Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

After chatting for a few minutes at the entrance of the compound, the group set off for work.

It seemed like everyone in courtyard number 95 had agreed beforehand, as they all rode bicycles.

Some residents of Nanluoguxiang were quite envious of the long convoy of cars.

Among them was a father and son on their way to work. The son said enviously:

"Damn it! The residents of building number 95 are really something!"

"Bang!" His father slapped him on the back of the head.

"You idiot! I told you to speak with a Beijing accent from now on, are you asking for it?"

"Damn you!"

The son looked completely innocent. "Do you want to hear what you're saying?"

However, due to the intimidating power of the authorities, they had no choice but to admit defeat.

"Okay, Dad~"

A middle-aged man nearby listened to the conversation between the father and son and smiled slightly. Judging from his accent, he was from the south.

There's nothing strange about it. I'm from Northeast China, so what's so strange about it?

As far as he knew, there were very few locals in Nanluoguxiang; most of them came from all over the country.

He hears dialects from all over the country every day on his way to work.

Today is especially lively, it seems like the New Year is over and everyone can finally swear, and no one can hold back anymore.

Then another round of cursing came from behind him:

"Gan Linliang, you stepped on my foot!"

And then there's: "What are you looking at?"

"What's it to you?"

Of course, there are also those who settled in Beijing in the early days, and they speak the Beijing dialect quite fluently.

Li Jiuzhou naturally heard these familiar dialects as well, smiled, and involuntarily swore:

"Kill you, Mu!"

"Huh? What did you say, senior brother?" Sha Zhu, who had sharp ears, asked casually.

Li Jiuzhou glanced at him with disdain and uttered a few words:

"Shovel your old wood..."

Sha Zhu took a deep drag of his cigarette, his eyes widening:

"Hey, senior brother, I understand that now, you're going to shovel my mom?"

Li Jiuzhou smiled slightly:

"What's wrong with you? Bite me if you dare."

"Let's race from here to Fengzeyuan. Whoever gets there first loses 100,000. 1, 2, 3, let's begin!"

After Li Jiuzhou finished speaking, he slammed on the pedals, and the bicycle sped off.

"Holy crap, senior brother, you have no martial ethics!"

Sha Zhu shouted anxiously and immediately followed.

This was just playful banter between fellow apprentices.

Jia Dongxu, who was behind him with a cigarette in his mouth, also got excited. His bicycle had been repaired a few days ago, and he hadn't ridden fast for several days, so he shouted:

"Idiot Zhu, wait for me..."

After saying that, he slammed on the pedal and sped off, completely forgetting that his master, Yi Zhonghai, was still sitting in the back seat.

Just as Yi Zhonghai was about to stop them, a wisp of cigarette ash flew into his face.

The burning sensation came immediately. Yi Zhonghai wanted to stop it in pain, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a mouthful of cigarette ash was poured into his mouth, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Li Jiuzhou was just saying it casually, and Sha Zhu quickly caught up and rode alongside him, and even Jia Dongxu caught up.

Fortunately, Nanluoguxiang is a wide road, big enough for three bicycles to ride side by side.

Seeing that Jia Dongxu had also followed, Li Jiuzhou began to tease him:

"Hey, Dongxu, you're pretty fast. Looks like you're even more agile these days since you don't have to pay taxes."

Jia Dongxu wasn't embarrassed at all. He and Li Jiuzhou were already married, so there was nothing to be ashamed of in the eldest brother not calling him the second brother.

He laughed and said, "It's good to take a break. You can't do that all the time, it's bad for your health."

"My master's complexion has been quite bad lately; I guess he's been getting a lot of abuse from my master's wife lately..."

"this..."

Li Jiuzhou and Shazhu exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise and mockery in each other's eyes.

Little did they know that Yi Zhonghai, sitting in the back seat, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.

You just smeared cigarette ash on your own face, and now you're bringing me out here to cause trouble. Jia Dongxu, you have some serious nerve.

Seeing that Sha Zhu and Li Jiuzhou remained silent, Jia Dongxu decided to speak himself. He glanced at Sha Zhu and joked:

"Zhu Zi, you're still a virgin and don't understand. In a few months, when you get married, you'll understand the pain of being a man."

"You agree, right, Kyushu?"

Li Jiuzhou smiled and nodded: "Brother Dongxu is absolutely right~"

When he first got married, he and Bingbing also enjoyed the experience, with his highest record being 11 consecutive days of intense activity.

I wanted to give my wife a hard time.

As you male readers probably know, there's no such thing as land that's been over-cultivated, only oxen that have died from exhaustion.

The more diligently you till the land, the more fertile it becomes, while the cattle grow thinner and thinner.

Of course, you don't have to plow; plenty of half-brothers will come to help you...

Li Jiuzhou was naturally the one who lost. Bingbing is still very capable. Don't underestimate her. She's only in her early twenties and is in her prime.

It's not that Li Jiuzhou is incapable; no one can endure tilling the land every day, and even though his physique has improved, he still needs to rest for a day or two.

Doesn't he like that kind of thing? No, he's a good man, but he needs to be moderate. Even if his wife is beautiful, she can't come every day, otherwise she won't live long...

Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai, who were sitting behind Jia Dongxu, exchanged a glance and smiled. Sha Zhu then asked Jia Dongxu:

"Brother Dongxu, have you encountered anything strange lately, or is Uncle Jia here to see you again?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu's expression changed, and he rebuked him:

"Silly Zhu, what nonsense are you spouting during the New Year? My dad's doing just fine down there, why are you bringing him up?"

"On New Year's Eve, my mom burned a lot of good food for my dad. He's very wealthy down there; he's living a good life!"

"Where are you going to burn the offerings? On New Year's Eve, you were the only one who went to the countryside." Sha Zhu asked.

Jia Dongxu touched his nose, somewhat embarrassed, and said:

"It was burned at home, with the door closed..."

Sha Zhu and Li Jiuzhou were both speechless.

Yi Zhonghai, who was in the back seat of Jia Dongxu, had a toothache. He said that he wondered why the doors and windows of the Jia family were so tightly closed on the morning of New Year's Eve. It turned out that his mother was performing a ritual at home!

Jia Zhangshi is really something, managing to do this at home?

There's also Tong Jie, who's pregnant, at home. How can I do this?

Sha Zhu looked at Jia Dongxu with pity. No wonder you were robbed when you went to the countryside that day; you must have run into something dirty.

However, he still reminded him:

"Brother Dongxu, I think your aunt should invite a Taoist priest over to cleanse the house of bad luck. You definitely have something unclean on you!"

Jia Dongxu was a little annoyed:

"No, you're cursing me, aren't you, Sha Zhu?"

"Jiuzhou, tell me, did Shazhu forget his brain when he went out?"

Li Jiuzhou shook his head:

"Brother Dongxu, I agree with Zhuzi. You really should see a Taoist priest!"

"Sizzle..."

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu immediately braked the car, and Sha Zhu Li Jiuzhou also braked and pulled over to the side of the road.

"You guys aren't serious?" Jia Dongxu asked, sounding doubtful.

He was originally quite timid, but seeing that the two of them were saying this made him feel a little insecure.

"Brother Dongxu, don't you think what you've been saying all this time has been strange?" Shazhu asked him.

"Really? I don't think so?" Jia Dongxu replied.

"Then where is your master, Uncle Yi, right now?" Li Jiuzhou interjected.

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu replied without hesitation:

"My master, my master will definitely..." Jia Dongxu's face turned pale instantly. He turned around and saw Yi Zhonghai's eyes filled with anger, but he wanted to finish his sentence:

"It's specifically in my... car..."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Li Jiuzhou and Sha Zhu burst into wild laughter; this was some kind of supernatural event…

The two brothers had been holding back for so long that they laughed until they cried!

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai slowly said:

"Dongxu, you really are my good apprentice!"

"Jiuzhou and Zhuzi are right, you definitely have something dirty on you. Let's get a Taoist priest to take a look tomorrow!"

Jia Dongxu was speechless with embarrassment. He wanted to slap himself for what he had just said, and quickly explained:

"Master, I didn't say you couldn't do it!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai nearly vomited blood, feeling a tightness in his chest.

Li Jiuzhou and Shazhu exchanged a glance and then burst into even louder laughter.

Happy things happen every year, but today is the happiest day ever!