Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

Li Qingfeng was eating when he saw Quanfu serving the dishes and then went straight back to the kitchen. He then asked, "Sixth Brother, will the chef not come out of the kitchen after he returns?"

"Come out! He went inside to eat." Liu Zhi said vaguely.

After hearing this, Li Qingfeng nodded and said, "Oh."

After finishing a bottle of wine and almost finishing the meal, the three of them burped at the same time. The younger brother Li Qingshan leaned back in his chair, squinted his eyes comfortably, and smacked his lips twice.

Li Qingfeng smiled and handed Liu Zhi a cigarette. After lighting each other with a match, he said, "Sixth brother, the food here is good in town."

After Liu Zhi exhaled the green smoke from his mouth, he spoke: "Not bad! Can I lead you to the place where you are in need?"

Li Qingfeng whispered to Liu Zhi, "Sixth Brother, does the master have no apprentices?"

Liu Zhi glanced at Li Qingfeng and said with a smile: "Why! Do you want to take Lao Na as your master?"

Li Qingfeng nodded and said, "Yes! Sixth brother, if you have this idea, after all, the cook will never be hungry no matter what time it is."

Liu Zhi thought about it for a while before saying to Li Qingfeng, "I also don't remember why Master Na didn't accept any apprentices."

"Brother, how about I go in and ask Lao Na for you?"

Li Qingfeng smiled and said, "Sure! Sixth brother, thank you for your help. If it succeeds, I won't forget you, Sixth brother."

"Okay, we'll just follow each other." Liu Zhi said and went into the kitchen.

Li Qingshan asked: "Brother, do you want to learn cooking?"

Li Qingfeng glanced in the direction of the kitchen, then whispered to his brother: "Qingshan, when you go to school, I have to find a job! I think being a cook is a good job, you will never be hungry, and it is impossible for the family to have no income."

"When I have nothing to do at home, I can make you something delicious."

When Li Qingshan heard that he could cook delicious food at home, he smiled and said, "Brother, I support you in learning how to cook."

Li Qingfeng glanced at his brother and said unhappily, "I don't know you yet. As long as there is something delicious, you don't care about anything else."

Li Qingshan said jokingly: "Brother, don't you have me at home?"

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Liu Zhi entered the kitchen and saw Lao Na drinking tea and smoking. He smiled and said, "Great! Lao Na, you have a very comfortable life."

Quanfu rolled his eyes at Liu Zhi and said unhappily, "Little Liu, don't you usually go into the kitchen? What's wrong with you today?"

Liu Zhi moved a small stool, sat next to Quanfu and said, "I have something to tell you."

Seeing that Quanfu didn't respond, Liu Zhi said to himself: "Old Na, what do you think of those two people outside?"

Quanfu glanced at Liu Zhi and said, "The older one looks quite steady, while the younger one is still a little immature."

Liu Zhi stretched his head and said, "Old Na, the older one is called Li Qingfeng, and the younger one is his brother Li Qingshan. They fled from Henan this year. When they first arrived in Sijiu City, they bought the small courtyard of Bai Zhenqi, the kid from the Bai family. Today, they bought another courtyard on Qianmen Street."

Before Liu Zhi finished speaking, Quanfu interrupted and said, "Okay, Xiao Liuzi, you told me so much, what do you want to do?"

Liu Zhi was not angry at being interrupted, and still said with a smile: "Old Na, the big guy outside, that is, Li Qingfeng, he likes your cooking skills and wants to take you as his master, what do you think?"

Quanfu said unhappily, "Not very good."

Liu Zhi said angrily, "No, Lao Na, what are you thinking? I think the guy outside is good and will not ruin your reputation."

"Besides, Lao Na, your cooking skills are so good, wouldn't it be useless if you don't accept an apprentice?"

"To put it bluntly, do you want to take it into the coffin?"

Seeing that Na Quanfu didn't respond, Liu Zhi stretched his head in front of Na Quanfu and said, "Old Na, Uncle Na, Grandpa Na, please give me a word so that I can reply."

Quanfu thought about it and didn't agree directly, so he said, "Liuzi, what benefit did this Li Qingfeng give you that makes you speak to him like this?"

Liu Zhi understood what he meant, so he said, "What good is that! I'm helping a friend, and I don't want your excellent cooking skills to be lost."

Quanfu said angrily, "Okay, okay, stop making fun of me. I don't know what you are doing. As soon as you stick your butt out, I know what you are doing."

"Sixth son, tell my boy that I only have one condition, which is to provide for my old age."

Liu Zhi asked in surprise: "Old Na, is it that simple?"

Na Quanfu said, "It's that simple."

Liu Zhi asked again: "Old Na, since the conditions are so simple, why haven't you accepted any apprentices yet?"

"Alas!" Quanfu sighed and said, "It's not as simple as you think. Who can let their children support others in their old age? It's different now than before. Besides, I don't have the talent. It's better not to accept him."

Liu Zhi said: "That's right! How come people's personalities have changed so much nowadays?"

"Okay, Lao Na, come with me! Li Qingfeng must be waiting anxiously now."

"Yeah." Then Quanfu and Liu Zhi walked out of the kitchen.

Li Qingshan asked, "Brother, it's been so long, why haven't you come out yet?"

Li Qingfeng said: "Qingshan, don't be anxious. You need to be calm when doing anything to get things done well."

Na Quanfu and Liu Zhigang arrived at the door of the hall and happened to hear the conversation between the two brothers. They didn't want to take a look. Liu Zhi coughed dryly and said, "Cough," and went out.

Li Qingfeng and Li Qingshan stood up when they heard the noise. When they saw the two men coming out, they greeted them at the same time: "Then Master, Sixth Brother."

Liu Zhi nodded, sat aside without saying anything, and prepared to watch the fun.

After Quanfu nodded, he asked Li Qingfeng, "Boy, do you want to be my disciple?"

Li Qingfeng nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes, then Master, I would like to take you as my master."

Quanfu nodded and said, "Okay, take care of all your family affairs first, and then come to practice your skills with me."

After hearing this, Li Qingfeng said happily: "I understand, Master."

Quanfu waved his hand and said, "Don't call me Master yet. I want to see if you are suitable for learning cooking."

"If you have talent in this area, you can follow me. If not, just go back to where you came from."

Li Qingfeng said affirmatively: "I understand, then Master."

Quanfu then said, "There is one last thing."

Li Qingfeng said: "Then you tell me, Master."

Quanfu said, "I've told you in advance that after you become my disciple and learn my craft, you must provide for my old age."

"If you want, just come over after you finish arranging your family affairs."

"If you don't want to, then you don't have to come."

Li Qingfeng looked at Quanfu with bright eyes and said in a firm tone: "Then Master, I understand."

"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner today, you guys just go do what you need to do." After saying that, Quanfu went straight back to the kitchen.