My 1978 Hotel

Chapter 11: I collected my manuscript fee by riding a bullock cart, and the white flour buns beckoned me.
"Oh, just worry about it first."

After all, he had neither money nor tickets right now, so he had to wait for the reward to come so he could figure out how to return the favor. "Let's eat first. Only after we're full can we figure out how to get tickets."

There was still a lot of bone soup left from lunch, so it was just right to have some bone soup and grass dumplings in the evening. It was much more comfortable than eating steamed corn bread.

I think the two kids are the same, but unfortunately the team is not rich and the gifts they give are mostly corn flour, sweet potato noodles, and sorghum rice, which are considered good. Don't even think about rice and white flour.

"Hey, Daya, sift some more cornmeal. We'll have bone soup and cornmeal dumplings tonight. Let's have a full meal."

With so much cornmeal, I can now eat as much as I want. I don't have to eat half full every time. However, the cornmeal tastes rough, so it's better to sift it into fine powder. "Sift it several times so that the vegetable dumplings will be soft."

Daya was full of regret. She shouldn't have let her father see her sifting the cornmeal. Now, after sifting the cornmeal three times, one-third of it was about to be sifted away.

But she had no choice but to sift it. Her father was so extravagant that he wanted to throw away the impurities that fell from the sieve. That was not acceptable. These impurities could not be wasted because they would be mixed with other cornmeal to make steamed buns for her and her sister to eat.

Li Feng had no idea of Daya's little thoughts. He was thinking about how to tell Han Anmin tomorrow that the progress of the task of driving the car was too slow. He took a long time to get Han Anmin to drive two trips for him in the afternoon.

Without practice, the progress is too slow, but the cow is too precious, and he dare not let go after just learning from Han Anmin.

"What should we do?"

But he was so worried that he couldn't come up with any ideas until after dinner.

Compared to Li Feng, Daya and Erya were happy. Not to mention that they had a father at home, although this father was tastier, but at least they had an adult.

Besides, the grain jar at home is filled with corn flour, sweet potato flour, and sorghum rice, so they won’t be hungry for a while. What could make them happier than this?

“It smells good.”

Don't think about it, let's eat first, at least we have a full meal. Li Feng didn't give in anymore and ate two big bowls of vegetable dumplings. "Meat and bones are still delicious, right, Daya, Erya, meat and bones are delicious, right?"

"Ah."

Erya's mouth was full after eating, after all, she was simple-minded and just thought the food was delicious.

"Then I'll buy more later. I won't buy bones. There's no meat. Let's buy meat, big fat ones. Braised pork tastes better."

"what."

Daya shuddered with fear. She hadn't even finished eating the meat bones yet, but she was already thinking about the next meal. What was going to happen to her father who had such delicious food? The cadres of the commune revolutionary committee couldn't eat big bones for every meal, let alone fat meat.

Not to mention the fat meat, if you eat dry food three times a day, it will ruin any family. What should you do?

Daya sighed as she picked up the vegetable dumplings thrown on the ground. What should she do?
Li Feng saw that Daya was so excited that she couldn't even hold her chopsticks steady. The little girl must have been so excited because she hadn't eaten meat in a long time. "Don't tell your third father about this. The old man won't tolerate it. When he gets angry, he's very sharp and hits people hard."

Da Ya's eyes lit up. It was great that Dad was afraid of Sandie. The little girl's eyes were full of joy, and Li Feng was happy. "In two days, we can eat big meat buns and braised pork."

"Dad, is the braised pork delicious?"

"It's delicious, it must be delicious. I'm drooling just by smelling it."

Erya's lips were smacking, and her saliva was almost flowing. The happier Li Feng was talking, the happier Daya felt. What should she do? If she couldn't stop him, she would go find Sandie and ask him to hit her father with his pipe.

Li Feng had no idea that Daya, who was calling him "Dad", actually had such "vicious" and "evil thoughts" and was simply not a human being.

"Okay, eat quickly, clean up and go to bed after eating." Li Feng shoveled the remaining vegetable dumplings and meat bones in his bowl into Daya and Erya's bowls. "Eat more, grow stronger."

Daya picked up some and gave it to Erya, who was very happy. Although there was not much meat on the bones, it was still meaty.

"Eat slowly." Daya wiped Erya's mouth, and the family seemed to be having a great time.

At Han Fu's house at the west end of the dam, several brigade cadres were gathering for a small meeting. Today, the commune held a meeting to decide on the summer grain plan and discuss the summer grain issue.

Han Fuguo couldn't help but talk about Li Feng borrowing money to buy meat bones today.

Han Futian puffed on his cigarette and frowned. "How could I not have noticed? He's a hedonist. This is not easy to handle."

"I'm just afraid. I've been pretending to work these past two days."

Han Anding, the leader of a production team, rolled up a tobacco leaf, stuffed it into a pipe, and then lit the oil lamp and took a puff. "Hey, Anmin, how have you been these past two days?"

"He's quite active in his work."

Han Anmin thought for a moment and said, "He's a quick learner. I don't think he's the type to be lazy or play dirty."

"Take a closer look. If you can't find the answer, leave it to me."

Han Fuqiang clapped his hands, and the scar on his face looked a little hideous.

"It's not a big deal if you like to eat some."

Han Anquan said, "I think this kid is used to living a frugal life. He spends every penny he has. Why don't you ask Auntie to find him a wife who can manage the household? A man with a wife to help him out will be a different story. If he has another fat kid next New Year, I'm afraid he won't even be happy to buy meat for him."

"Safety is true."

Han Futian slapped his thigh and said, "That's right. When he was young, he also loved to eat. Now he has a wife and children. Whatever he does now has to be calculated carefully and he is even called an abacus."

"Let's take a look first."

Han Fuguo thought that this was not certain. He was not sure about the quality of this boy. It would be better to wait. Not to mention that Hanjiaba was poor and it was not easy for him to look after his daughter, let alone the current situation of Li Feng's family. There were still two burdens, Daya and Erya.

Which girl would like him? Even if she does, if this brat makes trouble in the future, people will stab them in the back. After all, they were the ones who introduced them, and celebrities are no joke these days.

"Then wait a moment, Anmin, keep a closer eye on it."

"He should change his greedy habit."

"Okay." Han Anmin nodded.

"Ah."

"Ah."

Li Feng muttered, what's going on? Who is nagging me? I turned over and continued to sleep. I was busy all day long, and I couldn't even get a good sleep after eating.

The next morning, Li Feng went to the creek before dawn to collect locust branches for hooks.

"There are more than ten ditch climbers, and they are not lazy."

It's a pity that there are no good nets and hooks, otherwise I can only catch two or three pounds of fish a day. There are no big fish in this stream, but there are quite a few ditch crawlers. These fish are small and have no meat. People in the dam are too lazy to catch them. Besides, they are not easy to catch because they are so small.

"Save it first."

Li Feng thought happily, "I'll fry and eat the reward when it comes." He returned home, threw the leftovers from Daya into the pot, cooked a few bowls of bone soup and ate them with steamed bread, and without waiting for Han Anmin to come find him, he actively went to the dam entrance.

Li Feng intended to behave better and get more experience with the ox cart so that he could complete the task faster. However, he was only responsible for loading manure the whole morning and had not even touched the ox cart twice.

"The reward has been issued. Please go to the commune post office to collect it."

"Ah, the royalties have arrived at the commune post office."

Great! Li Feng's eyes flashed. He was afraid that running to the commune would be too late. After all, it was more than 20 miles round trip, and he was not a long-distance running champion. "Brother Anmin, you take a break. I'll pull the ox cart."

"Okay, slow down."

"Brother Anmin, don't worry."

Li Feng thought to himself, look at my ox cart speeding away. Li Feng was driving the ox cart towards the dam mouth. Han Anmin and Han Fuqiang were chatting and laughing and didn't pay much attention.

Li Feng saw that the time was ripe, so he started racing, of course he had to pretend.

It was just a little far away. After a while of howling, Han Anmin realized that Li Feng had already driven the ox cart out of the dam.

"Ah, Anmin, this cow is crazy."

Han Anmin was stunned for a moment and then started to chase after the ox. The ox went crazy and scared him so much that his face turned pale. However, he was too far away from the ox cart. Li Feng's hidden racing gene was stimulated. Although the old ox was not running fast, it had already opened up a distance from the beginning, making it difficult for Han Anmin to catch up.

"Hold the rope tight and don't let go."

"Brother Anmin, don't worry. Even if I die, this ox cart will be brought back safely."

Oh my god, the ox cart ran away. Han Fuguo and others were shocked. After figuring out the whole story, they had to criticize Han Anmin. Of course, Li Feng was the main target of criticism.

"Hurry up and call a few people to catch up and take a look."

"Oh, I'll go right away."

Li Feng was driving an ox cart, trotting all the way to the commune post office. The reward had arrived, which was great. He wondered if there was any meat left to sell.

"What, you want proof?"

"Look at my ox cart, it's from Hanjiaba. Doesn't this prove that I'm Li Feng from Hanjiaba?"

Wu Xiaofeng from the post office rolled his eyes at Li Feng and said, "What kind of person are you? Your ox cart can prove who you are, but my bicycle can prove that I am Wu Xiaofeng."

"Xiaofeng is eating."

"what?"

"It is you."

"An Jun, do you know him?"

When Wu Xiaofeng saw Han Anjun coming, she stood up with a smile on her face, completely different from the stern expression she had just had.

"Is there anything you need from the newly settled educated youth in our village?"

"Are they really from your dam?"

"Yes."

Han Anjun was about to ask what was going on when a young staff member ran over. "Anjun, hurry up, Secretary Wu asked you to find a document."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

"Go quickly, don't make my dad wait anxiously. I'll find you in the cafeteria later."

Wu Xiaofeng pushed Han Anjun, and Han Anmin did not delay and quickly caught up with the young clerk. Li Feng also proved that he had received the remittance slip and withdrawn the money, and ran to the meat stall without saying a word. Unfortunately, the meat was gone.

I could only wait until next time, when I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy five pounds of flour, half a pound of non-staple food, and half a pound of candy. In no time, I had everything I needed, spending one dollar and fifty cents. I was so happy. "We have to hurry back, or the Anmin people will come looking for us."

The cow ran wildly all the way and was foaming at the mouth. Finally, An Min and his companions came, but the cow was so aggrieved that it burst into tears. The driver had no sympathy for the "old man" and trained the cow hard.

Han Anmin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Feng and Lao Niu were both fine. On the way back, Lao Niu carried Li Feng, Han Anmin, Han Anyu, Han Anju and the others slowly walked towards Hanjiaba.

At the commune, Han Anjun and Wu Xiaofeng prepared their meals and found a place to sit down.

After eating a few bites of food, Han Anjun thought of Li Feng and asked Wu Xiaofeng why Li Feng went to the post office.

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