The main exhibition area is this basketball hall, where several well-known universities in the province have concentrated booths. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are also some exhibition areas on the periphery, objectively speaking, the quality of the exhibited flowers will be relatively poor, so the evaluation speed of the jury is also very fast, as we all know, the highlight is a few booths in the basketball hall.

"Mr. Xia, this Mo Lan ......," Xia Cheng leaned over and said.

Xia Ruofei looked at the basin of Mo Lan, which was still covered under the black plastic sheet, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, aren't the judges here yet?"

After speaking, Xia Ruofei looked at the booth opposite with a smile.

Over there, Chen Song was standing beside Meng Zhou, the president of the Horticultural Society of Agricultural University, his eyes glanced over here from time to time, and he was still whispering what Meng Zhou was saying, but Meng Zhou was not looking this way, and his expression was quite disapproving.

Xia Cheng also noticed Chen Song and Meng Zhou, and when he saw that the pot of Yang's Suhe from Nongda had also not taken off the covering, he didn't say anything anymore.

After a while, a group of people came over with a white-haired old man.

There were more than a dozen people in the group, about 10 of them wearing blue passes, which were the hallmarks of the judges, and a few of them were leaders of the Agricultural University.

Nowadays, the influence of the Flower Expo is increasing day by day, and Agriculture and Forestry University also attaches great importance to it, all kinds of resources are tilted, and the huge stadium is directly cleared, which is specially used as the venue of the expo, and the school leaders are also experts who personally accompany the judging team.

"Brother Xia, that person is Chen Dongbai, the president of the Southeast Flower Association. Jiang Yue whispered beside Xia Ruofei, "The others are all well-known teachers in the province's flower industry. ”

Xia Ruofei looked over, what Jiang Yue was talking about was the silver-haired old man, this Chairman Chen was wearing a navy blue Tang suit, with a faint smile on his face, talking to the people around him, looking quite out of the ordinary.

After seeing the booth of Southeast Normal University, the group went straight to the booth of Agriculture and Forestry University, the host of this time.

Meng Zhou, the president of the Horticultural Club of Agricultural University, immediately greeted him with a smile on his face and very politely asked the judges to evaluate the progress position.

And Chen Song, who was beside Meng Zhou, also immediately lifted the plastic sheet covering the pot of Yang's Suhe.

This pot of Yang's Suhe, which was touted to the sky by Chen Song, finally revealed the true face of Lushan.

The students of the Horticultural Club of Sanshan University here couldn't help but set their eyes on the pot of Yang's Suhe - how this pot of flowers performed, but it was related to whether Sanshan University could win this time, and Xia Ruofei also made a bet with Chen Song just now, although the bet has nothing to do with everyone, but if you lose, it will be the Horticulture Club of Sanshan University that will lose face!

Even Xia Ruofei couldn't help but turn his head to look over.

I saw that the leaves of the pot of Yang's lotus were thick, the leaf shape was curved like a bow, the short round calyx with roots and horns was covered with white moss and emerald green veins, and the mussel-like double hand was a white and pure big round tongue, which was indeed beautiful.

However, everyone only had a glimpse, because soon the booth of Yang's Suhe was surrounded by judges, blocking their sight tightly.

Listening to the exclamations of the judges on the opposite side from time to time, Xia Cheng's face became very ugly, Lu You and Jiang Yue also showed a trace of melancholy, and the other students in the gardening club were even more worried, and couldn't help but look at Xia Ruofei.

Xia Ruofei still had a relaxed expression, he stood up and said, "Since it is impossible to change the exhibiting flowers on the other side, then our pot of flowers should also be released for ventilation......

After speaking, Xia Ruofei pulled it casually, and pulled off the black plastic covering the pot of Mo Lan.

Xia Cheng and the others were stunned for a moment - it turned out that Xia Ruofei had always refused to remove Mo Lan's coverings, not because he was pretending to be mysterious, but because he was worried about changing the flowers on display when he was faced with them! Could he be so confident?

Of course, this thought was also fleeting, because everyone subconsciously focused their attention on the pot of Mo Lan that they had just seen three days ago.

The booth of Sanshan University fell silent for a moment.

Xia Cheng, Lu You, Jiang Yue, and all the students of the Gardening Club on this side of the booth opened their mouths in surprise, and their eyes looked straight at the pot of jade lion Mo Lan, with a look of shock in their eyes.

Compared with three days ago, this pot of Mo Lan has changed too much.

First of all, the most intuitive thing is that this Mo Lan seems to have grown a lot, which is also the most obvious change, whether it is the width and length of the leaves or the size of the whole pot, it seems to have grown a circle.

Three days is a very short time for the growth of flowers, how could there be such an obvious change? Could it be that Xia Ruofei watered this pot of flowers with stimulants?

Of course, people quickly dismissed their absurd ideas -- how can any stimulant promote growth? And even if they were, they could not have such an immediate effect.

Could it be that Xia Ruofei will not be able to achieve immortal law?

In addition, after taking a closer look, you will find that in addition to the sudden growth of a large circle, the noble temperament of this pot of orchids seems to be more obvious, whether it is the green and refreshing leaves, or the jade lion's very characteristic flowers, there is a moving beauty.

Almost all people have the poem "He Laier room incense, the four walls are empty valleys" in their minds, and the faint fragrance comes from time to time, obviously in this somewhat noisy gymnasium, everyone actually gave birth to the illusion of being in the empty valley to enjoy the orchid.

There was silence in the booth, except for the sound of heavy breathing.

After a while, Jiang Yue asked, "Brother Xia...... This...... Is this really our pot of Molan?"

"yes...... Xia Ruofei, shouldn't you have bought another pot?" Lu You couldn't help but ask.

Xia Cheng and the other students in the gardening club also had an unbelievable look on their faces.

Xia Ruofei said with tears and laughter: "Is it so exaggerated? This is your pot of Molan!"

Lu You carefully looked at some of the details of Mo Lan, and finally said with certainty: "That's right, it's really the original pot of ......."

In fact, everyone also knew in their hearts that this pot of Mo Lan would definitely not be dropped by Xia Ruofei, because although it had changed greatly, the basic form was still there, and it would not be so exaggerated that it would completely become two things.

It's just that this pot of orchids has changed like a bone, which makes everyone subconsciously have an illusion.

"Brother Xia, you are so amazing!" Jiang Yue said excitedly.

Her face was full of adoration, and little stars were about to pop up in her eyes.

Peng Hui and You Jun on the side had complicated expressions, especially You Jun, the fire of jealousy was burning, and the roots of his teeth were about to be bitten off by himself.

Xia Cheng also said with admiration: "Mr. Xia, your method is really magical! This pot of jade lion has been recuperated by you, and the grade has immediately risen several ......."

Xia Ruofei smiled slightly and asked, "Then now, everyone should be more confident in winning the gold award, right?"

Xia Cheng nodded and said, "It stands to reason that if it was in previous years, this pot of Mo Lan would definitely be a gold award!" But it's not easy to say now...... Yang Suhe from the Agricultural University doesn't know what to do? It seems that the judges have a high evaluation!"

Although Mo Lan's performance gave Xia Cheng a great surprise, the opposite Yang Suhe also gave him a lot of pressure.

The better Mo Lan's performance, the more Xia Cheng suffers from gains and losses.

Xia Ruofei smiled faintly: "We have done everything we can to the extreme, if we can't win the gold award, it is bad luck, no wonder others......"

"Yes!" Xia Cheng nodded and said, then looked at the pot of jade lion Mo Lan, and said, "But if you lose to Nongda, this pot of jade lion ......"

Xia Cheng thought of the bet made by Xia Ruofei and Chen Song, in case he was won the gold medal by the opposite Yang Suhe, this pot of jade lion would lose to Chen Song.

Now that this jade lion has shown such good qualities, if he loses to Chen Song, even if he is not the owner of this pot of orchids, he will still feel very distressed.

After all, this pot of Molan will be placed in their gardening club.

Lu You said nonchalantly: "If you lose, you lose, the left and right are just a pot of flowers......"

Xia Ruofei watched it on the side, and couldn't help but give Lu You a thumbs up in her heart, at this point, she was much more atmospheric than Xia Cheng, the president of the horticulture club.

In contrast, Xia Cheng is really a bit forward-looking, suffering from gains and losses.

Xia Ruofei laughed, diverted the topic and asked, "By the way, I heard that teachers from several colleges and universities participated in the judging group, do any of your teachers from Sanshan University have been selected?"

"Brother Xia, teachers from several key colleges and universities have been selected. Jiang Yue said, "But I really don't want to see Teacher Hu from our school...... What's going on?"

At this time, Lu You said, "Oh...... I heard that Mr. Hu had a bad stomach yesterday, and he can't come today!"

"What?" Xia Cheng was shocked, "Then wouldn't we have the support of the judges......

Lu You said nonchalantly: "What does it matter? Originally, we would have rated our flowers, but Mr. Hu had to avoid them as a related person, and it didn't affect ......"

Xia Cheng frowned and said, "But...... Mr. Hu can give a score to the flowers of Agricultural University......"

The implication is self-evident.

Lu You pursed his lips and said: "Even if we want to win, we must win above board, even if Teacher Hu comes, it is impossible to cheat for personal gain!"

Xia Cheng sighed and said: "We won't cheat for personal gain, but we can't stand others from favoritism...... There are teachers in the judging team at the Agricultural University......"

Xia Ruofei sat on the chair with a relaxed expression, looking at Xia Cheng and them with a smile, and there was no tension in his heart at all.

As he spoke, the judges had finished their evaluation of the Agricultural University booth and began to walk straight towards the Sanshan University booth.

Xia Cheng hurriedly beckoned everyone to get up, and he also hurried out.

"Hello teachers, I am Xia Cheng, the president of the horticultural club of Sanshan University. Xia Cheng bowed to the judges very politely and said.

Chen Dongbai, who was in the lead, nodded with a smile, and said to the vice president of the Agricultural University beside him: "Vice President Li, the pot of Yang's Suhe from your Agricultural University just now is really an eye-opener for everyone! I heard that the flowers exhibited by Sanshan University this year are also very good, but I don't know how it will be compared to your pot of Yang's Suhe......

Vice Principal Li said with a smile: "The brother schools are full of talents, and they must be able to cultivate better exotic flowers and plants!"

Although his words were modest, his expression was extremely confident, obviously it was just politeness in his mouth, but he didn't think so in his heart.

Chen Dongbai smiled and said, "Let's go, let's take a look......"

Xia Cheng hurriedly made an inviting gesture and said, "Teachers, please." ”

Chen Dongbai and the others walked into the booth, the space of the booth was not very spacious, and it was a little crowded when one or twenty people poured in at once, and Xia Ruofei, who didn't like to join in the fun, simply let him come outside.

He felt a gaze fall on him, and when he turned his head, he saw Chen Song looking at him with a smug smile, his eyes were full of demonstration, obviously the judges just now spoke highly of their Yang Suhe, and he thought that he had already won the victory.

Xia Ruofei smiled and turned his head directly.

In the booth, Chen Dongbai took the judges to look at a pot of flowers, and was quite disappointed - the flowers sent by the Horticultural Society of Sanshan University this time, except for the pot of black orchid, the other pots are of average quality, and even worse than the flowers in the other small exhibition areas, which is really inconsistent with the fame and status of Sanshan University.

It wasn't until he saw the pot of jade lion Mo Lan that Chen Dongbai's eyes suddenly lit up.

He walked two quick steps, skipped the remaining two pots of flowers, and came directly to the pot of jade lion Mo Lan, carefully observed for a while, and then exclaimed: "This pot of jade lion is really good!

Most of the judges are connoisseurs, and they also have a relatively high evaluation of this pot of jade lions, and they all nodded and praised.

Xia Cheng breathed a sigh of relief at this time - the performance of the judges shows that at least this pot of Mo Lan is no problem to be shortlisted, as for the final result, it is not for him to decide.

Chen Dongbai smiled and said to the leaders of the Agricultural University beside him: "Vice President Li, your pot of Yang's Suhe has met an opponent! This pot of jade lion is quite good!"

Vice President Li smiled and said: "Only with competition can we make progress! The better the flowers sent by the brother universities, the better the level and grade of our expo! This is a good thing......

That being said, Vice Principal Li's smile was obviously much more reluctant, and he lost the confidence he had just now.

Because it was only a preliminary selection, there were still many booths waiting to be evaluated, so the judges didn't look too carefully.

Chen Dongbai nodded slightly to one of the judges beside him, and the judge immediately recorded it in his notebook.

Xia Ruofei smiled--this pot of Mo Lan should be shortlisted.

Sure enough, the young judge said to Xia Cheng: "Congratulations, this pot of jade lion has been shortlisted for the final selection, please send someone to send it to the organizing committee office now, and we will conduct a unified second evaluation later to select the gold, silver and bronze awards." ”

"Okay, thank you, teacher!" Xia Cheng said with some excitement.

The judges turned around and didn't see any flowers that could get their eyes, so they hugged Chen Dongbai and walked to the next booth.

"Yes, Brother Xia, we're shortlisted!" Jiang Yue said excitedly.

Xia Ruofei smiled slightly and said: "It's just a primary election, you are so happy, if we win the gold medal in that moment, won't you be so excited that you can't speak?"

Jiang Yue smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Brother Xia, I think we will definitely win! Just now, President Chen said that our Mo Lan is a strong opponent of the Yang Clan's Suhe!"

Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Well, it's not trivial to win them?"

Lu You couldn't help but glance at Xia Ruofei and muttered, "What a stinky fart......"

Xia Ruofei had such sharp ears! He immediately turned his head and asked, "Lu You, do you still want us to lose?"

"Of course I want to win!" Lu You said, "But don't underestimate the Yang family Suhe of Agricultural University, not to mention that people also have the home factor!"

Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "I don't know much about orchids, but I believe the judges will make the most correct judgment." ”

Lu You couldn't help but roll his eyes, and Xia Cheng and the others showed a wry smile - you don't know much about orchids, so aren't we people from the horticultural club blood laymen?

At this time, Meng Zhou, who was on the opposite side of the booth, had already walked to the door of the basketball hall with the pot of Yang's Suhe - the organizing committee office was located in an office next to the basketball hall.

Chen Song followed behind Meng Zhou, he was also holding a pot of flowers in his hand, obviously there were two pots of flowers in the Agricultural University at the same time.

When passing by the booth of Sanshan University, Meng Zhou and Chen Song both looked at the flowers sent by Sanshan University with some disdain before walking out.

"Cut...... "A student from the gardening club couldn't help but whisper, "Who can win the gold medal is not certain!"

Xia Cheng said: "Say less...... We should also send this pot of jade lions over. ”

After speaking, he also walked towards the pot of Mo Lan, obviously preparing to send it over in person.

At this time, Xia Ruofei said, "President Xia, wait a minute......"

After speaking, Xia Ruofei took out a small watering can that had already been prepared from his bag, and sprayed some water on the leaves and flowers of the pot of Mo Lan, and the misty water adhered to the leaves and petals, forming small droplets.

Xia Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Huh, after spraying some water, the temperament of this jade lion seems to have become a little different again......

Everyone also gathered around, and saw that the pot of Mo Lan seemed to be much more energetic all of a sudden, and against the backdrop of these small water droplets, it felt quite slim.

"Mr. Xia, can you give me this watering can?" Xia Cheng hesitated and asked, "I'm afraid that these water droplets will be destroyed on the road, so when I get to the organizing committee office in a while, I'll spray it a little more......"

Xia Ruofei thought about it, nodded with a smile, and handed the small watering can to Xia Cheng.

It was just a spatial spirit pool of water, not a petal solution, so Xia Ruofei wouldn't worry about being discovered his secret.

Xia Cheng thanked Xia Ruofei, and then called another classmate from the gardening club to pick up the pot of flowers, while he held a small watering can, and the two walked towards the basketball hall together.

The next thing is to wait, the atmosphere in the booth is a little tense, everyone feels that this time is very close to the gold award, but the final result is uncertain.

Jiang Yue was even more restless, this gold award was related to Xia Ruofei and Chen Song's bet, if he lost, Xia Ruofei would lose face, and Lu You would lose a pot of precious orchids.

One is her best friend, and the other is the man she secretly likes, Jiang Yue is concerned and messy.

The wait time is quite long - the flower fair is officially open to the public at noon, so the whole morning is reserved for the preparation of the exhibition, judging and so on.

After the shortlisted flowers were sent to the organizing committee office, the jury held a closed-door meeting soon after.

This one was almost two hours old.

Xia Cheng also muttered in his heart - in previous years, the procedure was similar, but the judges could judge all the gold, silver and bronze awards in just a few hours at most.

This year has almost doubled the time, and there are still no results.

Is the competition too fierce?

Xia Cheng faintly felt that what made the judges hesitate and discuss very fiercely was most likely their jade lion Mo Lan and Yang Suhe of Agricultural University.

Minutes and seconds passed.

After two and a half hours, the staff finally came to inform everyone to assemble in the entrance hall.

Xia Cheng and the others suddenly perked up - this is about to announce the final result! (To be continued.) )