"I bought it from a flower farmer. He grows a lot of flowers." Man Bao was serving the narcissus, and hummed: "He wants to exchange chrysanthemums with me for narcissus, and I won't exchange it."
Mr. Zhuang looked at the delicate and beautiful pots of chrysanthemums on the ground, and then turned his head to look at the garlic-like plants in Manbao's broken flower pot...
Mr. Zhuang: ...
He couldn't help but shook his head, and went back to the study with his hands behind his back. He was getting more and more confused about people nowadays.
Manbao placed pots of chrysanthemums under the eaves to avoid the scorching sun, and watered them every day according to the seller's instructions. They adapted well to the new environment.
Man Bao is very satisfied with this.
Wu Wulang and the others were busy with the business of the store, and they left early and returned late every day, so they didn't pay attention to it. When they realized it, the flowers bought by Man Bao had filled the corridors on both sides of the yard.
There are not only chrysanthemums, but also various flowers that they have heard of and have never heard of.
These are all recommended by the seller to Manbao. In order to get some useful information from Manbao, he took great pains. Many flowers are half sold and half free.
Maybe it's because he digs plants all the year round. Manbao is very fond of flowers and plants. It's okay when he doesn't see the pictures, but he likes them very much when he sees the pictures.
The seller recommended a mutant lotus that can be kept in a water tank. It is such a big one with only two shy leaves hiding under the flower. The pink tip is reddish and very beautiful.
There is also a flower that looks like a Chinese rose. It is said to be called the ancient rose. It is the biggest research result of their farm over the years. The gene restoration rate has reached 90%, although the stability rate is very low, but it is also a pass. , there are sixty percent.
Man Bao liked it very much, so besides chrysanthemums, she bought several kinds of lotus flowers and ancient roses in one go.
The colors are different, and the flower shapes are also different. Some are still in buds, and some have a small green spot, not even the buds. The seller seems to be trying to lure Man Bao, so he gave her a pot of flowers that are still in bloom. open flowers.
When she moved back, even Mr. Zhuang stood on the porch admiring it for a long time.
It's really nice.
It's hard for Zhou Wulang and the others to know about such beautiful flowers placed on the porch.
He was a bit reluctant, "Sell such beautiful flowers to the enemy?"
Man Bao said: "More than one hundred taels, fifth brother, look at the price."
Zhou Wulang blinked, "One hundred taels for a pot of flowers? Or all together?"
"Of course it's a pot of flowers." Zhou Lijun said: "Uncle Wu, do you know how much a pot of peonies sold when we were in Yizhou City?"
Friday Lang shook his head.
Zhou Lijun told him that Zhou Wulang's eyes widened.
Man Bao said: "These flowers each have their own beauty. Although I think they are all beautiful, we Jin people love peonies, so rare peonies can be sold at a higher price, and other flowers will be inferior. Wait until next spring , we will find peony flowers and sell them at a high price."
Bai Shan asked angrily: "Do you want to sell them for a few more years?"
In his opinion, it would be best to find out about it this year, and he didn't want to live with them for a few more years.
Man Bao was a little weak, and asked, "They haven't entered Beijing yet, have they?"
"I haven't heard of it," Bai Shan said, "I only heard that the Emperor felt sorry for the Empress Dowager, so he specially sent a message to ask the King of Yizhou to leave after July and a half."
Bai Erlang was very curious, "I'm also in the Imperial College, why haven't I heard of this? How many friends have you made?"
"Not a single one," Bai Shan said, "but there are a lot of gossips in our class. After class, they gather together to talk about state affairs. News from the DPRK and China is flying all over the sky. I sit at the front and it's hard not to hear."
Man Bao and Bai Erlang were dumbfounded.
Bai Erlang felt a little frustrated, "Why doesn't anyone in our class talk about this?"
"Because you are in a class of twelve, and you don't have much foundation in the capital, where do you get this information?" Bai Shan had already figured out the key point, "There are twenty-two students in our class, except for the three of us. Five of them came from the university entrance examination, and the remaining 14 came from Enyin, whose grandfather or father and brother were all officials in the court, so it’s hard for us to hear the news even if we want to.”
Bai Dalang on the side suddenly interjected: "This is the difference between Guozixue and other five schools."
Then he glanced at his silly brother with a look of regret.
What a great opportunity, just compete with forty-seven people for the top three. If he is smarter and more diligent, he will have already reached the thirteenth place in the exam, and he will advance to ten places...
Bai Dalang shook his head, forget it, forget it, time and fate, he is lucky enough at the moment.
Bai Erlang got up from his brother, walked between Zhou Lizhong and Zhou Liwei and squeezed in, avoiding his elder brother, "When will your shop open?"
Wu Wulang immediately remembered the business, "By the way, I almost forgot if you don't tell me, the shops are all packed, and we have also found out all the places that sell vegetables and meat, and we are planning to open on a good day."
Man Bao immediately said: "I will do this, let me figure it out!"
"I knew you would, so I came back to find you to calculate." Wu Wulang knew that Man Bao had learned some skills of counting days from Daoxu Daohe in the Taoist temple, so he came back to find her to calculate.
There is no way, he has inquired, and it takes a lot of money to count the days in the Taoist temples in the capital, especially the days of opening.
Although they still have the silver from Manbao, he still feels that he can save as much as he can, even if he only gives two taels of red seal, think about how long it took their family to earn two taels of silver.
Man Bao had already counted with his fingers clumsily, and Bai Shan asked, "Have you decided on the name of the shop?"
Wu Wulang said: "We have all thought about it, this is the restaurant opened by our old Zhou's family, so it is called Zhou Ji Restaurant."
Bai Shan: "... a very appropriate name."
Man Bao turned to him and said, "I'm going to design a store logo, but I can't draw it well, so you can draw it for me later, okay?"
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, "Okay, let me write the plaque for you, too?"
"No," Man Bao said, "I want Mr. to write the plaque."
Bai Shan slightly felt sorry.
Bai Erlang raised his hand and asked, "Then what can I do?"
Man Bao thought for a while and said: "You can invite guests for us. On the opening day, you invite your good classmates and friends to eat and warm up the store."
Man Bao counted with his fingers: "The shopkeeper Zheng Da of the pharmacy and Dr. Gu will go, as well as our own family members, and your friends and classmates. Although there are still fewer people, it is almost the same."
Bai Shan thought for a while and said, "Then I'll invite a few people as well."
Man Bao asked, "Who is it?"
"Peng Zhiru and Lu Xiaofo," Bai Shan said after a pause, "and Feng Zongping."
Although he is not considered friends with them, he still talks occasionally in school. If he invites them, they should go.
Man Bao was happy, "Okay, invite anyone else you want to invite."