Mrs. Tang immediately asked someone to go back to get the money and bring the beautiful flower pots at home.
She had no choice but to look down upon the flowerpots in Manbao's yard.
Such a precious orchid naturally needs a beautiful and expensive flowerpot to match it.
Zhou Lijun brought tea, placed it on the stone table in the courtyard, and invited them to drink tea.
Mrs. Tang then sat down to chat with Man Bao and said with a smile: "Everyone loved peonies at that time, such as Princess Yizhou, Mrs. Ji Er, etc. They all liked to spend a lot of money to buy peonies, but Mrs. Zhang and I liked orchids, and I preferred plain colors.
, but she loves red more. When I get the chance, I will introduce you two to each other."
Mrs. Tang said with a smile: "You need to cultivate the Shimenhong first. When it has flower buds, you can then divide it into pots. Then you can sell it at a high price."
She took another look at Shimenhong and felt that the leaves and plants looked healthy, but she didn't know the color of the flowers, so she didn't dare to make a conclusion.
But since Manbao said that Shimenhong is more beautiful than Maosu, then the color should be quite right.
Man Bao was focused on another point, "You said Princess Yizhou likes peonies?"
Mrs. Tang glanced at Man Bao, then smiled and nodded: "Yes, Princess Yizhou is famous for her love of peonies."
Man Bao nodded and did not discuss this topic again.
The servants quickly brought money and flower pots from home. Man Bao rolled up his sleeves to transplant the orchid himself. Zhou Lijun was afraid that she would damage the orchid, which was worth a hundred taels, so he quickly rolled up his sleeves and went to help.
Zhou Lijun avoided Mrs. Tang and whispered to Man Bao: "Sister-in-law, please be gentle."
"Don't worry, I've memorized all the precautions for branching, so I won't hurt it."
Zhou Lijun was stunned and asked: "Isn't it necessary to divide the plant into two parts? I think my mother moved it with a large handful of soil in order not to damage the roots."
Man Bao said: "We are not like that."
She decided to follow Keke's instructions. Manbao dug down from the surrounding area and carefully removed the soil from the orchid. She carefully observed the roots of the orchid and made sure that the leaf buds and fleshy roots were both in good condition, then she smiled.
Once, carefully separate the orchids.
She decided to divide it into two pots, one pot could hold four seedlings, and one of the pots had two calyxes. She asked Zhou Lijun to get scissors. Mrs. Tang stood aside at first and saw that she was holding the scissors.
He hurriedly reached out to stop it, but Man Bao was very fast. When he lifted the knife and dropped it, some roots and leaves were cut off.
Seeing Mrs. Tang's distressed expression, Man Bao said, "Mrs. Tang, don't worry, these are all burdens. It would be better if they were removed."
Mrs. Tang looked suspicious, "Really?"
Man Bao nodded seriously, "Of course, since I sold it to you, I naturally want to ensure that it survives and sells it at such a high price."
One hundred taels, their family didn't know how many wheat seeds they had to sell to earn one hundred taels. Not to mention Zhou Lang and Zhou Lijun, even Man Bao was shocked inside.
So Manbao carefully repaired the roots of the orchid grass, carefully selected suitable soil to pot it, and then started planting...
Mrs. Tang saw that she used plant ash to smear the newly cut parts before planting them in pots.
Man Bao told Mrs. Tang, "Don't pay taxes for the next two days, keep warm, and water a small amount on the third day. If you think it won't survive, send someone to call me, and I'll go over and have a look."
Mrs. Tang smiled and said: "I still have a gardener in my house, and I also know some essentials of orchid planting. I think it is quite strong, so it should be fine."
Mrs. Tang handed the money to Man Bao and said with a smile: "If you have white orchids or yellow orchids in the future, you can come to me. I like these two kinds of orchids the best."
Zhou Lijun couldn't help but turn around to look at the study, but Man Bao nodded without turning his head and said it was okay.
After sending Mrs. Tang away, Manbao went back to the yard and took out the roots she had just cut. She trimmed them again, and finally only a small tuber was left. Zhou Lijun took a look and found that there was a bud in the tuber, but it was just a bud before.
Hidden, even she didn't notice.
The smart Zhou Lijun understood it as soon as he thought about it, and happily said to Manbao: "Sister-in-law, if we turn around like this, we can plant orchids again. It's just that this orchid grows very slowly. It may take two or three years for such a small piece to grow.
It’s divided.”
Man Bao also nodded regretfully, "Go and get the flower pot. We won't plant it in the garden anymore, we will plant it in a flower pot."
Zhou Lijun: "But I think it will grow better and faster on the ground."
"Of course, it is in direct contact with the earth and can absorb the soil's fertility faster. Of course it will grow better and faster? But I have promised Mrs. Tang that I will sell all the Maosu to her, so naturally I can no longer sell Maosu to others.
, at least it cannot be the same Maosu." Man Bao said: "If it is planted in the garden, it would be very bad if Magistrate Tang comes to our house for tea next time."
“Would it be invisible if planted in a flower pot?”
"It's planted in a flower pot for my husband. I don't sell it for takeout."
Zhou Lijun paused and looked at the small piece of rhizome in his hand, and finally remembered, "Sister-in-law, you seem to have said that you would give Mr. Zhuang a pot of white orchid."
Man Bao sighed and nodded, "Yes, the price Mrs. Tang gave was too high. I didn't think about it for a moment. I only remembered it when I was about to move the pot. I didn't have time to regret it at that time."
She held the tuber in her hand and said: "So this piece must be planted. I decided to put it in my room and take care of it day and night."
That way, Keke can help take a look at it every day. Manbao asked Keke in his heart, "Really?"
Koko remained silent.
Manbao took it as a yes.
Zhou Lijun continued to look at the study and whispered: "Sister-in-law, isn't there a pot of yellow orchid in the study?"
Man Bao also looked troubled, but he still shook his head and said: "Forget it, Mr. Mr. That pot of orchids also likes it very much, so don't sell it."
Among the flowers and plants we dug together at the beginning, there was only one orchid that could be grown in a pot. At that time, Manbao didn't know it was an orchid. It was purely because it had the highest points, so she felt it was the most delicate, and was afraid that it would get windy in the garden.
The rain damaged the seeds, so they were raised in pots.
Its leaves are very slender, but it bloomed last autumn, a string of very small and delicate light yellow orchids.
Mr. Zhuang likes it very much, so the full treasure is usually placed on Mr. Zhuang's desk, and occasionally he takes it to the porch to bask in the sun.
From what Mrs. Tang said, it seems that yellow orchids are also very expensive.
Manbao planted the tubers of Maosu, but before he could take them back to his room, Mr. Zhuang came back.
This time period is usually when Manbao is studying. When Mr. Zhuang saw her squatting in the flower garden, he couldn't help but look up at the sun in the sky, and then frowned and said, "Why aren't you studying?"
Man Bao immediately shook off the dirty mud in his hands and said, "Come on, come on."
Mr. Zhuang nodded, but as he nodded, he realized something was not right. He squinted at the flower bed and asked, "Why do I feel that there are a few orchid plants missing?"