Chapter 142: Douhua

The reason why the Douhua Club is called the Douhua Club is because it concentrates the famous flowers from all over the Liang Dynasty, and after rounds of screening, the top three are finally selected. Pen%Fun%Pavilion www.biquge.info{}

The flower that was awarded the first place was called the Oiran, and it was specially used by the nobles and powerful families in the palace to decorate the garden, admire, and wear it.

The second-place flower is called Huazun, and it naturally becomes the second-class high-ranking family, the choice of court officials, and the third-place flower is called Huajun, which is called the flower widely sought after by ordinary people.

The ranking of the Douhua Club is ranked to 10 in total, and even if the flowers that are not in the top three, the flowers in the bottom seven will sell well.

It can be said that the Douhua Club has become the vane of the development of the flower business in the Daliang Dynasty, leading the people of Daliang to choose flowers, so the Douhua is the most important link in the whole Douhua Meeting.

This year's flower fighting session is basically similar to previous years, Kang Yan did not change the rules set by the Du family when hosting the flower fighting party in the past, because in the past, the Du family did a relatively perfect job in this part, and everyone already had a preconceived concept in their hearts.

This is different from the garden she added, the Tatefeng Pavilion, and the Qunfang Garden, which are all links that were not available in the previous Douhua Club, and the addition of others will only feel novel and chic.

What's more, the key to fighting flowers is the ranking of flowers, Kang Yan feels that as long as the flowers of the Kang family can get a good ranking when fighting flowers, the rules and regulations are not the most important.

The judges of the Douhua are naturally the members of the jury of the Douhua Club, and the entire Douhua link is divided into three rounds: the preliminary round, the semi-final, and the final.

In the preliminary round, the flowers from all over the country will be distinguished according to the category, and the top three of the same kind will be selected in the category to enter the semi-finals, and the first place will be selected from all kinds of flowers to participate in the finals.

The finals are held on the last day of the festival, when the other three areas of the festival are basically closed, and the vast majority of people come to watch the finals.

Kang Yan naturally accompanied Governor Qiao, Governor Cui, Zhou Shilang and others all the way to watch the flowers participating in the final finals.

For the sake of fairness and impartiality of the competition, in the preliminary and semi-finals, all the flowers are only written with their names and numbers on the pots, and only the chief judge of the jury knows the florist represented behind each number.

However, the semi-finals are different, all the flowers that have passed the semi-finals are arranged in order according to the number, and a layer of tulle is caged on them, and the owner of the flower steps forward in turn, unveils the tulle, and shows everyone their own flowers, explaining the characteristics of their own flowers.

Anyone who comes to visit the flower can participate in the competition, write out the flowers they think are in the top three, vote in the box at the entrance, and finally the judges of the jury will count the votes, plus the votes of the judges, and finally the top three will be discharged.

"This pot of Four Seasons Peony is the Oiran at the last Flower Fighting Meeting, does the Du family want to win the Oiran with the Four Seasons Peony?" Qiao Zhifu looked at Du Wei, the chief housekeeper of the Du family, who was spitting on the stage, and sneered and whispered.

Kang Yan followed the gaze of Qiao Zhifu and looked at the stage, in the gilded black carved moire ceramic flower pot, the slim and elegant four seasons peony, the twelve red flowers on the top of the head were as brilliant as splendid under the sun, and the huge flowers were blooming, full of vitality and vitality.

In all fairness, a very good pot of flowers indeed.

However, looking at the meaning of the Qiao Governor's Mansion, it is obvious that he does not want the Du family's Four Seasons Peony to be re-elected.

Kang Yan is the undertaker of the Douhua Club, and she is not easy to accept the words of Qiao Zhifu, so she said with a smile: "Wait and see, my lord, there are still many tweeds behind." ”

"I heard that the flowers selected by the Kang family this time have also entered the finals," Qiao Zhifu stroked his beard and smiled, "Every time the flower fighting will be from the Du family, I don't know if there will be a different result this year." ”

Qiao Zhifu's voice was low, as if he was talking to himself, Kang Yan knew in her heart that Qiao Zhifu was afraid that she was tired of the Du family, and she didn't want the Du family's power in Macheng Mansion to expand further.

"When our Kang family's flowers come to the stage, the adults will give the people a palm." Kang Yan naturally didn't want the Du family's flowers to have a good ranking, Du Yunche gave her a tie at the flower fighting party, which made her hate Du Yunche so much, if she could, she even thought that the Du family's flowers would not be ranked at all.

On the stage, Dewey ended his words with a poem, which won bursts of applause, after all, the four seasons peony has been an oiran for three years, and it is widely loved by people, plus Dewey's wonderful speech, it is naturally even better.

It's the turn of the Kang family to come to power, Kang Yan sent the shopkeeper Li of the Kang family's flower shop, the shopkeeper Li has been immersed in the flower market for many years, has a very deep understanding of flowers, and her eloquence is good, Kang Yan is still more confident in him, and more importantly, she is also very confident in the flowers she raised herself.

Shopkeeper Li slowly walked up to the stage, walked to the first flower pot of the Kang family, and gently lifted the red tulle, revealing the covered flowers.

I saw that in the pot with light red engraved horizontal stripes and wide and narrow bottom, six flowers with peculiar flower shapes bloomed proudly on the wide and tender green leaves, the flower stem was higher than the leaves, the inflorescence was horizontally elongated, the outer petals of the flowers were soft orange, the inner petals were bright blue, the stigma was pure white, and the whole flower shape was like a crane looking into the distance, which looked both noble and elegant.

"Ah, you see that flower is the same as a crane, alas, this flower is really strange." Some in the crowd exclaimed.

Some people sighed, "Isn't this Hewanglan?" I heard that this kind of flower is not easy to raise, the important thing is that this flower does not like to bear seeds, but the flowers that survive by cuttings are small, I don't know how the Kang family raises? ”

Shopkeeper Li looked at the people below who had begun to discuss, smiled slightly, and felt a little proud, this is just the first pot, everyone is so surprised, and when the next two pots are revealed, people are only afraid of being even more surprised.

It's me, when I first saw these three pots of flowers, I was speechless in surprise, and I don't know how my girl raised such flowers.

According to the excitement in his heart, the shopkeeper Li slowly spoke: "Everyone, this is the crane orchid carefully cultivated by our Kang family, its leaves are large and beautiful, the colors are bright, especially its flowers are like a crane that is looking forward to it, the crane hope orchid represents freedom and happiness, and looks fresh and elegant........."

Kang Yan listened to Shopkeeper Li's wonderful speech on the stage with a smile on her face, her eyes searched the crowd, and for a moment, she withdrew her gaze in vain, with a touch of disappointment in her eyes.

I didn't see the old lady I saw the day before yesterday, and I thought she would come back today.

She is also very strange, obviously her busy feet do not touch the ground these days, her brain is always running, and she can only sleep for less than three hours at night, so she still remembers the old lady in her mind.

When they met, they met in a hurry, but she remembered the old lady deeply, and I don't know if she would remember herself.

I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again in the future, Kang Yan secretly lined up in her heart, but when she looked up, she caught a glimpse of Du Yunche staring at the shopkeeper Li on the stage with deep eyes, no, to be precise, staring at He Wanglan on the stage, her mood suddenly improved.

It's gloomy, it's estimated that it won't be just gloomy later, if it weren't for Du Yunche's calculation this time, she wouldn't have temporarily replaced the flowers originally selected to participate in the flower fighting party in a fit of anger, and replaced them with the three flowers she had carefully cultivated.

The cultivation of these three kinds of flowers, each of which cost her a lot of thought, of course, also has Ling Jing's credit.

For example, this pot of Crane Hope Orchid, in fact, is not a rare flower species, is a common folk flower, but because most of the methods of propagation by cuttings, the cuttings of the plant are small, the color of the flowers is not right, and the flowers are also small, it is Ling Jing who taught her a method, so that the Crane Hope Orchid she raised bears seeds, and then planted with seeds, germination, with the nutrient solution she prepared, only to raise a real Crane Hope Orchid.

Three pots of flowers, she believes that there is always one pot that can pull the Du family down from the position of the Oiran.

After explaining the crane wanglan, the shopkeeper Li walked to the second pot of flowers and uncovered the red veil covering it.

A sigh suddenly came to mind in the crowd.

"The second pot of flowers that our Kang family participated in is called Dripping Guanyin." Before Shopkeeper Li finished speaking, someone below couldn't wait to shout out.

"Cut, isn't this Alocasia? What a dripping Guanyin, fool us. ”

"That's it, I recognize it, Shopkeeper Li, don't you Kang family have any other name, use this to fool us."

Shopkeeper Li was not angry, he pointed to the flower next to him, "Don't worry, everyone, whose alocasia has you seen growing in the water?" ”

The scene suddenly quieted down, yes, the flowers that everyone sees on weekdays are all raised in the soil, except for the lotus flowers.

Only then did everyone notice that this pot of flowers called Dripping Guanyin was not raised in the soil, but in a transparent glass bottle with a wide mouth on the top, a thin waist, and a slightly wider bottom, the water in the bottle was clear and transparent, and the bottom of the bottle was scattered with a piece of colorful pebbles.

Looking up again, the heart-shaped leaves are crystal clear, in the layers of leaves, a long flower blooms sideways, the long bud green skin is split from top to bottom, turning inward to reveal a white flower stalk in the middle of the upper and lower sections, the upper half is like the ivory carved with beautiful patterns, there is a flower that resembles the statue of Guanyin in the emerald green leaf stem, the rolled up leaves are like the gauze cover worn by Guanyin, the milky white stamens, such as the face of Guanyin, at a glance, it really looks like a Guanyin Bodhisattva with a holy face sitting in it, which makes people can't help but reverie.

Shopkeeper Li took a little water and sprinkled it gently on the leaves, only to see the crystal clear water droplets drip down along the tips of the heart-shaped leaves, "If it is early in the morning, the dew drops on the leaves will slide down naturally, so this flower is called Dripping Guanyin." ”

The people watching below were silent.

"Okay," a sudden voice sounded, and Mr. Yan, who had been sitting upright, suddenly stood upright, "Dripping Guanyin, this name is appropriate, both appropriate and elegant, and the flowers live on water, clean, noble, elegant, Kang girl, the old man took the liberty to ask, this drop of water Guanyin is sent to me, okay?" ”rs