In the evening, Ma Yunfei returned home and saw Chen Yuyan looking worried. He asked in confusion, "Wife, what's wrong with you? You were depressed when we didn't have money, but now that we have money, you should be happy."
“Yunfei, I’ve been thinking all day about where to put this five thousand yuan safely. I’ve thought about it and no place seems safe. In the end, I had to put it in a jar, seal the mouth of the jar, and bury it under the bed. But I’m still not at ease. I’ve heard that some thieves will dig three feet into the ground to steal the owner’s treasure.”
Ma Yunfei chuckled; Chen Yuyan's actions were not surprising at all.
Most people in the countryside will never have a thousand yuan in cash in their entire lives.
"Honey, you don't need to go through all this trouble. Tomorrow, just take the money to the bank and deposit it there. That's the safest way."
Chen Yuyan pouted and said, "Yunfei, if I go into the bank and someone I know sees me, it will expose that our family is rich."
“Wife, go to Qinglong Town, spend 50 cents to take a long-distance bus, and go to a nearby town to deposit your money. Nobody there will know you.”
"Ah! Yunfei, I've discovered that ever since I hit you on the head, although it caused you to lose your memory, it has actually made you smarter."
"Hehe... Thanks to that blow you gave me, otherwise I wouldn't be able to be reborn."
"Yes, Yunfei, you're like a completely different person now. You've truly been reborn."
Chen Yuyan never dreamed that her husband had changed.
The next morning, Ma Yunfei accompanied Chen Yuyan to a nearby town and deposited five thousand yuan at the credit union.
Chen Yuyan asked, "How are we going to use this little money?"
"Honey, save this for now. It'll come in handy someday. This is my first business deal, just the beginning. From now on, money will flood into our home like a torrent."
"Yunfei, I never thought doing business could be so profitable."
"Wife, just wait and see how much money you make. In the future, I'll earn so much money that your hands will cramp from counting it."
"Hehe... I'd rather count money until I cramp up, preferably once a day."
"Honey, even though we have money now, we can't flaunt it. We have to keep pretending to be poor."
"I know."
Chen Yuyan was a smart woman. She knew very well that although her husband's money was made from business, he couldn't have made so much money if he hadn't been using the town mayor's name.
Storage fees were saved, transportation fees were saved, and even the laborers used during the purchase were from the grain depot, which meant there were zero costs.
After thinking it over, Ma Yunfei decided to go big.
That afternoon, he went to the mayor's house.
Liu Fei had just woken up from her afternoon nap and was washing her face.
Ma Yunfei sighed repeatedly as soon as he entered the room.
“Son, what problem have you encountered? Is someone making things difficult for you in business? Tell me, who has the audacity to bully you like this? I’ll make them kneel down before you.”
"Mom, you're the head of the sales station, and the town mayor is backing me up. Who would dare bully me? My worry is that we can't buy enough yams. We only collect a few hundred kilograms a day, and we can't make any money."
"Son, the grain depot is doing well with the grain collection, but why can't you collect your yams?"
"Mom, the grain depot has been around for decades. When people harvest their grain, they naturally send it to the grain depot. However, many people don't even know that there is a yam sales station in town."
Liu Fei frowned and said, "Then I'll ask the town mayor to promote it for you at the meeting, and get farmers from all the villages to send yams to our station."
"Mom, it's not convenient for the town mayor to get involved in this kind of thing. Actually, you could handle it if you just stepped in."
"You want me to step in? Do you want me to call a meeting of all the village chiefs?"
“Mom, our town administers twenty villages. I’d like to take you on my motorcycle, visiting each village one by one, to meet with the village chiefs and have each village set up a sales point so they can buy the yams and deliver them to our sales point.”
Liu Fei frowned and said, "Son, the roads in our rural area are rough and uneven. If I sit on the back of a motorcycle, my butt will probably be shaken in two."
Ma Yunfei thought to himself: Your butt doesn't need to bounce, it's already two halves.
"Mom, I'm going to buy some foam and put a thick layer on the back seat of the motorcycle so you'll be more comfortable. Also, I'll drive slower."
Ma Yunfei knew that the young widow at the Baixing Restaurant owned a motorcycle.
"All right."
“Mom, let’s start tomorrow. I’ll take you from village to village. I’ve calculated that it should only take a week.”
Liu Fei chuckled and said, "I'm tired of staying in town. Taking advantage of the beautiful spring weather, it's nice to go to the countryside for a stroll and relax. I heard from the town mayor that when he goes to the countryside, the village chief always treats him to a warm welcome, providing him with delicious food and drinks, and he even takes some local specialties with him when he leaves."
"Mom, the village chief will give you a warm welcome when we go to the countryside this time."
"Hehe... I know all these village chiefs. They come to my house every few days and bring gifts several times a year."
Ma Yunfei went to the Baixing Restaurant to borrow the young widow's motorcycle for a week.
When the young widow saw Ma Yunfei arrive, she said cheerfully, "Little brother, you brought me back a lot of seasonings when you went to City A last time. I haven't thanked you yet."
"Sister Meng, you've got it backwards. If it weren't for your uncle, I wouldn't have been able to open up the wholesale channels in City A. This time, when I delivered yams there, your uncle accepted them without a second thought and paid immediately."
"Young man, my uncle is an honest man. You can rest assured when dealing with him. At least, he won't cheat you."
"Sister Meng, thank you so much."
“Young man, I’ve benefited quite a bit from introducing you to my uncle. From now on, I’ll rely on you to bring back all the seasonings for my restaurant. This will save me a lot of postage.”
"Hehe... Anyway, I'm returning empty-handed, so bringing back a little bit of seasoning is nothing."
The young widow said, "Young man, wait a moment, I'll go cook you two dishes, and we'll have a drink together."
In less than half an hour, the young widow cooked four dishes and brought out a bottle of Wuliangye liquor.
"Sister Meng, I must make this clear from the start: from now on, I will pay for all meals at your restaurant. Otherwise, I will never set foot in your restaurant again."
The young widow looked at Ma Yunfei, sighed, and said, "Young man, you don't seem like a country bumpkin. Judging by your appearance, you must have been a high-level white-collar worker in the city in your past life."
"Sister Meng, you know city people very well."
“I spent a few years at my uncle’s house when I was a kid, so I guess you could call me half a city person. Little brother, I understand you. How about this: when you eat at my place, I’ll still charge you, but I’ll give you a 20% discount. Is that alright?”
"Okay, it's a deal then. Starting with this meal, you'll give me a 20% discount."
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