Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

In Sha Zhu's story, the unsinkable cruise ship is sinking, and a couple is waiting to find each other.

Rose was concerned about Jianguo's safety, so she kept shouting Jianguo's name and knocking on the pipes on the ship with a water pipe, trying to remind Jianguo with the sound. Jianguo, who was locked in the room, heard it and knocked on the water pipe to respond to Rose. Rose quickly found Jianguo through the sound and rescued him.

But now they were trapped in the bottom cabin by the sea water, with only a little air left at the top of the cabin. Fortunately, they both knew how to swim, so they took a deep breath and swam from the head of the bottom cabin to the tail with all their strength. Rose almost suffocated underwater, but Jianguo dragged her along, and the two finally escaped and ran up to the top deck from the stairs at the stern.

At this time, all the lifeboats were already full and had left. Some of the boats were overturned and sank due to the heavy load. However, Rose's mother and the evil capitalist disguised themselves as old women and escaped in a safe lifeboat.

Because the bow of the cruise ship was cracked very sharply, water entered the ship very quickly, causing the bow to be heavier than the stern, and the stern was slowly lifted up.

Jianguo pulled Meigui and climbed up to the raised stern. The two of them climbed over the fence at the stern and came to the outside of the boat. In fact, they were already on the boat because the stern was raised high. They held the fence tightly, waiting for the moment when the hull could not bear the weight and broke.

The broken stern suddenly crashed into the sea, and the surging sea water washed over everything, trying to help the sea water swallow everything.

Many people who followed Jianguo's example and held onto the fence were washed away by the sea and most likely died in the sea. Rose was almost washed away as well, but it was Jianguo who held her tightly and prevented her from disappearing in the sea.

After the fence floated on the sea again, Jianguo told Rose that they needed to leave the ship and jump into the sea as soon as possible, because when a large ship sinks, a whirlpool will be generated, and then everything around it will be carried into the deep sea along with the ship, so the sooner they leave, the better.

Jianguo asked Rose if she dared to jump into the sea. Rose said, "If you jump, I will jump too." Rose looked at Jianguo, and Jianguo said the same thing, "If you jump, I will jump too." Then the two of them jumped into the sea hand in hand.

Jianguo swam a long way with Rose before they found a small board. The board was only big enough for one person to stay on. Jianguo lifted Rose, who was too cold to move, onto the board and held on to the board to soak in the icy sea water for 3 or 4 hours. His hair and eyebrows slowly froze into icicles, his eyes were covered with ice, and his teeth kept chattering. He still kept talking to Rose, who was almost losing consciousness, until he saw a rescue boat coming in the distance. Jianguo finally closed his eyes and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Rose was eventually rescued, but she never married after being rescued. "

After Sha Zhu finished telling his story, Yu Li on the other side burst into tears and exclaimed, "So silly, so touching."

Yu Li, who was also on the boat, asked, "If I fall into the water, will you jump down to save me?"

"No, I can't swim." Sha Zhu said seriously, watching the anger slowly creeping up Yu Li's face, and then smiled and said, "I'm just kidding you, how can I not save you? Even if I can't swim, I will dive to the bottom of the water to be your stepping stone and lift you out of the water. Actually, I can swim, but don't try, the water is cold now, and you might catch a cold, it's not worth it."

"You are not honest and you bully me." Yu Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Sha Zhu pretended to be nervous and looked around, "Luckily we are on a boat and there is no one around. Otherwise, if someone heard it, they would think I did something to you."

Yu Li looked at Sha Zhu and felt that the melancholy she had just felt because of the story had disappeared without a trace. She immediately understood that Sha Zhu was just playing tricks to cheer her up, so she asked, "Where did you hear this foreign story?"

"I learned about the Titanic from the newspaper, and I made up the story of Jianguo and Meigui myself. It's just like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai."

Yu Li lowered her head and thought carefully, "It's exactly the same. Both are about a poor boy falling in love with a rich girl. The rich girl's parents don't agree, and an even richer bad man comes to snatch the rich girl away, so that the lovers are finally separated by death. However, foreign roses are not as great as China's Zhu Yingtai. Zhu Yingtai also sacrificed for love."

"That's because she has to marry Ma Wencai if she doesn't die, and she can't live independently." Sha Zhu said seriously, "Women should not rely entirely on men to live. They should get in touch with society, integrate into society, and build society. That's why the teacher said that women can hold up half the sky."

Yu Li looked at Sha Zhu excitedly. After graduating from high school, she had been unemployed at home. Her parents did not think of finding her a job, but wanted her to marry and be a housewife. She was a new-age woman who did not want to live the same life as her mother. She did not expect that Sha Zhu had the same idea as her. That was great. However, she still did not say what she wanted to ask. After all, it was their first meeting, and some people did not say what they meant, so she needed to get to know them better.

The two men handed over the boat and finally got ashore. Only then did Sha Zhu feel relieved.

After leaving the park, Yu Li planned to go home, but Sha Zhu took her to the bus stop and said, "It's almost noon, how can I let you go home for dinner? I'll take you to a restaurant to eat some local specialties. Are you used to eating beef and mutton?" Yu Li nodded.

The two of them came to the Bai Kui restaurant in Longfu Temple. They arrived a little early and there were not many customers. They found a quiet place against the wall and sat down. Sha Zhu asked Yu Li to order the dishes. Yu Li shook her head. She seldom went out to eat, let alone to Bai Kui. Sha Zhu took the menu and ordered the restaurant's specialty, roasted lamb, mending meat pie, vinegar-fried wood beard, and braised oxtail. He also ordered half a catty of stretched noodles. He didn't order any wine, but two bottles of Arctic Ocean soda. He paid 4.83 yuan and 1 catty of Beijing food coupons.

While waiting for the food, Sha Zhu introduced the origin of Bai Kui Lao Hao to Yu Li.

"It is said that during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, there was a Hui Muslim chef named Bai Kui. He opened a small stall nearby, selling mutton and mutton offal. Later, he created the roasted mutton we just ordered. This roasted mutton is made by stewing the mutton and then frying it. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and delicious. After that, Bai Kui's mutton shop was converted into a restaurant, and the name was named "Dong Guangshun."

"When I first walked in, I saw that Dong Guangshun was not written on the plaque." Yu Li is quite observant.

"Yes, because the neighbors all knew Bai Kui's name, and they got used to calling him that, so they forgot Dong Guangshun. Later, Bai Kui offended a prince. I guess the prince either wanted Bai Kui to cook for him all year round, or wanted to buy shares. Bai Kui didn't agree, so the prince found a reason and sent him to Xinjiang as a soldier."

Yu Li spoke up for Bai Kui: "These princes and nobles will bring disaster to us ordinary people. Only when they are overthrown can we ordinary people be truly happy."

Sha Zhu nodded and continued, "Before Bai Kui left, he handed over the secret recipe and the restaurant to the previous chef Jingfu. Later, the restaurant was passed down through four generations of the Jing family and was always prosperous. After the Japanese invaders came, the business declined and the restaurant closed. It was not until after liberation that the state searched for Jingfu's grandson Jing Shoushan to restore the traditional flavor of the old brand. The state wanted to pass on the roasted mutton skills of the Bai Kui restaurant, and then it was reopened. Now we can eat the roasted mutton that has been passed down for a long time."

There was admiration in Yu Li's eyes: He Yuzhu knows so much!

Just then the waiter brought the roasted lamb over. Sha Zhu quickly picked up a piece of it for Yu Li and said, "Try it and see if it tastes good."

It smells really good, the meat is fresh and tender, and not greasy. Besides, there is less oil and water during this period, so who cares if it is greasy or not? It would be better if it is greasy to death.

The meat pie is also delicious, the big ball of meat filling is full, and you can eat it in one bite without making any noise.

When the stretched noodles came, Sha Zhu taught Yu Li how to eat the stretched noodles with the roasted lamb. The noodles were smooth, chewy, fresh and tasty, and they were even more delicious.

The meal made Yu Li's stomach bulge. She felt embarrassed and said with a red face, "This is the first time I've eaten something so delicious."

Sha Zhu continued, "I'll take you to eat more delicious food in the future, such as the siu mai from Duyichu, the crispy duck from Jinyang Restaurant, and the nine-turn large intestine from Huifengtang. There are so many good things."

"You know so much about food." Yu Li was surprised.

"That's right. Look at what I do, a cook." Sha Zhu started to brag. "Don't think I'm an ordinary cook. I also have a heritage. My ancestors were imperial chefs. Later, my grandfather worked as a chef for the Tan family, specializing in Tan's cuisine. It has been passed down to my generation. Tan's cuisine is official cuisine and is very particular. My father also learned Sichuan cuisine. I learned Sichuan cuisine and Tan's cuisine from my father since I was a child. Later, I learned Shandong cuisine from my master. My master is Sun Fuxiang, the master chef of Fengze Garden, one of the eight major gardens of Shandong cuisine. I learned Shandong cuisine from him. Next time I will take you to Fengze Garden to taste Shandong cuisine."

“So you can cook three types of cuisine: Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, and Tan cuisine?” Yu Li’s eyes were already full of stars.

"Yes, the material conditions do not allow it now. When we pay off the debt to Northern Bear and the conditions permit, I will cook for you." Sha Zhu seduced Yu Li with promises.

"Yeah." Yu Li replied shyly.

Sha Zhu looked at the shy and charming Yu Li and thought to himself: "It's halfway done. It seems that Xu Damao is not completely useless. This dinner invitation and exaggerating his own advantages is quite effective."

Seeing that the braised oxtail was not touched, Sha Zhu asked the waiter to bring a paper box. While packing it, he asked Yu Li, "We didn't touch the braised oxtail much. If you don't mind, take it home. And these meat patties, we've almost finished the rest, so we don't want them anymore."

Yu Li was relieved: He Yuzhu knows how to maintain his reputation and take care of his family. She noticed that he didn't touch the braised oxtail much, so He Yuzhu didn't take any either. He knows himself.

Yu Li asked Sha Zhu: "Don't you need to bring some back for your sister?"

"I'm a cook, she doesn't need a mouthful." (Yu Shui yelled at home: "Who said I don't need a mouthful? I need a mouthful of food, you biased guy, you have a wife but no sister.")

After leaving the restaurant, Sha Zhu sent Yu Li to the bus and walked back home. The four-mile walk was just a walk to help digest the food.