Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

At four o'clock in the middle of the night, most people in the courtyard had already woken up. Qin Huairu had already gotten up and was busy. Although she was the bride today, she was not spoiled. She and the aunties in the courtyard began to prepare the ingredients. Looking at the large piece of pork, the aunties were almost drooling with greed.

Vegetables were being washed in the greenhouses. Although everyone in the yard was very busy, everyone had a very happy face. He Yuzhu also yawned. He walked into the middle yard and thanked the aunties who came to help. Yang Ruihua was also washing vegetables with a big belly. She looked at He Yuzhu happily and said, "Zhuzi, it seems that the ingredients you prepared are quite rich."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Third Auntie, am I not a cook? So I have a source of material, and I also asked a few good friends to help me get some meat and vegetables. Today, I, He Yuzhu, want to thank all the aunties and grandmas, so I will prepare it. After we finish the banquet during the day, I will personally cook a table of feast for everyone in the evening."

Yan Fugui's eyes lit up when he heard this. Yan Fugui asked happily, "Zhu Zi, are you telling the truth?" He Yuzhu was not short of money now. He was willing to fill the mouths of these people with a table of food. He Yuzhu smiled and nodded and said, "Don't worry, Third Uncle, have you ever seen me, He Yuzhu, lie?" Everyone in the yard praised He Yuzhu for his generosity and was very grateful to He Yuzhu and his wife.

Yan Fugui waited until the day was slightly bright, and then spread out red paper on a large table in the middle courtyard to write a couplet. Yan Fugui frowned and thought for a while, then picked up a pen and wrote on the red paper, "One red heart and two hands, husband and wife work together." He also wrote a horizontal scroll on the side saying "husband and wife are of one mind." He Yuzhu clapped his hands and said, "Not bad, it's a really good couplet."

Yan Fugui was also very satisfied. He said cheerfully to Xu Damao and his second son Yan Jiefang, "You two should quickly post this couplet on the door of Zhuzi's house. Hey, second son, where is your eldest brother? Why is the eldest still sleeping? Now everyone in the yard is working, but the eldest is still sleeping in. This is really wrong!"

The third child, Yan Jiekuang, said, "Dad, my eldest brother is not in the courtyard. It seems that he went out to meet his classmates?" Yan Fugui snorted coldly. His eldest brother was simply a hopeless case. Now Shazhu was the second in command of the kitchen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. His eldest brother was not a good student. If he helped He Yuzhu today, wouldn't he owe him a favor?

Favors need to be repaid. When the time comes for his own boss to find a job, how can He Yuzhu not help? He simply has not learned any of his father's wisdom. He is simply an idiot. Yan Fugui sulked for a while and then came to the middle courtyard to help.

When it was daybreak, his master Mo Xiangtian came with a group of apprentices. The leader was the eldest brother Li Duoliang, and several fellow apprentices congratulated He Yuzhu again. Then everyone paid 5 yuan for the share and handed it to the accountant on the side. He Yuzhu personally led his master into the house. Li Duoliang looked at his younger apprentice and asked, "Brother, you are ahead of the brothers? I didn't expect that you found a wife without any hesitation. The brothers are so envious!"

Mo Xiangtian snorted coldly and said, "Boss, you still have the nerve to say that. Your master's wife and I have introduced so many girls to you, but you didn't like this one and that one. And you still want to pick a fairy from heaven? It seems I have to have a good talk with your father. Look at your junior brother, he is five or six years younger than you, but he already has a wife."

The second brother Wu Gengniu said with a smile, "Hey, Master, you can't scold the eldest brother today. The eldest brother has been dating a girl recently." Mo Xiangtian was also stunned. His eldest disciple, who blushed when he saw a girl, actually got it. This shocked him as a master. Mo Xiangtian looked at Wu Gengniu and said, "Tell me, where is the girl from?"

Mo Xiangtian took great care of his five disciples, and he treated them like his own sons. He Yuzhu, who was standing by, was also very curious about what kind of person his senior brother was. He knew. It was not that his senior brother was bad, but that he was very honest, so honest that when he saw a girl, his face would turn red with shame.

Master and his wife had been worrying about this matter. Wu Gengniu smiled and said, "Master, you know that girl too. She is the granddaughter of Master Wu in your courtyard." Mo Xiangtian was stunned at first, and then he burst into laughter. He patted the handrail beside him and said with a smile, "Well, well, well, this kid is simply amazing. I didn't expect that he could kidnap the granddaughter of the fifth old man."

Li Duoliang said awkwardly, "Master, I..." Mo Xiangtian smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I don't care about so much. Anyway, I want to see you five bastards get married and start a family while I am still alive. Let me make it clear in advance, if any of you can get married, I will come and cook for you personally. So don't think too much, got it?"

The five apprentices nodded quickly. In fact, they didn't feel unbalanced. Their master was very good to them. Don't they know how to appreciate it? The brothers chatted for a while, and Wu Gengniu said, "Brother, you don't need to stay here any longer. You are the groom today, so go out and entertain the guests."

Seeing the four brothers nodding, He Yuzhu could only say sorry and went outside to greet people. Mo Xiangtian was chatting with the four apprentices. He was enjoying his life now. Some workers from the steel mill had already arrived, led by colleagues from the kitchen. They congratulated the couple one after another, and each person contributed as much as two yuan or as little as fifty cents.

Wu Laiyu pulled He Yuzhu aside and asked, "Zhuzi, which chef will be cooking at your wedding banquet today?" He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Of course it's my master. My master promised to cook for me today." Wu Laiyu opened his mouth in surprise. He originally thought it was He Yuzhu's senior brothers, but it turned out to be the retired Master Mo Xiangtian.

Wu Laiyu gave He Yuzhu a thumbs up and said, "You are so famous. I heard that some famous people can't invite Master Mo. But you are invited to prepare the wedding banquet. I am really envious. Can you introduce Master Mo to me? I admire him very much.