With a splash, a big watermelon was pulled out of the well. Li Xun struggled to carry it to the table under a big tree by the roadside. He picked up the knife next to him and stabbed it hard. With a crack, a big hole appeared in the middle of the watermelon, and two black seeds flew out from it.
After a few more cuts, the whole watermelon was divided into pieces.
Zhang Xiaobao picked up two pieces first, handed one to Wang Juan, and took a bite. "Sweet. There is nothing in it. A normal ripe watermelon is really sweet."
As he spoke, Zhang Xiaobao looked up and breathed out. He looked very comfortable.
Wang Juan also took a big bite, and the red juice was on both sides of her mouth. She narrowed her eyes with satisfaction and said, "Finally, there is nothing in it. It is really delicious. It is cool and thirst-quenching. Our shaved ice can also be made into a watermelon flavor."
Li Xun, on the other hand, was eating much more quietly. She took small bites when she heard Xiaobao and Wang Juan's conversation. Puzzled, she asked, "Xiaobao, could it be that there's something else that can be put into this cold melon?"
"Yes, you can put sugar or something red. Take it off in advance and cover it with a quilt. We don't need to eat this. You should have a lot of it at home, right? Tomorrow, bring two carts here. When we finish eating this melon, don't throw away the skin and seeds. You can still cook them. "
It was not easy for Zhang Xiaobao to eat a melon, especially the first melon. It was memorable. He was going to mix the green part of the melon skin into a cold dish.
Li Xun hesitated for a moment. "This melon has been bitten by others. Isn't it a little bad to make a dish out of it?"
"Cut off the bitten part first, and make a cold dish with the rest. Put some sugar and vinegar in it. It is sweet and sour. If you don't want to eat it, don't fight with us."
After Zhang Xiaobao said this, he continued to eat one piece after another, not caring if he would get a stomachache. He only stopped when he couldn't eat anymore. He rubbed his stomach back and forth, occasionally burping.
Wang Juan also ate a lot. Fortunately, when she saw Zhang Xiaobao's appearance, she controlled herself in advance and didn't eat too much. She put down the melon rind in her hand, washed her face and hands in the prepared basin next to her, and said loudly to the people on the road who were shouting slogans,
"Train well. When you're done, I'll give you some melons. I'll use the melons from Well Town. Just one bite and it'll be sweet to your heart."
It would have been better if she didn't shout, as the 56 people could hold on. Once she finished shouting, Huzi among the 56 people couldn't stand it anymore. He had been shouting slogans just now and wanted to follow them. His throat was already smoking. When he heard that there would be melons to eat, he felt that the sun above his head was bigger, his feet were heavier, and it was more difficult to breathe.
This was already the fifth training. It had been five days in a row. At first, they thought it would be easy to get through it, but they were exhausted on the first day. In the following days, the requirements were stricter and the weather was hotter and hotter.
Before they could become instructors, four people from Elm Village came to report. They hadn't practiced well, so they couldn't be instructors. They could only train with 40 people. Huzi was in charge of shouting slogans.
They had already been walking for two hours today, and they still hadn't stopped. Everyone was on the verge of collapsing, and their clothes were already soaked. However, their walking movements were not standard. When she shouted to turn left, one-third of the people actually turned in the wrong direction, which made Wang Juan very dissatisfied.
Therefore, she let them drink some mung bean porridge and practice for an hour. Only then could they rest for a while. Now, Wang Juan was still shouting for them to eat watermelon. They all felt that their hearts were about to burst into flames.
Li Xun was also watching from the side. He really couldn't understand what Wang Juan was doing. This training idea was Wang Juan's, and she was also the one who asked them to do those movements. In Li Xun's opinion, these movements were worse than the drill of soldiers. They weren't wearing any armor or holding any weapons. They were just walking back and forth. It seemed like they couldn't train soldiers.
With doubts in his heart, Li Xun wiped his hands with a handkerchief and asked Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, "You want to train soldiers? You can't use this method. It's useless. When it comes to war, these people don't even know how to use weapons. "
"What army? It's just making them stand in a line. It'll look interesting and tidy. When the time comes, they'll just go out and support the scene. There's no war. If there's a war, we won't be needed. We're far away from the places where we can fight. "
Zhang Xiaobao naturally wouldn't tell Li Xun that these people would be specially used to protect the Zhang Family and Wang Family in the future. This kind of training now wasn't to train combat strength, but to cultivate cohesion and a firm attitude towards carrying out orders. At the same time, it could also cultivate willpower.
He just casually explained.
If it was someone else who said this, Li Xun would have believed it. But since it was Xiaobao who said it, he had to carefully ponder over it. He suspected that there were traces of an expert behind these people's training. If that was the case, then there must be a deeper meaning behind it. It seemed that he had to learn from this.
Thinking of this, he asked, "Just these orders? Are there any that haven't been given? I'll go there and let people practice for fun. When the time comes, let's see if all the people I'm training can leave together or if all your people are orderly. "
"Oh? Young Master Li also wants to learn? Okay, then we'll have a competition. There are also some commands that can't be taught now. They haven't figured out these commands yet. If I teach them too many, they'll be even more confused. Later, I'll write down some commands and draw pictures for you. How's our supermarket?
The supermarket in Huayuan County hasn't been repaired yet. It's still being repaired. When we came back, we took a look at Sanshui County. They've already started delivering goods. You passed by here, did you go in to take a look? "
"Yes, don't mention it. It opened yesterday and I went to take a look. Taking advantage of the competition, there were indeed many people who went in. Every one of them looked fresh. The rich people also bought some things. But there was actually an ordinary person's family. I saw her going to the butcher's place and buying one or two grams of meat at a time.
"This is nothing. We can sell it for one tael. When other people buy things, they usually wrap it in oil paper and give a paper bag at the end for convenience. She actually bought half a kilogram of meat consecutively. Every time, it was one tael. Not only did she use ten pieces of oil paper and ten hemp ropes, she even took ten bags from the supermarket.
What's the meaning of this? What's the use of torturing others? In the end, I sent someone to ask. You can't even guess the reason why she took those paper bags. She said she was going home to give it to her son to practice calligraphy. She came here to get paper. "
Li Xun was a little depressed as he talked about the situation in the supermarket. In addition to the person who bought half a kilogram of meat in 10 portions, there were some people who were selling other things. For example, when buying rice, there were some people who were very careful. There were even people who wanted to steal things when there were so many people.
Fortunately, they arranged some people to follow others in pretending to buy things. They also put people in key places to watch. There was a scholar who was caught stealing sausages. He insisted that he brought them in himself. What was more infuriating was that there were people who didn't take the sausages out. They just ate the sausages secretly.
Zhang Xiaobao was originally not confident in his heart. After listening to Li Xun's words, he thought for a while and said, "It seems that we have to change the rules. In the future, the paper bags will be more exquisite. We will sell them for one copper coin each. If there are people who really want to buy something and don't have a basket, they can buy it for one copper coin.
As for the other people who go in and out ten times, if they want to buy, they have to bring their own tools. At most, we will give them two pieces of oil paper. There is no need to think about the paper bags. There are also some places to eat. Send more people there. If they want to buy something, they can just pay there. As for those who bring things in themselves, catch them. It's not like there is no place to deposit them. "
"Deposit? Don't even mention deposit. There are many people who don't want to buy anything. They just want to go in and see something new. In the end, they bring a live chicken to the deposit place. It's not easy to control them at all. We can't put a few chicken cages in the deposit place, right? Then what if someone drives a pig here? "
Li Xun was also very dissatisfied with the deposit situation.
Zhang Xiaobao was speechless for a while. He could only sigh at those people's valiance.
Wang Juan said at the side, "In the future, there will be a rule that no living things are allowed to be deposited. When they are deposited, they don't care if the things are spoiled or not. At most, they will be allowed to be stored for a day. If it is more than a day, it will be treated as if the depositor doesn't want it anymore and the supermarket will deal with it. Otherwise, if someone deposits a kilogram of tofu and leaves it for a few days and doesn't come to pick it up, won't it become stinky tofu?"
"Wang Juan is right. We can't do it all at once. If there is a problem, we will think of a way to solve it. We will find more people to discuss it. When the time comes, we will be able to build the supermarket. What about the shipping company?"
Zhang Xiaobao also had the idea of dealing with some things that might happen.
Li Xun only sighed. They couldn't tear down the supermarket. The things inside were cheap. Yesterday, he saw many people queuing up to buy things. Whether it was for the pictures, novelty, or a real need, it was fine to just buy it. When people gradually got used to this place, they could come to buy things in the future.
Hearing Zhang Xiaobao ask about the ship business, he was no longer as gloomy as before. He said happily, "I found a few more people who were willing to do business with us. After Mi Fan was released, I took care of the ship business. I even sent a few people who were good at making ships to do some work at the shipyard you guys were at.
The big ship has already started to be built. Based on the speed, it will be able to enter the sea next summer. We can't go too far now. We can only go around the place where the Yellow River enters the sea. "
"Then don't worry. Remember to bring Mi Fan along when you go out to sea. If you find that he is uncomfortable, then the people on the ship have to be careful. Are there many people who went to sign up for the three workshops and the craftsmen's school to cooperate with them? Are there many people who came from outside?"
Zhang Xiaobao was preparing to do something big. He was afraid that he would be tied down by other things. He could only ask one by one to see if there was anything else that he needed to handle personally.
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