Chapter 3 Selling Flowers

The morning sun was bright and mild, and my grandfather went to the field with a hoe at dawn. Su Qingli cooked and washed her clothes, and called Qingle up.

"Qingle rice is ready, when Qingxi wakes up, remember to let him eat, grandpa also called back to eat, noon is too hot to let grandpa go to the field, will suffer from heat stroke." I'll take Dongzige's car to the town later, and then go from the town to the city, if it's too late, don't wait for me to eat. By the way, do you have anything to buy? Sister will go to the city and bring it back for you. ”

"No need sister, I don't have anything to buy, just buy some chicken cakes for Xixi, then you have to pay attention to safety." Qingle said with a smile.

The sun is strong at noon, the pedestrians on the street are hurrying, at the intersection of the People's Hospital came a tall girl, the long black and beautiful hair tied into a high ponytail, wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, a pair of white pants, stepping on a pair of flat shoes, a pair of smiling Danfeng eyes on the palm-sized goose egg face, giving people a full good impression, the only thing that does not match is to carry a big basket on the back.

Su Qingli looked at the time and was a little hungry, so she took out an apple from the back basket {actually space}, walked west along Jianshe Road, and crossed three streets to the flower and bird market. S City is a second-tier city, there were many celebrities before liberation, and there are also famous heavy industry production areas, because of the unique geographical location and environment, it is also a famous medical base.

In the past, there were only a few flower and plant sellers in the flower and bird market, but after the government integration, a large-scale flower and bird market and antique market were formed here, with a pet shop on the first floor of the flower and bird market, a flower and plant seedling shop on the second and third floors, and a restaurant and tea house on the fourth and fifth floors.

Su Qingli walked all the way with a basket on her back, and found that they were all ordinary flowers and plants, and finally found a very large store at the T-shaped entrance on the second floor, which contained some famous products and imported flowers and plants.

Qingli walked in and found two old men sitting behind the counter playing chess.

"What does the little girl like? What do you need grandpa to get for you. The grandfather in a white Tang costume asked.

"Thank you, grandpa, I want to ask you if you can collect flowers and plants here?"

"Hey, what kind of flowers are the little girls?"

"I don't know, I went to the mountains yesterday and came across an orchid, the color is lake green, very delicate. Because I don't know about this, I want to ask, and there are a few more moon seasons. ”

"Hey orchid, quickly the little girl will take it out and take a look." When the two grandfathers heard this, they hurriedly ran out from behind the counter. Su Qingli put down the back basket and uncovered the black plastic sheet on it, only to see that a few two-color moon trees in the back basket were blooming, and the smell was fragrant but not greasy.

Qingli first took out the moon season, and then took out a flower pot with a plastic bag from the corner of the back basket, uncovered the plastic sheet, and the orchid came into view.

"The best, the best, Lao Li, come and see if this is a green cloud?"

"I'll take a look first, yes, this is the green cloud, you see its outer petals are short and wide, the corners are closed, the mussel shell is held, and the bangs are tongued. The petals, holds, and tongues vary greatly, and sometimes there are multiple petals, multiple holds, and multiple lips, which are listed as strange. The leaves are tall, the bracts are green, the leaves are short and broad, thick, erect, often swirling and twisted. The leaf tip is blunt, shiny, yin-loving and fertilizer-resistant, and it is the highest grade flower in the spring orchid. Green cloud is a rare and famous species of Chunlan lotus petal in China, which is native to the mountainous area of Zhejiang. The green cloud petals are medium-sized lotus petals, the outer three petals are short and round, each petal is about 1-1.2 cm wide and about 2 cm long, resembling lotus petals; This petal and lip vary greatly, and sometimes there are multiple petals, multiple holds, multiple lips, and multiple flowers, so they can also be included in the list of multi-petal petals. Generally, the petals are 7-8; Bangs tongue 2 or more. The bracts are green, the leaves are short, broad, and thick, the tips are blunt and shiny, and the leaf bundles are generally obliquely straight, but often twisted. The green cloud blooms in March, and the one with two flowers is the first, and the one with a single flower is the second. Look at the appearance of this seedling is an old variety, not a singular plant, no worse than the one exhibited in H City in the past nine years, and now the market is a strange variety. Little girl, your flower is worth a lot of money, do you want to sell it? ”

"Yes, gentleman Ailan, I don't understand either, I just think it's beautiful, and it's a waste if I keep it."

"Haha, the little girl is interesting, you can wait a minute, grandpa called a few old friends to come over and enjoy it together."

"Okay, grandpa."

"Little girl, how old are you? What time is high school at the beginning of school? Old man, my surname is Li, you can call Grandpa Li, the surname of the caller is Wang, this shop is opened by his son, you can call him Grandpa Wang! Is the girl still studying? ”

"Grandpa Li, my name is Su Qingli, I am 18 years old this year, I live in Lianhua Village, Xiahe Town, I failed the college entrance examination, and I don't plan to repeat it."

"Xiahe Town is far away, and it takes about three or four hours to get to the city. Why don't you read it? If you mess up, you can repeat it! ”

"No, my grades are not good, and I don't necessarily get a good job if I graduate from university. I just want to stay with my family and farm and grow flowers. ”

"Now little girls like you like to run to the big city, and you want to nest in the mountain nest when you are so young."

"What's so good about a big city, although it's easy to get around and it's easy to live. But the neighborhood is indifferent, the interpersonal relationship is complicated, the pace of life is fast, the air is not good, and the consumption level is high, even if I go to college, I can't find a good job if I have no connections, no experience and no background after graduating from college. Besides, I'm stupid, I don't like intrigue, and I can't win against others. I might as well be my farmer! ”

"Haha, the little girl is interesting, transparent, rare and rare!" Drinking tea and chatting, most of the hour passed, and several old men walked in from the door, all of them with a majestic temperament, and they were not ordinary people at first glance.

"Lao Li, this is what you call Green Cloud? Is it indeed pretty, did you buy it? ”

"Not yet, isn't this waiting for you, Lao Deng, doesn't your old lady like orchids? Do you want to buy her back? This is an ancient green cloud, only one plant has emerged in the past nine years, and now all the species on the market are exotic. ”

"Little girl, this month is also yours?"

"Yes, grandpa, this is my own cultivation of the moon tree, these are still small, up to three or four meters long, also known as the rose tree, is an upright trunk through horticultural means (cuttings, roots, trunking, grafting, pruning, shaping and other measures) produced a new type of moon. The ornamental effect is good, the shape is unique, the layers are distinct, and the visual effect is refreshing. There are various shapes, including spherical type, fan type, waterfall type, miniature type, etc.; It not only retains the advantages of rich floral fragrance, long flowering period and diverse flower colors, but also is very novel and noble, so it has higher aesthetic value. The corolla of the highly adaptable tree is farther from the ground than ordinary flowers, and it is less susceptible to pests and diseases in the soil. The trunk of the tree is made of roses, which have a well-developed root system, long flowering period, large flowers, strong vitality, cold resistance, and long life span (a single plant can grow for more than 100 years). Especially in areas with high alkalinity, it is difficult to plant ordinary moons, and tree-like moons can fill the gaps. ”

"Girl, let's do this, there has been a plant in H City in the past few years of Green Cloud Nine, the price was hundreds of thousands, your grandfather gave you 1.18 million, and the grandfather of these four moon trees gave you a whole number, 20,000, 1.2 million together, what do you think?"

"Grandpa Deng, just do what you say!"

"Okay, does the little girl want cash or transfer?"

"Let's transfer money, but Grandpa Deng has a bank here, I don't have a bank card yet!"

"Next to it, go and grandpa will take you there."

"Hello Miss, this is your platinum card, if you have any business in the future, you will go directly to the VIP channel, this is the 20,000 yuan in cash you want."

Bidding farewell to a few enthusiastic grandfathers, and promising that next time there are good flowers to come to the city to sell them, a few old men let Qingli leave.

Touched the sweat on his forehead, walked out of the door of the flower and bird market with a basket on his back, Qingli happily pulled his hair and jumped up, he knew that orchids were so valuable, and he used to sell a few more plants, at least leave more money for his father, hey, my father's daughter is not filial, I wish you happiness!

Thinking of her family in another world, Qingli almost didn't cry on the street, but fortunately she finally controlled it.

After a while, Qingli came to Xinhua Bookstore to buy a few extracurricular books, materials, a Walkman, and English tapes for Yule. Then I went to the supermarket and bought a rice cooker, which can steam cakes, and when the house is built, I came to buy appliances and the like, bought two sets of clothes for Qingxi, a remote control car, a few toys, picture books and the like, and bought two cigarettes and two shirts for my grandfather.

I went out of the supermarket and found a public toilet, threw all the things into the space, an empty back basket was much easier, but fortunately there was a space, which was convenient.

I came to the car dealership, picked up a women's scooter, and rode home! When I was about to get home, Qingli put all the things in the back basket from the space, and put the Qingxi car on the pedals.

At the door of the house, a large number of people, uncles and aunts are chatting, and children are playing with Qingxi Doudou.

"The glass girl flower is sold, this car is good-looking, isn't it cheap?"

"Uncle Hua of the village chief has sold, this car is fine, thousands of yuan, it is inconvenient to have no car, we are too far away from the town, it will take almost 2 hours to ride a bicycle, not to mention walking, I am going to plant something to sell, buy a motorcycle to go out convenient."

"Sister, do you miss me? I miss you, did you buy me a chicken cake? Qingxi rushed over like a small cannonball, and Doudou grabbed Qingxi's clothes and squeaked.

Qingli took the remote-controlled car and shook it in front of Qingxi, "Wow, brother, look, my sister bought me a car, oh I have a car." Ya Hui Hui, let's go drive the car. The children all gathered around excitedly, and some of the adults also went to watch the excitement.

"Grandpa, this is the cigarette and clothes I bought for you, Qingle is yours, listen to the English tape more, my sister's walkman is broken, buy you a new one."

Candy and jelly to a few children, the children's excited faces are red, 03 rural average annual income of about 3000 yuan, like Lotus Village because of traffic difficulties, in addition to farming or far away from home to work, the average annual income of more than 2000 is high, some families are only a few hundred.

Lianhua Village has beautiful scenery, suitable temperature, and simple villagers, and if it is developed, it will not be worse than the city.

Forget it, take your time, the rice should be eaten one bite at a time, and the road should be walked step by step, let grandpa help me sort out the wasteland behind the yard tomorrow before going to bed su qingli thought.