Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

After finishing the official business, He Yuzhu said, "Secretary Feng, it seems that we have to stay in the village tonight."

Feng Dahai: "No problem, I will arrange accommodation for everyone. Come to my house for dinner tonight, and there will be plenty of seafood. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for taking care of Shuanzi."

He Yuzhu: "We all get travel allowances when we go on business trips, and we pay for our meals ourselves, but I'm sorry to cause you trouble."

Feng Dahai: "What's the trouble? As long as you don't mind our simple home, you can come whenever you want."

Chen Bin also said: "Secretary Feng, the colleagues who came with me this time also want to bring some seafood back home. Public is public, private is private, and public and private must be clearly distinguished. When they come back later, let anyone who wants to buy something pay for it themselves."

Secretary Feng nodded to show that he understood. After returning from the beach, everyone selected the seafood they wanted, exchanged money for the goods, and after buying, they put them into sacks, marked them, and put them in the warehouse to keep them when they left tomorrow.

At Feng Dashuan's house, Feng's mother and two women from the village were preparing dinner. Apart from other ingredients, the most abundant thing was seafood, which was available in abundance.

He Yuzhu is a chef. He gets itchy hands when he sees the ingredients, so he asks the women to help him cook while he cooks. In the yard, Feng Dashuan and his colleagues grill on the iron plate. For a while, the Feng family is very lively.

Xu Huizhen took this opportunity to follow Secretary Feng to the ice cellar. The seafood that Xu Huizhen wanted was placed here separately.

After counting the quantity, they calculated the previous price for Xu Huizhen and gave her 2000 kilograms of small fish and shrimp, five kilograms of dried sea cucumbers, and five kilograms of abalone for free, thanking Xu Huizhen for bringing them wealth.

Xu Huizhen knew that they were short of food, so she said, "When you leave, we will leave you 1500 kilograms of food." Feng Dahai was so happy that he thanked her repeatedly and said, "This year is so difficult. Food is in short supply. We can't even exchange seafood for food."

Xu Huizhen sighed and said, "You are near the sea, so at least you won't starve. The situation outside is even worse. I heard from Zhuzi that people have starved to death in some places. The rest of the people are fleeing famine. The last time they drove to Inner Mongolia, they were almost robbed by the disaster victims."

After settling the payment for the goods, Feng Da gave the key to the ice cellar to Xu Huizhen as usual so that she could pick up the goods at any time.

Dinner was divided into two tables, one for Xu Huizhen and the Feng family, and one for the twelve people from the steel mill. In consideration of their appetite, the dishes on this table were all served in basins.

Home-cooked dishes include braised Spanish mackerel, fried Spanish mackerel, Chinese cabbage and octopus, stewed oysters with tofu, fried conch with sauce, braised prawns, clam soup, grilled prawns, grilled octopus, etc. The staple food is cornmeal pancakes.

The scene of eating was unbearable to watch. These dishes were not available to them at ordinary times, especially this year, they could not buy them even with tickets. In addition, He Yuzhu's cooking skills were superb, and everyone waved their chopsticks and ate with relish. It can be said that they ate at lightning speed and devoured everything in a flash.

He Yuzhu warned in a low voice: "Can't everyone be more reserved? There are so many dishes that are not enough for you to eat. You are really embarrassing the men of our city."

Chen Bin blushed and said awkwardly, "It's mainly because Director He, your cooking skills are so good, and everyone is here to show their support for you, haha."

"Yeah, let's support Director He!"

"We don't usually get to enjoy Director He's cooking. Isn't this a bit exciting? Haha."

Everyone was talking and laughing, and the speed of eating was also much more gentle. After all, our steel mill is a well-known large enterprise in Beijing, and as a member of the factory, you have to have dignity when you go out.

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes, too lazy to expose them, and just ate his meal.

After eating and drinking, everyone went to bed and had a good night's sleep. Xu Huizhen took the time to go to the ice cellar, put the seafood into the space, and put out the food.

The next morning, after everyone had breakfast, the village chief gathered people to load the truck. With strength in numbers, they soon set out on their journey home.

Feng Dashuan was also going back with them. He waved his hands and said goodbye to his family. The young people in the village looked at Feng Dashuan's back and the big truck with envy, and secretly set a small goal for themselves, which was to leave the small fishing village and find a job in the city.

This time He Yuzhu learned his lesson and led his team into the city in the evening. When they arrived at the steel mill, it was dark. The days were short in winter, and most of the workers had already gone off work.

This is to enter the factory quietly, without any gunshots. Last time, the noise was too loud and the news leaked out, which resulted in many beggars coming. This time, they have been more careful.

Chen Bin warned the people following the car, saying: "Everyone keep your mouth shut. If I find out who can't control their mouth, they won't get any good things in the future."

Everyone knows that it concerns their own interests. Some people cover their mouths, some shake their heads and rattles, and some make a zipper-like motion on their mouths. In short, they all mean the same thing: never say too much.

Director Li received a call from He Yuzhu in advance and was waiting here. When he heard the sound of a car, he ran out of the office with brisk steps, completely changing his usual gentle and elegant demeanor.

He smiled and greeted He Yuzhu and Chen Bin: "You're back? Did you have any trouble on the way?"

He Yuzhu: "Thanks to you, I have a safe journey."

Director Li: "Okay, okay, you've worked hard on the journey. I'll leave the people in the warehouse to unload the truck. You people who followed the truck should go home and rest early. We can talk about anything tomorrow."

As usual, He Yuzhu took everyone to Cai Quanwu's old house to take home the seafood they had bought. Everyone's face was filled with an unconcealable smile.

Xu Huizhen got off the bus early and arrived home before He Yuzhu. She was holding a bag, which was filled with seafood.

KunKun hadn't seen his mother for two days, and he cried and hugged his mother's neck, refusing to get down. Han Qingqiu joked, "Mother and child are connected by heart. Huizhen, I usually take care of him longer than you, but this kid is still close to you."

Xu Huizhen kissed her son on the cheek and said, "This is the flesh that fell from my body."

Hu Yingzi carried the bag with great care and went to the kitchen to cook happily. Her life could be improved again today.

At noon the next day, the smell of fish wafted from the canteen of the steel mill. When the time came, the third canteen was crowded with people who wanted to get food.

He Yuzhu's cooking skills are now famous. As long as He Yuzhu is not on a business trip, everyone likes to come to the third canteen to eat. With the same ingredients, Chef He can make different flavors for you. Are you convinced?

Feng Dashuan has become a popular guy in everyone's eyes. Why? Because his family is by the sea, and he can eat seafood anytime! There are also warm-hearted aunts and sisters who take the initiative to introduce him to a date. Dashuan grinned and smiled happily: "I'm still young, there's no rush. Thank you aunt for worrying about me."

Ma Hua was so angry that he rolled his eyes. It seemed like this junior fellow was going to step on the stove and press him down.