Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

Speaking of Tieshishi Hutong, although He Yuzhu is not as familiar with it as Nanluoguxiang, he can still be said to know something about it.

Because Tieshishi Hutong is only about ten minutes' walk away from his home in Maoer Hutong, including the distance through several alleys to the east of Nanluoguxiang.

At that time, He Yuzhu was still young and full of curiosity.

After all, this place is where the big-headed kid came to power and the two-piece penguin made its fortune.

Even Long Zilong died here in the end. (Note 1)

Then it's normal for He Yuzhu to come over with a few kids from the alley to take a look, right?

It was definitely not the case that He Yuzhu was curious about Chen Yuanyuan at that time. It was definitely not the case.

cough cough.

By the way, Tieshishi Hutong, if He Yuzhu remembered correctly, should now be called Zhang Zizhong Road.

He changed his name 46 years later when he went to Tianjin to learn martial arts with He Daqing.

Now, the destination of He Yuzhu and his group is No. 3 Zhang Zizhong Road.

Don’t think that the official brigade headquarters will enter the city at ten o’clock.

However, now the No. 3 yard is brightly lit and bustling with people.

When they entered the yard, except He Yuzhu, everyone was relatively calm, and some even felt a little excited.

But the other helpers were all a little scared.

That’s right. After all, a group of people were brought into a yard with a group of people in military uniforms without any reason, and there was another group of people in military uniforms following them.

In fact, this area is still the bloody area 23 years ago.

Anyone who has that memory would be terrified.

"Master, this..."

Some people were okay and were still able to speak, but you could tell they were nervous as soon as they opened their mouths.

But some people simply can't speak anymore.

Master Sun also noticed the abnormality of these people at this time and hurried to comfort them.

"Everyone, listen to me, don't be nervous. This place will be our headquarters in the future. We invited you all here because you have helped us a lot in the past few days. We should be more polite, right? It just so happens that you all don't have a proper job right now, so I took the initiative to invite you all here to register, so that you can have a job and a fixed income in the future."

It may be because he heard the "income" and "livelihood" that the common people are most concerned about, or it may be because of Master Sun and his every move these days.

Gradually, with Master Sun's constant comforting, the helpers began to calm down.

What's more, some people even started asking about income.

"Please rest assured, we will not take a single penny from the common people, so there is no exploitation. Of course, if anyone feels that the salary we pay is unreasonable, you can just turn around and leave. We will not say anything and will even settle your wages for today."

Master Sun waited for a while, and seeing that everyone had stopped talking, he clapped his hands and called up the team that followed him.

"Everyone, for the next matters, please follow our soldiers to the office for unified inquiry and processing."

As he spoke, Master Sun waved at He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, come with me."

"Hey!"

He Yuzhu agreed and hurriedly trotted after them amid the envious looks of others.

After following Master Sun into the office, it was He Yuzhu's turn to be scared.

He is neither standing nor sitting now.

Don’t think that He Yuzhu and Master Sun have been having a lot of fun bickering with each other over the past ten days. You can even say that they are disrespectful to each other.

But, that was outside.

The saying that people in Northeast China use to teach their children, "Be open and confident when you go out," can be used to defend He Yuzhu.

It can even make sense to use the saying "There is no distinction between big and small on stage, but rules are set off stage."

But now there is no one around, only him and Master Sun.

And, it happened in a place like the office.

For a moment, He Yuzhu didn't dare to talk or laugh anymore.

To be honest, He Yuzhu is not only concerned about the so-called "rules" now, but he is actually more worried about gains and losses.

He wondered why he called Master Sun Master in the first place?

Isn’t it just for future planning?

Now, according to what Master Sun said just now, from now on, He Yuzhu will be a member of the Military Control Office.

In a few years, He Yuzhu will be able to work directly in the unit.

Well, although it is a little different from He Yuzhu's original calculations, isn't the result the same?

Aren’t we just guarding against possible bad neighbors in the compound?

Now it's the final step, how can He Yuzhu not be nervous?

Master Sun, who had just poured himself a cup of tea and sat comfortably in a chair, looked at He Yuzhu who was standing there stiffly and burst out laughing.

"I say, what's going on here? Why are you acting like a grown-up girl, being so shy? Show your usual tiger-like...tiger-like energy."

For a moment, He Yuzhu didn't know how to answer.

I could only respond with a muffled "hmm".

Maybe it was because he almost said something stupid, Master Sun didn't tease He Yuzhu anymore.

He gestured for He Yuzhu to sit down, and then handed him the tea he had just poured.

"Zhu Zi, seeing you just now, I knew you had guessed it. So what do you think?"

"Master, I think..."

Seeing what He Yuzhu blurted out, Master Sun interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Zhu Zi, there's no rush. You can think about it carefully. Like I said, when things are peaceful in the future, you can go back to school. Only with education can you develop well in the future, instead of running around like you are now. To put it bluntly, you just work hard."

He Yuzhu looked at Master Sun with a puzzled look.

Because no matter how he listened to it, he felt that Master Sun's words were meant to dissuade him.

"You don't have to look at me like that. I just don't want you to go to work so early."

Seeing He Yuzhu's confusion, Master Sun readily admitted it.

Now He Yuzhu quickly understood what Master Sun meant.

Why did people of their generation fight and struggle at the risk of their lives?

Isn't it just that they hope that their next generation, the next generation, the next generation... don't have to live a precarious life like them, and don't have to worry about where they are buried in the end?

One generation is fighting the war of three generations. This is no joke.

And how much sadness and bitterness are hidden in these few light words, only their generation themselves know.

Now, don’t think that He Yuzhu keeps emphasizing that he is already 15.

However, He Yuzhu, who is less than 14 years old, looks like a child at first glance.

There was nothing I could do in the past few days because I really needed reliable help from people who could write and speak.

But now it’s different. A large number of people have come in, and things will develop better and better in the future.

Master Sun probably couldn't bear to see a kid like him working alone.

He Yuzhu finally relaxed after figuring it out.

"Master, to be honest, I will be 1 in a little over a month. Even if I go back to school, how many years can I study? One year? Two years? When I am 14, do I have to go to elementary school with those 16- or 8-year-old children? No way, right? If I don't seize this opportunity now, I will probably be a cook like my father after I go back. But, Master, you also know that cooks are doing the business of serving people. If I go back to do the business of serving people, why not do what you do? It can't be that your job is easier than doing it, right?"

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Master Sun remained silent for a long time.

Seeing that Master Sun didn't say anything, He Yuzhu didn't say anything either, and waited quietly for Master Sun.

"Oh~~~"

After a long time, Master Sun sighed.

"We are late. We are late. If we had come in a few years earlier, none of this would have happened."

As he spoke, Master Sun's eyes became red.

Now, He Yuzhu was dumbfounded.

"No, Master, you...I...this..."

He Yuzhu could only coax her in a panic.

"Master, even if you came a few years earlier, shouldn't I still learn how to cook? Don't forget that I grew up in the kitchen of Fengze Garden. I used to hold kitchen knives more often than pens, so I didn't have the heart to go to school."

"Get lost, you idiot. Did I say anything to you? With your dislike for studying, you would still not have studied even if you had learned it a hundred or eighty years earlier."

You know what, after being interrupted by He Yuzhu, Master Sun became much better and even started to curse.

"Humph, you are ignorant and incompetent."

"Yes, yes, I am ignorant."

He Yuzhu was just an old child, so he just went along with it.

"Okay, I figured it out. You just don't want to go to school, and you don't want to be a cook."

Master Sun glanced at He Yuzhu, who was rubbing his hands with a silly smile on his face.

"Come on, it's useless to ask you a question like you who has a family skill."

As he spoke, Master Sun glanced out the window before standing up.

"Before it gets light, I'll go home with you and ask your father. If he agrees, we can talk about the next step."

Now, He Yuzhu is in trouble.

If this happened in the future, He Yuzhu would not hesitate at all and would just jump up and take Master Sun home to ask his parents.

After all, one option is to go ashore, and the other is to be a cook. Any parent knows how to choose.

You don't even have to go ashore, as long as it's a job better than being a cook, it's fine.

After all, anyone who has been a cook knows how tiring it is.

(Of course, those so-called "executive chefs" and those who run big restaurants are excluded.)

But, the future is the future, and the present is the present.

He Yuzhu really didn't know whether He Daqing would be like some craftsmen who would choose to "sacrifice" their children's "future" in order to pass on their family craft.

Just like the He family.

Some secret recipes, or rather, some cookbooks, have been passed down to He Yuzhu, who is now the third generation, and can be considered a family tradition.

What's more, when He Yuzhu was young, He Daqing had paved the way for him.

Otherwise, He Yuzhu, a Han Chinese who grew up in the kitchen of Fengze Garden, would not have been able to go to Tianjin's halal restaurant Hongbinlou for "further studies" 46 years later.

oh~~~

On the way back with Master Sun, He Yuzhu still couldn't figure out the reason.

In the end, He Yuzhu simply gave up.

Let's take it one step at a time. If He Daqing doesn't agree, we'll talk about it when the time comes.