Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

On the way back to the courtyard, Xu Damao said, "Zhu Zi, you have to keep this a secret for me."

He Yuzhu joked: "Da Mao, you are young and don't know how expensive it is. You should be more restrained in the future."

Xu Damao said: "Zhu Zi, when you taste the meat, you won't be much better than me. You have to make me some delicious food recently. I need to nourish myself."

After He Yuzhu had put his worries to rest, he patted Damao on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Damao, as long as you can bear it, I will make you some medicinal food and you will be well soon."

As soon as the two returned to the courtyard, they saw Yan Jiecheng wandering back and forth at the door, looking towards the entrance of the alley from time to time.

Seeing He Yuzhu coming back, Yan Jiecheng hurried over and said, "Zhuzi, Xiao'e's sister-in-law came to talk to you about something. She has already left with Xiao Yushui. She asked you to go to her house to find her when you come back."

When He Yuzhu heard that it was probably about the Lou family's move, he briefly talked about it with Xu Damao and turned around and headed straight for the Lou family.

When we arrived at the door of Lou's house, we saw it was wide open. When we entered the yard, we saw everyone packing their things.

There weren't many things, but they were very scattered. Lou Xiao'e looked at He Yuzhu's arrival and said happily: "Dad, Mom Zhuzi is here."

Father Lou looked at He Yuxin who came hurriedly and said with a smile: "Zhu Zi, it's just right that you are here to help me move some things."

He Yuzhu said quickly: "Okay, Uncle Lou. Just tell me if you have anything to say."

So the two of them went upstairs. After entering the study, Lou's father said, "Zhu Zi, take the things in the secret room tonight, just in case."

He Yuzhu looked at Father Lou's determined expression and said without any pretense: "Okay, Uncle, I'll accept it."

Father Lou sighed and said, "Pillars, take good care of them."

He Yuzhu also knew that the treasures that the Lou family treasured must be national treasures, so he felt a great sense of responsibility, so he nodded vigorously and said, "I will, Uncle Lou, don't worry."

After that, the two of them moved some books that He Yuzhu had picked out and thought would not be a problem and walked downstairs.

Looking at the few packages downstairs, Lou's mother looked at everything in the house with a depressed mood. It was both a farewell and a new life.

Seeing the reluctant looks on Lou's mother and Lou Xiao'e's faces, He Yuzhu felt that if he had the chance, he must get the deed of this small building in his own hands, so that when the storm calms down in the future, the good thing can be returned to its original owner.

I helped put the packages on the cart and watched the driver walk ahead to the yard.

Father Lou, Mother Lou and Lou Xiao'e looked at the small villa reluctantly. Finally, Father Lou said, "Let's go. As long as the family is safe and sound, anywhere is home."

Lou's father and mother took little Yu Shui in a car and went ahead, while He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe rode bicycles side by side towards the yard.

Along the way, He Yuzhu racked his brains to tell countless jokes to put a smile on Lou Xiaoe's face and alleviate her sadness of moving away from her old home.

Arriving at the Lou family's new courtyard, He Yuzhu looked around this small but quiet courtyard and felt that Lou's father had a really good vision.

Father Lou said: "Zhu Zi, this small courtyard I chose is okay."

He Yuzhu said: "Uncle, you are still experienced. The location and size of this courtyard are just right."

Father Lou smiled and said, "Your aunt and I think so too."

Seeing that it was getting late, He Yuzhu said, "Xiao'e, help your uncle and aunt clean up. I'll go out and buy some food."

Lou Xiao'e, who had been busy all afternoon, was also hungry, so she nodded and said, "Zhu Zi, then go quickly, there's no rush."

After He Yuzhu told Xiao Yushui not to run around, he got on his bike and went out.

Finding an empty corner, He Yuzhu took out the food for lunch and enough for the Lou family to use for two days from the space, and after a while returned to the courtyard.

Seeing He Yuzhu bringing back a cart full of food, Lou's mother said happily: "Zhuzi, you are really considerate. Xiao'e, go and help Zhuzi."

He Yuzhu said: "Aunt, you and uncle, take a rest first. I'll go make lunch. We can have a simple meal to celebrate the housewarming."

Father Lou rubbed his sore arm and said, "Zhu Zi, your aunt and I will not be polite to you anymore. We have been exhausted these past two days."

He Yuzhu said: "Uncle, there is no one here, so I will go cook first."

He Yuzhu simply prepared two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes and a soup. Everyone was tired and enjoyed the meal especially.

After lunch, He Yuzhu and Lou's father and others cleaned up the yard.

I originally wanted to help Lou Xiao'e clean up her boudoir, but I didn't expect that Lou Xiao'e would pull Xiao Yushui into the room and lock the door, not giving me any chance at all.

He Yuzhu saw that there was nothing else he needed help with, so he went to sit in the yard and rest.

Maybe because he got up very early and was busy all afternoon, He Yuzhu fell asleep in a daze.

Lou Xiao'e came out of her boudoir and looked at He Yuzhu who was sleeping in the yard. She felt a little distressed and took a blanket from the house and gently covered He Yuzhu with it.

Father and Mother Lou looked at their daughter who took the initiative to cover He Yuzhu with a blanket and said with emotion: "Our daughter also knows how to take care of others."

He Yuzhu had a good sleep. When he woke up, he looked at Lou Xiao'e who was sitting opposite him and looking at him with a smile. He Yuzhu said jokingly: "Where did this fairy come from? She even covered me with a blanket."

Lou Xiao'e blushed and said, "What a character! You're so ungrateful after getting an advantage."

He Yuzhu was looking at the shy Lou Xiaoe, drooling, when Xiao Yushui ran out and said, "Brother, Sister Xiaoe asked me to accompany her tonight, come pick me up after get off work tomorrow."

He Yuzhu asked: "Then you have to listen to your sister Xiao'e."

Lou Xiao'e said: "Little Yushui, you are very sensible."

The little rain that was praised smiled as brightly as spring.

He Yuzhu washed his face with cold water and went to prepare dinner.

Since lunch was late, He Yuzhu prepared a simple dinner. He cooked some porridge and fried a few side dishes, and everyone had a quick bite.

After dinner, Lou Xiao'e called He Yuzhu and Xiao Yushui to go out for a walk under the pretext of getting familiar with the surrounding environment.

The three of them wandered around for a long time, and Xiao Yushui was so tired that He Yuzhu finally sent the two beauties back to the courtyard.

After saying goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Lou, I saw the look in Mr. Lou's eyes when I was leaving, so I decided to collect the antiques first before going back.

When he arrived near the villa, He Yuzhu, for safety's sake, saw that no one was around so he put his bicycle into storage and took out the key to the villa.

Then he concealed himself a little, and quickly opened the door and entered the yard when no one was around.

He entered the yard and went straight to the dark room. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. He Yuzhu put all the boxes of antiques into the dark room.

When preparing to leave, looking at the pile of golden gold, He Yuzhu picked up two pieces and placed them in the space as a souvenir.

I quickly walked out of the dark room and erased the traces. After taking another careful look at the small villa in the moonlight, I locked the door, walked for a while, found an empty corner, took out my bicycle and returned to the courtyard.

After returning to the yard, he went to the backyard and told the old lady through the window that Xiao Yushui would sleep at Lou's house tonight, so she could rest assured. Then He Yuzhu dragged his tired body back to the house and fell asleep.

He Yuzhu, who was fully recovered early in the morning, went to the backyard and had breakfast with the old lady, then rode his bicycle to go to work.

Arriving at the cafeteria, He Yuzhu looked at everyone working in an orderly manner without his help, and felt that keeping silent was the greatest support he could give them.

He Yuzhu could only lie on a recliner and drink tea early in the morning, and go to the space to admire the boxes of precious national treasures.

After studying for a period of time recently, He Yuzhu has gained some understanding, looking at many national treasures that were already far away abroad in later generations.

Only at this moment did he feel that System Laoliu was forcing him to learn about antiques. He did not reject it. Instead, he felt that it was his duty to protect the treasures of China, and he had no regrets even if he had done his best.

Just when He Yuzhu was immersed in it and fantasized about becoming a hero, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Zhuzi, come to my office."

Suddenly waking up, He Yuzhu immediately returned to reality from the space. Knowing that it was Director Qian who called him, He Yuzhu hurriedly got up and walked towards Director Qian's office.

After knocking on the door and answering the call, Director Qian said, "Zhu Zi, after the meeting just now, the factory director said that Director Liu of the meat processing plant has a private party today and needs your help to arrange it. A car will come to pick you up later."

When He Yuzhu heard about this, he said, "Director, today is a good day to repay the favor I owe you."

Director Qian smiled and said, "Zhu Zi, do you still have the approval slip I gave you last time? If not, I'll give you some. The factory director asked you to prepare well and not bring shame to the steel mill."

He Yuzhu said: "Director, I haven't finished what you gave me last time, so I'll go out and pack it up and get ready."

After returning to the kitchen, he simply told several chefs that he would not be there at noon and asked them to help look after the kitchen.

I had just arranged things and put some things in the empty bag I always kept ready for emergencies. After a while, I saw Secretary Song leading a young man into the cafeteria.

Secretary Song said, "Zhu Zi, this is Xiao Sun, the driver of Director Liu of the Meat Processing Plant. He is here to pick you up and help Director Liu."

He took out a cigarette and gave one to Secretary Song and driver Xiao Sun.

He Yuzhu said: "Brother Song and Master Sun have to go there in person, so let's go now and don't delay Director Liu's important business."

The driver, Xiao Sun, said, "Master He, let's go, the car is parked outside."

After getting in the car, He Yuzhu waved goodbye to Secretary Song, then Xiao Sun started the car, drove out of the steel rolling mill gate, stepped on the accelerator and sped away.

On the way, with the help of Peony, the driver Xiao Sun told He Yuzhu that Director Liu was entertaining his comrades at home today, so time was very urgent.

As soon as He Yuzhu heard this, he knew that soldiers have very little free time of their own and it is not easy for them to get together. He was very happy to be able to cook a table for them today.

After finding out about the guests to be entertained today, He Yushui had an idea in mind, so he chatted with the driver Xiao Sun for a while and then went to the home of Director Liu of the Meat Processing Plant.

He Yuzhu, who was sitting in the back seat, put two bottles of Moutai and a Peony cigarette into his bag when he got off the car.

When Director Liu saw He Yuzhu coming in, he immediately came over and said, "Zhuzi, today we are entertaining my comrades. They usually have a hard life, so today we will mostly serve meat dishes. Thank you for your hard work."

He Yuzhu bowed and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, given our friendship, you can rest assured to leave it to me. I guarantee you will be satisfied. Besides, it is my honor to cook for the cutest person."

Director Liu was also a generous person. He didn't say anything more and personally led He Yuzhu to the kitchen.

Looking at the half piece of pork in the kitchen, He Yuzhu not only did not dislike Director Liu's behavior, but instead felt that he was a manly man.

After casually asking Director Liu about what time dinner would be served, he started thinking about the lunch dishes.

Seeing that He Yuzhu had gotten into the mood, Director Liu stopped disturbing him and went to do other things.

With He Yuzhu's full concentration, half a pig was quickly processed according to his method, and then cleaned and placed on a plate for later use.

Then I started to prepare the side dishes and was having a lot of fun.

He Yuzhu raised his hand to look at his watch. It was almost time, so he put the big bones to be stewed into the pot and started stewing.

After a while, someone shouted, "Lao Liu, we're here to have a feast."

Watching Director Liu jogging out of the house to greet them and then hugging his comrades one by one, He Yuzhu was deeply moved by their pure comradeship.

So he started cooking more attentively. The people who were chatting in the living room smelled the fragrance coming from the kitchen. The middle-aged man near the door asked: "Lao Liu, the chef you hired specially made the meat delicious."

Director Liu laughed and said, "Lao Cao, this is one of my younger brothers. He is very generous. Although he is young, his cooking skills are the best in Beijing."

When the others heard this, they joked: "Old Liu, you are still living a comfortable life. You can even invite a chef to your home."

Director Liu said angrily: "If it weren't for the purpose of entertaining you old comrades, I would have had the audacity to ask Zhuzi to cook a meal. If ordinary people invited him, they wouldn't be able to do so unless they had a good relationship with him."

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically when He Yuzhu came in with a large basin of bones. He placed the bones on the table and said, "My dear brothers, please try my cooking."

The middle-aged man named Cao who was sitting at the door said, "Young comrade, you are too modest. We have long been conquered by the aroma coming from the kitchen."

He Yuzhu smiled and said: "Thank you for the compliment, brother. You guys eat first, I will get back to work."

After He Yuzhu left, everyone stopped being reserved and started to feast. How could they miss wine when the atmosphere was so good?

With the help of He Yuzhu's superb cooking skills, everyone drank enthusiastically. He Yuzhu envied this pure emotion very much.

As the last dish was served, He Yuzhu was about to leave.

Director Liu said: "Zhu Zi, there are no outsiders here, please sit down and have a drink together."

Looking at his old comrades, Director Liu said expectantly: "Brothers, don't underestimate Zhuzi. The reason why we met is that at a reception at his factory, he knocked down all the leaders at our table by himself."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up. This guy is a tough guy with a good temper. So they asked He Yuzhu to sit down and compare their drinking habits. In their words, no one has ever been defeated by anyone when it comes to drinking.

He Yuzhu realized that he couldn't leave, so he hurried to the kitchen to get the two bottles of Moutai and Peony cigarettes he had prepared.

After entering the house, he said: "My dear brothers, when I came here, I prepared some light wine to show my appreciation."

Then he said to Director Liu: "Brother Liu, please forgive me."

Director Liu said: "Zhu Zi, this is so thoughtful of you. Thank you, brother."

The people at the table didn’t care how much stuff they got. As long as someone remembered them, they felt their lives were worth it.

He Yuzhu opened a bottle of Moutai, filled his own glass and said: "My dear brothers, I offer you a toast." Then he drank it all in one gulp.

Lao Cao said loudly: "Great! Zhuzi, sit down quickly."

Old Liu looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Zhuzi, Lao Cao works in Beijing, and the others are in different cities. You should teach them a good lesson today and see if they can still brag. Haha."

So, under the instigation of Director Liu, everyone focused their fire on He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu, who was from Shandong Province in his previous life, had no room this time and fought them head-on.

In the end, I don’t know if it was a hidden benefit after time travel, but He Yuzhu finally got them drunk again. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, their last words: "We are soldiers, we must always maintain the last bit of rationality." touched He Yuzhu deeply.

As everyone went to rest one after another, He Yuzhu became curious about the identity of Lao Cao next to him, because he was the only one who didn't drink much during the whole drinking party.

Lao Cao also had a good impression of He Yuzhu, so he smiled and said, "Zhuzi, you are very good. If you have any problems in the future, let Lao Liu bring you to me."

After that, he was the first to stand up and leave. Watching Lao Cao leave, Director Liu patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and said, "Zhuzi, if you meet Lao Cao in public in the future, just treat him as a stranger."

He Yuzhu understood what was going on as soon as he heard it. Maybe Lao Cao was not his real surname.