Chapter 43: Boiled Peanuts
One dollar, four or five cents, one or two cents, the price of this watermelon really surprised Gu Qingming.
She was born rich and grew up, and she was the best in everything she had in her wealth and food.
Although I don’t know what the price of fruits at home is, most of them are imported fruits, and the price is definitely not much cheaper.
But she never expected that the watermelons grown by her uncle's family would be so cheap that they were only a few cents per pound.
Gu Qingming looked at the watermelon in his hand and asked with a little confusion, "But, uncle, this watermelon is sweeter than the watermelon I used to eat. Is it that cheaper?"
The uncle smiled and explained, "The watermelon in our house is sweeter than other houses, but its price is just a little more expensive."
Gu Qingming was speechless, lowered his eyes and entered thinking.
Logically, like the watermelon from my uncle's house, it has never been used for pesticides, and it is completely pollution-free fruit. Its price is not so low?
Uncle, they were deceived?
Gu Qingming asked again, "Uncle, how much does our watermelon produce per mu? What kind of bosses are there to buy it?"
My uncle and others immediately had doubts about Gu Qingming's sudden concern for selling watermelons, but they had questions and answers about this beloved niece.
The uncle smiled and said, "Our watermelon is well managed, but the output value is a little higher than that of other people's homes. A mu of land can reach 7,000 kilograms. The general output value is five or six thousand kilograms."
"Who are the bosses who came to buy?" Gu Qingming asked.
"Who can they be? They are all acquaintances and know each other." The uncle said with a funny look, "They took the watermelon to other places to sell it."
After listening to my uncle's explanation, Gu Qingming understood.
Like the watermelons in my uncles, they can be said to be completely green and pollution-free fruits, which belong to the upper and middle level. They can completely follow the mid-range market route, and their market consumption targets can be targeted at those rich people. Naturally, the prices will also rise with the flow.
However, what my uncle lacks in watermelon is sales channels.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingming had an idea in his mind.
She asked again, "Uncle, have all the watermelons from our house been sold now?"
The uncle shook his head and said, "There are many people who grow watermelons, only our family is only twenty or thirty acres of land. Several households in the village have planted a large number of watermelons.
In previous years, the watermelons in our family, and the watermelons in our village, were quite popular and the prices were pretty good.
But this year, there are more people growing watermelons in other villages, and the price is cheaper than that in our village. Many bosses have gone to other villages to buy them."
Today's farmers don't just know how to satisfy their family's food and clothing, but want to make a lot of money.
"We have only sold 50,000 kilograms of watermelon so far!" said my uncle helplessly, "There are still 100,000 kilograms of watermelon left in the field. I don't know if there is still a big boss to buy it."
This is every worry when a farmer.
As long as the things in the field have not been sold, I will be worried all the time, fearing that they will rot in the field and cause big losses.
For farmers, farming may lose money, but if they suffer a big loss, they may have spent many years or half of their lives on savings.
Gu Qingming thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, uncle, our watermelon is sweet and sandy, so delicious, it will definitely be sold."
It would be fine if I didn’t know it before, but now I know it, I must help my uncle and others sell the watermelon.
And not only do you have to sell it, but also sell it at a good price.
Of course, Gu Qingming didn't tell his uncle and the others for the time being that it would not be too late to talk about it when she contacted a good person.
After Gu Qingming ate a piece of watermelon, his aunt brought another pot of peanuts.
She smiled and said, "Ming'er, are these boiled peanuts? Do you like them?"
Grandma smiled and said, "Nannan, you came here in the past during the Chinese New Year. There were no fresh peanuts at that time, so there were never any peanuts for you to eat. Now, the peanuts have just been pulled out of the field, so I went to the pot to cook them. This is salt-boiled peanuts. Do you think you like them?"
Gu Qingming nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely try it!"
After saying that, she took a peanut, peeled it open, and put it in her mouth.
"Well, these peanuts are so delicious, soft and glutinous, and very fragrant." Gu Qingming said with bright eyes, "It's really delicious!"
After eating one, she grabbed another handful and started eating.
Grandma smiled and said, "Okay, it's good to eat it. If you like it, I'll cook it for you every day, and also cook it with various flavors. Today's peanuts are just boiled with salt, and no other seasonings are added, and the taste is lighter."
Gu Qingming asked curiously, "Ha, can you add various seasonings to these boiled peanuts? Is there any flavor?"
"Of course there is. It has five-spice, spicy, spicy, and Nannan. We will cook whatever flavor you like." My aunt said with a smile.
"Mom, you're so partial." Gu Qingming's fourth cousin Shi Qinghao smiled, "The day before yesterday, I said I wanted to have a spicy flavor, and you asked me to cook it myself. Now when my cousin comes, you have to cook all kinds of flavors."
The second aunt glanced at him and said angrily, "You little brat, you eat every day, every day, aren't you tired of eating yet?"
Shi Qing shrugged and said, "I just like to eat boiled peanuts. How can I get tired of eating so quickly?"
Every year, that is, in June and July, when the peanuts are harvested, you can only eat sweet boiled peanuts.
In the past, there were no snacks in the countryside. When the peanuts were harvested, I picked out the tender peanuts that were not mature and cooked, put some salt, and cooked them in. When the peanuts were soft, they could be taken out and eaten. It was very fragrant.
Many children especially like the kind of peanuts that are not mature and do not have peanuts inside. They are just peanut shells. They are sweet and very moisture-like. When they bite them, the juice will be sprayed out directly, which is simply interesting.
This is the fun of many children eating boiled peanuts.
However, now that the conditions are good, many adults will not pick up the immature peanuts and cook them. Instead, they have just pulled out peanuts with full soil particles. After washing them, put them in a pot to cook them. If you like any flavor, then add seasonings.
After Gu Qingming ate a handful of boiled peanuts, he was still unsatisfied and ate more.
Gu Qingming likes to eat, so everyone is happy.
But Gu Qingming rushed over with great dust. He had not had dinner or rest. Eating too much peanuts would make it difficult to digest.
Grandma didn't let Gu Qingming eat more.
"Come on, come on, it's time to eat." Shi Hangyu brought out two dishes and shouted, "Everyone should sit in the seat."
"Come on, Nannan, we're going to have a meal." Grandma said with a smile, "Your second aunt has cooked a few dishes you like, and you can eat more later."
Gu Qingming couldn't help but touch his stomach and said to himself, "Can you still eat it now?"
Chapter completed!