Siheyuan, the opening gun is aimed at Yi Zhonghai

At noon, with the sound of firecrackers, the residents of Yang Zaixing's yard sat down at the tables one after another.

The meal was not sumptuous. Apart from the mutton soup, there were only a few vegetarian dishes.

But no one complained. Instead, they were all looking forward to it. After all, the famine had just passed, and being able to eat meat at this time was a rare opportunity.

Just smelling the delicious aroma of the mutton soup made everyone's mouth water.

Without keeping everyone waiting too long, Yang Zaixing stood up and spoke, thanking everyone for coming to the engagement party.

"Thank you all for attending my Xiaoman's engagement party. Enjoy your meal and drinks..."

Immediately afterwards, He Yuzhu also stood up and bowed to express his gratitude to the guests.

He then threatened to always be nice to Yang Xiaoman and asked everyone to be a witness.

It’s not romantic, but it looks very warm.

Originally, He Yuzhu wanted to invite He Daqing's fellow apprentices, but Yang Zaixing said there was no need to rush and it would not be too late to invite them on the day He Yuzhu and Yang Xiaoman got married, so the plan was dropped.

But in Zhou Zheng's opinion, the one who should be present at He Yuzhu's wedding is He Daqing rather than He Daqing's fellow disciples.

No matter what, as He Yuzhu's father, there is no reason for He Daqing not to show up at his son's wedding.

Unfortunately, Zhou Zheng accompanied He Yushui to Baoding, Hebei to look for He Daqing a few years ago but to no avail. It is not realistic to expect He Daqing to come back for He Yuzhu's wedding.

Yang Zaixing raised his glass to toast Zhou Zheng.

"Xiao Zhou, you are really capable. This is special mutton that you can't usually get."

Zhou Zheng said modestly: "That's because of your good cooking skills, Uncle Yang, otherwise we wouldn't be able to eat such delicious mutton."

The residents of Yang Zaixing's courtyard also enjoyed the meal very much.

Strictly speaking, the famine was not over yet. It was rare for us to have meat, so we ate it with great enthusiasm and were very satisfied.

By the time the party was over, there was no leftovers and the plates were licked cleaner than they had been brushed.

In response, Yang Zaixing smiled awkwardly and explained:

"Ahaha, the neighbors haven't had any sex in the past two years. I can understand that, I can understand that..."

Isn't it understandable? I still remember that in 1959, Yan Fugui picked up a thigh bone from somewhere and used it to make soup for half a month. Instead of feeling disgusted, the people in the yard envied Yan Fugui's good luck.

There is another thing that Zhou Zheng remembers very well!

Two years ago, flour mills crushed tree bark and leaves into flour, calling it "fourth-grade grain", and quite a few people bought it.

This also shows how scarce food was at that time.

In the afternoon, the engagement banquet ended.

In addition to enjoying a delicious meal of mutton soup, the neighbors also learned some news.

First, Master Yang Zaixing’s daughter was going to marry in Nanluoguxiang.

Second, Yang Zaixing's son-in-law brought a sheep as an ingredient for the engagement banquet, and he was a capable man.

Third, Yang Zaixing's son-in-law bought a women's bicycle for Yang Zaixing's daughter as a betrothal gift, which was a great honor.

Fourth, ...

In short, there is anything to say.

But to put it bluntly, it can be summed up in one sentence: "Yang Xiaoman married a good man."

This made the residents of Yang Zaixing's courtyard particularly envious, and they also wished that their own daughters could marry into such a good family.

Little did people know that all these changes originated from Zhou Zheng.

If Zhou Zheng hadn’t traveled through time and helped He Yuzhu by accident.

Then He Yuzhu is destined to be entangled to death by Qin Huairu in this life, and it is even more impossible for him to become a "good man" in the eyes of others.

So Zhou Zheng thought that based on this point, He Yuzhu must kowtow to him.

After leaving Yang Zaixing's house, Zhou Zheng did not follow the He brothers and sisters back to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, but went to the "Yanhe Gang" headquarters, which was also Tian Xinyue's home.

After entering the house, I found Tian Xinyue watching TV.

He couldn't help but tease.

"Hey, Comrade Tian, ​​there are not many programs in the broad daylight. What's there to watch?"

"Have you got a meal yet?"

When Tian Xinyue heard Zhou Zheng's voice, she suddenly turned her head to look at Zhou Zheng, and a happy smile appeared on her pretty face.

"Han Qing."

She quickly stood up from the sofa, put on her slippers and threw herself into Zhou Zheng's arms.

"You bad guy, why didn't you come to see me for several days?"

Zhou Zheng felt the place where Tian Xinyue's little fist was hitting, and his heart was moved. He couldn't help but kiss Tian Xinyue on the forehead.

In a doting tone:

"That's really hard for you. Let your man see if you have gained weight again in the past few days."

Tian Xinyue dodged and said coquettishly: "Don't..."

"Did you eat?"

Zhou Zheng shook his head.

Tian Xinyue changed the subject and asked, "Why did you think of coming to see me today?"

"Where's Yu Shui? Why didn't she come with you?"

Zhou Zheng took Tian Xinyue's little hand and walked towards the sofa.

"Rain."

"Well, she went back to the courtyard with her brother. Her brother has a happy event today, so we don't want to disturb him."

Walking to the sofa, Zhou Zheng hugged Tian Xinyue and sat on it.

He continued:

"Today, I accompanied Yu Shui's brother to a blind date. You may not believe it, but with Sha Zhu's looks, he actually found a very beautiful girl."

"You know the Hunan cuisine master, Yang Zaixing."

"Shazhu's target is his daughter."

As soon as Zhou Zheng finished speaking, Tian Xinyue pouted her lips.

"Huh, is she prettier or am I prettier?"

Zhou Zheng was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Tian Xinyue to say that.

He then said, "Of course you are good-looking. You are the most beautiful person in the world."

Tian Xinyue raised the corner of her mouth: "Tsk, you are so smooth-talking."

"Are you going back to the compound today?"

"I'm not going back. I'll stay with you today..."

Suddenly, Tian Xinyue said with some melancholy:

"Ah~"

"This afternoon, Minister Liu's wife called me and asked me to go to their house for dinner tomorrow. I really don't want to go out."

Zhou Zheng pondered and said, "Minister Liu..."

"His daughter is our schoolmate, right? What's her name? Liu...Liu Shihan."

Tian Xinyue said angrily: "Humph, did you listen to me?"

"Hey, Minister Liu's wife invited us to dinner, and you're actually talking about 'Liu Shihan', Zhou Hanqing, what on earth do you want to do?"

Zhou Zheng hissed because Tian Xinyue's small hand was pinching the soft flesh on his waist.

"Oh, wife, wait a minute..."

"I just mentioned it, I didn't mean anything else."

"Besides, doesn't Senior Sister Liu Shihan have a boyfriend? What are you thinking about?"

Only then did Tian Xinyue let go of her mischievous little hands.

"Hmph, you know what's going on."

"So are we going or not? I haven't replied to her yet."

"The main thing is that I'm not sure if you have time to attend the banquet, and I don't dare to agree."

Zhou Zheng pondered and said:

"Um……"

"Go ahead. Since the minister's wife invited you, it should be considered a family dinner. Minister Liu has been very supportive of our business over the past few years. There's no reason to reject his kindness."

"As for the gifts, I'll prepare them, so don't worry about it."

"However, when the time comes to chat about family matters, you will still have to step in."

"The minister's wife's mouth... I can't stand it."

After hearing what Zhou Zheng said, Tian Xinyue couldn't help but recall the time when she was a guest at Minister Liu's home.

When it comes to speaking up, the minister’s wife can really speak up.

Everything from all over the world to family matters can be talked about for a whole day.

But Tian Xinyue didn't want to say bad things behind her back, so she said:

"well enough."

"That's because they are so enthusiastic towards us. How can you not appreciate it?"

"Okay, okay, you can play chess with Minister Liu. You two chess idiots can get along well."

"By the way, Minister Liu asked me to find him a Sichuan cuisine chef before the Lunar New Year."

"But I was so busy during the Chinese New Year that I forgot about it."

Zhou Zheng was thinking that in the original book, this Minister Liu was Sha Zhu's benefactor.

Dangjia opened his mouth and said:

"Let He Yuzhu go. He cooks good Sichuan cuisine."

Tian Xinyue asked doubtfully: "Will this... work?"

"I'm not saying that Shazhu is not good at cooking, but Shazhu's mouth...if he says something wrong, it would offend people and it would be more trouble than it's worth."

Zhou Zheng patted Tian Xinyue on the back.

He chuckled and said:

"Don't worry, He Yuzhu speaks directly and he's not stupid."

“Knowing what to say and what not to say.”

"We're getting married soon..."

"People always mature over time, and Sha Zhu is no exception."

Tian Xinyue said unhappily:

"Yes, yes, yes, this time Shazhu is a good guy again."

Zhou Zheng shook his head:

"You can't say that. After all, Shazhu is Yushui's brother."

"There have been a lot of changes in the past few years, and we can't look at people with old eyes."

"Besides, if Shazhu doesn't obey, we can just drag him out and give him a beating instead of making things difficult for Yushui."

"and……"

Tian Xinyue interrupted quickly: "Okay, okay, that's what I said."

"I have also seen the changes in He Yuzhu, which are quite significant."

"But since you've finally come here, let's not talk about him..."

As soon as the words fell, the two looked at each other.

"What do you want to do?"

"miss you!"