After a while, the kitchen cook also came with a basket. The appearance of watermelon was really well preserved. Lord Li was very satisfied. "Uncle Li, you go back and bring me 100 watermelons. A little more is OK."

Housekeeper Li originally wanted to stay in Fucheng for a few more days, but he thought that the watermelon was very seasonal. These days, coupled with the time of round-trip transportation, if he went back late, he might delay the master's delivery of festival gifts. "Yes, sir, I'll go back early tomorrow morning."

After all, he had to check accounts with the accounting room in the government this afternoon, and then his wife signed for it before he could go back.

Sun Meimei in the backyard was very grateful for the package sent by the housekeeper. She thanked the housekeeper again and again before she took it to the house.

Seeing two pieces of good cloth in the package, sun Meimei wiped her eyes. It seems that life at home is better than she imagined, and she can rest assured.

Seeing another letter inside, sun Meimei checked it word by word. She was happy and wanted to go home earlier.

In the letter, the mother said that when the lady and master go back during the new year, they will take the money to redeem her. There are still a few months left. She needs to be patient.

It is said that housekeeper Li will go back tomorrow. Sun Meimei hurriedly wrote a letter and gave her sister some silk flowers she had bought while shopping with the young lady some time ago, and a silver hairpin for her mother. It was inconvenient for her father and brother to put them in the package, so she waited until she went back to buy them.

Knowing that her parents were thinking of him, sun Meimei felt more confident and missed her hometown.

Housekeeper Li hurried back and ordered 130 watermelons directly.

"Dahai, you must choose watermelons for me this time. Our grandpa is going to give them to Shangguan or colleagues." housekeeper Li explained, "if we do well, we will all have rewards. There will be good days in the future. If something goes wrong, we will all be finished."

Sun Dahai now knows watermelon very well and said confidently, "last time I gave you eight mature watermelon. It should be good there?"

"The eight ripe watermelons are delicious after they arrive there. It seems that they can last for a few days." housekeeper Li replied, "you can choose the eight ripe watermelons for me. If it's not enough, you can choose the seven ripe ones, and you can't choose the nine ripe ones for me. Otherwise, the watermelons will be ripe and broken before they arrive there."

"Housekeeper Li, don't worry. Our seven mature watermelons can be fully mature in four days, but don't worry. After that, they can be put for eight to twelve days, and the taste is the same as nine mature ones." Sun Dahai explained, "Oh, take a break, I'll take two children to choose watermelons for you. By the way, we still need baskets this time. How many baskets are there?"

"I brought back what I used last time. You can order another 100 this time," said housekeeper Li. "The quality of the basket must be better, otherwise the frame will be broken on the road and the watermelon will be broken."

Sun Erlang went to old man Hu's house and talked about the situation here. It happened that there were 150 baskets in old man Hu's house, which was enough.

Hearing that the basket was enough, sun Dahai was relieved and continued to pick watermelon with his two sons.

Finally, after more than an hour, I picked 130 watermelons, all seven or eight mature, and carefully put them in the basket with hay.