I am He Yuzhu in Siheyuan

New Year's Day!

The sound of firecrackers started from early morning. In this era when houses are not well soundproofed, I woke up at around 4 o'clock.

Fire three cannons before opening the door, which means good luck. The weather is so cold that I don't want to move, but there is still warmth in the bed. I don't care, I go back to sleep.

Half asleep and half awake, I suddenly felt a chill on my neck and shuddered. I saw Yu Shui standing at the head of the bed. She laughed when she saw that he woke up.

Forget it, you can’t hit children during the New Year!

Get up, brush your teeth, wash your face, and make dumplings and steamed buns.

"Yushui, take this bowl of dumplings and two steamed buns to the old lady. I'll heat up the leftovers."

"Okay, got it, bro."

After the food is heated up and the rain comes back, it's time to eat.

"Brother, my wife gave me 1 yuan as New Year's gift. This 5000 yuan is for you. By the way, my aunt also gave me 5000 yuan as New Year's gift when I came back."

"Well, keep them all. Let's eat first. After that, I'll take you for a walk."

"it is good."

After the two of them finished their meal, they went out and saw their neighbors greeting them.

"Happy New Year, uncle,"

"Happy New Year, brother Jia, happy New Year, sister-in-law,"

"Happy New Year, Uncle Third, and Happy New Year, Uncle Wang and Aunt Zhang."

After a round of greetings, he walked out.

In the first few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the military control was extremely strict. Everyone lived a simple life. There was no fight over houses or moral blackmail. We were just neighbors. There were no conflicts or favors. Everyone just lived their own lives.

The streets were full of people. Tiananmen Square, Houhai, and the overpass were extremely lively. After strolling around for a whole morning, He Yuzhu and his sister's hands were occupied with snacks and toys.

"Yushui, I bought so many things. I wonder how long you will finish eating them. There is so much meat at home. I wonder if you will eat it all."

"Eat, I can eat." Yu Shui said with a bulging belly, unwilling to admit defeat.

"Okay, they're all yours, no one will snatch them from you."

I continued to go out for a walk in the afternoon. There was no mahjong or poker, so I could only play chess and go. There was only one chess set, and He Yuzhu couldn't get involved. There was no go set in the yard, so I could only go out and hang out.

In the evening, there was a meeting of the whole institute.

After listening to the three uncles' meaningless words on the stage, the people below chatted and made noises. After mocking each other with Xu Damao, the meeting ended.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, visit relatives.

He Yushui's mother died after he was born. Due to the chaos and war in those years, he had long lost contact with his grandfather.

He Daqing had no brothers, and his previous relationships ran off with the widow before he had time to hand them over to his own people, so he had no relatives to turn to.

Just like in the drama, if Sha Zhu had a reliable relative, he wouldn't have lived like that.

People can't be idle, otherwise it's easy to have random thoughts.

In this era, there is no Internet and no entertainment. Although Yu Shui is around, he sometimes feels bored and lonely. So He Yuzhu has been working diligently and not letting himself think too much.

I will be 19 years old after the Chinese New Year, so I have to think about the future in advance. Yu Shui is growing up, and it’s time for there to be a woman in the family.

Who should I look for? I think of the woman's fate in the play.

A widow certainly can't do that. Since she came to this era, she has been avoiding neighbor relationships. She wants to stay away from Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family. She never dares to accept any kindness, for fear that she will not be able to repay it in the future and that others will stick to her like taffy.

Lou Xiao'e, a rich lady, is not like other time-travelers who can be met on the street. Lou Bancheng is a red capitalist who lives better than others. Miss Lou lives better than all the second-generations in the country. If the wind was not blowing in the wrong direction, Xu Jia would be a servant of the Lou family and would marry Xu Damao. Grandma

Xu Damao was like a ancestor brought back home. He had to do everything by himself when he got home. Every time he went to the Lou family, he looked down on them. Lou Xiao'e would say that he had a small-peasant mentality.

This is impossible for him. They are not a good match. Lou Bancheng will never look down on him. He Yuzhu is very self-aware. Besides, no one can protect the Lou family after the storm.

Qin Jingru, in the play, went on a blind date with Sha Zhu, but ran away with Xu Damao halfway through. Even though she knew that Xu Damao was a married man, she still rushed to him like a moth to a flame. She didn't want to have anything to do with Qin Huairu's family. The most important thing was that she was only 10 years later.

Yu Haitang, this woman is not to be messed with, needless to say, and she is about the same size as the rain.

Ran Qiuye, a returnee from overseas, is full of troubles in The Wind Rises. She also looks down on Sha Zhu in the play. It is not until she is sweeping the streets after The Wind Rises that she remembers Sha Zhu, who was driven away by the widow. Needless to say, he is not suitable and is looked down upon by others.

Some netizens said that Yu Li and Sha Zhu are a good match. They didn't even watch the drama seriously. Yu Li is just like her sister. She is very ambitious. After marriage, she managed Yan Jiecheng so well that he was obedient. She would ignore people who looked down on her. It is estimated that people would not even look at her with her current conditions.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. At worst, I can just pick one from the countryside after 58 years. There are so many people who want to move to the city, and my conditions are not bad either.

He Yuzhu came to this era. Unlike Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao, he wanted to be an official. He had no education, no background, no connections, and his brains and methods were far inferior to those old officials.

If you dive in like a fool, you probably won’t survive more than three episodes. If a person has the ability to succeed in any era, I would be a social animal in modern times, and it won’t be much better in this era.

He Yuzhu fell asleep unknowingly while thinking.

Happy days are short, and holidays are even shorter.

The sixth day of the first lunar month is a good start to work.

Last year's production task in the workshop has been completed, but this year's production task has not yet been issued, and the raw materials have not yet arrived. The past two days have been spent on machine maintenance and general cleaning, with the old workers teaching the apprentices some detailed knowledge.

In the kitchen, as usual, as soon as work starts, the workers have to eat. Maozi hasn't come to work yet, and the canteen can't be opened casually. The cadres are not so bold now.

As for He Yuzhu, the apprentice in the play has not arrived yet, but there is good news.

The canteen director introduced him to a side job on Sunday: one of his nephews was getting married and was planning to set up a few tables. He heard that there was a good chef working under him at the steel mill and wanted to ask him to hire him.

"Zhu Zi, there are six tables over there, each table costs 6. I'll prepare the food in the next few days and let you know. You can make a menu when the time comes. I'll let his family take a look and we'll make the reservation."

"Don't worry, Director. I promise I won't embarrass you."

"Well, okay, I trust you to do the job."

Sunday, afternoon.

He Yuzhu carried two lunch boxes and walked home with a red envelope in his pocket. He was very proud of the money he earned from several days' work.

6 yuan may seem expensive, but it’s only once in a lifetime for a wedding, and my cooking skills have not been practiced in vain. And it’s not every time that I can see a wedding table set up.

Those who set the table must be able to afford it, and those who cannot afford it must not set the table. Just now, the host has been praising his own cooking skills and frequently toasting his immediate boss, and everyone is happy.

When I returned to the courtyard, I first met the door god Yan Bugui.

"Silly Zhu, are you going to prepare a banquet for someone? It seems you have learned the skill. What's in the lunch box? Uncle San has a bottle of good wine. Let's drink together tonight?"

"Uncle, this is an order from our superior, so we can't refuse. The cook is not allowed to come to the table, but it is given by the master. Rainwater is still growing, and it is not enough for Rainwater to eat."

He Yuzhu left after saying this, not giving him the chance to take advantage of others.

"Silly Zhu, I brought some food back. Come, let me heat it up for you. You can have a drink with your brother Dongxu tonight and share in the good fortune."

Jia Zhang was about to reach out her hand, and He Yuzhu quickly said

"No need, Aunt Jia, I have to go to the old lady's place to eat later. I promised."

Jia Zhang stood there for a moment. She really couldn't afford to offend the old lady, so she turned around and went home, mumbling something.

He Yuzhu really didn't expect that two boxes of vegetables would attract prying eyes, so he had to move the old lady out to block it. There were only him and Yu Shui in his house, and they were usually not very high-profile, so he didn't know what was going on this time.

What he didn't know was that the Jia family didn't have enough food, and most of the fine grains and meat coupons had been exchanged. Except for the Spring Festival with Yi Zhonghai's family, they rarely saw meat, and everyone was hungry and thin. The situation of Yan Bugui's family was not much better, and the pickles were divided by the root.

In the evening, at the old lady's house, the old lady told him the reason and warned him that a little bit of kindness will be resented, and that helping in emergencies should not be done to help the poor. Don't be kind indiscriminately, or you will suffer a great loss.

He Yuzhu followed the old lady's advice and cooked porridge at the old lady's house, heated up a few large white steamed buns, mixed the vegetables in the lunch box together and heated them up, and the three of them started eating.

What he didn't expect was that the smell of the hot food spread out, making Xu Damao, who was alone at home, suffer.