Chapter 48 Blooming
Cao Lu was very depressed and couldn't find any suitable flowers after visiting all morning. Tomorrow, the municipal government will receive distinguished guests. The superior specially explained that he would decorate the conference room well. The city owner also specially ordered some noble and elegant flowers.
People are panicked these days, where to find noble and elegant flowers. Cao Lu visited more than a dozen flower shops in Bottlewind City, where the variety of flowers is very rare. Now the land resources are limited, the outer city is in crisis, the supply of flowers is very tight, and the flower shops also have also bought some easy-to-race plants, and those really precious varieties are very rare.
Cao Lu raised his head and looked at the name of the flower shop: Lao Lei Flower Shop. At first glance, it is a very ordinary flower shop. This is the eighth flower shop he visited. The scale is relatively small. He almost has no hope at all, but since he has come, he has to go in first.
After walking into the flower shop, Cao Lu's eyes lit up a little. There were really a lot of flowers in the flower shop, including several plates of top products such as purple zhulan and three-color sun chrysanthemum. His heart moved. The three-color sun chrysanthemum alternating red, purple and white colors was not bad. If he really can't find other flowers, this plate can also It's barely used for the intersection.
An old man was carefully cutting flowers in the store and paid no attention to the arrival of Cao Lu.
Cao Lu smiled. He was not angry at all. Instead, he appreciated the careful attitude of the shopkeeper towards flowers. Only this kind of person could cultivate good flower varieties. Thinking that the task had been completed, he was in a good mood and walked to the old man.
"Hello, I want to buy two plates of good flowers. Is this the best flower this plate of sun chrysanthemum?"
The old man slowly turned his head and saw that Cao Lu did want to buy flowers. He nodded and said, "This three-color sun chrysanthemum is the best for me, but it is a little incomplete. The white flowers are not pure enough, with red silk, and purple flowers also have some problems. If you can accept these, fifty silver coins."
Old Lei is very straightforward. He will definitely tell the shortcomings of his flowers directly to customers and will never hide them.
Cao Lu listened to the old man's words and frowned. He just glanced at it and hadn't looked carefully. At this time, after the old man's guidance, he immediately saw a silk red line in the white flower pattern, and several petals on the outside of the purple flower were slightly atrophied and not full enough.
This is indeed not a superb three-color sunflower. The best three-color sun flower is full and pure in color. From afar, it looks like three colorful small suns, which is noble, and this three-color sun chrysanthemum can only be said to be three beautiful ** at best, far from releasing real charm.
Cao Lu was a little sorry. He finally found a barely qualified flower, but it turned out to be flawed. It was terrible to buy back the flawed flowers and might be severely criticized by his superiors. Cao Lu did not dare to take this risk and just walked out of the door with good intentions.
Suddenly, a 17- or eight-year-old young man carrying a big bag came in quietly from outside the door.
The teenager was dressed in simple clothes and made a lot of patches. At first glance, he was not a resident of the inner city. A trace of disgust flashed in Cao Lu's eyes. Just as he wanted to avoid it, he suddenly saw that there was still a lot of dirt on him last year. His heart moved. Is this an outer city florist?
There are two sources of flowers in the Pingfeng City Florist. One is that the flower shop buys the land in the inner city and cultivates it by itself, and the other is supplied by the florist in the outer city. Due to the precious land in the inner city, the first method cultivates a small amount of flowers, so the flower shop went to the talent center to hire residents from the outer city to cultivate flowers in the outer city. The florists cultivated flowers on the vast land of the outer city, and then sent them to the flower shop in exchange for their labor rights to receive daily rations.
"There must be flowers in this teenager's backpack, but will it be a famous product?" Cao Lu is very skeptical about this. The conditions in the outer city are difficult and the poor lack knowledge, so it is difficult to cultivate really good famous products.
"Ah, Luo Han, you are here. Have you succeeded?"
The old man's surprised and anxious cry came from Cao Lu, which made Cao Lu a little confused and make the shopkeeper so moved. Maybe the flowers in the teenager's backpack were really famous.
Luo Han smiled and replied gently, "I brought three."
Boss Lei exclaimed and opened his eyes wide. He didn't expect that Luo Han really succeeded, and the four seeds successfully cultivated three Phnom Penh begonias. This success rate was quite amazing, but what he didn't notice was that Luo Han said that he brought three instead of three.
Old man Lei's expression became serious. He said to Cao Lu, "Guest, we have something to discuss. Can you avoid it first?"
Cao Lu found himself blocked in his store. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Boss, is this little brother bringing precious flowers? If possible, I want to see if it is better than that tricolor sun chrysanthemum, I will definitely buy it immediately."
Old man Lei's heart moved. It's true that no matter how good the flowers are, he still wants to sell them. Isn't this a customer in front of him? He looked at Luo Han and asked Luo Han for advice.
Cao Lu knew countless people. As soon as he saw the eyes of the old man Lei, he knew that he was asking for the opinion of the florist, which made him feel that the teenager was not simple. He was vaguely excited for fear that the teenager would not agree to stay.
"Whatever." Although the two words spit out by Luo Han were a little strong, they made Cao Lu feel relieved.
Old Lei pondered for a moment and said to Cao Lu, "This is indeed a precious flower, and it is very rare. I dare to say that only my family has the whole bottle wind city, but the price will be expensive, at least two gold coins per plant."
Cao Lu took a deep breath. Just now, the old man's three-color sun chrysanthemum's price of 50 silver coins has made him feel very dark, which is part of the reason why he finally gave up. Unexpectedly, he has opened the price of two gold coins and one plant more fiercely now. He knows that only some flowers bloom in the special season are of their short bloom and high quality. Only then can we reach this price. Is it really the best in this teenager's bag?
Although Cao Lu hesitated, he nodded with a smile on his face: "As long as it is well spent, I have no problem with this price."
Seeing that the customer was so resolute, Mr. Lei could no longer drive him away and motioned Luo Han to take out Phnom Penh Begonia.
Luo Han smiled and raised his hand to pull down the door of the flower shop. The store immediately became very dark. His action surprised the other two people in the store. They didn't know what he was going to do. Cao Lu was even more nervous. He stepped back and put his hand on his waist.
Luo Han ignored the two and walked to the middle of the store. While taking out three plates of flowers covered with black veil from the package, he introduced:
"The Phnom Penh begonia I planted is a little different from the ordinary Phnom Penh begonia. It matures on the 12th and the flowering period is unknown. It is estimated that the petals Phnom Penh is fuller and has real gold..."
" Phnom Penh Begonia! This teenager actually brought Phnom Penh Begonia!"
Since Luo Han's introduction, Cao Lu's heart has been full of shock. He bought Phnom Penh Begonia last year. Although it only has a three-day flowering period, it left an excellent impression on his superiors. Later, he was urged to purchase again several times, but he could no longer buy it. All the florists told him that this kind of Phnom Penh Begonia could only be bought in July. The cultivation was successful. Unexpectedly, he saw Phnom Penh Begonia again in March today. He was ecstatic. He knew how much his superiors attached importance to this meeting. If he could buy Phnom Penh Begonia to decorate the hall, he would definitely be greatly appreciated.
"...Remember that the black yarn must not be removed halfway. This kind of Phnom Penh begonia blooms in the light!"
Luo Han ended his introduction. Three plates of bonsai flowers covered with black gauze were quietly placed in the middle of the flower shop. With the faint light shining in the crack of the door, he could faintly see the huge buds under the gauze, and there was a faint fragrance in the air.