A Generation of Craftsmen 一代匠师 Episode 18

Although Liao Xi tried his best to stop him, Liu Tianqiu still wanted to burn the plaque of "Ingenious Workmanship" bestowed by the emperor to the Liao family, and the two sides were at a stalemate. Zhang Zinan led his troops to arrive in time. Liu Tianqiu claimed to be dealing with waste products. Zhang Zinan knew that it was the plaque of the Liao family and forced Liu Tianqiu to return the plaque to Liao Xi. The plaque was carried away, and there was also Liao Jingshan's spiritual plaque.

Seeing the ancestral tablet of the Liao family being taken away and the spiritual plaque of Liao Jingshan, the eldest lady fainted on the spot in a panic. Liao Xi was so anxious that she hurriedly sent someone to invite a doctor for diagnosis and treatment. That night, Mei Luodan and Dao Scar sneaked into Liu Tianqiu's house with their masks masked, trying to kill him. Unexpectedly, Liu Tianqiu was prepared and found someone to pretend to be him. Stabbing wounds, it turned out that they had been tricked. Mei Luodan and Scar Liu Tianqiu fell into a trap and were surrounded by servants.

Liu Tianqiu rushed over after hearing the news and asked the servants to unveil their veils. Mei Luodan and Dao Scar did not dare to love to fight. Dao Scar had no choice but to throw a handful of lime to attract the attention of the servants, and he and Mei Luodan took the opportunity to escape. Liu Tianqiu identified the murderer as Mei Luodan, so he reported to Ye Zhiqiu early in the morning, and Ye Zhiqiu sent Sergeant Hu to arrest Mei Luodan.

Inspector Hu led people to search around the Xingshengyuan store, found a suit of night clothes, and had to do a medical examination one by one to find out who was injured last night. Mei Luodan took it away. Liao Xi asked Scar about what happened last night, and complained that they were too impulsive.

The eldest lady was dying, so Liao Xi hurried over to visit her, and the eldest lady told Liao Xi to rescue Liao Hui. Liao Xi went directly to Tianqiu Pavilion to negotiate with Liu Tianqiu, and asked him to release Mei Luodan. Liu Tianqiu proposed two conditions, asking Mei Luodan to compensate two thousand oceans to compensate the dead servants. Full of promise. The eldest lady was dying, she sent someone to call Liao Xi and Mei Luodan, told them to be together with her last breath, and then passed away, Liao Xi was heartbroken, he reluctantly took care of his mother's funeral, and vowed to be justified Win Liuhetang back.

Cheng Tian heard that Xingshengyuan was about to close down, so he came to Ye Zhiqiu to intercede. Ye Zhiqiu suggested that he and Liao Xi cooperate to open a store. Mei Luodan packed up his things and was about to leave, and asked the staff to take off the "Xingshengyuan" plaque. Cheng Tian came in time, and he had established a good relationship with Mei Luodan from now on. Mei Luodan brought Cheng Tian to meet Liao Xi. Liao Xi was in a bad mood because of his mother's death, so he wanted to think about it.

Liu Tianqiu excitedly came to pick Rou'er to Tianqiu Pavilion, but Rou'er flatly refused, wanting to wait until he put down his hatred completely. Liao Xi agreed to cooperate with Cheng Tian, and Cheng Tian took out a monkey carved by the heir of the Domoto family in Japan. The monkey was vivid, and it was exactly the same as Liao Xi's carving method of the squirrel, but the monkey forced the squirrel to be on the market earlier, and Nanyang merchants believed that the squirrel was a work of the Domoto family. Suspected that Liao Xi had plagiarized the skills of the Tangben family, he decided to cancel that batch of orders.

Liao Xi repeatedly explained that the carving techniques of China and Japan share the same origin, and it is normal to have similarities. Ye Zhiqiu completely offended Zhang Xinian because of Ye Jinyu's escape from marriage. Liu Tianqiu won Zhang Xinian's trust and acted like a president in front of Ye Zhiqiu.

Liao Xi wanted to disclose all the carving skills of the Liao family and break through the limitations of the industry to integrate with each other, which would completely destroy Liu Tianqiu's ambition to dominate. Li Xia fully supported his decision, and Liao Xi asked Li Xia to contact various schools in the carving industry. Liao Xi sits in Xingshengyuan and discloses the skills of the Liao family to the various sects, and there is an endless stream of people who come to exchange and learn.

Liao Xi asked Su Zhe to post notices in the streets and alleys, three oceans a month to recruit master carpenters, which immediately attracted many craftsmen who came here admiringly. Liu Tianqiu didn't want to be poached by Liao Xi, so he decided to give the masters extra money, and also released a small number of fake precious books to confuse the public. Liu Tianqiu held a meeting as the president, read out the rules and regulations of the Chamber of Commerce, asked each merchant to disclose the price, and submit the order details. Mei Luodan saw that Liu Tianqiu wanted to be arbitrary, and the merchants strongly protested. The merchants asked to withdraw from the meeting one after another, so Liu Tianqiu had no choice but to announce the adjournment.