Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 170 High-end Business Card

On the third day, early in the morning, when it was still light, Hualei took Uncle Fu and Brother Kong to Yuanying Manor. Because they had to arrive at the Imperial Academy at 2:45 in the morning, the farmers assigned to the picking task had already started picking and washing in the fields.

Hua bud asked them to be as gentle as possible, especially with the delicate seedlings. If they were too heavy-handed, the seedlings would splash in the water and many stems and leaves would be broken. If they were sent to the Imperial College an hour or two later, the seedlings would be unsightly as they would be completely sticky.

Even for the round winter melons, Hua Bud advises them to be handled with care and to wash off the dirt stuck on the skin. Do not scratch the winter melon accidentally. Wouldn't it be like a beautiful and clean face being cut by a knife, disfigured?

This is something that the buds cannot tolerate.

So early in the morning, in the slightly chilly weather, the people picking fruits on the farm were sweating profusely.

The vegetable seedlings that could originally be dug out of the ground with just three fingers' pinching and pulling were now carefully dug out of the ground with a sharp iron-toothed shovel, held in the hands and sent to the cleaning team.

The farmers in charge of cleaning put the delicate vegetable seedlings into the bathtub, rubbed them gently for a few times, and then took them out of the bathtub, as if they were holding a precious porcelain doll, and tiptoedly placed them in a bamboo basket padded with soft cloth and put them on the mule cart.

"Huh", it was finally done, and the people in the farm breathed a sigh of relief. Hualei took Uncle Fu and Brother Kong on the carriage and rushed to the Imperial College.

The carriage went directly from the west gate of the Imperial College to the west small hall of the Zhangzhuan Hall. The west small hall was about 60 square meters, with six large rectangular tables, each with a wooden sign from one to six. The long tables were used to place vegetable seedlings in the supply workshop. The tabletops were scrubbed very clean, but the original color of the tree was only painted with a layer of tung oil, and the natural tree scars and tree rings on the surface of the trunk were a little messy.

In the west hall, three suppliers had already arrived and were placing their own vegetables and meat on the long table.

Hua Lei came to her own long table number three and took a look. Hmm, the location was good, the third position at the entrance of the west hall. It would not be ignored by people coming in like table number one, nor would it be neglected like table number six at the back.

Hua Lei was secretly delighted. Although there were only six suppliers, the location of the display was also very mysterious.

At this time, two more suppliers came in and went to their respective long tables. They began to put their own things directly on the long table.

Hua Lei also instructed Uncle Fu to first wipe the long table with a wet rag, even wiping the four table legs, and then take out a newly bought clean white cotton cloth from a frame and spread it on the long table, covering the tree scars and tree rings on the table top itself, and also let two feet of cloth hang down on the four sides. Aunt Fu also carefully locked the edges of the cloth.

Then put small rectangular bamboo baskets of the same size on the white cotton cloth, and then put the vegetable seedlings and various vegetables into each small bamboo basket.

Next to each dish, the name of the dish is written on a piece of cut paper: green vegetables, radish, eggplant, cucumber, long bean, winter melon..., neatly arranged and pleasing to the eye.

This small bamboo basket was made in a hurry by Uncle Zhao from Baihua Village and a few people these days. They saw fresh green bamboo on the hillside and made it specially for the purpose of making the vegetables look uniform and beautiful.

The bamboo cages containing chickens, ducks and geese are also of the same size. Each cage contains a chicken, duck or goose, and clean straw is laid underneath the cages.

In order to make them look good, Hua Lei also had someone give the duck and goose brothers a good bath. She used a brush to brush off the dirt on their feathers, and even brushed their paws red. She also wiped off the food residue on their mouths and wiped their necks with a wet towel before inviting them into the bamboo house built specifically for them. She was very thoughtful.

Miss Chicken couldn't give it a bath directly, and was afraid that it would catch a cold, so she just wiped its whole body with a wet towel, focusing on washing its feet.

Hanging on the handle of the bamboo cage is a masterpiece that Hualei spent an entire afternoon making. It has words, pictures and living things, which is very good for teaching illiterate children.

Even Mr. Pig, who didn't come, had one, but it was filled with a piglet puppet made of cloth and stuffed with cotton, which was the idea of ​​Zhao Xiaohua from Baihua Manor. It was beyond Hualei's expectation, but the piglet puppet was also lifelike and soft to the touch. Hualei liked it very much, so she stuffed the puppet into the bamboo cage and brought it with her on the trip.

When Hua Lei saw Uncle Fu putting the few small fish in the wooden barrel next to Miss Chicken, she felt secretly annoyed. Oh, how could she forget about these three fish brothers when she was making high-end business cards for the chicken, duck, goose and pig brothers? She felt annoyed. Although they were young and not yet on the same level as the chicken and duck brothers, but... alas, it was too late to do it on the spot.

There was no choice, Hua Lei walked forward and calmly moved the small wooden barrel closer to the tofu and dried bean curd. No one had a high-end business card, and they were all country bumpkins, so no one should laugh at anyone else.

When Hua Lei was carefully arranging her own long table number three, she did not notice the curious, disdainful, or regretful looks from the nearby suppliers.

"What is this supply shop doing? They are covering the table with a piece of cloth. What a waste of brand new cotton cloth. It can be used to make a dress. But why doesn't she use bright red? Red is more festive than white." This was a look of curiosity.

"What is this silly girl doing? Is she bored and has nothing to do? She's making a puppet for a pig without even thinking about where this place is. Isn't that ridiculous? Does she think she can get selected just by doing this?

Silly, this is just a procedure, it requires connections, connections, understand? I spent a few taels of silver to arrange it. This silly girl, she still suffered from her young age, so naive. "This is a look of disdain.

"Wow, these people have such a great idea! Once the white cloth is spread out, it looks clean. These small bamboo baskets are also newly woven, and they are all the same size. They look very neat. Why didn't I think of that?

Hey, these pictures are also very nice, humorous, interesting and easy to understand. Alas, brain is a good thing, but it’s a pity that I don’t have it! "This is a look of regret.

Hualei, Uncle Fu and Brother Kong were completely unaware of these gazes. They were still moving the vegetables around on their long table from time to time, trying to make their booth refreshing so that they could be chosen.