Chapter 1232: Chapter 1234: Plagiarized Modern Creativity Again_1
"Yes!"
After Fugui left, Ye Zi’an called Ye Si over.
"The saplings have arrived, and the ones uplifted from the ground still have their original soil packed around them, which makes them easy to survive. You should go and post a notice to hire people right away. We want young and strong ones to start digging holes for the trees. As for how far apart the trees should be spaced, take a look at this."
Ye Zi’an handed him a booklet that had detailed records of how far apart to plant large trees, how far apart to plant small shrubs, and at what intervals to insert stakes.
"Yes, I understand," Ye Si respectfully took the booklet and then asked, "Does the young master have any other commands?"
"Not at the moment, you can start with this task."
After Ye Si left, Ye Zi’an returned home. Yang Chuxia and the flower master were discussing the planting of flowers and vegetation along the banks of Yanghe Town in the courtyard. Seeing him arrive, the flower master excused himself.
Upon his return, Yang Chuxia waved him over eagerly, "You’re back just in time, take a look at this!"
"What is it?" Ye Zi’an took it and didn’t understand at first glance—just several empty characters. "What’s so special about it?"
"Of course!" Yang Chuxia pointed at the words on it, "How about using flowers and grass to grow these characters? And these too—look at these patterns. They can all be made with flowers and grass. Yanghe Town needs to have a distinct feature. Although general households have flowers and plants, they are usually grown together in a garden or in pots. But to grow them into shapes like this, there shouldn’t be any, right?"
Looking down at the paper in her hands, she asked, "When you were in the Capital City, didn’t you visit the Imperial Palace? Was there anything like this in there?"
Ye Zi’an carefully recalled the time when the Emperor summoned him for questioning, and after walking out of the Imperial Study, the Emperor specifically had a little eunuch show him around the Imperial Garden. The garden was full of colorful flowers and various precious plants, but he hadn’t seen any plants grown into the shape of characters. Even the trees with shaped forms had been pruned to achieve that.
Seeing his expression, Yang Chuxia knew there was nothing of the sort.
"This idea might not be considered creative, but its novelty lies in its originality. Initially, it could indeed attract some people. Growing these words with different flowers and grasses in various colors would be quite aesthetically pleasing."
Alright, she had plagiarized the creativity of modern horticulturists again. But she had plagiarized so much that it had become a habit; anyway, it wasn’t the same timeline. Even if modern things appeared, they wouldn’t distort future history and development, so she wasn’t worried. Besides, if she could use modern creativity to improve the lives of the people in this era, it would be a good deed.
"Hmm, indeed not bad," Ye Zi’an nodded in agreement, "But I think these patterns would be best if they were meaningful symbols."
"Right, they should have symbolic significance, something that can represent Mianyang and the whole of Jiangsu Prefecture," Yang Chuxia said with a smile, "We’ll have to think more about this."
"We can talk about this later. Come on, I’m taking you to a place."
Ye Zi’an put down the things in her hand and was about to pull her up.
"Where to?"
"Don’t ask too many questions for now. You’ll see when we get there; it’s definitely a nice place."
"Alright, just let me tidy this up first."
As soon as she finished, a little imp popped out from under the stone table. While still under the table, he poked his head out and looked up, chuckling, "Baby wants to go too, baby wants to go."
When Ye Zi’an looked down and saw him, he could only hold his forehead in exasperation—how did this rascal manage to find out.
"Yangyang, today Mom and Dad have things to do, and we can’t take you with us. You stay at home with your brother, and next time Dad is free, he’ll take you out, okay?"