Why hurry
Zheng Tan could guess that the problem was with the pot of orchid, but Zheng Tan wasn't sure what the reason was.
What's wrong with blooming? Or some other accident
Old Man Lan has always been very protective of flowers, and when Zheng Tan passed by that day, looking at the momentum, Old Man Lan basically would not allow other people and animals to approach. Zheng Tan was only the discoverer of orchids, and Old Man Lan was very kind. .
If it is not the factor of other people or things, is it the orchid's own problem
Zheng Tan knew that although the orchid looked very similar to an ordinary Tiegu Suxin orchid, it was difficult to tell the difference by looking at the leaves alone. I didn't see anything wrong, it was only after careful study that I found the difference.
In order to find out the reason, Zheng Tan squatted in front of Old Man Lan's door on the third floor to guard. When Old Madam Zhai was not at home, the door of Old Man Lan's house was basically closed.
While Zheng Tan was squatting in front of the door and waiting, Er Mao went out to throw garbage and gave Zheng Tan an inexplicable look. He didn't understand what Zheng Tan was doing here, and Zheng Tan ignored him.
Finally, around ten o'clock, Mrs. Zhai came back from outside, opened the door, and Zheng Tan followed.
The old lady went into the kitchen to cook, and she was not worried that Zheng Tan would destroy the house. In the past few years, Zheng Tan had never made trouble here, and the old lady was relieved.
After bringing out a small plate of fish balls, Mrs. Zhai saw Zheng Tan looking for someone from room to room. Knowing that he was looking for Mr. Lan, Mrs. Zhai smiled and said, "He went to the library, recently because the pot of orchids has not bloomed. People have become anxious about things, alas, when it comes to flowers, they are so stubborn and stubborn."
Has not bloomed
Old man Lan said that it only took three or two days to bloom. Zheng Tan also saw it that day. The buds did look like they were about to bloom, but for some reason, there was no follow-up response when they were about to bloom.
While washing the vegetables, the old lady nagged at Zheng Tan, listening to her words meant that the old man Lan himself did not know the reason why the flowers were not blooming all the time. After that, I went straight to the school library. I guess I won’t be back for lunch if I can’t find the answer. I’ll forget the time as soon as I sit there and study. You can't eat in the library, but there is a special rest area, and there are rest places for employees. The old lady knows people there and greeted them.
To talk about the reason why the old man Lan is so anxious, one is that he does not know why the flowers are not blooming, and the second is the flower show held in the city in October.
In the past three years, the old man Lan did not continue to study other orchids. After the basic care, most of the rest of the time was spent on this strange orchid. Only after raising it, can old man Lan really know how difficult it is to serve this pot of orchids. Originally, old man Lan thought that it would take five or six years or even longer to see the flowers bloom, but he didn't expect it to bloom in the third year. .
The excitement in Old Man Lan's heart when he saw the flower buds is beyond comprehension. In the past three years, others have said that Professor Lan has gone crazy for a pot of cheap orchids, laughing behind his back. In the previous annual National Orchid Expo, the old man Lan would take out a pot or a few pots of orchids. The pots were all high-quality products, and each pot of orchids would be quoted as high prices. One hundred thousand is already normal. Well, many people in the circle of raising orchids know the name of the old man Lan, and because of this, everyone also knows that the old man Lan has not participated in the Lan Expo for three years for a pot of cheap orchids.
Many people have told old man Lan that since there are a lot of fine orchids on hand, why don't you show them off for everyone to reward them? Even if they have been rewarded before, they can be rewarded again. I wonder if the price of the orchid in your hand will soar once?
Unfortunately, the old man Lan was stubborn. All his thoughts were on the orchid that Zheng Tan brought back. He just wanted to take care of this pot of orchid and see what was the difference between its flowers. As for the rest, he He also doesn't want to take the orchids that have already won awards out for exhibition. He doesn't have this habit, and he hasn't raised new varieties in recent years, so he simply didn't participate in the Lambo.
Old man Lan doesn't really care whether this pot of orchid is a fine product or not. He just wants to figure out the difference between this pot of orchid and ordinary iron bone. Once he gets into this alley, old man Lan will not come out. Useless.
A few days ago, Old Man Lan also promised the organizer of the flower show that he would take out a few pots of orchids in his hands to participate in the flower show. In addition to the few pots of orchids that Old Man Lan is currently holding, this pot of orchids is also in Old Man Lan. In his plan, he wanted more people to see this potted orchid, which was suspected to be a natural variant. But now, there are obviously buds, and they look like they will open soon, but they have not opened. Although it is still September, if it still does not open, if it does not open until October, you will miss the old man Hua Zhanlan. It felt a pity.
Listening to this old lady Zhai's nagging, Zheng Tan thought to himself, is it not the time to bloom yet
When Zheng Tan found it three years ago, it was already October, or after the November holiday. Does this flower really have to wait a while longer
Different orchids have different flowering periods, there are many varieties, and the flowering periods are also very different. Even if it is Jianlan Suxin, the flowering time is also different.
Old man Lan walked back and forth between three o'clock in the house, the small flower garden, and the library every day. He took pictures every day and made detailed records. He didn't find the answer, so he recorded it first, and then looked for the answer later. At the same time, Old Man Lan also found some like-minded people in the school who had researched on orchids to help, but unfortunately there was no way to do it, and he didn't dare to try it easily.
The only thing that makes old man Lan feel better is that those who have seen the pot of orchid buds will praise it. After all, the angle of appreciation of the experts is different from that of Zheng Tan.
So, for the next period of time, every time Zheng Tan passed by the small flower garden and jumped on the fence to look in, he would find that there were several old men watching the place where the pot of orchid was placed, and sometimes they would argue for a long time because of the opinions they put forward. .
Like old man Lan, they thought that this pot of orchid was probably a natural mutation of ferric oxalate, and it was worth studying. However, the problem of not blooming now has its own reasons and explanations.
Some orchids take longer from buds to bloom, one or two months or even half a year, but now the buds of this potted flower have grown like this, and it looks like they will bloom soon. But stuck here.
"In short, no matter what the reason is, as long as the buds are healthy and normal, it is a good phenomenon." An old man said.
They couldn't find a solution, but the orchids are still healthy now, but the buds are not open, which is better than the symptoms.
In the expectation of everyone, September passed quietly, and the military training for new students was over. The weather was no longer as hot as before, and it already had a little autumnal feeling. However, the weather in Chuhua City was always unpredictable. You can wear a short-sleeved vest one day and a layered jacket the next day. Not sure, there are a lot of unsuitable freshmen who have caught a cold.
The changing weather did not stir up ripples in the hearts of those old men. Old man Lan was not as anxious as he was at the beginning. He thought that maybe this was God's will. Watching the date of the flower show gradually progress, the buds of this pot of orchid were not. It has been in the same state as it was a month ago, the old man Lan thought, probably this flower missed the flower show.
Over the past month, old man Lan has found a lot of friends in the circle to help, but he is still helpless. However, this is precisely because of this. All orchid friends in the circle of orchids know that Professor Daniel Lan in the circle has raised a very different pot of ferrugin. Ruyu should not be of ordinary quality, but the buds have remained as they were for a month, and they have not bloomed until now.
Now no one is laughing at the fact that old man Lan spent three years dedicated to serving this pot of orchid that is rumored to be quite cheap.
On this day, when Zheng Tan went out and went downstairs, he found that the door of old man Lan's house on the third floor was open, and the old lady was cleaning inside, so Zheng Tan squeezed the door and went in.
After seeing Zheng Tan, Mrs. Zhai had another object of nagging, so she started nagging with Zheng Tan. It is nothing more than orchid, and only this can make old man Lan become stubborn and let the old lady talk about it.
"The orchid in the pot is in bloom, and they are all squatting in the small flowerbed, and they can't even care about eating," the old lady said. I feel helpless about the fact that Old Man Lan forgets to eat every time he touches orchids, but this time, Old Man Lan is not the only one who forgets to eat.
When Zheng Tan came to the small flower garden and turned in, he found the place where the pot of orchids was placed. There, seven old men with gray or silver hair were already squatting. Live like.
Is this playing the seven dwarfs? Zheng sighed.
In addition to the seven old men, there was a cat squatting beside him.
The sheriff didn't know when he came here, because there were seven old men here, and the wire door outside was not closed. Looking at the flowers, I didn't even notice a dangerous person squatting next to me.
What's even more strange is that the sheriff, who has an inexplicable obsession with nibbling flowers, just squatted beside him and watched, and didn't say anything.
Seven old men and one cat just squatted there. I don't know how long they had been squatting. Zheng Tan's legs were hurting for them.
While thinking about it, Zheng Tan walked over.
Zheng Tan knew from the smell that it was the same flower he saw in the mountains back then.
The five flower buds are all open now. Like the flowers in Zheng Tan's memory, they have the feeling of jade. If they didn't know that they were real flowers, they would probably think that they were carved out of jade.
In the past, Zheng Tan was dumbfounded by the flowers, but now these seven old men and the sheriff are probably dumbfounded.
Zheng Tan felt that although this flower was very good, compared to the ones he saw in the mountains, there was still a slight gap. The best proof that Zheng Tan didn't stay stunned was the best proof. Of course, it is also possible It was Zheng Tan who developed immunity to this.
It's not a problem to stay like this all the time, Zheng Tan squatted beside him and looked at the seven people and one cat staring at Hua, yawned loudly, and made a long sound of "ah-".
Finally someone recovered, and so did the sheriff.
"Hey, come on, it's the sheriff!!" an old man shouted.
A few old men couldn't take care of continuing to look at the flowers. They guarded the sheriff like a thief, and were relieved until the sheriff was driven out.
The sheriff is a nympho, everyone knows that.
The old men stood up slowly and beat their legs, but luckily they didn't fall down, but their legs hurt a little after squatting for a long time.
Looking at the time, everyone found that they had watched it for so long without realizing it.
Old man Lan also started chasing people, and he treasured this pot of flowers.
Not in vain for three years, not in vain for three years!
The old man Lan was so excited that his eyes were red.
"Lao Lan, do you want to sell this flower? You make a price and I'll buy it." An old man said.
"Don't, Lao Lan, let yourself enjoy this flower, don't be in a hurry to sell it." Another old man said.
"Yeah, yeah, it's better to stay for more time for good flowers." Several other people also agreed.
They said so, but in their hearts they were thinking about when to talk to old man Lan in private.
Rare, this flower is rare.
When they left, the old men all turned their heads three times in one step, and they didn't want to take their eyes off the pot of orchids.
"Hey, Lao Lan, your flower should be a natural variant. I haven't seen one like yours before. Did you name it?" asked a person who was driven out by the old man Lan.
The old man Lan paused in his rushing action, said "um", and glanced at Zheng Tan when the others were not paying attention.
Zheng Tan: "..."
This old man is so weird, why did you name me after Orchid