Reborn in the red age

Chapter 319 Free is the most expensive
Moving requires packing. When Hu Jiabao was buying hemp rope, he inevitably revealed that he was going to move.

The news that the Li family was about to move soon spread throughout the alley.

Some old neighbors with whom I have been close over the years have given me moving gifts. They are all for food. They are not valuable, but they are also a little bit of thoughtfulness from the neighbors.

After collecting the things from the neighbors, the couple had to express their gratitude and just give some snacks as a return gift according to the rules. However, the family was not short of money, so Qingfeng Li planned to hold a banquet in Qianliang Hutong to treat everyone to a meal. It's like saying goodbye to the neighbors I've been with for so many years.

Qingfeng Li did what he said, and that night he asked Master Gu, who was in charge of banquets for weddings and weddings in the alley, to help make a few tables of flowing water banquets on Saturday night.

Master Gu is the same as Lao Zhao in Lao Zhao's restaurant, but he is more professional than Lao Zhao. He has seven or eight apprentices under him. They are all equipped with tables, chairs and benches for the banquet.

He agreed immediately, and when the agreed time came, Master Gu and several apprentices came to Li Qingfeng's house early in the morning and were busy setting up the table and stove.

Qingfeng Li is naturally not stingy when it comes to entertaining guests. The pork and mutton are packed in baskets, and there is a constant stream of carts delivering ingredients all afternoon.

Starting in the afternoon, the smell of meat wafts in the air of Qianliang Hutong.

Neighbors who were notified were drooling at home when they saw so much food, both big and small.

When Li Qingfeng moved, he didn't spend any money to hire anyone from outside, nor did he accept help from his neighbors. He just invited Liu Aimin and several other students to come over. Using them, Qingfeng Li felt at ease.

Watching what's in the bowl, chewing what's in your mouth, and constantly reaching for what's on the table with your chopsticks, the three elements of eating are tightly controlled by them.

After glancing at Liu Guangmin's motorcycle, and then at Wang Haitao who was walking out on crutches to open a store in the video studio, Li Qingfeng quickly shook his head and said no, it would be good to drive his own company car.

Li's house is a small courtyard. How much space is there in the courtyard? There is no room for ten tables, so they need to be placed outside.

"Teacher, I'm hungry"

"Teacher Li, come back more often in the future."

"Don't worry, our alley is not too wide, and putting tables there won't affect people passing by."

"Teacher, take a look at how my motorcycle looks like. I bought it new. Do you want to come up and feel the speed?"

After saying goodbye to the neighbors at the weekend, Li Qingfeng asked Hu Jiabao to take Ma Wenhui and the two children who came to help to go to school first, while he took five people to move the things packed at home to the old Jiefang parked outside.

The neighbors outside have been waiting for a long time. After hearing the greeting, more than a dozen men and women came out of their homes to help set up the table.

The movers had enough manpower to pack up quickly. In one morning, the new home was roughly arranged. The remaining personal clothes and other things could only be packed up by the couple themselves.

Although so many years have passed since the reform and opening up, the materials on the market are abundant, but the prices are also high. Especially after the dual-track price system, the cost of living has risen sharply. Compared with the past, the living standards of ordinary people have been limited, and the days of big fish and meat are limited. After all, only a few can live it.

After finishing the work on the table, and seeing that the meal was about to arrive, Master Gu came to Qingfeng Li and said energetically: "Mr. Li, the dishes are almost done. Do you think we should set up the table?"

"It's just the Kunlun Hotel. Does that matter to Teacher Li? I'll satisfy you later."

Before setting off, Liu Guangmin took a photo of a red motorcycle parked in front of the Great Liberation and invited Li Qingfeng to get on the bus and experience it.

With Qingfeng Li's nod, Master Gu assigned a few of his apprentices to go outside and ask people to set up tables.

"Doctor Hu, when your family moves out, don't forget your old neighbor."

As soon as the work was finished, several boys who came to work, led by Liu Guangmin, asked Qingfeng Li to invite them to Kunlun Hotel for dinner.

“I heard that the Magic City cuisine in Kunlun Hotel is pretty good, but I’ve been reluctant to try it.”

As soon as the banquet was served, the adults were fine, but the children's table immediately collapsed. In order to prepare for the dinner in the evening, they didn't eat much during the day. Basically, every dish was cleared.

"Okay, come on, don't block the road. It's not good for passing cars."

Hu Jiabao, who was cleaning up in the house, heard the commotion outside and walked out of the house with a smile: "Qingfeng, please call the Kunlun Hotel to reserve a seat now. Let's go there for the fun at noon."

"Long live my wife"

Before Li Qingfeng could speak, a group of people shouted long live Hu Jiabao.

There was a telephone installed in the new home. Before Li Qingfeng picked up the phone, he glared at the people who were making noises. Good guy, the cost of asking these people to help move a house can be hired by dozens of people from outside. .

Qingfeng Li and Ma Wenhui each drove a car, loaded up the five students, and headed straight to the Kunlun Hotel.

After arriving at the hotel, just as Qingfeng Li expected, these guys only picked out the expensive ones, not even looking at the cheap ones.

After ordering, Qian Jiguang, who had a somewhat out-of-touch personality, shouted at the waitress: "Comrade waiter, give me a few bottles of your most expensive red wine. We don't want the cheap ones."

"Yes, the brandy mentioned in the Hong Kong drama, Remy Martin, etc., pick the expensive one and give it to us. We are not short of money." Liu Guangmin immediately nodded in agreement.

The two sang in harmony, making the waitress who took the order stunned.

Anyone who can come to Kunlun Hotel these days, no matter what his external quality is, behaves politely in front of the waiter, and this is the first time I have seen this guy with such a nouveau riche temperament.

"Red wine, brandy, do you two know how to drink those things?" Qingfeng Li said with a smile.

Hu Jiabao, who was feeding Fifteen with milk powder, pulled Qingfeng Li's arm: "Guangmin and the others can drink if they want. They didn't know how to drink before. If you drink it once today, you will know next time."

As he said that, Hu Jiabao looked at the waitress and asked her to bring the two most expensive bottles of foreign wine without asking the price of the wine.

"Okay, ma'am, we only accept U.S. dollars and foreign exchange coupons for imported foreign wine in our store. The price of a single bottle of high-end foreign wine in our store is about one thousand U.S. dollars. If you can accept this price, I will recommend a brand for you. "

Hearing the waiter's words, Hu Jiabao's pupils shrank, but his face remained calm and showed nothing at all.

Li Qingfeng looked at Hu Jiabao with a smile, wanting to see what decision Hu Jiabao would make after hearing such an expensive price.

Liu Guangmin and Qian Jiguang didn't know much about foreign wine. They thought that just a bottle of wine cost a hundred and ten dollars, and they were shocked by the price quoted by the waiter. Although the two of them earned a lot of money in the office, earning only Hong Kong dollars, they did not dare to drink such expensive wine. They quickly said that they were joking and a bottle of Maozi would be fine.

"Come here, I must order two bottles to taste it. Maotai can be drunk at any time. Today we will drink from this foreign bar." Hu Jiabao turned to the waiter with a smile: "Comrade waiter, we can accept this price, please." Could you please introduce your foreign bar?”

Although Hu Jiabao looked calm and didn't care about money, in fact his heart was bleeding with distress. Li Qingfeng knew this very well.

How did Qingfeng Li know? It can only be said that Qingfeng Li's feet in leather shoes were a little painful from being stepped on.

After settling the bill at noon, Li Qingfeng shook his head when he looked at the 400 national currency for the dishes and the 2,200 US dollars for the wine. Good guy, it cost a lot to let them do this job. This price is enough to build a luxurious small western-style building. .

"Teacher Li, I'm really sorry. We didn't know foreign wine could be sold at such an expensive price. We thought it would only cost a hundred dollars, but we didn't expect a bottle to sell for thousands of dollars."

"I have discussed it with Guangmin. We will pay for the drinks. We can't let you suffer this loss."

When they walked out of the Kunlun Hotel, Liu Guangmin and Qian Jiguang secretly stopped Li Qingfeng. The three of them walked at the back. They apologized to Li Qingfeng in a low voice and said that they would bear the money.

Naturally, Qingfeng Li would not ask them to pay for the two bottles of wine. He waved his hand and said a few words casually, telling the two of them to work hard and not think so much. Two bottles of wine meant nothing to him. The hair on it is pointed.

Back to school, I tidied up the house in the afternoon. Wang Weimin was not in Sijiu City. In the evening, I invited Lin Zhaodi, who was in the Second Mechanical Department, to come over. The four old men who had joined the team together had dinner at home.

Lin Zhaodi was the only one who was still in contact with me among the old team members back then. The others still exchanged letters in the two or three years after they finished their work. After so many years, contact has long been lost.

Even Wu Xiangqian, a young pig-raising expert in Sijiu City, has not been contacted.

After moving to a new home, he moved to the acquaintance's home in the school family courtyard. The Li family has been very lively these two days. Every day, acquaintances come to the door with gifts. Qingfeng Li is either drinking or preparing to drink.

Fortunately, I have this cheating device with me, otherwise the class for students would be delayed.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was summer vacation for students, and the drama of school room allocation officially began.

Looking at Hao Aiguo who had been sitting there from morning to afternoon, Li Qingfeng, who had just returned to the office after work, said with a smile: "I said, it's useless for you to hide here. Things should be solved, and running away can't solve the problem." , we will have to face it one day.”

"Although escaping is shameful, it is useful." Hao Aiguo sighed deeply and sat up from the sofa helplessly: "Now that people outside are ready to kill me, how can I dare to go out?"

Qingfeng Li curled his lips and said, "Who is to blame? With your distribution plan, there are so many faculty and staff who are in a tight housing situation. Who wouldn't curse after knowing this?"

"You think I want to say that I am solely responsible for this housing allocation, but I am just the signer and have no rights at all." Hao Aiguo rubbed his face vigorously and said in pain.

This is true. Hao Aiguo, an honest man, did not lie.

Hao Aiguo, a small section chief, would not be able to preside over such a big matter as room allocation. According to the school's level, at least a senior official would be required to preside over it. To push Hao Aiguo out, he would simply have to bear the burden. The crowd was angry.

Thinking of what happened to Hao Aiguo, the eldest brother in the dormitory, a trace of sympathy flashed across Qingfeng Li's face.

Once this incident is over, Lao Hao's reputation will be ruined in the school.

Qingfeng Li made a cup of honeysuckle and handed it to Old Hao. He sat on the single sofa next to him and wanted to comfort Old Hao: "Old Hao wants to be more open-minded. Although you have a bad reputation in school, you don't live in a family home." , those people who are dissatisfied with you will at most point their noses at you and scold you in school, and will not throw excrement on your door, nor will your whole family be isolated in the family home, and they will be beaten by a few sap outside the school."

"Thank you. After hearing your comfort, I feel even more uncomfortable now," Hao Aiguo said with a bitter look on his face, speechless.

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Feeling that he was not the type to comfort people, Qingfeng Li coughed dryly and changed the subject: "Now that the public is excited, what are you going to do? Or should I divide according to that list?"

"Well, as mentioned above, these houses will be divided according to the list. The school has already planned to build the next batch of houses. When the next batch of houses are completed, priority will be given to faculty and staff who have housing difficulties."

Li Qingfeng did not ask whether the next batch of houses was true or not. The school has such strength now, and it is completely trivial for school-run enterprises to make money and build a few houses based on the approval papers.

"Why does it sound so unreliable to me? Can people who have housing difficulties agree to your decision?"

"What it means above is to give out the keys first and let them move in tonight. This will create an established fact. No one can kick people out by then."

This move by Qingfeng Li is not new at all, it is an old routine. He has been doing this move for many years and it is not new at all.

At around eleven o'clock in the evening, Qingfeng Li was paying the public rations according to the prescribed day, when there was a quarrel outside the window.

At first, I couldn't hear it very clearly, and then the sound got louder and louder, as if dozens of people were arguing loudly about something.

Listening to the movement outside, Hu Jiabao, who had small beads of sweat on his forehead, whispered: "What's going on outside? Is something wrong? Do you want to stop and take a look?"

"it is good"

"Why don't you stop?"

"Your legs are blocking me, how can I stop?"

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In the end, the movement was not temporarily interrupted.

The two took a brief rest, put on their clothes and went to the two children's room. After making sure that the first grade of junior high school was not awakened, they closed the doors and windows and went downstairs towards the direction of the sound.

The closer we got to the center of the family area, the louder the quarrels became. After passing a tube building, in the square of the family courtyard, a dozen people surrounded a group of people with flashlights.

Seeing so many people gathered together, the couple quickly walked toward the crowd at a faster pace.

After struggling to squeeze into the crowd, I took a quick look and saw that three or four people carrying luggage were blocked by more than a dozen people.

Qingfeng Li's cerebellum shrank when he saw this scene. These families must be idiots. What do they mean by moving in secret? It's not enough for everyone to move separately. They insist on moving together because they are afraid that the movement will not be loud enough and will not disturb others.

(End of this chapter)