Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

After dinner, Cai Quanwu told He Yuzhu and his sister about his dispute with the He family. It turned out that Cai Quanwu and He Daqing were half brothers. Cai Quanwu's mother was He Zhengkui's concubine, and Cai Quanwu took his mother's surname Cai. He Zhengkui was born in the imperial kitchen and had good cooking skills. But when Cai Quanwu was eight years old, He Zhengkui passed away and did not have time to teach Cai Quanwu how to cook.

So, Cai Quanwu is the descendant of a chef, but he has no cooking skills.

After He Zhengkui died, he left a house and some money to his mother and daughter, so they could make a living and Cai Quanwu could go to school. But there are always unexpected events in life, and people are subject to misfortunes at any time.

When Cai Quanwu was thirteen years old, his mother also died of illness, leaving behind a half-grown child and a considerable fortune. He was innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure, and was targeted by people with ulterior motives.

In that era, society was in turmoil and disorder, and in the face of power and greed, a helpless teenager could be said to have no ability to resist.

Cai Quanwu was arrested and detained in the police station for a few days on the charge of theft, which of course was a false accusation. When he was released, his house had changed hands, and it was mortgaged to the owner as compensation.

Cai Quanwu was driven out of the house with only a simple baggage. Fortunately, this kid prepared for the rainy day. After sensing the danger, he secretly hid his mother's jewelry and the family's savings. With this little money, he didn't freeze to death or starve to death, and grew up smoothly.

After hearing about her second uncle's experience, Yu Shui's eyes were filled with tears, as if she also recalled the pain of being abandoned by her father.

Cai Quanwu continued, "Although I haven't met your father yet, your grandfather's name matches. Your ancestor was also an imperial chef. Plus, I look so much like your father, so it's almost certain that I am your second uncle."

Sha Zhu also talked about his own situation. When He Daqing first left, the brother and sister had a hard time for a while. Fortunately, Sha Zhu started learning cooking in his early years and later went to work in the canteen of the steel mill, so the two of them had a basic guarantee for their lives.

Seeing that it was getting late, Cai Quanwu got up and said goodbye. He left the address of the tavern to Sha Zhu and asked him to find him there if he had any business.

The last time she went to the department store, she ran into a human trafficker and was unable to go. On this day, Xu Huizhen came to the department store again.

When you come in, you will see a wide variety of goods and a constant flow of people. Except for the decoration and renovation, it is similar to the department stores of later generations.

Everyone was coming and going, carrying large and small bags. It seemed that there was no shortage of rich people in any era. Xu Hui was like a curious baby, looking around aimlessly. Food has a short shelf life, and she had the system rewards, so she didn't lack them.

At the tobacco and alcohol counter, she found that neither Moutai nor Fenjiu required tickets, so she bought four bottles of Moutai and two bottles of Fenjiu.

You don't need a ticket for bicycles, just add ten yuan. There are Shanghai Forever, Tianjin Fei Ge, and Phoenix brands.

Xu Huizhen remembered that in the 1960s and 1970s, there was a popular saying: Flying pigeons are fast, and the Phoenix is ​​durable. It is like riding a Phoenix to fall in love. This shows that the Phoenix is ​​still strong and durable.

Thinking of this, she unconsciously touched it. Then she heard the waiter next to her said impatiently: "Hey, don't touch it if you don't want to buy it. Who will be responsible if you break it?"

Hey, waiters these days are really arrogant. Xu Huizhen is not one to suffer a loss. She replied: "How do you know I won't buy? If I don't buy, why would I come here and waste my time and energy?"

The waiter rolled his eyes and said, "Then buy it, don't just talk and do nothing!"

Xu Huizhen: "I'm going to challenge you today!" She took money out of her pocket and said, "Buy me a Forever. Tell me how much it costs."

The waiter stuck out his neck and said proudly, "Forever bicycle, 180 each." This tone reminded Xu Huizhen of Teacher Zhao's classic quote: Palace Jade Wine, 180 each.

Xu Huizhen counted out 18 big black tens smoothly and handed them over. The waiter's expression eased a lot.

After making the receipt, she clipped the money with a clip and swung it hard. The clip slid along the wire to the cashier. After the cashier counted the money, he stamped the receipt with a snap, and then the clip slid back along the wire with a "swish".

The waiter took the receipt from the clip, handed it to her, and told her to go to the police station to have it stamped. Another waiter pushed a bicycle to her.

Xu Huizhen took the bike and wanted to annoy the peacock waiter before leaving: "Humph, it's just a bicycle. I'll come back tomorrow to buy a Phoenix brand one."

The waiter rolled his eyes again: "Do you know why the cows are flying all over the sky? Because there are people blowing on the ground!"

Xu Huizhen asked with a smile: "If I buy another one, what will you lose to me? Come on, let's make a bet?"

Peacock brand waiter: "Who wants to bet with you? What's so great about having a little money? From the way you dress, you look like a capitalist or a relic of the old times. I tell you, my ancestors have been poor peasants for eight generations. I am proud of my poverty!"

I'm a cross, I'm a circle, your family has been poor peasants for eight generations, that means you don't have a good emotional intelligence and IQ! You're talking to me about your class background? I really can't compare with you in this regard.

But I would be unreasonable and cunning: "What's wrong with you being a poor peasant for eight generations? Is this how poor peasants treat the people? I think your work attitude is like that of the landlords in the old society. You are smearing the government! You are hindering our socialist construction."

Xu Hui really bombarded the waiter with such a barrage of words that she confused him. She stammered, "I am not, I did not. You are slandering me."

Xu Huizhen: "What do you mean by 'you'? The government gave you such a good job, but you don't serve the people well. Instead, you look down on the working people with your nose in the sky. I think you have a problem with your thinking! If you are not an enemy spy, you are a backward element!"

The Peacock waitress cried, she was so anxious that she said she couldn't win, she absolutely couldn't win!

Another waiter came over to smooth things over: "I'm sorry, comrade. Xiao Sun just said something wrong. Please don't bother with her. She is still young and doesn't understand."

As he spoke, he pushed Xu Huizhen out. Xu Huizhen took advantage of the situation and gave up. She snorted at the Peacock waiter and thought to herself, "You little brat, are you arguing with me?"

She pushed the bike out of the department store. She had bought six bottles of wine, three of which were hung on the handlebar. She didn't dare get on the bike, for fear that she would accidentally break the bottles if she braked suddenly or there was a bump.

There was no other way, so she had to find a corner, put the wine away, got on the bike happily, pressed the bell, "Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling", and went home at lightning speed.