My 1978 Hotel

"Distribute the dried meat to them when it arrives, and give each of them two eggs." Seeing Wu Tong and the others excitedly climbing onto the donkey cart, Li Feng had to remind them not to get so caught up in playing that they forgot their main task.

"Don't worry, they'll definitely get the things."

Wu Tong waved his hand, urging Tian Hao, who was driving the carriage, to hurry up. Honestly, this kid has been clamoring to learn how to drive the carriage every day lately, but when it comes to actually getting on the train, he dawdles.

"I'm coming."

Tian Hao had several towels wrapped around his head; goodness, you'd think an Indian had arrived.

"What are you doing?"

Li Feng was a little confused. Why is this so abstract?

"Hehe, Mr. Li, just in case you fall, it's better to have some padding than no protection at all." Hearing Tian Hao say this, Li Feng was truly impressed. "You're amazing, how about I get you a bamboo basket too?"

"Okay."

"Roll the ball."

Li Feng kicked Tian Hao, speechless. "Little Erhei, you're quite clever. Quickly take some of the towels away, you've scared it."

"That's right, Xiao Erhei is very clever."

"Hurry up, don't waste time."

"knew."

Tian Hao reluctantly took off his towel. Goodness, Li Feng saw at least seven or eight towels. They really know how to wrap themselves up; aren't they afraid of the heat? "Be careful on the road, don't cause trouble. I'm really worried you'll get into some trouble on the way."

"Don't worry, we're keeping a low profile."

"That's good."

Li Feng thought for a moment and then took out a few more kilograms of grain coupons and non-staple food coupons. "I'll buy some things on the way. Oh, and tell Liu Wei and the others to lose weight properly. I'll visit them when I have time."

"I know, I've said it several times."

"gone."

Wu Tong and his group drove their donkey cart out of the small courtyard, stopping frequently along the way because there were many stones piled up by the roadside and carts would come by from time to time. It took them quite a while to reach Ma Ya Commune, where they bought some non-staple foods, steamed buns, and fried dough sticks.

"He left before dawn. I thought we'd arrive by eight or nine o'clock, but this guy probably won't get there until lunchtime."

"Who knew these stone haulers would get up at three or four in the morning? Luckily we left early; otherwise, we probably wouldn't have made it out of Hanjiaba," Wu Tong remarked. "These days, three or four in the morning isn't considered early."

"Alas, future generations complain about being tired, but now we don't even have the chance to feel tired."

For the sake of food, let alone getting up at three or four in the morning, there are probably a lot of people who would be willing to go without sleep. These days, eating a meat bun is like celebrating the New Year. "So, how are Liu Wei and the others doing? Boss Li said that Han Anmin didn't send a message back, so it seems to be going well."

"Who knows? We'll find out when we get there."

Qin Yue smiled and patted the bag. "Boss Li, you've really shown your kindness this time. Not only did you bring dried meat, but you also brought so many eggs. Two for each person. Eggs are a good thing these days. Who eats eggs unless they're sick or it's a holiday?"

“I’m afraid even Boss Li thinks he went a bit too far,” Hua Ziyan interjected. “I’ve heard that the work on the river is very tiring. They start working at dawn and continue until dark, with little time to rest at noon, and it’s all physical labor.”

“That’s true. Liu Wei and the others are so fat, it must be because they’re usually lazy and love to eat that they’ve gotten into that shape. Now Boss Li is giving them a lot of physical labor. If it weren’t for the few days of training beforehand, I doubt Liu Wei and the others would have been able to keep up that day.” Wu Tong nodded. She had been here many times, so she had a general idea of ​​what the work was like.

“It’s no wonder Boss Li is worried. If he had brought back a letter, it would be better. But this guy hasn’t given us any word, so it’s no wonder he’s worried.” Tian Hao turned around and joined in the fun. “When we see him later, we’ll have to take a good look at him and have a good talk with Boss Li about it.”

"Stop talking and focus on catching the train."

"I know, Xiao Er is very clever, it's okay."

Tian Hao grinned and said, "Don't even mention the little black donkey, it's really smart, no less so than the intelligent vehicles of later generations."

“Wow, so many people?”

"That's quite a lot, probably several thousand people?"

"More than that, they say there are close to 100,000 people involved, but this section probably only has a few thousand to tens of thousands." This year's dredging project is larger in scale than in previous years, especially on this tributary of the Yangtze River, where the workload is enormous.

Mainly due to the drought, the higher authorities plan to take this opportunity to thoroughly clean up this major tributary. In addition, there will be more work points for river works, which will make things easier for some production brigades.

Where is Hanjiaba?

"Looking for the flag, this should be the area in Ma'ya. I just asked someone." Tian Hao pointed to a bend in the river, which was a section under the jurisdiction of Ma'ya Commune.

"Let's go ask."

The riverside was bustling with activity. Wheelbarrows, handcarts, pushcarts, wooden-wheeled carts—all sorts of rickshaws, familiar and unfamiliar, were on display, and there were even people carrying loads on shoulder poles. "There are quite a few women too?" "Of course, these days women hold up half the sky. It's not like the kind of men and women who talk about equality but act like gentlemen when things get serious."

“These days, if you say you don’t let women do heavy work, that’s discrimination. If you did that in later generations, you’d definitely get punched. Who’s abusing women?” Dong Qing said with a hint of pride. “I did some research, you know, when I was researching, wow, some people were actually punching the Great Man.”

"Damn, these boxers have gone mad."

"Of course. They only want the benefits and are unwilling to put in any effort. Back in the 1960s and 70s, women had to practice martial arts to do heavy work. They didn't care who you were; in their eyes, anyone who hindered them from getting benefits was an enemy."

"It's not as serious as you guys are making it out to be."

Wu Tong, Qin Yue, and Hua Ziyao disagreed. "Although there are some people like that, the majority are still normal."

"But it's those abnormal people who are disgusting."

"That's right, there are people like that everywhere."

"This looks like a fight is about to break out," Tian Hao said hastily. "Let's not talk about that for now. Everyone, hurry up and find out where the Hanjiaba Production Brigade is. They'll probably all be having lunch by now."

"Yes, yes, let's hurry up and find someone, stop talking about these pointless things."

"Let's go then."

Tian Hao thought to himself, "Finally, the topic has been changed. How did we end up here? Honestly, after searching around, we've finally found a good place."

"Why are you here?"

Han Anmin wiped away his sweat. It was getting a bit cold, but Han Anmin was only wearing a sleeveless jacket while he was working.

"Let's come and see Liu Wei and the others."

Are they alright?

"well enough."

Han Anmin wasn't quite sure what he was saying, but these chubby guys hadn't been talking much lately, and their eyes were acting strange.

"what?"

Listening to Han Anmin's tone, the group wondered what he meant. They were unsure, but when they finally met Liu Wei and the others, Wu Tong and the others were still a bit confused.

"Is this really Liu Wei and his group?"

"It's been completely redesigned?"

"How much weight have you lost?"

"It must be at least 30 pounds, what's going on? Isn't this weight loss effect a bit too good?"

When Liu Wei saw Wu Tong and the others coming over, he glanced at them blankly and continued working, each of them like a wooden doll.

"Liu Wei?"

Liu Wei was stunned for a long time before he realized it was Wu Tong and the others. He rushed over. "Take me back! Please take me back! I don't want the money! I don't want the money!"

"what?"

The group was startled. Had Liu Wei gone mad? When he finally opened his mouth, he said something completely unintelligible. Perhaps the system had blocked it.

"Did he go crazy from exhaustion?"

"Can't you?"

After finally calming everyone down, they waited for Liu Wei to gather them together. When they saw Wu Tong and the others, they were all like seeing relatives, tears streaming down their faces, sobbing and sniffling. It was so pitiful.

"Alright, everyone, let's eat first."

"Boss Li brought dried meat and eggs for everyone, two for each person."

"Eggs, dried meat?"

Liu Wei, Zhang Wei, and the others' eyes lit up with envy. "Where is it? Quick, show it to us!"

"Ah, don't worry, it's in the car. Tian Hao, hurry up and get it down."

"Okay, I'll go get it right away."

Tian Hao thought to himself, "These guys' eyes are all green with rage, they look like they're about to devour me. These guys are really scary." (End of Chapter)