After finishing his meal, Ma Yunfei returned to the yam sales station.

There wasn't a single horse-drawn carriage to be seen at the entrance of the yam sales station.

Chen Yuyan was knitting when she frowned and asked, "Honey, have you been drinking again?"

"It was purely for social occasions. I have no addiction to alcohol at all. Baijiu (Chinese liquor) is not only bitter in my mouth, but also spicy."

Chen Yuyan asked in a sinister tone, "Who were you drinking with?"

"I'll treat Erlv and his girlfriend Sasha to a meal."

"Why are you inviting them to dinner?"

“Wife, I went to all three hotels in town early this morning, but I didn’t find anyone buying yams. Just when I was puzzled, I ran into Li Sha. She told me that there were two men buying yams, and she even guaranteed that she could get rid of these two yam buyers within a week.”

Chen Yuyan said dismissively, "You believe what that little wench says?"

"At first, I thought she was bragging, but later I changed my mind. Maybe this young woman really has a way to get rid of those two guys who are buying yams."

Chen Yuyan sighed and said, "Honey, after all this time, you bought Li Sha a set of cosmetics just to bribe her."

Ma Yunfei was startled and asked in a panic, "How did you know I bought Li Sha a set of cosmetics?"

"In the morning, the sales station had no business, so I went to the department store to buy Yueyue a pair of sandals. As soon as I entered the department store, I saw you and Li Sha at the cosmetics counter. She was happily holding a box of cosmetics, and I could tell at a glance that it was a gift from you."

No wonder there's an old saying: "No story is without coincidences."

Ma Yunfei bought Li Sha a set of cosmetics, which was seen not only by Erlv but also by his wife.

Ma Yunfei sighed, "Wife, luckily Li Sha and I didn't do anything wrong, otherwise, we would have been exposed today."

Chen Yuyan warned, "Honey, Li Sha is no ordinary woman. We need to be careful when dealing with her."

"Hehe... This little girl is indeed quite formidable, but no matter what, she's just a young girl."

“Honey, don’t underestimate Li Sha. She’s not some naive young girl. I heard that three years ago, she had an affair with a man in the city and got pregnant by accident. Later, the man dumped her, and she had to go to the hospital for an abortion. Because of this scandal, she couldn’t stay in the city anymore, so she came to Qinglong Town with her father.”

Ma Yunfei asked in surprise, "Wife, who told you that? Li Sha keeps saying that she is still a virgin and has never been in a relationship. She is still a blank slate."

"Hehe... Honey, you're probably the only one who would believe that."

"Honey, how did you find out about Sasha's private matters?"

"Last year, Sasha's aunt came to visit her and accidentally let slip that in this small town, any little bit of gossip will spread far and wide. Moreover, Li Sha is a famous womanizer in this town, and everyone is particularly interested in talking about her scandals."

"Damn it, Li Sha is such a good actress. She fooled me. I really thought she was a complete novice."

"Honey, maybe Li Sha is tempting you."

Why would he seduce me? I'm a married man.

"Hehe... If it were three months ago, Li Sha probably wouldn't have given you a second glance. Back then, you were a notorious gambler, and people would avoid you. But now you're different. You're a businesswoman now, after all. Maybe Li Sha thinks you've made a lot of money and wants to climb on your coattails."

“I told Li Sha that the yam business is not profitable, and I even showed him my patched pants.”

"Hehe... Honey, we're wearing patched clothes, which might fool ordinary people, but we can't fool a shrewd woman like Li Sha. I think she's definitely trying to get some money out of you."

Ma Yunfei stuck out his tongue and exclaimed, "Wife, you're pretty amazing too, definitely no less than Li Sha. Just now, Li Sha promised to drive away those two guys who were buying yams, on the condition that I give him a reward of a thousand yuan."

"You agreed?"

“At first I didn’t want to agree, but then I thought, if Li Sha really has a way to get rid of those two guys who are buying yams, then wouldn’t we be able to sit back and reap the benefits? A thousand yuan is nothing, even if it’s thrown into the water, I won’t feel bad.”

"Honey, have you already given Li Sha a thousand yuan?"

“I only prepaid 500 yuan, and I will give her the remaining 500 yuan after the matter is completed.”

Chen Yuyan muttered to herself, "What is this little wench up to? Does she really have a way to drive away those two yam buyers? I doubt it. She might just be trying to swindle some money from you."

"Wife, let's wait and see."

The abbot was sleeping on a long bench in the storeroom when he was awakened by the voices. He got up, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Boss, something's not right. We haven't received a single pound of yams today. This... this is really strange."

"Abbot, don't worry. In less than a week, our sales station will be bustling with customers again, returning to its former liveliness."

"Boss, what happened? Is someone trying to steal our business again?"

"Yes, two yam buyers came to town and they stole our business by offering 45 cents a pound."

The abbot suddenly stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and said angrily, "Boss, which inn are those two guys in? I'm going to teach them a lesson."

Ma Yunfei waved his hand and said, "Third brother, sit down and don't worry. Those two guys are just grasshoppers in autumn; they won't be around for much longer."

"Boss, you're as calm as a mountain. Do you have a way to deal with those two guys?"

"Heh... Who am I? There's no one I can't handle."

As they were talking, a strange man walked into the sales station.

This guy was dressed in a suit and tie, with shiny leather shoes on his feet.

He walked straight up to Ma Yunfei and asked with a grin, "Hey buddy, you must be Station Master Ma?"

Ma Yunfei was taken aback for a moment, then asked in return, "Who are you?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Ma Yunfei realized that this guy must be a businessman who buys yams.

“Station Master Ma, I’m in the same business as you, also dealing in yams. I arrived in Qinglong Town a week ago, so you must have already heard about it.”

Ma Yunfei feigned ignorance: "Which hotel in town are you staying at?"

"Hehe... I didn't stay at a hotel in town, I stayed in a nearby village."

Ma Yunfei politely stood up and said, "Since we're in the same industry, we're friends. Please sit down."

As the saying goes, "Competitors are enemies."

Ma Yunfei said the opposite of what he meant.

The guy didn't sit down, but said to Ma Yunfei, "Hey buddy, can we talk in private?"

Seeing that Chen Yuyan and the abbot were in the storeroom, the man felt it was inconvenient to say certain things in front of outsiders.