Qiao Ling is a regular attendant of the Qi Palace, holding an official title, but in fact, he is like a companion. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoKing Qi went out of the house, mostly accompanied by Qiao Lingze.

If he was playing fun and interesting things outside, Qiao Ling would also come back to tell King Qi, and Yang Yun might not necessarily care. But in the name of King Qi, Qiao Ling got a lot of convenience and benefits.

But a while ago, at the banquet in the Xiuyuan, Qiao Ling did not go to the banquet with King Qi, so there was such a person as Chen Ping, looking at this appearance, it seems that he has the meaning of replacing his own position, how can Qiao Ling bear it?

Qiao Ling is a complete person, but his mood is like the eunuch in the palace, and like the unspoiled concubine in the deep palace, on the verge of falling out of favor.

Without King Qi's attention, he Qiao Ling would be nothing.

"When Ling Ze said this, I am also curious, Chen Ping, how do you know where people's hearts and livers are? Could it be that it is really a dissected human body? Compared with Qiao Lingze's ulterior motives, Yang Yun was just curious, "Yes, you have killed bandits, wouldn't it be that you dissected people's bodies?" ”

At the banquet, saying this, it is indeed a little heart-wrenching, and it is impossible to eat sex, and the two maids who are waiting in the back have even changed their complexion when they heard the words, their faces have lost their color, and their delicate faces are pale.

"Nope." Chen Ping shook his head, "However, everything in the world is intrinsically connected, as long as you know and grasp the laws in it, and by extension, it can also be used in the next place." ”

"Then I don't know how Chen Ping, you generalized?" Qiao Ling said.

After thinking about it, Chen Ping replied: "I just passed by the path in the garden and saw a camphor tree next to the rockery. ”

"Oh? So what? We are not blind, and of course we can see. Can you still see what's beside you? Qiao Ling said again.

Chen Ping nodded: "I can know the age of the tree." ”

Qiao Ling was disdainful: "That's it?" I can also know, as long as I ask the old servant in the house. ”

"I don't have to ask anyone." Chen Ping shook his head.

"You're a warlock?" This time, it was Yang Yun's turn to ask strangely.

Yang Jian is a miserly Buddha, from the prince to the common people, and he is also a happy Buddha. Not only the Buddha, but also witchcraft is rampant, especially the Zhanhou.

"I don't know the esoteric and profound study of the I Ching." At this time, although the sorcerer is respected, if he takes a wrong step, he will fall into a sinner who bewitches and confuses the public, and he will be directly pulled out and cut, Chen Ping directly denied it, "I said before that everything has a law to follow. As long as you grasp the rules, it will not be difficult to solve the problem. ”

"The Qi Wangfu has not been built for a long time, if you have the heart, you can also guess it. I don't need to ask people to know this. The music girl's fingers slowed down a little, the tune lowered, and the people at the private banquet were already surrounded by people, Qiao Ling said.

"Then we might as well guess together." Chen Pingdao.

"Two years." Qiao Ling was not polite, and immediately reported the year of the tree, "The Qi Wangfu was originally a private house, but after renovation, the flowers and trees in it were all planted two years ago. ”

The private house was bought, and the silver money from the king of Qi was bought from a merchant through Qiao Lingze's hand. It was nearly a thousand taels of silver, but in the end it only cost five hundred taels, and the remaining half fell into Qiao Lingze's robe.

"It was a camphor tree, and its path was almost a foot thick. The camphor grows slowly, one foot thick, and it takes about ten years to grow. The camphor tree is huge like an umbrella, it can shade and avoid the shade, and it can repel mosquitoes and flies, it is often planted, Chen Ping is no stranger, and said to Qiao Lingze, "If you don't believe it, you can find the old man in this mansion, and you will know it with a little inquiry." ”

One is two years, the other is ten years, there is a big difference, but Chen Ping swears by it, and everyone is more willing to believe Chen Ping.

"Even so, can you know exactly how old the tree is?" Qiao Ling tilted his head and said.

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't do it. This is not difficult, but if you want to know the age of the camphor, you need to do one more thing. Chen Ping said.

"What's the matter?" Everyone's curiosity has been aroused, and they are all talking.

"Gotta cut off the camphor." Chen Pingdao.

Fang Cai's kung fu, Yang Jun had already sent a girl outside, this time, the maid was holding her skirt all the way and ran back, followed by an old servant.

On the way here, the maid thought that she had already told the old servant the reason, and the old servant directly saluted Yang Jun, and replied with a trembling voice: "The camphor wood was planted earlier, and the flowers and trees next to it were eradicated in the mansion, and the camphor was left, because it could avoid mosquitoes and flies, the old servant made the decision in private, and did not let people remove it." When the camphor grows so big, it needs to be ......."

"Wait, we'll talk about the age later." Yang Jun stopped the old servant, "You go find someone and cut off the camphor." ”

The old servant was stunned for a moment, a little stunned: "Why is this?" ”

"You are a servant, where is there so much nonsense, the king of Qi tells you to go, you go. I also want to see if Chen Ping is really that powerful. You have just heard that it is not easy for this tree to grow so hard, if the camphor is broken in vain, what should you do? Qiao Ling scolded the old servant, and turned the spearhead to Chen Ping again.

Yang Yan waved his hand, not caring at all: "Isn't it just a tree?" If you cut it, you will cut it, today's banquet is also interesting, let's go, let's take a look, is it really as Chen Ping said. ”

The old servant's surname is Shi, when this mansion is not returned to the king of Qi, he is already taking care of the flowers and trees in the house, and later the king of Qi bought it, and the others are dismissed for the merchants to take away, so they left Shi Lao, who is quite familiar with the house.

This will be ordered by the king of Qi, and immediately found three people, and then found a saw, according to the order, sawed off the camphor wood from the roots.

The outline of the disconnected sawn surface is very obvious.

Everyone looked at Chen Ping.

Chen Ping squatted down and pointed to the traces on it: "This is the annual ring, through this, you can identify the age of the tree." ”

"In spring and summer, the climate is suitable, the trees grow faster, the wood is more sparse, the color is lighter, look here, is it lighter than the side? In autumn and winter, when the temperature is low, the moisture is less, and the environment is harsh, the wood is denser and darker. Just count them and you'll know how old the trees are. ”

Chen Ping pressed his hand and counted it, raised his head and said, "Twelve years." ”

"That's right, it's twelve years, the same age as my little grandson, when he was born, a batch of seedlings happened to be transported from the house, there were five camphor seedlings, all planted at that time, but in the end only this one remained." Shi Lao said, full of disbelief, "I have been tending to flowers and trees for decades, and I have never seen such a thing. ”

"If you are observant, you will find out." Chen Ping tapped his finger on the surface of the wood, "It's not just the age of the tree, you see, the annual rings on this side are wider, on the south side, and the other side is obviously narrow, facing north. The sun in the south is full of sunlight, and it grows fast, and the rings are wider. ”

"I didn't expect that there is so much knowledge on a tree, you are not very old, but you know a lot." Zhou Faxian praised.

"What's the use of knowing?" Although he lost, Qiao Ling was still cold-spoken, and he had no good impression of Chen Ping.

"It's really a small thing, although it's small, but it can't be underestimated. It's like marching, if you get lost in the woods, how can you identify and find a way out? Knowing the annual rings, it is naturally not difficult. Chen Ping said.

The banquet dispersed, and when many people left, they greeted Chen Ping, and several people left the garden together, still talking about each other's annual rings.

"Chen Ping, you stay today, stay in the garden, I have a good thing for you." Everyone left, but Yang Jun left Chen Ping behind. (To be continued.) )