plant master

() At four o'clock in the afternoon, the black-clothed bodyguard named Lei Ming came to Ye Feng's flower shop on time to pick him up for the banquet.

"Mr. Ye Feng, please get in the car." Lei Ming stood by the car door politely.

"I'm sorry, Brother Lei." Ye Feng nodded with a smile.Get in the car with a pot of six-color roses.

Since you are going to a birthday banquet, you can't come empty-handed.Apart from flowers, Ye Feng had nothing to sell. Since Shen Weiguo liked orchids, there should be many people who gave orchids. If he gave this pot of six-color roses himself, there should be no repetition.

The six-color rose, like the nine-color camellia in Ye Feng's store, is a special flower that Ye Feng has cultivated with great difficulty using tissue and mixed materials.Ye Feng only made three such flowers in total, because the failure rate is too high.It shouldn't be worth the price to give a gift like this to the old man.

Ye Feng even put on relatively new clothes today, jeans and a shirt, combed his hair, and shaved clean.The old man invited him to celebrate his birthday, and he didn't want to be rude to others.

Ye Feng didn't know much about cars. He only knew that Lei Ming was driving a Mercedes-Benz. It looked cool, and he guessed it should be quite expensive.

Lei Ming's driving skills were very good, and the car nimbly shuttled through the traffic without any bumps.Acceleration, braking and turning were smooth, the engine was quiet, and Ye Feng didn't feel any discomfort.

The two people's car passed through the downtown area and came to a beautiful neighborhood.The mountains are beautiful, the trees are green, and there is an elegance and tranquility that is not found in other places in Haicheng.Ye Feng looked at the street sign—Xiangshan Street... It turned out that Xiao Zhengtai's family lived here.Sure enough, he is a rich man.Even people like Ye Feng who have just arrived in Haicheng have heard of the name of Xiangshan Street.National [-]A-level scenic spots, the famous Window of the World, Secret Garden and other scenic spots are located here.Nearby are high-end residential areas with tens of thousands of square meters.

The car drove into a community called "Biyaxuan".As soon as you enter the door, there are traditional Chinese-style buildings and waterside pavilions on both sides of the road. The winding paths lead to secluded places. The villas also look antique and are surrounded by green trees and bamboo forests.The houses here are all du li villas, with up to three floors and far apart from each other. Each villa is surrounded by a circle of gardens, and they are decorated in different styles according to the owner's preferences.Some are made into rockery ponds, some are made into flower gardens, and some are made into leisure gardens.The whole community looks lush and lush, with birds singing and flowers fragrant, quiet and fresh, and the roads and houses are kept spotless and clean.Such a place gave Ye Feng the feeling of a paradise, quiet and peaceful, very suitable for people to live in.Especially those who like to be quiet.

Lei Ming parked the car in front of a courtyard-style villa.It was a villa covering an area of ​​nearly 50 square meters, decorated with blue bricks and green tiles, beams and carved eaves, and a pair of stone lions in front of the door, which had an ancient charm.There are eight cypress trees in front of the gate, tall and straight and green, and there is a flat lawn below.Behind the villa is a compound close to [-] meters in length and width, surrounded by walls, and an ancient banyan tree more than ten meters high takes root in the courtyard, occupying half of the country.

Ye Feng took a visual inspection, the villa and the courtyard plus the surrounding lawn, the courtyard occupies an area of ​​almost [-] square meters.Can't help but make him a little surprised.Ye Feng found that every residential house here seemed to occupy almost [-] square meters of land.This is in Haicheng, where every inch of land is expensive, and Xiangshan Street, where the land is the most expensive. The value of such a villa is self-evident.

Ye Feng was also surprised to find that there were four soldiers with live ammunition standing in front of the gate of the villa wall.On the roads around the villa, there are many soldiers in military uniforms with a strong temperament patrolling with walkie-talkies.The entire villa was unexpectedly under extremely tight security.

Ye Feng thought about it, and then he felt relieved: that's right, who is Mr. Shen, it is estimated that the people who came to the birthday banquet are some big shots, so there can be no mistakes.It is also appropriate to arrange such a strong security guard.

Ye Feng followed Lei Ming and walked to the door of the villa. The two were stopped by the guards.A guard said seriously: "Please show the invitation letter, thank you."

When he said this, the other three soldiers were holding the submachine guns in their hands tightly, staring at the two of them with sharp eyes, as if they would shoot without hesitation if there was any movement between them.

Ye Feng couldn't help but get nervous.

Lei Ming took out two bank card-shaped magnetic cards from his pocket and handed them to the other party.The soldier took it, picked up the scanner hanging on his waist, and scanned it. After a beep, the green light of the scanner turned on.The soldier nodded and moved out of the way, indicating that the two could pass.

Lei Ming handed one of the magnetic cards to Ye Feng: "Mr. Ye, this is your invitation letter, please keep it well. You will need it when you leave the banquet. There are many important people attending the banquet this time, so the guards I have to be cautious, and I have caused you trouble, please forgive me."

Lei Ming apologized.Although Ye Feng is just a small person, he still fully embodies the proper etiquette for hospitality.

"It's okay." Ye Feng chuckled.

The two walked into the villa. The guards in the villa were even stricter. There was almost one post every ten steps, and one post every five steps. There were fully armed guards standing in every corner.Ye Feng followed Lei Ming through the quaint living room and corridor to the backyard. Before seeing the banquet, he heard lively voices.

The sound of men's talking, women's sweet laughter, children's chirping noises, and pleasant background music... Stepping into the backyard gate, Ye Feng's eyes suddenly brightened.

There are lights and festoons everywhere, and the house is full of joy.The ground was covered with a red carpet, and more than a dozen wooden round tables were placed in a patchwork pattern, and it was already full of guests and friends.The guests are dressed solemnly in suits, Tang suits and evening dresses.The men are all imposing and have extraordinary conversation.The women are almost all beauties, with snow-skinned and jade-like skin, radiant and charming.The elderly and children are also mostly oily, rosy in color, bright in clothing, and present a calm and calm posture.As soon as Ye Feng entered the door, he felt a strong and depressing festive atmosphere blowing towards his face.

At this moment, Ye Feng felt that he had come to a strange world.The people here exude a different kind of aura——that kind of feeling is hard to describe.It can only be said that Ye Feng feels that he does not belong here, and the people in front of him seem to be in a different world from him, as if a tribal person from the African savannah suddenly came to the bustling streets of New York.

"Mr. Ye Feng, don't be nervous, just treat this place as your home. Please come with me, your place is here." Sensing Ye Feng's strangeness, Lei Ming said at the right time.

Ye Feng nodded quietly, without speaking.Following behind Lei Ming, he looked around.

When Ye Feng was looking at others, others were also looking at Ye Feng.When most people see Ye Feng, their eyes light up, revealing a bit of surprise, which is then well covered up.The guests present almost all knew each other, at least they had seen and heard about each other.But now I saw the security guard of the host of the banquet leading a young man in, but no one knew him.

Those who can enter the old man's birthday banquet are either rich or expensive, or they have deep connections.However, this person was unknown, which made many guests curious.

When everyone was speculating about Ye Feng's identity, among a group of men talking and laughing at a table in the corner of the yard, a fat and conspicuous middle-aged man inadvertently turned his head and caught a glimpse of Ye Feng.He suddenly couldn't help but exclaimed in shock: "Huh? Why is this kid here?"

His gaffe caught the attention of friends around him, and everyone followed his gaze, only to see a strange young man.One person couldn't help asking curiously: "Brother Wang, who is who? How did you surprise me so much?"

A complex light flashed in Fatty's eyes, he laughed dryly, and regained his composure: "It's nothing, I missed it, that person looks very similar to someone I know."

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Lei Ming led Ye Feng straight to the innermost table in the middle of the high platform.This position... Ye Feng feels like it is the main table.

A high platform of about one meter was set up in the innermost part of the yard, on which five round tables were placed, where Ye Feng was.Right at the middle table.In front of the high platform is a vertical microphone, facing the many guests below, it is obviously the place where the master of ceremonies is speaking.

"Mr. Ye Feng, sit here." Lei Ming opened the armchair and invited Ye Feng to take a seat.

At this time, half of the table was already seated. Five gray-haired old men, four men and one woman, looked at Ye Feng with a trace of curiosity in their eyes, and nodded to him with a smile.Seeing that everyone was looking at him fixedly, Ye Feng had no choice but to bite the bullet and take his seat, smiled and bowed his hands to the old people present, and said: "Hello, seniors."

After being seated, Ye Feng kept staring at the tableware on the table, feeling as if he was sitting on pins and needles, not daring to make any other movements.Sensing the focus of the eyes of the crowd around him, Ye Feng didn't dare to aim randomly at all, and counted the ants with his head down.In my heart, I started to complain depressedly.

"Mr. Shen, you are always trying to kill me. You put me in such a prominent position, don't you want me to be the target of public criticism? It's all right now, everyone is staring at me, as if seeing some giant panda national treasure Seems like. Although I am a small person, I can judge the situation. Look at the people at my table. They are all in their seventies and eighties. At a glance, you can tell that they are the respected Taishan Beidou. How can such a young man like me follow? These grandpa nainai sit at the same table..."

Playing stupid and stunned for a while, Ye Feng suddenly heard a familiar child's voice sounding beside him.

"Hey, Brother Ye Feng, you're here!~"

Ye Feng turned his head subconsciously, and saw Xiaozheng's wife, Shen Xiaolong, standing beside him with joy on his face.Wearing a golden and red Tang suit, he looks like a boy who spreads money from a New Year picture.The chubby, chubby little face was reddened by the joy of the banquet, and it was really cute.Seeing him, Ye Feng couldn't help but relax a bit from his nervousness, and smiled, "It's you, Xiaolong. You're dressed very cutely today."

"Big brother, cute is used to describe a girl, Xiaolong is a man, please use handsome to describe me, thank you." Xiao Zhengtai looked serious.

Ye Feng was amused by Xiaozheng's powerful ability to be cute, and laughed loudly: "Haha, handsome boy, where are your grandpa and the others?"

"They will come later. Brother Ye Feng, Xiaolong is the host today, isn't he powerful?"

"Oh. You mean you're going to preside at the party?"

"Well, big brother, look carefully, Xiaolong is going to play~" When Ye Feng was surprised, Xiao Zhengtai was already standing in front of the high platform, and picked up the microphone.

"Ahem. Grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, Xiaolong is being polite here." Mrs. Xiaozheng coughed a few times in a dignified way, and after attracting the attention of the guests, she clasped her fists together, and her serious gesture immediately attracted the attention of the audience. Everyone was happy.

Xiaozheng's childish voice said loudly: "Today is my grandfather's 80th birthday. On behalf of him, I would like to welcome all the guests here. Thank you for your kindness. Grandpa often said to me that in those days, gold and iron horses were everywhere. The battlefield! Alas, I'm old now, I'm old~" Saying this, Mrs. Xiaozheng deliberately imitated the old man's tone of voice, causing everyone to burst into laughter again.

"But I don't think my grandpa is old at all. He took me to climb mountains and left me behind every time. When I was sick when I was young, he walked a few blocks to the hospital behind my back... In my heart, grandpa has always been He is an indomitable man. Next, let's invite our birthday star to the stage with warm applause!"

After speaking, the lights in the audience were dimmed, festive folk music was played, and the guests stood up together, smiling and applauding.

A beam of strong light hit the gate of the courtyard, and the white-haired old man in a gray Chinese tunic, supported by two charming twin sisters in gorgeous cheongsams, entered the door with a smile on his face, accepting everyone's welcome.Shen Xinghua and his wife held hands, dressed in costumes, looked proud, and walked behind with their heads held high.

Shen Weiguo waved his hands from time to time, responding to the guests, looking very happy and smiling.

Shen Ruolan and Shen Ruoyun, the twin sisters, wore slim cheongsams, and their beautiful figures were outlined at a glance.The two delicate beauties are side by side. They have exactly the same beautiful appearance, height and figure, but they have very different temperaments. One is glamorous and the other is sexy.The two women smiled happily, so that all the male guests could hardly avert their eyes, and they couldn't help but lose their minds for a moment.

"Haha, having such a smart and sensible grandson is really a blessing for me." Standing on the high platform, Shen Weiguo glanced across the audience, and said with a gratified smile.He added: "Today is the old man's 80th birthday, and none of you here are outsiders, just have fun and don't be restrained."

Shen Weiguo looked at all the guests, his expression was full of emotion, and he said with emotion: "I, Shen Weiguo, have lived 80 thoughts in my military life. Now that my children and grandchildren are happy, they should be free from worries. I just recalled that most of the comrades who joined the army together are no longer here. It is inevitable that I am a little sad. In the past [-] years, I have experienced many ups and downs and witnessed the rise and fall of the motherland. Most of you here today are young people born in peaceful times. Maybe you can’t understand the emotion of us old guys. But today, I would like to take advantage of this auspicious day to send a word to all of you present—don’t hesitate to live in this world, a bright future will be created by you! The future world will be dominated by young people like you.”

Shen Weiguo's words were sonorous and powerful, with the aura of a superior person formed over the years as the chief, and many people's blood boiled when they heard it.

"It's a day of celebration, so I won't say much about my feelings. Everyone is hungry too. I'm going to introduce a promising young man to you." Shen Weiguo said, turning his head to look at Ye Feng.

Ye Feng suddenly felt bad, and his whole body was stiff.

"I believe that many of you have heard about the problem with my Suguan Heding Orchid in the past few days. I want to tell you a piece of good news. That orchid is now back to health. Maybe someone knows about this pot of orchid. It is a relic entrusted to me by a deceased old comrade-in-arms. It is very important to me. I, Shen Weiguo, have always repaid kindness and revenge. Therefore, today I will take advantage of my [-]th birthday in front of everyone I would like to repay this benefactor who saved my Suguanheding plant."

After Shen Weiguo finished speaking, he raised his hand to Ye Feng.In an instant, all the eyes of the audience fell on this unremarkable young man.

Faced with the attention of the audience, Ye Feng could only stand up with a cheeky smile and nod to everyone around him.

Shen Weiguo said loudly: "This little friend Ye Feng is the benefactor who cured my orchid. Don't look at his young age and his accomplishments in flower cultivation. He is really the highest person I have ever seen in my life. If you are here in the future If there are any problems with exotic flowers and weeds, you can ask little friend Ye Feng to have a look. Of course, remember to pay for the hard work, haha."

After finishing speaking, the old man turned his head and joked to Ye Feng: "Ye Feng, the old man has repaid your kindness by advertising for you in front of such a distinguished guest. This will be your reward for helping me cure the orchid. How about it? satisfied?"

"It's more than satisfied, the junior is flattered." Ye Feng smiled wryly.Seeing that everyone was looking at him and waiting for him to speak, he had no choice but to bite the bullet, cupped his hands and said to everyone: "Good evening everyone, I, Ye Feng, opened a flower shop in Dongmen Pedestrian Street, called Gardener Flowers. I don’t dare to say I’m proficient in cultivation, I can only say that I have done a little research, if you have any flowers, plants and trees that need to be taken care of, please feel free to ask me for help, and then I will do my best. Thank you everyone.”

After speaking, Ye Feng sat down.

"Okay. That's the end of the story. Are you all hungry? I'll announce, dinner!" Mr. Shen waved his hand and shouted, and the waiters who had been around for a long time jumped out with the dishes. He quickly put pots of hot and fragrant dishes on the dining table.

There are more than 40 service staff, and the efficiency is very high. It only takes three to five minutes to serve all the dishes.For a while, the sound of bowls and chopsticks and the intertwining of cups and cups can be heard endlessly.

Shen Weiguo's family sat at Ye Feng's table. As soon as the old man came, he asked the waiter to pour white wine for the men, and to have a drink first.A group of old people started to laugh and talk, and someone asked about Ye Feng as soon as they opened their mouths.

Mr. Shen roughly talked about Ye Feng's skills.Maybe it was too shocking, so I changed the time to cure the orchid from one day to three days.Ye Feng was gratefully relieved to hear that the old man thought about himself and saved him trouble.Facing the questions from several elders present, he carefully and modestly answered them.

After some conversation, Ye Feng knew the identities of the other elderly people at the dinner table.Of the four old men, three of them were Mr. Shen's friends Lan, and one of them turned out to be his in-laws, that is, Xiaolong's grandfather.The only old lady is Xiaolong's grandmother.

The old man's Lanyou, one surnamed Mei, one surnamed He, and one surnamed Zhang.Mr. Mei is a master of traditional Chinese medicine, Mr. He is a famous Chinese painter, and Mr. Zhang is a master of Fengshui.The three of them had known the old man for different times, and the shortest one had been friends for more than ten years.The four of them met Yilan, shared similar tastes, and had a very good personal relationship.

As for Xiaolong's grandfather, he was an old man who looked a bit rich, with a naive look, a kind face, and a pair of small pearly eyes that shone with a shrewd light.Xiaolong's grandfather is a big businessman, the chairman of Meijia Group, he can be said to have a lot of money.Xiaolong's nainai is a stylishly dressed old lady who speaks with a Taiwanese accent and has a childish personality. She is a very cute old man.

At first, Ye Feng was quite restrained in front of so many strange and distinguished elders.As the conversation progressed, after finding that everyone present was actually easy to get along with, they gradually let go of their restraint, and everyone at the table chatted and laughed.

After half a round of drinking, people began to come to toast.

"Hi, Chief!" The visitor stepped forward, without further ado, first gave Shen Weiguo a standard military salute.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Li, I haven't seen you for a few years, and I've been promoted again." The old man said with a smile.

"Thanks to the chief, I have always kept your teachings in mind these years. I have led the troops strictly without slacking off. I was lucky enough to get to where I am today." The man who spoke was wearing a green military uniform with a masculine appearance, sword eyebrows and star eyes. .He is tall, about 1.9 meters by visual inspection, and has a strong physique.

"Hi sir, my old man Yu asked me to say hello to you. I wish you a happy birthday to Nanshan and all the best." The slightly shorter thin man next to him smiled and cupped his hands at the old man.Although he was a little smaller, the man's aura of vigor was not lost to the former one at all.

"Yu Zhen, did your old man bring any congratulatory gifts?" Old Man Shen asked with a playful smile. <Wind Crisp Rain'. "

"Haha, did you bring Zheng Xie's 'Stone Lantu'?"

"Exactly."

"Okay. Show me quickly." Mr. Shen laughed heartily.

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The people who came forward to celebrate the birthday came one after another, and people kept offering all kinds of rare gifts.Antiques, calligraphy and paintings, exotic flowers and plants... All kinds of rare treasures are dazzling, and each piece of congratulatory gift is presented and carefully put into the warehouse by the servant.Sitting by the side, Ye Feng has learned a lot.All kinds of treasures that I have only seen on TV in the past have finally experienced their eye addiction in person today.

After many people came forward to congratulate Ye Feng on his birthday, they turned around to toast Ye Feng and exchange greetings with him.Everyone was very interested in this young man that Mr. Shen had specially praised in front of everyone at the birthday banquet, and they couldn't help but come forward to chat.Ye Feng was afraid that he might make a mistake, so he could only speak carefully, and he was almost exhausted after dealing with so many people.

The main reason is that these people's backgrounds are a bit big... When Ye Feng saw these business cards, his eyes almost didn't fall off.Secretary of the Haicheng Municipal Party Committee, Director of the Haicheng Public Security Bureau, Chairman of a certain group, Commander of the xx Military Region...Nima, anyone who stomps his feet can set off a storm in Haicheng City.Now, you know yourself?

Ye Feng felt so unreal.Only then did he clearly realize how much Shen Weiguo thanked him for this.In China, what resource is the most important? - Network!Ye Feng only needs to establish a good relationship with one or two of them, and he can almost walk sideways in Haicheng in the future.

"It seems that the energy of a person like Mr. Shen is really beyond the imagination of ordinary people like us." Ye Feng sighed in his heart.Because of the old man's words, he has met so many powerful people, which is completely beyond Ye Feng's imagination.

Leaders have to toast, and they have to drink.In order to make a good first impression on these bosses, Ye Feng brazenly toasted with the visitors in turn.After drinking cups of strong white wine, Ye Feng soon became dizzy.At this time, an unexpected situation alleviated Ye Feng's crisis.When he was feeling uncomfortable, Ye Feng felt a clear stream gushing out from the depths of his mind, circulating around his body, and most of the discomfort of being drunk was instantly resolved.Ye Feng saw that the value of the plant's energy had dropped a few points, and immediately understood that this was the effect of the plant's energy.Suddenly happy: "I didn't expect plants to help me sober up. Now it's all right, you guys just come to me to drink, brother will let you see what it means to never pour a thousand cups."

There were about fifty people who came forward to pay their respects, and Ye Feng drank nearly three catties of 50-degree spirits, but he still seemed to be conscious, sitting still, speaking clearly, only blushing slightly.This huge amount surprised even Old Master Shen, thinking that this kid's drinking capacity is really rare in this life.A little more praise in my heart.As the saying goes, wine quality is like character, and Ye Feng's strong drinking capacity immediately left a good impression on everyone present.

After a night of fun, the birthday banquet lasted until after ten o'clock in the evening, and the guests dispersed one after another.Ye Feng was almost the last group to leave. After the banquet, he unknowingly became a helper for the old man's family to hold the wine. It was not until the last few "drunkards" were released and sent away that Ye Feng left the wine shop. Get up and down.

In this regard, when sending Ye Feng back, Lei Ming, a man who had been silent all the time, couldn't help giving Ye Feng a thumbs up.

"Dude, you are awesome."

Ye Feng smiled, hiccupped, smelled of alcohol, patted Lei Ming on the shoulder, and got into the car with his body shaking slightly.