"It's over, it's over! Today is the opening day of Yutang Zhai! I was kicked like this by that Khitan girl, but what should I do?"

Liu Yuanhui squatted by the Bian River, looking at himself reflected in the river and said.

"Ahem! Forget it, let's just do this! It's bad luck for me to meet Yelu Feixue!"

After that, Liu Yuanhui called a boat and sailed towards Yutangzhai...

At this time, the other side of Huayuan Pavilion was bustling with activity, and a huge mansion was crowded with people.

This large binary house has a three-story attic on the riverside, facing the Huayuan Pavilion opposite. It is actually larger than the Huayuan Pavilion.

Each floor of the attic has a bamboo platform extending three meters outward, with tea and flower art utensils placed on the bamboo platform.

Under the eaves of the third floor is an eye-catching plaque with three characters engraved on it - "Yutangzhai".

Behind the front building is a wide courtyard with several paths paved with bluestones on the neat lawn.

Surrounded by wooden shelves used to display calligraphy and painting works, many works have been hung on them for people to appreciate.

Walking through the courtyard is a two-story attic, which is dedicated to the appreciation of the exhibited works and the survival of the fittest.

There is a plaque on the door that reads: Jianbao Pavilion.

Passing through Jianbao Pavilion is a small garden.

In the garden is a lotus pond with lotuses in full bloom and goldfish playing.

There are rockeries, bamboo forests, and flower gardens all around. There are more than a dozen peach blossom trees planted outside, and there are a few sparrows jumping on the trees.

At the end of the courtyard is a three-story bamboo building used to store all calligraphy, painting and curios that can be displayed and sold.

"Come on, come on! Please come inside!" Cheng Yutang warmly greeted many literati at the door.

"Sister Cheng!" Liu Yuanhui called Cheng Yutang from a corner of the door.

"Mr. Liu! Why are you here?" Cheng Yutang walked up to Liu Yuanhui.

Liu Yuanhui raised his sleeves and covered his face and said, "How are you? Are there many people here?"

"In recent days, notices of openings have been flying all over Bianliang, and literati who are interested in poetry and painting have come." Cheng Yutang said, and then asked Liu Yuanhui: "Mr. Liu, what's wrong with you?"

"Ahem, I fell down just now and my appearance is a bit disfigured..." Liu Yuanhui said coquettishly.

"Ah! Where did it fall? Let me see quickly!" Idiom Hall asked with concern.

Liu Yuanhui raised his sleeves and said, "It's okay, but you're not allowed to laugh."

"Don't worry, Mr. Liu! No matter how funny it is, Yutang will never laugh! Unless he can't help it!" Cheng Yutang said.

"Oh! Forget it, it's over now, let's do whatever we want!" Liu Yuanhui thought to himself.

I saw Liu Yuanhui slowly putting down his sleeves, and a big red face with Cuju seal on it appeared in front of Cheng Yutang.

Cheng Yutang looked solemnly for a moment, and then said: "Ah ha, ah ha, ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..." Cheng Yutang laughed loudly.

"I'm sorry Mr. Liu, I really can't hold it back."

Cheng Yutang saw that Liu Yuanhui's face was not very good-looking, so he quickly stopped laughing and said with tears in his eyes.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! It's inevitable that I also want to laugh." Liu Yuanhui said awkwardly.

"Then let's go in, Master Liu," Cheng Yutang said.

"Let's go!" Liu Yuanhui said and walked into the courtyard first, no longer raising his sleeves to cover his face.

Anyway, it’s like this, so let’s just treat it as a broken jar.

As soon as Liu Yuanhui entered the door, Li Tang greeted him.

"Brother Liu, Li Tang is here! Hey, what's on your face?" Li Tang asked.

"Okay, Brother Li, don't hold it back, just laugh if you want," Liu Yuanhui said.

"Hahahahaha, sorry Brother Liu, I couldn't hold it back," Li Tang said.

"Brother Li, it's okay! I'm used to it!" Liu Yuanhui said and walked onto the high platform that had been placed in the front yard.

Liu Yuanhui picked up a loudspeaker.

"Recently, Yutangzhai, the first calligraphy and painting appreciation pavilion in Bianliang, has officially opened. First of all, I would like to thank all the learned scholars for coming to support us!" Liu Yuanhui said.

At this time, everyone present looked at Liu Yuanhui.

After a burst of applause, Liu Yuanhui continued: "Yutangzhai is mainly a place for appreciating and appraising calligraphy and painting, and acting as an agent for buying and selling. If you have good works of poetry and painting, you can have them appraised at the Appraisal Pavilion behind me. If you are satisfied with the appraisal, you can sell them directly to Yutangzhai, if you are not satisfied, you can rent a booth in Yutangzhai, the rent is two taels of silver per month, and Huayuan Pavilion will charge a certain percentage of commission for all the works sold on the booth!"

"Mr. Liu, we believe in your character! No further introduction is needed! Everyone comes with their works! Let's start now!" someone in the audience said.

"Yes, Mr. Liu, let's start!"

Everyone agreed.

"Okay! Thanks to everyone's kindness, if you bring your works, please go to the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion. Other guests can visit Yutangzhai at will!" After Liu Yuanhui said that, he took Cheng Yutang to the second floor of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion.

The scholar who needed an estimate took a picture of a long dragon.

Li Tang walked in first.

"Brother Liu, Miss Cheng, this is what I drew..." Li Tang said half of the sentence.

"I have collected all of Li Tang's works, five or two pieces each!" Liu Yuanhui interrupted Li Tang and said.

At this time, Cheng Yutang and Li Tang looked at Liu Yuanhui with incredulous eyes.

"Mr. Liu, I know that Li Tang's works are very good, but you can't just buy them without looking at them!" Cheng Yutang whispered.

"Don't worry, Sister Cheng, I know what's going on!" Liu Yuanhui said.

"Brother Liu, don't you want to take a look? And the price of five taels per piece is too high!" Li Tang said.

"Since Brother Li is satisfied with the price, there is no need to say more, but once the purchase is confirmed, it is my right to deal with these works of yours in the future. You can no longer interfere!" Liu Yuanhui said.

"That's natural! But are Li's paintings really worth that much money?" Li Tang said.

"It's worth it in Yuanhui's eyes!" Liu Yuanhui then shouted to the door: "The next one!"

At this time, another familiar face came to Liu Yuanhui, it was Zhao Youliang who had caused trouble in Huayuan Pavilion before.

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