Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

After treating Ma Hua's parents to a sumptuous meal, He Yushui and Ma Hua's relationship was settled.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so everyone is still quite busy.

He Daqing received many requests to help prepare banquets. He usually pushed them to Sha Zhu, Nan Yi, Zhang Tiezhu and Luo Xiaofeng, asking them to bring some of their fellow apprentices to cook for others and hone their cooking skills.

It's no wonder that these people have basically mastered 70% to 80% of He Daqing's skills, and everyone who has hired them has praised them highly.

But there were some things that He Daqing could not refuse, such as Li Huaide's father-in-law, Director Yang's old boss, Lou Zhenghua's banquet, and a lot of work introduced by several master chefs from the big house.

He Daqing's cooking skills have made him a famous name in the entire city, and his reputation is getting better and better.

This is exactly the effect He Daqing wants. This not only trains his apprentices' skills, but also lays the foundation for his future development.

In the blink of an eye, it is New Year's Eve again. The factory now has abundant supplies. During the New Year, we not only distributed white flour but also a small piece of pork as a welfare.

In recent years, people's lives have been getting better and better, and the quality of everyone's New Year's Eve dinner has also been gradually improving.

Not to mention He Daqing's family, the meal was also very rich and delicious.

Early in the morning, Sha Zhu, Nan Yi, Liang Ladi, Yu Li and others started to get busy in the kitchen.

He Daqing brought a group of little ones and He Yushui to play games in the yard.

It was 1965 after the Chinese New Year, and He Daqing had been in this world for more than four years. His son and daughter were four years old, just the age to run around.

Add to that Sha Zhu's son, Da Mao and Er Mao from Nan Yi's family, and Xiao Ying, it's really lively with such a big bunch of little kids.

This year, Chen Xueru also made new clothes for everyone in the family, including Da Mao and Er Mao.

He Daqing sat under the eaves, watching Yu Shui with seven or eight little kids following him and setting off firecrackers noisily. He smiled and took a sip of tea. This kind of life was what he wanted. A plain and simple life was real. The family lived in harmony and everyone was happy.

In the Siheyuan, there were neighbors passing by the central courtyard and they were envious when they saw this scene. Now the entire central courtyard and half of the backyard basically belong to the He family. It can be said that the He family has the final say in the Siheyuan.

In addition, all those who were slightly troublesome have been sent away by He Daqing, and the entire courtyard is more harmonious than ever.

The Chinese New Year is celebrated for children. In addition to setting off firecrackers, there are also lots of delicious food and red envelopes to receive at night. Every child looks forward to the Chinese New Year and wishes it could be celebrated every day.

On the first day of the first lunar month, a general meeting of the entire academy was held. As usual, He Daqing's disciples came to their master with their families to pay New Year's greetings.

Now the central courtyard became even more lively. Dozens of children were playing and fighting in the yard, and crying sounds could be heard from time to time. The adults were all watching the fun with smiles on their faces.

The women today were all very relaxed. They gathered around Chen Xueru, the master's wife, chatting, eating melon seeds, and talking about family matters.

All the men, led by Sha Zhu and Nan Yi, were crowded in the kitchen, busy with their work. Each of them had to prepare a specialty dish for the master to taste and see if their cooking skills had improved over the past year.

So when they come to He Daqing's place on the first day of the new year, not only the children are happy, but even the women are looking forward to it.

Today they can have a day off in peace and enjoy various delicious foods.

By the time lunch was served at noon, He Daqing's house had to set up four tables to accommodate so many people.

The meal was very lively and everyone was very happy.

But He Daqing knew that it would probably only be this year that such a lively atmosphere could be achieved. It would probably not be possible to have such a lively atmosphere next year. If someone got jealous and reported him then, it would be quite troublesome.

After dinner, everyone sat for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

A few days of annual leave passed in a flash, and then it was time to go back to work.

After the first month of the lunar year, the weather became a little warmer, and He Daqing called Yu Li's father Yu Linhai to start cleaning up the house from the rain.

When Yu Linhai learned that Yu Shui was about to get married, he also sighed deeply.

My own daughter is very arrogant. She is about the same age as Yu Shui, and now she doesn’t even have a serious partner. Her workplace is far from home, and she rarely comes back.

This gave Yu Linhai and his wife a headache, but they had no good solution.

In the evening at He Daqing's house, when the two were drinking, Yu Linhai started to complain about his second daughter Yu Haitang, who made him worry.

Yu Li said, "Dad, why don't I go see Haitang in a couple of days and ask her about her plans. You and my mom don't need to worry about this. Just take care of your health."

He Daqing also said: "Yes, Old Yu, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Let's not worry too much now and let them go on their own. After all, they are grown up and have their own ideas."

He Yushui said: "Uncle Yu, my sister-in-law and I will go to see Haitang together. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I will help you deal with her."

Yu Linhai looked at the sensible He Yushui and his most satisfied daughter Yu Li, sighed and said, "Okay, you guys go talk to her, so I don't get angry when I see her. If she is half as sensible as Yushui, we don't know how much less worry we will have."

Under everyone's persuasion, Yu Linhai was drunk by the two idiots, Sha Zhu and Nan Yi.

Yu Li was so angry that she kicked Sha Zhu several times. Other sons-in-law would help their fathers-in-law to drink, fearing that they would drink too much. But Sha Zhu, the idiot, not only forced his father-in-law to drink, but also dragged Nan Yi to drink with him.

Now, Yu Linhai was tricked by his son-in-law Sha Zhu again and slipped off the table and lay on the ground unconscious.

There was no other way, so Yu Li had to ask Sha Zhu to find a cart, and the couple took Yu Linhai back.

Along the way, facing Sha Zhu's silly smile, Yu Li didn't even give him a good look.

This happened not once or twice, nor three or four times, but every time Yu Linhai and Sha Zhu sat together drinking, Sha Zhu would get his father-in-law drunk.

This idiot Shazhu truly lived up to the saying that there are no fathers and sons in a bar.

Yu Linhai is also a man who loves wine and cares about face. As a person from the old city of Sijiu, he absolutely cares about face.

In this way, whenever the father-in-law and son-in-law met in a bar, it would be a life-and-death fight, and in the end the older Yu Linhai would always be defeated.

But he was not convinced and wanted to continue competing with Sha Zhu at the next drinking party.

Yu Li was now overwhelmed when she saw Sha Zhu drinking with her father, but she couldn't stop them. She could only clean up the mess afterwards and deal with Sha Zhu, the idiot.