Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Ding-a-ling, get out of class is over. The students ran towards the school gate like wild horses. In the 50s, elementary school students had holidays very early, and most of them did not have a lot of homework. He Yushui and Yu Haitang walked out of the school hand in hand, and found their brother at the door. He Yushui ran over with a smile.

Seeing her brother with a brand new bicycle, He Yushui asked, "Brother, where did you get this bicycle? Who did you borrow it from?" He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Girl, isn't it possible that your brother bought it?" He Yushui was a little unconvinced, and He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Your brother passed the assessment today. I am now a level 6 chef."

When He Yushui heard that her brother was actually a level 6 chef, she jumped up with joy. She hugged her brother's thigh and said, "Brother, are you telling the truth?" He Yuzhu touched his sister's head and said, "I have nothing to do, why would I lie to you? Let's not eat at home tonight, let's go to a restaurant."

He Yushui smiled and nodded. She pulled Yu Haitang beside her and said, "Brother, this is my best friend Yu Haitang. See if he can go to dinner with us." He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Of course there is no problem. It's just a little meal. I, your brother, can afford it. Little girl, can you go to dinner with us and go back a little later?"

Yu Haitang nodded and said, "Brother Zhuzi, I'm fine. My dad went back to his hometown in the countryside, and my mom seems to be still at work." He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Then let's go. I'll take you two little girls to Donglaishun to eat mutton hotpot, okay?" The two little girls nodded with a smile, a trace of saliva overflowing from the corners of their mouths.

In this era, eating a meal at Donglaishun was a great achievement. Every young person was proud to eat at Donglaishun. He Yushui sat on the big bar in the front, and Yu Haitang sat on the seat in the back. He Yuzhu smiled and pulled the two girls to Donglaishun.

Donglaishun has a history of more than 100 years and is considered a time-honored brand in Beijing. The three of them sat by the window. He Yuzhu ordered two bottles of Beibingyang soda for the two little girls, and then ordered three plates of mutton, some tripe, and some fish tofu.

He Yuzhu smiled and said to the two little girls, "This dipping sauce is the most important thing when eating shabu-shabu mutton. Add the peppercorns from Changping and the fragrant vinegar from Miyun, a few drops of sesame oil, a little coriander, and a little dried shrimp. Mix these things together and dip the mutton in it. The taste is simply amazing."

The two little girls tried the method He Yuzhu said, and it was indeed very delicious. Yu Haitang looked at He Yuzhu with great admiration and said, "Brother Zhu is indeed a great chef. It tastes so delicious when eaten this way." He Yushui also nodded and said, "Well, Haitang is right. This is really delicious."

Seeing the two little girls wolfing down their food, He Yuzhu was very happy. The two little girls couldn't eat good food normally, but today they finally had meat. The three of them ordered six plates of mutton, and they kept eating until the two little girls were full. He Yuzhu smiled, quickly paid the bill, and the three of them left Donglaishun again.

He Yuzhu glanced at Yu Haitang and said, "Haitang, where is your home? I'll take you home." Yu Haitang nodded. Her home was not far from He Yuzhu's courtyard, in Xiao Shaobing Hutong, two streets away. He Yuzhu put Yu Haitang at the door of their house and said with a smile, "Okay, Haitang, let's go now."

He Yushui sat in front and waved and said, "Haitang, see you tomorrow." Yu Haitang said, "Yushui, see you too." He Yuzhu rode his bicycle and left, leaving Yu Haitang staring blankly. At this time, a pretty girl in her teens came out, saw Yu Haitang, pinched her ear, and said, "You little girl, why are you back so late?"

The pretty girl was naturally Yu Haitang's sister Yu Li. Her sister pinched her ears. Yu Haitang smiled awkwardly and said, "No, no, no, I was wrong, sister." Yu Li snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, tell me, why didn't you go home after school? Where did you go to play again?" Yu Li naturally knew what kind of person her sister was. She must have gone somewhere to play again.

Yu Haitang smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, my dear sister, how can you look at us like that?" Yu Li snorted arrogantly and said, "Everyone knows that you are a little bully, as wild as a boy." Yu Li wrinkled her nose slightly, and asked with a frown, "What's that smell on you?"

Yu Haitang rolled her eyes and said, "Where is that smell? Sister, you couldn't have smelled it wrongly." Then she ran towards the courtyard, but Yu Li grabbed her schoolbag and said, "Little girl, are you hiding something from me? Tell me honestly, where did you go tonight?"

She was really afraid that her sister would be led astray by those people in society. Yu Haitang knew her sister's temper, so she sighed and said, "Oh, okay, I'll tell you the truth." Yu Haitang told the story briefly. Yu Li pointed at her sister's forehead with her scallion-white finger and said, "Girl, who doesn't count carefully when eating out these days? You are so shameless!"

Yu Haitang curled her lips and said, "Sister, my dear sister, do you look at your own sister like this?" Yu Li snorted coldly. Since it was the brother of her sister's classmate who invited them, he should not be a person of questionable character. Besides, a person of questionable character would not set his eyes on a child.

Yu Haitang touched his stomach and said, "Today was the best meal I've ever had. We three had six plates of mutton hotpot. It was so delicious." Yu Li shook her head helplessly, sighed deeply and said, "I'm convinced by you. Well, let's go home quickly."

After He Yuzhu and his sister separated from Yu Haitang, they did not return to the courtyard, but went straight to the second-hand book market. There are many rare books in the second-hand book market, which is the main purpose of He Yuzhu's trip. He Yushui didn't know why her brother came here, but she was very happy in her heart. After all, there are many comic books in this market. She will try to act like a spoiled child and ask her brother to buy some comic books for her.