Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

As He Yuzhu began to officially hold wedding banquets within the jurisdiction of Nanluoguxiang Subdistrict Office, people who tasted He Yuzhu's dishes at the banquets all praised He Yuzhu's superb cooking skills. Under the unconscious spread of the people who ate at the wedding banquet, He Yuzhu's reputation for cooking began to spread gradually, and the whole city knew that there was a Shandong cuisine chef with very high cooking skills in Nanluoguxiang. This chef not only cooked delicious dishes, but also looked fair, tall and handsome. Every time He Yuzhu finished cooking, he would make a pair of mandarin ducks with dough and give them to the newlyweds. Because the mandarin ducks made by He Yuzhu were so lifelike, as if they were real, people called He Yuzhu the devil's hand chef.

That night, after dinner, He Yuzhu stood on the steps of his door and did horse stance. He Yuzhu saw Yi Zhonghai coming out of Jia Zhang's house, followed by Jia Dongxu. The two of them came out of the door and ran towards He Yuzhu.

"Zhuzi, you are practicing horse stance. Why don't you take a break first and then practice later? Xudong and I want to talk to you about something." Yi Zhonghai said to He Yuzhu with a smile.

"Uncle, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Don't mind me. I have just been doing this for more than ten minutes, and I will have to do it for a long time. Once I stop in the middle, I have to start over again, otherwise the effect will be not good. The master who taught me Kung Fu told me that once you do the horse stance, you have to finish it in one breath unless it is a big deal." He Yuzhu said to Yi Zhonghai while doing the horse stance.

"Well, let me tell you straight away. Your brother Dongxu met a girl on a blind date before, and both of them liked each other. The two families have met and discussed it. This weekend happens to be a good day, and the steel mill is not working, so we plan to hold the wedding this weekend."

"Then congratulations, Brother Dongxu. I'd like to wish you a happy marriage in advance and a baby soon. Then who am I, uncle? " He Yuzhu looked at Yi Zhonghai with a confused look on his face.

"Since we're having a wedding, we have to have a wedding banquet, and for a wedding banquet we have to hire a chef. I thought that we are neighbors living in the same courtyard, and you and Dongxu grew up together. You are also a well-known chef in our area, so I wanted to ask you to help with your brother Dongxu's wedding banquet on that day." After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai looked at He Yuzhu expectantly.

"Uncle, we are neighbors living in the same courtyard. I have to help Brother Dongxu with such a big event as his wedding. But I am really sorry. Someone has already paid the money at the street office on the weekend and asked me to prepare the wedding banquet. I have already discussed the matter with Director Wang. Brother Dongxu, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's just that we are not in the same situation by chance. I have already promised someone else. You should discuss it with Uncle and see if other chefs nearby are available."

He Yuzhu looked at Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu with embarrassment. This time, He Yuzhu stood up directly without even doing the horse stance.

"It's my fault for telling you too late. Since you've already talked to Director Wang and promised him, forget it. Let your brother Dongxu and I find another chef. Do you know any other chefs as a chef? See if you can introduce one to your brother Dongxu."

Seeing that there was no hope of hiring He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai immediately took a step back and wanted He Yuzhu to help introduce a chef.

"This Aunt Jia wants to know how much money she wants to spend on the wedding banquet and what level of chef she wants to hire. I have no other intention in saying this. Chefs for wedding banquets have different levels and charge different fees. There is no need to hire expensive chefs for general wedding banquets."

"Your brother Dongxu's father passed away early, and your aunt Jia has been raising you, Xudong, alone for so many years. You know the family conditions. Your Dongxu also promised to buy a sewing machine for his unmarried daughter-in-law, so it will be fine if the wedding banquet can be justified at that time."

"Uncle, now I understand what you said. You know I just started my apprenticeship not long ago, and the only chefs I know are my master and his son, my senior brother. My master and my senior brother are both chefs of Fengze Garden. It costs at least 20 yuan to go out and cook a wedding banquet, and they don't even cook ordinary wedding banquets. So why don't you ask around for other chefs?"

He Yuzhu explained to Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu with an embarrassed look on his face.

"I understand what you mean. I'll go back and discuss with your brother Dongxu's mother what to do. Then we'll leave first so as not to delay your practice."

After watching Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu leave, He Yuzhu stood in horse stance again.

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu returned to Jia Dongxu's house. As soon as they entered the door, Jia Zhang came up to them and asked anxiously.

"Dongxu, what did you and your master say to Shazhu? Did Shazhu agree?"

"Mom, Shazhu didn't agree." Jia Dongxu replied helplessly.

"How dare he not agree? If your master went to find him, would he dare not even give your master face? Your master is the head of our courtyard. Your master went to find Sha Zhu to give him face and respect him. If we change someone else, even if he doesn't want money, we may not use him."

If He Yuzhu heard what Jia Zhang said, he would probably be amused by her. It's consistent with what Yi Zhonghai said about helping people genuinely without paying. This is considered looking down on others. It's really like a knife stabbing one's butt - I'm really enlightened. Zhao Benshan sold a wheelchair to Fan Wei - thank you.

"Dongxu's mother, how many times have I told you not to call Zhuzi 'Shazhu'? If you let him know and he reports you to the neighborhood office, you'll be in big trouble." Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhangshi unhappily.

"Uncle, this is not my home. I dare to say this in front of anyone but Shazhu. You are Xudong's master, not an outsider."

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was angry, Jia Zhang immediately explained to Yi Zhonghai with a flattering smile on her face.

"You know that trouble comes from the mouth. Sooner or later you will suffer because of your mouth." Yi Zhonghai's expression looked a little better after hearing what Jia Zhang said.

"Who would bother with a woman like me who can't even read a word? Why is Shazhu unwilling? Is it because he thinks he is working for free without getting paid? We are neighbors living in the same yard, and we need money to help each other?" Jia Zhang asked the doubts in her heart again.

"Mom, it's not because of the money. My master hasn't had the chance to ask Zhuzi for money yet." Seeing that his master didn't like to hear He Yuzhu being called a fool, Jia Xudong immediately changed his words.

"If it's not because of money, then what is it because of? Doesn't he not make money from organizing wedding banquets for others at the street office?" Jia Zhang asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"Money, money, money, that's all you know about money. It's not that Zhuzi doesn't make money, he just donates all the money he makes to the most lovely people. Can a person who cares about money donate all the money he makes from hosting wedding banquets to the most lovely people?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhang impatiently.

"Mom, it's too late for us to tell Zhuzi. He has already promised someone else. Someone else invited him to host the wedding banquet in advance." Jia Dongxu hurriedly explained to his mother.

"Then he won't give up his job to others, but to ours. Your master is a great man. If your master hadn't taken him to the steel mill when his father ran away, he would have been able to work in the canteen of the steel mill. What an ungrateful person."

"How can I refund it? The money of the people who asked him to host the wedding banquet was directly handed over to the street office. The street office has already received the money. How can I refund it?"

"The street office has handled it and it really cannot be refunded." Jia Zhang suddenly remembered something.

"Shazhu is busy. Didn't he have a master when he was learning martial arts? We can ask Shazhu to ask his master for help."

"Do you think I didn't tell you? Do you know how much it costs for a wedding banquet hosted by Master and Senior Brother? 20 yuan per banquet. Did you invite them?"

"Why is it so expensive? Why doesn't his master go and rob it? We are only going to spend 10 yuan on food for the wedding banquet. Why does Sha Zhu ask his master for help and ask for money?"

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Jia Zhang looked at Jia Xudong in surprise.

"He's the chef of Fengze Garden. Besides, why should he help you for free? Do you think He Yuzhu is cheap for cooking wedding banquets? Nowadays, ordinary chefs in the market charge 5 yuan for a wedding banquet. I asked the people in the street office. Zhuzi also charged 5 yuan for wedding banquets at the beginning, but his cooking skills were so good that he was inferior to those chefs who only charged 5 yuan. Later, too many people came to him. In order not to affect the business of other chefs, he now charges 10 yuan for a wedding banquet. Even if you want to hire him, you have to wait in line, and it's not certain whether you can get a place."

"Master Dongxu, what do you think we should do next? Dongxu has already agreed with the girl that he will get married this weekend. I am a woman and I don't understand these things. Dongxu and I are counting on you to make the decision."

Jia Zhang looked at Yi Zhonghai with expectation.

"Don't worry, the divorce banquet is still a few days away. I originally wanted to ask Zhuzi, but he would be embarrassed to charge money because we are neighbors in the same courtyard. Now it seems that we can only find other chefs on the market. Dongxu's mother thinks that the money for hiring a wedding chef can't be saved."

"Then Master Xudong, please bear more responsibilities and endure more hardships. Xudong, after you get married, you and your wife must be filial to your master and his wife."

Jia Zhang immediately played the emotional card.

"Okay, mother, Master is so good to me, I will definitely be filial to my Master and his wife."

After hearing what his mother said, Jia Dongxu immediately expressed his attitude to Yi Zhonghai.

After listening to what Jia Zhang and Jia Xudong said, Yi Zhonghai immediately felt very comfortable, as if he had drunk a glass of ice water on a hot summer day.

"Don't worry, Dongxu. I'll arrange for a chef for your wedding banquet. I'll pay for the chef. It's getting late, so I'll go back first. You and your mother should go to bed early."

"Dongxu, why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and see your master off." Jia Zhang immediately reminded Jia Xudong.

"Master, I'll see you off. You should go to bed early." Jia Xudong sent Yi Zhonghai all the way to Yi Zhonghai's home before returning to his own home.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's face full of joy after he returned home, Auntie asked, "Master, you are so happy to come back from Dongxu's house. Is there any good news?"

Yi Zhonghai sat on the chair with a smug look on his face, and said to the auntie, "My dear, guess what Dongxu and Jia Zhang just said?"

"What did they talk about that made you so happy?" asked the aunt curiously.

"Just now, Jia Zhang told Dongxu that she wanted Dongxu and his unmarried wife to be filial to us in the future, and Dongxu agreed."

"Ms. Jia Zhang really said that. Your efforts as the head of the family for so many years have finally not been in vain." Auntie was also very happy to hear that.

"It's all my fault that I can't bear you a boy or a girl. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to rely on others to take care of you in your old age."

"Didn't we agree not to talk about these things? Besides, it's not your fault. It's all the fault of the damn Japanese. If the Japanese hadn't invaded our country and forcibly requisitioned all the hospitals in the city, you wouldn't have been unable to find a doctor when you gave birth, we wouldn't have lost the baby, and you wouldn't have been unable to get pregnant." Yi Zhonghai comforted his wife.

"Besides, this is the new Dragon Kingdom. Under the leadership of the Workers and Peasants Party, our lives will definitely get better and better. With Dongxu to provide for our retirement and our own savings, we won't have to worry about not being able to survive when we get older."

When Jia Dongxu returned home, he immediately asked Jia Zhangshi: "Mom, why did you ask me to be filial to my master and his wife? My master is still young, less than 40 years old."

"You silly boy, can't you see? Your master is so old and still doesn't have a child of his own, what does that mean?"

"What does this mean?" Jia Dongxu looked at his mother Jia Zhang in confusion.

"It means that he and his wife can't have children. Although he is still young now, he will get old one day. He has no children of his own. We live in the same courtyard with your master, and you are his only disciple in the courtyard. As long as you are good to your master and filial to him, then when he gets old, all the money he earns and his house will be yours."

"Oh, I understand, Mom. You are really shrewd and shrewd." Jia Xudong looked at his mother Jia Zhang with admiration.

"That's because I'm your mother, I'm really good. With your master helping us in the future, our life will definitely be good. Dongxu, you must remember what your mother said and listen to your master and learn skills from him. Whether your mother can live a good life when she's old depends on you."

"Okay, mother, don't worry, I will definitely let you live a good life."

He Yuzhu was practicing in the yard early in the morning on the weekend when he saw Jia Dongxu leading a group of people out at dawn. He Yuzhu was very curious about what Jia Dongxu was doing so early. After practicing, He Yuzhu went to Yi Zhonghai to ask: "Uncle, Brother Dongxu led a group of people out at dawn. What are they doing so early? Isn't it too early to pick up the bride? Brother Dongxu is too anxious to get married."

"Today is your brother Dongxu's wedding day. He must be going out so early to pick up the bride, leading people out. What do you know? The wife your brother Dongxu is marrying is from the countryside, and the journey is far, so he left home so early. When you get married, you will probably go earlier and be more anxious than your brother Dongxu." Yi Zhonghai said with a smile.

He Yuzhu listened to Yi Zhonghai's words. It seemed that even though he had traveled through time, he still couldn't change the fact that Jia Xudong married a woman from the countryside. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel moved. Isn't Qin Huairu from the countryside? Could the wife Jia Xudong married be the legendary Siheyuan White Lotus Qin Huairu? I'm really curious whether Jia Xudong married Qin Huairu in this life.

He Yuzhu thought that tonight was Jia Xudong's wedding night. Liu Guangqi from the second uncle's family in the backyard and Yan Jiecheng from the third uncle's family in the front yard would definitely sneak over to eavesdrop on the conversation. Oh, and there was one less person, Xu Damao. When he came back from the wedding banquet, he would just ask the three of them and find out who Jia Dongxu married. Thinking of this, He Yuzhu smiled and went home to make breakfast for Yushui.