Chapter 120 Genius Treasure

  Zhu Houzhao brought this melon here to sell it for money, but apparently Zhang Heling was allowed to eat it for free, can he not be annoyed?

  Fang Jifan tugged at Zhu Houzhao\'s sleeve, signaling him not to talk too much.

  At this time, it is absolutely necessary for people to taste it, or to prove that their melons are good melons.

  It would be better if the Marquis of Shouning came to try. After all, Fang Jifan had some rifts with their brothers before.

   Zhang Heling cheered up when he heard it: "No money?"

   "No money!" Fang Jifan said with a heroic attitude, "My nephew has always admired the uncle, so I will cut a piece."

  Zhang Heling\'s eyes were straightened, he didn\'t take advantage of it, he humiliated his ancestors.

  Zhang Yanling also hurriedly came up, and said with a greedy face: "I eat too, I\'m hungry."

   "Okay, okay." Fang Jifan sincerely wanted to ease the relationship with the Zhang family brothers. He was hated by such a pair of brothers who had done bad things, Cheng Ji, sometimes he really couldn\'t sleep!

  He picked up the watermelon knife, took a melon, and under the eyes of everyone, he really cut the watermelon into two.

  The juice of the watermelon flowed out instantly, and all the civil and military officials opened their eyes wide, not only smelling the fragrance of the melon, but also seeing the rich juice flowing out.

  It\'s really a melon...

   Really...it\'s a melon...

   All of a sudden, apart from being shocked, many people couldn\'t help salivating.

  After all, I haven\'t tasted this melon for more than half a year, and now I have a melon cut out in front of my eyes. It\'s really... an indescribable feeling.

  Fang Jifan skillfully cut half a melon into several pieces: "Taste it."

  Zhang Heling was impolite, and picked the biggest one. Zhang Yanling was also impatient, and chose the second largest one.

  The two brothers held the melon in both hands and were busy eating it.

  The sweet taste entered the mouth, and Zhang Heling couldn\'t help but smacked his lips while eating: "It\'s delicious, delicious, I haven\'t eaten such delicious food for a long time."

   "Wooooow, delicious..." Zhang Yanling refused to even spit out the watermelon seeds.

  The two bowed their heads and ate melons. The appearance of eating melons aroused the appetite of many people.

Zhang Heling was delighted to eat, secretly happy, ten taels of silver a melon, today is a big bargain, Fang Jifan, a fool, thinks that a piece of melon can please the old man, hum, the old man still holds grudges after eating the melon you.

  However... the pleasure of taking advantage of this kind of pleasure gave Zhang Heling an indescribable joy in his body and mind. Come on, eating the melons of the enemy and taking advantage of him is really a joy in life!

   Now, everyone can finally confirm that this is watermelon.

  It is a melon that grows in severe cold weather.

  The winter days in the capital are too long, so that the supply of vegetables and fruits in the entire capital is particularly monotonous and scarce. Even civil and military officials seldom enjoy fruits and vegetables.

  Even though I have eaten too many delicacies from mountains and seas, the fact that this watermelon really appeared in front of my eyes is still quite moving.

   It’s just too expensive.

  Ten taels of silver, it’s better to grab it. Besides, in a few months, the melons will be ripe, and you’re afraid that you won’t be able to eat melons?

  However, they still don\'t understand, where did this melon come from?

   Someone coughed, stepped forward, and said involuntarily, "Fang Jifan..."

  Fang Jifan said like a spring breeze: "I don\'t know what my lord has to teach."

  The human said: "Where did this melon come from?"

   "It\'s Ben Gong in Zhan..." Zhu Houzhao had a look on his face, as if he wanted to say something.

  Fang Jifan hastily tugged on his sleeve.

   It cannot be said that it grew up in Zhan Shifu.

  Watermelon sells for ten taels of silver, is it expensive? It\'s too expensive, which is equivalent to the cost of ordinary people for several years.

   Even many princes and nobles will feel heartache.

  So, although the melons that grow in winter are rare and can satisfy people\'s greed, it is still difficult to make people pay for them.

  In the coming year, with the large-scale planting of Xishan, the price of melons and fruits will definitely plummet, but Fang Jifan expected that the pricing must still fall into the category of luxury.

   But if you want people to buy such a luxury, you must give it a different meaning.

   Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao’s matter of planting melons, obviously, His Majesty felt ashamed, and the people in Zhan Shi’s Mansion had already silenced him. Not many people knew about it.

  Fang Jifan put down the watermelon knife, cleared his throat and said, "This melon is grown in Xishan."

  The Zhang family brothers were still gnawing on the skin of the melon, apparently unwilling to waste it. When they heard Xishan, they paused.

   "Oh? Xishan?" All the officials had different expressions, and looked at each other with beards, feeling even more strange: "Can Xishan produce melons on this severe cold day?"

   "Why not?" Fang Jifan said eloquently: "Look, isn\'t there coal in Xishan? And it\'s coal that can be burned."

  Zhang Heling suddenly felt a slight pain in his heart, but...the melon in his hand should not be wasted, and continued to gnaw on the rind.

   "But... What does this have to do with growing melons in the severe cold?"

Fang Jifan smiled: "Because that Xishan is a land of treasures from heaven and earth. It gathers the essence of heaven and earth and can produce anthracite coal. Naturally, it can also produce this strange melon. This melon comes from such a rich place. It was born and absorbed the essence of the land of Xishan, so this melon is not only sweet, but also has miraculous effects such as strengthening the body, nourishing the kidney, and retaining the face. The melon is extraordinary."

  Hundred officials looked at the melons one by one, and nodded subconsciously.

  In this era, the theory of Feng Shui is still very popular, and everyone believes in it. What Fang Jifan said made a little sense. It is really strange that the coal mined there does not emit smoke in Xishan; since this melon is also grown in Xishan, where did the melon come from in this severe cold? , there is no other explanation.

  In this way, the efficacy of this melon can be compared to that of a hundred-year-old ginseng?

   Many people\'s eyes lit up immediately.

   Most of the ministers in the court class are not in good health, especially those who are overdrawn. They all love to nourish their kidneys, ah, no, it is health...

  Someone opened their mouths. Although some people are still reluctant, some people still want to try it.

  After all...it’s a melon born in the winter, it’s so unbelievable, even if you have money, you can’t buy it now.

What\'s more, many ministers have money. Don\'t look at their usual hardships and low salaries, but even those who are not greedy for ink and can study and become officials, except for the three strange things of Ouyang Zhi, many people don\'t rely on salary at all. Life, a gentry family, maybe tens of thousands of acres of land in my hometown, and a row of shops in the county town are all owned by his family.

   "I\'ll have one."

  Everyone\'s mind is more curious, can it really keep in good health? What does a watermelon born this winter look like?

   Countless doubts in my heart can be solved with ten taels of silver.

only…

  No one noticed that Zhang Heling, who was still gnawing on the melon just now, froze. There was still unswallowed melon in his mouth, so he had no time to chew.

  Although his brother Zhang Yanling was still eating, he wished he could eat all the melon skin.

But…

  Zhang Heling\'s IQ is obviously going to crush his brother. Fang Jifan\'s words just now appeared in his mind over and over again.

  The land of Xishan...the essence of heaven, earth, sun and moon...can produce anthracite, and can grow melons in winter...can strengthen the body and nourish the kidneys...

  Xishan... Isn\'t this the land of our Zhang family?

  Then this melon... belongs to our Zhang family, a melon worth ten taels of silver. This is a melon that can grow in the winter and sell for ten taels of silver...

  His whole person seemed to be frozen.

   Zhang Yanling on the side ate so much that the stubble juice on his short beard overflowed, and he couldn\'t forget to say happily: "Brother, it\'s delicious, and it can nourish the kidneys..."

  Wow.

  Zhang Heling burst into tears suddenly, spit out the melon meat in his mouth, threw away the melon skin, and grabbed the clothes on his chest with his hands, and then beat his chest desperately...

   bang... bang... bang...

   Pounding his heart, like beating a drum.

  He opened his mouth wide and let out a whimpering cry, but his mouth was trembling, as if he was so angry that he couldn\'t even make a sound from his throat.

  The land of the Zhang family, this is the land of the Zhang family, bestowed by the emperor, and reserved for future generations.

  This is a blessed place where anthracite and long-lived melons can grow.

  Zhang Heling didn\'t want to live anymore, he wanted to hammer himself to death, and he died cleanly. Tears poured out majesticly, washing out gullies on his face.

   This is my melon.

   My coal.

   My land!

Zhang Yanling was taken aback, and hurriedly stopped his elder brother\'s self-harm, hugged him, and said in shock: "Brother, you are too spoiled, you will lose such a good melon skin, brother, don\'t cry, What\'s the matter..."

  Zhang Heling didn\'t answer, but wept bitterly, Zhang Yanling had no choice but to call a few guards, and quickly carried Zhang Heling away.

  All the officials stared dumbfoundedly at the overreacting Zhang Heling. This Marquis of Shouning was usually eccentric and confused, but today he went too far.

  Fang Jifan was very proud, and smiled: "Shou Ninghou was so moved that he couldn\'t hold back after eating our melon. He has never tasted such a good melon in his life."

   "..." After hearing this, all the officials\' eyes lit up.

  It\'s so amazing...

  Of course, there are also some righteous people, who said righteously: "Selling melons is a businessman\'s business that counts pennies and bahts. Your Highness is the prince of the country. How can you do such a thing."

Fang Jifan said: "Your Highness thinks that the refugees in Xishan are pitiful. In order to improve their lives, I came here to sell melons. The purpose is to improve the lives of the refugees. I now announce that all the money from selling melons today will be distributed to the refugees in Xishan! "

   "..."

   This is obviously playing liumang. The refugees in Xishan are all miners now, and they were originally raised by Fang Jifan. It is their duty to distribute money and food.

  But...you can\'t do anything about him.

   "Commissioner, come and have a try."

   "The minister also has one..."

  (end of this chapter)