The front hall of Li Mansion.
"Xuan'er, are you feeling well? Do you need to go to Longhu Mountain to practice again after you come back this time?" Mother Li held Li Zexuan's hand, fearing that her son would leave her again in a few days, and asked with hope. road.
"Mom, my child has achieved some success in his practice. Master said before that my child's physical weakness is completely gone. There is no need to go to Longhu Mountain in the future and he can just practice at home."
"That's great, that's great, sir, Xuan'er's health is fine, and she doesn't have to leave us at last." Mother Li happily said to Li Jingmo, her eyes filled with tears of excitement.
Li Jingmo was also very happy and couldn't help but want to laugh, but he still held it back, but the slightly raised corners of his lips still revealed the uncontrollable joy in his heart. He took his wife's hand, patted it gently, and Soothing the madam's excited heart: "Madam, you finally feel at ease now!"
Then he looked at Li Zexuan and said seriously: "Xuan'er, you are here today because of your master's rescue. Although my Li family is a merchant's family, we must know how to repay kindness. Your master can help you." Well, you must be filial to him in the future, do you hear me?"
Hearing the master, Li Zexuan's eyes also flashed with sadness. Thinking of the bits and pieces in his memory, Li Zexuan still respected the master in this body that he had never met before. "Dad, master passed away half a month ago..."
Hearing this, both Li Jingmo and his wife were shocked, and they couldn't help but feel sad. After a long time, Li Jingmo stood up and patted Li Zexuan on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Xuan'er, don't be too sad. I will be your father when I have time." Go to your master's tomb and pay homage to your father. Your master is a great benefactor to my Li family."
Li Zexuan nodded heavily.
"Master, madam, it's time for lunch." At this time, a little maid in green came to the front of the hall and said sideways.
"Hey, you are too patronizing to talk. Xuan'er, you must be hungry. Xiao He, please tell the kitchen not to bring the food yet. I have to make some dishes that Xuan'er likes to eat." Mother Li stood up and said to the green girl just now. The little maid in clothes ordered.
"Yes, madam." Xiao He hurriedly accepted the order and left.
"Xuan'er, sit here and talk to your father for a while. Mom will come back when you go."
"Mom, Lan'er wants to eat candied fruit cake." Lan'er quickly made a request from behind.
"Okay, Mom will do it for you."
Mother Li went to the kitchen to cook. In the front hall, Li Jingmo picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and said to Li Zexuan: "Xuan'er, come and tell me how you ended up in Longhu Mountain all these years. "
After hearing his father's question, Li Zexuan told some important things in his memory during his eight years of academic life. Of course, he would not tell about the fact that he almost fell to death on the way back. He would just say that he met a group of bandits in Zhongnan Mountain. , only slightly injured.
"Dad, how has your family been doing these past few years? When I was a child, my father spent so much money on medical treatment for his children. Has the family's business been affected over the years?"
Hearing that his son cared about him, Li's father also felt a little relieved in his heart, and slowly recalled: "Xuan'er, your health was getting worse every day. As a father, I only hoped that you would recover as soon as possible, and I had no intention of taking care of the shops and restaurants in the West Market. , several other shop owners took the opportunity to suppress you, and the business of those shops was getting worse and worse. My father simply took out those silk clothing shops to treat you.
Later, your master said that he could teach you internal skills to recuperate your body and took you to Longhu Mountain to practice martial arts and strengthen your body. Then your father no longer had any worries and could start running the shop again. "
Father Li paused, took a sip of tea and continued: "Those who have the idea of running my father's shop don't even look at how delicious the meat in my Li Jingmo bowl is. Humph, I think I, Li Jingmo, also started from scratch, so I can do it." How can I be afraid of them after creating such a huge family business? Less than two years after you left home, my father squeezed out the few shops that had previously suppressed us."
Having said this, Li Jingmo smiled confidently, exuding a strong and domineering aura. Li Zexuan did not expect that his father was so powerful. In modern times, he would be a strong man in the shopping mall. It seems that he can be a rich second generation with peace of mind in the future. He has never experienced the life of a rich family in his previous life.
Li Zexuan was secretly proud of having a good pregnancy in this life, but Li Jingmo sighed again and said: "My father is not afraid of the enemies in the shopping mall. He can defeat them, but time is not forgiving. My father is already forty this year." I am eight years old and my physical strength is not as good as before. I will still need you, Xuan'er, to take care of this business from now on!"
Well, he was so handsome in just three seconds. Li Zexuan doesn't want to inherit the family business so soon. It would be great to be a rich second generation. He quickly said: "My father is only forty-eight years old and in his prime. The child has been staying at Longhu all these years." Shan, who has very little contact with the world, how can he help his father take care of his business? Wait for the child to study hard for two years after his father's death, and then help him share his worries."
At least wait until I can safely experience the life of a rich second generation for two years, Li Zexuan thought to himself.
Father Li thought for a while and felt that what his son said was reasonable, so he said, "Okay, let's wait two years."
"Master, Xuan'er, it's time to eat!" At this moment, Li's mother walked in with a group of maids carrying dishes, and said to Li Zexuan: "Xuan'er, come quickly, make your favorite shark's fin for mother Soup, vermicelli claypot and oven-roasted chicken, come and try it!”
"And Lan'er's candied fruit cake!" the little girl said quickly.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, Lan'er, you are just a greedy little cat." Mother Li chuckled.
The family sat down one after another. Looking at the dozens of dishes in front of them, Li Zexuan found that most of them were steamed or boiled, and there were no stir-fried dishes. It seemed that stir-fried dishes had not yet emerged in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, this method of cooking has been invented a long time ago, but it has never been popularized. An important reason is the lack of edible vegetable oil (mainly sesame oil). The introduction of sesame oil can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, but it has never been popularized. The main cooking methods in the Tang Dynasty were baking, grilling, steaming and boiling.
Although there were no stir-fried dishes, these dishes smelled pretty good. Li Zexuan didn't eat well during the days when he was unconscious. However, seeing these dishes still made his appetite whet his appetite, so he started to eat fiercely.
"Brother, try Lan'er's candied fruit cake. The candied fruit cake made by my mother is delicious." The little girl picked up a piece of candied fruit cake, stood up, and put it into Li Zexuan's bowl with a lot of effort. Of course, her face was still wet. There is a hint of a child's reluctance to give away his favorite food to others, which is very cute.
"Well, thank you Lan'er. Whatever Lan'er wants to eat, my brother will help you pick it up." Looking at the piece of candied fruit cake in the bowl and the expression on the little girl's face, Li Zexuan was very happy. It's good to go home!
"Lan'er still wants to eat fish. The fish made by my mother is also delicious, but there are spines in the fish, which hurts Lan'er's throat." Lan'er looked at the fish on the table with an expression on her face that she wanted to eat but was afraid. .
"Hey, what's the problem? It's up to you, brother!" Li Zexuan picked up a piece of fish breast meat, which had fewer thorns. He poured his inner strength into the chopsticks. With a slight shake, a few fish bones flew to the table, and then he put the fish on the table. Dip some fish soup into the plate and put it into the little sister's bowl, "Here, Lan'er, eat quickly, this piece of fish has no bones!"
The maid and servant next to her opened her mouth in shock. Lan'er looked at her brother with stars in her eyes and clapped her hands excitedly: "Wow, brother is so awesome!" Father Li and Mother Li were also dumbfounded, and even used their inner strength to eat. , this... this... this... I really don’t know what to say. I’m afraid there has never been such a fish-eating person in the past. If Master Lingxu saw Li Zexuan using his martial arts skills here, he would probably crawl out of his grave in anger and beat him up.
But Li Zexuan doesn't care about this. As long as he can make his little sister happy, it doesn't matter. He is so willful if he has skills!
(End of chapter)