After Zheng Tan came back, he quickly forgot about the orchids on the balcony. At first, he didn't think about how to give the orchids to the old man Lan, put them on the back, and just forgot about them. Potted orchids are watered. Until one day old man Lan came to ask questions.
Old Man Lan ran into Gong Qin while walking after dinner. When the chat started, Gong Qin talked about what happened when he went on a trip some time ago. For her, a cat plucked an orchid and gave it back to her. It's a very interesting thing, but under Er Mao's instructions, she didn't mention it outside, but when she mentioned it in front of old man Lan, it was because the two of them were talking about flowers and plants, and she accidentally missed the point, so, Out of curiosity, the old man Lan went directly to the fifth floor.
At the moment in Jiao's family, only Jiao's mother is at home. Xiaoyouzi was called by her classmates to help with the competition questions. Jiao Yuan and his friends went to play ball, and Jiao's father was still busy.
When Jiao Ma saw Professor Lan who was panting heavily, she quickly poured a glass of water, for fear that something might happen to the old man.
"What's wrong with Professor Lan?" After getting to know Professor Lan, Jiao's mother was not as afraid of Professor Lan as she used to be, and her words were much more casual, but seeing Professor Lan like this, she couldn't help but worry. The first thing that came to her mind was: her cat is Didn't it cause trouble? Could it be that you gnawed on some precious flower species
If Zheng Tan knew what Jiao Ma was thinking, he would probably be suffocated to death. It's all the sheriff's fault.
Climbing up to the fifth floor in one breath, he was still in a hurry. Old man Yilan was so tired that he was panting for breath and had a sore throat. After drinking water, he felt much better, and he didn't rest, so he asked directly: "I brought black charcoal a few days ago. Come back with a pot of orchids?"
Unexpectedly, Jiao Ma immediately felt more relieved, and took old man Lan to the balcony to look at the pot of orchids.
"That's it." Jiao Ma pointed to Old Man Lan.
Zheng Tan accompanies Xiaoyouzi to go out, and then walks outside to come back. As soon as he enters the door, he hears the irritable old man Lan, and suddenly remembers the miserable appearance of the pot of orchids on the balcony. Based on his understanding of the old man Lan, the smelly old man Definitely going to freak out. Therefore, Zheng Tan hesitated whether to exit the door and take a walk outside, but thinking of his family, Jiao's mother was alone, and he wondered if he could withstand the stinky temper of the old man Lan.
Forget it, always have to face it.
Zheng Tan daringly walked into the door, leaned in front of the door and looked at it, only to be caught by the old man Lan who turned around.
"Black charcoal! Come here for me!!" Old Man Lan roared.
Mom Jiao's heart was suspended again, and she couldn't help worrying.
Zheng Tan dawdled to the balcony.
"Did you gnaw this leaf?! No, there is no sign of gnawing... Could it be that you broke this leaf?! Oh, how can you plant it like this! It can't go on like this..." Criticizing Zheng Tan is still in the process of planting flowers.
Jiao's mother stood beside her with an embarrassed look on her face. In fact, she really wanted to say that it was just a pot of ordinary orchids. As for all the fuss? But thinking of old man Lan's temperament, he still held back.
Zheng Tan felt that old man Lan was possessed by a mania, and his words were out of logic, so he revolved around the pot of orchids that had been tossed miserably. His words and actions revealed his distress for this pot of flowers, as if he had dug up a piece of his flesh. of.
Zheng Tan sneered in his heart. Although the old man was distressed by the pot of orchid orchid that the sheriff ate, he had never seen him feel so distressed.
When Old Man Lan's "manic symptoms" subsided, the old man seemed to have made a decision.
"This potted flower, I'll help you raise it for a while and bring it back." Old Man Lan said to Jiao Ma, and then looked at Zheng Tan after he finished speaking.
Jiao Ma also looked at Zheng Tan, and then said to the old man Lan: "No problem, you can take it... I'll move it for you."
"It's alright, I can still move the orchid in such a small pot." Avoiding Jiao's mother's hand to help with the move, the old man Lan lifted the flower pot himself, and hummed at Zheng Tan as he left.
After Dad Jiao came back in the evening to find out about it, he had no problem with Old Man Lan moving the flowers away. Anyway, he wasn't someone who knew how to grow flowers, and growing flowers was also a knowledge, and Professor Jiao was not very proficient in this knowledge.
"I'm just worried about the black charcoal's emotions. Didn't Er Mao downstairs say that the flower was brought back by the black charcoal?" Jiao Ma said.
"Don't worry, black charcoal won't be emotional, you know, if the cat really wants to protect its food, others can't easily grab things from its mouth. Similarly, if you really care about that pot of flowers and want to put them at home, black Charcoal will definitely be protected, just like its private money." Obviously, Jiao Dad knew Zheng Tan better.
After Old Man Lan moved the flowers down, Zheng Tan rarely saw Old Man Lan for a few days, and he never saw Old Man Lan go downstairs and brag with his old friends when he went out for a walk after dinner on weekdays. Zheng Tan overheard the old professors talking about Old Man Lan and said that Old Man Lan had recently become a demon, so he just bought a pot of broken flowers with a market price of only a few dozen yuan or even cheaper.
When Liu Wan came back and went upstairs, Zheng Tan saw that the door of the third floor old man Lan's house was open, and went in.
In the house, Mrs. Zhai was sweeping the floor, and she immediately smiled when she saw Zheng Tan, she waved to Zheng Tan and motioned for Zheng Tan to go in and play.
With old Mrs. Zhai around, old man Lan will not become mad, so Zheng Tan doesn't have to worry about hitting old man Lan's manic point, and the old man will go mad at him.
Old man Lan was flipping through the book with reading glasses in the study, and at the same time he was recording something in a notebook. He was muttering in a low voice, he didn't know what he was talking about. Zheng Tan didn't hear the words clearly. I don't even know what it means.
After sweeping the floor, the old lady sat on the sofa and rested. When she saw Zheng Tan standing at the door of the study and peering in, she whispered to Zheng Tan, asking Zheng Tan not to disturb the old man Lan, and then patted the sofa next to him. .
Zheng Tan jumped on the sofa and sat down next to the old lady Zhai, listening to the old lady whispering.
"Hey, black charcoal, what kind of orchids do you think you brought back? The old man has been studying it for a few days. Recently, he has been talking about this in his sleep and dreams. I have to call him, I have to force him to come over to eat, I have to urge him to sleep."
The old lady was not blaming Zheng Tan for anything, she was just expressing her emotions. Anyway, similar situations have happened a lot before. After decades of old couples, Mrs. Zhai knew Mr. Lan quite well.
Zheng Tan's heart moved, listening to the old lady's words, the orchid was really different. Zheng Tan can find the difference because he sees flowers and smells the smell. The smell on leaves is also one of the identification methods, but can people distinguish and judge the difference between leaves by smell? Based on what Zheng Tan knows about these old science and engineering professors, they should look for more and more direct evidence. Therefore, the biggest possibility is that the old man Lan saw the difference from the few grass leaves, or was changing the flowerpot. When you see the difference in the roots
Anyway, Zheng Tan didn't have that ability, and even some old people from Pei Liang's house didn't find out. It can only be said that this is the real expert.
Zheng Tan was listening to the old lady talking when he saw three old men entering the door. It was the old professors who lived in the compound who often chatted with the old man Lan.
"Old Lan, have you researched anything?" an old man with a loud voice called to the study.
"What are you yelling?!" Old man Lan took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, stood up and walked to the living room. He raised his eyebrows when he saw Zheng Tan lying on the sofa, and didn't say anything, he directly asked a few of the people who came in. The old man, "If you have something to say, just leave quickly, don't disturb me."
The three old men had already gotten used to the old man Lan's way of speaking, and were not angry, and sighed at Zheng with a smile: "Hei Tan, hurry up and nibble Lao Lan's pot of orchids, and I'll give you a bowl of small yellow croakers after nibbling on a leaf. "
The other two old men did not fall either.
"I'll give you two bowls."
"Besides me, I will also give two bowls of nibbling on a leaf, so I can make up five bowls. Black charcoal, come on!"
Zheng Tan: "..." Get on your uncle!
An old man wandered around, took a look at the pot of orchid, and then looked at the other pots of Tie Gusu, then came back and shook his head, "I really don't know what you are struggling with, aren't they all the same?"
"Anyway, I look the same." Another old man also said.
"Hey, will it bloom next year? That way you can see the difference." the third old man asked.
The old man Lan gave them a sideways look, "Next year? Hmph, if you want to be beautiful, just this potted flower, at least it will take three or four years to bloom before it can bloom, maybe even longer."
Hearing this, Zheng Tan instantly froze. In vain, he is still full of expectations. If he knew this earlier, it would be better to dig the flowering plant. Just to save time and effort, it will take a long time. There is no exact number of this time, maybe it will take ten or eight years. Hard to open. At that time, the ghost remembered this pot of orchid.
However, Zheng Tan's dwindling energy came and went quickly. Anyway, he wasn't particularly interested in this, he was just curious about the flower. He always felt that the flower was a bit unusual. go.
No matter how those old professors who are basically illiterate in their majors and who are basically illiterate in orchids hurt old man Lan, old man Lan is just stinking and doesn't really care about these "illiterate people". Find boring.
It was impossible for old man Lan to ask Zheng Tan anything. He knew that he could not ask questions from a cat, so he went to the opposite door to find Ermao several times to ask about the environment where the flower grows and other details. Unfortunately, Ermao has everything. do not know. After a few days of researching the information at home, the old man Lan didn't find much useful information. Now he is counting on the two seedlings to be raised well, and they will be closer to the truth if they can bloom.
After discovering the doubts on the leaves of the orchid, the old man Lan decided to keep these two seedlings for a few more years until they bloomed. Yesterday, he deliberately discussed with Professor Jiao. Professor Jiao waved his hand neatly. Well, it's a waste of us to leave it at home.
Zheng Tan stopped listening to these old men on the sofa, and went out to go downstairs for a walk. Before walking a few steps, he heard a "click" at the door on the first floor, and then two people walked up. One is Er Mao, and the other is also very familiar with the voice.
Soon, Zheng Tan met with the people who went upstairs.
Yo, isn't this the "beast" brother? Why did brother "Beast" come to Chuhua City from Mingzhu City
However, the "beast" brother didn't look very good.
When Zheng Tan looked at Qin Tao, Qin Tao also saw Zheng Tan.
"Brother cat, long time no see, I miss you!"