Chapter 786: Amazing appetite
"Sir, don't talk too much to talk to Li Jin!" Li Xiu scolded Li Jin at this time. After all, he knew that his son was too weird. It would be bad if he said something inappropriate and made the atmosphere too awkward.
However, Li Jin said with some dissatisfaction at this time: "Didn't you tell me to learn from others? I saw that this Zhuangshi Xue has excellent archery skills and excellent martial arts skills, so I wanted to ask him to teach me martial arts and archery skills."
"Uh?" Li Xiu was also stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that his son's vision was really good. He actually wanted to become Xue Rengui as his teacher. You should know that Xue Rengui is one of the few commanders in history who can be civil and military. He has extremely high personal force, especially his archery skills are extremely famous. The allusion of three arrows to determine Tianshan is from his story.
"The young master has been too proud. I just have more strength and practiced some family-born martial arts. It's nothing!" Xue Rengui said very modestly at this time. If he ignores his figure, Xue Rengui's words and deeds are actually more like a scholar who is knowledgeable and polite.
"Haha, Mr. Xue is too humble. I just saw that your archery skills and martial arts are also top-notch in the army. But this is not a place to talk. Let's find a place to sit down and eat and chat!" Li Xiu also smiled at this time, and then took Xue Rengui to the restaurant where he had just eaten, and then asked the guy to deliver some special dishes.
Li Xiu originally wanted to eat and chat with Xue Rengui, but after the wine and food were delivered, although Xue Rengui tried his best to control it, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the table and his throat kept rolling, obviously he was swallowing saliva. But this couldn't blame him. After all, he hadn't eaten for a day and a night, and his appetite was high. At this time, facing a table of hearty dishes, he naturally couldn't control himself.
Li Xiu also discovered Xue Rengui's abnormality. He thought that he could not even take out his usual money just now and his clothes were so worn, so his life was obviously not satisfactory. In addition, he remembered the history books that Xue Rengui was extremely generous and could eat ten kilograms of rice at a meal. Li Xiu originally thought it was a bit exaggerated, but he believed it a little when he saw the other party's burly and strong figure.
"Shi Zhuangshi, the dishes in this restaurant are quite good. Let's have a meal first before chatting!" Li Xiu immediately spoke at this time. After saying that, he was the first to pick up the chopsticks, then picked up a piece of mushroom and put it in his mouth. Although he had just eaten, as the owner, if he didn't eat it first, Xue Rengui wouldn't have moved his chopsticks at all.
Xue Rengui also saw that Li Xiu was actually helping him, and he looked at him gratefully, but he was really hungry at this time. Then he picked up chopsticks and started eating. As a result, all the dishes on the table were swallowed by him in the blink of an eye. Li Xiu and his son were stunned at this time, because Xue Rengui was so cruel and too fast to eat.
"That... the shop, serve another table according to the dishes just now!" Li Xiu saw that Xue Rengui seemed to be not full yet, so he opened his mouth to order the clerk.
"No need to spend too much. Although these dishes are delicious, they are not hungry. Just give me a basket of steamed buns." Xue Rengui said embarrassedly when he saw Li Xiu and his son surprised. He had a lot of appetite since he was a child. One person could eat ten people. The conditions at his family were pretty good. After all, he was also an official family, but because his father was early and he didn't have much property left, he was too edible, and he ended up eating a well-off family into a poor family.
"It's okay, you have to serve steamed buns and vegetables. Since I treat you, I can't let you be hungry!" Li Xiu also reacted at this time, and then smiled. He wanted to see how much Xue Rengui could eat it?
Following Li Xiu's instructions, the restaurant soon had another banquet, and there was a basket of steamed buns, a total of eight, each of which was as big as Li Jin's little head. Li Xiu was also from the north and grew up eating steamed buns. However, even when he was the most edible teenager, he could eat at most one and a half of such steamed buns, and he would have to eat too much more.
However, Xue Rengui's performance next opened Li Xiu's eyes. He grabbed a steamed bun with his big hand like a palm fan, opened his mouth and bit off half of it. Then he chewed the dishes on the table for a few times and swallowed it. In one bite, the whole steamed bun disappeared, and the newly prepared dishes on the table were quickly disappeared. When all the eight big steamed buns were eaten, the dishes on the table had been eaten up, and even the soup was dipped all over the steamed buns and ate it.
After eating the steamed buns and dishes, Xue Rengui looked at the plates on the table with some nostalgia, and seemed to be a little unsatisfied, which made Li Xiu speechless. Xue Rengui's meal was simply more than ten meals he had. Although he knew that the other party could eat, this appetite was a bit scary. No wonder he lived so miserable. Most people really couldn't resist Xue Rengui's appetite.
"Take the mat and bring a few special dishes!" Li Xiu ordered his friend again at this time. In fact, it was just a pile of mats, and there were not even bones on the table, because no matter what bone fell into Xue Rengui's mouth, it seemed that he could bite it and swallow it. Apart from the word "frugal", Li Xiu could not think of any other words to describe Xue Rengui's meal.
"It's a waste of money for the nobles!" Xue Rengui bowed to Li Xiu again with a little embarrassed expression. He also knew that he had a lot of appetite. In fact, with his ability, it was very easy to find a housekeeper to protect the hospital. However, when others saw his appetite, they were not very willing. After all, he could only serve ten people, and no matter how capable he was, the master could not withstand it in the end.
"It's okay, it's just a meal. Speaking of which, most of the ancient generals have amazing appetites. Lian Po is old, but they can still eat ten kilograms of meat. Xue Zhuangshi's magical power is amazing. It's not uncommon to have such an appetite. In fact, some of the powerful generals of our Tang Dynasty, such as Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others, have a very high appetite!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time. He saw the appetites of Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin with his own eyes, and it is indeed not comparable to ordinary people, especially during wars, he ate more than usual.
When Xue Rengui heard Li Xiu mention Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin in his words, he was also shocked. After all, these two people are both Dukes and are definitely not accessible to ordinary people. This also made him even more curious about Li Xiu's identity. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke again: "Thank you for your hospitality, I don't know what the noble person calls him?"
"Didn't I just say that my father's identity is not something that ordinary people can know, but if you are willing to be my riding and shooting master, I can tell you!" At this time, Li Jin rushed to speak again. It seemed that he was determined to be Xue Rengui as his master. After all, Xue Rengui's performance just now was really amazing. Although Li Jin did not lack the riding and shooting master who taught him, everyone hoped that there would be a powerful master to point out.
"Nonsense, sit down!" Li Xiu scolded him at this time, which made Li Jin a little dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only sit down helplessly.
If it is for ordinary people, Li Xiu may conceal his identity, but he also wants to recruit Xue Rengui very much, so he does not intend to conceal it. Therefore, Li Xiu slowly said: "Since Mr. Xue wants to know, I won't hide it anymore. I'm here to Li Xiu!"
When Xue Rengui heard Li Xiu’s name report, he was stunned at first, then stood up with a "teng" sound, with an expression of disbelief on his face. After a while, he asked tentatively: “You... are Duke Yan and the prince consort of the Tang Dynasty?”
"Haha, yes, I am Duke Yan. This is Li Jin, the son of my princess. This time we came to Taiyuan, we are actually presiding over the relocation of Empress Mu tomb!" Li Xiu said with a smile. After Li Yuan ascended the throne, he posthumously named Empress Dou as Empress Mu.
"It's indeed Duke Yan. Before he was still alive, he was a little neglected!" Xue Rengui confirmed Li Xiu's identity and immediately politely said. After all, he is just a down-and-out family now. Although he has some force, he has a huge gap in identity with Li Xiu, which even made him feel a little panicked for a while.
"He's polite, Zhuangshi Xue, please invite me to sit down quickly. Today I was traveling in casual clothes. I originally wanted to appreciate the scenery of Taiyuan, but I didn't expect to meet a talent like Zhuangshi Xue. Just now, I saw that Xue Zhuangshi was wise and had very superb martial arts. He was a talent in short supply in the army. Why don't you join the army? This way, you can win a new background for yourself?" Li Xiu said politely for a few words, and then asked Xue Rengui to sit down, and then asked again.
In fact, Li Xiu was also a little curious, because Xue Rengui first appeared in the history of the Tang Dynasty, when the Tang Dynasty attacked Goguryeo several years later. At that time, he became famous in the battle and won the favor of Li Shimin. However, Xue Rengui was almost thirty years old at that time. Before that, Xue Rengui had the ability but stayed in his hometown to farm. This was really not normal. After all, the Tang Dynasty had a strong martial style, and many young people in their teenage years liked to compete for their origins in the army.
When he heard Li Xiu's question, Xue Rengui sighed at this moment, and then he explained: "The Duke of China doesn't know that Xue once thought about making achievements on the battlefield, but I lost my father since I was young. I was the only son of the family. My mother raised me with great difficulty and left me a few years ago. Before she passed away, she told me that I must first get married and have children, so that we can leave our Xue family before we can join the army. After all, there is no eyebrow on the battlefield. No matter how good the martial arts are, I cannot guarantee that I will survive."
"This... Xue Zhuangshi, you don't have any children yet?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this. After all, Xue Rengui looked about twenty years old. With the Tang Dynasty, he should have been a child long ago?
What Li Xiu didn't expect was that Xue Rengui smiled bitterly at this time: "Stop talking about his son, I haven't gotten married yet. In fact, I came to Taiyuan this time to get married!"
Chapter completed!