Sima Yulou and Jin Yi returned downstairs, and Aunt Rong was already waiting in the courtyard, followed by four people. She stepped forward to salute the two of them, and said, "Fifty craftsmen have been found, except for the twelve in the house, the others are all just hired from the flower field in the east of the city, and all of them are skilled people, and now they are waiting in the outer house." ”

She pointed to the four people behind her, "These four are in charge of the flowers and trees in the house on weekdays, and the slave maid will bring them over to listen to the princess's instructions." ”

Jin Yi nodded, "It's hard Aunt Rong." "Finding the manpower so quickly, it seems that Yun Hui really didn't deliberately delay.

Aunt Rong hurriedly said: "Don't dare, it's all what slaves and maids should do." ”

Jin Yi said to Sima Yulou: "You go and get busy with you, I'll go to the garden with them." ”

Sima Yulou glanced at Ming'er, who was playing with Qiaowei, and said with a smile: "I'm idle in the afternoon, so I'll take Ming'er to the garden with you." You just go about your business, and we'll play with ours. ”

Jin Yi smiled and said to Qiao Wei: "You go with us, I'm not at home tomorrow, you will watch the land preparation, and let the two of you run errands." He ordered Qian Mo, Mama Liu, Tingyan and Tingxiang, and the four florists brought by Aunt Rong to go to the garden together.

The group swept into the garden, Sima Yulou and Ming'er went to play on the side, one big and one small discussed letting people drive the boat out of the lake and go fishing in the middle of the lake.

Jin Yi led people all the way, everywhere instructed what flowers to plant, how to fertilize the land and other big and small matters, several florists listened attentively, and their hearts were all amazed that the princess was so proficient in planting, and knew everything about flower habits, transplantation techniques, irrigation, nutrients, etc.

Listening to Yan and listening to the incense one by one, the garden album was displayed, Qian Mo and Liu Mama according to Jinyi's instructions, on the map one by one clearly marked, begonia, rhododendron, gardenia, fusang, lily, pomegranate, hosta ...... The varieties are different, and each variety is subdivided into subdivisions, and even the growth period of the flower plant, all of which are described in detail.

The expressions on the faces of the four gardeners had long since changed from amazement to admiration, and there were many compendium of flowers that even the four of them had never heard of, let alone a few others, except for Qiao Wei, all the servants were secretly amazed, impressed by her exquisite and extensive knowledge of plants.

After walking for an hour, the huge garden was only less than two percent, and Jin Yi was also a little dry-mouthed, and sat on the stone bench under the shade of the willow trees by the lake to rest.

Mama Liu ordered Tingxiang to go back early to arrange pastries and tea.

Jin Yi said to Qiao Wei: "I can't finish reading today, I marked it on the map at night, tomorrow you will watch them fertilize the land first, and it will be done before I come back the day after tomorrow." ”

Qiao Wei nodded in response, and discussed the details of the fat with her.

Mama Shen was in the Lingxi Building, and when she saw Tingxiang running back to call for food, she went to the kitchen to watch Mama Ding, who was in charge of the stove, prepare, packed it in a food box, and let Lianxiang and Lianyu serve it, and followed Tingxiang into the garden together.

She listened to Jin Yi's instructions to Qiaowei on the side, and quietly looked at the album with many small characters written on it, and asked softly: "Princess, just these few days, to plant so many flowers, will the time be too tight?" Why don't you plant less first, and then take your time after the birthday feast. ”

Jin Yi glanced at her, and when she heard her tone, she was really planning for herself, and smiled gently, "Since you want to do the planting, you will do it well at one time, and then the concubine's birthday banquet will be done well, and her old man will be happy in her heart." As long as there are enough people. ”

said, and told her: "I want to trouble you to go to the Rufang Pavilion in person, and ask the county lord to allocate some people from the mansion tomorrow, it doesn't matter if you don't plant flowers, just follow those florists." ”

Mama Shen hurriedly responded, and asked carefully, "About ......, how many people do you want?" ”

Jin Yi looked at Aunt Rong, "How many people can you draw out in the house?" ”

Aunt Rong lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and replied carefully: "There are a total of three hundred and eighteen servants in the inner and outer mansions, except for the people on the door and the stable, as well as the staff of the prince and the subordinates of the guards, and then the Qinxin Building, Lingxi Building, and the Rufang Pavilion, the rest are responsible for cleaning in the courtyards of various places, and there are about a hundred people who can be drawn out of the attendant office and the return office. ”

Jin Yi looked into the distance for a while, nodded and said, "I'm afraid it's enough, please ask Mama Shen to go back to the county lord and see how many people can come over." ”

Mama Shen promised and hurriedly went.

The weather in May is in the afternoon again, the lake is as stable as a mirror, no waves, the breeze brings gusts of sultry heat, the willows are listlessly hanging on the water, the cicadas on the trees are deafening, Jinyi said to Aunt Rong: "After the flowers are planted, this garden needs people to take care of it carefully, and the cicadas are sticky ,......"

Pointing to a few places on the shore of the lake, "There will be a few more pavilions to be built there, and I will also draw them on the map by then, you go back to the county lord and ask her to arrange someone to do it." ”

Aunt Rong nodded and agreed, and personally served the official kiln with cardamom purple drink and white cover bowl, Jin Yi took it, and said with a smile: "You all drink a bowl, don't get heat stroke." ”

Sima Yulou and Ming'er sat on a flat boat, rowing out of the overwhelming lotus bushes, Ming'er had a round lotus leaf on his head, and put a few white lotus roots as thick as a child's arm at his feet, and a green bamboo fishing rod was supported at the stern of the boat, and a fish basket was placed next to it, shaking gently, as if there were fish in it.

Sima Yulou held a long boat with artemisia in his hand, and the flat boat passed through the lake like an arrow, leaving a long water mark behind the boat.

The sun shone on his handsome face like a knife, and his eyes were as bright as stars, looking towards Jinyi. Ming'er sat cross-legged in front of the boat and waved her arms straight at her.

Jin Yi smiled, got up and walked to the water's edge, seeing that the two of them were close, Sima Yulou picked up Ming'er, flew and jumped ashore, Ming'er also held two lotus pods in his hands, and shouted happily: "Uncle, the lotus seeds picked by Ming'er are for you to eat." ”

Qiao Wei and Qian Mo pulled the boat together, carried the lotus root and fish inside, and said with a smile: "I have fresh lotus root fish soup to drink tonight." ”

Jin Yi took the lotus pod from Ming'er with a smile, and complained to Sima Yulou, "On such a hot day, you take him in the lake, how good is it to suffer from the heat later." ”

While asking people to take cardamom purple herbs for the two of them to drink, Sima Yulou drank them all in one gulp, and exhaled happily, Mama Liu hurriedly poured another bowl for him, and Ming'er also drank it in a big gulp like him.

Sima Yulou smiled and said: "Don't look at him small, not so squeamish, children don't have to get used to it, after a few days of reading and literacy, you have to get up early every day and exercise in the morning, and you will be a heroic and good son in ten years." ”

Ming'er's eyes flashed like little stars, and she nodded, "Hmm! Ming'er has to be a good son! ”

Everyone laughed.

Jin Yi peeled out the lotus seeds from the lotus canopy, carefully picked the lotus heart, fed it to Ming'er's mouth, and said with a smile: "Well, Ming'er followed his uncle to practice martial arts well, and he will definitely be a good son like his uncle in the future." (To be continued.) )