Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

He Yuzhu returned to the kitchen and was about to cook when Li Huaian came in with a young man. When He Yuzhu saw the young man, he recognized him at first sight. Yes, this young man was Ma Hua, He Yuzhu's most loyal apprentice in the TV series.

He Yuzhu asked: "Director, who is this person?!"

Li Huaian said, "This guy's name is Ma Hua. He's a new temporary worker." Then he asked, "Why?! Zhuzi, what do you think?!"

He Yuzhu looked at Ma Hua and said, "Not yet. Who knows in the future. Let him learn to wash vegetables and cut vegetables first."

"Okay! I'll stay here." After saying that, Li Huaian turned and left.

He Yuzhu said, "Silly boy, what are you still standing there for?! Get to work!"

Ma Hua said tremblingly: "Master He, my uncle asked me to learn from you."

He Yuzhu asked: "Who is your uncle?!"

Ma Hua replied, "Ma Zhong from Workshop 2."

"It's him!" He Yuzhu replied, and called out, "Sister Huang!"

"Zhu Zi, what's the matter?!" Sister Huang heard the shouting and ran to He Yuzhu and asked.

He Yuzhu said, "Sister Huang, this boy is called Ma Hua, and he's new here. Please teach him how to do things in our kitchen."

"Okay! Leave this kid to me, don't worry!" After saying that, Sister Huang took Ma Hua to the side. She first taught Ma Hua the rules of the kitchen, and then took Ma Hua to wash the vegetables.

"Brother!" He Yuzhu had just finished cooking a dish when he heard Lu Taihe's voice coming from the food window into the kitchen. He Yuzhu heard the call, walked to the window, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll get you something." Then He Yuzhu walked into his private lounge,

After three or four minutes, He Yuzhu came out of the lounge with a cloth bag, walked to the food window, handed the bag over, and said, "I prepared a few cans and some dry food for you to take with you on the road."

"Hey! Thank you, brother!" Lu Taihe took the bag and said, "I'll be back before noon on Friday."

"I understand!" He Yuzhu replied, "Be careful on the road!"

"I know!" Lu Taihe pushed the door and walked out of the cafeteria.

"This brat!" He Yuzhu cursed with a smile, then turned back to the stove and continued to work.

Days passed by, and it was Friday in a blink of an eye. It was already the fifth day that Ma Hua had been in the Third Canteen. He Yuzhu had been observing Ma Hua these days. He Yuzhu found that Ma Hua was just like in the TV series. Although he was very honest, he was not very talented, but he was very hardworking. He Yuzhu planned to observe Ma Hua for a while, and if he was suitable, he would accept Ma Hua as a registered disciple.

It was almost lunchtime when Lü Taihe and the people from the transportation department pushed open the door and walked in. Sister Huang, who was standing at the food window, saw Lü Taihe, turned her head and shouted inside, "Master He, your brother is here."

He Yuzhu walked to Sister Huang's side, looked at Lu Taihe who was walking to the food window, and asked, "Did you have a smooth journey?!"

"Brother!" Lu Taihe called out first, and then said, "It went smoothly. I have already given you the things."

"Okay!" He Yuzhu responded, took out a bottle of fermented bean curd from his pocket, handed it to Lu Taihe and said, "This is the sauce I made myself, take it and eat it!"

"Hey!" Lu Taihe took the bottle and said, "Brother, to be honest, I have been thinking about the sauce you made for a long time. I just didn't have the nerve to say it."

He Yuzhu said with a smile: "You kid are still being polite to me?! If you want to eat it, just tell me! Isn't it easy to just stir-fry some sauce?!"

"Got it! Then I won't be polite!" After getting his meal, Lv Taihe took his lunch box and walked to a table near the corner and sat down. Not long after, the people from the transportation department sat down next to Lv Taihe. Soon, the whole bottle of stir-fry sauce was eaten up by them one spoonful at a time.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the canteen stopped serving lunch. He Yuzhu said hello to Li Huaian, took the exit slip, and left the factory. More than ten minutes later, He Yuzhu arrived at the yard of Beixin Hutong that was used as a warehouse. Unlocking the door, He Yuzhu pushed the door open and walked in. Lu Taihe was still very careful. He put the things into the house for fear of being seen. He Yuzhu entered the house and saw the backpack on the table. He smiled and checked the things inside, and put the backpack into the supermarket space. Then He Yuzhu counted the types and quantities of seafood again. He kept a small part, took out the things that Li Huaide wanted from the supermarket space, and then left Beixin Hutong.

After returning to the factory, He Yuzhu first went to the transportation department, found Lu Taihe, asked about the price and quantity of the seafood, then walked to the door of Li Huaide's office and knocked on the door.

Li Huaide heard a knock on the door and shouted, "Come in!"

He Yuzhu pushed the door and walked into the office. A smell left over from playing poker rushed directly into He Yuzhu's nostrils. He Yuzhu instinctively rubbed his nose and said, "Brother Li, the seafood and the things you want are all over there. Find time to go over and get them."

"Okay!" Li Huaide responded with a smile, opened the drawer, took out an envelope from it, handed it to He Yuzhu, and said, "Thank you for your hard work this time."

He Yuzhu took the envelope, put it directly into his pocket, and said, "Brother Li, it's okay, I'm leaving now! This is all I can get before the New Year. If you want more, you'll have to wait until after the New Year."

"I see!" Li Huaide replied, then after a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Zhu Zi, when will the next batch of pork arrive?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "I don't know about that. They informed me the night before the goods arrived. How about I go back and find a way to ask them?!"

Li Huaide said: "If it's convenient, please help to urge them. It would be best if they can deliver the meat after the Chinese New Year and before we start work."

He Yuzhu said, "Brother Li, I really can't make the decision on this matter. I can only ask for you. It's okay, I'll leave first!" Seeing Li Huaide nod, He Yuzhu reminded again, "Don't forget to take your things away."

Watching He Yuzhu's figure disappear at the office door, Li Huaide hesitated for a moment, walked out of the office, said something to his secretary, got a jeep from the transportation department and left the factory.

A little after 2:30 p.m., He Yuzhu rode his bicycle out of the steel mill. When he reached a deserted place, He Yuzhu took out two hooks made by a factory fitter from a supermarket and fixed them on the back seat of his bicycle. Then he took out two bamboo baskets filled with seafood from the supermarket and hung them on both sides of the back seat of the bicycle. Then he took out a bamboo basket filled with Tianjin snacks and put it on his shoulder, and rode his bicycle straight to the Nanluoguxiang Public Security Bureau.

"Hey?! Master He, are you looking for our deputy director?!" He Yuzhu had just arrived at the entrance of the police station on his bicycle when he ran into Cao Yong who was coming back from outside. Cao Yong smiled and greeted He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu said, "That's great. Go in and call out your deputy director."

"Okay! I'll pass on a message for you." Cao Yong walked into the gate of the police station. Not long after, Huang Ying came out. Before Huang Ying could speak, He Yuzhu said, "I've brought the things for you."

"Really?!" Huang Ying's eyes lit up, and she ran to the side of the bicycle, opened the lid of the bamboo basket, looked at the seafood inside, and said, "It's quite fresh!"