The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty Chapter 160: Water Scenery

Yun Yanhui and Zheng Ling found a lot of suitable wood and stone for landscaping. They also asked Yu Hao for help in this regard.

Yun Yanhui prepared five tanks. The first concept was the Crystal Palace, which presented an imaginary underwater crystal palace, and the building was really helped by Yu Hao.

The fish and water plants in this tank are equally important. In addition to the strange water plants and stones, a group of brightly colored fish swims around, which can definitely make people enter the scenery at once.

The second, third and fourth are canyons, mountains and gardens respectively, and the fifth is water and land, which is half water and half land.

This kind of landscaping is very wonderful. There are mountains, trees, pavilions and bridges on the top of the land, and water plants grow on the bottom of the water. The fish swim around, and the perspective is very unique.

These aquariums are all designed by Zheng Ling's drawings, and each is a large tank.

Big is spectacular.

However, it took a lot of time. It took almost a month just to select the right landscaping items, and some fish had to be specially salvaged.

But it's all worth it.

Start from setting up the scenery, sprinkle soil, some water plants can be planted directly, and some need to be sprinkled with seeds. When the grass grows slowly, be careful that the tank walls are covered with algae.

It's too much trouble to clean up every day, so they put in some small fish or snails that eat algae to balance the biosphere.

Different tanks hold different creatures, and some tanks hardly ever need to be put.

During this process, Zheng Ling feels that his level has been greatly improved, and his art is the same.

Yun Yanhui also had a great sense of accomplishment. After finishing, she said to Yu Hao with special emotion, "No wonder you like architecture so much. When I set up such a small scene, I feel like I'm so awesome. It's hard to imagine what you designed. After the building is completed, how satisfied you should be.

Yu Hao was stunned, then laughed, "Brother Yan, you are really a wonderful person."

Yun Yan is a little baffled.

Yu Hao sighed in his heart that no matter how superb his skills were, the world always regarded him as a "craftsman" and despised him. However, Yun Yanhui's attitude towards him could be felt from the beginning, and it was different from others. There is no slightest contempt, it can even be called respect.

These few words today made Yu Hao realize that Yun Yanhui really respected him.

For Yun Yanhui, who has different social upbringing experiences, this is quite natural, and he doesn't feel it in his heart, so it's a bit baffling.

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While Yun Yanhui continued to improve the details of the aquatic plant tank, she and Zheng Ling also bought the house next to the farm, specifically for the purchase of sunken wood, stones, aquatic plants and other objects, as well as placing the glass tank. It has been decided to start the business of aquatic plants together.

It took nearly three months to complete the five tanks. On the May Day, Renzong held a banquet in the palace and entertained the ministers. Yun Yanhui just reported that the water plant tank was completed, and Renzong invited the ministers to join in. reward.

A dozen powerful chamberlains moved out the water tanks covered with black cloth one by one. These tanks often had long arms and were extremely large. They were placed on the table and were heavy.

After opening the black cloth, it is a strange underwater world.

The crystal palace carved by coral stands tightly in the swaying water plants, and a group of finger-sized bright-colored fish drag their tails to shuttle outside or inside the crystal palace. The brilliance makes people feel like the Crystal Palace is glowing...

The vines are low, the tangled roots are covered with green water plants, like towering trees, and strange rocks stand up, this is a valley with no one.

The light yellow crab climbed over the sand and gravel on the bottom of the water, climbed to the shore along the tree roots extending into a part of the bottom of the water, and walked across a small bridge to the other side...

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For a long time, there was no sound in the huge palace, only breathing.

It can only be described as shocking, this is nature in a glass jar, a miniature world under the water, which makes everyone addicted to it.

"You Aiqings are busy with state affairs and don't have time to appreciate the rivers and mountains for thousands of miles. However, this method will allow everyone to travel thousands of miles and enjoy the beautiful scenery." Renzong smiled and said, and gave three of the tanks on the spot. The prime minister, the chief of the censor station, and several confidants of Bao Zheng.

As soon as Renzong spoke like this, the scene boiled like a frying pan.

The ministers are full of praise for the water plant tank, but they only hate that they can't get one.

True! After seeing these tanks, does anyone dare to claim to have fish tanks at home? But it's just a container!

In the future, if you will raise fish and turtles, would you still be embarrassed to use an ordinary tank, decorate with water and pebbles to raise aquariums? Isn't it rude!

Renzong also told everyone very generously that these were made by the children of Zheng Zhiyuan's family. If you want, you can go to him to make reservations - yes, it is the one that produces green turtles. Moreover, the design was completed by Zheng Feibo by the imperial edict.

Zheng Li was a little dizzy.

It's nothing more than Yunyan's return. Now it is very famous in a small area, and has won the favor of officials. Is it possible to invest in his real estate development with a small treasury?

But their family, Zheng Ling, has never been praised so much.

After agreeing to Zheng Ling's admission to the art academy, Zheng Li gave up on him and went with him to pursue his ideals.

But now, being praised by colleagues from left to right, to the sky, to the philosophical theory, to the elegance, not to mention being highly sought after by the officials... Zheng Li suddenly felt a very long face. .

Especially when everyone gathered around, asking him to talk, to open the back door for them or something.

——This is probably also the reason why the expectations have dropped a lot.

The inexplicably moved Zheng Hao decided to go back and praise Zheng Ling well, and it was not in vain for the whole family to take care of his business secretly.

Zheng Ling is not qualified to participate in this day's banquet. After Zheng Li returned home, when he ordered him to go, he was still a little nervous.

"Aweng, what are you looking for?"

Zheng Xun also didn't go to today's banquet. He thought that some villain was mocking Zheng Ling in front of Zheng Li, so he followed him worriedly. At this time, he was surprised to see that his father, who had always been unsmiling, took Zheng Ling's hand with a smile and praised him.

Zheng Xun: "..."

After listening to the content, Zheng Xun felt numb.

Zheng Xun is really convinced about the younger cousin Yan Ge'er. Feibo followed Brother Yan, and even raising turtles can make such a big move. Some time ago, I heard that the green turtles and water tanks that were sent out as national gifts were also very popular. Now there is such a wave in China.

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Zheng Xun took his colleague Ling Xu to the Green Turtle Farm. Next to this farm, there is now a store called "Water Scenery".

Outside of Shui Jing Ji, there are many stalls selling aquarium, fish, shrimp, snails, crabs, everything, and many people are choosing.

Shui Jing Ji opened in a low-key manner about half a month after the May Festival banquet, without even an opening ceremony, which is very different from the opening of Yusunhong. However, since the opening day, many dignitaries have come to patronize, and it has become the best sign.

The wind of water tank landscaping is blowing from the upper floors. Now it is the most fashionable thing in Bianjing. Because everyone has no experience, it has become the best way to "enter the circle" to buy or ask for advice.

Those who love raising aquariums are the first to follow suit. But now, there are also some people who fall in love with raising aquatic plants. Those aquatic plants of various shapes, matched with sunken wood and stones, can simulate almost all the scenery on land.

Zheng Xun's colleague Ling Xu is also a newcomer to the circle. He knows that Zheng Xun is the father of the boss of Shui Jing Ji, so I ask him to accompany him to go shopping.

Seeing the lively appearance of Shui Jing Ji outside, Ling Xu sighed with emotion: "This shop also supports a lot of people."

"Isn't it," Zheng Xun said with a smile, "they never drive them away, they just order these vendors to tidy up their stalls and clean them up."

The two entered the waterscape together. The most conspicuous thing here is a row of aquatic plants for display. Many people stopped in front of them to appreciate it, and some people were introducing them.

There are rows of shelves on both sides, on which are placed various shapes of glazed jars, sinking wood, stones, pocket pavilions and pavilions, all of which are used for landscaping and are beautifully made.

It's a coincidence today that Yun Yanhui and Zheng Ling are both in the store. They don't come every day on weekdays. Zheng Ling is okay, but Yun Yanhui is rarely there except when it first opened.

When they saw Zheng Xun, they both came forward to greet him.

Zheng Xun introduced Ling Xu to them and explained Ling Xu's purpose.

Zheng Ling waved to the shopkeeper and asked him to introduce Ling Xu.

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Do you want to buy ready-made scenery, or do you choose a tank and decorate it yourself? And we also have a special master here, who can help you design drawings and provide a complete set of raw materials, you can follow them. There are different themes, such as the scenery of Suzhou and Hangzhou, mountains and valleys, grassland scenery, underwater world..."

The shopkeeper's tongue is very slippery, and he leads Ling Xu to introduce him as he walks.

Ling Xu didn't know that there were so many services, so he fainted and asked him in detail what the difference was.

“Nowadays, most people buy back and make their own landscaping,” said the shopkeeper. “Some don’t even want to help with the design. Out of the scenery of his hometown, he didn't find a suitable stone here, but he went to quarry wild rocks by himself..."

Ling Xu was fascinated by this, but he didn't expect such a way to play.

Yun Yan Hui and the others stood and listened. Seeing Ling Xu fascinated, Yun Yan Hui whispered, "In the next few months, I plan to hold a waterscape seminar to gather the aquatic plants in Beijing. Enthusiasts, exchange and discuss, and show their proud works."

Since Zheng Li's attitude towards Zheng Ling has changed, Zheng Xun has naturally become a lot more amiable, and his relationship with Yun Yanhui has also eased a lot.

Zheng Xun and Yun Yanhui don't see each other very much, and sometimes they are more sensitive and say, "I found out, why do you like this meeting and that meeting so much?"

Yunyan replied: "..."

Oh, I can't help it, it's an old problem...

Conventions, small meetings, exhibition seminars, are always continuous.

"This is my way of doing things." Yun Yan changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, I also plan to invite landscape lovers from Liao to come to the conference."

Zheng Xun touched his beard, "Well, this is a good thing, don't you want to communicate and discuss."

Yunyan replied: "Oh, no, just humiliate the aesthetics of the Liao people so that they can work harder to buy our tutorials..."

Zheng Xun&Zheng Ling: "..."