The life of a villain in a courtyard

"Brother, do you have confidence?"

He Yushui came over to cheer Sha Zhu up. She didn't believe anyone could beat Sha Zhu in cooking skills, except He Daqing.

"Of course! When it comes to cooking skills, I'm not afraid of anyone!"

Sha Zhu patted his chest proudly.

"come on!"

Sha Zhu had already prepared the ingredients and was waiting for Nan Yi in the kitchen.

"Uncle He!"

Nan Yi came to Sha Zhu's house with the right tools, and a cooking competition officially began. The two used the same tools and cooked the same dishes.

Ten minutes later, the first dish was served.

He Daqing first picked up the food made by Sha Zhu, tasted it, and then nodded.

"Not bad, there has been some progress, but the heat is still a little off."

Sha Zhu raised his head proudly. He felt very happy to receive praise from He Daqing.

After tasting Sha Zhu’s dish, he rinsed his mouth with water, and then tasted Nan Yi’s dish.

After taking a bite, his eyes lit up and he took another bite.

"Dad, don't just eat. How's the food? Who of us cooked better?"

Sha Zhu was a little anxious.

"Try it yourself."

Sha Zhu didn't believe it and tried it himself, then he stood there in a daze.

"How about it, are you convinced now?"

Nan Yi's craftsmanship is much better than Sha Zhu's.

"I don't agree! What can one dish prove? This dish happens to be something I'm not good at! Let's make another one, this time one that I'm good at!"

Then he went back to the kitchen and started working again. Soon another dish was served on the table.

After tasting it, He Daqing still didn't say anything and let Sha Zhu taste it himself.

"How about it, are you convinced?"

Sha Zhu took a bite and then threw the chopsticks on the table.

"This! How could this happen!"

"As the old saying goes, there are always people who are better than you. You have been sitting in the well of the steel mill and looking at the world from afar. Today is a good time to learn a lesson. Don't be so arrogant in the future. There are many people who are better at cooking than you, but they just don't bother to compete with you."

Sha Zhu sat on the stool in a daze without saying a word.

"Master He, this is just a competition. There's no need to take it seriously. Let's learn from each other and make progress together."

Nan Yi walked over and patted Sha Zhu on the shoulder.

"Well, I lost today, but I won't admit defeat. Sooner or later, I will surpass you."

"Okay, I'll wait for that day."

Since then, the two of them became friends, and it can be said that they became friends through fighting.

……

"Boss, it's not good!"

Slow down, slow down. Why are you in such a hurry? Drink some water first.

Inside the tavern, Wu Sanjin, who was pulling goods, was breathing heavily.

"what happened?"

"Boss Xu, something terrible has happened. We are out of wine!"

"No more wine? What's going on? How come there's no more wine?"

"I don't know either. Today I drove to the winery and they told me they had no more wine, so they let me go!"

The tavern sells alcohol, and now its lifeline has been cut off.

"You go back first. I'll go to the winery to ask."

Then he went out and came back that night without saying a word.

"Hey, why did Sister Huizhen become like this?"

Several waiters in the pub were discussing what happened today.

"I don't know. It became like this when I came back from the winery."

"Speaking of wine, we don't have much left on the counter. If we don't get any more deliveries, we won't be able to last two days."

"Stop talking, Huizhen is here."

Xu Huizhen walked to the counter, looked at the wine jar that was almost empty, and sighed.

Due to food shortages, the winery's output dropped significantly, and it was no longer able to supply wine to Xu Huizhen's tavern normally.

What's the point of having a tavern without wine? Those regular customers come to the tavern just to drink.

"Sister Huizhen, are you okay..."

Chen Li whispered on the side.

"I'm fine, go to work."

But she didn't look okay at all.

That night, Su Yun came to the tavern to pick up Chen Li, but found that the atmosphere here was not right.

"What happened?"

Chen Li told Su Yun the matter without hiding it, and hoped that he could help her think of a solution, but he had no other idea. He didn't know how to make wine and didn't have the equipment, so he couldn't help her.

"Boss Xu has been running the pub for so many years, he must have a way to solve this problem, don't worry."

"hope so."

On the other side, Xu Huizhen was sitting in the yard looking at the moon. Cai Quanwu tactlessly carried the child back to the house without disturbing her sleep.

She has visited all the wineries she could, but no winery or small workshop could or was willing to supply wine to the tavern. Is this tavern that has been passed down for decades going to close down when it comes to her?

She was unwilling, but there was nothing she could do.

"Huizhen, it's eleven o'clock. It's late at night and the weather is cold. Come back and rest."

Cai Quanwu put a piece of clothing on her.

"I see. You go back first. I'll sit for a while."

The next morning.

Today is the weekend, but everyone has developed the habit of going to bed early and getting up early. Only lazy people would sleep in. Look, it’s only seven o’clock and every family is busy.

"Is Second Master doing morning exercises?"

"Ah! You got up pretty early."

"I'm used to it. I wake up on time and can't fall asleep even if I want to. You practice while I go buy breakfast."

Take a deep breath after going out, the air without exhaust fumes is so fresh!

Next to the tree outside the courtyard, there was an old man in his fifties sitting with his eyes closed. It was unclear whether he was sleeping or fainted.

Seeing this, Su Yun walked over quickly.

"Uncle, uncle, wake up!"

Su Yun walked over and patted the old man.

"Hmm? What do you want, young man?"

The old man opened his eyes with a confused look and looked at the man in front of him.

"Uncle, it's cold this morning. You'll get sick if you sit here. If you want to sleep, go home and don't sleep here."

"I'm sorry, young man. I came to Sijiu City to escape the disaster. I have no home. I'm here to rest for a while. I hope I didn't disturb you."

"No, no, old man, don't you have anywhere to go?"

The old man shook his head gloomily.

Su Yun thought about it and felt that this was not a solution. An old man without anyone to rely on in the old city would starve to death. Thinking of this, he took the old man to the street office and asked them to find a way to solve the problem.

"Uncle, this is the neighborhood office. You can talk to them if you have anything to say."

In the street office, Director Wang poured the old man a cup of tea and asked about his situation.

The old man’s surname is Sun. He came from Hebei. He used to be a winemaker. Later, when something happened in his hometown, he fled to Laisijiu City.

I wanted to go to a distant relative, but when I arrived, I found that my distant relative had already died of illness.

Director Wang asked someone to take Old Man Sun to the cafeteria to have a meal and warm up his body.

"Director Wang, where do you plan to place him?"

"I'm worried too."

Director Wang also poured Su Yun a cup of tea. It was a consensus among everyone that there was a shortage of houses in the old city and a large number of young people of working age who were unemployed.

"This old man said he used to be a winemaker. Aren't there many wineries in our city? Where should we place him?"

Director Wang shook his head when he heard this: "The winery can barely make wine now, how can it hire people?"

The day before yesterday, her old man went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy wine, but found that it was impossible to buy any.

At this time, Grandpa Sun had also finished his meal. When he heard the two people worrying about him, his eyes turned red. This was the first time he felt the warmth from a stranger.

"Leader, you don't have to worry about an old man like me. To be honest, I'm already 58 years old this year. How many days can I live? I'm lucky to meet you two today. I've already eaten, and it's time for me to go. I won't bother you two anymore."

After saying that, he turned around to leave.

"Stop him quickly!"

Director Wang took a few quick steps and came to Grandpa Sun.

"Comrade, what nonsense are you talking about? My office is here to help ordinary people solve their problems. How can I just ignore them? Just wait here and I will find you a place to stay!"

After saying that, she made him a cup of tea.

"Director Wang, I have to go now. My wife and children are waiting for me to go back for dinner."

"go Go."

After Su Yun left, he went to the stall, bought some buns, fried dough sticks and soy milk and went home.

"Why did you just come back?"

Inside the house, Chen Li was watching Chunxuan playing with the dog.

I don't know who the little girl learned this from, but she has recently taken a liking to riding dogs. Several dogs at home have suffered from her. Now they run away when they see her. She has reached the age of disliking dogs ahead of time.

"I just met an old man outside. He was alone in the city and had no place to live. I sent him to the street office."