Chapter 47: Suspicion (3)

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The peony stepped forward to observe carefully, but saw that the wild peony, in terms of height, is really rare, even with the flower stalk and flowers, it can only be a foot and a half, the dry belt is brown, there are longitudinal lines, with roots and strips. (Niu Wen ~ Net) leaflet 1-5 lobes, lobes with coarse teeth, above **, below by silk hairs. petals 10, slightly wrinkled, with a few light mutilations at the apex, white, partly slightly blushing, pale purple at the base, filaments dark purplish-red, white near the apex.

The peony immediately confirmed that this was a dwarf peony, also known as Jishan peony. She stroked the branches and leaves carefully, and sighed that as the original plant for cultivating peonies, because of its root bark used as medicine, it has been a national three-pole endangered species in modern times, and has to be specially protected. Unexpectedly, she inadvertently got one here, and it is a relatively high degree of dwarfing, and it grows a little bit in more than ten years, which is really rare.

Zhang Dalang saw that Peony was just silent, and was a little anxious: "Little lady, do you think you are still satisfied?" Zhang Erlang quietly pulled his sleeve and said in a low voice: "Brother, don't rush others, wait for others to watch slowly." ”

Only then did the peony come back to his senses, carefully inspected the roots, and saw that this time was slightly different from the last time, and there was still a large ball of soil on the roots, so there was no need to thin the flowers and leaves, so he smiled: "I am very satisfied." Or is it as we agreed last time, with you 10,000 dollars, can you make it? ”

Zhang Dalang's brothers smiled: "Make, make." ”

Peony pointed out to them again: "You have done a very good job of this this time, and if there is such a thing in the future, you must protect it with soil like this." ”

The Zhang Dalang brothers responded as if they didn't understand, and left happily with the money.

Peony called a rough mother-in-law to come over, carried the basket to the backyard, just entered the courtyard door, Zhen and Bai greeted them, Zhen glanced at the basket, and said with a smile: "Danniang bought flowers again?" In the spring of next year, I am afraid that there will be peony flowers everywhere in my mother's yard. How much? ”

Peony smiled slightly: "It's the same as last time." ”

"It's worth a lot of money, aren't you sure it's expensive? Danniang, if you really like it, it is more cost-effective to go to the Taoist temple to buy flower buds. Zhen followed closely behind her: "Where are you going to plant?" ”

Peony said: "I haven't seen it yet." "How to set the boundary between expensive and inexpensive? It's up to you what you think.

Zhen's eyes flickered, and he asked again: "Do you still want to plant in the open air this time?" ”

Peony said: "It brought soil, and it is not too big, so it can be planted in a pot." ”

Zhen smiled: "Yes, yes, if you can plant it in a pot, it's better to plant it in a pot, otherwise it will be difficult to move in the future." ”

Thinking so long? Peony was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at Zhen. This is the most polite and obscure statement, right? I'm afraid that she will live in this house for a long time and not leave, so remind her?

Zhen was still smiling on his face, but he opened his eyes a little unnaturally.

Bai Shi glared at Zhen fiercely, and hurriedly said: "Danniang, my mother asked me to come out and see, what is the matter with that Mrs. Shizi looking for you?" Is it related to the Liu family? ”

Peony lowered her eyes and smiled faintly: "Yes." ”

Zhen hurriedly took the opportunity to cover up: "What is she doing here?" Did you be persuaded to go back? Let me tell you, don't listen to her nonsense, the good horse doesn't eat the grass and it's not that your father, mother, brother and sister-in-law can't support you, what are you going to do? ”

Excessive diligence is just a cover for the unpleasantness in the heart. Peony was a little blocked, but she didn't want to be unhappy with her, so she only said lightly: "I have always remembered the goodness of my brother and sister-in-law in my heart, and I dare not forget it for a while." ”

What else did Zhen want to say, but Bai observed the words and looks, and saw that Peony's expression was faint, and what he said was a little interesting to taste, so he blocked Zhen: "Okay, what are you talking about?" What Danniang wants to do, she has her own measure. ”

"I'll go in first and tell my mother what happened just now." Peony saluted the two sisters-in-law and went straight into Mrs. Cen's house.

Mrs. Cen was reading the account book with the Xue family, and when she saw her entering, she hurriedly waved to her: "Come here, tell us, what did that lady say to you?" ”

After Peony repeated the original words to the two of them word for word, Mrs. Cen thought for a while and said, "So, she is a good person?" Do you believe her? ”

Peony nodded. If she was a little hesitant before, she was determined to give it a try. If she could, she didn't want to live on anyone, and she didn't want to cause trouble to anyone easily. The sooner this thing ends, the sooner she can live the life she wants.

Mrs. Cen frowned and said: "Knowing people and knowing faces don't know their hearts, the Liu family didn't ...... at the beginning" I thought that the Liu family was also knowledgeable and knowledgeable, a family with a head and a face, a simple population, and a deed guarantee, plus Danniang was really not good, so she would take that move, who would have thought that this family would not even have the backbone, face, and faith that ordinary people should have, and they were really ruthless.

Peony hurriedly said: "Don't be sad, my illness is better." I was just worried that Madame Bai had other plans for helping me, and I was afraid that I would get into trouble at home. Since she said that she didn't want anything in return, she thought it would be the same. Could it be that she will help Liu Chang tie me up? My sister-in-law has also seen Mrs. Bai, do you think she is credible? ”

Xue patted Peony's hand soothingly: "I don't think that lady is a bad person." ”

Peony's eyes lit up, "Sister-in-law thinks so too?" I also don't think she would do such a thing. ”

Mrs. Cen glanced at her aunt and sister-in-law, thinking that the Xue family was usually stable and never easily expressed these opinions, but now that she had opened her mouth, that Mrs. Bai must have something special. He sighed: "It's okay to try it." When the time comes, let your sister-in-law and Aunt Feng, as well as Mother Lin and Yuhe follow you firmly. Your eldest brother and second brother are not allowed to go far, they are just watching nearby, and they will not think about it. ”

In the evening, He Zhizhong returned home, heard about this, and specially sent someone to inquire about Bai's personality, and the news that came back said that this person usually looks arrogant, but his temper is very good, and he has no notoriety, and the people in the family also praise his generosity. After thinking about it carefully, He Zhizhong decided to let Peony try it that day.

In the following days, He Zhizhong sent people to Liu's house every two days to ask questions, and the reply he got was that Liu Chang was still locked up and still stumbling. made inquiries and learned that Liu Chang had never been out of the house, and heard that the lord of Qinghua had visited the door once and received the warm hospitality of the Liu family, and she was very happy when she left.

Although all kinds of signs show that Liu Chengcai is really ready to leave, but he is always hanging like this, and he is not allowed to make further moves, and the mood of the men of the He family has become anxious as the climate gets hotter and hotter. The men were unhappy, and the women were also irritable, and often quarreled, angry, and lost their temper over some trivial matters in places where Mrs. Cen could not see.

The peony saw that the flowering period of the peony flower was about to pass, and Liu Chang really didn't go out, so he asked He Zhizhong boldly and led her to the peony garden of Cao's house in the north of the city to see the flowers. He Zhizhong was not free, so he only asked He Wulang and his wife to take the peony.

He Wulang and Zhang's relationship is very strong, and when he heard this, he looked at Zhang's and was overjoyed. Zhang glanced at him, but he couldn't help but purse his lips and laugh, turned his head and asked Peony, "Let's leave after breakfast?" ”

The peony garden of the Cao family is not in the city, but outside the Guanghua Gate. The garden covers an area of about ten acres, sure enough, as rumored outside, a large lake shaped like a half-moon is in it, the rockery pavilions and pavilions of Taihu Lake by the lake are scattered, and the pavilions and pavilions in the center of the lake are flourishing. Peony peony is planted everywhere, the early-flowering varieties of peony have been thanked, and the late-flowering varieties are about to fall, but the peony is in full bloom.

The peony swam around, secretly remembered its layout by heart, and carefully distinguished the peony varieties. He Wulang saw her staring at some peonies that had already blossomed, leaving only branches and leaves and fruits, and said with a smile: "Danniang, what's so beautiful about this?" Look over there. ”

Zhang said with a smile: "Wulang, don't laugh at her, I heard Yuhe say that our Danniang just looks at the leaves and doesn't look at the flowers, and we also know the quality of a flower and what kind of flowers it blooms." ”

Gorou's eyes blinked, and he said in surprise, "Really? You are still the same as our second brother, the incense made by others, he only needs to smell it, and he can distinguish what varieties are used. ”

Peony smiled: "How can there be such a god?" The most I can know is what breed it is. "As for what kind of flowers can bloom, she doesn't have the ability. Peony flowers are easy to mutate, how can she know?

Shu'er firmly remembered what Xixia and Peony had said, pulled Peony's sleeve and said softly: "Danniang, you can also make such a yard in the future." You see, we have ten people here today, and he charged us five hundred dollars, and another five hundred dollars for chartering a boat. ”

Peony only smiled silently. Heli, building a female household, buying land, building a village, planting flowers, and repairing a garden, if you want to see results, how can it be two years later, right?

Before the ship had finished a week, Zhang couldn't support it, covered his mouth with a pale face, and signaled that he couldn't do it. Gorou was so frightened that he hurriedly asked the boy of the Cao family to support the boat to quickly prop the boat back to the shore, and Peony took the kettle he carried with him to feed Zhang, but Zhang just shook his head and didn't even dare to speak.

It was easy to get to the shore, and before Zhang got off the boat, he stumbled and fell into Goro's arms, and then turned his head to the side and vomited uncontrollably.

Gorou patted her on the back and said, "She's not seasick, what's wrong?" Isn't Mo sick? ”

"Let's pack up and get a doctor to take a look." Peony rewarded the boy who was holding the boat, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I have a hundred dollars here for your house, please help the little brother and please clean up the yard, right?" ”

The kid who was holding the boat hurriedly reached out to take the money, put the money firmly in his arms, and put it close to him, Fang smiled: "Little lady don't worry, just go with confidence." Here's the little ones to clean up. ”

"What's going on?" A male voice came from not far away, and the boy holding the boat was so frightened that he stepped aside and saluted: "I've seen the master." ”

When Peony looked back, she couldn't help but be taken aback, the person who came was the hook-nosed eagle-eyed beard who was competing with them to buy peony flowers that day, and she never thought that she was the owner of this Cao family's garden.