Siheyuan: Start at level 60, beat up all the animals

Qin Huairu and the aunt looked at the deaf old lady anxiously and asked almost at the same time: "Grandma, do you have any other ideas? We really can't think of a better way..."

The deaf old lady sighed deeply, looked at the two of them with complicated eyes, and slowly said: "There is a way, but..."

"But what?" Qin Huairu asked quickly, with a hint of urgency in her tone.

"However, if you use my method to save people, each person will cost at least 400 yuan." The deaf old lady said word by word with a heavy tone.

"What?!" Qin Huairu and the aunt cried out in shock, their faces turning pale instantly.

"Four hundred yuan..." Qin Huairu muttered to herself, with a flash of fear in her eyes, "So for four people, that means one thousand six hundred yuan..."

The lady was also embarrassed and said hesitantly: "This amount... is it a bit too much? Where can we get so much money..."

Qin Huairu's face was uncertain. She hesitated for a long time, and then mustered up the courage to ask: "Grandma, can it be less? Our family is in such a difficult situation, we really can't afford so much money..."

After hearing this, the deaf old lady's eyes flashed with displeasure, and she snorted coldly, "If your Jia family hadn't insisted on robbing someone else's house, this matter wouldn't have become so serious! It's already a good thing for you if you don't have to pay for all the trouble your Jia family has caused!"

Qin Huairu was choked by these words and was speechless, and her face became extremely ugly.

But on second thought, eight hundred yuan is really not something their family can afford...

Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed in Qin Huairu's eyes, and she asked cautiously: "Old lady, then...if I only pay for one person, is that okay?"

When Qin Huairu heard that someone wanted four hundred yuan, she suddenly had an idea in her mind.

Firstly, it was eight hundred yuan, which their family really could not afford; secondly, Qin Huairu didn't like her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, who usually just rolled her eyes at her and scolded her at every turn.

It would be better to take this opportunity to let Jia Zhang stay in jail for a while longer, so that he can have some peace and it can also be regarded as a kind of revenge on Jia Zhang, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

When the deaf old lady heard Qin Huairu's proposal, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she saw through Qin Huairu's little thoughts at once.

She looked Qin Huairu up and down with an intriguing look, with a playful smile on her lips.

Qin Huairu felt uncomfortable being stared at, and quickly explained: "Old lady, don't get me wrong, I have no choice... Our family is really in trouble now, and we can't come up with so much money... It's better to rescue Dongxu first, at least he can keep his job, otherwise our whole family will starve to death..."

After hearing this sophistry, the deaf old lady was too lazy to say anything more. She just waved her hand and said, "Okay, I understand. You guys hurry up and prepare the money, and then we will go together to rescue people."

Qin Huairu and the auntie nodded as if they had been pardoned, turned around and left in a hurry.

.....

At this time, Li Yang was sitting contentedly in his own yard, enjoying the delicious mutton soup.

After eating and drinking, Li Yang burped and thought to himself: Now I can study this "simplified system" carefully.

So, Li Yang closed his eyes and silently said "open the system interface" in his mind.

The next second, a blue translucent interface appeared in front of Li Yang. Several options were neatly arranged on the interface: cooking, forging, sewing, carpentry...

Li Yang clicked on the "Cooking Skills" column with great interest, and saw two big words written under the cooking skills - wielding a knife and flipping a spoon.

"So simple?" Li Yang was a little surprised, but still followed the instructions, picked up the kitchen knife, and gestured a few times on the chopping board.

[Ding! Cooking proficiency +1!]

A brisk reminder sounded,

Li Yang's eyes lit up and he quickly increased the speed of swinging the knife.

Soon, another series of prompt sounds rang out:

[Ding! Cooking proficiency +5!]

[Ding! Cooking proficiency +10!]

......

After a while, a layer of fine sweat beads had appeared on Li Yang's forehead, but he felt that the blood in his body was boiling and he was so excited that he couldn't control himself.

"It turns out that learning cooking skills can be so simple! In modern times, there would be no need for cooking schools!" Li Yang sighed to himself while waving a kitchen knife.

As Li Yang repeatedly flipped the spoon and swung the knife, his cooking skills improved rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Accompanied by a series of pleasant "ding ding ding" sounds, system prompts kept popping up:

[Cooking Skills + 50]

[Cooking proficiency + 10]

······

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, your cooking skills have reached the 'elite' level]

When this reminder sounded in his mind again, Li Yang's movements suddenly stopped, and his eyes flashed with disbelief.

“I’m already an elite chef? This is too fast!”

The next moment, a vast amount of culinary knowledge poured into Li Yang's brain like a spring.

The spicy and fresh flavor of Sichuan cuisine, the healthy and light flavor of Cantonese cuisine, the slightly spicy and refreshing flavor of Hunan cuisine, the thick and red sauce of Shandong cuisine... The essence of the eight major cuisines of the Huazhong family was imprinted in his mind.

And he knows the cooking methods of various dishes very well.

Spicy and sour shredded potatoes, boiled fish, chicken stewed with mushrooms, sweet and sour pork, lettuce with oyster sauce, sweet and sour pork tenderloin... Li Yang can cook these basic home-cooked dishes with great color, aroma and taste just with his eyes closed.

At this time, Li Yang had already reached the level of a sixth or seventh level cook, and was no less capable than Sha Zhu.

He secretly felt that with this "simplified system", no matter what he studied, he would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The only drawback is that he doesn't have more sophisticated kitchen utensils to practice with, otherwise he would have to try to make some difficult dishes.

Li Yang sighed softly, walked into the yard and opened the system panel

As expected, except for the two attributes of "culinary elite" and "national martial arts master", the others are still in the introductory level.

【Name: Li Yang】

【Occupation: Apprentice】

[Skills: Blacksmithing skills: not yet entry-level Benchwork skills: not yet entry-level Cooking skills: elite level Chinese martial arts: Bajiquan master level...]

Looking at the items on the panel, Li Yang felt mixed emotions.

But then I thought, I had just come here, and it was not easy to have such an achievement, so there was no need to set the goal too high.

Putting aside all distracting thoughts, Li Yang packed up his things and walked out of the house.

According to his plan, he would go to the Pigeon Market to take a look today.

The so-called "pigeon market" is actually a synonym for "black market".

During that era, the entire country implemented a planned economy, and the food and cloth coupons that ordinary people could receive were very limited, not enough to cover a family's expenses.

But in order to make more money, some people would secretly sell their own stored food or even some of their own supplies.

Over time, an underground trading market similar to a bazaar was formed.

Here, bills play a minimal role and everyone trades in cash.

Therefore, it is common for the prices of goods sold to be 30% to 50% higher than those in the state-owned market.

The pigeon market usually opens in the evening after the state-owned market closes.

At this time, the country was facing economic difficulties and everyone was tightening their belts.

Therefore, the subdistrict office turned a blind eye to this kind of "black market transaction".

On weekdays, when we catch a few street vendors, we just criticize and educate them and then let them go, and we never investigate further.

According to the original owner's memory, if you come out of the courtyard and walk south along the street, you will soon find the alley where the pigeon market is located.

Li Yang quickened his pace and walked quickly all the way.

Soon, he heard the sound of a car bell.

Looking closely, he saw several young men whizzing past him on bicycles, their clothes rustling.

Li Yang looked at their receding backs and couldn't help feeling a little envious.

It seems that in this era, a bicycle is no different from a car for ordinary people, making travel quick and convenient.

He secretly calculated that when he had more money, he would definitely get a ticket and buy a bicycle.

Thinking of this, Li Yang quickened his pace and walked forward.

At this moment, the alley was not far away, and I could faintly hear a noisy shouting coming from the alley...

Li Yang walked into the alley and saw all kinds of stalls on both sides, with a wide variety of goods.

Some sell winter clothes and quilts, some sell sweet potatoes and potatoes, and some sell homemade tofu.