Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

Chapter 9 Touching the Bone Seam

As we all know, braised meat is very troublesome to prepare at the beginning, as it requires soaking and boiling.

Especially if it is brine, it will be even more troublesome.

Because cleaning alone takes a lot of time.

Once it’s put into the pot, it will be relatively easy as you just need to watch the heat.

Finally, with the help of a group of assistants and He Yuzhu who had been busy with thirteen cards in a row, they entered the stage of watching the fire.

He Yuzhu touched his forehead and couldn't tell whether it was because of nervousness or because of being busy that he was sweating.

Fortunately, fortunately in later generations their family chose to open a snack bar and earn hard-earned money.

If their family chose to follow the crowd and indulge in this kind of essence and that kind of powder, He Yuzhu would definitely be in a dilemma now.

Let’s not talk about all kinds of essences and powders, just take MSG, which is also called monosodium glutamate. It doesn’t exist in this era.

Well, to be precise, MSG does exist in this era.

In fact, MSG has existed in our country since ancient times.

In ancient times, some chefs had secret seasonings or secret recipes, and one of them was MSG.

Just like He Yuzhu now, he has in his memory the secret seasoning passed down from He Daqing's father to He Daqing, and then to He Yuzhu.

To put it bluntly, in the past, some freshness-enhancing things such as dried shrimps, soybeans, fungi, etc. were roasted, ground into powder, and became MSG.

In some places, even chicken soup and fish soup, when stewed into powder, can be regarded as MSG.

In some places in Northeast China, even Feilong Soup is one of the raw materials.

As for MSG in modern chemistry, we have to start from glutamic acid extracted from millet by Hans Cat in 1866.

Then in 1908, the Japanese extracted glutamic acid from kelp, named it Ajinomoto, and even registered a patent.

Next, it’s our turn.

In 1923, Mr. Wu Yunchu successfully extracted monosodium glutamate from flour in Shanghai and founded the Foshou MSG Factory.

As for the later method of extracting monosodium glutamate from corn starch, rice, wheat starch or sweet potato starch, sorry, it is not available yet and we have to wait for more than ten years (1965).

To be honest, there are still people selling MSG on the market now.

But if you think about the current time period, you will realize that MSG is not something that ordinary families would buy.

Anyway, that thing is not a necessity, it is just something to add fragrance. Many people are still maintaining food and clothing line, so why bother to spend money on unnecessary things?

"Young master, you can take a break first. Leave the adding of firewood and watching the fire to us. You can come over and watch over it when it's almost done."

Just as He Yuzhu was still daydreaming about the ordinary people's dining tables, a young soldier in his twenties limped over with his arms folded.

He Yuzhu came back to his senses, looked at the person who came, and laughed.

"Brother, you are already like this, you should sit down and rest."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu patted the large bag beside him, which contained something unknown, and gestured to the young soldier.

There is no way, this person is He Yuzhu’s “benefactor”.

It was because of this person's sprained ankle and broken arm that He Yuzhu had the opportunity to take the position.

He Yuzhu must express his gratitude to the "noble man".

Seeing that He Yuzhu had no intention of leaving, the young soldier sat down.

However, perhaps his balance was disrupted, and the little soldier, who was hugging his shoulders, exerted force with his arms, causing him to grimaced in pain when he sat down.

"Brother, you've been like this for a long time and you're still not well."

Looking at the young soldier who had taken a while to relax, He Yuzhu asked.

"Oh, don't mention it. I fell on the 11th night of the lunar calendar. It's been days now. My foot is almost healed, but I still don't dare to move my arm."

Although the young soldier complained, there was no sign of it on his face. It seemed that such minor injuries were commonplace for him.

Although He Yuzhu has not formally studied Chinese medicine and bone setting.

But don't forget He Yuzhu's background.

In this life, He Yuzhu is a disciple of Master Shen Yousan.

Although Mr. Shen Sanye became famous through wrestling, we cannot ignore the fact that he once sold medicine for bruises and injuries at the wrestling arena on the overpass.

Even Mr. Shen San often gave his students massage and bone setting, and his skills were amazing.

He Yuzhu, who has complete memories before the age of 13, has now learned the skill.

The inheritance of He Yuzhu in later generations is even more powerful.

Not counting the family's secret Tantric boxing, just talking about Bajiquan, their family has been practicing it for four generations.

What's more, He Yuzhu's great-grandfather was a disciple of the great master Li Shuwen.

It's just a simple feeling of the bone seams, which seems to be a basic skill for those who practice martial arts in their family.

(Touching the bone seams means seeing things in some areas. In some areas, it means Chinese medicine bone setting. Here, it also means Chinese medicine bone setting.)

Now, He Yuzhu, who had dual inheritance, could still see that there was something wrong with the injury of his benefactor, so he reminded him.

"Uh... bro, you've been in this situation for a few days. You need to go see a doctor. It's a bit serious."

"Will he be willing to go?"

Before the young soldier could say anything, he heard the movement of Master Sun from behind him.

"what happened?"

Looking at the little soldier with a red face, He Yuzhu couldn't help but ask a question out of curiosity.

As he spoke, He Yuzhu moved his butt to the side to make room for Master Sun to sit.

Master Sun didn't hesitate and sat down.

"He's done for. He just fell in love with a lesbian in the medical office. What's the big deal? Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Now is not the time like a few years ago when romance was forbidden. Now we are officially friends, who cares about you?"

As he said this, Master Sun patted the young soldier on the head with an expression of disappointment.

"Huh? What does this have to do with him going to the infirmary? The roads are slippery in winter, so it's normal for him to fall and sprain his ankle, right?"

He Yuzhu didn't care about the life or death of the nobleman who was sitting on the other side and had his head down with embarrassment, and continued to dig into the matter.

"What's the big deal? I want to know what the big deal is. I just fell down while using the toilet and got all dirty. What's the big deal? When I was leading troops in battles, it was a common occurrence for me to get shit, piss, and fart all over my pants pockets in emergencies."

Although Master Sun spoke very calmly, He Yuzhu was not calm at all.

When He Yuzhu's father in later generations talked to He Yuzhu about the battlefield, he spoke in the same calm tone as Master Sun does now.

However, this is limited to those they have encountered themselves.

If you ask them to talk about their comrades, who wouldn't shed tears?

Out of respect for these most lovely people who risked their lives to defend their country, He Yuzhu stood up.

"It's okay, it's just a minor injury, let me take a look."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu came to the side of the little soldier.

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Master Sun also reacted.

"Yes, Xiao Song, let Zhuzi take a look. He has practiced martial arts. Medicine and martial arts have been inseparable since ancient times. Especially for bone injuries like yours, he is the right remedy."

But after he finished speaking, he himself was stunned.

"No, Zhuzi, can you do it?"

After all, He Yuzhu is only 13 years old now, and everything seems so unreliable.

At this time, He Yuzhu's hand was already on the armpit of the young soldier, Xiao Song.

As soon as I put my hands on him and applied a little force, Xiao Song started to grimace.

However, He Yuzhu also found out that Xiao Song's ring had actually fallen off, which meant his shoulder was dislocated.

Then, He Yuzhu relaxed his hands, but still did not let go of Xiao Song's shoulders.

Moreover, the other hand seemed to pat Xiao Song's arm unintentionally.

Then he turned around and responded to Master Sun with a smile.

"Master, I still..."

Before he could finish his words, He Yuzhu grabbed Xiao Song's arm with one hand and pulled and pushed, while pressing his shoulder with the other hand.

After all this was done, He Yuzhu finally uttered the remaining half of the sentence, "very reliable".

Only at this time did Xiao Song have time to snort in frustration.

He Yuzhu patted Xiao Song on the shoulder.

"Move your arm and see if it still hurts as much as before. If it doesn't work, don't use too much force on your arm these few days. It will be healed in a few days."

Having said that, he sat back down next to Master Sun with an indifferent look on his face.

"I...I'm...okay?"

Xiao Song stretched his arms a few times, still a little bit unbelieving.

Not to mention Xiao Song, even Master Sun looked at Xiao Song with some disbelief.

After Xiao Song made sure that he was fine, Master Sun looked at He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, you are really good at this. You can even feel the seams between bones?"

As Master Sun spoke, he patted He Yuzhu excitedly.

"Look at you. You are so young, but your cooking skills are so good. It's normal because it's inherited from your family and you've been practicing since childhood. But your kung fu is pretty good, and you can even read and write. Now, you can even feel the seams between bones. This is amazing."

Then, seemingly unintentionally, but actually intentionally, he asked:

"By the way, Zhuzi, who did you learn this skill from?"

If it were before, He Yuzhu might have to make up a lie on the spot, but now he doesn't have to, because He Da had revealed it to him early in the morning.

"I learned some of it when I was a kid at Shen Yousan Shen Sanye's wrestling arena in Tianqiao, and some of it when I was studying cooking in Tianjin."

"Wow, your master is really amazing, he can teach you like this. Who is your master? He must be a famous person, right?"

Master Sun is still digging deeper.

He Yuzhu was also not vague.

"I don't know the teacher's specific name, because I didn't become his disciple, so he didn't tell me. I only know his last name is Li."

As soon as the words came out, He Yuzhu instantly felt guilty.

After all, he has messed up the order of generations.

But Master Sun doesn’t know.

"His surname is Li. He knows Kung Fu and can also get injured by falls. He must be in Tianjin."

As he spoke, Master Sun's eyes lit up and he asked He Yuzhu with certainty.

"Did you learn Bajiquan from that person?"

"Hmm? How do you know?"

He Yuzhu was a little surprised.