My 1978 Hotel

Chapter 59: Shanghai Brand Goods in the Mountain Village, Shopping at Wu Xiaofeng, Han Anjun, and Li Feng's Home

"Cough cough cough."

The road was dusty and bumpy, making it difficult to walk on it. I turned back and told Uncle Fuguo to wait until the road was smoothed in autumn and winter, otherwise I would buy a bicycle and it would be very bumpy.

"Fortunately, the meat and bones are in the bag."

It's true that Butcher Guo was quite good. It was mostly meat, and quite a bit of fat, weighing in at a few pounds. Li Feng happily cut it up and divided it up. "Bone and winter melon soup, and a little stir-fried meat. The fat will be enough to last for a while."

I'll put the lard scraps aside and make some cabbage buns with them when I have time. Daya and Erya will definitely like them. I immediately got to work, taking advantage of the half-day off I took in the morning to quickly finish the work. Unfortunately, there's no white flour left.

"We need to get some food stamps."

Today he asked Han Anjun about the county's reward and finally got the exact information. The county will hold a commendation meeting in September, and he is also included in it. The reward may be more than what is given now, but he has to wait for more than a month.

These leaders, in order to make the conference look good, don't take into account the difficult lives of us small farmers.

"Forget it, let's not think about this anymore. Let's make bone and winter melon soup first." The lard was put into a can, and the lard residue was also put into the malted milk box.

After finishing his work, Li Feng went to the backyard to weed and plant some vegetables and fruits. He wanted to avoid wasting this much land. "There are a lot of vegetables you can plant at this time of year, autumn beans and cucumbers are all good."

He went back to ask Aunt Big Foot if they had any ready-made seedlings. While weeding, Li Feng was thinking about what to plant. The place was not small, so he could plant more varieties.

"Ding ding ding."

Li Feng wiped his sweat. It was the bell for the end of work. He looked at his watch. "It's half past eleven. The bones should be almost done stewing."

"It's just right for steaming steamed buns."

Li Feng threw down his tools, washed them, and started making steamed cornbread, which he then steamed. At noon, he had bone soup and stir-fried meat with the cornbread.

"It smells good."

As Erya entered the door, she smelled the aroma of meat. The little girl's eyes were filled with joy, but the eldest girl had a frown on her face. Why did her father buy meat again? They had eaten meat four or five times this month.

The landlord’s family can’t even eat meat three times a month. What should we do with this spendthrift father?

Daya's little head was full of the words of the third aunt today. Her father was still young and he should find a good wife and have a big fat brother. In this way, when they got married in the future, they would have someone to support them at home. Otherwise, if they failed, their family would be wiped out and everyone would bully them.

Daya agreed very much. Her mother had told her this many times and she cried a lot about it. A family cannot be without a man, and sisters cannot be without a brother.

But marrying a wife requires money, the house needs to be repaired, and the house needs some furniture.

The more the little girl thought about it, the more she frowned. It was not okay for her father to eat meat every day. Not to mention saving money to repair the house and buy furniture, his reputation would be ruined.

It is not a good thing for someone to eat and drink so much. If someone comes to ask about your character, they will probably find out and turn around and leave.

This guy doesn't know how to live. How can a decent family enjoy such extravagant eating and drinking? I'm afraid he won't be able to marry a decent girl. But her father has high standards and will definitely not look down on widows. No, I can't indulge my father anymore. Daya plans to talk to him about this matter.

If I want my younger brother to marry a good wife, I need my father to change his ways and learn to live a good life. He can no longer be so greedy and foolish. "Da Ya, Er Ya is back. Wash your hands quickly. We have a delicious meal today."

"Hahaha, isn't it delicious? Look at this fried meat, isn't it fatty?"

Li Feng proudly held up the stir-fried pork. "There's still bone soup in the soup pot. Let's have two bowls today."

Daya was stunned. Not only was the bowl of stir-fried pork so big, but there was also bone soup. Daya quickly ran to the kitchen and looked at the jar. It was a full black pottery jar. The bones in it were bigger than her fist, at least four or five of them.

That’s not all. Daya sniffed the jar next to her. Lard. How much fat must there be with so much lard? How much meat must her father have bought?

"Wow."

Daya hugged her legs and cried, it's over, it's over, let alone marrying a good mother, her father is such a spendthrift, let alone marrying a wife, I'm afraid he won't even have money to repair the roof, when she thought about her miserable life without a brother to support her, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"What's wrong?"

Li Feng was a little confused. Why did this girl come back crying like this? "Er Ya, did someone bully your sister today?"

"No."

Erya shook her head. They had been following Third Grandma to work recently and no one bullied them.

"What's going on?"

Li Feng muttered, putting down the stir-fried pork and going to the kitchen to pull up Daya. "What's wrong, girl? Who bullied you? Tell Dad."

"Woo woo woo, Dad."

"it's okay no problem."

Li Feng hugged Daya and asked, "What happened to this girl?" "It's okay, Dad is here. Tell Dad who bullied you, and Dad will avenge you."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Daya felt even more aggrieved. Dad was a good dad, but he wasn't a great dad either. What could she do? The little girl sniffed. "Why don't you say anything? Don't be afraid. No one can bully my daughter while Dad is here."

Daya looked at Li Feng, tears streaming down her face even more. "Dad." The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, but she didn't know what to say. Li Feng wondered if it was the Han Wang family again. No way, this family was courting death.

"Do not cry."

Li Feng helped Daya wipe away her tears, thinking to himself that this family was asking for trouble. He would find Mingliang later. This kid is a smart and clever kid who knows everything that's going on in the village. "Let's eat."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

But the girl couldn't help crying when she saw the stir-fried meat and stewed bones. "Okay, okay, baby, don't cry anymore. If you have any grievances, tell Dad. Don't keep it in your heart."

"Look how good Erya is. Eat more."

"Uh-huh."

Erya held a big steamed bun in one hand and a big bone that Li Feng gave her in the other.

"Eat a big bone to nourish yourself." After saying that, Li Feng picked up another big bone and put it in the ceramic bowl in front of Daya. Daya sniffed and looked very aggrieved.

"Be good and eat more." Li Feng picked up a piece of stir-fried meat. It tasted good. His cooking skills had improved again.

As for the big bone, he ate a piece and gave each of the two little ones a large piece, leaving a small piece for them to taste. "Er Ya, go and ask Brother Mingliang to come home later."

"Uh-huh."

Erya is young after all, and doesn't understand many things. She just feels that her life is good now. Not only does she have steamed buns to eat every day, but she also has delicious big meat bones from time to time.

"Jingle Bell."

The sound of a bicycle bell was most likely Han Anjun. Li Feng muttered and wiped his hands.

"Dong dong dong."

"coming."

When they opened the door, it was Han Anjun and Wu Xiaofeng. "Come in and sit down."

"No, I have to go home."

"It's not enough time."

He invited the two to come in and sit down. It was not the first time for Wu Xiaofeng and Han Anjun to come to Li Feng's house. They never expected that the house had changed a lot. Apart from anything else, it looked quite new with the towels hanging on it.

There was also a scent of flowers in the room, and there were a few beautiful glasses on the table, with a few small boxes next to the glasses, which looked quite nice.

"What smells so good?"

"Oh, it might be the soap." Li Feng had just washed his hands with soap.

"Soap?"

"It's soap. My two cousins brought it over and said it was made in Shanghai."

Li Feng said helplessly. "Tell me, why don't you bring something else? Either hand wash or face wash, or White Rabbit or chocolate. Those things are nice, but I'm a grown man, so why bother bringing vanishing cream or oil?"

"Look, what are these?"

Li Feng pointed at the table with several boxes of shampoo, soap, and vanishing cream. "What use do I have for this stuff? I'm a grown man, and I'll be laughed at if I use this."

"And look at this one, this towel is really colorful."

Li Feng took half a stack of 414 towels. Don't say that this thing would only be considered average in the future, but now, especially in a remote mountainous area, it is so fashionable and beautiful.

"Ugh."

"And a glass."

Li Feng pulled out a few more wawaiyou and sighed. "It's all just these odds and ends, and they say they're here to congratulate you. I think it would be more practical to bring a few pounds of food coupons, An Jun, Comrade Wu Xiaofeng, what do you think?"

Han Anjun was just surprised, while Wu Xiaofeng's eyes were wide open with twinkling stars. Good stuff, so many good stuff. Apart from anything else, she had heard of the snow cream. This one was from Shanghai and looked high-end.

Besides, these towels were so pretty, completely superior to the white cotton she used. The shampoo and soap were even better, and they had a lovely, floral scent. The commune's supply and marketing cooperative definitely didn't have them, and she bet the county department store didn't have them either.

Wu Xiaofeng was very pleased to see it. She had originally wanted to ask Li Feng to give her some, but now, hearing Li Feng complaining that it was not as good as a few pounds of food coupons, her eyes flashed with joy. Food coupons, she really had some at home.

In the past few years, because of helping relatives and friends, food coupons were tight, but in the past two years, the situation of relatives and friends' families has improved a little, and she also has a job. The five members of the family all have regular jobs. Her brother and sister-in-law are in the county and rarely come back.

Now she, her parents and the other three are in the commune. They all have regular jobs and have more than 100 kilograms of food coupons a month, plus non-staple food coupons and other things. They can usually save dozens of kilograms of food coupons a month, which they either give to others, send to relatives or exchange for other non-staple food coupons.

When Li Feng mentioned the food coupons, Wu Xiaofeng immediately had an idea. They still had over a hundred pounds of food coupons left, enough to buy some good things. "Comrade Li Feng, would you be willing to share some of these?"

"Even, okay."

Li Feng said, "But we've got a deal. I want the food coupons, not the money. Otherwise, someone might sue me for profiteering someday."

"Okay, I'll come back with the food coupons."

"You, Comrade Wu Xiaofeng, do you want to even it out?"

Li Feng quickly waved his hands. "How could this be so embarrassing? Why don't you just take a few items you like and forget about the food coupons?"

"That won't do. If you don't want food coupons, I won't take them."

Wu Xiaofeng gave Han Anjun a look. "Yeah, Li Feng, it's not good to take your things empty-handed."

"Oh, how can this be so embarrassing."

Li Feng thought to himself, "As expected, these officially issued food coupons must be quite wealthy, not to mention that Wu Xiaofeng's father was a commune leader." "Alright then, just give as much as you think fit. I don't really understand these things." You're embarrassed to give less, and saying you don't understand is more to avoid suspicion from those with ulterior motives.

"What should I do? I don't really understand the price."

"Or you can just give it according to the supply and marketing cooperative's price."

"But the brands are all different. The Shanghai brand is definitely much more expensive."

"Oh, look at what you said. An Jun and I are like brothers. Uncle Fuguo usually helps me a lot. What I said is that I will give it to you according to the price of the supply and marketing cooperative. I don't want any more." Li Feng said and pushed the things directly to Wu Xiaofeng's hand.

"I didn't bring any food coupons this time."

I originally wanted to buy a skirt for Huang Xiaoli, but I never expected to see so many good things at Li Feng's place.

"Take it first. Just send the food coupons to me when you have time. Even if I don't trust you, I can still trust An Jun." After saying that, Li Feng found a cloth bag and put all the food in it.

(End of this chapter)