On September 30th, Su Anying, Xu Chenghou, Xu Shian, together with Zhao Jianshe, Huang Shengli, Yang Chunming, Feng Chao, Sun Xiaofeng and several others.
With dogs and guns, they escorted two cars of clivias, various materials for flower stands, as well as everyone's clothes and luggage, etc., to the provincial capital.
It happened to be Sunday plus the National Day holiday, and Xu Shiyan had a rest. He had made an appointment with his family in advance, and he was waiting on the only way into the city.
It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon on the 30th, and everyone arrived at the agreed place to meet Xu Shiyan.
Then Xu Shiyan led the car and went all the way to the yard he had prepared in advance.
"Slow down, don't be anxious, come down and stretch your arms and legs.
Those dogs should be tied up directly in the yard. Separate them, but never tie them together."
Xu Shiyan helped Xu Chenghou get out of the car and quickly asked everyone to pack things in the yard.
Two large trucks were loaded with flowers and stuff. It was this time and we had to unload the trucks quickly.
Huang Shengli and others first led down the dogs. These were not only the four dogs from the Xu family, but also two from the Huang Shengli family, two from the Yang Chunming family, and one from the Feng Chao family.
There were nine dogs in total. They were all good dogs that used to go hunting in the mountains. They were all fierce.
Huang Shengli is also a good hunter. Xu Shiyan has been busy with work in the past two years and has little time to go to the mountains.
In the winter, Huang Shengli took Yang Chunming, Zhao Jianshe and others together, borrowing the Xu family's dogs every time, so the dogs from the families knew each other well and did not fight.
Even so, to prevent accidents, they should be tied separately.
It just so happens that the four corners of the yard, as well as the backyard, are all tied up with dogs.
"Put all the flowers in the five rooms of the main house on the north side. I'll tidy up the room. If it doesn't work, I'll put them on the ground first and build a flower shed tomorrow.
People live separately, Chunming, Jianshe, Shengli, Feng Chao, you four live in a house facing the street.
Dad, Yingzi, you live in the east wing, Xiaofeng, second brother, you two live in the west wing.
I’ve packed up the kang and lit the fire in advance. I’ll just light another fire later.”
In addition to the fence, there is also a back room at the back. If a thief wants to get in, it will take some effort. Just tie two dogs between the main house and the back room.
It is mainly a house facing the street. There is no wall to block it and it is easiest for people to enter, so Yang Chunming and the four of them were arranged to live here.
There are walls on the east and west sides. We will start cleaning them up tomorrow. We will put iron wire, iron pear or something on top of the wall. Or we can get some glass particles to frame them, which will have some effect.
No one knows what will happen in the provincial capital after the price of Clivia soars.
What if someone gets really jealous and wants to steal or rob? So you have to make some preparations in advance.
This is why Xu Shiyan asked his family to bring dogs and guns. He was not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case.
At this time, I don’t care who lives where. It’s more important to move the flowers down and send them to the house on the north side first.
The flower stands have all been dismantled, so I don’t care about them now. Anyway, I can put as many as I can on the ground.
Fortunately, there were many people, and even the two drivers helped to unload the truck. The guys worked for almost two hours and finally got everything put away.
"Come, come, everyone, let's take a break to eat. It's almost six o'clock.
Well, we have too many things and can't live without people. I'll just have a meal of the food I ordered from the restaurant, and we can start a meal by ourselves tomorrow."
Xu Shiyan took the time to go to a nearby restaurant and ordered eight dishes. He quickly brought them over and invited everyone to eat.
I just came here and there is no table or anything, so I just put it on the kang.
Everyone didn't care about that anymore, they just got on the kang or squatted or sat down, and it was important to eat quickly.
I left home at four o'clock in the morning. I rested for a while on the way at noon, ate pancakes and drank some water to cope with this time.
We are so hungry, who cares? Just eat quickly.
The food in the restaurant was large enough. Xu Shiyan specially bought two large pots of steamed buns. In the end, all he ate was half a steamed bun. There was no food left, and the steamed buns were all dipped in vegetable soup.
"Oh, I'm finally full. I've been so hungry all day that my eyes are green," everyone said.
After dinner, he couldn't stay idle. Xu Shiyan took the two drivers to the guest house and arranged for them to stay.
The driver was found from the Forestry Bureau. Guo Shouye's reputation meant that we had to make good arrangements.
Xu Shiyan bought cigarettes, fruits, and snacks for the driver, making him happy.
Su Anying had settled the fare before it arrived, so there was no need to pay anymore. The driver could just drive away tomorrow morning.
Xu Shiyan told the instructor and dormitory administrator in advance that he had relatives at home, so he did not go back to school in the evening and stayed in the small courtyard.
The next day happened to be the National Day holiday, so Xu Shiyan led others to tidy up the yard and strengthen the fence first.
I bought sand and cement, repaired all the loose parts of the wall tiles, and put a layer of cement on the top of the wall.
Then I bought some wine bottles from a waste collector, smashed them, and stuck the glass particles in the cement. The walls were covered with glass particles.
If someone comes to climb the wall in the middle of the night, he will suffer enough.
In addition to the glass pieces, wooden poles were also fixed on the top of the fence. The No. 8 wire was wrapped with iron pear and wrapped several times horizontally and vertically along the top of the fence.
Don't be afraid of trouble now. Once something happens, it will really work.
The yard here is large and the house is sufficient. The five main rooms on the north side are enough for flowers, and some can be placed in the other rooms.
So there is no need to build a flower shed outside. You only need to nail and install the flower shelves, arrange the flowers, and set up a few stoves to ensure warmth in winter.
The materials for the flower stands have been brought here. Everyone just needs to finish finishing the fence and then fix the flower stands.
This kind of work cannot be done in a day or two. Xu Shiyan still has to go to class, so he doesn't have time to be here all the time.
Anyway, the general idea has been told to everyone. These people don't have to worry about their work, just do it step by step.
Don't worry, I won't start selling flowers until November anyway.
Here in the small courtyard, things are being tidied up intensively.
Xu Chenghou led the people to clean up the fence and make flower shelves, while Su Anying was responsible for purchasing, cooking, and taking care of the nine dogs.
After a few days, I gradually got used to it and everything was on track.
On October 11, 1984, the city passed the "Decision on Naming Clivia as the City Flower."
Now, the price limit order of two hundred yuan was completely useless, and the price of Clivia began to rise sharply.
On the 15th, it was proposed again that we should develop the window sill economy and strive to keep three to five pots of Clivia per household.
The price of Clivia keeps rising, just like blowing bubbles, it suddenly expands dozens or even hundreds of times.
In several major clivia markets, such as Changchun Station, Chaoyang Park, Laoquanlou, Guangfu Road, Yongchun Road, Hongqi Street, Wanbao Street, Qinghua Road and other places, if you walk from one end to the other with a pot of clivia,
The price will double.
In less than a month, more than a dozen flower companies specializing in Clivia appeared in the provincial capital, and some flower and tree shops also specialized in selling Clivia.
For a time, the entire provincial capital was agitated. People were frantically asking where to find Clivia. Some people even went to various places to collect Clivia and sell it back.