Ten minutes later, Li Ran finally finished weaving the other two bamboo baskets.
He paused, gently wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Looking back at his phone, he saw the live chat flooded with the words "Greetings to the Tang King" scrolling nonstop...
"What's going on?" Li Ran looked baffled.
Someone quickly explained the recent chat context to him.
Li Ran was speechless: he hadn't expected that casually choosing a basket style to weave would cause such a hilarious misunderstanding...
He chuckled wryly and said, "You all just love to wildly guess. If I were really descended from royalty, I would have long been taken care of by the state with good food and drink. How could I possibly be hiding out in a place like this?"
"Besides, that senior just explained it clearly — this basket was made by master craftsmen, the royalty just used it. No matter how you guess, you shouldn't jump to say I'm related to royalty!"
Someone immediately asked, "So, streamer, are you the inheritor of some ancient master craftsman?"
Li Ran shook his head, "No, actually this basket style is something I saw in an old when I was a kid."
"But didn't you just say you only recently learned how to weave it?"
Li Ran answered seriously, "Right. I saw it as a kid but thought it was too difficult, so I never learned it. A few days ago I suddenly remembered and tried it out—and surprisingly, I picked it up right away."
"Alright, streamer, you win. You're a genius!"
"Since the streamer doesn't want to reveal his identity, let's not pressure him."
Li Ran placed the eels in the bottom layer of each bamboo basket, then added some fresh vegetables on the upper layers.
The originally elegant and baskets instantly became more approachable and lovable, making people reluctant to part with them.
He arranged the three baskets in a "品" (three-box) shape in his carrying basket and was about to leave when another rocket gift appeared in the live chat.
Witness Heritage sent a rocket!
Witness Heritage: "Streamer, could you weave another basket like the one just now? I want to see if I can learn it myself."
Li Ran: "I'm afraid not. I have to rush to the market. If you really want to learn, you can watch the replay later. This basket isn't that difficult; just follow the movements in the video and teach yourself."
Witness Heritage: "I watched your weaving process from start to finish, but your movements are too fast to see clearly. Could you weave another one a little slower?"
Li Ran: "……"
Witness Heritage: "My teacher, Professor Huang Haiyan, an undisputed authority on folk craft culture in China, is here too. She wants to see the whole weaving process."
Li Ran still shook his head: "No, it's almost 7:30 AM now, and the sun is already strong. It will be very hot when the sun goes down."
"Besides, I'm rushing to get things at the market. If I'm late, the market will be dispersed, and I won't be able to get good stuff!"
[Witness Heritage's frustration +100, money +500]
[Huang Haiyan's frustration +100, money +500]
Witness Heritage: "Professor Huang said if you can weave the same basket again in slow motion, she will personally pay for whatever you want to buy!"
Li Ran pointed at his nose: "Do I look like someone short on money?"
[Witness Heritage's frustration +100, money +500]
[Huang Haiyan's frustration +100, money +500]
Witness Heritage: "Streamer, this concerns the inheritance of folk history and culture! In your eyes, is this less important than rushing to the market?"
Their tone had grown sharper, obviously a bit annoyed.
Li Ran remained unmoved: "Studying culture is your business; rushing to the market is mine. To me, my business is obviously more important than yours!"
[Witness Heritage's frustration +100, money +500]
[Huang Haiyan's frustration +100, money +500]
"666, streamer's excuse is perfect!"
"Didn't expect a top scholar came with their professor, yet the streamer still shut them down. Truly the king of roasting in live streaming!"
"But I think the streamer is right — no matter how big a matter, it's never more important than people's livelihoods!"
"Your own business is definitely more important than others'. That's a great attitude, streamer! This is taking responsibility for your own life!"
Li Ran was slightly stunned — he hadn't expected the chat to overwhelmingly support him.
But he quickly realized it was because the other side's moral high ground stance had triggered a rebellious reaction from the audience...
This caught him off guard.
Actually, Li Ran respected those scholars who genuinely researched things and didn't want to make things too tense.
He thought for a moment and picked up a strip of bamboo skin from the ground.
"Alright, I'll weave one last small basket with exactly the same structure as the others. I'll weave it as I walk, and you can watch carefully."
Witness Heritage: "Thanks for understanding, streamer!"
Li Ran nodded and started immediately.
This time he slowed down his movements to accommodate their request.
It took him more than ten minutes to finish a delicate and compact bamboo basket.
This small basket was only about the size of an adult's palm and looked like a toy.
However, its shape and internal structure were exactly the same as the three larger baskets from before.
Li Ran: "How is it? Senior, did you see clearly?"
Witness Heritage: "I did."
Li Ran: "Learned it? Don't you think it's simple?"
Witness Heritage: "I didn't learn it..."
The chat immediately burst into laughter.
"Haha, forgive me for laughing so heartlessly."
"So even a top scholar has moments of helplessness like me."
"My eyes tell me I saw it clearly, but my brain says no!"
"Your Majesty, I really can't do it..."
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