Siheyuan: How dare I mess with a man who is an expert in men's health?

The He family in the middle courtyard.

As soon as Sha Zhu smelled the fragrance, his eyes immediately widened.

He was not craving for meat, but was shocked as a cook because he really couldn't smell what spices were used to have such an effect.

Sha Zhu took two more deep puffs and muttered to himself, "This is how braised meat is made. It contains dried tangerine peel, agarwood, cloves, and hay. No, no, what on earth is this?

Oh...what a waste of ingredients. There are probably dozens of spices, and the taste has all changed. At least half of the seasonings are wasted!

This Cao Anping is really a bunch of crap..."

He Yushui curled her lips and muttered, "How dare you compare your eating skills with those of amateurs!

And I think the smell is amazing, much better than what you made, you are just jealous."

Sha Zhu angrily scolded: "Hey! You are eating the meal I made, why are you turning your elbow outward!

I just don't know where that kid got so many rare spices from. If I were given them, I could attract all the greedy people in Nanluoguxiang. Do you believe it?"

He Yushui didn't want to give this silly brother any good face now. She was just waiting for He Daqing to come back and teach this fool who 'took a thief as his father' a lesson.

So he continued to tease her in a sarcastic tone: "Being able to get spices is a skill, but you, a cook, can't even get them, and you can't even smell them, so why are you being so stubborn?"

"you..."

These heartbreaking words made Sha Zhu, who claimed to be a great chef, feel so angry that he was unable to refute them.

He slapped the table, stood up, opened the window, stuck his head out and took two deep breaths.

But before he could carefully distinguish the smell, he was startled.

"Hey! What are you two doing sneaking around over there?!"

Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian were already in a bad mood. They were standing in the corner and being yelled at, so they cursed angrily:

"What are you yelling about? Can't you just hide here and smoke a cigarette? We are standing in a public place, how can we bother you?"

Sha Zhu laughed and said, "You two are the only ones who can get cigarettes? I'm afraid you will be beaten out by the second uncle again! Haha..."

Liu Guangtian lost his defense and started to curse: "It's none of your business, you idiot. Is it because cleaning the toilet is so easy that you have the mind to meddle in other people's business?"

This time it was Shazhu's turn to lose his guard. He rolled up his sleeves and rushed out of the room, cursing:

"You two are itching for trouble, aren't you? You came to my corner to curse me during dinner time! Don't you know how big your fist is?"

When the two brothers saw that Sha Zhu was about to do something stupid again, they immediately ran to the backyard.

They would rather be beaten by Liu Haizhong's belt than by Sha Zhu, because it is not shameful to be beaten by their own father.

Sha Zhu chased to the Chuihua Gate and stopped. He didn't dare to chase to the second uncle's house. It would be terrible if he was beaten up by the whole family.

However, this place happened to be closer to Cao Anping's home, so he stuck his head out stealthily and took another big breath of cold air.

"Hmm... there's fennel, peppercorns, and sugar. Tsk, tsk, tsk... there's so much stuff in there, but I still can't tell half of it apart."

Sha Zhu scratched his head out of curiosity. He really wanted to go over and ask, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

In this era, there are not so many ingredients for practicing cooking, so one has to study carefully. Now that he smells such a tempting aroma, he naturally wants to figure it out.

At the same time, in the backyard of the Xu family.

The couple, who were eating meat quietly, suddenly felt that the meat on the table was not fragrant anymore after smelling the fragrance.

Xu Damao muttered quietly, "Brother Anping is cooking dragon meat. How come I have never smelled such a fragrance before?"

Even Lou Xiao'e swallowed her saliva, took two bites, and put down her chopsticks with a look of disgust.

Xu Damao asked with concern: "Xiao'e, why do you eat so little? I can eat one more bowl with the aroma."

The couple has been getting along very well recently. After a month of abstinence, their relationship is much better than when they were first married.

"Hey..."

Lou Xiaoe sighed and said, "I don't know why, I haven't had any appetite these past few days. After smelling the fragrance, I have even less interest in these dishes."

I can only say that she is worthy of being the richest person in the courtyard. Other families cannot afford to eat meat, but she is very picky.

Xu Damao was also very greedy, so he suggested: "How about I go and exchange some with Brother Anping?"

Lou Xiao'e subconsciously shook her head and refused: "No, no, no, that's too embarrassing."

She was a lady from a wealthy family and felt that it was very rude to do so. It made her look like a greedy girl and she would be gossiped about.

Xu Damao said awkwardly: "Actually, I'm also curious about what smells so good, and I really want to try it, haha...

Don't worry about being embarrassed or anything, I'll go quietly.

As for Brother Anping, I have figured out his temper. As long as he doesn't suffer any loss, he is easy to talk to."

Lou Xiao'e hesitated for a moment before replying awkwardly, "Okay, just take a pound of sausages and exchange some for me to try. But don't tell them that I want to eat it!"

Xu Damao was delighted and quickly took out a bag of sausages weighing one pound from the cupboard, stuffed it into his clothes and went out.

Coincidentally, when I went out, I vaguely saw a head sneaking around the Chuihua Gate, breathing like a ghost.

Fortunately, he was very familiar with Sha Zhu and recognized him at a glance, otherwise he would have been shocked.

He rolled his eyes, smiled evilly, and quietly walked over and yelled:

"Hey! What are you sniffing about, idiot? Are you trying to learn how to cook?"

Sha Zhu didn't even shout to hit Xu Damao. After being frightened, he quickly covered his face and ran away.

He considered himself a great chef, and being seen leaning over the wall to smell the fragrance of other people's houses was a bit embarrassing, and he was afraid of being seen by more people.

Xu Damao can only record this grudge in his notebook.