My 1978 Hotel

Chapter 127: The Big Pot is Not Easy to Make
"Xiao Feng, you seem to be quite good at cutting vegetables, right?"

The mother-in-law was a little surprised. It’s not that the child can’t cook, but he is quite skilled with a knife.

"I'm afraid he learned it from running a B&B."

Han Zhaoxia smiled and said, "Mom, come in and sit for a while. I'll go and help."

"I'll come and help out too." The mother-in-law said as she was about to go over to help. Mountain women are restless. Usually, she's the one who cooks the meals at home, and seeing her son-in-law busy at work, how could she not lend a hand? Chopping and picking vegetables were all tasks Gao Sulan could handle with her hands.

"Mom, you go and rest with Zhaoxia for a while, I'll do it."

Li Feng was just there to lend a hand. He had no choice. Someone had just ordered a table of Jiangnan First Fresh, and Sister Wu, Sister Chen, and the two Gao Ju brothers who were helping out were all busy preparing the health banquet. This was a last-minute addition, and there was no time to prepare, so Li Feng had to take charge.

It was almost done now, so there was no point in asking Gao Sulan to help. "Mom, Sister Wu and the others are here, you should take a rest. Zhaoxia, Mr. Li and the others sent a lot of high-end fruits, go get some and wash them."

"We'll also send some to the reservoir. Dad, my third brother-in-law, and Uncle Wu are all there."

I was originally fishing with my father-in-law and third brother-in-law, but who knew that another table would be added at the last minute? I hurried back to prepare it. Fortunately, there were a few fishing friends at the reservoir today, and Wu Zhenhua and Li Daozon, who just arrived, also went there.

"Then I'll go wash the fruit."

Seeing that Li Feng had finished cleaning up, Han Chaoxia wiped her hands and thought that there was not much to do here, so she simply went to get some fruits to wash. However, she was shocked when she entered the house.

"Why are there so many fruits?"

Gao Sulan was also shocked. Half of the house was full.

"What is this?"

"Big cherry."

Han Zhaoxia thought to herself, "Four boxes, each weighing ten kilograms. This head must be over a hundred yuan per kilogram." "Why are you sending such expensive fruit?" Actually, cherries aren't expensive at all, and many other fruits are imported.

There are quite a few fruits that weigh dozens, hundreds, or even several hundred yuan per kilogram. The total value of these fruits is tens of thousands of yuan. This is what Li Muchen asked Li Muxiao to bring.

“This melon tastes really good.”

Gao Sulan took the melon cut by Han Chaoxia and tasted it.

"It's quite good. I don't know where you bought this melon."

Han Zhaoxia is not new to the world. Some parents always try to get in through the back door and give some high-end fruits. "I'm afraid it won't be cheap."

"Of course, look at these grapes, they are really big."

"Yes."

Grapes taste good, too, Han Zhaoxia said with a smile. "Mom, take some back later."

"Forget it, you can take it to Li Ran, Li Yi and the others. Besides, we have to go back to grandma's house in a few days. Bring more fruits with us as there are many children at home." Gao Sulan said.

"Mom, this is so much, how about that?"

Li Feng walked in with a smile. "Where are the eldest and third sisters?"

"Yiyi is making a fuss about feeding giant salamanders, so the eldest and third sisters are helping to keep an eye on them."

After all, it's a small river, so children have to be careful, and feeding the giant salamanders is fun.

"I was wondering, why isn't Yiyi here?"

Li Feng picked up a grape and stuffed it into his mouth. "It's quite sweet. Two or three hundred yuan a pound is not bad."

"What?"

Gao Sulan was shocked. "Why are these grapes so expensive?"

"Two or three hundred per jin?"

Not to mention Gao Sulan, even Han Chaoxia was shocked. This box weighed at least ten kilograms, and there were several boxes, which must have cost tens of thousands of dollars.

"Of course, I didn't expect Mr. Li to give me such expensive fruit."

Li Feng thought to himself that he should give him more of the pork tripe and antelope meat. Besides, Mr. Li and Grandma Qian were at the B&B, so he had to pay more attention to them and take care of them.

"But it's not easy to return this. Mom, you and your eldest and third sisters should bring more back later."

"I'll just leave some at home."

There are really too many of them. It is difficult to store them in this hot weather. There is no room for the water pipe in the refrigerator now. The wild game and some seasonings used daily are basically full in the refrigerator.

"Your father and I can't eat much either."

Gao Sulan waved her hand. She really didn't know how anyone could buy such expensive fruit.

"Then bring some food you like."

"Zhaoxia, ask the eldest and third sisters to bring more. Xuanxuan and Zihan are back from vacation now, so ask them what fruits they like to eat."

"The eldest and third sisters don't lack fruits either."

Han Zhaoxia said, "I'll ask later."

"Now I can't finish eating the fruit."

Li Feng thought to himself, if this happened in Hanjiaba, there probably wouldn’t be enough to eat.

"Then let Sister Wu and the others take some back to try."

“It’s just a little expensive.”

"It's a bit expensive, but Sister Wu and the others have been working very hard lately." Li Feng said with a smile, noticing Gao Sulan and Han Zhaoxia were a little reluctant to leave. "It's better than not being able to finish it and letting it go bad."

"That's true."

As we were talking, the phone rang. "Mr. Chen, everything is almost ready. Please arrive in half an hour. Okay, I'll have the kitchen prepare it now."

"Go and do your work."

Han Chaoxia pushed Li Feng.

"OK then."

There was no way he could refuse this last-minute guest, and luckily there was only one table. Li Feng worked until half past twelve, and finally finished, then returned to the private room.

"Ah, why haven't you eaten yet? Dad, brother-in-law, why don't you move your chopsticks?"

"Dad and I just got back."

My third brother-in-law said with a smile, "I'm done."

"I'm done with work. I don't know why, but a table just showed up. It's good that we just wanted to have a simple meal." Li Feng said with a smile. "Recently, because of Douyin, business at the B&B has decreased a lot. I was thinking there wouldn't be any other guests today."

“Maybe the heat has died down.”

Sun Ji said, "Have you come up with a way to clarify this?"

"This guy is so stubborn! He even posted a video on Douyin to challenge someone." Han Zhaoxia rolled her eyes at Li Feng helplessly. Li Feng smiled and said, "I'm really angry. You don't know how many people in my backstage have sent me private messages cursing me in recent days. I don't tolerate them."

"What about business?"

The eldest sister was a little worried.

"It's okay. Health banquets are usually reserved by acquaintances. They've already been booked out this year. It's Jiangnan's finest food, and everyone who's tried it raves about it. Don't look at the commotion on Douyin, but those people are just there for fun. Not many people come to eat. If it's gone, it's gone." Li Feng wasn't really too worried right now. On the one hand, he'd already made a fortune in antiques, so at least he wouldn't be short of money in the short term. With Wu Zhenhua and the others, the B&B was fully covered for daily expenses, with some even left over. This was much better than before, so what was there to worry about?

"It still needs to be clarified."

"Yes, it's the internet economy now, and TikTok is incredibly powerful. Many people check TikTok before going out. I'm afraid it's affecting your business," said the third sister. "If you can clarify it, please do so."

"Wait a few days."

Li Feng helped pour the drinks. "Nothing I say now will help. Let's wait until the heat subsides."

"That's true. The popularity has not subsided, and there are too many people trying to take advantage of the situation. Some of them may have bad intentions and jump out to sing a different tune just to get traffic." This is true. There are half-human and half-dog people on Douyin, and some are neither human nor dog.

There are all kinds of things and a bunch of people with nothing to do. Li Feng even thinks that killing half of the Douyin users would benefit society.

"Let's not talk about this. Let's drink the soup. This wild boar tripe and barley soup has been stewed for the whole morning." Li Feng invited everyone to drink the soup. Wild boar tripe and barley soup is a good thing. It has been stewed for the whole morning and the flavor has been stewed out long ago.

"Wild boar's stomach is not easy to handle."

The third brother-in-law looked at Li Feng. "Brother-in-law, I'll leave two for you. You can take them away when the time comes."

"Then I'm very polite."

Of course, the money should be paid, after all, Li Feng didn’t get it for free.

The pork belly and barley soup was delicious, and everyone had a bowl. Li Feng invited everyone to try the antelope hotpot, which was quite spicy and delicious. "Sister Wu's cooking skills are really good, and she also prepared the game very well," Han Zhaoxia said.

"That's not."

Li Feng tasted it and found it quite good, much better than his own. He had only been cooking for a short time, but now he was pretty good, at least in Hanjiaba. "If Sister Wu wasn't taking care of her family, she could easily make tens of thousands of yuan a month in the city."

"But it's a bit tiring in the city."

"That's true."

Although it was quite busy with several tables at noon, it was much more relaxed than some restaurants in the city, especially if there were no extra tables at the last minute. The health banquet prepared early in the morning was actually not that tiring.

"No need to tell me, try the deer meat."

"Oh, and there's also pheasant. I got it with great difficulty."

Pheasants are really hard to shoot. Li Feng's shooting skills are very good, he can be considered a sharpshooter, but he can't say that he can hit the target every time when shooting pheasants. While Li Feng and his family were eating and drinking, the other private rooms were also very lively.

Wild game, a health feast, don't say Li Dao Zong was quite surprised. "This tastes good, especially a health feast, I think it's not just the taste, it tastes pretty good."

"As long as grandpa likes it."

"Try this, it's a wild boar stomach and barley soup."

Li Muchen helped Grandpa Li Daozong and Grandma Qian Shu fill a small bowl each. "It's been stewing for the whole morning, Grandpa, Grandma."

"I will do it myself."

Li Dao Zong tasted very good, and even Qian Shu, who had a slightly poor appetite, tasted much better than usual. "How is it?"

"pretty good."

Grandma Qian said with a smile, "This place Mu Chen found is really good, especially the food tastes great."

"Then let's stay a little longer."

Li Daozong thought that this mountain B&B was the right place for him. His wife had never had a good appetite, but he hadn't expected this small B&B to cook such delicious meals. As for the thousands or tens of thousands of yuan a day, that didn't bother him at all.

The grandson's monthly allowance was enough to keep him here for a year or two. Li Daozong smiled and poured his wife another half bowl of fish soup. "It's just right that Old Man Wu is here too. We can stay here for three to five months and have a good time."

"You know more about Muchen B&B, so you can make the arrangements."

"Grandpa, don't worry."

Li Muchen immediately agreed. This gave him more excuses to stay at the B&B. Compared to exploring other places, going to the 78 era, when reforms were just beginning, seemed more challenging. Things were relatively normal with Wu Tong's family, although they had added a few more dishes today.

"grandparents."

Wu Tong was thinking about going to Hanjiaba. Ever since she found out that traveling across time and space would make one's body healthier, she has been feeling restless, even though her grandmother's health has not deteriorated and there are even some signs of improvement.

But the illness was still there, so Wu Tong thought about taking his grandmother on a journey across time and space. It would be great if the journey could cure her illness. Even if the effect was not great, it would at least have fulfilled his grandmother's wish.

"What's wrong with this kid today?"

Wu Zhenhua looked at Wu Tong, who was about to speak but hesitated several times. Grandma Wang smiled. "You, don't think too much. What can happen to the child?"

"Xiaotong, tell grandma what you have to say."

"Grandma, I signed you and Grandpa up for a tour group."

Wu Tong couldn't talk about the time travel, but he couldn't help it, so he could only find some acceptable excuses, as long as the contract was signed and he could explain it after he got there.

"never mind."

Grandma Wang waved her hand and said that it was nice here. She could grow flowers and raise chickens and ducks when she had nothing to do. Life was good like this. As for what to do outside, she had been to major tourist attractions across the country and even to many places abroad.

Wu Zhenhua, thinking of spending a few days in peace and quiet, held Grandma Wang's hand. "Your grandma said forget it, so forget it. Besides, there are no health-preserving banquets outside, and your grandma still needs to take good care of her health."

"Grandpa, Grandma, you misunderstood. This tour group is actually..."

"This kid."

Qin Yue saw Wu Tong's grim expression. "Are you okay?"

"It almost hurt to death."

Wu Tong's face was grim. He'd only just given a brief explanation and hadn't intended to reveal the time travel story, yet he'd been punished nonetheless. "Well, how about we tell Boss Li and trick Grandpa Wu and Grandma Wang into going to the video studio? We'll explain everything there."

"That's all."

Wu Tong had no other choice. She couldn't just speak directly. Even if she wasn't afraid of punishment, she couldn't bring herself to say it. Seeing that Wu Tong no longer mentioned the trip, Wu Zhenhua and his wife didn't ask any more questions until they finished their meal.

Wu Tong and Qin Yue couldn't find a good solution, so they could only look for Li Feng as Qin Yue had just said.

"Ah, Uncle Wu and Aunt Wang?"

Li Feng frowned slightly. "You all know what life is like over there. Aunt Wang isn't in good health, so it might be difficult for her to go there like this."

"Alas, Boss Li, this is my grandma's wish."

"alright."

Li Feng thought about it. This month, the Space-Time Travel Agency had another five-day tour. They only needed to learn a life skill of ordinary difficulty, and group members did not need to learn it. As long as they persisted for five days, they would not be afraid of the tea.

On the way back, bring more food. Five days is enough. However, Li Feng still gave Wu Tong some instructions. "You must bring medicine with you. It's best to bring a variety of types. I'm afraid I won't be able to block it when the time comes."

The latest developed drugs may not be able to be brought over. I'm afraid that at most some painkillers can be brought over. Li Feng is actually worried about this. He still knows Aunt Wang's physical condition.

"Don't worry, Boss Li, I will help you bring it."

"Well."

The registration fee, doubled, would be 40,000 yuan for two people, and he could pocket over 20,000 yuan. This business was promising. "How about this, we'll go there tomorrow night." Li Feng planned to return to his hometown in Huaicheng after finishing his work.

(End of this chapter)