Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Next door, at Jia Dongxu's house, Jia Zhang watched from the window as Yi Zhonghai walked to He Daqing's house and asked Jia Dongxu, "Dongxu, the uncle's family is inviting guests to dinner and invited your master, but didn't they invite you to come over?"

"No, that was Uncle He's nephew who came over. He wanted to introduce him to the people in the courtyard. He just came to our house. There are new people in the courtyard, so the first uncle must also say hello to the master and the third uncle."

Jia Zhang had been a widow for many years and had developed a hot temper, but Jia Dongxu was still alive and not as shameless as he was in the later period. He just cursed in the house: "What do you mean, Old Jia is dead? He looks down on our Jia family. Dongxu, you have to work hard and learn from your master. When you reach the same level as your master, see if there is anyone in the courtyard who dares to look down on our Jia family."

Jia Dongxu thought to himself: "It's not that easy. When Dad died, he was about the same age as my uncle, and he was just a mid-level fitter." But he knew his mother's character and was too lazy to reply, otherwise she would nag again.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui stood at the door and looked. Jiang Feng was in the house. They stood up immediately and said, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, you are here. Come in and sit down." After entering the house, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui put the dishes and wine in their hands on the table. Yan Fugui's mouth was watering when he saw the braised pork and stir-fried cabbage on the table. After all, Yi Zhonghai was a senior fitter. He had no worries about food and drink at home and no burden. He sat there steadily.

He Daqing stuck his head out of the kitchen and looked, "Wait a moment, there are two more dishes. Let's eat when they are ready." Several people sat at the table and chatted for a while, then they heard someone outside shouting, "Dad, I'm back." Jiang Feng looked up and saw a young man about eighteen or nineteen years old walked in. This was the first time Jiang Feng saw He Yuzhu. At first glance, he felt that he was indeed mature for his age. He was only two years older than him.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui both said, "Shazhu is back." He Yuzhu looked and saw that the two old men were sitting at home, and there was also a young man, so he called out to Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui. At this time, He Daqing came out with two plates of food and said, "Shazhu, go and call your sister to come over for dinner."

He Yuzhu turned around and called for people. After He Yushui came over, everyone sat down at the table. After He Yuzhu and He Yushui found a place to sit down, He Daqing said, "Old Yi, Old Yan, I'd like to introduce everyone to each other today. This is Jiang Feng, the son of my eldest brother-in-law. He couldn't make it in his hometown, so he came to my place."

Then he turned to He Yuzhu and He Yushui and said, "Shazhu, Yushui, this is your uncle's son. You should call him cousin and brother. He will live in our house from now on. Shazhu, you just came back. Xiaofeng will sleep in the same room with you from now on."

He Yuzhu opened his eyes wide, "Cousin, where did this cousin come from? How come I don't know him?"

"He's your uncle's son, who came from his hometown." He Daqing said, and He Yuzhu squinted his eyes and said, "How do you sleep in such a small bed at home?"

"Let's squeeze in first. I'll get a bed for the weekend. There's room for two kids."

He Yuzhu is only fifteen years old now. He has not experienced the incident of He Daqing running away, so his temper is not that weird, but his brain seems to be a little bit slow.

Moreover, all the food and daily necessities at home were arranged by He Daqing. Even the current apprenticeship job was found by He Daqing. After a few words, they sat down. Jiang Feng also called, "Cousin." He Yuzhu just nodded.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai said, "Sha Zhu, how is your cooking training going?" Sha Zhu said proudly, "No problem. Today, my master praised me for my talent and said that I can cut meat well."

"That's right. You have been following your uncle since you were a child and he also taught you at home. There must be no problem with the basic skills." Yan Fugui said.

At this time, He Daqing continued, "Old Yan, don't praise him. He still needs to practice the basic cooking skills. Sha Zhu can't be complacent. You should learn from your master as he teaches you. You already know a lot more about cooking than a real apprentice. Now is a good time for you to learn. Your master is good at Sichuan cuisine, which emphasizes spicy and fresh flavor. I can only cook Sichuan cuisine, so you must learn it well."

Jiang Feng watched them chatting and felt that He Daqing was quite concerned about Sha Zhu. His discipline of Sha Zhu was okay. He couldn't see any plans from the other two at the moment.

At this time, He Daqing turned around and took out two bottles of Erguotou. After filling them up for everyone, he said, "Come on, I'll have a drink first. First, I want to introduce my nephew here, and second, I want to thank the third aunt for helping to call me from the factory today. I won't say more. Let's go."

Yi Zhonghai was fine. Yan Fugui looked at the food and wine on the table, tears almost streaming down his face. He said, "You are too polite, it was just a coincidence that we bumped into each other. Ruihua just walked a few more steps. It's a small matter."

Several people picked up their glasses and took a sip. At this time, Sha Zhu also looked at them eagerly, licking his face and said, "I'll have some too."

He Daqing said: "You are still young, you should drink less alcohol. Drinking alcohol damages your taste buds. If you want to be a good chef, you should avoid some stimulating foods."

He Yuzhu didn't say anything, but he disagreed in his heart. He picked up the steamed bun made of two pieces of flour and started to eat. He Daqing said to Jiang Feng, "Xiaofeng, you eat too. We'll drink slowly. You and Yushui eat first." He picked up the cup and toasted Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui. They ate and talked.

After Jiang Feng, He Yuzhu and He Yushui had eaten their fill, they ran to the yard to play. He Yuzhu asked a lot about Jiang Feng's family and told him some things about his mother. However, He Yuzhu was not very old at that time and did not remember many things. At this time, He Daqing, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui staggered out. He Daqing said drunkenly, "Silly Zhuzi, go and clean up the table."

Jiang Feng saw that Yan Fugui was holding a plate with a few leftovers in his hand, and said to He Daqing, "Uncle No. 1, thank you. I'll ask Ruihua to wash the plate and bring it to you later." He Daqing responded, and the uncle No. 3 staggered towards the front yard with the bottle of wine in his hand.

Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu turned around and went into the house, they saw several clean plates on the table. He Yuzhu smiled and said, "As long as the third uncle is there at the table, this is what the meal will look like." Jiang Feng also laughed in his heart, old Yan was indeed as stingy as his reputation said, "You won't be poor if you eat and drink, but you will be poor if you don't plan well." He would eat and take things, and never get enough of taking advantage.

When He Daqing came back from sending people, the table was cleaned up, Jiang Feng was wiping the table, He Yuzhu was washing dishes in the kitchen, and He Yushui was sitting on a stool, nodding her head and almost falling asleep. He Daqing took a look and went to the kitchen to get some hot water, "Xiao Feng, go to the yard and get some water. I'll wash Yushui and let her go to sleep."

"Okay." Jiang Feng took the basin and went out to get water.

After sending He Yushui to bed, they simply washed up and went to bed without saying a word all night.

Jiang Feng woke up just after dawn, got up and looked around. He saw He Yuzhu was still sleeping soundly. He got up quietly, walked out of the door, stretched, and walked towards the gate with his head down. This kind of courtyard is also called a slum. There is no toilet in the courtyard, so one has to go outside.

After exiting the gate and walking about thirty meters, there is a public toilet, which is shared by several adjacent hospitals. Jiang Feng took a deep breath outside, held his breath, and rushed in to use the toilet. It was better in the hospital a few days ago, as there were people specially flushing the toilet. But after arriving at the hospital, he was still not used to this kind of public toilet, as the smell was too strong.

After Jiang Feng went to the toilet and returned to the courtyard, he heard noises in some rooms. It was estimated to be around seven o'clock in the morning. Some people who had to go to work and those who cooked for themselves in the morning had to get up and prepare. Jiang Feng went back to the room to get out his toiletries, and while no one came out yet, he hurried to the faucet in the middle courtyard to wash his face and brush his teeth.

When He Daqing got up, Jiang Feng was cleaning the house. Seeing that the floor was swept clean and the tables and chairs were wiped, he nodded secretly. Jiang Feng saw He Daqing got up: "Uncle, I got up. Will it disturb you?" He Daqing said: "No, I basically have to get up at this time. Why do you get up so early? Why don't you take a rest?"

"I'm used to it. In the past, I would wake up when the cock crowed at dawn in the village."

"That's right. You have to get up early to do farm work in the countryside." After saying that, He Daqing took his toiletries and went out. He heard voices outside greeting him, "Director He, you're up," and "Daqing, good morning."

Jiang Feng went to the kitchen, turned on the coal stove, replaced two coal balls, put the pot on the stove, poured water, and started steaming the buns left over from last night.

After He Daqing entered the house and put on his coat, he called out, "Xiao Feng, Zhuzi and I will have to go to work soon. You can stay at home with Yu Shui and play nearby. Don't go too far. I'll bring you lunch."

"Okay uncle, I've got the buns steamed. What else do you want to make?"

He Daqing said, "I'll do it. You don't know where the noodles are." He went into the kitchen and found some white flour. "I'll make some dumpling soup in the morning and eat some steamed buns."

"Uncle, let me learn from you. I will make it when I get up in the morning. I only knew how to cook cornmeal porridge at home."

"Okay, follow me and learn."

He Daqing mixed water into the noodles and stirred them into a thin consistency. He said, "Let's see. Stir it until it's like this. Add a little bit of oil and salt, and wait for the water to boil."

At this time, steam came out of the pot. He Daqing picked up the pot lid, put the steamed buns in it, and carried it out of the main room. "Xiao Feng, come here and watch how I go in."

Use chopsticks to pick up the batter and put it into the pot one by one. Use a spatula to flip it along the bottom of the pot, and you will see the dough lumps slowly floating up. After the water boils twice, add some lard with a spoon and sprinkle with chopped green onions. The fragrance will rise all of a sudden and float out through the window and into the yard.

"Go see if Zhuzi and Yushui are awake. If they are, call them over for dinner." Jiang Feng responded and left the kitchen. He saw He Yuzhu coming out of the inner room. "Brother Zhuzi, go wash up. The meal is ready. I'll go see Yushui."