"My lord, the lower officials have collected some small things from other places to honor and honor you. Please accept it with a smile!"

This person was originally disdainful to meet Wu Ming, the barren county magistrate. After all, a poor magistrate cannot please people, so there is nothing worthy of his special treatment.

However, this Wu Ming rarely came to see his boss, why did he want to meet his boss suddenly for no reason?

Therefore, out of curiosity, the boss, who did not want to see the barren magistrate, and the aloof magistrate who rarely visited the boss met.

Only, the barren county magistrate handed him a basket as soon as they met.

Ji Zhongcai was just as disdainful of the basket Wu Ming handed over as he was to Wu Ming.

But soon, he found that the things in this basket seemed to be things he had never seen before.

It originally took a day to transport from Lin'an County to Zhoushan City. These cherries that have been in the basket, even if they are not as bright as just picked, should lose some moisture. So fresh.

However, these fruits were planted directly by Lin Yuelan in the space, and the spiritual water of the space absorbed by them grew up, so they could remain bright for more than half a month, and the taste was still the same as before.

So, the cherries in this basket are still red and bright, and Ji Zhongcai, the prefect of Zhoushan City, was suddenly curious.

He asked in surprise, "What is this? Why is it so red, yet so watery?"

Wu Ming replied with a smile, "This thing is called cherries. It is a kind of fruit in remote mountainous areas. It is sweet and sour. Sir, please try it first!"

He took out a cherry and handed it to Ji Zhongcai.

Ji Zhong just took the cherries from Wu Ming's hand. His expression was the same as when Wu Ming tasted the cherries for the first time. He was curious, then surprised, and then turned into a shocked expression.

He said in surprise, "This is fruit?"

"Yes, sir, this is fruit." Wu Ming replied with a smile. In fact, my heart is nervous to death.

He took this half basket of cherries and gave them to Ji Zhongcai.

He didn't know if this half basket of cherries could impress this boss, and then he mentioned it to him.

Ji Zhong only tasted a few cherries, his face was obviously happy, he smiled and said, "Okay, okay, this official has never eaten such a sweet and delicious fruit, I say Master Wu Ah, where did you get this thing from?"

Wu Ming dared not to deceive and said, "Don't be afraid of adult jokes, this thing was given to Xiaguan by a businessman under Xiaguan, this official looked at it strange, so I specially gave it to adults for you to taste. Taste it. Listen to him, this thing was bought by villagers in a remote mountain village in Anding County."

Ji Zhongcai was very curious, "A mountain village in Anding County?"

Wu Ming said, "Yes, sir!"

Ji Zhongcai asked again, "Does that villager still sell this kind of fruit?"

Wu Ming said hesitantly, "My lord, I don't know about you!"

Ji Zhongcai asked again, "I remember that Anding County seems to be Zhou Changsheng, right?"

Wu Ming frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Yes, sir, it is indeed Sir Zhou!"

Ji Zhongcai nodded and said, "Well, this officer knows. Don't worry, this officer will definitely be there to say good things to you!"

Wu Ming was overjoyed and quickly bowed to Ji Zhongcai, "Thank you, sir!"

…

Zhou Changsheng was holding a letter from Ji Zhongcai, the prefect of Zhoushan City, and frowned, a little puzzled.

Zhou Wencai happened to come to find his father, looking at his father's expression, he seemed to be trapped by some problem, and immediately asked suspiciously, "Father, what's the matter with you? Is there anything wrong with this letter? ?"

Zhou Changsheng handed the letter to Zhou Wencai and said, "Strange, how does Mr. Ji know about cherries? He even wrote to me and asked me if I have a fruit called cherries."

Zhou Wen only took a look at the letter, but no, this Mr. Ji has always had high vision and has always been disdainful towards these subordinates. , the question is actually a kind of fruit to eat.

Zhou Wencai handed the letter back to his father and said with a smile, "Father, this is not easy, someone must have given this thing to cherries, and then I heard that the origin of the cherries belongs to Yu Daddy is under your jurisdiction, so I wrote to you specially, doesn't this mean that I want Daddy to send him some more cherries."

The special fruits sold by Lin Yuelan are not only expensive, but also sold in limited quantities, even if you have money, you can't buy them.

If it wasn't for Lin Yuelan's friendship with them, then, after a while, he would send them some special fruits to taste, even if his father was a county magistrate, it would be difficult to buy those fruits, besides Now, if you want to buy it, you can buy it once or twice, but if you buy it every day, even if they have some wealth, they can't afford it.

However, the prefect suddenly sent a letter asking for cherries, which is really difficult.

Zhou Changsheng looked at Zhou Wencai with a smile on his face, and said, "Wen'er, look..."

Cherry, even he can't buy it from Lin Yuelan, so it depends on the friendship between Zhou Wencai and Lin Yuelan, see if you can get it, oh or buy it Some were sent to the prefect Ji Zhongcai.

Zhou Wencai heard Zhou Changsheng's words, and shook his head helplessly with a wry smile and said, "Dad, sister Yuelan is usually a good talker, but she also has principles. She can Sending these cherry tomatoes and cherries to us is already for the sake of friendship. If we are not satisfied because of this, we have to shamelessly ask Lin Yuelan for it, I am afraid it will be difficult. "

Zhou Changsheng immediately said in surprise, "Son, we're not asking for it, we'll buy it from her, can't we?"

Zhou Wencai shook his head and said, "The girl can sell these special fruits, but she sells them at the highest price, and makes her own bid, she thinks this price is ok, She will sell it. Dad, what price can we pay for this thing? Besides, the fruit of cherries, the girl has already spoken, and it is already sold out. If you want to buy it again, you will have to wait for some time. already."

Zhou Changsheng listened, holding the letter in one hand, stroking his beard in the other, and said with a frown, "What can I do?"

Zhou Wencai smiled helplessly and said, "The prefect's meaning is so obvious, it seems that it is your son who went to Linjia Village for such a trip."

Zhou Changsheng nodded and said, "Well, then you go!"

Zhou Wencai's face turned black immediately, and he turned to his father and said, "Father, I'm here to help you, what do you mean by this casual attitude?"

Zhou Changsheng just laughed and didn't answer.

…

Lin Yuelan was thinking at home, should she sell durian or cantaloupe next time, someone immediately came to report, "Master, Zhou Da Gongzi is waiting for you in the living room!"

Lin Yuelan raised her eyebrows, somewhat surprised that Zhou Wencai came to Linjia Village to look for her at this freezing moment.

Lin Yuelan immediately put the durian and cantaloupe on the table into the space, then walked out of the house, looked at Zhou Wencai who was sitting in the living room drinking tea, and said with a smile, "A rare guest, this Those who came to Linjia Village to suffer from the freezing cold, I am afraid they went to the Three Treasures Hall without incident!"

Zhou Wencai took a sip of hot tea to warm up his body, then put down the teacup, heard Lin Yuelan's teasing, and said with a wry smile, "Sister Yue'er, you are really right. This time Zhou Wen Big brother came to the door, I really want to ask you for help!"

Lin Yuelan immediately said strangely, "Oh, in Anding County, there is still something to do, can you be the first son of Zhou?"

Zhou Wencai shook his head and said, "If it is only within the scope of Anding County, it may not be difficult for me, but what is bothering me now is precisely within the scope of Anding County. ."

Lin Yuelan raised her eyebrows and said curiously, "Oh? Then let's hear it, what is it that needs me, a peasant girl, to come forward to solve it?"

Zhou Wencai did not speak, but just took out a letter and handed it to Lin Yuelan and said, "Sister Yuelan, you will read this letter first, and you will naturally know what I have to do."

Lin Yuelan took a look at it, then smiled and said, "Oh, Brother Zhou, it's just a few pounds of cherries, what's the big deal. I'll pack two baskets for you in a while. Go back, and then give it to this prefect, Ji Zhongcai, Ji Da." This is a favor for Lord Zhou, so why not give it.

A basket is about five pounds, and two baskets are only ten pounds.

Hearing this, Zhou Wencai was immediately stunned.

He clearly remembered that Lin Yuelan, a child who loves money, is a little money fan. It is really difficult for ordinary people to pick out a copper plate from her hand, and the things she sells are all expensive. Yes, even familiar people will not give a discount.

But now, he was nervous, and he made a lot of words to please Lin Yuelan in his heart, but he couldn't say a word and disappeared.

Why is she so talkative all of a sudden?

Looking at Zhou Wencai's expression, Lin Yuelan knew that this person must have looked down on her in her heart.

She immediately asked with a smile, "Why, looking at Brother Zhou's expression, is it so strange that I sent two baskets of cherries to your father Zhou as a favor? If it is really strange , otherwise, I won't send it..."

"Hey, don't, don't, don't," Zhou Wencai reacted and immediately stopped, "Sister Yuelan, you are so generous for a while, Brother Zhou, didn't I react?" As soon as the words came out, he immediately covered his mouth and shouted inwardly, "Damn it, in a hurry, I actually told the truth." What he meant was that Lin Yuelan was stingy.

Zhou Wencai looked at Lin Yuelan's face and said anxiously, "Oh, Brother Zhou didn't mean that you were not generous..." After speaking, he almost swept himself twice Slap, it's okay if he doesn't justify it. Once he makes an excuse, it's getting darker and darker.

He covered his mouth, covered his eyes, looked at Lin Yuelan's face carefully, and sure enough, her face was getting darker and darker.

Lin Yuelan's face darkened for a moment, and then she regained her calm expression, and smiled at Zhou Wencai with an unclear meaning, "Oh, it turns out that in the eyes of Brother Zhou, your sister Yuelan is like this. You're a stingy person. If that's the case, then the girl will not give away these two baskets of cherries..."

Zhou Wencai immediately stopped and said, "Hey, don't, sister Yuelan, don't," and then, as if he was wrong, he said, "Brother Zhou is wrong, isn't it? But Qian Qian Don't take those cherries back."

Lin Yuelan immediately smiled and asked back, "Brother Zhou, who said I would take back these two baskets of cherries, I just said I wouldn't give them to you, but I didn't say I wouldn't sell them to you. already."

This time, Zhou Wencai was a little stunned.

"Well, me, these cherries are sold to others for at least 321 kilograms, but Brother Zhou and I are so familiar, I will be cheaper, 250 I'll sell you two," Lin Yuelan continued while Zhou Wencai was dazed, "One basket weighs five pounds, then two baskets weigh ten pounds, and a total of 2,500 taels are charged. Brother Zhou, you are giving cash now. Or do you deduct dividends from the restaurant's profits, or do you want credit?"

Lin Yuelan said a lot, and when Zhou Wen realized it, his ear kept ringing, "Two thousand five hundred taels of silver will be paid."

I squeezed it, it was a clear robbery.

It's just two baskets of cherries, and it costs 2,500 taels of silver.

However, having said that, these cherries are only sold in restaurants in Anding County. If this thing is placed in Zhoushan City, or even the capital, let alone three hundred and two kilograms, three One thousand two hundred and one catty, those dignitaries are rushing to ask for it.

Thinking about this, Zhou Wencai felt a little balance again, and even felt a little pity, Lin Yuelan only sold these things in this corner of the mountain, if she got it to the capital, she would make a fortune Make a fortune.

However, these cherries were obviously given to him for free. In the blink of an eye, he would bleed a lot. Buying them, this taste really made him…

Zhou Wencai said flatteringly, "Sister Yuelan, you can see that with the friendship between you and me, talking about money hurts feelings, don't you think? Otherwise, you can give it to Brother Zhou. "Don't worry, Brother Zhou will definitely take note of your favor."

Talking about money hurts feelings!

Why does this sound so familiar?

Lin Yuelan frowned slightly, and then she remembered.

This is when she met Jiang Zhennan and Guo Bing for the first time, Guo Bing was also trying to save some money, using friendship to set up feelings, and then using feelings to avoid talking about money.

Now hearing these familiar words again, Lin Yuelan suddenly began to miss Jiang Zhennan and the others.

They have also been away for a month, and they don't know what their situation is now. When there is time, let Xiaolu ask its friends to inquire.

Zhou Wencai was a little strange to Lin Yuelan's expression, looking at Lin Yuelan's unclear expression, he immediately muttered in his heart, "Am I saying something wrong? Why is it so strange to see Sister Yuelan's expression? ?"

However, he immediately whispered, "Sister Yuelan, sister Yuelan,"

Lin Yuelan reacted instantly, looked at him with some doubts, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Wencai even felt that something was wrong, but he didn't say it, just continued to please with a smile, "Look, with the love between you and me, say that money is money Isn't it too vulgar and too emotional, right? So, like just now, how about you give these two baskets of cherries to Brother Zhou?"

Lin Yuelan shook her head and said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, you said it all, talking about money and money is too vulgar and hurts feelings, then you just be more simple and put The money was given directly, so I didn't talk about the money and hurt my feelings, and besides, my brothers are clearly not going to settle accounts."

In the end, Zhou Wencai really spent 2,500 taels of silver to buy these two baskets of cherries, but he did not lose at all.

Because before leaving, Lin Yuelan gave them another fruit that they had never eaten before, what was it called a cantaloupe.

Smell the sweet taste of this cantaloupe, I am sure this thing must be delicious.

Since it is a fresh fruit, Lin Yuelan must be expensive. This thing is at least five or six jin. Whether it is sold by one or by the catty, the price will definitely not be cheap.

After getting someone to send Zhou Wencai out, Lin Yuelan planned to sell cantaloupe.

However, speaking, whether it is cherries or cantaloupe, they are fruits in hot weather, and she even sold them in winter.

Lin Yuelan immediately felt a little speechless.

Fortunately, the people here do not know these fruits, let alone the picking season of these fruits, otherwise, there will be new rumors.

Ten days later, when a high official in the capital celebrated his birthday, he received an unexpected gift from Ji Zhongcai, the prefect of Zhoushan City.

It's not that this gift is bad, but on the contrary, this gift surprised all the officials present.

Then, after a certain official tasted it, he was overjoyed and kept saying, "Yes, yes, I have never tasted such fresh and delicious fruit. Ladies and gentlemen, you too Try this fruit called cherries!"

Then the high official asked the maid to add a cherry in front of each official's fruit plate.

Yes, that's right, one per person. This already shows that this official is very generous. Otherwise, he would not want to give such a beautiful and delicious new fruit, not to mention, At this time, there were no less than a hundred civil and military officials who came to congratulate him, and each one had given a lot.

Many people slowly tasted this cherry in surprise and doubt. After a while, they all said to Ji Zhongcai, "Mr. Ji, you really have a heart."

"Mr. Ji, this official is also born on the tenth day of the next month. Do you think you can send a basket of these cherries to this official for his birthday?"

"Sir Ji, this kind of fruit called cherries is something I have never heard of before, and I have never seen it before. Where is it from?"

Although Ji Zhongcai was happy to be appreciated by the adults, all of a sudden, all the officials older than him spoke to him in such a pleasant manner, which made him flattered.

…

When Zhou Changsheng once again received a letter from his superior, the prefect, Ji Zhongcai, there was a faint anger on his face.

He clutched the letter tightly and said angrily, "It's too much, it's too much."

"Dad, what's wrong with you, why are you so angry?" Hearing Zhou Changsheng's anger, Zhou Wencai immediately came over a little worried.

"Then Ji Zhongcai ordered me to get him more than 100 catties of cherries, saying that many high-ranking officials in the capital were waiting for the cherries in his hands. He also warned us, what to say, what to say You shouldn't say it, you say, is this angry?"