There was a little dirt on the watermelon's skin. Zhang Xiaomei found a wet handkerchief and wiped it. When she rolled it over, she suddenly saw a few messy scratches on it. Judging from the freshness, it seemed that they had just been scratched.
Song Jin touched it and wondered: "I was very careful when I picked it, and there was no hard object in the ground. Where did this scratch come from?"
Song Xixi took a look at it and immediately made a guess: "It's probably 250% that they did it."
Erbaiting likes to eat fruits. Every time the wild fruits on the mountain are ripe, he will always seize the opportunity to eat them, and he has never eaten poisonous fruits.
This is probably a unique innate ability of animals. Moreover, its sense of smell is so sensitive that it can presumably tell whether wild fruits are poisonous or non-poisonous.
Driven by it, the pole bench will also selectively eat some.
Now that the watermelon is ripe, with the skills of these three foodies, they must know that watermelon is not poisonous, and it is completely normal to eat watermelon.
If the watermelons weren't so big that their mouths couldn't open and their teeth couldn't use force, the entire watermelon field might have suffered.
The Song family did not believe that the three dogs were greedy for watermelon and thought they were playing with the watermelon.
This 30-pound watermelon was overripe. As soon as the kitchen knife in Song Jin's hand fell on it, before he could use any force, he heard a "click" sound and the whole melon automatically split open.
Through the thin skin of the melon, the bright red pulp inside was clearly visible, and soon a pool of sweet juice appeared on the table.
"Hey, the skin of this thing is green, but the flesh is actually red!"
Zhang Xiaomei looked at the big watermelon in surprise. She dipped her fingers into some juice and squinted her eyes to look at it carefully: "The smell smells good, but the color is so scary. I thought it was blood."
Others also felt that the melon was too big and the color was unnatural, so no one thought of taking a bite.
Song Xixi snickered secretly, put her hands on the big watermelon, and with a little force, it split into two pieces: "First cut two pieces and throw them to the chickens in the yard to try."
No one had any objection, Song Jin quickly cut off a large piece and threw it in front of the two chickens who were digging in the soil for food.
The two chickens thought it was delicious and spread their wings to pounce on it.
Unexpectedly, before taking a sip, a two hundred and fifty popped out of the ground. He sucked it in with two mouthfuls, swallowing the bright red flesh in an instant, and the sweet juice was all over his face.
The pole bench, who was one step behind, pounced directly on him, opened his mouth and licked all over Erbaiwu's face, licking up the remaining watermelon juice.
The two chickens were stunned, tilting their heads and looking at the thin skin of the melon, not understanding what was happening.
This scene frightened the Song family. They all gathered around Erbai Wu who was licking his mouth and said, "Spit it out quickly, spit it out quickly, what if this is eaten bad!"
Two Hundred and Five's mouth was opened, and Zhang Xiaomei stretched out her finger to stab its throat.
"Ouch——"
The silly dog was frightened, broke away from Song Wufu and his son, ran to hide behind Song Xixi, and roared at the top of his voice, not sure whether he was accusing or cursing.
Song Xixi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said to the family members who were chasing her: "This melon is not necessarily poisonous. Since it has eaten it, I just want to observe its reaction."
Zhang Xiaomei said anxiously: "What if it is poisonous and kills it?"
Song Xixi explained: "This guy often looks for wild fruits to eat by himself. He never touches the poisonous ones. He dared to make them like this because he thought this melon was not poisonous."
The Song family was hesitant, but they could only listen to Song Xixi's words and nervously observe Erbaiwu's reaction.
Erbai Wu didn't know everyone's worries at all. When he found that there was a watermelon on the table that he had been thinking about for several days, he squealed around the table and wanted to jump on it and eat it.
However, it finally remembered the rule of not serving it on the table. It was so greedy that it dripped all over the floor and did not go to the table. It just kept biting Song Xixi's clothes and signaled her to feed it with watermelon.
The pole bench also looked at her eagerly, laughing so hard that his front paws were wet.
Seeing the dogs' reactions, the Song family gradually became convinced that watermelon was not poisonous.
However, out of caution, they did not touch the sweet-smelling watermelon on the table.
However, some of the geese at home swung their butts back and saw two chickens pecking at the skin of the melon. They immediately spread their wings and ran towards them, driving away the two chickens who were enjoying their meal.
There was still a thin layer of pulp on the melon skin. A few geese opened their yellow beaks unceremoniously and pecked at the melon skin, occasionally squawking with pleasure, obviously satisfied with the sweet and juicy flesh.
Awesome.
Half an hour later, the two hundred and five were still jumping around and there was nothing wrong with them. A few geese and two chickens even pecked the melon rind into pieces and devoured it cleanly, leaving no scraps behind.
Now the Song family was completely relieved and gathered around the table happily to cut and eat melons.
Song Yin picked up a piece of watermelon and couldn't wait to take a bite. Her eyes widened instantly: "It's so sweet!"
Immediately afterwards, Song Wufu and others also tasted the sweetness of watermelon, with shocked expressions on their faces.
Song Xixi didn't want to arouse suspicion, but she also looked surprised: "The juice of this melon is richer than any other melon. I didn't expect it to be as sweet as sugar water!"
Everyone said nothing, holding the watermelon and tasting it carefully. The more they tasted, the more delicious it became. They could no longer express their love for watermelon in words.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is the best melon they have ever tasted!
"Ouch, ouch~"
"Woof woo~ woof woo~"
Sniffing the rich sweetness in the air, the dogs circled around people like crazy, pulling at their shoes with their paws from time to time, hoping to catch their eyes and reveal their desire for watermelon.
The Song family was not stingy. They placed pieces of watermelon on the ground and shared the thirty-pound melon with the dogs. In the end, both humans and dogs were full, and all the watermelon juice sloshed in their stomachs.
Zhang Xiaomei burped and told Song Yin, who was also burping: "Go to the field and pick one and give it to your Uncle Niu and Aunt Niu, so that they can also have a good time."
Song Yin quickly agreed and ran behind the house to pick watermelons.
"Xixi, you are so lucky. There are such delicious melon seeds hidden among the flower seeds you bought at random!" Huang Qiuyun reminisced about the deliciousness of the watermelon and was so impressed by his little niece's luck.
Song Xixi modestly said: "It's just a coincidence that among the dozen or so flower species, only watermelon and pepper are edible."
The peppers had grown ten days ago, and they were all bright red and very attractive.
On the way to escape the famine, among the several spicy delicacies that Song Xixi brought out, the whole Song family had seen the seasoned whole chilies.
Therefore, without waiting for Song Xixi's reminder, the Song family knew that it was edible, so they picked off the red Chaotian peppers and dried them into dried chili peppers. Recently, there have been many dishes with chili peppers on the dinner table.
"It's great luck to have these two kinds. We don't know if anyone likes these peppers, but this melon definitely does!"
Song Wufu stroked his gray beard and his eyes twinkled: "This melon is a good thirst quencher and suitable for relieving the heat in the hot summer. Let's save the seeds and plant them all next year to sell. It will definitely be no worse than the tofu business!"