Chapter 149: Cooking Skills That Make People Drool
It was almost noon.
He Yuzhu touched his aunt's rumbling belly, and then prepared to fry a plate of twice-cooked pork for himself.

He Yuzhu took out the processed pork, smelled it carefully, then cut off a thin slice and put it in his mouth to taste it.

Unlike the imported white pigs that were sold very quickly and almost flooded the entire market in later generations,

In this era, local black pigs still dominate the market.
After thousands of years of breeding, these local porks have a faint sweet aroma even if eaten raw without any seasoning.

The only thing that made He Yuzhu feel regretful was that Wu Feng only prepared ordinary Peking black pork.

Instead of the Chenghua pig from Sichuan Province which is specially used for making twice-cooked pork.

But even so, when He Yuzhu started to stir-fry the twice-cooked pork, the rich aroma still attracted passers-by nearby.
"Wow, this smells so good, it makes me drool."

"Of course! This cooking skill shows that he has cooking skills. The food is much more delicious than that made by ordinary people like us."

……

As they talked, they followed the aroma and gathered around He Yuzhu's stall.

Seeing his smooth cooking movements, several stall owners nearby said apologetically,

"Wow, no wonder you were so boastful just now, it turns out you have real talent and knowledge.

Why didn't you make a plate for that person?
With your level, you will definitely convince him and let everyone see your ability. It is not necessary to have no business for the whole morning!"

"You are mistaken in saying this.
The dishes have to be judged on whether they suit the customers' taste.
No matter how well I cook, if people don’t like my food, they will easily find countless faults with it.

Just like we Beijingers eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year.
If one day I suddenly serve you a bowl of southern glutinous rice balls, would you be happy?"

"That's definitely not going to happen!"

Seeing that the uncle shook his head and refused without even thinking, He Yuzhu laughed.
“So, he was prejudiced against me from the beginning. No matter how good my cooking was, he would still find fault with me.

We set up stalls to make money, not to vent anger.

As the saying goes, harmony brings wealth.

You are right! "

"Not bad, not bad. Harmony brings wealth! Harmony brings wealth!"

It can be seen that this uncle has a good impression of He Yuzhu. After he finished speaking, he even shouted for him.

It's just that the onlookers were just there to watch the fun and had no intention of doing business.

One possibility is that everyone really doesn't have much money in their pockets.

Another possibility is that they really can't get used to the food.
However, the news that there is a small stall on the overpass that makes delicious twice-cooked pork has spread like wildfire.

He Yuzhu's business gradually became more prosperous.
As for whether there was the target person that Wu Feng and his team were looking for, He Yuzhu naturally didn't know because he hadn't seen the information or photos.
Anyway, when guests come, he cooks and chats with them to make them stay a little longer.

The next afternoon,
Not long after lunch, Sun Tie came over.

"Zhu Zi, you don't need to set up a stall here. We have already found the target's whereabouts and will be ready to arrest him tonight."

Seeing this, He Yuzhu didn't waste any words and asked while quickly packing up his stall,
"Brother Tiedan, have I been helpful in the past two days?"

"certainly!
Our people just found the target near your stall.

Although he didn't come to you to cook, he stayed nearby for quite a while, which exposed his true intentions."

He Yuzhu was also very happy to see that he could help.
Then he turned to the uncles who were setting up stalls nearby and said,
"Hello uncles, this is my neighbor,
Something happened at home, I have to go back now, you guys go ahead and do your work, see you later!"

When they heard him say that something happened at home, the stall owners around him were very kind and asked a few words of concern, and then continued to busy themselves with their own business.

When he saw Wu Feng again, He Yuzhu first returned the carrying pole.
Then he didn't ask anything, nor did he care whether their next move would be successful. He just said a few polite words.
They turned around and left their base and headed towards Nanluoguxiang.

Time soon came to October 10st, the day of the celebration.

Because the celebration doesn't start until 3pm,
Therefore, although most people got up early in the morning and put on the clean clothes they had prepared,

But we still waited until after lunch before calling friends to go out to Tiananmen Square.
The people in Siheyuan are naturally no exception.

As soon as he reached Xisi Street, He Yuzhu heard someone behind him calling He Daqing,

When I turned around, it turned out to be Tianzao and Uncle Gui and the others.

So after they finished their greetings, I followed suit and said,
"Sister Zao, Uncle Gui, Aunt Li, can you go inside Tiananmen Square? Can you take me with you?"

"Thinking of what?

We are not qualified to enter Tiananmen Square, so we can just look at it from outside."

"I thought if you could get in, you would take me with you, but you can't get in at all!"

……

The elders were still chatting, but Tian Zao pulled He Yuzhu aside after greeting them.

"Zhu Zi, tell me honestly, do you know the whereabouts of your brother Tiedan?"

Hearing that Tian Zao was still asking about Sun Tie's whereabouts, He Yuzhu knew that Wu Feng and his team's mission to capture him must have failed.
Otherwise, Sun Tie would have returned by now.

Since this is the case, He Yuzhu can only choose to continue lying.

Thinking that Tian Zao had not come to look for him since Sun Tie disappeared, he pretended to be very surprised and asked,
"Brother Tiedan! What happened to Brother Tiedan?"

"Pack!

I still don't know what kind of person you are.

Yesterday afternoon, Dayong and Xiaofeng came back from the overpass and told me that Kong San saw Tiedan selling vegetables on the overpass a few days ago, and he also saw you setting up a snack stand on the overpass.
Although I didn't find you when I went there yesterday, you must be hiding something from me.

Say!
Where is Tiedan?"

If Tian Zao hadn't mentioned He Yuzhu, he would have really ignored Kong San's group of wrestlers who often performed on the overpass.

But even if they found out,
He Yuzhu could only deny it because he really didn't know where Sun Tie was.

"Sister, I really didn't hide it from you.
I didn't even know you were looking for Brother Tiedan, what could I hide from you?
If I knew you were looking for Brother Tiedan, and I happened to know where he was, why shouldn't I tell you?"

As they talked, they walked slower and slower.

Soon He Daqing, who was walking in front with Uncle Gui and the others, turned around and shouted,

"Zhu Zi, Zao Er, what are you two doing? Stop dawdling, or you won't be able to get a good seat later."

Hearing He Daqing's call, He Yuzhu ran forward as if he had been pardoned.
"Come on daddy!"

Although the vast majority of Beijing residents were not eligible to enter Tiananmen Square to participate in the celebrations,

But it still couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm.
Everyone gathered near East and West Chang'an Avenue and Qipan Street outside the red wall.

Waiting for that moment to come.

(End of this chapter)