Siheyuan: I, an ordinary resident, the king of chefs

Zhang Liang smiled and took out fifty cents from his pocket and gave it to Zhang Lin: "Keep this fifty cents as your pocket money. You can buy whatever you want to eat."

Looking at the money Zhang Liang handed over, Zhang Lin quickly waved his hand and said to Zhang Liang: "No, no, no, Third Brother, how can I accept this money!"

Zhang Lin felt that the fifty cents was earned because of Zhang Liang’s cleverness. She didn’t do anything, so how could she get the fifty cents?

But Zhang Liang still insisted on putting the fifty cents into her pocket and said to her:

"Just take it if you want."

"This fifty cents is a gift from the deaf old lady to us youngsters. You need to carry some money with you now."

“You can buy whatever you want to eat.”

"We can make money by setting up stalls at home now, but we can't just think about how to make money. We have to know how to make money and spend it."

After hearing what Zhang Liang said, Zhang Lin could only nod and accept the money.

"Okay then, I'll keep the money myself."

"Third brother, you are so kind to me."

Just as the two were chatting and laughing, there was another knock on the door.

Zhang Lin looked at Zhang Liang with some concern and said to him:

"Third brother, do you think that the deaf old lady found out that we tricked her and came back to cause trouble for us?"

Zhang Liang smiled and shook his head, then said confidently:

"It's impossible for that old ancestor to come back. She has suffered such a great loss here, how can she have the nerve to return?"

"Don't worry, the one who comes back at this time must be the eldest brother."

After hearing what Zhang Liang said, Zhang Lin felt relieved and nodded.

Then, a bright smile appeared on her face again, and she said quickly, "Then I'll go open the door for Big Brother now! Let him see what delicious food we are going to eat tonight!"

After saying that, Zhang Lin ran over in a hurry.

After opening the door, Zhang Lin found that it was indeed his elder brother who had returned home. He hurriedly said happily, "Brother, you are back from get off work!"

Zhang Hechun nodded, then a worried look appeared on his face. He asked Zhang Lin, "Is your third brother's condition better today?"

"Did he eat any of the steamed bread and porridge that were left for him? Or is he still unconscious like before?"

Zhang Lin smiled and said to Zhang Hechun:

"Don't worry, big brother. Third brother is alive and well now. He woke up last night."

Zhang Hechun had something to do at the steel rolling mill yesterday and did not go home. He still doesn't know what happened to Zhang Liang and Zhang Lin yesterday.

Zhang Hechun said with surprise:

"Your third brother is awake? That's great. I just got two eggs from the factory today. They'll be just enough to nourish him!"

As soon as Zhang Hechun finished speaking, he saw Zhang Liang walking out of the house.

"Brother, you are back."

Zhang Hechun hurriedly walked up to Zhang Liang, patted his shoulder, looked him up and down, nodded and said:

"It looks like he's really getting better. His face looks rosy."

"Yeah, I don't have a fever anymore."

Seeing Zhang Hechun was about to have his whole body checked, Zhang Liang hurriedly said to him: "Don't worry, brother. I am completely fine now. I even cooked dinner."

When Zhang Hechun heard Zhang Liang's words, his brows immediately frowned, and he looked at Zhang Lin with some dissatisfaction: "Your third brother just woke up last night, and you asked him to go to the kitchen to cook!"

"He is still weak, how can he do such strenuous work!"

Zhang Lin's eyes became moist when he heard Zhang Hechun's overwhelming scolding. He stammered and didn't know how to explain:

"I do not have……"

Zhang Liang hurriedly said, "Don't worry, big brother. I am stronger than a normal person now. I won't be tired from cooking."

"Today, Zhang Lin and I went out to do something big. I'll tell you about it while we eat."

Zhang Hechun looked at Zhang Liang with a worried look on his face: "What big things are you going to do? You just woke up now, you should rest at home."

"Running around right after waking up won't help your body recover!"

Hearing Zhang Hechun's earnest words, Zhang Liang felt warm in his heart, and then pushed Zhang Hechun into the house.

"Okay, okay, I know what you said, let's go, let's go eat first."

Zhang Hechun followed the two of them into the house. As soon as he entered, he saw delicious food on the table.

Seeing the meat dishes on the table, Zhang Hechun couldn't help feeling heartbroken.

"Oh my goodness, how much did you two spend?"

"Have you used up all our food money these days? Look at this table, it's all meat..."

Their family's income was not high, and they usually had coarse grains for dinner. Today he even brought back two eggs from the factory as a snack for the brother and sister, but when he saw the table full of meat and vegetables, Zhang Hechun felt his heart bleeding.

I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat anything for the remaining month.

Seeing Zhang Hechun's distressed expression, Zhang Liang smiled and said to him, "Don't worry, brother. Zhang Lin and I didn't spend any money from our family to buy groceries today."

Hearing Zhang Liang's words, Zhang Hechun was stunned: "Did you spend the 8 yuan you got when you were fired here?"

"You were just fired by the restaurant and haven't found a new job yet. Even if you have the salary, you can't do this..."

Zhang Liang smiled and shook his head again: "I haven't touched my wages either."

When he got to this point, Zhang Liang spread all the money he earned today on the table: "Here, this is the big thing Zhang Lin and I did today!"

Looking at the pile of money on the table, Zhang Hechun's eyes widened. He said in disbelief, "Where did you two get so much money?"

"You guys are not going to do anything bad, are you? Although our family is poor, we still have to maintain our moral bottom line!"

"Don't do anything against your conscience!"

Seeing Zhang Hechun's words becoming more and more outrageous, Zhang Liang quickly patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Look at what you have been talking about."

"Zhang Lin and I definitely know this. Don't worry, all this money was earned by setting up the stall. We didn't steal or rob!"

After hearing Zhang Liang's words, Zhang Hechun asked in confusion:

"Did you two set up a stall today?"

Zhang Lin answered at the side, "Yes, today my third brother and I went to set up a stall outside, and there were so many customers coming in waves that we were so busy that we couldn't handle it all!"

"All this money was earned from setting up the stall today!"