Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Sha Zhu only rested for three days before returning to work at Fengzeyuan. His still swollen head made the employees almost laugh to death, making him a rare sight at Fengzeyuan.

Fortunately, both the public and private managers are quite humane, and they've given Sha Zhu some easier tasks, so he won't be cooking for the next few days.

As for Jia Dongxu, he's in the ICU for close observation. According to his wife, he'll have to stay there for at least ten days, at eight yuan a day!

Ten days would cost eighty yuan. When Jia Zhangshi learned the cost, she nearly fainted.

But we can't avoid paying this money; our son is the most important person!

Fortunately, those who were more severely stung in the hospital needed to be hospitalized for observation, but they did not need to stay in such an expensive ICU ward.

Yan Bugui and his family of four are all hospitalized.

That day, he ran home first, followed by his wife and children, who were stung by bees in the front yard and were dancing on the spot.

Unable to get in, Yan Bugui blocked the door but was stung half to death inside.

Kill a thousand enemies, but lose eight hundred of your own!

Afterwards, he still has to endure complaints from his wife and children.

The workforce in courtyard No. 95 was essentially paralyzed during this period; aside from daily life, they could only take leave to recuperate in the courtyard.

Some individuals are not unable to go to work, such as Yi Zhonghai. Although he was also stung all over his head, he was strong and recovered quickly.

But the key issue is that not only was his face swollen, but his hands were also swollen. Being a fitter at Loushi Steel Rolling Mill is a delicate job.

How can I work when my hands are swollen like pig's trotters?

If there's a mistake and the parts break, that would be a huge problem; I might have to go see my great-grandmother sooner.

In short, going to work is not worth the effort; the men in the compound know how to do the math.

Going to work with a pig-like face would make people laugh.

Not to mention those teenagers who absolutely refuse to go to school. If their classmates see them like this, how can they possibly get along with others?

I'll be laughed at by my classmates for the rest of my life, and I'll scare myself when I look in the mirror at home.

Ten days later, everyone in the courtyard looked completely normal.

As for Jia Dongxu, although he was supposed to be under close observation in the ICU, he was actually perfectly fine.

Tong Jie was fed a bowl of her mother's soup every day by her mother, and when she returned to the hospital, she not only didn't look haggard at all, but she had actually gained seven or eight pounds!

When the neighbors in the courtyard inquired, they found out that Jia Dongxu had been drinking old hen soup every day. No wonder he was so energetic.

It makes me feel so energetic if you give it to me!

So families with better financial conditions stopped being stingy and bought chicken to stew.

Even residents with lower incomes need to receive proper subsidies.

Everyone else's stewed chicken smells so good, we can't fall behind, let's get started!

Sha Zhu hasn't been to Changping for two weeks. His first day off was because he was lazy and messed around with the beehive, which damaged it.

The second day off was because I hadn't fully recovered, so I didn't go to the countryside.

The third time was simply because he forgot and was sleeping soundly in the house.

In the countryside of Changping, Qin Huairu waited anxiously at the village entrance twice during her rest periods, but to her surprise, Sha Zhu did not come.

So on this day off, she decided to go there herself, since the engagement was already arranged and it was perfectly legitimate.

Jia Dongxu got married, so this matter is now in the past.

Anyway, I'm not embarrassed, so you Jia family shouldn't be either...

So he said goodbye to his parents, picked up his cloth bag, and prepared to go into the city.

Li Jiuzhou hasn't been invited to cook lately, mainly because he only gets one day off a week and doesn't want to work every day.

He was always invited to work during working hours, and he would go to Fengzeyuan almost whenever he was there, except for rest days.

My second brother picked up his younger sister, Jiaojiao, early this morning on his bicycle, and they're playing hide-and-seek with a group of children in the yard.

In the morning, Li Jiuzhou asked Yi Zhonghai to buy two pieces of pork intestines.

That's right, he wants to eat pork intestines today.

He hadn't originally intended to eat this stuff, but he happened to run into Yi Zhonghai while getting water at the Intermediate People's Court that morning.

He said that Butcher Wang at the street corner slaughtered three pigs today, and he wanted to buy some meat. He also asked Li Jiuzhou if he wanted to come along.

I didn't go because I still have cured meat at home and plenty of meat in the storage space, but I asked Yi Zhonghai to see if he had any pork intestines, and if so, to bring me one or two.

Yi Zhonghai certainly wouldn't refuse; it was no big deal.

If Yan Bugui had asked him to buy it, he probably wouldn't have agreed; who knows if this person would even pay him?

Li Jiuzhou is different; he would never be short of a penny.

Yi Zhonghai helped buy two sets of pork intestines, and Li Jiuzhou dragged Sha Zhu, who was still sleeping in, out of bed to wash the intestines.

Pork intestines are delicious to eat, but they are messy to prepare.

Anyone who's ever cleaned pig intestines knows that you can't get your hands clean without washing them dozens of times; they'll always smell bad...

Sha Zhu got up reluctantly, but when he learned that his senior brother was going to stir-fry pork intestines for lunch, his stomach started growling.

Just grit your teeth and wash it. It may be dirty, but as long as it tastes good, that's all that matters.

And it needs to be washed clean; he doesn't want to eat it plain.

I once went to a big boss's house to cook with my senior classmate. The boss specially brought over two sets of pork intestines, subtly hinting that he preferred the original flavor.

Good heavens, they disgusted the two brothers.

From then on, this boss was on his senior's blacklist, and he wouldn't go no matter how many invitations he received.

Around 10 a.m., Yan Bugui was wiping his beloved car in the front yard. This was his second wife, and anyone who touched her would die!

Of course, if you give me some money, everything will be fine.

Just as Yan Bugui was wiping his car, a person entered through the main gate. He took a closer look and felt that the person looked very familiar.

He had a good memory and quickly remembered that this was Qin Huairu, who had gone on a blind date with Jia Dongxu a few months ago!

This girl is beautiful and easy to remember.

Yan Bugui was a little surprised. Why was she here?

Is she still unmarried and now she wants to go back to her ex?

But Jia Dongxu had been married for several months.

Yan Bugui threw the rag back into the bucket, took a few steps forward, and greeted them:

"Aren't you Xiao Qin, the one who went on a blind date with Zhongyuan Dongxu last time? What's this?"

Qin Huairu had already seen Yan Bugui, and when he asked, she politely replied:

"Hello, I'm Qin Huairu. I'm here to see someone."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui understood. Just as he had guessed, she was coming back to try and rekindle their old flame.

So he put his hands behind his back and, with a rather lecturing tone, said:

"Hey Qin, are you looking for Jia Dongxu from the Intermediate People's Court?"

"I think you should leave. Jia Dongxu got married a few months ago, it's not appropriate for you to go back to him."

As the saying goes, it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage.

"Little Qin, you're still young, you can find someone more suitable for you."

"It wasn't me..." Qin Huai tried to retort, but Yan Bugui waved her hand to interrupt him.

"What do you mean 'no'? Just give up on that idea now. If only you had known then what you know now!"

"If your family hadn't offered such high terms back then, you might have married into our compound and become a city dweller."

"What's the use of regretting it now?"

"Young people these days just don't understand pragmatism; they're always dreaming of soaring to the sky—how is that even possible!"

Qin Huairu was completely bewildered by what Yan Bugui said. What was going on?