Siheyuan: Cooking journey

The trolleybus went a few more stops.

He Yuzhu also got off the car, not to reach the destination, but to buy groceries.

At that time, there were no bustling markets and no street vendors.

You have to go to department stores to buy daily necessities.

The vegetables we eat every day are supplied by specific vegetable markets.

There are a total of four such vegetable markets in Beijing.

He Yuzhu chose the one closest to his home, called Chaonei Vegetable Market.

The vegetable market was quite spacious, but because it was late, there were not many people.

The busiest time in the vegetable market is in the morning. Although it may not be as noisy as drums and gongs, it is common to see crowds of people.

At that time, the variety of dishes was the most complete, and you could buy rare items such as tofu and bean sprouts. If you were well-off, you could also buy chicken, duck, fish and meat.

Everything required tickets to buy things, and the supply was in short supply, so if you wanted to buy something you had to get up early and queue up.

By the evening, there were only a few vegetables left in the market.

He Yuzhu turned around, wondering whether to have noodle soup or noodles with soybean paste.

The noodle soup is simple, just cook the noodles.

It is troublesome to make noodles with soybean paste. You have to fry the soybean paste first. The aroma will fill the whole yard. The children next door will cry when they smell it. The aroma of other people’s cooking will not smell good at all.

He Yuzhu thought about this high-profile and jealous thing and decided to give up.

In fact, the main reason is not this, but mainly because bean paste is also a scarce product.

At that time, soybeans and peanuts were mostly exported to exchange for foreign currency. They were rarely seen on the market, and related foods were even less common.

The corresponding tickets are naturally very few.

Although there were some in the cafeteria, he didn't want to take advantage of the public.

After all, the situation has not reached the point where he can't even afford to eat, so he is unwilling to do such a thing.

After wandering around the vegetable market, He Yuzhu bought three wilted cucumbers, intending to make a cold dish to eat with noodles.

I have been in this world for two months and have hardly eaten any meat.

He also wanted to buy some meat to improve his diet.

Unfortunately, meat is only available in the morning, so even if you get up early and queue up, you may not be able to buy it.

On the one hand, He Yuzhu was too lazy to queue up, but more importantly, all these things had to be purchased in fixed quantities using food coupons.

The situation this year is rather tense. The annual ration is only eight taels. Please note that this is the annual ration, and it has long been used up. Without the ration and the meat ticket, you cannot buy meat even if you have money.

Of course, if you really want to eat meat, there are ways to do so. You can go to the black market to buy meat coupons, or use food coupons to exchange for chickens and ducks from fellow villagers.

However, this behavior disrupts the market and is not allowed.

He Yuzhu didn't want to get into trouble just for this little treat.

It’s just meat, so there’s no big deal if you don’t eat it. Scientifically speaking, a vegetarian diet is healthier.

He Yuzhu believed it firmly and walked home carrying the cucumbers.

It is about two kilometers from the vegetable market to the courtyard where we live.

When He Yuzhu got home, it was already completely dark.

The dough is almost done.

He Yuzhu started to boil water to cook the noodles, and simply patted the cucumber, sprinkled some salt on it and served it cold.

Everything is ready and we are about to start.

The door was pushed open and He Yushui walked in.

"Yushui, weren't you at school? Why are you back?"

He Yuzhu was a little confused.

"Tomorrow is the weekend, there is no class." He Yushui snorted and rolled his eyes.

"Oh, I forgot about that."

He Yuzhu couldn't help but slap his forehead. Without a mobile phone or a watch, his concept of time was quite vague.

I didn’t even know that today was Friday and He Yushui would be home, and I only made one serving of noodles.

Fortunately, there were plenty of noodles.

He Yuzhu took another bowl, took out most of the noodles, and added some noodle soup.

"You're back just in time. The noodles are just ready. Come eat them."

"I didn't just come back. I came back a long time ago and have been at Sister Qin's house."

He Yushui sat down at the dining table and said angrily:

"Brother, what's wrong with you? Sister Qin is so nice to you, why are you suddenly ignoring her?"

Care about your lunch box and your money.

He Yuzhu muttered to himself, glanced at He Yushui, felt speechless, and didn't want to explain more, so he said lightly:

"Don't talk while eating. Let's eat first."

"It's not reasonable to eat without talking."

He Yushui was so angry that she slammed the table and said dissatisfiedly: "This matter needs to be made clear. Sister Qin is so good to you. It's fine if you ignore her, but you still give her a cold look all day long. She doesn't owe us anything. She just cares about you. You can't be like this. How can you not appreciate it and treat Sister Qin like this?"

He Yuzhu frowned slightly, glanced at her, and said coldly:

"Don't mind your own business. If you don't want to eat, go back to your room."

"what……"

He Yushui was stunned and looked at He Yuzhu in disbelief.

From childhood to adulthood, her brother had never spoken to her loudly, but now he did this. She felt very aggrieved, and tears flowed uncontrollably, and she ran away crying.

"Ugh……"

He Yuzhu rubbed his eyebrows tiredly and sighed.

Sometimes, he really doubted whether He Yushui was his biological sister, as if there was some deep hatred between them.

He ate his food, drank his drinks, and even turned his elbows against his will. He conspired with Qin Huairu to push his own brother into a widow's house as a laborer, and eventually made him childless.

And they even call it, it’s all for your own good.

This is like having your head stuck in the door. Your IQ must be offline.

It turns out that there is not a single person who is not good at dealing with others in this courtyard.

If my own sister is like this, how can others be any better!

When he first came to this world, He Yuzhu had a good impression of He Yushui. After all, she was his biological sister and his only relative.

But today I listened to the mindless things she said.

My impression of her instantly hit rock bottom.

Anyone with a bit of common sense knows that it's hard to find a partner if you're involved with a widow.

You even have the nerve to ask why you ignored Qin Huairu.

She also mindlessly advised him to be nicer to Qin Huairu.

You probably wish your brother would remain a bachelor all his life and have no children or grandchildren.

He Yuzhu decided not to have such a brainless sister anymore. Whoever wants her can have her.

Don’t you like to be close to Qin Huairu? Then go and be Qin Huairu’s sister.