Fields of gold

Chapter 176- 180

Chapter 176 – The Princess Consort

"They're here, they're here!" When the crowd saw the horse cart and donkey cart piled high with watermelons, they immediately became excited and automatically backed away to allow a space for the carts to move.

Li Li, whose head was dripping with sweat, finally managed to push through the people. He squeezed himself in front of the donkey cart and wiped off the perspiration that was pooled on his forehead. He exclaimed in a somewhat exaggerated manner, "My little lady ah, you're finally here! If the watermelons didn't get here soon, then all of the people here would rip me apart!"

Another familiar figure also managed to push his way to the front. It was the Yao Family's steward. Yesterday, he had eaten a meal with Li Li and commented in a familiar tone, "Who would dare to cause difficulties for Lord Li?! Everyone knows that the imperial envoy highly values Lord Li!"

"Highly valued? I've been delegated here to sell watermelons. I'm definitely not someone highly valued ah!" Li Li made fun of himself in a way that he thought was humorous.

However, Yu Xiaocao merely raised an eyebrow in response, "Oh? I only had you help us for two days and you're already complaining and whining? I see, I see ah! In the future, I'll just prepare a smaller portion of food for godfather to bring the docks..."

"No! Please don't! Other than your family's braised food, the rest of the food available at the docks is not worth it. However, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to buy a portion when I line up. Without the food you send, how will I be able to eat in the future ah?! Xiaocao, my little lady, just pretend that I didn't say anything earlier, okay? Being able to help my little lady, it is truly the blessing of three lifetimes..." Compared to Wu Yun, Li Li's personality was a bit more lively. Thus, he was able to say some more comical things and perform more hilarious expressions without seeming out of place.

"Don't just stand there and chat ah! Hurry up, we're all waiting to buy watermelons!" They weren't sure who was complaining loudly but it was obvious that the person didn't know the power behind the melon stand. A customer next to the guy kindly whispered into his ears and explained. Immediately, the man deflated and hunkered down to avoid being spotted by Li Li's sharp eyes.

There were a decent number of people who came with the carts and Li Li was also there to help. Thus, the two carts full of watermelon were quickly unloaded into the store. The previously empty and bare shelves were now full of round and plump watermelons.

The people, who had been waiting for a very long time in front of the store, could now finally buy some watermelon. The store, which wasn't large in the first place, was soon squeezed full of customers.

After Steward Yao finished helping them unload the watermelons, he smiled at Xiaocao, "Do you remember the two watermelons that you gifted to us yesterday? That afternoon, two of our old master's friends came over to visit, so he couldn't help but show off a bit and took them out. Unexpectedly, his two friends pestered him into giving the watermelons away! In a fit of pique, our old master ordered me to line up at dawn today and told me to buy a lot. He's planning on hosting a 'watermelon tasting event' at noon..."

When Yu Xiaocao heard this, she couldn't help but laugh a bit. There was a common saying among the people: An old child, an old child!! Sure enough, when people got older, they tended to act more like children. Old Yao's two old friends could even forcefully take their host's watermelons. On the other hand, Old Yao, in order to show off, had to host a 'watermelon tasting event'. This was truly too funny!

Xiaocao personally picked out over a dozen first-rate watermelons for Steward Yao. Perhaps it was because she spent every day in close proximity with the little divine stone, but she was starting to be able to sense spiritual energy. For example, she could faintly feel the spiritual energy that was found in the little divine stone's 'bathing water'. As for these watermelons, their ripeness and sweetness was dependent on the amount of spiritual energy they had absorbed from the mystic-stone water. Therefore, she could faintly tell which ones had a higher concentration of energy and would likely taste better.