Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

In the fifth month of the lunar calendar, summer has arrived in Beijing. Pomegranates are in bloom, mulberries are ripe, and the important May Festival has arrived.

The common people in Beijing have always called the Dragon Boat Festival the May Festival, and it is listed as one of the three important festivals of the year along with the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

He Yuzhu walked out of the alley in the scorching sun, holding five-poison cakes and rice dumplings in his hands.

“I didn’t expect that there are limited editions for festivals in pastry shops now.”

He looked at the pastry bag in his hand, thinking about trying something new later.

After entering the gate and walking to the hanging flower gate, several children were lying or sitting on the lintel of the bench.

Yu Shui, who was sitting at the door, saw He Yu Zhu first. Seeing that he was holding something, he ran over happily and said, "Brother!"

When she got there, she reached out and started taking the paper bag.

He Yuzhu reached out and grabbed her ears, gently lifting them: "Stop making so much noise, go back to the house and open it again."

The other kids saw He Yuzhu looking at them and shouted, "Brother Zhuzi!"

He Yuzhu nodded and said with a smile: "Let's go! Come with me to try it."

The shouting of the rain was drowned out by the cheers of my friends. I could only rub my ears and follow angrily.

He Yuzhu distributed the cakes to them, and walked towards the backyard with the portion prepared for Zhang Baishu in his hand.

"Grandpa, happy holidays!" He Yuzhu walked into the house, gave his blessings first, and put the gift on the table.

"Okay! Let's discuss this first."

He Yuzhu couldn't help but smile bitterly as he saw Zhang Baishu testing him straight away.

What else can I do? Of course I can only sit down and accept it.

After some questions and answers, Zhang Baishu stopped and said with satisfaction: "Not bad! I have gotten the hang of it."

"Master, as long as you are satisfied, that's all. I still need to study hard."

"Just tell Xiao Sun tomorrow, and ask him to come and take pulses regularly from now on." Zhang Baishu instructed.

"Okay, I'll mention it to Uncle Sun."

At midnight, He Yuzhu tossed and turned, unable to sleep, listening to the cicadas chirping outside the house.

He anxiously waited for midnight to arrive so that he could add the final bit of experience to his cooking.

When I saw the numbers jumping on the interface, I immediately added it to the cooking skills.

The characters in the skill bar on the interface changed, and new information appeared on the panel.

He Yuzhu looked at the interface content and said in surprise: "Wow! I didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain!"

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Character: He Yuzhu

Constitution: 11.5

Spirit: 14.8

Skills: Cooking Level 6 (0/370)

Wrestling LV6 (29/370)

Mechanical Level 0 (6/10)

Fishing Level 1 (5/10)

Stick figure LV3 (4/100)

Traditional Chinese Medicine Level 0 (0/10)

(Assisted) Health-preserving skill LV2 (90/900)

Experience Points: 0

**: To be triggered

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He Yuzhu watched as he finally entered the traditional Chinese medicine skills, and thought of the torture he had endured over the past few months, and couldn't help but laugh.

"It's so difficult! Finally I can cheat and add points!"

That morning, He Yuzhu walked into the pharmacy happily.

"Uncle Sun, good morning!"

Sun Yongyao looked at He Yuzhu with a smile on his face: "Zhuzi, what's the good news?"

"The old man asked me to tell you that I can be arranged to take your pulse."

Sun Yongyao thought for a moment, then opened his mouth and started the test.

After some testing, it turned out that He Yuzhu had indeed mastered the theory quite well.

He nodded and said, "I have seen your progress over the past few months. You should continue to help me from now on."

He Yuzhu looked at Sun Yongyao in surprise: "Aren't you going to get the medicine?"

"Master Kang plans to go home and enjoy his grandchildren, and Uncle De wants me to take over."

"So that's how it is!" He Yuzhu thought about the selection at the end of the month and discussed with him, "Uncle Sun, I have something to tell you in advance.

At the end of this month, I plan to participate in the Emei Restaurant's apprentice selection."

Sun Yongyao frowned and said softly, "Okay, I get it. But your speed will be slowed down a lot!"

"Hehe! Uncle Sun, just wait and see!"

He Yuzhu thought that since he could already cheat and add points, how could he be slow? He needed to hold back and not get too ahead.

He Yuzhu walked straight along Xidan North Street, passing by Xidan Shopping Mall, Yanjing Cinema and other crowded places along the way, until he turned into West Chang'an Avenue. He felt that it was not as crowded as before.

He followed the address given by He Daqing and headed towards Emei Restaurant.

The Emei Restaurant opened last month and became an instant hit, with diners coming in an endless stream.

In addition to the authentic Sichuan flavor that is highly praised by diners, the superb skills of the restaurant's famous chef Wu Zhaoxiong are also indispensable.

He Yuzhu came to the door of the restaurant and saw a sign in front of the door saying it was closed for half a day.

When he stepped into the hall, he saw the crowd divided into two groups. He looked carefully and walked forward.

"Excuse me, everyone!"

A waiter was maintaining order. When he saw He Yuzhu was about to go to the assessment area, he stretched out his hand to stop him: "Sir, please wait a moment. The assessment area is ahead. Just wait here."

He Yuzhu looked at him speechlessly: "Brother, you see clearly! I am here to take the test too."

The guy looked at him carefully, but still wasn't sure. He said hello to the guy next to him and went back to get help.

"Zhang Tou, that's him!"

He Yuzhu looked at the guy who had returned with his men and said, "Excuse me! I am indeed here to take the test, not to cause trouble."

Zhang Mao waved his hand to let the waiter go back to work, and returned a greeting to He Yuzhu: "Little brother, I'm so sorry! I don't know where you are from?"

"He Yuzhu in Nanluoguxiang, my father is He Daqing."

Zhang Mao frowned when he heard this: "But is it Chef He of Tan's cuisine?"

Seeing He Yuzhu nod in confirmation, he laughed and said, "Excuse me! Master He, please go in. The assessment is about to begin."

"You're welcome! I'll go take the test first."

The three tests set up for the selection were of course a piece of cake for He Yuzhu. He passed the selection smoothly and finally only three were left standing in the kitchen.

Wu Zhaoxiong stood in front of the three people and asked with a smile: "You three, please introduce yourselves first! Starting from the right."

"Hello, Chef Wu! My name is Dai Yuanlin, I'm fifteen years old, and I used to work as a butcher in Zhimeilou."

"Hello, Chef Wu! My name is Dong Weiming, I'm fourteen years old, and I work as a handyman in my family's small restaurant."

"Hello, Chef Wu! My name is He Yuzhu, I'm fifteen years old, and I worked in the kitchen of Fengze Garden as a cold butcher."

After listening to the introduction, Wu Zhaoxiong waved to the side and said, "Master Liu, their basic skills are pretty good. You can teach them some home cooking first and see how it goes."

"Okay! Chef Wu!"

"Well, you guys follow Master Liu and learn first." Wu Zhaoxiong gave the instructions and left the kitchen.

"Come with me, the three of you!" Liu Zixing led them to a row of stoves, "Come and fry a plate of spicy shredded potatoes."

In a short while, three plates of shredded potatoes were placed in front of Liu Zixing.

After tasting the shredded potatoes, Liu Zixing looked at He Yuzhu deeply and said, "You guys follow me first. I will let you practice cooking."

He Yuzhu also touched his nose in embarrassment, thinking that he almost couldn't stop himself just now, so he had to wait until the heat was over before serving it on the plate.