Siheyuan: Starting from the Pig Killer

"Hey, man, why are you walking so blindly? Are you bumping into people?"

"I haven't said anything about you yet. Do you have eyes to vent your anger? Is this road yours?"

"What's going on? From the sound of it, you're looking for trouble, right?"

"What's the matter? I didn't pay attention to you and you're going to fight me? If you have the guts, come over here and see how I teach you a lesson!"

"Oh, you have such weak arms and legs, and you still dare to fight me? I'm in a good mood and I don't want to bother with you. But if I back down now, you will laugh your head off. I won't take advantage of you. I'll let you have three moves first!"

"You want me to have three more moves? You are so arrogant! Do you see the lunch box in my hand? I can make you kneel down and beg for mercy with just one hand. Do you believe it?"

"You're just like no one has a box lunch. I'll give you one hand too. Come on, let me see how you make me kneel down and beg for mercy?"

……

Dormitory for workers in a machine repair factory.

Sha Zhu was holding three or four lunch boxes in his hands, which were filled with delicious dishes he had specially reserved for today's special meal. He came to find Liang Ladi.

Although he told Xiang Yunduan that day that he didn't like her and disliked Liang Ladi as a widow with a burden, after getting to know her for some time, he almost fell in love with her. He didn't know why, but the more he looked at her, the more he thought Liang Ladi was attractive.

Look, the two of them have developed a similar relationship now, and this is not the first time that Sha Zhu has come to bring food to Liang Ladi.

I was already familiar with the place, but I didn't expect to have an unpleasant encounter with someone as soon as I got here today.

Normally, there's nothing wrong with bumping into someone while walking, and you can just apologize to each other. But the two of them were stubborn and refused to apologize first, so they ended up fighting.

Although Sha Zhu is known as the God of War in the Siheyuan, he has always been very well-behaved outside. The main reason is that he came to find Liang Ladi today. If he gives in first, what if Liang Ladi finds out and thinks he is a coward?

Men always care a lot about their face in front of women. What's more, Sha Zhu is still a virgin and has never held hands with a woman, which makes him even more concerned about his face.

"boom!"

"Hey!"

"what!"

"Ouch!"

"Fuck!"

……

When the two of them started fighting, they naturally started punching and kicking each other.

Because both of them were holding lunch boxes in their hands, they were unable to move freely and could only fight with one hand. So although the fight looked intense, neither of them was using their full strength, and after fighting for a while, no one suffered any loss.

"Mom, Mom! Go check it out! My Uncle He is fighting with someone!"

In the innermost room of the dormitory, Liang Ladi was preparing dinner when a few children suddenly ran in and said.

"Ah? Your uncle He had a fight with someone? Where is he?"

When Liang Ladi heard the news, she quickly put down the work in her hands and ran outside.

Soon, he saw Sha Zhu and Nan Yi in the middle of the road!

At this moment, the two men were in a stalemate, one grabbing the shoulder and the other holding the thigh.

"Zhu Zi, stop it now!"

"Nan Yi, what are you doing!"

Two crisp voices sounded.

The first shout was from Liang Ladi, and the second shout was from Ding Qiunan.

Liang Ladi, Ding Qiunan and Nan Yi all work in the machine repair factory. Ding Qiunan is a doctor in the factory clinic, and Nan Yi is a cook in the factory canteen.

In fact, Nan Yi and Sha Zhu are in the same industry, and both work as chefs in factory canteens. However, the steel rolling mill is much larger than the machine repair plant.

During this period, Ding Qiunan had just graduated from a medical school and was assigned to a machine repair factory. Nan Yi fell in love with Ding Qiunan at first sight, or you could say he was attracted by her beauty. Anyway, he just fell in love with her. So he cooked delicious food for Ding Qiunan every day.

In the field, when Sha Zhu and Nan Yi saw their loved ones appear, how could they still have the heart to fight? In addition, due to the noise for a while, other workers had already looked over here, and the two of them stopped fighting because they were afraid of the bad influence.

"Sure man, you're good at this!"

"You're not bad either, you must have practiced it before!"

In order to ease the awkwardness, the two of them complimented each other.

"Well, we can be said to have known each other for a long time. My name is Nan Yi, and I'm the cook in the machine repair factory!" Nan Yi said, stretching out his hand.

Sha Zhu also extended his hand and they shook hands, saying, "What a coincidence! I am also a cook, working in the steel mill next door! My name is He Yuzhu."

"I was wondering, the aroma coming from your lunch box shows that you are a good cook! To be honest, it doesn't matter if I lose a fight, but when it comes to cooking, I've never been defeated by anyone!" Nan Yi said, looking at the lunch box in Sha Zhu's hand.

Even though the two men were fighting with only one hand, their movements were quite large, and the contents of the lunch box were swaying around, so the smell was spreading.

That’s why he is called a chef. He has a really sharp nose.

Not only did Nan Yi smell the fragrance from Sha Zhu's lunch box, but Sha Zhu also smelled the fragrance from his lunch box.

"Well, there's no winner in this fight between us. How about we make another bet?" Sha Zhu said.

"Oh? How do you bet?" Nan Yi asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Since we are both cooks, we naturally have to bet on our cooking skills!"

Sha Zhu said, "You brought a lunch box, and I brought a lunch box too. How about we bet on what's in each other's lunch box?"

"Okay, let's make a bet. We can determine the dishes based on the smell without opening the lunch box!" Nan Yi agreed.

On the side, Liang Ladi and Ding Qiunan saw Sha Zhu and Nan Yi like this, looked at each other, feeling helpless, but did not interrupt.

It's just a bet, there's no punishment, and it's not a fight, so there's no need to stop them. Besides, they both want to see how good they are at guessing what's in the box.

Soon, Sha Zhu and Nan Yi stood up and handed the lunch boxes to each other.

The two of them brought the first lunch box close to their noses, sniffed it a little, and then smiles appeared on their faces.

"It seems you have already guessed it!"

"you too!"

"Then tell me the answer!"

"it is good!"

"I guess the food in your first lunch box is Mushu pork!"

"The first lunch box you put in is boiled fish!"

The two compared the answers and found that the other had indeed guessed correctly, and they couldn't help but look up to him.

Next came the second and third questions, and both sides guessed correctly!

In this situation, regardless of what Sha Zhu and Nan Yi thought, Liang Ladi and Ding Qiunan were extremely surprised.

However, Da Mao, Er Mao and San Mao, who were following Liang Ladi, couldn't suppress their excitement when they heard the names of the dishes, and their mouths were watering.

This was not the first time that Uncle He had come to their home. Every time he came, he would bring them some delicious food. Only when Uncle He came would they not feel hungry.

"The last one!"

It's also a coincidence that Shazhu and Nanyi each have four lunch boxes, which is very fair.

"I guess your last dish is sweet and sour pork!" Sha Zhu said confidently.

However, Nan Yi on the opposite side frowned at this moment.

He smelled a scent of sauce from Shazhu's fourth lunch box, but he couldn't guess what the ingredients were.

Moreover, the smell of this sauce is somewhat peculiar. He doesn't know what dish this sauce is used with.

"I give up. I can't guess your last dish!" After a long time, Nan Yi had to give up.

"Haha, brother, it's not easy for you to guess three!" Sha Zhu smiled somewhat proudly.

When Nan Yi saw Sha Zhu's expression, he felt unhappy, but he didn't guess it was the truth. After all, he had to admit defeat if he made a bet. He still had some magnanimity.

"Brother, what is your fourth dish? Can you let me take a look?" Nan Yi said reluctantly.

Thinking about his ancestral cooking skills, his family used to run a restaurant which was quite famous. His own skills were also very good. It was rare for him to be impressed by others in cooking skills. The only ones who could make him look up to them were the older master chefs.

This He Yuzhu looks about the same age as him, but why does it seem like his cooking skills are even better than his?

Although guessing the rice from the other box does not represent cooking skills, he still finds it difficult to understand.

"Hahaha, of course!"

Sha Zhu took the lunch box and opened it directly.

"What kind of dish is this? Which cuisine is it from?" Nan Yi took a look and found that he didn't recognize the dishes.

"This dish is called Garlic Pork, and it is a representative dish of Sichuan cuisine!" Sha Zhu introduced.

"Is this really a representative dish of Sichuan cuisine? You're not just making some random local snack to fool me, are you?" Nan Yi asked suspiciously.

Although he only knows Shandong cuisine from his family and can't cook Sichuan cuisine, he does have some knowledge of it. However, he really doesn't know how to make this dish, pork with garlic.

"Is he that kind of person? If you don't believe me, why don't you go to a Sichuan restaurant and ask around and you'll know?

This white meat is recorded in "Dongjing Menghualu" and "Suiyuan Food List". This dish of garlic pork is also created by combining the characteristics of Sichuan and Shu regions!" Sha Zhu said.

There is no doubt that all this knowledge was told to him by Xiang Yunduan.

When it comes to cooking, taste is only one aspect. If a dish also has a little story behind it, it will be even more tasteful.

Can an ordinary dish of mashed garlic pork be the same as the one that is included in "Dreams of Splendor in the Eastern Capital" and "Suiyuan Food List"?

Especially for high-end banquets, it is even more important to talk about history, allusions, culture, and stories of celebrities, so that you can be accepted into the party.

"Okay, when we have time we can exchange cooking skills, communicate with each other and make progress together!" After saying this, Sha Zhu walked towards Liang Ladi's dormitory surrounded by Da Mao, Er Mao and San Mao.

Seeing Sha Zhu and Liang Ladi leave, Nan Yi temporarily put the matter of cooking aside and approached Ding Qiunan with a shameless face.

"Ahhh~"

As soon as Sha Zhu entered Liang Ladi's room, the sound of a child crying suddenly rang out.

"Oh, oh, oh~ Xiu'er, be good, don't cry, look what delicious food Uncle He brought you!"

The one who was crying was Liang Ladi's daughter, who was just over one year old. Usually, Liang Ladi would send her to the nursery when she was at work and pick her up after get off work.

Fortunately, there are many daycare centers nowadays, otherwise, in Liang Ladi's situation, they would not be able to handle it.

This nursery can be considered a kind of social welfare in this era. Enterprises, factories, schools, government agencies, etc. all have nurseries.

In the past few years, special regulations were introduced - Article 51 of the "Amendment to the Labor Insurance Implementation Regulations" stipulates that if any unit has more than 20 female workers or female employees with children under the age of four, the unit should set up a nursery.

Of course, because some units are relatively small in scale, there are also cases where a large number of units jointly set up nurseries.

For example, the nursery at the machine repair factory was jointly established with the kettle factory next door.

In fact, in addition to nurseries, there are also kindergartens, primary schools, and even middle schools that are affiliated with various units, and their nature is similar to that of nurseries.

The reason why it is called a welfare is that when employees send their children to a nursery, they only need to pay for their children's daily meals and there are no other expenses.

This can solve the big problem of taking care of children for many families.

"You can also coax children!" Liang Ladi said to Sha Zhu while putting up the tables, chairs and benches.

"What you said is not difficult to coax a child. I was the one who raised my sister!" said Sha Zhu.

He is not bragging.

His mother died shortly after giving birth to Yu Shui. He has been taking care of Yu Shui since he was a child, and this started before his father ran away.

The reason why He Daqing was able to run away when Yu Shui was five years old might be that he was confident in Sha Zhu's ability to take care of the child!

The meal was eaten quickly.

The main reason is that the three little guys, Damao, Ermao and Sanmao, are particularly good eaters. Even though they are still young, they cannot eat enough every meal because the family situation has been rather tense recently. How could they miss the opportunity to have a big meal?

Even Liang Ladi ate her fill.

"Da Mao, take your two brothers to the door to play for a while. I want to talk to your uncle He!"

After dinner, Liang Ladi sent her three children out to play. There was no other way because the dormitory was so small that the children could hear any noise.

"Lady, what are you...doing?"

When Sha Zhu saw Liang Ladi sending all the children out, he suddenly thought of something and started stuttering.

"Pfft!"

Liang Ladi couldn't help laughing when she saw Sha Zhu's nervous look: "Why? Are you afraid that I will eat you?"

"No...this...you...I...I'm not ready yet..." Shazhu's face turned pale.

"Look at you, you silly guy, what are you thinking about!"

Liang Ladi punched Sha Zhu, and then said seriously: "We have been together for a while, and I don't think it's necessary to keep in touch. Anyway, this is my situation, and you should have understood my personality during this period.

As for me, I am very satisfied with you. The death of Damao's father is a thing of the past. I really cannot raise four children by myself, and I also want to give the children a complete home. What do you think? Are you willing to marry me? Please express your opinion today!

If you don't like me, or have other concerns, forget it. I can't afford to delay in my situation. If you don't want me to, I will have to contact others!"

"This……"

Sha Zhu quickly put aside the shameful thoughts in his mind. Since Liang Ladi had already said it, he had to give an answer. It was not a good idea to keep someone hanging.

But, should I agree or not?

This is a problem!

Sha Zhu felt a little conflicted.