It turned out to be him, Peony didn't expect Jiang Changyang to take the initiative to greet him. Jiang Changyang's dress was the same as the last time they met, dressed plainly and unpretentiously, the horizontal knife was still hanging on his waist, only his expression was much more vivid than last time. When he smiled, there was a hint of shyness, and the lines of his face, which seemed a little too stiff when he didn't speak, softened suddenly, and it was easy to shorten the sense of distance.

Probably a person who is not very good at dealing with women. Thinking of this, Peony saluted him and said with a smile: "Exactly." ”

Jiang Changyang swept over everyone, and understood that everyone was here to eat Leng Tao and didn't eat, so he said, "You wait." Then he went inside.

Peony was inexplicable, and Zhang hurriedly asked, "Do you recognize him?" ”

Peony said: "I saw it at Liu's house a few days ago. I said a few words. ”

Sun said whimsically: "I must go to discuss with the people in the bag shop, so that we can also eat cold tao." ”

Zhang laughed at her: "You just remember to eat." ”

Before the words fell, Jiang Changyang and a short and stout man, wearing a beard and a beard decorated with gold and silver decorated bands, came out. The bearded man only glanced at Peony and the others, and then briskly instructed the shopkeeper: "Place these guests, and they will all be recorded in my name." ”

Peony saw that there was a sense of contemplation between this person's eyebrows, not angry but mighty, and looked at his band, knowing that he was not an ordinary person, so he secretly thought, people have chartered a store, which has its own inconvenience, Jiang Changyang's move is certainly his politeness and thoughtfulness, and he can't cause trouble to people without knowing it. Solemnly salute and thank you at the moment, and politely refuse.

The beard didn't say much, just smiled slightly and went inside. Jiang Changyang smiled: "You are too polite. It's just a bowl of cold tao, since it's a big deal to come and eat and then leave. If you really feel inconvenienced, you can pay for it yourself. His family is most famous for its splash cold tao. ”

But nodding friends, I don't know why he is so attentive? Peony looked at Jiang Changyang hesitantly, and unexpectedly, he saw a trace of pity and pity in his eyes. She suddenly realized, it turned out that people thought she was very pitiful, it was rare to go out, and she didn't eat this famous splash today, and she didn't know what year and month she could eat in the future. smiled slightly: "It's okay, I'll come again tomorrow." ”

When Jiang Changyang heard this, he was a little surprised. Seeing Peony smiling brightly, Yuhe was also talking to a maid beside him with a smile on his face, Sun's Zhang and his ilk were affectionate and considerate to Peony, and the situation was completely different from that day, thinking that there was probably something else that he didn't know. He no longer forced Peony, and hugged his fist towards Peony: "In this case, please take care of yourself." ”

Peony got on the horse and walked forward for more than ten zhang, and Fang remembered one more thing. She forgot to ask Jiang Changyang where he lived. I met this person through Pan Rong at the beginning, and promised to give him a few peonies because he broke the siege, but now that she has turned her face with Pan Rong and the Liu family, it is not easy for him to ask Pan Rong even if he wants to fulfill his promise. But at this moment, it is a bit troublesome to turn back and ask. Anyway, as long as others are still in this capital, there will always be a chance to meet again.

The group returned to Xuanpingfang, Sun and Zhang fought for money, Peony resolutely stopped, asked the porter to pour water for the guy who sent him home and the two brothers to drink, rewarded the two guys, sent them back to buy another food to treat the others in the shop, and asked Mother Lin to take out ten yuan and give it to the two brothers. The two brothers got the money in their hands and were so happy: "Madame doesn't have to worry about us, so she went to change the rice, oil and salt and went home." ”

The elder brother looked left and right at the door of the He family, and said with a smile: "My name is Zhang Dalang, and he is my younger brother Zhang Erlang." Next time we encounter this kind of flower again, will Madame still want it? ”

Peony smiled: "I don't want the ordinary, it must be like this, different, for example, born in the wilderness, with more petals, fragrant taste, and different colors, I will take it." In short, the rarer the better. ”

Zhang Erlang hesitated for a moment and said, "I remember, there is a peony under the cliff in the middle of the mountain that is a little strange. ”

Peony said: "What kind of weird method? ”

Zhang Erlang gestured: "I remember that I saw it when I was a child, and it has always been not tall or tall, and now it is about one and a half feet tall." ”

Peony said seriously: "Is it a foot and a half tall when it blooms, or is it also a foot and a half tall at other times?" Are the flowers big? How much can you drive? What color? She vaguely felt that she had probably encountered a miniature peony.

Peony flowers have a saying in the folk that "one foot longer and eight inches smaller", but in fact this is not the case. Peony germinates in spring, a mixed bud is initially extracted by the extension of the stem, and then the leaves are born, and the top forms a flower bud, and there is a rather long peduncle under the flower bud, and the residual flower is connected with the peduncle after the flower and withers and dies. Only one-third or one-half of the base of the original stems form mixed buds or leaf buds that bloom the following year, and gradually lignify. Therefore, before and after flowering in spring, due to the lengthening of the peduncle, the plant appears to increase in height, and the peduncle wilts and falls off after flowering, as if the plant has become shorter again.

Judging from her observations these days, the tall and straight plants, plump flowers, and lush flowering are the basic requirements for peony viewing in Beijing. But they didn't think that the varieties with small and low plant size, small annual growth, thin roots, short and many roots are more suitable for potted plants and even bonsai, and they will achieve unexpected results for interior decoration, which is also one of the directions of her future breeding.

Assuming that this wild peony is really as Zhang Erlang said, even when it blooms, it is only one foot five inches high, which is a good material for cultivating miniature peonies in the future. In the house of the prince and noble, if a pot of peonies and other flowers and stones are put on the desk, the bonsai that means auspiciousness can be imagined.

Zhang Erlang saw the peony asking, thought for a long time, and said stupidly: "The flowers are white, not very big, are there more?" I didn't pay attention to when it was tall, I just knew it was short. Could it be different? ”

"Of course it's different. Anyway, you just dig it up and send it to me. Be careful not to injure the fibrous roots. If it is really as you said, it is still 10,000 yuan with you, even if it is not, it will not make your hard work in vain. Peony couldn't explain it to him for a while, so she could only say it when she saw the flower.

When the Zhang brothers heard this, they repeatedly promised that they would dig it up and send it in three days at most, and remembered the specific location of He Mansion again, and Fang Huan went happily.

Seeing off the two brothers, Peony Fang went in to see Mrs. Cen. From afar, I heard the voices of everyone laughing happily and shaking off the flattering voices: "Good aunt! ”

Mother Lin explained to Peony: "At the beginning, it loved to learn from you, and I forgot about it after going to Liu's house for three years, and when I got up this morning, I heard everyone and Mrs. say hello, and the children called Niang Sajiao, so I remembered it again." The lady was saddened by the name, but then asked for a pumpkin seed to be rewarded. ”

Peony listened funny: "This stinky bird is quite fast when he sees the wind and makes the rudder, and it hugs my mother's thigh so quickly." ”

Yuhe smiled: "It's not a boast, among the parrots that the slave has seen, this bird's cleverness should be the first." And thanks to it that day, the slave and maid only taught it a few times, and they remembered it. ”

Peony muttered: "Go back and explain to Kuan'er and Shu'er, pay attention, don't say anything important in front of it." ”

Rain lotus should be careful to fall. Living in this house, I can't say who is bad at present, I look at everyone who loves peony, but there are many people, if you don't pay attention to what you shouldn't say, and it is called throwing it out, it will increase the trouble for peony and cause trouble for Mrs. Cen, so you naturally have to be very careful.

Mrs. Cen had just gotten up from a nap, and was resting on the couch under the porch, surrounded by the women and children of the He family, drinking tea, gossiping, gossiping, and listening to the children's endorsements. Seeing Peony enter, they all smiled and moved her place to sit down next to Mrs. Cen.

Mrs. Cen shook Peony's hand and said, "Fortunately, you brought a lot of people today. Peony saw that the Sun family and the Zhang family were all around Mrs. Cen, and knew that the two of them must have already told Mrs. Cen about what happened just now, so she smiled and said, "If there are few people, I don't dare to go out casually." ”

Mrs. Cen nodded: "Is it true that your cousin of the Li family did that?" ”

Peony hesitated for a moment and said, "It seems to be true." Liu Chang asked him, and he confessed. offended those two, and he was afraid that he would not have a good time in the future. And the reason why Liu Chang dared to ask Li Xun was most likely to ask the county lord of Qinghua, and the county lord of Qinghua would suspect Li Xun if he didn't admit it. In fact, judging from the character of the county lord of Qinghua, it is only a matter of time before this kind of thing is done. Li Xun just didn't admit it, and Liu Chang might not be able to completely conclude that it was him, his confession completely offended the Liu family and the county lord of Qinghua, and he was afraid that he would be much sadder in the future.

Mrs. Cen sighed: "This kid...... You owe him a great favor. "What should I tell her? She glanced at Peony, and saw that Peony was hanging down, and her mood seemed to be very heavy, so she didn't say much, and only urged Peony: "Didn't you buy flowers?" Hurry up and plant? ”

Seeing Peony get up to plant flowers, several nieces and nephews hurriedly asked their mother for leave and followed Peony to the backyard.

Zhang Shifang said: "Mother, I think Liu Chang is really angry today, and he sprinkled all his anger on Xingzhi, but I am afraid that it will be more difficult in the future." She and Sun are both women, so they naturally understand what Liu Chang and Peony mean by those words. It's just that as a daughter-in-law, she can't talk about her sister-in-law's private affairs in front of her mother-in-law, so she can only mention it very vaguely.

Mrs. Cen said with a calm face: "How to come and go." The body is not afraid of shadows. ”

Zhang and Sun glanced at each other, and they all responded yes.