Chapter 194 Sha Zhu: Jia Dongxu, you wait for me
After get off work, Liu Zhiye took Xu Shifang home.

Finally, Liu Zhiye instructed: "Old Xu, make one of these dried sea cucumbers for my sister-in-law every day. She needs to nourish her body.

Our old man said that her illness was caused by her weakness after giving birth and lack of nutrition. She will get better if she nourishes her body more in the future. "

He took out a strip box from his bag, handed it to Xu Shifang, and said, "This is an old mountain ginseng that the old man gave me. Give it to Mai Tian and give a small piece to my sister-in-law."

Xu Shifang was very moved after hearing this, and hugged Liu Zhiye tightly. After taking the things, he went home with red eyes. He was worried that if he stayed any longer, he would lose control of his emotions and cry, and he was afraid that this little brother would laugh at him.

When we returned to the Nanluoguxiang courtyard, it was already 11:.

As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, the rich aroma of food hit me. I guess the banquet is about to start.

Just now he was wondering why there was only so little! A group of children were still gathered at the gate of their compound and refused to leave. It seemed that they were just smelling the smell!

Liu Zhiye shook his head in amusement and followed the aroma of food into the east courtyard. He saw a group of children from the courtyard playing around the stove, looking forward to having a bite of the delicious dishes after they came out of the pot.

When Liu Lan saw Liu Zhiye coming back, she greeted him warmly, "Director Liu, you're back. We're waiting for you to start the meal!"

Liu Zhiye seemed a little embarrassed: "I'm so sorry that so many people are waiting for me."

Liu Lan continued, "Shazhu said he had to wait for you to come back."

Seeing this, Liu Zhiye stopped wasting time: "Okay! I'd better go over there quickly!"

He came to the middle courtyard.

Five banquets had been set up in the yard. At this moment, the eight-immortal tables were all filled with people of all ages, and it was very lively.

Sha Zhu spent a lot of money today. He wanted to save face, but he didn't have much money in his pocket. He had to sell all his belongings to host a few tables. He didn't want anything else, just to make himself happy and feel at ease.

Liu Zhiye smiled and greeted everyone along the way, and finally came to the main seat.

"Zhuzi! Qiuju! Congratulations to you two. This is a little gift from your sister-in-law and me." Liu Zhiye smiled and handed Sha Zhu a red envelope, and congratulated them both.

Sha Zhu took it with a smile on his face and said, "Hey! Thanks, Brother Liu, you are so generous." Liu Zhiye smiled and nodded in response.

Wang Qiuju smiled and replied, "Brother Liu, you don't have to be so polite. Sister-in-law has already given us a pair of thermoses and a washbasin."

Liu Zhiye smiled and said, "Gifts are gifts, red envelopes are red envelopes, accept them all."

Then he turned to the other people sitting at the same table and apologized: "Everyone, I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I will punish myself with a drink later."

Those present included Lu Dachuan, the head of the logistics department of the Red Star Factory, Lao Ma, the canteen director, Zhou Weiguo, the deputy head of the security department, Lao Wei from the street office, the third uncle Yan Bugui, Sha Zhu, Wang Qiuju, Gan Ning and others.

The canteen director, Lao Ma, smiled and teased him, "Director Liu! One cup is not enough, you have to accompany us for a whole round!"

"Okay! I'll keep you company as long as you want to drink!"

The skill of speaking.

"Here we go! The food is served."

"Hey! It's greasy! Turn around slowly!" Ma Hua, the kitchen helper, shouted, carrying a large tray full of dishes and started serving the dishes.

His movements were skillful and methodical. The dishes were arranged neatly and orderly, and they looked delicious and fragrant, which made people's appetite increase at first sight.

As the host, Yan Bugui stood up, picked up a bottle of "Red Star Erguotou" and poured wine for the guests.

"Hey! Don't worry, this wine needs to be filled up."

People in Beijing believe that "if the wine is not full, the heart is not sincere". The wine glass must be poured so that there is an arc on it, which shows sincerity. The person being entertained must also show some respect and gratitude to the person pouring the wine with some actions, and cannot just ignore it.

When the dishes are served, basically no one is allowed to pick up their chopsticks for the first two dishes. Only after the third dish is served can everyone take the first bite, and the second bite of the fourth dish. Only when the dishes on the table have formed a certain size, everyone can let go and eat freely. And after each bite of food, they have to put down their chopsticks. In the past, if they kept holding the chopsticks in their hands and groping around on the table, it would be considered as showing cowardice.

The subsequent toasts must also follow a certain rhythm. They cannot be dull, nor too frequent. They must be done in order of seniority. The rhythm of eating and toasting is what people often say "three rounds of wine, five flavors of dishes."

Soon, all the dishes were served, including "Scallion-fried Sea Cucumber", "Rock Sugar Pork Elbow", "Braised Yellow Croaker", "Nine-Turn Large Intestine", "Four-Happiness Meatballs", "Beijing Roast Duck", "Spicy Fried Chicken", "Salt-baked Prawns", "Scrambled Eggs with Leeks", "Cucumber with Shredded Ears"... exactly twelve dishes in total.

In this special period of food scarcity, these dishes are undoubtedly an extremely sumptuous feast. And Chef Wang's superb cooking skills make every bite full of fragrance and oil.

Almost everyone present didn't bother to greet each other, and just focused on eating. Everyone wolfed down the food, as if they were competing to finish all the delicious food in front of them.

Only the people at the main table were relatively normal. After all, they were all well-informed people who drank more than they ate.

Among the people present, Liu Zhiye was the most senior, so everyone "fired" at him and challenged him.

However, Liu Zhiye accepted everyone who came. He wanted to let these "little greenhorns" see what a real "god of wine" was.

"Hey! Old Ma, don't play tricks on me, you have to drink this wine to the end! Are you saving this for the fish?"

"Lao Lu, what's up? It's been a while since you had a drink with me, and now you're acting so arrogantly? Come on, fill up your glass again!"

"Xiao Zhou, the leader offers you a toast, how can you not drink it?" At the lunch, Liu Zhiye remained calm, fought without blushing or panting, and finally won the victory.

Lao Ma was so drunk that he slipped under the table. Lao Lu also got scared when he saw this and lay on the table pretending to be a bear.

As for Xiao Zhou, he was defeated early on and went to take a nap.

The banquet lasted for more than three hours. Finally, Liu Zhiye and Chef Wang drank a glass of wine and the banquet ended.

The other tables had already left the party long ago because they had run out of food. It was a rare opportunity for them to taste such delicious food, so they had to enjoy it to their heart's content!

So, a clean plate campaign was launched, but the result was that not a single drop of oil or water was left, and it was cleaner than a dog licking it. This disappointed several aunties who were looking forward to eating leftovers.

At this moment, the third aunt, the second aunt and others were staring at the leftovers on the main table with eager eyes! Because there was only this table, there was still a lot of food left. As soon as Liu Zhiye and others left the table, they rushed over like hungry wolves hunting for prey.

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That night, Sha Zhu finally managed to get rid of a group of young people who came to make trouble in the bridal chamber, including Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng, Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiefang.

"Oh! These bastards are finally quiet! You two, Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng, just wait for me. When you get married, I will make sure you guys suffer." Sha Zhu was so angry that his teeth were itching and his eyes were flashing with anger. These people really gave him a hard time.

Then, he grinned with a bit of obscenity, and rubbed his hands, looking impatient, eager to climb onto the kang and spend the night with Wang Qiuju.

Wang Qiuju pushed him away, blushing and scolding him: "Don't be impatient, wait a moment."

Sha Zhu was a little impatient and urged: "Hurry up, what are you waiting for?"

Wang Qiuju said with a smile: "Let's calculate today's income first and see how many red envelopes we received..." She said in a money-grubber manner.

Sha Zhu had no choice but to calculate the money one by one with Wang Qiuju.

"Uncle Yi, two dollars!"

"A piece in the bangs!"

"Uncle, two dollars!"

"Jia Dongxu, 50 cents!"

"Uncle Liu from the East Courtyard, five dollars!"

"Brother Wang, five dollars!"

"Junior Brother Liu, two pieces!"

"Brother Liu, ten dollars, plus two thermoses and an enamel washbasin."

"Director Ma, five dollars!"

"Lu Zhu Ren, five dollars!"

"Liu Zhitai, two pieces!"

"Yan Jie into one piece!"

"Xu Damao, one piece!"

"Wow! The old lady also gave ten dollars!"

"Mahua, five dollars!"

"Liu Lan, two pieces!"

"..."

Wang Qiuju roughly calculated that the red envelopes she received totaled 78.5 yuan. She added six pairs of thermos bottles, two washbasins, and six pairs of towels and said, "How much do all these cost in total?" She said as she calculated.

"Ah? Only seventy-eight dollars and fifty cents?"

Sha Zhu was dumbfounded at this moment. He definitely lost money. Not to mention anything else, the food and drinks that Liu Zhiye helped buy cost him more than a hundred yuan.

"Hey! Forget it. We will lose a lot of money this time." He said with some boredom.

He suddenly remembered the scene where Jia Dongxu's family of four were feasting at the banquet, but they only gave him a 50-cent red envelope, which made him very angry.

Sha Zhu thought: When Jia Dongxu got married, his father not only helped cook for their family, but also gave them a red envelope of 20,000 yuan (equivalent to two yuan).

After so many years, when it was his turn to get married, the Jia family not only did not increase his red envelope, but also gave him less. This is simply bullying! This matter is not over yet, Jia Dongxu, you guys just wait and see.

(End of this chapter)