Ma Yunfei asked dismissively, "We're just a poor village, what rare things could we possibly have?"
"We have black-boned chickens! They're a specialty of our village."
Ma Yunfei's previous life was that of a city dweller in City A, so of course he didn't know about the situation in Majiawan.
"Then prepare two black-boned chickens for Madam and send them to my house first. Later, my godmother and I will be going to other villages."
Ma Bajin nodded and bowed, saying, "Okay, I'll prepare four black-boned chickens, two for my wife and two for your wife to nourish her body."
"I don't want it."
“Nephew, I have done some things poorly in the past, please forgive me. In the future, you must put in a good word for me with the mayor.”
"Village chief, don't worry, I'll put in a good word for you with the town mayor. I heard the other day that your term is coming to an end and there will be a re-election soon. I think you still have prestige in the village and have done a lot for the village, so you can continue to serve as village chief. However, you'll have to take good care of me in the future."
"Niece Yunfei, don't worry. From now on, you will be the second village chief of this village. If you have any ideas, just tell me and I will do as you say."
Liu Fei slept until 3 p.m.
Ma Yunfei took Liu Fei on his motorcycle to the second village.
As usual, Ma Yunfei assigned the task of setting up a yam sales point to the village chief and explained the precautions.
We ate dinner in this village.
Liu Fei touched her belly and said with a worried look, "Son, the food I ate at noon hasn't been digested yet. I'm so worried about all this food."
“Mom, every village treats you with great respect, like an empress dowager. So no matter what, we have to pretend to try a little of everything.”
“Son, this is my first time going to the countryside, and I have come to realize that the mayor’s wife is very powerful. If I had known this, I should have come down here more often.”
"Mom, that's right. Think about it, the mayor can't be an official for life. While he has power now, you should use it too. It's a waste not to use it, and it's a waste not to use it."
Liu Fei nodded and asked, "That's strange. Why didn't the village chief give me a gift when I left Majiawan?"
"Mom, the specialty of Majiawan is black-boned chicken. The village chief has prepared two black-boned chickens, which are at my house. I will deliver them to you first thing tomorrow morning."
Liu Fei frowned and said, "The village chief of Majiawan is such a stingy person. He only gave me two black-boned chickens. Didn't he give you any?"
"Mom, I'm from Majiawan. I'll need the village chief's help in the future, so how could I accept his gift? However, the village chief did want to give me two, but I refused."
“Son, what right do you have to refuse? You are a villager of Majiawan, that’s true, but you are also the mayor’s godson. If he is disrespectful to you, he is disrespectful to the mayor, and he is also disrespectful to me.”
"Mom, if that's the case, then I'll just ask the village chief for two black-boned chickens tomorrow."
“That’s more like it, son. I don’t like to eat alone. From now on, no matter which village we go to, we’ll make sure they prepare two gifts, one for you and one for me.”
It seems that Liu Fei treats Ma Yunfei quite well; at least she knows how to consider his feelings.
It got dark, and we finished dinner in the second village. Luckily, there was a moon, so it didn't delay our journey at night.
The village chief of the second village prepared two buckets of fragrant sesame oil for Liu Fei, and said obsequiously, "Madam, our village is rich in sesame, and this is oil that we pressed ourselves. It's very fragrant."
Liu Fei looked at the oil drum and asked, "How many kilograms does this drum weigh?"
"Five catties."
"Village chief, your bucket is way too small."
Upon hearing this, the village chief quickly sent over two more buckets of sesame oil.
Liu Fei was finally satisfied.
Ma Yunfei took Liu Fei back to town on his motorcycle. Along the way, Liu Fei kept talking: "Son, I'm so glad I met you, otherwise I would never have known the joys of going to the countryside. Look, these village chiefs treat me like a lapdog, haha... I think it's quite fun."
"Mom, the village chief treats you like the town mayor. If he doesn't act like a lapdog, he'll lose his job."
"Son, the officialdom is quite interesting. No wonder my husband likes being an official. He's not satisfied yet; he wants to be the county magistrate. Do you think my husband can become the county magistrate?"
"Sure, I don't think there's any problem. Look, my godfather is only in his forties, young and promising, with a bright future ahead of him."
Ma Yunfei dropped Liu Fei off at her doorstep. Liu Fei said, "I only need two buckets of sesame oil. You can take the other two back for your daughter-in-law to use for cooking."
Ma Yunfei didn't stand on ceremony and left two buckets of sesame oil. However, he gave one bucket of sesame oil to Erlv on his way.
The No. 1 Shop Under Heaven was still open, and Erlv was sitting inside watching TV.
"Second brother, you're working really hard, still keeping watch at the shop so late."
"Boss, you're working really hard too, riding your motorcycle around so late. I mean, did you buy a motorcycle?"
"No, this motorcycle belongs to the young widow at the Baixing Restaurant. I'm just borrowing it for a few days."
Erlv asked in astonishment, "Ah! Boss, you...you actually got together with the young widow?"
"Hehe... I'm not as fickle as you. Here's what happened: the mayor came to the Baixing Restaurant for dinner and asked me to accompany him. I noticed a motorcycle parked in the backyard of the restaurant, so I asked to borrow it. The young widow was too embarrassed to refuse me in front of the mayor."
"Oh, so you're relying on my uncle's influence. The day before yesterday, I went to my aunt's house and heard her say that she took you as her godson."
"Yes, my aunt doesn't have any children. Not long ago, I helped her with some housework. She was so touched that she took me in as her godson."
Erlv gave Ma Yunfei a sinister look and said sourly, "Boss, I didn't expect you to become more and more shrewd. Now my aunt calls me her godson and doesn't even respect me, her nephew. I feel like you've stolen my thunder."
Ma Yunfei sighed and said, "Erlu, you and your aunt are related by blood. I'm different. Although I'm your aunt's godson, maybe one day your aunt will get angry and kick me out."
Erlv smiled and said, "That's the truth, boss. My aunt is ruthless. My dad told me that when we were little, she had a fight with my grandma and didn't speak to her for a whole year."
"Hehe... Erlv, no matter what, your aunt is still good to you. At least she took over this shop for you, so you have something to eat."
"That's right. Back then, the owner of this shop got into a fight and broke two of the other person's ribs. He was supposed to be sentenced to prison, but my uncle spoke up for him, and the two sides mediated. He paid some money and that was the end of it. To thank my uncle, the owner of the shop sold it to me at half price, which was a great deal for me."
"Yes, that's right, your aunt is your aunt. She treats you much better than she treats me."
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