Chapter 1583 - 1582 - Picking Watermelons_1
Nobody had expected such a situation to emerge, so there was an abundant planting of watermelons this year. Yang Hao owned four Imperial Manors, two of which grew watermelons while the other two farmed crayfish.
The two Imperial Manors dedicated to watermelons covered an area of two thousand acres when combined, and all of these acres were planted with watermelon.
Each acre produced two thousand jin of watermelons, amounting to a total of four million jin from two thousand acres.
Out of the four million jin of watermelons, two thousand jin belonged to the Xie Family. The head of the Xie Family had hastened to collect the watermelons with their silver right after their feast concluded. In these days, she, the Palace, the Bei Residence, and the manor had also consumed some, accounting for about a hundred thousand jin altogether. The remaining stock was still over three million jin, ensuring ample supply.
There was plenty of stock, and since this affluent traveling group had brought enough gold, Qiao Xiaomai, with a grand gesture, allowed them to enter the melon field to pick as they pleased, choosing any that caught their eye.
With permission from Qiao Xiaomai, the group faced a field of rotund, glistening green watermelons; the more they looked, the happier they became, each grabbing sacks and baskets to rush in.
Qiao Xiaomai sliced open a few watermelons, offering a refreshing treat for those picking in the fields.
A watermelon weighed at least ten jin, priced at fifty taels per jin, so each cost no less than five hundred taels. By letting the group eat as they liked, she was essentially giving away a few thousand taels in profit.
The Grassland people were generous by nature, and Qiao Xiaomai was not stingy; neither were they when it came to paying—they waved off the change nonchalantly.