When they arrived at the East Market, Steward Wang found someone from the broker house and explained his intentions. That person brought them to a shop that had recently shown interest.
In the end, Li Chengqian and Li Zexuan took a fancy to a wood carving shop called "Heavenly Craft Pavilion".
The shop was rather large. It was a small two-story building. People could live on the top floor and store their goods, while the bottom floor could be used as a storefront. Moreover, the shop's location was excellent. Diagonally across from the East Market's largest restaurant, the Yunxi Restaurant, was the location with the densest flow of people in the East Market.
Li Zexuan was very satisfied with the shop's structure and location. He hurriedly signaled for Steward Wang to discuss the price with the shop's owner. He, Li Chengqian, and Lan'er strolled around the shop.
When he saw the wood carvings on the shop's shelves, Li Zexuan was immediately shocked.
Taishang Laojun, Maitreya Buddha, Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl, and Monkey Birthday Gifts were all on the shelves. Moreover, the layout of each carving was full. It was scattered but not loose, numerous but not messy. The layers were distinct, and the theme was prominent. The carver was truly a master of knife skills. The shop's name, Heavenly Craft Pavilion, lived up to its name.
Li Chengqian was also somewhat astonished. Although he was young, he still had the ability to appreciate. Now that he saw so many exquisite carvings, he exclaimed to Li Zexuan, "Brother Zexuan, the wood carvings in this shop can only be compared to some of the finest heirlooms in the palace."
Li Zexuan nodded.
At this moment, Steward Wang had finished negotiating with the shop's owner and was walking over to them.
"Young Master, according to the shop's owner, his master was transferred to Suzhou, so he was in a hurry to sell this shop. The final price was 780 strings of cash. What do you think, Young Master?" Steward Wang reported.
Cheap, so damn cheap. This was Li Zexuan's first thought. Compared to the price of housing in the capital of his previous life, the current price of this shop was too low. Li Zexuan hurriedly nodded in agreement, then personally walked over to the shopkeeper.
He cupped his hands and said, "Shopkeeper, may I ask who the master carver of this shop is?"
The shopkeeper had found a buyer and was in a good mood. He replied, "Oh? Was this Langjun also interested in wood carving? The sculptor is Liu Dingyi, the famous Sky Broadsword in Chang 'an City. People call him Liu Yidao. Our shop paid a lot of money to hire him.
If Shao Langjun bought this shop for the wood carving business, I suggest you find a way to keep Liu Yidao here. There are many shops out there competing to hire him. "
After saying that, the shopkeeper pointed to a skinny old man at the door.
When Li Zexuan heard the shopkeeper say that the old man's nickname was Liu Yidao, he couldn't help but curse in his heart. Why don't you call yourself Yidao Niu? In his previous life, he was a dota enthusiast, and he had played a lot of dota moves. Ugh, this guy couldn't help but let his thoughts wander.
However, Li Zexuan really wanted to keep this old man with exquisite carving skills. Although he didn't plan to open a carving shop, he still needed a master who knew how to carve some rare items in the future.
Li Zexuan immediately asked Liu Yidao to stay at the Heavenly Craftsmen Pavilion for 1.5 times the previous salary.
After the handover with the shopkeeper, they were given three days to move out.
Li Chengqian saw that it was getting late and was about to leave. Suddenly, he remembered that their shop didn't have a name yet, so he asked, "Brother Zexuan, what should we name this shop?"
Li Zexuan thought for a while and said, "Let's call it Wonderful Interest Pavilion. In the future, all the wonderful treasures in the world will come from this pavilion, haha!"
Li Chengqian nodded in agreement and said, "We'll call it Great Kindness!"
Li Zexuan rolled his eyes and suddenly had an idea. He pulled Li Chengqian over and whispered,
"Brilliant, I heard that His Majesty loves calligraphy. If you can find a way to let His Majesty inscribe a plaque for Wonderful Interest Pavilion, I'll give you half of the shares and two wonderful stories like 'Journey to the West'. What do you think?"
Li Chengqian's expression changed when he heard this. He immediately shook his head like a rattle-drum and said anxiously, "No, no, my father will definitely not agree."
Although Li Zexuan's offer was very tempting, it was obvious that he was more afraid of Li Er's tiger might. To let Li Er inscribe a plaque for a shop, it was really his brother's idea. This was simply courting death.
Li Zexuan saw that his refusal was very straightforward and knew that there was no hope. He settled for the next best thing and said, "Then forget it. But Brilliant, you have to find a famous calligrapher to inscribe a plaque. Our Wonderful Interest Pavilion's style must be as high as possible in the future. The plaque can't be shabby."
Li Chengqian thought for a while and already had a plan in mind. He nodded in agreement and said, "That's not a problem. Oh, right, tomorrow I'll bring over that very interesting person with excellent skills in machinery for you to meet. I see that Brother Zexuan often has some wonderful ideas. Perhaps the two of you can collide and create some sparks. "
Li Chengqian didn't see any problems with this sentence, but as a modern person, Li Zexuan saw a big problem. He cursed in his heart, I'm not gay.
However, Li Zexuan couldn't explain anything. Instead, he was somewhat interested in the person that Li Chengqian was talking about. He said, "Then I'll wait and see."
Then, Li Chengqian bid farewell to him and left with the guards.
Li Zexuan took Lan 'er, Yuxi, and a few others and hired a carriage to go to the Imperial Medical Department to pick up Iron Egg.
Seeing that Iron Egg was wrapped into a dumpling, Han Yuxi's heart ached and she couldn't help but cry. Lan 'er's eyes were also red.
Iron Egg saw that his sister and Lan 'er were sad for him and hurriedly comforted them, "Sister, Sister Lan' er, don't worry. Iron Egg is fine. It doesn't hurt anymore."
It would have been better if he didn't say anything. As soon as he spoke, Lan 'er immediately cried out.
Li Zexuan saw that Iron Egg could already speak and his injuries were bandaged. He wanted to take him home to take care of him. Thus, he found a medical officer and asked, "How is this child's injury? Can you take him back? "
Iron Egg had no relatives or friends in Chang 'an. Today, he was injured because of Han Yuxi. No matter what, Li Zexuan had to take him back to the residence and have someone take good care of him.
When Li Zexuan came to the Imperial Medical Department, he brought Li Chengqian's warrant. This medical officer naturally didn't dare to offend him. He replied, "The child's broken bones have been connected. Next, he only needs to rest. You can take him back, but you must be careful."
Li Zexuan nodded. He invited a few students from the Imperial Medical Department to carefully carry Iron Egg into the carriage. Naturally, a few bedding had been prepared in the carriage to avoid bumps.
Li Zexuan let Han Yuxi and Lan 'er enter the carriage to take care of Iron Egg. He also instructed the driver to walk slowly. He and Housekeeper Wang followed behind the carriage on foot. The group rushed to the Li residence.
Iron Egg saw that the young master wanted him to sleep in the carriage while walking by himself. He was immediately moved. He wanted to get up and refuse, but Li Zexuan sternly stopped him.
Iron Egg's heart suddenly felt warm. He thought to himself, "They are both young masters. Why is it that his young master is so good to us country bumpkins, but Liu Haojian and Cao Shaoyun are so bad to country bumpkins?"
Bruiser had saved people twice, and both times he had been beaten. Although he had succeeded in saving people, he had been injured each time. He had a thirst for power. He wanted to be as strong as his young master, or even as strong as his father. That way, he would be able to protect his family from being bullied.
Seeing that his young master was so good to his family, Iron Egg had a glimmer of hope. He thought, "Maybe if I beg the young master, he can teach me martial arts?" Even if his young master was unwilling, Iron Egg planned to go back home and ask his father to teach him a few moves.
Yes, Iron Egg was not stupid. He also knew that his young master's martial arts were better than his father's.
After experiencing so many things, Iron Egg also understood many things. He wanted to become stronger!
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