu and I agreed that I would come to pick watermelons today. May I start now?"
"Yes, yes, but it's best to pick ripe watermelons. Otherwise, if they aren't ripe, they won't sell if you pick them." Liu Chunsheng reminded them.
Su Wanru nodded: "Don't worry, we are professionals. We deal with watermelons almost every day. We can tell at a glance which watermelon is ripe and which is not."
Her reminder made Liu Chunsheng remember this: "Yes, yes, I forgot until you mentioned it. Then you can pick them!"
Su Wanru raised her hand to signal the people behind her to start picking watermelons.
"By the way, Uncle Liu, where is Mr. Liu?" Su Wanru asked curiously.
"He went to the mountains with my grandson to look for a kind of medicinal herb. Do you have something to see my son about?"
"No, I was just asking!" Su Wanru shook her head repeatedly.
However, she was curious about what kind of medicinal herb Liu Yifeng was looking for, and he even brought a child. Wasn't he afraid of any accidents?
Just then, Liu Chunsheng's phone rang. He looked and saw it was his second sister calling, so he answered immediately.
"Second sister, why are you calling?"
"Chunsheng, why is no one at your house? The courtyard gate is locked. Where are you?"
"I'm in the watermelon field. Someone is here to buy watermelons," Liu Chunsheng said truthfully.
When Liu Ju heard this, she immediately became interested: "That's good. I came to your house to pick a few watermelons to eat. I'll go to the watermelon field to find you."
When eating at the banquet, the village chief specifically mentioned that Liu Yifeng was going to plant watermelons in the back mountain.
Since she grew up in Liu Family Village, she naturally knew where the open space in the back mountain was.
Before Chunsheng could speak, she hung up the phone.
She had specifically brought a three-wheeled vehicle today to make it easier to transport watermelons.
She had bought this three-wheeled vehicle to pick up her grandson to and from school, and now it was useful.
Liu Chunsheng looked at the hung-up phone and was completely bewildered: "What's going on? Didn't Yifeng give her two big watermelons yesterday?
These two watermelons weighed a total of a hundred catties. Their family doesn't have many people, how could they have finished them so quickly?"
While he was puzzled, Liu Ju arrived excitedly.
When she saw the watermelon field full of large watermelons, she was stunned.
Yifeng really didn't lie to her. All the watermelons were this big.
These watermelons grew so well! How much money would they make?
"Second sister, didn't Yifeng give you watermelons yesterday? Why are you here to get more today?" Liu Chunsheng walked over and asked.
This second sister, who had a penchant for taking advantage since childhood, often took things from her maiden home after marriage, which made everyone in the family afraid of her.
Therefore, Liu Chunsheng felt a bit intimidated when he saw her.
Liu Ju smiled and said: "Didn't Yifeng tell you yesterday? Yesterday, I saw the watermelons were too big, and the residents in the complex saw the watermelons and wanted to buy some to try.
Considering that such a large watermelon would take several days to finish after cutting, I sold some to the owners in the complex.
In the end, there were only more than ten catties left. When I tasted them at home, the watermelons were exceptionally sweet. My two grandsons loved them, but there wasn't enough with just that little bit. So I came here to take a few more back."
"What, you sold the watermelons Yifeng gave you?" Liu Chunsheng was somewhat agitated after hearing this.
"It was to prevent waste because they couldn't be finished. I had Yifeng's permission, otherwise I wouldn't have sold them.
Who knew the watermelons were so delicious? I also regret selling too many. I should have kept more for myself.
However, selling watermelons was also giving you free advertising. And I sold them for much more than outside.
Outside, they sell for fifty to sixty cents a catty, but I sold them for two yuan a catty, and people were snatching them up. Moreover, everyone who bought them said they were delicious and said they would buy several from you to eat slowly!"
Seeing her expression that she had made a big profit, Liu Chunsheng was so angry he wanted to vomit blood: "You sold them for two yuan a catty?"
"Yes, Yifeng can testify. It was really two yuan a catty. Isn't it that you sold them too cheaply?" Liu Ju thought Liu Chunsheng was regretting selling them too cheaply.
After speaking, she turned to Su Wanru: "You are the one buying the watermelons, right? How much a catty are you buying from my brother's for?
Let me tell you, anything less than two yuan a catty is out of the question!"
Su Wanru said expressionlessly: "Two yuan a catty, even if I am willing, Uncle Liu might not be!"
"How is that possible? If you are really willing to pay two yuan a catty, he will definitely agree!" She also knew that the price for wholesale purchase was different from retail.
After all, they had to make money, so the wholesale price would be lower than the market price.
Su Wanru did not speak but looked at Liu Chunsheng.
Liu Chunsheng immediately pulled his second sister: "Second sister, you don't understand anything, so don't talk nonsense here.
Do you know how much per catty President Su is buying my watermelons for?"
Liu Ju was dismissive: "How much per catty? Can it exceed two yuan?"
"Far more than two yuan, she is giving me four times the price of two yuan!"
"What is four times?" Liu Ju was illiterate and couldn't understand the meaning of four times.