Brother so proud

At least for He An, it was an uninvited guest.

He looked at Luo Zhanming dressed in purple and folding fan, turned his head and curled his lips.Although Luo Zhanming's master and servant didn't come often these days, they did come a few times. Unfortunately, the resentment left by the first meeting was too deep, and He An didn't wait to see him until now.

Seeing He An like this, He Ze shook his head, walked out of the counter and saluted, "Brother Luo."

"Brother He, please stay safe." Luo Zhanming seemed to be in a good mood. He tilted his head and glanced at He An behind He Ze, then winked at He Ze and said, "I heard that you are getting married soon, Brother He. Treat me to a drink!"

"Of course, thank you for what happened last time." He Ze was referring to the fact that Luo Zhanming invited County Magistrate Zhou to watch the opening ceremony of the flower shop.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and it was a happy scene, and He An was so angry that he blew his beard and stared behind him.

"I just happened to meet you here. Actually, I'm here for business." Luo Zhanming put away his fan and couldn't help but bow his head and complain, "The day the flower shop opened, my brother-in-law won a pot of Yao Huang, remember? Oh my god, no matter how much the flower farmers in the mansion serve you, they are not doing well, and my elder brother is so worried that he can't eat, so I specially asked you to come over."

"Sick?"

He Ze subconsciously looked at another king of peonies in the flower shop——Wei Zi, still shimmering with purple light, and the petals were so delicate that water could be squeezed out.

"You are really a paradise. It stands to reason that the ones you keep indoors all day long can't compare to the three or five flower farmers in my eldest brother-in-law's house who take care of them carefully. It's strange."

"Young Master Luo, what you said is wrong. I can't bear to treat this old pot of Wei Zi badly. I was also basking in the sun in the backyard just now. Your house took good care of it. Isn't it true that I am taking good care of it?"

Cai Yun, who had finished watering the potted plants, was unhappy when he heard this, and moaned and wiped his hands on the hem of his clothes.

"...Where, where, Mr. Cai, don't be angry, the boy said something wrong." Luo Zhanming waved his fan and apologized with a smile.

Cai Yun wasn't really angry at all, so he turned the topic to Yao Huang in an instant: "I heard from the shopkeeper that these two pots of Yao Huang Wei Zi are of the same species and bloom at about the same time. Could it be that they are not acclimatized?"

"No way..." Can such a small place be acclimatized?

"I'll find out exactly what's going on, so I'll go over right away after lunch." He Ze looked up at the sun, "Why don't you come with Brother Luo? I invite you."

Luo Zhanming did not refuse, he was worried that he would not have the opportunity to get closer to the two brothers.Since it was a treat, He Ze simply called all the people from the flower shop, plus old man He and the coy He An, the flower shop was closed for a while, it didn't seem like a big deal.

Yu's restaurant is used to eating, and the group made a special detour.As the saying goes, wine and meat friends, wine and meat friends, after drinking and eating meat together, the friendship between the two men, He Ze and Luo Zhanming, has really taken a small step forward, and it is finally not so polite.It was He An who had a better attitude towards Luo Zhanming.

After dinner, He Ze followed his master and servant to the county magistrate's office, with the office in front and the residence in the back.

This was He Ze's first time here.

Luo Zhanming was a frequent visitor to the Zhou Mansion, so the doorman opened the door and let the three of them in without telling him when he saw it.

"How about I take you to visit my brother-in-law first?"

"No, just take me to the flower garden. Mr. Zhou is busy with political affairs, so let's not disturb him." He Ze waved his hand and asked the servants to lead him to the back garden.

"This……"

Luo Zhanming was still hesitating. Seeing He Ze walking away, he quickly gave Amu a wink and chased after him.

"Shopkeeper He, look, it's this Yaohuang plant. We, Mrs. and Mrs., like it very much. We come to see it every afternoon, but these days, for some reason, many petals have fallen, and even the leaves are turning yellow. gone."

There is a full-time flower farmer in the house who takes care of it. When the county magistrate specially invited someone to "see a doctor", he rushed over immediately, whispering to him about Yao Huang's situation.

The shop has been open for so long, and with Cai Yun as an expert asking for advice, He Ze has a little understanding of the habits of various flowers and plants.

Peonies have four characteristics. They are suitable for cold and cold, warm and hot, light and shade, and dry and wet. Potted peonies have higher requirements for soil, water and fertilizer.He Ze touched a yellowed leaf with his hand, sent a little supernatural power over, and clearly felt the instant joy and dependence of the Yaohuang plant in front of him.

But He Ze quickly let go of his hand, he didn't want to be exposed in public.Seeing him staring at him silently, Hua Nong felt uneasy: "Shopkeeper, this, this Yao Huang is not going to die, is he?"

He Ze shook his head: "Let me ask you first, how many times do you fertilize it a day? How often do you water it? How long has it been in the sun? There are branches here, have you trimmed them this month?"

"On the second day after the fertilization master brought it back, I loosened the soil and buried some sun-dried cow dung and grass. Later, the master said it was smelly, and the plant ash mixed with water was used in the back. Twice a day, watering Water and fertilization are all solved together, hehe, as for basking in the sun..."

"Okay, I probably know it. You have fertilized too much, coupled with waterlogging, causing the root system to rot. In ten days or so, it is estimated that you will really die. The potted peony is topped with thick fertilizer within half a month after it blooms, but the fertilizer and water Watering once every seven or eight days is enough, as for clear water, once a day, and it is best to water it in the early morning or when it is cool..."

From fertilizing, watering, lighting, to loosening the soil and weeding, pruning branches, to selecting seedlings, planting... to all kinds of taboos about potted peonies, seeing He Ze talking more and more, Luo Zhanming became more and more speechless when he heard it: "This peony also Isn’t it too squeamish! Planting a flower is so much work?”

"Flowers, all need to be carefully cultivated. The more beautiful the flower is, the more it needs to be carefully cultivated. Only the peony is truly beautiful, and it moves the capital when it blooms. Ordinary flowers are like this, and peonies are naturally even better."

"Good! Well said!"

As soon as He Ze finished speaking, another voice came from the corridor, followed by the county magistrate Zhou Wenda, accompanied by his master Liu Yangji and his servant Amu.

"Only peonies are truly beautiful, and they move the capital when they bloom. Hearing that little brother He is an elegant person, how can he be like this vulgar barbarian?" Zhou Wenda stepped down the steps and pushed Luo Zhanming aside, "A flower appreciator." How can he understand the meaning of it!"

"Brother, you're not authentic when you say that! Why don't I understand? The way you literati and refined scholars..."

"What's wrong with our set?" Zhou Wenda squinted at him, ignored him, and turned his head to He Ze, with an uncontrollable joy on his face, "If there is a little shopkeeper coming out, I, Yao Huang, will be saved." gone?"

"Of course, sir, just rest assured," He Ze said confidently, "I have already told the flower farmers in the house all the precautions, and it should be no problem to raise them for ten days and a half months according to the method, of course. , I will come over to observe and take care of it in the next two days."

"That's good, that's good, then I can rest assured!" This is Yao Huang, a rare and famous flower worth 3000 taels, even his teacher who is far away in the capital does not have a plant. There is no place to cry.

Zhou Wenda was overjoyed and gave He Ze a grateful look.

After the matter was finished, He Ze didn't delay, and then he offered to leave, and Luo Zhanming followed him to see him off. When he came back, Zhou Wenda was admonishing several flower farmers, so that they must not forget He Ze's instructions, and there were some mistakes.

"Brother, I'm not wrong, you have to find professionals to solve professional problems. You have been worrying for so long, and no one has a few words to help you."

"I'm just in a hurry. Master Cai never had this kind of problem when he was in the mansion, or their level is not good...By the way, Master Cai is still helping in the No. [-] Fragrance Flower Shop?"

"Yeah," Luo Zhanming knew what his brother-in-law was thinking as soon as he heard this, "Don't worry about him, he signed a contract, and he will have to work for three years!"

"Master Cai has a high spirit. He can work in the He family's flower shop. It seems that He Ze has real skills." The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, Cai Yun is quite accomplished in planting flowers, and the family often invites He came to take care of some precious flowers, and naturally he had dealt with them before. "Hey, you are familiar with He Ze. His speech and behavior seem to have been read, and he speaks well. Why didn't he go to the scientific examination, but..."

"I've heard from Uncle He about this. He Ze has studied for seven or eight years, but he hasn't figured out why, so..." Luo Zhanming shrugged. He also studied for many years, but unfortunately he didn't Very interesting.

"That's right...it's a pity."

Zhou Wenda sighed, not knowing what to regret.He looked at the Yaohuang plant again for a while, and told the flower farmer to take good care of it, and then he took Luo Zhanming to the main hall, "Let's go after dinner today, your elder brother should be back when you go out, and I read it to me every day a few days ago." And you."

"Good!" Luo Zhanming replied with a smile.

……

On the other hand, when He Ze returned to the flower shop, it was just at You hour, and there was nothing else going on in the left and right shops, so he drove the ox cart and took He An back first.He An hasn't been home for several days, Li Shi probably missed him a long time ago.

Sure enough, when the ox cart returned to the village, Mrs. Li, who was sitting in front of the courtyard washing clothes, watched the two brothers come back together, and deliberately cooked an extra fish.It's just that before He Ze had time to enjoy Li's craftsmanship, the patriarch He Hong knocked on the courtyard door of his house slowly.

He Hong didn't enter the house either, with his hands behind his back, half-bent, and when he opened his mouth, he mentioned that his family had bought land to open a shop, and even praised him a few times. Hearing that He Ze didn't know what to do, he simply opened his mouth and said: " Third grandpa, you don’t go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, what can you tell me directly?”

"This matter..." He Hong sighed, raised his head and stared at He Ze with burning eyes, "Then tell you straight, since you call me third grandpa, then tell the truth to third grandpa, you Did you do something outside to offend Shi Lizheng?"