The Garden Life of a Little Gardener

Bang bang bang, bang bang bang, bang bang bang.

Zhou Quan woke up with a continuous, very regular knocking sound.

In a trance, Zhouquan looked at the roof in a daze, thinking when did the ceiling of his rental house turn pale yellow?

After being dazed for a few seconds, Zhou Quan came to his senses and remembered that he went back to his hometown yesterday, and this is not his small single room in the imperial capital, but the second floor of his house.

No wonder he slept so comfortably. You must know that although the place he rented in the imperial capital was a small single room, the sound insulation was not good.

In order to charge more rent, the landlord divided a three-bedroom and two-living room into eight or nine single rooms.

When there are too many people, it will inevitably be noisy, but Zhou Quan still likes to be quiet, and he will wake up when he hears the slightest movement when he is resting.

It's been a long time since I slept so well, Zhouquan felt refreshed after getting up from the bed.

The pot of Chlorophytum chinensis on the window sill, following Zhou Quan's movements without wind, is shaking its leaves slightly, as if greeting its early-rising owner.

The sound of knocking outside the window continued, Zhou Quan hurriedly crawled a few steps on the kang on his knees, opened the curtains and found that the person knocking on the glass window outside his house was his cousin Chen Wenli.

Pulling open the double-glazed windows, Chen's cousin squeezed his little eyes and said, "Our old lady asked me to call you over for breakfast."

Hearing this, Zhou Quan turned around and glanced at the quartz clock on the wall, and found that it was already past nine o'clock.

It's already past breakfast time, the Chen family won't wait until now for breakfast, right?

If that's the case, then I'd be too embarrassed, not only bothering others but also causing them to be hungry early in the morning.

Seeming to see Zhouquan's anxiety and embarrassment, Cousin Wen Li hugged his shoulders and said, "Don't worry, I know you just came back from the imperial capital and have been busy on your way. You must have gotten up late today. We have already eaten breakfast. Here you go." It’s just keeping some warm. Originally, I wanted you to sleep for a while, but the food left in the pot can’t wait any longer, and it’s probably going to be light when I’m waiting.”

Hearing this, Zhou Quan immediately started dressing and putting on his trousers, quickly folded and put away all the quilts on the kang, washed up casually, grabbed the keys and mobile phone, and followed his cousin out the door.

When I came to my aunt's house, my cousin and aunt had already gone out to the flower shed.

When my aunt saw them coming from a distance, she had already set up the small kang table and brought out all the food.

Most of the dishes on the kang table are leftovers from yesterday, and they are eaten this morning after returning to the pot. The only new thing is a plate of scrambled eggs with leeks.

Judging from the food on the table, the Chen family did not regard Zhou Quan as an outsider at all.

Because in the village, those who can eat twice-cooked dishes must be family members. Even if the villagers are in trouble, they will never entertain guests with leftovers. This is polite but also a kind of politeness with alienation.

While picking up vegetables, Zhou Quan did not forget to ask his cousin who was playing with his mobile phone not far away, "Brother, are you resting today?"

"No, afternoon shift, just past one o'clock."

"Oh, then you can lend me the electric car later. I'll go to the city to buy some things, and then go to the communication company to restore our home network."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

"Brother, you said yesterday that Brother Baozhen came back and was preparing to rest up their old house, didn't you?"

"That's right, someone came to see the site with blueprints the day before yesterday, saying that they were going to build a biogas tank, repair toilets and bathrooms, etc. In short, there are a lot of bits and pieces, and I can't figure it out."

"Really? Then I have to ask when they come over there. I also want to renovate the small second floor of our house."

Chen Wenli, who had been enjoying himself playing mobile games, immediately raised his head when he heard the words, ignoring the cries of his teammates on the phone, and asked his cousin very differently: "You want to renovate the small second floor of your house? Is it just Simple repairs, or are you preparing for a big move?"

"It's not a big move, just make the roof waterproof, fix the concrete floor in the yard, and repair the glass flower shed behind the yard. Let a qualified construction team build a biogas tank, and remodel the toilet and kitchen , so that you don’t have to worry about sewage in the future.”

Although what Zhou Quan said seemed simple, Chen Wenli knew it was a big move when he heard it.

He frowned slightly and narrowed his small eyes and asked seriously to his cousin: "Ah Quan, you spent so much effort to renovate the house, do you intend to stay in the village? If you want to go If you work in the city, you can simply repair the houses in the village, and you still have to keep the money to buy a house in the city.”

The little aunt also echoed the words: "Your brother is right. If you work in the city, you have to buy a house in the city. Nowadays, the little girls are smart. There is no house in the city, and even the girls in the village are picky. You are us The first student of a key university in the town, who came back from the imperial capital, must be easy to find a job in the city, so leave all the money there to buy a house and marry a wife."

Zhou Quan silently chewed the rice grains in his mouth, thought for a while and said: "I didn't think about going to the city to find a job, I just want to reuse the flower shed at home and make a happy place when I come back this time." The little gardener of the heart."

Auntie and cousin Wen Li looked at each other, and then the old lady spoke first: "Ah Quan, it's different now than my brother-in-law and the others. There are many people who grow flowers and it's hard to do business. There's no such thing as being greedy in the early morning." Sitting in the office is comfortable, you are so knowledgeable, how much will you suffer when you come back to grow flowers?"

Chen Wenli also put away his mobile phone at this time, scratched his bristly short hair and agreed: "Ah Quan, my grandma is right, now it is no different than ten years ago. At that time, there were not many families growing fresh cut flowers in the city. We As long as the flowers in the village are planted, there is no need to worry about sales. But now that there are more people who grow flowers, there are more places to choose from at the flower shop, especially for fresh-cut roses. Because of the high demand, the people who plant them There are more, so there is more room for choice. The only advantage of our village now is that it grows earlier than others, so there are many old customers. Under the same conditions, those old customers are still more willing to use flowers from our village.”

"Yes, but even so, the profits are getting less and less. In order to increase profits, many people in the village have tried to grow perfume lilies and birds of paradise a few years ago, but they have not been very successful. Ah Quan, Farming is hard work, and farming requires skills and experience. My aunt knows that you have been in the flower shed with your brother-in-law since you were a child, and your brother-in-law at the bottom of the box in your old Zhou family should have taught you a long time ago. , but now it’s not the same as before, and now everyone planting flowers is just earning hard money, you should go to the city to find a stable and decent job.”

Hearing this, Zhou Quan continued to eat his meal in a leisurely manner, his cousin's little eyes started to glow with that unhurried attitude.

Seeing that the relatives were really present, I was anxious, Zhou Quan didn't dare to be teasing, honestly put down his chopsticks and sat upright and said: "I know what you said, that's why I want to come back even more. Don't forget, I read It is the best agricultural university in China. Although the major of gardening is incomparable with those majoring in agronomy, it has received a lot of influence. I thought about it, the infrastructure and technical conditions of our village are still good. Yes, the lack of competitiveness is because the fresh-cut flowers we choose to plant are all popular varieties. If we want to increase our income, we can start with this. When I come back this time, I just want to try to plant high-quality fresh-cut roses first. If we succeed, we can find a new path for everyone.”

"What you said is true? Do you have the flower seeds and cultivation methods of high-quality roses?"

Everyone heard the words and followed the sound, and saw the uncle of the Chen family who was out to take care of the flower shed standing at the gate of the house.

Although I don't know when the big cousin came back, but judging from the other person's expression now, if Zhou Quan can't give him a satisfactory answer at this time, this big cousin who has been kind to him is very likely to be furious .

"Well, I met an old professor when I was in school. The other party has the complete cultivation method of the blue enchantress in his hands, and he is willing to teach me to use it for free."

"That's great, it's really a road that never ends. Ah Quan, you are worthy of being the grandson of my uncle."

Chen Youde held his nephew's hand, almost trembling with excitement.

As a native of a village with two surnames and as the head of a village, Uncle Chen has always wanted to do something for the old and young in the village.

However, his ability is limited, and his vision and knowledge are still at the stage of a petty citizen, so he always feels powerless.

Uncle Chen's family has never thought about the improvement of fresh-cut flower varieties, and he even paid out of his own pocket to go out to investigate.

However, flowers, a special economic plant, have high requirements on the environment. They are suitable for year-round planting in the Northeast, and there are fewer sophisticated varieties that ordinary people can afford than those in the South. In addition to the high cost of technology transfer, the Chen family's big cousin Had to back down.

Now the main species planted in the flower sheds in Liangxing Village is Red Clothes Jiaozhu. This flower is an ornamental variety with large red flowers, and its characteristic is that the flowers are large in color and red with velvet.It is one of the most beautiful varieties of red roses with high center curling and multi-layered and overlapping petals.

In addition, this kind of rose is hard, very resistant to opening, the opening process is slow, and the vase life is long. In addition to weak disease resistance, it is basically easier to take care of among fresh-cut roses, and it can be regarded as an entry-level variety.

It is precisely because of this reason that the red dress leader is the most common source of 'red roses' on the market. The price of flower shops in their city is about 1~3 yuan according to the level. The price is like this, just Not to mention the purchase price.

Every time a red-clothed leader is sold, the gross income of the village names is only a few cents. This is because they have good technology and the quality of the red-clothed leader they grow is high, otherwise they will only earn less.

Now that he heard that Zhou Quan had brought back the technology of growing the blue enchantress, it was no wonder that he was so excited.

You should know that depending on the quality of the blue enchantress, the price of a flower shop in the city can range from a dozen yuan to dozens or even hundreds of dollars. If it can meet the export standard, it will directly earn foreign currency.

The more he thought about it, the more cheerful the elder cousin of the Chen family was, the corners of his mouth were almost drawn to his ears, and he was stroking the soft hair on his nephew's head, looking more and more pleasing to the eye.

Hey, why are our children so good, good in study, good in appearance, good in ability, and last but not least, good in heart?