Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

"Brother Xiaowu, Brother Jian, Brother Tu, how about it? I just want to ask you whether you are convinced or not?"

Yang Yukun was holding a ten-pound salmon in one hand, with his chin slightly raised, looking very proud.

Han Chunming, Yang Huajian and Mao Ditu kept bragging about how good their fishing skills were and called themselves fishing masters.

Is the fish as big as the one he caught?
A total fake master.

"Look at how arrogant you are."

"That's right, isn't it just a few big fish that I caught? I can catch them in the future too."

"Xiao Kun, do you know that you really deserve a beating the way you look right now?"

Looking at the boastful Yang Yukun, Han Chunming, Yang Huajian and Mao Ditu were speechless.

Isn't it just that you caught two big fish weighing more than ten kilograms? Is it necessary to be so proud?

It’s a pity that they didn’t catch it, otherwise they would be even more proud than Yang Yukun.

In fact, their catch today was pretty good. Each person caught more than ten kilograms, which was the most they had caught in the past two years.

But compared with Yang Yukun's two big fish weighing more than ten kilograms, there is really no comparison.

"I gave you the chance but you didn't make any use of it. You can't blame me."

In addition to these two salmon weighing fifteen or sixteen pounds, there were also a few small fish weighing about one or two pounds in Yang Yukun's bucket.

After lunch, he put away his fishing rod and stopped fishing, watching Han Chunming, Yang Huajian and Mao Ditu continue fishing.

Unfortunately, Han Chunming, Yang Huajian and Mao Ditu did not seize the opportunity and have not caught any fish bigger than their two salmon.

Mao Ditu said, "Let's compete again next time when we have time. I will definitely beat you next time."

Yang Yukun smiled and said, "Thank you Brother Tu for treating us to a great meal."

Han Chunming said: "Yes, it was you who proposed the competition, you are not allowed to cheat."

Yang Huajian said, "It seems that the Tan family banquet at the front store of Zhiweilou Restaurant needs to be booked a week in advance, right?"

"Yes, all banquets at Zhiweilou Restaurant must be booked one week in advance."

Each cuisine hall in each store of Zhiweilou Restaurant has launched two sets of special banquets.

Banquet preparation is rather troublesome. If you want to have a banquet at Zhiweilou Restaurant, you have to make a reservation one week in advance. Each set of special banquets will only have two tables available every week.

Han Chunming said: "Map, you have to make a reservation in advance. I want to enjoy the dinner you've invited me to as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, I'll book the banquet as soon as I get home, and we can have it next week."

"Come on, go home."

Several people put the fishing gear and the caught fish in the car and drove directly to Han Chunming's house, where they ate fish in the evening.

"Brother Xiaowu, Brother Jian, Brother Tu, you guys take care of it first. I'll go home and take a look. I'll be here soon."

"Come here quickly, we're waiting for you to come and take charge of the cooking."

"You guys take care of the fish first, I'll come over and do it later."

"We can't finish this much, Xiaokun, do you want to take two back?"

"I won't take it back. Let Brother Jian and Brother Tu take it back."

The fish he raises in his portable planting space tastes better. The fish he catches don’t taste that good, so he won’t take them back.

"not at home?"

Yang Yukun returned home and found that Xu Jingping was not at home.

"Hey, wife, where are you?"

"Row."

"You guys can go directly to Brother Xiaowu's house later."

"Got it."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Yukun took a shower, changed his clothes, and then went to Han Chunming's house.

When he came over, Han Chunming, Yang Huajian and Mao Ditu had already prepared the fish and were waiting for him to come over and cook.

"How do you want to eat?"

“Braised.”

"Steamed."

"hot pot."

"Okay, braise or steam the small fish whole, and fillet the big fish for fish hotpot."

"Xiao Kun, call the Marquis later and ask him to invite Pian'erye to come over for dinner."

"Row."

Yang Yukun picked up the phone and called his master, asking him to call Pianerye to come to Han Chunming's house for dinner.

After calling his master, Yang Yukun began to process the fish.

He killed one of the two 15- or 16-pound salmon he caught, and the other is still in the pond.

"Brother Jian, what time is it?"

"Before half past three."

"It's still early, so wait a little longer."

It’s still early, so let’s cook the rice first. The fish will cook quickly, and then we can cook the fish when Xiao Zongzi and the others are about to get out of school.

"Where's Brother Xiaowu?"

When Yang Yukun came out of the kitchen, he saw Yang Huajian and Mao Ditu in the yard, but did not see Han Chunming.

"Chunming went to the compound." Mao Didi poked the large trout in the pond, and the fish's tail splashed water all over him. "Good fellow, you're so fierce! I'll eat you tomorrow."

Yang Huajian said: "I'll go back and pick up Xiaozao and Xiaowenzi."

Mao Ditu said, "Pick up Xiao Xing, Shiwu, and Chushi together. Tell Xiao Xing not to drive her car over here. We will be drinking and cannot drive. We have to let her drive."

"I think so."

Yang Huajian drove back to pick up Meng Xiaozao and the child because he had to drink some wine in a while.

If Meng Xiaozao drives over later, she will have to park her car here. "Disciple, map."

"Master, Master Guan, Master Niu, you are here."

"Master Guan, Master Hou, Master Niu."

"When you called me, Uncle Niu and I were drinking tea at Old Man Guan's place." Marquis Paola said, "You two are the only ones here. Where are Xiaowu and Xiaoyang?"

"Brother Xiaowu has gone to the compound, and Brother Jian has gone home to pick up Xiaozao and Xiaowenzi." Yang Yukun went into the house and brought a few chairs: "Master, Uncle Guan, Uncle Niu, please have a seat."

"This is the fish you caught. It's this big. It must be more than ten pounds, right?"

"It's 15 or 16 pounds. I caught it. I killed it. We'll have fish hot pot later."

"It's really big."

"It's almost time, I'm going to make dinner."

After chatting with his master, Uncle Guan and Uncle Niu for a while, Yang Yukun went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

There were more than twenty people, young and old, having dinner together at night, filling two tables.

Today we had a fish feast, and the ingredients were all the various fish that we caught from Yuyuantan Lake.

Braised, steamed, stir-fried, spicy...fish hotpot.

"Brother Tu, move the table to the yard. The yard is spacious. Let's eat there."

"Got it."

Mao Ditu moved the table to the yard, and Yang Yukun put a small stove with charcoal fire on the table to use it to blanch the fish slices.

"Put two whole bricks under it to avoid burning the table."

"Is this okay?"

"can."

Yang Yukun asked Mao Ditu to take out the sliced ​​fish and prepared dishes, and then continued to prepare the remaining dishes.

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"Yulan, let's go. Xiao Zongzi and the others will be out of school soon. Let's go pick them up first, and then go to Brother Xiaowu's house for dinner."

"I'm not familiar with Xiaowu and the others, so it's not a good idea to go there for free meals, right?"

"Brother Xiaowu knew you were coming to the capital, and he asked you to come to his house for dinner this morning, and he would bring an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks."

After having lunch at Quanjude, Xu Jingping accompanied Yao Yulan to stroll around the square and Shichahai area of ​​Beihai Park, and then the two of them revisited their alma mater.

The school hasn't changed much, except that the people are no longer the same familiar ones.

"By the way, Jingping, how many of our former classmates are still in the imperial capital?"

On the way back to Qianmenlouzi, Yao Yulan asked Xu Jingping.

She came to the capital on a business trip and would stay there for about a week. She wanted to take this opportunity to get together with her classmates in the capital.

"I'm not really sure about this. You'll have to ask Xiao Kun. He's in touch with his classmates in the capital."

Xu Jingping had no contact with her classmates in the imperial capital. Yang Yukun knew better than her which of her college classmates were still in the imperial capital.

Let's ask Yang Yukun later to see who is still there.

When Xu Jingping and Yao Yulan arrived at Qianmen Kindergarten, there were still a few minutes before school was over, so the two waited at the door for a few minutes.

"Jingping, I saw Little Zongzi and Pingping, Little Corn."

Among a group of little guys, Yao Yulan saw Xiao Zongzi, Pingping and Xiao Yumi.

"Aunt Yulan!"

"mom!"

Xiao Zongzi, Pingping and Xiao Yumi heard someone calling them, so they looked and found it was their mother and Aunt Yulan.

"Aunt Yulan, you are here in the capital."

"I'm in the capital on a business trip."

"Hello, Aunt Yulan."

"Okay, they've grown this tall. Little Corn is taller than Pingping."

"Hehe... I'm almost half a head taller than my brother."

"Dad said that girls grow faster than boys when they are young, and in a few years boys will grow faster than girls."

"Three aunts."

"Auntie."

"Fei Fei, Meng Meng, Xiao Li, this is Aunt Yulan."

"Hello, Aunt Yulan."

"Hello."

Xu Jingping said, "Let's go to Feifei and Mengmeng's house for dinner."

Meng Meng said, "Aunt, are you going to my house for dinner?"

"Yes, your father, your uncle Kun, and your cousin's father-in-law went fishing today. They caught a lot of fish and will have fish at your house tonight."

“I like fish the best.”

"Let's go."

After picking up the little ones, Xu Jingping took Yao Yulan, the children and Black Panther and went straight to Han Chunming's house.

"Mom, I saw Aunt Natalia!"

"You must be dazzled. Aunt Natalia is in the Five Seas Port of the Great Mao Country. How could she be in the Imperial Capital?"

"It's really Aunt Natalia, she's over there, please stop the car."

"No way, it's really Natalia."

Xu Jingping took Yao Yulan and a few other little ones to Han Chunming's house. The girl Xiao Zongzi said she saw Natalia.

She thought it was Xiao Zongzi who was seeing things, but she didn't expect it to be Natalia, who had returned from the Great Mao Country. (End of this chapter)