"I only bought two. The scent is a light woody one. You can only smell it if you get close to it, but it does smell very pleasant. I put one in my office. Whenever I'm so angry about work that I want to vomit blood, I just smell it and I feel much calmer."

"I bought it for my son as a toy. He took it apart on the first day. Now he holds the pine cone every day and refuses to let go. He even holds it when he sleeps."

"Rich ladies, let me teach you a trick. After you take the pine cones apart, put them in a small bottle and pour cold water on them. The pine cones will close together, and when they are dry, they will spread out. That way, the smell will become stronger, and you can smell it without getting close. When I work in my study, I close the door and the room is relatively closed, so the air is stuffy, but putting a pine cone in it makes me feel much more comfortable."

"I actually put such a good thing... in the toilet! No wonder I always smell a faint woody fragrance in the bathroom these days. I'm still surprised."

There are also people who have never bought ornaments, but when they see everyone talking about how good they are, they feel sorry for not buying some, since they are not expensive anyway. It is like having something you don’t want, but seeing everyone talking about how good it is, and now you can’t buy it, you feel itchy inside and want to get it right away.

"I thought it looked too childish, so I never bought it. What a mistake."

"Can the boss's pine cones cure rhinitis? I have had rhinitis for many years. The air pollution has been serious these days. I always sneeze when I turn on the purifier at home. I really want to try the boss's pine cones."

"Are all the things in the boss's house so magical? Vegetables can regulate the body, and even an inconspicuous little ornament is so magical?"

Some people in the group didn't take it seriously at first. Even when everyone said it smelled like pine cones, they just thought it was just a device to adjust the smell. But after this person reminded them, many people realized that, yes, the boss's dishes are so amazing, there is no reason for this ornament to be just an ordinary gadget.

So, a group of people who couldn’t buy vegetables and had never bought any ornaments tagged the boss in the group and asked for pine cone ornaments.

Xu Qingzhi came out and explained: "It's just an ordinary ornament."

Because the pine cones are from the back mountain, they are imbued with spiritual energy. If placed in a place with poor air quality, the spiritual energy released can naturally purify the air in a small area, but once the spiritual energy is released, it will become an ordinary ornament. With this spiritual energy content, it is estimated that it will be released in half a month to a month, and the release will be accelerated in hot weather.

When everyone heard the boss's remarks, they remembered that the boss had said last time that the vegetables in her garden were just ordinary vegetables and had no functions.

So you have to think the opposite of what the boss said, don’t believe it, this pine cone must be a good thing!

"@Qingzhi, if you don't want to sell vegetables, then sell some pine cone ornaments. I want a hundred of them!"

"+1, Boss, your shop doesn't look good when it's empty like this, why don't you put some pine cones in there to liven things up a bit."

"Boss, you must let me know in advance when you're going to put new decorations on the shelves. Don't put them on without anyone noticing."

It’s really hard to make a hundred ornaments at once.

She replied: "Wait until next week, I can't finish so much."

As a result, someone tagged her, "Boss, are you hiring temporary workers? I'll do the job for you, for free, as long as you provide food and accommodation, and give me some food before I leave."

Others joked, "I heard this calculation in the state capital."

"The abacus beads fell on the boss's face."

Xu Qingzhi didn't see the message. After she replied, she put down her phone and went to the mountain to pick up pine cones and dry branches.

Xia Weiwei and she each held a snakeskin bag. There were many pine cones on the ground, and they only picked up the complete and large ones and put them in the bags, discarding those that did not look good.

Xu Qingzhi smiled and pointed at the pine cones all over the ground, "What do you think?"

"I think those people are right. I've begun to suspect that you have some special abilities that can make vegetables taste better and improve the environment. I found that the air around your house is very good. When I go out for a walk a little further, the air smells better, but it always feels different." Xia Weiwei said bluntly.

Xu Qingzhi's hand that was picking up the pine cones was slightly bent into a claw shape, and he frightened her: "Oh, I'm a monster, are you afraid?"

Xia Weiwei chuckled and patted her shoulder, "You are so childish! You are not allowed to become a monster after the founding of the country."

Xu Qingzhi continued to pick up pine cones, saying, "My home is near beautiful mountains and rivers, it's a Feng Shui treasure land. I live by the sea and by the mountains."

Xia Weiwei believed it and nodded, "This must be a blessing for your family."

Xu Qingzhi teased, "Yes, come often when you have time off to enjoy this blessing."

Xia Weiwei smiled so hard that her mouth never closed. She agreed in a sweet voice, "Okay, okay, I'll definitely come over if I have time off."

The two men picked up two large bags of pine cones, and the bags were full of them, so they went back down the mountain.

During dinner in the evening, Xia Weiwei said goodbye to her uncle and aunt in advance and said she would be leaving the next day.

Wang Yanmei exclaimed, "Why are you leaving so soon? You won't stay for a few more days."

Xia Weiwei said embarrassedly: "I signed with a new company and arranged some work to be completed."

"Okay then. When you go back, remember to eat on time. You didn't look well the day you came. Look how well you look now. I'll ask your uncle to kill a chicken and a duck for you to take away. Don't be polite." Wang Yanmei kept muttering. She looked at Xia Weiwei as if she saw the Qingzhi of the past. She couldn't help but say a few more words.

Xia Weiwei was still not used to the enthusiasm of her elders, so Xu Qingzhi spoke up to help her out: "Mom, we can just send the chickens and ducks by express delivery when the time comes."

Wang Yanmei thought that Jiang Xiao was very strong and had endless energy when working, so she stuffed a lot of things for him to take away. It seemed inconvenient for a girl to carry them, so she said enthusiastically, "Okay, Qingzhi, when the time comes, ask your dad to go to the back mountain to catch and kill them and send them to Weiwei by express delivery."

Wang Yanmei picked some more vegetables and put them into Xia Weiwei's bowl, saying with concern, "Come on, eat more. You look so thin. Auntie feels bad for you."

The food in Xia Weiwei's bowl had piled up into a small hill. "Thank you, Auntie."

Xu Qingzhi saw something in her mother's eyes. She realized how helpless her parents were in the past, when she was being scolded in the entertainment industry and attacked by the entire internet, and they were unable to help her at all. They could only tell her to eat well and take care of herself, and when she got home, put more delicious food in her bowl.

Her mother regarded Xia Weiwei as her former self.

The suffering will eventually pass, but the guilt of being powerless will remain forever.

There is a saying that goes like this: Don’t let your mother know too much about your sadness. She won’t be able to help you, and she won’t be able to sleep, as she will always be worried about you.