Chapter One Hundred and Seven
Xu County's courtyard has been preparing since a month ago, and Xu County's order has not allowed Tao to come and see, because he has secretly bought a lot of Qiu Ju and moved in one after another this month. What is amazing is that there are ten famous flowers in the chrysanthemum, and Xu Xianling actually collected seven kinds in one go, and each one is extraordinary. There are slim and elegant ink lotus, the bright moon near the water like the willow moon of the West Lake, the magnificent atmosphere of Huangshi Gong, the beautiful and lovely jade pot spring, the fresh and colorful green clothes and red clothes, the delicate green peony and the dancing chic green clouds.
Most of these famous flowers were moved from Jiang Xuehe, and Xu Xianling admired them very much, and she didn't know where she got so many precious varieties.
Some of these varieties were planted by Jiang Xuehe by secretly cutting a small branch from Qionglu's fantasy world, and some of them were planted by her asking Yang Ermiao to go out to help find them.
Originally, Jiang Xuehe, an orphan girl, was constrained everywhere, but now with the help of these people from the Yang Family Dart Bureau, it is different. When she had plenty of funds on hand, she asked Yang Ermiao to help contact several florists that her father and mother used to work with. These people didn't trust her at first, but they were willing to help her because it was very inconvenient for her parents to die and take care of her four younger siblings.
Jiang Xuehe didn't need much help, she just had to buy some flowers from them, the rarer the variety, the better, and the quality was not important. First, her flower-raising skills are passable, and secondly, she has Qionglu's help, no matter what kind of appearance she can raise in the end.
Her father's old friend only tentatively sold her a few famous flowers at first, because he didn't want to pit the daughter of the deceased, and he didn't trust her craftsmanship very much, so he picked some flowers that had been raised very well and were very good in all aspects for her. The market price of such flowers is relatively high, and it can already be sold as a finished product, where is Jiang Xuehe embarrassed to buy it at a low price? Therefore, in the end, Jiang Xuehe picked some seedlings that were not in good condition and could not be sold at a high price, and picked a few seedlings that grew okay but had not yet grown, and gave her uncles a suitable price.
Those uncles felt that Jiang Xuehe was quite backbone, he didn't want to take advantage of others, and he could tell the good and bad of flowers and plants, but he was too conceited. Because Jiang Xuehe picked up a lot of seedlings, even those veterans who have sold flowers for decades are not sure if they can raise them well, and that girl actually buys so many back. If the person who bought it was Pei's, they believed that Pei's had that ability, but Jiang Xuehe was still too tender.
However, seeing that Jiang Xuehe's flowers were getting better and better, they were all sold at a high price in the end, although they were mainly sold to Xu Zhixian and the Xu family, but everyone could see how the flowers were, so they gradually began to trust Jiang Xuehe.
This time, most of the Qiu Ju bought by Xu Zhixian moved from her family, the Xu family seems to have a lot of industry in the capital, Xu Zhixian has never been short of money, and he is very generous, as long as he thinks that Tao will like it, he never bargains when he buys flowers. When the guests were almost here, Yang Ermiao also sent four pots of autumn chrysanthemums to Tao under Jiang Xuehe's instructions, which were the handsome flag with majestic flowers, the ten-zhang hanging curtain with long petals, the dazzling phoenix Zhenyu, and a pot of ......
Xu Zhixian looked at the fourth pot of green chrysanthemums and exclaimed, "What kind of chrysanthemum is this?" This official has never seen it, the petals are layered and curled like waves, and the color transition between green and white is natural, as if the blue waves are swinging out layer by layer, which is really shocking! ”
Yang Ermiao said with a smile: "Madame said that this flower is called Green Water Autumn Wave. ”
"Very good, very good, this flower should be called Green Water Qiubo, and there is no more suitable name!" Xu Zhixian was happy and felt not very good, "This pot of green water and autumn waves alone is already extremely precious, why did Mrs. Gu send four pots of flowers at once?" ”
"Madame said that the adults have gathered seven kinds of famous flowers, and she happens to have three other ones, just enough to make them perfect." Yang Ermiao thought for a while and said, "Mrs. also said that she has regarded Mrs. Xu as her friend, so these four pots are all gifts for Mrs. Xu's birthday, and I hope that the adults will not refuse." ”
Of course, Xu Zhixian didn't want to shirk, he just wanted to give money, but everyone said that it was for his wife, and it didn't seem like he was giving money, and he always felt that he had ruined people's minds. Xu Zhixian was in trouble, so he had to quickly invite his wife out.
After Tao came out, he was also surprised to see the four pots of autumn chrysanthemums, and hurriedly gave Yang Ermiao a small money bag as a reward. Yang Ermiao originally wanted to resign, but thinking of the rules of a big family, he still took it.
"This brother is surnamed Yang, since your master is not here, why don't you stay and enjoy the flowers first?" Dow greeted.
Yang Ermiao said with a smile: "It's just that Mrs. can't get away from something for the time being, and our family Langjun has arrived." ”
"It turns out that Gu Gongzi has already come." Tao turned his head to Xu Xianling and smiled, "In that case, you should go and greet Gu Gongzi." As for these four pots of autumn chrysanthemums, I liked them very much, so I accepted them. But since this is a birthday gift from Xue Niang, it will be mine in the future, and you are not allowed to touch it. ”
Xu Xianling felt heartbroken when he heard this, of course he knew that this flower was given to his wife by Jiang Xuehe, and he also knew that these flowers should belong to his wife, but the husband and wife are one, why can't he touch it? However, under the eyes of everyone, it was impossible for Xu County Ling to refuse Tao, so he had to reluctantly agree and then greet the guests.
Before the luncheon begins, the main activity of everyone is to enjoy the flowers inside and outside the courtyard. Outside the courtyard is the autumn chrysanthemum exhibition organized by Xu County, and like the previous hibiscus banquet, everyone can put their most proud flowers on it to participate in the election. This is a good opportunity to show your face, not only to fry up a good price for your flowers, but also to make a name for yourself. The key is at the gate of Xu's courtyard, people who come and go can see it, and anyone can come to enjoy the flowers.
And there are also a lot of autumn chrysanthemums in the yard, which are mainly planted by Tao herself, and Xu Xianling specially bought them for her, and other people gave them to Tao as gifts.
There are not as many flowers in the courtyard as there are outside the courtyard, but each plant in the courtyard is a treasure, so that people in the courtyard feel bored when they look at the outside. It's not that it's not good-looking, it's just that after seeing the green water and autumn waves, Xu Xianling feels unsatisfactory when he looks outside.
When enjoying the flowers, a maid in the courtyard brought refreshments and wine, and Tao looked at the pot of crystal clear chrysanthemum cake and knew that it was Jiang Xuehe's handiwork, and couldn't help but smile.
"Mrs. Xu's preparation is really intimate, there are drinks and tea, all related to Qiu Ju, there are chrysanthemums in the eyes and chrysanthemums in the mouth, it is really a great thing in life." One of the ladies laughed.
Dow smiled: "It's not that I arranged it intimately, but that the flower food shop arranged it well." ”
"Flower Food?" The man was stunned for a moment, "It's the flower food shop that made a big splash at the Hibiscus banquet, but there is still no such shop in the county?" ”
Tao nodded: "If I guess correctly, the master should have handed over all the food needed for today's banquet to them." The hostess of the flower shop is a master of raising flowers, and I hit her off at first sight, and she gave me the four rare pots of autumn chrysanthemums. ”
"Is that amazing? I used to know that there was a Mrs. Jiang in the county who was a master of raising flowers. It's a pity ......"
"Coincidentally, the hostess of the flower food shop is the daughter of Mrs. Jiang back then." Dow said with a smile, "Sooner or later, the flower shop will open, you just wait, and I hope you will support it more when the time comes." ”
As the county lady, Tao said this, and everyone naturally agreed with it very face-savingly, and thought that since Tao was not good at stammering, it would be okay to tie up the hostess of the flower food shop first. Although she is just a flower planter, who can let her get the blue eyes of the county order and the county lady?
"By the way, Mrs. Xu, where can I buy that drunken wine called Dongli? The guy in my family likes it so much that I have to find a way to buy him some back. "The person who asked this was Mrs. Cao.
Master Cao really likes the East Fence drunk very much, but in addition to his own likes to drink, he still likes the value of the East Fence drunk, thinking that if his restaurant has this wine, he will definitely be able to add a lot of guests, and maybe he can attract those people in the county who like vassal elegance. Therefore, Master Cao asked Mrs. Cao to come over to inquire first, although it was said that the flower food workshop at the Fu Fern banquet gave their family's face, but the flower food workshop has not opened yet, so it can be seen that it is not a climate, as long as their Cao family wants to, they can grab the wine business at any time.
Tao saw the calculation in Mrs. Cao's eyes at a glance, and said with a smile: "Won't you be able to buy it when the flower food shop opens?" ”
"So when will this flower shop open? Can't you buy some in advance? Mrs. Cao asked again.
When the flower food shop opens, what else can they do with the Cao family? Although it is not impossible to snatch the business of Huayufang at that time, it will be more difficult to do at that time, of course, you must get things done before they open!
"What is Mrs. Cao doing in such a hurry?" Dow smiled, "The longer you let this wine become, the more mellow it becomes, and the longer you wait, the more fragrant it will be." ”
Mrs. Cao wanted to say something more, but Tao didn't want to continue to tell her. Although it is said that the merchants of Shinong are industrial, the status of merchants in Great Xia has improved a lot compared to before, and the Tao clan will not despise them. It's just that she didn't feel very good after seeing a few people from the Cao family, so she didn't like to deal with the people of the Cao family very much.
She can guess what the Cao family is thinking, it is nothing more than that Jiang Xuehe has no foundation in the county, as long as the Cao family has the heart to deal with it, they can always make their business unsuccessful. The Tao family is willing to help, but she can help on the surface, but the Cao family has been rooted in Songyue County for so many years, and there should be a lot of means behind the scenes, and it is impossible to prevent it, so they can only remind Jiang Xuehe that they should pay more attention.