OETGD Ch5
Chapter 5
Fron hall of the Li Residence.
"Xuan'er, is your health better? Do you have to go back to Mt. Longhu to cultivate?" Mother Li took Li Zexuan's hand, fearing that her son would leave her after a few years and asked hopefully.
"Mother, this child's cultivation has reached small success. My master, the old man, said that the child's physical weakness does not affect me much, there's no need to go to Mt. Longhu in the future, I can just cultivate at home."
"Great, great, lord, Xuan'er is okay, and finally doesn't have to leave us."
Mother Li said to Li Jingmo happily, tears in her eyes.
Li Jingmo was also very pleased and couldn't help but laugh but he still forced it back but the slightly raised lips still exposed the uncontrollable joy in his heart. He pulled his wife's hand and patted it slightly, slightly soothing Madam's excitement: "Madam is finally relieved!"
He looked at Li Zexuan again: "You can have today because of your master's help. Although my Li Family is a merchant household, I still know how to repay grace. Your master saved your life, you must be filial to this old man in the future. Did you hear it?"
Hearing 'Master', Li Zexuan's eyes flashed a trace of grief, remembering the bits and pieces in his memory, Li Zexuan still respected his body's master whom he never met.
"Father. Master, the old man passed away half a month ago..."
Hearing this, both Li Jingmo and his wife were shocked and felt sad. After a long time, Li Jingmo got up and patted Li Zexuan on the shoulder and said solemnly:
"Xuan'er, don't be too sorrowful. If you had time in the future, you can take Father to your Master's tomb. Father must also worship, your master is the great benefactor of my Li family."
Li Zexuan nodded heavily.
"Lord, Madam, it's time for lunch." At this time, a green-robed maid came from the front hall and said.
"Hey, let's talk, Xuan'er. You must be hungry, Xiaohe, tell the kitchen to not bring food. I will make some dishes that Xuan'er loves."
Mother Li stood up and ordered the little green-dressed maid.
"Yes, ma'am." Xiaohe hurriedly took her orders.
"Xuan'er, sit here and talk to your father for a while, mother will be right back."
"Mother, Lan'er wants to eat candied fruit cakes." Lan'er quickly asked afterward.
"Okay, mother will do it for you."
Mother Li went to the kitchen to cook. In the front hall, Li Jingmo picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said to Li Zexuan:
"Xuan'er, come and talk to Father. How was the years in Mt. Longshan over the years."
Hearing his father's question, Li Zexuan said that he had picked up some important things in his eight-years academic career. Of course, he almost fell to death on the back but he just said that he met of bandits in Mt. Zhongshan and suffered a light injury.
"Dad, how was the family all over the years? When I've been a child, Father spent so much money on seeing doctors for his child. Has the family's business been affected over the years?"
Hearing that his son cared about him, Father Li felt gratified and slowly recalled:
"Back in the day, Xuan'er, your body worsened every day and Father only hopes you will get well soon. I was too busy to take care of the restaurants and shops in the West Market so the owners of other shops took the opportunity to suppress them and the business of those shops was getting worse and worse. Father simply sold those silk garment shops out for you to see a doctor.
Later, your master said that he would pass on his inner strength to restore your health and take you to Mt. Longhu to practice martial arts to strengthen your body. Your father no longer had worries and started to take care of the shops again.
Father Li paused, drank a sip of tea, and continued: "Those who are thinking of Father's shops will not think about the meat on my bowl. It is really delicious. I've started from scratch and was able to create such a big family business, why would I be afraid of them? Less than two years after you've left home, Father squeezed down the shops that used to suppress us."
Having said that, Li Jingmo smiled confidently, releasing a strong and domineering aura. Li Zexuan did not expect his father to be so powerful, to be a strongman in a proper market. It seems that in the future, he can be a rich second-generation with a piece of mind; he had never experienced a rich family's life yet.
Li Zexuan was secretly proud of being cast into this world as a good baby. Who knew Li Jingmo would sighed and said:
"The enemies on the business circle are not afraid of Father. Although Father can defeat them, time is not forgiving; Father is already 48 and my physical strength is not as good as before. The family estate still need Xuan'er to take care of it in the future!"
Uh, it was really handsome for three seconds. Li Zexuan still didn't want to inherit the family business so quickly, it was great to be a rich second generation so he quickly said:
"Father is only 48 years old and is in his prime. This child has been staying at Mt. Longhu for many years and has been rarely exposed to the outside world. How can I help Father to take care of the business? Wait for the child to learn for two years and then share his worries.
At least, wait for me to experience the life of a rich second-generation for two years with a piece of mind, Li Zexuan thought secretly.
Father Li thought about it for a while, and felt that what his son said was reasonable, so he said, "That's good, then wait for two years."
"Lord, Xuan'er, have a meal!"
At this moment, Mother Li walked in with a group of maids carrying dishes and said to Li Zexuan:
"Xuan'er, come, I've made your favorite sea bass soup, mutton soup, and roasted chicken. Come and try!"
"And Lan'er candied fruit cakes!" The little missy hurriedly said.
"Yes yes yes, there is, Lan'er, you are just like a little cat." Mother Li laughed.
The whole sat down and watched a dozen dishes served to them. Li Zexuan found that they were basically steamed or boiled and there was no cooking. It seems that the Tang Dynasty has not yet started cooking. In fact, the cooking method has long been invented but it has not been popularized yet. An important reason is the lack of edible vegetable oil (mainly sesame oil). The introduction of sesame oil dates back to the Western Han dynasty but it has never been popularized. The main cooking methods in the Tang Dynasty were baking, roasting, steaming, and boiling.
Although there is no 'cooking', these dishes smelled good. Li Zexuan hadn't eaten well during the days when he was in a coma. Seeing these dishes, his stomach opened and he lowered his head to eat.
"Elder Brother, try Lan'er's candied cakes. Mother's candied cakes are delicious."
The little girl picked up a piece of candied cake and stood up. It took a lot of effort to put it in Li Zexuan's bowl. Of course, there was a trace of reluctance on her face to give others what she likes to eat, which is very good.
"Well, thank you Lan'er. What Lan'er wants to eat, brother will help it up."
Looking at the piece of candied cake, and seeing the expression on the little girl's face, Li Zexuan was very happy; it's great to be home.
"Lan'er still wants to eat fish. Mother's fish is also very difficult but there are bones in the fish, it hurts my throat."
Lan'er looked at the fish on the table an expression of wanting of eating it and was scared at the same time.
"Hey! What's the hard part? Look at Elder Brother!"
Li Zexuan picked up a piece of fish breast, there were few bones. He poured his inner strength into the chopsticks and after a slight shock, he saw a few fish bones flying to the table. He then dipped the fish into fish sauce and placed it on his little sister's bowl.
Li Zexuan picked up a piece of fish breast, there were few bones. He poured his inner strength into the chopsticks and after a slight shock, he saw a few fish bones flying to the table. He then dipped the fish into fish sauce and placed it on his little sister's bowl.
"Give, Lan'er, eat fast, the fish is not stabbed!"
The servant next to him was stunned, his mouth remained open. Lan'er watched her elder brother with admiration on her eyes, excitedly clapping her hands: "Wow, Elder Brother is amazing!"
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Father and Mother Li was also stunned seeing that he used inner strength to eat a meal, this... this... this... the two did not know what to say. There are probably no fish that really needs this. If Daoist Ling Xu saw Li Zexuan using martial arts like that, he would probably come out of the grave to smack him.
But Li Zexuan doesn't care, as long as he can make the little girl happy, these are nothing. This little master has kung fu so he can afford to be capricious!
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