Chapter 58 New Face

  Recently, Li Yu's class has seen the emergence of several new faces, all of whom are young masters from wealthy families! The first is Cao Ang and Cao Zixiu, both 15 years old; the second is Cao Pi and Cao Ziheng, both 5 years old; the third is Cao Chun and Cao Zhe, both 21 years old.

  "Have you all understood the first thirty-five of the Thirty-six Stratagems?" Li Yu paced back and forth in front of a white cloth board sponsored by Wei Hong and Wei Wangcai;

  "Almost...", "So-so...", a group of people murmured vague responses.

  "Teacher! What if none of these plans work?" Cao Pi asked in a soft and gentle voice. Actually, Cao Pi wasn't as bad as others said, he was quite cute when he was young. Li Yu picked him up and walked to the front.

  "Hmm, Xiao P asked a good question! When all these tactics don't work... ", Li Yu paused for a moment, "Then just run away! The 36th strategy is to retreat as the best plan! If you're still stupidly staying there, that's just attracting hatred!"

  "Oh! Haha...", everyone burst into loud laughter;

  "Alright! That's it for today! We'll continue tomorrow!" Li Yu waved his hand, and at this time it was around 5 or 6 o'clock in the afternoon. In the Han Dynasty, this was almost considered a late night, because during the day they had to train soldiers, and at night these generals still had to make their rounds, so every day there was only this one hour in the afternoon for teaching;

  "Zi Heng, Zi He, what do you think?", Unlike ordinary families, the Cao family's children had taken their courtesy names very early on; 15-year-old Cao Ang already had his own courtesy name.

  Cao Ang gave Li Yu the feeling of being a very strong and robust young man, more suitable for being a general than an emperor. This early deceased eldest son of the Cao family was lively and cheerful, also very studious. Not long after arriving from his hometown of Qiao Commandery, he took Cao Chun and younger brother Cao Pi to attend classes, a pretty good young fellow, Li Yu said so.

  Cao Chun gave him the same feeling, only he was more steady than Cao Ang, perhaps due to his slightly older age! This Cao Zihuan is also a remarkable figure, Old Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was created by him. If he hadn't died early, it wouldn't have been "Two Caos Two Xiaohous", but should be "Three Caos Two Xiaohous".

  Cao Ren is Cao Chun's older brother, a biological sibling, so he was also very concerned about him and asked with a smile.

  Cao Ang hugged Cao Pi and laughed: "The master is an interesting person! Moreover, what he said I have never heard of before, it's refreshing!"

  Cao Chun thought for a moment, then said: "Using the experience and lessons of the ancient sages, combined with his own views and some classic examples of warfare, Mr. Huai De has come up with this set of military strategies. He is indeed a master of military strategy in today's world! What's even more admirable is that he doesn't keep it to himself, but is willing to share it with us. He is a man worthy of respect!"

  "Yes! Those so-called military strategists, who isn't hiding and concealing? To be able to get Mr. Huai's help is truly heaven's will!" Xiahou Dun sighed, the world's top military strategists are led by Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi, but their threshold is too high! Moreover, he, Xiahou Dun, was a man with a record (had committed a crime), and wasn't able to hear the teachings of these two men, which made him feel quite regretful;

  Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and Cao Hong are basically the same. At most, they have received some guidance from local masters, plus their own hard work in peacetime, but this is far from enough. They can now only be considered as vanguard generals who rely on martial arts to charge into battle, and are far from meeting the standards of leading an army or defending a region.

  Li Yu, although he often talks about some unreliable things all day long, fortunately, there are also some useful things that combine with what they originally learned. These people have absorbed a lot of knowledge through their own understanding and further improved their quality.

  "My lord is better than my father!", Cao Pi said in a low voice;

  "Shut up!", Cao Ang scolded with a smile, "You little rascal! If your dad heard you, he'd spank your butt! Haha...", "I think you're just thinking about the delicious food Mr. Huai De made!", The old men burst into laughter;

  This little guy follows me every day just to get free food and drink, and also to feel the love of a father. Lao Cao has never been good with kids and rarely holds them. Li Ye is a loving person, she used to be a kindergarten teacher, but doesn't have children of her own, so she loves other people's kids!

  Li Yu, who was dissatisfied with the Han Dynasty's cuisine, started cooking himself. Although it was considered improper for a gentleman to cook at that time, Li Yu didn't care about such etiquette. He prioritized his own taste buds and wasn't afraid of being criticized by others.

  First, steam some buns. At that time, the steamed cakes were all hard and stiff. Li Yu understood fermentation dough, also known as old dough, then made buns without modern yeast, which was not bad, warm and soft to eat. At least these people would often run to Li Yu's place when they had nothing better to do.

  Then he made some stir-fries. Now it's still early spring and there aren't many vegetables, so Li Yu stir-fried some meat dishes. For people who are used to eating steamed, boiled, or roasted food at this time, this is undoubtedly a delicious dish! And it's also very simple, in line with Old Cao's concise style;

  Lao Cao himself was used to eating coarse rice and grains, but Li Yu couldn't stand it! Fortunately, Lao Cao only did this for himself and didn't force others to do the same. However, after eating Li Yu's cooking, Lao Cao became addicted and now finds everything else tasteless. In the past, it was always Li Yu going to his place to freeload, but this time he came over with a thick face to freeload again! Here they come again, still in a group!

  On the way, Cao Cao took down these three little ones and brought them together. He had no choice, sometimes his face was not as good as these few little guys! Bringing them over, Li Yu would not be petty, that's what Old Cao thought;

  Li Yu is now living a life of nobility, with three meals a day. Ordinary people can barely afford two meals a day, it's clear he has become corrupt!

  "Hey! Little P! You're here again! Come on, come on! Teacher has prepared some delicious food for you!" Completely ignoring Cao's flattering smile, Li Yu picked up Cao and spun him around twice, making the little guy laugh out loud.

  Cao Cao shook his head and laughed: "I said that stinky little kid, how can you say you're better than me, Huaide! You like kids so much, why not have one yourself? You're already over 20 and still unmarried. As the saying goes, 'there are three unfilial acts, and having no offspring is the greatest.' Tomorrow I'll introduce my sister to you, how about that?"

  Cao Cao still remembered his joke from back then, falsely claiming that Li Yu was his brother-in-law. Now it seems the possibility of success is not small!

  "I hope your sister doesn't grow up to be like you!", Li Yu rolled his eyes, thinking to himself but not saying it out loud. After bowing, Li Yu said: "These things can't be forced, the kids are all hungry, wait for me a moment!"

  Li Yu, who had long been prepared, soon brought up a large plate of steamed buns and stir-fried meat. Cao Cao led his eldest son Cao Ang, second son Cao Pi, and nephew Cao Chun to take their seats. Like a whirlwind sweeping away the clouds, they began eating. Li Yu was also a gluttonous character, so he naturally wouldn't idle around and joined in the meal as well.

  During the Han Dynasty, hosts and guests used to sit separately, each with a small table. Li Yu didn't care which one was unknown, he brought out a large square wooden board from somewhere, put the food on it, and everyone ate together. In his words: This is a way to promote feelings, eating together is so lively! Old Cao was also an advanced thinker and not bound by trivial matters, so they dined together;

  After dinner, Li Yu gave each person a cup of hot water to relax.

  Cao Cao smiled and said, "Hua De, I have two things to tell you today!" Li Yu replied lazily, "You always have something every day, isn't it just an excuse to come and eat for free? I'm telling you, boss! This year's salary must be increased a bit! Otherwise, I'll be bankrupted by you!"

  Li Yu always speaks with some new terms, Cao Cao is also very interesting, every time he asks questions from the root, and then learns.

  "Don't worry! If it's effective, then definitely!"

  "Every boss says that and then defaults on payment!", Li Yu's disgruntled complaint.

  "Haha! There's really something important! ", Cao Cao became serious for a moment, he found that every time he was with Li Yu, he felt most relaxed and could let go of everything, but when dealing with others, he didn't have this feeling, sometimes even finding it hard to be serious;

  "Ah! Please go ahead and speak!"

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