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Chapter 159 Half-open and half-fallen in the idle garden

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    Wang Mian was driven into hiding by the children.

    In the end, the child felt that he could not catch up with him, so he stopped chasing him.  Seeing the children walking away, Wang Mian quietly returned to the courtyard just now.

    [1] "Apricot Blossom" Poem by Luo Yin

    Heating latent reminder of the second spring [1],

    The plum blossoms have faded and the apricot blossoms are new;

    In the half-open and half-fallen leisure garden,

    How different is the glory of the world.

    The warm spring breeze blows gently, blowing the buds and blooming smiling faces.

    Suddenly, two little flower-like heads protruded from the wall. For a while, they used the flowers as a cover, and for a while, half of their faces appeared from the wall to look around.

    Wang Mian quickly hid in the doorway, heh!  There are two more here, looking out from the crack of the door one by one, only to hear one say, "Ah! You haven't left yet!" The other said hurriedly, "Close the door quickly, close the door quickly."

    The one who shouted "Close the door" should be the one I've been thinking about day and night!  Wang Mian clearly remembered her unique sweet voice!  Wang Mian felt ecstasy and panic

    Wang Mian hurriedly approached the door and looked in through the crack, but the crack had already been covered by her back, so she couldn't see anything, only could hear her panting softly, and her faint breath.  fragrance.

    Wang Mian lay on the door and asked cautiously: "Are you Shanmei?"

    There is no echo from inside.

    "Since I met you that day, you have lived in my heart, but I think you can only be in a dream; today I finally found you! My heartbeat is chaotic by your side, I don't know what to say I can only  Breathing the same air for a moment"

    Just listen to the thin response from the door, "I, I'm not a plum, you're looking for the wrong person!" Afterwards, the door bolt was closed with a "da".

    The crack in the door was exposed, but "Shanmei" left, followed by her little maid, trotting all the way.

    Watching her leave, Wang Mian felt uneasy, pacing back and forth inside and outside the doorway.  Until the sun was in the west, his eyes were still looking around, almost looking through, he forgot even his hunger and thirst From time to time, there were girls peeking at him with half of their faces, as if surprised that he hadn't left for a long time

    After a while, the little girl who was peeping on the wall opened the door and came out. She was only fourteen or fifteen years old.  She asked: "Old man, what's the matter with you here?"

    Wang Mian was taken aback: Uncle, am I that old?  Then he said, "Oh, I'm sketching and painting here."

    "Why don't you see your paintings?"

    "I haven't figured it out yet."

    "Isn't it just sketching, you still need to conceive?"

    "Miss also knows how to paint?" After speaking, Wang Mian spread out his portfolio, ready to write, "Hey, miss, do you have clear water here?"

    "Yes, what's the matter?"

    "Can I trouble you to get me a small bowl, Xiaosheng needs to polish his pen."

    The little girl gave a "puchi" laugh.

    "What are you laughing at? Is the lady not understanding the meaning of 'running the brush'? Or" Wang Mian explained, "The action of soaking a brush in water is called moistening the brush. The soaked brush is easier to absorb ink, and it will be wet when writing and drawing.  It's more mellow"

    But the little girl said: "The little girl is not laughing at the 'moistening pen', but laughing at the 'Xiaosheng' who is moistening the pen."

    "Why are you laughing at me?"

    "At a 'little' age, I know how to brush" After finishing speaking, he smiled and left.

    After a while, the maid named Mei Xiang came out with a bowl of water in her hand.

    Wang Mian quickly took it, "Thank you, girl."

    "Sir, is this small bowl of water enough?" Mei Xiang said, "Not enough, there is still a lot in the pool. My house has hot spring water, which is endless"

    Wang Mian thought to himself: Heh, this family has a lot to talk about What a wonderful talk, just in time to inquire about the situation, he said, "That's enough, that's enough Excuse me, Miss, who is this lady in the house just now?"  ah?"

    "My Fourth Miss."

    "Oh~" Wang Mian asked again, "What about the one in white? My Miss San."

    "Isn't her name Shanmei?"

    "not called."

    "Then what's her name?"

    Mei Xiang stared at her eyes, "What does it have to do with you!"

    "No, no, it's okayjust asking."

    "Don't ask nonsense, you also asked about our lady's name?!" Mei Xiang turned and left.

    [2] "Like a Dream. Swings Compete on the White Wall" Wu Wenying. Lyrics

    Swings quarrel with whitewashed walls,

    Leisurely looking at Yan Ziying Huang.

    crysolution.

    How to distinguish these similar flowers?

    (1) First look at the flowers

    Cherry blossoms: born at the same time as the leaves or flowers before the leaves, with lenticels on the trunk, large crowns, glandular bands on the petals, and heavy petals; the pedicels are relatively long, and the colors of the flowers and pistils are relatively light.

    Peach Blossom: The flowers are dark in color, with leaves first and then flowers. The pedicels are very short and grow in clusters close to the branches.  Flowers are solitary, white, pink, red and other colors, double or semi-double.

    Apricot flower: The petals are slightly slender, mostly light white and light pink, the flower branches are short, the branches are not stretched, single petals, five flowers.

    Plum blossom: It blooms earlier than other arbor flowers, and has various colors, but its short stem is its characteristic. It has multiple petals, close to the branches and open, with 1 to 2 flowers per node.  The corolla is not round, and the branches are thorny.

    Begonia: Generally, the pedicels are longer, the flowers are smaller than cherry blossoms, the flowers are darker in color, and the stamens are mostly yellow, and the trees are generally shorter.

    (2) Let¡¯s observe the trunk again

    The plum tree is a small tree, the bark is light gray or greenish, smooth; the branchlets are green, smooth and hairless.

    Apricot trees are generally thicker, with rough trunks, ravines, and taupe.  An apricot tree can live for a hundred years. It blooms first and then grows leaves. Most of the flowers are light pink.  Most of the apricot flowers are open in clusters, clusters are crowded together, there are no leaves when blooming, most of the petals are 5 petals alone, and the stamens are long.

    Peach blossoms generally have a slightly shorter crown, smooth trunk, dark purple red, and the age of the tree is 20 to 40 years.  The petals are pink or white, the branches are upward, and there are flowers and leaves at the same time.

    (3) Look at the time again

    Apricot blossoms first. In the northern region, it usually blooms in February in Yangchun, around Qingming Festival. The flowering period is not long. It takes about seven days for a flower, and only about 20 days for a tree flower.  After the apricot blossoms fade, the peach blossoms bloom. In the Song Dynasty, Lu You wrote a poem "Miscellaneous Songs in the Mountain Garden":

    The peach blossoms are rotten, the apricot blossoms are rare, and the spring scenery is too tantalizing.

    The vulgar guest has really wiped away his traces over the years, and he forgets to return home alone at sunset.

    The face of Yuxingchi is red and the clouds are scattered, and the branches are flying with crimson snow.

    Mo Dao is crazy and has no complaints, lying down and watching the incense seals to cover the door.

    The meaning of the first two sentences is: peach blossoms are blooming brilliantly, apricot blossoms are floating in the sky, and the scenery in spring is so beautiful that people can't help but not do other things, but quietly appreciate the spring scenery.

    The apricot flowers are pure red when they are in bud, gradually fade in color after flowering, and turn pure white when the flowers fall.  Wang Anshi compared the falling apricot blossoms to flying snow in his poem "Apricot Blossoms in Beibei":

    The spring water of Yibei surrounds the body of the flower, and the enchanting shadow of the flower occupies the spring;

    Even if it is blown into snow by the spring breeze, it is better than Nanmo's dust.

    Compared with apricot, pear blooms the latest.  The leaves of the pear tree are round like poplars, the trunk is protected by a thick skin, and the branches are like umbrellas.  The flowers are white, like snow, with a strong smell.

    Like cherry blossoms, pear blossoms have petioles, stamens are concentrated and neat, and petals are resilient.  The petals are relatively round (sakura tip, with missing flowers), and the plum flower is similar to it.  The folk custom says: In February, apricot blossoms bring spring, in March peach blossoms are red, and in April pear blossoms are white.

    Pear blossoms have ice body and jade skin, beautiful face and cold fragrance, charming and colorful, like a quiet girl with jade cheeks.  Qian Qi of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Pear Blossom" like this:

    Beautiful and quiet like a caged moon, fragrant and cold without chasing the wind;

    The peach blossoms only shine on the ground, and are finally reddened by the laughing demon.

    Apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, and plum blossoms all have no flower stalks and grow directly on the branches.  When the peach blossoms are in bloom, there are still leaf buds or young leaves on the branches, while the apricot blossoms do not germinate until they are in bloom.  Plum blossoms have a hard palate (receptacle at the root of the flower), peach blossoms do not, and the flower branches are leafless.  It can be said this way: the "wax" texture of plum blossoms is very strong, and the "paper" texture of peach blossoms is very strong.

    Compared with peach blossoms, pear blossoms have petioles like cherry blossoms.  Compared with plum flowers, the stamens are neatly concentrated and the petals are resilient.  Compared with white cherry blossoms, the petals are rounder, and occasionally the flowers are not on the tip.

    Finally, when it comes to cherry trees, Yu Ruoying in the Ming Dynasty mentioned: "The rain in March is soft, and the cherry blossoms are suspicious of apricot blossoms."

    The cherry blossoms first open a small soft receptacle, and then bloom.  Only the petals of the cherry blossoms have flower gaps at the tips. Each branch has 3 to 5 flowers in umbels. The flowers are mostly white, pink, and oval.  The flowers are often placed with the leaves or bloom behind the leaves in mid-March.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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