Siheyuan: The Rebirth of the Silly Pillar in the 50s

The He family's breakfast is very simple.

One boiled egg, three bowls of stick noodle porridge, and several stick noodle steamed buns.

This is already much better than the food in other places in the compound.

50 years ago, China was liberated and ushered in a new society.

The entire country is in a state of ruin, and even the currency is not completely unified.

That is to say, He Daqing is a cook in the steel rolling mill. He can usually pick some food from the back kitchen and bring it back.

Only a few of them can live such a life without worries about food and clothing.

As the saying goes, no cook will starve to death in a bad year.

For a good cook, his skills are his bread and butter.

After setting up this iron rice bowl, no matter what changes occur in the outside world, he can be successful and prosperous.

This is also the reason why He Daqing wants He Yuzhu to inherit his skills and serve as a cook's iron rice bowl.

At the dinner table, He Daqing pushed the eggs in front of He Yuzhu.

"It's a very tiring first day as an apprentice. Eat this egg."

He Yuzhu took the egg, peeled it, and put it directly into He Yuzhu's bowl.

He Daqing smiled happily.

"Silly Zhuzhu has really grown up. Do you know how to love your sister?"

"When did I stop loving my sister? And I told you, don't call me Silly Zhu. You can call me Yu Zhu or Zhu Zhu."

"I haven't finished teaching you a lesson yet."

He Daqing complained.

Just as he lowered his head to eat, a little hand stretched out.

He looked up and saw He Yuyu holding the eggs in the bowl and putting them into his bowl.

"Dad, you eat!"

He Daqing smiled.

But this smile actually tasted a bit bitter in He Yuzhu's eyes.

"You can give me an egg. Yu Yu, you are the youngest in the family. You can eat it. It will make you healthy. It doesn't matter to us two grown men!"

He Daqing said and patted his chest to tease He Yuyu.

The whole family laughed together at the dinner table.

After eating, He Daqing ordered: "Go and bring the rainwater to Xu Damao. Then wait for me in the front yard, and I will take you to the steel rolling mill."

"Okay! Rainwater, let's go."

He Yuzhu took He Yuzhu's hand and walked into the courtyard.

The moment he stepped out of his house, his heart seemed to be connected to this land.

A strange feeling surged into his heart, and he didn't know how to describe this emotion.

This compound carries too much of his past.

It also made it difficult for him to digest for a while.

Just as he was being pretentious, Xu Damao suddenly jumped out of the darkness, almost scaring He Yuyu into tears.

She held her brother's hand tightly and pouted, looking a little unhappy.

"Xu Damao!"

He Yuzhu still thought about Xu Damao collecting his body in his previous life.

You can still be nicer to him in this life!

But he forgot that this boy Xu Damao was really indebted, he was a good guy and he loved to flirt.

"Silly Zhu! You still dare to yell at me? My dad told me that I am going to send He Yuyu to school today. If you yell at me again, be careful that I leave He Yuyu on the side of the road!"

Xu Damao's face darkened.

At 13 years old, he was a head shorter than He Yuzhu, yet he dared to jump even though he was here.

This shows how much his character deserves a beating.

"elder brother……"

He Yuyu looked at He Yuzhu fearfully.

He Yuzhu immediately bared his teeth, picked up the soles of his shoes and was about to throw them at Xu Damao.

"Xu Damao, let me see if you dare to do this! You have taken the courage of a leopard and dared to threaten me!"

Xu Damao didn't know well and ran away.

He Yuzhu chased behind.

The two people ran around the compound several times.

In the end, Xu Damao was short of legs and unable to keep up, but He Yuzhu grabbed his fate by the scruff of the neck.

Only when Xu Damao was caught did he panic. He kept begging for mercy: "My silly Zhu, please let me go. I was just being mean. I can't really throw your sister away!"

"I don't think you have the courage!"

After He Yuzhu let go of Xu Damao, he clapped his hands and reminded: "Also, don't call me Silly Zhu in the future. Do you know if you call me Brother Zhuzhu? You can't tell the difference between a big king and a big king, and you are not polite at all."

"Okay, okay, Brother Zhuzhu, Brother Zhuzhu."

Xu Damao begged for mercy.

Seeing that he had a good attitude, He Yuzhu safely handed over his sister to him.

However, he still gave a "friendly" reminder: "What my sister is like when she is handed over to you, she will be like when she is sent back to you. If there is even one hair missing, I will make it impossible for you to carry around without food, do you understand?"

"Don't worry, Brother Zhuzhu. Don't worry."

Xu Damao looked flattering.

He has known since he was a child what it means to be a good man and not suffer immediate losses.

After he turned around, he dared to spit on the ground and didn't dare to curse loudly.

He only dared to mutter: "Bah, stupid Zhu knows how to bully the little ones. When I grow up, let's see how I deal with you!"

……

"Go to work, Daqing."

He Daqing came to the front yard to look for He Yuyu.

Neighbors saw it and said hello one after another.

At this time, He Daqing's status in the compound was not low.

A skilled cook is said to have some friendship with Lou Bancheng, the major shareholder and chairman of the steel rolling mill.

Neighbors naturally respect him when they meet him.

"Yes. I'll take Shazhu to be an apprentice today."

He Yuzhu was unhappy when he heard the word "Silly Zhu", and quickly turned around to correct him: "Dad, you agreed not to call me Silly Zhu. Call me Zhu Zhu or Yu Zhu."

"Look at this child, he is so shy when he grows up. Children today really can't have strong wings."

The neighbors nodded approvingly when they heard He Daqing's teasing.

"It's all the same! That stupid boy in our family is not the same. He can't say anything at all. He can say ten things after one sentence."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai went out to prepare for work.

Seeing He Daqing and He Yuzhu, he smiled and said hello: "Good morning, Daqing. Are you taking Silly Zhu to be an apprentice today?"

He Yuzhu looked back at Yi Zhonghai.

Almost didn't recognize it.

Yi Zhonghai was really young at this time.

With his cropped hair and blue work clothes, he looks a bit high-spirited.

"Yes, Lao Yi. Do you want to go together later?"

"No way. I started work earlier than you today, so I might be too late if we leave together."

Yi Zhonghai turned his head and was about to leave when he turned back and patted Silly Zhu on the shoulder.

Dad said in a very awe-inspiring manner: "Shazhu, it's hard to learn from your father's apprenticeship! Once you learn it, your skills will be your own."

He Yuzhu reminded him expressionlessly: "Uncle Yi, don't call me Silly Zhu anymore. I'm already at work. It's not nice to call me that!"

Yi Zhonghai gave him a meaningful look.

The corners of his mouth raised, and he left without saying anything.

He Yuzhu stared at his back for a long time.

Yi Zhonghai was not yet an eighth-level fitter at this time, so he was just pulling.

"Let's go. You can't be late for your first day of work today."

He Daqing interrupted He Yuzhu's thoughts and pulled him out of the compound and into Nanluogu Lane.