From the open orchid garden, some of the orchids inside are planted directly on the ground, while others are planted in clay pots or porcelain pots. A gentle breeze blows, and the air is filled with a faint scent of orchids.

Li Qi was about to lead them into the garden, but he heard a noise, and a person came out of the wing not far away. The man was in his fifties, dressed in a half-worn dark blue satin robe. He walked up to Li Qi and arched his hand casually: "Childe, are you here?" ”

"Haha, come, let me introduce you to the two, this is Mr. Yu Qingming, a master of orchid planting that I invited from the capital. Miss Rong, the one who sold you flowers in Hua Pinxuan that day was Mr. Yu's son. Li Qi said with a smile. He also introduced Fu Heng and Rong Yunhe to Yu Qingming.

Although Yu Qingming is a master of orchids, judging from his dress, he looks like he was born as a scholar, and his attitude towards his employer Li Qi is neither humble nor arrogant, and he seems to be quite arrogant. He glanced at Fu Heng and Rong Yunhe a few times, arched his hand, and walked into the Orchid Garden. Li Qi led Fu Heng and Rong Yunhe to follow.

Inside, the aroma of orchids is even stronger. Rong Yunhe looked around, probably in order to facilitate management, several kinds of orchids, such as Spring Flower, Hui Orchid, Han Orchid, Mo Lan, and Spring Sword, were all classified and planted. In the chunlan area, the flowers are in full bloom, and the rich fragrance comes to the nose; Jianlan should have bloomed for more than a month, but I don't know what means this Yu Qingming used, a few of them have budded and ready to bloom, and it is estimated that the flower appreciation festival is just the time when the flowers bloom. In this orchid garden, there are a lot of good orchids, such as Wang Zi, Taisu, and Lao Ji of erect leaves, Song Mei and Da Yi Pin of weeping leaves, and the great wealth of fat ring leaves.

Rong Yunhe looked carefully, and his eyes were suddenly attracted by an orchid. If nothing else, just because it was planted in a crystal clear Yue kiln celadon pot in Qingming - the flower pot is already so precious, and the preciousness of this pot of orchid goes without saying. Wait for her to take a closer look. It was discovered that the leaves of this orchid were twisted and spiral-shaped, and it seemed that it was likely to be the most precious green cloud in the orchid. And the most rare thing is that this orchid already has buds and will be ready to open in a few days.

Seeing this, Rong Yunhe became excited, and looked at this orchid carefully with his eyes. According to her thoughts, such a precious variety must have a very thick fog. At the same time, I regret it. Such an orchid, even if it has fog, is not something she can buy. As for what Li Qi said, give her one or two. Rong Yun and Quan should be kind words. Even if it's not a kind word, it won't be meritorious, and for no reason, she won't ask for Li Qi's things.

Rong Yunhe half-squatted down. Keep your eyes parallel to that pot of orchids. Gaze at it carefully. But to her disappointment, although this orchid has fog, the fog is extremely light, and it is not even as good as the orchid that Mr. Su bought before.

Isn't it a green cloud? Rong Yunhe frowned.

"What's wrong? Miss Rong, is there anything wrong with this orchid? Li Qi has been looking at Rong Yunhe since he came in, and when he saw her frowning, he hurriedly asked. This question didn't matter, and Yu Qingming, who was taking care of the orchid, also attracted it.

Yu Qingming saw Rong Yun and squatting there carefully at his pot of precious orchids. He looked at her twice, and his face suddenly became unhappy. If Rong Yunhe is not a guest brought by Li Qi. I guess he's going to get scolded.

In his opinion, how could a plainly dressed little girl like Rong Yun and others understand orchids? Orchids are plants that are enjoyed by elegant people, how can a child from a poor background point to them? Although Yu Qingming himself was reduced to planting flowers for people, he was also born in a powerful family, and his family also had an orchid garden. Because it is an orchid and a matter of elegance, he does not feel inferior at all, even if it is Li Qi, if he is disrespectful to his orchid, he will unceremoniously open his mouth to refute it.

At this time, seeing that Rong Yunhe dared to frown at the superb orchid he had carefully cultivated, which could be said to have offended his reverse scales, Yu Qingming didn't speak well: "This little girl, you better go over there to play, this orchid is not something you can touch." ”

As soon as Fu Heng entered the Orchid Garden, he glanced at it a few times, then put his hands up and followed behind Rong Yunhe, looking bored. At this time, seeing Yu Qingming talking so lightly to Rong Yunhe, his face suddenly sank.

Li Qi knew Yu Qingming's temper, if he didn't explain it, it was estimated that there would be even more unpleasant words in the back, so he hurriedly said: "Mr. Yu, Miss Rong is our honored guest of Huapinxuan, and she is also a person who loves orchids, she will not touch this orchid, don't worry." ”

If Yu Qingming's words had been said a few days ago, Rong Yunhe would definitely have ridiculed him. But at this time, there was already "he is strong, he is strong, and the breeze blows the hills; He is crossed by him, and the bright moon shines on the river", she didn't bother to pay attention to this person's rudeness, and still wondered why this orchid was so thin in the mist.

"Zheng Tonghe? Could it be Zheng Tonghe? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but exclaim.

Zheng Tonghe, Global Lotus Ding, and Green Cloud all belong to Chunlan lotus petals, although the leaf posture and leaf state are no different, but the flowers are different. Due to the different stocks, the price also varies greatly. Zheng Tonghe is cheaper, followed by Global Dutch, and Green Cloud is the most precious. Green cloud is native to the mountainous area of Hangzhou, delicate by nature, it is not easy to divide seeds, once it leaves the water and soil of Hangzhou, it will be haggard and unhappy. In modern times, there have been foreigners who want to buy a tube of "Green Cloud" orchid for tens of thousands of dollars but can't, which shows its preciousness and is the best among orchids.

"What Zheng Tonghe? You'd better go over there, and don't touch my treasure. Yu Qingming looked at Rong Yunhe's startled appearance, and was very worried that she would hurt her baby. As for Li Qi saying that Rong Yunhe is also from Ailan, Yu Qingming didn't believe it at all. A poor girl, who is also worthy of talking about Ailan, is really unreasonable.

These orchid names are all names that came out after the Republic of China, and it is normal for Yu Qingming not to know. Seeing that Yu Qingming treated this orchid as a treasure, and was repeatedly rude, Rong Yunhe couldn't help but say: "This orchid is a variety of Dafugui over there, but it looks a little different." ”

"Nonsense, my strain is a green cloud, boy, don't believe it if you don't understand." Yu Qingming blew his beard and glared.

"Green clouds?" Rong Yunhe didn't expect to have this title at this time, but he was happy. Then he smiled and said, "I wonder if Mr. Yu has ever seen Green Cloud?" ”

"I am the person of Yuhang. How could you not see the green cloud? When Yu Qingming heard her question, he was immediately furious. However, he was quite surprised that Rong Yunhe knew the word green cloud.

"Mr. Yu has seen Green Cloud. It should be known that there are two types of orchids whose leaves are very similar to green clouds. However, although it is very similar, there are also differences, the first and second leaves of the green cloud in the strong seedling stage have a shuttle dart head at the tip, while the other two orchid seedlings do not have this characteristic no matter how strong they are. In addition, the leaf color of the green cloud is slightly lighter than that of the other two leaves. The leaf surface is not shiny, but the leaf texture gives a more moisturizing feeling. But if you look at this orchid, the leaves are old and green. It feels rough and completely different from the green cloud. ”

Although Rong Yunhe is not very good at studying orchids, these theories are also memorized by listening to the old man all day long in his previous life. Even with this theory, let her really determine which kind of orchid it is. She really wasn't completely sure. But because of the space. can judge the preciousness of the orchid from the shade of the mist, and then combine it with the theory, Rong Yunhe has full confidence that this orchid is Zheng Tonghe.

Yu Qingming was stunned by Rong Yunhe's words, and hurriedly ran to the orchid to carefully observe the leaves of the flower. After a while, his brow furrowed, obviously noticing that Rong Yun was different from what he said. This is different from Qingming playing with orchids for decades and I have never heard anyone talk about it, but think about it. There is some truth to it.

Yu Qingming glanced back at Rong Yunhe, remembering that he had squeezed him just now. subconsciously didn't want to believe what he said, and suppressed the trace of convincing that had just surged up in his heart. If what he said just now was said by someone else who appreciates orchids, Yu Qingming would definitely be happy to surrender and humbly ask for advice. But this girl Rong looked no more than ten years old, and she was still wearing coarse cloth clothes, and she was thin and weak, what insight could a person like him say?

Yu Qingming was invited by Li Qihua with a lot of money, and he felt that there was no one to compare with him in orchid planting, if he admitted that Rong Yunhe was right, it would be a big loss of face. A person like him, who values face more than his life, naturally refuses to admit defeat, and forcibly distinguishes himself: "You little girl, what do you know about green clouds and not green clouds?" Have you ever been to Yuhang? The people I saw were nothing more than ordinary breeds in the mountains and fields, and they dared to come here to talk nonsense in front of the old man. ”

Rong Yunhe saw Yu Qingming's expression and knew that he had also found something wrong, if he put aside this topic, Rong Yunhe didn't plan to say anything more, after all, people want to save face, there is no need to chase and beat people and force people into a corner. But Yu Qingming not only didn't know how to advance or retreat, but also made hurtful words, and immediately fainted: "Since Mr. Yu has seen green clouds, do you know that there are two kinds of flowers that are very similar to it?" ”

Yu Qingming hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "The two flowers of big lotus and partial lotus are very similar to green clouds. However, those two kinds of flowers are easy to obtain, so they are not as precious as Green Cloud. ”

Rong Yunhe nodded. It seems that Zheng Tonghe and Global Heding also appeared at this time, but the names have changed. Zheng Tong lotus buds are larger than the other two, so they are called big lotus; The flower buds of the universal lotus are olive-shaped, which is different from the spherical shape of the green cloud, so it is called partial lotus.

A light smile appeared at the corner of her mouth and asked, "Then Mr. Yu thinks this orchid is a big lotus, a partial lotus or a green cloud?" ”

Yu Qingming looked at the orchid, gritted his teeth and said, "Green Cloud." ”

"Okay." Rong Yunhe didn't expect that Yu Qingming would insist on going his own way for the sake of face, she turned her head to Li Qi and Fu Heng and said, "Mr. Yu said that this flower is a green cloud, but I think it is a big lotus." That being the case, I would like to make a bet with Mr. Yu and let Li Gongzi and Su Gongzi as proof, how about the two of them? ”

"Oh? How to bet? Listening to Rong Yunhe's dispute with Yu Qingming, Fu Heng, who was bored, was already in good spirits. At this time, when I saw that the two of them were going to make a bet, my eyes lit up and I was interested.

Yu Qingming already felt bad in his heart, and he retreated in his mouth: "Huangkou Xiaoer, what qualifications do you have to bet with the old man?" Not to mention that the old man has been planting orchids longer than you, just say that you are shabby, how much money can you take to bet with the old man? I see, forget it, lest others say that the old man bullies the backwards. ”

Fu Heng was extremely unhappy when he saw that he had repeatedly squeezed Rong Yun and Poor Sour in the light of Qingming's words, stood in front of him, stared at him coldly with his eyes, and said, "Qualifications may not necessarily have the ability. There is an old lady in the east of the city who is a hundred years old, and if people want to say that she is better than you, can Mr. Yu be convinced? As for the gambling money, please rest assured that Miss Yung and I are like brothers, and her business is my business. How much gambling money Mr. Yu makes, I will pay as much gambling money as I do for her, how about it? ”

Yung is extremely confident in his conclusions.

"How are you going to gamble?" Yu Qingming was already retired. But seeing Rong Yunhe turn around to look at other orchids, thinking that she had no confidence, she suddenly became angry, and was squeezed by Fu Heng again, she stood up straight and glanced at Fu Heng contemptuously, and turned her head to ask Rong Yunhe.

However, after asking for a long time, Rong Yunhe didn't answer, just looked around at those orchids. Seeing this, Yu Qingming was even more sure that she was afraid, and forced another sentence: "Little girl, ask you." Aren't you scared and don't dare to gamble? Tell you, if you don't have any skills, just keep your mouth shut and don't talk in front of insiders. You apologize to the old man now, or the old man will let you go as soon as he is in a good mood. Otherwise, if you lose a lot of money in gambling, I'm afraid you may not be able to afford it in your life. ”

"Who said I was scared?" Rong Yunhe finished reading all the orchids in the orchid garden, straightened up and chuckled: "That's it, if I lose, I will pay you forty taels of silver; If I win, I don't want you to lose money, just give me this orchid, how about it? ”

Everyone looked at Rong Yunhe and the orchid he was referring to. This orchid was placed in the most inconspicuous corner by Yu Qingming, and it seemed that it was no longer happy. The only two remaining leaves were not only as thin as chopsticks, but also half yellowed, lying on the ground with their heads drooping, this was about to die, compared to the orchid that Rong Yunhe bought back for two taels of silver.

During the dispute between Rong Yunhe and Yu Qingming, Li Qi kept standing by the side and was silent, always with a thoughtful look on his face, even when Rong Yunhe was squeezed by Yu Qingming, Fu Heng glared at him with his eyes, and wanted him to say something to reprimand this rude subordinate in his family, he turned a blind eye. At this time, when he saw Rong Yunhe proposing to take the immortal orchid home to raise it, his eyelids shrank suddenly, and he looked at Rong Yunhe with a little scrutiny. (To be continued.) )