Siheyuan: If you have the butcher's knife in your hand, let's try again.

"Mom, how's your inquiring going?"

As soon as Jia Zhang returned home, Jia Dongxu asked impatiently.

Jia Dongxu drank some water to calm down and said:

"I asked the little girl to work with you every day. Just when she was about to agree, that little bastard Silly Zhu came in and ruined my good deeds."

Jia Zhang told her what had just happened at Xu Mengjing's house. Jia Dongxu was also very angry and walked around the house.

This Thousand Swordsman fool wants to steal everything from me. If it weren't for him, I would have married Qin Huairu, and now he wants to steal Xu Mengjing from me. It's so annoying.

"Robbing me Huairu and stealing me Mengjing, Mom, Silly Zhu is such a bully."

"Yes, sooner or later, this little bastard will have to be taught a lesson."

"Son, let's put Silly Zhu aside for now. The most important thing now is to get Xu Mengjing."

"This little girl is soft-hearted, Mommy will give you an idea..."

"From tomorrow morning, you will be waiting for her to go to work with breakfast at the door."

"Say a few nice words, give her the breakfast mom made, and go to the factory with her. She's so soft-hearted that she won't refuse."

"If you treat her like this every day for a long time, she will naturally be unable to leave you. Then won't she be yours?"

According to current sayings, Jia Dongxu is a mama's boy and relies on her mother's advice for everything.

After hearing what her mother said, he nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay, Mom, I will listen to you. I will do whatever you tell me to do."

Mrs. Jia Zhang pursed her lips and smiled, "As long as you do what mom wants, this little girl will be my Jia family's wife sooner or later."

"When the time comes, add a few fat boys to the Jia family, and the Jia family will become more prosperous."

According to Jia Zhang's opinion, the mother and son were bullied in the courtyard because Lao Jia died early and there was no head of the family.

When Jia Dongxu gets a wife and adds more boys to the family, and all of them grow up to be men, no one will dare to bully them anymore.

Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu had a sweet dream of getting Xu Mengjing to have more sons, and they were so happy immersed in their beautiful fantasies.

the other side.

Silly Zhu returned home and lay on the bed, turning over and over thinking about the few Tan family cooking recipes left by his father.

I searched all over the house and even found it on the rafters. Where did dad put the recipe?

After thinking for a long time, I came up with a place. Dad must have sealed the recipes in the wall, right?

Silly Zhu got out of bed and tapped the wall with his fingers. If he were hidden in the wall, he would definitely make a strange sound.

"Dong dong dong... dong dong dong..."

Silly Zhu knocked all the way along the wall, knocking all over the wall but didn't find anything strange.

It doesn't seem to be in the wall, so where is it hidden?

Silly Zhu, who couldn't find the recipe, was very anxious. He opened the door and exhaled loudly.

In front of the door, there is a sycamore tree, which was planted by He Daqing himself. Now it has grown up to protect it from wind and rain.

"!!"

Looking at the sycamore tree in front of him, Shazhu suddenly had an idea. Could the recipe be under the sycamore tree?

Dad has no interest in flowers and plants, but why does he have to plant a plane tree in front of his door?

If something goes wrong, there must be a monster, and the recipe might be hidden inside.

Silly Zhu went back to the house excitedly, took a shovel, came to the sycamore tree and started digging the tree.

Shovel after shovel dug out all the mud around the tree, but there was still no sign of the recipe.

After working for a long time and still getting nothing, Shazhu became angry with his father.

"It's okay if you and the widow run away. If you don't leave something for me, you won't tell me where the recipe is hidden and I have to find it myself. Hey..."

When He Daqing ran away, he didn't say hello to Sha Zhu or He Yuyu, and just disappeared quietly.

He Yuyu was still a child at that time, and Shazhu was both a brother and a father who raised her up.

He Daqing even gave up his own child for the sake of a widow and failed to fulfill his father's responsibilities. Silly Zhu had complaints.

Thinking of these past events, the sycamore tree planted by He Daqing himself became his incarnation, and Silly Zhu became angry at the sycamore tree.

"Let you run, let you run!"

Silly Zhu wielded a shovel and chopped at the sycamore tree, venting his anger.

Under the continuous felling of Shazhu, the sycamore tree was soon cut in half.

But Silly Zhu immediately regretted cutting down the tree. After all, He Daqing planted the tree himself.

Now that it's broken, there's nothing left to think about.

"Hey! That's all!"

Anyway, it was broken at the waist, so I simply dug it out and threw it away out of sight.

Silly Zhu wielded a shovel to cut off the roots of the tree and pulled out the entire tree.

The moment he pulled out the roots, he saw a black package lying in the soil.

"what is this?"

Silly Zhu threw away the tree root and picked up the package buried in the soil. The square package was heavy in his hand.

Opening the black package, there was a layer of plastic sheeting inside.

Tear off the plastic sheet and there is a layer of kraft paper inside.

How tightly it was wrapped, Silly Zhu became excited. It must be a good thing to be worth so much trouble.

Isn't it just a recipe?

Silly Zhu's heart almost jumped out of his chest, and he tore open the brown paper with trembling hands.

Hey! Not bottomed out yet!

The bottom of the brown paper is tightly covered with a thick stack of paper.

Silly Zhu tore the paper open, and the recipe for Tan's cuisine suddenly appeared inside.

found it! Really found it!

Silly Zhu's eyes suddenly became moist.

"It's true, Dad. Where can I hide it under the roots of a tree? It's causing me so much pain!"

Silly Zhu threw away the whole tree, filled the soil back to its original state, and returned to the house with the recipe.

There are five cookbooks in total, all of which are open-line books, and the words inside are all handwritten in small calligraphy.

These recipes have a long history and have been passed down from ancestors.

Shazhu's ancestors relied on the original Tan's cuisine to gain a foothold in Sijiu City. He was appreciated by the emperor and moved into the palace to become the royal chef.

These recipes, which gather the hard work of ancestors from past dynasties, are the lifeblood of the He family.

Now it falls into the hands of Sha Zhu, who vows to learn the dishes and promote Tan's cuisine.

Open a cookbook, which records the specific methods of Tan's cuisine, unique combinations of ingredients, etc.

"Once you learn these things, you will be able to work as a canteen manager in the canteen."

"Marrying a beautiful wife is not a problem."

Silly Zhu looked at the menu with fascination. It was late at night and he didn't realize it. In the end, he was so sleepy that he closed his eyes and fell asleep on the table.

"Giggle..."

The next morning, Shazhu was awakened by a rooster's crow. He looked up and saw that the light had been on all night and he had forgotten to turn it off.

His back was sore from lying on the table all night, so he stretched and yawned to get ready to wash up and go to work.

But when I looked down, I found a large piece of the recipe was wet.

I quickly opened a few pages and found that the handwriting on some pages was completely unclear.

Silly Zhu slept with his head on the book last night, and his saliva wet the recipe book. Fortunately, only a few pages were wet.

Silly Zhu wiped off the water stains on the book with a dry towel, wrapped the book in cloth and hid it in the box under the bed.

Intermediate Court.

Jia Dongxu followed his mother's instructions and stood in front of the door holding corn cakes, waiting for Xu Mengjing.

The tortillas were made by Mr. Jia Zhang when he woke up early, and they were still warm.

Jia Dongxu stood outside the door, while Jia Zhang hid behind the window and observed.

"Da da da……"

"Hey, here we come..."

The sound of footsteps came from the backyard, and both Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu became excited. But when they walked into the middle courtyard, they realized that it was not Xu Mengjing but the uncle.

"Dongxu, what are you doing? Let's go to work together."

"Master, you go first, I will come later."

"Okay, see you in the factory."

The old man went out carrying a blue bag.

"Da da da……"

As soon as the old man left, there were footsteps coming from the backyard again.

This must be Xu Mengjing.

But when I got closer, it was still not Xu Mengjing, but Qin Huairu.

"Dongxu, why are you standing here so early in the morning? Don't you go to work?"

"You go ahead and I'll go later."

Qin Huairu glanced at the thing in his hand and yelled when she saw it was pancakes.

"Dongxu, what kind of pancake are you making? It's so delicious."

“My mom makes tacos.”

Qin Huairu touched it through the gauze, but it was still hot.

"Dongxu, give me two. I haven't had breakfast yet."

"Can……"

My mother made it for two people, one for me and one for Xu Mengjing. I gave you what I wanted to eat.

But when I thought about it, I would eat less if I gave her two, and at worst I would be hungry.

"OK then."

Jia Dongxu lifted up the gauze and handed Qin Huairu two tortillas.

Qin Huairu took it in her hand and took a sip. It was fragrant and sweet.

"Dongxu's cake is so delicious. I'll ask your mother to make more next time."

"Then I'll leave first. I'm almost late for work."

Qin Huairu waved her hand and left. As soon as she left, Jia Zhang scolded Jia Dongxu through the window.

"Idiot, why did you give the cake to Qin Huairu for nothing?!"

"She didn't have breakfast and I gave her two."

"You are really a living Bodhisattva. Didn't Mom say that she won't give her any benefits if she doesn't give you any sweeteners? Didn't you forget it so quickly?"

"Mom! It's just two cakes. Stop nagging. What time is it? Why hasn't Xu Mengjing come out yet?"

"If you have a good seat, don't worry about being late. Just wait."

Jia Dongxu had no choice but to crane his neck, look around and continue waiting.

The first wait didn't come, the second wait didn't come, Jia Dongxu lost his patience and became anxious.

"Everyone in the courtyard has gone out. Why hasn't Xu Mengjing come out? If she doesn't come out, she will be late for work."

"Mom, let me go to the backyard and take a look."

Jia Dongxu held the cake and walked to the backyard. After walking a few steps, he heard the sound of "ta da da da" footsteps again.

This time it was finally Xu Mengjing, and Jia Dongxu greeted her with great joy.