Wang Yu said, "Wow! There are so many varieties! I love them! Can you give me one?"
Xia Minmin said, "But there's only one pot of each of these chrysanthemum varieties. However, I can help you propagate a few pots. Do you want them? Chrysanthemums are very easy to grow. I've propagated many pots and given them away."
Xiao Bao quickly said, "I want one too! I like Shenbo."
Wang Yu said, "Alright, I want the jade hairpin with osmanthus in its base!"
"Wait a moment." Xia Minmin said, then opened the metal box next to her and took out the cutting tools and a few plastic cups.
Xiao Bao asked, "What's going on?"
"In a moment, I'll cut a few slits in the bottom of the plastic cup, fill it with soil, cut a few tender branches from the chrysanthemum, insert them, water them, and the cutting will be done."
Wang Yu nodded.
Xia Minmin gave each of them two cups of chrysanthemum cuttings.
"Xiaomin, what are you doing on the terrace? It's time to eat."
Li Chunmei searched the entire house but couldn't find the little brats. She never expected that these troublesome kids would be hiding here playing in the dirt.
Xia Minmin said, "Mom, I'll cut some chrysanthemums and give them to Xiaoyu and Xiaobao."
Li Chunmei poked Xia Minmin, "You silly child, cuttings don't survive easily in the summer."
"My cuttings took root last summer!"
Li Chunmei likes chrysanthemums. Since her house in Dudu Garden is small, she bought a pot of chrysanthemums and has been growing it for several years.
Last summer vacation, Xia Minmin used that pot of chrysanthemums to propagate several cups of chrysanthemums at home. She moved them in and out every day like precious treasures, taking meticulous care of them.
Xia Minmin passed on all her cutting propagation experience to Wang Yu and Xiao Bao.
Wang Yu and Xiao Bao were so eager to take notes that they repeated each question several times.
There was nothing Li Chunmei could do but wait until they finished talking before taking them inside.
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