Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is already the end of the month.

He Yuzhu set out from the yard early in the morning, rode a tricycle to the Guan family, and prepared to inform housekeeper Hu of the changes in supplies.

When He Yuzhu stopped at the gate of Guan's house on his tricycle, he unexpectedly caught a glimpse of a figure walking away from the other side of the alley and was a little stunned.

At this time, Butler Hu just returned from seeing off the guests. Seeing He Yuzhu, he greeted him warmly, "Zhu, you've come just in time. Please come in!"

He Yuzhu heard Butler Hu's voice, came back to his senses, jumped off the tricycle in a hurry, and bowed to Butler Hu, saying: "Butler Hu, are you well?"

Butler Hu waved his hand and jokingly said, "Zhu Zi, what were you thinking about just now? You seemed to be lost in thought."

He Yuzhu smiled slightly and asked with some curiosity: "Butler Hu, let me ask you a question, who was the distinguished guest who just left? I feel like he looks familiar."

After hearing this, Butler Hu laughed and patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder: "Haha! You have a pretty good eye. I thought so, no wonder you are like this."

Seeing that Butler Hu was keeping things a secret, He Yuzhu bowed and said earnestly, "Butler Hu, please tell me quickly. I feel like a cat's claw is scratching my heart."

Butler Hu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Zhu Zi, I won't keep you in suspense. The one just now was a relative of the master's family."

He Yuzhu touched his chin and thought for a moment: "Butler Hu, this shouldn't be! I should have never seen him before, why does he look so familiar?"

At this time, several servants came out from the door to move things.

Seeing this, Butler Hu turned slightly and whispered to He Yuzhu beside him: "Zhuzi, let's talk inside."

"Okay, let's talk inside." Seeing this, He Yuzhu followed Butler Hu into the gate.

Butler Hu led He Yuzhu to the gatehouse and gently opened the door: "Zhuzi, please sit for a moment. I will go and make you a pot of good tea."

"Thank you for your help!" He Yuzhu nodded in thanks and sat on the wooden chair in the gatehouse.

Butler Hu waved his hand, walked out of the gatehouse, and came back a few moments later with a tray containing two cups of steaming hot fragrant tea.

He placed the tray on the coffee table and motioned for He Yuzhu to have some tea.

"Zhu Zi, please sit down." Butler Hu smiled and picked up a cup of tea. He took a sip and a look of reminiscence appeared on his face. "Speaking of this relative, it was an interesting story at that time."

He coughed lightly, as if he was organizing his thoughts: "When we first invited your father to come over to cook, we were all shocked."

He Yuzhu couldn't help but ask curiously: "Although my father's craftsmanship is good, it shouldn't be so surprising, right?"

Butler Hu smiled and shook his head: "Master He's craftsmanship is naturally unique, but what is more surprising is his similarity to this family's appearance. The master was also surprised when he saw it!"

He Yuzhu couldn't help but feel surprised after hearing this: "A member of the Guan family? And he looks so similar to He Daqing? Why does he sound so familiar to me?"

He began to search for relevant memories in his mind and finally found a vague piece of information, but the specific plot was blank.

I only remember seeing it in a TV series segment, but I haven't watched the specific plot details.

He Yuzhu continued talking with Butler Hu, asking for some information about the Guan family and silently memorizing it in his mind.

He knew that now was not the time to delve into the matter, so he temporarily suppressed his curiosity and shifted his attention to the matter at hand.

"Butler Hu," He Yuzhu said seriously, "I came here today to discuss something with you."

Butler Hu raised his head, his eyes fell on He Yuzhu's face, and motioned him to continue.

He Yuzhu took a deep breath and continued, "From now on, we will no longer produce these 60 flours. The market has stabilized now, and this kind of flour is in small quantities and there is not much money to be made."

After hearing this, Butler Hu frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said, "Zhu Zi, I understand. That's it. Does it affect the rice?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said affirmatively: "Butler Hu, please rest assured that there is no problem with rice at the moment. I will ensure a stable supply and there will be no mistakes."

After hearing this, Butler Hu's frown finally relaxed and heaved a sigh of relief: "That's fine. There is no shortage of flour in the market now. It will be fine if the rice can be provided stably."

Seeing this, He Yuzhu also smiled. He took out his pocket watch to check the time, then bowed and said goodbye to Butler Hu.

"Butler Hu, I have something to do today, so I won't bother you any more. I'll take my leave now!"

"Okay, go and do whatever you want." Butler Hu stood up and personally escorted He Yuzhu to the door.

Butler Hu watched him walk farther and farther away until the tricycle disappeared around the corner of the street, then he turned around and went back into the yard.

When He Yuzhu arrived at Shichahai on a bicycle with fishing gear, Zhang Mingda and Luo Benyuan were already waiting at the agreed meeting place.

Zhang Mingda kept looking towards the intersection and suddenly saw He Yuzhu riding towards him from a distance. He stood up quickly, waved his arms and shouted, "Zhuzi, this way!"

He Yuzhu heard the call and rode towards them faster with an apologetic smile on his face.

He stopped the car, walked quickly towards the two men, and apologized, "Uncle Zhang, Uncle Luo, I'm really sorry. I had something to take care of this morning, so I kept you waiting here for a long time."

Zhang Mingda patted his shoulder and interrupted him with a smile: "Stop being polite, let's find a place to go fishing. I think today is a good day, the fish are waiting for us!"

Luo Benyuan also echoed from the side. The three of them smiled at each other and pushed the cart towards the lake together.

The three of them searched for a suitable fishing spot along the lake, and finally stopped at a place with pleasant scenery. They parked their bicycles under the shade of a tree and walked to the shore, each carrying their fishing gear.

Zhang Mingda suddenly stopped and looked back at He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, give us some of your bait. Let's be fair today. We need to have the same bait."

Zhang Mingda knew that He Yuzhu's bait was very good, so he half-jokingly and half-seriously came over to try it.

He Yuzhu smiled and took out the bait from his bag and gave some to the two men: "Hehe! Uncle Zhang, this is of course no problem. I just don't know if there is any prize?"

Zhang Mingda took the bait and looked at He Yuzhu's smug expression. He turned to Luo Benyuan and said, "Old Luo, how about we set a prize?"

Robin nodded and said confidently, "Of course no problem."

Seeing that both of them agreed, Zhang Mingda's eyes gleamed with confidence: "How about this, whoever catches the least and smallest fish will pay for the drinks, how about that?"

They both nodded in agreement, and Zhang Mingda waved his hand: "Begin!"

Before he finished speaking, he rushed to what he thought was the best fishing spot, quickly took up the position and started fishing.

He Yuzhu and Luo Benyuan also walked to their respective fishing spots and cast their rods to start today's competition.

Time passed little by little, the sun gradually became warmer, and the morning dew on the grass had long dried up.

The three of them returned to the shade of the tree with their respective catches. He Yuzhu glanced at their catches and showed a smug smile on his face: "Uncle Zhang, you'll spend money this time!"

Zhang Mingda said that he was just unlucky today and it wasn't because his fishing skills were bad, and then he took the lead and rode his bike towards home.