Chapter 841 Black and red top-notch scheming stepsister (28)
Xu Yin rarely pays attention to campus forums.
After wearing these little worlds of the old era, I really can’t remember the idea of a mobile phone.
Except for answering the phone, shopping for something online, and checking some information, I always forget that it exists.
But precisely because of this, she was able to concentrate on her studies without any distractions.
In the blink of an eye, the semester is coming to an end.
After a semester of systematic study, she has gained a lot in courtyard landscape design. The progress of her courtyard is the best proof——
When you open the courtyard door covered with white bougainvillea, you are faced with a hand-built flowing fish pond. The gurgling water flows out from the gaps between the natural stones, bringing a bit of vitality to the courtyard.
There is a circle of humidity-loving spices of different heights planted around the fish pond. The tall ones include lemongrass, patchouli, and calamus, while the short ones include Polygonum, Kaempferia spp., and wild mint.
There are also several water lilies in full bloom floating in the fish pond, and a few high-quality koi carps swimming and playing among the lotus leaves, forming a mini Chinese-style waterscape with the flowing water and green plants.
On the west side of the fish pond is a natural bluestone road leading indoors. To the east of the stone road is a small green lawn. The east courtyard wall is shared with the old lady’s house next door. The old lady’s house has planted many flowers, some of which have even climbed up.
On the wall, Xu Yin simply planted a clump of purple bamboo. Instead of planting it directly in the ground, she used a large round-mouthed pot-bellied ceramic jar to make a purple bamboo bonsai to prevent it from growing bigger and affecting the foundation of the house.
On both sides of the courtyard gate were several pots of beautiful cherry blossoms and viola.
To the west of the fish pond, a resting platform was built, with an antiseptic solid wood tea table and small stone benches. In winter, you can enjoy tea and bask in the sun, and in summer, you can enjoy the shade and watch the stars.
Past the rest platform, it connects to the side yard, where groups of spice bonsai are arranged in an orderly manner, including rare varieties and common varieties that are particularly beautiful in flowering period.
The bonsai pots are all custom-made in her own style. Some have round mouths and big bellies, some are exquisite and exquisite; some are colorful, and some are plain and simple. Each pot corresponds to a spice, all of which cannot be found in the outside market.
unique.
The backyard is mainly a tree and spice area. She had planned to transplant the spice trees from the beginning, but she was not satisfied with the saplings she found outside, so she simply replaced them with those stocked in the system warehouse.
After being infiltrated by the spiritual mist, these saplings were transplanted very smoothly. Within ten days after they were planted, new shoots sprouted and the growth was quite gratifying.
In the corner of the backyard, I built a cute little bird house in log color. It is mainly for decoration. I haven’t considered raising birds yet.
But unexpectedly, the second week after the bird house was built, she came home and found two more birds in the yard.
I haven’t identified the specific species, but looking at their shiny feathers and beautiful beaks, I feel like they don’t look like wild birds in nature, and are probably domesticated.
But these two birds seemed to have recognized her bird house and stayed here. They flew back after a while.
Every day I peck the leaves on the spice trees or eat the grass seeds in the bonsai. If I continue like this, I will not peck the newly planted trees and grass in the yard.
Xu Yin couldn't laugh or cry, so she had to spend 500 energy points to exchange for a bird food formula, homemade a can of nutritious bird food, and fed them regularly every day. When she went to school, she asked Dad Xu to feed them once when he got home.
Fortunately, these two birds seem to know not to poop randomly, and the bird poop is concentrated on the ground opposite the bird house.
This made her even more convinced that the two birds were domesticated, so she poked into the owner group and sent a message to ask whose family had lost the bird.
No one came to claim it yet, so she put a pottery basin on the ground under the bird house. The bird droppings fell into the pot accurately. If there was too much, she used it to compost the flowers.
Next to the wall of the side yard, two sweet redwood trees were planted.
It belongs to the Rosaceae family and has a strong climbing ability. If you plant it this spring, it will probably have climbed to the third floor next spring. The bright and bright flowers will pour down from the heights along with the plant, forming a beautiful waterfall of flowers.
What’s special about this flower is that the flowers are bright and strong, but the fragrance is fresh and elegant. The combination of the blooming red flowers and the green branches and leaves gives people the warmth and romance of quiet time.
Xu Yin once used this flower to prepare a fragrance with beautiful color and elegant fragrance. It has always been one of the best in the fragrance industry with both appearance (beauty) and ability (climbing).
To the north of the east courtyard wall, a black pepper plant and a green pepper plant were planted.
Black pepper can climb walls, and green peppercorns are shrubs and have thorns, so they are planted in corners.
To the south of them, a pergola was installed and two gourds were planted.
It can be eaten as a vegetable when it is young, and can be turned into a container for spices when it is old.
From the front yard to the backyard, it's not all lawn.
Natural bluestone is paved in it, so your shoes will not get dirty even on rainy days.
On both sides of the stone slab, a group of bonsais are arranged from time to time. As you walk slowly, you will see scenery along the way.
It took Xu Yin four months to complete her coursework and decorate the courtyard bit by bit to look the way she wanted.
When the final design drawing was handed over to Professor He, he received his approval. Not only did he praise her for her wisdom in drawing inferences from one example to another, but he also gave her an additional task:
"This is a friend who asked me to help. You can also get a copy to practice. Then I will give him all your design drafts and let him choose."
Professor He has brought five graduate students. Generally, if an acquaintance comes to him for help, he will let the students participate in the practice as long as time permits.
Of course, if an acquaintance is dissatisfied with the plan designed by the student, then he should be the one to take the blame.
If the other party likes the design of one of the students, Professor He will transfer it to the student without leaving any money after the design money arrives.
This is also the reason why although college student A is afraid of Professor He's rigidity and severity, he is still willing to choose him as a graduate tutor. There are even too many people who have signed up, so they have to compete.
It stands to reason that Xu Yin, a sophomore undergraduate, is not majoring in landscape architecture. This is only her second major and she has just started her minor this semester, so she is not qualified to participate in graduate projects.
But I couldn't stand it. Professor He liked her hard work and the novelty and creativity in her designs. It was just an opportunity. If it was given, it was given. Whether she could seize it or not was up to her.
Although Xu Yin was a little surprised, she heard what the professor said and there were many people participating. She was a novice in the landscape design industry, so she was just here to practice.
"Thank you teacher, I will try my best to complete it!"
One really dares to give, and the other really dares to accept!
But except for Professor He and Xu Yin, no third party knows about this matter yet.
Xu Yin made time for final review and exam preparation, started the scene simulation before going to bed, raced against time to complete the design draft, handed it over to Professor He, and then stopped caring about it.
Until the end of the final exam, the long-awaited summer vacation came, and the classmates were discussing where to go. However, Xu Yin still carried a bag of books to the restaurant to help Xu's father like she did during the winter vacation. Professor He called and asked her
bank card number.
The design drawing she submitted was liked by his friend. Although some parts were a little immature, it was more innovative. Professor He slightly revised and polished it, and it turned out to be a satisfactory work.