Siheyuan: Get god-level cooking skills at the beginning

But Old Yang, I have to remind you that you have to maintain this level in the future, haha..."

"Haha, that's right, Director, and all the leaders, let me toast you as well." He Yuzhu smiled. He knew that the director was showing off, so he followed the tone and said a toast.

After drinking it all in one gulp, He Yuzhu stood up and prepared to say goodbye.

At this moment, a leader sitting next to Director Yang said with a smile: "Master He, don't leave in a hurry.

I'm planning to have a dinner party this Saturday, and I'm wondering if you could come over and help with the cooking? It won't be a large gathering, and it won't be long. "

"Saturday? No problem. You can send someone to provide me with the location and I can go there on my own."

He Yuzhu agreed immediately.

Although the other party did not mention any compensation, He Yuzhu firmly believed that he would get a share.

"Master He, you are so straightforward. It's settled then. I'll arrange a car to pick you up when the time comes!"

The leader seemed very happy.

"Well, I hope everyone enjoys the meal. I'll take my leave and go back."

After He Yuzhu left, he picked up the lunch box with the dishes and said to Ma Hua, "There aren't many people, these dishes are more than enough, and there may even be some left over.

I have already informed Secretary Chen to help clean up after everyone has finished eating. If there are any leftovers, please take some away.

There are two lunch boxes packed here. Secretary Chen can take one, and you can take the rest home directly. If you have many people at home, you can add some nutrition. "

"I understand, Master. You go back first. I will watch here." Ma Hua was extremely happy. Today, he could not only learn knowledge but also receive care from the master. He was so happy.

As he entered the courtyard, several neighbors immediately greeted him.

After He Yuzhu responded one by one, he walked into the inner courtyard.

In the yard, Qin Huairu was hanging clothes, and her eyes occasionally glanced towards the Moon Gate.

When she saw He Yuzhu coming in, she immediately put down the clothes in her hands and wanted to take the lunch box from him.

There was a smile on her face, as if nothing had happened.

He Yuzhu dodged Qin Huairu's hand that tried to take the lunch box away and smiled gently, "Sister Qin, there aren't many dishes today, and Yuxi will be back soon, so I have to leave it for her.

I don’t have anything else prepared at home, so I don’t have time to make it now. I’ll have to treat you next time, okay?”

Hearing this, Qin Huairu realized that it was difficult to satisfy her wish today. She cleverly understood that she shouldn't be too tough, and said with a little grievance: "We really don't have anything to treat you today."

In the past, He Yuzhu would often be soft-hearted in such situations, even if it meant letting his son go hungry.

But now he has changed: he just smiled calmly, shook his head and said: "I understand your difficulties, everyone is having a hard time now.

Let’s talk about it after Yuxi comes back. No more words!”

After saying that, he ignored Qin Huairu's pitiful look and went straight back into the house.

Because he knew that Banggeng had stolen the chicken, he deliberately did not bring back the chicken today, but he still brought back the duck and steamed buns.

Soon, everything needed for dinner was ready.

At Qin Huairu's house, Jia Zhang was very unhappy to see her wife returning empty-handed. She had clearly seen Sha Zhu coming over with a lunch box.

She immediately asked, "Bang Geng hasn't eaten meat these past few days. Why didn't you ask Sha Zhu to give you the food? What will happen if your son goes hungry?"

At Qin Huairu's home in the courtyard, when Qin Huairu heard Jia Zhang say this, she didn't know how to defend herself for a moment.

"Mom, forget it, let's eat first." In order to maintain peace, Qin Huairu chose to remain silent and take a step back. After all, Sha Zhu's behavior confused her.

At the same time, she heard that Sha Zhu had told the Finance Department that only he himself would be allowed to collect his salary in the future, otherwise he would have the right to pursue the matter.

Today's rejection, coupled with this new development, made her feel subtly uneasy.

If all this is true, she is worried about the future.

Although Qin Huairu tried to calm the situation, Jia Zhang was unwilling to give up easily. She had only one thought: there would be no meat tonight.

Jia Zhang was so angry that she slammed the table and asked in a stern voice: "What do you have to eat? There is not even a piece of meat. How can you eat your fill? You are going to let my grandson starve! How do you want to explain to that dead Dongxu?"

Faced with her mother's angry attitude, Qin Huairu felt aggrieved and retorted bluntly: "You want to cook it yourself? You're still eating without meat. I don't know if you can have meat to eat in the future!"

Jia Zhang was actually a timid person. Seeing Qin Huairu getting angry, she quickly tried to comfort her: "Huairu, it's okay if you don't eat, but Banggeng is still growing, so he can't not eat meat."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu's heart softened.

After all, she knew that Bangteng always had a voracious appetite, but their family's financial conditions were limited, and they could only enjoy meat during holidays, not every day.

Qin Huairu said, "Mom, let's eat first and talk about it later." As she said that, she started to eat the steamed buns.

But she herself was hungry, and the children had lost their appetite for white flour buns, as if they had symptoms of anorexia.

"What did you eat this afternoon? Why can't you even eat white flour buns?"

Qin Huairu asked in confusion.

Banggeng and Xiaodang said nothing, just concentrated on chewing the steamed buns.

And Xiao Huaihua responded crisply: "My brother made them crispy beggar's chicken at noon, and I'm still full now!"

"boom!"

Qin Huairu's heart skipped a beat. Beggar's chicken? Could these kids have done something bad?

As soon as this thought came to my mind, I heard Xu Damao yelling angrily in the backyard: "Ezi, why did you lose the hen I brought back from the village?"

"I don't know either, I thought you gave it away.

I had a headache today and stayed in bed all day." Lou Xiao'e answered as she walked out of the house.

Hearing this, Xu Damao's face turned red with anxiety. "That was something I left for you during your confinement. How could I give it away? And the cage was intact. Someone must have stolen it and eaten it!"

After saying that, Xu Damao smelled a rich fragrance, which came from He Yuzhu's house.

Without bothering to tell whether it was the smell of chicken or something else, Xu Damao ran straight to the central courtyard, followed closely by Lou Xiaoe.

At He Yuzhu's home, he is cooking old duck soup.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Xu Damao rushed in with anger, questioning He Yuzhu who was busy, "Silly Zhu, did you steal my egg-laying hens?"

At this time, He Yuzhu understood what was going on. He calmly scooped up the duck soup that was about to be served, and asked pointedly: "Are you sick? It's true that we don't get along, but there's no need for me to be so despicable as to steal the hen that gave you the eggs?"

He did not attack Xu Damao viciously as to whether he really became a eunuch.

Lou Xiao'e thought what he said made sense, so she advised Xu Damao: "Damo, he's not a fool. Why would he try to take advantage of something like this? He doesn't need this bite of food at all."

After hearing this, Xu Damao realized that he might have wronged He Yuzhu.

Then he rushed forward and snatched the spoon from He Yuzhu's hand, stirred it in the pot, and found that only duck meat was left. He snorted coldly and left.

Watching Xu Damao leave, Lou Xiao'e felt a little guilty. She apologized to He Yuzhu and followed him out.

He Yuzhu didn't take it to heart.

This woman is one of the rare kind-hearted people in their courtyard. In the original novel, after she divorced Xu Damao, she raised a son named He Xiao with him. She is so cute.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly and felt relieved about it.

But at this moment, Xu Damao suddenly shouted loudly in the yard: "First Grandpa, Second Grandpa, Third Grandpa, it's bad, it's terrible, there are thieves breaking into our yard!"

The so-called "grandfather"

, "Second Grandfather"

, "Third Grandfather"

, is a honorific title unique to this era.

They are selected to assist neighborhood committees in managing community residents, resolving disputes and cooperating with their superiors. They are highly respected stewards.

Following Xu Damao's shout, many people gathered in the middle courtyard a moment later. "Xu Damao, what's your name?"

A fat old man hurried over and asked anxiously.

He is the second grandfather of this courtyard, Liu Haizhong, a guy who dreams of becoming an official but is dreaming all day long because he has no cultural literacy.

"What happened? You're so loud, making everyone irritated." A middle-aged man, well-dressed and wearing glasses, came over and asked.

He is the third uncle here, Yan Fugui, a teacher at Hongxing Primary School. He has been calculating and saving money all his life. His nickname is Yan Laokou. He often says: "No matter how frugal you are, you will never worry about food. No matter how thrifty you are, you will never worry about clothes. Only if you don't calculate carefully will life become difficult."

"Okay, Damao, if you have something to say, just speak calmly. Don't make such a fuss and act like it's a big deal!"

This is Yi Zhonghai, a grandfather in the yard. He receives a pension of up to 99 yuan per month but is still worried about his retirement.

In order to ensure a good life in his later years, he is even willing to trick Zhuzi and Qin Huairu into getting married.

This person seems to be upright on the surface, but in fact he has many plans in private.

Seeing that the three elders had arrived, Xu Damao said to his second grandfather Liu Haizhong: "Second grandfather, you should know that the last time I went to the village to show a movie, the villagers gave me two hens.

I originally thought that Lou Xiao'e would have eggs to eat when she gave birth, so I kept her.

But when I left this morning, everything was fine, but when I came back I found that a chicken was missing.

Remember to bring those two chickens back here. You saw them, but someone stole them!"

In order to gain Liu Haizhong's support, Xu Damao deliberately emphasized the last sentence.

"That's right!"

In order to show his fairness, Liu Haizhong directly agreed with this statement.

Hearing him say this, Yan Fugui felt that he had to demonstrate his status, and said, "There has never been a problem with a needle being lost in our yard, but now a chicken has been lost, it must be a thief.

Whoever stole Xu Damao's chicken should come out and confess. This is a matter between neighbors. Once compensation is paid, it will be fine.

However, Yan Fugui's idea was naive. Everyone present was watching, so who would confess voluntarily?

Everyone looked at each other, but no one acknowledged it.