I am He Yuzhu in Siheyuan

Yu Shui is almost 13 years old and is a grown-up girl. It’s no longer time to set off firecrackers and blast mud like she did when she was a child.

Now she has started to become vain, and the way she dresses, speaks and eats is becoming more mature.

As she gets older, Yu Shui's circle of friends becomes wider. She rides her bicycle to her classmates' homes during holidays, and sometimes her classmates come to visit her. Now she looks more and more like a lady from a noble family.

With news from newspapers and radios reporting that a certain commune had produced 3000 kilograms of grain per mu, or that a certain commune had raised hundreds of pigs this year, it seemed that the country was growing richer in this restless age.

During the Spring Festival this year, there were indeed more supplies on the market, and everyone bought a lot of unplanned things, so everyone's New Year's goods were very rich. Many people from ordinary families were able to have a good New Year.

He Yuzhu, like everyone else, prepared a lot of New Year's goods. He asked someone to pick up the cotton in the space, and he and Yushui made a few cotton clothes and quilts. Then he cleared the flowers and quietly planted wheat, not even planting melons.

He Yuzhu thinks that he is an ordinary person who cannot change anything. With only one acre of land, he cannot support all the people. National development is also a process of crossing the river by feeling the stones. Only when encountering setbacks will one learn lessons. This is a necessary experience for national development.

The food was very good during the Chinese New Year. It was the most abundant year that Yu Shui had ever experienced since she could remember. What she didn’t know was that it would also be the most abundant year she had in the next nearly 20 years.

This year, He Yuzhu was more generous to Yu Shui than in previous years. He bought Yu Shui everything she wanted and even bought her a radio in her room, which made her friends very envious.

She was able to use the family's food coupons as she pleased, which reduced her small piggy bank's savings to only 186 yuan, which was more than the average family's savings.

In recent years, He Yuzhu's private work price has increased a little, but his salary has not increased. He asked for more food coupons. In addition to his current fame, some leaders directly gave him milk powder coupons and malted milk coupons. So the current Yu Shui is definitely better off than in the original drama. Although he has not gained weight, his face has begun to have baby fat, and his figure is not so thin anymore.

Especially after He Yuzhu gave her a brand new ladies' watch on New Year's Eve, she jumped up happily, hugged He Yuzhu, and kissed He Yuzhu on the face.

"Brother, you are so nice to me. How did you know I wanted a watch? None of my classmates have one yet."

"Yushui, you will be a big girl soon. You will go to junior high school after the New Year and become an adult. We have been dependent on each other for the past few years. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well? Although we don't have parents to help us, I am He Yuzhu's sister. You should have what they have."

He Yuzhu said as he touched Yu Shui's head.

"Silly brother," Yu Shui laughed and then burst into tears, and then hugged He Yuzhu. The first few years after He Daqing ran away made her feel insecure, and she was always afraid that He Yuzhu would abandon him, so she always pretended to be very sensible.

As she grew up, He Yuzhu treated her better and better. Whenever there was something delicious, he would give it to her. Sometimes he would give her a few more dollars from his own savings account. The best thing in her memory was when her brother first started working as a cook in the steel mill. He would call her to eat at around 9 o'clock in the evening. The two siblings would sneak around in their room and not dare to make any noise.

People's living conditions were very poor at that time and they could eat meat less than twice a month. She still remembers her surprise when she saw the rich meat dishes in the lunch box.

My brother is a very capable person. He always has delicious food in his lunch box. When I was a child, what I looked forward to most was the moment when my brother would bring back the lunch box in the evening.

"Yushui, don't cry. It won't look good if you keep crying. You will be a grown-up girl from now on. There are differences between men and women. I can't take care of you in everything. I originally wanted to find you a sister-in-law to take care of you, but who knew it would be so troublesome. If you need anything in the future, be sure to tell me and I will do my best to get it for you."

"Yeah, I understand, brother."

"Next year you can ride the bike too. It will be convenient for you to go to school. But you must keep a low profile. If someone bullies you, you must tell me and I will chop him up and cook him into a dish."

"Brother, don't worry, no one will bully me."

"Well, you must work hard. I have high expectations for you. You must graduate from a technical secondary school. Then I will show off like Liu Haizhong." He Yuzhu said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, brother. Your sister is very smart and has good grades. I will definitely be admitted to a technical secondary school and will not embarrass you."

He Yushui said in a firm tone

"Well, we have an agreement. Once you pass the technical secondary school entrance exam and become a cadre, you will protect your brother in the future."

The time during the Chinese New Year passes quickly, and every holiday feels like it goes by faster than any other time.

He Yuzhu borrowed a bicycle and rode to school with Yushui, carrying a blanket, luggage, and some non-staple food prepared by He Yuzhu.

After locking the bicycle in the shed, someone gave me two tags with the same number on them. One was put on the trailer and the other was loaded on my bike. I could pick up the bicycle with the tags at the end of the week. I was charged one cent per week.

Girls dormitory entrance

"I won't go in. You can do the rest by yourself. Remember, pack your money and tickets. If you lose them, tell the teacher first and I will bring them to you. Always fill the tea bottle and drink more tea. We have no shortage of tea at home. Wash your feet at night."

“I remember that, brother.”

"Well, I'll go first."

"it is good"

After He Yuzhu returned, he first went to the steel rolling mill to return the canteen director's bicycle, and then went to work. The canteen director said that today was not considered a leave and he was going to work as usual.

When they arrived at the kitchen, everyone else was doing their own job. Ma Hua had just finished peeling the potatoes and was now slicing them. This should be his job. He was late in delivering the rain water today, so Ma Hua wanted to help him do some of it first.

Ma Hua has been in the kitchen for almost half a year. After getting familiar with the people in the kitchen, he is no longer so taciturn. His wife chats with the aunties in the cafeteria and is considered to be eloquent. Now when I have nothing to do, I follow him and watch him work and cook. I come early every day to wipe his recliner and cabinets, and then make tea and wait.

"Ma Hua, stop cutting it. If you continue, you'll cut your hands. This is a vegetarian dish, no meat or anything." He Yuzhu said

When Ma Hua saw him coming and heard what he said, he quickly put down his knife and made way for him.

"You've watched me work for so long, and I can't even hold a knife properly."

He Yuzhu said as he took out his kitchen knife from the box on his workstation.

"Look, boy, this is how you hold the knife. This is how you hold it so it's easier to use force."

He Yuzhu first demonstrated how to hold a knife, and Ma Hua quickly picked up the knife and imitated it. He Yuzhu corrected his gestures and said

"Look, kid, this is how you cut the potato shreds. They must be the same size so you can control the heat better and avoid some noodles being fried too much and some not cooked enough."

After saying that, He Yuzhu first sliced ​​the potatoes into slices, then spread them out and started cutting them.

"Don't cut the potato shreds too thin for the big pot dish, otherwise they will all break when fried. Boy, practice hard."

He Yuzhu gave him a few potatoes, then left them alone and started cutting them himself.

Ma Hua listened to what he said and watched him work, and couldn't help but say

“Thank you, Master.”

Seeing that He Yuzhu didn't refute, his face looked like he had eaten honey shit, he grinned and started practicing.

After He Yuzhu finished cooking, Ma Hua quickly brought the basin over. After the dishes were poured into the basin, Ma Hua immediately handed over the tea that had been cold for a while, and then began to clean his workstation.

"After dinner, find two clean bricks and a rope and come over."

"Okay, Master."

Ma Hua replied, and seeing He Yuzhu drinking tea without refutation, he immediately grinned. If they were not in the kitchen, he would have been so excited that he would have done somersaults.

After dinner, Ma Hua found something. He Yuzhu stacked two bricks together, tied them up with a rope and handed them to him.

"Practice your arm strength. Flipping a pan and cutting vegetables are both physically demanding tasks. You can't do them without strength in your hands."

Two big blue bricks, not light at all

"Put your arms horizontally, take a break when you feel tired, practice slowly, go home at night and rub your arms with medicinal wine, and then forget about it.

At 4 p.m., the canteen director came over

"Zhu Zi, we have a treat tonight. There are 6 dishes. You can prepare them."

Then he took out a ticket from his pocket.

"Your bicycle was used by your sister for school. When Director Li found out, he asked me to give this to you. He also said that he would let you work hard and would not let you suffer any loss."

After that, he handed the ticket to He Yuzhu and left.

He Yuzhu took the ticket, a 28-yuan note, and put it in his pocket.

"Ma Hua, stop practicing, take a break, and watch my skills later."

"Yes, master."

The people in the cafeteria heard the conversation between the two and looked over, congratulating them.

"Ma Hua, you quietly became Master He's apprentice. That's amazing. You should learn well. I tell you, Master He's craftsmanship is one of the best in the city."

Everyone in the cafeteria said

Ma Hua's mouth corners are now harder to suppress than AK, and he keeps agreeing

“Yes, I will do my best.”

The times are progressing, and people's impetuousness is not only in the lower classes, everyone is bragging without thinking. The same is true in the steel mill, where the leaders have been in meetings recently and the canteen is open for cooking in the evening, and everyone is describing a false prosperity.

Evening. Small canteen. Li Huaide's place.

He Yuzhu was cooking when he saw a familiar-looking person, Liu Lan. He hadn't seen her for a long time since he was transferred to Canteen 3. It was not until Liu Lan picked up the dishes and walked towards the private room that he stopped thinking and continued working.