Ma Yunfei bowed and greeted her, "Hello, Auntie."
Aunt pulled Erlu aside and complained, "Why did you bring outsiders here? I've told you before, this is the town government compound, not a place where just anyone can come in."
Although his aunt lowered her voice, Ma Yunfei still heard it. He suddenly felt his face burning. If it were in his previous life, he would have stormed off long ago, given his pride.
However, now he has been reborn into the body of a scumbag, and if he wants to defy fate, he has to be humble and subservient.
Erlu explained with a smile, "Auntie, last week you said you had more than 100 jin of coal ash and wanted to make it into honeycomb briquettes, but I've been very busy at the shop lately and haven't had the time. Luckily, this buddy of mine has the time, and he volunteered to make honeycomb briquettes for you."
Erlv winked at Ma Yunfei.
Ma Yunfei understood and quickly said, "Yes, Aunt, I came here especially to make honeycomb briquettes for you."
Upon hearing this, the aunt's face immediately lit up with a smile, and she said, "Young man, then thank you for your hard work."
The aunt neither offered Ma Yunfei a seat nor poured him a glass of water. She pointed to the pile of coal ash in the corner of the yard and said, "Then hurry up and make it. Take advantage of the strong sun so you can dry it in the sun when it's done."
Erlu chuckled and said, "Auntie, my buddies bought you a gift too, take a look."
Erlv took out a dress from his bag, unfolded it, and said, "Auntie, this is the dress you liked last week. It's the only one left. If you wait any longer, you won't be able to buy it even if you have the money."
Auntie said happily, "Oh dear! Your friend has gone to so much trouble, thank you so much."
My aunt ran into the inner room with the dress, eager to try it on.
Less than five minutes later, my aunt came out wearing a dress. She spun around on the spot and asked, "How was it?"
Erlu said, "Auntie, this dress looks absolutely stunning on you. I dare say, if you go out on the street, you'll definitely turn heads."
Ma Yunfei seized the opportunity to flatter her, saying, "Auntie, you look twenty years younger in this dress; you look like a young woman."
My aunt said happily, "Do I really still look like a young woman?"
Ma Yunfei boldly flattered her: "Auntie, you look exactly like her, absolutely! There isn't a single wrinkle on your face, and your hair is so black. If you said you were twenty-five, no one would doubt it."
"Erlv, what do you think?"
“Aunt, you do look very young. If you were walking with my dad in this dress, people would think you were his daughter.”
Auntie pretended to be angry: "Erlu, what you're saying is getting more and more outrageous. Your aunt is your elder, do you want me to be your older sister?"
"Hehe... Aunt, when we walk together, people always think we're siblings, because you're so young."
Ma Yunfei quickly chimed in, "Yes, when I first saw you, Auntie, I thought you were a college graduate who had just been assigned to the town government."
People love to hear flattery; perhaps that's one of the truths.
My aunt was overjoyed and shamelessly said, "It's a good thing I don't have a daughter. If I did, people would really mistake us for sisters if we walked down the street."
Ma Yunfei ran into the yard and started making honeycomb briquettes.
In his memory, he made honeycomb briquettes when he was young.
Unexpectedly, I found myself transported back thirty years, to the era of making honeycomb briquettes.
Aunt looked at Ma Yunfei and asked, "Erlu, why is your buddy giving me gifts and helping me with chores? What's his real intention?"
“Aunt, my friend is unemployed and just wants you to help him find a job. Uncle is the town mayor; he can easily find a factory in town to hire someone with just a word.”
Auntie said dismissively, "That's true. Tonight, when your uncle comes back, I'll talk to him, and in a few days, your buddy can go to work. It's been tough on him, having to give gifts and do all the work just to find a job."
“Aunt, Ma Yunfei is my sworn brother. You have to find him a good job, preferably an office job.”
Aunt nodded and said, "Your uncle can handle it with just one word."
Before leaving, Erlv said to Ma Yunfei, "Boss, I'm so sorry to have troubled you. I just spoke with my aunt and asked my uncle to find you an office job."
"Second brother, you go back and watch the shop. I'll finish making the honeycomb briquettes in a bit."
In less than two hours, Ma Yunfei had turned over 100 kilograms of coal ash into honeycomb briquettes, which filled half the yard.
Seeing the mess in the yard, Ma Yunfei tidied it up again, organizing the miscellaneous items into a neat and orderly manner.
Ma Yunfei ran to the back of the house and saw that the backyard, which was more than 100 square meters, was overgrown with weeds.
He suggested, "Aunt, it's such a waste that your backyard is overgrown with weeds. I'll turn it into a vegetable garden for you and plant some fresh vegetables so you can eat them with peace of mind."
My aunt's name is Liu Fei. She said happily, "I had planned to do this for a long time, but my husband is the town mayor and he is so busy that he has no time to take care of this land. As for me, I have never done farm work before and I don't know how to grow vegetables."
"Aunt, don't worry, in less than a week I will be able to turn this plot of land into a vegetable garden and plant some common vegetables. In the future, you won't need to go to the market anymore, as the vegetables grown in this plot will be enough for you and Uncle to eat."
"That's great, Xiao Ma, thank you for your hard work. Er Lv just said that you're currently unemployed. Don't worry, I'll ask the mayor to find you an office job."
"Aunt, there's no rush to find a job. Let me finish tending the vegetable garden first."
Ma Yunfei spent a whole week turning the area behind Liu Fei's house into a vegetable garden.
The problem is: in his previous life, he was a city dweller and didn't know how to grow vegetables, so he had to ask Chen Yuyan for help.
Chen Yuyan asked, "Yunfei, you're so good to the mayor's wife. Don't end up with nothing. I've heard that none of these officials are any good. They're used to being waited on, and maybe they don't even care about you."
Ma Yunfei inspired her, saying, "Wife, as the saying goes, 'With enough effort, even an iron rod can be ground into a needle.' These officials are human too. As long as they are human, they will have feelings. The more I give, the more they owe me. In time, they will receive a reward."
"Yunfei, do you want the town mayor to help you with a payment so you can start a yam-buying business?"
Ma Yunfei shook his head and said, "I've also thought about taking out a loan, but the problem is: we don't have anything to mortgage. This dilapidated house isn't even worth 10,000 yuan. Even if the town mayor intervenes, he can only give me 30,000 to 50,000 yuan at most, which won't be enough."
Chen Yuyan was startled and asked in surprise, "Yunfei, how big of a business are you planning to do? Is 30,000 or 50,000 not enough?"
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