Beloved Plantation King

After feeding the little chickens and ducklings, the two little ones came into the yard and saw two elder brothers standing in front of a big tank, and they ran over immediately.

"Wow, it's a lotus~" Ning Ge'er looked at the small water lily in a vat, and exclaimed, "It's growing buds."

Zuo Baoying also liked it very much, and bent over to watch.

"This is a water lily, which is different from ordinary lotus." Zuo An corrected.

"Water lily? Why is it called water lily, because it likes to sleep?" Ning Geer asked repeatedly.

Yin Peinan laughed and said: "Yes, you see, its leaves like to sleep on the water, and they don't want to get up."

Ning Ge'er looked at the small round lotus leaves, which were indeed floating on the water, and asked, "Why is it so lazy?"

Yin Peinan hahaha.

Zuo An gave him an elbow, and scolded with a smile: "Don't teach me."

He said to Ning Ge'er and Zuo Baoying: "This water lily is different from the lotus. Look at its leaves, which are flat and float on the water, and there is a hole here. Does it look like it?" a heart?"

Brother Ning asked curiously: "Why does it look like a heart? Is the heart like this?"

Zuo An: "..." I forgot, people in this dynasty have not popularized the basic knowledge of human body structure, and most people don't know what the shape of the heart is.

He had no choice but to say again: "Yes, our hearts look like this."

Zuo An drew a heart shape for the two little ones on the ground, "Look, don't they look alike?"

"Yeah, very similar." Ning Geer nodded.

Zuo An continued: "Think about it again, do the leaves of the lotus protrude out of the water? It's a big flower, like a big hat, and it's round. There's no such opening..."

Zuo An carefully explained the difference between the two plants to Ning Geer and Zuo Baoying, from roots, leaves to fruits, and taught them the difference.When you're done, ask them, "Got it?"

Ning Geer and Zuo Baoying nodded, "Understood."

Yin Peinan hugged him and whispered in his ear: "Honey, you really know how to teach children."

Zuo An gave him a white look, and said: "If we teach like you, the water lily will cry."

Yin Peinan laughed, and then said: "Honey, if you are so good at teaching, our children must be very smart in the future."

Zuo An paused, his and Yin Peinan's child?

He has forgotten that he is a brother now and can have children!

He had never imagined that he would be able to have children before.

He looked down at his stomach with a slightly complicated expression.

"What's wrong dear?" Seeing that Zuo An kept looking at his stomach without speaking, Yin Peinan asked.

Zuo An's eyes flickered, he shook his head, and said, "It's nothing. Let's go and get the other flowerpots. Yingying, go and tell little daddy that brother Anan is back, let him come back and plant flowers."

"Okay." Zuo Baoying got up and went to the door.

Brother Ning also ran over, "I'll go too."

Yin Peinan looked at the captain's back, recalled what he said just now, thoughtfully.

After Wen Yi came back, he was surprised to see the water lilies in this vat. He took a closer look and said, "It's so beautiful, did you prepare it specially for Brother An?"

Yin Peinan scratched his head and laughed.

"I have a heart." Wen Yi was very pleased to take Xiao An so seriously.

Wen Yi quickly and carefully planted a few pots of orchids, and replaced the pot that Yin Peinan took to the city with the pot that was planted in an earthen pot. There are five pots in total, and they are very beautiful when placed together.

"Okay, you can move back. I watered it today, so I don't need to water it for a short time." Wen Yi glanced at it again and said.

Yin Peinan said: "Uncle, we don't know how to take care of it, can we let you take care of it?"

Wen Yi couldn't get what he wanted, so he said, "That's fine. Come and get it when you sell it."

"Uncle, you pick one pot first, and sell the remaining four pots later."

"You want to give me a pot?" Wen Yi was really surprised.

Yin Peinan nodded.

Wen Yi was overjoyed at first, then thought about it, shook his head again, and said: "No, no, this pot can sell a lot of money, you can sell it. I don't need to grow such expensive flowers, when will you go?" When you’re in the mountains, just dig a few wild Chunlan Jianlan for me.”

Yin Peinan said: "It's okay, Uncle, you can keep it if you like it, and I can dig it in the mountains. And when it comes out with a new one, it can be divided into pots and sold again. You can help me raise it, In the future, if there is something to sell, it will do.”

Having said that, Wen Yi's heart was moved again. After thinking for a while, he said, "That's fine. Thank you, Nan."

Said to help him raise, Wen Yi knew that this was an excuse Yin Peinan made up casually, which was equivalent to giving it to him.Wen Yi secretly made up his mind that he must take good care of it and distribute a few more pots so that Yin Peinan can earn more money.

In the evening, Zuo An discussed with Yin Peinan and Wen Yi, and then wrote a letter to the capital.

Zuo An and the others had been in the capital for many years, and Zuo Shigui had told them about the situation in the court, and they were pretty clear about it.

Zuo An just wrote to an official of the household department, telling him that he had a top-notch Su Guan He Ding in his hand.

Everyone in the court knows that the prime minister loves orchids like an idiot, and has been looking for top-quality orchids.This official has always wanted to become the prime minister, if he knew that Zuo An had the top-quality orchid plain crown lotus tripod, he would definitely give him a pretty good price.

Yin Peinan went to the city early the next morning to deliver the letter.

After returning, Yin Peinan immediately went to plow the field again.All the adults in the family were dispatched, Yin Peinan and Zuo An plowed the field, Zhao Xiu'e and the others pulled seedlings and planted the field.

After Zuo An removed the insect eggs in the field, he was ready to plant rice seedlings, but Zhao Xiu'e and the others refused to let him go to the field.

"Your legs are just right, don't go into the water, or it will hurt on cloudy and rainy days." Zhao Xiu'e said so.

Wen Yi also meant the same thing.

Zuo An was helpless, and said: "Then I can't just stand here and watch you guys busy while I don't do anything."

Zhao Xiu'e thought for a while, and said, "Then you can plant bamboo strips to make a fence, this can be done on the ridge of the field."

"it is good."

Zuo An went back and dragged the bamboo strips they had made before to the field with a cart. After Zhao Xiu'e demonstrated how to insert them, he also got busy.

He didn't plant it next to the field ridge, but deliberately inserted it four or five inches away from the field ridge, leaving enough space for the field ridge and trying not to affect others.

There is no chemical fertilizer here. The method mentioned by the agronomist Zuo An and Yin Peinan before is the ecological planting method of raising ducks in rice fields.

In this method, the ducks are put in after the seedlings turn green, and the ducks will peck the ears after the ears come out, and the ducks will be taken back when the time comes.

Ducks will eat all the weeds and bugs in the rice fields, and the feces they excrete can provide nutrients for the rice and fertilize the fields.Moreover, when ducks are active, they can turbid the water in the field by pecking and trampling, which can inhibit the growth of weeds, loosen the soil, and stimulate rice tillering.

Using this method can not only increase rice production by about [-]%, but also save the cost of raising ducks, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. (Note)

However, the modern use of paddy fields to raise ducks is to pursue a win-win situation between green and healthy organic rice and paddy field ducks.In addition to this, Yin Peinan and the others are more important that raising ducks in rice fields can enrich the fields and add fertilizer to rice to solve the problem of insufficient fertilizer.

A villager who was planting rice seedlings nearby saw Zuo An planting bamboo sticks to make a fence, and asked him curiously, "Brother An, what are you doing? How do you make a fence?"

"It's useful." Zuo An answered casually without going into details.

"What is it for?" the villager asked again.

"You'll know then."

The villagers hit a soft nail and went to ask Zhao Xiu'e again.

After getting along with each other for several months, Zhao Xiu'e can be regarded as having a good relationship with Zuo An.

After some understanding, I know that he has always been indifferent to outsiders. He is only warm and smiles towards his family and Brother Yi.

She replied, "Keeping ducks."

The villagers in the nearby fields laughed when they heard this.

One person said, "Raise ducks? Then the ducks will eat all the millet."

Another echoed, "That's right, there won't be enough grains for ducks to eat by then."

Another persuaded: "Shuizhu's mother, don't toss about it, the harvest is not much, don't toss it all away."

Zhao Xiu'e and the others knew they would be accused, and they were already mentally prepared.

Zhao Xiu'e smiled and said, "It's okay, let's try to see if it works."

A villager next to their field said: "Your fence is not high enough. What will happen if the ducks come out to my field?"

Now, the fence they made is still about four feet above the water.

Hearing this, Zuo An replied, "No, we will cut the duck's wings, this height is enough."

The villager muttered, "It's better that way."

The two families have a total of seven acres of land. It took them five and a half days to plant the seedlings, and another day to make the fence.

They deliberately set aside a field without fences for comparison.

During this period, Zheng Wenhao came over and specially told Yin Peinan that the rumors had been released, and those who could afford to buy knew what they should know. Preparations for the flower viewing party and auction could start, so come and set a date with him.

Yin Peinan and the others estimated the time when they would finish their work, so they set a safe date, about the third day after they finished their work.

The county magistrate was worried about his flowers, so he sent someone over to look at them.

Yin Peinan showed it to someone who came, and said that he would send it back to the county magistrate when he stabilized in a few days.

The man saw that Lan Hua was really energetic, so he went back to his life happily.

After finishing their work in the fields, Yin Peinan, Zuo An, and Wen Yi took a day off to take a pot of orchids and went to the city. There was a flower viewing party today.

Zheng Wenhao specially held the flower viewing party at his home.

He used Yin Peinan's plain lotus tripod as a gimmick, and invited many people from famous families in the city, as well as many literati who loved flowers, to come and watch it.

As soon as the invited people heard that the flower was the best in orchids, those who knew it agreed immediately, and those who didn't know it asked about it, and when they learned that the flower was extremely rare, they also agreed.

There were also a few guests who were acquaintances from other counties and state capitals who came here on a special trip after hearing the news.

This flower viewing party not only has Yin Peinan's orchids, but also Zheng Wenhao's precious flowers borrowed from various places.

Wen Yi came here because he heard that there were many other precious flowers, otherwise he would not have bothered a young couple.

The back garden of the Zheng Mansion has been arranged as a flower viewing party.Borrowed flowers, as well as flowers brought by the guests themselves, are arranged in a conspicuous position with tall tables.

Zheng Wenhao also planted many flowers in the back garden of his family. Although no one in his family loves flowers, the gardener they hired is very responsible and keeps the garden in good order.And his family is not short of money, and there are many more expensive flowers.

In the yard, there are already many guests visiting, some watching alone, and some gathering in twos and threes to comment.

In the pavilion, an old man with white beard and hair sipped his tea, and asked Zheng Wenhao leisurely: "Boy Wenhao, are you fooled by us? It's already this time, and there is no sign of Su Guan He Ding."

Zheng Wenhao said with a smile: "Master, I dare not deceive anyone if I deceive you. Do you think so?"

This old man is a master of Juren, and his family is quite rich. He himself is a teacher in the county school in the county when he is free at home. He is very respected in the county.

Another middle-aged man said: "I heard that the county magistrate has a pot of Su Guan He Ding. Could it be his pot?"

This person is also the patriarch of the Lin family, a prominent family in the city. The one who bet with Zheng Wenhao back then was his second son.

"Impossible, didn't you hear that the magistrate's pot was sick? There were reward notices posted all over the city before." An uncle surnamed Wang next to him said again.

Zheng Wenhao explained: "It's not the magistrate's pot, but a good brother of mine, who is also my savior. He found it in the mountains. The county magistrate's pot had worms, and he saved it." of."

"Isn't your savior a villager? How does he know flowers so well?"

Zheng Wenhao heard the contempt in his tone, and retorted: "Uncle Wang, the villagers are better than us at planting things."

The master put down the teacup and said, "Well, I don't care who he is, I just ask you, when will he arrive?"

"he……"

Just at this time, a servant came to report: "Master, Master Yin has arrived, and the county magistrate is also here."

When they heard that someone was coming, even the county magistrate, they all stood up.

Zheng Wenhao said happily: "Oh? Please."

Over there, a servant brought Yin Peinan and the others over.

Everyone greeted the county magistrate first.

Then Yin Peinan said to Zheng Wenhao: "I'm sorry Brother Wenhao, we went to the county government first and sent him the flowers from the county magistrate, but it was too late."

"It's all right, how's your lord's flowers?" Zheng Wenhao asked on purpose, he had seen the county magistrate's flowers before, and he was in good spirits.

County magistrate Liu Shangzhi said happily: "Okay, thanks to little brother Yin."

Yin Peinan was very polite: "It's okay, it's a matter of little effort."

When everyone heard that it was really this young villager who saved Su Guan He Ding, the county magistrate, they couldn't help but take a high look at him and secretly sized him up.

The master saw that he was carrying a pannier on his back, which vaguely looked like a potted flower, so he leaned over to take a look, and immediately called out.

"Hey, why are you carrying this potted flower on your back like this? You're not afraid of crashing it! Violence, violence!"

Everyone gasped when they saw it.

Such a precious flower, why did you carry it on your back like this? !

Sure enough, a reckless villager, how could he cherish flowers!

Yin Peinan put down the pan and said, "It's okay, I've fixed it so it won't bump into each other."

With the little daddy around, how could it be possible for him to just carry the flowers on his back? Naturally, protective measures were taken.

Everyone looked again, at the bottom of the basket, Yin Peinan used straw to separate the flower pot from the basket.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief again.

Yin Peinan took out the flowers and put them on the high table in the middle of the garden that Zheng Wenhao had prepared before.

All the guests gathered around.

"Tsk tsk, this posture is elegant and extraordinary."

"This Suguan lotus tripod has always had the characteristics of 'one lotus, two elements, and three oddities'. Looking at it this way, it really deserves its reputation."

"As expected of the best orchid, this plant is also in excellent condition."

"..."

At this moment, all the guests were gathered around Su Guan He Ding, Yin Peinan and the three retreated from the crowd and let them go to see, they went to see other flowers.

In this garden, other people brought quite a lot of flowers, peonies, orchids, chrysanthemums, daffodils, rhododendrons, camellias, etc., some are rare and some are more expensive, all of which are extraordinary.

Wen Yi was very happy, he didn't expect to see so many precious flowers here, it was unexpected.

Yin Peinan has been following Zuo An. He knows what kind of flower it is, but he doesn't know what kind of flower it is, what its characteristics are, how to appreciate it, and so on.

Zuo An talked to him from the side.

After watching for a while, Zheng Wenhao came over and said that the guests there wanted to ask him to go over and ask about the situation.

Yin Peinan passed by.

Those guests asked nothing more than where and how they found it.He only said that he watched it by accident in the mountains

See, and then saw that it was very similar to the magistrate's one, and learned that it was a precious flower, so I went to dig it back.

After free viewing for half an hour, Zheng Wenhao invited everyone to the main hall, and then put the plain lotus cauldron on the table in the middle.

Everyone knows that the main event is coming.

They knew that today this Suguanheding could be purchased by bidding.

After Zheng Wenhao placed the flowers, he said to everyone: "My lord, my master, all uncles, this Suguan lotus tripod orchid was found by my good brother and my savior Yin Peinan by chance. Today, by appreciating For the flower show, he intends to transfer this flower to find a good owner who understands flowers. Everyone who comes to the flower viewing show is a predestined person who understands and cherishes flowers. I believe that Suguan Heding will bloom more beautifully in all kinds of hands moving."

"My nephew is not talented, so I will act as the middleman today. Today we will adopt the bidding method, with a low price of 200 taels, uncles and uncles are free to increase the price, and the highest bidder wins. Now, let's start."

"I'll pay 230 taels." Just as Zheng Wenhao stopped talking, someone below began to increase the price.

"Good flowers are hard to come by. I'll pay you 250 taels."

"I also think it's good, 270 taels."

"Then I'll pay you 300 taels, it's pretty pretty."

"My wife likes flowers, I pay 320 taels."

"..."

The people below are bidding one sentence at a time, and the few sitting in front are not in a hurry, drinking tea and listening slowly.

The three of Yin Peinan didn't speak, they just drank tea and watched.

When the price was called 400 taels, the price increase slowed down significantly.

Someone shouted: "Four hundred and fifty taels."

After two or three seconds, another voice said: "Add another ten taels."

Zheng Wenhao: "Okay, Uncle Li has now increased to 410 five taels, do you have any price increases, uncles?"

After three or four seconds, there was no answer. Zheng Wenhao looked around and looked at the few people in front who were not short of money. Just as he was about to talk, Uncle Wang, who was sitting in front drinking tea, put down his teacup and said, "450 taels."

The price of 450 taels was already quite high, and those sitting in the back felt that it was not worth it, so they slowly stopped bidding.

Yin Peinan looked at the scene and knew that the ones who bid before and those who bid behind were probably the difference between ordinary rich people and super rich people.

The master looked at the flower, raised his hand to stroke his beard, and said, "500 taels."

The young master who bet with Zheng Wenhao and his father, Mr. Lin, put down his teacup and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Master, I want it too. 550 taels."

This Lin family, together with the Zheng family, is one of the best families in Xinping County, comparable to each other.The Lin family is only slightly weaker than the Zheng family, so there is always competition between the younger generations of the two families.

The second young master of the Lin family is about the same age as Zheng Wenhao, and they both study in the county school, so there are always comparisons, comparing everything.

The master snorted and said, "Everyone depends on their ability. 600 taels."

The Master's family is not short of money anyway.

Master Lin said again: "650 taels."

The Master continued to add: "Seven hundred."

……

The two raised prices all the way, which made Yin Peinan smile.

Add it, add it, add more, add the money from my marriage and the three entrances to the courtyard...

As if he heard Yin Peinan's voice, in the end Master Lin added up to 1000 taels.

The master blew his beard and stared: "Why did you buy it, will you appreciate it?"

Master Lin said slowly: "Master, I am of great use."

His eldest son is now studying in the capital, and this year he is going to participate in Qiu Wei. His son said that a high-ranking official in Beijing likes orchids, so he wanted to buy orchids, let his son go around, and leave an impression in the eyes of the big man.

He knows this, others don't.

The county magistrate Liu Shangzhi was shocked when he heard the words. He remembered that Master Lin's

One younger brother is a brother, who seems to have married into an official's family in the state capital.

Liu Shangzhi frowned. Could it be that Master Lin bought this plain lotus cauldron for his younger brother, in order to dedicate it to the magistrate?

Now that he has made up his mind that he can no longer be the same as before, Master Liu, who is going to work hard to advance to the top, is suddenly not calm.

Moreover, this pot was even better in appearance than his own, if he let him give it away first, then his own would be in vain.

This is not acceptable.Thinking of his upcoming appointment and his future career, Liu Shang gritted his teeth and said, "One thousand and one hundred taels."

If you buy them all, you will be safe.

As soon as he exited, everyone immediately looked at him.

The county magistrate did not bid to express his refusal to buy it before, so why did he suddenly increase the price?

Yin Peinan was also taken aback, didn't the county magistrate have a pot, why did he still buy it?

The scene was a little quiet for a while, Zheng Wenhao hurriedly said: "Lord Liu bids 100 taels, master Lin, master, do you two still increase the price?"

The county magistrate has already spoken, how dare the two of them have the nerve to rob him, although a small county magistrate and the two of them can't afford to offend, it's just that in a county town, if there is one thing that can be missed, there is one thing that can be missed, and they don't want to be with him Difficult.

However, Master Lin was still a little reconciled, and asked Liu Shangzhi, "My lord, don't you have a pot?"

Liu Shang replied straightly: "Well, this pot is more to my liking."

"..." Master Lin discussed: "My lord, this potted flower is really useful if I need it, can you give me this pot?"

Liu Shang said frankly, if you are really useful, then mine will be useless. He shook his head and said, "I'm also very useful."

Master Lin: "..."

He thought for a while, and invited the magistrate to a side hall, and the two discussed it.

After returning, Master Lin stopped bidding.

Yin Peinan's plain lotus tripod was finally sold at a price of 100 taels.

In fact, the county magistrate really didn't intend to bid, and he didn't bring any money, so he ordered someone to go home to get it later.

Originally, I got Suguan Heding from the orchid mother plant of the county magistrate, and now I sold it to him. Yin Peinan felt a little sorry, so he secretly decided that if he got a good flower in the future, he would keep it for the county magistrate. Basket, there are good fruits, and give him a basket too.

Later, Yin Peinan asked Zheng Wenhao whether the county magistrate and Mr. Lin had reached any agreement.

Zheng Wenhao told him that his pot was given to the magistrate, and Master Lin bought the magistrate's original pot for 500 taels.

All are happy.

The happiest one is Yin Peinan.

Holding a one thousand 100 tael silver note, he happily said to Zuo An: "Honey, let's get ready for the wedding!"

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