Chapter 140 Chen Xueru's Visit
Today, the Siheyuan is thriving. The heads of each household are generally around 30 or 40 years old, and the children are also at growing age.
Anyway, it doesn't matter whether you cook a small pot of rice or a big pot of rice. Instead of letting Qin Huairu and the children eat a single meal every day, it is better to take this opportunity to make a big pot of rice. Not only can the nutrition be balanced, but there is no need to worry about waste.
However, this big pot meal is not free food and drink. Each household has to pay a share of money based on the number of people. It is only limited to children and the purchase is limited.
Moreover, after the development in the past period of time, both Fengzeyuan and the Civilian Canteen have reached a relatively stable state.
This situation is also normal. After all, no matter how delicious your food is, people's consumption level is there, and the customer flow is there. It is quite good enough to maintain a good level.
Especially in the civilian canteen, in addition to He Yuzhu, other chefs have been added. He Yuzhu is not too busy nowadays. He can come back in his spare time to cook a meal for the children in the yard and make some extra money. It’s not a big deal, right?
As for He Daqing, he is old, so it is okay for him to help his son share the pressure occasionally.
"That's a good idea. I'll go discuss it with them right away!"
Yi Zhonghai, who was originally embarrassed, suddenly brightened up when he heard He Daqing's words.
Nowadays, both Fengze Garden and Pingmin Canteen have become famous, and many people want to eat there but cannot. The He family held two banquets in the yard, and their cooking skills are obvious to all.
Yi Zhonghai believed that as long as this news was told to every household, everyone would agree immediately!
It's inevitable that it's a bit awkward for my family to partner with He Daqing, but if everyone eats together, not only will it not be awkward, but we can also share the cost.
"Each family pays a little money and eats together with the He family? That seems like a good idea, right?"
"Just give it to the children, it's not bad."
"I have to admit, the girl from the He family has grown really fast in the past year. It would be great if my son could grow taller like her!"
As expected, when Yi Zhonghai went door to door to lobby, many families agreed when they heard that they could let their children taste the He family's delicious food and that the money they had to pay was not that much.
Have no idea.
During this period, the He family had delicious fish and meat every day. The delicious smell was so delicious that not only the children but even the adults were drooling with envy.
The adults could still comfort themselves and endure it, but the children, watching the He family eating meat while they themselves could not even drink the soup, lost their appetite when they went home.
So, starting with Yi Zhonghai in the front, Liu Haizhong in the backyard, and Yan Bugui in the front yard, all responded and brought other families' children. In the blink of an eye, they had gathered nearly twenty people for He Daqing.
Assuming there are twenty people, and each person earns ten cents a day, that means two dollars a day, or sixty dollars a month.
As for He Daqing, the ingredients needed for the meals have already been self-sufficient in the space manor, and the cost is almost nothing.
"Dad, no problem, leave this to me!"
When He Daqing told his son He Yuzhu about this, He Yuzhu immediately patted his chest and agreed.
Now he has a family and a career. The salary in the civilian canteen is not much, but if he has a child in the future, the cost of living will not be low. Moreover, Xu Huizhen is so capable and earns more than him. If he can take this opportunity to increase his income, he will have more confidence when he goes home.
Anyway, he is still young and has plenty of strength.
So, every night after get off work, He Yuzhu would ride his bicycle back to the courtyard. Anyone who was free in the courtyard would help burn firewood, light the pot and set up the stove, or help cut some onions, ginger, garlic, etc., so that as soon as He Yuzhu came back, they could start cooking.
"Hey, it smells so good. I finally understand why those people go to the cafeteria every day!"
"Haha, this means that we can eat in the cafeteria every day in the future!"
"This money is well spent. The children eat well and grow up quickly!"
Just with the first meal, He Yuzhu's cooking skills conquered the children in the yard.
Although his current cooking skills are still far from He Daqing's, fortunately the ingredients are good. As long as he performs normally, he will be much better than others.
The heads of each household looked at their children wolfing down the food, and they finally felt relieved.
Although it costs some money every month, the children can eat well and the home can be a little quieter, which is good.
Oh, if only my family had a little more money, I could pay more and get some benefits!
And at the same time.
Because there were more children, He Yuzhu had to have at least two or three dishes every day. Qin Huairu, who was in confinement after giving birth, also had to eat more nutritious food.
As for Tao Huilan next door, after eating it for a few days, her face became rounder.
Of course, the most annoyed person was Jia Zhang from the west household.
Because this was a big pot meal opened by the old He family, Yi Zhonghai did not come to her house to inquire, and they did not pay their share of money. Therefore, every day at dinner, Jia Zhang could only watch a group of children in the yard eating the dishes she wanted to eat, but she could not eat any of them.
"This He Daqing is deliberately isolating us!"
Zhang Guilan frowned and became more depressed.
"How about I pay my share too. It's only three dollars a month, and you can still eat delicious food."
Xu Youliang swallowed his saliva, looked at the steamed corn bread in the bowl, and couldn't eat it anymore.
I was also angry with Yi Zhonghai. What you gave birth to is a child, but what's in my wife's belly is not considered a child?
Really...
"never mind!"
Zhang Guilan snorted coldly.
"Even if I starve to death, I won't eat the food from the He family!"
She knew very well that He Daqing did this just to use everyone's money to help his wife Qin Huairu make more delicious food.
When she thought that Qin Huairu could have been her daughter-in-law, and then looked at Jia Dongxu talking to himself, Zhang Guilan no longer had the heart to go out to eat the food prepared by He Yuzhu.
“Oh, it smells so good!”
Just when I was secretly angry, I suddenly heard a pleasant voice coming from outside.
Zhang Guilan looked up and saw a charming woman in cheongsam standing in the yard.
"Isn't this Chen Xueru from the Silk Shop? Why is she here in our courtyard?"
Zhang Guilan frowned, her face full of curiosity.
Yes, the person standing in the yard at this time was Chen Xueru, the owner of the silk shop. She was holding some cloth in her hand, twisting her waist, and walked towards He Daqing's house.