Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

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. He brought a set of silver tableware, including chopsticks, plates, bowls, spoons, etc., and also brought two bottles of high-end red wine, and also gave a gift of 6000 yuan.

He originally wanted to find Li Xiang and invite him to live stream coffee at the coffee farm again, but Li Xiang was too busy, so he didn't say anything for now. He planned to talk to him over the phone later. After all, they were old friends, so there was no need to 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, please excuse my poor hospitality." Li Xiang said with a hint of apology.

"We are no match for each other, so it's strange to say that."

Li Xiang sent He Zhixiang to the car and waved goodbye. This was a die-hard fan who had supported him since he was a nobody. He was indeed an old friend.

Xu Xuan did not come in person, but sent a set of "Five Blessings" ornaments a few days in advance. The workmanship was very fine, and there was also a painting with antique style and full of Zen spirit.

Naturally, the aunt who ranked first on the list would not come in person. She sent an embroidery under the name of "Pan Yiwen", "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". It had beautiful patterns, delicate embroidery, lively needlework and elegant colors. It looked like "Suzhou embroidery", one of the four famous embroidery styles.

What was very rare was that the name "Pan Yiwen" was also embroidered on the signature. Li Xiang wondered if Aunt Pan had embroidered it herself? That must have taken a lot of effort.

In fact, it is not. On this piece of Su embroidery, only the three words "Pan Yiwen" were embroidered by Luo Feifei herself. The rest were custom-made at a high price by famous artists. Even so, it is quite rare. After all, as a popular young actress, she is too busy.

In other words, Li Xiang didn't understand. If he understood Suzhou embroidery, he would find that the embroidery of the three words "Pan Yiwen" was relatively "immature" compared with other parts of the whole picture.

But Luo Feifei studied very hard and her embroidery was of a very high standard, so ordinary people could not tell the difference.

Both Xu Xuan’s gifts and Luo Feifei’s gifts were very valuable, and they were both delivered door-to-door by SF Express.

Firstly, it is expensive, and secondly, SF Express and Li Xiang are cooperating, so he was going to come and pick up the package anyway.

Because Yongye Media is now operating normally, its artists have to do live broadcasts every now and then, mainly selling agricultural products, red wine, and tea.

The traditional Chinese-style tavern and teahouse have not yet opened and are even still under construction, but suppliers have already contacted many companies and stockpiled some goods, which are now stored in the cellar under Li Xiang's kitchen. Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui sell these during their live broadcasts.

Their accounts don't have much sales, but when Li Xiang's account is live, the sales volume is quite impressive. Sometimes Li Xiang will participate, and sometimes he will let them do it alone.

The three girls sometimes appear together, and sometimes they take turns to appear on the show.

All good things must come to an end. The lively day passed quickly, and as night fell, Li Xiang's home returned to its former tranquility.

Although the new house has been renovated and not many things containing formaldehyde are used, Li Xiang still 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. It is spring now and it is not very cold. Even if it is cold, he is not afraid at all as a supernatural being.

When you open the tent roof, a sky full of stars comes into view, which is something you can't enjoy in big cities.

Although he has the ability of night vision, he can also "turn it on and off independently". He can use it when needed, and be no different from an ordinary person when not needed.

With too much energy and difficulty falling asleep, Li Xiang began to practice breathing techniques, supplemented by unique physical skills, and moved his feet on the large terrace.

His steps were sometimes light, sometimes heavy, and his breathing contained a peculiar rhythm. He had many movements, and if you looked closely, they were very similar to the postures of an old farmer farming, but not rustic, but with an indescribable beauty.

The combination of hardness and softness, the harmony of yin and yang.

After practicing for more than two hours, Li Xiang went downstairs and took out a can of beer from the refrigerator on the first floor. He had soaked the medicinal wine again and the wine gourd was full. However, it was a bit greasy to drink medicinal wine all the time, so it was not bad to try beer occasionally to change the taste.

This beer was left over from the dinner party. The chef team provided the ingredients, but not the drinks, so Li Xiang bought a lot of drinks, and there were still several boxes of liquor, more than a dozen boxes of beer, and a lot of juice left. All of them were unopened.

The unopened beer and juice were thrown away. When the banquet was over, Li Xiang asked the villagers to take away some of the half-bottle of liquor, and he drank the rest slowly.

The old refrigerator he bought when he first returned home is still in the kitchen. The refrigerator on the first floor of the new house is a French refrigerator that the three girls helped him choose. It has double doors on the top and two large drawers on the bottom. It has a super large capacity. Not to mention large seafood like king crabs, even a whole sheep can be put in it.

It also comes with a small ice maker. As long as you add purified water at the entrance of the refrigeration area, ice cubes of uniform size will be automatically produced in the special box in the freezer area below.

It's just that during the ice-making process, ice cubes would fall from time to time, just like a hen laying eggs, which was a bit noisy. Of course, the sound was actually quite small, and ordinary people could only hear it near the refrigerator. But Li Xiang was a transcendent, with sharp hearing, and he could hear every little thing.

Of course, they also bought a washing machine, a fully automatic washer and dryer with a drum. However, the functions of today's washing machines are too complicated. Grandma said she didn't know how to use it. Li Xiang taught her several times, but grandma thought it was too troublesome, so Li Xiang bought a slightly simpler drum washing machine.

The previous one cost more than ten thousand yuan, while the ordinary one behind it only costs more than a thousand yuan. Grandma said that the cheaper one is better to use, easy to operate, convenient and fast, and she won’t feel bad if it breaks down.

There are many other home appliances and kitchen utensils, some of which I bought myself, and some of which were "housewarming gifts" given by others when I entertained guests today, such as ovens, microwave ovens, air fryers, juicers...

Some are duplicated, such as several air fryers, several soy milk makers, and several juicers.

Li Xiang decided to give the money away as gifts. When Jiang Caier came back, he would see what she wanted and let her pick whatever she wanted. He would then give the extra money to his grandparents, his sister-in-law, or Zhao Xueqing, Yao Yao, and Lei Xiaohui as company benefits.

My grandma doesn’t know how to use those things, nor does she want to use them.

Elderly people have their own thinking patterns and living habits. Li Xiang has no intention of changing his grandmother, nor will he ask her to learn new things. The old lady is so old, as long as she is happy and spends her old age in peace, that's enough.

For the grandmother, 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 with gloves.

Zhao Xueqing, Yao Yao, and Lei Xiaohui also gave Li Xiang housewarming gifts. Zhao Xueqing gave him a coffee table cloth, which was fresh and elegant; Lei Xiaohui gave him a set of traditional Chinese porcelain toiletries, which mainly included a toothbrush cup, a soap box, and bottles of shower gel and hand soap, which were very beautiful and had built-in pumps; Yao Yao gave him a set of essential oils and scented candles.

Zhao Xueqing secretly picked up the essential oils and scented candles that Yao Yao had given her and took a look. She saw ylang-ylang oil in the ingredient list and couldn't help but frowned slightly, because she had watched "The Legend of Zhen Huan", in which ylang-ylang was used to add a unique atmosphere.

Using it will make your body warm and excited.

"Isn't this too much? Giving something like this as a gift?" Zhao Xueqing wanted to remind Li Xiang, but she was too embarrassed to speak up. Besides, is this thing really useful?

She herself had accidentally used some shower gels and skin care products containing ylang-ylang oil, and apart from the good smell, there was nothing particularly unusual.

However, no matter what, she felt that Yao Yao had bad intentions.

...Under Li Xiang's urging, the three girls are all learning to drive. After all, Li Xiang is the boss, and it's impossible for the boss to drive with the employees every time, right?
Zhao Xueqing and Yao Yao have passed the second subject and are preparing for the third subject exam, while Lei Xiaohui registered later than them and is still training for the second subject.

Li Xiang actually likes Lei Xiaohui the most, because a heroic female driver gives people a more reliable impression and it is more impressive to take her out. Here, it only refers to driving for him.

When the time comes, let Lei Xiaohui wear a camouflage uniform and sunglasses. Wow, she will be so handsome!

Li Xiang asked the three girls to prepare for the traditional Chinese teahouse, traditional Chinese pub, coffee shop, and milk tea shop, and everything was going on in an orderly manner. Zhao Xueqing contacted several tea suppliers and bought some goods before. After tasting them together, they felt that the taste and quality were quite good, so they planned to visit them one by one in a few days.

Some suppliers not only have tea shops, but also their own tea plantations, which are of considerable size.

It is always better to inspect the things you put into your mouth before eating them.

After all, Li Xiang now has more than three million fans, so the products he sells must be of guaranteed quality. Why sell something so bad? Wouldn't that damage his reputation?
Yaoyao has many wine suppliers, but they are mainly from China. It is too troublesome to import wine from abroad. Currently, there is a shortage of manpower and the business has not yet started, so there is no need for that.

If time permits, Li Xiang actually wants to go abroad to visit those wine producing areas to select some high-quality red and white wines, and by the way, purchase a batch of guns and ammunition.

He has a system warehouse and he is not short of money now. If he can get some arms, it would be a good idea to stock up some in advance.

It would be even better if we could get a shoulder-fired air defense missile like the Stinger.

He himself doesn't need it, but his subordinates may need it in the future.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, Li Xiang went to inspect the construction of the "Holy Land Garden". The garden part was carried out simultaneously with the mountain shelter. The progress was good and various safety measures were in place.

Spray dust suppression equipment has also been installed on the walls surrounding the construction site, which sprays fine water mist particles along the walls to prevent dust from flying.

Li Xiang's backyard is now separated from the construction site by a wall. If it weren't for this thing, his backyard would probably be very dusty.

Because the area is still under construction, it is completely closed and the "moon gate" in the backyard has not been built yet. Li Xiang has to go through the main gate of the construction site, which requires him to take a long detour.

When he came back, he saw Yao Yao still tinkering with her big cowhide drum with a diameter of 1.8 meters in the backyard.

"Brother, come and help me see if the painting is good?" Yao Yao waved to Li Xiang with a look of wanting to take credit. Today, Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui both went to learn how to drive, and she was not with them. She thought this was a good opportunity, so she came to Li Xiang alone.

"Wow, that's pretty good. What a pity, if you had chosen to be an art student, you might be studying in a certain art college now." Li Xiang looked over and praised.

Yao Yao's nose was sore: "When I was in high school, I did think about it, but when I asked, it required a lot of money. My family was poor, so I didn't go."

In fact, although her college entrance examination score was low, she could still go to some junior colleges, but the tuition was a bit expensive. If her family had money, she could go to a junior college, which would at least give her a diploma. She wouldn't have to go out to work right after graduating from high school.

"It's okay, your future development will not be worse than those college students!" Li Xiang patted her shoulder and comforted her. Indeed, he was too presumptuous just now. How could children from poor families be qualified to study art? In a backward county like theirs, it costs tens of thousands of yuan a year to go out for sketching and training. If they go a few times, the poor families can't afford it.

In big cities, the cost is even higher. When you go to college, it is even higher. For children from poor families, it is most cost-effective to study science and engineering, which is also conducive to employment.

Liberal arts and arts are used by the rich second generation to cultivate their sentiments.

"Hehe, this is all because I met you!" 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, it was mainly because she found a good boss.

A good boss and a good platform are really important. Otherwise, if she changes to another place, she will be beaten badly.

"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 drum body, but also painted some on the cowhide on the drum surface.

Probably because the drum was too big, the drumhead alone had a diameter of 1.8 meters, and it could not be covered by a piece of cowhide, so Li Xiang used three pieces of cowhide to splice them together. Then there were inevitably traces of "stitching" and "bonding" at the joints, so Yao Yao also painted on the drumhead, and he painted very carefully, using dark colors at the joints, and painted a Dunhuang-style picture of a flying goddess.

Because of the dark paint, after the painting is completed, you cannot see the splicing marks unless you look closely with a magnifying glass.

"It's a good painting, but a little shameless." Li Xiang couldn't help but say, because the face of the goddess was exactly Yao Yao herself.

"Haha, just tell me if it's beautiful or not!" Yao Yao said coquettishly.

"Beautiful!" Li Xiang praised.

"Brother, I want to shoot a video again."

"Okay, let me help you!"

"Then I'll go change my clothes and borrow your room. Wait for me." Yao Yao carried a big bag into Li Xiang's new house and didn't come out for more than half an hour.

This time she looked really stunning. She changed into a flying goddess costume and wore a veil.

She took off her shoes and went on to play the drum with her bare feet.

"I saw you painting just now. The paint hasn't dried yet, right?" Li Xiang reminded.

"Brother, I just painted the goddess's face. The other parts have already dried up. No one will step on them."

The drum surface is quite large after all. If Yao Yao lies in the middle, her head and feet cannot be extended, and she can roll around on it. So if she is careful, she will not step on "her face".

"Hawthorn...ah...pear, ah...cherry...and...pear, wash them all..."

A song full of traditional Chinese style, "Hawthorn and Pear", sounded, and Yao Yao danced gracefully. In fact, the song is called "Thousand Years of Prayer", a pure musical work composed by Xiao Rizi. But what is strange is that it is full of the Tang Dynasty style.

Yao Yao has obviously worked hard. She is graceful, with a fluttering ribbon and agile dancing. She is like a flying goddess walking out of the Dunhuang murals. Especially since she is wearing a veil, her beautiful face is looming, giving a feeling of traveling through time and space.

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