The sun was high in the sky when suddenly, the village chief of Xujiazhuang arrived at the yam sales station in a grand procession with more than twenty horse-drawn carriages.
Erlu was already exhausted. Seeing another twenty or so carriages arrive, he collapsed to the ground, muttering, "I...I really can't carry any more..."
The abbot glanced at Erlv and said disdainfully, "You've only carried it for an hour and you're already this exhausted. I think you should go back to guarding the number one shop in the world."
Ma Yunfei said with concern, "Erlu, if you can't carry it anymore, then go home and rest."
The abbot said angrily, "Boss, Erlu is the station chief. If he doesn't take the lead, don't blame me for quitting too."
After the abbot finished speaking, he wiped his sweat, turned around, and left.
Ma Yunfei quickly grabbed the abbot and said, "If you leave too, then I'll have to send these yam deliverymen back. If I do it all by myself, I'll work myself to death."
Erlv struggled to his feet and said, "I...I'll hold on a little longer."
Normally, if there are many trucks delivering yams, Ma Yunfei will go to the grain depot and ask a few migrant workers to help carry the yams.
Today, when Ma Yunfei saw Erlv arrive, he didn't call the migrant workers. He deliberately messed with Erlv, letting him taste the bitterness, hoping that he would know when to back down, resign from his position as stationmaster, and return to his No. 1 shop in the world.
Seeing that Chen Yuyan was busy again, Li Sha tactfully said, "Sister Yuyan, you go ahead and do your work, I'm leaving."
Erlv was exhausted, and he complained to Li Sha, "Shasha, it's all your crazy ideas that are killing me."
Li Sha retorted, "No pain, no gain. If you spend your whole life lounging on the most luxurious chair in the world, you'll never amount to anything. If you want to marry me, you'll have to get rich."
After Li Sha finished speaking, she walked away humming a song.
They worked until after 2 p.m. and finally unloaded the 100,000 jin of yams delivered by Lijiazhuang into the warehouse.
Erlv was so tired that he couldn't stand up. He lay on the warehouse floor like a lump of mud.
Chen Yuyan ran to a restaurant and bought a dozen steamed buns and a small bowl of pickled vegetables, and then ran to the grain depot to get a bottle of boiled water.
Erlu looked at the steamed buns and pickled vegetables and asked in confusion, "Boss, is this what you're eating for lunch?"
"Hehe... Erlv, I've told you before, the yam business doesn't make money. You have to be careful with your money, otherwise you'll lose money."
Erlu let out a long sigh. He was a little annoyed with Li Sha. If it weren't for her bad idea, he wouldn't have been working himself to the bone today.
Erlv made an excuse and said, "I have to go back to watch the shop."
Clearly, Erlv couldn't eat the steamed buns and pickled vegetables; he wanted to go to a restaurant to have two dishes cooked.
As soon as Erlv left, Chen Yuyan laughed and said, "Husband, you're so naughty. You've made Erlv look like a donkey. I'm afraid he won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow."
Ma Yunfei laughed heartily and said smugly, "This is exactly the effect I wanted. Get up early tomorrow, load the truck, and send the yams to City A. If Erlv can't get out of bed, then don't blame me."
Erlu didn't come all afternoon, but finally arrived at the sales station in the evening to invite Ma Yunfei and the abbot to dinner.
Erlv didn't dare go to Baixing Restaurant, nor did he want to spend a lot of money at Mantanghong Restaurant, so he just found a small restaurant and ordered four dishes.
The abbot said bluntly, "After a long day, you need to have some wine to relax."
Erlu took a bottle of Erguotou from the counter; it was the cheapest type of baijiu.
Ma Yunfei raised his glass and said to Erlv, "From now on, you are our leader. I'll toast you three times."
The abbot also raised his wine cup and said, "I'll toast you three times too."
Erlu, unable to hold his liquor, drank six cups of wine in a row, his face flushed, and the veins on his neck bulged.
Ma Yunfei went to the counter and asked for another bottle of Erguotou. He raised his glass and said to Erlv, "Today, as soon as you came to the sales station as the station manager, we immediately collected 120,000 catties of yams. It can be considered a great success. This is all thanks to you for bringing good fortune to the sales station. I'll toast you three more times."
The abbot also raised his wine cup and said, "Second brother, you are a blessed man. I will follow you."
Erlv couldn't withstand the repeated toasts, so he lay down on the table and started snoring.
The abbot carried the two donkeys home.
Early the next morning, Ma Yunfei and the abbot arrived at the sales station. They had already arranged with the grain depot director to send twenty laborers, who loaded 120,000 jin of yams into three full trucks in less than an hour.
As soon as it was light, Ma Yunfei and the abbot set off for City A.
Last night, Ma Yunfei deliberately toasted Erlv repeatedly, hoping to get him drunk so he wouldn't be able to get out of bed this morning and thus wouldn't be able to go to City A with him.
Recently, Ma Yunfei has been sending his yams to City B because the purchase price there is higher.
However, Erlv suddenly became the station manager of the sales station, and Ma Yunfei had to send the yams to City A because only Xia Tian from Jiufa Company in City A could cooperate with him in his act.
Ma Yunfei knew that once Erlv found out the selling price of yams, his source of income would be cut off.
Erlu will definitely get his aunt to kick Ma Yunfei out of the sales station, and he will pocket all the high profits from selling yams.
We arrived in City A before it got dark.
The car drove directly into the courtyard of Jiufa Company.
Summer poked her head out from the second floor and exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Ma, I've missed you so much! I haven't seen you for days!"
Xia Tian rushed downstairs and gave Ma Yunfei a bear hug.
Ma Yunfei quickly pushed Xia Tian away and said, "Don't let anyone see."
Summer said happily, "Brother Ma, we're behind the car, nobody can see us."
"Tianmei, hurry up and have someone unload the truck. Let's go to the office; I have something important to discuss with you."
Summer needs to be arranged to unload the truck as soon as possible.
Ma Yunfei went to Xia Tian's office.
As soon as Xia Tian closed the door, she rushed into Ma Yunfei's arms again.
“Brother Ma, I really miss you. You haven’t come for half a month. I thought something had happened to you. I wanted to call you, but you don’t have a phone. I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.”
Ma Yunfei frankly said, "Tianmei, I'm really sorry, but I have a friend in B City who urgently needs yams. Recently, I sent him several truckloads of yams."
Xia Tian said with dissatisfaction, "It must be because yams are more expensive in City B that you're sending them there."
Ma Yunfei smiled awkwardly and admitted, "Yes, that's somewhat the idea. I'm sorry."
Xia Tian told Ma Yunfei, "The price of yams in City A is also soaring, reaching 1.2 yuan."
Ma Yunfei was overjoyed.
"Brother Ma, what important matter do you want to discuss with me?"
Ma Yunfei told Xia Tian about Erlv's appointment as the station manager at the sales station.
He sighed and said, "I've been lying that I don't make money in the yam business. If Erlu knew that the price of yams was so high, I would be exposed. Erlu would definitely kick me out of the sales station and monopolize the business."
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