"You also plant tassels?"
Yang Wanli, who was leading the way, turned around and asked in surprise,""Big Brother knows about Liusu too?" As soon as he said that, he realized that Liusu was not a big deal, and that he was looking down on Liusu. He quickly changed the topic.
"When I was bored in university, I did some research on Liusu and had some experience in planting it. Liusu's sales were smooth in the market now, and they didn't have to worry about it decreasing in the next few years, so they followed the trend and wanted to make a little money. Without budding techniques, he could only cultivate the plants. Although the cycle was a little slower and the profits were a little less, it was more stable.”
Zhang Wenyuan didn't pay much attention to Yang Wanli's words. He smiled and said,"The reason I know about Liusu is because I heard about the plan to build a 10,000-acre Tassel Garden there on the Internet.”
Yang Wanli didn't comment on Zhang Wenyuan's words. How could he recognize him at a glance if he didn't understand? However, everyone knew that one should not be too serious about anything. Even old friends who had known each other for many years would have reservations, let alone people who seemed to be dating for the first time. He smiled and didn't say anything. He led Zhang Wenyuan through Tassel Garden.
Behind Tassel Garden was a neatly arranged nursery. Along the way, there were quite a lot of patterns. Most of them were seedlings that were not as tall as their waists.
The house was surrounded by a garden in the middle. At present, the most beautiful flowers were chrysanthemum, hibiscus, and rose.
Even if they were both chrysanthemum flowers, their postures were different. Some were elegant and generous, some were long and graceful, some were as beautiful as a rainbow, white as snow. The yellow ones were dazzling, the red ones were hot, and the white ones were elegant and dignified. They competed to reflect each other and were quite fascinating. Tao Qian, who "doesn't bend his waist for five buckets of rice", loves chrysanthemum flowers alone. He also wrote down the eternal sentence of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing Nanshan".
The chrysanthemum flowers were brilliant, and the hibiscus was not bad either.
Muhibiscus, also known as Mulian, got its name from the flower "how beautiful it is". There was also a type of flower with a white color called Drunken Hibiscus. The hibiscus was a fallen leaf shrub. It should have bloomed after the frost, but with modern technology, the flowering period had been greatly advanced. The small pond reflected her beautiful face, which was like a beauty who was drunk for the first time, and her elegant and refined celestial appearance. The red color adorned the rippling surface of the pool. It was so red that it made people infatuated and intoxicated.
Not only was the flower's appearance not inferior to the chrysanthemum flower, but even the related legends were better than the chrysanthemum flower. In the Song Dynasty, it was widely rumored that there was a Furong City full of red flowers in the illusory immortal land. It was said that after Shi Manqing's death, there were still people who met him. In this dream-like encounter, Shi Manqing said that he had become the City Lord of Furong City. As such, later generations regarded Shi Manqing as the Goddess of Flowers.
Just as Zhang Wenyuan felt that his eyes were too busy, a deep and strong dog bark came from behind him. Woof woof..."
Zhang Wenyuan turned around, and a ball of fiery red jumped over and arrived in front of him in an instant. Its fur was bright and fluffy, its mouth was as thick as a lion, and its skeleton was tall. Its height could reach the middle of Zhang Wenyuan's legs. It was at least 80 centimeters tall, and it was as strong as a calf. If one didn't look closely, one would really think that a majestic lion was charging at them.
"Ah Lei, be quiet." Yang Wanli's voice, which was half doting and half scolding, sounded. The big dog immediately stopped barking and swept past Zhang Wenyuan's legs like the wind. When it reached Yang Wanli's feet, it was like a child acting spoiled, hugging his legs and wagging its tail like a broom.
Yang Wanli patted the big dog's body and raised his head.""This is my big dog, called Ah Lei.”
Zhang Wenyuan had loved big dogs in his previous life, but he had never been able to adopt one due to his health problems. He had also browsed through many famous dogs from all over the world on the Internet. There weren't many dogs with such a tall stature, and with such obvious features, it was definitely the Tibetan Mastiff.
"This must be a Tibetan Mastiff!" Although he sounded like he was asking, he was so sure. He did not hide the love in his eyes.
"Yes, this is indeed a purebred Tibetan Mastiff. I asked my friend to bring it back from Tibet. It's already one and a half years old.”There was a hint of arrogance in his tone.
"It's indeed enviable!" Zhang Wenyuan sighed.
Yang Wanli stood up and grinned." Hehe, I don't have many hobbies. Other than flowers and trees, I only have dogs. There's a Sumu tied to the northwest and southeast corners of the garden. There's a German Black tied to the northeast and southwest corners.”
Zhang Wenyuan looked at the Tibetan Mastiff standing beside his legs and said,""Your Ah Lei looks fierce, but I feel like he's lost in the wild.”
"It can't be helped. His parents are Tibetan Mastiffs in the wild in Tibet. However, he was completely confined in a small circle here. He did not even have many opportunities to interact with the outside world, let alone have a wild surname.”Yang Wanli said regretfully.
Zhang Wenyuan pondered for a while and said,""I also like big dogs very much. When the time comes, I'll definitely raise a few big dogs. My house is in the Qinling Mountains. If I have time, I can lead the dogs into the depths of the Qinling Mountains and experience it.”
Yang Wanli was overjoyed when he heard that. He said,"I didn't expect Big Brother Zhang to be a kindred spirit. I'll have to go and chat with him when the time comes, haha."
With a creak, the door was pushed open from the inside. "What made you so happy?" A lively and beautiful young woman followed the voice.
"Why are you in the garden? Who's going to look after the child?" Yang Wanli quickly asked.
"Our mom is on leave today, so I came over to take a look. Are you not welcome?" The young woman angrily laughed.
"Do I dare not welcome you?" Then, she turned around and said to Zhang Wenyuan," Hehe, this is my wife, Zhuang Wan.”
Zhang Wenyuan smiled and nodded.
Yang Wanli turned around and said to Zhuang Wan,"Xiao Wan, I met an old friend today, Zhang Wenyuan, Big Brother Zhang. Make us some dishes. I'll have a few drinks with Brother Zhang later.”
After saying that, he turned around and asked Zhang Wenyuan with a smile,"Are you puzzled by the term old friend?”
Zhang Wenyuan nodded and replied,"You knew me long ago?"”
Yang Wanli pulled Zhang Wenyuan's sleeve and said,""Come, come, come. Let's go in and have a cup of tea before we talk.”
She pulled the puzzled Zhang Wenyuan into the house. After soaking in the long well of West Lake, the two sat down and told the reason.
"Speaking of which, we were still junior high school classmates.”
Zhang Wenyuan frowned and thought for a while. He then looked at Yang Wanli's face. Many faces flashed through his mind, but none of them matched the one in front of him.
"Do you remember the Four-Eyed Monkey?”
"Four-eyed monkey?" A distant and blurry memory came flooding back. In his memory, the Four-Eyed Monkey was black, short, and wore a pair of glasses. He heard that his father was the mayor of Yin Town, but the strange thing was that he was always bullied by his classmates at school. There were even some hooligans outside the school who extorted and blackmailed him. However, he could not relate it to the talkative and cheerful person in front of him.
"Are you surprised? Hehe, the changes over the years were indeed a little big. It was reasonable that he could not recognize her.”She took a sip of tea and said," I remember once I was blocked at the school gate. Coincidentally, I didn't have any money that day. When others saw it, they pretended not to see it. At that time, I was so afraid that I was about to be beaten up. At that time, Big Brother Zhang came out of school and saved me with a word. To be honest, she thought to herself that she would remember this back view for the rest of her life. Haha."
Zhang Wenyuan took a sip of tea. Although he remembered the person, he had no impression of these things. He could only sigh at how Zhang Wenyuan still had some chivalrous heart in the past.
The food was quickly prepared. Due to the rush, they were all home-cooked dishes. After eating and drinking his fill, Zhang Wenyuan looked at the sun that was already in the west.
Yang Wanli was also a wonderful person, he knew the meaning of the strings. "Let's go, Big Brother Zhang. Let's go and take a look at Saffron."”He took a knife and walked around the house with Zhang Wenyuan.
The main things cultivated behind the house were grape seedlings, ranging from high to low. There were also some that had obviously just been planted.
Zhang Wenyuan couldn't help but ask,"What kind of grapes do you have here?"”
Yang Wanli walked in front and said,"In the past few years, there have been more people planting grapes, cherry peaches, and walnuts, so the variety of grape seedlings is relatively complete." There were Beauty Finger, White Banana, Jufeng, Tengren, Hutaiba, and so on. Among them, Tengren and Hutaiba had sold better in the past two years. The main reason was that these two varieties of fruits were recognized by the majority of the people in the vicinity and sold well. Therefore, fruit farmers preferred these two varieties when planting.”
Seeing that Zhang Wenyuan didn't say anything, he said," The rattan is mainly famous for being big and juicy. If it is managed properly, it will have sufficient water when it blooms and bears fruit. Then, when it matures, the granules will expand with the change of color. When the color reaches dark red, a single pellet can be as big as a ping pong ball. As for Hutaiba, it was famous for its color and taste. Hutaiba's individual fruit was not as surprising as Teng Ren's, but it was better in that the fruit was tightly clustered and firm. When it matured, its color would turn dark purple, covered with a layer of purple frost, like a sapphire that was clustered together. It was very pleasing. Moreover, the juice was small and the taste was strong. After tasting one, the sweet and refreshing taste lingered on the tip of his tongue for a long time. It was quite a trend to say that he did not know the taste of meat.”
"These two plants are both affordable and attractive. They are deeply loved by people, and even more people plant them.”He pointed to the nursery that had just been planted by the roadside and said,"Well, the seedlings of Hu Taiba were all sold out some time ago. These were just planted recently."”
Zhang Wenyuan was not unfamiliar with the cultivation of grape seedlings. There were two methods: the sub-seedling method and the seed seedling method. Both methods had their own merits. The seedling planting method was to cut off the branches of the old tree, and the cut parts were treated with chemicals (mainly growth hormones). They were inserted into the soil specially prepared for seedling cultivation or directly soaked in nutrient solution, and then quietly waited for the roots to grow. This method required less time. The seed seedling method was much simpler to operate. It only needed to sow the seeds in a special soil. However, the embryo sprouting, taking root, and growing seedlings were a complete process, so it required a longer time. However, the survival rate of the fruit seedlings cultivated from seeds was high, and the later development momentum was much better than that of the fruit seedlings cultivated from seeds.
The best planting season for grape trees was not spring, but winter. Planting in winter was beneficial to the growth and development of the roots. It could show good growth momentum in the coming year and shorten the time to bear fruit in the first year. Actually, most fruit trees were best planted in winter.
After passing through the nursery, there was a garden that had already borne fruit. An old man under the tree saw someone come in and stopped to watch for a while before burying his head and continuing to work.
"That's an old man from our district. He's here to help me look after the garden." Yang Wanli introduced from afar.”
After hesitating for a while, Yang Wanli said,""Big Brother Zhang, there are some things that I have to make clear to you. The climate here is very different from that of the Tibetan region. It is very difficult to control the best climate for the growth of red flowers, so there is almost no harvest. If you want to plant it, you have to think twice before you act.”
"I understand your intentions," said Zhang Wenyuan with a smile. I didn't expect to earn money from this. I just wanted to give it a try.”
Yang Wanli didn't say anything else and led the way.
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