Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

On the morning of August 18th, after getting up and washing up, Yang Yukun went out and went to his master's house in Yanzhi Hutong.

A celebration banquet is being held for his disciple today, and as the general manager, he has to go there early to make arrangements.

The wine, tables, chairs, benches, bowls and chopsticks and other things were all brought to the master's house yesterday afternoon, and the stove was also set up yesterday afternoon.

When Yang Yukun came over, Liu Yunguang and the others had already bought all the necessary ingredients, seasonings, and other things.

"Master, Sister Hou, Brother-in-law."

"Xiao Kun is here."

"Our chief steward is here."

"Have you bought everything?"

"I bought them all."

"Is Xiaohua coming back today? He is the protagonist."

"He has something to do in the morning and will be back in the afternoon." Hou Polan called his grandson.

The last time I held an Olympic celebration banquet for my grandson, this guy didn't show up.

This time we held a celebration party and the boy said he would come back.

"Brother Xiaowu and Xiaojun will be here soon. Let's make breakfast first and then start working."

Yang Yukun has already arranged who will do what work.

The people in charge of cooking, cutting and preparing food, managing tobacco and alcohol, etc. in the kitchen are basically the people who have been doing these jobs for a long time, dealing with all kinds of affairs in the alley.

Just ten minutes after Yang Yukun arrived at his master's house, Han Chunming and Fan Xiaojun, the two chefs in charge of cooking, arrived one after another.

Neighbors who wanted to help also came over one after another.

As the head chef, Han Chunming asked the people in the kitchen to start preparing breakfast. In the morning, they would eat noodles and boil a pot of臊子 soup to eat臊子面.

"Lord Hou, Xiao Kun, Sister Hou, Brother-in-law, congratulations."

"Xiao Yang, map, now that you are here, find a place to sit."

"Got it."

Yang Yukun said, "Brother Jian, Brother Tu, it's just the two of you. Sister Xiaoxing and the others didn't come?"

Yang Huajian said, "They are at your house. They will come over with Jingping and the others in a while."

Mao Ditu said, "Manager, please arrange some work for us two brothers."

"How about this, Brother Tu? You will be in charge of lighting the fire. The area in front of the stove will be yours today."

"Oh my god, you asked me to light the fire in such a hot day, do you want to kill me with the heat?"

"You've gained weight, your belly is so big, and you're too bloated. It's good for your health if you sweat more to get rid of the moisture."

Han Chunming smiled and said, "Xiao Kun is right. Map, what are you standing there for? Light up both pots. Use this pot to cook the sauce and this pot to cook the noodles. Everyone is waiting for breakfast."

"Okay, Xiaokun, thank you for arranging such a good job for me."

"You're welcome." Yang Yukun said with a smile and patted Mao Tutu's shoulder.

The weather is too hot, and making fire is really painful.

If it were winter, there would be no need to arrange this work, as there would be plenty of people rushing to do it.

Yang Huajian said, "Xiao Kun, what do you want me to do?"

"I won't assign you any fixed work. You can just help set the table and collect the dishes."

"Row."

Although Yang Yukun did not arrange a fixed job for him, Yang Huajian was not idle either. He helped wash vegetables and dishes.

"Xiaokun, brother is here."

"Lao Wang, Teacher Peng."

"Teacher Peng and I will go to your house first. Jingping said you came here early in the morning."

"I have to come over to arrange it."

"Where is the Marquis?"

"Inside the house, chatting with Master Guan and Master Hou."

"I'll go say hello to the Marquis."

Wang Aiguo and Peng Tao came together. They went to Yang Yukun's house first. Xu Jingping told them that Yang Yukun had come to Yanzhi Hutong.

Hehua, Peng Yiheng and Wang Youzhi stayed at Yang Yukun's house and would come over with Xu Jingping and the others later. Wang Aiguo and Peng Tao came first to see if there was anything they could do.

"Lao Wang, Teacher Peng."

"Xiaowu, Laoyang, the map, Xiaojun..., thank you for your hard work."

Wang Aiguo took out cigarettes and distributed them to everyone. When he went out, he deliberately put several packs of cigarettes in his pocket.

"Map, why did you take my place? Didn't we agree that I would be in charge of the fire?"

"Come on, come on... I'll let you go, buddy."

Mao Ditu grabbed Wang Aiguo and pressed him down on the chair in front of the stove door.

In just a short while, he was already sweating profusely and his clothes were almost soaked with sweat.

Since Wang Aiguo likes this position so much, just give it to him.

"No...I...I was just kidding."

As soon as I sat down, I felt a wave of heat hitting me.

He was joking. He didn't even want to grab the position on Mao's map.

"Lao Wang, the important task of making the fire is now handed over to you. Don't let the organization down." Mao Ditu quickly ran away and went into the house to enjoy the fan for a while.

It's really not a human thing to squat in front of the stove and make a fire in such hot weather.

"No..., Map, you really ran away, come back."

Yang Yukun laughed and said, "Old Wang, are you still showing off?"

"No way, this guy really ran away?"

Fan Xiaojun said: "Brother Wang, the fire is too small. Make it bigger. The fire is not strong enough."

"I have nothing to do, so why should I provoke him?" Wang Aiguo wiped the sweat from his face and added two pieces of firewood into the stove.

Who can blame it?
He can only blame himself.

He shouldn't have shown off in front of Wang Aiguo and accidentally fell into his trap.

Squatting in front of the stove and making fire in such hot weather is more uncomfortable than Tang Monk and his disciples passing through the Flaming Mountain when they went to the West to obtain the Tao.

Peng Tao said, "Xiao Kun, what do you think I should do?"

Wang Aiguo said first: "Teacher Peng, I'll give this job to you."

"The job of making fire is more suitable for you, so I won't compete with you for it."

"Take a look yourself. If there is any work, help out. If there is nothing else, take a rest and eat some melon seeds and fruits."

Since all the positions were filled, Yang Yukun had no work to assign to Peng Tao, so he let him do what he wanted.

"Got it."

Peng Tao took a glance and saw Yang Huajian washing dishes, so he ran to help.

Yang Yukun was not idle either, and went to help Han Chunming and Fan Xiaojun make noodles.

"The noodles are ready. Grab a bowl and scoop them out."

After the first pot of noodles is cooked, scoop the noodles into a large basin and let everyone scoop them out with their own bowls.

Those who come today are neighbors, relatives and friends. Don't be too particular and don't treat yourself as a guest. If you want to eat, just help yourself.

After a pot of noodles was cooked, they were thrown into the pot to continue cooking. Yang Yukun took the opportunity to call Xu Jingping and asked them to come over for breakfast.

After a while, Xu Jingping and others brought the little ones over.

"Dad, Uncle, Uncle Jian, Uncle Tu, Uncle Wang..."

"Dad, Uncle Kun, Cousin..."

"Third uncle..."

"Dad, uncle..."

"smell good."

"Stand back a little, don't get burned. If it splashes on your body, it will leave a scar."

"whee……."

Nine large pots of noodles were cooked in a row to feed the neighbors, relatives and friends who came to help.

After breakfast, they started preparing for today's banquet, while others who had nothing to do set up the table and played cards.

"Uncle Kun."

"Grandpa."

"Grandpa."

"My nephew, Fengzi, Xiaoxue, you are here. Little one, let your great-grandfather hug you. Do you miss your great-grandfather?"

"think."

"I miss my grandpa, too."

"Your great aunt and the others are over there. Fengfeng, take Xiaojie to play with your great aunt and the others." Yang Yukun put the little guy Yang Shijie down and let the two kids go play with Xiao Zongzi and the others.

Yang Guangcheng said, "Uncle Kun, where is the gift?"

"Today is just a gathering of relatives and friends, no gifts are needed."

Today I invited relatives, friends, and neighbors to my house for dinner to celebrate Xiaohua's winning the Olympic championship. No gifts will be accepted.

"That's it."

Yang Guangcheng has prepared the gift money, and since he doesn't accept any gift money, he can save the money.

"Find a place to sit."

"Uncle Kun, you are busy, I will go see the Marquis."

Yang Feng said: "Grandpa, is there anything I can do?"

"Nothing to do for now, just wait for the meal to start. There are fruit snacks over there, go get them yourself."

"Got it."

Yang Feng went to say hello to Han Chunming and the others, while Zhang Xue went to chat with her great-grandmother and the others.

"Brother Xiaowu, Xiaojun, is it okay for us to start the meal at three o'clock?"

"Don't worry, it's no problem."

"That's good. You guys have worked hard today. I'll ask my brother-in-law to treat us to a bath in Qinghua Pool later."

Forty-two banquet tables have been arranged today. If we set up ten tables at a time, we have to do it four times to complete the process.

First, there are not so many tables, chairs, benches, bowls and chopsticks; second, the place is so wide.

So we have to start the feast early. If we start late, it will be dark. (End of this chapter)