Chapter 350 Wisteria

This plant is not difficult to find. There are many wild ones in the mountains. Because its growth characteristics have a strangling effect on other plants, there are relatively few other vegetation where wisteria grows, and it is very conspicuous once it blooms.

Mu Xi remembered: "I saw some a few days ago when I went to pick orchids for your vase. Just wait for me to dig them up."

Although wisteria has the ability to climb, it is not like climbing vines like ivy that can directly cling to the wall. After transplanting it, you have to fix its growth path so that it can cling to the wall.

"Forget about it, we can just build a frame within the small garden we originally planned and let it climb up the frame and hang down. It should look nice. It's flowering season now, right? Was it purple or white when you saw it last time?"

"There are white and purple ones, you can get them back if you want."

Although wisteria is called wisteria, it can be divided into purple-flowered wisteria and white-flowered wisteria. The petals are in clusters, and after blooming, they fall down like bunches of grapes hanging from a support. The petals are full, and if well maintained, it looks like a tree full of flowers, with an astonishing amount of flowers.

It is actually a bit late to transplant now, as the wisteria is in full bloom now. It would be better if you remembered to transplant it in March.

While Mu Xi went to dig wisteria flowers, Zhao Yeqing prepared the wisteria flower stand at home.

The shelf is not difficult to make. Its length runs through the entire backyard garden. Just nail horizontal bars in the middle. The key is to make it sturdy enough. After all, the wisteria will have a certain weight when climbing up.

When Mu Xi came back, Zhao Yeqing had already nailed the frame and was hammering its supports into the soil to secure it.

Seeing him come back, Zhao Yeqing looked up and saw two wisteria plants that had already bloomed, one with purple flowers and the other with white flowers. The branches and leaves were lush, but many of the flowers had fallen off, probably because of the shaking during the transportation.

It is still early now, and it would be better to wait until the sun sets before transplanting.

The light bulb in the backyard broke recently. After the sun goes down, the light is dim and it is difficult to see clearly when transplanting. I have to change the bulb before dark.

After dinner, Zhao Yeqing started transplanting the plants. He pressed the switch of the light bulb in the backyard, but there was no response after he pressed it several times.

"Mu Xi, are you sure you changed the light bulb?"

"After changing it, it's not bright?"

Zhao Yeqing pressed the switch a few more times and found that it was still not lighting up. "Maybe the bulb you replaced is faulty. Replace it with a new one."

She brought a ladder over and waited for Mu Xi to take another light bulb from the original owner's house and screw it on, but found that it was still not bright.

Mu Xi came down from the ladder and said, "Maybe there's something wrong with the line. I'll go check it out."

The wiring in the house was re-laid later. There are no problems with the lights in other places and the electricity is normal. So there must be something wrong with this one line.

The line came from the right side of the house, next to the newly built hay house, next to the corner of the fence.

Mu Xi turned on the flashlight and walked over. Just as he reached the corner of the wall, he saw a dark shadow flash by.

Even though Mu Xi was usually brave, he was frightened by this sudden move. He subconsciously took a step back and did not chase after the shadow. The shadow had already gone to the front yard, and when he reacted and chased after it, it had disappeared.

"What's going on?"

Zhao Yeqing walked over and saw Mu Xi standing there without moving.

Mu Xi walked to the corner and saw that the wire connecting to the backyard was broken. "Just now a shadow ran over here. I guess that thing bit it off."

Zhao Yeqing was a little confused: "How can I bite it off? Won't it be electrocuted to death if it's charged?"

Mu Xi picked up the broken wire with a small bamboo stick and said, "It only bit through the neutral wire, not the live wire. Even if it did, you won't be electrocuted as long as you're not standing on the ground."

"A rat?"

Mu Xi shook his head: "No, it's quite big, probably about the size of an adult house cat."

This side was right next to the hay house, which stored not only hay but also food. To be on the safe side, the two men pushed open the door and walked in to check every corner of the house.

Because this room is usually filled with hay in every corner, it would be difficult to find an animal if it made its home there.

Zhao Yeqing first checked the aluminum barrels containing the grain. He found no tooth marks or claw marks on the surface, nor did he find any mouse feces in the hay house.

"It shouldn't be in there, but I don't know what it is."

Mu Xi walked to the front yard and turned on the light. "It just went over here. I don't know if it's still in the yard."

There were also things piled under the wall of the front yard, including previously dismantled wood or unused wooden boards and bamboo poles, bricks, mud and sand, etc.

These things are heavy and there is no way to lift them up to check inside. It is dark now and I can't see clearly even if I want to.

"Forget it, let's plant the wisteria first with a flashlight, and then check it carefully tomorrow."

The two men planted two wisteria plants at both ends of the frame, one in front and one in the back. They placed the branches on the frame and tied them up with hemp rope to let them climb and grow.

The next morning, the two got up early and checked every corner of the house. They locked the kitchen tightly last night and also locked the door to the brick wall outside.

I don't know what kind of animal it is. Since it has no interest in the food in the hay barn, it might be a carnivore. If we don't keep a close eye on it, it might run in and empty the refrigerator.

Zhao Yeqing took all the crowbars from the car and planned to pry up the heavy wood on the ground to check if there was anything hidden underneath.

After tinkering around for more than ten or twenty minutes, the two finally found traces under a pile of wood.

The animal didn't pay attention, but found a hole about half the size of a basketball underneath, leading directly out of the yard.

Mu Xi stretched out his hands and leaned on the wall, then climbed to the top and looked outside.

"This thing is quite good at hiding. It knows to cover the outside side with weeds. It is really hard to find at first glance."

He shook off the dust on his hands and prepared to fill the hole with soil.

Zhao Yeqing stretched out his hand to stop him, "Don't be impatient, wait a moment."

I called the four dogs at home and asked them to sniff carefully around the hole and remember the smell.

She originally thought that the dogs would remember the smell so that if the smell appeared in the house in the future, she could drive the animal out or catch it.

I only heard Dahuang bark, and then he stuffed his entire head into the hole, still trying hard to get in. At the same time, the other three dogs instantly ran out.

"What's going on?"

The two were confused by this sudden series of operations. Before they could recover, they saw the dogs that had just run out came back. Xiao Hei, who was walking at the end, was holding a small black thing in his mouth.