A leisurely life reborn in the fiery age

Chapter 224
"Duh huh huh..."

"Start with the pork breast. Use a kitchen knife to follow the grain and cut the meat into long strips. Then chop the ribs into two-inch pieces."

"After cutting it, put it in a basin and add salt, a little cooking wine and green onions. Use your hands to mix the meat evenly."

"Hey..."

In the kitchen of Building [-], Cosmetic Road, the two sons originally wanted to learn the cooking skills of making delicious dishes from their father, but when they saw Li Yuan moving his hand (rua), Li Si, who was a little bit obsessed with germs, looked at it. I almost threw up.

He received the kind care from his father and brother: "Get out!!"

After Li Si ran away with his tail between his legs, Li Yuan continued to teach: "This is to get rid of the smell of meat and improve the taste of the food. Light the pot, pour in the base oil, and put the flavored ribs into the pot piece by piece. Cook and fry, pushing slightly with a spoon to prevent the ribs from sticking to each other and the bottom of the pan. Fry until the surface of the ribs is slightly crispy, then immediately remove it with a large colander and drain the oil. Leave an appropriate amount of base oil in the pot and add the green onions. After frying until fragrant, add cooking wine, pour in the ribs, and add water just to cover the ribs."

"At this time, you can add white sugar and a little red yeast powder to enhance the flavor and color, then turn on low heat and slowly cook to add the flavor. After an hour and a half, you will have brown-red ribs, and then add an appropriate amount of mature vinegar to neutralize them. For the flavor of the pork ribs, add a little oil and stir-fry evenly before taking it out of the pan.”

"Look at these pork ribs. They are bright red in color. Let's take a bite... Does it taste sweet at first and then sour in the mouth? Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside? This is authentic sweet and sour pork ribs!"

Li Xing ate the ribs in his mouth, his happy eyes narrowed, he looked like a trumpet Li Yuan.

Li Si, the youngest son who looked like Lou Xiao'e, appeared out of nowhere at this moment, his eyes smiled like crescent moons, and called people: "Dad..."

Li Yuan was puzzled: "Who are you?"

Li Xing laughed loudly, and Li Si was about to cry but had no tears: "Dad, I am Xiao Si!"

Li Yuan gave him a piece of short ribs with a smile and said: "You are older when you are three years old, and you are older when you are seven years old. If you continue to cheat like this after the age of seven, not to mention the pork ribs, there will be no pork butt. Remember it."

Li Si nodded dejectedly while nibbling on the delicious pork ribs.

Li Xing chuckled and said, "Brother, can you get up at five o'clock tomorrow morning?"

"can!!"

……

Damn it, a four-year-old child is just snoozing, and he was raised in a pampered manner, so how can he endure this hardship?

Lou Xiu couldn't bear to say: "Forget it, let's get up early again in two years. I'm still growing."

Li Yuan said cheerfully: "They say the boss is stupid and the second child is treacherous. Every family has a bad third child. Now it seems that the boss is good and the second child is indeed a traitor. I don't know whether the third child is bad or not."

As he said that, he glanced at Lou Xiu's belly.

Working hard every night, I just don’t know which one will be the third one first.

Lou Xiu's face turned red and she rolled her eyes at Li Yuan. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Lou Xiao'e with disheveled hair and a big yawn. She walked to Li Si's bed and slapped her face.

Li Si suddenly sat up and looked at everyone with blank eyes:

What's wrong?who I am?where am I?
Lou Xiu scolded "Ah", and Lou Xiao'e yawned again and said: "How can you expect such a big kid to be self-conscious? When I first came to Hong Kong Island, I didn't make glutinous rice balls every day to practice. Go. Go ahead, go ahead, I’ll go back and sleep for a while.”

With that said, he turned around and left.

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Central, Mid-Levels.

Lee Mansion.

Zhang Ruilian, the most senior wife of the Li family, summoned the eldest, second, third and fourth sons of the family.

Li Xishen had a total of four wives and fifteen children. However, after his death, the only ones who were really in charge of the family business, apart from his original wife Huang Lanfang, were the eldest and second sons of Zhang Ruilian and the third and fourth sons of his original wife. .

There are not many opportunities for the whole family to get together on weekdays. Today, Zhang Ruilian summoned the family so solemnly that the four brothers did not dare to neglect and arrived early.

Hong Kong Island is a very magical place. It may be said to be cultural, but it is recognized as a cultural desert.

It might be said that he is uneducated, but he takes loyalty and filial piety very seriously.

If someone is labeled as being unfaithful and unfilial, it is basically considered as a self-imposed suicide.

Even the gangsters who go out to fight and kill and do all kinds of bad things will often become filial sons when they return home, otherwise they will be cast aside by the world...

"Brother, what's wrong with mommy? Is there something missing? Just give me a call."

The third oldest son, Toshikazu, sat on the sofa and asked with a smile. In theory, he is the eldest son of Li Xishen, and he is also the strongest in terms of ability. Now that he founded TVB, the reputation of the Li family has been raised again.

The eldest brother, Li Mingze, is even closer to this lively half-brother than his younger brother Li Mingqia. He also took Li Xiaohe to study abroad in Oxford. He laughed and cursed: "How do I know what happened to my mother suddenly? I call you when I need something? When did you become the eldest son of the family, how could I not have known?"

Toshitaka laughed and said, "I can call you too!"

Just as he was talking, a maid from the Li family who was combing her hair came out supporting an old woman with white hair but a kind face. The four sons of the Li family hurriedly stood up and greeted her.

Zhang Ruilian smiled and nodded. After she sat down, she, who never spoke much, got straight to the point: "I called you here today to ask for alms."

The four people who had just sat down stood up again, and Li Xiaohe complained: "Mommy, what are you talking about? It seems that we have become unfilial sons, and even your food has to be opened by your mouth. Wow, spread the word. We brothers are too shameless to be human."

Li Mingze said: "Mom, do you have any big expenses?"

The money they pay to the old lady every year is not a small amount.

Zhang Ruilian nodded, looked at Li Rongsen, the youngest of the four, but he is also over 50 years old this year, and said: "Fourth, you have been fond of collecting since you were a child, and you have a good eye."

Li Rongsen said "ouch" and said with an immodest smile: "Mommy, you've praised me, but I'm just a little better than the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother."

Although she is very old, she does not hesitate to wear colorful clothes to entertain her.

"Fall on the street!"

"Bad guy!"

There was a burst of laughter and curses. There were indeed not many wealthy families like theirs that did not have major conflicts between brothers.

But because of this, in the more than 40 years since Li Hysan was killed, the Li family not only did not fall apart, but with half as much fat as Causeway Bay, it actually rose step by step and became more prosperous.

Zhang Ruilian waited for them to stop joking, then took out a photo and asked the self-combing maid to hand it to Li Rongsen and said, "Look, see if this is real or fake."

Li Yongsen is a man of genuine talent and knowledge. As the owner of the Min Chiu Abode on Hong Kong Island, he is quite famous in the entire Chinese world collecting circle.

After Li Rongsen took the photo, his eyes slowly opened wide. He couldn't believe his eyes. After looking at it for a while, he put his face close to the photo. After looking at it carefully for a while, he looked at Mrs. Li in disbelief. Said: "Mommy, this...how is this possible?"

Seeing him acting like this, the old lady became excited and said, "Sen Zai, is it possible that this is true?"

Li Rongsen said with a look on his face: "Of course it's true! Every detail is correct, but it's impossible! This thing is a Buddhist treasure. How come... it's all in half, only the upper body and the base of the lotus platform. ? Mommy, the photo may be fake..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he was so sad that he couldn't speak.

The three brothers of the Li family probably understood something. Li Mingze sighed and said: "I had known that there would be a lot of chaos and chaos in the north. The tombs of emperors, generals and ministers were stripped naked, and the bodies of the famous late Qing Dynasty official Zhang Zhidong and his wife were all naked." The corpse was pulled out, exposed in the sun, and whipped. The temple was demolished and destroyed, and the family of Kong Sheng was also destroyed. Unexpectedly, even such a treasure..."

The old lady recited the Buddha's name several times. Li Xiaohe understood and said, "Mommy, do you want to buy this home?"

"Yes please!"

Mrs. Li Jia Tai said seriously: "This is the eight-year-old statue of the Buddha that was consecrated. It is recorded in the Buddhist scriptures that after the death of the Buddha's mother, he wanted to go to heaven to preach to his mother. However, the king on earth refused to give up and would not see the Buddha. The Buddha would be seriously ill. The Buddha originally disliked erecting statues, but for the sake of the believers, he still chose to erect three statues of the Buddha, the eight-year-old body, the 12-year-old body and the 25-year-old body. This one is the eight-year-old body, but unfortunately it was cut off with a saw. It was originally meant to be pulled away and melted to refine the copper. Fortunately, my Buddha has a Dharma Protector Vajra, and he risked his life to escort him to escape from the dead. I hope to find a door with Buddha's fate and store it for twelve years. After the peace in the north, I can then remove the statue of Buddha. Send it back to Buddhism and become one with the lotus platform. This is a great merit!"

Seeing their mother's pious look, the four brothers understood that they had to pay off this huge sum of money.If this money is not given, mother and son will not be able to have sex in the future...

The four of them gritted their teeth in hatred, not knowing who was being targeted.

Li Mingze smiled and said: "Old lady, it is a good thing to ask for this Buddhist relationship. It can protect the well-being of our family."

The old lady was so happy that she nodded and said, "Yes, this is a true relationship with Buddha!"

Li Rongsen smiled and said: "Mommy, then we have to send more incense money to this Buddhist protector. It can be regarded as our sincerity."

Li Xiaohe said cheerfully: "Mommy, there is always a certain number, just tell me. If it hasn't been settled yet, I'll go talk to the Buddhist protector."

The old lady of the Li family shook her head and said: "People have made it very clear, there is no need to talk about it anymore. The incense money is 500 million yuan a year, paid once every four years, and it ends in 12 years."

"Five...500 million?! Only one year?!"

The four brothers were all shocked. A mansion in Repulse Bay now only costs 100 million, 500 million... Who is this person? Are you crazy about poverty?
How can this be called a Buddhist protector? Even the club’s red sticks are not so ruthless.

The old lady said solemnly: "Those who hope to get this Buddhist fate are not only our Li family, but also the wife of the Ma family." As she spoke, her voice became like a pious atonement, and said: "You also know, Your father, as well as the Ma family, all relied on public cigarettes to make their fortunes. In the early years, I don’t know how many people cursed us for making money that would cost us our descendants..."

Li Mingze said with relief: "Mom, public cigarettes were legal in those years."

Mrs. Lee shook her head and said: "It is easy to deceive others, but it is difficult to deceive God. After the master was assassinated, if my wife and I had not continued to worship Buddha for 40 years, how would you have been safe and wealthy today?"

The four brothers of the Li family felt very uncomfortable. Their hard work and hard work ended up being the work of the bald donkeys...

However, just thinking about it in my mind, I quickly emptied it.

Hong Kong people generally believe this, but they are afraid that if it is true, wouldn't it be bad if they cursed the Buddha?
Li Mingze was the eldest. He pondered for a while and said: "Mom, can you let us meet this Buddhist protector? After all, it is not a small sum of money. My father bought half of Causeway Bay for only 380 million..."

The old lady said angrily: "The 40 million 380 years ago is more than the [-] million now. Then I will mortgage my shares to the Kadoorie family..."

"Ehhh!"

The four brothers hurriedly stopped him, what a joke.If this really happens, not only will the reputation of the four brothers be ruined, but it will also attract wolves into the house.

The businesses under the Lee Family Consortium overlap a lot with those of the Kadoorie family, including hotels, real estate, banks, etc. If we really have to open a way to let the Kadoorie family in, they can still block it while they are there. But when they are gone, where will the family's descendants be? Can you stop a deep-sea giant like Kadoorie?

Seeing the old lady who was so desperate that she wanted to buy half a Buddha statue home, the four of them sighed helplessly.

Just like the children of the aunts and uncles who are devout and superstitious about health care products and financial management products decades later...

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"Mr. Li, you are really young and promising!"

As a top student at Oxford University, Toshitakawa looked at the smiling young man in front of him and felt unspeakably angry. He gritted his teeth and said with a bad look.

All kinds of scoldings of "take your mother in my mouth" resounded in my heart.

Li Yuan smiled and shook his head, and said slowly: "This is Mrs. Lijia, who is destined to be my Buddha." He made his hands look like a flower.

Behind him is the Buddhist niche that the Li family repaired overnight, housing the eight-year-old statue of Buddha.

Seeing Li Yuan standing in front of the Buddha, Zhang Ruilian, Mrs. Lijia's wife, immediately looked holy, as if she was bathed in the light of the Buddha.

He is worthy of being a Buddhist Vajra Protector. Although he is a lay disciple, it is obvious that he still possesses Buddha nature.

Old Luolan, who was chatting with Li Mingze, the boss of the Li family, was speechless for a moment when he saw Li Yuan like this.

Without him, the operation is too cumbersome.

The four brothers of the Li family wished they could bring a dog to put out the fire every day, lest they could not help but beat this pouncer to death!

After seeing Li Yuan take four HKD 500 million HSBC checks from Zhang Ruilian, Old Roland began to doubt who was the Jew...

It would be fine if it were sold to the Lee family, but the key is to rent it!
Harel actually said that this boy cultivated some kind of sincerity. Today, he should really be allowed to come together to see this boy's virtue...

After collecting the check, Li Yuan glanced at Li Xiaohe's face, pondered for a moment, and said to Mrs. Zhang Ruilian of the Li family: "Mrs. Mrs. Zhang is sincere to the Buddha, and the Buddha will show mercy. I think although the name of Mrs. Tai's third son is He, There is a lot of hostility in the face, and you may have a heart disease, so you might as well pay more attention. Say goodbye, don't send him off."

After Li Yuan and Old Luo Lan left the Li Mansion, Zhang Ruilian stared at Li Xiaohe's face, which made him feel uncomfortable. He smiled and said: "Mommy, this... what this person said was not said by the Buddha. If so, don’t take it seriously, right?”

Zhang Ruilian shook her head and said to the boss Li Mingze: "Take him to have his heart checked. Go now. I'll wait in front of the Buddha."

She didn’t believe that the Buddhist Vajra Protector Association was lying in front of the Buddha.

The old lady rarely interfered in their affairs. She rarely spoke and had to listen even if she didn't want to. Besides, the Li family brothers also wanted to see if the money spent was worth it.

Rich people naturally do things quickly, but an hour later, when Li Mingze came back with Li Xiaohe, both of them looked a little heavy.

Li Rongsen, who was nominally accompanying the old lady to worship the Buddha, but was actually carefully admiring the eight-year-old statue of the Buddha, was startled when he saw this and asked: "Brother, third brother, are you okay?"

Li Xiaohe looked livid, while Li Mingze said to Mrs. Li: "The third child really has a heart disease. Fortunately, it was discovered early."

The only trace of distress in Mrs. Li's heart disappeared without a trace. After reciting the Buddha's name, she said with sincerity: "I know you don't believe it in your heart. You think I am old and stupid and have been deceived. Now you know that the Buddha is merciful." Right? Money is not wasted..."

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"Where did I lie? Not to mention the old lady of the Li family, just based on the last sentence, the money of the Li family was not wasted."

After leaving Lee Mansion, Li Yuan took Old Roland's Dodge sedan to the pier, preparing to take the ferry across the sea to Tsing Yi Island. He felt very indignant at the slander against Old Roland in the car.

Old Roland thought for a while, and it seemed that it was really the case.

Not all heart diseases have symptoms. Many negative heart diseases are not diagnosed until sudden death occurs, and the risk is very high.

Old Roland asked: "Does the third son of the Li family really have a heart disease?"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "I am [-]% sure that his face is not very good, with a faint grayish white color and a faint purple color. Of course, there is usually no abnormality. He may be a little angry today, and I don't know why... "

Old Roland burst out laughing and said, "Since you see that he has a heart disease, why don't you treat him? Maybe you can collect four more checks. Although the Li family has not been very public these years, they are really Rich people, Causeway Bay landowners."

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "Buddha has a destiny, and medicine can cure diseases. I can't cure everyone."

Old Roland looked at Li Yuan and smiled and said: "No wonder Harel likes you, you are indeed different. Do you think that the Li family was once the king of public cigarettes, so you don't treat them, right? Fortunately, our ancestors did not do this This business.”

Li Yuan was noncommittal and saw the car slowly parked at the pier. A cross-sea bridge was being built not far away and said, "Old Roland, this bridge will probably take several years to be repaired."

Old Roland smiled and said: "Li, if everything is ready-made, is it possible for Qingyi Island to allocate land casually? Now that you have money, I suggest you change the land from [-] acres to [-] acres. Do you want to get it at such a low price?" This should be the last chance to win such a large piece of land on Hong Kong Island. The five hundred acres can be divided into two halves, one half for industrial area and the other half for manor..."

Li Yuan said speechlessly: "How can I have so much money to repair a manor of more than 200 acres... Wow, old Roland, you are still good at making money. If the Li family hasn't paid any money in the next ten years, you will be included in it."

Old Roland laughed and said: "Li, believe me, you will not regret spending this money. The money is not in vain. I will also build a manor next to your manor, and then we can become neighbors."

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Old Roland, you are really good at calculating. You are really like my neighbor when I was on the mainland. I really miss them. They will also miss me. They all praise me as the best neighbor."

Old Roland always felt that these words were somewhat watery...

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(End of this chapter)