Zhuo Qing wanted to say, "Son, you're not bragging." ”

But soon he thought of one thing, even if Ji Yu wanted to brag, he wouldn't brag to him, after all, the difference between the two statuses was too big.

Then what Ji Xiao said was the truth, with his smart mind, he couldn't think of any way to do what Ji Xiao said. In addition to threats such as coercion and poisoning, there are other means.

But he felt that people like Ji Xiao couldn't use this method, even if they had only known each other for a short time.

And if Ji Xiao does this, then it will be too despicable.

Zhuo Qing looked at this turbidity prince with perfect appearance and upbringing, and he really couldn't connect him with the despicable villain.

Next, Ji Xiao ate a clean meal, and at the same time asked Zhuo Qing to terminate the contract with Zuixiang Pavilion, and made a contract with Zhuo Qing. Since then, Zhuo Qing has been Ji Xiao's entourage, and his freedom has been restricted to a certain extent, and he is also closer to his goal of getting ahead.

After Ji Xiao did all this, he wanted to guess what kind of mood the stunned sting would be after knowing it. In an instant, he felt that he was a little too bored, and then he thought that there was still a full day left before the secret meeting of the twenty-four solar terms. It's rare to leave the villa, and he should take advantage of this leisure to do something else. Then he remembered that he had told Xiaoqin that he would go down the mountain, but he would pick a birthday gift for Ji Shan.

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Zhuo Qing had already followed Ji Xiao to visit six shops in the flower and tree shop in the south of the city, and those various potted plants simply dazzled his eyes. It can be said that he never thought that those ordinary flowers and trees, after some careful cultivation and cutting, would have a style that he could not imagine.

There were several gorgeous potted plants that he was very excited to see, but Ji Xiao didn't look down on them at all.

No, what Zhuo Qing thought of was that the son was clearly invisible.

He felt that it was the reason why Gongzi couldn't see it, so he didn't choose a potted plant. If you follow Childe, you should be Childe's eyes and remind him which bonsai are delicate and beautiful.

But to be honest, with Zhuo Qing's appreciation of bonsai, he thinks that the bonsai in these flower shops are very good-looking. Therefore, he thinks that his choice is no different from the blindfolded choice of Childe. Thinking of this, Zhuo Qing simply chose to keep his mouth shut.

Ji Xiao finally stopped in front of a green pine bonsai.

When Zhuo Qing saw this, he couldn't help but praise it in his heart.

I saw that this green pine was upright, and the branches and leaves were piled up like clouds, with a total of nine layers, like nine heavens. Even if it is pruned manually, it can grow like this, which is extremely rare.

"Little brother also has a crush on this Nine Heavens?" an old voice came.

Zhuo Qing looked over and saw an old man in a cyan silk shirt, who looked like he was full of poetry and books.

Ji Xiao smiled at the old man and said, "It turns out that this bonsai is called Nine Heavens, which is appropriate." ”

Zhuo Qing listened to Ji Xiao's words, and couldn't help but admire his son-in-law, who obviously couldn't see it, but responded so lightly, if he didn't know the truth, he was afraid that he would also think that his son had taken a serious look at this bonsai.

Seeing Ji Xiao's polite appearance, the old man had a good impression in his heart and said, "Little brother is also interested in bonsai?"

Ji Xiao shook his head, and then said, "I'm going to buy a bonsai and give it to my father." ”

When the old man heard this, he regretted it in his heart and said secretly: Sure enough. Bonsai is one of his great hobbies, but there are not many people who really like bonsai among the people he intersects on weekdays. Those big families plant bonsai mostly to decorate the occasion, rather than really like it. Now that I see this polite young man, I can't help but ask more questions, and sure enough, the other party is not particularly interested in bonsai.

The old man said, "Are you fancy this Nine Heavens now?"

Ji Yu nodded and said: "I think this bonsai is not bad, could it be that the old man is interested in it, if so, I can find something else." ”

The old man knew that there was something wrong with this bonsai, and he didn't want to say anything more when he saw that Ji Xiao was not a fellow believer, but Ji Yu respected the old man so much, he couldn't bear it after all, and said vaguely: "This Nine Heavens is not easy to support, you might as well look at something else." ”

Ji Xiao smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, but the gardener in my family is also useful, and he should be able to support him." ”

The shopkeeper on the other side had already come over and said, "Childe has good eyesight, this Nine Heavens is the treasure of our store, as long as you buy it, we will inform you of all the maintenance methods, and there will be no situation where you can't support it." ”

Ji Xiao nodded and said, "Then there is work, how much is it." ”

The shopkeeper said: "Five hundred taels of silver, Tong Su is not deceived." As he spoke, he glanced at the old man, meaning to ask him not to say more.

The old man was stared at by him, and he became even more angry, and said: "What a black-hearted shopkeeper, these ninefold heavenly roots are rotten, and you still have to collect five hundred taels of silver from others." ”

How did the shopkeeper know that this old man was so straightforward, and directly told the secret of the Nine Heavens, he hurriedly said: "Old gentleman, we have no grudges in the past and no hatred in the near future, you can't talk nonsense and smash my signboard."

The old man said: "Then do you dare to make a note with me, I will pay five hundred taels of silver to buy this bonsai, and then we will dig up the soil in the pot in front of us, if the roots inside are rotten, you will not only have to pay me silver, I will also send you to prison." ”

The shopkeeper knew that there was a ghost in this Nine Heavens bonsai, so of course he refused to answer, and said: "The rule of our store is that the goods have been sold and will not be returned." ”

The old man said, "If you don't have a ghost in your heart, why don't you dare to do what I say." ”

Seeing that the old man was pressing tightly, the shopkeeper knew that Ji Xiao was not a fool and could see the problem of bonsai, so he would not buy it, so he begged for mercy: "Old man, you are also an expert, I have someone in this Nine Heavens who has offered three thousand taels, and I refuse to sell it." I put a price tag of five hundred taels, if this boy is greedy to buy it, it is because his eyesight is not good, if he finds out that it is strange and does not buy it, I will not persuade more. What's more, I raised it for ten years, and served it like my ancestors, so that it grew into what it is today, is it not worth five hundred taels. "He does business in harmony and makes money, even if Ji Xiao doesn't buy it, he still hopes not to hate the other party. Otherwise, if the thing is not sold, and it will lose notoriety, it will be even more worthless.

The old man couldn't help but be silent, what the shopkeeper said was indeed reasonable, in normal times, this Nine Heavens was indeed worthy of the price of three thousand taels. If an official wants a lottery head and buys it and gives it to Shangguan, it is worth 5,000 taels. The Nine Heavens have been carefully cultivated into what they are today, and the hard work in it is indeed worth more than five hundred taels.

Ji Xiao suddenly spoke: "That's it, I'll pay a hundred taels, and you sell it to me." ”

When the old man saw what he said, Ji Xiao was still obsessed, and said, "Little brother, don't sympathize with him, you don't need it." Even though the store has worked a lot, where can there be no risk in doing business, in his opinion, there is no need for Ji Xiao to sympathize with this shopkeeper.

Ji Yu said: "Thank you for the reminder, I don't hide it, I actually know that the roots of this bonsai are rotten, but I have a way to bring it back to life, so I am willing to pay for it." ”

He said to the shopkeeper, "If I hadn't been able to revive it, it would be worthless now, as the old gentleman said." Now you have two options, either sell it to me now or wait for it to die in two days. ”

After Ji Xiao finished speaking, his dark eyes looked at the store calmly.

The shopkeeper felt a lot of pressure, and hesitated for a while before saying, "Childe, if you really have the means to rejuvenate the plants and trees, I am willing to give it to you for free, but ......"

Ji Xiao said: "You want to ask me how to save it? It's not that I want to hide it, it's just that this method can't be done by others except me." ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Childe has this means, of course it is not easy to make a thousand dollars, but I still have a golden wind jade dew here that is also dying, I want to beg Childe to save it, as long as Childe is willing to help, I will give it to you for nothing." If I can't save it, I don't dare to sell the Nine Heavens to you again, I just ask Gongzi not to tell you about today's events. ”