Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Saving Seeds
When everyone was home, Dahu brought the watermelon to the table. Mrs. Jiang looked at the fruit, with its bright red inside, picked up a piece, took a bite, and instantly squinted her eyes in happiness, "I must say, this thing is quite sweet, much sweeter than the wild fruits from our mountain."
"Mom, don’t spit the seeds yet, wait a moment."
Gu Nian quickly stood up, ran into the house to grab a large bowl, brought it out, and placed it on the small table, saying, "Okay, after everyone finishes eating, spit the seeds into your hand and put them in the bowl, make sure not to throw them away."
Mrs. Jiang, who was about to spit out the seeds, quickly spat them into her palm and asked, "Why are you collecting these?"
"To plant!" Gu Nian answered matter-of-factly, "I heard this thing was sent from the Western Regions; it hasn’t reached here yet, and it tastes delicious. If we can grow it ourselves, we can surely make a lot of money."
"But we have never planted such a thing," Mrs. Jiang said, "What if it doesn’t grow? Won’t it all be wasted?"
"The seeds are ready, we don’t need to buy them again. Even if it doesn’t grow, it’s just a bit of effort wasted. Besides, there aren’t many seeds, so it won’t be much trouble," Gu Nian said.
But if they do manage to grow it, their family will prosper.
Gu Nian had no doubt about that.
Lin Sanshui followed up, "Since Niannian said to keep them, let’s keep them. If they’re to be planted, that’s next year’s issue. Let’s keep them for now and see how things go."
Little Hu couldn’t hold back any longer, but since his father and brothers hadn’t eaten, he didn’t dare break the rules.
Fortunately, Mrs. Jiang called out, "Agreed, let’s all eat quickly, there’s more work to do after this."
And there was the matter regarding the village chief, which was also quite worrying for Lin Sanshui and Mrs. Jiang.
Young Master Nan hadn’t given a definitive message; if the village chief gets angry and secretly causes them trouble, there will be endless little issues at home.
Mrs. Jiang was eating happily, so Lin Sanshui picked up a piece, followed by Dahu and them who started as well.
Gu Nian had been fed quite a lot over at Jinyu’s place, her belly was still stuffed.
Only Lin Pandi stood awkwardly to the side.
Gu Nian noticed this scene, stood up, and handed her a piece, "Pandi, you should eat too!"
"I... I don’t need to, you guys eat," Lin Pandi never dared to forget her status. She spoke nicely about just staying over here, but more directly, she was a girl bought by someone, even the deed of sale was written.
She didn’t know where the Western Regions were, but could tell this item was precious.
Such a precious item, how could she be the one to eat it?
"Oh come on, just eat. This watermelon is so big, and with this hot weather, it’ll spoil if we don’t finish it," Gu Nian insisted, placing the watermelon firmly in her hand.
To others, watermelon might be precious, but to her, whether it’s in her previous life or this life, she could have as much as she wanted.
She couldn’t bring herself to do the thing where her family was eating and leaving someone standing aside to watch.
Now that it was placed in her hand, Lin Pandi couldn’t refuse anymore, otherwise, she would appear to be ignorant.
She could only softly say thank you, her eyes began to redden with emotion.
Cautiously, she took a bite of the bright red flesh, the sweet taste instantly filled her heart, making her unable to control her tears even more.
In the past, when she lived with her biological parents, any good thing in the family was always kept for her brother. Even if he couldn’t finish it, it was kept for next time, never reaching these so-called daughters who were seen as a burden.