Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Jia Dongxu was dumbfounded and hurriedly called out from behind, "Tian Xiu, don't go!"

But Tian Xiu didn't answer and continued walking out, so Jia Dongxu had no choice but to chase after her.

He Yuzhu had been paying attention to what was happening in the west wing for a while. Although he hadn't heard any sounds, he knew exactly how Jia Zhangshi was scolding Yi Zhonghai.

Tian Xiu's reaction was somewhat unexpected. Originally, she only wanted to annoy Yi Zhonghai and make him disliked by the Jia family.

Unexpectedly, the effect was much better. Tian Xiu, this beautiful girl, didn't even eat her meal and turned around and came out.

It seems that Jia Dongxu's marriage is off.

Jia Dongxu chased after her, but Tian Xiu was angry and ignored him. The two left the courtyard, and a moment later Jia Dongxu came back in dejectedly.

He Yuzhu asked with a smile, "Jia Dongxu, I heard you went on a blind date today?"

Jia Dongxu retorted angrily, "What's it to you?"

He Yuzhu said with a smile, "I'm just concerned about your marriage. So, when is your fiancé going to move in?"

Chapter 21 What kind of skill is this? Utterly ignorant and incompetent.

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Jia Dongxu thought that Sha Zhu's combat power was too amazing, and besides, Sha Zhu seemed to care about him, so he suppressed his anger and said, "That's it, are you satisfied now?"

After speaking, he went inside.

"It actually fell through." He Yuzhu was still somewhat surprised.

He thought to himself, "Serves him right. If this had actually happened, wouldn't he have ruined the girl he was supposed to meet today?"

A moment later, Aunt Yi helped Yi Zhonghai out. Both of them looked extremely embarrassed. Jia Zhangshi had scolded them mercilessly, and no amount of explanation could change their minds. They had no choice but to run out in a sorry state.

He Yuzhu asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Did your apprentice kick you out?"

Before the couple could reply, He Yuzhu continued, "If you ask me, you made a mistake in taking this disciple. He's only been with you for a few days and he's already betraying his master and not treating you like his own. If this were before the liberation, he would have been expelled from the school long ago."

He Yuzhu was right. In the past, apprentices treated their masters with even greater filial piety than their own fathers, and there was absolutely no room for disobedience.

The master treats his apprentice with beatings and scoldings, never patiently teaching him skills, but simply using him as free labor.

Yi Zhonghai was furious and roared, "What's it to you?"

As she fumed, she went into the east wing. Aunt Yi slowed down a couple of steps and stopped to explain, "Zhuzi, just say less. Today's incident wasn't Dongxu's fault. Your uncle put too much salt in the cooking, making it inedible. That's why there was a misunderstanding."

He Yuzhu smiled and didn't say much. After all, he was the one who put the salt in, and he knew what the consequences would be.

The question was simply, "What's Jia Dongxu's girlfriend's attitude? Is it going to fall through like this?"

Aunt Yi sighed: "You should have seen that girl just now. She is indeed beautiful and a good match for Dongxu, but he complained that the house was dilapidated. You know what Aunt Zhang is like; she's never one to back down once she's right. She scared the girl away."

Aunt Yi knew perfectly well that although Yi Zhonghai's cooking was too salty to eat, it was impossible for the young girl to refuse the marriage proposal on that basis.

After all, this isn't the fundamental issue. If the food is too salty, you can simply not eat it. But it's a marriage between two people, not something that can be broken up so easily.

When Jia Dongxu returned, he also said that Tian Xiu did not refuse because the food was too salty, but because the Jia family's house was not good, her mother-in-law was too strict, and she was not used to living in a large courtyard if she really got married.

Therefore, after much consideration, Tian Xiu still did not agree to the marriage.

Jia Dongxu's words made Jia Zhangshi feel somewhat proud, and of course she wouldn't admit her own fault, blaming everything on Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was also somewhat angry, so he had no choice but to leave Jia's house first.

Today was truly unlucky. I spent my own money to buy meat, fish, and chicken to treat my apprentice's wife, but I never expected that my good intentions would backfire and that I would cook the dishes too salty.

Aunt Yi sighed: "If your father hadn't left and had taken over, things might have turned out differently."

He Yuzhu didn't respond to that question, but asked instead, "So the marriage is off like this?"

"Yes, what can we do? If the girl doesn't want to, we'll just find him another one later."

Aunt Yi also told He Yuzhu that if he knew a suitable girl, he could introduce her to Jia Dongxu. After saying a few words, she hurriedly went back.

He Yuzhu chuckled twice, having just enjoyed a big piece of gossip, and was in a great mood. He hummed a little tune as he went inside to play with Yushui for the entire afternoon.

In the evening, I saw Granny Zhang rinse the chicken pieces and fish several times with clean water, then take them into the kitchen to cook them again.

Washing it like this will significantly reduce the salt concentration, so it's still safe to eat.

He Yuzhu was in a good mood all the way until the next day when he went to work. When good things happen, people are in high spirits. In the morning, He Yuzhu finally accumulated enough experience to upgrade.

All I saw was a jump in the number on the knife skills section of the panel, and then my knife skills leveled up to 4.

【Knife Skill lv4 (1/800)】

He Yuzhu was delighted for two minutes, and when he went to cut the shreds again, he felt that his knife skills had improved significantly.

There are currently three knife-wielding staff in the kitchen, but their treatment is noticeably different.

He Yuzhu and Wang Song were apprentices, paid apprentice wages, and only cut ordinary slices and shreds.

Zhang Yong, on the other hand, is different. His knife skills are already superb. He can cut both cucumber slices and tofu into thin strips.

They also get paid like chefs, which is 30 yuan a month.

After the upgrade was complete, He Yuzhu took a deep breath, then took a carrot, cut it into suitable small pieces, and then used a rolling cutter to slice the carrot into thin slices. Because it was a rolling cutter, the carrot did not break until the whole thing was cut.

Wang Song, standing nearby, was quite surprised. He then lifted it up from the top, revealing it to be over half a meter long, and exclaimed in astonishment:

"Zhu Zi, your knife skills are getting better and better."

He Yuzhu was also quite proud, because before the upgrade, he couldn't have cut it this long and it would definitely have broken in the middle.

Although the upgraded version is longer, the thickness is still somewhat uneven, with some parts being thicker and others thinner. However, fortunately, it can now be completely connected and will not break.

"There are still some shortcomings; the thickness cannot be made consistent."

Wang Song said with some envy, "You're just too modest. I've been cutting for a year and I still haven't reached that level."

Then he asked, "Can you cut cucumbers into thin slices?"

He Yuzhu shook his head: "No."

The dish of cucumber with a straw raincoat is not very complicated, but it requires superb knife skills to make this delicious dish.

It requires using both straight and angled cutting techniques, and each cut must leave room for maneuver so as not to cut the cucumber completely. He Yuzhu admitted that he still did not have this skill.

It might be possible to cut cucumbers into thin slices only if you level up to the next level.

"Really? Why don't you give it a try?" Wang Song said.

He Yuzhu said, "Actually, I have a shortcut for cutting cucumber slices, but it doesn't really improve my technique."

Wang Song's eyes lit up, and he asked, "What method?"

He Yuzhu said, "This method is very simple. Just put chopsticks on both sides of the cucumber. This way, the cucumber won't break when you cut it, and the depth of the cut will be consistent."

"Put down the chopsticks? Then demonstrate." Wang Song didn't immediately understand what he meant.

"it is good."

He Yuzhu didn't say much. He took a straight cucumber and placed it on the table, then put two chopsticks on either side and said, "Look, if you cut it like this, the cucumber definitely won't break."

The difficulty in cutting cucumbers into a "蓑衣" (蓑衣) shape lies in leaving room for maneuver in each cut, so as not to cut the cucumber completely through. This is the most crucial and also the most challenging aspect.

Ordinary people simply don't have the skills to do this.

He Yuzhu picked up the cleaver and chopped away quickly. With the chopsticks blocking the way, even if he used a little more force, it wouldn't be a problem, as long as he kept the cucumber slices evenly thick.

First, cut with a straight knife, then flip the cucumber over and cut it at an angle.

Once finished, gently pull with your hand, and the perfect raincoat is cut.

"You can do that?" Wang Song was very surprised.

"What's so great about that? It's just opportunism."

Zhang Yong, who was standing nearby, sneered, "What kind of skill is that? You're just ignorant and incompetent."

Chapter 22 How did you offend Zhang Yong?

Zhang Yong hadn't felt threatened by He Yuzhu's apprenticeship before, but recently, seeing He Yuzhu's progress every day, he started to feel uneasy.

He Yuzhu's progress is really obvious. Before, he could only cut ordinary slices and shreds, but today he was able to cut a carrot into a whole long slice, which shows that He Yuzhu's progress is very obvious.

With a little practice, you can gradually get the hang of making cucumber salad and tofu.

So I couldn't help but say a few words.

He Yuzhu understood that Zhang Yong was right, but the other party's words were too offensive. Using the words "unlearned and incompetent" to describe himself was too much.

This isn't a competition; he's just cheating as a form of practice.

He said, "I was just doing a simple practice, there's no need to make such a big deal out of it."

Wang Song also said, "That's right, cutting it like this is fine too."

"What's so good about it? If I say no, then no is no."

Zhang Yong then said, "Alright, you two, get to work! You don't do any of your important tasks every day, but you're so enthusiastic about doing these frivolous things."

In the knife-making group, Zhang Yong was directly responsible for assigning tasks to two people. To be precise, Wang Song and He Yuzhu were his subordinates and were under his direct command.

He Yuzhu took a deep breath, pulled Wang Song, who was trying to explain, shook his head, and then started working.