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Chapter 1269: Chapter 1268 The Best Watermelon_1 Chapter 1269: Chapter 1268 The Best Watermelon_1 “The watermelon is good, how do you plan to sell it?” Yang Hao looked at Qiao Xiaomai.

“I haven’t thought it through yet. Originally, I set aside ten acres to plant watermelons, but there were too few seeds, so I only planted five acres,” Qiao Xiaomai said.

“Watermelon is still a novelty, circulating only among the rich and nobility. It’s not sold in the markets; common folks can’t even access it. With its taste being so exceptional, some would buy it even at an exorbitant price,” Yang Hao said.

Watermelon was introduced to Daqi not long ago, and the Royal Family has the most. Besides enjoying it thoroughly themselves, they also bestow it upon civil and military officials.

Those officials who received watermelons would plant the seeds and, over years of accumulation, each household could now grow a few acres.

A few acres–this yield is just enough for one’s household. It’s only available during summer, tastes great and, if chilled, is truly a divine way to beat the heat. Under these circumstances, no one would be willing to sell it.

So last year, Yang Ye specifically brought some watermelons to Bailu Town, gifting a few to Qiao Xiaomai.

If it weren’t something precious, why would a prince take the trouble to make the trip himself?

“Hmm… then how much do you think I should price it?” Qiao Xiaomai asked.

“Ten taels silver per jin.”

“Pfft!” Qiao Xiaomai nearly sprayed out the watermelon in her mouth when she heard this, her peach blossom eyes widening in disbelief as she repeated, “Ten taels silver per jin?”

Here, one copper coin is equivalent to one kuai in the modern world.

One tael silver is one thousand copper coins, ten taels silver is ten thousand copper coins, which means the price Yang Hao set is ten thousand kuai per jin of watermelon.

Even though Qiao Xiaomai comes from the future and has seen much of the world, she has never seen watermelon priced at ten thousand kuai per jin.

“Too much?” Yang Hao raised an eyebrow, “How many jin does one watermelon weigh?”

“They’re generally over ten jin each.”

“That’s only one hundred taels silver for one watermelon. How many jin of watermelon do you get per acre?” Yang Hao asked again.

“Two thousand jin.”

With no pesticides or fertilizers here, the yield of crops is generally low; watermelon usually yields about one thousand jin per acre, but because she watered them with Spiritual Spring water, the yield doubled.

“Two thousand jin per acre, five acres is just ten thousand jin. At ten taels silver per jin, your watermelons could bring in a total of one hundred thousand taels silver. And that’s not even a sure thing, since you’ve also sent some to the Imperial Palace and you’ll want to keep some for yourself.”

“At best, you might receive a few tens of thousands of taels. After laboring hard for a year, is a few tens of thousands a large sum?”

Qiao Xiaomai, “…Not much.”

Especially since she had just taken on Yang Zheng’s mess fee last night.

Two hundred thousand taels!

Her watermelon was nurtured with Spiritual Spring water, Spiritual Spring water! She sold Floral Dew made with it for one thousand taels per jar!

She was burdened with a heavy debt!

Thinking of the Shen Family being ransacked, the heaps of gold, silver, and jewels enough to dazzle even a street urchin’s eyes. Well, she would set a clear price and conduct fair trade–if it’s too expensive, they can choose not to buy.

“I’ll sell it at the Extreme Delight Residence, not by the piece, but by the bowl. I’ll cut the watermelon into small chunks, three taels per bowl, eighteen taels per bowl! Take it or leave it!”

Yang Hao immediately smiled upon hearing this, “Anyone who has tasted it will definitely be scrambling to get more.”

He likes Qiao Xiaomai’s character–forthright!

When it’s time to make money, make it.

As the Crown Prince, his treasury could only surpass those lower aristocratic families, not even the middle-class ones.

Not satisfying.

That’s how you should boldly make a profit.

“I’ll write to Grandpa Emperor later, asking him to provide you with more watermelon seeds. Next year, plant more, and strive to supply all the Extreme Delight Residences across Daqi.”

[Summer’s favorite fruit, watermelon!]