Chapter Fifteen Tang Fu

  Back in Heqian Town, Chu Jiaqiang found a secluded spot where no one was paying attention, took out the luggage from the Shanhe Map and piled it up on the street. He hailed a tricycle, loaded everything onto it, almost filling up the vehicle, and the driver immediately asked for an additional ten yuan.

  Chu's family was strong and didn't care about the ten or eight yuan, so they let the driver uncle wait a bit. Just now on the street, he saw that there were pineapples, and he planned to buy some back for Er Yi to taste, because he knew that Er Yi and Jia Wan liked pineapples very much.

  The pineapples may be unfamiliar to northerners, as this is a southern term, and the north may be more commonly called pineapple honey! It is an evergreen arbor of the mulberry family, with a height of up to 20 meters. The leaves are alternate, long elliptical or inverted egg-shaped, leathery, shiny, entire or occasionally shallowly lobed. The composite fruit is oval in shape, with green skin and ridges, often growing on the trunk, as big as a watermelon, weighing up to 50 kilograms, ranking first in the world, with dozens of light yellow fruit sacs inside, golden yellow in color, with a core in the middle, sweet and fragrant in taste, edible, and delicious when stir-fried.

  Chu Jiaqiang asked the price, six and a half yuan per catty, this thing is too expensive. Chu Jiaqiang asked Auntie to weigh a few catties, this thing is delicious but can't be kept for long after it's opened. Auntie was good at doing business, immediately took out a small one, weighed 23 catties.

  "Hey, little brother! Just buy the whole thing back! It looks like over 20 catties, but except for the skin and heart, it's actually just over 10 catties. Normally I sell them without skin and heart for 6.5 yuan, but with both skin and heart, I only sell for 3.5 yuan, how about it?"

  Chu Jiaqiang forced a bitter smile, you've already packed it up, what else can I do but pay? A tree pineapple like this costs around 70 yuan, it's really a bit heartbreaking. Chu Jiaqiang dared to guarantee that when he got back, he would definitely be lectured again by his uncle.

  "Hmm! These peaches are not bad, how much do they cost?" At this time, a middle-aged fat man with a big belly said so. The peach was another kind of fruit sold by the aunt, and its appearance was indeed okay, about the size of a fist, slightly smaller than those in the backyard of the Chu family.

  "Peaches are the peach king I collected with great care, 5.2 yuan a catty, boss weighs a little more! Guarantee you won't regret eating them." The aunt immediately called out to that fatty.

  Chu's family paid the money and was about to leave. Auntie called out again: "Young man, don't you want to buy some peaches? These peaches are first come, first served! If you want to find such good peaches later on, it won't be easy!"

  At this time, the fat man had already picked a big bag, probably over 10 kilograms! Chu Jiaqiang shook his head and said: "No need, my family has peach trees too, and they're even bigger than yours."

  "You're not bragging, are you? Is your peach bigger than mine, the Peach King's? Your divine peach isn't selling?" The great god was clearly skeptical, thinking that Chu Jiaqiang didn't want to buy her peaches and was just making excuses.

  Chu Jiaqiang smiled wryly and didn't argue, turning to leave. But the fat man fell into deep thought. He had originally planned to buy more peaches to make the old aunt happy, and then pry out some inside information about the peach production area. However, when he heard that Chu Jiaqiang had even better ones, he immediately paid the money, chased after Chu Jiaqiang, and asked: "Does your family really have bigger peaches than these? How many are there? Is it far?"

  Chu Jiaqiang took a closer look at the fatty, thinking of finding a channel to sell him off. It seemed that this fatty had the intention of buying! Good, it saved himself from finding a channel.

  "My family's is almost as big as a bowl, should be over a thousand kilograms! It's about an hour's drive from here. What? Do you want?"

  "If it's really as you said, I'm interested. Let's go take a look! If it's suitable, I'll buy it." The fat man handed Chu Jiaqiang a business card. He was in the high-end vegetable and fruit sales business, transporting them to the city, packaging them well, and doubling the price wasn't a problem. But high-end vegetables and fruits were scarce! They had to run around everywhere to find suppliers.

  Chu Jiaqiang took a look: Tang Fu, the general manager of Huinan High-end Vegetables and Fruits Market. "Alright! The car I hired is that one in front, just follow it later." Chu Jiaqiang pointed to a tricycle in front.

  "Go! I'll keep up." The fat man immediately ran back to his off-road vehicle, his flesh shaking violently, quite exaggerated.

  Chu Jiaqiang actually had an idea, planning to go out on a trip when he was free, and bring back some pineapple seedlings. Chujiashan is actually quite suitable for growing pineapples.

  The fat guy who drove up from behind was soon crying out in pain, and this time he had come out in an off-road vehicle, otherwise it would be hard to say whether he could have made it.

  Back to Chu's village, people in the village cast sideways glances, basically focusing their attention on the off-road vehicle driven by Pangsuo. This car should be the most luxurious one that has ever entered Chu's village, and everyone is guessing who this person is.

  Chu Jiaqiang and the driver uncle moved the things down together, paid the money, and sent the uncle's tricycle away. Chu Jiaqiang called on the onlookers to help move some of the things.

  "Little brother, this road is also a bit scary."

  "Uh-huh! This is probably the most backward place in Gaosheng City, and having a highway is already pretty good. By the way, my name is Chu Jiaqiang."

  "Then I'll call you Xiao Chu! I don't mind, you can call me Pang Ge, many people do. Fat Tang Fu didn't mind being called fat at all, in fact it's true, calling him handsome would be awkward!"

  Chu Jiaqiang nodded slightly and took the fat boy to his second uncle's house. Before they arrived, Da Hei saw the fat boy and barked loudly. Chu Jiaqiang called out, and it stopped barking, warmly approaching Chu Jiaqiang.

  "Hmm! This dog is quite good! It's a king among local dogs." The fatty looked at Da Hei in surprise.

  Chu Jiaqiang smiled and didn't speak, the past few days Chu Jiaqiang had been feeding this guy Ling Shui, not only did he grow stronger and stronger, but his fur was also smooth and shiny, looking like a true dog king. But Chu Jiaqiang knew that Da Hei was still far from being a real dog king.

  After entering the house, Chu Jiaqiang introduced the fat man to his uncle, saying that he was a friend he knew from outside. Then he asked his aunt to open the pineapple, and as expected, his uncle scolded Chu Jiaqiang a few more sentences.

  "Mr. Tang! In rural areas, there's nothing good to entertain you with, don't be polite!" Second Uncle poured a cup of strong tea.

  "Haha! Shengmin brother is being polite, it's actually me who suddenly came and disturbed you." The fat guy didn't have any airs about him, seeming to get along with anyone, just now I saw him joking around with a little kid.

  Because there were too many people, a pineapple was not enough to eat, and finally even the skin was taken away by those children as a football.