Chapter 21: Wang Dafu Makes a Fortune

Wu Xianhua smiled. The weather was nice today. In the past, Wu Xianhua had to shoulder the family’s expenses, so she didn’t have much time to do housework.

Now that she didn’t have to work at the factory, she had free time and could clean the house inside and out, especially Wang Dafu’s underwear and smelly socks.

Wang Dafu nodded and smiled, “Xianhua, you stay home. If Zhang Hao and the others come looking for trouble again, just call me, I’ll be right there!”

After saying goodbye, he quickly walked out of the house and went to the next door, to Wang Laotou’s house.

At that moment, Wang Laotou’s wife, Zhang Laopozi, was also washing clothes in the yard. She immediately became alert when she saw Wang Dafu walk in.

“Wang Fool, what are you doing here again?”

Last night, when Wang Dafu was driving his tricycle, he thoughtfully put three pounds of mutton on the cart.

Zhang Laopozi was a little more polite to Wang Dafu this time.

If it were any other day, Wang Dafu would have been chased away with a broom as soon as he entered.

“Auntie, I’m here to borrow your cart again!”

Zhang Laopozi was stingy. As soon as she heard about borrowing the cart, she was unwilling.

“Get out! I didn’t hold it against you for yesterday’s incident because you gave me three pounds of mutton. Don’t even think about borrowing it today!”

Wang Dafu had already guessed she would say that, so he was prepared.

“Auntie, I know you don’t want to part with your cart, but I’ll pay you rent for it!”

Zhang Laopozi was interested. She smiled coldly, “Rent? Oh, Wang Fool, you’re getting ambitious. You know to pay rent for borrowing a cart. That’s not borrowing, it’s renting!”

Wang Dafu smiled, “How about this? I’ll give you one hundred yuan for renting it for a day.”

Zhang Laopozi was a typical rural woman, full of cunning and tricks.

She didn’t agree immediately, but looked Wang Dafu up and down, her eyes narrowed.

“Wang Fool, tell me the truth, what are you borrowing the cart for? I heard people in the village say you used our cart to haul watermelons yesterday. Where did you get the watermelons?”

Wang Dafu shook his head, “You don’t need to worry about that. I have my reasons!”

Zhang Laopozi snorted, “You’re being secretive. What’s wrong? Afraid people will find out?”

Wang Dafu didn’t want to deal with this old woman, he was getting impatient.

“Auntie, just say yes or no. If you don’t rent it, there are other tricycles in the village. I’ll just find one.”

With that, Wang Dafu was about to leave Wang Laotou’s house.

Zhang Laopozi panicked. The tricycle was just sitting there unused, and she could earn some rent, which was the best of both worlds.

She ran over and grabbed Wang Dafu, gritting her teeth, “Wang Fool, you can rent it, one hundred and fifty yuan a day. If you rent from someone else, I’ll make sure your business fails!”

Wang Dafu didn’t want to argue with this kind of person, so he readily agreed.

He took out his phone, transferred one hundred and fifty yuan to Zhang Laopozi, then took the keys, started the tricycle, and happily went to his watermelon field.

To make sure Zhang Laopozi wasn’t secretly following him, Wang Dafu deliberately stopped for a while on the way before heading to the watermelon field.

He couldn’t be too careful. The people in the village, they look down on you when you’re poor, and they envy you when you’re rich. There aren’t many good people.

Arriving at the watermelon field, Wang Dafu immediately ran to the middle and opened his eyes wide. My goodness, they were even bigger than last night, the same size as the ones he sold this morning, even bigger.

This time, Wang Dafu made a fortune.

He planned to pick all the remaining watermelons and sell them in town today, otherwise, if he waited too long, someone might cause trouble.

The sun was blazing today. Wang Dafu carried the watermelons one by one, loading them onto the tricycle. He worked for a long time. Thankfully, he had drunk the mysterious liquid, and his physical strength was not something ordinary people could compare to. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to handle working under the sun for so long.

After filling the cargo bed of the tricycle, Wang Dafu estimated that there were over a hundred watermelons, about the same as yesterday.

“After selling this load, there’s one more load left. That should be about it. In total, Xianhua and I will make four thousand yuan! Hehe!”

Thinking about this, Wang Dafu put all his strength into it, started the tricycle, and headed towards town.

To avoid suspicion from people in the village and to prevent the sun from spoiling the watermelons, he covered the cargo bed with a canvas.

Soon, he arrived in town. He chose the same spot as yesterday to continue selling.

After a day, those who bought Wang Dafu’s watermelons yesterday must have tasted the fruit. Some people were wealthy and didn’t care about a hundred or two hundred yuan, so they would definitely come back to buy more. This is called a repeat customer.

As soon as he parked the tricycle, before he even started calling out, people immediately surrounded him.

“Kid, it’s you again. Are these watermelons the same as yesterday’s?”

“Five yuan per pound? Give me another one!”

“My son tasted a few bites yesterday and insisted on having more. Just give me two!”

Everyone was chattering, clamoring to buy Wang Dafu’s watermelons. Wang Dafu was busy weighing, bagging, and scanning for payment.

His good business meant that those selling ordinary watermelons from other places had no customers at all.

Those people glared at him with red eyes, gnashing their teeth, but they were helpless.

In a short while, Wang Dafu had sold thirty-four watermelons. The number of people buying watermelons began to decrease.

Wang Dafu planned to stay here for a while and then go to other places.

Anyway, he was confident that he would sell all the watermelons today.

After that, he continued to sell another dozen watermelons, all at five yuan per pound, fair and square.

“Watermelons for sale! Sweet and big watermelons, the taste is unparalleled! Only available here! In ten minutes, I’m leaving. If you want to buy them then, you won’t find them!”

Wang Dafu finally had a chance to sit down and rest for a while. He also shouted out loud. People in town came and went. Although many people already knew that Wang Dafu’s watermelons were genuine, some still didn’t know what was going on.

“Hey, kid, you’re back!”