The exposed hand has thick joints and a lot of scars on it, and it can be seen that before it was cleaned and dressed, the black mud stains in the nails have not been washed off.

seemed to notice Mei Xiaotong's gaze at her hand, and Huang Niangzi's hand involuntarily hid behind her.

Mei Xiaotong looked at Huang Niangzi and seemed to be more nervous, so she withdrew her eyes and said with a smile: "Huang Niangzi don't be nervous, I watched the basket of jasmine and gardenia that Xiao Wu bought yesterday, it is really good, and it looks like the person who planted the flowers has put his heart into it." So I thought about planting a few plants in my yard. ”

"I don't know what flowers the showy lady wants to plant?" Speaking of flowers, the yellow lady was not so nervous, and took the initiative to ask.

Mei Xiaotong got up and walked in the courtyard with Huang Niangzi, this courtyard is not big, you can actually see it all at a glance.

"I want to plant a jasmine plant under the windowsill, a gardenia, this corner of the wall, I want to plant a row of roses climbing the wall, here, and here, I also want to plant some flowers and plants to decorate, what do you recommend for the Yellow Lady?" Mei Xiaotong pointed to the location as she walked.

Huang Niangzi looked around Mei Xiaotong's fingers, looked around the circle again, thought for a while, and then said: "Lady, these jasmine and gardenia are both fragrant flowers, planted in one place, but it is easy to string the taste." ”

"It's better to plant only one kind under the window, and plant another one here in this corner, far away, even if there is wind blowing, it will not be in the way."

Mei Xiaotong listened to what Huang Niangzi said, but there was some truth, so she nodded.

Huang Niangzi seems to have a belly case in her chest, and pointed to the corner of the wall and said that the roses that climb the wall don't need a row, just plant so two or three plants, carefully maintain, prune, and put on a shelf, two years will be about the same.

It's just that if this rose wants to climb all over the wall, it is easy to say anything else, it is necessary to build a shelf, and it must be pruned often, and the branches must be pulled apart and shaped.

He also pointed to the few fragmented places, and said that two small stones could be buried, and a few more allium orchids could be planted in the cracks of the stones, and that a small piece of hydrangea could be planted, and a small water tank could be placed in the corner of the wall, and water lilies could be raised in it.

You can also plant a small plum tree next to it, which can bloom in winter, and it is also very eye-catching while the snow is white.

Under the corridor can also plant a Xinyi flower, when spring comes, when everything spits green, Xinyi flower spit stamen, the smell is fragrant, and there are few insect pests, it is the most suitable.

Hearing this, Mei Xiaotong couldn't help but follow Huang Niangzi's plan and want to go, such a toss, such a small yard, there are constant flowers in all seasons.

Moreover, the best thing is that she just adapted measures to local conditions, and saw the stitches and needles arrangement, and did not occupy extra space, but had a little bit of interest when she looked at ancient gardens in her previous life.

Mei Xiaotong couldn't help but glance at this yellow lady, but she didn't expect that in Jing County, there are also ingenious gardeners here.

made a decision immediately: "It's up to you, how many days will it take to get this flower?" "I can't wait.

Huang Niangzi didn't expect Mei Xiaotong to be so refreshing, and was stunned for a moment

, and said: "Everything else is easy to say, just transplant the flowers and trees." Only that rose, I have to let my man come to see it, he is the best at this, build a fence, and lead the vines. This takes a long time, and it will be almost the same for half a month before and after. It's just that in the later stage, my man has to go to the door once every half a month to prune the roses. ”

This is no problem, the more Mei Xiaotong looks at the Yellow Lady, the more she thinks she is interesting, but she doesn't know whether the ancient florists are so powerful, or this Yellow Lady is so powerful.

I asked for the price and deposit, and made an appointment to move the easy-to-plant flowers and trees tomorrow.

Mei Xiaotong was about to go back to the house to get the deposit to Huang Niangzi, but found that Xiao Wu had been talking and stopped, looking at Huang Niangzi anxiously, giving her a look.

But Huang Niangzi only didn't see it, and she only talked to Mei Xiaotong in a hurry.

But he moved his mind, thinking about Xiao Wu's unusual hospitality, Mei Xiaotong had a guess in his heart.

Let Mrs. Wu take Mrs. Huang to find Mrs. Zhang in the back room to get the silver, leave Xiao Wu to come, and slowly take his words.

Ask Xiao Wu about the situation at home, as well as the situation of the Yellow Lady.

Xiao Wu blinked, his eyes lit up all of a sudden, Mei Xiaotong asked something, he said it all.

It turns out that Xiao Wu is also surnamed Huang, it is said that the family used to grow flowers for generations, and the flowers planted by his family are particularly good-looking, and the flowering period is a few days longer than that of others, which is famous in Jing County.

Many families love to order their flowers, and they live a very rich life.

There is an elder in his family, because he grows flowers at home, he is undefeated in all seasons, and he loves to adjust fat and make powder when he is idle in the boudoir, and he even let her toss out the best rouge gouache, because her flowers are constant, she tosses at will.

This tossed out rouge gouache, and it didn't take it seriously, so it was for home use.

Later, because there was a boss of a rouge gouache, he often had to buy flowers from the Huang family, and he became familiar with it, and after a long time, he became a good friend.

I accidentally saw the rouge gouache tossed out by this patriarch, and I was shocked.

said that he opened a rouge gouache shop, and he had never seen such a good rouge gouache. After some rhetoric, the Huang family and his family started a rouge gouache business together.

Let the Huang family provide recipes and raw materials, he is responsible for sales, the profit is forty-six, and the Huang family takes sixty percent.

Who in this world thinks that there is more silver to bite the hand? The Huang family didn't think much about it, just thinking that it was originally their own casual play, and now they can still make money, where is there anything they don't agree?

The two families signed the deed, but the Huang family kept an eye on it, pinched it in their hands, and only said on the deed how much rouge gouache would be produced each month.

The owner of the rouge gouache shop didn't have an opinion, and the business started like this.

Because this rouge powder is really good, the boss will also do business, and it is said that the recipe learned from the capital is used by the wives and daughters of those wealthy nobles in the capital.

The eldest girls and little daughters-in-law in Jing County used this family's rouge gouache

, full of praise, that rouge gouache shop suddenly became the best business in Jing County.

Afterward......

As soon as Xiao Wu said this, Huang Niangzi came out with the silver, and when she heard Xiao Wu's voice, her face changed, and she trotted over, pulled Xiao Wu, and first reprimanded in a low voice: "What are you talking nonsense to the nobles?"

On the other hand, he compensated Mei Xiaotong again: "Xiucai lady, my child didn't know where to hear some neighborhood rumors, so he believed it and ran to Xiucai Lady to talk nonsense." Don't take it seriously, it's all kid's talk! ”

As soon as he said goodbye: "I have all the flowers and trees that the Xiucai lady wants, so I will go back and prepare, and keep the best flowers and trees for the lady!" This won't bother the lady, let's take my leave first! ”

After speaking, he saluted Mei Xiaotong and dragged Xiao Wu out.

Xiao Wu was still a little reluctant, struggling and seemed to want to say something, but Huang Niangzi directly covered her mouth and dragged her out.

When Huang Niangzi and Xiao Wu were far away, Gu Yu was about to close the courtyard door, and An Huahao came back with Gu Zikai.

Seeing that the family's faces were a little weird, he asked casually: "What's wrong?" ”

Looking around the courtyard again, Xiao Wu and the mother-in-law who planted flowers had already left, "But you didn't choose the right flowers and trees?" It's okay, I'll go to the academy tomorrow and ask others to see if there is anything familiar. ”

When Gu Zikai heard about the flowers and trees, he hurriedly said, "What's so difficult about this?" I remember that there are people in class A who plant flowers and trees at home, and they are quite famous, and the flowers and trees in our academy have been heard to be responsible for his family in recent years. ”

After speaking, I also looked at the yard, which was originally only planted with two grapes, but now it is green leaves crawling all over the vine trellis, and in the open space next to the courtyard wall, a little evergreen and two trees are sparsely planted, which does look a little monotonous.

Touching his chin: "Looking at it this way, I should have planted two trees in my yard earlier, and there will be some shade in the summer." ”

Mei Xiaotong hurriedly invited people to the grape trellis, and asked Gu Yu to bring tea, and the three of them sat down around.

Cai said: "I only found out today that this Jing County is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, a lady who grows flowers and trees, and her heart is also quite hilly. ”

When An Huahao and Gu Zikai heard this, they immediately became interested.

Mei Xiaotong repeated the words of the Yellow Lady, and An Huahao was just that, the more Gu Zikai listened, the brighter his eyes became, his fingers were dipped in tea, and he drew the general structure of the courtyard on the table, and then added the few strokes that the Yellow Lady said, and then looked at it, this courtyard had a special interest.

I couldn't help but exclaim: "It's really a good idea!" ”

then pulled An Huahao to sigh loudly, what to take the scenery of the landscape, borrow the color of the lake; What turns static into movement, and turns monotony into colorful; What is high and low buckling, distant and close-up......

sighed that An Huahao's black line in his head was just a yard, planting flowers and trees, even if this yellow lady's mind was slightly more clever than others

Some, it's better to look at it like this, and it's not so amazing, right? Who hasn't seen the world?

Gu Zikai was born in a noble family, and originally in his home in the capital, every grass, tree, mountain and stone was designed by a famous family and carefully maintained by a florist at home.

Not to mention anything else, his family's courtyard is also famous in the capital, and many people come to enjoy the flowers in the spring.

Those who are small are very interested in these.

When he came to Jing County to study, he was in a bad mood, and secondly, he couldn't take care of the family that came with him, so he didn't care about it.

At this moment, after listening to the design of the Yellow Lady, the suppressed interest erupted.

If it weren't for the scruples of An Huahao's presence, he would have pulled Mei Xiaotong to ask where Huang Niangzi's house was, and he would have to go to the door to ask for advice.

Mei Xiaotong had never seen Gu Zikai, who had always been gentle and calm, so she couldn't help but look at it twice, and then smiled: "Ming'er and a yellow lady are going to come to send flowers and trees, and when the time comes, I will let her go to the front yard to have a look, and plant some flowers and trees." If Brother Gu is free, just wait at home tomorrow. ”

Gu Zikai nodded again and again.

An Huahao really couldn't stand it, and seeing that Mei Xiaotong seemed to still have thoughts, he asked in a low voice: "But what's wrong with the yellow lady?" ”

Mei Xiaotong shook her head: "Whether there is anything wrong with the yellow lady or not, I can't see it for the time being, but that Xiao Wu was so attentive yesterday and had a plan——"

Speaking of Xiao Wu, An Huahao also frowned, when he saw Xiao Wu yesterday, he always felt that this kid seemed to have ulterior motives.

"What's wrong with him? But what is the rude request that cannot be made? ”

"Not really! It's just that he is so attentive, just to tell me about his life experience, but unfortunately, this life experience is only half of the story, and he was interrupted by Huang Niangzi, and then took people away. Speaking of which, Mei Xiaotong still has a little regret.

"Background?" An Huahao immediately became vigilant.

Mei Xiaotong was a little hesitant, and Gu Zikai immediately said: "I'll go in and talk to my aunt-" to avoid suspicion.

Mei Xiaotong shook her head and smiled: "Brother Gu is not an outsider, what is there to avoid?" I just think this background is probably related to me and my mother-"

said and relayed the half of Xiao Wu's life experience.

Although this is only half, as soon as he said it, An Huahao immediately understood.

"Then the owner of the rouge gouache shop is the Tian family?"

Gu Zikai lived in the front and back yards, because after reconciling with An Huahao, there was not much hiding between the two families, and he heard about it, and when he heard An Huahao mention the Tian family, he immediately understood.

"What does Xiao Wu mean is that the rouge gouache recipe that the Tian family uses now belongs to his family? So what happened, and how did Fang Zi return to the Tian family? Gu Zikai's mind immediately made up for seventeen or eighteen kinds of grievances and hatreds between the two families.

An Huahao groaned, and tapped his fingers on the table: "According to Xiao Wu's statement, the Tian family made a fortune by relying on this rouge gouache recipe, and then I don't know."

What is the reason, the two families collapsed, the Fang Zi was in the hands of the Tian family, and the Xiao Wu family was defeated. Xiao Wu told you what he wanted to do in his life experience? Want to borrow our hands to get the recipe back for him? Still is? ”

Mei Xiaotong didn't speak, and before Xiao Wu could say anything, she was interrupted by Huang Niangzi.

She thought about it carefully, Xiao Wu's performance yesterday was just ordinary hospitality at first, when did she start to be extraordinarily good?

Tian family! It was the Tian family who went to the stands to make a fuss!

I think it should be a dispute with the Tian family yesterday, and Xiao Wu heard that she went to smash the Tian family's rouge shop, so she had this thought?

Also, Xiao Wu's surname is Huang, so who is Huang Niang? Why did Huang Niangzi stop Xiao Wu?

But she is not in a hurry, the person who is anxious should be Xiao Wu, if he really has this thought, even if Huang Niangzi stops him, he will think of finding himself.

Thinking about it like this, Mei Xiaotong also calmed down: "No matter what Xiao Wu thinks, does he want to borrow our hand to deal with the Tian family, or if he wants something else, he will always come again." ”

Having said that, An Huahao is still not at ease, and now that Governor Chen and Zhu Haoran are in Jing County, and with the advice of Imperial Doctor Du, he thinks it is better to be cautious.

I thought in my heart that I would talk to Yang Zongbao's uncle at night, but I would like to investigate the affairs of the Tian family and the Huang family at the beginning, so as not to be used in vain.

Mrs. Ding on the side listened to the words of a few people, but she showed a look of wanting to speak and stopped, and happened to be seen by Mei Xiaotong: "What does Aunt Ding have to say?" ”

Mrs. Ding was called broken, and hurriedly said: "Speaking of this Huang family, I have a little impression. ”

Anyone actually knows about the Huang family? Mei Xiaotong hurriedly motioned to listen to her mother-in-law.

Mrs. Ding was just about to say that Mrs. Zhang was listening to the movement in the back room, and she didn't plan to come out, but she couldn't stabilize when she heard this, so she simply came out to listen together.

It turns out that the Huang family is indeed quite famous in Jing County more than ten years ago, his family has been planting flowers and trees for a living, and a large sea of flowers owned by the Natian family in the suburbs is at least sixty percent of the area, which used to belong to the Huang family.

At that time, most of the wealthy people in Jing County wanted flowers and trees at home, and they were looking for the Huang family, and it is said that even the flowers and trees of Evergreen Academy were responsible for the Huang family in those years.

Because of these, the Huang family can also be regarded as a family with a head and face in Jing County.

It's a pity that although the Huang family has good fortune, the generation of the Huang family only has two daughters, and no son inherits the family business.

There is no way, the head of the Huang family has thought of a way to recruit redundancy.

Thousands of choices, I picked a poor reading talent for the eldest lady of the Huang family, the surname of the Xiucai family is Lu, and it is said that he is also a talent, and he also has talent for reading.

But the family is too poor, in addition to him, there are three or four younger siblings below, just relying on his father and mother and a few acres of thin fields, where can they feed?

The head of the Huang family chose Nalu Xiucai, and he also said in advance that he would join the Huang family, and the Huang family would provide him with the imperial examination. If you give birth to a son in the future, you must have one

One surnamed Huang inherited the Huang family's family business.

The Lu family agreed, and then it didn't take long for Lu Xiucai to marry the eldest lady of the Huang family, and the Lu family also got a large dowry from the Huang family, and life was much better.

Later, Lu Xiucai was admitted to the Juren, and the eldest lady of the Huang family also gave birth to a son, and according to the agreement, he was surnamed Huang.

The Huang family also has an heir.

Unexpectedly, later, on the way to visit friends with his wife and children, he encountered robbers, and Lu Juren barely escaped life, but his wife and children all died at the hands of the robbers.

Although Lu Juren escaped, he was also injured and rescued by well-wishers.

After coming back, the Huang family knew the news, they were stupid, and on the one hand they arranged the mourning hall, and on the other hand, they made money and asked the government to arrest the bandits and find the bodies of the eldest lady of the Huang family and her son.

Unexpectedly, the disaster is not a one-way street, on the day when the bodies of the eldest lady of the Huang family and her son were recovered, there was a night of black wind, it is said that the candles in the mourning hall lit the tent in the middle of the night and the like, the fire helped the wind, and the Huang family was tired and lay down by this series of blows, and they all slept to death at night, and none of them escaped.

Except for Naluju, because he saw the corpses of his wife and children, vomited blood, and escaped this catastrophe in a coma in the city hospital, the Huang family, together with more than 20 slaves, all died in the fire.

Overnight, there was only one Lu Ju person left in the huge Huang family, who was still unconscious.

It was still the Lu family, who stood up at this time, collected the bones of the Huang family, and reluctantly buried them.

When Lu Juren woke up, he almost didn't go crazy.

It took half a year to wake up.

Because he was left alone in the Huang family, everything else was burned by the fire, and the house was burned to the point that there were only a few walls left, Lu Juren still had a conscience, so he built a thatched house next to the broken wall of the Huang family, and guarded the Huang family for three years of filial piety.

(End of chapter)