The garden Yuan Xiuzhu said was not the one in the hot spring villa, but the house in the city.

The Yuan family was originally an official eunuch, and there were people who were officials for three generations, and Yuan Xiuzhu had served in various places for many years. Being a foreign official is much more abundant than Jingguan's oil and water, and he came back to buy property after he became a servant, so he bought a big mansion covering an area of seven or eight acres.

He built pavilions and pavilions in the garden, moved many flowers and trees, and attracted living water, making it look like the Jiangnan garden that Du Jinning saw in his previous life. The winter in the south is warm, there has not been a single snow in ten years, the grass and trees are still green, and the scenery is very beautiful. Walking in this garden, Du Jinning seemed to have returned to his previous life.

Before she was reborn, she was building such a garden. It is a high-end villa community, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the external promotion is a classical Chinese garden environment, Du Jinning and his mentor are responsible for the garden design and flower planting projects.

"Xiao Ning, look, it's this tree."

Hearing Yuan Xiuzhu's voice, Du Jinning came back to his senses, and saw that they had unconsciously walked to a wall, Yuan Xiuzhu was pointing to a camphor tree not far from the wall and said: "Look at it, this is a camphor tree that I asked someone to transplant this spring, but it will die after it has been moved, and the leaves are always yellow." I've asked people to come and see it, but I can't find out why. Xiao Ning, you can take a look, if it doesn't work, I'll pull it out and plant something else. ”

Guan Lehe stepped forward to take a look, and was about to speak, when he heard a subordinate come over and say, "Old lady, old lady Qi is here." ”

"Haha, that old man, he has nothing to do all day long, and he is so idle that he is panicking, and he runs to me vigorously." Yuan Xiuzhu laughed loudly, "Invite him in." ”

But before the man turned around, Qi Bokun's voice came from not far away: "Who said that you have nothing to do when you are full?" I don't think you're lonely and lonely, pitiful, come to accompany you. ”

Yuan Xiuzhu looked at Qi Bokun who was walking briskly, and glared: "The dead duck has a hard mouth." ”

These two old men quarreled as soon as they met, but they were very lively, and Guan Lehe and Du Jinning were not surprised.

Regarding this camphor tree, Yuan Xiuzhu thought that he had told Qi Bokun about it. Qi Bokun walked closer and saw Guan Hele and Du Jinning circling around Xiangzhang, he knew what was going on, and said with a smile: "Have you invited our Du Xiaolangzhong to treat the tree today?" ”

"Isn't it? This tree is half-dead, and if you cut it down, you can't bear it; If you don't cut it, it will hinder your eyes. So let Xiao Ning come over and take a look. If you can't find a problem, cut it. Yuan Xiuzhu said.

To be honest, although he is more confident than Guan Lehe in Du Jinning, Du Jinning's age is too young, even if he has helped him cure the strawberry, Yuan Xiuzhu still does not have much confidence in this camphor tree.

Guan Lehe looked at his disciple, worried that she would say the wrong thing and make people laugh, so he said what was interrupted just now: "Although I don't know about camphor trees, I have a lot of cabinets and bookcases made of camphor wood at home, and I still know a little about this thing. The reason why everyone likes to use it to make cabinets and bookcases is because it has a special aroma, which is disgusted by insects and ants, and can be a good insect prevention. Since it won't be eaten by insects when it is made into a cabinet, it is estimated that there will be no insect infestation to make it sick when it is alive, right? So it's certainly not due to pests and diseases. ”

Yuan Xiuzhu nodded: "Our flower carpenter also said the same. ”

Worried that Du Jinning couldn't see the reason and was in a hurry, he was about to say something to give Du Jinning a way out, when he heard Du Jinning suddenly ask: "Is this wall of your house just built?" ”

Yuan Xiuzhu was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Was there a house built here? Later, it was demolished, and a section of the fence was built next to it with old bricks, and then it was painted with lime? ”

"Yes." Yuan Xiuzhu nodded again.

Then he asked suspiciously, "What?" Does this wall have an effect on the camphor tree? ”

Qi Bokun was also a little dumbfounded: "Is it a feng shui problem?" Do you still look at Feng Shui? ”

In their opinion, Du Jinning's words can only be explained in this way. Otherwise, such a section of the fence is still two or three feet away from the tree, and the wall is not high, and the tree is not short, so it can't be said that the wall blocks the sunlight of this tree, right? Isn't that?

Guan Lehe took two steps forward, winked at Du Jinning, shook his head slightly, and signaled her not to talk nonsense.

It doesn't matter if she can't see anything wrong with this tree, Yuan Xiuzhu doesn't have much hope for her, it's just a dead horse as a live horse doctor. If you can't see it, you can say it generously, and no one will blame her.

The son is silent, and the strange force is confused. But if she said something about ghosts and gods for the sake of face, Yuan Xiuzhu and Qi Bokun would definitely have a bad impression of her, and it would be difficult to change this impression in the future.

Seeing that his husband was defending himself, Du Jinning's heart warmed, and he smiled to reassure him, then turned to Yuan Xiuzhu and said, "In my opinion, this is a problem with the soil." I think that when you demolished the house, the foundation below was not dug deeply, and the soil was not changed at the tree pit, so you directly planted the camphor tree here. The foundation contains lime and other materials, and the lime used to brush the fence wall may also be mixed directly here, so that the lime seeps into the mud. This lime is harmful to the camphor tree, so it doesn't grow well. Now it's half-dead, the leaves are yellow, and in the first half of the year, the leaves will shrivel and the edges will be scorched, and the tree will be completely hopeless. ”

Everyone didn't expect Du Jinning to deliberately point out the meaning of the wall just now.

"Is that so?" Yuan Xiuzhu will still be skeptical. However, no one else can find a reason, Du Jinning can at least explain the original situation here, but it seems to have some reason. And he believed it.

"Can this tree be saved?" He asked.

Du Jinning hesitated: "Remove it first and see how it grows." ”

In modern times, this yellowing disease is still quite easy to treat, and it is enough to inject ferrous sulfate directly under the roots of the tree. But this is ancient times, where did ferrous sulphate come from? Although iron can be decomposed into ferrous sulfate by putting it into sulfuric acid, dilute sulfuric acid was refined by alchemy Taoist priests as early as the Tang Dynasty with the name of "green alum oil", but she is a country boy, where can she know about green alum oil? These are all well-read poetry books. If she said she had seen it in a book, they would have to ask her to point out which one she had received.

She didn't want to make trouble for a tree.

"Remove?" Yuan Xiuzhu frowned.

The tree was as tall as a story and a half of a house, and it took a lot of effort to get it planted in the first place. Now I have to move it again, and there are still a lot of troubles.

"Can you dig it up, change the soil and plant it again?" He asked. It's at least a little smaller.

Du Jinning shook his head: "I suggest you plant another tree." The soil here is not good for camphor, but if you change to another tree, you can grow it well. ”

The camphor tree is a plant that prefers acidic soil, and is prone to disease in alkaline soil, and eventually the whole plant dies. And this piece of land has construction waste, with a lot of lime content, and the alkalinization is more serious. Even if a part of the area is dug up, the soil is replaced, and the tree is replanted, it may survive in the short term, but after a year or two, the root system develops and extends to other places, and it will still be affected by the alkaline soil.

It would be better to move it elsewhere and plant it with plants that prefer alkaline soil.

Yuan Xiuzhu didn't have any good ideas, so he didn't bother the two masters at all, and asked Du Jinning: "What is that?" You give an opinion. ”

"Plant a crape myrtle or two." Du Jinning said. Crape myrtle trees prefer acidic soils.

Yuan Xiuzhu looked at the camphor tree, and was a little reluctant: "Then don't you want this tree?" ”

"In this way, you choose a place you like first, and I'll show you if the soil is suitable there." Du Jinning said.

Yuan Xiuzhu is also indispensable. When he looked around, he reached out and pointed out.

"Don't go around here, preferably farther away." Du Jinning hurriedly stopped him.

Yuan Xiuzhu touched his beard, and he didn't have much idea for a while, so he had to say: "Let's go, I'll take you around the garden, Xiao Ning, you can also help me choose a suitable place." ”

These words played into Du Jinning's arms. She was just trying to see what flowers and trees Yuan Jiazi had. The hard work of farming is not high, and she doesn't want the Chen family to be tired in the field every day. Just plant a little enough for the ration, and in other places, you can cultivate flowers and trees to sell.