Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Master Sha Zhu observed the dish—its color a vibrant red, its aroma rich with scallions—but remained silent. He picked up his chopsticks, tasted it, and shook his head.

"I didn't control the heat well enough, and it was stewed a little too long. Most customers wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I still need to practice more. This dish is about 50-60% of my skill."

He continued, "Alright, you can work here as an assistant." "Yes, Master," Sha Zhu said with a sigh of relief.

And so, Sha Zhu was able to secretly observe the master chefs' skills while assisting them, striving to learn how to cook every dish they made.

Before you knew it, it was the weekend, and during this time, Sha Zhu had officially begun learning the Liuhequan boxing style.

Today was his day off, and Sha Zhu explained to Li Xinggong that he had something to do and had asked for leave.

In the morning, Sha Zhu treated his second senior brother to a big meal at Quanjude.

After sending the second brother away, I asked a passerby for directions to the real estate exchange, intending to rent a warehouse.

At this time, real estate transactions are conducted through both private real estate exchanges and government-run real estate management offices.

Sha Zhu didn't want to deal with the military control commission; he'd have to explain the situation, which was a bit troublesome. It was much better to deal with civilians—as long as you gave them money, they didn't care what you used it for.

Sha Zhu went to the housing exchange, found a staff member, explained his situation, and said he wanted to rent a warehouse. The staff member told Sha Zhu that there were no warehouses available for rent at the moment.

They only rent and sell houses, but they can introduce people to warehouse rentals for Sha Zhu, for which they will charge a referral fee.

After Sha Zhu agreed, accompanied by staff, he found the warehouse owner and sent the real estate exchange staff away.

Following the warehouse owner, we went to see the warehouse. Sha Zhu was quite satisfied with it; it wasn't very big, just over 100 square meters, less than 200 square meters.

This area is full of warehouses for goods transfer, and the warehouse that Sha Zhu rented is quite remote, on the edge of this area.

I paid six months' rent of 36 yuan, which is six yuan a month. The warehouse owner then left.

Sha Zhu spent ten minutes doing a quick clean, then locked the storage door and prepared to go buy some large items.

Especially the iron and wooden barrels used for storage are in dire need; there are only a few barrels left in the space.

The milk from the two cows has been overflowing in every bucket these past few days; we need to find more containers to store the milk.

It's estimated that the two cows will either waste the milk they produce or suffocate.

We've only raised them for a few days, how could Shazhu bear to kill them for meat? It's better to store more milk; it won't spoil anyway.

When you arrive at the store that specializes in containers, you'll find all sorts of containers: tin buckets, iron buckets, wooden barrels, jars, earthenware vats, earthenware basins, earthenware pots, bamboo baskets, and a wide variety of other items.

After finding out the price from the shop owner, I ordered one hundred of each container and asked him to deliver them to my door.

The boss was startled; this was only because Sha Zhu had suppressed his urge to not order 1000 of each.

This stumped the boss, mainly because he didn't have enough stock, especially large ceramic earthenware jars for water storage; the store only had a few of them.

Sha Zhu told the boss that all the containers in the store would be sent to the warehouse, and then the remaining goods would be delivered directly to the warehouse address Sha Zhu provided.

After agreeing on a time in the afternoon and paying the deposit, Sha Zhu left the store and headed towards Wangfujing Department Store, mainly to buy a few sets of training clothes and short-sleeved shirts.

Everything was there, and with three or four hours until delivery in the afternoon, Sha Zhu wasn't in a hurry. He slung his backpack, the one he used for cheating, over his shoulder.

I strolled around and walked towards Wangfujing, buying whatever I liked.

On the way, I passed a meat shop that Fengzeyuan sources its meats from, and my mind was filled with images of braised pork belly, pig's head meat, twice-cooked pork, braised beef, stewed beef, and boiled beef.

I purchased 200 jin of pork plus a pig's head, 200 jin of beef, and 100 jin of beef shank from the shop owner, and paid a deposit.

He gave the boss the warehouse address, lied that he was buying for another restaurant owner, arranged a time in the afternoon, and then walked out.

Upon arriving at Wangfujing Department Store, Sha Zhu went straight to the fourth floor and bought several sets of short-sleeved shirts and training clothes.

After picking out two sets for the master, he wandered around the department store. Sha Zhu was itching to buy something, thinking that it would take thirty or forty years from the beginning to the end of the process.

The earliest grain coupons were issued in Beijing on November 1, 1953. In 1983, the State Council issued a document announcing the abolition of cloth coupons.

This marked the beginning of the gradual withdrawal of various ration coupons from the historical stage, with grain coupons ceasing to be used on May 10, 1993.

China's transition from a planned economy to a market economy marked the complete end of the era of paper currency.

Sha Zhu didn't want to be tied down by all sorts of receipts over such a long period of time.

However, Sha Zhu wasn't in a hurry. There were still more than two years before the bills began to appear on the historical stage.

This is enough time for Sha Zhu to slowly manage the space.

Just buy more items that can't be produced in the current space, like cigarettes, alcohol, and tea, and stock up on them.

There are also tea trees in the space, and they also grow sorghum and other crops for brewing. They can also learn to make tea and brew wine.

Buy some more and stock up, then you won't have to worry. You could buy more cigarettes, though. It's a pity that these days, only Zhonghua and some foreign cigarettes have filters. Other cigarettes don't have filters.

Sha Zhu did some shopping at the mall. Since it was still early, he went to the flower market and bought a large quantity of flower seeds.

And seeds of various trees, the seeds are cheap, and planting in space can speed up the process.

There's no need to buy saplings, as they're large and require delivery. You can cultivate some trees yourself and make wooden barrels in your space, so you won't have to worry about running out of containers.

I just have to go back and risk fainting to conduct the experiment. The tree seeds here are quite complete, though.

We have all the seeds that are not suitable for planting in the north in stock. Sha Zhu is not shy at all; he'll take whatever he can get, but not too much.

When trees mature, they can produce seeds that ripen and fall to the ground.

This way, they wouldn't have to go deep into the mountains to cut down trees. The boss explained the tree planting situation to Shazhu, especially some of the trees planted in the south.

He could talk endlessly about some good tree species.

"Young man, let me tell you something. These are some tree species I couldn't bear to throw away when I came from the south. Many of them are difficult to grow in the north."

Look, these are seeds of Hainan rosewood. The tree is renowned for its unique grain and fragrance, and is one of the four famous ancient Chinese woods.

It mainly grows in Hainan, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces of China and is considered a top-grade timber, absolutely excellent for making furniture.

When I came from there, the little bald guy was still resisting. I risked my life to bring him here.

Look, these are the seeds of agarwood, known for their unique aroma and rarity. They are widely used in the production of incense and command extremely high prices.

This is the seed of *Pterocarpus santalinus*, known for its unique red grain and durability, and used to make furniture and handicrafts.

And this is the seed of chicken wing wood, which is known for its unique texture and excellent quality, and is widely used in the production of high-end furniture and decorations.

This is ironwood, known for its high oil content and excellent physical properties, and is mainly used in shipbuilding and other fields.

Nanmu wood, known for its corrosion resistance and beautiful grain, is a precious wood in traditional Chinese culture.

This is the seed of ebony, a very valuable decorative wood.

This is sandalwood, known for its long-lasting fragrance and rarity, and is one of the slowest-growing tree species in the world.

This is rosewood, known for its dark grain and excellent physical properties, and is used to make furniture and handicrafts.

This is rosewood, known for its beautiful grain and excellent physical properties, and is widely used in the making of furniture and handicrafts.

These seeds are from trees that produce high-quality timber. These trees are prized for their unique characteristics, beautiful grain, or rarity, and are widely used to make high-end furniture, handicrafts, and decorative materials.

These are maple seeds, a high-grade wood unique to Beijing. It is especially favored in furniture making due to its high hardness and resistance to breakage.

These seeds aren't expensive, and you don't need to go to the woods to pick them. Even if you wanted to, you'd have to wait two months for the seeds to fall from the trees, right?

Goodness, the boss was explaining each type of seed to Sha Zhu one by one; looks like he really loves it!

"Alright, alright, I'll take them all. What's the price, boss?" Sha Zhu couldn't take it anymore. There were still dozens of kinds of tree seeds. How long was this going to take?