For peony flowers, there is such a saying: "You can harvest eighty percent of the tender, not ninety percent old." "The main reason is that peony seeds are developed from ovules in the ovary, and the epicotyl has dormant characteristics, which can be harvested from late July to early to mid-August. It's now the ninth month of the lunar calendar, and there is no doubt that it's too late. Yunxi estimates that the seed germination rate may already be very low.

But to tell the truth, the planting of peony Yunxi has only been seen on Baidu, and he has not planted it, even the peony that has been planted, has not been planted to bloom, and he has found a consultation on the forum, and some people say that it is because the peony root is too short and the nutrition is insufficient, you know, peony is also a medicinal material.

Later, Yunxi didn't try it again, first, there was no place to buy good peonies, and second, he was obsessed with other flowers, so he didn't study this in depth.

It's a bit regrettable to think about it, in this ancient world, peony peony is probably the most popular flower, right? Fortunately, there are a lot of theories, so let's practice them slowly.

After lunch, Ye Yuan got up and left first, and Yunxi hurriedly caught up.

"Xi'er is looking for her father? Didn't you learn what your father taught you in the morning," Ye Yuan said with a smile: "I won't be afraid, let's learn slowly, go, and my father will teach you again." ”

"Dad looked down on people, I learned everything."

"Really?" Ye Yuan was a little unconvinced, although what he taught was not so difficult, it was still very difficult for children who had just started learning.

"Let's go, Daddy will test you."

As a result, Yunxi naturally passed the test smoothly. Ye Yuan was very surprised, bent down and asked seriously: "Xi'er is good, she is as smart as your sister, your sister also learned very quickly, do you want your father to open a small stove for you and learn more?" ”

"My sister is also learning so fast?" Yunxi couldn't help but be surprised, my cleverness is mixed with water, but people are real, it seems that there are geniuses there! If you don't accept it, you can't.

"Yes, both of your sisters are very smart, much smarter than your father and me when I was a child, and your brother can't compare, hey, it's a pity ......"

It's a pity that their sister can't take the imperial examination, and it's a pity that her ability to take the imperial examination is limited, but although Yunxi understands this, she doesn't need to say it.

Let's get back to the topic, "I still don't want it, Daddy, I'll learn with Yunkai." Yunxi rejected this very tempting offer.

Let's keep it consistent, Yunxi knows that the talent is not so high, but it accounts for the light of the previous life, and when the learning is deep, it must be difficult, in the previous life, the Four Books and the Five Classics are not compulsory subjects, at most they have read them as extracurricular books.

Ye Yuan was not reluctant, and said with a smile: "Okay, just learn with Yunkai, and follow your mother to learn from girls when you have time, don't be greedy for fun, you know?" ”

Yunxi responded obediently, "That, Dad, book?" ”

Ye Yuan raised his eyebrows, smiled slightly and said, "What book?" As far as you know those words, what books can you read? ”

"Daddy, help me take a look, I'm waiting to plant peony seeds!" So depressed!

"Okay, I'll find it for you."

After looking for a long time, there were few useful words.

"The Biography of Southern Plants and Trees" mainly introduces the flowers, trees and fruit trees in the south, and there is no peony; Find a sentence in "The Flowers and Trees of King Wei": "There are more than 1,000 peony plants, including Hundred Medicine Immortals, Moon Palace Flowers, Little Yellow Jiao, Snow Lady, Pink Nuxiang, Penglai Xianggong, Egg Heart Yellow, Royal Clothes Red, Purple Dragon Cup, Three Purple and other varieties. "The net introduction of the variety; Find a paragraph in the "Garden Grass and Tree Book": "Peony was born in Bajun and Hanzhong, and is found in the mountains of Dan, Yan, Qing, Yue, Chu, and Hezhou, and the flowers are yellow, purple, red, and white, which should be mountain peony." Peony is also known as wood peony, the people of the modern world are more valuable, the nursery people want the weirdness of its flowers, all transplant in autumn and winter, cultivate with dung, bloom in spring, its shape is changeable. "None of this is of much use.

Looking through Mr. Zhou's grandfather's reading notes again, I finally found a useful sentence, "Peony should be cold and afraid of heat, like dryness and dislike dampness, get new soil and have prosperous roots, and plant to the sun is comfortable." Where to plant peony should not be too deep, deep roots are not good, and the flowers are not vigorous, to the sore mouth (rhizome junction) Qi soil surface is good. Must choose a good land, exhaust the old soil, with fine soil with a pound of shoe, white stalk can kill insects, this kind of flower method also. ”

Yunxi asked, "What is Baiqi?" Can you find it? ”

"White spurs are very common, and we have them in the back mountains, but here we say that we use swords." Ye Yuan replied.

"Isn't it just medicine that kills insects? Boil and water should be fine. Yunxi said.

"It should be, but, Yunxi, didn't say how to plant the seeds?" Ye Yuan asked. He was also helpless: "Xi'er, what should I do?" Otherwise, don't plant it, my father has planted it, and it's not easy to grow up when it sprouts. ”

Of course, Yunxi doesn't want to give up, there is no way in the book, she has a method in her head: "Peony sowing should not be too deep, 3 to 4 cm is appropriate, after sowing the soil and the ground is flat, commonly known as "seeds into the soil, but five deep" (5 cm). Then gently the soil is firm, watered thoroughly, and covered with grain grass, leaves or horse manure in winter, or covered with mulch film to keep warm, moisture and cold. After the peony sprouts and is unearthed in the following year, the seedlings are exposed to the ground, and the weak ones only give birth to a small leaf, and the strong ones can give birth to 2 to 3 leaves, which should be cultivated and weeded in time. ”

Don't toss something, don't be happy!

If you want her to do it and watch it, you can't do anything, it's too anxious. Originally, at this time, she should have taken care of the autumn-sown seedlings at home, but when she came to this cold place, in addition to looking at plum blossoms in winter, she could only see snowflakes, right?

"Dad, let me try it, there is no loss if it doesn't sprout, it's just a waste of time." Yunxi smiled and said, "Could it be that Daddy really expects me to plant a lot of peonies for you to see." ”

Ye Yuan was dumbfounded, but no, a seven-year-old girl, what can she expect to grow, just play. Waving his hand: "Go, go, the ground should have been cleared, you can lead Yuanyuan to play by yourself." ”

"Yes, Daddy." Yunxi saluted so-so, and led the attendant round little girl to run.

Ran out of the courtyard door before stopping, Yuan Yuan asked excitedly: "Second lady, do you really want to plant flowers?" Shall I follow along? ”

Yunxi was also very happy, and said with a smile: "Okay, Yuanyuan, I have something big to tell you to do now." ”

Yuanyuan has nothing to do, Yunxi has a plan in his heart, to pick seeds, find fertilizer, and dig white leaves.

After thinking about it, he instructed Yuanyuan: "I'll go and pick the seeds myself, and you go to your father and say that I need some cow dung, and let him carry two baskets to the ground?" Let's dig some white stalks and come back, about two catties, do you know the white stalks? ”

"White Leaf? Yes. Yuan Yuan was puzzled: "What does the second lady want Bai Qi to do?" Did you get sores? ”

Yunxi shook his head, "No one has sores, aren't we going to plant flowers?" This is for seeds. ”

"With a white shoe?" Yuanyuan was about to ask again, but was interrupted by Yunxi with a smile, "Just go, this is the recipe in the book, you just dig it, as long as the rhizome, you will boil it out tomorrow when I study, and use it in the afternoon." ”

This is not a difficult matter, Yuan Yuanniang is the steward of the kitchen, and the Ye family has a simple population, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about, so Yuan Yuan nodded.

Yunxi went straight to the garden behind,

I picked peony seeds first, and then stretched out my hand to pick moon seeds. Suddenly remembered, didn't Mr. Zhou say that he was going to give her seeds? Have you forgotten? Yunxiao came back and asked, forget it if you don't. But he was stopped on the way.

Yun Jin asked: "Dad agreed, plant the front yard?" ”

Yunxi nodded, "What's the matter, sister, do you also want a piece of land?" ”

I don't want Yun Jin to really nodded, "Yes, but I don't want to plant peonies, I want to plant a large number of moon flowers, but the place in the front yard is not that big?" ”

In this way, there is no land in the front yard, and there is land in the backyard, but the backyard is planted with vegetables, but the landlord's family can still lose two acres of vegetable land. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to grow flowers in your backyard?

Yunxi took Yunjin's arm and asked: "Sister, why don't we have a garden, the backyard is planted with vegetables, anyway, we are also the landlord's family, why don't there be few flowers in the backyard?" ”

Yun Jin listened and said depressedly: "That's right, other people's families have gardens, so our family grows vegetables." In the past, I told my father that I wanted to vacate the vegetable garden to plant flowers, but my father did not agree. ”

Yunxi smiled: "Daddy doesn't agree, let's go and beg my mother, my mother is better than my father." Let's find Yunkai together again, my mother will definitely agree! ”

"That's a good idea," Yun Jin came up and took his sister's hand, and the two kissed Mimi and went to find Yun Kai together.

Yunxi has always believed that in the deepest part of everyone's heart, there is a happy gardener, whether it is an adult or a child. Modern people live in reinforced concrete forests, and there are still many people who grow flowers and grasses.

There was no doubt that Yun Kai couldn't agree anymore, and he also wanted to plant henna and melons on a piece of land, and the three of them hit it off.

Lin was making a cotton coat, and when he saw the three of them coming in together, he hurriedly beckoned them to sit down. smiled: "Why did the three of you come together, do you have something to do with your mother?" ”

Yun Jin squeezed his eyes at Yun Xi and the two of them, Yun Kai, Yun Xi pulled Lin's arms from left to right and began to coquettish according to what had been discussed before.

Lin Shile laughed: "Yo, let's say, what's the matter?" ”

Yunxi leaned on Lin's lap and said with a smile: "Mother, we want a garden, okay?" ”

"Yes, mother, I want the garden too." Yun Kai also leaned on Lin's lap and rubbed.

Lin looked at the two children with a smile on their faces, and couldn't help but smile: "Isn't there a lot of vacant land in the front yard, just go and plant, and report to your mother?" ”

Yunxi: "How much ......land do we want?"

Yun Jin interrupted her. said directly: "Mother, what we want is not the front yard, but the vegetable patch in the back yard." ”

"A vegetable patch in the backyard?" Lin paused, "Your heart is not small, your father has not planted it, what can you grow, it's just that, our family is not short of these two acres of land, just play with you." I'm afraid......"

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid," Lin laughed, "I'm afraid that I'll be like your father, tossing around." ”