The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

That night, Lu Xingyu took everyone to the famous local Lianxiang Tower to celebrate today's success.

This meal impressed Li Yuan the most: lotus seed paste buns, Phoenix quicksand buns, shrimp dumplings and secret tangerine skin bones.

Because the price is considerable, we only charge money and no tickets.

Of course, everyone is just trying it out. If you want to be full, you have to rely on rice.

Excited, everyone returned to the guest house and found Director Luo waiting for them.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm late. What can I do for you?"

Lu Xingyu hurriedly went up to chat.

"Director Lu, after discussion by the committee, you have to participate in the exhibition tomorrow. Especially this little comrade, he needs to show his wood carving skills in the hall on the first floor tomorrow."

"Ah, all our samples have been bought."

"The committee has borrowed a set for you. Just return it to them after the exhibition."

"Thank you very much."

After Director Luo left, everyone else gathered around Li Yuan and praised him.

The next day, Li Yuan, who was informed to arrive early, followed Director Luo to a negotiation room on the first floor.

There was a middle-aged woman sitting inside, and there was a white robe on the table. At a glance, you could tell that the workmanship was exquisite.

"Li Yuan, try it on." Officer Luo and the middle-aged woman nodded and looked at Li Yuandao.

Li Yuan took off his tunic and put on his robe.

The middle-aged women walked around and made several marks on their waists.

"The young man has a well-proportioned figure and fits perfectly, except for the waist, which needs minor adjustments."

After saying that, he asked Li Yuan to take off his clothes and immediately began to adjust.

Half an hour later, Li Yuan put it on again.

The other party nodded with satisfaction and said, "What a perfect clothes rack."

Li Yuan followed to the center of the hall, where a small stage was temporarily set up.

The stage is less than 20 centimeters above the ground and no more than 4 meters in diameter.

To the north is a guqin, and a Jiangnan woman in white ancient costume is playing the guqin.

Facing the door, there is a low table on the stage, with some rosewood materials placed under the table.

There is a small stool behind the table, which will be Li Yuan's working place for the next four days.

At 8:30 in the morning, the melodious and soothing sound of Guqin slowly spread.

Li Yuanduan sat on a stool, holding a small piece of sandalwood in his hand, carving leisurely and leisurely in rhythm.

Having practiced Tai Chi for a long time, he has a sense of elegance, and his white robe highlights his temperament.

Coupled with the beautiful and soothing Guqin, he knows a little about rhythm, and every cut falls exactly on the beat.

This combination with Chinese characteristics attracted countless visiting merchants.

They stopped one after another, and some of them recorded this wonderful moment with their cameras.

After an unknown amount of time, a fat cartoon pig slowly appeared under the carving knife.

The unique delicacy and softness of rosewood can reveal a natural and soft luster with just a gentle wipe of satin.

The soft curves and deep tones make the piggy lifelike.

The little pig's mouth opened slightly, his eyes narrowed, and he suddenly felt happy.

The people around who stopped to admire it applauded one after another, not only as a gift to the violinist, but also to Li Yuan.

The two stood up and bent down slightly.

Director Luo walked onto the stage and took the piggy.

"Dear guests, this year is the Year of the Pig in China, which means the Year of the Pig is auspicious. In the Year of the Pig, you will live a happy life, good health and abundant financial resources.

Since wood carvings are not easy to carve, we cannot give them to everyone present. Therefore, we will draw lots to give them to everyone based on today’s transaction volume.

Friends who got it, I hope you like it; friends who didn’t get it, there will be another chance tomorrow.”

The translators around the merchants translate simultaneously, and many merchants are very interested in this form.

Next, the two sat down and continued to entertain the merchants.

The merchants just looked at the novelty and walked to the product exhibition area after looking at it for a while. Therefore, although there were always people in front of the stage, it was not crowded.

Both of them are young people, not famous masters, and their appeal to merchants is limited.

However, this display of Chinese elements still received unanimous praise from merchants.

After work, you can get close contact with Chinese culture, which everyone enjoys talking about.

But among these people there is a special Western European. He is a small businessman who has been living in Xiangjiang and has a lot of research on Chinese culture.

The piano skills on stage may be good, but they are still at the level of a 'craftsman'. He has seen many such things.

But the young man playing carving gave him a different feeling. He was not very old, but sitting there gave him a different feeling.

He is like the "master" that Easterners often call him, with a calm demeanor and a leisurely demeanor.

Sitting on the stage, he moved gracefully, and the carving knife fell with the sound of the piano, swinging it freely.

He paid special attention to the little pig placed next to him. Both his eyes and posture had charm.

From this work, it can be seen that this young man has initially entered the threshold of a master.

He had already made up his mind to buy this work from those people later.

Once this young man becomes famous, this collection will be worth a lot of money in the future.

Looking at the material, although he didn't know much about it, it must be precious wood. In this regard, Chinese officials still attached great importance to it.

Today Li Yuan carved a total of 4 works, two pigs and two rabbits.

But the most touching thing was the first one. He felt that his body and mind were completely immersed in the sound of the piano, and the little pig seemed to be dancing in the music.

This feeling is mysterious and mysterious. Although the subsequent three items feel acceptable, they obviously do not have the same state of mind as the first one.

It's like a day's good condition is used up all at once.

Now all four works are placed on the table. The Western European is even more certain that the pig is the pinnacle work of the young man in front of him.

So, at the end of the show today, something interesting happened.

The pig was obtained by a Xiangjiang businessman. He didn't pay much attention to it at the time. He just thought he had got a gadget with some artistic value.

I was thinking of going back and giving it to my new friend, Ma Zi, who is a college student and likes these small ethnic items the most.

Before he could leave the venue, he was stopped by a blond middle-aged man.

"Hello, sir, my name is Alexander, I work at Taikoo & Co., Ltd., my wife is from Xiangjiang, and he is a Pig. I want to buy this work and give it to her as a birthday gift."

Alexander has an elegant expression and a sense of arrogance in front of the Xiangjiang businessmen.

The Xiangjiang businessman opposite was shocked. He knew the capabilities of Taikoo Matheson. If he could establish this relationship, it would be very helpful to his future development.

"Hello, Mr. Alexander, I am Wei Wuhang, the general manager of Xiangjiang Longbiao Trading Company. It is a great honor to meet you. Since you like this pig, I will give it to you."

Wei Wuhang mockingly presented the wooden carving hands to the Western Europeans.

Looking at his expression, the Western European felt a little uncomfortable. He had seen too many people like this and had no intention of making friends at all.

"Thank you for your kindness, but what you buy with your own hands is what you really mean. So, I will pay you $100 to buy the wood carving in your hand."

Wei Wuhang's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but look at the wooden carving on his palm, and doubts suddenly arose in his heart.

Western Europeans understand Xiangjiang people, but Xiangjiang people also understand Western Europeans. He said that this wood carving is worth 100 US dollars, so it must be worth that price.

Although I feel reluctant to let go, I still want to cling on.

"Mr. Alexander, forget the money and give it to you. Anyway, it's just a small gift."

Their conversation attracted the attention of people around them, especially some Xiangjiang people.