Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

"He Yuzhu, are you wearing new shoes?"

“Yes.” He Yuzhu knew that Xu Huizhen and Xiangcao lived in the same house, so he didn’t want to stay in the yard any longer and carried a basket of vegetables into the kitchen.

Xu Huizhen looked at it more and more familiarly. Didn't it look like the pair of shoes that Xiangcao had made in the last two days?

Thinking back to when Xiangcao entered the courtyard with the package in front of He Yuzhu, could it be that these shoes were really a gift from Xiangcao to him?

He Yuzhu went into the kitchen, cleaned up as usual, made tea for his master and fellow apprentices, and greeted and chatted with them when they arrived.

Then check the various sauces made yesterday, and ask, "Approximately how many plates of cold dishes did you sell last night?"

Wang Song thought for a moment: "There should be more than 100 discs, but less than 200."

He Yuzhu did some mental calculations. Based on his experience and the number of dishes, he could deduce that Wang Song should make two dishes, and he would gain some experience.

This is half the effort compared to my experience of making cold dishes myself, but it's still pretty good.

After all, you have to practice knife skills for 10 minutes to gain even a little experience.

Chapter 41 Dexterous Hands

Moreover, this gives general experience that can be added to any skill.

In the courtyard, Xu Huizhen grabbed Xiangcao, who had just come out of the dormitory, and asked, "Where are the shoes you made these past two days?"

"Which shoes?" Vanilla countered.

Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes: "Stop playing dumb with me, I just made that pair of extra-large shoes."

"I...I made it for my brother?"

"Don't try to fool me. I'm asking you, aren't those the shoes He Yuzhu is wearing?"

Vanilla blushed instantly, but still stubbornly insisted, "No."

That's how little girls think; even if they've done it, they just won't admit it.

"How about we confront He Yuzhu?"

"You're so boring! I'm not going. It's time for work." Xiangcao broke free from Xu Huizhen's hand and ran away, her face flushed.

"You still won't admit it, it's obvious."

As Xu Huizhen spoke, she felt a tightness in her chest, but she didn't know why.

He Yuzhu was busy until after 10 o'clock when Hu Shaoqing, the manager who was rarely seen, came to inspect the kitchen.

Head chef Zhang Zusheng quickly stepped forward to chat with him, and the two talked for a while.

He Yuzhu didn't pay much attention and focused on his own business.

Besides preparing vegetarian cold dishes, He Yuzhu is now also in charge of braising various meats, which is more than originally planned.

Each stove has a large pot on it containing simmering broth and braised food.

Fortunately, this job is quite easy; all you need to do is pay close attention.

As He Yuzhu was chopping vegetables, he suddenly felt the surroundings darken. He looked up and saw Hu Shaoqing and Zhang Zusheng standing by his workbench.

"Hello, Manager Hu. Hello, Master Zhang."

The two nodded with smiles, and then Zhang Zusheng introduced, "This is He Yuzhu. Although he has only been in our kitchen for a month, his cooking skills are inherited from his family. Yesterday's cold dishes were all thanks to He Yuzhu."

"Really? I didn't know Xiao He was so capable." Hu Shaoqing praised him, complimenting the cold dishes he had prepared yesterday.

He Yuzhu quickly and modestly responded without saying much, and the two left.

He Yuzhu thought to himself: What's the use of just praising me? I'm still getting paid as an apprentice, and I don't even know how to give myself a raise.

Wang Song was quite envious and came over to say a few sarcastic words, but Zhang Yong called him back to chop onions.

He Yuzhu smiled, while Wang Song's face was already covered in tears.

Chopping onions is the most painful task. Although washing them with water helps a lot, you still end up crying after chopping a lot.

Kitchen work is monotonous; every day is the same routine, and before you know it, the day is over, and it's time to go home.

He Yuzhu prepared plenty of broth, gave Wang Song some instructions, and then went home.

I took the bus back to Gulou Street Station, and when I got off, I saw the little girl from the morning still collecting donations.

Since the start of the campaign last year, the community has launched several fundraising campaigns, but the enthusiasm for fundraising has waned considerably.

The truth is that residents simply don't have any extra money on hand.

In particular, some saboteurs are spreading rumors, claiming that President Chiang will soon return, and also claiming that he suffered a defeat on the Korean Peninsula battlefield. True and false information are everywhere.

He Yuzhu had a lot of money in his pocket, especially since he had borrowed 300 yuan from Yi Zhonghai, so he wanted to donate more and walked towards the little girl.

The girl was already very tired, but she was still very enthusiastic in stopping people, hoping to raise more cash.

Her eyes lit up as a middle-aged man dressed in silk approached, and she quickly stepped forward to solicit donations.

The middle-aged man only noticed Tian Zao when she walked right up to him, and with a look of disgust, he turned away and walked past her, quickly taking two steps to avoid her.

He bumped into a pedestrian next to him, almost knocking him over, and couldn't help but curse.

The other party retaliated with insults, and it looked like they were about to start arguing.

The middle-aged man looked at the other man's strong physique and immediately backed down. He tucked his tail between his legs and quickly walked a few steps. Seeing that the other man did not chase after him, he vented his anger by cursing a few times.

He Yuzhu shook his head, thinking, "There are all kinds of people in this world."

Judging from the fact that the other person was dressed in fine silk and satin and wore a jade thumb ring, one could tell that they were from a wealthy family.

With a mental scan, I found two silver dollars and several other coins in the wallet.

This guy is definitely a capitalist.

At that time, capitalists were still treated very well. As long as they didn't have any lives on their hands, weren't special people, or were people who were loyal to President Chiang, the government wouldn't target them.

So capitalists are still living quite comfortably right now.

However, seeing that this person's character was not good, He Yuzhu was angry and deliberately walked forward.

The other person was still very angry, muttering curses with their head down, and then bumped into He Yuzhu.

"Can't you see where you're going?" The middle-aged man was about to yell in anger.

He Yuzhu said fiercely, "You old fool, you're the one who can't watch where you're going."

When the other person met He Yuzhu's fierce gaze, they immediately stopped cursing.

If it were a young face, the other party might not be afraid, but He Yuzhu looked fierce and somewhat frightening.

Those who dare to threaten others on the street at this hour are all hooligans. The middle-aged man cursed his bad luck, said it was a misunderstanding, and quickly left.

He Yuzhu originally intended to run into them and then find an excuse to beat them up.

With just a glance, the middle-aged man's purse fell to the ground, and the thought of hitting him vanished.

We should pick up the money bag from the ground first. No one around noticed, and even if they did, they would assume that He Yuzhu dropped it himself.

You have mastered a new job skill – Dexterity, level 1.

He Yuzhu was genuinely stunned. He picked up a wallet and was given a skill? Was it because he picked it up too fast?

I looked down at my hands, and they were still the same hands as before, with no visible changes.

However, after moving my fingers around a few times, I felt that my hands were more flexible.

"Not bad, but it should be even more dexterous when chopping vegetables."

Since the system has already provided the skill, we can only accept it.

After walking a few steps, he saw a general store. He Yuzhu thought that his family didn't even have a needle, so he turned around and went in to buy two packs of needles and thimbles, and then bought a lot of balls of yarn in various colors.

Of course, I paid with my own money; I have no interest in spending other people's money.

Finding the money bag was just an accident.

He took the money bag, emptied the money into his hand, and then put the wallet into his spatial storage after leaving the house.

I definitely can't keep this money for myself. The girl I'm fundraising for shouldn't be far away, so all this money should be donated.

Not far along, we saw Tian Zao walking forward again, carrying a donation box.

He walked to the side and reached in to put all the money into the donation box.

Because her hand was covering the area, Tianzao couldn't see how much the money was.

Tian Zao looked up and saw a somewhat familiar face. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Comrade."

"You're welcome. Donating is something everyone should do."

Chapter 42 The Dean

Just as He Yuzhu was about to leave, the girl called out, "Wait a minute, what's your name? My name is Tian Zao, nice to meet you."

He Yuzhu said, "My name is He Yuzhu, and it's a pleasure to meet you."

"He Yuzhu?"

At first, Tian Zao thought the name sounded familiar, then suddenly realized and asked, "Your father is He Daqing?"