My 1978 Hotel

Chapter 53: The young man gave the dog away and was exposed, shocking his wife and bestie, is your husband a hidden boss?

"So this is what a knife loach looks like."

This was the first time that Jiang Xiaowen had seen a knife loach. This kind of fish is very rare nowadays, almost non-existent. It is impossible to see it unless ordinary people look for it specifically.

"It's a bit like loach, but with a few more spines." Jiang Xiaowen didn't quite understand why this fish was so expensive.

"Yes."

Li Feng fished out the knife loach, put it in a bag, weighed it, added water and some oxygen, and left it there. Soon Zheng Tianxing, Wu Zhengxiong and his third brother-in-law Sun Ji would come over.

"Why are there some left?"

Han Chaoxia glanced at the fish pond and saw a dozen or so loaches, each weighing about a pound.

"Wenwen is here, I'll make some for her to try tonight."

Li Feng said with an embarrassed look on his face. "Wenwen, I'm sorry, there are too few loaches this time. I'll leave more next time."

"you are too polite."

Jiang Xiaowen said hurriedly. "No, no, it's too expensive, Zhaoxia, it's not necessary for our relationship, really." Although Jiang Xiaowen had eaten things worth thousands of dollars before, she really didn't need it. It was too expensive.

After all, this is not the parent of a student. If the price is higher, it is because they have something to ask for. This is my best friend, so there is no need to be so polite.

Han Zhaoxia hesitated, but since Li Feng had already spoken, it was hard to refute him. "Wenwen, just try Li Feng's cooking. It's a rare opportunity for you to come here."

"How embarrassing."

Jiang Xiaowen came over with only a gift box of scorched dates and tea, which could not compare to the value of this pound of knife-shaped loach.

"Since we're here, let's try something new this time." Li Feng said with a smile. "Next time I come, I'll leave more in advance."

"You're too polite."

As we were talking, we heard a car horn outside, someone was coming. "Excuse me, there are guests coming. I'll go and greet them."

"If you continue to be so polite, I will be embarrassed to stay."

"Hahaha, well then I won't be polite with you."

"You hurry up and do your work. Zhaoxia and I will go for a walk later."

"Row."

Li Feng didn't delay any longer and hurried out of the B&B. He saw that the car that had pulled up was his third brother-in-law. "Brother-in-law."

"I'm going to trouble you again this time."

"Brother-in-law, what are you talking about?"

Li Feng said with a smile. "I've saved it for you."

The two of them came to the fish pond, and Li Feng handed the largest bag of five-jin loach to Sun Ji. "Brother-in-law, this is five jin, is it okay?"

"Row."

Sun Ji took it and transferred two thousand yuan to Li Feng.

"Brother-in-law, what are you doing?" Li Feng of course didn't want it.

Sun Ji said, "You must take this money. It's a little less."

Sun Ji doesn't know the price of this thing now, but from what his leader said about its effect, he thinks the price will not be low in the future.

"This is what happened."

Li Feng said. "Okay then, brother-in-law, I'll take the money."

As they were talking, Zheng Tianxing and Wu Zhengxiong unexpectedly arrived together. "Boss Zheng, Boss Wu, why are you here together?"

"We met at the intersection."

Wu Zhengxiong said with a smile. "Boss Zheng is really dishonest. He even tried to hide it from me and keep it to himself."

"Hahaha."

Zheng Tianxing couldn't help laughing. "Don't blame me, Mr. Wu, you didn't tell me you were coming to Boss Li's place. Who said there was an emergency at the company today?"

"Hahaha."

The two elder brothers didn't mention the younger brother. When they saw Sun Ji carrying a bag of razorfish, their faces changed. "Boss Li, we agreed on this. We can't break our promise."

"Mr. Wu, what are you talking about?"

Li Feng said with a smile. "I'll keep yours for you."

"And mine, Boss Li, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other."

"Mr. Zheng can't do without you."

Li Feng handed the knife loach he had prepared for them. "Two pounds each. Don't think it's too little. There really isn't much this time. As you know, good things are rare. Otherwise, how could they have such an effect?"

"That's true."

Wu Zhengxiong and Zheng Tianxing were quite satisfied. It was a little less, but it was not enough. "Okay, I've transferred the money to you."

"Not in a hurry."

Ding-dong! Two thousand yuan arrived via WeChat. Sun Ji paused, then looked at Wu Zhengxiong and Zheng Tianxing. Their bags were noticeably smaller than his, and they contained fewer loaches, perhaps even less than half of what he was carrying. "Two thousand! This pound is probably less than a thousand, right?"

Oh my god! Sun Ji was shocked. He thought he had given too little. But if he gave more, he was afraid Li Feng would not accept it. He went back and bought two bottles of Wuliangye and a box of Dendrobium. After all, he could not let the fourth brother suffer too much loss.

After seeing Wu Zhengxiong off, Zheng Tianxing, Li Feng and Sun Ji chatted for a few more minutes.

"Things that are rare are valuable."

"Brother-in-law, I know."

Li Feng said with a smile. "I think it would be difficult to get more, after all, this thing is really hard to get."

Seeing that Li Feng understood, Sun Ji didn't say much. He thought that he didn't need to worry about the channel. After all, Li Feng was also a businessman. Although he only opened a breakfast shop and a milk tea shop at the beginning, he had seen a corner of society.

Some of the darker sides of society are always more common than what ordinary people see, so he had nothing to worry about. After seeing Sun Ji off to the car, he returned to the guesthouse to get a net bag and planned to go to the reservoir to catch some fish and shrimp.

We lowered the net cages at the reservoir this morning, and when we pulled them up, there were indeed some fish and shrimps.

"About ten crucian carps and one bighead carp, not bad."

Feed the baby with crucian carp, make a fish head pot with Fathead in the evening, and then have a braised loach, and a beef pot, and the braised pork dish is complete. Two or three side dishes are enough to go with the rice.

"Brother-in-law is gone?"

"gone."

Li Feng smiled and held up the net in his hand. "I caught a fathead fish. I'll make a fish head pot later."

"Fry some more fish for Yiyi and the others."

"Row."

Li Feng casually called out to Li Yi and Li Ran who were playing. "These crucian carps are for you to feed your children."

"Uh-huh."

Li Yi nodded happily and shouted to get her small bucket to catch the crucian carp. "Don't bother, I'll give you the net bag, and the bighead carp daddy can just carry it.

"Slow down."

Han Chaoxia thought that these two children were not usually so lively.

"I'll go with them, it's okay."

Jiang Xiaowen also went to join in the fun, and Han Zhaoxia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You go over there, I'll go back and take care of the fish."

"It's okay, Wenwen is with the child, don't worry, I'll help you."

Han Zhaoxia said with a smile. "Don't mention it, there are some benefits to investing in a B&B."

"benefit?"

"Yes, it's a good thing for you to learn cooking. From now on, you will have to cook all the meals at home." Han Chaoxia said with a smile.

"what."

Li Feng hadn't expected this. "I'm afraid the kids won't be happy."

"That's not necessarily true. Didn't they really like the dishes you cooked at noon?"

The two chatted and laughed as they returned to the B&B. They cleaned the bighead carp by the pool and brought it to the kitchen. They left the head alone while cutting the body into pieces and marinating it with some seasoning before frying it. "You have a clamp? I'll remove the bones."

"Yes." The two chatted and were busy preparing dinner. It was a very heartwarming scene. "I haven't done this in a while."

“I was too busy before.”

Li Feng was busy with the breakfast shop and the milk tea shop, while Han Zhaoxia was busy with school and the two children. They were usually in a hurry, and it was rare for them to have such a leisurely moment like now. "It's almost done. How does it taste?"

Han Zhaoxia took the fried fish from Li Feng, blew on it, and put it in her mouth. "Mm-hmm, not bad, it tastes good."

"That's good."

After the fried fish was served, Li Feng started to prepare other dishes. Although his cooking skills were not very good, they were quite good. He did not find the home-cooked food to be bad, but of course it was still a little different from the restaurant food.

"It's so rich."

"No, just a few simple dishes."

Li Feng greeted Jiang Xiaowen with a smile. "You're welcome."

"I won't greet you, little brother."

Of course, Li Muchen had to be greeted. There was no need to be polite with Gao Ju and Gao Chengjiu, as they were employees of the homestay.

“This vermicelli head tastes really good.”

The vermicelli head is the sweet potato vermicelli left over from pushing the vermicelli, which is cut into long strips. It absorbs the rich fish head soup and is fresh and chewy. The taste is very good, especially with the addition of some chili peppers, which adds more flavor.

The beef hotpot is also good, with cabbage, tofu, pickles, and high-quality beef. It is very spicy and really goes well with rice.

Li Feng cooked the other dishes pretty well, and the two little ones even ate half an extra bowl of rice.

After dinner, the two children wanted to go to the stargazing room, so Li Feng went to get a bottle of mosquito repellent. "You guys go ahead, I'll clean up here. Oh, there are a lot of mosquitoes over there, so remember to pull down the mosquito screen and spray some mosquito repellent."

"You've thought of it very carefully." Jiang Xiaowen whispered to Han Zhaoxia.

"I've never seen you so attentive."

Han Zhaoxia's face was full of smiles. This person had become more thoughtful and considerate since opening the B&B. "Got it. We'll be back soon after playing for a while."

Gao Ju, Gao Cheng and Li Muchen helped Li Feng clean up the dishes and wash them. The four of them came to the office and sat down.

"Did you buy everything this afternoon, Lao Er?"

Li Feng took the tea handed to him by Gao Jue, took a sip and looked at Gao Jue who was sitting down.

"I asked a friend to get some carbon disulfide and white phosphorus for me. They'll be delivered tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Gao Jue said, "The others are easy to get. Most pharmacies have them."

"That's it."

Li Feng said, "After all, it's just a scare tactic. These are enough. We really need to think carefully about what to bring this time. We can't bring shirts or skirts anymore. If we get caught and sentenced, it would be bad."

"How about some small odds and ends?"

Gao Cheng suggested. "That way, it won't attract too much attention."

"Small odds and ends?"

The first image that flashed through Li Feng's mind was the rattle and the peddler. "I'm afraid it's not easy to sell."

"Boss, I think we can give it a try."

Gao offered an idea. "We could trade goods for something else. That way, we can avoid being reported. After all, there's no money involved. And if the value isn't too high, it won't be considered speculation."

"Barter for something?"

Just kidding, if you didn't know the rules of the system, this would be a good idea, but now, antiques and curios may not be allowed to be brought in.

But there is no good way to sell shirts and skirts, after all, I can’t go to the county now.

"Okay, let's get some daily necessities."

Soap, some creams, shampoo, and some needles and threads. Once these things are in my arms, no one can tell that I can't exchange them for silver dollars or porcelain, but at least I can exchange them for some food.

At worst, they could exchange them for some knife-eaten loaches or something like that, and at worst, they could sell them to the group of grain speculators in the county.

"Then let's do this for now."

"By the way, I can get a few watches."

"Also, do you have any ideas on how to solve our transportation problem?"

Li Feng thought about it. They didn't have a suitable means of transportation now, and it would usually take them one or two hours to go to the commune. This was not acceptable.

Li Feng originally wanted to get a bicycle, but it was too heavy. In those days, a bicycle was considered a large item and required documents to be processed.

This is comparable to cars in later generations. If you suddenly get a bicycle and get reported, but you don’t have a transfer document like a transfer certificate, then you will be in trouble. A bicycle of unknown origin is a big deal.

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."

"I have an idea."

Li Muchen looked at the three of them and said, "Boss Li, you said last time that you wrote a few articles and published them in the newspaper and earned a lot of money and tickets."

"That's what happened."

Li Feng immediately guessed what Li Muchen was thinking. "You mean, should we bring some articles from later times?"

"Yes."

"This way we can earn high royalties through formal channels."

Li Muchen said, "Then we can buy bicycles openly."

"That's a good idea."

But Li Feng was a little worried that the system would not approve it. This was a system loophole. As long as he found an article that was not published before 78, he could easily earn some royalties.

"Try it."

Each person was allowed to submit three articles. If the young man didn't pass this time, he could only submit a maximum of nine articles. "You should choose articles that are relevant to the context of the time. Don't go beyond the context of the time and influence social development."

I can't give the system an excuse, Li Feng thought. "Brother, I'm sorry to bother you with this. Find a few articles that are relevant to that era, preferably published a year later."

"give it to me."

Li Muchen nodded. As for why it had to conform to the historical context of the time, Li Muchen guessed that there might be some rules.

"So starting tomorrow, you'll be responsible for purchasing the trade items."

Li Feng said, "We'll be back on time in five days."

"no problem."

Gao nodded. He roughly guessed some of the rules, such as one person could only carry a maximum of three items of the same item, and the items had to be close to that era, and electronic products were basically excluded.

"Well, if you have any new ideas, let's discuss them."

Li Feng checked the time. "It's been a busy day, you guys should take a break first."

"Then boss, let's go back first."

Gao Ju and Gao Cheng left, and Li Muchen hesitated. "Boss Li, I passed by the kitchen today and heard you talking to some guests about the benefits of swordfish. I think you should bring more next time you come back so I can buy some as gifts."

"This is the matter."

Li Feng said with a smile. "No problem, I'll get more when the time comes."

After returning, I asked Han Mingliang to mobilize the kids in the production team to get more knife loaches. Unfortunately, there is not much communication between the production teams now, and we can't collect knife loaches in a big way. We can get as many as we want.

At least in the short term, the knife loach will not be extinct by itself. After all, the overall environment is very suitable for the survival of the knife loach.

"Thank you, Boss Li."

"You're so polite, little brother."

The young man is not a stingy person. The hunting dog he casually gave away is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. "You gave me a gift worth hundreds of thousands of dollars."

"Just a few hounds."

Li Muchen said this nonchalantly. Jiang Xiaowen, who had just returned, was stunned by what she heard. Those hounds were given to Li Feng by this young man. Did he mean they were free? This was too unbelievable. Hounds worth hundreds of thousands.

Not to mention her, even Han Chaoxia was shocked. It was said to be foster care, so how could he give it away? And even for free? This guy is so generous. Is there something he doesn't know?
"Chaoxia, does your husband have a hidden identity?"

Han Zhaoxia was left in a state of confusion by Jiang Xiaowen's question. This person must have read too many novels. "Stop it, how is that possible? I don't even know him."

　Sorry, I just came back from going out. I will continue with the second update tomorrow!!

　　
　
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