Chapter 187 (1/2)
Chapter 187
Chapter 187 - To Pester Endlessly
Lady Fang hugged her G.o.ddaughter’s delicate little body and felt her maternal instincts rising up from deep within her heart . As if she was coaxing an infant, she gently patted Xiaocao’s shoulder . Xiaocao, who had originally planned on resting for a bit, had actually fell into a deep slumber under her G.o.dmother’s gently patting .
When they arrived in the town, Xiaocao was still asleep, but Lady Fang couldn’t bear to wake her up . In the end, it was the hawking outside the carriage that woke the sleeping Xiaocao up . She sat up and used her small hands to rub her eyes . She blinked sleepily and had a dazed expression on her face, as if she didn’t know where she was . Looking at the dazed Xiaocao, Lady Fang’s heart melted into a pool of water .
“Ah! We’re already in town?” Xiaocao’s pair of abnormally big eyes brightened up again . As soon as she turned her head, she saw an unidentified water stain on the front of her G.o.dmother’s clothes . She blinked her eyes twice in confusion . When she finally realized what the water stain was, her face instantly flushed .
Lady Fang lowered her head to look at the trace of saliva that her G.o.ddaughter left on her clothes, and then she calmly said, “It’s alright . I brought spare clothes, so I can just change in inner room of the watermelon shop . ”
Linglong showed the small bag in her arms to the young miss . When the n.o.ble madams and ladies went out, they would always bring a change of clothes as to avoid being discourteous when encountering an accident at someone else’s house .
In the watermelon shop, Xiaocao’s eldest maternal aunt Madam Han had been busily working since early in the morning . The watermelons were transported over yesterday afternoon, so there was no queue outside the store this morning . However, even after the craze of the opening of the new store, there was still an endless stream of customers in the melon shop .
After Lady Fang changed her clothes, she went to buy necessities with Linglong . Xiaocao stayed in the shop to help her eldest maternal aunt . After all, Li Li was the a.s.sistant of the imperial envoy . He couldn’t leave his post and stay to help them for a long period of time . Seeing that there was someone helping at the shop, he returned to the docks . These past two days, Wu Yun had been extremely busy at the docks because the imperial envoy went to the prefectural city for work and Li Li was helping out in town!
Unlike the first two days, today’s watermelons weren’t sold out before noon . By the time it was three to four in the afternoon, there were still five or six smaller watermelons left . At this time, Yu Hai and Yu Xi delivered two carts of watermelon over .
Xiaocao moved the remaining small watermelons to the table at the entrance . She took a small wooden plank and wrote: ‘Special Sale For Watermelons! One Tael Each!’ Although these watermelons were smaller in size, they were still very sweet and fresh . They would usually cost two taels each .
There weren’t any customers in the fabric shop next door, so the boss Shopkeeper Feng walked over while swaying her hips . Seeing the notice on the plank, she looked around and said with a smile, “Why are you doing a special sale on these watermelons? Are they leftovers from the past two days?”
The people in the shops nearby peeped out curiously when they saw Xiaocao taking the watermelons out . They had also seen the words on the wooden plank, and several of them were eager to make a move . But, when they heard Madam Feng’s question, they stopped themselves .
Yu Xiaocao picked up a fresh melon seedling and showed her . The smile on her face remained unchanged as she explained, “Older Sister Feng, look at this watermelon seedling, it doesn’t look like it’s not fresh, right? As you have seen, the watermelons in our shop were all delivered here on the day of or in the afternoon of the day before . They definitely won’t be placed in our store for more than a day . These watermelons are smaller in size, but they will certainly taste the same when eaten . If you don’t believe me, I can cut it open for everyone to see!”
Xiaocao swiftly cut open the smallest watermelon with a knife . The red melon meat and the black seeds appeared in front of everybody . A strong sweetness subsequently drifted into everyone’s noses . Xiacoao handed a slice to Madam Feng, and then she invited several of the shopkeepers of the nearby stores to have a taste .
The shopkeeper of the store two shops down from the watermelon shop was pale and chubby, and he had a bright smile on his face like a Buddha . He slowly walked over, unreservedly grabbed a slice of watermelon, and said with a grin, “Little girl, you’re actually willing to do this . This cost a tael ah!”
“Of course, I’m willing! One must give up on some things in order to gain more!! Wasn’t everyone feeling skeptical about purchasing the special bargain at our shop? After tasting it, you guys can rest a.s.sured!” Seeing that everyone was coming over to taste the watermelon, Yu Xiaocao’s heart felt completely at ease now . She was full of confidence in the taste of her watermelons .
Sure enough, after tasting it, Madam Feng immediately picked the biggest one of the remaining watermelons and gave a tael of silver to Xiaocao . Of course, the taste of the watermelons sold at the Yu Family’s watermelon shop was amazing, but it wasn’t sold at a price that just anybody could afford .
Most of the shopkeepers of the stores on this street were wage earners . It was fine to buy one occasionally, but they wouldn’t be able to afford eating it on a regular basis . Right now, there was a special sale on watermelons . Moreover, the price was reduced by half . Only a fool wouldn’t take advantage of this discount ah!
All of the remaining watermelons, no matter big or small, were swiftly s.n.a.t.c.hed up by several of the shopkeepers of the neighboring stores . Those who didn’t manage to buy the discounted watermelons asked frustratedly, “Little girl, when will you have another special sale for watermelons?”