Reincarnation of Soul Cultivation 2

Old Zhen Guogong likes to play chess, and after getting acquainted with Liu Shi, he also likes to ask him to play chess.It's a pity that he is a stinky chess player, not to mention his poor level, and he often cheats and regrets playing chess, which makes Liu Shi, who plays chess with him, feel very painful.

Liu Shi could tell that the old Duke of Zhen was probably a soldier on the battlefield, his skin was really thick.

Liu Shi often uses Lao Zhen Guogong as a negative teaching material to teach Li Chengsi, telling him that when he plays chess, he has no regrets, and regretting chess is not a real gentleman.

The Duke of the old town taught Li Chengsi, "You can't be a real gentleman when you go to the battlefield. As long as you can win, you can use any deceitful methods. As long as you can lead troops to win the battle, you can use any means. .”

The little Li Chengsi automatically summed up, "Then I will not regret the chess when I play chess, and be a real gentleman. I will be a hypocrite when I fight."

Old Zhen Guogong was choked, rolled his eyes and said, "What hypocrite is a real gentleman? You are not a scholar, what kind of gentleman should you pay attention to. In war, your opponent is the enemy. As long as you can win, as long as it is good for the court , then whatever method you use against the enemy is correct. Oh, dear grandson, you seem to have become dumb after studying, did you learn from that nerd of your husband?"

"That's not it." Li Chengsi was very unconvinced, "What the teacher taught is right. I am a gentleman in normal times, and others will not think that I will deceive others. I will not be a gentleman when I go to the battlefield. In this way Only then will those enemies who think that I am a real gentleman...how do you say that word, oh, yes, it is to be caught off guard, yes, it is to make them misjudge me and catch them off guard."

The Duke of the old town did not expect that the young Li Chengsi could have such a flexible way of dealing with things, which could rival those cunning scholars, so he couldn't help but nodded.

"So grandpa, it is wrong for you to regret chess. You have shown your true character when you play chess, so how can you deceive the enemy?" Li Chengsi concluded, "Besides, you always regret chess. I don’t like playing chess with you, and when I learn to play chess, I won’t like playing chess with you either.”

Old Zhen Guogong rolled his eyes again, and pretended he didn't hear it.

Apart from playing chess with the old Zhen Guogong, Liu Shi still had a very happy time in Zhen Guogong's mansion.In addition to liking reading, Liu Shi also loves food.

Due to the habits he developed in the military camp, the old Zhen Guogong still prefers oily and flavorful meat. Unfortunately, since he decided to maintain his health and live a long life, he can no longer indulge in food. He still eats light food on weekdays.Although eating healthy, but the mood is not good.

Although Li Chengsi is a child, he also likes to eat meat, not vegetables.But for the health of his grandson, Lao Zhen Guogong will also ask him to eat more vegetables.Li Chengsi also often chews green leaves with a bitter face, and in order to be a good boy who is not picky eaters, he is often in a bad mood when eating.

But these are not a problem for Liu Shi, he loves to eat meat as well as fresh fruits and vegetables.After several generations of experience, Liu Shi has indeed accumulated a lot of recipes and menus for gourmet food.To be both healthy and delicious, that's not a problem at all.

In the past, because of Liushi's family background, even if he had a recipe, he didn't have enough ingredients.However, the staple food in the countryside is coarse grains and vegetarian food, which are definitely healthy and healthy from the perspective of health preservation.

Liu Shi's family didn't have the qualifications, nor did they have an excellent cook, but the Duke of Zhen's mansion had them!

When Liu Shi was not very familiar with the old Duke of Zhen, of course he was embarrassed to make any demands, because he could eat and use whatever the Duke of Zhen had prepared.

But after getting acquainted with Laozhen Guogong, it is a trivial matter to ask the chef to make what Liushi wants to eat with the recipe and menu.

Not only is it a trivial matter, but it is also a good thing for Lao Zhen Guogong and Li Chengsi.The ingredients are still the same, but with fresh recipes, delicious and healthy food, who would not be happy eating it?

The original food style of Zhen Guo Gong Mansion is similar to that of Rong Guo Gong Mansion.

This kind of founding father family, when the country was founded, most of the first-generation cooks in the family were palace slaves from the previous court.At that time, the former dynasty collapsed and the new dynasty was first established. The palace people of the old dynasty were scattered everywhere, and most of them fell into the mansions of the new nobles and powerful officials.

They are used to the routine in the palace, the food is complicated and extravagant, and eight chickens are needed to make a dish of eggplant.

Most of the founding fathers were from mud-legged backgrounds, and they didn't have much knowledge about how rich and noble families lived. Most of the pomp and rules of the family were heard from the palace slaves of the previous dynasty, and then they followed suit.

It has been passed down from generation to generation, even though the family of Zhen Guogong is strict in family management, the food style is not much different from other noble families.

It's all right now, cooking according to the recipes provided by Liu Shi, the usual ingredients are reduced a lot, and the meals are more original.Even from the perspective of health preservation, it is indeed healthier.

After class, Liu Shi often discusses with Li Chengsi what to eat for the next meal, and Lao Zhen Guogong often uses Liu Shi's recipes as menu brands to order.

Lao Zhen Guogong even changed the daily routine dishes at home based on the dozen or so cookbooks Liu Shi brought out. According to him, he had already eaten enough of the regular dishes at home.In the past, it was because of the carelessness of the warrior. As the head of the family, he never thought of changing the recipes at home.Now that he has seen so many recipes, he realizes that he could change the regular dishes at home that he doesn't like.

After Liu Shi taught Li Chengsi for nearly two years, the capital ushered in a new test.

However, Liu Shi'an talked with Liu Shi in private, hoping that Liu Shi would miss this scientific examination and wait until three years later.As for the reason, there was something wrong with the chief examiner of this exam. If Liu Shi passed the exam this time and became the protégé of that chief examiner, he would inevitably be implicated and influenced by him in the future, and his future might be bleak.

Liu Shi trusted Liu Shi'an very much. Although Liu Shi'an didn't specifically say what was wrong with the chief examiner, he didn't go into it.Because Liu Shi'an has fragments of the artifact, he knows something that others don't know. If he insists on exploring the reasons carefully, and insists on Liu Shi'an telling one, two, three, isn't that deliberately embarrassing Liu Shi'an?

But since you don't take the exam this time, the next time will have to wait until three years later.The money accumulated in the past two years can buy a yard of similar size in places where the capital is not where the rich and powerful gather, such as near Liu Shi'an's house.

After buying a place to live, it's better to take grandparents, mother, wife and children with you. It's not a problem to be apart for too long.

After making a decision, Liu Shi discussed with Liu Shi'an, and he also agreed.Now Liu Shi's income is more than enough to cover the life of his family in Beijing.When Liu Shi's family came to the capital, they were able to come and go frequently with Liu Xiucai and his wife, taking care of each other.

After searching for a long time, I found a suitable house at a quarter of an hour's walk from Liu Shi'an's house, and the approximate specifications and size were similar to Liu Shi'an's house.The price is right, and they bring their own old furniture.Liu Shi's family is poor, so he doesn't mind using old furniture, and thinks it saves money.

After everything was arranged, Liu Shi wrote a letter home, inviting his grandparents and parents to Beijing to reunite with him, and said that his current income from errands was very good, enough for the whole family to live in Beijing.In the past few years, he will teach in Beijing. After taking the imperial examination in a few years, if he can pass the Jinshi, he will probably also be admitted to the Imperial Academy. Then he will almost definitely stay in Beijing for nearly ten years.

It is inappropriate for grandparents, parents, wife and children to live in their hometown, not to mention that he misses his relatives and hopes that the whole family can live together.Just talking about Liu Sheng's reading problem can't be solved.Now that Liu Xiucai is in the capital, there is no one in Xiahe Village who can teach the children at the beginning.Could it be that his son, a Juren, will be illiterate?

In short, what was written in the letter would make it possible for grandparents and parents who didn't want to go to Beijing to cause trouble for him to go to Beijing together.

Liu Shi also went out of his way to find the caravan that brought them to Beijing last time, and that caravan had a route to pass through Qinghe County.Liu Shi paid some money and asked them to deliver the letter along the way, and when the caravan turned around and passed Qinghe County, he also brought his whole family to Beijing.

The whole family has never traveled far. If they didn't follow such a well-know caravan, who would feel relieved to let them go to Beijing like this.

It was three months before Liu Shi's family came to Beijing to reunite with him.

Liu Shi first kowtowed to his grandparents and parents, and then carefully looked at the complexions of the elders. He was relieved to see that there was nothing wrong with them except a little tired.

He placed his grandparents and parents into the room he had prepared earlier, and then carefully looked at his wife and son.

The daughter-in-law hasn't changed much, but the son Liu Sheng has almost grown into a small potato egg, his skin is a bit dark, and his two cheeks are bright red. One can tell that he has been exposed to the sun in summer.Seeing Liu Shi was still a little timid, and kept hiding behind Mrs. Liu.

Being embraced by Liu Shi, Liu Sheng was about to cry, and his whole body threw himself towards Mrs. Liu.Liu Shi had no choice but to send him back to Liu Shi's arms.

That night, the whole family ate dinner with Liushi's food made in a processing factory. He told his family that he bought it at a small restaurant outside.Liu Shi had never been in the kitchen at home before, and his grandparents and parents would not believe that these delicious meals were cooked by Liu Shi himself.

Originally, Liu Shi could buy a few servants to help with the work, but his whole family are all solid countrymen, they are used to doing the work by themselves, they don't go to the fields, and they only do some housework, which is considered very leisurely.

Liu Shi himself is just a juren who teaches in other people's homes, and has not yet become an official, which makes him not in the mood to buy someone to serve him for the time being.

He bought enough rice, noodles, miscellaneous grains, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar for his family.The next day, I asked for leave on purpose, and brought my grandparents and parents to familiarize myself with the area of ​​the house, where to buy meat and vegetables.

There is no countryman who does not know how to live.When Liushi came home on his next rest day, he found that there was a yellow dog guarding the house. His parents had raised chickens and ducks in the backyard. It was dropped, and all of them were planted with green vegetables and shallots.Just paved paths with stones leading to each room, the yard is like a vegetable garden.

Liu Shi said that the changes at home are completely acceptable.These are the lifestyles his elders are accustomed to. They have lived like this for decades, should they change it when they are old?

Let's just leave it at that, anyway, he doesn't pay much attention to face for a small person.Even if he became an official, he would rather his elders live a more comfortable and happy life in Beijing.

On the rest day, I took the whole family to play in the capital.Little Tudoudan's son has gradually become familiar with him, and he is no longer afraid of giving birth. He always looks forward to his father coming home from vacation and taking him out to play.