Courtyard House: Passing through the Silly Pillar, Activating the Blessed Cave Heaven

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He Yushui grabbed a chicken leg, took a big bite, and asked indistinctly, "Brother, what kind of chicken is this? I've never tasted anything this delicious before."

"This is air-dried chicken that my older brother made. Is it delicious?"

"It smells amazing!" She puffed out her cheeks and nodded vigorously.

"If you like it, your older brother will make it for you often in the future."

He Yuzhu ate two bowls of noodles and finished the whole dried chicken.

Looking at the empty basin, he leaned back comfortably in his chair and rubbed his round belly.

He Yushui followed his example and gently patted her little belly.

After lunch, He Yushui still hadn't realized that He Daqing wasn't home.

After cleaning up the dishes, He Yuzhu locked the kitchen and courtyard doors, returned to the main room, and pondered for a long time.

He knew in his heart that this matter could not be kept secret sooner or later, so he might as well tell his sister the situation as soon as possible.

"Rain, come here, your big brother has something to tell you." He pulled his sister into his arms and said gently, "From now on, your big brother will take care of you. Let's live together, okay?"

"That's great!" He Yushui's eyes sparkled as she excitedly asked, "Does this mean Big Brother doesn't have to learn to cook from Master anymore? He can stay home with me every day from now on?"

"Yes, Big Brother has completed his apprenticeship and can now play with Yushui every day."

"But Dad used to say that learning to cook takes a very long time—" She suddenly paused, then asked in confusion, "Huh, why hasn't Dad come home for dinner yet today?"

He Yuzhu looked at his belatedly aware younger sister and sighed softly.

"It's not that Master doesn't want Big Brother anymore, it's just that Big Brother is too smart. He quickly learned how to cook, so he didn't have to study for so long."

Dad went out to take care of some business and will be back in a while.

"For now, let the rain stay with you, brother, okay?"

"Okay! I want to sleep with my older brother tonight, and he'll tell me stories."

When did Dad leave? How long will he be gone? When will he be back?

"Okay, from now on, Big Brother will tell Rainwater a story every night."

Dad left home on the day we went to fly kites.

He didn't say exactly how long he'd be gone, but he'd come back to check on Yushui after he finished his business.

"Big brother has some errands to run at Master's house later. Yushui, would you like to come with him?"

"it is good."

"The rain is so good."

He Yuzhu locked the door, took his younger sister's hand, and walked towards his master Wu Baotian's house.

On the way, they saw a vendor selling candied hawthorns. He Yuzhu noticed that his younger sister was staring longingly at the candied hawthorns, so he led her to the stall.

"Boss, how much are the candied hawthorns?"

"Small skewers are 1,000 yuan, large skewers are 2,000 yuan."

He Yuzhu thought to himself: There are six people in Master's family: Master's wife, senior sister, junior brother, junior sister, sister-in-law, and senior brother's son Wu Jiarui.

"Give me six large skewers and one small one."

"Give my sister a big one first, and wrap up the remaining six for me."

He took out the money and handed it to the stall owner.

The stall owner first took a large skewer of candied hawthorns and handed it to He Yushui. After receiving the money and counting the money, he wrapped up five large skewers and one small skewer and handed them to He Yuzhu.

"Rainwater, eat slowly, otherwise when we get to Master's house, you'll only be able to watch others eat."

He Yushui obediently slowed down her eating speed.

After walking for a while, He Yuzhu noticed that his younger sister was having trouble walking.