Some people are born with golden keys in their mouths. They are used to enjoying happiness. They can only point fingers. If you ask them to move more, it will be like killing them. But some people have been used to working since they were young. If you ask them to rest,
After a while, he will feel uncomfortable all over.
Aunt Chen undoubtedly belongs to the latter. Although she has long been the housekeeper of the Privy Council, she still gets up early and takes a broom to the front yard to clean the house every day for ten years, even if the winter morning is very cold.
It was cold. Feng Yinu and the others also told Aunt Chen more than once, asking her to instruct her subordinates to do it, but Aunt Chen just smiled honestly a few times and still appeared in the front yard the next morning.
Boom, boom, boom!
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Who could it be so early?"
Aunt Chen looked at the door in surprise. At this time, the genius was dim, and in this cold weather, who would knock on the door so early. But when she stepped forward to open the door, she screamed and the broom in her hand fell to the ground.
"Hi! Aunt Chen!"
Li Qi stood in front of the door with a smile and waved. Since Bai Qiannuo had to get up early to go to the palace to attend court, he naturally got up early. Moreover, he missed Hong Nu and the others very much, so he went to the palace early in the morning.
After rushing back, he was still thinking about who he saw first when he got home. He never thought that it was Aunt Chen. All the past events seemed like they happened yesterday.
"Sir---Sir, is it really you?"
Aunt Chen looked at Li Qi in disbelief, her expression making people laugh.
Li Qi smiled and said, "I think you got it right."
Aunt Chen was startled suddenly, she suddenly woke up and said happily: "Sir, you are finally back."
Li Qi looked at Aunt Chen's excitement, smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm back. Shouldn't Auntie invite me in first?"
"Yeah."
Aunt Chen quickly got out of the way, feeling a little at a loss. She said, "Sir, I'm so sorry."
"It's okay, it's okay." Li Qi walked in, looked around first, and saw that the entire mansion had been completely renewed. The decoration was less luxurious than the original prime minister's mansion, but it was more elegant. This made him very satisfied and serious.
Said: "Madam, I am going to kick out all the servants in the house."
Aunt Chen was shocked: "Sir, why are you doing this?"
Li Qidao: "I think it's enough to have you in the house. The rest of the people are redundant. As my chief housekeeper, you have to bother with such trivial matters as opening the door. Why do you think I feed them?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Chen knew that Li Qi was joking, and said with an honest smile: "My lord, you have misunderstood. This is none of their business. I am just used to it and can't sit still."
Li Qidao: "It can be said to be a coincidence once or twice. But it is like this every time. It makes me feel as if you are the only one doing things in the house. This is not good. I must hold a meeting for them when I have time. I
Although I am not short of money, I don’t support idle people, and you, aunt, should learn to arrange work instead of doing everything yourself. Your future daughter-in-law is the second in command of my Zuixianju Group. Now you, Aunt Chen, are in the capital.
You can be considered the number one person. No one should give you three points of face."
Aunt Chen laughed and said: "You are just joking, I am not that powerful."
Li Qidao: "Madam, don't believe it. If you just go to a restaurant, no matter which one it is, the proprietor will come out to greet you in person."
Aunt Chen stopped repeatedly and smiled without saying a word.
In fact, Li Qi's words are not exaggerated at all. The chief steward of the Privy Councilor's family is not an ordinary person.
Li Qi suddenly took out a string of pearl necklaces from his arms and handed it over, and said carelessly: "Auntie, this is a gift for you." In later generations, he would bring some gifts back when traveling abroad, and this has become a habit.
After more than half her life, this was the first time Aunt Chen had seen such a big pearl. How dare she accept it? She hurriedly said: "No, no, I can't accept it."
Li Qi grabbed one of her hands, forced the pearl necklace into her hand, and said: "You can just take it. If you didn't help me open the door, I don't know how many times I would have to sleep on the street. You deserve this."
Yes, you don’t think this pearl is too small, so I’ll give you another one.”
"No no no---."
Aunt Chen shook her hands in fear.
Li Qidao: "It's okay, just accept it. If Xiaoyu comes to your Chen family one day, you will have something to give to Xiaoyu, right?"
When Aunt Chen heard this, she thought it was true, so she stopped giving in and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
"We are all a family, and if you say these things, you are out of touch."
Li Qi has long regarded Aunt Chen as a relative, just like Wu Furong. It can even be said that he regards them as his parents, because the most regretful thing about him coming to the Song Dynasty was that he could not fulfill his filial piety, and Wu Furong and Aunt Chen took care of him.
They were meticulous, so he subconsciously regarded them as his elders like his parents, and asked: "How was everything at home when I was away?"
Aunt Chen said: "Everyone is fine, but the three ladies are thinking about you every day. They all looked forward to it yesterday. By the way, I will go and tell the ladies now that you are back."
Li Qidao: "No, it's still early. Let them sleep one more time. By the way, where is the kitchen?"
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"Good morning, madam, good morning, sir."
"Good morning. Zhengxi, sister is talking to you."
"Good morning, sister."
"Young master is so good."
I saw Ji Hongnu walking out of the room with her son Li Zhengxi. Among Li Qi's wives, Ji Hongnu was undoubtedly the most popular. She always seemed so kind to anyone.
There is no master's style at all.
But the strange thing is that she is a very strict mother, and she is very strict with Li Zhengxi, especially in some details, such as not wasting food, not being rude, no matter who the other person is, when others talk to you
, you have to listen carefully, and you must have the courage to say sorry when you do something wrong, but she never forces Li Zhengxi to study. You can play as much as you want, as long as you can't hurt others or yourself, just read some when you take a walk.
Poems for Lee Chung-hee.
On the contrary, Feng Yinu, the aunt, doted on Li Zhengxi very much.
Now Li Zhengxi is three years old and can walk on his own long ago. He is seen holding Ah Meng's hand. From time to time, he will squat down and hug Ah Meng for a while, with a tiger-headed look, as if he is competing with Ah Meng to see who is cuter.
Ji Hongnu's eyes looked a little red and swollen, obviously he didn't sleep well last night.
Arriving in the hall, a familiar scent made Ji Hongnu's movements slow down and her heart pounding. She slowly turned her head and looked at the face that was so close yet so far away, as if
In the dream, tears poured out for a while.
A layer of mist appeared in Li Qi's eyes and he said: "Red slave."
"Brother."
Ji Hongnu called out happily, ran over desperately, hugged Li Qi tightly, and couldn't help but burst into tears. It had been so hard to wait for her this year.
Li Qi hugged Ji Hongnu tightly and comforted him: "Okay, okay, don't cry. I'm back."
Ji Hongnu cried harder, sobbing continuously and said, "Brother, Hongnu really misses you."
"I miss you too." Li Qizhen was afraid that he would cry too, so he gently patted her buttocks. He said with a smile: "Hongnu, you seem to have become a lot plumper."
Ji Hongnu felt very sweet in his heart when he heard this familiar tone. He let out a sigh and said, "Brother, you are getting more and more handsome."
Li Qi couldn't help but cry when he thought about it, and said with tears in his eyes: "Hongnu, you know, this is the most beautiful love story I have ever heard, and I have to say it every day from now on, you know?"
Ji Hongnu burst into tears and laughed.
Li Qi held her pretty face, kissed her gently on the lips, and said, "I'm sorry, I've suffered so much for you these years."
Ji Hongnu shook his head and said, "Hongnu feels very happy to be able to think about his elder brother every day."
Li Qi was startled when he heard this, his eyes were red, this little girl was becoming more and more lovable. Suddenly he felt someone tugging on his clothes, and he heard a childish voice asking: "Are you my daddy?"
Li Qi subconsciously lowered his head and saw that Li Zhengxi was holding Ah Meng's hand and looking up at him curiously. He felt an inexplicable pain in his heart, his nose was sore, and his eyes were filled with tears. When Li Zhengxi was born, the Jin army went south.
Not long after, he led his troops south again, and the time spent with his son was really limited. When he left, Li Zhengxi was just over one year old, but now he is three years old. This child looks different every day, which is both familiar and unfamiliar.
The feeling made Li Qi feel mixed in his heart. He quickly picked up Li Zhengxi with one hand, kissed him hard on his smooth little face, and shouted: "Son."
Ji Hongnu patted Li Zhengxi's butt and said, "Silly boy, why don't you call me daddy?"
Li Zhengxi looked at Li Qi carefully before shouting: "Dad."
Li Qi was so excited that he couldn't describe it. He kissed Li Zhengxi hard on the face a few more times and held him tightly in his arms. He owed his son so much.
Li Zhengxi suddenly looked curious and said: "Dad, aren't you happy to see Zhengxi?"
Li Qi said blankly: "Of course not, daddy is so happy."
Li Zhengxi pointed to the tears in the corners of Li Qi's eyes and said, "Then why is daddy crying? Children cry because they are unhappy."
Li Qi, who has always been eloquent, was rendered speechless by his son's question.
Ji Hongnu smiled and said, "Silly boy, daddy is so happy to see you."
Li Zhengxi nodded his head in understanding and said, "If your mother cries so loudly, is she happier than your father?" Since tears represent happiness, he felt that the harder he cried, the happier he was.
Ji Hongnu shyly rolled her eyes at her son, her eyes full of love.
Li Qi laughed and said, "Son, are you happy to see your father?"
Li Zhengxi hesitated for a moment, then shyly hugged Li Qi's neck and said timidly: "Actually, the baby is also very happy to see his father, but---but the baby can't cry." After saying this, he actually seemed a little anxious.
This sentence made Li Qi and Ji Hongnu burst into laughter.
Li Qi hugged Li Zhengxi with one hand and held Ji Hongnu with the other as he sat at the table and said, "Son, you must not have had breakfast yet. You see, daddy made a lot of delicious food."
Li Zhengxi looked at the table full of exquisite delicacies and asked: "Dad, is the food you cook as delicious as Uncle Liu's?"
"Uncle Six?" Li Qi looked at his son in astonishment.
Ji Hongnu gently patted Li Qi's thigh and said, "Brother, it's Xiao Liuzi!"
Li Zhengxi said excitedly: "Dad, the dishes cooked by Uncle Six are delicious. Every time I eat Uncle Six's dishes, my child can eat two bowls of rice."
In fact, both Ji Hongnu and Wu Xiaoliu have told him more than once that his father is Wu Xiaoliu's master and the King of Golden Knife Chefs. But for a kid, whoever has milk is a mother. He is completely obsessed with Li Qi's cooking.
It had no impact, but it had a profound impact on Wu Xiaoliu’s cuisine, so I quickly forgot about it.
Li Qi pretended to be curious and said, "Really? It seems that your sixth uncle is quite powerful."
Li Zhengxi nodded vigorously and said, "Uncle Six is really awesome. Others praise him for the delicious food he cooks."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Then let Xiao Zhengxi have a taste and see which one is better cooked by daddy or the one made by your sixth uncle."
Li Zhengxi nodded and struggled to get down.
Li Qi asked in astonishment: "Isn't it good for daddy to hold him and eat?"
Li Zhengxi looked at Ji Hongnu and said, "Mom said that you have to sit and eat by yourself, and you can't hold her all the time."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Mom is right, but today is an exception. Daddy will give you whatever you want to eat."
Li Zhengxi secretly glanced at Ji Hongnu with his shining little eyes.
Ji Hongnu smiled and nodded.
Li Qi all saw it and felt a little troubled in his heart. Li Zhengxi was obviously going to have a lot of kisses with Ji Hongnu.
After Li Zhengxi received Ji Hongnu's approval, he immediately pointed to the table and said, "I want to eat Xiao Long Bao."
"Okay." Li Qi immediately took a small steamed bun and put it to Li Zhengxi's mouth. Li Zhengxi bit off more than half of it in one bite, his eyes lit up after eating, and he hurriedly said: "Dad, you are really amazing, your steamed buns are better than
Uncle Liu’s cooking is much more delicious.”
Li Qixiao asked: "Really? What kind of delicious way is that?"
Li Zhengxi pinched his lower lip, thought for a while, and then said: "The skin is thinner and the filling is fresher."
Li Qi was very surprised when he heard this and looked at Li Zhengxi blankly. In fact, he just asked casually, but he didn't expect that Li Zhengxi actually said the reason. It was as if he saw the shadow of his own childhood and had an unparalleled talent for eating.
Li Zhengxi shrank his little head and said, "Dad, did the child say something wrong?"
Li Qi laughed, kissed him on the face again, and said, "No, no, what you said is absolutely right. Daddy is proud of you."
Ji Hongnu smiled and said: "Brother, you don't know that Xiao Zhengxi is a glutton. He pesters Xiao Liuzi all day long to make delicious food. One day, he and several children in the government office ran to Fanlou to ask Song
My sister-in-law will prepare delicious food for them."
Li Qi laughed and said: "Okay, gluttony is also a kind of talent. When I am careful, I am much greedier than him." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall the scene of his father cooking for him when he was a child, and he felt emotional in his heart.
There are many mothers.
This is a kind of inheritance! (To be continued...)