Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 820 The Story of the Silly Pillar
He Yushui came back, looking a little depressed. One could tell from her appearance that she was sad.

Wang Zhan brewed a cup of hot tea, handed it to him, and sat opposite her. Wang Li curiously sat next to He Yushui and asked directly: "Sister Yushui, why are you unhappy? Who bullied you?"

Because Wang Zhan was there, He Yushui didn't use perfunctory words, and said directly: "Brother Zhan, do you think my brother can be saved? Why do I feel that he is getting stupider and stupider, and he doesn't know what he is doing at all?"

Wang Zhan was stunned and asked, "What happened? Why do you say that? Did something happen to Sha Zhu again?"

"Nothing happened, but I feel like my brother is so stupid. You don't know, he never took any of the things I gave him. Even the cigarettes I bought for him were taken away by someone else." He Yushui said frustratedly.

Wang Zhan thought about it and felt that this was not right. Sha Zhu was a little stubborn, but he shouldn't be that stupid. He was sending out a lot of his things, and he saw it when He Yushui was preparing them.

Then He Yushui told everything he knew from beginning to end. What this silly Zhu did not only stunned Wang Zhan, but even the ignorant Wang Li.

It turned out that day, after He Yushui cleaned the house for Sha Zhu, the two siblings had a meal together. Sha Zhu was a great cook, and he made two dishes and a soup, one was twice-cooked pork, one was mapo tofu, and one was tomato and egg soup. The staple food was rice.

The two siblings chatted and laughed, and seemed to have reconciled their past grievances. But not long after He Yushui left, the uncle Yi Zhonghai came to the door. He walked into Sha Zhu's house by pushing the door open, just like he was entering his own home. Yi Zhonghai looked at the leftovers on the table and said, "Sha Zhu, I watched you grow up, why have you changed a little now?"

Sha Zhu was stunned and asked, "Uncle, what do you mean? What have I changed into?"

"Alas, in the past, whenever you had something delicious, you would know to give a bowl to the old lady first. Why isn't there anything today? The old lady has been muttering these past two days, saying that she was craving for meat. The old lady is so good to you. Why don't you think of ordering something for her when you have something delicious? Don't you know how to respect the elderly and love the young? This is our traditional virtue." Yi Zhonghai said with great sorrow.

Sha Zhu was stunned by what he said. He slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, it's my fault. My sister came back and brought me a lot of things. I was so happy that I forgot about having a meal with her. Tomorrow, I will make braised pork for the old lady."

Yi Zhonghai was very pleased and said, "That's about right. By the way, what are your plans for the New Year alone this year?"

Sha Zhu said, "What else can I do? I'll just deal with it as usual. Besides, I'll be working in the third grade, so I don't have the energy to think about it anymore."

In the past two years since his father passed away, Sha Zhu has really spent the New Year alone. Only last year, Jia Dongxu cheated Sha Zhu out of one million yuan, but Sha Zhu didn't even go to the dinner table. By the time he finished cooking the last dish, the table was already a mess. In the end, an old lady gave him some vegetables and dumplings and let him go home to eat.

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "Well, since you are alone anyway, my family, the old lady, and the Jia family will celebrate the New Year together this year. You can come too. It will be more lively with more people."

Sha Zhu thought about it and agreed. At this time, Yi Zhonghai stood up, walked to the side cabinet, and said, "Hey, this is what your sister brought. There are quite a few things. This is Xifeng Wine. This wine is hard to buy. It's just right for the New Year's Eve dinner. There is also pork belly, just right for the New Year."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he thought about it and realized that he couldn't go to the New Year empty-handed, so he said, "Okay, uncle, I'll cut half of it and leave it at your house so that we can cook the New Year's Eve dinner later."

"What are you cutting? It's too much trouble. Leave this bag and the pork belly with me first, so you don't have to eat them all." He started packing things regardless of whether Sha Zhu agreed or not, and directly picked up the bag of wine and walked out. Sha Zhu got anxious and said, "No, uncle, please leave some meat for me. Didn't you say that you will make braised pork for the old lady tomorrow?"

"Why keep any? We don't even know if the New Year's Eve dinner will be enough. You should get up early tomorrow and buy some meat, and cook it specifically for the old lady. That will show your sincerity." After saying that, Yi Zhonghai turned around and left.

Sha Zhu was helpless. He looked at what was left in the other bag. There were only a few pounds of eggs and a fish.

Sha Zhu sighed and thought, "Forget it, at least save me some money so I can improve my life tomorrow."

But what Sha Zhu never expected was that Jia Dongxu came to his house at noon the next day, with a bottle of wine in his left hand and a plate of peanuts in his right hand. He pushed the door open and came in. At this time, Sha Zhu was thinking about what to eat for lunch.

Jia Dongxu smiled and said, "Brother Shazhu, I'm at home. I finally have a day off, so I'd like to have a drink with you."

Sha Zhu didn't think much about it. Jia Dongxu often asked him to drink, and he himself was a drinker, so he said, "Okay, you sit down, I'll go get two more dishes."

Sha Zhu originally wanted to fry an egg and some cabbage, but just as he finished frying the eggs, Jia Dongxu came into the kitchen and saw the big fish hanging on the side. He complained, "Brother Sha Zhu, I am good to you, right? You have fish but you only give me cabbage. You are not a generous man. Forget it, you don't treat me as your brother. I'd better not drink anymore."

Sha Zhu was a man who cared about his reputation. When he heard what Jia Dongxu said, he immediately became anxious and said, "I am a real man in Beijing. You can't say I am stingy. OK, let's eat fish. You wait outside and it will be served in a while."

In a short while, the big carp was stewed. Sha Zhu is a chef himself, so he was generous with the ingredients and even added a piece of tofu bought in the morning. The whole pot was full of flavor.

Jia Dongxu was so happy that he looked at Sha Zhu and said, "For such a delicious dish, you must bring my chef along. I'll go get him right away."

In fact, after leaving Sha Zhu's house, he went home first and asked Qin Huairu to take a bigger basin and go to Sha Zhu's house to ask for fish. Then he went to Yi Zhonghai's house to call people. Yi Zhonghai was very happy. He took half a bottle of white wine and went to Sha Zhu's place with Jia Dongxu. Sha Zhu generously gave up his seat and the three of them started drinking.

Before I had taken a few bites of the food, I saw Qin Huairu coming in with a basin. As soon as she entered the door, she smiled and said, "Hey, my brother Zhuzi has stewed fish. My son Banggeng wants to eat Uncle Zhuzi's fish, saying that Uncle Zhuzi's fish is the best in the world. Look, Zhuzi, please help me with some."

There was no use for Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu to persuade him. Looking at Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu was very happy and said, "That's right. Banggeng is a good boy and never tells lies. Picking some fish is nothing. I like Banggeng." As Sha Zhu was about to go forward to pick the dishes, Qin Huairu quickly stopped him and said, "You guys drink yours, I'll do it myself."

Qin Huairu picked up the food herself, and after a while, half of the basin of fish was gone, and it was only the upper part of the fish. Yi Zhonghai's eyes twitched when he saw this.

(End of this chapter)