In the past year or so after he transmigrated, He Yuzhu basically did not get involved in the Siheyuan. He went out early and returned late every day to do his own things. The only people he interacted with were the Deaf Old Lady, First Uncle, and Third Uncle.
When He Daqing and the White Widow had just left, the neighbors in the Siheyuan had avoided He Yuzhu and his sister, afraid that the siblings would need help from others. Later on, they slowly got used to turning a blind eye to them.
In the entire courtyard, there was only one auntie who would help out while taking care of the Deaf Old Lady. At that time, He Yuzhu was still his original self. He was a person with thick nerves, so he took care of He Yuzhu occasionally. Whenever He Yuzhu came back late, the little girl often did not even have food to eat. It was the auntie who could not stand it and gave He Yuzhu some food.
After transmigrating, He Yuzhu was very satisfied with this situation. He did not want to deal with these people in the first place, so he took this opportunity to alienate them. As a transmigrator, it would be too low-class for him to limit his vision to the family affairs of this courtyard house.
He Yuzhu didn't go near the neighbors, nor did she flirt around the courtyard house like in the original movie. She started to become transparent. Even Xu Damao, who had been enemies since they were young, didn't have any disputes because they rarely met.
It was ten years earlier than the original drama, so the famous scenes in the original drama had not started yet, but the best scenes still existed.
The people of the Imperial Capital were particular about " not marrying in the first month, but not in the twelfth month." Therefore, it was the peak period of marriage before the Spring Festival. He Yuzhu was also very busy during this period of time. Almost every day, someone would ask him to cook. Therefore, not only did his income increase greatly, but he also got a lot of chicken, duck, and fish. The money bag that he had spent buying old wine and precious wood was slowly filled up again.
The family was full of supplies. There were more than a hundred catties of chicken, duck, fish, meat, and various dried meat. The siblings and the Deaf Old Lady could not finish eating meat every day, so they wanted to marinate the chicken, duck, fish, and meat so that they could be stored for a longer time.
Although the System Backpack could store the meat, and it was even fresher than a refrigerator, after all, time did not stop in the System Backpack. However, everyone saw that he had brought back so much meat. If he did not deal with it, it would be a loophole. He Yuzhu did not want to cause adverse consequences because of a moment of negligence. Besides, he could increase the variety of ingredients. Why not?
The two siblings took advantage of Sunday to move two large vats to the courtyard. They were prepared to make all kinds of cured meat, sausages, salted fish, dried duck, and dried chicken with the chicken, duck, and fish that they had received during this period of time.
The Third Master, Yan Bugui, was a stingy and calculative person. But to be honest, he had no other choice. He had to feed a family of six with an income of thirty yuan a month, including three young boys who could eat him to death. If he didn't calculate, he couldn't survive. Seeing the siblings marinating salted fish and bacon, he wondered if he could get some benefits.
Yan Bugui came to the middle court to look for He Yuzhu. Seeing that the siblings were busy, Yan Bugui said,"Zhu Zi, there are so many chickens, ducks, fish, and meat. There must be at least a hundred kilograms.”
Seeing Yan Bugui come over, He Yuzhu knew what he was thinking and said casually,""Some of my friends thought highly of my craftsmanship and asked me to help them marinate some bacon and sausages. I'm just doing them a favor in exchange for some food.”
Yan Bugui came forward and said,"There are so many. Can you two siblings handle it?" Why don't you ask your third aunt to come over and help you? She's also good at making bacon.”
He Yuzhu did not dislike this Yan Bugui. Although this person was scheming and did not seem to have much humanity, he was forced by life. He was not like the Widow Qin in the original drama who went around crying about poverty. Although he liked to use some small tricks to take advantage of others, he had principles and bottom lines. Therefore, He Yuzhu did not mind lending a hand when he could.
Then he said to Yan Bugui,"If it's convenient, I'll have to trouble Third Aunt to help."”
"It's convenient, it's convenient. I'll call her over now."”
He turned around and ran back to his wife." Mom, He Yuzhu's family is making bacon and sausages. Go and help. He's not a stingy person. He'll probably give us some later."”
Third Aunt was tidying up the house. When she heard Yan Bugui's words, her eyes lit up. She quickly put down her work and walked to the middle court with Yan Bugui.
He Yuzhu was using a big pot to prepare the condiments. He was preparing to smear them on the meat strips. When he saw Third Aunt come over, he said,"Third Aunt, I'll have to trouble you. Please help me cut this meat into about two catties.”
"Alright, there's a lot of meat here. I'll help you sort it out first." Third Aunt smiled and said.”
This time, He Yuzhu used Sichuan cooking methods to make bacon. He was prepared to make two kinds of cured and smoked meat. The preserved fish was made in your province, while the dried duck and dried chicken were the specialties of Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. After his culinary skills improved greatly, he wanted to make some special flavors as a New Year gift.
These days were not like the later generations. Logistics was not as developed. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was not easy for a large number of officials and generals from all over the country to eat their hometown dishes in the capital. He Yuzhu wanted to make some local specialties to give away during the New Year. It was not worth much, but it was a rare good thing.
Of course, the high-ranking officials would be arranged by the Beijing offices. However, this era was not as rich in resources as the later era. It was difficult for some of the leaders to eat the taste of their hometown.
He placed the seasoned meat strips into two large vats layer by layer. He Yuzhu put some of the cut meat into a large bowl and gave it to Third Aunt. Third Aunt politely said a few words and went back happily.
Yan Bugui had been fiddling with his plants in the front yard. When he saw Third Aunt come back, he quickly asked,"Are you done? What did I give you?"
Third Aunt excitedly handed the bowl to Yan Bugui,""Here, there's more than half a catty of meat. It's all high-quality streaky pork.”
Yan Bugui also said happily,"Ha, there are seven or eight taels here. It can last for three days, but Zhu Zi is still generous.”
Third Aunt also agreed." Yeah, I saw that he gave me most of the meat he cut off. He only kept three or four pieces for himself."”
He Yuzhu kept two or three taels of meat that he had cut off. It was not that he was reluctant to give it all to Third Aunt, but it was not like how people in this era did things. He still had to do things according to the way people of this era did things. He could not be unconventional and avoid revealing his biggest secret.
He Yuzhu asked his sister to keep an eye on him while he went out to help cook. He Yuzhu had been practicing non-stop during this period of time, and his Shandong and Sichuan Cuisines had already reached the Master Level. Although he was only at Level 10 of the Master Level, he was already considered a top chef in this world. The people who hired him to cook had already waited for a month.
He was helping people cook now to expand his connections. Resources and money were secondary, so he was also picking people to help cook now. Of course, not many of the people who hired him were ordinary workers. After all, the market for hiring him had already gone up, and ordinary people were really reluctant to spend this money.
Today, he was helping the son of Superintendent Zhang from the neighboring district police station cook for his wedding banquet. The only flaw was that he had not brought any disciples with him. He had to ask the main family to find two aunties to help him pack the ingredients. He first talked to Superintendent Zhang about the menu arrangements, the preparation of the ingredients, and so on. Then, he chatted and made friends. When the ingredients were almost ready, he would go and cook.
He Yuzhu was still very serious in helping others cook. He was 120% focused. The dishes made by a master chef were naturally beautiful, fragrant, and delicious. The customers ate to their heart's content. They all ate heartily and praised them greatly. A few of them even pulled Director Zhang to help introduce the head chef.
Director Zhang was also generous. Not only did he give them 10 yuan, but he also gave them some pork, mutton, tobacco, alcohol, and sweets. He also gave them two bottles of canned red braised pork. Although the taste of the canned meat could not compare to He Yuzhu's craftsmanship, this thing was rare. It was worth giving it to others.
This time, by helping out with the cooking, not only did he get to know Director Zhang, but he also got to know a few friends of similar level under his introduction. This was how he opened up his network. Don't underestimate people at this level. The director of the Imperial Police Station was a deputy director, and his friends at that level were similar.
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