Two days later, Eli took Eddie to meet his friend, his childhood friend, and his childhood friend's sister in the open space outside the Fourth Intermediate School.
The little sister, Naomi, saw that they were just two children. She angrily said to her brother and his friend, "This is what you call good quality fruit trees? You brought two children to fool me?"
Naomi's brother's friend, Kenji, immediately comforted his sister, "How dare I, Sister Naomi! Don't be anxious! Since you are here, you should at least take a look, maybe the fruit they have will satisfy you."
He and Eli are classmates and good friends, so of course he has to speak for his good friend.
Naomi thought about it and felt that it was true. She was already here, and the one who asked her to come was her own brother. What could she do? She could just go back and beat him up to vent her anger.
And as for Kenji, they have known each other for more than ten years. He wouldn't lie to me. Maybe something good will come of it?
After preparing herself mentally, Naomi looked at Eli and Eddie with a cold face: "You guys want to sell Berries?"
Upon hearing this, Eddie stepped forward immediately and said sweetly: "Beautiful sister, it's us. I have brought the fruit samples and test results. Please take a look first. If you are not satisfied, we can talk about it later." In fact, Eddie is very confident in his Berries.
Originally Naomi was still a little angry, but when she saw that Eddie was good-looking and had a sweet mouth, the little anger left in her heart disappeared.
Over the past year or so, Eddie's originally dark skin has become white, and he has grown taller. He is indeed a very handsome young boy, and it is hard not to like him.
"Little brother is the one who can talk. I'll take a look first. By the way, my name is Naomi, what are your names?"
"Sister is really kind and beautiful." Eddie said with a smile, "My name is Eddie, and the one next to me is my brother Eli. My brother and Brother Kenji are good friends."
"Come, sister, take a look."
As he spoke, Eddie took a step forward and handed over two baskets filled with fruits. The two baskets contained Berries with energy ratings of B and C respectively.
Naomi picked one from them and nodded slightly, saying, "It looks good, the color and shape are just right." It seems that he had made the right choice.
"Sister, please try it and see how it tastes. I have washed the fruits." Eddie continued.
"Okay." Naomi nodded and took a bite of the fruit in her hand. The next second, she was amazed by the unique flavor of the fruit. "This... is this really the fruit you planted?"
Eddie knew that the deal was half done when he saw Naomi's expression. He quickly nodded and said, "Of course, can I still lie to my sister about this?"
Naomi said hurriedly, "Didn't you say you brought the test results? Let me see it."
"Okay!" Eddie hurriedly took out the test results he had prepared in advance from his pocket and handed them to Naomi.
Naomi took it and looked at it. She saw the words "C-level" written in large letters at the top of the paper. She nodded with satisfaction and thought: the flavor is unique and the energy rating is not low, which is enough.
I didn't expect that the little brother is so capable and looks so good!
Naomi continued to flip through the pages as she thought about it. After turning to the last few pages, her eyes widened involuntarily.
B... B level?
Naomi thought she was dizzy, so she rubbed her eyes subconsciously and looked over carefully again.
That's right, it's still grade B.
"You wrote it wrong, right? How could it be grade B?" Naomi pointed at the test result and said to Eddie. He really couldn't believe that he actually encountered grade B Berries outside.
Naomi's brother, Hiroshi, and his friend Kenji also leaned over and then widened their eyes in disbelief. (Note: Clarified brother's name as Hiroshi and friend as Kenji here for consistency, assuming "Zhen Yan" was a typo or refers to Hiroshi).
"B-level? Are you kidding me?"
"Eli?" Kenji looked at his friend Eli with an expression as if wondering what was going on.
Eli nodded to Kenji, indicating that what his friend saw was true. At the same time, he smiled bitterly in his heart, because he had the same reaction when he first saw the test results.
After receiving a positive response from his friend, his expression was shocked. A B-rated fruit was actually cultivated by a child. Is there anything more fantastic than this?
The Pokémon berries currently available on the market are generally rated D. Even the energy cubes and Poffins in the Pokémon Food Store are made from Berries of this level.
You have to go to special specialty stores to buy the C-grade fruit, and they are no longer available in ordinary small shops. Even if they are available, they are only supplied in small batches and only to old customers or high-quality customers.
Once the fruit reaches grade B, it will be hard to find it on the market. It is a monopoly resource, so if you really want to buy it, you have to find special channels.
A-level Berries are special resources, not to mention the more advanced S-level Berries. Ordinary people are not qualified to touch them.
"Sister, the test results are genuine. I have no reason to lie to you about this. Also, these two baskets of fruit are today's meeting gifts. I give them to you, sister. Go back and take a look. Contact me when you are sure. I'm waiting for you, sister."
Eddie was very sweet-mouthed and put the basket in his hand into Naomi's hand with a smile on his face.
Naomi thought: That's right, this kind of thing can't be fooled, because detectors are not difficult to get, and they can be detected easily.
"Little boy, you are very good. I like people like you. Do you want to go home with me? My family is very rich." Naomi pinched Eddie's slightly chubby face and said seductively.
A young man who can cultivate B-level Berries has a bright future, and it would be worthwhile to take him home.
"Sister, stop joking, I'm still young!" Eddie said shyly with a red face.
Naomi said half-jokingly: "It's okay, sister can wait. Do you dislike my age?" As she said that, she looked at Eddie with a resentful face.
Eli, Hiroshi, and Kenji on the side have already started rolling their eyes. (Note: Corrected names here).
"Sister, my mother doesn't allow me to fall in love too early." Eddie said with embarrassment.
After hearing this, Naomi stopped teasing Eddie and said, "I will accept your gift and give you an answer tomorrow." After saying that, she strode away with the basket.
"Okay, goodbye, sister." Eddie waved to Naomi enthusiastically.
After Naomi left, Kenji patted Eli on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you really gave me a surprise! I didn't expect Brother Eddie to be so talented."
I said I just found out about this today, do you believe me?
However, Eli could only say this in his heart. He explained casually, "Eddie has always been very talented in this area, so Master Ramos likes him very much and taught him a lot of planting knowledge."
Eddie is still young and does not have the ability to protect himself, so Eli thinks it is better not to let his outstanding talent be exposed to others and just use his talent as a banner.
Besides, he didn't lie. Master Ramos did teach Eddie planting techniques, but he didn't teach him personally like a teacher would.
"Master Ramos? Is he the master of the Coumarine Gym?" Kenji and Hiroshi suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this. No wonder.
Both of them automatically attributed the B-level Berries cultivated by Eddie to Master Ramos.
After parting with the two, on the way home, Eli said to Eddie: "Pack some fruits and send them to the Coumarine Gym for Master Ramos later. Although these may not mean much to him, they are at least a token of your appreciation."
Although Eddie would have done the same thing without Eli telling him, Eddie was still very touched. In addition, Eli had just explained the words to him, so he sincerely said to Eli, "Thank you, Brother Eli."
Eli didn't say anything, but just patted Eddie's shoulder gently.
The next day, Naomi arrived as promised. Her face was full of joy, and it was obvious that she was very satisfied with yesterday's fruit.
"Brother Eddie, how many B-level fruits do you have? I want them all." Naomi said proudly as soon as they met.
Eddie said with an embarrassed look on his face: "But now only a batch of fruits are ripe, and we have to wait for the rest."
"Is that so?" Naomi thought for a moment and said, "Then give me the ripe ones first, and contact me when the rest are ripe."
"Okay, sister, you are so domineering." Eddie flattered her while continuing to promote, "Don't you want C-level fruit? My C-level fruit is also very good."
"Then let's have some C-grade ones." B-grade fruits are rare, so we can't just use them all up. We have to buy some C-grade ones. Just based on the taste of the fruits, it's worth it.
"If you think it's a good idea, please promote it in front of my classmates."
As a student of the Pokémon Department, if Naomi could attract a few classmates to him, then word would spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and the market would be opened up.
Naomi patted Eddie with satisfaction and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you with this little favor."
After Naomi placed the order, the two separated.
As soon as Eddie got home, he shouted to Selene: "Mom, it's time to work!"
"Sana...Sana~" You're back, how's it going? Did it work? Selene asked impatiently.
Eddie made an OK gesture and said as if it was a matter of course: "With me in charge, of course it will be successful immediately!"
"Sha...Shana...Shana~" Then...then will we be rich? Selene said excitedly.
"Yeah, we're going to be rich!"
Eddie had almost forgotten what it felt like to be rich. Now that he was finally about to earn his first pot of gold, he felt both happy and complicated.
The mother and son hugged each other and jumped up and down.
Eddie was happy that life was finally getting better, and Selene was happy that Eddie's efforts were not in vain.
To be honest, Selene never felt that life on the island was hard, nor could she imagine the happiness of having money in the future. She felt that as long as she was with Eddie, nothing else mattered.
If Eddie is happy, she is also happy.
After being happy, Eddie said to Selene: "Okay, let's go pick the fruits and send them to the guests."
So the mother and son started to get busy. With Selene's superpowers, picking fruits became a very simple task.
Selene was responsible for picking the fruits, while Eddie was responsible for measuring and grading the fruits with the detector, and then storing the B and C grades separately.
The mother and son were busy for a while when Director Eleanor saw the situation here, so she brought Arthor, Diana, and others to help.
Everyone, you bring the baskets and I pick the fruits. We quickly and conveniently pick all the fruits and pack them.
After picking the fruits, Eddie took advantage of their freshness and called a taxi to deliver them to Naomi.
After Naomi confirmed that there was no problem with the fruit, she immediately paid the money.
This batch of B-grade fruits weighed 100 kilograms, and C-grade fruits weighed 300 kilograms. Eddie had already given the remaining portion to Naomi. After Naomi found out, she praised Eddie for his business skills and promised to promote it for him.
The average price of C-grade fruit on the market is 150 yuan per catty, and B-grade fruit is generally 300 yuan per catty, so Eddie sold this batch of fruit for a total of 75,000 yuan.
Ten-year-old Eddie was already able to open his own savings account, so Naomi directly transferred the money to his account. Seeing the string of numbers on the account, Eddie's heart trembled.
Finally I have money!
After returning home, Eddie quietly went to see Director Eleanor.
Seeing Director Eleanor, she asked happily, "How was it? Was the delivery going well?"
Eddie nodded and said, "Director Eleanor, I have something I want to discuss with you."
Director Eleanor asked doubtfully, "Tell me."
So Eddie said that he wanted to leave one-tenth of the proceeds from selling the fruit to the children.
Director Eleanor quickly refused, "How can that be? You worked so hard to grow those fruits. We all saw how much effort you put into them. How can we ask you for money?"
Eddie explained: "You and the children helped me a lot, weeding, watering, and taking care of the plants. You all put in a lot of effort."
"We are a family. What's the big deal about just helping out a little?" Director Eleanor still refused.
"As a family member, what's wrong with me wanting to save some money for my brothers and sisters?" Eddie argued, "Besides, the land I use to grow fruit is in the yard, so it's not too much for me to pay some rent now, right?"
Director Eleanor was speechless after hearing what Eddie said.
Eddie continued, "Director Eleanor, I saved this money for the children. You have no right to decide for them. And little Daisy, you don't want her to be unable to speak for the rest of her life, do you? As long as she has the money, she can go see a doctor. Maybe she will be cured someday!"
Director Eleanor was powerless to refuse, and finally could only agree with tears. She hugged Eddie and buried her head in Eddie's neck.
"You are a good child..."
Eddie didn't know what Director Eleanor's expression was at the moment, but he vaguely felt a wetness coming from his neck.
After a long while, Eddie whispered, "Don't tell the children about this money yet. When they need it in the future, you can take it out."
"I know." Director Eleanor said softly.
Afterwards, Eddie transferred 7,500 yuan to Director Eleanor.
He has only sold the first batch of fruits this season, and the rest will mature gradually. When the money is made from the sales, he will set aside 10% for the children.
Now that he had the money, Eddie decided to reward himself, so the next day he took Selene, Oliver, Max, Diana, Arthor, and Daisy to the West District, intending to take them out for some fun and have a good meal.
Since they don't have to go to school that day, it's okay for them to come back a little late.
He had originally invited Eli, but Eli said he had an appointment with his classmates, so everyone had to leave him alone and go out to play.
Before leaving, Eddie found two bamboo baskets, picked some fruits and put them in them, intending to give them to Officer Jenny and Captain Sanders, who all lived in the West District.
I just don't know if Captain Sanders went out to sea.
Captain Sanders and his men saved Eddie and Selene, and Officer Jenny found a place for them to stay. Eddie has always remembered their kindness.
Although a basket of fruits is not expensive, it is his gift after all.
After everything was ready, Eddie and Selene set off with a group of little kids.
It was the first time for the children to play in this way, so they were very excited and full of anticipation along the way.
After arriving at the West District, Eddie planned to deliver the fruits to Officer Jenny and Mr. Sanders first, and then go out to play, which would be more relaxing.
This was Eddie's first time back to the West District since he went to the Bluebird Orphanage. Looking at the bustling streets and the high-rise buildings, he actually felt a little uncomfortable. After arriving at the police station, Eddie asked the children to wait in the lobby while he found a police officer to ask about Officer Jenny's whereabouts.
"Are you looking for Officer Jenny? She's out on a police call. Do you need anything? If you don't mind, I can pass it on." The person who was talking to Eddie was a beautiful policewoman, but she was not Officer Jenny.
"Is that so?" Eddie thought for a moment and handed the basket to the policewoman. "Sister, give this to Officer Jenny and tell her that it was sent by Eddie from the Bluebird Orphanage."
"Don't worry, I will convey it for you." The police officer saw that it was just a basket of fruit and it was not considered a violation, so she took it. (Note: Changed "police sister" to "police officer" for consistency).
After leaving the police station, Eddie took the children to the research institute where Captain Sanders worked.
Captain Sanders is an archaeological expert. He is often not at the institute because he has to go out to sea to explore relics.