Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

After all, Cao Wei was chatting with a girl.

"This is my neighbor, Qin Huairu. Before you came, I went out to prepare a banquet and brought her with me. It's a good opportunity for you to get to know her. She is my apprentice who has not passed the test yet. Forget it, you don't have to acknowledge her. If she fails the test, I guess you won't see her again in the future." Cao Wei waved his hand.

Qin Huairu felt something and nodded: "Thank you for taking care of that, Master Cao."

"Come on, go ahead."

Please wait until Qin Huairu leaves.

Zhao Boxue came up with a smile: "Hey, Master, is that Master's wife?"

"Master's wife, shit." Cao Wei slapped him on the head in annoyance. "You kid, can you stop being so dirty? She lives in our middle courtyard, a widow with an old man and three children. At that time, I had just arrived at the factory and had no one to help me, so I asked her to cook. I would give her fifty cents for each cooking and she could also bring some food. It helped me relieve some of the stress."

"You are a master because your ideological realm is high." Zhao Boxue stood in awe.

"Don't talk nonsense, kid. From the first day I came in, I felt that you were full of bad intentions. Tell me, what's the matter."

"Master, you are wrongly accusing me by saying this." Zhao Boxue cried out that he was being wronged.

Cao Wei didn't say anything either, and glanced at his bag.

"Hehe." Zhao Boxue laughed twice and handed it to Cao Wei: "Master, this is for you."

"Tell me what's the matter." Cao Wei did not refuse. He took it and opened it. Yes, there were two peonies, which was considered a valuable gift.

"Master, I'm not picky. It's just that the dishes are boring to wash. Besides, there are more people here now. Do you think it would be better for me and my junior brother to change places?"

Cao Wei took out a cigarette and put it between his lips.

Zhao Boxue immediately ordered it for him.

"No, kid, in the past, you would have been a traitor ninety-nine percent of the time."

"Hey, Master, how can you be so mean to me?" Zhao Boxue was fed up.

"Come on, I said the wrong thing."

"That's more like it. Master, look..."

He is really a dog-faced person, he changes at any time.

"What? You want to learn how to cook?"

"How can that be possible? I just want to cut vegetables. What's the point of washing vegetables? Cut vegetables." Zhao Boxue said as he pretended to do so: "At least I can practice my knife skills."

"Okay, you can go cut the mounds this afternoon."

Although the chef's skills also include how to handle the ingredients, the entire steel mill only has a few ingredients every day, cabbage leaves and potato cubes. No matter how much you try, it doesn't match the way you handle ingredients. Chopping is fine.

"Okay." Zhao Boxue's face lit up, and then he asked, "Master, where is my junior brother?"

"Him? He doesn't even come to tell you, why do you care about him? Get out of here right now."

"Master, my junior brother's family is not well off..." Zhao Boxue hesitated for a moment: "Besides, my gift is two packs of cigarettes."

"Get lost, what do I need from you? If he wants to make a move, let him say it himself."

"Okay, thank you, Master. Thank you, Master." Zhao Boxue ran away happily.

"Quite scheming." Cao Wei muttered.

Compared to other people, Cao Wei was least worried about the people in the courtyard. Because of the system, he could see the range of emotional fluctuations of the people in the courtyard, so he could roughly know what the other person was thinking. But it was different for the people outside, their thoughts needed to be unraveled and figured out.

Be careful, it's still a more reliable choice.

For example, Zhao Boxue's test today has four purposes.

First, he sent two packs of cigarettes to test Cao Wei's appetite and see what kind of person he was. If Cao Wei accepted it and agreed to his request, it would mean that Cao Wei was a greedy person. Then, in the future, if he wanted to learn something, he would have to think carefully about how to give gifts.

Second, these two cigarettes were also telling Cao Wei that he had some wealth, but his level was just so-so, so he shouldn't go too far.

Third, when you are asking for benefits for yourself, you can also help your fellow disciples. No matter what, you think that the character of your fellow disciples is not too bad. This is a way of showing yourself.

Fourth, he also tried to test Cao Wei's attitude towards Yu Zhuangzhuang, who did not give any gifts. If he demanded gifts from Yu Zhuangzhuang, who was from a poor family, then he would think that Cao Wei's character was just like that.

Cao Wei cleverly responded to these four temptations.

It also established a first impression in Zhao Boxue's mind.

He accepted the cigarettes, but he didn't care much about them.

He teaches people, but they have to want to learn.

His character is neither good nor bad, but at least acceptable.

Being able to help the widow in the same courtyard is more or less kindhearted. At least, it is possible that Cao Wei would have an affair with the widow. Zhao Boxue thought it was unlikely. With Cao Wei's skills and his status in the underworld, it would not be a problem for him to find a better woman. Why bother? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?

Zhao Boxue excitedly found Yu Zhuangzhuang who was resting.

"Zhuangzhuang, Zhuangzhuang." Zhao Boxue waved at him.

"What's wrong?" Yu Zhuangzhuang stood up and walked over.

"The master told me to cut the meat in the afternoon!" Zhao Boxue's face was full of excitement.

"Really?" Yu Zhuangzhuang also became excited.

"No, why are you so excited? I'm the one who cuts the trick, not you."

"Isn't that good?" Yu Zhuangzhuang scratched his head.

"You really are." Zhao Boxue didn't know what to say at this moment: "The master said that if you want to cut the mound, go to him!"

"Ah?" Yu Zhuangzhuang hesitated and stammered, "I...I can't do it."

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Liu Lan came over. She was curious about what the two were whispering about just now.

"Look at you! If I tell you to go, you go!" Zhao Boxue was a little anxious.

"What's the matter? Tell me quickly."

"I...I can't do it." Yu Zhuangzhuang waved his hand: "Besides, I've only been here for a few days."

"Why not? Oh, just wash the cabbage stalks, but chop them up."

"What's going on? What's going on?"

"I really can't...hiss...Sister Liu, please let go!"

"You two little bastards, are you getting brave now? What's the matter?" Liu Lan glared at them.

"Let it go, let it go."

"Tell me, what's the matter?!" Liu Lan put her hands on her hips, her eyes wide open with anger.

"It's just Master's business." Zhao Boxue rolled his eyes and told Liu Lan the whole process. He pointed at his fellow apprentice and said, "Tell me about it. I asked him to tell Master. Is that wrong?"

"That's true."

"But...but."

"It's nothing!"