Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

Sha Zhu explained to Yu Li and Yu Shui how he made up the secrets of the dragon clan.

Yu Shui complained dissatisfiedly: "Brother, when did you become so powerful? Why didn't I see you telling me stories when I was a child?"

"I became smart after I became blind. Don't you know what I was like before?" Sha Zhu glared at his sister.

"Yu Shui, what was your brother like before? Tell me about it." Yu Li immediately grabbed Yu Shui and wanted to expose Sha Zhu's past.

"Don't tell anyone. If you dare, I'll punish you." Sha Zhu threatened.

"It must be said." Yu Li objected to the threat and attacked Sha Zhu with her eyes.

"I'll tell you, my sister-in-law told me to tell you." Yu Shui had a protector, "I'll go to my room and talk to my sister-in-law."

"I didn't expect you were so stupid when you were learning cooking from your dad." When they were almost home, Yu Li finally couldn't hold it in anymore and said it to Sha Zhu.

"What did that girl tell you?" Sha Zhu was a little exasperated.

"I didn't say anything, just that I saved a basket of dumplings, but got a handful of counterfeit money in exchange; when you were cooking, you used all your strength to poke a hole in the pot with the spatula, and your father punished you by making you hold the spatula up, and you got yourself soaked; and when you were practicing flipping the spatula, you often made yourself look like a monkey."

"This damn girl, how come she remembers everything? She remembers things that I have forgotten. Wait until she finds a partner, and then I'll see what I say to her partner." Sha Zhu said resentfully.

"You siblings can just hurt each other. I'm home now, be careful on your way back. You don't have to come to pick me up tomorrow, I'll be there in the afternoon, and you'll have a hot meal when you get home from get off work." Yu Li instructed him.

Sha Zhu hugged Yu Li tightly and said, "It's great to have a wife."

After finishing a not-too-busy day's work, Sha Zhu was walking on the road and smelled a faint fragrance. He looked up and found that clusters of morning glories were in bloom on the paulownia trees, and there were scattered flowers on the road. He didn't know whether they were squeezed out by other flowers or picked by children and thrown on the road.

Sha Zhu recalled the time when he and his friends picked flowers and licked nectar when he was a child. He wanted to pick up the flowers on the ground to see if they had been licked by the children. But he didn't do it after all, because he was afraid that he would not be able to resist and put his tongue on them to lick them.

The scent of flowers made Sha Zhu feel very comfortable and his steps became much lighter. As he was walking, he met Aunt You who was wandering in front of her house with a sad face.

"Aunt You, are you out for a walk because you smelled the flowers?" Sha Zhu joked with Aunt You.

"There is no fragrance of flowers. Besides, I don't have the heart to take a walk. I'm almost driven to death by the stingy old man Yan in your courtyard. He comes to me every day these days to urge me to introduce a girl to his eldest son. I mentioned several to him, but he just ignored them. His son insists on finding someone like Yu Li. Where can I find one? If it doesn't work, I'll just return the three yuan to him." Aunt You complained to Sha Zhu.

"I really can't help you with this. If there is a suitable girl around me, I won't ask you to be my matchmaker." Sha Zhu asked again, "Aunt You, don't you smell the fragrance of the flowers?"

“I didn’t smell it.”

On his way home, Sha Zhu asked everyone he met on the road like a lunatic whether they smelled the fragrance of flowers, but the answer was no. Sha Zhu suspected that there was something wrong with his nose. When Yu Li talked to him at dinner, he couldn't answer completely. He was wondering whether he should go to the factory hospital tomorrow.

Yu Li thought Sha Zhu was tired from work and didn't pay much attention to his expression.

The next day, Sha Zhu went to the factory hospital to see an ENT doctor, who couldn't find anything wrong with him. But he also didn't smell the fragrance of flowers, so he suggested that he go to a big hospital.

Zhao, the squad leader, brought Liu Lan to find Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu got a headache when he saw Liu Lan. This girl, with a sharp tongue and a kind heart, would cause trouble from time to time.

"Master He, actually Liu Lan is the daughter of my cousin. None of our colleagues know about it. Her husband goes out to fool around all day and doesn't give her any living expenses. The family can barely support the children. She's a pitiful woman. I originally wanted to recommend her to be the squad leader after I retired, but she suddenly wanted to learn cooking. I know my skills well, but you're different. You're a very capable cook. If you can teach her, she will definitely have a bright future. Of course we won't force you. It would be best if you're happy to take her in as your apprentice, or teach her a few tricks. Thank you in advance, old brother." Squad Leader Zhao was quite humble.

After listening to what Zhao said, Sha Zhu finally understood why Zhao suddenly helped him to improve his rank. So Sha Zhu replied sincerely: "Zhao, since you asked me to do so, I should accept her, but my master is still alive. I need to talk to him about this. As long as he agrees, I will definitely accept Liu Lan as my apprentice."

"Then please remember this. Don't blame me for being long-winded. This girl is so pitiful."

"Don't worry, I'll go to my master's house this weekend to talk about this."

Back in the kitchen, Sha Zhu watched Liu Lan and Ma Hua preparing the dishes, and thought: Should I teach her cooking skills to change her future path? According to her personality, being a waiter is really suitable, especially if she is as open-minded as in the dream, a restaurant really needs a waiter like Liu Lan. But if she does that, not only will she lose the trust of squad leader Zhao, but Liu Lan may also fall into the mouth of Director Li.

Sha Zhu slapped his forehead and said: You are thinking too much. It's not even a possibility yet. Why think so much? I'd better go to the hospital to check my nose tomorrow.

I took Yu Li to visit Master and his wife on weekends.

Yu Li accompanied the master's wife in picking vegetables and chatting. Sha Zhu told the master about his nose problem. He went to a big hospital but no problem was found. He felt a little disgusted.

Upon hearing this, Master Sun excitedly took out a can of noodle sauce from the cupboard and let Sha Zhu smell it.

Shazhu was puzzled. It was just noodle sauce, how could it taste different? But when he sniffed, it was indeed different from the usual noodle sauce. "When you fried the noodle sauce, you used scallion oil and sugar, and five-spice powder with ingredients such as anise, cinnamon, galangal, and white pepper."

"You can really smell it. No wonder you've made faster progress than your other brothers, it turns out it's all about your nose." Master Sun snatched the cigarette from Sha Zhu's hand, "Zhu, don't smoke anymore, it will affect your special sense of smell. You are the only one among so many people, this is a gift from God. My master, your master's grandfather, told me before that his master can smell the smell that others can't, so the dishes he cooks are particularly fragrant and taste very special. At that time, many dignitaries invited him to their homes to cook."

"Come with me to the building later. I will give you more intensive training and improve your skills. I can't let you be lazy like this anymore. Come to the building after get off work every day." Master Sun continued to order.

"Master, can you wait until I get married? We are very close right now and I miss you so much if we don't see each other for a day."

"Should I wait until you have a baby? The child is in school now. It won't hurt for you to learn more." Master Sun said to Sha Zhu unhappily, and then said to Yu Li next to him, "Yu Li, Zhu was used to being lazy before. You have to supervise him. A man must have the ability to stand on his own feet. He can't accompany you every day. You have to be more understanding."

Yu Li solemnly stated: "Master, just train him. I firmly support you. I support you with both hands."

"My dear wife, you have sold me out." Sha Zhu cried miserably.

"We must listen to our master," Yu Li said with a smile.

"Yu Li is more sensible than you." Master Sun slapped his head and said, "Get up and leave. Stop screaming."