Grandpa Li has been a little dazed these past two days. He didn't know what was going on, but it seemed that he suddenly understood the meaning of the barking of the old dog in the flower garden.
The old dog was a stray dog. There were six stray dogs adopted in the flower garden. Some of them were old, and two were injured and lame. Regardless of whether they were old or injured, it was very difficult for these dogs to survive outside. Even if they followed the stray dogs, it was difficult for them to survive.
Xiaoxi is a kind-hearted kid. He raised them in the flower garden. They were fed and watered, and they didn't need to do anything. They just had to watch the door and guard the flower garden at night. Uncle Li heard Yan Yue's intention and wanted to hire another person to be responsible for the night watch in the flower garden and take care of the dogs. The old man wanted to recommend Xu San. With him watching over him, he was not afraid that Xu San would cause any trouble. But Yan Yue left in a hurry last time, and Uncle Li didn't have time to say anything. He has been taking care of the dogs for the past two days.
Uncle Li hadn't noticed the old dog at first. It was snowing and the temperature dropped that day. Uncle Li came early to check on the plants in the flowerbed and get some food for the dogs. As he was sharing bones with them, he heard the old dog at the edge, who was almost bald, barking a few times. Uncle Li didn't know what was going on, but he thought the old dog was sighing about the bad year and was afraid that the stray dogs outside would suffer again.
He felt a little strange. It was just a dog barking that he was used to hearing, but how could he hear this meaning? At first, Uncle Li didn't take it seriously and continued to share bones with the dogs. As a result, the old dog barked again. The barking sounded different in Uncle Li's ears. The old dog was clearly saying that it was old and couldn't chew too many bones. Just give it something to eat and save these bones for other dogs.
Uncle Li paused subconsciously, picked up a few small bones with meat and put them in the dog bowl in front of the old dog. The old dog seemed to realize something, squinted at Uncle Li, and stopped barking.
Uncle Li had something on his mind, but he didn't know who to talk to. Was what he heard real, or was there something wrong with his body that made him hallucinate? But he clearly felt that his health was getting better and better, and even the villagers joked that he looked a few years younger. The old man thought about it for a long time and felt that he was hallucinating, so he suppressed the matter in his heart.
It snowed heavily for a day and a night, and everything was white. Experienced elders in the village said that the weather next year might be bad, as it snowed so heavily in just a few months. Grandpa Li was concerned about the flower garden, so he stayed there every day. He also found a few unused old quilts and put them on the doghouse to protect the dogs from the wind and snow.
For two days in a row, every time Grandpa Li went to feed the old dog, the old dog did not bark, but just squatted on the ground quietly and looked at Grandpa Li. Grandpa Li remembered that the old dog said that it had bad teeth last time, and although he felt weird, he still unconsciously prepared some soft and rotten food for it to eat alone. Yesterday afternoon, Grandpa Li came to feed the dog again, and the old dog barked tentatively this time. Grandpa Li heard it clearly, the old dog's barking was faintly asking him if he could understand what it meant?
Grandpa Li's hands trembled, and this time he couldn't use auditory hallucinations to comfort himself. Fortunately, the old man was able to stay calm, and simply squatted on the ground and chatted with the old dog. Converted into human age, the old dog is almost seventy years old. The dog is quite knowledgeable in his life, and he can actually talk to Grandpa Li. The man and the dog chatted for a long time, and Xiao Shitou, who came to the flower garden to look for his mother, saw it.
Little Shitou's full name is Dong Xiaolei, and he is Yu Xiaojuan's son. He has always kept the little secret between him and his beautiful brother in his heart, and he turned around and told Lu Lingxi what he saw. Lu Lingxi also just knew that the little boy was Yu Xiaojuan's son.
Yu Xiaojuan did a good job in the flower garden. Perhaps because the job was hard-earned, she also wanted to repay her gratitude, so she paid great attention to the flower garden. Although Xiao Shitou was with her, she never let him enter the flower garden, for fear that the child would make trouble. This was also the reason why Lu Lingxi had never seen Xiao Shitou even after coming here several times.
Carrying the secret that Xiao Shitou told him, Lu Lingxi returned to the flower garden with a strange look on his face. Uncle Li hadn't left yet, and was carrying a bowl of meat soup and rice to feed the dogs. Seeing Uncle Li coming, the dogs lying in the corner stood up and wagged their tails at Uncle Li. Uncle Li forced a smile on his wrinkled face, touched the dogs one by one, touched the old dog twice more, and put the dog bowl in front of them.
Several dogs were about to gather around to eat when Yan Yue came back from outside with Dahei. As soon as Dahei entered the yard, the dogs immediately dispersed. The leading old dog pushed the untouched dog bowl towards Dahei and barked softly, signaling Dahei to eat first.
Uncle Li looked at Dahei in surprise. He had also raised dogs when he was young, and he knew that there were clear hierarchies in the dog pack. Whether it was eating or other things, the head dog would come first. He knew that Dahei was well raised by Xiaoxi, but he didn't realize that Dahei was so powerful. He could hear clearly what the old dog meant, and it was clear that he was respectful and indescribably afraid of Dahei.
When Dahei heard the old dog's barking, he responded majestically, then trotted all the way to squat in front of Lu Lingxi. He refused to eat, so the other dogs surrounded him tremblingly. Lu Lingxi touched Dahei's head, and Dahei raised his head and rubbed it against his palm affectionately, barking softly.
Lu Lingxi understood what Dahei meant and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Uncle Li looked at it strangely, but he didn't think much about it. The old man had seen a lot of ups and downs in his life, and his psychological endurance was good, but he didn't think that anyone could understand what a dog meant. Seeing Yan Yue coming back, he was a little anxious. This time when Yan Yue and Xiao Xi came over, the old man took the initiative to recommend Xu San, and Yan Yue just took Dahei to find Xu San.
Seeing that Uncle Li was anxious, Yan Yue nodded at Uncle Li and said, "It has been agreed that he will start work tomorrow."
Uncle Li was grateful and repeatedly assured that he would keep an eye on Xu San and not let him have any bad ideas. Yan Yue smiled. He was not afraid of Xu San's thoughts if he dared to use him. Uncle Li didn't know that Xu San was really scared last time. Even if Uncle Li wasn't watching, he didn't dare to do anything. This time, when he saw Yan Yue bringing Dahei over, Xu San's legs were shaking. Hearing that Yan Yue hired him to work night shift in the flower garden, Xu San was ready to agree, but when he heard that he had to take care of a few dogs, he almost went soft.
Yan Yue firstly felt that Xu San was smart and well-informed, and secondly he also wanted to do Uncle Li a favor, so he used both threats and inducements before Xu San agreed.
After settling Xu San's problem, Uncle Li didn't stay in the flower garden for long. When he left, he invited Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue to his house for dinner, but Yan Yue declined, as they had already eaten on the way here.
After seeing off Uncle Li, Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue told him about Xiao Shitou. Yan Yue was very surprised to hear that Xiao Shitou was Yu Xiaojuan's child. But what was even more surprising was that Xiao Shitou said that Uncle Li could understand the barking of dogs just like him. There was no way for the two to verify this with Uncle Li. Yan Yue thought about it and asked Lu Lingxi to pretend that he knew nothing. If it was true, Uncle Li was much more reliable than Xiao Shitou, and he would definitely not go out and publicize it.
The two stayed in the flower garden for one night and then went to Qiutian Flower Garden to check the situation. Because Qiutian Flower Garden and Yongchun Vegetable Greenhouse are together, Huzi helped check the greenhouse on the day when it snowed. The begonias cultivated in it were not affected at all and were growing well.
Except for a few flower merchants who reacted very quickly, many flower merchants were affected by the drastic climate change, and the gardening market in Fengcheng also became depressed. However, winter is the off-season for green plant transactions. Except for a small peak around the Spring Festival, the transaction volume is usually much smaller than that in summer. Many flower merchants were mentally prepared. Flowers and green plants are not necessities of life like vegetables, so they quickly adapted to the changes in the market.
Micro Gardening has not had many customers recently, so Lu Lingxi was able to focus on the cultivation of Vallisneria and the propagation of Begonia. He originally planned to take a good rest in the winter, but Wang Chaoliang applied for the plant variety rights of Chlorophytum for him, which disrupted his plan. Lu Lingxi was grateful for the other party's kindness, and the promotion of Chlorophytum was also a good thing, so he had to add the promotion of Chlorophytum to his winter work plan. Of course, he was only responsible for the cultivation, and the specific promotion was handed over to Yan Yue.
After Yan Yue and Lu Lingxi discussed it, they found time to meet Xue Yongtong. When Xue Yongtong heard that Yan Yue came to see him, he was still wondering what it was about? They had just met at Gao Yongliang's place a few days ago, and there was nothing else going on in the past two days? Could it be that the heavy snow had affected the micro-horticulture, and Yan Yue wanted to ask him for help?
Although he was worried, Xue Yongtong still met Yan Yue as soon as possible. After the initial greetings, Yan Yue got straight to the point, "Is there something I can help you with, Boss Xue?"
Xue Yongtong immediately guessed Yan Yue's intention and said, "No problem. We have a good relationship and it's only natural for us to help each other."
Yan Yue chuckled, knowing that Xue Yongtong had misunderstood, but did not point it out. She just briefly explained the matter of the spider plant, especially emphasizing that they had already applied for plant variety rights.
"What? A new type of spider plant?" Xue Yongtong was shocked.
Yan Yue nodded and handed Wang Chaoliang's research report to Xue Yongtong. Compared to the difficulty for outsiders to read, Xue Yongtong was at least an insider, and he understood the value of Chlorophytum almost immediately after reading it. This is just like the mutant Vallisneria mentioned by Yan Yue last time, the environmental value and social value are greater than the economic value. Xue Yongtong is not a short-sighted person, and he was immediately attracted.
"What does Mr. Yan mean?"
Yan Yue simply said: "Let's promote it together, in the name of Micro Gardening Technology Company."
Xue Yongtong hesitated for a few seconds and said decisively: "Okay."
The two men agreed on the distribution of benefits and then began to promote the new type of spider plant. With Xue Yongtong's connections and Wang Chaoliang's research, the promotion of the new type of spider plant went very smoothly and was highly accepted by flower merchants. With the development of China's economy, the importance of environmental protection has been increasingly valued by people. As spider plants can absorb harmful substances such as formaldehyde, they have always been one of the most popular green plants in the horticultural market.
There are many evolved spider plants in micro-horticulture. Lu Lingxi also authorized Xue Yongtong. The two companies joined forces and made a lot of money in just one month by licensing and selling directly to the outside world. Micro-horticulture also entered the eyes of everyone in the gardening circle through this incident.
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