Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

(Thanks to the book friends for their gifts. I won’t post the names one by one today. There are too many, and the names of some book friends are too long. In short, thank you!)

Cai Quanwu took a stool and sat in a sunny place in the corridor, basking in the sun and smoking a cigarette.

Unknowingly, Cai Quanwu, who was freeing his mind, sat on a stool and dozed off. He didn't know how long it took, but the tilt of his body made him wake up instantly.

After waking up, Cai Quanwu took out his watch and checked the time. It was after two o'clock, so he walked into the room and called Silly Zhu.

Waking up Silhu from his sleep, the sleepy Silhu asked Cai Quanwu.

"Uncle, what time is it?"

"It's past two o'clock. When you get up and call for help and light the pot, it's almost ready to cook."

Hearing what Cai Quanwu said, Shazhu started to get dressed and get up.

"Zhuzi, what are you going to do for dinner tonight?"

Hearing Cai Quanwu's words, Shazhu was stunned for a moment, and then told his plan.

"Uncle, I plan to braise half of the pheasant and stew half of the vermicelli. I plan to stew all the rabbit with the seasonings you brought. The weather is cold and it tastes warm..."

Silly Zhu was interrupted by Cai Quanwu mid-sentence.

"As long as you have a plan, you know how to cook better than me. You have to know what to do. The main thing tonight is to entertain the chefs. You can take care of the rest by yourself."

Cai Quanwu asked Silly Zhu if he had any plans, so that the chefs would not eat well and everyone in the yard would have their mouths full of oil.

Just have a plan. Cai Quanwu doesn't care what you cook. If it's delicious, he'll eat more of it, and if it's not, he'll eat less.

"Don't worry, uncle. You won't lose face. You won't be able to run errands."

Silly Zhu thought that Cai Quanwu was trying not to lose face, so he assured Cai Quanwu.

Cai Quanwu was too lazy to correct Silly Zhu's idea, just prepare the dishes and arrange them.

After leaving the room, Cai Quanwu ran back to the stool and started smoking.

Alas, my addiction to smoking is getting bigger and bigger.

It is also caused by the lack of entertainment activities. There are basically no entertainment activities in this era.

Shazhu was still very mobile. In a short while, he summoned all the aunts in the courtyard and arranged the work one by one.

Who washed the vegetables and who cut the vegetables, the arrangements were so orderly, no wonder he became the canteen director later.

Director Yang promoted Sha Zhu in return for giving him timely help. However, Sha Zhu became the director and took charge of the canteen, which shows that he still has something to offer.

Looking at the people doing it enthusiastically, Cai Quanwu felt that he was just a hands-off shopkeeper.

After Si Zhu lit the firewood and put the big pot on the stand, today's dinner began.

Silly Zhu skillfully put various seasonings into the pot and sauteed until fragrant. After a while, the entire courtyard was filled with the aroma of various seasonings.

The little babies all wanted to run to the big pot, but the adults suppressed them. It was not a trivial matter to accidentally get burned.

An hour later, several stews came out of the pot one after another and were stewed on the coal stove over low heat. Delicious pheasant stewed with mushrooms, spicy and fragrant hot pot base stewed rabbit meat, oily and fatty meat stewed with radish, and yellow stewed meat. Braised muntjac meat...

After a few hard vegetables were taken out of the pot and a few stir-fried vegetables were left, Sha Zhu was no longer anxious and asked Cai Quanwu:

"Uncle, what time is it now?"

Cai Quanwu took out his watch and looked at it. It was almost four o'clock, and said to Si Zhu: "It's four o'clock."

When he heard the time, Shazhu didn't waste any time. He put the big pot on the table again and started cooking. The other vegetarian dishes were all very fast, but the braised pheasant was a bit slow.

The pheasant in Silly Pillar's pot was not yet cooked, and the first wave of children who came home from school were making a scene in the yard.

After a while, Cai Quanwu heard the sound of children eating bamboo shoots and fried meat from time to time.

The second wave of children included You Yuyu. When he came back, he saw Cai Quanwu sitting on the stool and ran over directly, shouting:

"Uncle, you are here."

He Yuyu smiled so happily when he saw Cai Quanwu.

Every time Cai Quanwu comes, he will bring her delicious food.

He Yuyu shook Cai Quanwu's arm, acting coquettishly and cutely, thinking that Cai Quanwu would take the initiative to give her snacks.

"Okay, stop shaking. Your brother has cooked a lot of good food. Eat more later, otherwise it will all be eaten by others. Save the snacks for later."

"Do your homework first."

Hearing what Cai Quanwu said, He Yuyu's face immediately fell down, his face was frowning, but he still obediently went to do his homework.

Seeing He Yuyu doing his homework obediently, Cai Quanwu was greatly relieved. If he worked hard, he would have hope in technical secondary school in the future.

Just when Cai Quan had no intention of committing adultery, a voice interrupted his thoughts.

The third uncle came home from get off work. He probably didn't see anyone at home, so he came to the middle courtyard after smelling the smell. He saw vegetables stewed on several stoves, and the aroma was emitting, which made his mouth water.

Wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth, the third uncle looked around and when he saw Cai Quanwu, he immediately became polite.

"Uncle Zhuzi, I haven't been here for a few days."

"Yes, Teacher Yan is off work?" Cai Quanwu responded and started to be polite to the third uncle.

After the two of them were polite, the third uncle walked up to Cai Quanwu, and the two started chatting awkwardly.

"I've troubled the third aunt during this time. By the way, I'll give you the money for Zhuzi." Cai Quanwu said something.

"Give it, it should, it should."

The third uncle could not help but feel happy when he thought of the three aunts cooking for the chefs during this period, and his face smiled like a flower.

After Yan Bugui's calculations, in addition to food and drink for their family, they also made a lot of money.

It would be great if we could often have such a job, the third uncle sighed in his heart.

The third uncle knew in his heart that Cai Quanwu was reciprocating a favor. It would be difficult for him to think of such good things in the future.

After the two chatted awkwardly for a while, the workers in the steel rolling mill came back from get off work one after another, and the yard suddenly became noisy.

As soon as the first uncle, second uncle, and Jia Dongxu entered the courtyard, they smelled the strong aroma of meat. When they walked into the middle courtyard and saw the big pot and the small pot on the stove, they all knew that tonight's meal was in order.

The first man smiled and said to Silly Zhu: "I asked why I didn't see you in the cafeteria today. I thought you were lazy, but I didn't expect you to show off your skills at home. Yes, the food is delicious."

Silly Zhu is a docile donkey. When others praise him, he is so happy that he doesn't even know his last name, and he can't even close his mouth with laughter.

Cai Quanwu looked at Silly and Silly Zhu, and thought to himself, dog meat really cannot be put on the stage, and it floats away when someone holds it, no wonder he was kidnapped.

For the sake of the meat's aroma, the second uncle also gave Shazhu a rare compliment.

"Si Zhu, that's good. When building a house, you can still think of your neighbors in the yard. Your thinking has improved a lot."

After hearing the second uncle's words, Shazhu's expression did not look so good. He kept a straight face and said nothing, ignoring the second uncle.

Cai Quanwu felt that it was necessary to hit the stupid pillar to save him from being distracted. The second uncle's words were not pleasant to the ear, but you can't smile when you hear the flattering words, and darken your face when you hear the unpleasant words.

Silly Zhu is the typical kind of person who doesn't have his house tiles knocked on for three days. You can't let him get used to it and you have to beat him every few days.

"Zhuzi, the second uncle is talking to you, don't you hear? What's your attitude? It's neither big nor small." Cai Quanwu's reprimanding voice reached Shazhu's ears from afar.

As soon as Cai Quanwu said these words, the second uncle felt that he had found a confidant, and his affection for Cai Quanwu gradually increased.

Silly Zhu was not so happy when he heard that. He scolded the second uncle in his heart, "You are looking for trouble with your bangs, and I will be punished. I will tell the people in the cafeteria to shake the spoon for you later."

You can only scold the second uncle, but you can't scold your own uncle. In that case, you won't be scolding yourself as well.

The first uncle also recognized Cai Quanwu's words. He felt that Sha Zhu should respect his elders, and he also educated Sha Zhu.

"Zhuzi, your uncle is right. No matter what the second uncle says is unpleasant, you can't show off to him."

The uncle wanted to continue talking, but Cai Quanwu interrupted, "Yi Zhonghai, you idiot, I'm knocking on the stupid pillar, why are you joining in the fun?"

"Zhuzi, if you have a few more drinks with the second uncle in the evening, you can apologize."

"Everyone in the yard is off work now, and they are hungry and ready to eat."

Hearing Cai Quanwu's words, Silly Zhu felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He quickly smiled and said to Cai Quanwu, "Okay, uncle, let's start dinner right away."

Silly Zhu felt that he was becoming more and more stubborn in front of his uncle.

Hey, who told me to take advantage of others, be soft-spoken, and short-handed when taking advantage of others!