My 1978 Hotel

"You mean, you're willing to buy these old furniture?"

Huang Xiaoli was a little surprised and delighted. She originally wanted to send these old furniture to the recycling station, but Yang Ming was showing movies in the countryside, and she didn't have the ability to do it alone unless she hired a bullock cart, which was a laborious and time-consuming task.

Now Li Feng is willing to buy them and give them some good furniture. Maybe it would cost five dollars at the purchasing station at most, but Li Feng offered ten dollars, which is a very good price. Moreover, she doesn't have to do anything, as they will move the items onto the ox cart and transport them away.

"Yeah, the materials of these furniture are pretty good."

Li Feng said with a smile. "To be honest, we can rework these pieces of furniture. Although there will be some losses and we'll need to pay for a lot of labor, it's still faster and cheaper than using new materials."

"That's it."

Huang Xiaoli didn’t quite understand, but she was glad that Li Feng was willing to buy it, which would just offset the cost of her buying new furniture.

"correct."

"If other families have such old furniture, please help spread the word. We can exchange the old for new ones and just cover part of the labor and material costs." Li Feng said. Of course, the material of these old furniture depends on the material.

Good wood will definitely be valued higher. As for poor quality wood, just treat it as waste material and you will definitely not lose money. After all, old furniture can really be dismantled to make new furniture.

"no problem."

Help promote it. Huang Xiaoli felt that this was not a big deal. In fact, she didn't need to promote it much. The neighbors on both sides of Huang Xiaoli's house had just seen it. Two large trucks of furniture were transported to the yard. It would be impossible not to attract attention.

The furniture had already been arranged, and Li Feng asked Huang Xiaoli to take a look. "Comrade Xiaoli, take a look. Is this arrangement okay?"

"Very good. Very good."

Huang Xiaoli looked at the new modular furniture, eyes full of admiration, and nodded. "Thank you so much, Comrade Li Feng."

"That's what we should do."

"If it's okay, then we'll go back first."

Huang Xiaoli had just handed the money to Li Feng, a total of 230 yuan. The old furniture was deducted from the amount of 10 yuan, but Li Feng added some money on his own. Li Feng planned to take the old furniture back to the B&B himself, after all, they were made of mahogany.

Gao Jugang took a look at it. It was probably from the late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China. It was probably something from a wealthy family. It was just a little incomplete. There were only two chairs, a small coffee table, and a small cabinet. Unfortunately, there was no big item like an octagonal table or a long table.

But he did make a profit of ten dollars. Not to mention taking a lot back, there would be people who would want it for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Of course, Li Feng had no plans to sell it. It was a good thing and he would put it in the Museum of the Ages.

"Uncle Fuqiang, keep the money."

"No, you take it."

Han Fuqiang kept waving his hands. This guy had over two hundred of them. Over two hundred, it was really scary.

"Uncle Fuqiang, this won't do. We're just starting over now. What if it's a thousand, ten thousand, or even more in the future?" Li Feng smiled and stuffed two portions, nearly five hundred yuan, into Han Fuqiang's pocket. "Keep it."

"Okay, I'll keep it."

But Han Fuqiang was not like Li Feng. He carefully counted the bills one by one. "A total of four hundred and ninety yuan. An Min, An Bing, you two can be witnesses."

"Uncle Fuqiang, we still don't believe you."

A few people laughed, but then everyone tensed up. Four hundred and ninety yuan was no joke. "Fengzi, shouldn't we go back?"

"Okay, I'll buy something and come back."

Li Feng went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some non-staple food, but unfortunately he had few tickets. Otherwise, he would have liked to buy more, so he bought some large bones. "Go back to the team."

"Then hurry up."

"Uncle Fuqiang, don't be nervous. We are still in the commune. No one will rob us."

"That's not certain."

Han Fuqiang felt the 490 yuan on his chest. He had just sat motionless on the oxcart, clutching his rifle. Li Feng doubted a stranger would dare approach him or fire a gun. "Relax, you might get this much money every day."

"If this is the case, how can we live?"

Li Feng shook his head helplessly, seeing that Han Fuqiang was still the same as before, and sighed helplessly. "Alright, let's go back to the team then." He looked helplessly at Li Muxiao and the others. There was no place to go for a stroll now. Fortunately, the house in the county was ready, so when he went back to the county, he could stay there and explore the county town.

The ox cart going back was driven by Han Anmin and Han Anbing. It was much faster than when they came. Li Feng really didn't know what to say. His butt was hurting so much. But Uncle Fuqiang settled the people down and none of them said a word.

He stared at both sides of the road nervously, as if afraid that someone would rush out to rob his money. It was too tense. Li Feng had no choice but to return to the team as soon as possible. Really, so many people must be crazy to run here to rob people.

When they reached the intersection, a group of little kids saw the oxcart team running quickly towards the team, shouting as they ran, "Come back, come back."

"came back?"

Han Fuguo and Han Futian were discussing the work points in the house. Now that the autumn harvest was basically confirmed, the output would be reduced by at least half. If it weren't for the furniture factory, this guy wouldn't have earned a penny in work points for the day.

"Who's shouting?"

"It seems to be Mingliang and the other kids."

Han Futian stood up and opened the door. Sure enough, it was Han Mingliang and the others. "Did you and them come back from selling furniture?"

"Eighth Father, Anda, Sixteenth Father, and Sanda are back with the ox cart."

Han Mingliang shouted excitedly.

"So fast, let's go and take a look."

Han Fuguo also heard the noise and called out to Han Fuguo to run quickly towards the mouth of the dam. Han Mingliang and his group of boys also ran after them, and some women who had just been busy with housework also followed them out.

"what."

This guy is holding a welcome ceremony, with so many people. Li Feng jumped out of the car. "Uncle Fuguo, why are you here?"

"Come and take a look, what do you think?"

"That's fine. We'll unload the furniture and pay you."

Li Feng thought to himself, why are you afraid that they won’t give you the money? Besides, Comrade Xiaofeng is your daughter-in-law, what are you worried about?

"Where's the money?"

"Uncle Fuqiang."

Li Feng pointed at Han Fuqiang who was approaching. Han Fuqiang had been nervous all the way, but when he saw Han Fuguo and Han Futian, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out the four hundred and ninety yuan and counted it in front of everyone. "Sixth brother, count it again."

"to make."

Han Futian took the 490 yuan bill and counted it one by one without saying anything polite. "Yes, 490 yuan. OK, put it in the account."

"Everyone can see clearly that this is the money from selling furniture."

Han Futian said with a smile. "Now everyone doesn't have to worry. Hahaha. A few days ago, I heard that people were objecting to the team buying woodworking machines. Let me tell you, the money has to be spent. Look, it's only been a few days, and the money will be back."

"What Futian said is right. It's called sharpening the knife before chopping wood. Without the machines, it would take a few of us craftsmen at least a month or two to make a few large pieces of furniture. Now look, it's only been a few days, less than half a month." Han Fuguo chimed in. He didn't know who spread the rumor, but it wasn't worth spending a lot of money to buy a drilling machine or something.

It was also said that all the money for buying dried sweet potatoes was spent. When this rumor spread, 490 yuan was suddenly received, which offset more than half of the money for buying the machine. Han Futian's high-profile counting of the money was somewhat intended to refute the rumor.

"Uncle Fuguo is absolutely right. It's an old saying that if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. Our furniture factory will have to buy bigger machines in the future. We're short on cash right now, and if we buy smaller ones, people will gossip about us. How can we continue to grow?"

Li Feng did not miss this opportunity. If this matter spread, Li Feng would definitely be involved in the end. This guy must have taken kickbacks for the machine his cousin made. Li Feng was too lazy to care about it, but he would definitely say a few words when he had the chance.

"Uncle Fuguo, Uncle Futian, it's getting late. Why don't you go home? We don't have much money, but tomorrow we'll have more."

Li Feng said with a smile, "We should wait until tomorrow for the meeting."

"Okay, kid, let's go."

Han Fuguo waved his hand. "Futian, you deposit the money. Fuqiang, you've worked hard. Drive the ox cart back first. Come to my house at noon to discuss our trip to the county town tomorrow. You can also come with us."

He lowered his voice and pointed at the wine in Li Feng's hand. "Bring the wine with you later. I'm afraid we won't have enough to drink later if we don't have enough at home."

"No way, Uncle Fuguo, I bought this wine with my own money." "Wait, I'll give you the money."

Han Fuguo glared at Li Feng. "Your money is indispensable, this kid..." Li Feng chuckled. "Okay then. By the way, how about some supplementary food? I bought some to share with you."

"Do you want money?"

"If you say that, I can still be money-minded. Even if it's not for money, it's just a contribution."

"That works."

Han Fuguo laughed. "Hurry up, your aunt might have already started cooking."

"I'll go back and change my clothes."

Li Feng brushed off the dust on his body. The ox cart had been racing along, leaving him covered in dust. His clothes were covered in dust, weighing two pounds. After returning home, Li Feng said goodbye to Wu Zhenhua and the others, changed his clothes, wiped his face, and brought some wine, dried tofu, and a sausage.

"Boss, second brother, let's go."

Of course, they couldn't help but call on the brothers Gao Jue and Gao Cheng, the two master craftsmen at the furniture factory, the true technical leaders. "Uncle Wu, I bought some dried tofu. What do you think we'll do with it for lunch? I still have some small dried fish, and there's some miscellaneous fish in the wooden basin that was delivered this morning. What do you think we'll do with it?"

"Don't worry about lunch, your Aunt Wang will take care of it."

Wu Zhenhua said with a smile, "There's a pumpkin in the garden, perfect for stir-frying some pumpkin shreds, and some small fish for a pot. Don't worry, we won't starve."

"Yes, cousin, go and do your thing. We will take care of the family."

Wu Tong and Qin Yue were tinkering with furniture made of rosewood. Grandpa said it was from the late Qing Dynasty and looked like it was made by Hui merchants in southern Anhui. The materials were very solid and the cost of the materials alone would have been several hundred dollars.

"Okay, we'll go over there first."

"By the way, let's go to the city together tomorrow. We've almost finished renovating the house in the county."

"That's great. Let's go shopping. I haven't been to this county town at night yet." Wu Tong and the others were quite happy. After all, it was much more comfortable than working in the production team.

Actually, there wasn't much to do in the county town at night, but Li Feng didn't want to spoil the fun and said with a smile, "When the time comes, let's go shopping together. Don't say you haven't been there before, I haven't either."

"Okay."

"Let's go, or Uncle Fuguo will probably scold us."

Li Feng shook the wine bottle and called the Gao Ju brothers out of the yard and came to Han Fuguo's house. At this time, all the team cadres had arrived.

"I thought you were reluctant to part with those dried tofu, so you won't come."

"How could that be, Uncle Tomita? I'm such a stingy person."

Li Feng said with a smile. "I washed my hair, didn't I? You don't know, An Min and his friends were so good, they were afraid that the oxcart would slow down and they wouldn't be able to return. They rushed all the way, like lightning. I ate at least two pounds of dirt."

"You, what's wrong with eating some dirt? You're from the countryside, who doesn't eat some dirt?"

"Hahaha, that's right, you're being pretentious." Han Anquan, Han Anding and other team leaders also joked with Li Feng. The drought has become more serious in recent days, and everyone has a sad face. Now this furniture is selling well.

Everyone has their own calculations. After thinking about it, as long as this guy's furniture can remain the same as it is now, not to mention selling it for 10,000 or 5,000 as Li Feng said, if he can sell it for 1,800, he will have a good time this winter.

Now that they can get by, everyone is relieved. This is just a joke.

"Well, I'm a writer, so I can't be too talkative."

"That's true."

Before, Han Futian and Han Fuguo did not think that writer Li Feng was too noble, but a few days ago, the post office sent a remittance slip, and there was a thousand yuan in royalties. It was too scary. This guy is not an ordinary person, he is even better than local writers.

If this guy lived before liberation, he would definitely be the God of Literature. Who knows, one day the higher-ups might want him to come to the city, and he might even become an official.

"Uncle Tomita, I was just joking."

Li Feng said with a smile. "I'll take the dried tofu to the kitchen. Cut it up, let's eat it first."

"Don't go, put down the wine first."

"Go, go, go."

Li Feng reluctantly put down the bottle. "Boss, Second Brother, please watch this carefully. This is good wine. Don't let Anquan and the others drink it."

"I'll give this kid a try."

"Okay, okay, leave this wine here for now."

Han Futian brought the wine over with a smile, and he paid for it.

"Go and deliver the dried tofu quickly. I'll watch over the wine for you."

"okay."

Li Feng came to the kitchen with red sausage and dried tofu. "Auntie, I'm busy."

"It's Xiao Feng, why don't you come in and sit down?"

"I brought some dried tofu and a red sausage sent by a reader. Auntie, please cut them up and have them with your wine."

Li Feng gave the dried tofu and red sausage to Han Anmin's wife Wang Lihong.

"Okay, go sit inside first, I'll cut it and bring it to you."

Shi Chunhua looked at the sausage and thought it was quite big.

"Mom, can you leave two pieces for the kids to try?"

"You, leave a few pieces."

Shi Chunhua nodded. Red sausage is a good thing. She and her wife were reluctant to eat it, so they only left a few pieces for the little kid to try. "I'll cut it up and send it over."

Li Feng returned to the house, and soon Shi Chunhua came in with two small plates.

"Oh, there's also red sausage, good stuff."

"It's okay. It was given to me by a reader."

Li Feng was quite proud. "Try it all. They say it's from the Magic City, but I think it's just average."

"Uncle Fuguo, Uncle Futian, look at this kid, he's so cocky."

Han Anquan picked up a piece of sausage and put it in his mouth, his face full of enjoyment. "Good, it smells good. Uncle Futian, hurry up and open the wine. This delicious food won't be wasted without wine."

"You guys."

"Open the wine."

A bottle of Xinghuacun costs 1.5 yuan. I usually wouldn't drink it, but today I'm happy. "Pour some for the two chefs first."

"Captain, you're too polite."

Gao Cheng was busy offering drinks, and Gao Jue beside him echoed him. "The team has taken good care of us brothers, like we're a family. Don't be so polite to us."

"Of course we are all family."

Han Anquan and the others laughed and said, "But the two masters have made great efforts to make the brigade a furniture factory this time. This glass of wine is a toast to you."

It was true. Gao Cheng and Gao Ju were the best carpenters in all of Hanjiaba, excluding Li Feng, who hadn't revealed the skills he'd learned in the simulation. "Come on, let's have a drink together, Boss, hurry up, second brother."

"Yes, yes, let's drink one together."

"As a family, we don't care about these things." (End of this chapter)