Leftover Girl's Neverland

Chapter 21 Buying a Tree
The pond was dug, and the spring inside was gurgling. According to the speed of its gushing, the pond could be filled in two days.Well, it seems that we have to hurry up to buy fish fry, fruit trees, and lotus seeds.

When Meng Zhen returned home, Liu Jiajia cleaned the freshly unearthed stone tables and benches in the yard.Seeing her coming in, he greeted her, "Sister Meng, come and see, this is what you dug up in your field, right?"

Meng Zhen promised to come over, Liu Jiajia had already cleaned the dirt on it, and the stone table showed its original appearance: about two square meters were divided into two parts: two-thirds of the area was depicted as a chessboard, and the Chu River and Han boundaries were clearly defined on it. Visible; the other third was milled into a small round table on which tea sets and meals could be placed.The four stone piers are also exquisitely carved, with auspicious clouds engraved around each, and a big character in seal script, which are "Ping", "An", "Ru", and "Yi".

The tabletop was polished smooth, and when you put your hands on it, there was a hint of coolness.

"It's a great stone table, build a shelf here, plant some grapes or wisteria, and sit under it to enjoy the cool in summer, it must be cool!"

Liu Jiajia was full of longing, and she began to understand why Sister Meng made her home here.In Zhoujiazhuang, although there is no modern entertainment, the air here is fresh, the folk customs are simple, and the neighbors live in harmony.There is a quiet and peaceful atmosphere everywhere, which is very suitable for people to live in.

She decided that even if the family finds a relationship, she will stay: teaching here, she can find her place and feel needed.

"Where's Xiaoyan?"

"Oh, she's cooking dinner. She said she just learned something on TV and wants to make seafood lump soup for us."

"Seafood? Why didn't I remember that I bought seafood?"

As Meng Zhen walked into the kitchen, Feng Xiaoyan was sweating profusely around the stove.

"Xiaoyan, are you ready? Where did you get the clams?" The peeled clams were soaking in the sink, and the water in the soup pot was already boiling.Meng Zhen rolled up his sleeves, fished out the clam meat and put it on a plate aside.

"Oh, it was given by the parents of the students. We said no, but they said it was worthless from their own fish ponds, so they put it in our hands and took the children away."

It was the first time for Feng Xiaoyan to encounter gift giving, and she was a little dazed, holding a bag of clams and didn't know what to do with it.As a result, the teacher in the same office smiled and asked her to accept it, saying that it was a common practice here, and neighbors often gave away things, not to mention that the two new teachers often gave up their Saturday vacation to help students make up lessons. Thank them well.

"Oh, that's right, by the way, how long has it been soaking?"

Meng Zhen washed his hands well and began to rub the clam meat, because it was all from the river, and there was a lot of sand in it, and if it was not cleaned thoroughly, it would make your teeth gritty.

"It's been soaking for an hour, and the water has been changed several times. Sister Meng, how can my gnocchi get along well? Look, it feels different from the one on TV?"

Meng Zhen took the basin and picked it up with chopsticks, "There's less noodles, that's enough, let's watch TV, I'll do it!"

She put on her apron, took two eggs from the refrigerator, cracked a hole on the rim of the basin, poured the chicken whites into the basin, and kept the egg yolks in a small bowl.He took out half a bowl of flour from the noodle bag, poured it into it, and stirred it with chopsticks while shaking the basin.

Feng Xiaoyan moved away from the stove, instead of going to the living room, she watched Sister Meng cook with interest.

Meng Zhen turned off the stove, poured out the hot water in the pot, and cleaned the pot with a loofah.Restart the fire, heat up the pot, turn on the range hood, pour in peanut oil, wait for the oil to heat up, put the sliced ​​green onion and ginger in it, and there will be a sound of “嗞啦”, and the heat will be released with the fragrance of green onion and ginger Come.

Meng Zhen sprinkled a little salt, stir-fried a few times, then added a soup pot of water, and covered the pot.

"It turns out that oil is needed. I thought it would be enough to just add water!"

"Actually, that's okay too, but I prefer to cook it in a hot pot, which tastes more fragrant. If you want to eat something lighter, you can directly add water to boil."

While talking, the water boiled, Meng Zhen put the lid of the pot aside, grabbed the washed clam meat into the pot, the stove was very hot, the soup boiled again after a while, she put the basin in her left hand, and the chopsticks in her right Quickly tear the reconciled noodles into inch-sized strips, and throw them into the pot one by one. The noodles are rolled in the boiling water, and the soup pot is filled with clam meat and cooked noodles in a short while. .The noodles in the soup basin also bottomed out. Meng Zhen scooped a spoonful of hot water into the basin with a spoon and shook it. The noodles sticking to the basin were scalded into small lumps by the boiling water. Pour the noodles back into the pot.

After washing a few small cabbages, they were folded into three sections by hand, and they were all put into the pot. Meng Zhen beat the egg yolks left alone into soup, and poured them evenly in the soup pot. Immediately, the bright yellow egg flowers scattered.

"Okay, let's set the dishes and chopsticks, let's serve dinner!"

"Hey, that's great!" Feng Xiaoyan put away the dishes, opened the kitchen window, and called Liu Jiajia to come in for dinner.

After dinner, Liu Jiajia was grading homework in the bedroom, while Feng Xiaoyan was watching TV on the sofa with a pillow in her arms. Recently, she was obsessed with a Korean drama and watched it on time every night.

Meng Zhen was surfing the Internet. She thought of several kinds of fruit trees, but she didn't know if they were suitable for planting here.After searching on Baidu, she finally identified two fruit trees, apple and pear.I probably checked the prices on the Internet, and it turned out that the cheap ones cost a few dollars, and the expensive ones cost tens of dollars per tree.There are so many varieties that she is dazzled and doesn't know which one to choose.

I remembered that when I went outing together, I used to go to a forum called "Quan Shui Ren Jia". There was a garden planting section in the forum, so I logged into my account and posted a post in it:

He said that he wanted to grow apples, but he didn't know what kind to grow, and he didn't know where there were fruit trees in Quancheng.Unexpectedly, netizens were very enthusiastic, and within 5 minutes, some netizens replied.

"Back to the landlord, apples can be grown as Fuji or Jinshuai, which are the most popular varieties in this city. If you want to buy them, you can go to Taobao, where the varieties are very complete and the prices are low, but if you know how to do it, you will be fooled!"

"I really like to eat red Fuji, but it's too expensive now, can you sell it to me at a cheaper price?"

"Taobao, you have everything. If you can't do it, go to the flower and bird market in the western suburbs. There are many saplings for sale there. My little tomato seedlings are bought there. The price is not expensive, just go far away."

"Hello, I am from **landscape company. Our company is mainly engaged in all kinds of saplings, flowers and plants. If you have any needs, please contact 158********, Manager Liu."

"..."

Meng Zhen looked at it for a long time, and everyone was very enthusiastic, but after a while, the building turned crooked, and some netizens began to show the miniature fruits grown on their balconies.In the end, the moderator was enthusiastic and sent her a private letter on the site, introducing a nursery with a good reputation in detail.

She carefully checked that the address was not very far from Zhoujiazhuang, so she planned to go there in person tomorrow after the vegetables were sold out, and if the variety was good and the price was right, she would make a decision.

"By the way, Sister Meng, why didn't you see Xiong Xiong!"

There was an advertisement on the TV, Feng Xiaoyan got up to pour water, and suddenly found something was missing in the house, looking at the empty kennel by the door, remembered that she hadn't seen the bear for a whole day.

"Oh, bear," it's broken, I was so busy today, I forgot to bring it back from the manor: "Yesterday I took it to the city to see my friend, and my friend missed it very much, so I stayed at her house. Tomorrow I'll go downtown and bring it back."

"Is it that friend who has a police officer's husband?"

Feng Xiaoyan came to the separate study room with a teacup in hand. Now there are too many commercials inserted, which is annoying to watch, so she started chatting with Meng Zhen.

"That's right, Xiong Xiong was sent by her husband!"

"It's a pity, we were not at home that day when they came! Ah, the TV started, I won't tell you anymore, I'll flash!"

Hearing the familiar voice on the TV, Feng Xiaoyan hurried back to the TV.

Meng Zhen let out a deep breath, damn it, how could he forget it.I haven't seen you for a day, and I don't know how this little guy is doing?After copying down the address and contact information of the nursery, Meng Zhen quickly turned off the computer and returned to her bedroom.

Entering the manor, Xiong Xiong was already lying on the floor of the wooden house and fell asleep, his little furry body rising and falling with breathing.Alas, I'm really not a competent host. She was lying on the hanging chair, watching the raging fire, swinging back and forth.The manor is very quiet, the air is full of the scent of vegetables and fruits, and the sound of roaring little snoring is very clear.

On the second day, Meng Zhen came to the market with all the vegetables, paid the booth fee, arranged all the vegetables, and a new day began.Yesterday was a big market, today the market is much lighter, but under the patronage of several regular customers, Meng Zhen still sold out quickly.Nearly 400 yuan of income has been added to the wallet, and she is quite confident about the future, provided that the manor must exist.

Riding a tricycle, Meng Zhen rushed all the way to the nursery introduced by the moderator.Pushed the car into the yard, made a phone call with the contact person, and began to look around the nursery while waiting for others.This place is located on the outskirts of the city and has a large area. There are stacks of flowerpots piled up in the corners of the yard, as well as some dead flower seedlings and saplings.Meng Zhen looked at the branches and leaves that were about to dry out, and wondered: "The land in the manor can speed up the maturity cycle of crops, so can it be brought back to life?"

Just as I was thinking about it, the contact person I just called came out to greet me, "Hi, this is Ms. Meng Zhen. I am the team leader in charge of sales at the nursery. My surname is Zhao. I spoke with you on the phone."

"Hello, Team Leader Zhao, I'm Meng Zhen. May I ask if you have any good varieties of apple and pear saplings here? I was introduced by a friend. I just looked around and saw only flowers and plants, but not Where are the fruit saplings?"

"Come on, Ms. Meng, come to the back. The outdoor temperature is too low now, and the newly bred saplings are all placed in the greenhouse. Please follow me. How many saplings do you want?"

"I still have more than half an acre of vacant land. I want to plant fruit trees. How much do you think is suitable?"

When she checked the information yesterday, some netizens said that the distance between the fruit trees is about 2.5 meters to 3 meters, which is more reasonable. According to this calculation, you have to buy [-] to [-] fruit trees.But she was not sure whether the netizen's statement was professional, so she wanted to consult Team Leader Zhao.

"Well, half an mu is about [-] square meters, and it is estimated to be about [-]!"

The two sides said the same thing, and Meng Zhen estimated that it was this amount: "Enen, okay, then I will buy [-] apple trees and [-] pear trees each. Can you introduce a better variety, because I am the first Once planted, I don’t know much about fruit trees.”

"No problem, come, please come in," Team Leader Zhao led Meng Zhen to an empty shed.There are many small saplings wrapped in wet soil, and there are many varieties, almost all of which are unknown to Meng Zhen.

(End of this chapter)