Siheyuan, the opening gun is aimed at Yi Zhonghai

As soon as He Yushui finished speaking, He Yuzhu and Yang Xiaoman walked into the main room together.

As He Yushui's brother and sister-in-law, they couldn't help but feel ashamed when they heard He Yushui say such vulgar words. In the end, Yang Xiaoman stepped forward to change the subject: "Is this the last dish, Yushui?"

He Yushui seemed to be completely unaware of the inappropriateness of his words. While placing the dishes in his hands on the table, he responded to Yang Xiaoman's question: "Well, there is also a seafood soup."

Yang Xiaoman was grateful to Zhou Zheng and He Yushui for sharing the Tan family dishes. Naturally, she was embarrassed to just sit there idle, so she volunteered, "Then you guys sit down and wait for a while. I'll go to the kitchen and bring the seafood soup over."

The moment He Yuzhu stepped into the room, his eyes were fixed on the dining table.

That is the genuine, authentic Tan family cuisine!

This authentic descendant of Tan’s cuisine finally witnessed authentic Tan’s cuisine with his own eyes during his lifetime.

His nose seemed to be under a spell, constantly inhaling air, making humming sounds.

Zhou Zheng couldn't help laughing when he saw his greedy look. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of contempt: "Hey, Zhuzi, if you want to eat it, then hurry up and do it. Don't just stand there groaning."

After hearing what Zhou Zheng said, He Yuzhu did not get angry. Instead, he restrained the greedy expression on his face and walked towards the dining table.

As he walked, he kept muttering, "Zhengzi, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me! To be honest, this is the first time in my life that I've seen such a complete Tan family dish! Back then, my father He Daqing once cooked this dish for someone in a restaurant. Then, a customer had some leftovers, so he brought some home and gave me a small bowl to try. Wow... that wonderful taste is still fresh in my memory!"

As he spoke, He Yuzhu's tone was full of emotion, as if he was recalling the past.

Hearing this, Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "If that's the case, then isn't it a good opportunity to have a few drinks today?"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately grinned and said, "Haha, of course! It would be a shame if we didn't have some fine wine to pair with the Tan family's dishes!"

So Zhou Zheng turned around and shouted to He Yushui: "Yushui, go get two bottles of wine!"

He Yushui naturally did not dare to delay, and hurried to the closet to take out two bottles of wine and placed them on the dining table.

These two bottles of wine are the healing and aphrodisiac wine that Zhou Zheng carefully brewed using healing pills and aphrodisiac pills. This bottle of wine costs 258 points, which can be exchanged for 258 yuan in cash.

Therefore, it can be said that this meal was extremely luxurious, and even if it is viewed from the perspective of later generations, it can still be considered so.

Take the houses in Nanluoguxiang as an example. Their value ranges from 500 to 1000 yuan. However, Zhou Zheng's dinner is almost worth the same. In other words, they ate up the entire house with this meal! The luxury is really outrageous and unbelievable!

However, Zhou Zheng seemed to be nonchalant about this. He felt that money was meant to be spent and enjoyed. Besides, he didn't eat lavishly like this every day.

At this moment, Yang Xiaoman also walked into the main room with a small pot of steaming seafood soup in her hand, and carefully placed the soup on the dining table.

Then she looked up, a sweet smile spread across her face and said, "Okay, now all the dishes are ready, let's start enjoying the food."

As one of the most famous official cuisines in China, Tan's cuisine is actually a family banquet passed down by Tan Zongjun, an official in the late Qing Dynasty. Since Tan Zongjun once passed the imperial examination in the 13th year of the Tongzhi reign, Tan's cuisine is also known as "Bangyan cuisine".

Against this backdrop, Tan cuisine is destined to be different from traditional dishes.

First of all, in terms of the choice of ingredients, they use only top-quality dried seafood for processing.

These ingredients are not only extremely delicious, but more importantly, they are expensive. It is no exaggeration to say that every sip of soup can make people taste the taste of money.

Looking at the presentation of the dishes, it is extremely exquisite and ingenious.

If you look closely, you can even find that the patterns on the plate complement the dishes, making you reluctant to pick up your chopsticks.

He Yushui saw that his brother and sister-in-law seemed a little restrained when eating, as if they couldn't move freely, so he urged them: "Sister-in-law, don't be so reserved with my brother! Aren't these dishes made for people to eat? Look at my Zhou Zheng, how strong he is when he eats!"

Hearing He Yushui's words, Zhou Zheng's mouth twitched slightly, and he muttered to himself: "Who are you talking about eating well? Your whole family eats well!"

The phrase “eat to be strong” does not literally mean “eat a lot and grow strong and healthy”.

But what He Yushui actually meant was "don't be rigid or pretentious when eating."

I don’t even know where this dialect comes from!

When in Hong Kong, Sister Hua always said this, and as a result, He Yushui learned it.

However, Zhou Zheng felt particularly uncomfortable every time he heard it.

He Yuzhu and Yang Xiaoman were not the pretentious people, so after He Yushui's reminder, they were no longer restrained.

"Come, drink, drink..."

Zhou Zheng opened the bottle of healing and aphrodisiac wine and prepared to pour wine for everyone. He Yushui quickly grabbed it and filled everyone's glasses with wine.

She knew Zhou Zheng too well. If she let Zhou Zheng pour wine for He Yuzhu today, He Yuzhu would definitely be beaten for no reason in the next few days.

After all, He Yuzhu's face was still swollen, and He Yushui kindly helped him escape this disaster.

He Yuzhu knew nothing about this. He raised his glass and toasted Zhou Zheng, saying, "Zhengzi, I toast you, brother."

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye it was already three days later.

Friday, March 3th.

After careful consideration, Zhou Zheng decided to renovate the East Cross Courtyard, so he applied to the Street Office for renovation.

In this day and age, if you want to renovate your house, you still need to apply to the local street office.

Of course, with Zhou Zheng’s current status, no one would bother him even if he didn’t apply. He is just used to doing things according to the rules and regulations.

The application was approved immediately after it was submitted, and the street office also introduced a decoration master to Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng readily agreed.

When the decoration master met Zhou Zheng, he couldn't help but look delighted. He knew this decoration master. He was none other than Lei Jinzheng, the father of his junior high school classmate Lei Jiahao.

Maybe it doesn't sound special at first, but if you describe it from a different perspective, it is worthy of praise.

It turned out that Lei Jinzheng's family was the famous "Yangshi Lei" - a Lei family that focused on royal architectural design.

If this had happened before liberation, there would have been very few people who could afford to hire them to do renovations.

Lei Jinzheng asked Zhou Zheng to go back to the compound and wait while he went back to bring the measuring tools.

Zhou Zheng naturally agreed.

Even if he wasn't "Yangshi Lei", he was still the father of his junior high school classmate, so he still had some face.

When they got home, it was already half past ten in the morning, and Lei Jinzheng and his group of five had arrived at the yard.

Zhou Zheng personally welcomed them into the East Courtyard and greeted Lei Jinzheng warmly: "Uncle Lei, you are here..."

The reputation of "Yangshi Lei" is not exaggerated. Even their measurement method is different from that of ordinary craftsmen.

Because Zhou Zheng had the "Other People's Children Knowledge Card", he was able to understand what the data measured by the "Yangshi Lei" group of craftsmen represented through the knowledge infusion of this ability.

It is reflected in two words - professional.

After the measurement was completed, Lei Jinzheng asked Zhou Zheng: "Advisor Zhou, what do you think you would like to do?"

The title he used was "Advisor Zhou" because the street office referred to Zhou Zheng's position in the military control compound when introducing his identity.

Although Zhou Zheng is his son's classmate, he would not rashly call Zhou Zheng "Xiao Zhou" or "Xiao Zheng". This is Lei Jinzheng's way of dealing with the world, which is completely different from the level of the residents of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

Zhou Zheng did not correct it, but his impression of Lei Jinzheng became even more intense.

He smiled calmly and expressed his opinion.

"Uncle Lei, I'm really sorry to bother you this time! I hope you can help me plan this house. The kitchen, bathroom, indoor toilet, study, chess and card room and other areas all need your careful design. In addition, if possible, can you find a way to bring the tap water outside into the yard? And the sewer pipes, see if it can be connected to the public toilet at the entrance of the alley. Don't worry about the cost, I will provide all the materials."

Lei Jinzheng smiled and nodded in response, saying that he would do his best to meet Zhou Zheng's requirements.

"That's fine, but this is a major project and it won't be too short, so you have to confirm the start date."

His tone was very confident, giving people a sense of reliability.

Zhou Zheng thought that the school would start soon, so the decoration should be done sooner rather than later, so he said:

"Let's do it tomorrow morning. I'll tidy up the house this afternoon."