Chapter 960 Various Flowers (More chapters for the reward from book friend "Hua")
"I bought it from a flower farmer. He grows a lot of flowers." Manbao, who was tending to the daffodils, snorted, "He wanted to trade me chrysanthemums for the daffodils, but I won't trade."
Mr. Zhuang looked at the delicate and beautiful pots of chrysanthemums on the ground, then turned his head to look at the garlic-like grass in Manbao's broken flowerpot...
Mr. Zhuang: ...
He couldn't help but shook his head and went back to the study with his hands behind his back. He was getting more and more confused about the people nowadays.
Manbao placed pots of chrysanthemums under the eaves to avoid the scorching sun, and watered them every day as instructed by the seller. They adapted particularly well to the new environment.
Manbao was very satisfied with this.
Zhou Wulang and his friends were busy with the shop, going out early and coming back late every day, and didn't pay attention to these things. By the time they noticed, the flowers bought by Manbao had filled the corridors on both sides of the yard.
There are not only chrysanthemums, but also all kinds of flowers that they have heard of and not heard of.
These were all recommended by the seller to Manbao. He had gone to great lengths to get some useful information from Manbao. Many flowers were half-sold and half-given away.
Maybe because he has been digging plants all year round, Manbao is particularly fond of flowers and plants. It was okay before he saw the pictures, but he liked them very much as soon as he saw the pictures.
The seller recommended a variant lotus that can be grown in a water tank. It is such a big flower, but has only two shy leaves hiding under the flower. The pink tip with red is particularly beautiful.
There is also a kind of flower that looks particularly like a rose, called the Ancient Rose. It is the biggest research achievement of their farm in recent years. The gene restoration rate has reached 90%. The stability rate is very low, but it is also passing, at 60%.
Manbao liked the flowers so much that in addition to chrysanthemums, she also bought several kinds of lotus and old-fashioned roses.
The colors and shapes of the flowers are different. Some are still in bud, while others only have a small green dot and are not even buds. The seller seemed to want to lure Manbao and gave her a pot of blooming flowers.
When she moved back, Mr. Lian Zhuang stood in the corridor admiring her for a long time.
It’s really beautiful.
With such beautiful flowers displayed under the corridor, it would be hard for Zhou Wulang and the others not to know about it.
He was a little reluctant, "Selling such beautiful flowers to your enemy?"
Manbao said, "More than one hundred taels, Fifth Brother, you name the price."
Zhou Wulang blinked. "One hundred taels for a pot of flowers? Or all of them together?"
"Of course it's a pot of flowers." Zhou Lijun said, "Fifth Uncle, do you know how much a pot of peonies sold for when we were in Yizhou City?"
Zhou Wulang shook his head.
Zhou Lijun told him, and Zhou Wulang's eyes widened.
Man Bao said, "Each of these flowers has its own beauty. Although I think they are all beautiful, we Jin people love peonies, so the rare peonies can be sold at a higher price, while other flowers are less valuable. Next spring, we will find more peonies and sell them to them at a high price."
Bai Shan asked angrily, "How many more years do you want to sell them?"
In his opinion, it would be best to get to the bottom of this matter this year, as he didn't want to live with them for a few more years.
Manbao was a little out of breath and asked, "They haven't entered the capital yet, right?"
"I haven't heard of that," Bai Shan said. "I only heard that the Emperor, because the Empress Dowager was distressed, specifically sent a message to the King of Yizhou to wait until the middle of July before setting off."
Bai Erlang was curious. "We were both in the Imperial College, so how come I haven't heard of this? How many friends have you made?"
"Not a single one," Bai Shan said, "but there are so many people in our class who like to gossip. As soon as get out of class is over, they gather together to discuss state affairs. Rumors of the court are flying everywhere. I sit in the front row, so it's hard not to hear them."
Manbao and Bai Erlang were stunned.
Bai Erlang felt a little upset, "Why doesn't anyone in our class talk about this?"
"Because you're a class of twelve, and you don't have any connections in the capital, how did you get all this information?" Bai Shan had already figured it out. "There are twenty-two students in our class. Besides the three of us, five got in through the national entrance exam. The remaining fourteen all got in through imperial favor. Their grandfathers, fathers, or brothers all served in the imperial court. It's hard for us to not hear that information."
Bai Dalang suddenly interrupted and said, "This is the difference between the Imperial College and the other five schools."
Then he glanced at his silly brother with a look of pity.
What a great opportunity! He only had to compete with forty-seven people for the top three spots. If he had been smarter and more diligent, he would have been ranked thirteenth, and ten spots ahead...
Bai Dalang shook his head and said, "Forget it, forget it. It's all fate and time. He is lucky enough right now."
Bai Erlang stood up from his brother's side, walked to Zhou Lizhong and Zhou Liwei, and squeezed in, avoiding his eldest brother. "When can your shop open?"
Zhou Wulang immediately remembered the important matter, "Oh, if you hadn't told me, I almost forgot. The shop is already packed up, and we've also found out all the places selling vegetables and meat. We were just trying to find a good day to open it."
Manbao immediately said, "I know how to do this. I'll calculate it!"
"I know you can do it, so I came back to ask you for your fortune telling." Zhou Wulang knew that Manbao had learned some skills in calculating dates from Daoxu Daohe in the Taoist temple, so he came back to ask her for her fortune telling.
There was no other way. He had inquired and found out that calculating the date in a Taoist temple in the capital city cost a lot of money, especially the opening day.
Although they still had the silver given by Manbao, he still felt that they should save as much as possible. Even if he only gave them a red envelope worth two taels, just think about how long it took their family to earn two taels of silver in the past.
Manbao was already clumsily counting on his fingers. Bai Shan asked, "Have you decided on a name for the shop?"
Zhou Wulang said, "We've already thought about it. This is the restaurant opened by our Zhou family, so we'll call it Zhouji Restaurant."
Bai Shan: "...It's a very appropriate name."
Manbao turned to him and said, "I'm planning to design a store logo, but I can't draw it well. Can you help me draw it later?"
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll write the plaque for you too, right?"
"No," Manbao said, "I want the plaque to be written by the master."
Bai Shan felt a little regretful.
Bai Jilang raised his hand and asked, "What can I do?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "You can help us entertain the guests. On the opening day, invite your good friends from school to come and have dinner and warm up the restaurant."
Manbao counted on his fingers and said, "The shopkeeper Zheng and Doctor Gu will all be there, as well as our family members, and your friends and classmates. Although there are still a few people, it's almost there."
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll invite a few people too."
Manbao asked, "Who is it?"
"Peng Zhiru and Lu Xiaofo," Bai Shan said after a pause, "and Feng Zongping and the others."
Although he couldn't be considered friends with them, they would occasionally talk at school. If he invited them, they would probably go.
Manbao was happy, "Okay, invite anyone else you want to invite."
(End of this chapter)
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