My 1978 Hotel

I caught a rabbit and a weasel in one night, which was pretty good luck.

"good."

After all, this wasn't the usual time, as the prey had already been defeated. It was just that Li Muxiao wasn't satisfied, and felt like he hadn't had enough fun.

"Boss Li, when can we set up a hunting party in the mountains?"

"Wait a few days."

Li Feng was holding a fat wild rabbit. "There have been a lot of people going into the mountains to hunt lately. All the wild animals have been scared back into the mountains. There's basically no prey outside."

"That's a pity."

"There will be plenty of opportunities later. Maybe we can even hunt some wild animals." Li Feng said with a smile. "Let's go home, wash up and get some rest early. We still have a lot of work to do tomorrow. "

I've ordered three sets now plus the previous one, which is really a lot. Fortunately, I have an electric drill, a grinder, and a hacksaw, which makes the process much faster.

After returning home, they simply washed up. There was no other way because it was very dry now. Not only was there little water, but it was also difficult to boil water. Li Muxiao and his friends were not used to taking a bath in the reservoir, so they could only wipe themselves simply.

"When there's time, build two more houses and put in a bathroom."

You don’t have to think about the water heater for the time being, but just get a wooden barrel and boil water.

"We need a bathroom, otherwise we won't have anywhere to take a shower in the winter."

Uncle Wu wiped his feet and said with a smile, "I'm afraid there's no place to take a shower in the commune. We'll have to go to the county town at least."

"No."

Maya Commune was very poor and it was difficult to find a bathroom. I was afraid that I really had to go to the county to find a bathhouse to take a bath.

"Then cousin, you have to hold on tight."

Wu Tong and Qin Yue even have their own bathroom now, as they feel uncomfortable if they don't take a shower for a day.
"After this batch of furniture is delivered, it will probably be the autumn harvest when I finish the work. When the team is free after the harvest, I will build a house and a bathroom." I won't say how good it is, but at least there is a place to take a shower.

"Why don't we get a small generator? Otherwise, it will still be very cold in winter without a bathroom heater." Li Muchen suggested with a smile.

Li Feng thought the idea of using a generator to bathe was quite unique, but Wu Zhenhua offered a good suggestion. "I remember there's a place in southern Anhui called a bathing pot. People bathe in a large iron pot and it doesn't feel cold in winter."

"Uncle Wu, I've seen what you're talking about before."

Li Feng slapped his forehead. "That's a good idea. There are still some in the mountains. When the time comes, we can build one. I happen to have a good relationship with the pig farm, so getting some cement and bricks won't be a problem. We can build a better bathtub then."

"Can an iron pot really be used for bathing?"

"Go back and watch Douyin and you'll see, it really can be washed away."

"Let's not talk about this for now. Everyone should get some rest early. We still have a lot of work to do tomorrow."

After the rooms were assigned, Li Feng lay down and soon entered the simulation scene to continue his carpentry training. One night of simulation training was equivalent to ten days of training outside. Li Feng made considerable progress and his progress reached 10/20.
"not bad."

Although the progress will gradually slow down later, I am now halfway through, and I think it will not be a problem to complete the carpentry learning in three to five days.

"sleep."

The next morning, Li Feng went to Han Fuguo's home.

"Uncle Fuguo."

Li Feng sat down next to Han Fuguo with a smile on his face, and casually took a multi-grain steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth. It must be said that the multi-grain steamed buns steamed by Aunt Chunhua tasted really good.

"What's the matter so early in the morning?"

Han Fuguo really wanted to snatch the steamed bun from Li Feng's hand.

"Uncle Fuguo, our publicity is working."

Li Feng was quite proud. How could I feel bad after eating your steamed bun? "Yesterday, I went to the post office and called Public Security Wu. He helped to promote it. Look, he has subscribed to three more companies and paid the deposit."

"Really?"

Three more companies, that's a lot of money, one set is sixty yuan, three sets are one hundred and eighty yuan, this guy is really capable.

"Talking while eating."

"Then I won't be polite."

Li Feng took another multi-grain steamed bun and stuffed it with some pickled bamboo shoots. It tasted incredibly delicious. "I've already told them that we'll send the furniture over too. We'll just have a few more ox carts, so it'll be hard for others to miss it."

"Wouldn't this be too ostentatious?"

Han Fuguo was a little worried. "If the county furniture factory knew about this, it would probably cause some trouble."

"Uncle Fuguo, the county furniture factory won't cause us trouble for the time being. They don't have enough furniture to sell now." Of course, the county furniture factory might cause trouble after a while or when the output of the Hanjiabao Furniture Factory increases.

"Okay, you can handle it. I'll let An Min and An Bing go with you when the time comes." Han Fuguo thought for a moment and slapped his thigh. "Grandma, forget it. If God doesn't give us food, we have to earn it ourselves. What else can we do?"

"That's right, Uncle Fuguo, if you ask me, we should ignore the county furniture factory. They'll just file a complaint at most. Then we can ask Secretary Wu and the others to help us speak up. Look, we're almost starving. We have no choice but to open a small furniture factory. The county furniture factory usually doesn't have enough to sell, but they pay us good wages and have decent benefits. Why? We're all successors to socialism, so what's wrong with us making some extra money?"

"You kid, you're really brave. Okay, I know about this."

Han Fuguo was still a little unsure, but for the sake of ensuring that his people in the dam had enough food, he was willing to risk it all. "If something really happens, I'll talk to Secretary Wu about it."

"Uncle Fuguo, don't worry. I'm a writer after all, and I'll talk to someone about it when the time comes."

Li Feng thought that once his new novel was published, it would likely have a greater impact. After all, this book was different from his previous short stories. "If all else fails, we can bring in Secretary Wu and start a commune furniture factory."

"That won't work."

"This is a skill that makes a living, I can't let it fall into the hands of others."

Shi Chunhua was shocked when she heard this. The desk sets were selling so well these days, and they were a family heirloom. Giving them away cheaply was out of the question. Not only Shi Chunhua, but even Han Fuguo frowned. "Let's talk about this later."

Well, skills are still quite valuable these days. If an apprentice doesn’t work for three to five years, the master won’t pass on his skills to you.

"By the way, you just said we'd deliver the goods together. Is that enough time?"

"Don't worry about that, Uncle Fuguo. We now have a gasoline drill, a grinder, and a hacksaw. We're much faster, and we'll definitely have enough time," Li Feng said arrogantly. "Forget three sets, even ten or eight sets. With a little extra work, we can handle it."

"With your words, I feel relieved."

The furniture factory was primarily run by brothers Gao Jiu and Gao Cheng. Both were Li Feng's cousins, and they usually listened to Li Feng's advice. Li Feng was essentially in charge of the furniture. "But you have to be careful with this furniture, don't let it ruin our brand."

"Don't worry, Uncle Fuguo, I will monitor the quality and will never load defective products onto the truck." Li Feng was 100% confident in this, not because of his high achievements, but mainly because he had made good progress in learning and was no worse than an average carpenter in doing extra carpentry work.

It's only been a day. In a few days, his carpentry skills will be even better, and he won't be afraid of defective products anymore. He can immediately tell the quality of the products by just checking them. "Well, Uncle Fuguo, Auntie, you guys eat first. I'll be leaving now."

"By the way, my cousin came over and brought me some mooncakes. Uncle Fuguo, I brought you a few. It's not much, so don't think it's too little."

Li Feng took out four mooncakes. "There are two with date paste filling and red bean paste filling. I wonder if you like them."

"moon cake?"

Han Fuguo, Shi Chunhua, Han Anmin and his wife, and Han Anbing and his wife all stared at each other. Mooncakes are really good things. During ordinary festivals, only Han Anjun could get a couple of them. Otherwise, even Han Fuguo, the captain, would have a hard time eating them.

As for the children, their eyes were wide open and their saliva was about to flow. The little ones stood on tiptoe to try to get in to see, and burst into tears when they couldn't get in.

"This mooncake is so soft and crispy?"

"Add too much lard."

"With lard?"

"No wonder, it smells so good."

Wang Lihong smacked her lips. It looked delicious. Shi Chunhua glanced at the expectant eyes of her wife and the group of children and calmly put the mooncakes away. "We'll eat them after they're displayed on August 15th."

"Oh."

The group of little kids were very disappointed, but there was nothing they could do. Grandma said they could only look at their parents. Han Anmin, Han Anbing, Wang Lihong, and Li Hongying were also helpless. At home, Shi Chunhua was the most senior, and Han Fuguo usually didn't say anything, so how could the others dare to speak?

Besides, what Shi Chunhua said was right. It's not the festival yet, so why eat mooncakes? It's too luxurious. Cadres' families are reluctant to eat mooncakes until the 15th of August. I heard that the top leaders in the capital only eat a small piece of mooncake on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The mooncakes were put away, and Han Mingliang and the other kids were helpless with their faces drooling. Li Feng saw them and said nothing, then prepared to leave after a quick farewell.

Unexpectedly, Han Mingliang, the little brat, came running over a moment later. "Uncle Li."

"What's wrong?"

This kid is up to something, Li Feng looked at Han Mingliang.

"Uncle Li, do you have any mooncakes left?"

"What, you want to eat?"

"Ah."

Han Mingliang nodded his head vigorously.

"It's a beautiful thought."

"Then I'll trade something for it." "What good things can you have, kid?"

Li Feng said with a smile. "Tell me, what do you have?"

"I have a gray tip this big."

"What's the matter?"

Li Feng looked at Han Mingliang's gestures and said, "Wow, Huishao, this thing tastes good. Of course you have to know how to make it."

"Where did you get this?"

"Uncle, mine is really big and long."

Han Mingliang looked at Li Feng expectantly. "Uncle, can I exchange it for a mooncake?"

"I want to take a look."

"Then come with me."

Good guy, this is not at home yet. Li Feng followed Han Mingliang and ran to the back of a haystack. This time he was really good. "Where are you hiding?"

"Down here."

Good boy, break the stone apart and you'll find a piece of ash tip as thick as your arm. It must be about one or two pounds, really fat ash tip. "Okay, I'll give you a mooncake in exchange. What filling do you want?"

"With rock sugar."

"Five-nut ones, okay, come on, help uncle carry it."

The gray snake is not poisonous and can be eaten as a vegetable snake. Li Feng couldn't bring himself to catch it, but Han Mingliang was very skilled in wrapping the gray snake around his arm. Good boy, he wasn't afraid at all.

"Uncle, if I catch another gray tip, can I trade it with you for mooncakes?"

"Okay."

Li Feng thought to himself, this gray shoot is not something you can just catch, you really think it's a cabbage. Back home, Li Feng strung the gray shoots with wire. He was quite good at handling this thing.

"Here, mooncake."

A piece of five-nut mooncake was handed to Han Mingliang, who looked expectant. The boy was quite greedy and couldn't close his mouth after taking the mooncake. "Hehe, thank you, uncle."

"Don't let anyone see you."

"I know."

Han Mingliang chuckled. "I can't even let my parents see me."

"Good boy."

"Go and play."

Li Feng simply processed the ash tips, thinking they would make a good soup and a perfect addition to the evening meal. After processing the ash tips, Li Feng tinkered with some things and wandered over to the furniture factory.

"How's your study going?"

Seeing Wu Tong and Qin Yue busy working with sweat on their foreheads, Li Feng walked over with a smile.

“It’s difficult.”

"Cousin, why don't you learn?"

Wu Tong wiped the sweat off his forehead. He hadn't seen Li Feng come to learn in the past two days. How come he learned it?

"I've learned almost everything."

As they spoke, Li Feng helped Wu Tong install the chair legs. It was quite quick, and Wu Tong and Qin Yue muttered to themselves, "Boss Li is a really quick learner." "Take your time learning. Ask questions if you don't understand." He clapped his hands and stood up.

"understood."

Wu Tong and Qin Yue spoke weakly. Li Feng smiled and looked at Li Muxiao and Li Muchen. The two brothers were learning very well. "People with high IQs learn things quickly."

"My cousin is here."

The young man greeted him with a smile, and Li Feng said as he helped him. "How is it? Are you used to it?"

"Fortunately."

Li Muxiao smiled. "I heard he likes handicrafts. He has a workshop at home and occasionally makes some small gadgets himself."

"No wonder."

"You got the hang of it so quickly."

Li Feng greeted Gao Ju and went to find Gao Cheng. "Second brother, at the current rate, how many days will it take to finish these orders?"

"Ten days at most."

Gao Jue said, "Now we have enough manpower and the right tools, so we can do it much faster. Besides, the desks and bookshelves are simple."

"Ten days, not bad, plenty of time."

Li Feng figured that in ten days, his novel would be ready for reply. With his carpentry experience, he would definitely finish it. When he checked it, there would definitely be no problems. "You go ahead and do your work. I'll go check over to the big tree."

Li Feng was still in charge of the big pot of food and didn't stay here for long.

In the next few days, the Hanjiabao Furniture Factory worked overtime, and Li Feng was not idle either. He worked in the furniture factory and made big pots during the day, and practiced carpentry skills by simulating scenes at night.

"It's finally done." Not knowing what the prizes were, Li Feng thought he would draw a domestic novel, but he never imagined an English one.

He hadn't read English in years, so for a moment he had no idea what the book was called. "Let's put it aside for now. I don't know how to approach people in this field right now."

"cousin."

"I'm here, what's wrong?"

"Someone is looking for me."

Wu Tong called out and went out to take a look. "Comrade Xiaofeng, Comrade Xiaoli, why are you here? Come in and sit down."

"I came here to deliver your reply to the magazine, and also because Xiaoli wants to order a set of furniture from you," Wu Xiaofeng said with a smile. "Xiaoli really likes the furniture set you drew for our house."

"Combination cabinet?"

"Yes, that combination cabinet."

Wu Xiaofeng said with a smile, "Xiaoli likes it very much."

"Yeah, that's great." Huang Xiaoli looked at Li Feng. "Comrade Li Feng, can you help me with the condom?"

"no problem."

As for the price, one set is not cheap. The asking price is two hundred and sixty, including the combination cabinet and the double bed. The whole set of five or six pieces is not particularly expensive. After all, in the city, a large wardrobe and a chest of drawers alone, not counting the double bed, cost nearly two hundred, and a furniture ticket is also required.

"Here's a twenty-dollar deposit."

Huang Xiaoli handed over two big black bills. You have to say, her family conditions are really good. Her husband is a projectionist and earns nearly 50 yuan a month, plus a lot of extra income, the couple's combined monthly income is still around 100 yuan.

"When the time comes, we'll find a time and go over to measure the room for you."

Li Feng put the money away and said, "When the time comes, print it out and make cabinets according to the room's dimensions."

"Will this be too much trouble for you?"

"No trouble, I can just take measurements with Comrade Xiaofeng's family."

"That's great, thank you, Comrade Li Feng."

"We should thank you, Comrade Xiaoli, you have helped us a lot." Li Feng's words were absolutely true. Just kidding, a set of furniture costs two or three hundred yuan. Two or three hundred yuan is not a joke at this time.

The grain he bought back was enough to feed several families. Li Feng was so happy. He thought that someone might see this guy and place an order for the cabinet. After sending the two away, Li Feng did not rush to find Han Fuguo and Han Futian. Instead, he opened the reply letter from Hongyan Magazine.

"really."

Li Feng waved his fist excitedly and said, "It will be published in the next issue. As for the royalties, they will be transferred to him in a few days."

"What are you so happy about?"

"Uncle Tomita, why are you here?"

"Well, I heard you had guests at your house, so I came to take a look."

"No, it was Comrade Xiaofeng and her colleagues who came to deliver a letter to me."

Li Feng waved the letter in his hand.

"Really? What letter?"

"Nothing, I'm from a magazine. I wrote an article a few days ago and I'm going to publish it." (End of this chapter)