Since communicating with Ye Feng, Liu Lianqiao has regarded this half-grown son who is much younger than himself as a confidant. When she didn't have to go out for a visit or there were no patients at home, she stayed with Ye Feng to discuss some medical knowledge.

Liu Lianyi's home is nothing more than an adobe house with a shack, which Cai Jiazhi helped build. The adobe house was where she lived, and although it was poor, it was surrounded by walls and doors, but it was safe.

Even so, as more and more patients, especially women, were cured, the name gradually began to ring.

In these years, although there are many doctors, most of them are expensive, and they are basically all men. The emergence of Liu Forsythia can be said to have just made up for the gap in the people's demand for female doctors.

For a while, the village women no longer went to Dr. Mao's house to see a doctor, but came to Liu Forsythia for help.

However, Dr. Mao is not annoyed, after all, he is not good at gynecology at all, and it is really inconvenient. In addition, since he learned first aid in Ye Feng, more and more colleagues invited him to hand over the building.

No, he's already planning to rent a place in town and open a medical clinic.

It's a pity that the dendrobium orchid is not strong enough, and it is too delicate to risk moving to the town. So, he's still waiting.

After a period of accumulation, coupled with a thrift, and was often pulled by the Chen family to eat, Liu Lianqiao saved a sum of silver. When the number was about the same, she built a small courtyard house, which was more than enough for her to live alone.

In consideration of safety concerns, the fence was deliberately raised. In this way, Liu Lianqiao, who was desperate in Zhang Xuewang's eyes and could only go to the nunnery, not only did not fall, but survived in this way and settled in Chenjia Village.

During this time, for Ye Feng, what bothered him was not only why the peanuts were not ripe, but also why these dendrobium orchids at home grew so slowly. Since the last time I sold the strongest plant to Dr. Zhang, I can't even get a single one of these at home.

Nutrient soil, temperature, careful care, these are all taken into account, which link is the problem!

On this day, after thinking hard, suddenly, Ye Feng thought of planting in the forest. If you want to say that you bought the forest behind the house in the first place, isn't that the idea?

I forgot about this!

On the other hand, since taking Dr. Zhang's medicine, coupled with the gradual improvement of the family's economic conditions, Chen Qianshu and his mother's sexual affairs have also begun to be harmonious, and the family's laughter has increased.

Xu is because the burden on his shoulders has been lightened, and Chen Qianshu's illness is almost better. It's just that he doesn't dare to do heavy work anymore. This time it was a terrible lesson, and he didn't want to repeat it.

Even if he wanted to do it, the two women in the family would never agree. Seeing that what Dr. Zhang said was true, and seeing that Qianshu was resting well and in good spirits, they decided to let him be an "idler".

Besides, the family's land is rented out, and he really has nothing to do.

When he had nothing to do, Chen Qianshu began to take care of the camellia in the yard.

To say that Chen Qianshu's house is not a family of scholars at all, but his yard is the only one in the village, and even the village chief's house cannot be compared. This is not to say how beautifully built his yard is, but that the camellia in the yard grows unusually spiritual.

Anyone who passes near his house will basically be attracted by these camellias and stop to watch them.

The reason why Chen Qianshu is called Chen Qianshu is because he has a father Chen Jiting who loves to plant flowers and plants.

Almost all of Chen Jiting's ancestors died young, so now the Zeng family can't tell what they do. However, one thing is certain, that is, Chen Jiting is very good at growing flowers.

When Chen Qianshu was born, it was the time when the camellia at home was in full bloom. The camellia flowers in the courtyard are blooming purple and red, and the beauty is indescribable. So, Chen Jiting gave his son the name of "Thousand Trees" in response to the occasion, which means that thousands of trees are spent and children and grandchildren are flourishing.

It's a pity that Chen Jiting still died early, leaving the Zeng family to live alone with Chen Qianshu.

Fortunately, there is land and a house at home, and there is also silver, although they are orphans and widows, they are much more nourishing than Zhao and Chen Qianliang. Although Chen Qianshu did not learn all the techniques of Chen Jiting's planting, he understood the basic principles, just looking at the camellia in this yard.

Camellia is easy to raise, but it is actually very delicate, and ordinary people can't raise it at all.

If Ye Feng saw this yard full of camellias, he would definitely be ecstatic. Just because camellia is also very suitable for bonsai, and it is resistant to pruning. More critically, another variety can be added.

To say that his bonsai is almost made of local materials, there are relatively few varieties.

After finishing the housework, as soon as the Zeng family came out of the stove room, he saw Chen Qianshu taking care of the camellia tree in a daze. Zeng naturally knew that his son was bitter, but he couldn't comfort him.

If you want to say that this kind of thing is not covered by any man, it will be like this. After all, not all men can accept it by letting two women raise it.

After thinking about it, Zeng said, "Min'er, have you finished feeding the chickens and ducks?" When you're done feeding, you come out. ”

After saying that, he turned around and went to the hall, and when he came out, he had a dustpan in his hand, which contained several animal-shaped steamed buns, including chickens, ducklings, and rabbits. I have to say that Zeng's craftsmanship is excellent, and the simple flour is served by her skillful hands, which looks like a work of art.

"Mother, I'm done feeding, I'll come out right away." Zhang Min's voice came from the backyard.

Seeing Zhang Min come out, Zeng said, "Shu'er, go, follow us to your Aunt Ye's house." No one said it, but I knew that she was able to help with the cooking. She has a big belly, and it's not convenient to go back and forth. ”

Chen Qianshu actually wanted to go to Chen Jixing's house for a long time, but he had no excuse. He heard that there are many flowers and trees planted in the backyard of Chen Jixing's house, and the key is that they can be exchanged for silver. If only he could learn how to prune and plant.

There are so many camellias in the yard, and they are also very beautiful when they bloom, so they must be able to sell them even if they are pruned.

Hearing what Zeng said, Chen Qianshu smiled happily: "Okay, mother, give me the basket, I'll carry it." ”

Chen Qianshu hadn't smiled for a long time, and his smile surprised Zhang Min and Zeng. However, it was only a momentary loss of consciousness.

Chen Qianshu's smile made Zhang Min and Zeng laugh too.

When she arrived at Chen Jixing's house, Ye was walking back and forth in the yard exercising, but she listened to Liu Lianqiao's words. It was easy at all when she was born with a thousand words, but now it is two again, so she doesn't dare to take it lightly.

Because he was walking with his back to the gate, he didn't see the Zeng family.

Seeing that the Ye family was pacing with his stomach, Zeng said loudly: "Sister of the Ye family, what are you doing?" Walking around, aren't you afraid of getting tired? In my opinion, it's better to sit down and rest. ”

Hearing this, Ye quickly stopped, turned to Zeng and said, "Yo, Sister Zeng is here, sit down." Aren't I in a panic! If you want to say that you can't stand or sit these days, you just walk around the yard. ”

As he spoke, he smiled at Zeng Min and Chen Qianshu and said, "You two also sit." ”

After sitting down, Zeng pointed to the basket and said, "I have taken care of the affairs of the family in the past few days, and I have nothing to do, so I made these things." Thinking that you might like to eat, I brought it here. ”

When Ye Shi saw it, she felt very cute, and immediately had an appetite, even though she had just had breakfast. So you're welcome, it's still hot to the touch, so I picked up a little rabbit and took a bite. In an instant, I only felt the wheat fragrance and a little sweetness.

While eating, Ye said: "If you want to say that Sister Zeng's craftsmanship is good, this taste is also made to be sold." ”

Seeing that Ye loves to eat and does not avoid suspicion, Zeng is also happy. Everyone knows that Ye's fetus is precious, and Chen Jixing goes to the city to buy such and such fresh food at every turn, but he is afraid that Ye's mouth is very strong now.

I saw her amazing belly again, and I was a little envious. I don't know when she will be able to add a grandson to her family, and that will be called complete.

It just so happened that Ye Feng and Qianyan came out, and the two of them also thought that this steamed bun was interesting and cute, and under the warm greeting of Ye and Zeng, one of them took one and began to eat it.

But Chen Qianshu was actually quite surprised when he saw Ye Feng like this.

According to rumors in the village, Ye Feng is a person who refuses to suffer losses and is full of business experience. And everything is shrewd, there are many ghost ideas, and he sells bonsai and sets up a village kitchen.

Therefore, Chen Qianshu has always felt that Ye Feng is most likely an older young man who is in a hurry to marry a wife.

It's no wonder that Chen Qianshu thinks like this, first, his family generally doesn't interact with the villagers, and it's the first time that Zeng took the initiative to visit someone like today. Second, he was sick for a long time before and didn't go out at all.

And at this moment, seeing that Ye Feng was just a half-sized child, he would be greedy when he saw interesting food, and he ate it in public, and he felt a sense of closeness in his heart.

It's normal for people like this!

After thinking about it, Chen Qianshu said to Ye Feng: "I heard that you are good at planting flowers and plants, and it just so happens that the camellia in my yard grows well, so I invite you to take a look another day." Chen Qianshu really didn't know what to call Ye Feng, so he used the word you instead.

When Ye Feng heard that Chen Qianshu's family actually had camellias, he was excited in his heart.

You must know that he has been here for more than a year, but the variety of flowers is pitiful. Except for those he grows himself, he doesn't see anything else.

Now it's okay, Chen Qianshu's house actually has camellias, and you must go to see it when the time comes. After thinking about it, Ye Feng said, "Thank you for the invitation." Why don't you come with me now, and see the flowers I planted. ”

Hearing this, Chen Qianshu was secretly happy in his heart, Ye Feng's words were exactly what he wanted, he had long wanted to visit. You must know that since the last "release of insects" incident, Chen Jixing's family has completely rejected the villagers who came to visit the flowers.

Now that Ye Feng took the initiative to invite, how could he not make Chen Qianshu happy.

Several women were still chatting about trivial matters, and Chen Qianshu followed Ye Feng away.

Turning the mud wall and entering the backyard, Chen Qianshu only felt that his eyes were not enough at all. The backyard is not small, but it is basically full of flowers.

There were things he knew, such as azaleas and pines and cypresses, which he had seen in the wild rhododendron forest. There are also things he doesn't recognize, such as pomegranates, ginkgo, red fruit trees, and so on.

What is planted on the ground is fine, but it seems to be more energetic than elsewhere. However, those planted in pots are different, and there is an indescribable beauty. It's just that I don't know how Ye Feng did it.

Seeing this, Chen Qianshu said: "It's so beautiful that you can plant these flowers, I won't be able to grow them if I change them." I thought that the camellia in my yard was beautiful enough, but when I saw you today, it was really dwarfed. Look at this pot of rhododendrons, the tree is beautiful and slender, but the leaves are very well controlled, and they do not grow wildly. You must have spent a lot of time planting these flowers, right? ”

To Ye Feng's surprise, there was no greed in Chen Qianshu's eyes, there was just a pure appreciation, an appreciation of beautiful things.

Originally, inviting Chen Qianshu to come in to visit was just a favor, and the older he gets, the less he likes to drill into women's heaps. Ye is a different person now, very verbose, and loves to cry, he really can't stand it.

What I didn't expect was that Chen Qianshu not only had a sense of the beauty of bonsai, but also had a certain amount of cultivation common sense after listening to his words.

This made Ye Feng's heart excited.

He had been involved in the production of bonsai for a long time, but it was obvious that their minds were not entirely on this, so they had learned very little and could not help much.

Although it is not said that an excellent apprentice must be cultivated, Ye Feng feels that he should at least have a confidant, a like-minded person, and it is convenient to chat.

So he asked Chen Qianshu how he planted those camellias.

Unexpectedly, this question made Ye Feng even more surprised. Although Chen Qianshu does not understand the technical terms of pH and nutrient soil, he knows which soil cannot be used for planting camellia and which water cannot be used for irrigation.

In fact, this is the most simple cultivation of common sense. With a little refinement, it is a valuable garden experience.

Seeing Chen Qianshu who was talking eloquently, Ye Feng had a feeling of picking up a treasure. After thinking about it, Ye Feng asked tentatively, "Are you interested in cultivating flowers and trees in the forest with me?" I'm sure you've heard that the forest behind the house has been bought by my brother-in-law. ”

"In the woods? Cultivating flowers and trees? Chen Qianshu asked in surprise.

He naturally knew that the small forest in the back mountain was now the private property of Chen Jixing's family. But how to plant in the forest? What to plant?

Of course, he was naturally willing to follow Ye Feng to do it.

Hearing this, Ye Feng explained: "Generally speaking, it is naturally good to plant flowers and trees in the ground, but first, the land is expensive, and secondly, it is too conspicuous. If we encounter those with bad intentions, we will also lose a lot of money by putting some insects and eggs on the flowers and trees, or splashing some water that cannot be watered. ”

Thinking of the loss of the Ye Feng family before, Chen Qianshu nodded unconsciously. Putting these aside, just taking land and planting flowers and trees will be pointed out by thousands of people.

"But planting in the forest is different. First, I will not hinder anyone, and second, I will enclose this mountain in the future, so that they will not be able to enter even if they want to. The most important thing is that I have some flowers and trees here, but they are more suitable for growing in the forest. For example, this Danruo, there are only so many in these ten miles and eight towns, but the biggest and best mother tree is in this forest. And this ......"

With that, Ye Feng took Chen Qianshu into the shed, "Look at this." ”

Chen Qianshu almost screamed when he saw it.

He recognized this plant, this is the fairy grass dendrobium orchid.

He had heard that Ye Feng could raise flowers, and when he saw it just now, it did convince him, no wonder the flowers raised by others could be exchanged for silver. However, where did he get a fairy grass like Dendrobium Orchid? And you can also feed yourself, which is something that others don't have.

Chen Qianshu said: "Please forgive me for being unruly." It's just that this fairy grass, you raised it yourself? Some time ago, I went to the Crane Year Hall to see a doctor, and when I was waiting in line, I accidentally saw a medicine boy come out with a pot of such grass, and with the consent of Dr. Zhang, cut off a small branch of it, saying that it was going to be sent to a nobleman. Later, when I inquired, I found out that it was called Dendrobium orchid, which was fairy grass. It is said that a small branch will cost five taels of silver. ”

Ye Feng said: "This fairy grass was also found by accident when I went into the mountain, and I accidentally found that it can be raised by artificial planting. But this fairy grass is a rarity, and keeping it in this shed is a shame, so I wonder if it would be better for us to plant it in the forest. ”

Chen Qianshu said in surprise: "Can this be planted?" The forest is covered with the sky, and I don't think it's as good as here. ”

Hearing this, Ye Feng patiently explained: "This fairy grass is different from ordinary grass, it needs to be quiet, just like an orchid, it doesn't like to grow in the downtown area, but likes those quiet empty valleys." And this grass likes dead trees and moss, even if it is a crack in the rocks, and does not like direct sunlight. ”

Ye Feng's words made Chen Qianshu fall into some kind of memory, these words seemed to have been told to him by his father Chen Jiting before, but they were so old that he couldn't remember them.

So, Chen Qianshu said: "Hearing you say this, I think of two words, epiphytic." My dad had told me these things before, but all I remembered was those two words. ”

"Yes, it's epiphytic, Dendrobium orchid is delicate to say, in fact, it is an epiphytic grass in the final analysis, which likes to grow on big trees and rocks." Ye Feng simply felt that he had found a treasure.

After thinking about it, Ye Feng said directly: "This forest is actually quite big, and I will have a lot of arrangements in the future." But right now, what I want to plant most is this dendrobium. But I'm too busy to do it alone, would you like to help me? If you're willing to help, I'll give you a month, well, how about two taels of silver? ”

"II...... Two taels of silver? Chen Qianshu asked in surprise.

Maybe it's because I'm a little unconfident and stutter a little when I speak?

"If it's too little, I can add more." Ye Feng said.

Now it is only a theoretical stage, and whether it can be fed or not remains to be seen. If it is good to feed it, the price of a pot of dendrobium can be used to pay Chen Qianshu's salary for a year, and it will slowly increase for him in the future.

It's just that if he can't support him, Ye Feng feels that he can draw out twenty-four taels of silver a year.

Anyway, if Chen Qianshu came to help, he would naturally plant more than one kind of dendrobium.

Seeing that Ye Feng had misunderstood, Chen Qianshu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's a lot, it's a lot, I'm willing, when will we start?" ”

He was staying at home every day, and the two women wouldn't let him carry water, go to the ground, or collect firewood, and he felt that he was about to die.

If you can follow Ye Feng to plant flowers, this is what you like to do, and you have money to take, and you do things at the door of your home, where to find such a good errand.

Seeing that Chen Qianshu agreed, Ye Feng said, "Then I'll take your consent." Well, you can go home today and discuss it with your family, and if they don't have any opinions, you can come to me tomorrow after breakfast. ”

It is about to enter winter, and it is a cold winter in this area of Chenjia Village, which is not suitable for planting dendrobium orchids at all. However, when he first found this dendrobium, it was around the Chinese New Year, and it would not be difficult to plant it.

Moreover, even if it is not suitable for planting, the forest can be planned first. In addition to planting dendrobium orchids, Ye Feng also wants to plant some other flowers and plants.

He even wanted to carve out a small plot of land dedicated to the cultivation of seedlings.

In addition, species such as rhododendrons and camellia are more suitable in the forest, and they should grow better than in the ground.

After saying goodbye to Chen Jixing's family, Chen Qianshu has been in a state of excitement, which makes Zeng and Zhang Min a little puzzled. But they were happy to see him like this, and it was better than being sullen every day.

In fact, Chen Qianshu is recalling the planting knowledge that his father taught him before his death. Although Ye Feng was not obvious, he could see that Ye Feng and his father were obviously all the way.

"Mother, do you remember what Dad said before about planting flowers? I can't remember much of it. ”

As he walked, Chen Qianshu suddenly asked.

Although he didn't know why Chen Qianshu asked like this, thinking that he had just exchanged his experience and experience in planting flowers with Ye Feng, Zeng said, "I still remember some." I can't remember it or not, your father was reading it in my ear every day. ”

When Zeng said this, he was a little coquettish, which made Zhang Min look sideways.

Hearing what Zeng said he still remembered, Chen Qianshu was a little surprised and a little ecstatic, and hurriedly said: "Mother, let's go home immediately, you tell me carefully." Just now I discussed with Ye Feng that I wanted to plant trees in the forest behind his house. By the way, he gave me two taels of silver every month. ”

When he heard that he was going to plant trees in the forest, Zeng was a little worried about whether he would tire Chen Qianshu. To say that although Chen Qianshu is getting better now, the doctor said that his body is weak and should not be too tired.

However, it was rare for Chen Qianshu to be so happy, and it was not a bad thing to follow Ye Feng, so he acquiesced in his heart.

I also heard Chen Qianshu say that he had two taels of silver every month, and he was also surprised. It's just planting trees, how can there be money to take.

Zeng said: "He didn't coax you, did he, just planting trees and getting silver?" And isn't this kind of tree too tiring? Mother is a little worried about your body. ”

Hearing this, Chen Qianshu said: "Mother, don't worry, Ye Feng is definitely not coaxing." Haven't you heard that his flowers and plants can be exchanged for silver? I didn't believe it before, but when I went to see it today, I completely believed it. The flowers he planted were beautiful and beautiful. Ye Feng said, I just follow the flowers and trees, and I don't need to make a lot of effort. And I still eat three meals a day at home, and I also stay at home, but I just plant them during the day. ”

Zeng and Zhang Min were relieved.

"By the way, mother, what I will tell you in the future, don't tell outsiders. There are too many flowers in Ye Feng's house, do you know, and the dendrobium we saw in the Crane Year Hall that day, he actually planted it. I looked at it, and it was even better than the one in the Crane Year Hall. ”

I have to say that Chen Qianshu is a cautious person and was the first to think of this.

Hearing this, Zeng's heart was shocked, that dendrobium is a fairy grass, which is said to be able to cure all kinds of diseases, and the price is expensive, not something that ordinary people can afford. And Ye Feng planted it like this, it was a little unbelievable.

Seeing that Zeng didn't speak, Zhang Min said: "Don't worry, my mother and I are busy now, either cooking or doing things at home, and we don't have time to go to other people's houses, and you don't know that I and my mother, we are not the ones who love to chew the root of the tongue." ”

On the second day, after breakfast, Chen Qianshu came to Chen Jixing's house with three camellia trees with great interest, handed over the camellia trees to Ye Feng and said: "This is what I planted at home, and I chose it for a long time to find these three trees that look good, are you okay?" ”