Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

When Sha Zhu came over, he was also confused. It was obvious that Xiao Yangzi did not tell Sha Zhu about the cabbage heart.

"Xiao Laizi, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong? Take a look for yourself." He Lai pointed to the pile of cabbages next to him.

Sha Zhu turned his head and looked over, and immediately found a pile of cabbages without cores.

"What, what's going on?"

"Brother Zhuzi, I heard that it was you who told Xiaoyangzi and the others that the cabbage heart is especially delicious?"

He Lai smiled.

"Uh...did I say that? Why don't I remember it?" Sha Zhu said puzzledly, his mind suddenly going blank.

"Alright, alright, stop pretending. If you don't tell me, how does Xiao Yangzi know? Whose cabbage is this?"

He Lai was speechless.

"It seems, it seems, it belongs to an old man's house." said Sha Zhu.

"That shouldn't be a problem. Take out these cabbages without cores first, and then you can get some cabbages from your house to make up for it."

He Lai said. Since it belongs to Yi Zhonghai, then it is not a big problem. If it belongs to the Jia family, then Jia Zhangshi will be a bit annoying.

"Oh, okay." Sha Zhu understood what was going on and also knew what He Lai was going to do. Just make up for it, because it was these kids who did this.

Soon, cabbages were brought out one by one, and the cabbages that Yi Zhonghai's family was short of were replenished.

"What should we do next?" asked Sha Zhu.

"What else can I do? Eat these cabbages."

"Oh, so much! How can I eat it?"

"You ask me, I don't know how to cook. Anyway, you can cook cabbage for lunch today. You can cook anything you want. I'll bring you ten kilograms of pork later. You can cook it as you like. Just say you are cooking cabbage for the people in the yard."

He Lai explained.

"Uh... okay." Sha Zhu had no choice but to agree.

"Then you guys handle it. I'll take Wu'er back. And remember to keep the matter of stealing the vegetable hearts a secret. Don't let my mother know, otherwise I'm afraid Wu'er's life will be in danger."

He Lai gave one last reminder.

"Okay, okay, Xiaoyangzi, Banggeng, you two move the cabbage to the kitchen first."

Sha Zhu began to direct the children to work.

He Lai carried Wu'er out of the cellar, and on the way he kept telling her not to mention this matter.

Wu'er lay in He Lai's arms, feeling a little wilted. She knew that she had gotten into trouble again this time. She could only listen to He Lai telling her not to take other people's things again.

Soon, He Lai left Wu'er in the house, and got more than ten pounds of pork from the space and gave it to Sha Zhu.

Qin Huairu couldn't sit still when she heard the noise. She got up and saw this scene. She looked at the pile of cabbages without their cores next to her. She naturally knew what was going on, but didn't say much. She thought it must be the work of the kids in front of her, so she took Qin Xiangru to join the cabbage-cutting team.

Even though more than thirty cabbages seem like a lot, after frying, only about one-fifth of the total volume will remain, but it still looks like a lot.

Fortunately, Helai provides a lot of pork, and the cabbage is quite delicious if there is oil.

The children also ran back to get things. Xu Jiayin brought several kilograms of vermicelli from home, Nannan also brought a piece of bacon from home, Yi Xiaobao also brought a plate of braised meat, and Lian Banggeng also brought a few pieces of tofu from home.

When He Lai heard the children say that they asked their mother and only gave it to them after their mother agreed, he nodded with satisfaction.

Soon, dishes were cooked out. After all, it was a big pot meal, which Sha Zhu was good at.

He Lai would not get involved in what happened afterwards. He let Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu divide the money among the people in the hospital. It was up to them how much or how little they could get.

The people in the courtyard were quite happy. Every household got a lot of vegetables, especially those families that sold vegetables. They got a lot, so at least they didn’t suffer a loss. After the distribution, there was still a small half left.

Xiao Yangzi ran over and asked He Lai: "Uncle Lai, my father asked me to ask you what to do with the rest?"

"What? There's some left. Then you kids can eat it yourselves. Eat more."

He Lai touched Xiao Yangzi's head and said.

"Oh, then I'll go back to eat. See you later, uncle." After saying that, Xiao Yangzi ran back. This time he could have another big meal, after all, his mother left a lot of meat.

"Brother, I'm hungry." Wu'er said aggrievedly.

"You still feel hungry? Aren’t you full of vegetables?" He Lai said speechlessly.

"Brother." Wu'er looked at He Lai with tears in her eyes, as if she was about to cry.

In fact, Wu'er didn't eat much of the choy sum because it didn't taste good, so she gave it to He Lai.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you out to eat later."

"Okay, let's go out and eat!" Wu'er immediately jumped up happily, without any trace of aggrieved expression.

"You, just be happy now. If mom finds out later, you'll be in trouble."

"If big brother doesn't tell me, mom won't know." Wu'er said proudly.

"Okay, okay, let's go." He Lai took Wu'er to the next door and pushed his bicycle out.

At this time, Wu Juan and Yu Shui had not gotten up yet. They probably had to wait until He Tong woke up.

As for Wen'er, she was naturally taken to He Daqing by He Zhan.

He Lai did not go to Fengze Garden this time, but took Wu'er to Quanjude to eat roast duck.

Quanjude is still very special. After all, the Beijing Roast Duck is famous all over the country, and Quanjude’s hanging oven roast duck is the best among them.

There is a saying since ancient times that "If you haven't been to the Great Wall, you are not a true man, and if you haven't eaten Quanjude Roast Duck, it's a pity", which shows that Quanjude's hanging oven roast duck is well-deserved.

There are even text advertisements in the 49 Cities Guide.

The top half of the ad consists of four sentences written in traditional Chinese characters from right to left:

"Everyone who comes to Taipei must go to No. 24 Qianmenwai Meat Market, Taipei's most famous roast duck expert Quanjude, to try the hanging oven roast duck."

The lower part of the ad is a vertical column of traditional Chinese characters from right to left:

"After more than a hundred years of meticulous research, it is nutritious, crispy, tender, delicious and well-known both at home and abroad. We have specially hired famous chefs to make various vegetable soups. The dishes are made with Huadiao wine. The seats are clean and the service is thoughtful. You will be satisfied once you try it."

There are 54 characters in total, written in a row, without a single punctuation mark. Then there are four columns of small characters:

"Book a table by phone at 7.0668. Call us for notification and we will deliver it on time."

From this we can see that at this time Quanjude's roast duck was already very famous, with an elegant dining environment and impeccable service. Not only can guests dine in the restaurant, but roast duck can also be delivered to customers' homes, with a service commitment of "on time" and "without delay".

Although Quanjude is now a joint venture between the public and private sectors, the roast duck is not as delicious as before, but it still tastes quite good.

He Lai brought Wu'er in, sat down, and took the menu from the waiter.

“A roast duck costs about 8-10 yuan, and half a roast duck costs about 4-5 yuan.

Large bowl of duck bone soup 0.60 Medium bowl of duck bone soup 0.40

Onion and ginger are only for roast duck, 0.20 yuan per serving

......"

Next are the prices of some stir-fried dishes. Not to mention they are not cheap, but of course they are still much lower than Fengzeyuan.

For staple food, He Lai also saw lotus leaf pancakes wrapped in roast duck, which cost 0.10 yuan for two taels.

The only item on this menu that is a little more expensive is the roast duck, but fortunately, no tickets are required. It is normal that it is a little more expensive. After all, a bottle of Moutai costs 16 yuan without a ticket, so ten yuan for a two or three kilogram roast duck is not excessive.

He Lai quickly ordered two roast ducks, two servings of scallion and ginger sauces, two bowls of duck bone soup, and two lotus leaf pancakes. He asked for one roast duck to be cut into pieces and the other to be packed up whole to take away.

While Wu'er was waiting for the roast duck, she almost drooled at the sight of the people next to her eating the roast duck.

He Lai had no choice but to order four more hollow sesame cakes for her, a portion of mustard duck feet, a portion of salted duck liver, and two cold dishes.

The cold dishes and sesame cakes were served quickly, and Wu'er soon immersed herself in them.

If He Lai hadn't reminded her, the little girl would have been full in a moment.