Siheyuan: Pretend to be a Pig and Eat the Tiger

Chapter 6 Looking for a Cook at Dark

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu walked to the gate of a large courtyard, and Jia Dongxu went forward and knocked on the door.

"Who is it? What's going on so late at night?"

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu looked at each other in silence. Chef Li's voice came from inside the door. The dissatisfaction in his heart could be heard through the door.

Chef Li had just been scolded for associating with shady people and for coming to see him after the door was locked.

He didn't dare say a word because that was his father.

"Master Li, I'm Yi Zhonghai, I need your help!"

Yi Zhonghai is very humble, Master Li is his only hope!

If you get rejected, that would be fun!

We can't just let the women in the compound cook a few dishes and get rid of them, right? That would be embarrassing for Qinjiazhuang!
"Master Yi? Why didn't you tell me during the day if you had something to say?"

Master Li recognized Yi Zhonghai's voice and opened the door in confusion. He couldn't talk through the door, could he? A master couldn't do such a thing.

"Master Li, I have no choice but to do this. Tomorrow is the day my apprentice Jia Dongxu gets married. I promised to be the chef but he changed his mind. After thinking it over, I can only bother you. Please forgive me!"

"Oh? That's not how it's done. Which cook? Do I know him? That's not a fair thing to do!"

Master Li was a little dissatisfied. Since he had accepted the invitation from the boss, he couldn't go back on his word. What about the integrity he had promised?

"Hey, do you still remember He Daqing? His son He Yuzhu, also known as Shazhu, oh, young people nowadays can't do anything without someone to teach them!"

Yi Zhonghai spoke in all seriousness, shook his head and sighed, lamenting that morals were declining and people’s hearts were no longer the same as before.

“Master Yi, chefs have their own rules. No matter how many weddings and funerals I cook, I will charge you 100,000 yuan!
If you agree, I will go! If you don't agree, I'll be sorry for you!"

Master Li did not judge He Yuzhu's behavior, he and He Daqing have a good relationship!

As for Yi Zhonghai, the two were just nodding acquaintances and did not have a deep friendship, so he did not want to talk about irrelevant things so late at night.

Yi Zhonghai has a good income, so I'm sorry that he came to me. It just so happens that he knows Yi Zhonghai's personality a little bit!
He and Yi Zhonghai entered the factory at the same time. Yi Zhonghai entered the workshop, learned the technology quickly, and soon became a senior technician!
It took him so long to enter the kitchen and become a great chef.

When we meet normally, Yi Zhonghai is not as humble as he is now.

He had nothing to say about the arrogant look on his face. Their income and status in the factory were not on the same level.

Now that you have come to him for help, he doesn't mind teaching Yi Zhonghai how to be a good man.

"Master Li, isn't this a bit too much?"

Yi Zhonghai didn't expect Master Li to ask for such a high price. He thought twenty or thirty thousand would be enough!

He promised Jia's chef that he would take care of it. Now the price is so high, isn't it he who has to pay?

If the cook's problem is not solved, who knows what trouble Jia Zhang might cause tomorrow!

The 100,000 yuan made him hesitate. Although his income was not low, his apprentice was not his son after all.

"This is the sect's rule. I'm sorry!"

Master Li wanted to lock the door neatly. From this, it can be seen that Master Li dislikes Yi Zhonghai and has not invited him to his home yet.

"Okay, I agree. Master Li, thank you for your help tomorrow!" Yi Zhonghai felt a pain in his teeth when he saw Master Li locking the door without saying a word.

Everything went wrong today, I hope things will go well tomorrow!
"Okay, don't worry, I will do my best to fulfill the agreed matter!

Of course, you should prepare the ingredients when you get back, and decide how much rice to eat based on the size of the bowl!

A good cook cannot cook without rice, I'll go back and get the menu!"

Yi Zhonghai nodded reluctantly. Shouldn’t we go in and have a drink of water first?
Sha Zhu's family has been renting the house for a long time, but not a single drop of water has come in. It is obvious that Master Li has no such intention.

"Why did it take so long? Didn't that idiot Zhu agree?

Seeing how I dealt with him, when he went to Baocheng to look for He Daqing, without the money I borrowed from Dongxu, how could he go?"

As soon as Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu returned to Jia's house with the menu, Jia Zhangshi started talking, just because she was dissatisfied with the time it took, and she didn't even get up to pour Yi Zhonghai a glass of water.

He Yuzhu didn't pour the water, and Master Li didn't even go into the house. He saw Jia Zhang sitting on the edge of the kang without moving.

Yi Zhonghai put down the menu and left, too lazy to waste words. Was his mouth dry? He didn't even know what he was looking for!
"Mom, please don't mention borrowing money. For the 50,000 yuan travel fee, you asked Sha Zhu for 60,000 yuan and said 10,000 yuan was interest. Even loan sharks don't ask for this!"

Jia Dongxu rolled his eyes. Everyone in the compound knows about this matter. How dare you bring it up?

He felt sorry for Sha Zhu and that Yu Shui cried and looked for his father every day, so he lent Sha Zhu money!

He was originally trying to do good things, but because of his mother's outrageous actions, many people thought that he was plotting against Sha Zhu.

"Dongxu, how are the house and the cook? What took you so long? I went to Shazhu's house and knocked on the door, but he didn't even open it!"

Jia Zhang ignored Jia Dongxu's words. She got the better deal and 60,000 yuan went into the small treasury.

"We've borrowed the house, but Shazhu doesn't want to host the banquet, saying it's a sect rule!
The chef from the second canteen of the steel mill that my master asked me to hire will come tomorrow and he wants one hundred thousand!"

"What? One hundred thousand? Yi Zhonghai will pay for this. He promised to find a cook."

When she heard that it would cost 100,000, Jia Zhang was completely furious. The sound of that voice could lift the roof off the house.

"The house is rented, 200,000 per week, the master has already given the money to Shazhu"

"Hey, just lend it to him, I don't think he would dare to refuse!
As for the time? It won’t be up to Sha Zhu to decide when the time comes! "

This is what Jia Zhangshi planned. As long as they can borrow the house, it will be up to them to decide when to pay it back!
She had taken over the house with no intention of returning it, as she didn't believe that a young boy like Sha Zhu would dare to cause trouble.

Jia Dongxu was about to say that he had issued a warrant, but then he gave up and said, “We’ll talk about it later!”

Sha Zhu’s words today made him think a lot, and he didn’t want his mother to make a fuss, so he decided to wait until after the wedding!
He understood his mother's thoughts very well, and Sha Zhu was not really stupid!
In the past, he felt that his master was very good to him, teaching him skills and taking care of his marriage. But today, Sha Zhu's words were like a wake-up call to him.

It’s only been a short while since Sha Zhu became an apprentice, but his master has already started teaching him the secret recipe!
But what about Yi Zhonghai? He is only a junior worker after three years!

His master was a senior worker, but in three years he didn't teach him any skills other than basic knowledge.

Every time I ask my master, he always gives the same answer: If the foundation is not solid, the earth will shake!
He didn't take it seriously at first, but today's incident had a huge impact on him. They are both masters, so why is there such a big difference between them?

Is he not hardworking? Of course he is hardworking. He has mastered the basic knowledge of junior fitter very well.

Whenever he told his master happily, he would always be lectured in return, saying that one cannot be impatient in learning skills and that impatient people cannot eat hot tofu.

Could it be that what Sha Zhu said was true? Did the master really have something else to hide for him?
(End of this chapter)