In the front hall of the Li Estate.
"Xuan 'er, how's your body? Do you still need to go to Mount Longhu to cultivate after you return? " Li Zexuan's mother asked hopefully as she held onto Li Zexuan's hand, afraid that her son would leave her again in a few days.
"Mother, I've already made some progress in my cultivation. Master said that my weak body is no longer a problem and that I don't need to go to Mount Longhu anymore. I can just cultivate at home."
"That's great, that's great! Master, Xuan 'er's body is fine! He doesn't need to leave us anymore!"
Li Jingmo's mother said happily, tears welling up in her eyes.
Li Jingmo was also very happy and couldn't help but want to laugh to the heavens, but he forced himself to hold it in. However, the slight smile on his lips betrayed the uncontrollable joy in his heart. He held onto his wife's hand and patted it lightly, trying to calm her down. "Madam, you can finally rest easy now!"
He then looked at Li Zexuan and said seriously, "Xuan 'er, it's all thanks to your master that you're where you are today. Although our Li family is a merchant family, we still need to know how to repay kindness. Your master saved your life, so you must be filial to him in the future. Do you hear me?"
Hearing the mention of his master, Li Zexuan's eyes flashed with a trace of sadness. He recalled the bits and pieces of his memories. Towards the master of this body that he had never met, Li Zexuan still held a lot of respect.
"Father, Master has already passed away half a month ago …"
Hearing this, Li Jingmo and Li Zexuan were both shocked and saddened. After a long while, Li Jingmo got up and patted Li Zexuan on the shoulder, saying in a deep voice,
"Xuan 'er, don't be too sad. When you have time in the future, bring me to your master's grave so that I can pay my respects. Your master is our Li family's great benefactor."
Li Zexuan nodded heavily.
"Master, Madam, it's time for lunch." At this time, a servant girl dressed in green came to the front of the hall.
"Ah, I was too busy talking. Xuan 'er, you must be hungry. Xiao He, tell the kitchen not to serve the food yet. I still need to make some of Xuan' er's favorite dishes."
Li Jingmo's mother stood up and ordered the servant girl.
"Yes, Madam." Xiao He hurriedly accepted the order and left.
"Xuan 'er, sit here and talk to your father for a while. Mother will be back soon."
"Mother, Lan 'er wants to eat candied fruit pastries." Lan' er hurriedly requested from behind.
"Okay, Mother will make it for you."
Li Zexuan's mother went to the kitchen to cook. In the living room, Li Jingmo picked up his teacup and took a sip.
"Xuan 'er, come and tell your father how you've been on Mount Longhu all these years."
Hearing his father's question, Li Zexuan told him some of the important things that happened in his eight years of learning martial arts. Of course, he didn't mention that he almost fell to his death on the way back. He just said that he encountered a group of bandits in Zhongnan Mountains and was slightly injured.
"Father, how has the family been all these years? Father spent so much money to treat my illness when I was young. Has the family business been affected? "
Hearing that his son was concerned about him, Li Jingmo's father felt gratified.
He slowly recalled, "Back then, Xuan 'er, your health was deteriorating day by day. I only hoped that you would recover soon. I didn't have the heart to take care of the shops and restaurants in Xi City. The other owners took the opportunity to suppress us, and the businesses of those shops became worse and worse. I simply sold off those silk and clothing shops to treat your illness.
Later on, your master said that he could teach you inner strength to nurse your body and bring you to Mount Longhu to practice martial arts to strengthen your body. Only then did I have nothing to worry about and began to manage the shops again. "
Li Jingmo's father paused for a moment, then took a sip of tea and continued, "Those people who coveted your father's shops didn't even take a look at the meat in my bowl. Humph, to think that I, Li Jingmo, started from scratch and was able to establish such a large family business. Why would I be afraid of them? Less than two years after you left home, I crushed those shops that were suppressing us."
Speaking up to this point, Li Jingmo smiled confidently and released a strong and domineering aura. Li Zexuan didn't expect his father to be so powerful. In modern times, he would be a proper business tycoon. It seemed that he could be content to be a rich second-generation heir in the future. He hadn't experienced the life of a rich family in his previous life.
Li Zexuan was secretly pleased with himself for being born into a good family in this life. Who knew that his father would sigh again and say,
"I'm not afraid of my business enemies. I can defeat them, but time is unforgiving. I'm already forty-eight years old this year, and my physical strength is much worse than before. Xuan 'er, I still need you to take care of this family business in the future!"
Eh, he couldn't be cool for more than three seconds. Li Zexuan still didn't want to inherit the family business so soon. It would be great to be a rich second-generation heir.
He hurriedly said, "Father, you're only forty-eight years old and in the prime of your life. I've been staying at Mount Longhu all these years and rarely come into contact with the ways of the world. How can I help you take care of your business? Wait for me to learn from you for two years, then I'll help share your burdens."
At least wait for me to experience the life of a rich second-generation heir for two years, Li Zexuan thought to himself.
Father Li thought for a while and felt that his son's words made sense. He said, "Alright, then we'll wait for two years."
"Master, Xuan 'er, it's time to eat!"
At this moment, Li Zexuan's mother walked in with a group of servant girls carrying bowls and plates. She said to Li Zexuan,
"Xuan 'er, come quickly. Mother made your favorite bass soup, mutton soup, and roast chicken. Come and try it!"
"There's also Lan 'er's candied fruit pastries!" the little girl hurriedly said.
"There's, there's, there's everything. Lan 'er, you're a little greedy cat." Mother Li chuckled.
The family sat down one by one. Looking at the dozen or so dishes in front of him, Li Zexuan realized that most of them were steamed or boiled. There were no stir-fried dishes. It seemed that stir-frying wasn't popular in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, stir-frying had been invented long ago, but it hadn't been popularized. One of the main reasons was the lack of edible vegetable oil (mainly sesame oil). The earliest introduction of sesame oil could be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, but it hadn't been popularized. The main cooking methods of the Tang Dynasty were still roasting, roasting, steaming, and boiling.
Although they weren't stir-frying, these dishes smelled pretty good. Li Zexuan hadn't eaten properly when he was unconscious for a few days. Seeing these dishes stimulated his appetite, he lowered his head and began to eat.
"Big Brother, try Lan 'er's candied fruit pastries. Mother's candied fruit pastries are delicious."
The little girl picked up a piece of candied fruit pastries and stood up. It took her a lot of effort to place it in Li Zexuan's bowl. Of course, there was a trace of reluctance on her face, like a child giving away her favorite food to someone else. It was very cute.
"En, thank you Lan 'er. What do you want to eat? Big Brother will help you get it."
Looking at the candied fruit pastries in the bowl and the expression on his little sister's face, Li Zexuan was very happy. It was good to be home!
"Lan 'er also wants to eat fish. Mother's fish is also very delicious, but there are bones in the fish. It will hurt Lan' er's throat."
Lan 'er looked at the fish on the table. She had an expression of wanting to eat it, but she was also afraid.
"Hey, what's so difficult about that? Look at Big Brother!"
Li Zexuan picked up a piece of fish breast. There were fewer bones here. He infused his internal energy into the chopsticks. With a light shake, a few fish bones flew onto the table. Then, he dipped the fish into the fish soup and placed it in his little sister's bowl.
"Here, Lan 'er, eat quickly. This piece of fish has no bones!"
The maids and servants at the side opened their mouths in shock. Lan 'er looked at her brother with eyes full of admiration. She clapped her hands excitedly. "Wow, Big Brother is so awesome!"
Father Li and Mother Li were also dumbfounded. Using internal energy to eat a meal. This … this … this … the two elders really didn't know what to say. Since ancient times, there had probably been no one who ate fish like this. If Spiritual Master Ling Xu saw Li Zexuan using his martial arts here, he would probably climb out of his grave in anger and beat him up.
However, Li Zexuan didn't care about this. As long as he could make his little sister happy, this was nothing. This young master had martial arts, so he was willful!
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