After Tiedan was forcibly pulled up by Li Zexuan, his eyes were still fixed on Li Zexuan. He really hoped that the young master would agree to him.
Feeling the deep prayer in Tie Dan's eyes, and recalling Tie Dan's words before, Li Zexuan's heart couldn't help but be touched. This child was only six or seven years old. It's not that he couldn't be accepted as a disciple, but some things must be made clear in advance.
Li Zexuan turned around, clasped his hands behind his back, pondered for a long time, and said: "Tiedan, you saved Lan'er despite the danger before. I have always been grateful to you. But if you only worship me as your teacher to learn martial arts without being bullied, I can't Take you."
Tiedan said anxiously: "Master, why?"
Han Yuxi also looked at Li Zexuan curiously. She heard from the young master that Tiedan didn't have no chance.
Li Zexuan said slowly: "Xia uses martial arts to break the law. If you, Tiedan, focus on learning martial arts and pursuing strength without paying attention to self-cultivation, sooner or later you will go down the wrong path and rely on your martial arts to bully the weak."
Tie Dan quickly promised: "Master, Tie Dan will not do that kind of thing. Master, please believe Tie Dan. Tie Dan just wants to learn martial arts well and not be bullied."
Li Zexuan shook his head. After all, Tiedan still has a childish mentality. Once a person has power, his thoughts will become different. If he is slightly provoked by villains, he will easily go astray. Tiedan's thinking is still too simple. .
"Tiedan, I can accept you as my disciple, and I can also teach you martial arts, but I will also teach you other things to cultivate your moral character. You must pay equal attention to it. How can you practice martial arts if your mind is unstable? Besides, I don't want to let you You have become a reckless man who only knows martial arts. Many things cannot be solved by force alone. I hope you will become a useful person to the Tang Dynasty. If I find that you only know how to practice martial arts and neglect to cultivate your mind, then I will Are you still willing to expel you from the school?"
With the arrival of the Zhenguan era, the world will gradually become more peaceful. In many cases, it is not possible to rely solely on force to fight bravely. In times of war, a useless scholar is useless, but in times of peace, a warrior is of little use. So Li Zexuan didn't want Tie Dan to just learn martial arts. He wanted to teach Tie Dan some other things so that he could survive in peaceful times. As for how much Tie Dan could learn by then, it would only depend on his luck.
After hearing this, Han Yuxi's eyes shone brightly. She didn't expect that the young master had thought so carefully and thought so much about Tiedan. She quickly pushed Tiedan and signaled him to agree to become a disciple quickly.
Tiedan was overjoyed when he heard that Li Zexuan could accept him as his disciple. However, the big principles that Li Zexuan said later made him somewhat confused. But seeing his sister urging him at this time, he no longer hesitated, and again Kneel in front of Li Zexuan.
"Master, Tie Dan promises you that I will cultivate my mind and practice martial arts with you. I beg you, Master, to accept Tie Dan as your disciple!"
Li Zexuan didn't stop him this time. He nodded and said, "Okay, Tiedan, go back and talk to your father this time. If your father agrees, I will officially accept you as my disciple."
"That's great, my dad will definitely agree. Thank you, young master." Tiedan jumped up excitedly after finally hearing the definite answer.
He was really a child, and Li Zexuan felt a little funny in his heart. He originally wanted to take Tiedan with him so that he could learn something. The kid's character was really not bad at the moment. Now I have unexpectedly accepted Tiedan as my disciple, which seems to be good, but I don't know what the child's qualifications are. After I go to Hanjiazhuang this time, I will take Tiedan with me and let him start learning.
"Thank you, Master." Han Yuxi was also happy for her younger brother. Tiedan could learn something from the Master, which had a better future than playing in the mud in the countryside. Therefore, Han Yuxi was very grateful to Li Zexuan in her heart.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is Tiedan's opportunity. Yu Xi, you don't have to be grateful to me."
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After dinner in the evening, when Han Yuxi and Tie Dan returned to Mingyue Xuan and Lan'er also returned to the backyard, Li Zexuan told his parents about taking Tie Dan as his disciple.
"It's good. This kid Tiedan is well-behaved and brave, and my mother likes him very much." After hearing this, Mrs. Li smiled and was the first to express her support.
Butler Wang told her that Hanjiazhuang Lan'er was almost bullied before, and Mrs. Li, who had always been kind-hearted, immediately became furious. When she heard that Han Lizheng's son Tiedan risked his life to protect Lan'er, Mrs. Li was surprised that the child was so brave at such a young age. When she heard that her son was going to be accepted as a disciple, of course she agreed.
What's more, Mrs. Li has her own little plan in mind. If her son takes Tiedan as his disciple, then the relationship with Han Yuxi will naturally be closer in the future, and she may be about to have a grandson.
Father Li frowned. He felt that his son couldn't take care of himself, so how could he teach his disciples? He was simply misleading others. But seeing that his wife had already agreed, he couldn't say the opposite, so he could only say: "Xuan'er, you Now that I have become Tiedan’s master, I must act like a master from now on, so as not to mislead others, do you understand?”
Li Zexuan could only agree depressedly.
"By the way, Dad, how are the sales of Zixianlou's chicken nuggets lately? Are there any other restaurants that imitate the chicken nibblers?"
Father Li frowned, feeling a little surprised, and asked: "Xuan'er, how did you know that there is a restaurant that imitates nibbling chicken?"
It seems that I have guessed it. Sure enough, we still cannot underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. Li Zexuan sighed and said: "My kid guessed it, but I didn't expect it to be like this. Dad, is the sales of our nibbling chickens now not as good as before?"
Li Jingmo nodded and said: "A few days ago, Yunxilou in Dongshi also launched nibbling chicken. Although the taste is somewhat different from our Zuixianlou, their pricing is cheaper. One serving only costs 700 yuan. We recently The sales volume of nibbling chicken has dropped by about 30%, and the trend is continuing to decline.”
"Dad, please ask Shopkeeper Liu to offer some discounts on Zuixianlou's nibbling chicken, such as selling it at half price on a few days every month. Anyway, our cost is low and the taste is good, so we are not afraid of a price war with them."
Father Li thought for a while, nodded in agreement: "This is also a way, but Xuan'er, why do you care so much about the sales of the chicken? Even if Zuixianlou doesn't have the chicken, the business has always been very good!"
Although the chicken was very profitable, Li Jingmo's family had a great business, so they didn't take it too seriously.
Li Zexuan said matter-of-factly: "Dad, people are fighting for a breath, and Buddhas are fighting for a stick of incense. We invented this nibbling chicken, why do we let the imitators earn more than us. Dad, please ask shopkeeper Liu to cut the price first." Deal with it for a while, and after I go to Hanjiazhuang to finish the chicken raising, I will get something good for Zuixianlou. Then I wonder how Yunxilou can compete with us?"
Of course Li Zexuan couldn't bear to let a copycat eat more chicken than he, an orthodox one, because his father didn't care about the money, he did.
Hearing that his son seemed to be getting something new, Li Jingmo was also a little curious and asked, "Xuan'er, what are you going to get again?"
"Dad will naturally know about this in the future. By the way, dad, how are you preparing the three hundred thousand dollars?"
Dad Li glared and said, "Of course there is no problem. All the funds will be in place tomorrow. Then I will transport the money to the warehouse at home and give you the key."
"Hehe, thank you dad. I will go to Hanjiazhuang tomorrow and tell the farmers clearly about raising chickens. Then we will start buying chicken seedlings for this autumn harvest. Dad, you must also remember to send someone to buy grain."
"Well, I know that as a father, you just need to be busy with your own affairs. You are not young anymore. It's time to learn to do something. This incident can be considered a test for you."
Li Zexuan nodded and said solemnly: "My child knows the seriousness of this matter and will not mess it up."
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Thank you to the little bookworms who read at the Qidian Book Club for the tips. The knights are really grateful for the tips for new readers and new books. Thank you too, brother. You have been insisting on voting for Xia Ke recently. Xia Ke took a look and found that you have become the person with the most votes for Xia Ke at the starting point. I am really grateful for your continued support. Thank you!
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