I awakened the cultivation panel.

Chapter 39 The Coincidence Is a Bit Too Much

In just three days, the flowers grew quite thick and strong from roots to branches.

Fortunately, not many people usually come to Chen Jingle's house, so not many people noticed, and Chen Wenjie is careless and didn't pay much attention.

It is estimated that in another week, it will grow into the shape he wants.

As the saying goes, "To make it burst with flavor, first pull it horizontally."

The so-called horizontal training involves removing the leaves from the climbing rose branches and then binding them horizontally to the wall, maintaining a certain distance of about 15 centimeters between them.

It's best to have barbed wire as a backup.

He first hung up the barbed wire and then tied it.

All buds on the branches should point upwards, and the branches should be kept as neat as possible. This will break apical dominance and encourage more flowers to bloom.

Under normal circumstances, it usually takes two to three years from planting to the wall being covered in flowers.

Chen Jingle definitely won't need that here.

His daily routine involves regularly checking the flowers' growth, removing excess leaves, and watering them when necessary.

In just a few days, the branches of the climbing roses had basically covered the entire wall.

The rest of the time is just waiting for the side shoots to grow.

"Once the lateral buds have grown fully and completely covered the entire wall, it can enter the flowering stage."

He was very satisfied with the growth rate.

The two rouge trees on either side of the gate are also growing well, and the archway has been successfully completed.

This growth rate is even more exaggerated than that of bamboo shoots in spring.

The most amazing thing is the Zhanghong cherry tree planted in the water tank. Since it doesn't need to sprout branches, it only needs to grow a main stem upwards. At this point, the bottom part is already as thick as a forearm, and it has turned into an old tree in just three days.

The top and tip even climbed to the height of the second floor, aligned with the window.

This height is just right for Chen Jingle; there's no need for him to climb to the second-floor rooftop.

"Let's leave it at that for now. We'll use the rest of the time to grow side shoots, drooping branches, and for flowering."

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

……

Continue collecting moon dew tonight.

The fifteenth moon is sixteen round.

Two consecutive full moon nights, though a bit overcast, did not rain, and the rich moonlight made Chen Jingle feel wonderful.

By deliberately extending the collection time, he broke the record again, collecting four drops of moon dew for two consecutive days!
However, starting from the 17th, the moon will begin to shrink, and in another week, it will be out of sight.

Time is still quite tight.

With the rain adding to the impact, every extra drop of profit is precious, so he's willing to work a little harder these next two days.

Moreover, he could no longer obtain the spring breeze and dew. During this period, he didn't even set aside any amount for himself to consume diluted moon dew, using it all on plants.

Let's get the spiritual plant business sorted out first.

Next two days.

Aside from his regular cultivation, Chen Jingle spent most of his time tending to the flowers, orchards, and vegetable gardens in the courtyard.

The medicinal herbs I bought online have arrived, and the quality is indeed much better than those I bought at local pharmacies.

However, since not all of them have arrived yet, the Beauty Elixir and the Yang-Nourishing Elixir cannot be refined for the time being. Fortunately, Chen Jingle is not in a hurry, as he has quite a few things to do at the moment.

There is one more thing.

He then learned that Li Shiming was a teacher at No. 2 Middle School, currently teaching Chinese to first-year junior high students.

"Second Middle School..."

Chen Jingle was somewhat surprised, as he had attended No. 2 Middle School for junior high.

The junior high school section of Jiangbei No. 2 Middle School has a decent teaching quality and has provided a lot of high-quality students to schools such as Jiangbei Middle School, Jiangbei Experimental High School, Jiangbei Campus of Nandong Provincial Experimental Middle School, and the Affiliated Middle School of Teachers' College.

However, the high school section is a bit lacking.

Moreover, the situation is getting worse year by year, and the undergraduate enrollment rate is now worrying. If it weren't for art and sports students supporting the economy, it would be even worse.

The overall teaching quality in Jiangbei District is not very good, ranking in the lower-middle range within the province. The top high school students are basically snatched up by the top provincial key high schools, and the teaching staff of No. 2 High School itself is also quite average. Under these circumstances, it is almost impossible to deliver a college entrance examination result that satisfies everyone.

How did Chen Jingle know that Li Shiming was a teacher at No. 2 Middle School?

Coincidentally, he, who rarely checks his WeChat Moments, accidentally clicked on it and happened to see a collection of photos of Li Shiming's students, with the location showing as Jiangbei No. 2 Middle School.

So I asked out of curiosity.

I never expected that Li Shiming was actually a teacher at No. 2 Middle School.

……

Chen Jingle couldn't help but ask, "Do you know Teacher Li Yufeng? Is she still teaching at No. 2 Middle School?"

The teacher he mentioned, Li Yufeng, was his homeroom teacher back then.

If you calculate the time, you would be close to retirement by now if you were still teaching on the front lines.

Li Shiming asked in surprise, "You know Teacher Li Yufeng?"

Chen Jingle smiled wryly: "I attended No. 2 Middle School for junior high, class of 2008."

"Huh? Really?!"

On the other end of the network, Li Shiming's eyes widened; this time, she was truly stunned.

Chen Jingle asked, "What's the situation with Aunt Feng now? Is she still the grade head?"

Li Shiming immediately replied happily, "Yes, I also teach students. This year I'm teaching Class 8 of the first year of junior high, and I also teach Chinese to Class 7. I'm in charge of Class 5 and Class 6. We share the same office."

So that's a colleague?

I never imagined there would be this connection.

It was quite unexpected; the coincidence was almost too much.

"I was in Class 8 of the first year of junior high school," Chen Jingle replied with a smile, feeling a pang of emotion.

I asked for the names of a few of my former teachers; some were still at the Second Middle School, while others had probably been transferred.

There was even a teacher who passed away from illness a few years ago.

Chen Jingle sighed softly in silence.

He never went back to school after graduation, feeling that he was doing poorly and was too ashamed to go back.

Actually, his homeroom teacher, Li Yufeng, took good care of him back then, but unfortunately he was not ambitious enough. He did not do well in the high school entrance exam and did not study hard in high school.

When I was a child, I looked at the wall full of certificates and always thought that I would be successful when I grew up. But I was wrong. I wasted my life until I was 30, and I was still stuck in a limbo.

Fortunately, I feel much better now; I was really anxious before.

After asking Li Shiming about it, Chen Jingle felt much more at ease.

The two chatted about everything from the honor roll on the first floor of the teaching building to the school cafeteria, the newly built gymnasium, and so on.

Li Shiming asked with a smile, "Have you thought about when you'll come back to visit?"

"We'll see," Chen Jingle said noncommittally.

After so many years apart, Aunt Feng probably forgot she even had a student like him.

After all, there are quite a few students in each class, and over the decades, there are several thousand students. How can anyone remember so many?

He was just one of the insignificant ones.

I don't keep in touch with my former classmates much anymore.

His junior and senior high school classmates have reunions almost every year, but he rarely participates.

In situations like this, the more successful students usually take center stage, while the rest play supporting roles.

Although it doesn't feature the typical scenario from online novels where a villain shows off and provokes others at a class reunion, only to be slapped in the face by the male protagonist and shock everyone, the atmosphere is definitely quite different from when we were in school.

After going once, I found it really boring and became too lazy to go again.

He only attended two of his classmates' weddings, and it was only during the banquets that everyone remembered him and was surprised by how much he had changed.

Li Shiming wasn't conflicted; she was simply pleased that a wonderful connection had been formed between them.

(End of this chapter)