Ma Yunfei wrote the anonymous letter, carefully considered it, and felt it was flawless.
How did this anonymous letter end up in the hands of Mayor Gu Le?
Initially, Ma Yunfei planned to visit the town mayor's house, pretending to be visiting the mayor's wife, Liu Fei.
He could slip the anonymous letter into the mayor's study when Liu Fei wasn't looking.
Then I thought: doing this would expose me very quickly.
The town mayor and Liu Fei would immediately suspect that the anonymous letter was sent by Ma Yunfei.
Ma Yunfei thought again: he could sneak into the town government compound at night and slip his hand under the door of the town mayor's house. But then he thought that was not a good idea. When he entered the town government, the old man in the mailroom would definitely see him. As soon as the town mayor inquired, Ma Yunfei would be listed as a prime suspect.
Ma Yunfei decided to go to the town government during the day, slip into the mayor's office when no one was looking, and then leave the town government quickly.
The next morning, Ma Yunfei took the anonymous letter to the town government.
Unfortunately, as soon as I entered the town government building, I ran into Mayor Gu Le.
Gu Le asked, "Little Ma, are you planning to come to my house?"
Ma Yunfei could only reply, "Godfather, I was just about to visit Godmother to see if there's anything I can do at home."
Gu Le said, "My vegetable garden needs to be planted with some more trendy vegetables. What do you think we should plant? I took a look yesterday and the garden was half empty. It's such a waste."
"Godfather, I'll go take a look right away and think about what to plant. I'll plant it for you in the next couple of days."
Gu Le walked away with a smile.
Ma Yunfei muttered dejectedly, "Well, now I've failed to deliver the anonymous letter and ended up with a whole mess of work."
Ma Yunfei had no choice but to go to the town mayor's house.
Liu Fei was cleaning her house when she excitedly said, "Son, you've come at the perfect time! Look, my windows are so dirty, they haven't been cleaned in almost a year. Perfect, can you give me a hand?"
"Mom, you rest, I'll do it."
Ma Yunfei worked hard for half a day, sweating profusely, and finally managed to clean all five windows.
After wiping the windows, he ran to the vegetable garden behind the house and said to Liu Fei, "Mom, I think you should plant some bok choy and amaranth in this garden. These vegetables grow quickly and can be on the table in about ten days."
“Great, son. Thanks to you taking care of this vegetable garden, I’ve hardly had to buy vegetables these past few months, which has saved me a lot of money.”
Ma Yunfei said, "I'll go buy vegetable seeds and plant them for you this afternoon."
Ma Yunfei ran to the seed store, bought several kinds of seeds, and then returned to the sales station.
The young widow brought over several boxes of food.
After finishing his meal, Ma Yunfei hurriedly went to the town mayor's house.
He tidied up the vegetable garden and sowed seeds.
Ma Yunfei had been busy for most of the day, and his back ached from exhaustion. He muttered angrily, "Damn it, I've tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. I didn't deliver the anonymous letter, but I ended up taking on a bunch of work. I'm really unlucky."
As the sun began to set, Ma Yunfei left the town mayor's house.
As he walked, he pondered that he needed to deliver the anonymous letter to the town mayor as soon as possible; otherwise, if the county public security bureau issued an arrest warrant, things would get complicated.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed through Ma Yunfei's mind: That's it! We can find a stranger on the mayor's way home and hand this anonymous letter to him.
If Ma Yunfei gave this stranger just a few yuan, the stranger would definitely be willing to do it for him.
Ma Yunfei quickly ran to the store and bought a face mask and a baseball cap.
He hid on the town mayor's commute route, and after a careful look, he spotted a woman sitting in the corner selling vegetables.
Ma Yunfei quickly put on his hat and mask, walked up to his sister-in-law, and asked, "Do you know the mayor of Qinglong Town?"
"Yes, I know him. The town mayor often comes to the countryside and speaks to us. He's a really good person."
Ma Yunfei didn't believe this woman knew the town mayor, so he pressed her for details: "Sister-in-law, then tell me, what does the town mayor look like?"
The elder sister-in-law replied with a smile, "The town mayor is not tall, at most 1.6 meters. He has a thin, long face, is a bit dark-skinned, doesn't smile much, and always has a stern face. Also, when the mayor walks, he swings his arms very high, like a soldier, quite imposing."
The elder sister-in-law's description of Gu Le was very accurate; it seems she wasn't lying.
Ma Yunfei said, "Sister-in-law, I want to ask you for a favor. A relative of mine has been bullied and wants to complain to the town mayor, but he is afraid that the village chief will find out. So he wrote a letter and wants to give it to the town mayor. Sister-in-law, I'll leave this letter with you. When the town mayor passes by on his way home from get off work later, please give this letter to him."
The older sister-in-law asked suspiciously, "Why didn't you hand it over to the town mayor? The town mayor isn't a tiger, he's not going to eat you."
“Sister-in-law, once, the town mayor came to our village to inspect the work. I didn’t know he was the mayor, so I cursed at him. If I give this letter to the mayor, he will recognize me. Do you think he will still accept my letter? Obviously, not only will he not accept the letter, but he will also criticize me.”
“Young man, no wonder you’re wearing a hat and mask. You’re afraid the mayor will recognize you. I’m telling you, you’re being too reckless. Even if you don’t know the mayor, you should know that he’s not just some country bumpkin, judging by his attire.”
"Sister-in-law, I'm young and inexperienced, so I'm not reliable."
The older sister-in-law was still a little reluctant, saying, "Young man, if you curse the mayor in the letter, the mayor will blame me, and I don't want to offend the mayor."
"Sister-in-law, how could I possibly curse the town mayor? I don't have that kind of guts. If you agree to help me deliver the letter to the mayor, I'll give you fifty yuan as a reward, how about it?"
When the woman heard that she would be given fifty yuan as a reward, she grinned and readily agreed, "Okay, give me the money."
Ma Yunfei took out fifty yuan and handed it to his sister-in-law.
The older sister-in-law looked closely at the banknote in the setting sun, rubbed it, and said, "It seems to be real."
"Sister-in-law, look at me, I don't look like a bad person at all, why would I cheat you with counterfeit money?"
The older sister-in-law looked Ma Yunfei up and down and said, "You've covered your face so well that I can't recognize you. If you've put something in this letter, I'm in big trouble."
"Sister-in-law, let me take a look. There are no explosives or poison inside."
Ma Yunfei took out the anonymous letter and showed it to his sister-in-law.
"Alright, I'll take care of delivering this letter to the mayor."
The woman glanced in the direction of the town government building and said with delight, "Look, the mayor is off work and is walking this way."
"Sister-in-law, then I'll leave it to you."
Ma Yunfei hurriedly turned around and went into the alley. He hid in the corner of the wall, poked half his head out, and carefully observed his sister-in-law's actions.
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