Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 36 On Lan
Chapter 36 On Lan

After saying goodbye to Wang Congjun and Wang Xue and turning around, Li Junge and Uncle Wu were surrounded by women with waist drums.

The fat aunt asked, "Boy, are things settled?"

Li Junge said with a smile: "With the help of aunts, it's not safe. By the way, the county and city TV stations may have news tonight. You can watch it tonight. Maybe you have your own camera!"

The aunts were even more happy, and discussed that they should not come out to practice waist drums tonight, and watch the news with the old man at home.

Then Li Junge led the ladies to a bean curd restaurant, made arrangements for them, paid the money, and said goodbye to them.

Ask Uncle Fifth to send the bought clothes to the hospital, saying that he is strolling in the city, and he will stop by the restaurant of the lobby brother Li Junwei. Most of the food arrangements these days will fall on him.

After breaking up with Uncle Wu, Li Junge walked along Binjiang Avenue.

On the left side of the avenue is the Yangtze River. The surface of the river has become extremely wide and the passing water is surging.

On the right is a row of shops, all of which sell ebony, ornamental stones, bluegrass, calligraphy, painting and antiques.

Seeing a shop called Xieyixuan, Li Junge's heart moved and he went in.

On one side of the shop is an antique shelf, under which are placed some Changjiang stones, placed on mahogany bases, the patterns form natural patterns, some are like distant mountains, some are like running water, some are like forests, and some are like The characters are all distinctive.

In the middle are some antiques such as porcelain vases and disks.

There are several pots of bluegrass placed above, but most of them have no flowers.

On the other side is a counter, and there are also some antiques and some beads on the counter.There is a guqin and some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the back.

In the deepest part of the shop is a circle of rattan chairs, and in the middle is a large ebony tea table with a set of purple clay tea sets.

An old man in a white silk shirt was sitting on a rattan chair with his back facing the door, arguing with someone opposite him.

The old man in the white shirt is about the same age as Uncle Pharmacist, in his sixties, with a thin body, gray hair cut into a short cut, two glasses legs behind his ears, and a wooden bracelet on his wrist, with a lingering purple tinge. There are some gold threads, and a gold ring inlaid with emeralds is on his finger.I was pointing and drawing there.

Opposite sat a young man, about 23 years old, well-proportioned, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, red lips and white teeth, very handsome, but a bit neutral, with long bangs in his hair, dyed gray all over, and pierced ears One eye, wearing a platinum nail.He was wearing a big t-shirt that was obviously two sizes too big, with a giant panda image made of various colored triangles on it, a black baseball shirt, a pair of denim shorts with holes on his lower body, and a pair of Sports sneakers.

Several men in black surrounded him.

This image sitting in this ancient store is really a bit funny.

I only heard the old man with white beard say: "Master, we really don't have what you want here. In Jiachuan, no, even in Manzhou, I haven't heard of any one that has that thing. The thing you are talking about is called Yihui , it’s rare to see, and it’s too difficult to ask for Yihua. Where did you find out that there is such a thing?”

The young man didn't even have a seated figure, so he spread lazily on the wicker chair and said, "Old man Bai, you are the chairman of the Manzhou Orchid Association. With your name, you can't even find a decent orchid, can you?" Pretty funny?"

The white old man was very angry, but he didn't dare to scold the young man back, so he said angrily: "I said, Master, where did you find out about this thing?"

The young man said, "I thought so, can't I?"

The white old man fell back angrily, and sarcastically said: "You are... nonsense... nonsense, if there is such a thing, you will be famous a long time ago, and then you don't need to look for it, just throw the money at it."

Then he pointed to a pot of bluegrass next to him and said, "The best one here is this Yicao Suhe, but Chunlan Xiahui is past the flowering period now, this one won the gold medal at the Kundulan Exhibition five years ago, you If you like it, take it away, it’s still because you are introduced by Chairman Shudu Wang, otherwise I won’t sell it.”

The young man sneered and said, "You don't even have flowers, how can you sell them?"

The old man put his hands on his forehead and said, "Oh, I can't tell you clearly, young master, do you know orchids?"

The young man said: "I don't understand, but the elders in the family like it, and I want to get him a pot to play with."

The white old man patted his forehead and said, "Young master, then let me smooth out the way of this orchid for you first, okay?"

The young man said without hesitation, "Say it."

The white old man rolled his eyes again and said: "Orchid is a famous traditional flower in our country. It has been cultivated in my country for more than 1000 years. It is of great ornamental value. Its leaves are evergreen, and its flowers are fragrant and far away. It is natural. , one branch is in the room, and the house is full of fragrance. The ancients praised: "The fragrance of orchids covers a country", so it has another name of "National Fragrance".

Looking at the outfit of the young master-to-be, the old man felt that talking about it with him was like playing the piano against a cow, so he skipped the topic and said: "Orchids are divided into Chunlan, Cymbidium, Molan, Hanlan and other varieties. What you want is now If it blooms, it must be Cymbidium. There is a difference between Cymbidium and Chunlan."

After sorting out his thoughts, he seemed to be thinking about how to make the young man in front of him understand, and then he said:

"Let's put it this way, the fleshy root of Chunlan is white, and the scaly reed head at the bottom is more developed. There is a petiole ring at the bottom of the leaf, which is a thin white line. The leaves are narrow and linear, and the veins are opaque. Flowering generally occurs in spring, and each stem Just one or two."

"The fleshy root of Cymbidium is light yellow, and the leaves are wider and straighter than Chunlan. There is no well-developed reed head at the bottom. The leaf veins are transparent. You can see the transparent leaf veins running from the bottom to the tip of the leaves when facing the sun. Flowering generally occurs in summer. Five to thirteen flowers per stem. Do you understand that?"

The young master said: "That's right, I just want this Cymbidium. There are many flowers and it's in season. Why do you say you don't have any?"

The old man fell back angrily again, and said, "Okay then, let's break off the grass and flowers you want."

"The so-called art refers to variation, which is divided into leaf art and flower art. Leaf art refers to some mutations in the leaves of orchids. In terms of color, it is divided into gold, silver, scarlet, and crystal. It occurs on the top of the orchid. The ones on both sides are called claws, the ones on both sides are called sides, the ones in the middle are called onyx, and the irregular ones are called classes."

"Also, the shape of the leaves may also be different, such as twisting, curling, rounding or bifurcation of the tip, etc. These are all within the scope of leaf art."

After taking a sip of tea, the old man said again: "After talking about the leaf art, let's talk about the flower art again. Orchids usually have stamen color, spots on the lips, and stripes on the outer three petals. The shape is semi-curved." Sharp petals. Therefore, if there are petals such as lotus petals, plum petals, narcissus petals, butterfly petals, etc., or if the color of the flower changes or is plain, then it can be called an artistic flower.”

Master Zhun said, "Can't you find it here?"

The white old man said: "My young master! It is very rare for a bluegrass to be able to carry a kind of art. Double-art orchids are generally famous products, and bluegrass sometimes loses its art, which is caused by unstable traits. It needs to be carefully cultivated, and art alone is not enough, it must also have an elegant image, which can be called a famous product, otherwise the lotus petal of my art leaf will not win the gold medal."

The young master finally nodded and said: "Well, it seems quite difficult to listen to your call. You have told me so much, old man. Anyway, you can't find what I want, right? Then I won't force you gone."

The old man Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I'm really sorry for Mr. Zhun, but Yihui once appeared in Jiachuan. I don't know what's going on now, the country people probably have been raised by them to retire."

Li Junge smiled softly behind old man Bai: "Old man Bai, you speak ill of people behind your back, you are not a gentleman."

The white old man turned his head suddenly: "Oh, you scared me! Who is this!"

Seeing that it was Li Junge, he hurriedly made a false bow and said, "It seems that Taoists can't be behind the scenes. This means that Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be here soon!"

At that time, Yihui of the Li family was still a little famous in the circle of orchid friends in Jiachuan County, so the old man Bai went to see it a few times and gave him a membership card of the Orchid Association. Later, Li Junge also took the old man to inspect it a few times. The next time they went to Bifeng Mountain, they dug up a few orchid grasses, and the two of them were friends who had forgotten each other.

Then he turned his head and said to the young master Zhun: "Young master Zhun, you are really serious, you didn't even remind me that someone is coming behind you."

Young Master Na Zhun said, "I thought he was absorbed in listening to your story, so he didn't remind you."

The old man said, "Hey! I'm not telling a story either!"

Li Junge said with a smile: "Listening to what you say is better than reading ten years."

The white old man finished talking, and said to Li Junge: "Little friend Junge, how is your Phnom Penh plant?"

Li Junge said with a smile: "It became plain a few years ago, but now it is stable, and the new buds are also plain."

The old man Bai asked anxiously: "What about the flowers? What kind of flowers are they?"

Li Junge said: "Flowers are also plain, but the shape can't be described."

The white old man said in surprise: "Yo! That's double arts, this is a treasure! Hurry up and take me to see it."

Li Junge said: "There is a flood at this time, how can you make your old man run away, tomorrow, I will bring you a review at noon tomorrow."

What he thought was that the jade claws with plain edges bloomed once a day after ten o'clock on the space island. Now that the time has passed, they can only be taken out at this time tomorrow.

The old man Bai said: "Then I have to open a table in the Wangjiang Pavilion. The Lanxie and Lanxie friends have a good time."

The two of them were talking to each other, when a disharmonious voice next to them said: "Hey, old man Bai, didn't you just say that there is no Shuang Yihui in Jiachuan? What's going on?"

The old man Bai laughed and said: "Oh, you saw it too, didn't you just hear about it! This kid hasn't come back for a long time, so it's rare to remember me as an old man."

Then he turned to Li Junge and said, "Come on, let me introduce you, this is Si Xingzhun, who came from Shudu to find orchids for the elders."

Then he said to Si Xingzhun: "This is Li Junge, a villager from Lijiagou Village in our county."

(End of this chapter)