Li Sha asked in a sinister tone, "Erlv, do you really believe Ma Yunfei's words that much?"
“Sasha, Ma Yunfei is my buddy. Ten years ago, the three of us became sworn brothers. I thought: Ma Yunfei wouldn’t lie to me.”
Li Sha sneered and said, "Er Lv, don't think that just because you're almost thirty, your emotional intelligence is still stuck in your teenage years. What era are we living in now? Do you think this is the Oath of the Peach Garden? Humph! It's the end of the 20th century now. Loyalty is an old-fashioned thing. Modern people are all about money. Whoever pays the most is the boss."
"Sasha, do you really think you can make a lot of money by doing business in yams?"
"Yes, that's for sure. Otherwise, why would so many people come to Qinglong Town to buy yams? Those two men live in Xujiazhuang and collected 100,000 jin of yams in less than a week, piling them up like a small mountain in Widow Wang's yard."
"Sasha, didn't you ask those two businessmen how much yams cost per pound in the city?"
"Oh dear! I forgot."
Erlv asked, "I heard that you were the one who drove away those two merchants who were buying yams. What method did you use?"
Li Sha resorted to underhanded tactics, framing the two merchants and driving them away.
Of course, she was unwilling to expose her own shameful act, so she made an excuse: "I just scared those two merchants and told them that if they took away the business of the yam sales station, the mayor would settle accounts with them."
Erlv was a little skeptical and asked, "Were those two merchants scared away by just one sentence from you? I don't think those two merchants are cowards. Although my aunt is the manager of the yam sales station, if someone comes to buy yams, as long as it's legal, my uncle can only watch helplessly."
"Hehe... Erlv, are you stupid? Think about it: if someone comes to steal your aunt's business, do you think your uncle will just stand by and do nothing? Let me tell you: officials have a lot of ideas. Even if they can't find a bone in an egg, they can still find a few thorns."
Erlu nodded and admitted, "Yes, that's true. My uncle is very clever. He can come up with a way to deal with those two merchants in no time. That's what they mean when they say a powerful dragon can't fight a local snake."
“Erlv, I think: doing yam business will definitely make money. Even if you don’t make a lot of money, it’s still much better than you guarding this number one shop in the world.”
Erlu is a lazy fellow who loves to eat and do nothing. Although he can't make a lot of money by guarding this number one shop in the world, he can still make a little money to eat and drink.
He can't stand the hardship of traveling around and enduring hardship.
Erlv hesitated and said, "I've been to the yam sales station a few times and seen the boss carrying yams into the warehouse, sweating profusely. Do you think my frail body can handle it?"
Li Sha pouted and said, "Erlu, you're so stupid. I heard that the manager of the yam sales station is your aunt. Go and talk to your aunt and ask her to give you the position. That way, you'll be in charge and only need to give orders. You won't need to carry yams anymore."
Erlu smacked his lips and said, "That's true. If I were to ask my aunt to give me the title of stationmaster, all I would have to do is talk. How could an official possibly do any work?"
"Erlu, I'll go with you to your aunt's house right now and get the position of manager of the sales station. If you don't make money in the yam business, you can come back and become the owner of the No. 1 shop in the world. You won't lose anything."
Erlu rubbed his hands together excitedly and said, "Sasha, your idea is great. It's both offensive and defensive. But what will happen to this shop if I go into the yam business?"
"Erlv, I'll help you watch the shop."
Erlu said excitedly, "Great! Actually, the number one shop in the world is just our husband-and-wife shop."
Li Sha glanced at Er Lv and thought to herself: If you were any successful and could make a lot of money, I might be willing to marry you.
However, if you can't make a lot of money, the young lady will never give herself to you.
Erlv pulled down the roller shutter and went to his aunt's house with Lisha.
When Liu Fei saw Erlv and Li Sha arrive, she said with a smile, "You two are a match made in heaven. From a distance, you look like a sweet couple."
Li Sha smiled but didn't say anything.
Erlu said, "Auntie, I heard you're the manager of the yam sales station? But I haven't seen you go to work at the sales station."
Liu Fei chuckled and said, "I'm just a figurehead as the station manager. If I'm the station manager, Xiao Ma can use my name to buy yams. He can use my name to bully others."
“Aunt, since you’re just a figurehead and don’t really care about being the stationmaster, why don’t you give the title to me?”
Liu Fei was taken aback and asked, "Erlu, isn't it good enough that you're already guarding the number one shop in the world? Why do you want to be the stationmaster?"
"Auntie, business at the No. 1 Shop in the world isn't doing so well. We only make a hundred yuan a month now, which isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap."
Liu Fei admonished, "Erlu, you should be content. Earning a hundred yuan a month is already pretty good. Look at your uncle, even though he's a town mayor, his salary is only seventy-odd yuan, which is less than what you, a small business owner, earn."
"Aunt, I want to make a lot of money."
“Erlv, you can’t make big money in the yam business. For the past two months, Xiao Ma has been running around and working himself to the bone, but he can only earn two or three hundred yuan a month. That’s all hard-earned money. It’s not as easy as you running the No. 1 shop in the world. I think you should stay out of this mess.”
"Aunt, please let me give it a try. If I don't make a lot of money, I'll resign from this station manager position."
Liu Fei sighed and said, "Erlv, you're so restless, always doing things haphazardly. This isn't going to work. Since you insist on being the stationmaster, I'll give it to you."
Liu Fei took off her apron and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the yam sales station and tell Xiao Ma that you're the station manager from now on."
Erlu said excitedly, "Auntie, you still care about me the most. In this world, Auntie is closer to me than my parents."
"Alright, stop trying to sweet-talk me. Actually, I don't care about being the stationmaster at all. I wouldn't mind giving it to you. As long as you can make money, get married, and have a son or daughter, so your dad can have some peace of mind, I'll be at ease."
Liu Fei took Erlv and Li Sha to the yam sales station.
Ma Yunfei and the abbot, shirtless, carried yams into the warehouse again and again.
Chen Yuyan was busy weighing items, keeping accounts, and issuing IOUs, working up a sweat.
Liu Fei said with concern, "Son, why are you making yourself work so hard? Why don't you let the migrant workers do it?"
Ma Yunfei looked up and was surprised to see Liu Fei with Erlv and Li Sha.
Erlu rarely came to the yam sales station. Even when he did, he would call out to Ma Yunfei from a distance and ask him to come out and talk.
Did the sun rise in the west today?
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