Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Chapter 18 Double Happiness for the Wu Family

He Yuzhu hurried to Shijia Hutong and found out the location of Zhao Dagui's house after asking three people. He Yuzhu walked to the gate of Zhao Dagui's yard and shouted into the yard:

"Is Senior Brother You Ren here? I'm He Yuzhu. There's an emergency at home. Please come out quickly."

Upon hearing the sound, Wu Youren immediately ran out in a hurry.

"What's wrong, Zhuzi? Is there any emergency at home?"

"Brother, hurry up and come with me to the hospital. My sister-in-law is about to give birth and has been sent to Union Hospital. Master and his wife are waiting in the hospital."

Wu Youren said to Zhao Da Kui who followed out, "Dakui, my wife is about to give birth in the hospital, I'm going back first." After Wu Youren said this, he followed He Yuzhu to the Union Hospital.

When He Yuzhu and Wu Youren arrived at Union Hospital, Zhang Xiaoqiao had not yet come out of the operating room. Wu Baotian saw Wu Youren and started scolding him.

"You still remember to come. Xiaoqiao is about to give birth, and you are not at home to accompany her, and you still have the mind to run around and play."

Liu E quickly tried to persuade the angry Wu Baotian, "Don't be angry, his father. Now is not the time to scold the child. It's getting late. You and Zhuzi have to go to work later. Youren and I can stay here. Go ask for leave for Youren."

"Wait until Xiaoqiao gives birth to the baby, and then you'll see how I'm going to deal with you." Before leaving, Wu Baotian pointed at Wu Youren and said another sentence.

"Zhu Zi, let's go. It's ok for your master's wife and your senior brother to stay here."

He Yuzhu followed his master Wu Baotian from Union Hospital directly to Fengze Garden. Although Fengze Garden was open at night, there were actually not many people eating there. In addition, Longguo had not been completely liberated, so Fengze Garden closed at 7 o'clock in the evening.

After the restaurant closed, Wu Baotian and He Yuzhu rushed to Union Hospital. When they arrived at the hospital, Zhang Xiaoqiao came out of the operating room and gave birth to a boy weighing 6.62 catties.

Wu Baotian burst into laughter when he heard the news, while He Yuzhu stood aside and said, "Congratulations to Brother and Sister-in-law for having a baby boy, and congratulations to Master and Master's Wife for having a grandson."

After asking the doctor that Zhang Xiaoqiao and her son were fine, the family discussed and decided to leave the hospital overnight. After all, people in this era were not so hypocritical. Wu Baotian said to He Yuzhu, "Zhuzi, I'll have to trouble you to go back and get the cart next door to take your sister-in-law back."

"Okay, I'll go back and pull the cart right away." He Yuzhu agreed immediately without saying a word.

"Zhuzi, remember to find your sister Xiangxiu when you go back and ask her to put two more quilts on the cart. Also ask her to find the clothes I prepared for the child and bring them over. She was in a hurry when she came here before and forgot to bring them." Liu E instructed He Yuzhui.

He Yuzhu ran to Wu Baotian's next-door neighbor's house to borrow a cart. After borrowing it, He Yuzhu returned to Wu Baotian's house and found Wu Xiangxiu.

When Wu Xiangxiu saw He Yuzhu coming back, she asked before He Yuzhu could speak: "Zhuzi, how is my sister-in-law? Has she given birth?"

"Sister Xiangxiu, my sister-in-law has given birth to a big fat boy weighing 15.6 pounds. I came back to borrow the cart next door to pick her up. Please find me two more quilts. My master's wife also asked you to give me the package that she prepared for the child."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Wu Xiangxiu immediately walked to the room where Wu Baotian and Liu E lived, and soon came out with a package. He Yuzhu immediately took the package and said, "Sister Xiangxiu, give me the things first, and you go find a quilt."

Wu Xiangxiu handed the package to He Yuzhu, turned around and walked into the house. After a while, she came out holding two quilts. "Zhuzi, you go to the car with these two quilts and wait for me. I will bring them over later."

After saying this, Wu Xiangxiu put the quilt in He Yuzhu's arms and went back into the house. He Yuzhu held the quilt and walked out of Wu Baotian's yard, standing beside the board at the door waiting for Wu Xiangxiu.

After a while, Wu Xiangxiu came over with two quilts. She spread the two quilts on the cart first, then took the two quilts from He Yuzhu and spread them on the cart. He Yuzhu hung the package on the handlebars.

"Sister Xiangxiu, you should go back quickly. Master and his wife are still waiting for me in the hospital. You can cook some poached eggs so that we can eat them directly when sister-in-law comes back." After saying that, He Yuzhu pulled the cart and walked towards Union Hospital.

When He Yuzhu arrived at Union Hospital with a cart, Wu Baotian was standing at the gate waiting. When Wu Baotian saw He Yuzhu, he immediately waved to him: "Zhuzi, I'm here, come over here."

He Yuzhu pulled the cart to Wu Baotian's side and said, "Master, you are not anxious, are you? Why don't you wait for me in the house? It's cold outside."

"It's okay. You stay here and watch the car. Give me the package and quilt. I'll take the package up first and come down later." He Yuzhu took the package off the handlebars, handed it to the master, and then gave the master two quilts.

"Okay, Master. I'll watch here. You can go up quickly before Master's Wife gets anxious waiting."

After He Yuzhu waited at the door for a while, Wu Baotian and his family followed the nurse to push Zhang Xiaoqiao out on the hospital bed. Liu E followed behind with the child in her arms. He Yuzhu immediately pulled the cart over. Wu Youren covered Zhang Xiaoqiao with a blanket, then carried Zhang Xiaoqiao from the bed to the cart and wrapped her tightly with the blanket.

He Yuzhu saw Master's Wife Liu E holding the child, standing aside, with no intention of getting in the car, "Master's Wife, why don't you get in the car? The way back is not close, and you can't walk fast with the child in your arms. Hurry up and get in the car. It's so cold, go home quickly and don't let the child get cold."

"Listen to Zhuzi and get in the car quickly. Zhuzi is such a filial child, are you afraid of tiring him out?" Wu Baotian then persuaded Liu E.

Upon hearing this, Liu E looked at He Yuzhu, who was about 1 meters tall, and no longer remained reserved and sat on the cart.

Seeing that his master's wife was seated firmly, He Yuzhu pulled the cart towards Huimeizhu Hutong, while Wu Youren helped push the cart.

"Master's wife, you are embarrassed to take the car because you feel sorry for me. Look at my height. I'm not bragging to you, but I can pull you and sister-in-law around the city without even taking a breath. All my martial arts skills are not practiced in vain." He Yuzhu was pulling the cart and chatting with Liu E behind him.

The group returned to their home in Meizhu Hutong at night. He Yuzhu parked the cart at the gate of the yard, and Wu Baotian stood in front of the gate and asked Wu Xiangxiu to open the gate. After waiting for a while, Wu Xiangxiu opened the gate from the inside, and Wu Youren walked into the yard holding Zhang Xiaoqiao, while Liu E followed behind with the child.

He Yuzhu and his master Wu Baotian and Wu Xiangxiu took the quilts off the cart, pulled the cart to the next yard, and returned the cart to its original owner.

Wu Youren carried his wife Zhang Xiaoqiao back to his room. Wu Youren held his wife Zhang Xiaoqiao and stood by the bed, waiting for Wu Xiangxiu to make the bed.

After Wu Xiangxiu made the bed, she said, "Brother, the bed is made, you can put sister-in-law down now."

Wu Youren put Zhang Xiaoqiao on the bed, and Liu E waited until Zhang Xiaoqiao was lying down, then put the child next to Zhang Xiaoqiao. "Xiu, go and cook some poached eggs for your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law didn't eat much in the hospital that night."

"Mom, I've already cooked the poached eggs. They're now hot in the pot. I'll go get them out first. Sister-in-law, please wait a moment."

After a while, Wu Xiangxiu came in with a bowl of fried eggs, and Liu E quickly helped Zhang Xiaoqiao up and put a quilt behind her for her to lean on. Then he took the fried eggs from Wu Xiangxiu and fed Zhang Xiaoqiao himself.

Liu E waited until Zhang Xiaoqiaoqiao finished a bowl of six poached eggs, then handed the bowl to Wu Xiangxiu, "Youren, Xiaoqiao needs someone to be around after she gave birth. Mom will serve her in this room from now on, and she will have to feed the baby if she cries in the middle of the night. You should go to the west wing and stay with your brothers for a while. Xiangxiu will find two quilts for your brother and send them over."

After returning the cart, He Yuzhu returned to the yard. Seeing that everything was done, he walked to the main room and knocked on the door.

"Master, I'm Zhuzi, and I have something I want to tell you."

"Then come in."

He Yuzhu pushed open the door and walked into the room. He looked at Wu Baotian who was sitting in the main room smoking, wondering what he was thinking about.

"It's like this, Master. I know a friend who has good connections and can get eggs and hens."

"What you said is true. I was just sitting here thinking about where to get some eggs for your sister-in-law to eat during her confinement. Although we have eggs at home, it's a bit troublesome to get eggs for your sister-in-law every day. If your friend has eggs, you can buy 5 kilograms from him first, and then buy a hen. Later, I will ask someone to find a pig's trotter to produce milk for your sister-in-law."

"This fifty thousand dollars should be enough. If it's not enough, I'll come back tomorrow and make it up to you."

"Okay, I'll go back to sleep first, and you should get some rest too."

After He Yuzhu took the money and put it in his pocket, he asked Wu Baotian to sit in the room and continue smoking, while he returned to his own room.

He Yuzhu opened the door and looked at Wu Youli who was sleeping soundly on the kang. He couldn't help but smile. This child just sleeps very deeply. Even though there was so much noise at home just now, he was not woken up.

He Yuzhu was just about to pick up the kettle to pour water to wash his feet, but Wu Xiangxiu came in holding the quilt, and He Yuzhu quickly put the kettle on the ground. "Sister Xiangxiu, why are you holding the quilt? Youli and I are not cold at night."

"It's not for you two. My mother is worried that the kids will make a fuss at night and that my brother won't get enough rest, which will affect his work the next day, so she lets him sleep in your room. I see you're carrying a kettle to wash your feet, so hurry up and wash them. I'll put the quilt on the kang and leave. You've been busy all night, so hurry up and wash up and go to bed."

He Yuzhu heard this and took the kettle again to wash his feet. After washing his feet and pouring out the water, He Yuzhu moved his quilt to the side and let Wu Youren sleep in the middle of the kang. Wu Youyi is already a senior in high school this year. Except for holidays, he basically lives in school. I don't know if he can get into university. But even if he can't get into university, Wu Youyi can easily find a good job with his knowledge. Anyway, it seems that his master doesn't allow him to learn to cook.

He Yuzhu was lying on the bed thinking about his future. It was already March. By June, the New Dragon Kingdom would realize the liberation of all areas except the plateau, the bay, and the southeastern coastal islands. Although the north was basically stable now, the supplies on the market were still very tight because the war was still going on. He could take advantage of the opportunity to sell more of the supplies in his blessed land. When the war against America to aid North Korea broke out in the second half of the year, he could donate more money. Considering his own safety, he could do good deeds without leaving a name and donate quietly.

The next day, He Yuzhu woke up and saw Wu Youren and Wu Youli still sleeping beside him. When Wu Youren came over in the middle of the night, He Yuzhu actually noticed it, but considering it was too late, He Yuzhu did not get up to greet Wu Youren.

He Yuzhu quietly got up and went to the yard to practice his Xingyiquan. Since he started learning Xingyiquan, He Yuzhu would practice Ba Duan Jin every morning when he got up, while practicing Xingyiquan, and then doing horse stance for half an hour. He has never stopped for all these years.

After dinner, He Yuzhu did not follow his master Wu Baotian to Fengze Garden, but ran to his home in Qudeng Hutong, entered the blessed land cave, picked up 42 eggs from the chicken coop, and caught two hens. He weighed the eggs and found that they were exactly 5 jin, one hen was 6 jin, and the other was 4 jin. He Yuzhu hurried back to Wu Baotian's home, holding the hens in one hand and the basket of eggs in the other.

He Yuzhu entered the house and found Wu Xiangxiu.

"Sister Xiangxiu, these are the eggs and hens that Master asked me to buy for my sister-in-law to eat during her confinement. Remember to clear out the basket. I have to go back when the time comes. I still have to go to work at Fengze Garden, so I won't stay for long."

After He Yuzhu handed the eggs and hens to Wu Xiangxiu, he left Wu Baotian's house and hurried to Fengze Garden to meet Master Wu Baotian.

"Master, I found my friend this morning. He happened to have two hens and 5 kilograms of eggs at home. Each hen weighs more than 6 kilograms and costs 1 yuan. The eggs cost 2 yuan. 2 yuan is just enough. I have already sent the eggs and hens back home and handed them over to Sister Xiangxiu."

"You are a good friend. A hen this fat would cost at least 1 yuan outside."

"He is indeed quite honest. When he heard that it was what you wanted, he directly gave me the cost price. By the way, Senior Brother, have you decided on a name for the child?"

"My generation will have the character 'you', and the next generation will have the character 'jia'. My father suggested that we name him Jiarui."

On the day of Wu Jiarui's full moon, Wu Baotian set up five tables of full moon banquet at home to entertain relatives and friends. There were two tables for the bride's side, one table for Wu Baotian's friends, one table for Wu Youren's friends, and one table reserved for Wu Baotian's own family. Wu Baotian's hometown is in Shandong, and he has no relatives in the old city except some chefs he knows from cooking.

Because Wu Baotian and Wu Youren needed to entertain relatives and friends that day, the chef's job was handed over to He Yuzhu. After Wu Baotian wrote the menu for He Yuzhu, he handed everything over to him and let him do it all.

He Yuzhu worked hard to finish all the meals before he had time to rest. He Yuzhu sat in the kitchen and tasted the dishes he made. His cooking skills in this life were much better than what he learned in New Oriental in his previous life. The master he followed was a top Shandong cuisine master. With the talent of this body and the blessing of the Enlightenment Stone, how could he be bad?

After Wu Jiarui's full moon banquet was over, He Daqing did not leave immediately, but stayed to find He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, your dish today was not cooked well. It seems that you have lived up to your master's cultivation over the years. But don't be too proud. You must continue to study hard. I'm leaving now. When you have time, remember to go home and see Yu Shui. She misses you as her brother."

When the family sat together for dinner in the evening, He Yuzhu saw Wu Xiangxiu often daydreaming while eating. He Yuzhu was sitting next to Wu Youyi.

"Sister Xiangxiu, what happened? Are you feeling unwell? I remember you were fine at noon."

Before Wu Youyi could answer He Yuzhu, Wu Xiangyun said innocently, "My sister is thinking about the big brother who came to my house for lunch at noon."

Everyone at the table burst into laughter. He Yuzhu seemed to be thinking about something. It seemed that Wu Xiangxiu had someone she liked. That girl was not thinking about love. Besides, Xiangxiu was 19 years old this year. She was delayed because of the war between the Workers' and Peasants' Party and the Skinheads, but now the city had been liberated. It seemed that if nothing unexpected happened, there would be double happiness in the master's family this year.

Wu Xiangxiu's face turned red with shame after hearing Wu Xiangyun's words. She went back to her room without even eating.

When He Yuzhu saw Wu Xiangxiu leave, he whispered to his master Wu Baotian: "Master, what about the young man that Sister Xiangxiu liked?"

"That young man is also a chef. His family is a family of Sichuan cuisine. The young man is one year older than your sister Xiangxiu. His father brought him here today with the intention of letting him meet your sister Xiangxiu. As a result, they both liked each other. Before his father left, he said that he would ask someone to propose marriage in a few days."

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