Siheyuan: Cooking journey

He Yuzhu turned his head inadvertently, his mind in a trance.

"What are you looking at?"

Lou Xiao'e came closer and asked softly with curiosity.

"Nothing, it seems to be the schedule for the last train."

He Yuzhu smiled gently, but seemed to see the figure gradually going away in a trance.

Looking back at his wife, all distracting thoughts disappeared.

If you don't think about it, there will be no trace.

......

In the front yard, at Yan's house, dinner time was slightly delayed.

The third uncle sat in the main seat, chewing the steamed bread in his hand politely.

Yu Li looked at him and said, "Dad, I've been transferred to work in the cafeteria today."

"real!?"

Thinking of being able to eat four white flour buns every day,

The third uncle's eyes lit up, and he said slightly exaggeratedly:

"I told you about this yesterday. Shazhu has already agreed to it. It's only a matter of time before you go to the cafeteria. He will still give me this little face."

It's really impressive that there has been no news for two months...

Yu Li was worried but kept silent.

Whether it was for the sake of the Third Uncle's face or because of the pillow talk that Lou Xiao'e was saying behind his back.

It's a done deal that I'm going to work in the cafeteria, and there's nothing much to say.

Yu Li said frankly: "Dad, I mentioned to you before that you can bring back four white flour buns if you work in the canteen, but now there are some changes.

"What do you mean? Do you want to regret it?"

When the third uncle heard this, his face darkened and he slammed the table, "I can ask Sha Zhu to move you to the cafeteria, and it's just a matter of a word to transfer you to the workshop."

"Yes, yes, Yu Li, how could you do this? Don't forget the kindness of others. Your father asked Sha Zhu for help, so he owed him a big favor."

The three aunts chimed in.

And you still say that I am ungrateful.

Why didn't I think of this when I was calculating?

He also said that I would be transferred to the workshop.

Yu Li sneered in her heart. Although she couldn't persuade someone by his pillow, she could still persuade him from the side. She was not worried at all.

However, after all, they still had to live together in the future, and Yu Li didn't want to make the relationship too awkward, so she said with a smile on her face:

"Dad, Mom, you misunderstood. What I meant was, I just learned that the canteen only makes white flour steamed buns for about ten days a month, and the rest of the time they sell cornmeal steamed buns."

"It's just steamed bread. As long as we can bring it back, it's all the same."

The third uncle's expression eased a little.

Yu Li glanced at him and smiled even brighter.

"Dad, I told you last time that if I could work in the canteen, I would save four large white flour buns and bring them back to honor you.

"As for steamed bread, that's a different matter.

"I won't be picky about words. I said I would give you four steamed buns, so I gave you four. In the past ten days, I gave you more than forty large white flour steamed buns. I gave them all to you. How about it? I am a pretty good daughter-in-law, right?"

"Yu Li, you, you..."

The third uncle was so angry that his eyes were wide open and he couldn't speak clearly.

The three aunts also became anxious and quickly interrupted:

"Yu Li, how could you do this? Anyway, it was your father who arranged this job for you. Whether it's white flour buns or steamed corn bread, it's what we deserve. You don't keep your word. It's just a matter of a word to transfer you to the workshop."

"Then adjust it, I don't care." Yu Li said with a relaxed look and a smile:

"As long as you are willing to give me forty big white flour buns every month, I will keep my word. I promised to give you four white flour buns, and I will give you more than forty. I have done my best. I never said I would give you steamed buns. Why should I give them to you?

“Although I have not been here for long, I have learned a lot from you:

"You always emphasize that brothers should settle accounts clearly, so it goes without saying that I, an outsider, should also be treated equally.

"I only give you half of your monthly salary. You need money for food, electricity, housing, and water.

"You listen to the radio. If I want to drink a sip of water, I have to pay the radio fee. If I eat steamed bread and put some salt on it, I have to pay for the salt extra.

“This isn’t even winter yet, but the cost of the briquettes for heating, the furnace, and the cost of disposing of the coal ash has already been factored in;

"Since you like to count so much, let's be clear. I said four white flour buns. I gave you four and you couldn't say anything. I didn't mention steamed buns. Do you still have the nerve to ask me for them?

"I'll give you 40 steamed buns now. You should be content and don't worry about the steamed buns."

The third uncle was panting heavily and his face was ashen.

The third aunt's face was equally ugly, and she looked as depressed as a pig's liver.

Yu Li glanced at them, feeling relieved, and said with a gentle smile on her face:

"If you really want steamed bread, it's not impossible.

"Well, I have a suggestion. If there are steamed buns, I will take two home. If there are steamed buns, I will take all of them home.

"This way I have food to eat every day. What do you think? I am a considerate daughter-in-law. If you are not happy, you can use me if you have the ability. Just transfer me back to the workshop."

The third uncle's face turned even paler and he was shaking with anger.

After planning for a lifetime, he ended up getting his eyes pecked by the little bird at home.

The third aunt's face looked a little better. After calculating, it seemed that she had made a little more money than the forty steamed buns...

When I got home, the yard was quiet.

He Yuzhu didn't mention the Banggeng matter.

He went to bed early.

It was not until the next morning that I heard that Banggeng had been caught stealing sweet potatoes at the steel mill the previous night by the security guard, who later notified the old man and took them back.

The weird thing is,

As soon as the child was found, Qin Yanru actually asked for leave.

This wave of operations is a bit confusing.

When I got home from get off work, things got even more confusing.

Banggeng and Grandma Zhang were sent back to the countryside by Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu heard the news from Yushui.

He Yuzhu felt strange and felt that Qin Huairu's family seemed a little different.

It's fine to let Banggeng go to the countryside,

But with a temper like that of Grandma Zhang, how could she be obedient and obedient?

The two most tasteless and shameless people in this courtyard are Granny Zhang and Xu Damao's mother.

It's true that like father, like son. Xu Damao is so selfish, it's entirely a problem of his family education. His parents are both not easy to deal with, so how can Xu Damao be any better?

Even so, if we talk about shamelessness, Grandma Zhang has to admit it, and the three "outstanding figures" of the Xu family have to admit defeat. None of them is a worry-free person.

How can such a morally immoral person go back to the countryside obediently?

He Yuzhu was quite curious about how Qin Huairu did it.

However, I was more puzzled.

He finally understood the purpose of Qin Jingru's visit, which was to help look after the two little ones.

This one-hand operation,

He Yuzhu really didn't know what to say.

No matter what the reason was or how it was done, as long as Granny Zhang and Banggeng can return to the countryside, they will no longer have to worry about food.

Otherwise, even if people are not as shameless as Granny Zhang, most people would rather starve in the city than return to the countryside to suffer.