Chapter 234: Flowers are no longer for sale
How could the three people in the shop not be worried?
The two ladies with clean faces felt that they had brought trouble to the shop and were so worried that they could not sleep the whole night.
Wen Yan, the instigator, was exactly the opposite. Exactly the opposite, exactly the opposite.
There was a high bed with soft pillows in the inn, and some sleep-inducing incense was lit. Wen Yan fell into a deep sleep and did not get up until he woke naturally.
The first thing to do when you get up is to take off the leaves that contain the cardamom paste.
Then carefully scrape off the nail polish to reveal the evenly colored pink nail polish underneath.
Pei'er took a look and said, "What a beautiful look."
Wen Yan helped Pei'er uncover her skin, and she was a lighter pink.
When the clay flower at the end of the eye is removed, there is no smudge even when it is printed on the skin.
"It's better than the current painting." Pei'er said in surprise.
Wen Yan lifted her chin, looked around, and nodded with satisfaction: "I really like the craftsmanship of this shop."
The two washed up and had breakfast.
So he went out with Uncle Tian.
The flower market is extremely lively in the morning.
Huaying Town is built around the water.
In the mornings, the shopkeepers of street flower shops would display the best-looking flowers at the time.
The delicate flowers are in bud, with crystal dewdrops hanging on them, like lively-souled young girls, full of vigor and vitality, making people happy to see them.
The whole town is like a brocade ribbon spread across the mountain stream, colorful and gorgeous, as if turning into a fairyland.
Not to mention Wen Yan and Pei'er who already like flowers, even Uncle Tian looked relaxed with a faint smile on his face.
They walked along the stream and looked around. They were almost done visiting the whole town, but she didn't buy anything.
Pei'er asked: "Miss, what are we doing here?"
Wen Yan said crisply, "We're here."
Pei'er followed Wen Yan's gaze and saw four large characters "Bailan Cottage" written on the shop's plaque.
Wen Yan lifted her skirt and walked in.
In the shop, there was only a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old, wiping the tables and chairs with a worried look on his face.
Hearing footsteps, he forced a smile and said, "Sir, what would you like to buy? I'll introduce it to you."
He led Wen Yan and the other two to sit down at an octagonal table.
Then he quickly poured them tea.
Wen Yan didn't touch the tea, but went straight to the point: "I heard that your store has a special orchid called Suguan Heding?"
The young man smiled and said, "The varieties in our store are very special. If you like any of them, just tell me."
Wen Yan waved her hand: "I only want that one orchid that you have prepared for the shop and are going to use to compete for the top flower."
The boy's face froze.
Anyone who knows flowers knows this.
The flowers that are to be entered into the Oiran competition are so important that they will not be sold at all.
Even if you go to the door to ask for the price, it will be irritating.
Could it be that this person is not here to buy anything, but to cause trouble for him?
If it were in the past, he would have kicked the person out long ago.
But now…
Thinking of the situation at home, he had to swallow his displeasure and forced a smile to greet him: "Guest, we do have a special variety of orchid at home, but it is an entry for a competition and we will not sell it.
Please take a look at other varieties. If you like them, I will definitely give you a good discount."
His tone was a little humble.
Wen Yan shook her head and said, "The others are just vulgar women. If I liked them, I wouldn't have come all the way here."
The boy looked at her warily: "What do you mean by that? Are you trying to force me to buy you something?"
Wen Yan shook her head and said, "It's not a forced sale, but I can wait, but can your family wait?"
The boy became more alert: "Are you investigating me?"
These are not what Wen Yan found out through investigation.
But it is something that really happened in the previous life.
Concubine Orchid likes orchids, especially rare varieties with pure white and elegant colors.
A fifth-rank official in the suburbs of Beijing wanted to curry favor with Concubine Lan.
Coincidentally, this year's top flower winner was an orchid named Suguan Heding.
The white-crowned lotus has flowers with purple and green hues. The plant stands tall and proudly in the flowerpot, like an orchid fairy.
The official bought it at a high price of three thousand taels and presented it to Concubine Lan.
Concubine Lan was very fond of the Suguan Heding.
The fifth-rank official was appreciated for this and was promoted twice within three years, becoming a favorite of Concubine Lan.
This is the superficial scenery.
But the rumor circulating privately was that the fifth-rank official had tampered with the contract when buying the flowers.
Three thousand taels of silver, to be paid in ten years.
Someone in the gardener's family was seriously ill and needed many precious medicinal herbs, but three hundred taels was not enough.
The gardener could not accept this result and went to the official's house to make trouble.
However, as soon as they appeared at the official's doorstep and before they could cause any trouble, they were warmly invited in by the official, who then quietly broke his legs, cut off his tongue, and threw him into a mass grave.
The gardener finally dragged his broken body back home, but the patient at home could not bear the shock, and died due to the loss of qi and blood.
The gardener and his family also left the place and disappeared from then on.
Rather than letting the gardener win the title of octogenarian, it would be better for someone else to get the benefit.
It would be better for Wen Yan to take the flower and then sell it to Wen Ruyue.
Wen Ruyue sold grain in Jinyang Prefecture and brought back more than 10,000 taels of silver.
Wen Yan felt guilty for not helping her spend some of the money.
Wen Ruyue is wholeheartedly trying to curry favor with Concubine Lan, so she will definitely not want to miss this flower.
"You are wrong to say that, I am just trying to help others.
I can give you two thousand taels."
Two thousand taels.
Even the most popular courtesan in previous years might not be able to fetch this much.
As long as I have this money, my mother can be saved.
However, my father wanted to be an oiran all his life.
If he missed this opportunity, my father would probably have missed the chance to be an oiran in his life.
He was hesitant.
Right at this moment.
Another male voice rang out from the door: "I'll sell it!"
Wen Yan turned around and saw a middle-aged man walking in from outside.
"Mud boy, go and move that pot of flowers out and sell it to this lady immediately."
"No! Cough cough cough..."
At this time, a woman came hurriedly from behind the shop.
She had only taken a few steps when she held onto the door frame and started coughing violently.
The middle-aged man quickly came over and patted her back to help her calm down. "Why did you come out?"
The two are obviously a couple.
The woman finally stopped coughing.
His cheeks were abnormally red due to the violent coughing.
"That orchid is your labor of love. You're counting on it to win first place, so you can't sell it!" The woman grabbed the middle-aged man's hand and said anxiously, "Your lifelong wish is to have your orchid win first place. This orchid, both in appearance and growth, is of the quality that would make it a winner."
You can’t give up your dreams just for money.”
"Let's wait a little longer. The Oiran Contest will be held in half a month. We can afford to wait."
The middle-aged man was persuaded by his wife.
The woman looked at Wen Yan expectantly again: "Miss, can you give us half a month so that we can take the orchid to participate in the competition? After the competition, whether we win or lose, the orchid will always be yours and the price will not change."
Wen Yan was amused by her words: "I spent money to buy flowers, and you used them to participate in the competition. Isn't that ridiculous!"
Seeing that she was not willing to negotiate, the woman said, "In that case, we won't sell these flowers."
[Suguan Heding: An orchid variety that appeared in 1999. It's incredibly beautiful. You can check out Baidu's images. It resembles a fairy in green.]
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