Siheyuan: The beauty Xueru Huizhen, the birds are jealous

He understood that Yang Ming's suggestion was not groundless. In this unpredictable era, the Lou family really needed to act more cautiously.

Half a month later, Lou Bancheng led a team consisting of two other "businessmen" and quietly left Beijing to go to Hong Kong to develop the market.

At the same time, the Lou family also made a major decision to dismiss all the servants, cooks and drivers, and even donated the family car to the steel mill.

Lou's mother and Lou Xiao'e moved into an ancient courtyard house and began their new, more ordinary and peaceful life.

It is worth mentioning that with her high school education, Lou Xiao'e successfully joined the propaganda department of the steel rolling mill and served as a broadcaster.

This job does not require heavy physical labor and is relatively easy. It is mainly responsible for reporting key information within the factory and guidance from superiors.

For Lou Xiao'e, who only has a high school education, this is indeed a handy job. The medical room of the steel rolling mill also welcomed a new member, the female doctor Ding Qiunan.

This change caused many gossipers in the factory to start comparing Lou Xiao'e and Ding Qiunan, and the two were affectionately called the two beauties of the steel rolling mill.

After Yang Ming learned about this, he felt mixed emotions.

He originally thought that Ding Qiunan would enter the machine repair factory, but he didn't expect that she had now entered the steel rolling mill and became a doctor in the infirmary.

But on second thought, since Liang Ladi's fate has changed, Ding Qiunan's changes seem reasonable.

It is worth mentioning that Ding Qiunan's job seems to be just a stopgap measure. She originally dreamed of studying medicine at a medical university, but due to family responsibilities, she had to enter the workplace early to support her family.

At the same time, good news came from the Siheyuan: Liu Guangqi entered the palace of marriage. This made the Siheyuan, which had been silent for a long time, overflow with a joyful atmosphere again.

Apart from Jia Dongxu's happy marriage and the union of Yang Ming and Xu Huizhen, there has not been such a happy event in Siheyuan for a long time.

Because of the failure of Xu Damao's blind date with Lou Xiao'e, his reputation as "childless" spread among the neighbors again.

Although he later recovered from his physical problems, he was unable to prove it to others, which made him feel helpless. In this joyous moment, the residents of the courtyard were very happy.

After all, food supply has become increasingly tight in recent years, and wedding banquets have become a rare opportunity for them to taste meat.

Especially Liu Haizhong, the resident who was respected as the second uncle, was a member of the courtyard with a high income and was very

Since she loves her eldest son so much, she naturally wants to make a big fuss about his wedding.

"Brother Zhuzi," Liu Haizhong found Shazhu, "I'm leaving my family's Guangqi's wedding banquet to you!"

Faced with Liu Haizhong's request, Sha Zhu agreed without hesitation. After all, weddings and funerals were a good opportunity for him, a chef, to earn extra money.

"Don't worry, Second Master," Sha Zhu responded, "You are familiar with the rules of my wedding banquet among our neighbors."

There are two options in front of you, the chef said slowly, one is that you provide the ingredients and I will be responsible for the cooking. The amount of ingredients directly determines the number of dishes, and I only charge you a processing fee of 10 yuan. The other is a full service, I will cover all the ingredients and labor costs, you only need to tell me a budget, and I can prepare a sumptuous banquet for you.

Liu Haizhong pondered for a moment and made a decision.

Okay, let's set it at 15 yuan per table. With the people in the yard and my colleagues in the factory, there must be at least 10 tables. He then said, "Please make a menu for me first."

Fifteen yuan a table, Mr. Liu, you are really generous! The cook praised with a smile. In fact, for the cook, the all-inclusive service is more cost-effective.

He has his own purchasing channels, and can purchase ingredients that are not common in the market, and the prices are slightly lower than the market price.

This way, he can earn some profit on the ingredients.

In addition, whenever he prepared a banquet, he would call a few apprentices to help, which saved both salary expenses and labor costs.

Overall, the profit from this business can even exceed his monthly income.

The chef quickly drew up a menu and handed it to Liu Haizhong for review. After Liu Haizhong carefully browsed it, he slightly adjusted two dishes and finalized the menu.

Mr. Liu, can we settle the bill now? The cook asked. The total cost for the banquet of ten tables is one hundred yuan.

However, Liu Haizhong did not pay immediately, but frowned.

"Brother chef," he said, "You're asking for money before you even start preparing for the banquet. Doesn't that seem a bit inappropriate? And you haven't bought the ingredients yet. What if you pass off inferior ingredients as good ones?"

Faced with the doubts, the cook felt a little unhappy.

Mr. Liu, do you not trust me? He asked, I have served in this courtyard for many years and have never done anything to harm the relationship between neighbors. You should know me.

Seeing that Liu Haizhong was still hesitant, the cook felt helpless and could only propose a compromise.

How about this, Mr. Liu, he suggested, you give me 30 yuan as a deposit first, so that you can rest assured and I can have a guarantee. If it is not suitable, you can find someone else.

This is the chef's bottom line. He cannot put himself in trouble because of this business.

Finally, Liu Haizhong carefully took out the only thirty yuan he had left from his pocket, handed it solemnly to Sha Zhu, and repeatedly emphasized: "Zhu Zi, you take this money and make sure to do things properly. If something goes wrong, I will never hand over the remaining money easily."

"Don't worry," Sha Zhu responded firmly, "I'm a skilled cook and I've never failed!"

After taking the money, Sha Zhu took out some of his private savings from his hiding place, then hurriedly left home, planning to go to the market to buy fresh ingredients.

At the same time, Banggeng's figure quietly approached Shazhu's residence.

Seeing the door open, Bang Geng couldn't help but smile proudly, and he stepped over the threshold without hesitation.

This is Banggeng. Although he is young, under the influence of Jia Zhang, he knows the situation of Shazhu's house very well and knows that there are often delicious meals there.

Because he was still young, Banggeng had not yet shown the fearsome "little bully of the courtyard house" that would later be known to everyone, so he chose Shazhu's house as the destination of his first "adventure".

After Sha Zhu left, Bang Geng found that Sha Zhu's house was empty, so he sneaked in.

After searching for a while, he found a bag of fragrant peanuts and two plump sweet potatoes in the cupboard. He picked up these "harvests" without hesitation and prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, he noticed that the door of Silly Pillar's bedside table was slightly open.

"What is that?" He walked closer with curiosity and found a thick stack of banknotes, as much as two or three hundred yuan. Banggeng was ecstatic, but he was not greedy and only took out ten yuan from it.