Chapter 148 Hawthorn and Pear
Several of Li Xiang's top fans also sent gifts.
He Zhixiang happened to be on a business trip in Sichuan Province, so he stopped by to congratulate him. He brought a set of silver tableware, including chopsticks, plates, bowls, spoons, etc., as well as two bottles of high-end red wine, and also gave him a gift of 6,000 yuan.
He originally wanted to find Li Xiang and invite him to go to the coffee manor for a live broadcast to bring goods, but Li Xiang was too busy, so he didn't say anything for the time being. Plan to talk on the phone later. We are old friends anyway, so don’t worry about cooperation.
Li Xiang was too busy, and He Zhixiang had something to do in the afternoon, so after lunch, he said hello to Li Xiang and left.
"Brother, don't be offended if you don't provide good hospitality." Li Xiang slightly apologized.
"In this relationship between the two of us, who is following whom? Just saying this makes us estranged."
Li Xiang put He Zhixiang into the car and waved goodbye. This is a die-hard fan who has been supporting him since he was in his early days. They are indeed old friends.
Xu Xuan did not come in person, but he sent a set of "Five Blessings" ornaments a few days in advance. The workmanship was very fine, and there was also a calligraphy and painting, which was antique and full of Zen.
Naturally, Aunt Bang would not come here in person. She couriered a pair of embroidery pieces, "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" under the name "Pan Yiwen". The pattern is beautiful, the embroidery is meticulous, the stitching is lively, and the colors are elegant. It looks like it should be one of the four famous celebrities. "Suzhou embroidery" is one of the embroideries.
What was very rare was that the name "Pan Yiwen" was embroidered on the signature. Li Xiang wondered, could it be embroidered by Aunt Pan herself? That's a lot of work.
In fact, this is not the case. On this piece of Suzhou embroidery, only the three words "Pan Yiwen" were embroidered by Luo Feifei herself. The rest were customized with a lot of money and were handmade by famous artists. Even so, it is quite rare. After all, as a popular actress, she is too busy.
That is to say, Li Xiang doesn't understand. If he knew Su embroidery, he would find that the embroidery skills of the three characters "Pan Yiwen" are relatively "immature" compared with other parts of the whole picture.
But Luo Feifei studied very hard at that time and her embroidery was quite good, so ordinary people couldn't tell the difference.
Xu Xuan's gifts and Luo Feifei's gifts were both very valuable, and they both used SF Express to deliver them to their doorsteps.
Firstly, it’s expensive, and secondly, SF Express cooperates with Li Xiang, so he would have come to pick it up.
Because Yongye Media is now operating normally, its artists have live broadcasts every now and then, mainly selling some agricultural products, as well as red wine and tea.
The Guofeng Tavern and Teahouse haven't opened yet, and are even under construction. However, they have contacted many suppliers and stocked up some goods. They are now stored in the cellar under the kitchen of Li Xiang's house. Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui and the others sold this when they were live broadcasting.
The sales volume of their accounts is not large, but when the account Li Xiang live broadcasts, the transaction volume is quite considerable. Sometimes Li Xiang would participate, and sometimes he would let them do it alone.
Sometimes the three girls are together, and sometimes they take turns on the air.
There is no banquet in the world, and the lively day passed quickly. As night fell, Li Xiang's family once again returned to its former tranquility.
Although the new house has been renovated and not too many things containing formaldehyde are used, Li Xiang decided to ventilate the house first. Grandma continued to sleep in the utility room in the kitchen, while Li Xiang set up a tent on the large terrace on the second floor. Now The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, but it is not very cold. Even if it is cold, as an extraordinary person, he is not afraid at all.
When you open the tent roof, you can see the stars all over the sky, which you cannot enjoy in big cities.
Although he has the power of night vision, he can also "turn it on and off" on his own, using it when needed, and just like ordinary people when not needed.
With excess energy and difficulty falling asleep, Li Xiang began to practice breathing techniques, supplemented by unique physical skills, to stretch out and move on the large terrace.
His steps are sometimes light, sometimes heavy, and there is a strange rhythm in every breath. There are many movements. If you look carefully, they are very similar to the postures of old farmers farming, but they are not rustic, but have an indescribable beauty.
Hardness and softness are combined, yin and yang are combined.
After practicing for more than two hours, Li Xiang went downstairs and went to get a can of beer from the refrigerator on the first floor. He had already soaked the spiritual wine again and the wine gourd was full. He was just tired of drinking medicinal wine. Occasionally, he tried beer. It’s also nice to change the flavor.
This beer is leftover from the treat. The chef team included ingredients, but not drinks, so Li Xiang bought a lot of drinks, and there were still several boxes of liquor, a dozen boxes of beer, and a lot of juice left. All are unopened.
Those unfinished beers and juices that were opened were thrown away directly. There was half a bottle of liquor. When the banquet was over, Li Xiang asked the villagers to take some away. There was still some left, so he drank it slowly.
The old refrigerator he bought when he first came home is still in the kitchen. The refrigerator on the first floor of his new house is a French-style refrigerator that three girls helped him choose. It has double doors on top and two large drawers on the bottom. It has a super large capacity. Not to mention large seafood such as king crabs, even a whole one. Sheep can also be put in.
It also comes with a small ice machine. As long as pure water is added to the entrance of the refrigeration area, ice cubes of uniform size will be automatically produced in the dedicated box in the freezing area below.
It's just that during the ice making process, ice cubes fell from time to time, just like a hen laying eggs, which was a little noisy. Of course, this sound is actually quite small, and ordinary people can only hear it when they are near the refrigerator. But I couldn't stand it. Li Xiang was an extraordinary person. He had a keen hearing and could detect the slightest noise.
Naturally, I also bought a washing machine. It is a fully automatic washing and drying machine with a drum. The function of the current washing machine is too complicated. Grandma said she couldn’t use it. Li Xiang taught her a few times. Grandma thought it was too troublesome, so Li Xiang bought another one that was a little simpler. pulsator washing machine.
The previous one cost more than 10,000, while the ordinary one at the back only cost more than 1,000. Grandma said that this cheap one is easy to use, easy to operate, convenient and quick, and it doesn’t feel bad if it breaks out.
There are quite a lot of other household appliances and kitchen utensils, some of which I bought myself, and some of which were given as "housewarming gifts" for today's treat, such as ovens, microwaves, air fryers, juicers...
Some are repetitive, such as several air fryers, soymilk machines and juicers.
Li Xiang decided to give it away. When Jiang Cai'er comes back, he can pick whatever she wants, and then give more to his grandparents, sister-in-law, or Zhao Xueqing, Yao Yao, and Lei Xiaohui as company benefits.
Grandma doesn’t know how to use those things, nor does she want to use them.
The elderly have their own thinking patterns and living habits. Li Xiang has no intention of changing his grandma, and he will not ask her to learn new things. The old man is so old, as long as she is happy and spends her old age peacefully.
For grandma, the ordinary washing machine bought by her grandson is the most practical. With a washing machine, washing clothes is much easier, especially in winter, when hands are cold when washing clothes, even if she wears gloves.
Naturally, Zhao Xueqing, Yao Yao, and Lei Xiaohui also gave Li Xiang a housewarming gift. Zhao Xueqing gave a coffee table tablecloth, which was fresh and elegant; Lei Xiaohui gave a Chinese-style porcelain toiletry set, which mainly included tooth cups, soap boxes, shower gel and hand sanitizer bottles. It was very beautiful, and the bottles also had their own press; Yao Yao Ze sent a set of essential oils and scented candles.
Zhao Xueqing secretly picked up the essential oils and scented candles given by Yao Yao and looked at them. When she saw ylang-ylang oil in the ingredient list, she couldn't help but frown slightly because she had watched "The Legend of Zhen Huan". In it, ylang-ylang was used to add a unique atmosphere. something.
When you use it, your body will be warm.
"Isn't this too much? Are you already giving me this kind of thing?" Zhao Xueqing wanted to remind Li Xiang, but felt embarrassed to speak. And, does this kind of thing really work?
She herself has accidentally used some body washes and skin care products containing ylang-ylang oil. Apart from the good smell, there is no special abnormality.
However, no matter what, she felt that Yao Yao had bad intentions.
...Under Li Xiang's urging, the three women are learning to get their driver's licenses. After all, Li Xiang is the boss, so he can't always be the boss driving with his employees, right?
Zhao Xueqing and Yao Yao had already passed subject two and were preparing for the exam in subject three, while Lei Xiaohui registered later than them and was still training for subject two.
Li Xiang is actually most optimistic about Lei Xiaohui, because the heroic female driver feels more reliable and can be brought out more elegantly. Here I just mean driving for him.
When the time comes, let Lei Xiaohui wear a camouflage uniform and sunglasses. I'll go, he's so handsome!
Li Xiang asked the three women to prepare the Chinese style teahouse, Chinese style tavern, coffee shop, and milk tea shop, which are also going on in an orderly manner. Zhao Xueqing contacted several tea suppliers and bought some goods before. After everyone tasted them, they felt The taste and quality are quite good, so I plan to visit them one by one in a few days.
Some suppliers not only have tea shops, but also have self-operated tea mountains, which are quite large in scale.
This kind of thing that goes into your mouth should always be investigated on the spot.
After all, Li Xiang now has more than three million fans, and the quality of what he sells must be guaranteed. Why sell something so bad? Isn’t that damaging your own brand?
There are also many wine suppliers in Yaoyao, but currently they are mainly domestic. If you want to import wine from abroad, it will be too troublesome. Currently, there is a shortage of manpower and the business has not started yet, so there is no need.
If the opportunity permits, Li Xiang actually wants to go abroad and go to wine-producing areas to select some high-quality red and white wines. By the way, he also wants to purchase a batch of guns and ammunition.
He has a system warehouse, and he is not short of money now. If he can get arms, it would be good to stock up some in advance.
It would be even better if we could get shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles like the "Stinger".
He himself doesn't need it, but his team members should need it in the future.
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At around ten o'clock in the morning, Li Xiang went to inspect the construction of the "Holy Land Garden". The garden part was being carried out simultaneously with the mountainside shelter. The progress was pretty good and all safety measures were in place.
Spray dust suppression equipment is also installed on the walls around the construction site, which sprays fine water mist particles along the walls of the construction site to prevent dust from flying.
Li Xiang's backyard is now separated from the construction site by a wall. Without this thing, his backyard might be very dusty.
Since there is still construction there, it is completely closed. The "Moon Cave Gate" in the backyard has not been built yet. Li Xiang needs to go through the main entrance of the construction site and need to make a long circle.
When he came back, he saw Yao Yao continuing to tinker with her 1.8-meter-diameter cowhide drum in the backyard.
"Brother, come and see for me, is the painting good?" Yao Yao looked like she was asking for credit, and she waved to Li Xiang happily. Today, Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui both went to learn to drive. She was not with them. She thought this was a good opportunity, so she came to see Li Xiang alone.
"Oh, it's pretty good. It's a pity. If you had taken the path of an art major, you might have been studying at a certain academy of fine arts by now." Li Xiang went over to take a look at it and praised it.
Yao Yao felt a sore nose: "When I was in high school, I did think about it, but when I asked, I needed a lot of money, so I didn't go there because my family was poor."
In fact, although her score in the college entrance examination is low, she can still go to some colleges and universities, but the tuition is a bit expensive. If her family has money, she can get a diploma by going to a college. It’s not like you have to go work in the society as soon as you graduate from high school.
"It's okay, your future development will be no worse than those of college students!" Li Xiang patted her shoulder and consoled her. Indeed, he was too presumptuous just now. How can a child from a poor family be qualified to study art? In a backward county like theirs, it costs tens of thousands a year to go out for sketching and training camps. I couldn't bear it anymore.
In big cities, the cost is even more. Going to college, even more. For children from poor families, studying science and engineering is the most cost-effective and conducive to employment.
Liberal arts and arts are used by the rich second generation to cultivate their sentiments.
"Hee hee, it's all because I met my brother!" Yao Yao smiled sweetly, and soon came out of her regretful and slightly depressed mood. She felt that her life was pretty good now. Of course, the main reason is to find a good boss.
A good boss and a good platform are really important. Otherwise, if she changes to another place, she will be beaten brutally.
"Brother, how is my painting?" Yao Yao asked again.
Li Xiang took a closer look and found that Yao Yao not only painted many patterns on the body of the big drum, but also painted some on the cowhide of the drum head.
Probably because the drum was too big, the drum surface alone was 1.8 meters in diameter, and a piece of cowhide couldn't cover it, so Li Xiang used three pieces of cowhide to splice it together, and there were inevitably "stitches" and "gluing" at the splicing place. There are traces of "joining together", so Yao Yao also painted on the drum surface, painting very carefully, using dark colors in the splicing areas, and painted a Dunhuang style picture of the flying goddess.
Because it is covered with dark paint, if you don’t look closely with a magnifying glass after painting, you won’t be able to see the traces of splicing.
"The painting is quite good, but it's a bit smelly and shameless." Li Xiang couldn't help but say, because the face of the goddess was Yao Yao herself.
"Haha, just tell me whether it's beautiful or not!" Yao Yao said coquettishly.
"Beautiful!" Li Xiang praised.
"Brother, I want to take a video again."
"Okay, I'll help you!"
"Then I'll go change my clothes and lend you your room. Wait for me." Yao Yao carried a big bag into Li Xiang's new house and it took more than half an hour to come out.
This time she came out, she was really stunning. She changed into a flying goddess costume and wore a veil.
Take off your shoes and go on the drum with your bare feet.
"I saw you painting just now. Is the paint not dry yet?" Li Xiang reminded.
"Brother, what I just painted was the goddess's face. The other parts have been dried long ago, so people won't step on them."
After all, the drum surface is quite big. If Yao Yao lies in the middle, her head and feet can't get out, so she can roll around on it. So if she is careful, she won't step on "her face".
"Hawthorn... ah... pears, ah... cherries... and... pears, use them all to wash..."
A song full of Chinese style "Hawthorn and Pear" sounded, and Yao Yao danced gracefully. In fact, this song is called "Thousand Years of Prayer" (Prayer of Thousand Years). It is a pure musical work composed when I was young, but it is very Strangely, it is full of Tang Dynasty style.
Yao Yao has obviously worked hard. She has graceful grace, fluttering ribbons, and agile dancing. She looks like a flying goddess walking out of Dunhuang murals. Especially when she wears a veil and her beautiful face is looming, it feels like she has traveled through time and space.
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