Walking into an alley, Li Yizhi suddenly stopped. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who were having sex, bumped into Li Yizhi's back.
Kou Zhong came to his senses and asked hurriedly: "Boss Li, why don't you leave?"
Li Yizhi turned around and said, "The friends behind us have been following us for so long, so it's time for them to come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, six men walked out from around the corner. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling shouted out loud: "Boss Yan."
Yan Kuan sneered, looking at the baggage carried by the three people, a look of greed flashed in his eyes, and said: "Good boy, you two are my subordinates, and you don't show filial piety to me when you get money. What do you think I should do?"
How about punishing you?"
Kou Zhong and Kou Zhong were just instinctively afraid before, but suddenly they thought that they were already practicing martial arts, so why should they be afraid of gangsters like Boss Yan?
So Kou Zhong threw the silver in his hand and made a pleasant sound. He crossed his arms and said, "What about Boss Yiyan's opinion?"
Yan Kuan's eyes bulged and he said greedily: "Give me all the money, and I will go to the east of the city to sell paintings every day. If I'm in a good mood, maybe I can share a few taels of silver with you. Otherwise, hehe..."
Li Yizhi shook his head and said with a smile: "Kou Zhong, deal with them quickly, I don't have time to accompany them to talk nonsense here."
"okay!"
Kou Zhong screamed strangely, rushed forward, and kicked Yan Kuan away with one kick.
Then he shot left and right, and after a while, the other five people were lying down, rolling on the ground, wailing.
Kou Zhong kicked Yan Kuan again and cursed: "You are blind, you even dare to steal our boss Li's money, be smarter in the future."
Li Yizhi turned around and left, and Kou Zhong hurriedly chased after him, saying: "Boss Li, we have two other people who are very good at playing and are very clever. Can I bring them to you?"
Li Yizhi recalled the original novel, which seemed to be named Gui Xiliang and Xin Rong.
He nodded and said: "Okay, you can bring them here. It will be nice to have a helper when you do things in the future."
"okay!"
After the three of them returned to the abandoned manor, Li Yizhi said: "Kou Zhong, just go and bring your two playmates back; Zi Ling, go find the house builder and let's repair the manor."
Now that he is rich, Li Yizhi will naturally not treat him badly. It is not a problem to sleep on a haystack every day.
Kou Zhong left happily, while Li Yizhi found a place to put the money.
Kou Zhong was the first to come back. He brought two young men with him, Gui Xiliang and Xin Rong. They shouted respectfully: "Boss Li!"
Li Yizhi nodded: "You will follow me in the future. I believe that Kou Zhong also told you some things about me on the way, so I won't say more. As for martial arts training, do you want to learn physical training or Qi training?"
Gui Xiliang said excitedly: "Boss Li, I want to learn to practice Qi."
"Me too." Xin Rong followed.
Li Yizhi said: "Okay, let Zi Ling teach you later. He has learned two martial arts, and you can all learn them."
"Thank you, Boss Li!"
Not long after, Xu Ziling brought back a middle-aged man, similar to the owner of a real estate company, named Gao Xu, who came specifically to build houses.
After Gao Xu looked inside and outside, he said: "Mr. Li, this Zhuangzi has not been abandoned for a long time, and the main body can be used. Therefore, if you want to repair it, you will need about three thousand taels of silver."
"No problem. I wonder how long it will take?" Li Yizhi asked.
Gao Xu pondered: "About half a month. But Mr. Li, although this village is abandoned, it once had an owner. If you want to repair the house, you'd better go to the government and buy the property deed. Of course, I can help with this."
Once you get it right, the relationship will still exist."
Li Yizhi nodded and said with a smile: "I'll trouble you then. Shopkeeper Gao, please give me a detailed account of the expenses as soon as possible."
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Half a month later, the Zhuangzi was renovated, and a total of four thousand taels of silver were spent on it including the purchase of the house deed.
After Li Yizhi lived in Zhuangzi, he put up the sign of "Li Mansion" and devoted himself to cultivation.
As for the four Kou Zhong, they also practice hard all day long. They have all been accustomed to living a hard life since they were young, and they cherish this hard-won opportunity in front of them.
They didn't know that at this time, those five paintings had already gone viral.
In particular, a wealthy businessman bought a portrait for 10,000 taels of silver, which pushed Li Yizhi's reputation to its peak, and he was known as the 'Sage of Painting'.
All the aristocratic ladies in Yangzhou were searching for Li Yizhi all over the city, and there were even people waiting outside the east gate of the city every day. Unfortunately, there was no trace of Li Yizhi at all.
The more this happened, the louder Li Yizhi's reputation became, gradually spreading to various places. Even Yang Guang knew about it and ordered Yu Wenhuaji to find someone.
In the end, one painting was even sold for 30,000 taels of silver, but no one took action and kept it all in their hands.
One month later, Lingnan.
When Song Shidao and his sister returned to the Song family, they immediately visited Song Que and reported on their trip.
After reporting on the business affairs, Song Shidao said enthusiastically: "Dad, when I passed by Yangzhou this time, I met a man of great talent. Not only did he have outstanding eyesight, he could see the world situation clearly, but he was also good at painting.
What a beautiful painting, it’s truly a masterpiece of craftsmanship.”
Song Que just nodded lightly and said, "Tell me, how talented is this person, and how can he clearly see the world's situation?"
"The man's name is Li Yizhi. He is about the same age as the child. He is a very dignified person..."
Next, Song Shidao restated what Li Yizhi said and asked, "Dad, what do you think of what this person said?"
At this time, Song Que's expression became serious and he said: "Yes, he is indeed a great talent. He has pointed out all the shortcomings of our Song family. Even all the shortcomings of all the forces in the world have been pointed out by him."
, I really didn’t expect that there is such a great talent in the world, I didn’t see it as far as he did before.”
Song Shidao said: "Dad, do you think you are optimistic about the Li clan? Then should we contact them and help them fight for the world?"
Song Que shook his head and said: "The Li family is of Hu people's blood, not my Han heritage. It's good enough that I don't hinder them from trying to win the world. How can I help them win the world?"
Song Que was a nationalist and attached great importance to the blood of the Han people. The reason why he did not submit to the Sui Dynasty was because the blood of the Yang family was not pure.
It was just that the Sui Dynasty's army pressed on the territory and forced him to surrender, but Song Que never entered the court and still dominated Lingnan and divided himself into one side.
Song Shidao nodded. He also knew that Song Que insisted on his ideals and did not try to persuade him. At worst, the Song family would continue to occupy Lingnan in the future.
When Song Yuzhi saw that the two of them had finished talking, he quickly took out the painting and showed off: "Dad, look, this is Mr. Li's painting. The painting of his daughter is so real and lifelike. I feel that she is even more beautiful than myself."
The portrait was spread out on the table, and Song Que showed a look of surprise. He looked at the portrait sharply and said, "It seems that this Li Yizhi is not only a great talent, but his martial arts has also reached an advanced level."
Song Shidao was stunned and said: "Dad, Mr. Li seems to be a weak scholar, how can he be a master? Moreover, from just one painting, you should be able to tell that he is a painter, how can he be a martial artist?"
Song Yuzhi also blinked his beautiful big eyes, looking confused.