My 1978 Hotel

Chapter 37: Cousin Delivers Grain, Hanjiaba Tongcheng County Distribution Agency is Officially Established

"Period version real-life cosplay?"

"what."

After listening to Li Muchen's introduction, Wu Tong jumped up excitedly, which scared Li Feng and others. They thought this woman was mentally ill.

“Is it really 1978?”

Qin Yue was also very excited. This was much more exciting than cosplay from comics. It transcended time and space and was truly science fiction coming into reality.

The two girls were so excited that they held hands and cheered, muttering, "This is so exciting, so fun, these few days of waiting were worth it."

"Is your brain sick?"

Gao Cheng muttered softly, and Gao kicked his brother, saying, "Don't tell me if you are sick. It would be so embarrassing if someone heard it."

"Okay, okay, we should go back and have a good sleep. I'll give you some roles tomorrow, cousin." Li Feng wondered in his heart whether he should have brought these two crazy girls with him.

"Got it, cousin."

Wu Tong blinked at Li Feng, his eyes full of excitement. It was too exciting. He forgot about cross-country and rock climbing.

Back home, Wu Tong and Qin Yue took a look around the adobe hut and found it a bit strange. "Are we going to live here?"

"Yes, a river view room, green and environmentally friendly."

It's cool in winter and warm in summer. Li Feng laughed and was dumbfounded.

"Young man, please make the beds for your two cousins."

Red flower sheets, golden root on the floor, and a cloth bag filled with golden root, or straw pillows, are absolutely green and environmentally friendly. "Sprinkle more benzene powder."

"What is hexachloride used for?"

Qin Yue came over curiously.

"An insect killer."

"There are a lot of fleas in the house."

"what?"

Wu Tong and Qin Yue shuddered at the mention of fleas. How could they dare to sleep? Just kidding, fleas are terrifying just by thinking about them. Li Feng, Gao Ju, and Gao Cheng exchanged a chuckle and pulled up the covers to sleep. Li Muchen helped Wu Tong and Qin Yue make their beds and said, "You guys sleep inside, I'll sleep outside."

"Just sleeping like this?"

Four grown men sleeping with two young women in the same room, how could that be justified? Besides, there were fleas. Wu Tong and Qin Yue's excitement had just dissipated. "Forget it, forget it. You guys go to sleep. We're not sleepy."

The two of them refused to sleep, so Li Muchen had no choice but to sleep alone.

"How to do?"

Wu Tong saw that several people were really asleep. This was too uncivilized. Others didn't say that Li Muchen was a mysophobia, but now he was watching him lying on the ground and falling asleep.

"Let's take a look first."

Wu Tong's conversation shifted back to 78. "That's the era of my grandparents. Yueyue, do you think we'll see a different world tomorrow? I'm getting excited just thinking about it."

"Yes."

“I like the simplicity of this era.”

"Me too. There are so many videos on TikTok about this era. Time goes by so slowly, and a lifetime is only enough time to love one person. It's so romantic just thinking about it."

"Uh-huh."

The two girls started to discuss love and life, and for a moment they forgot about their surroundings and became more and more excited as they talked.

Li Feng was not sleeping at all. When he woke up, he was still talking excitedly. Li Feng raised his hand and looked at the second-hand Plum brand watch.

"It's six o'clock."

It was getting late, Li Feng kicked Gao Cheng who was approaching him. The guy moved a little when he was sleeping.

"what."

"What's the matter, boss?"

Gao Cheng rubbed his eyes and then rubbed his butt. Who just kicked him?

"Woke up."

"We have to go get the food that my cousin brought."

Li Feng called Li Muchen, Gao Ju, and Gao Cheng to get up and wash their faces. As for brushing their teeth, they had no toothpaste or toothbrush, so they had to make do with sticks and river mud. "I'm going to a rich country and get an ox cart."

The sorghum harvest is almost done, and there's room in the oxcart. Besides, Li Feng's excuse is perfect. "Hurry up and pack your things. Let's go to the county town to sell our goods in exchange for grain."

"okay."

The two employees, Gao Ju and Gao Cheng, quickly started to get busy, packing some things that needed to be taken to the county town, and packaging and putting away the noodles, candies and the like.

"Going to the county town?"

When Wu Tong and Qin Yue heard about going to the county town, their faces flushed with excitement. "I wonder what the county town is like now. It must be very interesting."

"Yeah, should we also learn how to braid two pigtails?"

"Yes, yes, braid your hair."

The more he talked, the more excited he became. Li Feng muttered to himself, "What's wrong with you?" There was no time to waste. He had to go quickly, otherwise if the ox cart was used, it would be difficult to borrow it again.

"Borrow an ox cart to go to the county town to transport grain?"

Han Fuguo looked at Li Feng and thought, I hope this kid is not up to any bad ideas again.

"Yes, Uncle Fuguo, you saw it yesterday too. My grain jar is almost empty."

"You still have the nerve to say it."

Han Fuguo got angry when he talked about this. These bastards, how could they eat and drink so much? They had three meals a day and still looked full and plump. He wished he could hit Li Feng a few times right now.

"Hey, aren't some cousins here?"

Li Feng chuckled. "It's not good to let relatives go hungry."

"Get lost."

Han Fuguo looked at Li Feng with disdain. Everyone knows you. Your cousins are not good people at all, and you are even worse, you bastard.

"Uncle Guofu, what do you think of that ox cart?"

"Anmin, get him an old cow."

Han Fuguo agreed. Transporting food was a serious matter. "Bring it back and show it to me. And don't eat and drink so much this time. Watch your back."

"I know, I know, Uncle Fuguo."

Li Feng thought to himself, that guy can't be hungry, at most he can get some more food.

"Anmin, hurry up and take the cow away."

After harnessing the cow to the ox cart, Li Feng didn't wait for An Min to hand it over. He grabbed the whip with one hand and pulled the ox cart with the other, and trotted out of the brigade's livestock yard.

"Slow down, this is an old cow."

"I understand, Anmin, you should go back soon."

Li Feng jumped onto the oxcart and drove it back home. "Hurry up and get on the cart! We have to hurry."

This guy is twenty or thirty kilometers away from the county town. He has to hurry, otherwise he might not get there by noon.

"Wow, a bullock cart."

Wu Tong and Qin Yue heard the noise and came out to see what was happening. They were so excited that they were yelling, "Oxcarts! They're so rare in modern society!" They circled around the cart and excitedly wanted to take pictures. Li Feng was speechless. The two girls even had pigtails.

It's just that this is a bit like the pigtails in the anti-Japanese mythological dramas, not simple at all but rather coquettish.

"Have you packed it up yet?"

Seeing Gao Ju and Gao Cheng coming out, Li Feng jumped off the ox cart.

"It's all packed."

Gao pointed to three or four large cloth bags, and Li Feng nodded. "Use two broken baskets to cover them so no one can see them."

"Yes, yes, yes, boss, you are really thoughtful."

Gao Cheng nodded hurriedly, found a broken basket, and grabbed a few handfuls of straw. There was no other way, this ox cart was used to transport manure, and it was not cleaned at all. The smell was really pungent.

"Do you want to wash the car?"

Li Muchen frowned. Although he had gotten used to the smell after working these days, who wouldn't want to keep things cleaner?

"That's too late."

Li Feng said, "Besides, the smell isn't bad. If you encounter patrols, they'll probably smell it from a distance, but they might not even bother to approach and ask."

"That's true."

The smelly ox cart was obviously used to transport manure. Even if the patrol team felt that Li Feng and his group were a little suspicious, they probably would not bother to pay any attention to them.

"Hurry up and get in the car, we have to leave quickly."

Li Feng checked the time. It was almost half past six. If they delayed any longer, they might not reach the county town until noon. Gao Cheng, Gao Ju, and Li Muchen spread a handful of straw under their buttocks. Wu Tong and Qin Yue, excited as they were, also noticed the situation with the ox cart.

"How can anyone sit here? It stinks."

"No way."

Li Feng didn't indulge them. "There's no time to waste. We have to hurry. The sales time is only until lunchtime. If we delay, we'll have to wait for several days."

"Today we're going to the county town to get some food, so that's acceptable."

He didn't know what excuse he would make next time. Li Feng didn't want to be punished by Han Fuguo. "Give them some straws. I'll tell the two kids and leave."

Daya and Daya have woken up and are busy preparing breakfast.

"Da Ya, Er Ya."

Li Feng brought the rabbit over. "How's it going? Dad said yesterday that we could definitely catch a rabbit. See, he wasn't exaggerating, was he?"

"Dad is really awesome."

Erya looked at the rabbit and swallowed.

"Okay."

Li Feng said with a smile. "What's a rabbit? I'll see Dad hunt more pheasants and partridges later."

"Hmm."

Erya was full of admiration, but Daya was a little suspicious. How could the rabbit be unharmed? How did Dad catch it? With Erya's admiration, Li Feng followed Daya and went to the county town to pick up food.

"I'll stew rabbit meat for you tonight when I come back."

"Abba."

Daya grabbed Li Feng and wanted him to take the rabbit to the commune to sell it. She heard from the people in the target dam that a fat wild rabbit could be sold for one or two yuan. It would be a pity to eat it, and besides, they had already eaten meat several times this month.

This is simply a sin. Even a rich landlord wouldn't eat like this. He is being punished by God again.

“Sell, no sell.”

Are you kidding me? I finally brought this here, but it's impossible to sell it. Eat it, braise it, or have it spicy. There's no third way. This is the rabbit's fate, and even Sun Wukong can't change it.

"Okay, Dad is leaving. I'll bring you some delicious food later."

As he said this, he took out some White Rabbit candies and stuffed them into the two little girls' pockets.

"Wow, sugar."

Erya cheered, and Daya pouted. "Big rabbits are cute, and selling them will earn you a lot of cornmeal." Li Feng left the house and headed straight for the oxcart. He took the whip Gao Jue handed over and jumped on the cart.

"Set off."

"what."

Wu Tong and Qin Yue were squatting on tiptoe on the ox cart. Li Feng's move made the two girls fall on their butts, which were covered with feces and dirt. Fortunately, the feces and dirt were dry and could be wiped off. Not to mention that their butts were quite big.

The ox cart was shaking and bumpy after leaving Hanjiaba, and the dirt road was uneven. Li Feng was joking at first, but gradually he had to focus on driving the cart.

"It's so crazy."

Wu Tong rubbed his butt. What kind of road is this? It seems that 78 is not as good as Douyin said.

"This is where?"

"The commune."

Arriving at the commune, it had only one street and a few small alleys, with gray and black tiled houses and even adobe houses. There wasn't a single two-story building. It was hard not to say that Maya Commune was poor. Of course, even though the commune was poor, there were still places like pig farms.

Normally, every brigade would line up at the pig farm in winter to buy pig manure, which was a good thing. As for other farms, Maya didn't have any yet, after all, it was a poor small commune.

"Gao Ju, I still have some food coupons here. Go buy some steamed buns and take them with you."

I can't go to a restaurant because I don't have a meat ticket and I don't have that much money right now. I'll be happy to have a few steamed buns.

"I'll go right away."

They bought over ten steamed buns, and each of them got two. Wu Tong and Qin Yue lost their appetite completely due to the stench of feces, but Li Feng and his friends didn't mind at all and drove away. "Buy it, buy it."

"Hurry up, old cow."

In order to rush the workers from several textile factories to get off work at noon, Li Feng had to whip the old cow.

"It's not too late at last."

Arriving in the county town a little after eleven, with ten minutes left before the end of the workday, Li Feng breathed a sigh of relief. "According to the division of labor from a few days ago, young man, you and the second brother will go to the textile factory."

"Take Wu Tong and Qin Yue with you."

It would be a waste not to use the ready-made models, otherwise Li Feng would have to consider whether to bring them here.

"Okay, boss, just wait and see."

Gao is good at selling things. As for Gao Cheng's men's gadgets, he can try his luck at the power plant. After all, power plants, steel mills, and transport teams are all very wealthy places.

"Everyone check the time."

Li Feng checked his watch. "Meet at the alley at the intersection at twelve o'clock."

(End of this chapter)