Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 91 The Enemy Comes to the Door (4K Subscription Request)
There was another person who was not very happy either, and that was the owner of Huifanglou. Since He Yuzhu wanted to become an apprentice again, he would definitely have to leave Huifanglou. According to He Yuzhu's cooking skills, he could have been the head chef in Huifanglou. It would be strange for him to be happy if such a great chef left.

But he couldn't say it in front of so many people, so he could only think of asking He Yuzhu if he could stay.

Of course, most of the guests expressed surprise, because the time between Yuan Taihong's apprenticeship banquet and graduation banquet was less than three months.

Then He Yuzhu was booked by the next master just after he graduated. How could he not be surprised?

Only a few people were happy, like some of the people invited by Li Baoguo, who were happy for Li Baoguo. With the speed of learning skills, Li Baoguo could be considered to have successors.

After the show, Bai, the shopkeeper of Huifanglou, found Yuan Taihong.

"Chef Yuan, you're being really dishonest. Zhuzi's decision to become his disciple is such a big deal, why didn't you tell me about it?"

"Shopkeeper, this is mine."

"Okay, I know Li Baoguo is your junior apprentice, so I won't mention the apprenticeship. What I want to ask is, can Zhuzi stay in our Huifanglou? The salary is negotiable!"

"I need to ask Zhuzi about this. After all, running around in both places, I don't know if he can handle it!"

"Don't you need to ask your junior brother?"

"He's taken such a big advantage, he probably won't say anything." Yuan Taihong shook his head.

"Okay, you can test Zhuzi's attitude first, and I'll discuss the wages and other matters."

"it is good."

"Then I'll go back to my office first!"

"I'll go ask Zhuzi now!"

"Go!"

At this time, He Yuzhu was being pulled by Li Baoguo to be introduced to someone. Yuan Taihong waited for a while, and only went to find them after Li Baoguo and He Yuzhu had left.

It would be better to talk about what happened just now together.

"Baoguo, Zhuzi, there is something I want to discuss with you two."

"Brother (Master), you say!"

Yuan Taihong told him what Manager Bai had just done to him.

"Brother, this won't work. You know we need practice in this line of work. Sichuan cuisine is all based on big meats, and you can't practice that!"

"Can't I spend half a day on each side?"

"You should ask Zhuzi if he can handle it."

"Zhu Zi, what do you say?"

"Master, whether I'm here or not doesn't really affect this place. Logically, I should be serving you, but you know I can't stay in Tianjin forever. I'll return to Beijing after I've learned everything. Besides, I learned the craft from you, and if I'm the head chef, will I be competing with you for work? Huifanglou's business is limited. If your signature menu comes to me, should I do it or not?"

"This..." Yuan Taihong didn't know how to respond. The key to the problem was in the second half of the sentence. Huifanglou now has more than enough chefs, and Manager Bai's decision to keep some people should be to retain talents.

Besides, Yuan Taihong is only forty years old now and has a family to support. If all the orders are given to his apprentice, his income will definitely be much less. He doesn't care about whether the master and apprentice can communicate privately. What's important is what others think of He Yuzhu.

"Brother, what Zhuzi said makes sense. Unless Zhuzi himself has a new signature dish, don't blame me for being unpleasant. Huifanglou is still a little small!"

"Okay, stop talking. I still don't understand. Zhuzi has to go there himself. Please be more tactful."

"I see, Master. I was just saying I'm too busy. I might go back to Beijing by the end of the year!"

"Do you really want to go back?" This time it was Li Baoguo who asked the question.

"It's possible. It's hard to say in the current situation. I'm worried about my family."

"That's even more unacceptable. It's only been a few months, and I was planning on having you learn all the Sichuan dishes at Hongbinlou."

"In that case, Zhuzi and I will go to the shopkeeper's place. Junior brother, you wait for a while."

"Okay, you go ahead."

The master and the apprentice went to the shopkeeper Bai's place. He Yuzhu tactfully explained the reason why he could not stay, emphasizing that his energy was limited and he needed a place to practice cooking. With Yuan Taihong's help, the shopkeeper Bai did not feel embarrassed, but he felt a little regretful.

In the end, Manager Bai settled the wages and kitchen expenses, and asked He Yuzhu to come over and help when he had time.

He Yuzhu naturally agreed.

After leaving Manager Bai's place, the three of them left Huifanglou together. Li Baoguo said that he was taking He Yuzhu to Hongbinlou to get familiar with the place, so Yuan Taihong went home first.

After arriving there, Li Baoguo tested He Yuzhu, then took him to see the shopkeeper and assigned him a third stove.

Because they mainly serve Sichuan cuisine, He Yuzhu's Shandong cuisine and halal dishes are of no use.

He Yuzhu didn't care. If he was really short of money, he wouldn't have turned down Huifanglou's invitation today.

Even so, Li Baoguo comforted him that it would be the same wherever he went. If he was promoted to the second kitchen right away, people would gossip about him. When he learned the dishes of the second kitchen and his Sichuan cuisine skills improved, he would be promoted to the second kitchen.

He Yuzhu naturally agreed.

The next day, He Yuzhu went to work at Hongbinlou and began to learn Sichuan cuisine.

A few days later, Li Baoguo held a banquet for him to become his apprentice. Many people who came this time came just to show their respect to Li Baoguo. There were many more guests than those invited by Yuan Taihong.

After the apprenticeship banquet, He Yuzhu started working at Hongbinlou. Half a month later, he was working in the kitchen when Zhao Xiaonian, the waiter in front, came to find him.

Zhao Xiaonian is a local, not too old, only sixteen years old. He is very talkative and hardworking.

At first he was curious about He Yuzhu, after all, he had never heard of a three-month apprenticeship, so he ran to the kitchen to get to know him. During their contact, He Yuzhu found that He Yuzhu was a warm-hearted and nice person, and they became familiar with each other after a few interactions.

"Brother Xiaonian, why are you in the kitchen? What do you want from me?" He Yuzhu asked while stirring the wok.

"Zhu Zi, I was entertaining guests just now, and one table of guests came with a portrait and asked me if I had seen it. I saw that the portrait looked 70% like you, and those people didn't look like good people either, so I came to tell you something!" Zhao Xiaonian walked closer and whispered.

"How many people? What are they dressed like?" He Yuzhu also lowered his voice.

"These three people are dressed like guards, but I don't think they are. How should I put it, they have a murderous aura, as if they have seen blood." Zhao Xiaonian whispered.

Waiters these days have seen all kinds of people, and their eyesight is unmatched by ordinary people.

"Brother Xiaonian, are you sure?"

"That's pretty close, Zhuzi. Who did you offend?"

"No, I went home as soon as I finished work." He Yuzhu lied. He probably guessed that it must be the person Ma Gang was looking for. After all, he called his father the village chief, and he was so domineering. His father must know people in the officialdom and the underworld.

As for why they were looking for him in the restaurant, He Yuzhu thought that, one, he rode a bicycle that day, and two, he went to the fish market, and those people in Tanggu couldn't find him, so they could only think that he was a shopper from the city.

It is difficult for them to check government agencies and wealthy families, so the easiest place to check is definitely the restaurant.

"Do you need to tell your master? He knows a lot of people in official circles!"

"Not for now. Go out and help me keep an eye on it. When they want to settle the bill, call me!"

"What? You want to handle it yourself? Do you want to live?" Zhao Xiaonian said anxiously.

"I just followed them to see who they were. I don't remember who I offended. Don't worry, I'll be careful." He Yuzhu had already fried the dishes in his hands and started to flip the pan and put them on plates.

"Why don't you tell your master? I can't bear the consequences if anything happens to you."

"Okay, then you go and help me keep an eye on it. I'll go talk to my master!" "Okay, I'll go back to the front right away!"

"Hey, hey, don't go, serve the food."

"You kid, you only know how to order me around."

"Hey, thanks, Brother Xiaonian. I'll treat you to a big meal some other day!"

"I take your words seriously. And don't be reckless. Tianjin is a place full of all kinds of people. It's not worth it to get involved!"

"I see!"

After Zhao Xiaonian took the dishes away, He Yuzhu still went to Li Baoguo, but did not tell Li Baoguo the truth. Instead, he asked for leave and said that he would go out to do something.

Although Li Baoguo knew people, he had to rely on favors and money to find them. It was impossible for Li Baoguo to ask him to pay money and do favors, so he had to see the situation himself.

When Li Baoguo heard that he was asking for a short leave, he didn't ask what he was going to do. He thought that his apprentice was very upright and he couldn't ask if he didn't want to say it.

He Yuzhu took a leave and returned to his kitchen. Half an hour later, Zhao Xiaonian came again.

"Zhu Zi, those people are leaving."

"Go tell the front desk that I'm not accepting orders for the time being. I'm going out for a while!" He Yuzhu said.

"Have you told your master?"

"No, there's no need to trouble him with such a small matter."

"You, why don't you listen to my advice? Wouldn't the police be more effective than you going there yourself?"

"Brother Xiaonian, they dared to come to Hongbinlou with the portrait to question. Do you think they are afraid of the police?"

"Then you can't go there. What if a fight breaks out? Those people look like desperate criminals."

"Hey, Brother Xiaonian, I forgot to tell you that I have made some progress in practicing the Tongbeiquan, which is inherited from my family."

"They may have this." Zhao Xiaonian made a gun gesture.

"I'll just watch from a distance and see where they go, then tell my master. That should be fine, right?"

"Then you better be careful. If you don't come back within an hour, I will go find your master." Zhao Xiaonian said.

"Okay, okay, come with me and point out the people to me."

"Walk."

The two brothers left the kitchen. While serving the dishes, Zhao Xiaonian pointed out someone for He Yuzhu, and He Yuzhu turned around and went to the back door.

After he went out, he found a place, took out a set of clothes and some small things from the space, disguised himself simply, and then quickly went to the door of Hongbin Building, pretending to be a passerby, and strolled over to the people who had just come out of Hongbin Building.

Those people never thought that anyone would follow them, so they just walked away in a swagger.

After following those people for about ten minutes, they arrived at an alley. From a distance, they saw those people entering a courtyard in the alley. He Yuzhu squatted at the entrance of the alley and observed.

In the following half hour, three more waves of people came in, some with four or five people, some with only one, which added up to more than ten people.

It was definitely not the time to take action in broad daylight. He Yuzhu memorized the place, turned around a few times, and then walked towards Hongbin Tower.

After he went back, Zhao Xiaonian went into the kitchen to see if he had returned. When he saw him, he looked relieved.

He Yuzhu smiled at him and said nothing, then they went about their own business.

It was not until the end of lunch and when we were having dinner that Zhao Xiaonian came over.

"Zhu Zi, what's going on?"

"I don't know. I lost track of them as they were running around."

"Why don't you tell your master? What if they find you?"

"Wait a minute, what if it's not me you're looking for? You know the level of portraits these days!"

"That's true. There's nothing like the reward notices at the entrance of the police station!" Zhao Xiaonian complained.

"No!"

"But you still have to be careful. If you can't get home on the road at night, call a rickshaw. It's not like you can't afford it. I know you've already taken your share."

"Got it, thank you, Brother Xiaonian!"

"We're all brothers, it's really unkind to say that. Let's eat, let's eat."

"it is good."

After work in the evening, He Yuzhu called a rickshaw to go back under the supervision of Zhao Xiaonian.

As soon as she entered the house, Xiaoman started chattering non-stop. She was really bored at home. If He Yuzhu hadn't helped her get a set of comic books a while ago, she would probably have gone crazy.

She used to have a hard life at the seaside, but she was free. Now she feels like a bird in a cage. Only when He Yuzhu comes home does she feel that this is home.

Heat up the food that I took home.

Yes, He Yuzhu can now bring vegetables home, and the two of them start to eat the steamed buns made of two-grain flour by Xiaoman.

He Yuzhu also taught her how to steam buns. This girl only knew how to make porridge before, so he also taught her a few cold dishes and ordinary stir-fried vegetables. Otherwise, she would either have steamed buns with pickles or porridge with pickles at home.

There are some seasonal vegetables for this season. He Yuzhu pretends to go out for a walk early every morning, but in fact he takes out vegetables and food from the space.

As for whether it tastes better than the ones on the market, Xiaoman has no idea. Since she can remember, she has basically never eaten purchased vegetables, only wild vegetables.

After dinner, Xiaoman went to wash the dishes.

After finishing, Xiaoman sat next to He Yuzhu and shook his arm, saying, "Brother Zhuzi, I have a favor to ask of you!"

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't shake me!" He Yuzhu has long been accustomed to it. He has also sighed that girls are born to act coquettishly.

"Then I'll tell you!"

"Go ahead."

"I have finished reading that set of comic books. Can you buy me another one?" Xiaoman had no idea about this. He didn't know that some people might not be able to earn enough to buy one set of comic books in a year.

"That's it?"

"Also, and, I want to learn needlework first. Can you buy me some scraps of cloth and needles and thread?" Xiaoman felt a little embarrassed.

"Okay, how's your handwriting?"

"I know everything you taught me yesterday." Xiaoman looked like he was very smart and was asking me to praise him.

"Xiaoman is so smart." He Yuzhu directly gave the slow emotional value, otherwise the little girl would have to pester her to praise her.

It’s not to mention that this little girl has become a lot grayer after not leaving the house for about a month. Her hair has also grown a little longer. She should be able to tie her hair into a braid soon. Not to mention that she is really looking more and more like Shen Juxian in the Swordsman-Dame.

However, after Xiaoman became familiar with He Yuzhu, she became more and more clingy, which made He Yuzhu a little overwhelmed. She was not a maid at all, but a troublemaker.

(End of this chapter)