Why the hurry?

Zheng Si could guess that the problem was with the pot of orchids, but Zheng Si was not sure what it was.

What went wrong when the flowering was approaching? Or is it some other accident?

Old Man Lan has always protected the flowers very well, and when Zheng Si passed by that day, looking at the momentum, Old Man Lan basically would not allow other people and animals to approach, Zheng Si was just the present person of the orchid, and Old Man Lan was very kind.

If it's not someone else or something, is it the orchid's own problem?

Zheng Si knew that although the orchid looked very similar to an ordinary iron-bone heart orchid, it was difficult to distinguish it by looking at the leaves alone, even if it was a person like Old Man Lan who had studied for decades, he didn't see anything wrong when he saw it for the first time, but after careful study, it was different.

In order to find out the reason, Zheng Si squatted in front of the door of Old Man Lan on the third floor and guarded, when Old Mrs. Zhai was not at home, the door of Old Man Lan's house was basically closed.

In the process of Zheng Si squatting in front of the door and waiting, Ermao went out to throw garbage and glanced at Zheng Si inexplicably, he didn't understand what Zheng Si was doing here, and Zheng Si didn't pay attention to him.

Finally, at ten o'clock, Mrs. Zhai came back from outside, and after opening the door, Zheng Si followed in.

The old lady went into the kitchen to cook, and she was not worried that Zheng Si would cause damage in the house, in the past few years, Zheng Si had never made trouble here, and the old lady was relieved.

Came out with a small plate of fish balls, Mrs. Zhai saw Zheng Si looking for someone from room to room, knowing that he was looking for Old Man Lan, Mrs. Zhai smiled and said: "He went to the library, recently because the pot of orchids has not bloomed, people have become anxious, alas, when it comes to flowers, it is like this, stubborn and stubborn." ”

Doesn't bloom all the time?

Old man Lan said that it would only take three or two days to bloom, and Zheng Si also saw it that day, the bud did look like it was about to open, but I don't know why. When I was about to open it, there was no follow-up reaction.

The old lady was washing the vegetables, and she nagged at Zheng Si, listening to her words, which meant that Old Man Lan himself didn't know the reason why it didn't bloom, and he had checked a lot of information, but it was useless, and now Old Man Lan's books at home went directly to the school library after turning over the books. It is estimated that I can't find the answer and won't come back to eat at noon, and I forget the time when I sit there and study, and the old lady has to send the food over when she cooks. You can't eat in the library, but there is a special lounge area, and there is a rest place for the staff, and the old lady knows the people there. Said hello.

If you want to say why Old Man Lan is in such a hurry, one is that I don't know why the flowers don't bloom, and the second is the flower show held in the city in October.

In the past three years, the old man did not continue to study other orchids, and after the basic care, most of the rest of the time was spent on this strange orchid. Only when he raised it, did the old man really know how difficult it was to serve this pot of orchids. Originally, Old Man Lan thought that it would take five or six years or even longer to see the flowers, but he didn't expect it to bloom in the third year.

The excitement in Old Man Lan's heart when he saw the flower buds was incomprehensible to others, and in the past three years, others said that Professor Lan was crazy for a pot of cheap orchids, and he was laughing behind his back. In the past, at the annual National Orchid Expo, the old man would take out one or several pots of orchids, and the pots and pots were all high-quality products, and each pot took out the orchids. will be quoted a high price, one hundred thousand is already a common thing, many people in the circle of raising orchids know the name of the old man Lan, and because of this, everyone also knows that the old man Lan has not participated in the Lan Expo for three years for a pot of cheap orchids.

Many people said to the old man Lan that since there are a lot of fine orchids on hand, why don't you take them out and enjoy them for everyone. Even if you have appreciated it before, you can reward it again, I don't know if the orchid in your hand will soar in price once?

It's a pity that Old Man Lan is stubborn. His mind was spent on the orchid that Zheng Si brought back, so he wanted to raise this pot of orchids to see what was different about its flowers, as for the others, he didn't want to take the orchids that had already won the award out to be exhibited again, he didn't have this habit, and he didn't raise new varieties in recent years, so he simply didn't participate in the Lan Expo.

Whether this pot of orchids is fine or not, Old Man Lan doesn't really care very much, he just wants to figure out the difference between this pot of orchids and ordinary iron bones, once he gets into this alley, Old Man Lan will not come out, and it is useless to persuade anyone.

In addition to the few pots of award-winning orchids that Old Man Lan now has on hand, this pot of orchids is also in Old Man Lan's plan, and he wants more people to see this pot of orchids that are suspected of being natural variants. But now, there are obviously buds, and it looks like it will open soon, but it has not opened, although it is still September, but if it has not opened, and it has not opened until October, it is a pity to miss the old man of Huazhan Lan.

Listening to the nagging of this old lady Zhai, Zheng Si thought in his heart, is it not time to bloom yet?

When Zheng Si found it three years ago, it was already October, or after the eleventh holiday, did this flower really have to wait for a while?

Different orchids have different flowering periods, there are many varieties, and the flowering period is also very different.

Old man Lan walked back and forth between the home, the small flower garden, and the library every day, took photos every day, and made detailed records, he didn't find the answer, so he recorded it first, and then looked for the answer, at the same time, the old man Lan also found some like-minded people in the school who have studied orchids to come and help, but unfortunately there is no way, and he doesn't dare to try it easily.

The only thing that made the old man Lan feel better was that those who had seen the pot of orchid buds would praise it. After all, the angle of appreciation of experts is different from that of Zheng Si.

So, in the next period of time, every time Zheng Si passed by the small flower garden and jumped on the fence to look inside, there would be several old men watching the place where the pot of orchids was placed, and sometimes they would quarrel for a long time because of the few points they raised.

They thought the same as the old man Lan, and felt that this pot of orchids was probably a natural mutant variety of iron bones, which was worth studying, but the problem of not blooming now has its own reasons and explanations.

Some orchids take longer to bloom from budding to flowering, one or two months or even half a year, but now the buds of this pot of flowers have grown like this, and anyone who looks like they will bloom soon, but they have been frozen here.

"In short, no matter what the reason, as long as the buds are still healthy and normal. It's a good sign. An old man said.

They couldn't find a solution, but the orchid is still healthy, it's just that the buds don't open, it's better than having a disease, so there's really no way, it's rare that everyone is looking forward to it this time.

In everyone's expectation, September passed quietly. The freshman military training is also over, the weather is no longer as hot as before, and there is already a little autumn, but the weather in Chuhua City is always unpredictable, and you can wear a short-sleeved vest the day before. The next day, you can wear a laminated jacket, and there are many new students who are not used to it and have a cold.

The changing weather did not stir up ripples in the hearts of those old men, and the old man Lan was no longer as anxious as he was at the beginning, he felt that maybe this was the will of God, looking at the flower show date gradually, the buds of this pot of orchids have been maintained in the state they were in a month ago. Old man Lan thought, probably this flower has nothing to do with the flower show.

In the past month, Old Man Lan has found a lot of friends in the circle to come over to help, but he is still helpless. However, because of this, Lan friends in the circle of orchid cultivation know that Professor Da Niu Lan in the circle has raised a pot of very alternative iron bones, the leaves of this flower look very similar to ordinary iron bones, but the flower buds are like jade. It shouldn't be ordinary, but the buds have remained the same for a month, and they haven't bloomed until now.

Now no one is laughing at the old man Lan who has spent three years of energy serving this pot of orchids that are rumored to be quite cheap, but looking forward to when it will bloom, everyone will see and know.

On this day, when Zheng Si went out and went downstairs, the door of Old Man Lan's house on the third floor was hidden. The old lady inside was cleaning, and Zheng Si squeezed open the door and went in.

After seeing Zheng Si, Mrs. Zhai had another object of nagging, and chatted with Zheng Si. It's nothing more than an orchid thing. This is the only way to make Old Man Lan stubborn and make the old lady chatter.

"The pot of orchids has bloomed, and they are all squatting in the small flower garden, and they can't even take care of eating." The old lady said. I am very helpless about the fact that Old Man Lan forgets to eat every time he comes to orchids, but Old Man Lan is not the only one who forgets to eat this time.

When Zheng Si came to the small flower garden and turned in, he found the place where the pot of orchids was placed, and there, there were already seven old men with white or silver heads, and the seven old men were all squatting in front of the pot of orchids, as if they were stunned.

Is this playing the Seven Dwarfs? Zheng sighed.

In addition to these seven old men, there was also a cat squatting next to them.

The sheriff didn't know when he came, because there were seven old men here, and the wire door outside was not closed, so the sheriff who loved to gnaw flowers came in when the seven old men were not paying attention, and the seven old men only cared about going up to see the flowers, and did not notice that there was a dangerous person squatting next to him.

And what's even more strange is that the sheriff, who has an inexplicable obsession with gnawing flowers, just squatted obediently and watched, and didn't keep his mouth shut.

Seven old men and a cat squatted there like this, and they didn't know how long they had been squatting, and they saw that Zheng Si was hurting their legs, and they were afraid that these old men would fall down because they had been squatting for a long time when they got up.

While thinking, Zheng Si walked over.

Smelling the smell, Zheng Si knew that this was the same as the flower he saw in the mountains back then.

The five buds are now blooming, just like the flowers in Zheng Si's memory, revealing the feeling of jade, if you don't know that this is a real flower, you will probably think that this is carved from jade.

Back then, Zheng Si was able to look at the flowers and was stunned, and now these seven old men and the sheriff are probably also stunned by the flowers.

Zheng Si felt that although this flower was also very good, there was still a slight gap compared to what he saw in the mountains at the beginning, and Zheng Si didn't stay directly now is the best proof, of course, it may also be that Zheng Si has become immune to it.

It's not a matter to stay like this all the time, Zheng Si squatted next to him and looked at the seven people and one cat staring at the flower, yawned loudly, and made a long "ah-" sound.

Finally someone came to their senses, and so did the sheriff.

"Hey, quick, it's the sheriff!!" An old man shouted.

A few old men didn't care about continuing to look at the flowers, guarding the sheriff like a thief, and they didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they drove the sheriff out.

The sheriff is a nymphomaniac, everyone knows it.

The old men slowly stood up and beat their legs, but fortunately they didn't fall down, but their legs hurt a little after squatting for a long time.

Looking at the time, everyone has been watching for so long without realizing it.

Old man Lan also began to drive people away, he treasured this pot of flowers.

Not three years in vain, not three years in vain!

Old man Lan was so excited that his eyes turned red.

"Lao Lan, whether you sell this flower or not, you make a price, I'll buy it." An old man said.

"Don't, Lao Lan, let yourself enjoy this flower first, don't be in a hurry to sell it." Another old man said.

"Yes, yes, it's better to spend more time on your own." Several others chimed in.

said so, but they were all thinking about when they would talk to Old Man Lan in private.

Rare, real flowers are rare.

When they left, the old men looked like they were turning back three times in one step, and they didn't want to take their eyes off the pot of orchids.

"Hey, Lao Lan, your flower should be a natural variant, I haven't seen anything like yours, have you named it?" A person who was driven out by Old Man Lan asked.

Old man Lan paused for a moment, said "um", and glanced at Zheng Si when the others weren't paying attention.

Zheng sighed: "......"

This old man is so weird, what are you doing with the name of the orchid to see me?