Stealing chickens and dogs every day won't earn you much money, and besides, stealing every day isn't sustainable.
Even if you're a scoundrel, you still need to eat, right? If this keeps up, even scoundrels will starve to death.
"Brother, if all else fails, let's go and beg Chen Feng. We can go to his place and apologize. He's such a big shot now, maybe he won't hold it against us."
"What else can we do? We can only go to work in illegal mines in other provinces. We'll be exhausted every day, and there's even danger to our lives. We'll only make six hundred yuan a month. I really don't want to go," Huang Mao said, sounding distressed.
People like them, with criminal records, and more than once, can only go to small construction sites or illegal coal mines. No other place would want them.
If things continue like this, everyone in the village will starve to death. You'll have no choice but to go.
Li Chunlai took a deep breath, picked up the empty wine bottle, poured it out again, and after a long period of mental preparation, finally spoke.
"Okay, I'll go and beg him tomorrow, and see if he can let us off the hook."
"If you're going to steal two chickens, you can't just show up empty-handed."
"Okay, bro, as long as you're willing to go, that's fine. I'll go get two chickens right away." Yellow Hair was overjoyed and quickly went out to look for chickens. As long as there was hope, that was fine.
Li Chunlai leaned against the wall, his eyes vacant; he truly felt there was little hope.
Given how badly the fight had progressed, could Chen Feng really just let them go like that?
To be honest, Li Chunlai thought he was quite magnanimous that he didn't come looking for trouble later.
He's really prepared to be ridiculed or even beaten up if he goes to ask for help tomorrow.
"Sigh..." Li Chunlai sighed deeply and closed his eyes.
The next day, Li Chunlai and Huang Mao carried two chickens to Chen Feng's doorstep.
Although he had prepared himself mentally, Li Chunlai was still incredibly nervous when the moment actually arrived.
Huang Mao didn't urge him; he just waited quietly.
Finally, Li Chunlai gritted his teeth and went inside.
Damn it, curse if you want, hit if you want, it's all the same now.
Chen Feng was smoking inside when he saw two people come in through the door.
When Chen Feng saw the two people, he was honestly a little familiar with them, but he couldn't remember who they were for a moment.
"Hey, Feng-ge, we came here today to apologize to you. Please don't take the past to heart. We're just being immature. We're sorry, Feng-ge."
"Please accept these two chickens as an apology. We wanted to buy you a pack of cigarettes, but we don't have any money. Please don't mind..."
After Li Chunlai finished speaking with his head down, he and Huang Mao bowed to Chen Feng. Then they just stood there, looking somewhat at a loss.
Chen Feng looked at the two of them, and only when Li Chunlai spoke did Chen Feng remember who they were. Weren't they the two street thugs who had punctured his tires before and ended up in jail?
He was still pondering who to train, but unexpectedly, a ready-made graduate came along.
These two are really talented.
"Li..." Chen Feng couldn't recall the name for a moment.
“Spring is coming,” Li Chunlai added.
"Yes, Li Chunlai, please sit down. Don't stand. You're a guest." Chen Feng gestured for him to sit down.
Chen Feng's attitude made them feel flattered, and they quickly nodded and sat down.
"Here, have a smoke." Chen Feng took out two cigarettes from the pack and handed one to each of them.
"Thank you, Brother Feng."
"Thank you, Brother Feng."
The two men stood up, took the torch, and lit it themselves.
"Oh, actually I've forgotten about what happened before. It wasn't a big deal anyway, haha." Chen Feng was telling the truth; he really had forgotten and didn't take it to heart at all.
"Brother Feng is very generous. We were indeed wrong before." Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, Li Chunlai immediately lowered his head in shame.
He thought Chen Feng would take this opportunity to humiliate and beat him severely, but he didn't expect that Chen Feng didn't take it to heart at all. He had been judging Chen Feng by his own petty standards.
"How long have you two been out? What are you doing now?" Chen Feng asked.
"I've been out for quite a while now, just hanging around at home, not really doing anything."
"We wanted to sign up for your mine, but we were afraid you would look down on us, so we didn't have the nerve to go."
"Brother Feng, please forgive us for our past mistakes. Could you give us a chance? We'll definitely work hard, even if the salary is lower." Li Chunlai looked up at Chen Feng and said sincerely.
Huang Mao looked at Chen Feng with a pleading expression, hoping he would give him a chance.
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng stubbed out his cigarette, smiled, and shook his head, "Being a miner isn't a good job for either of you."
Upon hearing this, Li Chunlai and Huang Mao immediately became dejected and pursed their lips tightly.
Is he still unwilling to give this opportunity? Oh well, he can't blame anyone else but himself.
"But I have a job that would be perfect for you two. Would you like to give it a try?"
Chen Feng looked at them seriously and said.
Upon hearing this, Li Chunlai and Huang Mao suddenly looked up, their eyes filled with surprise as they gazed at Chen Feng.
Is there still a chance?
"Brother Feng, whatever you say, we're definitely willing."
"Yes, no doubt about it, we'll definitely do it!"
Before they could even hear Chen Feng mention any work, the two of them quickly nodded, figuring that whatever the job was, it would definitely be better than working illegally in another province.
"That's right, my mine hasn't hired any security guards yet, and we need a few people to do security work."
"And now there's this situation, people keep coming to my mine to steal things, and they're all some difficult old guys. Do you two have any way to get rid of them?" Chen Feng asked.
"Someone stole something, or is it that troublesome old bastard?" Li Chunlai immediately understood what was going on.
"Brother Feng, don't worry, leave this to me. I know there are some things you can't do yourself, so I'll handle it!"
"If anyone manages to steal anything from the mine after I become a security guard, you can come and beat me up," Li Chunlai assured him, patting his chest.
"Those old bastards are tough to deal with, you need to be prepared," Chen Feng warned.
"Don't worry, Brother Feng. I have a hundred ways to deal with these old bastards. I'll make sure they never dare to set foot in the mine again!"
For Li Chunlai, this thing was like a piece of cake. He had spent the first half of his life doing this, so it was a piece of cake for him.
That's my old profession!
Hearing his assurance, Chen Feng grinned.
"Don't worry, as long as you two do a good job, I won't treat you unfairly."
“Others get 1,600 a month, but I’ll give you two 2,000 a month.”
When this number was announced, Li Chunlai and Huang Mao were both shocked. They looked at each other in disbelief, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
Two thousand a month! My goodness!
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