Chapter 38: The Contest
Is Xiao Jue so disciplined? Of course not. It's just that Jiang Rong didn't want to be special, so he persuaded him out. However, it was also because of Li Changyuan's presence that Xiao Jue agreed.
Although he and Li Changyuan didn't look at each other, Li Changyuan's concern and care for Jiang Rong was still in his eyes, so with Li Changyuan there, he didn't have to worry about Jiang Rong having any accidents.
Otherwise, how could he leave Jiang Rong alone inside?
As for Li Changyuan, he came to participate on behalf of Jufangzhai this time. Normally, he wouldn't get involved in these things at all, but because Jiang Rong was coming, he naturally came with him.
With the little girl by his side, he didn't find time so difficult.
However, as the so-called narrow road is narrow, Xie Mingsi was also divided into this shack. His gaze drifted here from time to time, mostly falling on the black frame in front of Jiang Rong.
I must be wondering if Jiang Rong really made that bluegrass bloom, right?
Seeing that Li Changyuan and Jiang Rong didn't seem to be worried at all, Xie Ming thought about the secret medicine he had dropped on the orchid grass before, and the uneasiness and doubt in his heart quickly receded, but he was full of certainty.
The secret medicine was specially obtained by the Xie family from Hu Shang in the Western Regions, called "Flower Death", although the name is good, but it is an extremely powerful poison. Originally, it was used on people, and it can inhibit a person's growth, so that people will never grow up.
And this effect is irreversible, which means that there is no antidote to this medicine!
And used in other places, such as livestock, grass and trees, etc., the effect is naturally the same, or even more obvious. Because the resistance of livestock and plants is naturally not comparable to that of people.
That small bottle of flowers cost the Xie family a lot of silver. However, in order to be able to defeat Jufangzhai, regain the title of "champion flower", and save his own plummeting business, it is still worth it.
Except for Jufangzhai, the other contestants have nothing to worry about. So as long as Jufangzhai is squeezed down, the Xie family will be able to ascend to the throne.
When the time comes, his Xie family will still be the family that was famous for cultivating rare and famous flowers, and the business that has fallen can naturally rise again, and he is afraid that he will not be able to make money at that time?
Originally, his plan went very smoothly, but a stinky girl who ran out of a bad thing! But it doesn't matter, as long as the bluegrass can't bloom, Jufangzhai's reputation is destined to stink to the end, what face do you have to participate in the flower fighting competition?
Naturally, no one will patronize his family's business in the future. Aren't you afraid to spend money to buy back a weed?
Moreover, you can also win back a rare treasure from that stinky girl. It was a bonus.
Thinking of this, Xie Mingsi was in a very happy mood, and he almost couldn't wait for the moment of the Flower Fighting Contest to come.
Li Changyuan and Jiang Rong's composure was so calm that they looked at him at the moment, so they changed their appearance and pretended to be calm.
A sneer crossed his eyes, and when the time came, he would see how the stinky girl cried! He didn't believe that a little girl could make a whole bottle of orchid grass bloom!
At this moment, crowds were crowded on all sides of the platform, and some people were rushing here one after another. There are also vendors in the crowd who are selling melons, fruits, snacks and other things.
All of them are noisy and lively, jubilant.
Finally, the much-anticipated Flower Fighting Contest has officially begun!
After the mayor spoke to the crowd, he solemnly introduced the judges in turn. And Zheng Lao is impressively listed.
Zheng Lao is such a famous person, in the Great Qi Dynasty, he can be said to be a household name, everyone knows, from the princes and ministers, down to the three-year-old child, there is no one who has not heard of him. Hearing that the Douhua Contest even invited the famous Zheng Lao as a judge, everyone was boiling.
The already lively flower fighting event once again set off a frenzy.
Soon, it was the turn of the real flower fight, and the people who were read the number walked from the shed to the platform in turn, and uncovered the black frame covering the flower pot, revealing the true face of the flowers inside.
In a group of five people, each person walked around the stage with their own precious flowers, showed them to the audience and the judges, and then made a brief introduction to their own flowers, so that people could know what kind of flowers they took out, what name they called, where they came from, and what allusions they had.
The five of them finished speaking in turn, and then walked in front of the judges in turn, and they commented on their flowers.
There are nine grades in the evaluation of flowers, which are upper and lower, upper and medium, and upper and lower; Upper-middle, medium-medium, lower-middle; Inferior to the top, below to the middle, inferior to the bottom.
The judges will judge the flower from its shape, color, flavor and overall appearance. Finally, we will summarize and evaluate the best three pots.
A total of 10 groups of 50 people participated in the competition. In fact, the first participants were far from such people, but after rounds of elimination, those who were indiscriminate and not in good quality were eliminated. Now the rest of the things, at least in terms of quality, are passable.
It's pleasing to the eye to look at, and it's refreshing to smell.
There are peonies with "long slender bamboo shoots, hesitant and idle blooming flowers", and orchids with "graceful flowers and long green leaves, and natural fragrance in the presence or not"; There are magnolia with "new makeup and jade, and Su'e is surrounded by thousands of teams of snow", and peony with "smoke and light glass leaves, wind and coral, glamorous brocade is not as good, and the peach is not ready";
There are begonias of "Qiongrui in the book of Langyuan, and Penglai is seen on the Zizhi map", and the camellia of "the wind cuts the day to dye the immortal confinement, and the blood of the dead apes is absurd in a hundred flowers"; There is "who moves the Qi tree under the fairy township, February light ice and August frost" of the Qionghua, "idle folding two branches in the hand, look closely not like the world, this thing in the flower is Xi Shi, Rong peony medicine are the mother of the cloves......
Each pot is unique, and the meaning is locked a thousand times.
Pots of beautiful flowers floated in front of them, just like the fluttering Tianxiang beauty swinging her waist and gently walking in front of her eyes, and everyone was fascinated and dizzy.
I just think that this pot is excellent, and that pot is not bad, and there is no way to choose. Fortunately, they are not judges, so they don't need to judge those flowers.
They just have to look at the flowers, enjoy the flowers, and enjoy this rare flower event, and the rest is not related to them as spectators.
However, when Xie Mingsi's flower appeared, everyone couldn't help but exclaim, "Ah, what kind of flower is this?" How have you never seen it? ”
Some people who know more about flowers said: "It should be an orchid, just look at the leaf shape, but this seems to be a new orchid, which is very different from the previous orchids." ”
"Orchids? Could it be that the Xie family has cultivated a new type of orchid? ”
Looking at the various surprised people below, Xie Mingsi's eyes flashed with pride, and he tried to flatten his voice and said loudly: "That's right, as everyone can see, this is a new orchid, which was cultivated by my Xie family with great manpower, material and financial resources, and its name is 'Qi Gonghe'!" ”
"Qi Gonghe? This Xie family has a lot of thoughts, and it is even named the word 'Qi' of my Daqi, but it is also appropriate, with the white tongue lotus petal shape, it complements each other very well. ”
"This Xie family is amazing, quietly cultivating a new orchid, which is surprising!"
"This Qi Gonghe looks good, but it is not necessarily better than those existing treasured orchids, but people are surprised by this new word, and this alone compares those peony and peony medicines in front of them."
"Yes, isn't the original purpose of the Flower Fighting Contest to let flower farmers from all over the world brainstorm and innovate? It's just that where is it so easy to breed new varieties? Gradually, this flower contest lost its original flavor and became a place for various flowers to compete for beauty. ”
"Now this Xie family should take the lead and get rid of the position of the second in ten thousand years, right?"
"Not necessarily. Do you see when the treasures taken out by the Xie family are not eye-catching? can be compared with Jufangzhai, but it still falls behind, and in the end it can only be reduced to a "list eye". I think this time, it's hard to say until the final result. ”
"Then let's look down."
Xie Mingsi held the flower pot in his hand, shook the 'Qi Gonghe' in front of the judges, and got seven first-class evaluations, only Zheng Lao and another old man surnamed Huo gave them the upper class.
Before Zheng Lao returned to his hometown, he was not only an official to the position of Taifu and Imperial Doctor, but also a highly respected person in the court, and in private, he was also a skilled gardener.
Write a good calligraphy, draw a wonderful Danqing, and plant a good hand of flowers and plants, which is the origin of Zheng Lao's "famous flower poetry holy hand". All the flowers, trees, plants and trees cultivated by Zheng Lao's hands are full of a rare aura, and they look different from others.
Zheng Lao's flowers are more famous than his poems and paintings, and it is often rare for Zheng Lao to have a flower.
Therefore, his vision is high, it is inevitable, and he gives a "middle class" evaluation, which everyone takes for granted.
But what did that Huo Lao rely on? He shouldn't think he was as tall as Zheng Lao?
Xie Mingsi thought this in his heart, he thought that as soon as his new orchid "Qi Gonghe" was taken out, not to mention getting nine "superior", then at least eight could be obtained. Because of Zheng Lao, he can't be sure.
But where did this Huo Lao come from? I haven't seen this person in previous years' flower fighting competitions. was able to become one of the nine judges, sitting here with Zheng Lao, did he have any self-consciousness.
See what the other seven judges are like? Ants in one's pants! Rejoice! With honor!
Look at this again, Shi Shiran is sitting there, drooping his eyelids, like a big Buddha, he really thinks that he is a character on which mountain, and everyone else should hold him!
So, Xie Mingsi was not convinced, he strode up to Huo Lao, looked at Huo Lao condescendingly and said, "This is called Huo-"