Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

The news of Li Jiuzhou's wife's pregnancy quickly spread throughout the entire courtyard, and every household brought eggs or other gifts to congratulate them.

Li Jiuzhou thanked each of his neighbors for their kindness.

A number of neighbors were chatting in the front yard, and the loudest voice belonged to Jia Zhangshi.

"Our courtyard is truly a blessed place; one happy event after another."

"My daughter-in-law is about to give birth, so I need to find a fortune teller to help me choose a good name for my grandson!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The neighbors in the courtyard all agreed with what Jia Zhangshi said; their courtyard was indeed a feng shui treasure land, no matter what. Jia Zhangshi had already said it out loud.

They couldn't deny it, but if they did, they would offend all the neighbors.

Li Jiuzhou secretly rejoiced upon hearing this.

Is No. 95 a place with excellent feng shui?

I don't believe you for a second!

Li Jiuzhou had watched the TV series, and the life depicted in the show was vastly different from his own. He couldn't predict what would happen in the future, so he could only wait and see.

After all, no one is worried about food security these days.

Furthermore, Sha Zhu has already been changed by himself, and how things will develop from here is still unknown.

The standard of living in No. 95 Courtyard is now unparalleled in Nanluoguxiang.

It has the best living conditions, the most things to do, and the most fun. It's much more lively than the nearby tenement courtyards, and the residents of the nearby courtyards also like to come over to visit and chat.

To put it simply, it's the most popular gathering place!

The words of Jia Zhangshi that our courtyard is a place of good feng shui quickly spread, and the neighbors in many nearby courtyards also spoke very nicely, with many compliments.

This has made the residents in the courtyard stand up straighter, and they feel more confident when they go out. They even insist on introducing themselves when they go to the market to buy groceries.

"I live in courtyard number 95 on Nanluoguxiang, do you know where that is?"

"Oh, I don't know? Well then, I'll have to tell you all about it..."

"Back then, this was a prince's residence. Now that I live there, I guess I'm basking in some of the prince's aura..."

As the saying goes, when you're out in the world, your identity is determined by yourself.

Bragging isn't illegal; people in Beijing are good at chatting. Just keep bragging as long as you can...

Li Jiuzhou still hasn't mastered the Beijing accent, though he'll occasionally utter a few words when the time is right.

He preferred listening to it and found it more interesting.

He likes to listen to Beijing dialect, but he doesn't like to listen to old-fashioned people bragging.

They sounded quite smug about it, which annoyed Li Jiuzhou.

You think you're some kind of imperial nobleman, that the Qing Dynasty is over? What are you thinking? Even the Eight Banners can't lift a sword anymore, they don't even have swords anymore...

The First Baturu of the Qing Dynasty is still submerged in water. If you are truly filial, go and visit him. He has been submerged for many years. Aren't you worried that he is suffering from hunger and cold down there? You are not filial at all.

Li Jiuzhou obtained many history books from his father-in-law, including quite a few that recorded the history of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Li Jiuzhou was overwhelmed by his father-in-law's extensive collection, which included both official and unofficial histories.

Li Jiuzhou preferred the history of the Tang and Ming dynasties to that of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and he was more interested in the history of the Han Chinese dynasties.

Li Tang looked to his second brother, Zhu Ming looked to his fourth brother!

The history of the Tang Dynasty is inseparable from Erfeng Ge, such a famous figure!

A real man never plays the succession game. Love you, bro, see you at Xuanwu Gate!

As for the fourth son of the Zhu family, let's not even talk about him. He extended his father's life by four years. Nephew, your fourth uncle is here!

Li Shimin: "800 it is, let's strike first!"

Zhu Di: "800 it is, let's pacify the rebellion in accordance with the will of Heaven!"

Li Shiming: "Nod for yes, shake your head for no."

Zhu Di: "Let's pacify the rebellion in accordance with the will of Heaven, let's go go go!"

Li Shimin: "Double kill at Xuanwu Gate."

Zhu Di: "Coming is 'come,' going is 'go.'"

Li Shimin: "A real man never plays the game of succession. See you at Xuanwu Gate, brother. Whoever wins becomes emperor!"

Zhu Di: "I love you, my nephew, we'll meet in the Forbidden City! Whoever loses is a traitor!"

Li Jiuzhou: "800 it is, I want someone younger!"

Okay, back to the topic. It's been a week or so since Shazhu got married. He's matured a bit and is now a proper man.

He would secretly seek out Li Jiuzhou to discuss matters between men and women.

That evening, the two brothers were riding their bikes home after work.

"Senior brother, how about you share some of your tiger penis wine with me?" Sha Zhu said somewhat embarrassedly.

Li Jiuzhou gave him a half-smile:

"What's wrong? You're not up to it anymore?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately retorted, "No way! How could I not? I didn't stop all night."

"I just want to take some supplements."

Li Jiuzhou didn't want to laugh at him:

"With your level of awesomeness, why would you need tiger penis wine? Don't even think about it!"

Seeing this, Sha Zhu had no choice but to give up. He had already tasted the sweetness of success during this period, and the experience was something he couldn't share with outsiders.

It tastes good, but the price is that your legs go weak.

How could the soil not be soft after plowing several times in one night? He didn't understand why his senior brother sometimes asked him to help massage his kidneys and rub his legs, but now he does!

It means truly understanding!

Tonight, Sha Zhu led the way, and he likes to go into alleys; those who understand men's minds know what's going on.

It's nothing more than watching prostitution and gambling; you can choose not to participate, but you can't choose not to watch...

It's just vulgar, tasteless fun. Li Jiuzhou and Sha Zhu often go and take a look.

Jia Dongxu has recently become addicted to a bad habit, which was introduced to him by his coworkers who knew his wife was pregnant and gave him the idea.

At first, Jia Dongxu was terrified, his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would jump out of his chest, but after experiencing it, he felt incredibly comfortable.

I've been going there every few days lately.

He was still keeping it a secret from his master, Yi Zhonghai, and would say he was going out for drinks with his coworkers after get off work.

Yi Zhonghai had no doubt that young people need to build their own network of connections.

"Cui'er, how much?" Jia Dongxu asked, putting on his pants.

The woman named Cui'er replied, "Thirty thousand? What are you going to do about it?"

"Hehe, that won't do." Jia Dongxu said and started taking out his money, but in the end he only took out 20,000 yuan.

"I didn't bring enough money today, I'll make it up to you the day after tomorrow..."

Cui'er was speechless at Jia Dongxu, this old customer. He even had to pay on credit for a prostitute. I earn my money through hard labor!

They only give you half each time, and then make up the rest next time.

"Master, you can't do this again next time," Cui'er said, taking the money.

"My wife manages the money at home, don't worry, I won't shortchange you. Come on, let me have another bite!"

"What's with the smell? Hurry up and leave, don't delay my money-making..." Cui'er waved her hand impatiently.

"Alright, I'll go first then..."

Jia Dongxu went out, got on his bicycle, and left, allowing Sha Zhu and Li Jiuzhou, who had just arrived, to see it clearly.

Sha Zhu asked in disbelief, "Senior brother, Jia Dongxu, he..."

"Let's go to a prostitute~" Li Jiuzhou continued, repeating what Sha Zhu had said.

"You fucking beast!"

"His wife is pregnant!"

Sha Zhu said with a face full of indignation.

Li Jiuzhou thought for a moment and said:

"Don't make a fuss about this. Let's not come to this place again. If someone we know sees us, it could cause misunderstandings. Let's go home!"

"I understand!" Sha Zhu understood after a quick thought.