Siheyuan: My wife is Xu Huizhen

Chapter 84 Are you saying you are annoying?
"Yes, I've seen it, there's no problem." Yi Zhonghai said with a normal expression.

Tian Zao didn't say anything more and continued to check the house.

Yi Zhonghai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, really worried that Tian Zao would continue to ask.

When they came to the middle courtyard, Mrs. Jia Zhang was washing her hands under the faucet. When she saw Tian Zao coming in, she quickly smiled and said, "Hello, Leader Tian, ​​this is"

Yi Zhonghai said: "Let me introduce you. This is Jia's sister-in-law."

Tian Zao said "Oh," knowing that this was Jia Dongxu's mother. After looking up and down, she said, "Hello, I'm busy."

The two of them exchanged a few polite words and continued their patrol.

When He Yuzhu went to exercise the next day, Tian Zao talked about what happened and confirmed the fact that the Jia family occupied Qian Datong's house.

Time flew by, and the day came to the ninth day of July. Today was Saturday, and the entire courtyard was busy.

Jia Dongxu was very energetic, his face was full of joy, and he was also wearing five-person-six-person clothes. He asked: "Master, Shazhu is really unwilling to help?"

Yi Zhonghai was also helpless. Yesterday he went to Sha Zhu again. No matter how he tried to persuade him, Sha Zhu refused and said, "Yes, I can only find a chef."

In Sijiucheng, ordinary people have to find cooks who specialize in weddings and weddings.

Mainly because of the custom in Beijing, people need to do things in their own homes. When they go home, they have to sit out the street gate and sit in the street gate. Even if it is a funeral, they have to be carried out decently. Doing things in your own house is very important. .

Therefore, it was necessary to invite chefs to the courtyard specifically, which gave birth to a professional profession called Kouzi. Ordinary people all use Kouzi Kitchen and call them greenhouse cooks.

There are also companies that specialize in renting various utensils. Today is the first day and you need to go to them to rent various utensils such as square tables, benches, greenhouses for pots and pans, large pots for cooking, etc.

Jia Dongxu sighed. He couldn't take advantage now. The last time he had Shazhu's cooking at his master's house, it was really good, no worse than He Daqing's.

At that time, I thought about letting Sha Zhu take charge of the job, but after looking for it twice, the bad guy Sha Zhu was not willing.

"Okay, you help at home, and I'll hire the cook."

He Yuzhu came back from leave the next day. He heard the sound of a suona from far away. When he walked up to it, he saw an Eight Immortals table outside the courtyard. Several people were sitting there playing the suona, as well as gongs and drums. For those who play the sheng, there are two red lanterns hanging in front of the courtyard door, and bright red words of happiness are posted on both sides of the courtyard door.

After passing the Moon Gate, I saw Yan Bugui sitting under the pomegranate tree, writing a gift list.

There were not many people in the courtyard. Someone handed over the gift and went to the middle courtyard.

There is a pergola in the yard with several tables. It seems that the place in the middle of the yard will be used for eating.

He Yuzhu came and sat on the bench, picked up the sunflower seeds on the table, ate two, and then spit them aside.

"Uncle Yan, are these melon seeds from the Jia family?"

"Yes, can it be done by someone else?"

"Why is it so wet? It doesn't taste good at all."

Yan Bugui sighed: "Everything I bought was bought by Jia Zhangshi himself. Of course, I have to buy it cheaply and make do with it." '

He Yuzhu threw the melon seeds back on the table in disgust. This was indeed something that the Jia family could do.

Question: "How many etiquette are given when getting married nowadays?"

No one came to pay the gift money this time. Yan Bugui put down the pen in his hand, pushed up his glasses wrapped with cloth, and said: "There are three kinds of gift money now. If it is a relatively close person, it is usually one yuan or two yuan. According to There are also differences in the gifts given based on the distance of the relatives.”

He Yuzhu nodded, like a biological sister or an aunt. This is the closest relationship, and the gift is the heaviest. Jia Dongxu does not have a biological sister, but he has a biological aunt. This kind of close relative usually costs about 5 yuan.

The next closest relative is between 1 and 5 yuan. Depending on the distance of the relative or when their family did things before, the Jia family will give the same gift back to the other party no matter how much the Jia family takes.

He Yuzhu said: "An ordinary neighbor like me."

Yan Bugui said: "There are two types of this. One is to pay 5 cents or one yuan for a meal. It is relatively far away, but I am just familiar with it. This kind of gift money can be as little as [-] cents or [-] cents."

Yan Bugui asked: "This is your nearest neighbor. How much do you pay?"

He Yuzhu asked: "How was the preparation of today's food?"

Yan Bugui didn't answer directly. He picked up the damp melon seeds on the table and said, "Look, the melon seeds for the guests are all damp. You can figure out how much meat the Jia family can prepare."

He Yuzhu immediately laughed. Yes, Mrs. Zhang was not happy to marry Qin Huairu as her daughter-in-law, so she was not enthusiastic about preparing for the wedding.

In addition, he has a sharp and acerbic personality, so he would definitely want to make money when he got married.

If you can buy good wine and meat to entertain your relatives and friends, that’s really too much.

He Yuzhu asked: "How much gift did you pay?"

Yan Bugui sighed again, and then said painfully: "Of course I paid a [-] cent gift."

Although Yan Bugui felt distressed, the human relations in this courtyard still had to be maintained, so he paid fifty cents.

He Yuzhu said: "Uncle, why are you still distressed? You have three children in your family, and this is the only Jia family. When your family does things, they will give three gifts, don't you still earn one?"

Now the Yan family has given birth to three sons, and the fourth, Yan Jiedi, has not yet been born.

Yan Bugui was stunned, and then immediately became annoyed. Why was he not as smart as Silly Zhu?

I just thought about having to pay 5 cents this time, so I felt bad. Why didn't I think that when my three sons got married, Jia Dongxu would come to eat three banquets?
Can't you make a dollar?

Yan Bugui asked: "How about I change it again and change the gift money to one yuan?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said: "Uncle Yan, how can you have the nerve to change the gift money? Besides, when your eldest brother gets married, he will come, and the second brother will get married. If he doesn't come, you can't go and ask for it, right?"

Thinking about it, Mrs. Zhang might really be able to do such a thing.

I haven’t seen her suffer a loss in decades. Or if you pay a dollar as a gift, he will give you 1 cents for a meal the first time, and another 2 cents for the second time, and another meal. When the third child gets married, he won’t do it again. Come on, I still lost a meal.

"You still think too far."

Yan Bugui's eyes changed when he looked at He Yuzhu. When did this silly Zhu become so shrewd and see things so thoroughly?

The two chatted for a while, and neighbors and relatives came over one after another to pay tribute. Yan Bugui took the time to ask: "Zhuzhu, how many gifts did you pay? I'll record it for you."

He Yuzhu was stunned and said, "I won't pay you any money."

"What? You don't want to pay the gift?"

Yan Bugui said in surprise: "Zhuzi, you really don't want to pay the gift?"

"What kind of food can their family prepare? I won't eat her banquet."

I came to see a show, not to waste money. 5 cents can buy more than a pound of pork, so why should Jia Dongxu be cheap?
It's better to buy meat, cook it and eat it yourself.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu said: "I have 5 cents to buy meat for myself, why should I eat hers?"

"But these are all neighbors in the compound, isn't this bad?"

"What else can he do? He wants to take over my house. Bullies don't do that. Why should I rush to flatter him?"

"At most I won't invite him when I get married."

Having said this, Yan Bugui stopped persuading him.

He Yuzhu turned around and left the courtyard, went to the meat stall and bought two kilograms of pork. When he saw that there were still elbows, he bought another one.

When I came back and carried the straw rope, the neighbors who came in and out were surprised, but they just smiled and said hello, everyone was busy.

Yan Bugui said: "Did you really buy meat?"

"You have to eat. I can't compare to you, Uncle Yan. You can have a banquet at noon." Yan Bugui sighed. Although the Jia family went to find a cook, the food they bought was not good. I don't know what they can do with the banquet. look.

No matter how bad it is, it still costs 5 cents, so I have to go and have a meal later.

He Yuzhu swaggered into the middle courtyard carrying the meat and elbows.

I saw that the eaves of Jia's house were covered with colorful flags, two big red lanterns and bright red words of happiness were posted on the windows on the wall.

The new house looks festive.

Yi Zhonghai is in charge, directing the helpers to do various trivial tasks.

There are people washing vegetables, washing dishes, making tea, setting up tables, chairs and benches, etc. There is no one idle in the yard.

Yi Zhonghai glanced and saw He Yuzhu coming in. Just as he was about to call for help, he saw the meat in He Ru's hand and said in surprise: "Zhuzi, you are going to have a drink today, why are you buying meat?"

"Since you bought it, just send it to the kitchen and let the cooks process it."

As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward to take the meat and elbow from He Yuzhu's hand.

"Lao Yi, you can't grab it forcefully. Did I tell you?" He Yuzhu quickly turned sideways and put his body behind him to stop Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai originally thought that the meat He Yuzhu brought was a gift, but after hearing his words, he was stunned.

"What do you mean this is not a congratulatory gift?"

"Of course not!"

He Yuzhu said: "I have nothing to do with the Jia family, why should I give him such a heavy gift?"

Yi Zhonghai slowly took back his hand and said, "Zhuzi, then you take the meat back to your house and come over quickly to help."

He Yuzhu said: "Why do you help me? I didn't pay any courtesy, so why should I help you?"

After saying this, He Yuzhu wanted to go back to his house, but as soon as he raised his leg, Yi Zhonghai grabbed his arm.

"Zhuzi, why don't I understand what you're talking about?" Yi Zhonghai asked.

He Yuzhu said word by word: "You understand, I said that the Jia family's wedding has nothing to do with me. I will not pay any courtesy or help. Do you understand now?"

"Why are you like this? We are all neighbors. Of course we have to help when we have weddings or weddings? How can we not be polite?"

He Yuzhu said: "You also said that we are just neighbors, so it's okay for me not to help. Don't you know why?"

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Of course Yi Zhonghai knew the reason, and thought that the matter was over, so to maintain a superficial relationship, it was appropriate to exchange gifts and have meals.

I just didn't expect that He Yuzhu's superficial neighbor relationship would no longer be maintained.

"Then how are you going to live in the courtyard like this? You don't do this."

He Yuzhu smiled and said: "I can help other families with things, but I can't help the Jia family."

Leaving Yi Zhonghai stunned, He Yuzhu opened the door of his house and started cooking.

Yi Zhonghai sighed and was about to ask Sha Zhu to help, but Sha Zhu actually refused and made up his mind to have nothing to do with it.

Yan Jiecheng asked: "Guang Qi, you said that if we work hard, can we have a banquet?"

Liu Guangqi rolled his eyes and said, "What a good thing? We only have food, a bowl of food for each person, and two Wowo. If you want to have a banquet, you can bring us 5 cents."

This was the first time Yan Jiecheng helped, and he suddenly lost the energy to work.

He Yuzhu came out with a bucket to collect water. When the house was being built, there was very little steel, so He Yuzhu did not connect tap water to the house.

You can only use tin buckets to carry water to the house.

Although there is a large amount of Yuquan landscape water in the space, it is mainly used for cooking, and tap water is still used for daily scrubbing.

Suddenly he saw a child he didn't recognize, about 10 years old, coming out of the backyard and then going out. He Yuzhu was surprised at first, but then he remembered that this might be a child brought by a relative of Jia Dongxu's family.

Halfway through the water, I saw a man wearing a chef's white coat hurriedly coming from the backyard.

Only then did He Yuzhu realize that the open-air kitchen was set up in the backyard. Thinking about it, a ceremony to worship heaven and earth would be held in the middle courtyard, and if there was oil smoke from the kitchen next to it, it would be appropriate to put it in the backyard.

As soon as the chef came over, He Yuzhu became happy and said with a smile: "Uncle Gui, why are you here? Are you helping me?"

Uncle Gui was also surprised and asked, "Where is your home?"

He Yuzhu pointed to the house in the middle and said, "This is my house."

Uncle Gui was also a chef in a restaurant before liberation. However, due to various reasons, the restaurant closed down. It is said that enemy agents were involved.

Only then did He Yuzhu know that in addition to selling fried liver, Uncle Gui also served banquets.

Uncle Gui stood and chatted with He Yuzhu for a while, and then said, "I heard from Zao'er that your food is pretty good too?"

"It's not bad." Although He Yuzhu's skills are already very good, he can't praise himself.

Besides, Uncle Gui mainly cooks Beijing cuisine, and he mainly cooks Sichuan cuisine. The two of them have different styles, and there is no competition.

Uncle Gui said: "One of my apprentices suddenly has an emergency and cannot come today. I am thinking about where to find an acquaintance. How about you come and help me?"

He Yuzhu was dumbfounded: "Is this possible?"

"Why can't you do it? Tian Zao has praised you to the sky. Whether it's cold or hot dishes, you make them more delicious than me."

"That's Sister Zao praising me." He Yuzhu smiled naively.

Uncle Gui said, "I'll do the cooking. Can I leave the cold dishes to you?"

He Yuzhu is determined to make friends with Uncle Gui. With these many friends, there are many ways to go, not to mention that he is from the same courtyard as Tian Zao, so he cannot refuse his favor.

"Then I will learn more from Uncle Gui."

"It's easy to talk about."

The plan could not keep up with the change, so He Yuzhu sent the tin bucket home first.

I stewed the elbows in the casserole, put on my white coat, picked up the kitchen utensils, locked the door, and went to the backyard.

I saw Old Yi Zheng talking to Uncle Gui, and Aunt Yi and other women choosing vegetables.

The main reason is that Uncle Gui is the only cook, and he really can't handle these eight tables of dishes by himself.

Yi Zhonghai was surprised: "Zhuzi, are you here to help again? Have you paid the gift?"

What Yi Zhonghai couldn't forget was that He Yuzhu didn't pay the gift money, mainly because there were not enough people for the eight tables according to the size of the relatives who were coming now.

Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang discussed for a long time before, and finally ordered eight banquet tables, and the dishes they bought were all prepared for eight tables.

But there weren't enough people at the moment, and Yi Zhonghai was extremely anxious.

And something is going on right now. One of the chefs has a family emergency and cannot come.

He Yuzhu smiled and said: "I'm sorry, Lao Yi, I'm not here to help the Jia family, I'm here to help your uncle."

"Not only can I eat the wine today, but I don't have to pay for it as a gift. Don't you think that's irritating?"

(End of this chapter)