The dinner was finally cooked by the Su sisters. Situ Xi did not expect that not only were they excellent at needlework, but they were also very good at cooking.

Several maids were standing aside, fighting for space to help out. Zhongli was stunned but couldn't resist them, so he left the east kitchen and went back to his room to rest.

During dinner, the table was filled with dishes, which were extremely sumptuous. Situ Xi was used to being casual, and there were not many rules in the house. Everyone, including Butler Chen, finally had dinner together around the round table, and both the host and the guests were happy.

As the sky grew dark, Zhong Limo took Butler Chen to say goodbye and return home.

Butler Chen works very quickly. He promised to help Qixian arrange a place to live and it was settled within a few hours after he came back last night. He rented a temporary house two to three hundred meters away from Situ Xi's house.

There were a lot of vacant rooms in that house. After hearing about it, Mu Juzheng immediately decided to move in with Mu Feng. Although it was very comfortable to live next to the restaurant, it was a long distance from the west of the city to Situ Xi's home. He thought it was difficult to run away, so he lived there.

It's more convenient here.

After dinner, Situ Xi proposed to Qixian that he wanted to learn martial arts from him. Qixian agreed readily without hesitation for a moment, and proposed to start training early tomorrow morning.

Situ Xi originally thought that this process would be difficult. After all, in his mind, these martial arts inheritance should be something that needed careful consideration. But when Qixian casually threw a picture album called "Pebble Boxing" into his hand, he

Only then did I feel that maybe my understanding was wrong.

The reason why it is said that "Pebble Boxing" is a picture album is because after looking through it, Situ Xi found that there was no text in the book, and every page from the beginning to the end was painted with a little man in various postures.

"You should take a look at the above moves first. From now on, get up at 9 o'clock every day and practice sparring with me for half an hour. That's it for now."

"Is this all right? No need to do some physical exercise?"

"No need." Qixian shook his head.

After hearing Qixian's answer, Situ Xi felt more in agreement with the boxing technique in his hand and Qixian's teaching method.

This is truly good martial arts and a good coach. It is friendly to novices. Boring exercise may make people unable to persist. However, if you improve your physical fitness and accumulate experience in actual combat, this problem will not occur.

"I'll come find you at sunrise tomorrow. By the way, wear less clothes and prepare some plaster." Qixian waved his hand and left the courtyard.

…

At night, Situ Xi was enjoying the breeze in the courtyard and reading a book. He planned to go through every move in the album first.

There were no recliners in this era, so he sat on a stool with his head lowered and flipped through the book for a long time before he felt some pain in the back of his neck. He put the book down and pressed his neck with his hand.

"Mr. Sir, it's not good to sit for a long time. You should get up and walk from time to time."

Two slender, cold bare hands stretched out to his shoulders from behind. Situ Xi looked back and saw that Zhongli Min had already started massaging him gently.

"Uncle, I'm done with my work. Your candle is almost burnt out. I'm going to change it for you." Qing Yu also walked into the courtyard from the other side of the corridor at this time, with four women following behind her.

Chaoyun and Manjun will stay in the side courtyard as maids from today on. The Su sisters will also rest in the guest room tonight. They should have been cleaning up the dishes and the room just now.

"I've met Madam." They walked into the courtyard together and saluted Zhongli Xin together.

"You all should sit down and have a rest. It's been a hard day today." Zhongli nodded to them and asked them to sit at the stone table in the courtyard.

Chaoyun and Manjun have been observing the situation at Situ Xi's home today. They found that the family's way of getting along is very special. Not only is the relationship between husband and wife harmonious, but even the relationship between the maid and the master is relaxed and casual, and gives people a sense of comfort.

Natural feeling.

Su Heluo sat on the stone chair next to her sister. The two of them were a little reserved. Looking at the warm appearance of the family, there was also a little envy in their eyes.

Qingyu brought another candle lamp over, and the area around the stone table instantly became brighter. She brought out some fruits and put them on the table, and sat down beside it.

Just as she sat down, she looked around. Since the young lady got married, it seemed like this was the first time that everyone had gathered together to chat at night like today. Qingyu turned her head to look at Situ Xi again, and she suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, uncle, I haven't heard you tell a story for a long time! Are you interested in telling us a story today?"

"tell a story?"

"Yes, the stories my uncle tells are very interesting. You can't hear them outside." Qingyu was very proud.

"Really?" Chaoyun was a little doubtful.

"How can I lie to you! Uncle, is it okay?"

"Want to hear a story?" Situ Xi heard Qingyu's request. He pinched his chin and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Speaking of which, I did think of a good story..."

"If you want to hear it, uncle, please tell me!"

"Do you want to hear it too, madam?"

"I am also very interested."

"So, let's all come closer." Situ Xi moved the two candlesticks on the stone table in front of him, and asked everyone to move their chairs and gather towards him.

As everyone gathered around, Situ Xi suddenly blew out one of the candles and started in a very low voice:

"Once upon a time, there was a gentleman. When he was young, he loved to be chivalrous and helpful to others. He was so strong that he could lift a kettlebell and spin and dance..."

What he was going to talk about was a section in the second volume of "Liaozhai" called "Dark Arts". It roughly told the story of a fortune teller who used ghosts and ghosts to make profits for himself, and was eventually exposed by Yu Gong.

Seeing that everyone was attentive and listening with interest, I guess they would like storybooks like "Liao Zhai"...

Candlelight flickered in the courtyard.

"Yu Gong struck out with his sword, and the man fell down. When he shined a light on it, he saw that it was a paper man, and it had been cut in half..."

"The monster was chopped into two pieces and was squirming on the ground..."

"In the dim moonlight, I saw the ghost's face as black as coal, with yellow light shining in its eyes; it had no clothes on its upper body and no shoes on its feet..."

…

"Ah! Ah! Don't come here!"

Just after the story was told, a "ding" sound of metal collision suddenly came from the courtyard, and several consecutive screams followed the sound.

"Qingyu, what's wrong? Are you okay? It's just that the candlestick fell over." Situ Xi was secretly happy in his heart and straightened the candle on the table. "Eh? What's wrong with you? Your faces are all so pale. This "Witch" sounds so good.

Are you still enjoying yourself? In fact, I have another story here, so I’ll just finish it together.”

"Mr... Young Master, it's already late at night today. My little sister and I have to go to the government office tomorrow morning, so we have to go and rest first..."

"Sister Bai, haven't we washed up just now?" When Chao Yun turned around, he realized that Bai Manjun, who was by his side just now, had disappeared.

Before Situ Xi could react, the four people who had been sitting just got up and fled in all directions, and the courtyard suddenly became deserted.

"My husband, they just arrived today, and you are teasing them like this..." Zhong Li was stunned and had already grabbed Situ Xi's arm at some point. Looking at the proud look on her husband's face, she couldn't help but find it funny.

"Hey, this is what they actively want to hear." Situ Xi touched his nose, "Huh? Qingyu, you are still here. It seems that someone as energetic as you is much more courageous than ordinary people.

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Chapter completed!