Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

Changping Qinjia Village

In an earthen house at the end of the village, a frail woman was half lying on the kang, looking after a half-month-old baby on the kang.

Hearing the laughter of her husband and eldest daughter outside, the woman's mouth corners slightly raised.

The woman on the kang saw her husband Qin Dezhu holding their eldest daughter and carrying a cloth bag containing three hens. He came into the house and said, "Boss, is the deal done?"

Seeing his wife on the kang, Qin Dezhu smiled and said, "Guihua, the deal is done. The hen is back. I met a nice guy and he exchanged it for me. He also said that he would send the prey directly to his home in the future."

Wang Guihua said happily: "Alas, there are still many good people! Boss, please give more to us when we catch prey."

Qin Dezhu said, "I see, Guihua. It's a little late today, and it's too late to eat chicken. I'll stew one for you tomorrow morning when everyone in the village goes to the fields to nourish you."

Wang Guihua said: "Don't eat it. You can save it for laying eggs."

At this time, the eldest daughter Qin Xueru jumped and said, "Eat chicken, there is chicken to eat." After saying this, a burst of crisp laughter came out of her mouth.

Qin Dezhu insisted, "Okay, Guihua, listen to me. We'll kill a hen tomorrow. Besides, we haven't eaten meat for a long time."

Wang Guihua nodded and said gently, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's invite big brother's family to come together tomorrow!"

"Got it." Qin Dezhu responded, went to the kitchen, put the chicken in, and started cooking.

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Li Qingfeng and his younger brother Li Qingshan finished their dinner. While washing the dishes, Li Qingshan asked his elder brother, "Brother, what was it like to become a disciple?"

Li Qingfeng smoked a cigarette and said unhappily, "This is my first time becoming a disciple. How can I know if you ask me? You are just talking nonsense."

Li Qingshan rolled his eyes at his elder brother and asked, "Brother, you said I have joined the organization, why don't you assign me a task?"

Li Qingfeng said: "You have to wait a few years before I can assign you a mission. Even your brother has only delivered intelligence three times."

"Your task now is to learn. Only when you have knowledge can you build the country."

Li Qingshan said depressedly: "I will not build the country until we have defeated the Japanese invaders. Otherwise, forget it."

Li Qingfeng looked at his brother with amusement and said softly, "It's almost there, it's almost there."

Silent all night.

The two brothers got up early in the morning. After eating, they went back to their rooms, changed into clean and decent clothes, took the apprenticeship gifts, locked the door, and walked towards the master's house.

Arriving at the master's house, Li Qingfeng pushed open the gate and shouted loudly: "Master, I'm here."

Quanfu was chatting with two friends in the room when he heard his apprentice's shout. His face turned dark. This apprentice was deliberately trying to embarrass me in front of these two friends.

Quanfu walked quickly to the door and scolded angrily: "You little bastard, why are you making such a loud noise? It's really embarrassing." Then he walked to the chair and sat down.

The two people next to him just looked at Quanfu with a smile and said nothing.

The younger brother Li Qingshan was looking at his good elder brother seriously at the side, laughing secretly in his heart, as he finally saw his elder brother make a fool of himself.

At this time, Li Qingfeng also knew that his master's friend had come to his house, so he entered the house carefully. There were three people in the house, one of whom was his master. Li Qingfeng did not look closely at the other two people, so he walked up to his master and whispered, "Master, I didn't know there was anyone else in the house."

After Li Qingfeng finished speaking, he looked at his master, then at the two people next to him, thinking to himself, aren't these the two people I asked about the house with! So he greeted them and said with a smile: "Mr. Jin, Mr. Guan, it's you! Hello."

Uncle Guan and Uncle Jin looked at Li Qingfeng for a while before they remembered who he was.

Mr. Jin said, "It's you, kid!"

Uncle Guan said, "Yes! Have you bought the house, kid?"

Li Qingfeng nodded and said with a smile: "I bought it a long time ago. It was thanks to the reminders of the two uncles that I was able to buy such a good house."

The two old men waved their hands at the same time and said nothing more. After all, this was not their home ground.

Seeing his master's puzzled look, Li Qingfeng told his master the whole story of buying the courtyard from the Bai family.

After listening to this, Quanfu smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you two and my apprentice are so predestined."

"It's quite fate."

"Ah."

Quanfu looked at Li Qingfeng and said seriously, "Qingfeng, today you are worshipping me as your master. I have asked these two to be witnesses of your worshipping me as your master today."

"This is Stanley Kwan, and the one next to him is Chin Chun-sheng. You can just call them Uncle Kwan and Uncle Chin."

Li Qingfeng and his brother greeted the two uncles: "Uncle Guan, Uncle Jin."

He pointed at Li Qingfeng and said to the two uncles: "This is my last disciple Li Qingfeng, and the one next to him is his younger brother Li Qingshan."

After greeting each other, Uncle Guan said seriously: "Okay, Lao Na, business is important."

Na Quanfu nodded, then straightened his sitting posture and just kept looking at Li Qingfeng without saying anything.

Uncle Guan said to Li Qingfeng, "Boy, kneel down and pay your respects to your master."

After hearing this, Li Qingfeng took the apprenticeship gift from his brother, knelt down on his knees, and respectfully handed the apprenticeship gift to his master with both hands.

Then Uncle Guan shouted, "Bow down."

Li Qingfeng kowtowed obediently.

"Two kowtows."

"boom."

"Kowtow three times."

"boom."

Uncle Guan said to Quanfu, "Old Na, it's your turn to be quiet."

Quanfu looked at Li Qingfeng and said, "Qingfeng, we don't have that much group training. After all, times have changed. But you have to remember the two most important things."

"The first rule is not to betray your teacher or ancestors, otherwise there will be no place for you in this industry."

Li Qingfeng nodded and said, "Remember, Master."

Quanfu said, "The second rule is to be a clean person and do things quietly. You must remember one sentence in the future: just cook and don't ask about the guests. Do you understand?"

Li Qingfeng nodded and said, "I understand, Master. Just cook and don't ask about the guests."

Quanfu nodded and said with a smile, "Yes!" He took out a thick thread-bound book from his arms and handed it to Li Qingfeng, saying, "Qingfeng, this is the recipe I got from my master. It contains Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, and imperial cuisine. It also contains the cooking experience of past chefs and myself. I hope you can carry it forward in the future."

Li Qingfeng took the recipe solemnly and said firmly: "Master, don't worry, I won't embarrass you."

At this time, Jin Zhensheng said, "Okay, Lao Na, hurry up and cook. We are all hungry."

Grandpa Guan smiled and said, "Yes! Lao Na, I came here without even having breakfast just to have a meal for you, so you have to show your best cooking skills."

Quanfu said unhappily, "Wait, Qingfeng, ask your brother to pour tea for these two, and come to the kitchen to help me."

Li Qingshan nodded and said, "Okay! Then, Master." Then he went to add water for the two old men.

Li Qingfeng followed his master into the kitchen.