Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 190 Yi Zhonghai encounters Sha Zhu at the Second Canteen

The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

At 11 a.m., Wang Feng came out of the space, locked the door, and pushed his bicycle to No. 28 courtyard.

Today, the tea leaves in the space are ready to be picked again. Wang Feng stir-fried the tea leaves and harvested another three catties of top-quality tea leaves.

As Wang Feng rode his bicycle along Nanluoguxiang, he saw many refugees on the street, but he only glanced at them briefly and paid them no further attention.

Upon arriving at courtyard number 28, Wang Feng saw Lou Xiao'e sweeping snow in the yard and smiled as he said:

"Son, have you cooked yet? Make a lot for lunch, I'll eat here."

Lou Xiao'e smiled and nodded: "I haven't started yet, Brother Feng. Please wait a moment. I'll finish cleaning soon and start cooking right away."

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Wang Feng returned to his room, brewed a pot of tea, and while drinking it, he looked at the hardworking Lou Xiao'e and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Who would have thought that a pampered young lady who never lifted a finger would become so diligent?

After shoveling the snow, Lou Xiao'e chatted with Wang Feng for a while before going to cook.

Lou Xiao'e's cooking skills have improved rapidly recently, and she has already reached 40% of Qin Jingru's level. Her cooking skills are now at least better than Sha Zhu's.

At the dinner table, Lou Xiao'e made stir-fried green peppers with cured pork, as well as scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and rice as the staple food.

Lou Xiao'e and Qin Jingru knew that Wang Feng liked to eat rice, so whenever they ate with Wang Feng, they would usually use rice as their staple food.

Lou Xiao'e placed a piece of cured meat on Wang Feng's plate, blushing as she said, "Brother Feng, my period is over."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng laughed and said, "Son, I haven't spent time with you for a few days, are you itching to spend more time with me?"

"Brother Feng, you're so annoying!" Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at Wang Feng, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"Haha, son, after we finish eating, let's take a nap together and rest."

"Um."

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Steel rolling mill.

Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai had lunch after work. Today they went to the second canteen. They knew that if they went to the third canteen, Qin Jingru would definitely toss them around in the wok. It was better to go to the second canteen, which was farther away, than to be tossed around in the wok.

The two waited in line for three minutes at the second cafeteria before it was finally their turn. As Yi Zhonghai was about to get his food, he saw Sha Zhu and exclaimed in surprise, "Sha Zhu, what are you doing here?"

Sha Zhu said with a bitter face, "Uncle, I just had a cooking competition with Qin Jingru, and I lost. Now I've been transferred to the second canteen to cook large batches of dishes."

"What?"

"Shazhu, your cooking skills are not as good as Qin Jingru, this country girl? That can't be right!" Yi Zhonghai asked incredulously.

Sha Zhu forced a smile that looked more like a grimace and sighed.

"Uncle, it's true. I've eaten Qin Jingru's cooking, and it's definitely better than mine."

Yi Zhonghai stared wide-eyed, then let out a long, drawn-out sigh:

"Hey! Silly Zhu, what can I say about you? How could you lose to Qin Jingru, that country bumpkin? How is this possible?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu, standing behind Yi Zhonghai, also showed a look of shock and disbelief.

Sha Zhu started learning to cook at the age of eight, and he's still not as good as Qin Jingru? How is that possible? He's been to Qin Family Village. With the conditions there, how could Qin Family Village possibly train a master chef?

Just as Sha Zhu was about to speak, the people in line behind him urged, "Hey Chef Yi, can you guys finish your chat after you get your food? We're still waiting to eat!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai said to the people queuing behind him, "Sorry, I ran into someone I know and we chatted for a while. I'll get my food now."

As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai handed the money to Sha Zhu and said, "Sha Zhu, I want two steamed buns and a cabbage. Get the food for me first, and then come back to us when you're done."

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Sha Zhu took the money and picked out two of the largest cornbreads for Yi Zhonghai. These two cornbreads were bigger than three normal ones. He also gave Yi Zhonghai a large spoonful of cabbage, which was piled up very high, more than the amount for two people.

Next up is Jia Dongxu, and Sha Zhu doesn't have a very friendly attitude towards him.

Although he didn't toss the food for Jia Dongxu, the amount he served was just the normal amount. This was only because of Yi Zhonghai's influence. If Jia Dongxu had come to get food alone, he would definitely have tossed the food for him.

"Silly Zhu, why are you treating me differently? The difference between the food I eat and what my master eats is too big, isn't it?" Jia Dongxu said with a gloomy face.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Silly Zhu, Dongxu is still my apprentice, so why don't you give him a bigger bribe next time?"

Sha Zhu nodded, then pursed his lips: "Alright, for the sake of this old man, I'll give you a bigger tip next time."

Upon hearing that Sha Zhu would give him more food, Jia Dongxu looked at Yi Zhonghai gratefully, found a seat, and the two went to eat.

Sha Zhu continued serving food, serving two people. Seeing that there were still many people queuing behind him, Sha Zhu shouted to the kitchen, "Old Zhang, come and serve me some food. I have to go out for a while."

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Sha Zhu handed the ladle to Lao Zhang, took off his apron, and sat down at the table where Yi Zhonghai and Lao Zhang were eating.

While eating his cornbread, Yi Zhonghai asked, "Shazhu, what exactly happened?"

Sha Zhu said with a bitter face, "Uncle, this morning, I went to the third canteen to compete with Qin Jingru in cooking. Qin Jingru was unwilling to compete with me, so I went to find Director Li. Director Li agreed to let me compete with Qin Jingru and even invited the canteen director and Minister Ma of the logistics department to be judges."

"Qin Jingru and I each made four of the same dishes, and I lost in the end. I didn't believe it at first, but after I ate all four dishes that Qin Jingru made."

At this point, Sha Zhu's face immediately turned sour, and he sighed, saying:

"Qin Jingru's cooking is indeed better than mine, so I was transferred to the second canteen. From now on, I can only cook large batches of dishes in the second canteen."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's face darkened, and he looked somewhat incredulous.

"Silly Zhu, that doesn't make sense. How could Qin Jingru's cooking skills be better than yours? Do you even have the resources to learn to cook in the countryside?"

Jia Dongxu swallowed the cornbread and shook his head repeatedly: "I can confirm that Qin Jingru did not have the opportunity to learn cooking in Qin Family Village."

Sha Zhu gave a wry smile: "I don't understand this either, but Qin Jingru's cooking skills are indeed better than mine."

Actually, Sha Zhu was hiding something: Qin Jingru's cooking skills weren't just better than his, they were far superior, but he was too embarrassed to say it.

Based on his current culinary skills, he would need at least another twenty years of practice to catch up with Qin Jingru's cooking skills.

Yi Zhonghai sighed deeply: "Hey, Shazhu, what are we going to do now? You're not in the third canteen, and Qin Jingru has been tossing the food for us the whole time. That's why Dongxu and I had no choice but to come to the second canteen to eat today."

Sha Zhu smiled wryly and said, "Uncle, why don't you come to the second canteen to eat from now on? Don't worry, with me here, the people in the second canteen will definitely not toss the food for you."

"Well, that's all we can do."