Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

While He Yuzhu was making fried noodles for the cutest person in the backyard of the street office, Director Wang, escorted by the patrol officers, came to the Dongcheng District Government of Sijiucheng. Director Wang came to the office of Secretary Qian of the District Committee and reported the incident to Secretary Qian. Secretary Qian took it very seriously and immediately reported it to his superiors by phone. Finally, after the mysterious man's donation of 2.5 million was reported to the superiors, the superiors issued instructions to call on the people across the country to learn from him, and emphasized that if the donor did not want to reveal his identity, they should not deliberately investigate the identity of the mysterious donor.

So the day after He Yuzhu donated the money, the front page of the Mass Daily reported that the mysterious person donated money to support the most lovely people in the fight against American imperialism. The superiors called on the people of Longguo to learn from the mysterious person. The people of Longguo will definitely defeat America with one heart. The Longguo Mass Anti-Ugliness and Aid Association issued a call to the people of the country to donate airplanes, cannons, and tanks, and a nationwide campaign to donate weapons began.

He Yuzhu didn't expect that his unintentional action would actually bring the upcoming weapons donation campaign ahead of schedule. The next day after get off work at noon, He Yuzhu brought his own fried noodles to the street office to see Director Wang.

"Director Wang, yesterday afternoon I followed Master Hu to learn how to make fried noodles. I found that the fried noodles I made for the cutest person had a very simple taste. After I went back home last night, I thought about whether I could make the fried noodles taste better. This is the new fried noodles I developed. Would you like to try it?"

Director Wang pinched a little of the fried noodles brought by He Yuzhu and put it into his mouth. After tasting it, he found that compared with the current fried noodles, the fried noodles made by He Yuzhu were not only more fragrant, but also tasted better and were easier to swallow.

"Xiao He, what do you use to make this fried noodles? Is it complicated to make?"

"Director Wang, my fried noodles are made from wheat, soybeans, and peanuts. When making them, first fry the three ingredients in an iron pan, then mix them together and grind them into powder. It takes a little more steps to make than the fried noodles we have now. As for the extra steps, you can consider using a machine to solve it. If you use that kind of machine, making fried noodles will be more efficient. By the way, the wheat inside can also be replaced with barley."

"What kind of machine is that? Is it complicated? Xiao He, are you telling the truth?" Director Wang became very excited when he heard that there was a machine that could improve efficiency.

"We ask someone to make a big iron barrel, weld a few iron plates inside the barrel, make a hole at one end to put things in, and leave no hole at the other end. We then put the barrel horizontally and light a fire underneath it. This way, when we fry things, we only need someone to keep the barrel spinning. When frying, we set the same amount of food for each barrel. We can fry one barrel first and see how long it takes to fry a barrel. This way, when we fry again, we only need to refer to the first time and it should be about the same. At that time, we can ask a master to take a look. If it's ready, we can take it out of the pan. If it's not ready, we'll continue frying."

"Then how do we get it out after it's fried? The iron bucket is lying sideways and it's still so hot."

"There is an iron plate welded inside the iron bucket. When frying, turn it forward and the food will roll inside the bucket by itself. When it is done, turn it upside down so that the food inside can flow out by itself."

"Xiao He, the fried noodles you brought today and the iron bucket for making fried noodles are very good. I will now take the fried noodles you made to report to the district leaders. As long as the superior leaders agree, we can start large-scale production, and then the cutest people on the front line of the peninsula will be able to eat better fried noodles."

Director Wang organized what He Yuzhu had just said about the iron bucket on a piece of paper and asked He Yuzhu to take a look. After confirming that there was no problem, he hurried to the district government. After District Chief Qian tasted the fried noodles made by He Yuzhu, he asked about the recipe of the fried noodles. After listening to Director Wang's report, District Chief Qian immediately realized that this new fried noodles not only had the advantage of better taste. Because it was directly fried with wheat, the bran that was wasted when wheat was ground into flour was used, which meant that more fried noodles could be produced. The fried noodles were mixed with oil-rich grains such as soybeans and peanuts. Eating the same fried noodles could help to relieve hunger. On the front line where logistics supply was difficult, the same fried noodles meant that the soldiers could persist longer.

District Chief Qian immediately picked up the phone to report to his superiors. After listening to the report, his superiors attached great importance to it and asked him to send the new fried noodles immediately. After tasting the fried noodles made by He Yuzhu, the superiors immediately arranged that all the fried noodles would be made according to the recipe proposed by He Yuzhu. The iron barrel solution designed by He Yuzhu was also optimized by experts who are proficient in machinery, from manpower to machine-driven, so that more raw materials can be fried at a time, making the efficiency of making fried noodles very high.

Because of He Yuzhu's advance plan, fried noodles can be directly mass-produced in factories, so the street office's activity of making fried noodles for the cutest people was cancelled. He Yuzhu received a certificate of honor from the Longguo Mass Anti-Ugliness and Aid Association for his proposal, and the Sijiucheng government awarded He Yuzhu the honorary title of Sijiucheng Advanced Individual. After returning to China, the logistics support supervisor of the cutest people personally met with He Yuzhu and said that He Yuzhu was a great contributor to the cutest people. The fried noodles made by He Yuzhu made the cutest people on the front line more energetic during the battle, which invisibly avoided a lot of non-combat casualties.

Because the street office no longer had the activity of making fried noodles for the cutest people, He Yuzhu became idle again after get off work at noon. He Yuzhu still wanted to do something for the cutest people, so He Yuzhu came to find Director Wang again.

"Director Wang, the street office doesn't make fried noodles anymore, and I don't have anything to do after get off work. I want to help spread the word to the street office. If a resident in the street is getting married and holding a wedding banquet, I can go and make the wedding banquet. When the time comes, please ask them to hand over the money directly to the street office as my donation to the cutest people. But I may have to work overtime suddenly at night, so I must tell the client this in advance."

"How much do you plan to charge per time?"

"Just follow the market. I'll charge whatever the market price is. By the way, if the cutest retired soldier in our street office gets married in the future, I can help with the wedding banquet for free."

"Well, Xiao He, your ideological awareness is really high. I will arrange for someone to spread the word in the courtyard under the street office."

"Director Wang, you flatter me. Compared with those soldiers who defend our country, I am too ordinary. It is because of their lives fighting in the war that we can live in peace. This is the money I want to donate to the most lovely people, a total of 40 yuan."

Director Wang took He Yuzhu's money and asked He Yuzhu to sign the donation form. After the publication of Who is the Loveliest Person, He Yuzhu decided to donate 40 yuan from his salary to the Loveliest Person every month. This month is the first month.

As a person from later generations, He Yuzhu understands the impact of the Anti-Ugly and Aid-Bang War on Longguo better than people of this era. Because of this war, the Western powers began to take Longguo seriously, and Longguo was no longer a weak country in their eyes; because of this war, Longguo students studying in the West chose to return to Longguo to build their motherland. Because of this war, a nation that has been poor and weak for more than a hundred years has truly stood up in the world and stood up, no longer a nation that can be invaded by anyone. Because the ancestors were not afraid of bloodshed, they achieved their strategic goals in the confrontation with the ugly country and ignited the blood of those students for their motherland. These students were previously disappointed with the skinheads and had to choose to work in Western countries. The Workers and Peasants Party faced the most powerful country in the world at that time with its poor and white basics, which made them firmly believe that the Workers and Peasants Party could lead the motherland to rise, so a large number of Longguo students chose to return to Longguo after the Bangzi War.

The fact that He Yuzhu donated the money he earned from cooking for others' wedding banquets to the most lovely people was soon known to the people in No. 95 Siheyuan through publicity by the street office. After hearing about this, Jia Zhang said to the women in the Siheyuan, "I think He Yuzhu is a fool. He worked so hard to cook for others, but he donated all the money to the most lovely people. If I were him, I would at least keep half of it for myself. I think he should not be called Zhuzi anymore, but Shazhu."

After hearing what Jia Zhang said, a group of women started laughing. Because of Jia Zhang's unintentional words, the residents of No. 95 Siheyuan called He Yuzhu "Shazhu" in private, but no one dared to call him Shazhu in front of He Yuzhu. Because of their deliberate avoidance and He Yuzhu's seldom interacting with the residents of the Siheyuan, our poor classmate He Yuzhu didn't know that his nickname Shazhu had reappeared in the world.

After the tea tree seeds in Fudi Dongtian were planted for several years, it was finally time to pick them. He Yuzhu used his free time after get off work every afternoon to go to Fudi Dongtian to pick tea. In the end, He Yuzhu picked 20 kilograms of tea leaves with one bud and two leaves. He Yuzhu's hometown in his previous life had tea trees. He Yuzhu was curious and went to his father to learn the tea making method in his hometown. Every time he picked tea leaves, He Yuzhu would stir-fry them on the same day. The tea leaves were spread out to dry the surface moisture of the tea leaves; they were killed in a cast iron pot; the dead leaves were shaken several times in a bamboo tray to remove debris and dust; they were hot kneaded and twisted in a bamboo tray with ridges in the middle. Hot kneading can knead out tea juice; they were baked or fried. The kneaded leaves were put into a bamboo baking cage or fried in a pot in time, and then they were divided into primary drying and secondary drying. In the end, He Yuzhu got 4 kilograms of green tea. After He Yuzhu brewed a cup and tasted it, he felt that it tasted good. In the previous life and modern times, it would be at least three or four thousand kilograms of tea.

In order to further improve his ideological awareness, He Yuzhu decided to apply to join the Youth League of the Workers and Peasants Party. Because of He Yuzhu's positive performance, Director Wang consulted his superiors. After learning about He Yuzhu's deeds, the superiors said to Director Wang: Excellent young people like He Yuzhu who pursue progress meet the standards for joining the Youth League of the Workers and Peasants Party. So He Yuzhu gloriously became a member of the Youth League of the Workers and Peasants Party.