Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

After dinner, Zhang Renkang saw that the canteen had almost finished preparing the food, and he slipped out from the small door in the back kitchen. After a few steps, he saw Qin Huairu waiting there anxiously. Zhang Renkang did not go over, but glanced at Qin Huairu, motioning her to follow him, and led Qin Huairu to the back of the warehouse. This was the small warehouse in the back kitchen. Now that the food had been cooked and the inventory had been taken, no one would come in. Besides, Zhang Renkang was not afraid of the sound insulation problem. He let go of his senses and found that there was indeed no one within 20 to 30 meters. The places he could sense were all in the back kitchen and in front of the canteen.

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Zhang Renkang walked away on his own. Anyway, there was basically no one coming to the back of the warehouse. After the hygiene regulations were set, the people in the kitchen didn't dare to come here to urinate. Qin Huairu took a break by herself without worrying about being seen.

In the afternoon, after cleaning up the canteen, Zhang Renkang and the kitchen staff carefully set the canteen's hygiene regulations, and re-arranged the canteen's dining layout according to the location of the food windows, making it convenient for workers to queue up for food and eat. According to the general layout of later generations, there are three food windows, two soup and porridge windows, and a dining area, which greatly improves the efficiency of picking up food at noon.

The work of more than a dozen people in the kitchen was divided into two parts. Liu Lan and an older cooking assistant took two female apprentices to form the noodle making team and the soup and porridge making team, responsible for preparing steamed buns, rice, soup and porridge before 11 a.m. every day. Lu Yong and Gao Ying took Song Gang and an apprentice to cut vegetables and prepare them. Ma Hua and Fatty were responsible for taking the dishes needed for the day from the warehouse according to the menu, washing them and arranging them neatly. They would clean up the dining area and the food serving window while everyone was cooking. The other three apprentices were mobile helpers, responsible for support. Zhang Renkang and another chef, Master Li, were responsible for cooking, and Zhang Renkang was responsible for teaching them cooking skills.

Zhang Renkang promised that if he knew everyone worked hard, he would teach everyone cooking skills without hiding anything. He also promised Master Li to teach him Zhang Renkang's Shandong cuisine techniques and other cooking skills. In this way, everyone in the kitchen would be enthusiastic and learn some of Zhang Renkang's skills. In the future, they would be able to go out and be a chef. This is a skill to make a living. Where else can you find such a good opportunity? Only Zhang Renkang is willing to teach everyone without hiding anything. Otherwise, you can see that Ma Hua and Fatty have been following Sha Zhu for four years and they can't even cut vegetables properly.

At that moment, everyone in the canteen was united and enthusiastic, and they thoroughly cleaned and rectified the entire canteen according to Zhang Renkang's requirements. The canteen director Liu Liang who came to inspect was surprised. There was no such thing as performance these days, and everyone was paid the same no matter how much work they did. You can see how motivated other canteens were. Liu Liang was so happy that he went to other canteens and criticized several canteen team leaders, which forced the other canteens to follow suit and carry out some sanitation rectification. As for the effect, it was just so-so, and no one would bother with that effort.

After get off work, Zhang Renkang went to the vegetable market for a stroll, looked at the market prices, and ran into Yan Bugui who had just come out. Yan Bugui, who was pushing his cart, saw Zhang Renkang coming in and asked enthusiastically:

"Is Renkang coming to the vegetable market?"

Zhang Renkang saw the cabbage and a handful of leaves on Yan Bugui's back seat and knew that Yan Bugui was going to get some money. Yan Bugui was so shameless that he would pull off the outermost layer of cabbage and let the seller weigh it. If he thought it was suitable, he would buy it and take away the outer layer of leaves. In his words, didn't this save a few cents? At least a few dimes would be saved in a year.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Uncle, have you finished shopping? Are you buying cabbage?"

Yan Bugui laughed

"You don't know what the situation is like at Third Uncle's home, just eat something to make do with it, but what are you planning to buy?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

“Buy some seasoning and take a look around”

Yan Bugui nodded. This kid has money in his hand. He will wait for him at the door to see if there is any benefit. He said with a smile:

"Then you just take a good look around, the third uncle will leave first."

Zhang Renkang nodded, and when he saw Yan Bugui leave, he walked into the market with his hands behind his back, walked around and bought some seasonings such as peppercorns, tangerine peel, and star anise, and got some vermicelli. He walked out of the market leisurely and went back. On the way, he took out a big fat chicken from the space when no one was around, and went back singing a song. He had to reward himself well for having meat today, especially at noon when he shouted, "Jia Dongxu, I will help you take care of your family." After that loud shout and shivering, he felt that his body and soul were closer. It seemed that the breath of his original body had almost been exhaled, and he was more willing to merge with himself.

Zhang Renkang returned to the courtyard happily. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yan Bugui standing there, smiling at him. Seeing Zhang Renkang holding a big fat chicken, Yan Bugui's mouth was almost watering. He stepped forward and said

"Renkang, are you killing a chicken tonight? It must be seven or eight pounds, right? Why don't you come to Uncle Three's house and ask Aunt Three to cook for you, and then we can have a good drink together?"

Yan Bugui thought that not only would his family eat meat, but he could also save some for later consumption.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Uncle, are you drunk? You should drink it by yourself. I bought this chicken for myself to celebrate and replenish my body. You don't have to worry about it."

As he said that, he walked into the courtyard, which made Yan Bugui so angry that he jumped up and down. This kid was really stingy. He had never seen anyone stingier than himself. As soon as Zhang Renkang entered the middle courtyard, he was greeted with a resentful look. He saw Qin Huairu staring at him in the laundry pool.

Qin Huairu thought to herself, "This bastard, he just left me alone after torturing me, and didn't even bother to put my pants on. He made me crouch there for a long time before I could catch my breath, and then I limped back to the workshop, and was late. I was forced to be harassed several times by the workshop leader Guo Dapiezi before he let me go."

Seeing Zhang Renkang carrying such a big chicken, Qin Huairu said with a smile, "Renkang, you are buying chickens, you have to leave some for me."

While throwing a wink at Zhang Renkang, Zhang Renkang was young but had a strong firepower. He hadn't taken a breath for more than 40 minutes at noon today. This was not a long drought before the rain, but a long drought before the rain, or a continuous rain. Although Qin Huairu still felt a little burning pain, she was satisfied.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"If you want it, come and get it yourself."

After saying that, he returned to the backyard. When Jia Zhang saw Zhang Renkang leave, she approached him stealthily and asked:

"Will you give that little beast to us?"

Jia Zhang's mouth almost watered when she saw such a fat chicken. It had been a long time since she had eaten chicken. It must have been more than a year. Seeing Qin Huairu asking Zhang Renkang for it, she rarely had a foul mouth.

Qin Huairu looked at the old fat woman speechlessly. You think about Zhenmei every day. How can this chicken be so easy to get? You still have to exchange it yourself. As for what to exchange, you don’t know. Jia Dongxu’s grave is full of grass, so you can go dancing.

Qin Huairu turned around and limped into the house without even looking at him, saying

"Not given"

When Jia Zhang heard this, she cursed fiercely

"This little beast who eats all by himself will be struck by lightning sooner or later."

"This thing that will kill your parents and wipe out your entire family"

......

Zhang Renkang was in the backyard killing a chicken with a knife, plucking its feathers, and cleaning its internal organs. He called the young man from the Wang family over and handed him a bowl of chicken internal organs. He said,

"Boy, I don't eat offal, so I'll give this to you. Go back and ask your grandma to make some soup for you and your sister."

The eight-year-old boy of the Wang family held his four-year-old sister and looked at the organs in Zhang Renkang's hand with envy, but they did not dare to take them. The old man of the Wang family had always taught them not to take other people's things outside and not to accept free food. He knew his father's hard work since he was a child, and he did not dare to accept the chicken organs given by Zhang Renkang.

Zhang Renkang looked at the two sensible children and said with a smile:

"Uncle doesn't eat offal, go back and tell him it was given to you, your father won't be angry."

Then he put it in the little boy's hand, and the little boy said weakly

"Thank you, Uncle Renkang." He took his sister home. Zhang Renkang smiled at them. Not all families are as shameless as the Jia family, and not all children are as disgusting as the Jia family.

Zhang Renkang returned to his room, heated up the oil in a wok, and started stewing vermicelli and chicken. The aroma was so fragrant that every household in the courtyard looked at the steamed bread in their hands, which tasted like wax. The children in the houses were so greedy that they kept crying at home. They had no relatives or friends with Zhang Renkang, and they had just stood by and watched when the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai and Shazhu went to his house to make trouble half a year ago. How could they expect Zhang Renkang to give their children a happy meal now?

Wang's family, Wang Youde looked at the chicken offal on the table, how could he not know what Zhang Renkang meant, half a year ago, he couldn't stand it anymore and quarreled with Yi Zhonghai for a few words, so he was pushed away by Sha Zhu. If he hadn't been lame, he would have been beaten by Sha Zhu. Zhang Renkang knew how to be grateful. Look at who in this courtyard has he cared about since he suddenly got wise? This is chicken offal, which is also meat. Who can usually eat meat? This half a pound of chicken offal is Zhang Renkang's reward to him. Wang Youde's eyes turned red. He thought about going to Zhang Renkang to thank him later, but it would not be appropriate to go there when he was eating.