Fields of gold

Chapter 176- 180

After Steward Yao paid for his goods, it was as if the floodgates had opened. Following that, Yu Xiaocao could only sit next to the cash box and had no opportunities to leave. This was truly an experience of receiving so much money that her hands hurt ah!

The watermelons displayed on the shelves quickly sold out. Eldest Maternal Aunt, Madam Han, continuously moved watermelons from the rear courtyard onto the shelves. After one shelf became empty, she would swiftly replenish it with more watermelons. There was more work than she could handle by herself, so Grandmother Yao also helped out.

The two men, Yu Hai and Li Li, quickly drove the two carts back to Dongshan Village. They planned on hauling another two carts full of watermelon to the store that afternoon so they would have more to sell the next day.

The wealthy and rich people in town usually interacted closely with each other. Many families that bought watermelons yesterday had also invited friends and family over to taste them. Every single person who tasted the Yu Family's watermelons immediately became fans of the fruit. Because they weren't able to eat enough at their relatives' or friends' homes to satisfy their cravings, they all either sent servants over or came themselves to stand in line. Thus, the frenetic scene of people scrambling to buy watermelon once again occurred at the Yu Family's watermelon stand.

"Eh? What sort of store is over there; it's so lively!" A subdued yet luxurious horse carriage stopped not far from 'Tanggu's Watermelon Shop'. A pair of pale, delicate hands lightly opened the carriage's window curtains and the person peered over.

Next to the horse cart was a handsome young man riding a large horse. He glanced at the melon store and bent over to softly speak to the person in the carriage, "Mother, that should be a watermelon stand..."

The person who the handsome youth called 'mother' was a matron who had once been beautiful. Her face was full of pallor and seemed quite thin. Every movement she made seemed to be weak and lacking but she still had a hint of innate grace. The matron lightly coughed twice and took the proffered cup from a maid. She moistened her throat and replied in a gentle and delicate voice, "Watermelon stand? Aren't watermelons only available in the summer? Are you telling me that the watermelons in Tanggu Town ripen earlier than the ones in the capital?"

The good-looking young man also seemed a bit perplexed, "I'm not sure! We've just reached the end of spring, so how can there be watermelons for sale? Little Zhuozi, our farm also planted watermelons, right?"

The person called 'Little Zhuozi' was a youth who looked somewhat gentle and reserved. When he heard his master asking him a question, he bowed while on horseback, "This servant went to the farm a few days ago. The watermelons on the farm aren't bigger than the size of a fist and are probably around a month away from becoming ripe!"

The matron became interested in the watermelon stand and gently yet firmly declared, "Xiaoer [1], go buy a watermelon and bring it over. Let's try it and see how it tastes."

"Mother, watermelon is a cold type of food. Recently you haven't been feeling well, so let's not buy any watermelons now, okay?" The handsome youth frowned deeply and replied in a worried tone.

The beautiful lady's long and large eyes faintly glanced at him. Her willow-shaped eyebrows knitted briefly as she worriedly said, "Ah...most of my body's issues stem from too much stress and worry. It's not like you don't know this! You even said that you're accompanying me out here to help me relax. It's with great difficulty that I even have an appetite to eat some fruit, yet you have all kinds of excuses to not buy any...aiyo, my chest hurts..."

Here we go again! A helpless expression appeared on the handsome youth's face. Although his mother was almost forty, she still had the personality and temper of a young maiden. She always needed to have someone compliment and protect her. However, she wasn't grateful at all and always complained that this or that hurt all the time...Ah! This was all caused by his father spoiling her!! Who in the capital didn't know that his imperial highness, Prince Jing, was one hundred percent a wife-pampering maniac?