Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

After browsing the bookstores, antique shops, and calligraphy and painting shops in Changdian, you can also visit the former residences of famous people if you have time. There are many former residences of 'cultured people' here.

The brother and sister visited about one or two houses, showing little interest in the former residences of famous people.

Changdian is also the cradle of Peking Opera. As it got late, people began to leave the temple fair. He Yuzhu and his sister did not continue to stroll around and, like everyone else, left the Changdian temple fair and went home.

I'll come again when I have time.

Whether or not you visit a temple fair depends on your interests. In Yanjing City, there are many temple fairs of all sizes during the Spring Festival. Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, you can go to any of them you want.

Back home, I heated up the food. The sweet and sour pork was already gone. Today, I was going to finish the half sea bass that I had specially saved, symbolizing 'abundance year after year'.

When having New Year's Eve dinner, or other festivals and feasts, a whole fish must be served. This whole fish is not eaten, but is meant to express the wish for abundance (abundance) every year.

In some places, when eating fish at the New Year's Eve dinner, the head and tail are kept until the following year (the beginning of the new year) to express the wish for a "complete beginning and end" in the new year.

In the old New Year customs, there were also many rules for arranging fish: the fish head should face the honored guest or elder to show respect.

The visitor was a scholar, and the fish belly was turned towards him, praising him for his erudition and abundance of literary talent.

The visitor was a military general. He pointed the fish spine at him, praising his bravery and boldness, saying he could serve as a pillar of strength.

He Yuzhu also kept the head and tail. After finishing the fish on the first day of the lunar new year, he didn't turn it over. The two of them finished the fish meat, and he also sucked on the head and tail of the fish.

She ate a few dumplings but didn't touch the steamed buns; she was already full. He Yushui cleaned up; there was only one plate, two small bowls, and two pairs of chopsticks.

At 6 PM, just as we were having dinner, the system 'dinged' and upgraded again, increasing the system space flow rate fivefold.

The annual gold coin production reaches 5.5 million.

This time, the total cost is 20 million to buy the complete set of 'Miss Qiu's' techniques, 80 million for all the necessary equipment, and 50 million for each raw material. Buying them all together will cost 150 million gold coins.

It would take 27.27 years, which is still too long. Two years later, in 1954, the upgrade period was four years. Even a tenfold upgrade would not take more than three years.

Miss Qiu, my 'divine will' is no longer out of reach; it can be achieved within eight years.

Miss Qiu's various needs can be purchased separately; whether or not to buy raw materials is not a major issue. Having some or having a few makes little difference.

Six years later, after the eight-year upgrade period, my annual income is more than 500 million gold coins. What is a mere 1 billion gold coins of 'divine thought'?

The future is expected!

He Yuzhu took out his newly bought Sanmu books: one book, "The Travels of Xu Xiake," another, "Appreciation of Porcelain," and yet another, "Appreciation of Calligraphy and Painting."

The store doesn't have any books, including those for students. If you want to read books, you either have to buy them from outside, or you have to spend one million gold coins for the system to sell you a set of books with content up to 2050.

The books in the system are all in one set, such as finance, business administration, mathematics, Chinese, etc. Is it a loss? You can't say it's a loss. There is a lot of advanced knowledge in it, and you can buy them in batches.

However, He Yuzhu didn't need it for the time being, nor did he have much gold to squander. The country needed a more practical, specialized technology and equipment.

In short, with too few gold coins, you still have to do things yourself to be self-sufficient.

He Yuzhu first studied calligraphy and painting appreciation, and his experience points were slowly increasing by 1, 1, 1... This would increase his appreciation of calligraphy and painting. The more he looked at them, the more useful they would be.

He didn't go out in the evening. He Yushui went out to set off firecrackers alone and went home to sleep before 10 p.m.

He Yuzhu stayed up until midnight, full of energy. The system panel showed that his calligraphy and painting appreciation score was 57/100 (beginner level).

I hope to reach the beginner level in two days. I've already finished reading the book, but if I want to level up, I'll have to buy more books. I'll buy books when I have nothing else to do.

Put down the book and rest.

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On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the brother and sister stayed in their courtyard house. He Yushui still had a lot of snacks she had bought the day before, so they decided to finish them before going to the temple fair to save money.

After buying snacks, you still want to save money? I'm speechless.

Last night, we ate a large meal and didn't have any snacks, so He Yushui placed the five kinds of snacks she bought on the dining table.

Each time they ate something, they would give He Yuzhu a piece to try first, and then she would eat it. She did a good job, and they would give their evaluations as she ate.

"Aiwowo (a type of steamed bun) is delicious, very sweet. Donkey roll (a type of glutinous rice cake) isn't good, it's not sweet enough. This is just so-so, too little sugar, not sweet at all..."

He Yuzhu, who was standing to the side, finally understood: you only have one standard for judging whether a snack is good or bad: is it sweet enough?

Sugar figurines made of sugar should best meet your standards for deliciousness, and you don't have to worry about cavities. If you grow up with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, you can judge their merits or demerits; I won't interfere.

"Brother, you can eat these two when you're hungry, and I'll eat these three, okay?" He Yushui separated the two with less sugar.

"I'll eat. After eating snacks, you need to brush your teeth. Too much sugar can cause cavities, and you'll have frequent toothaches later." He didn't expose her little scheme.

"I know my teeth will hurt. I'll brush them regularly and they won't hurt." He Yushui was a little scared, but not much.

"From now on, when you eat sweet foods, you need to brush your teeth. You should also brush your teeth twice a day. Your teeth will be whiter and won't hurt."

"Brother, I brush my teeth twice a day, once when I wake up and once before I go to bed. Should I brush my teeth even more often after eating sweet foods?"

"If you have the opportunity, brush your teeth, for example at home. You can rinse your mouth when you're out, but remember to brush your teeth when you get home."

"Okay. Brother, the sky outside is overcast again. Is it going to snow again? The roads will be slippery when it snows, and it won't be convenient to go out and play."

"The snow is heavy. You can build a snowman in the courtyard, and I'll play a snowball fight with you. We won't go outside to play," He Yuzhu replied.

"I'll practice drawing first, and then go out to play after the snow stops." He Yushui's attitude towards learning is really good.

Snow falls whenever it wants; these days, it snows very frequently in winter, sometimes less than once a week.

Snowflakes fall like feathers from the sky, one by one, layer by layer, eventually gathering into a series of pristine white winter landscapes.

He Yuzhu still liked snowy days. He opened the door and then immediately closed it. The cold air blew into the room, and he felt a little cold because he hadn't gotten used to it.

"Brother, is the snow outside heavy?"

"It's huge, the snowflakes are really big, you can't see the moon gate from the entrance. You can go build a snowman in the next hour."

"Go downstairs, don't go out yet."

The heavy snow continued to fall, and the snowflakes kept drifting down from the sky, showing no signs of abating.

He Yuzhu was initially happy when it started snowing, but by four o'clock in the afternoon, his happiness had waned. The snowfall showed no signs of abating, and the falling snowflakes were still dense and fast.

If it snows for a few more hours, it won't be auspicious snow, but a snow disaster. The old courtyard houses can't withstand the weight of the thick snow, and some old roofs will collapse, which is not a good thing.

Two hours later, the snow was still falling, so the only thing to do was to sweep the snow off the roof; otherwise, the roof would collapse.

After dinner, He Yuzhu went out again. The snow hadn't stopped, but it had lightened a bit.

My laziness has kicked in again. I'll wait until 8:30. If the snow doesn't stop, I'll go shovel it.

Before 8:30, around 7:30, the sound of a roof collapsing could be heard. Was it Yi Zhonghai's or Tan Guilan's house? He Yuzhu heard the sound coming from the left.

Upon opening the door, it was indeed Yi Zhonghai who was unlucky; he was alright, but he ran to the open space in the middle courtyard in a panic, looking at his house.

Tan Guilan slowly walked out of the room, showing no signs of panic; her house should be alright.

Let's sweep the roof; slacking off won't work!