Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

At about 7 o'clock in the morning, Sha Zhu accompanied Yu Li to the street office. The doorman on duty saw the two and thought they were newlyweds who came to register for marriage. "You two are so anxious to get married. You haven't even started work yet."

Sha Zhu knew that the old man was wrong, so he didn't explain and said, "Isn't it that an ugly man like me finally found a beautiful wife and wanted to take her home as soon as possible? I must be anxious."

The old man heard Sha Zhu's words and found them interesting, and continued his words: "It's not easy to marry a beautiful wife, you have to be nice to her, otherwise you will be sorry for her marrying an ugly man like you."

"Yes, yes, you are right." Sha Zhu nodded continuously.

Yu Li covered her mouth and laughed behind him, secretly pinching Sha Zhu's lower back, and then explained to the old man: "Uncle, we are not here to get married."

"You're not getting married, but you want to get divorced at such a young age? That's not okay. It's okay for a young couple to have some minor conflicts, but don't get divorced for no reason. This is not good, and it's unacceptable from my perspective. You should go back quickly, and I won't let you in."

"Uncle, what are you talking about? We just got married and you're talking about divorce. That's so bad." Sha Zhu knew that Yu Li wanted to explain, so he interrupted her.

"Yes, it's not easy for you to marry a beautiful wife, how could you possibly get divorced? I am getting old and confused."

"You are confused. You are concerned about the younger generation, but concern can only lead to confusion." Yu Li excused the old man, "My name is Yu Li. I came to report today and will work here from now on. This is my husband, He Yuzhu. May I ask your name, sir?"

"What's the big deal? My last name is Guan." Uncle Guan said, "You're a little early. We don't start work until 8 o'clock."

Sha Zhu took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and took out two of them. He handed one to Grandpa Guan, who stretched out his right hand to take it. Sha Zhu noticed that the old man was missing his little finger. Sha Zhu shook his hand twice and struck the match several times before lighting it. He covered it with both hands and lit it for Grandpa Guan before lighting it for himself. After taking a light puff, he said, "Grandpa, I was just joking with you. Please don't take it to heart."

"Of course not. It's nice to have someone to fight with me to relieve my boredom. Otherwise, it's too boring to do nothing all day." Uncle Guan didn't care about what happened just now. He looked at Sha Zhu and said, "You are so ugly, how did you find such a beautiful wife?"

"Uncle, I don't like what you said. I may be ugly, but I have abilities. I'm a cook." Sha Zhu raised his chin to express his dissatisfaction.

"You are serving in the army! It doesn't look like it." Uncle Guan looked at Sha Zhu carefully.

"I'm not a soldier. I work as a cook in a steel mill."

"What skills can a cook in a steel rolling mill have to make a big pot of food into something fancy?" Grandpa Guan glanced.

"Hey, although I work in a steel mill, I learned cooking at Fengze Garden before, so my cooking skills are top notch." Cooking skills are the foundation of Sha Zhu's career, and it is something that cannot be taken lightly. "If you don't believe me, I'll make some for you to try, so you know not to judge people by their appearance."

"Okay, then it's a deal. Cook a few dishes for me tomorrow and have your wife bring them to me to try."

"Hey, I owe you! And you asked me to do it tomorrow."

"You just said you would make me a few to try, or I'll watch you through the crack in the door."

"Ah?!" Sha Zhu scratched his head and said, "I've seen people blackmailing people, but I've never seen anyone blackmailing like this. You're so powerful. I just said something to challenge you, and you caught me in the trap. I'm convinced. I'm convinced. I'll definitely bring it to you tomorrow. I'll deliver it to you myself."

"Cook it better, otherwise it will bring shame to Fengze Garden's reputation."

"Don't worry, you'll definitely want more after eating it."

At this time, Director Wang arrived at the door. She knew Sha Zhu and asked, "He Yuzhu, why are you here?"

"Director Wang, I am here to report with my wife."

"Your wife? Reporting?" Director Wang thought for a moment, "It seems that someone named Yu Li is going to report today. Is she your wife?" When Director Wang asked Sha Zhu, he also noticed the beautiful girl next to Sha Zhu, "You must be Yu Li!"

"Hello, Director Wang, I'm Yu Li, and I'm here to report for work today." Yu Li bowed to Director Wang.

"Okay, then you come with me." Director Wang led Yu Li inside, and turned around to find Sha Zhu still following behind them, "He Yuzhu, why are you still following? Hurry up and get to work, or you'll be late again."

"Okay, I'm leaving now, wife. I'll pick you up after get off work." Sha Zhu waved to Yu Li.

"Don't forget to bring me some food tomorrow morning." Uncle Guan did not forget to instruct Sha Zhu before leaving.

Sha Zhu tripped over garlic and both Grandpa Guan and Yu Li laughed. Director Wang didn't know what was going on, so after asking Yu Li and knowing the whole story, she also laughed. However, she warned Yu Li to make sure Sha Zhu cooked the dishes for Grandpa Guan when she got home.

Sha Zhu was no longer being pursued, and his condition was much better. Today, he cooked a stir-fried tofu with soybean paste for everyone. He did not fry the tofu or stew it directly in water as before, but instead heated up the oil to stir-fry the bean paste and chopped green onion and ginger, then put the tofu that he had broken into pieces by hand into the pot and stewed it over a slow fire. When it was almost time to serve, he sprinkled some chopped garlic sprouts on it.

When the workers were getting their lunch at noon, they saw the shape of the tofu in the lunch boxes and complained, "What are you doing in the second canteen? Not only is the food getting less tasty the more they argue, but they are too lazy to cut it."

"No, maybe he picked up the tofu that fell on the ground and couldn't explain himself so he grabbed it and gave it to us to eat."

Those who had not yet gotten their meals also looked at the fermented tofu in the dish and felt something was wrong, so they asked the chefs to explain.

Sha Zhu seemed to know that the workers would not be used to this dish when they first saw it, but he did not expect that the misunderstanding would be so big. If he could not explain it clearly, it would be troublesome. At the very least, it would be said that the Second Canteen was lazy, and at the worst, it would delay production and construction. So he hurried out to explain: "My fellow workers, I am Sha Zhu. I fried this soy bean curd. It is a new dish I came up with. It is the first time I made it. As for why the tofu is not cut flat, it is because my apprentice and I broke it by hand. Why did we break it by hand? Because the unevenness makes it easier for the tofu to absorb the flavor and makes the dish more delicious. Everyone try it first. If it doesn't taste good, you can beat me up to vent your anger."

"No, we can't possibly beat Master He. We trust you. Let us try it first. If we find any problems, we will give you suggestions and you can improve it." Seeing Sha Zhu coming out, everyone still had to give him some face.

"You know what, Master He's cooking skills are really good. This tofu tastes really good, without any bean smell, and is slightly spicy and a bit sweet. Master He, did you add sugar when cooking this dish?" a worker gave his comment.

"Yes, I added some sugar. You are really good. You can tell that by tasting it. It's not easy." Sha Zhu was quite happy when someone praised the new dish. "Okay, those who have rice should try it quickly and give more suggestions. Those who haven't got rice should get in line quickly, otherwise it will be gone soon."

Everyone lined up again.

Qin Huairu asked Xu Damao, who was standing behind her in line, to pay the bill again, then took the lunch box and dishes home and arranged for the whole family to have a meal and feed themselves.