Gao Yongliang's mood during this period was like a roller coaster, with emotions fluctuating between sadness and joy.
First, Sequoia Capital suddenly withdrew its investment in him, which was like a bolt from the blue. Before he could digest the news, Dezhi Investment, which had rejected him before, took the initiative to approach him and expressed its willingness to reconsider the project, but Dezhi Investment must have absolute control over Gao Yongliang's company. Gao Yongliang flew abroad for this purpose. The two sides argued over the equity distribution for several days, and Gao Yongliang finally gave in. He took 49% of the company's shares, while Dezhi Investment took 51%.
After solving the funding problem, Gao Yongliang put all his energy on Lu Lingxi after returning to China, and spent almost every day on micro-horticulture. After a while, Yan Yue agreed to cooperate with him after he could no longer bear it. Not with Xue Yongtong, but directly with Gao Yongliang, Micro-horticulture will become Gao Yongliang's supplier together with Luxuan Horticulture. And Yan Yue made it clear in the cooperation that the number of "mutated" begonias is relatively small, and Micro-horticulture can only provide the number for Gao Yongliang's experiments in the early stage, and large-scale production will have to wait until next year. Gao Yongliang knew this was the truth, and he agreed helplessly.
Gao Yongliang and Micro Gardening were very happy during the whole cooperation process, but Xue Yongtong was a little depressed. In the end, he still didn't know what happened to the begonia. He originally thought that the scale of Micro Gardening's flower garden was not enough, and he could only cooperate with Luxuan if he wanted to cultivate begonias on a large scale. However, he didn't expect Qiu Jun to suddenly get into trouble and sell Qiutian Gardening at lightning speed, and the person who bought it was Yan Yue. Now Micro Gardening also has a flower garden, and he has nothing to do. What made Xue Yongtong even more frustrated was that he just owed Yan Yue a big favor, and he couldn't show his depression. He could only smile kindly at Lu Lingxi and turn back to continue to go crazy about the begonia.
Lu Lingxi was unaware of Xue Yongtong's private depression, as all his energy was focused on the breeding of the evolved begonias.
Under normal circumstances, begonias are mainly propagated by sowing, cuttings and tissue culture. However, because begonias are the offspring of hybridization, seed propagation has large variations and genetic instability, so seeds are rarely used for sowing, and most of them are propagated by cuttings and tissue culture. Cuttings are what Lu Lingxi is most familiar with. Select tender branches of about ten centimeters, remove the basal leaves, wait until they are dry, and insert them into the sand bed. They will take root in about three weeks and grow into new plants. In addition to cuttings, there is another fast propagation method, which is tissue culture propagation. This method of propagation uses tissue culture to propagate flower seedlings in large quantities in test tubes. Specifically, a small piece of tissue on the flower plant, such as a leaf or stem node or flower bud, is cultured in a culture bottle. After continuous cutting and propagation, thousands of new plants can be cultivated in a relatively short period of time.
Compared to cuttings, Lu Lingxi was not very familiar with the latter. Although Qiu Tian Horticulture had a corresponding cultivation room in the flower garden, Lu Lingxi still chose cuttings in the early stage and slowly increased the number of begonias. Of course, he also gradually began to learn how to use the cultivation room to prepare for large-scale reproduction in the future.
This process was also a process of adjustment between Lu Lingxi and the original Qiutian Garden workers. Qiutian Garden was too large to be taken care of by Grandpa Li and Yu Xiaojuan alone like the Micro Gardening Garden, so workers had to be hired from outside. It is better to use familiar people than new ones, so Yan Yue did not make any major adjustments to the original workers. He just fired some of them who he thought were not suitable, and the rest were considered to have good skills and were honest and hardworking.
Among them, Lu Lingxi was most impressed by Lu Guoxing. Lu Guoxing was in his forties, with a square face, dark skin, and a tall stature. When he spoke, his voice made Lu Lingxi's ears buzz. He was originally just an ordinary worker in the flower garden, but he was also the only one who saw that the begonias cultivated by Lu Lingxi were different from ordinary begonias. After Yan Yue investigated Lu Guoxing's background, he simply promoted him. When Lu Lingxi was there, he was Lu Lingxi's assistant, and when Lu Lingxi was not there, he was the person in charge of the flower garden.
By the time this series of things got on track, it was already early October. Xiao Feng heard from somewhere that Wang Shuxiu was worried about the supply of vegetables in winter. After taking Hu Zi and a few others to inspect the vegetable market in Fengcheng, they decided to change the flower garden of Qiutian Horticulture into a vegetable garden, and use the greenhouse to grow vegetables. Xiao Feng's name was there, and he had just started to prepare. Several small restaurants near the original chess and card room immediately came to him and wanted to cooperate with Xiao Feng. To put it bluntly, they also thought that Xiao Feng could protect them.
After hearing about Xiao Feng's plan, Lu Lingxi thought of the tomato seeds he had collected and the grape seeds that the system had rewarded him last time. Generally, grapes are planted by cuttings or by purchasing grape seedlings directly. Lu Lingxi read in a book that grapes grown from delicious grape seeds may not necessarily taste good, and that seedlings grown from seeds will bear fruit very late, about 4 or 5 years. But the seeds in his hand are not ordinary seeds, they are rewards from the system. Considering the results of tomato planting, Lu Lingxi is still very confident about grape seeds. He doesn't know how good Brother Feng's first vegetable planting will be, but good seeds should help a little. At the very least, the tomatoes grown will definitely be popular, and the grapes will definitely not be bad.
Besides, winter is coming soon, and the tomatoes in the yard will soon stop bearing fruit. He wanted to eat tomatoes, and was also very curious about the grape seeds rewarded by the system. It would be great if Brother Feng was willing to try them in the greenhouse. With these thoughts in mind, Lu Lingxi gave some seeds, including tomatoes and grapes, to Wang Shuxiu, asking her to suggest that Xiao Feng plant an appropriate portion.
Wang Shuxiu looked at the seeds on the table and asked, "What does this mean?"
Lu Lingxi said obediently: "These are the seeds of our tomatoes. They will definitely grow better and taste better than the seeds sold on the market. And these are the grape seeds I found. The grapes grown from them will definitely be delicious." If it weren't for Wang Shuxiu, he would not have taken out these seeds.
Wang Shuxiu was a little amused. She could see through the little bastard's thoughts at a glance. She raised her eyebrows and slapped Lu Lingxi, "You worry too much."
Since Xiao Feng closed the chess and card room, Wang Shuxiu and Xiao Feng have become closer. But the two did not make it clear, and they still get along with each other in a lukewarm way. Wang Shuxiu thinks this is good, and Xiao Feng does not seem to be in a hurry. On the contrary, Lu Lingxi privately struggled several times, whether he should continue to call Xiao Feng "Brother Feng" or Uncle Xiao.
Lu Lingxi touched his head and looked at Wang Shuxiu a little embarrassedly. Wang Shuxiu laughed and put away the seeds. "Okay, I'll take it to Brother Feng to see. It's his business whether to plant it or not."
"oh."
Lu Lingxi didn't say anything, but he felt that as long as Xiao Feng was not stupid, he would definitely grow them. He had eaten tomatoes from the backyard and knew what they tasted like.
In fact, Xiao Feng was also considering Lu Lingxi's tomatoes. He wanted to find time to ask Wang Shuxiu where she bought the tomato seeds, and then they could buy some.
Hu Zi sat below Xiao Feng, holding a book about vegetable planting in a pretentious manner, and instructed: "We also need to plant some cabbage, beans, garlic sprouts... oh, and winter melon. In order to maintain the original flavor of these crops, it is best not to use pesticides, and try not to use some chemical fertilizers to ripen them."
He said it seriously, Erfei was laughing so hard that he was about to die, and teased: "Huzi, do you know how to read?"
Hu Zi kicked him in dissatisfaction, "Get lost, I also graduated from high school."
The two of them were fighting and making noises. Xiao Feng was a little impatient. He lit a cigarette and asked, "How are the people we recruited?" Planting flowers is different from farming. The original workers in the greenhouse could no longer be used. Xiao Feng picked and chose and kept a few, Yan Yue picked a few, and fired the rest. These few people were definitely not enough, and the brothers under him didn't seem to be able to farm, so they had to recruit from outside.
When it comes to serious matters, Hu Zi is not vague at all. "We have found them all. They are all from nearby villages. Dapeng has asked around privately. The people we recruited are all good at farming and have honest personalities. They are not likely to cause trouble."
Erfei chuckled, "We're still worried about someone causing trouble."
Hu Zi glared at him and said, "We have become good people now, understand? If we can avoid fighting, we should not fight. We should win people over with virtue."
Everyone: "..."
Even Xiao Feng couldn't help laughing. "It's past ten o'clock, go to bed."
After sending Hu Zi and the others away, Xiao Feng planned to buy a few more cars and rent a few stalls outside. He would leave a few of his men to watch over the vegetable gardens, assign a few to handle transportation, and send the rest to the stalls to do what they wanted.
After a good night's sleep, Xiao Feng received a call from Wang Shuxiu the next morning, asking him to go to the restaurant when he had time, as she had something to talk to him about. Xiao Feng didn't delay and went to the restaurant after breakfast. Wang Shuxiu took out the seeds that Lu Lingxi had given her yesterday. Xiao Feng was very happy to hear that they were the seeds of tomatoes planted in the backyard, which Lu Lingxi had specially prepared for him.
Wang Shuxiu also explained that the original seeds of the tomatoes planted in the backyard were also given to Lu Lingxi by someone else, and Lu Lingxi didn't know where to buy them outside. Xiao Feng waved his hand. Lu Lingxi was thoughtful to give him these seeds, but what about this bag of grape seeds?
Following his line of sight, Wang Shuxiu laughed, "The little bastard probably wants to eat grapes. These seeds have never been planted before, so just leave them there. Brother Feng, don't worry about it."
Xiao Feng shook the seeds in his hand without saying anything. He had never grown grapes before and was not sure about it, but after all, they were sent by Lu Lingxi, so he could plant some in a corner, and it wouldn't take up much space. After growing them, he could sell them well in front of his "son", so this deal was worth it.
Lu Lingxi didn't know that Xiao Feng was going to grow grapes, but he was just trying to please him. He was closing the shop and preparing to go to Lingshui Village with Yan Yue. Before leaving the city, Yan Yue drove him around Fengcheng and went to look for the places they had purified before.
The first place they went to was the south of the city. Lu Lingxi had come here to check it out for a while after the purification began, and the changes were not very obvious. But after a month, the changes are now somewhat obvious. Compared to the surrounding area, the plants on the purified land are unusually lush, and the unfamiliar wild flowers and weeds are crowded together, looking very vibrant. There are several stray cats in the grass, and the largest one is lazily lying on a tree, basking in the sun with its belly facing the sky. Hearing the noise of people coming, the cat glanced at them with a contemptuous attitude. After seeing Lu Lingxi, the golden pupils instantly widened, sniffed, turned over and squatted there, and meowed affectionately at Lu Lingxi.
Lu Lingxi smiled, and his mental scan was fixed on the willow tree where the cat was squatting. The tree in front of him was in the center of the soil purification, with lush branches and leaves. The afternoon sun shone on the tree, as if jade color was flowing on the leaves. Unconsciously, this willow tree has met the requirements for evolution.
A white panel appeared, and the shape of the willow tree appeared on it. The status at the bottom showed that the willow tree was at the peak of the primary level. Should it evolve immediately?
Lu Lingxi chose yes. The evolution of the primary willow tree to the first level did not make much noise, and it would not make people feel an earthquake like the evolution of the big willow tree. As Lu Lingxi confirmed, the roots of the willow tree began to grow slowly. Except for a part that went underground, the rest seemed to extend towards a fixed place. Lu Lingxi was stunned. The panel status display was not wrong. Part of the roots of the willow tree were indeed extending towards the north, but the speed was extremely slow.
Before he could figure it out, the cat on the tree obviously sensed something, jumped down quickly, called out to Lu Lingxi again, and ran away into the bushes. Lu Lingxi felt that animals' intuition was much sharper than that of humans. Taking his attention away from the cat, he told Yan Yue about the changes in the willow tree, with a hint of confusion, "North? What's in the north?"
Yan Yue couldn't see the white panel, and listened to Lu Lingxi's description thoughtfully. The direction of the big willow tree in Lingshui Village was in the north, and the other purified soil closest to here was also in the north. Of course, where Xiaoxi lived was also in the north. He felt that the choice of willow tree was nothing more than these three, but no matter where it was, it seemed to illustrate the magic of willow tree evolution, or the magic of the panel. He rubbed Lu Lingxi's hair soothingly, "Let's go to another purification site. The one closest to here is not far to the north."
Lu Lingxi also thought of this and nodded obediently.
Twenty minutes later, the two arrived at another purification site. The purified land in the south of the city seemed to be spreading very quickly because the surrounding development was relatively backward, there was less human traffic, and the corresponding pollution was also less. Although the area in front of them also spread to the surrounding areas, the scope was much smaller than that in the south of the city. But compared with the disorder in the south of the city, this place seemed to have been taken care of by someone. The weeds on the ground were cleared away, leaving only unknown wild flowers of various colors. Under the willow tree on one side, several old men were playing chess, and there were children running around, looking very lively.
Yan Yue parked the car across the street, and the two did not get out. Lu Lingxi's mental scan had a range of thirty meters, which was enough to see Liu Shu's condition.
The white panel emerged, and this willow tree also met the requirements for evolution. Lu Lingxi chose yes without hesitation, and the panel soon showed that the changes in the willow tree's roots were exactly the same as those in the south of the city. One part of it was buried underground, and the other part was slowly extending toward the north. Without Yan Yue's words, Lu Lingxi also guessed that the target of these two willow trees should be the big willow tree in Lingshui Village. He was a little worried that there would be too much noise in the future, but then he thought that according to the extension speed of these roots, it would take at least a few years to reach the big willow tree. Calculating the time, he didn't need to worry for the time being.
Yan Yue listened to Lu Lingxi's analysis and nodded while driving. A few years would be enough for Fengcheng to change drastically. By then, the community would be integrated into Fengcheng, and no one would guess where the source would be.
The two of them circled around Fengcheng. The five purified soils all expanded well, but not all the willow trees planted there had reached the requirements for evolution. Only three of them met the requirements for evolution. The other two also looked lush and flourishing, but they always felt that something was missing. Lu Lingxi thought about it, and suddenly he had an idea, "vitality, what they lack is vitality." Just like the green plants planted in the flower garden, some evolved and some did not. The ones that did not evolve were not because he did not take good care of them, but because they lacked the vitality to evolve.
"vitality?"
Lu Lingxi explained excitedly, "Although I can't see it, I can feel it. I was wrong before. The vitality of plants is not an illusory substance, but a kind of energy. The energy required for each stage of plant growth is different. Just like this willow tree, it has not reached the requirements for evolution because it does not have enough vitality, that is, it has not accumulated enough energy. When it has enough energy stored, it should be able to evolve."
Yan Yue nodded thoughtfully, and further thought of the heart of plants and the power of nature. If connected in this way, he felt that the vitality mentioned by Lu Lingxi was somewhat like the heart of plants.
On the way out of the city, Lu Lingxi was quite excited because he had figured out the reason why plants could not evolve. He had been mostly in the flower garden of Qiu Tian Horticulture recently, and had not been to Lingshui Village for a few days. The greenhouse in Lingshui Village had been built a long time ago, and Yan Yue had someone dig a pond in the middle of the flower garden. This time the two of them went to the flower garden, thinking of filling the pond with water and trying to grow some aquatic crops while the weather was not too cold.
When Lu Lingxi talked about the pond, he thought of the top-level Victoria amazonica plant at Xue Yongtong's place. He felt a little itchy and couldn't help asking, "Brother Yan, if we go to Uncle Xue and tell him that we want to bring in that Victoria amazonica plant, will he agree?"
Yan Yue rubbed Lu Lingxi's hair indulgently. Xue Yongtong's thoughts didn't matter to him. If Lu Lingxi liked it, he would find a way to get Xue Yongtong to agree.
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