Siheyuan: Stab at Louzi at the beginning

Chapter 671 Nine Flowers
Jiuhua is a general term for chrysanthemums.

It can be simply understood as blooming in September. The chrysanthemums that the public often comes into contact with all start blooming in September, so it refers to chrysanthemums.

"It's right, it's right, it's perfect."

"But Director Xu, please tell me where this came from. If I can't get the truth, I'll feel itchy inside like a cat's claw."

Yan Bugui has studied flowers, birds, insects and fish for half his life. He has seen all kinds of flowers in this city, and today he actually saw one.

"This is chrysanthemum, which is also a traditional Chinese medicine. It has been cultivated for several generations and has a better effect in curing diseases. Where did it come from... Of course it was cultivated by a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Just know that it is mine now."

Xu Damao did not mention the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Now that even Yao Lao, who is so old, has gone on a business trip across half the country, he would not cause trouble for him.

The unpleasantness from before...let it be in the past.

"Wow, no wonder I couldn't recognize it. At first glance, I thought this flower cluster and this flower path were 'Yellow Crane Tower' or 'Golden Threaded Clothes'. But the flower cluster is a little bigger. The color must be a hybrid of 'Honey Lotus' and 'Palace Flower Brocade'. The most amazing thing is that the fragrance of the flower has a hint of Chinese medicine..."

"Director Xu, what is the name of this Jiuhua?"

As someone who often plays with flowers, he can even name these varieties by heart.

In other words, is the smell of Chinese medicine contaminated by the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences? Or is it from other Chinese medicines?

Xu Damao couldn't figure it out. Wei Shisan didn't say a name, so Xu Damao didn't even know what this thing was called.

In his opinion, chrysanthemums are chrysanthemums, no matter what variety they are. But in the eyes of professional flower growers, it is completely different.

"It doesn't have a name, let's call it Chinese herbal medicine chrysanthemum."

Yan Bugui: ???

Is it so random? It's really not just a random name?
Too vulgar.

"I think it's more appropriate to call her 'Medicine Fragrant Concubine'. The word 'Medicine' on the flower is a bit abrupt, but 'Fragrant Concubine' is also fine. The two words sound a bit vulgar, but it goes well with the gradient color of the flower cluster..."

"You can call it whatever you want. To me, it's just a chrysanthemum."

Being able to make up a name on the spot is already a great honor.

Well, the two of them really have nothing in common in this regard.

Yan Bugui did not continue to hold on to him. He called out Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang and took them to the backyard.

She didn't call her Yan Jie Di because she had followed Yan Bugui's instructions and had long gone to the backyard, treating the Xu family as her own home. The little girl was so happy there that she didn't want to leave.

It was previously said to be a small flower bed, but in fact it is a flower bed supported by bricks, more like a flower stand, with several pots of flowers placed on it.

At the beginning, the Yan brothers did not even use mud, they just built it with bricks, which made it easier to dismantle. There was also a layer of half bricks on the ground, which could be easily dug out with a shovel. There was soil underneath, so they loosened the soil, dug holes, planted flowers, and watered them.

All together it took no more than half an hour.

"Director Xu, don't worry, just leave it to me to take care of it. I guarantee there won't be any problems."

Qin Jingru came out just now, took a look and went back. She must have gone back to report to Lou Xiaoe. Yan Jiedi, on the other hand, has been helping out by the side.

After seeing off the Yan father and son, when Xu Damao entered the house, he saw Lou Xiao'e at first sight.

"I thought you wouldn't be back today. It's not even noon yet, but you came back pretty early."

"I forgot that today is the weekend. Didn't He Yushui come over today?"

"I'm busy studying for the college entrance exam."

Xu Damao gave out the flowers he had wrapped earlier one by one, and the first one was of course Lou Xiaoe.

"You rushed out just for this?" "Yes, I transplanted a few and planted them in the small flower bed at the door."

"Who would believe your lies?"

Although he said no, he still took the flowers very practically.

Whoever sees it gets a share, and when it came to Qin Jingru, only the last flower was left.

Everyone else has a bunch, but she has only one flower.

Even Qin Huairu had a bouquet, which made her feel aggrieved.

She can't compare with others and doesn't want to compare herself with others, but she always likes to compare herself with Qin Huairu because they are cousins.

It depends on you.

"I just heard Uncle Three talking about this flower variety being very good?"

"There are actually a lot of them, and they are not rare. They just haven't appeared on the market before. They are cultivated as Chinese medicinal materials..."

Lou Xiao'e hurriedly stopped Xu Damao from continuing. If he continued, he would definitely start talking about how this flower was prepared, which would only spoil the fun at the moment.

"Stop, stop, stop, what kind of breed is this?"

"Medicinal Fragrance Concubine, or Fragrant Concubine for short, how about that? It's appropriate, right?"

Xu Damao was not polite at all. He could just use the name given by his third uncle. It was definitely better than the name "Chinese Medicine Chrysanthemum".

Qin Jingru immediately expressed her doubts: "Brother Damao, didn't you pick this flower from the research institute? I remember the old man in the research institute said that this variety of chrysanthemum is called 'Donghuang', which means 'the king of oriental chrysanthemums'. It used to be called 'Donghuang'. The yellow here means the color of the flower will become more and more yellow after winter."

"Light yellow means early bloomers, and golden yellow means late bloomers."

In the past, it was the old society and there was an emperor, so the word "huang" could not be used casually. Now it is a new society and the word "huang" can be used however one wants. So in the past, "huang" was used to avoid taboos?
Of course it does not mean that there is no such thing as taboo in the new society. There are taboos in any period, any country, and any place. It is not just names that are tabooed, but everything else.

Xu Damao:......

The problem is that Qin Jingru doesn't like to read and write, so how could she remember this so clearly?
"How do you remember it so clearly?"

"Because I dug it and wanted to transplant it to the sweet potato field, I was seen and stopped. I was not allowed to leave until I heard the history."

Lou Xiao'e asked: "So is it 'Xiang Fei' or 'Dong Huang'?"

"It used to be called Donghuang, but now it belongs to our family. There's no problem with using the name I gave it, right?"

"You didn't do this secretly, did you?"

Doing this secretly = stealing flowers.

Facing Lou Xiao'e's suspicious gaze, Xu Damao straightened his back.

"How is that possible? I'm the big boss at the institute now. I just wanted to pick some flowers, but the old man Wei who grows flowers insisted on giving them to me. He dug them out from the small flower bed at the door and it would be inappropriate not to take them. I just forgot to ask for the name at the time. After I came back, I just... no, I racked my brains to come up with a nice name."

"Is Xiang Fei nice to listen to?"

"I also think Xiang Fei sounds pretty good."

"Right? We don't care what Chinese medicine calls it. We grow it at home, so we can call it whatever we want. It's not uncommon for one variety to have two names..."

Qin Jingru: ...

Are these two showing off their affection? Unfortunately, she had no evidence and could not join in, so she could only watch.

(End of this chapter)