、、、、、、、、、、 Mother Lin stood in the shade of a tree not far away, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She believes that in the early days, a man's concern for a woman is basically proportional to his nervousness, unless that person is a veteran of flowers, otherwise it is always difficult to escape nervousness and caution. The more Jiang Changyang behaved apprehensively in front of him at this time, the more she liked it. Seeing that Peony had stopped, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "I just fried the tea soup and made some crispy mountains, just go to the newly built grass pavilion to sit and rest." ”

When Peony cleaned his hands and led everyone to the outside of the seedling garden, he saw Zheng Huajiang leading a fourteen-year-old boy to guard outside. Seeing the peony, Zheng Huajiang hurriedly pushed the young man and gave the peony a salute: "Xilang quickly salute his mother." ”

When the young man heard this, he immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground to give Peony a big salute. Peony hurriedly called him up: "What is this for?" Who is he? ”

Zheng Huajiang said with a smile: "If you go back to your mother, this is one of my brothers, whose name is Xilang, and I have loved picking flowers and trees since I was a child, but unfortunately my father died." The villain listened to the rain lotus girl, this garden also has to recruit people to take care of the flowers and trees, just when he is about the same age, he specially brought him to his mother to see, can he follow the villain into the garden to do some rough work? Ask your mother to watch the wages and everything, as long as you can fill your stomach and have a place to live. ”

When Peony heard this, she hurriedly asked Mother Lin to lead Jiang Changyang over first: "I have something to deal with, Jiang Gong should go over for tea first." ”

Jiang Changyang stood with his hands behind his back and walked around: "Don't worry, I'll take a look at the flowers and trees around." ”

Peony reluctantly wanted to look back at the young man, but saw that he was wearing a white burlap coat that the usual poor people usually wear, there were not many patches, but there were also many of them, the corners of the robe were tied to the waist, the feet were wearing bast shoes, the joints of the hands and feet were thick, the skin was dark, there was a kind of silence that did not match the age in his expression, his eyes were lowered and motionless, and he looked honest and honest.

However, the stakes are very high for her kind of nursery, and not everyone can enter it casually. is Zheng Huajiang, and she can't enter anytime and anywhere, for example, when she was secretly operating, only Yuhe could be left in the garden, and no one else could enter. And things such as turning over the soil and watering are regularly opened the garden gate, and a few village girls such as the fixed Zhengniang act under the supervision of Yuhe or her person. It seems that a person who has just arrived and has no reputation for anything wants to go into the park to help as soon as she comes, even if it is to do rough work, she is not at ease.

Seeing that Peony was just looking at people and not speaking, Zheng Huajiang was a little anxious, so he hurriedly reached out to help the young man put down the corner of the robe tied around his waist and pulled it, and said with a smile: "Mother, this child is a little dull, but he is a good child." You see, the villain asked him to clean up, and he didn't know how to put on his robe well. ”

Peony had already made up her mind in her heart, and said seriously: "Lao Zheng, it is not the first day that you and I have known each other, and you should also know my temper and character." Serious work, loyal people, will never be bad, this child is brought by you, and it is the nephew of your clan, and it will not be far from anyone who wants to come. But the rules I have made before cannot be abolished, and this garden is still not allowed to come and go as I please. Fang Yuan needs to take care of a lot of flowers and trees, so let him try his hand on the periphery, and after a while, as for the salary, it will be compared to other people's, and he can take as much as he wants. If you can't get busy, I'll tell them to come over a few more times. ”

Zheng Huajiang didn't seem to expect Peony to refuse, and his expression was a little stiff for a while, but he couldn't find any reason to refute it. Peony didn't care about him, just looked at the young man and smiled: "Your name is Xilang, right?" How old is this year? ”

The young man's toes were nervously pulled down in the bast shoes, and his voice was smaller than a mosquito: "If you go back to your mother, the villain's name is Xilang, and he is fourteen years old this year." ”

Peony said with a pleasant face: "Do a good job, you can increase your salary if you do a good job." When can you go to work? ”

Xilang said: "If you go back to your mother, you can do it anytime." ”

Peony nodded, and asked Zheng Huajiang to lead him to eat and settle down.

Seeing the peony's good state, Xilang raised his head suddenly and rushed out: "Mother, you let the villain follow your uncle into the garden, the villain will be very, very careful, and will never touch or move." You can rest assured! ”

Peony was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "You just want to enter this garden like this?" Do you know what's inside? ”

Xilang shrank his neck suddenly, glanced at Zheng Huajiang weakly, and said in a low voice: "The villain doesn't know." The villain just wants to do something for his uncle, so that he can support his family as soon as possible, so that my mother and younger siblings can live a good life. ”

I don't know, I'm talking nonsense with my eyes open, I don't know if I still want to go in like this? Peony smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter if you know it or not, it's good that you have this heart, but I said that if you can't enter the garden, you can't enter!" If you can take care of them all, then tell me about entering the garden. ”

What else did Zheng Huajiang say, Xilang had already stepped forward and said happily: "The villain will definitely not disappoint my mother." ”

Peony glanced at Zheng Huajiang lightly and said, "That's the best." ”

Seeing that Peony looked displeased, Zheng Huajiang smiled dryly and didn't dare to say more. Seeing Zheng Huajiang and Xilang go away, Peony whispered to Yuhe: "You let people keep an eye on Xilang." "said that he was a dead father, and he was the first person to come out to do things, but he was a villain, and he replied to his mother one by one, and he inevitably slipped a little smoother, but he seemed to be a slave for a long time.

It's not that she's too heavy-hearted, she really has to be extremely careful. The cultivation of new varieties of peony is a very complex and long process, in the short term, if you want to get benefits, and to raise flowers with flowers, you must rely on a large number of these existing precious species, the best of the best. And the assorted brocade is the finale, but also the signboard that started the reputation of Fangyuan, absolutely not the slightest mistake, so far, even the Zheng florist who goes in and out of the seedling garden every day does not know which is the assorted brocade and which are not. How could she allow a person of unknown origin to enter this garden casually?

Jiang Changyang said lightly: "Since you are suspicious, you don't need to keep it, just find an excuse to refuse." ”

Peony saw that everyone around him was standing far away, and only he was the closest, so he didn't hide his true thoughts, and said with a smile: "I want to, but I'm afraid what if I wronged someone?" After all, there are many craftsmen who want to steal their skills, and those who don't seek to be motivated are not good craftsmen. If he is really motivated and upright, I don't mind teaching him a little bit, cultivating talents, and making him my right-hand man, that's one thing. Second, he is Lao Zheng's nephew, Lao Zheng brought everyone with him, that is, he decided that I would not refuse, I completely refused, I was afraid that it would make him feel cold...... Hehe, you know, I can't find a more trustworthy gardener right now. ”

Jiang Changyang smiled slightly: "You are honest." ”

Peony smiled: "You are not my competitor, you are a trustworthy friend, it is nothing to talk about this." ”

Jiang Changyang said: "You can't always bet your treasure on one person, what if one day, your garden is famous, and someone maliciously spends ten times and twenty times the salary to dig Lao Zheng, what should you do?" If the garden really works as you want it to, you can't do everything yourself, you have to have someone you trust to watch over you at all times. ”

Peony couldn't help frowning: "I've thought about it too, I've been looking for someone these days, but it's not suitable." There are a lot of people who take care of the flowers and trees on the periphery, and there may not be many people who enter this garden. If someone really comes to dig it maliciously, it's up to him, anyway, I don't mainly rely on him, and by next year, Yuhe will probably be able to help me do a lot of things. It's a big deal, and when the time comes, it's good to choose another credible one to come in and handle daily affairs. ”

Jiang Changyang was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "If it's a death contract, would you still worry so much?" ”

Death deed, she didn't think that in this era, what can be safer and more reliable than pinching all the fate of a person's deed in the palm of her hand? But it takes a long time to train a skilled gardener from a house slave, and what about ready-made skilled gardeners? The thought of making a good citizen a citizen a citizen from now on quickly dispelled that idea. But at this time, Jiang Changyang brought this up. Peony quickly raised his eyes to look at Jiang Changyang, Jiang Changyang's eyes looked at her calmly, and there was no sinister or indifferent look as she imagined, he just looked at her calmly, as if it was a simple proposal.

Even a person like him can say that such a thing as forcing the good to be cheap is not taken seriously, is it really because of the different growth eras, so the difference in thinking is so big? Peony lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Of course, it is reassuring, but it seems too much to force the good to be cheap." ”

Jiang Changyang's eyes widened in surprise, and he took a few steps forward funny and angry, turned back, looked down at Peony and said, "What do you think of me!" Forcing the good to be cheap! When did I say that I wanted you to force you to be cheap? Even if you want to, I want you to ......" Even if she wants to, she needs to be able to do it, look at her, is she the one who does that kind of thing?

Peony looked at him as if he had misunderstood, blushed a little, and said boldly: "What do you want me to do?" Look down on me, don't you? ”

Jiang Changyang let out a "hey", the previous restraint and nervousness were swept away, and he smiled first: "Could it be that you can still do it?" Tell me, what would you do? ”

Seeing that he was frank and uneasy, not in a hurry or annoyed, Peony had completely believed that he had misunderstood just now. Sex gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Is it difficult to do good deeds, but is it difficult to do bad deeds?" Of course, I want to set a trap for him to drill first, and then force his family to be ruined and cornered, and then lend a helping hand at the right time, so that he will be grateful and willingly become my house slave, and at that time, won't I be able to pinch him as much as I want? No matter how many times his salary, he doesn't want to stretch out his hand! ”

Jiang Changyang saw her puffing out her cheeks, gritting her teeth, and thinking that she was very powerful, so he couldn't help but burst out laughing: "You are really powerful." ”

That's really powerful to say...... What does that mean? Peony glanced at him: "If you provoke me, I will also be a bad person." What I'm saying is true. ”

Jiang Changyang saw the peony glancing over, his eyes flowed, as if he was angry, and his face was still a little red, pink and tender. Obviously it wasn't intentional, but it was this kind of unintentional amorous style, which made people's hearts beat faster, and they couldn't help blurting out: "If you can trust me, I'll sell you my gardener." He's a death deed, and he's not bad, and he knows the roots, and he never has to worry about him doing something sorry for you. If you leave this garden to him to manage, you can at least worry about half of your heart. I just want to be a bad guy......" He paused and said jokingly: "Even if you really want to be a bad guy, you can have more time to do it." ”

Peony was very uncomfortable by his eyes, quickly turned his head away, stared at the moss under his feet, and said softly: "I can't always accept your love." If this continues, I won't be able to repay your favor in my lifetime. ”

Jiang Changyang pretended to sigh lightly, and complained jokingly: "He Niang, why can't you always think about this when you are such a bold person?" Can you please don't mention this at any time, it makes me feel uncomfortable standing here, as if I was a door-to-door debtor. If you really don't want it, forget it. ”

Peony raised his eyes and looked at him seriously, and said solemnly: "Doesn't Jiang Gong owe others love?" To tell you the truth, I am the most afraid of owing favors, but I have to owe favors often. The feeling of being in debt is even more uncomfortable than the feeling of owing money. If you owe money to someone, you will pay one for one, and two for two, and you will do whatever it is. But if you owe people, some of them can be repaid, but some of them can't be repaid casually. The little adds up, and when it really comes to the day when you can't afford to pay it back, you can't pay it back with your life. If you can't, then you can't forget it in your dreams, and you always remember it, and you always feel that your life is not your own, not your family, and I don't know when, as soon as people open their mouths, they have to send it away. The worst thing is that if you are willing to pay for your life, you can't be happy. ”

Although it was a bit exaggerated, after saying this, Peony felt much more relaxed and happy, and she took the initiative to attack. I owe him more and more love, but I don't know how to pay it back, it's still a trivial matter to pay back a life, and I can still pay it back, I'm afraid that I can't afford to pay it back with my life. She doesn't like to play ambiguous, she can't afford to play.

He said he was a friend before, but today's performance is not at all the performance of an ordinary friend. What does it mean to meet by chance, send crabs, eat cheekily, and give people away, and still don't leave after the flowers are planted? That's not how to be an ordinary friend. Just because she hasn't talked about it doesn't mean she doesn't understand. Well, even if someone else is really good, she still looks at him well, but the issue of principle must be clarified, even if she can't say it clearly, she should show that her state is.

If what he wants is a comfort when he is lonely, or a youthful silhouette and romantic event that he will recall when he is old in the future, rather than someone who will be with him and cherish his life, then it is better to ask for it early.

Jiang Changyang saw Peony's serious expression, knowing that he couldn't fool around at will, he took a deep breath and said with a forced smile: "I understand what you mean, but you think too much, I don't want you to pay with your life." I was just...... I just ......" he frowned and tried to find the most appropriate word to describe his thoughts and moods, not to be explicit, so as not to give people a sense of abrupt frivolity, but also to show his sincerity.

But his experience in this area is obviously not enough, he thought for a long time, and then squeezed out a sentence: "I just think it's fun to watch you grow flowers, and I feel very kind, familiar and comfortable." If you don't like me to bother you, or if I have inadvertently bothered you before, then I ......will never come back in the future, but how can this sentence come out so easily? He hesitated for a long time, and finally changed it to: "In short, you have to believe that I definitely have no ill intentions." I ......" He looked at Peony with a bit of flattery, trying to show a row of white teeth: "I'm such a good person, I don't believe you ask my friends...... That, Monk Fuyuan dislikes me the most, and he doesn't dare to say that I'm a bad person...... We're not familiar with it yet, but slowly, you'll always know. ”

Peony saw that the green tendons on his neck were bulging, and his language was a little incoherent, obviously he was in a hurry, but a pair of eyes still dared to look at her directly, and he couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart. Holding back a smile, he said solemnly: "It's not about bad people and good people, I just want to ask, does Jiang Gong really treat me as a good friend?" It's not that I'm not free and easy enough, it's not that I'm cautious, it's true, this world is a little harsh on women. If you really regard me as a friend like Master Fuyuan and Yuan Shijiu, I am very happy and deeply honored. ”

They may be talking about two completely different meanings, and a person who professes himself or thinks that the world thinks that he is of high morals can also take concubines and prostitutes, and no one will think that he is immoral and rude; But for her, if she had the heart to let her do the kind of request made by the Meng Ruren before, or the more advanced status they thought they had, it would be an insult.

Jiang Changyang heard the meaning of Peony's words, Li Xun's affairs and Ning Wangfu's affairs, he couldn't be clearer, he said quickly: "Of course I treat you as a respectable person, and at the same time, I really respect you like Fuyuan and Yuan Shijiu." He looked at Peony's eyes seriously, cautiously and abruptly, and said slowly but firmly: "I can make my own decisions about my affairs." ”

Peony looked at him quietly, and he looked at Peony without flinching. Peony clearly saw that after he said the last sentence, his expression was obviously relaxed, and his eyes flashed with happy expectation.

But Peony withdrew her eyes, and she smiled kindly: "It's an honor to have a friend like Jiang Gong, and I will never mention any favors or anything like that in the future." Then, Jiang Gong asked me to go here and try the Mengding flower tea specially fried by Mother Lin, as well as the crispy mountain made by Zhou Banniang. ”

Well, he didn't have that kind of disgusting mind, so he can take a look first. But before, they were just friends, friends, not the kind of lovers who easily promised love with a few words, and then regretted it and didn't meet again. Give yourself a little time, and give him a little time, and after getting to know each other for a long time, you will understand whether each other is suitable or not, and whether your mind will change. And what could be more appropriate than to be friends first? If you like it, you will go further, and if you don't like it, you will be more relaxed and leeway when you regress.

Jiang Changyang didn't expect Peony to change the topic so quickly, he didn't even see more emotions on her face, she really entertained him as warmly as she entertained a friend. He was a little frustrated, and he even had some doubts that Peony had understood the meaning of his last sentence. Perhaps, he should have said it more clearly, and he slapped his palm in annoyance. But after only two steps, he heard Peony say again: "I wonder where Jiang Gong's capable and reassuring gardener came from?" Maybe I can ask you for a favor. ”

When he heard this, he was heartily glad again, and offered to ask him for help, which was a good sign. Then he dared to probe: "I just said that I was a friend, and I always call it like this, is it a mistake?" My real friends don't call me Jiang Gong, they all call me a common character, including Madame Bai, you heard it. ”

It's not a big deal, Peony smiled slightly, and mischievously repeated the sentence just now: "I don't know where Chengfeng's capable and reassuring florist came from?" I would like to ask you to help. ”

The corners of Jiang Changyang's lips turned up uncontrollably, and he deliberately said lightly: "I sent it to a trusted friend, if Danniang needs it, I will help you ask it another time, but it may be a high price." But for the sake of my friends, I'll help you bargain. ”

Peony was stunned, it was really a snake on the pole, this is called Danniang, okay, it's not a big deal, six or seven of the ten people she knows call her Danniang, so she bowed slightly: "Then please." ”

When they arrived at the grass pavilion, Yingniang and Rong Niang were already waiting there, and they were taking pine nuts to tease and shake, and they changed to a new environment, and they were not chained, they were very excited, and when they saw the peony, they fluttered their wings and flew over, and stopped on the shoulders of the peony and screamed wildly: "Peony, peony is so cute, shake ......" It paused slightly, tilted its head sideways as if thinking, and then shouted happily: "Shake is more cute!" After calling it, it turned its head sideways and looked at Yingniang with a pair of small eyes open.

Yingniang covered her mouth and laughed: "Auntie, it's still the same smart to shake it, just teach it casually." ”

Peony stretched out his hand to stop the flick in his hand, took two pine nuts and fed it: "The little thing will brag about itself again." ”

Jiang Changyang said with a smile: "Who usually teaches it to speak?" ”

Peony said without thinking: "Most of them are me." After speaking, she reacted, the peony is so cute, isn't it also her own bitterness at that time, boasting about herself?

Jiang Changyang was about to laugh, but Yingniang and Rongniang had already glanced at each other, got up and saluted him: "Uncle Jiang is good." ”

Immediately afterwards, the flick seemed to be turned on the switch: "Uncle Jiang is good, Uncle Jiang is good." ”

Although he knew that it must have been taught by Yingniang and Rongniang just now, Jiang Changyang still fell in love with this quirky parrot, he asked Yingniang for a few pine nuts, and carefully stretched out his hand in front of him like a peony. Seeing Jiang Changyang's outstretched hand, he didn't eat it immediately, but carefully tapped his hand with his beak, saw that he didn't move, and stared at him sideways, one person and one bird made eye contact for a moment, and then flicked the pine nuts in Jiang Changyang's hand, and then jumped on his head to squat as a matter of course.

Peony was startled and hurriedly shouted: "Shake it off!" ”