The gardener's business has improved, and Feng Chunxi's enthusiasm is much more energetic than in winter. Every morning, I first feed lemons and myself, and then start to take care of the hundreds of pots of flowers in the store. Sometimes I go to the morning market to buy something cheap and delicious.

"Hello, young man." On this day, Feng Chunxi had just had breakfast and was tending to the leaves of the rubber tree when an old man's voice came from the door.

"Hello! Do you want to buy flowers, just look at it, which pot in the photo I will introduce to you. Feng Chunxi turned his head to look and saw that the other party was about sixty years old, his hair was a little gray, and his body was still strong.

"I don't buy flowers, I have potted flowers at home and I'm sick. I heard that the owner of this gardening shop is very good at taking care of flowers and plants, can you please help me take a look, I can pay for your consultation! The old man looked a little dignified.

"The consultation fee? The old gentleman laughed, I'm not a doctor. Tell us about flowers, let's discuss it together. ”

The old man took out his mobile phone and showed Feng Chunxi photos of flowers. I saw a pot of hibiscus flowers on a wooden desk. The new leaves at the top look still relatively green, but the leaves at the bottom are a little yellow, and two buds have already grown at the branches, but they look a little shriveled, and they are estimated to fall off if they don't bloom.

"You took this photo at night, I can't see the lighting of the house, is this room on the south side or the north side?" Also, tell us how you raised this potted flower. Feng Chunxi asked.

"I like this pot of flowers from my wife when she died, so I put it in my study, facing the east side, so that it can be lit every morning. Originally, it was watered with water, but recently it wasn't going to bloom, and I heard that rice water was nutritious, so I switched to rice water to water the flowers......"

After listening to the old man's introduction, Feng Chunxi had roughly judged the problem of this pot of hibiscus. Fusang flowers are seedlings in the south, and they can only be planted in pots in the north, and the homonym is "mourning", so there are not many people who raise this kind of flower. The flowers of hibiscus are somewhat like roses, and they can bloom one after another if they are raised, but they can easily die if they are not taken care of. Judging from the appearance of this potted flower, it should be due to insufficient lighting, coupled with rice washing water to water the flowers, resulting in soil compaction.

"Old man, hibiscus flowers have a greater need for light, you should put them on the windowsill on the south side first, but be careful, don't open the nearby windows, this flower is not resistant to low temperatures. Your soil should be hardened and need to be replaced. In the future, if you use rice washing water, remember to ferment for a week before using it, rather than pouring it directly, otherwise the soil will be compacted. These two buds will not open, you can prune them off along with the dead leaves below, and in about half a month, new buds will grow. ”

"Young man, I'm not very good at this, or I'll bring the flowers over, and if you help me get it right, I'll pay you the corresponding fee." This pot of flowers is really important to me, and I must save it! ”

Hibiscus is a woody plant, and the pots are relatively large, so it is very laborious to move them once, from home to store? Then you might as well buy a new pot. Feng Chunxi thought for a while and replied: "That's it, you leave me an address, I'll go to your house to help you get it, and then you can pay me the cost of flower soil and flower fertilizer normally." ”

At noon, Bai Xue, who had just woken up, planned to come to the Chunxi Gardening Store to eat, and happened to be left to watch the store for free. Feng Chunxi found the community where the elderly lived according to the address. Many new buildings have been built in front of this old house, and the old concrete road is also full of devastation. After a few pleasantries, Feng Chunxi prepared to start work. Looking at the pot of hibiscus flowers on the old-fashioned solid wood table, he vaguely felt a trace of sadness. This flower may have felt the old man's longing for his deceased wife, and her posture looked so melancholy. Looking at the soil in the pot, not only is it seriously compacted, but the wall of the pot is also a little damp and moldy, which is obviously caused by overwatering.

Feng Chunxi carefully broke the potting soil with a fork, took out the plants without hurting the roots, and removed the clods stuck to the roots. The yellow leaves and the top buds are also cut off. Pour the soil mixed with coarse sand, humus, and flower soil into the pot, and then replant the plants.

At the same time of work, Feng Chunxi explained to the old man the precautions in the later stage: "Old man, after the flowers are planted, I will move you to the north bedroom for a few days." You don't have to worry about anything today, just water thoroughly tomorrow morning. After that, you water it every three days. Remember, it's best to leave the water for a day or two before using it, and you can wet the soil each time. After a week, you move the flowers to a well-lit location in the living room, put this bag of flower fertilizer in the soil, and I guarantee that the pot will continue to bloom. ”

The old man listened carefully, and nodded from time to time, indicating that he had taken it to heart.

"The elderly, raising tweed, can't be too lazy, but also can't be too industrious. Except for the necessary watering and turning the soil, you don't care about it, it grows well. If you think about it every day and interfere too much with the growth of the plant, the flowers will be more susceptible to disease. Feng Chunxi already felt that the old man pinned his thoughts on his deceased wife on this pot of hibiscus, so he spent a lot of energy on the flowers every day, but the peanut became sick.

Listening to Feng Chunxi's words, the old man was stunned for a moment, took a long breath, and went to the sofa. "Young man, come over for tea." The old man said, playing with the tea set on the coffee table.

Feng Chunxi was really a little thirsty, so he took advantage of the situation to go to the opposite side of the old man. Although he doesn't understand tea, the old man's Longjing has a faint fragrance, which is particularly warm and moist in the mouth, and has a feeling of spring. It can be concluded that the grade of tea is not low.

"Young man, you're right, there are some things that you really can't care too much about......" The old man filled Feng Chunxi and his cup with tea again, and told his story. It turned out that the old man and his wife were both teachers, and they were very strict with the education of their only daughter. When she was a child, her daughter had both character and learning, and she was the pride of the couple. But after high school, the child became more and more rebellious, the discipline of the elderly became stricter, and the estrangement became bigger and bigger. Now that my wife has passed away, my daughter only comes home occasionally and refuses to stay at home longer.

is not good at comforting others, Feng Chunxi has no choice but to simply respond and be a quiet listener. It's sad enough to be managed by the teacher at school, and when you get home, you have to be managed by two teachers together, I'm afraid this feeling is suffocating, Feng Chunxi thought. When I was a child, my parents were busy making a living, and I didn't have much leisure to care about myself, and they were all friends playing peek-a-boo, bouncing and something together. Sometimes I would go to my father's shop to play, and by the way, let my friends help my father do some chores. The childhood without after-school tutoring classes was still very happy, and the academic performance was not delayed.

After pouring out the bitterness in his heart, the old man felt much more comfortable, and Feng Chunxi also said goodbye and prepared to leave. Before leaving, I noticed that there was a pot of Chunlan on the entrance cabinet, wasn't this the same pot I had sold to Aunt Qin before? It turned out that this old man was Aunt Qin's friend Teacher Du.

Feng Chunxi didn't ask, but Teacher Du had already noticed that his eyes fell on Chunlan, and took the initiative to explain: "Young man, I am a friend of Lao Qin, this flower is from your store, it is planted very elegantly, I like it very much." I also heard Lao Qin say that you know flowers and plants very well, so I went to your store. ”

"Yes, this is the flower I sell in my store, and this pot looks good to you." Feng Chunxi thought to himself, such a high-grade Chunlan potted plant is placed on the entrance cabinet, no wonder the flower swords are drooping, this flower is wronged.

"You are a cultural person, so I thought it would be appropriate to give you a pot of orchids. I think you should find a better place for it. Although as the owner of the flower, it is his business where to put it, Feng Chunxi, who loves the flower, still decided to fight for a more suitable position for this pot of Chunlan.

"I'll consider your suggestion." Teacher Du thought for a moment and replied.