Chapter 837 White Peony
Manbao searched for peonies in the mall and a lot of pictures came out. Manbao thought they were particularly beautiful and was about to place an order with great enthusiasm. However, as he looked at them, he felt something was not right.
Why is it said in the introduction that it is the variety "closest to the ancient species"?
And isn’t the size of this flower too unusual?
Manbao took a closer look and asked the seller, "How big is your flower?"
The seller replied immediately, "It's huge. When fully opened, it's as big as a fist. Don't worry, this is the newest variety from our farm, the one closest to the ancient variety."
Manbao then thought of the peonies she had just seen in someone else's garden. The largest one was almost as big as her head, and the smaller ones were about the size of her face. But...
Manbao was angry, "Then why are your pictures so big?"
"Enlarge it so that buyers can see the patterns on the petals more clearly and appreciate its color."
Manbao said, "It's too small."
Now the seller was surprised. "You think it's too small? This is the closest to the ancient peony. If you want something bigger, buy a hybrid."
After that, he threw more than a dozen pictures to Manbao in succession. Manbao was stunned by the pictures that filled the conversation window.
The seller said, "See? These are hybrid peonies. They're everywhere in the park. If you cut one off, it'll knock you unconscious. Do you want this? If you buy our ancient peony, I'll give you a bag of seeds."
Manbao thought for a moment and described it: "Don't you have those peonies where the flowers are only as big as a human head?"
"Hey, aren't you from our planet? Or are you new to the flower-growing business? Forget it. If you want ancient peonies, we don't have any at the moment. But if you want hybrids, we have plenty. Flowers range from as small as a thumb to as big as a trampoline. We have everything."
Manbao didn’t know how big the trampoline was, but the bed sounded very big.
She was very curious. "As long as the flowers are pretty, why do they have to be ancient species? I saw that the pictures you posted are also very beautiful. There are all kinds of colors, even rainbow-colored ones."
"Because their genes are unstable, the second generation will basically mutate, and most will grow very ugly, then get bigger or smaller. After research, we found that ancient species are the most stable. If you are new to growing flowers, you must first buy good ones so that you can cultivate the technique. Otherwise, if you don't lay a good foundation, no matter what flowers you grow in the future, they will not be good..."
Manbao pondered for a moment and asked, "Show me the hybrid flower first. I want a peony that has grown into a blooming plant, or is about to bloom, and it must be as big as a person's face, and preferably pure white."
The seller was disappointed for a moment, but thankfully the flowers Manbao needed weren't very cheap, so he greeted her enthusiastically again, showing her several pictures. "These are real photos of hybrids. The flowers are all about the same size. Our farm put a lot of effort into cultivating them. After all, the current peony varieties have all mutated. They're either too big to be seen, or too small to be seen."
"However, the mutant genes in these pots of flowers are still very strong. The current generation is blooming well, and the second generation should also be stable. But the third and fourth generations are uncertain. It's okay to grow them for fun."
Manbao was very interested in the flower. While placing an order for two pots, he asked, "Have all the plants in your area mutated? Are they very different from the ancient species?"
"Star Wars! Don't the plants there mutate?" Manbao saw a line of words appear, and they instantly turned into asterisks. Then a line of red words popped up in the chat window, "Sensitive words detected. Please comply with the law."
Manbao looked confused, and the seller opposite him looked even more dazed. He thought over and over again about the words he had just typed and became angry. Which word was a sensitive word?
He was so angry that he grabbed his laptop and went straight to the Alliance's Star Network page. He typed the phrase "Star Wars, don't the plants there mutate?" ten times in a row. He found it still hadn't been banned, and it attracted many people who were browsing the Star Network. They left comments like, "Come and see, there's a madman here!"
The seller looked at it silently for a moment, ignoring the people who were madly criticizing his post. He turned back to Manbao and asked, "What's your name? I just saw your order. How about I give you some fertilizer?"
Manbao knew that their fertilizer was different from the one they used here, so he nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, my name is Manbao."
"Manbao? It's an interesting name. Is it suitable for growing peonies where you live? Although it's a hybrid and easy to raise, it's also a bit demanding."
"Suitable." Manbao also wanted to chat with him. Since the other party was growing peonies, he must know how to grow them better and even how to cultivate them. She went to the flower market to ask, but they were not very willing to tell her, so Manbao chatted with them happily.
When asked why he wanted to buy a pot of white peonies, Manbao said, "I saw a pot of white peonies on the street today. They are so valuable. I found that pure-colored flowers seem to be particularly expensive. The pot of white orchid I sold last time was also very expensive."
"White orchid? What kind?"
"Mao Su."
The seller was silent for a moment before saying, "Manbao, huh? You have Mao Su, right? Why don't you sell me a pot?"
Manbao refused directly: "No."
"Why"
"First, I have none left. I only have a piece of rhizome left for my husband. Second, I can't sell my things to you."
The seller was almost crying. Because of his special job, he knew some things. After all, he had to contact various major botanical research institutes, especially those that studied flowers.
But he never thought that such a good thing would happen to him, because there are so many people in the interstellar space, so many people using the star network, and so many people buying flowers from him. He just happened to go online and actually met someone from another time and space?
And there were also peonies in that time and space. From what she said, that was the real ancient species.
The "ancient species" they obtained through experimental means are completely different.
The seller asked, "If I can't sell it, can you send me some things? I can exchange a few more pots of flowers for one from you."
Manbao refused, "No, I can't send you anything except points."
"Points? Oh, you mean money? Do you call it points?" The seller was so excited that he had no time to be disappointed. He asked, "Then can you tell me how you grow peonies there?"
Manbao said, "I don't know how to grow peonies, but I know how to grow orchids."
The seller then asked, "How do you grow your orchids?"
Manbao exited the chat mode, went to Keke to find the entry, then copied and pasted it and sent it to him.
The seller looked at the familiar layout and felt something was wrong. He asked, "Why does this look so much like an encyclopedia introduction?"
Manbao was surprised and said, "This is the entry in the encyclopedia. Oh, I forgot, you can also look up information in the encyclopedia."
Seller: ...
(End of this chapter)
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