Siheyuan: Cooking journey

More than half a month has passed.

The scene inside the steel mill has changed drastically.

The original wasteland was transformed into neatly arranged sweet potato ditches, with green corn planted in the ditches.

Along the wall, a row of lentil vines climbed.

The land was divided among the workshops, and after the harvest everyone shared it equally.

Nowadays, who wouldn’t want to have more food?

The pigpen was also erected, and two little pigs were growing happily inside.

This place has become a popular attraction in the factory. People always come to see it during rush hours, hoping for better days.

Some people feel sorry for the piglets and will give them extra meals even if they eat less themselves, hoping that they will grow meat quickly.

He Yuzhu also reported here after work.

He looked at the piglets, fed them some steamed bread, then turned around and wandered over to the vegetable patch near the canteen.

The fields are planted with seasonal cucumbers, tomatoes and beans.

His agricultural skills have been upgraded to level four, and he has an indescribable sixth sense.

Just by taking a look at the vegetables, you can tell whether they are healthy or not, whether they lack water or fertilizer, which leaves are redundant, and which leaves are dry and need to be pruned.

In his spare time, he likes to come here to hang out, do some pruning and trimming, and his experience points increase rapidly.

He was full of anticipation for the magical effects of his agricultural skills after reaching the maximum level, and he also hoped that these vegetables would mature sooner and become delicious food on the table.

At noon, in the cafeteria.

He Yuzhu was busy cooking a big pot of food, the same old three things, cabbage and potatoes.

On the side, Liu Lan would steal glances at him from time to time.

During this period, she felt that He Yuzhu's taciturn appearance was becoming more and more interesting.

I just like watching him quietly holding the enamel cup and drinking water in sips.

Especially today, I feel that he has a special charm. He is pleasing to the eye no matter how I look at him, and I can't help but want to take a few more glances at him.

"Um, Squad Leader He..."

Liu Lan came forward and tried to find a topic to talk about.

"Have you heard about what happened to Yan Jiecheng in your courtyard?"

He Yuzhu didn't respond, looking as if he didn't know or hear anything.

Liu Lan had long been accustomed to his silence, and began to mutter to herself:

"You don't know, the third uncle in your hospital is really a piece of shit. Yan Jiecheng was injured and couldn't work, and someone could take over his job. The third uncle wanted his second son to take over. But this matter is not that simple. Although Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li haven't had a wedding yet, they are already husband and wife in name. The order of taking over is the children first, then the wife, and finally the parents and brothers. Do you know what the third uncle did? Under the banner of not delaying Yu Li, he asked Yu Li's family to pay for the medical expenses before agreeing to divorce, otherwise he would drag her to take care of Yan Jiecheng. As a young girl, who would want to be a widow? So she agreed. After paying the medical expenses, Yu Li came to the factory to get a certificate for divorce, and only then did she know that she could take over. She went through the procedures without saying a word, and even scolded the third uncle in the factory. Tell me, what kind of person is this third uncle? He is so calculating, and he wants to take advantage of both sides, no, it's four sides. I heard that he even asked Xu Damao's family and Liu Guangtian's family for medical expenses."

There is also this?

He Yuzhu blinked. Although they lived in the same yard, he didn't interact with his neighbors much and really didn't know about this matter.

I didn’t expect Liu Lan to be so well-informed. She’s really an expert at gossip.

He Yuzhu glanced at her and asked, "What about Xu Damao and Liu Guangtian who fought that night? How are they now?"

"They will suffer no good consequences."

Liu Lan curled her lips and said with disdain:

"These three guys are just biting each other, and none of them are good people. Xu Damao is cunning, he is lustful when he sees a woman, he talks nonsense, and he likes to cheat the villagers when he goes to the countryside to show movies. If they don't give gifts, he will say that the projector is broken and won't show the movie. Liu Guangtian is stupid, there are always fights in the factory, and he bullies people. He and Yan Jiecheng steal the factory's waste materials and sell them..."

He Yuzhu was speechless. Is this what he was asking?

“Have they returned to work?”

He Yuzhu asked directly.

"Nope."

Liu Lan shook her head.

"The three of them got into a fight, and Yan Jiecheng was the most seriously injured. The two of them were fired from the factory and are expected to go to jail. They broke the law."

This plot is really unexpected.

He Yuzhu felt nothing in his heart, he just felt sympathy.

"Squad Leader He, you should live in the same courtyard with them..."

Liu Lan wanted to continue gossiping.

He Yuzhu was not interested, glanced at her and ordered:

"Pick up these vegetable leaves and feed them to the pigs."

Liu Lan rolled her eyes and muttered to herself.

……

After lunch, I waited leisurely until the end of get off work.

He Yuzhu went straight to the department store to buy a bicycle.

At that time, there were only two brands of bicycles, Forever and Phoenix, and both 28-inch ones cost 158 ​​yuan.

However, the styles are slightly different. The Permanent one is an old model from six years ago, and the Phoenix one is from two years ago.

The salesperson said that both models are lightweight and cannot carry too much stuff. In a year or two, there will be new heavier bicycles that will be priced similarly and more cost-effective, so he recommended that you wait.

He Yuzhu couldn't wait, so he just took his wife with him and didn't drag hundreds of kilograms of cabbage around the streets, so he picked a Phoenix 28-inch one.

However, He Yuzhu had just received the bike and had not had time to enjoy it when he was stunned - he suddenly remembered that he seemed to not know how to ride a bike yet.