My 1978 Hotel

"Dad, what's going on outside?"

"Your uncle and his family are here."

Li Fuan had just spoken when he saw that almost all the elders in the yard, including Li Fuchun, Li Fuqing, Li Shisen, Li Shiluo, Li Shiyuan, Li Shitao, etc., had arrived.

"Dad, uncle, you are here, come in and sit down."

This guy, almost all the elders in the courtyard have come. These people are all from Li Feng's family within the five generations. They have the same great-grandfather. In the past, they were called one family, but now they are called one courtyard.

Normally, apart from weddings and funerals, festivals and New Year ancestor worship, there are usually not so many people gathered together. Li Feng saw so many people coming, how could he dare to neglect them? Remember when he was in junior high school and was blackmailed by street thugs.

The entire compound rushed out to the street, armed with shovels, pitchforks, axes, and kitchen knives. The hooligans were so frightened that they almost fell to their knees. If someone in the compound had an emergency, everyone in the compound would respond. Those who worked would take leave, and those visiting relatives would return home immediately.

Although conflicts do occur occasionally, when something really happens, each family will discuss and contribute money and effort. A few days ago, an uncle passed away at a young age. Usually, each family would contribute 200 yuan for the funeral, but this time, each family contributed 1,000 yuan. After paying the money, no one even had a meal.

After helping, everyone went back to their own homes. It can only be said that a courtyard is not something that outsiders can compare to. Li Feng is considered successful now, which shows that his uncles and brothers dare not be arrogant and fear being criticized.

"Dad, have some tea."

Li Feng and Li Liang poured tea and greeted them. What happened? Why did they all run home? Li Liang asked Li Feng in a low voice. Li Feng shook his head slightly. He didn't know what was going on.

"Big Hair."

Li Feng is a nickname, and not many people call him that normally, but most of the people here are elders.

"What's the matter, Daddy?"

Li Feng sat up straight. This old man used to be a cadre in the town. He was considered a talent of the Li family. He was recommended to go to university. He is retired now, but he is still the one who takes the lead when there is something to do.

"I heard you've secured investment to develop an agricultural base?"

"There is such a thing."

Li Feng nodded. "But since we've just discussed this, I'm afraid we'll have to wait a while for the details. If someone from the company comes, I'll be the go-between."

"Will this base take up a lot of land?"

“It will take quite a bit of land.”

Li Feng was still a little confused, until Li Shisen explained the purpose of their visit, he finally understood. "Selling land? Why sell such a good piece of land?"

"Alas, I'm old and can't farm anymore."

Li Fuchun beside him sighed.

"Uncle, how can you be old?"

Li Feng said subconsciously, and Li Fuchun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I'm already 71 years old this year."

"Seventy-one?"

Li Feng was stunned and then thought that his parents were about to turn sixty years old. According to their calculation method, they were sixty-two years old.

"You know, your eldest brother has been working at the mine for nearly twenty years. He rarely comes home. Years ago, he wanted us to move in with him, leaving the land at home for others to farm," Li Fuchun sighed. "A few years ago, your aunt and I were in better health and could still farm. But in recent years, your aunt's health has deteriorated, and I have to take care of her. I've long since given up on farming. If your base buys it, I'll sell it."

When this was said, others echoed it. The situations of many families were similar. Their children had bought houses in other counties or cities and worked in the city. They usually only came back during the Chinese New Year and other holidays. It was not a question of whether they wanted to farm or not. Many of the younger generation did not know how to farm.

Besides, farming is so tiring. Although we have machines now, we still have to pull out the weeds in the rice fields in the summer, which is hot and tiring. Few young people are willing to do it. We now rely on drones to spread fertilizers. What can we plant in these fields?

There is little money to be made in a year and it is very tiring. Few young people are willing to do this, let alone other families. Li Feng's family, although there are three brothers and a sister, all of them farm, so it is impossible for Li Feng not to farm.

The second and third sons are similar. One doesn't know how to farm, and the other can't stand hardship. This is the current situation of young people in rural areas. Except for some older ones who may be able to farm in their forties, it would be better to kill the young ones if they are asked to farm.

Normally, there are no opportunities to escape. Now that Li Feng is recruiting people to build an agricultural base, I think this kid will not treat everyone unfairly, so many of them come to find Li Feng.

"Dad Shijiang, Uncle Shuaishuai knows how to farm, so why are you planning to sell the land?"

Li Feng didn't know about the others, but he knew Shuai Shuai. They were about the same age, and this kid was quite hardworking. He could do farm work and usually helped his parents with farming. Of course, most of the time he went out to work.

"Alas, Shuai Shuai is almost thirty-five or thirty-six."

Li Shijiang said helplessly. "But I don't even have a wife. There's nothing I can do. My family doesn't have enough money. I only have a few acres of land. Let's see if we can exchange it for some money."

"Ah, is the bride price quite high now?"

Li Feng remembered that the betrothal gift for his second son was 66,000 yuan, and the betrothal gift for his third son was about 46,000 yuan. He himself basically did not give any betrothal gift, just a few thousand yuan as a token of his appreciation.

"Two or three hundred thousand."

"We also need hardware, cars, and houses, not to mention that our family doesn't have the ability to buy a house in the city, so we don't plan to talk to them about Mr. Bao." Mr. Bao, Li Feng didn't quite understand, and Li Liang whispered an explanation to him.

The small ceremony, betrothal, etc. are all included in one package, and a total amount of money is negotiated without any unnecessary formalities. However, the woman is generally not willing to do so unless the money is extremely large, or the woman is remarried, is older, or has some defects.

However, Li Fushuai was already quite old, and Li Feng could only say that rural people who didn't study, didn't make a living, and were honest and hardworking really couldn't find a wife. "Is that so? Okay, I'll help you find a base closer to our village. If anyone wants to transfer the land, I'll negotiate and I'm sure we can get a good price."

"I heard online that an acre of land can be sold for 50,000 or 60,000 yuan?"

"Can it be done?"

"Fifty or sixty thousand?"

Li Feng thought about it and thought, this is the price of buying land, but most of the investment is to rent land, one acre of land per year is about 500, and after taking into account various subsidies in the later stage, it is basically equivalent to not spending any money, but the expense of buying land is a bit higher.

Two thousand acres for sixty-one acres, this is not a small amount of money just for buying the land, and Li Feng really can't guarantee it.

"I can't say anything about this."

Li Feng was not making excuses because he really had not expected this to happen. He had to ask Li Muchen and the others what they thought. Renting land was definitely the general practice of enterprises, as for buying land.

"Especially the town and village policies, this old man should know more about them than I do."

Li Feng looked at Li Shisen. Although he came back once or twice a year, he never cared about this matter and really didn't know.

"That's right, but the town hasn't given any specific explanation yet."

Li Shisen pondered. "But if both sides are willing, I don't think the town or village will object."

"Please ask about this first."

"If selling the land doesn't work out, can we get a long-term contract?"

Ten, twenty, or even thirty years are all possible. The price of one acre of land is a bit higher, say eight hundred yuan a year, or one thousand yuan a year. For example, Li Shijiang's family has more than ten acres of land, so in twenty years they will have about two hundred thousand yuan.

If the family can pool their money, there's still a few hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of yuan. With that, if we can find a good matchmaker and find someone who's remarried or older, there's still enough money. "Okay, I'll ask around and try to get an agricultural base built next to our farm."

"Whether buying or renting, I will help you pass on the message and try to get more money."

Li Feng could only agree to it for now. They were from the same yard, so he couldn't be so unreasonable. Of course, he would pay according to the market price. Li Feng wouldn't ask for a high price. "That's great."

Everyone was very happy. Li Feng won. Whether he sold the land or rented it out for a long time, he could get a considerable amount of money. It was better than others who failed to rent or sell the land.

"This big hair is developed."

Passing by the big Mercedes-Benz and Cullinan, although everyone doesn’t know much about cars, they still know Mercedes-Benz.

"Of course I did. I heard from Xiao Chang that this car cost two million."

"Boy, that's not cheap."

"To be honest, they've become prosperous."

As they walked, Li Feng, his father, and his sons chatted as they escorted the people out of the courtyard and returned to the living room. "Remember this. I'll do my best to help you. If you really can't help me, don't try to be so arrogant. Just focus on yourself first. You're not usually at the manor, so don't worry too much."

"Dad, I know."

Li Feng had something in mind. Originally, this investment was a favor from Li Muchen and the others to him, so he might as well help the courtyard. After all, it was not a difficult task. If he could give benefits to other villages, why not give benefits to his own village and the people in the courtyard?

Li Feng could still clearly distinguish between near and far. As for whether to rent or buy, Li Feng still had to ask Li Muchen and the others. However, Li Muchen was a bit impulsive, which he didn't quite understand, so he even called his eldest brother.

Li Muxiao listened for a long time without saying anything. This kid, not to mention his previous investment in the B&B without prior consent, is now looking for trouble again. After listening to Li Muxiao, he believes that the place is not bad, but there are many more suitable places.

This guy agreed without even discussing how much preferential policy there was. What kind of magic does this Boss Li have? Li Muxiao feels that he really needs to find an opportunity to find out why Uncle Wu values Li Feng so much.

Li Muxiao was a little confused, but since Wu Tong and Qin Yue were involved, he reluctantly accepted the matter. "You, this won't happen again. If there's another one, I'll go to the B&B when I have time next month."

"Brother, don't worry, I know. You will understand this matter in time and will definitely agree with my decision."

Li Muchen had made a plan. When his eldest brother came this time, he would tell Boss Li and ask him to take his eldest brother over. He thought that his eldest brother would understand the reason why he did this.

"You just understand."

Li Muchen made both decisions on his own, so Li Muxiao was giving this kid a warning. These two times were not serious, so he could still make the decision and cover it up. But if this kind of thing happens too often, I'm afraid the group will have a hard time saying anything.

I'll inevitably have to look for him and bother him when the time comes. Li Muxiao hung up on Li Muchen and called his assistant in to give him some instructions. "Take a few people with you to create a project plan. I'll send you the specific information later. Don't make it public and hand it over to me when you're done."

"Okay, Mr. Li."

The assistant didn't ask any further questions and followed Li Muxiao's instructions. Li Muxiao shook his head slightly. This kid was really asking for trouble. "What on earth is this Boss Li capable of that warrants Grandpa Wu's attention? It can't be a health banquet, right? While it's nice, it's not this level, right?"

"Ah."

Li Feng rubbed his nose. Who was talking about him? "Brother, this is going to be troublesome. When the time comes, tell the village and town."

"Don't worry, Boss Li, this is just a small matter."

Li Muchen was a favor-teller. As for which village the agricultural base was close to, he had already made a plan in mind from the beginning. After all, if he wanted to invite Li Feng's parents and brothers, it would definitely be easier to do it closer to Li Village.

Now that Li Feng had taken the initiative to propose it, he would definitely agree to it without hesitation. Li Feng also didn't expect that Li Muchen and the others would agree so readily.

"Thank you very much."

The group didn't stay long in the afternoon. As for the gifts, they helped to bring them back to the B&B. Li Feng called the Gao brothers to arrange the gifts. Of course, they didn't take all of them away. They left some wine and some nutritional supplements.

"Dad, mom."

Li Feng took the 200,000 yuan Han Zhaoxia handed over. "This is 200,000 yuan, to pay the insurance premium."

"No, your father and I have money. Besides, we can pay less, so you don't have to pay."

"Mom, I've got all the money."

Li Feng said, "Third brother, you can help run some errands later. I don't think it will be difficult for the village or the town."

"Brother, I understand."

All three brothers were supposed to pay for this, but Li Feng took it all. He helped with the paperwork. It was such a cheap deal, so how could he refuse? "This 300,000 is for building the house. Third brother, keep it for yourself. Tell me if it's not enough."

"Tomorrow morning, we'll set out for a good walk."

I originally planned to stay a few more days, but I've been busy all day. If I stay any longer, people from the county might come again. So, I decided to leave for the trip early tomorrow morning. "Let's go to Kaifeng first, so we can visit the Qingming Mountain and River Park."

Li Feng planned to drive to a city and spend two days there. Since he was leaving early, he had plenty of time, so he didn't have to worry about running out of time. After a round trip, he'd still have enough time to enroll Li Ran in another cram school.

Of course, his mother is there to tutor him on the way, so he doesn’t have to worry about his studies. This is the advantage of having a wife as a teacher, supervising the child to complete homework and study anytime and anywhere.

"Leaving tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I have to ask someone to help take care of the family."

"Brother, you take mom and dad. Xiaohui and I will be at home."

"Yes, brother, we are at home, it's okay."

"That's fine."

Li Fuan and Zuo Zhuanlan didn't want to go at first, but their eldest son said that the hotel had been booked and it would be a waste not to go. Alas, because of this incident, they have never traveled in their lives. Now they are old, but they still enjoy themselves.

The next morning, Li Feng and his family set off with his parents.

Sure enough, not long after they left, the mayor and county leaders arrived. When they learned that Li Feng had taken his parents out for a trip, Mayor Liu was quite disappointed. He had originally wanted to strengthen their relationship.

"How's it going?"

When they returned to the hotel in the evening, Li Feng saw that his parents were in good spirits, so he took them for a walk.

"Good."

“It just costs a lot of money.”

"Haha, Mom, we're out here to have fun, don't worry about the money," Li Feng said with a smile. "Let's get up early tomorrow, try the local special breakfast, go shopping in the afternoon, and then leave the day after tomorrow to get to the capital as early as possible."

“And the grasslands.”

"understood."

Li Feng was completely at a loss for what to do with his son. He wouldn't eat this, or that. If he wasn't otherwise fine, Li Feng would have wanted to teach him a lesson. "We need to organize a travel class specifically to help with his picky eating habits."

"Bring it to this kid."

When the time comes, I won't even give him tree bark to eat. I'll let him starve, and that will make him realize how hard it is to get enough food. (End of this chapter)