My 1978 Hotel

"Together."

"Forget it."

When Wu Jing and Chen Long thought of what Li Muchen had just said, they looked at these eager children with a bit of sympathy. It felt like they were sending themselves to a fire pit. They didn't want to go over there. What if these children started crying and making a fuss?
"Aren't you going?"

"The militia captain will take them for training soon. Why don't you go and see for yourself whether they have real guns and bullets?" Li Feng smiled as he looked at the two of them. These two were from a summer camp and usually liked outdoor sports. They probably had some interest in guns and the like.

"Ah, militia training?"

Wu Jing and Chen Long really didn't know about this and looked at Li Muchen.

"Cousin, have you greeted the captain?"

"Yeah, An Bing will come over to help with the training later, otherwise these little brats might not behave well." Li Feng said as a matter of course. After sending them to each family, they will be trained for two or three hours before dinner and then have classes. He really hopes that these little brats will be obedient. If they are really obedient, they will lose weight and stop being picky about food.

These little brats may seem obedient at the moment. Firstly, the time is short, secondly, they are curious about everything, and thirdly, they have not really experienced the life of the lower class in Hanjiaba. Just wait, some of them will make some noise.

Arranging the An Bing training was just to motivate them. They were really noisy and outrageous. Li Feng directly handed these little brats over to the An Bing, and gave them a full set of militia training, which was no worse than the training of new recruits. Many troublemakers could be smoothed out by sending them to the army, let alone a few children.

Of course, this is a last resort and it is best not to use it. After all, the intensity is too high and it is easy to cause certain psychological trauma to these little kids. Although the body can be repaired, the psychological problems are difficult to heal.

I came here to improve my picky eating habits and obesity. By staying in different homes and experiencing the life of the lower-level members of Hanjiaba, I think these minor problems will be improved. There is no need for high-intensity training.

Li Feng, however, thought Wu Jing and Chen Long looked quite qualified. "Cousin, why don't you give it a try? Militia training is quite interesting."

"Don't."

Although Wu Jing had never experienced the intensity of militia training, he was not stupid. Looking at Li Feng's expression, he knew it was definitely not as interesting as he said, and he didn't want to suffer.

"It's a pity."

Li Feng greeted the children and led them out of the courtyard. As they spoke, they turned around the well and arrived in the village. Li Ran, Wu Xiaotian, the Zheng Guanwen and Zheng Guanwu brothers, as well as the siblings Chen Zian and Chen Jingyi, and Zhang Xiaole surveyed the surrounding thatched cottages.

Each of them had eyes full of curiosity and a little excitement, and seemed to be very interested in this small mountain village with thatched houses. Wu Jing and Chen Long looked at each other and thought these little guys probably didn't know anything about it and thought they were just visiting.

They even thought that Li Feng arranged for them to stay in B&Bs. Alas, Wu Jing and Chen Long were too embarrassed to watch. They were afraid that tomorrow would be a completely different scene.

"arrive."

Li Feng called Wu Xiaotian over. "I'll leave Xiaotian's care to you. You must help him."

"Don't worry, brother. I've already figured out what to do." Han Anton said. "Fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh, come here."

Wow, two of them were naked, one was only wearing shorts, and the fourth one was better off because she was a girl and had a shirt on. "Remember, keep an eye on this brother. He can't leave his eyes when he's working, eating, sleeping, or taking a shit. Got it?"

"know."

The four nodded. This was a money-making business, and they had to keep an eye on it even when they weren't sleeping. Li Feng nodded. Not bad, it was a good arrangement. "Here are 20 kilograms of cornmeal. We must make sure he doesn't get too full. Here are the mooncakes and apples as a thank you gift, and these two yuan are for the vegetables."

"Brother, I can't take this money."

"Here, this is a gift from his parents. Okay, keep it. Remember, don't let him eat too much. If he doesn't lose 10 or 20 pounds in four days, I'll talk to you."

"Brother, don't worry. Even if I have to cut off his flesh, I will cut off 20 kilograms." Han Anton's eyes flashed. This was the task assigned to him by Li Feng. Wu Xiaotian on the side was a little scared because he was stared at. What kind of look was that?

Wu Jing and Chen Long were so shocked that they didn't know what to say. Twenty kilograms in ten days, that's possible. In fact, Li Feng said it was too little. If they really followed Han Anton's arrangement, they could lose fifty kilograms in ten days.

First, make sure you lose at least 20 kilograms. The more you lose, the better. With Wu Xiaotian's body shape, he would still be considered fat even if he lost 50 kilograms.

"Xiaotian, just follow Brother Anton to his house."

Wu Xiaotian was a little panicked. He looked at Wu Jing and Chen Long, but unfortunately Wu Jing and Chen Long didn't dare to look at him at all. He then looked at Li Ran and others.

"Don't look at it, Li Ran and the others will be the same as you soon."

Li Feng patted Wu Xiaotian and smiled. "Go with Brother Anton first. You'll all gather here for training later."

"Oh."

Wu Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that they would gather for training soon, and then went to An Yu's house. The situation in An Yu's family was similar. There were many children in the family, but because there were no boys, they gave birth to eight daughters until An Yu gave birth to a son.

An Yu's mother has been in poor health because she didn't have enough food and drink to supplement her nutrition after giving birth. Although his father is in good health, there are many children in the family. It has been a little better in the past two years because his eldest and second sisters got married. Even so, the family is still very poor.

Although it wasn't bad enough, it wasn't much better. Li Feng handed Chen Zi'an's sister, Chen Jingyi, to An Yu. "Zhao Di, Pan Di, Da Di, thank you for your hard work. Jingyi is now in your care."

"Brother, don't worry, I've already made an agreement with my sister."

Han Anyu is only fourteen years old and of average height. Perhaps all the nutrition at home is given to him, so he looks a little thin compared to his three sisters. His height is not much different from Chen Jingyi, who is several years younger than them.

"Okay, I believe you."

Li Feng casually handed Zhaodi twenty pounds of cornmeal. "These are two mooncakes and two apples as a thank-you gift from Jingyi's family. These two dollars are for vegetables. An Yu has already told you, everything will be based on your family's needs. She will eat whatever you eat."

"We understand."

Several people looked at Chen Jingyi who was wearing clean clothes, and felt embarrassed to approach her for a moment. Their clothes were all patched and black and greasy. It was not that they didn't like cleanliness, but one summer dress per person was enough.

They didn't have any change of clothes, and seeing Chen Jingyi in her clean sailor shirt, the three of them felt a little guilty. "Chen Jingyi, you'll be living with the three sisters. You'll have to follow their instructions for the next while."

"understood."

Chen Jingyi responded softly, shuffling her feet and looking at her brother Chen Zian. "Go ahead, Jingyi, it's okay. We'll gather for training soon."

"Ah."

Chen Jingyi followed the three sisters and left. As for what happened next, something went wrong when she was sending Li Ran off. She shouted at her sister-in-law, "What do you say about the child at her family? He is too weak in character, and the others are too young to control Li Ran."

"Let's do this for now. I'll find Mingliang later and ask him to help."

Li Feng was helpless. He hadn't thought of this before. Fortunately, An You's family was okay. The children were about the same age as Zhang Xiaole and were used to being beaten. "An You, please take care of me for the next while."

"Brother Feng, don't worry, I will definitely complete the task you assigned me. Hehe, I'm just afraid that I'll be too thin by then."

"Don't go too far. I still have to meet his parents later."

Li Feng handed the mooncakes and apples to An You, who saw that they were good things. "Good things, Brother Feng, where did you get them?"

"I didn't do this. It's a thank-you gift from someone. Go back and ask your parents to make peace. Okay, take him with you."

"okay."

An You has a relatively cheerful personality, and his relationship with Li Feng is more casual than the others. This kid is good and capable. Although his family conditions are poor, An You has a generous and confident personality, and he is not shy when speaking or doing things.

Four of them had been sent out this time, with the remaining Zheng Guanwen, Zheng Guanwu, and Chen Zian assigned to the Anchun and Anyu families. After a round of inspection, Wu Jing and Chen Long took a general look at the situation of each family. They were all impoverished.

Eating and drinking have become problems, and several families even don't have beds. Children here have to sleep with their own children. Wu Jing and Chen Long get goosebumps just thinking about it. It's too horrible to have fleas.

"Cousin, don't you want to give me the insecticide powder as well?"

Li Muchen asked Li Feng in a low voice, and Li Feng smiled and shook his head. "Let a few children feel it first. Oh, how about you, do you want to try it?"

Wu Jing and Chen Long quickly shook their heads when Li Feng asked them about it. It was a joke. Who would want to be exposed to fleas? "Okay, then you can do some work. This insecticide powder costs money."

"How many more jobs do you need?"

"Do you think you can get it for free? Do you know that it costs at least 20,000 yuan to bring each of you here? It makes me feel sad just thinking about it." Li Feng looked at the two of them. Wu Jing felt that their answers were not good, and Li Feng might sell them out.

"alright."

Working a few more shifts would only make them a little more tired. Now they were at the mercy of others, so they had no choice but to obey. However, they didn't notice Li Muchen's gleeful expression. Wu Jing and Chen Long were definitely going to live with Li Feng and the others, so why would they need to buy extra insecticide?

As I was talking, I returned to my yard. Before I even entered the door, I heard a commotion inside. What happened?
"what happened?"

Li Feng took a few quick steps and walked into the room. Liu Wen was pointing at Han Mingliang. "Stay away from me, stay away."

Chen Long and Wu Jing noticed Liu Wen's expression was off, so they quickly walked over. "What happened?" They looked at Han Mingliang with anger in their eyes. Liu Wen kept yelling for him to stay away from her, and they couldn't help but think about it.

"Mingliang, what's going on?"

Li Feng was a little confused when he saw Liu Wen trembling and unable to speak clearly. Han Mingliang was a bit naughty. He skinned toads, pulled out snake tendons, took out bird eggs, and set traps to catch weasels.

This kid can catch fish in the water, pick birds from trees, chase rabbits on the ground, and hunt wild boars in the mountains. Apart from beating up Han Mingfu from Han Angui's family a few times when he has nothing to do, I don't think he would do anything to molest Liu Wen.

"I came here to give you some ash leaves, but who knew she'd see me playing with them and startled me so much I almost let them run away." Han Mingliang was indignant. These city girls were as timid as sesame seeds, and his sister wasn't even afraid of ash leaves. Han Mingliang decided not to marry a timid city girl in the future. It was troublesome.

"So that's what happened."

Li Feng was at a loss for words. Liu Wen was too timid. After all, she was a nutritionist. She had never eaten snake soup before. She was making such a fuss that he thought she was molested.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding."

"It's just a gray tip."

"What's a gray tip?"

Wu Jing and Chen Long breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that it was a misunderstanding. Fortunately, they still thought that Liu Wen was molested, otherwise the matter would be a serious one.

"Even Huishao doesn't know."

Han Mingliang said with a bit of contempt. "Look, this is the graytail." He turned sideways and stretched out his arm behind him. A graytail was wrapped around Han Mingliang's arm. Not to mention it weighed at least a pound and a half, it was a big one.

This kid is really good. No one can match his ability to catch graylings. It has only been a few days, and he has caught so many. Li Feng is afraid that this kid will be killed by the graylings.

"snake……?"

Wu Jing shuddered, and Chen Long was also startled. It was no wonder Liu Wen was frightened by such a large snake. They were not even close to it, but it still scared her. "Take it away, kid, why are you still playing with snakes?"

"I don't play with snakes. I came here to give snakes to Uncle Feng."

Han Mingliang rolled his eyes. Two grown men were afraid of snakes. What cowards! "Uncle Feng, here."

"You take it first."

Li Feng thought to himself, this kid, catching a snake with his bare hands, really isn't afraid of the snake's germs at all. "I'll get the jar, wait."

"Uh-huh."

"Mr. Li... cousin, wait a minute."

My goodness, Liu Wen, Wu Jing and Chen Long didn’t dare to stay with Han Mingliang and followed Li Feng happily.

"Boss Li, is it okay for this kid to play with snakes like that?"

Wu Jing glanced at Han Mingliang and saw that Han Mingliang was still fiddling with the snake. He was really brave. This guy treated the snake as a toy.

"It's not poisonous. Oh, and it tastes pretty good. Do you want to try it? Just work a few more days." Li Feng said with a smile. "Or you can each pay 1,000 yuan when you go back."

"Eat snakes?"

The three of them shook their heads. What a joke! Liu Wen almost vomited. Well, what kind of nutritionist is this? She’s an indoor one, right? It would be easy for Bell, an outdoor nutritionist, to make her vomit.

"Yes, the ash tip is very delicious and not easy to get."

Li Feng said with a smile. "This B&B is also thanks to this guy, who can only manage ten or eight of them in a month."

"Ah, he can catch eight or ten in a month. Is that kid an expert at catching snakes?"

Wu Jing and Chen Long were quite surprised. Liu Wen couldn't even think about it. It was too scary. How could this kid not be afraid at all?

"It's okay. Snakes, weasels, rabbits, giant salamanders, as long as they swim in the water or live in the mountains, this guy can catch them, as long as you pay." Li Feng said with a smile. The three of them were stunned when they heard it. This is a talented hunter.

"When there's a chance, I'll take you hunting in the mountains."

Li Feng pointed towards the room. "We still have some bullets left."

"bullet?"

"Yes, we still have some bullets at home, but we're short of guns. I'll go borrow a few rifles later."

Li Feng said it lightly, but it almost scared the hell out of several people. From the sound of this guy's tone, he had a rifle at home, and even bullets. This was crazy. Seeing the change in the three people's faces, Li Feng said with a smile. "Nowadays, militia training often uses live ammunition. It's normal to have a gun at home."

"Is this normal?"

"Yes, some militiamen have grenades and mortars at home, but they're nothing." Li Feng said. "I have grenades at home too, do you want me to show them to you?"

"No, forget it, forget it."

Are you kidding? Grenade, don't risk your life looking at this thing.

"Let's go, collect the gray tips first."

Li Feng took a jar to the front yard and put the ash tips in it. "What are you going to exchange for this time, mooncakes, apples, or something else?"

"If there are apples, then I want apples."

"Okay, wait until I pick out a big one for you."

Li Feng went into the house and took out a large red apple, at least half a pound, and also grabbed a handful of candy and handed it to Han Mingliang. "Wash your hands before eating."

"Got it, Uncle Feng."

"Wait."

Li Feng checked his watch. "Wait for me under the big tree at the east end of the village in two cups of tea. I need you to come back for something."

"Okay, uncle."

Han Mingliang ran away happily. Li Feng put the stall back into the house with a smile. He came out and saw Wu Jing and Chen Long talking to Liu Wen. Liu Wen seemed angry and stood up suddenly when she saw Li Feng coming.

"Boss Li, I have something to tell you."

"Let's talk about it tonight. Let's go to the east end of the village. I have made an appointment with the militia captain of the team. I will take the children for training later. You can come with us." Li Feng said.

"I have something to say."

Liu Wen's temper flared up, and Li Feng smiled. "Teacher Liu, it's 78 now. I'm not afraid to tell you, once you're here, just follow my instructions. Honestly, burying you here isn't a big deal."

Liu Wen interrupted Li Feng several times, which made Li Feng somewhat annoyed. The child's issue hasn't been resolved yet, and you, as an adult, are still being ignorant and making a fuss.

"Boss Li, Teacher Liu is a girl after all."

Chen Long stepped forward, and Wu Jing reluctantly agreed. "Yes, Boss Li, Teacher Liu just came here and isn't used to it yet."

"Okay, take your time, little brother, talk to them."

Li Feng was in a hurry to get to the village entrance and had no time to argue with Liu Wen. Liu Wen had a bad temper. She grew up in the city and was spoiled since she was a child. To put it bluntly, she was very spoiled. If Li Feng didn't say a few harsh words to her, who knows how she would make trouble.

After leaving the yard, Li Feng walked quickly towards the village entrance. Before he reached the entrance, he heard crying sounds.

"Is it Zheng Guanwen and Chen Jingyi?"

"And Wu Xiaotian, hahaha, this guy was just assigned not long ago, and he started crying for three minutes." Li Feng calculated, it's almost half, it's okay, it's okay if not all of them cried, but after the training later, I'm afraid they will all cry all night.

Cry, it will be fine after two nights. When you start crying from hunger, you will cry again. "Thank you for your hard work, An Bing."

"What are you talking about?"

Han Anbing whispered, "These kids are a bit too spoiled. They're crying like crazy over a few fleas and mice. They'll be terrible when they grow up. I'm afraid they need some proper training."

"It's your decision. You know more."

Li Feng will definitely not interfere in training, unless it comes to shooting, Li Feng can be a coach.

"Dad...Uncle."

When Li Ran saw Li Feng coming, he almost called out "Dad". His nose felt sore and he started crying, shouting about the situation at his sister-in-law's house. The boy wiped his nose as soon as he found out about it. After that, he was even more devastated when he learned that he had to sleep in the grass nest in front of the pot hole in the kitchen with Han Mingchang.

The little black bugs jumping in the grass didn't scare him to death. Han Mingchang didn't even notice anything and just crushed several of them to death and told him that there were fewer bugs here and he didn't feel itchy at all when he fell asleep. Li Ran was almost scared away.

The other children were in the same situation. Wu Xiaotian even tasted a piece of the black steamed bread and spat it out. The seventh child from Han Anton's family actually picked it up and ate it. Wu Xiaotian was really dumbfounded. When he found out about the meadow in the corner of the sleeping room, he burst into tears.

Chen Jingyi's situation was similar. She had gotten along pretty well with the sisters, but not long after she returned, the sisters took her to fetch water from a long distance. It was the first time she saw this, and she was quite curious at first and found it interesting.

But after several trips back and forth, her shoulders were worn out. She also had to do the laundry when she got home. It didn't take long for Chen Jingyi to burst into tears. (End of this chapter)