Chapter 20 Cleaning the courtyard
When I took Master back to Master's house, Master's wife had already prepared the meal. Just waiting for the master and apprentice to come back.
"Master's wife, I brought a jar of rice wine. I'll heat it up and you can drink some too. This wine can beautify the skin and delay aging." He Yuzhu said to the master's wife.
He Yuzhu added a little spiritual spring water to the wine he gave to his close friends. Although it is not much, long-term drinking can improve physical fitness and delay aging.
"Really? I'll drink some too," said the master's wife.
No matter what age, women cannot refuse beauty and beauty care to delay aging.
He Yuzhu found the wine pot and boiled a pot of wine. I drank a few glasses of wine with Master and Mistress each, and then stopped drinking.
During the meal, Master asked He Yuzhu about buying two yards.
"Zhuzi, why did you buy two yards at once?" The master's wife asked with concern.
"Master, Mistress, the two yards are together. It's a good deal to buy them together. Besides, the house is valuable no matter what dynasty or generation it is." He Yuzhu said.
"Zhuzi, you still have to be careful. There are a lot of troubles caused by the house now. Don't talk nonsense when you go out." Master Fan Dakang warned.
"Don't worry, Master, I know what I know. Yuyu and I will live in the small courtyard of the medicine shop. Don't worry about the two-entry courtyard next door. If I do something else, I will have to spend money to repair it if I want to live in it. It will cost more than rebuilding a new one." There are more covers, so no one will make any decisions." He Yuzhu said.
"Oh, you will have to spend money to repair it in the future." The master said.
"When it becomes stable in the future, I will repair it and open up the two courtyards." He Yuzhu said.
"This is all we can do now." Fan Dakang said, "Don't go to work these days. Clean up the house before you move in."
"Zhuzi, I will help you clean up tomorrow." said the master's wife.
"Master's wife, I can do it alone." He Yuzhu said.
"You can be alone. Xiaoyao will go to school tomorrow and the teacher's wife will be fine. Xiaohu and Yuyu won't be playing anywhere, so that's settled."
When He Yuzhu saw that his wife had made her decision, he said nothing more.
Early the next morning, Master Fan Dakang went to work, while He Yuzhu and his wife went to the small courtyard with Yuyu and Xiaohu.
He Yuzhu opened the courtyard door and walked into the small courtyard with his wife, Yu Yu, and Xiaohu.
"Brother, is this our future home?" Yuyu asked, looking at the yard in front of him.
"Yes, how about it? Do you like Yu Yu?" He Yuzhu asked.
"I like it. As long as my brother is here, I like it everywhere." Yuyu said cheerfully.
He Yuzhu led everyone, opened the door of the main house, and led them into the house.
"Master Wife, no one has been living in this house for a while. I'm going to light the fire first," He Yuzhu said, taking wood and lighting the fireplace in the living room. He also stuffed a few pieces of wood into the fire bed in the bedroom and started burning the bed.
He Yuzhu went to the kitchen of Xi'erfang again to boil water. He Yuzhu opened the tap water in the yard and found that it had frozen. He took the bucket to the well to fetch water. He looked at the well and saw that the water was clear. He Yuzhu filled the kitchen water tank with water and began to boil water in a large pot.
He Yuzhu put all the pots and pans in the kitchen into the space and used the space to clean them all. After releasing it, you can use it with confidence.
After the water boiled, He Yuzhu poured a cup and let it cool down. He took a sip and found that there was no peculiar smell and it was good water. First he filled a thermos bottle, then a large teapot, took a few cups, came to the living room and put them on the table.
"Master Wife, I've boiled the water, filled the thermos flask, and filled the teapot. I got these all yesterday, so feel free to use them. The water will be ready to drink after it cools down in a while." He Yuzhu said.
"Okay, leave it there, I'll give Xiaohu and Yuyu something to drink later." The teacher's wife put down the broom and replied.
"Master Wife, there is still hot water in the kitchen. I will clean the table later. Don't forget, I will clean up the yard." He Yuzhu said.
"Brother, let me help you." Yuyu said.
"Brother Zhuzi, I will help you too." Xiaohu followed.
"Okay, you help brother work, and he will prepare delicious food for you in a while." He Yuzhu said.
"Brother, what are you cooking deliciously?" Yuyu asked.
"Whatever you want to eat, my brother will cook it for you at noon." He Yuzhu said.
"I want to eat braised fish," Yuyu said.
"I also want to eat fish." Xiaohu said.
"Okay, work now. Brother will buy fish later and make braised fish for you." He Yuzhu said.
He Yuzhu led the two children to clean the yard, although the two children were not helping.
"Master's Wife, you take Xiaohu and Yuyu back first, and I'll go to the market to buy vegetables." He Yuzhu looked at his pocket watch and said to Master's Wife.
"You go ahead, I'll take them back after I clean this table." The teacher's wife said.
He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to the vegetable market and walked around, but found nothing he wanted to buy. I went to the store again and bought 2 pounds of Mickey Mouse candies (the predecessor of White Rabbit toffee).
I rode my bicycle to Master's house and came to a deserted place. I quickly took out a carp and a piece of pork belly from the space. Take out a few cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.
He Yuzhu returned to his master's house, but his wife had not returned yet. He Yuzhu took the things and entered the kitchen. Start preparing today's lunch.
When He Yuzhu finished processing the ingredients, the wife came back with Xiaohu and Yuyu.
The mistress came to the kitchen to help and was surprised when she saw cucumbers and tomatoes and asked, "Where did you buy them?"
"I met them outside the market and they said they came from a greenhouse." He Yuzhu said.
"It's not easy to encounter this winter, it's still so fresh." said the master's wife.
After a while, lunch was ready, a dish of braised fish, a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a dish of fried meat with cucumbers. The fish weighed 3 pounds, and the pork belly was not made into braised pork.
"Master's wife, let's make dumplings tonight. I want to eat dumplings." He Yuzhu said to his wife.
"If you want to eat, Master, I'll give it to you. Let's come back early in the afternoon." Master said.
After lunch, everyone rested for a while and then went to the small courtyard to start cleaning.
Because I had to make dumplings for dinner in the evening, I ended up early in the afternoon. Return to Master's house.
