Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Chapter 137 Liu Lan comes to the cafeteria

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Xu Damao got up, washed up, and made himself a bowl of noodles. After eating the noodles, Xu Damao simply packed up and put the two rabbits into a cloth bag as his father had said yesterday. Then he took two packs of Peony cigarettes from the cabinet, put them in his pocket, and went out on his bicycle.

When passing by the door of the deaf old lady's house, Xu Damao suddenly stopped and turned to look at the deaf old lady's house. But at this time, the curtains of the deaf old lady's house were drawn. Xu Damao sighed and pushed his bicycle out of the backyard.

After Xu Damao left, the deaf old lady opened the curtains, frowned unconsciously, and muttered: "Could it be that Xu Damao, the bad guy, has taken a fancy to that girl Yingying?!"

"Grandma, are you up?!" About a quarter of an hour after Xu Damao left, Kou Yingying's voice rang out outside the deaf old lady's house. The deaf old lady shouted, "Come in!"

Kou Yingying pushed the door open and walked in. She put the big teapot and enamel pot on the table, walked to the bedside, tidied the bed quickly, and got a basin of water for the deaf old lady. After helping the deaf old lady wash up, Kou Yingying said, "Grandma, the soy milk in the store is good today. I got you a teapot, you can drink it slowly. I also brought you two fried dough sticks and four fried dough rings."

The deaf old lady asked, "Where's Yaya?! Did she eat?!"

Kou Yingying replied: "That girl is still asleep!"

The deaf old lady said, "Bring her here and put her on my bed. I can help you look after her."

"Hey!" Kou Yingying responded and was about to go out. The deaf old lady's voice rang out again: "Girl, Xu Damao, that bad guy, is probably targeting you. You must be careful and don't be fooled by him."

Kou Yingying smiled and said, "Grandma, don't worry! I know what's going on." Then Kou Yingying left the house. Not long after, Kou Yingying brought her daughter into the deaf old lady's house. The deaf old lady, who was eating breakfast, saw Yaya and asked with a smile, "Yaya, are you awake?!"

Yaya nodded heavily and called out softly, "Madam!"

"Hey!" The deaf old lady responded, pulled out half a fried dough stick and handed it to Yaya, saying, "Eat it!"

Yaya looked up at Kou Yingying. Kou Yingying smiled and said, "Madam, give it to you, just eat it!" Then she asked, "Do you know how to say it?!"

"Thank you, Madam!" Yaya took the fried dough stick and put it in her mouth. The deaf old lady took another bowl, poured half a bowl of soy milk for Yaya, added a little sugar, and said, "Yaya, can you accompany Madam for breakfast?"

"Okay!" Yaya sat down next to the deaf old lady obediently. The deaf old lady looked at Kou Yingying and said, "Go to work! Yaya is here with me, don't worry!"

"Hey!" Kou Yingying responded, looked at this warm scene, quietly wiped away her tears, said hello to the deaf old lady, and walked out.

"Hey?! Xu Damao, you're back?!" The guard at the rolling mill greeted Xu Damao with a smile. Xu Damao took out his cigarette case and smoked a few cigarettes, saying, "I've been to a lot of places this time. I'm a little tired, but I've enriched the cultural life of the rural people. I'm still very happy."

"Xu Damao, who among us doesn't know you?! I'm afraid you made a lot of money this time! "

Xu Damao hurriedly defended himself, "What are you trying to do?! You can ask the purchasing agents in the factory about the current situation in the countryside. In the past, we could get some local specialties. Now, forget it! Forget it! I still have to report to the director! I'll talk to you later." After that, Xu Damao pushed his bicycle into the factory.

After Xu Damao left, the security guard Zhao Guang said, "A few days ago, Xiao Zhang from the purchasing department said that if you go to the countryside now, don't even think about purchasing things. Many places don't have enough food to eat. It's good enough if people don't starve to death."

"My father-in-law came to my house yesterday. He was in poor health to begin with, and now he is so thin that he is just skin and flesh. He looked at my wife with such heartache."

"It's almost the same now. It's good enough if I can keep my family from starving!"

"Brothers, what are you talking about?!" He Yuzhu appeared at the factory gate on a bicycle.

Zhao Guang said, "We are talking about rural affairs."

He Yuzhu took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, threw it over, and said, "It's not easy for anyone now. As long as your family is not hungry, you can help them if you have extra. If you don't have extra, you can only take care of yourself. You guys are busy, I'll go to the kitchen first. Come over early at noon, and I'll ask them to fill up your dishes."

Watching He Yuzhu's back gradually leave, the guards all had bright smiles on their faces. The steel mill security department has two lunch times, one at 10:30 and the other at 12:30. And according to the duty distance, the three teams of the security department were assigned to three canteens. Fortunately, the security department's duty location would be changed every week. So everyone could eat food in the three canteens in turn.

"Master He is here!" He Yuzhu walked into the kitchen, and the kitchen helpers and apprentices greeted him very politely. He Yuzhu politely returned the greetings, went to the back, changed into work clothes, put on a bib, put on sleeves, and walked out, asking: "What dishes are in the canteen today?!"

Master Yang replied, "Zhu Zi, Lao Yu from the purchasing department got a truckload of taro through his connections. It was delayed on the road for quite a while and couldn't be stored. The leader asked us to cook the taro as soon as possible."

"Taro is a good thing. It's also easy to make." He Yuzhu replied, and then asked: "Have you prepared the staple food?!"

Sister Huang replied: "The staple food has not been prepared yet."

"Don't rush it!" He Yuzhu looked around and asked, "Where's Master Han?!"

Master Yang replied, "Old Han has taken his men to the warehouse to get the taro."

"Zhu Zi, are you looking for me?!" As soon as Master Yang finished speaking, Master Han came in from outside with his men.

He Yuzhu saw the taro in the basket and asked, "Are these the amount for today?!"

Master Han replied, "This is only one third." Then he asked, "Zhu Zi, how do you eat so many taro?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "This is easy. Wash the mud off the outside of the taro and steam it directly. When it's cooked, peel the skin. Mash one-third of it, add cornmeal and yeast, and steam it into buns. Cut the remaining two-thirds with threads and braise it, stir-fry it with green onions, or make meatballs. If it doesn't work, we don't want to cook. After it's steamed, you can eat it with salt or sugar. Anyway, you can eat it any way you want."

Master Han muttered, "I didn't expect this to be so easy to make."

"Zhu Zi!" Just then Gao Yao and his men walked in. He Yuzhu heard the call and asked, "Director, what's the matter?!"

Gao Yao said: "Master Liu Quan from the first canteen has retired. They are short of a master chef."

He Yuzhu smiled and asked, "Director, do you want to transfer me to the first cafeteria?!"

Gao Yao jumped up immediately as if his tail had been stepped on, and said, "Who said you were going to be transferred there?! I was wondering if I transferred Lao Han and Lao Yang away, would you be able to stay here?!"

He Yuzhu answered decisively: "There is no problem on my side!"

"I'm glad you're fine." Gao Yao replied shyly. He Yuzhu looked at Gao Yao and asked, "Director, do you have anything else to say?"

Gao Yao said: "Zhu Zi, this is Master Liu's niece Liu Lan."

He Yuzhu immediately understood what Gao Yao meant and said, "Let them stay here! They can help with chores with Sister Huang first, and we'll see after a while."

"Okay!" Gao Yao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Old Yang, Old Han, you two pack up and follow me!"

Master Yang and Master Han were both stunned. They looked at each other and then looked at He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu said, "You two, why are you still standing there?! Why don't you hurry up and clean up?! Don't forget to treat us later!"

"Hey!" Master Han and Master Yang both reacted at this time, responded in unison, ran to the back to pack their personal belongings, and then followed Gao Yao away.