Island Juniper

  The ranking of the new book is not looking good, everyone please give me some support, thanks to a few brothers who have been urging me to update, but I really am willing but unable, today I will work hard and burst out three chapters as a feedback to everyone, please give me more support.

  The original owner of this yard had just passed away at the beginning of this year. Before that, the old factory director had taken care of it personally, so although no one had lived here for more than half a year, the yard was still quite clean and hadn't become dilapidated due to the long period of uninhabitation.

  The original old factory director was a very leisurely and elegant person, who planted many flowers and grasses in the courtyard, and placed many potted plants. The entire courtyard looked very new, and the living utensils inside were complete with everything, nothing was missing.

  One hundred thousand yuan for a bungalow, in an era when everyone is eager to move upstairs, this makes many people incomprehensible. After all, one hundred thousand yuan at that time was not ordinary valuable, especially for Bincheng, a second-tier northern port city.

  It was precisely because of this price that after the house was handed over, the old owner's son was very generous. All the furniture in the house, including all the household appliances, were left to Li Yifan and his family for free, including the flowers and plants in the yard and the potted plants carefully tended by his father.

  These things, in the eyes of this gentleman, are apparently not even worth the cost of hiring a moving company, so he simply waved his hand and left everything to Li Yifan's family.

  Zhang Shu stood in the courtyard, looking at this already belonged to her home's yard feeling very satisfied. The main house had three rooms, a renovated bathroom, and a shower room. In the middle was a living room, with side houses on either side. The west wing had been converted into a kitchen by the original owner, while the east wing could be used as both a bedroom and a storage room. The courtyard area was not small, and there were so many flowers and plants, all of which looked very comfortable. Even if this place wasn't occupied or demolished in the future, having such a yard in this city would still be well worth it.

  The only thing that makes Zhang Shu feel a bit dissatisfied is that the traffic in Dujiacun is really inconvenient. Although the village is located in the urban area of Bincheng, it is separated from the city by the Xinghai Mountains behind it. There is only one main road leading out of the village, connecting to the outer Longjiang Road, and only one public bus can enter the village, as if a mountain has divided the village and the entire city of Bincheng into two worlds: one side is a bustling world, while the other side is like a rural area ten years ago.

  Moreover, there is no central heating here, which is also a headache. If all these can be solved, then she doesn't mind if this place won't be demolished and filled with sea in the future to build some kind of seaside square.

  Another thing that made Zhang Shu unhappy was that Li Lisheng and his son Li Yifan strongly opposed it, she told her second sister about the plan to build a square by pushing mountains and filling seas here.

  In her heart, the one closest to her is Ermei, who has always been by her side at work. It can even be said that Ermei's family was raised by her own hands, so in her opinion, it is only natural for sisters to help each other and live a happy life. This time, her own family took the lead in buying a house in Dujiacun, and if the mountain is really pushed into the sea in the future, the demolition compensation for their own home will definitely not be a problem. Such things are absolutely good fortune that ordinary people can hardly encounter.

  Although she didn't know much, Zhang Shu also knew that if they were to push the mountain and fill the sea to build a square, and then build a modern garden community on the edge of the square, the house prices here would definitely not be cheap. Such good things should be told to her second sister, after all, their family was just getting by.

  These years, although working together, Ermei and her husband had some disputes, but in Zhang Shu's view, it was nothing serious. She, who was used to being a good person, naturally thought that such good things should be told to her own sister, after all, having wealth is the most important thing.

  Even one's own younger brother, third sister, and youngest brother should be told, so that everyone comes here to buy a house.

  But this idea was dissuaded by Li Yifan and Li Lishuang, especially Li Yifan's words that convinced her.

  "Mom, do you still remember what Guangyi said to us? This matter must be kept confidential. If you spread it out and it's traced back to Guangyi, how can he live with himself? Besides, even if you tell Erniang and the others, whether they believe you or not is another story. Don't end up being a good person but bringing trouble upon yourself instead. This matter of building a square by moving mountains and filling seas has yet to be confirmed. If it doesn't happen in the end, our family's house purchase won't be a loss, but can they afford a house like ours?"

  Zhang Shu also thought about it and endured the urge to tell her siblings what was on her mind.

  Just as Zhang Shu and Li Liqiang were admiring the courtyard, they even took out two small stools and sat on the porch in front of the main house, gazing at the distant sea view. At this time, Li Yifan became interested in the four sets of potted plants left by the old owner in the east wing. These pots were planted with pine trees, with unique shapes, twisted trunks, and looked vigorous and elegant, with a sense of tension.

  Li Yifan was more and more shocked as he realized that the four potted plants were actually the famous Island Juniperus, which would become very well-known in over a decade.

  At that time, he had not joined the special department and had been wandering in the south for a period of time. He served as a bodyguard for a southern boss and saw such a potted plant in his home. At that time, the boss also introduced him to the origin of the island's arhat pine with a showy attitude.

  This ancient tree was not originally precious, but it is an old plant left over from the third century. It only grows on the islands of Dangan and Weizhou in eastern Guangdong Province. Because it grows slowly, only a few centimeters per year, and generally grows in the windy areas of the islands, it is often blown by sea winds into strange shapes.

  It is precisely because of its unique shape and slow growth that it has been particularly favored by the wealthy in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. In the Guangdong folk, there is a saying "A family with a Luohan pine will not be poor for generations!"

  It's precisely because of this that the Luohan pines on these islands suffered from crazy theft and excavation after the new century, until by 2012, these island Luohan pines had almost become extinct in their natural environment.

  At that time, the price of Hai Dao Luo Han Song in the market was also skyrocketing. Although before 2000, a set of Luo Han Song potted plants cost only around 7-8 thousand yuan, this price was only applicable to the southern Guangdong region. In the north, it was worth even less because northern tycoons did not recognize its value.

  However, starting from 2004, the price of this kind of Luohan rose sharply. A Luohan with a chest circumference of about 20 cm would cost between 500,000 to 1 million yuan. By 2012, if you didn't have 6 million yuan, you couldn't even think about looking at such a Luohan.

  It was precisely because of this lack of awareness that the landlord's son would so generously leave the four pots of Island Juniper to Li Yifan and his group.

  When buying a house, Li Yifan also communicated with the owner's son and learned that the original owner of this house was actually from Guangdong Province. He was proficient in shipbuilding and after the country was founded, he was assigned to work at the shipyard in Bincheng for his whole life. Moreover, he himself liked sailing.

  Every time a ship was built and went out to sea for testing, the old factory director would follow the ship to run along the southern coast. The flowers, grasses, and potted plants in this courtyard were all brought back by the old captain from the south at that time.

  In other words, these four pots of Sea Island Juniper should be the ones that the old captain brought back from Guangdong, but it's unknown what era they're from. Looking at the size of several junipers, they should have been cultivated for decades.

  Being able to grow such lush tropical crops in the freezing weather of the north, it seems that this old captain must have put a lot of thought into it.

  These four potted plants now have two trunks with diameters of over 20 cm, the other two are a bit weaker in growth, but all have elegant and classic shapes, looking full of ancient charm.

  If carefully cultivated, these four potted plants will be able to bring in tens of millions of income for themselves after ten years, which is absolutely a good thing!

  I didn't expect that buying a house would also pick up such a big leak, is this the so-called personality explosion?

  Looking at the four potted plants in front of him, Li Yifan's heart was filled with joy, but he also knew that these four potted plants were not worth much money now. Even if they were taken to Guangdong Province, they would only be able to sell for tens of thousands of yuan at most. However, if they waited for ten years, the value of these four potted plants would absolutely skyrocket.

  Li Yifan didn't say much to his parents, only entrusting them to take good care of the four potted plants. Zhang Shu and his wife readily agreed, after all, they also had strong feelings for these flowers and grasses.