Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

He Yuzhu plans to find Zhang Baizhu during his day off today to ask for advice on the medicinal food recipes.

At noon, He Yuzhu carefully prepared the meal and packed it into a lunch box. He carried the lunch box and walked through the aisle towards Zhang Baishu's house in the backyard.

He Yuzhu came to the door, knocked on it, and called softly, "Grandpa, it's time to eat."

Zhang Baishu was writing with a brush in the room. When he heard his shout, he did not stop writing with the brush in his hand, but just responded: "Zhu Zi, I will come after I finish writing this."

"Got it!"

He Yuzhu responded, walked towards the dining table, and placed the food box in his hand on the table.

He opened the lunch box and put the food on the table. The aroma of the food instantly spread, making people salivate.

He Yuzhu looked back and saw that Zhang Baishu was still immersed in it, so he strode over to the desk.

He stood quietly in front of the table, watching Zhang Baishu's brush move freely on the paper.

When he saw Zhang Baishu finish writing the last word, He Yuzhu couldn't help but praise: "Old man, your handwriting is really good!"

Zhang Baishu put the brush in his hand on the pen holder, looked up at him, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face: "Zhu Zi, you should read more books in the future, praising people is dry."

He Yuzhu scratched his head and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Hey, aren't we just swinging a big spoon? I'll try to read more books in the future!"

He thought to himself, in his previous life, he stayed at home and didn't need to praise others, right? He had to use this as an excuse.

Zhang Baishu couldn't help laughing when he saw his embarrassed look: "Let's go! Let's eat first!"

"Okay! Wash your hands first." He Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief, trotted to the washstand, picked up the thermos on the ground and adjusted the water temperature.

"Grandpa, the weather is getting cold. I'll come over and change the hot water in the thermos for you every day."

"Okay, you go sit down first! I'll be there soon." Zhang Baishu nodded with satisfaction and started washing in the basin.

After the two sat down at the table, they began their sumptuous lunch.

Zhang Baishu picked up a few leaves and put them into his mouth, chewing them carefully. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Zhu Zi, your cooking skills have improved again?"

"Grandpa, you are this!" He Yuzhu gave him a thumbs up.

"I didn't expect that your skills have improved so quickly, Zhuzi!" Zhang Baishu sighed as he looked at He Yuzhu opposite him.

"Please eat first. I have some questions to ask you later." He Yuzhu looked at the old man with emotion and felt a little proud in his heart.

Zhang Baishu nodded upon hearing this and continued to enjoy this delicious lunch.

After the meal, He Yuzhu stood up and quickly cleaned the table, putting the plates and bowls into the lunch box.

"Grandpa, please take a rest first!" He Yuzhu put the lunch box against the wall and wiped the table with a rag.

He took out a teacup, poured a cup of tea for each of them, and quietly enjoyed the leisurely moment.

After refilling the tea, Zhang Baishu turned the cup and looked at He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, what do you want to ask today?"

When He Yuzhu heard the old man asking the question, he reached into his pocket, took out a folded paper, and handed it to Zhang Baishu.

On the paper was a medicinal diet recipe that he had specially copied down two days ago in order to ask Zhang Baishu for advice.

"Old man, this is the recipe for the medicinal diet I got. It's an ordinary tonic recipe, and it works if you follow it.

But this is just knowing the fact, but not the reason. That’s why I came to ask you for advice today!”

"Oh, let me see." Zhang Baishu raised his eyebrows, reached out to take the paper, opened it and started to read.

Zhang Baishu glanced across the paper. After reading it, he closed his eyes and pondered, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest.

After a while, Zhang Baishu opened his eyes, looked at He Yuzhu and joked: "Zhuzi, you really should practice your handwriting."

Then he changed the subject, "But this recipe is a good warming and tonic recipe."

"Ah, this?!" He Yuzhu couldn't refute when he heard him say that.

His brain said he knew it, but his hands didn't obey! He would write in simplified Chinese without paying attention. Zhang Baishu was being more euphemistic.

"Zhu Zi, what do you think?" Zhang Baishu glanced at He Yuzhu who looked a little embarrassed and asked him with a smile.

"Grandpa, if I want to be able to increase or decrease the amount of medicinal materials at will, will it be difficult?" He Yuzhu asked tentatively.

When Zhang Baishu heard He Yuzhu's answer, he immediately stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha! Great! Zhuzi, you have great ambitions!"

He pointed to the bookshelf behind the desk and said, "Zhu Zi, go get the thickest books on top."

He Yuzhu looked in the direction of his finger and saw several large books.

"Okay! I'll get it right away."

He Yuzhu stood up and walked towards the bookshelf, thinking to himself, is he going to have to memorize these big books by himself?

Zhang Baishu raised his chin towards the books on the table and said, "Zhu Zi, take these home and read them slowly. Read them thoroughly first, then we can talk about other things."

"Fuck! Do you really want me to memorize these books?!" He Yuzhu complained in his heart after hearing this.

He hurriedly discussed with Zhang Baishu, "Old man, this is too much of a headache, isn't it? I don't ask for the previous one, just teach me how to identify the pharmacology."

After hearing this, Zhang Baishu smiled without saying anything, stroking his beard and looking at him.

Seeing this attitude, He Yuzhu had to learn it now even if he didn't want to.

"Okay, I'll go back and memorize the lessons now." He Yuzhu agreed resignedly.

He held the book in his arms with a sad face, took the lunch box and prepared to go home to memorize the lessons.

Zhang Baishu looked at He Yuzhu's disappearing back, and the smile on his face grew wider.

The results of his investigation on He Yuzhu over the past six months were good.

At first he thought He Yuzhu was just physically strong and a martial arts genius. But now the times have changed, and he can only strengthen his body.

Zhang Baishu couldn't bear to see He Yuzhu's talent wasted, so he passed on the health-preserving skills to him to make up for the physical overdraft caused by his rapid advancement in realm.

During this half year, He Yuzhu also took good care of Zhang Baishu's diet and daily life.

Zhang Baishu had been eating He Yuzhu's food, so he could naturally feel how quickly his cooking skills were improving.

He Yuzhu has reached his current level in both aspects at the young age of 15.

This surprised Zhang Baishu very much. Diligence, persistence and understanding are all the best choices.

Today, he wanted to use this as an excuse to pass on his medical skills to him.

"I didn't expect that I could find such a good apprentice at the last minute!" Zhang Baishu picked up the teacup with satisfaction, drank it all, and smiled happily.